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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
MORE HUMANE.
METHOD SUGGESTED
Grand Jury In Report Urges
Many Changes In Grim
inal Code

at is time to abandon the bar
barous rope. We are more humane
to the stray dogs from the pound"
This statement is made in the re
port of the grand jury of New Cas-
tie county, submitted to the Court
of General Sessions last Thurs
day afternoon in opposing hanging
as capital punishment. The jury
recommends that hanging be abol-
ished by act of the Legislature in
this state, and that if there must
be a capital punishment, some
more humane method be used. 1t
is even intimated in the report that
probably it would be best to elm
mate the death punishment from
the laws of the state entirely. In
case such punishment remains, it
is suggested that either the cleo
trio chair or some other method be
adopted, and that there be less
publicity about the carrying out of
a death sentence than there is
under the present system.
The Grand Jury also made nu-
merous other important recon-
mcndations. Separate buildings
for female prisoners at the work
house and the enlargement of the
main building at the institution
are recommended. Equipment and
buildings for the Industrial Schoo
for Girls so that the farm can be
operated to better financial ad
vantage and the increasing by the
county from 40 to so cents per day
for inmates of the lndustria
School for Girls and the Ferris In
dustrial School is recommended.
Other recommendations includ
the passing of an act by the Gen
eral Assembly to provide the ap
preparation for an institution TO
the feeble minded of the state
amendment of the laws to bette
regulate the business of junk AM
secondhand dealers and tn
amending of the law relative to re
quisition papers for prisoners.
The part of the report relatin
to Capital Punishment follows:
The legal taking of human lif
in expiation of the crime of nun
der is nearly universal in civilize
communities, and is known as car
! ital punishment. If punishment
to be distinguished from revenge
, it must be inflicted as correctiv
administered solely to act as dI
Continued on page A.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
PRACTICAL LESSON
Pupils Visit City Hall In Will
mington

Pupils from the various schools
participating in the spelling con-
tests at the Institute held in Will
mington the first three days of this
week, received a lesson in practic-
al civics on Monday when sixty
five boys and girls visited the city
building and called on Mayor
James F Price. Mayor Price re
ceived them and all in the party
registered on the registry book IN
the Mayors office. ..
The pupils visited the Council
Chambers, where Harvey Willlin-
son of Delaware City presided
over a mock council session, as
president. Each ward was repre-
sented by pupil, and all the Of
fees were filled in the same way
Three of the students enacted the
role of Council reporters and ever
baliff was appointed.
President pro tenn Wilkinson op
ened and closed the session which
was replete with resolutions ant
motions. Among the resolution:
adopted was one stating that tW'
cups offered as prizes in the spell
ing contests would have made i
more interesting than one prize.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Delaware College
To Be Represented

DIR. E. V. Vaughn, professor OF
history and economics at Delaware
college, will represent Delaware
College at a meeting of great
lumber of social and economic So
rieties at Springfield, Mass, dur
ing the week beginning Monday
November 20. The whole city Is
MO celebrate Municipal Week in
honor of it's guests, and the con-
,erences will be of nationwide IN
terest.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Red Cross Elects Officers

Delaware Chapter of the Red Cross
held in Wilmington on Wednesday
Treasurer Henry M. Candy report
ed the years receipts S2520.13 and
expenditures, $2O13.62. Officers
were chosen as follows: president,
General Charles Bird; vice-presi-
dents, Preston Lea, Bishop F. j.
Kinsman, Henry M. Ridgely, and
E. w. Tunnel; secretary, Miss
Emily P. Bissell; treasurer, Henry
M. Candy.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
JESSIE FIELD VISITS NEWARK
Varied Interests of Community Presented at Meeting

dent? At first the speaker was
laughed at him but by and by pub
lie sentiment swung with him, the
fence was built, and accidents be
came thing of the past. Just so
we turn out attention to SANTA
tion and the like in an effort to
prevent sickness, and keep the
community well. But every single
person is needed to help start the
fine constructive movements, to
touch every phase Of life. 1t is a
sin to say do not and yet fail to
furnish anything better for the
people around u.s."
Miss Field referred to the great
problems of education, covered by
the schools and libraries, the prob
lem of recreation, and the prob
lens of friendship. at is a splen-
did thing to develop a community
friendship" she said,-"the feel
ing that draws all togethe"-and
makes everyone in the town feel
part of everything in the town.
Open your homes and share them
with the stranger whose home is
miles distant. | know a little wo-
man in Wisconsin whose husband
is a station agent. No matter who
comes to that town, they sooner or
later come in contact with that
home. There is always some little
act of kindness, of thoughtfl ness,
} radiating from it. | once said to
, the woman in that home, What IS
; the plan that has made your home
: such a blessing to the entire COM
, munity? And she told me that she
/ and her husband had talked it
, over long ago and decided to tithe
, their home, just as they tithed
: their money. And so they had
5 gone on, making the God of Love
real every day in the week to the
= entire neighborhood. One of the
= incest things that can happen -
, Miss Field declared, sis when a
s community develops something of
j. it's own, when they put to use all
!, the resources of their own" The
S speaker cited here, her experience
i once in a remote district of Ala
e bama where she had gone to speak.
!. One boy after the meeting came
i up to her and said, "Miss Field,
p l see from your talk you are inter
g ested in boys and girls who can dc
s things as we'll as those who know
e things And he went on to L
t me-" the speaker continued, chow
e he had learned to make knives. Nc
e one had taught him, he had haC
= no tools other than those found il
: the average log cabin; ne hau ne
: source of supplies but he fount
l. scraps of steel for the blades, anC
a material for the handles. HI
d wanted to make knives, however
e Now just make them to have
e something hard to make he said
It I didn't like to fail, so | kept OF
% trying and trying until folks saiG
j. Continued on page 4)
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Contribute To
Endowment Fund

The Diocese of Delaware has
thus far raised 100000 and, it is
hoped, will raise 100000 of the
proposed $5,OOO,OO0 pension fund
of the Protestant E p S opa a |
Church, S3,5OO,000 Of which has
been obtained The Delaware dio-
cesar committee, George A. Elliott,
chairman, w. Winder Laird, treas
urer, will shortly begin parish
campaign.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Group Institutes Announced

DR.. E. L. Cross, county superin-
tendent of free schools in New
Castle county, has announced a
number of group institutes during
the coming school year as follows :
Newark-November 25, Decem-
ber 16, January 20, February 10,
March 3.
Middletown-December 9, Jan
uary 13, February 3, February "a
March II.
DuPont-December 2, January
6, January 27, February IT
| March 10.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22

"A large crowd greeted MISS JeS-
sic Field, well-known educator,
who addressed the Community
Meeting held in the Newark M. E.
church on Tuesday evening. Mayor
Hossinger presided at the meet
ing. Professor Rawlins, Of Della
ware College, formerly of Bridge
vile, rendered a number of selec-
tions on the pipe organ which were
appreciated. In the course Of the
evening Mayor Hossinger suggest
cd the employment of town man
agor, as reported in detail in an
other colt mn, for the considera-
tion of the citizens.
Miss Field congratulated the
people of Newark upon the fact
that Community meeting" is
possible, declaring, "The greatest
thing in the world is sure to be
done if you have once drawn to-
gether."
The speaker continued, Before
we as a community can accom-
plish things we must first catch
the song at the heart of things-it
is only then we can do something
together. 1t has always seemed
to me that song must run, Give to
everyone a chance That is the
thing the Master understood about
the people living and working to-
gether. 1t means that everyone
with whom we have anything tC
share is our neighbor. 1t means
each for all, and all for each; thai
the interest of any one person i:
absolutely small compared to thu
GOOD of all together. 1t means ;
chance for every side of ever.
ones life; it means the doint
away with things that are wrong
by putting in their place thing
that are good"
Miss Field referred to a person
al experience, when acting as sup
erintendent of the Page county
Iowa, schools. "The school yard
, were ugly and unsightly," she de
clared. "There were cinders
holes in the coal houses, and weed
everywhere. Some one suggeste
Let's plant tulip BEDS and w
sent for six thousand tulip bulbs
The plan worked like a charm an
, created pride which cleared u
az the school grounds. The son
at the heart of things teaches
t that the positive, constructiv
things are the things that cour
most. 1t teaches us literally tn
!, old Bible injunction, 'Overcom
=, evil with good" The speaker II
!. lated the story of town lying b'
\ low stee pcliff, whore many SCI
ious accidents occurred repeated
ly. The town raised money for
splendid ambulance service an
built hospital to take care of tn
injured. But finally some or
! came along and said, why not p1
' fence around the cliff and &
|, away with the possibility of acc
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Delaware Represent
tative Appointed

Mayor Price of Wilmington has
appointed as additional members
of the committee to represent the
city at the thirteenth Rivers and
Harbors Congress in Washington
December 6-8, Senator Salisbury,
Congressman Miller, Congressman
elect Polk, and William G. Coke,
president of the Harlan & H l.
lingsworth Corporation.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Contract For Road Awarded

The Maryland State Road Com
mission has awarded the contract
for a new concrete bridge over the
Little Elk Creek, at Red Mill, in
West Elkton, to L. G.. Dinleman &
Son, of Walkersville, Nd, at their
bid Of S14,1S2.40.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Farm Bureau Meet
ing On Saturday

A meeting of the New Castle
County Farm Bureau will be held
on Saturday, November 25, at the
State Fair headquarters, Whining
ton. at one o'clock.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22
Anpointed On Board
Of Managers

Dean Hayward has been elected
1 member of the Corporation OF
the Ferris Industrial School, ana
las been appointed to serve on the
Board of Managers until the heA'
annual meeting.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-11-22

Stanley NJ. Arthurs was award
cd the 500 prize for the most pop
liar painting at the close Of the
Wilmington Fine Arts Society's
exhibition for his picture "The
! Country Doctor"
Evening star., 1916-12-10
BOOTHS BODY.
Facts Given by One Who Saw the
Inspection.
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor OF The Star.
Every once in a while there an
pears in print some article or inquiry
relative TO the identity of the body and
the burial place of the assassin of Pres
ident Lincoln. and statements have ap-
peared entirely at variance with the
facts and with each other These con-
flicting statements seem to have raised
doubts In the minds OF some persons
as to the identity of the body which
was said TO be that of Wilkes Booth
which was brought to Washington and
buried as such.
Your correspondent Marguerite du
Pont Lee seems to be doubtful whether
the body was that of Booth and doubt
full as to the manner and place of
burial. In your issue of December
she quotes a number of statements and
asks IL any one can reconcile them. AS
they are SO conflicting. | don't see how
they can be reconciled. l have every
reason to believe and am entirely sat
isfied that the statement which she at
tributes to Gen. Lew Wallace is abso-
iutely correct
At the time of the assassination
was employed at the Washington navy
yard and saw a number of things that
occurred. The monitor on which the
body was placed was but short dis
tance from the wharf. and the covered
body was in full view.
saw Col Bakert Ok ef government
Evening star., 1916-12-10
munitions forward against almost in
credible difficulties. During the wet


credible difficulties. During the wet
season the Macedonian mud is quite
! bottomless. Every motor, every cart
every gallon of essence, every horse
every tool and equipment, had to be
! brought overseas on a voyage whlch
averaged months duration Tor cargo
vessels. Before that could be done the
seas had first to be cleared of sub
marines, which was done by the British
navy. At least, it was nearly done.
Now and then a submarine SHOWS It's
head, but not often.
Three-uuarters of certain battalions
have been invalided home. A SICK rate
of SO per cent is common thing.
Twenty five per cent is mere common
placeness. Gen. Sarrail has called Tor
men and more men and still more men.
Critics in France and elsewhere VINO
did not know the true conditions-or
did not appreciate them at their 1uii
vaIue-have said most unpleasant
things about this leader. They nave
not realized that to put one man in the
field he has been forced to import three
men. The transports returning TO
France and England We're almost as
full as the ships coming to Saloniki:
In spite of these things solid foun-
dation for the advance to come has
been created. Roads have been built,
supplies have been moved up. all is in
readiness for the blow. 1t may be pos
sible to cut through the Bulgar-Ger-
man defenses this winter and debouch
upon the comparatively healthy Ser
bian plain-which is not plain. but a
succession of wide valleys and high
mountains. 1t may be that the blow
must be deferred to that month in the
spring which intervenes between the
time when the going of the snow makes
troop movement possible and the day
when the arrival of malaria makes
troop wastage enormously costly.
In any event, / believe that all has
been done that could be done. and that
the sins of omission have been few.
One of these days the gate will be
thrown open into Serbia. and then what
is believed here to be the last page of
the CHASTITY history of this war will be
written on.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

told me that the body had been buried
in a room of the penitentiary. as the
father -in-law of a friend of his. who
was an employe of the arsenal. had
helped dig the grave and bury the
body.
From the frequency with which
Booth played at the theaters or the
city and the prominence that he at
tanned. it seems entirely reasonable TO
suppose that Gen. Barnes would nave
been able to tell whether the BODY was
that of Booth. Edwin Booth seems to
have had no doubts about the BODY
Evening star., 1916-12-10

government and a chance to develop thai
own educational system. 1t was announceu
by DIR. S. NJ. Melamed editor OF the
American Jewish chronicle. 'Compulsory
conscription" for Polish Jews docs not
exist, the statement said.
DIR. Melamed So Id that the communica-
ton satisfied hirl that the new order In
Poland represented a step forward fu-
the Jews in educational lines over the
Russian regime, but that the question OF
their political development was left uns'
settled.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

On the afternoon of the day when
the President was shot he and his wife
were being driven through the navy
yard He had the carriage stopped
short distance from and almost oppo-
site the spot where Booths body was
afterward laid. At the time naval
officer happened to be passing. and the
President called him to the carriage
and engaged in a conversation with
him. I was not more than thirty feet
from them EDMUND H. BROWN.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

detective. go aboard and inspect the
body. I also saw a number Of men. ap-
parently officials-one of whom I rec
ognized as Surgeon General Barnes of
the army-go aboard and inspect the
body. This they did on two successive
days. Then | saw Col. Baker go aboard,
and the body was placed in rowboat,
rowed by. L think. six men--certainly
four-and rowed in the direction of the
arsenal, Col. Baker sitting In the stern.
| watched it until it disappeared.
In talking about the matter with
fellow -employe a short time after he
Evening star., 1916-12-10
being that of his brother. rhe b

being that of his brother. The body
was undoubtedly that of the assassin
and, II 1t was not Booths, then, of
course, Booth was not the assassin and
Edwin Booth would have done all he
could to clear his brothers name.
Herold. who was a worshiper and sat
elite of Wilkes Booth, SO far as
know never denied that the man in the
barn with him, and who was killed,
was Booth. And what more natural
under the circumstances than that the
two boon companions should be to-
gether2
Evening star., 1916-12-10
PRIVILEGES TO POLAND JEWS.
Measure of Self. Government and
Their Own Educational System.

NEW YORK. December "a wireless
statement from DR.. Zimmerman German
secretary for foreign affairs was received
here today declaring that the new consti-
tuition granted the Jews In Poland by his
government gives them far-reaching self
Evening star., 1916-12-10
War on Unfair Competition.

The report lays stress on the work
of the commission in preventing unfair
competition. Since it's creation and up
to the end of the fiscal year the COM
mission has considered 246 applica-
tions for the issuance of complaints
against corporations and firms accused
of unfair practices. OF those. 107 have
been disposed of in various ways.
Some concerns We're ordered to discon-
voluntarily agreed to cease unbusi-
Enesslike methods. and in Some cases no
law violations were found. The charges
covered many kinds of law violations.
The trade commissions work has in
cluded also economic and special in
vestigations. What the commission
considers it's most important economic
inquiry was into the subject of coop
Grafton in export trade. This report
recommended to Congress that Amer
lean manufacturers be permitted to
form export combinations. A bill pro-
viding for that. having the indorse-
nent of the administration, is now
pending in Congress
One investigation had to do with
uniform accounting methods. That
showed. according to the commission
a large percentage of the country's
manufacturers and merchants had
slight knowledge of their costs of pro-
tigation of trade possibilities and con-
ditions in each of the country's indus
tries. the report says, developed infor-
nation that will prove invaluable to
producers and persons contemplating
investments.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Other Inquiries Conducted.

The commission Investigated the high
prices OF gasoline. started inquiries
into the print paper situation and the
bituminous and anthracite coal indus
tries. continued its investigation of re-
sale price maintenance and aided in
disposing of the Mexican sisal crop.
Activities in connection with en-
forcement of the Sherman act included
an investigation to determine the rela-
tons existing between various compa-
MES into which the Standard Oil Com
pany was dissolved and preparation of
a decree in the Corn Products Refin-
ing Company case referred to it by the
federal courts.
An urgent appeal is made to Congress
Tor larger appropriation for carry
ing on the work of the commission,
which. the report declares, has grown
so heavy the present force of employees
cannot handle it.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Purpose of saloniki Expedition.

II was impossible for the British
leaders to take the world into their
confidence as to the reasons for their
apparent delays. Consequently they
were bitterly criticised by iIl-inforrned
writers and by great part of the neu-
trail peoples. Gen. Sarrail has had the
same experience. My belief is that Just
as the British leaders were praised
when the world was finally permitted
TO know what they had done. SO will
Gen. Sarrail win commendation when
the manner in which he has performed
his task shall be made public
The objective of the Saioniki expedi-
tton was, of course. the cutting OF the
erlin-tonStantinople railway Certain
political considerations entered into
count at the time. Bulgaria was to he
tessed or frightened into taking sides
with the allies. for example. But con-
sldered only as military expedition
the railroad was it's true objective. The
cutting Of the railroad involved the
winning back Of Serbia. The allies have
always held their honor bound up i'm
ms. In preparing forward movement
1eE- Sarrail was placed face to face
with three major difficulties.
He was forced to land troops and
munitions through single port, in
which all ocean-going ships must dis
charge cargo by lighters
He found no roads fit for troon trans
port In the country in the rear of
SaIoniki. VI
He was called on to fight and move
troops through one of the most uu-
healthy countries in the world The
Macedonian malaria is type pc
cuiiar to itself
Those cherry critics who think that
in such movement as this of the
allies IL is only necessary to land troops
and then go whooping ahead should
examine these difficulties in detail. Be
fore foot could be gained the landed
force must be sufficiently large to de-
fend itself against being driven into
the sea That means cantonments. hos
pItsls. more hospitals. stores, roads
roads, roads
Evening star., 1916-12-10
BUSINESS MEN EAGER
FOR HIGH STANDARDS
Federal Trade Commission Encour-
aged by Cooperation It Has
Received.

The country's business men have
given hearty cooperation TO the fed
eral trade commission in its efforts to
maintain proper standards of CONNER
cial morality in American business. ac-
cording to the annual report of the
commission yesterday made public
Development of the commissions s
policy has had for it's first purpose. the
report declares, promotion of the best
business efficiency. Its aim has been
ito understand and make allowance
for the difficulty of the problem. to see
both sides of every case, to protect
men in the furtherance of legitimate
self-interest by all reasonable and nor
NAL methods. and at the same time to
keep the channels of competition free
and open to- all. so that a man with
small capital may engage in business
in competition with powerful rivals.
assured that he may operate his bust
ness free from harassment and intimi-
dation and may be given fair oppor-
tpnity to work out his business prob
lens with such industry. efficiency and
intelligence as he may possess"
Evening star., 1916-12-10
What Sarrail Has Done.

In the past year Gen. Sarraii has
built considerably more than 1000
miles of road, good part OF it rail-
road andr,has- pushed .his. stores and