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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
LUTHERAN CONGRESS-.
10 be Held IN hicaRo. 10 NeAt Tuesday
and Ncdn, 9day

Nhat Il eIle - III tlf most -ip-
ilhcnnl n,eefnp .p,f h.d WITHIN thr
Iuiherau huf.G 0t Anartea Du take
plaoc ~ hloagu lunnrs al.g3 The
meeting 3 called iA tl ouumtttcr Iu
bargc al fhe 500 n00 Reconstruction
service cam alRn u oil. National lntler-
IA ouucil il Is D, national anilniion
eougfess - tie caurapu hpaep ha,
lHsu clusri a- III, I#aCt 81 th, cpbgr, i
lfcnusr 4 Is t .tutf, 81 I4tbcr#f.tz1, tIt
Auerca Nlthih iauiu. ai iaaf hundrrd
mtlcs ntaf ""-tlf Il u l.utheutl- ~
The { nited states alt iou.d fl., eo,gr. 8.
Nill ho attended t ltaalrr IItlttaus
Is ven state, Who nav, r,r asked fo
urgnuth then state. to ri, rsnpslgr
Preceding tne prptuWatlon ucriirr
%, National luihefan uunril viii meet
- complet, tis program ant make ar.
rsnFrineni- "a ltRlh li- Wnft t plaurcd
tosend numhet ptcYmuts. Iuti. t. uIaud
fsthona and IA, kluck 80 irot4pse> "a
surKct thC rituatlub qnd taln rlarg, ~
lhr WORK commission has alTuad> been
sent 20 Irantr and + 10 touch Nth tAc
,ituattop there
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
MAY open COKFERtNCE
TO NEWSPAF Err MEN
Wilson's Promise Recalled: Glenn
enceau Explains Why Delegates
Favor Secrecy of Sessions.
nv Associated Press to Every Evcn,ne

Paris. Thursday, Jan l6-At the in
stance of President Wilson the supreme
intcr-allicd council decided today to
hold IN allegiance the proposed rule for
virtual secrecy regarding its deibcra-
tions, beyond information given III Of
iiclal statements. II was also decided to
request representatives OF the British.
American and Italian press 10 present
some plan for reporting the meeting
II was said in American circles here
today that the stir caused by Yesterday s.
action wns not llnwelcOmc to the British
and American officials, who were willing
TO work for broader rule which would
open the proceedings 10 public view
British correspondents met and adopt
cd resolutions asking TINT one British
press representative be admitted to sit
tings Of the congress American CORE
slundcnts also adopted resolutions, de-
claring they would he satisfied with
nothing less than free access 10 all de-
hberaticns These resolutions were
brought before meeting attended hy
representatives Of tho press from all the
nations associated III the war against
Germany
In American official circlca il VAS re-
called that before President Wilson $
officially ut Washing on that 1T the
President s personal request, both the
British and French governments had
raised all censorship restrictions on news
dispatches 10 America concerning the
peace congress
Premier Ciemcnccau spoke this after
noon in tic chamber OF deputies on the
decision To keep proceedings Of the
t,aa % congress- secret
we have not vet found final form
in which communications from the peace
congress will be made. he said. hut
in general way, the principle Of publicity
has met with favor
Here he was interrupted by Deputy
Mistral, who said Except by you. NJ
Clemenceau
Il have the honor TO cmphatically
deny that statement" tho Premier re-
Joined I'VE al should like 10 keep pro-
ceedlnGs secret so that it may not be
said that such and such a country made
such and such n proposition which has
been fought by such and such other
governments We are unanimous IN
thinking that that might create bad
feeling We think IN the preliminary
conversations We must, at all costs, arrive
at an agreement So that there shall be
. solid front at the general discussion.
IF we wish to form league of nations
writing phrases Is insufficient. There
must be 3 prevailing spirit which will
insure the life of this league OF nations.
We would like to finish this war by n
full agreement of the civilized nations
for a supreme ideal of better humanity. >
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
BRITISH, PEACE AID OF
j. s., SAlS ENVOY DAVIS
Churchill Praises Wilson as Man
Who Understands England's
Dependence Upon Navy
o. Ae.ocla,ed -. . - EvenIn:

~ As.oca'od Prose 10 Every Evening
London. Jan ~ Practically the cE-
tire Rntieh Cabinet and The full bench
If Judges helped tic American Society
last night to welcome Ambassador Davis
at dinner IL the ~atay Hotel Oppor-
tunity was taken bF Winston Churchill
in proposing tho health ~ President VII
aon - explain how during ttig gsi' he
had allayod ID British fnars concerning
his attitude toward British naval power
President Wilson ~ -u1 made
us understand hoa -vrnpafhctico!lv ho
understood the aprcal reeds daugrfs
and conditions II our iand empire,
how il Is dependent lrJm month -
month. and from year to ycgr upon its
naval strength and ppror dependent
for rs surety as W.iI ae IFS iafogrltr.
dependent hour hy hnsir fer the whole
II ~ prosperity and FAR is dmiv rread
four dapg on+ ~ fvr in fact HI ,nadr
us realize that hc gresped and Jnd-
stood in -Tprif ~ fr1a rGrnrtdreilp
and sympathy. our unique -ltuafinn and
special condition n regard - all that
concerns The security If Prfan ~ tho
4cte
IIc also emphasized tbc readiness IF
Germany p foster n other countrlee the
Rclshev7sm i suppressed IL ts own
and the need II sympathy and conf
denco between England aud America il
fighting If and restoring rder ~ the
world
The Amh8saa Il n VIM has already e.
fabIished his reputation herr as pol
Ished rafrr il speaking II he need II
each country saId
We have american batta ions
con rianded by British officers and
British ships under an American
Admiral. also. IN said We had seen King
and President ride side hy side. and he
had himself heard i British Tommy
whistle Marching Through Georgia
but that, hc sald did not mean that
America ard England would never dis
agree They would nave iost their
Ylrlitv. he declares II hey sank to a
perpetual dull agreement They could
afford. he said, - dIasgree and vet work
together 10 restore peace ana to bring
ba1i, order and happiness To the world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
DEMAND FOR HOMES
GREATER NOW THAN
DURING WAR TIMES
New Operations Likely to Begin as
Soon as killed Labor
is Available.
NO STACKING UP HERE

Although the wars ending a9 ey-
pected by MANY to bring about . period
OF depression along many lines. lnclud-
ing the building trades. conditions IN
regard 10 building and other business
activities IN this section show no IN
dications Of RELAXATION As - fuattcr Of
fact the pressure fof homes and houses
is even greater now than i was six months
ago, when the war was still IN progress
The completion OF the housing opera
ton at Front and mon streets viii
not be reached until spring, but when
II IS, It will IN n large number Of cnsoa
release nothing hut rooms and not homes.
hose who arc IN houses are not moving
about but ARE keeping them ts CON
sequence the dcmand for homes if IS
believed by roal estate mrn. vii bc jllsi ~
great after the Lynch operation IS finished
rs It Is n0W
Contractors who have building op-
cratioh4 under way nov, slv that il -
harder to obtain skilled africans now
than 1t vas before thc war ended This
may be due ~ part 10 he fact that dur
Ing the war there wcre many mcchanics
working Mt various other war activities
than the trades about this city, and who
occasionally becoming dissatisfied with
their lobq, would Quit and return - their
original trade awaye finding m oppor-
tunlty ~ this territory But nov. many
have returned home
While thc prices of materials arc be-
ginning to show SIGNS of falling soon to
ncar normal prices, the llbor supply II
not sufficient - meet demands II NAV
he this scarcity 81 skilled labor that may
hold hnck sono building operations that
are IN mind. rs soon as thing become
more settled
Because of the winter. the operation
on the shipbuidlng housing operation
AZ Front and Union has Stacked IN
While all of the houses are under roof
and The finishing of them can proceed
1t II impossible 10 construct sireot- and
complete the installing of utilities until
spring arrives. Thc houses are still being
held for ship workers. but il j. likely
that by summer the Emergency Fleet
Gorporation will have lifted this cmbar-
20, and Will permit anyone who wishes
to rent one Of the homes A. il Is however
there are enough applications from ship
workers alone to take Ill Of the 800
homes
Within five years the government.
If is believed will offer the operation
for sale. There viii be an appralsement
made, and the value Of the houses fixed
on a stable peace time basis
An Illustration Of how rents have
jumped Is indicated in the price Of one
flat IN the center Of the city. Three years
ago 1t rented for S35. 1t was advanced
to $50 last year and to $50 this wear.
This could not be possible if there were
plenty of homes for all who desired to
live here. and If there were slack times
IN prospect.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
DIR. M'ELMOYLE
WILL NOT DISCUSS
PRESBYTERY'S ACT
In Recommending Dissolution oi
Pastoral Relations With
Elkton Church.
COMMITTEE is NAMED

Rev. John McElmoylc, -. D., declines
Ia discuss for publication n recomuenda-
tion of the New Castle Prcsbytery that
the pastoral relations existing between
him and the PRESBYTERIAN Church NJ
Elktnn. Md. bc dissolved Elkton IS
called Naryland' Grctna Green. and Ut
McElmovle olliciatcd at many weddings
there last year
The prcshvtcrv's action was taken Mt
a meeting held in Middletown Tuesday
A sIsclal committee, composed ot kcV
Joel = Gil6lIan, ID. ID. Rev. Il. Alexander
BovIe Rev. / Russell Nerbruyck, T.
Leonard Wales and James Nj smith,
submitted n rcport recommending DIS
solution of The pastoral relations. and the
presbvtcrv adopted it by strong vote.
Adoption followed four hours dclibera-
ton
During discussion It was stated there
is 4 difference Of opinion IN the FJkton
church and its general condition Is I'M
satisfactory One faction SAID more
attention IS paid To the material than the
spiritual side Of church life l3ehei was
expressed by this faction TINT pastoral
change would allay friction and bcneit
the church in other respects. Members
of the prcshytery stated recommendation
OF dissolution ni pastoral IctatioilS was NV
based ON personal grounds. They said
Dr. McEImovlc is fine man and they
admired him greatly.
Criticism Of the Flkton church by non
members was considered by the prcsby-
terry. Admission was made that the large
number Of marriage ceremonies per
formed by DR. McElmoylc was con-
trihut,ng cause Of the dissatisfaction m
the church Maryland's marriage laws,
which encourage elopements, were crit
Cised
Dr Gilfllnn. chairman Of the special
committee. while agreeing in the man
with It's report, desired more time tor IFS
consideration, but his colleagues did not
think delay would remedy matters
Dr McElmoyic spoke in his own behalf
and claimed a majority Of the church
membership favored his continuance as
pastor Several members Of the church
desired To testify. but were not heard
because they had not been summoned Ia
appear Dr Mctlmoyle has not lndIcated
what course he will pursue. Should he
decline to resign the pastoratc further
action is likely to be taken by the prcsby-
terry at meeting IN April.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
RTSSIA'S PLACE AT PEACE
TABLE PERPLEXIkG PROBLEM
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


Paris, Jan 1.-THE question Of
Russia continues 10 be one OF the most
important before the supreme council
Of peace conference The problem AT
present principally concerns how and
when she shall be represented before the
conference for opinion in conference
circles is that she must bc represented
The opposition Of the council regard
ing publicity IS considered today Us
likely to be modified, and it was believed
with the assembling Of the council today
that the press would be admitted on
Saturday to hear President Poincare's
speech before the full assemblage. In
such case however. the newspaper men
would withdraw when the real business
before the conference was taken up
The separate representation accorded
the british colonies in the peace confer
ence having unfavorally impressed the
French colonial world. the Havas agency
has issued note pointing out that by
reason Of the interchangeability Of the
delegates the French government can.
when necessary call in specially qualified
pleuipotentlaries and that thus the
different colonial problems will be dis
cussed with all the necessary safeguards
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
WOMEN WAIT TO STICK
TO NO'a.K FOR RAILROADS
Moe Attentive and Superior 70
Men in Some Pests; Reads
May Continue Them.
By ASs2cia d Press 70 Eve-v avcn,s,

By ASsSciat ID Press % fve-v cvcnt1t
Washington. Jan Il djgn prH.c e-
women railroad employees j aunla.ae,. a
the annual report II IT, ral.rc; .,.rJIul
tra1ion division ai labor Directed nv
" : Garter, madc public fnial Between
january taG Oce0bcr i-t ycar hs
number q Hautu workers pu Amer.cau
railroads irerea2ed from so 600 80 l0iA .
constituting about iyc per gu' rf -la
TWO million rail gnpioygs. lnd virtually
All ~ hes trc a.llss.> - ~araalI nrr-
manenlly. officials report
1t appears that whenever women have
been gwen proper Instructions says ha
report they have proved heir value n
practically qll 'hc clerica anil -en-
clerical recupa.IcuS Old prelUdieJ~ ara
rapidly disappearing and they ia ucrS
recognized b, man. othcItl> > permanent
additions t0 tl, igiaur .Groe
OF the '0L0O0 women Hupioyc,. =,
900 were u aicrcia ur ~cmi-cleriral &C.
euna1.1rs i..l.j5 iu cleaning cars or Offices,
5,09l ID shop work 500 were telegraph
operators. and 26l5 telephone operators
Others were employed is bridge attendants
car cmpoyc> engine WipcrS, switch
tenders, track work aud udwatchwomcn, FcW
we're gwen heavy work on tracks uriu Warc
houses policy ut employing women iii
groups rather tha. u twos ur thrccs has
been adopted nv the government ad-
mlnistr3tIon
FCrcmcn m many cases reported thai
women were mcrc attentive ru heir work
than men he report notes, and Nerc
superior TO men for some work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
DENY LIQUOR SALE.
30 { ase Against PerOs and karaginas
Heard To-day. Failed.

Nlrk lcro- and Christy karsginas
were analgncd in the Cuy Court TODAY
charged with selling liquor in their rcstau-
rant al second and hing streets They
were arrested hS Ofhccr- Bradford and
Burchlnal pn january 10 Testimony
was produced ~ the effect that the
officers gave d Negro some money which
lhe, had marked 10 20 20 the defendant S
rest atrant and see n u Was possible 10
htr hquor there Nhcn he returned 10
nd officer d was stated that hc was
Uuder m, influence 81 liquor and they
ltffnrdIntcly made i Search of the place
and found an empty liquor bottle in a
rubbish basket and also the marked
money
John LINN attorney fOr the de-
f.ndant. stated that no liquor was sold
! tb,- restaurant and that the colored
man Lad purchased beef stew with
~. marked money The liquor bottle,
~ -ald was used for treatment Of q sick
daughter of Peroe The defendants
were discharged
~,Jic Scott who was charged with
3 Ilna hcToin. was held under $500 bail
ou each ~ several charges for the Court
ui General Sessions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Senator Borah Protests Secrecy

BY Associated Press To Every Evening
Washington, Jan Il Senator Borah
OF Idaho addressed the Senate today In
protest against secrecy at the peace con-
ference lie said the quest ION was whether
President Wilson's point for open Dip
lomacv was 10 be discarded entirely
Senator Borah declared he believed
the matter Of publicity as to the pro-
ceedngs to he one Of the most vital
propositions before the conference, and
said it ought to be known that the senate
was in sympathy with the commissioners
opposing secrecy.
Calling attention to the first Of the
Presidents fourteen peace terms, which
called for ''open covenants of peace
openly arrived at the senator said
there was no question but that this was
intended TO meet just such practices
as now proposed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
WILLIAM s. COOK
GETS SIX MONTHS
Pleaded Guilty TO Taking So 5
Worth Of Goods From Freight
Cars in This Vicinity

William : Cook. charged with the
larceny ot goods valued ~ SD from the
| nitcd states government, being oh
tanod from freight cars OF the pcnnsNl-
wanna Rulruad { CompanV. was this morning
sentenced ~ the ONT ot General sessions
% pay So restitution money and t. serve
months IN the New Castle County Work
hou~, Tie Was erraigncd III General
sessions and pleaded guilty. Judge
li,l-cl pas ird sentence
Cnnl Who Vl~ cmploNcd as \ ward
brakeman II Edgc Moor or or about
October 1I and II when lhc thcits oc-
curcd Was Implicated ~ he several
.rrcnic- ~ another brakeman named
Marstellcr who madc full written coh-
ics,iun II the cumcS
lNcut, paIrs oi SHOES. - halt-plnt
hot'c- ~ whisky - pair oi stockings
and hoNc~ ot cigar Vcrc among the
thtuu- stolen
,ok whu formerly was 2 resident of
l,nou MI bad .IVa> horne aRood rep
utttt,u several WitncS>c~ testified
l.n,- iohi .lu cnicrrd charged with
th, 'h,u II pocket hcok valued AZ
lO cents .,nd sll ii bills from Fila ponzo.
= fifteen -yrar-old \cCrrs~ was found not
guilt,
lhc thrf' va. alleged e. have been
committed in tho house al 6l5 ChrStIana
street th, night ~ November J
l>adJrc hhieman, charged with steal
ing St4 and odd change from Max Mann
ii huns house on the B. l.. Taylor Con-
strurtIor Company property, at Edge
Naor. Ms found not guilty
Deputy Attorney General Grren asked
iiiar ne .4-r~ against Kenneth Frazer
and francis Nuhn youths. charged with
hehwa, robbery of Charles Davis. &c
fcfrcd Two dollars was the sum involved
Tho ea-.S were retired.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
.IUGH NJ. MORE.IS TO
Be FE[ElkL JUDGE
His Apo intment Has Practically
Been Agreed Upon by the Two
Delaware Senators.
special Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington Cores pondent

spectral dispatch Prom Every Evening
Washington Correspondent
v asmngton Jan L. appointment
~ Hugh NJ Monls 10 the Federal DIS
tri,t court honC for Della has been practi-
cail> decldcd upon. Senator salisbury
sad TODAY Tho Senator added that
BE- regretted that tins appointment
must hc made. because he was unwilling
10 lose hls law partner
But ] understand this 10 be the only
real solution oi the situation III Delaware
and ! must part with my law partner, '
saId Tho Delaware Senator "Lltlgants
must not o, permitted 10 suffer There
must = nn further delay m this matter
II j, not Jtisi To the people that the matter
be- held az
senator Salisbury sand he WASH I
prepared 10 intimate Just when the
appointment would be- definitely an
uounccd There appears, however, 10
b. no reason Ia fear that any further
Disagreement between the two Senators
ur the subject Will occur Mr. Morris
secws to he satisfactory 10 the entire
dchRatlou from Delaware
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
PIANIST PREMIER OF POLAND.
Paderewski Picked to Head Cabinet of
New RepubLic.
er Evening

By NSsocIaIel FroS~ Q Every Evonlns
Paris. THURSDAY. Jan. l6-Ignacc Jan
Padcrews1i The Polish leader. and Genera!
Joseph PiIsudSk, the military dictator
Of Poland. have reached IN agreement.
according To statement given uut at
the Polish national COMMITTEES heaG-
quarters here tonight. The statement
adds
y reconstruction of the cabinet IS
expected soon, with VI. Paderewski 4, The
head Of the new ministry The terms q
the compromise include definite gree
mcnt upon deiegafcs To the peace congress
NJ Dcmoshi. President oi fhc POLISH
nation and former Polish leader Ia thc
Russian Duma has been decided upon IS
delegate br both sides
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
SOLDIER BREAKS LEG.
Fred Albinc Of New Jersey Joltcd
From Truck Train While Pass
ing Through Wilmington.

Fred 81 line. a member of the Elcv-
cnth supply tram. en- route from kcary,
y ] 10 Baltimore tcll from the fender
Of a truck near the end OF the line rs it
was coming to halt ON French street i.
iu,t lciurr u O'Clock ihIs morning
rraNin- rlS right lcG below the knee
He " talcn 90 the Delaware Ilospitatl
~ th, hunix ambulance, and his Kit
lag WAS .ator taken mp hy Lieut. Bender
TIM, commanding uiuccr Of the train
Nhhn,S omc IS at 3CS Mont oncrv
street Newark \ J lie joined the out
~ al camp Meade last fall He was in
chnrgc ui ~ignallng the rear of the train
and had jumped on the fender of the rear
truck from which sudden Jolt dis
lodged hIn. and he fcll IN such way as
to snap the loncs of the lower leg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
TWO DOVER DEATHS.

sp,c al Di~pa,ch u Every Evening
Dover Jan IL Mrs A B Powell,
daughter ~ the late DR. J l. Cross
lnorc oi Wyoming, dlcd TINS morning
after An illness of d week from influenza
and other complications
Joseph llavcs, one Of Dovers we'll
known residents. died in a Philadelphia
hospital Yesterday He was member
81 several iratcrnal organizations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
DU PONT co. REDUCING
ITS WORKING FORCE

The du Pont Co. is gradually reducing
its working force ut Carney 5 Point, ~ j.
From 1900, when peace was declared,
il has been reduced to 5000, and 5000 Of
these are going gradually as war contracts
are finished
The company denies that the plant is
being fitted up for the manufacture Of
motor accessories or anything else. Plans
in this behalf have not been worked out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
OSCAR CROSBY LEAVES
SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT

Oscar r. Crosby, formerly Of Viii
mington, has resigned As special com
missioner of finance for the nited States
IN Europe. Secretary Glass will accept
the resignation soon but MIR Crosby
intends to remain IN Europe 10 advise
the American peace delegation on tinancial
questions Mr.. Crosby was formerly a
manager OF the trolley lines IN Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
LEW CASTLE COUNTY
Has S2,036.0,0 OEET
Though Auditors Report Shows it
Was Decreased $4,000
During the Year.

New Castle county has a debt Of
s., ,0S6. 900, according to the report Of
County Auditors d. NJ TIillegas and
t. L. Hobbs for the last fiscal year They
examined the books, vouchers and ac-
counts Of the county comptroller, receiver
of taxes and county treasurer, Levy Court
Commissioners and clerk of the levy
Court for the period covered from June
30, 1917, TO June 30, 1915 The report
says:
For the purpose of comparison, we
herewith submit the tax levy OF the county
for the previous year and the year covered
by this report
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
LUXEMBOURG WITH ENTENTE.
New Grand Duchess Turns B9c k on
Germany

by Associated Press 10 EVERY ENeni,e
Luxembourg Jan l. Grand Duchess
Charlotte Adclgonde, after she had taken
the oath 81 office Wednesday, addressed
the delegation Of the chamber OF deputies
which had been sent to receive her aftirma-
ton She said
4 intend % place Tho Interests 81 the
people above everything desire to
work with the people of Luxembourg
III Strengthening the tics Of friendship
which must EXIST between this country
and the entente powers with which our
economic lie is bound up
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
100000 nuns SILL IN ARMY.
May Be Freed If Germans Maintain
kheEt RN.c

bN A9N0tIaEti t'rt's @ EVerV kVenlng
London Thursday, jim l6 There
may be 100000 Germans soldiers still
under arms, according 10 estimates OF
military experts Of the British army The
situation IN Germany Is very uncertain
however
Should Premier Ebert maintain The
upper hand IN Germany, he men stlll
held IN the army would be freed. it is
believed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Soldier Killed in Army Truck.
,sociated Press to Every Evening

Winchester, Va, Jan 17--George
Stambolld Company f., 10th Division
supply train, was killed and four other
soldiers attached to the same unit were
seriously injured near here yesterday
when an army truck in which they were
riding crashed through bridge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Colonel House, Much Improved.

ByAssociated Press 10 Every Eyenns,
PARIS. Jan. IL Colonel II Nj House.
who has been i'll for several daAs was
so much improved that he sat up TODAY
Last night he had halt hour conference
with President Wilson. who drove to
the ColOncls apartment.