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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
EMASCUlATE COAL BILL.
Senate Committee TO Report Fa-
vorably After Striking Out
Regulatory Provisions.
uv A.aociatea rrere ~ Every Eyening

nv Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. Feb. 24e--After striking
out practically all of the provisions fer
Federal regulation Of the coal industry
in emergencies and for special taxation
on excess profits. the Senate Manu-
factures Committee agreed today unani-
mously 10 report faVorably the calder
hill
Chairman In aFoliette s0id the cOrn-
mittee report would bs put into the
Senate today and other members sail
an effort would be- made - obtain Sen
ate action at this session.
As revised. the fneaaure would re-
auire all coal mine operating companies
ta report through the Federal Trad6
Commiaaion at regular Intervals tho
actual cost of mining coal and The
actual selling price Other prOvisiona
require reports or coal stocks and cpal
transportation movements - be as
aernbled through other Rovornrnent
btirealIH.
The provision stricken out gnve the
President power 70 declare ar ofner
gency in coal supply fixed prices. ron.
troi distribution ard II necessary q
take over the mines and diT'r bItlua
agencies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
NJ 'ADOO SEES RAILROADS
AS THE ISSUE IN 1924
Declares Esch-Cumnlns Law IS
Failure and 8lunder; Sit
uation Critical.

Wasblagtor Feb y " MrAdoo
believes .he railroad question ull ~ thr
paramount question before tho AUcr.Car
people in g24 iie viii hsvc q lot VI ttHogs
10 say about he railroads before tnea. p, q
il Is clear that unless he rharges als mlra
he either vii sees Ho romlCatI3s
be in q much more receptive mood
Taking politics a.d railroads IS 4
visit - Washington eesterdaH Nir Nc
Adoo 3eAIed ELL responsibility t1r ae re-
ceut insurgeut movement ~ Deaoerat
ranks for calling meeting of tde Na--
tional Committee With . vlev II o.est-
Inga pew chairman ard shaping 3, -
campaign
Mr. NcAd00 believes propaganda against
the railroad administration was SC success
full that the people are blinded as - 'he
railroad situation and conditions
The people, he said. are ID tHe 30
sition Of a patiert Who has had bella
donna placed in the eye II must clear
away before vision returns. at rsii-
road situation is critical
The former Director-C1enersI then hal-
acter!zed TIE Esch-CumnIus 'aw * 3
blunder and q failure and predicted that
the railroads would ret continue p 'urc-
tor under II. hat would have to aave
Uni6d operation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
FOR ROUTE TO JERSEY
BY BOAT FROM LEWES
Substitute Bill Would Authorize
Highway Department to
Make Provision.
srcaal Dispatch FINN stsr correspondent,

erc.tai dispatch from stHr correspondent
state uouao Dover bob ~
The lfouae hilt introduced IT, skeleton
form. authorizing tho state Highway
department 10 acquire land and water
rights. which was reported unfavorably.
With a substitute. 70 the HOUSE today.
IS int"fcatinK
The A1ihstitutn authorizes the state
Highway department. or iig auocoaa
oTa IN power. to acquire for the State
land and water rights on the Delnwarc
bay shore. At or near Iewcs and con
strugt "A pier ~ piers FOR tho landing ~
boats fcr the carving of automobiles
vehicles and passengers. plying batwaen
said ricr OF piers and cape May CITY
\ 7 such acquired property would
become a Tart of the State Highway
system and would hc under its super
vision and control or of such other
! body rs might succeed II when such
i rropcrt, has been acquired
Maintenance would bc provided hv
+ tn. state out of the funds appropriated
+ collected or raised for the use ~ said
/ department
/ Said department would not expend
/ any money for land or water rights. or
/ for the construction Of pier or piers
until the state 81 New Jersey or citi-
/ zcns thereof have arranged for ths
construction Of pier or piers al Cape
/ May city
The State Highway Department oi
Delaware would purchase a boat o.
boats and operate the same either IN.
dependcntly or Jointly with the stat,
/ Highway Commission Of New Jersey
The state Highway Department oi
/ Delaware would arrange for suf1cieni
fee OF toll. either independently or Joint
~ with the stat highway commission
of New Jersey and the enue as K
the share Of this State would be pal,
to the State Treasurer To be used a,
part of the state highway fund
Having been reported unfavorably
the bill Is not likely to pass the House
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
CONEY COMPLETES
CROSS-COUNTRy TRIP
Flying Time From San Diego to
Jacksonville % Hours and
80 Minutes.
Ry Associated Press 10 Every Evening

Ty Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Jacksonville Fla. Feb. % Lieu
tenant w H. Concy. who started from
Love Field. Dallas. Texas. at 1914
Central time last night on the last lap
of his ocean to ocean flight. arrived nj
Camp Johnston near here at 1.21 o'clock
this morning
Lieutenant Coneys flying time from
San Diego. Cal. according TO hasty
unofficial compilation. was p hours
and 81 minutes for the 2.019 miles. an
average Of better than 9S miles an hour.
The fying time from Dallas here was
$ hours and n minutes
10 complete his trip from tho Pacific
to the Atlantic. Lieutenant Coney pass
ed over the city on his arrival and dip
ped down to scrapc the landing wheels
Of his plane on the beach. then swoopcd
up again and went to the landing field
His time is believed here to constitute a
new record
With Tho exception Of two hours. the
flight from Dallas To Jacksonville was
made In darkness.
His mother. Mrs r. r Coney. and
three brothers were here 10 welcome
him
II official sanction can he obtained.
Lieutenant Cuucy plans to make the re-
turn trip from Jacksouvinc to san
Diego. CAL. 10y daylight with one stop
~ Texas point for re-fueling.
Hazlehurs, y VI. Feb c4 Erht
bags az mail dispatched from san Fran
cisco by airplnnc at / 50 TUESDAY morn
ing. arrived at IIazlchurst field here
Yesterday at 4.50 y. m. establishing a
cross country mail record Cf 33 hours
f1t,Vr -se,E-. Fstr-
! time zone changes 81 thu coast -to-coa 81
flight
/ The mail was transferred from plane
+ 10 plane in a relay flight ordered hy the
1 Postoficc Department TO establish a
I new cross continent mail plane record
4 Tho plane which arrived ~ iazeihurst
/ was plotted by +. NJ. Allison, a membct
/ Of one 81 the four teams which took part
I in the transContinental race. two planes
leaving Hazlehurst field and two start
ing from san Francisco at the sam,
time yesterday morning,
one OF the westward bound planc:
came "a grief when Pilot +. NJ Leon
hard was forced 10 descend Tu, lay a
! Dubois. Pa on account Of lad weather
Tho second wcsthound plane rca, he,
Chicago Yesterday ~ the same time tn,
winning plane arrived there from tn
West
Tho other eastward boNnd plan'
crashed Ia earth at Eliza Ncy.. Tuesday
Killing the pilot. capt W. +. Lewis.
Captain allison piloted one westward
bound plane as tar aS cleveland, wher'
il was taken over hN another pilot oI
the second lap Of the relay which ende'
at Chicago lie thcn took the wtnninI
plane il charge al Cleveland ana re
turned 80 Haz!ehurst t1Sld Yesterda,
afternoon. bettcriuC the time get for tn
fight hy the Postofticc Department p
q margin OF two hours and 40 minutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
HARDING To MAKE
SWEEPING CHANGES
Contsmplates Complete Reor-
oanization OF Executive Ma
chinery With New Dept.
ny Assooiased Press TO Every Evening


at. Augustine. F1a.. Feb. 2a.--As
President elect Harding completes for
nation Of his Cabinet. he is giving In
creased attention to the first hig ad~
ninistrstiva task no will undertake as
presSdent--the reorganization Of the
executive machinery Of the govern
ment.
Delayed plans have not yet taken
form. but II is known that Mr.. Harding
has in mind swaeping changes In many
Of tho governments departments ana
bureaus. and thnt ha expects 20 enlist
In the work OF reorganization some OF
the abiest administrator he can find.
He ia understood 20 hive told some OF
his advisers that he regards the chair
rnnnship OF the reorganization com
mission as a post virtually on a pnr
with Cabinet portfolio.
Congress. already has created com
! mitteo TO work out plan for aimpli-
action uf the executive branch. with n
view to preventing duplication Of work
and cutting down the government pdy
roll I, Ia expected that thia committee
| win work I'm close co operation with tho
| reorganization agency 10 be appointed hy
| Mr. Harding. though the latter bodg
| will bo able TO give its undivided atfen-
| tIon 10 tho task and tn mako n moro ex-
/ haustivn atudy of conditions than
would bo undertaken by members 81
| Congress.
Some mention of tho reorganization
| project is expected I'm Mr.. Harding
| inaugural addrcHa. and II is possible that
| some enabling legislation may be re-
| duested Of the special session Of Con
ercRs that is to meet In April. The firsi
| stx months of the new administration
| prota hlv viii sec the preliminary studs
| we'll under way though Il may be- ionT"i
| before dofinite recommendations an ~
formulated
One Of the higgest innovations 10 ~
| proposed will be Tho reparaie Depart
nIent Of Public Welfare. for which Mr.
FInraing outlined his plnns in genera
gav during The campaign Iteeidc
transfer to this department ~ sevora
bureaus now under others. he ronfcrn
plafes number ~ entirely new bu
reatla 70 deal with welfare problems.
division ~ industrial rornar h ls 4
he hiiiit np ~ make eornuarHfi"
study ~ prices md industrial e"ndi
,tora throughout the world.
Involved I'm III tnak will be man
broad nmesf Ions ~ permanent poiicy
such ~ the proposal - abolish -
shipping Boarf Ono anggeetion Is tha
government agencies r0w dealing VII
shipping and railway problems ?
brought together IN new executive de
partment Of transportation
IN seIee ting his Cabinet members. ~
| Harding has Fcuf the reorRT nixhfin
plans constantly In mind and from n
outset ~ his administration he viii IL
alsf that every secretary give hla fill
caf cooperation in securing an q
aeiani redistribution n executive funf
ti0ns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
FIRED BULLETS INTO
BODIES OF SLAIN MEN
Witness in MateWan Trial Tells OF
Shooting Done by One OF
Nineteen Defendants.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Williamson. w. Va. Feb 24.--B. r.
Chain. testifying today in Circuit
Court. told of seeing Jesse Boyd. ono
of 10 men ON trial in connection with
the death of Albert 6. Felts, a private
detective. empty pistol into the bodios
of men who fell in last Mays street
battle In the little mining town ot
Matcwan The bodies. witness Siio'
were on the ground In front OF Chhm-
bers hardware store in tho main street
Chafin testified he was standing on the
railroad track. nearby. lie also told
of seeing Roece Chambers announcer "o-
fepdant in the street where ten persona
-seven private detectives mayor
Testerman and two other citizens OF
1f.to,,op received bullet wounds that
proved fatal.
The rifle and pistol engagement wne
hotweon townsmen and Baldwin -Felts
operativee and followed eviction on
Nav 10 last of minors families from
stone Mountain Coal Company houses.
After Chnnn had been excused Two
former witnesses were recalled to the
stand and then GrecHway ttali"la CIV
Testimony regarding papcrs taken from
a., bodioa of the baldwin FeltH men
upon their arrival at Williamson. iia'.
o,ld who lives here. ia n brother -,
former Governor Horny y. Hatheld' ol
Nyeat virginia, and "a nephew 81 deFl'
A,s.,. Hatfield. now dcnd who was th'
to,dor ~ Hatfield cl1n during the dnN-
Of the Hatfield Mccoy feud
The next witness called was y. :
/ .odlc prohibition officer. He testih''
| ,t,ot no pearchcd the operatives hodl"'
,,h.r they were brought here. a u'ti'
,,npcv hut no watches. he told the jury
| ,,or, found on the bodies Of Alhet mn
L. rn,ts brothers slain during tn
battle r-o,.
I q W Hudchrand Ba'dwih -
| lucrative who escaped injury ~ ~
! usht told tho jury that he MA ~
susnr barrel, taking rcfrg" therein "a'
Ing tho shooting lie snid he remain
M ~ thn barrel. which had been place.
1, small store room. for AiN h'h's
IL, anerged from his hiding place amor
II before midnight ne testli"a. NJ
,1srtinr n cigarette started throuRh ~
town whietling as he went 'i' ~ ''''
n. added 70 avoid suspicion
Itudohrand related that VINE u =
f.,rrcl n woman and child eaIn" T. r.
atorc room 10 get coal
The old barrel shook then wines
said 80, -,
wei ala YOU shaker" quer'"d 'ai'
tain 4 p Avis attorney t"r ne $50
laugh followed the private a''''
tiye.e laconic reply
More or less. ! suppose
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
Mr.. HOOVER PASSES
BUCK TO MR.. HARDING
Reconstruction of Department
Put Up to President-Eleot;
Has Not Yet Accepted.

Nv Nssocla ,ed Pres, to Every Evening.
New York Feb. 2s.--Herbert Hoover
declared in a statement today that ne
had loft Al To Prcsident-elect Harofns 10
sc,lae whether he could be OF more
sa,vica ns Secretary Of Commerce or as
director Of European relief
In , statement dictated to The Asso-
.,,t,d Press. Mr.. Hoover said:
Il l,ft il 10 Mr.. Harding To determine
vh.tb,r he considered can be OF more
..tNt-, to the public as Secretary OF
commerce. or carrying out the puoil'
,.,.t ,lrcady entrusted to me as pri-
Mt, citizen.
n, Uooycr's statement was diCtat-
81 ,ttcr hc had announced that upon
invitation To become member OF the
rcNt cabinet he had put up 10 Mr.
harding a proposal for general recon
.t,u.tton Of the Department OF Com
,,,.r.c The statement was issued after
Nh Hoover had been asked hy newspa-
,.,t men II hts announcement meant
that ne would enter the Cabinet II his
views were met.
MIR Hoover. who has been offered the
most of Secretary Of Commerce in Presi-
tent-eIcct Hardings Cabinet. announc-
"A here to-day he had put up TO MI
Harding a proposal for the general re-
construction Of the department. ana an
enlargement of It's field
asked IL he would enter the Cabinet II
his We've were met, he said he had not
mt II up TO Mr.. Harding In that way
Mr. Hoover Passes
It was not question OF Jake II or
l,ave IT. he said.
other considerations entering into
,n,. rnatter. Mr.. Hoover continued. con
,erred the European relief administra-
uar lie declared he had undertaken
fa.. responsibility of directing the OK
oditurc Of thirty or forty million dol
ars in Europe-money contributed by
,.opl.. ~ Amertca-and he must CON
t4nuc 10 have general direction Of that
expenditure.
"A the Department Of Commerce
stand. today" Mr. Hoover said. 1t con
sistS largely Of a group Of scienunf
bureaus which have only remote con
ncrt.nn with commerce itself. He
aaI.i that II he should accept tho
posIfion he saw 81 way 70 mako changes
which would mako Of Il real Depart
lucpt ~ Commerce
The foreign commerce Of the United
statcs. he said particularly the nex'
rnur or i've years. Is closely bound w
with the prosperity and development
q this country
ii, said no believed many important
changes could hc made without addi
.aps. legislation through rc-allocatioT
fl bureaus He added that h' 'NpeCted
a fact there viii be n general reor'
4uization ~ the government with th'
.d,ent OF tho Harding administration
NJ Hoover said ne had not only
.L.r the responsibility of cxpcndinl
tsiliians IN European relief. upon which
800 ano children are depending. bu
sisp held the regency ~ eight ~ 'el
,..1,ir lnatitutions-"p posts which ! Coul'
not readily relinduish
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
cHcAGoIWF STOCK.

Nv Aap1cIatsd praVH ta .tfnfrF
Ch.rago Frh ff'e
nm beef fecrs teadv
bvher tin f0TF lit eIN NN'
f,.fchcr tacg and bulls
higher halk p ~1ws .-t teffrrr
: 0n nus arVniv 2-a6 Cd w -run
uht Fert bulls cents gnrT tH
= - m rents Cher st0cEprT lrf ..edcr
strorg
Hog -~ceirts 81 nm ur.f
f1 -1 r. cents aher 'lan
average rhts n ~of' t1r
tu. lQ pounds aur
t1A 1l rounds r ins
~ il rrtts gtcr .
100 IS rs ound
sheep -rc0 rf- fN
generally - erfs E1er
amrs 1000 -r ae.rt arorR
.mt- -d ariv J a
.rt- -NaLu rN
rg rn.
I.
st Rt- fao iI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
90 PER CENT W A''t - '.
Homes & Laughlin Steel 20. Announ'"
Reduction March J.

=, .,s..c, Isrpea 10 Every EventHk
PittshurR. Pa F'h -
t,,,,,,rv % pcr cent IN the pav
In, ,a,,,,,-.,s III Tie Jones 4 I.augh4iu
steel co Will become "fi'Tl'Nf MaI'" 1.
Il became kuown hcrr t"hAN i''"
..stfuents ~ the wages ~ tonnaEe 'i'e''
Ia conformity with the new iahof S'a'e
also viii hc made ~ the Same ''''
The Jones s lauEhlin o. one - ~
largest independent sfe'i oos' lal' ~ -
employs IN normal times 2u'Nt @''Ve-
mon. The new rate 81 pay VIII y -
cents an hour The present rate oe'''h
a ce,ts I'LL hour About a. per cent
~ the men employed i2 Q steer NH - :
classed as lahorcrs.
There will bc ro chansc " ho"FS =
working conditions IN the company !
,la,t The new rate VII b. apProNi-
atrl,. ~. same Az har ALREADY beer
es,,Y,iah.5 by several of th.- other tn
de,r,,1.rt4 thc Jones & IaughHn Com
parv being the last of ~" hs lnd"pen'
dents 10 make n reduction
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
PHILADELPHIA PRoDr,F

Associated --~sa
phl-.,pr
$50 -so ~.
-ea =
elevator So
So -
oe. s
Ru-sr ga
IS r.AIl.- N-n
Ez1 Hr.t t1
-s .t- kt-t-r. ku
~ L .,h
case~ -m Sow fors va.e
ttf al-- t.,I
.oo,l -os 1- l5 f4e la,- .lr...
l4f4a 15 s1 common -1 good
long morn held Pea "a > tO. -e,l -'a ~
i &c is.sies ..il --a -. .1. 0-I 1H-
1.-Two -u-.rl -tstsly
:. Is 'ur .a Is
horns 3 au Arrs
Young c..s-.l, -f
oId. io 4r>..- tH. t5
1rdsna-1 s. g. ...,e R.It
43a as m.vra .al, 400 3, -
-Sa o geese -
Dressed poultry -rrI 4rA'a
tAac, .earhy 80 So io vUs.Uu
a,d toms IS So fa.- -a good a.
fowls, fresh luiled, -Ic.rg .llcy
Go small sizes p }5 oatl-
hrouers nearby Is fS. rs fustgr.
As. roasting chickens .arns 8
western 36 a t0 fryns nl-ar.e
"a 26. lo. western 3 H5 le>- ~
western 81 90 gees, .t.c F.r..r
80 = 80
Potatoes lover gr.,d, .fr .ttt
penna Der TOO .ts 1Oa 't io N
eaoict rs pO 'el-rr Nn He,,
40 4 TO. io. lo. ~ Na fl
Flour dull -att Nt.tpr gnt
$50 a qn0. io. ,u nrhr 500
hard winter ,tntgnt 1N iH
patent Sd 4-a suung
dU nltrut 4N
uatgnt 49Oa iO2u tu,. tHuk
m.iS patcut AmN nuna ln
lla, -t.a
ln 4 1iNO
sample $500 MuU 4.t..
Ioy,r mixed h., lghf uNd - h
\0 miNrd 20 80 20 o
FHH,N lu.f nrme 'itt
u.. ~pca loo~ '' nruo un'.
ccuf, rdibl,
Bran hlChr st N.nfe
rpand sack. foO tN ni
spMgi5 %
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
REAT Up AGED MAN.
Prot. kotkov. So, Of Jewish Theological
Seminary. Attacked by Things.

fv Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
New York. Feb. 24.-Four men. using
s,u iron bed post as a weapon, attacked
Professor wilfred 2. kotkov, Of the
f,vish Theological Seminary. in va
ant lot at Wood Haven early today and
struck him so meroilessly that Il is ex-
pccted he VIII die from multiple frac-
lures ~ the skull.
Tho holdup men fed before the ar
ival " a policeman attracted by Kot-
kov's cries In their hurry they did
not search their victims pockets which
= ere found 70 contain only a one dol
lsr bill
Three young men later were taken
INTO custody by police. The hands Of
nne OF them were said 20 have been
stained with blood but each denied any
IS nowledre of the crime.
Professor Kotkov. s6 years old. was
returning from his night classes when
he was attacked. The police. on In
vestigation. found that his watch was
missing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
snow roMORROw-PERH
Clcudy. With Likelihood of Storm. Is
Prediction for Next "a Hours.

Possibly snow tomorrow. says the
Nullctin issued by the Weather Bureau
. noon today II will be cloudy. at
any ate. and unless there is a snow
faI. there is likely TO be rain in this
immediate section. The temperature is
expected TO drop little in the next y
hours.
There was not much change in the
temperature last night. The coldest
record was 81 with an advance OF three
points a. 5 o'clock BY noon the mer-
sslrS was az a. heralding the approach
a. cooler weather
Yesterday was mild throughout the
greater part Of the country. Indian
apolis registered % degrees, which was
several points lower than any other
critics except Cincinnati. Cleveland, and
Louisville Jacksonville reported a
temperature OF a. which was four de-
Erees higher than Tampa, Florida the
second warmeet point.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
BOTH TURK FACTIONS TO
ACCEPT ALLIES TERMS
Attitude Of Parties Puts Confer
ence on Way 10 Set
tlement.
uy Associated Press - Every Eyen'ng

ny Associated Press - Every EventnK
London. Feb "a The aolution ~ ,he
%enr East problem relating n Turkey
which ~ii bo reached ~ the allied Hu-
praue enuncH wiI - - send an ailir1
commission ~ inqtiiry 90 fne Scar Fast
70 examine IN tho =pot tne population
claims of Greece and Turkey IN tho
disputed provinces ~ smyrna and
Thrace. il waH forecast IN weil informed
circles here today Meantime = 1esza
tion ~ hnefIifife between The Turks
and Creeh7 Uln be declared
London. Feb 81 Rechaf ~ vha fei-
egata ~ tho cors,a ntinopin govern
uent ~ fhr %ear Eaaf conference here
speaking IN tho narga n both his Rr1uc
and that n fha %afioraiipf~ tnld 'be AT.
lied souferees ~ today'a arHaion tna'
both factions ~ the Turks -vor'd a~.
eept the De- iaiona ~ rhr Allies
The attitude ~ fh" TURKS rade ~
excellent lmurersio nor thr eor
fereca Premier Rriand ~ Frame Ic
ciared after The sitting hat the nn.
ference had gone long way toward 4
settlement
Bokir Sanv Fev nead ~ ne S7-lo-.
atsf deleRaficn told fnn rorfe-ane q.
TURKS rested fh"ir .8eo an tre prIncipi.
If the treaty ~ rrt.res rarnn' tn.
rights ~ natfonaHfiss The Turks n
+ said were asking for smyrna ars
/ Thracs because n tne porulatioua p
/ thnae provinces the Turks we're n m
1oritv
Lloyd f,enrRe asked Il ne roId zpp
/ port this bv statistics and Eekir m
+ piled that hc rould do 40 nv ho+h Turk
ish and foreign statistics
Premier KaIogeropouloa ~ Greece
vas furnished copies ~ ne document
f ind thes Greeks il waa announce'
would hc given ar opportunity m repi'
f fhta afternoon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
WHEAT TARIFF FIXED Al 30.
senate and House Conferees Reach
Compromise Agreement.

Washington. Feb. PA compromise
agreement fixing the tariff on wheat at
35 cents bushel was reached yester-
day by Senate and House conferees con
sidering the Fordney Emergency Tariff
bill.
The wheat schedule was one Of the
principal stumbling blocks Of the con
ference. The House rate was 30 cents
and the Senate 40 cents.
Disagreement over the sugar, to-
bacco. hides and cherries schedules con
tinued among the conferees. who will
resume their work today. The Senate
conferees receded on the cotton sched-
ule, agreeing TO place a rate of cents
a pound on cotton having a staple OF
IL inches or more I'm length, pro-
vidcd by the House. The Senate had
voted TO reduce the staple to ls inches
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
FUND FOR THE CHINESE
FAMINE RELIEF sl.12O,0ol l

Ry Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York. Feb. 24.-Contribuuons for
relief OF starving people of North china
since the American Committee for China
famine fund was organized last De
cember have reached a total Of Sl.72O,-
551. Vernon Monroe, treasurer OF the
committee appointed by President VII
son announced today.
Most Of this he said, had been given
through small committees working vol
unfairly in cities throughout the coun-
try. but s712.218 has been contributed
BY religious bodies. Pennsylvania leads
all States in contributions. he said. with
S15,e4g
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-24
SPEAKS OF DANGERS.
Rev. c. T.. Mccartney. PRESBYTERIAN, sd
dresses ST. Andrews Meeting.

Is thv servant dog, that ne should
do this thing2 This was the text OF Rev
Clarence r. McC Cartney, pastor Of Broad
Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia,
today. at the Lenten service IN st Andrew
Church. Eighth and ShIplev streets.
DIR McC artney, a man OF strong per
sonsl,tv and a forceful speaker. held the
strict attention OF his audience throughout
The period OF his sermon Think OF the
danger that turks in the pool OF desire,
said DR.. Mccartney, describing Paul Of
the Bible as having two mind Hi ser
mon was drawn from the ancient wars Of
Biblical tlmes