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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
roDAYs MARRIAGE LICENSES

wl,,Sm nnSn Trre 81 ia as, $. 2'd e. and Laura
Egt's sSsm2 9"aH 81 Z R.s. '.'A st. and Angelica
'03" Fsr. + DSHGa. wa..lnah Nj ':'s @S Tn St. and
II, Woods 0oeO .I.amber,, st.
'SNa Moar. !. Gs,%rh' MsrrI' sid Iia'pe Mo" ana carrie
Wilson {. Miller a..s? Leithxow st. and
'osT Rr ma j. nr%R" Ra$s~ *n Gss w ii" me ing
John smith, $50. y camac ST., and Mary
s';pHs" %:s g. s. H;'s Hs: RsHRnH st.. ana
'"%Ss Msry + rS4H E%T!Fy 443i 0'FGS" MsrRS' " ana
Enr'co Ruhnom -%o I2So State on read and '""-
uefSsr, "s5sT 'fIHTF H"ft, a52i p Masch.r St and
IlaT!Se Ha;SIre Is22 TG:.;S g. o'n 81, an, Ma,
e6St, "s yS%nF 81 RGse: 3 ,h N St. and Harriet
Msrctn iissyde; ssl \; I'd St, and Ju''anna
Da"sY i, &sysilqg aCsl Art1ona st, and
EiwH"d ii, E"rt.ns,eIn. sast <. Philip ST.,
snd Marie f. zen. i:?a " oxford ST.
W Mtnn,s Klng lasii :. Beay!sr q. '''' "'"
| lanes Thomas .O'NeilI. ?aal e, Hazard ST..
M. ~" oas6" Mssro~ ea 's nrs.St Fl Ssea" an snl s
! Nriiie TaI'or 4s97 rairm"In, ave.
S"Wus! NcGr I'Tc Irjnsh%%,, jA,!hts"m ST. and Eva
Is%Ts & s. s, "'%" ~ H. { s' s ,s,a s and and
= i "rEs :oo' aS E,'ESrs
eS1 so@:T @ M 2s5 7 sric5Tolsn 6sSSis ST. St. and
'otHnn EIsrt" 2?l% T tswrenSs ST. az!
TS,E"riGe Rrenner, !9oa Ns 54,h s., "'
\ ,iaa l.. " alIrr, satG y, Graf" st. and
Dats> q Austin, 500 y. iIancock st,
'% M"kln, '';%| as s. Sin rN''"T st. st. ana Mary
MTyey t,cNsr 4sS7 ts,nns tGe,rmsntown ave, and
Dewey T.. SrrcstH, I.awnhuTst, Pa and
,,n:,j. iAaa 4 Valentine, Valentine, Salem :; j.
Mo'TSy s. M"surs, 's, s7asO spS"cS S"'S s. ST. ana
n??rr, ,;, e Sr,!o%; :r,.'; la3i Walnut St. and
ana Frances Michel, 27:2 * DaTien Tien's $, S'''
y't' %r:S.% SSss sSss y Eon." ""'"S'0" ST.
'"it%: ,sa S"s ;HrHS*' g@ II s p.%I Pen" St. st" and
KathoT me u Grimm, 7si5 crisfie'd' ID .,! ana
Frsnh EI l'' t'qbrr parISerford. Pa, and
In" lnE = FinHblner' :, W, cor. ~ and
RT9M%4e !.ciI" n9,le ya,1 h"E"I9,; Nd" and
| Wnh"!d }. lochlcy. 4ja t.. Moyer St.. and
Annie 4 ponnelly. ioi +. Cambria st.
rhT%% nrt MnnSnHd MGi9HsIy 5 ssdse r" al"
\. High. lto3 v. @n,ariS ST, '' qua
John a Foster, iOS 8. 9ih st and clara
clsr H"s M".ser '!siSnGs" !siS qsG d" st.. and Lulu NJ
corncliu. l.. ward. 09i s, a5,h st. anu
aHi G"'S ss" SpsS9% 7s T. 5sH ST.
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Simon w OH

SIMON Wolf. nm insuranr" broker ana
agent. died ycsterdn! in has home. ! 81
Mont g"mrry avenue. after SIX weeks
illuokS, dU" 20 nervous breakdown. IL,
was >ixry-"nc years Old. Shortly before
his death Il" suffered slight pnraIy,ir
stroke"
HIS father found"d an insurance huSi'
ness in 1876. and Mr.. Wolf >u"r""de'
nim ns head Of the concern iu 1893. I'll.
Offices we're AZ l1i Walnut street where
he represented rhr"" inSIran"" COM
panics. Including tw" in New York
Mr.. W"f belonged to tn" Manufactur'
erS' club. M"rcHnri," tIub. l."cus' tlut
and the Fire Insuran"" Society.
lie is survived by rwo sisters. Mrs
:. II. Iicnrmnn and Miss Alice Wolf
and on" brother. R"nrGic' Wolf. who
was n~,oriated with him N business
Funeral services Will b" conducted 10
morrow ufteruouu al hi home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
AUTO THIEF. 16. JAILED
Youth Who Battled Detectives to
Finish Gets SIX Months

Pleading guilty to charges Of ,rral .
inf an automobile. nud battling with
detectives. William Mil'~, sixteen ycnr,
old. 3llJ North Twenty sixth street.
was committed +" the county iai for
six months by Judg" Audonroid. this
morning.
June II Mills stole q ear brIonvlny
10 john Gribb"l. Of Wynrorc. lie was
confronted by detectives and pistol
battle began and tcrmjuorcd when MIN,
drove his car into the llght police mn
chin" Hud overturned it.
John Mills. father Of the boy. made Il
plea for mercy, saying thar hi. mother
and sister were i'll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
WARD JURY DISCHARGED
Others Against Murder Defendant
White plains. y. y. IMMc -. - kA

\. P.I--Supreme Court Justice Mo-,
srhSuscr today di i,"hargcd the gIanli
Jury which found an indioumrul Of fr~r q.
d"grc" murder agnin>r Walter =. WaIu.
wealthy Young baker. who udmlti"I Ia,
KILLED Clarence Peters. i0rIu"r sailor.
Before tn" grand Juy ended it, Sr>-
sion II pIescntm"ni was handed III
denying the charges made by Wnrd'
lawyers thai Aurkand Il. Coldncr. Il
New Rochelle. foreman Of the jury
hnd unduly Influenced the jury uguin,'
Ward. t0rdn"r was one" an un>ucraS>
full candidate" for police r"lnmis >iourr
Of New RocheIl" against Ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
ITALIANS WIN BATTLE
Several Hundred TripoIitan Rebels
Killed or Wounded, Is Report

Rome. June 29.-(By A. PA
large force of Tripolitun rebels was
defeated by Italian troops in "A san.
culinary battle near Azizian on Wed.
nesdny. according to reports to the Cen.
tral News.
The rebel casualties are given as sey.
cral hundred killed or wounded. while
the Government forces lost seventeen
native soldiers killed and one officer
wounded. Large quantities of arms
and ammunition were abandoned by
the rebels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
TRICK LIGHTNING BOLT
HAS FARMER GUESSING
Knocks Furniture Out OF Front and
Back Doors at Trappe. Md

EaNtOn. Md. june ~ IhN TNICN
IN freak lightning stroke. is reported
from the farm of Charles Il. Adams,
wear Trappe. Md
According to Mr. ADAMS. lightniua
struck his house last mgat curing y
keye.e thunderstorm. II travelled dow.
4 chimney in the center Of the house,
wrecking all the furniture on the Sec
cld Ao0r aud shocking all The parlor
!. furpiture out the back way aud al,
!. ihA Kitchen and dining room furniture
s3At The front way before continuirs Z
\ Into %the earth. .s
Mt, Adams, with the members Of HI,
lnmllY, had ~ the house two minutes
y G1e0 n I'D that all the stcc'' !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
MUST PAY WIFE SIC A WEEK

Charles T.. Schultz. llI2 Lawrence
street. Camden, who was arrested in
Atlantic city Yesterday, charged with
dcserting his wifi" aud seven children,
ranging in nGr from seven months 10
uiue wears. trid Judge Shay in Cam
Icn roday he had gone 10 the shore to
Sock work. tie was ordered 10 pay hi.
wife $40 week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
Herman Cloud

Herman 'Inud, lifelong resident Of
Lclpcrvlllc. was found dead in bed
yesterday By friends who w"r" at.
tempting 10 awaken him. Death was
due to hrarr failure. Mr.. Cloud, who
was veteran Of the Spanish American
War. retired from business in Lciprr-
willie some months ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
Order Rivers Bill Reported

The Senate Commerce Committee 10.
day ordered a favorable report on tho
big Rivers and lIarhors Appropriation
Bill after adding 10 the House measure
more than a score Of amendments TO
authorize development Of surveys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
Mrs. Mary S. McWilIiams

Mrs. Mary :. M,Wiliium,. vine %
the Rev. Samuel McWilliam>. pastor
Of the Tioen NJ. T.. Church. died at her
home, "526 North Eighteenth street
yesterday. She was born In Columbia
Pa. and educated al the Columbia
High School and the W0men's College
of Bsltimo"e ''urial will be in Chester
y ,alnorrow afternoon,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
Benjamin W, Keenan,

Funernl services for Hcnihmm W.
Keenan,. who died Monday. will be N"Iu
,uls evening Il, his home. li"h West
MuU'gOmery avenue.
Tomorrow the body will be taken t"
kutztoun. Pa. where in'"rment "in
BE- made.
DIrtng IN" war Mr. kc"nhn served
a. marine engineer and r"'cnIIst"d
after IN" armIStic".
lie was member Of Washington
Lodge. No. -, + and y. VI. NrIlinn'
Penn Lodge" so. 80. X. "r T.. and tie
Sron"man'> Fellowship. II" Is survived
by widow. Mrs Agnes Keenan,. on
>"n and Nv" daughters
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Runs Away Second Time

Samuel TiIlingcr, fourteen y"ar. old,
mas disappeared from hi- home, yc,
Norrh Second street. for the second
time within II month. Ga June II,
his mother sent him TO pay gas bill
Of $50 and he failed 10 return. The
bill is unpaid Samuel ran way on
Mcmorai Day, but was found three
days later.
A'E You LOOKING FOR HELP, PER
Sraps the very person ynu wPnt Is edyer-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
MEX|CANS FREE 40
SEIZED AMERICANS
Take Dutch-British Oil Camp.
Hold IS Men. Including Six
U. s. Citizens
NEW WASHINGTON DEMANDS

Washington. June 29.-Mexican rob-
els who seized th" Asuada camp Of the
Cortez oil Company in th" Tamptco
region Sunday. holding III" property
and forty American employees Tor 10000
pesos ransom. Withdrew on Monday
without damage or injury 70 the en-
ployes. bur with threats 70 return.
Consul shaw AZ Tumpico today advised
the State Department..
The department received lH;'r mes
sage. however. which said The same
rebels under General Coro2nve Yostor-
day seized the Peccro camp Of the La
Corona Oil Company. Dutch Brlti>l
concern of the Shell group in the same
vicinity and were holding "ighty-hve
employees, including about six Am'rl-
cans Gorozavn had demanded. the
message said. tho payment Of 5000 pc.
sos before July >
The dispatch did not indicate whether
ransom had been paid in the case 81
, the Aguadu camp. which j. an Am"ri-
can-owned concern. On the strengt"
OF the second message the state De-
partment directed Charge Summ"riin.
OF the embassy in Mexico city. 7" max"
new demands on the Mexican Govern
ment for protection Of tn" Amarlcaus
employed by the Dutch British CON-
panv.
The rebe band left the Aguada camp
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. twenty
four hours AFTER The tir1n limit for
payment Of the ransom had expired.
Gorozavp thrcarcncd. Consul Shaw re-
ported. TO seize the property Of the
Mexican Gulf OH Company. Consul
Shaw also reported thar TWO detsch-
ments Of Mexican federal troops lai
been dispatched to the Tampico region
by boat from Vera Cruz.
The American Government has 0e-
msnded punishment Of the rebels VIII"
Kidnapped A. Bruce BirIashi. VINO has
since escaped.
san Francisco. June -, Ry \. r.
-Prcs!I"nt Alvardo Obregon. Of Mex
leo. in telegram 10 ne San Francisco
Chronicle. asserted thai news from
Tamriru % Americans held "npIiv" by
bandits was "absolute'y baSela>~. lie
characterized n" dispatch as '"nly one
Of rhe many malicious deeds :" "rea'"
unfavorabIe opinion IN th" two na-
tons
The Chronicle photographed 20 Pr"si-
dent Ohregon. asking for statement as
10 conditions a. Tampir" and the truth
Of reports uf Americans hold for ram
som.
His answer read As chief Ex"cu::
r,ve when | received your dispatch !
knew rha, the news TO which YOU aliude
u absolutely baSrIpss and Is only one
~ m. many mniriouS deeds Of persons
who's, Intentions are inini"al to ~"
interests uf M"xico However, 10 sat
sfv public opinion ! r"'"graph"d I" m"
chief ~ operations ~ liuustcra for COM
plptr information
,f,er uuoiing replies from Genera
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DEATHS

SNYDER June 2S. 1872. PAUL 1,
SNYDER. Funeral services. SATURDAY. ,
P H. precisely, at his late residence, I3ti
Ereeland ave. lntermont priNate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29

When the other nations do rnrlfy
the treaty Il still further cat in per
sonnei by this country seems inevitable
During this year some ship, will have
excessive quotas Of men.
But another year will probably SEQ
the navy personnel reduced 20 about the
~ 900 proposed rhis year IN the House
so that the saving Of Sl2i UOU GOO =
not the limit Of what j. possible
through the agreement reached here
last winter
Some additional appropriations over
those allowed in III" fiOuS. were made
In the Senate II total Of S3S, 900 900.
Fourteen million dollars Is for an in .
crease under bill recently signed hy
President Harding. Six million dol e
lars is allowed for new Hirplancs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
EIannery Jury stiII oeadIocked

Pittsburgh. June -. l'y \. p,l-
The i,lry in ihe ease of James j. Fian.
.ner. rrIaA for killing his wife, was still
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29

FURNISHED OFFIC Es WANTED
WANTED--Furnlshed office. not over $50
a montl. Call Tioga a430 W. jarvis
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29

new brick veneer bungalow at the
corner Of Armstrong and Lafayette
streets, which cost approximately 80,
500
improvements amounting to $4,000
were placer in the Edward Hughes
home o. Fourth avenue
George Koenig completed his $4,000
home on West Lafayette street
!. new $4,000 bungalow was built
by kseter Pearce on First avenue.
AZ the present time Timothy
O'Connor is constructing a new Sl0,-
000 bungalow on West Lafayette
street
Lawrence Crude built a new $4,000
bungalow on West Lafayette street
Herbert Amendt erected modern
street
A bungalow which cost about $i,500
was built by Mrs Kuash on West
Lafayette street.
4 new stucco bungalow at 1927
Illinois avenue is being constructed
by z. J Hahn at a cost Of $1,000.
The aew $4,000 bungalow built by
Harry Funk at the corner OF Main
a aa log 90 ~ ''''
e" aonry Hahn erected a now bnnro.
,o,,, g., hnn,o a. tul wei Nh.
son strast ~ cost og "a 7oo
t1snry SchiYesrs is hnjldinc , now
homo nm IVES, Iaffarson straat
Inb, rnrri,an hoe eynrndpd
s5 5no in ranairs on Tia o1l Noah
rr,,,n,ho nronart,. ON I,ct.sor .,traet
pat,icl. nonoy srac,ad rro, e..
ana bungaI1,c nm Sunsrin, s,.ast
rno s7,,,,;c, lotion of tbn willard
rot,nr, Ca or w., > ,f,vatta .treat
,,os enacted ~ cost nj ,,,,rcvi,,,ato.
lv e. ooo
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29

ferson street.
Many big improvements have been
made in local factories.
At the Lockwood Glass Co q new
warehouse was erected and Il bevel
ing ana mirror silyering department
was added, at a cost of approximate,
ly $1,000.
About $4,000 was spent by the Ma
tional Plate Glass Go, In the building
OF q new furnace room addition
At the Bellrose,Staudnrd silica Co,
$4,000 was expended cnarging their
A new power house and other i'm.
proyements We're erected az the OF.
tawa Silica Co.. al a cost ol about
$4,000 ,1Axg
81 the Chicago Retort & Frehwck
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29
approximately 1880.

approximately $1,000.
At Ryburn hospital new enclosed
porches We're built at an estimated
cost of $4,000
The First Presbyterian church was
painted and repaired al an expendi,
ture OF approximately $500
In the business district the l.. NJ.
Bayne Lumber Co constructed a new
office. which cost a tota, of $500.
About $4,000 wa spent by the
Esan estate in repairing their garage
building on West Madison street
The Engel apartments AT the cor
ner OF La Sale ana Jefferson streets
We're buiit over the Flick bakery.
These cost approximately $4,000.
Extensive alterations were also
made on the buildings owned by
Judge $ 2, Hall on Court street.
which represent about $4,000
Many New Homes.
During the year a great many ex-
pensiye residences were constructed.
One of the most handsome Of these
was the Sidney Stiefel home which
was erected on East Main street at
a total cost OF approximately $25,0a0.
Another handsome residence was
erected by Attorney A. j. O'Couor on
Chapel street. which was built at a
similar cost
A new brick residence liz in the
course of construction for Harry Y.
Troup on Van Buren, street at the
present time, which will cost $4,000
when complete.
William Williams the contractor,
erected a $4,000 stucco and frame
residence at 40 Third avenue, which
he has just sod to A. A. Danielson.
Mr. Williams also built seven
room residence valued at $4,000 at
on Attn avenue. which was sold TO
Il. 4. Lynch when complete
The handsome residence Of Mr..
and Mrs Alfred Cowell on East
Van Buren, street, which cost approx.
mately $4,000, was completed this
year
Lewis Zorn erected a $500 bunea-
low on Fourth avenue during the
year.
One Of the handsomest south side
residences built in several years is
the new $4,000 home of Charles Beck
which has been built on the south
side bluff at Van Buren, street, over
looking the Illinois river.
On Second avenue, near Van Buren,
street, Mr., and Mrs. Taylor Pyle have
Just built new $1,000 brick bunga-
low
Another handsome bluff home Is
the stucco residence OF George p.
Fisher, which was built on East Van
Buren, street at cost Of approximate
ly $4,000
Henry Zimmerman has erected
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29

Illinois, az the County Court House,
IN Ottawa, In said County, On Mon.
day the 18th day of February A, u,
1923, for the purpose Of rendering an
account of his proceedings In the adj
OF said Estate Tor tle fin
al settlement when and where any
and all persons interested may appear
and show cause, ii any there be, why
such account should not be approved
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29

by the Court, 1gft.l /
Dated ut Ottawa, this Goth day of
December 1922 =
DANIEL II. MASON.
ConseryGtor and EXohlcio.
Administrators,
Attest; l3E n
W. G.. FLICK, +1t
Clerk Probate Court. La Sale County,
Illinois. ttN.T
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-29

co. about S95 000 worth OF improve
ments were added to their plant east
OF Ottawa.
Repairs amounting the approSi-
mately S25,00o were made on the
First National bank building this
wear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31
WRAPPED GARBAGE LAW
IN EFFECT TOMORROW
Hotels and Restaurants Partly
Exempt; Fine for Nom
Compliance.

IN accordance with ths notice Is
sued by the Board OF Health eeveSal
days ago the ordinance pas~d by
City Council on February providing
for the draining and wrapping q gar
bage becomes effective tomorrow
morning and e was announced az the
ncal-h department office- IN City Hall
this morning that the new law is go
ing 10 be strictly enforced. A finc not
exceeding SO Is provided for a VIC
lation Of the new act.
Letters have been Issued by the
Health Board 10 restau. ants and
hotels calling attention 20 this ordi-
nance but stating that 81 has been
decided not TO compel restaurants 70
wrap garbage, but we tnsist that al
garbage must b. thoroughly drained
before being placed - can" This
notice was not sent 10 boarding houses
as they viii be compelled IL wrap the
garba sc -ahe same as a private home.
The right OF the Board OF Health 60
make any decision on the enforcement,
or non-enforcernent O: any city ordi-
nance or section OF an ordinance and
10 exclude pecsone from the provisions
" any law was questioned this morn
ing. The boards statement that they
viii not compel restaurants 10 wrap
garbage has brought up tie question
II their power 70 make sch ,excep-
ton. &c the lew ooee lot exclude any
ore.
Another question caused by the en-.
f0rcvment OF the wrapping law IS thai
OF disposal Neither OF ths inclnera {.
ing plants is ready for service and viii
not be for several days and where the
wrapped garbage - going - be place.
until II can be burned IS not known
II was thought today the ordinance
should not be enforced until at leas
one OF the inc.nerators wac in opera
ton.
The board has not decided what Il
TO be done IN cases OF violations Other
than arrest ard imposition OF the fine
II may eventually be decided not Il
move any garbage rot wrapped.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31
rRGF SEPARATE COUNTY.
Ccnsistory Speaker Says City Should
he Fourth Unit of State.

he Fourth nit or state
Establishment OF city and county
commission form Of government for
wilmington and New Castle county
would mean a saving OF $500 per
year" was the statement OF former
Mayor Charles ID. Bird, speaker at
the Consistory Club luncheon this sf-
ternoon. which was attended by 105
members.
Former Mayor Bird declared that
Wilmington ought 70 be a separate
county. In his address the speaker dis
cussed come OF the extravagances OF
the present forms Of government. Mr..
Bird told some interesting incidents
az the automobile tour which he made
during the past IA months. and during
which ne covered 81. 900 miles.
Charles NJ. Banks spoke briefly on
brotherhood" and told OF the success
81 the Masonic band which was Or
gsnixod recently. Harry J. Guthrie.
commander -in-chief. announced that
the Consis,ory bodies had appointed
che following committee 20 direct social
activities: +. w Lintner, c. J. Nor
gan. NJ. -. Meyer, Samuel Dillon and
Robert Phillips.
n. b. Newman was awarded a
years subscription TO the Masonic
Index. donated by c. J. Morgan. a. S
Mckaig was awarded a tobacco jar
donated by r.. w. Lintner. J. +. Ayars
presided as song leader. and was &C
companied at the piano by II. q
Draine. w. J. Highfeld urged the
spread OF the brotherhood idea. He
expressed view that IL is time FOL
men 20 get 20 know each other.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31
THOUSANDS PAID FILING
FEE CHARGE DOWN STATE
Complete Returns, However,
Will Not be Available for
Many Weeks.

Some of the figures which NJ.
Howard Jester. School Tax Commits
sioner, was able TO announce today,
OF the persons who have paid their
SO filinG-fee and filed income tax re-
turns, appear to give the ugly word
to many statements that have been
going the rounds. concerning those
persons who failed. according to COS
sip TO pay the filing fee or make "a
tax return.
At Georgetown, where the branch
office for Sussex county is located,
there is enough mail on hand TO open
and check up, to keep the force of
clerks busy for the next three weeks
Mr.. Jester reports. SO far about TO-
600 persons of Sussex county have
paid their fling fee Of three dollars
In reporting their income,
The contested mail condition at
Dover is just as bad, according to re-
ports to tho commissioner. 1t will
be two or three weeks before the
auditing will be completed. So fai
upwards of 10000 persons have paid
/ the filing fee.
Conditions here arc just as busy
I If not more so, than In the down stat,
sections. There are thousands OF re
turns TO be audited. and how soor
the job can be completed is a ques
ton that is unanswerable at present
Commissioner Jester believes tina
when the names of all voters who ar,
liable to the filing fee are checked VI
that the number of wilful Delinquent
will not be rs large AZ the oppouenti
OF the measure had predicted. TIT
office is still receiving schedules an,
the three dollar filing fee from thos'
who had not the money when the tim
limit expired, because of lack of EN-
ployment. Wherever these person
could show the commissioner that the!
would promptly pay up when they oh
tanned employment. they have no
been showed for the return or filinl
fee money.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-31
MAY PRESS HARDING TO
INTERVENE IN STRIKE

Washington. Mar. 31.--The House
labor committee already having con-
sidered. without action. n proposal
that President Harding be asked 70
invite representation OF the miners
and operators to meet here In last
minute attempt TO avert the coal
strike. there was some prospect that
n similar proposal would DO consid
cred today by the labor committee OF
Tho Senate Chairman Borah, OF that
committee. intimated late yesterday
when approached by members Of the
House committee with suggestior
OF Joint action by tho two committees
that no might call the Senate body tc
consider the question.
Two resolutions proposing that the
ala ~ the President bs asked In ar
EFFORT "a bring tho contending factions
together were considered BY the
House committee IN executive session