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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
RIVER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

.hkf"-oiht AIhoTi foik hus Wnttsu
20 haNur IaN-oH advising him 81 tito
taxing ui l1l drhate ~ the House. ye~ter-
haN re "'ll- carry inR s1OOJU apprO-
rtiallnh l"i halhlthaucc ~ llmington
hafbof, s<.JpVUn i0r Improvement and
maintenance oi the Delaware river below
fhiladelphia, md s3OD.0Bi tur purchase
nnd improvement y fh, litsaprtkr and
l)elaWarc anal and ~ pursuing hI
interest in their passagr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
UkRATNIANS
BOMBARDING IENRERG
y tssocia,ed Pr.,, 10 Every Eveninr

By Associated Pr, 20 Every Evening
Copenhagen J.u Ir.~h fighting
haS occurrct dur.uc he aS few DAYS
around Ierubcrg who're IAr4Iiau troops
are making progress and arc hotnbarding
tho 'lty accor,iirr So NIcnua &. lvtc,> tcthr
ppliti.on Tho cloc-weal 0gr., 81 Lem
uerg have been DESTROYED ,nd ron-a..i-
adj other dsInagt tae ieoa d@
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
LIBEr AGAINST BOAT
Creditors Take Action Against Interstate
Park Running to penn'S Grove.

iienfN ! Jo.itu, & proctor for Long 4
iiniton 81 Penn GfoV, II l.,. GL.d
Z hl'i against w. -tgdnhaaf lui,r~taG.
'uh nov wing a. dock un th, hu-tI-
ana near Market trtsi for .l .,,.o,,,,f III
s3is s. alleged to be dl., IN gr,,,..,,.
sld supphes itruished between octOb,t
p aud Ib,uoiuhcr "a 1918 Al att.,,g
meut wa. ISSUED and the boat ,.il,j n.
nilud state Marshall Iar1
The boat ha. been ofrrated IN +. ,...
cng,T ,nd .rupht llnn between vi. ..f.
Pouu Grove and PmiadrIpbE ", tl,
lihrri Navigation Curplra,Ion
th irnce-- rcturuail, January I4
t' Ia thslt'e oar and L ia, clAlu ha-
hpi ihrI tr ti ihea ah nf,,r =. -ale ina.
b. l~-ucd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
STOCK MARKET HEAVY,
PRICES TAKE A DROP
Nearly All Shares IN Downward
Trend; Liberty Bonds Irresu-
lar, Shading Slightly.
Bv Associated Pres. 70 Every Ev-usnz

wall Street. SeE York. Jan. 4-The brI,-f
session of he stock market today vas fes-
tureiess. aside from renewed weakness I,
iocal utilities and moderate selling for nrnH.
ia other speculative issues recently dis
LinSusheQ Tor heir strength. Broohl,1s
Transit. Interborough. Consolidated rf,-
ferred and Consolidated Ga, hrokt. =,
"a points. oils reacted / 70 81 ana PRONE
nent industrials and metals Including |
Steel and American Smelling aL.-r,,...s,t
one-pOinU rsCeSSions rails also y-ieiGIne-
gu sulaI- p QueEAilSs Sect sugar and IoDacCg
anu tllStlALlLls issues renected pool activity
on ne bull side. The closing was bea,-v
Sales approXimated 10000 shares. Bonds
were irregular. Liberty issues shadina
slightly.
Final prices on Liberty nonds were: 3l-.s
$40, lst con as. % 90. 2nd As. eSOO
Ist con - $. $3.50; IND con 81. Is. - 20
3rd 4lAs. 96-14; 9Th 4iGS. e5.56
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Associated Press % Every Evenlns

By A,so> .st,d Press 20 Every evening
Chicago Jan l- Hogs. receipts 5000
market + IS TOO .Owcr than YESTERDAY :
average Bulk pf >Alcs " iOal7 so. butch,
~, a 55a tT.>5 light. ~. S5ai7.75. pack
iue rs ~Oal2 90. shroNouts l5.65at6TS
piEs. GOOD 20 choice. l5.yhSl6.75
cattle reCcipt> 1000. compared with 4
week ago nccf and butcher >sttle noetlN
25 to soc higher Stockers and feeders
strong % 55C higher, veal calves 81 20 81 so
higher.
sheep receipts 5000 compared with (,
week ago. fS' lambs T5c ~ 81 higher vear-
bngs 70 70 '0c highcri sheep mostly 50c
higher
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
BADEN READY TO SURRENDER.
Biggest BattleShip and 100 More Boats
Coming 10 Allies

~ Associat ca Press to Every ENening
London, Jan l. Germany largest
battleship the BADEN. viii be surrendered
III British port within few days IN
accordance with the terms 81 the armstiCc
according 10 announcement here.
The Baden has displacement Of
IS, 600 tons
One hundred and seventy Submarines,
All under construction, were found when
tie intpr-aIhed naval commission visited
Germany to make arrangements for the
carrying out of the terms 81 the armlstlce,
the newspapers say These C-boats, It
i, said win be turned over "a the allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
GENERAL MOTORS.
Delaware Concern Gets Permission TO DO
Business in New Jersey.

Trenton. y. J.. Jan. t-The Genera.
Motors Corporation. s Delaware company
capitalized az 10000. .UCU, obtained per
mission in the offlcc of Secretary of Statc
Martin yesterday o -Onduct business IN
New Jersey from au office ina Harrison. II
vehicles
The capital ot .ae company !, divided into
Sl20.OOUOpN preferred SoU,0oO,uOO d.
hentur,. ANA 500. .OOO. .OOu common stock
The amount If stock actually issued Is
$50 $500. composed oi SIS. .9SO.SOO pre-
fcrrvd aud 81 l0.S6S.40o common. The main
office 81 tho concern Is IN Wilmington Iis
secreta-V Is NJ >. Merrill
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
Hospital Cases.

Nrhur kp-cndalc Was treated al the
Drlaw,T, Hospital this morning for a
E,ccratci wrist; Hiram Stcnt Of ll5
street for laccration Of the left side
" "a iacc q III tlnmc opathic Hos
ptal and Jam,- Svll. .ir. 81 527 South
jackson street "A th, T. \ - Hospital,
Ior an injured ankle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
kENr ) DEPUTY SHERiFFI

Sp,.ial Correspondence Of Eyefy Evening
Dover, Jan 4.-Sheriff-elect ]. Evans
Cook has appointed Isaac Kline Cooden
of Wyoming as his deputy
All State and County officers elected 1T
the hast General Election III November
viii assume charge of their offices next
Tuesday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
=. 5. SOCIALISTS SEX PASSPORTS
Want ~ Send Delegates % International
Congress in Switzerland

BT Associated Press - Every Evening
Chicago, Jan Tohn " Work ar
III fhe adito-s NJ Victor 7 Pe-rc tt-
ralkee Leader end Aigernon Iee
J2res N Neal ~ Eew York. have -r
m --scted hy national heeds of tr
-frfsilsf party n apply for pas-por tn
s1yrss@.f american socialist -aa
s1.fN-- II pCnel socialist Congress .f I..u-
a@Fre r7tzariand, this month
TIE Information was made 1l-
-e-e Cdav At social headmart-r
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
Erc n 25th md harrisnn .lreci.

lirc II uul,toar.,i aqy,u broke OFT
Ir tL, r.s,d,a,c, ~ dvarl samuel,
2bui Hlra-ut -ttrrt lnou rs o'rlorl,
thl- morrtpg In, plau started ~ the
b4,ln,nt ud -riti iarl ua- -ent to Tie
distr,- corupaHic- Big vel ~ .u alarm
STRUCK from 80, l5l II Iwen: y-siNth and
Harrison street Tho damagc has not
lccu estimated but Il Is mill nv that il
W.I exceed <iDN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
PUsEY AND JONES CHANCE.
Equipment Engineer ~ Gloucester PLANT
Resigns 20 Take Vacation.

Gloucester. N III. jar. f-p
Biornsgaard- equipment engineer .rf .r.
PUsev 4 Jones .hipbrniding 1ianr --r
has resigned 10 take 4 nuch-recao,i
vacation.
The resignation took effect he ars-
nf MS year This former official cam
70 the Pusey q Jones COMPANY IN AIa-~r
1916 from the New York ~hiubrIla.-1
Corporation, where be lad 1eea -Y,-
ployed In a similar capacity Tor man,
years
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
NEW RUBBER 60.

Spocas Dispatch ID Every Evening
Dover Ian AZ charter was eled fo.,.
hX the MON standard Rubber Co ,.4ni
tai S3.oOO.uNo, 10 Inanut act urc rubber hcl.s
shovS ANA other articles made of ruhhcr
s. s. Adams. Jr.. J. G. GRAY. x t;ra
coma. Of Wilmington incorporation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
tEI1NIr WELCOMES FRr>cH
\ ts.-.I4'cd rrcs, y E,rry Klcning

ly Associated Press % Every Evening
i1r j.u rrnch troops uttered
CtH., thc capital 81 lon'Gcgro GI
p.rrt4n,I ~ l- announced Ii.,
uer -tcr ,nihu-ia .ucaib bl ttc
poop .d sound that goud oiIcr pr. aIlcd
DILL. c"miu llvc n4yubcr f the
utinuI ~cfntil t.va been charged with
til, u.nag, ,ff.u. ~ tho country affairs
ujlI lh, Mm II Alonicn' gro und ~orbl9
under ~, Nua-' '.rergryitrh dNr.a. n
.e f..,,, ..fY.t,t,.f. .I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
nanphfers If Revolution.

Casar Rodney fbapter, d A. r.
urged the members to attend the meet
ing Tuesday afternoon il New Century
Club II clock Mrs $ w Buff and
Mrs } Iar0er E1le will at is hostesses.
MIR Georec B Miller will real . p.per.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
Flu Kills Al ,0G0 Eqyptians.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Cairo, Egypt, Jan 4 II is officially
computed that 4lG00 persons died IN
Egypt outside Of Cairo and llexandria.
as result Of the recent influenza epidemic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
Reds Wants Place at Peace Table.
Ev Associated Press 70 Every Evening

PARIS Jan The Bolshc,ik govern
mont d Rrssia intends TO send Adleph
.iotfc. the former Bolshcvik Ambassador
' Berlin az It's dclcqa1c 70 Paris 10 claim
admission to 'hr peace conference, ac-
rording to tie Echo DE Paris today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
Sell Property 10 Settle Estate

The dwelling 1T SO WALNUT street.
sold today BY Sylvester D. Townsend,
.jr, attorney for Mary = Began, admin
istratrix If Catherine McBrlerty. de-
ceased, was purchased by Carl Gold
stem for 81 400
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04

- TH1tE ltIST ~ sHt IHTH0u THC
corner gong west on Eighth she met d
man OF medium size, wearing a dark
sloueh hat with rather wide brim, and
Il long dark overcoat or rain coat. She
described his hat as a western hat.
She said he Was walking slowly as though
waiting for someone, and halted at the
corner. 1t was drl4zllng at the time and
the mans collar was turned up She said
she did not notice his face, thinking nothing
OF the incident at the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward both watched
the movements ii man Of similar
description about the same time from their
windows upstairs. lie was then on the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
REGIMENTS lNr.cr.

In letter rr,civcd from >orcN and
dated December 9Th, tho Colonel SAYS,
The regiment ]. sl together acain and
We expect 70 81 into Germany Id = short
time We are making hiC arrangements
for the toyS Christmas treat and hav,
]. nr...-nt III fLrln I'M
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

Rev. E B. jackson. d. D., pastor Of
the First Church, who. with his farni-
". has been spending some time at
BraddOck Heights, Md, has returned.
Dr. Jackson will occupy his pulpit at
both services tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

The Alexandria Indian Guard Band
and the Clarendon Band, OF Alex
andria County. have merged and will
hereafter be, known as the Old Do
rninion Band. It has a membership of
forty-five.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

him to confinement But regarding his
intellectual precocity. David Edgar
Rice. assistant professor of psychology
in Columbia University in 1910. said;
From what i have read OF this case
I am strongly inclined to believe that
this youngster is a freak. and that
his unusual development is due to alb
normal natural ability rather than to
the methods employed by his father in
his education"
In 1870 Willie Sidis said, as a result
of his calculations made in the JEFF
ferson physical laboratory, that an
airship could make the trip to Venus
in twenty minutes under normal con-
ditions; that the alpha rays given of
from radium are able to drive a ma
chine through space with great mo
mentum and incredible speed. BY at
taching A block OF radium to the rear
of the airship, sidis figured that the
machine colud be shot through space
faster than the earth itself moves.
The erstwhile prodigy's Bolshevistic
leanings may be connected somewhat
with his attitude toward trusts and
| business combinations. At the age OF
| II. in an interview, he declared a finan-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

Hugo Herfurth, jr., has sold to Joe
Sanders a house and lot on the west
side Of Royal street, between Wolfe
and wilkes streets. Thomas NJ.
Walker has sold to Hugo Herfurth,
jr.. house and lots Is and Il. Section
> George WASHINGTON Park
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

ing for the most part sprung from
the same race and having been i'm
ported from Europe for the purpose
of disseminating Marxianism and
all sorts of unrest propaganda with
which to bolster the dwindling
regime of Lenine and Trotsky.
Probably his blood accounts for
his conversion to the Red" cause
certainly there is parallel of Rus
sia and things emanating from that
hotbed of torture. But il is more
likely that birds OF a feather flock
together" and that young Sidis
found his cult in the society of So
called intellectuals who seek to
overturn established order here and
everywhere. His mind represents a
development in education beyond
Christianity, beyond established
knowledge. He does not believe in
the kind OF God that is the boss
of the Christians" He believes in
the American flag only "to the ex-
tent of the Declaration of Independ-
ence." The principle of Bolshevism
he explained in court as that where
in those who do socially useful
work are to control the government
and industries of the country.
Reads at Age Of Two.
Before Willie Sidis was years old
he learned TO spell and read correctly
by playing with lettered blocks. The
seed of his fourth dimension theory
may have been planted during his play
with these blocks.
At years of age young Sidis could
write essays on a typewriter. At he
knew Alice in Wonderland" and
Mother Goose" by memory. At 5
from his own study of the calendar,
he worked out a system by which he
could tell on what day of the week
any date would fall. At he knew
every bone in the human body. At
he was an expert accountant and un-
derstood bookkeeping. At he could
sIeak six languaEes-French, German
Greek, Latin. Russian and English. All
9 he mastered astronomy. the use OF
the telescope, etc. At 10 he was q
student in a class Of young men al
Tufts College. At Is he had graduated
from Harvard. During all this time
young Sidis' actions and conduct were
natural and his first sensational act
recorded was that which recently sent
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27
PRODIGY JOINS
RANKS OF REDS
Convert, at Age of Six,
Composed Textbook on
Astronomy.
BY II. =. SIMS.

When, during a May Day demon
stration in the Roxbury district of
Boston in favor of revolution and
Soviet rule for this country. an un-
dersized, frail young man of 2l in
Mt OF anger struck a policeman
VINO sought to interfere with the
Carvings on of a rabid element wear
ing red sashes and waving Bolshe-
visit banners, few there were. even
in the crowd of paraders, who knew
this same young man for the per-
son he really was-the rosy-cheeked
lad who, at the age of IL, startled
gray-hatred Harvard professors by
propounding mathematical theories
strange, and in many cases unknown
to them; the same youth who, at
the age of s, composed a textbook
on astronomy and at passed the
Harvard Medical School examina-
tion. But justice knows no favor
ties. says r. S. Sims in the New York
Tribune, and despite his remarkable
mental demonstrations as a child,
William James Sidis, youngest Har-
ward graduate, received a sentence
OF six months in the House of Cor
rection for rioting and one year
for assault upon a police officer as
the result Of the radical outburst
of May l.
The courts action brought to a
climax an experiment by his father,
Prof. Boris Sidis, a Boston psycholo-
gist, in scientific forcing, which
proved highly successful though la
mentable. The boys precocity was
the fruit Of a parental theory of
mind growth put into practice from
the very beginning of his life, but
which resulted in dwarfing him
physically and fitting him for an
impracticable existence. That he at
the age of 81 should turn Bolshevist
is no surprise to those who knew
him in the classroom at Harvard.
Anything but prepossessing, and
wholly Indifferent to his environ
ment and classmates, he was re-
garded as a mere abnormality.
Joins the Reds.
or Russia a-Hebrew parentage. it
has remained for this extraordinary
living example of a precociOus child
to enroll himself in the army of in
dustrial revolutionists. the trail
blazers of the Red" movement hav-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

As a bomber she is far more eff
cient than the aeroplane And
equally well. the airship can serve
as the eyes of the army and navy.
The destroyer. accepted scout of
battle feet, cannot attain the
speed of a dirigible. The destroyer
lacks the visibility of the airship
and cannot spot for a battle fleet
In a storm the efficiency Of the
destroyer is often so reduced as to
make it almost a negligible arm in
an engagement. The airship often
may find an altitude from which
it can still perform multiple duties
which the destroyer could not ac-
complish under the most favorable
circumstances.
Preceding a fleet, at, say fifty
miles, the dirigible can fly at the
speed of the warships and with
powerful wireless can inform OF the
rnomy's actions. If advisable, it can
begin an offensive operation without
awaiting the arrival of the fleet.
It may remain invisible to the enemy
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27
URGES SOLDIERS
co into MEXICO
House Member Declares
Immediate Intervention
Is Needed.

Immediate military Intervention In
Mexico was urged upon Congress by
Representative Hudspeth, Democrat,
in a speech in the House yesterday.
The United States should withdraw
its recognition of CarranZa, Huds-
peth declared, send troops into Mex
leo and keep them there until
stable government is established
The time has arrived" he said
when we should say to CarranZa,
You have not measured up to our ex-
pectations, you have not lived up to
your obligations to protect American
lives and property; so we will with
draw our recognition Of your govern
ment and put troops in Mexico to
protect American lives until a stable
government is established
Other Mexican developments yes
terday included:
News that a 14-year-old American
boy had been kidnapped within thirty
miles Of Mexico City; a statement ito
the American people" by Ambassador
Bonilla-s here and an exchange Of COM
municatiOns between American Am
bassador to Mexico Henry P. Fletcher
and the Mexican congress-, in which
Fletcher urged greater protection to
Americans as a solution of misunder-
standings
The State Department announced
that Phillip Thompson, son Of John
West Thompson, American citizen, was
kidnapped from the Thompson ranch
thirty miles from the Mexican capital.
He is held for 1,50O pesos ransom un-
der threat Of death. Representations
have been made to President CarranZa
for return Of the lad and punishment
Of his captors-
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27
'USES0 Of AIRSHIP
INFINITE'-LUCAS
British Naval Officer Says
As a Scout 1t Is Be-
yond Comparison.

New York. July 6.-"OnIy a few per-
sons believed in 1914 the Atlantic would
be crossed by aircraft within five
years" said Lieut.. Col F. William
Lucas, r. A. F. technical officer in
charge of the R-3l flight.
Fewer StiU were acquainted with
the development of lighter-than-air
craft during that time. And very few
are they who will dare to prOphesy
the limit of development which will
be attained within the next five years.
I'm 1914 a flight across the English
channel as escort for conveys of the
eXpeditiOnary force was considered a
cTeditable performance. Today a flight
Of 100 hours in the air by a diriglble
is not particularly startling The pres
ent range Of operation of the RIA,
equipped rs she is to carry only six
teen tons of gasoline. is 1905 miles.
This range can be greatly AUGMENTED
by increasing her fuel-carrying ca
pacity.
Though applicable alike TO use over
land or ocean, the latter affords the
airship the best medium Of action.
An airship is a huge craft which floats
through the air. without mechanical
assistance it would be at the mercy
Of the air currents.
Air currents over the ocean are
fairly regular, because. being one sur
face of the same composition, the
ocean does not radiate a profUsiOn OF
air currents as does the land, which
is a composite of forest, field. noun
tain, valley, etc. On a given course
the airship is subjected to the same
current action for a much greater
length of time.
The uses of the airship for war
fare are infinite. As a scout she is
beyond compare. For detecting a
lurking submarine she is better than
the destroyer or another submarine.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

and rob him of his very plan OF bat
tie.
The dirigible is so very stable
that it forms an ideal spotting sta
tion. 1t can hover above the OBJ
jective attacked and with complete
accuracy observe and report on the
effectiveness of gunfire. Even be-
hind the line of its own ships IT
can plot with greater accuracy the
fall of shots than can be done from
the vessels fire control stations.
Every one is now familiar with
the method of combating the sub
marine. 1t is generally known how
the destroyer, when it spots a peri
scope, dashes forward and drops its
depth charges along the course the
submarine is believed to have taken.
But not always is the commander OF
the destroyer correct in his Conjec-
ture as to the course of the subma-
rine. After the disappearance or
the periscope he has seen the last
of the undersea craft unless lucky
depth charge shows him the color
of the oil she used for fuel"
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27
LEGLESS SOLDIERS
GUARD AT FUNERAL

London-Legless men formed
guard OF honor at the funeral o
Col. G II. b. Coats. who had give
the last four years OF his life TO tn
welfare OF limbIess men. Benin
the so legless soldiers who rode T.
the funeral procession-men W
had lost both legs-marched 10
men who each had lost an arr
The path TO the cemetery was line
with another 200 men on crutchei
each OF whom had lost one p -
Canadian soldiers fired a sRiut
over Col. Coats grave.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-27

cial panic was bound 70 come. --qn'
very shortly. too. unless the xovsrn
ment steps in and brings 70 an a,gVp
stop the depredations OF these 20
called trusts and adopts drastic meas
ures TO prevent them from fuur
lawless feeding on the resources
the whole people"-New York Tribune