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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15
HOUSE
Monday. March IA. 1921

Monday, March IA, 1921.
The House met according to ad-
journment and was called to order by
the Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Brown Of
Augusta.
Journal Of previous session read
and approved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15

Strength, comes from we'll digestee
and thoroughly assimifated- fooo
Hoods Sarsaparilla tones the digs.
tive organs, and thus builds up tne
down." begin taking Hoods at once
1t gives nerve, mental and digestive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15
Senate Bills in First Readina

Papers from the Senate disposed of
in concurrence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15
Our gift offer

Buy from your grocer twelv.
packages Jiffy-Jell in assorted
fiavors, Cut out the q trade
marks in the circle on front
of each package. Send them to
us with the coupon, and we will
mail you free all four measur.
ing spoons. Cut out coupon
now, .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15

1919, relating to inmates escaping
from the Reformatory for Men.
(Signed March 10.)
Van Act additional to Chapter SO of
the Revised Statutes, as amended,
prohibiting hunting in certain terri
tory in the town of Fairfield, in the
county of Somerset. (Signed March
10)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15
Taste the fruit

We want every home to know
how Jiffy~Jell cxcels the old
style quick desserts
Here you get real fruit fla
vcrs in liquid form, In glass A
bottle in each package
We crush the fruit condense
the juice and seal il So Jiffy-
Je1l comes to your table rich in
real-fruit essence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15

Here ID . set OF aluminium
measuring spoons--four sizes.
They are free to users of Jiffy-
Jell See the offer below,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15
Children want It

The children want Jiffy>Jell
They like this rich fruity taste.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-15

We also make Jiffy-Pie, new dessert in two
favors-Lemon and Chocolate. Ask your grocer
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
PASTOR TAKES TRIP
ON PILOT BOAT

Special to The Evening Journal.
LEWES. Sept. 26 - Thomas w.
Johnston vho was accidentally shot
in the leg several weeks ago. while
working on the Negro school house,
by boy with a bullet rife and who
was in the Beebe Hospital for two
weeks, where an operation was per-
formed to extract the bullet. Is now
able TO get around with crutches
William r. Thompson win move
10 his farm near Lewes the first OF
the year,
The Rev. Howard Davis, pastor Of
the NJ. r. Church made a trip to
Philadelphia last week on the pilot
boat Philadelphia.
J. F. Bowers United States Gov
ernment Inspector of the new radio
compass station which is being built
~ Bethany Beach. was visitor last
week. looking after the completion
of the compass station which is be-
ing built here at the point Of the
cares, of which he is also in charge
Mr.. and Mrs Elverson w. In.
grant Of Wilm nEton are spending
few days with the formers pa,
rents Mr.. and Mrs Edgar w. In
gram.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
Only Graceful Hands
Are Beautiful

cuticle where it is too long. Have a
care, though, lest you clip too close
lyi
Following the cutting OF the cuti-
Gle an alcohol bath is excellent for
the clipped parts. 1t smarts, but 1t
eliminates danger OF infection IL by
any chance you have cut too deeply.
Then with a little powder on your
buffer give them a slight polish.
II your nails are hard and brittle
use a little vaseline on them every
night TO soften them. II too soft
and tender a little alum will help.
For hands which perspire too
much, ordinary borax water is good.
A little aromatic spirits OF vinegar
will also dry too moist hands.
Unduly red hands are very often
due to a careless habit Of washing
them in hot water and then omitting
the cold water bath. After washing
your hands in hot water always
rinse them in cold il you would have
them white.
The disagreeable odor which
sometimes clings to the housekeep-
er's hands after she has prepared
fish or vegetables can be removed by
rubbing them with dry mustard.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
BY MNIE. MOREAU.

Manicuring can produce beautiful
nails, but your hands will never be
beautiful until they have repose.
SO make conscious effort toward
grace in the movement OF your
hands. This doesn't mean that you
should practice an affectation Of
movement. For that is destructive
Of beauty. But, keep your hands, as
much as it is possible, relaxed
Don't grip the arms OF the chair
when you sit down. Break that
habit OF clenchlng your hands tight
ly when they should be resting
easily on the other hand, for the
sake OF the effect on your friends,
don't let your grip be clammy.
The Manicure.
Before beginning the real mani
curing OF your nails trim and file
them. Then hold them in a bowl of
warm soapy water for about five
minutes. A little tincture of ben
zoin is an addition which has a
medicinal effect.
o When you remove your hands
from the water, dry them and then
push the skin back. forming the
little half moons and clipping the
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
BUSY
ON 2l-22 WHISP'
CONTINUED From First Paee)

CONTINUED From First Page)
100 pages. and will include stories,
poems, school notes and news items.
Mr.. Johnson said that as a special
feature for the Thanksgiving num-
her the staff is planning to publish
the pictures of all the members of
the freshman class. In addition to
the support OF the student body. he
asked the support and cooperation
OF all members OF the faculty. Mr..
johnson said the school paper would
be financially supported in three
ways this year. first by subscrip-
tions; second by the "Whisp" store.
which is conducted in the school,
and third by a dance which will be
given this year under the auspices
of the "Whisp" staff.
Miss Leopold literary editor. ap-
pealed for material for her depart
ment and urged that every boy and
girl contribute generously. Two
free subscriptions to the paper will
be given for the best two stories pre-
sented for the November issue Miss
Leopold asked that all literary con-
tributions for the November issue be
sent in early.
Mr.. MacRobert. business manager.
explained that the subscription price
OF the paper this year would be so
cents and urged that all students
subscribe. He announced that to-
/ morrow would be tag day FOR
"Whisp" subscriptions. He further
stated that for the upkeep Of the
school paper. the "Whisp Store d
which offers school supplies to IN,
students at a low rate, had beer
started and that a dance would b,
held later
Following these appeals from thu
'Whisp" staff the school orchestri
iplayed a selection. Songs also weri
sung by the school under the di
rection OF Miss Ruth +. Storms. mu
sical director. The exercises close,
with the salute to the flag and tn
singing OF THE Star Spangled Ban
ner."
The Wilmington High School foot
ball team will play its first game thi
year on Saturday afternoon wit
Newark High. at Eighteenth an
Van Buren, streets.
This evening the members OF tn
. faculty who have been at the schoC
for some time will entertain the ne'
b members II will be an informal re
! ception in the boys gymnasium
b Miss Caroline Fitzwater chairma
r Of this social committee. is plannin
other social events during the scho,
r | year
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
RUN DOWN WHILE
AIRING AUTO
William Taylor, of North
East, Seriously Injured
BY Machine
TO INSTALL PASTOR
ON OCTOBER 6
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
ELKTON, Nd. Sept. 26.-Former
Senator Henry NJ. Mccullough. of
Elkton. as counsel for Mrs. Lora
B. Brown, has started a suit in the
Circuit Court for an absolute di-
vorce from her husband, Herman
Brown, on the grounds of desertion.
Besides asking for a divorce. the
plaintiff seeks possession I of their
two children, Clyde Brown, aged .
years. and Wesley Brown, aged 6
years. The defendant resides in Har-
ford county.
The Rev. Thomas p Mckee. OF
New Jersey, who recently accepted
a call to the pastorate of West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church. near
Colora, this county will be installed
as pastor of the church on Thursday,
october 6, by the Presbytery of New
Castle.
While driving along the Elkton-
Newark road. near Belle Hill. Friday
night. william Taylor, Of North
East, who was one Of the Republican
aspirants for Sheriff at the recent
primaries in Cecil county encoun-
tered tire trouble and he pulled his
machine to the right-hand side of
the road to make repairs. While
Taylor was at work, he was struck
by car containing FIVE persons and
driven by Vincenzo Santini. of New
ark. He was Knocked unconscious,
but later revived and was moved to
his home He is still in a serious
condition, but DR.. H. Arthur Can't
we'll. his physician. says he will re-
cover.
The car driven by Santini turned
turtle, but not one OF the five occu-
pants was iSiured. The machine was
badly damaged. Santini was arrested
and held under s2500 bond to await
result Of Mr.. Taylor's injuries. Later
the bond was reduced to $3.50. Mr.
| Santinni claims that Mr. Taylor's
| glaring headlights prevented him
from seeing him working alongsie
Of his car. Magistrate Frank G.
Pratt will give santini a hearing the
latter part of the week. provided Mr.
Taylor is able to attend by that time
The members OF the Chesapeake
City Fire Company. accompanied b,
a band, will attend the Firemen!
Carnival at North East tomorrow
night
Judge Wickes. In the Circuit Cour
here on Saturday. handed down tn,
verdict of the court in the suits o
William Startling and Samuel Smith
and Samuel Smith VS.. William Star
ling, for damages resulting from
their automobiles colliding. Tn,
court held that as both had been neg
ligent. neither could recover dam
ages from the other. Each one wa
ordered to pay the costs Of hi
suit
The Board OF Election Supervisor
for Cecil county will pay over to tn
Board OF County Commissioner to
/ day the sum OF s147O, the aboun
paid by persons to become eligibl
as candidates for nomination at tn
joint Republican and Democrati
r primaries.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
UNFOLD RAPPE
LIFE HISTORY
1contInued From FIrst Pass.l

tContinued From First Pags.)
gone into her past life.
At the coroner's inquest, Mrs. Del
mont testified that Arbuckle was IN
a hotel room alone with Miss Rappe
for about an hour; that although she
had 'kicked as hard as I could with
my French heels on the door Of the
room" she got no answer, and that
finally she summoned the hotel
manager before Fatty opened the
door
Although the defense continued to
maintain its policy OF silence it was
learned from an authoritative source
that Miss Rappe's life history also
Is being gathered, bit by bit, by Ar
buckles attorneys. This covers her
career in Chicago, where she was
said to have been a model and later
10 have engaged in social work. Her
experiences in New York and trip
10 Paris with a woman companion
made famous by the "nightie tango
aboard the liner Baltic, also will be
barred. She and her companion were
said to have startled even Paris by
their beauty and their habit OF
carrying baskets OF fruit instead OF
flowers when they appeared in pub
lie.
It was believed that little or none
of this information would be en-
ployed in the preliminary hearing
but would be reserved for use II Ar
buckle faces trial in Superior Court
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
8 MORE DEAD
ARE ADDED To
BELFAST LIST
Continued from FIrst Page.

Continued from First Page
the roll Of casualties for the week.
end Two young girls and boy
we're wounded by rife fire early
today.
Early last night a bomb was
thrown into the midst Of a Catholic
crowd which was drawn up opposite
crowd OF Unionists in seaford
street. II failed to explode and
someone hurled it into the Protest
ant crowd where it burst with ter
rible effect, killing four and wound
ing at least 81.
DUBLIN. Sept. Omitted Press
With Belfast a1ame with bitter
sectarian warfare. and the truce in
the south in the balance as a result
Of clashing between crown forces and
Sim Feiners in Cork. Ireland, today
was feared to be desperately close to
the disaster Of renewed hostilities
on a general scale.
The press urged Lloyd George to
hasten his reply to De Valera's latest
note and set a date for a conference
to avert this final catastrophe.
Charges that British Constabulary
broke the truce in Cork on Sunday
were made by Republican liason Of
hcers today. They alleged that a
party of Irish citizens, including sew
eral women were halted and roughly
/ treated by British police.
In another part of the city. a Sim
Fein police patrol was accosted by a
larger force OF British. it was charg-
ed. and beaten and stabbed with bay
onets.
The Cork city council today for
warded to the Dali Eireann COM
plants regarding alleged severe
treatment, accorded interned Sinr
Fein prisoners at Spike Island. The
latter, after charging that they wer'
kicked and beaten and their housei
stripped OF furniture and bedding
have gone on strike. About thirty
prisoners were alleged to have beer
severely beaten by the British
J guards.
Belfast's troubles were not con
, fined to desperate street fighting
which continued sporadically today
, unchecked by the efforts Of tn
crown forces which used machin
guns unsparingly.
According to latest reports fron
3 Gairloch. ministerial views on tn
proposed text of Lloyd Georges re
n ply will be received by the Britis
premier by Tuesday at the --latest
, The reply was expected here Wed
!, nesday. although IL was hoped that
might come sooner. Correspondent
at Gairloch wired here that the "out
look was brighter"
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
SEAFORD HAS
$4,000 engine
New Fire Fighter Has Ca
pacity of 900 Gallons
Minute
BISHOP COOK
breaches SERMON

Special to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. Sept. 26.-An auto
mobile accident. in which three Sea-
ford young men were injured, oc-
CURED yesterday on the Bridgeville-
Greenwood state Highway, when the
automobile owned and driven by
Frank Outten struck on obstruction
on the road and turned turtle. In
the car with Outten was Joseph Gill
bert and Ira Merritt. The latter
sustained cuts and bruises. Outten
and Gilbert escaped with minor in
iuries. The car was considerably
damaged.
seaford's new $4,000 motor truck
fire engine arrived yesterday, and
was viewed by hundreds of persons
before It was unloaded from the
railroad car. The engine has a ca
pacity OF 800 gallons or water per
minute through the town plugs from
the standpipe and 500 gallons per
minute from the river. The fire en-
gine house had to be remodeled
and enlarged to house the machine.
Lewis Il. Wallace yesterday cele-
brated his eighty-fourth birthday
anniversary. Although totally blind,
Mr.. Wallace is enjoying fine health
and takes a keen interest in public
affairs. He is one of the Oldest hard-
ware merchants in the State. He
served as postmaster here for four
year. and his son is now seeking the
appointment as postmaster at Sea-
ford, the term OF the present post
master, o. w. Short, expiring Octo-
Der 8.
Rt Rev. Philip Cook Bishop OF
Delaware. ohiciated at the semi-an-
nual services at Old Christ Episcopal
Church. near here. In the morning
there was Holy Communion, follow
ed by preaching, and in the after
noon there was a preaching service.
This is one Of the oldest Episcopal
churches in the United States. serv-
ices are held semi-annuallysi this
church in the spring and fall
The Rev. S. W. Coe. pastor of Mt
Olivet NJ =. Church. this town. was
called to Baltimore today to ofiiciate
at the funeral OF the Rev II. II
Westwood OF Pittsburgh, Pa. who
died at Hillsview Sanatorium, Wash
ington. Pa, on Friday.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
PTONTERs MEFT TONICuT

The Benevolent Pioneer Literary
Association will meet In the club
rooms Of the association. Ninth and
Market SITS, tonight A paper. re-
viewing the activities Of the first an
nual convention Of the Nationai
Council Of Catholic Men. held re q
Gently in Washington. D. c.. will
be read.
The final games Of the chess. bill
lard and pool tournaments. in which
there has been much Interest. will
he played off on Thursday evening.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange for representation Of the as
sociation in the quot league that is
being organized in the city.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
SAY WIFEFED
HUSBANDP POISON
contlnued dom Flrst Page.

Continued from First Page.
both sides, especially the defense.
It was not believed the jury would
be completed before Thursday. TheI
trial. it was believed, would last atI
least three weeks.
Mrs. Southard is specifically
charged with poisoning Meyer with
arsenic obtained from poison fiyI
paper a month after they were mar
ried on August 10. 1920. in orderI
to collect $4,000 life insurance. The
insurance companies became suspi-
cious and refused payment. Mrs
Southard disappeared and later that
year married Paul Vincent South
ard a petty officer in the navy in
Los Angeles. Shortly afterward he
was transferred to Honolulu where
she was arrested and brought back
to Twin Fails
At the time Of her arrest Mrs.
Southard expressed the belief that
she was a typhoid carrier" two Of
her husbands, a brother-in-law and
her baby having died Of that dis
ease, according to the death certihv
Gates.
BY the defendants side when the
trial opened were her husband, who
had obtained a furlong, and her par
l ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. TrueblooA.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26

IS Home TALK
Boys Tongues Wag After
Night Rest Following
Saturday Outing
THE
ONLY SORE SPOTS

After having had the time OF their
lives, 1000 Wilmington boys, rang
ing in age from to 16 years, re-
turned home about O'Clock on Sat
urday night, following a never-to-
be-forgotten day at Lenape Park.
Osborne Hill Farm, the home Of
Mayor Harvey and the battlefelds
in and near Chadd's Ford, as guests
Of the Mayor.
A fact that was remarked upon
by all who saw the truck train en-
route, was the systematic way in
which it was handled. Two motor
cycle officers Of the city motorcycle
squad cleared traffic ahead for the
mile and a half of trucks which fol-
lowed. Dispatch riders on bicycles
kept Frank T.. Ballantyne, head ot
the boys department of the Y. NJ.
c. A. posted during the trip If any
thing weAt wrong with any truck
in the train.
An amusing incident Of the affair
" do AAAt INA AAAAA alAAANNA1 VA SUM
Of the boys, when they found tina.
a Red Cross car of the Delaware
Chapter of the American Red Cross
with DR.. NJ. Ltvich, of the Della
ware Hospital and Miss Carolyn
Robelen, a nurse in charge. was a
part of the elaborate arrangement,
planned for them.
While one or two Of the boys go
severe headaches brought about by
the excitement, a number of them
hung around the Red Cross car with
all sorts Of little bumps and bruises
which they said they wanted cured
The farmers Of Chester county did
not know whether the American
advance on the German front line
was being re-enacted once more, OF
whether the whole world was or
an outing. When the caravan hove
in sight they left their plows and
dropped everything they were doinl
to get a look at the caravan Of yell
ing Wilmington boys
Photographs of the caravan or
the country roads were taken al
points along the route. Christian
sanderson. of washington's Head
, quarters, near Chadd's Ford, an au
thority on the history Of that sec
ton OF the country. told the boy
about the battles that took place
near Mayor Harvey's summer home
and at Chadds Ford, the scene o.
the Battle Of the Brandywine.
Mayor Harvey, who was host t
the boys. was the central figure o
the occasion. He was the only mai
| present who had the nerve to wea
straw hat. The youngsters wer
quick to notice this. Exclamation
of There he is" the man with tn
straw Katy" and 'the Mayo
doesn't care about straw-hat seasoi
being over" "look at him owe
there" were passed along the line.
The whole program ran without
hitch. Every precaution was take
to prevent accidents. A speed o
about 10 miles an hour was main
tained by the trucks. Two extr
trucks were taken along for emer
gency, a precaution which late
proved wise.
Father. mother and big sister wi
no doubt hear about the trip 70
%
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
YACHT america
NEARLY SINKS
In Collision With Submarine
Chaser Off Delaware
Breakwater
HISTORIC CRAFT IN
CITY ON WEDNESDAY

with her port rail smashed. mast
lashed to the deck and with no crew
aboard. the schooner yacht America,
which in 1851. brought to this coun-
try the cup which Thomas Upton is
still trying to lift. put in at Phila-
delphia yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock in tow OF the United States
navy sub-chaser 4Os, commanded
by Ensign d. II. Weaver. The yacht
left Boston on September 10 and is
on her way to the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis where
she will be turned over to the naval
authorities Saturday
Until Wednesday morning she VIII
be at the Corinthian Yacht Club at
Essington. and then will come to
Wilmington. making fast at the mu-
nicipal wharf early in the afternoon.
The America will remain until the
next morning at the municipal
wharf and will depart for Baltimore
by way OF the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal on Thursday morning.
Her port rail was smashed at 4
o'clock yesterday morning as she lay
tied up to the sub-chaser inside
Delaware Breakwater. An unexpect-
ed sea curled around the end Of the
breakwater and knocked the two
boats together causing the Amer
ica's port rail to crash. According
to William L. Swan, a Boston news
paper man who promoted the pur-
chase and reftting Of the America.
and is her commander. 1T looked
for time as IL we were going to
lose her"
From the time that the America
captured the great yachting trophy
of the Isle OF Wight in 1851, she has
had an eventful history. In the Civil
War she was used as dispatch boat
by the Confederate government and
was sunk in the ST. Johns river.
Florida. TO preven. her capture She
was then raised by the crew OF the
United States gunboat ottawa, who
waived the prize money under the
condition that she he used as a prac,
tice ship at the Naval Academy.
Six months ago the boat was pur-
chased and refitted. That was made
possible by prominent yachtsmer
cooperating with the Eastern Yacht
Club, Of Boston. She was offered tC
Secretary DENLY, who accepted hei
on the condition that the Navy De
partment pay a anominal sum for her
on Saturday at Annapolis the yach
will be formally purchased for 81
A. ~ l..
as a training ship.
Mr.. Swan Is the only man wh
slept aboard her on her cruise fror
Boston Members Of the crew OF tn
sub-chaser alternate in steering her
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
WEE AssocIATIoN WoRK

1he Elijah NJ Webb Association
which viii open for the fall and
winter season on next Sunday morn
ing held its final rehearsal OF the
opening program yesterday.
Professor Nathaniel Gaines. Jr.. Of
Hattiesberg. Miss. who will deliver
the opening address arrived in the
city on Sunday and is the house
guest OF Harry Lukens
Professor Gaines, Jr.. is an ex-
service comrade OF the association
vice-president H. II. Johnson.
Carl Litchenbum, OF Philadelphia,
who Will sing an oratorio selection at
the opening exercises also was pres
ent.
Evening journal., 1921-09-26
cHrRcH NOW REAnY

Taking advantage Of the last day
Of the daylight saving season resi-
dents Of Hiilcrest on Saturday COM
pleted the Improvements to the NJ.
E- Church there and after their tasks
were done. the Ladies Aid Society
of the church served supper to the
volunteer workers.
The church has been remodeled
and repainted and the grounds
placed in the best Of condition dur
ing The past summer by residents OF
the suburbs who worked on hoi-
days and Saturday afternoons.