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Evening journal., 1923-02-03
GILLILAND OIL
REORGANIZATION
Plan Contemplates Bond
Issue; Preferred on 6
Per Cent. Basis
WAIVE DIVIDENDS,
GET COMMON STOCK

Stockholders OF the Gilliland on
Company today received circulars
from the stockholders protective
committee outlining a plan of re-
organization for the company which
is approved by the receivers and the
stockholders committee. Colonel
John j. satterthwait OF this city. Is
principal receiver for the company.
william Winder Laird Is a member
of the stockholders protective com
mittee. Numerous Delawareans are
stockholders OF the company. The
reorganization plan, which stock
holders are asked to ratify at a
meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on
February u. provides for authority
to issue up TO s1O.O0O.OOO six per
cent. bonds. of which il is proposed
to issue $4,6OO.00O al the present
time, to be sold TO the Atlantic Re
hning Company at 80. the proceeds
to be used to satisfy claims OF cred
itors.
IL also is proposed to issue 1SS.-
312 shares OF no par value com
mon stock Holders OF the present
s per cent cent cumulativev pre-
fsrred stock OF the company will be
asked 10 waive cumulated dividends
and agree to reduction OF the
dividend rate TO per cent. effec-
tive at once. on their stock during
tho life OF the bonds, after which
the preferred dividend rate shall be-
come seven per cent. In event OF
preferred stockholders accepting the
plan and agree TO the waivure OF
back dividends, they shall receive
one share Of common stock for each
share of preferred they hold. The
remainder of the new common stock
issue will be given to individuals
for services rendered the company
during the receivership period.
Gilllland preferred was quoted
$50 last sale. SOS asked today. and
the common stock was around IS.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
USED BRICK AFTER
STEALING CRAP BANK

Thomas Hammond. Negro. testi-
fed in Municipal Court today that
Solomon Bayard, Negro, sie East
Eleventh street. wrested from him a
bank" he had won in a crap game
at solomon's home and then hit him
on the head with some heavy
weapon, supposedly a brick. The
alleged assault took place in a res
taurant at Eleventh and Walnut
streets.
Bayard was arrested last night on
charges of assault and battery and
keeping a gaming table, after a raid
made on his home by Sergeant Fox
and Patrolmen Quinn. Kelleher and
Kempski.
Judge Hastings today hned Bay
ard. who. maintained that the
bank" belonged TO him. $50 and
costs on the assault and battery
charge, and Assistant City Solicitor
Green entered a nolle prosequi IN
the other charge.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
STATE CONTROL
Of AUTO BUSES
Special Licenses for Car
and Driver Must Be
Obtained
, INSURANCE FOR
PASSENGERS, TOO
stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Feb. 3.
State control of the operating of
automobile buses and automobile
oonveyances used for hire and plac-
ing a special license in addition 20
the regular State license on them. Is
provided for IN bill introduced in
the House yesterday afternoon by
Representative little.
Il provides that a person desiring
TO operate such a bus or automo-
bile for hire must secure a special
license from the Secretary OF State.
The application must describe the
kind of machine 20 be used, and
the Secretary of State or his agents
\ are authorized TO inspect the ma
A chine as to Il being safe, clean and
Sanitary. II not satisfied after the
Inspection the application for a H.
eehse can be refused. It makes the
Justices of the Peace agents for
the Secretary OF State in making
the Inspections
Any person operating car foi
hire must first take out $4,000 inc
surance for protection on every ca,
carrying seven or less passeng
and for a machine carrying NOR,
than seven passengers, S25.OOO in
surance. This is for the protection
Of passengers in case OF accidents.
The license fee in the bill is fixe,
az SO for a seven passenger OF
smaller car, and $40 for thos,
carrying more than seven passen
gers. This is a special license anC
in addition TO the regular State Il
cense the owner would have to pay
The drivers OF such machines mus
also have a special license. The
driver under the provisions Of tho
bill. would be required TO furnish q
PHYSICIANS certificate showing thai
he IS in sound health, and that he
has good sight. A drivers license
would only be granted TO citizens OF
the United States who are residents
of Delaware and the bill specifies he
must be sober and upright. It also
provides that drivers must wear a
badge or button showing they are
licensed.
another provision would require
the driver to turn over TO the police
any article lost in the car that he
finds Any driver convicted OF being
Intoxicated while operating a car
would be subject to a fine Of IS and
Imprisonment for go days and his
license would be revoked
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
MRS. f. f. LoGUE DEAD.

Mrs. Ella f. Logue. widow OF
John Logue. died from influenza,
yesterday. Mrs Logue who made
her home with her sister. Mrs
James Logue. Q West Twenty-sev-
enth street, did not become criti-
cslly I'll until last Monday. She was
5S and had been a resident OF Will
mington all her life. She attended
the public schools IN her girlhood
and was an active member OF East
lake Presbyterian Church.
Two sisters, Mrs. Logue and Mrs
Eertha Webb survive. Funeral ser
vices will be held from the I.ogue
residence. West Twenty-Seventr
street at o'clock on Tuesday after
noon Interment will be in River
view cemetery
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
STOCKS Strong
ON SHORT DAY
Debt Funding Terms Re-
fleet Satisfactorily in
Wall Street

NEW YORK. Feb. Omitted
Press Stocks were buoyant at the
start today rejecting the good feel
ing for funding the British obliga-
tions to the United States reached
by the American commission with
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Am
bassador at Washington.
Another constructive factor was
found in reports from Paris that
Germany was trying 10 reopen ne
gotiations over the reparations pay
ments. These developments slim
ulated the whole market. New highs
on this weeks recovery were report
ed by steel. studebaker. Baldwin
and most OF the other industrial
leaders while rails were generally
higher.
Bullish enthusiasm was evident
through the market in the first hour
Speculative leaders continued the
march into new high grounds on the
move. Oils under lead OF Pan
American and California Petroleum
displayed special buoyancy on n fur
ther increase in crude prices in
widely separated sections OF the
country.
Sterling reached a new high on
the current recovery At s467M AT
which price II was within two cents
Of the best figure since the British
withdrew its support in March,
1920.
ctrov.4b l.. o,-obo.-. -, ra
reflected not only the favorable de-
velopments in the Ruhr situation.
but also that prospect that the Brit
ish debt agreement may be ratified
| by Congress before the close OF the
present session.
Wall Street was frankly delighted
with the speedy arrangement com
pleted between the American com
mission and Sir Auckland Geddes
representing the British govern
ment.
II was believed that Congress
might be induced to return the
British courtesy by acceeding 10 the
British without excessive quibbllng
The market closed higher
Opening prices included: b. and
o.. 472; Consolidated Gas, new.
67%. up Is; Texas Company. as:
Southern Railway 3oA. up Il; Re
tail Stores 6s. up i; Pan American
sax, up "a L. s steel 1O6, up u
Sinclair 80. up Il; American smelt-
ing 5sN. up 4; Bethlehem b.. 62h.
up Il Atchison 101 u. up u; Le-
high Valley s9%; General Elec-
trio 1917, up I%; Reading 7sh.
up "a: Republic Iron and Steel
49A. up u Utah 6Sh, up u Bald
win ban. up "; Studebaker 115b
to IL, up g and q.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
FREIGHT CAR HITS AUTO

Freight car No. zoos, OF the VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company in charge of Leo. J. Reid
and Frank Winslow. collided at
Fourth and French streets yester-
day afternoon, with a REQ bus, own
ed and operated by Samuel Cutrons,
522 Spruce street Both cars were
slightly damaged.
An automobile owned and operat-
ed by Walter Hastings, OF MARSHALL
ton. colhded near Union street woods
early last night with an automobile
owned and operated by Charles Her
man. of Roselle. Both machines
were slightly damaged.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

Then Sergeant JOY and Coroner
Joy became Magistrate JOY He
placed the accused on trial. A white
trader and an Eskimo woman were
summoned for the defense. The trial
lasted 10 days. The accused made
statements that amounted to confess
sions.
Some time this summer com
plete court with counsel for defense
and prosecution will be sent up
north to try the three accused slay-
ers again. Meanwhile the accused
remain under open arrest. They'll
probably be executed
Sergeant JOY carried out these
operations alone and unaided. says
the official report. The documents
sent out by him were complete in
every detail. The proceedings before
his makeshift court were as regular
as any ever carried out in the Do
minion.
"Pooh," says JOY, IT'S all in the
line OF duty"
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
Romance of North is
Shungest Sleuh Story
BY NEa Service

I RN VIA ~tTfitP
oTTAwA-Heads Of the Domin-
ion government soon will pore over
the worlds most thrilling detective
story, veiled under the legal verbi-
age OF formal report from the
famed Canadian mounted police.
A mysterious murder. a heroic
avenger, trek OF hundreds OF miles
through icy wastes. all the romance
of the frozen northland. viii be ele-
ments of the story.
Its setting will be Bafiin Land
$4,000 frozen square miles. four
times the size OF England, north of
Hudson Bay. north OF the Canadian
mainland. north OF almost evsry-
thing save the north pole
Its hero will be STAFF Sergeant JOY
Of the Canadian Mountiee.
on Murder Trail
And the story.
News reached Joy that Robert
James, white trader had been slain
by EsBimos somewhere In Bahin
Land. The news didn't filter
through until nearly year after the
crime.
Joy started out behind his dog
team and travelled hundreds of miles
TO the scene OF the crime. There he
located the body.
Sergeant Joy Immediately became
Coroner Joy. He summoned a jury
OF Eskimos. called witnesses, held
an autopsy.
The jury found the trader had met
death at the hands of three EskimOs
with unpronounceable names, then
supposed to be 500 miles farther
north.
And the witnesses necessary for a
prosecution were scattered through
a wild and almost untraversed cOun-
cry 800 miles long by 200 miles wide.
To assemble them would be a labor
OF years.
JOY as Magistrate
SO JOY simply sent messages TO
them notifying them 10 appear and
be arrested
And so great was the fear of the
long arm of the mounted police that
both accused and witnesses began
to filter in voluntarily to be placed
under arrest. They were all on hand
within two months.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
AGRICULTURAL
station NEEDS
Dean McCue Asks $4,000
Annually for Next Two
Years
HAGNER TELLS OF
LABOR COMMISSION
stan Correspondent.

staF Correspondent
STATE HOUSE. Dover, Feb. a.
The Legislative budget committed
gave a hearing yesterday afternoon
to Dean Charles A. Mccue. OF the
Agricultural Department OF the Uni
versity Of Delaware and Director OF
the Experiment station. The agri-
cultural department Is asking FOR
10000 a year for the next two
years.
During his examination Dean
Mccue said that cows in the herd
on the Experimental farm, when
found to be slightly tubercular' are
sold for beef purposes. He said such
animals have to pass Federal in
epection and II the disease Is found
to be general then they are de-
stroved and not sold for food.
He said his salary Is $4,000 OF
which sum. however, the state does
NOT nav more than $500 and in addi-
ton s4O0 Is refunded so that he ae-
tuailv received $4,000.
The total receipts of sales from
tho farm were S6.9S5.22 last year
which is below the average but this
Is due largely to the failure OF the
meach orchard. 1t developed that
the total receipts from the farm OF
the state College for Colored STU
aent totaled almost the same amount.
Dean McCue explained that the total
receipts from the sale OF milk from
the dairy herd were about $4,000
but the herd is not maintained for
commercial purposes only for eX-
pertinent and development purposes
Charles A. Hagner, State Child
Labor Inspector, was also before the
budget committee and explained the
work of the Labor Commission of
Delaware. His salary he said was
$500 a year and there is a con
tingent fund for the commission OF
$4,000. He. explained at length his
duties.
Mr. Hagner also told OF the work
of the woman ten hour inspector.
Her salary. he said, is $1,000 year
and she is paid only every three
months. Because of the inadequate
salary and the method OF paying il
only every three months 1t has been
hard TO keep a competent inspector.
He said the commission has had five
different women for the position in
seven years.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
HOLY NAME soCIABLE.

The monthly business meeting and
social OF the Senior Holy Name So
ciety of st. Mary's Church, will be
held on next Wednesday evening in
stead of on February Is. A group
of entertainers from the Philadel-
phia Holy Name Entertainment Bu-
reau will be present. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all the mem
bers, their wives and friends 10 at
tend this meeting. Dancing will fol-
low.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
LARKINs MAY BE THE MAN.

Local police are interested in the
arrest in Florida of william "Reddy''
Larkins, who has been charged with
the theft OF skins from a Philadei-
phia store. Although declining TO say
that they suspect Larkins OF any
robbery in this city, and investiga-
tion is being made OF the mans
movements at the time a robbery
was committed at Fourth and
French streets several months ago,
in which skins valued at $4,000 were
taken
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
ACCUSED AS SNfAsHER.

Theodore BeniewSSi. 700 South
Franklin street. charged with disor-
DERBY conduct. was arrested by Pa
trolman Zeigler. this afternoon. The
complainant is Thomas Sarros
proprietor Of the Globe Restaurant
lO7 French street
1t is alleged that Beniewski caused
considerable disturbance and dam
age about the restaurant last night.
smashing a show case.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
NCINERAToR REPORT.

The monthly report OF the incin-
Grating plant TO the Board OF Health
shows 1871 tons OF garbage. one and
a half tons OF rubbish. and six and
five-eights tons OF dead animals.
burned IN January, requiring the
consumption Of elghty-three and
three-quarter tons of coal
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
TO REPEAT CAN-rATA

The Cantata Ruth the Moarbitess'
recently given by Harrison Street NJ
F. Church Choir, was such a sue
cess and there have been so many
equests for It's repetition that il
will be repeated in the Sunday schoo
hall, Seventh and Harrison streets
next Monday night for the new build
.ng fund.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
FUNuGATING CITY SCHOOLS.

Fumigations were made at most
of the public school buildings in the
city this morning. At No. Z School,
Fifth and Pine streets. the burning
Of rubbish in the heater Is said TO
nave set the chimney on fire. En-
CINE Company No. .. was called and
'Xtinguished the blaze with slight
'amage.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
BANK BALANCE REPORTED.

The following bank balances were
reported yesterday afternoon for the
week by City Treasurer White: Cur
rent account. ,$S52.6S7.9S: special ac-
count. paving tax, S4,566.77: bond
sale, S657,i07.54; harbor improve
ment. S42.339.O4; fuel for poor,
S132; total. S1,556.S33.33.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
sof MEASLES CASES.

One hundred and eighty one cases
of measles were reported TO the
Board OF Health this week, making
total Of 301 eases in the city. Other
cases OF contagious diseases total as
follows: Influenza. 81; chickenpox,
30: scarlet fever 80; whooping
cough, IS; diphtheria, 4; spinal
meningitis, J.; anthrax, !; making a
total OF 47S.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
FIND FLU" GERM,
NOW SEEK SERUM
TO HALT DISEASE

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being seen under the miscroscope.
II IS found thus far only in cases
OF epidemic influenza in the early
stages of the disease. II has been
given the name of bacterium pneu-
monoslntees, which means that It
is the germ which injuries the lung
tissues in such a way as to deprive
Il Of the power OF resisting attacks
Of common bacteria on the nose and
throat.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
BETTY soUDER BETTER.

Little Betty Souder. daughter o:
r. and Mrs. Bllwood Souder, Jr..
no is seriously III in the Delaware
ospital, is reported today as TO
much improved. as the result of
operation and the tapping Of one
her lungs
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
HEAVY WATER RECEIPTS

Water rents collected in January
according to the count which wa,
finished at noon today. amounted to
SEQ, O,34O.26. For January of 1922
it amounted to s214,667.S4. show
ing a gain this year of S5.672.42.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
Y'S ENJOY GAMES
low.

The Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. W. c.
A. held delightful party on Wed
nesday evening at the Y. club rooms.
About 20 guests were present. Games
were played and dancing was en-
joyed. Refreshments were served.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
IA AFTER II. 6. JOBs

Representatives OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission held an examina-
tion at the Federal Building this
morning for field clerks in the Gov
ernment employ. Fourteen men
and women took the examination.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
AGED WOMAN BREAKs HIP

Mrs. Belle Fritz, 65, 1902 West
Second street, fell on King street yes
terday afternoon fracturing her
left hip. She was removed to the
Delaware Hospital in the police am
bulance.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 3 Omitted
ress.)-Foreign exchange opened
firm today. Sterling opened at
S4.67; francs .O6SS; lire. .04s2;
marks, OOPS cents.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
TAKE MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Magistrate Gluckman this morn
ing issued a marriage license to
Lewis Henry. 935 Pine street, and
Rose Hirschman, Ninth ana Spruce
streets
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

The Want Ads are your be.
friend. Treat them we'll and WIS
Use them daily, and you will
sure to find the path to happino.
and helpfulness.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

The Want Ads are the best med
.um in the world for locating ken
nels il you desire TO purchase a thor
ough bred animal OF any kind. Use
them continually.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
BURN IRISH CASTLE.

DUBLIN. Feb 3 Omitted Press)
Irish insurgents today burned
Claremond House, the residence of
Col. Guinness.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

The Want Ads will favor those
born today. and all desiring to
change positions and enter better
partnerships should consult the
Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Feb. (Unlted
Press)-Cotton opened steady to-
day. March was up II at 27.s0;
May 2s.0S. up IS; July 27.65, up
23s
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

This is the date to use Want Ads
as a medium for selling musical
instruments, as well as buying good
ones at a bargain.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

The Want Ads will favor wait
resses, cooks. chefs and waters in
their columns today and the rest Of
the week. Watch them carefully
and you are sure TO profit.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03

The Want Ads Will be a helpful
medium. through which to buy and
dispose of surplus real estate. also
to rent furnished and unfurnished
apartments.
Evening journal., 1923-02-03
LOCAL SECURITIES
Feb. 3. 1923.

FEB. q, 1873.
Laird. Bisesi and Needs, DUPONT
Building. furnish the following quo
tations OF local securities.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-30
DEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR
MORMON FLAT SOLD

The bonds of the Salt River Valley
Water Users association in. the sum
of 81 800, 900 for the Mormon Flat
development on the Salt river, were
sold in Phoenix to a syndicate headed
by the Citizens National Bank OF Los
Angeles and the Bank of Italy. The
price was 9319, the highest bid sub
mitted to the association on Thurs
day, but such concession to the as
sociation as will practically increase
the price by another point.
In addition to the Citizens National
bank and the Bank of Italy, the other
members of the syndicate are NJ. H.
Lewis and company; Bank, Huntley
& Company; Drake, Riley & Thomas,
and Stephens, Page and Sterling. The
and Stephens, Page and Sterling.
Following is summary Of the
Mormon Flat development since the
prediction campaign.
Bonds in the sum of 81 100000 vot-
ed on January 4 by majority Of Ia
to l.
Work on increasing height Of
Roosevelt dam spillways started on
January A.
spillway work practically complet-
ed March 81.
Building of road from Apache Trail
to Mormon Flat damsite to be COM
pleted April /.
Initiation of work at Mormon Flat
April /. Organization from Roose-
welt dam being gradually moved to
dam.)
installation of additional electrical
equipment at Roosevelt power plant to
go on concurrently with building of
dam.
Completion of Mormon Flat dam,
announcement made March 25). jan
uary l, 1924.
Time for voting Of bonds to COM
pletion of project, one year.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-30
LAWYER SHOOTS MOTOR
COP IN STATE CAPITAL

C. NJ. ("Dusty'') Rhoades, Phoenix
motorcycle officer, was critically if
not fatally wounded and Miss Edna
Oldham, domestic employed at 821
North Fifth avenue, sustained a MI
nor flesh wound when Donald A.
Rothrock, an attorney of Phoenix and
Tombstone, opened fire after the Of
ficer had placed him under arrest on
a minor charge. Rothrock, said by Of
ficers to have been intoxicated, is be-
ing held in the city Jail, pending the
outcome of Rhoades' injuries.
The shooting took place in front of
the A. J. Gladney residence at 1886
West Washington street. Officer
Rhoades was pleading with the girl
TO permit him use of the telephone.
In talking, the officer had turned to
face the girl and his back was to
Rothrock, seated at the steering
wheel of a Dodge touring car parked
in the street.
Without warning, Rothrotck opened
fire. The first bullet grazed the
girls left side, inflicting flesh
wound. A second shot took effect on
Rhoades, entering the right side of
the back close to the spine and pune
turing the abdomen.
Felled by the bullet, Officer
Rhoades, while in a prone position on
the ground, emptied his revolver at
Rothrock as the latter fled from the
scene. None of the bullets found their
mark. A police dragnet spread over
the western section Of the city result
ed in Rothrock's capture 20 minutes
later.
The Coconino sun., 1923-03-30
GOVERNOR EXPLAINS WHY
HE PERMITTED THE KLAN
BILL TO BECAME A LAW

Governor Hunt, by neither signing
nor vetoing the anti Ku kluX klan
measure permitted it to become law.
1t was the first time the governor
has failed either to reject or accept
a measure during his more than seven
years as chief executive of the state.
The measure was introduced by
Representative L. w. Douglas of Gav-
apai county and makes the wearing
Of a mask by assemblies in public
misdemeanor and by organizations Tor
the purpose of disguise or intimidation
felony, punishable by a penitentiary
sentence. The bill excepts the wear
ing of masks Tor the purpose OF
amusement or entertainment OF az
tendance at meetings of fraternal or
ganizations.
In his letter to Secretary of State
Kerby, which was sent with the bill,
Governor Hunt said:
Substitute House Bill No. 81 has
been in my hands now for ten days
since the adjournment Of the legisla-
ture. It is therefore the law and |
am herewith transmitting it to your
office for filing.
II am somewhat doubtful of the
advisability of enacting this character
of legislation. Experience has prov
ed that repressive legislation enacted
to meet one situation frequently re-
suits in it's being applied to persons
and organizations who were not con-
sidered at all at the time of the pas
sage.
a have in mind, for instance, the
Sherman antitrust law, which was
passed to curb the trusts of this coun-
try, but which has done little to pre-
vent the consolidation of our indus
tries into a few large corporations,
which has been employed so often by
the federal courts in hampering and
restraining the activities of labor or
CARNATIONS.
''The fact that the democratic plat
form pledged the enactment of some
such legislation impelled me to per-
NIT the bill to become law"