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Evening journal., 1921-08-23
ALIENS RUSH
FOR PROPERTY
Hundreds File Claims With
Custodian at Washing
ton; Many Allowed
COL. MILLER is
u. S. CUSTODIAN

WASHTNGTON.-In a quiet gov
ernment building at Sixteenth and p
streets-more property probably is
changing hands daily than at any
other point in the United states.
The building is the headquarters
Of Col Thomas W. Miller, OF Della
ware. alien property custodian. That
official seized the American property
OF citizens OF Germany and Austria
Hungary during the war. Now he
is faced with the task OF returning
IL.
Claims are pouring in by the hun
dred. Already nearly 5000 individual
cases have been settled. More than
1900 are pending. The claims fail
broadly into three classes:
One-German or Austrian owned
corporations or branches of such
corporations operating In the United
States.
Two Enemy individuals holding
land in this country or money de-
posits in American banks.
Three-American citizens or others
who have debts against enemies and
we're prevented from collecting them
by the seizure OF the enemies prop
erty.
Facts and figures on individual
cases are held confidential. II Is
learned from unofficial sources, how
ever. that the claims OF some enemy
corporations mount into the millions.
Prominent among these is said to be
the Bosch Magnetic Company. which
is said 20 have claims totaling S12,-
600. 900.
Among individuals whose property
has been seized are several titled
Germans Countess Won Bernstorff,
American wife Of the former Ger
man ambassador TO the United States,
held a large tract of valuable prop
ertly which she is trying to recover.
Claims may be settled in two ways
they may be turned over directly to
Attorney General Daugherty or the
the claimant may start suit in a
United States court. II Daugherty
disallows claim, the claimant can
sue.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
FIREMEN ENJOY
FAREWELLPARTY
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seen fit to enact the law providing
for a paid fire department along the
lines included in that law. The out
ing was not devoid OF sentiment
however, as the Reliance Fire Com
pany. during the afternoon. present.
ed their old horse-drawn steam
pump to William II. Todd. OF the
Todd Shipbuilding Corporation Of
Brooklyn. a native of this city and
a member Of the Reliance Company.
The steamer performed remarkable
service at the Baltimore fire. Rather
than sell Il to others. the Reliance
members presented IL to Mr.. Todd
FOR fire service at his shipyards.
The presentation was made by
Daniel f. McGranary, president OF
the Reliance, shortly after the fire.
men arrived at Grubb's Landing Mr..
Todd accepted the gift in an address
in which he said the steamer would
be housed along with the old horse
drawn hose carriage OF the Brooklyn
Company, which was presented to
him several years ago.
Prior to this presentation. Mr..
Todd was presented with a silver
horn that had been given to the Re-
lance Company in the early SOS
by the Reliance Active Association.
Following the presentation of the
steamer the firemen and their guests
were entertained at dinner served on
the porches of the Saengerbund's
clubhouse and a jolly good time was
had.
No addresses were on the program.
John B. Byrne. aged 70 years, one
OF the visiting firemen when intro
duced 10 Directors Smith and Me-
gear by Fire Chief Lutz. presented
them with badges Of the Brooklyn
Volunteer Firemen's Association. In
presenting them. Mr.. Byrne said II
was the volunteer fireman with his
red shirt who made It possible in the
early days to make America the
home OF Americans and to have al
lowed no room for the Reds" OF
today. He referred TO the history
OF the volunteer firemen In the ma
tion's struggles OF the past and said
Il was true that sentiment played an
important part in the history Of the
volunteer department. but this was
to be commended, because the man
who was cold-blooded and without
sentiment was not a man.
After spending several hours at
the summer home the firemen re-
turned to this city, the aged visitors
being taken TO the Hotel dupont
where they spent the night. They
left shortly before noon today for
their homes in New York and Brook
/ lyn after spending two days here as
guests OF the volunteer hremem
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
MANY AT FUNERAL
OF E. P. D0UGHERTY

The funeral Of Edward P. Dough-
erty. who was killed by an express
train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad bridge crossing the Bran
DIVINE, last Friday morning, was
held yesterday morning with solemn
requiem mass conducted by Rev.
Father Dougherty, a cousin of the
dead man, assisted by the Rev.
Father f. ]. Connolly, in st. AIMS
r. G. Church. 1nterment was in
Cathedral cemetery.
Mr.. Dougherty was the son of the
late Michael and Margaret Dough-
erty, and was a lifelong Whining
tonian. He is survived by his wife
who was Miss Margaret Quinn, four
sisters and three brothers. They are
Mrs. Y. M. Lone, of Golden, Col.
Katherine and Winnie Dougherty
Sister Mary Emmatha, Of the Fran
cisian Order, at Glen Riddle, Pa,
and Thomas, John and Charles
Dougherty, all OF this city.
Until a short time before his
death, Mr.. Dougherty was employed
at the Harlan plant of the Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Corporation. Fol
many years he was an employe of the
Joseph Bancroft and Sons Company
Mr.. Dougherty was born in Whining.
ton and had large circle of friends
here.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
REHnRoTH PERSONALS.

Special to The Evening Journal
REHOBOTH. Aug. 23.-Frank T.
deArmond has returned to Whining
ton after spending a few days here.
Mrs. Andrew Marvel, Georgetown,
is visiting Mrs. William Summer
will.
Mrs. William Whitman has re-
turned to Baltimore after spending
two weeks here.
Miss Rose Mettam has returned to
Baltimore after visiting her sister
Mrs. Fred schaffter. on Baltimore
avenue.
Miss Laura Richards, Georgetown
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walker
Mihlin.
NJ. w. Poole has returned to Phil
adelphia after spending two weeks
here.
j. d. Reardon has returned to
wilmington after entertaining q
house party for two weeks on Col
umbia avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Hazard, a nurse
with the Delaware State Tubercu'
Evening journal., 1921-08-23

The Want Ad method is we'll
worth a trial.-Adv.
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KILLS himself
At WIFE'SDOOR
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and came back here to find that his
wife and small child. boy. four
and-a-half years old, were living
with the mother-in-law.
Finding her husband had return
ed, the wife, Lena, swore out a war
rant for his arrest. charging nom
support. He had not been arrested
however. when last night he went 10
the house and asked TO see his wife.
He was told by her mother that the
wife was not at home. Believing
that his wife had refused to see him
Kasimir went away and wrote a
note to her. placed It in his pocket
and. going back to the house. shot
himself The weapon used was a
32-calibre revolver.
The act is said to have been wit
messed by a number OF persons The
body was first carried into the drue
store OF p. T. Bienkowski. where
Szuzda, who had followed tbs
crowd. tainted.
In the note found on his body
Kasimir bade farewell to his family
and asked his wife TO take good care
of their child.
The letter. which was unsigned
was turned over to Coroner Bullock
and reads:
Dear Wife: Am leaving you all.
together. What I was telling you to-
night was the truth and If It was an
other man he would mock your head
Off for what seen tonight.
You shuld care for your son and not
run around. I still love you just as
much as ever and the baby.
You will learn a lesson. Good bye.
your loving husband.
Il see you on the other side.
kiss your mother and father AlleT
and Fred. Good bye. Don't forge
and do what I told voi1
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
35LOCAL men
Caught in RAID
Nabbed When Officers
Swoope Down on Alleged
Gambling in Chester
I91 ARE ARRESTED
IN ONE ROOM

In a raid made yesterday after
noon on an alleged gambling house
opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad
station in Chester. there were said
to be about s5 Wilmingtonians
among the 1s1 men caught in the
house by the officers and placed un-
der arrest The place raided is on the
second floor OF building owned by
J. G. Pappas, confectionery store
being on the ground floor.
The Wilmingtonians with the other
prisoners we're taken before Magis-
trate Thomas Berry and each fined
$3.50 which included the costs.
Most Of them gave fictitious names.
The names given by those who said
their homes were in wilmington
follows: S. Pappas. W. T. Nc
Cieary. James Julian. J. B. Wells
George Buffers. Joseph Scraun, H
Post, Harry Tomson, ID. Adams. ]
Kelly. Tony Farano, w. S. Lukins
A. Ford, F. Burns. r. Watson, c
Grant. A. NJ. Mackenzie, II. Perci-
val. George Pappas, ]. W. Dough
erty T. J. Sullivan, J. Carr. II. Kelly
Thomas Barr. J. MCGOWAN, ]. II
Foster.
Thomas F. Mccombs and Michae
Larkin alleged proprietors. and ]. G
Papas, owner Of the building. were
taken 10 Media where Magistrate
Williamson held each Of them un'
der $1,000 bail for court. The gam.
bling paraphernalia was also re
moved TO Media in moving trucks.
District Attorney william Taylor
who had charge OF the raid weni
over the heads Of the city officials
The raiding was done by county Of.
fcers. State police and about forty
private detectives. A crowd Of 5000
persons who had been attracted &c
the place watched the officers take
the 1S1 prisoners and the gambling
outfit away.
The place is said to have been
tipped Off shortly before the raid
otherwise the number taken might
have been larger. The tip. which
was received in the middle Of the
afternoon, caused many of the al
legged gamblers 10 leave. There
were about $50 in the place only a
short time before the raid, but the
number dwindied following the tip
to 191 players.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 Il
said to have been taken from tn
place only a short time before tn
raid and deposited in the bank
About $4,000 was taken in IN
raid. A rumor that the place ha
been marked for hold-up b
bandits caused the cleaning out {
the larger part Of the cash. it
saio
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
MAJOR SCHULZ
WEDS HARTLEY GIRL

Special to The Evening Journal
DOVER, Aug. 23.-Announcemen
is made by Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. DAILY
Of Hartley Of the marriage OF their
daughter. Mrs. Mary Daily Elliott. on
Saturday last to Major George F..
Schulz Of Wilmington. After the
wedding the couple left for a short
trip to Ocean City. n. ]. They will
reside in Wilmington.
Major Schulz is an officer in the
Delaware National Guard and also
served with the 5sth Pioneer Regi-
ment overseas.
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coRoNER mo- HoIn INouEsTs.

Inquests will be held tonight by
Coroner Bullock on the deaths OF
Edward p. Dougherty. who was kill
ed when struck by a train on the b.
and o. Railroad bridge over the
Brandywine River, last Friday;
Grace williams, colored, who was
found dead in an alley in the rear Of
115 Justison street. Saturday morn
ing; and w. Scott Vernon, who was
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas
early yesterday morning, in his
office at 914 Orange streets.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
BARNHART CHORUS MEETING

A meeting OF the Harry Barnhart
Community Chorus will be held at
S o'clock this evening in the Levy
Court Room of the County Building,
Tenth and King streets. Plans will
be made for the big open air sing to
be held the second week in Septem-
Der in front Of the Public Build
ing. At this sing the Volunteer
firemen will be entertained and
Harry Barnhart, director OF the
chorus, and Frederick Watson,
pianist, will be present.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
AUTOIST ROBBED
ON NORTH EAST ROAD

Special to The Evening Journal
ELKTON. Nd. Aug. 23.-A man
driving a Cadillac automobile on the
North East road, near Bacon Hill,
on Sunday night, is said to have
been held up by bandits and robbed
of large sum of money. So far
there is no clue to the robbers.
Howard Boyle. of near Calvert,
had stolen from his chicken-house
a short time ago, sixty fine fowls.
The Calvert Detective Association
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
COMMIT NEGRO BOYS
TO FERRIS SCHOOL
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Aug. 23.-1n a civil ac-
tion before Magistrate Burton,
Ownesby Touzor was given a verdict
for s23 against John Holden. The
suit was over a horse bought by Tou-
zor from Holden which he alleged
was not as guaranteed.
Edward Waters and Kenneth Mas.
ten. Negro boys. no recently pleaded
guilty TO robbing the store Of J. r.
Hartnett have been committed 10
the Ferris Industrial School by Mag
istrate Wood.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23
Women
Made Young

Bright eyes, a clear skin and a body
full of youth and health may be
yours if you will keep your system
In order by regularly taking
Evening journal., 1921-08-23

losis Commission. is visiting her
sister. Miss Anna Hazard on Balti-
more avenue.
]. Paul Cranston has returned to
Wilmington after spending the
weekend with his family on Mary
land avenue.
Evening journal., 1921-08-23

has offered reward Of 500 for the
arrest and conviction OF the guilty
person or persons
Real estate in Cecil county along
the Susquehanna river, is increasing
in price. Active buying by speculat-
ors has sent up all river properties
in this section. The recent Govern
ment Of the Susquehanna up as far
as Harrisburg, Pa, resulted in a
recommendation for the building OF
a canal, and at the same time would
develop almost untold electrical
power.
Do not overlook the manifold op-
portunities of the Want Ads to se-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12

with little or nothing in the way of
frills or furbelows.
This material which has been more
closely associated with house decOra-
ton than anything else, has great
deal in the way of art to rely upon.
All the richness of design and the
Beauty, of color seen, in it did not just
happen. It is an outcome of modern
talent coupled with ancient arts.
1t has meant the study Of the art
of Oriental countries and a reproduc-
ton of their best, although the fabric
carrying it is one of the comparative
ly inexpensive ones. AS far as art is
concerned, it has much more to rec
ommend it than its more expensive
rival, the plain piece of dull black
silk
OF course. nobody is advocating
that all the world shall be dressed in
cretonnes and chintzes. but they are
destined to play their part, and
would certainly be desirable if variety
in dress had more advocates. Wheth-
er or not women are afraid of looking
unlike other women, the fact remains
that each woman seems to look exact
ly like every other one.
From Distant Lands.
This is the great criticism of the
dress Of the American woman. The
head of one OF the largest and most
successful dressmaking houses in
America recently said: Il have been
making clothes for American women
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12

shown in the shops for some time.
and dresses of this material for
grOWn-upS made their appearance at
Palm Beach last winter, but the idea
of making a vast showing of cretonne
clothes and devoting a whole depart
ment to them, rs this French special
ty shop has done, is a new one, and
has attracted a great deal of atten-
ton to this fabric for midsummer
country clothes.
Effects in Mauve and Gray.
If you are not one of those athirst
for color, you may find great pleasure
and satisfaction in the chintz frocks
of soft mauve and gray tones. They
have little puff sleeves of white Or
candle that may be little more than
caps that extend to the elbow. Often
these sheer white sleeves are finished
with a band of Old-fashioned en-
broidery or they may be gathered in
to just plain band of the organdie
ornamented with a running stitch Of
worsted that blends in color with the
background of the chintz.
CretOnne hats, although not new,
are excellent for country wear at this
season of the year There is not a
great deal from which to choose in
inexpensive straw hats for this pur-
pose, but if we resort to cretonne we
may have an almost limitless variety
for very little expenditure, especially
so if one is at all adept in trimming
q hat ones self.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12
Gay Colors in
New CretOnneS

The clever French designers, whose
study of the psychology of dress has
played so large part IN making them
the fashion dictatorS of the world,
have realized that this is the crucial
time at which to launch some apparel
of brilliant hues, writes a fashion cor
respondent.
The love of color cannot be sup
pressed: 1t IS inherent in every hui
man being. A young child instinc-
lively reaches for bright colOred OBJ
Iects. We all feel the cheer of color.
JnconsciouSly we are eXhilarated by
a beautiful painting done in broad
sweeps of color or by gay flowers of
brilliant hue.
There cannot fail to be a reaction
from black. After the simple black
dress which has been and still is so
fashionable, women may not care. for
a violent change to bright colored
street things, but they fit easily into
the scheme of country clothes.
The pendulum of fashion usually
swings far in one direction or the
other. Those who give it impetus
have decided that If we are to have
color we must have plenty of it. And
where could it be obtained in greater
variety than in cretonnes? So for
midsummer we have cretOnne dresses,
hats, smocks, gilets and bags.
A great many children's clothes
have been made of this cotton mate
rial, even to caps for babies. The
latter are distinctly in the novelty
class, but they are to be found in
many of the French shops, and, al
though we may not advocate them,
they must be reported as an item. of
news.
No FrilIs or FurbeIows.
4 well-known Paris speciality shop
makes a lavish display of cretonne
clothes. The dresses all follow SIM
pie designs, for a material embodying
so much in the way of color and de-
sign itself must necessarily be made
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12
LABOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS
roiIer, Who Has No Pressing Need
to Work at All, Now Demands
Bigger Pay.

Even in the remote islands of the
New Hebrides the labor problem has
reared it's head. The employer in civ
tlizsd regions has a slight advantage,
resulting from the fact that men must
work to live. In the New sHebrides,
indeed all throughout Melanasia, the
black man can live very comfortably.
according to his own standards, on
what nature provides, writes Martin
Johnson in Asia Magazine. Only a
minimum of effort is required to Sc
cure food and clothing and shelter, and
most of that effort is put forth by the
female slaves he calls his wives. The
recruiter who travels through the
islands to engage labor for work on
the coconut plantations naturally finds
If harder to get the Melanesian to eX
change MS life of ease for life of
toll. And the inexperienced recruiter
finds it very hard. The days when
natives could be picked up on any
Yea III are past. The blacks in the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12
Brilliant Fabrics, Much in Fashion
This Season, Require Different
Methods of Setting.

The brilliant frocks which are so
much in vogue this season will need
careful laundering and. considering
that various colors require different
methods of setting, it would be a good
idea to paste the following simple
methods of setting colors over the
laundry tubs:
Blue-Take one-half cupful mild
vinegar to gallon Of water.
Pink or Red-Use from one table
spoonful to one-haIf cupful of vinegar
to one gallon of water.
Lavender-Use one tablespoonful of
sugar of lead to each gallon of water.
Green-Take one-half to one ounce
of alum. according 10 the depth of the
green tint, or the same proportion of
sugar of lead. in one gallon of water.
Black, Deep Blue or Very Dark Col
ors-Use from one t" Two tablespoon
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12

more accessible regions know what re-
cruiting means-tWO years of hard Ia
Dor from which there is no escape and
from which man Iiiay or may not re-
turn home. SO the recruiter must look
for hands in the interner, where knowl-
edge of the white man and his ways
has not penetrated. Even here the in
experienced recruiter is at a disad-
vantage. For the experienced recruit
er has invariably preceded him.
Each year the number of available
recruits is growing, fewer, for the ma
tive population is dwindling rapidly.
AS result the cost of labor is high.
In the Solomons one may secure a ma
tive for Il three years term at f5
or f6 q year in the case of inexperi-
enced workmen, or at 70 a year in the
case of natives who have already
served for three years. In the New
Hebrldes planter bids against planter
and the native benefits, receiving from
t12 TO f1o year for his work.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12

for 25 years, but after walk on one
oughfares one recent Sunday morning
could not tell you what any of the
many women promenading there wore.
If l were divorced from one and mar
ried to another" he said, Il am sure
| could not tell which was which
they were dressed so much alike"
Cretonnes and chintzes appeal more
to the imagination than probably any
other materials. The foliage that
grows along the banks of the Nile has
been resorted to, for we see any num-
Der of large motifs designed from
such models.
There are rich Chinese motifs. The
plumage of tropical birds las played
its. part in inspiring color. And in
terspersed with these are lovely
floral patterns printed on clear back
grounds. SO one may safely say that
there is no other one fabric catering
to so many tastes and offering such
vast variety.
ClleIllSS uEeSS Ol CTSLOllnc has
a large pattern in red, green and
black on a French blue background.
The bottoms of the sleeves and the
neck are bound with red linen and
the frock is drawn in at the waist
line with a string belt of red linen.
On a model of cotton crepe, in
cool shade of green, the skirt has
apron panels and the dress is trimmed
with bands of a cretOnne which has
a background exactly matching the
crepe in color and bold pattern in
black
The very young people, like their
mothers, are dressed in cretonne.
Children are extremely fond of anus
ing clothes to dress up in. They do not
look upon clothes of this sort as real
clothes, but as something to wear
when playing games.
Not a new idea, you may say, for
garden aprons for children have been
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-08-12

.offee infusion, add cupful of coffee
md pour into sherbet cups stirring
we'll to mix with the junket, sweeten
o taste and let stand in warm room
20 become firm, then chill.
On hot day there is nothing more
-estful than meal out of ~doors. If
cannot be taken in the woods or by
stream. the grounds at home or even
he porch will be good substitute.
4 screened in porch, if near the kit
,hen, makes an ideal dining room for
summer weather.
Salmon SaIad.-To a can of salmon
add one cupful of cucumber pickles
finely chopped one and one-half cup
fuls Of oyster crackers, crushed fine,
mix with salad dressing and serve on
lettuce.
Custards of various kinds and flavors
make most wholesome desserts. A cup
custard is easy to prepare and when
chilled is especially dainty. Slightly
beat two eggs to pint of milk, add
sugar and fiavoring and pour into
the custard cups. Set the cups in a
pan of hot water and steam until the
custards seem firm to the center. Re-
move and set on ice when cool to chill.
JeIlies and gelatines are delicious
combinations with fruit and nuts,
served with whipped cream. Lemon
jelly served with s. chocolate
blanc mango Is a combination not very
common, but very good. 3,
Such desserts may be prepared the
evening before while dinner is in
preparation or early in the morning.
A light dessert should follow. a heavy
dinner, especially during the hot
weather. .~te
Date and Orange saIad.-Peel and
carefully remove oranges Sinto sec
tions, mix with qnartered we'll washed
dates, adding a little diced pineapple.
Serve on lettuce with any good dress
Ing mixed with whipped cream.