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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
MOTOR BUSES NOT
UNDER UTILITY BOARD
According to City Solicitor, the
Commissioners Have No
Jurisdiction.

The monthly meeting of the Board Of
Public Utility Commissioners was held
last night A communication from the |
City solicitor was read as follows:
You have requested me for an
opinion As u your jurisdiction over
and power 10 supervise. the automo-
bile buses operating IN the city Of
Wilmington.
section OF an act entitled. An
Act 10 Create a Board CO Public IT'LL
- Commissioners for the City OF WI
mington and Prescribe its Duties be-
Chapter zoe, Vol. 2s. Laws OF Della
ware, provides as follows: The said
hoard shall have supervision over all
public utilities operating within the
limits Of the said city of Wilmington;
and the term public utilities" as used
in this act IN herein defined 10 in
ciude all street railway express, trac-
ton. gas. electric light. heat and
power, water, telephone and telegraph
corporations. associations or joint
stock Companies operating within the
limits Of the city OF Wilmington Tor
public use.
The said board shall have general
supervision over all public utilities as
herein defined. within the limits Of the
city OF Wilmington. and shall have
power. after hearing upon notice. by
order in writing
The term public utilities as de-
fined in this act, in my opinion. does
not include the automobile bUsses be
ing operated in this city, and for that
reason ! am of the opinion that your
board has no supervision over said
busses.'
/ Although there were three repre-
sentatives Of the omnibus interests
present. they had nothing 20 offer on
behalf OF the owners.
Reports We're read for the Traction,
1 Gas and Telephone companies.
/ The receipts and expenditures Of
the Traction Co. for the month Of
January were given as follows:
Operating revenue ....... 5000 .504.15
/ Operating expenses $127,1S6.47
Total operating income ..~.$ 82.317.6s
Interest. rentals etc. ......s 53.95975
Surplus. all departments s 2S,357.9S
This figure is reached after deduc-
ton OF S1O,237.1S for deficit from OPP
GRAFTON of railway.
. The statement Of the Diamond
state Telephone Co. for the u months
ending December 81. 1921. follows:
Exchange service revenue $40 ,002 .0C
Toll service revenue IS 305. $500
Miscellaneous revenue IS 19,l05.Ol
Total revenues ...........s1,1 64, 1922. 0C
Total expenses ..........S 945.S08.O
Net revenue '..-.......-..S ZlS,ll4.Ot
The statement Of the Gas co. foi
the month Of February shows:
Total revenue ............,s SIS, 621 Is
Operating expenses ........ $G2, 616.7S
Net earnings s21 GOA AZ
Less interest etc. ........ 9,298. CT
Net surplus .........,...$ 7,705.7-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
GOVERNOR TO PROCLAIM.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Expected to Fix Date Last
Week in April, County
Committees Named.

A proclamation will be Issued soon
by Governor William ID. Denney fxing
the date for the law enforcement week
to be observed about the last of this
month. According to plans outlined at
n meeting yesterday afternoon in the
office OF Caleb +. Burchneal. II " pro-
posed to hold meetings in every school
house, In the churches ana III the
theatres all over the State.
Rev. Bob" Matthews. a wcll-known
churchman, of Ohio, and a forceful
speaker. is expected to be here on the
Sunday afternoon OF tho week to open
the campaign. Mr.. Matthews WIS ap-
pointed by President Harding as first
assistant Prohibition Enforcement
Commissioner Haynes TO take up with
the Canadian government tho matter
of transporting liquor over the border
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
the second to be held by the com
mittee of which Mr.. Burchsnal is
chairman. and Rev. Il. c. Prettyman
secretary.
Two other speakers who will be here
are Mrs. Mary Harris Armour. nationa
w. c. T. U. organizer and lecturer
and Clarence True Wilson. a wei
known speaker.
The organization for New Castl,
county as announced yesterday fol
lows: w. Truxton Boyce. chairman
\. A. wilmot. secretary. and the fol
lowing chairmen Of the committees %
| the hundreds: w. II. Wingate, Nil
Creek: Lewis u. Guest. Christiana; \
A. Wilmot. Brandywine; William Dea
kyne. New Castle: James II. 3. Gam
Red Lion: Mrs. Harvey Hoffecker, 81
Georges: Miss Levina Lynch, Pen
cader: Mrs. J. A. Buckson, Blackbird
Joseph A. Hutchinson. APPOINTMENTS
DIR. Thomas F. Manus, White Cla,
| Creek.
Rev. Ivanhoc Willis IL chairman
lof the committee on schools, and Rev
IL. +. Jones Ia treasurer Of the county
Organization. Among the speaker
lare. Rev. Ivanhoe Willis. Mrs. Jane
In s. GAIN and A. A. Wilmont Their
will be speakers in every large tow
land meetings at the different Churche
on Sunday.
The Sussex county organization wa
announced yesterday as follows
George II. Hail. OF Milford. chairman
William f. Valient, Georgetown, vice
chairman. and the following chatrme
OF the different hundreds; Edwar
Tunnel, Lewes and Rehoboth; Georg
II. Wilson. Cedar Creek; W. /
Stevens. Middle Creek; l.. W. Hurley
Seaford: Miss Mahelt Isaacs, Nanti
coke: John Barwick. Northwest Fork
Frank Jones, Georgetown; +. W. Law
son, Indian River: c. w. Fisher
Broadkiln: s. W. Lewis, Dagshoro
John Townsend, Jr.. Baltimore, an
W. w Ttndall. Broad Creek.
The committee viii meet again ne,
wednesday Mt S o'clock. Matters re
lating TO the program and organize
ton Will be discussed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08

Additional death notices received too II &c
Sor this column VII DC found on Financial
PAGE
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
DOUBT BECK SAW DAY
WHEN He KILLED HIM
OkIahoman Said to Have Up
braided Wife for Receiving
Attention of officer.

Oklahoma CITY, okla, April g.
Behind closed doors and acting on tho
order OF judge James I. Phelps OF the
District Court. investigators from the
office OF Prosecuting Attorney Forrest
Hughes sought yesterday To obtain
from four persons an admission OF n
violent quarrel between Judge jean
L. Day and his wife. The quarrel.
w. X. wilmington. county evidence at
torncy, said. was reported 10 have oc.
CURED an hour before Day shot and
killed Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ward
Beck. commandant at Fort Sill flying
Held. in the Day home In the early
hours of Tuesday morning.
wilmington declared reports reach
ling him from sources that look
mighty good" told OF Day upbraidine
his wife for her attentions TO Beck
| Mr.. and Mrs. Paul " Anderson and
IL II. Prichnrd. guests Mt the Day
home during the hours preceding tho
tragedy, wer< the witnesses under ok
iamInatlon. Mrs. pricbnrd was moi
Icalled before wilmington. but Will b,
one Of the States witnesses at the in
lqucst to be held today.
The county attorney I'm sigue,
statement to newspaper men toda!
concerning his investigation OF tn
Tragedy. said he believed Day fired II
ldcfense of his home and not OF hi
life, and that the X-ray photograph o
Tho dead mans head indicated tina
1.-The army officer was not looking n
Day. when the fatal shot was fired
Day had previously stated that whe
he found Beck I'm the act OF attempt
Ing TO assault Mrs Day he struck IN
officer on the head with n pistol afte
the latter had made a motion as II {
Istrike him with his fist. Day said als
THAT the revolver was accidentally dis
lcharsed from tho impact Of the blow
The county attorneys statemen
said that before any gun was fired O
lauy blow was struck. Day saw some
Thing that swept him off his feet" III
added that In his opinion Judge Da
, had not told tho whole truth concern
, ling the tragedy
II arm frank TO say" Hughes con
, tinued. that II Judge Day should te
: the whole truth. no jury OF red-blood
! ed citizens would ever render verde
against him. I am equally candid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
To Sell Gostskins by Number

Tho members OF tho Algerian COM
mercim syndicate have decided that
purchases Of raw goatskins should no
longer be made by weight. but by tho
dozen, thus reverting to the prartics
followed before the European war. Tho
resolution was taken IN order % pre-
vent the abuse OF making deliveries In
a very damp or sosked condition. The
decision applies 10 pufchsscs rD76o BY
the members in Alglers as well as at
interior points 81 the colony. However
skins weighing more than II kIios per
dozen with a minimum weight Of 10
kilos for each skin may continue %
be purchased by weight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
DIR. CHARLES f. BARKER
TO VISIT WILMINGTON
Will Address Three Meetings
Next Thursday Under Au-
spices Of Rotary Club.

DIR. Charles T.. Barker. well-kuown
lecturer. of Grand Rapids, Mich, will
deliver several addresses in this city
next Thursday. under the auspices
of the Wilmington Rotary Club.
At 1890 o'clock Thursday morning,
DR. Barker will speak TO the students
of the High School. in the school audi
tCrium. on the subject Getting the
Most Out of Life" At $50, in the same
place, he Will address women and
girls over IS on the subject Of "A
Mothers Responsibility 10 Her
Daughter"
In the evening. at $50. the Rotary
Club viii give a big dinner meeting
in the Hotel du Pont. for men and
boys over is, who will he addressed
by DR.. Barker on the topic. "A Fathers
Responsibility TOLLS Son" IL is
planned TO have about 500 persons
hear the lecture. Reservations for
the dinner may be made through Ro-
tartan William T. Budd. secretary Of
the Chamber OF Commerce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
say that / believe that no far Judge
Day has not told the whole truth

say that I believe that 10 far Judge
Day has not told the whole truth"
Tho handkerchief which Liout. Col.
Beck clutchcd in his hand when the
body WAS taken over by authorities
has a significance in the case which
has been overlooked 40 far, the county
attorney said. lie added that he did
not believe there were other persons
present at the time Beck was killed
except the three principals In the
tragedy, and that the only purpose In
his proposal 10 bring out statements
from other people who attended the
party in the Day home which pre-
cedcd the staying was TO determine the
attitude Of Day toward Beck.
Previous TO the shooting Day and
Beck had been the best Of friends"
Hughes said what extraordinary
occurrence changed the mental cond-
ton Of the one toward the otherY What
caused Mrs. Dny after the shooting
TO moan, Oh, my honDrY These two
are the vital questions In the oxt n
ordinary tragedy.
an my opinion there IL no doubt
that liquor was INDUCED In at the Day
home during the fatal night ana
morning. However, | do not thinl;
that Judge Day was In any way under
the influence of liquor At the time tho
shot was fred"
Hughes stated that one thing abso-
llutely certain in his mind was that
the gun was discharged while i'm
mediatciy adjacent to the head Of paul
Beck"
whether or not tho deceased was
shot from the front or back" added
the county attorney. lis one OF The
greatest questions involved in this
case Tho position Of the lead in tn
, head OF Paul Beck, as shown by az
, X-ray photograph, would tend to in
! dictate that Beck was not looking n
6 Judge Day at the same time Of tn
T firing OF the fatal shot
Judge Day asserts ne fired in sol
{ defense. In my judgment If the she
. WAS firod In defense. II was In defens
\ of home, and not Of life"
- Hughes was open IN his statemcr
> THAT he did not expect "the coroner
r Jury 10 DO anything"
0 But | am going 10 be guided by tn
o law ] reserve The right TO file an
% lcharges the law ard the facts war
= lrant," nc said
I MY attorneys say I can't talk" sal
r Day, yesterday afternoon. But whe
% the lawyer in him rebelled againi
Q what he termed "uncalled for, unfai
v llne1cusable stories circulated by news
= papers" no threw off the restraint
professionalism and told this story.
81 1T is not true that ] saw my wit
i in distress as I drove up the drive
. way, and that / deliberately took m
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08

A company OF tourists were taken
over the castle at Blois.
This" said the guide. is the room
in which the Duke de Guise was muir
dered,"
Whats thst7" interrupted tour
ist. When l came here three years
ago ! WAS told IL was tho room op-
.posite."
All" aic the guide. quite calmly
This room ~as undergoing repairs al
that time"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Rail May Find Competition
Mt tho Primaries.

According To gossip In political
circles, former Governor Simeon s.
Pennewtll Of Dover. former Governor
John q. Townsend. Jr.. OF Seibyville
and Ruby X. Vale. OF Milford. are
planning to compete with DR. l..
Heiser Ball FOR the Republican nomi-
nation for United States Senator in
1924. There IL also talk OF MIR. Vale
entering the senatorial contest this
year as a competitor OF Senator Cole
mnn du Pont. II Is believed sornc OF
the senatorial aspirants also covet the
Republican nomination for Represen
tativc In Congress-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
And SO They Parted.

She flushed embarrassedly as she
caught sight of him at a party.
Harold Moonlight" she MUIR
INJURED. Poor fellow, How broken up
he was over my refusal OF him"
Moonlight wrinkled his forehead as
he caught her looking at him.
Now, where the devil have I seen
that woman before?" he asked him
self irritably .--American Legion
Weekly,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08
AM BILIOUS.

You have been very successful I'm
politics" said the admiring friend.
II don't know" said Senator Sor-
ghum, doubtfully 81 have partici-
pated prominently in Legislatures and
conventions. But ] am still waiting
for somebody TO make a large offer
to 30 into the movies
Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08

Twenty-three per cent Of the totsI
income OF the English people is taken
for taxes. II Americans we're taxed az
the Same rate we could pay of the ma
tionaI debt in two years. Think oc
paying twenty-three cents Of every DOL
lar Of your pay % the taz-coIlector.
Sometimes We forget how well or ws
-Capper's Weekly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-08

my might. AZ the Same instant BecA
bent toward me in 4 crouching pos
turs. My recollection W thst j hit
him on tho side ard rear ri the hseh.
He staggered backward. r.xsined him
rolf, staggered again. aSsin stood -
and then foil upon the floor"
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20

courses in vocational training. Fifty four-thousand of them are in schools or colleges, more than 33,000 are in industrial establishments, and a few more than $500 are being trained in schools operated by the Veterans bureau.
 Approximately ie,ooo have com pleted their courses and have em- ployment in all cases where they de- sire it, and 55,000 have deferred for tn present time their acceptance Of training. The number eligible under the law may reach close to 100000 and facilities will continue to be af- forded, unmindful of the necessary cost, until every obligation is full filled.
 Two hundred and twenty-six thous- and patients have been hospitalized, more than a quarter of a million dis charged and 25,67S patients are in our hospitals today.
 Four hundred and sixteen thousand awards of compensation have been made on account of death or disabil- ity, and s4S0,00o,000 have been paid to disabled men or their dependent relatives. One hundred and seventy five thousand disabled ex-service men are now receiving compensation along with medical or hospital care where needed, and a quarter gf million checks go out monthly fin distribut- ing the eight-million-d dollar payment on indisputable obligations.
 I recite the figures to remind the
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20
BILLS WEDDING PLANS,

Bill Hohenzollern insists on getting married again. They say the lady is all right as far as family goes-that is nearly all right; of course she's not quite up to Bills blood, but then, mo- body is according to Bills family idea. You see Bill was destined for the folks that lived near him expect ed big things of him. They hated to see him marry beneath him. But Bill isn't young any longer and they've sort of given up hope that he'll do quite all they expected him to do, and now that Bill has made up his mind to get married they have sort of given in.
 That is it seems as though the family had consented-all except young Bill, old Bills son. They all met and talked things over the other day-the family did-all except young Freddie Bill. He wasn't there. The gossips in the town where Bills living now, putting two and two to- gether and remembering the sounds of family squabbles coming from Bills house and also that young Bill hasn't given up all hopes of doing some of the things his father didn't do, have come to the conclusion that young Freddie Bill wasn't at that family conclave because he was too mad at his father for planning to marry again to go to it. The gossips say, too, that there are lot of old men where old Bill came from, that had other plans for old Bill and who were planning to haul him out and stage a come back" The gossips say Bills getting married, especially to a lady who doesn't quite come up to Bill in family connections. sort of spells their plans and they don't like 1t.
 But anyway the general opinion in the neighborhood is that the lady will get stung. and that Bill has eiven up all hopes of asserting his own per sona power-except, of course, over the lady he's going to marry. Being as how Bill is Bill he couldn't very well help doing that.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20

congress how generously and how properly it has opened the treasury doors to discharge the obligations of the nation to those to whom 1t in- disputably owes compensation and care. Though andying gratitude is the need of every one who served, it is not to be said that a material be- stowal is an obligation to those who emerged from the great conflict not only unharmed, but physically, ment- ally and spiritually richer for the great experience. If an obligation were to be admitted, it would be to charge the adjusted compensation bill with inadequacy and stinginess who'll ly unbecoming our republic. Such bestowal to be worth while, must be generous and without apology, Clear ly, the bill returned herewith takes cognzance of the. inability. of the government wisely to bestow, and says, in substance. We do not have the cash, we do not believe in a tax levy to meet the situation, but here is our note, you may have our credit for half its worth" This is not com pensation, but rather pledge by the congress while the executive branch of the government Is left to provide for payments falling due in ever in- creasing amounts. -0
 Would Strain Nations Credit.
 When the bill was under consider- ation In the house, I expressed the
 (Continued on Eleventh Page).
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20
INTERNATIONAL UNIONs

It is reported that an alliance be- tween the coal miners of Great Brit ain and the United States, to aid each other in time of strikes, is contemplat- ed. The idea is to prevent the ex- portation of British coal to America. to break strikes or from this country to England when miners there are striking.
 A strike in this country has been practically ended. All but about 50,00o of the 600,000 strikers have returned to work, according to statements of the secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America. The miners are glad the end has come; the peo- pie are rejoicing that coal will be mined. There is the universal opinion here that the coal miners affairs will not be satisfactorily settled until there has been a thorough readjust- ment of the industry. There are too many mines being exploited; there are too many miners A sufficient number of men should be employed the year round, instead of there being a great body of men employed work ing too many mines for part of the year. In this way only will satisfac- ton for all concerned come, and this result can come only after thorough study of the situation has brought solution-an economic solution-of the problem.
 In this situation the learned secre- tary-treasurer is planning to form an alliance to make future strikes effec- tive. It would be quite proper, to make things equal, that the operators should be considering ways and means to combine to make it impossible for strikes to succeed. But this latter plan would be denounced by the rank and file of people as un-American. The action of the official of the miners union should be characterized in the same way. Both miners and operators should be planning, not how to make strikes effective nor how to fight strikes, but rather how to arrange the so that there will be no oc- casion for strikes
 It was Clemenceau who said, if memory serves, that the world should stop thinking in terms of war, after the armistice was signed, and think in terms of peace, in contemplation of
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20

peace This should be the frame of mind of strikers and operators at this time, No industrial peace will come until the desire for and appreciation of the wisdom of peace Is firmly fixed. To that end strikes and talks of strike should give way to study of the situation and a preparation of the case by both sides which will clarify coal mining matters and furnish a sound basis for the investigation that Is to be made.
 Incidentally it would be well to re- member that this government was on the verge of taking over the coal mines, Probably only settlement of the strike prevented this drastic step Of which few approve. But such a step would be taken quickly were the mines Of this country to be shut down because Of a desire to aid strikers in England or any other country. We have not yet reached the point where a minority Of people In this country, laborers or capitalists can prevent the people from receiving the coal which lies In American soil merely because they are having labor difncul'ies in England. We will not yet allow the action of minority of people in England to take from the people of this country the coal that lies in their land. Some labor leader may arrange an alliance with English labor, but the government of the United States will not stand aside and allow an English labor leader to order the shutting down of American mines-and this result would come if such an alliance were formed and American Labor kept its word to English labor And, we believe, American Labor, when it came to consider the matter, would not consent to being dictated to, as to their treatment of the people of this country-their compatriots-by Brit ish labor any more than they would obey an order of British royalty.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20
ALL ARE |. s. CITIZENS

Alderman Peter J. Pajewsk of the fifth ward has said something that contains food for thought. There is one sentence in his statement, publish ed in The Herald of yesterday, that should be emphasized. If his planned activity is guided by the creed of that one statement nothing but praise may be bestowed upon his proposal.
 ''In my opinion,' he say, T think they (the great political parties) ought to choose men no matter of what nationality, on their merits and qualifications, whether their names and in i-o-z' or ski" Of course the Alderman might have included plain American suffix, but it is pre- stunned he did not intend to discrimin-
New Britain herald., 1922-09-20
25 Fears Ago To-day {"
(Taken from Herald of that date )

Bids were received today for the new four room school building at the corner of Monroe and Madison streets, by the committee in charge, E. H. Davidson and J. H. kirkham.
 There were 12 deaths and six mar riages recorded at the town clerks office for last week.
 Benjamin filling was elected treas- urer of the '9S class at the High school last night.
 Jewett, the world famous magician will appear at the Russwin Lyceum thcater tonight, This magician has a trick which has never before been witnessed on the stage. It Is that of catching bullets from rifles which are shot at him. He catches the leads on the tips of his fingers.
 A copper cent of the year 1895 was found in one of the Main street store cellars recently by a party cleaning up there.