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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17

The following statement has been
Issuss ~ behalf W y, u. DIET A Co,
svs ,nFA hfuhsf~. whose failure was
reported lr ENpt, hYsnlnn Yesterday,
- II understood shat the liabilities
approximate ~ .nnu neo 10 $4,000 eco
sni Immediate c@uHe ~ the failure IL
attributed tu nun.lluuid assets. n II
understood that thp firm owns extern
siss mining rfupsrt~ pud mining In
serests ~ Nrlsuua and Mexico, which
'eiit a~eni lars. Investments, Mr. Diot
II reported as being hopeful. through
conservation ~ the assets aud r.Or.
u~nisAtIon ~ the firms Affairs, To re-
hshlli,rse III. rffn and re~establish
10 ef~dil
Through adverse rvmors, the nrm
suncs.d n considerable run Of impor-
tnns'e creditors for the past week or
more. and when the payroll was not
forthcoming saturday all the help In
the seven floors of the building ley,
the place. and Receiver Enrich took
charge"
The company had .n Office In Phlla-
d~lphia. but none III Wilmington. TNs
Phila delphiA once wAs sAld by Phtla-
dslphla lap~fs. to be Ia charge Of J
Duncan Reilly OF Wilmington. An ef.
fort Wa made 70 locate Mr.. Reilly her.
today, but without SUCCESS. Bankers
here did not seem to know him anc
hs could not be located through thu
city directory.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
CITY REPAIR SHOP FAILS.
Chicago Finds Experiment Too
Expensive; 800 Per Cent
More Than Outside Cost.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago, Jan. I7.-Chicagn's s2,700,-
600 municipal repair shops have been
closed as a failure, IL became known
today following an investigation by
"A committee OF aldermen, b--catre city
work done there Cost 300 per cent OF
what 1T would have cost on the out
side"
some illustrations given by alder
men in support OF the charges that
prices were excessive showed that a
water valve, which on the outelde
would cost S12, cost the city s85 in the
shops; bell for a police automobile
which would cost 50 TO $40 on outside
cost the city $50 at the shops: stand
ard auto tires at one time sold TO the
city at list price less 25 per cent cos,
the city the list price plus Is per cent
for overhead at the shops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
REPUBLICANS TO HOLD
.CET-TOCETHER POWWOW
Senators Will Also Arrange to
Press Alien Refunding
Measure.

Washington. Jan. 1T.--Republican
senator's will hold their first confer
ence OF this session OF Congress to-
morrow. with the announced purpose
OF reaching an agreemcnAon the al
lied debt funding bin. Strong DEM
ocratic opposition to the bin in the
form In which ii was reported to the
Senate yesterday was understood 10
have led 10 the call issued today by
Senator Curtis, OF Kansas, assistant
Republican leader.
While the call mentioned only the
allied debt funding measure, some Re-
publican leaders stated privately tina,
the conference was to serve also as a
general .get-toge,her affair. Coming
as IL does, in the wake of the series
OF conferences which Republican SEN
ators have had with President Hard
ms insiders attached additional sig
nif1csnce to the meeting.
IL is known four or five Republican
senator's are not wholly In accord with
the majority leaders as to a part,
policy on the funding bill. and 1t wa.
thought possible discussion OF thai
question might take a broader course
than just q general review OF the
meaning and purposes OF the pendine
legislation.
With the measure drawn in a form
believed 10 be acceptable to the ad
ministration. Senate majority leaders
are determined to push II through
the Senate with a view to speeding I'll
the refunding negotiations, holdinl
the View that a settlement of tn,
foreign debt question will go a lont
way toward improving economic con
di'ions in Europe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
CorrER on PENSION PLAYS.
Fire Chlel Luts WIN Discuss Arrange.
m4nts with Directors.

When the directors Of the Depart
tnent Of Public Safety meet this after
noon Fire Chief William ]. Lutz viii
confer with them relative TO the
initial steps to bc taken looking to
the creation Of pension fund In the
new f1ro department for the beneiit
Of the officers and men and their de-
pcndents. Chief Lutz hopes TO re
cure the permission OF tbs board to
proceed with the arrangements and
Il 20 he Will have a meeting OF the
3renen sometime this week to elect
the directors and lay down their rules
and bylaws
One member OF the department Will
be before the board on charge n be-
irg late reporting for duty. The fire.
men are permitted a leewAy OF five
minutes tho same az arc the police
men In reporting for duty At their re-
spcctive fire houses but II their absence
extends beyond this time they must
stand trial and explain to the direc-
tors why they were not on time. In
the event fireman is one-baf hour OF
more late he is not permitted 10 &c
on duty until Chief Lutz has been
notified and II is Within his jurisdfc-
ton TO say whether the man shall be
suspended for that tour of duty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
new S|SAL SOURCE
IN THE FAR EAST
Philippine Yield Promises a Big
Supply to This
Country.

The cultivation Of sfsal and
ma9uey for binder twtn~ has been
promoted to such an extent by the
cooperation OF the United States De-
partnent Of Agriculture with the
Philippine Bureau OF Agriculture
that the fibers are looked upon ~ IN
extensive future source OF American
supply
II. T. Edwards. specialist in sbra
plant production, recently returned
from the Philippines and Java re-
ports that 1900 acres were devoted
to maxusy and sisaI In the arch.-
approximately 1s,IT5 metric tons OF
2,2oo pounds- The value was about
S1.704. 900 in American money.
Philippine maguey fiber formerly
was used extensively by American
binder-twfne manufacturers. This
fiber. which was cleaned by werting
the maguey leaves in salt water. fell
into disfavor when it vas learned
that binder twine made from the
salty fiber was subject to the attack
of insects.
The Department of Agriculture, IN
cooperation with the Philippine Bu-
reau OF Agriculture, purchased three
modern fber-cleaninE machines.
with which they demonstrated that
maguey can be cleaned prof,Ably
by machines and without the use of
salt water. AS result of this CO.
operative Government work. aided
BY private enterprise. IS machines
have been imported. and machine
cleaning of maguey and sisal fiber
in the Philippine Islands Is now es-
tablished On a commercial basis.
While the quantity OF binder Irvine
fiber now raised in the Philippines IS
only a drop In the bucket compared
With American and world demand,
the department authorities believe
the development of the industry
promises a future output which will
relieve American manufacturers OF
the present almost absolute depend
ence on Yucatan, where internal and
international conditions have some
times imperiled the American sup
ply. The department is encouraging
the substitution OF sisal for the more
commonly cultivated maguey.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17

In compliance with a motion adopted
by city Council two weeks ago in con-
n~ct,on with the action OF that body
IN doing honor TO the memory OF
George NJ. Fisher. a page in the min
ute book of the Council has been set
aside and suitably inscribed. Mr.. Fish
~ Aas a former mayor of Wilmington
and served three terms as a member
Of the Council.
The memorial on the minute book
reads ns follows: In memory of George
NJ. Fisher who served as mayor OF the
city of Wilmington during the term
of 1901 10 1903 and as Councilman
during the following terms: 1895 TO
1891, 1897 TO 1899; 1899 to 1901; born
June 6, 1861; died. January 8, 1922"
The entire scroll is done in pen and
Ink and was executed by O. G. Greene
~ Goldey College. IL In said to be a
fine example Of penmanship and as far
as the city records show It is the first
time a deceased former official has
been 80 honored.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
more PRAISE FOR
| Guys PAID F|REMEN
A. J. krebs Commends Their
Efficiency and Courtesy;
Could Not be Better.

Letters voicing tho fulsomc praise
of the citixens OF Wilmington for tho
work the officers and men Of the new
fre department are doing in flshtins
fires continue to cbme In 70 Fire Chief
William J. Iutz but instead Of caus.
Ing tho f1rcmen 10 swell UP with n
sense Of their importance and cf-
ficiency these expressions Of apprecia-
ton have caused them to take n keen
and very growing pride In their work
and implanted a resolve within all OF
them to continue to give their best
and II possible to make themselves
even more competent than they are
already recognized to be.
The latest communication OF this
character received by Chief Lutz came
TO hand this morning and is from A.
i. krehs or 2bos Willard street. A
slight blaze occurred In his homo last
Saturday and was quickly extinguish-
cd by the firemcn who were sommoned
there for the purpose. Not only the
efficiency OF the men but tho very
extreme politeness, carefulness and
general courtesy at all times even dur
ing the stress of much excitement are
highly praised by Mr.. Krebs who. in
his letter, very strikingly pictures
just how the officers and men Of the
new paid FIRE department operate un-
der the rules and regulations which
now govern the city's fire fighting
forces.
Mr.. krebs' letter lis as follows:
Mr.. VIM. j. Lutz,, Chief,
Wilmington Fire Dept.
Dear Sir:
l want to write to you TO express
my appreciation OF the way in which
your men worked in and about my
house last Saturday in extinguishine
a fire In n chimney.
| While the fire itself was of no con
sequence. being merely SCOT burning
out inside OF the chimney, yet there
we're great POSSIBILITIES for annoyance
Your men could SO easily have turned
an extinguisher up In the chimney
or hose down the - chimney. ant
made a horrible mess. They. however
did nothing OF the sort. They CLOSED
| of the fireplace with n blanket, ant
extinruished the fire by pouring Goa
down the chimney. When II wa
out, your men proceeded to put tn
house In order. and had we permitte
II. would have swept the floors, duste'
and rearranged the furniture.
| I certainly want TO express my ap
probation of the kind of men yo
have in your fire department, and til
way in which they worked. 1t coul
nut be better. Yours verN truly.
A. J. krebs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
Benefit Show for Charity.

Members of the knights of Column
bus in charge OF the benefit perfor-
nance to be given at The Playhouse
next Monday and Tuesday by Walter
Seaman In Irish Eyes" are anxious to
have it understood by the large mum
Der OF people who, 1t is believed, in
tend to see this play, that the council
receives a percentage only on those
tickets sold outside OF the box Office
They therefore are hopeful that al
who can will secure their tickets from
some of the members of the committee
or others handling them. The proceeds
are for charity, the relief fund of the
council from which much has already
been done toward alleviating the dis.
tress OF the many jobless men through.
out the city regardless Of who they
may be.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
HISTORIC TALK At
STREET MEETING
When Matter OF Naming Pro.
posed New Boulevard 10
Suggested.

Holmes Jones thi4 morning. 1t tho
meeting Of the directors OF the Street
and Sewer Department, suggestcd to
the members that tho new boulevard
recently laid down through the lower
end OF the Ninth ward be named the
"Governor Printz Highway In honor
Of Colonel Johann Printz. the FIRST
governor sent to the new world by
Sweden after the founding OF the
Swedish colony on the shores OF the
Christiana river, which colony de-
veloped into the city Of Wilmington
Mr.. Jones presented each OF the d.
rectors with neatly bound copy OF n
book written and published by Thomas
Willing Ralch, a vice-president OF the
Historical Society OF Pennsylvania
called %The Cradle of Pennsylvania"
the object OF which Is to have the
main highway connecting Wilmington
and Philadelphia named In honor OF
Governor Printz. While Mr.. Balch.
in his book, evidently refers to the
existing Philadelphia turnpike, Mr..
Jones thought the name could well be
given to the proposed boulevard. He
| favored the term highway rather than
| boulevard, to avoid confusion.
! Mr.. Jones went at length into the
early history OF Wilmington. dealing
largely with the history of the Swed-
| ish settlers and the members and
spectators We're enlightened on some
OF the things they may not have
known OF such history when Mr. Jones
and Director Grier got into discus
sion on the subject, Mr.. Grier showing
that he was as well versed In this
| matter az MIR. Jones seemed to be.
1t was further suggested that the
proposed boulevard be extended from
Eleventh and Church streets the
southern end Of the bridge to be built,
TO Fourth street and that Church and
Bennett streets be used for this -ex-
tension. Mr.. Jones said this would
have to be done sooner or later. in his
| opinion.
President Johnson said the new
boulevard would be given name tina,
would mean something and would no,
be confused with any other highway
In the city. but that the board IL no,
prepared as yet to determine upon a
name.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
ROADS WANT 6 PER CENT.
shippers Representative Opposes De
mande OF Il. i o. President, Before
/. G.. G..

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE ques-
ton of what capital return the rail-
roads will be entitled to earn after
March 1, when the rate OF S per cent.
fixed by the transportation act goes
out OF effect, was discussed today be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
missions rate investigation.
Daniel Willard, president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio, urged continu-
alton of the six per cent rate as a
reasonable basis for estimating de-
cisions by the commission on trans
portatjon charges.
He was opposed by Clifford Thorne
shippers representative. who sug-
gested cheaper rates for money Were
now being established than obtained
when the present rate was fixed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
NO MINERS PAY CUT,
UNION HEAD TELLS
WORKERS. MEETING

propose TO have the non-union yard
stick applied TO our measure of the
standard OF living.
1T lis idol 10 talk about reducing
the wages Of men IN the fate of the
fact that approximately goo 900 miners
In the soft coal fields are idle and
many other thousands are working
broken time. The miner must eat and
he must have n living wage"
Statesmen and business interests
must devise some other method Of
regions than by reducing wages, Mr..
Lewis declared. He said the men In
the anthracite fields were little more
fortunate In the opportunity for EN-
ployment, but that they also have
wage evils that should be corrected.
The international president review
ed the work OF the union. He contrast
ed conditions In the ganized Penn
| sylvania hard coal fields with those
! In the unorganized, regions OF west
Virginia. Pointing out that the an
thracite men were meeting under con-
Editions where representatives Of the
community and the churches were
\ present TO welcome the delegates, he
said the convention was open to all
to express themselves as they wish,
while in some parts of West Virginia
| free assemblage and free speech were
/ denied men who want to better their
/, conditions
Mr.. Lewis also referred to factional
quarrels in the union. mentioning
the states Of Kansas and Illinois. He
said when the Union leaders forge,
their obligations and run counter "a
the policies laid down by the mem
bership. then the dissolution of the
organization would begin.
While no official announcement ha.
come from sthe anthracite operators a.
a whole 1t Is generally understood II
the coal fields that the mining com
panfes will ask the men to take a re.
cuction.
Union leaders are on record to tn.
effect that they are opposed to any
Lowering OF wage rate either in the
anthracite or bituminous fields.
Wage contracts in the soft Goa
field expire at the same time as in TIL.
hard coal region.
sWhether there will be a suspensio,
OF mining March 81, In the event n,
agreement has been reached. cannot b.
stated at this time, according to tn
international president. John l.. Lewis
and other leaders. 1t has been ne poll
ey of the international union in tn
hard coal fields 10 keep the men a
work so long as negotiations progress
tftyorably and assurance is given tha
the men remaining at work would no
receive a cut.
1t is expected the matter finally wi
be left for the international polio
committee to work out.
+ The convention WAS called to orde
by District President c. J. Golden &
; Shamokin. who turned the gavel owe
!. to District President Thomas Kennel
of Hazleton, chairman of the tri-dis
trict scale committee.
International President Lewis wi
, preside at the opening formalities an
will make an address on the. genera
fsituation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
BUILDING PERMITS.

Plans have been approved and per-
inits issued by the building inspector
office for the following projects:
Twentieth and Washington streets
Peninsula NJ. p. Church, owner; VIM.
ID. Haddock & Co. builders; church,
$4,000.
Madison street. iii; Nicholas Mar
do, owner and builder; alterations.
$3.50.
Union street; L. d. Leonardo, own
er and builder; alterations, s10e.
Madison street, 1924: S. Markizon
owner and builder: store and dwelling,
$500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
Pennsy Director May Hold On,

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Jan. 17.-Charles E.
Ingersoll was authorized by the In
terstate Commerce Commission today
to retain his place as a director of
the Pennsylvania railroad, but was re-
CURED to resign within 80 days either
as director of the Missouri Pacific or
as president OF the Midland Valley
Railroad.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17

Every ootall IN Connection With
Dali Without Expsnse. Al
Proceeds TO Needy.

Meml,eg~ al Tn Women's Committee
q NJ nmeelpncy Fund COMMITTEES,
WhboA , selling contributions 10 aad
M usedy and unemployed, met this
moenine u headquarters. 40 Market
olspet, Tor IN wiroee Vt completing
sietalla ics the Ing public dance 70 hc
dvru In the ballroom ii the Hotel
du Point on Thursday evening Of this
week. ..,,
10 far ~ details 70. everything will he
(rv~ u any coat to the committee. Inc
hotel ballroom, orchestra; printing,
supplies, AL things have been arranged
fct. NJ ttnt every cent received from the
snle II tickets, which have been placed
Al o.. viii 10. directly into the city
emergency relief fund, and every penny
will bc spent, either ior food, clothing or
fuel Tor the needy.
~ lNs A the arrangements arr con-
crvncd, Il will le ono 81 the most attrac-
tive aud interesting dances gwen IN this
city. this winter. Nothing will Ike
emitted 10 make /, interesting and the
price Of tickets, has been fixed NJ a
popular fgurc, No that the expenses Ia
any me attending ia nominal. AZ the
ea,n~ time Nil the rroc~ds Will 70 to aud
sho~~ on, 1T work.
Mayor Harvey WAS sailed upon TINS
morning lay man who said he had some
money Ia give 20 the committee, but
wAnt~d a. know II there WAS any truth
In the r,mot that par, OF the money gwen
wNs ,srd te detrey. e~pcn~es ~ camPa'gs
headquarters Mayor Harvey ,olc
the inquirer TINT he w"A gao ne asNeo
that question. The mayor then went OF
a. provc that so far as the campaign
~ommi'tcc WAS concerned, not GEM
oi the money gwen was taken Tor OK
lwn~'s
When the Emergency kche' tuno
comm'ttec started business, the service
Cislscns announced " would bear aii 'h'
expenses of the campaign, SO tnat hol
cent given would be deducted from I'M
needy THIS detail Is SOU N ehee, a n'
what expense there ~ Is nonlnal, W
ceuse many PERSONS have eeh'r'ou'e'
"a advertising and other needs
NehcNresls Tor the play No'hlnR nu
fhc Irush,' To he gwen ~ the Beacon
College Club on February, ., are pro
cecdins, Tho proceeds VII go 'o I'M
Emergency hrbe' fund; a..
The ra'ronesses Tor the paouc aahe'
ON Thursday evening are. Nirs: AleS
andef Nhrnhmes' Mrs. Donald > Ash
brock, Mrs George y, blss,lI, MIS-
William eersland, Mrs; - poue'as '
tuck, Mrs Aicsanaer =, ,ncn'on
Miss Nsdcline Draper, Mrs. James a
Draper, ars Mrs. .hn'les v. hea n,
krr, Mrs H. Fletcher brown, MIS-
RUSSELL a. iwnham, MIS- Toleinan o'
ion' Mrs, i'"mm"' au fons' Mrs
frank az, ROM, Mrs ,haf'ns r. rIns'
Mtr NilhHm FRANCIS N.s' u, y, N'o','
mon Mrs !. X i'nii' MIS- Nhn"'n :.
Hammond, Mrs, Leroy Harvey, MtS
na'iss , h'.xIh,, Mfs. 'nseph iilnes
s'fs. = Muh'e''h JACKSON srS' ,, Y1a''''
Ne"ehi Mt -. - r'i"n' Nls, n.'"vo'
Nili~n, NTH b"Vi" i'''s",i "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
READY TO AID MINERS.
Governor Morgan TO Set Afoot I'm.
mediate Investigation Relative
to EyictiOns.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington. Jan. 17.-Governor
Morgan of West Virginia advised
Secretary of Labor Davis today that
he had arranged for an immediate in
gestigation of conditions in tho New
River coal field concerning which q,
delegation of miners families pro-
tested to President Harding yesterday
Eyictions of families from company
houses now occupied by them was
said by the miners to be imminent.
Mr.. Davis telegraphed Governor
Morgan yesterday asking for informa-
ton and for assistance to the miners
If their case was found justified.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
FIND WHISKY MEDICINAL.
1893 OF 81 New Orleans Doctors Say
Prohibition Causes Deaths.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
New Orleans. Jan. 17.77Answering
the QUESTIONABLE recently sent out by
the Journal of the American Medical
Associa ton. 1919 physicians In New
Orleans and Louisiana voted that
whisky was of medicinal value while
1T8 were recorded against It,
The division on, the question of
whether beer contained medicinal
properties was 109 for and 26s against
while the vote on wine was LAG for
land 231 against. Sixty-nine physicians
said prohibition had caused "unneces-
sary suffering or death"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17

Three men, two laborers and one
scrubman, We're placed through the
Public Employment Bureau. in the old
City Hall. this morning. Three were
also referred. and the applications of
la were filed. A large crowd OF men
called ~ the bureau again today.
The wornsn's department placed ten
this morning. Among them was a
graduate OF "a university. with many
qualifications. Fourteen women Were
referred and the applications of-asix
were filed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
Neighborhood's Joint Meeting.

A Joint meeting was held by the
Eighth Street Park and Cool Spring
Park Neighborhood Associations at
the high school last evening. Miss
Mabel ]. Treat OF the Community Ser
vice demonstrated a number of games.
The two associations expect to take
an active interest in their respective
communities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-17
TO BUILD NEW CHURCH,

A building permit was issued this
TO w. d. Haddock & Co, con-
tractors for the new church building
10 be erected at Twentieth and Wash
ington streets for the Peninsula
Methodist Protestant Church.
George Savage of the Witherspoon
Building. Philadelphia, Is the archi-
tect- The building is 1o8 feet by 80 feet
six inches in plan, and 40 feet, above
the curb. The contract price is STA 900