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TO SELL PROPERTY OF
c. f. WARbURTON
Thos. w. Perkins. Second Ma
tionaI Bank Receiver, APP
pointed Trustee.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Jan. 9.-Mrs. w. p.
Stcinhauscr of Port Deposit, has re-
ceivcd check for Sl25 from the Baker
Chocolate Co, as winner of prize offered
bv the company for the best receipt for
cakes.
At "A meeting Of creditors Of Charles
T.. Narburton, bankrupt, Thomas W.
Perkins. receiver of the Second National
Bank of Elkton was appointed trustee.
The property owned by Mr. Warburton
will be offered at public sale the latter
part of the month.
Mrs. William Mckenncy of Centre
vile has announced the engagement oi
her niece. Miss Nancy Mckinney
Wilson. 10 John NJ. Mitchell, son OF the
/ late Rev. James Mitchell, Of Trinity
| Episcopal Church.
]. -. SINNERS OF Woodlawn, has re-
cciycd word Of the death of his half
brother, Frank Dorsey, IN n Plttsburg'
Pa, hospital from pneumonia.
Harvey r. Cochran and Olive V
.IcfIcrics. of Bristol, Pa, came To Elkton
Yesterday. but were refused n marriage
license. owing TO the prospective bride.
groom being under age They next hired
a taxi cab and motored To Chestcrtown
hut met a similar fate and returned &c
their homes still single and sadly dis
appointed. III.
Walter J. Scott and Bessie Collins
both of Wilmington, were granted
marriage license here Yesterday.
W. Carroll Gaines, formerly OF Elktoi
-. n ros;Jcn, of Alexandria. Va. ant
Miss Nan NJ. Hill, Of Chincotcague, Va.
were married in flkton Yesterday.
William / Barron. agent for the Is.
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,ndra. widow of King Edward. Maria

andra, widow Of King Edward. Maria
Fcodorovna, Of Russia, widow Of En-
pcror Alexander, came from Denmark 70
visit her sister, Queen Alexandra, and
Queen Maud, Of Norway, wife Of King
Haakon, and daughter Of King Edward
came from her country across the North
Sea TO Join the family party.
The fifth Queen was Olga, dowager
Queen Of Greece, widow Of King George
and former Grand Duchess Of Russia.
Queen Olga spent the holidays IN the
town house OF Princess Christopher,
formerly Mrs. William Leeds, Of New
York. who recently landed with hCr
husband in America. One neyspaper
commenting on Queen Olga. saws ~ The
royal family Of Greece built better than
it knew when It made the kind-heartcd
generous American milhonaircss well
come in is family"
Tragedy has not been absent from the
lives Of some Of these women. Maria
Feodorovna's son, Emperor Nicholas,
| was executed BY his Bolshevist jailors
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SwARTHMORE TO
HAVE SIGMA NJ

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 9.-Dr. c. T..
McClung OF the University OF Penn-
sylvania, President OF Sigma Xi. tho
national scientific research fraternity.
announced today that. following the
annual convention In Boston last
week. Swarthmore College had been
granted "a charter 10 form a chapter.
Sigma NJ is an honorary fraternity
with standards OF the highest type.
and It's installation at Swarthmore
comes as a recognition OF the re-
search done along scientific lines in
the Swarthmorc laboratories. par
ticularly I'm tho departments Of
chemistry and astronomy. Formal IN
s;allation Will probably take place late
In tho winter.
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F|REMEN ANXIOUS TO
OBTAIN NEW ENGINE
Cranston Heights Company to
Hold Card Parties and Bazaar
to Obtain Funds.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Cranston Heights, Jan. o.-Mcmbers
of the fire company here are planning n
series of social affairs, for the coming
six months in an effort to raise funds TO
secure new pumping engine. The plan
calls for weekly card parties in the fire
house with a three days bazaar on
February -, % and "a and carnival
during the latter part of June.
The feature of the summer carnival
will bc the donating of Ford auto
mobile.
f'hc first of the card parties will be
held by the fircmcn tonight and score
of prizes have been secured for the
winners.
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STREET REPAIRS
At DELAWARE CITY
williams Street Improvement
Houses a Fire Trap; Parent
Teachers Meet.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware City, Jan. City Council
inc, last night. Councilman Rose re-
ported that representative of the
rcnns,lvania Railroad company last
week stated that the company would
supply the town with all the cinders
needed TO repair Williams street; from
adams street To the railroad station,
Tree of charge, provided the town will
make the necessary repairs and use
them only on Williams street. Council
voted 90 acccp, this offer and 10 make
arrangements FOR the repairs.
The Ladies Md Society OF the Mctho-
h.t Church wns granted permission 20
u~ the town hall for a public concert,
on January -.
~ tho request Of the library committee
NJ the Century Club. Mrs G.. y. Bright
was granted permission to erect addi,
tionsl book shelves in the hall needed
for the club library.
Council ordered the secretary 20 notify
several property holders IN the town TO
make necessary repairs. Many oi tfr
properties m question are owned bN
I~oplc who do not live here. Some OF
the houses have been unoccuplcd for
some time. They have reached the stage
II delapidation and are now alleged
iirc traps.
A Communication was received from
Howard n Money rendering his rcslgna-
ton A. fire chici and chairman ot tho
fir- committee. lie was appointed 10y
Council several wears ago when the
Decentralization oi the Volunteer flrc
Company was effected The resignation
was accepted. No official action was
taken toward appointing - successor.
The monthly meeting of the iarcnt-
Teachers Association was held last
ueh, An the Town Hall. Mrs. William
a Jester. president. presided.
The meeting WAS opened with read
iny bv Katie Underwood entitled sweet
pav of PRAYER" llarold Wilkinson,
rccited When tho Morld Busts' and
III, assembly sang The Rlue Rells Of
scotland Miss Mildred Match. gave
q rcadins on Which shall IL Re This
wa. followed by a song by the assembly,
Home. Sweet Home Tho topic for
month. The Home and What II Should
do Tor the Child" was discussed by
Mrs John l.. Schunder.
Miss Catherine 1uthill. teacher OF
home economies, explained the nutrition
program which will he effective in ths
local school for the next twelve weeks
under the direction Of the second YEA
h,ph school girls.
Mrs. William h. Jester read a papel
an; out by the Consumers League or
hid Labor Laws. She urged the people
to see or write TO their representative
aud senator 20 support the bill
Booklets issued hy the state Parent
Teachers Association, Illustrating whs
IN, home should 10 for the child, werr
distributed before tho close of th'
meeting
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WORK NAY SUCCEED FlLL.
New May BE Postmaster General ~
Incumbent j. shifted.

Washington. Jan. 9.-President
Harding. 10 became known yesterday.
n considering Postmaster Genera
Hubert Work 20 eucceed Secretary OF
,he Interior Fall and giving the post
Office berth 20 Senator New 81 Indi-
ana.
Or. Work IS a western man and
would fulfill that requirement in tho
selection. The President - knoyn 90
entertain the highest regard Zoe the
successor OF VIII II. Hays and s. un-
derstood 70 be anxious % have sena-
tor New in his cabinet r g - pos
sible. without TOO great a wrench upon
the rule barring lame ducks"
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Al usage. baked beans. cheese with PIE.
add ke.chup and vinegar 20 some
dishes and then complain % a sour.
acid. saEy. belchlng stomach due 10
Indigestion. Experience has shown
that the recourse Is not 20 Danish al
these good things 20 eat and fire the
cook but TO amply supply the acid
stomach with an alkaline erfoct and
then the stomach takes care OF these
so-cailed dyspepsia bringere Get a
90 cent box OF stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets today az any drug store, cat
VIVA. you Ike even though you may
fear indigestion Chew one or two
tablets and then rejoice that you found
the very thing your stomach needed
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o. Railroad MT Havrc de Grcac, with Mrs.
Barron, left yesterday for Los Angeles,
California;, where they will spend the
next two months.
At the tenth annual meeting OF the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Hnvrc de Grace
Hospital, Mrs. II. Norris Burns, was re-
elected president Mrs. +. w. Steiner,
secretary and Mrs Lillian W. MattiDly,
treasurer for the ensuing year
The Ncedlcwork Guild, of Colora,
collected, during the past year, 500 gar
mcnts and over $50 in money which were
distributed among worthy institutions.
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Linoleums-
The January Sale of White
Offers Exceptional
Opportunities

Buying az carload prices.
We get the lowest prices ard
pass the savings on to YOU.
I'm this sale Printed Lin
OleumS for 75c a square
yard up.
lnlald Linoleums for 75c
a square yard and up. Bring
your measures, for the lots at
these extreme low prices are
not large.
Linoleum Rugs in O It. X o
II. 10 o Il. X y Il, at special
prices. Third Floor.
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s QUEENS IN LONDON
FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
Metropolis Never Held so Many
Ladies' of Royal Degree
Before.

London, Dec. 25.--Five Queens were
in London during the past week, and
those familiar with the movements OF
royalty for many years past says such "A
thing never has happened before. Never
has London scen five ladies of royal
degree in town at the Same time Tor
the Christmas holidays
There was Queen Mary, wife of King
George, and Dowager Queen Alex
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Work Of Gnrbage Plant.

Two hundred seventy-scyen and
ono half tons OF garbage were destroy
ed In the city incinerator during the
past week, according 10 the weekly
report issued today by the Board
OF Health. Twenty and one half tons
OF coal. burning 1i3 hours, were re-
quircd 10 destroy the stun. Tho gar
hnge weg very wet
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EXPORTS GAINED IN 1922.
twenty Per Cent Increase Over Those
IL Previous Year Is Reported.

Washington. Jan. 9.--lnvolced eN-
ports nom the United Kingdom 20 the
United States. during 1922. amounted
to ss59Sl6.ss4 or Il gain ~ 20 per
cent over 1921. according 20 figures
made public by the Department Of
Commerce. The 1922 gain over the
previous year computed az current
rates or exchange was s11s, 6s9 .109.
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White Muslin
Underwear


Corset Covers. lace or embroidery trim
med; good quality muslin; January White
Sale prlce. ACC each.
Muslin Drawers. trimmed with embroid-
cry, cut full; January White Sale price, 55c
a pair.
Muslin Boomers, white or flesh color.
Sale price. 39c.
White Sateen Boomers. with hemstitched
rufles. also in flesh color; January White
Sale price. sec pair.
White Muslin Skirts, embroidery 1ounceS.
CSC.
White Muslin Night Gowns. N-neck, trim
med with embroidery and ribbons; January
White Sale prize. CSC EACH
White Muslin Night Gowns. long sleeves.
embroidery trimmed, regular sizes; January
only Sl.l9 each.
White Nainsook Night Gowns, round n
price $3.50 each.
White NainSook Combinations. in vario
Sl.50 each.
White Envelope ChemiSe, nainSook or n
Of White price, CSC.
White NainSOok Envelope ChemiSe in
$3.50
White NainSooll CamiSoles. Lace rimmet
White values. SOC each size IS only.
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in 1913, and Queen Olga's husband.
George 81 Greece, was assassinated IN
Salonih in 1913.
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sumo men think An ides,l stenogro-
pNr-- n one Who not only looks soC~i
bu: makes soo-t-Reailng News
Ttmee.
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January Sale of White
Bargains in
Simmons Beds

and Mattresses and Springs.
Simmons Beds now from $40 TO
SIS; Simmons Mattresses, SIS;
special.
Simmons Springs, S. to $40.
Pillows from 81 to 81.
Boosters from So 10 IS.
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January Sale of
White
Rug Specials

JAPANESE Rugs. 5 #. Y 10 f..
now for $500 each: 4 f. . in. Y
7 Fl. 8 in. size, now for 75c each.
Cocoa Door Mats (help keep
out the mud. special for Sl.00,
SIPS and Sl.75 each.
Administer and Velvet Rugs.
Is in. X 50 in. for Sl.50; p in. Y
81 in. size for $40; 80 in. Y y
in. size for $3.50.
Seamless o Fl. Y u *. Velvet
or Tapestry Rugs. SIS.
Third Floor. .
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January Sale of White lloyd.
pieces Long Cloth of super
ior quality and finish for
SIPS a piece

36-Inch NaInsOOK, Inc soft finish,
close weave. and only 35c a ard.
Much below today's value.
White Madras, SOC a yard; four pit
terms.
White Underwear Crepe. with over
plaid d blue. gold. pink, black and
lavender, SOC a yard,
White Satnized Lingerie Cloth. also
in pink. blue. black. orchid; 80 inches
wide: 75c q Yard.
New shipments # the good quality
japanese plain color crepes. 35c a yard.
White Goods. First Floor.
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What Most
Stomachs Need
The Analfne Effect Of stuartt Dy--
pepsia Tablets Prevents or Relieves
AcAdity and Sour Risines.

To mike OUT food psistao'a esvory
And appet,xing, The cook mixes IN
some onions or garlic. we eat fried
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Black, navy and copen. A limited
lot Of these splendid all-wool serges.
just right for house dresses or school
suits.
Dress Gods. First Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-03
THE ONE-MAN WOMAN
by RUTH AGNES ABELINo
CHAP. - CHnD,s GRIEF

"But I want my mamai I want
my mama Dorothy walled. her
head buried la kate's lap.
Kate gathered the child In her
arms Hut Dorothy refused 70 40
.oomfortcd
Justin. who had been sitting silent
y BY rose from hls chair,
let me take the little lady" His
heavy voice rumhyd In his throa
He held out his arms, Kate put the
child In them
Holding the little body close. jus.
tin set or across tho yrranda. talk
Ing tho while. quietly. to the sobbina
child.
Strangely. an the elderly man
talked 20 Dorothy. the sobblng
ccasod The silent prairie man. with
that heaven giyvn quality. born OF
the love OF broad stretches OF rain
and sun kissed fields. OF wind blown
trees, had soothcd the little craving
heart.
sim carrying the child. he walked
off across tho field 10 the woodland.
Kate watched. as tho figure diaap.
pcarcd In the shadow OF tho trees.
How many times her fnthcr had
taken her In hia arms. when ahp
was a child and walking out thru
that very grove. OF which he seemed
30 much part, soothed her troubled
heart.
he always had seemed 20 under.
stand tho burden OF the human
heart and his touch upon tho wounds
had been as gentle as Low. could
mako Il.
A. length Kate turned 20 Tho
house and went upstairs 10 her own
room. ~ she opened the door. ths
battered trunk which had once tsen
Dams property came into tho limo OF
her vision
She hesitated. her hand stu on
the door.
Il had almost forgotten tho
trunk" she szld. half aloud.
Crossing tho room. nhe lifted the
mueh'labeled cover She had
thought. when she closed Il bsfon.
that probably Il never would he open.
ed a.pin. But some strange innu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-03
ADV NvURES
or THE TWINS
b Cli~s Rsb~ks pyt1a
MIXED-UP MANNERS

Manners Ia Mix-Up Land had BE-
come mixed up as well as people. Or
lost. I should say. for nobody had
any.
The Twins passed garden where
a little boy was eating pouidgs out
OF a bowl. And he was making cla,.
ter enough and racket enough with
bX supplng and scraplng to drown
"A freight train Of coal cars. At
least almost II not quite.
That's fine. Tommy his mother
was saying. 81 never heard finer
noise. Merit time. perhaps. you can
make even more. Now scraps your
bowl loudly and don't fold your
napkin and be sure 70 upset your
chair when you get up and slam
the gate when you go out And b
sure to slap all tho little boys and
laugh at the little girls, and pull tho
little dogs tails. And whistle 10
loudly that you bother the neigh
bors."
"Ali right, mother" said Tommy.
rushing out and almost knocking the
Twins over.
"oh, ohr' said Tommy's mother,
when he was gone. every time I go
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y
The wife will have 20 humor many
whlms and habits, that ia true. She
would have 20 do the samo with a boy
Of 20 or n man Of 80. and. then. too.
II We are honest We must admit
many small likes. disliktA tastes.
habits and manners Of our own that
VIC tuHt will continue. husband or no
husband That Is not stubbornneas
on either part--simpIy human ma.
turc. and expression OF individuality
The bachelor OF 80. converted into
a husband. probably viii not prove 10
be any more Of "A dragon" than any
other man. providing there is sincere.
mutual loyc.
But that last Is the biggest item
10 consider. and because you have
questioned. somehow doubt tho
depth Of your affection. II the man
Il honorable. good. kind. otherwise
desirable and you are convinced OF
your own love for him. why ques-
tion7
zeal love Is not blind. II is all
seeing likewise al-IOTglsing. lou
"lu nave " submit " Als lGg.ls many
times. ~ you love hiGI. you Wiil aUut
70 DO 20. Ana II ne loves you. he
VIII likely tolerate much about you
that he would not specify In "a made
to-ordnr wife. FIBrY-FIBTI.
Dear Sarah: You do not state your
ago IN your letter, but would judge
sou quite young. ana ! would say
never marry a man 30 much older
than yourself
ho most certainly would b. set In
hia ways ana It would mean nothing
but unhappingss Tor you. lie would
expect you 10 stay al home most OF
tie time. as there Is always a great
amount OF jealousy when an older
man marricA young g.rL am
speaking from experience as ]. Ut one
time. had the same thing 10 decide.
1 did marry the man. but later di-
yorced him after spending most
miserable two years II vast amount
Of difference lapses between your
ages. do not think OF marrying him,
but seek a man nearer your own
age. w. n. Il
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70 Etvc Tommy a lesson on manners,
j say the very opposite OF what /
mean. Tho words sc, all mixed UP
In my mouth. II MlI.Up Land
doesn't turn back into Applo-Pi
land soon the children will all 10
Indians. Tommy used 10 be the
incest. poiitest little boy In the
world. How does II happen that you
are both 30 goodT''
we aren't Mi1.Uppera, said
Nancy. We've come TO put things TO
rights"
'Aoh. thank your said Tommy's
mother. Here hs comes now. What
In the world has he gotT'
Tommy had handful Of flowers
that he had pulled from somebody's
flowcr.bed and an apple he had taken
from somebody's apple tree. and his
shoes were tracking mud every.
where.
But tho harder Tommy's mother
tried to scold him. the less the words
would come.
That's a good boyY' she had 70
say. And all the time she knew he
needed a spanking.
TO BE Continued
Copyright, 1924. by Seattle atar)
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could get rid OF Norman Greyes, we
could seek wider fields"
"Why not7" she asked Indifferent.
ly. "He is only man like the 9th.
ers."
pretended to be deep in thought.
AS n matter OF fact. | was studying
Janet. No creature or servant In
this world could render such faithful
service as she has rendered me; yet
| am one OF those persons gifted with
instincts. l know that she has n
strange mind, a strange, tumultu.
ously passionate nature. have so
far been the man of her life. II II
were not l. sometimes wonder
whether II might not be Norman
Greyes.
Continued Monday
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-tHt'A AANtsA hNeAcNNAAl
We none q us knew what rootoo
moant; Ne weren't 20 technical, but
No did know that she would 90 good
business I repeated that Nlnrtta
eush, TO loaye her husband. aud Too
Toe backed mo up Only Walter
Slindon Was against uA
"oh, it's all very well leaving a
man. Ninette, but n you DO you leave
All your dreams behind"
-MoFe like nightmgtvs.- said Mn
cite.
Well IL starts with dreams. all
the things you hoped 60 ma In each
other. all the early loYelnaking, and
All the folly While you're together
you've stan got that. you can ind
those memories any time In the
ashes Of dead happiness. But II you
leave him you've got to start again,
With some one else. or b. alone. And
ms he'll TO be alone. and 50 YOU go
70 somebody slso. you 30 there older,
a ut worn. a BIT cynical You can't
collect a new lot OF dreams. and. you
ne. people can only live by dreams
Reality's too hard SO stick to him.
Ninette. unless Il gets too had. You
Gan stick Il. can't your"
Yea" MID Ninette. teArfuIy, hut
] don't want to-
Slindon Jumped up and agitatediy
walked 20 the window. Good Heav.
ensi~ he said "po you think / want
you 70 stay with him when on.
damn Here, Little Bear. you going
my wayg-
] followed him. We walked To-
Ee,her down shafiesbury Avenue and
on 10 Green Park. His outburst had
upset me. for Il had revealed 20 me
what was reported. that Walter slim
don was In love with Ninetto. that he
had wanted 20 marry her before
Rodcrick Bentham came along with
his beautiful. cruel face. The revue
writer had sweet. rather sentiment
al temperament. and he could not
bear 10 think that his adored Ninetta
should be solled In the divorce court
even for his sake.
You may think II queer" he said
10 me. giving . little Of his conf
dcnce. hut can't help thinking a
woman had better suffer than so
down into the gutter
l knew what he meant. liked
him. and was sorry for him We
talked for lonE time OF other things.
OF people we knew. notably Of Lord
Alfred Lydbrook. Lord Alfred really
was a brick.
Hes one OF the best. /" said Slindon.
@fNcse don't know what he docs. For
instance. that business OF Frilis"
-Oh. I know all about E'rills.-
said Lord Alfred lends her his
car
Yes And doesn't she need III
The poor little thing doesn't set much
for her fashion notes, and she's got
20 dress and 20 about lot 10 keep
sick husband and four children
Lord Alfred doesn't offer her money.
n thing like that would stick in her
guiiet. know: she's that sort. He
lends her a car. let's her earn her own
living. Tho. mind you. he's free with
his money. too. You know about
Frilis. but bet you don't know