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Evening journal., 1921-03-02
WORDDOUBTED,
COP WOULD
Hynson Refuses to Help
Department Clear Up
Some Testimony
CHARGED WITH
SLEEPING ON DUTY

Patrolman Charles p. Hnyson
turned in his equipment TO Chief OF
Police Black this morning, and an
nounced that he would quit, rather
than accompany a detective TO Phil
adelphia TO verify testimony given
by him before the Board OF Police
Commissioners yesterday afternoon.
Hynson was called before the
board two weeks ago charged with
sleeping while on duty.
When questioned by the commits
sioners. Hynson stated that he had
gone Off duty in the morning and had
at once gone to Philadelphia for the
purpose OF taking his sick child to a
hospital for treatment. He said he
was detained and had no opportun-
ity TO get any sleep before going on
duty the following night, February
IA. Worn out by being up so long
and worried over the condition Of
his child, he sat down and fell asleep.
The case was postponed until yes
terday. the commissioners stating
that they did not feel like Furnishing
an officer under the circumstances
without first making an investigation
Hynson repeated his previous
statements yesterday afternoon be-
fore the board.
President Smith read a report from
the University OF Pennsylvania Hos
pital where Hynson claimed TO have
taken his child. in which it was
shown that he had not been there
on the date mentioned but had taken
his child TO the hospital last Sep
tember.
Upon Hynson's declaring some
mistake had been made the matter
was again postponed one week.
This morning Chief Black told
Hynson that he had arranged for a
city detective to accompany him
(Hynson) TO Philadelphia this morn
ing for the purpose Of verifying hi,
statements.
Hynson refused TO go and turning
in his equipment, left the police sta.
ton. He will likely be dropped
from the force next meeting.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
NO INCREASE YET
FOR WORKHOUSE

Although members OF the Levy
Court, at a conference with trus-
tees OF the New Castle County Work.
house yesterday. decided TO with
draw opposition TO the measure now
pending in the Legislature to in
crease the county's appropriation
for maintenance OF prisoners at the
workhouse. no resolution to this ef-
feet was adopted by the court, The
trustees desire IS cents a day from
the county. instead of 40 cents. and
the court, at its meeting last week,
went on record as opposing the
measure.
p. Warren Green. attorney for the
court, said at the close OF the con-
ference that the trustees made Il
plain that unless the appropriation
csked for was allowed. the prison
ers would be placed on reduced ra-
tions.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
SERVE WELSH TEA
TO AID SUNSHINE

A Welsh tea for the benefit OF sun
shine activities among the sick, in
firm and poor OF the city will be
given by the Alert branch Of the In
ternational Sunshine Society, in st.
Paurs NJ. Z. Church parlors tomor-
row afternoon, from $50 until T.3O
o'clock. At o'clock, an entertain
ment will be presented.
Tea will be served by women in
quaint Welsh costume. and there will
be Welsh dainties served with tho
tea, There are many families OF
Welsh descent In Delaware.
Among the guests Of honor FOR the
affair will be G. T. Matthews. who IS
known as the King Of Teas" and
Mrs. Robert r. Thomas, or Johns
town. Pa, who is a first cousin OF
Lloyd George. Mrs. o. V. Ort will
entertain Mrs. Susan J. Mills. So
prano, who will entertain with Sc
lections tomorrow evening.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
Want women
ING. 0. CLUB
Those Interested Are Urged
to Attend Thursday
Night Meeting
BIG MEETING AT
LEGISLATURES CLOSE

In the assembly hall OF the odd
Fellows Building, at Tenth and
King streets. tomorrow evening,
local Republican women will have
their first opportunity to become
full-nedged members OF the Della
ware Womens Republican Club.
This will be the weekly meeting Of
tho city organization OF Republican
women, 70 which all other women
interested in Republican party prin-
ciples are invited.
The requirements for member
ship in the Delaware club are sim
ply an agreement TO support the
constitution Of the Women's Re-
publican Club and allegiance 20
Republican party principles The
regular membership dues are soc a
year. The payment OF this amount
gives full membership privileges in
tho organization and also the use OF
the clubhouse and other social and
educational facilities. Membership
card will be given upon payment OF
the membership fee. Special contri-
buttons in addition TO the member
ship fee will be needed and vel
come from all the members who car
afford OF desire TO make an add
uonal contribution.
County meetings will be held n
the near future and in the meantime
Republican women, both in VII
mington and in the State outside o.
Wilmington, may join the o<ub b.
| application TO the county Chairman
or through the club Office at 50;
shipley street, Wilmington The
State Associate Committee OF Re
publican women has planned for the
formal launching OF the Woment
Republican Club by a dedicate,
meeting to be held in this city
shortly after the close OF the Legis
lature. Several of the county's prom
/ inent Republican leaders will be in
vited to speak at the dedication
meeting.
The Delaware Women's Republi
can Club is affiliated with the Wo
mems National Republican Clul
which was launched recently by I
similar dedication meeting in New
York. The national organization
resulted from a conference OF wo
men State leaders in the Easter
States, which was held in New Yorl
at the National Republican head
quarters on December 13 last. Del
aware was represented at this con
ference by the State chairman an
ivice-chairman Of the local womer
Mrs. Lena NJ. Jones. OF Milford, an
Miss Jeanette Eckman, Mrs. Viz
ginia 4. Atkins, Of Sussex county
an dAiiss Mildred l. Simpson, Of wa
mington.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
ASK RECEIVER FOR
BIERY OIL COMPANY

Sylvester D. Townsend. Jr., OF
this city. representing Victor G.
Bloede. Frank Steil. Henry Hucks-
baum, William II. Winstead and
William II. Thomas. all OF Balti-
more, stockholders OF the Biery OIL
Company. a Delaware corporation,
filed a complaint in the United States
District Court. this morning, in
which it is alleged that the COM
pany Is being misfnanaged and is in
solvent and asking for the appoint
ment OF a receiver. March 22 has
been set for a hearing.
The Biery oil Company has an au-
thorized capital stock OF s1,5O0,-
900. The company has Offices in
Franklin and Pittsburgh Pa. Tulsa,
Okla. and New York City. They
are engaged in refining and market
ing OF oils
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
TOTS SING FOR BARNHARr.

Between 80 and 40 boys and girls
from the Girls Cooperative League
Community House, 1103 East Thir-
teenth street, attended the weekly
sing of the Harry Barnhart Com
munity Chorus, held in the Whining
ton High School The young people
entertained the early part OF the
evening with selections. One par
ticular feature was the songs con-
tributed by little Miss Jimmie"
Hill. Mr.. Barnhart gave great
praise TO the boys and girls for the
excellent music. At 3 o'clock the
little guests left for their homes.
They were in charge OF Mrs. J. NJ.
Collins.
After the departure OF the young
people. the chorus gave a thorough
practice Of "The Holy City" which
cantata they will sing In the Play
house the early part OF April.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
PLANNING "EDENzAAR. -

Eden Lodge, No. 81, Independent
order odd Fellows, will confer the
first degree on a class Of candidates
this evening. All members Of the
degree staf have been requested to
be present at that time
Preparations are being made for
"Edenzaar" which will be held in
Eden Hall the week Of April 16 TO
% inclusive. This bazaar will be
bigger than ever this year. A. p.
Hudson is general chairman. Any
member OF the lodge desiring to help
with the work in connection with
this bazaar should get in touch with
Mr.. Hudson.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
PASTOR SEES NEED
OF MODERN JOHNS

The Rev. A. 7. Mutoh, d. D.. Of
the Presbyterian Church OF Bryn
Mawr. Pa, addressed the business
mems noon-day Lenten service in
St Andrews today.
DR. Mutch took as his theme,
Jesus said" NO greater leader
has been born of woman than John
tho Baptist" he said. III we only
had a few men like him in the
church now the present religious
status would be entirely changed" ."
Dr. Mutch spoke upon the simplicity
Of John the Baptist's life and COM
pared his mode Of living with that
of some OF modern men. The Rev
Charles II. Bonner, Of Hanover
church, this city, conducted the pre-
liminary service.
DR.. Mutch will be the speaker
again tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
TRIED TO SWALLOW
TAG MARKED RING

Detected while trying to dispose
Of a plain gold ring at Twelfth and
Lombard streets this afternoon, JOS
eph Dougherty. aged 4s years placed
the ring in his mouth. When the
ring was taken. from his mouth it
was found TO have a price tag at
tached and as Dougherty failed to
satisfy the police as TO how he had
come into possession OF the ring he
was ordered detained pending an in
vestigation.
Dougherty was taken into custody
by Patrolman duRoss.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
MARKET SHOWS
Spring signs
Early Radishes and Soul
lions Are Offered
Today
WARN FARMERS
TO OBSERVE LAW

Having received complaints that
some farmers are buying produce and
selling II as their own raising in the
King street market, in violation OF
the city market ordinance. Edward
S. McAteer. clerk OF the market, be-
gan an investigation this morning
and found five farmers selling pro-
duce. which McAteer says was not
raised by them. McAteer ordered
the practice stopped under threat OF
arrest for a second offense- McAteer
withheld the names OF the farmers.
The markets today showed many
declines IN prices, quality and guam
tity OF produce offered. Cold frame
grown lettuce made its FIRST appear
ance this spring and sold at s and 10
cents a head; a few farmers had
early radishes and scullions, selling
them at TO 10 cents bunch.
Strictly fresh country eggs sold
this morning at IS. SO, 40 and az
cents a dozen. and homemade sau-
sage retailed at 20 and 25 cents a
pound. Chickens, (dressed) sold at
35 to 40 cents a pound.
An innovation was tho presence Of
a fisherman from lower Delaware.
who offered smoke-cured herring and
shad. He was selling the shad al
so cents and herring. three and four
for IS and II cents a bunch
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
HUSBAND MUST CARE
FOR WIFE, JUDGE SAYS

You can't marry a girl and then
let her parents take care OF her"
Judge Hastings admonished Norman
Cantler. when he was given a hear
ing in Municipal Court this morning
on a charge OF non-support of his IS
year-old wife. The Judge nxed IN
order OF $40 week against him.
Cantler said that he is not work
ing. but that he Is living with his
mother.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
DUPONT CASE
TESTS TAXLAW
$1S,OOO,0O0 in Abatement
Hinges on Outcome of
New Suit
BEFORE FEDERAL
COURT OF CLAIMS

WASHINGTON, March "A
test case said TO involve abatement
by the government OF s1s,00O,Oo0 in
corporation income taxes should the
complainant be sustained, was ar
gued yesterday before the court OF
claims. The specific case was that
of c. w. Phellls, a stockholder Of
the Z. I. DUPONT de Nemours & Co,
TO recover s5657 alleged TO have been
wrongfuliy collected in 1915 when
the company was reorganized.
The company, a New Jersey cor
poration with assets OF $4,000 900,
was shown in that year 10 have cre-
ated a Delaware corporation capital
lied at S12O,O00.O0O 70 which II
transferred its assets taking back
in exchange one share OF its own
stock and two shares OF the new
common stock OF the Delaware COM
pany for each share OF the New Jer-
sey company original capital stock
Income tax officials held six
sevenths OF the stockholders interest
was converted into taxable income
and sought to collect on that basis.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
RAISE HAND RAILS
IN CITY BUILDING

The Board OF Public Building
Commissioners has authorized the
Tiffany Studios. of New York, to pro-
ceed at once with the raising Of the
rails in the Public Building
rotundas an additional eight inches
Hand-rails will also be placed on
eight sets of stairways in the build
ing The work is TO be completed in
90 days.
The total cost of the improvement
will be s7,70O. a sum considerably
larger than at first contemplated. but
the commissioners feel that the
safety of the public demands the i'm
provement
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
UNrrARIANs HERE TOMORROW

The Philadelphia League Of Uni-
tartan and other liberal Christian
churches will hold its annual meet
ing in the First Unitarian Church.
West street above Eighth, tomor-
row morning. Delegates will be
present from Philadelphia, German
town. Lancaster, Pa, Vineland and
Trenton, n. ].
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
Do YOU CATCH
COLD EASILY?
HOW TO AVOID IT

Colds are due 70 germs. Ne one can
prevent the germs from getting into your
nose and throat. But you can help keep
plenty Of strong. vigorous -antibodiee
Ia your blood 20 nght and kin on the
nasty "cold germs before they do you
10 develop these germ destroying
'antib0dies" properly, you must have
plenty Of pure. rich, red blood and a
strong, vigorous constitutions Aet
this is the best preventative against
II you are weak. nervous or rundown.
or subject 20 colds take no chances. one
day you may develop serious throat.
bronchial or lung trouble or perhaps
pneumonia and you may 90 on Ike q
your blood and fortify yourself against
disease germs" today. To build more
and better blood and make stronger
nerves. there IS nothing superior 10
NUXArED IRON as Il contains organic
i-on like the iron In your blood com
blned with a product representing the
principal chemical constituent Of active
living nerve force for feeding the nerves.
Nuxated Iron may therefore be said 70
be both a blood and a nerve food. lt
often increases the bodily and mental
vigor, strength and endurance IN two
weeks time.
over 4OOO. 900 people are using q annu-
ally. II has been highly endorsed by for
mer United States Senators, U. S. Army
Generals. many physicians and promi-
ncnt men. Even the Pope at Rome men
toned Il favonbly In a communication
to the Proprietor Of the Pharmacy Nor
male Of Paris.
Satisfaction guaranteed or the manu-
facturers will refund your money. Be
ware Of substitutes. Look for the word
"NUNATED" on every package and the
letters y 1. on every tablet Sold by all
druggists.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02

ago. His son. Jerome b. Bell. Jr..
was IN Wilmington today. lie con-
hrmed the practically hopeless con-
Evening journal., 1921-03-02

tor's death might be looked for at
any time.
Evening journal., 1921-03-02

The Want Ads will find positions
for demonstrators. for sales agents
and will locate lost articles
Evening journal., 1921-03-02
Spring in
KLRSCHBAUM
Clothes
for Men!
i2t59

The materials are the best
London shrunk woolens-1o0
per cent. wool. The models are
timely, with sufficient latitude to
allow each man an expression Of
his personality.
The tailoring clinches the
argument by establishing per
manence to the in-built style
that is so typicslly Kirschbaum.
AS TO colors and patterns
there Is everything-with a pre-
ponderance Of grays-
Evening journal., 1921-03-02

Man ana Fno.. orders F1n.s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06
DOLLAR PRINCESS
TALKS FOR PRESS
Tinplate Queen Says She and
Tino Hate Germans.
DID NOT WED TO GET TITLE
Declares She Still Is a YANKEE at
Heart" and Fact That Her Hus-
band Is Prince Is
Against Him,
DID NOT WE'D TO GET TITLE

Athens, Jan. 3.-Princess Anastasia.
the American wife of Prince Christie
pher of Greece, gave out an interview
here.
81 am still an American at heart"
she said. 81 did not marry to get a
title. The fact that my husband is a
prince is against him. l had known
him ever since 1912, and when it was
question of marriage / wanted to see
if Greece WOULD be against the allies,
in which case I would not have mar
ried Christopher.
II regard the king and his family
as proally. He told me that he tried
three times to put Greece in the war
on the side of the allies.
She and King "Hate Germans"
ut is nonsense, these reports that
my money bought back the throne. In
the first place, I cannot take the prin-
cipal of my fortune from the United
States. I enjoy only the income. Also
it is nonsense that I am working to re-
store the kaiser. I hate the Germans,
as also does the king.
"My son civilian B. Leeds, Jr, son
of the late American 'Tinplate King,
and Anastasia), will remain in Amer
lea, where his father left a great
name, which he must carry on. He
should now be in school in England,
but he is travelling with my sister be-
cause he has asthma.
Wants Son in u! S. Navy.
eff he were not asthmatic l would
try to get him in the American navy
or army. He is bright boy, and l
am sure that he will make a name for
himself, possibly in diplomatic ca
reer.
"The Greeks are most Pleasant to
me, the soldiers and peasants sending
me flowers and trinkets 1t is my
plan to get house here for the win
tehs and keep up one in England dur
ing the summers. Also 1 shall visit
my own country"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06
MOB VICTIM ASKS $4,000
Iowa Farmer Sues Sheriff for Threats
Against Him in 1917 as
Pro-German.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. 30.-Fred
Tennigkeit, farmer Of near Audubon,
who was nearly lynched by mob at
that place December IT.. 1917, has
brought suit In federal court here
against B. F. Wilson, sheriff of Au-
dubon county, asking $4,000 damages
as q result Of the attacks. Tennig-
keit was accused of pro-Germanism.
He asserts that while he was con-
cealed in a bank the sheriff opened
the doors and told the mob that he
was the man they wanted. While the
crowd had a rope around his neck,
Tennigkeit was forced to sign a check
for $1,000 in favor Of the Red Cross.
He agreed to leave town, and while
members Of the mob waited at his
home with a rig, .Tennigkeit slipped
out the back way and escaped. He
is said to have gone to Denver. The
mob forced Rev. w. A. Stark, a Ger
man minister, to leave town the same
night.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06
PITCHED BATTLE WITH
HIGHWAYMEN AT CULVER
Three Citizens and One Bandit Are
Wounded in Attempt to
Rob Bank.

Culver, Ind, Dec 30.-In a pitched
battle on the main street of this town
during which score of shots were ex-
changed five Chicago holdup men,
three citizens and two of the bandits
were shot.
With the capture of the fifth bandit
at Knox, Ind, the last of the five men,
bers of the band was in custody.
Three of the robbers-the men who
did the actual shooting-were taken
before they could flee from the town,
while a fourth member of the gang
was nabbed at Burr Oak, Ind, whence
he fed.
The three men held in Culver gave
the names Ell. A. Fox, J. r. Burns and
A. Gilbert.
The fight and pursuit followed the
holding up of the Culver Exchange
bank, a private institution.
Approximately $500 in cash was
taken by the bandits, but later recov-
cred.
shortly before noon. The bandits
drove up In black ana yellow TOUR
ing car. Two of them remained in the
machine. The. others entered the,
bank, which was crowded with Gus
toners and employees.
Hands up! Up with em!" they
called as soon as they entered the
door.
Customers and employees alike were
paralyzed. Hands automatically were
raised overhead. The bandits went
from window to window, scoOping all
available cash in sight into their
pockets.
1t was not until they were slowly
backing out of the place that the
alarm was given. A passing pedestrian
glanced through the big plate-glass
windows. Sight of score of people
standing with hands high over heads,
while three armed men backed toward
the door, caused him to run diagonal
ly across the street. crying loudly for
help.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06

dren were New Years guests of Mr..
and Mrs Fred Gerschwiller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will James visited
the fore part of the week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Berry in
Plum Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Walker of Min
eral Point visited Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Walker and also
at Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnston's.
Miss Lois Motley Of frankfort, S.
Dakota arrived here to attend the
funeral of her uncle Mr.. John Motley
She will remain for several weeks to
visit with her mother, Mrs. Lincoln
Motley and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Parkinson were
at Mineral Point Monday.
Miss Velma Tibbitts is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Collicutt and
daughter were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Rasmus-
sen last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Whitford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lehr spent New
Years Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ooley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Collins were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larson
New Years Day.
Miss Bonnie Collins is visiting her
sister Mrs. Charles Godfrey.
Mrs. George Cary and children of
Beloit are visiting her father, Mr..
William Bennett.
Mrs. Ed. Stone and sons and Miss
Brownell spent Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Jane Baxter and son Guy.
John Bennett and family, Roy Cor
don and family, Harry Collicutt and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bennett
and daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Vivian and
daughter Irene of Madison, and AL
vim Temby of Des Moines, Ia. were
entertained last Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Parkin-
son.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06
LEGAL NOTICES
son.
J. B. Reynolds, Attorney
Notice for Administration and
Notice to Creditors

J. B. Reynolds, Attorney
Notice for administration and
Notice to Creditors
State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Iowa County-In Probate
In Re Estate of William B. Shep-
ard Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at the
regular term of said court to be held
on the first Tuesday of February, A.
D. 1921, at the Court House in the
city of Dodgeville County of Iowa
and state of Wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered, the application
of Lena M. Shepard for the appoint
ment of an administrator OF the es-
tate of William B. Shepard late OF
the city of Mineral Point in said
county, deceased;
Notice is hereby further given,
that at the regular term of said court
to be held at said Court House, on
the first Tuesday of June, A. d. 1921
there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said
William B. Shepard, deceased;
And notice is hereby further given
that all such claims for examination
and allowance must be presented to
said county court at the Court House
in the city of Dodgeville, in said
county and state, on or before the
28th day of May A. D. 1921 or be
barred.
Dated December %, 1920.
By the Court,
ALDRO jerks, Judge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-06
WILLOW SPRINGS

John and William McCarville Wis
tied their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P. McCarville recently.
Arthur Kearns of the Great Lakes
Naval Station visited Saturday with
Nelson Thompson.
Mrs. William Bracken and daugh-
ter Dorothy and Mrs. Joseph Benson
and son Charles returned Saturday
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thomas Armstrong spent Monday
afternoon with Ed. Stone.
Miss Ruth Walker returned to
Platteville Sunday to resume her
studies at the Normal.
Misses Isabel and Agnes Reilly
of Milwaukee spent few days at
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reilly recently.
Ben Thompson is visiting at the
Bracken home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Walker visited
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Harris in Mineral
Point Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reilly and
family spent Tuesday evening at
Otto Johnson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Terrell Of
Darlington visited last week at the
homes of John and James Terrell.
Harry Edwards of Belmont spent
last Wednesday night at Joseph Ben
sons.
Miss Mona Ward, student at &C
business college spent her vacation
at her home here.
Walter Bell of Darlington spent
Saturday at Joseph Johnson's.
Marshal Johnson spent Wednesday
evening at Hugh Howe's.
John Day and family of Mineral
Point and Mrs. Bertha Reed and son
of Milwaukee were week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Terrell.
Mrs. George Woolrich visited from
Friday until Monday with relatives
in Dodgeville.
James Terrell and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Fer
rell in Waldwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mitch and chill