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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
SAFETY CONVENTION.
Delaware 10 be Represented at National
Council Congress.

a number of men who have been
prominent in the safety movement IN
this vicinity will attend the tenth an
nunl congress Of the National Safety
Council, to be held in the State House
at Boston, Massachusetts, from Sep.
tembcr 20 to 30. The Delaware Safety
Council will be represented by presi-
dent, Carlton +. Bridgham, and It's
executive secretary, T. A. Walsh, while
other members Of the local council will
be present in their capacity as members
OF the national body. Onc Of the i'm
portant features OF the forthcoming
congress will be conferences looking to
the extension OF public safety work on
the part OF local Councils Public safety
activities In communities have grown
widely in the last few years and cOnsti.
tutc one OF the most successful phases
OF safety work. Mrl Bridgham, as presi,
dent OF the Delaware Safety Council, has
been invited TO take part 10 the delibera-
tions OF the Congress, looking 70 further
extension along these lines.
>. III. Kershaw, safety engineer Of the
Hercules Powder Company and vice.
president OF the Delaware Safety Coun-
ell, is vice-chairman Of the chemical sec
tion which holds its FIRST session on
Tuesday morning, September III. The
program just published also shows that
Mr.. Kershaw will be chTirman uf the
A Il G Session on Tuesday afternoon,
September 27, when a number Of import
ant topics will be taken up and discussed.
John s. Shaw, assistant 70 the general
manager OF the Hercules Powder Com
pany, is scheduled 20 read 0. paper on
Protection from Excess Pressure in
Chemical Apparatus.
f. l.. Hurlbutt, for several years con.
nected with the safety movement here
but now associated with the STANDARD
Safety Equipment Company of Chicago
is vice-chairman OF the Construction
Section, which holds its first session Of
Tuesday morning, September u.
The Delaware Safety Council hal
been giving attention to the question
OF safety instruction in public, parochia
and private schools, and considerable
interest is felt here in the discussion
in the convention Of the National Safet,
Council in this regard
Among the speakers who are listed =
address the convention is DR., II. Georg
PAYNE, principal Of the Harris Teacher,
College of 81. Louis DIR. Payne spen
some time in Wilmington last year an
addressed teachers in the schools at
meeting held in the High School Aud
torium. He also addressed the Board {
Education and held several conference
with the officials of the Delaware Safet
Council, helping them TO outline the
plans for teaching safety in the school
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Sept I5.-Cattle receipts I2 600
fat yearlings and best andyweights steers
steady TO strong; Others slow TO lower:
early top yearlings so; fat medium
weights 9.75; bulk 6.75ao. so: better
to IS cents higher: bulk bolognas.
4.40 a ASS: calves, fully 25 higher: bulk
good and choice. light and handy yealers
$50 a Il.
Hogs receipts 2l 900: active: better
grades steady TO 10 cents higher: Others
mostly to 25 higher than yesterday &
average; top 9.60: bulk lights and light
butchers $40 $50; bulk pack ng sows
9 z; pigs mostly so cents higher; bulk
better grades 7.25 a 7.75.
Sheep receipts 10000; all classes opened
mostly steady Small lot prime native
lambs TO shippers 1910; packers taking
bulk around $50; culls mostly s6 a 6 so:
no early sales good western lambs: fat
ewes early mostly 81 $50: feeder lambs.
late yesterday $50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
CLEARING THE WAY
FOR CONFERENCE
Better Understanding is Ap-
preaching With Respect to
Japan's Desires.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Toxic. Sept. 15.--Belief that Inn
migration problems will not be in
cluded in the agenda OF the conference
on the limitation of armaments and
Far East questions at Washington is
held in this city. IL is declared that
this question will not be discussed at
the conference, because both Japan
and the United States hope for direct
settlement.
The recent reports that Japan had
received a communication from the
United States concerning the agenda
of the conference have been confirmed.
cit was announced from Washington
"Wednesday that the United States had
suggested to the other powers in
v.ted to the disarmament and Pacific
conference a tentative list of sub
jects for diseusslonl, This communi-
cation is regarded here as an initial
step in the sounding OF Japan's in
tentions with regard to the conference
program The proposed agenda is
described as inclusive of matters i'm the
Far East which have been and are OF
international concern.
The American notes on the agenda
and the Shantung question, It /.
learned, were considered at Tuesday,
cabinet meeting, which decided I,
make public the correspondence con.
cerning Shantung. including the tex
OF the latest proposal to China, tn,
belief being expressed that pubucit,
was the best way of handling thi,
problem, which has proved so vexinf
to the Japanese for many years.
Reports received here from IN,
United States, that the American gov
ernment was interesting itself In tn,
arrangement Of an equitable solution
OF the Shantung question. have cause,
great satisfaction in Japanese circles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
FIFTY LANCASTER
DEALERS TO VISIT CITY
viii be Guests of Chamber Of
Commerce on Monday,
September 10.

The delegation Of Lancaster b usi-
ness men who viii pay this city visit
next Monday. Will comprise upwards
Of so dealers, according to information
received by the Chamber Of ConrHerce
today. W. - Morey, secretary Of the
Lancaster Chamber Of Commerce,
telephoned 10 9. M. Dillon, assistant
secretary Of the local Chamber Of
Commerce. that 50 merchants had an-
nounced their intention IT making the
trip.
IL is not expected that the Tancas-
terlans viii reach this city before
neon. Because Of this 10 Is likely that
the auto trip about the city win be
cut short. The afternoon win be de-
voted 20 visiting among the stores
and river trip.
William r. White, chairman of the
committee that has the care Of the
visitors in hand, was busy this morn
ing, completing arrangements for the
reception 10 the visitors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles HAVE TO GO
Ciogged up kidney Deposits are Dis
solved and the Toxins fpolsops)
Completely Driven Out Druggists
Told 10 Guarantee ~ In Every I'm.
stance.

"Your very llfe." says Dr. Carey.
depends upon the perfect function.
ing and health of your kldneys 80
whatever you do don't neglect them
DR. Carey's famous prescription
No. 777 known as Marshroot ~ rot
recommended for everything. but We
cannot too strongly urge ts use II
you suffer from annoying bladder
troubles. frequent passing u water
light and day. with srnartiDg or irri-
tation, brick dust sediment or highly
solored urine, blOating irritablilff
With loss Of flesh. backache, rheurna-
tism or any other tendency 70
Bright's Disease. Diabetes or Gravel.
for kidney disease IN its worst form
may be stealing upon you
Don't wait until tomorrow 20 be-
gin the use Of this wonderful pre-
scription II you have ary of the
above symptoms. Kidney and Bladder
troubles don't wear away. They viii
grow upon you slowly, stealthliy and
with uufaiiing certainty.
Never mind the failures OF the part
II you even suspect that you are sub
ject to Kidney Disease. don't lose a
single day for ~. y. Danforth and J..
~ Eckerd-and every good druggis,
has been authorized 10 return the pur-
chase money on the first two bottles
10 All who state they have received no
benefit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
Partial Recovery.
PHuA. PRODUCE MARKETS.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Philadelphia. Sept. 15.-Wheat. high
er; No. . red winter, 1S1@1.36; do.
garliclSy, 1.19@1.24.
Corn. steady. export, No. ., 66@67;
No. 3, 63@64; No. 2, yellow. local. 75@
76.
Oats. higher, No. 2. white 4S@5o;
No. 3. do, 46@47.
Flour, dull; soft winter straight
western. 6@6.25; do, nearby. $3.50
6.15; bard winter straight, 7.25@7.50:
do. short patent, 7.75@S.0e; spring.
first clear, 6.e0@7.00: do, patent, 7.75;
fancy spring and city mills patent,
S.25: do, short patent. S.50@9.00;
family brand, 9. 9.75@10.50.
Hay, quiet. steady; timothy, No. ..
old. 20G22 No. 5. do. 1S@19, sample,
1s6le; no grade. 1905, clover mixed
hay, light mixed, 1e.50@20; No. l,
mixed, 1S@19; new. 1902. as 10
quality and location.
Tallow, firm; prime city. 5h; special
loose, eA; prime country, Al edible
in tierces, ~.
Bran. dull and weak; soft winter
western in 1oo-lb. sacks, 24625 per
ton; spring, 2S@24.
Butter higher; Western creamery
extra, 46la; nearby prints. fancy,
5s@s1.
Eggs firm; nearby extra firsts. Al;
do. firsts, 40; western extra firsts,
Ss@ss; do, arsts. s6@S7; fancy Sc
lected packed, 52@53.
Cheese, quiet; New York whole
milk. fancy fats. 21@22; fair to good.
1920; longhorn, 21622; single
daisies, 21@22.
Live poultry steady; fowls, not leg
horns, as to quality. 24634; do. leg
horns. 22@24; spring chickens, not
leghorns, 23G33; do. leghorns. 22@26;
old roosters, 1sGlS; ducks, white
Pekin, 22@s4; do. mixed colors. IsQ
20.
Dressed poultry steady; fowls. fresh
killed, choice to fancy, 35@S6; do.
small sizes. 22633; roasting chickens,
nearby 32G35; do. western. se@32:
frying chickens. nearby. 27@2S; do,
western, 25@27; broiling chickens,
nearby. 3o@SS; do. western. 3o@32:
old roosters, 1921; ducks. Long
Island, 2S; do. nearby, 81.
Potatoes higher; nearby No. /, per
basket, s5@1.25; do. No. 2, 4O@5o.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
POWDER QUOTATIONS.
keperted Daii3 at Noon by Laird a
Co., du P0nt building.
NEW CHARTERS.

Dover, Sept. I5.-Charters were filed
here yesterday as follows:
United Bakeries Corporation, Whining
ton. Del; capital $4,000 600. United
states Bovaculite Co. Dover, Del. /;
$1,000 900. Motors Equity Corporation
of Connecticut, Dover. Del; 81 $50 600
Rio Grande Coal Co., Wilmington Del /:
81 SOC, J 900. Manhattan Extension. Inc,
New York City: 81 600 GOO. Quetzel Silver
Mines. Inc. New York City; 81, 600 600
Murray Hill Securities Corporation New
York City; x250.OOO Snyder-Casten
Mining Corporation, Wilmington, Del .
$250.000. Venango Farms, Inc, viii
mington, Del: x15o000. Automotive
supply Manufacturing Co. Wilmington.
Del; Sl50.000. Chevy Chase Food Pro-
ducts Co, New York City: $3.50. 600
American Lavant Steamship Co, Yon-
kers. n. Y; sI0O. 600. jacques Restau-
rant Corporation. Philadelphia. Pa.
100000 Afillin Drug Co. Memphis.
Tenn; 100000. Peerless Products Co
Philadelphia. Pa: x55 900. Home Drug
Co. Wilmington. Del: $4,000.
Change Of name from Empire Chain Co
TO Of'n'on Chain Corporation, NeH
York City. and increase of capital from
SI65. 900 20 x1,14o. 600; X & l.. Radiator
Co. TO Mak-Landis Corporation, Allen
town, Pa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
MIDDLETowN SCHOOLS.
Have Reopened With Large Atten-
dance And Better Facilities.

The Middletown public school OPEN
ed on Monday with 3l1 pupils In at
tendance. This number Is larger by
40 than the enrolment year ago.
An increase in numbers was antici-
nated and provision was made for the
increase by providing an extra room
and teacher. This gives separate
teacher for each grade and completes
the organization for departmental
work In the three upper grades. plac-
ing the grammar school on n par with
the best in the state.
The High School corps numbers the
ment has increased about 20 per cent.
This necessitates a longer school dny
and extra efforts on the part of the
High School teachers.
With the courses now being given
In academic, vocational agriculture,
and homemaking subjects, the High
School is rendering an invaluable ser
vice TO the young people of the COM
munity.
Due to the work of the Parent
Teacher Association and the, efforts
Of the school. playground equipment
consisting of n slide. four seasaws,
four swings. four horizontal bars, n
jumping pit, and stop watch for
track work have been added. other
equipment being added are tennis
basketball. sockerball and medicine
balls. This equipment will assist
greatly in carrying out the program OF
physical and health education.
The spirit of the public In back OF
any movement that will stimulate this
growth of keen active minds and as.
sure them at the same time that thes,
minds will have their abode In SOUND
land well developed bodies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
ENTERTAINED AT BRIDGE.

Delaware City. Sept. 15.-Mrs.
Joseph Pennington entertained at
bridge. yesterday afternoon. in honor
Il Mrs. Malcolm ID. Reybold OF At
ls>ita, Ga. The following guests at
tended:
Mrs. William h. Jester, Mrs. Issrry
c. Price. Mrs. Ray l.. Cofer, Mrs.
Edwin c. Reybold. Mrs. William u.
Reybold. Mrs. J. Frank Reybold, Mrs.
c. Earl Baum. Mrs George Clark.
Mrs. t. Il. Heisel, Mrs. Roy Robert
son, Mrs, Stewart Clark. Mrs. Harry
c. Clark. Mrs. Walter w. Ellis. Mrs.
Frank c. Warner. Mrs. Henry Hig-
gins, Mrs. WilliaTa X. Pennington.
Mrs. George n. Bright. Mrs. G. Lionel
Bright, Mrs. Joseph Reeves. Miss
Marian Price. Miss Caroline Clark,
Miss Florence Hall. MisseS Ethel and
Alice Reybold, Miss Gertrude SaSler.
Mss Jennie Clark, Miss Alice Vail
Miss Mary Pennington. Miss Fanni.
Reeves, Miss Harriet Higgins.
Mrs. W. w. Ellis won FIRST prize OF
a oliver pepper and salt shaker; this
consolation prize, straw shoppins
bag, was secured by Mrs. G. Lione
Bright.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
DIVIDENDS DECLlBED.

American Typefounders Company, quar-
terly of per cent on common and Il. per
cent on preferred. payable October Is.
Beatrice Creamery Company, quarterly
Of la per cent on preferred and per cent
on common, payable October j.
Briar Hill Steel Company. quarterly of
Ia per cent on preferred, payable Octo-
Der J.
Hupp Motorcar Corporation, quarterly
OF Ia per cent on preferred. payable 0cto-
ber l.
Kerr Lake Mines, quarterly of l2ls cents
a share, payable October Is.
Prairie Oil and Gas Company. quarterly
of per cent and extra of per cent,
payable October 81.
United Gas Improvement Company
quarterly of / per cent on common, pay
able October 10, and "a per cent on pre-
ferred. payable December Is.
United Shoe Machinery Company. quar-
terly Of 80 cents share ON common and
S711 cents share on preferred, payable
October 5.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
80 cents share on common and quarterly
of Ia per cent on preferred. payable
October i.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
HARD ON CROPS.
Four Weeks Drought Causes Damage
on Peninsula.

Baltimore, Md. Sept. 15l-The four
week drought on the Eastern Shore
OF Maryland and in Delaware has been
disastrous to farming, according TO
the weekly crop bulletin issued yester-
day by the United States Weather
Bureau in conjunction with the Mary
land State Weather Service. Crop re-
ports from all sections OF the Peninsu-
la stressed the damage done in the
long period in which there has been
little or no rain.
Pastures are drying up, the milk
supply is decreasing, garden trucking
is failure. late potatoes are badly
hit. fall sowing OF wheat, rye and cio-
yer Is being delayed and crops general
ly are suffering for want of a good
soaking shower, according TO reports
from st. Michaels, Easton, Cambridge.
Snow Hill, Salisbury, Girdletree and
counties in Delaware.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City. Sept. 15.-H. p.
SS~tt and party OF friends had an
enjoyable fishing trip down the bay.
yesterday, on his yacht Countess,
catching many large trout.
Mrs. William Hildebrand entertained
at dinner, yesterday, Mrs. Grace Sliney
and Herbert Week. OF New York City.
Mrs. Hairy Lester is I'll at her
ho.ns at St. Georges.
DR.. James BrayBhaw OF Deimar is
here visiting his uncle, DR.. w. w.
Ellis.
r. II. Moore OF Wyoming has been
appointed permanent ticket agent
at Porter's.
Mrs. Ev-ly- Sterling, who has been
seriously i'll az her home with typhoid
fever, is greatly improved.
The Social Society Of Red Lion NJ.
f. Church met last evening at the
hone of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry,
about SO members being present.
Contractor Gormley of WeshtnstSn.
d. c., is visiting Major Eugene Rey-
bold ofs Fort Monroe. Va. who is a
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Frank c.
Warner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
TO INVESTIGATE
CAUSE OF DISASTER
AT POINT BREEZE
Continued from page 1.

1onllnueu from page 4.
Men on lower levels or at other
stills had some chance, despite the In
tense heat, and doubtless some of them
might have escaped with less injury
IL they had fled instantly, instead of
standing courageously by their posts
In an effort to do what they could to
save others"
Only one OF the stills was destroyed.
Fight Flames Four Hours.
For four hours the firemen battled
with the flames and confined them to
the one battery. There are 100 stills In
the plant.
Calls for ambulances and police
patrols were made promptly. and with
in few minutes twelve patrol wagons
and ambulances from half dozen
hospitals were on the scene. The fire.
men. who carried lines OF hose 20 with
In fifty feet OF the stills in an effort
TO cool them down, were warned that
there was danger Of the remaining
stills exploding. but the men ignored
the warnings and made more strenu-
GUS efforts TO keep the flames con-
fined.
/ Through the smoke could be seen the
bodies of four victims lying near the
brick supports of the still. While the
/ firemen held back the flames with a
dozen lines OF hose. several employees
and four priests made their way to the
bottom OF the still and drags1d the
bodies outside the danger zone.
The four priests who risked their
own lives in Drawing the fire TO save
to the dying We're the Revs. J. A. Nc
Conigal, A. ]. Schultz. ]. ]. Fealey. OF
this city, and F. J. Fox OF Mahanoy
City, Pa. They hurried TO the scene
in an automobile. When they tried to
drive through the gates they were
stopped by the guards. but jumped
from the automobile and dashed into
the plant several minutes ahead of the
city firemen.
The priests ran directly TO .he stills
and in the burning lake Of oil saw the
victims os the disaster. Unheeding the
warnings Of the danger of other stills
exploding. the four prSsts from a dis
taDce administered the last rites of the
church aod offered prayers fJr the
dead apd dying. When thS firemen
arrived and threw streams Of water
into the blazing sea the priests as
sisted in the removing OF the bodies.
lI Eleven Are Dead.
Eleven men dead and eight injured
four OF them perhaps fatally. is th'
toll Of the explosion and fire. Th'
= last body was found in the wreckag,
today, reduced almbst to ashes. 1
is not believed any other bodies re
main in the fire area.
Unavoidable Accident
Coroner William r. Knight an,
. James o. Mulhearn, acting fire mar
! shal, both conducting investigation
r as TO the cause Of the fire, expresse
the belief today it was an ''unavoid
, able accident" and that every possibl
$ precaution had been taken.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
Readr 10 neln VOL.

II you are subject 70 biiiousness, gas,
bloatiug, sick headache. sour stomeeh
or other ills that result from ipdiges-
ton and constipation, you can get re-
lief with Foley Cathartic Tablets. They
arc a genuine, wholesome physic tha'
Chords prompt, sure and safe relief
without gripping or pain. J. Il. Osburn
r. +. u. ]. Lucasville, o., writes:
Foley Cathartic Tablets are fine.
had stomach trouble 1 aools FOLEY
Cathartic Tablets and now ] can cal
anything" n. ?. Danforth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
cheste. seeking Men.

Thirty men are needed in the cheg-
ter shipyards, according to Frank T..
Lynch, business representative Of
Boilernakers' Union. No. 494, COS
French street, who receives applica-
tions. The jobs are for riveters.
reamers. holders-on and heater boys.
over 200 Wilmington men have been
employed in the Chester shipyards in
the last few weeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
Bolivia wIthdraws Demand.
DEMPSEY-JACK JOHNSON
BOUT FOR b0ST0N

Boston. Sept. 15.-A proposal
to hold here. on October ~, a
six-round no-decision bout be-
tween Jack Dempsey and Jack
johnson was announced yester-
day by George j. Highan, State
adjutant of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War. Johnson, he said, had
agreed and it was believed
Dempsey would do SO. Highan
saio he was drawing up for
NAL application to the State
Boxing Commission. The pro-
ceeds would be used for the re-
lief of disabled soldiers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
LIBERTY BONDS.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
New York, Sept. 15.-Liberty bonds
at noon: 31s's, S7.6s; first As, $500
lid; second as, SS.26; first Az IS, SS.3S;
second ANS, 1874; third 4A's, 92.46;
fourth AIS. $500; Victory 3&, 1904
bid; Victory an, 1904
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
SHORTS ACTIVE IN
MARKET OPENING
Their Efforts Resulted in Some
Lower Quotations for Sew
eral Dealings.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. Sept. 15.--(wall Street.
1890 a. m.)--Shorts were active in
the opening of today's stock market.
directing their efforts mainly toward
oils. equipments. motors and coppers.
Mexican Petroleum. Shell Transport
and Royal Dutch fell / to l u points.
baldwin, Pullman. Harvester and
Studehaker averaged 1-point declines.
Anaconda. Utah and American Smelt-
ing sustained fractional losses, with
American Car and Westinghouse Elec-
trio.
offsetting features included United
Drug, American Linseed. American
Asphalt. Central Leather and Suma-
ira Tobacco, these gaining large frac-
tons to 2is points,
Partial Recovery.
Noon--The' market made partial re-
covery in the first hour. under lead
of Baldwin. A per cent opening for
call money, despite heavy income tax
payments maturing today, also was
regarded as a favorable development
The rebound was not long sustained
however. steels, equipments. oils, mo-
tors and rubbers reacting to points
Shippings and rails also fell back. the
only exceptions being some OF the
more important coalers.
Foreign exchange was again unset
tied on lower quotations from London
Marks made a new low record al
O,qOs.