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Smyrna times., 1922-11-22
KENTON
Revival Services in Progress at Ken
tOn-LOcaIs and Personals

tOn-LOcals and Personals
Kenton, November %. - Revival
services started in Kenton ME. Church
Sunday evening, November 18th. Mr..
Jackson from Sudlersville is with US
this week.
Personals.-Mr. Leroy Roberts mo-
tored to Wilmington and spent Sun
day. His wife who has been away
for a week returned with him.-Miss
Pearl Short of Philadelphia, was home
over the eek-end.-Dr. and Mrs. Z.
F. Smith entertained company on Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Sylvester
entertained company on Sunday-Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Morris are spending
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. n. n. Bull.-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Crossley, Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
Crossley were entertained at dinner
on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Reed.-Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pratt
entertained at dinner last Sunday
Mr.. Herbert Davis of Camden, N. j.,
has been visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Davis.-Mrs. Stephen
G.. Walker and daughter Mary Cath
crime were out to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Wiley on Wednesday,
Miss Grace Arthurs spent several days
last week in Smyrna Mr.. Walter
Hilyard of Georgetown, was here last
week John Graham of Philadel-
phia, was here last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Wilkins spent the week
end in Wilmington.-Miss Agnes Ar
thurs and Mr.. Dewey Crossley were
entertained at dinner last Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hudson near
Smyrna.-Mr. and Mrs. John Guthrie
and son John, have been visiting his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Guthrie.
Mr.. Clinton Guthrie has been visit
ing his parents Rev. and Mrs. w. B
Guthrie.-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Knots
spent Sunday out of town.-Mr. Good
win Taylor and Mr.. Roland Taylor
and family spent Sunday with theil
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Taylor.
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TOWNSEND
Miss Pearl Wells Wins Record in STEM
Ography and Typewriting

Townsend, Nov. 21.-Miss Pearl
Wells, of this town, who is studying
shorthand and typewriting at a Will
mington business college made rec
ord in typewriting on Friday that not
only established record for the pres
ent school term but broke all records
at that college for 22 years, covering
the same period of training. Miss
Wells wrote 81 words a minute net
with but one error, in a 10 minute
test, after less than 10 weeks training.
Miss Wells has not only had less than
ten weeks instruction in typewriting
but she had not used typewriter at
all prior to entering the school in Sep
tember. This makes her record all
the more remarkable. Miss Wells is a
graduate Of the Middletown High
School, 1922 class. Her many friends
here are much gratified over her
achievement in her studies and all
wish her a still greater success in the
future.
\The entertainment given by the
Senior Class of Middletown High
School in the Townsend school audi
torium on Wednesday, Nov. 1st, was
very much enjoyed, all taking parts
did so we'll that they were very much
commented on. Proceeds of the play
netted $4,000 and of this, amount $50
was received by Townsend school to
contribute toward the Memorial Lii
brary.
Personals.-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
C. Jones have returned home from q
weeks visit with friends in Whining.
ton and Philadelphia. Corbit Reyn'
olds and family, of near town, were Wis
ieted on Thursday by his sister, Mrs
William Deakyne and Irma Reynolds
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Insolo has a!
guests on Wednesday, Andrew Med
ders, of near Marshallton, and Elme
Howell, of Wilmington.-Mr and Mrs
James H. Wilson, of Smyrna, had a
guests this week w. P. Reynolds, faith
er of Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Edwar
Reynolds-Mr. and Mrs. Richar
Hodgson attended the Worlds w. {
T. U. Convention on Wednesday, whic
was held in Philadelphia last week.
Mr.. John @. Johnson and son Stewai
and daughter Mary and Miss Salli
Johnson spent a few days recent
with Morris Collins and family.-Mr
James Merritt visited her son Jane
Merritt, of Warwick, on Tuesday. Sh
was accompanied by her daughte
~ N l. ~
William E. Clark and wo children, M
and Mrs Morris Collins and childre
and Miss Naomi Hardister motored
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Dover where they were inferred be-
side those of her husband in Christ
Church Episcopal cemetery.
Former Denton Newspaper Man Dead
James F. Melvin, formerly a MEM
ber of the Maryland Press Association
died on November IL, at Salmon,
Idaho, where for the past 10 years he
had been in the newspaper business
as publisher of the Idaho Recorder.
Mr. Melvin was a native of Caroline
county, Maryland, being a son of the
late Thomas and Mary Frances Mel
vim. He was a brother of the late
George T. Melvin, of the Maryland
Gazette, Annapolis, and of the late
Howard Melvin, of the Denton Journal
In his early manhood he was associat-
ed with his brothers in the publication
of the Journal, leaving Denton to take
charge of the Cambridge (Md.) Chron-
icle. Later he established the Ellicott
City Times, which paper he success
fully published until he went West,
nearly ten years ago. Mr.. Melvin
leaves two sons, Thomas and James
NJ. Melvin, who are engaged in news
paper work in Western cities.
G.. A. Harrison of Harrison's Nurseries
George A. Harrison, of Berlin, Md.
member of the firm of Harrison't
Nurseries, died on Saturday, at the
Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia
Interment took place at Berlin, yester'
day. Mr.. Harrison was born at Rox
ana, Del, on Dec. 9, 1876, /and wa!
the second son of the late Joseph G
Harrison, founder of Harrison's Nurs
cries. Mr.. Harrison for more thai
thirty-fve years, had been associate
with his brother, Senator Orland
Harrison, in the conduct of the bust
ness of Harrison's Nurseries.
: Sudden Death Of Frank Whelan, il
t Frank Whelan, Jr., aged "A years
e of Philadelphia, formerly of the oil
= Smyrna Call staff, died in New Yorl
!. November II, while on business triI
S death resulting from heart trouble
e He was a son of the late Frank Whel
:, an, a newspaper man, who was widel
!. known in Delaware. Funeral service
!. were held in Holy Cross Catholi
n Church, Dover, Monday morning, II
o terment in Holy Gross cemetery.
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FOR RENT

For reasons for which l had no con-
troll, my 200 acre farm known as the
Log Landing Farm, near Blackbird, IS
for rent. Possession March l, 1928.
Splendid opportunity for the right
man. Apply to
MRS. CORA HEINOLD,
pbone 1913 RIA Forest P. o.,
Middletown 1l-22tt Dei
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CLAYTON

Revival services will begin at Salem
M. P. Church, Sunday evening at 7.3O
o'clock. Rev. C. M. Cullen, pastor,
will be assisted by Rev. Mr.. Haddaway
of Clayton.
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WANTED

A companionable white woman in
family of two to assist in general
work. For particulars apply to
MRS. C. r. MASSEY,
Phone 1853 R4 1T South Street,
11-22-1t Smyrna, Del.
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Wanted --.Rhubarb Roots

l will buy in any quantity, large or
small, but must know now.
WARREN SHINN,
11-22-1t Woodbury., N. ].
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The Church School of Trinity Church
will meet at 2.30 p. M, on Sunday
next, and Evensong with Sermon will
follow at $50 o'clock. Trinity Church
School on Sunday affiliated with the
Church School Service League &c. S.
S. L. and have undertaken their
share of the assigned work for No
vember.
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The Wilmington Evening Journal on
Saturday, received letter from Town
send, signed Mrs. Morris Collins, ask
ing that newspaper to help her to To-
cate her daughter, Edna Clark, who
disappeared from her home at White
ford, Md, she being with a man in an
auto when last seen. Yesterday the
Journal received a letter from Town
send signed "Mrs. Morris Collins" and
apparently similar handwriting, say
ing the girl was a daughter of Mrs.
William Clark, of Whiteford, and not
a daughter of Mrs. Morris Collins.
The girl had eloped with man named
Cooper. They were intercepted on
November IA at Media, Pa, by the
police and taken to Delta, Pa.
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FARM FOR RENT

21s miles West of Clayton. Good
land under high state of cultivation.
Good building. Possession March l,
1928. Apply to
JOSEPH r. JEFFERSON
Phone 1913 r 2
11-15-2t Smyrna, Del.
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FOR SALE

Double Dwelling on Mt. Vernon
Street, one side 8 rooms, other
side 6 rooms. Possession March
1st, 1928.
This is a bargain. Wish to
make quick sale.
H. D. BOYER,
Smyrna, Del
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FOR SALE

Chicken Cabbage delivered any
where in Smyrna at $500 per (1OO)
one hundred stalks.
E. COHEE
Cheswold, Del.
opposite Cheswold School
11-00-1t.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-22

The rain last week was most bene-
fetal in staying the progress of the
forest fires in Kenton Hundred. While
some places are still burning or smol-
dering, the excitement and danger of
a week ago, seem at an end. The
loss to timber lands will amount to
thousands of dollars.
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WARNING

All persons with or without dog or
gun are forbid trespassing on my
property in Kenton Hundred under
penalty of the law.
ANNIE r. JAMAR,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-22

A thief entered the dwelling of
Harry S. Sinex, two miles south of
Middletown, Saturday night, and stole
wearing apparel, bed clothing, two
shotguns and other articles. Constable
Timmons recovered the goods at a ne
gro's home near Mt. Pleasant. The
negro escaped arrest. Mr.. Sinex was
formerly of this vicinity.
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DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK

Continued From First Page
in charge of Rev. Thomas Getz Hill
of Smyrna and her remains taken tC
Dover where they were inferred be-
side those of her husband in Chris
Church Episcopal cemetery.
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Il MIoht Have Been Worse

- she Editor Of the Evon,n0 public Ledger:
Sir-I read the other day of n Penn
0ylvania man complaining that a chart :
yari party made "heathenish noises. v
beating on pans and drums. But il
could have been worse. They might
have played saxophoncs and ukuleles.
JOSEPH HARRISON,
Atlantic City. y. j.. June IA. 1922.
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Letters to the Editor
Praises Prohibition Editorial

~ the Editor OF the Everino Prblic Ledger:
Sir--The writer desires to thank you
appreciatively for the editorial in this
EVENINGS PUBLIC LEDGER under the
caption "Prohibtion IL q Fiction; the
United States Is Wet and in con
ttnuity "And until we stop pretending
chat 1t Is Dry Nolsteadism Will BE
Merely a Sordd Farce.
1t is TO be hoped that the writers
TO the Peoples Forum pro ard con re.
garding prohibition have read this
editorial of plain facts. The arguments
recently appearing have reached no con
clusion, but the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER has settled the question for all
until the United States Government
takes a hand and concludes the matter
in a way satisfactory to the people US
Q whole.
l desire to state that am in no way
Interested in this matter from IL
financial standpoint nor ever have been.
Neither am l Pro German but per .
eonally l favor modification of the
Holstead act in the interests of tho
liberty loving people of these United
States and an enforcement Of the law
against bootlcgging and the manufacture
OF poison rum.
]. G.. KEESBERRY.
PHILADELPHIA June Is 1922
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day by minor more easily than under
the license system. The law applies
only to those who cannot get permit.
ls 1t necessary that many should have
well stocked cellars. while others arc
denied the privilege Of one gallonI Is
1t business proposition that over
rides the law that it applies TO the
masses and not to certain classes2 II
so. our Constitution is In great dan
ger. The fanatics say 1t would be a
crime to amend the Constitution. Was
1t not a crime then to put the Eight
centh Amendment in 1t? If 50, wipe
it out.
Under Mr.. Lasker's rulings or state
ment. we have only to go out of New
York Bay, in sight of the Statue of
Liberty, presented to this country by
France. the greatest wine drinking ma
tion of the world, to have n privilege
we are denied at home. Did France
fail in the crisis? Ask the a. f. +.
II she did
The price list as published for liquor
shows that one may obtain il cheaper
when on pleasure trips than it can be
had for medicinal purposes ut home.
and not on sale under Government su-
pervision. either
Has crime decreased since the advent
Of prohibition? The people were told
by the advocates Of the Eighteenth
Amendment that liquor was the root
of crime. Yet statements issued by
prison werdens show that there are
more prisoners than ever. Is there
greater prosperity since the law became
effective? If there IS there are thou
sands who would like TO know where
1t is hiding !. \. J.
Atlantic City. June Is. 1922.
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Poems and Songs Desired
"HoW Little We Know"


To The Editor Of the Ercrirg Pubic Ledger:
Sir-Please publish the poem hereunder II
your interesting paper:
HOW LITTLE WE KNOW OF EACH
OTHER
How little We know Of each other
As we pass through this Journey Of life.
With It's struggles. its fears and tempta
tons.
lts heartbreakins cares and ia strife!
We can only see things on the surface,
As few people glory In sin.
Ard an unruffled face IA no index
To tho tumult that RACES within.
How little we know Of each other,
or the man who today passes by.
Blessed with his home and his fortune
And carrying his proud head high
He may carry dead secret with him.
Which makes OF hts bosom a he'll.
And sooner or later a felon
VIII writhe In prisoners cell.
How little we know of each other.
or tho woman Of fashion who srcers
At the poor girl betrayed and abandoned
And left to her sishs and her tears!
She may ere the sun rise tomorrow
Have the mask rudey torn from he'
face:
MAY shrink from the height Of her glory
To tho Gark side of shame and disgrace.
How little We know of each other
OF ourselves how little we know.
We're all weak When under temptation
And subject 10 error and woe.
Then let blessed charity rule US
And drive awar hatred md spite,
For the skeleton that Ertns in tho closet
MAY some day lie brought to the light.
hDRlF-r.
Atlantic CITY. y. ]. June 10. 1922.
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Where Women outnumber Men

To the Editor Of the EUeriH9 Public Ledoer:
Sir-WNl you kindly decide pont In
dispute? says there are more women than
men in New York State. u holds the con-
trary. WILLIAM Nee.
Philadelphia, June ~ @sa2.
Latest cspsus reports ENE more women
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THE BREAKERS

BY the Sea. Spring Lake Beach. " =,
Opens June II. Now open for inspection
Earl" 2eservntons suEgested. Write for bklt
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Worlds Greatest Inland Port

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--Please state the largest tonnage 0
any inland port In the world.
CURIOUS.
Philadelphia. June IA, 1929
According TO the latest available report
the tonnage at the port Of Duluth. MINI.
81 al s@4, was the largest OF any inland por
In the world.
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ROBINS HATCHED ON TRAIN
Mother Builds Nest on Brake Rods
of Shuttle Coach

PnnxSutawney. Pa, June 17.--On
the brake rigging underneath the pas.
srngpr coach whca. with a locomotive.
comprises the "fiooGlcbug.' shuttle
train making three daily trips from the
Railroad Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciutiOn. in Elk Run. to Rikers. two
miles distant on he Buffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburgh Railroad. is n robin
nest containing thro" small robins.
Mother robin began building her nest
in this prrrurious place three weeks
ago. She started her construction work
early in the morning. and when the
train pulled ont left the nest and flew
with the train 10 RikPrs. There the
coach was placed on siding until noon
and in tn" interim the nest building
was continued.
\ few days ago three lusty robins
were hatrhed from the eggs. despite the
migrations of the coach
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-17

To The Editor Of the EucrirD Pubic Ledger:
sir--Please publish the poem hereunder ir
your interesting paper:
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wv. u F." Philadelphia --Two-and-a
lf.dollar gold pieCes OF 1910 and copper
cents OF 1868 are not included In the EVE
NISa PuRLic LEU5rEs list of coins quoted
above their face values.
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EnoIand and Enulishmcn

70 the Editor of the Ercrh,o Public Ledger:
Sir-There has recently been pub
lished in London a sensational book by
an anonymous author who signs him
self IAN Overseas Englishman.' His
book Is entitled "England. (only
that and nothing more Strange as it
may appear 70 the rabid Anglophobe,
the man positively loves England, is
proud of England. and jealous for Eng
land.
1t would appear from this book. and
such, indeed, is my own experience,
that there is conspiracy against the
very word England-eXcept IN the way
of carpinS criticism and unjust vilitica =
ton; then it is that the EngIishman
'gets it in the neck - Otherwise
everything must be British now
adays. lest we wound the sensitive sus
ceptibilitics of others.
During the war the exploits of the
English regiments received but the
0cantiest mention compared with those
of Scots, Canadians and Australians.
England seemed to be- shirking and
skulking. and in certain quarters 1t
really was believed that She was not
doing her quota.
Aud yet England was doing four.
ffths of the British fighting on land
and sea, and transporting nine -tenths
of the sea borne supplies 10 the allied
armies. and il was England who COM
fributed about the same proportion to
The cost OF the war.
My own county Of Lancashire did
some wonderful fighting. and received
Q great number of V. c. 5 for valor. >
Yet nothing much has ever been pub
lished about Il. The evidence of the
war seems to point to the fact that the
Englshman is no boaster-rather the
contrary.
1t is an astonishing fact thar among
those who dictated TO Germany The
terms Of the armistice hardly IN" name
of single Engishman appeared.
Mr.. Lloyd George. Mr.. Bonar Law,
Lord Reading. Mr.. Balfonr, Sir Eric
Geddes. Field Marshal Raig, Lord
Miner which among these is "the
true born Englishman"
Another and more astounding fact is
fhat England and the British Empire
are being run by Scottish brains. Welsh
brains. Irish brains and Jewish brains
the question IS, Where is the English
man? JAMES BRIERLEI.
Philadelphia. June IL. 1922.
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Philadelphia. June l3. 1892.
U. S. Intervention In hai.I

To TIE Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir Former Secretary Of State Rob
prt Lansing recently disclosed that
American intervention IN Haiti was
necessary. not only 10 restore law and
order on the island. but TO prevent Ger
many from getting foothold in the
West Indies from which to threaten the
peace and security of the American ma :
tons.
IL is curious thing that Woodrow
Wilson. who approved and ordered in .
tervention in Haiti, should later or
have gone 10 Paris 70 promulgate tha,
noble. but often impracticable theory OF
Jcfferson-Self- determination. Perhap.
no one phrase ever stirred up SO much
unrest and trouble in a war -curset
world ms the Wilsonian slogan, self.
determination
Yet Mr.. Wilson in the case Of Haiti
as in SO many other cxigencies proved
himself a practical enough executive &c
throw away theory and face fact with
approprint" action The people of Halt
had proved over and over again THEN
incapacity for self government w!thou,
white surervison They had indulgcd
in an almost continuous series OF bloody
revolutions and assaSsinations.
Then came the information on the
eve of the war thar Germany was
scheming for n naval station at Mole
ST. Nicholas and for other concessions
that BODIED i'll for the interests of North
Gnd Central Amcri'n. II WAS evident
that II Germany got into Haiti She
could not be put nut without n fyht,
despite the clear '! Dlation Of the Monroe
Doctrine thus involved.
So We went into Haiti and a good
thing it was we did. Their" have ben
aliases. no doubt, attributed mostly 70
the hot. moist climate and the sem!
civilized conditions. Rdt, on tho whole,
the American intervention has been a
blessing 70 the llaitians, aS we'll Il, a
guaranty OF peace in the West Indies.
AMOS ALDRlDGE.
eX-marine.
New Caste, Del, June II. l9@9.
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Gompers' Attack on Courts

70 the Editor Of the Euenm0 Public Ledger:
Sir-Mr. Gompers was reported not
long ago 10 have exclaimed with bis
customary fervor, God save labor from
the courts
Yet, 70 my mind, and 7 believe in
the judgment Of most right thinking
Americans, the courts Of this country
have won for themselves and deserve
general confidence and esteem. IL is
probably natural that the chosen leader
of large group of workers should feel
at times disconnected by decisions that
do not square with his aims. But few
institutions succeed in giving complete
satisfaction 10 everybody, and there Is
no assurance that they would be better,
# they did.
have much genuin" respect for Mr..
Gompers and do not subscribe 70 the
opinions of some OF his enemies that ha
ID insincerc. BUT all the same. 7 think
he made mistake in the ejaculntion
just quoted, and in the commentary that
attended IT.
The courts Of necessity are slow 10
adapt themselves to new conditions and
demands. for it has long been their
custom TO follow precedent. For years
the matters with which they wor" largo
ly concerned related 70 issues Of own"r-
ship and possession, contracts, crimes
and torts. Only in the last few years
have the courts been called upon 70 con
slider corporation problems, interstate
matters and industrial relations.
There was serious d"irc, IN Mr.
Gompers' attack upon the Judiciary
He offered no constructive criticism Of
the courts, nor did he attempt 10 sug
geSt any substitute for such IN juSt,'V
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Sale Of Liquor on U. S. Ships

70 the Editor Of the Erentng Put!.o LcGger:
SRI certainly hope that Ellen f.
who has had several communications
In the forum of your PIPER, reads Mr..
Laskers statement as published June
II. Several weeks ago the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER published q similar
article editorially.
If liquor 10 essential 10 establish a
merchant marine, why is it not essen
tinl to other interests? The prOhi-
bition fanatics have expressed them
selves in regard to doctors prescribing
liquors. These men know Of what they
speak. They are learned men, who
have studied years 10 gain the kuowl-
edge that they may relieve suffering
humanity. Yet those who know MOTH
ing of medicine decry their opinion.
They have abolished the saloon. But
does not greater danger exist in the
number of stills exploding, Of which
we read every day, to many innocent
victims? Liquor may be procured to-
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

and girls than mon and boys in Massachu.
setts. Rhode Island. New York. North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. Georgia. Alabama and
in the District OF Columbia.