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Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
STATE AND PENINSULA

The Town Council of Millsboro is hav-
ing a water system installed as pro-
lection against fire.
The Georgetown New Century Club
will give chicken supper December !
to raise money for the new clubhouse.
The annual meeting Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society in Berlin, Md,
next week promises to be the ''best
ever"
James Donoway, of Philadelphia, will
print new weekly paper in Lewes to
be known as the Henlopen Light, be-
ginning next week.
The new public school of Milford, re-
Gently built by Pierre S. dupont and do
mated to the State, was dedicated Sat
urday with appropriate exercises.
Wilmington property owners who
have failed to pay their taxes will not
be permitted to make repairs until the
dTI0dIS nave UCCu PoIus oSSOANAu6 W
City Council.
While Magistrate w. S. Caldwell, Ct
New London, and Magistrate James A.
McKelvey were talking in the latter's
MOTEL in Newark, someone stole the
automobile Of the Pennsylvania Justice
left standing out front.
! The second annual conference Of
Delaware high school girls is TO be held
at Laurel over the weekend of Decem'
ber "a. The opening session will be
held on Friday evening. and the closing
will be the Sunday afternoon. vespel
service. y
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president Of
the University of Delaware, Dear
Charles A. McCue, director of the Ex-
perimental Station and Professor George
L. Schuster, agronomist have returned
to the university from New Orleans,
where they all three attended conven.
ton Of the Association OF Land Grand
Colleges.
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26

BRITISH PEERS
SELL ESTATES
Claim Action Is Forced Upon
Them by Taxation and
Death Duties.
MUST SEEK SMALLER HOMES
One Big Landed Proprietor After
Another Is Dividing and Selling
His HoIdinqs-ln Same Families
for Many Centuries.

acknowledgements great estates
are crumbling under the weight OF
taxation and death duties and one big
landed proprietor after another among
the nobility is dividing and selling his
holdings, many of which have been In
the hands Of single families for CEN
turies.
The latest indication that peers are
finding it necessary to seek smaller
homes comes in the announcement OF
the duke Of Portland that he may have
to abandon his palatial mansion,
Welbeck Abbey, in Nottinghamshire.
This is only one Of the residences OF
the duke, who owns some 100000
acres in England.
Duke Expresses Fears.
"For centuries past landed estates
have been handed down from genera
ton to generation" said the duke,
addressing his tenants on the occasion
Of the coming Of age Of his son Lord
Francis Cavendish. "Landlords and
tenants have lived on terms of mutual
trust and affection. I fear, however,
that the state Of things is passing
away, for with the present weight OF
taxation and the extremely onerous
death duties, the future may become
very uncertain for all landed pro-
prietors. If this is good for the
country, I certainly do not complain
"With regard to my own case, it may
not be possible for me and my family
to continue to reside at Welbeck, but
fear that there can be little doubt
that those who come after me will not
be able to do So"
Many Connections Severed.
On all sides historic houses are find
ing new tenants and ancient families
are severing their connection with the
soil. The duke of DevOnShire sold
Devonshire house in 1919 and Stowe
house, the property Of Baroness Kin
loss, was disposed Of recently.
Others who have sold their proper
ties recently include the duke Of Bed
ford, the duke Of Westminster, the
duke of Rutland, the duke Of Grafton,
the duke Of Marlborough. Lord
Leconfield, Lord Beauchamp, Earl
Bradford, Lord Aberdeen, Lord Lovat
Lord Harrington, Lord Harlech. the
| countess Of Warwick and Sir Richard
Bulkeley.
Runnymede, a meadow on the bank
| If the Thames river, in Surrey, site OF
| the historic battle where the barons
wrested from King John the Magma
| Charta in 1915, was up for sale but
aroused sentiment compelled its with
drawal. Attacking the government
In the debate on the corn production
acts repeal bill, Lord Lincolnshire II
the house of lords declared the pres
ent ministry was preparing to sci
the crown lands and said nothing re
NAMED but ito pawn the c:--s
L
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
TO ENTERTAIN CONFERENCE

The second annual conference of Del
aware High School Girls is to be held
at Laurel over the weekend of Dec. 2
4. The opening session will be held
on Friday evening, and the closing will
be the Sunday afternoon vesper service.
At the request of the girls at Laurel,
this conference will be similar to the
first one which was held last year IN
Dover. 1t is for the purpose of helping
girls to see the interesting things there
are for them to do when they are
through High School, to see the value
of having purpose in lite, and to learn
something of the joy of sticking to a
purpose, that these girls are invited to
come together. \
The girls of Laurel High School
have graciously invited seventy-five
girls from the other High Schools of
the State to beyentertained in the
homes of wopsk who are friends Of
the girls.
Letters>kave been sent to the prlncl-
pals Of all the High Schools, inviting
from two to five girls, according to the
size of the school. The cards are to be
sent to Miss Mary Stripping, one OF the
Laurel High School teachers, who has
charge of the registration of delegates.
The program includes such speakers
as Dr. Elizabeth Allison Of the Nation
al Speakers Bureau of the 7. W. Z. A.,
a professor of Economics at Bryn
Mawr; professor David A. Ward
Superintendent of Schools in Whining
ton, Dean Winifred Robinson of the
Women's College. Mrs. Esther M.
Hawes, and Miss Joyce Gardiner of the
East Central Field of the Y. W. Z. A.
Miss Gardiner will have charge of the
] recreation of the Conference.
Miss Bernice Hastings of the Laure
faculty is Chairman of the Music
Committee, Miss Marie Locates. the
Entertainment Committee and Mis-:
Mildred Hoarsey, the Committee OF
Meetings. Miss Jean Bright, of th'
department of Home Economics, ha'
charge of the banquet which her depart
ment will serve on Saturday evening
Miss Beulah Thompson, the Laure
senior who has been elected Presiden
of the Conference. will be toast
mistress.
Miss Mabel Krall, Field Secretary o
the Y. w. C. A., under whose advic
the conference is being planned, hope
that the conference will be of infinit
value to the High School girls Of tn
State, as we'll as to those in attendance
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
TOWNSEND

Leon Buckson and family. and Re-
becca Bramble spent Monday in VIII
mington.
Mrs. Mary Carter, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her brother, John Townsend
and family.
D. P. Hutchison entertained William
Sparks, wife and two sons, of Whining
ton, on Sunday.
Alley Lockerman, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
B. G. Lockerman and family.
Mrs. Leonard Dickson, two sons, and
Oscar Lockerman are visiting Alfred
Gohl and family in Atlantic City.
Levi L. Maloney and several friends,
of Wilmington. are on several days
cunning trip to Chincoteague Island.
Mrs. Mollie Jacobs has started to
Seattle, Washington, to spend year
with her son, Paul Jacobs and family.
Services in the M. E. Church, Thanks
giving Day at II A. M. No prayer
meeting service on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Clara Knots LETT town Thurs
day to spend several months with asl
son, G. Lloyd Knots and family in
Washburn, Wisconsin.
Frank Lattomus and wifespent Sun
day with William Brambk" and family
Frank Lattomus, Jr., is spending this
week with town relatives.
Service in SlyMary's Church. Town
send. SUNDAY afternoon. Evening prayer
and Address, by speaker sent US b1
the Headquarters Of the Nationwide
Campaign, at three o'clock. The public
Is cordially invited to attend.
George W. VanDyke and family
Esther Money. Esther Hutchison. o.
this town; Howard S. VanDyke ane
family, of Northfeld; Miss Minnie
Allen and Mr.. Gounley, of Philadelphia
Irwin Armstrong, of Mt. Pleasant
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Gray, OF Kirk
wood, spent Sunday with G. RALPH
VanDyke and wife near Middletown.
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
How Not to Take Cold

Some persons are subject to frequent
colds. while others seldom, if ever, have
! cold. You will find that the latter
take good care of themselves. They
take shower or cold sponge bath every
day in Q warm room, avoid overheated
rooms, sleep with . window open or
. rarity open, avoid excesses, over eat-
~. becoming overheated and then
chilled and getting the feet wet. Then
when they feel the first indication OF y
cold, they take Chamberlain Cough
0Ssedy without delay and II II eoo4
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26

Exide Battery and Goodyear tire
Service station. New Batteries for
Ford Cars, SIS. One 1919 Stude-
baker with cord tires, run less than
ll,OOO miles, $3.50. Number Of
other used cars.
JOHN HELDMYER, R.,
Main Street, Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
The Fuller Brush Man

WILL BE IN MIDDLETOWN
THIS WEEK
to give you FREE OF CHARGE A
SAMPLE BRUSH, and to introduce to
YOU our new Fiber Broom, real reve-
lation. From head-to-foot, cellar-to-
attic.
WILMINGTON OFFICE, FORD BUILDING
Phone 8457W
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
For Sale!

Two light oak bedsteads and springs.
price each $500; one extension table,
price $500; and bathroom cabinet,
$500. Apply to
MRS. EUNICE P. HORsEY,
South Broad Street,
Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26

DR.. Louis Levipson, veterinarian
Graduate Of University Of Penn
sylvania. Middletown, Del. Bell
Phone ll9. North Broad Street.
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
Good Health

II you would snjoy good health, keep
vcar boReas regular. No one can fea-
soneblyl lhope to feel we'll. when conati-
1,1ted. Rhen noedod, talEo ChambA-
l1inss s&1tgtk Ihey - mid nd
Middletown transcript., 1921-11-26
Cbamberlain's Tablets Have Done
Her a World of Good

"ChamberIain' Tablets have done
me world of good," writes Mrs. Ella
l.. Button, Kirkville. N. Y. L have
recommended them to number of my
friends and all who have used them
praise them highly" When troubled
with indigestion or constipation. give
them a trial and realize for yourself
what an excellent medicine it is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
The Vision Of TWenty Years A0O

Thousands of in Birmingham remember the thrill
 of pride with which they first entered and behed the then striking interior of the present main building nearly 20 day. And yet the head of the architectural procession then than the building will be the of gressve Birmingham Every detail has been worked out with the end in view that the proportions of the building the simplicity of it's amenation the spaciousness and opennes of the interior and the arrangement of it's ac
 ties shall speak for the well reputation of the bank business life of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Abundant Space for Service and GrOWh

Some idea may be formed of what the new bank will be from the statement that it will front of 90 feet on Twentieth Street. than twice that of the that seemed to all spacious two decades ago. It will back along the alley 95 feet From the wing will out to Second Avenue with width 25 feet and an front in keeping with the general standard of the structure as a whole. The main banking will have height of 32 There will be encumberng columns in the space used by the public and the teers and there will be abundant daylight sides On Twentieth Street the main entrance will be through wide vesbue and there will be another entrance the Second Avenue front leading direct to the Savings Department which will occupy that wing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Brief Description of the NeW Building

Next Tuesday the institution will temporarily Ledger building while the enlargement of it's present quarters When completed the enlarged building will have not only of the most spacious interiors be ornament to Birmingham and to all lovers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
HoW the Time of the Customer IS Consumed

Another indication of how modern and uptodate every- thing will be the arrangement of the teers the unit system of paying teller to every two receiving eers and right behind each of these units will be the bookeepers and helpers that time will be saved at every window The bank will of course be heated by it's apparatus
 in winter and at all times ventilated by it's own plant. The Twentieth Street front will carry the idea of the present design magnfied by the rules of proportion will be of pure white marble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
The Wonderful GrOUth in the Old Home

Thus in it's history has this and solid institution shown that true progress has behind wealth of prudence and patience and work The bank ventures nothing it grows and the demands of the present Its surplus is accumulated. ready to meet the demands half million of it. When the present build ing erected the bank had capital $500 00 and
 surplus of 5ooo0o with deposits of $272s65916 Its surplus grown to S7oo00O and deposits now s13. 5O0, 900. .0O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Another Epoch In Constructive Career

that work be carried every department without annoying its force the workers other departments the general public Elevators in front and will lead to the mezzanne floor where the Trust Department the bookkeeping force of the bank will be located, up the second floor where will be directors finished in style keeping with the dignity of the institution Also this floor will be the for employees and large space for filing and storage with margin for other as the bank grows and expands.
 The basement to be reached by elevators wide will have the most modern and complete safety vaults possible to with accessory the and convenience of it's customers Not only will there 5000 safety boxes but great vault for articles of bulk It is not to that the banks vaults will be to the best and highest standard of and safety The basement will extend under the sidewalks adding to the already abundant space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

The Birmingham Trust and Savings Company about arrive at another epoch in its history
 Only few of the oldest citizens important 34 years Ushered in amid wh of real infla- ton called yet the boom it something solid dollar worth institution from the start $500 900 % of real money for the people to talk about.
 At first lived in rented quarters building up business house of it's in 1902 and characeristcay built about the sodes structure in Alabama and big enough conservavey seemed in those days to for many years
 Some years ago the company outgrew it's quarters in the classic building Twentieth Street. and began prepare in time for the inevitable by buying the adjacent property and also outlet Second Avenue The step was to take in the adjoining building and fix for temporary The Time ArriDes for
 That Permanent
 Home
 But the funess of time has when the company just too big for makeshs in the enlargng it's quarters and the patience of its patrons be further taxed by inadequate facilities for handling their business to nothing of the business that waiting and de- mandng the of its enlarged equipment They have put nearly $1500000O of their money in there given their money funds they taken all the safe deposit and still they for space and with and this is the the bank going the public demand For be it understood all the me that the Birmingham Trust and Savings Company does spread out just for effect to gra the vanity of it's officers but because has got to have the and the facilities for legitimate and paying business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

chaste and imposing in architecture Needless to say will be the old bank and trust company there and what best and strongest in the business of finance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
These and Other Modern Improve

As indicating that modern improvement will be used
 the ceilings and walls will be treated for sound deadening,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
WOULD DEFEND FLAG
Disabled Veterans Invade Social
ist Convention With Warning.
Will Fight Again for the Stars and
Stripes, They Tell the
Delegates.

Detroit, Mich, July Fifty dele
gates to the convention of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World war
invaded the Socialist national conven-
ton and warned the Socialists that
the veterans are ready to fight again
to defend the flag against sedition,
disloyalty and treason.
Ralph Horn of Seattle, WASH, who
led the Invading veterans, told the So
cialists that advocates of force would
be met with force, and invited the
radicals to "step outside if you want
to fight for your beliefs
Horr quoted from printed reports
of the remarks of J. Louis Engdah of
Chicago, to the general effect that
his section of the party would fight
mot as 100 per cent Americans, but
under the red flag of international so
eialism."
Il hope these reports do not repre-
sent the sentiment Of your cOnven-
tion," Horn said, but if they do rep
resent the ideas of any among you
we have come to tell you here that it
is our intention to deal with these
people. We have had occasion in Sc
attic to use machine guns to stamp
out disloyalty, sedition and treason,
and those guns can be used again."
Cameron King, Socialist delegate
from California, replied in behalf Of
the Socialists.
"We appreciate the sacrifices the
disabled veterans of the World war
have made" he said: 1--WE understand
the impulses that drove you to that
sacrifice At the same time we have
made sacrifices. We did not believe
when war was declared that it was
a just war and because we so believed
many of our comrades have been inn
prisoned. AS Am erican citizens we
claim the right of free speech and
free assembly and we are going to
stand on those rights"
The VISIT of the veterans was made
without disorder. After the talks were
made the former soldiers Withdrew.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
NEVER GAVE UP A PROSPECT
Salesman Would Wait but He Had No
Idea of Losing Sight of
Possibility.

Some years ago went into a store
to inquire the price of something. an
expensive thing this was, that wanted
to buy some day when had the price.
says writer in the New York Herald.
They were just as nice to me as they
would have been if | had come in
ready to buy and plank down the cash.
Then for the time being forgot all
about it, but they didn't. About a
year after my visit to the store the
salesman / had seen there came in
to see me. He was very agreeable
gentleman and in no way insistent !;
he had just looked in on the chance
that now was ready to buy; but my
bank account hadn't looked up to any
great extent and I was not ready, as
told him; but added that when
| was ready | would come in. and
/ would come to him.
That, / thought, ended it as Far as
hearing from them was concerned; but
not So A year later | had another
call from the salesman, my friend, if
he will now permit me SO to call him.
on the same errand; a pleasant call
and a pleasant little talk, but with
the same result as before; and now,
a year to day after that second CALL
he has been in to see me again. We
lad our usual pleasant little talk, and
then l asked him:
Don't you ever give up a prospect?"
To which he answered, smiIingIy:
1--WE never give up prospect till
he dies"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08

dog. You fooled me good, you whelp
Drop 'er, say, Uriah Devon"
At the other end of the room a tall
boy arose out Of the shadows Tony's
screams had aroused Reginald Brown.
He stood swaying, rubbing his head,
trying to remember where he was.
"Pm done with you, Eide" he heard
Devon utter. I'm done with you for
ever. Tony's mine. I've just told 'er
1 wasn't her daddy. was fool to
say Reggie Brown could have 'er. He
can't; I'll have 'er myself"
"Put 'er down." gritted Edith I'M
der her breath.
Almost lifeless, Tony was hanging
from UriaE's arm when suddenly
through the room pistol shot
sounded.
The moment his gun barked, Reg
inald, now sober, saw Uriah Devon
throw up his arms and crumple in a
heap on the floor. He saw, too, the
girl stagger forward and sink down.
He had committed murder, perhaps,
and, for an awful moment, he imagined
he was going mad. A scream rose
to his lips as pain shot through his
head, but he bit savagely on his tongue
and held it back. If he was discov-
cred he would be arrested. and if
Devon died He dared picture the
future no further. Shuddering, he
skunk back, crouched at the head of
~ 49,
quiet.
Tony struggled to her feet, stared in
wild amazement at her father. then
at her mother, who was standing rig
idly speechless, the revolver hanging
from her fingers.
Mummy" cried the girl. "Oh, God /!
You've killed him, Edie darling!''
Still the woman didn't say a word.
She only gazed at the speaker I'M
seeingly. Tony snatched tie gun
from her hand.
"Edie," she groaned. Mummy,
sweet, go right away, before any one
comes. You've killed Uriah. Go
away, go away, say"
She grasped Mrs. Devon's arm and
hurried her toward the porch door.
"Run," Kissed the girl. Get back
to the boat quick. Don't ever say a
word to any one" Then Tony spied
the little black bag she'd seen so of
ten on the Dirty Mary. Picking it
up she thrust it into her mothers
hands. "Here! Take this, too. Oh,
mummy; kiss me, kiss mel"
She flung herself upon the woman
frantically, kissed the pallid, impas-
sive face again and again and then
showed Edith out upon the dark porch.
1t was while Tony's whole attention
was conferred On her beloved that Reg
inald Brown seized the opportunity
to sneak stealthily from the room.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
A EoW Romance OF the Storm Countr.u

Daddy" cried the girl, where's
mummy? Where's my mother?"
Uriah dropped the bag and laid the
seen such a vision of loneliness. The
masses of dark curls flung over the
fimsy dressing the small, bare
ankles peeping from the soft blue slip
pers sent an unholy desire for pos
session over him. What a fool he had
Reginald Brown!
'Tony," he faltered hoarsely. "Tve
been dog to you all these years.
I've come to tell you / love you, kid,
more'n anybody in all the world"
Tonnibel lodged his outstretched
arms and flames of anger leapt into
her eyes at his words.
"But my mother" she exclaimed,
trying not to cry out.
Never mind her, Tony, never mind
any one," commanded Uriah. 1.-THE
fact is, amt your daddy at all. I'm
not any relation 10 you"
Then he snatched at her and, as
she tried to flee from him, caught her
in his arms One long cry left her
lips and Edith Devon heard it plainly
out there under the rose bush. How
many times she had fled to an appeal
like that from the same lips In an
other moment she was in the room be-
fore Uriah's red mouth had touched
Tony's face. The girl saw her and
screamed:
Mummy! Mummy darling Moth
er dearest! Take me away"
The words were strangled in her
throat, for Devon was forcing her
head backward with his strong fin
gers.
Edith's eyes caught sight Of the re-
volver where her husband had placed
1t. In a twinkling she had it in her
hands Lifting it, she ran toward the
struggling pair.
"Take your hands often Tonnibel,
Uriah," she Kissed. "You dirty. lying
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
WATCH YOUR PAPERS.

Look out for the brotm and dust
pan. Many valuable papers may be
swept out of existence if you do not
have a good system that insures these
papers and records being properly
cared for. No one should make
a transaction on a slip Of paper and
carelessly put it into his pocket. A
good system of accounting will do
away with memoranda pads of re-
cording and consequent danger of loss
by the broom and dust pan route.