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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
MATCHES ALWAYS A
SOURCE Of DANGER
Chief Lutx Shows Harm That
May Result From Careless
Handling Of Them.

Danger Of an outbreak OF f'rc as the
result of match carelessly thrown
inside. Ia the subject this week OF Fire
Chief William J. Lutxs discussion IN
his campaign of education being car
ried on to educate the residents or the
city In a better understanding OF what
a saving can be made II proper care
Is exercised In handling and disposinR
of matches. In this connection Chief
Iutz narrates the following illustra-
tive account:
Match was tried in the city court
this morning, charged with having
burned little girl to death recently.
Match after being heard by the court.
was dismissed, as. in the courts opin-
ion, he could not be held responsible
for the death of the girl.
In defense of Match. the counsel for
the defense made tho following plea:
A citizen threw Match on the floor,
and the little girl in question found
1t. and used II In her play, not knowing
the danger in so doing. First she ig-
nited the curtain at the window then
her own clothing, and before anyone
could reach her. she was burned so
badly that she died shortly afterward,
Match was guilty of no wrong, and
had not the citizen been careless, this
tragedy would not have occurred.
In dismisslng Match's case from the
court. the Judge made the following
statement:
Matches should always be kept In
tin receptacles, and out of the reach
of children. Only few weeks ago
little girl was playing with matches
in her fathers store, and lost some
pennies. In an effort to locate the
pennies the child went to where the
matches were kept, loosely on shelf
and struck one or two TO light the
places in which she searched. Three
engines and two trucks We're called
TO extinguish the fire that resulted,
and caused a damage of about $500,
all of which could have been avoided
IL the matches were properly kept.
In conclusion Chief Lutz calls at
tention to the fact that a few days ago
man I'm one OF the big office buildings
in this city threw lighted match
from a window and It ignited window
awnings on the floors below. He
again calls attention to the fire de
partments slogan: Let the citizens
he the fire preventers and the firemen
the fire fighters"
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daughter Of the dead woman. wrote to
Prosecutor Stricken, Informing him
she had asked Hills Parker, the Bur-
linGton county detective who investi-
gated the murder Of John Brunen. a
circus man, to clear UP tho slaying OF
her mother.
DIR. w. II. Himiha OF Miami, Fla,
who described himself AZ an East In
dian spiritualist. and occulist. In a
letter to James Mills said no had been
In correspondence with Mr. Mills q
year ago concerning occultiem ana ~
result OF her answers to his ques-
lions and from an examination Of her
handwriting. predicted she would meet
a tragic end.
Mills said he never knew his wife
to speak OF DIR. Himiha nor any
other occulist.
Investigators heard Mrs. Mills wrote
a letter to Rector Hall daily. virtually
"A diary Of her life. and that she left
her suggestions for tho rector's SER
mons in a secret nook in the church
| Her notes to him were understood
to have been left In box on the desk
In his study. How they came to be
strewn beside the bodies Is ono OF the
| mysteries In the case.
Mills Is still sexton OF the Episcopa
| Church. but he Is n forlorn soul.
None OF the members Of the church
has been to see me. he said yester'
day afternoon. and few OF my sup
posed friends have offered mo theil
coincidence In my hour OF sorrow. L
this is Christianity you've got t.
show me-
Mills subsequently said some ont
must have been awful mad" to Gu
his wife's throat In the way In which
II was cut. II was quite beyond hi
comprehension that mon could be hire,
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to do such brutal work. He fully
realizes his own position. for ne said
This 10 = mighty lucky thing for me
able to account for every minute OF
my time that night. and II they
couldn't check that up by reputable
people. I'd be behind the bars this
minute. An It IN, they don't know
where they are going any more than
I do"
The weight OF the world has fallen
on Mills, He In a very miserable man.
Tho excitement has died down for him
and only the sorrow and trouble re-
main. He In quite pitiablc figure and
thinks he Ia being treated badly. NO
body In the church has written to me
or come to see me-" he said little
miserably. IL am still the sexton. but
no one talks to me. They just pass
by. On Sunday opened tho church a
little after II was light. and closed
II long after II was dark. 40 that
wouldn't run across anybody. II begins
to look as though they didn't want me
around much"
Two of the so-called mysterious
men. who We're hcraldcd as knowing
more about the case thnn any one
else. returned to town with complete
stories OF their wanderings and were
sent on their respective ways unham.
pered after they had been questioned
FOR an hour or 80. They are now on,
| OF the case, and another OF the clews
that tho county detectives have beer
| following 10 discarded.
1t appears now that while Halls
reputation In this town had been high
his relations with Mrs Mills were pref.
| ~ generally suspected and were ever
talked OF among the members OF the
| families involved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
Nee Metal
Trimmings
From Paris

They are the last word in
fashion for the decoration
Of evening dresses.
Some are entirely of lace
work in gold, silver, bronze
or steel, others consist of
intricate designs in metal
cloth connected with beads,
It is hard to say which
is the lovelier.
Wide bands, 3 to 10
inches wide, So to $50 a
yard.
Edges, 2 to 9 inches wide,
81 to $12 a yard.
Some in matching widths.
(Aatn Tloor)
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VI ia h O
~Madam rkle witht moe radiant neverbe
metal and rimmin
It Of
sfromh
dazzling indeed
he
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MRS. MILLS WROTE
DAILY TO RECTOR,
DETECTIVES SAY
Continued from page 1.

house yesterday for the first time
since reporters sought an interview
with her. but. after hooking out, step
ped back quickly without a word.
Pressure from Gov. Edwards was
reflected in several ways in the be-
lated investigation OF the murders,
The inquiry has been dllatory from
the first. Prosecutor Stricken OF Mid
dlesex, which includes New Bruins
wick. went to Trenton and conferred
with Col. II. Norman Schwarzkopf,
Superintendent Of the New Jersey
State Police, which were ordered into
the investigation by the Governor
Corporal Spearman and Trooper Dyck-
mann questioned James Mills, husband
of the slain woman.
Afterward Mills said they differed
from the county detectives in that
they sought information from him
and did not infer he was guilty.
In the few days the troopers have
been working on the case they have
decided that neither robbery nor black
mail was the motive for the murder.
Charlotte Mills. fifteen-year- old
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Your retailer should eel:
you Sun-Maid Seeded and
Seedle. Raisins in II OF.
packages for not more than
1Sc.
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HAD SPENT $500
WITHOUT RELIEF
Now Says Plant Juice Has
Ended Stomach Trouble
and Constipation.

"Your Plant Juice deserves the high
est recommendation can give it for il
has restored me to good health, some
thing that / thought was impossible"
said Mr.. John Grady, of l455 South
Eleventh street, Louisville, Ky, during
recent conversation with The Plant
Juice Man.
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New Ball and Opera Gowns Are Nor
Brilliantly Beautiful Than Euer

TISSUES Of rich gold, silver, bronze, gun
i metal, and Of others in colors-cyclamen,
heliotrope and Whitehall with metallic sheen
form the features Of these glorious gowns.
As if that were not enough, they are often
times embroidered with flashing beads, and have
girdles of pearl beads and rhinestones, or huge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
French Metal
BrOcudeS Shine
ReSbIendent

among silks. Evening
gowns are wholly or partly
made out Of thera, as we'll
as wonderful wraps for
balls and the opera.
And how well they would
60 with regal ermine fur!
Beautiful as these superb
silks are, they are not be-
yond lending dignity to the
Innings for trains, panels
and wraps.
Some are in plain crepe de
chine grounds with the de-
signs in silver or gold.
Others are richly brocaded
on printed ground in many
colors. Others, again, are
plain metal cloths.
$3.50 to $50 q yard.
(rirst Fless)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
DISABLING Dance
Slippers of
SiIUer BrOCude

made with low heel, rounded
toe and one strap, are
$3.50 a pair.
Dainty strap slippers OF
gold brocade, with narrow
toe and French heel, are
$14 a pair.
In aluminium cloth (pre-
ferred to silver cloth by
some) are pretty French
heeled slippers at SIG.
Prettiest of all are tho
dainty silver cloth cut-out
sandals, trimmed with sill
yer brocadc, at SIT a pair.
Brocaded and metal-cloth
sandals and slippers are
made to order in colors to
match the gown.
(First Flosr)
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clasps Of scintillating rhnestones.
All Of these marvellous fabrics are, of course,
imported. Never were such supple textures pro-
duced in metal before
And the draperies-quite impossible to de-
scribe them. They must be seen.
For prices, one may begin at s115 and go up to
1926.
F1ssr)
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Metal Supreme in Trinminq MiIineru!

GONE Of the hats are fashioned entirely Of
- metal cloth. One Of the exquisite Paris
models, wide Of brim, soft Of crown is made
Of a beautiful metal lace, whose CLINT is that Of
antique gold and is trimmed with careless bow
knot Of narrow metal ribbon in matching shade.
On the other hand-if the hand is clever one,
and can fashion hats at home the metal cloth by The
cleaning yard-gold, silver, brsnze steel, in both
bright and subdued shades, is ready at the Dress
Trimmings counters, IS inches wide, price $3.50
a yard.
Truly, the CLEAN Of metal on piece Of head
gear may be regarded today as Dame Fashions
autograph In endless ways, novel and beguiling,
is it used, ways that are beyond description. How
ever
A Glimpse in the Gray Salons of
The New Hats and New Trimmings
will reveal the amazing ingenuity and artistry with
which this new movement-one might call it almost
new epoch-in millinery is being interpreted.
Ribbons, all-metal, or of silk in some exquisite
pastel shade, undershot with silver or gold, or rib
bons all of silk and metaedged, are in high vogue
and can be found in the Ribbon Section in the Main
(ssee'
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Sun
Raisins
Seeded-Seedless-Clusfer,

Packed under most sani-
tary conditions in fresh, clean
cartons. Very highest quail
ity. Insist on Sun-Maid
Brand. the kind that you
know is good.
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France Sends
FineMetuILaCes

sS AvAS Wv A<(<OCO
Sheer and delicate as
Chantilly, or heavy and rich
as Spanish or Venise, these
laces are alike in one re-
spect-they are all closely
covered with the designs.
And most of them may be
had in full sets-insertions,
edgings, all-overs and wide
flouncings to match.
They are in bright and
antique gold and in bright
silver and steel.
Prices start at 75c for a
3-inch edging and end at
$16.75 for a yard-wide
f1ouncing.
main Floor,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
lola EPIDEMIC EXAGGERATED
Seventeen Gases of Smallpox Total
No New Ones for Several Days.

lola, Kan, Jan. 19.-'I regard the
epidemic of smallpox in lola as COM
pletely under CONTROL said Doctor
Sutcliff, county health officer, in an
official bulletin issued today. IT do
not anticipate any further appearance
of the disease
No new cases have been reported for
several days, the statement said, and
most patients now i'll are convalescent.
The systematic vaccination of the
city's entire populace is nearly COM
pieted, it, was added.
Press reports concerning prevalence
OF smallpox in this city have been
greatly exaggerated" the bulletin
continued. Neither churches nor
schools were closed at any time and
no order has been issued against pub
lie meetings.
There were only seventeen cases in
the entire city during the period of
epidemic and more than half of these
have been in families where the dis
ease was communicated from one
member of the household to another"
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SAY SHE'S WILD WOMAN
RossviIIe Girl, II Years Old and
Pretty, Found Guilty of Packing
a Cat and Getting Rough-WM
Appeal Her Case.

Miss Opal Lambotte, pretty 17-year@
old Rossville girl, was found guilty
today by Judge J. d. NJ. Hamilton OF
the probate court, where last week
she was tried on charges of carrying
concealed weapons, assault and bat
terry and "resorting to immoral places
and practices" She will be sentenced
to the girls industrial school at Be-
lott, Judge Hamilton said.
The arrest of Miss Lambotte was
the outgrowth of an alteration be-
tween her and Miss Virgil Bixby, 16,
in Rossville on Armistice day. Miss
Bixby's father swore to the complaint
charging Miss Lambotte with assault
and battery. Her chum, Liberty Ne
deau, was also arrested on charges of
carrying concealed weapons, but the
complaint was afterward dismissed
and she was tried on a delinquency
charge in the probate court. She, too,
was found guilty and sentenced to
Beloit.
Miss Nedeau~ appealed her case to
the Shawnee county district court,
where it probably will be heard some
time next week.
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Winfield Rejects
Minor ChiHStatus

Officials in Gas Suit Declare Child Be
came of Age Before It's Father
public Utilities CommissiOn) Was
Born.
Winfield, Kan, Jan. 19.-Winfield,
which has been given the role of a
minor child dealing with its parent in
its natural gas consumption problems,
hoes not like its role.
1t proposes to take to the state su-
preme court a district court decision
sn which the Winfield Natural Gas
company is given the right to install
pressure limiting devices.
The court in rendering its decision
in favor of the gas company, Hkened
the city to a child under the protect
ing care of the public utilities COM
mission as a father.
It admitted a valid contract be-
tween city and gas company, but
pointed out the public utilities COM
mission had been created to admins
ter the affairs Of cities as a father for
a child and the commission had IA
vored pressure limitation.
Winfield city officials, however,
carrying out the impersonation. say
that in this case the child became of
sss before the narent was born.
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CANNOT USE U. S. MARsHALs.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Plans of Pro-
hibition Commissioner Haynes to con-
centrate deputy United States mar
shals to assist dry agents in the en-
forcement of the Volstead law will not
be approved by the department of
justice, Attorney General Daugherty
announced today.
Appropriations for the department
of justice are not sufficient, Daugherty
said, to permit the expenditure of
money to employ the additional mar
shals who would be needed under the
Haynes plan.
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super1uous If the gown IS as radi-
antly trimmed as this flame colored
Salome velvet, worn in the cut by
Gloria Swanson, who is starring in
the Paramount picture, "Her Hus-
bands Trademark" This gown is
an exception, but nevertheless forms
a brilliant addition to the seasons
array. It is studded with brilliants
and pearls, the gown itself being
made over a bodice of silver lace.
If the severe evening gown of
black is more preferable, 1t is sug-
gested that one investigate the new
jewelry sets of semi-precious stones.
Several exquisite examples of these
are made up in rose coral, tour
quoise, amethyst, topaz and jade,
any one of them giving a lovely
touch of color to a black or white
toilette. One of these sets consists
of an original pendant, made of a
great oval of coral, set as simply as
possible in tiny points of onyx and
diamonds, and hung from black
queue de rat" cord. The earrings
are dropped shaped pieces Of coral,
hung from onyx rings with clasps
of diamonds. The bracelet is COM
posed of three round pieces of coral,
held together by onyx rings set with
diamonds. Even the shoe buckles
come in for their share of attention
and are fashioned in diamonds and
onyx, although rhinestones and
onyx, will prove a passable substi-
into
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
SEN. CAPPER ALMOST ALONE
Only One Other Voted With Him on
Foreign Debt Payment.

Washington, Jan. BY an over
whelming vote, practically the entire
Republican membership of the senate,
went on record today as being opposed
to fixing a time for the payment of
interest due on the 100000, 900
which foreign governments owe the
United States.
Meeting in another secret confer
ence to consider the administration
plan for linking the foreign debt with
the soldiers bonus, the Republican
senators by a vote of 40 to >, rejected
a motion made by Senator Harreld of
Oklahoma that the collection Of the
interest not be deferred beyond three
years.
Senator Capper of Kansas was the
only one besides Harreld to vote for
the motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
EVANGELICAL PASTORS HERE
Meeting to Close Tonight With Talk
by Bishop HeinmiIIer.

by Bishop HeinmiIler.
The fifth session of the first annual
meeting of the pastors of the Evan
gelica1 and United Evangelical denom-
nations in Kansas opened at o'clock
this morning at the First Evangelical
church with a devotional service con-
Quoted by D. f. Honstedt. of Holton.
The meeting was devoted to bust
ness and discussion of the various
problems of the pastors. including a
discussion of the forward move
ment" The session closed with a con-
secration service. led by Bishop G..
Heinmiller, of Cleveland The after
noon session was also devoted to bust
ness and the discussion of pastors
problems.
Bishop Heinmiller spoke at the
meeting Wednesday night on the sub
ject, MEMS Work for the Man OF
Galilee.'
The meeting will close tonight with
a talk by Bishop Heinmiller on his
observation of conditions on his re-
cent trip to Europe. This meeting is
open to the public
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MASS MEETING FOR BOYS.
B. v. Edworthy VIII Speak at Or
pheum Theater Sunday.

There will be held at the Orpheum
theater, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
a mass meeting for Topeka boys. The
band from the Boys Industrial school
will be present and will furnish music
The speaker win be B. V. Edworthy
state secretary of boys work for the
Y. NJ. c. A.
At the Rotary meeting at noon to-
day, every Rotarian was asked by
Nelson Bcnning. secretary of>the Gem
trail y. NJ, to attend the meeting and
bring one or more boys with him.
Edworthy will speak on THE Raw
Material"
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above, which resembles
one of grandmother's pic
lures, with its bit of clus-
tered flowers at the back.
All in all, this simplicity
of hair dress and line has
been responsible for gilt
tering accessories. Dur
ing the war jewelry was
little in evidence, but now
It has become more de-
sirable than ever. It may
be the prevalence of
black, with its sophisticat-
ed simplicity, demands the
brilliance of gems. Or it
may be that the high
straight lines of the ma
jority of evening gowns
need the radiance of
pearls and diamonds. Evil
dent, it is, however, that
jewelry is in great de-
mand.
If the income does not
permit of extravaganza,
there are fairly ineXpen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
Texas Hit nv blizzard.

Fort Worth. Tex. Jan. 19.-The
winters worst blizzard struck Texas
early today. Snow and sleet are re-
ported thruout the Panhandle and d
minimum temperature of 10 degrees
above zero around Fort Worth and
Dallas. Thus far no damage is re-
ported. Trains are maintaining sched-
ules and livestock will not suffer un-
less the severe cold is of long dura-
tim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
Card of Thanks.

In the death Of our beloved aunt,
Mrs. Betty Johnson, we wish to thank
tho churches, lodges. Sunday school,
neighbors and friends for the floral
offerings and sympathy
Mrs, Eta Payne. G. W. Yost, Shur-
man Yost. Mrs. Leno Layer, Bette
Dayer--Ady
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sive ornaments that can be well
used. One, for example. is a ring
of brilliant onyx, studded with
starry diamonds, held by a dia-
mond clasp which hangs in turn
from long black silk queue
de rat" cord. This is quite the
most fashionable accessory Of the
hour
OF course. brilliant accessories are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19

RRILLIANCE in gems appears to
- be the predominating note of
evening dress this winter. and prob
ably has developed from the scarcity
of trimming on most of the gowns.
Apropos of this, it might be noted
that simplicity and quaintness are
the paramount features of both
frocks and hair dress. Take, for
instance, one Of the Illustrations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19

Miss Grace Wilson, supervisor of mu-
sic in the Topeka public school, to
represent the Topeka high school at
the state high school musical contest
to be held in Emporia in April.
The Junior and Senior Walther
leagues of the st. Johns Evangelical
church will meet at o'clock this eve
ming at the club house, Fourth and
Fillmore streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-19
HIGHLAND FARMER DROPS DEAD

Harry Coz;er Had Lived in This Coun-
ty All His Life.
Harry Cozier, 81. a farmer living
four miles west of Richland. dropped
dead about 3:30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon as he entered his house. Death
resulted from heart failure, accord
ing to physicians.
Cozier had lived near Richland all
his life, where he had been actively
engaged as a farmer. He was brought
TO that vicinity by his parents when
"a baby
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kansas HALLWAY Cannot Extend.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Ths inter
state commerce commission denied
fhe application of the Wichita North
western Railroad company for per
mission to construct an extension of
its line of railroad in Rush county,
Kansas