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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24

Il. Frazer of Elkton have bought the
interest Of the heirs of the late Samuel
Frazer in the property of his brother,
the late John Frazer, for $1,000. The
property is located in EIlxton.
Clayton Johns and Wade II. Johns
have bought the property of Richard
Is. Merritt, Jr., in Warwick, for 81, 500.
DIR. Samuel ] Price, son Of ex-Mayor
and Mrs. w. ID. Price of Elkton, has
arrived at the government hospital, Fort
Mclienry, Baltimore He was twice
wounded and is suffering from gas poison
ing Lieutenant Price, was n medical
officer attached To the Sixteenth Field
Artillery. He has almost fully recovered
He reached this country New Years Day,
aboard the transport Northern Pacific,
which went aground of Fire Island that
morning Lieutenant Price was first
wounded last September, near VcrdlIn.
Chief Judge Albert Constable Of IIkton
Is Ill at the home of relatives in Baltimore.
While on bis way to Annapolis, 10
attend the Court of Appeals, Of which
he is a member, he was stricken while
IN Baltimore, and was moved to the
home of relatives in that city. He is
reported TO be much improved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
NEWS Of THE DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Folks in Appoquinimink Hundred
Concerned Over Consolidated
Schools Proposition.
WILL CAN STRING BEANS
Returned Soldier Held Up and
Robbed ON the Public High
way Near Dover

Spec,si Correspond cace cf EVcry tvrniug
Dover Jan - "Wednesday cVcnnr
Felix Mitchell + returned soldier from
Camp DIX Who had been "a VISIT hlS
relatives NJ NiillSboro. SUSSEX county,
came ~ Dover On All evening tram,
arriving here shortly after o'clock.
After making some purchases and greet
ina friends among whom was fellow
soldier. NilIam Watt Mitchell who
spends the greater part oi his time n
Port Mahon's lighthouse sly mules east
81 Dover with keeper Lynch tclcphonci
Mr. lynch t. come Up after hum, g. wlIch
Mr. Lynch replied he would Mitchell
started ~ walk. expecting ~ meet Lynch
az some point of the road
When about two miles out of Dover
Mitchell saws he was hailed by someone
"Hello. pal and no sooner had nc Re-
Piled than he was sclzed by two men.
one of them holding one arm whlC the
other man started search of hts pockets
lie broke away but VA soon caught, CnC
az the men pulling Out knife and slash
inp his arm four OT hVC tIInC~. the knIlC
penetrating through a ralncoat, an under
ooat. sweater and his SHIRT sleeve hut
not doing any physical injury
After he had hcSn rol,lcd ID So 80
m cash. a wrist watch and palr of shoc@
With other things he hsd in h,s porkct
hc was gwen haek some candy cigar
and fountain pen snd told TO beat il
vhich ne did ~ neeNhv house
where he r-msrned until he heani the
sppcr>ch of Mr.. Lynch IN = vehicle, -
whom be rclsted h-S casC snd showed
h1m hrs condition.
The uiGht bc,ps dsrs rs,ry and rr,ssy v
mitchell fails m re~Crn-~ cstfsx of the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
TO CAN STRING BEANS

special spoudcnc, 81 F,,-y Evening
biacktlrd 3a araer- i. tir-
scetiou -, rleh u crested III rid ftur
tomato .fnN 0h., uals SCI. fh, nl8
i,r grow t.fnsfa., sur Ies- tf S..u
Ton aua .'hes .as 10. WI sa- ,a.f
arre4p, ~ fa which fh, t4.t NH
Iut them h,tfst
81 Rtr.ftl. ana Co .ao4. .st,rgr.
E.rd and \.I Dykes iav, de4ded r. ...5.
'ung bru. aeal ms ,tr II .dd,r.a.
tl eanuHq tauatoe- .ar t.fd p,-
sir Record -aia s,-t,rI.. -tf
d, thoegtH tI, v84tl pal SIoo
tuu. dtlttrss lar tH B0sr fr.n.
rmer- .la 0eaa ~ r...a fer,.oi
i.lp IF p.N lon sizing s,.n or.,
Ing for tie eana,r u.- sl.a Fl tL.
section four 1e.r- ~ ald uiIIe l9r.I
farmers found j. v,u aH5glIf +, ~,
theIr bean, picked ou4rl Fl gf...t Shorten.
81 hclp fht isrW a,.d l, ar,,t... n.
.r the priro 81 S1
Alao farmer - tins atIaI t4.rl
50 pu' In larp, a,ruap 81 tr..r In..
thinking thos uii put a0ftrr fEau r..
Matots
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
HUSBAND AND WIFE DEAD.
special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georges1wn. IAN "A seldom doer ii
occur IL thbs s>ruon u Delavare that
htrb and and a wife arc corpseT 2 their
home az the same rime. bat sirch If n,
ssd condition ~ thv hurne of Jerome
RCbbsns, on tn rad between Cool
srrInr and L~~--
Several dsys ago, Jerosne RobbIre
the husband, contracted influenza and
IN condition became very se7or IT.
sho-r time after nc wa stricken Ms
wife, Mr. Nellie Robbins ,vas taken N
notwithstanding the fsIthfulness ~ in,
neighbors il became neeessarl ,er Mi
and Mrs George G. Prcttymau parent
~ Mn Robbins. 70 20 and stay with
them but within @ few davs both Nif
and Mn Pretfymar became ID Is vel
a. one of the children Il Mr. arid Mn
Robbins Two nurse were procured aua
have been NJ attendance
Mr. Robbins dled " cdneNdav rnoruInr
~ ! oclock and v cdneslav might a,
midnight his wlic suceufnhed to jh,
malady. u had beer planned 10 hav,
The funeral q Mr. Robbins tomorrow
but becausc a the dcatl of me v7fc /.
double funeral il if stated vii be held
SATURDAY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
MUDDLE OVER WILLS
IN CECIL COUNTY
Estate of Mrs. Caroline G.. Price
of Elkton is Involved in an
Intricate Dispute.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Elkton, Md, Jan PA caveat to
the second will of Mrs. Caroline {.
Price, late Of near Elkton, which was
recently offered for probate III the Or
phans' Court for Cecil county by Miss
Antioncttc 5. Pindcll of Iiowa rd county
has been filed by isscs Mary G., and
Est ella iiaincs, by their attorneys,
lIeister Hess and James i. Evans. They
allege that the will is not properly wit
messed, that the tcstator was not OF
sound and disposing mind, and that the
will was procured by undue influence.
The Misses tIaincs and Miss Nellie
Clayton Of Baltimore. by their attorneys,
also fled claim 10 certain personal
property left to Nrs. Price by her SISTER
the late Mrs Charles Nj. Ellis, for her
natural hfc only. to revert on her death
to the lcaatccs Of Mrs Ellis, the Misses
Iiaines and Miss Clayton.
Prior to he second will being offered
IN the Orphans Court for probate. "a
will IN which Robert &. Thackery WAS
named rs executor, was admitted tu
probate, and the personal property
was 10 have been sold last week, but the
Orphans Court passed IN order pro-
hibiting the sale
Mis- Nlarv Il Clcaver and Robert
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
DUPONT LABOR ROW OVER.
Six Disgrunilcd Patternma kers With
draw Claims After IT, s. Investigation

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington bureau
Washington, Jan. - The Department.
Of Labor announces the settlement Of the
dispute between the du pont Powder
Company and It's patternmakers. at
Wilmington.
The trouble alluded To in the above
dispatch concerned six patternmakcrs in
the local shops who were among the thou
sand or more workers laid off bv the du-
Font company At the signing Of the armis-
tice. They considered that thcy had been
badly treated and took thcir case before
the United States Labor Board nj Wash
lnVton
That body sent a conciliator here TO
look into the matter He found that the
men were among the last workers of their
class 20 bc hired hv the du Pont company
and when II became necessary To lay oil
hands had been discharged for tins reason.
tn" ruic ot seniority governing most busi-
ness and industrial concerns governing the
matter The result Of the Investigation
Was that the men withdrew their ella i'm
which IS the ''scttlcmcnt" announced IN
the dispatch
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24

In elegance and durs-
bility, this rocker will al
ways prove a service of
pleasureand satisfaction TO
every one who sits in it.
And it is SO reasonably
priced, too.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
NEWPORT NEWS NOTES.

spe7al Correspondence of livery Fvcninr
Newport Jan - -kphram Mycr~
Is confined to his home hy trouble With
hIs cNcS.
Miss Marv Mover Is confined t. her
home By illness
Miss Hattie INWARD 4 teacher II the
Newport public school. !. stan confined to
her home in Harrington, with influenza.
Miss Sammon. public health nurse
Of New Castle county, viii bc 81 the New
port school house. Tuesday afternoon,
Pc ruary -. 20 weigh and measure babies
under five years Of ace All mothers
are requested 20 have their little children
present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL,

SiTciAl Corr,> >pond,l., y livery f.eulns
l"WHnci.I JaH - I.ocsd TselIcnt-I
81 Appoqmmmlrk iahafra ar, aroused
over the proposed consolidated schoul iu
] ownhend II D proposed l tbe school
distinct and Counts ) pcurteuden-
Jump 10 abolish several th. local
schools ~ the Nlclhtt Ell Jah-end and
have an auto truck aA ti children
q. the tarou. dietret- r. sph,o L,r,
This school b4ildug hes plan &. rr
lugc and cmplnl several .'i e.eIcr-
a pe4tLpu j. bong laha,d th. .rh,al
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
SrSSHx COUNTY WEDDINGS.

epsct~i Cores eepecfev~cc of Bvyry Rvcnius
Georgetown, Jsn. "a -Chair W
nnkm and Mrs Isv,nn Kitchens. bosh
Il Little Cvek huDdr-,d, WIN marrlec1
S>knrdsy night At Isur.5 ~ Rrv c. NJ
C~llun
Csyi 6sa hssxzy ANen md Mt~ Tuencc
NJ. Smith both os Milford. w~rr nnnTrrcl
Sse.nday $. Nifoci by Rev II l..
haDEsrsn.
J~rph BuEhuI and Mn Ls,ic
Mosru. both ~ ISstIe Cr,ek hundred
~ NAMED, Sunday nsxh<, II Laurel
~ Rrw. c. ". Downs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24
VERY HEAVY nG.
- Corre-cona~,ce Of F~.~v Evening

Nseak Correspondence Of Every s-onsng
G..rgrto~n. Jan. a One of tn
AAu-st fors that hiss been witnessed IN
Ah,s section of the State for sometime
has h,~r PREVAILING frr the past two daN>
hut with heavy rsln storm vest erdaN
eN~rnco-l " vsr cleared swaN some
what
With much sickness prevailing III this
s~rtion the inciemcut wcsfher II is fcar,~
~rll cause the development of pncumoua
among many ~ the fiji patients
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-24

commissioners of the various districts for
signatures favoring the change to be
presented To the State Board of Edu-
cation. IL is being met with keen OPP
position by local taxpayers, who say
they viii circulate petitions opposing the
plan They say they are asked tn take
something they do not want
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
CHALONER IS GIVEN
$50, 900 VERDICT IN
SUIT AGAINST POST
Master Of Nerrv Mills Seizures
Substantial Judgment in
.Action for Libel.

NEW YORK. May cl-A verdic; o:
$4,000 in favor OF John Armstrong
Chaioner was returned b. the jury this
evening in the libel SUIT brought by
Chaloner against the New York Even
ing Post. in the United States Circuit
Court.
The defendant, at once moved 10
have the verdict set aside on the
ground OF excessive damages, and
Judge Hand took the motion under
advisemcnt.
chaioner's suit was based on an
Evening Post article reporting the
killing of John Gillard. at Merry
Mills. Va, ten years ago.
Although still insane, according 10
a judgment of the New York Supreme
Court, Chaloner was permitted 10
prosecute his suit in Federal court
when he produced judgments OF a
Virginia court declaring him sane
Telegraphc announcement of the
verdict was sent by ChaIoner to sew
eral friends in the South in mes
sage reading:
"Opponent claimed was insane.
Court left sanity to jury. Jury found
me sane and gave me $4,000 damages
Prefer this TO $4,000 without sanity.
=. E.-Chaioner."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
FIRE IN MOBILE BURNS
TWO HUNDRED HOMES
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Loss
and Fifteen Hundred People
Homeless.
STORE TRASH STARTED BLAZE
Practically Burned Self Out, After
Twenty Blocks Dcstroyed-Prop.
erty of MiddIe-CIass and Not of
Modern Construction.
tBy Associated Press.

MOBILE, ALA. May al-Probabiy
zoo homes. including n half a dozen or
more small stores, We're destroyed this
evening by fire. The loss 10 property
will exceed 100000. About ! 500 peo-
pie are homeless. Millions Of dollars
worth Of riter-front property, includ :
ing docks, shipbuildinE plants, rail-
road shops and other property. which
lay directly in the path OF the fire,
WAS saved when the flames were
checked at the western boundary of
the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuild-
ing Company's property.
\ citizens relief organization has
heen formed and early ,onignt it was
the opinion that the people in need
will be cared for.
The flames started in trash pile in
the yard of the Cunningham store, 4
strong northwest wind was blowing at
th~ time, and before any one realized
the seriousness of the situation the
fire was beyond control of the fire.
fighters.
The business section was threatened
when the wind gradually whipped
around from The northwest to west
and then almost southwest
The fire practically burned itself out
but only after twenty blocks were lost
The devastated territory was occupied
by persons OF moderate circums lnces
and the destroyed property was in one
o; the oldest parts OF Mobile Little
property of modern construction was
destroyed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
Urge Richmond Homes
Be Decorated for Week

Every Richmond homo should he
decorated With daGs of America
and tho Miles. according to the
plans of the decoration committee
for the homecoming Jubilee. which
is headed by Mrs. w. w. Sale. 1t IN
rcGucstcd that every citizen hang
out one large American HaE and
above II smaller allied flag. not
only along tho line of march for
the boys OF tho TIvcnty-nfnth Dlvf-
sion. who come hnck Saturday, hut
throughout tho entire city. The
committee ustSs, ns a mnrk of re-
spect to the soldiers, that the Hags
remain during next week and on
tho day of the parnde af the Eight
10th Division, expected TO take
place Memorial Day.
Elaborate and unique decoration.
arc being planned for the stand to
be occupied by Confederate soldier.
at Ice Monument, the reviewing
stand at Monroe Park and for the
Court Of Honor between Betriderc
md laurel Streets, on Franklin,
Mrs. Sale'S committee Includes
Mrs. Hunter Mcclure. Mrs. f..
IIotch<iss. Mrs. Henry Baskerville,
Mrs. f. NJ. Hondley, Mrs. Willin m,
u. White, Mrs. E.. &. Leigh, Mrs. n.
Cnrter Scott and Mrs. Charles Sell
den.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
WIFE STILL CONVINCED
THAT HAWKER is SAFE
London Public, However. Believe, Th,,
fiucky Aviator Was Lost
at Son,

LONDON, May 2I.-Now that all hone
LOT inc rescue of Harry G. Hawkcr ana
Lieutenant Commander Mackc ME
GrleNe has been Abandoned the i'm
preston Is growing among cyperts
that the little Sopwith plane probably
never reached the neighborhood of The
is believed that either the petro,
supply was exhausted in midnight as
ad result OF encountering unexpected
ausersc gales, or that the plane drop-
ped because OF engine trouble and VAS
uhapie TO take the air again
AS II is. Hawkcr and Cirieve bav.
sHen a,d swallowed by tho. void like Hamel
and Andre. II is considered extremelv
unlikely that any trace of tho men or
plane VIII ever he discovered. The
weight Of the engine would be certain
henaa,S /" do,Ge ,, the frail body of the plane
sea were rough. as il is known to have
oeen In mihatlantic during the esti-
mated time of Hawkcr's flight
Fhe saddest figure In the tragedy is
ltawkers little wife waiting i'm their
coEY little home At Surbiton. hour after
hour hghttnE back the sable winds Of
wldowhood. hoping against hope. smii-
ing to conceal the heaviness of her
heart. and declaring:
He must-hc will return"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
ALL LISBON IS READY
TO WELCOME j, S,FLYERS
Government Band as We'll as Re-
publics' Officials VIII BE on the
Docks.
READ PREPARES TO START
Declares His Engine Is in Good Con-
dition, and Aviator Expects to
Leave Punta Delada Sometime
This Forenoon for Portugal.
BY. WILLIAM ]. BUTLER.

LISBON. May 2l.--Thc air flight
across the Atlantic has virtually been
made, and the United States Navy has
accomplished thts epochmaking feat.
This was the view expressed By Rear
Admiral tiI, Plunksts .,n in charge of the
the following brief radio Saturday
morning:
On the receipt of this message. which
Reads plane, had sighted Corvo the
admiral lived up to his nickname Of
Bonn bardicr piunkctt.
Tie jumped a least three feet in tho
air and whooped with glee
This means we've put her over" he
sad. What miles they have accom-
piished was the hardest bit OF the
wxoie Journey. They've still got to go
SUD miles 10 Lisbon before reaching
Europe, but that leg of the journey
VIII be Ghild,s play, compared 10 the
NewfoundlandA Azores leap"
Lisbon is all af,utter over tho sue
Gess OF me Americans, despite the mis-
haps 10 NC-l and NC-3, which had vir
tuaiiy reached their goal when they
h IAN mo heavE fog. Preparations have
ception TO Commander Read and his
men when they arrive here tomorrow
or next day.
'c iahtOuS portuguese government
nand. the President, OF the renuhIic
ana all the Portuguese officials and
slans OF the various legations will be
on board the Rochester to receive the
aNiators when they land.
message from Ponta Delgada to-
niGh, said that Lieutenant -Comma II der
Read. of the NC-4 announced this
afternoon that the engine troubie
which interVened TO prevent star; of
the night to Lisbon this morn
ing has been remedied and that
ne expects to get away tomorrow at
me plane made several practice
fen noon to timber up the engines for tho
sVo-mlie hop 10 the Portuguese coast
able weather
Commander Towers plane the NC.3.
Which fought her way through heavy
seas TO this port under her own rover
ater going astray in the fog saturday
- neing dismantled. The parts Will be
shlpped back to the United States for
repairs. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
BRYAN BELIEVES REPEAL
ACT CANNOT BE PASSED
Six Months' Additional Spree Hardly
Conceivable. Says Former
Democratic Leader.
lRy Associated rress. !

ASHEVILLE. n. c.. May 21.-Wn-
liam Jennings Bryan believes that the
repeal OF wartime prohibition would
he victory for tho whisky business.
and would commit the Democratic
party to championship of the saloon in
its last hours, in a statement given
out here tonight. He predicts that
Congress will Keep tho law in force,
since he considers that prohibition
strength in the present Congress is
stronger than ii was in the, last.
1t is hardly conceivable" said Mr.
Rryan. that those who favor prohibit
tion as permanent constitutional pol
icy will advocate or favor six
months spree as pi clude to prob bi-
ton"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
AIRCRAFT EXPERTS
PLANE READY FOR
A NONSTOP FLIGHT
Declare Money From Congress
Viii Assure Neu York
Plymouth Trip.

WASHINGTON, May 2I.-Nayy OK
rerts in aircraft already have plans
Tor seaplanc that will be able to
make nonstop flight from New York
10 plymouth. England. ana perhaps
farther IL was said today that il
sufttclent funds were provided ny Con-
gross plane Of this type would he
forthcoming in short order
Navy officers who discussed the pro-
Jcct today declared that neither the
united StactS nor any other power pos
SeSsed at present an air machine which
WOULD compare with the proposed type.
They declared that the new plane
would be able to dcvclon speed of
from $50 to 40 miles an hour ant! he
SO designed as TO eliminate the ncces-
sItv OF carrying large quantities of
surplus fuel. In this connection, they
pointed out that the additional engines
we're not installed in the planes which
started on this transatlantic flight to
give them Il greater speed CAPACITY
but to assist them in carrying the extra
fuel needed for the trip.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
7RYTOAV VOID RELIGIOUS.
WAR IN TURFXZSHEUROP
Resolution Expressing Sense Of Senate
On Peace Treaty May Be Sent to Paris

should hc advised In advance OF tho
temper of tho American Senate tho
treaty might he modified before tho
conference ndjourns, thereby Obviat-
ing the necessity of cnliinE tho dele
EHtes together In another conference
" tue senate should make csscntinl
changes In the treaty provisions.
u IN understood TINT certain Sen
ntors, who hnvc suggested the plan.
nrc drafting resolution, which
may he introduced in the Scunte
within II week. This resolution, II
IL snid, viii point out the objections
which Amcricnns have made to Ar
ttclc \. or the league OF nations
covenant nnd Will aIno contain n
positive Pronounccmc on the Mon
roe Doctrine.
Senator's who arc opposing the
league OF nations gave some uttcn-
ton today TO the cublcd report from
Paris t0 the effect that tho Prcxi-
dent might refuse to promuIEntc tb,
treaty IT tho Senate should make
radical changes I'm II or strike OUT
the league or nntfons' provisions.
Nonc OF the Senator'S believe TINT npy
action of this kind. tf taken nv the
fresthcnt. would have any cGsi"t So
tar Hs the termination Of the mnr
IA concerned. \ resolution dccInr-
Ing the wnr mt nm end would bc
promptly passcd by both housc. of
Congress. II In snid. 10 my attempt
Wcrc made to hold up the decInrn-
fion of pence until tho treaty vcrc
ratified.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-22
ny JAMES II. NoURsI.


WASHINGToN, May 2i.--The
peace conference now sitting In
Paris may he officially Informed Just
what Kind of treaty aud league OF
nations tho United States Senate il
willing TO accept if plan now he
ing considered by some of the Sem
ntOrs is put through.
4 resolution expressing the sense
OF the SENATE on the important is
sues Involved in the treaty may bc
forwarded TO PnriE before tho con-
ference is adjourned, 80 that the
delegates from nll the powcrs. as
well as those of tho United States,
may know exactly how fnr the Sen
ntc Is willing to go In binding the
CIdtcd States to international
agreements.
Tho pinn has been discussed in
conference between Senator Lodge,
the Republican lender, Senator Cum
minis, OF Iowa, and other Senators.
senator Lodge is inclined to Op-
posc tho suggestion and to postpone
nm! action by the Senate until the
full teat OF the treaty hns bccn re-
ccivcd.
Senators who arc advancing the
proposal suERcst TINT tho request of
the Gcrmnn delegates for an cxtcn-
ston of time would allow the senate
plenty of time In which to consitl-
or and pnHs such a resolution he
tore the treaty Is signed by any OF
the powers abroad. Their chief mr.
Sument In behalf of the plan, how
ever, Ii that IL the peace conference