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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
Annual Meetings

VIZ GUARANTEEING MORTGAGES
224 Land Title Building
t& Capital ................s2,O 81, 900 600
Surplus and Profits 80. 7O5.126
Philadelphia. June Z 1919
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF
the Philadelphia Company for Guaranteeing
Mortgages will be held at the office Of the
Company. 224 Land Title Bldg. on Monday,
Juno 16, 1919, at 3 80 p. m. for the pur-
pose Of electinR Is Directors to serve for
ensuing year. and to transact such other
: business as may be brought before the meet
tnk. By order of the Boa rd OF Directors
SAMUEL C. EDMONDS. Sec.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Gains In Average and Actual Loans
and Reserves

New York. June THE New York
bank statement this week shows in
crease in average and actual loans and
reserves.
Details follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07

Total sales reported on New York stock
ticker. 1000 shares. compared with
LIZ. 800 shares yesterday; thus far this
week, 9,S13, 200 shares; same period last
week. 69l4, 900 shares
Evening star., 1919-11-16

Mrs. A.sscs stanford. wife Of Capt.
Stanford,t-S. A.. accompanied by
their fitfIes son Frederick aud heI
mother. Mrs. C. NJ Busbee. sailed last
week to join Capt Stanford in Co.
blenz
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Maj Norman Randolph, L. S. A:
end Mrs Randolph recently arrived
from the Canal Zone and spent last
week in New York. where they were
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. Alfred N.
StrouSe,
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O'Brien, wife of Lieut.. Commander
O'Brien, U. S. N, have gone to Phila-
delphia. where the two families have
| leased house for the season at 2112
Skunk street. Mrs. O'Brien while in
| Washington visited her mother. Mrs.
| Demonet.
] Prof. E. X. Rawson. U. S. N. and
| daughter. Miss Katherine Rawson.
have taken an apartment at the Par
ker House. Boston. for the winter
| Miss Rawson recently joined her
father in Boston after a visit to
| friends in Washington.
Mrs. John G. Church, wife of Capt
Church. U. S. N. has gone with their
little son to Portsmouth. N. H, where
they are settled for the present at the
Sinclair Inn.
Mrs. Louis Kingsley, widow of Com
| mander Kingsley, U. S. N. with her
daughter, Miss Louise Kingsley, will
spend the winter here in the house
she recently leased, on Jefferson
| place.
| Commander Bruce L. Canaga. L. S.
| N. has leased the Green farm at
jamestown, r. l., where he will at
tend the December class at the Naval
War College.
Maj. Arthur B. Owens, U. S. M. c.,
retired, and Mrs. Owens are spending
| the winter at the Margrave, Philadel-
phia.
Lieut.. Commander Jay K Esler, u
S. N. and Mrs. Esler have had visiting
them at Annapolis, the latter's mother,
Mrs. S. Byerley. who returned last
week to her home, in New York.
Capt. Harrison T. Swain, U. S N.
! retired, and Mrs. Swain, with their
little son, George Wood Swain. are
| spending the winter in Los Angeles,
Calf.
Lieut.. Commander E. D. Almy. U. S.
| NJ and Mrs. Almy have been visiting
the latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ewing Brooks, at their home,
! in Los Angeles. Calf
Commander Almy, who is aid and
| fleet engineer officer on the staff of
! Admiral Gleaves, sailed on the Novem-
Der transport for duty with the
! Asatic fleet.
Mrs John Hood. widow of Rear Ad-
miral Hood, U. S. N. has gone to An
napolis for the winter and is at Car
vel Hall.
Lieut. Commander Otto NJ. Forster,
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Forster have ar
rived from France Mrs. Forster, who
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Navy and Marine Corps Notes.

Lieut.. Edward B. Robinette. U. S. NJ,
and Mrs. Robinette have arrived in
Washington for a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Mason
Lieut.. Robinette is attached to the
United States embassy at Rome
Mrs. Howard N. Hartley, wife of
Lieut.. Hartley, U. S. NJ, has gone,
with their young daughter Arabelle,
to New York to join her husband,
who is on duty on the destroyer
Ellis.
Mrs. Hartley and her daughter
passed the summer with the formers
father, Judge Dudley. at Hampton,
Va. and before going to New York
made a short visit to her sister, Mrs
H. Schieffelin Clark. in Richmond
Rear Admiral Yates Sterling, U. S.
N! retired, and Mrs. Sterling have
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was formerly Princess Tyson Bull
ghereni, met her husband while he was
abroad with the American forces early
in the worlds war.
Lieut.. Bernard Shumaker, U. S. NJ,
and his bride have gone to Annapo-
lis, where they are visiting the lat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Thomas.
Mrs q. w. Reynolds. widow of Pay
Director Reynolds, U. S. N, has left
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reopened their winter home. on Lam
vale street, Baltimore, after passing
the summer at jamestown, r. l.
Lieut.. Commander Harry Biddle
Turner, U. S. NJ. ard Mrs. Turner,
after a visit here with Mrs. Cecil
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with her daughters to spend the WIN
ter in Hollywood. Calf.
Mr.. Stewart B. Reynolds. her son.
was discharged from the Navy re-
Gently and has returned to his studies
at Yale.
Rear Admiral N. E. Miles. U. S. NJ,
retired. accompanied by Miss Miles.
returned to this country from Mon
treux, Switzerland, last week and is
--1Gs.-1i..e..eS2 -, I,ifxhtt pa2el
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Myer, has gone to Philadelphia, &C
companied by their daughter Peggy'
for a visit to friends.
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Lieut.. Catesby Jones, U. S. A, has
had as his guest at his quarters at
Fort Myer his mother, Mrs Jones
who returned last week to her home
in Richmond.
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Mrs. II. r. Hanson. wife of Capt.
Hanson, L. S. A. after an illness OF
several months, is now convalescent
at their quarters, at Fort Myer. where
Capt Hanson is on duty with the 18TH
Field Artillery.
Evening star., 1919-11-16

Capt. Armand Durant, L. 5. A. and
Mrs Durant have returned from tnelr
wedding journey and are established
for the winter in their quarters, No.
10, at Fort Myer. Va.
Evening star., 1919-11-16

COL. Walter II. Gordon. L. S. A, and
Mrs. Gordon. with their daughter
Miss Ellen Gordon. arrived in WASH,
ington last week and are at the Hotel
Grafton.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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Mai Cen George w. Goethals. U!
s. A, retired, accompanied py MIS-
Goethals. after spending the past six
months at their summer home at
Vineyard Haven. have gone to New
York. where they are established in
their apartment at 130 East oth
street.
Evening star., 1919-11-16

Mrs Guy William Mcclellan. widow
of Mai. Mcclellan. L. S A. with her
where she has an apartment for the
winter at 271 Central Park West.
Evening star., 1919-11-16

Mrs Harry w. Bissell. wife of capt
Bissell. L. S. A., after placing their
son at the Staunton Military Academy.
Staunton. Va. has gone to New York
for a little visit before rejoining her
husband at Fort Ontario, y. Y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
LABOR CONDITIONS
THROU ,HCUT COUNTRY
Reductions in Working Forces Arc
Indicated for Western and
Southern States Soon.

The following statement an to labor
conditions throughout the country is
made up from the weekly reports obtained
by the Department ri Labor from local
representatives Of the United State. En-
ployment Service
New England Reports from Portland
Indicate that supply and demand are
equal Boston, Lynn and Worcester.
Mass. show slight decreased from firms
reporting, caused by the laying of Of men
The rest of the State shows supply and
demand equal, save for surplus noted IN
clerical workers, machinists, molder- and
textile workers. A slight shortage is noted
in machine tool hands Reports from
Providence indicate reduction IN en-
ployos with supply and demand equal
Connecticut according to reports received
is the only State in New England that
shows any marked surplus. bridgeport and
New Haver report about 10 900 surplus,
Hartford, 2O6: Norwich, 1000. New
Britain is now the only city IN Con
nectcut reporting a shortage.
New York Buffalo appears 10 be the
only city in the State reporting large
surplus, indications pointing 10 a surplus
of 10000 against 5000 shown on the pre-
ious weeks report Surplus Of 800 IN
dicated by reports from Rochester has
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Sp,c.5l CorFrspoadeno o. Lycry LVcnins
tlAtou. Md jar Liberty Club
L he name of al association Uf ouag
I~ople III Nlr'E Last for soc!al purpose
WITH Mrs Eiama Hutton president
Mrs. samuel Stugcon, slce-presldent
Nus Dorothy DIggs, treasurer, MISSES
Msrlop Underwood ana Anna Falls
tecrrtares Georgc o Carey. editor Of
the North East star and deputy clerk oi
the county court, and u J alls were
elected honoTorary members
Charged with stealing Christmas ,rccs
from the farm oi john b. I.ancy nca~
Elkton, John kitche of NrW Castle,
De has beer committed 10 Elkton
Jail for hearing
RISING sun Methods, Episcopal Church
winch has been closed ior several months.
undergoing eAtenslEe improvements, will
b. rcopsiled tomorrow morning. NTH
Bishop JutI L Hamilton II Washington.
j. pIeachiug 10 gpouiag sermon
Di-tuc' ~uperin',1Irnt Bob,I Watt
~ Wilmington aud ec5,I4. p.A,r Il. uistcI,
viii 'ake par IN tho daE ser,.,.~
y Community Singing Cnb IL. t,ep
organl I'd II klAtou, with Mrs Robert
y. Brown, president, and Ms Kathryn.
Brattou, secretary and treasurer
Cecil County Mutual Building As
sociation has appointed committee 70
cooperate with other associations IN
making arrangement. for the welcome Of
the local boys back from overseas duty
Those appointed 10 reprecn' the ba;.ding
assoclation are r G TLackcIy. c G.
strickland, David Scott, " II acknll,
DR.. > q, George " Cosdcn, s.
J. Key Mrs IS liuley, Mrs Llsic
ash, / r. ~ Cameron, \ iss kathryne
Bratton and :, is Anna G. Denny
A motor truck In stopped in Elkton.
last evening, being entertained by the
members Of the Red Gross al the arInory
building
The sum of sl55 was raised ~ poultry
supper held IA Lcwisvillc one night thu
wceA, Tor the benefit 4 St Johns N J.
Church.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
NEWS OF BRIDGEVILLE.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Bridgeville, Jan 4--Russell Wlcr,
who for the past few years has been en-
ployed at Hurlev's garage in Seaford.
has returned home and will 90 10 one
Of the northern cities u seek employ
ment in the electrical business
Ray SammOns, who wa. stationed
At Cape May in the Naval Reserve,
has been discharged and is now here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Sam
mons.
Joseph Markowitz. who has conducted
a shoe repairing establishment on Market
street for the past fe,f months, S
moved MS family TO Laurel, where he
viii continue the business
James Willey, son of MIR and Mrs
@. j. Wiley, who recently recovered
from the influenza, Is now confined TO
his bed IN a serious condition.
Miss Hattie Bennett, who is In the
training school Of the Orthopedic Hos
pltal Of Philadelphia, has been visiting
her mother near town.
George Gray, who has been suffer
ing FROM a complication of diseases for
the past year, died on Sunday Funeral
services we're held Tuesday afternoon
Elkton Adams and wife Of Whining
ton, haze been here visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Edward J. Adams, this
week
Ralph Aiclson Of the L. s. Naval
Reserve has been visiting his parents
here, this week
John Russell Of near town met with
an accident yesterday. when his left
foot was badly crushed by being run
over by an automobile.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04

r-,rts from Duluth indicate slirbt in.
craze.
South Atlanta. BaltiHrore, sorloil
continue ~ sbDp shortages. Shtytagns in
G.orain orc indicated in earrepter
isborerg and textile workers, with 4 bs.a-
shortage in Maryland of coal miners ~,
laEorers Nashville repDrts a surplus n.
1000. In New Orleans, indications MN.
~ supply and elernand being equal
West Salt Lake City stll Indicates
surplus, though slight, with sbortagr
from Little Rock, Ransas City rsrs,r4s Z.
slight laying of, ST. ECriis a slightly u
creased layod.
Pacific COast--Ssn FranciboO in1iea.ns
a surplus Of 7,5fp AZ against nm IN a
previous report Oakland surplus + .iiii
gwen a. 800. In L1e Angels, Vlyy
still euisls demand There Is d sbnrtag
IN Seattle, supply and demand tsu
about equal IN Portland, Orngon.
Reports from $50 industrial e1r0rrn.
IN large centers of the countTy, plaee Uis
number 81 employees on their pay rob ~
the past week ~ 3,S2s 900 Thy -Ti
n ate, however, for The oo1ning veek . y
ductlon ~ 62,Df0, OF less than tVo ~,
cent. Tins reduction T. reported ~ h ile
principally 10 closing dorzu q piante 'g-
the holidays and inventory. lndusirsi
plants 10 he south, particularly 70 Fo-'i
Carolina and Virgins, show much De2'
or tendency ~ clo@e down ~ this trr~
than dO thnSc IN northern cities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
DELAWARE COLLEGE WOMEN.
Various Matters Of Interest Considered
at the January Meeting.

The January session Of the Delaware
Association Of College Women was held
Thursday afternoon ut the home OF Mrs.
j. Harvey Whiteman, 1901 FRANKLIN
street. Mrs Thomas DAVIS directed the
program. Among those present were
Dean Ninifred j. Robinson, Mis-. a. -.
Warner, and seven students OF the
Womens College of Delaware.
Among the many interesting ques'ions
discussed Federal supervision oi education
and women 8 part IN postwar work were
the most important. RESOLUTIONS were
adon,cd asking Congress TO pass hill
appropriating sloO,U0opo each year ior
educational work. Another resolution
asked for the appointment OF a Federal
department of education, its secretary to
hc included in the Presidents cabinet.
Delawarcs share in this annual apportion-
ment OF 500, 600 600 would he $751;
200 III. IL was calculated by Miss Mary
r.. de You, who introduced the resolution.
4 minimum wage scale was favored, to
be fixed by the State, an suggestion was
made that comm lssion be appointed to
handle this matter for the State Miss
katherine Woodman urged that women
he given special training for farm work,
part icularly directing work and managing
farm labor, as there IS great back-to-
mo, cement IN force since the be-
ginning Of the war
Miss Mary Wright Of Choptank, Md,
spoke for the keeping up of the ! "
G A. Dean Robinson was congratulated
on her success in finding positions for a
great number of the graduates Of the col
lege The speaker, Mrs \. ID. Warner,
fostcrcr Of the Woman's College, also sold
that he college, which had been thought
20 bc supcrfuous because there were
Others nearby, had indicated its useful
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04

been reduced 10 400 Some suTpllsee arc
noted In the State among brick naeoYs.
carpenters, cement workers, clerical, cleo
tririnns, engineers and fremsn hotel and
restaurants, nhchinists, machine t,oi
hands, painters and wood workers. Short
ages are reported IN agriculture, black.
smiths, boilernakerg, laborere, railroad
workers, shipworkers and woodrnen.
New Jersey---A shortage is Indicated by
most Of the cities, reporting, with a
rather marked reduction In Newark
Pennsylyanias SURPRISES are iDd,-
Gated by the reports from any point IN The
State, very heavy shortages still being
Indicated In four large industrial centers
IA shortage of 26,OJC is reported Phiia-
delphia's shortage has been reduced from
5000 % 10000 Throughout the State
the principal shortages indicated are
found among electricians, laborcrs, ma
chnists, railroad workers, ship workers
and blacksmiths.
Delaware Reports ndicat. slight IN
crease IN employment for the State.
Ohio-fieavy unemployment is indicat-
ed IN reports from Cleveland and DAYTON,
conditions IN these two cities having under
gone little change since the previous wesk's
report. There is, however, 3 slight short
age reported in coal miners, labOrers,
nolders and boilermakers
Middle West-In Iilinors, where a
slight shortage wa noted IN the previous
weeks report, supply and demand are now
reported N be about equal. Especiatly is
this true Of Chicago. Through the State
there appear 70 he shortages IN labor. rail
rosd workers and agriculture Detroit,
Mich, which in last weeks report in
dicated supply and demand ~ about
equal nor reports large surplus which is
probably caused by holiday ay-offs and
inventory. small laying Of Of men in
Minneapolis and 81 Paul IS noted Re-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
81 sa.7it6o Sf5i.2n.O0

Totals ...+ g .lS',. q .bN ~ d ,-tNlA
The increase Of slei ,4s6U shown 10y
the valuations Of 1918 = of course due 10
the two housing projects, one under direct
Federal auspices an 4 the other made pos
sihe bv the needs Of the indirect oon-
ncctlon Of the du Poat Company with the
conduct Of the war. both Of which VIII,
when entirely completed make sub
stantial addlt ms &" the constantly grow
ing reou rcments " this city
4 two-stor dwelling and store, i1No2
will he erect II II the southeast corner OF
Conrad and mon streets by l.. NJ. de
Rartolonlus, which will ~ an addition 10
tins growing scctiop
Edward 6anhN Nav has moved his
ofhc,s IN The du Pon' B,nldlng from the
fourth floor - Rooms JOii and 1910, on
thu third ticoT. secuu - street trontago
light 10 place oi court irnntagc, ana near
er .p'ccss 70 elevator service
Plan, lave ben made by John -.
Thompson ipr alterations "a th- Hotel
Nobls, Su1 Market street, but i y vet
uncertain that ;hcv Will ~ carried out
The estimate OF 4 ; Rc,d n Rro. Go, "
$500 is tho lowest, it Is understood.
y garage ~ seventh and Rrooms stEcets
10 cost S5.tsn is iclnG planned Sy Johu
J. Kennedy tor ; Ford. The ooustruc-
tioD will b: brick and ronrn C and The
dJmension .5N3o feet On plan.
J y. Rcardon is the successful bidder
On the residence 10 hc erected ~ Oak and
du pont street, BY Michael Gilmore II
pill be 93x32 feet tVo stones, with slate
IT,. and cost about $500.
Work i .oCc,~ding ~ demollinn Of the
building al il0 Market street formerly
Used as moving picture theatTc, which
vii! ~ rebuilt and connected VI III the
NcH York Restaurant adjoining ~ in.
= l. mysrt. & NCst THIRTY fourth street,
New York. Is The cpntTsctor
Gcc j progp : : beng made With the
interior work N the restaurant AZ Tenth
and ratnall strcete, which Will u sccu-
= Cd IS the Cloh, lunch rcom The waltz
haze tvea ia Ilac, ior evcral months, bot
work was interrupted OWING 70 Vsr con-
q tlons
Architect John J k"nns-dy has on his
boards the plal.s Tor the fIrst Of III, new
buildings which the standard hid Manu-
featuring Company will erect n onlarE
lng the plan, Bnck construction with
slsg ro.cf, plank f"ors, steel sash a7r
s7ecIhtd. fher will Il four siores. and
the dimensions on plsn are 1oNloo tcct
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Junior and Senior Glasses Of High
School MaKing Preparation
for Trip TO Washington.
Special Ccrrcspon deOcc OF Hvcry Evening

Special Corrcspon cescc OF Hvcry Evening
New Castle, Jan. d.-The members OF
the junior and senior classes Of the New
Castle High School will hold AN entertain
inert, with dancing 10 follow, at ]. q. q. r..
III II at Bear, next Wednesday evening
for the benefit OF their Washington trip,
to he taken in the spring of this year
The admission will be 25 cents. The
classes want tho cooperation Of the puhiic,
so they can make it success.
Mrs Annie Nipi, announces the mar
rlage of her daughter, Elizabeth ). 10
Martin r. Alvarez of Wilmington, on
December 25, at the home OF Rev John
Bickford The couple will reside in VII
mington. The groom is employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Go.
Andrew Biddle, infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William ID BiddIc who reside on
West Fifth street, died January 2. The
funeral services took place today.
Walter Pcdrick who resides IN B1dge-
vile isspending several weeks in this city.
The rolling mill Of the Baldt works VII
begin double shift on Monday The
plant will run night and day.
John McCaughau, who has been suffer
ing from grip, has recovered, and returned
10 his work.
Frank Madden. n resident of this city,
is spending the Weekend in Pittman \. j.
Joseph Antonio, who has been suffering
from mashed foot hes recovered and
returned 10 work Yesterday
frank Madden has received several
letters from Joseph Kennedy, who le we'll
known in this city He writ, IS that he
has hecn wounded and now .s in base
hospital in France
Emmanuel Church will hold Sunday
school in the Parish House tomorrow at
80 The primary cl sses as e as the
Older classes. will meet together
Michael Rodgers, who is employed AZ
Baldt work Of Penn-Seahoard Steel Cor
poratiop, has been transferred from the
dry floor 10 the pits.
Thomas Jones of Baltimore, Md, is
visiting relatives in this city
The colored people Of this city gave
dance last evening Many out-of-town
people at attended
Last evening, owing 10 the weakness OF
the power. the trolley cars we're late.
Frank Drake. who resides in Phladel-
phia. i spending several days in this city.
Beginning with the opening Of the New
Castle health station, December 2, 1918,
there has been an attendance of 10 people
81 tho station Twenty visits have been
made 10 homes; three children have been
referred to the Crihopoedic Cline at the
Delaware Hospital for treatment; TWO
children are beng treated AZ the eye. car
and nose clinic n the Peoples Settlement,
Wilmington. The station will continue
10 he open every Thursday and Friday
from 10 a m, to p. m.
At Camden. y. J. on New Years
dav Miss Ethel Locke of Camden was
united in marriage to Edwin r. Cornell
son OF Mrs Ellie r Cornell. formerly
Of New Castle and Wilmington Elmer
Hauss was best man and Miss Margaret
Gardner vas bridesmaid. Many useful
and beautiful gifts were received. After
short honeymoon 10 New York tho
Young couple will reside at llSl Jack
son street, Camden. y. j.
For sale -Large desk. stove. book
casc, counter, lot good furniture. Stoops.
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