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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
JOHN THOMS DELEGATES
HYMN TO DR.. WEBB
Itjs Entitled "The Twenty-third
Psalm," and Will be Sung
Sunday.

Services on Sunday at the First and
Central Presbyterian Church will Ne
featured with the rendering of u new
composition by John A. Thoms, Jr.. of
this city. which is dedicated to Rev.
Aquilla Webb, ID. D., pastor of the
church.
The tenor solo of the new compost
ton the "Twenty-Third Psalm" will
be given by Christopher w. Graheni.
tenor soloist of the First and Central
Quartet and the Philadelphia Operatic
Society. Mr.. Graham took the part >of
Tannhauser in the opera "Tannhaus-
err" at the Academy of Music I'm Phil
adelphia on November 3. Mr.. Thoms
is the assistant conductor of the Phil
adelphia operate Society.
Preparations are being made for tho
Christmas Cantata "The Story OF
Christmas" to be given Christmas
night under the direction of MIR
| Thoms, who is the director of music
and organist of the First and Centra
Church.
Mr.. Thoms. who is very well-knowi
| in musical circles in this section a
the country, has written a number o.
piano solos. He is planning to take VI
special work in New York City thi,
winter. but has planned this worl
50 that it win not interfere with hi.
local activities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
GEORGE L. EVANS HEADS
JOHN l.. FISHER POST

George l.. Evans has been elected
commander >bf John l.. Fisher Post
No. 1s, American Legion. w. j.. Duei
was elected yice-commandcr: II. u
Cohec, finance officer; ID. B. Null
hausen, adjutant Frank Perry. mus
ter-at-arms, and G. II. Jester. histor-
ian. The executive committee was
appointed. as follows: j.. i. NIul.
hausen. G. j., Fletcher. G. II. Jester
n, W. Anderson, G.. A. Wedler, w
Erhart and II. w. Lambert.
Disapproval OF the proposed 'use O
the High School auditorium by tn,
Friends of Soviet Russia ON Decembel
22 was voiced by the members at III,
last meeting. The post decided 10 co
operate with the city committee o
the Legion In arranging a dance sched
uled for December 2S Mt the New
Century Club.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
SOON MADE GOOD
JOKING PREDICTION
OF HIS EMPLOYER
How Dennis J. Mention Rose
Quickly In the n. a n. Cor
poration.
NOW BACK IN WILMINGTON

Dennis !. Mention. for years a well
known citizen of Wilmington. and al-
ways interested I'm its AFFAIRS even
when residing elsewhere. has returned
to take up permanent residence here
again lic IN now residing at 1882
North Jackson street.
Mr.. Mention was for long time ono
of Wilmingtons most active citizens,
prominent In various lines. lie was
for several years member Of tho
city Council from the Tenth ward,
serving one term as chairman Of the
finance committee. AS chairman of
The park commlttcc in 1856. he led the
famous contest that resulted in the
Passage of the ordinance providing for
loan OF Si5o.ooo for the first and
main purchase OF the Brandywine
Park land. lie also served as nrcm-
Der of the Park Commission.
Mr.. Mention was a Wilmington boy,
and early I'm boyhood he entered the
employ of the Harlan & Hollingsworth
corporation, In somewhat undue
manner. lie was fishing in the Chris
tinna, one day. within the boatyard
limits, when he was observed by
Samuel Harlan. president OF the corpo-
ration, who asked him some questions
aud ended by Offering him the job OF
carrying Ice water around In a bucket
tc tho workmen in the yard. lie filled
this humble task all tho summer and
later was employed as a helper.
When he was sixteen years OF ag,
he hcca'mc dcsirous of learning the
TRADE of woodwor<cr and spoke to Mr.
Harlan about it. The latter took hin
90 tho iolnSr department and ap.
preaching the foreman. the late Johr
Wood, brusqucly remarked: "John
here's lad who wants your place
After consultation Mr.. Wood accepted
him and he was duly taken on as M
indeuturcd apprentice for five years
Two montles before the completion
~ his apprenticeship, the shop fore
IMAM died and Mr.. Mention was installe,
in hts place. Two years later Super
int,ndent John Wood died and Mr.
Mention was promoted 10 succeed him
Thus, In few years he made good tn
tolsing remark of Mr.. Harlan's at tn
tlme he asked 20 be apprenticed 10 tn
trade.
Mr.. Mention remained nj this re
NI'WNARtN H'cAAitU Win AAlf
corporation until 1898. when he re
elgnod 20 accept a similar position
with the Maryland Steel Co. at Spar
rows Point, below Baltimore. now
plant OF tho bethlehem steel Co. Her
ho remained until very recently, whe
he retired, having sustained a sever
accident q few years ago. the effect
~ which remained with him for som
time. Also he had been working har
ana consistently for 81 years.
Mr.. Mention remained In this ne
moss interests in Wilmington and wi
devote his time 20 attending 20 then
iio was the first president OF tn
, Moccaco steam fSrc Engine Co. an
last Monday night. when a compan,
meeting For the election Of officers wa
hold ne was cordially asked 10 serv
ne tho companys last president" n
90 viii soon wind up it's affairs as
member Of the old volunteer fire de
nartment. lie declined the honor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
RAILROAD FUND SUIT
HAS BEEN CONTINUED
UNTIL DECEMBER 70
Continued from page 8.

disregard the constitution Of tho
United brotherhood and to violate
their obligations to the United
Brotherhood;< = and restraining the de-
PENDANTS and each OF them from with-(
holding any moneys belonging to tho
United brotherhood or to the Penn
sylyania System Division and from
Withholding any moneys which right
fully should be paid TO the, Grand
Lodge of the United Brotherhood; and
from misapprorriating, misapplying.
diverting or wrongfully using any
such moneys now In the possession of
tho defendants or any of them: and
from wrongfully using any property
which belongs to the United Brother
hood or the Pennsylvania. system Di-
vision. or which Is held by any OF the
defendants in trust for the Pennsyl-
vania System Division; and from us
ing, altering or destroying any records
| of the Pennsylvania System Division
whiQh arc now in the custody OF the
defendants or any of them which came
into their custody as agents or pre-
tended agents of the Pennsylvania
system Division; and from transfer.
ring any of the aforementioned prop.
erty; and from drawing any checks
upon any fund deposited in any bank
which fund rightfully belongs to III,
| United Brotherhood or the pennsyl.
vania System Division; and from con.
tinuing to represent themselves a.
officers and agents of the Pennsyl.
vania System Division"
Attorney Iarman anpounced tba
he was ready TO argue the demurrer
but Attorney Reinhardt wanted II
days to prepare for the argument. Nh
Harman said the funds would be tie,
i up meanwhile and the new organiza
ton would become bankrupt il no
4 given relief.
/ Chancellor Wolcott asked whethe
the members of the new organization
Iare seeding from the old organiza
: tions and taking funds, and Mr.. Har
man stated they are withdrawing 70
self representation. The chancello
thought the funds should be held in
tact until the court ascertains wher
they belong.
: MIR. Reinhardt said some of tn
: money in bank belongs TO the Unite
: Brotherhood and some 60 the Pennsyl
vania system Division and the CON
plainants desire an accounting. II
: stated one purpose of the complain
: ants is to show they have no officer
and want TO hold a meeting to ele,
= officers. The defendants applaudc
! the announcement, and ChancellC
Wolcott told them to keep quiet {
!, he would clear the room.
e The chancellor declined TO modii
Z the restraining order. which he issue
. in the language of the complainant
9 prayers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08

Mr., Hartman suggested that oral
testimony be taken. and Mr.. H6in-
hardt proposed afidAvsta. Chancellor
Woloott remarked that taking oral
testimony would require q week or
two, Mr.. Reinhardt said tho COM
plainants have many atfsdavits md
desire permission to present them.
Attorney J. Frank Boil asked whether
the court would pay fees to witnesses
FOR tho defense and was told It would
rot because they had not been sub
pocr-aed. The chancellor deferred de-
cision on how testimony should be
taken and fixed December 23 for argu-
ment on the demurrer and for the
return OF the new rulc to show cau1e
why n preliminary injunction shoult
not be granted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
Had Kidney Trouble Ten Years.

Don't give up hope if you are suf-
fering from backache. rheumatic
pains, stiff, swollen joints, always
tired feeling, pains in groin and
trouble. j. It. Osborn, II. It. ID. No. /,
Lucasville, o., writes: ''I had kidney
trouble for 10 years. tried all kinds
of kidney remedies but they did me no
good. took one bottle of Foley Kid
ney Pills and they helped me so much
! am we'll now" n. p. Danforth--
Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
iiremcn Remember W. ". Weeks.

At a meeting I'm their former head
quarters. Twenty-ffth and Market
streets. on Tuesday night. William IL.
Weeks. tho oldest member of tl.e
iirandywino Fire Company was pre-
scented with a platinum Shrine pin. set
with diamonds by his fellow members
~ the old volunteer fire unit. The
presentation was made by George
Watson. president OF the Brandywine
Fire Company.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
POLICE WARN MOTOR DRIVERS.

superintendent of Police George
Black has issued a warning to own
ers and drivers OF motor trucks, call
ing their attention TO the necessity Of
equippsng such vehicles with mirrors
in accordance with an amendment TO
the motor vehicle laws passed at the
last session of the General Assembly.
The police captains We're instructed to
enforce the law in the following order:
''The attention OF all members of
the force is called TO Section ga of
Chapter 194, Volume 80, Laws of
Delaware, as follows:
Section 5-A. All motor trucks
shall be equipped with a mirror so
placed that the driver thereof may
readily ascertain the presence of any
vehicle travelling in the same direc-
ton and overtaking him.
you will instruct all members OF
tne force TO quietly inform all truck
drivers and owners of trucks that
they must comply with the provisions
of the law.
George Black,
Superintendent of Police -
Want an Office boy? Telephone 3
4 -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
Y. W. c. A. Membership Committee

The Membership Committee of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton Will hold their meeting at the
home of Mrs. Caleb II. Burchenal, 1900
Broomc street, tomorrow evening. in
stead of afternoon as scheduled in
the calendar.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
They Ask For It.

Hilary K. Adair, the San Francisco detective, was talking about the con- vlctiOn of Charles Ponzi.
 "Oh, we'll" he said, "the people like to be swindled-that's my experience. When was living in New England a Concord crook cleaned up $7,000 one cold winter by advertising that he had a 5O-cent recipe for keeping wells and cisterns from freezing. Farmers from Maine and Vermont and North Dakota and all the cold places sent for the recipe, and what they got was print ed slip which said:
 ""Take in your well or cistern care fully every night and stand 1t in front of the fre.'"
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
FORGED TO FIGHT
 FOR HER BREATH
Nashville Artist Tells of Terrible Suffering Experienced by
 His Wife.
HUSBAND GOES DOWN HILL
Finally Both Decide to Put TanIac to Test and as a Result Have En- loved Best of Health for Past
 Three Years.

'Both my wife and myself have put Tanlac to the test and we call it the greatest medicine in the world" said J. T. Montamat, 1123 Third Ave-, North. Nashville, Tenn, artistic sign painter for the Cusack Company. Mir. Montamat has lived in Nashville for nearly thirty years and is highly re- spected by all who know him.
 Before my wife took Tanlac she suffered so badly from gas on her stom- ach. and heartburn that she often said she felt like she was smothering to death. She actually had to sit up in bed to get her breath.
 "Well, in a short time after she began taking Tanlac her trouble dis appeared and she was like a different person. Seeing the good results in her case I began taking the medicine myself and 1t soon had me feeling like a brand new man.
 up to that time had been trou- bled with indigestion. I had no appe- tite and the little I did eat seemed to do me about as much harm as good. I felt so tired and languid I hated to move around, and was get ting in such rundown condition that 1t worried me.
 'Tanlac acted with me just like 1t did with my wife, and although that was three years ago we have enjoyed the best of health all along. How ever, I keep a bottle of Tanlac in the house all the time, and when l feel myself getting run down the medicine soon has me feeling all right again. I am convinced that Tanlac $ with out an equal. Our friends all know how it helped us and don't hesitate to tell anyone about it."
 Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Fatal 10 Flies.

Fly-swatters and screens will be relegated to the junk pile if the De partment of Agriculture finds merit in the fly-killing properties claimed for sapling grown from the seed of a Ken lucky coffee tree by the late Prof. George F. Holmes of the University of Virginia Professor Holmes assert ed that the tree gave off a peculiar poison fatal to flies and therefore was boon to humanity. He planted 1t in his garden and requested that 1t be dedicated as his only memorial.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Bad Stomach Sends Her to Bed
 for 10 Months
EafOnEo Gsfs Her UpT

cover a year ago." says Mrs. Dora Williams, 'I took to bed and for 10 months did not think l would live. EatOnic helped me so much 1 am now up and able to work. recommend 1t highly for stomach trouble"
 EatOnic helps people to get well by taking up and carrying out the excess acidity and gases tEat put the stomach out of order. If you have indigestion, sourness, heartburn, belching. food re- beating, or other stomach distress, take an EatOnic after each meal. Big box costs only a trifle with your druggists guarantee.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Women as TaxpaYers.

Figures show that One-ffth of the taxpayers contributing to the cost of administering the affairs of the state are women. Women, married and sin ble, filed IA, ,OOO of the 745,OOO income tax returns in 1920.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

HEPANA-MAKEs THE LIVER ACTIVE. and to drive away that headache. sour stomach and that dull feeling in mind and body An Inactive liver causes these troubles and better health will follow if you take Eepana Hepana is doctors prescription skillfully prepared by an old druggist; it's made from roots and is safe. effective and eeliebIe You need it. Send for HepanRs lake 1t and be happy. Sent promptly; re- sponsible 50 cents and $1.o0 per box. Cir Washington Street, HARTFORD, CONN.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

old herb blood remedy.
 Get S.S.S. from your druggist today, and after you have started taking, write for special medical counsel to Chief Medical Advisor, 845 Swift Lab oratory, Atlanta, Geor- gia. It's free.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Salt Water Destroys Propeller.

The great bronze propeller screws first fitted to the steamship Mature tania wore out through the action of salt water in three months.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

blood are bound to fall behind. Success is yours only if you have the snap, vigor and magnet ism that go with a whole some, rich blood supply.
 Don't despair because others forge ahead of you. Start right now to
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Health and Vigor Win in
 The Race of Life

free your circulation of the impuri- ties that are hampering your health and progress. Thousands have done this with S.S.S., the famous
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

When a girl thinks she has broken her heart it's a sign 1t will stand a lot more smashing.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
Baby Specialists.

THAT there Physicians who specialize Infant ailments you All
 Physicians understand Infant troubles: all Physicians his profession his duty human ills from the Stok
 But in serious he calls the Specialist Why7 He every Mother ow ought ow that Baby just y needing special ment special remedies,
 Can Mother be less thoughtful Can Mother try relieve Baby remedy that she would for hsf9 Ask yuf and hOnesy
 Always remember that Baby is just baby And remembering this you will remember Fecher Caoa made especially Infants Children
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

In these days of fast competition only full-blooded, robust, healthy people can keep to the front. Un- healthy weddings with disordered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07
Report on Business Outlook

"The business outlook will be re-
ported to a meeting of the Business
Science Club of Philadelphia at the
Adelphia tonight by ]. II. Tregoe, sec
rotary of the National Association Of
Credit Men, and other seers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07
STEPS ARE TAKEN
. TO REGISTER IDLE
Committee Of Fifteen Proposed
for Work at Meeting at
Chamber of Commerce
BUCHANAN HEADS BODY

First steps to register the unemployed
in the city we're taken this afternoon,
at meeting Of committee Of fifteen
representative men in the Chamber of
Commerce Building, Twelfth and Wal
nut streets.
This committee was appointed by
Ernest T. Trigg, chairman of the In
dustrial Relations Committee Of the
Chamber of Commerce, in conformity
with resolutions adopted last Wednes-
day afternoon at the meeting on un
employment in the Mayors office.
As Mr.. Trigg is in Washington for
several days Of each week working with
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover In the
national movement to relieve unem
ployment, he declined the chairman
ship of the committee.
John, f. Buchanan, Of the Indus.
trial Relations Committee Of the Cham
Der of Commerce and prominent in the
electrical industry, was named chair
man.
Other members are:
Thomas Moore, American Legior
representative.
w. j. Nash, president United Busi
ness Mems Association.
Kenneth NJ. Coolbaugh, head o.
Pennsylvania State Employment.
John Fisler, president Manufacturers
Club.
d. Knickerbacker Boyd, representing
labor of local building trade.
Joseph M. Steele, president Builders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07
MAYOR Of CHESTER
SILENT ON CHARGES
Ramsey "Up In the Air" After
Detective advisers Assertion
Police Are Rotten"
SAYS VICE IS PROTECTED

Mayor Ramsey, Of Chester, apparent
ly is up in the air" over the charges
Of police corruption made in Chester
last night by Edward II. Bryant, de-
tective and the Mayors police adviser.
Bryant declared that the Chester po-
lice department is "rotten to the core"
and that Council will not clean up the
situation, Bryant asserted that Chief
Of Police Davenport permitted gambling
houses to run.
Mayor Ramsey was asked today II
he would suspend Davenport.
II don't know" he replied. IT knew
nothing Of the charges until I read
them In a newspaper this morning"
Admits Bryant Is Adviser
The Mayor admitted Bryant is his
police adviser, and then was asked II
the detective made public the charges
before consulting the Mayor about
them.
Mr.. Ramsey replied he hadn't
time to talk with Bryant since the
meeting last night. A press Of business
might prevent him from seeing the de-
tective all day, the Mayor concluded.
Bryant, In his address, in the Chester
Armory, said that a city official is the
go between" in the matter of graft
paid by gamblers for protection.
He charged another city official with
being the "official go-between" in the
matter of graft paid by the gamblers
for protection.
He charged minor official with
boasting of being the owner of dis
orderly house on West Third street and
told of an instance when the house was
raided and Of the official getting the in
mates out Of Jail and an alleged asser-
tion that no police mention was to be
made of the raid.
Bryant asked Mayor Ramsey to sus
pend Chief Davenport and prefer charges
against him, he said, but added, at is
no use. We were told three members
of Council, constituting the majority
would surely find the chief not guilty"
The Rev. John Graham was chair
man of the meeting, which was called
as an opening gun in the campaign to
"clean up" Chester.
Mrs. z. A. Yarnall, of Swarthmore,
who recently led eleven members of the
Grand Jury In protesting against nine
other members for their refusal to vote
for true bill against proprietors Of
alleged gambling houses here, was one
Of the speakers.
Mrs. Yarnall defended the eleven
members of the Grand Jury in at
tempting to have the Court hear her
protest. The speaker said that had she
known at the time when she and other
members appeared before Judge Broom
all to deliver their protest what she
knew week later, Judge Br0omall
would have listened to the protest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07

Exchange and Employers Association.
Charles J. Webb, president Philade. =
phia Textile Manufacturers Associa =
ton.
Leo II. Heist, president Rotary Club.
Alexander G. Ferguson, Jr., presi-
dent Kiwanis Club.
Emil =. Albrecht, president Phila-
delphis Bourse.
William NJ. Coates, president Phila-
delphia Board Of Trade.
G. Herbert Bell, president CONNER =
cial Exchange.
Staunton B. Peck, president Metal
Trades Association.
G.. L. Peck, vice president Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
Mr.. Trigg has taken to Secretary
Hoover the details Of the first meeting
and the words of Mayor Moore calling
the committee to action, so that this
material, showing Philadelphia to be
the first city to start the relief OF the
unemployment, can be scattered broad
cast over the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07
MEDAL FOR DR.. WINeFIELD
Posthumous Honor Given Man Who
Gave Life In Fire

-Posthumous Honor Given Man Who
Gave Life In Fire
DR.. Russell Stewart Wingfeld, for
merly of the staff of the Stetson Hos
pital, who died August 27 in Salonica,
Greece, from burns received while res
cuing patients during a hospital fire,
has received the posthumous award of
the Greek gold medal for devotion in
epidemic duty"
DIR. Wingfeld was a member Of the
Red Cross staff Of the hospital. designed
primarily for the care of children. He
was severely burned during the fire, re-
turning again and again for the chill
dren trapped in the building. An
nouncement Of the award was made with
announcement Of similar awards to
twelve American members Of the Red
Gross unit who have been on duty In
Salonica for the last nine months.
DR.. Wingfeld's home was at BOG
Fourth avenue, Richmond. Va, where
he was born in 1895. He was grad
uated from the Medical College Of Vir-
ginia and came to this city after service
In the army during the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07
J. WALTER KELLER FREED
Charges Against Son Of Philadelphia
Man Collapse In Chicago

Automobile theft charges against J
Walter Keller, son Of n wealthy Phila :
delphian and branch manager for the
Pratt Food Company, collapsed today
at Chicago.
Keller, son Of Joseph s. Keller.
was arrested last August when several
cars said to have been stolen were
traced to him. The case was continued
today the only witnesses were the do .
tectives who made the arrest.
Mr.. Keller. who is said to have an
income Of $4,000 a year, lives at tbs
Del Prado Hotel, Chicago. He is man
ager of the Hammond, Ind. branch q,
the food manufacturing company.