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Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
SUPREME COURT HEARS MORE
ARGUMENT DOVER FIRE CASE
WRIT OF ERROR FILED BY FIRE
INSURANCE co. is DISCUSSED
Insurance Companies Seek Return of
Premiums Paid to Rachlin Clothes
Company Following Fire in Dover

Insurance Companies Seek Return of
Premiums Paid to Rachlin Clothes
Company Following Fire in Dover
Wednesdays session of the Supreme
Court argument was heard on a writ
of error filed by five fire insurance
companies on a verdict of the Super
Tor Court of New Castle county in
favor of the Rachlin Clothes Co., Inc,
of Wilmington. At the conclusion of
the argument the court adjourned.
The suit resulted over the payment of
fire loss claims to the Rachlin Co. for
damages sustained in a fire at their
Dover store in August, 1921. The
Rachlin Co. had insurance with five
companies and entered suit for their
claims against all of them. By agree
ment of counsel, the five cases were
tried as one. w. Calvin Chestnut of
Baltimore, Md, and Charles F. Cur
ley of Wilmington represented the in
surance companies. Municipal Court
| Judge Daniel o. Hastings and Clar-
ence A. Southland of Wilmington rep
resented the Rachlin Co., Inc.
The three questions upon which the
plaintiff requested a reversal of judg-
ment of the court below were that
this was fraudulant fire,planned and
carried out by the management of the
defendant corporation; that there was
contained in the list Of losses an ad-
mitted false valuation amounting tt
$4,000 at the time of purchase, anC
that no affidavit of loss was furnished
until the final day of the trial in the
court below.
During his argument, Mr.. Chestnu
noted among his specification of er
rors that the court below erred il
striking out the evidence bearing upOl
the origin of the fire in question ant
tending to prove that the same wa
of an incendiary character; also tina
the court below erred in instructinj
the jury to disregard all evidence hav
ing reference to the incendiary origi
of the fire.
He also argued that the court belOV
in refusing to charge the jury, as re
quested by the defendant below, tina
if they found the fire vas wilful an
Intentionally started by officials of tn
plaintiff below corporation, the vel
, dict must be for the defendant.
! The assignments of error by tn
| plaintiff were answered by Mr.. South
5 erland, who quoted from a large nun
f Der of cases tried in many court
e throughout the country. He argue
Y that the action of the court belo
t should be sustained on two grounds
o That the evidence was not sufficiel
r to warrant the jury in finding tn;
: Rachlin, manager of the plaintiff co
poration, had anything to do with Il
f alleged incendiary fire, and that Il
e act of an officer of a corporation
wilfully burning the property of Il
It corporation cannot defeat the right
the corporation to recover on poll
ID of insurance covering such property
The verdict of the court belC
awarded S1O,495.7O to the Rachlin {
They entered suit to obtain more tn
$4,000 in insurance claims.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
ELKTON HAS BUILDING BOOM
Number of New Buildings Now in
the Course of Erection

the course OF Erection
Elkton is now experiencing a build
ing boom. A number of new dwell
ings are in course of erection; several
new buildings are going up at the
Victory Sparkler Company's plant and
the burned district on Main street is
being rebuilt with up-to-date store
buildings. At the present time there
is need for nearly 100 houses, with
another Western concern looking over
the town to locate a plant there
should houses be erected so they could
bring their workmen to the town. Al
the present time there are six to ter
applicants for every vacant house il
the town. Havre de Grace COunci
has received inquiries in regard to the
location of a shoe factory. The pro
moters are from Baltimore, but de
sire the city to erect them a $3O,00I
building.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
Accidentally Run Over By Auto

The fve-year-old son of Norman
Hall of Blades, was accidentally run
over Saturday afternoon by the auto
mobile of Rev. R. Ward Mills, pastor
of Blades NJ. E. Church. The acci-
dent occurred at the approach to the
county bridge, spanning the Nanticoke
river between Blades and SeafOrd
The little fellow was accompanied by
his grandfather, William Hall OF
Blades. He ran out from behind an
other car just as Rev. Mills approach
ed the bridge. making the accident un-
avoidable. He was knocked down
the rear wheel passing over his leg
Rev. Mills picked the boy up and hur-
ried him to a physician who afte
dressing his injuries, sent him home
! No bones were broken.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING

Finest work guaranteed. Prices
right. Leave orders with Mrs. Marion
Coverdale, Smyrna, Del, or write L.C.
Dunn. Box 3O6, Dover, Del.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
RED CROSS DRIVE IN DELAWARE
Mrs. Henry P. Scott and Mrs. Pierre
S. Du POnt Call For Workers

Mrs. Henry P. Scott and Mrs. Pierre
S. dupont are again planning the
Seventh Red Cross Roll Call Cam
paign in Delaware, which will open
Jointly with the other chapters in the
Smyrna times., 1923-10-31
Great Bargain In
Farm OF 256 ACRES

Over 200 Acres in cultivation, 60
acres in wheat, about same amount in
corn. Tomatoes and hay are raised
in good quantity.
There is a dwelling on this farm
that you can't duplicate for less than
$6,500, and the house is practically
new. Also a large bank barn, horse
stable and COW stable combined. All
necessary other outbuildings. This
particular bank barn is built out of
the best of material and could not be
duplicated for less than $4,000. Now
this don't sound very good to you, but
will look better if you go with me to
see same. l will sell this farm for
S8,OO0-part cash and balance mort
gage.
This farm is only miles west of
Clayton and this don't mean down the
neck.
Call me soon over telephone and get
share of crops.
Lots of shade and good water. Coco
neighborhood, churches and school.
l say it's bargain.
F. ChaS. LeCOmpte
Real Estate Broker
CLAYTON, DELAWARI
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| ADD ATTACKS
j. s. SUPREME
COURT
Senator Sees Usurpation Of
Power in Voiding Minimum
Wage Law.

Another doughty foe of the un-
bridled power of the United States
Supreme Court in interpreting laws
enacted by Congress has arieen in
the person Of Senator Ladd, pro-
gressive, Of North Dakota, dis.
patches from Los Angeles, Cal,
made clear today.
En- route to Alaska with an in
spection party of officials on the
army transport Grant, Ladd, in a
speech today, before the City Club
OF Los Angeles, took occasion to
condemn in most severe terms the
practice OF the court in "usurping
a power never granted by any pro-
vision of the Constitution, or any
statute enacted by Congress since
the inception of the Government. !"
He particularly assailed the
tribunals recent declaration of the
unconstitutionality of the District
minimum wage act, declaring the
adverse decision had thoroughly
aroused sentiment throughout the
country to the end that organiza
ton after organization has gone on
| record protesting against the an.
croachmet of the Supreme Court
upon the rights of the legislative
| branch of the Government :"
Ladd declared it of prime inonort.
ance that the people assert their
rights in demanding that their rem.
| resentaiVes in Congress insist that
the coordinate branches of Govern.
ment keep within their resnectj1yo
spheres as provided in the Consti.
| tuition. A"'A
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, May %. - Grains
opened higher today. The Live"-
Npoo1 market was still closed. hut
viii reopen tomorrow. Opening
prices here were:
Wheat-May, $1.18A@as; July
A16R a y; September, $1.15@A.
sCorn-May, S0A cents; July, 1875
cents: September, 78A@% cents
Oats-May, 423s cents; July, 42h
cents; September, 40B cents.
Rye-JuIy, 79A cents.
Trade was light in wheat at ire
start with no important pressure.
A steadier stock market and higher
cotton had a beneficial influence.
Offerings of corn were limited and
buying was scattered. May led the
advance. Oats trade was light with
no pressure.
: Comment today by local house
says:
Sentiment in regard to prices is
decidedly mixed, but receipts are
running light, while exports Of
domestic wheat and flour are I'm.
expectedly large. There promises
70 be a moderate carry-over. Until
crop outcome is better assured, we
look for good support in dips, as
there is no lack Of bull news from
Southwest.
I'VE see no basis for aggressive
selling in corn and would prefer
buying side on dips. Oats will fol-
low corn"
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BETRAYER GETS
Is YEARS IN
PRISON
Willie Larue, Father Of Babe
Born TO Ten Year Old Girl,
Escapes GaIIows.
international News Service.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. May
22.-Willie Laure, twenty-six, con.
fessed father Of the son born four
months ago to ten-year-old Mary
Lavender, was today sentenced to
serve Is years at hard labor in
the State penitentiary.
Little Mary who has been living
at the Mission Home in San An
tonic since she acquired her little
live doll, was not present when the
sentence was passed.
The little Irish orphan whose
birthday falls on st. Patrick's day,
was taken into the Larne home
upon the death Of her parents three
years ago. She romped and played
about the farm near Mercedes, in
Hidalgo county on the Rio Grande
until she was brought to San An.
tonic. She was the only witness
for the State in the trial Of Laure
and identified him as her abductor.
Laure acknowledged in court that
he believed himself the father OF
the girls baby and stated that he
was willing to accept the jury's
verdict as to his. punishment. The
State had asked the death penalty
be imposed. but attorneys for the
defense pleaded extenuating circum-
stances.
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CLAIMS UNJUST
ASSESSMENT
On LAND
Allen c. Clark Sues for Abate-
rnent of Tax Levied for
Improvements.

The District OF Columbia was
named defendant in a suit filed in
the District Supreme Court today
by Allen C. Clark, who asks for
cancellation of an assessment
against a tract of land owned by
him on Sixteenth street, extended
Clark declares the assessment was
made and a tax charge placed
against the tract for half of the
cost of grading and paving the
street in front Of the land.
Represented by Attorneys F.
Regis Noel and William c.. Sullivan
Clark claims relief on the ground
that the improvements made were
Of a temporary character. and that
the Commissioners, therefore, had
no authority to make them. He
also claims that the Court Of APP
peals recently held that an assess
ment cannot be levied against prop.
erty in rural section Of the
city, and that the part of Six.
teenth street in which the tract in
question is located is a rural sec.
ton"
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VtALCoTT POST TO PLAN
MEMORIAL DAY DETAIL 6

Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of
the United States Veterans Bureau.
will be the principal speaker tonight
at a meeting Of the Stuart Walcott
Post No. 10, in the board room
OF the District Building.
T. Norman Templeton, adjutant,
announces that the posts program
Of ceremonial for Decoration Day
will be discussed.
The following applicants for mem.
bership in the post will be initiated
at tonight's meeting:
Harry Cedar, Carl F. Grouse, vii
lam B. Cunningham, Otto Fellows
Truett Carey Lusk, Herbert F. Nc
Call, Robert T. Oliver, Walter
Podgurski, Walter H. Tilley and
John e. Wolfe.
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.STEAD|ER TONE
SHOWN BY
STOCKS
Independent Steel Stocks Gain,
But Copper and Motor Shares
= Are Irregular.
Rx CosmopolItan News Service.

NEW YORK, May pa some
what steadier tone was noted III
the first two hours trading on the
4 stock exchange today. Liquidation,
! due to the closing out Of weekly
fin1argined accounts was discernibie
( IN most parts of the list but enough
short covering was going on 10 OH
set the effect of this selling. Stlil'
the inability of the market TO RAINY
impressively, indicating a consplcu-
Gus absence of support even at
prevailing low levels, was discour-
aging to those optimistically in
ciined. Bear operators used his OPP
portunity to apply renewed pres
sure. singing out Baldwin as their
main object of attack, but aside
from establishing new low Tor
this stock at 124%, they could not
make much Roadway in the general
list.
! independent steel stocks display
ed a better tone with gains ranging
from a fraction to point. In con-
trast of the mass of optimistic state
nents made by steel leaders in the
last few weeks, the pessimistic ret
marks by President Campbell, or
the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
ton had undergone a decided down
ward change, gave much food for
thought.
Copper and motor stocks moved
irregularly but advances Of about a
point were registered by some Of
Z the tire and motor accessories
stocks, notably Kelly-Springfield
HAnd Stewart Warner.
Pacific Oil was under steady hqul-
dation, declining / ~ points to new
! low at 35h in connection with the
reduction in the dividend rate from
So to 81 yearly. Pan-American also
s appeared under pressure, but was
well supported on only small conces-
Z sions. Shorts in California Petro-
Ieum were made uncomfortable by
an advance of more than point to
97%. The strong position Of the
stock is due to the fact that $4,000
shares out Of the $4,000 outstanding
have been converted already into the
new stock.
Railroad shares were in somewhat
better demand, but upward changes
were fractional.
Strength developed in North Amer
lean, improving more than point
to 19A, due to the declaration of the
regular dividend, doubt Of which
caused the sharp break in yester-
days market. Slow covering re-
suited in advances Of about a point
{ In American Can at 93h, Famous
Players at IS, Cuban Cane Sugar
preferred at so, and International
4 Paper at 40. Call money renewed at
IN per cent, Y per cent above yes.
stDrday's renewal rate.
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local Wholesale Market,

Eggs-StrictIy fresh. selected. candJed.
per doz., csc; average receipts. csc;
Southern. CSC.
Live PouItry-Roosters. per H., 1sc:
turkeys, per ID. csc; spring chickens,
per Ib., 46@56c: winter chickens, 4oc;
keats. young, each( SIC; fowls, per h.,
27@ 2sc.
Livestock-Calves, choice. per H..
10@11c: medium, per ID. 909kc; thin
per h.. 6@7c. Lambs. spring, per To-
lsc. Live pigs. 5000 500 each; live
hogs, per lb., SIC.
Dressed Poultry--Fresh- killed spring
chickens. per H.. b0@60c; wirtsr
chickens, 45@50cM hens, per Ib.' sec;
ROSTERS per lb.. 2o@21c turkeys per
H.. 4O@46ci keats. young. each. 10 ID SOC,
Green Fruits-AppleS, per Dbl, SO so ID
$50; California oranges. per crate.
IS. 90 q 900: lemons. per box, $4.OO6(6O;
grapefruit. $3.76@6 500; Strawberries, per
qt.. 6@1sc.
Observation-Disclosures, No. /. per Dbl,
$1.6o02.0o; per sack. $2.0002S0; swee
potatoes. North Carolina. S2o0@ 3. 90
beans, $2.BoW3.6o: kale. per Dbl. Sl.SO6
400; lettuce, Southern. $1.50@3.OO; peas
S2,oo@3.50 per basket; celery, per
IL. so 02,0O;, eggplants, per crate. $4,000
$50; peppers, per crate. Florida. $3.50
$500; squash. $2.6O@AOO; Florida iimS
beans. 100000 per bask ot;asparaGus,
$l.oo@AO0.
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DRY AGENT PAYS
S2OF|NE is
.SPEEDER
Lewis J. Manion Also Accused
of Driving Without Dis
trict Permit.

Lewis J. Manion, prohibition
agent, who was arrested in the Tenth
police precinct station yesterday on
charge of speeding and driving
without permit today forfeited $40
in traffic court.
It was said that when Manion was
taken into custody that he claimed
he was immune from arrest on the
permit charge inasmuch as he was
on governmental mission. Despite
this he was forced to put up the
collateral which he today forfeited.
Judge Mcmahon recently ruled
that a chauffeur who had passed
the Government test must first OBJ
tain a. District driving permit before
he can operate an automobile on the
streets Of Washington.
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YAW|V|NG MARKS
MORSE TRIAL
SESSION
Starts With Counsel for U. S.,
Spreads to Defense, and
Thence to Jurors.

There was much yawning today
at the morning session OF the Morse
conspiracy trial, now in its fifth
week in Criminal Court No. 1, JUS
tice Stafford presiding. Judge ALI
son, of Government counsel, started
the performance and 1t was not
long before Attorney w. BisselI
Thomas, of the defense, was doing
his bit. The habit then spread into
the jury box and audience until
everybody had done his share.
The testimony was principally
about 100000 check given to the
Groton Iron Works on account and
deposited in the Seaboard National
Bank Of New York. The check
had written across its face the
words Cancelled" and counsel for
the Government made an effort to
ascertain the meaning of. the cam
collation. and why it was not used.
John A. Welt, formerly employed
as auditor in the Groton Iron
Works, was put on the stand 10y
the Government in the hops of OBJ
tanning some light on the subject.
Witness was shown the Government
check books, checks and vouchers.
as well as stubs and cash books.
and was asked to state whether he
could identity various entries re-
lating to the 100000 cancelled
check. Vets replies mainly were
81 don't remember, I don't know"
'I have no recollection" and Il
know nothing about it,
Shown an entry in the Groton
works cash book Of $367,275, and
asked what he knew about ii, he
said g. deposit of that amount was
made at the Seaboard National
Bank, New York, to the credit Of the
Groton Iron Works, being the first
payment on account Of a contract
of the Shipping Board with the Gro
ton Works.
Charles III. Case, formerly travel.
ing auditor for the Fleet Corpora
ton, yesterday testified that check
for $139, $50 was given to the Gro
ton concern by officials OF the Fleet
Corporation on the 100000 account
between the Kearfoot and Groton
companies. The witness explained
that this payment was made upon
assurances of an official of the Kear.
foot Company that the GrotOn Com
pany had paid the $500, 900. Case,
on cross-examination, said he could
not remember that any of the de-
PENDANTS had made representations
that the 100000 actually had been
paid
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N. Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. May 22.-Cot.on
futures were firm at the opening to-
day with prices from IL to 81 points
higher. Further short covering and
some buying for long account were
responsible for the upturn, influ-
enced by reports Of unsettled
weather in the belt and steady
cables from Liverpool.
May opened at 27.45, up 81
points; July at $3.50, up is points:
October at 23.15, up 10 points; De-
cember at 22.77, up Is points; Jan.
uary at 27.55, up 20 points, and
March at 22.57, UP % points.
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Foreign Exchange.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Opening
foreign exchange: Sterling demand,
4.63%; cables, 463M. France de-
mand. .O665 n; cables, .0666. Lire
demand, .04831s; cables, .04S4.
Belgian francs demand, .O5731a;
cables, .0574: marks, $685. TO the
dollar. Czecholovak kronen .02971S ;
cables .0298. Swiss francs demand,
1906; cables, 1908. Guilders de-
mand. 1916; cables, 1920. Pesetas
demand, 1924; cables. 1895. Sweden
kronen demand, 1869; cables, .2678.
Norway demand 1915; cables, 1920.
Denmark demand, 1854; cables.
1853
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Local Stocks.
SALES

Washington Gas 5's. $5o0@s3N.
CAPITAL Traction 5's, $60o@92M ";
81. 900 O929s; $500@92%.
Potomac Electric G. M. 6's, $1,000
@100; $1,000@1OO.
Capital Traction Co., 4Q9s%; SO
9S%; 1O@981a.
Lanston Monotype, 1O07S; 5@7s.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10Q164; z
@154h.
After CALI
Potomac Electric G. M. s's, $1,000
100.
Washington Railway and Electric
as, 81, OOO@70h; $1,OOOD7Oh: 1000
@70M: 81 .O0O070h: $2,000@70h;
s., 0O0@7Oh; $1,OO0@701s: $4,000
TON.
Call loans, to per cent.
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cLEMENcEAU REFUSES
OFFER OF SENATORsHIr

PARIS, May 22.-Former Premjer
Clemenceau has just refused y
senatorship which would have haAa
his for the asking.
representatives of the different
partles offered to make him their
common choice as successor to the
iate senator Leroux in the Tigers
birthplace, the region of La Vendee.
mnere ne still retains q seaside
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
JOHNSTON WINS TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCE

ST. CLOUD. France, May 22.-
William Johnston. Of the United
States, defeated Aslangul in the in
ternationaI hard court tennis cham
pionship tournament today, Ga.
As. GO, GO,
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ASAs sA BUSINESS AND FINAN &c
Liberty Bonds.

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Short Term Securities.
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Beth. Steel rs. 1923. -. 1oOH !1oos
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