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Evening star., 1923-11-04

The Star requires from
cdvertisers il, this coluntn
references and detailed
statement of their proposition.
ACTIVE PARTNER (gentile). with $500; good
proposition for good young man to start busi-
ness for himself. Address Box 322-X. Star
MANUFACTURING. selling wholesale only.
established with unlimited possibilities for
live man or woman; must have $4,000 cash;
references exchanged. Address Box a2-z. Star
RAISE CAPITAL-Best methods: corporariops
lished 1908 c. 8. Legal Corp. slo Bond bdx
4 soa @ eaa6 gsry yssSo living or
pointment address Box 223-Z, Star once.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY-EIelusive big
city sety for fst
substantial profit: no Investment. follow in
structions and go get. tell us your experience
rights to be granted. Address. National
Msyonnaise Machine Co. Inc. 2o7-210 Pa
DENTAL OFFICE = semi-advertising: good
paying: terms arranged; cheap rent; on busy
thoro1ghfare. Address Pox 1857. Star ONCE.
live town 9. 1000 close to San Francisco:
will sell reasonable Write. Golden Gate Inv.
CO., 84s Market St. San Francisco.
GROCERIES and meats, on 14th ST.. doing
about $10O,O 900 yearly business; will sell. in'
cludng large stock and modern building;
req sesson on leaving for Europe. Must I'VE about
HfRh-class groceries and meats, also general
merchandise, on Connecticut ave-, doing about
500. 900 yearly business. including q double
modern building, consisting OF stores and
2 apartments; reason. retiring; Must have
4e8 Louisiana ave NV. Main 1899.
BEFORE MAKING an Investment, either
small larges write for our guaranteed
rental plan Of investing In hens, Cooperative
Poultry Farms. V'neland. N. J.
CAPITAL sEEKERs--Put your project before
details free. Amster Leonard. First National
Bank bldg, Chicago.
SHOE REPAIR shop for sale: must leave city;
will sacrifice for cash. Come at once, North
Capitol and Rhode Island ave.
HERE IS your Opportunity to secure q well
established meat market ana grocery fal
cash. Owner will make very Reasonable terHs
to responsible party. Once inspected you viii
be interested. For particulars call at 113 II
st. NV.
W1NTED-By man Of mature business e1pe,
capital to join him In continuing real estate
business; large listings. Address Box 85-A,
star office.
/ WANT PARTNER, colored, ior cigar
store, newsstand and shoe shine parlor; ex.
cellent stand on 7th st. NV; good paying
business. Act quick. Address Boz asa, Star
of1ce.
A BARGAIN for colored or white investor. II
you are really on market for Investment prop.
ntirel, modern. now showing good return at
,re-war rentals. Z0ned first commercial. Priced
right, on moderate terms. For information and
terms address Beg "a Star s9sces
Evening star., 1923-11-04

CLOTHING - Army and Navy clothing and
ooots: highest prices paid. Call franklin 1880
DIAMONDS, gold aud silver purchased; good
prices paid. A. Kahn, Inc. 9SJ I -. NV.
Evening star., 1923-11-04
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
C0ntlaueA.
RoOMING HOUSE. "A rooms; rent. Ss5: iease.
II rooms. elect, h.-w.h.. baths. lease;
rooms; rent sss So i pGs,s e y.
Why Pay for Good VIII?
Home Realty Special.
apartments. Br'ck garage for cars. Grocery
: ore doing over $4,000 bnsIne:. per, year.
pay % for S0sF % for
HOME REALTY CO.,
1905 Georgia Ave. NV. Columbia 10454. o.
MARSHALL BUSINESS
BROKERS.
Get our exclusive list of 6ne business places.
We have the confidence Of the public, and the
best is placed in our hands. Inspect the
beautiful and exclusive roominx house.
listed Saturday. ard; IS rooms; steam heat;
sacrihce; downtown location.
Large rooming house. near 18th and Park
sa ss ,i.s sGSa furniture; half price
Rcomins house. listed saturday. srd; down.
town: h:.w.h,. electricity; new furniture:
se ses .eeufe l Moadas
Rooming house, near 14.h and sts.; %
rooms. several baths; steam heat; price.
s., 900.
Rooming house. near 18th and sts.: l3
rooms, 2 baths; beautiful home; price. 81, 200.
Rooming house. 10 rooms; low rent; good
furniture: price, $3.50.
Room!naL house. Is rooms. baths; near W.,
B. & A. station; pr.ce, $500.
Hotel and Lunch. In the business section
% rooms; modern: price. SIS 900.
Gsr:se 1sses'o,e: n,s & soo repairing gas oils;
Millinery and novelty shop. near 10th and
F sts.: new stock: opportunity for lady; 81. zoo
Millinery and dresses, near Conn. ave.; sick
ness cause of selling; price. 81. 800.
Bakery. on l4th ST.; rent. 315: modern ma
chinery; 5-year lease; price. 81. 900.
Cafe. near 18th and Park I'd; well estab-
lished and doing the business; price, 2.7Oo;
rent. 500. D..
Tearoom. near Vermont ave. and X st.; ex-
pensively furnished; exclusive and paying;
price. 81 800
Grocery and meats: old established corner;
rent, s45; price, 1000.
Grocery and meats. uptown; rent. ss5;
splendid store; price. 81, 600.
LunchroOm. northeast; well equipped: price,
81. 800; rent. $S5; long lease; opportunity for
man and wife.
List your place with us and save time
MARSHALL BUSINESS p
DDnK
Evening star., 1923-11-04

A BARGAIN for colored or white investor. II
you are really on market for Investment prop
erty this Is what you want. Apartment house,
ntirely modern. now showing good return at
,re-war rentals. Zoned first commercial. Priced
right, on moderate terms. For information and
terms address Bog "a Star e6ce,
Evening star., 1923-11-04

SPECIAL.
Pool room and bowling alleys with lunch
and cigar equipment; doing splendid business
IDEAL location; TO competition; large modern
building with complete apt. above; garage In
rear; prices SIC. 900. includes business. build
ing and equipment.
q. b. LIKESS,
1874 q st. NV. Main 5007.
NEXT TO THE AVENUE
GRAND MOVING PICTURE.
Store space for rent; s:.;tsh'e
for millinery or lingerie. Paris
ian Fur Co., Gal Pa. ave. Sc. 6*
CONFECTIONERY and soft
drink stand in we'll known mar
ket. Call Franklin 2657.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
DEL. UNIVERSITY JUNIOR
PROM. FEBRUARY z
Big College Event OF the Year
TO be Held in Gold Ballroom
Of Hotel du Pont.

The clasp " 1924 At tho University
" Delaware viii hold their Junior
Prom. IN the Gold Pallroom - the
Hotel du POINT on FRIDAY evening. Feh
ruary ? Final plons have boon made
and the biE University dance 81 me
year proniacs To- be n gaia affair.
The committee for tho dance has
spared no time aud effort To put forth
real prom. The commuters follow
Executive. Y. n Smith. chairman. "
W. ClNt. W X MeINlcnhall: hall and
refre~hments, ~. - Cochran. y. I.
Mcwhorter, prJrtains and tickets, !
" Schsefer. ~ Is narker: music ans
decorations \ d II Grier. 1r. w "
Howard. Jr.; pa lronesaes. g. A. Smith
J A F'rcar. "
Tho prom 10 begin ~ . and con
clude Rt 2 Refreshments ara to bs
served IN the dJ barry room he,w-ar
the halye~
Tick eta az on sals 90 tho Alumni
Seniors and Junior~ on January =
Sophcmcre- and Freshman msy prc.
cure tickets after the 10Th Tho sales
close on the slst. Tickets are to hs
$3.50 and may t~ pru-cur~d from ]. "
Schacfer or H. $ Barker. Univera'ty
~ Delaware. Newark
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
10 sArrarARp coal.
Railroads iurrcas. Police Details 10
.usrd Cars.

n was state-i today that every rail-
road hrlngiux coai into this city has
lneF.s,s~d Sc fo.-e ~ police and has
taken .Vcry pr.caution IN order 10
pfsv~nt a recurrence ~ the coal th'eN-
cry which has been resent IN this city
Al the Delaware Coal Commission :
nrnco lt was eaid that IN one ins,ance
a ear bringing coal into Tho CIV
had "a hole aus into tho center - the
coal witch d contained. Ne an indica
iipn of ~. fact ina, the top ~ the
voai vac not merely scraped IN with
atisk a. ~as done IN some ~ the cases
reported. tho cavity ran the entire
depth - the car and wac probably
mad. with n shovel
4 mcmhcr ~ the commission said
ma, n has come 90 the attention oi
IN. commission that coal vas eeins
f~s,tss on the streets ~ this city and
ut-an Investigation q, vss found that
fhs~s dcs,~r- hsd ~ records % ship
m.n~ received 80 the Once ~ th'
c.vAi commission.
\ local teaier ~'lo har hon lehint
Ia ~ scheduled sh'prn~rv reported
tcs,ay tnat ne ~ exp~ccng e"vcre
osiioasse - coal e'rhsr today or TO
l,crro~ Ve ssa.~i thu, Re eSpect, q
- al ~ h,e sncomina egHpiy on or
low With have s~en hsid NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
NEWPORT woMAN'S GLIB.

Newport. Jan. e.-Th| wouan's
Cub Of Newport held social on
Thursday evening ~ the home 81 Mr..
and Mrs II. r. Taylor. The commit
tee in charge Of arrangements fur
nished a very pleasing rrogrm. In
Guiding a vocal solo by Miss Emma
Webb: reading by Miss May Seeds.
and games. 4 social evening was on
ioyed and refreshments were served.
The club held a social meeting yes
;erday afternoon. Nrs. Helen Wooden.
director Of the local kindergarten and
community activities, gave talk on
club work Mrs. william Damien
hauer furnished instrumental eeiec-
tons and Mrs. ". Y. Taylor gave a
reading. Mrs. Catlin was received
Into the club as member. Little Miss
Catlin won the pig in the bag" which
was the prize OF the afternoon and
she viii furnish the prize for the next
social.
/ The club will hold ioe next bust
ness meeting on Friday afternoon
January 18Th.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
WEEK DAY RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION PLANS
Discussed at the M. E. Confer
enceAin the Hotel du Point
This Morning.

Discussions OF week day religious
education autt daily vacation church
schools Yesterday was tho principal
business at the conference Of religious
educational lSaders OF the Methodist
Church Mt the vto,el du Pont.
we are entering new epoch In
the history OF educational developmos
~ our country said DIR. James v
Thompson Of the Week Day School
Department. THE democratic state
has created I'm theNyublic school system
piece ~ machinery which can ho
depended upon o-hand on tho intel
lcctual social and industrial achieve
mont OF the race. hut we have no,
had an equally cfN,icnt piece Of ma
chlnery with which ,o hand on tho
moral and Observation-Disclosures OF tn,
race.
The church is now In the process
OF organizing church echool sys
tenn that Will reach every child This
system will have ita Sunday, week
day and vacation school sessions. Tn,
| increase In the population ot tn,
/ United states averages Is per cen
annually
Annual Increase I'm enrolment In sun
day schools Is around 3-10 per cent
a generation OF this condition woul,
produce tragic rraults Two thirds "
| the bows aud girls on the street have
no religious edhication.
During 1922 there were over 5000
/ Daily Vacation church Schools. The,
| enrolled atput $50 900 children. q
/ thes. 40 per cent were boys and girl
untouched ny any church or Sunda,
school"
! pr. Thompson has heen associate,
with this movement from It's start. ~
was one " the leaders I'm the Gary
Indiana Week Day Chnrch School eN
perlinent. n was IN Gary that IN
public schools under Superintendent
Writ fret attracted world wide AZ
1 ,ention 20 the possibility OF Co-Opcra
ton between church and state In thi
field
The closing session ~ tho confer
cn.e was held today. Roger Alhrigh
spoke on the necessity ~ teache
training. 40 "a to give the child-o
proper instruction lie emphasize
tho necessity Of giving tho child mora
and religious training I'm the hom
and suggested parents training classe
to help them IN impertlns religious I'm
structiOn.
Staley u. Davis and James
Thompson spoke on The New Sun
day School Council" The former pre-
scented the problem from the etand
roInt ~ the field and the latter fror
he standpoint Of the board
This conference. which has been hel
under the auspices ~ the extension do
partment. Is hut one ~ tho phases Z
the work.
Tho closing sSdrc~s was made tn
afternoon by Bert r. Smith. Tomor
row many ~ the representative W
speak In ths local churches.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
DEMoCRATS,MAY
SHARE N OFFICES
ABOUT THE COUNTY
ContinuedAfrom pagc I.


Representative william ". virden.
employed In the county engineers Of
ncc, II another onei said To- be slated
TO 20.
According tn tho, gossip In Ropubli-
can circles today. the county onsi-
nccrs office viii alsoisee some changes.
II Is r,id that some who have been In
that office for some time win be re
placed by supporters of tho Rcpubli-
can faction opposed tn the Hall group.
In addition TO the offices mentioned
above. the body will aiso M vaca ncier
on tho Board of the Trustees 81 the
Poor.
Another sore spot IL expected TO do
velop Ma n result III the law relating
to the employment Of CLERKS In the
oihce OF the recorder of deeJa. The
law provides that the recorsier of deeds
shall employ n deputy and four clerks
hut that all In addition to that will
have TO be recommended or appointed
by the Levy Court A the recorded
Of deeds office In eaid To be controlled
by the Hall faction. and the anti-pal
faction controls the Levy Court. aom'
placing of the receutly appointed
clerks on the county toyroll IL talSsr
up by the l,evy Court,
There has been general rumor for
several days that bill has been pre-
pared In this city Ia be presented I,
tho Legislature for tho abolition n
the New Castle County Levy Court
This 10 said to be -upported hv IN,
Rall faction. hut according 10 GOSSIP
today IN some political circles. tn
/ Legislature will not take such action
The Legislature Ia controlled by tn
Democrnts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
NEWARK EIREMEN ELECT.
Spirited Contests for Some Ohices.. and
the Vote Was Close.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Newark. Jan. AT a spirited cleo
ton held last night officers OF the
Aetna USse. Hook and Ladder co.
were elected for the ensuing year.
Charles 4. Medill. who had served sew
eral years as president. and Charles
w. Colmery, who had been secretary
FOR many years, were defeated by mar
row margins
Robert J. Crow was elected preei-
dent on the second ballot. The fiw,
ballot stood - to ~ bctwe~T " Crow
and Mr.. Medilr and on go. .ccond
callst one member who ia not vote
on the first ballot supported Mr..
Crow. giving him the election. Clyoe
pa,-lis wac elected secretary over Mr.
Colmcry II. clifford Wilson. who has
served as chief for many years, was
over Robert ii. Crow. The first bollo'
wns a tie and Mr.. Wilson was elected
on the second ballot.
The officers elected last night fol
low: President. Robert J. Grow: vice
president. Harlan Uerdman; treasur-
or. A 4. pealr. secretary. Clyde Baylis
chief. Il. clifford Wilson: FIRST aeslec
ant chief. Charles l.. steel. second az.
sstan, chief. Elmer j. Ellison; engln-
Ger. Ira Shellender: pipcman, Robert
II. Crow; assistant pipemen. William
Ring. William Cunningham, Charlee
Tasw%er. Wille,s Anderson and Ben
iainin Drvonehire: dlpsctora. Rober'
:. oellahcr. Frank NJ. Luton. George
W. Rhodes. Ernest Frazer All DAME
Stoil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
L. M. RECORD HEADS
TR|-STATE PACKERS
BIackbird Man Chosen Pfesi-
dent of Gamers Or
ganIzation.


y. NJ. Record Of plackbird war yes-
terday elected president for 1923 OF
the Tri-State Packers Association. at
the business session OF the annual
convention In Philadelphia which
opened on Thursday.
Vice-pre~iden'e choeen were New
Jersey. George y. Dlament: Tor Del
aware, II. clyde Carroll: for Mary
land. Oral Saulebury. G. ~ Dashiell.
~ Princess Anne. Nd. was elected
secretary aud treaeurcr.
At the luncheon speakers included
George w. Cobb. ~ the American Can
Company, New York, who discussed
the production and dlsiriiritlon Of Tin
cans; William y. Co-grove, ~ the
Philadelphia Warehouse Company
whose eubject was finance. and Judge
J. II Covlnrton. of Washington. -
O.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARAxI
ny Associated Press 70 Every Evening.

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Chicago. Jan. 6-Hogs. receipts. 600:
held over 500 active. i0c 20 i5c higher:
bulk. 100 90 lqO-pound averages. S0a-
so. top. 90. bulk, 2s5 % 30O-polnd
butchers 55as 90. bulk. 40 % u.s.
pound butchers. 10as. IS. pacan~ D~a
mostly : 60as 90. desirable pigs. around
25aS So estimated hold over 2 OO0.
bulk ~ sales. f0aS GS. top. 100: heavy
weight hogs. si0aS IS: medium. 55s-
IS ~. light s.7Oaq 90. light lights 65a-
@ %. packing sows. smooth, s0as IS:
packing sows. rough. 5oaI 90. killing
pigs. 25as IS.
Cattle receipts. 1000; compared vith
week ago beef steers largely pc 20 sc
higher spots. % up. medium and good
grades. showing most advance. extreme
TOD matured steers so. hest year
lings. m 40. stoCkers aud feeders. largely
25c higher she stock largely steady -
strong better grades light beef heifers.
CSC 70 6Oc higher bulls. weak 20 21r
lower veal calves. mostly soc lower week
bulk prices beef steers. s.OOaq IS. stock
ers and feeders. . OOaT 90. butcher she
stock . 5Oa6 IS. Gamers and cutters, 3-0Oa
sos. vesl calves 10 25al 90.
sheep. receipts. 2 600. market. steady .
compared with week ago. fat lambs. weak
70 i5c lower fol ycariings sc higher
sheep about steady feeders strong 70
. Zoe higher. week Tat lambs. top. 1898,
paid by city butchers. closing top. l5.2S u
bulk fat wooded lambs. u 5Osl5. 90.
desirable fed clipped kind u 5Oai3 90
choice fed ye3rlinss up 20 ~ 90. heavy
TAT ewes. o .Ooa7 90. choice handy weights
quotabls 70 SIS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
HOOVER WONT CHANGE
FOR FALLS PORTFOLIO
Presidents Offer OF Secretary
ship OF the Interior Promptly
Declined.
ny Associated Press 70 Evsry Evening.

ny Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
washington. Jan. 6-President
Harding today rendered Secretary q
Commerce Hoover the place az Sec-
Rotary ~ the Interior which Albert
49, Fail will vacate on March 4. but
after a conference q was decided that
Mr.. Hoover would retain his present
position.
The President vas said 30 have
called Secretary III ver's attention
10 tho fact that IN point ~ seniority
the interior department ranks abIvo
the commerce department.
Secretary Hoover. however. recalled
that on entering the administrator ne
had declared n his ambition ~ make
a real department Oit - tho com
ncrce organizatirn. For This purpose.
he told tho President he Intended 90
remain here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
FRANCE TO INVADE
THE PUHR NOT LATER
THAN JANUARY IS
CONTINUED rom pare l.

course r tho reparationH question is
10 be settled oncA and FOR ail
- person IN government circles
particularly vol placed 90 speak au-
thorl'ativeiy." .s quoted bv tho Echo
~ Paris ne believing hat he neutral
lfy = Great Britain win be iraneform-
ed 20 cooperation n the French plan
proves spccessful Thh same per
sonage cherishes a hope - converting
American opinion.
There is no reason why The
Americans" this person is puo'ed az
saying. when We give them an I'm
preston ~ force and energy and
above nii ehrw then tha' ve ara not
engaged in mili'aria' maneouvre
but i'm . reasonable and well thought
ant undertaking. will mr. rhnnge tanir
opinion
/ Premier Foincsrs r going ahead
with h's plane wi.h 'evoi hsadesi
ds'ibers'"ness haftfirE a. srperi-nosd
4 LAWYER. The premier planned 70 see
/ Premier Thcunis ~ belgium again
today hefore going 90 tho cabinet
meeting
" PolnCare has already discussed
with President Bsrthou. - tho rep
arstion- commiselcn. me course % be
followed by that body which. q, IA
Understood will not DO hurried IN -
action. ~ was reported hat fhe com
mission has decided % hear repre-.
sertatlves ~ Germany before declar-
ing default on coal deliveries This
question will 81 disposed ~ before ne
commission 'ake~ action on The Ger
man demand FOR n moratorium
u is understood that no French
premier favorr a semi military plar
which 10 divided into two parts. ths
6rSt comprising ina occupation -
Essen who're ths Krupp works ~,
located. ne second The occupation ~
BOchum and Tho establishment % q
customs Gordon sroud me Ruhr. ~.
gethsr With no porting 81 rsreiver,
FOR no uines and fhs transports tior
companies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
ORIENTAL IODGr PAYS
FRATFRNAL VISIT

a large delegation composed Il ~
dcsrs and members ~ Oriental Ioftxa.
No. ~. Knights - Pytffss Visited
Lgnwoof Lodge No 400 Marcus
Hook. last evening Among the Euee-s
81 honor vas fhe Supreme Repreee--
tativs % the Grand Domain 81 Del
aware. " " Knovle~. WIN delivered
an able address on "Pratsrnausu -
Escret Societies and Its Nsed "a
Present Day History" other INTEREST,"
ing talks we're given ~ Carroll Rrin-
con. Grand Master ~ Arms: 7. II R-in-
ton. Rank Team President. and F-es
ID Maxwell. Chancellor Commander
an n Oriental. Plans were made for
n ceremonial 20 be held ny ne com
nined lodges n Delaware county.
Pennsylvania and Oriental To<ire
Wilmington. IN the very near f'E-ure.
After the regular meeting eaveral
garne@ ~ quoits we're PLAYED attn
many Wilmington Players staring
Refrssnments ~ hot chocolate and
4 sandwiches we're served and = varv
+ enjoyable evening WIS spent h. al
/ present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
AUTOMOBILE LICENSE
VIOLATIONS FEW
Police Made One Arrest This
Morning; chsstsr Story
Exaggerated.

To-day tho ie21 automobile license
NV In ncla ware became effective. Only
one arrest IN this city WINS made this
morning cad viciatorr are compare
tI>~lv f~w. tho police say.
Superintendent 81 Police George
Hack thk mo~ninx issued instruc-
tons tc arrc., all persons operating
automobiles who have not complied
Nth the iic.nac regulations. The cN-
tru p~rtcd ~ Ave days granted was
suts,ri~nt to make ia22 license renew
els and from now ON no leniency vii
h. shown. Superintendent Black
stated.
According 90 Arthur Johnson, In
-p~c,or ~ Automobiles for Delaware
there has not been n violation ~
N. rural districts THIS also applies
~ ears rrrm other states arriving IN
M. state
n va. furthrr declared by Mr.
Johnson thu, the report relative q
100 peia~arrans having been arrested
In Chester th,s week found drivinG
With 1899 license tssr. and nnes
81 90 each. was greatly exaggerated
ncpor,- r~c.ivcd from that city, Nv
Johnson told a reporter of Ever,
rVUning show that only about ST
arr~e,a were made ON one occa
a,rn. ~. Inspector sid. the Pennsyi
vsnn authorities dismissed defend
Ant un the recommendation - loca
authorities.
when asked today relative to th'
status uf the chester arrests. Charlie
a. ouyer. secrotary NJ the pelawar'
Automobile Association stated he hat
not been Informed ~ any arrests Il
chester by mcm,.sr- ~ tho associa
tion. "pccsuse ~ this We DO not In
tend ~ table any action" Mr. 1uye
asid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-06
MUM ON OIL MERGER REPORT
No One viii Confirm or Deny
Rumored Combine With
$4,000. 900 Capital.

Ky Associated Press 20 Every Evenlng.
Chicago. Jan. 6--W. NJ. Burton,
president ~ tho standard oil Com
psnv ~ Indiana. today refused 20 NJ
firm or deny that merger OF his
company with Tho Gulf on Corpora
ton had been effected.
Statements ~ either character. he
sald. mus; come from Col Robert w
Stewart. chairman &C the board. now
on n trip IN eastern citlc
+ O. Schubert. secretary -tr"aeucr
denied all knowledge OF the trans
action hut admitted such negotiations
might have been under conridera tor
by Col. Stewart
Bankers say the merger. u com
pleted, would Ia one ~ the lsrsss
bus.ners deals on record Tho two com
pan!es have a combined capitalization
Of $a7o. 100000