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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
HESwIcKs LOST TO PRINCETON
historic student Meeting Place Re-
comes Only . Memory.

"Renwick's." the sacred abode of up
per classmen at Princeton, Is about sfo
pass into history. When the students
return TO school next September they
VIII find a new, up-to-date restaurant
In the place Of the old cream parior,
and another Princeton custom Of years
VIII have become only memory.
Twenty years ago John p. R~nvick
opened the store In Nassau street oppo-
site the campus. and IL has been the
rendezous ~ undergraduates since it@
Inception. At all hours of the day one
could find a crowd Of undersraduates
around the soda fountain buying drinks
and frozen delights from George. . the
negro attendant.
The ''jigger," made famous by Owen
johnson in his Lawrcnceville stories
ruled as fsvorite. This In q paper cup
nllee with ice-cream topped with choco.
late syrup and Cheese" This Cheese.
is known in the outside world as m slted
milk, but 70 the Princeton undergrad.
bate il is always "cheese."--New York
Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ITALY WANTS ART TREASURES.
Historic Panels smursIed FROM Latin
state In 1a12--Now In r.. 4.

Aside from the artistic beauty at
tached 10 20 priceless Pinturicchio
ceiling panels which are now on px-
hibition in the Metropolitan Museum,
OF Art in New York City. there il
added charm in the history Of the pam
eis.
There is also an element of roma nee
connected with the current exhibition.
for the italian Government is kee "
desirous Of learning just how and in
what mysterious manner some OF STA
most treasured works Of art disap-
peared from the Palazzo del Magniflco
in 1909. And the Italian Government
wants those art treasures back in their
cid resting places and is willing 10 pay
for them
1t was about 1903 that Pandoif
Petrucci, II Magnihco, or tyrant Of
Siena. commissioned Pinturicchio 20
paint and decorate a ceiling in the re-
ccpton hall OF the Palaxzo. These
panels are described as the choicest
gems of their kind in the Renaissanc
art.
In some mysterious manner these
ceiling panels found their way 70
France and we're purchased from a re-
sponsible art dealer in 19I4.-New
York Evening World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
MAY PRINT BY PHOTOGRAPHY.
speaker Tells Printers Congress That
Inventory Ar, Working On Plan.

Suggestion that printing from type
Is likely u be suppressed was made
by William Gamble az the recent
worlds congress 81 printers held la
London IN connection with fhe Inur-
national Printing and Allied Trades
Exhibition.
Mr.. Gamble said al leaat three ~
veptors wefe trying to daVaisp
Photographic process 90 take the
place of printing from type.
lie reelected that the maChlnas flr
printing hy photographs nruCess
would hardly occupy more space fhan
"a typewriter aor b. any more eum-
plicated
He expressed the opinion that
eventually thes~rreat priniinG IN asps
in newspaper Offices would gave uiarn
70 smaller, swift running ana oam-
parativeiy noiseiess machines. Whirh
would turn cut printed matter with
almost the same facility a. me mof-
ing picture operator reels nn his
film.-N. y. Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Penn. PLANTING Trees
ALONG THE HIGHWAYS
elms and Maplss Are Being Set
Out By State Forestry
Commission

The state HixhwAy Department Of
Pennsylvania has beguru planting a
large Aumher OF American elins and
sugar naples along the State high
ws, hetwern Gettysburg an Harris
hurg. Tho work Is b.ins dona under
tn. direction of the State Forestry
Department
state Highway Commissioner Sad
l& says II In the aim OF the depart
msnt eventually to beautify all the
main Midway routes in Pennsyivanis
through the intelligent planting OF
shadc trees A plan has been worked
Out with the aid OF the Forestry De-
psrtncnt whereby comprehensive
systcm of planting trees along the
State highways will De taken up. The
Highway Commissioner having iesik-
mated the highway &c De planted. the
Commissioner n Forestry Will in
spcct the spe,ies to Dc planted, aud
will sive in detail the olantins orcr-
ations. such as distance. care of
stock. size and depth Of holes. set
ting NJ tho trees. fertilizers. stalking
tr.es. planting crew, necessary tools,
approximate time required AMI other
details. state foresters will direct the
operations and inspect the trees
from time to time.
In order TO make a success of the
work. IL Is necessary according to
Pennsylvanis officials, TO obtain the
cooperation OF the adjacent landown-
ers and obtain their permission to re-
move undesirable trees along the
highways n these are four or more
inches In diameter at two feet above
the ground. It is also necessary to
ohtair the cooperation OF companies
operating overhead service lines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ICE wArKR PUZZLES I'm.
Foreigners Cant unlerstAnA Why
Americans Demand II.

New York Times.
Wonder, the permanent forsign won
der, ut the passion Of Atncricanc In
foreign parts for ice water continues
to be expressed abroad.
II II good To know that In spite Of
nil the Iousiy proclaimed revolt ArsInst
prohibition many Of our countryn.en
abroad continue faithful te the wine
of their country.
A Paris dispatch records the ingenu-
ous surprise OF the Pari~ians that so
many Americans should pe true to the
national internal bath when beverages
moro seductive to the sophisticated
Intetian palate abound. II Ia just to
remember. however, that disinter-
ested sociological curiosity prompts
many Americans In exile to look upon
the wine when 1t Is white or red.
They study the evil that they may
enjoy the good the more when they
return to IL.
For the sake OF contrast, and that
we may take the greater comfort In
our own virtue, IT is permitted TO re-
peat the malicious observations OF :
Partisan chroniquer. Nj. Joseph Gal
tier. we all know" he writes, men
who pride Themselves in never having
taken drink of water. One of these.
who asserted that not dror Of winter
had ever entered his body. was asked !:
How do you clean your teethT Il use
n white bordeaux, very light"
Pnlpable inventions of the enemy.
like NJ. Galtier'a tale Of Club OF the
Gouty at n water cure. The members.
clearly candidates for arterioscieros
sfs. give soft Carnpanian dinners.
where "magnums follow magnurns'
The physician of one of them finds
him improved by this insane regime:
his arferiaI tension had diminished
notably SO ridiculously nuibbIes the
adversary; so vainly the nagnum
makes mouths at the pitcher. the
sweet tinkiing pitcher, the ice water
pitcher that plcascs us welii---New
York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ENLIST MAYORS HELP.
Mrs. Scheck Writes For Information
About John Niedermier.

Mayor Leroy Harvey is in receipt
Of a letter signei by a Mrs. Margaret
scheck of Altoona, Germany, asking
him TO assist her in search she Is
making for her brother. John Nieder-
nier. who is a blacksmith and a
wagon builder by trade. She writes
that the last lime she heard from
him was in 1910 when he said he was
living in this city. She has heard
nothing since that time. Mayor
Harvey is trying to get some trace of
the man and viii appreciate any in
formation anyone may be able to give
him that viii lead to John Niedermier's
whereabouts. The letter is written in
German but Mayor Harvey is very
ccnyersant with the language. speak
ink and reading IL with ease. and he.
hso nc difficulty in reading Mrs.
scheck's letter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Employe Laid on by Plant II Thought
to Have Knded Life.

West chsstsr. Pa, Sept. 6.-~Accort-
Ing to Appearances surrounding TIA
scene Of his death. David Horner, a.~d
as. OF No. 10 North Darlington street,
used an elevator with which TO taxa
his life In the plant Of the Sharples
Separator Co yesterday previous to the
arrival of tho employees He had been
employed In the shipping department.
for several years and had charge OF
the parcel post business. but was dis
charged temporarily Tuessay.
He shovel Indication OF worry about
shh loss Of his place Tu ssday night
Ills hat and rpectacles were found ~
Ing in the main room romc distance
from the elevator. as though he had
placed them there carefully. Judging
from the position Of the body when
found. he had stretched himself on the
floor of the elevator. with his hesc
protruding over the edge and wss
caught nj the second floor. his head
and shoulders being crushed, so that
death was instantaneous
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
MAI. A. X. ALLEN DEAD.
Victim Of an Automobile Accident At
Thornton, Pa.

Major John R. Allen, a Civil Wal
veteran, died yesterday at Chester
Hospital OF injuries suffered when he
was struck at the gate OF his home II
Thornton, Delaware county, Pa, by
a friends motor car. He was seventy
eieht years old.
Deceased won rae rank OF major In
active service. After leaving ths
Army, he entered business at Parker's
Landing. Pa. and later became 9
farmer at Rising sun. Md.
Major Allen came OF old Quaker
stock. His father. Thomas c. Allen
went from Delaware in 1922 TO. Upper
Darby. Pa. He was descended on the
maternal side from The Paschalis, whe
settled Peschallville. Pa.
he is survived by two sons and two
daughters, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
A. Dougherty. of Adam, Pa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
NO DEBT OR WORRIES
IN KINGDOM Of TONGA
Last Remaining Native King
dom in Pacific Seems Like
an IdyIlic Country.
fly AssocIatad PIECE ID tverr ENsnlnr.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Sydney, New South Wales, Sept. q.
"A country without an army, without
navy. without a national debt and
without an income tax; where tho ro-
nance Of the South Seas still lives.
and where every male reaching the
age Of sixteen years must own eight
and one quarter acres of land to suS-
tain his own family--a statute 6bliga-
tion which is fulfilled by a nlagnanim.
Gus government granting him the
land gratis.
Such is Tonga. the last remaining
native kingdom. in the Pacific ocean.
according TO the description furnished
By Tui Vakanao. premier Of the ssiand,
who was here recently.
Premier Vakanao said that ths poo
2le Of Tonga are very contente.. They
nave their own monarch. ministry,
iisg. and parliment of seven members
elected by the peopl.. ana an equal
number chosen by the mobiles Or here
ditary chiefs.
At the end of last March Premier
gakanao said the kingdom had a sur
plus Of more than 100000 pounds rev.
enue over its expenditure after Daying
for all public works.
Males reaching the age Of sixteen
are granted their land sn6. must plant
enough coeoanuts. yams and other
fooa to sustain their families and to
pay their educational tax. which prac-
sieally completes their civic duties. he
said.
The premier has an attractive per-
sonality. His English Is excellent, al
though he confesses to a slight timidi-
w because ali his education was oh
tanned in a Tongan school. He has
been premier sinca 1912.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
pRuSE ORCHARDS VOW.
Winter .. Time n Stimulate Trees n
More Prolific Bearinr.

Pruning II essentially winter nc-
cupation. Since man first cultivated
vines and trees he has known ana
practiccd the art u trimming ana
thinning the woody growth during the
dormant season 20 improve No quail
ity and increase the quantity a fhe
crop.
Pruning ~ perhaps the most ancierf
step IN domcsticatiou ~ tree rrora
and The t~eory n pfuning T. sfm fh-
most elementary of an orchardlng
principles
The wiid tree utilized the greater
portion ~ son fertility for woody
growth. investing IN ns fruits only
such stored food az was necessary io
perpetuate the species.
Man desired of orchard trees no.
dense woody growth bot fruits. large
and abundant. lie early discovered
that BY cutting the branches n0der-
ately ne stimulated fruit production.
and that BY thinning the branches
properly he provided opportunity for
development and coloring ~ the fruif.
The art of pruning has become al
most science. and IL - predicted ~
fruit growers who know their bust
ness with conscientious regularity.
For only by regularly repeated prun-
ing win success eventuate.
Heavy cutting one year. followed hy
five years of neglect. ia worse than
useless Slight thinning every VIM
ter Is the sane and profitable pro-
cedure.
Until IL bears. a young tree nasfiq
to grow. IL shonld be very suarlnriv
pruned. Thereafter the product de-
sired II fruit. growth hcinE directed
through pruning 20 the most 1r8-
ductive and convenient proportious--
Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Chemists at Convention.

Wilmington liz represented at the
joint convention OF chemists from
Great Britain and Canada and the
American Chemical Society, now beins
held in New York by DIR. Charles l.
Reese, head of the chemical division
of the du pont Co..: DIR. Hamilton
Bradshaw, assistant director of the
chemical department. r. @. Wood
bridge, manager of the cellulose di-
Vision; F B. Holmes. director of Jack
son Laboratory. O. NJ. Bishop. of the
vat color research department of the
du pont plant, and q. W. Norman. Of
the Hercules Powder Co. and Della
ware councillor Of the American
Chemical Association for Delaware. ].
B. weisel and c. o. Higgins. Of the
Hercules Co, expect to join them to-
day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Dispute Over q Bill.

Decision WAS reserved last night by
Magistrate Gluckman in civil suit
for $50 filed by Pasquale Delcampo
against Bernardo Terranova. Del-
campo said he sold groceries and bread
90 the man on credit. Delcampo sent
the defendant a bin for see, althouIh
ne admitted on the sfana thor the
amount due was only $500. Terra
nova asserted that lie never Doaslit
groceries from the dealer on credit,
but ordered bread three times weak.
for which he always paid cash.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Provide Additional school Buildings.

The public building committee of
the city Council has granted per-
mission TO the Board OF Education TO
build one-room frame buildings al
public schools Nos. 3, l2, Il, Is, ls
and 2e to provide additional housing
for the excessive number OF children
who viii be attending these schools
during the new term The struct-
ures 10 be put up win be commodious
and well lighted and ventilated and
they will have individual heating
units which vii keep them comfort-
ably warm during the most severe
winter weather.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
City Council Pays Reward.

t'po nfhe recommendation Of Su-
perlntcndent Of Police George BLACK,
CITY Council has arranged TO paw
Alexander Guy. Elwood Turner and
iscclair Green a reward OF $50 for in
formation leading 10 the arrest and
rohviction OF Jacob Hurst. on the
charge ~ striking a false alarm of
flfs. This H. In accordance with a
Nv passed sometime ago designed 10
put n stop 60 The practice OF turn
Inc IN false alarms. Hurst was tried
and convicted in the MunieipaI Court
and wns fined $3.50 and sentenced 10
serve three months in Tie work
house.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ST. Pntrickss Council Of Men.

The weekly meeting Of ST. Patrlck's
branch of the National Catholic Wei
fare Council was held LAST evening in
St. Patrick's School Hall. There was a
large attendance af the members and
number of applicants were admitted.
II is anticipated that In few more
weeks the branch will have reached
Its goal OF 500 members. After the reg
ular order of business was transa cted
the members joined in community
singing led by Father Grant. after
which Charlie McGiniey delivered 2
number of reeitations. Next wednes-
day evening. besides the important
work under consideration to be taken
UP. the members Will be entertained
by production BY some of Whining
tons most popular entertainers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Smokes Are II McNahh.

Members Of City Council this ,ve-
ning expect tc enjoy = good smoke Al
the expense OF Councilman john r
Nc Nabb He had an argument with
Councilman James b. McManus as &C
whether the provision in the law pro-
hibiting the purchase Of anything for
the city i'm excess OF $50 without ask
Ing fer bids was section Of the city
charter or an ordinance Mr. Nc
Manus contendee it was an ordinance
Mr.. McNahb said it was part Of fho
city charter. Whoever was found &c
be wrong agreed to supply the other
Councilmen with cigars. The restric-
ton referred tc was found to be ar
ordinance passed by City Council
many years ago so he smokes are on
the member from the Third ward.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
WANT HENRY FORD TO
HUY ANOTHER RAILROAD.
ny Associated Press to Every rv.nIns.

ny Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Detroit. Mich. Sept. s.-Hcnry
Ford has been invited to purchase the
defunct Missouri and North Arkansas
Railroad when the railroad is sold
at public auction, next month, accord
ing to a statement made here today
by Joseph X. Pile, representing the
Joplin, Mo, Chamber OF Commerce.
who with other representatives II the
territory, are In Detroit conferrins
with the Ford interests
The railroad. Mr. pile pointed sut.
is asa miles long and extends from
Joplin TO Helens. Arksnsar. II passs g
through heavily-timberes country.
Manganese deposits afN niso located
In the territory nerysd. Several Ar
kansas counties have no other rail-
read.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
LITTLE CHICKENS.
G. Frank Burns.

Pretty little chickens. downy, cute and
small =,
You are sweet and feathers. head
and all
Come and come a-running. jump onto
my hand
Rub your bills against me. kiss me II
you can.
DO you think I'd hurt your No stree.
/ won
Cause you're cute and pretty; now you
seer | don e.
Cuddle close. yet closer I'm rs good as |
can be.
o. you're mine 10 lsep and fondle. |
don't hurt YOU. chickees see7
| throw no stones at brides. nor at chick
ees, too.
just love you. all the harder when the
boys throw siicks at you.
Go, now, TO your mother she is waiting
in the yard
Aren't they cute2 What beauties And |
love them, love them hard.
Our Dumb Animals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
MOTOR TRUCK DITCHED.
In Order to Avoid CoIlidIne With
Train MT ElSmere.

What might have been a serious
accident was averted shortly after s
o'clock this morning at the II. 4 o.
railroad crossing at Elsmere. when
the driver of an automobile truck
swerved his machine to avoid being
run down by a southbound train
Failing to heed the warning signal
of the approaching train, the truck
driver, whose name could not be learn
ed. turned his machine TO the left I'm
time to escape being struck. The auto
mobile. with. lite driver, were thrown
down small enbankment. No per
son was injured, however.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
RURAL REALTY TRANSFERS.

The county Board of Assessment re
ports the following transfers of rural
real estate:
Land. at New Castle, by Wilmer c
Hanson to Albert S. Boyce. for $4,000
Land at Newark, by Mary B. Don
nell to Robert Il. Jones, for 81 900.
Land at Elmhurst, by the Elmhurs,
Realty Company to John Nj. Ulmer
for 500.
Land at Minquadale. by the ]. "
Holloway Company 10 Eugene J. Duri
Tor the nominal sum of $40.
Land in christiana hundred. by
George l. Atkins to Ann Grant, for
$40.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Msny sunday ExcprsIonIst,.

Moe than $ quarter Of . million
passengers We're carried Oh Sunday
excsrsion trains operated on the Penn
sylvania Railroad during May, June
and July. according to information
just compiled at the General Offices OF
the Pennsylvania System in Philadel-
9hia. Travel or excursion trains
reached its highest volume in July.
when, Including Indepsr dence Day IS
we'll as Sundays. 200 such trains.
carrying 125s3s5 passengers, were
operated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
SAW MAN LEAP INTO
RAPIDS or NIAGARA

BY Associated Press g. Every EyeuinE.
Niagara Fails. n. n. Sept. Two
men reported 10 Niagara state Resrr-
walton police. today. that they saw a
man leap from the Goat fslanG bridge
into the upper rapids at 9.20 o'rlock
last night. He was carried over The
American falla
The man was about 80 years nid.
200 pounds IN weight and 9 Feet DO
inches tall lie wac shabbiiy dressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Find Autr Load OF Liquor.

Actins on Il tip received last night
that alcohol was being dispensed in
small quantities in BrowntoSn, De-
tectives Kempski and Suttor made an
investigation in that section of the,
city and finally found a seven pas
seneer Chandled touring car con-
tanning rs gallons of alcohol stand
ing along the street, apparently
abandoned. They learned that q man
had been selling the alcohol a short
time before, but he had evidently
been put wise" before the detectives
arrival. The car and its contents
were brought tc the police station.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Moose Get-Together Meeting.

A 5et-tceether meeting VIII ba held
BY Wilmington Lodge. No. 184, Loyal
Order 0f Moose, in the Auditorium on
Tuesday evening, September 27, when
plans will be made for the Davis
Night celebration of the lodge in this
city in October. Secretary Of Labor
James ii. Davis, director general Of
the order, is expected 20 visit VIII
;nington Initiation of candidates will
be feature of the celebration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION.
Only Children from Private Schools
and Outside City Have to Register.

According to NJ. Howard Jester,
secretary of the Board OF Education.
there still seems TO be much eonfu-
sion In the minds OF parents Of
children attending the public schools
regarding the necessity for register
ing for admission to the High School
for the new term. Mr.. Jester pointed
but THE morning that no one need
private or parochial schools or from
some other city. lie said that any boy
or girl who was notified on the last
day of the last term that they had
bsen promoted TO the High School
need not register but that all others
must do 40. The office of the school
superintendent in the building will be
open every day this week Saturday
included for the purpose Of register
Ing those who have to do so.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Ford Car colIides with Truck.

A Ford touring car owned by the
Delaware State Tuberculosis Society
AID driven by Miss Margaret Postles
while running North on French street
this afternoon collided with a Rec
truck driven by Richard Dale Of
Odessa, at Eleventh street. The Ford
car was slightly damaged. No persar
was hurt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
CITY SOUNDS.

The citys lights loom weirdly through
tho fog,
Across the bridge changing trolley
creeps.
On the wet pave a horses hoofbeats clog
Close by there is y child which always
weeps.
The citys voice, so many-toned. so loud
Is with me day and night; l needs must
hear
It's spirit stirs enfolds me like shrond
And | am haunted by sense OF fear.
So many sounds there are to crowd my
dreams.
: SO much of days dismay the long night
fills.
THAT unattainable and heeting seems
The soothing silence of my native bills
james Owen Tyron In the New York
sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
BARS RELIEF COMMITTEE
81 Associ7ted Press to Every Evening.

SS Associ1ted Press to Every Evening.
/. Moscow, Sept. S.-The Russian
Soviet government has declined to
permit the international Russian re-
lief committee. recently appointed by
the Allied Supreme Council, to in
vestigate conditions in Russia. pre-
parstory TO aiding in famine relief.
This decision was made known today
through a. note forwarded by NJ.
Chltcherine Soviet foreign minister 70
England. Italy, France ana Belgium.
The note says the Soviet regards the
appointment of Joseph Noulens. OF
France, &C chairr1aT as a 'monstrous
sneer at the fats of starving Russia. .