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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
DEL. SWEPT FIELD IN
INTERCOLLEGIATE MEET
Remarkable Record Made at
PIattsburg by State Univer-
sity Students.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. July 15.-university of Del
aware students who are attending the
military camp at Camp Plattsburg, N.
Y, have made remarkable record
in all branches of sport since going to
camp the middle of last month. DIR.
Walter Hullihen. president of the un-
i,ersity. received a telegram today from
Major l.. II. Row. who is commandant
at the university and is also an officer
at Plattsburg camp this summer, in
forming him of the victory of the Del
aware boys yesterday in the inter-
collegiate meet. The telegram follows:
Delaware swept the field in the in
ter collegiate meet yesterday, taking
three or four cups with n large lead
in tho number of points. Believe Del
aware men will capture baseball and
tennis championships. There is no
question that Delaware is here
There are g. University of Delaware
hoys ut the camp. Lafayette. u. of p.
Iehigh. Rutgers, Drexel. Stevens, Tn
iyersity of New York. and many other
colleges and universities are repre-
sented by delegations of students and
the work Of tho Delaware boys on the
athletic field in competition with those
students reflects great credit on the
local institution.
DR. Hullihen plans TO leave Sunday
for Plattsburg 10 spend Monday and
Tuesday there with the Delaware boys
IRE final review will be held on Tues
day Of next week and the members OF
this camp will leave for their homes
On Wednesday Another group Of col
lege men will arrive about the same
time for four or FIVE weeks field work.
Dr Hullihen has also received word
that the Delaware boys have made ex-
ccIlcnt records on the rifle range. -Four
of them, Barnard. Dantz. Harper and
Gcohegan. qualified as experts. which
il the highest qualification in the army
Twelve other Delaware boys qualified
as sharp shooters. and 20 as marks
men. This makes a total of 36 Deia-
ware students to qualify, or more than
80 per cent of the Delaware boys IN
camp.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
THE JOHNSTON DINNER.
Prominent Business Men TO Honor
Engineer Who Is Leaving.

The testimonial dinner this evening
in the du Barry room oil the Hotel du
pont 70 Colonel L. y. Johnston. United
States Engince9 for this district who
VIII leave tomorrow for Cincinnati,
o., Pursuant TO orders from the War
Department viii be attended 10y al
number Of Wilmingtonians PROMINENT
in civic affairs. Friends of Colonel
Johnston, including members of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners, have
arranged for this farewell reception.
The list of guests, although still
tentative, includes the following: Col
onel l.. ~ Johnston, Major Boyer,
Colonel Thomas w. Miller, William II.
Head, Mayor Leroy Harvey, City So
Iicitor Reuben Satterthwaite, William
B. Megear. H. ID. Warner. Jr., w liam
7. Budd, Secretary of Chamber of
Commerce, $. X. Smith and others.
The Harbor Board Commissioners to
attend are Charles Warner, Joseph
Bancroft and Willard A. Speakman
and Charles ii. Cant, secretary.
The transfer of Colonel Johnston
will be keenIy felt in this city. AsI
United States engineer for this district
in the promotion of the Wilmington
harbor project. Without Colonel John
ston's help the port program would
have had many difficulties in getting
started. During the World War Col
onel Johnston saw service in foreign
lands, having been made chief OF all
chemical war service of the American
ExpeditionaIy Forces.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
DETECTIVES RAID CABIN.
Result Of n Row In Which Liquor
Seems TO Have Figured.

Three Negroes were arrested and
another held as witness, when De-
tective Mcdaniel and Patrolman Walsh
l-tidcd a cabin on a dump near South
Market street last night. The men
we're. James Nelson. charged with as
sault and battery and selling liquor
George Jackson and George Parker.
charged with being intoxicated. The
latter two were fined $40 and costs.
The raid was made as the result of
complaint by Walter Laster that
Nelson had assaulted him and was
selling denatured alcohol. Arraigned
III Municipal Court today the men
denied buying the liquor from Nelson
and said they had put their money
together and bought denatured alcohol
from a store on East Forth street.
L.aster testified that Nelson chased
him with knife and struck him on
the head three times with a bottle.
Nelson denied drawing the knife on
him and said he had it around the
shack 10 use as kitchen utensil
As q witness to show that he did nol
strike Laster. Nelson called Parker.
Did you see me hit Laster?" Mel
son asked the witness. He replied
in the negative,
Were you drunk or sober?" Judge
Hastings asked.
Well" Parker drawled. 4 was
found guilty here of being drunk"
Nelson was fined $25 and costs on
the charge of assault and battery and
q nolle prosequ entered in the other
charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

Each man has three wives. Should
any of them 20 out Of doors, the
code allows him TO have her put to
death This Is because they believe
that IL any other man looks at her she
is contaminated and that II a woman
goes outside her home she is certain
to go wrong.
Wearing a silk dress or any costly
finery, precious stones or metals is
also q penal offense
"In no sense are they a decadent
people, Colonel Lawrence concluded
''Thcy are virile and as austere as
they are bleodthirsty and brave. It
should be cheap at s go. 900 year to
buy their good will and to keep them
quiet"
The latter view. however. does not
meet with universal acceptance Many
taxpayers would prefer to see the end
of all British commitments in Meso-
potaInia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
MAYOR HARVEY ON
TOUR OF INSPECTION
Started This Morning to See
What is Being Done on Street
Work Throughout City.

For the purpose Of familiarizing
himself with the detailed workings nf
the Street and Sewer Department and
Just what this branch Of the city gov
ornment is doing, Mayor Leroy Har-
vey this morning started out on a tour
of the entire city to make an inspection
af the streets. lie was accomp@ nied by
a. 4. johnson. president Of the depart
tnent. and Street Commissioner Frank
" Peirson. The mayor is ma'ying the
trir tc see what street fvork is being
done and where, and What. is needed
in tho way Of improvements. He also
intends to visit the Street and Sewer
Departments paving plants and to in
spect the departments general squip-
mcnt.
Ii is understood the mayor will make
similar tours Of inspection in counec-
tion with all the other city depart
ments. He is anxious to know what
each is doing SO that he will be able
to discuss their affairs intciligently
nd with definite kn0 Wedge, especial
III at the conferences Of the Advisory
Board and in meetings with the de-
partmental heads which, il is under
stood. he intends u hold at frequent
intervals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
ENGLAND BR|BES ARABS
TO keep THEM GOOD
Paws Tribesmen 100000 a
Year to Keep Them From An
noying Their Neighbors.

London. June 2s.-IBy Mail)-A
novel working arrangement on the mo
peace. no pay" principle has been en-
tered into by the British government
with the wahabi, n powerful Arabian
desert tribe. The Wahabi are nomads
and belong to a sect which Colonial
Secretary Winston Churchill described
I'm the House of Commons as bear
Ing the same relation to orthodox
Islam as the most militant forms of
Calvinism would have borne to Rome
I'm the fiercest times of the religious
wars"
They are, he said. austere. intoler-
ant, well armed and bloodthirsty. and
they regard II as an article of duty
as well as of faith to kill all who do
not share their opinions. Moreoves.
they are very dangerous 10 the holy
cities of Mecca and Medina, and the
whole institution of the pilgrim. ge.
The finances of the shereef of
Mecca, who enjoys British protection.
have suffered grievouHly by the inter
ruption of the pilgrimages. Therefore.
to assist him and King Hussein Of
the Hedjaz. who has been in constant
warfare with the Arabian Calvin
lists" the latter are To receive 6 10000
cash annually, so long as they refrain
from annoving their neighbors and do
not interfere with the candidacy of
Hussein's son. the Emir Feisul. for
the rulership OF the new Mesopo
tamian state.
Colonel Lawrence of the Colonial
Office, who has lived among the
wahahi for years. told nm interviewer
that they were indeed n most violent
people They are, he said. fauaticaliy
Mohammedan and would kill their men
and women for smoking even cigar
cite. The way they correct their
women is TO tie them up in bags and
beat them numerically with palm
canes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago. July 15.-Cattle. receipts
1900; steers yearlings and calves.
steady; she stock slow to % cents
lower bulls strong; top steers. 8.85:
bulk. 7.25GS40; bulk fat she stock.
4.50@6.50; Gamers and cutters. large
~ 2.O0G3.50. bulk bologna bulls, 500
@565; butcher bulls. largely 6.0OM
$50; veal calves. mostly 10.50O11.00.
Hogs. receipts 10000; Is 10 rs cents
higher than yesterdays average; bet
ter grades: active: others, slow; top.
10.40; bulk better grades, 9.75MIO.35:
bulk packing sows. S.6OM9.00; pigs
strong to 10 cents higher bulk desir
able, 10.00M10.15.
Sheep, receipts 5000; western lambs
steady sheep and native lambs steady
to strong; good Idaho lambs. 10. 50G1
1866 bulk desirable. native lambs. 9.75
M10.00; culls, GOO; Oregon two Year
old wethers. ESQ; light ewes, 500.
heavy and medium weights. 3.5o04.25.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
LONE adam" RANCHER
MEETS ''ENS," OMAHA.
Man 80 Sees Woman, Street
Car and Magazine for the
First Time.

Omaha, July 15.--Tracy ellis, S5
years old, has just let his eyes first fall
on a woman He has also had his first
remembered view Of a railroad train,
street car, a daily paper ana fiction
magazine. Upon seeing woman for
the first time. ellis visited a barber
shop and had his long hair cut and his
face shaved.
Gfllis was born in Chicago. His
mother was an actress and his father
a disciple Of Moody and Sankey. But
for third Of a century, father and
son have lived alone on western
Nebraska ranch. forty miles from a
railroad. with no stranger stepping
within its fence posts.
George Gillia. the father, died
recently. two years short Of four
score and ten. Tracy, the son, buried
the body on the ranch and went on
with his farm work. A day or two
ago he came 10 Omaha on his pioneer
journey with q load Of cattle.
According to his story the elder On
ns trahicked with his neighborina
farmers only on their property and
never on his own for fear his sons
earg should pick up hints OF worldly
civilization. The father fed 70 the
West with his son 10 save him from
the dancing, singing actresses in
Chicago's old Haymarket Theatre.
A few weeks earlier the boys mother.
whose name was Maggie Isles, had de-
serted her husband and gone with an
other man to the Twin Cities. Gnlis
himself at about the same time had
proclaimed himself a convert In
Moody and sankey prayer meeting
"a devil turks on every street cor
ner. father taught me-" Tracy Gillis
said today HE told me the sad story
Of my mother and warned me 70 avoid
all sinful men"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
SPAIN FINDS DISARMAMENT
IL A HARD NUT TO CRACK

Aladgid July 10 Discussing Presi-
dent Harding proposed conference on
disarmament and far eastern ques-
tions. Fl Epoca. the government
organ says
1T is difficult to forsee the success
Of this projected disarming of the
peoples, It is an old idea and some
years ago those who negotiated for
the same purpose brought about the
European war. The interests Of the
great powers are 50 antagonistic that
it win be very difficult to reach an ac-
cord
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
IT'S ST. SW|THIN'S DAY,
LOOK FOR WET SPELL
II Rain Falls Today There
Will be Forty Days of Storm,
Legend Says.

II there should be a rainfall today,
which is predicted by the weather bu-
reau at Washington, We perhaps must
reconcile ourselves to n succession OF
forty wet days. for today is St. Swith-
ms Day and for generations. or for
centuries humanity has been taught to
believe that rain on this Saints An
niversary day meant a prolonged sue
cession of rainy weather. II has long
been emphasized 10 mankind in
EnElish-speaking countries that A fall
OF rain. enough to be perceptible on
tho smooth surface of a mill pond.
presaged a period of forty days in
which there would be rain at least
once every twenty-fou hours.
The good. old. well-remcmbered
legend that persists since the passing
o. the Bishop of Winchester, who died
in S62 and was later canonized and
given the title Of st. Swithin. runs:
.'St Swithin's Day if We do rain,
For forty days il will remain
St Swithin's Day and be We fair.
For forty days twill rain no mair'
With the old legend went the belief
that the rain was sent in protest
against the removal OF the venerable
and that the persistence of the storm
eventually caused the disinterment to
bc abandoned
Wheather or not St Swithin is a
true weather breeder every one must
decide for himself. If we recall last
year at this time il will be remembered
that il rained on July Is and that a
succession OF rainy days followed. The
same conditions existed the summer
previous when farmers in this section
at least. were unable to harvest their
grain, so that II was spoiled by the wet
weather. However. other sections es-
scapcd such an experience. and other
seasons are recalled when it rained on
St. Swithin's Day but the traditional
long wet season did not follow. In
view of these facts il might be well
not TO take the legend coupled with the
deeply beloved old Saint and Bishop
too ceriously.
Perhaps Of more immediate concern
is the extended heat wave that has
reached more than a third of St. Swith-
in's forty days.
Since the first of July the mercury
here has gone 10 S4 or higher daily and
on three occasions il recorded "a de-
grces Of heat
The readings Of the thermometer
since. and including July l at its high
est point is given consecutively here
in degrees.
july first. so: second. s.; third. ~
fourth. "a: fifth, 50: sixth. S6; scv-
enth. 20; eighth, "a; ninth, "a; tenth.
81. eleventh. 81. twelfth. S.; thir
tecnth. S5: fourteenth, 81: fifteenth.
S..
Possibly no recent July can present
such a string Of figures representing
heat. which coupled with excessive
humidity has made the life OF man
and beast so much OF a burden.
As the Washington bureau prom
iscs an immediate end to the heat
wave every one viii be grateful that
the weather man has at length awal-
ened 10 the necessity of ending tho
long string Of excessively hot July
days.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
CUT FOOD AID FOR EUROPE.
Friends Find There Is Much less
Need Than Formerly.

Philadelphia, July 15.-Conditions il
Europe are rapidly returning 10 nor
NAL II was indicated today when il
was officially announced that both the
Hoover Relief Commission and thf
American Friends Service Committee
viii Immediately reduce their food con-
tributions to all countries SO per cent
This viii apply TO all war stricken ma
tions OF Europe with the exception of
Russia. where the relief viii be in
creased FIVE fold.
The cut comes as the result Of an in
eves;iEation conducted by DR. Wilbur
X Thomas Executive Secretary Of the
American Friends Committee on behalf
Q that organization He returned to
this country Tuesday after a two
months tour through France, Ger
rlaily, Austria and Poland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
SNAKES QUIT CAPE MAY.
Old Inhabitants Mystiiied Over the
Departure Of Reptiles.

Cape May, N. J., July 15--Robert
Turner. who was fishing off Cape May
some IS miles yesterday. said that he
saw a water snake heading Off shore.
Turner. who is one Of Capet Mays
respected Negro fishermen. was tell.
Ing an empl0yo OF the Bethlehem
Steel Co. about it at tho proving
grounds on the Delaware bay shore.
when a black snake crawied out r.
the waters edge and struck out for
the Delaware shore. some IS miles
away at that point.
Old inhabitants here are much mys-
tilted over the occurrence.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
HARBOR PROJECT.
Subject Of Conference with New York
Engineers.

The Board of Harbor Commissioners
this afternoon are confering
ing with the engineers of it's technical
advisory board, who came over from
New York. The advisory board is
composed of II. u. Crcsson, Jr., and
Frederick w. Hersey.
Following n luncheon at the Hotel
du Pont. both bodies proceeded 10 the
Public Building, where the conference
was held.
Although no contracts are expected
to be awarded at this time. the con-
ferees viii discuss all phases of the
bids submitted recently for the first
unit of the proposed new marine ter
minaa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
LONE WOLF" BANDIT. HANGED.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago, July I5.-HarTy Fl Ward.
known as the lone wolf" bandit, was
hanged this morning at the county
Jail. He paid the death penalty for
the killing Of Thomas Graney and
Rudolph Schwartz last fall when they
attempted 70 stop him after he had
robbed Il hat store. Two others We're
wounded ~ Ward at the same time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
DISARMAMENT PLAN
GRIPS ENGLAND HARD
Continued from paGe /.

Generally speaking tht fear Is
voiced that Japan may be forced tn
play lone hand and have another
diplomatic battle on her hands SIM
liar to that ut the Paris peace con-
ference, besides being placed con-
s;antly Oh the defensive as regards
ner Far Eastern rights.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
Crematory Work Progressing.

Work is progressing on the road
ways leading TO the new city crema-
tory and it is estimated they will
have been completed within another
week. As soon as this work is finished
tho health board officials will start
their official test of the new inciner-
ating plant. The test will be continued
Tor a period Of at least ten days and
possibly two weeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
GEN. M'ANDREW NEAR DEATH.
Pershing's Chief OF Stan Suffering
From OVerwOrk During the War.

f3y Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington. July I5.-Major
eral James W. NrAndrcw. president Of
the General staff College and formerly
chief Of STAFF FOR General Pershing in
France, was in a serious condition to-
day, at the Walter Reed Army Hos
pital here, suffering from a general
breakdown.
The general entered the hospital
nine months ago as a sufferer from
the mental and physical eXertions in
cid6nt to his service as chief Of staff
in France during the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
BUILDING PERMITS.

Plans have been approved by the
Building Inspectors office for the fol-
lowing permits were issued:
French street, 2I7 Toplis Brothers
Company, owners; David j.. Topkis.
alterations 81 $50.
Fourth street. 524 West; George r.
Logue, owner and builder; alterations,
$50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
PHILA. GAS PRICE BOOSTED.
Council Votes Advance of 10 Cents
For the L. g. L.


Philadelphia July l5.-Council, by
vote If f3 to S. yesterday in
creased the gas rate 10 cents. thus
smashine to smithereens an chance
for substantial reduction in the 1922
tax rate. as promised. The new price
viii he $l.f0 per ] 900 cubic feet and
Of this amount the company VIII re-
ceive 81 and the city the remaininA
II cents Under the present dollar
rate - cents goes 10 the company and
p cents to the city.
The additional a5 cents granted the
company viii net it 100000 in
year. the period in which the ordi-
nance desiguates the higher price
shall be in effect. Relinquishing OF Is
cents by the city on each 900 cubic
Get Of gas sold Will mean a decrease
in the municipality revenue from the
gas works Of S2,4OO, 900 at least.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
DIR. IRWIN H0N0RED.
Chosen Member of BoardSOf Maregers
of international Young People.

Rev DR.. Joseph T. Irwin, pastor Of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church has
been chosen a member of the board Of
managers of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union Of the United States and
Canada.
The selection was made at the 30th
annual convention of the organization,
which was held in Cincinnati, o., June
80 TO July 3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
Hit on the Head With q Brick.

Floyd King, is years old, colored, Of
sos Buttonwood street, was treated
al the Delaware Hospital last night
for scalp wound received from a.
brick hurled at him in a quarroi with
another Ncxro~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
HELEN DECKTOR HT RT.
Motor Car Backed Over Little Girl
on Tricycle..

tH IFic1 Cit.
Helen Decktor, six-years-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A Decktor of 2423
Tatnall street, was run over by an
automobile driven by Miss Una Pier
son IN front Of the latters homo
,422 West street, shortly after 5 O'Clock
last night. The girl suffered broker
collar bone. several teeth were knock
ed out and it is believed that she may
have been injured internally.
The little girl. on tricycle.. was
holding on TO the rear of Miss Pier
sons machine. which was parked along
the street. Not noticing the child,
Miss Pierson reversed the control, and
one of the back wheels passed over the
ehild's shoulder. Picking up the in
iuTed girl, Miss Pierson took her 10
the Delaware Hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

II you want a home in a more de-
sirable or convenient neighborhood--
you will find an alphabetical list Of
the sort Of houses you want-fully
described--in the classified page
Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

Every Evenings classified columns
are read by thousands daily II
should be used by hundreds 1-ho ncw
pass it up.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

Daily advertising satisfies the want
or need quickly and thus saves delay
and loss.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
PIE RS0NAL.

I Rev Charles c. Earle d. d. has
gone to his summer home at Martha
Vineyard, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
HOUSE NAY TAKE HIDES
FROM TARIFF FREE LIST

washington. July IS Taking up
the fordney tariff bin for committee
amendments, the House considered
first today a proposal by the Ways and
Means Committee to remove hides
from the free list and impose an ad
yalorem duty Of Is per cent
The amendment includes hides and
skins Of all kinds. raw. green. dris1
picked, prepared or preserved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
Adam shockIey's wheel Stolen.

Thieves last night entered the yard
Of Adam Shockley. 1927 Popular street.
and stole a bicycle valued at S45:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15

Daily advertising gets more bid
ders for the thing offered, and 50 a
better sale can be made.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
RESULTS
From Classified Advertising

OAA1 ~AoOCAA2@AA &AAAF WA AASA4&sS
That's what everyone is looking for, naturally
Were it otherwise, they would not be spending
good money.
The Classified Pages Of Every Evening are built
with this one. idea in mind, and the fact that
these pages give Results is proven by the hundreds
of people who depend upon Every Evening to give
them what they want in this line
Every Evenings Classified Pages are standardized
that is, advertisements must conform to certain
styles and classificatons. That is fifty per cent Of
their value The other fifty per cent is the splendid
Results almost invariably attained.
You can telephone your classified ads to Every
Evening any time. Just ask for Want Ad Taker
A young woman will answer your call and give you
the same personal attention you would receive if
you came to the office. Bill will be mailed and
you will be more than satisfied with results OBJ
tanned.