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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-23

In the records compiled to date Duggan tops the list in the total of rushes taken with 610 while the other leaders are Taylor, 501; Higgins. 500; Alexander. 4S7; Williams, 3SS; s. Pierce, 14S; E. Pierce, 100.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-23
Games Played
Individual Averages

cannes won 12 Games Lost . Percentage .. . 912 Total Points scored to date . 371 Points scored by Opponents .. 21S Goals from floor .. . 1e2 Goals from foul throw 4 Average Points per contest .. 2S.7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-23
PUTS WIN AGAIN

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, 1922-02-28
I~LLiterates Not
All Ignorant, Is
Speakers Claim

CHICAGO. Feb. est is an out
rags for anybody to think of the litter
ates as ignorant, DR.. A E. Winship.
Of Boston told delegates attending the
i~1literacy conference of middle west
and northern states here.
Every illiterate from the mountains
of Kentucky m Tennessee and the
Caroiinas was infinitely better skilled
to shoot and doge shots in the world
war than United States senators and
university presidents" he said
I'm the mountains on the east OF
Kentucky and Tennessee and on the
west of the Carolinas there has been
as good native brains as in Wall street.
Harvard. Yale and Princeton. The
meetings have been full of men of
BRAINS Philadelphia and Chicago,
New York and San Francisco have
been as illiterate to the brain messages
Of mountainous as they are to the
Sunday school lessons of William Jen-
nings Bryan.
1.-THE mountaineers can teach grade
students much"
, 1922-02-28
NNUALLYEORS SHIP
SUBSIDY ASKED BY PRESIDENT

tween the vessels port of call n the
one and the vessels first port of call
in the other is less than $50 miles"
The bill provides that where net
operating income derived by an owner
from vessels receiving the subsidy
benefit exceeds ten per cent in any
fiscal year. so per cent Of such excess
shall be paid to the shipping board to
be placed in the merchant marine fund
from which the subsidy would be paid.
although it is stipulated that this shall
not exceed the total amount of com
~pensation received under the proposed
law.
In addition to h ten per cent diver
sion OF customs receipts to creat this
fund. the bill provides that it shall be
derived from port tonnage duties.
taxes or fees, which would be doubled
under the bill. and also the amount
that would otherwise be payable by
the postoffice department for tho
transportation Of malta
, 1922-02-28

Continued from Page One
one cent to two and one-tenth cents
for vessel with a speed OF 20 knots
or more
The shipping board would be author
lied to increase these rates up to dou-
BILE their amount whenever it shall de-
termine that the base rate is INSULT
cient to induce the operation of lines
where the establishment and mainten-
ance Of service is considered necessary
tt promote the nations welfare"
Similarly. it would be permitted to re-
duce the base rate under special cir
cumstances where it was considered
desirable.
Trace between the United States and
the Philippines and the Virgin Islands
is defined for the purpose of the bill
as foreign trade The definition of
such trade excludes that on the Great
Lakes as well as trade between ports
in the United States and ports in for
eign countries where the distance be-
, 1922-02-28

who escaped from the house in which
the two were arrested.
According TO the poIice, the men
were sought as possible suspects in
the Taylor case following a story told
to an Officer by a woman. also said
to have been a member OF the pur-
ported gang.
This woman. whose name is with
held, told the police. they said. that
she had heard the men threaten Tay-
lor's life because they feared he was
interfering with their 'business-"
Early this morning Patrlcmen raid
ed a house IN the Wiltshire district
and took the two men into custody.
A full investigation of TIE activities
OF the alleged gang win be made.
It was stated.
The authorities refused to divulge
further information concerning the
arrests pending apprehension of the
third man
, 1922-02-28
SIX ARRESTS MADE
IN TAYLOR

men who expect to 20 and 1t is hoped
that Casper VIII 20 represented with a
big delegation.
Rotarians braved he cold today TO
get put to the regular weekly lunch
eon and yer glad that they did for
several enjoyable features were in
store for them
E. j. Sullivan. vice president OF the
T. T. Williams OH company. former
OF Basin and speaker OF the
wyoming house OF Representatives,
was a guest OF the meeting today and
spoke in his usual humorous and char
.acteristic way. He paid the Rotary
club n compliment for their work In
the community.
, 1922-02-28
NEW UNIFORMS ORDERED
FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT

Messrs. Horsch and Nygaard Of the
Service Cleaners and Tailors company
were awarded the contract TO provide
the members OF the police department
with summer uniforms Tho com.
pany agreed TO provide uniforms as
per sample submitted. including two
pairs of pants and a cap at s5o.2s
an outfit.
, 1922-02-28

brook. on en- indictment charging
grand larceny and brought to New
York.
Lindsey accepted all blame for the
alleged transaction, Mr.. Murphy said,
and declared that when he was ex-
posed in the newspapers he and his
wife discussed the possibilities OF a
double suicide. He broke down and
sobbed while debating his confession
, 1922-02-28
arrested last night at Over

IN the presence OF detectives and
others in the district attorneys Of
flee according to Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy said Lindsey frankly
admitted taking money from ltrs.
w. II. Arnold and Mrs. Dorothy
Atwood which. he vas unable to pay
back and also said he had received
large sums from Mrs. Lillian N. Duke,
divorced wife of BENJAMIN b. Duke
, 1922-02-28
WOMAN is L

CHEYENNE. Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Lilly
Aldrich. who was exiled from Chey-
enne & year ago. is in Jail. serving a
6o-day sentence imposed at h time
Of her exile. She was liberated then
on her promise to leave town and
stay away. She returned Thursday
and tho police promptly put the old
sentence into effect.
, 1922-02-28

A workman In a French ironworks
has been retired on a pension after
continuous employment Of 50 years.
1t is said that his only complaint
against being pensioned was that when
he took the job he thought 1t was to
be permanent
, 1922-02-28
Alfred E. Lindsay Arrested FOLLOWING
Indictment on Charge of Blking
Society Women Out of Million

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s-Alfred E: Lindsay. accused of
swindling society women out of nearly 81, 1000, 600 in fake
stock deals, today confessed that many of the charges against
him were true, according to Richard Murphy, assistant dis
trict attorney w.
Lindsay. a stock broker. was arrested last night at Over
, 1922-02-28
Dope Dens of Los Angeles Raided and
Police Believe Those Seized Can
THROW Light on Crime Mystery

Los ANGELES, Feb. 2s.-Six men were arrested here
early today in the raid of what police termed a narcotic den.
Detectives working on the mystery Staying February L of
William desmond Taylor. motion picture director, ques-
toned the men. Police reported belief that the arrests will
deyelop in connection with the murder.
, 1922-02-28

and neck IN small Pim-
pies, which spread rapid
ly. 1t itched and burned
SO she was unable to
sleep, and her body was
n mass Of sore eruptions.
She had to be carried
around on a inflow.
, 1922-02-28
THE SYMBOL OF OUR SINCERITY

The length of the continent he flies
the Gray Goose swift, t~ireless
and unerring-the spirit of omanc
and daring-the original, essential
American.
In the shadow of the Autumn
moon he honks us his farewell and
warning of Winters coming. In March
he greets US in his Northward fight
and heralds another quickening.
Prom the silent wilderness Of the
Northland to the tropic Gull, chs
intrepid adventurer wings off his tire
less, unerring miles by thousands
even as our motor car, the Wills Sainte
TOURING CAR $z47s
ROADSTER z475
COUPE 317S
SEDAN $50. 3425
, 1922-02-28

OF mutual counsel. So you may to-
gether 90 from strength to strength"
Tho brideS and bridegroom then
passed to Edward the Confessor chap
ell. where two registers were signed.
Mary used a gold quill pen. one Of her
wedding gifts
The signing completed. the bridal
march from Romeo and Juliet" and
'Mendelssolhn's wedding march
wero played. Tho bride and bride
groom stepped down the abbey to the
west door. preceded by the choir and
clergy and followed by the bridemaids.
The clergy moved off to the Jerusal-
en- chamber as cheers ~revcrbrated
through the edifice and the new Wis
countess and her husband began
their triumphal return through the
tumultuous street throngs. using this
timo the carriage in which Queen
Mary went to h abbey.
The king and queen md other royal
p~ersonages followed to Buckingham
Paiace end tho wedding breakfast was
served to a company OF about one
hundred and seventy persons A fear
ture of this was the cutting OF a gt-
gantic 500-pound wedding cake In five
standing nearly seven feet in
height, the ingredients of which were
sent from various parts of tho Brit
ish empire.
, 1922-02-28

Tho men gave the names of John
Herkey. William Kirby. william
East, Gebrge Calvert. RnE Lynch
and Harry Amorheim- The arrests
followed twenty hours of ~investiga-
ton by police officers on information
furnished by police sources which
they aid reputed to be concerning
threats against the life Of Taylor ut
tered n ohort time before the mys-
terious staying. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. u.s.
Two men were taken into custody
by the police here early this morn
ing and were being held for investt-
CATION in connection with h STAY
ing of William Desmond Taylor. mo-
ton picture director. in his apart
ment ere on the night OF February 1.
The men, whose names have been
withheld by h police, were said to
have been members Of a '-bootlogging
gang" which carried on extensive
operations in the Hollywood section.
Officers were seeking this morning
a third member of tho alleged gang,
, 1922-02-28

Claire, now has it's millions of miles,
eachmile f emile and thrillingmile.
He Aies-the Gray Goose-high
above the eternal pine trees, silhouet-
ting the Northland where we 1.-Two
who build the Wills sainte Claire.
He looks down from his majestic
heights upon the blue-the none-such
blue-of the waters Of Sainte
Claire.
This, then, is our shield, the wild
Gray Goose, the pines of our wv
Country. the ineffable blue of our
River. This-the pledge of our faith
and the symbol Of our sincerity.
nfPERIAL SEDAN . ss57s
TOWN CAR . $3.50
LIMOUSINE . . $3.50
II. o. B. Aa5svife)
, 1922-02-28

"A friend recommended cuicura
Soap and Ointment and after using
one cake of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment she wal
healed" tsignehl Mrs. ]. s. Smith,
Box i1s, Lakota, No. Dakota.
Give cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Teicum the car Of your akin.
na,upas HA<h rr~t " MAI Aadrsss. -csasxr.xss-
erssurisa. n<Zs- r Hnid@ q, EAnr Sold ssey-
vhszs. Ssep be. 0.atnsntH and 10. Taieun Ne
- Cutieura Se@p slaves without mus.
, 1922-02-28

Try a Tribune classified i'd
, 1922-02-28

LONDON. Feb. 2s.-By The Associ,
ated Press.HPrincecs Mary's "hope-
moon special' was prepared to leave
Londan with the bride and BRIDE
groom for Shifnal Shropshire ut 4
O'Clock this afternoon
, 1922-02-28
CUT|CURA HEALS
ECZEMA ON CHILD.
-
On Face and Neck. In PIN
Piles. ltched and Burned.

when my sister was ten monshs
old eczema brohe u on her face
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrisons New Phase OF
Revelations of a Wife
Copyright. 1891 by Newspaper Featrrv Services Ina
take out articles Of incorporation 70

take out articles of incorporation 70
YOU"
Katie measured him scornfully.
II no underst and all you say, Mcester
Drake" she said, "but even ecf my
darling Mcesis Graham fire me for all
dis mess | no work for you eef you give
me vun, two million billion dollars n
day"
Katie" he reioined, laughingly. but
you've gone my limit"
dot Man"
"Do shut up, Allen," Lillian said inn
patiently. "Of course, we've got all the
time in the world, but still"
'Pcccaviw he cried pcnitently. Hon
cstly | won't offend again, but you'll
admit this is about the richest joke on
all of US"
ooh, grantcdW she retorted, looking
expectantly at my father, who had lis
tened to the little colloquy with tolerant
amusement.
Il think We should all like to sec the
paper, Katie" he said kindly, 80 II
you will get it"
Katie looked embarrassed for the lrst
time.
II no can get by myself she said
Il get caught ecf 60 derc by my
self. Mccsis Graham, You pleese &c
COON nit me, tell YOU vot to get
Her tone WAS pleading and upon my
puzzled mind broke the solution. She
would not have hcsitated to go to any
room of ours, after my fathers request
therefore there was but one place where
she could have hidden the paper. and
that was in my mothcr-ln-law' rooml
rose promptly, took the girls out
stretched hand. followed her from the
room, and as | went | heard Aller
brakes astonishcd compromising voice
Shade Of Sherlock Well you've got
10 hand il To her for courage"
As we passed beyond the vision oil
the group in the library, Katie turned
and made vicious little face in Allei
brakes direction.
dot man, he tink he sooch moochr
she said Il shoost wish | could sct
hcem fall down bump dot nose of hi
vich always turn cop
murmurcd n hali-hcsrted censure
but | knew that deep 10 my own con
seriousness was the same wish n little
differently expressed.
| Go be continucd)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
ANSWERED LETTERS.

A Lover of Salads Can YOU give me
recipes for Thousand Island Salad
Dressing and Russian Dressing"
Answer: Send me n stamped and sell
addressed envelope and | will mail you
without charge, n full-pagc sheet of
salad dressings that includes the two
kinds of dressings YOU mention, as well
as six other splendid ones. will
gladly send this sheet to any reader
who sends me n stamped Sclf-addrcsScd
envelope.
/ Mrs. 5: Would it he possible TO
move crooks full of eggs and water
/ glass;
/ Answer: You do not say how for you
wish to move them. However, do
not think it will harm the eggs If YOU
are careful not to jostlc them together
too much, so as to cause brcakaRe.
Boarder: Il have spilled some alco-
hol on n vanished dresser. What shall
| do to repair this damage"
Answer When this accident happens,
ones impulse is to wipe the spot but
that is just the wrong thing to do. In
stead OF trying TO wipe up the alcohol
one should neutralizc it at once by ap.
plying oil. then the alcohol does not
get n chance TO soften the varnish. But
no doubt you, like most others, did
not know this, and so wiped 1t. Now
the only thing to do is 20 restore tn,
color 10y rubbing the place with kero
sere, or with equal parts of linseed ioi
and turpc milne.
:. G.. X: How can | remove molC
STAINS from \ white silk coat"
Answer: Cover the mildew with
paste made of sifted starch and water
and lay the coat in the sun, on tn
grass Wash of paste and repeat til
the mould has disappeared.
\. X. H.: 81 have an old lantern wit
hand punched holes in it and panes O
colored glass, made OF copper whicl
has been blackened Ia dull black.
would like to know how TO get Thu
black OFF,
Answer: You did not say whcthc
the black was paint, but | assume tina
II is. Turpentine removes almost an
kind of paint and you might try soak
ing the lantern in this otherwise tr
; gasoline. Use an old toothbrush TO ge
the coat of black out of crevices. Whe
= you remove the black, wash the lanter
, in soda solution to remove greas,
5 then polish with the following:
Fine Polish for Brass and Copper
Two ounces of dilute doxalic acid zone
fourth cup, one box of electro silicoI
four ounces of wood alcohol (one-ha
cup) and one pint of kerosene oil. Mi
|, by putting the silicon first in the bottl,
then adding the alcohol, the dilute
oxa lie acid, and the kerosene Shak
we'll each time before using.
a Subscriber: "Can you tell me no
to bring the lustrc back to my ambt
beads? | cleaned them in soapy wat,
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He knew where he was because Mr..
Fox whispered that il he made sound
he would leave HIM there for Mr..
Bear TO cat for his breakfast.
What Mr. Fox was up 10 was this:
In Mr.. Bears pantry was bug lar OF
honey and Mr.. Fox wanted II, but h
wanted Mr. Bear 10 think someone
else had taken II, because he kuewc
that he would have to move from the
ncighborhood il Mr.. Bear found out
he was the thief and he was certain
that Mr.. Bear would hunt for tracks
when he found his honey gone.
Now | will INK YOU up, nice and
sweet. said Mr.. Fox in n whisper.
In the moonlight Chippy Munk saw
him spill some of the honey on the
pantry floor. Then, without any other
warning, Nj. Fox grabbed poor Chippy
and rolled him over and over IN the
| honey until he was covered from his
head TO the bottoms of his little feet
with the sweet, sticky stuff.
There now, YOU get out OF here as
| fast as YOU can whispered Mr.. Fox,
and ii ever YOU tell any one what
has happened here | will eat YOU for
sure--that is, il Mr. Bear leaves enough
OF YOU to cat.
Poor Chippy Munk did not stop n
second. Out of the window he flew.
He ran down the path to his home
where he rolled over and over in the
dry leaves of his bed trying to get
the honey off his coat At last he went
10 sleep and he slept until some ono
pounding on his door awakened him
! the next morning.
Out of bed he jumped but to ms
surprise he WAS covered with bits oi
dried leaves SO chick he could hardly
move along To the door.
Cautiously he peeked out the win
dow. for he heard growls outside that
did not sound very pleasant He saw
Mr.. Bear standing, there, looking very
cross indeed In = Jiify Chippy NUM-
remembered what laI happened .th'
night before.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
LIFE SAVING CAMPAIGN.
Classes for Instructors and Demon
strators All This Week.

Classes for instructors and demon
strators in the Red Cross lie saving
campaign, which will be held in all
city bathing pools from June 10 10
June %. inclusive. are being held every
day this week in the y. NJ. c. A. and
Brandywine pools. Captain r. c.
Mills. division director in life-saving
for the American Red Cross and Cap
tain Scully, mis- assistant. will arrive
in Wilmington tomorrow and take up
the work of qualifying the instructors
and demonstrators.
Women instructors are receiving in
structions in the Y. NJ. c. A. pool az
$50 each morning. The women dem
onstrators receive instructions at 2.30
daily IN the Brandyw!ne pool. Men
instructors classes are held al 40 in
the afternoon and for men demon
strators at o'clock. All classes for
the men are held in the Y. NJ c. A.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
Efficient Housekeeping
By Laura A. klrkman

with n small piece of soda and they have
lost NIL their lustrc"
Answer: ! am afraid there is nothing
to be done now You should not have
used the soda-n fact. just clear warm
water is best 20 use without even soap.
Tomorrow A Good Dinner Prepared
from Left-Oyers.
All Inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk
man In care OF the Efficient House
lecping' department will be answer
ed in these columns In their turn
This requires considerable time. how.
ever. owing to the great number re-
ceived. 80 ~ n personal or quicker re.
| ply is desired. n stamped and self-ad
Dressed envelope must be enclosed
| with tho question. 10 sure TO ia,
your full name. street number. nnd
the name OF your city and state
The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape

Sattiday AFTERNOON pop was setting in
the rocking chair out IN the ward stretch
ing himself and looking comfortable,
and l scd, Ssy pop
Say il pop scd, and | sed, There's n
swell new Charlie Chaplin pickturc
GROUND at the Little Grand today, will
YOU tako me GROUND to see IT, | bet
you'll laiT like cnything.
Then YOU lose Your bet, because it
would hc sin and n shame and a
waist of time TO spend this AFTERNOON in
close, stuiiv. dark moving pickturc
theatre wen the sun is shining So hewitt
hlv and the SKY is So blue and the air
is so refreshing and inviggcrating, pop
scd ii you had suggested taking "A
nice wawk IN the sunshine or in fact
enything that would keep YOU out i'll
| this wonderful weather | mite of lis
sened to you, haven't you cry feeling
for nature? he sed.
Yes sir, ] scd. And jest then ma
came out, saying. O Willyum, its sutch
lovely day ! think il would be Jest
an ideal time for you to take me out
to the park and give me another tcnni:
lessin.
q, we'll you see, as a matter of fac
Nt would, ony was Jest telling Benny
| mite take him GROUND to see Tho
Charlie Chaplin pickturc, and Id hate
TO dissapoint him, sed pop.
Me thinking, & herray, and ma Sod
Well, they say his new pickturc is Yer,
funny altho its little vulger, they say
well, think III go GROUND with YOU.
Fine, pop sed And he went in t.
put his coat on looking unsattished
and we all went GROUND TO the Llttl
Grand, me In fling Ut everything and po
laffing 1T some and ma not latfing at eny
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-13
Y. NJ. c. A. DIRECTORS MEET
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

The regular meeting Of the board of
directors OF the y. NJ. c. A, which is
usually held the second Monday night
in the month. has been postponed until
June 10. The board does not meet
during July and August. except at the
call OF the president.
William B. Foster. chairman of the
physical committee. has called a meet
ing tonight at O'Clock. c. Walter
kadel. physical director, will give a
report OF the recent physical directors
conference held at Camp Pratt. Long
Island.
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s2s4.o5;' Hocke ssin and Ashland. $3.50
rs; Chestcrtown and Rock Hall, Nd.
1906: Middictown. Bohemia and Chesn-
pcake city. Md. $500; 81. Johns
Church. Newark. &l75; 81. HedwiE'n
Church, Wilmington. tI35; Immacu-
late Conception Church. Elkton, Nd,
$40: Salisbury, Nd, and Missions,
s106; Holy Cross Chusch. Dover. 800;
Centreville. Queenstown and Church
Hin. Nd. sol; Cambridge, Md. and
Dorchester County Missions. s75.25 I;
Easton and st. Josephs. Talbot
county. Md. $3.50; Clayton and
Smyrna. $40; Rldgeiy and Denton.
Md. $3.50; st. Stanlslaus' Church,
Wilmington, $50; Milford and Mis-
slons, $3.50; st. Joseph's Church.
Wilmington, $50: Ancient Order OF
fIlbornians. 800; Friends OF the Or
phanS," $50.