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Evening journal., 1919-01-15
MAY TURN DISPUTED CITIES
OVER TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS

In another sense the league would be
come receiver for certain bankrupt ma
tions. Delegates finding It hard to ar
rive at a decision concerning any OF
these nations would pass the problem
along TO the league.
The significance Of Cecils scheme is
that it would make the league far more
than scrap OF paper" 1t would be-
come vital force in world affairs at
once.
Inasmuch as Cecil's idea is one Of
the cardinal points OF the American
plan and his program has been adopted
by the British government. 10 appears
that his idea has every chance Of fav-
orable consideration. lie showed that
there has not yet been revealed any
serious differences OF opinion among
the associated powers regarding the
league, whereby any vital points Of his
plan would be endangered.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
CRISP CRULLERS
TICKLE PALATES
OF CITY SINGERS
Coffee and Doughnuts Ser
we'd After Concert at
High School
BARNHART TO OPPOSE
BOLSHEvIKT With SONG

The Community Cruller was tre-
mendous success upon is premier ap-
pearanec at the Community Sing at
The High school last night The popu-
lar debutante was the recipient Of
many verbal bouquets from the thous-
and persons attending the chorus
Visions OF the fun and frolic 10 fol-
low added zest 10 the concert hour.
Never has the chorus sung with the
animation and tunefulness which Il dis
played last night. All the old favorites
were given with a will by the large as
sembly
The chorus took up a new, selection.
Tennyson's Ring out Wild Bells. %
which Il handled expressiyely under
Harry Barnharts capable leadership.
Perhaps The most pleasing musical
feature was the singing OF popular
songs OF by-gone days, In the closing
half hour, al THE request OF members
OF the chorus. "Ro-ie 0Grutiv. e.
"Grandfaiher's Clock" and other old
Continued on page two)
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HEALTH BOARD PLANS
; To FIGHT INFLUENZA

Members of city Council. at lhcir
meeting Of the whole tonight. win ron
slider request made several wccL-
ago. 10y the health department. lo have
the council assist In lighting any oul
break of influenza which may occur
here. The matter was brought before
city Council In an informal manner last
week. by George =. lyon. president uf
Council. who had discussed % will
James J Cahill. secretary for the Boa d
OF Health.
Although the number Of deoihs frouf
influenza repOsied sincr last Salurda,
shows an inc. ea~s' 70 WAS stalled by
Secretary C0hill this morning. that 20
calls have as yet been received by that
department for help in the way Of
nurses or physicians
n was stated That a number Of deaths
from. the disease have occurred since
yesterday morning, but no report Of
them had been received at the health
Office up to- noon today.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
SHIPS few HOURS
APART AFTER RACE
Four Thousand Mile Con-
test from South America
Ends Off Lewes
BARKS HAD BEEN ON
WAY SINCE NOVEMBER

After an exciting race Of more than
1000 miles along the eastern coast OF
the western continent with two other
seagoing bark, the Valparaiso. with
all sails set and flags flying in the
mizzen rigging, swept proudly into the
Delaware Capes yesterday and passed
up the Delaware river past Wilmington
TO Philadelphia. The other chaft the
Atlantique, French bark. and the
Skomvaer, flying a Norwegian flag, ar
river later in the day.
The three sailing. ships started on
their race from Bahia, a South Ameri-
can port, last November. Masters Of
the trio OF the sea wanderers, as well
as members of their crews. wagered on
the outcome Of the unique contest.
It was a good long race which the
Valparaiso. Atlantlque and SkOmvaer
began from Bahia in November last.
Shining with new coats Of paint, with
masts oiled from the trucks down,
with the best canvas in their store
room bent upon their yards and every
Continued on Page Nine.
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PEACE LEAGUE FIRST
PROBLEM At PAREEY
Clemenceau Likely to Pre-
side at Opening Session
of Conferees
WILSON'S STANDING
IS THAT Of PREMIER
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.
United Press Stan Correspondent

PARIS, Jan. i5.-Three questions
dominated general discussion Of the
conference program today as the time
approached for the first full session Of
the peace Congress-set for Saturday
They We're:
VIII the session be open or secret.
Will The Boshevik problem or the
league of nations come up first?
Will Premier Clemenceau or Presi-
dent Wilson preside2
These together with score Of minor
puzzles are solved or uns0lvcd as fast
ls one newspaper edition succeeds an
other, or "a correspondent meets one Of
the cOnferees.
Nothing authoritative whaicver could
be obtained today as 10 whether the
will be- open
As TO the question ~ what subject
Continued on page lwelVe)
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HOLD STRANGER
FOR QUIZ ABOUT
lacey MURDER
Man Taken at Railroad
Station: Detectives Mum
About Ii
hint THOMAS ASSAULT
MA! Be CLEARED UP

Detectives investigating the murder
OF Howard NJ. Lacey. a taXicab driver,
on New Years night. admitted this
morning that they had ut last uncOv-
cred a clue which promised some start
ling developments.
lust whst this clue is they refuse to
state, but Il was admitted that a white
man. a stranger in this city, was being
detained at the police station. All ef-
forts TO secure the name and address
OF this man as well as the facts lead
ing up to his arrest were futile. the
detectives refusing to discuss the mat
ter
That the clue which was uncovered
on Information furnished 20 Deteciive
Sergeant Benson late yesterday after
noon looks promising, was admitted,
but the fact that the man had been
picked up at French street station at
o'clock yesterday afternoon or had
been detained at the police hesdqusr-
ters was guarded closely.
Despite these precautions the infor-
Continued on page two.)
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
IGREAT Benefit OF
TOBACCO FUND
More Than Million and Half
Packages Sent to Boys
Overseas
500 NEWSPAPERS AND
MAGAZINES AID Ii

In acknowledging receipt OF two ad-
ditional contributions TO Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund today II might
be well 10 give The Evening Journal
readers and those who have already
contributed to the fund some informa-
tion as 10 the really big work that has
been done by Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund in relieving a serious sit
uation with our lighting men abroad.
Il is now generally known that when
our troops reached the other side they
found no American tobacco and the
French tobacco so strong that few. II
any, could stand 10 our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund Syas founded and at the
present time more than 500 newspapers
and magazines have voluntarily taken
up the work OF supplying our soldiers
and sailors with tobacco and cigareis
Up 10 December 4 last. more than one
million and a half individual packages
OF tobacco and cigarels had been sent
TO the other side most OF II distribut-
ed through the Red Cross immediately
upon It's arrival so great was the de-
mand FOR IL.
The service on the part Of the news
papers and magazines interested In this
fund was entirely voluntary. There
were no deductions for expenses Of any
kind and every person contributing 25c
was assured that package Of tobacco
and cigareis with a retail value Of i5c
was actually delivered 20 one OF our
lighting men.
Il is a matter of pride 10 The Evening
Journal, and should be TO the many con-
tributOrs 30 the fund that IN the list
OF newspapers In an parts OF The coun-
try who entered into this arrangement,
that In point OF the amount Of money
contributed. The Evening Journal on
December 1 stood ninth on The list.
(ContinDed on Page Ten.l
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
GERMANY CUT OFF
FROM BALTIC GRASP
Greece, Serbia, Rumania
and Other Countries to
Join in Pact
POLAND MAY BECOME
NORTHERN BUFFER
BY HENRY WOOD.

United press SldU Correspondent
PARIS, Jan. i5.-German expansion
toward the Balkans and Russia will be
offectually cut of by establishment OF
a new "mitteleuropa," stretching from
the Mediterranean TO the Baltic, it was
revealed i'm dipomatic circles today.
The success OF Premier Venizelos Of
Greece in reaching an agreement with
Serbia, Humania, the Czecho-Slovaks
and the Jugo-Slavs, regarding a future
concerted policy, laid the foundations
for the Balkan confederation and es-
iablished The southern portion Of this
"Mitteleuropa."
Negotiations are now proceeding sue
cessfully for the purpose Of lining up
Poland for the northern section Of the
bloc. Consumation Of this plan would
thus constitute barrier against which
Teutonic eastern aspirations would be
pOwerless.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
RUSSIAN STATUS
MAY BE studied
By Commission
Conferees Wrestlc With
Problem Misrepresentation
for That Country
BRITAIN and COLONIES
MAY Vote Separately
RI LOWELL MELLErT.

lbnlled Press stan correspondent
PARIS. Jan. 10 Representation foi
Russia at the Peace Congress was ex-
pected 10 be definitely determined upon
at today's session OF the inler-Aliieo
was council
The associated powers have reached
The obvious conclusion that discussion
OF world peace would be absolutely fu-
tile without the vast population of RUS
sia being considered They are also
understood % realize that the linssiau
problem cannot be solved without tho
consent and cooperation of The people
themselves
A program for official Investigation Of
actual conditions In Russia was 10 b5
fully discussed today This. Il was be-
lievcd. will result Ia a cOmWission be-
Ing sent into that country. which would
rrp0ri bach directly b. the conferences
Upon this report would be based soma
Continued on PAGE Twelye.)
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BN ED. l.. KEEN

IUlleu fftSS Stdh bulioopphubAs
PARIS. January i5.-The league Of ma
tlons will be seen in actual operation
during the peace conferences, If the
idea expressed to American newspaper
men by Lord Robert Cecil, British un-
der secretary for foreign affairs is car
ried out
There seemed TO be every likelihood
today that Cecil's plan would be
promptly endorsed by the associated
powers.
Cecil suggested that certain territor-
les and cities shall be turned over to
custody of the league Of nations, in
case the peace congress finds their dis
position difilcult. He mentioned Pales-
tine and Constantnople as examples.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
Want Lithuanians
To Quell BOlsheviki
Rv ihe Iinlled Press

PARIS, Jan. 15-COniirming the lit
tie nations motto. Let Woodrow
do IT," delegation representing
some parts of Lithuania was strenu-
OuSly endeaVOring today 20 get Pres
ident Wilson'S ear 10 present great
scheme. The scheme, Il was eN-
planned, is this:
Fifty thousand American Lithu-
anians, taken from the u. :. army
in France, shall be sent into Lithu-
ania TO fight the BOlSheviks.
The first unofficial objection TO
the scheme is that there are not 50.-
900 Lithuanians In the American
army.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
BUENOS AIRES QUIET,
AS SIEGE is NEAR
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
BEUNOS AIRES. Jan. i5.-The Senate
was scheduled to vote today on Presi-
dent Irigoyen's request for declaration
Of a state Of siege. throughout Arsen-
tina, the Chamber Of Deputies having
passed the measure. 81 to 3. following
seven hours debate last night Social
lists voted negatively.
The city was quiet today, although
police were prepared for a new demon
strstion by the port strikers.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
SOLONS FROHN
ON smoking IN
STATE SENATE
Alice Resolution VIII De-
prive Senators Of Weed
During Session
SHORT MAY name HIS
committees TODAY
Special Correspondent.

STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del, Jan. 10
Senator Alice today put the "kibosh"
on smokers who for years during the
sessions OF the Legislature have been
able TO watch proceedings in the Sem
ate and at the same time enjoy their
weed Senator Alice this morning Of
fered a resolution prohibiting smoking
in the Senate during the sessions OF
that body. The resolution WIS carried
by a vote OF 10 10 g. This action cuts
the Senators themselves out from en-
joying a smoke while they are trans
acting business In open session. For
years the Senators as well as visitors
In the Senate chamber. have been al
lowed 10 smoke at any time. The three
Senators who voted for the smoking
privilege were Senator's G0-mley, H0l-
lett and Richards.
Those who voted for the resolution
were Senators Alice. Handy, Latta,
Continued on PAGE Two)
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
CENTRAL W. {. T.. u.
WANTS CURFEW LAW

Central w 6. r. L. met Yesterday
afternoon at county headquarters. No
iOii Washington street. Letters were
sent by this union 70 Mayor Lawson
and Chief Of Police Black calling at
tention TO the increasing intoxication Of
men in service while in this city.
The Central Union also decided yes
terday TO recommend TO the county ex-
ecutive board Of The W. C.. +. L. the
advocating Of curfew law.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
LAY IRISH QUESTION
BEFORE AMERICANS

BY the United Press.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. i5-Sir Horace
Plunkett. Irish leader. is going 10
America in an effort 10 influence pub
lie opinion there to bring about a SET
tlement Of the Irish question before the
peace conference ends. In an Interview
with the United Press today just be
fore his departure. he expressed the
hope that England and Ireland would
Continued on page twO)
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
SCENT GERMAN PLOT TO
EVADE ARMISTICE TERMS

ial, % has been learned through sale.
OF motor trucks and large quantities OF
supplies Of The Germans. These sup
plies. which reverted 10 the americans
under lhe terms OF the armisilcc. were
sold 10 private corporations and indi-
viduals
\ proclamation has been issued frou.
headquarters warning against sucli
lConIInued IN Pare Twol
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
URGE CONGRESS TO
MAKE SMALL ARMY
Members Get Letters OPP
posing Any Semblance
10 u. S. Militarism
BAKERS PLAN STILL
KEPT IN BACKGROUND
ny L. G.. MARTIN.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. i5.-Tne smallest
army compatible with national safety
is 10 be the demand Of Congress when
70 takes up the army reorganization
plan just submitted TO Honse and SEN
ate leaders by Secretary Baker
Senator Chamberlain and Represent
ative Dent, chairman Of the Senate and
House Military committees, are study
Continued on page twelyc)
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BY wEBB MILLER.

United Press stan Correspondent
AMERICAN llEADQU ARrERs IN
GERMANY. Jan l3-Tho American
third army has uncovered a plot Dy the
Germans 10 evade the terms OF the arm
lstice. according 30 announcement To-
day.
The americans were ncarly cheated
OF millions Of marks worth of maier-
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
FLU SERIOUS NEAR SMYRNA.

SMYRNA. Del. Jan. IA number OF
farmers living between here and odessa
aer sueffring from influenza. Edward
Cole, a farmer, and his ten children
were all sick at the same time. but ars
all recovering gradually. Cole has a
farm OF i65 acres. and for a few days
care OF his stock and other work was
CONTINUED on page twoo
Evening journal., 1919-01-15

COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT
KAISER BE BROUGHT TRIAL,
BY the United Press
BERNE jan ia commission appointed to deter
the Kalses responsibility for the war; has Officially
brought to trial. according to Information
received from Berlin today
announced by Herr Kausky who
appointed by the German
OF documents n the archives Of the foreign once.
Marginal notes the Kasers handwriting on the most
the foreign prove was one Of the prn
cpal makeS Kausky reported ut is necessary to bring him
before a tribunal"
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
SECRETARY BAKER
MAY QUIT CABINET
Financial Reasons Likely 10
Cause Him TO Give
Up Portfolio
MIGHT STAY ON AS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY CARL d. cRoAr.

IJnlted Press ~tan LOTes esI0ndent.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. i5-rherc is
real prospect that Secretary OF War
Baker viii retire from President VIII
sons cabinet.
II he does this he will return To
Cleveland. a.. and re-eslablish his law
practice. His reason for resigning would
have az The root the same cause "a
that inducing Secretary McAdoo and At
Continued ON Page Eleyen.)
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
NINE CHILDREN IN -FOUR YEARS.

BY tne InIteu Fress.
SYCAMORE. Ca, Jan. i5.-Airs. Mark
Lukes has given birth to nine children
In four years -triplets in 1915; twins
1917. and anadruplets In 1919.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
Again in Command
By the United Press.


1Sfeld Marshal
o OF
CORE
Polish by sian
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
Will ATTEND RFVIVAL.

The Ladies Aid Society Of Madeley
VI. Z. Church. which has iii members,
viii attend the revival services being
conducted at that church in a body to-
night.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
SIN AND TInFs
LOST AND FOUND.

7 osT~JANUARY 10 OR ID. WEDDING
~ ring, at Fourth ana Market streets or
on stanton car. Initials J. NJ W. MAY
-, 1914. Reward IL returned 10 SOC sos
King sfis1f. jan15-16-1s.
tContinued on Page Ten)
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
AUSTRIA HANDS OVER INDEMNITY MONEY.

BY the United Press.
ROME, Jan io-Ausra has delivered Italian armscc
commission deposits Trieste banks
ing to OOooOO s2oOooOoOOoo which had been removed
Vienna at the outbreak OF the war;
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
PORTUCAL'S Def TO REBELS
By the United Press.


f5The
was no
mentfo forcesw
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND
REDS AGREE ON ARMISTICE
BY the United Press.

IN
AMSTERDAM negotiations the
sparans according Berlin dispatches
ceived he
spaaans
motto
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
nAuGmTER IN IRMIN FAMILY.

The Rev. Or. and Mrs Joseph y.
Irwin are being congratulated on the
birth Of. daughter yesterday af-
ternoon, at the Delaware Hospital. They
have named the little lady Dorothy
Longstreet Irwin. Dr.. Irwin is pastor
Of Delaware Avenue Baptist Church.
CLOVER DAIRY MILK.
Clarified. pasteurzed and pure.-hdv.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
Temperatures TODAY.

A feeling OF security goes with
GLOVER DAIRY MILK.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1919-01-15
WEATHER

Fair tonight; somewhat cold
err tonight; moderate north
west winds.
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sneciaIizinn Often Wins.

Many persons do not market by par
eel post because they do not have a
large variety OF produce or because
their supply is available only part Of
the year. While it is true that a con-
tinuOus supply of a number Of products
is more satisfactory 10 customers, such
a supply is not absolutely necessary
in order to establish a parcel post
trade.
Many persons have secured custom
ers by specializing in one or two kinds
of produce, such as butter or eggs,
which can be supplied during the en-
tire year, and then these customers
have offered an outlet for other COM
modities which can be furnished only
occasionally or for produce which is
rarely to be had in city markets. In
most of these cases it was necessary
only to send q letter or card to salts
fed regular customers asking them if
they wished to obtain certain kinds OF
produce that were for sale at that
time.
Such letters tend to keep up a per-
sonal relationship between the pro-
Queer and his customers which makes
it easier to keep up business relations.
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F0E3IIC
ROADS
ROAD WORK AWAITED PEACE
Small Amount Money Expended Be-
cause Of Desire to Conserve Labor,
Money and transportation.
prepared by the United States Depart

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgTiculture)
Although S14,550,000 was available
for expenditure on the post roads from
the federal aid road act, only $425,-
AS was paid from federal funds in the
highway construction season of 1913
on all projects. The reason for this,
according to the annual report Of the
secretary Of agriculture, was the
steps taken to conserve money, labor,
transportation and materials in high
way work during the war, and at the
same time to facilitate really essential
highway projects.
In connection with the federal aid
road work, a letter was addressed to
each state highway department ask
ing that program of federal aid con-
struction be submitted at the earliest
possible date, in which would be in
Guided only those projects which the
state highway departments considered
vitality necessary TO the transportation
facilities of the country.
At the request of the capital issues
committee, engineers of the depart
ment were made available for inspect
ing and reporting upon proposed high
way and irrigation and drainage bond
issues Inspections were made of 181
separate projects, involving total bond
issues Of $36,912, 1896. An arrange
ment was made with the fuel admin
istration whereby highways of special
Importance should receive enough BIZ
luminous material to provide for ade-
quate maintenance, and, where neces-
sary, to permit construction and recon-
structiOn. From May ID, 1918, when
the cooperation became actively efec-
tive, until the close of the fiscal year,
2,235 applications, calling for 10000
600 gallons of bituminous material,
were received from states, counties and
municipalities. OF this amount ap-
proval was given and permits were is
sued for 100000 gallons.
In order to coordinate the activities
Of various government agencies, so far
as they relate to highways; better to
conserve materials, transportation,
money and labor; to eliminate delays
and uncertainties, and to provide posi-
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Meeting Labor Demand.

Although the largest acreage on
record was planted in 1918 by Ameri-
can farmers, the great crops of the
year were harvested under difficulties
not appreciably greater than those in
normal times, says the annual report
of the secretary of agriculture.
1.-THE department of agriculture con-
tinued throughout the year to give
earnest attention to the securing and
mobilization of an adequate supply Of
farm labor" the report states. cit
maintained its representatives, sta
toned in eacn state in the spring of
1917, and perfected its own organiza-
ton, enlistfng the more active Co
operation Of the county agents and
other extension workers.
cit more fully cO-Ordinated its activ-
tiles with the department of labor,
representative of the department of
agriculture having been designated a
member Of the war labor policies
board which was created by the presi
dent. 1t has also aided the war de-
partment in connection with the clas-
sification of agricultural registrants.
Special efforts were made, beginning
early in the year, to impress upon the
residents of urban communities the
necessity of aiding farmers in the
planting and harvesting of their crops.
1.-THE response to appeals along this
line was generous. In Kansas, for, ex-
| ample, where the situation was espe-
cially difficult, the reports indicate
that more than 5000 workers were
supplied to farmers to assist in the
wheat harvest: The potato crop in
two counties in Texas was saved
through the aid of the business men in
the local communities, and in Illinois
! 81, 600 workers were registered for
harvest work.
Many other examples could be cited,
| the secretary saws.
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ing brush or rubbish, where in most
cases water is not available, an Or
gained neighbOrhood fire company
equipped with a chemical cart would
be of the greatest utility.
The Office of farm management Of
the United States department of agri-
culture has for some time urged the
use of chemical apparatus as more
effective than water against fires on
the farm, especially where kerosene,
gasoline or other oil is involved, and
as an Indispensable reinforcement to
the use of water in all cases. That is
secured in the California plan together
with an even more effective thing, the
organization of the men of the COM
munity in such way that they can
make their efforts almost Immediately
effective against any fire.