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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN
ALARMS HOTEL MEN

Fearing the Pacific coast may
suffer from a dcarth Of tourists who
are being diverted to European bat.
tlefleids by an advertising campaign
launched by tho Bankers associa-
ton. John r. Shea. OF san Francisco.
and a party Of IS other California
hotelmen were comforting In Seattle
Tuesday with members OF the wash
ington Hotelmen's association. on
measures TO combat the campaign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
Passes Dark Alley,
Held Up by Thugs

Harold Collins. ga Howell St. un.
fortunately passed a dark alley on
blanchard ST. between First and Sec.
ond aveS. early Tuesday morning
just as two holdups started in bush
ness.
Ono Of the men held a gun in Col
lins' face while tho other extracted
$50 from an inside pocket. Police
uwere unable 10 locate the holdups.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
SYNOPSIS on PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS on PRECEDING tHArrEHs
Wealthy Young francis Morgan leaves
New York 10 eesseh for buried treasure
Of hi. ancestor. sir Henry Norsaa. buc-
cancer. In Central America. There Nc
discovers Henry Morgan. another b'""a
dessendant. who resembles himself. maa'
ins the same search. Henry IL In lev~
With teooica. beautiful adopted daukhtef
OF an old spanish family. she loNe- MN.
and slso discovers she is failing In love
with Francis. A plot IL Matched by
ic"nies's foster parents 60 get Henry on,
OF the way. Tie IL Jailed aud sent-ne~n
70 die for q crime he never committed
With tho aid Of Francis and f~onies.
Henry escapes from jail. and the three
escape 90 Francis schooner. They are
pursued by . posse. After landing. they
take 10 the rough country. The po-.~'
which has landed from a TUG. eoniin"-~
The pursuit, The fugitive. are captured.
On demand Tor Justice. they arc taken To
. cave. where The Cruel just one-s
weird Judge Of primitive Centrsi Amefies
hold. forth. Following their release.
The, start sn expedition IN search Of tho
secret treasure Of th. ancient Mays
After being trapped In the cave OF the
Maya by q flood from u s~sret tunnel.
they escape TO the VALLEY Of Lest Souls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
City Council Declares War on
Germs i'm Second-Han Goods

unlawful 20 use shoddy In the
manufacture OF quilts. mattress
IS, pillows. RUGS and bedding un.
nouncod free from pathogvnic
germs.
No sale OF second hand bed
ding or rummage sale may be
held without the authority OF tho
city health commissioner
Violation OF the provisions of
the ordinance Is punishable by a
fine OF 500 or imprisonment not
10 exceed 80 days. or both.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23

Sale Of secondhand bedding
and wearing apparel will he
banned II an ordinance intro
duced by Councilman +, II. Rol.
ton Monday becomes law.
Bottoms ordinance also provides
that all mattresses and bedding
In every hotel must be fumi.
gated once every six months.
Hotel proprictors are forbidden
to furnish guests with soilcd
towels and bedding under tho
terms OF the ordinance.
The ordinance also makes Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
SEEK INA BERT1Cu HERE

An effort Is being made by the
Seattle police 90 locate Miss Ina Ber-
itch. believed 20 be In this city. SO
that she may attend her fathers
funeral next "Wednesday In Yakima
The father died last Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
CITY TO SPEND $4,000
FOR MOTOR TRUCKS

The city council appropriated sis..
600 Monday TO buy motor trucks for
the city light department and $50 900
To finance construction work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23
A BIT OF MYSTERY

what are your assets"
Francis shrugged his shoulders.
That's what they are going 10 find
out when they're fun UP with my
stuff"
ITS n blur Rcgan admired eN-
plosiveiy. You've got the old mans
nerve. nil right But you've got to
show me IL isn't n bluff"
Regain waited. and Francis was
suddenly inspired.
1T 49," he muttered- You've
named 81. I'm drowning over my
back teeth now. and they're the high.
est out OF the wash. But ! won't
drown 10 you win help me. All you've
got 90 do Is to remember my father
and put out your hand TO save his
son. II youn back me up. wen make
them all sick. :"
And right there the Wolf OF Wall
81. showed his teeth. He pointed to
Richard Henry Morgan's picture.
why do you think ] kept that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-23

that's all: just Turing them on. OF
course. Regan. I'm telling you this In
confidence. You were my fathers
friend. Mine Is going TO be some
Cleanup, and. II youll take my tip.
IN this short market you start buy
ing. You1l be sure to settle with the
sellers long in the end"
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
Farms f~Sale

No. l. Farm Of zoo acres, q in apple /,
5 and 8 years old. 25,acres of peache: !.
IS acres in wheat Nice piece Of OF K
= timber, near r. r: Station.
No. 2. Farm. Of lao acres locate tr.=
tween river and trolley line. Land
all high. automatically drained, adopt-
ed to grain or truck, some fruit. 1siee
buildings, and silo.
No. 8. Small place of 20 acres. new
four room house and small GU tbaiId-
! .ipGs. Quite little fruit, Mile from
!. school, K. r. station at lane.
No. A. Farm of q acres all ti,lahle
ana In high state of cultivation. Good
heHse and barn 60X4O # Fruit Of all
Kinds. Can be bought for less. than
cost of buildings
No. s. Farm Of Il acres rs tillable
balance IN wood, four room house.
no outbuil3ings, fronts r. r. station
Price to sait purchaser.
No. 6: Farm Of 50 acres of as nice
land as any n New Cas- tile County.
well loeatads good house.
LAY {. DAVIS.
Aiddletown, Del
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
ODESSA

Miss Emma Eccles was Wilmington
visitor last week.
Nr. 0. C. Stevens has returned home
1romIong Island, N. Y. - :
Miss Etnd FARRELL. Of Mt. Pleasant is
the guest of Mrs. }. X. Orfell.
Mrs. Sarah A. Vandegrift is visiting
her daughter near Summit Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lightcap are
spending>the winter in Wilmington.
Miss Noble Rose visited her brother
Mr.. Harry Rose at Delaware City last
week.
Miss Grace McLaurey, of Edgemcor,
has been spending the holidays with her
parents.
Master Carlton Lyman, of near Viii
mington, is visiting his aunt Mrs. VIII
liam Craig.
Mr.. George Swan, CT New Castle,
spent Monday with his sister Mrs. Will
liam Heller.
Mrs. John Stidham, of Wilmington,
was the guest Of Mrs. Catherine Std
hapsun Sunday.
Misses Viola and Isabella Smith, of
Washington, D. c. visited their aunt
Mrs. H. Morris last week.
Mr.. Raymond Yearsley and wife, of
Port Penn, have been guests Of her
mother Mrs. William Heller.
Mrs. ]. A. Finley and children, of
Chestnut Hill, have been visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs l.. v. Aspril.
Miss Ada Daniels, Of Wilmington.
has returned to her home in WilmingtoA
after spending some time with her
cousin Mrs. ]. K. Orrell.
Miss Mildred Phillips, Who has accept
ed q position in Wilmington, spent
Christmas day with her parents Mr..
enid Mrs. William Phillips.
Miss Alice Croft and niece Louise,
MIR. Theodore Croft, of Philadelphia,
and George Croft, of Wilmington
spent Christmas with Mrs. Eliza Croft,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Pi.tenger,. Of
Philadelphia, and Miss Margaret Mccoy.
OF Wilmington, spent the Christmas,
holidays with their mother Mrs. J. G.:
Mccoy.
4 Miss Swartz, Of Wilmington. will be.
present at the Missionary Meeting =
|. Be held at the home of Mrs. Gearge
.~,,sisy IN. Saturday evening Jan. 4th.
1;;2;ssast> !. swertz win
kSI a. IN the even
! v,;Yice will be-
!, Pastor.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
Sales to Take Place
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9Th, 1919

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9Th, 1919
Public sale of stock, farm imple-
ments, &C., by John B. Bender, on the
McCrone farm, four miles west of
MiddIetown. D. P. Hutchinson, auct.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th, 1919-Pub-
lie sale of stock, farming implements
ETC., by Clayton l.. Ellison, about oae
mile west of St. Augustine. Md.
Eugene Racine, auct.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th. 1919 Pub
lie sale of stock, farming implements
ETC., by Frank s. Clayton, on the road
between St. Augustine and Port Penn.
Eugene Racine, Auc.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
BOCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies.
when BOSCHEE'S G. ERMN SYRUP
has been used So successfully for fifty.
two years in, all parts of the country for
coughs. bronchitis. colds settled IN the
throat. especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy expecto
ration. in the morning. gives natu.e. a
chance to soothe the infiamed parts.
throw oil the disease. helping the pa
tient to. regain his health. Sold. by
MIDDLETowN DRUG Co. Inc
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
Death Of Rachel Meals

Rachel Meals, highly respected col
ored woman of thi; town died at her
home in ''Hamtown, !" Wednesday after
noon, after suffering several days with
pneumonia, aged about 70 years. For
seventeen years she was servant in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Emer-
son.
The funeral services were held at hss
late home yesterday friday afteraoon
and interment was made in Dales. Gene
terry.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04

At cost of $4,000 Maryland State
Game Warden lie Compile has bought in
Mexico 10, 600 quail, which wi be liber-s
ated in various parts of the State for
propagation purposes.
The wife of Judge William H. Boyce.
of Dover, died while visiting friends at
the Brick Hotel, in Georgetown. She
had been i'll for some time. Her son,
Lieutenant James Boyce, had just
arrived home from France
CAwson S. Hammitt has PAINTED q
portrait of ex- Governor Ebe W. Tunnel
Of Lewes, who died this year. Mr..
Tunnel was elected governor Of Della
ware in 1896 and served, most accept
ably, from January 1897 to January 1901
He was born December 81, 1874.
The Clayton Board of Health has is
sued an order closing all churches and
schools in the town and prohibiting pub
lie funerals and all other public e, ther-
ings until further notice 1t was deem.
ed to be the safest thing to do owing to
the great number of cases of influenza
there.
Hun-,v, lak9 3. Whart5:, who for several
Thigk 81 it..as justice of the peace and
ravishers Of wc pic at Dover has resigned that
Wilbur D. Burton, deputy
dren, cruci6en the peace for the past four
ly dealt wit has been appointed to fill the
for the wrt.cy. DR.. Burton's appointment is
wronged Jour years.
Arthur Burlington, an expert in
charge of the oil department of the fish
plant at Milford. was drowned when he
fell from boat while crossing the
Mispillion River to the lighthouse. Bud
dington had lost one oar and was leaning
over to grab it when he fell into the
river. He was known to have had a
large quantity of money in his pockets.
as he did not believe in banks.
Wilmington went on ''candy spree"
Christmas day, according to confection-
PRS here, who stated that more than
$1,000 worth of dainties were sold
within the "a hours preceding the OPEN
ing of the Yuletide season. Never be-
fore in the history of the city, the
candy merchants said, did they ex-
perlence such demand for sweets for
the holidays. Records for manufae-
turing were shattered, and several times
retailers were compelled to close their
stores until stdks ,dld-te rushed fron,
the factories, which were working day
and night.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
PAID LOCAk. ADS

FOR SALE-Wagons and deurborns.
J. C. GREEN.
We pay tie. HIGHEST CASH PRKyE
for WHEAT and CORN on order. loaded
on rail and. water at ANY POINT.
Phone and 4a..
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
Shoe Repairing

You can get .Yorr sheyes repaired by
calling on A. K. Hopkins, Middlet4wn :,
who has secured the agency for Job d
Perrone. 2lO w. 9th ST.. Wilnjagtv n.
We make prompt delivery and cur
charges are reasonable.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04
~ Means A
Lot to Me-

Mark r. Moore, a well-known mould
er living at 500 Partridge avenue, L.
banon, Pa, said Monday: 'It means a
.at 70 ne well man after suffering as
/ did. Nervousness and stomach trou-
Ole we've my complaints. l ached and
hained aud everything irritated me;
could moi rest at night.
mot until l used Tonall, which l
bou h- at Borger's Drug store in Le-
bacon did Ger-relief. Now l have
fac appetite, sleep peacefully and 60
ailout my work easily and am more vi
gorons daily. Tonall drove away all my
stomach trouble and my nerves don't
bother me.
The above testimonia al was given July
1913.
Teeall is sold at the
1l9IDDLETOWN DRUG Co. Inc.
and TESTERS, Delaware City.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04

representatives. uIy Hotts IHdoAIuSA
as that party has two-dry members to
one wet member. We ieel that the
growing sentiment in favor of the total
abolition of the liquor traffic as is
shown by the fact that Delaware has
ratified the Amendment to the National
Constitution. emil les US to what
we ask.
Second. we earnestly ask that laws
be enacted which shall enable cur
Executives to curb the unlawful tend
encies of this traffic that our City may
be saved from the disgraceful scenes
that we have witnessed, which have
given as far West, as Chicago our City
an unenviable name.
Ind while we do not descend to the
use of threats, we do feel justified in
saying that since the things we ask are
in the interest of the fair name and
good order of our City, we will hold the
dominant party responsible in this
matter. We fe.l that we have goot:
grounds upon which to has. oar plea
g. T. ANDERSON
H. W. EWING
ROBERT V, ATT.
Attest,
ROBERT WATT
Rev. E. W. JONES, President
Rev. C. W. CLARK, Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1919-01-04

-
n EEAD1NG Democrat
- some weeks ago called CrssI the
news4al1iF, licensed liar. ]" This be-
ing 80. the American public who are
forced to read his d6ctored peace news
from Europe, or read none. are surely
free to say amen to this apt character
ization Of Creel now that such an
abundance Of proof has been given OF
its entire truthfulness.
Enough has leaked through, despite
the censored cable and wireless news,
to show that President Wilson is far
from securing from the statesmen OF
France and England an agreement with
his vague peace ide~ e, therefore, ask
teeth of the inspirethe dominant party p
party hacks eeaker's chat; in the Hous
xonraaantativoS dry man inaSn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
PLANS BELGIAN EXCHANGE.
Irving National bank Arrange,
for Remittance.

James Heckscher, vice-presldent Of the
irving National Bank, announced yes
terday the completion Of arrangements
LOT service In making remittances to
,BelsIum' hsace-Lorraine and Syria
ror Belgium checks may be drawn in
francs on the Banque d'Anvers at Ant
werp and the Societe Generate de Bel
Eique Mt Brussels. For Alsace- Lorraine
checks may be drawn In francs on the
Banque d'Alsace ct de Lorraine at Col
mar Metz, Mulhouse and Strasbourg
In doing business with Syria checks,
which must bear the clause payable at
orawees buying rate OF exchange for
sight drafts on London" may be drawn
In, pounds sterling on the Imperial Otto
man Bank at Beyrout Postal remit
tanees are being effected In pounds ster-
ling TO Aleppo, Caiffa, Damascus, HONS,
Hama and Tripoli. Cable remittanoes
to these places will be effected, but at
present can be forwarded only by cable
as fer as Alexandria, Egypt.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
YORK stated yesterday that It was cir
oularizing dealers in foreign exchange.
transmitting the following regulation Of
the Division Of Foreign Exchange Of the
Federal Reserve Board: Notice 10
hereby given that dealers as defined I'M
der the executive order OF the President
Of January 26, 1918. until otherwise in
structed. may make transfers of funds
to persons not enemies or allies of enc
miles resident In Bulgaria. Turkey In
Asia. Turkey In Europe and all Black
Sea ports.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
MINING COSTS INCREASE.
United Verde Extension Reports
for 1918,


While gross revenue reported by the
United Verde Extension Mining Com
pany for 1918 was nearly $500, 900 in
excess Of that for 1917, 10 great was
the increase in mining expenses. taxes
and depletion reserves that the balance
available for dividends. after all charges
were made, was nearly $5,ooo,ooo less
than in 1917.
According to the annual report OF the
company made public yesterday the
gross revenues aggregated s14,91g.o72,
against s14.5s5,6i9 in 1917. and tho
total income for the year was s15,156.-
TIC. against s14.755.144. Mining ex-
penses jumped from S3,6sS6s6 in 1917
to s5.596,4S In 1913, and the provision
for Federal taxes was 100000. Moth
ing was set aside for that purpose in
1911. Depletion reserve increased from
s2,412,730 to s3.567.933 last year Thus
total deductions from gross income were
s11,S25.662. against s6,4sS.9S7 in 1917.
During 1913 the company mined 1885,
go tons Of dry ore, from which were
produced b5,7Sl,02s pounds Of copper.
3.1o4 ounces OF gold and 5os.3o6 ounces
OF silver. OF that total 5.435 tons were
custom ore accounting for 292,s51
pounds of copper, IS ounces of gold and
1867 ounces Of silver. The most i'm
portant development during the year.
according to the report, was the COM
pletion of the new smelter which started
operations In July and has treated H.
257 tons OF the company's ore since that
time. The average price at which cop
per was sold during the year, the re-
port shows, was 24.145 cents a pound.
the total disposed OF being 54,126,1o7
pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
WANTS RAILROADS
IN PRIVATE HANDS
Willard Outlines to Committee
of Senate Solution of Rail-
road Problem.
PLEADS FOR COMPETITION
Private Unified Control Can
Be Had With Regulation by
Government, He Says.
SnscLnI ne.pntch TO Trr suE.

Special Despdfch TO THE Sun.
wAsHfNeroN, Feb. Identification OF
the control Of railroads with the Gov
eminent strictly regulating the entire
transportation system OF the United
States, but with ownership vested in pri-
vate hands and operation to be also prl-
vate enterprise was advocated by Daniel
Willard, president OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad before the Senate Inter-
state Commerce Committee to-day.
Willard Is q member Of the standing
committee OF Eve designated by the rail-
road executives and was selected by the
committee TO appear as spokesman be-
fore the Senate committee,
The outline of policy which Willard
gave bears striking similarity TO that
proposed and advocated by the National
Association Of owners OF Railroad Sc
ouritiss. In a considerable degree II fol-
lows all presentations of programmes
from groups interested in the solution of
the transportation problems outside OF
sugs estleas advanced by actual propo-
nents OF Government ownership and the
cooperative plan advanced by the rail-
way brotherhoods
. Willard held that under private man.
agement the railroads had not broken
down, and said that up to certain point
he was not at discord with the Director
General OF the Railroad Administration.
He said he accepted the arguments fa-
voring unified control. but that unified
control, like all things else of real value.
depended upon assured payment in one
form or another. The extirpation or
competition. he said, was the payment
exaoted In establishing unified control.
On that point he said:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
ENAMEL COMPANY REPORT.
National Issues Earnings Figures
for 1918.

The report OF the National Enameling
and Stamping Company for the year just
ended disclosed n substantial decrease In
the company's earnings, as compared
with those Of the preceding twelve
months. The total gross profits for the
year were more than n million dollars
below the 1917 figures. being $5,072.650,
as compared with Sc. 460.7S0. Deductions
from these profits were increased by
about s1e0. 900. and the balance after
interest. charges. &c. was Si,034,765, a
decline OF sl.460.000 as. compared with
the 1917 figures.
The reserve for Federal taxes re-
manned unchanged at S1,l00.o0O, and the
balance after taxes was s2,934.765.
which compares with the 1917 balance OF
s4.399,555. Preferred dividends for 1919
were unchanged at s59S.262. but the
common dividends were Increased by 80
per cent, being s935,50s, as against
s623672 for the previous year. The
balance after all charges. dividends. &c,
totalled s1,400,995. which compared with
more than 100000, the 1917 balance.
The sinking fund provisions for 1913
totalled sl6l,500. as compared with
sl54.000 in 1917, and the surplus for the
year was but s1,239.495, whereas the
1917 surplus totalled sS.023,62l. Added
to the previous surplus OF S5,9l9,o29. the
total surplus as of December 81, was
$7,15S.524.
AT the annual meeting G. II. Niedring-
haus was elected q director to succeed
F. G. Niedringhaus, retired.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-19
OLD METALS.
buying prices are as follows:
Csnts n Pound
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Net prohts OF the Jim Butler Mining
Company for January were $500. against
$3.50 in December.
Tonopah Belmont Development Com
pany reports net prohts for January o.
3570si, against s57.sOO in December
New York Stock Exchange has received
600 Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company tenn
porary certificates with authority to sub
stituts permanent certificates OF deposit OF
stock. $4,000 Mobile and Northern ad
di,ional preferred stock trust certificates
and $4,000 additional common stock
trust certificates,
ports that the estimated value of ore
mined In January amounted to s227.ss6
Il. D. DER Of Hughes & der left New
Mexico. Mr.. DER. who will be Joined by
r. waring Wilson OF Philadelphia, DR..
Walter Harvey Weed. the geologist. and
Herbert c. shotwell. head OF tho engineer:
Ing department of Hughes & picr, will
visit southwest copper aad silver mining
districts
uary totalied s2.6is.tS9. against i.ssi.iSs
In January, 1913,
W. J. Dawson. +. l.. Applehy ana W: NJ.
r0rss hs aye r hsST h PDSG II; Ns% York
The directors OF the Old Colony Trust
Company OF Boston have voted to increase
tho companys capital stock to $1,000. 900
by offering the stockholders 1900. 900 in
the company's stock at par.
The report OF the Thomas Iron Company
for 1918 shows prohts on sales OF S4Ai7s.
C. II. Sledringhaus has been elected a
director OF the National EuamelinE and
Stamping Company. to succeed r. G. Mod
ringhaus, retired.
Lehlgh Coal and Navigation Company
reports net income for 1918. after charges
$3.50 taxes -aA~ deducted, ot~A-S05, oSs,
against ss.se2.too in 1917:
Chatham and Phenix National Bank has
issued for distribution a complete chart OF
the 1919 revenue act.