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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
ALFRED B. MOORE TO
SERVE TWO YEARS
Real Estate Dealer Pleads
Guilty to Charge of En-
bezzIement by Bailee.

Alfred b. Moore. local real estate
dealer. pleaded guilty TO a charge of
embezzlement Of bailee of $1,000 in
Court of General Sessions this morn
ing and was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment and fined $500 and costs
by Judge Richards.
William T. Lyman, attorney for
Moore, told the court that he had no
statement TO make on behalf of his
client, except to ask that the court be
as lenient as IL possibly could In i'm
posing sentence
The facts of the case were briefly
stated TO the court by Deputy Attor-
ney-General Aaron Finger He said
that Moore procured from Charles l..
Meiler. butcher with his place OF
business In King street. $1,000. with
which he said he intended to buy a
property. The property was to be in
the title of Moore and Meiler. the at
torney said. Moore. however. failed
TO carry out his intentions Of buying
the property. Mr.. Finger stated.
Another charge of enlbezzlernent by
bailee against Moore was nolle pressed
by the State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
CHILD ATTACKED
BY HUMAN BRUTE
Shocking Experience Of Mary
Jackson. 8. Not Far From
Her Home.

Tho police and detectives are scour-
ins tho city and suburban districts for
a middle-ared foreigner who late YES
terdsy afternoon made an attack on
Mary Jackson, the s-vear-old dauSht-
er of Harry G. jackson. 1926 North
Jackson street. manager Of the John
G. jackson Grocery Co. at Shsllcross
avenue and Jackson street.
Tho attack and attempted assault.
according 20 the girls statement 10
tho police. occurred shortly before S
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mary
had been accustomed 10 helping her
father IN his store and on many oc-
casions small parcels were given her
30 be delivered % patrons ~ the store.
II was while she was delivering a
small package. that she met with her
shocking experience.
Upon nearing the corner Of Frank
lin street and Shallcross avenue. tho
chid said foreigner, poorly clad and
with an exceptionally rough appear
ance. sprane from back of a tree. The
man. the girl said. grabbed her. She
managed to wrigele from his grasp
md ran up Ca the porch Of Colonel
W. r. Stover. city assessor. az 1900
North Franklin street. This even
failed 10 check her assaiiant. He fol-
lowed her TO the porch and picking
her M bodily. carried her to an alley
adjoining the Slower residence.
AT thu time OF the alleged attack
Mrs. Slower was husily engaged with
inride house duties. The girls screams
were heart. and Mrs. Slower ran 10
the front ~ the house. In the mean
time the foreigner made an attempt
60 suhdue his victim. The appearance
~ Mrs. Slower and the screams of the
girl n is believed. frightened the man.
He darted from the alley and made
his escape north on Franklin street
tr tho vicinity OF the Brandvwine
Although terribly frightened and
bearing marks ~ rough treatment. the
girl related her story to Mrs. Stover
A. the childs home an examination
failed 10 reveal only the bruises which
were caused by the man hands.
A good description has been given
the police of the foreigner and II Is
expected arrests VIII be made in con-
section with the assault.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
WESTERN GOES TO !
NORTH EAST FARM
Not Expected to Return to Elk
ton Until Some Time
Next WAek.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.

Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
Elkton, Nd, Jan. 1o.-Rev. r. T.
Western. the unfrocked Methodist
Episcopal minister. who has been en-
gagins In the marrying business here.
left Elkton on the S.15 train last night
FOR his home on a farm near Rising
sun. IL lis understood that he has a
sick child at home and expects TO be
away until some time next week.
Some persons believe he has quit
Eikton for good" but others believe
he viii he guided by subsequent de-
velopments.
Before his departure Re filed with
the clerk of the court the certificates
Tor eight marriage ceremonies he Is
alleged to have performed i'm the last
few days. Most OF the persons married
are from Philadelphia. Their status
seems uncertain, In view of the fact
That Mr.. Westren's right to perform
marriage ceremonies has been ques-
toned.
IL was expected that States Attor-
ney Henry A. Warburton would take
some action today, with one or more
OF the marriage certificates as basis
for action.
When seen at the opening Of court
Mr.. Warhurton said he had not taken
this step; that he had not seen the
Wesiren certificates up TO that time.
He may do something later in the day.
II is said he had been so busy In court
that he had not had time to examine
the Western certificates.
District superintendent Watt saws
the effort TO obtain Westren's creden-
tails has not been abandoned. He has
consulted with II. M. McCullough.
counsel In the matter. When Mr.. Nc
culiouEh was seen this morning he
had no comment to make, nor did he
say what move, if any, he would make.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
FOUR CHILDREN KILLED
WHEN TRAIN HITS BUS
Seventeen Other Township
School Pupils Injured at
Grade Crossing in Fog.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Van Vert. Ohio, Jan. 10.--Four chii-
dren were instantly killed and IT
others We're injured, shortly before 9
o'clock this. morning. when a school
bus was hit by a Pennsylvania fast
freight three miles east Of here.
There were 80 children in the bus
when it was hit. il being one OF the
four which takes the pupils each
morning TO the township school.
Joseph II. Overhault. fiss driver Of
the motor bus did not see the ap-
proachins train on account OF the
heavy fog, ii was said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
JOHN BIGELOw DODGE FREED.
Grandson OF Famous American Had
Been Held by Reds.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
London, Jen. 1o.-Colonel John
Bigelow Dodge. arrested by Bolshevist
authorities at Batum on December 9,
as an alleged secret British agent, has
been released and Is awaiting passage
from Batum to Constantinople, dis
patch to the Times says.
1t was officially explained from Mos
COW that his arrest was an error.
Colonel Dodge is stepson of
lionel George Guest, fourth son OF
Lord Wimbor, and grandson of the
late John Bigelow American man OF
letters and minister to France during
.he civil war;
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
GERMAN DELEGATION
REACHES CANNES

Paris, Jan. 10.-The German dele
cation which is to discuss the Ger
man reparations question with the
allied supreme council arrived in
Paris from Berlin tbday. The delega-
ton, comprising sixteen members
headed by Doctor Walter Rathenau,
found an invitation from the supreme
council to proceed 10 Cannes awaiting
them at their hotel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
HONEY AT THREE PER CENT.
Leans ~ Their Lowest Point In
More Than Two VesrS

BY Associated Press &c Every Evening.
New York. Jan. l0.--Call money or
day 20 day loans opered at 3ls per
cent on the stock exchange TODAY. the
lowest initiative since 1918. Unof-
fetal or private loans were made at
: per cent
Time loans. for 30 70 30 days. were
mnde al ~ peg cent on mixed COL
lateral and four 70 six months money
vac offered A. a. per cent on mer-
chants paper. These are the lowest
suotations In more than two years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Richard 5. Rodney Resigns.

Richard s. Rodney. Nominated by
Governor William ID. Dennev for tts
state bench to al the vacancy caused
By the death of Judge Thomas Bayara
Heisel. has resigned as -presiden,
and director Of the Delawarean Pub
fishing Co. State Senator Charles d,
Murphy Of Harrington has been elects
ed to succeed him in these positions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Ship Arrives From Spain.

The British steamship Lebnet. Capt.
John Hughes. master, has entered at
the local port office from Huelva,
Spain. with a cargo of 4.S00 tons-of
Pyrites. which are being discharged at
The docks of the General Chemical Co.
At ClaymonL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
MAcNrpER INsTRUcTs LEGION.
Tells Posts to Present Readiusfment
Compensation Cases to Boards OF
Trade

Ty Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago Jan. 10-Hanford Mac
Nider. national commander OF the
American Legion issued Instructions
last night to all Legion posts 70 pre-
sent the case Of adjusted compensa-
tion for former soldiers before cham-
bers of commerce N every city OF tha
United States in connection with tha
referendum on that question now
being conducted by those bodies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
NOT A CASE LISTED IN
MUNICIPAL COURT TODAY

Not a case was listed for Mu-
nicipal Court foday, a rare oc-
curencc. One lonely Negro was
the only spectator.
Judge Hastings ordered Hor-
ace Mcdaniel to open court and
Immediately ordered court adj
journed. The regular court at
taches. Assistant City Solicitor
Green. Clerk OF the Court Cole
man. Police Captain Kelleher.
superintendent OF Police Black
and reporters were presents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
TURKS APPROVE FRIENDLY
TREATY WITH UKRAINE

Constantinople. Jan. 10. - The
Turkish Nationalists assembly at An
CORA has unanimously approved the
treaty of friendship with the Ukraine.
according TO messages received here.
The treaty was signed last week at
Angora.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Divorces Refused.

Judge Richards in Superior Court
today handed down decision. re-
fusinE \ decree In the divorce suit Of
Waiter G. Walker vs. Emma V. Walk
er. He also refused a decree i'm the
divorce sui' ~ Raymond RI. Stout vs..
Alice ! Stout. These cases were
hssrt Isw days ago,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
P0PULACE FLEES VOLCANO.
Ometepe Burying Island Under
Ashes and Smoke in Worst
Eruption in Years.
BY Associated Press to Every evening.

BY Assoclateu Press % Every EVeninE.
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Jan.
10.-The volcano Ometepe. on the
island of Ometepe, eight miles from
the western shore of Lake Nicaragua,
is m active eruption. Many thousands
of Cocoa plants have been destroyed,
large areas of grazing lands are COW
cred with ashes, and many cattle are
dead.
The inhabitants of the adjacent viii
lagos. terrified by the internal rumb-
lings, are fleeing TO zones of safety.
Considerable lava is flowing down
the 5,l0S foot cone, but has as yet done
no material damage. The eruption IS
the worst since 1885.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
BALFouR DELAYS SAILING.

Washington. Jan. 10.-Arthur j.
Balfour head OF the British delega-
tion to the Arms Conference, today
changed his home going plans.
He expects now to make reserva-
ton TO sail from New York on jan
uary % instead OF January IA.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Amusements TnnIxnt

Playhouse-" Welcome Stranger
Carrick-N Vaudeville and pictures.
Aldine-y Vaudeville and yi;ctures
Parkway Little Lord Fauntierov I"
Qucen-'The Great Impersonation-
Majestic Those We Love-
Arcadia Wedding Bells.
Park THE Mistery Road
Strand Good Women" ("
Auditorium Roller skating.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Councilman Johnson Home.

City Councilman Arthur johnson re-
turned last night to his home in this
oity after vacation, most of swhich
was spent in Bermuda. Mr.. Johnson
said today the weather was rather
cool in Bermuda. He had very rough
VOYAGE on the return trip to New
York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Dinner Beeber at Rotary Club.

Dinner Beeber. a prominent Phila
delphia lawyer. viii make an address
at the luncheon of the Wilmington
koiary Cub az the Hotel du Pont at
moon ON Thursday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10
Weather Forecast

Ey Associated Pres. TO Every Evening.
Washington. Jan. 10. Weather forecast
for Delaware:
Rain possibly mixed with snow. 70.
night and Wednesday not much change in
temperature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-10

Say II with Clover Dairy safe Mak
md Butter.~ Phone 1540-1541. Adv.
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: =: PUTNAM FADELESS DYES s 10; n vi &;
MADE FOR EMPER0R's TABLE
Massive Silver Set Ordered BY Ne.
poison Put on Exhibition At
New York.

The massive silver set Of 010 pieces
ordered by Napoleon !. during the
hundred days. delivered after his ab-
dication to Louis XVIII. and used by
the French royal family at Tuileries
palace from 1915 to 1890, has been
placed on exhibition In New York.
Two bullet holes In the. soup tureen
bear evidence Of the revolutions II has
passed through. Each article hears
the Bourbon coat Of arms. the heur
de lis surmOunted with the crown and
In stamped with the Official govern
ment mark. the mark Of the chief
craftsman and Of the guild. Napoleon
] ordered this act Of silver from Bien-
mails on his return to France from his
first exile on the island Of Elbn. II
wns made during the hundred days Of
NapOleon's second reign. but before II
could be delivered Napoleon was
forced to nhdicate and was again ex-
He'd this time to end his days on st.
Helena. Louis XVIII. his successor,
pnid Bicnnais for the silver and Ind
the Bourbon cont OF arms placed on
II. The set Of silver passed finally TO
the heirs Of the due de Chanbord md
through them has come to North
America.
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DIVORCE RING" THE LATEST
Fad Recently Adopted BY These Freed
From the Marital Tie BY Court
prooeedlnVs.

From time immemorial woman has
worn on the third finger Of her left
hand plain band Of gold ms symbol
Of her hOnOred position Of wifehOot.
And when death takes from her the
partner Of her life she signifies her
loss aud grief by wearing appropriate
xarb.
But In what different manner to-
day the widow Of the present. that In.
the one who by the sanction Of the
courts. has resigned her Job m wife.
makes known to aN the world her re-
newed state Of single blessedncxs. For
the grass widow Of today hrs
adopted the latest NJ fatla.. the al.
vOrcc sing" The jeweied symbol Of
the severance Of the marital tie takes
the place Of the former gold bind. II
IL made Of gold or platinum on which
IL mounted u broken Cupid's how mt
the end Of which IL set II Jewel to rep.
resent II divorce. Should the wcnrer
once more embark on the matrimonial
sens and again come to wreck then
another Jewel In added to Indicate thu.
second divorce. and NJ on.
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The Greatest Dam,

The worlds gr"atest dam. the HrnsE
IA being rushed to completion N, ths
Blue Nile river. 1000 miles south a
Khnrtun,. Africn. where Lord kitcheN
or became famous.
This dun will bring under Irrigated
cultivation 3.ODO.UO ncrcx Of farming
land now Idle. II will run SWARM a
factories. nIghtlcr tlnn tho pyrnIniAs
Ancient why "r conqucring n tern
tory wns to cnslnvc the inhnbi,nnta
Modern INNS grcnt cOnVucsts harIIeae
natures forces md free human lMbOR
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and JOneses to vie with the less recent
Deweys and Teddy Roosevelts.
One service man Of the American
Legion has. however. started the nam
Ing of babies after the national COM
mander OF the Legion Of the year In
which the child was born. The first
on record Is young Hunford Morris,
Atlanta. Ga, born few days after
Hanford MacNidcr. Mason City, In,
was elected national commander of
the Legion. His father, Albert II.
Morris. Is member OF Atlanta post
No. OF the Legion.
Recently an eX-soldier OF Chicago
went into court and asked to be nj
lowed TO drop his middle name. which
was unpronouncable, he declared. The
court gave permission and the service
man, an enthusiastic LegIOnnnire.
chose the name OF Legion to accom-.
pany him through life.
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along who Is the mother of % children.
to beat Mrs. Caranek's 81.
A child had come to Mrs. Caranek's
house each year for q years when
America entered the World war.
Which Of the q was dearest to her
she herself could not tell, but when the
two eldest boys. Joseph and Louis,
went away to war the large Caranek
family was cast into shadow. what
else should dot" Mrs. Caranek ques-
TONED. "They are Americans and
their country needs them. II 1t is a
duty to raise children, 1t is right to
make them love their country" But
when Joseph and Louis came home
Joseph served ovenseas with the Rain.
bow division and fought In four big
battles. while Louis fought in and
around Camp Beauregard-the little
grocery store could scarce contain the
Joyful celebration.
Mrs. Caranek came to America when
she was fifteen years old. leaving her
native village Of Petravice in Cxecho.
slovakia. She Is forty.seven years old
now and her husband is fifty-eight
The youngest child Is six years old and
the Oldest twenty-eight. Mrs. Caranek
has been to but one motion. picture
show In her life and she left before
that one was over. She works from
I'VE In the morning until ten at night
In her grocery. And she hasn't gray
hair and has never been sick but once
and enjoys life.
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Nation Can Never Forget.

Once more comes Memorial day, and,
while the gallant deeds Of our noble
young soldiers in the late World war
naturally are fresher in our memories,
the sacrifices Of our patriotic defend.
ers In 1S8l-85 will not be forgotten
while the nation endures. The pass
ing Of those veterans In blue has been
rapid. and 1t In saddening. Each day
sees 100 Of these old veterans, and
two-thirds us many OF their wives, car
rled to the grave. For them the end
Is not far OFF: another decade and
scarcely n veteran will remain.
The officers who led the Union
troops averaged several years older
than the enlisted men, many Of the
latter, rs Is well known. being mere
striplings mt their entry into service
and few Of the higher officers Of vOlun-
teers now remain alive.
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MADE HIS MEANING CIEAR
Old oarkys Description Of Whss
Failing APPLY Spoiled Out Wse1
10 0idN't Understand.

Mo"ea DiRgs, an old Alabama DARBY.
itnd been arrested for having inose
than one wife. the last woman beln6
the complainant. lie happened to -
well known locally and considered ~
orderly character.
Elbow many wives have you hadr
demanded the examining Judge.
"Six. yo' hOnah." WAS the reply.
''Why couldn't you get on WSt1
them1"
"Well. sub. de fust two spilled d
white folks clos when dey washed
EN-: de- thu'd worn't no cook do So'th
was ject nacherslly laxy an de- llfth
IN tell YOU. ledge. dc NTH, shs1
'IncOmpatibilityT
"NO. yO' ha,nh." said the negro
slowly. ut wor0't nOthin' like dat. 70
Jest couldn't Kit on With her onless 10
was somewhars slsc."-Iiarper's MAG
axine.
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To Hal. "Faks~ Money Raising.

In mn EFFORT 10 stamp out the snle
Of publications. by ex.servIce men who
nllegc that the money derived IL 20
Ing to be used for the benefit Of sick
and wounded ex.service men. the
American Legion NATIONAL offices have
warned Its 1900 posts not to sanction
amy snle Of periodicals until the
Chamber Of Commerce or some like
civic organization hiss first approved
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world named for
q great or favor
lite general. The
n q m e y n K e = Of
g e n. g org
Washington are
sim numerous ;
those Of Robert
Il. Lee and u. 8.
Grant nre going
strong into the
second generation
and there are not
a few John ].
Pershing Smiths
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Planet Without Oxygen.

According to the spectroscopic
studies made at the Mount Wilson oh.
servatOry Of the light received from
Venus. no oxygen-absorption lines are
found. This indicates that there In
no oxygen or water vapor In the outer
atmosphere Of Venus. and Furthermore
that the reflected light Of the sun
must have penetrated to consider.
able depth.
1t therefore appears necessary to ut.
tribute the great brightness Of Venus
to some other cause than that OF high
reflective power OF water-vapOr clouds.
and this apparent absence Of oxygen
must be considered In connection with
speculatlOns as to the conditions Of
the plnnet.-POpular Mechanics Mag.
azine.
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BY T. c. AAReAUoA

BY 7. c. HAReAU0A
Hats on! Here they come to the tap Of
the drum.
A thin and wavering line:
They stood long ago in the face Of the
foe,
In the shade Of the battie-struck pine
There's many = ridge on their brows. ~
you see,
Their features BY Time have been
marr'd;
And the Ivy IL green. with = daisy b..
tween.
On the graves Of the gallant Old Guard.
They were boys when they charged ON
the fort on the hill
And sabred their way thro' the foe:
They were stalwart and true In their
garments of blue.
In the days Of the long, long ago.
A stiffness comes on and the night nestles
down
As the diamond dew sparkles the sward.
And feebly they march meath the star
sprinkled arch
These men Of the noble Old Guard.
They dream Of the battle, the camp, the
foray.
OF victory. prison and rout:
The night will fall fast; II will claim them
at last,
anu summon 10 'muBtefln& OUT
They hear the wild bugles that blew in
the morn.
A clear ~ the notes Of 4 bard:
They laugh a. they come to the tap Of
the drum
The remnant Of Freedoms Old Guard.
The wind softly blows thro' their snow.
sprinkled hair.
Al slowly they march down the street:
And their step on the grass you may
hear ~ they pass,
Not long At q muster they'll meet.
Tramp! Tramp! They are moving in glor-
ious review
Meath the nag that co,umb.. has
1t floats DER but few in their old. faded
The last Of the cherished Old Guard.
Forget them? No! Never! Columbia
kneels.
With tears on the vslveey sward;
And there falls from her hands at Affec-
tons commands
A wreath for the deathless Old Guard!
Copyright. ls1s. Western Newspaper Uniea.
~
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Why do
women like
pipe smokers?

We asked many women. One said,
Because a man who thinks things
out, does them and goes all the way
through with anything he starts gen.
orally smokes a pipe if he smokes at
au-and nearly always he does smoke"
Another replied: "a pipe smoker il
more OF home man, it seems to me.
There Il no better picture of content-
ment than a man smoking q pipe in
his home after the days work Is done.".
He II more honest, more reliable.
more manly" said another-but she
was rather young.
"Fpes,nokers are not 70 iumpy
and fidgety. 70 nervous a non-smok-
srs. They're more easily contented.'s
W. the opinion Of one woman.
There were many reasons given bv
the fair ladies; some Of them not vsrv
powerful from . logical viewpoint.
The significant feature Of the que.
tionnaire was that the great majority
Of the women admitted that they do
ike pipe smokers.
And Just to show that woman l. not
the only illogical Of the two ssxss, ~
asked . number Of men Why they
liked the tobacco they smoked. One
said It was strong enough for him.
Another said 1t was mild enough for
him-and they were smoking the
same brand. All Of them had some
ore-or-less indefinite reason for lik.
Ing . certain tobacco, but putting that
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Legion Pest stage. ~Mev,,,.~

To satisfy curiosity hounds. the
Hollywood (Cal) post Of the American
Legion stages model movie every
week. This saves wear and tear on
the nerves Of the people In MovIelMnd.
and at the same time gives tourists
view Of how movies are made. Real
reel directors, cameras. md stars are
used In the model exhibItIons--but the
Legion does the work,
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csnsidsr "sssr" Flse an insult,

The idea. conceived by the W. g. T.
u, Of putting star flags In windows Of
homes where no liquor In consumed, Is
protested by nm American Legion post
In San francisco, composed entirely
OF newspaper men. The Legion men
claim that the liquor star fling In nm
atrocious plagiarism Of the service
flag Of wnr days. ind that It liz nm In.
suit to all former service men.
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leans ana therein
sells butter and
eggs. brea d #,
IN e at 8, canned
corn and maybe
the necessities for
making those de-
llciOus Southern
pecan candles, Is
also ha m p ion
mother Of the
American Legion
Auxiliary. She is,
at least, until
some one comes