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jest Isl years ago the Congress
OF the United States was bidding
adieu to Wall Street, where it had
associated with the money power"
for = hve-year period. returning
temporarily to its scenes of former
activity At Philadelphia, whence it
was to finally remove to the new
capitol to be established on the
Potomac.
Few Of the thousands of people
who pass the historic spot at the
corner Of Wall and Nassau streets,
but . few feet from the doors of
The National City Bank Of New
York, are mindful of the stirring
events which occurred during the
FIVE years 10 which it was the abid
ing place of Congress-
New York Eighth Capitol
1t was in 1885 that the Congress
q the Confederation, after a de-
ade Of wandering in search Of .
permanent abiding place, estab-
bshed itself in the modest old City
Hall, which then stood at the cor
Der Of Wall and Nassau streets.
During the period of its existence,
which began at Philadelphia in
l17<, it had held session in no less
han seven different cities and
towns, thus making New York the
eighth capitol of the United States,
while Washington became in its
turn the ninth capitol.
Kept on the Run
The peripatetic life which Con-
gress had led during the decade be-
fore settling down in New York
bad been in large degree due to the
necessity Of hurried moves to pre-
vent the Capitol and the Congress
falling into the hands of the British.
The first movement from the
original meeting place. Philadei-
phiA, occurred in 1875, when the
British were preparing to move up
on that town, and the December
session OF that year, 1875, was held
At Baltimore.
With the danger of an immediate
occupation Of Philadelphia tenn
porarily removed, however, the
] 40 iNhba 'iVu W tuAI civ 1T
March, 1877. But with anothe,
movement of the British in tina,
direction, it hastily removed &c
Lancaster. Pennsylvania, where 4
remained but for three days, re
moving thence to York on the op
posite side Of the Susquehanna
where il spent all Of that terribl,
winter in which Washington wa
at Valley Forge.
Returns to Old Quarters
On the evacuation Of Philadel
phia by the British in 1873, Con
gress returned to its old quarters i,
that city. remaining there unit
1888. Owing to some misunder
standings with the Philadelphi
authorities, it removed over nigh
70 Princeton, New Jersey. A
Princeton it completed its sessio
and there adopted a plan for tn
creation Of two permanent capitc
cities. one TO be located on III
Potomac and the other on the Dels
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

date se. for ihe neyt session, the
FIRST Monday in December, l7v0.
and remain there until the year
1900. by which time N. Capitol
buildings and presidential residsces
would Be ready for occupancy.
And this is how ~ happened mat
l5l years ago Congress wss tear
fully packing i,s belongings a, the
corner Of Wall and Nassau streets
preparatory % the trip 20 Phila-
delohia. which was then a matter
Of several days instead OF q couple
of hours as at present
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BOY OF IS, GIRL OF Is
Welded At ELKT0N
But the Parents OF Both Were
Present and Consented to
the Marriage.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Dee. l7.--One Of the
Youngest couples ever married in this
town since Elkton became famous As a
Cc,na Green" appeared yesterday after
noon, when John Freeman, aged l6
wears, MAS married TO Catherine I.
Wilson, aged Is years, both Of Lcwcs,
Del,
Tho licenses were taken out by the
parents of thc children.
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900, the domestic debt Of the Con-
federation $42,000,000 while the
debts Of the various states incurred
during the Revolutionary War ag-
gregatcd $26,000,000 making the
grand total of SS0,000,000. a sum
which then sounded large, no mat
ter how small it seems to us in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

ware; the sessions pending the con-
struction of the proper buildings at
the new capitols to be held alter
nately At Annapolis and Trenton.
Lure of Great City
The session of 1888 was held At
Annapolis and that of 1874 At Tren-
ton, where it appears that the lure
Of the great city of New York,
which had then a population Of
$1,000, overturned the double capi-
tol plan, and in January, 1875. the
Congress removed to New York.
where it was granted the use Of the
City Hall.
All Of the, meetings up to this
time had. of course. occurred under
the Articles Of Confederation.
which, however, had proven un-
satisfactory, and when the ninth
state ratified the proposed Constitu-
ton, in 1888, the Congress-, then in
session in New York, hastily passed
\ measure requiring that the vote
for the President. provided by the
new Constitution, should occur on
"the first Wednesday in January,
l789," that the electoral votes
should be cast on "the first We'd
nesday in February" and that the
President should be inaugurated on
"the first Wednesday in March"
As il happened that the first We'd
nesday in March fell upon the
fourth day of that month, the date
March 4th." rs the beginning OF
the term of the President and Con-
gress, was thus permanently estab-
lished.
Inauguration is Delayed
With the limited facilities Of COM
munication and travel which char
actcrized those days in which the
telegraph, the wireless, the railroad
or the flying machine had not yet
been dreamed of, the official report
of the election did not reach Gen
eral Washington at his home in
Virginia until April IA, 1889, and
because of the time occupied by his
journey thence to New York, his
actual Inauguration did not occur
until April so, 1889. Meantime, the
enterprising citizens of New York,
realizing that the dignity of Con-
gress and President under the new
Constitution required more suitable
surroundings than those offered by
the old City Hall, had contributed
$32, 500 for the improvement of that
building, and it was renamed Fed
eral Hall' and thYs became the
meeting place Of the First Congress,
under the Constitution and the
place in which Washington took
the oath OF Office as the first Pres.
ident Of the United States.
Why Congress Moved
1t was during the second session
OF that first Congress under thu
new Constitution that the event,
occurred which resulted in the dc
parturc of the Congress from New
York and the establishment of tn
permanent capitol OF the nation a
the spot now designated as tn
| District Of Columbia and the CIT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
HELD IN MURDER CHARGE.
One Prisoner, Accused Of Teacher
Death, Said TO Have Confessed.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Pittsurg, Dec 1T.-Three men held
in connection with the death Of Leroy
IT. Morris, instructor IN the Allegheny
Vocation School for Ex-Soldiers, who
was shot and killed in a north side
park last Sunday night under nnysteri-
Gus circumstances, were TO be ar
raigned for hearing in central police
court today.
One the men. Claude Critzer, is
said 70 have admitted he fred a pistol
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at random within few hundred feet
OF the place where the Instructor wss
found dying. His companions. WHO are
held by police in connection with the
case, are said 20 have verified Crit
zer's alleged admission.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Probably No Police Traa

The children of Wilmington will likely
be deprived OF the pleasure of seeing
the police Christmas tree this year, as
Superintendent OF Police George Black
says no arrangements have been made
to furnish the tree.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
DiA mico Fined SIS.

Judge Lynn IN Municipal Court todsy
sentenced Samuel Di AMIGO, charged
with carrying concealed a deadly weapon
10 pay a fine OF S25 and costs. ID Amico
was arrested about two weeks ago after
he is alleged 10 have stabbed his daugh-
ter on her wedding night because Ia
disapproved OF her husband.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

of Washington. One of the first
important questions laid before the
Congress had been that of the as
sumption by the Government Of the
existing debts OF the Confederation
and those which the states had
created during the revolution. The
foreign debt amounted to $l2,000,-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Lottery Case Goes to Court.

Raymond s. Stultz, charged with
being interested in maintaining lottery,
waived a hearing in Municipal Court
today, through his attorney, Henry
Mckeown, and was held under $500 bail
for the court of General Sessions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

that date would not be materially
beneficial 10 the states themselves.
Mos, OF these claims were held in
the North, and as result, the
members from the northern states
favored the proposition, while
those OF the South were almost
solidly against il and succeeded in
temporarily defeating this feature
Of the measure
How it Was Settled
At this junc.ure, WHEN the as
sumption of the debts of she states
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Why Congress Moved
STUDENTS PRESENT MACBETH
Classic Rendition by Whittier Liter
ary Society of Erie nds School.

The Whittier Literary Society of
Friends School gave a rendering OF
Macbeth" yesterday afternoon, under
the management of the Senior class,
before large audience.
The entire direction and production
was in the hands of the students, whose
efforts elected much praise.
The cast was as follows:
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How il Was Settled

student at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, is spending the weekend with
Margaret Fisher, "a.
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Opposition is Aroused

The third proposition. that the
Government Of the United States
should assume the debts created by
the respective states during the
Revolutionary War was bitterly op-
posed and its final settlement re-
suited incidentally in the goodbye
Of Congress TO Wall street. The
opposition to payment by the Gov
ernment OF the claims OF the re-
spective states was bitter and long
drawn out. much Of the opposition
being based upon the assertion that
the claims had been already bought
up by spectators and that the as
sumption by the Congress under
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

debt OF the Confederation: second,
the full payment Of the domestic
debt, which had fallen far below
par in its market value. and. third.
the assumption by the Government
Of the debts incurred by the re-
spective states during the revolu-
ton. The first proposition. for full
payment OF the foreign debt met
with no opposition, and that for the
payment of the domestic debt was
opposed by many but received a
majority vote.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Co~n,y School Vacation.

IN. public schools OF New Castle
county will cio~e on Friday, December
~. for the holidays and reopen on
Tuesday. January Z
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17

The modern way to get what YOU
want when you want It is to read and
use classified ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Home for Christmas

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It isn't lost. A classified al vill
find Il for you.-Adv.
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these days in which we count gov
ernmental appropriations in terms
of billions.
Hamilton's Three Proposals
The proposition submitted totthe
y Congress by Hamilton included:
first, the assumption of the foreign
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08

the graves Of many Philadelphia soldiers
IN nearby cemeteries, according TO a
cable dispatch.
Accompanied by Mrs. J. J. Torpey,
Miss Marian Torpey, Miss Margaret
Meehan, George Laird and Mrs. Rob-
ert Osborne, she visited a number Of
cemeteries where they decorated the
graves of mauy who served with Phil
adelphia contingents during the war.
Before proceeding on sightseeing
tours which have been arranged by the
party, they will attend to every request
made them by Philadelphia war
mothers.
1t Is now proposed that a large gold
star wreath Of flowers and oak leaves,
on which Is to be the inscription
From Philadelphia mothers to our
World War heroes" be placed on the
tomb of the unknown poilu under the
Arch of Triumph, instead Of placing the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
u. S. NOBBY CORD

Not an enlarged passenger tire, but a
fruek pneumatic designed and built for
trucking conditions.
While many still use passenger tire,
for commercial work, In the an and
S inch sizes Nobby Cords yield .
lower cost per miles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08

wreath in one of the large American
cemeteries. That will be in vogue with
the tokens that number of patriotic
associations have left in passing through
Paris, for hardly a day passes without
deputation from some foreign country
leaving wreath for the poilu.
Mrs: Bellak and party are leaving
Immediately for Romagne, where among
others they will seek out the grave of
Private John J. Gallagher, son of Mrs.
]. J. Gallagher, of Wayne, president
of the PHILADELPHIA chapter. Mrs. Bel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08

lax said her task was simplifed BY the
untiring efforts of the Graves Regis
tration Service. She said:
would advise all mothers who nre
coming to France not to worry about the
arrangements but to 60 directly to the
Graves Registration. where every ia
cility is available. Furthermore. the
care and arrangement Of every cemetery,
large or small. ought to convince Amer
leans that nothing has been left undone
to make each boys grave the same as II
' it were in a cemetery at home.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
Truck Tire Service:
judge for yourself it's value to you

T Until now American truck
- owners have never had at
their disposal absolutely impartial,
honest advice about the right type
and right size tire for a specific
trucking condition.
AS much money is wasted today
ON wrong truck tires as on poor
ones.
The makers Of United States
Tires are ready to give anybody
engaged in truck operation a full
advisory service in the interest Of
greater economy.
Independent and non.partisan advice.
A service by experts who have no the
ories to try out-who make no favorite
of either pneumatics or solids.
The equivalent of personal consul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
HEROES
|, GRAVES IN FRANCE
War Mothers Of Philadelphia
Headed by Mrs. Blanche BEL
lax. Return to Paris

A.. Blanche Bellak, vice president
Mts .hs philadelphia chapter Of the Ma
q tng War Mothers Association. has
tio9sr t,a returned to Paris after decorating
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
u. S. MONO.TWIN

A solid truck tire that IL the latest ads
vancemcnt Of the u. S. Tire makers.
Superior In cushioning, tractioning,
and load carrying capacity, and In
o5% of cases far more economical
and satisfactory than duals.
Today It Is the fastest selling solid
eruck tire In the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08

tation with the best strengthening brains
in the country.
No obligation to. anyone who asks
for it.
Write to our Technical Service Dept.
at any length. On questions involving
one truck or fleet Of fifty trucks. Rec
concentrations will be for the right size
of tire, the right kind of tire, and greater
economy.
To men who are ordering new trucks
a special word: Consider tires as a sepa-
rate problem from the truck itself. Get
the right tire equipment for it before it
is delivered-not afterward.
Address all letters to Technical Service
Dept, United States Tire Co., 1870 Broad.
aOay, Neao York City.
The fuller the details you give aboutyour
truck tire problem the better you can be
served by the u. .S.Technical Service men.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-26
CONFERENCE TO CONTINUE
Girl Campers indnuntcd by Rain to
stay DIN iu~r Than Planned


camp viii absolutely not be brok-
en- AZ the annual southwestern fi'ld
conference tuI hiEh school girls
now lu Ecsatuu uu lh" y. " &. \
grounds southwest of tho city.
Tho girls decided this first when
q rumor spread that the conference
miEht bc adjourned bccaus" OF the
continuous rain, the rtrls uunui-
mously, though without formal &C
tiun declared thnt thoy did not want
to break camp hdd that they did
wish to continue Tho lcndcrS,
somewhat dauutcd Friday morninE
by the steady dri<al" from l"ad"u
skies. tho ptohlcm of keeping 10
girls occupied and happy indoors
aud their responsibility To parcuts.
considered for while the adVlRa
hility of souding the girls home Ru'
the attitude OF the girls and clearing
nt the weather iu the afternoon
changed an that and now the con
ference Is to loo continued an extra
day.
Saturdays sunshine did great
doal toward driving out the .,mp
grounds, which drained rapilN be-
cause of the high location and the
rocky soil The dhN passed morrily
for tho girls. ua many events is pos.
sIhlo hcius stug,d uUf-ui doors -
muSr mp for indoor. sessions dur
Ing the rain \ ktd party was hold
ON the grounds iu IN. evening m,
girls with tho short drDssos. buhhing
uurl- and usp,ur speech ot child
hood playing games aud later en-
luNInG 'Hll day -urkuIs. ns the parts
refreshments A. an indoor ecrN ig'
of Worship sunday murnluc, ur j
VI Gordon pr,Hd,ut of tho luivor
sffs tt Tulsa Mill .UIIk and q Nr~
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-26
Second Presbyterian
s. 5. to Hold Picnic

sunday sChool scholars Of tho Sec
oud Presbyterian church are to have
incir Cv"ry-HummCr picnic Satur-
daN July o. at Parthenla park. They
VIII start from the church at .
O'Clock saturday afternoon. in mo
tor truCas. and upon arrival at the
park VIII spend afternoon hours
with track meet. indoor baseball II
and coutcsts In which prizes are of
f'rcd Tho basket suppers viii ho
spread together and toe cream and
lemonade furnished to all by tho
church
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-26
Doctors to Eat Chicken.

0ToOIaT ~ Thf W0fIU.
ENID, June 25.--Garfieid County
Medical association will have It's
regular meeting this week at the
Enid Springs sanitarium. Doctors
from all over the country will be I'm
attendance and the nurses Of the
sanitarium are planning To serve q
chicken dinner for the association,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-26
Want Mud Ia Dry Tn.

NT'CTHT ~ Inv NOFI-.
ENID. June 25.-- Many would be
tourists planning TO start away from
Enid are unpacking and opening up
again the shut-up houses indefinitely
or until the sun shines and dries up
the miles and miles of mud In Okla
hOma and Kansas
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18

itg the p.~l TWO wears. and finally We
Wi1 win. Haven't the Allies 90.
,.uas n Oh, of us hv taking Mesopo,
iaIuin. ami S~ria? As for the Greeks.
after the, have spent all their money
ana fnait.l ,l.rir nation 10 keep up
4, I.r., AMY. ihcv will lie OBLIGED IL,
rrm.n homo
"tItr. We have dispospd of the
TRICKS. !hei The Allies VIII have 10
,r.p. ihr caDiuIlations which origin
. n, were PRIVILEGES extended to for.
. i.r subjects centuries ago by us SO
-, wouldn't need to interfere in ,hclr
i.i.,irs. Gradually the forcign ma
lions have mad, thrse combinations an
rn,,..,i.umcnt ON uur soyprcignitv
~ understand The Allies have about
Abandoned then. prrtcufious to zones
oi influence ANYWAY. we won't have
thnnr. as such zones mean mfringmrnt
On our nolitical liberty. In such zones
tar Allies would eXploit us. not bring
las economic helm. The Allies are
,uiucd and need to sur,id their money
at home +, is better business for ~,
TO la4e eirc trade eompc. ition. Civ
iuy Ia, americans. the Swiss. or any
J ,,r. . fair chance to trade with us
we can't give up ConslantinopIe
rhs CITY is tho elimination of our
civilization. It is at once our Venice
go our New York.
., mere Pheasant larry 'aIe mat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18
WIRELESS ENTERPRISES

Fort Myers. Aug. 1S.--Wreless tel
ephOnc communication between Fort
Myers and Crescent Beach, Is miles
from here, will be inaugurated by
October /, according to Captain Jack
De Lysle, who has been developing
the beach for the past several months.
Stations will be installed at Crescent
Beach, on the estate of Med r. Kel..
lum, six miles from here and at the
office Of the Fort Myers Press here.
In addition Mr.. Kellums yacht. Med
bet, will also be equipped with set.
Each of the stations will have a talk
ing radius of $50 miles. Captain De
Lysle says II will be the first wire
less telephone communication in this
section Of The state, if not in Flor.
ida
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18
A TOMATO RECORD

Gainesville, Aug. IS A. Osteen
Of Lotus, en- Merritls island, recently
produced $1.17S1@ worth of tomatoes
from one acre of ground, according to
reports to the Extension Division of
the State University. Mr.. Osteen har-
vested ECO crates of the vegetable
frcm the one acre and received $l53
n crate for them.
In spite OF heavy transportation
and commission charges. a net return
OF $G2S.6l. an average Of $2.41 crate,
was realized Shipping began the lat
ter part OF May and continued into
lulV
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18
PELlcANs ARE INNOCENT

Clearwater, Aug. is. To ascertain
whether the pelican is a destroyer of
food fish, r. Gilbert Pearson has Just
completed an examination Of all pcli-
ran nests between Tampa and Key
West. Pearson reports that he found
3.31l FISH in the nests and that of this
total only Is were edible, the most
valuable Of which We're eight mullet.
lie declares the decrease in fish along
tho eulf coast $ due to the des;luc-
tive methods of Florida commercial
fishermen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18
DETERMINED ROAD BUILDERS


Fort Myers, Aug. 1S.-Two hundred
ninety thousand brick were contrrs
buted by citizens of Lee county to-
wards the paving of the highway be-
tween Fort Myers and Crescent Beach,
a distance of Is miles, the first two
days after Captain Jack De Lysle Of
fered to finance the building of the
highway. which is to be 16 feet wide,
if citizens would furnish the brick.
Buy brick has become a popu-
lar slogan here almost overnight and
it is believed that withinsa short time
more than enough material to pave
the road will have been contributed.
The movement had hardly begun the
first two days of the campaign, the
smallest pledge being for 1000 brick.
DR.. V. II. Voohis pledged 10000 brick.
The committee in charge of the cam
paign expects to accept every pledge.
even if the contributor offers only
one brick.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-18
AN GLORIOUS JAIL

Blountstown. Aug. 1S.-The case
Of the yacht Curlew. of New Orleans,
and her cargo of liquor, seized near
Port st. Joe month ago when the
vessel. en- route from the Bahamas
to New Orleans. sought shelter after
being battered by rough weather in
the gulf, is closed. so far as the
yacht and liquor are concerned. Sher-
if Clark. of Calhoun county, after
there was no more use for the liquor