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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
RESCUEs WOODS DAUGHTER.
Veteran Cavalryman Does Circus Stunt
When Her Horse Bolts.

Chicago, May 24.-Serg. Luther Beard,
a veteran cavalryman on Saturday saved
Miss Louiseta Wood. daughter of Gen.
Leonard Wood, from possible injury or
death when her horse bolted at Fort
Sheridan, it was learned yesterday.
Miss Wood was riding Missouri Shot
gun, one of her fathers mounts, when
bile Sergt Beard, her orderly, galloped
alongside and leaped off, catching the
runaways bride. lie was dragged several
feet and severely bruised.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
MRS. MARY ANN HALL.
odd Business Plot May Change Hands,

It was reported today that the small
plot at the northwest corner Of Tenth and
Orange streets is in prospect Of sale TO
group Of local business men, for SIS, 900.
However. none Of those whose names were
mentioned would admit that there had
been a sale. though one said he had been
asked to join in the purchase, but had not
given an answer The plot is of small di-
mensions fanhed IN the north by Odd
Fellows Temple and on the west by the
Harris building. 1t is now occupied by a
small frame structure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
State CnnstabularY on the Job.

The state Highway Department po-
lcemen, who have become known as the
State Constabulary, were on the job yes
terday particularly on the Philadelphia
Pike. There was great deal Of traffic, but
as these officers use motorcycles and are
on the alert, they kept everything moving
in good shape. The pike Improvement is
completed except paving the new bridge
over Naaman's creek, at the upper end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
Break Ground for Parsonage

Ground for the new Brandywine NJ f.
Church parsonage viii lie broken this
evening about 80 Rev. ". Ernest
Greenfield, pastor of the church, Will be in
charge Of the services, assisted by the
board They will be held on the lawn Of the
church at Twenty-second and Market
streets The new parsonage will be erected
on the site Of the present one, which ad-
ioins the church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
$50 900 Cannery Fire AT East New Market.

Hurlock, Md. May 2i.-The canning
plant of John A. Baker, at East New
market, was burned Saturday, with 10000
cases of canned tomatoes and n large
supply of labels The estimated loss is
$50, 900 MIR Baker cancelled $40 900 of
his insurance two weeks ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
Brandvwine Realty Sold by Mundv & Co

Mundy & Co have sold the Wolcott
cottage, at Claymont, to DR. Whitlaw
Show, for $780, the Norbon property,
at Holly Oak, to Hugh Wolcott, for 81 l 900
and the Folsom cottage. at Bellefonte, TO
d. j. Flynn of the Penn-Seaboard Steel
Corporation for 81 900.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
Legislator Nearly Killed.

fredericksburg, Md, May 24.-W. o.
Bradley, member of the Legislature from
Dorchester county, was beaten uncon-
scious by two men here shortly after
midnight Saturday morning. Physicians
saw he will recover.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
DOWN STATE DEATHS
CnARLrs 90.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Wyoming 2, May 24.-Charles Cole Of
Wyoming. one Of the best known mail
clerks on the Delaware railroad, died at
his homo III Wyoming about midnight
Saturday. after an illness Of three days, Of
plearo-pneumonia He was IS years Of
age and leaves. besides his wife, three
children. one son in the navy. ono single
daughter and Mrs Harry Mcdaniel, Jr.,
Of Dover.
MRS MARY ANN HALL.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel May 24.-A1rs. Mary Ann Hall
died at / a. m Saturday at the age of y
years. at the home Of her brother. James
A Wilson, Of Broad Greek. with whom she
had made her home for the past 33 years,
following q stroke of paralysis Friday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24

it would not listen, and would not act.
Against the Congress of the United
States there rests an indictment which
an alert electorate will not overlook.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
Cruel Comment.

Look at the engagement ring VIII
gave me- He has such taste.
''Yes: all the girls he's been engaged
TO admit that in his favor"
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ALL IN 4 DAYS YORK.
SAYS CHIEF ENGINEER

New York, Sept. 4. - "All in
n days work" was the manner in which
w. G.. Grace. the man who succeeded
in rescuing the crew of the sunken So,
described his efforts.
Grace Is chief engineer of the trans
port General Goethals. He worked for
1--WE hours, virtually without rest, bor-
ing holes through the iron plates Of the
submarine to get fresh air to the i'm
prisOned seamen.
Then, too weak to swing the heavy
sledge continuously, he directed the eff
forts of other men in knocking hole
through the circle made by the holes,
further weakened by chiseling, and the
rescue of the seamen through the hole.
The fact that he had clung pre-
cariously to the steep iron side Of the
S-5 and stuck to his task despite the
onrush Of foul air and heat through the
first holes made until his task was
done meant nothing to him.
"All in a days work." he repeated
laconically. 1--WE did only what others
would have done. Anyhow. the credit
goes to the lookout Of the steamer
Alanthus. He first sighted the sub
marine and was the direct cause of the
arrival of the General Goethals."
The General Goethals arrived and
docked at Hoboken during the night.
Grace and II. A. MacWilliams, his as
s;stant, who stuck to the So along
with Grace during the long grind and
relieved him for short spells, were given
all credit by the crew.
Like Grace, MacWilliams is modest
But he gives Grace full credit for the
rescue. A rescue, he said, which would
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OVERTON RADIO MAN
TELLS ABOUT RESCUE
BIZ a Std6 Correspondent

Washington, Sept. An the blind
ing glare of n dozen powerful search =
lights, thirty seven men imprisoned for
forty one hours in what to them had
seemed certain tomb. were hoisted out
of the rocking wreck of the So through
hole cut in the submarine stern. TO
breathe once more the air Of freedom.
Such is the story of the rescue off
Cape Henlopen as told by G. w. Bow
man, of the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
who was aboard the destroyer Overton
when it dashed TO the aid of the SO,
breaking all known speed records for
naval vessels, and who assisted in the
work of rescue upon arrival.
Bowman described the nights ex-
periences at his home here, where he
Is spending q short leave granted after
the rescue.
1T was like the darkened pit Of a
theatre, with only a spotlight on the
stage" he said.
"When the Overton arrived with
acetylene torches and drilling appara-
tus, the subs stern was about fifteen
feet out of water. The sub is 200
footer and the depth where it lay was
1876. The Alanthus had cable about
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her and had managed to get hole
through the hull.
wild Ven NJ Resrue

her and had managed to get a hole
through the hull.
wild Yen at Rescue
"when one Of the rescuers dropped
down inside the disabled mass of steel
and dragged the first of the crew to the
black circles rim there was a wild
yell.
"For the whole thirty -seven men
were alive--weak, but still going. Their
faces were blanched, their eyes sunken
and their hands cramped and knotted
by the dead air. They had tried every
thing. They had tapped their torpedoes
for the air that keeps them afloat. An.
other hour and their rescuers would
have found them dead. The batteries
were leaking and the bilge was mixing
with the acid, forming chlorine gas!
They'll all come through. They re-
sponded to the hot coffee and toast.
The air seems pretty good to them and
they're all feeling better, but they II
never forget
Bowman, of the radio section, Phila-
delphia Navy Yard, was one of the
volunteers to board the Overton for
the special rescue trip. The destroyer
left League Island twenty five minutes
after 1t received word Of the SOS
plight Thursday night. Most OF the
crew were ashore, and volunteers. were
called from the reserves in the yard.
Down the bay the overton steamed at
thirty five knots, finally reaching the
open sea. With battened matches and
forced draft the destroyer tore through
the night. leaving trail Of sparks from
her scorched stacks.
IAN In" From Strain
| Az 10 40 tho Goethala WAS SIGHTED
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was not equipped with either powerful
steel cutting tools or acetylene burners
But abroad were two men whose in :
genuity, strength and devotion proved
as good as any cutting devices ever
carried by wrecking tug.
These men were Chief Engineer
Grace and Assistant Engineer McWil-
liams.. They had small ratchet
drill. Though it was small, IL was O
good tool, and their supply of steel
drills was sufficient. The men them
selves were what counted most. For
to Grace, desperate at the thought Of
men perishng alongside in a prison
hulk of steel. came the idea of cutting
a door by means of this little drill.
They clambered up to the projecting
stern Of the submarine. Grace, with
Williams to spell" him, began opcr-
ations with the drill. They cut u
little hole in the side OF the S.5, hole
cut another alongside the first. Fifty
six holes &ere cut. describing a circle
large enough to admit the passage Of n
mans body. Then. after eight hours
work, their hands blistered and
their muscles stiff and sore from whirl-
ing the ratchet, the circle was complete
With n big cold chisel and sledge the
two engineers then cut from hole to
hole, making n Jagged opening around
most of the circumference of the circle.
Men Show Strain
A crowbar did the rest. They wedged
il under the gashed plate of steel they
had cut out. and hcaving lifted the steel
cid" clear. Choking fumes and
super heated air rushed out. A mo-
ment later a sailor appeared, his eyes
bloodshot, his face livid. Grace and
McWilliams helped him out, Then
followed the others, one by one. The
men Of the So had been saved.
And vet. with help near, rescue still
was afar off. For the Alanthus had no
tools aboard powerful enough to pierce
the steel rrison which held the crew.
Nor was its radio o. sufficient strength
to carry for more than twenty mile
radius. But the Alanthus stood by,
with a line about the projecting stern
of the submarine. so that II might not
by some evil chance suddenly slip be-
meath the sea and be lost forever. And
while they waited for help the crew of
the Alanthus took turns pumping fresh
air, and occasionally fresh water,
through the small hole in the stern.
The destroyer Biddle left the local
yard last night for the wreck. On board
was Lieutenant Commander Holbrook
Gibson, commander of the submarine
repair base here. He took with him
plans of the wrecked SIS, hastily OBJ
tained from the navy department to be
used in the salvage and repair work.
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not have been made except for the
strength and determination Of his chief,
strength and determination that made
the small hand ratchet drill fairly eat
its way through the iron plates.
Captain e. o. Swinson, master Of the
General Goethals. the man who dis
patched MncWilliams and Grace to the
scene while he superintended the work
Of fastening chains to the submarine 3
stern sticking out Of the water, gives
full credit to the two.
Here is Chief Engineer Grace's story
as he told it;
ut was shortly after 8 o'clock Wed i
nesday when I was called to deck by
the captain, who pointed out protru-
sion from the water n short distance
from the steamer Alanthus, which Cap!
tain 10. o. Swinson told me he had
sighted but a few minutes before, flying
her distress signals. We lowered boat,
and, with my assistant, y. A. MacWil d.
liams, we jumped aboard and were
rowed by our men to the protrusion.
We found II was the stern of sub
marine, protruding about thirty feet
above the water.
THE boys made our boat fast, and
! didn't waste minute before begin
ming TO punch airholes with the little
hand ratchet ] had brought along.
1T seemed hours before we were able
to cut the first hole through the heavy
steel hull OF the submarine, and it was
equally as long before we made the next
puncture. After that, I just worked
methodically, but was cheered to speed
Ter work, IL that was possible, by the
shouts from the Alanthus that the men
below were getting fresh oxygen from
the inch holes that our ratchet bored
through, and their request for speed
lest the submarine, waterlogged in her
bow, and resting on the ocean bed,
would settle.
II remember some one talking about
the men being nearly out of air. and
the aching muscles Of my arms and
hands seemed to hurt less as / tackled
the job again. MacWilliams. who is
one of the best men in the service, In =
sisted on relieving me and we took turns
at working the inadequate little ratchet
why, IL It had been an acetylenc
torch we could have cut the hole in u
few minutes; instead hours elapsed be-
fore we had punched fifty six holes in
a circle large enough for mans body
to pass through"
"They sent us a sledge hammer from
the Alanthus, and we battered through
the weakened hull, and at /. .25 o'clock
yesterday morning, according to the
ships time, we had the first man out
II sat down in our boat and watched
the men drag themselves out of that
sunken hole. Their eyes were blood
shot and their lips swollen, but they
were a manly bunch, and passed a
CHEEKY word as they came out. And
there was many word of thanks 70
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COMMANDER OF SIS
HAS GOOD RECORD

The records of the navy department
show. that Lieutenant Commander
Charles NJ. Cooke. Jr., of the SIS. was
born in Arkansas December 10, 1886
He was appointed to the Naval Acad
emy from Arkansas August 1, 1905
promoted to ensign March z, 1912
Lieutenant Junior grade) March 4
1910; Eeutpenant Temporary rank
July i, 1917; lieutenant (permanent
rank) March 8, 1918; lieutenant com.
mander Temporary July 1, 1918.
He has served on the following sta
tions and ships, according to navy de
partment records:
U. 3. s. Connecticut, July 7, 1910, tc
April IA, 1913;
u; s, 3, 8; p, Maine, April II, 1913, t'
U. :. s. Alabama, June 81, 1913, t.
September 1S, 1913;
=. 8. s. Maine, September 1S, 1913
to November 5, 1913;
7. s. s.. Tonopah, November II
1913, to August 20, 1914;
Submarine instruction. U. s. s
Tonopah, August 20, 1914, to March
2, 1915;
Submarine instruction, U. s. s
Prairie, March 2, 1915, to March 10
1915;
U. s. s. K.2, March 10, 1915, to
March 1915;
Command U. s. s. E-2, March
1915, to March 13, 1916;
U. s. s. Salem, engineer officer,
March IA, 1916, to March 2S. 1916:
Assistant inspector machinery Fore
River Shipbuilding Company, March q
to May 81, 1916;
Fitting out and command R-2, May
81. 1915, to October Z 1919;
Fitting out and command So, Ccto-
ber 8, 1919, to date.
During his command of the submarine
E-2 in 1915. while the submersible was
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, there was
an explosion on board which cost the
lives of a number of the crew. The ori-
gin was traced to n defective storage
battery. and for months after son
troversy ragged in the navy over the
merits of this particular type of Edison
battery. Lieutenant Cooke was not
connected in any way with this disas.
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appeal at the next session Of c.
for an appropriation to reimho w .
Lighthouse Bureau funds for H.
II Is now spending. '
The chief Of the bureau told 4,
zens of this place he was HELM
save the lighthouse, owing to a p ,s
money. Senator Frelinphnvs.ns
made the pledge he would ,a no,a
see that the money spent would ~
placed when the next appropristis.
made, p'ato;
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Old Spirit of Nary
Is Alive, Says Daniels

Pride in the navy of today as COM
pared to the glories achieved by il
in the past is the dominant note in a
statement on the wreck of the S.5
from Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
He said:
II was very worried, but now I
am very happy. 1t just goes to show
that the men Of the navy today are
as resourceful and as capable as they
were in the days Of John Paul Jones,
Farragut and Admiral Dewey"
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In many a tight hole myself and there
seems to be some mysterious guidanc,
which brings help at the right time.
Any one would gladly have done what
we did, and we do not deserve any
particular praise.
"And now that you've made me tell
the story, I'm going to hit my bunk.
I'm feeling little shaky and mighty
tired" -
And FIVE minutes later sounds Of
snoring from the bunk Of Engineer
Grace indicated it was "the end of a
perfect day.
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ter, except that he was In command at
the time. His record is clear Of sen
sure and he is considered one of the
best submarine commanders in the
navy
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CAUTION NOTICES

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN, All persons
are hereby cautioned against supplying
so0s f'0EfS H' now yaS
in the Port OF Phila dephia. unless authorized
by the undersigned. as no bills contracted
without our authority WILL be paid
Bourse Bldg. Philadelphia. Pa
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SAVING BARNEGAT LIGHT
FreIlnshuysen Makes Weekly Visits
PLANNING Appeal to Congress

Barncgat City, N. j., Sept. 4. -
United States Senator Frelinghuysen is
now making weekly visit to this place.
to see the progress being made to save
Barpegat Lighthouse from encroach :
ments Of the ocean. He says one of the
objects Of these. visits is that he may
speak first handed when he makes an
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RAID MANkER's salon,

Three prohibition agents \
Markers saloon, at Twelfth onda
streets at 3 o'clock yesterday af,,. n.y.
and seized nineteen barrels Of f.e MI
valued at $1,000. The agents sau' Mn'
liquor was being sold over the ba9
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES
BaptIst
LABOR sUNDA

LABOR SUNDAY
at
THE BAPTIST TEMPLE
Broad and BerIs SIS. l9O0 North
RUSSELL II. CONWELL. PASTOR
william Dyre MCCurdy, Associate Pastor
will preach 80 a. IL. On The Biz walk.
out"
Night service 10 Illustrated with motion
pictures OF "The Real Roosevelt %
Wilmer +. Boldly, Baritone SUioist slnEs
at morning service,
8, Nevin West. Conet SoloIst. for eve
ming service,
RUSSELL II. CONwELL breaches sun
day September II.
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MacLean and May in
Let's BE Fashionable
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Conrad NagtI in
Tho Fighting Chance
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FrIends
WORSHIP AT TIE OLD FRIENDS MEET.

ING HOUSE. Montgomery pike. MerIon-
Every First-dsy Sunday morning, IL
O'clock; established 1852, one OF the oIdest
historic spots in America, whore William
Penn worshiped. Visitors cordially invited.
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Bryant Washhurn In
Sins Of St. Anthony
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PrrsbStrrlan

ARCH STREET CHURCH. 18TH and Arch.
Doctor Mccartney has returned TO the C!ty
and will preach at both services
lO4o-The T m9tK tE6, inTu HSh n"Ssst Me A
summer and facing Il familiar task and
peThans asking themselves, rs this worth
while7"
s:00-"siR Iieth Al the Door" sermon
preached before the first altar. The Sc
ducing, intimidatiug and captivating and
snslaving power OF Il single evil deed and
fne only way of escape from its thralldom
and it's shame.
THE BETHLEHEM PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, Broad and Diamond SITS,
REV WILLIAM l.. MCCORMICK. Pastor.
10 80 a, m.-MoTning Worship. Subject.
"IABOR Day
$50 y, m--Sabbhth School. address by
e;4b D. m.---Young Peoples Soc OF c. e.
T,lB-Eyening Service, Subject OF Ser
mon, "a GREAT QUESTION"
Fhe Pastor will preach az both services.
"a 6rran Recital, Quartet Choir.
EvERYBODY WELCOME.
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MacLean and May In
Let's Be Fashionable
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Conrad Nagel In
Tho Fighting Chance
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Wallace Reid In
What's Your Hurry?
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Conrad Nagel in
The Fighting Chance
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c. Whitney-E, Breebs
Common Level
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Noah Beery In
The Sea Wolf
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SATURDAY

Humoresque. from
Fannie Hurst's story
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Edmund Breese in
A Common Level
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Powell and Murray
On with the Dance
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-06
Have Jewels to Harmon
ize With Your Soul

A new type Of gemsmith 10 James
H. Winn. He calls himself q
psychological jeweler. He fits jew
els to character. He makes gems
express personality. He designs
jewelry to harmonize with the soul
type as we'll as the physical type.
Gems that 60 naturally with placid
disposition look incongruous on .
person of fiery temper. There are
Jewels that blonde must never
wear and others that brunettes
ought always to wear.
Mr.. Winn's methods are unique.
When a customer comes to him
with an order he does not rush to fill
it. He bows his client to . seat and
engages him in conversation. This
is what he calls his "soul clinic" All
the while he studies the mans per
sonality and the visual indices OF it
in the color of hair, eyes and COM
plexion. If the jewelry the man has
ordered will go with his type, Mr..
Winn fills the order. II not. he sug..
gests something more expressive OF
his inner and outer self.
Blondes, he declares, are types OF
summer. Sapphires, pearls, topazes,
amethysts, emeralds, turquoises,
aquamarines are jewels for blondes.
Sapphircs suggest the summer sky;
emeralds, the summer fields;
amethysts, the cool depths Of sum
mer streams; topazes, the warm
shadows OF summer foliage; pearls
the whiteness and warmth of sum-
mer blossoms.
Gems that symbolic the passion,
warmth and color of the south are
for bruncttes-rnbies. garpets, fire
opais, tourmalines-all stones that
fash as with inner fires. Diamonds
and pearls, he declares, are the uni
versal jewels. The radiance Of dia-
monds and the warm beauty of
pearls go equally we'll with blonde
or brunette.
A man ordered diamond scarfpin
from Mr.. Winn. The psychological
jeweler put him through a soul
clinic. He found his customer a
strong character-witty, quickly
flashing into anger and as quickly
A diamond, he decided,
would never do for such a man.