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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
MUST HOLD RAIL ROADS
To DEVELOP WATERWAYS
Former Secretary McAdoo Says
Canals Must be Protected From
Crushing Rivalry.
ny Associated Press TO Every Kvonlng

ny Associated Press 20 Every gvoning
Santa Barbara. Cal, Jan. ~ W c.
McAdoo. former director general Of
railroads and former Secretary Of the
Treasury. made public today = telegram
in which hr urged fivc year government
control Of the railroads as q necessity
for Ire development of inland water
ways and for tho coordination a the
railroads and waterways with tho new
American merchant marine The tele-
gram. addressed 70 Albert krell chair
man Of the Miami and Erie improve
mcnt committee of the Cincinnati Chamber
Of Commerce. said
1T seems 10 me futile " eypend gTea
sums ~ money on the development If
our inland waterways unless orr govern
nnnt adopts an intelligent policy about
railroad control The future of water
ways development is absolutely dependent
upon government control which on
forces the operation ~ the waterways
and the railroads and 4 co-0rdinated
and articuafed system which will give
the people thc bcncfits ~ an efficient
combination ~ water and rail facilities
This cannot bc acco ulished under the
present railroad lav. which provides
that the railroads cannot be controlled
BY the government for longer period
than twenty-one months after the return
of peace Within > twenty-one months
period no substantial development of
existing waterways can TIC made nor
can their operation ln 50 brlet a period
afford any adequate test nf their values.
non the return III th : railroads to
private ownership. which must be made
within tweuty-one months period. .ls
the present Law provides. the cut-throat
competition Of the railroads under private
control with the partially developed
WATERWAYS will effectively destroy water
transportation As heretofore and the
peoples investment IN these facilities
wIll continue to be OF little ii any value
II have urged the Congress to extend
thc perIod Of Federal control of the rail-
roads for FIVE YEA because that Fyiil
glve us tame to dev - some of the most
important existing vater routes, cO-
ordinate them with - railroads. and
prove their worth rs &, part Ot great
American transportation system.
also feel that he government should
control the railroads and the inland
waterways for a period ot I'VE Years
- that they may IN turn be co-oriinated
with our government merchant marine
winch has been bullt at 8 cost pt more
tnaU tND ONION uOti3fS ana Wnlcn under
existing law the government controls
Tor five year period
Uniess we look At this great problem
with VISION and from the standpoint
solely ol the American people instead
Of from the standpoint Of the selfish
interest oi private railroad owners private
steamship owners, prlva'e shippers, prl-
vate investors, or any other single class,
We shall not measure up TO our obliga-
tlons 70 the American people, nor realize
the great opportunities and destiny
that lie ahead Of Us.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
MAJ. 5. P. DOHERTY
j. S. OFFICE CHIEF
FOR LABOR BUREAU
Succeeds A. G. Benkhart, Who
Goes to Philadelphia
February l.
STATE OFFICE IS HERE

Major Simon i nnhertv of ifD3 West
Third street will on next Saturday, Fob
rtiarv / become director of the United
States Employment Service for the state
Of Delaware He will aucrecd A. &. Henk-
bart. director since the afiirr was created
here. who will he transferred 70 Phlladel-
phIa
Having been connected with the service
here for some tune IN the capacity of
examiner IN charge. MAJOR Dohefiy II SAID
Ia be thoroughly familiar with the work.
and there Is no reason why II should not
be characterized with the gatne aggressive
spirit manifested IN all of MAJOR Dohcrty' :
undertaking. Tho major incidentally. u
\ veteran Of the State militia. having
seen many years Of service IN 1t and
having worked his way ,lp from the ranks
to tho oiiicc of major However. his has
no connection with the government work
III which he ~ NOW engaged, Of the new
duties he soon will assume
The work OF the United States Employ
ment Service. started primarily as a
means OF providing 81 ttcleni help for war
industries. 1T hns been established on a
permanent basis. and through II the
government hopes to be able Ia adjust the
labor situation of the country 50 ~ to
pruNlUG Tor returning SOLDIERS, ana, as Tar
aS possible for those who were IN tho war
industries, hut who have been thrown ont
OF employment. or who are likely to find It
necessary 10 seek work
The State headquarters have always
been in Wilmington the mann Office beng
located in the old postofhrc building IT
Sixth and King streets. with branches
about the city and State. but eventually
the only Office will be at Sixth and king.
whore Mr.. Dohcrty and his lorce will be
Inr4tnd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
SUSPECT THREE MEN
AS AUTO THIEVES
Abandonment of Stolen Car at
Claymont Leads TO
Arrest

From all accounts, Partoman EldcrkIn
has made an arrest which NAV prove the
undoing of gang of auto thieves. that
have caused a reign of terror tor VII
mIngton and Philadelphia automobile
owners. Tins remains to bc proven,
hut according to n Philadelphia dc
tcctIvc. he Is ot the opinion that the men
arrested by Eldcrkn Yesterday morning
are members ot clan " auto thieves
that has been operating IN Philadelphia
and the local authotitIcs hope 70 he
able 10 connect some ~ the local car
thcfts M with the men now under ar
rest
There were three men arrested hv
Eldcrkin who gave their names as Harry
MURRAY, of 2T4S & street, Benjamin
] Fox az 2633 North Second street and
Walter Green. of lSOS East Huntington
street. al oi Philadelphia.
The men were arrested rs tho result
~ a tlp from taxi driver Of the VII
mington Taxi Company The driver
had takcn,a party 10 Claymont, and
was on has return that the three man
hailcd hum and asked 10 be brought 10
this city This was about four miles
from this city along the Faulk road
The driver picked the men up and drove
them To lunch room they stated
after paying their hill, that they were
gong 10 take train 10 Philadelphia.
Tho taxi driver hurried to the garage.
and thereupon informed Patrolu an
Elderkin Of tho fares that he had just
discharged The officer at once pr,-
cceied 10 the lunch room but found
that his quory had left. The officer
then went to French street station,
and arrested the men just as they were
about to board north bound train
When questioned AZ the police station,
the men told conflicting stories OF D
man named king picking them up in
Philadelphia and offering to take them
Tor ride When the machine was
towed 10 tho police garage II bore no
tags. but in side the car we're license
tag hearing the number New York
lOIq17 and nf 1919 date
: Philadelphia detective Unidentified
tho ear aS one belonging Ia a theatrical
man Of that city. which had been stolen
from IN front of the Peoples Theater
at kcnsington avenue and Cumberland
street
The men waived examination and
we're taken 10 Philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
j. s. TAKES STEPS
TO TAKE TITLE OF
{. & D. CANAL CO.
Condemnation Petition Filed To-
day in Court by District
Attorney Curley.
OBSTACLES DISAPPEARED

Within three months in the opinion
OF United Stated District Attorney. who
made the initial move in that behalf today,
the Federal government viii own title to
the property of the Che n leake& Delaware
canal. and the next step will he To open I
To commerce, free Of toll, then enlarge
and deepen II SO that IL will accommo-
date large shipping,
For several months various legal OBJ
stacles have presented themselves, but
Mir. Curlev said today that he believed
they had all disappeared, and he antici-
pates no further trouble unless something
unforesccn develops
The first definite step was taken tins
morning, when MIR Curlev appeared
before Judge Victor Il Woolley IN the
United States District Court. here. and
filed a petition for condemnation oi all nf
the property owned by the canal company,
not only in Delaware, but also IN Mary
land The court ordered rules ISSUED and
publications made directing those IN in
terest 10 appear IN court on March ~
and show cause. If any they have why the
property should not be condemned and
taken bv the government. THIS com
priscs al of the holdings Of the canal
company for it's entire length ot I3's
miles
THIS is believed 10 he the first time in
the history Of the country whore a district
court has taken jurisdiction IN a matter ot
this kind IN an adicirinr s ate rs we'll AZ
in the State in which the court is located
MANY OBSTACLES OVERCOME.
This matter, MIR Curlcv said today,
has consumed great deal Of the time
Of thl~ office for the past seven or eight
months. and this office and tho United
States engineering office for this district
have been engaged for the past four months
IN an effort ~ get some rntcllpihlc iica
rs to just what the holdings Of the canal
company were With the assistance Il
the district engineer. We were finally able
10 get workable description. Aftcr
that was gotten together various legal
objections presented themselves. and =
great deal Of time vas consumed IN dis
posing 81 them
Now, / believe urless something nm
forsccn develops. the government will
within three months own NIL Of the land
traveracd by the canal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
WILSON SEES SPOTS
WHERE U.S.SOLD|E
TURNED WAR TIE
Visits Chateau Thierrv and Belleau
Dazed at Destruction of
Rheims Cathedral.
TOO AWFUL FOR WORDS
nv Associated Press TO Every Evening


Paris, Sunday, Jan Z6 (Delayedl
President Wilson today made his first
trip to the battle front and devastated
regions. visiting Chateau Thierry and
Rheims. At the close of n tour that took
him through dozen raized Villages,
ending in the ruins Of the historic cathe-
dral at Rheims. he said
mo one can put into words the lmprcs-
sione | have received amongst such scenes
OF deaolation and ruin
That Was Mr. Wilson 81 only expression
Of his feelings after trip that every
Frcnchman has been hoping he would
make before he takes part in deciding
what is 10 he exactct from Germany Tor
the devastation Of northern France
Accompanied bv Nra Wilson. Admiral
Grayson and very small party, Mr. Wi
son left tho hTurat residence carly today
and tnotored tn Chateau Thlcrry, where
lunch was eaten The party then pro
ceeded By motor to Rheims, passing
through many ruined villages and along
the old fighting lines After visiting
Rheims the Presidential party boarded
special train and returned to Paris The
last part If the motor trip was made N a
SNOW storm
The first fighting ground was reached
ms the party ncared T'elleau wood i'm
mortaliged IN the history ~ the war by
the gallant fighting of American Marines
The motor cars turned nff the main road
and crawlcd perilo,Fly through back
lanes 10 bring the President close to the
place where tho lighting took place fhr
farmers were plow1ng the shcll-crateTcd
fields ae the President stood beside the
graves Of one hundred or more American
boys who gave their lives at that point,
and looked across the strategic valley to
Isaileau Wood. a mangled mass of tree
trunks and underbrlish, but now na-
tional monument n Marines, after the
French government have named the
place
Colonel Edward VI Watson who
commanded All artillery battalion n the
fight and was later chief oi staff oi the
Seventy y-seventh Division IN tho Argonne
fighting. stood beside President Wilson
and Rrig. Cen William w Harris and
told the story If the battle
SAW WHERE rnussiAvs WE'RE REATET
Then MIR Wilson drove up the hill
over which The American troopa smashed
the crark Pr,issian divisions mustered
there To crush the tgreeuhorns, and
where the advance on Pans was checked
THIS was near Chateau fhicrry MIR vii
son saw the ruins of bridges over which
the Americans thrust back the anoiny
line and the sheli-narked houses which
survived the battles
Fonfinned On mage &
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
DEATH PURSUES
SENTMAN FAMILY
Twice in Two Days Reaper Visits
West Twenty FIRST Street
Home.

Twlcc within the space of torty-eaght
hours has Death staikcd Az unwelcume
visitor INTO the home oi Herberi Sent
man l0l West TwcntN-hrSt street and
4 y within bounds Of probability that the
mIlV will be further affhctedby another
call from the Reaper
The first 81 the Seminars to die WAS
II rLcTt Huhngs seminar, Mr.. and Ms
~entmans thlrtceI-ycar-old, son, who pes =
G 1,wav on SATURDAY from influenza after
an illness of about Two weeks As the child
lsv diving IN one room of the house IN
another was MIR Seminars mother Mrs
Elmira Atkins lyinp af the point of dis
solution. And yesterday She too died
She had been III for about month
Nirs. Sentman herself worn out with
nursing her mother and son Is now down
with bad case Of Influenza and Is IN a
serious condition.
mlng Master Herbert WAS regarded
,ss q most exemplary boy. and was we'll
liked bv the Sentman famIlys neighbors.
his friends and ms school teachers He was
= pupil of No "A Public School and Of
Grace VI T. Church sunday School
on We inesday there Will be q double
funerai aj the Sentman home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
FRENCH STILL BUYING BONDS.
Purchases For fear-Term Securities
Show a Marked Increase.
Press to Every Evening

bN tasAS-Eat%7N : Itsa U tNVfE ~FtLIuA
Paris, SUNDAY Jan. 26. The French
people continue to subscribe for the
national defense short-time bonds. During
the first fortnight IN Jarusry subscriptions
totalled l,l23 90; 600 francs, compared 10
an average, Of l 200 900 600 fortnightly
during the past three months
1t IS announced that thirty seven per
cent Of the total number Of subscribers
ere buying bonds for year instead Of for
shorter. terms, the lrcrease beng due 10 the
fact that the interest rate on the bonds has
been decreased.
Here tofcre All but eleven per cent Of the
subscribers have bught bonds fer shorter
periods
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
AGREE OS FOOD RELIEF BILL.
Measure Apr, priating Sf00, ,000, 900 Goes
Through Congress Conference

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Washington, Jan 27-An agreement
on the administration bill appropriating
500. 100000 for European famine relief,
was reached today by the Senate and
House conferees after brief session
No material changes were made in
the bill BY the conferees. All the senate
amendments. with minor changes in
phraseology. were adopted, including
that by Senator Penrose, providing
that wheat donated should be bought
as far rs practicable in America.
Prohibition added BY the senate against
distribution of food to enemy peoples
also was provided by the conferees,
but the provision was re-tlrafted 50 as
To insure that 8rmenians and other
friendly peoples IN enmey territory
might become the subjects Of relief.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
Incendiary Burns Famous Bridge.

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Lock Haven, Pa, Jan. 27.-The Lock
Haven Lockport bridge, wooden struc-
turc spanning the river here, was totally
destroyed by fire at an early hour. this
morning When discovered the flames
had gained big headway and there was
evidence that oil ma dbeen spread over the
structure Several members of the local
fire department had a narrow escape
when one of the spans. on which they
were fighting the flames gave way.
The bridge built in 1853. had span
~ $40 feet. An appeal may be made to
thc war department hat the engineer
ny "orps Of the army aid in placing 2
temporary structure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
TROLLEY CARS TIED UP.
Converter at Brandywine Power Station
Goes Out of Commission Suddenly.

OF course you'd like to know what
il was that put the trolley cars out of
business for while this morning Well
here's the explanation, fresh from the
offices of the company:
Ont at the Brandywine Power station
which makes the "j,ice" which propels
the ears big piece of Electrical Equip
ment known as converter" the
function Of which is to break down the
current from the generator to the voltage
carrier by the feed wires, burned out and
retired from duty. TO put another piece
of apparatus on the Job necessarily
required 4 little time And that's ali
there was 10 it,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
ASSEMBLY, YASKED To
APPROVE PLAN FOR
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Senate Brennett's Constituents III
Sussex Want Him to
Present Bill.
CHANGE OF SCHOOL TERMS
,,.,a,en From stan Corrrspoudcnt

sr.ei.l I,,snatrh From stan Correspondents
sr,rr Uotsr. DovER, JAN %.
The Snssex County Farmers Institute
- ro,,ucstcd Senator Bennett To intro
duc, ~ the Legislature a resolution APP
nroyinp the plan for a League oi Nations
S,,ssc> co,intians have also asked him
IN introduce hill changing the schooi
term IN he rural districts ot SusseN co,ln-
~ At present the term begins Septeinh'r
/ and ends April 30. The bili would MAKE
the term begin October ] ami END May
n This would enable children I" assist
IN the harvesting of tarm crops
\ttorncy-t ienera Rcinhardt Is drafting
j, b,u relating to the challenge of court
,u,ors IN, b,H similar to law m Del
.,xar, county. Pennsylvania would pre-
vent challenged jurors ascertalninR who
challenged hem II Is said challenging {"
jurors causes III feeling IN k'nt ana
SUSSEX counties
lie ,s also preparing bin increasing
,bc ,enaltN for rnanslsughtcr. ~ prs
ent The MAXIMUM sentence ls iiVc wears
,r,pr,sonmcnt The bll makes the term
az ,mpr,.nnmcnt not exceeding ~ vcars,
at thu discretion of the court
pr.tNrS9 SOW rnpsY
LEGISLATIVE machinery operated slowly
t,da, Nuct hall IN hour session the
House recessed fcr two hours, thus giving
the representatives opportunity 70 hold
committee, meetings The House ac-
rrptcd an invitation - VISIT the state
College for Colorcd students near Dover,
un February II
Representative LYONS reported that
ncNt THURSDAY night had been hNed ~
thc i,nc fnr the dinner 20 hc gwen hN the
Wilmington Chamber ot Commerce 70
ihc Legislature, hut owing 70 the death oi
IL, wife ~ Clarence & killcn, secretary
Il the chamber. the date would probably
10 changed
Tho House bili Incorporating the Town
send Trust 60 vas rcportrd tavorshly 10
he Hausc also the House bill requiring
the lighting 81 Nchlclce II night and max
M + ,lolator ot the proposed law m
rhclilc - suc for damages in case - acct
dent. because oi contributors neglle' nee
uCHr ,Lo>G TROLLEY LIN
Representative Qmglcy introduced q
hill e. amend chapter 100 oi the rcviscd
code 4, providing for lights at certain
plarcS along the electnc railway between
W,lmingt IN and Delaware City The ball
uould make Il unlawful for caT~ to stop
m the night time for tho purpose ot rcceIv-
lng or discharging passengers ~ any place
r,et provided with hight II becomes ct-
fectlvc July T. 1919 Tho penalty Tor
violation y ould be finc of $40 pcr DAY
for every daV tho violation continued
continued on paer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
SIGN CITIZENS IMPROVING.
a Little Better" Reported in Cases Of
Messrs. Jones. Anderson and Barnard.

Ihre, oi Nilmlngtons well-known
citlzen- VITO arc Oh the sick Inst are today
reported ~pmev hat improved
Robcrt II Jones who = down with
slight attack OF pneumonia. vas thus
morning sand o. BE- better although not
quite "li e dauc"r Mr. Jones j. past
- YEAR 90 age
Gcorgc / anderson. 81 the hrm OF
Owens anderson and Rumiord also
down WITH pneumonia, AZ has home 1903
West Ihriceuth street vas sald 10 have
hsd . good night and % b. IN better
condition than Yesterday when Il was
reported that the disease had reached a
critical stag
William y Barnard whp i II the
Delaware Hospital was sInilari, reported
slightly improved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
REDS REPuI4SE AMERICANS.
With Russians in Archangei They Re-
tire for Strategtic Reasons.

By AssoClated Press - Every Evening
London, Jan. p Alfred force ia tHc
front south of ATchaugcl, manly AmrrI-
cans and Russian troops, have evacuated
the town of ShenkursA under Boisenvik
pressure and Withdrawn - shorter
line north Of the town, according ?. +r
official statement from the British aar
office today on operations n northern
Russia
The americans and Russians hau alin-
drawn 80 ~henkursk 20 avoid being out-
flanked by the Boisheyikl who attac st-i
them on January 22-23 after = bombsrd-
ment OF three days
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
GARMENTS PAY ADJUSTED
War Labor Beard Settles Dispute
Between Local Company
and Men
ny Associated Press 20 Every Evening

ny Associated Press 20 rverv Evening
Washington, Jan. -. The War Labor
Board has instructed the Wilmington Il
Philadelphia Traction 90. TO poy carmen
time and onc-q1artcr for hours exceeding
ten IN n day, and to pay men working on
SNOW plows and street sweepers tune and
n half for over ten hours
Vice-Presldont md General Manager
Wilson Of the Wilmington g. Philadelphia
Traction Co, said this morning that the
pay schedule alluded 10 in the above dis
patch became effective ON January Is
The c0ntrpversy between the company
and the men originated several months
ago and was referred by agreement 10 tho
War Labor Boar,l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
STILL PROBE FIRE
AT BOWERS BEACH
D. p. Barnard. Jr.. Thinks Prop
erty Owners Should Push
Investigation.
Special Dispatch % Every Evening

spertai DISPATCH 20 ENsTS Evening
Bowers Beach. Jan - Whose was
the hand that set the fire which we'll nigh
swept the bay front clear of its colony
OF cottages on FRIDAY night?
Such is the question the inhabitants
of this little summer resort and fishing
village want answered and that not
only for the sake OF bringing the offender
10 Justice but for the sake of the future
security of the place
In nutshell the attitude Of he dwell
CTS here Is that no more incendlary fires
are wanted and that the person or persons
who started the blaze OF Friday night
should be run down and punished. They
feel keenly the fact that such a thing
should have occurred and they are quite
certain that the firebug is not resident
of the place but came from elsewhere, al
though the motive for the deed, as well as
its perpetrator, Is still under cover.
Deputy Attornev~General Satterfcd,
of Kent county. as soon as he heard there
was n suspicion OF inCendiarism which
fact reached hun on Saturday morning
called State Detective Hurd off another
matter and ordered him to Bowers with
instructions to make a complete investi-
CATION. Complying with these orders,
Hurd spent yesterday going over the
ground and questioning citizens here az
to what they had of a suspicious nature
before or during the fire, but he failed to
find much that could be regarded as real
clues 10 a solution of the mystery.
AUTO CLUE BLOWS UP.
Among the very first things he worked
upon was the story that mysterious
automobile had been heard leaving town
shortly before the flames were discovered.
The scent proved to be an entirely false
one. Hurd learning that the car was simply
removing a sick woman from one OF the
river front cottages. Hurd's investiga-
tions, however, are by no means complet-
ed.
As to the matter OF insurance upon the
burned properties, 1t is reported that
several of them were covered by small
policies.
d. p. Barnard, Jr, owner Of one of the
destroyed cottages upon which, by the
way, he had been unable to get insurance
saws that he feels he and his fellow-owners
should get together and sec the thing
through to the end in the hope that the
6rebug may be brought to justice.
Mr. Barnard has not decided whether
he will rebuild and there appear to be.
Others in similar mood Most of them
spent good deal Of money in the spring
repairing the damage caused by the winter
storms or rebuilding, because the gales
and high tides pretty near put the bay
front houses out in the middle of the bay
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-27
DIRECTORS STILL OBJECT.
Two Of II3 Released From Jail Protest
Against Discharge.
Associated Pre>s y Every hvenns

By Associated PTe~s . Every EVenIne
LeavenWorth. Kansas Jan l7 Ih.- ~
lease Of il3 conscientious rDIe ter
honorahly discharged from tie -crvlce
By war department orders, ~as begun p
the Disciplinary Barrack. ~ Fort Leaven-
worth this morning
Two. however refuSeu 70 e1vr S.
ing Il vas against theiT religious scrlPies