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LEwEs NOTES.

lewcs, Dec. 3.--Mrs. B, Il. Riggin Of
Rchoboth was guest Of Mrs. Louis p.
Evans this week Mrs. Rggin was enter
tanned at bridge by Mrs. Louis w. Mus
tarsi, Thursday night. Mrs. Evans won
the first prize
Nathaniel Evans Of the Pilotboat
Philadelphia is under n doctors care in
Philadelphia, with serious car trouble.
Tug Fort Howard put in the Break
water with two bargcs, botnd south,
Thursday. One of the barges has been
under repairs at the Scakwatcr. The
large tive-mastcr schooner Oakley G..
Curtis, with sails damaged also arrived
at the Brcakwatcr, bound for Norfolk.
Rev. DIR. Mitchell Of New York City
is guest Of Rev. G. II. b. Turner and
viii conduct a mission OF two days in
81. Peters Church
DR.. James Bcbec and family arc visit
ing IN philadelphia. :,
The seniors Of I.cwcs high school Will
give play. VANITY FAIR" in the Au-
ditorium, Friday night.
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NEWPORT NOTES.

Newport, Dec. 3.--Rev. John L.
Parks, pastor Of the st. James Episcopal
Church Of Newport will conduct services
in the church each week at $50 p. m.
Great interest was taken in the meeting
last week, and meetings will I've con-
tinucd at this hour, every Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Finn, who has been suffer
ing from carbuncle or her forehead, is
somewhat improved.
Miss Mildred Chandler Of German
town, Pa. is spending tho weekend here
with her parents, Mr.. hnd Mrs, ID. W
Chandler.
Miss Leila Lyman had as dinner guests,
Wednesday evening Miss Ruth Bart
hold and Miss Esther Wathering Of VIII
mington.
Mrs. John r., Lyman has rs a guest,
her sister, Miss Kate William Of New
Castle.
Miss Lillian Cooke of Boxwood is
suffering with diphtheria.
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REHOBOTH BEACH.

Rchoboth Beach, Dec. 3.--Thc wealth
or Of the past few days, Thursday,
was stormy. with high winds and rain,
but no damage was done. Thursday was
a delightful spring day.
Mrs. Clara Riggn spent Thursday
and Yesterday with her cousins, Mrs.
LOUIS Mustard and Mrs. Louisa Evans,
in l.ewcs.
John Govatos and friends from VIII
mington arrived on Sunday for hunt
ing trip.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles s. Horn arc
entertaining their son, Egmont and Mr.
Carl INLAY of Washington over the
weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Taylor Barnett. en-
teriaincd at bridge, Wednesday evening
with five tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.De Almond oI
Wilmington and friends are spending
a few days at the shore.
The Quality shop is being moved from
Olive avenue to Rchoboth avenue and
First street. Ralph Wingate, bought
the shop from Alfred Carr Of Baltimore
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Auto Accident ut Sharpton.

Salisbury. Nd, Dec. 3.--Prof. Ecker
Ike Fontaine, State supervisor Of high
schools for the Eastern Shore, and
Willard !. Kimm, Maryland represen-
tative of CHM and Company, schooi
book publishers OF New York, were
injured at p. IN. yesterday, owing
10 the wet condition of the road, their
automobile skidded on curve in the
State road three miles below Sharp
ton. struck stump near the roadside,
and was badly smashed. Mr.. .KiinIn
was cataputed through the windshield
the glass cutting his face and hands
while Professor Fontaine who was
driving the car, was jammed against
the broken steering gear and severely
bruised.
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DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City, Dec. 3.--Mlss Bcrtic
jefferson and Miss Dorothy Bauman
have been appointed delegates to repre-
sent the. Delaware City high school at
the High School Conference which is
being held at Laurel under the direc-
ton of the y. ". &. A.
HOLY Communion will be celebrated
in Christ 7. f. Church at sis o'clock
SUNDAY morning. Rev. Joseph II. carp
will be in charge Of that service. The
afternoon service, 3.45 clock, will be in
charge of William Il. Jester. IL will con-
sist of full service OF evening prayer
with hymns led by the vested choir.
Mrs Eugene Givison of Wilmington is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. James Hus-
felt.
Mrs. Harry Lester is i'll at her home
near st. Georges.
Miss Constance Williams of Fort du
Pont is visiting Miss Emily Spruancc
Of Wilmington.
The bazaar and pic social held Thurs
iay evening by the Ladies Aid Society
Of the NJ. l.. Church nctted more than
$40
Miss Florence Hall is i'll at her home
on Washington street.
Epworth League Of st. Georges NJ. T..
Church will meet at tho home of MIR
and Mrs. James Roberts, next Tuesday
CIV. dc Revere is i'll at his home or
Clinton street.
Mrs. Joseph Icarslcy and daughter
Miss Mac. OF Port Penn arc spending the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fisher of Wilmington.
Miss Mac Nearslcy, teacher in the
Port Penn public school and Miss Myrtl,
Collins, teacher in Hickory Grove
public school. will give an entertainment
for their schools on December %.
Word has been received here that tn,
condition Of Hon. J. &. Higgins, who
was taken 20 the Delaware Hospital
Thursday, is improved.
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WILL CONTEST CHARGES.

Hlchardson Park Dec. S.-A II.
ra,icr has caused the arrest a.
number of small boys whose ages
raneo from 0 TO 70 years on charges
~ disordcrly conduct and they VIII
hc given = hearing before Magistrate
galloway. az Newport. Monday night
Tho warrants IN the cases were served
On Thursday ulrht by Franz
lowcn. r,ffai policeman.
Tho cases viii be contested accord
ing 20 the parents 81 tho boys. who
latin that not only were the warrants
improperly served, IN that Officer
nowcn ls not constable, but also be-
Oauso the boys arc innocent Of any
pifcnsc.
M. Taylor allCrcs that tho boys
rathcrcd on tho lawn az hts homo and
disturbed Va peace.
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GIFT OF BOOKS.

Seaiord, Dec. 3.-Scaford public
school has received a shipment Of $50
books, a gift Of the State Board of
Education. These books are TO be used
for supplemental reading material in
English courses. Each boy and girl en-
rolled in the high school is asked to do
a required amount of reading each year
90 supplement his work done in English.
Either oral or written reports are re-
quirod from the pupils by the English
teachers.
The books are TO be catalogued and
placed in the school library cases. The
school now has a fine nucleus for a
librarv.
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CONC, Cannon school; address, A. d.
Cobb, State club leader; selected sonaS
and club cheers; club play second year
club girls; "lf For Girls" Beatrice
Messersmith; demonvtration How TO
Mako Hat Frame" Mis- kathryn
Woods, State Home Demonstration
Agent; open discussion questions and
suggestions; Springfield Exposition, Miss
Agnes Mcdill, New Castle, County Club
Agent; stylo show, Milford club mem
bcrs who won trip to Springhcld) /;
club play, local club leaders.
Miss Helen Comstock, County Club
leader Of Kent county, had charge Of the
sewing exhibits. which were very clab-
oratc.
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CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence Every Eyenln.
Elkton, Md, Dec. 3.--Ciaude Ross
aged is years, son OF wardell Ross
Of Chesapeake City. while cunning
yesterday near that town. was climb
ing over a fence when his gun was
accidentally discharged. lie received
the entire load OF shot in the arm, He
ives hurried TO Union Hospital, in this
town, where ii was found necessary
TO amputate the arm near the shoul-
der.
The four youths arrested on We'd
nesday by State motor police, charged
with placing heasy log across the
road at Charlestown, for the purpose
of holding up automobiles, have been
released from Jail, it having been
found they were not the guilty ones.
They returned 10 their homes In
North East.
Rev. DR.. Huffman of Baltimore. for
mer pastor OF West Nottingham Pres
byterian Church. is assisting with re-
vival meetings now being held In that
church.
Henry Atkinson Of Port Deposit
tore the ligaments of his ankle while
playing football on Tome field, yes
l'terday.
The Heal farm Of "a Acres, near
Tome Institute grounds, Port Deposit
has been sold for $4,000 to Conrad
Reed.o Washington, who will occupy
the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis p. Duyckinck OF
Rising Sun have gone to Green Cove
Springs, Florida, where they Will
spend the winter on their orange
grove.
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o> nyANcriisrIC rRir.

Dover, Dee. a,--Rcv a. c. Holien-
stein. uastor cf Peoples Christian
church. viii leave on Monday next FOR
n three. days cvanEelistic. service at
ncnancc. onto. whore ho viii conduct
benanro college. one of tho Chris
IAN church Institutions
'rhAa college conferred the degree OF
n, y. on Dr. ilclfcustoin IN 1915 IN
toeoanltion Of his contributions OF
religious literature.
on Monday. December -, Dr. Hell
fens.oln will meet with the Federal
,'nunen Churchcs ~ Christ, which
.on,rncH IA chicago.
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They Thought He'd Be Naturalist
They Feared He'd Be an Invalid
He Said, 81 Never Can Get on in Politics

But fate held the Presidency of the United States in
store for Theodore Roosevelt
Not only account of a wonderful man. but
derful account of is my Brother Theodore Ro0ss
peh, written by his sister, Mrs Douglas Robinson.
OF all that has written Roosevelt Roosevelt
nothing lumined
desism his fascinating and manysided personality this
revelation, made family letters would
otherwise have been inaccessible TO the world but which the world
is the distinct gamer by reading.
Order promptly, for the demand is strong. SO.
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10 prrrrN An INLET.

Dover. pee. a.-rho Indian River
Inlet Commission met here yesterday,
Toe the purpose OF awarding tho con-
tract for dinglnE cut tho inlot. halt
way between tho lifc-saving station
and the old inlet Tho contract was
awarded 10 a. l.. salvage OF Mills
horo. 40 agroes to begin work with
ln two weeks and complete u by the
ged Of April next
rho members Of tho commission
urosont woN Senators Hopkins and
pf,ttyman and Representative 'lons
danici Tho other member, Repre-
nrntative Siaats, was unable ~ be
urcHont Tho sum of 10000 was ap-
nfupriatCd Tor tho work
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srtptNrs' ,ltn

Richardson Park. Dec. S.-fhe
seventh grade pupils Of tho public
school have organised a solf-govern-
,nsnt club With tho following officers;
pro,idcn,, Clarence Mactan; vice.
president. Joseph Skotnick; secretary
sarah iieEett; treasurer Gladys
nciscm.
This club viii meet on Monday
afternoon following tho school session
20 tako up tho study o. Government.
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FIVE HUNDRED PARTY.

Newport, Dec. 3.--The Woman's
Club of Newport held Five Hundred
party last evening in the Red Mems
Hall, which was well attended
Mrs. George Frederick was chairman
Of arrangements, and WAS assisted by
Mrs. John Strong, Mrs. Mckinney and
Mrs. II. Is. Taylor. Refreshments Of
sandwiches and coffee were served.
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COMMUNITY MEETING.

Stanton, Dec. 3.-There viii be a
special meeting in the Friends meeting
house. Stanton, on Sunday afternoon at
2. 80. which will be community meet
ing fot everybody. Friends School bus
win leave Fourth and West streets, Viii
mington at l.55 p. IN.
An illustrated lecture on the growth
Of fruits in florida was given in the
Friends Meeting house Thursday even
ing, and was well attended.
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CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.

Sealord, Dec. Sired Woolford, a
young Seaford Negro, who has served
much time in prison, was arrested yester-
day by Constable Adams, charged with
robbing the garage Of Orville d. Rhea.
He was arraigned before Magistrate
James X. Phillips, and in default of
bail, was committed TO Georgetown jail
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LEAVES BANK SERVICE.

Scaford, Dec. 3.--Miss Elsie Hughes,
who for tho past t,No years has been cm-
ploycd rs stenographcr at the local bank
Of the Delaware Trust Co, and who has
been making her home during her stay
here with her, aunt, Mrs. Philip II,
Graham, West Seafotd, severed her con-
nection with the bank today.
She will go TO tho home of her parents
at Hebron, Md.
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Old IdgOo KneU!

knew why the Big Rock
was named for the Mes.ur-
ing Worm-why the sand
that Grasshopper danced. on
still lies swirled in heaps on
the banks OF the Big Sea.
Gitehee- -Gumee-phat hap
pened when the little child OF
the Evening Star drew frs.
blood with his bow and arrow
how the dwaFS-boy caught
the sun in a moose and the
cunning Coyote set on tbs
Dormouse TO free hina-and
no end of other things that Il
is highly important and IN
teresting for little Indians
and other little Americans 20
know.
All the children who read
americas faSias Friry Tolss.~
retold by W. T. Larued,
or have them read to them,
will share old lagos tress-
ures Of folklore. And
HOW they viii enjoy the
beautiful, colorful cover, iy-
leaves and other Illustrations
by John Rae. that embellish
the pages.
One feels sorry in advances
for any child-if there is any
child-that's not destined 70
find this volume among his
Christmas books. Price
St.35.
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lBIG DAY AT CANNON SCHOOL.

>eaford, Dec. 3.-The Cannon school,
Miss Katie Burtelle, of this town, princi-
pal. held big meeting today when the
clothing club members, assisted by the
teachers, parents and friends OF the
school, met at the school building, where
a delightful and instructive program was
rendered NJ follows:
Business meeting, Cannon Club; vel
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Ugh-Ugh!
Heap Bin Scare

81 vas that two heads gave ths
bed Indians Ia "Ths Forife" ftoins''
written ana (deiightfpliy) i.ius-
srstsd by Lucy fitch Perkins. Who
ha. already created 90 many fas-
clnat,nx twins m iitsrsfars Tor
young people.
one Of the heads vas only
t,t,fnnHfn mead, the other hslcrz
ID f1---wcil, now, do you auppcfs
We viii tell ysI2 Better o. rfad
the book and tfds erfov
adventures of the two sturdy
little Pilgrim settlers Price,
sf75.
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ueVOIcu 10 fftuIuhtu VIII
work, is Peter Binn<y.
Written by the distinguished
novelist twenty years sao. bU, pun-
Iished this Fall for the hrst time in
America, the book teens with
exubsrant spirits and sparkles
With sly Msr,hsilesquc humor. A
wonderful term OF il, believe as,
the elder Mr.. Binney put through,
pulled through. and put tho Uni-
sersity through st Cambridks.
Price 81. Covering the book, not
he University expenses of Binney
Senior aud Junior.
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cousin Albert-snd berAuss
from that tire on she sdorer
her husband and rsveiled ia
her babies, exactly like any
other plump. pleasant mat
ron in Britain or the world.
Also, the public rneeta a
queen who never once in life
forgot her dignity nor suf-
fered others 20 forget it, and
IL IL pre-emineutiv az queen
that Mr.. Strachey writes
her up" in brilliant and en-
tertaining, but never once
fippant or superficial style.
But would Victoria hav.
liked the book? Form your
own conclusions. Price IS.
illustrated
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The Result-Oh, the Public Meets
q Woman

who rs shown interesting st
last, because she ia shown a
woman, not a stuffed crowned
doll or elderly angel.
Because she stamped a
baby foot in rage and revolt
at learning her letters:
Because that little foot, a
few years later, loved dane
ing as well IS any eighteen
year-oid foot in Victoria's
kingdom:
Because she DEVELOPED
romantic schoolgirl cease" on
her handsome prime minis
ter, Lord Melbourne, and
worshipped that half-god
until tce true god came--her
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Crooked Paths Straight" at tho SER
VICE Mt II o'clock tomorrow morning
and ON THE Elder Brother Mt the
evening service.
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Harold Bell
Wright's NeUU Book

"Helen Of the Old House"
hasn't the kind of ending you'd ex-
pect Of it.
What food novel hss7
Would you end Il di6erentlys
No suess is food until you've
read the book. Princess" Helen
nsd q di6cult position in Mills
borough a. the daughter Of "that
danted old pirate" Adam Ward,
lhe rich mill-ovner. So had her
brother John, heir-apparsnt TO the
mills, with his nev-fanIled notions
of social justice.
Problems Of industrial un-
rest 6ture prominently in the
slot. The surprise is we'll
hidden. s..
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1t is in two volumes,
splendid in size, in typog-
raphy and in their repro
duction OF. Abbey mas
terpieces, and their other
illustrations--110 superb
photographs and 90 half
tones and line plates.
Price $50.
Any artist, any pic
ture-lover, any Pennsyl-
vanian, would be proud
to own this worthy pre-
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a SPECIAL rate is given for 6-days
and 3-days consecutive insertions
which gives a good sa ting 10 the
adyertisers.,--Adv.
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Was EUer anything Like It
Father and Son at COLIege T0gether!

youns
college fathers and by tho discriminating reading public
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sentation of the achieve
ments Of the famous
painter, born in this
State, the most familiar
memorials of whose gen.
ius are preserved on the
wall. of the Capitol at
Harrisburg, the Holy
Grail" paintings in the
Public Library at Boston
and the great Corona
ton" scene which King
Edward commissioned
him to paint.
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Big values in small type-clsssified
,ads.-Adv,
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Splendid Pictures
of Abbey Masterpieces

No book more important-no book more magni-
fcent-has appeared this season than "The Life and
Work Of Edwin Austin Abbey" Royal Academican
and member Of the National Academy
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charm of sunny California, scenic
and social, particularly where the
old Spanish feudal traditions
linger.
8. Presents the vexed question
of Japanese land ownership in
California from the side which, as
the author says, the Fastener
seldom sees it
The book is TIE Pride Of Psls-
~ar. by Peter B. Kyne, price, 81.
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Order Christmas Books
NOW
Order them from
WANAMAkER'S
"'HkYev<-4 0;A Ye4 % N?"

Happy Warrior" One Of the
seasons important books
worth reading. worth buying,
worth giving away. Through
its brisk, intimate, occasion
ally sAtiric style, its almost
poignant naturslness breaks
the cry Of the human-to un-
derstsnd. 10 understand life
and things,
Whyever did Mark Sabre
try to understand, at such con-
summate cost 70 himself?
Whyever are his struggles
so interesting?
That's for the author to say.
81 10 see how he says IL.
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Up "a Staircase
of Stories"

Up "A Staircase
of Stories"
To Fairyland and Other
Happy Places
CxTY-FOuR steps on
- this staircase, each
- step a delightful
story
No child too old or too
young to enjoy the climb,
either; for. the stories are
graded carefully by their
selectors (Louey Chisholm
and Amy Steedman) accord
ing TO their appeal to chill
dren aged from four TO four
teen.
Once this fine book, fat
with good reading, is in the
house. the children can't 70
story-hungry!
There are stories literally
OF all nations and all tenn
psrsments, ranging from
Grimm's and other folklore
stories, Greek, Russian and
japanese, to such authors "a
Nathaniel Hawthorne and
Maria Edgeworth.
And pictures sbounding
everywhere! 1915.
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He Saw She Didn't Want to
Sit Beside the Jap

and the recognition of this fact
precipitated an acquaintance be.
tween an honest to-goodness hero
and perfectly possible heroine
in thoroughly up-to-date
thoroughly American novel,
which does three things uncom-
monty well:
|. Keeps an interesting plot
going ahead every moment.
2. Portrays convincingly the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-03

period and her associates her public and priva
esonaty and her place in that which shines impartial
n queen and comrnoncr all without Of what mig
caed the Victorian hypnots Of The nneteenth century
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THIs was the question
angry, not curious--that
at every step Of his cx-
traordinary course was hung
in Mark Sabre's face.
Mabel asked it, mabel who
was in many ways a model
woman" Mabel who was his
wife. Society asked it. The
reader, reaching the palpitat-
ing last pages Of the book,
with their unexpected turn OF
tense tragedy, is half tempted
to ask it--then is glad he
waited for the conclusion.
A powerful book, this--"U
WisfV Genes" by A. S. M.
Hutchinson, author OF "The
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-03

Does anybody else note the de-
Iishsiul contrasts Of things, nose
out" the fascinating features Of
travel snd experience, snd relate
them quite so chsrmingly as Lord
Frederic Hamilton, suthor Of "Ths
Days Bsfsys Ye,fsrtsy"r
This new book Of his, Here,
There and Everywhere" takes you
where its suthor hiss tone IS dipio-
mat snd traveller, snd introduces
you 70 singular personalities he has
met among ~ ranks, from royalty
TO bostmen.
Pat Indies. West Indies, the
Spanish Main. Arleptins, China
wbatsver is dull and dreary about
them ne has simbly FORGOTTEN,
whstevsr is ipterestiat he tells. 81,
Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-08
Pueblo Continues Rapid Strides
 In Work or Recovery; Danger or
 Pestilence, Famine Declared Ouer

PUEBLO. Colo, June Pueblo made rapid strides today in it's recov- cry from Fridays disastrous flood which took heavy toll of lives and caused property loss of from $15,- DOC, 900 to $2o,OO0,O
 Danger of pestilence is passed, ac- cording to officials of the United States public health service; there is plenty of food; shelter has been pro- vided in refugee camp to remove the congestion in churches, schools and private homes and an army of men has been at work clearing the streets of debris, removing dead animals, and clearing out the stores and other busi- ness places.
 Part of the city is again electrically lighted. The gas company has prep arations nearly complete for supply ing gas for heat and lights. The city water plant is functioning and tomor- row a water purifier will prepare for human consumption 5,OO0,0OO gallons of water daily.
 Health Conditions Good
 Military officials, Red Cross work CTS and medical men working under the direction of the United States pub lie health service agree that the sit uation tonight is a remarkable trib- ute to the efficiency and cooperation of the various agencies working to bring back to the people of this manu featuring center decent living condi- tions.
 Dr. John c. Cornell, head of the United States public health service for this district, is the authority for the statement that presence of conta- gious and infectious disease is rarer than in the days prior to the disaster and this in face of the fact that hum dreds of dead bodies of horses, cattle and hogs are decaying in the flood swept area spreading a stench which is offensive to the nostrils even in dryer sections of north Pueblo
 Only two cases of diphtheria have developed within the last two days. according to reports of the health service, which has thoroughly organ iZed every district in the city and is