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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
FINE CORN SHOW
HELDAT NEWPORT
Prizes for Best Exhibits Were
Awarded in Several
Glasses.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newport Nov. 2s.--Delaware Grange
at Newport held it's annual corn show
last evening. which was well attended.
Community singing was enjoyed while
the exhibits were being Judged.
The exhibits of corn were Judged
by NJ q. Pence. in charge Of county
agents of Delaware, and prizes award
eel as follows:
single ear cxhihit--First prize. Wal
ter Rothwpll: second. &. w. Maclary;
third. 4. G. snyder; fourth, ii. Il.
GREGG
Ten ear eXhibit--First prize, c. w.
Maclary.' second. Walter Rothwell;
third. +. G. snyder; fourth, IL. +.
Gregg.
White cap Corn-Alvin satterth-
waite.
Fivr ears shclled corn weighing
most-Fwst prize. +. G. Snyder,
pounds. sccond Walter Rothwell, SIS
pcun'.
Exiohits of vegetables were judged
by a. q. Bausman, County Agent,
prizes as follows.
First prize ON celery, onions, pie
pumpkin. and largest pumpkin. II. r..
Grcgg. Second prize ON pie pumpkin.
II y. Gregg. First prize on exhibits
ut Rural Russell. Green Mountain,
state of Maine. Irish Cobbler. potatoes.
J.. G. snyder: also prize for five
largcst potatoes. Weighing 5'2 pounds
First prize on Turnips and Beets,
4 e. Snyder.
IftVuf .,rl .-.....,f ...g... -,
POTATOES. g. W Maclary.
Exhibits made by the ladies' were
Judged by Miss Alice johnson, super
visor of Domestic Science in Phila-
dclphia public schools. and prizes
awarded as follows:
Rest collection ot vegetables-New-
. port Canning club.
Best collection u fruits-Newport
Canning club.
Mixed collection Of vegetables.
truts, soups. meats. etc-First prize.
Newport Canning club.
First prizes were awarded Mrs. c.
NJ. Maclary ON exhibit Of bread.
layer cake, rolls and pumpkin pie.
The achievement exercises OF the
Newport Canning club were held in
conjunction with the corn show. and
NJ q. Pence presented members Of
IN" club who had completed the years
work, with achievement pins. as fol-
lows; Misses Gertrude PAYNE.
Mahle Stcinhaker. Esther Hargan.
Margaret Steinbakcr. Dorothy Selby.
Clara Paucrwski, Gladys Evans. and
Rcv. w Vaughn Moore.
Following the awarding Of p,.izes
etc. refreshments were served
delaware Grange Degree Team.
under the auspices OF New Castle
county Pomona Grange. will give the
hith degree on "Wednesday evening. in
Masonic Temple. Newport. 10 a large
class OF candidates
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
COL. WH|TTLESEY, WAR
HERO, SUICIDE AT SEA
Commander Of Famous Lost
Battalion" Disappears From
Steamer in Mid-Ocean.

New York. Nov. 29--Licut. Col.
Charles w. Whittlesey. Commander of
the Lost Battalion" holder of the
Congressional Medal of Honor and one
of the outstanding heroes OF the World
War. is believed to have committed
suicide by jumping overheard from the
United Fruit liner Toloa, en- route
from New York TO Havana, on Sunday.
His friends and relatives here were
notified by wireless messages from the
master of the ship yesterday afternoon
that Colonel Whittlesey had disap-
peared the day before and had left
messages which indicated that he had
deliberately planned suicide. Some of
his comrades i'm arms during the war
refused to believe last night that he
had done II, but most of his intimates
said they had no doubt that IL was
true.
His death was undoubt edly an after
math of the war. Col. Whittlesey had
an extremely sensitive nature and the
horrors of what he saw on the battle
fields of France had preyed upon his
mind. lie had been deeply affected by
the ceremonies at the burial OF the
Unknown Soldier In Arlington on
Armistice Day--cercmonies in which
he had participated as a pail bearer.
Only last Sunday night he had at
tended an entertainment in honor of
Marshal Foch at the Hippodrome. and
had sat on the stage among many
| wounded men, some of them armless
and legless, and this experience had
added to a weight of horror that he
/ 10 hal - 4,
! Colonel Whittlesey's name leaped
into worldwide prominence overnight
through his retort to the German Of
fcer who called on him to surrender
after he was surrounded in the Ar
yonne.
For four days and nights his COM
mand. the First Battalion, 30Sth In
fantry, nth Division, had lain under
fire. cut off from aid, without food or
fresh water. All but 81 men had been
killed or wounded.
Blind-folded. and under the protec-
ton Of a white flag, @ German soldier
stumbled into the American strong
point.
Surrender" he cried. "in the name
of humanity" and he told how, from
the German trenches, the agonized
cries OF the American wounded could
be heard. But Colonel Whittlesey'
message to the enemy was not that he
would lay down his arms.
You go TO hell he said.
a few hours later American re.
serves attacked all along the line tho
Germans were pushed back and the
little band of survivors saved
On his return to the United State,
Col. Whittlesey was voted the Congress
sional Medal of Honor the most coveted
American decoration OF heroism. ant
a few months after the armistice tn,
German officer who called on him {,
surrender made public statement ex
tolling the courage and dogged deter
mination Of his former foe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
NO. 30 SCHOOL MAY BE
RE0PENED TOMORROW

According TO present weather indi-
cations. No. 30 school, at Concord
avenue and Boulevard, which has been
closed yesterday and today. owing 70
the sticky tar surface OF the street
In front Of the school. which clinzs
to the shoes OF the children, viii be-
opened tomorrow.
The Street and Sewer Department
notified the Board Of Education that
II present weather conditions continue
the tar viii have been sufficiently
hardened by tomorrow morning 20
allow walking on the streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CAMDEN
ZBYSZKO THROWS LEWIS.
Veteran Champion Gets Two Ont of
Three Falls on Stranger.

New York, y. Y. Nov. 29.-Stanis-
laus Zhyszko. of Poland, successfully
defended the worlds heavyweight
wrestling championship at Madison
Square Garden last night. defeating
Ed Stranger" Lewis of Lexington,
Ky. zbyszko won two out of three
falls.
II was so-called rolling ball which
occurred when Lewis, in spinning out
of hole. rolled on a shoulder. Lewis
left the ring in protest, but was in
.duced to return, and the match con-
tinued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
DIR. JAMES KENDALL TO BE
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT

DR.. James Kendall. professor OK
Chemistry at Columbia University,
will deliver lecture tomorrow even
ing before the Delaware Chapter OF
the American Chemical Association
at Trinity Parish House, 11O6 Adams
street. The subject of his talk will be
"A Modified Ionization Theory" The
meeting begins at 8. Dr. Kendall is
a well-khown member of the American
Chemical Society and is an authority
on many chemical subjects. His COM
Ing here will be of interest to all chem
lists in Wilmington and vicinity. F. B.
Holmes will preside.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CAMDEN WINS.
New Jersey Bowlers Surprise Local
Organization.

Camden became more firmly en-
trenched in the lead OF the Elks'
Inter-City Bowling League on Satur-
day night, the Jerseymen defeating
the Wilmington Lodge on Grady's al
leys in three straight games. The
rival pinmen battled closely in the first
two games. Camden winning by Il and
spin margins. They had things their
own way in the final tussle.
Otto Long Of Wilmington turned in
high single when ne splintcred the
lumber for 2S3 in the second game
Myers Of the visitors hung up high
three with $40. The Camden lodge
men were entertained at the Elks
home following the match. The score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CALIFORNIA LURES DEMPSEY.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
Los Angeles. Nov. 29.-The father
mother and sister of Jack Dempsey
heavyweight champion, win leave Salt
Lake City after Christmas to make
their permanent home in Los An
geles, according to a brother, Joe
Dempsey. who has started a house
hunt here.
The brother said Jack would pur-
chase house and ten arces of land
near Los Angeles ON his arrival jan
uary /, at the completion OF vaude-
Vile tour.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
BEEFSTEAk PADDING.
Novel Device Used to Save Lafayette
PLAYER From Injury.

Easton. Nov. 29.-It was learned
yesterday. Frank Schwab. acting cap
tain of the Lafayette College foot
ball team. had played since before
the Lafayette-Pittsburg game with
pad of beefsteak. because he was
threatened with appendicitis. and that
he will enter a local hospital next
week TO submit 10 an operation.
The beefsteak padding is used be
cause it makes the muscle wall twice
as thick and absorbs any blow that
might occur in the region where it is
nlaced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CALANTHE LODGE TO
CONFER DEGREES

Chancellor Commander. Melvin +.
Anderson, of Calanthe Lodge, No. %,
X. of T., announces that the l6Gge
will open promptly at 730 this eve
ming.
Candidates who are prepared to take
the rank Of Esquire are requested to
be at the hall promptly at s o'clock.
Immediately after the lodge ses-
sion the room will be turned over TO
the degree team of the dramatic order
knights of Khorassan, who will re-
hearse for the ceremonial to be given
saturday evening, December 3, In the
auditorium OF Pythian Castle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
RALPH 6RtENLEAF WILL
DEFEND BILLIARD TITLE

New York, Nov 29.--Ralph Green
leaf. who won the worlds pocket bill
ilnrd championship for the third sue
coss.ve time IN the recent tOurna-
nert Of Philadelphia. viii defend his
titlo IN challenge match here de-
.omhcr g. 22 and %. against Arthur
Moods, of Minneapolis
The match VIII consist OF three
blochs OF 40 points each.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
PADDOCK TO RUN AGAIN.
Californian Coming on the Track Next
Summer.

Los Angeles. Calf, Nov. %
CharlesW. Paddock. holder of several
worlds records in sprint races. has re-
considered his decision never to run
again and will soon start practice for
the coming track season. Paddock
will attempt to lower the worlds rec
ord for the 440-yard dash some time
during the next season. He has never
run over 800 yards in competition, out
he says he thinks the 440-yard dash
will be almost as easy as the 800
yard He will again represent the
University of Southern California.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29

What has become of the old high
wayman who used to say. Your money
or your ife?' " He has gone TO boot
leggin'." answered Uncle Bill Bottle
top. and now demands both. ."-E,x-
change
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
DEFIANCE OLD FIVE LOSES.
South >ide-Eden Quintet Takes Wen
>faced Game

South side-Eden basketball team
defeated the Defiance old Five last
night In the new Olympia cage. % to
IL.
The game was one OF the best staged
~ far IN tho new hall Magiu and
Purcell starred for the winners. Pur-
cell was> the leading scorer OF the
same Lex Gillespie starred for the
losers Tho score.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
GAME AT BROwNSON TONIGHT.

The Mt. Vernon team will meet one
Of the stiffest propositions it has on its
schedule when they meet Salmon"
Shields Old Defiance Five on the
l3rownson Library floor tonight The
Defiance team will have some of the
best talent obtainable in the city and
no doubt will make the Creek Boys
step to leave the library victorious.
The game will start at $40 with
Bobby Maxwell officiating. The line
nm.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29

Mayor and Council said they had al
ways assumed and that the two au-
thorities did not intend to intimate
that a reassessment Of any entire city
could be completed without mistakes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
To Sell Ainscow Properties.

A number OF properties owned by
the late Alfred L. Ainscow viii be Of
fered at public sale by the executors
on December 10 at the Court House.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
NEW CASTLE
BEATS WILMINGTON

New Castle, Nov. 29.-Last evening.
in the Opera House cage, the New
Castle High School basketball team
defeated the Silverbrook five of Will
mingtOn. by the score of 56 TO Is. The
score:
Nrxv rAcrr r. mon eI,uoo,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CITY QrOIT LEAGUE.
Results of Games Last Week.
Schedule For This Week.

nesday-Cookman al Desco.
ednesday-pullman at Pioneers.
Thursday South Side Eden at p.
H. X. shops.
friday-Brownson at Seventh Ward
All Dcsco players will please note
TINT the games with Goodman will be
played on "Wednesday as scheduled.
The results Of the games between
Goodman and Seventh Ward. which
were played over on account Of pro-
test. are as follows:
Goodman ...... ....... p rs q 2I-3
Seventh Ward .... II p p IS I7-2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29

You don't have 10 be an ad-writer
TO get results from classified adver-
tising. An taker will help you.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
CHURCH ATHLETIC LEAGUE
BASkETBALL-s p. NJ.

Tonight.
Friends Gymnasium.
Stlverhrook VS.. Eastlake
tirst-Central VS.. Westminster.
Friday.
Hanover Church Gymnasium.
Epworth VS.. McCabe..
st. Paups VS.. West.
Saturday.
y. VI. c. A. Gymnasium.
Old Swedes VS.. Hanover.
Second Baptist VS.. Brsndywine.
BOWLING-7.30 p. NJ.
Tonight.
st. Paul's VS.. Brandywine, Y, NJ c
A. alleys.
Westminster VS.. Bethany, West
minister alleys
Thursday.
Mt. Salem vs.. First Central West.
minister alleys.
Emmanuel VS.. Union, Y. NJ. C. A. al
leys.
Friday.
Hanover VS.. Grace. y. NJ. c. A. al.
leys.
Silverbrook VS.. Cookman, West.
minister alleys.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-29
NEW CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL.
ssss srsss ss-sss ~
SILVERBROOk

s..ts-+s.-.-s-s..r-.. % Ia
Referee-Jesse A. Mckay Timekeep-
erss, Pinder and Mcdaniel. Time of
halves, 20 minutes.
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Chir-rup! Ckir-rup!
BY JULIA A. PIERCE

Grcta gave her trim little figure one
last criticizing glance in the mirror. re.
adjusted the sa ilor hat, thoughtfully
pulled on her gloves. then picked up
the suitcase which contained all Of her
earthly possessions and stepped out of
the room. She did not lock the door,
but left the key In the inside for she
would never be coming back.
Since the mill had laid off so many
girls three months before, Greta had
lived on her meager savings. Now they
were gone and she could not stay in the
room with no money to pay the land,
lady. Vainly she had gone from city
to city, answering every advertisement
for which she was applicable, but the
result was always the same
Blindly.. ,gloomiy. without noticing
the, weight of her suitcase. Greta
walked on and on-out of the dirty city
stone beside the road met her eye. Yes,
she was weary. Placing her suitcase
on the rock she sank down upon it--a
forlorn little figure indeed. A warm
south wind stirred few reddish brown
locks about her face, but she did not
, notice. Fortunately the weather was
warm. Even tiny patches of green
grass were visible here and there.
This young girl, who had kept herself
pure and sweet through all the trials
and temptations the vile cities had
thrown about her, had no place to lay
her head that night. But she did not
care now; she was ready to lie down
and die there beside the road. No one
would miss her. for she had no home
and the only friend she had ever known
was somewhere In the West--she knew
not where. She had received no word
from him since he had left her, three
years before.
She allowed herself to drop into pleas
ant revery and she could see his hand
some face os he had tenderly told her
Of his love and his ambitions. IT will
| be back before many months, and
then" a last embrace and kiss, and
he had leapcd aboard the moving ex-
press, waving and smiling. Soon after
ward her mother died and all was sold
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'DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Folly Wisher
BY DADDY
CHAPTER III
Magic Fur Coats

+cCy and Billy shivercd and shook
~ ,bev stood at the North Pole
~ The Polar Bear run away.
wetchns ,as midsummer and the sun was
IL wa brightly, but still there was
0inhs /, about them and the Arctic
now y" went right through their thin,
ple's 'ssoather clothes.
hot,ws'hj hot,. md warmed himself bit pelt-
bi,S bto polar Bear with frozen snow
~ y" h,,, now he was ms chilly as
Pesgy. Wisher, the goblin who had
no' ,bcm into trouble by granting
soteps srst idle wish. seemed as cold as
tss sf fn' nt's play tag. That will warm us
10 said. Peggy and Billy chased
W, ,nct and forth through the snow,
him s hat hat he'ped little. Finally Peggy.
csussrrs .sras YOU re It," said Peggy to Folly
,.tor and she sat down on a snow
MIs"'t % rest. for she had run herself
psnA breath. As soon as Peggy sat
ou. ), sbe began to get cold again
coiI.t tbe distance Polar Bear was stag
IN. IN ~, away in full fight after having
s.'a asss blackened and his nose bruised
~ Eilly's Icy snowballs.
.0h 7 am freezing" shivered Peggy.
~ wish i had Polar Bears farm coat
q A. w.. sooner we're the words out Of her
,th than a strange thing happened.
T'ys pTsr Rear began to whirl around in a
sy s,ssy circle and white cloud seemed
"T TSs white cloud swept. like whirl.
-,.S across the snow. 1t sped straight
~ IN Peggy, Billy and Folly Wisher and
..vv,;rjed about them. 1t tickied them
s~d Il prickcd them.. -,
.,d when they could see plainly again
sAsr we're surprised to find that the
sim,d was not made OF snow MS they
M thought. It was OF heavy. white
Ssir. Si Yes. sir, it was the hair OF Polar
''T Th.y didn't have time to marvel at
All. for the tickling and pricking grew
~ sbarp they couldn't helping dancing
spd yelling. 4 1t was as though they
IA been attacked by a swarm of white
my @mosouitoes. The white hairs pricked
thsir faces and hands and even got in
side Of their clothes.
Perry chanced to look at Billy and
~ gave q cry of amazement. The
vhite hairs were growing on Billy. He
vas covered with fur as the Polar Bear
bad been.
Billy looked at Peggy. and he, too,
shouted in surprise. She was growing
white fur on her face and hands. Both
of them looked at Folly Wisher, and
he, too. seemed to be changing into a
Polar Bear.
"Oh, my; oh. my" cried Peggy,
'My wish has come true. We have
been given the Polar Bears warm coat
Of fur And what she said was true.
They were covered with fur and they
felt far more comfortable than they
had felt since reaching the cold North
Pole.
But now frantic howls drew theil
Ues toward the poor Polar Bear. Ht
had lost all his white fur and looked
q thin and miserable Us a newly clipped
sheep.
"Wau- 90. What shall l do" howled
the Polar Bear. 'I have lost my warm
coat and am freezing to DEATH"
Peggy and Billy were sorry for poor,
cold Polar Bear, even though he had
wanted to eat them. They would have
given him back his warm fur IL they
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to pay the funeral expenses. Greta was
left penniless and alone and was forced
to seek employment In the mill hun
dreds Of miles from her old home.
IL Francis had ever written, his let
ters had never been forwarded. Grets
had made up her mind to forget him.
and for weeks had not allowed herself
to think Of him. Why did he loom up
so vividly now?
"Chir .rup! CHR -rupl" The sound
startled her and she looked up. There
she saw a wee bird on a cherry bush l.,
looking straight at her.
Cheer up How can II" Grcta might
have been talking to person instead
Of a bird, SO bitter was her tone.
As though in answer, birdie fitted to
another branch and again broke out :
CHR rup, CHR r-rup. chir-r chir-r-
rupM ,,
aloud. "What have you to be happy
about? I'll wager you are as hungry as
I, right now, and where will you sleep
tonight. pray tell me?"
"Chir -rup, CHR -rup!" and he few
away.
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Greta watched him disappear high up
in the clouds. Suddenly n verse OF
Scripture which she had learned in
school came to her: "If then God so
clothe the grass, which is today in the
field, and tomorrow is cast into the
oven how much more will He clothe
you, o ye Of little faitb2'' 1t was as
though the bird had dropped this mes :
sage from Heaven, whence he had just
flown.
Greta sprans to her feet, tense and
alert.
"Faith-faith--0 We Of little faith
how much more will He clothe you, Q
ye of little faitb?'
"Yes," she thought aloud THAT j:
the trouble. I have lost faith--all faith
faith in God-faith in mankind
faith in myself" Then a sudden deter
mination and ambition fairly shook her
whole being, and, grasping her suitcase
she started nt brisk walk back toward
the city. She had not the slightest idea
where she would 60. All she could
think was: "How much more will He
clothe you, Q ye Of little faith?" Yes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-25
LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
BY Lee Pape
MOUNTAINS

MOUNTAINS
I.
A hill is a little short pile of land
ware cows and horses daily,
VIE a mountain is a big high pile
And the absents Of land makes a valley.
Most mountains jest stand in their place
on the map
To leeve you admire their bewtv
But some blow lava all GROUND,
Being volcanoes performing their dooty.
3.
Each row of mountains has a name
Sutch as the Rockies and Alps.
o wat Is 1t makes them so wife on top
o Is It the snow on their scalps?
4.
Some mountains are higher than others.
Sutch as for instants Pixies Peck,
Wich il you ever climbed up to the top
Of it
You'd set down all the rest of that week.
You can see all erround on mountain
top
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They drove on, out into the country,
back along the road Greta had just
come, and Francis told her how he had
written letter after letter, with no re :
sponse. and had finally come East to
search for her how he had canvassed
city after city and had decided at last
to give up the search and return with /.
out his loved one. Briefly he related
his experiences and pictured to her the
great ranch he had bought.
Suddenly stopping the car, he turned
and claspcd the girl in his arms.
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some way would be provided, she fell
certain now.
As she was entering the city and was
about to cross street, she halted
moment to let an auto pass which was
coming at law. breaking speed. Why,
It was slowing down and the driver was
looking at her. Before the car was
scarcely opposite 1t stopped and tall
handsome man sprang out with shout
"Greta have found you at last -
'Francis!" Greta was swept into his
arms and into the car.
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my own brave, true love-" he mur-
INJURED. Are you happy
Happy She could not speak, but
nostled closer TO his shoulder.
Presently Greta lifted hcr hcad a.
"Cbir.r,ip. chir-rup" came again to her
ears, and. gazing heavcnward, si,c
thanked God for His wonderful good
ness. All seemed so bright and bceuti
full now; even The sun appeared for
moment from behind dark cloud, be-.
sore II sank below the horizon.
Next complete novelette--Unlucly Jim
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Mutch ferther than you usually do,
But then on the other end down ware
u starts
It certeny cuts off your view.