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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
FIVE FINED 50 EACH.

Five men arrested by officer Skepski
at 12.30 o'clock Sunday morning at
Seventeenth and Union streets for dis
orderly conduct were fined 81 and
costs each in the Municipal Court to-
day.
The men We're said to have been
swearing and fighting in front of a
shack when Skepski placed them
under arrest. Officer Skepski said
John j. Dougherty, one of the men.
struck him on the shoulder while the
man said he stumbled against the Of
ficer, although the charge against him
the same. The other men are: John
S. McFumes, Thomas Walsh, Edward
". NcGeachie and Michael Dougherty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
MATCHED FOR sEMI-FINALs.
Mrs. Mallory Faces Mrs. Falk and
Mrs. Bundy Meets Mrs. GilIeaudeau.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Forest Hills, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-Nine
players survived at the start of the
fourth round of the women's national
tennis championship tournament on
the West Side club courts today.
The contest for places in the semi
finals found Mrs. Molla Bjurstdt NAL
lory, the present stitleholder, pitted
against Mrs. Edwin A. FaIk of New
York: Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los
Angeles against Miss Helen Gilleau-
deau, of New York; Mrs. G. ".
Hitchins of Mexico City. against Mrs.
TT. Stuart Green of Ardsley, n. Y;
Miss Mary X. Browne. sof Santa
Monica, Calf. against Miss Edith
Sigourney. of Boston. Mrs. Benja-
min e. Cole, of North Andover. Mass.
against the winner of the Browne
Signourney match.
Miss Helen Wills, of Berkeley, Calf,
meets Miss Virginia Carpenter, of
Philadelphia, in the final round of the
girls championship.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
AUTO THIEVES PREY
ON MARKET STREET
Steal William Taylor's Marmon
Car While He Attended a
Moving Picture Show.

/ That Market street. the principal
/ thoroughfare. is designated as q
fiourishing center by automobile
thieves, Is the opinion of automobile
owners in this city. Despite every
modern method of protection taken
by owners, the police continue 10 re-
ceive complaints of stolen cars
The latest robbery reported TO the
detective bureau is that of Marmon
car. valued at $4,000. the property of
William Taylor of 90 Jefferson
street. According to Mr.. Taylor, his
automobile was stolen last Friday
night from the curbing on Market
street. between Sixth and Seventh
streets while he, in company with a
friend, We're attending motion pic
ture show.
After securely locking the machine,
both Mr.. Taylor and friend entered a
nearby picture house. Following The
show, at 10 O'Clock. the car was miss
ing. The matter was at once reported
to the police. However, detectives
have been unable to run down any
clue which might lead to the stolen
Marmon. The car contained Della
ware license tag No. 443s.
Almost at the same time the car
owned by Mr.. Taylor was reported
stolen, the police along the Pennsyl-
vania highway. near West Chester.
held up moving van, headed for this
city. Instead of finding liquor. the
rolice were astounded to find small
er machine lacked up inside the closed
van The interior was well lighted
and a further investigation revealed
that the smaller car was undergoing
n new coat of paint. This, according
to the police. is only one of the few
methods used by automobile thieves,
machines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
DRY RAID NETS s5 CASES.
Canadian Men And Women Use Steam
Yacht as Rum Runner Across Border.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Cleveland. Ohio August 1S.-Police
early today took seven men and four
women into custody in a spectacular
seizure of the steam yacht Venice
The seizure. made at Whisky Island
west of the Cuyahoga River, netted
% cases of imported wines and liquors.
Six of the men captured. including
Captain William L. Curry of Toronto,
Canada, said to be the owner of the
yacht, are held at police headquarters.
All are charged with violating the
prohibition law. The seventh man,
the engineer viii be taken to head
quarters later. The four women were
not booked but were held for invests
cation.
The police seized the Venice on a
telephone tip from Captain Hansen of
the United States Coast Guard that
the yacht. after steaming past the
harbor entrance several times, had
switched off all lights and docked.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
FARM VALUES INCREASE.
In Delaware They Have Advanced
Eleven Million Dollars Since 1910.

According to preliminary figures of
the 1920 census, just announced by the
Department of Commerce, the total
value of all farms In Delaware. in
Guiding land and buildings. is $64,-
1859 This shows an increase over
1910. when the census showed farm
values of $50, ,155s 1888.
The state of Iowa leads in the value
of farms, those there being appraised
a: s7.6ol .772 .290. Maryland farms are
worth 1886 $50. $780, District of Col
urnbia, s5,577, ,3s9; Virginia. 81 .0zf 49,
025: Pennsylvania. s1,32s, ,752 ,02S; New
Jersey. $3.50. 1928 .98e: New York, 81
425. .o61 .740. The value of all farms in
the United States is given as $66, 6,334, :
309. $50. In 1910 1t was only $34, SOL
125, ,697..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
Mayor MarrIes Italian Couple.

Mayor lie Roy Harvey officiated at
a wedding in his office in the Munich
pal Building this morning, when Gius-
tino Silvestre and Josephine Porrego
We're united in marriage by him. The
bridegroom gave his age as 21 years
and his residence as 1910 West Sixth
street The bride said she was IL
years old and lives at 1921 West Sixth
street. She was accompanied by her
mother who gave her consent to the
daughters marriage. The mayors
secretary, Ellwood w. Bartram and
i. Caguico We're the witnesses The
mayor congratulated the young
couple Immediately following the tie
ing of the nuptial knot.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
NEW MAN IN MURDER CASE.
Los Angeles Sheriff Said to Be on
Fresh Kennedy Clue.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Los Angeles, Aug. 1S.--Possible ar
rest of a man on a Los Angeles Salt
Lake route train which left here last
night was forecast in a story which a
Los Angeles newspaper printed today
covering a new angle of the myster-
ious Staying of j. Belton kennedy
broker. on August 5.
The newspaper said it had infor-
nation that deputy Sheriff Biscailuz
wired from Los Angeles either to Bar
stow. Calf. or Las Vegas. Nevada,
asking that the man be taken from the
train Biscailuz could not be reached
here early today,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
nELD uNDKR es,ses NAIL.
Fsar WilmlnRton Yes ths Fscs Charges
of Attempted Holdup 1t Chester.

The four Wilminxtoniann who were
arrested In Chester. pa. recently on
n charge of attempting 10 hoidup and
rob niefntcrs of Chester building
and loan association Ut their meeting
on Saturday. August q. were given a
hearing In Chester today and held
under $4,000 bail on charge OF con-
spiracy.
ages to the police at the time OF their
arrest AZ follows: Samuel christiano.
"a years old, 2i6 Jefferson street. An
thony Davatos, %, SOS West Fourth
street: Vincent sanna. 40. log South
Adams street: James Tigani, 1914
West Ninth street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
BRIDEGROOM FOUR FEET
TALLER THAN THE BRIDE

Port Arthur. Ontario. Aug. 1S-
Mrs. Jan Van Albert. who became a
bride yesterday viii always look up
to her husband.
He IS nine feet i've inches tall and
she is FIVE feet four. They went TO
school together in Holland and met re-
Gently at Winnipeg when the circus
that employs Van Albert was there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
Enile Cuccurillo Held in Five Thous-
and Dollars Ban For Court.

Emile Cuccurillo. of this city. who
was arrested in Philadelphia on Mon
day, charged with highway robbery,
committed in Brandywine hundred on
April 10. waived hearing last night
before Magistrate Gluekman and was
held under, $1,000 bail for the Court
of General Sessions.
Cuecurillo is alleged to have been
one of the party which held up and
robbed some people on the highway
near Claymont- Some money was
taken from the victims. Cuccurillo
Mas unable to furnish bail and was
taken TO the wo-khouse today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
WOOD CASE. STRIKES sNAG.
Bill Permitting Him to Serve in the
Philippines Opposed by Committee.

by ASsoSidttu tFSSS 10 EssefS E*eHinB
Washington. August 1S.-Opposi-
ton developed today in the House 10
the Senate bill which would permit
Major General Leonard Wood to ac-
cept the governorship of the Philip
pines without giving up his army COM
mission.
A meeting of the military committee
was called by Chairman Kahn for
tomorrow to take up the bill for pos
sibie passage before the scheduled
recess, but sharp fight was pre-
dicted, several committee members.
among them Representative Mckenzie.
Republican. Illinois. announcing they
were opposed TO the bill.
Mr.. Mckenzie said it would be a
dangerous precedent to permit an
army officer to hold a civilian posi-
ton while he retains his military
commission.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
SIR SAMUEL DAVIDSON DEAD.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Belfast, August 1S.-Sir Samuel
Davidson who was knighted when
King George opened the Ulster parlia-
ment in May is dead at his home at
Bangor. IT was announced here today.
Sir Samuel was chairman of the
board of directors of the Siroeco En-
gineering Works of Belfast and was
said to be the second largest share
holder in the American Sirocco Com
pany of Detroit. Mich.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
4. OF P. RELEASES woop.

Philadelphia. Aug. rs Tho board "a
trustees Of the University of rrnnsyi-
gania. at a special mccting yesterday
ln response 10 the request of Secretary
~ War Weeks released Mtl-iirr.
leonard Wood untn September 4 ii1@.
from his agreement 90 become hraa rf
he university. This action leaves tho
General free o. accept The appointment
ri President fiarding as Governor
General OF the Philippines. Josiah "a.
pcnniman win continue 20 act as pro-
vost of the university.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
NEW WAR STAFF READY.
Secretary Weeks Announces Inaugu-
ration of Pershing's REORGANIZATION.

Washington. Aug. 1S.--The estab-
hshment of war plans division in the
general staff Of the army and creation
of a war council were announced by
Secretary Weeks, yesterday. through
the publication Of an order by Gen.
John ]. Pershing. chief OF stan. di-
recting reorganization OF the general
staff
General Pershing's order Is the con-
summation OF a plan originated BY
Secretary Weeks. whereby there would
be organized within the general stan
special war staff ready for the cali
to war at a moments notice. with it's
organization perfected to the point Of
functioning as it should in time OF
war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
Nearly Inch of Rainfall Yesterday.

Last nights rainfall, according TO
the records of the Street and Sewer
Department. amounted TO "a inch:
which, added 10 the 20 during the day
of drizzle, makes .93 OF an inch for the
day and night. This is exactly the
same precipitation as on August End
while the 3rd registered 1.5S, the 9TH
.07 and the 7th $50 inches. making u
total for the month, so far, 5.91 inches
The average monthly fall being 80
inches August has already made a
record so per cent above that figure.
with two weeks yet to come.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
PERSONAL.

Misses Rita Kelly. Mary Kelly
Edith Morley, Winifred Walden and
Stan Riley are all spending their va
cations at Atlantic City
Mrs. Herbert A. Sentman, 4o- West
Twenty first street. has been spend
ing the past two weeks with friends
At Georgetown and BroadkiIn Beach
Sussex county.
Mary A. skelley Of 29o5 West Sixth
street is visiting at Great Bennington
and Lennox, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
Mrs. Sarah Anderson.

Mrs. Sarah Anderson of Middletown
died at 2.30 a. m. Wednesday at the
age of AZ years. She was born near
Viola, and lived at various times in
Wilmington, Buttonwood and Middle
~town. She was a member of ST.
Peters A. Z. Church, Wilmington
She Is survived by her husband, Sam
uel Anderson. one SON, j. Henry
Harris, Buttonwood: two sisters, Iny
Ross. Middletown. Mary Howe. Water
bury, Conn: and two brothers, Hosea
Harris. of Viola, and Moses Harris of
Salem, y. J. Services Will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock in
Trinity A. NJ f. Church. Middletown.
Rev. J. o. sMackafl will of1iciate, as
sisted by Revs. w. G. Bolden and J..
w. Brown. Interment will be made in
the A. n y. cemetery, Middletown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
Protection For Swimmers.

As a matter of precaution, as well
as preventative from possible drown
ing, the Park Board today has placed
along its waterfront wharf, a number
Of life belts and preseryers. At the
new municipal wharf, foot of Church
street, adjacent TO the Park Board
wharf, life preservers have also been
placed at convenient sections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
LEAGUE COUNCIL CALLED.
Meeting WIN Be Held In Geneva Au-I
gust % TO Consider Siiesian Question.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Paris. August 12.-The special meet
ing OF the council OF the League OF
Nations TO take up the question OF
Upper Silesan referred to by the Al
lied Supreme Council. VIII be held I'M
Geneva beginning August %. Wis.,
count Ishii, president Of the League
council, sent out an official call for
the meeting today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
FAMINE AN NAY Pan.
soviet Enyoy. Has Reached Limit m
Concessions 20 Relief Head.

BY Associated Press to Every Efcnin.
Riga. Lstvia. August ts.-Maxlm
LAtvinoff. the Soviet envoy in ths
Russian famine relief ncsouatloua
here. with Waiter Lyman Brown. ~
the American Relof Administration
concessions. says Novy Put the tal-
shcvik organ here.
NJ. Ltvinof has already gXceedcd hl~
instructions. the newspaper Insists
and in the event OF an uusat .silC-
tory reply from Mr.. Brown "ths nf.
sotiations can be consldcrtd as win
out result" Il declared
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Daniel McGHa.

Mrs. Daniel McGiIl who died on
Tuesday at her home. 2s2s Harold
street, Philadelphia, will be buried
ct Ashland, Del. on Saturday. Ser
vices viii be held at $50 O'Clock at
St. Colombus Church, Philadelphia. on
Saturday.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12

I'm ~, wsitse. rss6iai" A. for
Hsary nsoter and Herbert nliuSs-
wsrth Atwaeer, Jr.. they would - soon
have had a hend-hunter on their tfail
a. .Wallie Torbin with anything IN his
hands that could incriminatey them
In an implication Of love -or m &C
knowiedgement Of their own beariy
The fabric OF civilized life is 'nrr'
woven with blackmall; even son"
the nobiest people Ito favorS f'"s''
people who are depended upon not 70
tell somebody something that the no
blest people have done. Blackman Is
born into us all, and our nurses teach
us more blackmail by threatening to
tell cur parents, II we won't do this
and that--and our parents threaten
to tell the doctor--and 30 W. levn !
Blackmail Is part Of the daily life Of
child: displeased, his first resort to
get his way with other children Is a
threat to "tcll"; but by.and-by his
experience discovers the mutual bene.
At Of honor among blackmailers.
Therefore, at eight II 10 % longer the
ticker to threaten to tell the teacher !:
and, q little later, threatening to tell
any adult Of Ill u considered some.
thing Of a breakdown In morals. No
toriously. the code 10 more liable to
infraction b. people Of the physically
weaker sex. for the very reason. Of
courke, that their inferiority Of mus
Gle ~ frequently compels such q sin,
u they are % have their way. But
for Florence there was now no such
temptation. Looking toward the de-
molition Of Atwater b RoOter. an ex.
posture before adults Of the results
Of Truth" would haSe been an effect
Of the sjckliest pallor compared to
what might be accomplished BY .
careful use Of the catastrophe wallis
Torbin. 49, -,
All In all, II was q great Sunday
tor Florence. On Sunday evening Il
was her privileged custom to 20 -
the honse Of her fat. old great-uncie.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12

JOSEPH Atwater. ana rsanaih ~ -
o'clock. In chatty companieoG1p -
Uncle Joseph and Aunt OaS51A -
wIfn. and q few other relat1vo0 ~
were la the habit Of dropping . S1oPe
ON Sunday evening". In sun09.
lemonade and cake wesp fsoQuee0y
provided; In the autumn. - sesIl
found cake, and perhaps Q plteA0 g
clear new cider: apples were always
certainty. tH
Continues next week.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12

A. THE, the olonoer Fem ~ Floronol
Underwent 3 opa&seeie os,surs, Il
Her Chair.
sEhe won't DO either" s7
"Why. how could she get out Of itr'
Ills wife smiled pityingly. "She
hasn't set q time for coming home.
has shsf Don't you know enough Of
Julia's ways to know she'll never In
the world stand up to the music1 She
writes that all the family can be told.
because she knows the news will leak
out here and there. " eoaAdsnee,- ".
tie by little; 20 By the time abe gets
home they'll al have been through
their first spasms, and after that she
hopes they'll just send her some for.
giving flowers and greet her with
manly handclasps- get ready to
usher at the weddingi"
"Weil." said Mr.. Atwater, I'm
afraid you're right. II does seem
rather like Julia to stay away till the
nrst Of the worst Ii over. TN really
sorry for some Of her love-lorners.
I suppose It will get whispered about.
and they'll hear Il; and there are
some Of the poor things that might
take It pretty hard"
stake II pretty hard +" she echoed
loudly. "There's one Of 'em. at least.
who will just merely lose his reason !"
(which onef"
'NOble DILL"
At this, the slender form Of Flor.
ence underwent q spasmodic seizure.
In her chair, but az the At was short.
and also noiseless, II passed without
being noticed.
Eyes" said Mr.. Atwater. thought
fully. n suppose he will"
HE certainly wihi" Mrs, Atwatsa
declared. Mobiles mother told me
last week that he'd gotten 30 hs
was Just a. liable to drop fountain
pen in his coffee as q lump Of sugar
and when any one speaks to him he
either doesn't know It, or else Jumps
When he says anything. himself, she
says they can scarcely ever make out
what he's talking about. He was try
ing enough before Julia went away
but since she's been gone Mrs. Dill
says he's like nothing In her expert
ence. She says he doesn't inherit III
Mr.. Dill wasn't anything like this
about her."
Mr.. Atwater smiled family. Mrs
Dill wasn't anything like Julia"
mo" said his wife. "She wal
quite q sensible girl. I'd hate to b
IN her place, now, though. when sht
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12

retirement so remarkable she s,area
m"',e her mouth seemed to prepare
user for the attempted receptlon of
ou'N beyond its total capacity. And
'hese plastic tokens. SO im,noderote
as 70 be ordinarily the consequence of
nothing short OF poignant horror
were OVERLAND by others. subtler and
more cleaning. which wrought tho
true significance of the contort,ou-a
JOY that was dumfounding.
Her thoughts were first Of Fortunes
kindness In selecting her for a favo,
20 miraculously dovetaiiing into the
precise need OF her life, then OF Henr,
ana herbert, each at this hour prob
eoiy brushing his hair In preparation
Tor the Sunday evening meal. and boil
touchingly unconscious Of the calaml
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12


u now Detailing them but what even
tually engrossed her mind was the
thought OF wallie Torbin.
Master Torbin. approaching four
teen, was In Ill the town the boy
most dreaded BY his feliow-boys, and
~ girls Of his acquaintance iaeludins
many Of. both ssxes who knew him
only BY siSht-and hearing. He had
no physical endowment or attainment
worth mention but boys, who could
~whlp him With one hand" became
'1etopAants Ia his pesssncs: the terror
- tssriped was moral. He had spe-
I ~ svsrdevSlopmsnt q Q faculty ex-
,eFGlae6 clumelly enopeh b. most hu-
nan beings especially In their youth !;
= other wSfds, he hsd 0solus- not.
However. geeiu1 having % = VITA
saything generally Recognised % ~
or science. True. n he had bsen a
violinist prodigy or mathematical Drod-
igy, no would have had some vespect
from his fenOws--abOut equal to that
he might have received II he were
gifted with some pleasant deformity,
such a. slx toes on foot--but he
would never have enjoyed such deadly
prestige az had actually come to no
his. In brief. then, Wallie Torbin had
q genius for mOckery.
Almost from his babyhood he had
been a child Of one purpose: to In
crease by CHASTITY burlesque the SUI.
ferings Of unfortunate friends. II one
Of them wept, Wallie necessarily pur.
sued him. yelping In h0rrid mimicry |;
II one were chastised, he could not
appear Out-ofdoors for days except to
encounter Wallie and II complete re.
hearsai Of the recent agony. "Quit,
papa pah-puh. quee-yetl I'll never
do It again. pah.puh! Oh, femme
alone, pah-puh"
As he grew older, his insatiate Gu
riosity enabled him to expose unnum-
bered weaknesses. indiscretions and
social misf0rtunes on the part Of &C.
quaintances and schoolmates aud to
every exposure his noise and energy
gave hideous publicity; the more
his victim sought privacy the more
persistently he was sought out BY
Wsllie, vociferons and attended By
hilarious spectators. But above all
other things. what most stimulated
the demoniac boy to prodigies Of sat
ire was any tender episode OF symp-
tom connected with the dawn Of love.
Florence herself had suffered excru.
ciatingly at intervals throughout her
eleventh spring, because Wallie dis
covered that George Beck sent her q
valentine: and the humorist's many.
many squeslings Of that valentines
affectionate, Quatrain finally left her
unable TO decide which she hated the
more, wsllie or George. That was
the worst Of wallis: he never .iet
up: and In Fiorence's circle there
was no more soldering threat than,
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12
Mystery About Dad.

Johnnie, aged FIVE, was an enthusi.
over automobiling. He had to
aeep with his father one night. for
@e hrst time. and next morning he
vas greatly pcrturbed. Mamma" he
eemanded. why does papa use the
eutoff In hIs sleepy
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-12

Defining canada's Water Ares.
This water area OF Canada 10 e.
elusive Of Hudson bay. Ungava bay.
the Bay o. Fundy, the Gulf Of q.
Lawrence and all other tidal waters
except that portion Of the st. Law
renee river, In which there Is q tide.
which In up as far as Lake st. Peter.
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The IntsIlIasnt Canine.

'ns Intelligent Canine.
DOGS have almost human intelli-
vince Almost" replied Miss Cay.
nne They behave just like some
Wop'e ! have seen who were always
@alous to leave good homes and risk
se'uhg Into all kinds OF trouble"