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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
DEATHS.

BOYLE In thls city on October ~. iqts
Iehn II. son Of William } and Nisrgare,
Funeral services It his ate residence -3o
Moodlawn avenue. on Wednesday affo--
noon at clock. lnterInent AZ Cath.G-ai
cemetery.
BADER-At Carney Point. y. II. 81 tr-
tOber y. 1915. Mrs. Ieua Bader. iaughtcr
Of Mrs J. y. Maier, and wife Of Harrz
Bader. aged - years
Relatives and friends a., yHrd lo 4. .Cra
the funeral services A. Chandler Under
taking parior on Thursday afternoon. Dc
tober "a at . ocIOch inter1ucnt Ag Lon-
hardy cemetery.
CRAWFoRD-In mis- citS. pn octobeL
p. 1918. Leon Wilde Crawford. ssvd =
wears
Funeral services viii 81 held u III atg
residence 300 v. seventeenth. street
on Thursday morning. October ~ a
O'Clock lnterment a. wilmington snc
Brandywlne cemetery
WENSER- this city on October -
1915 Emnla wife of George NenSer
daughter Of John and Carolina Rcdick
funeral services private At 2 oclock d
the re sidence of hcr father, lS29 West
Third street. on "Wednesday afternoon
YANsANT- In his city. IN oct39beE 70
1915 Ethel Clements. wife of 7. Price
Nansant. aged SO wears
Funeral services viii De held at her isle
residence. fo7 McC abe avenue. on ueSdsy
ment at Nilllington. Md. on arrlNa' ~
train leaving Wilmington SO " Wednesday
morning. without further noticc
wooD-At Camp Meade Md. On 0ct9her
IS 1918 Howard w, son Of David -
and sadie Nf Wood aged - searS-
Relatives and friends are invited % attend
he fuuerAl services Al fhc residence ~ flS
parents. 7o2 Kirkeood stree; on Wedne Sday
morniuE October D. at 1870 clock In
terrneut ~ ~iiNcrbrooh cemetery
BARTLETT III this clty on October 20.
lois Bertha MAJ Boyer, wife OF samuel
II Bartlett aged 20 years
Fineral services will be held AZ her iate
residences, ql4 Linden street, on Thursday.
October - at 3 O'Clock. lnterment at Sill
yerbrook cemetery.
BROWN In this city. on October 20 lotS
Annie T. Brown. wife Of \ Paul Brown.
aged 2S years.
Madison street. on Thursday morning az
10 o'clock. Interment az Cathedral GENE
tery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
LAIRD& COMPANY
Investment Securities I
du Pont Buildinr slepbons f2A2
pHILA. PRoDrCE MARKETS.
do Popt Buildinr
siepbonp p4242

Philadelpbis "a Ocf p orn duli.
No ?, yellow a- - grade snd Ioettion
50ai 20
oats. firm 10 white .oasn -
3, 78a7g
Butter. lower western rroamerE e,t-s.
50; nearby prints fancy. b}a65
Eggs higher nearby frst-. z Osal7 lu.
nearby current receipts d ~. !, psi..rn
extra hrsts. = 20; Jo i-ts : 2p
fancy selected packet j24s4 pr- 4azea
Cheese. firm New York md Wisconsin.
full milk }2a33 =
Lave poultry. higher fovI, aut L.gaoia-
36a3s 10 Leghorns. -3a.5I -p1nq
chickens. not Leghorns ,}6a.ss do ag-
horns }5a36 roosters. 24425. ducks.
Pekn. 2sa30; DO indian Runners 25a3G
turkeys, 36a37
Dressed poultry. arn fresh erri
fowls fancy, 37I.a.3s. DIX smaller -iz,.
3}a37; roosters. 28i9 spring chickens.
western, 3ia40; spnng ducks Long Island.
39a40
Potatoes, easier Eastern shoe. Do-
barrel. 200a4 90: New JERSEY No pp-
basket, Goa II do No = .lthio5 No
i, per hundred pounds. 2..j0a2 50 Sc
,, g0a2.25.
Tallow, quiet cry prime. Il c.e.
lS@4 special. loose 1919 co4nrr1 a-me.
IS, dark, I6i2al6St edible. Il 80.
u Laa22
Flour. GulI, winter wneat. itD ne- cent
-four. i0O0al0 -. Nansa-. el U6eh
100. spring 30. l060aIi00
Hay hrm. scarce timothv. Na .arge
ana small bales. 81 50a3s. 20. No Il
80 G0a.37 90 \o 3. - 0Oa33 10: cover
H4xed, ligit. 3j.5Oa36 90. 40 I 4n
34.O1a 81 %. W ,. % O0a39 0O
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
INJURY COMPACTS
PASSED BY BOARD
Thirty five or Forty Compensation
Arguments Approved; TO Probe
Delay in Reports

1hIrty-iive or forty agreements he-
tween employers and employees covering
accidents of all kinds were approved by
the State Industrial Accident Board
which met in regular session today at
the rooms, 2l0 Ford Pudding Action
on three more eases Is likely To be post
poned this afternoon owing Ia the dif-
iiculty IN getting physicians to testify
during the influenza epidemic.
Determination To prosecute concerns
which have held lack reports ON accidents
in violation Of the law, unless good aud
sufficient reasons for the delay are gwen
the board, was reached at the meeting
this morning, which was attended by the
three members Of the board, Sylvester ID.
Townsend, Jr, chairman; Harry Mayer
and Nollcy NJ Murray
According to the secretary, > number
OF industrial concerns have failed to
notify the board when workmen have
been injured, some Of the concerns having
offended in this particular IN several
instances Members Of the board arc
inclined to think that this failure may he
due TO some extent 10 clerical force
crippled by the influenza Rigid IN
vest igation Of each case will be made,
however. and where there IS no adequate
excuse forthcoming prosecutions Will
follow
No disputes between employers and
employees regarding the payment of
compensation claims were presented In
the board The list approved comprised
agreements which, in every case, bad been
cheerfully met by the industry concerned
Two involved payments for deaths One
widow with seven small children was
awarded sl2 weekly for 30 weeks for
her husband who was killed by burns
during employment by the Lewis g. Roth
Electrical Co. here. Another vii dow
with five children was gwen the saTe
amount for the same period as compensa-
tion for the death OF her husband while he
was employed by the Worth Brothers
Steel Co
The board is working on a statistical
sheet on which to make full report Of
Delaware accident cases To the next
Legislature They arc following recon-
mcndations made by the committee. on
statistics of the National Association 81
Industrial Accident Boards.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
LEVY COURT TALKS
ABOUT ROAD WORK
Standard Eitulittic Co. Wants
Time Extended on High
way Section.

Road construction engaged the at
teution of the Levy Court TODAY.
Action was deferred for one week on a
petition from the Standard Bitulithic Co
for an extension of time for completing
section of the Lincoln Highway, eX-
tending from the city line to Marshallton.
The company did not tell how much
additional time IT wanted.
Commissioner Groves said the road
from Prices Corner TO Marshallton is in
bad condition and should be scarified if
reconstruction could not be finished before
winter. County Engineer Grubb did
not think reconstruction would be COM
pleted this year because the contractors
cannot get building materials after No
vember T. The Lincoln Highway con-
tractors had been DELAYED by labor short
age, depending almost entirely on work
house prisoners, Mr.. Grubb said. and in
that respect differed from other road con-
tractors. who obtained laborerS elsewhere.
He did not think the Standard Bituithic
Co had done all il should.
The county engineer reported that the
top of the road extending from the city
lne to Prices Corner is finished and the
road will be open to travel November l.,
He complained about the Lynch Con
struction Co breaking concrete on the
road and digging therein a trench 600
feet long and two feet wide without
obtaining permission from the court.
Attorney Speakman and the county
angineer were instructed to send a protest
q the company
The United States Highways Council,
which had approved section 1 of the
Lincoln Highway. extending from Mar
shalton to Pixies Creek, as an essential
road, announded withdrawal of approval.
because of other and more important
needs for materials, labor and trans
portation. Engineer Grubb said had
Federal approval OF section { been given
promptly one-third nf the road would
have been finished
The court filed communication from
the John L Taylor Quarry CO. saving
because of labor shortage the company
might not he able TO complete county
orders for Sto before October 81 and
suggesting that the court confer with
the State Highway Department relarivc
% obtaining store after November |
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
NOTE JUST QU|BBLES
As PARIS READS It
Simply Bctrays Depression and De
moralization of German People;
Seeks Armistice at Any Price.
by Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris. Oct. 22 The German reply
10 President Wilson was eagerally dis
cussed in official circles and in pnrli-
ament. Among deputies of all snaues of
opinion the impression was first of all that
the reply betrayed more than previous
communications the state Of depression
and the Generalization of the German
people as the result of the allies victory.
As n whole, the note is found to be
equivocal and tortuous and platitudinous-
ly phrased as To leave the door open
for all sorts of quibbling. Nowhere is
there evidence in the reply OF genuine
desire to accept the only way in which
peace can be concluded, according To
expression of opinions here. On the con-
trarv all that is apparent is the urgent
desire of the German general staff To
get an armistice at any price In order to
rcorganizc its reserves Of men and ma
terial. Therefore, II is generally believed
that the reply is not likely TO be con-
sidered at Washington,
The Figaro SAYS the men who com
bincd to write the reply to President
Wilson have Translated the anguish
disarray and powerlcss anger of this
people in whose name they pretend to
SItsik
The Mat,n says;
Our adversary seeks snll TO deceive
himself by lulling himself against al
evid ce and hopes to succeed in dc
luding Wilson by euph Il iSms and equivo-
cations
The Joum L. says the note seeks
10 divide the Ines and 60 draw from
President Wilson a forma declaration
that nothing will be aSkcd contrary
to the honor of the German people, bu,
what an asow | Of defeat Il IS
Colonel dc Thomasson, N the Petit
Journal says: The note Is proof that
the German high comm"ud consider,
the situation of its armies most grave
but not vet desperate
"rhe German government again il
trying TO quibble, SAYS l. liomme Llbr,
Still while Illuminating itself IT does moi
admit its defeat. but one feels it is at the
cnd of its resistance
Marcel Cachin. writing in Humanite
SAYS "Cln every point tho German
government clearly shows an effort
at conciIlation. Good sense and reason
dictate that we do not persist in talkins
OF trap and tricks We NAV observe tha,
a new step. toward Just peace has beer
madt thls day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
WILL FREE BELGIANS.
Deported and Political Prisoners to be
Liberated. Vatican Assured.
Rv Associated Press to Every Evening


Rome, Oct 22-Baron Won der Lacken,
chief OF the German political department
at Brussels, has informed Cardinal Mer-
dier, pri1nate of Belgium, that when the
Germans evacuate that country. the
deported BelgIans and political prisoners
will be spontaneously released, according
to the Osservatore Romano, the semi
official Vatican organ.
He told the cardinal. ii Is said. that a
part of the Belglans who were deported
would be free to return TO their country
on Monday
This notification was in the form OF a
letter handed TO the Cardinal personally
bv Baron Won der Lancken. The text
of the letter read as follows:
You are the incarnation Of the emf
nence of occupied Belgium You are
its venerated and needed pastor II Is.
then. to YOU that the government gem
eral and my local government have
charged me to announce that when they
vacate your territory they will spon-
taneously set free deported Belgians
and political prisoners They will be,
IN part, free 70 return 10 their country
on Monday,
This declaration Is Of a nature that
will fiji your heart with rejoicing
am all the happier TO make il 10 you In
that / could not have lived four years
among the BeIglans without esteeming
them and without appreclating their
patriotism al its true value
IL is understood that this communi-
cation has been transmitted TO King
Albert of Belgium and President Wilson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
PICKS OUT SINGERS.
BY Measuring Head Scientist Finds His
Diagnosis as Exact as Mathematics.

Los Angeles Oct ga method of
testing the ability OF any person to sing,
without seeing him or even hearing him,
has been devised by Theophilus FItz
of this city, recently. director Of music In
the State Teachers College OF Colorado.
This method which Professor Eitz SAYS
Is hIs contribution 10 science. ! based
upon series Of measurements OF the head
cavities that he declares he has worked
down 10 exact mathematics. He does
not find IT necessary 10 see, touch or hear
the subject. as his work, which he terms
voice diagnosis. has become as definite
to him as mathematics. All he asks is
that certain measurements OF the head
be taken correctly
After learning these measurements and
the sex OF the subject. he makes his own
calculation as TO the size and shape of the
head cavities and announces whether
the subject, If a girl, is soprano or
oontralto, and If youth, whether he
should sing the role of basso or OF a tenor
robusto
Mamie often sings soprano Just be
cause Susie does, although she ought
to be singing contralto, says Professor
Fitz And Bill insists upon singing
bass, because he thinks II is manly, when
ne really ought 10 be tenor
Persons with round heads make the
best singers, he SAYS, because their head
cavities are the most symmetrical, those
with long heads come next and those
with oval cranlum rank last
Its nonsense" he says, for people
10 pass four or FIVE years studying music
70 ascertain whether they can sing and
if so, what part. when by this method,
they can obtain such decision imme-
diatelv" /"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
SETTLING ESTATES.

Isaac X Brown register of wills.
has granted letters Of administration
As follows: On the estate of Frederick
J Gardner to Annie b. G rdner: estate
Of Joseph \. Higgins to Edward A.
Higgins: estate of Margaret Dougherty
TO Cornelius K. Dougherty; estate Of
Harry A. Harwitz to Bessie H. Har-
witz; estates of Sarah NJ Neal and EIiz-
abeth Neal to james ]. McNally, estate
Of Walter E. Mahan to Virdelmar Ma
han, estate of Clarence b. Myers to
Anna M. Myers, estate of David d.
Davis to Joseph Harry Gordon, estate
OF Hannah f. Berry to James Kane,
estate Of Philip L. Workman to Maud
). Workman, estate Of Franklin A. Perry
to Maize j. Perry and estate of Fred
l.. Baldwin to Grace c. Baldwin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
ERZBERGER NOW PACIFIST.
Once Deyotee of theTheoFy that Ruth
lessness is Humanity

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London. Oct - Ii IS recalled bv
the correspondent At Berne Of the Times
that Matthias Erzberger leader OF the
German CentriSts aud member Of the
government formed to convince the out
side world of the peace loving character
OF this government, in newspaper ar
ticle written in February. 1915, expressed
sentiments quite the contrary to those
he is now supposed to entertain He
wrote
The greatest ruthlessness IN reality
the greatest humanity Ii it should
be possible to destroy the whole Of Lon
don that would be more humane than to
allow one Of our fellow countrymen ia
bleed to death on he battle field bccaus"
such radical cure would lead most
speedily to peace
England has stolen from ue more tha
100 merchant ships The answer to
this should be that for every German
merchantmen one English town or village
will be destroyed by our airmen.
The German newspapers are laying
great stress on the supposed attitude of
Herr Erzberger on the peace question.
they refer at length to this plan for leagu,
o. nations
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
TOBACCO COMPANIES
CHARGED AS TRUST
Create Monopoly and Resort to
Unfair Competitive Methods,
Federal Commission Alleges.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

Washington. Oct Give tobacco
corporations and Il number of their officers
and directors were charged in a formal
complain { TODAY by the Federal Tia ie
Commission with price discrnnina tions
in the sale of cigarettes and other to-
bacco products tending To create mono
poly unfair methods of competition
and the maintenance of interlocking
dircctorates and Illegal concentration
of control of producing companies.
Those named are the Tobacco Produc is
Corporation OF Richmond. Va: GToV
Melachrino Tobacco Trading Company
New York: Schinasi Brothers. Inc. New
York: The Prudential Tobacco Company.
Inc, New York; The Falk Tobacco
Company of Virginia, and George l..
Storm. Reuben Mcllis, Albert Falk
Jacob L. Hoffman, James NJ Dixon
Gray Miller, L. b. Mckittorick and
lcon Schinasi
The defendants were ordered 10 appear
before the commission III Washing on on
December : to show cause why tho cor
porations should not be required to dis
pose Of stock unlawfully held in other
companies in violation 10 tho CLAYTON
law.
The Tobacco Products Corporation.
tttt Ft4tlI'lfih' siiNttSr 'ahili3A NV. III
and 1918. acquired all of the stock and
capital OF the four other concerns. which
Substantially lessons competition and
tends 10 create a monopoly" and also
controls the khedivia Company of New
\ ork. the Standard Tobacco Company.
Inc. and Stcphano Pros. Inc, both OF
\irglnia. The \ctor G. ianadis COMPANY
Maine. and the Surhrue Company
cw Jersey.
i, charged that the corporation, with
the intent of StIfling competition 'in the
man uiactu ure and sale of tobacco products,
concealed its ownership and control of
these corporations and permitted them
to lie advertised as wholly independent
Further charges include payment of
commissions and rebates to dealers who
advertised products TO these corporations
and 10 those who agreed not to advertise
the products of competitive companies
The corporation, II is charged, for the
last six months had paid the Louis ]
LIggett Company owner Of about seven
hundred retail chain stores monthly
commissions equalling FIVE per cent OF
products purchased by 1t, and has con
tracted 10 pay this company ten per cent
of the increase in amount of total pur-
chases for the entire wear 1918 over those
Of 1917. up 10 an increase Of 80 per cent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
LONDON D|STRUSTFUL
OF BERLIN PEACE NOTE
London Newspapers Find Reply
Obviously Unacceptable; Mere
Protestation Government Says.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Oct y Newspapers almost
without exception view the German reply
to President Wilson with impatience and
dlstrust
Germany still impenitent is the
caption on the editorial of the Chronicle,
which dismisscs the reply as obviously
unacceptable The Graphic. Is more
optimistic and says verbally, the Ger
mans are getting slightly nearer the point
OF view upon which the Allies mean TO
insist
The Niger in the woodpile, in the
German reply, according 10 the Express.
is the desire for an arrnistice based on an
elaborate estimate Of tho rival forces as
they are today
This, the newspaper SAYS, Is . dis
ingenious twist Of the Wilson conditions, :
and continues:
We dare not consent 10 q suspension
ot hostilitles unless we can obtain in
October the terms we shall dictate before
July TO an enemy who is broken and
beaten to his knees
The German reply is regarded as
mot business, but mere argument and
proteStation," In government, diplomatic
and political circles The view is that
1t Z not a reply, but simply a resort 70
verblage One highly placed Official
described it as badly camouffaged in
sincerity"
Henry NJ Hyndman, leader of the
British Socialists, said:
This reply is simply another piece of
shutting ] hope President Wilson will
answer it very abruptly briefly. IF he
were TO accept this reply as basis for
negotiation, IN my opinion. he would
simply be sacrificing the dignity of the
position he worthily gained
Fre,.erick George Holloway, Parlia-
mentary Secretary to the Minister of
Munitions said
Only our leaders. Premier Lloyd
George, Premier Clemenceau and Presi-
dent Wilson, on the political side. and
Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Haig and
General Pershing, on the military side,
can say If the note means that Germany
is at last prepared to face the facts and
draw the inevitable conclusion. The
way to make an early peace is TO be ready
for long war
With reference 10 the paragraph IN
the German note denying that the German
navy in sinking ships ever purposely
destroyed lifeboars with their passengers,
il is pointed out III government circles
that many eases could be quoted in reply
to this denial Two recent cases are the
Llandovery Castle, the Canadian Hos
pital ship sunk in the Atlantic, and the
French steamer Lyndiana, sunk off the
north coast Of SPAN on July IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
COUNTY BALANCES.

Treasurer Lippineott reported to the
Levy Court today that New Castle count,
has current funds amounting to $40.
1888 and a miscellaneous roads account
Of SI7S.63.
He also reported the following funds
for the maintenance of dirt roads: Chris-
tiana hundred, S5,6l73S; Mill Creek
81, ,42S.S3; White Clay Creek, s693. .3S
Pencader, S., ,543 76; New Castle, 1890. SO
Red Lion, s3,576.11; st Georges
81 ,S34.5S; APPOINTMENTS, 1902 73
Blackbird s3,S37 Is; Brandywine, s2G,-
Z4i 40
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
PERSHING THANKS FARMERS.
Have Rendered Invaluable Aid 10 Allies
He Writes.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York, Oct. 22.-General Pershing
has sent a letter of appreciation to the
farmers of America who, he says, have
not only supplied their quota of fighting
men and bought largely Of Liberty Bonds,
but have increased crops both last year
and this over one billion bushels above
normal production.
The letter addressed to Carl Vrooman,
assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and
made public here by the committee on
public information, says
Food is of vital necessity, and from
the day of our entry into the war America S
army of food producers have rendered
invaluable service to the allied cause by
supporting the soldiers at the front
through their devoted and splendidly
successful work in the fields and burrows
at home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
PAID FOR ROAD REPAIR.
Real Estate Dealer Allowed Pay ny
Street Department.

Contamination vas received by the
Board of Directors of the Street and
Sewer Department az their meeting
this morning from Carroll W Griffith,
2 local real estate dealer, requesting
that some return be made hun for money
he had expended IN repairing the streets
IN front Of building operation Of eight
homes which he IS conducting near the
corner Of Twenty-seventh and Harrison
streets.
Mr. Griffith stated IN the letter that
the principal material on which he mad
expended money was number Of loads
of cinders, which he sad cost him 81 %
a load, He SAID he had made effective
repairs on that particular strip Of road,
and as the repairs were deemed necessary
by the board, an order was issued for
80 loads OF cinders at the gwen price
of 81 25 a load
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-22
FELT SORRY FOR HIM.
William Rays Friends Condone Name
sake's" DeYeiicfion.

William Ray, an employe in the County
Building, has been experiencing numerous
and severe complications as . result oi a
'namesake Of his, William T Ray,
imbiblngitoofreely OF spirlruous liquors.
last week. and who vas arralgned IN City
Court On q charge Of drunkenness.
The name OF William Ray was publish
ed IN the daily papers as one of the nu-
merous mysterious acknowledgements
get-lt' eases. IN City Court, the puzzIIng
question being where did they get me
'wherewlthaIi, to become intoxicated,
when the saloons and wholesale houses
were closed by order OF the Board Of
Health
Ray says he has been interviewed by
several acquaintances about the matter,
but the peculiar thing about il is that
not one of his friends took pains 10 ChIde
him because he became intoxicated, out
all merely repeated the above named
question