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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
'ASH|NGTON STREET
DWELLING bURNE D
Mysterious Blaze at the Home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Vaiano.

Clothing. furniture and personal be-
ongings to the extent of $4,000 were
destroyed or damaged in q fire which
broke out in the house, COL Washington
,treet, about g. % clock last night. The
house. which is owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Vaiano, is rented out to roomers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Naiano had gone into a
motion picture show about s O'Clock last
night. She told an Every Evening reporter
today that she had gone into the basement
before leaving and had attended to the
furnace FIRE She said everything looked
all right and that they had locked the doors
and left the house. Shortly afterward q
man living in the vicinity was walking
down Washington street and noticed
flames and smoke pouring from the win
dows of the house.
Hurrying across the street to the drug
store on the corner, he telephoned to the
Fame Fire Co, which Immediately re-
sponded On arriving, the Fame Co man
made their way into the house by the
front window and turned a chemicalstrearn
on the flames. Finding the fire was gaining
Roadway, they sent a man to the nearest
box and turned IN an alarm to which
the district companies responded.
The prompt arrival of the Fame Co.
and their quick action in getting a chemi-
cal stream on the fire probably prevented
the burning of the property and the two
adjoining ones. The other two properties,
603 and COS Washington street were only
slightly damaged by smoke, while Vaiano's
house was rendered practically untenant-
able, the fire having started in stairway
closet on the first floor and quickly burning
up the stairway TO the third floor, setting
fire to the rooms on the second and third
floors.
There was only one man in the house az
the time, according to onlookers. He was
Greek who had a room on the third floor
at the rear OF the house. When be discover
ed tina: the house was afire, he hurried
down the stairs to the second floor, but
could get no farther, because the stairs
leading to the second floor were ablaze.
Making his way 20 the side porch on the
second. floor he called to the fremen who
rescued him and carried him down their
ladder.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaiano had clothes
valued at about $500 in the closet on the
first floor, where the fire started. These
were completely destroyed. Clothing and
other articles belonging to roomers were
practically ruined. The damage to the
building is fully covered by insurance, ae-
cordlng TO Mrs Vaiano. Most of the
damage is about the stairway on the
first floor and in the rooms on the second
and third floors.
The Fame Fire Co was given much
credit for the way it hold the fire under
control. Eerv little water was used, the
most of the fire being extinguished by
chemicals. There was also verv little
damage dome to the building by chopping
the woodwork The fire started at about
SIS O'Clock and was out when Mrs.
Vaiano arrived home about $50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
BALL HEADS NEWPORT PROBE.
Chairman Of Senate Committee to In
yesfigate immortality Charges.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, March Full investiga-
ton of charges of gross immorality and
indecent practices in connection with the
activities of a naval intelligence vice
squad at the naval training station at
Newport, X, l., was ordered today by the
Senate Naval Committee. The charges
were made originally by John r.. Rathom
of the Providence Journal.
The committee acted on the recon-
mendation of the subcommittee appoint
ed to make a preliminary investigation.
This subcommittee said thorough in
quiry was necessary for the good of the
morale of the navy.
The investigation viii be made by a
subcommittee composed of Senator Ball,
Republican, Delaware; heyes, Republi-
can, New Hampshire, and King, Demo.
crat, Utah.
Chairman Ball announced that a meet
ing of the subcommittee would be held
here within few days to determine pro-
cedur
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
TEST ASSESSMENT LAW.
Suit in That Behalf Filed in Superior
Court by ]. j. Peirce & Sons,

j. J. PIERCE & Son. real estate agents.
on behalf Of clients who claim their real
estate is excessively assessed, have filed in
the Superior Court suit designed to test
the constitutionality of tho act Of the
General Assembly creating the New Castle
County Board of Assessment.
The case will probably be heard at the
next term of the Superior Court. William
H. Cooper of the New Castle county bar
and Daniel ]. Layton, Jr., former deputy
encouragement for Sussex county. will
represent J. ]. Peirce 4 Son, and Edward
G. Bradford, Jr., attorney Of the Levy
Court, which appointed the members Of
the Board Of Assessment, will be counsel
for the defence.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
WOOD WONT MEET POINDEXTER.
Soldier-Docfor Candidate Declines Joint
Debate With u. 5. Senator.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Detroit, March 2-Malor General
Wood. here TO deliver two OF series Of
campaign speeches, said informally this
morning that he would respectfully and
courteou sly decline" Senator Poindexrer
request that their JOINT debate in South
Dakot be extended through the week
OF March Is.
General Wood would not discuss the
suggestion OF Senator Poindexter beyond
saving he did not think the ISSUES war
ranted q weeks debate.
GeneAal Woods first address today was
before women voters on american WON
en- in politics"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
SMYRNA WANTS SCHOOL FUND.
Asks State Auxiliary for Help in Building
$3.50, 900 School.

Walter W. Hynson, vice-president of
the Smyrna Board of Education; Prot.
G. w. Sehantz, superintendent of schools
there, and Hervey p. Hall. prominent
merchant of the town, We're here yester-
day in conference with DIR. Joseph II.
Odell relative to Smyrna's new school
project.
The town hopes to erect new building
at cost probably of $3.50, 600, and fled
an application with the Delaware School
Auxiliary for S225 900 toward this amount
The request has not been acted upon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
SEVEN OF CREHLOST
AND MANY INJURED
As STEAMER SINKS
% Passengers and 1l3 Of Grew
Taken Off the Bermuda Be
fore She Broke Out.
GROUNDED IN BLIZZARD
ny Assoclslea rress D go gvenlng

by Afsocisted Pres 70 Every Evening
Halifax, NJ r., March 2 even liyes
are believed to have been lost when tn
crew Of the Ieylapd liner bohemian allan
doned their ship as she was breaking W o.
the Samoro Tedgts this morning. seyerai
others we're injured.
The ship, which wBs bound from Boston
% Liverpool, fan aground in binding
snow storm while eudeay0ring 70 put
into Halifax harbur early yesterday
Sixty four passengers were fsken oa safss
IN the morning but most ~ the crew ~
100 remained on board all day
Late last night a strong swell developed
and the ship began 10 pound heavily. ~
4 o'clock this morning II was decided 20
abandon her Three Of the ships boat
pot away safely but the remainder a thc
men were unable to take 70 tho bos's
according 70 The reports received here
The tug, Roeblinp came sc close to tte
stranded ship as possible, and the trans
fer Of those still on board WIG attempted
by life lines n is believed that tho loss
of life occurred during this operation
Soon after the crew had left the vessel
she broke IN two and sank
New York, March 2s-Forty one rnerr.
hers Of the erev Of the ste.rer West
Aiets, which went ashore of Ter~helling
Island last month, arrived here todey from
Antwerp on the transport Northern ps~ife
The transport alec carried ia officer
and civilian passengers and 45s enlisted
men, who had served IN the occuvs4J
areas Of Germany
The American steamship Ssr>eoe,g
from Gibraltar February 10 for Pbils-
deIphia, WIS today reported by wirels~-
disabled with steering gesr broken She
was approximately 500 miles east ~ the
Virginia Capes.
Letter sdvices from the Nsn>srr v-re
that jury Ttfdder hsd been rivyed. aod
that the steamer wss proceeding TO her
destination.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
WILSON PLEASES SERBIA.
Glad He's Standing by His Gun on
Adriatic Question

By Associated Press to Every Evening
London, March Anton Trumbitch,
the Juglo-Slav foreign minister, speaking
today concerning the Adriatic question,
said:
''As far as Serbia is concerned, the
London discussion OF Adriatic affairs has
resulted in no progress whatever We are
gratified to see that President Wilson Is
standing by his guns and insisting that
there be no adjustment of the difficulty
other than one which will be equitable to
all concerned and certain to guarantee
peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
Amusements Tonight.

Playhouse One Night IN Roma"
Garrick Vaudeville.
Queen. Sin Best Cellars.
MAiest tic" Double Speed"
Ri4lto--~ Please Get Married"
Victoria
Savoy Sins OF the Children
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
Suffrage Up Again in w. Va.

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Charleston, W. Va, March 2.-The
Anthony Suffrage Amendment was made
special order of business for this after
noon at 0 clock in the House OF Delegates
when that body met this morning. This
action was taken in order to allow the
Senate to reconsider its vote of vester-
day, when the endorsement resolution was
defeated By one vote
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
OIL sPURTs TO s6.lo.
BY Associated Pres to Every Eyenir

BY Associated Pres to Every Evening
Plttsburg, March 2.--Pennsylvania
crude oil passed the six dollar mark here
today when the Scep Purchasing Agency
announced an advance in the price Of Is
cents a barrel to S6l0, All other grades
remain unchanged.
This is the second advance in the price
of Pennsylvania crude within two DAYS
and the fifth increase since the beginning
of the year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
NEW MA SONIC TEMPLE.
Lodges Appoint Committee to Consider
The Project

A new Masonic Temple for Wilmington
which l. an Tho east s;de of MarLet 81 root
above Eighth. The preliminaries are in
the hands of joint committee, repre-
senting the lodges that meet in the
Masonic Temple. The committee is
expected 20 report to the several lodges
this month.
Whether a building on new site will
be recommended or the erection of a
new building on the present site, has
not been determined.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
Gets List Of l. w. w. in U. s.

By Assoc1Ated Press 90 Every Evening
Chicago, March g. Maclav Hoyne
States Attorney, today believed he had -
list of the names and addresses OF virtually
every member of the /. w. W. organiza-
ton IN America Detectives took the
papers from man who gave the name
Alex Gavlinas, they said, he was attempt
ing to deliver them to a safe place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

New York, March IA delegation Of
Italian bankers on mission to the United
States in connection with proposed loans
to Italy arrived here today on the British
steamer Imperator from Liverpool. The
Imperator brought 440 first class, 1876
second class and 35l Storage passengers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Trenton. y. j.. March "A petition
for submission OF the name Of Major
General Leonard Wood to the voters Of
New Jersey at the presidential preferential
primary next month was filed with the
Secretary of Statetodav, BY Ehsz 3. Mott
representing the Leonard Wood League of
Morris county. The petition is signed BIZ
400 voters OF Morris county, although
only GOO are required By law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02
Weather Forecast.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. March 2.-weather forecas.
for Delaware.
Fair tonight and Wednesday warmer IA
interior.
SUN. MOON TEMPERATURES AND TIDE
sun rose this morning .........-........... 6.34
sun sets ..-............ SIS
sun rises tomorrow morning. ............. 6.3S
Sun sets tomorrow night .................... sd
Moon sets TOMORROW morning. ......-...... SIG
Length OF day. IL hours. Fl minutes.
u. m. yesterday .............. 3Ss
today ..........-. .............. IS
Noon today. ,....-..-... .............. 81
Highest temperature Yesterday. ......... ALI
Lowest temperature last night. 20
High tide this morning. ................... lO.I2
High tide tonight loAAy
low tide this morning. ...................... as,
Low tide this Afternoon. ................... 52s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

Certified milk for infants. Glover
Dairy Co.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

Imported Pompeian Olive Oil adds taste
and zest to mayonnaise or French
dressing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

We do Artistic Furniture Painting Del.
Paint and Glass Go. ,62E King street. ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

The safe, sensible drink. Clover Dairy
milk.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-02

Friendship dance, Friday evening.
Tickets so cents.-Adv.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
DOCKACE CHECKS
STILL GOING OUT

The Grain Inspection department Of
North Dakota continues it's work Of
examining the doclage payments Of
the elevators Of the state. Some days
ago an inspector went over the books
Of the elevators at Abercrombie. As
result checks havf been drawn and
mailed to the farmers who disposed
Of their grain at elevators in that
town. The dockage, were paid for on
the basis of $l.OO irr hundredweight.
The figures wh.h follow indicate
IN" amount Of dociage found In the
wheat Of AbercrOIIbie farmers, the
charge for cleaning the grain and the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
CONSERVATIVE
ORGAN DEGREES
SUPPRESSION
CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUGGESTS
SENDING STATUE OF LIBERTY
BACK TO FRANCE,

Chicago, Ill.-Under the title of
"Send the Statue of Liberty Back to
France" the Tribune of this city, long
known as one of the most reaction
airy of American newspapers, pub
lished surprising editorial in it's is
sue of April rs.
This editorial, which may we'll mark
the beginning of the reaction against
high-handed violence to popular
rights, ran in part as follows:
"A veteran, writing in, wants to
know why Americans should contrib
ute to a fund for statue to he sent
to France. If we are to give The
French statue, send them back the
statue of Liberty. We haven't had
any use for it since July L.
"Do we any longer need the statue
Of Liberty? We are not free in any
sense that an intelligent white people
interpret freedom. 1t is not only beer
and booze which rs outlaws reveal
the limitations of individual decision
and choice. The greatest uproar is
about that because the greatest num-
Der of people there find that they can
not have what they want.
DESPOTS PLAIN LOOKING
"A free people hold tenaciouslv to
their bill of rights. Americans are
:.ccustoming themselves to bureau
craft" invasions of individual rights.
# Cossacks executed the orders we'd
know the scheme was czaristic. If a
plain-looking individual in tweed
suit, such an individual as Mr.. Burle-
son, does it, we think that somehow
it must be all right.
''lf Burleson supprcsses paper
FOR exercising the right til. Cons'itu-
ton plainly declared inalienable, we
think it is all right. In the first place
Bur)cSon does not look like a deSpot
and we did not like what the paper
was saying, anyway.
"a paper otfends against what the
postoflicc says it the law 1t may
not be the law. The voice of a bu-
reaucrat is the voice of an autocrat.
If the issue of Apr! 20 is barred
from the mails the courts will say
two years later that it ought not to
have been. You can then take that
edition to the postoffice and see how
much the subscribers will give you for
it.
"a citizen makes remark which
we do not like or is suspected of hav-
ing made a remark or being about to
make remark. The department of
justice raids his office, carries off his
papers and violates his rights in pro-
perty. The courts later will say that
the department of justice had no
right to that mans business docu-
ments. He can get what satisfaction
he can out of that.
SQUELCHING MINORlTIES
socialists are expelled from legis-
lative bodies. We don't like Social
lists. Therefore they have no right to
form a political party. A man leads
a strike. We put him in Jail. We
don't like strikes. We have no law
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
COUNTY ROUNDUP
DQQLEY

Art. Wankle was in Plenty
wood Saturday and Sunday.
J. C. Epler and family moved
onto their farm yesterday.
II. E. Burnham was ut plen-
tywood Monday.
Hans Nelson and ('has.
Brightsman were at Plentyw.'od
Wednesday.
J. E. Epler was in i'lentywood
Tuesday and Wednesday.
G. c. Epler was \ Plen1ywood
visitor yesterday.
John Kramer is being en-
ployed at the H. Hunter farm.
Joe Tessier went to Raymond
Monday on business matters.
H. N. Senseth and G. a.
Wright nntored to Plentywood
yesterday.
Doolette Hegseth cut her
right hand quite badly Wednes~
day when she fell and :, hottie
of milk she was carrying broke.
Several stitches were necessary.
]. J. Johnson of Minneapolis
was here the past few days at
tending to business matters.
Miss Lucinda Brcckley spent
the week with friends 1T Dooley.
Joe Redmond was here from
Plentywood over Sunday.
Clifford Dooley came home
from Plentywood Tuesday, he
being ill with a poisonous infec-
ton on his face. At the pres
emit time he is doing as We'll as
can be expected, although his
face is quite badly swollen.
o. Carlson of Sidney is visit
ing his father, Hans Carlson,
living south of here. Mr.. Carl
son recently broke his leg when
a horse he WAS riding fell on
him.
Roy Medders and A. Hendric-
son of the Montana Motor Co.,
of Plentywood, have been or the
r. L. Lang farm the PAST week
Continued on Page Six
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

During this time there was no I'M
pr"veWrntS made on this land that
would case any increase In taxes.
When l hear all this howl by the
opposition about the high taxes burn
Ing the heart out of North Dakotn, I,
always think Of blind owl that sits
IN the dry limb If dead tree and
h'OtS because some one tells it to
hoOt. 4. W. YOUNGQl'lST.
In the Stanley Sun.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
ASTARVATl0N YEAR. SAYS EXPERT,
NOTING UNJUST FARM CONDITIONS
WASHINGTON LETTER
t would be about 5 cents.

| it would be about $ cents.
On a suit of clothes made in Chi
caro and shipped to Los Angeles, and
there sold for $50, the higher freight
rate should not be more than 2 or 3
cents. On a .iair of shoes sent from
Eo ton t. Key West BY rail- and to
be sod for $40, the increase in rail-
road labor cost would be about e
cents. This in face of the fact that
The retail price Of those sine, has
doubled since lcll.
Summing up his warning against
The lnhahta claim of protitc"r.I. Car
IT, ai::i"t 'h1t the actual increase in
~ rNn' ne g shipping commodities,
du" 70 .rn increase of 100 per cent in
N"Hr:, tor 100000 railroad elnr't yes,
tc"'h not be- more than pc cent Of
The value OF those Commnni5,r.
DUNCAN ON |. {. /.
P',:tcrt Vision has at lat r':lIcd
th1 two additional members If Il liz
tr;.,,lt:: commerce commits on, and
I a. them prove, to be The its. E!;c
president Il! the American ic,rla. ~
Of ;Aboi', James Duncan or Quincy,
M;.,.s., tc;l OF the Granite t;;.. ~
Inc: NATIONAL union.
Wi.rr E,ill1 Root was sent [,u:,-
-: ., II the beginning Of the il rr Ky
re-. ii'c. q" =: icich'I, mi. n m
the whit" tio!'-c, Duncan VS. ,."nt
a!nr.. It, tho oilica' labor repre- ,nlr-
ti.> II is relatcd by Americans ten
!" '"tr"4r"'' that when Dur.un .ru>
invited t. deliver an aldrc,. nE We
then ntl-poWcifuN warmly rc>....t ny
u'y '"trolr;tA Council n' Wo'rl.rt; Ms
:"! :;n''',,,>' Delegates, he "rcr;:'d
with JOY, :.'' spoke tot tvc, ~ J. tr
- ON the unirn label!
NE story goes that one i..!,rtl.pu>
ETi,r, tc workman, after Ur t!,.H>-
lrtu !'r struggled with tn ft:';l-
mental "'h-fH.h;oncd trad" r":"n
mess" Ter almost nnotl,'' l. 'r,
a,u:. and ,Iroutcl: "Wn'n't t ii ,ir
S,"rrh We INTENDED to deliver t" the
Eski;no tn: h ku~ given d., ~ n.'>-
tnh.n"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

against them, but we do not like
them. Therefore we join II man who
starts one, if we can find that he can
be reached by a war law intended to
prevent interference with the produc-
ton and transport of war necessities.
We put railroad strikers in Jail he
Of actual peace because they are sup
posed to be injuring a nation at war.
We put railrotad strikers in jail be-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

Socialists are expelled from legis-
lative bodies. We don't like Social
lists. Therefore they have no right to
form a political party. A man leads
a strike. We put him in Jail. We
don't like strikes. We have no law
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
OUR GOVERNMENT SHIPS

W. +. IayIOf, assistant UlfccCOr OF
operations of the shipping board, an
nounces that on March l, 1920, the
shipping board feet consisted Of l.GHO
vessels, Of u total Of 100000 dead
weight tons. Of these, 1862 were
steel cargo ships, of nearly $500, OGO
total tonnage.
There were building, or un.ler con-
tract, at the same date 1913 more
steamers with a total tonnage Of
100000. Seventeen steamers for
passengers and cargo are being con-
:Structed, to be 535 feet long, of II
knots speed, and Of 1900 tons.
On this same date the shipping
board has established ISL regular
shipping lines, Connecting American
ports with practically all the primary
and many of the secondary markets
OF the world" Four million tons of
ships were employed on these routes,
or about half the American fleet. The
other half was devoted to full cargo
tramping and miscellaneous services.
All these operations are being car
ried out by about 100 American ship
ping firms acting as agents for ac-
count of the board.
In order to prevent destructive COM
petition between these firms acting as
government agents-of-account, four
conferences have been established to
fix shipping rates. These are in the
North Atlantic, South Atlantic, the
Gulf and the Pacific. They recently
held joint conference in Washington
to discuss freight ditferentials that
viii preserve the balance Of business
as between the several district; where
tn lines terminate.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
LABOR COST IN FREIGHT

In order to prevent The American
public from being buncoed by the
claim that the forthcoming wage in
crease for railroad employees will
make necessary big boost in freight
rates, statistics showing the actual
labor cost of hauling commodities
have been laid before the railroad la
Dor board by w. S. Carter, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, who has been one Of the
chief officials of the railroad admins
tration for the past two years.
Carter showed that if railroad
wages were now to be doubled the
resultant increase in cost of shipping
a barrel of -four on long haul-from
$50 to 5000 miles-would not be
above Is cents. For an average haul
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14

Grand total rrA! and personal
taxes for 1919. $S3. ;
l'y ~IIhtra';n- the inlS lakes from
the l1l3 taxes we iil,l uli Increase in
tn 1919 taxes of S'H'S.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-05-14
NOTHING TOO GOOD.

When young man is convinced
that there Is nothing too good for 4
girl he generally offers himself to her.
Kitchener wS-Rccoru.