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ADMINISTERS OATH
| TO SHIPPING BOARD
Members Formally Installed
and Hold Conference on
Plans and Policies.

The seven members of the United
States Shipping Board. five of whom
are new members. were formally
sworn into office today at the board
Offices. The ceremony took place in
Chairman Benson's private Office and
was performed BY John J. F1aherty.
secretary Of the board.
Immediately following their formal
acceptance Of their offices as commits
sioners of the board. the seven mem-
bers went into formal conference to
discuss new plans and policies of the
board that have arisen since last sum-
mer, when the old board practically
went out of existence with the resig-
nation OF Commissioners Scott and
Stevens.
Vice ChairmaAship to Wait.
1t was understood today that a vice
chairman would not be elected immedi-
ately, but that election of commits
sioner to that Office would wait until a
change for the better takes place in
the health of John A Donald, senior
member Of the new board, who probably
will be elected vice chairman. Mr..
Donald's family is understood to be
solicitous about his health and he will
probably take an extended rest before
again entering upon his duties. At tho
conference the board was expected to
name two new trustees for the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation The present
trustees are R. A. Dean and r. II.
Bailey of the Shipping Board
,AuStere simplicity marked the formal
ceremony by which the seven presiden-
tial appointees, representing ali sections
Office. Chairman Benson, who was 70
appointed to the board for term OF
seven years, was the first member sworn
in and was followed by Commissioner
Donald, swearing in Of the other COM
missioners coming in order.
Board Personnel.
The seven commissioners and their
terms Of office follow: Admiral Will
liam s. Benson of Georgia, six years:
five years; Joseph N. Teal of Oregon,
four years; John A Donald of New
York, three years; Chester H RowelI
of California, two years; Guy y. Con
% Wisconsin. one year, and Charles
Sutter of Missouri, one year.
duties faced with several potential
handicaps. Senator Jones. author OF
the merchant marine act, has an
nounced he will oppose confirmation
| Of the board in the Senate. The seven
1appointees were made board members
dent and must be confirmed BY the
Senate.
Business for ConsidefAtie1.
| Constructive policies looking toward
| a new ship-leasing agreement and
possibly new shfp-sales arrangement
are expected to be accomplished. Dis
posal Of the fleet Of 800 wooden ships.
now lying idle in several coast har-
bors, involving tie-up of a million
dollars of Shipping Board money,
must be taken up. Pending passage
! of an act by Congress making avail
able specific appropriation for
Isalaries of the commissioners they can
receive no pay. No such appropria-
ttion was contained in the Jones act
Their salaries are $4,000 annually.
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not even remotely connected with
modern warfare.
His bill proposes that the Army
engineers shall be detailed to the de-
thus be conceded with the tremendous
road building program OF the United
States and the drainage projects In
hich the government ts interested,
so that they will not only be eQuipping
themselves for duties In modern war
for their country in times Of peace.
Sixteen ON Public Reads.
By way Of illustrating how many
government agencies are duplicating
and overlapping on such activities as
he proposes to coordinate In the De.
partment Of Public Works Repre-
sentative Reavis says that there are
Is bureaus building public roads; Z
years, but are keeping up their per-
sonnel; 80 separate governmental
agencies are handling engineering.
architectural and public works func-
tions, 20 are engaged In surveying
operations, @ Is on hydraulic construc-
ton, 10 on. public lands functions. Is
are on chemical Investigations, %
are doing engineering research, and
"all ara doing work OF an intimately
related character" Representative
Rsavis says.
In emphasizing the Importance Of
puttins, through such legislation now.
Representative Reavis points out that.
until the war, the revenues were col
lacted, for the most part, by an in
direct system. Then the expenses be-
came 90 enormous that Congress had
to resort to direct taxation. The peo-
Die have now had q chance to see
clearly who pays for all the govern
ment activities, and they are demand
ing reductions. He says that his bill
will create . more eficieut service for
the people, while saving In expendi.
tureS hundreds Of dollars contributed
in direct taxes BY the people Of the
A0sYnfrV. '-h
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SUGGESTS CR0SS-WALKs
IN MIDDLE OF BLOCKS

To the Hditof Of Tbe'Star:
II the so-called jaywalker IL to be
regulated, q compromise 10 suggested
which will permit the pedestrian to
cross . street either at . street cross.
ing or in the middle OF the block Gas
near the exact middle Is practicable).
straight across and without xigxaE.
ging any more than may be neces-
sary to save his neck. This would be
. reasonable rule which nearly every
body would want to obey.
At sea the slow-going sailing ship
has the right OF way. 70 the pedes-
trian. who Is sufficiently spry should
have at least an equal right to uae
tho streets. THOMAS ". 6IIANER
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SIGNING OF PROTOCOL
ENDS WILMA FIGHTING
Agreement Reached as Result Of
Efforts Of Special Commits
sion of League.

GENEVA, December / (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Oflcial notification Of
the signing at Kovno yesterday Of a
protocol ending hostilities between tho
Lithuanians> and the forces Of Gen.
Zellgouski. the insurgent commander at
Wilma, was received by Leon Bourgeois
of the league of nations organisation to-
day.
The protocol was signed a. the result
Of the efforts Of the special commits
sion of the league sent to the Wilma
district in an effort to solve the Diff
culties created by the occupation Of
wilma by Ze1lgousixi, the Polish insur-
gent general, after the close Of the
Polish Russian campaign.
The message to NJ. Bourgeois was
teiegraphed by Col. Chardigny. chair
man of the control commission Of the
league.
A Kovno dispatch received in London
Tuesday night announced the arranging
Of an armistice between the Lithuanians
and Gen. ZeIgoush's forces. The
league of nations commission was sent
10 the wilma region when the situation
there assumed a distrusting aspect
through conflict between zeilgouski's
forces and the Lithuanians, The
league has since decided to test the
preference Of tho inhabitants OF the
district for Lithuanion or Polish con,
troll, and an international force has been
organised TO maintain order during the
pashiscatA ,s.&.
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FINISHED LAST CAMPAIGN
WITH $38, ,653 BALANCE
National Republican Congressional
Committee Submits Its
RAvAvt

The national republican congression-
al committee came through the cam
paisn with . balance Of S3s.e63, 1,
reported today to the clerk Of the
House Of Representatives.
The committee had available Q total
campaign fund Of &7S8.644. the report
showed. starting the campaign with
:. balance Of $3S.274 and receiving h
contributions $7is.274. The commit.
tee. accerdinE to It's report. gave
$4,000 to the rspuniiean national
overhead expenses. and spent the re-
mainder outside Of the balance re.
ported in aiding the individual cam
psigns of members of the House.
Contributors were shown to mum.
Der 4.02s and included William III
Folwell, Philadelphia. $4,000: John
D. Rockefeller, 5000: John D. Rookie.
Teller. Jr.. 5000; Cornelius Wander,
hit. leeeA, and JosepA u. WldAaSr
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MUTINEERS LOOT CITY.
Treaty Port Of Chinese Province
Destroy Business Buildings.

SHANGHAI. China. December / {by
the Associated Press).-Messages re-
ceived by business houses here today
report that the troops in Ichang. q
treaty port of Huzpeh province have
mutinied. seized and set nre to the
city, and are looting il.
The messages, which were received
by the Robert Dollar Company and
the Rritish-American Tobacco Com
pany, state that the troops wrecked
the banks and foreign business sstab.
ishmepts of Irhang. which has q
atCnGsa tA IA aify AWmhee aAaae -
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0REG0N's OFFICIAL VOTE.

SALEM, Ore. December 1.-The ON
cial canvass Of votes cast in Oregon
November 2. completed here. shows
the highest elector for Senator War
'1l1.5s2 and for Gov. James n Cox,
S0.osS. r g -t
The prohibitionist vote was S.5s5;
socialist, S,Sel: industrial lahogs 1s61A
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Cranor Testifies Sum Was to
Be Paid for Arranging
|. Credit.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December John
Cranor, assistant to tho head Of the
Wallace Downey shipbuilding Cor
poration. today denied allegations of
Tucker K. Sands. former Washington
banker, before the congressional com.
mittee investigating Shipping Board
affairs, that he knew anything Of q
division of q $4,000 ''bribe" fund for
connection with which the name Of r. w.
Boiling, Shipping Board treasurer and
brother-in-law Of President Wilson,
had been mentioned.
He also denied that he had entered
into any arrangements with Sands
retary OF the board, were to asaist in
procuring q contract for the Downey
company or the Providence Engineer
ing Corporation, q subsidiary.
CrAnor testified that while he was
In Washington the Providence COM
contract for the construction II ten
tug boats and that he learned that
the hna-lcial standing Of the concern
was mot satisfactory to the credit
department Of the Shipping Board"
Cranor said that after he had in
sent to Washington to arrange q
credit for the Providence company
and took the matter to Sands, who
then was vice president and cashier
Of q Warrington bank. This institu.
tion. the Commercial National Bank,
through Sands, then issued q credit
letter to the extent Of }l25,000 to the
Shipping Board for the Providence
Engineering Corporation.
AE1eA to Fay eAo0e0.
The witness said that he had axreed
to pay Sands $4,000 for arranging
this credit, adding:
Sands wanted per cent of the
entire contract price, which would
have been about $4,000, but cut it
down to $4O, 1000"
Mr.. Downey and Sands eventually
settled the payment, Cranor said.
In reply to a question Cranor said
he did not think $4,000 an excessive
fee to pay for Sands services in the
credit arrangement. explaining that
the entire contract amounted 70 more
than $4,000. 900 and pointing to the q.
legged fact that Mr.. Downey eventual.
ly settled with Sands for $4,000, or
about par osnA which was aboat -
eassplv - Aa could exuect to Do Il :
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FRENCH ARE PLEASED.
Hope Presidents Intervention Win
Bring Pacification.

PARIS, December 1 stby the Asso-
ciated Press) s).-President Wilson's ac-
ceptance of the role of Armenian me-
diator is considered by the French
foreign Office as a happy development
and foreign Office officials declared
today they were much gratifed. II
is hoped President Wilson's interven-
tion will have a good effect toward
pacification Of that region.
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REAVlS ASKS PARTY
LEADERS SPEED U. S.
REORGANIZING WORK

Continued from First Pase.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
NEWS OF NEWARK.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark, March 2.--The Minstrel show
to be given in Wolf Hall, Friday night,
by the Footlights Club of Delaware
College, promises to be one of the best
shows by college talent given for some
years. The proceeds are for the College
Review
The funeral of John M. Bowen, who died
yesterday morning, will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon from the home OF his
brother, Postmaster Levi x. Bowen, on
West Main street.
Trustees of delaware College will hold
a special meeting at the Hotel du Pont,
Wilmington, next SATURDAY. morning.
Dean Charles A. McCue last night gave
his final lecture of a series of three before
the Delaware College Faculty Club.
Saturday night Professor V. G. Smith
will give an illustrated lecture on big
Bertha" the gun that dropped shells IN
Paris from distance of 20 miles. The
club will observe ladies night on March II.
A shuttle board tournament between club
members will be started tonight.
ware College, who has been i'll with the
grip is able to be out. Her assistant,
Miss Therese Matthews is now i'll with
the grip.
w. Paul Bebout, secretary of the Y. M.
G. A., is confined to his home with bad
cold
Directors of the Y. NJ. G. A. will hold
special meeting Friday evening.
Mrs. +. v. Vaughan has returned from
Atlantic CT ,, vhere she went to recuperate
following an attack Of pneumonia. Pro-
fessor Vaughn was at the seashore with
his wife.
d. Lee Rose, superintendent OF grounds
and buildings at Delaware College, who
has been i'll with a bad cold, is niue h I'M
proved.
Professor r. r. Moore of Delaware
College was operated on at the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, yesterday, fer
mastoididitis
Edward Voight, who has been ill with
the grip, is able to be out again.
Charles ]. Appleck of Norfolk, Va. is
visiting Newark friends.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
CHESTERTOWN AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondents of Every Evenins

Chestertow Md, March AT the
massmeeting held in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Sunday night, by the
Methodist and Protestant Episcopal con-
gregations, the sum of $3.50 was sub
scri bed TO the Near East Relief Fund
Addresses were made by Miss Wilson, q
returned missionary from Armenia, and
by Rev. Mr.. Grimes, n former war worker
and Presbyterian minister of New York
Mrs. Helen Granger, whose husband
died during the war from an attack of the
'fiu, and whose home is in Wilmington,
n. C., has donated to the vestry Of st.
Pauls Church, TINS county, the sum of
$4,000 for the purchase of an organ as
memorial to relatives. The organ will be
placed in the church in location pro-
vided for in beauest to the church by
Mrs. HURT. Mrs. Granger, before mar
riage, was Miss Helen kenly of near
Rock Hail.
Students of Chestertown high school
repeated the play THE Kingdom of
Hearts Content" In the Kennedyville
school, last night, for the benefit of that
school,
An epidemic of the grip has caused the
closing of Piney Neck high school, teachers
and scholars alike being affected.
A thief stole two tires from the wheels
of j. Perry Prices -four mill truck, one
night last week, when it was left along
the roadside, having become disabled
L Rev. j. l.. Ward pastor of Christ Nj. u.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.


Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, March miss Delcine
Hazard. daughter of John Hazard of
Lewes, and Lee r. Smith of Broadkiln
district, were married, Saturday after
noon, at Nassau NJ. Z. parsonage, by
Rev. A. f. Zimmerman.
Miss Alberta Simpler, q clerk in the
Office of the Board of Assessment, is i'll
with measles. Several more cases have
broken out In this section of the county.
The eastern part of Sussex county was
visited by a small snow storm, Sunday
afternoon.
After being In progress for two weeks
under the direction of Rev. John I. Bailey,
revival services were brought TO a close
in First NJ. P. Church Of Georgetown,
Sunday night. Several accessions have
been made to the church, and on Sunday
night large class was received into
membership.
Members of the County Board of Assess
ment were at Rehoboth Beach, yester-
day, on business in connection with their
Office
Forsome time farmers have been cutting
their supply of wood for use next fall and
winter. Usually at this season of the year,
Just before they enter into their spring
farm work, they get up their supply of
wood for the next winter.
Young people of Georgetown are plan
ming for a big Eastern dance to which
society folk IN all parts of the county will
be invited.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN THE STATE
Chicken Thieves Once More Are
Depopulating Numerous Hen
neries in Seaford.
GOOD PROSPECT FOR FISH
ssMiss Fearless 8 Co." Ably Pre-
sented by the Dramatic Club
of Newark High School.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark March 2.-The Dramatic Club
Of Newark high school last night presented
the play Miss Fearless * Co., in the
Opera House before a large audience, 1t
was we'll rendered bv the members of the
cast, as follows.
Miss Margaret Henley, an heiress, Anna
Patchell: Miss Euphemia Addison, Miss
Henley's chaperon, Alma Dunlevy: Miss
Sara Lovejoy, from the Lost Nation,
Mildred Major; Katie O'Connor, Miss
Henley's servant, Sara Pennington; Miss
Barbara Livingstone, Hazel Collins; Miss
Bette Cameron. Beulah Law: Miss
Marion Reynolds, Miss Henley's guest,
Sara Lovett: Gust Lizzie" the ghost,
Helen Pillsbury; Miss Alias, Miss Abb,
~Silent Sisters" Paul Steel, Charles Blest.
Executive Staff-Director Miss Irene
Roe; business manager, Miss Frances
Buttles: assistant managers, Helen PEN
nington, Elizabeth Minner; property
men, Hannah Lindell, Olive Porter; stage
managers. Naomi Riley, Delena Leak,
Emma Lovett; PLAY committee, Helen
Schwartz, Charlotte Dayett, Lillian Con-
nell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
NEWS OF LEWES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Lewes, March 2.-Alfred B. Nelson has
sold his property on Dewey avenue to
Lee A. Cahill, railroad conductor of
this town, who will move his family there
In the near future from the Peter Cham
bers property on Mulberry street, which
recently was sold to Captain Thomas Z.
Brown.
United States Government Inspector
John Gault, who was here for several
weeks last autumn Inspecting some work
at the jetty, Is here for few days this
week
Some farmers say that the roads show
Improvement over what they have been
for the past month The heavy freeze of
the past week put them IN such shape that
1T Is possible to find some bottom to them.
Local trappers are still making good on
muskrats, even though the freezing
weather is very much against them.
The Coast Fish Oil and Fertilizer Co.
and the Breakwater Fisheries Co. are
having their accounts audited by certi-
he'd public accountant of Wilmington.
Miss Ottillie Hazard has accepted a
position IN the Office of Maull & Ingram.
succeeding Miss Edna Ennis, resigned,
who expects to be married soon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
MISS ADDIE WILSON DIES.

Princess Anne, Md, March miss
Addie Wilson, aged about 60 years, died
at the home of her brother, Samuel VIII
sen, at Westover, Sunday night of pneu-
monia. She had spent the past two or
three years with her nephew, G. G. Waller,
IN Princess Anne, and had only recently
gone to visit her brother at Westover.
She was a daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. j. Wilson. She leaves two brothers
Il. j. Wilson of Princess Anne and
Samuel Wilson of Westover. Mrs. ii. l..
ID. Stanford of Baltimore is niece. The
funeral will take place tomorrow from st
Andrews z. u. Church in Princess Anne
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02

yesterday, owing 20 the death of their
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Cloud of the
upper section of Cecil county announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Idella
Blanche, 70 Joseph Lukens Of Tough
kenamon, Pa.
Willism David and Miss Edna Wright,
both OF Wilmington, came to EIkton.
yesterday, and were married by q local
minister.
Cecil County School Board has ap-
pointed K. III. MerrIhew of New York
City manual training instructor Of EIkton
and Chesapeake City high schools. sue
ceeding Joseph Johnson, moved to Balti-
more.
Owing to the spread of influenza at
Port Deposit, the closing Of schools and
other places of gathering, which was
ordered last week, win be continued for
another week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
TOOK IN TEN MEMBERS.

Special Correspondents of Every Evening
Milford, March 1 At the weekly meet
ing of Milford Grange, Saturday ten
candidates were taken into full member
ship, after which the following program
was carried out.
Report of the lecturers conference by
Mrs. Num-; What the Young People
Can Do to Advance Interest In the Grange,
by A. B. Peet and several other members;
"A Surprise Feature, by Mrs: Clark;
instrumental solo, by Mrs. Heibner.
Refreshments We're served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
CROPS SUFFER BY FROST.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, March 2.-Continued
freezes and thaws, according to some o
the farmers in this section of Sussex county
have resulted in damage to the spring
scarlet clover crop, and some predict
the crop will be cut possibly 20 per cent
or more 1t is admitted, however, that
at this time it is difficult to estimate the
damage, but all growers stated that it
has suffered.
The English or purple top clover had
withstood the winter better than the
scarlet variety.
Because of the heavy freezes, wheat is
believed TO have suffered to some extent,
since there has been little snow to serve as
cover from the cold. So long as the
fields are covered with snow there is not
much danger to the wheat, the snow serv-
ing as a blanket to keep it warm.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
NEWS OF STAFFORD.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Seaford, March miss Martinez
Warren, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. j. II i.
Warren, who WAS operated on for appen-
licitis, yesterday, at Salisbury, Md, hos
pital, is reported as getting along finely.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Bruce of Nashville,
Tenn, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Messner
and baby daughter of Cheltenham, Pa,
are registered at the Hotel Sussex for an
indefinite stay.
Mrs. William C.. Tull was called to Balti-
more, yesterday, by telegraph, owing to
the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs
Berkeley Horsey, who is i'll with influenza.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
Special Correspondents of Every yveni

Special Correspondence OF Every kyening
Elkton. Md, March 2.-Former State
Senator Frank Z. Williams has announced
his candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress from the First Con-
gress district, comprising the nine Eastern
Shore counties. Mr.. Williams is editor of
the Cecil Wing of Elkton, and a former
Presbyterian minister. He will have the
backing of United States Senator Joseph
|. France for the nomination.
w. Arthur Mitchell OF Elkton was
made foreman of the grand jury for the
March term of court, now in session in
this town.
Osborn S. Mackie of near Elkton. who
deals In furs, has thus far this season
purchased $50, 900 worth of muskrat, fox.
skunk and other skins which be sold to
New York City parties at great profit.
Miss Mabel Johnson and Miss Ruth
Collier OF Rising Sun are spending the
week with friends in Washington, ID. c.
Benjamin p. and Warren Wilson of
Elkton We're called TO Niddletown, Del.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
TO HAVE FIRE PROTECTION.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford, March lit is now settlep
that Bowers Beach will have an effective
Ere department before the opening of the
summer season. The women of the place
and the surrounding country have taken
. hand Id raising funds for the purchase of
6re-hghting apparatus, and are meeting
with success.
mington, Is at the lead Of the men in
getting everything ready and SAYS it will
Be only short time before that they will
be ready to contract for machine of some
kind, and not depend on Milford and
Dover to make long runs to fight their
6ree.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02
WITHOUT A PHYSICIAN.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Milford, March 1.-The town of Green
wood, with population of about / 200
and IN thickly-settled section of upper
Sussex county is without physician of
any kind, and in case of sickness the
people are either compelled to either send
to Harrington or to Bridgeville, six miles
south.
In the event of serious accident they
are compelled to send the victim to the
hospital at Milford or to Salisbury, Md.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-02

Church, is teaching philosophy at Wash
ington College, pending the appointment
of successor to Professor Marten Ten
Hoor, recently resigned.
A huckster from Worton startled the
housewives here, Saturday. ", ne
offered for sale heads of caobags At Is
cents pound. He said he was compelled
to pay II cents pound in order to get
them