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TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhoOd

GledHeQ ABOUT the NelgAOOrnOOd
Townsend, April 2O-The Ladies
Aid Society Of Townsend was enter
tanned on Tuesday evening by Mrs.
William G. Money, assisted by Mrs.
L. L. Maloney, Mrs. A. R. Reynolds,
Mrs. Thomas Lattomus and Mrs. B.
G. Lockerman. After the business
meeting, delegations from the official
board of the III. E. Church, the Sun
day school, the Epworth League and
the Mems Bible class appeared and
the meeting was turned into a com
munity affair to attend a welcome to
the Rev. and Mrs. o. H. Connolly who
were sent back to Townsend to the NJ.
E. Church for the fourth year. Ad-
dresses of welcome were made by ID.
B.Jones on behalf of the official board.
Walter E. Hart on behalf of the Sum
day school; Walter H. Lee for the Ep-
worth League and Mrs. William @.
Money for the Ladies' Aid. Mrs.
Rachel Hodgson spoke for the Mems
Bible class. She presented Mrs. Con-
nelly with bouquet Of flowers in be-
half of the Mems Bible class. Mr..
and Mrs. Connolly each responded and
expressed their appreciation for the
kind reception given and pledged their
continued service for upbuilding of
the church and community. Refresh
ments were served.
The Ushers Union met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Reynolds on
Monday evening, their son Roland, Jr.,
being member. Rev. 0. H. Connolly
and Is other members were present.
The evening was spent in playing
games, some of which caused much
merriment. Ice cream, cake and
mints were served.
The Ladies Aid Society met at the
home Of Mrs. Nellie Money, president
Of the society, on Tuesday evening,
and were entertained by her and Mrs.
Blanche Hutchison, Mrs Benjamin
Iockerman, Mrs. L. i. Maloney and
Mrs. r. r. Reynolds, after the busi-
ness hour at which time an enjoyable
evening was spent. Refreshments of
Ice cream, cake, nuts and mints were
served.
Work on the new addition to the
part Of the Lattomus property that
was saved by the firemen at the fire
on November 10Th has been progress
ing, but the work has been somewhat
delayed by the failure of lumber to
arrive although its arrival has been
expected here daily. The foundation
has been laid and also a new front
paving and Contractor Wells will rush
the building plans as soon as the ma
terial arrives.
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Minutes of last meeting, secretary;
Treasurer and Program Committee
Reports; Spring Song, School; recita-
tion, "Old Blind Biddy," William
Bowman; Songs, Raining Violets'
and "April," School; Trio, '9The Little
Birds Fly Over" Edith Alfree, Helen
Buckson and Louise McClain; recita-
tion, Rainbow Chickens" Amos Hall;
Trio, go to Sleep, My Dolly, Dear"
Edith Alfree, Louise McClain and
Helen Buckson, accompanied by Kath-
ryn Alfree; Songs, "Little Violet" and
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BLACKBIRD
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhoOd

Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhoOd
Blackbird, April 20 There were
about sixty persons at the Epworth
League Social held at the home of
Mrs. Cora Heinold Friday evening.
After literary and musical program,
refreshments were served.
Mrs. James A .Buckson, Mrs. Will
liam Austin and Mrs. William Ander-
son were elected delegates, and Mrs.
William Spicer and Mrs. Warren G..
Roosevelt alternates to the Parent
Teacher Association which holds its
yearly convention in Dover on Satur-
day, April "a.
PersOnals.-Mrs. ]. Douglas Conner
and daughter of Nassau, are spending
week in this vicinity.-Miss Mar
garet E. Caulk of New Castle, and
Miss Virginia Bennett of Woman's
College were weekend visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Royden Caulk.- Mrs.
Sarah Toulson who has been spending
the winter in Wilmington, has return
ed home.-Mr. Alfred Watson of New
Castle, was a Sunday visitor with his
grandfather, Mr.. w. A. Watson.-Mr.
John HeinOld has returned from a vis-
it with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ennis of
Clayton.-Mrs. ]. H. Spicer attended
the 38th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. A. o. Grey of st. George on
Monday.-Mrs. Warren G. Roosevelt
visited her sister, Mrs. v. Lay Phillips
who is a patient in the Pennsylvania
Hospital on Friday. Mrs. Phillips is
improving.
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TAYLOR'S BRIDGE COMMUNITY
TaylOr's Bridge School Wins State
Prize in Crusade Contest


Taylor's Bridge, April 2O-The last
official meeting of Taylor's Bridge
Community Association was held
Thursday evening, April 18th, with a
large attendance. "A most enjoyable
evening was spent by all. The fol-
lowing business was transacted after
which well rendered program, as
per below, was given. The following
delegates were appointed by the pres
ident to attend the State P. 7. A. Con-
vention in Dover, Saturday the oath:
Mrs. ]. D. Steller, Mrs. Elmer David,
Mrs. Edward Latta, Mrs. b. F. Wheel
er, Mrs. Carrie Severson, Mrs. Chas.
Buckson, Mrs. Albert Allen, Mrs. Al
bert Boyer, Misses Elizabeth Kim
mey and Lillian Al1er. Mrs. CHM, the
president, appointed Mr.. B. F. Wheel
er chairman to select committee to
beautify the school grounds. The
association ordered volley ball, net
and sliding board to be purchased to-
ward school ground. A sliding board
to be purchased for the play ground.
Taylor's Bridge School was also
fortunate enough to win first State
prize (outside of Wilmington, in the
Anti tuberculosis Health Crusade
contest. The poster represented a
large clock, illustrating with pictures
what a child should be doing each
hour of the day. The prize was a set
OF Detecto scales. Program-Song,
America" audience; Lords Prayer;
song, "Our P. T. Al; Roll Call and
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CHESWOLD

Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood
Cheswold, April 20. - CongratuIa-
tions are extended by many friends Of
Stanley Short and Miss Mildred Green
who were married in Philadelphia last
week, and who will reside on a farm
near Massey's Mills, which Mr.. Short
recently bought and has fitted up for
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OFFICES B Il |
IS EPORTED

The independent offices appr0pri.
alton bill. which carries $1A.27O,271
for expenditure IN the District Of
Columbia, today was reported to.
the House BY the Appropriations
COMMITTEES.
The bill makes appropriation Tor
the White House, Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge, office Of public
buildings 0nd parks. Smithsonian
institution and other bureaus To-.
Gated here. b
An initial appropriation of $500
900 for actual construction Of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge was al
lowed by the committee. This ap-
preparation viii Be used to begin
construction OF piers and abut-
meTts.
The appropriation for the white
House was reduced from $48O, $50
10 $444.460, the principal reduction
having been the removal of q
$4,000 item for extraordinary re-
pairs
The office of Public Buildings ana
Public Parks will receive its fret
appropriation under the terms Of
this bill, the last appropriation hay
ing been made in the War Depart
nnent Appropriation Act The total
appropriation for this office Will be
s., 301.s5O. an increase of $11, 345
over curI ent appropriat tons.
The item for purchase Of new
parks is increased from 500, 8O5 to
1907 $50. An appropriation Of $2O,-
900 has been provided for construc-
ton of comfort station In the
Lincoln Memorial.
Appropriations for the Smith
soriian Institution have been in
creased $34,561, to Il new total OF
1882 sol. The National Gallery Of
Art fund. was increased from $780,
900 to $29,S81.
The Bureau Of Efficiency Ii
granted an increase Of $50 900 above
the curren appropriation Of $780,
$50. The Civil Service Commission
was allowed 81 ,O01 ,592, practically
the same as last year.
The Fine Arts Commission will
suffer a decrease from $500 to
1926, the decrease having been in
the item for printing and bonding.
Appropriations for the Govern
ment hotels on Union Station Plaza
were sIashed $67,017, the new total
being $505, 4S3.
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H St TO Get
|GHTs soon

Although installation of new
street lights win begin 81 few
weeks on ii street between the
railroad viaduct and Fifteenth
street Northeast. wv IS HadIey.
District electrical engineer. TODAY
denied that any new iights were Il
he put on BIadensbnrg Road
It had been reported that the
new lights would stretch from
Fifteenth and II Streets Northeast
To the District Line, but Hadley
said there had been some misunder-
standing The only light on
Bladensburg Road WIN be the east
erly termination be the y Street
lights.
The campaign Of the Northeast
Business Mems Association has q.
last borne fruit, according 10 81. ~
Lyman, head 81 the committee 70
which the street lighting was r.
ferred.
The new lights WIN be of the
latest type, similar. except as 90
candIepower, 10 those now In us
on Sixteenth Street and MassachE-
setts Avenue Northwest. The work
OF installation VIII begin as soon
as the weather is more element.
With the completion OF the pres
ent program and the approval of
an appropriation, the lights, ac-
cordfng to HadleY will be extended.
from the vfaduct at Second Street
Northeast 10 Third Street North
west Plans have already been
Formulated Tor this extension.
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HELD N MILK
WAGON CRASH

Charged with driving while in
.toxicated as the result of having
struck q milk wagon at Eighteenth
street and New Hampshire Avenue
Northwest, yesterday. Bertram G.
Kelsey, 3117 Georgia Ave. y. W..
pleaded not guilty and demanded
q jury trial when he appeared be-
before Judge George TT. Macdonald
IN Traffic Court today. Bond was
set at $1,000.
Kelsey ID said, by eye1witnesses,
to have struck the milk wagon
with such force as to have broken
it in half, causing the horse to
run away and scattering milk and
broken bottles all over the street.
Otto Fuss, driver OF the milk
wagon, INTERNATIONALLY escaped In.
Jury, although the two halves Of.
his wagon were reposing on the
hood of the automobile after the
crash. Policeman III. e. Soloman
arrested the man when he rushed
to the scene after hearing the
crash. Before they could leave
however, short circuit in the au-3
tomobile caused the wreckage to
burst into flames. An alarm was
sounded and the blaze was soon
extinguished.
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CRAVEN IS SAFE
IN CANADA
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Continues from EIrsL FhBesl
grafton Of officials declare. on the
same grounds, but their cases have
not attracted the nation wide at
tention accorded the exclusion OF
the Countess of Cathcart.
Meanwhiel, the Countess attor.
news. William Al. DeFOrd and Will
ton y. Lambert, are busy perfecting
their appeal to the Secretary Of
Labor at o'clock this afternoon in
her behalf.
Al large delegation from the Ma
tional Woman's Party was reported
planning to descend upon the hear.
ing to demand the admittance of
the Countess. on the ground that
to expeI her would be tantamount
to an official recognition of the
double standard Of morality
Department officials. somewhat
nervous, declared, however, that the
women. Il they came, would not
be admitted to the heading, which
Is being planned en- camera.
Sec. Davis Can Admit Her
wilton j. Lambert, retained BY.
friends Of the Countess Of Cathcart
as her Washington attorney. con-
1erred with William a. DeF,ord, Of
New york, her attorney there. and
Il vas decided to ask the adnais-
SION 81 the Countess under section
) az the johnson immigration act.
This section gives the Labor Score
tary discretionary authority, Mr..
Lambert explained.
Under This section, an alien
ported after five years, Tor adj
nnission 81 4 crime or niisdeneanor
involving moral tnrpitude. MI.
Lambert emphasized the may. It
Is the understanding OF both MI.
lambert and Mr.. DeEsord that the
departYnefsf ~ acting under section,
8 rather than section 10 which IS
mandatory IN It's terms.
Describing the exclusion Of the
Countess as "snug gesture Of
llypocracy,r Mr.. DeF'ord declared
that there could be no question
hut that q deep feeling of resent.
nlent has been created among the
English people.
The intent of Congress in en-.
acting the sections of the law held
by. the immigration authorities to
apply to the Cathcart and Craven
cases, Mr.. Lambert said, was to
keep out thugs, gunner, persons
suffering from social diseases and
other equally undesirables.
Section three OF the Johnson act
amending the immigration law, he
said was designed by the author
of the bill, to give some latitude to
the Secretary OF Labor, whereas
section 10 Of the old law, and still
contained in the amended act, Was
mandatory.
Department officials privately are
railing at what they characterize as
"the stupidity" of minor official
at Ellis Island in bringing the storm
ABOUT their ears. While they admit
from a strict technical standpoint
The law demands the exclusion of
the countess after calm admission
that she had been indiscreet with
the earl, they also. contend that the
discretionary power conferred by
the law should have operated to
permit the vivacious countess tc
pass the gates.
It was difficult decision that the
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committee made no allowance for
construction or 8 new roof.
An item Of $50 900 allowed In the
last appropriation bin for extraordi-
nary repairs has not been placed In
the new bill. The total appr0pria@
ton for the White House has bern
reduced $4,000 IA the approprla-
Provision Tor the reconstruction
was not uaaso because the Pfesi.
defk refused to ask for Il was
indscated BY members Of The com.
mittee.
.ssOne OF the difficulties Ii that In
order to make these repairs the
President win have to move out OF
the White House, and think IL
the House Is repaired it ought to
be repaired at some time after q
short session Of Congress rather
than after q long session, 90 that
the President win have i chance to
get away when the repairs are be-
ing made" Representative Wood
said
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REPAIRS MADE
On STAGE

School officials have seen 1T to
allow Western High School students
10 use the auditorium today as the
result Of . makeshift repair job
done on the auditorium stage.
Major r. o. Wilmarth. business
manager, is awaiting the arrival Of
experts fro mNew York to make the.
permanent repairs.
Promises that the stage would be
repaired by today have been broken
by the failure of the out-of-town re
pair men to show UP. Stephen r..
Kran err. First Assistant Superin-
tendent OF Schools. contends.
: Major Wiimarth claims he sum.
as the danger was discovered.
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At MINE
INJURIES 10
By Internatioaal News Service

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15.-One
miner was killed, 10 were injured
and 600 others escaped unhurt
when an explosion occurred near
the shaft of the Cleveland and
Western Coal Company's mine at
Powhatan, Ohio, at o'clock this
morning, according to word received
at the United States Bureau of
Mines here today.
The mine, said to be one of the
largest in the United States. nor
mally employs 700 miners. Early re
ports were that 500 to. 100 men
were entombed.
Miners working near the bottom
of the shaft were removed from the
mine shortly after the explosion.
They were severely burned and
otherwise injured.
Immediately upon receipt OF re.
ports of the explosion, the mine
rescue car at Bellaire, Ohio, was
dispatched to the scene. 1t carried
six physicians in addition to res
cue workers. The car was stopped
along the route to pick up as many
expert rescue teams as possible.
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6 CHILDREN DIE
IN HOME FIRE

HoUGHToN. Mich. Feb. 15.-SIx
children are dead and their mother
and 4>month-old sister are in criti-
cal condition today after an early
morning fire which destroyed the
log farm house Of Gottfried Roth
enborger. at Portage Entry. six
teen miles west OF here.
The dead: Freda, 10; Elsie. o;
Martha. 8; william 8, Ruth, 4, and
Paul, 81
Two other children. Alfred, IL,
and Irving, IL, escaped without In
jury by jumping through a window
to the roof OF q shed at the rear
of the house.
Rothenborger, who saved the
lives of his wife and the baby:
was severely burned in vain
effort to rescue the six children
sleeping on the second floor Of
the house.
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QUIZ
IS DELAYED

The Walsh report. proposing q
investigation into alleged
antitrust activities of the Mellon.
owned Aluminium Company u
America was presented to the Sem
ate today.
Action on the proposed inquiry.
recommended by majority OF the
Senate Judiciary Committee, was
postponed until tomorrow when
Senator Pepper R.) OF Pennsyl.
vania raised an objection. The
report, written by Senator Thomas
j. Walsh CD Of Montana, con-
ddGnned the Department Of Justice
for failing to take action against
the Aluminium Company and pro-
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Wife Gives Up Mate
10 Rival And Acts
As Bridesmaid

NEW YORK, Feb. rs. Detec-
tives Of the Stapleton police
station, Staten Island, discovered
a. unusual example Of wifely
devotion ii TottenviIle, 81 I.
While hunting for burglars they
came upon woman who had
left her husband III order that
he milxht marry q younger
woman, who had persuaded this
younger rival To marry her hus-
band and had acted as brides
maid st the ceremony.
The unromantic detectives ar
rested the man, Charles OsNeill,
on 8 charge Of bigamy; arrested
his first wife, Florence. on
charge Of perjury, and arrested
O,NeiIl's brother, Harold, who.
Is said to have known Of the
situation, on q charge Of aiding
and abetting iii the commission
Of biganly.
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The lives Of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge were IN peril during
the recent snow storms and win
be endangered by any future snow
or heavy storm while they are
81 the White House.
This was revealed today when
Congress was informed that beams
supporting the roof have slipped
of their bearings and that q
large part Of the roof now is sup
ported only BY interior partitions.
Serious. Say Engineers
So serious was the danger con-
gidered by Army engineers that a
tank used Tor surplus water storage
was removed to lessen the burden.
Major Ulysses S. Grant, 3D.. Di-
rector OF Public Bull ings and Pub
lie Parks. told Congress during
hearines On the Independent offices
appropriation hlL reported today.
that this condition or the White
House roof Is very dangerous.
Representative John w. Sum-
mers Of washington questioned
Major Grant as to the danger Of
the roof coIIapsing under weight
Of snow. Major Grant replied there
was serious danger.
BFAciug Destroyed
'.The truss members have been
cut into and altered" Major Grant
said, "and the end posts of the
frusses at the lower chord joints
have 50 spread that truss action.
has been practically destroyed"
Can you make any comparison
rs to the progressiveness Of that
spreading?" asked Representative
William r. Wood OF Indiana.
II have been over 1t and without
having measured ! should think
there is quite q marked settlement
since the last time I examined 1t"
Major Grant replied.
81 understand these trusses or
beams have slipped off the top Of
the wall in some instances" Repre-.
sentative Wood said.
'.I do not think that they hare
actually got entirely off the wall,
but they have spread SO that the
joints where ends OF the members
Of the truss come together are dIa-
placed and no longer function al
joints" Major Grant replied. "a
large part of the weight now rests
on the interior partitions
The Major said an investigation
has been made by the supervising
architect of the Treasury and it
has been estimated that proper re-
pairs viii cost $500. 900. It will be
necessary practically to rebuild the
attic and upper story ceilings in
addition to the roof itself, he said.
Big Tank Removed
A 2.o00-gaIIon water tank which
held q surplus for emergency use
was Demoved from the roof last
summer, Major Grant said. This
relieved the roof OF weight esti.
mated at eight tons. He told the
committee while this lessened the
danger It was far from removed.
An appropriation Of $110,0 900 has
been allowed for maintenance of the
Executive Mansion and grounds, in
the new appropriation bill, but the
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CHAPMAN MUST
DIE BY MOOSE
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erick j. Groehl HAD argued his.
right TO refuse President Ccclidge's
communication 81 his twenty ive-year
sentence f0r the mall robbery
Chapman escaped from the At
la11ta penitentiary IN March, 1873.
He wished tO 50 back there and
coraplete his term III order to-.
avoid the galloWs IN Connecticut
The appellate courts decision,
written Dy Judge Martin Z, Man,
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BAUsCH, HEAD or OPTICAL
COMPANY, DEAD At o5

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 16.-l
John Jacob Bausch, founder and
president Of the Bausch and Lomb
Optical Company with branches i'll
many parts OF the world, is dead
at hts home here after an illness
of four weeks.
He was 95 years old.
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posed senatorial investigation to
determine whether the Mellon con,
Germ had fIagrantly violated the
antitrust laws.
A minority report, prepared BY
Senator HarreId He.) of Oklahoma,
which recommended that the De
partment of Justice be permitted
to Continue it's own inquiry un
hampered by senatorial investiga-
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Princess Mary Is III

LONDON. Feb. 15. Princess Mary
is III at her home at Goldsboroug1
Hall, Yorkshire. Her physicians
have ordered her to remain IN bed.
She has q cold and . high fever.
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ETHEL BARRYMORE
Oxford Editor Vents
His Displeasure at
Feminine Mode
b. international News Service

OXFORD, England, Feb. 15.
There seems to be q decline of
chivalry and gaIlantry on the
banks Of the Isis. The Oxford
University magazine this month
caricatures q young lady with
ugly scholastic cap, unkempt
bobbed hair, horned trimmed
spectacles and Russian boots
under. the heading "Our Bolshe-
vik indies. It is understood
that the latter word is short
for Undergraduates" and has
no other significance.
The magazine refers to the
Undergraduates" as '.the worst
dressed women in the world. z
It complains that the under
graduates have taken to the
popular craze for Russian boots.
bad IS many Of their legs
are at the best Of times, this
fashion makes them even worse
complains the magazine.
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Turkey is beginning to develop
its vast resources for the manufac-
ture OF leather.
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TheShrine of Patriotism

'1NO giEded dome sweHs from
the loDIy roof to catch the
morning or eOening beams,
but the love and gratitude Of
Unitsd AmsrieG settle upon
e IN one eternal sunsIine."
EdwGyd EOerett.
Not only America, but all the world
makes its pilgrimage to Mount Yer.
non, the home from which went the
intrepid warrior who knew no
glory but his cOuntry's good" At
Mount Vernon can be seen the
room In which Washington died, and
ON the chair by the bed at the
moment Of his death. lay the open
Bible from which Mrs. Washington
had been reading TO him.
This proves that the man we love
and call Father looked TO our Heav.
enly Father for guidance and want
ed to hear His word to the last.
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ton, declined to consider the validity
OF the Communication granted by
the President The court held that
the prisoner had no. right to plead
the existence of previous crime
to save himself from the conse-
quence OF d later one
The prisoner, IL continued, had
no right to determine FOR himself
which Of the two sentences should
be imposed.
At the outset Of the fight to
save his life, Chapman said he
would Carry the case 10 the SUI
preme Court II necessary.
a respirator that does not inter
fere with q painters vision has
been invented to prevent him In
haling poisonous fumes from the
paints he is using.