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every Evnriiria vzlawauz. TnunsDAY, January 10, 1C24. There were several small fire which 0. II. IIUOTCrj UILLIM PBiil 1JLE CSArOr.D ErVTIOL CASK TRAFFIC IN RIVER BLOCKED BY ICE FLOES DOTAL OFFICIAL Chiropractic Offers Ad vantoas of a Natural IJeahh Mode Has Been Re-elected Mayor of Lewes for Twenty-fiftb Consecutive Time.

(Special to Every Evening.) Georgetown, Jan, 10. Dr. James T. Thompson, of Lewes, has ths distinction of being probably the oldest municipal official, in point of age snd service, in the United States. In three-cornered firht for mayor, be has been elected for the twenty-fifth consecutive time, winning out by a majority of thirty-one over Dr.

John Best Robinson and John W. locker. Dr. Thompson is about eighty years old and has spent nearly one-third of his life In the service of his town. He was' lorn at the Thomson Homestead, near lthohoth Beach, on February 21, 1H44, He received his primary education In public schools and a select school st lxwes.

In 1865, he entered the University of Pennsylvania and graduated In m.Jc!n in If rturnH to DHawiir anl loatl at Gumv.ro. in isre he practiced nUMfa uuuill. Wiirjij inaiU'TU untu 173 when went Lewes snd associated himself in the m-fit tile business with the late W31 Usm Orr. He was enjrard In htnlnes at Lewes for severnl years, and then went to Philadelphia where he be- came 'proprietor of the Delaware House, whu-h was a weii known Qjker City hostelry tnnny rjedes aico. Heveral aro returned to Iewes.

TO PROSECUTE TAX vlf-cnmpcterit to rebuild DELINQUENTS IN SUSSEX leased tissues when adjustrnev. 'of the spinal column made (Special to isvery Evening.) I jmure free and full operation of Georgetown, Jan. Plans are 1- ing made by th- Kussx county' the nervous system. An organ uanch of the Htat Tax Department becomes diseased because to proxecuts many at th- I-Vh- 1 tt rusry term of supers court and frrCi? nich reaches all ISSUES. Court of General 8es ion for failure organs and parts over the line to iny the 13 filing fee for 1W2 and nm, 1928.

More thsn one hundred interfered mdlcted last yenr by rar.d Jury With by displaced Spinal YT for refusal to pay, and the ren-ilt was tnmW fViar broke out In various parts of the town. all of which with tho- egeeptlon of Joe Martin's barn, were quickly put out by the loca volunteers. The loca Volunteer Fire Company received $500 from the Levy Court, and thisi money was expended for repair to the chem ical engine and the purchase of fcOO feet of new hose. Please make all Tiymenta for water bills- to Frank O. Moore, president City Water Company, by mull or at the store.

Adv. RECOMMEND $150,000 FOR WASHINGTON COLLEGE 4 tettertal to JFrery Xwnlng.) Chestertown, Jan. 10. Friends of Washington College here were greatly elated yesterday when news was received that the Kducational Commission- appointed by Oovernor Ritchie to make a survey of the educational institutions in the State had recommended an appropriation of a year for the nest two years for the college for the purpose of supplying a laboratory and library as well as dormitory accommodations for 200 mn students, provided the college authorities will raise an endowment fund for the college amounting to $150,000 in a reasonable time. The matter will be pushed with vigor now by President Paul 11.

Titsworth and influential members of the Alumni Association, who believe that the action of the State survey committee will mean much for the progress and development of the historic Institution. strenuous effort Is now being made to raise the remainder of the indebtedness of the college, amounting to about $5,000, and President Titsworth is confident that the amount will be raised this week. This will wipe out the entire Indebtedness of $75,000 which the college has been struggling with for some years, and will leave the Institution fre to tise the State appropriations for building and administrative purposes. NEWARK DECLARES WAR ON UNREGISTERED DOGS Special fo Evrry Evening.) Newark. Jan 10, L.

W. Mourns sus tained a tiroken leg while working at the plant of the Continental Fibre Company. Dean Charles A. McCue has been notified of his election as Fellow to the American Association for the Advance of Science. Under the aupices of the Review of the University of Delaware the Orpheus Club of Wilmington will give i concert in Wolf Hall tonight.

Noah II. Swayne will be assistant soloist. Town Council has notified the town officer to shoot all dogs running at large for which licenses have not been secured by January 1. The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow night to nominate officers to he voted for at the annual meeting of the Chamber on January 31. The Christiana Fire Company has nominated the following officers to be oted for at the annual meeting on January 29: President nnd vice-presf-int, Oeorge L.

Appleby and George Walters; secretary, Francis McOue; reusurer, Paul J. Murray; chief. I'harles G. Smith; assistant chiefs, iiph Smith and Nelson Williams; lirectons, Lewis Wingate. Francis A.

B. Currinder and George Walters. DANIEL CORBIT HEADS ODESSA NATIONAL BANK (Special to Every Evening.) Odessa. Jan. 10.

The New Castle County National Bank of Odessa has elected these ten directors and officers: president. Daniel Corbit; vice-president, James T. ShaKcross, secretary, Clarence E. Pool; directors. Leonard V.

Aspril. Theoiore Fer-g-uson. Harry S. Woodkeeper, J. Law-son Crothers, Isaac Janvier Woods.

Edwin E. ShaEcross; cashier. Joseph G. Brown; assistant cashier. Frank Davis; book keeper.

May C. Enos. The election of seven directors of the Cantwell Mutual Insurance Company was on January" 7 and the directors organized on January 9 as follows: president, Clarence E. Pool; vice-president. Theodore Ferguson; secretary end treasurer, Joseph Brown; directors, Leonard V.

Aspril Harry S. Woodkeeper. James T. Shall cross. Daniel Corbit, Isaac Janvier Woods.

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS STAGE SUCCESSFUL PLAY (Special to Every Evening.) Seaford, Jan. 10. "A Trial of Hearts," the comedy-drama in four icts, presented at the New Theatre, Tuesday evening, by the iuniors.of the Seaford High School, was a success. There were twenty-four in. the cast, 18 go-Is and 6 boys.

The leading roles were taken by -Richard Milee, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Emery Miles as "Dudley Van Antwerpt and Miss Eliza Mollis daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Charles M.

Mollis as "Mrs. VanAnt-w-pt." The proceeds which netted the juniors over $100 wi 11 be used for the benefit of the school. CAP" STUBBS (gpooimt to Bvmry Uvn4m.) Seaford, Jan. 10a The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of doaford was hll Tuesday, artd ths following director and officers were re-elected for the ensuing yean Directors, PhHHis I Cannon. Madison Wlllln, Hnry W.

Baker, J. J. Kinder. K. B.

Wright. William K. Morgan, James A. Morgan, Emanuel Oreenbaum, George II. Huston, B.

Cannon and James Dutton, Ths directors organized by electing the following officers: President, Philip L. Cannon; vice-president, Henry W. Baker; secretary, Jss. E. Dutton; cashier, (Madison Wlllln; assistant cashier, Ctrarles J.

West; bookkeepers. Karl K. Brown, Minos Short, James K. Phillips, and Nor-rls E. Marvel.

The directors announced that the psst year had been ths best In the bank's history, the earnings the largest srM the largest amount paid out on Interest accounts. The deposit reached over a million dollars for the flrst time since the bank was organized. DAIRYMEN COMPLAIN OF MILK GRADING PLAN (Special to Every Evening.) Chestertown, Jan. 10. The Indies Aid Society of Christ Methodist Protestant Church was entertained Tuesday evening at the parsonage.

Following the business meeting refreshments were served. George Rouse superintendent of the Standard Ol. Company here. Is critically ill at his home Many of rhe dairymen here are complaining about the method by which the milk stations are grading the supply of milk during the winter months. It is said that certain quantities of the milk being brourht to the are traded, nhlle the remainder ciis.

ed as surplus milk and does not brlnjr as good prVes as the grade milk, al-thonjgh in many instances It comes from the same cans. MRS. NANCY A. LEWIS DEAD, AGED 82 YEARS (SpeHnl to Every Evening. Dehnsr, Jan.

10. Mrs. Nancy A. Lew, aged 82. died Monday at the home of her nPw.

Ralph Baker, following an attack of heart Mrs. Lewis Is survived by ten children. Funeral services were held from the home of a daughter, Mrs. Horace HAt-tleton of Del mar. Interment was rnnde at Mi'tlMniro.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Itarr entertained at dinner, Tuesday night. Their quests were and Mrs. J.

Emory Chipman, Mis Margaret Hastings, Miss Blanche Vlrden, Miss Sadie M. Hollis, Rachel Barr and Marie Barr. CLAYTON SCHOOL AIDS THE BABIES' HOSPITAL (Special to Every Evening.) Clayton, Jan. 10. The Clayton public school has contributed $12 to the Near East Relief and 2 boxes and 1 bog of groceries, vegetables, and fruit to the Babies Hospital and Day Nursery at Wilmington.

The school has 100 per cent representation In Junior Red Cross activity arl Is helping In the work. The 7th. 8th, and 9th grades after inviting the 5th and 6th grades to help them in organizing the Clayton Athletic Association have perfected an organization to' play visiting and local school teams in the spring and during any mild weather of the win ter. The school would be glad to from other schools of Delaware. RECORDER SIRXAX HAD BUST TERM Georgetown, Jan.

10. Recorder of Deeds Horace G. Sirman, who has Just finished one year of his term, has had a busy term. During the past twelve months the fees have amounted to which represents approximately twenty-five hundred deeds that have been placed on the records. MUSKRATS ARE PLENTIFUL, Chestertown, Jan.

10. Trappers here are reaping a harvest catching muskrato. the supply being apparently much larger this year than last. Pelts are selling for from $1.50 to $1.60 apiece while the meat finds ready sale at 20 cents each and is regarded here as a table delicacy. By cirrnov (tlpeoUt to Kwrrp JCwnt0.) 10.

reore H. If us ton, one of Beaford'a leading buainesc men, and a lifelong clUsen of this section, was given a aurpri party Tuesday evening, at his home on High treet. in honor ot him 70tb birthday anniversary. Bearing a handsome smoking cabinet, which they pre sented to him, in honor of the occa si on. eleven business men and asso ciates went to his home tand surprised him.

A luncheon arranged by Mrs. Huston and daughter. Miss Agnes Huston, was served. Those present were Harry C. Darbee, 1.

Harry Miller, Dr. R. M. Kaufman, Orlando W. Wiort, J.

Emery Miles. William Huston. Dr. Thomas F. Cottinrham.

WJMrar Hurley, Glenn Huston. 11, Twlford Morris, Charles Huston and George M. Huston. CLAYTON SCHOOL HAS LARGE ROLL OF HONOR Pupils in All Grades Win Badges for Perfect Attendance in December. Clayton, Jan.

10. The Clayton public, school. Kent county, had the following honor roll for December, the list containing the names of the pupils who earned badges for perfect and good attendance, respectively, In each of tho grades: First grade perfect attendance: Robert Edward Hutchinson, Leonard Newnam. El wood Robinson. Billy Spencer, Ixfton Stewart.

William Cowgill, John Knight. Charles Jerman, Olivo Blckling, Virginia Mills, Virginia Burrls, Ruth Dawson, Evelyn Ccwgill. Second gruds perfect attendance: Paul Coverdale. James Griffin. Albert Thawley, Rebecca Severson.

Irace Machomer. Carmon Loder. Dorothy lltmmond. Alberta Ely, Edna Catts; good attendance: Ernestine lvls, Sara Crossley. Nan Burke.

Third grade perfect attendance: Ben Seward, Harold Baker, Howard Donovan. Vaughn Griffin. Franklin Hardesty. Lewis Walker, Robert Warren, Ralph Coverdale, Lee Severson Floyd Crossley, Herbert Binder, Edgar Mills. Marguerite Van Sant.

Elsie Mae Williams, Louise Langrell; good attendance: Edgar Starkey, Elmer Hazel. Floyd Williams, Ida May Wright. Fourth grade perfect attendance: Robert Amos. Omer Hickling, Nat Bcggs, Harvey Cole, Edgar Harrington, Billlo Jerman. Crawford -Melvln liussoll Loder.

Ieon Jones, Edward Cowgill. Harry Everett. Ieora Christopher. Thelma Crossley. Rachel Jarrell.

Gertrude Melvin. Mildred Mills Georgia Moffett. Mary Langrell, Virginia Morris, Elizabeth Cowgill; good attendance: Edward Hlgdon, Fred Burke, Lowman, Eunice Newnam. Clartnda Tweedle. Fifth and Sixth grades perfect attendance: Claymond Griffin, Thayer Swain, David Mills, Rolert Craig.

Louise Bennett, Pauline Boggs, Agnes Ccnway. Mary Hutchinson, Evelyn Hoffecker, Nelly Lurty, Margaret Newnam. Coleman Hardesty, Lewis Hurd, Wtlhelmlna Garrison, Mary Pinder, Thelma Powel; good attendance: Charles Bennett, Paul Spencer, Denny Sudler. John Gluce. Helen Clayville.

Kathryn Spencer, Charlee Chase. William Lynch. George Lurty Mary Burke, Raddie Morris, Anna Mae Reynolds. Seventh grade perfect attendance: Arthur Coverdale. Charles Clayville.

Medford Eichholz. Roland Smith James Warren. Alvin Burrls. Itay-mond Morris. Katherine Morris, Ruth Day.

Elsie Griffin. Frances Amos; good attendance: James Clark, Pres-tor Poore, John Severson, John Spencer, Arthur Wheatman. Norman Wright. Cora Dulin. Mabel Melvin.

Margaret Ross. Eighth grade perfect attendance: Carl Crossley. Edward Eichholz, William Hollett, Ben Joh son, Paul Smith, Robert Sturgis, Eugene Moffett. Helen Craig, Hester Miller, Thelma Wright. Blanche Langrell, Rosalind Garrison; good attendance: William Ely.

Edward Pinder, Kathryn Sudler, Evelyn Onley, Hilda Hobbs. Naomi Burris. Ninth grade perfect attendance: Elmer Vansant, Robert K. Dunning, Lawrence Stevens. Milbourne Wllley Clifford Hurd.

Marie Davis; good attendance: Viola Haddoway, Beatrice Seward, Kathryn Newman. HOTKESSIS 'OTES. Hocke.sein, Jan. 10. Mr.

and Mrs. Warren Marshall of Vorklyn are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter on January 8. The W. T. U.

held an interesting meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Walker. Miss Elizabeth Mitchell was chosen delegate to rej resent the 'Union at the convention held In Washington, D. C. January 12 to 17.

Miss Helen Thompson has gone on an extended visit to friends at George's School, Pa. A meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held In the school building Tuesday evening, January 15. Cap Has No Ambition in UCV KVXb Lot. rW l-iGl. TVs' rri Vwve wsl Prominent Speakers En- gaged for Session to be Held in Georgetown.

(Special to Every Kvening.) Seaford. Jan. 10. The annual meeting of the Sussex County Teachers Association wUl he held in the Court House, at Georgetown, Friday, February 1, with the-' following officers In charge: Superintendent W. II.

II. White, of Seaford, president; Superintendent Ira 8. Brlnser, of Lewes, and Principal Emery Chlpmsn, of Del mar, vice-presidents; Miss Ada Cooper, teacher In the Laurel school, secretary; Miss Ethel Gibson, principal of the Greenwood school, treasurer. Miss Winifred Phillips, teacher of music In the Laurel school, will direct the singing. The forenoon session will open at 10 o'clock, with singing and Invocation, followed by addresses from State Superintendent of Public Instruction If.

V. Holloway; assistant superintendent in charge oX high schools, John Shilling, and another to be named. The forenoon session will close with a huslnes meeting. The afternoon session will begin with mus nnd an address by Dr. Payson Smith, State Commissioner of Education of Massachusetts.

President Whiter ilullihen. of the University of Iela-ware, will bring greetings from the University, and Mrs. Emily Cleaver will present the work of the Parent Teachers Association. The will then adjourn to the Georgetown public sivhool lnullding for their -ectlonnl mettlnrs. Town school boards md rural truntees will hold a.

section- 11 meeting at the same time In the Court House. The latter will bo ad-Iressed by a speaker to bo named later. A hamjuet will be given In the N'ew Century J'ub at 6.30 p. m. Principal John F.

Ielnlnger, of Bridge-vllle, will preside as toastmaster. The Vanljeer orchestra, of Seaford, A'lll furnish music at the evening session and the meeting wlH close with in address by Dr. Payson Smith. BOOKS AWARDED LAUREL PUPILS FOR ATTENDANCE (Nprcial to Every Evening.) Jjturel. Jan.

10. Eight grades the laurel s-hool received a took 'or the school Jileary ss a result of naklng an attendance of over 90 per for the month of December. The revalence of mumps In the commun-ty kept down the good attendance in he lower grades. Seventeen pupils in the first grade mode perfect for December; 15 in the sec-nd; 23 in the third; 31 In the fourth; 6 In the fifth: 25 in the sixth; 34 in the seventh; 35 In the eighth; 31 In the ninth; 24 in the tenth; 25 In the Seventh; IS In the twelfth grade The grammar grades had a total of 106 with a perfect attendance out of Hi total or 4ao, and toe high school rrade had 95 with perfect attendees out of a total of 153 enrolled. The freshmen.

Juniors and seniors ich made an average attendance of J7 per cent and the sophomore class had an average for the month of 94 er cent. The total perfect attendance for the month for the whole school was 301. MIL FORD CENTURY CLUB INSTRUCTED IX STATE LAWS (Special to Every Evening.) Mllford, Jan. 10. At the regular veekly meeting of the Milford New Jentury Club two talks were given, ne by Rev.

H. L. Bunstein. pastor the First Presbyterian Church of Milford, and the other by James Hal; Anderson, of Dover. Rev.

Bunstein instructed the ladies concerrdng the workings of the "World's Court" and imparted valuable Information about ihat body. Mr. Anderson spoke of Delaware laws. Miss Burdella Davis reported that much clothing etc, had been sent to the Delaware Colony for Christmas. A vocal solo.

"The Work! is Thrilled With Joy was rendered by Mrs. William Warren. The subject of the meeting was "Citizenship" and the program was arranged by the chairman. Miss May Davis. Next week the meeting will he devoted to business and social.

That Direction. ArJ I'M TH CHrrAPACr SHA.TER, AW TrV Cre.nrVMCH OVJ r- fc sej rs CMrrAPeCrN C3eUV. AN- ViOVi a IU it alt Iftsi LPLy 1 WCU, IISTALL OFFICERS Mrs. Hewlett Past Chief of New Castle Branch of Pythian Sisters. (Special to Evrry Evening.) New Castle, Jan.

10. Last evening the following officers of the William Penn. Temple No. 6. Pythian Slaters, were installed; Pii chief, Mrs.

Sophona Hewlett; most excellent chief. Miss Martha -Bryson; senior chief, Mrs. Klla Toppin; junior chief. Miss Sara Bryson; manager. Miss Mary Clayton; protector.

Miss Irma Mo- Knitt; guard. Miss Catherine Wll- helme; mistress of records and correspondence. Miss Marlon Bacon; mistress of finance, Mrs. Ada MeCuen. This evening Rev.

Carlisle Hubbard. pastor of the St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilmington, will preach at the revival services being conducted In the local Methodist Epis copal Church, Mrs. Jacob If. Speicher and Mrs.

Ernest Phillips tomorrow afternoon at the Current Events Class of the New Castle Century Club will read papers. A musical entertainment being arranged for the afternoon ses sion. This evening the members of the Friendship Lodge No. 3, A. O.

U. will meet in regular weekly session thu hnlge rooms of the Town Ha'l Andrew Mitchell and who re cently purchased the Spots wood estate owned iy Keith Rodney, Fifth and Delaware streets, have started to make ltentions to the property, converting it Into apartments. John Mollis employed at a local Industrial plant, yesterday had the Index linger of his left hand Injured by a falling casting. This evening the New Castle High School basketball team will play the Frederiea team in the Van Dyke Armory. Mrs.

Horace I. Ieakyne, yesterday was taken to the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, for an operation. Mrs. James B. Hatton of East Second street is confined her home with grip.

Mildred, the two-year-old daughte-of Mrs. Emily Bacon of the Strand, is ill with grip. Police Officer James L. Bacon who has been confined to his home on West Fifth street for several days with tne grtp Is showing improvement. Joseph Hood, a life long resident of this city yesterday was taken to the Delaware State Hospital.

STRIVING TO DEVELOP UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN (Special to Every Evening.) laurel. Jan. The Home Economics Deportment of the school Is continuing the nutrition work started with the grade children last year. Last year ail of the department in the State did this work and at the end of a. 12-week course the children showed an increase in weight of 2.4 per cent.

The course will be given for a period of 12 weeks again this year and it was started January 7. The object of the work is to determine if the children that are 8 per cent or more under weight can be brought up to normal or at least to show some gain and increase in health. All of the children in the first six grades numbering 235 have been weighed and measured. These figures are then compared with the chart of weights for children considering their height and age. From these figures the clas computes exactly what per cent each child' is over or under weight.

All of those who are 8 per cent or more under weight are the ones 'which the department works with. Each girl in the class Is assigned to a grade and every Monday morning she goes to that particular room and gives all the pupils in that room a flve-minifte talk on one of the health rules. She also tells a story and uses colored chart to illustrate her lesson. These girls also follow up this work by going into the homes of the children and enlisting the cooperation of the parents as this is absolutely essential to success. When possible the children are also given food suitable for the lesson taught.

CARL S. OT WELL DEAD. Georgetow n. Jan. 10.

Carl S. Ot- wt-22, aged 49 years, died yesterday. after an illness of several months. Mr. Otweil was a son of the iate Otho Otwell, for many years a widely known resident of Laurel, and grandson of the late John W.

Short, a former sheriff of Sussex county. He Is survived by one brother, John Bayard Otwell. who Is employed in Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. Burial will take place at Launcl today. RESIDENTS ANXIOUS FOR EW ROAD Miilsboro.

Jan. 1Q. Residents of Irriian River D.strict will make a concerted effort to have the State Highway Department complete the highway from Harmon's School to Oak Orchard this spring. I WIN Communication by Boat Between Forts tlu Pont and Mott Cut Off. (Special to Every Ermine.) Delaware City, Jan.

10. Mr, am Mrs. Jvhn Cook moved to Wilmington yesterday after having resided over thirty yearn. Mr. C.vk employed by the Pennsylvania Kailroa Company as a fireman on the local line, until a few week ago when he was placed on the retired list with a.

pension. Tl2e local Century -1ub 'm their regular wvckty meeting afternoon at 2 o'clock in the clubroom. The afternoon will a business matins which will followed ly a rou C-table JUri-m .1 t'iC Feieration ami it's Mr." Thomas 'A i i an, irev will be lfternoon at clock in t'n? ay.n at Fort dl 'he hi. h'K' shi i -t'vall tcmi vlll Hay t'ie five i vis eer.tir. Pont High Svlud of "Wilmington.

Next TuejJay afternoon, the boys' team and the girks" team will journey to Newark where they will play the Newark High School teanw. This will be the first game of the season for the local girls. The following Friday night in the gym at Fort du Pont, lhe local boys' and girls' team will entertain the Caesar Rodney High School tennis here. At a recent meeting of the players, Oivison. who has been play-mg forward, was elected to captain the five for the remainder of the season.

Old tilery Council. No. 12, Jr. O. V.

A. will meet tonight a 7.30 o'clock in regular business session in Mechanics Hall. At the child center yesterday afternoon. Mis Alice Vail, nurse in charge, weighed, measured and ex-itcnir'd 16 children and save instructions in child health and hygiene to seven mothers who visited the clinic. On account of the ico in the.

river during the past few days, there have not tven any boats runninsr between Fort du Pont and Fort Mott. The Lr-36 Is being equipped with heavy iron plates on the sides of her bow so that -he will be able to break- up the ice. The warm weather yesterday broke up th a ice in the canal considerably there was no further freezing af-ier traffic had civf passed through. The government engineers hope to have the L-56 running by this Th. Oentury Club are planning to stag a play early in February and last night held a preliminary practice at the home of Mrs.

Harry C. "Webb, chairman of the club committee on dramatics. Mrs. WiHIam U. Reybold left this afternoon for Newark where she will visit Dr.

ami Mrs. Walter H. Steel for a few days. Major Adolph surgeon at Fort du Pont. Is making the annual army physical inspection of the regular army officers, the National Guard of Delaware officers, and members of the Reserve Officers Corns who are at present residing in this vicinity and Wilmington.

The inspection of the of ficers at Fort du Font was made yesterday. leutenan: H. V. Collins and Chaplain H. D.

Southard have purchased isew automobiles. The Bridge Club of Fort du Pont and Fort Mott met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A- T. V. Moore of Fort du Pont.

The members from across the river at Fort Mott were urable to attend however on ac-eoun of the heavy ice in the river which prohibited the boats from running. The first prize was won by Mrs. P. N. Strone, wife of Lieutenant Strong.

Lieutenant and Mrs. Reynolds Burt have returned to their home at the post after spending time with relatives at Detroit, Mich. The attendance at the special prayer services which are lelng held this week in the various churches of town has been good each night. Tonight the service will be held in the Methodist Church. The prayer topic for tonight will be, "Education and the Toang." TXsrirkg the past year there were fourteen births in this immediate vicinity and nine death.

Several families moved away during- the year but their oss was more than offset numerically by the number of new families that moved here during the year. The new canal work has not increased the population of the town as it was nought it would do by this time. "Wihen spring comes and w-ork is begun in earnest, the majority the citizens look for a material increase in the town's population as well as business. EDon'f Suffer Pile Torture eft Today for a Free Sample ef Pjra-ud file Tretmot sad titop For Itching', fcleedinir or protruding piles. IT ram id PU Treatment Is a woo-oer; stops pain, prevents friction, take Tea Have No Id- How Wonderful F) ram Id la In til Von Try It.

trt soreness, stops strain, absorbs the swelling-, puts you on your feet and wonder why you ever suffered. Pro this with a free trial. Then set a 0 cent box of any druxsutt. STS.Z& feAMFJLB COIFON PYRAMID BRCO a pyramid Mich. Kindly send me a Free sample of Framid File Treat meat.

In plain wrapper. f- -i-V Great progress lias mad in all walks of life in the past twenty yean, arid none has mari greater strides in health rr)3tter than the members of the Chiro practic prr-feision. Many think that surgery mm, be resorted to in various ailments because they have refused to respond to methods trifd for their cure. Many sick are pointed to the resource surgery for what is said to be the i t. i i i univ "i i itnu corral the removal of organs and body 4.

a Pans in snouia remain in tne system tO '-TVe useful ends I he science of chiropractic cioS no aScfTlt to the 1 lOT Operations OTj the Wide SCa'r they are now practiced in rrlx- tr to diseased conditions. It (presents a method a 1 health work the bod" pass through them from brain to body. This contention not matter rf theorv It is support-a great man-. ed bv the fact of year-, of experience of r'lcc'-, fully restored cases without or operations in numerous com-' plaints pronounced by others beyond help save that of surger, The records of chiropractic in this respect justify full inrjuir by any person desirous of avoiding a threatened operation, The first object of the science of chiropractic is to save the organs of the body to their nat-jural uses. Tnat spina! adjust ments will often do this is clair.h shown in good results obtained in such conditions as are com-.

monly called goiter, gaii stores. appendicitis, tonsil itis. adenoidE. tumors, etc fn nhvsicai urri2 111 I.eru.g is the greatest burden bearer. jn the physical essentials of gQod 7 healtfl tne' ShOUid be 3S Weil as men.

Women suffer most not because they are the "weaker jsex," but because thev are the jmore weakened- Sex is not a (variation of nature that spdls less opptrtunity for health to women. The cauie of most feminine ills is mechanical. Stresses exerted on the spinal column siip the vertebrae cut of place. This compresses spinal nerves and brings diseases to involved body parts. Conditions that present operative symptoms often rise in this state cf nerve pressure.

In such cases operations can be avoided or reduced to the minimum by chiropractic spinal adjustment. Chiropractic offers ailing women the of a natural health mode that has the endorsement of thousands of women who regained their health through spinal adjustment. The life and movement of ail parts of the budy are controlled and maintained by a force and energy generated in and moving ifrom the brain through the nerves. This energy is the nourishment and force and energy generated in the body and upon jits presence depends the con dition of your health. Chiropractic.

Educational Articles will be published in thL newspaper each Thursday evening. Informative Chiropractic lit- jerature will be mailed to ou on application without cost or ob-i ligation, by addressing inquiries to the Chiropractic Educational Bu-jreau. Box No. 1, Ev ery Evening. (Wilmington, Del.

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