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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
5000 DANCE AT
MAYOR SHANK'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Fiftieth. Anniversary of Of
fetal Celebrated in Happy
Manner.

Tomlinson Hall. festive with myriads
Of balloons and countless flags, was the
scene of a gay party last night in cele-
bration of the fftieth birthday enniver-
sary Of Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank 1t
was a real party. the Miami Seven
played their Jazziesr Jazz and there we're
birthday gifts for the mayor and for
Sarah" too. 1t is one thing to have
a twelve-cover dinner for your birthday
anniversary and quite another 20 have
over 5000 folk dancing in your honor,
or possibly on your birthday anniver-
sary, might be better. But there was
a huge crowd honoring Mr. Shank in
gala attire, the Marion Club acting rs
host.
The show opened with a grand march
led by the two principals, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shank, assisted by Leonard Quill 1t
wasn't an ordinary grand march, but
one with thousand and one variations,
which broke up finally into a poppy fox
trot Right here it might be said that
after weeks Of discussion and wonder
ings by the populace, the mayor ended
everything by not wearing a dress suit.
There were a number Of special fea
lures interpolated between dances. Mr..
Shank made two or three speeches, one
Of them including a boost for the box
ing matches which brought several rounds
Of noisy applause. Then there was q
musical program, william Shumaker
singing humorous song. G. Carleton Guy
in "rube" garb singing "Fiddlin Around, -
a group Of songs by diminutiye Bernadine
McCarty and Bcrnice Moran, with old
time "dddlin'" by Joseph Lawson.
Resolutions drawn up by the city
council cougratulating the mayor on nis
birthday with best wishes from the
council were sent TO the hall directly from
the council meeting.
Everybody danced, for there were
dances for everybody. II they didn't like
or didn't know how to foxtrot. they could
two-step or waltz. do a barn dance step
through a quadrille. or lightly hop a
schotdsch; nobody cared what they did
as long rs they kept moving.
The arrangements committee included
RemsreE A. Bingham, president Of the
Marion club; Leonard NJ Quill, chair
man; Jack Swanton and Carson b. Har-
ris.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
WELL-KNOWN
HOOSIER DIES
IN CALIFORNIA
Stephen DUNCAN of Johnson
County to Be Buried in
Home State.

Stephen W. DUNCAN, a retired farmer
Of Johnson County. died Sunday at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. i. NJ. WI
Iams Of Pasadena, Cal, according to an
announcement made yesterday by rela-
tives
Mr.. DUNCAN was born on a farm near
Franklin In 1887 and lived there the
greater part Of his life When a young
man he was well known az Il music
teacher IN Rush, Shelby. Marion, John
son and Bartholmew counties AT the
outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted
I'm the 18th Indiana infantry. which was
In the brigade commanded by Gen Ben
jamin Harrison. He served throughout
The war and received .he commission Of
lieutenant.
Following the death Of his wife in
1915 Mr.. DUNCAN lost hts eyesigbt. and
last year Went to California 10 live with
his daughter
He was one Of the first Indiana farm
ers TO realize the value OK scientific agrl-
culture and probably owned the first
herd Of Holstein cattle I'm the State. lie
was for number Of years a member
OF the State board of agriculture and
helped select the site for the state fair
ground.
He IS survived by his daughter. Mrs
Williams, and two sons, samuel O. Dun
gan. 1902 Broadway, and Charles A. Dun
gan OF Franklin. lie is also survived by
brother, J. NJ DUNCAN Of this city
and q sister, Mrs. I. d. Wood Of Frank
lin.
Funeral services VIII be held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock az the Harrison
Community Congregational Church. near
Franklin The body fl expected to arrive
from California Saturday
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
RETIRES FROM
PLACE TO ENTER
LAW PRACTICE
George w. Barnard Quits Pub
lie Service Commits
sion.

George W. Barnard Of Newcastle will
resign from the public service commits
sion, Of which he is d Republican member,
to tecome q member Of a law firm which
will include Samuel N. Ralston, former
Governor Of Indiana; Frederick Van
Mugs, former United States District At
torney; Moses 3. Larry, 9rrmer Judge
Of the Supreme Court, and Edward Z.
Gates, q member Of the present firm OF
Myers, Gates & Ralston it was learned
today. The firm is being reorganized
following the death Of Quincy a. Myers,
its head
It was reported at the statehouse that
State Senator Oscar Rats Of Paoh may
be appointed to succeed Mr.. Barnard.
Senator Rats Is Republican floor leader
In the Senate and has been the spokes-
man for the administration there. He Is
an attorney.
Little could be learned concerning the
proposed resignation of Mr.. Barnard be
cause Of his absence from the city. He
was IN Chicago working on the proposed
sale Of the Chicago x Eastern Illinois
Railroad and was not expected to re-
turn until Thursday. Governor Warren
T. McCray, who viii appoint Mr.. Bar
nard's successor. IS In Washington at
tending the agricultural conference.
Junior members Of the new law firm
will be Julian c. Ralston, son Of eI- Gov
ernor Ralston; Z. Z. Gates, Jr son Of E.
q Ga -es, and Raymond E. Walker.
Mr. Barnard became a member OK the
commission q year ago succeeding Paul
P. Haynes Of Indianapolis who retired
shortly after Governor McCray was in
Rugurated.
Several important cases have been
handled by Mr.. Barnard, who was for
merly mayor Of Newcastle, and former city
attorney Of that city. Among the cases
which Mr. Barnard heard was the peti-
ton Of the Fort Wayne Telegraph and
Telephone Company which is now pending
before Judge Albert r. Anderson In Fed
eral Court and that Of the Indiana Flee
tric Corporation, which proposes to buy
seven Indiana utilities for more than
$4,000 600.
Mr. Barnard has been mentioned several
times a a candidate for Governor.
Should Senator Rats be appointed to
fill the vacancy. there would be three
members Of the State Senate on the com
mission, two from the 1921 assembly
Senator Maurice Douglass of Flatrock.
was appointed to the place formerly held
by Fred 3. johnson, Democrat and Glenn
Van Auken, a Democrat, was appointed
to the post while he was a member Of the
Senate. The salary Of the commissioners
IS $4,000.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
Firemen VIII Honor
Chief Who Retires

A dinner and dance IN honor Of VII
liam NJ Grady battalion chief, with
headquarters at Engine Company No. %,
Shelby and Kelly streets, will be held
Thursday night. This viii be the
twenty sixth anniversary of Mr. Grady's
appointment to the fire department and
he will retire On that day. Invitations
have been sent to John J. O'Brien, chief
Of he fire fighters, and to John Black
we'll. his first assistant and to members
O. Engine Company No. 20.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
Supposed Deserter
Uses Another Name

Because Leon V4urIs II TT Wayne,
enlisted In tile Indiana National Guard
under the name Of Joseph l. yauris, he
was classed as desertcr. Checking Of
the records has resulted in Maj. Gen.
George Nv. Read, commanding the FifJh
army corps. clearing the mans name
Of the desertiou charge. Yaurls enlisted
April IT, 1917 and was discharged May
10. 1919.
For a similar reason the charge q
desertiou aag.nst Gourley Valley OF Glib
son County has been wiped out by the
general Valley enlisted under the name
of Gurley Naley Aug. 90 1917. and
served until June p. 1919 The con-
fusion in names caused him TO be ordered
before the draft board on April 4. 1915
and when he failed TO appear he was
Classcd az a deserter
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
National Motor Car
Effects Refnancing

Refnancing plans Of the National Motor
Car and Vehicle Corporation have become
known with the fling Of STJO.j10 mort
gage on the company's plant and equip
mcnt, executed to the Fletcher Savings
and Trust Company.
The mortgage, according to Officials of
the company, viii be security for an
issue of $3.50 900 in first mortgage gold
bonds. The entire issue is to yield per
cent. The bonds are to bear the date
Of Jan. l, 1922 and to mature Jan. /,
1927. They will be in denominations OF
500. 5000 and $1,000
Only the plant and equipment are mort
gagged. The mortgage does not cover ma
terials, automobiles and cash assets.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
Mail Robbers to
Be Tried Here

Special 70 The Times.
ELKHART. Ind. Jan. 24.-Dan Ingram
and George Scruggs. who confessed the
recent theft Of q mail pouch from a
truck at the New York Central depot
here, win be taken TO Indianapolis today
for trial in the Federal Court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24
Britain Agrees to
Proposal of French

LONDON, Jan. 24-Great Britain today
agreed TO a request from France that
the Anglo French foreign ministers meet
Feb.s1 to discuss issues in which the
two countries are interested. These in
clude chiefly the proposed treaty of alIi-
ance, the Near East and the possibility
Of future penalties upon Germany.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24

The Postmaster says II anybody wants
to keep anything they have, they must
stay right on the job Of watching it at
all times. Day before yesterday he
stepped out Of the store a few minutes
and when he went back he found that
the hogs had gone In and eaten about a
bushel Of sweet potatoes.
Columbus Allsop has secluded himself
IN his cellar for the past two days. II
is not believed that he is doing some
thing he ought not to. as no smoke has
been seen coming out Of there. and no
body can smell anything at all sus-
picious.
Slim Pickens went hunting on last
Thursday, but did not cover much ter
ritory, as every time he fred his gun,
it kicked him back several steps.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-24

BY EOBERl BAhAH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-President
Harding and Secretary Hughes are agreed
the United States will not accept at this
time, Europe's invitation to participate
In an economic conference at Genoa, ac-
cordlng to word taken to the Capitol by
Republican Senator's Of established Init
macy with the White House.
The refusal to accept the Genoa invi-
tation those Senators declared, is not to
| be couched in such terms as to close the
door to action at some future date, but,
N the moment, MI Harding and his
Secretary Of State are not convinced the
best interests Of the United States, eco
nomical and political, would be served
by sending a delegation to the March 8
meeting
/ The view attributed to the President is
that It were better to conclude the
whole business Of The Washington con-
ference before undertaking any new con-
ference enga gements. And, the w hite
House holds ratification of the Hughes
treaties as essential to q proper con-
clueion" Of the arms parley.
AWAITS APPROVAL
/ OF OWN FARLEY.
After the Senate shall have given tts
approval to the work Of Americas own
| - o15 -
"uS 80 10 tu' ,l'.i
/ Genoa conference, the American reply TO
me Italan invitation would not be NAT
Le aS,5i.. 70 engage ~ 'ns economic re-
Ia Ia lion u Du'' HeH '"e
A''l'i II 10 IalIon uges gree 10 Suen ais
uSsioH' 'ue WIZ ~ 1noE tnat lne
49, Go i mas 4pPiG.sN
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sa4d - ~. 9-..ll ~ IS
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- Ut'ee ,''oH so"is 10 H"''le at ina
moment mere are threats however
- NJ ~, ''- -,' ,'l''-' 90 s,a" "p
$3.50 49, ''''" l'5'-0i1 rejection % sulL
/ ~ e''A"'9 as '"e ioIF power racine
treaty, the I'VE power naval reduction
agreement anu the hlAe-fo"er continental
treaty
I 49, ~. t''tt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

making association laws, securing mar
kets, prescribing grading requirements,
methods Of packing, nesting to prevent
soiled eggs, collecting and holding and
talks 10 sustain interest. There is one
factor in the operation Of mutual col
Letting and selling associations that
has never been sufficiently brought into
the everyday conduct Of these organi-
zations, the matter Of poultry stealing.
Vineland's association offers a reward
Of s100, the township adds TO this re-
ward, and Vineland borough also adds
reward, the combined sum inducing
arrests that could not be secured with
out this attractive reward. In Della
ware, a few lashes might be handed
out 10 chicken thieves in addition To
Jail sentences; with this combined pen
atty thievery will be less frequent Del
aware's legislature will quickly pass
any reasonable law covering penalties
for chicken stealing, the equal in Grim
inal effect 10 horse stealing.
Milford Egg Association is destined "a
work great good To the greatest NUM-
ber
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
BABY CHICKENS.

The history of the growth Of the baby
chick industry during the last decade af-
fords conclusive evidence that ready
made chicks have gwen and are giving
general satisfaction. Were this not true,
had the chicks been costly, inferior in
quality, delivered IN poor condition, or
failed 10 make good at maturity when
their true value can be accurately. iudg-
ed, the industry would have passed away
instead of growing with truly amazing
rapidity rs it has done.
It is impossible to estimate the num-
Der of baby chicks hatched each year,
but the members of the International
Baby Chick Association, numbering
upward OF one hundred hatcheries, safe
ly shipped between fifty and seventy-five
millions of chicks last season. This year
they will, from all indications, greatly
exceed these figures So it must be plain
that commercial baby chicks have made
good and have afforded general satis-
faction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
RICHARDSON PARK CIVIC CLUB.

The Women's Civic Club OF Rich
ardson Park met Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. William II. Watson. Plans for
lighting Elmhurst were discussed, and
a committee was appointed 10 inves-
tigate. Five new members were re-
ceived. Mrs. Samuel Townsend gave
a report OF the recent Sunshine quar-
terly held In Sunshine Hall. and the
chairman Of Sunshine work gave a
report. Mrs. Galen Jordin read a paper
on the origin OF Valentine Day. and
an appropriate guessing game was
held, Mrs. Kratz winning the prize Of
a heart shaped needle case.
The next regular meeting will be
held at the home OF Mrs. Frank Ged-
fling, on February 2I. Both Washing
ton and Lincoln will be remembered
I'm the program. Mrs. Minos Lynch
chairman OF literature. will be in
charge. II viii also be donation day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Papc.

! WAS wawking homo from skool to-
day and / came TO 2 tuf looking kids
having fesrse ngewment about wich
one could wissle throo their fingers
tho loudest, one saying, Aw go on, |
can wissle twice as loud as you, you
sound like a deef and dunn fish along
side of me.
Jest because you say so that don't
prove nuthing, holey smoaks if |
couldent WHSLE eny louder than wat
you can Id dry up and blow away, sed
the 2nd kid, and the ferst kid sed, o
all rite, all rite, well III Jest bet you a
cent and we'll leeve this heer kid hold
the stakes and be the Judge. Meening
me, and the End kid sed, Put up or
shut up. And they both took a cent
out of their pants pockit and handed
it to me without me saying weather l
wunted TO be the stake holder or not,
the ferst kid saying, Now, kid, If you
wunt to heer q WHSLE like you never
herd before, lissen TO this.
And he put 2 fingers half ways in
his mouth and blew fearse loud wissle
sounding like the werld was coming
TO end, and the 2nd kid put a fingers
all the ways IN MS mouth anu OieW q
wissle sounding like the werld had
alreddy came to a end. Me thinking
G., he gets the cents.
/ Wich jest wen l was going to say SC
the fesrt kid sed, Well CESS that proves
/ can wissle louder than you and il
this kid says diffrent i'll smeer hin
one across the face. Me thinking, G
may be his WAS the loudest after all
And | was Jest going to say so ano
the 2nd kid sed, II this kid amt got
sents enuff to say wisseled the loudest
III poke him sutch crack in the jaw
he'll wake up in the hospital and the
fesrt kid sed, o is that so, we'll if hi
him he'll wake up in hospitals.
Me thinking Heck, good mite. AnC
| sed, 1t was tie, that wat il was
heers your sents back. And | CAV,
them their sents back and they wunteC
TO have the contest all over agen but
sed, No, l haff to so somewares, hat
TO go, I'm going now.
Wich | did.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
wOMEN's AID, PENNA. SYSTEM.

A meeting OF the relief committee
of the Maryland division OF tho Penn
sylvania system vii be held In the
assembly room OF the Pennsylvania
Building Monday at y. m. Mrs. Ray
mond Jones Is general chairman and
her assistants are Mrs. Alfred Russell
and Mrs. Edward Gibson. AT p. m.
n general meeting of the Maryland
division will be held. Mrs. Edward
McIntire is chairman.
The Baltimore division. Mrs. G.. NJ.
Smith. superintendent, will meet in
the assembly room OF Union Station,
Baltimore. Tuesday. at $50.
The Norfolk division, Mrs. r. l..
Pinkham. superintendent, will meet
February 21, place TO be announced
later.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
TO Ivanhoe," Lillian chucklcd. "Look
at thatv'
"What Can You nor"
ccryrsshs ,a2i. BY NswspApss aturs scrv,cs. Iuc

10 lvanhoc, Lillian chucklcd. LOOK
at thatV
what Can You noi"
That was evidently parade,
headed by Jerry Ticcr, sheepishly grim
ning, but evidently enjoying himself
hugely. With an automobile blanket
drared about him, q big towel wound
around his hcnd, and whip in his hand,
he led ON old cavalry horse--Jcrry's one
great possession and especial pride--in
and out imaginary streets. Cllnglng
tightly To the horses name WAS Rodcr-
lck. Mrs. llarrison's youngest, an ador-
able but palpnbly uneasy little figure
IN blue rompers.
HIS two brothers marched next, at
tired in various brilliantly-colored arti-
cles, among which l recognized with
dismay one OF my pet pieces OF Chinese
embroidery.
Marion brought up rather ignomini-
Gus rear, pulling refractory collie by
a rope But her face wa shining with
the Joy Of the dramatic which is in
grained in her, and she evidently had
no thought ms yet that she was, in
child parlsncc, being ''put upon"
But Mary Harrisonl
Solomon in all his gloryW Lillian
murmured, as Elizabeth's eldest daugh-
ter flashed across the lawn on BIZ
cyclc, and after riding up and down
at the side III the parade, suddenly
called: "lsltw and riding more slowly
gradually lifted herself until she was
balanced skilfully. il bit unconvention-
ally upon the handle-bars. She held
the pose for n second, then leaped
90 the ground, curtsied and threw
kisses right and left with all the aplomb
of a seasoned circus equestrienne.
She vidently had commandeered with
or without her mothers knowledge, her
vcry bcs, dancing frock, a striking thing
of scarlet chiffon, which | privately
thought much too pronounced for n
child, but which had TO admit suited
her ausky elfn face. A scarf of the
same material was bound tightly around
her forehead, with ends left floating in
the breeze, while her thin brown legs
and white leather pumps. j.
Around her neck was a necklace Of
quantity hand-csrven Oriental beads Of
a slumbcrous red, which | recognized as
one of her mothers choicest posses
SONS. and wondered If Elizabeth had
carried her theories of developing the
play spirit" 10 the extent OF allowing
MARY 10 wear the cherished ornament.
Now the performance is ready TO be-
cin," Mary announced in loud tones.
Marion, you go now and be the audi
ence."
"An right" Marion responded cheer
fully. "But when am ! going TO per-
lormf"
You're not going 10 perform" Mary
retorted decisiyely. What can you
do2"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11

bothered Johnnie, who liked peace and
quiet.
Suddenly Johnnie's bright eyes grew
brighter and he winked and blinked
in a way that plainly told that he had
an idea. But he did not move. He sat
still until it began TO grow dark and
then Johnnie Wood Rat went to work.
And what do you think he did? BE
ran TO the back OF Mr.. Squirrels home
and began to gnaw a hole IN the SIDE
OF his house right under the place where
he had heard the nuts rCn out OF Mr.
squirrels bag.
Bv and bv he had hole big enough
for the nuts TO roll through and down
they came so softly, of course, that
/ Mr.. Squirrel did not hear q sound.
Then Johnnie ran off for a piece OF
bark which he filed with nuts. Then
he dragged them TO his storeroom.
Back and forth all night he went
and then MIR. Squirrel looked IN his
storeroom in the morning his. eyes
popped with surprise, for instead OF 8
big pile OF nuts he saw only small
one.
Mr.. Squirrel whisked his tail: He
turned his head from side 10 side; for
he was thinking. He knew that some
thing was wrong, but he could not
find a place where the robber had en-
tered and of course he did not think
TO poke under the pile Of nuts.
But if he had he might not have
4 found anything. for JOHNNIE Wood
Rat had pushed stones INTO the hoie
he had made and stopped the nuts
from running out, so that IN MI.
Squirrels storeroom the nuts were so
closely packed into the hole that II
would never have been noticed.
All day again Mr.. Squirrel was busy
gathering nuts and by night he again
had a well-filled storeroom and Johnnie
Wood Rat under the bush chuckied u
himself as he thought OF the barks fuL
OF nuts be would carry away that night
But MIR. Squirrel did not intend te
sleep that night. Instead he sat IN
his storeroom and watched and by
and by be saw the nuts begin to SINK
down and down, as il the floor hac
opened.
Somebody is at work under my
house." thought Mr.. Squirrel. III
run upstairs and look out of the WIN
dow" And there in the moonlight
he saw what was going on and VINO
was doing il.
Mr.. Squirrel ran back to the store
room and pulled all the nuts ava,
from the hole and then be went tC
bed
The next morning when Johnnie
Wood Rat ran over TO the bush by
Mr.. Squirrels house TO watch he lltti'
thought that the nuts Mr.. Squire
brought all day in the bag were the
VERY nuts that he had carried off,
And he little thought that though
Mr.. Squirrel went into his house he
did not stop. but went out again by
another door and carried all the nuts
to another hiding place, where John
ME would never dream Of looking.
Mr.. Squirrel had learned a lesson
and after that he had several store
rooms and not in his house either sc
that If any one steals stores from
one place he has plenty left in Other
places TO carry him through the Ions
cold winter.
SO Johnnie Wood Rats badness die
some good, for it taught the squire
family how 70 fool their enemies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-11
DEL. WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Continued from page Z.
ELLA THACHER UNION, W. C.T.U.

The Ella Thacher Union OF the w.
c. T. o. met at Harrison Street
Methodist Episcopal Church on We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Eliza Sutton
presided. Mrs. Leander Garrison had
charge OF tho devotions. II was de-
cided to give IS TO tho Anti-Saloon
League to purchase literature.
Mrs. McSparen, the county super
intendent Of scientific temperance
work. spoke on tho need OF books In
the library and all the schools in New
Castle county.
The committee in charge OF the
Christmas work reported that most
of the $50 devoted to the cause was
spent for shoes and stockings for
needy persons. The room at the
Girls Industrial School which &, fur
nished by the union WAS fitted with a
quilt, fresh towels and cushion.
A letter from State President Mrs.
George E. NJ. Pierce was read. urging
convention 10 be held in Atlantic City
next November. Mrs. Jane Pennewill,
State chairman OF Christian education
and citizenship, asked that q local
chairman be appointed and Mrs. Nc
Sparen was given the position.
AS yesterday was the birthday ami
versary OF the presldent-emeritus
Mrs Sallie Hoffecker. she was pre-
scented by the union with gold w. c
T. L. pin set with pearls.
An entertainment viii be given ir
I-pfo, Ch,rrb I,ahrra,-v IT under fbf
auspices of TIE w. c. It. u. Miss
Amanda Landen, a popular elocution-
ist and lecture Of Lancaster county
Pa, will entertain. Mrs. Blockson vii
sing.