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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
"YLL GET HIM, UNLESS HE GETS
ME FIRST" WARDS VICTIM TOLD
VETERAN, SHOWING HIM PISTOL
q Am in Trouble With Married Man and Girl and Am
Trying to Win His Sweetheart" Peters is Alleged to
Have Told Witness Who May Untange Mysterious
Murder and Alleged BackmaiIing Case
by Associated Press to EYER. Evening.

iy kssociated Press 10 Every Evening.
Philadelphia. June Guy A. Phil
lips. world war veteran. reiterated
here today that he saw Clarence Pet
ers. slain by Walter s Ward. in Phil
adelphia az noon on May IS and at
$50 n. m. May is. Peters body was
found near New Rochelle, ". y. on
May IS. Phillips is sure = Was Peters
az tho latter showed him discharge
papers from the navy on which was
the name Clarence Peters. He said
he wrote a letter TO Mrs. Walter 8.
Ward last Friday. but has not re-
ceived a reply.
Phillips is resident of Reading.
Pa. where he IL employed IN the ar
ternoons az an electrical n. He comes %
Philadelphia every morning IN attend
the Philadelphia School Of Wireless.
He Saw service IN France, where %
was Rassed.
II was while on HE way n rsr-
road station on May IS. ne said. no
/ fell in with Peters. who accosted him
because ne wore service button.
/ Phillips said the supposed Peters
walked with him ~ ths station and
they sat in the waiting room Peters
appeared to De nervous.
Phillips said the young man said
he was In trouble with a married man
and girl. This man. no said. had
pretty wife and he was trying 70 win
from him his girl He showed me a
gun he carried in his inside pocket
II wa a Smith and Wesson Then ~
said man was IN the city looking FOR
him. Fondling the revolver he said Il
would help him % get the man who
was trying 20 get him. Later he asked
me where he could get p train for
Elizabeth. y. Y. ] told him 70 20 %
the information window. which he I'D.
When ne returned he said nothing
more about the train and We bid eacn
other good bye"
Phillips then related ne saw the man
next morning at the entrance n the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel. Hs wore =
brown suit and a gray cap. Peters
spoke to him. he said. and again show
j ed him the pistol and said: 7 will get
= him unless he gets ma first"
Phillips said he left him and sa'
Peters walk To meet a very well cress-
, ed young man who cAmS across n.
! street They talked for a few second,
and then started for an sutornon.ie
= The man he talked 20. Phillips saii
> was about 9 or 90 years old, Of slender
, build and had dark hair.
When Phillips was reminded 'ha
Peters body was found or the 18th
he expressed the opinion he nigh
Continued On page 9.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
SLOGAN CONTEST ENDS. g
Committee In Charge Has More Than
1,400 Communications In Hand.

The Wilmington slogan contest.
which has been in progress for sew
eral weeks. came to q close last night
and when the committee in charge
counted up the slogans which had been
submitted by those seeking the prizes
that have been offered they found
there were more than / 400 Of them.
The committee was busy today getting
all the communications in shape for
presentation to the judges and they
hope to have them in their hands to-
morrow morning. AS soon as they can
canvass the returns and decide on the
winners announcement of the result
will be made.
The judges in the contest are Mayor
Leroy Harvey, Fred II. Gawthrop,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, and Clarence Brown Of the ad-
vertisfng department OF the du Pont
Co,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
LAUNCH PROJECT FOR
BIG COMMUNITY FIELD
Friends School A. A. to Estab-
lish Park Where All May
Enjoy Sport.

4 community athletic field. where
athletic organizations OF every charac-
ter and creed may assemble for
sporting events is project launched
this week by the Friends School
Athletic Association. The association.
which has been incorporated by Lewis
W. Brosius. II. Paul Clesver. George
H. Miller. William A. Mode and c..
Sellers smith. has rented for ten
years from the Woodlawn Trustees
the plot AZ Ninth and Woodlnwn av .
nue. opposite Wawaset Park compris-
ing q space 420 by 2aO feet and wni, n
g. ample for baseball diamond. foot
hall gridiron. soccer field. one-quarter
mile running track and tennis cour,s
with prandstsnds locker rooms with
shower baths and dressing rooms for
athletes.
In n letter issued today 10 pros
vcctive members Of the athletic as
,ociatlon by Willard II. Eckman. chair
man Of the membership committee. ne
outlines the plans that the promoters
hope will result in every athletic or
sRnization in the city OF Wilmington
getting back of the movement and
making u the success that II is hoped
a. will become from the start.
Tho Friends school will not use
the nelG on Saturdays nor from
June 20 September Is. and 81 Is hoped
that the Y. NJ. c. A. Salesianum
Church League. Y. NJ u. A. High
School Goldey College and Beacon
College. Industrial League teams and
others viii make use or the field for
some line OF sport whenever some
other organization has not engaged
the grounds.
MIR Eckman makes Il plain at the
start that che field is 20 be operated
without profit and that 81 is hoped
that the use Of the grounds ma,
eventually develop competitive athletic.
on "A higher plane among the variou.
high schools and colleges and school,
cf this city and encourage contest,
Continued on paxe o.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
HOOVER CALLS MORE
COAL OPERATORS TO
FIX ON FAIR PRICE
Agreements Reached in South,
Secretary Turns Attention to
Central Bituminous Zone.
CONFERENCE A SUCCESS
py As,ocIatcd Pre,s 70 Every Evenlnx.

| BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington. June 1.--Secretary
Hoover. already having reached an
agreement on spot coal prices with
committees representing the opera
tors Of producing fields In Ave dis
trlCts. was prepared to confer today
with committee from the remaining
fields In order 10 complete the ar
rangement adopted at the general con-
ference OF operators with tho secre-
tary here yesterday as a means OF
holding prices at n reasonable level
during tho present strike. It was
hoped that the fixing Of maximum fair
prices for all tho producing districts
could, be completed by today or to-
morrow.
OF the Ave districts for which price
agreements were announced last
night 10y Secretary Hoover. after con-
ferring with their respective commit
tees pursuant to the plan adopted a,
the conference. the mine price for one
tho Alabama district was 25 cents
below the final Garfield scale" which
was adopted as a basis for the strike
prices" subject TO local conditions
while for the others there was an in
crease over. that scale to cover in
creased production costs.
There were the Harlan and Hazard
fields OF Kentucky. the Southern Ap-
palachian fields OF Tennessee and
Kentucky and the Pochontas. New
River. Tug River and Winding Gulf
fields of West Virginia. FOR which the
maximum price was fixed at $3.50.
For the Alabama district. in which
production costs have declined. tbs
maximum was from s2.20 a ton e
81 so a ton.
Operators representing the BogaT
district OF West Virginia met frs
with Mr.. Hoover today. The schedule
OF conferences called for meetings TO-
day with committees representing tbs
northern kentucky, northern Yves
Virginia. Williamson. W. Va. Virginia
Western kentucky and kanawha, w
Va, districts. Agreement upon fai
pricss for spot coal III those districts
were expected 20 be reached at th'
meetings virtually completing ;b'
price fixing in tha producing fields.
Committees representing the North
western Pennsylvania, Somerse
county. Pa, and the Maryland ant
Upper Potomac districts, are to NEE
with Mr.. Hoover next week, tn
8 operators representatives these dis
tricts having returned TO their re
specuve fields for conferences befor
discussing fair prices with tho com
merce secretary.
The committee representing Uta'
| operators also returned 10 their dis
\ trict and a fair price is TO be fixe
. by correspondence.
4 The conferences between Mr. HOove
= and the operators were interrupte
d early in the day by the meeting of tn
! allied debt funding commission {
which the commerce secretary Is
e member
q Discussions of fair prices were Ell
pected to be resumed upon the cor
= clusion Of the deliberations of tn
u funding body.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
CHARLES B. W|NGATE
SERIOUSLY ACCUSED
Held Responsible for Injury to
Dorothy Taylor, Run Down
by Automobile.

Charles b. Wingate. 603 East Eighth
street, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Earl Cole. OF the State High
way Police. charged with being re-
sponsible for the injuries TO Dorothy
Taylor, IA years old last Sunday. when
an automobile, alleged TO have beeL
driven by Wingate, knocked down and
run over a girl while she was walk
ing on the State road near Farnhurst.
At a hearing last night Magistrate
Stradley held Wingate under $1,000
bail.
AS result of the accident. the Tay-
ior girl suffered two broken legs and a
possible fracture of the skull. She is a
patient at the Physicians and Sur
geons' Hospital Her condition is still
serious. 1t was stated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
PARENTS IN LEAGUE
TO TAME FLAPPERS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New York, June Parents
in Brooklyn have inaugurated
their own blue laws" against
their fapper daughters, and
through the Parents League.
hope 10 spread their edicts
throughout the city. They have
instituted a curfew law with
midnight as the hour for fes-
tivity endings and have set the
following fiapper rules:
Parties to be held only on
Friday and Saturday nights.
simple. refined clothes. no
postage stamp skirts.
"Chaperones must be present
at all parties and accompany
girls home.
Parents to censor all plays
and movies.
improper dancing forbidden;
no clinching.
mo refreshments to be served
after dances"
The parents have fixed these
rules TO apply to girls between
Is and is years of age.
Girls older than is will be
left 10 the rules of their own
parents" says Mrs. A. Affeld.
president Of the league.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
RACHLIN SUIT RESUMED.
Hearing Testimony In Case Involving
$4,000 Fire Insurance.

The suit of the Rachlin Clothes
shop, Inc, against five insurance
companies. for about $4,000, was re-
sumed in Superior Court this morning.
lsadore Rosenblatt. bookeeper, was
on the stand all morning and testified
concerning the bookkeeping system, de-
failing the various charges, including
new mercha ndise.
Considerable time was spent in ar
shment on the admissabiiity of some
invoices, which was sought by the
Iplaintir. The court ruled that the in
voices were not admissible.
The case Will be continued this af
ternoon,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
MlAUEA TAKING A REST.
Long Active Volcano Subsidies
as Other Craters Begin
Outpouring of Lava.

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Hilo. Island Of Hawaii. May 31-All
lava flows in the lower levels OF the
kilauea volcano area virtually had
ceased late today and there have been
no ground tremblings since yesterday
The long active crater Of Kilauea ap-
pears virtually dead. Professor
Thomas Jaggar. government VoIcanol-
ogist, who has been camping\in the
region of the recent eruptions, believes
Monday 5 outbreak in the previol
dormantly Makaopuhi crater NAV
change the entire situation at Kilauea
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
Done Case Falls,

Rufus Hemingway, Negro, charged
with selling dope" to Ruth Spinkin,
was dismissed in City Court today, be-
cause of lack of evidence. Spinkin,
the husband of Ruth, testified that he
went TO Hemmingway's place with his
wife TO secure dope" for her.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
WROTE FAMOUS WAR
CHANT, DIES A PAUPER
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
New York, June THAT the
Paul Barnes. who died I'm Man
haitian state Hospital, Wards
Island. on May S. insane. blind
and a pauper, was the author Of
Goodbye. Dolly Gray" the
battle chant Of American SOL
diers and sailors In war, be-
came known today.
Barnes. also is the author OF
many other songs once popular.
Among some nifty are Joseph
Inc. My Joe" Down by the
RiNersids," Dreaming" we
netian Moon" and Nanny
Jenny's Lullaby"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
BALLOONS REPORTED
STILL SAILING ALONG

Detroit, June Five balloons. en-
trants IN the national balloon race.
passed over. southern Michigan this
morning. Four Of the gas bags were
observed about clock passing over
Lenawee county. All were passing
east toward northern Lake Erie. The
fifth bag passed over Jackson shortly
after daybreak. It was travelling n
q sOutherly direction.
Milwaukee, June THE balloon
p1oIed by J. 5. McKibben OF ST. Louis
passed over White Side. Mo. at $40
a. n. The balloon dropped message
which were sent back here. Il was
going III a southwesIerly direction.
Cleveland. June One balloon
pa SEED over Bryan, Ohio. at abou,
9 a m, flying very high in a north
easterly direction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
AMERICAN INTERESTS SAFE.
L. ;. Warships at Hong Kong Scene
of Chinese Portuguese Clash.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Manila, June 1-Seventy-f Chi
nese We're killed and a number wound
ed today at Macao in a clash between
Chinese strikers and Portuguese troops
according to advices from Hong Kong
Admiral Joseph Strauss. commander
of the Asiatic squadron. is without OF
fetal reports Of the disturbance at
Macao. which is the Portuguese con-
lcession at Hong Kong, but said the
gunboat Pampanca and the destroyer
Tracy are in that vicinity ready 70
protect American interests II the ne
cessity arises.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
STRIKE VOTE OF ALL
RAIL UNIONS SAID
TO Be ANTICIPATED
Executives Meeting May be
Shifted to Chicago for
Oompers' Guidance.
NEW CUT ANNOUNCED SOON
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Cincinnati. June 1--Edward II.
Fitzgerald. grand president OF the
brotherhood of Railway Clerke,
Freight Handlers. Express and Station
Employees announced today that Is
chiefs of the railroad brotherhoods and
other executive officers Of the rail
wav union will meet in Cincinnati next
Tuesday TO take up matters vital to
the common welfare OF all railroad
workers. Some forty executives are
expected 10 attend the meeting.
The meeting was called on inetruc-
tione Of -. NJ. Jewell. head OF the em-
ployea department Of The American
Federation OF Labor.
The lntimation was given out by Mr..
Fitzgerald that the transfer Of
Intimation was given hy Mr.. Fitz-
gerald that the proposed transfer OF
the meeting to this city was TO as
sure the attendance of Samuel Com
ners president Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. and several other promi-
nent union officials who will he in Gin
cInnati for the annual convention o'
the federation. which begins June 10
II was said TO be likely that any
actions decided upon by the brother
hood chiefs NJ their conference would
he presented TO the convention.
"Only the heads OF tho BROTHERHOOD
will be here" Mr.. Fitzgerald said, hui
they will represent 100000 employees
of the conference. which Will take NJ
tho union eide Of the issues now con
fronting US" lie declined 70 discuss
the proposed strike ballot OF main
tcnance Of way employees. saying NJ
would know nothing officially about i
until the meeting opens.
Final decision upon a date for hold
| ing the conference was expected TO b
announced today.
Detroit. Mich. June THE lnite'
! brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Wa
Workers and Railway shop Laborer
undoubtedly will he represented at IN
conference Of railroad union heads a
Cincinnati Tuesday, Il was indicates
lat the brotherhOods internati"na
headquarters here today. Officers O
the brotherhood have previously an
nounced their desire TO cooperate Wit
other railroad mems unions and III
Importance of Joint action TO oppos
wage reductions was pointed out Tues
day. when the executive council de
cided to submit to a referendum tn
question Of accepting the f48 10000
wage cut announced for maintenanc
Of way workers Sunday by the labo
board
Headquarters Of the union toda
were engaged In preparing the strtk
ballots which are TO go 20 the 47S.OO
members and $4,000 non union me
who would be affected by a walkout
Should a strike be decided upon b
the maintenance workers, they woul
act Independently of other brother
hoods. according 70 E. f. Cradle. gran
president. Mr.. Grsbie declared, how
ever. that no believed the other union
would shortly submit the same que'
ton TO their members.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
"WOMAN, WAX TP!"

A husbands morals are never so
strict as when his wife steals some of
his own stuff.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
Weather Forecast

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Washington. June Weather forecsss
for Delaware:
showers and cooler tonight and Friday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
Shipley Street Now Open.

Shipley street. between Eighth and
Ninth street was thrown open 70 traf-
&c yesterday after having been closed
for ten days to permit resurfacing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01

Tindau & Son. Contractors. Phone
5S3-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01

For Clover Dairy Safe Mix phone
l540-154ls-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
TO IRELAND
BY CHURCHILL NOT
APPROVED BY PRESS
Secretary's Assumption OF
Force to Straighten TangIe,
a BIunder, They Declare.
ULSTER WARFARE GOES ON
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
London. June Colonial Secretary
ChurChiIs statement on Ireland In
the House of Commons has made "A
deep impression. The serious empha-
sis which he laid upon the extreme
gravity OF the situation and the sug-
sestion OF the possibility OF Great
Britain reoccupying Irish territory are
featured by today's newspapers as
opening an ugly vista leading 10 IN
caiculable trouble.
The hopeful note which he sounded
IN conclusion receives some recog-
milton, and editorial comment is di-
vided between these two aspects oi
the position. one section OF the press
laying chief stress on the menacing
outlook and the other urging the need
for patience and deprecating the as
sumption that the tangle must be
straightened out by the applicatio o:
force.
Belfast. June 1.-Grosvenor road
was the scene OF intense firing today
a boy was struck by one OF the bull
lets and killed
In Falls road. adjoining. there was
much shooting at an earlier hour
Four wounded persons were taken &c
hospitals from this area.
Special Constable houston. whose
shooting precipitated last nights
troubles, died of his wounds, and this
with the death of another wounded
person, brought the total OF the fatal
ties from yesterdays shootings TO IL
There were II severely wounded
blind man and his landlady were
shot as they stood at the door OF their
home.
/ A house was sfire nearby at tn,
time. and the water from the hose:
flowing down the street. washed over
he bodies. which were not removed fol-
al hour and a half.
In another district a mob swarmeC
around butchers shop and sho
dead Mrs. Mc1lroy and her daughter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
Amnsements TonlxhA

Am musementS IOnIgnf
Queen Find the Woman.
Maiestic--"Come On over.
Arcadia" Cardigan.
strand" Marooned Hearts"
Savoy Reckless Youth.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-04-05
SALVATION. ARMY TO IS
HOLD SELF-DENIAL WEEK

The Salvation Army makes a special
effort once during every year to raise
funds for missionary work. This oc-
ours during Self-Denial Week, a
week set apart when all officers, sol
diers' and friends of the Army in
every land unite to abstain and deny
themselves in various ways, according
to their position, and devote the money
so obtained to ] helping forward the
work. Funds are also raised by soil
eta ton. One-half of the money con.
tributed is used solely for the support
of Foreign Missions, and constitutes
the only monies sent from the United
States by the Salvation Army. All
other monies. collected are used for
the support Of its various operations
in the United States.
April 8 to s16 are the dates chosen
for Self-Denial Weed, according to an
nouncements by Representatives of the
Salvation Army and during that con.
tributions will be gratefully received
by army 4 workers. There are many
little Injuries and other things which
everyone could well go without fol
one week and if. the money saved in
this manner is contributed to the Sal.
walton Army considerable sum will
be realized to help this organization
in its noble work, How much car
YOU save for>the Salvation Army next
week, April 9 to 16?
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-04-05
North Star Celebrates
With Athletic Rally
CONTINUED from page one,

assisted in a manner which made the
affair as impressive as if it had been
the occasion Of D. S. G. awards. Presi-
dent Sjostrand then paid tribute to
the team, complimenting them upon
their enviable record which was moth
ing less than having won ten out of
the eleven games played.
The following We're awarded letters
Claude Cline, Berger Sjoquist,- Otto
Edwardh, Wilmoth Carlson, Clifford
Lund, Oscar Backlin, Harry Johnson,
Claus Johnson, Lester Johnson, Arnold
Lindstrand, Archie Allen and Curtis
Frank. s5ssS Sd
Miss Nora Davidson, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Edith Hendrick-
son, then rendered a vocal solo in her
usual pleasing manner. This was fol
lowed by a selection by the Juvenile
Band as the concluding number OF
the formal program. 81
Immediately after the literary pro
gram, the carnival spirit again flared
up. Before many minutes were pasi
nearly everyone was Uttered with con
fetti. This had the usual effect, name.
~, that Of loosening the purse strings
Everyone was keyed up for the nexl
numbersson the program, namely the
sale Of pies. The bidding started on
with a vim and continued poppy al
most to the last pie. IA
The net proceeds of the affair wert
about $500 and will go to make III
the deficit in the treasury Of the NORTH
Star Athletic Associa ton. 5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-04-05

The Karlstad Advocate. last week
proposed Charles J: Forsberg, of Karl
stad, Kittson county, las a suitable
candidate for state senator from this
district. Roseau county has presented
the name Of Paul Marschalk, of War
road, who formerly represented the
district in the lower house, as good
senatorial timber, and if we are not
mistaken Mr.. Marschalk> has already
fled for the place. Mr.. Forsberg is
a capable man.s and, in case he be-
comes a candidte,. has the advantage
Of belonging to all three counties. He
was born in Marshall county, lives in
Kittson county and does an extensive
business in Roseau county. Mr.. Mar
schalk has the advantage of legisla-
tive experience No candidate for
state senator from Marshall county
has as vet been bold enough to an
nOunce himself although there are
several who might be drafted. 3.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-04-05
NEW SOLUM FARMERS
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

3 Those who have not attended the
last few club meetings have sure miss-
ed few smiles. The last meeting
held Saturday night, March 25th, was
fairly well attended. This was the
annual meeting. Rosco Batten was
appointed to, send for program mater
1al at the clubs expense SO as to have
no lack Of entertainment for the fu-
4 ture. Bay @
Results Of the election are as fol-
lows: n. q. Jarshaw, president; Ralph
Ness, vice preside dent; Freddie Ranum,
secretary Oscar Forsberg, treasurer:
Mrs. Taggart was appointed cake
contest leader for another year.
"a program was rendered BY some
sof the young folks which was as toll
lows: s5 u
Song, r1'm Nobody's Darling, 4 ~
Bob O'Hara. u
Monolog, Friend Fritz Fred
Ranum
Play Hans Won Smash. I,
Song, Cure Jolly Club.