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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
GAS STATION
AGAIN ROBBED

Thursday nirnt, for the sixth time
this winter. the standard on station
at Fourth ave. and Lenora st was
held up.
The lone bandit forced II. 9. Eaton,
the only employs on duty. 10 hold ur
his hands while he rtolo between $40
and t35 from tho register.
Tho robber carried an automatic
pistol.
Informally calling on T. L. Kraft
HOS Pearl st- Thursday. burglar
stole $50 and quantity Of tobacco
Jack fsadour's caullflower ear am
hard boiled mug were wreahing hay
&C with clothing dealers until Dctec,
tive A. A. Brown and l.. O. Harris
interviewed Thursday. Tadour In nj
legged 90 have collected several suit
and fi.as from clothing dealers By
simply being hard boiled
~e~~e~e~~~~~~~~ee~~~e~~ ~~~e~>~~>~S~~~>-~~~~
walked out A few days later hs
disappeared from San Francinco.
The drama moves now 20 the might
Of the shooting and finds three
peaceful Chinese smoking their pipes
In a Chinatown room. The walls arc
thin In Chinatown and. from an nd
joining room. these witnesses nay
came tina following conversation:
Go Foin has returned 10 town for
the New Year celebration" they my
Dong Iai remarked. lilo must Ia
killed tonight"
How muchy- came another voice
Two thousand dollars"
And that was all.
Go Foin wnH killed that very nirht
And Dong fai was avenged And
that In why they cnil her tho Chi
nese Helen" tho slave girl who
started a war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
The Chinese Helen They Cali Her

The 'chinese Helen they can her
For. like Helen OF Troy. the out
break Of a war II credited 20 Dong
Iai. the wistful ono.
Along tho alleys. lanes and street.
OF Seattic's Chinatown and those OF
other Pacific Coast cities the gay Ian.
terms and trnppinrr Of the New Year
Stiii hang untouched. tho the New
Year has como and gone. Fear lives
behind every haired door and win.
dow and tho streets are AL but de-
serted.
ons Of the hioodIess tong war; In
Chinatown history hr~wz
And Dong TAT. .i.yoar-oid Chinese
maid. IL In the San Francisco Jail
charged with bringing u about This
II unprecedented. staggering. IN fact.
when the Oriental depreciation OF
women II considered ~ In not un.
common for a tong 10 90 TO war over
slave Eiri. But for a slave riri TO
declare war Of vcngcanco--thls
could not have been dreamed even
BY the slaves % tho opium plps.
Yet II II written In tho pniicp
records tina, this very thing has hap
pened; that Dong Lai. tho wintfui
one. employed every weapon known
10 tong warfare: that she called into
secret conference -four gunner and
put price Of $4,000 on the head Of
Go Foin. known M the bully Of
Chinatown: that the GUNNER set out
TO win the reward. waited under
cover % night upon n dark stairway.
and Dong Iai was avenged. for Go
Foin. two gun man" and q '1klTier-
Of the sury Dong Tong. lay dead
when the police arrived
Chow Chucy. prominent IN yunrl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
Good Children's
Home Is Offered

Any one who wants a good home
for Children was asked today by the
COMMITTEES on unemployment TO sp-
ply nj onco 10 room .. Labor temple.
Phone Elliott 2f2t.
Hunnydnl. grange warehouse win
be open March . for donations for
unemployed families OF Seattle a2d
adjoining district
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
MADE Love
TO HIM HE
DECLARES
Man Files Answer to $780,
600 Love Balm Suit; He
Demands $1,000

& Knutscn. co salesman OF
Lewiston. Idaho sued by Mrs.
Myrtle schott. scamstrcs. of this
city. for $4,000 for alleged breach
OF promise TO marry. accused Mis-.
schott Of making love TO him and
demanded $4,000 damages In his
cross complaint filed by hts attor.
\pey. George Olson. Thursday.
knutSon asserts be mot Mrs.
schott In May. 1890. when he was
hooking for 'companionablc wife
and shortly Afterwards she Informed
him she was In love with him and
agreed to marry on certain condl
tons.
Pursuant TO this agreement. he
0ys. he save her $50 q week while
her husband was seeking divorce
In california Then. when this
action failed. he declares. he gave
her 800 and other money TO bring
divorce proceedings herr. which
were successful In November.
He says he bought her many
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
Coldest and Warmest
DAYS Noted in Feb.

The ooldest and again the warrnest
day no far this winter was recorded
during February. according 10
Weather Forecaster salisbury. The
thermometer registered SIX degrees
below freezing on February 10 and
rose 10 81 degrees above ON February
20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
N LOVE WITH
MOTHER IN-lAW

a. fnNnoN. March Mrs. Mar
rarct Aiderton. a wife of 10. com.
planned In the West Hartlepooi
court That her husband had tc-
CONF infatuated with her mother.
lie admitted he had been on
friendly terms with his mother.ln.
law. and that he had not spoken
20 his wife for five months lie
was ordered to pay his wife 49,
a week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04

A. PERSON. 80. wns charged with
disprderiy conduct by Sergeant r. IL.
jennings. Friday. He was arrested
at 719 Dearborn n. Thursday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04

Our prevent PRODUCTION n hydro
electric power In roughly equivalent
10 "a. 900. 900 tons of coal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04
One Of the wonders Of Australia =
Lake Eyre, which IN below sea Level

Ruccessfm treatment OF Diseased
tonsils and throat without operation:
tegtimoniais. Herb Medicine Co.
Box s5i. e.--Advertiscment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04

NEW BRUNSWICK. ~. J.. March
Two prisoners In the Middieses
county bail are on hunger strikes. Il
became known today. A. r. Mattel.
Hungarian. charged with mailing
threatening letters and J. X Keep
pus. Italian. h.id a. n witness. have
been without food since Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-04


costly articles including q tsTs fur
coat and th.n left the city for a
short trip. on hts return he claims
he heard she had kept company
with other men and abe did no,
deny IL
lie asserts she then urged him 10
buy tire Charleston hotel and told
MIN che would not marry him un.
le.- he cave her several thousands
Of dollars. threatening suit for
breach of promise II he failed TO
comply.
In me pending suit. he sayA she
has kept her word.
JUARrZ. Mcxfcos--trohihitior to
n, submitted 10 voters OF chihua
hua March 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30

Chicago July - --Final arguments
IN the baseball trial were begun here
today with the state directing two
hour attack on the defendants In which
tFn famous White SoX players were
pictured as TRAITORS, VII" for 100000
"i dirty money sold ;hrir souls, betrayed
their comrades ami the cubic. aud con-
spir"d TO make money through making
IN" American pleasure and sport a con-
td'Hr' game.
Edward l'rindivIl!c directed IN" pros
ccutiuu'E ilrst IRE in the ina! p."a.
Mr.. prindiville expects 20 FINISH MS
argument in "A special session Of court
tomorrow The defense pleas will take
M Mon!ay and possibly par; Of Tues
day with Gc"rE" German closing for
The state late TUESDAY. The case ~ eN-
p"Ct"d to BE- IN, tn" JurN'S hands La'e
Tuesday ur carly "Wednesday.
Mr. rrndiIi.i" directed his words
mainly against Eddie ''!roue. chick
Gandn. Joe Jarhsuu. r't"G" Williams
and David X'.,"r
He was particularly bitter IN speak
M "f CiCott".
This man. by his own confession. sat
IN his room AT the Warner h"''i here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
Mere Facts and Fewer.
GeneraIitieS Wanted

WASHINGTON. July 29.-Prenaratory to
the consideration OF rates and provisions
OF The How tariff bill. senate finance
committee members appeared today 10
have adopted Il new policy with respuy =
to testimony in the hope. 1t was de-
rlarrd q Gc:t!ns more facts and less
Ecrcra!it:cS."
Ilaas Of come OF the members to re-
ducc the hearings 10 statements or
value 10 the committee became known
after Chairman PcnroSe had announced
tina, hearings would be suspended after
Monday. while the members determine
whether American valuation provisions
in the FNrdnry or house bill are to be
STRICKEN out or retained.
The GIst move TO have the hearing
record show only facts" was inade by
Senator Reed. Democrat, OF Missouri.
He urged tha, testimony OF a. q. Rosen-
Esrten, Philadelphia chemical manu-
facturer, be omitted. after the wltEcSs
had declined to give tho committee In
formation concerning the firms produc-
tiun costs. taxes, earnings, dividends
and other details which Mr.. Reed de-
clarcd were necessary to say whether
tarifr protection was required. No ac-
ton was taken on the hisSourian's re-
quest.
The committee considered the chem
lea! schedule Of the bill today. The dye
embargo. proposed by the house ways
and means committee burt killed by tho
house. was brought in several times.
bu; witnesses commended mainly for high
protective duties on chemical products.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
WEATHER MAN SPOILED YESTER-
DAYS PROGRAMME MATCHES
ARE PLAYED OWING
TO RAIN.
Ladies Singles and Ladies Doubles Will
Be Finished To-day II Possible
Mon to Go INTO Next Week.

Owing TO the interference ~ Jupiter
| rluvius. the matches in the city tennis
| Chamri"nSht y tournaments. 20 HAY" been
PLAYED on III" EIEwood courts Of the
! Wheeling Tennis club yesterday wcre
post poncd until today, and VIII thus
| prolonr tho tourney into next week.
/ With weather conditions still doubt
! fu! n" play .ug Of tolay's games may
be postponed unit! next week. and the
delay is ".,WsInG much concern among
! III" players.
The ladies' d"uhlrs were 10 have hc"n
! ladies' singles and the mems singles
! w"r, f. hll. hc"n pushed To tho finals,
:" that IN" finishing matches m:tht lie
! played today. hut the p"stpNncment
means much more playing than was
anticipated. and n whirlwinl finish.
The courts were III had condition yes
tcrLay as a result of The rains. but with
! plenty OF sunshine this morning. they
| VIII again be IN good shape FOR r,Ay!ng
| today.
II tho weather permits playing will be
| started this mnrLInE, In an effort 10
| Mn:Sh tho tournaments. but II IL doubt
! IN, whether hey VIII NJ I've finished,
! aui iudi.a,:"ns last evening were that
| the finals Will need be POSTPONED until
| Monday.
The following are tho matches set
! FOR today. and as many others 20 adj
! vance the program Will lie played as
( possible.
LADIES DOUBLES
! Finals
Mrs. II. Whitaker and Miss Anna
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
TO RESUME SERIES

With the series with the RauCrs def
ing her attention 70 III" immediate pres
rnt and preparing 70 meet II" cambria
team IN two moro games OF series.
H. :, lWo teams play at FINA stree;
park MS afternoon and at ShaLystdc
Sunday Each hav" won ono game and
Norn hcYC - take thc*" ~" games
and decide III" matter. MoundSv!Ie -
sur" 81 winning tOday's gam" with
smith on the mound 'BnI" has :urne'i
IN five wins IN u row ard viii J." IN fine
rim for this game. TowRr"r sine"
Honnckcr LETT 'hc team thcr" Is n"
Other regular pitcher on the squad AMI
Higgins vii hr hard up for hur!"r on
sunday Cambria has the fastest Ut
field sn"n here this year. In both the
games played they robbed tho Mound
CITY lads out of several extra base
hits by sharp Holding.
MoundSvillc has heavy hitting club
but their outficld IL slow and the tear
as whole lacks unity at the present
time Hrw"Tcr captain Higgins VIII
have tho team IN good shape for the
RAucrs and Manager Sears is after
coupl" good pitchers for the rest
~ the season. There is also posi-
hin,y nC seeing a fast outf"!der and
a heavy hitting innclder on the team
: in tho games next week.
Tho attendance Mt Moundsrilie has
re~n slack but with working c"ndi-
tons improving and tho scheduling "f
such a fine sertes Of EaA>S With The
LEADING cams In the valley Will no
doubt bring out the bugs" for II they
Do no, turn out there Will he no moro
r.ut,. ~ Fifth Str(ot Park
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
WHITE S0X PLAYERS PICTURED
AS TRAITORS To THE PUBLIC

and arranged to receive $4,000 FOR the
dirty work he planned" said hr. frind-
iville Then, Judas-.iac. nc went down
stairs 10 hob-noh with his innocent
team mates and IN his own words. 10
allay the suspicious OF the men he had
just betrayed.
"Ie said he'd throw the ball over the
fence II necessary. TO lose tho nrSt
ramc He confessed t. Judge Charles
Mcdonald. and then h" went to the
iury and confessed. AID what happened
in the first game" tiCott". the Amcrl-
can leagues greatest pitcher. hurting
with 4 hcavy heart by his own con-
fosslon- and pocket made heavy by
$4,000 in graft. was beaten. ten To one
Mr.. Irindivillr declared the evidence
proved Chick GandIl ono ot the con-
spiracy leaders and that Williams ami
Jackson stood convicted by their own
confessions.
williams and Jackson had admitted
their guilt" he said. What can you
gentlemen do but go the limit in pun
.sh!ng them"
And this man. Zc!crr." h" shouted.
has tried to prove an altht q" prove he
is not tho man who helped Abe Attcll
run this deal"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
POLICE DOCKET TO B.
HEAVY THIS MORNING

An unusually big session Of police
court FOR Il Saturday viii he held this
morning. Police were active last even
ing
Thomas Smith was arrested by Police
man Turner on drunk charge. Goldie
food was arrested by Policeman Bishop
charged with begging. Lace Sedork was
arrested by Policeman Flanagan for
passing a street car while passengers
were being discharged. william ]. Nc
Cune was picked w by Policeman Tur-
rs- charged with being drunk.
Crane Howard. who At one time was
n regular customer in police court but
who has not paid tho judge WISH :or
over 4 !"ir, was arrested by fnhc'mhh
Frank limos nn complaint Of Cranes
VIE. who said her I'd was disor-
derby Frank Fletcher, arrested by
Policeman Reed charged with being
drunk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
MANY OLD WHEELING PLAYERS IN VETERANS GAME
NOT YET AGREED
ON REPEAL Of
PROFIT TAXES

WASHINGTON. July 23--Puhlic hearings
on lax revision were closed today by
tn" house ways and means committee,
which viii start drafting the new rere-
nue. bill after hearing Secretary Mellon
ln,"rna. EcvcHuc Commissioner Bla!r
AMI other treasury "friritis in executive
session. beginning. Monday.
Chairman For'!n"y SAID today II would
probably take three weeks to get the
bill h"f"r" IN" house. The majority
members Of the committee have as yet
had no conferences 10 agree upon re-
vision program.
All Of tho Republicans have not yet
agreed I" the treasury proposal TO re-
pea tho excess profits tax and substi-
tut an increased normal tax on corpor-
atoms. 4 reduction in the su-taX
brackets 10 a maximum Of at least forty
percent also l. forecast with proDa bly,
some other changes in the present law.
Like The great ma or:ty Of those who
had gone before. most Witnesses before
tho committee today. sought remora! OF
III. IAN from their particular Industries.
William 4. Brady. Of New York. and
other :pokesmcn for the moving picture
industry. including theatres. asked that
the theatre seat tax. the i've percent
sales tax on films and he ten percent
admission tax be removed. They de-
Clared the industry WAS in worhe shape
than any other in the country, with
four thousand theatres already closed
and many others planning TO shut down
next month. Mr.. Grady said the high
salaries OF movie stars had disappeared
in the last year.
Representative Appleby, Republican.
Now Jersey. argued in favor OF his bills
TO impose a two cent stamp tax on bank
checks to repeal the soda water tax and
to levy a federal tax of forty cents per
horsepower on passenger automobiles
and ten dollars = ton on trucks. with a
proportion Of This 10 8" 10 the states in
lieu Of the present state taxes. He also
ASKED Tor simpliiitalOn OK the income
TAX sheets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
COL. WHITE NAMED
BY GOVERNOR MORGAN

Chicago, July 30. II. S. White, OF
Matcwan, state commander of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. was to-
day appointed by Governor Morgan
chairman OF the board created by the
last Legislature TO supervise the errc.
ton Of monument in the NiCksburg
National Military Park. Oiher mem
bcrs appointed were: J. !. Morgan,
Buckhannon. and Philip II. Elliott. OF
Graham Station, Mason county. All
are veterans Of the Civil war.
Tn" monument will designate the
location occupied by the Fourth West
Virginia infantr: regiment during the
campaign and SciGe of NlCkshurG.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
| FINALS IN TENNIS TOURNEY
WILL Be PLAYED OFF TO-DAY

IIurua vs Mrs F. Caldwell and Miss c.
i-,,
r,r.c. .,>.,,,,e
Tri-Finais
Miss Sarah Jackson vs.. MIS-. Rooc7'
M"%ks.
t,, Mice r,i,,ho,h
,,
~ r.,auou -. vinne- cf the
, ,,on,, ,,ch
''''
MN . SiH"I''""
Seml-Flhais
Wright lIuGus -. z. +. Bowie.
Tom Cummins VS.. George Perkins.
VIEWS DOI'RI.ES
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
JACK BURKE KNOCKS
OUT ENGLISH FIGHTER

New York. July 29.---Jack Burke OF
Pittsburgh. former national amateur
light heavyweight boxing CHAMPION,
Knocked out Harry Sharpe. Of London,
En-,nnd. in the second round III Il -
round match a. Cone! Island tonight.
Burh. weighed lT9 pounds and, sharpe
lt4i-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
MARY BROWNE wins
FROM MRS. B0NDY

New York. July 2s.--Miss Mary X.
Browne. of San Francisco defeated Mrs.
May sutton Bondy OF Los Angeles in tho
hnai OF the wnm-a's New York state ten
ris rhamp.unshinp tourna ment al the
Crescent a. G. Brooklyn ;oday.@-6 6-3,
"a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30
STRAW VOTE CAST
AGAINST CARNIVALS

Wooster O.. July c?.--carnivals had
become an epidemic here until the Board
Of Trad" conducted n straw vote. Car
niSaiS were favored by Isl persons, BUT
5 bg4 voted against them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30

How do you like your new teacher.
bobby
shes MI right mother,
"Was she asked you any question yet
you couldn't answer"
"Ycs. ma'am. She asked me how o.d
you were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-30

Hrown--That new cook Of ours makes
everything out Of the ,-""k hook
lrcroy-Then that must have been one
Of tho covers tasted in the lNe last
uiEht.-;orneu Widow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23
DELAWARE ALUMNI.
University Graduates Living In VIII
mlngton VIII Meet Tonight.

Coach Derby OF the University foot
ball team and A. G.. Wilkinson. busi-
ness administrator of the institution
will attend the business meeting of
the Wilmington Chapter of the Alum
nj Association of the University OF
Delaware, which will be held in parlors
A and Il of the Hotel du Pont tonight
at s. 1t was planned TO hold the meet
ing in the club room, but this could
not be arranged.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the local chapter was held In
the offices of County Engineer Grubb
yesterday afternoon. at which matters
were discussed to be brought up at
the meeting tonight. 1t is planned to
limit the business meeting to one hour
and this will be followed with a vau-
deville entertainment which will last
about an hour.
William NJ. Francis. chairman Of the
entertainment committee has arrang-
ed an unusual vaudeville program and
il is planned TO arouse lots OF pep at
the meetings to be held this winter.
with some special feature that wiz
bring out the members of the orga-
nization.
Every effort has been made to Sc
cure as large an attendance as posi-
b. at the meeting tonight. Among
! the important points to be acted upon
this evening are matters affecting the
policy of the local chapter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23
PHILA. PRODUCE MARKET.
By Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-WheA. q,
higher, No. 2. red winter, 1.14@1I9;
DO. garlicky, 1.09@1.14.
Corn, higher; No. 2. for export, SEA
SO: do, No. 3, 60Gs1; No. 2, yellow
local. old crop. 67@6s; new do, S3@
64; do. No. 3. 6l@62.
oats, lower; No. ?, white. 43ls@f4;
No. 3. do. 42@42h.
Butter, steady: western creamery
extra. 44ls; nearby prints. fancy, 57@
So.
Eggs, firm; nearby extra firsts, Sc:
do. firsts, Co. western extra firsts, 65;
do, firsts. 61Q64 fancy selected.
packed. 7S@7s,
Cheese, DUH! New York whole milk
fancy flats % h@23; fair to good. 216
%; longhorn, 22h@23A; single
daisies. 22@23.
Live poultry, firmer; fowls, not leg
horns. 1926; do. leghorns. 1920:
spring chickens. not leghorns, 5000;
do. ieghorns. 1920; old ROSTERS. .17@
IS; ducks. white. Pekin, 24@2S; do,
mixed colors. 20@22; Muscovy, 1920;
geese. 22@25; turkeys, 5000; do fail
to good, 4S@52.
Dressed poultry. firm; fowls fresh
killed. choice TO fancy. $685.; broilers
small sizes, 21@32; roasting chickens
nearby, 2S@33; do. western, 24@34;
chickens. nearby. 23@36; do. western
2i@34; old roosters. 1901; spring
turkeys. nearby. choice to fancy. 570
co; western do, 50@55; iced turkeys
fancy, SO; average receipts, 45@46
old turkeys, As; ducks, S2@35
geese. 30432.
Potatoes firmer: white. hundred
weight fancy, 2.O0@2.25; fair to choice
1.G5@l.95.
Flour quiet soft winter straigh
western. 5.90@6,o0: do. nearby. 5.40@
$50; hard winter. straight. 6.7o@7 90
do, short patent. 7.25@7.50: spring
first clear. 5.25@5.75; do. patent. 6.s
@710: do, short patent, 7.40M7.75
fancy spring and city mills patent
family brand, S.75@9.25.
Hay. steady; timothy. No. 2. 10000
22.0o; do. No. 3, 1s.00@19.00; sample
l4.0oal6.0o; no grade. 12.0o@l4,o0
clover mixed hay. light mixed, ls.5oa
20.o0: No. /, mixed. 1S.00@19-00.
Tallow. quiet; prime city loose. Az
do, special loose, 6; prime countr,
4; edible in tierces, s.
Bran. steady; soft winter in loo
pound sacks. 2A5o@25.00; spring, .2S,;
G24.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-23
SCHOOL FUNDS.
Question Raised Regarding Transfer
OF Certain Moneys.

One Of the questions discussed a.
the conference Of tho state Board of
Education and the Wilmington Board
Of Education held in this city. Mon
day. was whether any part Uf the
funds in one item Of the school bud
gets could be transferred 10 another
item. The members Of the state board
said the state School law prohibits
the state board making such trans
fers, but they expressed the opinion
that the Wilmington School law au-
thorizes the Wilmington board %
transfer for tho general benefit Of the
schoola
when It asked the question the VIII
/ IngtOu board was seeklng information
/ 20 meet a possible emergency. II docs
/ not contemplate any transfer Of funds
[ now. but 81 may be compelled 10 trans
| fer from some budget items 10 the
! teaching item before the JlOse Of tho
4 fiscal year. Intending 70 request City
/ Council in January 20 issue $500 0Oo
/ bonds for the new building program
( Il does not want 10 ask Council for
additional funds for other school pur-
poses.