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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
McADOo ON WAY HOME.

MEXICO CITY, February S.-William
G. McAdoo. former American Secretary
Of the Treasury. who left for the United
States tonight after weeks visit to
Mexico, denied that he had entered into
any negotiations with the Mexican gov
ernment for the administration or SUI
pervision Of the rehabilitation of the
railroad system.
Conversations with government officials
concerning the railroads. he declared.
had been merely incidental to his trip
and were In no wise Significant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
ASKS NEW I.C.C. ESTIMATE
Railroad Tells Court Yearly Operat-

Alleging that the Interstate Com
merce Commission has underestimated
by s164,s00 the company's average
operating income for the three years
ending June 80. 1917, the Detroit and
Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company
TODAY asked the District Supreme
Court for a writ Of review Of the ac-
tion of the commission. Justice Sid
dons has issued a rule against the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
show cause February 23 why the re-
view should not be had.
The petitioner declares that the
commission. in arriving at it's income
has converted a contingent and dis.
nuted liability of the company into an
actual liability and has deducted the
full amount:
The question Of it's liability is now
before United States court in Mich
igan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
DENIES "WAR TALK"
British Charge d'Affaires Assures
Colby Of Falsity in Reports.

By direction OF his government.
Leslie Craigie. British charge here.
called today on Secretary Colby at the
State Department to formally deny
published reports that officials of the
British foreign Office had told Amer
lean newspaper correspondents in
London that Great Britain and Amer
lea were treading the path leading to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
HIS HOUSEBOAT FLOATED.
HARDING AGAIN ON OUTING
President-Elect Abandons Purpose
to Return at Once by Rail
to ST. Augustine.

NEW SMYRNA, Fla. February o
Abandoning his preparations for re-
turning at once to St. Augustine by
rail. President-elect Harding decided
TO continue his vacation a little longer
when his houseboat Victoria was
foated today from the mud bank that
had held her captive since Monday in
Mosquito lagoon.
With the President-el on board
the Victoria passed Oakhill shortly
before noon. and with good luck
should be above Ormond by tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
Today's News
in Paragraphs

South African secessionists lose: Smuts
wins in election. Page l
Suffrage statue delivered at Capitol
starts discussion. Page /
South starts drive on Harding for real
southerner in cabinet. Page l
Drive is launched to get emergency ap-
preparation to start construction Of
water conduit from Great Falls.
Page /
Geddes en- route back to America armed
with full powers to press for disarma-
ment parley. Page 1
American Legion executive hears COM
plaint that U. S. bureau employees
.'pack'' legion committees. Page 1
France is at end of rope of. reparations
concessions; will force acceptance of
latest plans. Page 2
John E. Laskey to resign as U. S. at
torney for D. c. Page 2
Civic leaders believe reduced oil cost
will lower price OF gas In the Dis
trict. Page 2
misunderstanding is basis of clash over
foreign loans Page 2
Man whom sheriff forgot to hang NAV
be rated as legally dead. Page 2
Lenten season opened with special serv-
ices in churcheS. Page II
Protest to Navy likely in hating of
officers pursuing crimiAals with dogs
Page IL
Secretary Ullman Of A. A. A. pleads
for law against jay walking in Dis
trict. Page IL
Lincoln Park citizens favor D. C. curfew
law and $240 bonus for police and fire.
men. Page 13
German plot to ruin U. s. transport
Mount Vernon is brought to light.
Page Is
Independent rail unions heard by labor
board. Page IA
Mexican government leases railway
equipment valued at 5.500.000 pesos
from American lines. Page Is
Arabs, in protest to Britain. attack
mandates. Page II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
AIR PATROL KILLED.

QUEBEC. February s.-Reports
that Lieut.. G. Vezina Of the air fire
patrol guarding timber lands was
killed yesterday when his airplane
crashed near st. Anne de Chicoutimi
were received here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
on PRICE CUT IN OKLAHOMA.

TULSA, Okla, February 9.-The
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company today
announced a cut of Is cents a barrel
in mid-continent and Texas crude oil.
reducing the price Of both grades to
$1.75 barrel. The Prairie Oil and
cut would be made in mid-cotinent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
WOMAN CHIEF EXECUTED.
Mime. Rado and Ten Others Pay
Penalty in Crimea as Plunderers.

RAI.AKLAvA, Crimea. February 8.
Mime. Rado, chief Of a band in the
organization in the
crimea known as the green army"
h.s heen executed, together with ten
other members of the band, it Is an
nounced here. They were accused by
the bolsheviki of organizing so-called
soyiets as a pretext for organizing
numbering expeditions and indulging
in drunken orgies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight: tomorrow probably
fair; not much change in temperature,
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 44.9, at
pm. yesterday; lowest. 3e.S. at $50
am. today.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09

Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitisd b
the uss foe republicatioa Of all .sws dispatchss
credited to It o. not otherwise credited b tAis
paper and also the local news published hets,a.
Al rights Of publication Of spseisl
dispatches herein are alse reserved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
PIECE WORK PROPOSAL
BEFORE PEN%Si SH0PMEN

Altoona, Pa. April t8 The shop
mems Welfare Committee working to
have piece work replace day work in
the Pennsylvania railroad shops here
submitted a proposition TO Works
Manager. Z r. Smith. Jr. and the next
step will he TO have the men vote on the
proposition Arrangements for the ref
erendum are now receiving cousidera-
ton
Tho welfare committees proposition
ia TO have matters pertaining fo piece
work rates. discipline. etc decided by "A
committee composed Of tho representa-
tivos Of the management and Of tim
men. The rate ia TO be high enough -
permit mechanics - earn eighty-fve
cents m hour. tho present day rate
Provision for an eight hour dnv or nine
hour day with saturday afternoons OF
is made
BEFORE tho company officials can take
action II viii br necessary n have 81
per cent of Tire mon petition for piece
work ana this IS the object Of the VEL
fare committee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
9TH WARD REPUBLICANS
FUSS ABOUT COUNCIL
Reported That Old Factions Have
Locked Horns in Old
Feud.

Republican factions of the Ninth ward
are said TO be "at II again" This time
it's "A matter of the Councilmanlc nomi-
nation from that ward. Levy Court
Commissioner Stetser and Magistrate
Gillis are said TO he tho leaders of the
two contendng factions The Stetser
faction. II is claimed, have decided that
Edward II. Logan. 40 East Twenty
NTH street, is the man they will sup
port But according to Mr.. ellis
friends, they have yet to hear from the
magistrate about this nomination.
The breach between the Banton and
anti-Banton negro supporters appears
10 he growing wider each day. AS far
as Dr. Banton's candidacy for tho Board
of Education is concerned. IL Is not be-
lieved that the two factions can be
united. but it lis said that on the
mayorafty nomination and election,
fusion among the colored voters can be
effected by naming some person who is
acceptable TO the colored voters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
ENGINE REPAIR WORK
BLOW TO r. r. UNIONS
WHEN DONE OUTSIDE
Continued from page !

Second, that "in many railroad man
agements. especially those affiliated with
the banking house of J. l.. Morgan ana
Company. by closing their own shops
and contracting with private companies
to do their locomotive and car repairs.
evidently aim to disrupt railroad labor
organizations which have developed
during the war
The petition declared the commission
cannot permit railroad companies under
it's 1urisdiction To take funds paid by
the public for effective transportation
machinery and to use these funds Ill
legitimately and undefensiVely for the
purpose of disrupting the orEaniza
tions of railway employees"
The petitioners asked the commission
to adopt policy whereby such outside
work cannot be done except by permit
whom IL is shown the railroads cannot
do the work themselves nor NJ aa low a
cost as can bo done by outside con
Germs. Permits shall be granted when
1t is shown the work la TO be done
under the same conditions of employ
ment and rates of pay recognized and
guaranteed under the transportation
act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
DR.. HUBBARD CONDEMNS
WORSHIP OF THE DOLLAR
Says That's Why Conditions
Are Not Better in
Wilmington.

During his sermon on The Birth of
A Hero" last night at St. PaUl's NJ E.
'hurch. Rev. Carlisle L. Hubbard made
some pointed statements concerning the
.onditions which surround the children
0f Wilmington. The sermon dealt with
he birth of the child Moses and his
hlldhood days.
Referring 10 the time when the mother
of Moses put him in the basket and left
hl III the River Nile he said that she
wasn't running half OF the risk that
mothers of today We're when they put
heir children out in the streets 10 play
where d reckless or drunken man at the
wheel Of an automobile was apt 10 run
hem down. where there are no play
grounds and if boy even goes across
ne street with a bat in his hand hes
scared lest q policeman will get him.
Then the schools which YOU have for
your children to attend are many of
hem not fit for dog kennels and would
puru like finder If a fire should break
1ut.
The reason for this. continued the
preacher, rs that YOU are afraid it will
,Ost you something 10 build better
schools and provide Fairgrounds. You
worship nothing but the gold dollar and
the red cent. These conditions will
breed anarchists and a class OF citizens
that viii hate the flag and the good in
btitutions of the land it represents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
IMMIGRATION CHECK
BEFORE CONGRESS TODAY
Measure Vetoed by Wilson to be
Passed at Once by Houses;
Treaty Still Before Senate.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. April 1S.-With the Co
lomblan treaty debate still occupying the
senate the House was prepared today to
take up the immigration restriction bill
as its principal business of the second
week Of the extra session. The immigra-
ton committee was ready to report the
bill. which leaders plan to put through
before the conclusion of the week. in the
same form as vetoed by President Will
son.
The emergency tariff bill passed by
the House last week began its course
in the Senate today with the opening Of
limited hearings before the finance COM
mittcc on certain provisions of the hiils
American valuation section.
Chairman Penrosc stated that tn"
measure probably would not be reported
ont before late in the week. although
il is hoped to press il to final action be
fore the end of next week. This pro-
gram may involve displacement Of the
Knox peace resolution. which the
foreign relations committee will take
IN "Wednesday with plans for an inn
mediate report Debate on the reso-
luton is scheduled 10 follow disposal
az tn Colombian treaty which under
agreement comes 10 a vote "Wednesday.
With tho House planning to take up
the army and navy budgets after dis
posing ~ tho immigration bill Sccrc-
tary Weeks was prepared TO transmit
10 tho anpropriations committee today
estimates for an army Of $4,000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
REFUSED TO MOVE ON.
Harry Seaman and Francis
Groves Fined $40 Each for
Disorderly Conduct.

Arrested by Patrolman Skepsk on
MARYLAND avenue last night. on a charge
Of disordcrly conduct, Harry seaman
and Francis a. James. were each fined
$40 and costs IN Municipal Court today.
seaman said he ohoycd the ofnccr $
order 10 move on and accused Skepslti
of being drunk Chief BLACK said he
had received no complaint ~ the officer
hcing intoxicated,
Ernest Colwcr charged with the same
ofTcnsc was allowed 70 SO On signing
his own rccoeniaancc for $500 lie was
arrested by officer Scuu. while standing
on a door step AZ 100 North du Pont
street Colwell said he was swearing
because his wife was in the house and
would not give him thc key to his home.
lie denied having been intoxicated
Frank TilEhman. charged by his
father with breach Of the peace. was
dismissed on payment az costs when the
father said he did not care TO press the
charge
The case Of John kulakoNsisi. charg
ed 10y his wife with breach % tho peace
49, continued a week for invest igation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
CHURCH TO HAVE WOMEN
AS DEACONS AND ELDERS?
Question Will be Discussed Today
by the Presbytery OF
New Castle.

ono ~ tho most important questions
IL hc decided upon At tho convention 81
~, Trcsbvtery Of New Castle, today and
tomorrow in Manokin Church, Princess
Anne Nd. is whether or not women Will
bp permitted to act as deaCons and
elders in the Presbyterian Church
The matter of proposed religious uni
IL viii also bc discussed. AZ the last
meeting of the General Assembly. this
Question arose but was remanded 70
Tho various presbyterics for action. The
election of four commissioners 70 the
General Assembly Will take place.
An impressive rite OF the convention
viii be the administration of the Sacra-
,neni Of the Lords Supper in the oldest
PRESBYTERIAN church in the country
Rehoboth Church, near Pocomoke City.
and which was built in 1888 The Scotch
form Will be used in this feature.
The churches of this city and those
If the Eastern Shore Of Maryland and
Delaware will each have one clerical
and one lay delegate present. The vii
ninCton delegates viii include Rev.
Charles IT. Bohner and ". ). Valentine,
Hanover. Rev L. Franklin Smiley and
]. L. Burns. West Rev Charles l.
7 Candee and Frank Mccoy. West
+. minister; Rev. J. Mordecai and
James A Barkley. Eastlake; Rev
/ Thomas Kerr, Greenhil
Today's program will be Opening
/ with prayer; roll call and reception OF
members. election of officers, induction
/ of moderator into Office. These features
I will be followed by the regular order OF
/ the day--the reading Of the minutes
! appointment OF temporary committees
/ presentation and reference of papers 10y
/ the State clerk report OF committees on
( education, examination of candidates
/ report Of standing and arrangement
/ committees. and receipt and reference o'
/ seasonal records. At 2.3O luncheon vii
be served. and at p. m. a recess viii
! be held for conference committees. The
/ Sacrament Of the Lords Supper viii 81
I administered at S o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
IRISH SYMPATH|zERS
IN SESSION At CHICAGO
Will Insist u. S. Extend Recog-
milton to Republic" 'Presi-
dents" Aid Explains.
ny Aaeoctated rreea 10 IsverY rsvenIne

nv yAssociated Press 10 Every Evening
Chicago April ls.--Irish sympathizers
from all sections Of the country were
here today for tho opening of the first
national convention of the American
Association for the Recognition of the
Irish Republic.
Committee reports and election Of Of
ficcrs were 10 constitute the chief buai-
ness Of the meetings
Speakers on the programs included
Harry J. Boland. assistant to Eamonn
Do Valera. irish president" Repre-
sentativea OConnor Of Louisiana, and
Mason, OF Illinois; Frank + Walsh,
counsel for the association. and Donal
O'Callaghan. lord mayor of Cork. Miss
Mary MacSwiuey sister Of the late lord
mayor of Cork. who died In Brixton
prison. was on toniKht's program
"Thc question of American recoRni-
tion of ireland is Of vital Importance TO
the peoples Of both countries" Mr. Bo-
land told the convention In his plea for
the support Of all liberty loving men"
We seek for Irelund." he said, the
application Of those noble principles for
which you fought the war We seek
your support SO that the age-long
struggle may be contaminated in the
recognition ~ ireland by the United
States We took to you for help The
struggle has resolved into a question Of
money. We Wll come r. you again for
new loan far the republic THIS con
veution must resolve today 10 so organ
! ize the association that when tho call
comes. you will be prepared to supply
ono hundred million dollars. should Ire
/ land ask II IN the name Of liberty"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
PHILA. PRODUCF MAREET.
BY Associated Press p Every Evsulre
PhiIadelphia. April 2-Wheat

BY Associated Press fa Every Eveufre
PhtIadelphia. April when
. red. 46a1.5t zarackY a7r
Corn. lower. SO f-r eupor-
-1IL: So 3 ssGss+ Nc -5A
oats. steady No ntc
40. white +5ass Eo.
f5izG4s.
Butter over -ar
$3.50 western creamery xrra -s
Eggs. higher nearby -sl
current receipts testsr
hrsts. 1sie age. 10. arsts
selected. 1aczea. l-11N
Cheese. 4uiet Sew Fers a.
fancy eats. 1e.d 2 -a--
good. 1sao7 NeV r1-s vho.e -r.
fancy aats rre=n 3
70 good, -Iqe2 ongn,. -.t -.
34ya25. lng.e daisies. -t
fresn- 24azs.
Live pountry arm s7Vs at
as 70 quality fancy rsue~-
young -uostgrs. +.a3.
ducks white P-N.r- ,at.
coiors. 500 IS.
Dressed polltry s.-sr -e-l
choice fancy fowls. t,a4o ua
sizes. 3lG.3- o.d -oosters. q2s
Potatoes. easier Vsllt- potatoes ri
100 pounds. sOGl.t0 ferses $500
basket 35G50 Florida SO. .er lff
6.50G70O No 7-5.a4
Flour. 5,l SORT winter -tIa-z1t
ern. t.1Qc6.-5 to -tLrly
hard winter. -tra-sht. -.T5e.,
sport patent $50 500. sfrlrk
clear. s.25E6.-5 6o. oaJsnt r1o.a
do. short patent s.4OGS.65, sancy ..r-
and city mills patent. famly hrar.
GI0.o0.
Hay. lower timothy No.
$500. 30. No. 81 20.oO620
11.0OG 1o -n -r.de. 'ua
clover mixed ra Ight K.a
p o0 No. mixed.
TaUow. tlG. -riue cas-
special loose. So priu,
edible in tserces. fi1.
Bran. dun soft winter ives
100 pound sacks. 2719G-s - =,
sprinE. 25 0OG27 90
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
WOMEN ASK HARDING
TO URGE DISARMAMENT
Representatives Of Many Organi-
zations Seek President and
Congress to Press for Action.
!. A.-n.laa..a -. .. r--..rr I.yenlnc

ny Associated Trras - Every Evening
Washington Amin is-Hopresenta
Uves If many vomone organizations
presented pleas g. President Harding
TODAY that tho United states nse its in
rucuye FOR a world reduction II arrna
mcuts.
Tho first doputation 70 wait on The
President was from the Iraguo IF
Woman Voters and included fuany
prominent womon representing among
other organizations the General Fedora
tion of Womrns Clubs. tho NatinnI
Consumers League. the National Coun-
cl II Jewish Women. and the Women p
Christian Temperance Union.
They presented resolution urging
the President and Congress to do their
utmost 10 secure cooperation with
other governments for the reduction ~
armanents At the earliest possible
time
Later in tho day the women's commit
tee for.world disarmament presented a
petition for an international disarma-
rpcnt conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
SWISHER FAMILY CLAIMS
WILMINGTON TOWN SITE
Inquiry Comes From Oklahoma
to Aid Establishment of
Realty Rights,

In alleged new heir 10 The city of Vii
mington. came - lghtthls morning. when
the mad OF the Chamber of Commerce
VAS opened person signing himself 4.
I, Swisher of Chester. Oklahoma. writes,
asking that he be given information t. a
lease for the ground on which Whining
tn row stands.it being hls understanding
that the land Is the property Of his fanny
For many years, the Springer heirs
have been dong what they could 70 IS
tablish claim to the land hereaboutS,
but so far have been unable to prove Their
claim The Swisher claimant makes his
announcement in the following letter re-
cgived by the Chamber of Commerce
today
Chester. Okla April Is. 1921 Sec
retarv Commercial Club Wilmington
Dear Sir Some ttiue ago | had
brought to my attertion through rela-
tlves a statement q The effect that the
land on which your clt> stands was leased
from an ancestor OF car family 70 some IN
dividual, company. or corporation Tor
the purpose OF a town site
The information that Wc had Wa- hat
this lease WIS made lor 90 years and had
expired. and that the rights possession
and enjoyment o the property had re-
verted 10 an estate Of the SwiSher family
| Of which my own family are herirs
4 did not pay close attention t. the
matter having the idea that it was being
| looked after bV some one III authority,
| and that we would hear from It later and
in a proper manner, but not having heard
anything Of the matter for long time |
am possessed With IN anxiety to know
something definite regarding it, ard have
! the idea that the Commercial Club Of
) city like Wilmington can furnish such
Information quite easily. hence | ann en-
closing self addressed envelope and ass
that yoa will kindly give me al the inior-
nation YOU can, or put me in communi-
cation with some one fully conversant
with this matter
Thanking You, | am
Very truly
Signed Il. t. Swisher."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
D. A. R. CONGRESS OPENS
AT CAPITOL FOR WEEK
Americanixation and National
Safeguards Against Radical
ism Are Leading Topics.
Nv Associated Press 70 Every Evening.


Washington. April 1s.-Americaniza- :
tion national safeguards against ex-
trerne radicalisrn and related questions
formed tho leading topic Of discussion
on the program for tho thirtieth Cont
mental Congress of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution conveninE here
today to remain in session throughout
the week.
Hundreds of delegates were on mana
To hear the address Of greeting Of Mrs.
George NJ Minor. president general. in
formally opening Tire congress-.
Following a day Of business sessions
devoted largely TO hearing reports from
the standing committees ~ the society,
tho program for toniEhts session for
which President Harding. the cabinet
and members Of tho diplomatic corps
we're among the invited guests. included
addresses by Sir Auckland Goddca. tho
Pritish ambassador and J. Jusserand
the French ambassador
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARkET,

BY Associated Press e Every Evening
Chicago. April IS Cattle. receipts
10000 light beef steers opened steady;
weighty kinds weak to p cents lower;
top. $50 paid for vearlIng steers ard
heifers; top weight steers. 9.25: bulk
beef steers. -.7502S.T5: butcher she stock.
steady to strong; bulk fat cows and
heifers. 6.0067.75: veal calves. steady 20
higher: bulk to packers 7.00C3S.00; bulls.
stockers and feeders. slow. weak
Hogs. receipts 80 600. fairly active.
10 to % cents higher than Saturday 5
average. mediums up most lights least
later heavies. SLOW. others Well sold
top. ass: bulk 200 pounds down 90oG
cps: bulk 220 pounds up. S25aS 80;
pigs. steady 10 strong
sheep, receipts 1000 less than 800.
on sale. practically All lambs wooled
lamb top, early 1000, some held CON
siderably higher; bulk, S0oGi0.oo,
shorn TOP. early $50: bulk S.50@9.25'
choice 101 pound shorn lambs early
500