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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
b|LLANY HANDLES
MOTOR SERVICE
This Branch of Postal Business
Has Been Transferred to
His Department.
Special Dispatch From Every Evening
washington Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment operated motor vehicle service.
FOR collecting and transporting mails
in the cities 10 the trains for dispatch
60 other points. has been transferred
from the First Assistant postmaster
General and placed under the jurlsdic-
ton of Harry b. Billsny. Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General, who Is
deyoting much of his time to enlarg-
ins and improving the service.
This service fell to Mr.. Billany on
the first Of July and he is getting 1t in
to fine working order. Congress APP
propriated for the present fiscal year.
$4,000. 900 for the Improvement and
maintenance Of the service. 1t was
contemplated that there would be con.
siderable growth in the service to be
performed. as there had already been.
During the war. when there were alb
normal conditions. the business in this
line greatly increased, and since thai
tme has continued to do so Mr.. Bill
kny said
This service" Mr.. Billany contin-
ued. is operated in 271 cities in the
United States, employing 1000 motor
vehicles 10 do the work. There are in
the service 5000 supervisory officials
clerks, chauffeurs and others essential
To the transaction of the business. II
requires 25.000 new tires annually for
these machines.
Recently Roth w. Matthiessen
president of the Motor iIaulage Co. of
New York City. was appointed special
supervisor of the motor vehicle ser.
vice 10 organize the motor transporta-
uon. IL was believed, with his ripe ex.
perience IN such matters, he would
h. able to bring about great improve
ment.
The greatest growth in the service
occurred in abnormal times, such as
resulted from the war. The parcel pos,
likewise has had wonderful growth
bnt its Increase has been more gradu-
AZ IL mas increased to- enormous pro-
portions and is still increasing.
From careful survey of the Who'll,
motor service system, as employed b,
the government i'm this particular
work, II has been found that in som,
II the cities there has been consider.
ahie waste in lost motion and useles,
expenditure, but in some few of tn,
cities the service is splendidly orga.
nized and iS bringing satisfactory re
suits.
IL is designed to select force o.
picked experts here to place the Who'll,
system on a business and efficien
basis toNthe end that the service viii
do what it was originally intended I,
do--that is. TO give quick and salts
factory service at the minimum cos;
Mr.. Billany pointed with pride I,
the fact that his home city of vii
mlngton was enjoying the service
Whieh was Installed there July /. 1921
and That IL was giving satisfaction
There are IL trucks in use in Whining
eon. This way of collecting the mail !
iar better than the old way md wit
The Improvement contemplated II !
expected that the people win greati
appreciate the Improvement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
DR.. FRENCH REPORTS
CHILD WELFARE WORK
Found 81 Blue Ribbon Children
Among 373 Examined at
Delaware State Fair.

At the meeting of the Child Wei
fare Commission which was held in
Dover on Thursday, Dr. William J..
French. the medical director, submit
ted very interesting and detailed re-
port of the work accomplished during
the period from August If TO Sen.
tember IA. He states that the work in
the State and In this city is develop
Ing nicely.
DIR. French states that final arrange.
rients have been made for him 10 act
as medical director OF school inspec-
tion and the plans for conducting this
work are practically complete. The
dental unit is already In the field. fully
equipped. The Red Cross instead OF
doing part of the work in Kent county
has arranged to employ sufficient
nurses to do all the work In one county
and has agreed to take New Castle
county. They will commence work on
September 20. Dr. French saws he
hopes to get the nurses in Kent and
Sussex counties started about tn,
same time and certainly not later
than October l.
The report sets forth that durins
the Delaware State Fair where tn.
commission had booth. 373 children
were weighed and measured: 214 wer,
examined by the doctor In attendance
and 81 children were awarded blu,
ribbons which were furnished by Mrs
A. ID. Warner. The dental unit at tn,
Fair examined and gave advice (,
107 children. DIR. French says tha
next year he hopes to have n mucl
larger and more comprehensive ex
hibIt at the fair.
The report states that a conference
was held between Or. Robin, Mis-
Lockwood and DIR. French, looking Il
closer cooperation between the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Commission
and the Child Welfare Commission
and plans are being made whereby tn,
tuberculosis commission will use Ger
tain OF the welfare centers down tn,
State and share certain OF their ex
penses and services Of their nurse
for their conferences.
DIR. French states that he is per
sonally conducting a baby clinic a
B and Head streets in South VII
mington and that at two other cen
ters in this city the baby work ha
been separated from the children
work and that it is hoped TO have &
the near future two prenatal clinics i
operation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
TO HOLD LAWN FETE
VIII be Opened Tuesday Even
ing by p. J. Ford, Grand
knight-EIect.

Final arrangements have been COM
pleted for the lawn fete which men,
bers of Santa Maria Council No. 1876.
Knights of Columbus. will have begin
ming next Tuesday night on the lawn
in the rear of the councils club house
at Tenth and West streets. 1t Will be
continued on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings. The formal
opening on Tuesday evening will be
conducted by Peter ]. Ford, grand
knight-elect. The committee in charge
of the affairs includes Eugene 1. Toy.
chairman. w. II. Orpen, J. c. Gaule, II.
j. Collins and c. A. McAteer.
As next week will be Glazed Kid
Week in Wilmington one OF the feat
ures of this lawn fete will be a big
booth for the exclusive showing of
glazed kid products and articles in
tended to help boost the glazed kid
industry A great variety of articles Of
this material will be displayed.
Each evening from 10 TO l2 O'Clock
there Will be dancing in the assembly
hall on the third floor of the club
house. Carney and Banks Orchestra
has been engaged for this purpose. On
Friday evening awards will be made of
the ton OF coal, barrel Of -four and
basket of groceries which will be Of
fered as prizes during the week.
The various booths will be in charge
of the following:
Ice cream and cake: Mrs. James Il
Gibney. Miss May Horty, Mrs. Pau
A. Spragg. Mrs. Eugene /. Toy. Mrs
Mary Adams, Miss Helen Smith, Mis-
Catherine Caulk, Miss Mary Higgins
Novelty booth: Mrs. Herbert F.
kaighn. Miss Elizabeth Gibnev Mis-,
Catherine Hasson, Miss Ann A
Schultz, Miss Teresa Moran. Mis-
Catherine Rimlinger. Miss Nan Fry
singer and Miss Elizabeth Iafferty.
Fruit: Mrs. Fred j. O'Toole. Mis-
Helen McCloskey, Miss Gertrud
Messick. Miss Stella Lange and Mis-
Frances Talley.
kewpie dolls: Mrs. ]. A. Sprage
Miss Mae Hughes, Miss Nan Walsh
Miss Agnes Wehm, Miss Eleano
Hughes and Miss Clare O'Connor.
Groceries: Mrs. Mary Keough. Mie
Grace Geisler. Miss Mary McCln. Mis-
Jewell Murphy. Mrs. Mable Hordoc,
Mrs. Mary Minors. Mrs. Stacia Case
apd Mrs. Marion Meiia.
sand pile: Mrs. Mary weldin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
HALF A MILLION IN
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Some Large Payments Made
at the Local Office, Which
Kept Force Busy.

Taxpayers crowded one another In
their effort to pay the third Federal
income tax installment at the office OF
Collector OF Internal Revenue Graham,
which were due Thursday. Not only
&c handle the collections, but extra
clerks from the other departments
had to be called in TO receive the tax
Collector Graham said he was sur
prised at the great number OF persons
who called In person. lie expects the
receipts to equal the collections for
the corresponding period of last ycar
However, he said, the rules OF the de-
partment prevented him disclosing
Just how much tax had been receiv.
ed for the third installment. II Is
estimated that the receipts will tota
well over half p million dollars.
One OF the largest quarterly pay.
ments is from a corporation which
pays $i67.5la.5s. Other payment,
which reached large figures for
amounts OF 3A,459.11. s3s.735.4o and
si6.soe, were the next payments ir
size. Many checks for amounts ap.
proximating $4,000 and $4,000 were re
ceived The smallest amount of an,
individual payment was &C cents.
/ The work was maintained by tn,
collector at top speed. from an earl,
hour Thursday, when lines began {
form in the corridors of the third FOO
of the Federal Building, until nearl,
midnight In addition to the fiv'
cashiers and extra clerks busy Will
the collection from the public. otherl
were fast transmitting the checks anS
money orders for deposit In the Fed
eral Reserve Bank in Philadelphia b,
registered mail.
Unless for some extraordinary rea
son, the payment was not made b,
midnight yesterday" said Mr.. Graham
the penalty of five per cent of the tax
due together with interest at the rat,
of / per cent per month, is auto
matically added and accrues agains
the taxpayer
Collector Graham has on hand nov
an income tax primer. issued by IN
Idepartment-an analysis of income TIA,
returns, answering question afte
question which is involved in the gov
ernment forms, and so compiled as 4
eliminate all possibilities of erro
through misinterpretatfon--r TO
distribution to the public. which help
10 clarity the law.
There is not question tina
might arise in connection wit
the compilation of income tax re
turns that is not taken up clearly an
in detail in this income tax primer
he pointed out. "It is based on all OF
lficial rulings which have been made O
income taxation during the seve
years the present law has been opei
ativc. II win be the bible the refer
ence end guide for the entire work
preparing income tax returns"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
TO AID UNEMPLOYED
Director General Jones of Fed
eral Labor Dept. confers
With Mayor on Problem.

As the result of a conference held
yesterday afternoon in the office of
Mayor Leroy Harvey Ii is expected
an employment bureau, sanctioned and
aided by the Federal government. will
be opened in this city within a short
time and that this will go a long way
towards relieving the conditions here
caused by the large number of men
who are out OF work. Francis /.
Jones, director general of the United
states Employment Sesvice of the
Department of Labor. came from
Washington 10 attend the meeting and
| to explain the desires of Secretary of
Labor James J. Davis that an en-
ployment bureau be established in this
city to work in cooperation with the
Federal service.
In addition to Mayor Harvey and
Mr.. Jones those attending the meeting
were John c. SAVIOR. representing the
labor interests of the city; c. ID. Gar
retson and j. <. Stein OF the Manu-
facturers Association, and II. Eugene
Savery, chairman of the employment nj
| committee Of the American Legion,
Post No. i,
Mr.. Jones explained that IL is the
desire of the United States Employ
ment service TO have public employ
J ment exchanges re-estahlished
throughout the country and that the
Department OF Labor is anxious to
know If Wilmington wants an en-
pioynent bureau located here, operat-
ed in the interests OF both the EN-
! pioyers and workers of this district
He told of the re-estabiishment OF
local employment bureaus with the
cooperation OF the Federal service in
cites in various parts of the country
and stated that such communities
unanimously appreciated the manner
il, which these offices are functioning
Mr.. Savery expressed the belief that
Mr.. Jones proposition was worthy OF
the greatest consideration becaus,
work should be secured for the servic,
men who are now out of employment
as well as other workers who hav,
been unable TO find anything TO do.
Mr.. Garretson and Mr.. Stein, re
ferring TO the unemployment con
ditions in this city expressed the hop,
that conditions would improve with
in a short time.
Mr.. Saylor said the unemployment
question is big problem but he be
lieved that through the establishment
OF an office of the United States En-
ployment Service in Wilmington tn
community would not only be arouse,
TO its problem of creating employmen
but that the jobless man and womal
would be better taken care of.
Mayor Harvey discussed the severa
points developed during the confer
ence and said it is his desire to Sc
the city's unemployment probler
solved in the best possible way. TIL
mayor spoke of his interest in tn
governments national unemployment
conference which is to be held /
Washington next week. He assure
Mr.. Jones and the others that n
/ would fully consider the matter pre-
sented to him as he proposed With
short time to appoint a representa-
tive committee to consider the city
unemployment problem and that h
would lay the facts as presented b
Mr. Jones before this comrnittee Z
its first meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
DEATHS.

IiNCol.N--ln this city on September ls
lezt, at her late residence sos West
Ienth stree5- Mary X. widow of German
~, l.'hco'h, aSea q years
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at 81 pah,l's
NJ. z. Church. Tenth and Jackson STREETS
On Monday afternoon. September 10 a I
$40 O'Clock. interment at Riverview
cemetery.
oDONNELIs-ln this city on Senfember
l6. 1921. John A. O Donneil
Relatives and friends are invited to at
1880 West second street on Tuesday
morning at Q o'clock. Requiem mass Al
81 Paul Church. lnterment at Cathe-
oral cemetery
PEDDRlCk-ln Chestnut Hill Pa on
September rs 1921. Washington Elnert
Peddrick. husband of Likan Frederick
NEE Green. aged 3S years
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
tend the funerai services at Lavncroft
cemetery on Monday at | D. m. Inter-
ment al Lawncroft cemetery.
PEGAN-In this city. ON September Is
1921. tstella r.. wife OF Elmer 4
Pegan
Relatives and friends are invited TO at.
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
denee, NO. "A Ivy Road. on Monday
September 10. at , O'Clock. Interment
Silverbrook cemetery.
TOOMEN-At Akron, Ohio. Septembe-
Is. 1921. >ahina r. wife of Timothy :
A. Toomey and daughter of Margaret
and the late Patrick Mooney
Due notice OF funeral will be given
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
MESH IN PAS. HOSPITAL.
DIR. Albert Robin Says Anthrax Patient
Was Never Refused Admission.

AS an outcome of the publicity
given to the case OF James Mesh, n
leather worker. who has developed a
mid form of anthrax. IL was anncunc-
ed last night by DIR. Albert Robin,
chairman of the medical board Of
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital,
that hereafter a special nurse will be
available at all times in the contagious
unit of that institution, to handle
emergency cases of infectious diseas Sc.
1t is said by DIR. Robin that the
hospital did not refuse to receive
Mesh, when admission was sought,
only asking that the expense of n
special nurse for him should be guar
anteed
| This has since been arranged for
by Mrs. Mary Bruno, of 500 West
Front street. where Mesh was a
roomer Ills refusal to observe the
quarantine imposed by the Board OF
Health and remain In his room on the
upper floor caused trouble for Mrs
Bruno who conducts a store on the
ground floor. and has three children
in school Closing OF the store and
the removal OF the children from
school were threatened. and the hos-
pital treatment OF the patient was
preferable, even at the cost this rep
resented.
Mesh went to the hospital last
night. He has hitherto refused to
recognize the serious nature OF his
malady. his case being n mild tne
There is no danger of transmission in
its present stage, except by actual
contact with the eruption. The di-
agnosis of anthrax was made by DIR
Charles $. Leone. and confirmed b,
DR.. William V. Marshall and DIR. John
Palmer Jr., who is an expert on this
malady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
ENJOYABLE OUTING.
]. =. Hamilton And John j. Hayes
Entertain,

Joseph s. Hamilton and John ].
Hayes, superintendent of First and
Central Presbyterian Sunday school
gave the members whose names are
on the summer attendance honor roll
an outing at Lenape Park yesterday
afternoon. A program OF games and
relay races was given under the super
vision OF the athletics committee
Refreshments were served at the
church.
The trip to the park was made in
automobiles, which were furnished b.
James Stirling, Albert Hayman, VII.
liam c. Tindall, Joseph s. Hamilton
A. c. Price. James f. Clark. George f.
Cornell, Judge Prickett, William II
Stats. Ernest r. Robinson, Mrs. Rem.
ington, Harry Lunch, Smyth Con-
struction Co. Ellwood Souder Co.
Charles Cardwell, James Robbins, DIR
Arthur Patterson and John 7. Heinze
roth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
REV. L. b. SMITH HOME.
Peninsula M. p. Church Pastor Has
Secured $4,000 for New Church Fnnd.

Rev. Leonard b. Smith, pastor Of
the Peninsula NJ. p. church, who has
been engaged all summer in a cam
paign in the counties of lower De)a-
ware. Maryland and Virginia in behaIf
of the new building fund of the
church, returned today to take charg
OF the services tomorrow in. the Jr.
o. u. A. M. Hall. 907 Tatnail street.
The services will be held at 1899 and
7.SO with Sunday school at noon and
Christian Endeavor exercises at s.4S
The subscriptions in the counties
covered to date total $4,000. rhis
brings the total fund in hand to s47,-
900. Dedusting the amount paid for
the site and m the parsonage tn:
building fund now in sight is $31 SOC
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
TO AID FELLOW couSrRYmEx
Greeks Here in Campaign For Food
For Starving War Victims

a committee Of citizens q Greek
descent. with John Govatos an the
chairman, win endeavor 70 raise
enough money for $50 barrels OF -four
as part Of the national campaign 10
relieve conditions among the Greekf
and Arneni8ns in Asia Minor, who
are said to be starving as a result Of
the war between the Greeks and Tur-
klsh Nationalists.
A series Of cargoes Of -four, Of 50. 00t
barrels each, will leave this country
ct frequent intervals for Asia Minor
and committees all over the country
are being formed to raise money foi
the PURPOSE. The work is being car.
ried on under the auspices Of tn,
Near East Relief. which has already
done much for the starving in Asia
Minor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR.
Ralph Jacobs Given Post at Whining
ton High School.

David A. Ward. superintendent of
public schools, has announced the ap-
pointment of Ralph Jacobs of the de-
partment of vocational training Mt the
High School as temporary director of
the vocational educational work in the
Wilmington public schools.
r. NJ. Helm. State director of voca-
tional education, came from Newark
yesterday TO confer with Supernten-
dent Ward upon the appointment of a
temporary director. Both Mr.. Helm
and MIR. warn felt that Mr.. Jacobs
was well qualified 10 act in that ca
pacity. The new elective system is
being introduced in the various schools
and several educators in the State
have written Mr.. Ward, congratulate
ing him on the adoption of the new
system
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
Fame Firemen Visit Reading.

Eight members of the Fame Fire
Co, headed by Chief William j. Lutz,
this morning motored to Reading.
where they will remain until tomor-
row evening as the guests Of the
Rainbow Fire Co. of that place. They
will take with them a picture of lac
members of the Reading company
which was presented to the Fame Co
at an entertainment here some years
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
MRS. FERRIS SENTENCED.
Bearded Woman Given Term If One
to Ten Years In Jersey.

A sentence Of from one to ten years
In prison at hard labor was imposed
or Mrs. Olga Ferris, the bearded
woman, who was recently removed
from the New Castle county work
house TO Bridgeton, n. J., to answer
on a charge of horse stealing. at a
nearing before Judge Logue yesterday.
Mrs. Ferris, who had a thick growth
OF beard which earns her a position
as circus sideshow attraction, served
~ months in the workhouse here on
the same charge. She told prison
authorities she had stolen horses so
that she would be placed in Jail and
given an opportunity TO renew her
growth OF beard in secluslon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
KrwANrAys AT BALTIMORE.
wIlnington Membsru Enjoy Lunch.
ecn ana Baseball 0amA.

Twenty-Five members Of the Kiwan-
In Club made trip to Baltimore on
Thursday where they were the guests
Of the<Bnltimore Kiwanis club Mt lunch
con. In the afternoon they were the
guests OF the Baltirnorr club at a
game OF base ball betweer Washington,
American League team and the cham
pion Baltimore team Of tho Inter-
national league. The wilmingtenian@
aeturncd home that evening. reporting
an excellent time.
While In Baltimore, the local mem
bers completed plans for attending tho
district convention to be held this
month at Norfolk. II IA the plan Of the
Wilmington members TO 20 to Balti-
moro md no with the members of thai
club by boat. down Chesapeake bay
to old Point Comfort and thence 10
Norfolk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
Repairing Upper Market street.

a force Of workmen under the direc-
tion of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment is tearing up the paving on
Market street between Twenty-frsf
and Twenty-third streets. Untn tho
section lis repaved traffic Is being
diverted over Tatnall street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
PERSONAL.

Mrs. c. J. Forrest and Miss Anna
Garrison have returned home after a
delightful visit to Mrs. VIII Powell of
near Church Hill, Nd.
Miss Anna b. Davis has returned
10 her home, Thirty-first and JEFF
ierson streets. after a delightful visit
TO her uncle, G. Irwin Buckley. and
the Misses Helen and Jessie Davis
OF Baltimore, Nd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
FAST TRAIs DrnAffrp.
Fireman and Tramp Killed and Fns
fineer NeaIdsd.

Clinton. Iowa. Sept. ~ Fireumn
John Johnson Of Clinton and an uu-
identified tramp were Killed and
Engineer Thomas Les yas badly
scsIdcd when the engine n Tho chi
cago A. Northwestern Jusnway'a fast
westbcnnd passenger train No =, was
derailcd ia v1shout mile and hair
west ~ Belle pioine yesterday morn
ing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
Miss Barthold's New Work.

Miss Ruth Barthold. of the English
department of the High School, has
been appointed to take charge of the
vocal expression work which has been
introduced at the school this term.
She will also supervise dramatic per-
fUrmances, ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17

EVERY day someone Will lose some
thins OF Nalne.-Many use the clas.
s'hed columns of Every Evening and
se. the lost article returned.-other,
count it loss and are satisfied.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17
Coafer on School RrEGsny.

DR. II. Y. Holloway, sceret,.ry CT the
State Board OF Education. consulted
with AttorneyGeneral Townsend yes
terday in regard to the new State
School law as affecting The erecting OF
new school buildings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-17

Additional death notices received too
late for this column will be found on
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