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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01
TONGMEN'S SPIRIT
WAR IN CHINAT OWN
Innocent White Man Stands by
to Watch Battle and Is
Victim of Knife.
HATCHETS SINK IN SPINES
Strange Tale Is Unfolded by
Southerner. Who Explores
New York's East Side.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1. The
lights of Chinatown had turned into
blurred discs of yellow in the fog that
Oughfare of wasted lives and twisted
destinies as winding as the narrow
lane itself. was deserted.
With hesitation James Gregory Of
Nashville. Tenn, plunged from the
Bowery into Doyer st. 1t was nearly
1870 a m. A premonition of evil babe
him halt. He walked by the turn past
the rescue mission, where down and
cutters slept in an atmosphere Of
neeking humanity TO where the Chi
nese arcade of dark memory yawned
like black tunnel.
Misty shapes emerged from the ar
cade into Doyer St. A battle ragged
before Gregory's astonished eyes
Spellbound. he watched. Hatchets
were raised and fell with soundless
80 on spines Of dead and gone tong
iiors. The On Leon and the Hip
Sing tongs. the dead, were fighting
again the battle that ended in the
deaths of seventeen men years before
In the arcade. The battle neared
Gregory. He tried 10 fee. The tong
men surrounded him.
A few days ago Gregory. recover
ing in a hospital from his terrifying
experience OF nearly two weeks ago,
related his encounter as follows:
Ct tried to escape. but some power
held me The spirits, fighting again
the Ratchet war of bygone years. sur
rounded me. Faces with the look of
fiends Ieered at me. 1 tried to pray,
but words could not come.
Suddenly felt a singing sensa-
ton in my side. I glanced down and
saw blood. I was wounded. With
the fury Of terror 1 fought those
devils. I knew the most vulnerable
ghosts were products Of imagination,
but that night I found out they had
substance, I could feel those spir-
its OF the Chinese who had been dead
for nearly a score Of years.
Il was powerles4 Blows were
rained upon me. I backed up against
a wall to protect my spine. the most
vulnerable spot IN Ratchet warfare.
And then consciousness left me. It
seemed to rise out of m yOwn body L
was half-dead. I realize now A
little more and I would have ben past
the bOrderland and my hfeless body
would have been found in the street.
Il was in the spirit, as a clairvOy
ant told me when she came Inuo the
hospital TO see me. I was in that
ethereal body that will form my be
- in the world TO come. sensed
nuch at the time seemed to
stand suspended several inches above
the pavement. I could not move.
looked. The street was deserted. The
tong fighters had vanished and then
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01

a voice seemed to say, Tt is not time
and consciousness was lost"
Many doubt Gregory's story, but 1t
is a curious fact that his hair was
brown before the fight with the slain
tong men, and when he was found,
bleeding and unconscious in the
street, his hair was white as snow.
Even more strange than the change
of color of hair from brown to white
in a single night, is the look in Greg
ory's eyes. They have that haunted
stare that tells of the fight with the
dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01
Heals Old Sores
PeterSOn'S Ointment

To the millions Of people who use
Peterson's ointment for piles,
eczema, salt rheum, pimply skin,
sore feet and chatting Peterson
says, Tell any sufferer from old
sores that its mighty healing power
Is wonderful" All druggists, Soc, 60c,
S1.00, $3.50, Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01
Bring the Riddles to the PETTIS TOY
Some of the TOYLAND Specials

DOLLs-1e inches tau, finest
imported, 1olnted body, bisque'
head, sewsd wig, sleeping eyes
with real eyelaShes. These Dolls
complete with shoes and DO an
stockings, priced at only $Js4J
MAMA" DOLLE-Genu1ns r. s.
q. Dolls, II inches tall. fully
dressed, can say MAMA" and
can walk. Priced 60 Al
at, only ..................%JsHC
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-01

DRESSED DOLLS-Beautifully
dressed Dolls, IL inches tall.
bisque head with long curls, sleep
ing eyes, d completely dressed
Doll, specially no.
priced At w.
4KKnLYNE" BODY DOLLs--12
inches tall. biscue head, SLEEPING
eyes, wig and have shoes e. Cr
and atockings, Saturday. - IL EJ
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
PREDICTS PRICES WILL SOAR

Higher prices of practically all com
modities for this year were predicted by
William Maxwell, first vice-president
of Thomas A. Edison, Inc, before the
Edison Jobbers' Association at the
Waldo f-Astoria recently.
The stage is set for secondary
period of inflation," he said. II don't
think 1t is good thing, but it is SEEM
ingly inevitable and the plans of busi-
ness men should take it into account.
''There are numerous law makers
who are frankly striving to bring about
a temporary initiation by appropriating
public money for public improvements.
"A bonus will probably be voted to
the soldiers by Congress. but irrespec-
tive of this, huge sums, reaching per-
haps close to $4,000, 900, 900, are likely
to be authorized by States and munich
palities as extraordinary expenditures
on public works.
81 expect the prices of practically all
commodities to strengthen materially,
and shall not be surprised if we see
$l.50 wheat, rs cent corn and 20 cent
cotton before July l.
obviously, increased business
activity will tend to check the liquida-
ton of labor.
1--WE should not make our plans for
the present year with the thought in
mind that it is bound to be dull year.
We should not repeat the error which
was made ny so many in the spring of
19l9."-N Y. Exchange.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
CATTLE SALE MARCH l4TH

The Holstein-Friesan consignment
sale which was to be March will be
held Tuesday. March ID. The change
of date is due to an unavoidable delay
in getting the catalogues off the press.
This will be one of the highest class
Holstein- -Friesian sales ever held in
Delaware. Every animal consigned is
from a federal accredited herd or a
herd that has passed at least one clean
test under federal supervision.
Thirty-three head which have been
selected out of sixty entries will be
sold. Col. George Baxter, the famous
Holstein-F -Friesian auctioneer, from
Elnira, New York, will conduct the
sale.
The blood of Winterthur Bess Burke
Best will be found in the pedigrees of
some of the animals consigned. This
bull is considered by authorities the
cream of the Holstein- Frlesian Breed.
He is out of the noted COW Bess Burke
I'd and sired by the famous King of the
Ormsbys.
Another of the prominent consign-
ments at the sale is daughter of King
of the Pontiacs. To Holstein breeders
little more need be said. This bull is
the greatest sire of the breed. having
produced more A. K. o. daughters than
any other bull of the breed This bull
is now dead and opportunities to secure
the off spring are daily growing fewer.
The eleven consignments made by P.
r. Messck of Middletown are all sired
by son of Sir Inka Prilly Segis, q
bull with over 80 A. R. o. daughters
and the number increasing monthly.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
SPECIAL COURSE FOR TEACHERS

In response to request from the
supervisors and teachers of the county,
the University of Delaware is offering
for next semester an extension course
in the development of modern educa-
tional theory and practice. This class
will be held in the Wilmington High
School and will be open to any New
Castle county or Wilmington teacher.
The course will be given by Miss Mamie
E. Rohr, assistant professor OF educa-
ton at the university. who has alreaoy
given in previous years several exteL-
sion courses for Wilmington and the
county teachers. The class VIII meet
on each Friday afternoon from 3.3o to
$40 O'Clock, and students successfully
completing the course will receive two
or three points of college credit, &C.
cording to the number of meetings OF
the class. The tuition fee will be $40
Miss Rohr hopes to have in the class
many of the teachers who, by working
out practical projects in geography,
under her direction, are helping her IN
the preparation of book on the Tech
niuue of the Project Method. She ex,
pects to draw her illustrative material
for this course largely from the field OF
geography, in order that it may Dc
specially helpful to these teachers.
At the end of the course the tuitior
fee will be returned to each member OF
the class who will have worked ou
with her class and written up tgeogra
phy project good enough to be used b!
Miss Rohr as illustrative material IN hel
book.
The first meeting of the class wa
held Friday at 3 80 O'Clock.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
BAD PAPER In BANK WRECK

The following notice was posted on
the door of the Second National Bank
of Elkton, Md, this week:
'Closed by order of the Comptroller
of the Currency" R. Gordon Finney,
Receiver.
This notice replaced the following no.
tice which has appeared on the same
door for three weeks:
''This bank closed by order of board
of directors. Charles A. Stewart.
Examiner.
Thus the affairs of the institution
will be in the hands of Federal officers.
1t means that the investigation con-
Quoted by Charles A. Stewart, examin-
err, and Joseph Gevea, of the Depart
ment of Justice, has practically been
completed. These officials. however,
have persistently refused to make any
statement as to what has been dlsclos-
ed. No less than 100 persons have been
summoned to verify their transactions
with the bank, the books showing that
they had notes discounted since 1918.
In many cases the witness denied abso'
lutely that they ever had notes dis.
counted. A peculiar thing about al
| these transactions is none of the notes
have been found. The other notes
held by the bank, and which for some
time have been carried as assets
termed as tslow investments amoun
to about 500, 900. 1t is understood tina
but a very small percentage of thu
| paper is collectable. Probably the only
person who can explain these trans
actions satisfactorily is William I Waf
burton, president of the bank. Who i
critically ill, with slight prospects TO
recovery
The. hope entertained by the deposi
tors that it would be reorganized an
reopened for business has vanished
The question now persistently aske
by the depositors is how much they wi
get back.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
SUMMIT BRIDGE

Miss Helen Black burn spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Walter Deputy.
Miss Margaret Clark spent Tuesday
with Misss Corinne Vansant.
Mrs. Frank Kronemier spent We'd
nesday with her brother, Benjamin
Pleasan ton.
Mr.. Barton Hopkins and family, of
New Castle, spent Tuesday with Mr..
aud Mrs. E. X. Marker.
Mr.. Edward Pleasanton, of Laurel.
spent the weekend wi h his mother.
YRS. E izabeth Pleasanton.
Miss Katherine Hopkins. of Middle.
town. spent the weekend with the
Misses Mildred and Beulah Ratledge.
The Rev. Jones, the home Missonar,
worker of Wilmington, gave yer.
interesting talk Sunday afternoon il
the M. E. church here. Dol't forge
the services next sunday by the paste
j. C. Mccoy. Everyone welcome.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
WARWICK

Mrs. T. P. Devine has been visiting
relatives in philad slphi4.
Sunday School Sunday morning at
$50; evening service at P M, Every
one welcome.
William Johns and wife were Phila-
delphia visitors on Monday a Tuesday
of this week.
Harry Unruh, wife aid little daugh-
ter, Helen, spent SUNDAY wi n her par
ents, Mr. Reed and wife.
Mrs. Maxey Bland, of near New Cas-
tie, spent several days this week at the
home of William Vinyard.
Mrs. Hampton Johns attended the
Wilmington Century Club on Tuesday
with members of the Middletown Club
assisting in the Reciprocity meeting
On Wednesday ,rs. Johns was a guest
at the club luncheon at Smyrna.
Word has been re eived here that Mr..
r. 3. M ,rritt, Sr., who has been criti-
| cally i'll for sometime at the home OF
relatives in Baltimore, underwent an
| operation at one of the city hospitals
and is doing as well as can be expected
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
ODESSA

Miss May Enos spent Wednesday in
Wilmington.
Duval Rhodes. of Wilmington, spent
the week end with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. R. Bender
spent Sunday with Harry Milbourn.
Mr.. Frank Webb. of Philadelphia,
spent the week lend with his family.
Miss Alice Reynolds spent Saturday
with her grandparents. at Blackbird.
Mrs. Emily johnson, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mrs. |. g..
Webb and family.
Mrs John Timmons and son, of
Townsend, have been spending the week
with Mrs. Lee Heller.
Miss Sarah McClain spent part of
last week in Wilmington, with her aunt
| Mrs. John Robertson.
| Mr.. William Smith has moved into his
new home IN High street, lately pur-
chased from John Vanhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W. Cam have
moved from the boulevard to Mrs.
Duggan's house on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ennis and hi.
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Ennis have
moved into the double house Of Mrs
Hurds on 9th street. Mr.. Joe Simpel
has moved into the house vacated b!
Mrs. Eliz abeth Ennis, on High street.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
STATE AND PENINSULA

Harrington firemen have organized
social club.
A psrent-teacher association has been
organized with 128 members at Ellen
dale.
Wood choppers in Sussex county have
agreed to reduce their wages from 81
cord to $1.25.
Wesley Methodists of Dover are con
sidering the erection of community
hall in the rear of the church.
Cons truction of buildings in Whining
ton for January was 49 per cent ahead
of the record of January, 1921.
The typhoid and scarlet fever quar-
antines in Newark have been lifted,
and the situation is reported decidedly
improved.
DR.. Herbert J.. Watson, owing to in
creased duties as State bacteriologist,
has resigned as secretary of the New
ark Board of Health
DR.. Frank Layton Grier, of Milford,
has been appointed trustee of the
University of Delaware, to succeed Ed
ward ID. Hearn, deceased
Members of the Georgetown New
Century Club will present the play,
.'Patty Makes Things Hum" March l,
to rsise money for the new clubhouse.
+ At expense of nearly $4,000, the
North East Methodist Episcopal Church
has been renovated and recarpeted, and
win be ready for services by March 1st.
R. G. Finney, of the Comptroler's
office, Washington, has been appointed
receiver for the Second National Bank
of Elkton, Md, which closed its doors
January 20.
The Harlan plant of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Company. in Wilmington,
has received contract for steel two
masted auxiliary schooner yacht from a
New York architect.
The Elkton High School Athletic AS
sociation has elected E. Roy Deibert
president; Paul Calvert, secretary;
George Kay, captain of the baseball
team; E. Roy Deibert, manager.
Chicken pox appearing lin the homes
of several New Castle families, the
Board of Health has ordered, the Will
liams Street School closed. Five cases
of scarlet fever have developed in the
city.
Councilman Wilson and Beals, o1
| Newark, have been appointed a com
mittee by the Town Council to consult
with officials of the Wilmington &
Philadelphia Traction Company relative
to renewing the lease for electric cur
/ rent
| The Ladies' Auxiliary Committee o.
the Milford Hospital has elected thes,
officers: Chairman, Mrs. J. Stanle,
Short; vice chairman, Mrs. George II
Hall; secretary, Mrs. Herman johnson
treasur rer, Mrs. |. W. Belts, of Fred
erica
J. F. Creedon and DR.. j. R. Portens
repres enting the Bureau of Anima
Husbs ndry, United States Department
of Agriculture, are making tuberculal
tests of cattle in the vicinity of New
ark and a number of cattle have beel
destroyed.
At the monthly meeting of Walter L
+ Fox Post, American Legion, of Dover
a surprise was given the members whel
Miss Katie Fox, sister of theshero fol
whom the post is named. presented I
! large oil portrait of him and it has beer
hung in the headquarters.
i DR.. E. w. Ryon. Of Wilmington
harsh'y criticises the. Health Board fo
Keeping the public schools closed 8,
long. He asserts that two or thre'
wears ago there was an outbreak o
scarlet fever worse than now prevail
ing. and that little attention was pait
! 10 II. All that is needed, he says, is I
strict enforcement Of qusrAntins regu
lations. 5.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
Sales to Take Place

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 2sth, 1922-Pub-
lie Sale of stock. farming implements,
ETC., by Harry s. Brady, at his resi-
dence one-half mile south of Mt. Pleas
ant, Delaware. Racine and Blackburn,
Auctioneers.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18th. 1922 Pub
lie Sale of an accredited herd of 60 head
of Pure-Bred and Grade Holstein Dairy
Cattle by Jehu Alfree, al his residence
five miles south of Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
NOTICE!

Dog License Tags for 1922 are
ON sale at the Town Office. All
Dogs must be registered on or be-
fore March l, 1922. Male Dogs,
$500; Female Dogs, $500.
D. w. STEVENS,
Clerk.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25

NOTICF-I wish to inform the public
that will prosecute any person or
persons who are found guilty Of har-
boring nv son Ellis Gonce. who is a
minor. WILLIAM M GoNCE, Townsend,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
CbamberIain's Tablets For lndises
tion And Constipation

1.-The incest and pleasantest medicine
have used Tor Indigestion and consti
patton is Chamberlain's Tablets. "
writes Melard F. Craig. Middle Grove.
N. X. They work like 3 charm end do
not eripe or leave any UNPLEASANT eff
feet
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25

A Pioneer. is cone who goes before, as
into the wilderness, preparing the way for
others to follow"
1t is not always necessary that he wear coonskin
cap and carry rifle.
When the young Alexander Graham Bell fory-six
years ago first sent voice a wire by of
electric current he was Pioneer, going forth into the
little known wilderness of electrical science.
Since that day every development of the telephone
has been pioneering feat There have been guide
posts point out the way; route maps to show
which the smooth roads and which the rough
And Bell Telephone pioneers" who today plan
ming for millions of subscribers fve and twenty
years hence preparing the way for others to fol-
loW.o
Every community served by the Bell System profits
by this arrangement discovery in California, Texas
Maine is at available right here in
state If the pioneers in company find something to
improve telephone service it is at the disposal of every
office in the system where it might properly be used.
Only by such organization has the Bell System
of today been made possible, and only by its contnu
ance is future progress assured.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
REAL ESTATE

If YOU are looking for House or
Farm. Cell to see JOHN 4ELDMYER,
JR., Real Estate Broker, Main street,
Middletown, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25

BARGAIN AUTO TIRES-I will sell
for about price, 6 auto tires left
when closed my New Castle garage:
Two 32x44 tires, SIP 30 each; four
32x31 tires, $40 90 each Call at
GLOBE CUT PRICE MEAT STORE,
North Broad street, iddletown.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25
Classified Column
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Monarch Beaver No. 8
range with warming closet, almost
new. R. M. MOORE, Middletown,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25

FOR SALE-Sixty egg Buckeye lncu-
bator only used one season. $500
will buy it. Apply to THE TRAM
SCRIPT OFFICE.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-25

FOR SALE One "Queen" heater and
large hover for brooder house, has
only been used one season, in first
class condition. 200 chick capacity.
Will be sold. cheap. Apply to TRAN
SCRIPT OFFICE.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-15
CONVENTIONS DRAW
 ALL UNDES|RAbLES
American Bankers Engage Burns to Watch Crooks During Sessions

New York. Aug. 15.-Conventions attract crowds but there are always many uninvited guests Three author ities for this in New York are the William J. Burns detective agency, William J Lahey. inspector of police, and Guy Emerson, vice president of the National bank of commerce. and executive manager of the 4Sth annual convention of the American Bankers association, which will be held in New York, October to G
 If convention drew only those intended" said NIr Emerson, who be- gan actively to prepare for the bank CTS meeting several months ago. "there would be no complaint but it ciety and which finds large gatherings fertile field for it's operations that causes the trouble Police records show that a convention is a magnet for pickpockets and all other classes of petty thieves and as we'll for gen tlemen" crooks and society pilferers whose only tools are evening clothes and a suave manner, and whose ob- jectives are diamonds and pearls Mention of them in the same breath with pickpockets would deeply insult them.
 According to the police, often the success of a convention depends on the precaution taken against these miscreants. Adequate protection will
New Britain herald., 1922-08-15
About the Store

Sheffield Milk. Russian Caviar. All kinds Cookies. Fresh Native Eggs. Fancy Swiss Cheese Saltsea Clam Chowder. All kinds of Cooked Meats. Fish Cakes. Fresh every Friday.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-15

result Tn nothing more than the sus- pieious characters being recognized, which recognition from the law. is all they need to make them model citi. zens for the time being at least. If not recognized, or more specifically II no one Is there to recognize them, they Will flock to the center of activi- ties like flies around jam par,
 The bankers convention will be the biggest business gathering In the United States this year It will at tract as delegates about 5000 bankers from every section of the country The police, including special detail assigned 10 the convention exclusively and the Burns agency have already laid plans to thwart in their incip- iency any attempts at lawlessress.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-15
 \~F00D SHOP
 11s Main St.
 Closed Wed. Afternoon
TRY OUR

TRY OUR BEST BUTTER
 This is the best quality made and if you once try pound we feel sure you will be a steady customer.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-15
CANADA ID MEXICO,
 RAILS ARE TIED UP
Strike Crisis Is at Hand in Far
 Western Districts

San Francisco. Aug 15-(By Asso- eisted Press )--From the Canadian boundary line south almost to the Mexican border the Pacific coast states today felt a bitter pinch from the railroad tieups which have been developing lifting and clamping down again since Thursday night.
 Passengers who have been maroon ed at the desert towns which serve as terminals for the Santa Fe lines southwestern division had been brought to places or greater comfort, tut little or nothing had been done fer the fruit growers of northern Washington. southern Oregon and northern California. Little more was being done for those in the San Joa quin valley of California farther south
 The strike of Union Pacific trans portation employees at San Bernardino was ended last night and four trains moved eastward over that routes l Los Angeles-Salt Lake City line, but how far they would get in view of continued walkouts at Naliente and Las Vegas. Nevada, no one would hazard guess.
 Even should this line be opened the resumption of transportation thereon would have little effect on the situation farther north. Perish able fruit embargoes continue in ef- feet on Western Pacific line from Salt Lake City to San Francisco; on the Santa Fe from Bakersfield Cal, south and east, and on the Southern Pacific to all points east and north of Roseville, Cal the latter clQcking the route to Portland, Ore, as well as that east via Ogden.
 Fruit Crop Losses
 Fruit growers and others directly | affected by the tie-ups took up the cudgels in their own defense last night and meetings at Wenachee, Wash, and Fresno, Cal, made wig orous appeals to President Harding for relief The Wenachee gathering asserting that that districts s25.o0o.- coo fruit crop-the product of a whole years work-was endangered, offered to supply and protect men to man trains to move the fruit The Fresno meeting appealed to the rresiden and heads of four great brotherhoods the engineers, fremen, conductors. and end the strike and avert what appeared to be an imminent dis aster to the fruit grower, or, falling that, to declare an arr1istice long