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Evening journal., 1921-09-21
LINCOLN Street
MARKET GROWS
Eggs Sell for 55 Cents and
Chickens 40 to As Cents
Pound
WHITE POTATOES
$1.25 BASKET

Clerk of the Market McAteer said
this morning, that the Lincoln street
market is growing steadily, and may
soon rival the two older markets
in Madison and King streets. Ow-
ing to the inclement weather today
fewer farmers were in the Lincoln
street market than on Saturday last.
There were about So merchants out
this morning. as compared with 81
on last Saturday.
The prices prevailing in this mar
ket average about the same as
those of the older markets. Fresh
country eggs were selling from SO to
60 cents a dozen; dressed chickens.
40 to as cents a pound; live old
fowls. 35 cents a pound; white po-
tatoes, s1.20 to $1.25 a basket; sweet
potatoes, S1.00 to $1.10 a basket; ap-
pies, from s2.25 to $3.50 a basket;
tomatoes. 35 cents a basket cab
bage (good qaulity and size), 3 to
cents a head; lima beans( shelled)
~ and Is cents a quart; onions, 10
and ~ cents a quart; corn, 80 and
35 cents a dozen; celery, 10 to Is
cents stalk and country butter, 4S
and 55 cents a pound.
Prevailing prices in all meats are
five to seven cents lower than those
of last Saturday a week. Johnson
Brothers. who have made a general
cut. announce the following prices:
Smoked hams, prime quality, 80
cents a pound; picnic hams, Is and
16 cents a pound. according to size;
bacon, 25 cents a pound; fresh pork
chops, 80 cents a pound; roast pork
25 cents a pound; sausage, 80 cents
a pound; fresh shoulders. Is cents a
pound; fresh hams, 25 cents a
pound; veal roast, 20 cents a pound
veal outlets, 35 and 40 cents a
pound.
Beef is also listed at a scent dror
in price. Sirloin is selling at 81
cents a pound, as compared with AZ
cents a little more than a week ago
round and rump steaks, 80 cents q
pound; rib roast. 25 cents a pound
chuck roast without bone. Is cents
and with bone 16 cents a pound.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
MUST BOARD
ELECT CLERKS?
Democrats Force Question
After Reorganization of
Assessment Body
SCOTT WANTS JOB
FOR PARTY WORKER

Although all the members of the
Levy Court were at the County
Building this morning, the meeting
scheduled for 1890 o'clock could not
convene owing to Percy Warren
Green, court attorney being engag-
ed in a court hearing. Mr.. Green
was requested by the Levy Court
yesterday afternoon to give an opin-
ion as to whether the County Board
of Assessment is compelled to elect
clerks after reorganization of the
board or whether they can be con-
tinued on the county payroll as
hold-overs.
The question was brought up yes
terday afternoon by Commissioner
Collins. who contends that the As
sessment Board has failed to meet to
elect it's clerks.
Mr.. Collins said today that OF the
five clerks employed in the boards
office. only one is a Democrat. This
he thought unfair.
Republican members of the court
contend that the Democrats are con-
sidering the craftsman as a clerk. It
was intimated today that w. A.
Scott, one of the board members is
insisting that a Democrat be select
ed for the position of clerk in the
Office now held by Theodore w.
Francis.
Mr.. Collins contends that the new
Assessment Board should organize
and elect its clerks.
AS Mr.. Green will be engaged on
another work all day the clerk sub
ject may not be considered until to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
WOMAN BITTEN BY
COPPERHEAD SNAKE

Special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Sept. 21-While
assisting her husband to carry fod-
der, which was being stacked, Mrs.
Herman Parsons residing near Omar
was bitten on the ankle by copper
head snake. In an effort to get away
from the reptile. Mrs. Parsons was
seized with such violent pain that
she only went a few steps when she
fell. The pain seemed to go to her
hip and she was unable TO control
herself. Her husband. who was
short distance away, hearing her
screams, rushed to her assistance
Just in time to kill the snake which
was in the act Of jumping at her
again. Dr. r. S. Long, of Frankford,
was summoned and gave medical
attention. While her condition has
been serious, it is believed that she
is on the road to recoery.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
WOMAN PUMPS
SHOTS While
Music PLAYS
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Continued from First Page.
standing in the woman's room talk
ing to her when she climbed up on
chair and taking a revolver from
a shelf approached Thomas. declar-
ing, Il am going to kill you"
His reply. it is stated. was: "An
right, go ahead. Lifes only a joke,
anyway"
The woman then fired the weapon.
the first bullet striking Thomas in
the left arm. The second one lodg-
ed near his heart. The woman then
went upstairs.
Just previous to the shooting the
woman is alleged to have called in
John W. Allen. SOS King street. to
repair a graphophone and she, start
ed it going. The shooting accom-
panied the music. Allen remained
in the house.
Shortly after the firing OF the first
shot the woman is alleged to have
gone TO the bathroom, where
Thomas was bending over the tub
and again shot him, the bullet this
time entering the chest near the
heart. Thomas then went to his owr
room and locked the door.
Allen called up the Delaware Hos.
pital and asked that an ambulant
be sent to the house to take a pa.
tient to the hospital As the hos
pital does not have an ambulance tn,
case was referred to the police de
partment and that departments am.
bulance was sent.
UP to this point. the police has
no suspicion that A crime had beeI
committed. City Detectives Rober
Wallace and Edward L. Mcdaniel
who we're investigating another case
seeing a number OF persons standing
in front of the house, made SOM
inquiries and were told there ha,
been shooting They at once ar
rested the woman and other occu
pants OF the house. while the am
bulance rushed the wounded man 4
the hospital.
Florence Thomas was formerl
proprietor OF the Howard Hote
near Fourth and Shipley streets. Sh
is said TO have been an actress a
one time. but has not been on tn
stage for several years.
Paul Thomas was formerly
member Of the Delaware Anti-Air
craft Regiment and World War vet
eran. and served overseas with IN
Fifty-ninth Pioneers. He was 1
camp during the last encampment q
Camp Chandler. State Rifle Rang
and is said to have been visited b
the woman.
The woman, according to the pS
lice. confessed the shooting. but do,
not seem much concerned about /
Allen. who is held as a nIateri;
, witness. is said to have taken the r,
volver from the woman following IN
firing Of the second shot and turne
the weapon over TO the police
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
OFFICIALS TO INSPECT
RED LION CONTRACT

Having inspected the improve
ments under way at the Red Lion
creek sluice and the river bank at
that point, members of the Levy
Court will meet this afternoon to
consider the question Of whether
the contractors. Thompson and
Jones, should be relieved OF the con-
tract.
This action was requested by H.
M. Pierce. who in a letter to the
court yesterday. charged that the
contractors were incompetent.
Another matter to be considered at
today's meeting relative to the Red
Lion contract will be whether the
contractors should be paid s1935.
which they claim is due them by
the county for work done on the
sluice and river bank.
It is expected that a permanent
successor to Henrie NJ. Perkins, road
supervisor, who was discharged re-
Gently, will he selected at this after
Moons meeting.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
G. 0. P. GUN, LOST
60 YEARS, FOUND
Lewes Resident Tells Inter
esting History of Old
Cannon
USED TO CELEBRATE
UNION VICTORIES
Special to The Evenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
LEWES. Sept. 21.-David Cover
dale. sr.. OF this town. has recalled
some interesting events of the Civil
War, in connection with an cid oan-
non. which was recently found after
having been lost for many years. In
discussing this particular gun, Mr.
Coverdale relates some interesting
history in connection with II, as fol-
lows:
II was down in front of the Lewes
postofice the other day. where they
are grading and getting ready to
mount the old guns which defended
the town in the war Of 1912. ! saw
there small gun which I recog-
nized although IL had been sixty
years since saw that gun before. It
was supposed to have been thrown
into Lewes creek, but il now develops
that it was buried on the Edward
Russell farm and Russell's son, viii
liam, has now given Il up to be
mounted with the old guns.
This gun during the Civil War
was used by the Republicans. We
also had a flag pole on a lot owned
by Colonel William p. Orr. Wher
there was a northern victory. we Re.
publicans hoisted our flag and fired
a salute with this gun. / say we be.
cause I am one of the few Republic.
ans here at that time. ] was below
the draft age, but helped handle thi,
gun in celebrating a victory. Tn,
district at that time was largel,
Dem ocratic, and the Democrats wer,
mostly in sympathy with the south
The gun was taken by those southern
sympathizers and hid.
THE gun was first said to hav,
been hid in Edward RusselPs ha,
stacks. About this time we had ,
national election and the votin,
place here was at the old hote
known as the Watson Hotel, which
has since been destroyed by fire. 4
small squad of soldiers was sen
here to see that we got a fair elec
ton. The day following the cleo
tion these soldiers went to the Rus
sell farm and showed their sabre
In the hay stack searching for tn
gun. but it apparently was not there
Edward Russell was arrested bu
was not found.
After the gun was not found Of
the Russell farm It was reported /
had been thrown into the creek.
, supposed that was true until 1 say
the gun several days ago for tn
first time in so years.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
UNDER
PROBE OF THE
GOVERNMENT
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machine built up in many parts OF
the country.
Daugherty declared the govern
ment will not be run or intimidat-
ed" by men behind masks. Grand
Jury Investigations are expected in
New York and perhaps other cities.
THE Ku Klux Klan and American
institutions established by our
founders and guaranteed by our con-
stitution cannot both survive" Tague
said. Either this organization, born
of greeded bigotry, operating with
grotesque degeneracy in the dark
ness. must be blotted out by legal
process from American life or our
constitution must become meaning
less. a document possessing only his
torical value.
"The Ku Klux Klan, IN its usurpa-
tion OF law. its illegal exercise OF the
right to punish individuals for al
legged offenses. violates articles 1, w,
V. VI. XII Of the Constitution.
Members and victims OF the Klan
are in involuntary servitude. There
is no room for such an organization
in the United States"
DauEherty today conferred in the
Klan inquiry with William ]. Burns,
head of the bureau OF investigation.
Reports laid before the Attorney
General by Burns were said to be
even more startling than those first
brought to the attention OF the De-
partment OF Justice.
II became known today that
Burns for the last two weeks has had
his agents busy in all parts Of the
country gathering evidence. Thor
ough inspection OF the Klan's af-
fairs in southern territory is under
way and II is believed agents are
working vigorously in Georgia. Sew
eral agents have been sent out from
the Atlanta office OF the Department
Of Justice and are ferreting out the
doings OF Ku Klux on the strength
OF records OF the organization which
are said to have come into their
possession at the Atlanta headquar-
ters OF the Klan.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
TO JAIL FOR SALE
OF JAMAICA GINGER

Raymond White, proprietor Of the
New York Delicatessen store. in
Tenth street, near Orange, was fined
$500 and costs and sentenced to
three months Imprisonment on a
charge Of selling intoxicating liquor
by Judge Hastings in Municipal
Court this morning. He pleaded nolle
contendre through his attorney,
Philip L. Garrett.
A plea OF nolle contendre was
also entered by Mr.. Garrett for
David Springman. proprietor Of the
Toggery Shop. located in Tenth
street near Orange, who was charg-
ed with selling intoxicating liquor.
Judge Hastings continued the case
until Friday.
Mr. Garrett stated that White
sometime ago purchased a dozen
bottles OF Jamaica ginger for $3.50
and, several nights ago sold the
whole supply for 50 to a man who
turned out to be a stool pigeon"
1t was the first time. the attorney
said, that his client ever had the
ginger in his store.
Assistant City Solicitor Green told
the court that the purchaser OF the
ginger first asked White for liquor
that White told him he had no liquor
but could sell him the Jamaica
ginger. White told the man. Mr..
Green said, that the ginger was
strong and then sold him bottle Of
cider.
In the case of Springman, Mr..
Garrett said that it was the defend
ants first offense. Mr. Green told
the court that a man went 70
Springman's store and asked for a
certain brand OF whisky. The de-
fendant, he said, informed the man
that he did not have that brand but
had liquor Of another kind, of which
he Is said to have sold him a quart.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
BALKAN WAR
new Menace
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artillery had opened fire on the
village Of Arras and other positions
on our frontier"
He demanded that the league
take action.
NJ. Spalaikovitch. leader OF the
Serbian delegation, contends that
Albania has no grounds for COM
plant because its borders have not
been fixed and therefore the vile
lagos under bombardment are il
doubtful territory.
British representatives immedt-
ately aligned themselves with the
Albanians.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
HOPE TO SAVE LIFE
AT GRADE CROSSINGS

Plans for a campaign to prevent
grade crossing accidents were made
today at a luncheon in the Hotel
dupont, attended by officers OF the
Delaware Safety Council and repre-
.sentatives of the Pennsylvania. Bal
timore and Ohio and Reading rail-
roads
Hopes are held out that the num-
Der Of such accidents in Delaware.
can be materially decreased. In the
past year no less than 4,790 motor
lists have met death in grade cross
ing crashes in the country at large.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
DISCUSS FIRE SITUATION.

The Department OF Public Safety
held a conference with City Solicitor
satterthwaite and Assistant City So
licitor Green yesterday afternoon,
relative 10 the fire department sit
uation. Following the meeting the
statement was made that the off,
cials had simply discussed fire mat
tera
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
ROAD LuRY AMARns-

The condemnation commission
appointed by Judge Rice to assess
damages on land needed by the
county for Lincoln Highway pur-
poses heard testimony this morning
in regards to the property Of the A.
Paxson estate. Julian c. Walker
was attorney for the estate.
The commission heard the cases
OF ]. p. Wilson and George Leak
last week. They will make their re-
turn TO Judge Rice on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21

was nothing that escaped my sight.
There was no appearance of hair
discovered; the smaller bones we're
almost entirely decomposed and
would have instantly crumbled to
atoms when first exposed to the air;
six Of the skulls were removed from
their proper position and there were
scant traces Of fire upon the bottom
OF the grave.
"All these circumstances, coupled
with the fact that other burials. un-
doubtedly OF aborigines, have been
discovered in close proximity to this
charnel pit would prove beyond
doubt that these were the remains
Of Indians.
Had the deceased been whites.
some article of indestructible nature
such as buttons, buckles, rings or
other objects surely would have
been found.
"stin it would be absolutely nee
essary to have the services Of an
expert in craniology to positively
determine the race to which these
skeletal remains belonged.
Il am greatly indebted to Mr..
Marvin II. Markle. OF the Baltimore
Y. NJ c. A.. for his permission TO
excavate and his many courtesies
while engaged in the work: also TO
the Rev. c. c. Morhart, OF Cleve-
land. Ohio. and Drs. Catch and
Palmer. Of Baltimore. Nd. for their
valuable assistance" n
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
pIEs N PHILAnELpHIA-

William b. skillman, formerly OF
this city died at his home in Phila-
delphia yesterday He was a mem
ber of Hope Lodge of odd Fellows,
Washington Camp. p. o. S. OF A.,
and Moriel Encampment. Inter-
ment will be in Riverview cemetery
on Saturday morning.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
SELECT TWO AS cops

The Department OF Public Safety
afternoon selected James
Jeandeie. Ala East Seventh street.
and William F. Long. 11O6 West
street. for examination as to their
qualifications as patrolmen. II the
men meet the physical and mental
requirements they will be appointed
for a probationary period OF six
months.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
REV. C. L. CANDEE
HOME FROM EUROPE

The Rev. and Mrs. Charles L.
Candee and Miss Alice and william
Candee, who have been abroad since
July returned to their home in this
city on Monday. The Candies were
accompanied on the trip by Miss
sara Brown, of Philadelphia.
While abroad they visited Eng
land, Scotland, Wales, France and
Belgium
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
RETURN TRUE BmLs

The New Castle county grand jury
returned true bills today as follows:
Embezzlement by bailee, Thomas
II. williams.
Receiving stolen goods. Jacob
Leon.
Larceny. Joseph Williams. John
VALLEY, Harry Stanton. Charles
Daudy.
Illegal possession OF spirituou9
liquors, Frank Phillowski Lawrencs
Geidnar.
Assault and battery. Wallace rhc<H-
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
HARBOR BOARD BUYS CAR

CONTRACT TOT seVcn-paSSenger
Buick automobile, costing s1,S95.
has been awarded by the Harbor
Commissioners to the Wilmington
Automobile Company. The ma
chine will be used for conveying
members OF the board and it's staff
to and from its officers in the Public
Building to the marine terminal
on the Christiana River front.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21
3 OF FAMILY
Slain IN BEDS
CONTINUED From First PaEe.,

tered the unlocked door.
Mama, Mama" mumbled Ardith.
who was lying on the floor with her
arms clasped tightly about a tabh
leg.
The Mckee child. Mortified at ths
misery Of her blood-covered chum.
ran from the house screaming.
Ralph Gillette, brother Of Mrs
Monroe, rushed into the house.
In the main bedroom he found
Monroe had evidently been killed
instantly while asleep.
The wife, II was believed had been
awakened by the impact Of the club
on her husbands head as she haa
one arm raised as II in an effort to
defend herself
In another room the lifeless IT.
year-old Neva was found, her face
also crushed.
In the corner of the room occupied
Neva was found a nail stuffed club
"a long two by four with a score OF
heavy spikes in II. The club had
been thrown against the wall with
fury, judging from the hole that was
knocked in the plaster.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Sept. q
United Press) Two inmates Of the
State hospital for the insane escaped
about a week ago, DR.. George f.
Inch said today.
He said, however, he did not be-
lieve either would commit murder.
one OF the fugitives was Louis
Bergman of Columbia, Michigan
and the other James Morrow of Chi
cago.
Bergman, said DR.. Inch, suffers
from the hallucinations that he owns
half of the United States and Nor
row is of a quiet manner.
Evening journal., 1921-09-21

Search the Want Ads for business
investments and advertise farm and
country estates in the Want Ads.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03
Free Library at
Your Disposal

The Kentucky Library Commits
sion has some new Travelling Lii
braries and is ready to send them
to any group Of people anywhere
in the state who wants books to
read. These may be had by writing
to the commission at Frankfort.
The Libraries are sent out in cases,
fifty volumes in case, and may be
kept for six months. The only charge
is 5000 to cover shipping costs.
Stories, books Of travel, history,
children's books, are some Of the
subjects covered. Some Libraries are
made up entirely for children's
use in the schools. Any teacher can
get one. There are also Boy Scout
libraries and farmers libraries. The
latter contains fifteen books and
may be borrowed in addition to a
general library of fifty volumes.
The state furnishes these books for
the education and recreation Of its
citizens.
Books are being written to help in
almost any business, trare or prfes-
sin. The Kentucky Library CmmisA
sion has many Of these and lends
them to anyone in the state wishing
to use them. The collection includes
many books on the following, and
many other subjects:
Automobile repairing
Carpentering\
Dry Cleaning
Electric Railway Engineering
Farming
House Planning
Oil and coal mining
Retail buying and selling
Road building
Salesmanship
Sign painting
Steam and gas engines.
These may be borrowed by writing
the Kentucky Library Commission
at Frankfort. The only expense is
the cost Of postage.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03
Farm Engineers
To Meet Feb. IA.

The third >annual meeting 70 the
Southern Section of the American
Society Of Agricultural Engineers
will be held in Lexington February
IA, 10 and 16, according to an an
nouncement which has just been
made by j. B. Kelley, of the Farm
Engineering Section Of the State
College of Agriculture, who is chair
man Of the committee on local ar
rangements. Joint meetings have
been arranged for the mornings with
the Association Of Southern Agri-
cultural Colleges which meets at the
sametime while the afternoons and
evenings will be taken up with lee
lures by at least twelve speakers of
national reputation. The afternoon
of the first day will be spent in
visiting points of interest in the
Blue Grass Section, according to Mr..
Kelley.
Officers Of the Southern Section
are: Stanley F. Morse, consulting
agricultural engineer, New Orleans,
La, president; James Arbenston,
department Of education, Nashville,
Tenn, vice president, and Chas. E.
Seitz, agricultural engineer, Vir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College, Blyakesbufg, Va, secre4
tary treasurer. Earl G.. WEIGH, a
member of the Farm Engineering
Department of the State college of
Agriculture, is also a member of the
committee on local arrangements.
In addition to the officers Of the
section who will take part in the
program, more than dozen speak
ers of national reputation have been
engaged to talk to the engineers on
subjects relating to application of
their profession on the farm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

If a mans family has a porter
house steak appetite when ne has
but soupbone salary he may as
well sing the doxology and give up
the ghost
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

If you imagine that the world owes
you living you are apt to find her
a poor paymaster.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

Fool the fools and the wise men
will pretend to be fooled with them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

The country called "Halleluia" is
on the Happiness Highway.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

When others fail, see The Electric
Shop.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-02-03

Have you. a hospit-
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friendsi What does
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evenings entertain
Rentf Will you en-
terrain an Invisible"
Guest at your table
and become a mem
Der of the" Invisible"
Guest Club of Amer
lea? 1t will cost you
only Ten Dollars.
There are 8, 500, 900
undernourished, de-
bilitated waits and
orphaned children in
Eastern and Central
Europe, whose lives
must be preserved by
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and hospitality.
A Certificate of
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b visi ble'' Guest
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be-Sent to you, signed
by Herbert Hoover
and Fran kiln K.
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Chairman and Treas
urer; also signed by
the State Chairman
of Kentucky.
If you will send your
check for Ten Dol
lars, or more, to the
European Relief
Coun Gil, Richard
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ing, Louisville, Ken
lucky, or deposit this
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Will you not join
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IL q mans FAMILY has a mortar.