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Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
STATE AND PENINSULA

Dover City Council has elected E.
Lane chief of police.
A community club has been organized
at State road, near New Castle.
The firemen, of Milton, have raiset
$565 for equipment from a bazaar.
Bids for a new pump, smokestach
and boiler will be asked for Dover's
water plant.
Dover has awarded to w. M. Newton
contract for lining with concrete the
we'll at the water plant.
The Delaware Trust Company will
build banking house at Walnut and
South Front streets, Milford.
The Century Club, of Dover, will
unite with the American Legion post
of the town to hold big carnival in
the spring..
Milford young people raised $500
with a musical comedy to be used to
send some worthy graduate from the
Milford High School through college.
Merchants on King street, in Will
mington, decided to visit City Council
and demand that that thoroughfare be
paved and that the trolley tracks be re-
moved.
Grand Lodge of Delaware, Ancient
Order United Workmen. held two
day session in Wilmington thisweek.
Delegates from all parts of the State
were present.
Indian relics, consisting of battle
axes, tomahawks and pistols, are being
found in abundance just above Freder-
lea Lake by workmen constructing the
new road in that vicinity.
Civic organizations and big business
men in Wilmington have asked the
Government to make a number of i'm
provements in the local harbor so that
ocean-going vessels can anchor there
and that the business of the city may
take boom. A delegation of engineers
from the War Department made trip
down the Christiana River.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

Mrs. Harry Smith is visiting relative
in Wilmington.
Miss Marie Bray, of Philadelphia,
visiting Mrs. Julia Cosden.
Miss Ada Lockwood is entertaining
Miss Blanche Griffith. of Baltimore.
Mrs. E. C. Green is entertaining
Mrs. Archie Sites, of Kirkwood, Mo.
Miss Ida Cotter visited her cousin
Mrs. l. G. Webb, in Odessa, this week
Miss Grace Schneider, of Dover
spent the weekend with Miss Mariol
Pinder.
Mrs. NJ. J. Darlington, of Williams
port, Pa. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E
S. Jones.
Miss Madeline Pennington is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Frank M. Richards il
Philadelphia.
Miss Clara Vaughan, of Milton, ii
visiting her brother, DR.. E. M. Vaughan
and family.
Miss Lena Weber was the guest Of
her sister Mrs. Curtis M. Millman, a.
Woodside, Sunday.
Mrs. Norman P. Crouch, Of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with her sister Mrs
Joseph C. Jolls.
Miss Ada L. Lockwood was in New
York City this week attending the fun
eral of friend.
Mr.. J. H. Vinyard, of Wilmington.
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Vinyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. David l. Allen are
spending sometime with friends in
Elizabeth City. N. c.
Miss Edith M. Eliason, of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with Misses
Jennie and Odel Gallagher.
Mrs. j. ]. Shannon entertained Mrs.
James Sweeney and daughter, OF
Swedesboro, N. j., over Sunday.
Misses Florence Blome, Emma and
Ella Burchard and Mr.. Fred Blome
spent last Sunday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Grant Rowbotham and daugh-
ters, of Glenolden, Pa. spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Price.
Misses Nellie and Mary Rothwell had
their brother Mr. w. E. Rothwell and
wife of New Castle for Sunday guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hendrix, of Will.
mington, were guests of her father
Mr.. John L. Byron and wife part of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger A. Davis and son
and Mr.. William V. Kirk, Of Whining.
ton, spent the weekend with Mr.. anc
Mrs. L. V. Kirk.
Mrs. F. H. Moore. of Wayne, Pa,
! was a guest of Mrs Harry Ellison and
daughters this week. Rev. Moore spent
Thursday in town.
Mrs. Francis D. Pinder, of White
Haven, Pa, and Miss Mary Bowles, OF
Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Pinder and family.
Mrs. W. E. Barnard. of New York
City, and Mrs. James Dodson, of Beth
lehem, Pa, have returned to thell
homes after visit with Mrs. Jesse l..
Shepherd.
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The HONOR ROLL
Pupils Who Have Been Studious
For Month Of February
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL

The following pupils of the Middle
town Public School are on the honor
roll for the month of February:
18th grade-John Carey, Rogers Four
acre, Edith Cochran, Clara Brady.
y 11th grade-Georgia Wiggin. Anna
Bingnear.
10th grade-Edward Hart, Gladys
Gabriel. Walter Beasten. Margie Rec
ords, Edna Reynolds.
9th Elizabeth Clayton, John
Spicer, Elizabeth Brady, Grace Van
Dyke, Margaret Brady, Helen Hates,
Linda Martin, Dorothy Ratledge.
9Th grade-Virginia johnson, Esther
Gabriel. Katherine Conley, Gladys
Carey, Lewis Collins.
7th grade-Margaret Shallcross, Char
lotte Donaghay. Bertha Chance.
9Th grade--Catherine Beaston. Joseph
Beaston, Winfield Belts, Robert Gabriel.
5th grade-Cassie Denny. Helen
Cleaver, Jeoffrey Newsom, Mabel Four
acre, Allen Verdin.
4th grade-Robert Armstrong, Ralph
Berkman, Margaret Baker, Margaret
Denny, Jay Davis, Howard Gabriel,
Roland Heldmyer, William Hamburg.
Ralph Hynson, Leroy Hall, John Isaacs,
Anna Money, Mildred Morris, Charles
Pope, Kenneth Pennewill, Dorothy
Steele, Elizabeth Sinex, Adelene Craw-
ford.
Sd grade-Marian Heldmyer, Henry
Brady, Alice Carey, Margaret Thorn
ton, Lillian Moorehead. Erma Otwell,
Elsie Reed, Virginia Truitt. Dorothy
Batten, Herbert Dugan, Rubin Otwell,
Mollie Harris.
I'd grade-Helen Beck, Lucy Green,
Katharine Mullen, Madeline Smith,
Elizabeth Swain, Malcolm Cochran,
George Records, Everett Walls.
1sr grade-Iola Thornton, RuthIsaacs,
Thelma Spear, Addie Bryan, Augusta
Savin, Forrest Gabriel, Eugene Thorn
ton, Holton Evans, Ernest Baker.
Ernest Truitt, Warren Combs, Angus
tine Savin, Vernon Schrader, Stephen
Coll, Everett Lewis.
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Coming" "The Stealers, at the
Opera House, next Thursday even
ing.
Chicken House Robbed

During the past month thieves have
paid several visits to the farm OF Mr.
l. N. Bid lie, near Mt. Pleasant, and
carried away rs Of his best fowls. Mr..
Biddle suspects a certain individual
who has served time in the New Castle
County workhouse for a similar offense
and is trying to get sufficient evidence
to cause his arrest.
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NJ. E. CONFERENCE
Fifty-third Session Will be Held al
Crisfield, Md.
WILL OPEN ON MARCH 18th

Plans are practically completed al
Crisfeld, Md, for the assembling OF
the fifty-third session Of the Whining.
ton Conference of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church, which will hold its first
session at Emmanuel Church, en- Wed.
nesday, March 80, following prelimi-
nary session on Tuesday night. Bishop
w. F. Mcdowell of Washington will
preside over the deliberations of the
conference. ..- :-,.-.-..,-.
The Wilmington Conference has been
entertained twice before by Emmanuel
Church-once in 1886 and again in 1912.
The ministers of the conference are
manifesting keen interest in the ap-
preaching sessions, as considerable i'm
portant work is to be accomplished.
The Lay Conference, which has been
called to meet during the week, will
probably hold only a one-day session,
as the plans of the entertaining church
did not include entertainment for it,,
and Cristield has no hotel or other ia
cilities to care for the large number
who will probably be in attendance.
The preliminary session of the con-
terence will be held at night, Tuesday,
March 20, in charge of Rev. DR.. John
w. R. SumwaIt, and will be addressed
by Rev. DR.. Luther E. Lovejoy, of
Chicago On March 80 the organization
of the conference will be effected after
the sacrament is administered. The
business sessions will be held each
morning. On Wednesday the anniver-
sary of the Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society will be observed. with Mrs.
William H. Carson presiding. Mrs.
Florence Hooper, of Baltimore, will
be the speaker. The anniversary of
the Women's Home Missionary Society
will be held Thursday, Mrs. Emma L..
Weldin presiding and Mrs. d. B. Street
of Washington, making the address.
The Veterans recognition services will
be held Friday afternoon, continuing at
the evening session, in charge of Rev.
DIR. E. H. Dashiell, and addresses will
be delivered by Rev. DIR. ]. B. Hingeley
of New York and Rev. DR.. Watson F.
Hannah, professor of exegetical the
ology, Drew Theological Seminary,
Madison, N. j. DIR. Hannah will also
speak at several other sessions of the
conference. The memorial service will
be held Sunday afternoon, with Rev.
DR.. T. E. Terry as chairman.
Other branches of church work hav-
ing special recognition include the
Centenary Movement. the Epworth
League, the Sunday School and the
Anti-Saloon League. Among the speak
ers will be: Rev. Drs. W. j. Wade and
Charles E: Guthrie Of Chicago; Clarence
True Wilson, of Washington; G. W..
Crabbe of the Anti-Saloon League;
Joseph C. Nate, of Chicago; W. S.
Rowe, a returned missionary from
Africa; w. G. Harris, Milton McCann,
w. S. Bovard, E. C. Beboch, E. G.
Prettyman, R. K Stephenson. Music
will be furnished by the conference
choir, under the direction of former
Representative Walter o. Hoffecker, of
Delaware, and by the choir of lmnan-
uel Church. The entertainment of the
ministers and delegates is furnished
free by the members of Emmanuel
Church.
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New Business Firm

Misses M. r. & X. A. Droll have pur-
chased the interests of the firm hereto
fore trading as Droll & Pleasanton, and
will continue to conduct this store with
q full line of Ladies' ware, millinery,
etc. This new firm will cater to the
wants of the ladies of this community,
and their many years of experience in
the mercantile business, qualities them
to please their numerous patrons.
Their new stock and moderate prices
are worthy OF your attention.
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Special Meeting at Bethesda Church

Rev. DR.. Frank Rine, of Baltimore,
Nd, in connection with Centenary
Area Office of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will deliver his celebrated
"Crayon Address,, in Bethesda M. E.
Church on Monday evening, March 18th
at 7.3O o'clock. DR.. Rines is an artist.
and all will enjoy this splendid treat.
His subject will be on the great work
being done with the Methodist Centen-
ary money, and illustrated with the
crayon drawings. This will be treat
which we seldom enjoy. Don't fail to
hear him. Admission free.
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All the latest styles in spring
millinery at reasonable prices.
NJ. R. & K. A. DROLL.
Memoriam

In loving remembrance of our darling
Harry Voshell, who departed this life
four years ago today, March IL, 1917.
Death has robbed US of our darling,
The one we loved so well;
Taken from this world of sorrow,
Safely home with God to dwell.
Gone from earth; yes, gone forever.
Tear dimmed eyes will gaze in vain
We shall hear his little voice
Oh never, never more on earth
again.
PARENTS. SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
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Mrs. Marqaret Smith

Mrs. Margaret Smith, wife of Will
liam H. Smith and daughter of the late
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, of Cecilton, Nd,
died at Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday, after
a lingering illness.
Funeral ser vice took place in Cecilton
M. E. Church, Thursday afternoon.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
Edward H. Biddle

Edward H. Biddle, well-known re-
tired farmer Of Bohemia Manor, died
Sunday night at the home of his sister,
in-law, Miss Alice Clark, in Chesapeake
City. Md, after an illness of paralysis.
He was 70 years of age and is survived
by three children-Miss Lille Biddle, of
Chesapeake City, Md, Mrs. Charles
Wooleyhan and Guy R. Biddle, of Bo-
hemia Manor.
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Dangerous Hours" an all-star
special, will be the attraction at the
Opera House Monday evening.
Queen Esther Meeting

The March meeting of the Queen
Esther Circle will be held at the home
of Miss Sarah Hates on Tuesday even
ing, March ed. week later than usual
owing to the school meeting. which will
be held on the 18th of this month.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
.Le.sin's Store in New Quarters

M. Lessin, who for several years has
conducted general store, at the corner
of Main & Broad streets, in the build
ing purchased by the Delaware Trust
Company, has moved into the building
recently vacated by Mrs. A. S. Peter
son. on East Main street. where he will
continue the mercantile business.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
THE FISHING LAW

Frederick u. Bender, chairman OF
the fish commission appointed by Gov
ernor Denney to confer with like COM
mission from New Jersey, relative to
the drafting of uniform fishing laws,
regulating the taking of fish from the
Delaware River and Bay, visited Tren-
ton last Thursday and conferred with
Harry Foley, secretary to Governor Ed
wards.
Mr.. Bender was advised that the
New Jersey House and Senate have
passed the resolution, providing for the
appointment of a commission by the
Governor of New Jersey. He was also
informed that Governor Edwards would
Immediately appoint the three members
of the New Jersey commission.
Upon the appointment of the COM
mission by Governor Edwards there
will be joint conference of the two
commissions. probably to be held in
Trenton. The Delaware Commission
has held several hearings and has heard
the wishes of the Delaware fishermen.
The first conference of the two COM
missions will likely result in some def
mite action as the New Jersey Fish and
Game Commission has the situation in
that State in good shape. 1t is expect
ed that the commissions will be able to
agree upon legislation, which will be
agreeable to the fishermen of both
States.
The work of the Delaware Commits
sion is to be finished in time for action
by the Legislature, which adjourns late
this month.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

See the starting episode Of the
great new serial Fighting Fate, y
featuring William Duncan, at the
Opera House, next Friday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
In THIS AND NEARBY POINTS

IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
,Delaware's muskrat season closed
Thursday.
A hog bit off one of John Davis fin.
gers at Townsend.
Smyrna's expenses for 1920 were
SAG, 963.O3, leaving $4117S4 in the
treasury.
The Delaware Anglers and Gunners
Club has obtained an option on Noxon-
town mil! pond, near this town, and
will probably erect a clubhouse there.
The first thu 1derstorm of the season
visited this section early Thursday
evening, and was reminder of the ap-
proach of spring and summer weather.
j. Harry Knode for several years
county agricultural agent for Cecil
County, Md, has resigned his Office. ef-
fective March 18th, and accepted a
similar position in Franklin County, Pa.
Frank P. Conrey has been elected
chairman Of new Board Of Trade Or
ganized at Chesapeake City, and Will
liam W. Schaffer, secretary. Charles
H. Banks has been appointed chairman
of the publicity committee.
Under the auspices of the Faculty
Club of Delaware College Miss Virginia
Powell will give series of readings
from the o, Henry stories, and musical
monologues, on the evening of Thurs
day, April Z, at Wolfe Hall.
Thieves stole approximately $1,000 in
stamps and money from the postofice
at Denton, Md, Sunday at midnight.
The heavy doors of the safe were blown
open and the vault wrecked. Postofice
inspectors at Washington have been
notified of the robbery.
The supper given by Sylvester Con-
cert Band of Smyrna, at the Century
Club, last Thursday night, exceeded all
expectations. The gross receipts were
$500 from which the band will clear
$310. The latter will be applied to the
fund for the purchase of uniforms.
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office for week ending
March Sd, 1921: Mrs. Fannie Dixon,
Fannie Harris, Maggie johnson, Miss
Lenora Lewis, Mrs. Mary Wilson; John
E. Duffel, Charley Files, George S.
Price, Harry Rulon and l.. c., Smith.
The Delaware College Faculty Club
Monday night entertained the members
of the Rehabilitation division connected
with college and the affair was one of
the most enjoyable ever given by the
club. One feature was the singing OF
army songs lead by Guy R. Ford, OF
Wilmington.
Despite a strong plea by Senator
Robertson that the Senate view the
measure from the Humanitarian stand.
point" that body by a vote Of 9 to I
last Friday morning defeated Senator
Robertson's bill providing for electro
cution in cases of capital punishment il
place Of hanging.
John J. Lane, while working in the
| saw mill of William Fortner, nea1
| Townsend, met with serious acciden
Wednesday morning. Lane, who is I
sawyer's helper, reached over large
circular saw running at high speed tt
get a bit of bark. His foot slipped ant
he fell toward the saw which he man
aged to escape except for his left hand
Three fingers were nearly severed.
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LOST-Bag Containing Mans and
Woman's work clothing, on the road
leading from Middletown to Ginn's cor
ner. Reward if returned to
+ JOHN BOWERS,
Townsend, Del.
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Just received a fine assortment
Of spring flowers and ornaments.
N. R. & K. A. DROLL.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Call and inspect our new line Of
Ladies', Misses and Children's
readyto-wear spring millinery.
N. R. & K. A. DROLL.
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Middletown Transcript, $1.00 per year
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See the finishing episode Of
''The Yelled Mystery" at the
Opera House next Friday evening.
Also the lst episode Of the new
serial ''Fighting Fate.'
The New York herald., 1921-12-17
RESIDENTIAL LEASES.

Pease & Gilman leased for the Renais-
sance Realty Company to Lawrence
Schwab the four and a half story nine
teen foot dwelling at 166 East Seventy
fourth street, between Lexington ana
Third avenues. The Same brokers nave
leased apartments as follows: In ozs
Park avenue, to Frank Bergen IN VII
PARK avenue, to Mrs. A Masters Mac
Donell in 15s West Fifteenth street. 10
Mrs. r. @. Geist; in 146 East Forty
ninth street, to L. L. Lecomte; In 100
West Fifty-ffth street. to FL. r. Brown
low; in 144 West F'ifty-seventh street
to Miss Dorothy King; in ii East Sixty
eighth street, for S. Fullerton WeaVes'
represented by d. L. Gilman Co,
agents: to w. G.. Bryan, In I'll East
Eighty-second street, to A. s. Vernay IN
SO East Ninety-third street, TO MIS-
Thomas Tyndall in 404 Riverside Drive.
to Capt. John M. Emery, and In zzo
West Seventy-first street. to r. A. Brown.
Douglas l.. Gilman &c Co. leased fur
nished for the winter a duplex apart
ment in S23 Park avenue for G. II. Whig-
ham to John b. O'Rourke; also unfur-
nished apartments In 571 Park avenue to
Johnston Livingston and to @. Arnold
DImond; In 100 Central Park South, to
Jarvis r. Harbeok. vice-president of the
WHY'S Overland Company; In ITO West
Fifty-fifth street. to p. II. Haas and
Louis r. Barras, and in 116 East Fifty
eighth street, to DR.. Nicholas Ransohon.
Harris, vought & Co. leased an apart
ment in 30 East Eighty-third street to
Gilbert G. Browne. In 25S Riverside
Drive to Henry II. Zellner, in LAB East
Sixtieth street TO Robert 70. Organ
and for worthington Whitehouse. Inc,
agents, a furnished apartment in 116
East Sixty-third street to Mrs. M. u. w.
Rogers.
The New York herald., 1921-12-17
MORGENTHAU SELLS BIG
FAR ROCkAWAY PLOT
Automobile Concern Leases
Z. !. City Factory.

Lewis II. May Company sold for the
Banister Realty Company, M. Morgen-
thau president. the block front on Nell
son avenue, Bay Thirteenth street, from
Sea Girt avenue to the Atlantic Ocean,
with riparian rights, at Far Rockaway,
L. l., to Max Resnick and Samuel
Fisher. The property adjoins the Ostend
Hotel and will be improved with a bath
ing establishment and the Sea Girt
avenue frontage with summer cottages
Roman-Callman Company leased to
the G. Piel Company for the Steinway
Building Company, Inc, the factory on
the west side OF Steinway avenue, fifty
feet north of Jackson avenue, Long ISL
and City. for the manufacture Of auto
mobile accessories.
M. Morgenthau, Jr., Company sold
eight lots in their Country Club District
Jamaica Development: four on 172d
street and four abutting on 17Sd street.
south of Central avenue, to ]. H White
of Jamaica, l.. l., who will improve
same with four cottages.
Joseph NJ Sitter, assistant manager
OF the u. s. and A. Lines, Inc, and
who formerly lived in Brooklyn, has
purchased an apartment at LOG Twenty
first street. Jackson Heights. Julia Fl.
Davies has also purchased a suite in
1877 Twenty-third street.
H. l.. Moxley G. Co. leased for Butler
Bros. Inc. to Schrenk e Co., 1900
square feet in Building e." Hoboken
Factory Terminal, Hoboken. N. J., at
gross aggregate rental of approximately
SIPS, 900.
The New York herald., 1921-12-17
News of the Real Estate World
OLD ROQUEFORT FLATS
ON PRINCE ST. RESOLD
Spectators Part With TUo
Recent Purchases.

L. II. Ludlow & Co. sold to a specula-
tor for the Battery Park Realty Corpora
ton, William Prayer president. two five
story tenement houses. with stores. at
30 and 81 Prince street, northwesterly
corner Mott street. The sellers recently
purchased the entire estate OF the late
Charles Pierre de Bausset Roquefort Of
Paris, France, consisting OF eight houses
on Elizabeth and Mott streets. The es-
tate had owned these properties a great
many years. The adjoining house at 81
Prince street has just been purchased
from the same seller by Michael Volino.
Goodwin & Goodwin and b. J. Foss
sold for the estate of Marie Loos the five
story flat at 225 West 142d street, 25x
100, to c. S. Johnson.
Henry Hof sold the five four story
tenements at 335 to 34S East Thirty
and Owen Lavelle.
Harold l.. Lewis sold for the New
York Trust Company the southwest cor
ner Of Sixty-fifth street and Second ave-
nue. a five story tenement, 4Sx10Ox ir-
regular. to the Willstone Realty Com
pany.
The five story fiat 33.9x100, at rs
East 18th street has been sold by the
Schalle estate to II. Kantor. Lachman
& Goldsmith, attorneys, represented the
estate in the deal, which was consum-
mated by Ryan &, Co.
The New York herald., 1921-12-17
SILK MEMS TARIFF
VIEWS CONFLICTING
Hearings on Schedule De.
uelop V0ried Evidence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Confllctin 2
views as to the effect of the silk
imports on the American industry
were presented to-day to Senate tariff
trainers.
Horace B. Cheney of New York city.
representing the Silk Association of
America. said the industry was "seri-
ously menaced." while Samuel Kridel
of New York city. representing other
manufacturers as well as traders and
importers testified that since the Inn
ports constituted only per cent of
consumption they could have little eff
feet and on the whole would be bene-
ficial by stimulating American manu-
facturers.
Hearings on the silk schedule virtually
were closed and it was announced that
all hearings on the Fordney bill would
be closed on January 3. The rewriting
of the measure then will be started
with view to It's presentation to the
Senate as speedily as practicable, prob
ably in February. Tomorrow the
Finance Committee will take up articles
under the sundries schedule. such as
buttons. toys. matches, feathers and
other subjects.