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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
Fort du Pont Wins Cage Game.

Fort du Pont opened their first bas-
ketball season with the Delaware City
team last night at Fort du
Pont and won by the large score of
59-11. Captain Blair, Holland and
Grace were stars for Fort du Pont and
J. Reybold and n. Cook starred for
Delaware City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31

The h. OF q. team VIII meet St.
ratrick's, OF Philadelphia, tonight at
Olympia Hall. The visiting team
have been travelling n fast clip this
scaron. The "Caseys' have been
prscticinp hard for this game and are
st their top form
ON Monday afternoon at the same
hall the Nincomo team will be the
attraction against the "Caseys." This
will he the FIRST appearance of the
N.noome team In Wilmington this year.
The Catholic Daughters OF Ameri-
ca will meet the Defiance girls team
IN y preliminary game tonight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
LAUREL HIGH LOSES.
Lower Baltimore Team On Long End
uf ~. 30 Score

Millville. Dec. Blower Baltimore
liish School basketball team defeated
laurel llirh School here yesterday,
~ Co 20. West and l.. pickerson
starred Tor the winners. Ellis played
best for the losers
III, a.,Yat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
CHESROOK VS.. ST. MARY'S.
Rivals on Edge For Game at St.
Joseph's Hall.

Chesrook and st. Mary's. the latter
Of the City League, will clash tonight
at ST. Joseph's Hall, on Walnut street
near Eleventh.
Manager Schwartz has banded to-
gether one of the fastest quintets that
ever represented a local club on the
basketball floor. At forward he has
Boggs and Cliff Garvine, while Billy
Greenwood will attend TO the center
berth. These three men form an Of
fensive combination that is hard TO
beat.
Jack Garvine and Johnny Cole will
be on the defense and are capable
men in this department.
The game will start promptly at
$50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
NNltinorr.
aurci Girls Win.

laurel girls defeated tho Millville
elrls Nv tho score Of 46 to 2. The
laurel girls easily outclassed the home
team. The score:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31

Read the classification y ~ the class
slfied ad section and see what houses
are for rent today.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
n. or G. W. ST. PATRICKS.
Olympia Hall Center Of Cage Contest
Tonight.

Referee Maxwell. Toss-up, sis.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
HIGH WATER MF0UNTAINRIVER
WRECKS BRIDGES and WIRES

High water IN the Fountain river
last nisht caused considerable trouble
to the railroads and much apprehen-
sion to the people Of Pueblo. However
at o'clock this morning indications
were that tho Great Of the food had
passed and that tha water would slowly
recede. There was however. some
trouble in the region around the stock
yards and the old Walters Brewery
where the combined foods Of the Ar
kansas river and the Fountain broke
thru tho banks and flooded the region
to a considerable depth
Tho Santa Fe railroad officials an
nounced last night that their bridge over
the Fountain river had gone out and
carried with it all Of their tele Era ph
lines 40 they could not obtain infor-
nation concerning the ttuation east
of Pueblo. II was also announced that
a bridge on the scuthbound tracks near
Ruttes was gone and that much Of the
northbound tracks north Of Buttes was
washed out This will tie up railroad
trafic 10 the north for several hours
Many automobile tourists we're ma
roored In that region because Of the
condition OF the temporary bridge at
rutteH
The Rio irande railroad had some
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
Chieftain Road
Bulletin

EAST
Pueblo to Ia Junta. impossible at
St. Charles.
La Junta to Lamar. muddy.
Las Aninas to Holly. fair.
La Jmta to Trinidad, fair.
Roads on the Kansas Colorado
Boulevard. from Fowler clear into
central Kansas. good except two de-
tours necessary this side of Devine.
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
Pueblo to WalsenburG, wet.
Walscnburg to Trinidad. good.
WalscnburE to Alamosa via La
Ncta Pass, good.
Walscnburg to Gardner. rough. To
Westcliffc. fair.
Alamosil To Del Nortc, good.
SaGuache to Monte Vista, good.
All ronds to Wolf Greek Pass. good.
Del Norte TO SnguBche, good.
Del Nortc To Pngosn Springs, via
Wolf Creek pass. good.
Del Nortc to Crecde, fair.
PBgosa Springs TO Durango. good
Durango TO Pennington. good.
Durango to Mesa Verde park.
roushs
Durango TO Silvcrton, open, rough.
Durango to Gallup, good.
NORTH
Pueblo TO Colorado Springs. bad
] dangerous ~ butrS DIluge.
! Colorado Springs to Denver. bad,
dangerous at night near Monument
and Palmer Lake.
! Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek.
! good.
Colorado Springs 10 Canon City. via
| Dcadman's Canon, fair.
Colorado Springs TO Buenn Vista.
rough. fair.
Pike's Peak auto highwBy, open.
| WEST
Pueblo to Canon City. Beaver Creek
bridge out. dctour necessary. muddy.
] Pueblo TO Bculnh. Rock Creek
bridge damaged, dctour completed.
rond pHssablc. muddy.
Wctmorc to Wcstcliffc by North
Hnrdscrnbblc, dry and safe but
rough.
Pueblo L, Wctmorc win Sloan road
good except on dctour.
BcuInh to wetmorc, North Creek
impossible.
Pueblo to Rye. good.
| Canon City To top of Royal Gorge.
open.
Canon City To Westcliffc. win
Texas Creek. good except ut Devils
GBp.
Canon City 10 Cripple Creek. bridge
out over Middle Creek.
Canon City to Cripple Creek. via
Phantom Canon. closed on account
of wnshouts.
| canon titS 10 Sniloh, smbli washes
mt mouth of Eullcy pnssoblc-road
wCrs n'Br Salida.
Salidn to Bcndytllc. good
SnlidB TO Gunnisou Via Cochctopa
pass, good.
Salida to Gunnisor Win Monarch
pass. Pass open, rood good.
! Lcpdyillc to Glcnwood Springs,
good.
GIcnwood Springs to Rifle. good.
! Rifle To Grand Junction. good.
Grand junction TO Delta, slightly
nv djy.
Grand Junction to Utah line,
rough in spots.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

Accordingsto information received in
Pueblo last night. Boland, accompan,
led by tvsp daughters, Mrs. NJ. F. Saw
age and Margarite Boland and the
driver of the automobile. whose nam.
was Williams. was going to the saw
age ranch five miles from GooS;,as-
turs. Buland was riding alone in t,le
back seat when the lightning struck,
He was thrown clear of the car. It !,
said and the bolt seemed to have On.
tered the top OF his head and came oul
his feet.
He was not instantly killed. for hi.
heart was still functioninE, tho feebly
when the Hilbert Monahan Ambulance
from Pueblo arrived on the scene. But
he was dead before the ambulance had
gone mile on its return trip to Pueblo.
II is understood that the family hons
is l+i+ Van Buren, street and Boland's
shop is at sl7 south Union. The scens
OF the accident is within a quarter Of
n mile of the spot where two girls were
killed by lightning two years ago.
Several years before that. man wa.
killed in the same vicinity and in the
same manner
The body was taken in charge by
Deputy Coroner A. r. Davis and this
body ia being held at the United Davis
Worries Undertaking company.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
GIRL HIDES NAME
BECAUSE OF LOVE
Found Unconscious In Church
Finally Reveals Identity
AT Hospital

Denver. Aug. ii.-Great love for
her husband caused Irs. Nnlerin Con-
nelly to conceal her Identity and lie in
a bed for hours 1t st, Joseph's hos
pital declaring to the world she was
lust Mary" Hrs. Connolly was found
Unconscious yesterday afternoon in
front of an altar in tho cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception. Taken TO
the hospital she declined until today
to reveal her Identity.
II wanted to protect my husband.
said Mrs Connolly today.
My husband. W. V. Connolly, pur-
chased tho Naleria cafeteria in May
We were doing well until he started TO
spend money freely, I do not kno"
how tho money was spent I only know
We had to sell back to tho man we
purchased from My husbands father
died last spring. He told mo his father
died Of n broken heart because of his
spendthrift habits. He also said his
fathers will contained provision
that the money wasted must be made
good before he could gain his inherit
ance.
Mrs Connolly de-!arcd her husband
was nov out engaged in contract
work" She declared she did not tel
her name last night because she was
afraid her husba IDS relatives would
locate hcr as they we're on their way
to Drrver.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
FIVE MEN KILLED
IN PENN. OIL FIRE
Three Million Dollar Plant
Will Be Lost Unless Blaze
Is Checked

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. live
mon were killed, one is dying and a
score we're injured rs the result of
a fire which broke out early today
in tho Point Breeze oil works of tho
Atlantic Refining company.
Tho fire was still burning tonight
and the damage already don. WAS es-
timated at $1,000. 600.
Fire department officials declared
taht unelss the flames were checked.
the whole plant, estimated to be
worth s3.0Oo.OOO would be destroyed.
The dead are:
William HNifan. 80: Hugh Nc
Cluno, s and James Mulnearn. ~. all
Of whom are believed to have been
killed in tho first explosion as their
bodies were found near the first tank
TO go, and Frank Jordan, 2i years old.
whose motorcycle was hit by an am
bulRnce.
Five tanks. each having capacity
Of 10000 barrels Of oil, have been de-
stroyed up to tonight. as we'll as four
"aEitator' tanks Of 1000 barrels ca
pacity zach and three pump houses
Tho ffth fire victim. William Clis-
dell, died at a hospital late tonight.
Clsdell who was 6s years old. was one
of tho oldest employees of tho company
having lust completed forty-three
years Of active service
A. the last meeting OF the board of
directors It was decided to pension
him this week
At midnight tonight the nre was
still burning.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

difficulty west Of Pueblo when a small
piece Of track eight miles ives. OF the
city was washed out and passenger
trains Nos. and is we're held UP .av-
eral hours, while the break was re-
paired.
The Colorado and Southern trains
cannot get into the city over their own
tracks.
The Pueblo police department was on
the alert all night and had dozens OF
men patrolling the Fountain river
banks for possible danger points II
was reported however. early this morn
ing that tho river would have to rise
at least three feet before II would break
thru is banks and cause any great
damage in the city.
Newspapers. police department and
the telephone company were svamped
with inquiries all night as 70 the pos
sihilitios Of flood danger. The tele-
phone company had TO Use an auxiliary
force 70 answer all Of the inquiries.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
OBENCHA|h GOES
TO HELP D|v0RCEE
Father Comes To Aid Of Son
Also Held For
Murder

Los Angeles. Calf. Aug i-Rev-
erend William A. Burch and n 3.
obenchaiu arrived in Los Angeles from
Chicago today to assist in the defense
OF Reverend Burch's son, Arthur c.
Burch and Mr.. Obenchain's divorced
wife, Mrs Madelynne obenchain. in
dicted here charged with the murder
OF j. 3. Kennedy insurance broker and
reput-d sweetheart OF tho accused
woman.
The Rev. Mr. Burch went into con-
ference with his sons attorney i'm
mediately upon his arrival dismissins g
intervievers for the time being with
the statement he had absolute CON
adence In the innocence OF his SON
would do "all In his power to aid him
and would have little to say until plans
for the defense had been complet ed
and he had visited his son in the county
Jail.
Mir. ohenchaln hurried to tho Jail
and obtained permission 10 talk with
his former wife. Their meeting was
in private.
Alter tho Rev. MIR Burch had com
pIs,ad his conference with the lawyer
no called upon his son in tho visitors
room Mt the jail. The Younger Burch
was chatting with fellow prisoners
when his father entered.
Hello father" he said. Hello CON
answered the parent. They shook
hands They shook hands. Tho ac-
.cused man then introduced his father
to several OF his fellow prisoners and
then withdrew With him to cJrns"
whore they talked at length. Bu-ch
and Mrs obonchain are to be arraiere',
tomorrow morning before Superior
Judge Sidney y. Reeves.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

Washington. n. C, AUG. r.-Grain
men from practically every state west
Of the Mississippi river are hero pre-
pnrod 10 begin tomorrow presentation
Of testimonies oefore the interstate
commerce commits sion. intended to
show cause for eductions in freight
rates on Grain products and hay The
hearings are expected to continue hNe
DAYS.
'iDirt farmers have Joined with
grain exchange po1rds Of trade and
BANKERS of the west in urging re-
ductious Sunhurne1 rsisers Of hav will
60 on the witness stand with aEricul-
tural college economists in an effort to
prove that grain and hay production
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
FARMERS FIGHT FOR Freight CUT

elafins that present Interstate rates
on grain and hay arc rrohihitorv''
and freight rates. very little. II any &c
turn accrues TO the grain ana hay pro
ducer"
This condition Z prolonged would
lead to bankruptcy Of the grain and
hay producers of tho west" Mr.. Reed
continued
"Banks at the present time arc And
ing n difficult to collect loans on
farms and farm products and grain
and hay shippers arc being forced on
thes market with their products NJ n
sacrifice price to ,oJaln funds to iiqui-
date their debts"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
STEAMER GOES ASHORE
ON CANADIAN COAST

Seattle. wash. AUG. ~. - Tho
steamship Princess Ena operated by
tho Canadian Pacific railroad COM
pany between British Columbia ports,
went ashore on Goddyn head. on the
Canadian coast carly this morning, sc-
cording to messages from the wireless
station on Triangle island. received
here today.
II was hoped to float tho ship at the
next high tide the report stated. 1t
is not known here how many passen-
gers arc aboard.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

viii decrease II relief Is not given.
Among the witnesses called to tesu-
~ as to economic conditions is secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wallace.
Four days probably will Re required
for the proponents Of reduced rates to
complete their testimony. The carriers
in rebuttal viii contend tina. present
low returns from railroad operation
will not permit the reductions asked.
II was indicated The Grain rate case
grew out Of a complaint fled July by
q delegation from Kansas headed by
CLYDE " Reed chairman of the Kan
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
Aged Man Wins !.
Fight for Coin

Chicago. Ill. Aug. 4.-Edward ".
Morrison, s2 years old. known for
years as the 'milllonless millionaire"
yesterday won his long battle to prove
his right to real estate valued Mt from
si.ocA,Ooo to s5o0o.coo left by his faith
er. Captain James NJ. Morrison.
Control OF the property was taken
from Morrison several years ago and
tho aged man was left in poverty.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
TO DIVIDE GERMAN PAYMENT

Paris, Aus ll.-The frFt hlITIon
marks paid ovor by Germany to the
allies is to be divided between pay
msnt Of the costs If the British army
Of occupation and the payments 70
Belgium under tho latter~s priority
claim, the allied financial commission
has decided The commission also de-
cidod that the value Of the Sarre mines
ia to be reckoned as among the pay
ments received by France before May
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
GIGANTIC POTATO CROP
PREDICTED AT LA JARA

La lara, Colo. Aug. 1i.-Spud dig
eing in tho La lara District will begin
in about two weeks. Tho acreage
planted TO potatoes this season Ia near
~ double that of any previous year
and the estimated yield is In excess Of
normal, Some crops have been con-
tracted at sl.25 per hundred but most
OF the growers arc refusing to con-
tract their crops as II is thought that
tho price will be higher.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
MOB OF TWO THOUSAND
HANGS MAN FOR ATTACK

KinEstons. n. C, Aur. IA mob OF
1900 or 1000 armed men today cap
tured Jerome Whitfield. negro, charged
with attacking white woman of
Jones county. and after hanging him
to tree by the roadside riddled his
body with bullets.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
PUEBLO MAN KILLED AS
He RODE IN AUTOMOBILE
26 MILES WEST OF CITY
Was Accompanied By Two Daughters and Driver Of
Car-None Of the Others Were
Hurt

Thomas H. Boand age 49 years. plumber was almost In
stany killed yesterday afternoon when he struck by lightning
he riding automobile 26 miles of Pueblo and mile
north Of Coco Three other occupants of the
injured and suffered no shock whatever
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT

London. England. AUG. 14.-Aitho
no attempt Is made TO minimize the
peril to the irish negotiations the Sun
day newspapers find hope in the faas
no rupture has occurred.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

Belfast. Ireland. August l5.-1By The
Associated Pressl I'D The text OF the
Ulster cabinets observations on the
British governments proposals for
poscc In ireland signed by Sir James
Craig. Ulster premier, was made pub
lie here tonight.
The statement says that the acccp-
tsnce by the Ulster leaders OF the orig
mai invitation OF the British govern
ment TO meet in conference with # In
London Till holds good and that they
will he available at any time their as
slstance Is again desired.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15
Weather

Colorado-Partly cloudy on
Monday, probably showers,
warmer; Tuesday probably
fair.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-15

Continued on Page SKI
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WILL UNVEIL TABLET
ATG. A. r. ENCAMPMEN l

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. ~
Organization of the Grand Arm!
of the Republic as a national OF,
ganization will be commemorateo
With tablet to be unveiled hero
during the fifty-ffth encampment
of the Grand Army to be held
Sept. % to 20. Mrs. Inez JamiSon
Bender of Decatur I'LL, president
of the Women's Relief Corps, Will
unveil the tablet.
The first national Encampment
of the Grand Army was held IN
Indianapolis New. 20. 1866 and
was attended largely by veterans
from Illinois and Indiana, al
though there were a number OF eX-
soldiers present from New York
and other eastern states. Previous
to this meeting a local organiza-
ton had been formed at Decatur,
Ill.,, by DR.. 3. F. Stephenson, an
army surgeon but the meeting in
indianapolis marked. the estab-
lishmcnt of the G. A. X. as ma
tional body.
One of the principal speakers
at the first encampmcnt was Gov.
Oliver P. Morton, Indians war
governor who was still in office.
Local committees making ar
,rangcments for the coming en-
campment are planning to care for
forty thousand visitors. All Of the
allied and affiliated organization
of the Grand Armv will meet here
during the encampment week.
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Furniture Club Case
Opens in Newport Court
Continued from page one)

conclusion Of this time the money
paid in eQualled $50, and it was
understood that the customer
could select some article OF furn-
iture, worth a similar amount The
article, according to the original
understanding would then be ship
ped to the customer.
Every week, some lucky men,
Der Of the club would receive an
article OF furniture, aggregatinG
$50 in value. regardless whether or
not that amount had been paid. 1t
is believed this scheme helped to
attract many members.
Cohen represented himself,
States Attorney Farman said, as
the agent OF the Peoples Furni-
turc Co. of 2414 Washington st.
Boston, Mass. AT this address was
an office building, whose direct
DRY indicated that the mentioned
furniture company was in a GER
tain room. The name Of the com
pany was painted on the door o.
the room, which, however, upon
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the best bunch to get up a ban
quet," Mr.. Sherry added.
Arthur II, Blanchard, general
fire hose agent in NeNw England
and a close friend Of Chief john
son, responded to the toastmas-
ter's cali and gave the boys some
interesting side lights on his life
as a member of fire comany Il
year of that as permanent man.
"Fire work was Away a pleasure
to me as it probably is to you boys
che declared, 'rand | retain fond
memories of the happy days !
spent as fire fighter. People
ought to understand the firemen
better, he added, and take into ac-
count all that he goes through.
But few people, he declared, take
into consideration the dangers AT
tached to a fireman's work"
The speaking program was
closed by Chief johnson who
thanked the previous speakers for
all the kind remarks about him
and his mon. He aid he was glad
the gang" could get together
occasionally and renew old friend
ships. There is no reason why we
can't have move feeds like TINS
he added, which was pleasing to
the fire laddicS. Good times help
TO relieve the monotony attached
TO a fireman's life, Chief Johnson
declared, and We intend this corn
tx winter to have manv little par
ties at the station, 10 which the
volunteer men viii be very wei
come.
After Chief Johnson had CON
cluded Colonel Tinker announced
"opcn house." which meant that
everyone assembled was invited to
tell whatever stories they had re-
served for the occasion. The bows
Wed with each other in story tell
ing and it was happy crowd
that broke up shortly after 10
o'clock.
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the Adirondacks, and drops down
into the Lake Mansfield region by
a dizzy path which decends two
thousand feet in less than a mile.
| do not recall anywhere in Amer
lea such a four hour trip so crowd
ed with scenic and athletic inter
est. But it is no stunt for weak
lings--and | hope it never will be
spoiled to make it that. We need
a few real red-blooded outings
left in this country TO stimulate
our our young people into bit of
the ganite backbone such as these
fine hills are made of?
Mr.. Cruikshank took over a
hundred kodaks views during his
trip from johnson to Bolton and
it's side trip and these will be
made into lantern slides for his
lectures before the New York
CITY Board of Education during
the coming winter. Mr.. Bange his
companion on the trip is a noted
athlete and made what is believed
record in the ascent OF Camel :
Hump from Bolton in one hour
and fortyfive minutes and a des-
cent in fifty minutes. A half doz-
en- witnesses, including the care
taker on the summit, bear witness
to this remarkable feat. Mr..
Cruikshank plans to make another
hike over the peaks of Vermont
next wear, continuing his trip from
Cancels Hump south.
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PAINS IN
SIDE AND BACK
Caused by Woman's Ills and
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Grafton, Pa. =" was troubled with
inflammation and pains in my sides