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Evening journal., 1921-01-21

visions OF this act the appropria-
tions for the expenditures Of the
city government for the then current
fiscal year have been made. the said
roard OF Commissioners shall have
power by ordinance. to revise. re-
peal or change such appropriations
and to make additional appropria-
t.ons.
Sec A.. All obligations OF any ma
ture resting upon the Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington shall upon
the first secular day OF July, 1921.
be transferred TO and rest upon the
CITY Of Wilmington. Delaware
sec. IS. All monies in the city
treasury or in the possession OF any
officer, agent or employe OF the
mayor and Council Of Wilmington,
and all monies due said corporation
from any and every source on tne
first secular day Of July. A. ID. 1921,
or as soon thereafter as practicable,
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Rcfcrcndum CInuar

mo ordinance passed bv the
Board OF Commissioners. except
when otherwise required by the gen
eral laws OF the state or by the pro-
visions OF this act except an ordi-
nance for the immediate preserva-
ton or the public peace. health or
safety, which contains statement
OF It's urgency and is passed by
four-hfths vote OF the Board of
Commissioners. shall go into effect
before fifteen days from the time OF
It's hnal passage, and II during said
tfteen days a petition signed by
qualified electors OF the city equal
In number TO at least 20 per centum
OF the entire vote cast at the last
preceding municipal election, pro-
testing against the passage OF such
ordinance, he presented to the Board
, OF Commissioners. the same shall
thereupon be suspended from going
into operation and it shall he the
duty OF the Board OF Commissioners
} to reconsider such ordinance; and II
the same In not entirely repealed,
! the Board OF Commissioners shall
submit the ordinance TO a vote Of
the electors. The Board OF Com
missioners shall make. or cause TO
/ be made, publication OF notice and
all arrangements for holding such
/ election and the same shall be con-
| Quoted. returned and the result
thereof declared In all respects as
regular municipal elections, except
as herein provided"
The provisions concerning sigma
lures places OF residence and accom-
panying afidavits. in the case OF
petitions for removal OF commits
sioncrs. apply TO said petitions OF
protest A majority vote on the pro-
posed ordinance makes city ordi-
nance and cannot be repealed ex-
oept by a vote OF the people.
Putting Act Into Operation
For the purpose Of putting this
act into operation and effect ths
foregoing provisions shall be limited
and qualified by the provisions con.
tanned in this schedule.
The corporation OF the mayor ant
Council OF Wilmington shall be ans
remain as provided by law. othel
than this act. until noon OF the frs
secular day OF July. 1921, when thi
act shall become In fun force an,
effect. and ne provision OF law in re
lation to said the mayor and Coun
Gil Of Wilmington shall be repealed
hereby until said time. and no pro
vision OF this act shall become ef
fective until said time unless ex
pressly so provided herein.
sec. i5. AT the city election HEX
on the first Saturday IN June, 1921
the qualifications OF voters. and tn
D method and manner OF holding tn
same and the ascertainment OF tn
result thereof. shall be as heretofor
insofar as the same is not incon
sistcnt with the terms OF this Ac
and at said ele, tion the elective ON
Gers OF said corporation as provide
for herein shall be voted for. electe
and chosen as herein prescribed, IN
same having been nominated as can
didates as herein prescribed. TIL
duties as TO nomination and election
OF Commissioners placed by this Ac
upon the City Clerk, shall. prior &
r the first secular day OF July. 1921. b
= performed by he Board OF Election
r now existing in the said City Of VIII
4 mington.
IS sec s. n. at the beginning o
b the term OF Office OF the first Boar
OF Commissioners elected in SAT-
B, City of Wilmington under the pro
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MR.. BAYARD TALKS
OF PROPOSED CHARTR

At the monthly club luncheon '
the Hercules Club. held in the Hola
dupont yesterday, Thomas F. Ba{cd
snake on the proposed new city Chr
Ter Mr.. Bayard explained the Prs
emf form of municipal eovernms1t,
and pointed out the advantages OF
the proposed form. Much inteest
was shown in the subject by Mem
hers of the club. and Mr.. Bayard Az
swered many questions.
Several songs were sung by Jonn
Havee. accompanied by W. carlisle
Hemphill. More than $50 members
of the club and guests were nreSnt.
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Volume 20. Laws Of Delaware, pro-
viding for Board Of Harbor Com
missioners Of the city OF Whining
ton. shall in all respects be con-
tinued for period Of ten years
from the first day Of July, 1921.
THE system OF public education
in the said city Of Wilmington shall
in no way be affected by this act
Section Z OF the charter makes Il
unlawful for any officer or employe
OF the city. whether elected or APP
pointed TO be interested directly or
indirectly in any contract or job for
work or materials. or the profits
thereof, or services 20 be furnished
or performed for the city. or in SER
vices TO be furnished or performed,
for any person. firm or corpoation
operating public utilities in the city,
or TO receive directly or Indirectly
from any person. firm or corporation
operating within the city, any frank.
free pass free ticket OF free service.
or any other service upon terms more
favorable than are granted to the
public generally.
Any person convicted OF any viola
ton OF this section. shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $1,000 or by
imprisonment not exceeding fve
years or by both in the discretion OF
the court
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ton shall not abate but shall pc -
tinued in the name Of The Guy
wilmington, Delaware
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Method OF Election

ON or before ~ O'Clock noon
or the third Saturday preceding each
municipal election petitions present.
ing the names OF candidates for the
ONCE OF commissioner to be voted
FOR al said municipal election next
ensuing may be filed in the Office OF
the city clerk. and no such petitions
shall be received after the said hour
Every such petition OF nomina-
ton shall be signed by not less than
800 bonafide residents OF the city or
Wilmington who are qualified to vote
/ az said approaching election.
The time and method OF filing
nomination petitions for candidates
with the City Clerk are then de-
scrlbed together with sample ball
lot, qualifications OF voters. arrange
ments for registration and voting.
and counting OF ballots, are de-
scribed at length.
The recall section describes the
Following procedure to effect the re-
moval OF a commissioner: A petition
FOR removal must be signed by at
least twenty-five per cent OF the en-
tire vote al the last preceding muni-
cipal election, filed with the CITY
Clerk, and contain general state
ment OF the grounds upon which the
removal is sought The method of
hling, form Of petition, time OF
voting, etc, are given In lengthy de-
tail
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Taxes for Year 4 Ia Billion.

Washington, July Total tax re-
ceipts by the government for the fis-
cal year ending June 80 WAS $4.so3.-
o33.248. of which $3,2I2.7r3,48o was
derived from income and profit taxes,
the bureau of internal revenue an
nounced today. The statement was
based on collectors kilograms of June
80, it was said. and is was explained
it might be necessary to make some
slight changes.
The statement showed that of The
total collected. New York. with III
tz4,3sI.7o6. paid more than one-fourth
and led all other states. Pennsyl-
yania. came second with <877II ,26o.
Illinois, with . total of $685., 763,oS2,
of which $a6o. 900. asa was collected
from incomes and profits, ranked
third IN the list.
Missouri. with total of $Ia5,4sI.-
z3r. of which $66.IsI,IA3 was incomes
and profits tax, ranked ninth.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Bill Asks 100000 State Cement
Plant

Jefferson City, July GA bill pro-
viding for the appropriation of $4,000
600 for the construction of a plant
to manufacture cement. lime, tile and
brick, to be erected and maintained
by the state, was introduced in the
house today by Representative Hams
OF Saline county, and Smith of An
drew county. The bill also carries
an additional appropriation of $780,
600 as revolving fund.
The plant, according to the bill
would be controlled by bipartisan
board of four members of which IT,
Governor and the state geologist are
ex-officio members. The sponsors
for the bill were members of the spe-
ciai committee which recently con.
Quoted an investigation into the &C.
ment situation in Missouri. Gov
Hyde recently informed them no spe.
cial message was required in order
to get the bill before the Legislature
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Destruction Of N. Y. Soon Predicted
,,. by American Scientist.

Washington, july e.--New York
city destroyed!
That will be headline in every
newspaper in the world sometime dur
ing the month OF July, according to
information which has just been
placed in the hands OF Ambassador
Harvey in London and made avail
able to government Officials here.
The bold prediction is made by
Edgar Cole of Philadelphia, who is
now pursuing scientific stldies in
London Cole formerly was connect
ed with the United States food ad-
ministration and the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company.
If you don't believe Coles predic-
ton. you aren't Disappointing him, for
he frankly states that he expects to be
derided and ridiculed. But he is pre-
pared to accept all odirm and ridi-
cule that may be heaped upon him,
while he tells the world about the
forthcoming cataclysm, and he is 60
ing to tell the world, too. for human
ity's sake. he declares in a letter re-
ceived here.
Scientific study of the geological
structure of New York, combined
with study of astronomical effects,
has convinced Cole that the metre
politan area is going to slip right in
to- the sea, following a great earth
tremor which will come this month if
running on schedule time.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Minimum Wage Body Named.

Jefferson City. July z.-Goyernor
Hyde today appointed three women
as members of the minimum wage
commission authorized by the last
legislature. They are Mrs. Nellie
Burger, Springfield; Miss Marie
Ames, St. Louis, and Mrs. Harriet
Robertson, St. Joseph.
The house and senate, under the
law, were authorized to name three
members each OH the commission.
They are:
House-F. J. Stockard, Springfields
Frank Smith, ST. Louis, and E. r.
James, St. Joseph
Senate-Pcter Anderson, St. Louis;
David M. Proctor, Kansas City, and
Frank G. Harris, Columbia.
The membes of the commission re-
ceive no salary. They will investi-
gate the hours and working condi-
tons OF women and children em-
ployed by industries.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
New Tax Bill Hits Wage Garner.

Washington, July o.-The individ-
ual with the small income, the ulti-
mate consumer, need anticipate no re-
lief from taxation in the tax revision
program Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon is seeking to work out with
Republican leaders of congress, menu
bers of the senate finance committee
were reliably informed Saturday.
1t is the administrations purpose
only to provide for as=reduetiens OF sur~-
taxes about 80 per cent on PERSONAL
incomes above $4,000, which Mellon
plans to prove by treasury statistics
are not yielding the large returns gen.
orally supposed.
Retention of some of the minor
taxes, such as those on amusements
and soda fountain receipts, which vi
tally concern the little fellow" is
advocated by Mellon, according to in
formation Republican senator's are re-
ceiving from him, while 3-cent in
SCeaQ Oh A-CcHl lCttCl pOStdSS 10 PAo
posed by him as revenue raiser,
which he estimates would produce
7o,oooooo year.
Enactment of flat income tax OF
IS per cent on corporations. intended
to raise 500, 100000 annually and OF
stamp tax on bank checks which
he estimates would yield $oo,ooo,o 900
year, is also described as part of the
Mellon tax plan, ii is understood. Re-
peal of the excess profits tax and re-
lection of the sales tax is another
phase of it,
President Harding is said by Re-
publican senators with whom he has;
discussed the tax situation recently
to be planning a message to congress
which he hopes will prepare the.
American people for the stark, un-
vanished fact facing the administra-'
ton that any reduction in the gross
amount of taxation in the near future:
is highly improbable.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Farm Loan Bonds books 100000
1.-The Old Reliable''
The Farmer,

The farmer sat in his easy chair,
When the Donkey ruled the State;
He pulled away at his pipe of clay,
And was happy with his mate.
His hogs were high, his cattle, too,
His wheat and corn were good;
lie lived = use, worked as he pleased
AS any good farmer should.
Taxes were low, he had the dough"
To pay when they were due;
lie never howled, nor. even growled,
Tor the Donkey had been true.
Don't it beat all? one day last fall,
The farmer with his mate;
Went to the polls and bless your soul
Said the Elephant should rifle the
Stzte-
The Elephant ruled, GARNER fooled
For with his trunk You know,
lie wriggled in to the farmers bin.
And demanded all His dough"
The farmer don't sit in his easy chair,
His pipe he's laid aside;
lies feeling blue, but in twenty-five
He'll get the Elephants Hyde.
And then the freight and passenger
rate,
Will be as they were in 1912;
Voters, take heed and lose no speed,
On these conditions you should dwell.
From Cass County, Mo-, Farmer 5
Wife.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
Harding Opposes Bonus

Washington, July 7-Presideni
Harding paid an unexpected visit to
the Senate today and, it is understood
interposed the weight of his per-
sonal influence to defer action on the
soldier bonus bill until clearer un-
Outstanding of the government IL
nancial outlook has been made pos
sible by enactment of new tariff and
tax laws.
In an hours conference with Senate
leaders the President is understood to
have indorsed the view of Secretary
Mellon that bonus legislation now
might be serious embarrassment to
the Treasury, and even to have sug-
gested that all other legislative BUSH
ness be suspended to permit compile
ton, of the tariff and tax revisions as
soon ~ possible. By those who talked
with him. he was quoted as favoring
.fecess of Congress, while the COM
mittees in charge are Fastening per
lection of the two measures on &C
count of which the special session
was called.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
PEACE FIGHT IS NOT OVER
Validity of Resolution Will be Chal'
lenged in Legal Battles.

Washington, july o.-Valldty ot
the peace resolution will be chal-
lenged in legal battles which probably
will be carried to the United States
supreme court, Representative Flood
of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the
house foreign affairs committee, pre-
dicted'teday;g .-~~--.,- ;----=-,@---=-a- / -
He declared that it will never be
determined finally whether congress
can declare peace with Germany ami
Austria Hungary until the high court
passes on the question.
The suits to test the resolution
probably will be brought by Germans
whose property was seized by the
alien property custodian in the war,
or may arise through other suits
which would hinge on the date Of Of
ficial peace, Flood SAID.
The Germans. it is knowA, are
planning big legal drive against the
federal government to regain their
property. The peace resolution re-
Gently signed by the President con-
firms all the seizures, penalties and
fines affecting these interests.
Hundreds of l."vers i'll New lork
have been retained by the German:
to fight for the property and The
first suits probably will be to SCI
aside the sales to American citi*e'&
which were made by the alien prop
erty custodian under the authority oi
an act of congress. These sales in
volved many of the invaluable dye
patents, which are now i'll the hands
of Americans.
According to constitutional lawyers
in congress, the supreme court never
has passed directly on whether peace
can be effected by congressional dec
laration. Some indirect references
are being referred as evidencing be-
lief of the court that congress has no
such power.
II believe the peace declaration is
plainly unconstitutional and will be
held SO by the courts" said Flood.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14

Washington, July S.-Presiden'
Harding faces a severe test OF his OF
fetal and personal influence with his
former colleagues of the senate.
He and the Republican leaders OF
the senate are threatened with serious
opposition from Republican senator's
who only on Tuesday voted dow
Senator Lodges proposal for four
week adjournment
Senators Kenyon of Iowa, Norris
of Nebraska and Capper of Kansas,
all Republicans, declare they will
fight to standstitf the president
own proposal for an Adjournment.
They are among the leaders of the
senate agricultural bloc" whose
members are demanding that the SEN
ate not quit until it has acted up n
pending agricultural legislation
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-14
PRESIDENTS IRE AROUSED
BY TACTICS OF CONGRESS
Aabndons Hands Off" Policy tc
Save Program From
Confusion.

Washington, July 8.-President
Harding's patience with congress is
about exhausted. He has decided to
abandon his original policy of hands
off in an effort to end dilatory tao
tics which have run his legislative pro-
gram into almost hopeless confusion.
That is the explanation of Hard
ing's sudden visit to the capitol
Thursday and his insistence to SEN
ators that congress shelve the soldier
bonus bill and get down to work on
the tariff and taxation measures, for
which the special session was called.
He also was to recommend this in a
message soon, perhaps Friday.
In adopting the leadership tactics,
used by Roosevelt and Wilson, Hard
ing reversed his original policy, which
was to permit congress to run its
own affairs.
He had waited four months. care
fully avoiding the least show OF ex-
ecutive interference. His ire was
finally aroused with the eagerness
with which congress took UP the
bonus legislation in the face of the
protests of secretary If The Treasury
Mellon and other government fiscal
experts.
Republican senate leaders Friday
were making plans to carry into eft
feet the program Harding outlined to
them at his visit to the capi.ol thurs
day. However, nothing formal will
be done until the presidents message
has been received. leaders sail.
! The message, it is expected, will in
clude:
A recommendation that the soldier
bonus legislation be deferred for the
present, With detailed reasons why
Harding thinks this course wise and
a promise to the ex-scrvice men tina.
the administration is still committed
to the principle of adjusted co:npen-
sation for soldiers and will make god
his promise at more favorable time
A suggestion that the senate Eek
pedite" the tariff and tax legislation
which Harding will point out is the
real business for which the sess, II
was called, by taking series %
three day recesses. Harding takes the
position that by thus limiting the SEES.
sion work to its primary tasks, per
Torrance of these tasks will be has
tened rather than delayed.
| a recognition OF the position OF The
agricultural bloc in the senate
whose members are standing pat
for enactment of emergency relic
legislation for farmers before the,
consent to any recess. Harding Il
expected to advise immediate atten
ton to such legislation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29
SERGEAMTS ON
LIST FOR PROMOTION

TOTTENvILLE. Dec. 29.-1n the
ann ,uncemcnt made by the munich
pal civil service commission yester-
day of those sergeants who took n
fest for lieutenant in the police de-
partment of the city of New York
in September, t., following from
staten Island are or the list show
ing their Number and percentages:
Fra-k Palmer. No. 113, S5.01;
Robert C. Benedict, Nc. 1872, $780,
William Fl. Fielding No. 230. $3.50;
Peter f. Reed. No 263. S2.17; John
Miller. No. 261. s1.S5; John J. Scan
lon. No. z9s S1.40: John F. Murphy,
No. 324. s0.S5: Charles A. Leibers,
No. 1S9. 1855, and Otto p. Olive,
No. 25. $40. There are 1853 on the
list and John ]. Lagerenne. is NO. l.
with a percentage &c 90.10.
SergeantG Reed and Seanlon are
attached 70 the 60th precinct I
tion. Tottenville. The Others are
scattered through the other pre-
cincts. There are a number OF lieu
tenants eligible t. retire who were
appointed twenty-five years ago by
Theodore Roosevelt, then police
commissioner. This will make room
for the new men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 29.-
Problems in which the taxpayers of
the county, are or should be interest
ed, are being discussed and posi-
bly, settled by the Board of Free
holders in star chamber fashion and
behind closed doors, contrary to the
statement of the county authorities
early in the year that such things in
the future would be done in the
open.
Without doubt some of the citizens
of the county would be interested in
knowing just how the freeholders
have apportioned the county into
districts in order that the sealer of
weights and measures and his assis-
tant might have an equal territory to
cover, but the hearing to which these
county employees were summoned
last week, was held behind closed
doors.
Nearly a year has elapsed since
the attempt was made by the Re-
publican board to oust Nathan Rob-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29
FARMERS WANT THE BEST
IN COUNTRY CHURCHES

Determination of prominent lay
men among New Jersey farmers that
the rural church shall have every
encouragement to keep step with the
progress of agricultural life in 9TH
err lines, is behind the movement to
call into conference during "agricul-
tural week." at Trenton, in January,
the representatives of country
churches throughout the state. The
conference will consider methods of
promoting religious progress in
country life. Much as the farmers
in all branches of agriculture are
solving their biggest problems by
conference and cooperation. so Ii is
proposed that church leaders of the
various denominations shall come to-
gether for general discussion, at the
time when the farm organizations of
this state are holding their annual
conventions.
Numerous farm leaders say that
experience in New Jersey has shown
the average family in the county
is hungry for the church that will
meet the needs of the modern 'ural
community along spiritual line. and
the success of some such church , in
certain towns is pointing the way for
all 10 Ilnu SuCCtSSlul PidhS vi oSA
vice.
The committee planning the con-
ference along these lines believe it
will be the greatest event in rural
church history in New Jersey.
The Rev. A. Raymond Eckles, pas
tor of the Plainsboro Community
church, has been made chairman of
the general committee of arrange
ments and associated with him are
clergymen and laymen representing
Presbyterian. Baptist, Methodist and
Protestant Episcopal churches. the
Society Of Friends and the County
Work Department of the State
Young Mems Christian Association.
Efforts are being made by the
committee to have every church that
IS in touch with country life in New
Jersey, represented at the confer
ence by its pastor and at least n
layman. Arrangements have been
made by the Trenton churches to
provide overnight entertainment for
delegates. The conference will
open Thursday afternoon. January
IS and will continue with morning
and afternoon sessions, Friday, jan
uary IA.