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Evening journal., 1919-03-22
NEW FRONT FOR
OLD CITY THEATRE

Building Inspector Preston this morn
ing issued a permit 10 ID. l.. Topkis to
make alterations at the Lyric Theatre,
No. 222 Market street, for ihe Ginns
Theatre Company, 20 cost S5.i0O. The
plans cali for a new first story front,
the lowering OF floors and other work.
The theatre viii be continued as a
motion picture and vaudeville theatre
under the management Of the new
owners.
To G. W. Case. to make alterations
at No. 5O2 South Franklin street, 10
cost 500
TO George E. Wyatt, to erect gar
age at No. iOi East Twelfth street, 70
cost SIPS.
To Daniel Bubenzer, TO make altera-
tions at No. iii West Front street. 10
cost 81 800.
To the Hi d. Watts Company. TO erect
three dwellings at Wawaset Park for
the dupont Powder Company, to cost
$500 each
To the same builders for the same
owners a garage at the tract. TO cosi
5000.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
STATE REVENUE
FROM CHARTERS
MIGHT BE LOST
Effect Feared from Enact
ment Of Cumulative
Voting Bill
MR.. DUPONT SAYS
he WOULDN'T SERVE

Men connected with chartering COM
panles are Of the opinion, as pointed
out yesterday, that enactment by the
Legislature Of the mandatory cumula-
tiyb votlng law such as Is proposed by
Alfred /. dupont would seriously Inn
pair the States charter business and
eventually drive corporations away
from Delaware TO other states which
would receive The revenue from them
that Delaware now receives.
The revenue 10 Delaware from rs
charter milr' Is about one-half mil
lion dollars a year. and the state de-
pends upon it as the principal source
Of income. With new companies re-
fusing 20 take out Delaware charters,
and with present Delaware corpora
tiOns surrendering their charters and
seeking new charters In other states,
Delaware would sustain a hard financial
blow, it IS pointed out.
For that reason. as well as Others i
Is extremely doubtful That enough
members OF the Legislature viii sup
port the 3iu proposed by Mr.. dupont
10 assure rs enactment.
The bin was reported faVorahly TO
the senate Yesterday afternoon by the
revised statutes committee, and Is now
ON the calendar, ready TO be called up
by Senator Walker for iln4l acuon.
While Mr.. dupont on Friday sent 20
the Legislature a proposed amendment
10 the general Incorporation laws ina
would. II passed, enable him, by Not
ing his own stock. TO elect himself OF
some man he might desire TO represse.n
him a director OF Z. /. dupont dc Ne
mours and Company, Mr.. dupont toda!
| ldisclaimed that the bill for which NJ
h sponsor was presented TO the Legs
llatlre for the reason that he wishes Z
elect himself director OF the oufon
that ihe enactment OF ihe amend
Imenf 10 The general Incorporation law
| such as Mr. dupont proposes woul'
enable him 10 elect himself a dlrectQ
of the company Is not disputed. h'
and the men associated with him a'
plainiins In the suit against Pierre ;
dupont and others could pool men
stock by the cumulative voting pro
cess suggested and elect several men 70
be board OF directors. But Aiired l.
dupont came out in a statement To-Day
and saws nothing could be iurinef
from me truth" than the impression
that the bin referred TO was sponsored
by a desire TO elect himself 10 tle III
rectorate Of the dupont company.
Mr.. dupont in his letter to senator
Walker requesting that the cumulative
voting amendment be introduced SCI
forth that the bill "is In particular
eermane TO situation existing IN rei-
erence 20 the DUPONT Company Under
the amendment, II enacted, the minority
could elect Mr.. dupont or some oiher
individual or individuals TO the board
OF directors by cumulative voting.
Commenting on The statement that
the passage Of this amendment would
enable him by voting his own siock'
(COnlinued on PAGE two9
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
one EMPLOYMENT oFFICrR uERE

In accordance with instructions from
Washington to reduce the office force
and expenses Of the United states En-
ployment Service an the Offices OF the
service in this state. except that IN the
Federal Building, have been abandoned.
The present force consists Of six men,
with Simon p. Doherty as director The
furniture in the offices at No. iiii King
street and Front and King streets has
been temporarily stored in the old Fed
eral Building.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
TWO MORE DAYS FOR
Legislative WOEK
Lawmakers Extend Time 10
Allow Consideration OF
Important Measures
WILMINGTON BILLS.
TO BE ACTED ON
Stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. Dover, March 22-To
enable consideration OF the large num-
Der Of bills on the calendars the Legis-
lature has extended the time Of the
session for two days. This action was
taken yesterday afternoon by each
branch with the adoption OF a concup-
rent resolution.
Il was originally intended 10 adjourn
last night, but TO return next Wednes-
day to pass the appropriation and
claims bills. Under The resolution
adopted yesterday both houses will
hold sessions all day Monday and Tues
day including night meetings and will
adjourn Tuesday night until next Fri
day for consideration Of the appr0pria-
ti0n and claims bills.
one l-ll that is sure 10 take up con-
siderable more time is the proposed
new school code which will probably
be acted on in the Senate on Monday.
should this bill, in its amended form.
pass the Senate that would mean that
the House would be required 10 spend
almost an entire day TO the reading and
consideration Of the measure as 10 con-
tains more than 100 typewriter pages
A similar bill was introduced i'm the
House but should ne senate defeat the
one amended and to be considered on
Monday there Is little prospects Of "a.
House spending any more time on ~.
There are now more than one hun
dred bills on the calendar that have
been passed by one branch or the other
awaiting final action. Among these are
many bills relative 10 Wilmington. Il
is expected that Representative Null
rines boxing bin which passed the
House yesterday has an excellent
chance OF going through the Senate.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
TURKS HOSTAGE
TO TELL OF HORRORS
Ellen Stone, Held for Ran.
som. to Appeal for
ArmenianS
SUNDAY MEETINGS IN
CHURCHES, THEATRES
PROCLAMATION BY the MAYOR.

~ earnestly direct the attention of
the citizens of Wilmington 10 the ef-
fort that will be made this coming
week TO secure funds for the starv-
ing people OF Armenia, syria, Persia
and Greece. II is unnecessary that
I should 90 into detail showing the
great need of these people and the
circumstances i'm which they are
placed, for I feel assured that all
our citizens are fully aware of the
terrible sulierings which they have
undergone and OF the erucliies 10
which they are even now being sub
jected.
"rO render relief 90 these, our
fellow beings, campaign will be
launched on Monday, 2iih instant,
and will continue until saturday the
18th, during which time II i urged
that the people of our city answer
this call for humanity's sake, which
is being made upon them and that
they will respond in the same liberal
manner as they always have dOne
in all such worthy cases.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
AcCOUNTANTs ELECT.

The Delaware Society Of Certified
Public Accountants held its annual
meeting IN the Equitable Building last
night Besides routine business, OIL
GERS wereselected for the ensuing year.
They were:
Peter r. Wright. president; Will A.
Clader, vice-president; William II. Van
Hekle, secretary; and Clifford Z. lszard,
treasurer. All OF the officers and T..
Whitney Iszard were elected members
OF the executive committee.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
EXPECT PHILA. Pike
FINISHED IN JULY
About Thirty Property P
Owners Withhold Right
of Way
VALUE OF S43O,O0O
AN ACRE ON STRIP

Unless the work Is obtsructed by
something unforeseen, the new highway
along the Philadelphia pike Will be
completed by July, state Highway En-
gineer Upham states. Filling in OF
Penny. hin 20 bring il up to the new
grade at the southern end, and the cut
ting down Of the grade at the upper
end are now going on, and as soon as
the built-up roadway settles the laying
of a concrete foundation and the brick
surface will begin. The contractors esti-
mate that It will take them until July
to finish the work properly. The road
will be opened TO traffic in May or june
70 is expected.
About thirty property owners along
the pike as yet have failed TO grant the
right Of way to widen the road as pro-
posed. Many Of them are represented
by George Lodge as counsel As yet
the Highway Commission has been IN
able to reach an agreement win tnem
for the strip Of land needed to widen
the right Of way.
While many property owners have
told the Commission to go ahead and
take what land is needed for the road
way. stipulating only that fences or
hedges or retaining walls be replaced
Other property owners have refused TO
sell their land or have placed an eX-
cessive valuation upon the right OF
way strips.
one property owner placed a Valu-
alton upon the strip desired TO widen
the right Of way equivalent to si3O'OOO
an acre, and when the Highway Com
mission objected, he made a reduction
IN his price, reducing the valuation to
$4,000 an acre. The laIAd<is assessed at
about $1,000 an acre.
Work is expected TO begin soon on
Tie stretch from shelipot Park TO the
city line, for which bids Will be opened
on Thursday next.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
No STRIKE IN ENGLAND.

rovpov Narc % THE strike scheduled for today
which was 10 rrcptac sympathetic wakout OF railway ann
~-~o~ ,oo-s r,-aycr british Industries has been post
rorei 'rd,N~i"'v
dy-to-dy agreement the miners viii continue at work
while their representatives up with the government proposed
moiNcaors Santeys report Sankey who rpresn'ea
but suggested that the commission continue Investigation OF
atOnaizaon Of the mines reporting The miners report
la,ly favored naturalization while the unanmons'y
opposed
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
ELKs ArTENR BAzAaR.

Wilmington Night was the name
given 70 the charity bazaar conducted
by Philadelphia Lodge No. ?. B. p. Q. E.,
last night. A delegation OF members
Of the local lodge were in Philadelphia
and attended the AFFAIR." They are ex-
pected to arrive back In the city some
time this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
CRAZED, PUNCHES
WOMAN, FINED

While suffering from delirium tfe-
mems yesterday, Nicholas Monzona
punched Mrs. Katie Ludal.cka, and as
a result was before Deputy Judge Fin
ger In Municipal Court this morning
on a charge OF assault and battery He
pleaded guilty and. was sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment 20 allow
him 20 recover. He was In a crazed
state when he assaulted the woman
and chased her husband with a club
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
SNEAK THIEF WORKS.

The police are seeking a sneak theft
who rifed several rooms at the board
ing house OF R. J. Jones. az No Soi
Poplar street. yesterday mornins.
Among the articles stolen were two
suits OF clothing, an overcoat and rinsS
valued at si75.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
GET BOYS TN PARK
AS RUNAWAYS

Police Sergeant Edward Lewis. while
on his way home early today, found
two boys, aged about i6 years. along
the Brandywine creek, near Washington
street bridge. The youngsters were
taken to the police station, where they
gave their names as James Gallagher
and Edward Boyle, Of Philadelphia.
They were held as runaways and the
Philadelphia police notified.
Gallagher said he was released from
the Elkton. Md, jail yesterday. where
ne had served a sentence for trespass-
ing.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
,crn FnrTon mas BAD FAIL.

John Bowen, aged editor OF the NeM-
ark Ledger and related TO many te,-
sons In Wilmington. collapsed wnsi
near the top Of the stairs al me ~, hOnyS ~
~ bls brother. Postmaster Lew n;
Bowen. in Newark, yesterday. lie. ne ie, q.
he length OF the stairs, suffering Sc
',ers co1tusions. No bones were broken
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
EGGS SCRAMBLED IN STREET.

When an axle Of one Of the Adams
Express Company wagons broke yes
teriay afternoon on Tenth street. near
Orange street, a miscellaneous lot OF
express matter was dumped into The
car tracks, holding up traffic for O short
time. Included in the express matter
were lot OF eggs, which were
scrambled on the street
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
SOIDIERs Al RIG BETurI

Every one who has or has had 9
relative or relatives serving in the
United States Army. either here or over
seas, and also those who have not. are
invited TO attend the special services
IN Big Bethel Church, sixth and Wal
nut streets. tomorrow The feature OF
The occasion viii be recitals OF some
Of ihe experience by soldier heroes re-
Gently returned from the battle1eids.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
BADGE AUTHORITY FOR
NEAR EAST CAMPAIGN

Only those wearing the Official
badge of the Near East campaign
are authorized TO collect funds for
II. In order that the public may
not be the victims OF swindlers, the
citizens are warned not TO give any
money 10 any one who cannot pro
duce this badge.
The committee would be grateiui
for any information concerning any
attempt to obtain funds, by any one
without the use Of this badge.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
JAPAN Defines
HER ATTITUDE
TOWARD LEAGUE
Amendment Regarding 6
Racial Question Has No
Bearing on immigration
u. S. SENATE MUST
ACCEPT OR Reject
by The United Press.


PARIS, March 22.-The Japanese pres.
bureau today issued the following
statement regarding Japan's position on
the league Of nations covenant;
"Japan's proposed amendment re-
aarding the racial question j. mere
~ enunciation Of the principle I'd
equal treatment. II has no reference
whatever 20 the immigration ques-
tiOn.
"The league OF nations places
each member under equal obliga-
tion. Why should they not be en-
titled 60 equal rights The Japa-
nese people are unanimously de-
manding this principle. u T. clearly
stated Ia the world constitution,
rejection Of which would be inter
preted as definite denial OF equal
aud fair treatment, even In princi-
pie.
"One may say dapan's amendment
interfcres with internal affairs, but
most OF the questions dealt. with In
the leagues covenant are primarily
internal affairs"
Evening journal., 1919-03-22

BY The Cniled Press.
PARIS, March 22.-The leaguo OF ma
tions' commission. President Wilson
presiding. met today 10 consider amend
menis TO the covenant proposed by
neuirals during the last two days.
While the constitution was thus be-
ing reshaped. the United states was
informed auihoritatively that The
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
TREATY MAKES HUNS HARML LESS RACE IN FUTURE
FRENCH IN ODESSA REFUSE
TO FIRE ON BOLSHEVIKI
Rr The United Press.


Russian
the Odessa region muned
ordere TO Bolsheyiki
said have sent delegation to their officers
fight our brothers,
that the penalty DEATH the soldiers
recognized this but their decision could
not altered
No executions reported
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
nr,cErr nRIGApE HALTs TIRE.

Fire broke out in a third story room
=, he home Of Harry Topkis. No. 42i
west TNwenty-nrst street last night but
vas extinguished by bucket brigade
before the arrival ST the flremen. An
alarm had been sent In from Box No.
i5i. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
POLAND GETS DANzIG'

BY The United Press. -. s.o,,,s,v
PARIS March ssrne supreme council today a'n,...
anus '''' -. poland. with corridor runnins from
oY''r,q - - - n. pal, It was learned from an authoritative
source
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
.,..,,,xy ,rrrn AMERICAN POTASH TRADE.

,,,s,rvcrov March asGermanys FIRST drive for American
,esce comes viii be cheap potash according to
,,,ormsion received by United states uaae OursAu'
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
TOpAY,s TENpERATIRE.
sun AND TIDES.
Mouth OF the Christi
LOST AND FOUND.

7 osT-GoLD CLASS BIN0; LETTER.
L~C. V. S \. s.. az or near Majesti
Theatre. Wednesday evening. Reward
Room 402i DUPONT Bldg, or Phone ID. x A
1867. mar2l q.
CONTINUED on Page Fourteen)
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
CARRY NEGROES FROM
BURNING BUILDING

Firemen OF the Reliance Fire Com
pany. shortly after o'clock this morn
ing. rescued several Negroes from the
home Of Mary Crisden, at No. i2i East
Second street, which was threatened by
a fire, due to an overheated stove. The
nremen who assisted in carrying the
people out OF the building were John
McGlnley. George Hipp and Charles
Dougherty.
The blaze caused about $500 damage.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22

A feeling OF securits gees with
GLOVER DAIRY MILK-Adv.
Evening journal., 1919-03-22
WEATHER

vair tonight and Sunday; !
colder tonight, temperature
near freezing; strong north
winds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-02
Theater Closing Order
Taken Up at Washington

Washington, Dec. Especial
Telegram. )--Congressnlan Jeferis
busted himself Monday in an effort
to get the order issued by the fuel
administration in Omaha closing
the city theaters on account Of the
shortage in coal rescinded, or modi-
fled, to allow the Omaha theaters
to use kerosene for heat and light.
Omaha theater managers wired Mr..
Jefferis that all theaters had been
ordered closed beginning December
! in order to conserve coal. The
Brandeis management stated that
offers had been made the local fuel
administrator to run the theater
without coal, steam or electric light,
using kerosene for heat and light,
but that the local board had arbi-
trarily refused this permission.
Mr.. Jefferis had conference with
Henry B. Spencer, chairman OF the
central coal committee, with head
quarters here, who stated that he
was in total ignorance of the rea-
sons prompting the Omaha order
and Immediately requested the coal
committee in Chicago to take up
the matter with the coal fuel admin
istrator and see if something could
not be done to avoid the threatened
losses to the Brandeis and other
theaters affected.
The, Omaha congressman was
told that a possible reason for the
refusal to use kerosene might be
due to desire to conserve petrol
cum as an industrial fuel in the
event that the coal strike is pro-
longed indefinitely.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-02
OFFICERS TELL
| OF SEEING man
POUR GASOLINE
Two Policemen Positively
Identify Louis Weaver
Confessions introduced
In Court.

THAT man right there jumped up
on the sill Of the, north window of
the county treasurer's office with a
five-galfon can Of gasoline and threw
the gasoline into the office where
the fire was already set" declared
Policeman Joseph Zich yesterday,
pointing at Louis L. Weaver, who is
being tried on the charge of arson
in burning the court house the night
of September %. The trial is going
on before jury in District Judge
Sears court.
Weaver lives at 1857 South Seven.
tenth street and worked at the
Rome hotel as cook before his ar
rest.
Boy of IA Led Way.
"a boy of IA years old poured
gasoline on the sill of the window
before Weaver got there" continued
Zich. "The window was burned and
fell in. Then Weaver, wearing a
sweater and without any hat,
climbed upon the sill and others
handed the can of gasoline up to
him and he poured it on. The
crowd cheered him and he said
something"
An alleged confession, signed by
Weaver, was introduced by County
Attorney Shotwell, who is prosecut-
ing the case. This was made by
Weaver right after his arrest, Oct.
4, witnesses testified, in the office
of Chief of Detectives Dunn. In it
he states that he threw half a can
OF gasoline on the fire, but that it
flared back on him and burned him.
Piloted Mayor Smith.
Harry Lighthall, special officer
for the Nebraska Power company,
who was inside the court house
the night Of the fire, told of pilot
ing Mayor Smith, Police Commits
sioner Ringer and Chief of Police
Eberstein around the interior of the
court house with his flash light, the
night of the riot. He said he saw
Weaver and was present at the po-
lice station when Weaver made his
alleged confession.
He dictated the statement to De-
tective Toland, who wrote it on the
typewriter" said Lighthall, II rolled
a cigaret for Weaver while he was
debating. Finally he signed it and
said, There, that's done His face
was a mass of bruises"
Detective Paul Sutton told Of ar
resting Weaver at his home.
His face was all bandaged up
and his hands and arms were
bandaged clear up to the elbows"
he said. .....
The alleged confession says that
Weaver was taken to the office
of County Physician Van Camp, who
treated him for the burns Of the
gasoline, "and he promised not to
tell that I got burned at the court
house" says the confession.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-02
Local Firms Will Obey
Order of CHICAGO Judge

That the orders of United States
District Judge Alschuler of Chica-
go, directing a 10 per cent increase
in wages Of unskilled labor en-
ployed at packing houses through
out the country, will be carried out
to the letter. by the local manage
ment of the Swift Packing company,
was the announcement made Mon
day by o. D. Maberry, superintend-
ent of the South Omaha plant.
Although we have received no
notice of the order of Judge Al
schuler," said Mr.. Maberry, eve
will without doubt do all in our
power to carry out the mandate of
the court. 1t will take some time
to check up those that come under
the head of unskilled labor and we
will have to wait for the details of
the order, before we will be able to
make a definite statement"
R. c. Howe, general manager Of
the Armour company plant, said the
official notice of Judge Alschuler's
order had not ! n received by him,
but that he had been notified de-
cision was expected Monday. Mr..
Howe said steps would be made to
carry out the details of the order
as soon as it was received.
According to Jake Davis, business
agent of Laborers' Union 602, to
which Is per cent Of the unskilled
labor EMPLOYED at local packing
plants, is affiliated, the increase will
affect about 90 per cent of the en-
ployes of the packing houses, or APP
proximately 5000 persons, who will
each receive an increase Of little
over 81 week, which will mean a
weekly increase of over $4,000 in
the weekly payroll of packing house
employees.
Employees now getting an aver
age of S23 a week will draw little
over SIS a week for 48 hours work
every week. Among those rated as
unskilled laborers are great many
women employed in picking and
dry salt departments. Men en-
ployed in the loading and unload
ing of cars, employees Of the cooling
department and yard men are
among those that will be affected.
Union officials say they expect
the court order to be retroactive,
and that employees will draw pay at
the increased rate from the time the
suit was started for raise several
months ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-02
Lincoln Theaters Allowed
Open Four Hours in Evening

Lincoln, Dec. 1.-(Special.) y
More drastice orders have been is
sued by the committee having in
charge the conservation of coal in
Lincoln. Theaters cannot open
their shows until 7 in the evening
and must close at II. Churches will
be closed except that all churches
must hold joint services in different
sections of the town.
The Lincoln schools were closed
Monday morning. The state uni
versity has fuel enough to last until
the holidays and the committee
thought it might be we'll to allow
the university to run until that time.
Pool hall proprietors are willing
to close all the forenoon, but think
they ought to be allowed to be open
in the afternoon and evening. This
matter will be settled Tuesday.