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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
HARDING WIRES SYMPATHY
TO COLORADO GOVERNOR

Valley Forge. Pa. June 6.-Presi-
dent Harding while spending the week
e<d at the country home here Of
Senator 7. c. Knox. yesterday wired
Governor Shoup. of Colorado. express
ing sorrow and offering the aid OF the
Federal government TO the flood suf-
ferers OF that State. The telegram
said:
Il am deeply distressed to read
Of the great misfortune which has
come with its toll Of death and destrlc-
ton TO the citizenship of Pueblo and
the valley Of the Arkansas river. IL
is most reassuring 10 know how noblv
your State has met the great emerg-
ency, IL the Federal government can
be Of aid TO you. pray do not hesitate
to advise me. because all the people
OF the United States are touched by
the sorrow and distress which have
come 10 the people Of Colorado
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
STREET MARKET PRICES.
Straw berries Scarce and High with
Crop About Done.

With tho supply rapidly diminishing,
there was sharp increase in the price
Of Strawberries in the local markets on
Friday. Quart boxes were selling for
~, 25 and 80 cents as compared with l5
10 20 cents last week Dealers claimed
today that this wears crop is about done
Greens from the truck farm were the
staple offering in both King and Madison
street markets Saturday. Fresh peas sold
Is cents a quarter-peck and string beans
brought % cents a quarter. Onions sold
for Is cents quart and lettuce, spinach
and other such products brought from
: To 10 cents head.
Tomstoes were 2S cents a quart box
and new potatoes is and 20 cents a
quarter peck. Cabbage this morning
was quoted at s3 50 and 1915 per ham
per.
4 few Southern cantaloupes made
their appearance in the street markets.
Apples are 20 and 25 cents a quarter
peck and Southern peaches, which are
small. sold for - cents quarter II was
stated Delaware peaches. cherries and
apples and pears have all been killed
hy the sprlrg frosts and sleet storms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
AMERICAN GOLFERS
LOSE TO DR|T|SHERS
English Profes sionals victors in
International Contest at
Glen Eagles, Scotland.
IS Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Glen Eagles, Scotland, June 6.--
Great Britain defeated the United
States In the international professional
golf match played here today. Brit
ish players won three OF the matches.
while the Americans were unable to
capture any. Two OF the matches
were halved.
j. ]. Sherlock and Josh Taylor,
Great Britain, defeated Charles Hoff-
ner and William Melhorn. one up.
j. II. Taylor and James Braid.
Great Britain, VS.. Fred Mcleod and
Clarence Hackney, America, all square.
A. G.. Havers and James Mcken-
den, Great Britain, defeated Wilfred
Reid and George McIein, America,
6 up and s to play.
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
Great Britain. VS.. Jock Hutchison and
Walter Hagen. America, all square.
Harry Nardon and Edward Ray.
Great Britain. defeated Emmett French
and Tom Kerr.igan. America, 5 +, up
and 4 to play.
In the individual matches of the
British American professional golf
team competition here this afternoon
Emmet French. America, defeated Ray.
Great Britain, up and l To play.
George Duncan. Great Britain. de-
feated Jock Hutchinson, America,
up and | to play.
Abe Mitchell, Great Britain. and
Walter Hagan. American, halved their
match.
wnfred Reid OF the Wilmington
Country Club is one of the ten Ameri-
car players representing this country
in the international contest at Glen
Eagle, Scotland.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
RURAL REALTY TRANSFERS.

gural reas estate has been trans
ferred as follows:
Land at Penn Rose by Samuel e.
Thompson 20 Napoleon Correll. for
s. SOC.
Land In Oak Grove. by William II.
Ealfour 20 Carrie T. Bach. for $500.
Land al Odessa. by Mary J. Laws
20 Edward Watson. for 5000.
Land az Minouadale. by the J. w.
Holloway Co. 20 Helen NJ. Kilyington,
for the nominal sum Of $40.
Land adjoining the Rockland road.
audywine hundred. by Harry j.
lott 10 King W. Richardson. for the
aominal sum of So.
Land IN Coloniai Park, by George
J.. Atkins TO John ConneIl, for the
nominal sum OF 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
DENVER POLICE WARN
RESIDENTS OF PERIL

Denver. Colo, June s.--The Denver
police department today was making
a survey Of the Jerome park district.
on the west side OF this city. where
flood waters Of the Plat river entered
Easements and first floors OF resi-
dences early today. All approaches to
the district were guarded and resi-
dents Were warned 10 depart.
Twenty-Five families in the neigh
borhood of West Eleventh avenue ana
Umatilla streets took refuge in Gar
field schoolhouse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Asbury Juniors Elect.

The Junior League Of Asbury NJ. Z.
Church elected officers Friday after
noon. with the following results:
superintendent. Mrs Charles wilkins:
a ssistant, Mrs. James Eberhard; presi-
dent, Miss Beckey Stidham; first vice
president, Edith Rash: second. Alice
Rash: third Dorsey Locates; fourth.
Elizabeth Tyson. The social com
mittee, comprising Elizabeth Tyson,
chairman; Margaret Holton, Dorsey
Locates. Edith Hoffman and Helena
Hamilton, gave an entertaining pro-
gram and.served refreshments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
L. =. TENNIS STARS PLAY
IN ENGLAND TOMORROW

Paris, June 6.--~Memhers of the
American tennis team who competed
in the worlds hard court tennis tourn-
ament. at st. Cloud left Paris at noon
today for London. with the exception
of j. ID. T.. Jones, who has gone TO
Switzerland.
William II. Tiiden. who added the
worlds hard court singles title to hi.
long string of tennis honors. said it
was improbable that he would return
next year TO defend his title at Brus-
sells.
The American players are entered
for the tournament AZ Beckenham,
England, beginning tomorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
RURAL SCHOOLS TO ELECT.
Numerous Candidates File Names with
Clerk Of the Peace Wright.

The Clavmont, du Pont, Newark and
New Castle special school districts on
Saturday, June Is, will elect one mem
Der OF their Boards of Education. ies-
terdav was the time limit for .filing
nomination certificates in the office of
John l.. Wright. Clerk Of the Peace. Ger
tificates were filed as follows: Claymont,
William G. Robelen; du Pont, Mrs.
Edith II. du Pont: Newark, II. Harrison
GRAY: New Castle, Harry +. Holiday.
MIR Robelen' 5 certificate was enormously
filed in the name of William ;, Robelen,
instead Of William G.. Robelen, but
the error viii probably not lnvalldate
the certificates.
Mrs Robert H. Richards of Whining
ton and Mrs. Henry Ridgely OF Dover
have been proposed for membership
in the State Board of Education.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
NoTTH CRACKED 90 SAFES.
r.mrera burglar Often Irrl-
tated when Loot Was Too Small.

New York. June a.--Francis Har-
mon, youth 81 % was held in 50 500
hall tudaV after police said he had
confessed 60 cracking 90 safes in
downtown New York.
Ofncials said a drill and haanmer
We're the only tools the young burglar
used, and his custom was 10 leave a
mote ~ rebuke &C. the proprictors
when the contents ~ safes were not
particularly gratifying other times
ne apparently lost his temper. as fur
niture was found broken. and Offices
flooded with water left running IN
washhasins.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
VITAL STATISTICS.
Fewer Births. Deaths and Marriages
Than a Year Ago.

All of the items that appear in the
weekly report of the Board OF Health
are smaller than for the corresponding
week of last year: Births number 42 as
compared with 60, marriages % as
against %, and deaths "a against 29.
Causes of death include one tuberculosis,
and one from grip and one from burns.
Seven new cases of scarlet fever, seven
of whooping cough and two each Of
diphtheria and chicken pox were re-
ported.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Start Hospital Improvements.

Active work on the improvements to
be made at the State Hospital for the
Insane at Farnhurst viii be started
this week. The surveying has been
completed and ground broken. The
main addition viii be power house On
June there were 5l4 inmates in the
hospital
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
"LlkE M'ItkE- DEAD.
Cincinnati Newspaper Man Was
Widely known as an Author.

Cincinnati. June 4 James $
Hastings tiuke McI.ukcl widely
known as ncwspapcrman and hu-
lnorist died early today al local
hospital He was operated on last
saturday FOR appendicitis and his CON
diiion was considered favorable until
sterdaN when he suffered a relapse
Mr. Hastings has been on the stan
81 the CinCinnatl Enquirer Tor twenty
years Hr WAS SO years old and Is
survived Is widow and four children.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Many Found I.Innnr.

That there is an oasis somewhere IN
Wilmington for the dry victims OF the
bolstead act WAS evident from the
number OF persons taken into custody
By the police for drunkenness and dis
order over the Weekend. In Muni-
cinal Court today five were arraignad
for drunkenness and one for threaten
ing hodily harm. one driving an auto
mobile while drunk. one assault ana
battery and one for disorderly con-
duct.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Deputy Sherifs for Country Club.

Sheriff Joseph H. Gould, by request
of W Poyntell Johnston, president OF the
Wilmington Country Club. has ap-
pointed Martin Dola1 AID William l..
Weldin deputy sheriffs and assigned
them 10 the club grounds Recent rob
berries there necesstated the appolnt--
ment Of deputy sheriffs. The club will
pay their salaries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Lawrence fiocd shoots Himself.

While playing with an air rifle on
saturday, Lawrence Flood. aged l3
Years, OF sls North Harrison street.
accldently shot himself in the rich.
hand. lie Was taken 90 the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital and given
treatment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
rlYa Miller May Lose Foot.

klva Miller, a workman employed
on the road construction work az state
Road, had his foot crushed when il
hesane entangled IN some chain on
saturday. lie was brought 10 the Del
aware Hospital An operation was
found necessary and the foot may have
20 be- amputated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
KDDINGS.
sran.Geary.

William \. Swan and Miss Margaret
Geary both of this city were married
"Wednesday. June ], in Harrison
Street NJ. y. Parsonage by the pastor.
Rev W. =. Tiabbart They will make
their home IN wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
W. Y. Bancroft sails For England.

William =. Bancroft sailed Saturday
Tor England. Ills trip is a purely
social one, and II rs not known definite
N just when he will return Mr.
bancroft IL president Of the Board Of
Park Commissioners.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Seek Missing Brooklyn Boy.

The police have been asked by William
A. Nickel, 600 Decatur street, Brooklyn
y. Y, to assist in the search for his son,
w. A. Nickel, Jr., Is years old, who has
been missing for month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Byron 5. BIscoe. a Bankrupt.

Byron s. Biscoe. in the grocery busi-
ness at s27 King street, Friday filed
! voluntary petition in bankruptcy
with liabilities Of ti,5s7.4I and assets
If 81 1854.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Chancellor in Georgetown.

Chancellor Charles NJ Curtis went
TO Georgetown today to preside over
the Court OF Chaneery of Sussex county,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
oBITt AIRY.
Mrs. j. n. Weaver.

Mrs. James r. Weaver. a we'll
known Resident of Newark. dhed al
her home there Friday. She was
al Years old
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
x. l.. Campbell.

Following an illness from which he
had been suffering for several weeks
Robert l.. Campbell died Friday at
his home, l4O6 Lancaster avenue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06

Try II the cost Is trifilng an
Every Evening classified ad. Adv.
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Answers TO Yesterdays Quiz

!. Tie Disarmament Conference Is schcdulod
to open on November t.
2. The JacllS'aff Of ship IS tho nagpole
at the bow. ''''
3. Lord Curzou Is tho British Secretary of
state for Foreign Affairs.
O. candy 9E Handy, IL ono Of the chief
8. Antonio Can0va WAS one or tl,c ,,o.
celebrated Sculptors Uf Italy. Ills dates
Hr0 l757-lS22 '' '
9. Damn, with faint praise. assent with
CiNli ieer, IL a line from the prologue
to the satircs Of Alexander popc
I. Legends place King Arthur in the Orth
century 4 y. WV "''"
g. The word g!bbous applied prlncIpa,yv IN
the moon or a planet. means convey
protuberaut, having tho bright nnrt
greater than tho semi.circlc and Irss
man me- circle. The word also mean,
humpDacked or bumped 4 gjhlIs ig
an opera or crush hat named after ,hn
inventor, ' VI"
0. The seven wonders Of the ancient ,vorIl
Mcr9 tho lnnuSolcum Of Nrtcn1isiu az
lihl'arnaSSuH, the temple OF Diuut n +
IRmcSuS' lh" IharOS or liUhtholIgr ~
AlcNaNdrla, the Colossus OF Uhod,4 ,I,
Hanging tardcuI ct PnIrln, ,I,
.latu" or Jupiter by Plidias a,,d ti
PYRAMIDS of Egypt "'' '''o
10. 1he sun apparent Ulih Hu,,,r. ,,
stars rs KNOWN as the orIiItIc' .ri,
1olo' h,NtrcH degrees widc eight dc.
greeS on each side Of tho ecIintic w.
known as tho zodiac, RepinniuuPu Pu.' Is
point on the ecliptic which mar"s "t ne ne
position of the sun at the sprin,. ri%, Ns @ the
nox about March ~ and bnrmE clul-
thence eastward, the zodiac IL Ai,ISnss
each. 'S uogIees
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JERSEYS ElGHT-cENT FARES

TNHE partial victory scored yesterday by
l the Public Service trolley lines in the
light for higher fares in New Jersey may
q the end prove even n little worse than
lefeat.
Federal Judges Rellstab, Woolpy aud
Davis, sitting as an extraordinary court Of
lppeal above the States Public Utilities
Commission, granted the trolley corpora
ions right TO raise their fares from seven
ents TO eight. BY the same dccsOn--which
vas given in the form Of temporary in
unction against the enforcement Of mega
a., i've order of the Utilities Commission he
barge allowed for transfers is reduced from
wo cents to one.
Some increased revenue may accrue 70 the
rolley companies under thi5 arrangement,
ut the increase certainly will not BE- great
nough to justify III" method adopted by
be corporations 70 obtain il.
Any increase Of fare will hc fresh cause
or irritation among all JERSEYS trolley
.'ders. In the attempt to override the Till
les Commission with an appeal to the Fed
raj courts, and by establishing n prorcd"ut
alculatcd TO lessen the prcstiC" of CON
mission appointed to rcguat" all u,iIitirs
nc trolley people voluntarily deprived thsm-
elves of little more Of tn" puhlic's conf
lence--the thing that is needed above all
lse to pull them out Of tho muddr into
which they have permitted themselves to
q RIFT
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THE SlLLlEST RAILROAD

DAPID transit to FranEford j. uu longer
~ merely an indefinite promise. II l.
threat. Tho menace takes the form II IL
grim forecast BY MAJOR Moore that work "n
the Inc will be rushed in tn" expectation
that. as an isolated enterprise, 1t can be
operated by nest spring
rs Mr.. Moore paints the picture. the
elevated will be run by the city. in default
Of mn agreement between tho municipality
and the u. X. T. This means thut there
will be no physical couucrtion between the
new line and the Market street elevated and
subway. Some sort of terminal will be
constructed near Front and Arch streets.
Mr.. Twining estimated that u.@"r these
conditions the annual loss to the city, Gov
cring operation alone. will amount 20 NOR"
than 5000 900. Through routing from West
Ir Contra Phi'adrlphu to the Northeast will
DC an impossibiity.
The only thing moro ridiculous than such
alienation from the maiu transit system of
this community is the existing deadlock over
The lease. 1t is the Mayors idea that III"
sbsurdity of the impending situation will
inspire public Indignation sufficient to bring
both the City Council and tho I. Il. r.
management to terms
This might be a seductive thought if the
politicians who have been deliberately hold
ing up transit progress were sensitive TO
shame That they are proof against the
ravages of such a sentiment, however, has
)een somewhat convincingly demonstrated
by the nature of tho lease -tinkeriug ever
ince the latest contract proposal was sub
nitted.
Present Indications are that the Frank
ord elevated will BE- conducted as an entirely
separate enterprise, a triumph of incon
'enience. The best that the Mayor can do
5 to add the finishing touches to mockery.
The completed performance should inspire
be laughter of Figaro. voiced TO avoid
Weeping.
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Harvey has been out of town aud numerous
important secretaries have either resigned,
moved or have been holiday making.
The inside truth Of the whole stupid pusi
ness has not been revealed and is likelg 10
remain secret. The fool or fools re-
sponsiblc are naturally not eager to advct
tisc their shortcomings.
One of the magistcrial opponents of ulti-
mate common sense is said to have been
King George accredited with swiftly cutting
some preposterous knots of British bureau
cracy. Executive direction had been sadly
wanting.
In itself the incident was romcdiablc and
there is nov every indication that the ccro
mony will be- performed. But the psyche
logica! effect of one of the StupidCst inter
national exhibits on record is unhealthy.
It is with just such triviulitics that unrra
sonabe ru,~-untinnal antagonisms are some
times fed
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his signature, should later happen to choose
another location more councilmanc anguish
may be expected.
There are, indeed. SO many unpleasant
actors involved in the work Of tidyng the
streets that distressed Council must be
envying Vera Cruz, where vultures do the
trick. In this city II used to be the po-
litiCal contractors.
Neglect. as of old would Of course, rem
der now incinerating plants unnecessary.
But the City Administration Is obstinately
avcrsc to this policy. Municipal street
cleaning although handicapped to some ex-
tent by lack of equipment, will be inau-
guratrd throughout Philadelphia on Jan
uary ].
From one point of view it is shocking to
realize that the neater tho thoroughfares
the greater the quantity of refuse to be
reduced. Individuals, rcpelcd by this pros
poet. are entitled to affcctionate remnis-
coucc Of the charms Of the brave contractor
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CLOSED BUT UNSoLvED

~ ENERAL PERSHING'S acceptance Of
VI the British Goyemmcnt's invitation to
assist at the presentation Of the Congress
sioAal Medal of Honor to the "unknown
Warrior in Westminster Abbey ends bat
es6sode.
Ulame for the laundering has been lavisdIy
distributed The British Foreign Office ap-
pears 70 have temporarily stultifed itself
With nieeties OF precedent. The American
Embassy staff in London is said to have
< b!fn aeplcrabls short banded, Anlbassad5t
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A THING TO HOPE FOR

IT rs intimat"d from Washington that the
| Panama Canal tolls question is likely
. be settled diplomatically, Republican
Haders in Congress arc represented a. say
ag that IL Secretary Hughes has not already
,csaIn to discuss the question with the Brit.
sh Government he will do so in the near
urnrc. This is the proper way to end the
pntroyersy.
There is considerable honest difference of
Q,lpou about the meaning of til" treaty.
t'len Congress repealed the free tolls pro-
svlslon of the Canal Law under President
Wilson 1t gave to the British the benefit Of
the doubt.
but until there has been thorough
threshipg out of the question il will arise
perjodicaiiy to vex US and to become cause
of irritation in our relations with Grea
Britain,
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks Wh Thinking PhiLadephaus Subjects They
Kno,U

first given to the Washington Square site aS
the Philadelphia terminus.
Then the Spring Garden men got busy
for that street as the local terminus, The
members Of our organization thought that
spring Garden street was too far north and.
therefore, too far from the center Of the main
traffic for the local end of>th" bridge, and
Dy majority vote we decided to support
the Race street site as Il compromise be-
tween the Spring Garden and the Wash
lnGton Square sitcs. From the beginning Of
the plnn to now, when the preliminary work
may be said to have been completed, the
association has always taken mn active in
tereSt in It. as we have in every other project
designed to benefit the city.
Our association has always kept care
fully out Of politics, although like all bUSi {.
ness men wc must necessarily come int
contact with politicians whou trying to put
something through witch will be of benefit
to the city as well rs to ourselves. Our
members have always felt that the business
mems association which dips into politics
makes n great mistake and it is ono which We
have carefully avoided
Powerful City Factor
"Tho business mems associations are i'm
mPnse factors in the we'll being Of philadCl-
phla--iust how powerful it is hard to say.
Nevertheless, il Is the CXpCricnC" of oil of
the associations which arc really strong that
the city government pays great attention 70
what we hav" to say and is willing to DO
what we ask
"If we give City Hall fair reasons for
wanting certain things don" and show that
these plans are for tho benefit Of the city. or
even for certain sections Of tho city, We
will get what wc ark. OF course, we never
ask unreasonable things or things which WI
be for the benefit uC only few pcrsous
THE various dissertations work indie
pendCntly Of each UthCr OF course. there
arc many things which receive the support
OF many of the associations. but these are
matters which commend themselves TO each
body as 1t is brought before it. Naturally
there can be no concerted action; II there
were our organizations would become MERGE
into something very like the Chamber o'
Commerce or the Board Of Trade. Each
business mems association looks after the
interests of It's own neighbOrhOOd. rTcl
though collectively they do exert an enormous
influence. Separately we take up matters
which would be outside Of the jurisdiction
Of central body.
''The organizations are all on pretty mucl
the same basis. We, on our part, arc alert
FOR the interests affecting Market street and
we favor anything that tends to help Mark,
street and resent any ything that would have d,
tendency TO inJurc it; the other aSsoCinl ions
all work on the same plan. W" are con
scrvatlye in action and word, never radcai
and are straightforward md busnesslik,
| in all that we do. Cur policy has thus fuI
! accomplished excellent results and We hop,
! to do much more IN the future,
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What Do You KnOlu?


!. How many former Senators are members
ot President TIarding's Cabinet"
., Who was Saute BCuVe?
,. What color is named after n flea
4 OF what state ia bismarck the caDitaln
g. What Is tho distance Of tho moon from
th0 earth
g. What Is tho original meaning Of the
word secular"
:, who IL tho head Of tho Irish delegation
IN conference with the British In
LOudonr
3. Where rs the Mckong River,
2. Who wrote the "InEoldSby LcgcudS"?
10, Name two famous operas by ROSsni