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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
CHAMPION PIE EATER
He Wins Contest at Richardson
Park Ball Players
Carnival.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Richardson Park, oct. THE at
tendance last night at the street car
nival being held by the Five Points ball
team was unusually large. many ball
players from the various teams in the
county league being present. The
committee in charge announced that
the first two nights receipts were
gratifying and 1t is hoped that tonight
when the affair closes the ball team
will have a neat sum.
The feature of the carnival last
night was the pie eating contest be-
tween six boys and the three-legge6
race and fifty yard dash The pie con
test was won by William Armstrong
Sidney Hastings and Aubrey Ewing
won the three-legged race, Will,
/ Evelyn Evans was the winner in tn,
girls race. The prizes We're donated
by Mrs. II. V. Rudolph, Miss Martha
/ Matthes and the Elmhurst stores.
Samuel II. Caufman, Jr., has ar
ranged for a number of features FOL
tonight's program.
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shinr 10 talk about the mornen, he
arrived. He stroiled. dressed ~ .
tramp, into n hotel. He nad on 4
shabby black coat that had turned
green at the edges. a pair OF canvas
trousers which had once besen whits,
a battered hat and worn out shoes.
II was enough to Get the town 70
talking. But when the tale 81 the cot
f3s. 900 wac told the interest was trsn%-
ferred 10 the young widow VINO mad
stopped the captains progress.
you See Mrs. Roache ssid. He
really doesn't mind losing the money.
He paid me compliment and said I
waa worth St.
IL don't know who the men are he
made his bet with IN New York. but
the agreement was that II ne could
leave New York penniless and trayei
through Florida. Cial,sprnis. Alaska
and Canada without spending a cent
for carfare. giving away 800 n week
to charitable caees. begging food.
swindling no one and return
to New York on January /. 1923.
with $1,000 and without his Identity
having been dlYulged ne would have
s3s 900
Wei, when he got 20 Seattle no
insisted that we get married az once
and ws were"
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CECIL COUNTY NEWS.

Elkton, Md. Oct. within the
next 10 days Thomas w. Perkins. re-
Ceiver OF the Second National Bank.
will issue checks for the first dividend
Of 10 per cent to the creditors Of the
institution.
l.. c. Tosh and David Reed have
purchased the meat business OF r. =.
Nickle at Rising Sun
Sewall X. Lynch of Frankfort and
Nerna Mae Pierson of Wnmington
ard Ralph F. Hill of Newark and
Ruth +. McMullen Of Appleton, were
granted marriage licenses yesterday
Rally services will he held tomor-
row at Bethel NJ. +. Church. Rev. ].
w. Layiield of Delaware CITY vii,
preach the morning sermon.
Rev. q. T. Anderson has arranged
an interesting program for the Chau.
tauqua to be held in the Elkton NJ
L Church, October l6 to 90.
Walter c. Miller. ]. II. Terrell Free
Lewis. II. W. Caldwell and DR. II A
Cantwell have been appointed a com.
mission to survey the school situa
ton in the county for the purpose o.
eEpending $4,000 for new schoo
/ buildings
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CAPT. BLIZZARD DIES
IN MARINE HOSPITAL
Native of LeWes and One OF
Best Known Pilots Along
Atlantic Coast.

Capt. William II. Blizzard. aged 81,
one OF the best known pilots of the
Atlantic coast died yesterday In the
United States Marine hospital, staple
ton. Staten Island. HE last trip was
made in April. when he was In com
mand of the United States mine layer
Major Carl A. Iohr. from New York
to New Orleans.
Capt. Blizzard was born Mt Iewee
During the Spanish American war he
was in command OF the United state
naval tug Gypsum King, and c Min
ued in command of 1t when Il revert
ed after the war to it's owners, ]. II
King & Co. He piled between New
York and Nova Scotia. Later he was
in command OF the tug Weston AND
the &. w. Morse, one Of the largce
tugs on this coast. lie was n mem
her OF Beacon Light Lodge. +. ant
A. NJ. New Brighton, and OF th'
Masters, Mates and pilots Associa
ton. Funeral services will he held to
morrow In his late home. 40 Peltof
avenue. West New Brighton. uuder
Masonic auspices. Capt. Blizzar'
leaves a widow and one son.
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ST. GEORGES AND VICINITY.

8, Georges. oct. THE ST. George
Cannery Co. expects to install cider
press.
T.. Wallace Iiance. architect. OF Will
nington. was here ycsterda, In rel
ercnce to the proposed new school
Perry Green and Benjamin Rogers
Of Port Penn secured verdict OF $500
ard 500 damages respectively at ret
eree's trial here yesterday against
Harry Mcnamara of Chester. Pa. who
g. alleged to have run into them on
tho road between Port Penn and Aug
Justine Reach about month ago.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Cordery OF
Augustine Beach are In New York CITY
attending the worlds series.
Mrs. James II. $. Gam Is entertain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell Springer and
daughter Maybelle Of Wilmington.
Mrs. William Ellison Of Philadel'
phia is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c
Stuckert.
Mrs. John w. Carrow is Ill.
CLAYTON Ellison Of Chesapeake CITY
a. spending some time here with his
son. j. Griffith Ellison.
In the NJ T.. Church tomorrow sab
bath school will he held at $50. N
1870 the regular morning WORSHIP
will he held, with the evangelist who
has been conducting special service
ell this week. in charge. His topic will
be "A Message TO Christians"
Services at Summit Bridge in The
afternoon will be as follows: o'clock
Sabbath school; 3. regular worship IL
charge of Pastor J. &. Mccoy,
In the evening at 81. Georges. thu
KveCial services will he resumed anC
Will continue throughout the week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
DISPUTE At NEWARK
OVER STREET WIDTH
Trustees Of Newark Academy
and Firemen Differ in
Their Views.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. oct. bishop Cook has
notified the Rev. Edgar Jones. rector
of ST. Thomas Episcopal Church. that
he will send clergyman here tomor-
row evening 10 address the congrega-
tion on the subject What / Know OF
the Starving Children OF the Near
East" Bishop Cook urges tho mem
hers and friends OF the Church "a
hear his address as It viii be one OF
unusual interest.
Trustees OF the Newark Academy
and the Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder
Company are having Contro-
versy over the proposed widening OF
Academy street. All concerned favos
the widening OF the street but Their,
is difference of opinion as to how
much wider 1t should be made. Tn,
trouble is due to the fact that the new
home for the firemen facing Academy
street at the corner of Delawar,
avenue is nearing comrae ton and
when plans were made for the FIR,
house there was no thought of tn,
street being widened. The ACadem,
trustees want 10 widen 1t from % Il
81 feet and the firemen object to thi
as il would throw tho street 10 within
foot OF the front OF the fire house
Council has appointed n special com
mittee 10 look into the matter with tn
/ nope OF having It adjusted TO the sat
/ isfaCtion Of all concerned.
/ The White Clay Creek Sunda
/ School Association will hold its an
nual meeting on Thursday OF mex
week at Christiana NJ. f. Church.
Katherine Townsend, daughter c
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. TOWNSEND
Jr.. is III with influenza.
The Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Gibso
of IAwndale, Pa. who, with the pasto
the Rev. Frank Herson. are holding
series OF revival services in the locs
NJ. h. CHURCH each evening are al
tracing large congregations and meet
ing with fair success. The revival wi
close Sunday, October Is.
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DOVER NOTES.

Dover. Oct. John Mitchell. charg
ell with causing the death Of Horace
Fleming, was taken to Georgetown
yesterday. The Sussex grand jury has
i~diCted Mitchell for murder in III"
first degree.
one hundred members Of the VIII
liam T. Smithers Sunday school class
a. tho Peoples Christian Church. with
the pastor and his wife, DIR. and Mrs
Eelfenstein. and the superintendent
Of the school and his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Hutton. spent a delight
ful evening Thursday At the country
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. VII
ley. two miles west Of Dover The affair
was a moonlight lawn party.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
Safe Fat Reduction

Reduce reduce. reduce. is the slogan of
all rat people. Get thin. be slim. is the
cry of fashion and society. And the over
FAT wiring their hands in morti'catio and
helpessness; revolving at nauseating
drugs. afraid of violent exercise. dread
ing the unwelcome and unsa tisfying diet
until they hit upon the harmless Marmola
Presc fption and learn through il that
they may safely reduce steadily and easily
life. but harmlessly, secretly. and quickly
reaching their ideal of figure with a
smoother skin. better appetite and health
than they have ever known And now
come Marmola Prescription Tablets from
the same famously harmless formula as
the Marmola Prescription. 1t behooye
you TO learn the satisfactory. beneficial
effects of this great. safe. fat reducer by
giving to your druggist one dollar for
a case or sending a like amount to
the Marmola Company. 1912 Woodward
avenue. Detroit. Mich, with a request
that they mail 10 you case of Marmola
Prescription Tablets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
BRIDAL COUPLE WILL
MAKE DOG SLED TOUR
Ready TO Travel From Seattle TO
New York on First Snow
Of Winter.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. IA dogsledge
honeymoon - being arranged by n
couple married here recently. The
bridegroom ia an ex-Arny captain.
John !. Roache, who sacrificed s3s, 900
promised for an anonymous tramp
trip. when he married the widow n
Captain Lewis Sidney Jordan. former
commander Of the L. s. s. Dauntless
Roache and his bride propose to jour
ney from Seattle 70 New York by
sledge. ard the Vancouver Chamber
cf Congress "a said 10 have place,
twelve Malamutes at the disposal o
the honeymooners. who vii, start Il
heir trip as soon as the first snow
! flies.
The first Washington city they vii
| visit will be Spokane. From then CT
! they will Zig-zag hack and forth OF
/ the Canadian border, stopping a
| cities on both sides CT the line.
Captain Roache gave Seattle some
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
MIDDLETOwN AFFAIRS.

Mddletown. Oct. Jacob Vanhorn
celebrated his S7th birthday anniver-
sary Thursday. at the home OF HE
son. Nathaniel Nanhorn. lie received
a shower OF postal cards and was con
graduated by friends who called 70
sec him. Mr.. Nanhorn IL veteran
of the Civil War, having been mem-
her Of Company G., Maryland Home
Guards.
Masquerade dance will be given
by the New Century Club on Halo
ween night. Maddcn's Orchestra will
furnish music.
Miss Edna Spicer entertained at her
home Thursda evening with dancing
and games. Her guests were Virgins
Johnson. Edith Ellingsworth. Eliza.
beth Gibbons. Mildred and Reulah Rat.
ledge. Harry Sinex. Leonard Schrader
Edward Pleasonton, Leland Sinex ant
Edward WINNING.
Mrs. Sarah Eliza Green, aged s.
years. died at the home Of her hin.
law, Julius @. Cleaver, near Odessa
| Thursday. She leaves two daughter
and five sons The funeral service.
WIN ne Htit 1T the va farllSt tnOfNn
near kenton, tomorrow afternoon
with interment In the adjoining Gem.
etery.
Mes. William Whitlock, wus taker
to the Delaware Hospital. Wilmington
/ Monday for n surgical operation.
\ reception was hold at the HON,
If Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shelter. neo,
/ Odessa, Thursday evening IN honor o
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shelter
! Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Orrell entertaine,
/ IN honor Of the third birthday annivcr
sary OF their little son. Kirkman.
Miss Josephine Salmon has bee,
! given n position by the Junior Roar,
/ OF the Delaware Hospital. Wilmington
/ The 81. Georges Hundred Sunda.
; School Association held it's aunua
convention at Port Penn Thursday an
elected the following officers: Pros!
dent. Mrs. Ethel II. 0earslrv;vicr
president. Mrs Howard 4. Pool; soc
rotary and treasur Miss Rclla Car
penter; executive committed, Mis-
Alice Brown. Charles Joseph. Mr.,
Julian il. Foard. Mre. Watson Il
Belts. Mrs. George Oil and Jane
Carpenter.
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Register OF Wills Isaac r. Brown
has granted letters as follows:
Adminstration-On the estates of
Henry f. Tetlow and Hannah Tet-
low Hendrix to John A. Hendrix; c.
{. A.. estate of David w. Stats 10
Elsie Reynolds; c. :. a., estate OF Annie
Cook TO Gertrude Stout.
Parliamentary the estate of
Morris Stone 10 Joseph Stone and
Louis Topkis; estate OF Emma NJ
Wainwright 10 George Lodge.
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NEwLIN's BAIL REDUCED.
Friends Of Coatesville Bank Cashier
Obtain His Release Pending Trial,

Philadelphia, Oct. AFTER being In
jail for nearly six months awaiting
trial on charges Of embezzling APP
proximately $2s7.ooo. Indications are
that Raymond G. Newlin. former re-
ceivinE teller OF tho Gainesville Ma
tional Bank. will be released from
Moyamensing on bail furnished by a
number OF his friends.
Judge Dickinson reduced Newlins
bail from $2b 900 to $4,000 after coun-
sci for the bank clerk declared that q
canvass of Newlin's friends showed
that the most that could be raised was
$4,000.
THE fact that the bail IL to be fur
nished by friends OF the defendant
makes me feel certain he will Appear
for trial when he il called" said Judge
Dickinson. Il am sure they will see
to 1t he responds for trial and for that
reason ! will reduce tho bail to $4,000
II a surety company were going on tn,
bond / would demand the full s25, 900.
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NEWS OF THE FORTS.

Delaware City. Oct. Private
specialist. 81 class. Bert d. Beets, has
been transferred in his grade and
rating from the 18th Field Artillery.
Camp Bragg, North Carolina. 10 the
First Engineers. and has been as
siswrd 10 the hand section OF Head
quarters and Service Company.
Private Herbert r. Petrcy, Com
rany ID. has been placed on special
duty with the post recruiting officer
and will take station at Whining
ton.
Sergeant John J. Kelly. Company A,
Fort Mott, left for Fort Hamilton, y
y, on official business.
Private, first class, Maurice Homan
Company +, has been placed on spec
ial duty as mail clerk.
Private specialist, 9Th class. Paul
Nj. Hays, Headquarters and Service
Company. is back on duty at post
headquarters after an absence OF two
weeks on the target range, where he
qualified as expert boloman.
staff Sergeant William Schuesch-
ner and 22 other enlisted men from
Fort Mott, have been placed on spec
la duty at Fort du Pont. where they
will be engaged in construction work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-07
MANY PERFECT IN
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Delaware City Children Com.
plete Month Without Miss
ing a Day.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware City, oct. 5.-The honor
roll for perfect attendance during the
month OF September In the Delaware
City school is as follows: Myrtle
Yearsley. Bertic jefferson, Mildred
Davidson, Frances Webb. Margaret
Walters, Katie Underwood, Mildred
Netsch. Josephine IIagan. Evelyn
Blalock, George Jester, George Webb.
Charles Walters, Daisy King. Eva
| Grassland. Isabel Mccoy, Agnes
Rash. Anna Reynolds, Mary e.
Clark. Pauline Harris. Adeline Hughes.
Maxine NJ, Morris. Mary x. Netsch,
Louise Rose. NJ. Dorothy Stanley
Kathryn l.. Spicer. Louise Il. Smith.
Elizabeth Spencer. james LEO Bran
| non, Earl Deputy. William L. Derrick
| son, Laurence Peacock, Harold f
| Reynolds. Edwin j. Schafer, Harold
". Wilkinson.
Eighth grade Carl o. Eaton, ]
| Wilson Dosey. John A. McManus
James J. Smith, Dorothy Yearrley
Florence Il. Noary. ID. Alberta Miller
Madeline r. Ellis. Hazel V. Davis.
| seventh grade :---George Nicklc
Frank Heal. Helen Walters. Irene Lea
| Helen Brannon, Charlotte Armstrong
\ Edna Yearsley. Marie Walters. Mar
garet Underwood. Elizabeth Murphy
Evelyn Kincaid, Kathryn Brannon
| Walter Ellis.
Bender. Rupert Harris. William Heal
Estelle MAIDEN. Harry Morris n Harr,
MCKEE. Fred Ponder, Fred Schroeder
Charles Underwood, Catherine Smith
Anna Mccarthy. Margaret Losey
Thelma Collie.
Third and Fourth grades :---F,dwarC
Peck. Francis Durham. Preston Var
Beatrice Walker, Frances Tugend
Virginia Press. Nan MAIDEN. Eleanor
Creedon. Martina Burnett. Mary Bran
non. Emily Cavileer. Eliza MAIDEN
William Carey. Aubrey Harris. Titus
Irons. John Spicer. Anna Netsch
Kathleen Mccarthy. Helen Boyer
Dorothy Beck.
Second grade:-Frankli Davis
Charles Gardiner. George Lusardie
| TIdUflh W dlteTS, t1arOlu MOODY, ten
Armstrong. Margaret Armstrons
Elizabeth Clay. Alice Downs, Ros
b Househoulder. Bessie Irons. Helen Let
Janette McTurk, Anna NorthruI
Beryl Schroeder. Mary Zuoris.
First grade Morgan Clay, Ere
Davidson. Lloyd Miller. Daniel Smith
Earl Walker, Grace Baker. Edit
: Carey. Helen Durham. Edna Gessne
Josephine Givison. Augusta Netscl
Ruth Walters. Elizabeth Warfel.
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MURDERED MANS DIARY
| GIVES SOCIETY A Jolt
Declares He Had Affairs With
II Prominent Matrons of
Pacific Coast.

Los Angeles, Oct. IA diary kept
by Guy ". Dernier. in which he related
that he was on terms OF intimacy with
% society women, is expected TO re-
suit i'm the arrest OF tho husba nd OF
one Of the women az Mr.. Dernlers
slayer. The list included Fl married
women and one widow, and intimated
that Mr.. Dernier had received sums Of
money from certain of them.
IT Ia believed by officials that Mr.
Dernier. who was former department
head of Montgomery Ward g. Co, Chi
cago. was checked To death. His body.
nude, was found In ditch near Phoe-
nix. Ariz.. and apparently efforts had
been made TO make II appear that he
had been drowned. No water was in
the lungs. however. and there were
marks about his throat.
Authorities here made an investiga-
ton following the finding Of the diary.
The married women named were ques-
toned on the theory that the husband
Of one of them had killed Mr.. Dernier
The inquiry freed all except three Of
the husba nds from suspicion, the pc
lice say. One Of these three. man of
wealth. will be taken into custody. Il
is said
A friend in Los Angeles had been
told by Dernier shortly before his re-
turn 10 Phoenix from his last visit
IF I return to Phoenix and see a Ger
tain woman there I will be killed"
Two Of the % women are residents
Of Los Angeles. who are visiting ir
! Phoenix, while seven others. residents
OF Phoenix, are now in los Angeles
| All the women questioned by the au
thoritles admitted intimacy with Der
nler and Some Of Thorn said they haf
| given him money. The authorize
would not make known their names.
Dernier. who went 20 Phoenix fv
years ago from Chicago because o
tuberculosis became popular IN IN
Arizona community. RE was accepte
az member in clubs here and 4
Phoenix. He appeared 70 have plent
OF money and spent It freely, givin
many entertainments.
In became known today that he owe
a bootlegger 81 900. This angle
being investigated carefully. one {
his "conquests" was 1s-year- oil
housemald. Most Of his victims tai
freely. but pressure had 10 be brougF
10 induce others to admit their rels
tons with him.
/ He was named "a correspondent
six divorce cases now pending
Phoenix.
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DIR. Mckinney on the Job

DIR. Robert S. Mckinney. Secretary TO
the Board of Health. surprised visitors
to that Office yesterday when he set
10 work industriously shining the
brass work in the office The doctor
1t seems. is fond of shiny brass. but
ever since he has occupied the Office
no one has shined the brass IN it.
Yesterday he decided TO take the mat
ter into his own hands. and with a
bottle OF brass polish and a soft rag
went over every bit of the metal
work.
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LOWER DELAWARE
AND PENINSULA
Democrats From Lower Section
of tho State Greet Thomas
r. Bayard at Milford.

Special Correspondence Every hVe"'".
Milford. Oct. Thomas f. Bayaro
the Democratic nominee for uni'eo
states Senator. visited Milford last
evening and was given cordial re-
coption at the carnival grounds. Many
versions were introduced TO him. Dem
ccrats from the lower section OIL inc
State were present in large numbers
MIR. Rayard expressed great pieasui'
al the friendly feeling manifested
Milford is having radio returns oil
the world series baseball games. Inc
returns are received Mt the ilaza
Theatre by the Milford Fire co.
Oysters are plentiful and are retail
ang for 50 cents per basket.
Rev. Andrew S. Graham OF Boston
will lecture on Christian Science al
the New Century Club Monday even
Ing.
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STlLLMAN TO FIGHT ON.
May Take Case Against Son TO
Supreme Court Of the
United States.

White Plains, n. z, Oct. The
StiIIman divorce fight appeared far
from ended last night despite the feet
that Supreme Court Justice Nor
schauser yesterday handed down a de-
cision confirming the report OF Referee
Daniel J.. Gleason. in which dismissal
Of the divorce suit fled by James a.
Stillman. banker, against Mrs. Anne
u. SuIlman and affirmation ~ the
legitimacy n her youngest child Guy.
was recommended.
At least three more actions loom on
/ the calendar NJ he Supreme Court
and after that there is every Indication
( that Stillnan. II hA continues 10 play
n losing hand IN the lower court, will
IN 10 the Appellate Division for 70
view; then 20 the Court Of Appeals,
and possibly eventually % the United
states Supreme Court.
John T. Brennan. Mrs. Stlflrnar'.
chief counsel, asked yesterday ~ - re-
ports that Mrs. Stillnan was planning
10 go 70 Paris and sue there for a d.
vorce. declared he had NJ such infor-
nation and that he did not believe the
report" He added that Mrs Stillman
HIu gwen Ultl 10 lnStTuFtI0NF 20 pre-
pare a separation suit. either.
Although he said there was no pos
sibility Of a Reconciliation. he declared
Mrs. Stflnan would have no trouble
obtaining support without court CON-
pulsion. once the case has been finally
/ decided.
we don't have 20 bring 3 separation
suit 20 get money" he said. The lsr
is that a husband must support IFS
wife II he doesn't ne can be sent q
jail"
Stillmsn's counsel dismissed reports
that ne WIS planning 70 file a new d.
vorce SUIT in Paris with the assertion
that he had not conided any such plar
In them.