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Evening journal., 1923-01-09

and recently had declared stock
dividend of 200 per cent.
Under a bill introduced by Sena-
tor Sheppard, of Texas, the Texas
Pacific Railroad, subject to ap-
proval by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, would be authorized to
increase its capitalization from $780,
100000 10 s75,000.000.
The banking committee reported
the Capper bill for cooperative loan
associations and other credit extern
sion features, and Chairman Nc
Lean will call It up today or tomor-
row.
Passed a bill TO pay Gertrude
Lustig. an army nurse, the salary
withheld from her while she was
facing charges during the war of
being a German spy and which sub
sequently were shown TO be false.
HOUSE
Met at noon and adjourned at
5:15 p. m. until today at ~ o'clock.
Passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. carrying a total
OF approximately $4,000, 900.
A bill TO prohibit immigration was
introduced by Mr.. Sanders, of Texas.
President Harding transmitted to
Congress a copy of the will OF ].
Wilson Leakin, of Maryland, be-
queathing 100000 hve years hence
for the erection of a summer White
House within motoring distance of
washington.
The ways and means committee
today will determine whether to
give consideration at this session to
IA number of pending bills designed
to amend the tax and tariff laws.
The commerce committee con-
tinued hearings on the pending bill
authorizing the return TO alien own
ers of small properties held by the
alien property custodian.
A law OF the air is proposed in
a bill introduced by Chairman Wins
low. of the commerce committee,
and under which the Secretary OF
Commerce would be given control
over all civil aeronautics.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
PINE STREET ASS0.
GAINS 43 MEMBERS

Drivs FOR members by the Pine
Neighborhood Association. which was
begun on January /. already has re-
suited In forty-eieht additions 20
the rolls. reports made at a meet
ing held in the Neighborhood House.
Fourth and Pine streets. yesterday
afternoon. showed.
The campaign will continue until
February 1, when II is planned 10
hold a Big Pine Day" celebration
at the Community House. MISS Flor
ence Warren. president OF the asso-
citation. is serving as chairman Of
the membership drive.
Two teams have been selected
and are canvassing homes in the
neighborhood. Mrs. Raymond Jones
IS captain OF one team. Her helpers
are Mrs. Thomas Fitzsimmons. Mrs.
Lewis Mowbray. Mrs It. Hackett
Charles o'Brien, Victor Smith. Earl
Mundell and William Hopes.
Mrs. Elizabeth T. McVey, captain
OF the other team, has as her help
ers. Mrs. Angellne Re. Mrs John AL
len, Mrs. F. John Grant, Miss A. Nc
Nulty. Mrs. NJ. Hopes. Joseph
O'Neil and Raymond Query.
On Thursday. January ls. a sauer
kraut supper viii be served at the
Community House.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
WARNS AGAINST
.OVER-INSURANCE
Watch Your Stepl" Fire
Chief Lutz Admonishes
Policy Holders
PROPERTY VALUES
BEING CHECKED UP

william ]. Lutz, chief Of the Fire
Department, today issued a warning
to fire insurance policy holders who
carry "over-insurance." The Fire
Bureau is checking Up such insur-
ance, he says. adding the admoni-
ton. Watch your stepi"
Chief Lutz's statement in full fol-
lows:
what would you do in case you
had a fire, and your property was
insured? OF course you would ex-
pect to recover, but how would you
go about it7
Unfortunately. many dishonest
claims are made. and as a result
of this. the law has been laid down.
showing the procedure to be follow
ed 10 recover damages. This is 10
prevent or help prevent dishonest
claims. The law also sees to It that
all honest claims are paid.
'If you read your policy you will
learn exactly what to do in case OF
loss or damage by fire or water.
The insured must carefully know
everything connseted with his policy
before attempting to have his claim
paid. Your policy is a contract be-
tween yourself and the insurance
Evening journal., 1923-01-09

with the inconveniences OF unfa-
miliar and, to his mind, inefiicient
railroad equipment in Asia. will ex-
perience a feeling of relief when
he travels In Manchuria. The
Dairen passenger terminal furnishes
a familiar layout even to entrances
and exits under the tracks. II he
is bound for Mukden tho traveller
can make the trip on an all-Pullman
train with dining cars drawn by
powerful American locomotive. II
he chooses a non-Pullman train
the day coaches will be of the long
familiar. backbone variety. The
road bed Is close in engineering
perfection to the best in America
and the rails of one OF the heaviest
weights that is rolled.
"Dairen has other contacts with
Shantung than being in part the
legatee OF its japanese business.
It's wharves and the bean fields
back of them are major sphere
of activity for the surplus laborers
of over-crowded Shantung. Every
season between $4,000 and 100000
Shantung coolies swarm over to the
Iiaotung peninsula to work there
until winter slows up outdoor
activities"
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
]. & S. PLANT BUSY
FIXING B. & @. CARS

The Jackson and Sharp plant of
the American Car and Foundry
Company, which has a contract to
Evening journal., 1923-01-09

cine or treatment to help me. To-
day. l can honestly say that I be-
lieve your Plant Juice saved my
life for It has made a new man of
me"
This remarkable statement was
made 10 The Plant Juice Man recent
~ by Mr.. Nathaniel b. Phillips, of
Is Walnut avenue, Trenton, N. ].
Continuing. he said:
Il was in such a Ak I couldn't
sleep more than an hour at
night" Mr.. Phillips continued. II
couldn't lie down for more than an
hour at a time because ] would be-
come so short OF breath. I was
not able TO walk more than block
without having to stop and sit down
for a while before l could go on.
At one time l was laid up for three
months and couldn't get out OF the
house and for days and days Il
couldn't even walk across the floor.
took all kinds of medicines and
treatments but seemed to get worse
instead of better.
Il have now been taking your
Plant Juice for several weeks and
want to say that two weeks ago I
was able TO do my first days work
in nine and one-half months. Just
today, I think have walked five
miles and ] don't feel II a bit. II
am feeling like a new man and I !
want TO say TO the people OF this
city that II you are suffering from
stomach or kidney trouble or any of
- ,ff
out system, don't put off getting
Plant Juice for a single day because
know from experience that It will |
do the work and am glad to recon-
mend 1t to everybody"
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington |
at The Miller Drug Store. 406 |
Market street; in New Castle by L. !
Challenger & Son; in Newport by
c. b. White; in Newark by w. e.
Brown.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
FLAMES DESTROY
HOUSE NEAR LEWES

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
LEwES. Del. Jan. s.-Fire' sup
posed to have caught from a de-
fective fiue. destroyed the home OF
George T. Bryan. OF near overbrook.
The fire was discovered by William
f.. Rust. a neighbor about n quarter
of a mile away. The fire company,
with the help OF neighbors. saved
nearly all the furniture. It was
partly covered by insurance.
At the town election on Saturday,
DR.. James 7. Thompson Yas re-
elected Mayor for another year;
Harry c. Mauli was reelected COM
missioner for two years. and Cap
tain Thomas ]. Virden was elected
for two years sue
oeeding David w. Burbage. William
J. Carson was reelected Treasurer
and Charles C. Hickman was elected
assessor.
Carl Harrison has moved from the
Harrison property on JEFF
ferson avenue to the Richard Beebe
property on South street which
was recently vacated by John T..
Abbott.
Two carloads Of coal arrived here
to the dealers, Anthony p. Ingram
and Marshall Cough & Company.
last week. which helped TO relieve
the shortage.
Mrs. George p. Tunnel is con-
fined to her home with an attack OF
grippe.
The local fox hunters denned a
fox last week and caught him and
brought him 90 town with the idea
of having a big chase. They had
for a chase last Saturday
but when they went TO get him out
early that morning. he had escaped
by gnawing out OF the box and
cutting the wire cage. He had been
gone only a short time when the
hunters arrived and they were able
to scent him about a half mile out
of town, and gave him another
chase. They holed him but were un-
able TO capture him.
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company, and for your own Uyo-
lection you should understand al,
its provisions.
Your policy will not permit over
insurance to be collected. Your
policy will not permit fire hazards
to exist on your premises. Your
policy will protect only fires OF un-
avoidable nature.
Stores, manufactures, especially
small stores throughout tho town,
are being checked up. as TO the
value Of. buildings and stock. This
Is being done by the Bureau OF Fire
for what purpose.
Fire is a danger that never
sleeps-it is liable to visit your
home any time. Many fires in this
city are avoiddable. and many fires
occur in buildings where the stock
and buildings are over-insured. The
Bureau OF Fire will help anyone
collect an honest insurance claim.
caused by an unavoidable FIRE; but
where the fire can be avoided by
the policy holder. and whers the
contents and buildings are over-in-
sured. the Bureau of Fire Will dc
its utmost to prevent the claims be.
ing paid.
The Bureau of Fire is checking
up on insurance policy holders
where property is over-insured
Watch your step!"
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
URGE MILFORD
WAR ON Crime
Ministers Prod Council to
Bring About Enforce
ment of Laws
SAY DRINKING AND
GAMBLING COMMON

Special to The Evening Journal.
MILFORD. Jan. s-The Minister
ial Union. OF Milford. which is com
posed OF pastors OF most OF the
churches OF the town. at a meeting
held this week decided to make ac-
tive war against lawlessness and
drunkenness which they allege have
been carried on In Milford for some
time. They have requested the
Mayor and new Town Council 10
instruct the police to arrest all found
intoxicated on the streets, and to
enforce the law against gambling.
This II was explained meant gam
bling in every form which Is pro-
hibited by the law. The ministers
further said that they had no criti-
cism against the police force OF the
town. as they felt sure that the police
were doing as they had been In
structed. and whatever law the coun-
cii told the officers TO enforce the
Union felt satisfied the instructions
would be carried out by the officers.
A member OF the Union stated that
places in the town had been watch
ed and they knew exactly what they
were talking about concerning FIRE
7uenting certain places"
The Union at its meeting adopted
the following resolution by rising
vote;
whereas; there are those who
live in our town and others who are
frequently found on our streets who
faerantly violate the laws OF the
town. state and nation and are seen
frequenting certain places and later
found intoxicated; and,
whereas, the Council Of this
town has within its power the ability
to command by one and all residents
respect for all laws and viii be 20
held by the respectful citizens OF the
town; therefore be II
Resolved, that the Milford Min
isteriai Union. representing the Pro-
testant churches Of this community
does hereby request said Mayor and
Cou neil 20 instruct the police force
10 arrest and prosecute all persons
found intoxicated. disorderly, using
profane language on the streets and
gambling within the limits OF the
town; and, be It further
Resolved. that we also request
the Mayor and Council to advise the
Alderman, who, we are informed, at
times. depends upon such instruction
10 decide the penalty 10 be imposed
to place the maximum penalty upon
all such offenders OF the law, and,
until the recommendation OF the
Mayor in his last annual report re-
garding a proper place to commit
the offenders who cannot pay their
fines are carried out. to commit all
unable TO pay the maximum
fne to the respective county jalls;
and, be It further,
Resolved. that copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes ofthis Union, a copy sent TO the
Mayor and Council OF the town to
be presented and read at their meet
Ing. Tuesday evening. January 3,
1928, or next reguluar meeting. and
copy sent to the public press"
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
RURAL FIREMEN
TO SEEK funds
Want Insurance Companies
to Contribute Toward
Their Support
VILLAGES WANT TO
SHARE ROAD TAXES
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK. Jan. g.
Legislation affecting rural residents
and members OF the various rural
fire companies will be sponsored by
the Five Points Civic Association
during the session of the General
Assembly. In all probability the
various measures will be discussed
at the meeting OF the Association on
Friday.
The most important measure pro-
posed provides that one-fourth Of
all road tax collected from taxpay-
ers in unincorporated villages shall
be used by the Levy Court for
the maintenance and improvement
OF all roads and bridges in these
districts. The plan as outlined by
the Five Points Association is TO
have various civio organizations OF
the State endorse this proposed
measure which will be presented to
the Legislature by the Legislative
Committee Of the Association.
Another measure which has al
ready been approved by the various
organizations OF the
county calls for payment to the
State OF two per cent OF the gross
receipts OF all fire insurance COM
panies doing business in Delaware.
This money Is to be paid TO the
State Treasurer 10 be used for
maintenance OF fire apparatus in
the rural districts.
This measure will be considered |
at a meeting OF the New Castle |
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation in Newport on Thursday I
night. Those who advocate this ]
measure contend that inasmuch as
none OF the fire insurance oompa- |
niles has reduced rates In the rural 4
section. despite the fact that the |
Are hazards have been reduced. the I,
companies should assist in the up
keep Of this protection.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
Yesterday in Congress
SENATE

SENATE
Met at noon and adjourned at
$40 p. m. until today at IL o'clock.
Passed within an hour the sec
ond deficiency bill, carrying to-
tai of $4,000. 900, after inserting
legislation designed to permit the
appointment of Mai. Gen. Enoch II.
Crowder as Am AMBASSADOR to Cuba.
In a speech urging appointment
OF three Democrats to the Ameri-
can debt-funding commission, Sena-
tor Hefin (Democrat), Alabama,
demanded information regarding
the British debt-funding operations.
Adopted a resolution by Senator
Pomerene (DemocraD. Ohio. call
ing upon the Shipping Board for in
formation regarding possibility OF
equlpping government vessels with
Deisel oil engines.
In a speech Senator Trammell
(Democrat). Florida, ascribed re-
largo corporations TO a desire to
evade Federal taxation and declar-
ed such evasion is indefensIble."
Passed a number of unobjected
bills on the calendar. including one
appropriating s25,OOO for public
safety and convenience during the
forthcoming Shrine convention in
Washington and one to regulate the
practice OF optometry.
Senator Borah announced he was
considering seriously the revival of
his request for some sort of inter
national economic conference to
discuss European and other prob
lens.
In a letter to Senator Capper,
Chairman Murdoch. Of the Federal
Trade Commission. denied that body
uses spies" in it's Investigations, as
stated in a tobacco journal.
Senator Fernald and Representa-
tive Langley, chairmen OF the pub
lie buildings committees OF the two
Houses of Congress, announced af-
ter a conference with the President
there would be no public buildings
bill at this session.
The committee investigating oil
and gasoline prices was told the
Prairie Pipe Line Company in 1922,
on a capitalization OF s27,00O,O0O.
made net earnings Of s2O,000.00O
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
DELAWARE GRANGE
To INSTALL OFFICERS

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT, Jan. 9.-Delaware
Grange, No. 40, met in Grange Hall
here last night and discussed plans
for the installation OF its newly
elected officers next Monday night.
Frank p. Yearsley. worthy master
Of the New Castle County Pomona
Grange. assisted by Mrs. Yearsley.
will ofiiciate at the installation.
Members OF Rose Hill Grange Of
New Castle. will be the guests Of
Delaware Grange that evening.
The following were appointed a
committee to make arrangement for
the affair: Mrs. J. s. Slack. Mrs. Da-
vid Bair. Mrs. Elizabeth Hilyard,
Mrs. F. c. Snyder and Mrs. william
Crawford.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
HONOR FOR DOVER PASTOR.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Jan. 9.-Dr. r. c. Hell
fenstein. pastor of Peoples Chris
tian Church. has been invited to be
a member of the Federal Council OF
Evangelism Team to accompany DR..
Charles L. Goodell on a ten-day trip
to the larger cities of the Middle
West. On account OF local engage
ments he will not be able TO &C
cept.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09

repair 1000 cars OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, has a
large force of men working over
time. The company is one of the
several here now advertising for
help.
The shipyard Of the plant is also
busy. the ways containing two large
barges now being constructed.
Evening journal., 1923-01-09
EXPECT
TO LIVE LONG
Had Suffered With Stomach
20 Years; Relieved by
the Plant Juice
SAYS 1T MADE HIM
FEEL LIKE NEW MAN

The day I bought my frst bottle
of Plant Juice did not think that
1 would live much longer. had
suffered with my stomach for 20
years; was in an awful fix as a re-
suit Of bad attack OF the flu and
had not been able to find any medi-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
BY WAITE HOYT.

The thing that interested me most
on the entire trip were the japanese
youngsters. / was much interested in
seeing the attitude they took toward
the game.
The kids are for it strong. The
Jap youngsters seem tireless. They
start playing early in the morning AMI
keep going until dark.
At Yokohama there is a big recrea-
ton park for the youngsters. where
baseball gets great play. About 10
o'clock one morning / dropped by and
watched kid game for a half hour or
so. Several of the youngsters had GER
tain styles that impressed me and one
chap was bit of a clown.
Late in the afternoon l again pass
cd. and the game was still in prog
ress. The runs were well up in the
hundreds.
That sort of thing speaks well for
the future of baseball in Japan. The
popularity and growth of baseball
rests with the youngsters. That he
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GAMES EVERY NIGHT
Central Christian RIOTERS Will Be
Rushed in This Schedule.

Games will Be played every week
day night for 4 week, bcginnIn; Sat
urday in the championship playoffs
OF the various divisions OF the Sunday
School Basket Ball League. Central
Christian teams will be engaged every
night except Tuesday, which means a
hard week for the {. c. rootcrs and
Manager Roger Stokes.
Saturday. the second game of the
senior series between the Christians
and the st Marks five. will be play
ed at the Y. W. e. A.. starting at
s o'clock. followed by the first in
termediatc series games between the
Central Christians and Westminster
Presbyterians.
Monday night. the junior series will
start at the \. NJ. c. A. with a game
between the Central Christians and
Travis Park Methodists.
Tuesday night. at st. Marks par
ish house, the Westminster and Pros
pect Hill intermediates will meet.
Wednesday. st. Marks and the
Central Christians will the third game
of their five-gamc senior series
At st. Marks court Thursday night
the Central Christian Intermediates
will meet The Prospect Hill boys.
The juniors, Central Christians and
Travis Park Methodists. will tanglc
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Friday night.
On Saturday. the ~. W." the
seniors will play their fourth game
If it is necessary otherwise, the In
termediatCs will Dlav
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SMALLEY'S HOMER
SNATCHES VICTORY
FROM ALAMO-PECK
University Star Cleans
Sacks With Two Out
in Ninth.

Smalley, hard-hitting third base
man of the Texas University Long
horn baseball team, is probably being
hailed as a hero on the campus up at
Austin today. Smalley, whose two
doubles played a big part in the
Longhorns' 104 victory over the
Alamo-Peck Indians here Tuesday,
swatted out hOme-run with the
bases full and two out in the ninth
inning Wednesday at Schwab Field.
winning a game that seemed tucked
safely away in the Indian tepec. The
score was 4 to .. the collegians hav-
ing failed to score before Smalley per-
formed his story-book feat.
The Longhorns impressed here as
a scrappy aggregation, extremely well
fixed in all positions except perhaps
pitching. and the twirlers didn't look
at all bad. though this department of
Billy Disch's team had come in for
some mournful sentiment in dispatches
from Austin.
Clements twirled for Texas in all
but the last inning Wednesday and
was on the job in the pinches, which
NtIc NuEllS
the last inning and did not allow a
hit although he and Smalley ran to-
gether after pop-fly that came near
proving costly.
Jimmy Brought worked seven in
nings for the Indians and had the
Longhorns well in hand when he re-
tired because his left souper was pain
ing him. Young Andcrlitch finished
the game. He got into a bad hole in
the eighth but pulled ont without
being scored on. Then Smalley snatch
cd the contest away from him in the
ninth By lining one TO deep left for
the circuit with two away and the
bases crammed.
Ward and Smalley got two hits
each for the visitors; Pahlman two
for the Indians. Score:
r. II. r.
Texas L. 80. 900 600 0O4-i Q 3
Alamo-Pcck ..101 900 600 s I
Batteries: Clements. Curtis and
Allen, Ward; Brought. Ande, Itch and
Hart. Empires: Gastinger. Stagner
and Minor.
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ing the case, Japan is certain to pros
per.
The Japs are progressive. They
combine educational features with
their baseball.
AS l mentioned in another article,
the youngsters play with a ball SIM
liar TO our tennis ball, only a trifle
larger. On every ball is an educa-
tional feature. Some of the balls have
map of the world in color printed
on the cover, others have the alphabet.
and so on. A series of educational
features seemed 10 go with every ball
game.
While our trip abroad proved the
Japs still had n long way to 20 TO
reach our standard of play, still it
must be admitted they are making
rapid progress.
The youngsters closely watched our
every move on the field and the next
day you could see some of the kids
essaying TO initiate some outstanding
characteristics of the American ploy-
erS
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START INDOOR BA
Elementary School League Get
der Way Friday Afternoon

The Elementary School Athlel
ISOLATION will start its indoorI
ball league Friday afternoon.
schedule will run through Ap5
The schedule follows:
March o: Schools Nos. 24-27
1914: Nos. 1925: Nos. rs \
Al: Nos. 1921: Nos. 2-22; NJ
%: Nos. 11-29: Nos. 1870.
March 10: Schools Nos. 2T-9
14-12; Nos. 2S-26; Nos. 29-1 /:
ZIP; Nos. 2-24; Nos. 22-12 (:
23-1S: Nos. GS-11: Nos. 30-4.
March ID: Schools No. 21-2I
22-4: Nos. 1928; Nos. $40; NJ
II; Nos. 24-19: Nos. 1872; Nd
2G: Nos. III: Nos. 4-12.
March %: Schools Nos. 21-24
14-13; Nos. 2S-1S; Nos. 81: NJ
4: Nos. PHO: Nos. 22-2; Nos. /.
Nos. 29-11: Nos. 30-12.
April q: Schools Nos. 1927 !
PA; Nos. 26-2S; Nos. 7-29 i
ia: Nos. 24-21: Nos. 1922 4
1928: Nos. lis: Nos. 3O-12.
April 10: Schools No. 2T-21j
4-22: Nos. 2S-23: Nos. Dos 4
1880: Nos. 1924: Nos. 2-13 i
2G-1S: Nos. I'll; Nos. 12-4.
Each school. on paying a SIND
mission fee. was provided viii
indoor bat and ball by the leagu,