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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
| MRS. J. H. SWEENEY
| PAINFULLY BURNED
While Fighting a Fire at Her
Home, 1907 North jack
son Street.

Mrs. J. II. Sweeney, living at 1907
North Jackson street. was painfully
burned about the arms last night about
1914 o'clock in trying to cxtinsuieh
n fire In her home Mt the above nd
dress An oil lamp in n second-story
front room exploded and according 70
tho Fire Bureau. II had been accident
ally overturned by children playing
about the room.
Mrs. Sweeney rushed into the room
and attempted TO beat out tho flames
II was In this way that she sustained
the burns. She had to have medical
treatment for the injury.
In the meantime someone sent IN
en- alarm from box No. 1874 nj Shall
cross avenue and Jackson street and
Engine Companies Nos. | and 8 and
Truck Company No. 2 responded By
thS time they reached the house. how.
ever. the fire had been extinruisheo
and they did not have to go into SER
vice. The house was only slightly dam.
aged.
Late yesterday afternoon an au.
tomobile truck was found in flames
on South Market street beyond the
bridge. The exhaust pipe had worked
loose and the flame shooting through
this from the engine came I'm contact
with the gasoline pipe leading TO the
tank. This caused the outbreak. En-.
gine Company No. : was called and
quickly oxtinguished the flamea. The
truck was damaged 20 the extent o
s25. Tho machine displayed Delawar,
lliCense No $3.50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
FURTHER WAGE REDUCTIONS
DENOUNCED BY TRAINMFy

Toronto. June 6.-The international
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
has adopted a resolution protesting
against the Canadian and the United
States governments transportation
companies encouraging immigration
particularly from Aeia
Recommendations that steps he
talttn 10 bring about the amalgama
tlon q the switchmeu's union and tne
Brotherhood OF Trainmen also vas
approved. In this connection Prcsl-
dent Lee wss empowered 20 take the
necessary steps. but the convention
Iecla ed against the restoration Of EN-
pl ee who left the organizations dur
ing the sw!tchmens strike two years
ago.
Dealing with the recent rcrcrt Of
the United States Railway Labor
/ Boards order for a reduction OK wages
affecting over 100000 railway employees
/ the brotherhood declared Itself en-
| phatically against any further reduc-
tions In wages or the elimination Of
| the time and one-half wage for over
/ time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
j. S. OPENS IMMIGRANT
BARRIER TO PRINCESS
Crossed Atlantic as Stowaway
and Stewardess; Claims Ken
lucky as Birthplace.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening.

Washington. June e--secretsry Of
Labor Davis. through the bureau of
immigration. today ordered the imni-
grafton authorities a. New Orleans 70
admit ivan Tchernitschew of the erst-
while Russian aristoctacy 20 the Unit
ed sthtes.
The princess claims American citi-
zenship. She crossed the Atlantic part
IS as stowa way. without food. and
partly ar a stewardess, on the steamer
Texandria
Admission Of the princess who claims
che was born In Louisville, Ky. in
1881 ends more than year OF wander
Ing over Europe in an effort 70 reach
safety.
| She told immigration authorities she
was followed az she msde her way
across Europe on foot. nv Russian
agents seeking papers Of the Russian
royalist regime which had been en-
trusted 10 her by her husband, Prince
Ivan Tchernitschew Just before he was
crucifed by Bolshevik troops over the
gate of his estate She also explained
she was seeking her s-year old son
who she declared was cent away ~
her husband early in the Bolshevik
revolution 20 a place ~ safety
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
DISARMAMENT PRIZES
FOR HOWARD SCHOOL
Awards in Essay Contests Made
Today With Appropriate
Exercises.

Appropriate and interesting exer-
cises were held this morning in the
Howard High School in connection
with the awarding Of the pr.zes to
those students winning first. second
and third places in the disarmament
essay contest
The exercises were under the
auspices Of the Wilmington Friends
Peace Committee of which Robert r.
Tatnall is chairman. Several weeks
ago this committee offered prizes for
hich school students for the three best
essays on After the Disarmament
Conference. What Next" The in
tcrest of the students wac manifesto d
by a total OF 105 essays being sub
mitted for consideration.
Mrs, Florence Bayard Hillea. the
main speaker. enumerated the horrors
of war as she had personally observed
them while on her extended trip. &c
france as a member of tn Relief Com.
HAttee for Devastated France. The
courageous way in which the peassntr,
of France was rebuilding the devss
tated sections was sufficient. IN hel
estimation, TO term these patient work
/ ers the nobility OF France. The great
est lesson that we are TO learn from
/ tho war. as q result Of all its horrors
is to learn TO think. and TO think ahea,
/ instead OF after the time 10 avert war
| AS result Of the lack OF prone
! thought 70 avert war, even childre,
are taxed to support II. This she II
lustrated by calling 10 mind the varlou
war taxes on moving picture shows
Ice cream cones, etc, such items a
children spend most OF their monev or
The prize essays, read by the writer
themselves, were well received by th
student body and the committee. whic
commented at length upon the ric
material for pratical life contained I
them. The musical numbers were we
rendered especially those by the Bow,
Glee Club and the Girls Glee Clul
The prizes as awarded consisted r
first prize, $40 in gold; second. IS /
gold; third. $3.50 in gold All the wir
ners of prizes were congratulated h
Mrs. Hilles. Those constituting III
party for the Friends Peace Committe
were Mrs. George A. Rhoads. Mr.. an
Mrs. Robert r. Tatnall, and mothe
Mrs. Ferris.
The prize winners were: First Ev
Lowery; second, Albert Anderson
third, Blanche Clark.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
SAMUEL ABELMAN
CRUSHED BY TRUCK
Georgetown Man Run Over by
His Own Machine Near
Milford Today.

Special Dispatch TO Every Evening.
Milford, June 6.-Samuel Abelman,
40 years old, of Georgetown, is in
a critical condition in the Milford Hos
pital as a result of injuries received
when a wheel of a large truck passed
over his body this morning. near
FELTON,.
Mr.. Ableman owns and operates a
truck line between Georgetown. Will
mington and Philadelphia. This
morning. while accompanying his
driver. who was taking a load of
produce up the state. he lost his
balance and fell from the seat to the
concrete road. rear wheel of the
truck passed over his chest. crushing
II. He was hurried to the local hos
pital. where it was said his condition
was very serious.
1t IS not known what caused Mr..
Ableman to fall, but 1t is believed that
he lost his balance. The driver was
unable to stop the vehicle in time TO
prevent injury TO Mr.. Ableman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
MUNICIPAL NEWSPAPER.
Suggested 70 Street and Sewer Board
by Commissioner Piersop.

That the people Of the city may
know at all times just what is being
done with their money in the way Of
improvements and other costs, a mu-
nicipal journal devoted exclusively to
news of the city government was the
suggestion offered this morning TO the
directors of the Street and Sewer De
partment by Frank w. Pierson. Street
Commissioner, when he presented to
the board two copies of the Baltimore
Municipal Journal, as an example of
this kind of n newspaper He said
| It has been gotten out hy the city
government Of Baltimore FOR ten years
and the advertising. he believes. could
he made 10 defrsv tho expenses To
which this city might he put In issuing
such a paper.
Mr.. Pierson said the newspapers of
Wilmington have been very liberal IN
giving the department praise for
what II has accomplished I'm the past
and what II is doing now and while
that department has also been com
mended by many residents for the ey-
Cellent street work now in progress
| this may he partly due 10 tho fact
| that the project paid out for this sum
mer is in the central part Of tho city
where all can see IL easily. wherea-
in the past tho department has don,
nearly as much. but tho work has not
been so centrally located and Conee
quenuy not 20 conspicuous
lie said he has had for years 8
similar idea on this municipal tourna
proposition. for II would show tn,
people Of the city Just what they hav,
and just what they are getting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
WHO'S HEAD IN HAWAII.
ARMY OR NAVY CHIEF? ?
Washington Must Decide Com.
plicated Question of Prece-
dence in Rank.
ny Associated Frees to Every Evening

- fN'0f' isNfp iftN w Every INnnirE
Washington. June 6---.TudEa Advo-
cato7-General oC tho army and navy
have been instructed by tho two dc.
psrtments 10 weigh all tho facts and
reach a conclusion as to whether
Ma TOR General Charles +. SunmeraIl
commanding tho Hawaiian department
with headquarters at Honolulu or
Rear Admiral Edward Simpson. com
manding the fourteenth naval district
which includes tho Hawaiian Islands.
Ia tho senior military oficer OF the
government in tho lslands
The relative rank question arose. Il
was said. because each officer was
raised temporarily to his present rank
In war time. followed by peace time
reductions and subsequent re-eleva-
! uons on permanent basis. While
Admiral simpsons temporary commits
sion antedated that of General Sum.
neral. the army officer was first 10 re.
Ceive permanent commission.
The question OF seniority between
the two officers. II was said at the War
! Department. had come up between
them in an entirely friendly way. but
as a result of their interlocklng service
In the islands il was deemed wise to
have IL settled.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
.LAHOMUS SITS
IN LEVY COURT
New Commissioner Took His
Seat as a Member This
Morning.

Caucuses and conferences DELAYED
the opening Of todays session OF the
Levy Court one hour and 10 minutes
The court did not meet until ll.4O
o'clock Thomas Lsttomus. of the
seventh Levy Court district. whom
Governor Denney had appointed a
commissioner 20 succeed Sherburne A.
Collins. deceased. was present and took
the seat formerly occupied by Mr.. Col
Inns. After MIR. Lattomus' commits
sion had been read and its acceptance
and recording had been ordered.
President Stetser congratulated the
appointee and wished him great sue
cess. The lobby was thronged during
these formalitics. Clerk Of the Peace
John l. Wright administered the oath
q MIR Lattomus previous to the
courts meeting.
County Comptroller Shaw was di-
rocted TO credit aprroriatiopns with the
following amounts and to charge the
same 20 anticipated interest on bond
sale Road surface treatment, sl.1s2;
road maintepsnce. $4,000: board Of
prisoners. $4,000: Trustees Of the
Poor. $4,000; good roads 5000; coroner
and physicians 5000: Fourth district
500. Fifth district. 5000
There was a brief tilt. participated
: IN by Commissioners Jones, strshorr
and Mccoy. after tho presentation oi
a resolution proposing that bids be
| requested for printing and stationery
Tor certain county Office. Jones and
Strahorn said such bids had been re
lceived recently and objected to fire.
auent repetition. Mccoy said tho ma
terial now needed had become neces
sary since the iast bids were obtained
No action was taken on the resolu
tion
Forty taxpayers asked that repair
be made go a road passing through
Stanton. The court decided to confeI
With the Wilmington & Philadelphia;
Traction Co. regarding the matter.
\ delegation ot Peunsylvanians VIII,
come - Wilmington 20 transact busi
ness requested that the LancsSte
3 Ike ~ Hookessin he put in servicea bl,
condition County Engineer Grub
was directed to estimate the cost
President Ste,ser was authorized {,
apply 10 Judge Rice for the appoint
nnent of a commission to condemn
land FOR the extension of Manor ave
nue., Claymont. 20 the Baltimore I
Ohio railroad
For the year 1920 tax collectors wer
allowed errors as follows
James u. Carpenter. ST George
hundred-County and poor taxe'
ss7.70; road. including Middletown
s3elSss: school. s22Is: dog, SIS.
George II. Carroll. Christiana hun
ired-School tax, sl4l: school capita
. tion. 1922; county and poor. sl4693
b road. se7.s7 county capitation, SIS
: dos slS
r Bills as follows were passed: walls
, Construction Co. s7.s21.7o; F. W. Car
, penter, $500: board of prisoners. s.
: 1850: coroner and physicians, 81
, witnesses at coroner's inquests. s2l
deputy coroner. s4s.
, The court, after a conferenc,
awarded the bridge contract {
Charles Witsil Action on the roa
bids was deferred
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06

For a long time suffered from stoun-
ach trouble and got so could not take
the hghtest kind of food into my stom-
ach without having gas TO form so that
I was in severe pain. My nerves were IN
terrible C, q lition and I could not sleep
right. was despordent and depressed
and had no ambition TO do anything.
Ny liver was torpid, color was gone
from my face and had almost lost all
hope of ever getting well because l had
tried 80 many medicines and none Of
them helped me.
Il heard so much about Plant Juice
in my neighborhood and the wonders it
was working that started taking it and
want to say that it surely worked won
ders for me now have q sple ndid
appetite. l am not nervous and sleep
fine have a good color in my face
and feel strong and ht.
My sister and her little girl started
taking Plant Juice when they saw the
wonderful benefit l got from it and they
have derived the same results. We are
all enthusiastic about this remedy"
Plant Juice Is sold in Wilmington at
The Miller Drug Store. 404-406
Market street; in New Castle by f.
Challenger & Son; in Newport by c. B.
| White; in Newark by W. Z. Brown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
REPUBLICAN MEETING.
To Re Held At Hotel du Pont Tomor.
row Night for Women.

A public meeting for Republican wo-
mon will be held In the du Barry room
Of tho Hotel du Pont tomorrow even
ing. when booklets are TO be distribute
ed containing In plain and simple form
all the information necessary for The
voter In the 1922 campaign. This
booklet has been prepared by tho Of
nccrs of the women's Republican
Committee In anticipation Of the IN
tcrest which women will take In their
first opportunity to have voice IN
the shaping OF party policy. and the
selection OF party leaders and candl-
dates for national. State and county
Offices. Women were enfranchised IN
1920 after all the primary elections
and the State convention had been
held. This year women. as we'll az
men, will vote at the primaries s,r
tho election OF delegates to the State
convention. and viii vote directly for
their candidates for county and State
officers
Mrs. Frank w Dodson Of Iowa, no,y
director of organization for the Re-
publican National Committee. will be
one Of the speakers tomorrow night
Another VIII he Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton. vice-chairman of the Repuh;,-
can National Executive Committee.
The meeting is NJ s o'clock. The du
Barry room. which is above the bril-
room and is reached through the main
lobby on tho Eleventh street side Of
the hotel Ia where the meeting will
he held.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
OFFICIALS CONFER ON
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Contractor HeaIy Retains Law
yer to Look After His
interests.

Due 10 the unavoidable delay OF City
Solicitor Satterthwaite, members OF
the finance committee OF City Council
and offlciale of the Board of Health
did not have the conference scheduled
for lnet night on the garbage collection
problem. This meeting viii he held
tonight at City Hail Several OF the
interested officials informally discuss'd
tho subject last night. but made no at
tempt to arrive at any definite dc
CiSlun.
Sylvester r. Healy, the contractor
who Ia now doing the collecting. and
who will attend the meeting, has re-
tained Thomas r. BaYard az counsel
TO look after his interests In these
conferences between the city officials
and Mr.. Sattprthwalte Just Why Mr.
H,aiy has thought n essential that
he be accompanied by counsel is not
known. but II Ia understood that In the
event the city attempts 10 cancel his
contract without what ho considers
proper compensation to himeelf, thc
Mayor and Council may he confronted
with a suit.
While j. ". Gregory. the exporI
Drought nero liR' Ntaf 10 make 2 sur
vey of local conditions. recommended
| that tho city do it's own garha GO col
Letting, lie also recommended that IN,
| contra ctor he properly compensate
| II his contract were cancelled Mr.
| Hcnlv. who ie now paid Mt the rate NJ
SIS. 600 \ year to do tho collecting
haa asked for s2s 600 a year additlona
! r he is 10 continue 80 collect III,
! wrapped garbage. This brings IN,
grand total cost for Rarhage collection
for the remaining two years HE con
tract has To run 10 sth2.00O in IN,
event the city granite this $50 900 Mr.
Heely is asking In addition 10 his con
| tract price.
Whether the health board member
favor paying him this extra money i
not known, but Councllmen are know,
tu be opposed to not only paving hin
this cum but paying him anything a
all. II was stated this morning IN
city could not collect the earba q
properly on t4s 900 a year. hut that
could do II for lees than SIS 600 q veal
Tho ash collection costs about SIS o0t
according 20 the atatistics for last yea
and this year viii cost about t66 90
duo to the drop In the price of Ia bo
and other expenses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
sAYsHE WAS BEATEN.
oklahoma Clergyman Found with
Clothes Torn on, silent on Details.

by Associated Press 70 Ever Evening
Lswton. Okla. June 6--The Rev
Thomas 7. Irwin. who resigned as
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church here recently after being
charged with conduct unbecoming a
minister. was attacked and beaten last
night near this city. he said today
Irwin would not talk about The al
legged attack and few details we're OBJ
tainabie
County officials who went ont IN
search NJ Mr.. Irwin when he failed 70
return home last evening, telephoned
that they had found him al the home
( Of II. F. Wood. nine miles from here.
In a weakened condition. with most
Of his clothing torn from him.
Several weeks ago the former pas
tor told a story Of having been slugged
and kidnapped Mr. Irwin and elders
/ Of the church he formerly conducted
were indicted on a charge of arson
and their preliminary hearing will
/ come up Thursday. He maintains ene-
/ mics were responsible for two Ares
/ at the church and for his FIRST ab-
/ duction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
TO PRESS CEMENT TRIALS.
Daugherty Decides TO Immedi-
ately Take Up Alleged Anti.
Trust Law VioIators.
By Associated Press 10 Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
shington, June s--Fe'ri7l Of the
eastern group of the so-called cement
cases will oe undertaken az speedily
as possible. the Department Of Jus
tiCe announced today.
The departments announcement
esid that o conference between At
torney General Daugherty and Colonel
William Hayward. district attorney
for the Southern district of New Tcrk.
who came n wa shinFton for the
purpose. decision was reached FOR
vigorous prosecution" Of tho cement
case and other antitrust cases in the
New York district
The cement casa aRalnet the A.
Lao Portland Cement Company and
others the announcement added
will be taken Up fee retrisI in ar
cordancs with an announcement made
by District Attorney Hayward 2 short
time following the disagreement Of the
Jury"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
PLEAD FOR MODERN
LIGHTING SYSTEM IN
EAST FOURTH STREET
Continued from paa. /

Former Mayor Wilson said he had
only recently been advised OF this
movement. but II had aroused his in
terest at once. for he realized tho
full significance and importance q
such step. He said he felt East
Fourth street was going 10 he one OF
the most important thoroughfares in
the city and the plans for improving
the street lighting should be worked
out before the new paving is put down.
lie thought Il proper tho plan should
he brought to the attention Of the de-
partment now. While all realized
Council is handicapped for funds he
and the others thought there might
be n plan devised whereby the costs
could be assessed in thir pro rata
share against the abuttlng property
owners and all felt that these owners
would be willing TO bear this assess
lment.
President Johnson spoke of the new
| lighting system planned for Kins
| street. but explained the cost of that
work hse been spread over 10 years
He thought Il well for the board tc
| look into n similar plan for Eas
Fourth etreet. On motion Of Commits
sloner Sparks, the secretary was dl-
| rected 10 prepare plans for new
| lighting system in East Fourth street
! together with the probable cost. Mr.
johnson eaid the board will take NJ
| tho subject and see what can be done
about tho proposed plan.
Street Commissinner pierson "a Il
the new lighting system on King stree
Is going 20 cost the Wilmington 4
| Philadelphia Traction Co. t33 600 TO I'm
stall and II will cost the city s4.6nl
additional every year for the nov
| lights, He said he did not know wher,
tho traction company ia going 10 &c
lie money out OF the contract II ha'
| for THE lighting. for he eetimates I
will los about $4,000 I'm the ten year
the contract has TO run. The com
pany fFures that while Il may los
on the street lighting q may gain II
additional lighting for stores, eigne. &c
which will undoubtedly follow whe-
| King street is another busineea stree
such as Market He also stated tha
because the traction company Canno
finance any additional new stree
lighting plans this year and the city I
short of cash. too. the new syeter
planned for Ninth and washingto
streets has been abandoned for thi
year.
James Kitchen called attention {
the many poles on East Fourth stree
saying there are IL in one block II
thought the property owners and reel
dents are willing to pay their ehare r
any extra cost and he wanted TO kno'
why the traction company cannot /
made 10 pay lts share of the coet. EH
Mayor Wileon suggested Nil the under
ground work necessary in euch
project should he planned now befor
tho new paving is put down and Pres
dent Johnson agreed this was N
proper thing 20 do AZ thie time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
-OUIJA STUMPS HIGH COURT.
Supreme Bench Refuses to Define as
. Motor Automatism or Toy.

Washington, June 6.-The Supreme
Court yesterday announced that 1t
would not determine what is a ouija
board.
The question was presented in a
case brought by the Baltimore Talk
ing Board Company, which protested
against taxation of such boards as
sporting goods mad insisted that should
the court refuse TO hold that the board
"is a grade of motor automatism, in
volving considerable subconscious
action Of intelligence" that 1t would
at least classify the smaller boards
as "childrens toys"
The lower Federal courts sustained
the governments contention that the
boards should be classed as sporting
goods.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET,

Chicago, June 6.-Cattle, receipts. 100
active beef steers, she stock and stockers.
steady to strong top matured steers
$50: weight. 1896 pounds. part loads
long yearlings at $50; bulk beef steers
s.35ao.oo bulls. strong to l5c higher
yea. calves: strong to 25c up; bulk fat
stock, 555a7 so; bulk bologna bulls,
around 4.50. bulk veal calves. to packers,
10 ooalo.75: bulk desirable stockers, !. .Ooa-
7.75.
Hogs, receipts, $4,000 opened 1oc to 2oc
higher later l5c 20 25c higher than
Mondays average; top. l035: bulk.
10. 2oalo.eo: pigs, steady good 100 to
l20-pound averages, mostly 9.5oafO 25;
packing sows mostly e.50ae b5 heavy
weight, lo. 2oalo.70; medium weight.
10, ,65alo.o o5; light weight, 10. .s5ai0 e5
light lights, 10. 4oalo 90; packing sows.
smooth. 9.45as 90, packing sows. rough
9.OCa9.55: killing pigs. 9.50al05O
sheep, receipts; 1900; strong 70 25c
higher: spring lambs advancing most
good native springs selling freely at
IA. 25al45o; choice chiefly held higher
culls. mostly S.ocas5o; top shorn lambs
1900; matured and tvo-year-old wethers
o.75as 90; best light ewes, 700: extreme
ncavies, 30oa4.00, California yearlins
spring ewes, 9.75.