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Evening journal., 1922-09-11
REV. DIR. GRAHAM,
OF CHESTER, DIES

CHESTER. Sept. 1.-THE Rev.
DR.. John Graham. pastor of Bethany
Presbyterian Church here since 1916
and head of the Civics Committee
which sought to rid the city of vice.
died yesterday afternoon of heart
disease at his home. at COS Highland
avenue. He had been i'll some time
and suffered a relapse a week ago
Several months ago DR.. Graham 5
name was linked with the case Of
Edgar A. Davis, a prohibition agent,
who testified in court that he, Da-
Wis, had violated the Volstead Act.
DR.. Graham defended his indorse-
ment Of the agent.
Before coming to Chester. DR..
Graham was pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church Of PaoH. and
prior to that he had charge of the
East Park Presbyterian Church in
Philadelphia. which he organized.
Westminster Presbyterian In Pitts
burgh, First Reformed Presbvterian
in Philadelphia, and church in
New York.
He is survived by his wife, who
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

Few would credit the statement
that a railroad like the Pennsylva'
MIA system paid out more for sta
tionery and printing in year thar
for steel rails. But such Is the fact
Last year il cost this system S5,-
O73.974 for its stationery and print
ing. while the amount expended on
rails was S3,595.732.
It is generally supposed the ex-
penditure for rails is the heaviest
charge railroad has. excepting
salaries and wages. The purchase
of ties by the Pennsylvania, the
foundation for the steel rails,
amounted to ss.3s9.2s2 in 1921, and
the cost of track laying was s15,-
777.123.
The cost of signs at crossings and
various kinds of signal devices runs
up TO ss69.3S7. To erect and main
tain fences to prevent snow drifting
amounted TO s14.431. For paving
between tracks at grade crossings
the company spent $21,s92.
The expense of stationery and
was divided among the diff
ferent departments az follows:
Maintenance Of way and structures.
slsO.232: maintenance of equip
ment, $4S1.314; transportation, ST.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
SAYS GOD DOESN'T
ANSWER ALL PRAYERS

Preaching in Bethany Baptist
Church last evening. the Rev. DR.. A.
i. Williamson, of Pitman. n. j.,
said there are numberless prayers
from selfish hearts that will never
be answered.
when the Lord said. ASK and ye
shall receive" he didn't mean that IL
you ask for a Ford car you will get
one" DR. Williamson said. THE
promise applies only to spiritual
things. Ask that you will receive
the glory of God in order that you
may be a blessing to the world"
During the war heard prayers
from thousands OF people to save
their boys" he said. "but I never
heard one that asked whether he
lived or died II should be for the
glory Of Cod"
The speaker scored family feuds
and commented upon the fallacy Of
the man who says that he doesn't
need to so to prayer meeting be-
cause he can pray at home.
IF you We're the kind that prayed
at home. all the policemen in Will
mington could not keep you away
from prayer meeting" declared he
DR.. Williamson is well known in
all parts of the United States for his
success as an evangelist. He was
pastor of some Of the largest Baptist
churches of the United States before
going into evangelical work.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
BILL MAKING PLAN
OFFERED CONGRESS
BY KENNETH w. CLARK,

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept II Omitted
Press) Thomas A. Edison. inven-
tive genius of the century. has
offered scientific bill-making
plan" to Congress.
This was learned by the publica-
ton Of Edison's testimony on the
Muscle Shoals Ala. power and
nitrate projects, before the Senate
AGRICULTURAL committee.
IT worked in Washington during
the war" the aged inventor told the
committee. Il found out after a
while that a lot OF those fellows that
we're running the details of this
government were false; they were
not the real thing; they were coun-
terfeits
"I am surprised that you don't
draw your bills differently" he con-
tinued Draw up a skeleton of your
bill and specify the initial thing you
have to do, and when that is done
you will find out what the first step
costs.
Now go ahead and continue It
on by supplement, so you will know
the progress Of your legislation and
make them show up between each
supplement. You would have saved
FIVE or six billion dollars here and
you would not have got lot of
these inefficient people.
1T comes in sections and each
time they come for m9re money
you make an amendment to the act.
Let them have It, but they have to
show up
Under the war administration
nobody had to show up. You will
have II showed up by and by.
You should always pass a bill
that contains just the rudiments OF
the entire bill" Edison urged. then
you have the first start, the instru-
wou start with, to make
that thing function. and spend sew
eral million dollars.
when you have got through the
first stage let them come to Con-
sress and get the additional legisla-
ion to go ahead a little further and
when you have got through an ex-
animation of what has been done
'ou will know II there is anything
often in that, because you will see
low all the money has been spent.
Put the way you do It now you
make the bill and quit and never
lear anything. and you try to get
ONE information and you don't get
ny at all They double-cross you
II the time"
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
Wife
IS ARRESTED
Suitor of Milton Girl Held
on Charge of Enticing
Her
HUSBAND LOCATES
PAIR IN CAMDEN

Admitting in a statement to City
Detective Troncone that she eloped
to Camden, n. j., from Milton, Del,
with Joseph DeMarco, 33 years old,
Mrs. Eunice Kenney, Is years old, is
being held in the detention rooms at
police headquarters pending the ar
rival of Government officials.
1t was stated that DeMarco is
wanted by the Department of Justice
on a charge of enticing the girl away
from her home.
The arrest was brought about
through the activity of the husband
of the young woman. II. d. KenDey,
"a years Old, of Milton. He alleges
that the man in the case prevailed
upon the girl to leave her happy
home In Delaware to accompany
him to Camden city. The girl was
located in apartments in the vicinity
of Second and Penn streets, where, it
is alleged, she and DeMarco were
living as man and wife.
Her husband told Detective Tron-
cone that It was while his wife was
working at Milton that she met the
man WIN NHOih oAie 0A'PSN' III NN4
statement the girl admitted that it
was DeMarco. who prevailed upon
her to first live in Philadelphia and
then in Camden
It was stated that the girl was
married when she was l3 years old.
She insisted upon going 20 work. the
husband said. "and If she had taken
my advice and remained home this
would not have happened
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
HOLDPRIMARIES
IN CECIL TODAY
Both Parties Will Nominate
Candidates for Senator
and Congress
TEMPERANCE UNION
ELECTS OFFICERS

Special to The Evening Journal.
EbKTON Nd, Sept. 1.-THE Cecil
County Womans' Christian Temper-
ance Union. has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing wear.
President, Miss Bertha NJ. Tyson. OF
Rising Sun; vice-president, Miss Vir.
ginia Abrahams, Port Deposit; cor.
responding secretary, Mrs. n. C.
Brown, Rising Sun; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Joseph H. Smith. Ris.
ing Sun; treasurer Miss NJ. c. Smith
Port Deposit.
The West Nottingham Academy
the oldest institution of learning in
this part of Maryland will omen its
one hundred and eighty-second wear
tomorrow morning. During the
summer a number of improvements
have been added to the school
buildings.
Two members of the Cecil COUNTY
Boys Stock Judging team. Georg,
Worrilow of near Rising Sun, and
Warren Rice, of near syImar. which
won a number Of high honors in
America during the past year. and
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
BILLANY PRAISES
MEN WHO SAVE MAIL

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ii The
policy of the postal administration,
in commencing employees for meri-
torious service, when they go beyond
the bounds OF duty and sometimes
suffer personal hardship in deliver
ing the mails. is being rewarded.
Assistant Postmaster General
Harry II. Billany sent a personal let
ter of commentator today to James
A. Holt. Jr.. Rural Carrier No. 2, out
of Owensville Missouri who spent
four hours in the swollen waters OF
an olive-howed stream. recovering
mail which washed from his buggy
when It was upset in the swift cur
rent. Holt recovered all the first
claes mail and parcel post matter.
but a leather mail sack containing
newspapers and circulars is still
floating down the creek according to
last reports.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
p Il. r. in 1921 Spent More
on Stationery Than Rails

S3S.Os6, traffic, s962,631. general
office. s515.111.
The dining-car service, which
nearly every railroad caters to more
or less. is an expensive luxury. The
Pennsylvania last year spent on the
upkeep of these cars. the meals
served and the buffet service. S3.-
743.701. Hotel and restaurants cost
S2.431,S22 to operate.
The company has its own insur-
ance department, and last year set
aside s17,341.5s0 for this item. The
killing OF livestock that usurped the
company's right of way took s5S.-
707. while the cost on account Of
persons injured amounted TO $751;
O76.
Besides the money spent for
crossings and signs, the company
expended last year s2.7S1,5O3 for
protection at these points. and clear
ing the roadway after wrecks cost
more than S1,625.O0O. It cost SAL
100000 for repairs to freight cars.
and sS.44O,7O0 for repairs to pas
cars. All these expenditures
were not due to wrecks. but some
part of the loss is found in these
figures. The repairs TO locomotives
cost S53,144,0OO.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
FIND SHORT MEASURE
BY "GAS" DEALERS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE
gasoline dealer who makes a prac-
tice OF giving motorists short meas
ure. has been termed "the gasoline
bootlegger" by the National Motor
lists Association. which has pledged
that this class OF dealers must go.
This form OF hold-up, the de-
livery of less gas than is paid for,
has reached such proportions
throughout tho United States that il
can be stopped only by intensive
and concerted action and by taking
radical steps, says the Association.
THE National Motorists Associa-
tion has set itself to the task OF
remedying thls evil.
Recent tests with fraud-detect-
ing devices, carefully made under
official auspices, principally IN
Cleveland. Louisville and Kansas
City by representatives OF automo-
bile clubs affiliated with the y. NJ.
A., developed the astounding fact
that out Of a number of purchasers
OF gas in five gallon lots there
was a shortage running from one to
three pints each in over so per
cent of the tests made. It is graft
flying TO note. however. that in one
large city where a considerable
number of tests were made short
measure was reported in but one or
two cases"
The spotligh OF publicly will con-
tinue to be thrown upon the prac-
tice to a point where the motorists,
warned of danger will be on the
alert to the end that he is not vic
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
CASH PRIZES FOR
FRUIT EXHIBITS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Sept. 1.-THE executive
committee OF the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society is arranging a fine
program for the meeting to be held
in Dover November $3.50 and will
offer liberal premiums in order
to bring out a large display. Fol-
loving is. the prizes offered for fruit
exhlbits:- Best general display. first
$3.50; second 500; third SIS; APP
pies best single box $25, SIS. $40;
Best three boxes. SIS, $40. s5: Best
five boxes. s25, SIS. SO; Best ten
boxes. $50 $40. SEQ
Best box OF each of the following
Delicious. Grimes. Jona-
than. Mcintosh. Nero, Paragon
Rome, Staymen Winessp and York
S. SO, 50. Best round bushel or
bushel hamper SO. 50. Best three
barrel collection of one or more va
rieties $50. SIS. $40. Best barrel
of each of the following varieties.
Ben Davis. Grimes. Jonathan: Nero,
Paragon. Rome, Staymen Winesap,
York. $5, 50.
Best five plates of each OF the fol-
lowing varietiese. Delicious, Para
gon, Stayman and Winesap, $40. IS,
SO.
Best single plate of each OF the
following varieties, Ben Davis. Gano.
Grimes. Gravenstein, Jonathan. King
David. Lily OF Kent, Mcintosh. Nero
Oldenburg, Rome, Wealthy VIII
liams. Winter Banana, York. First
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
TOMATOES BRING
q CENTS AT LEWES

Special to The Evening Journal.
LEWES. Sept. 11.-Wflliam r.
Walsh. automobile dealer of this
town. has purchased four building
lots at Rehoboth. on Rehoboth ave-
nue. and contemplates erecting a
large garage there for next season.
Tomatoes are selling locally for
23 cents a basket. although those
who contracted with Gamers are
receiving only 20 cents a basket for
their output. The Atlantic Canning
Company. OF Rehoboth. is handling
nearly all the fruit grown in this
section and in Baltimore hundred,
brought over TO Rehoboth on scows
across the Rehoboth Bay and then
through the canal to the Atlantic
plant, which Is located on the canal.
The capacity Of the plant is ten
thousand baskets a day when it is
running full force.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
ONE STABBED,
OTHER IS Shot
Negroes Engage in Murder
Gus Assault After Dis
agreement Over Money
VICTIMS REST IN
SAME HOSPITAL

The quick action of a squad OF
police under the direction of Ser
geant Foreman, Saturday night in
rushing to the hospital two colored
men ceriously injured will prob
ably result in saving the lives of
both men, although neither is yet
out of danger.
The two injured men are Walter
Henderson, = 20, 316 East Sixth
street. and Benjamin Wilder, 26. 331
East Sixth street. Henderson's
throat and face are badly cut and
Wilder has a bullet wound in his
abdomen.
The men, who have been having
trouble for several weeks over
money matters, met about o'clock
Saturday night, at Ninth and Wal
nut streets, when Wilder, 1t is said,
demanded of Henderson a sum OF
money he claims Henderson owes
him. After a few minutes argu-
ment, Henderson, according to re-
ports. replied, I'll settle il now"
and drawing a revolver from his
pocket fired directly at Wilder. the
bullet entering the mans abdomen.
Wilder ran up Walnut street and
darted into an alley leading from
Walnut TO Wilson street. with
Henderson following and firing his
revolver. but no active bullets struck
Wilder. As Wilder darted into the
alley the last shot was fired. Evil
IDENTIFY he had waited for the empty
ing of the revolver as he turned
and met his assailant. As Hender-
son entered the alley attacking him
with a pocket knife. Both men
clinched and soon weakened from
the loss of blood rolled TO the
street. still clutching each other.
They were pulled apart by friends
who had followed them and a call
sent for the ambulance.
Before the call was sent in. how
ever. Sergeant Foreman and his
men hearing the shots had started
on the run. reaching the scene of
the shooting within a very few min
utes after it occurred.
Seeing the critical condition of |
the men Sergeant Foreman lifted |
one man into an automobile stand |
ing nearby and his man placed the |
hAlfI man III llAt Sdlilt tdAs w Alll ]
the officers the injured Negroes |
were rushed to the hospital. Wilder's |
condition became so critical that it |
was decided to operate at once. and |
the bullet was removed about ,
o'clock Sunday morning
The shooting seemed to have a |
tendency to allay the very noticeable
unrest among the people in the sec
lion of Ninth and Walnut streets,
which was more pronounced than
usual Saturday night and little /
further trouble was experienced by
he police in that section throughout
the night, although there was a
great deal of drunkenness on the
streets.
superintendent of Police Black has
directed the Delaware Hospital au-
horitles to hold Henderson and
Wilder, and to notify the Bureau Of
Police as soon as either is able 10
cave the hospital. when they will
,e arrested.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
MDDLETowN news NoTEs
Special to The Evening Journal.


Special to The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETOWN. Sept. 1.-THE
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Middletown will hold the
first meeting of the fall this even
ing at the home of Mrs. ]. F.
M'Whorter on North Broad street.
The vestry of St. Anne's Parish
has rented the parish house to the
Middletown Public school TO be used
as a school room during the COM
ing term.
Thomas f. Bayard will address
a meeting of Democratic women here
on Friday evening.
Thieves using an automobile car
ried off all the sprnig chickens, from
the premises of William Cavender
near Earlville.
william p. Reynolds celebrated
the eighty-seventh anniversary Of
his birthday last week at his home
in Townsend.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

only few weeks ago won the gold
medal at the Royal Stock Shows, in
England. will enter the University of
Maryland, the latter part of this
month to take a four-year course.
Chairman Galen L. TAFT, of the
Republican state Central Committee.
has issued a call for the Republican
State Convention, to ratify the Sena-
torial Primary choice and adopt the
party platform, in Baltimore, on
Thursday September 21.
The joint Republican and Demo-
cratic primary elections are being
held in Maryland today, to nominate
candidates for United States Sena-
tor, also for House of Representa-
tives. The Tenatorial fight. in each
of the parties is lively. The wet"
and dry" issue is causing the po-
litical leaders much concern. Every
one of the candidates. on both the
Democratic and Republican sides.
have declared themselves in favor
of the repeal or modification of the
Volstead law.
Several Federal Prohibition off,
GERS made a raid on alleged manu-
facturers of whisky, in the upper
part of this county, on Saturday,
six men. on the charge Of
the prohibition law All
the men were taken to Baltimore.
for hearings before Judge Rose in
the United States District Court.
On account of the large crop OF
sugar corn in the upper part of this
county, the owners Of the Cecil can
merry, located at Rising Sun, are oper-
ating It all day and about half the
night.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
HANDY aims AT
CENTURY MARK
Civil War Veteran SO Yes.
terday, Took Part in
Four Battles
OTHER YOUNG" HAVE
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

John w. Handy, Civil War vete.
ran, celebrated his seth birthday
anniversary at his home, sl1 East
Fifth street yesterday. Mr.. Hanby
said he never felt better in his life,
and expects TO reach the century
mark. He was a member of the
Fourth Delaware Regiment. Com
pany 1, which took part in the bat
ties of Petersburg. Weldin Railroad.
Hatche's Run and White Oak Fork.
Many friends OF Mr.. Handy call
ed yesterday TO congratulate him on
his anniversary. lie told OF many
experiences while fighting in the
civil War. on one occasion when
Private Handy. with Captain Har-
Ian Cause had been cut off from
their comrades. and cornered by the
enemy Private Handy said: Can
tain II you will lead the retreat. III
follow" The captain did what was
asked both he and Mr.. Handy es-
Gaping Had they been captured IL
would probably have meant death or
imprisonment.
Four other residents OF Whining
ton viii cross the four score and ten
mark before next Saturday. Two
have their birthday anniversary on
Thursday, one on Friday and an
other on Saturday.
isaac Dillin, veteran Wilmington
real estate man, will be so on Thurs
oay. While Mr.. Dillin nowslives with
MS daughter, Mrs. Gavin Thompson
at Manor avenue and the PhiIadeI-
phia Pike, Claymont, he is
primarily a Wilmingtonian, having
lived here since 1861. He cast his
first vote for President of the United |
States in 1854. voting for General
George B. Mcclellan against Abra-
ham Lincoln. The polls were guard
ed by the Fifth Delaware Regiment
and the voting was done under bay-
onets. Mr.. Dnlin was born and
raised in Chester county; Pa, about
eight miles north OF oxford.
The second Wilmingtonian who
viii celebrate his birthday on Thurs
lay Is David Lindsay. Mr.. Lindsay
s president of Lindsay Brothers.
'aper manufacturers of Philadelphia
md goes up and down to work each
lay except Saturday. His health is
ugged and he devotes the major
PORTION OF his time to business.
Thomas II. Robinson. 211 Concord
venue. will observe his s3rd birth
lay on Friday. A dinner will be
,lven in his honor by his family.
Mr.. Robinson was born in Gala
'hervllle. Pa, in 1899, and came to
in 1857. For twenty
hree years he was in the employ OF
he old Springer. Morley and Cause
Company. manufacturers of wagon
wheels.
The youngest OF the quartet, Col.
lanes r. Casperson. veteran railroad
'mploye. will observe his 18th birth
lay at his home. 909 Van Buren,
treet. on Saturday Col Casperson
) in excellent health and evinces the
reatest interest in Wilmington mat
ers. A family reunion will be held
t the house on Saturday in honor
the birthday of the Colonel
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
EDEN STAFF PUTS
FINISH ON WORK

The degree staff of Eden Lodge
I. o. o. F.. will hold its final re-
hearsals every night this week for
its trip to Detroit. Degree Master
Arthur p. Hudson urges every mem
ber of the staff to be present each
night.
Rehearsals Of the first degree will
be held tonight. Mr.. Hudson also
requests all of the members of the
staff who intend to make the trip to
he present on Thursday evening that
they may receive their railroad
tickets. The staff will leave VIII
mington next Sunday at 1910 p. NJ.
About 100 members of Eden Lodge
are expected to go on the trip.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
DYNAMITE FAILS
TO KILL THIS DOG

SHAMOKIN Pa, Sept. 11.-Be-
lieving that the best way to kill a
crippled dog was with dynamite
John Marshall, Of Bear Valley, tied
stick of dynamite 10 the animals
tail and lighted the fuse today. How
ever, he forgot TO tie the dog to a
stake and the animal ran back to
the house and crawled under the
Kitchen range.
The dog was almost asleep when
the dynamite let go. Marshall
found the dog in pieces and stove
and kitchen ready. for the junk pile.
Luckily no one was home at the
time.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

lS15O; second 75c.
Best single plate OF any variety,
So, SO and 50. Best ten plates. one
of each variety $40. Sc. 81. Pears.
best barrel Keinfer pears. IS. SO.
Best plate of the following varie-
ties $3.50; 75c: Duchess. CARRIER,
Keffer, LeConte. Lawrence, Seckle,
Ounces. best plate OF Champion,
$3.50; second 75c; Orange, S1.5O;
second 75c.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

The Want Ads are the most re-
liable sources of information to be
found. You can depend on them
as you would on your trusted friend
and they never fail you. Watch
them.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11
TYPOS AT CONVENTION.

wilmington is represented thl,
week at the annual convention
the International Typographical
Union. in Atlantic City. by Charles
p. Saylor. Arnold j. Stewart, VIII
liam J. Comfy and Frederick Rein
an members OF the local typographi-
cal union. Mr.. Saylor. who is dele
gate. and Mr.. Stewart expect to re
main in Atlantic City throughout
the week
During the past year the SO mem
bers of the Wilmington union have
paid over $4,000 to the InterDa-
tional Union in dues and assess.
ments- AT present there are but
four printers here to whom the In
ternational is contributing support.
was Emma Mahaffey, OF Pittsburgh.
and three daughters: Mrs. George b.
Howell, Jr., of South Ardmore: Miss
Rhea W. and Miss Ashley c. Gra-
ham.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

Headgear of straw shaped like our
high hats are worn by Easter Is
landers.
Evening journal., 1922-09-11

From 1850 10 the present time.
: oil production in the United States
~ doubled every ten years.