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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
NATIONAL PROPERTIES
BONDHOLDERS MEET

National Properties Co. 4-6 per cent
bondhollcrs held meeting IN the Phiadcl.
phn fcllcvuc-St'at Hotel. yesterday
aftc noon The meeting was called by a
group oi lligr holders of the bonds to
register thclt disapproval of plan OF
Reorganization offered by bondholdcrs'
protective committee and calling for an
s-c.smcnt of l7l2 per cent lime for
deposit 81 bonds under this plan expires
ncNt Monday. and the committee has
announced rs intention, having already
received deposit q more than majority
Oi the bonds, to make II operative, unless
a better plan i submitted
The National Properties Co is the
holnug company Of the American Rail
v#N~ he stock of the latter being held
f, ,uII 'cral for the National Proper
t.r> bends now ID default of interest
b Nu,ut- american Railways Co.
olt .i~ large number Of electric light
and p.V,r properties. street railway
hrs nd plants throughout the
Il: halt of the country. Some Of the
sv- Of these a1r III Wilmington. south
\cW lc->cN Scranton. Altoona.
A. ton 9 Huntington. W. Va. and
i.uenoAr and l.ynchburg Va.
la order - save the American Rail
WAYS from rcccIvc-.hln according to a
member al tEo nn5fcctivc committee
pressing ohlIgltIn, RI, gtng approx
matclv 10 S9O0atu t. met immc-
diatelv Funds fo purpose are pro
Nldcd under the plan If assessing bond
holders Il was on this point that most
objection centcTcd II Yesterdays meet
ing The result Of this protest was the
adoption Of motion offered by Joseph
III Shoemaker. calling upon The mana &c
ment Of the company, including officers
and directors. 10 step out and turn the
property over 20 the Continental Equi-
table Title and Trust Co. trustee
Action also was taken on a proposal
made hv fomcr Judge james f. Cor
man for tic appointment Of a commit
icc a. act IN the interest Of the bond
holders and. Il rcccSSary. ask for the
Of a receiver This COM
mite viii T. n.mcd by Y Gilpin Rob
lnson who presided ct Yesterdays meet
Iru
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Il CAUGHT IN RAID.
Police Suspected Gambling. But Cases
Were Dropped for Lack of Evidence

The aftermath of a raid the police made
lest night haggIng "a Negroes at SAC
Walnut street. was heard in Municipal
Court this morning when fve Of the
prisoners were discharged for lack Of
evidence and The casrs against the Others
we're nolle pr1 ssed The suppCsiticn of the
police was hat gambling was in prc cspect
judge Hastings. in rendering decision.
SAID that the court IVES reasonably certain
that crap games had been In progress at
the time of the raid, hut that the evidence
presented seemed insufficient To convict.
The pChce viii get that place vet" he
sald, unless gambling is discontinued
there
George y DAVIS. as prosecutor. said
u was a bad place and difficult for the
police 20 secure evidence. because il was
8 well organized One Of the policemen
who made the raid testified that look
cut gave warning Of the police descent
and when the raiders got INTO the room
where the pool tables are on which habi-
tues are alleged 10 shoot crap. the men
arrested we're snatching billiard cues from
the wall He picked up set Of dice from
the floor he said
The men taken IN the raid were: Walter
Fisher. charged with keeping a gaming
table -- Brown. taken as witness
and Clarence Grinnage, John Purnell, Eli
Larkin, William White Humphrey Little
gage. Alnnzo Berry, Thomas Madison.
William Shields. Abraham Griffin. VIII
ham II Smith. Reed Potter, Christopher
Harris, Edward Elam, George Tintus,
Howard Henderson, James White. Rich
ard Chambers, William Williams. Clarence
Grooms, Thomas r. Brown, David
Henderson, John H. Morgan, James
Nashlngton. BenJarnln Sawyer, Charles
Oden, George Washington. Jesse Gilmore
Wesley Hayes, William Washington. Alex-
ander Simpson, Thomas Steel. John
Richardson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Inc Managing Committee of the MAY
@ wei n5otors Co, recently appointed met
aris SesIieroay m the Central Trust Co. New
YORK, and discussed the conDany's af,s;rs
IA IA general way. After the meeting a mem
L pr OF the committee said that nothing had
addi, odeH iaecidea upon definitely in regard 10
S altlonal financing. Further meetings az
the committee viii be held soon howayar
ana IL IS expected in authoritative ouarters
thdt necessary additional funds for the
i. IioInpaarny any VIII De arranged for before very
long. The common stock declined more than
~ points yesterday man
decision TO retire 1876 900 shares of
common stock of the Aetna FxnIosiyas ~
was made yesterday by the directors of the
fboI1Iapany. rms offer will be made to stock
uoIuefs IN the near future but no holder
can retire more than rs per cent az bis
STOCK: This retirement of stock and can
CeAatlon OF 10000 shares which the com
pdng purchased in open market leaves
100000 shares outstanding
directors Of International Nickel are re-
p9i 20 AZ; ~ az Sohsiderlng resumption of the
y uIFloend on ITS common stock which was
ulsconunued IN May. The report for the
tuTee months ended on June so shows an
pfoAlInateIy IS cents a share earned for ifS
common. or at the annual rate of "a a share
nat earning rate. officials of the corpora
Timintsb y hkeiy TO increase ather than
Clllihsh' ana IL Is known that several of
MY WY company directors have expires sed
Willingness 70 vote for a resumption OF the
in the market yesterday. and rec recovepiel mpra
eno,; IN several directions Indicated that the
founded. a better tone prevailed. and in
,a Wv NV lork market, according TO re-
ports reachlng here. greater confidence il
Delng shown Improvement in transnor
tauon conditions is of the encotlraa
ing factors 'Nouia as-
Inc quarterly reports of the Ray Con-
soIldated and the Nevada Consolidated
copper Companies showed Improvement
ana the report of Utah Copper showed
lower earnings for the stock In the period
ended with June 80. 1920. when compared
ing weeks Of last year po"'
war prohts are supposed to have in
creased the number Of millionaires In this
country from 16 900 to 20 600 Twenty
thousand millions equals twenty biIIions
or wealth. As the wealth of some men Is
reported 20 be from $40. .OOO, 600 to 500 600
must be enormous.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
DEATHS

Derrick sON-In this ~tfv ~ august t1
1920 Msrzarpr q wfTr - lTrarfrr
DeTickson AGED - Years
Relatives and friends q ~ invited tc attend
the funeral Sprvicpg AZ her .tre rpsirirrrr
llA scott street on sunday Afternoon
August rs az D clork local .lue lrter.
ment AZ ~ilverbrOok cemetery
MrCLOSkEY This city IN August :
q20 Michael J AfcCl0skev lged as vaars
Relatives friends. Lodze NJ If~ Ll0yaiOr1rr
0r Moose. and Wilmington Lodge .u
j 4. ~ = * 10 Narhtniars na~r~
sylvania Railroad Relief are uvften tr ar-
lend ne funeral at his ate -nsIder.rr y
Palmer Row On Monday morning AZ p
. clock Requiem mass AZ pafrirE <
Church. lnterment a. athedrai cemetery
AIcDONALD-In Newport Dpi ln Alzus-
y. 1920. Mary wife ~ William NrUru-
aid. azed 81 years
Relatives ana friends are invited rs attend
the funeral from ler late re~idencp Eaw
port. on Monday morning az > riork .rai
time. Requiem mass an ri EHzanefn /.
Church. Interment az Cathedral cemetery
VINTNG-In New Castle Del n Agg.l.r
H. 920 Hannah Barrett Fa0w 1f InNr
B Nining. in nor 7Drh wear
Funeral services UilI nn held = rrn -.sf
denCe Of her daughter Mrs Iames -haa
sos Delaware street. IN -aJurla} afferuoor
August i+ al clDck .tdndar. mr
Interment at NJ cnurrnyarl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Maryland Legislature, today offered his
services to Mrs. Gait tO further rstifea-
tion u Suffrage in Tennessee and eorfh
Carolina. This came a. n result III the
committee of the Maryland I1gislatgre
headed by Senator Frck cent here "
oppose ratification.
Raleigh, NJ Aug. I3,-Tbe ba,,i.
10 bring about ratification ~ The federal
suffrage amendment by the North Care-
lima Legislature regardless 0f the action
taken in Tennessee will start in earnesf
today with Governor Bickeft aprearirg
before joint meeting of The two hoisss
20 deliver a special message urginV fat-
fcation.
Washington. Aug. I3.-ThouVb ss-
cloring himself both personally 0rqoae1
10 woman suffrage and undevireg.s IA
pressing his views upon North Carolina
Legislators, Senator Simmons ~ thsf
State last night declared that ppli,
opinion Of the world and ths nsfor
had settled the coutrOvprsy over ~
subject ~ favor Of ratification.
The statement. which touched ipon tbe
situation in North Carolina, where ~
federal suffrage amendment haa besn
put before a special session ~ the fogi--
laiure, was sought by the ulfrngr rlr,-
porters az an aid IN tho fight they are nov
making.
Secretary Daniels leaves today for ~.
home city of Raleigh to use What n
fucnce be can - bring ab or favorsfie
action On the amendment by The Norft
Carolina Assembly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
RED ARMIES BATTER
Continued from psv, !

took a decided turn for me better n
day rising 70 Us Every poeu'hls sToy'
is being made BY the Poish g0vrrrrner ?
70 support the army facing fie Boishe,-ki
AZ the gates ~ the carffai Women ar
playing p prominent pert + arfIvif -
many society leaders r.revrurg eide
walk lunch stands 81 burv corners where
soldiers arc given food sr1 dirk
More women are - present employed
than ~ any tIme sinre tfe f1undafrr
u the Republic
Air raids over tho Soviet lines sisrv y a
Warsaw front nov are p daily par - ~
city's defense, aviaf0rs fvng f-or ~
Warsaw aerodrome every ~ ~ ~ min
utes for The front
Warsaw, Aug u Nlawa ~ irrpor-
tant cIfv 0n the Warsaw Darzig rail~oad
about fifty miles norfhwep' ~ THE ~
has been taken ~ The Russiar Bolsheviki
according - reports .n military -irries
here tonight
SOvle' forces are creeping along ~
PrIssian frontier and are gradually work
ing their way westward toward the We
tula river This stream appears ~ - fhe
immediate objective II ~ R0l~hevik
offensive ~ present AZ fhp SOVIET srrrirs
are also making an effort ~ reach Z usf
west n Warsaw from Cierhanow
Observers believe the Baishevik riar
is 70 bring up artillery - fhe battle -
IN the event thev fail ~ Gross he E.sfil.a
in force
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

American Locomotive Co quarterly, -,
Ia per cent on common and "a per cent
on preferred. payable September 30
Merchants Union Trust Co quarterly ~
" . share, payable August "a
southern Pacific Co. Quarterly OF IL nor
cent payable October
Union Pacific Railroad Co Quarterly ~
"a per cent on common aud semi-annual M
: per cent on preferred. payable October
nlteu Gas improvement Co quarterly
81 81 per cent on preferred payable SeD-
tsmieer I5 St
United states Gypsum Co quarterly Of
J per cent on common and | "a per cent
on preferred payable September 80.
NalNrline Oil Co. quarterly of 2I5 Der
cent on common. payable September Is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Patent Infringement Alleged.

Andrew G. Gray, representing the
Lanston Monotype Machine Co, of
Ale xandria, Va, has filed bill of com
plant in the United States District Court
against the Pittsburg Foundries Co, of
Pittsburg, alleging infringement of six
United States letters of patent for
mechanisms and processes for making
printers leads and rules. A subpoena
was issued returnable September |
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
SUFFRAGE OUTLOOK
GOOD IN TENNESSEE.
Senate Committee Will Report
Favorably Today; House
to Act Monday.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Nashville, Tenn, Aug I3-The com
mlttee ON constitutional conventions and
amendments Of the Tennessee Senate after
q herring announced late last night that 1t
would act on the federal woman suffrage
amendment ratification resolution and re-
turn a favorable report on the resolution.
A similar committee Of the house
which conducted a point hearing with
the senate committee, announced that OF
would not report until Monday. This
action means. legislative leaders said
that the suffrage amendment will not
be finally disposed of tomorrow as SUI
frage leaders had planned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Services at the TemDfe of Truth

Services will be held at the Temple Of
Truth this evening at o'clock and to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock. The
family of the late Morris Levy, who was
a regular worshipper at the Temple, will
attend these services and memorial
prayers will be read Rabbi s. A. Rabino-
WITT will conduct the services.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
TAKES LETTER RECOGNIZING
HONDURAS GOVERNMENT
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

D5 1As01VI1VVU ftss TO LFtty LFbNIhH
San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
Aug. 13.-A dispatch from Honduras
states that the captain of the United
States cruiser Cleveland accompanied
by several subordinates and the Ameri-
can minister, has visited President Lopez
Gutierrez for the purpose of delivering
to him personally an autographed letter
of President Wilson recognizing the pres
ent government Of Honduras
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

:, foung plants thrive better according TO a
french botanfts. II fed drops Of water al
most continuously than if wat~red copi-
ously at intervals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

London, Aug. I3-Progress bv the
Russians in their westward drive in tn,
district south of Brest-Litovsk and cas-
of Lublin is reported in Thursdays official
statement from Moscow, received today
Along the river Dniester and the shore
of the Black Sea there is no change in tn.
situation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Paris, Aug I3-The French govern
ment is sending a note 70 the United
States expressing pleasure that the French
and American views on the Russo-Polish
situation are in complete accord. it was
learned here today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Rome, Aug Acknowledgment by
France Of the government of General
Wrangel in South Russia is the subject
today OF heated comment in the Italian
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Constantinople, Aug, l1.-An American
wireless message received today gave
Turkish officials first news of the signing
ON Tuesday of the treaty at Sevres.
France. 1t was greeted indifferentlv. The
Turks say frankly that the treaty is OF
no Importance, as it viii be cancelled
when the Bolsheviki cross Rumania and
Bulgaria and eXpel the Greeks from
Thrace and Smyrna and join hands with
the Nationalists in Anatolia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
BRITISH LABOR
O. tInned from page ]

60. fInued from page ]
today II was said that Others might alsc
attend the conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

France places herself in oppc sition. we
will not yet say at war with Bolshevik
Russia. The newspaper adds that Great
Britain and Italy favor economic and
political peace with Russia and that the
attitude Of France breaks the accord Of
the allies on the Russian problem and
makes the situation worse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
DOUGHTY BACK TO CANADA.
Man Involved in Small Mystery Re
turned to Toronto.

Man Involved in Small Mystery Re-
turned to Toronto.
Chicago. Nov. 29.--John Doughty,
former private secretary to Ambrose
J. Small. the Toronto theater mag
nate. who vanished from sight on the
night OF Dec. 2, 1919, was taken from
Chicago to Toronto yesterday en-
route from Portland, Ore, voluntary
prisoner. Detectives~a are taking him
to Canada to answer to a charge of
kidnapping his former employer.
Smalrs disappearance followed his
visit to bank in company with his
wife. where he deposited q check for
s1.o0o,o0o the first payment in deal
disposins Of his /sixty-one theater
properties to q syndicate.
Doughty left Toronto q few weeks
later and was not located until re-
Gently. when two fellow workers at
Portland recognized picture in .
police circular.
He will be asked to explain his re-
moval OF $l50.000 In liberty bonds
from the safety deposit vault Of
Small on tho day that Small disap-
peared. He says he turned the bonds
over to Mr.. Small.
He had been associated with Small
for many years. Small Is reputed to
have made 100000 in the theatrical
business In the past thirty five years.
He started as a box Office clerk in q
Toronto theater.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
TWO new SAVINGS STAMPS.
Securitics5of 81 and $25 to Be Issued
by Treasury

Washington, Nov 29.--Two new
treasury savings securities. 81
treasury savings stamp and s25
Treasury savings certificate. will be
Issued during the coming year, Secre-
tafy Houston announced. They will
complete the line of government saw
inSs securities. he said, and place
operations on peacetime basis.
The 81 savings stamp will be non
interest bearing and will carry the
portrait of Alexander Hamilton, first
secretary of the treasury. The $25
certificate will be similar in design
and terms to the 500 and 81 900 GER
tificates, which also Will he offered
in 1921 10 mature Jan. ]. 1926 The
new securities will supply 81 unit
for saving and registered govern
ment security In the s26 denomina-
ton. which may be purchased thru
accumulation of 81 savings stamps.
Secretary Houston said that not
withstanding the reaction since the
armisttce from habits OF saving. the
demand for saving securities has
continued strong in many parts of
the country, and in time should play
an important part In the current fl
nanclng of the government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
OPPOSE PACKER PLANS.
Farmers and Wc=2en on Recoro
Aoaint Transfer of 'Stockyards.

by Associated HfC-S.
Washington, Ncv. 29.-Opposition
to any plan for divorcing the five big
meat packers from their stockyards
properties by court degree, as tending
to interfere with enactment of con-
trolling legislation, was expressed in
a joint statement issued here today
by. Charles A. Lyman, secretary Of
the National Board of Farm Organ
izations; Florence Kelley, secretary Of
the National Consumers League, and
Mrs. Maude Wood Park. president Of
the National League of Women Vot-
ers. The statement. also signed by
representatives of the Farmers Ma
tional Council and the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, declared
the modified plan for enforcement Of
their stockyards interests. submitted
to the District of Columbia supreme
court by the Armour and Swift COM
panies, would, if carried out, only
complicate the situation and make
more difficult the enactment of con-
trolling legislation. Control Of the
meat packing industry must be "ex-
ercised as a whole, "the statement
said adding that congress "can and
should" promptly enact legislation to
that end when it convenes next week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
ON :
STRIKE DUTY
Quiet Re sored in Disturbed
Dis ict of West
virginia.
MART AL LAW
MAY BE ORDERED
Mine Owners Claim Strike IL Prao-
tieaIIy Broken and That More Than
Half of Miners Arc at Work-
Workers Say They Have Only Be-
gun to Fight - Tent Colonies Of
Strikers and Their Families Filled.
BY Associated Press.


Williamson, w. Va. Nov. 2s.--
Federal troops brought into Mingo
county yesterday at the request Of
Governor Cornwell today were dis
posed at strategic points thruout the
district, where miners have been on
strike since last July. Col. Herman
Hall. commanding had the situation
well in hand. No disorders were re-
ported.
The question of placing the county
under martial law was still under dis
cussion, ii was said.
Conflicting stories concerning the
status of the strike were prevalent.
Coal operators estimated the strikers
numbered between 1000 and 1000 out
Of 5000 miners. and said produo-
ton had increased from 5000 tons In
July. when the strike was called, to
10000 tons for the first half Of Nov
ember.
David Fowler. representing the
mine workers, emphaticaily denied
that the strike was broken, declaring:
1--WE have just begun to fight"
The tent colonies established by the
United Nine Workers for striking
members and their families were
filed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
COLLINS CAUGHT:
MUCH LOOT BURNED
Man Implicated in Postal Robbery at
Council Bluffs Captured in Okla
homa - Burned All Stolen Papers
Except $500 in Cash - confesses
Crime
ByS Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Nov. 29.-Keith Col
Inns. in custody of federal officers
here. signed confession admitting
his participation in the mail train
robbery at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
postal inspectors announced today.
The alleged confession made to
Postal Inspector Johnson, relates that
Colling burned all of the loot he is
said to have received except $500
which the postal inspectors said they
found on his person when they ar
rested him 1in Westville, Okla, yes
terday.
Collins, according to the authori-
ties feared bonds and other valuable
securities We're marked and for that
reason decided to destroy them.
Collins, according to the alleged
confession, said he did not know the
value of the loot he received and
burned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-29
DAKOTA BANKS
MAY PAY IN FULL
Assets Of Several Will Be Depleted,
However, and Some of Them Will
Not Reopen-One More Bank Closes,
Making Sixteen in Two Weeks.

BY Associated Press.
Bismark, N. D., Nov. 29.-Assets of
the sixteen North Dakota banks re-
Gently closed on account of depleted
reserves are expected by state bank
ing officials to care for all liabilities
of the affected institutions, according
*. statements made today to the AS
sociated Press.
Many Of the closed banks will re-
open, according to these officials,
while others are expected to suspend
business permanently after complete
ly liquidating their assets and closing
up all accounts.
The decline in value of farm prod
ucts and the refusal Of the producers
TO sell at this low price is responsible
for the lack of liquidation of loans"
0. E. Lofthus, state bank examiner,
said.
Had sales Of farm products jbeen
normal conditions could have been
met, altho it would have left nothing
to finance planting Of crops In 1921"