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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

4 quilt pieced by six young high
school girls was disposed OF yes
terday afternoon at The Argus
building. RI went to Miss Dorothy
Harder. 1910 Twenty-fifth avenue
The quilt brought $46.05, which was
contributed to the Santa Claus
| fund. The girls who pieced the
Guilt are the Misses Maybelle
Hodgson, Magdedine Frisk. Myrtle
Frisk, Margaret POLAND. Florence
Ryan and Leona Kurth. IL was
neat bit Of enterprise on the part
Of these girls, and they found
ready response among their friends
in making il a financial success.
The money that they raised Will
make a happy Christmas for
number of youngsters. Miss Harder
today turned the quilt over to The
Argus Santa Claus committee, and
it will be given to some family that
has need of it.
As has been stated before, Tine
Argus Santa Claus fund this year
is already larger than in any pre-
vious year, but, too, 1t should De
remembered that, owing to unem-
ploynenr. there are more children
to be cared for by the Santa Claus
committee the coming Christmas
than on any Christmas since the
fund was established. Every home
in the city where the parents are
unable to provide happy Christ
mas for their young will be visited
by The Argus Santa Claus, unless
the information about any needy
home has been withheld from the
committee. To the end that the
work of The Argus Santa Claus be
made thorough, if you happen to
know of a family where there is
danger of the children being over
looked by Santa, you are asked 10
communicate with the committee
and gifts will go forward. The aim
of the committee this year is TO
provide both toys and candies and
some useful article for every child
taken care of through the fund.
The Santa Claus committee IS
confronted by a huge task this
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

week, but is going about fits work
In the full confidence that when
Christmas morning arrives there
viii be something on hand tc bring
cheer 10 the heart OF every poor
child In Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

There is yet time to help swell
the Santa Claus fund. II you
haven't contributed. take a cue
from the children who have been
giving their pennies. and come for
ward with 9 donation. Make it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
,ursD.r THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS DECEMBER 20. 1921

that the Tombstone fans have been
helping the Santa Claus fund Its
conductor. r. E MEG, announces
that he has received to date IS.
For which the Santa Claus commit
tee expresses its grateful thanks to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

large or small. whatever you can
afford to give. and it viii be thank
fully received by the committee
and you will have the greater salts
faction of knowing that you have
made some little heart happy on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Christmas morning. 1t is sweet
privilege, and one that nobody who
has the means to share in it should
deny himself.
And we almost forget TO mention
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

All the news all the tir21.
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Mac and his fans More pOv,, !.
them! y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Razors for every man, de-
signed specially for every
type of beard-for soft and
wiry, for the light or heavy.
In assorted widths and
points with handles of every
description.
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14

canal on the Port Penn road; st.
Georges, to the west of the present
drawbIdge at that place; at Summit
Bridge, at the Pivot Bridge on the4ine
between Delaware and Maryland, and
at Chesapeake City, Nd, over the
Back Creek. One big bridge is plan
ned for Chesapeake City, Md, to re-
place two bridges at that plcae now
and the new bridge will also eliminate
a number of bad curves in the road.
A new bridge will also be built to
replace the present railroad bridge of
the Delaware Railroad at the Canal.
The cost of building this structure will
fall upon the railroad company.
Foundations for these new bridges
will be constructed to coincide with the
plans for complete development of the
waterway. Thus they will have a
mean elevation of 40 feet below sea
level to allow for deepening the canal
to 25 feet for ordinary sea-gOing ships
and 80 feet for battle fleets.
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14
MRS. KENNEY GIVEN DIVORCE

Daughter of the Late Rev. G. r. Neese
of Wilmington Conference Wins Suit
Mrs. Nellie B. Kenney, of Whining
ton, has been granted an absolute di-
vorce from her husband, Lew Wallace
Kenney, of Philadelphia, the decree
having been signed several weeks ago
by Judge Levin w. Wickes, of Ches-
tertown, Md, in the Circuit Court for
Cecil County, in Equity. Mrs. Kenney
is widely known, being the daughter
of Rev. G. r. Neese, who recently died
in Wilmington, after being retired as
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Her residence is at 221 Ged-
des street, Union Park Gardens. The
decree granted $1OO a month alimony
Joshua Clayton, of Elkton, represented
Mrs. Kenney.
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14
UNCOLN,,HIGHWAY IN STATE
TO Be FINISHED NEXT SPRING
WORK YET TO BE DONE ON SEC
TION WILMINGTON TO NEWARK
Delays in Getting Title to POrperty
Has Been OvercOme-COnsiderable
Work to Be Done This Fall

By early next month, according 60
the contractors, Z. O'Connell and Son,
the remaining sections of the Lincoln
Highway east of Roseville, will have
been completed. While much of the
grading and bridge work on the New
ark side of Roseville will be done this
fall, the concrete will not be laid until
spring, so it will likely be June or July
of next year before the Lincoln High
way from Wilmington to Newark is
entirely completed. The contractors
have been repeatedly delayed in the
work because of trouble in securing
rights of ways. All rights of ways
are now secured east of Roseville. The
detour which all kinds of traffic has
had to take for some weeks from
Richards shop out the Pike Creek
road, will be in much better shape in
a few days. The contractors have
agreed to put the detour in good shape
and the work of scraping the Pike
Creek road was started today. The
bumps will be taken out and after 1t
is scraped some Stag will be put on.
This will no doubt be greatly Sppre-
ciated by those travelling cle road and
will give a continuous good road from
Wilmington to Newark as that section
west of Roseville is in fair shape. IL
will not be necessary to detour more
than a month longer as the new sec
ton should be completed by that time.
The only section east of Roseville
that is yet to be coacreted is known
as Section 5-A, a distance OF about
one mile from the William G. Little
farm to White Clay Greek Presbyter-
ian Church. The work of laying the
concrete on this section was started
TODAY and the contractors expect U
complete it in 80 days. All the grad
ing is finished and the two bridges II
this section are nearing completion.
The contractors have about 50 men
teams and five trucks at work on tn
road. The work is going on day an
night. stone being hauled at night an
dirt in the day time. Stone IS now al
irving for the road at the rate OF nv
cars a day and three cars OF cemen
are already in.
The steam shovel was moved toda
from Section 5-A to Section 81
which is that part of the road west
Roseville aad the work of grading WI
be started at once on certain parts
this section. Owing to the fact th'
the right of way through two pee
of land has not been secured in tn
section there may be some slight d
Law in the grading. The propertl
that a right of way is desired throui
is the Wilson property on the ca
end of the section and the Leak pro
ertv on the west end. A condemn
+ion commission will view these pro
critics to award damages and W
make a return on September "a.
1t is the desire of the contracGc
TO complete as much of the gradi
and bridge work in Section 5-B
possible before winter sets IN so u
there will practically be nothing
naming for next spring but the &C
crete work.
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14
EXCAVATING AT c. & d. CANAL
Progress Being Made West of tn
Delaware RailrOad-COntractors Bus

Progress Being Made West OF the
Delaware Observation-Disclosures Busy
Excavation for the enlargement oil
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
which was started last June on the
north bank of the waterway west OF
the station on the Delaware Railroad
known as Canal, has progressed TO
such a point as to attract much atten-
tion from train passengers. Approx
mately 100000 cubic yards of earth
are to be removed. The firm of w. H.
Gahagan, Inc, Brooklyn, has the con-
tract at 81 cents a cubic yard, or
something over 100000. Although
only on steam shovel is at work, more
may be used as the project advances.
Tracks have been laid from the scene
of the excavation to the old Lum mill
pond nearby, and five trains of ten cars
and an engine each are conveying the
dirt to the pond and dumping it. The
extent of the entire job may be un-
derstood when it is estimated that on
Iv about ten per cent. of the entire
amount of dirt which is to be removed
has been dug away. Point where the
cut is being made is one of the high
est along the canal. Colonel +. N
johnson, predecessor of Colonel Ear
|. Brown, as United States Engineer
for the Wilmington District, uadel
whose administration the contract fol
the excavation was awarded, describ
ed the section as the backbone Of th'
canal"
1t has been estimated that total o
100000 cubic yards of earth vii
have to be removed along the entir
canal to give il a depth from 20 t
% feet and width of 125 feet. Sue
a width and depth will make it shi
canal in the full sense of the wore
Ultimately it is planned by the Wa
Department to dredge the canal sutf
cient to enable feet of warship t
pass between the Chesapeake and De
aware bays without difficulty.
Change in the width of the can;
will require the rebuilding of 81
bridges at an estimated cost of 81 900
900.
1t is expected that bridges will
built to replace the present draw
bridge over the canal at Delawai
City, and over the new mouth of Il
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14
FOR SALE OR RENT

Brick House farm containing 100
acres, situated in Severson's Neck.
w. F. CLEMENTS,
Executor of M. E. C. Voshell,
Clayton, Delawaer.
Smyrna times., 1921-09-14
FARMS

No. Farm of 1T acres between
Clayton and Smyrna, known recently
as the Cantwell farm; extra good
house and building with silo. This
would make a fine dairy place, as a
stream of water runs through the CEN
tire of farm. One half of all crops go
to purchaser except wheat. Posses
sion March 1st, 1922. Price is so low
according to other farms badly locat-
ed, hate to advertise it therefore call
me over telephone.
No. Farm of 68 acres one mile
out of Dover, good house with steam
heat and water all through house, be-
sides two tenant houses with water,
good buildings and packing houses.
This farm has 370O peach trees in bearing
from four to ten years old. Also 77O OF the
best varieties of apples bearing from to 20
years old also 2420 young apples to years
old. $50 plums, years old. This bunch OF
trees are all in the best of shape, and II there
was fruit this year you could not BUY az any
reasonable price. but there is only apples on
Nero's and Stayman trees, and some few on
King David variety. The varieties are Starks'
Staymans. Paragon, Yorks. Nero. King David
Yellow Transparent, Wealthy and Grimes oql-
den. This is an up-to-date fruit farm on the
outskirts of Dover and can be bought at a low
| figure. Call me on phone.
T. ChaS. LeCOmpte
Real Estate Broker
CLAYTON, DELAWARE
Phone 172
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
Actiue VoIcanos In Il. S.

Lassen Peak. IN northern Califor-
MIA. r. believed to be the only vol
cano IN tho United States which has
been active during the life OF any
person now living.
Back in 1914 tho peak. which is
1O.i37 feet high. sent forth smoke
and steam. Scientific investigations
showed that a new crater. 25 by 40
feet. had been formed within the old
one.
With the first eruption came bits
OF rocks and dust. which were
spread over the snow for a distance
OF 500 feet More eruptions follow
ed and the biggest came in 1915.
In 1913 II was thought the vol
cano had returned TO dormant state,
but In 1919 Il broke forth again and
frequent erupuons have occurred
since that time. A total OF more
than $50 erupuons have occurred.
In recent outbursts Iassen Peak
has spilled fragments varying IN size
from microscopic bits 10 a mass 10
feet in diameter and Weighing more
than GO tons.
An eruption looks like n cloud OF
smoke because the steam, cooling In
the air and turning TO vapor. be-
comes colored by the dust sulphur.
in a gaseous state. has also been
emitted. On one occasion super
heated gas and ash escaped from be-
meath an old lava cap and melted a
great snow bank. A food resulted.
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
FEAR MISSING
Girl Is DEAD
Started to Visit Friends in
Chester Saturday, Then
Disappeared
MAY HAVE GONE
DOWN WITH BRIDGE

Fears that the collapse OF the
Third street bridge over the Chester
river. Chester. may have taken a
total toll OF twenty-six lives were
expressed when the police reported
that a Gloucester, n. j.. girl had
been missing since Saturday after
noon when the started for the Della
ware County city.
Twenty-Five victims OF the diaas-
ter have been accounted for, these
bodies having been taken from the
muddy waters OF the stream Satur-
day night after the tragedy.
Belief that another life may have
been lost was based on the disap-
pearence Of Miss May Hll OF Glou-
cester. who has not been heard from
since she left her home Saturday
afternoon to visit friends In Chester
II is thought that she may have
been passing the scene OF the crash
and may have been caught In the
collapse OF the bridge. Miss Hill
never arrived at the home OF the
persons she was 10 have visited.
II also had been thought that VII
liam Rodden. OF 241 East Fourth
street. Chester. may have been lost
in the catastrophe. but that fear
wac dissipated when it was learnet
that the man, an ironworker. was
again back az his post IN a Chester
shipbunding plant He had been Wis
iting his sister. Miss Margaret Rod
den. at 325 South Sixteenth street,
Philadelphia, on Saturday and Sun
day.
Search r. being made for other
bodies and valuables in the river bed
but nothing was brought up by two
men graphing from a rowboat yes
terday.
Coroner Charles II. Drewes an.
nounced last night that a new eight
foot footwaik would be placed OF
the bridge instead OF the twelve
foot path that collapsed. He ais,
announced that no criminal blam'
will be placed at the inquest tomor
row night
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
SHORTAGE in MANY
CROPS THIS YEAR

According TO shipments over the
several branches OF the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad during the week end
ing Saturday. September 10. water
melons. cantaioupes and sweet po-
tatoes are the only produce, and
fruit that exceeded last years crops.
During the past week 1884 bar
rels OF sweet potatoes were shipped
as compared with 1917 barrels OF
this commodity shipped during the
corresponding week last year. There
we're 25.4s9 barrels OF sweet poia-
toes shipped TO date. as compared
with $3.50 barrels shipped during
the corresponding period OF last
year. Forty-four carloads of water
melons were shipped over these
branches last week as compared
with Eve carloads for the corre-
sponding week OF last year. To date
$50 carloads OF watermclons have
been shipped as compared with IFS
carloads for the corresponding
period last year. There we're ans
carriers OF cantaloupes shipped last
week as compared with 1921 car
riers shipped during the correspond
ing week last year. To date 523.101
carriers OF cantaloupes have been
shipped as compared with 2b7.349
carriers for the corresponding pc
riod last year.
Shipments OF apples last week
amounted to 1o.5s4 baskets as COM
pared with 5.691 baskets for the
corresponding week last year; TO date
s8.2S1 baskets OF apples have betn
shipped as compared with 63s,577
baskets shipped during the CORES
ponding period last year. The ship
mcnt OF tomatoes last week was a.
959 baskets, as compared with 81
l3O baskets for the corresponding
J week last year; TO date a. ,249 basket
have been shipped as compared viii
69.459 baskets for the corresponding
period last year.
} Grape shipments are of. only II,
335 pounds being shipped during tn
past week. as compared with l10,36.
pounds for the corresponding weel
last year: TO date 41.326 pounds o
grapes have been shipped as com.
pared with 3S1,295 pounds for the
corresponding period OF last year
s23 barrels OF white potatoes were
shipped last week as compared with
3.04S barrels for the corresponding
week Of last year.
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
FIRST NIGHT CROWD
ENJOYS BRONZAAR'

More than 100 persons. including
Mayor Leroy Harvey and about 12
other city and State officials. attend
ed the opening OF the Bron-Zaar
last night. The bazaar is being held
by the Brownson Library Associa-
ton on the lawn Of its building for
the rest Of the week.
Among the visitors we're Howard
M. Ward, president of City Council:
City Councilmen John AIulvena. John
j. Murray. Alexander r. Abrahams
and Harry Vincent. and Couectors OF
Taxes Elmer II. Klund and John /.
Dolan and State Senator william J.
Lutz.
The vote cast in the popularity
contest was so large that the count
ing was not finished last night Much
interest was displayed in this con-
test.
The novelty dance was won by
John Maloney and Edith Kinney.
Dancing was held from 10 o'clock
until ~ in the associations hall.
Carney and Banks orchestra fur
nished the music.
The lawn and hall are elaborately
decorated and booths, all electrically
equipped, occupy all available space
on the lawn.
New features viii be offered each
night
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
Will TEST PA.
LIQUOR LAW
Won't Release Rum Seized
Near Media on u. S.
Order
WILL DETERMINE
PERMITS VALUE

Authorities IN Delaware county,
Pa. viii night In court next Monday
to restrain the Federal prohibition
officials in Philadelphia from turning
back TO its owner $4,000 worth OF
whisky. seized by the police al Media
en- route from Baltimore. Nd. and
consigned TO a drug concern in
Wilkes-Barre. Pa
The proceedings WIN be brought
under the new Woner State prohibit
ton act. and is the first Official test
OF the new law reported.
The case. which has developed a
controversy between the Delaware
county officials and the Federal au-
thorities in Philadelphia. will be
given to grand jury sitting in the
Media county courthouse.
Interest is attached to the proceed
ings in view Of the fact that the
regular order OF proceedings by the
State prohibition directors Office is
reversed. In this case the dry Of
hcials are literally waging a hght
for the release OF $50 cases OF whisky
now held in the vaults Of the Media
! Title and Trust Company.
The seizure OF the $40. 900 worth
OF whisky withdrawn from the Stew
art Distilling Company. Baltimore.
Nd, was made ten DAYS ago by the
police at Media Magistrate F. +.
Williamson. OF Media. at a hearing
OF the six truck drivers involved in
the case on Monday night. refused 70
release the liquor. in spite of state
ments by representatives Of the state
prohibition directors Office here that
the whisky was obtained on LEGAL
permits. The six truck drivers were
each held in $500 bail for court.
+. l. Van Roden. assistant dis
trict attorney OF Delaware county
discussing the fight to be waged In
court, said:
Jacob G. Slonaker and Leo VIII
lisms. representing William c. Nc.
Connell. State prohibition director
at Philadelphia, were present at tn,
hearing before Magistrate william.
son. They testified the permit ISSUED
to the Imperial Drug Company. a.
Wilkes-Barre. to withdraw 1OOl
cases OF whisky from the stewar
Distilling Company Baltimore. Nd.
had been legally issued by Director
Mcconnell.
"They also testified that the per
mits for transporting the liquor ha,
been issued 10 the Friedman Truck
ing Company, at Wilkes-Barre, b,
W. W. Hindman. former Stat
prohibition director.
Il believe that the drug conceri
had at one time been issued q rea
permit, but Delaware county author
tiles want TO be satisfied that tn
permit has not been exhausted. an
that the permitees are not over
drawing the amount the permit call
for.
In view OF the attitude Of N
federal authorities in the case an
the fact that one OF the truck driN
= ers offered to bribe Chief Of Polic
: Cooper. OF Media, with from one
fifteen cases OF liquor IL he permit
: : ted the trucks TO pass through ur
= molested, I fought to have the cas-
= go 20 court
Evening journal., 1921-09-14

The demand for domestic help will
increase during the coming two
weeks. and all those seeking employ
ment can do not better than TO use
The Want Ada
Evening journal., 1921-09-14

long breath and began again.
And they're only just beginning
TO look out properly for themselves,
and the last time Robbie, Jr., came
home to see me. he was wearing a
reddish vest instead OF his brown
spotted one. which showed that he
was very grown-up. Yes, I've just
begun to catch up with my reading
and my letter writing. and my visit
ing. Ny, I'm just that far behind
with my calls that I won't have a
friend left Oh. I do hope you'll
leave the weather nice for a SPELL
Mr.. Weathermani"
me. tool" put in Mrs. Red Wing,
and several other ladies who'd been
listening called out. I'VE all feel
the same sir We're anxious to
make summer last"
Just then there was a sudden din
that fairly deafened them all II
sounded like the scraping OF a hun
dred iron pots.
(To Be Continued).
Copyright 1921. by Newspaper
Enterprise).
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
A QUEER DIN.

One day Mr.. sprinkle-Blow and
Nancy and Nick were walking
through the orchard to find out from
Mrs. Redbreast and Mrs. Bluebird
and Mrs. Red Winged Blackbird and
a few other folks. II the weather
suited them.
Land yesi" said Mrs. Redbreast.
coming down TO a lower limb, the
better to talk. ITS the first time
this summer I've had an instant TO
myself. What with helping Robin
with the nest building and Matching
out my family, and feeding them n
all, to say nothing Of the way they
all hung onto my apron strings
afterwards, expecting me 10 dig
their worms and never minding cats
and dogs any more than they would
a fly, not as much indeed, and Civ
ing me heart failure every time one
would come near. the way the silly
things would sit just like ninnies
and never nudge out Of their way
at all" Mrs. Redbreast drew a
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
NOW DIGGING FOR
CAPTAIN KIDD'S GOLD

REHOBOTH. Sept f4.-Tot In
dams nor shipwrecked sailors, but
Captain Kids victims are the bonea
that have ben unearthed at Reho-
both Beach. according to oid-time
mariners. As tradition goes Captain
Kidd came into Lewes 10 bury some
OF his treasure and found there was
too much population in the town He
captured young lad on the beach
and called down the coast The lad
who was an ancestor OF the Brere-
tons OF Lewes afterwards asserted
that Kidd sailed down about six
miles. went of in light boat with
six sailors and many huge bags and
came back alone. II is the grave OF
these sailors that many believe has
been found. Rehoboth Beach people
are digging around that section for
treasure. although all the digging has
been done at night.
Evening journal., 1921-09-14
ARMY NEED MEN.

A drive was started In this city
last night by a detail OF ten soldiers,
under sergeants Jones. Peck and
Heppner. for recruits for Fort Du-
Pont. which Is 10 be brought up TO
wartime strength. as Il Is rccog-
nized as a primary defense OF the
district. with Forts Mott and Della
ware taking secondary positions
Only men able TO pass a rigid exam
ination will be accepted and former
service men desiring 10 enlist must
produce their honorable discharge
paperA
The detail opened last night at
Fourth and Shpiey streets with a
eearchlight display from a motor
truck.