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Evening journal., 1919-09-16
PROTEST LONGER
MARKET HOURS
Farmer Says His Time Is
More Valuable Back
on the Farm
BUSINESS MEN
ALSO OBJECT

Three protests against extending the
closing hour OF the miscellaneous mar
set In Fifth street between Market
and French streets Wednesday and
saturday were dlled at the meeting OF
Inc Street and Sewer Directors this
morning. The closing hour OF the
market has been 3 o'clock, but sew
raj weeks ago a request was made 70
Inc hoard that the market be contin-
ued until 5 o'clock. The protests ioi-
lowed.
The FIRST protest was from George
W. Murray, Of Newark, a farmer VINO
stands in Fifth street market. He saio
ne opposed standing in market Tor tWo
hours lo~ger in the afternoon wnen
labor on tho farm was almost I'M
possible TO obtain.
Tho Wilmington Amusement Com
pany protested first. on the ground
that the supplies in the market should
be sold by $50 o'clock. and the mar
ket closed by o'clock; second thai
the market litters the street and inc
navement Is hard to clean: third, TOT
public safety the market should close
carly. while n II is continued until
o'clock streets are more contested and
accidents might happen.
The ogden Howard Company pro-
tested. extending the hours OF the mar
ket as It was hard on the company
business.
The Street and Sewer Board took nc
action on the question. President
.Johnson.ald the commissionetrs would
at a latter date take up the matter.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16

President Wilson and his echoes" II
the Senate have repeatedly changed DO.
sition on United States foreign policy
senator sherman, Illinois. declared to-
day.
sherman, speaking on the Senatt
floor said that President Wilson and
senator Hitchcock were strong advo-
Gates of neutrality in European quar-
rels and demanded that this country
keep out Of foreign quafTels about the
time the Lusiianla was sunk. while
now, he said. they are seeking to COM
nit the United States TO an exactly op-
posite policy.
He quoted literally from the Presi.
dents pre-war speeches in attempting
TO prove his points
Referring to the Presidents statement
at ST. Louis that the United states
should advance four or five millions
to rehabilate Europe. sherman said.
Where are the four or five billions
to come froms Taxes. more taxes, Eu-
ropes rehabilation-taxes. the worlds
rehabilation-taxe without end"
President Wilson's statement at Kan
sas City. that The league Of nations is
a cause greater than the senate. or the
government drew from sherman the
charge that the President had adiured
Continued on Page I'D
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
JAMES F. N|EbDS
GETSFOUR YEARS
AND $4,000 FINE
Stock Broker Pleads Guilty
to Embezzlement Before
Judge Conrad
Converted S215.OOO TO
OWN Use, COURT IS TOLD

James p. Nields, stock and investment
broker. with Offices in the dupont
Building, was sentenced TO four years
Imprisonment in the county workhouse.
10 pay a fine Of $4,000 and the costs Of
the case, by Judge Conrad, in Court OF
General Sessions this morning. when he
pleaded guilty 10 a charge Of embezzle-
ment as bailee OF $1,000, from Charles
l.. Petze. who Is connected with the
dupont company. William 5. Hilles,
attorney for Mr.. Nields. pleaded for
him. He was arraigned only on the
one charge. although six indictments
were returned against him.
After the plea was entered. Attorney
General Reinhardt briefly stated TO the
court the facts Of the case. He ex-
planned that there were six charges
against Mr.. Nields and there were
eleven or twelve acts OF embezzlement
committed by him. the encouragement
stated. amounting in all to about
e2i5.O0o.
Mr. Petze. Mr.. Relnhardt explained,
gave Mfr. Nields $1,000 TO buy him GER
tain securities. These securities the
broker failed 70 deliver TO Mr.. Petze.
Mr.. HilleS saln nOuilub III NE NNVnt =
oehalf. Judge Conrad in passing sen
,ence. made no comment in the case
which was disposed OF in but rev
minutes.
six true bills. charging embezzlement
ls bailee, were found against MT.
Sields. by the grand jury yesterday, al
leglng embezzlement from the following
nersons: Charles L. Petze. s9Oo.
Charles A. Patterson. $4,000 OF dupont
Contlnueo on Page Eleven.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
THOUSAND DROWN, MANY
MISSING IN WAKE OF STORM
THAT SWEEPS TEXAS COAST
80 STRIKES ON, 81
THREATEN, 100000
MEN INVOLVED

WASHINGTON. Sept. &c UNITED PressO
-Thirty-two strikes have been put up
10 the labor department for settlement
since August 20 when the industrial
truce asked by President Wilson was
10 have gone into effect.
These figures 10 the hands OF the de-
psrtment's cOnclliatiOn bureau indicate
that since the asking OF the truce labor
troubles have been on the upward
trend rather than downward" accord
ing bo officials.
Employers have declared but four
lockouts during the three weeks since
August 26 Involving less than 800 men,
the bureau records show
Omcials OF the bureau emphasize that
their figures show a very small proper
ton Of the men actually on strike since
they include only disputes In which
the bureau has been asked b step in.
The statistics are generally taken, how
ever, as a very clear indication OF
whether strikes are on the Increase or
decrease.
Y Men now idle through strikes total
approximately 1900 according TO esti-
mates based on the bureaus reports.
Threatened strikes where unions have
voted walk0uis and have served ulti-
matums on their employers total more
than 1900, while thousands more men
are involved in labor disputes classed
by the department as controversies s.
and which have not yet reached the
stage where a strike vote has been
taken. This does not include the
threatened steel strike or postponed
railroad shopmen's strike.
In addition 10 the strikes which have
been reported TO the cancellation bu-
reau and which have thrown about 10
Evening journal., 1919-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. i6 United
Press).-The Federal treasury already
shows a deficit OF s3,59i.273,3i526 for
the present fiscal year, Representative
Good. Iowa, chairman OF the House ap-
preparations committee declared in a
speech to the House today.
Good sounded a warning mat the
"aciual condition confronting the
treasury is so alarming that we may
well pause snd calmly consider obli-
cations already existing that must De
met before entering on enlarged pro-
grams which call for additional eX-
penditures." the demands on the treas
ury during the present fiscal year are
staggering. he said.
While the average peace time expen-
dlture OF the government is slightly
more than si,OOO,OOO,OOO. Good declared
that the total requirements Of the gov
ernment, outside OF the present urgent
deficiency bill and appropriations that
will be asked later by June 30, 1920,
will be siO.s3i. POI .5s5.26. The revenues
for the fiscal year, he said, WILDE 81
239. .92S2i0.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
Wilmington GETS
THANKS
General Sends Expressicn n
of Gratitude Through
Mayor Taylor
SEES RECOGNITION
OF ARMY'S SERVICE

Mayor William C. Taylor today re-
ceIved a letter OF appreciation from
General John J. Pershing. who passed
through this city last Friday. The
letter follows:
'aIy Dear Mayor Taylor:
"Please accept nay sincere thanks
for the cOrdiality of your reception
during my brief stay in Wilmington
and convey TO the citizens Of your
city my gratitude for the hOspitable
welcome with which they hOnOrcd
me.
II accept this evidence Of their
good will as an indication Of their
appreciation OF the achievements Of
the American ENpeditionary Forces.
sincerely Yours,
"J0HN J. PERSHING."
Washington, ID. g., Sept. -.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
RED CROSS CALLS
FOR MORE KNITTING

The knitting department OF the Red
Gross. old city hall. is making a last
appeal to faithful knitters OF Delaware
to help complete our quota Of sweat
ers and~socks by October iJ. All ar
ticles must be in by that date. finished
I'VE have never yet failed our dlvi-
sion headquarters, so do come to our
rescue and help us keep our high
standing" says the appeal. Old city
hall is open every day from 9 to 1
o'clock, Saturday, . TO ~ O'Clock
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
CITY AMBULANCE
HAS BUSY MONTH

According TO the records OF the po-
lice ambulance department the ambu-
lance has made 67 trips 50 for this
month. This is on the average OF i.2 a
day.
since the city took over the ambu-
lance service on September 1, 1t has
been found that a number Of calls have
been such that IL was unnecessary to
call the machine. These cases have
been where persons sustained lacer-
ated fingers. etc. injuries which did
not prevent the victims from going 10
hospitals or TO their homes in trolley
cars.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16

600 men out OF work. officials Of the
bureau estimate that other labor
troubles as yet unreported would bring
the total number idle to a figure above
100000.
Refusal OF employers TO recognize the
union is the principal cause OF strikes
which the labor department now Is at
tempting to mediate, Indicating. officials
say, that organized labor Is pushing lis
campaign for union principles. In some
OF the strikes wage demands Is sec
Ondary cause. In most, however, the
only demand is the right Of collective
bargaining.
one threatened strike recorded IN the
department reports involves 2O0oO
building trades workers Of Baltimofe.
Government concllators are ordered
to work on strikes and controversies
Immediately when they are called TO
the attention Of the Labor Department
for settlement, officials said today. Near
ly 30 government mediaiors are work
ing night and day IN every part OF the
United States since the industrial truce
was asked, department records indl-
cate.
Strikes pending before the labor de-
partment saturday. when the last ofii-
cial enumeration was made, total 81,
but some. however. were held over
from before the truce.
Some strikes now classified as pend
ing and the number Of men involved In
principal ones are:
Milwaukee. 100 Wisconsin Motor
Company.
Taylorsville, Ills. engineers and fire
men, Chicago and Midland Raifay.
Kingsyille Mo. machinists, Peters
tCuntinued on Page Eleven.l
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
w. c. T. u. CONVENTION.

The fan snshtute Of the w. c. T. u.
viii be held at St Georges tomorrow.
Mrs. Rudd Neel, Of West Virginia, will
be the principal speaker.
Mrs. Salo Freidenwield. OF Scran-
ton. Pa. will read a W. C. T. L. story
in the afternoon. Members OF the w.
C. T. u. leaving Wilmington by train,
VIII be met by automobiles at Kirk
wood and conveyed to ST. Georges.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
uII. cnEEk S. S. CoNyENTIoN.

The Mill Greek Hundred Sunday
school Association will hold its
twenty-second convention next Thurs
day. in Hoekessin NJ Z. Church. A
program Of unusual interest has been
arranged.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
ANGRY WOMEN GET
ON JUDGES NERVES

Charles Lawson, Negro. charged by
his wife with assault and battery. was
dismissed by Judge Churchman, in
Municipal Court this morning. at the
wifes request The couple have been
married four months. The wife said
that she was angry when she swore
out the warrant
"Oh, these angry women irritably
-emarked Judge Churchman.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
COST GLYNN 500
TO BEAT HIS WIFE

Pleading guilty to charge Of as
sault and battery on his wife, John j..
Glynn was fined 500 and costs by
Judge Churchmsn in Municipal Court
this morning lie gave his wife a
severe beating. badly bruisins her
body. Philip L. Garrett was attorney
for Glynn.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
rInEMEN 0N "MONKEY RUN."

The district fire companies responded
70 a false alarm sent in from box No.
Is at Sixth and Spruce streets early
last evening. The flremen on their ar
rival found the glass in the box broken.
No trace OF the one who struck the
alarm was found however.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
ToDAy,s TEMpERATiiRE
Sun AND TIDE.
LOST AND FOUND.

osT-BETwEEN DOVER. DEL. AND
IL Georgetown. Md. via Middletown. on
state Road. a large beaver collar Ample
reward n returned TO Miss Emily Cole,
Dover. Del. septi6-3t
Continued on Page Eighteen
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
BRIDGE COLLAPSES
UNDER AUTO TRUCK

When bridge on the road TO Hockes-
sin. collapsed this morning, truck or
the Tarvia Company, carry 1000 gallons
OF tarvia. fell into IS feet OF water In
Red Clay creek. The driver escaped.
The bridge is the first one on the road
In Pennsylvania beyond the Delaware
State line.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16

DALLAS. Texas. Sept IS United
Press AT least 20 bodies have been re-
covered from the Bay at Corpus Christi,
Texas, according 10 dispatches reaching
here today az result Of sundays
terrific tropical storm.
Fifty persons, including thirty-1ye
soldiers In a convalescent camp. are re-
ported missing
Property damage in the Corpus
Christi district Is estimated at s3.O00-
900.
one report received in Dallas from
Beeyille. Texas, this morning said i2o
bodies had been taken from the bay az
Corpus Christi. This has not been CON
nrmed
The Beevillc Dispatch said the bodies
were taken from the bay between
White Point and Portland last night
Relief was being rushed into the de-
Continued on Page 1i.i
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
]. J. HERLuHy RECEIVERS.

Jerome j. Herlihy, or No. 2iO3 Wash
ington street. who recently underwent
an operation in the Physicians aud
Hospital has recovered sum-
cieDtiy TO return TO his home.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
Many Cities DeUasfdf-
ed, Property Loss
From Flood and
Wind Will Reach
Into the Millions
Bodies Washed Up
RUSH RELIEF
FOR HOMELESS

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 16
UNITED Press)-"At least one
thousand bodies are strewn along
the shores of Nueces and Corpus
Christi Bay" according to a tele-
gram received by Governor Hob
by from Brigadier General j. w.
Wolters, Texas National Guard,
here today. General Wolters
wired that reliable information to
that effect had been received at
Houston.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16

The Safe. Sensible Drink CLOVER
DAIRY QUALITY MILk.-Ady.
Evening journal., 1919-09-16
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight; Wed
nesday fair; little changc IN
temperature; gentle shifting
winds
Evening star., 1919-02-23
FOURTH LOAN NEARS
SEVEN BILLION MARK

Subscriptions to the fourth liberty
loan have mounted to s6,ss3, ESQ
according to late reports announced
yesterday by the Treasury. The total
announced soon after the loan closed
was Sc, 9SS, 900, 600.
By reserve districts subscriptions
now are announced as follows: Boston
s632, 900; New York. S2,044,S31 eco;
Philadelphia, s59S, 10000; Cleveland
s701, ,s09, ,000 Richmond. s352, ,685, ,0e0;
Atlanta, s217,SS5 600: Chicago, $685.
209, 600: st. Louis. 1926. $4,000; Minne-
apolis, S242,e46.000; Kansas City, $685..
s51 600: Dallas s146.090, 900; San Fran
cisco, s462.250, 900.
In addition s33.Ss5,000 subscriptions
were received direct at the Treasury
This includes Army subscriptions
which are subject to some change
later
Evening star., 1919-02-23
Experiments in War
Halted by Armistice.


drogen. then pumped in all the oXN-
gen that il would hold and sent ii up
without a crew. of course, except
dummies that looked like men. wait
ing for a stray German fiier to make
an attack The armistice came too
soon for actual test; and some Ger
mans never knew what fate awaited
them, they escaped. Later, when it
was certain that it was too late to
catch the birds the trap was designed
to seize, the balloon was sent up and
an electric spark flashed into it.
The explosion filled the heavens and
shook the earth. Not a vestige of
! balloon or basket was found. Every
thing material vanished 1t was GER
tain that the concussion would have
put out of commission any plane near
! enough to score hit with a machine
gun. The experiment was success,
but il was only spectacle.
The Army and Navy in conjunction
with the bureau of mines began the
/ development of argon. which was the
name they gave helium. in such guam
! titles that it became practical to 6ll
balloons with it. Then tests were nee
essary to determine whether it could
/ be exploded by explosive bullets fired
into it. 1t was known that a single
! hit with one such projectile would
| destroy any hydrogen balloon; and
officers and scientists stood by to
watch the trial The argon-tilled
| balloon went up followed by all eyes
| Marksmen were ordered to fire upon
| it as they had done before upon the
! hydrogen bags. To. their amaZement
nothing happened. They fired round
after round: and reported at last that
/ their cartridges must be spoiled. They
. were certain that they had not missed
| They fired again and again, but got nc
! results. At last the argon bag was
| hauled down; and then il was found
/ to be perforated with many bullets
! but they had done no harm beyond
/ making little holes in the case. Ther
! the wise folk knew that they hat
/ found a means to float balloons with
| little danger to the aeronauts; tha
/ they could fly dirigib1es with lessenet
| liability to an explosion that alway:
means destruction. They had oyercom,
| the weakness in the Zeppelin that hat
+! enabled the British to keep them away
. tiles of placing a tractor at the bow
| of the dirigib1e instead Of combining
| the motive power to the boat under
meath the inflated body.
Wise men they; for they went quiet
ly to work to produce the new in
could supply allies and our own lines
But the future is full of danger from
this discovery; for it makes possible
the long flight of one of these great
ships; and there is nothing to pre-
vent loading IL with phosgene or
some other gas even more pregnant
with death and sending it on a cross
channel raid or against Paris or New
York and Chicago. Argon has opened
a field of adventure and trial that
Evening star., 1919-02-23
Provision Is Made
for National Defense
Y
when he
signed the

House bill. and from that instant un
til July l. all the Army organizations
and divisions which the President had
created would have automatically
gone out OF existence. This course
would have set aside the embarkation
division on which the War Depart
ment depends for the return of the
troops abroad. 1t would have put Out
of commission the sections now en-
gagged in settling war claims. In short
II would have upset the entire work
ings of the Department
The reasons for the hostile atti-
tude of the House to the idea of the
general staff can be more easily an
derstood than expressed. Concededly.
Congress wants a system which is the
best for the Army. Concededly. the
system TO be accepted in peace must
be a system which Will operate sue
cessfuliy under tho test of war. Con-
cededly. the system to which Con-
greSs appears TO be leading is the one
in effect at the outset of the war, and
concededly. that was a failure. The
return to the old system is, therefore
a step in the wrong direction The
proposition may be put in another
way: The only good work accom-
plished by the War Department as
whole during the war was done after
the creation of strong general staff
! hence. if the war system must be re-
tanned to keep the Army effective
when it is on peace basis, there
should be no departure from the stan
system. If then, the stan system
should be retained. the question is
raised by Army men and military stu
dents why does Congress insist upon
departing from the only system ths'
gave results
The answer to that question will be
found in the statement that Congress
had conceived the idea, perhaps from
terms found in the rejected Army bill.
! that the chief of staff was seeking TO
! have Congress concentrate in him the
! q bsoiute authority over all Things ap-
pertaining to the military establish
ment, and that such idea was utterly
! reuugnaut to the legislative body,
| The causes which led up to this situa-
tion are hardly open to public dis-
! cussion. but they have, though long
smoldering produced suddenly
/ great fame.
! The open question now is whether
| these causes are sufficiently strong
! and convincing to condemn the sys-
| tenn which in some form was adopted
| BY all the fighting nations
+ Nearly two million soldiers from the
United States took some personal
| baggage with them when they Went
/ to France: and great part of the ofti-
GERS and men are now separated from
| their belongings. Some of the own
ers are dead; and their effects, when
they are located, the Army under
| takes to send back TO the nearess
! relative. Other men left their kIfs
| behind them when they found them.
| selves ordered to the ling; and as
their commands at the close of the
! war were miles away from the start
| ing point, they have had no chance 70
! collect lost baggage.
Evening star., 1919-02-23

The pressure exerted to defeat the
nomination of temporary Brig. Gen.
Robert f. Noble to be brigadier gen
era1 permanent in the regular estab-
lishment has been growing steadily.
The objection is in no way. directed
against either the ability or the gen
eral fitness of Gen. Noble to fill the
rank acceptably, but rather to the
fact that his promotion will jump
him over the heads Of many able
medical officers who have seen service
abroad. The sound principle of pro-
motion is that effort must be direct
ed to find the man best qualified for
the advanced position, and that it is
not to be bestowed upon an officer as
matter of right or because he out
ranks an officer of greater ability or
otherwise better qualified for the ad-
yanced rank. No one seriously
questions the capacity of some of the
officers whom Gen. Noble will, If his
nomination is confirmed, jump; but
the fact that some of them have seen
service with the Army should not
alone be taken as a good and suffi
cient reason for defeating the promo
tion of Gen. Noble.
Those who are familiar with the
working of the Army surgeon gen.
erals office are well aware that 1t
was Cen Noble who bore the burden
of the opera ton of that bureau; that
it was he who sought to give eff
cacay to the conceptions of the sur
I'll
who assumed the onerous duty of or
ganizing the hospital system for the
reception and treatment Of the sick
and wounded to be returned from
France, and that all those surgeons
engaged in their activities. behind the
battle lines depended upon him for
their support from home.
The idea that only those who were
so fortunate as to be in the thick OF
things are entitled to recognition is
preposterous; it would place every
staff officer who had to remain on this
side of the ocean beyond the pale OF
recognition. The principle of selective
promotion is involved in the present
circumstance, and. while it cannot be
contended for an instant that War De-
partment method of selection in gen.
eraI has been either wise or success
full, there is no reason sufficient thus
far advanced for holding up the pro-
motion we'll earned of competent Of
ficer because those whom, he would
outrank carry their offended feelings
to Congress.
The remarkable mix-up in congress;
sional legislation for the military es-
tablishment has caused little, if any
change in the provisions for the Ma
tional Guard contained in the Army
appropriation bill The provisions OF
the House bill give liberal aid in
money and material for the state or
ganizations,. and. judging from ex-
pressions heard from leading senators
the indications are that little if any
opposition to. these provisions will be
met in the upper house of Congress.
The gravest source of danger to
their passage into a law is TO be
Evening star., 1919-02-23
could not have been dreamed before i,

could not have been dreamed before IL
was found.
Congress has cut the National Army
down to AS, ,0ee men and has made ex-
cellent provision for the Nationsa
Guard indicating thereby a disposh
tion to return to the substitute for &
military system that prevailed before
the war. The attitude of the Houss
was unmi.takabie in it's hostility te
the continuance of general stan
with operating authority The turr
taken by the House in adopting thu
Senate bin authorizing voluntary en-
listments in the Regular Army proughi
at least one good result in the clint
nation of that provision in the House
bill which would have repealed as &c
the Army the operation of the Over
man law.
AS the bill was worded, the author
of 1axx