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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
CAR HITS MOTOR.

Car No. III of the Washington
street trolley line, while proceeding
north, yesterday morning about III
o'clock, hit and smashed an automo-
bile which attempted to cross ahead
of it at Twenty Fourth street. The
motor car, which bore Pennsylvania
license No. 22,s15, was running west
The automobile was hit "amidships, F"
and, while ii was badly damaged and
forced up on the sidewalk. the occu-
pants escaped injury The trolley car
was derailed. but nobody thereon was
hurt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BOARD FOR STATE
PROPOSED BY BILL
Commissioners First to be Ap-
pointed by Legislature and
Then Elected by People.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON
ITS TWENTY-F0URTH DAY
special dispatch from staff correspondent

Special dispatch from staff correspondent
State House, Dover. Jan 81.
The General Assembly today started
Ahe s<th day and fourth week or the
Legislative term, which, by constitu-
rsonai provision, IS limited TO go days.
Both branches Of the Legislature met
at lo.45 o'clock this morning. House
Reading Clerk Jones. who has been Ill
resumed his official duties To-Day.
Representative Harrington intro
duced In the House a bill requiring the
Levy Court Of Kent county 10 ap-
rropriate $500 TO the town OF Little
C-aek and SIS each succeeding year;
also a bill authorizing Mark w. Cole,
register in Chancery for Kent county,
20 procure a new seal Of office, the cost
10 be paid by the Levy Court.
Representative Gray introduced a
hill authorizing the longing OF an un-
limited quantity of oysters from uiou-
,ar,es of the Delaware bay. The pres
ont law limits longing TO II bushels per
day.
Representative OtweI introduced a
hin authorizing Delmar TO borrow $685.
600 for a sewage system
State Public Utilities Board
Representative Otwell also intro
duced a bin creating State Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners -Four com
poissioners. TO be appointed by the Cen
~ral Assembly. will serve until January
/. 1925. AT the general election 10 pe
held I'm November. 1924, there shall be
elected four commissioners. no more
than two Of whom shai: ne OF the same
political party, wh''s9 term CT Office
shall begin January 1, 1925. Two corn
rnissioners shall be elected for two
years, whose terms shall expire jan
uary /, 1927, and two for four years.
whose terms shall expire January /.
1929, and their successors shall be
elected for four years. At no time
shall more than two commissioners
be residents of or elected from
New Castle county All vacan-
cies, except through expiration Of
terms of office, shall be filled by the
governor for the unexpired term only.
Continued on page 6.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
SNOW AND COLDER TOMORROW
Weather Bureau Insists That There Are
Winter Storms Close at Hand.

The prediction again is for snow. with
colder weather and other disagreeable
conditions.
80 far the pronostication has been
largely fulfilled as there was light
fall at intervals all the morning and
early Afternoon with the promise that
il would increase by night.
The predictions are for cloudy CON
ditions this afternoon with rain turn
ing to snow by night and much colder
weather.
The temperature last night was about
the freezing point, and by noon it had
ascended 10 40 degrees. However the
cold wave is due by night when the
drop may bring the mercury down far
below the fee forming point.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
s25.000 FIRE AT CRISFIELp.
Two business Establishments Destroyed
and Another Damaged.

Cristieid, Md. Jan. 31.-Fire destroyed
the large house furnishing establish
ment of J w, Riggin & Son and the
offices and showrooms OF the Crisneld
Light and Power 60. yesterday. 1t is
not known in which building the fire
started,
The undertaking establishment Of l.
s. Lawson was considerably damaged
The entire contents of the burned build
ings We're lost The books and other
valuable articles in higgins safe were
found intact when the safe was opened
after the fire. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. partly covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire is a mystery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
HIGH COURT REVERSES
CONVICTION OF BERGER
Holds Lands Should Not Have
Heard Case After Eligi-
bility Mas Attacked

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. Jan. 3i.-Conviction OF
Victor L. Berger and four other men,
bers Of the Socialist party for violating
the espionage act was reversed today
by the Supreme Court on the ground
that Judge lands should have not
heard the suit after his eligibility had
been attached.
Those convicted with Berger in the
federal court at Chicago were Adosph
Germer, national secretary OF the par
ty; William f. Kruse, editor of the
Young Socialist magazine: J. Louis
EngCahl. and Irwin St. John Tucker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
MUST KEEP SOBER.
Joseph Gray Afraid 10 Go Home
While Intoxicated.

Joseph Gray's fear Of going home
TO his wife while he was intoxicated on
Saturday night led him into a lot of
trouble Joseph was arraigned in
Municipal Court today on a charge of
breaking and entering the store room
of John Taylor, 1922 Orange street
81 didn't want to steal nothing. Your
Honor" Joseph pleaded ! was drunk
and afraid to so home 10 my wife. as
she always fusses with me when
come home that way. | crawled in this
mans place TO sober up, and | was
asleep when the policeman ordered me
TO get out"
Judge Hastings dismissed him. eau
tioning him TO go home hereafter in
such a condition that lie need not be
afraid of his wife
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
FIND BODY OF WOMAN In
CANAL, FROZEN IN ICE
By Aasoeiated Press to EVERY Evenlng.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Somerville, y. 1.-The body of the
woman found frozen in the Ice on Sat
urday in the Delaware and Raritan
Canal near here was identified by her
husband as that of Mrs. William
Chamberlain of Plainfeld. Mrs, Cham
berlain left her home on December IA,
her husband said. and apparently wan
dered away. lie believed the skull
fracture and broken arm were caused
by the propeller Of a boat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
NAMES GOVERNOR DEAD.
Executive Fails 10 Recover From Diph-
theritlc Infection.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Augusta. Maine. Jan. sI.--Frederic
II. Parkhurst Governor of Maine. died
today. He failed to recover from the
effects of diphtheritic infection under
the tongue with which he was attacked
three weeks ago. Apparently he was
improving until late last night. when
he became unconscious. Death fol-
lowed at 9:16 this morning.
Governor Parkhurst. who was elected
last September. viii be automatically
succeeded by Percival T. Baxter, OF
Portland. President of the Senate
Mr. Baxter will complete the term OF
two years
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
EyaneeIist MeDade to be Here.

Rev Howard McDade, of CIaymont
noted evangelist, will be the chief
speaker at the evangelistic service this
evening In the Epworth Church, of
which Rev. I. It.. Beauchamp is pastor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
Amusements Tenlshi.

Mary
Observation-Disclosures
ouesn-"l lying Lips.
Naiestlc-"Laa Rose paushter."
strand Girl Of My Heart
Savoy--"lf I Were king.
Rlalto--"Up la Mary's Attic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31

Tasty luncheons for shoppers. Tea
Balcony, Smith & Strevig. 919 Market
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
weather porccsSf.

ware
Rain changing 30 snow this afternoon a.
tonight; colder tonight, TUESDAY cloudy and
colder: strong north and northwest Minds.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
Ocean Threatens Rehoboth.

Great forces are at work-tne ocean
is encroaching upon the land. the beach
is receding. and Rehoboth Is threatened
with disaster as a consequence. The
situation is a very serious one. not only
for the residents and property owners
of Rehoboth. but also for the people OF
the entire State.
The problem is 10 determine. Il pos
sible, the causes of the beach erosion.
and based upon that determination. 10
devise means Of arresting il and OF re-
claiming whatever of the beach that is
lost that can be reclaimed, without
serious detriment to the condition OF
the beaches to the north and the south
And this must be done within a reason
able expenditure Of money.
In the report are statements and
maps, covering conditions in the vicin-
ity of Rehoboth as far back as 1856
and at various times since then. The
changes IN the cape at the mouth OF
Delaware Bay are shown. as well as the
location of the breakwaters within the
mouth of the bay, erected by the gov
ernment to create hal-t.Ors OF refuge for
ships against heavy storms outside
The possible influence that these struc-
lures. erected by the government. may
nave nAQ upon LNE Ot41WdTG DedCtls Is
also discussed, together with the pro-
priety Of calling upon the Federal
authorities for cooperation in remedy
ing a condition. which there is strong
evidence to support. is due in some
measure at least. 20 artificial works
constructed by the government for
other purposes.
The Harbor OF Refuge Breakwater,
completed in 1901. stands in a location
and is in such form as TO tend to de
feet under certain condition of tide and
weather the ebb tide toward the Della
ware coast to the south Of the cape,
and in so throwing the currents. par
ticularly during northeast storms. on
to this shore, has created a condition
that would tend at least to erode this
beach.
Could be Saved BY Jettjes.
In dealing with problems OF such
magnitude as the denuding of a long
stretch of coast line and Particularly
in the situation under present discus
Continued on page 6.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31

Clover Dairy Safe MIX makes robust
children. Phone 1540.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31
TWO JETTIES NEEDED
IF REHObOTH IS To
Be SAFE FROM OCEAN
This is the Recommendation of
Engineer CreSson, VINO Has
Made a Survey.
COST WOULD BE S35, 1000

Special dispatch from staff correspondent.
State House. Dover, Jan. 81
Governor Denney has submitted to
the Legislature the report of the COM
mittee appointed under joint resolu-
ton of the last session of the General
Assembly to make an examination of
the eroded condition of Rehoboth Beach
The committee reports that at it's first
meeting IL unanimously agreed that
this matter was of great Importance,
not only to Rehoboth Beach. but TO
the whole State, that 1t was decided to
secure the services of the most eminent
engineer that could be found. who had
had Practical experience in subjects of
this kind. From the best information
obtained it was decided that B. It
Cresson, Jr., of New York city, by
practical experience. as well as by en-
gineering knowledge. fulfilled these re-
Quirements, and it was decided to try
to secure his services, which effort was
successful
The committee comprised Senators
James Carey Palmer and l.. NJ. Price,
Representatives Harry +. Clendaniel
and John J. Mulvena and Edmund
Mitchell of Wilmington.
The committee submitted Engineer
Cressons report. of which the following
is the substance
The coast line south from the cape
is comparatively straight line with no
indentations OF projections of any con-
sequence along the ocean front Of the
State There is an inlet to Rehoboth
Bay and the Indian river about six
miles south of Rehoboth. but its ex-
istence has no apparent effect upon
the coastline to the south or the north.
The original map Of the layout Of Re
hoboth shows streets laid out and
property divisions with a water front
street. known as Surf avenue. extend
ing along the entire ocean front. well
back from the high water line OF the
ocean and apparently safe against its
attack. There was no attempt then, or
at any period thereafter. 10 encroach
upon the ocean by structures intended
to reclaim lands from the ocean, nor
are there any artificial OF natural pro-
jections into the ocean at any point
along this coast line, which might
cause local erosion. Photographs re-
produced in the report. show the condi-
tions in July, 1908. with Surf avenue
extending along the ocean front aud a
boardwalk and ample beach occanSsard.
ferent-Surf avenue as an ocean front
street. has been washed away o.er
practically its entire length and the cot
gages and hotels, built on the land
side OF this 3veIGIe, are seriously en-
dangered by the encroachment Of the
sea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31

A cheap healthful food. Glover Dairy
safe Milk. r. me l540,--Adv,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-31

Perfect Fitting Eyeglasses.
Collins s Meyer. 101 w Sth St.-Ady
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
CLEANING THE BLACK BELT.

The ramparts of society, not any isolated
|click or section, but that of the community in
general is being wrecked by an inundation of
undesirable colored folks It is not that some of
the colored people Of Devils Lake misbehavior
i'm fact many of them have lived here for
years and had no troubles with the authorities
BUT THE TRANSIENT Niger and the
WEBB" outfit holding forth on Minnewaukan
avenue is putting people of the black race in
disrepute. Those of the colored folk that are
respectable, law abiding citizens have no fear
!of police mandates, but they like the white
people are incensed over recent occurances
here. What is Devils Lake going to do about
it? Will the city commission pass an ordinance
that will permit the police and sheriffs forces
to nab every ''foating" negro, Jail him and
give him his walking papers? This city can
not afford, nor do we believe that there are
any who want that it should grab the scurrilous
name Of Minot so far as "nigger dives are
permitted. But as recently shown and proved
by reporter for The World, the dives are run
ming and operating full blast-liquor is sold,
crap games run wide open, and card games
operated by Mnots outcast niggers are part of
the program.
When laws and ordinances permit of such
men as "WEBB" of Minot to operate unmolest-
ed in Devils Lake, it is high time that parents
begin to consider the future of their children
and the city. Devils Lake right today has
the choice to make-a city with name for
it's beauty, it's moral cleanliness or a metropoli-
tan city with its houses of prostitution, its gam
bling dives, its negroes encrouching upon the
white race and a score of kindred Affections.
The people of this city can decide the ques-
tion-Niggers running rampant, the possibility
of atrocious crimes on white girls, wives and
daughters unrestricted gambling-or clean
up of the black belt as is known to exist in Dev-
ills Lake. We say, people what is your demand
of the city commission and the police depart
ment-but understand the police department
can't go ahead without laws to back them up
and complaints by the people-Let's clean up
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
Many Automobiles
Owned By Farmers
In North Dakota,

North Dakota is one of the eight
states in the union where automobiles
are found on more than half the
farms of the commonwealth. There.
are 47,111 farmers automobiles in
North Dakota on 44,010 farms, 56.7
per cent of the farms in the state.
Tie other states having more than
so per cent of their farms supplied
with motor cars are: Nebraska, Iowa,
South Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota,
California and Illinois.
Moth Dakota has TIA motor trucks
reported ON 743 farms and 13,O06
tractors on 1884 farms. Telephones
are also enjoyed by 36,349 farm hom-
es, water is piped into the house on
4 ga farms and gas or electric lights
are in use on 4 518 farms. In the
tractor supply North Dakota ranks
second of all states, South Dakota
fsving the largest percentage. of
farms supplied with motor driven
rcwer.
All these figures are in the released
reports Of the Bureau of Census,
United States department Of COM
nc rec.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
AlRSHIP FOIIIES.

The ~, one of the greatest of war follies
has come to an untimely and disastrous end
upon it's trial trip in England, and with the de-
struction of t'.e great airship forty-three, who
were sailing with her upon her trial trip, met
their death in the charred and twisted ruins
1t may be that other airships of the type of the
Z-2 will be built; but it is hoped that the fate
Of this great fighting machine may be an object
lesson in the folly of war and hasten the day
when the world will lay aside it's engines of
destruction and devote the energies of the tens
OF thousands of laborers employed in their con-
struction and then the hundreds of millions of
capital devoted to warike preparations to
other things than devices designed to destroy
human life and the accumulations of labor
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
Editorial

Drunk! Did some one say, not by
a. sight? None of the force of the
Devils Lake World which INSTlGATED
and assisted the Chief Of Police in raiding
the 'sWebb" house ON Minnewaukan Ave.
Monday mite were drunk, altho it was ad-
mittedly feigned in some instances. Ap-
pearances are sometimes deceptive but in
any event the newspaper reporter on the
job that ended in raid after the same
reporter proved the "Webb" house was the
home Of gamblers and bootleggers, has
clear sense of the deal pulled IN an effort
to rid Devils Lake of its mot wanted color
ed folks" Members of The World staff
deliberately set about to show the public
that promiscous gambling and booze
peddling and other things are being reg
ularly operated in the "Webb" house. The
World proposes to expose every form of
wrong doing it can locate in the ''colored
section of Devils Lake until restrictions
are so placed that only the reputable color
ed folk, many of them personal friends of
The World, are left in the city. 1t does
not propose that Minot's di.reputable ele-
ment of negroes shall locate in this city in
the "Webb'' house under rental to one
Murray" with "Minot reputation,'-
handled by the celebrated Webb of the
same city,"
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

Don't Forget the Big Labor Farmer
Picnic at City Park, Six Miles South
of Devils Lake on Sunday, All Day
Evening, September 18th. A Long
Ways Off but Let's Get Ready. Greet
Our State Officers, Bring Picnic
Dinner For the Noon Hour and For
the Evening Too. Get up Crowd
From Every Neighborhood and All Be
On The Job.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
O'Brien Brothers ;.
Selling A Popular
Pipeless Furnace

O'Brien Brothers,, general hard
ware merchants here and operating
a large store on Fourth street, an
nounce their position this week to
make deliveries and installations of
Hthe popular "pipeless" furnace. Ac-
cording to Mr.. O'Brien who carries
an ad in this issue of The World,
the |'pipeless" is one of the best furn-
aces Of its kind on the market here.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
WOOL AT 13 CENTS A POUND

Wool growers are offered the grand and
beneficent price of 13 cents pound pre-
milAn, for their product, according to recent
announcement Isn't it wonderful to think of
the opportunity the owners Of sheep have?
What rush there will be to purchase sheep,
feed them, and tenderly nurse the little lambs
SO their precious wool can be sheared and
handed over to buyers at 13 cents pound-it
ought to make the bankers envious-a single
sheep sometimes has as much as six or seven or
even eight pounds of wool at a clipping. This
is one of the profitable CD features Of farm
ing
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
EARLY DAY EDITOR HERE,

w. c., Brinckley, editor Of the Devils
Lake News at one time published here,
was in the city recently, looking over
his old stamping grounds" Mr..
Brinckley makes his home at Rapid
City. During the years since his
residence here, the visitor has operat-
ed newspaper and printing plants in
many parts of the country.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

A British writer has expressed the opinion
that the world needs a new Bible. If the ma
jority of the people knew more of what is in
the old one the world would be far better off
than it is today, and it would be easier to settle
the great economic questions that retard pro-
gress and burden the world with great, need
less, burdensome and expensive military sys-
tenn.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
II.-PENNSYlVANlA
mzW~ THE second
: ! !: : !
HSHAA Va adopt the Con-
H IL IN n va stitution was
A2E@H 81 P ennsylvania.
W$lN dS5 Its area of
S6/ 45,128 square
miles is larger
than the combined New Eng
land states, except Maine, with
New Jersey thrown in for good
measure. Its name m ms
"Penn's Woodland" and was so
named by King Charles II, who
granted this territory to the
Quaker, William Penn, and
named it in commemoration of
Penn's father, who had been q
distinguished admiral and on
terms of peculiar friendship and
intimacy with the royal family.
This grant was made in lieu of
f16,OOO, which the king owed Ad-
miral Penn. On this basis it
originally cost about 81 square
mile.
Pennsylvania has assumed
such an important place among
the states that it is often called
the Keystone state. This term
was probably derived originally
because her name was carved
on the keystone of the bridge
over Rock creek, between Wash
ington and Georgetown. Later on
it was applied on account of the
great Importance Of the state in
national elections. Its delega-
ton to congress totals 38, Sec
ond only in size to that from
New York, and Pennsylvania
accordingly has 80 presidential
electors.
William Penn first came over
to America in 1852. The follow
ing year he laid out the city of
Philadelphia, or 'BrOtherly
Love-" which was named after
a biblical city in Asia Minor. AS
Pennsylvania was the only COL
ony without a seacoast, Penn
obtained from the duke of York
the control Of Delaware, and un-
til the Revolution these two
provinces were under the same
proprietary government. Quar-
rels with Maryland over bound
aries caused a formal survey
to be made by two surveyors,
Mason and Dixon, and it was
this which became famous dur
ing the Civil war as the Mason
and Dixon line, the dividing
mark between the slave and the
free states. ~e
<@by Mcclure NewspapsE syndicate.)
T.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31
PETTY THIEVES BUSY.

Thieves of the 'small calibre" kind
stole the cushions out Of the A. Alex
ander Ford last week while the ma
chine was sitting in the parking space
near Fifth street and Kelly avenue.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

II the same economy was practced in WASH
ington as that which prevails in any large bus
mess enterprise the tax bills of the nation might
be cut in half; but as there are no connections
between one department and another as re-
CARDS economy, the expense of government is
practically double what it should be. Remove
the CRATER and expenses will drop
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

The law of Wisconsin allows women to wear
pants We know of several other states where
women have worn them, and are still wear
ing them, regardless Of law or municipal regu-
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

Do you want to hold your job? Of course
you do; then work. Do not worry. Worry
units you for work, uses up your brain power
and reduces your production Do not think
about discharge. You will not be discharged
as long as you make yourself valuable to your
employer.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

Wheat growing, at least this year, is unprof-
itable-no one of right mind doubts it at pres
ent prices statement made this week by
Secretary Wineman of the Civic & Commerce
association that "If I was farmer, wouldn't
raise a bushe of wheat" emphasizes the exact
sentiment of hundreds of North Dakota agri-
culturists-and the need Of the movement of
farmer forces to drive grain gamblers out of
business.
The Devils Lake world., 1921-08-31

j. Raiding Negro houses has become popular
pastihs6 with the police oficials here