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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.
INTO Company Seeking 90 Recover
Insurance 90 Cover lire Losses.

Insurance "a Cover fire Losses.
The cste Of More solomon. trading
a. Champion Auto Company. vs.. Tho
Commonwealth lns. Co. WAS started
in Superior Court today before Chief
Justice pcnnevill and Judge Rodney
and a jury. This suit involves about
81. $500 insurance on automobiles and
accessories at slT-fe Tatnall street,
destroyed by Arc about a year ago.
Tho original policies called for 5000.
hut according 10 the plaintiff settle
ment was agreed upon at S6.s36.o4.
THIS was not carried out, however. by
tho defendant. according 20 tho plain
til. and the suit was then brought.
Andrew c. Gray. OF this city, and Leo
Levy. Of New York City. represent the
defendant. and Daniel O. Hastings and
Clarence Switzerland represent the
plaintiff.
Prank Tar Ballcster against Thomas
DufYy. on an appeal taken by the de-
fcrdan, from the decision OF the Court
OF Common Pleas. was started before
Judge Richards and a jury. The suit
arises from lease OF the restaurant,
c2s West Front street. by tho plain
TN from tho defendant in June, 1920
for period OF nine months. The
plaintir asks $1,000. which he claims
TO have deposited 20 insure the good
care OF the furniture and fixtures OF
tho place, less si2S. which he owed for
one months rent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
REV. LEISHMAN WELCOMED.
New Pastor Of Eastlake PRESBYTERIAN
Church Given Reception.

The members OF the congregation OF
Eastlake Presbyterian Church last
night rendered their new pastor. Rev.
William Leishman. his first formal
reception. The affair. which was for
the pastors family also, was held
in tho Sunday school room. and was
attended by a large number OF the
parishioners.
Addresses extending a hearty well
come TO Mr.. Lelshman. and wishing
him happiness in Wilmington. were
made by Rev. Joel s. Gilfllan, pastor
of Olivet Presbyterian Church. Rev
U. Franklin Smiley OF West Church.
and Rev. Charles II. Bonner of Han
over Church.
Mr.. Leishman. who came TO Will
mington from Stewartstown, Pa, re-
spending TO the addresses. said tina,
he was much pleased with the city
and its people. and expressed the be.
lief that he would make a number OF
friends here.
Music was furnished by the East
lake choir, and orchestra and q quar-.
/ tet. Refreshments were served.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
UARROR BULkHEAD INTACT.
Report That II Had Slid Into the River
Branded as False.

That a portion Of the bulkhead at
the new marine terminal had been
swept into the Delaware river follow
ms the storm last Saturday. which
was reported, was denied today by
Charles II. Cant. business ma mayer for
tho Board of Harbor Commissioners.
II was pointed out by Mr.. Cant.
that owing 10 the pressure OF the
ground back OF the bulkhead, the sheet
piling which forms a continuous fence
NJ the rear OF the bulkhead was found
some days ago 10 have moved slightly
out OF line. a few days later ii was
found that IL had moved again. But in
order that there might be no posi-
bility OF any other movement in the
portions Of the bulkhead which have
already been constructed or in the
portions that are yet to be built, the
engineers Of the board and the con-
tractors ha~ made a study of the
condition and recommended that a
slight modification OF the construction
details should be made.
The contractors have been asked
% submit figures for this work, Mr.
Cant said, which is I'm addition TO the
main contract.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
Chef lU17 TELLS
BOARD Of STORM PLANS
o(asy kspt BY Fire Department.
oflolalo chow Town Was
Wei Guarded.

ncsns M II tho way In which the
- AopAPtmsnt mSt the dtnsculties
G eAs usoW G1erm " last saturday
can - steamed erUm the d~ry kept In
Ne clAcs 4 ~ Chisf Luss and pr~-
Wutel 10 tie plrersors OF Public
0Ae0ty veeessSAAy afternoon.
~ sclmth saturday morning when
- essow hAa reached "a depth OF ten
tnoAso ctsnAne w~rs cvd~r~d placed on
oil aHpArAtwA iAeutenAnt johnson OF
uMgtns Company No. reported that
eke uADvess4h s,rvwt bridge over the
uvNnAywosa w~A In very had con-
atouN SecAues oe deep russ Shov~le
VEN placed on all apparatus Drifts
were r~tprt~i nv have reached "A
AslUAt III eAGht or ninc feet. When
~ sOna ~ No. house went out ~
Nrvk'~. having tha, company without
ccmsnv nacAtion With tho main once,
arrangements w~v~ made 10 call the
scwuAry throuah a ncishhorins teic-
phcna.
While responding to an alarm of
Nw~ ., f>,wTh and Rodney streets "a
wearing hnucklc WAS broken on Eng-
Inc No. = hut was replaced by III y,
m A drive chain on tho old Union
combination wNGcn hroke while II WAS
snnnlns from ilcls~. No. ? to No. Z
srd tho Nrsm-n had 10 shovel clear
gath ~ uou~s No, where repairs
wrtc invade Efforts TO srt in touch
With the a,rst ana aewcr Department
~ have the srow cleared awny from
tho Arr h,dvrnu- w~rs futile
lt~s1pndlnk to n loo,l alarm al
a - a.
Niration Wsuon No. was stuck N
che deer Mow and after con-idcr.Al,
shcy-ilns WAS brought into hcsd'
quarters
Assistant chief T~scv~ll was com.
relied a. drive hts mNchin. on tn,
Pavement un West Fourth street neal
MsNp,n while soins from iiouee No
7 20 No a Trolley csrs and autcmo
hle~ a. many placs.- IN various part
e. ire eii. blocked tho streets
IN order o. hNvo tho city completely
unier control Assstant chief CROCK
81 ~. ordered % take charge ~ IN
,ty Nssi ~ Madison siroct and A.
slant chief resew~li ~~-, Of Nadi
son sfr~et. AZ the mon ~ the depart
tasni ~sc~pt Tho master mechanic nu'
. .'siNnt. iSi IA all, aeorins IN nr
hou-~s ready for immediate -crvice.
rlrsmen iNllcrs, rhclsn and Kin
VHrc tho heroes o' tho day rescu!nl
Nr- iNofensky ana Nils. Nllior frou
shs root ~ hufniaF building az 100
J shisll street at $50 a m. A. ]
uvioc, n wa- rcp,ay~i that many by
dfants had been cltsred bu. the en-
,ite rarce 81 men were retained 10
,suse OF tha diriculty % broasin
snrush the d~~g .ncw as1fts whic
,nsss MANY - the streets,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
EVENING DINNER.
Planned by KIwanis CInb for Merit
Wednesday Night

Plans for a dinner. with entertain
rnent, next Wednesday evening. were
announced By tho entertainments com
mittee Of the Kiwsnis Club AZ the
weekly luncheon at the Hotel du Pont
today. While st WIN not be known as
ladies' night, the members are invited
to bring their wives and lady friends
TO the meeting.
Van Antwerp Clarke addressed the
members on the heart and how IT,
functions, He claimed that the heart
is a receptacle for the blood, which
according 10 his theory, is pumped
through the body by electricity. lie
claimed that the human body re-
ceived the electricity from tho at
mosphere and through the brain
transmitted IL to all parts OF the body
The directors received two applics-
tons for membership. They are E3r-
old W. Jefferson and l.. A. Nell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
HIGH SCHOOL FACES
STRENUOUS TERM
Many New Students Being Reg
lstvrsd There Tor the
New Term.

to-day the incoming freshmen from
49, grammar ~hccls registered A. the
Vsh school, Az noon ass pupils from
sks rsd~ Schools and 30 from outside
oahcAl- mad Registered, u IL expected
ETA, APPROXIMATELY tho new pupils Will
enter 'he ,lieh school by tho begin
osrs ~ tho new term on Monday. n
o. registration Of pupils from outside
Osh~oi. mas Vet Ncen called for.
Tho registration was started IN the
mammal schools. where tho pupils
shcs~ and recorded their electives,
which were endorsed ry tho parent
1~,s,, tomorrow and Friday. u the
work Of repatriation In not completed.
che n freshmen enter thu Ilirh school
\. schooR They gather IN tho audi
,ofinm. where they register. A teach
o. helps each chlld arrange his
schedule - that when no leaves. he
has boon assigned 20 a desk. room and
know, when and where hts classes VIII
~ held Monday the incoming pupils
will 10 directly to their room snd will
~ prepared SO star, classes. The In
ecminr freshman class viii ho divided
tnsp ~ sections.
Tho other itirh school pupils will
49, a. the school tomorrow and Fri
asv % adjust ,hair provrams with the
help ~ their room teachers. When this
- completed. they win be excused un-
al Monday
Tho building will h. ovcrcrovded 50
sha, possibly 80 pupils will he placed
a. the community room. which Ia
without deslta az cloak room accom-
sn"ds,lons The majority 81 the Feb
s>,ary graduating class are returning
scr post graduate work. which will
.dd % The congestion.
thutc completing their High Schoo
,uutas IN the February section ar.
ycla Levy. Grace Rulings. Dorothy
s,urris Mildred Noshsil. LILLIAN Loose
xarn Slaughter. Virginia Wharton
Katherine willis. Minnie Finoman
Grace Link. Ellen N.ave. Marp.~c
Patterson. t.lly Stromwasscr. Pear
Wren, Madeline rorwood. Amelis
Hart. Sara Leopold. Edith Diver. Lor
rain. Keenan,. Katherine Thomson
MAJ, nnskal.w. Edith Dodson. Mar
vnrs, ponoghuc, Edna Pier. Doroth.
tscrsffcrd. Jessie ward. Francis Bark
l.,. iouin jacobson. Thomas johnson
,-tancin i.cary. otis Long. Georg
Newton. Charles Park James Whit,
,i-nY snas, james Grant. ceors
Wiscn, Murray Hanson, James Mac
r,oberi RALPH Bailey. Irwin Crew
Crawford Macllohcrt
A sranirh ana science teacher wi
We secured for tho new term.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01

man Hughes began with the rcsoiu-
mittee. He brought In first the reso-
luton Of December ~ for withdrawal
OF foreign post Offices from China
Without discussion the post once
resolution WAS adopted and the con-
ference thsn went on tho other Far
Eastern resolutions.
In quick succession the two OPEN
door resolutions. and the two reso-
buttons pledging against discrimina-
tory railroad practice IN China were
adopted without debate.
| Every ecat in the conference hail
was occupied and many spectators
stood. The audience included cabinet
cr'cers supreme court Justices. mem
beers OF Congress and other officials
The committee resolution providing
for withdrawal OF foreign troops from
( China also was adopted unanimously
Mr.. Hughes then announced that
tho Chinese tariff resolution would
be passed over for the present beca1s,
OF n special consideration affecting II
II would como before the conference
i later, no said, embodied In o. GUS
toms treaty.
The declaration OF the powers AJAX
ing China TO reduce her military
forces and the resolution for publicit,
OF foreign commitments in China fol
lowed the same rapid pathway Z
/, adoption.
! The conference adopted tho Chimes
radio resolution Of December Wit
the accompanying declarations Q
principles by the powers and by Chin
already made public.
That ended the string OF. resolu
tons and Chairman Hughes announc
9 ed amid applause that e had bee
informed that the Shantung contrf
versy has been settled"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
MORE Commentator
|. FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
Ogdsn-Howard Co. Contributes
Sum for Flrsmen's Pen
sion Fund.

Ofricers und men OF Engine Company
No. are In receipt of letter from
J. T. Brown and family Of 612 East
Seventh street thanking them very
profuseiy for their services recently
when a small fire broke out In their
home. IT wtxh to thank you for your
prompt response to an alarm from my
homo this morning" the letter reads.
and for your kindness to tho women
folks and your thouKhtfulness In not
tearing everything up. I also wish 70
say n we can ever do anything fer
Engine Company No. ., All you hase
to do IL call on us"
Fire Chief William j. Lutz 10 also n
receipt Of . letter from J. u. Mansev,
manager for tho Ogden-Howard ca,
praisinR the new FIRE department for
their efficiency and thanking them for
tho good work they did ut tho fire re-
Gently In tho Osden-Howard stors
Mr. Manser enclosed n check which be
said tho company wanted turned over
to the firemen's pension fund, which
has been done.
He writes that the donation is masls
10 the pension fund for the efficient
way the flrcmen handled tho fire o.
January 25. I'VE believe your de-
partment Is very efficient" he writes
due to the fact that they confined the
flre to such q small damage and W
appreciate the fact that our store wa.
not flooded with water"
Captain Charles Unbekant, the New
York expert who recently completes
his work here as adviser and instrxc.
ter in connection with the founding o
the new department has submitted h
the directors of the Department o
Public Safety a written report OF VIVA
he has accomplished and also nj
several recommendations as TO whs
should be done In the department Z,
further enhance Its efficiency ana
usefulness. All OF tho directors flav,
not read the report and until they hav
Il will not be made public.
Officers and members OF tho IRE q
partment are awaiting with much n
terest some final and definite decision Z
10 what service they are to give I
districts beyond the city limits 4
case Of FIRE. The Levy Court is WITH
holding IT'S appropriation 10 the vHr!ou
FuTdl nrc companies cWlnS 10 o.
mand from the New Castle and Md
dletown departments for an increarc
allowance this year. and until the I,sv
Court has reached some decision q
this subject the local fire departms,
is undecided as 10 just what Is 30 /
expected OF &C.
Under the old volunteer system abo-
five Of the companies In Wilmingto
were allowed $500 annually by III
county for fire service performed
The country. This was cut of ~he
the new paid department went into n
feet. New Castle and Middictown d,
partments get S3o0 each from ~
county but now want more. Some
. them are opposed 10 going beyond Il
! limits Of the district in which they liv
I The city f'remen are opposed TO u
y sending OF any kind OF apparatus on
I side the city for fro service. claimtr
it IS always essential that all OF q
[, engines DO held IN readiness for ir
,. mediate service in Wilmington props
\
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
FIVE SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Nos. z, 0, 20, - and 30 Idle Because
Of Scarlet Fever.

Promotions In the elementary
schools took place yesterday, and to-
day the new term opened. Classes
assigned TO other schools were trans
ferred this morning. and registration
Of first-year children took place in
tho primary schools A smaller regis
tration Is expected than Mt the open
Ing of the fall term.
Public Schools Nos, 2, Q, 20, "a and
30, which are closed on account OF
scarlet fever. Nos. "a and 80 being
closed last night and No. Q today. will
hold their promotions on Monday.
Three new cases OF ecarlet fever
were reported TO the Board Of Health
this morning. and two recovered
cases, leaving n balance OF ope on the
debit side Of the ledger.
President Charles M. Handy OF III,
Board OF Health said today that Their,
il entire harmony between the Boar,
of Health and tho Board of Educa
ton which latter body Is eendinl
daily reports OF children absent from
their classes. OF course these alb
sencos ere not all due TO Illness. no
|
contagious causes. In any eveni
csses cannot be classod ION suspicion
requiring tho regular report OF tn
family physician or the school or cit
physician before they can be ciaAse
and recorded. For tho last few day
tho recovered" scarlet fever case
havo very nearly kept pace wit
those newly reported and verified
keeping the total down below 10'
which is practically negligible anon
a population of 100000, according {
DIR. Handy.
The total OF cases In any publ
school at any one time has not e1
ceeded eight. according to DR.. Hanb.
and some Of them have had none.
The reason for closing the tw
schools In question. DR.. Handy III
derstood to be that they had had
higher number OF cases than son
others, and In addition, PROMOTE
week IL n convenient time for ten
porary closing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01

A truck belonging to the Huber
Baking Company. Ninth and Union
streets. was badly damaged this morn
ing nj Third and Market streets, In
what appears 20 have been a collision.
The driver Of the car. according to
officials Of the company. was James
kcrlin. Just how the accident occur
red could not be ascertained. No re-
port 81 the collision had been reported
to either the police or the company's
Offices. Both wheels Of the car were
practically broken of. the tenders
torn. the radiator and engine crushed
and the Windshield broken.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01

-~~~~
etAtistice Of tho new paid nre de-
pArtmsut for January a. just complied
by Chief Clerk Mulrocnsy show that
during the month there wcro Is local
RlArm~ and ~ box alarms or q total
cf - fres with tho loss divided A.
follows: On local alarms. tl.lso; sta
ton alarms. 3s.bSb. or = total Of &c.,
77b In tho city. The rural losses on
local alarms amounted 20 $4,000.
In January 1921 there wero n
alarms and the total loss In the city
amounted 10 approximately $4,000
The January fire loss this year was
enlarged by two costly nrss. ono In
~. Eiixabeth's n. G. Church and the
other In Ebner'a garage whore valu-
Nblc materials were destroyed.
Tho total number OF alarms In THU
city In December was Sc and the tota
sirs loss over t262.o00. duo to the
burning OF the Mercantile Printing
ComrAny's plant and Miller Brother
warehouse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
QUAKE FAR OUT IN SEA.
Believed TO Have Been 800 Niles on
Pacific Coast.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The most vio-
lent earthquake shock since San Fran
cisco was devasted in 1906 was re-
corded on seismographs In all parts Of
the country yesterday morning, and
the shock was distinctly felt In many
citiss and towns along the Pacific
coast, between San Francisco and
British Columbia.
Reports from all parts OF the coun-
try agreed last night the shock was
in the Pacific Ocean 800 miles OF the
California or Oregon coast.
The centre of the earthquake. sup
posed TO have been caused by the slip
ping of some mountain range under
the sea. was not near enough TO the
Pacific coast to cause any serious
destruction of property. but in other
distant cities the shock was so violent
seismograph needles were thrown
from their black recording discs. I,
was estimated at the laboratory OF the
University of California the vibration
OF the earths surface at Berkeley was
one and a half millimeters Zone
twenty fifth of an inch).
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
BANDITS ROB NAIL CARRIER.
Get Sack Of Letters and Three OF Par
cells After Holding Up Star Route Man.

by Associated Press 10 Every ENerln2.
Chicago. Feb. 1.-One sack OF first
class mail and six sacks containing
newspapers and parcels were stolen
by three armed bandits at Whiting.
Ind, this morning.
According TO Sergeant John Benak,
of the Whiting police, the bandits
waited until the mail train had pulled
away. The mail clerk piled the bags
into small wheel cart and was a
block away from the station when the
bandit car containing the three men
drove alongside of him.
One OF the robbers fired shot into
the air and commanded the clerk 10
halt. The messenger held up his
hands and the other bandits jumped
from their automobile and threw the
sacks into the machine. and disap-
peared in the direction OF Chicago
IL was said each robber was about
10 or 20 years old and of medium
height.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
NEW PATROLMEN NAMED.
Three Get Permanent Appointment
After Probationary Period.

Having successfully completed the
six months probationary period three
patrolmen were given permanent ap-
pointment TO the police department
by the Directors of Public Safety yes
tsrday afternoon. They are: Vaughan
Johnson, Arthur n. Barnes and An
thony j. Kempski.
Applications were received from
John c. a. O'Connor. 101 North Con-
nell street, and Sydney e. Dixon. 40s
West Thirty-second streets.
Superintendent Of Police George
Black will receive bids until February
II for the police spring uniforms
Specifications may be received at The
superintendent's office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
FARMERS VOICE A PROTEST.
Think Market Streets Should Have
Been Cleared Of Snow Piles.

Farmers who ventured into King,
Madison and Lincoln street markets
this morning experienced troubles Of
their own. They found the curbing
well stacked with snow and the fact
that no provision had been made for
their regular VISIT brought some
criticism. Many Of the farmers ar
rived in the city early this morn
ing by train, carrying large market
baskets filled with produce.
White eggs went to SIS cents the
dozen, showing an increase OF IS cents
over the quotation for the correspond
ing market day OF last week. The
farmers who brought their eggs into
the markets found that the storm
which had kept them home last Sat
urday had made them from ten 10
fifteen cents higher.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
FIGHT FOR FULL CREW Law
Rail Unions Oppose Proposed Re-
peal of Maryland Statute.

Baltimore, Feb. I.--Repeai Of the
Maryland full crew law, as proposed
in bill introduced by Senator Mitcheii
which is expected to receive the support
Of all the railroads which operate IN
the State, will be vigorously opposed by
the Baltimore Federation of Labor and
the Railroad Brotherhoods through their
legislative agents.
The present law, passed in 1908, re-
quires that every train of thirty or more
cars be manned by a crew OF six men
conductor, engineer, fireman and three
brakemen. According 10 the railroads,
only two brakemen are necessary on
most trains. The repeal of the law.
/ they say, which has cost the roads
81, 200, 900 in ten years, would enable
/ them to reduce freight rates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
LIQUOR TOO STRONG.
That's Why Winslow Was Noisy on
Train, He Says.

Annoying other passengers on a
Pullman train of the Pennsylvania
railroad, yesterday, by the use Of too
expressive language and by his invi-
tations 70 others to fight. Carroll w.
Winslow OF New York was arrested
on a charge of disorderly conduct by
Special Officer Maxwell when the train
arrived at French street station.
When arraigned in Municipal Court
this morning, Winslow pleaded guilty
to the charge. saying that he was
sorry that he had so improperly con-
Quoted himself. He said that he had
secured liquor in Washington that
was evidently too strong for him. He
was on his way from Washington 10
his home in New York when the
trouble occurred. he said. Deputy
Judge Lynn fined him $40 and costs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
BRUCE IN NEW JOB.
He Became Manager For Board OF
Education Today.

Robert g. Bruce, recently elected
business manager Of the Board Of Edu-
cation. assumed his new duties this
morning. For tho present he Is locat-
ed In the departments Offices in City
Hall. Whether these viii be his per-
manont headquarters. or whether he
win go 10 the High School. has not
been determined. Mr.. Bruce was busy
all morning scquainting himself with
the detailed workings Of the office
and tho department IN general. He
had no statement 70 make regarding
the work, because he had not familiar
lied himself sufficiently with Il
Mr.. Bruce was formerly connected
with the du Pont Engineering CO.,
and was regarded as one Of the most
efficient and capable engineers IN that
organization.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
AsHin the Delaware House.

Mrs Elizabeth Colt. Cor 10 years
househeep.r ~ tho Hotel Wilmington
under jamea N, knne's management
mud jsmos blair, Tor 20 years "a guest,
and fof ten years clerk OF that hotel
l.n,. leased the Hotel Mullin. bis Mar
kUt street Tor ave years, and have re-
Olot,d ~ original name. the Della.
VA. iiousr. There are 90 rooms "a
n, Delaware House, which was re-
er.ncd lesi ulaht. taxed almost 80 Il,
uagAsity Meals will not boz served
thsft
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-01
no ASH COLLECTIONS.
WIN Not Attempt "a Gather Them Up
This Week, SHOULD Not be Pat Out.

Tho Street and Sewer Department
has abandoned the idea OF making
|any collection OF ashes this week.
owing to tho condition OF the APP
proachcs to tho houses In the city ns
a whole Whilc partial collections
would bo possible, 1t II not doomed
wise 10 attempt them.
Cooperation OF citizens by brenk-
ing paths through the banks OF snow
on tho curb limo TO allow access Of
tho team mon Is asked for. In prop
aration for tho timc when the ash
collection Ii resumed.
In the meantime. houscholders arc
asked not to put their cans or other
rcceptacles on the street.