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The New York herald., 1921-10-16
RANGE EMPRESS
DEAD IN LONDON
Mrs. Cornelia Adair Owned
and Operated Ranch Of
100000 Acres.
PIONEER IN SOUTHWEST
Her Nephew, Senator Wads.
worth. Once Managed Her
Vast Cattle Interests.

Special Despatch to THE New YoxK HERALD.
FORT WORTH Oct 15.-with the death
Of Mrs. Cornelia Adair in London week
ago America lost one of its most strik-
Ing feminine personalities. She not only
owned one Of the largest ranches in the
world but through active management
and business foresight made her ranch
the best paying IN the United States.
A pioneer OF the Southwest. used 20
the hardships and rought frontier life.
yet Mrs. Adair spent much OF her time
In close association with the nobility of
England and frequently entertained no
biiity at the ~. A." ranch In Donley
county. comprising 100000 acres and
more than 100000 head OF cattle. Only
few months ago Mrs. Adair was host
to a party Of English nobility at the
~. A." ranch. and returned with them
to England. intending to return to Texas
early in 1921.
She was IS years old. and since 1885.
when her husband died, she personally
superintended the immense property.
She was In truth an empress of the
ranges. had been expert with the lasso.
rode with her cowboys, put through big
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
HOW TO FINANCE LARGE
ENGINEERING WORKS
National Societies to Hold In
ternotional Discussion.

Four national engineering societies
will join in a discussion on Financing
Of Large Engineering Projects" at the
Engineering Societies Building. 20 West
Thirty-ninth street. next Wednesday
evening. It was announced yesterday by
the metropolitan secrion OF the Ameri-
can Society of Mechanical Engineers.
The other societies are the American
Society OF Civil Eng ncers. the Ameri-
can Institute OF Mining and Metallurg-
ical Engineers and the American 1nsti-
tute OF Electrical Engineers.
Among the speakers will be Arthur b.
Leach OF A. B. Leach & Co. investment
bankers. New York; Philip Cabot OF
White. Weld G. Co.. Boston. The dis
cussion will be led by John II. Delaney.
formerly Transit Construction Commits
sioner OF New York city. and ]. II.
williams Of Day g. Zimmerman. con-
sulting engineers.
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
RAG MEN ON GLIDERS,
NAVY GUN TARGETS
Anti-Air Craft Pieces to Aim
at Objects Going As
Miles an Hour.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 15.-Rag men will
be used to man" feet Of raiders that
will be under fire Of anti-aircraft guns
on ships Of the Atlantic neet In the
forthcoming man@uvres to be held or
the Virginia Capes and in Cuba the lat
ter part of the winter.
It Is planned to launch the gliders
from navy dirigibles or "blimps" at q
height of from 5000 to 5000 feet The
rag men will be fastened In the gliders
SO as to prevent the machines from
turning over In their downward fight
after they are released. The presence
of the rag men In the gliders will also
give American gunners using small
arms an opportunity to prove their
craftsmanship In picking Off crews Of
an aerial enemy's craft. W
1t Is intended to release the gliders
in groups Of five Naval experts say
the gliders in their flight downward will
maintain an average speed OF about
forty-five miles an hour. about half the
speed an airship In full flight would
average In an attempt to escape gun
ners on warships after delivering an
attack.
Virtually every ship in the Atlantic
feet will take part in the attack on the
gliders. An elaborate programme OF
serial target shooting and maneuvres
is being prepared for use when the At
lantic feet goes to Guantanamo In the
winter.
Most Of the feet will assemble Off the
Virginia Capes within the next few
weeks for preliminary target practice.
which will include experiments with
gl.ders and box kites. The latter style
Of targets has been used In previous
aerial target shooting and resulted in
excellent records for navy gunners u.s.
ing small arms
T. anti-air craft guns have never
been traired on a real airship. ard naval
experts considered the gliders to
be the only target that would come any
where near representing an airplane.
Box kites are made fast to ships with
opes and permitted to soar at heights
varying from 500 to 1900 feet. The
liders will be larger than those used in
and mannuvres by the army and navy
each glider, II Is asserted could easily
AIRY two live men with utmost safety
Several ships Of the Atlantic fleet re-
ent'y shot several box kites to pieces
Off the Virginia Capes. and the marks
nshir Of the gurners vas OF such
high character that naval experts de-
cided to give them something more
lively to shoot at In the air.
The glders will be manufactured at
Norfolk and New York and will be
shipped to Cuba on a supply ship that
will accompany the Atlantic fleet to
Guantanamo.
The New York herald., 1921-10-16

deals in livestock and Improved the
u. A." herd until 1t has become known
as the best In Texas. At all big stock
shows her cattle have won first prizes.
Mrs. Adair was a native Of New York.
the daughter of Major-Gen. James 3.
Wadsworth of Geneseo. She uarried
John Adair. an Irishman. In tho earsv
70s and went with him to Coioraucs
Mrs Adair. her husband. Mrs. Mary
Goodnight. wife of her husbands part
ner. and a score of cowboys made the
journey from Pueblo. Col. to the Texas
ranch overland. driving a herd Of cattle
through country menaced both by In
dams and wild animals and where water
holes were few. When within short
distance of their destination It was
gamble whether the entire party and
snim1ls would die from thirst
The horses tire men ana wozaen rode
shambled along exhausted and the cat
tie were dropping out almost every min
lIte A small stream was found in the
nick OF time members of the party
reaching II one by one and almost gone.
They reached the site of the ]. A. ranch
next day, then a barren tract of land
Two shanties were built In which Mrs.
Adair and Mrs. Goodnight lived for sew
eral years. The ranch at first totalled
100000 acres and about a year after
arriving there Adair bought out Good
nights interest.
After Adair's death Mrs. Adair EN-
ployed Richard Walsjh TO help In man
agement and he was associated with her
until ten years ago when he went to
Rhodesia. Africa. and assumed man
penart OF a 5000, 200 acre ranch Walsh
died In Africa month ago. When
Walsh left. James A. Wadsworth of New
York. her nephew. succeeded him, but no
retired in 1914 when elected United
States Senator from New York J. H.
Holden is now managing the ranch II
is expected that the Wadsworth family
will continue to own and operate tho
property.
Mrs. Adair, despite her busy life. took
deep interest In art, literature and music,
devoting much time to study when alone
on her ranch in the seventies. She
made liberal contributions to charity,
helped build the Y. M. c. A. at Claren-
don. built a hospital at Clarendon for
her ranch hands and the public and In
vested largely In Liberty bonds during
the war. st
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
ROCKEFELLER'S BUILDING
IN CHINA HAS SPIRIT EXITS
New Medical College in Pekin Erected on Approved
Method of Oriental Architecture, Says Edwin
Embree, Who Attended Dedicatory Exercises

longer, Mr.. Embree announced. He said
they will return to America on the next
voyage Of the Empress Of Asia early In
December.
Every effort has been made not to
offend the sensibiiities Of those who are
to receive treatment. and means Of easy
access to the hospital buildings for spir-
its are provided as a concession to Chi
nese desires In the matter. Mr.. EN-
bree explained that all public structures
In China are thus equipped. The stairs
are much the same as those Of ordinary
buildings here. save that In the centre
Is an elaborately carved inclined plane
upon which mortals never step lest they
offend the invisible wraiths of departed
Chinese. who are supposed to stalk ma
jestically up and down Its surface.
The New York herald., 1921-10-16

The steps leading to the main en-
frances of the buildings Of the new
Pekin Medical College. erected and
maintained by the Rockefeller Founda-
ton at the Chinese capital. are provided
with richly carved sections dengned for
the exclusive use Of the spirits of ones
ancestors. in accordance with the ap-
proved method Of Chinese architecture,
II was said yesterday by Edwin R. EN-
bree, secretary Of the Foundation. who
has Just returned to New York from the
dedicatory ceremonies in Pekin last
month.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. who with his
family attended the exercises. will re-
main In China q couple Of months
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
BRAZILIAN WOODS
IN FORESTRY SCHOOL
Nesu Varieties Added to Yale
Collection.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 15.-The museum
of the Yale School Of Forestry has just
received an interesting collection of
sarples Of tropical varieties Of woods
drom the forests of southern Bahia,
Brazil 1t was obtained by II. NJ. Cur
ran. lecturer on South American forests
In the school.
Altogether the museum now contains
f.725 wood samples, most Of which are
from the American tropics. One collcc-
tion recently was received from John A.
Cannon, American Consul at Acapulco,
~ev'co r-his included species Of pines,
oaks and mrs
A study OF these collections by mem
bers of the faculty shows that groups OF
GOODS closely allied botanically occur
scattered IN the forests from southern
Mexico 10 northern Argentina
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
REPUBLICANS
WILL HOLD A BAZAAR
Proceedings to Remodel Club
House in Church Avenue.

The Eighteenth and Twenty-first AS
sembly Districts Republican Club will
hold a bazaar at the club house, As1
Church avenue. Brooklyn. October II to
2c. inclusive. from to ~ r. NJ. and a
concert and dance at Kismet Temple
81 Herltimer street. on October e. The
proceeds WILL be used to repair and re-
model the club house.
The members OF the executive commit
tee are Robert Splitter, chairman
George Jewisson. treasurer; william
Belts, Jennie NJ. Cerlck, Anna De Witt
Louis r. Bick. j. J. Gallagher. j. Kerr.
Mrs. Katherine L. Kerr. George klippel
Mrs. NJ. Lundberg. James j. Langdon
and George Lobenstein.
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD
HAS 500 COMMUTERS
Makes FesU Changes in WIN
ter Train Schedule.

Tue Increase IN travel on the Long
Island Railroad has recently been 80
rapid that few cuts have been made In
trains during the time the winter sched-
ubo - n forcA
The schedule, which takes effect to-
day. has been made up with the knowi-
edge that many of the nearby towns OF
Long Island have almost as many win
ter as summer commuters. The total of
monthly commuters is nov s66l0 more
than 10000 greater than the number
year ago. Lynbrook. Rockville Centre.
Freeport and other places OF this sor,
are winter commuters towns and Long
Beech hotels are preparing to make
that place winter as we'll as summer
resort
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
PRINCE TO SING IN OPERA.

ROME. Oct. i5.-Princc Alexis Obo-
ensky. who Is we'll known In London
society and who has sung before Queen
Mary and Queen Alexandra and the
Prince OF Wales, will appear on the
operate stage. He will make his debut
In Moussorgsky's opera Boris Godu-
nov" at the San Carlo Opera House.
Naples. next January.
The New York herald., 1921-10-16
Why So Many Foreign Cars?

Ths TOURING SEDAN
There is a subduedeiegance
in this Daniels four-pas.
senger touring sedan which
invites one to the joys Of
highway adventure. The
steel trimmed picnic trunk
is AN example Of the equip
ment we add for individual
needs. This car, owned
by a prominent New York
furrier, lists at $500.
delivered New York.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
CIVIL ACTION OVER
LUMBER FOUND In BAY
,neciaI 40 The Evenlng journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, June s-Before referees.
in Magistrate f. Fl Woods court. the
case of George Richardson VS.. lrv-
ing S. Lynch. keeper OF Mahon's
lighthouse on the Delaware Bay to
recover for lumber alleged to have
been taken by Lynch, belonging to
Richardson and Captain Shock, was
heard.
Lynch said he found the lumber
floating in the water and gathered
II. not knowing where II came from.
Upon learning who owned the lum-
Der Lynch is said to have returned
II. but the owners stated that in
their judgment all had not been
returned.
Richardson's claim was for SIS.
and that Of Captain Scheck for s25.
The referees gave judgment for
Richardson for $40 and for Shock
for $40.
A large number of shriners Of
Union Lodge No. 7. A F. and A. M.
of this town, returned yesterday from
a three days cruise on the Delaware
Bay and River which included a trip
TO Philadelphia where they attend
ed the meeting OF the Shriner's in
that city.
Prof. Charles B. Ridgway. who
has been spending the past year
with his sister and other relatives
here left yesterday for Los Angeles.
Cal. where he will make his future
home
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
sa2o FROM QUEEN CONTEST.

The committee OF the Junior Board
Of the Layton Home which recently
had a Queen contest in Ezion Church,
met at The home of Mrs. e. w.
America, 1106 ratnall street last
night 1t was reported that 1920 had
been realized from the affair.
Mrs. Carrie l.. Kyiers with her
maids, representing China. was
crowned queen Of the contest. Miss
May Lee represented America, Miss
Mabel Anderson represented India,
Mrs Sade Jones represented Africa,
Miss Myrtle Jenkins represented ia
pan, little Miss Coda White repre-
sented the Queen of May, accom-
panied by Master Winchester. Miss
Agnes Brown was in charge of the
affair.
Mrs. l.. G. Anderson presided at
the meeting and twenty new mem
bers were admitted.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
ALPHAPYTHIANS
TEN YEARS OLD
P. Warren Green is Orator
at Happy Anniversary
Occasion
DANCE FOLLOWS
MINSTREL SHOW

The tenth anniversary Of Alpha
Lodge. No. 25. Knights OF Pythias,
was celebrated with a dance, concert
and minstrel show in Pythian Cas-
tie last evening. Many members Of
nearby lodges attended. Among the
guests we're w. d. Wilson. grand
chancellor of Delaware. and his
staff.
p. Warren Green, former deputy
Encouragement. gave the anniver-
sary address. He reviewed the growth
of the lodge and lauded II for its
influence and good in the commu-
nifty
william Wallace was heard in sew
eral pleasing solos. Miss Anna Boyer
offered number of graceful dance
specialties.
The "Butternut Minstrels" com
prised the second half OF the pro-
gram. +. Ray Phillips was inter-
iocutor with George Grier and
George n. Lynch as end men. The
full program follows:
Scene L-Outside the Minstrel Tent
at the County Fair.
Scene 11.-Inside the Tent
Opening Chorus. . Entire Company
Down the Trail to Home Sweet
Home ... Walter Foreaker
Mother I'm wild. George Grier
Dan't You Remember The
Time .....F. Ray Phillips
I'm Free. Single, DisenEaged
George n. Lynch
when the Bell in the Lighthouse
Rings ...... Frank. Escott
Closing Chorus. Entire Company
Scene III. George Lynch,Jr.
Wilminrton's Juvenile Singing
Comedian
Scene ~. Phillips and Lynch
Song and Nonsense
A dance followed the minstrel
The anniversary committee COM
prised John Ingraham. George II
iilins. George NJ. Homewood. William
Pyle. william Grimes, Edgar +. Wei
din and sharpless Handy.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
WESLEY BOARD
HOLDS Meeting
Former Governor Townsend
Reelected Chairman of
Trustees
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES TONIGHT
special to The EveninE Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
DOVER. June Sat the annual
meeting Of the Board OF Trustees Of
the Wesley Collegiate Institute held
Yesterday in the absence Of former
Governor John G. Townsend, presi-
dent of the board who is on a busi-
ness trip through Canada. the Rev.
r. X Stephenson, vice-president,
presided.
The report of the secretary and
treasurer. Arley p. Magee. showed
that $3.50. 900 of the endowment fund
had been paid in during the year
and properly invested.
DR.. II. O. Budd. president Of the
institute. also reported that over
$4,000 had been paid dursng the year
on old indebtedness
The board reelected. John c..
Townsend az president the Rev r.
X. Stephenson. vice-president and
Arley p. Magee, of Dover, secretary
and treasurer
The Board reelected the present
faculty with but two exceptions. that
OF the Art Teacher. Miss Pauline
Wilson. and the Vocal music teacher,
Miss Frances Crist. both of whom
will leave for other fields.
The position OF vocal music
teacher has been filled by the selec-
tion of Miss Crooks. daughter Of the
Rev. r. r. Crooks, OF Glen Riddle,
Pa, she is a pupil OF Gordon Thun-
der and has frequently substituted
for him.
The Board passed for graduation.
for this year 10 students. The an
nual commencement exercises viii
be held this evening in the Dover
Opera House. Following is the
personnel Of the faculty for the next
school year with the exception Of the
Art teacher.
President. DIR. Henry G. Budd, A.
b. Academic Department II. G..
Eudd A NJ Greek and Bible; James
H McNeal A. 3 History and Sci
ence. r. ?. Davies A. p. Latin and
Spanish. Lester r. johnson. A. j.
Mathematics, Miss Emma r. Potter.
A p. French English and Litera-
sure; Miss Annie r. O'Brien. A. NJ.
English A. Louise Morris. p. o. r.
Oral English.
Commercial Department. Everett
G. Pe1ty5ohn. Head Master. Book
keeping, Banking and law; Miss
Louise NanIvke. Shorthand and
Secretarial Course. Helen r. Hughes
Mus r. Piano. Dorothy Crooks. Vo-
ca Music, James d. Cotton. Violin;
Mrs Everett Il Petr1ohn. Secretary
and Librarian Prcceptress Mrs
Henry g Budd. Mrs 81 g. o'Brien.
Prpcertrrss of Ladies HAN.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
AT BIpIHI1rAN nfFrTING-

In the ahsence Of General 7. Cole
man duFnrt nzficnzl .commirtee-
man from Delaware. Charles War
ner. chairman of the Republican
staie Committee. Is representing this
State al the sessions o. the Repub-
lIcan National Committee al Wash
inr1on- A matter Of Interest to
Delaware that viii come before the
session of the national committee is
the apportionment Of delegates to
the national convention. under
which there is a possibility that this
State. in addition 70 its six delegates.
may be allowed a delegate at large.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08

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Evening journal., 1921-06-08
TRIAL FOR THIS
ALLEGED STACKER

Charged with desertion, Joseph
Grandson, Negro. an alleged Stacker,
will be given a general court mar
tial at Fort DUPONT next week.
Grandson is the first man to be
arrested in this section since the re-
leasing Of the Stacker lists" The
charges against him will first be re-
viewed by the commanding general
Of the Second Corps area at Cover
nor's Island, N. Y. and will be re-
turned to the Delaware Fort when
the accused man will be given his
trial.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
WHO WANTS JOB
AS FIRE FIGHTER

The Department of Public Safety
announces that blank applications
for positions in the new paid fire de-
partment are now ready. and any
one desiring information as to the
same may call at the department
office in the Public Building. More
than one hundred applications have
already been filed, but as they are
not in accordance with the rules for
such cases the applicant must fill
out the new blanks IL they wish
their names to be considered.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
KENT COUNTY COLLECTIONS

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. June s.--At the weekly
meeting of the Kent County Levy
Court yesterday. the reports of the
county officers showed collections
for the month of May as follows:
Recorder OF Deeds. Coverdale. $751;
25; Register of Wills. willis. S339.39;
Prothonotary, Ridgeley. s162.12:
Clerk of Peace, Heyd, s14.00.
The Court voted 5000 to the Kent
County Almshouse for the month of
June.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
COP ADMITS BoozING.

One policeman was before the De-
partment Of Public Safety yesterday
afternoon. charged with absenting
himself from duty without permis-
sion. In his own defense the officer
said he had visited friends and had
taken four drinks of whiskey when
he fell asleep and remembered
nothing else. He was fined the
equivalent of ten days pay.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08
GAS co. WANTS FIRE BOX.

The application OF the Wilmington
Gas Company for a fire alarm box
at its plant at the foot OF Madison
street, was referred by the Depart
ment of Public Safety, yesterday aft
ernoon, to the superintendent Of fire
alarm and telegram system.
Evening journal., 1921-06-08

Unless you visit SheIlpot Park
you miss half the pleasures In life.
Try. it.-Adv.
, 1921-05-05
TAXATION IN THE
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

WASHINGTON. May 3.-That the
Republican party made no campaign
pledge OF early reduction Of taxes Is
asserted by the Republican Publicity
Association in a statement issued to-
day through the President OF that
organization, Hon. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr. The statement says:
"A prominent Democratic organ
remarks with an attempt as face
%tiousness that the Republican ma
tional administration will talk about
reducing taxes but will accomplish
nothing soon in that direction. That
paper also intimates that the Repub.
licans promised reduction OF taxes
AS a matter OF fact, neither party
pledged tax reductions. In the Re.
publican Platform adopted at Chi.
lcago the section relating to taxation
began as follows:
" The burden OF taxation imposed
upon the American people is stag
gering; but in presenting a true
statement OF the situation we mus
face the fact that. while the char
acter OF the taxes can and should b.
ichanged, an early reduction Of tn,
amount Of revenue to be raised II
not to be expected. The next Re
publican administration will inheri
from its Democratic predecessor {
floating indebtedness Of over three
billion dollars. the prompt liquida
ton OF which is demanded by sount
financial considerations
1.-The platform also set forth tina
in addition to the floating indebted
ness OF three billions. there Is az
early maturing bond Indebtedness o
five billions. AS everybody knows
the annual interest burden at the
present time Is practically equal t.
the entire government expenditure.
for all purposes prior to the war. The
Republican party dealt frankly ant
honestly with the voters OF the coun.
try by expressly asserting that there
is no hope Of early reduction of taxes
The Democratic platform was not
quite so frank. for. although not
promising reduction. the Democrats
did not admit the impossibility of re.
duction. They hoped to gain a few
votes by leaving the inference that
, 1921-05-05

they might reduce the tax burden.
LAS to the nature Of the changes
in taxation. the two parties were in
accord. The Republicans promised
tax laws which do not excessively
mulct the consumer or needlessly re-
press enterprise and thrift This
was aimed at the xcess profits tax
which has discouraged enterprise
and is charged with increasing prices
to the extent Of 20 per cent. The
Democratic platform pledged . re-
vision of the tax laws to tit peace
conditions so that the wealth of the
nation may not be withdrawn from
productive enterprise and diverted To
wasteful or non-productive expendi.
ture.' This was apparently a pledge
to repeal the excess profits tax fol
that is the tax which has beer
charged with withdra wing money
from productive enterprise.
LAS indicated by President Hard
ing In his address to Congress, 1t Il
the desire Of Republicans to reduce
the tax burden II possible, and theil
efforts will be bent In that direction
but 1t should be distinctly under
stood that there was nc campaign
or prediction promise that such {
result would be attained.
Amy attempt Of the Democrats a
this stage Of developments to Great,
the impression that Republicans ar,
guilty of breaking promises II the,
fail to reduce tax burdens. Is dis
honest. The Republicans openly de
clared in their platform that the.
had no hope Of reducing the amour
OF the burden in the near future
They did promise to substitute ,
better form Of tax-one that woult
not repress enterprise or needlessl,
mulct the consumer. This pledg,
they will keep"
, 1921-05-05

BABY CHICKENs-If you want
good Baby Chicks Standard bred.
write Us for prices. Live delivery
guaranteed by Parcel Post prepaid.
All strong healthy stock. Rylands
IPaultry Farm, West 44th Ave and
King st. Denver Colo. - II
, 1921-05-05
LOU j. NELSON, Oontr,

LOU j. NELSON, Contractor.
Painter and Decorator, is prepared
o do painting, paper hanging, kalso-
mining, granting and glazing. EST.
mates furnished. Let me figure on
your work. Phone 1923. 8-8 1t
Sold in Rawlins by Wyoming Drug
Co. and Rendle's Drug Store.