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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
COUNTY
ELECTION CONTESTED

Princess Anne. Md, Nov. 26.-
Charles p. Barnes, Democratic candi-
date for Sheriff OF Somerset county at
the last election, has instituted suit
In the Circuit Court for Somerset
county to contest the election Of the
Republican candidate, Charles s. Dry
den, alleged marked ballots are chal-
lenged. According TO the official can
vass Of votes made by the, Board of
Election Supervisors, Dryden was re-
turned elected over Barnes by three
votes. The hearing is set for Decem-
Der IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City, Nov. ga meeting
of mcmbcrs aud other persons interested
M Christ Episcopal Church viii be held
ncSt Wednesday night at clock in the
parish house An important discussion
on church work viii toe conducted bv
Rev Charles T. Bcttichcr of New York
City editor of the Spirit OF Missions.
Judge Y. Bayard Heiscl Is i'll at his
hunc at Chelsea
Mf and Mrs Frank Phillips of
haslon, Md aud Miss Mary Carrow Of
Wilmington are visiting Mrs. Theodore
tarrow Of ~. Georges.
Mrs III. v Buckson entertained the
following gucsts over Thanksgiving
MIR and Mrs. fenton of Red Bank.
\. J., Charles Schick, Miss Nellie Cross
land and Miss Alice Buckson of Viii
mingion
Miss Emma Clark Of Greenlea is
visiting Mrs. James r. Winchester, in
Wilmington.
The Boy Scouts and Girls Community
Clubs of the Presbyterian Church will
attend the services IN Christ Episcopal
Church, sunday afternoon at 345
o'clock Services IN charge of Rev.
Joseph Earp, pastor An address will be
innde by C,corgc Narheld Hobbs, editor
of the Baltimore Sunday Sun
Mr Harry Stillman aud son, Rodney,
OF Baltimore. Md, are spending a week
here with her mother, Mrs. Emina Price.
A bazaar and plc social viii be held
N the chapel OF the NJ. +. Church,
Thursday, December l.
Electric lights have been installed in
The homc of William Vail
Mis-. LOUIS pordham and Miss Misco
NURSES NJ the Y. aud :, Hospital, VIII
nirglon, spcnt Thanksgiving here with
Nj and Nlrs. James Pordham.
Nr and Mrs. V. R Peek gave a
Thanksgiving dinner 10 her children and
klnudrhldlcn Those attending were.
Al aud Mrs. William :. Boyer and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
DEATH WAS SUDDEN.

Newark, Nov. &c. Harry Ellison.
aged 6i years. died suddenly at his
home on North College avenue. yes
terday the result of paralytic
stroke. Mr.. Ellison had not been in
good health for several Weeks, but
ms condition was not thought to be
serious. He formerly was employed
by the Wilmington Automobile Com
pany in Wilmington, but had not been
working for several weeks:
About O'Clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Ellison, while working with
his flowers in the yard of his home
was stricken with paralysis. He was
gotten into the house by members of
his family. but never revived and
died about ? o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Ellison was formerly a
farmer but had lived in Newark for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
FRESH STRAWBERRIES.

Dover, Now 22.-In addition TO
Dover citizens enjoying fresh butter
beans and tomatoes from their gardens
on Thanksgiving Day, fresh strawberry
shortcake was served during the day,
Several quarts of luscious Strawberries
were sold here by farmer near Dover,
which he had picked from his garden,
the dav before.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
The DOWn Stairs Store Is as Safe
in AU Features

sanitary, and as well lighted and ventilated, as
the other portions of the Store. Its asles too,
wide, its exits many, leading to both street and
Subway
When one wishes to eat lunch-for shopping is
an appetizins business, particularly in Wana.
makers, where it goes the most smoothly-one
finds the largest provision for serving busy mid
day throne of shoppers, that has ever been heard
of in single store.
On the Eighth Floor is the magnificent Great
Crystal Tea Room, the largest dining room in
Philadelphia, which can easily seat 14OO persons
at time
More visitors altogether eat luncheon in day
in this Tea Room and its six adjoining rooms than
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

lunch at any FOUR of the largest hotels in the city
and the food served is worthy of its beautiful
setting.
Then, on the Gallery, located halfway between
the Main Floor and the Down Stairs Store, are the
pleasantly appointed Dairy and lunch counters,
seating several hundred guests; while in the Down
Stairs Store itself, IN the Chestnut Street section is
an unusual kind of soda a-fountain service includ.
ing hot beverages, soups, sandwiches and other
nourishins 'pck-me-ups. served simply, but
daintily.
1t is pleasant to feel as we'll taken care of IN a
great Store If one were in ones own home
But the greatest pleasure is to feel that one is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
"What Shall / Glue ?"

Think how many thousand questions that
Questions involving many different
personalities, tastes, IDEAS needs, and limits of
prices then think how wonderful and how
satisfying a thing it is that, with negligible
exceptions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

many years. Ho Is survived by three
sons and two daughters. The funeral
will be held at o'clock Monday after
non and interment made at Head OF
Christiana cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
Everything's Ready
For Christmas Shopping and for Christmas Shoppers
At Wanamaker'S

best possible authority and which does not require
to be demonstrated. Luckily most Of can play
both ends of that happy game, the blessed holiday
retains all its serene equilibrium, not oversct by
any such leaning to a single side as Artcmas Ward
pictured when he said OF the inhabitants OF the
South Sea Islands that they "subsisted by taking
in apothers washing"
Today, with Thanksgiving passed and Christ
mas only twenty-ninc days distant, finds everybody
wondering about holiday gifts.
It's only very limited proportion of the popu-
lation that arc wondering, What will get?" and
we think could win bet their age.
"Tell you?' To be sure. It's the enviable age.
But all the other folks busy with pencil and
list (or if not, they should be- and with Wanamaker
daily advertisements in the Philadelphia papers or
If not, they lose by it, they ask themselves:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
Starting the Christmas Shopping Early a.
Starting 1t Right-dt Wdndmdker s

Here is assembled the finest assortment and
display of Christmas and other merchandise that
the world produces.
The story of how those goods are assembled,
how we comb the far corners as well as the near
ones of the earth to bring them hither, is wonder
ful one, but too long to be told here
Suffice it to say that there is no mart known
to commerce, where alert eyes are not on the look
out for something new, something in more beau.
. hful, novel useful form than has been seen
before for Wanamaker customers
These eyes see many things, weigh their value,
and reject the less worthy in favor of the worthiest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

WYE approach this holiday of 1921
w equipped for gigantic Christmas service.
Here, shopping, instead of a tax care,
is made positive pleasure, such as is not possible,
with intentions all of the best, where space is
tracted so that few shoppers make a crowd, where
light is poor unreliable, where one hesitates to
use elevators 60 underground to oppressive
atmosphere, or where one has to trudee about from
shop to another because "They don't keep it,
or They're just out of it."
Under the roof of this splendid, spacious and
airy building, glittering with lights, you know from
past experience that you not only find the
Christmas merchandise you seek, but you can find
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
Safety First, Last and
All the Time

in far as human and foresight can secure it.
No need to leave the children at home Bring
them in!
Let them the marvellous Christmas Toy
StOre-a city of toys, could almost call it, in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

for the Wanamaker principle of Trustworthy
goods only applies to the tnes toy, the most com.
monplace kitchen utensI, the most inexpensive
article edmitted to the Store, as much as to the
richest Oriental carpets, the most splendid dia.
monds and sumptuous pearls, the finest furs, the
nobest instruments of music, that are sold here
A pre-eminent purchasing power insures US In
our Christmas shopping, such terms as insure yoa.
in your Christmas shopping, of paying the lowest
prices possible for the qualities, so long as YOU shop
here.
We know many people who have declared that
that shall be as long as they live
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

TIME real fun of Christmas gift-giving
isn't confined by any means within
the narrow limits of the brief period
OF twenty.four hours elapsing between
Christmas Eve and the evening of Christ
mas Day.
1t can be spread over an entire month
before'C Christmas, or for as long time as
you choose to devote to it, between the first
JOY of evolving
The Big Christmas Ldo0-
the gift idea that automatically wipes all weaker
suggestions of the slate, and is declared by all
consulted to be EXACTLY the thing for dear
ABB" or lucky C.D-and the final, loving care
with which the gift unless it is one you've had
Wanamaker's deliver for you) is boxed so daintily
and wrapped so snowy and besealed and berib-
boned with all festa eayety and despatched to the
fortunate recipient, for his her cycle of JOY in
it to commence, without in the least dir ming that
of the gver
The fact that it's the eiver who has the most
delightful part in the whole delightful transaction
OF Christmas giving is one for which we have the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Fargo Man Dying From
Self Inflicted Wound

Fargo, N. D.. Sept. 7.-Arthu,
Moss. As. proprietor. Of the Union cafe
at $40 Front St, shot and MORALLY
wounded himself about 10 a. IN.
Tuesday at his home at 500 First
avenue S. Il
He was taken to st. Johns hospital
at II q. m, n word from the hospi-
tai at 1 p. M, said that he was. still
alive. The physician who was called
to h Moss home shortly after Moss
was found with a bullet hole IN his
head, said that there was no chance
for recovery and that death was but
a matter Of a few hours.
According to the investigation
made by the sherin's department,
Moss shot himself through the head
while sitting in a rocking chair in his
room on; the second floor Of the
house. The bullet, from a .3S calibre
revolver, entered his head on the
right side, just back of the ear, and
lodged in the top Of his skull on the
left side of his head,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Fargo City Budget Is
More Than S4OO. 900

Fargo. N. D.. Sept. THE 1922
budget for the city OF Fargo calling
for an appropriation of $403,547.15
was agreed upon by the city com
mission in special session Tuesday
morning and will be formally passed
upon as incorporated in the appro-
priations ordinance which is to be
given its first reading at the regular
session this morning. a.
The budget last year was abou.
$3s0,000.3
The increase which is approximate
ly $4,000, is represented principally
by the deficit from last year Of about
$4,000 and interest thereon, a So 900
expenditure for the purchase Of lots
on the southside to open up Eleventh
ave. S, and a $4,000 item for the re-
pair Of buildings, these items totaline
about 5000.
The remainder Of the increase,
$4,000 or $4,000, is net and is rep
resented in the average net increase
which would be made as expenses OF
the city normally increase with its
growth. "A. R. Watkins. city auditor,
said. 0
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Booster Tour Planned
By Minot Business Men

Minot, Sept. "Details Of the So
ciability or booster. tour to be made
through northwestern North Dakota
by Minoters Sept. %, % and "a. are
being worked out this week BY the
various committees in charge. {. e.
Danielson. president Of the Associa-
ton of Commerce, has announced the
following committees: Program and
entertainment-Dr. L II. Beeler,
chairman, Supt. L. A. White, Presi-
dent w. M. Smart, Mat. e. 8. Person
and Prof. Johnv Howard; tour mas
ters-John F. MCGUIRE, chairman, J.
U. Lyons, M. F. Mulroy. Dick H.
WEIGH, Ray o. Miller; stunt commit
tee-Thos. B. Murphy, chairman, e.
A.. Shirley, ]. F. Smallwood. William
F. Gettelman and W. F. Jones: H.
nance committee-R. e. Barron,
chairman. D. Mair and W. J. Gerding:
publicity-Jas. 8. Milloy, chairman,
Paul Redpath and Glen D. Colcord.
The tour will include parts OF Rem
Vile, Burke. Divide, Williams and
Mountrail counties as well as Ward
county.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Hagan Talks Politics
In Labor Day Addres.

UNREASONABLE 7.-xAfter
delivering a morning address in
keeping with Labor day. John N.
Hagan. commissioner of agriculture
and labor.Ndeyoted nearly i IL hours
to a,purely political address in which
he talked. Of bonding state officers,
the state hail insurance law. work
mems compensation, state mill and
elevator schemes, defended the state
administration for acts that have
brought 1t public criticism and charE-
ed bad faith tot state bankers whom
he accused of maliciously preventing
Notation of several million dollars Of
North Dakota bonds after contract
had actually been made for their pur-
chase by an outside financial house.
The latter address was given at
Wilson's grove and was a regular
part Of the Labor day program given
under the auspices of the Central
Labor union here.
Following Hagan, Usher L. Bur
dick told Of the benefits labor might
derive from theaUnited States Grain
Growers wheat marketing plans.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
SID PARKlNS,
BIG RANCHER,
HAS FAILED
Nearly Half Million Dollars
Worth Of Cattle to Be
Sold by Creditors.

Bismarck, N. d., Sept. THE larg-
est chattel mortgage foreclosure sale
In the history Of North Dakota will
be held at the Leaf on the Till rancn,
owned by s. E.. Parkins, near Self
ridge: Sioux county. at noon Thurs
stock on the place will be sod to sat
isfy claims OF creditors on notes ag..
greEating $4zs,6zo.41.
Genera Information concerning
this sale and what is believed to be
the greatest failure in the history Of
the cattle business in North Dakota,
was contained In notices OF chattel
mortgage foreclosure sales" published
In b current issue of the Selfr1dge
Journal, a. local weekly paper.
Big Notes Given.
Thirteen notes were given by Par
k1ns to four main creditors accord.
ing to these notices. Chief Of. these
is Simmer & Thomas Of st. Paul,
who advanced ss7s.l7o.61 on seven
separate notes. Rosenbaum Bros. Of
Chicago hold $4,000 worth of notes,
Claude e.. Wilson, also OF Chicago,
holds one for 81. 900 and the FIRST
National bank OF Mandan, ths,e notes
total'ing $32,2
Cattle totailins s.l1s were given as
security for the various loans includ-
ing 500 bulls, 1,0S5 cows, about 2,455
heifers n the balance beet steers,
one to four years old.
Patkins Has Disappeared.
The announcement Of the foreclos-
ure OF the Parkin ranch follows his
mysterious disappearance. A month
ago he left his home at Dickinson,
bile was returned tc. Dickinson, and
he has since not been heard Of, 1t
Is known that he did not go to his
ranch from Dickinson.
The notes az listed in the fore
closure proceedings are largely Of
oates within the past eighteen months
During the warEFarkins plunged heav-
lily in the cattle business. and import
ed many large consignments Of cat
tie Montana s~tockgrowers whose
grazing lands were burned out by ex-
IRENE drouth. He evidently borrow
ed heavily TO finance the deals and
was caught&hy the. slump in the price
Of live stock,
Has Model Farm in Emmons.
In addition TO the Leaf on the
Hill Ranch, (which he operated south
Of S%elfridge and Shields, N. d., Par
kin had a farm in Emmons county
across the Missouri river from the
mouth of the Cannon Ball river, which
is the model Of the country. .&
1t was established for tho purpose
of breeding fancy corn fed baby beet
for the market 1t is the most mod
ern farm in that section Of the state
and compares favorably with the
"Cy" Thomson farm at Austin, MINI.
Six large silos form a part Of the
farm equipment which has modern
barns. a large ranch house and spe-
cial bunk houses for the men. Until
this year crop returns have been in
sufficient to fill more than one of the
silos, it is said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
WAVE OF crime
CONTINUES IN
MlNOT SECTION
Continued from page ~

navian-American bank. Earlier H.
the week Deputy Sheriff George H.
Scofeld had his machine stolen from
his private garage.
= Over the week end the police de-
partment was active and a number
OF men were arrested for carrying
concealed weapons.
Five Yeggs Work al Crane.
. The robbing of the general store
owned by Carr & Amundson at Crane
early Monday morning was the work
OF four men and one woman. The
party was seen passing through Lans-
ford at midnight Monday and also
seen returning through Lansford, ap-
parently IN route to Minot, at 8 a,
m. Monday. Two charges of nitro
~glycerine were used to crack the safe
which yielded S6 in cash. When the
first charge was fired, Mrs. H. A. Full
Ter, who lives two doors from the
store, put her head out Of the win
dow and a lookout at the corner of
the store advised her to "put your
head back in there woman or you
won't a any," Mrs. Fuller saw
the four men and woman leave with
lined overcoats. shoes and silks. r
1Hc Saline nISHL an elevator DIT
Greene, a short distance west of
Grano, were entered and some cash
stolen. Details Of the robbery were
not received in Minot.
The stealing Of dynamite from the
Bugge & Madsen store house one
mile southwest of Burlington is prob
ably the work of yeggs who are
known to secure nitro-glycerine by
boiling down dynamite. Two cases
were stolen. Several weeks ago
dynamite was stolen from the same
place and a night Waterman has been
engaged.
Minot Police Are Busy.
Minot police have been escortlng
all suspicious looking characters to
the. police station where they are
searched and questioned. James Cay
lor, James Hayes. Henry Snyder, A.
+. Patrick, Fred Martin, Floyd Roach
and John Zembyski were given "the
once over and Martin. Roach and
Zembyski held on a charge of car
rying concealed weapons.
George Foot and Margaret Wilson
were taken from an empty house at
midnight and are charged with dis
orderly conduct. According to the
police they had moonshine whiskey in
their possession. Other arrests since
Sunday included: Ray DeRye, dis
orderly conduct. l.. j.. WEIGH and
Robert sprague, disorderly conduct.
Theodore Dubbs, Robert FELTON, and
Jim Mccormick. DRINKS and William,
Hurd and another man listed as
"John Doe" for speeding. !
"A telephone call to the police sta
ton early. Monday evening advised
the desk sergeant that two men were
robbed of their money on the via
duct. The police investigated but
could find no trace of the hold-up
artists or their victims. They were
unable to trace the telephone call.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Montana Contest Case
Thought To Be Ended

Poplar, Mont, Sept. THE last
lap Of a contest case Is presumahly
finished in Roosevelt county In q deci-
sion handed down ny Judge Borton
in the case Of County Commissioner
Frank Welnrich against John Ander-
son, Dwight Loan and Andrew Har-
DO, all questions Of law raised by the
defendants on demurrers being decia-
ed in favor Of Comfy Commissioner
yWeinr4ch. The defendants are given
time to answer, however, II they wish
to do so.
The case started following the cleo
ton of Weinrich . Anderson as
county commissioner. the latter with
the support Of the ,,NIonpartisan league
c%onteating the election. The action
was dismissed some time ago. the
present demurrer cases growing GU.
Of the dismissal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
JANITOR rs ONLY
LEAGUE OFFICIAL
STAYING ON JOB

Bismarck. N. u, Sept -
Governor Frazier has returned to
the state capital after spending a.
few days at his farm last week.
Attorney Genrael Lernke was
expected to return from Fargo tor
day.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
John Hagan Is In Minneapolis on
business and will visit points IN
North Dakota before returning.
State Auditor d. G. Poandcxter
IL in northern Minnesota for q
ten dnys' vacation.
Assistant Attorney General W.
=. Anderson wa In Fargo yester-
dag. 4. u
Secretary 70 the Governor Mel.
son A. Mason Is expected back
tomorrow from Belle Plaine, Ia,
where he went to make a Labor
day speech,
Adjutant General Fraser Is At.
tending the national rifle shoot
at Camp Pcrry;aO q. Major Harold
Stevenson is captain Of the North
Dakota team.
Charles Acesman. secretary of
the board Of administration. Is
At his farm in Kidder county.
Billy Iaist, head jnnitor, Is on
tho job.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Fire Threatens Large
Minot Department Store

Minot, Sept. slight damage was
caused to the building and clothing
when fire, starting from an unknown
origin. was discovered in Room 3 in
The Fair, building yesterday after
noon. Ellison Brothers, owners OF The
Fair store, presented a check for a
substantial amount as an expression
OF their appreciation of the prompt
action on the firemeA In extinguish-
ing the blaze: q
The firemen answered = call to the
C. +. Meade home at ling Valley
street at 8 a. m. yesterday and ex-
tinguished a fire in the attic. Mice or
defective wiring Ii blamed for the
fire. The damage has not been de-
terrnined. .5G
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
IN PEMBINA
COUNTY EXPLODES

Pembina, N. D., Sept. IA steam,
engine exploded on the A. J. Reste-
mayer farm between here and Cava-
lier, injuring several men working on
the ~threshing rig and setting fire. tc
several loads of bundles.
Henry Grave, the fireman. was Sc
verely scalded from his knees down
while Henry Kimple was badly
burned in the upper part of his body
when he attempted to put out the fire
started on his load Of bundles.
The injured men are being cared
for at the farm house. This Is the
first explosion of a threshing engine
in this county for some time. Yea,
ago explosions Of this kind were IRE.
Quent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Northwestern Neus
Lad Buried n Sand
Slide While Playing /
Has Marrow Escape

NLinDt, N. D., Sept. 7.-Walter
Schlnitz, IA year old son of Mrs.
E. Schm1tz, S2S Valley street,
had . narrow escape from death
Monday afternoon when-a cave In
which he was playing In the sand
pit on 500 street, caved in on.
him and covered him with several
feet Of sand. Other children who
were playing with him ran and
notified n. e. Link and w. n.
Balfour who were passing near
by. The two men Acooped some
sand away and taking hold Of the
boys heels pulled him out. The
hremen were summoned and ar
rived just as the lad was rescued.
He complained Of a sore back
md was put 70 bed but was none
the worse. for his experience.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Head OF Morse Literary
Society To Visit State

!. Minot, Sept. 7.--Dr. F. G. Gade of
Christiania. Norway, president of the
Observation-Disclosures, a literary and
historic association Of Norwegians
which has members in all parts OF
the world, leaves Norway Sept 80 for
q two months visit in the United
States. He is expected to reach Minot
soIne time in November and the Minot
Sons Of Norwey lodge Is planning an
elaborate reception for him.
A meeting at which details of the
reception will be worked Of is, set
for Z o m. Thursday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-07
Vaccination Against
Blackler Is Advised

Plentywood, Mont, Sept. 7.-vac-
cination Of all cattle, in Montana is
advised In 9. circular sent out by Dr.
DO. Fisher, district veterinarian,
who rays that numerous cases Of
blackleg are reported in this section
Of the state.
Dr. Fisher says that tuberculosis
among cattle in the state is rapidly.
disappearing and Will undoubtedly be
stamped out In a. short time. Not one
case Of tuberculosis was found In 700.
dairy cattle tested In Teton county.