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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
News and Comment OF Delaware Posts
BY William j. b. Regan.

John Il. Fisher post No. IS (NavaD
has started an active campaign for
new members, in accordance with a
suggestion made by the national body
at it's la st annual convention. The
post will meet at the Y. M. c. A.
next Monday night.
Norman d. Scott Post No. will
meet next Wednesday evening at the
Thomas Garrett Settlement House
Seventh and Walnut streets at $40.
Dues for 1922 should be paid on on
before February 2S. Unless this is
done the negligent veteran will be
automatically dropped from member
ship and his name Will be struck of
the mailing list of the American
Legion weekly.
n there are any members of the
23rd Ordnance Guard Co of Pig Point
| Va. in Wilmington, they are request
ed to communicate with James p. XII.
gallon OF 1878 Sepina street, Phila
| delphia. Pa.
Lawrence Roberts Post, No. 81, will
meet at Red Cross headquarters, 81
Delaware avenue. next Monday even
Ing. ~
The State Department win be glad I
hear from anyaex- service men who's
compensa ton is being received irregu
larly, or who has any other complain
to make against the government. TIL
State Adtutant, at the Armory, wi
try TO reetify the matter If 1t l
brought TO his attention. =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
CHINA READY TO SCRAP
OR SELL ENTIRE NAVY
Pay Of Officers and Men Long
in Arrears Prompts the
Proposal.

Picking, Feb. ls.--Ofiicers OF the Chi
nesc navy have proposed to go the
Washington Armament Conference one
better by scrapping the entire Chi
ncse navy and selling II TO pay their
salaries which are In arrears.
(The Chinese navy consisted In 1920
OF SIX protected cruisers. three de-
stroyers. eight torpedo boats. three
torpedo gunhoats. four gunboats and
n considerable number OF river gun
boats Nine OF thesc. however. were
under control of the Southern Chinese
government. located at Canton),
The Chinese officers proposed also
that all hattleships and cruisers should
bo scrapped.
The Chinese press asserts that II is
in the interest OF their salaries, rather
than OF the peace OF the world that
the Chinese naval officers proposed
this drastic step.
departments Of China at the presen,
time. salaries for many back month,
are duo the officials and personnel oi
tho navy and the conference OF officer.
was called 10 consider ways and mean.
~ forcing the Ministry OF Finance e
allocate to the Ministry OF Marine suf
ft,ieut money 10 make up theec deficits
Feeling that sale of all naval prop
erty and abolition Of the navy was tn,
.urcst way OF obtaining the neces
sary funds, the officers decided 10 pu
this proposition before the people.
Their alternative in case this schenli
failed 20 meet with approval. was tina
officials who had illegally withheld,
their pay from them be made respons
tble
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
ALLIES DIVIDING
GERMAN CABLE LINES
ALLEGATION Set for Next Week
Will Dispose Of Berlin's
Atlantic Service.

Washington. Feb. 1s.--An intern-a
tional conference to consider the allo-
cation of former German cables IN
the Atlantic Will be called at Wash
inaton next week. acting Secretary
Fletcher announced yesterday.
Representatives of France, Eng
land. Italy, Japan and the United
States viii be asked TO meet and de-
termine the disposition of the three
cable lines taken over under. the pro.
vision of the treaty OF Versailles.
The cables are now being operated
by England and France under an
agreement with the other interested
powers which provides that the reve-
nues shall be impounded and later
divided among the powers In ne
cordance with decislons reached by o
conference on the subject.
Great Britain Is operating tho for.
mer German cable from Halifax C
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18

Alien Property Custodian Thomas
w. Miller will address the members of
Delaware Post No. ]. at Nts regular
meeting on Monday evening in St
Andrews parish house, on the sub
ject, why the American Legion
Stands for the Adjusted Compensation
and What it Has Done for It," All
ex-service men are invited to attend.
The American Legion Is co-operat-
ing with the Community Service in
arranging a Washington's birthday
celebration for next Tuesday and
Wednesday II is hoped that ex-
soldiers and sailors of Wilmington
VIII take more interest in the cele-
bration % patriotic holidays.
Hanford MacNider, national COM
mander OF the American Legion. has
asked the>Hloeal organization to CO.
operate in great service aid adjust
ed compensation campaign by seeing
that every local ex-service man and
woman is properly taken care OF along
vocational training, disqualification
and compensation lines, and by aiding
IN any other manner to have each and
every disabled ex-service pan get hi,
just dues.
AT a recent meeting OF the Cit,
Committee it was decided TO extend ar
/ invitation to Norman ID. Scott Pos
No 5 to be represented in that body
I, Is expected that this action viii
improve the efficiency of the commit
1 tee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
IRISH URGED TO STICK
TO BRITISH CURRENCY
New Free State Likely Also to
Continue Use Of English
Stamps.

Dublin, Feb. 1s.--Proposals for a
new Irish currency and Irish postage
stamps are being discussed by the
Free State authorities
Banking circles here are said to bs
strongly opposed to any alteration in
tho currency on tho ground that II
Will hamper trade and cause conpfi-
cations by the establishment OF yet
another fluctuatipg foreign ok
change" but national rentinent may
sweep these objections aside. sorns
predict that before the end of the
year Irish printing presses Will bs
turning out Irish treasury notes
Reckoning by pounds. shillings and
pence viii doubtless continue for
some time. and English silver and cop
per will continue 20 circulate. hut Il
is anticipated that the Free State
win adopt the decimal system o, co'l-
age as soon as practicable and tha,
Irish dollars and cents. or whatever
their equivalent Gaelic names may be.
win ultimately take the place of the
sterling money.
AS for postag. stamps. tho pro
lposal is that Ireland shall content hsr-
self for the present with making an
arrangement with Great Britain for
printing slrcharae Inscription. prob
> ably consisting Of shamrock or
harp. combined with the word Erin
in Irish characters upon tho face II
the stamps now IN use.
Later on, the Free stats VIII dee'xn
its own stamps, and they are not
likely to bear the Engfish kings Inn
age
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18

Penzancc. while France In In con-
troll OF two running from Brest to New
York and from Brest to Pernambuco.
Brazil. All the cables operate by way
OF the Azores.
Of these cables. and has suggested
that revenues from their operation be
applied to the construction Of n new
line from the Azores to n point n
Italy thus giving the Rome govern
ment direct cable communication with
the Americas. The chief interest of
the United States. Il was said at the
State Department has been To obtain
direct cable communication with Ger
many.
The interests OF Japan in the for
mer German cables are understood 70
have been largely satisfied by the
award to her of one OF the lines radi-
ating from the Island of Guam, In the
Pacific, Il was said but Ambassador
Shidchara win be invited 10 the forth.
coming conference because Of Japan't
direct interest IN the Atlantic cables
unde' the Versailles treaty.
Although the Dutch government ha,
not assented formally TO the division
OF German cables in the Pacific
whereby line running from Guam
10 It's colonies in tho Orient was givei
to the Hague department II was sal,
today the settlement effected unde
the Guam agreement would be II
every way acceptable 10 The Neither
lands.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
GOVERNOR DENNEy AT
UNIVERSITY BANQUET
Guests Will Also include Former
Governor Miller and Presi-
dent HuIIihen.

Governor William ID. Denney, DR..
Walter Hullihen. president OK the UNI
versity OF Delaware, former governor
Charles r. Miller, a trustee OF the uni
versity. and Colonel Thomas w. Mil
Ter. Allen Property Custodian, will be
the invited guests at the annual ban
quet Of the Alumni Association Of the
University OF Delaware, which will be
held at the Hotel du Pont next Satur-
day, February %. at 6.30.
The ways and means committees N
the association held a meeting at the
hotel lsst night and completed prep
arations for the banquet. A number OF
new features Will be introduced at this
banquet. which. It is expected. will be
attended by the largest number OF
alumni who ever attended function
OF the alumni association
II Is the aim TO start new era
in alumni activities and the holding
\ of the banquet in this city this year
| ia expected TO mark the beginning OF
the new era In alumni activities. II
/ Is expected 70 have several hundred
( IN attendance from over n dozen DIFF
ferent states. a number OK reservations
having already been received from
points IN New England, while several
have been received from Washington
d. G.
Reservations are being received
daily and as each one - received g
place is made ct one of the tables, fol
IL Is the plan OF the COMMITTEES II
charge TO seat the alumni! members
according 70 their classes For thi
reason. the committee Is anxious Il
receive the reservations ss early a
possible, for although a number hav
| been received. there are n number O
: members who plan to attend. but VIII
have neglected TO send In their res
, ervations.
!, L. s. Senator. Tasker L. Oddie G
= Nevada will be the principal speaker
| Entertainment and singing will enliv
en- the evening. while an orchestra ha
: been engaged to furnish music TIL
only business matter to be brought u
at the meeting is that TO increase IN
. annual dues from 81 TO s5. The busi
ness session viii be very brief.
The first Issue OF the Alumni New
in several years will also make it's az
! pearance at the banquet and mum
: ber OF features are included in thi
publication. II Will be issued withou
: cost 10 the association and is spon
: sored by the ways and means commit
e tee. Harris Samonisky, '1e, a menlbe
i of Every Evenings local stan, Is ed
: tor OF the publication. In addition TO
t number Of articless il will be Illus
d trated with photographs and cartoon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
MOTHER Of PEGGY
GOES TO ELkT0M
TO FIGHT DIVORCE
Denies Her Daughter Oupsd
Young Montgomery Into
ThoughtIsss Marriage.
FRIENDS GIVING SUPPORT

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Elktun, MD, F~h. iS.-Mrr John W.
tl'Ncrtl~ OF milwaukee,. Via. mother
cf peGgy uNerte. An actress, who
siop~d to Elkton IN tho early morning
OF January 10 and was married to
John w. Montgomery OF Hollcfonte.
IA. arrived In Ellston yesterday after
noon and employed Joshua Clayton TO
r~prcsrnt her daughter In the proceed.
inss instituted by Montgomery's
wealthy mother. for annulment OF the
marriage on tho ground that Mont
von~ry woa intoxicated at the time
tho ceremony was performed and he
did not know what took place until
several hours later. Ito also alleges he
Vas dupcd into the marriage.
The mother first called on Rev.
Daniel r. Lockcrblc.' who married the
couple. On entering the ministers :
home. Mrs U'Ncrtic broke down and
wept. when tho marrying parson,
with hands rai~~i. said TO her: BE
hrav~. my child We all have a God tc
meet"
Dr. l.ockerhie denied that Mont
eomery wns intoxicated. lie said both
thu young man and young woman
were prf~ctly normal and he married
them because ne believed they were
IN love with each other. lie issued q
written statement and ~,id he would
gladiy tcssify for the g,rl when tn,
,NHe In called.
Mira. r'Ncrtle refused 10 call or
Jacks mother. who IL making hei
homo her. pending action In the case
Peggy has untll March rs 20 M,
hsr answer. and her a,'hrney says IN,
caso win not reach n hearing befor,
juno nc~t.
rcggy's mother SAWS she is fghtinl
the ease 80 clear the good nsurc OF heI
daughter and that money has nothin.
90 do with A. 80 the pirl has severn
thousand dollars IN her own name II
n Milwaukee hank. ana her father q
we'll .fo.do
When the couple were mirrled Iacl
Montgomery. II - said. did not hav'
enough money even % ray the minis
tor or tho taxi that brought them iron
Philadelphia 10 Eikton. Tho othc
members of the party had 90 chip Il
a. pay the bins
Montgomery IL alleged % have bee,
following tho siri from city 10 city an,
had repeatedly rrcfesScd his love 20
Peggy. Az he appeared 10 be a clean
cat fellow, the young actress Il
rald. fcll In love with HIM. md con
rented 90 marry him after he had pro
rp-ei To her In Philadelphia.
"if Jack 10 withou, funds and wi
do the riGht thins with my daughter
VIII supply funds for the youn
couple 20 mako a start In llfe." sal
Mrs r'>crt'e, "hnt when he tries I
trlng 40 charge that he was dupc
into marrying Peggy, We VIII hgf
hin ana hrs wealthy mother. All
desre IL 90 clear tho good name {
i,Rsy In this unfortunate s1olr." wa
She mothers parting word in lcayin
town la~t evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
CONTINUING FIGHT
TO PROTECT RENTERS
FROM PROF|TEERS
Senator Ball Engaged on New
Rent Law for District
OF Columbia.
AIDED BY SENATOR KING
Special Dispatch From Every Evening =
Washington Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washington. Feb. Ex-senator l..
Heisler Ball OF Delaware, chairman OF
the Senate District committee. and
Senator King OF Utah, member OF the
subcommittee appointed TO draft a
new law TO supercede the present Ball
Rent law. are each day receiving addi-
uonal proof OF the necessity for a law
to protect the tenants in washington
from the hoard OF rent profiteers who
have combined to extort excessive
price In rents for their property.
II has developed that many property
owners, seeing the necessity for pro-
lection OF renters of living quarters
and for places to conduct businesses,
have asked that rent law be enacted
to avert the public calamity that
would surely follow situation in
which tenants are placed at the mer-
cy OF the unrestrsined landlords.
The subcommittee bill. which will
soon be laid before the full commit
tee, so amends the present Ball rent
law as TO extend it's operation two
yearN beyond next May; increases the
Rent Commission from three to five
members: provides an additional law
yer; includes business properties. as
well as residence properties, and pro-
vides that appeals may be taken from
decision of the Rent Commission only
to the District Supreme Court, and
that the commission shall have addi-
tional clerical assistance.
Senator Ball said that he would turn
| 10 ha v,,l,
data now In his possession bearing or
the matter of rents, among which Is
a communication addressed TO him b,
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION, urging that business prop
critics be included In the prosperity,
law. as It is essential to the welfar,
of tho community for it's business {,
be thus protected.
Senator King has charged on tn,
floor of the Senate that fake real es
tate sales have been made IN the Dis
trict of Columbia at exorhitant ng
ures 20 establish foundation for ad
vanced rentals. He said that he in
tended to prepare a bill providing tina
where property is sold at an advanc
In price there shall be n rca sses~men,
based on the increased price. and tha
the reaesessment shall be mad
promptly.
Senator King has repeste tedly charg
ed that the builders and contractor
mere in Washington are in comb;
nation to keep up the prices, thus re
tarding the growth Of the city and tn
necessary improvements that woul
ce mAde under normal conditions. II
wants the Sherman antitrust law on
forced. and all these wrong -doers, VIII
arc offending Washington and the en-
: tire country. made TO take their heel
of the necks of a helpless peonlc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18

sexes was due in large part TO the change
in the. census date from April Is in 1910
to January | in 1920.
The remaining occupational cIosses
for each of which at least 800 persons
OF both sexes were reported in 1920,
stated in the order of their numerical
Importance, arc as follows: Servants and
walters, Tl5 males and 3,647 females:
clerks, except in stores, 2,72S males and
40 females retail dealers, 2,955 males,
and 2SS females; machinists, millwrights,
and toolmakers, 2,955, all males; car
penters, 1921, all males: semlskiled
operatives in tanneries, ,405 males and
S26 females, sa6smen and saleswomen,
1,lS0 males and S27 females; general
laborers, laborers employed on buildings,
and laborers for whom, the line of work
was not specified, sos males and 81
females; stenographers and typewriters
236 males and I,5ll females book.
keepers, cashiers and acc ountants, 90s
males and 747 females.
The numbers engaged in certain i'm
portant professions were as follows
Clergymen, 320 men and 0 women
physicians and surgeons, 260 men anc
Is women.
Pronounced incresses for females ar,
shown for the following occupations
classes. Clerks, except in stores, from
208 in 1910 TO lao in 1920; stenog
raphers and typewriter, from 576 Z
l,oll; bookkeepers, cashiers, and &C
countants, from 44z to TAI. The mos
marked decrease in any important occu
pational class for women appears 70
dressmaker, and seamstresses, not in
cluding those employed in factories
whose numbers decreased from 200 i
1910 to 574 in 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
DEATHS.

ATkINSON--In New Castle, Del. on
February 10. 1922. Sarah. widow OF
Theodore l.. Atkinson. in her saith year
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
nnd the funeral services in the New Castle
NJ r. Church on Monday afternoon
February 20 at 2.8o O'Clock lnterme Mt
In the sdjoinins church yard.
"COPPER", Rockford, Wilmington, Del.
on second month, l6. Caroline Middleton
Cooper. xxed 6s years
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral at the residence of Will
liam p Bancroft. Second day. Second
lnterment private.
DILL--In this city. on February 10, 1922,
Helen NJ. wife of James l. Dill and
daughter OF the late James H and Laura
Hurd, aged 23 years.
Re s,ivcs friends. Jas. A. GARFIELD Coun-
eli. No. l. ID. OF A. are invited to attend
the funeral services at her late residence
? East Forty-first street. on Monday
Mt Moriah cemetery. Philadelphia
FLINN--Near Prices Corner. on Second
month. 10. 1922, Hannah D. widow O,
Thomas W Flinn. in her 18th year.
Funeral strictly private
HAssoN-In this CITY. on February 10
1922, Francis J. Hasson.
Relatives and friends are lnvits< 70 at
tend the funeral from his lsf>> residence
az West Ninth street, on f>>nday morn
ms az o'clock. Keauie,>1nass At Sacred
cemetery.
DsBOKN-ln this city oh February 10
1922. Anna NJ. Osborn.
Relatives and friends are Invited TO at
tend the funeral services al the residencs
~ Joseph Kitchen. S02 Washing ton street
on Monday afternoon at 230 O'Clock
Intcrment a. Lombardy cemetery
I EEILIN-In this city on February II
1922. General William A Reilly
! kela tives. friends. members OF Phil Sheri
I dan Post. No. 20. all Grand Army mer
and all Old soldiers and Irish-Americai
Association are invited 10 attend tn
/ funeral from the residence OF his son
Frank W Reilly. 1916 West Fourtl
street, on Tuesday morning. February 2I
~ $50 o'clock. Solemn requiem mass a
/ the Cathedral at $50 Interment a
! Cathedral cemetery
RUTTER--Ac Los Angeles. Cal. on Wed
! uesday. February IS. 1922 Bridge
/ Ru,ter. widow of Absalom Rutter, for
eriy OF Wilmington. Del.
sAtERBREN-O February 10. 1922
Agnes T.. widow OF Ernest A. sauerbrey
4 IN her 18th year.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
tend the funeral services az the residenc
l Of her brother-in-aw, Thomas A.
/ Monday afternoon, February 20. xt
/ O'clock Intcrment Riveryiew GENE
terry
WISER I'm this city. on February II
N 1922. j Harry Wieser. aged 80 years
y Carl Barber. 2l15 Washington stree
on Monday afternoon. February 20, ~
O'Clock Intcvment at Wilmington
Brandypine cemetery
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
WIRELESS CONCEPT roxoRnow.
Lecture and Music VIII ~ Sent Ont
Over Wide ARA From Newark, n. j.


Beginning at I o'clock tomorrow
afternoon there will be sent broadcast
from the Hadio Chapel Of WestinG-
house at Newark. N. j.. tuning on a
wave length OF 3G0 meters, a wireless
program which will reach west TO
Omaha. north to Brunswick. south TO
Panama and east 1000 miles out ut
sea. Several OF this city's radio tele-
phone enthusis ITS nre arranging to
entertain friends Mt their homes by
means OF this wireless, concert
Charles r.. Scott. a prominent boys
work enthusiast, who has recently re-
turned from visit which included
twenty -four nations Of the globe. will
deliver the address on Boys of the
World" Immediately preceding the
lecture and following II there will be
n musical program consisting OF an
organ recital. selections by a mixed
quartet and stringed recitals under
the direction OF James Philipson
Newark's leading organist.
This program OF radio phone en-.
tertainment Is tho first OF series o.
interesting experiments in this lin'
which will be broadcasted from th'
Westinghouse laboratories In New
ark from time to time. Announce
ment In detail vii be made in tbes
columns. That the value OF such "a
effort may be properly ascertaine'
and It's continuance justified thos
interested are asked to report 10 Nh
Ballsntyne Of tho Y. NJ. G. A. on tel
ephone at 277s or 27s0. just whethe
they heard the concert, howe man
there were In tho group, and whethe
they had difficulty hearing It throug
j Interference by amateur wireless sta
tons tuning in on the same wav
lengths
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
SCOTS LONG SERVICE.
Veteran Policeman Aheat - Retire
After - Years .ol Duty.

V
After - Years Of Duty.
After rs ysars OF service With the
Wilmington Police Department, Sewell
u. Scott. ono OF the best known men,
bers OF the force. has announced his
Intention Of retiring from active duty
and will begin a life OF quiet and ease
on March !. He and Mrs. Scott plan
To occupy a bungalow on the State
Road. near Tybout's Corner. beginning
With that date.
Policeman Scott was appointed to
the local force In February. 1897.
when John r. Dolan was chief. The
bpolice commissioners OF that period
were John w. Lawson. later mayor;
Patrick Monaghan and william NJ.
Pyle. with Mr.. Lawson az chairma
Chairman Lawson appointed Mr..
Scott to the vacancy created by trans
fer of Daniel NJ. Kclleher from street
sergeant to secretary to the chief.
During the 2S years following his
appointment. Policeman Scott was
obliged TO take part in many OF the
dangerous Ia siSs incident to the work
one Of the most thrilling events of
his career was the battle between the
police and the notorious Homer G.
Virgins. In which he took a promi-
nent part. This occurred some
years ago. and was known as the
''bat title OF Baxters Corner" Scott was
wounded In the fray. He has made
many important arrests during his
career. including the capturing OF Pat
tison. Young, "Al" Spencer and Thoma,
Mullen.
Although born in Maryland. Scot
came 10 Wilmington 40 years ago ant
has lived here ever since. HIS VIII,
was before her marriage Miss Eliza
beth Mccullough, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. William McCollough OF this city
They have one son. Walter. who Il
married.