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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
may REJECT APPEAL OF
P. AND S. HOSPITAL
Council Likely to Refuse Re-
quest From 8. p. c. A. for
$4,000 Appropriation.

When the members Of the finance
committee Of City Council meet FOR
their weekly conference this evening,
II is Understood they will consider and
take inal action upon the request Of
TIM Rhysiuians and Surgeons hospital
inanakoment for an Appropristi of
$4,000 for tho maintenance Of the con-
tngioua disease unit OF that institu-
tion. They may also take up the re-
quest OF the 3. r. c. A. for An APP
preparation Of $4,000.
1t may be stated authorativsly that
neither request will bc granted. II
Is pointed out that. In the first place,
the Council Is restricted by law
against making any such appropria
tions and. In the second place, tho
Councilman claim the finances OF Will
mington At this upe are not such
that would permit of any expendi-
lures except those that are absolutely
essential to the maintenance OF the
city.
There WAS no provision made In
this years budget for either sum and
the money cannot be taken from any
other source. The councHmen svm
ard admit the contagious disea ~
unit Is good thing but they are at
a loss to know how they can afford
any financial relief at this time. just
what the hospital will do is not known
but the committeeman who APPEARED
before Council sometime ago stated
that The unit would be closed IL they
did not get some help.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
TO ISSUE
HARBOR BOARD BONDS
Council Finance Committee May
Order Sale as Money viii be
Needed i'm October.

Although the 100000 bond issue
for the benefit of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners has been authorized
the City Council has not as yet taken
any steps looking to the sale OF these
bonds but II is very likely some such
action will be taken tonight when the
members Of the finance committee viii
have a meeting To consider the sub
iect. The harhor board I'm a letter TO
the Council last week called attention
TO the fact that beginning In October
next sane heavy payments would be
failing due in connection with the
harlsor work which win be we'll under
way by that time and they asked the
Council to make provision whereby
they would be able TO meet these pay
ments.
Whether the finance committee viii
arrange tonight for the advertising
and sale of the issue Ia not known.
When the Department of Public Safe
ty bonds were sold Iess than a month
ago It was intinrated that there would
be no further issuing of city bonds.
al least until after October, but this
was before the hAher boards request
was received and their statement re-
garding the payments to be made
during that month. The finance COM
mittea may. therefore. arrange to put
these bonds on the market SO that
the proceeds win be available by the
time the harbor board will be required
to make payment on the work ac-
complished up TO that date.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
AMERICAN FRIENDS TO RAISE
S5,000.00 FOR CHILDREN

Philadelphia, Aug. ga nation
wide emergency campaign to raise
s5.o00.00o for the relief Of starving
children in the famine areas Of the
Russian Volga district was announced
Yesterday by the American Friends
Service Committee. The campaign 70
be launched Immediately.
DIR. Wilbur X. Thoms, executive
secretary of the Philadelphia head
quarters, declared the committee would
conduct its relief work entirely inde-
pendent of any other organization in
Russia, and would be governed by a
rigid policy Of non-inDrference in po-
hticai or trade affairs.
While the Friends committee in
tends TO act Independently. its officers
here will cooperate with other Ameri-
can relief agencies to the extent of
avoiding duplication.
Representatives attended the meet
ing OF such societies in Washington
today to consider this question.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
PRIcKETT ASKS pAyMpSr.
Wants street and Sewer Department
TO Collect sle Zach for Searches
He Has Made.

In a letter TO the Street and Sewer
Department, William Prickett. atfor-
ney, seeks payment Of $40 each for a
large number OF searches he claims
ne made in connection with proper
ties against which are standing deIin-
quent sewer liens. He states that he
was engaged by John w Huxley, for
ner city solicitor to make these
searches and he asks the directors
that when these liens are collected
that the sum OF $40 be attached to
each one for his services.
The directors claim they know roth
ing about the bill and assert that
they never authorized the employment
of Mr.. Prickett or the searches he
refers 10. They say they did turn
over to the former city solicitor some
delinquent bills OF this nature for
collection. They. therefore. have
directed Mr.. Prickett be referred to
Mr.. Huxley for collection OF the
amount be claims is due him for they
say they could not under any law
collect $40 on every bill when a search
had been made.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
sl2,OOO,0OO PLOT OF
SW|NDLERS IS Barred
Probers Gasp With Amusement
at Magnitude Of Op-
erations.
ey Associated Press 10 Every Evening

Chicago. Aug. 24.--Federal invesfi-
gators deiying into the affairs of
Charles w. French, alleged head of a
group of swindIers operating on ma
tional rcalc today estimated TINT t17,-
100000 nkht be involved In the
bands activities. It's manipufations
II Is declared, we're the nlost audacious
ever uncovered by Federal agents and
bond nanipulnfions and stock transac-
tions involving II companies and three
hunks.
Three alleged confessions were In
the possession ~ Federal authorities
today. Government agents have aIso
recovered million and half dol
larr' worth Of doubtful notes and have
made eight arrests.
Alya Iiarshman, for the last SIX
years F'rench's secretary. confessed
yesterday to John v. CIinnin. assistant
United States district attorney. re-.
gardIng the bands activities. Mr.
Ciinnin said. He was reIea sed IN
s5 900 bonds and ia expected 10 be a
star witness for the government. An
other alleged statement ~ the bands
activities came from Rudolph Kohn.
head of the American Rubbsf Com.
FHTfs tHFHED concern
French was arrested some time ago
In connection with the activities of
John w. Worthington. alleged head Of
a group engaged in disposing Of se.
curities obtained In mail robberIea.
French is held here under sz5. 900
bonds. Besides French and Worthinr-
ton, both Of whom are under arrest
Harshman in his alleged confession
implicated a number of others. G. X.
StrobeI, Akron. Ohio, real estate man /.
Elmer Gerber. of Cleveland, and A. r.
streizin, OF Milwaukee, were yester.
day taken into custody In those cities
as agents Of French.
Today Federal officials were said 20
be burrying to Washington to ques-
tion the cashier Of bank there. He
vas said 70 be involved in the opera
tions Of the swindlers
Il don't know when arrests viii
end" Mr.. Ginning said @The whole
affair is almost too big to grasp--T
doubt even If French could tell its
rsmiffcations easily
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
CHARGED WITH Theft
OF Wilmington AUTO
Harry Stanton, Arrested at Elk
ton, Nd. Viii be Given a
Hearing on Friday.

Harry Stanton. arrested nt Eikton,
Nd. by sherrin 61t4i on charge of
stealing an automobile from Harry
Woods. of 1927 Oak street, Whining
ton ,inAt July, wns held under 81 900
bail IN Municipal Court today for a
hearing on Friday. The car. a Buick, La
valued at $500. Stanton Is alleged 10
be member df a gqng which has
systematically stolen many automo-
biies In Eikbon. Wilmington and
Lancaster, Pa.
The caaa of Charles FeeHey. Negro,
charged with steniing d bicycle from
AbrIhana Horyifz. was continued un-
iii tomorrow
a H6ifa p9nS6aui wiaz oat5rad in taa
easo of ,Josept Cusati. charged with
psdd1ine without a Iiesuss,
keHtenea was ssisf,eHdsd Ia the casa
Of Ralph CsHHsr. arrested at Ninth
and market streets yesterday after
neea for failing 10 heed seffYa .st1ore
signal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
PROPOSED BOOSTING
: BY CITY MERCHANTS
Win Decide Tonight Whether to
Boom the Retail 6uslnses In
Glazed Kid Week.

AZ Joint meeting of ths Chased
Kid Committee and tho mercantile
section of ths Chamber OF Commerce
In the Chamber OF Commerce. du pont
Building. tonight 1t will be definitely
decided whether or not the retail
business In general win be boosted
during glazed kid week. which begins
September 10. as well as that material
itself Tho meeting was called by the
chairman of the two bodies. David
snellenburR and Horace Warrington.
respectively.
The need of boosting the city's re-
tall business Is urgent at the present
time. is said. and tho local mor-
chants nre understood to be much In
favor of any movepent which might
relieve the existing dull condition of
business.
Members of the mercantile section
or the Chamber of Commerce have
been interested I'm the campaign for
popularizing glazed kid shoes for
some time. and the invitation of the
Glazed Kid Committee 60 take part
In this special week of advertising Is
said to have given them much salts
faction.
The many attractions planned for
glazed kid week, including visit from
Secretary Herbert Hoover of Washing
ten, ID. C., win, 1t is expected, in
crease the city's prominence. The
Glazed Kid Committee saw in this
special feature of its campaign a
splendid opportunity for stimulating
the local retail business AZ the same
time. and It's Invitation to the mer-
chants TO participate In the event is
expected to be accepted tonight.
The meeting viii be informal. No
definite plans have been decided upon
by either the Glazed Kid Committee
or the mercantile section, but it is
believed that the matter will be dis
cussed by representatives of each.
IL the mercantile section decides 10
take part. in glazed kid week, special
efforts viii he made by it in the way
of advertising, etc. TO attract resi-
dents Of the rural sections Of Della
ware TO this city to. shop. At present,
II is believed. much or this shopping
II done out OF the State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
CONGRESS TO EXTEND
DYfSTUFFS EMBARGO
May Continue the Emergency
Tariff, VIII Rsoess at End Of
Today's 9ssslon.
y Associated n - to EVER nv.nins

~ Aneoe1at0u II - 70 Hveky evening
Warrington, August a4e-Congress
WAS expected, barring Unforeseen de-
velopmsnta, to recess tonight for
thirty days.
The Senate upon reCynv<ning re-
sumed debate on tn Anti-beer bill
while the House waited principally for
reports from conferees on different
bills. Among the looked-for conference
reports were tho shipping beard de-
iicisncy blu Of t%s.so0.0oo and the
agricultural credits measure. which
was deedlocked last night.
In addition the Senate hoped to com
plete action on extending tho dye
embargo provision Of the ernergenc,
tariff to January 1 next and posai-
bly, To vote on extension of the erner-
gency tariff its.if to that date.
Indications when the Senate met
to-day were that the anti-beer bill
would be shelved until fall. The dead
lock on the agricultural credits bill.
however, WAS regarded with concern
by leaders in both hous<s because OF
their desire for It's immediate passage.
The chief difficulty was In House OBJ
lection TO a Senate provision authori-
zing the war finance corporation 10
make export loans to European as
sociations, the House insisting that
these rhruld be made to Americans
only. Senate and House leaders took
a hand In the situation late last night
but with what restIt was not indica-
ted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
PORCH SLEEPER HAD
UNLOAD[D REVOLVER
For Carrying Concealed Deadly
Weapon He Was Fined One
Hundred Dollars.

Two boys. giving their names as
William Duffy. is, and Joseph Henry
f6. of Philadelphia were found asleer
on the porch of 1906 Jackson street
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
by Policeman Taylor, An unloaded
revolver was found in Dufry's shirt
pocket. In Municipal Court today
Duffy said a stranger gave him the
revolver and promised TO meet him
at Fourth and Market streets al
8 O'Clock and take il back Deputy
Judge Lynn imposed a fine OF 500
and costs on a charge of carrying con-
cealed a deadly weapon. Henry was
turned over to the Juvenile Court.
Pleading guilty to fbeing drunk.
Francis Mcbride and John Maloney
were each fined $40 end costs.
Oien McOilistor, Negro. charged
with violating the age of consent law.
was held under $500 bail for the Court
OF General Sessions.
His wife got up early and went to
work without waking him was the ex-
cuse Frank Isewandowshi made in
Court today to explain his absence
yesterday, when he was arraigned on
a charge of disorderly conduct II
was 10 O'Clock when he awoke. Lewan-
dowskd said, and he hurried 70 Court,
but II had adjourned. so he reported
to the police Immediately. Judge
Lynn fined him $40 and costs on the
charge Of tisorderly conduct and sus-
pended sentence on the contempt of
Court charge. The proprietor of a
restaurant at sol Maryland avenue
testified that Lewandowsld was intox-
icated on Monday and was swearing
and creating a disturbance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
HEAVILY SENTENCED
FOR HAVING PISTOL
PhIlIowskI Fined $1,000 and
Given a Four-Year Term In
the Workhouse.

Frank Phiilowski was sentenced 10
pay = flne OF $1,000 and costs and
serve four years imprisonment on
= charge OF carrying concealed a
deadly weapon and held under $500
ball for the upper court on charge
Of violating the State liquor law ct a
hearing In Municipal Court today.
Philip Garrett. counsel for ppiIlowrki.
gave notice OF an appeal. and addi-
tionai ball of 81 900 was ordered. This
In the third time PhillowHki has been
tried for violation OF the dry" laws.
having been dismissed once and ct
another time fined s3oo and costs for
selling liquor on evidence obtained by
the Law and Order Society.
Phillowski wns arrested on August
IA at Christiana and Heald streets by
Sergeant Devenney and PatroIman
Daney, who testified he was intoxi-
Gated. and when they placed him under
arrest he threw a roll Of bills to his
iandlady. they said The Iandlady
picked up the money and was about
to run off With cans Of alcohol. the
police stated, when Sergeant Devenney
stopped her. A loaded revolver was
found IN his hip pocket, they said.
Deputy Judge Lynn refused Mr.. Gar
rettis motion for return Of the aico-
hol. the revolver and 5000 in cash.
which the defendant claimed we're
taken by the police officers Both the
arrest and search were made Illegally.
he enntended.
Bessie Beck. proprietor Of n store al
4f5 West Front street. was sentenced
10 pay q fine Of 400 and costs and
scrVe three months imprisonment on
a charge of selling liquor. Two Neg
roes testified they purchased gin and
hot tom in the store. Several quarts
of gin and fa2 bottles Of Jamaica ginger
were seized when Detectives Wallace
and Sutton raided the store n week
ago. Philip Il. Garrett gave notice ~
en- appesl, and bail was fixed At 1900.
She is already under $500 ball for the
upper court on a similar charge. this
evidence having been obtained by fha
Law and Order Society.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
RURAL TEACHING STAFF
AMPLE FOR NEW Term
No Dissatisfaction Among In
structors and Every District
VIII Have It's Quota.

Wien the public schools under the
Jurisdiction OF the State Board OF
Education open on Tuesday. Septem-
be- 6. for the new term IL La not ex-
p-~-ted there viii be any trouble ex-
pe-terced because of the lack OF teach
erx for the board has made arrange
usents which. il is believed, win meet
any situation tf,as may arise in this
respect Any question that may have
existed between the board and any of
the teachers has been settled to the
satisfaction OF all concerned and what
few teachers have left the State or
given up their positions have been re-
placed by others. as there appears to
be an ample supply from which to re-
plenish the ranks Of the instructors
In all parts of Delaware.
Information was sought today from
FIlwood Souder. member of the State
Board regarding the situation in CO.
necuon with the State Schools. "As
far as ] know" Mr.. Souder explained,
there has been very little or no dis
,sattxfaction existing. What few cases
may have existed have been settled
by DR.. II. v. Holloway. secretary of
the State Board. No, I know of no
general dissatisfaction among the
teachers Of the State
There Will be no lack o1 instructors
At the opening OF the new term two
weeks hence for we do not feel that
there viii be any difficulty In replac-
Ing any who may see At to make a
change. As far as the teachers
salaries arc concerned. believe there
was a rcad1ustment OF the salary list
made ub on a basis of the appropria-
tlon and A. far as we know this will
be satisfactory 10 the teachers.
''Dr. Holloway has been very ably
handling the situation. He has enter
ed into the work in way which /
believe viii be very satisfactory to
the general educational work Of the
State. No one could be more interest
20 or do better than he has been doing
The State Board Is going over very
carefully the condition OF the schools
throughout the State with every de-
termination to bring about an i'm
proved condition TO the fun extent of
fhS possibilities through The amount
OF money made ayAilabie by the State
and ali the affairs Of the schools are
10 be managed on the most careful and
economic basis"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
Sxw cHsHrEx..

Dover. Aug. 24s--Charters wrrs
flied here yesterday as follows.
Motion picture University - Amer
lea Incorporated Wilmington, DEL.
capital, sf2 900 900.
The Martin Firearms Corry~afion.
Wilmington, Del. f345o.000.
Giniard Electric and manufsctur-
ing Corporation. Wilmington, DELI
81 200 900.
oakIine pipe Line Co. Dover. Dsi..
81 100000.
Junista Crossings Hotel Co, VII
nnirgton. Del. 81 100000.
Jones Auto-Drive Co. Wilmington
Del 100000
International Advertising syrdicat,
Inc. wilmington, Del. 100000
BunneH-stevens Co. Wilmington.
Del. 100000.
Liberty Dairy Co, Pittsburz. Pa !.
$3.50 600.
Convertible Clock Case o., Phna-
delphia. Pa: 800 600.
A Schrsder's Sons. Inc, of Ohio. :.
New York City. 500 900.
Penova coal Co. Wilmington. Dei. q
500. 900.
J. r. Holloway a Co., Wilmington,
Del: $4,000.
United Orange Drink, Inc, VIII
mingtoB, Del: $4,000.
Nutroese Co, Inc, Wilmington. Del:
sz50oo
p. r. Millinery Co, Wilmington,
Del. $4,000.
Increase IN capital Empire Rubber
producers Corporation. Pilii.deiphia,
from sgso.000 to $1,000
Change OF name n United Fuel
Products Co, 70 National Fuel Prod
ucts CO.. Pittsburg. PA.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
CHECKING CHARGES
PROVE SATISFACTORY
Falling Off in Small Accounts
at First, Replaced by Steady
Business Increases.

Ranking Institutions Of this city re.
port varied results. following tho de.
cision of their Boards of Directors
about year sgo, to make charge
of III per month as carrying charges
on all checking accounts with a
balance Of less than 5000
One institution, which has moi
adopted this ruling. reports very
large increase in its checking denart.
ment. Hundreds of new accounts have
been opened and some Of them are
good accounts. This Institution. ac.
cording to an official showed an In.
crease in Its deposits In the last bank
statement.
The president of another institution
reported there was some falling OF in
the number Of accounts. but that the
institution had almost been forced Ia
take the action, on account of the
great amount of trouble that had fol-
lowed the handling of some of the
small accounts. The overdrawing ot
accounts and free use of checks gave
the banks the most trouble, this Of
fetal said. and IL required considerable
overhead expense to take care of the
business. from which the bank was
Deriving no return.
An official of another bank reporfc.
that a. falling on in the number Of
accounts took place, when the systern
was started. but said that after
wards. business picked up some. but
thai the volume has not been as great
as before. He attributed this to the
depressed business conditions, and not
SO much TO the depositors withdraw
ing their accounts on account of the
carrying charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

81 Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Chicago. August 24.--Cattle. receipts
5000; mostly steady; best heavyxeiKhr
steers, calves and bulls strong; choics
heavy steers. 1000: best yearlings
held higher; beef steers. 5.501rs .2- !.
bulk fat she stock, 4.00tal5.75; bologna
bulls. 3.75a400; buycherx, 4.256d5 .58a
bulk veal calves. 950d0I0.00: stoekers
and feeders, steady: mostly 5.00Gs.25.
Hogs. receipts 1900; fairly active,
Is to 40 cents higher; bulk OF sales
1.s5Gls.50; top. $50; heavyweight.
s.z5a9.25; medium weights. sI0ds so:
light weights, 9.30aa.60: light lights,
szotds.50s heavy packing sows. smooth.
T.25dl7.T5: packing soss. rough. 100
G7.25: pigs. S.00d9.00.
Sheep. receipts $4,000; fat lambs
mostly 25 cents lower: native top.
early. $50 to city. butchers. 900 -
packers; only one string western sold
early at $40; others held higher: no
feeder lambs sold early; few native
fat ewes steady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
MEXICAN OIL CONFAB
PLANNED BY u. S. ENVOY
Delegates Representing Larg.
est interests Here Start for
Southern Capital.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Mexico City. Aug. 24.-Negotiations
looking to an agreement for a con-
ference between American oil men and
Mexican officials were undertaken by
George T. summerIin, the United
States charge daffaires here, upon
advices from the State Department In
Washington, it was understood here
last night.
Reports current here state that the
Initiative was taken by the American
State Department which communicated
its opinion to the oil men, and met
with ready response.
New York, Aug. 24.-Four mem-
bers of delegation of American oil
men who are to take up directly with
the Mexican government the diff
ferences arising out of the Mexican
taxes on oil export. planned TO leave
here today for Mexico City.
They were Waiter c. Teagle. presi-
dent OF the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey: j. w. Van Dyke, of the
Atlantic Refining Company; H. F.
Sinclair. OF Sinclair Consolidated. and
Amos L. Beatty. of the Texas Com
pany. Edward L. Doheny. the other
member of the cimmittee representing
Mexican Petroleum interests, plans to
Ieaye Los Angeles later in the week
and Will Join the party in the Mexican
capital.
Protests against the proposed con-
ference were voiced last night by the
American Association of Mexico.
1t was said the American oil men
would first meet Adolfo de La Huerta,
secretary OF the treasury. and later
would confer with President Obregon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-24
WOMEN WORKERSSEEK
AT. OF |. ADMISSION
Told Constitution of Organiza-
ton Does Not Give it Juris-
diction in Case.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Atlantic City, August 24.-Repre-
sentatiyee of women wage earners ap-
Feared here today before the American
Federation OF Labor executive council
and urged that fl take steps inrrledi-
ately 10 compel all unions to admit
them TO membership with fun priyi-
leges.
However. the women delegates were
informed by the council that It was
powerIess TO compel unions to grant
them membcrzhip, as the constitution
Of the Federation guarantees tho
autonomy OF each international organ
izatfon.
Thousands OF women workers, their
representatives claim, arc now barred
from union membership By a number
Of international unions.
The women workers, 1t IL Understood
will now make a new appeal TO the
individual international unions for
membership,
j. ID. Mniioy, grand yiee-proGtdcnt
of the United Brotherhood of Main
tennnea of Way Employees and naii.
way Shop Laborers, appeared before the
NooilAN siia ippotASsA hHtAk pTp2Toe4 Was
being made toward reinstatement of his
organization of 100000 nenbers in
the federation, which WIS suspended
H. December. 1919. because OF juris-
dietionai dispute with tho carpenters
and joiHers union over station con
struetioH work.
Mr., Maiioy said that the referendum
tote taken on the wage reduatieHe re-
Gently ordered by fiis railroad labor
heard weaid show tsaat iiis wage es.f
had bssa almost unanimously rejected
BY his af5a 5anizati6H, but ho deaiar6d
the possibility of a strike was remote.