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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
"PONzI" FIRMS
ASSETS DWINDLE

Evsdipg the question put In
him ~ 10 representations being
made by the corporation In sell.
Ing liz stock. Col. J. NJ. uaw-
tbornc. attorney for the World
CabIs Directory company. flied
statement with Mai. Bert &.
Ross. deputy prosecuting sttor-
ney. Monday evening. showing
the H~scss and liabilities Of tho
concern.
According 20 the statement the
$500. 900 company has about tss.,
900 assets and $4,000 liabilities. Ths
difference between the arsets and
liabilities IL practically the amount
OF unsecured notes held by the com
pany--ys. 900.
Maj Ross explained that he could
not compel Col. Hawthorne TO tell
him what Representations the com,
pany ~ making to investors 70 fi
turc prosecution depends entirely on
the Investigation which he Ia push.
lng.
sIn any event. Mai. Ross remark.
ed. II doubt N there viii be many
moro investors. The Stars expose
has done the work.
Col. Hawthorne's statement ind.
Gates that The stars story about
the company started a run" on the
concern b. anxious creditors. The
effect OF the run is graphically
shown by a blank which appears aft
er the item. Cash on hand and In
bank---whirh Col. Hawthorne ex.
planned M being due 10 the fact that
the accounts haven't been bal.
anced-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
START SUIT ON
SCANDINAVIAN
State Seeks to Collect From
Stockholders

Suit was started Monday against
the stockholders OF the defunct Sean
dinavian American bank by W. V.
Tanner and j. +. Garvin. represent
ing John y. Duke. supervisor OF
banking. This suit is the first OF a
series TO collect $1,000 900.
Ten stockholders. picked at ran
dom from the lists. are made defend
ants. II the suit u successful. these
men win have paid the full face val
ne OF the stock.
All stockholders are notified OF the
100 per cent assessment against their
holdings by Duke. More than half
are expected TO pay without having
suit filed against them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
STREET PAVING
BIDS AWARDED

Work on three important local
Improvement projects. held up by
court action. viii be commenced
shortly.
Bids were awarded Tuesday by
the board of public works for the
paving OF 11th ave. n. II. and 45rd
ave. ". e.. and for the construction
of concrete curbs at Yale ave. ".
The improvements have been de-
layed by legal entanglements. but
supreme court decision. published
Monday. permitted the board to pro-
coed with the awarding OF the bids.
The supreme court held that prop
erty could be assessed UP TO 80 per
cent Of its value for local improve
ment work. Opponents Of the prof.
ects contended that the limit OF
assessment was so per cent OF the
assessed valuation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
CHINESE HOLD
TRIPLE FETE
Celebrate independence Day
with Rally and Dinner

sChincse residents OF Seattle held
Ia three.foid celebration Monday.
In honor OF tho Tenth anniversary
OF the birth Of the Chiness republic.
the dedication ~ the new hall of the
Chinese Nationalist party and tlS'
first publication OF the Nationalist.
a local Chinese paper. the Seattle
Chinese held an afternoon program
AT their new hall. 1921 King St. and
later dined at the Shanghai res
taurant.
II. p. Hoans. editor OF the new
Chinese paper. and Coon Dip. local
Chinese consul. spoke briefly on
American Chinese relations. Officers
/ OF the Chinese Nationalist party sat
ON the stage. which WAS ,draped with
American flags interviewer with the
Chinese national flag.
A. the meeting adjourned the en-.
tire audience joined In singing
I"America."
More than 500 Chinese were prta-
ent at the banquet which followed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Xessels IN Port 1t Seattle

Smith Cove Tsrmiusl--Pier n-str We
matches. Pier A-.-str Keystone state.
str Edmore. str West uimrod. str no
raizan Naru-
Pier is--ssF Admiral RpdmAn. rnotorshtp
Culbnrra-
Bell street rerrntnai--U l. n T Re.s.
l. n r Heather. q q 9 O Aixon-
auin.
Pier is--&r FULTON. ctr san Diego
Pier STIR Wenf ivan
Pier s-str Jsfferson. str t.asourhe.
Pier A--str Spokane
| Seattle shipbuiidinK 4 Drydock Co.-r y
C. q. Bear, q L = 7 snohomish. y Z
| l. N T Fern.
Union Pacific Doet--Ssr rforidtan-
4! Umstiila. str wsihors-
4. = shipplnw Board Moorfnxs--ssr crcs<
| Keys. str pcircsa. str iconium. ctr An.
ma X Morse. sfr Delight ctr wes'
/ H1r>faods ctr -etsversao. str Wes< fson
ctr Western kniwht.
connectieut Street TsrminAf--Str Atlanta
spoksss stree, rsrminai--s,r Seord.r.
DIX.
Todds Drydocks--Bktn Forest Friend
bkfu Forest Pride. bktn Forest Dream.
snip chiiliecshs. ctr colusa. str Luz
| brbco.
Puget sound Bridge . Dredging ce.--s,r
| Patterson.
Ames Ysrd--s,r Roosevelt
winston Marine Raiiway--ssr Morning
1 star. srhr Camano. str Grgffco. att
| Grsffdu. barge Coauitlsm city. barge
| Henry Willard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
PEACHES MOVE
SLOWLY HERE
S1.25 a Box Is Standard
Price; Some S1.35

Peaches were meeting with slow
sales Tuesday at si.25 box. tho de.
mand being mostly for fancy stock
for stand trade. Boxes OF extra large
peaches were quoted at si.3b. Cali.
fornia ounce was selling at from
s225 TO 81 a lug. a shortage Of Itai.
ian prunes was noticed at several
houses. with the price at ,i.io 10
sl.2b q box.
Local dollhouse cucumbers have ad.
vancod 10 $3.50 per dozen for fancy
grades Johbers predicted that steady
Increases would continue weekly, and
that tho price will be as high as tz.5O
a dozen this winter.
The egg mart was reported M be
ing weaker. tho no changes In quota.
tons had been noticed. Butter was
steady at ~ cents a pound for city
creamery bricks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Burch-O benchain
Trial Together

Los ANGELES. Oct fi.--supe.
rior Judge Reeve today indicated
that Madaiynnc obenrhain and Ar.
thur c. Burch would be tried jointly
for the murder OF John II. kennedy.
after he had heard preliminary argu.
mcnts on a petition by defense at,
torneya for separate trials. Argu.
msnt will be continued Thursday
morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
GRAIN PRICES
MAKE ADVANCE

CHICAGO. Oct tl.-~Gratn prices
advanced on the Chicago board OF
trade today. There WNan't large
amount Of wheat for sale and the re
was considerable buying for cash In
tcreata
Receipts were small Provisions
were irregular.
December wheat opened up ic at
ti.t2 and advanced he later. May
opened at ti.i6A and later gained
iMc.
December corn, after opening off
l hsc at fSAc. gained ihc. May OPEN
cd at s2Ae. Off lie. and later ~ gain
ed Nc.
December oats opened down = g at
s3.c. gaining We later. May oats
opened Off &c at asc and advanced
isc In later trading. .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

London--oct. a.--Arrivcd. str AocfdtjA
from seattle.
. Yokohama--Orf. fi-saiied. str West
Jester for seattle. Oct. e-str AyahA
Nnru for Seattle.
Hanoluiu--Oet te--Arrived. str Manu-
kai from Seattle.
San pfego-oct. fe-~Arrived. sfr Ad'
mlrai schley from Seattle. ssr West Grey.
lock from seattle. str guinauit from Ia
coma. str LAWS Luekenbach from Se.
attic. Sailed. str Everett for Eyerstti
str Bolivia for Seattle. str Forest kinz
for Seattle.
san Francisco---Oct fo.--trrlved. str
President from seattle. at .. m. sailed.
str Queen for Seattle. str fresport sui
phur for Seattle. at p. M str West
isiip fcr Seattle. AZ .. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Explosion Caused
by Ci0aret

roLA. Oct. More than so per.
sons we're injured by an explosion in
a hangar at vaiielunga- when an
Italian soldier tossed a cigarct butt
into a heap OF powder. The fire
spread TO several hafves near the
shore. and three OF these also ex.
picded. Tho smoker escaped injury.
but was arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Chicago Board of Trade


Hcs~--nseclpts. $4,000. Market steady
TOP. ~. Huik Of aatee. ts.se0s.se,
heavy weight. tstt6t.so. medium
weight. tsss@a. li9ht weight. $500
ttss heavy packing sows. fT.1s01.kt.
epackinx Hews. rough. fsB4ss. pigs.
f7,sS1Aso.
castie--ftecvlpts. 1900 Market steady
Choice and prime. tsfs9ii. medium
and good. tsubks3 common. tt7sUss
good and choice. tsssuti.sAg common
ard medium. ffAo2skSs butcher eat
tie and heifsru. tsssusk0s cows. -. 20
T.se. bulls. ss2aoszAi Gamers and
cutters. cows and helfsrs. ~ SEQ 30 :
Gamer steers. ts8Ase. veal calves.
s1.te8ff. feeder steers. g.f&usT&t
stecssr steers. s1Tsas.se. ntoeker cess
and heifsrs. sa.4s4ts1.
sh~~p---t1scsiptr. $1,000. Market. &c
higher tambr. ttusk5 ismns. cnii
and common, sg.esa7.f8. seafiins
wesh.rs. Is soc T.se. owes. ta0sss.
Gull 10 common ewes. st.sessTs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Loss in Foreign Trade
. Making Gain

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE
foreign trade OF the United States
for the month OF September shrank
to total OF bnt a littlcs mors than
t.aif billion Collars. as compared
with nearly billion dollars for the
same month last year. the depart.
ment OF commerce reported today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
VOTE FREE TOLL
TO US. VESSELS
Senators Pass Borah Bill;
Measure Goes to House

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE SEN
ate hate yesterday passed the horah
hill repeating Panama tolls on Amer
tcan coastwise ships.
The vote was AZ TO 81.
Seventeen republican senators vot-
Cd against free tolls. while IL demo
Gratis voted In favor OF Il.
The bill now goes 20 the house.
where II IL understood by the admin
istration that II shall remain unaet'
ed on at least until after the dissrrn'
ament conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

According 70 J. ]. Mack OF @. T.
Halferty & Co. the canned salmon
industry Is rapidly regalning some Of
its former activity. The demand In
the hast few months has steadily in
creased. but the usual heavy demand
= not anticipated until early next
spring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
HTRsCHBERG PROMOTED

c. o. Hirschberg. former. agent at
sksgway for the Pacific Steamship
Co.. has become travelling freight
and passenger agent for that com
pany in Portland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
UNIOADs FISH CARGO

A large cargo OF fish. including
canned. salted and barreIcd. was be
Ing unioaded Tuesday from the hold
of the steamship Valdez. OF the Alas.
ka Steamship Co. The Valdez ar.
rived in port Monday from Alaska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Reported by Wireless
R~r>Ivs-s ~ n. n Naval wndIs

Oct -Motorship I4bby Maine. seattle
for Nakutat. off Bush Point At .. M
str city Of spokane. seattle for kob-.
f7ss miles from the Columbia river at
p M. str West Jappa. Seattle Cor
Yokohama. e.is5 mlies from Cape Fiat
tery al y. an.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

Contract for an addition to the
high school has been awarded TO
John CALDER Of this city. the Top
penish school board announces. His
bid. si02.42s. was the lowest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Industrial List Is
Hit by Heavy Prices

NEW prices tho
early trading the New York exchange to-day opsnng
81 saics
" at A. a a WI
esit OFF Asphalt N o ~ northern
up 7si,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Oct. N STERLING vas off
&c At ts.sss az tho opening today.
Francs. teos3t y lire, ts.eseT. marks.
80. 0osSA bxnlnh kror~n. senses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
FRANK Il. HOWARD, who died
Sunday of heart failure. were to be
held at .. m. Tuesday In the Bon.
ney.Watson chapel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

A wireless dispatch from the $, :,
katori Maru OF tho Nippon Nuson
Kaisha line announced Tuesday thar
liner would arrive a day ahead OF
schedule in order 20 he at smiths
cove. when tho delegates to tho IN
ternationai convention OF tho Amcrt
can Association OF Port Authorities
arrive here on the isth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

Oct. fi-~Str Admiral Watson from
So0thw extcrn via Southeastern Alaska. At
10 q. m.. str fioridian from New York
via Balboa San Pedro. San Francisco. At
Tfs a. IN. oct. 10 STR san Diego from
San Pedro via san Francisco. at ioiso p.
m: L.. = 4. = Umatlila from Ninslow.
at y. m.
Sailed
oct. list Edmofe for shanghai via
Yokohama and Kobe. al noon. oct. 10
STR Northland Tor San Francisco. at $50
n. m. motorshtp Libby Maine for laku-
tat. At y. m. str Thomas Crowley for
Tacoma. at p m; str Naidea for Ia
coma. at l;se .. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

Sunlight will penetrate clear wa.
ter to a depth OF 1900 feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

s.ssr--puu. RAJ. nisge.:s rrsnu-
lated. $3.50
Csss>~--So. Rio. spot. sggsgc ID. :
No. Z sAntos. iihois4c -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

pet. s-rs. cry delivery $1,000. q
HAY. GRAIN AND FEED

csrs~-whoIs. ysiIow. ils-ib. aka. .s7.ss
Cracked. ree-rb. SKIS. ............sse -
Feed Meal. loon. shs. -..-..... -
uasiey--whois. feed. leon. ska. ..aSee
Rolled. te-ib. sks. ...............ee-se
0round. ioe-rb SKIS. .............3sso
CHOPPED. fce- 70. sks- -............ti. ~
Osas-whole. feed. lee-b. SKA ....ss.ee
Rolled. lem. axis. ...-........-. -3tee
Ground. tom. ska ............-.1 t.te
Fproatiux. 100 N. aka. .....-.....nte
Wheae--H~rfeaned feed. fst-D. sks.lSoo
All-Grssn Chop--so-D. aka .ee.ee
Chlek fee1-1oe-fh. ska ..........t5ee
yChkrk 0nsb--iee-ys SKIS. ..........kt -
Crgvt~r Ye~A--fos-sb, axis. az -
Ess Mssh--Se II -. loon. ska ...tT.ee
Rsrns~h Feed--fs9- N. sks- ......s..tSee
Mixed feed. ten. nks .zs.ps
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Weather Bureau Report

TATonsH ISLAND. oct H. A. NJ.
-Raromet~r faiiing; ilEht mist. wind
south. six miles an hour
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

E%ifk
OFT. ~
t1r~t High Tide
tsttS a m. Sc g.
ttr~t low Tide
8 si a. m. 80 a.
second nigh Tide
So n m les e.
Second low Tide
Sos ., M. 80 n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
Ship News
Tides in Seattle


Mfsp>tSptt
OCT. ~
FIRST tt,gh Tide
ilat a. m. SIS -
first Low Tide
Tttt q. m 80 ~
second High Tide
atas y M iea ~
second Low Tide
k-la y. m 81 q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

ing exercises at the several schools.
Under the caption Voices of the New
America" the editor prints several
of the speeches made by the students
at the commencement exercises. we
are very proud of them" he states
They all show that the men ana
women in the schools have learned
we'll the lessons in citizenship given
them during their terms and that the
Instructions have made very excel
lent Americans of them.
The publication also contains brief
paragraphs from each of the classes
In Wilmington and New Castle
county, each written by n member of
the class designated for this purpose.
These items recount the more inti-
mate class history of the term. s.
II. Seidel enrolled i'm School No ]
who spent some time in the
America nization schools I'm Philadel-
phia contributes n very interesting
account of the work that Is being
done in that city. He says he thinks
the Wilmington Americanization
schools are doing just 40 good work
as those of any other city,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
FIREMEN'S PARADE UNLIKELY.
Volunteers Financial Condition Wont
Permit Celebration.

whether a parade and demonstra
tion shall be held 70 commemorate
the work of the volunteer fire COM
panics and usher in the new paid fire
department is question that will be
decided tomorrow night. when repre-
srntatiycs OF the volunteer companies
will hold meeting. Following a
meeting Of the Phoenix and Washing.
tom fire companies last night it was
admitted that the sentiment had been
against such 4 demonstration on ac-
count Of tho expense.
Tha- financial condition Of many Of
the companies is poor. the appropria-
tionSAN the city last spring having
been barely enough to cover running
rNTtenses during the past six months
Many Of the members are out II work
at present and are not inclined 10 sub
scribe large sums of money for cele-
hTation Others who are believed tn
~ in thr minority favor the project
Tor the purpose Of directing the at
tcntion Of the people 70 the work Cf
the volunteer department
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
MRS. +. II. CHIPPEY DEAD.
Wife of Howard School Professor Ex-
pires at Edgewood Sanitarlum
After Long Illness.

Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts Chippey.
aged q, the wife OF Arthur p. Chippey.
teacher Of history in the Howard High
school. died at Edgewood Sanitarium
Sunday. July 10. 1921, where she had
been patient for several months.
The funeral services in charge of
Dr. Il. T. Moore and Rev. W. W
Brown. will be held in Shiloh Baptist
Church, Twelfth and Orange streets.
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
She is survived by her husband
three sons, Alvin f.. Arthur r. Jr
and John Edward two sisters. the
Misses Annie and Geneva Roberts of
Ithaca. New York. and two brothers.
Emmett Roberts of Duluth, Minn
and John Roberts Of Rye Beach, New
Hampshire. Intermtnt will be made
in Mt. Olive cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
FOREIGNERS GRATEFUL
FOR STATE ASSISTANCE
Those Attending Americaniza-
ton Schools Glad Sessions
Are to be Continued.

Published from time TO timo by the
Americanization classes throughout
Delaware, the AmericaniZation News,
just issued, is replete with brief and
accurate accounts of the happenings
in the several schools during the
closing days of the term, Announce
ment is made therein that the schools
have been closed for this term but
that they will be reopened on Monday.
October 3. and will run four nights a
week all winter, During the summer
months the special class for petition
ers will be held as usual at the POST
office building and IL is open to all
who expect to be naturalized at the
September session of the Federal
court.
Expression is given in this issue to
the gratefulness of those attending
the several schools to the members of
the last Legislature in appropriating
$25, ,000 a year for two years TO carry
on the work of the Amvricanization
schools. This was not quite all we
asked for the publication states.
but ii will be enough To keep the
schools open four nights a week. We
are very happy about it,"
one class in the Americanization
schools holds the highest position Of
ALL This is the class where men and
women who are soon TO be called to
the naturalization court study for
their citizenship examinations. Last
year 1O4 pupils came to this class, 60
OF whom received their second
papers. This year l43 pupils We're en-
rolled, 1876 of whom received their
papers. The graduates Of this class
have formed an organization called
th8 Citizens Alumni Association Its
members work hard for anything
that promises to be of beneht to the
schools and those attending them.
The Americanization News is full
of bright and interesting paragraphs
each written by some member Of one
or the other of the schools. narrating
the events OF thu past term and the
incidents in connection with the clos
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
MILITIA BAND CONCERT.
Held In Connection With Anti Aircraft
Regiments Drive for Recruits.

The new band Of the Anti-Aireraft
Regiment. e 4. =, Delaware
National Guard, gave concert
lespite the threatening weather. be
fore several hundred persons Inst
j sht. on the lawn adjoining the Church
building at Tenth and Market streets
The concert will he repeated tonight
and tomorrow night The appearance
of the ban IL a part of the recruiting
drive being conducted this week to OBJ
tain 100 additional men for the regi-
ment
Recruiting headquarters were open
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
FAV0RS DUTY ON DYES.

Atlantic city. July 12.-Dutics OH
dyes ID tho pending tariff bin wera
lndorsed yesterday az the annual eon-
vcntion hf The Eastern states Asso-
citation of Dyrrs and Cleaners. Ever
though the tariff should impose am
increase in costs upon members "
the association, q resolution said pro-
lection for the industry from foreign
competition was necessary.
q. Earle Smith. NJ Wilkes Barre
Pa., prs sident % the association
urged legislation for labelling of fab
rics IL prevent dt dtccptinn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
Council TO Receive Bids.

The printing committee OF CITY
Council Of which Harry f. Vincent is
chairman, will receive sealed proposals
nntil s O'Clock Thursday evening next
fog printing three hundred copies Of
the city treasurer's report and fur
nishing three hundred envelopes for
The same. The committee reserves the
right 10 reject any or all the bids.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

ed on Saturday night and have been
the mecca Of hundreds Of young men
since Several former service men
have been among the number Of en-
lstmeuts obtained. The drive is IN
charge Of Captain George Shulz.
The three 75-mlllimeter guns turned
9ver to Adtutaut General j. Austin
ellison on Saturday are on exhibition
1t Tenth and Market streets The
guns, vivid reminder Of the war
lays. have attracted the attention of
hundreds of Wilminetonnns. They
form part Of the extensive motorized
equipment Of the regiment.
Try 1.-THE cost Is trI1ing-an
Every Evening classified ad.--Adv.