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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19

Denny, ]. u. Alice and other prom'nont
shining lights IN the Republican party n
Kent county, II due % the fact of a derire
20 have rs full a registration ~ pne1'ile
for the coming primary electiDn
In the 6rst and S4cond Il the flith
Representative District there - arve
eOlOrcd vote.
ADDITIONAL CITY HgrraNa.
Additional returns have becl made
follows.
Second ward First district. 81
Fifth ward Seventh district ~
Sixth ward Eighth dietrigt, -
Seventh ward wenty-third district.
o.
Eighth ward Fourth district, -
Ninth ward Seventh drtnct fls
Twenty-first district, 81.
Tenth ward 5econd district, -
Eleventh ward SeoOnd disinct -
Fifth 50.
Twelfth ward Ninth district 30
Returns should be sent Or Saturday
nights 10 Lambert J FOilk, secrc'arf "
the Department ~ Elections
ouT aPouvD xEvtFE.
Special Correspondence 0f EVER, Eve141r
Newark, July - In the iirr' ds'-rf
OF White Clay Creek hundred ~ -aflr
day l2l voters registered, 30 bring
groes. IN the second district the r'a'
registration was 93 IN the First district
'of Pencader there we're 55.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
VERMONT MAN ON TRIAL
ON WIFE POISONING CHARGE

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Manchester, Vt, July l9.-1Selection Of
Jury for the trial of Byron M. Pettibone
for the murder of his wife by poisoning at
their home in Bennington on April was
begun here today.
The States attorney prepared to tell
the jury that Pettibone, an undertakers s
assistant, was infatuated with a young
woman nurse, whom he first met at homes
which he visited IN the course of his work.
Witnesses will tell Of frequent rides by the
Young woman on the front seat of Petit
bones hearse on trips to hospitals, homes
or to the cemetery, according TO the
State attorney.
Miss Helen |. Guilow. the nurse, has
been held In 81 900 bond as material
witness.
A statement attributed TO Pettibone,
but later rcpudiated by him, said he gave
his wife poison in dose Of salts because
Of financial worries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
MARYLAND MUSINGS.

/ have a friend who loves me well,
A dear old friend Of many years.
Unchanging through the changing spell
OF SUN and shadows. smiles and tears,
A quiet fellow, of the breed
That has true-hearted instincts still
For all that life may know or need
My old dog Bill r.
Aye. comrades of the sun and shade,
We wander here. we wander there:
He helps me not to he afraid.
He tells me when to be aware.
His heart is ever in his eyes,
And in his heart is always set
A faith as constant as the skies,
He never has betrayed me yet.
| have the bluebirds and the 8"
The crinkled stretches of r. =,
A meadow path in which .dn,
When he is with me ant .se play.
And ever in the day or night.
When others turn when things go wrong,
/ know that "Bill'' is ever right,
A faithful friend and strong.
Storms in the sky or peaceful blue,
Rage in the heart or Joy again,
j know what he viii always do
He is different from men.
And with my whole heart / endow
This tender and abiding chum
With all the love my heart holds now
And all the love TO come.
Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19

earnings which the operators show IN
their own table.
"(3) Our demand for a minimum wage
of Sc per day with differentials IS reason
able and conservative.
Therefore we contended that we nave
earnd the Judgment of this commis-
sion for our full wage demands on our SUD
mission in this phase of the case.
On the question of union recognition,
Mr.. Murray said:
There can be no real industrial peace
or accelerated production in the anthra-
cite industry until the United Mine WORK
ers of America are given full and com
plete recognition of their union. lhis Is
no threat II was merely the statemen.
of fact. 1t cannot have, not does II
claim it can have, the influence over the
great body of mine workers which 1T
should have until the operators accord 1T
complete recognition"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
WOMAN FOR CONGRESS.
G. p. o. Linotype Operator will be Candi-
date from Michigan.

ByAssociated Press to Every Evening
Grand Rapids, Mich, July l9.-Aletha
Wheeler, of Grand Rapids, a linotype
operator employed in the government
printing office Mt Washington, today
announced her candidacy for the Repub-
lican congressional nomination IN the
Fifth Michigan District.
Il am laboring woman she said 81
think laboring women should have repre-
sentation in the halls of Congress. Through
my work in Washington | am more or less
familiar with the workings of congressional
politics and | believe | could FIJI the bill
if chosen"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
WAGE FOR
HARD COAL MINERS
Union Official Contends Fresh Air,
Beautiful Scenery and S3.34
Insufficient.
nv ,ss.,.,,a Press Ga Every Evening

scranton. Pa, July io.-ln arguing
for the mine workers before the Anthra-
cite Mime Commission here today Phillip
MURRAY, yicc-prcsident of the union. de
clarcd the outstanding development OF
the hearings which are drawing 10 a close
i the establishment for all time in this
industry of principle OF the living wage
The operators have declared repeated
ly their acceptance of this principe and
their purpose u adhere to II, and have
stated that the sole point of difference
with "a i one of fact rs To what con
stltutes q living wage and how II should
hc determined MIR. Murray sont:nued.
1t was not until the cross examination
that We secured from the operators the
amazing statement that n mine worker
can live and support a family on Amerl-
can standards on a wage of S3.A per day.
That j. their translation Of the principle
If the living wage into concrete figures;
that Is their measure of the worth of
man under present day conditions. Mr..
Huhers s33i per day. plus MIR. War-
riners cows and chickens, fresh air and
beautiful scenery. furnished us by the
operators without price 10 us and without
cost to themselves, comprise the sum
total Of their contribution to the lnfOIma-
tion of the commission rs to how 10 deter
mine and what to fin rs a living wage for
l52 900 workers.
Our demands have been met by the
operators with the contention that they
are nov paying us \ living wage, and with
the further declaration that if there should
hc any wage increase II would mean an
advance IN the price of anthracite TO the
consumer.
When we sought 10 demonstrate by
an inquiry into the monopolistic domIna-
tion of the industry and II ahnormally
large earnings. direct and indirect that
our Just wage demands could be met
and the increase absorbed by the opera
tors out ~ their profits without an in
crease IN the price of coal TO the consumer,
We encountered a technical objection
from th operators, who raised the qucs-
tion AS 10 the jurisdiction OF the commis-
sion 70 20 INTO matters of costs. prices,
profits and monopoly.
We submit that we have established
hevond contradiction the following points
"l1 Anthracite workers are not recciv-
lng a living wage
"{2) a living wage in this industry
would be largely in excess Of the maximum
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
HOTEL DU POINT IMPROVEMENTS.

Refrescoing of the Palm Room of the
Hotel du Pont is completed and makes
fine appearance.
The ceiling and walls above the marble
decoration have been ffescoed in the
color and form Of caen stone, and the
color of the wood surrounding the mirrors
has been changed from mahogany tn
Witt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
GIRARD WAVES HEARING.
Newark Man Accused Of Taking Car
That Didn't Belong to Him.

Earl W .'Girard, farmer Of near Newark
charged with the larceny Of an nuto-
mobile belonging TO Roy G. Burris OF this
city and with carrying concealed deadly
weapons, waived hearing in City Court
today and was held under $500 bail on
the charge of larceny for the September
court. The charge of carrying weapons
was dismissed.
Girard, who wns arrested in Dover,
was brought to this city last night, to.
gether with the machine. When searched
at the police station he was found TO have
in his possession a forester's knife, which
led to the additional charge Of carrying
weapons. The machine was identified as
belonging to Blnrls.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
REGISTRATION ON
Continued from page ]

Eighth ward--First district, not re-
ported; Second, not reported Third, 40;
Fourth, not reported, Fifth, 53; SIXTH, ssj
Seventh. 80; Eighth, 100; Ninth, 1i3;
Tenth, not reported; Eleventh, 10.
Ninth ward-First district, III; Second,
sc; Third, 27; Fourth, 20; Fifth, not re-
ported Sixth, 10I Seventh, not re-
ported; Eighth, 81; Ninth, IS; Tenth, not
reported; Eleventh, 81; Twelfth, go;
Thirteenth, not reported; Fourteenth, rs;
Fifteenth, LOG; Sixteenth, not reported;
Seventeenth, ii; Eighteenth, g6 Nine
teonth, ia; Twentieth, 95; Twcnty-hrst,
not reported.
Tenth ward-First district, 46; Second,
not reported: Third, 62; Fourth, 60;
Fifth, not reported: Sixth, 50; Seventh,
not reported Eighth, not reported;
Ninth f6; Tenth, 81.
Eleventh ward First district, not re-
ported; Second, not reported; Third, 73;
Fourth, 20; Fifth, not reported; Sixth, 80.
Twelfth ward First district, 81 Second
100; Third, 73; Fourth 62; Fifth, 81;
Sixth, 80; Seventh, 92; Eighth, 81; Ninth,
not reported; Tenth. 63; Eleventh, no.
Registrars who have not s1ade returns
are requested 20 report TO Lambert J.
Foulk, secretary of the Department Of
Elections.
NEW CRY DISTRICTS.
Four new districts have been created
this year They were the Twelfth ward
1lth district; Eleventh, 9th district;
Seventh, oath district; Ninth, 21st dis
trIct.
There will be four more registration
DAYS, MS follows. August Z and IA. Sep
tember is and October i6
In arranging for this years registra-
ton no definite plans have been made for
women who may become voters The
Department of Elections, however, has
considered the question and states IT
can make quick arrangements should the
Federal suffrage amendment be ratified.
HEAVY REGisTRArfoN DOWN THE STATE
Reports from the two lower counties
show total registration that breaks all
records for The first day. In many Kent
county distri-ss Saturdays figures show
that approximately fifty per cent Of the
estimated votirE strength registered.
Sussex County also had n big reRia-
tration. Political leaders Of both parties
are highly elated over the interest Of the
voters The showing in Kent and Sussex
counties Is partly attributed 10 the local
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Ray Atiaius Majority.

William G. Ray, of Troop b, Seventh
Cavalry. Fort Bliss, Texas, Yesterday
celebrated his twenty-frst birthday. He
is one Of the five brothers, four Of whom
served in the army rhe three others are
Henry c., Joseph T., John y. They are
the SONS Of MIR and Mrs Halleek $
Ray, Mr. Ray is State probation officer
The paren,s of these patriotic boys reside
al 425 East Ninth str
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
MOSLEMS URGED TO
BOYCOTT THE POWERS

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Constantinople, July lS.--A circular
has been posted on the dead walls of
STEAMBOAT urging a boycott against the
powers forcing the treaty upon Turkey
Ii exhorts all Mussulmen to arm them
selves with pistols, clubs and hatchets
and drive out 'the weak leaders who
weld to the demands of foreigners who
are seeking to diminish Moslcm power." :"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES.
Sweeneys Air Their Troubles Before
udQe Hastings.

John II. Sweeney, 1907 Jackson street,
who on complaint Of his wife, was charged
with breach of the peace, was held under
a peace bond of $500 in City Court to-
day. Mrs. Sweeney testified that he beat
her when she asked for money for food
and clothes for the.r children. She claims
he struck her, knocking her through the
doorway to the pavement, several feet
below.
Sweeney claims that he only pushed
her away when she tried to take his money.
Mrs. Sweeney was also warned by Judge
Hastings TO keep the peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
KAISER WAS IMPATIENT
OVER PARDY WITH AMERICA
Nv Associated Press 70 Every Evcning

Berlin, July 10 Former Emperor
William II was revealed today, wrote
the following marginal note on an official
document in the winter OF 19f6-l7:
And end must be made once for all
10 negotiations with America II Wilson
wants war he can have IL
The note is quoted in the report Of
committee which has been investigating
the efforts of President Wilson 70 bring
peace in Europe before the United States
entered the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
CycIist Passes Standing Trolley.

Bernard r. Miller was this morning
fined $50 and costs in City Court on charge
OF driving his motorcycle past standing
trolley car Miller drove his machine past
ear on Nandever avenue, near Church
street. on Saturday afternoon. and IN
dong so knocked down and slightly in
jured a hoy who was ahghting from the
car Miller was later arrested by Officer
Leonard Skepski.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Visitors Day at West School.

Every Thursday - visitors DAY 81 fte
Daily Vacation Bible Schosl n West
PRESBYTERIAN Church The children h0pe
that thes parents ard many friends viii
come 70 ace them az their work .ev'
Thursday y between and 30 VISITOR
arc always welcome however
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Shelter at the Parks.

At Shellpot Park the band concert can
be gwen under roof in case of rain and
the public can enjoy the band concert
without the slightest danger Of being
drenched. More attention has this year
been given 10 this feature than ever before
Brandywine Springs also affords shelter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
All Go Free.

Three men charged with witnessing q
crap game and one charged with being 8
participant in the game were dismissed
in Citv Court this morning on payment
of costs The names of the men are:
George Steward. Sherwood King, Joseph
Noringer and Harvey Braddock. All
pleaded guilty, except King.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Found Abandoned Car Near Newark.

William Hunter. detective for the BaltI-
more d Ohio railroad Co. notified the
local police last night that he had found
an abandoned automobile near East
Newark The car turned out to be one
wanted by the Chester police.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Strike Ends al Tampico.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Mexico City, July 19.--A forty-eight
| hour general strike in Tampico partly
| ended today when the street car men,
electric railway men and chauffeurs re-
| sumed work Employees Of petroleum
companies, however. continued on strike.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Thomas FIannery Improving.

Thomas NJ. Flannery, who recently
underwent an operation at the Delaware
Hospital, is on the road TO recovery and is
expected out within a few days. Mr..
Flannery is Harlan man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Harlan Apprentices Outing.

Plans have been made for the first
annual moonlight river ride down the
Delaware, to be given by the Harlan APP
prentices, on the Wilson Line steamer
Brandywine, Friday evening, August 13.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
New SIuice Near Port Penn.

The members of the Levy Court, at a
conference, Saturday. considered the
question of reconstructing a sluice along
the Delaware river between Delaware City
and Port Penn. Action was deferred until
the courts regular meeting tomorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Dance for Workhouse Fund.

Mike Brank will give a dance at the
headquarters OF the Italian Republican
Club next Thursday night, for the bene-
fit of the New Castle county workhouse
hand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-19
Fined for Drunkenness.

Pleading guilty to a charge Of drunken
ness, Daniel Sullivan was fined SO by
Judge Hastings in City Court this morn
ing
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-07

The rocket ascends to point of rest !:
the instant Of time when it's limit OF
upward motion is reached. From this
point II iescends. hence would have
nothing like the downward velocity
Of meteor. Still the fall would he
sufficient to do damage. and to obviate
this Professor Goddard proposes par
achute which will decrease the velO.-
ity as dcn<er air is reached.
II the parachute is SO large that the
velocity will be decreased greatly
when the lenser air Is reached, the
descent will he so slow that finding
o. the apparatus will not he sO easy
as would 10 the case with more
rapid descent. For this reason part
Of the parachute device must he lost
automatically when the apparatus has
with additional parachute devices rem
tlered operative as the rocket ncarS
the ground. Such devices have not
been fully worked out by Professor
Goddard. hut he says they would be-
Of simple and light construction.
Professor GOdtlart's experiments
show that the time Of ascent Of his
rocket would be remarkably short.
For example. height Of over :o:sI
miles is reached In less than six and
one-hnlf minutes. The reason is. OF
course. that this form Of rocket pos
sesSes the advantage Of the bullet in
attaining high velocity. with the
Mt nf ~
from rest. In fact the motion fulfills
closely the ideal conditions for ex-
tremely rapid transit-nnmely. stMrt.
ing from rest with the maximum accel.
GRAFTON lnSsihle. and reversing this
acceleratiOn in direction at the middle
Of the Journey.
The short time 1T ascent aud descent
is. Of course. highly advantageous rs
regards following the apparatus dur
ing ascent. and recovering 1t on land.
ing. The path can he followed by day
by the election Of smoke at intervals.
and ut night by flashes. Any listinc-
tive feature. as. for example, Il long,
black streamcr. could assist in rem.
.lering the Instruments visible on the
return.
Not since the Germans sprung the
lOl.g-,liStance gun with which they
killed children and women In Paris,
by means Of shell fired - miles. has
the world had so spectacular II prOlM,.
sition in the field NJ explosives pre-
sented MS that Of Professor GOtltar,l's
rocket. It opens fields Of speculative
thought whose limits are not confined
by things terrestrial. What may not
he developments I" follow ON sending
Of earth'S material to the moon?
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-07
Hit Influenza
at Its Source

matte quality. Accurate observers
noted Ion. ag" tina; influenza in its
epidemic form did not constitute an
exception ~ the common rule govern
ing epidemic diseases. which were
obviously associated with persons aud
their miyrations. What the early stu.
dents made out 10y tracing The cpl
de'nic backward to its point If drpar-
ture. more modern observers have con-
tirmed by carefully kept records. often
graphically compiled. MS in the excel
lent instance of the Munich records
covering the epidemic If lSS0-!.. which
can now he supplemented by Il number
of similarly constructed records If the
epidemic Just passed. These detailed
records show cunNincingly pcri," Of
invasion during which there is n grad
ual rise in the number of cases tn
culminate. within II period vnrinuSly
estimated Al from one Ia three Weeks,
in Il widespread. >o-callei 'tXplosiv.,'
outbreak of the disease.
1T happens thai the early cases of
epidemic influenza tend NOT To he, 81.
we're. chiefly because they rarely are
attended hy pneumonia and hence are
frequently mistaken. and the confusion
in diagnosis is resolved only when th.
full intensity of The epidemic is real
l2fd. In The meantime. rich np,,or-
tunily has been afforded for the free
and unrestricted communicating of the
sick and the we'll. of doubtless
healthy carriers If til. melting agent
and others. until 81 h,yh Il degree nf
Dissemination of the provoking micro
organism has been >ecllre, ~ 10 eN-
pose the entire susceptible element uf
the population. which happens Ia he
large. tn an almost Simultaneous Pc
>pnnSe To The effects If the infertin.
micrahe.
'apelnetinn> nf like import can he
drawn from the geographic movements
ri influenza epdemic>. In Eastern
Russia and Turkr>tan influenza
spreads with The pace Of II caravan
in Europe and America With the speed
nj an express rain. and in The world
II large with the rapidity If an ocean
liner: and if one project forward the
outcome al the Means af in,rrron-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-07

grandfather about II. Having tried In
vain to have the little fellow drink ~
much milk Ms We thought necessary.
his grandfather told him the hest
thing to do would he to drink !,.s of
milk and pretty soon he would crow
big and strong So he could p,,xl, the
other hoy over. This plan seemed a
good one to my son and he was full
1T excitement for few moments. Ku,
all of sudden he apparently saw
an obstacle tn this plan. for he sai.,.
"hut what II the other boy drimks
milk. toO:"-Exchange.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-07
Crack Drive Off the Tee

Golfers have their differences lik,
other sportsmen. up to the presen'
the question as to the distance Of ~
crack drive. OF the tee. for example
remains unsettled. by dint Of careful
measurement. II is asserted that 2N'
yards is very good drive. AM. tina,
It Is only the crack players who can
cover the 80. Two hundred and fifty
yards IL. however. very long dis.
lance, and just about twice as far as