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Evening journal., 1919-01-11
FIND GAS MAIN LEAK
AFTER LONG SEARCH

workmen in the employ OF the
Wilmington Gas Company. who have
been seeking a leak in the gas mains
near Ninth and Market streets for sew
eral weeks succeeded late yesterday in
locating the leak The main running
down Market street was found 10 be
cracked at the intersection OF Ninth
and Market streets.
For weeks storekeepers along Market
street between Eighth and Ninth. have
been bothered by an odor OF illuminat-
ing gas in their places Of business.
70 was stated today that while the
workmen were trying TO locate the leak
in the Market street main. another leak
was found in the main at Ninth and
Walnut streets
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
NEGROES ORGANIZE
TC GET SOME OFFICES

The State Colored Citizens Political
Organization met last night at Seventh
and West streets and affected a per-
manent organization. electing the fol-
lowing officers: II. II. Hill. Wilmington,
chairman; ollie Woolford, Seaford,
vlce-chaIrmsn; Maurice Rosselle, VIII
mlngton, secreia y; Isaac Kent, VIII
mington. treasurer.
The organization lndorsed the ap-
pointment Of Alfred Raikes and John
Sterrett by the Legislature. Both are
OF Dover. The organization is still
contendlng for the appointment OF
clerk for the recorder OF deeds office.
Mr. Woolford. a business man OF
Sussex county, stated in the meeting
that the Negroes down the State are in
hearty cooperation with the move
ment, and would stand by-the organiza-
ton, whose slogan is State recognition
for the colored voter
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
GRAND MASTER HUGHES
DUPONT LODGE GUEST

Grand Master A. Victor Hughes. OF
this city. and Deputy Grand Master
Harry Meyer, OF Dover. were Official
guests OF dupont Lodge No. %, A. r.,
A. NJ, at It's i57th stated communica-
tion In Masonic Temple last evening.
Worshipful Master Harold G.. Kelley
presiden. Between $50 and 900 Masons
were present. The reception OF the
Grand Master and his deputy was i'm
pressive. Both OF them made addresses
laudatory Of the important part dupont
Lodge is playing In the local field
Following the lodge meeting, a ban
quet was served. which was dlstln-
guished by several delightful but in
formal social features.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
TO BUILD ADDITION
TO COUNTRY CLUB

Alterations TO the Wilmington Coun-
try Club building are being contem-
plated. Plans are now beng prepared
by Charles Barton Keen, ...chliect, OF
Philadelphia Interior alterations. a
new frame structure. two stories 10
height and 36X60 feet are contemplated
which VIII accommodate a ball Oom.
dinmgroom and locker space. The esti-
maoed cost Of the additions and altera.
tions is $4,000. The plans are expected
to be ready fo- bidders by the end OF
next week.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
LABOR SUPPLY AND
DEMAND ABOUT EVEN

Telegraphic reports received by the
United states Employment Service, from
all Of the Offices in the country, indi-
cate a gradual slow-up in operations. al
though there is a marked labor short
age in several Of the eastern States The
surplus Of labor is thought 10 be due
largely 10 weather conditions and the
cancellations Of war contracts. In this
state. the demand for labor about equals
the supply. and many man from other
States are beginning TO drift back again,
indicating a plentiful supply Of labor
as soon as the winter season is past.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
PR0TH is FINED
FOR CONTEMPT

Harry Proth was fined s. and costs
FOR drunkenness and so and costs for
contempt Of court by Judge Church
man, in Municipal Court, this morn
ing. When Proth was arrested last
Wednesday on charge Of drunkenness.
he furnished S25 cash bail. but failed
TO appear in court the following morn
ing. His bail was forfeited and he was
rearrested yesterday. His only excuse
for falling 10 appear in court Thurs
day morning was that "he must have
been drunk ever since.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
COAL PILE HIDING
PLACE FOR $1,000

Investigation by Court Ohicer Nc
Dannell disclosing that there were no
grounds for the charge, Simon Skot-
nicki was dismissed in City Court on 4
charge Of non-support. Mrs. SkOtnicki
brought The charge against he. hus-
band after he had taken $500 that they
had obtained from the sale Of a house.
officer Mcdaniel discovered that Skot-
nick had taken the money from its
hiding place under the coal pile in the
cellar and put 10 in the bank.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
TURNpnzE COMPANY OFFICERS.

Colonel Henry A. dupont was re.
elected as PRESIDENT and z. B. shutter
as ecretary-treasurer at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Wilmington and Kennett Turnpike
Company, at noon today. The meeting
was held at the National Bank OF Del
aware. Ten managers were elected %
serve during the ensuing year. as fol-
lows:
Colonel II. A. dupont. II F. dupont A.
L. Foster. Joseph p. Chandler, J. Poul-
son Chandler, W. W. Lai d, John Rich
ardson, Jr.. Robert p. Robinson. Henrs
NJ Candy and +. 3. Shurter.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
ACCUSE EACH OTHER.

When Della Cannon was arraigned be-
fore Judge Churchman. in Municipal
Court, this morning, on a charge OF
breach OF the peace toward her hus-
band, James B. Cannon. each accused
the other Of being abusive, excessive
drinking and breaking. Of pledges The
case was referred to Court Offlcer Nc
Dannell for investigation. and continued
until Monday
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
snPsoN,s sIxTn man.

Charles Z. Simpson, a Negro, was
held under a $500 bond for breach Of
the peace toward his wife in City Court
today.
II was Charles sixth appearance be-
fore the court, having been up on three
previous charges Of breach Of the peace,
one charge or wife beating and one OF
dlsOrderly conduct.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
WOULD REPAIR MARSH BANK.

county Engineer Charles A. Grubb
and representatives Of the Nonesuch
Marsh Company. held conference this
morning in regard 10 the contract re-
Gently awarded by the Levy Court for
repairing the breach in the river bank
The contract called only for the repair
ing Of the breach, while the company
desires the entire bank 10 be repaired
No action. however. was taken.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
REGIsIER YnIn nnC

.Wagonman Samuel Gamble has been
detailed by Chief Of Police Black % Is.
sue the 1919 dog tar and he is on dusy
at the police statioa. Under the CITY
ordinance which was amended some
time ago the license fee has been in
creased 81. The new tags sell for ~
on male dogs and 50 on female dogs. Up
70 noon today 30 tags had been issued.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
CLERK OF MARKET
MAKES AN ARREST

Clerk Of the Markets Vaughn this af-
ternoon arrested Samuel Altman, curb
stone vender at No. 2i5 King street on
a charge OF throwing refuse into the
street. He will be given a hearing in
City Court on Monday.
Considerable excitement was caused
in the arrest, the Clerk OF the Markets
and Altman being followed TO the po-
lice station by long line OF small
boys.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
ENLARGE RAILROAD SHOPS.

BulIdlng INSPECTOR Preston this morn
Ing issued permits 20 Edward II. Ware,
Philadelphia contractor. for additions
to the pennsylvania Railroad Company
at Todd's Cut TO cost $4,000. The per-
mlts call for an addition TO the present
round house 10 cost 100000. and TO the
machine shop 70 cost $4,000.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
WIFE TOOK CHILD,
HUBBY ARRESTED

For carrying concealed a loaded re-
volver, Ralph lappolitto was lined s25
and costs by Judge Churchman, in Mu-
nicipal Court, this morning. lappolitto.
IL was testified. had trouble with his
wife and she took their child TO another
house He sought the child at one
house and when he failed to find It
there. drew the revolver and remarked /:
III I don't get my child I'll Kill my
self
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
HIS FINGER CAUGHT
In MEAT GRINDER

Frank Fl. Alexander. Of No. 3O4 North
Rodney street, got one Of his fingers
caught in an electric meat grinder
while at work at the grocery store Of
Richard z Lowell, Eighth and dupont
streets, yesterday, iniuring It so severe
ly that 1t had to be partly amputated.
He was treated by Or. Thomas y. MILL
ken
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
WITH ELECTRICAL HOUSE.

Announcement Is made that Charles
E. Hackett. who is we'll known in the
electrical field OF Wilmington. has be-
come associated with L. p. Moore. cleo
trical contractors, No. sii Shipley st.
Mr.. Hsckett will assume the position
Of general superintendent with his new
firm
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
g NOW LICENSE POOL ROOMS

Although Council sometime ago pass
ed an ordinance providing for the Ii
censing Of every pool and billiard ta-
bic and bowling alley in the city ef-
teotive on January !, only one pool
room proprietor has so far complied
with the law.
The ordinance provides that the L.
cense money shall be paid TO the Clerk
Of City Council
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
GOT HAND CAUGHT
In TRUCK CHAIN

Eugene Malloy. about 20 years Of age,
Of No. 1922 West Sixth street. had his
right hand badly injured this morning
by getting IL caught in the truck chain
Of an automobile truck Of Hart Broth
ers. He was taken to the Delaware
Hospital in the truck, by a. Wahl. the
chauffeur, for treatment. The accident
occurred at Sixth and jefferson streets.
Clarence Russ had a foreign sub
stance removed from his left eye at the
hospiial
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
TO VISIT FERRIS school

Having accepted an Invitation from
the board Of managers Of the Ferris In
dustrial School for Boys at WOOdside,
members Of City Council will visit the
institution tomorrow. The trip will be
made In automobiles. and dinner will
be served the COuncllmen.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
EIIEs Tn pEACE pARLEY.

LONDON. Jan. ii-Andrew Bonar
Law. member OF the British peace dele
CATION. flew 20 France in a Handley-
pare plane tbs morning.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
CoSs TO SEE SICK so>

W. A. Mcdaniel left yesterday for
Buffalo. n. Y. where his son, Norman
Mcdaniel, a civil engineer. is seriously
III with influenza.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11
BRAIN TESTS
BY SAM LLOYD.

Minutes TO Answer This-No. s.
Charlie Chaplin shuffled his mil.
lion dollar feet, flipped his cane and
pushed a check calling for $500.
through the cashiers window. re-
marking:
please give me some one-dollar
bin, ten times as many twos and the
balance in fives."
How did the cashier III Charles
order?
Answer 10 No. Z. ~
The tuna's head was pa feet. body
az feet and the tail 3 feet, total
length Of 10 feet.
Copyright 1919. by sam Lloyd.
Evening journal., 1919-01-11

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The evening world., 1919-04-29
POLICE CAPTAINS
DYING ACT GIVES
POST TO FRIEND
Charles A. Place by ReSigna-
ton Assures Promotion of
Lieut.. James McAuley.

Police Captain Charles \. Tlace Is
dying IN ST. Elizabcth's Hospital, No.
DIS West 51st street lie has lost
the use Of his voice. lie called for
the chaplain OF the Police Depart
mont. the Rev. John !. Coogan. to-
day, and laboriously spelled out
message that brought Lieut. James
MoAuley hurrying TO the hospital.
Capt Place and Lieut. McAuley
have been close friends for years.
since the formers illness Lieut. Nc
Auley has been acting captain Of
Traffic Subdivision Is, in Classon
Avenue, Brooklyn. serving In the
place OF Capt Place.
When Lieut. McAuley reached the
hospital. Capt. Place tried In vain 20
speak 10 him. then handed him a
paper to read. II was his resignation
from the police department. written
in the presence of Father Coogan and
70 take ssfec; Immediately.
As Cart Place is more thsn ffty-
nvc years old and has been on the
. force more than twenty-five years, 1t
Is mandatory with Commissioner En-
right to accept the resignation at
once.
Capt Places dying act Of friendship
IS explain cd by the fact that Lieut..
McAuley stands first on the eligible
list in tbe department for promotion
20 a capthincy. The civil Service list
which be heads expires at midnight
tomorrow. II his promotion does not
como before then he will have 20 40
through all the routine Of examinations
again. and II may be four years be-
fore he gets another opportunity.
Hence capt. Places resignation. Gre
ating a vacancy for him. Commits
sioner Enright Is expected TO appoint
him q captain before night
The evening world., 1919-04-29
LEON SAMSON I'm" AGAIN;
CANADA MAY DEPORT HIM

TORONTO. April 2o.--Lieb samsonh-
witch. also known as Leon Samson. a
former student at Columbia Univcr-
sity in New York. has been arrested
here with two companions. charged with
revolutionary activities. Samsonavitch.
whose deportation will be- asked. was
expelled from Columbia last spring after
he attempted to hold n revolutionary
demonstration near the campus. The
meeting was broken up by students and
sailors.
After his expulsion from Columbia
Samsonavitch tried vainly TO, gain ad-
mission to Yale and Harvard. Later he
crossed the Canadian border near Buff
falo In an automobile. avoiding the i'm
migration officers. lie was refused en-
trance TO Toronto University and a col
lego at St John. N. Il. His arrest fol-
lowed addresses made before radical
gatherings and n meeting OF foreign un-
employed at which he urged armed
revolution.
The evening world., 1919-04-29
COUNTESS BRIDE OF OFFICER.
shes American Citizen Now and
Proud of It, she Declares.

Capt Allen winthrop OF the 30Ith
Field Artillery. whose home is in
Pittsburgh. brought back a bride on
the AgAmemnon to-day, According to
sther officers on board Mrs. winthrop
was formerly Countess May silva
They admitted being married in Para
last January, She Is IA striking bru-
nette and Us proud OF her husband's =
war record
when reporters asked her about h ,r
family Mrs. Winthrop replied:
Don't call me "A countess. I'm an
American citizen now-And l am
mighty proud of IT."
The evening world., 1919-04-29
TWO HURT IN SUBWAY FALL.
Passengers Pull Painters From
Tracks After scaffold Breaks.

Jack Lehaney and Louis Ilubricius.
,ainters. were rescued from the Lexing-
on Avenue subway tracks at the 6Oth
street station to-day, II was not thrill.
ing. but they are thankful It was not
The painters were on a scafrold thirty
feet above the tracks when II broke.
Passengers waiting Tor trains hurriedly
got them to safety. Lehaney. who lives
At No 1856 Webster Avenue, the Bronx,
suffered dislocated hip Rubricius
lives az No. ll3 Trupton Street Brook
lyn. HIS right ankle was fractured.
The evening world., 1919-04-29

Earthquake Jrrs Central America.
sAN FRANCISCO. April ga se-
we're earthquake has shaken San Sal
vsdor. Central America, according TO
cablegrams received here to-day from
the capital OF that country. No details
were giyeE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-15

The people of the German Rhineland
are not shouting themselves hoarse over
the arrival of the British, French and
| American troops II their towns, nor
changing their houses with the allies col
ors, but it is perfectly plain that our
| troops are very welcome enemies never
theless British and Americans have
| been implored b. the burgomasters Of
Cologne and Coblenz to anticipate their
schedule of occupation in their entrance
into those cities, They have complied;
Cologne was occupied ahead Of time by
the British, and Cobenz by the Ameri-
cans-very greatly to the local public re-
| lief. Order prevails. Everybody is free
! Gone is the power of that infinitely har
RAISING form of tyranny, as repugnant
to the principles of liberty as it is de-
structive of all government whatsoever,
dictation by constituted committees
of soldiers and Of pretended workmen
who do not want to work any more, Co
logne and Coblenz are now in the enjoy
ment of something which is denied to all
Of Germany east of the Rhine--a guar
antee of public order, protection of life,
| liberty and property. In other words,
| tAItRlO-DdAOl IuNbiLullOlo nave btEh "a
tended to the Rhineland, and the Rhine
land is very glad Of it.
1t is not strange, in view of the strong
liking of the German race for orderly
civil life, that expressions of a general
desire to have this security extended to
other parts Of Germany should have
been heard In view of the whole situa-
ton in Germany, such further extern
sion of the allied authority is possible
not, perhaps, as benevolent proceeding
to save the Germans from their Spar
tacides," regieides, PARTICLES and other
internal enemies, but first Of all in or
der to make sure that the war indemni-
ty shall be paid. Allied occupation of
the country as far az Berlin may be nee
! essary, for that purpose-just as it is
sometimes necessary for his creditors to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-15
Kulture's Confession.

All who are familiar with the German
nature know well the tendency of the
German spirit to break utterly when it
does break. The German crash which
now has come was an inevitable thing
after the first battle of the Marine. 1t
was only question when it would come.
The German resistance was kept up so
long because it was so well organized,
and because there was no union on the
other side. Given at last superiority of
material resources on the side Of the en-
tente and also a unified command, and
the German crash came with startling
suddenness. That is the simple truth of
history And now, in Germany, the
world is beholding nothing less than
utter moral downfall. How complete this
downfall viii be, only the next ten years
Of the worlds history will tell.
How does the German critical and phil
osophical mind regard this debacIe? We
hear from the German politicians, or
some Of them, every day. Are we also
to hear from the German historians and
philosophers? Already one Of these, Pro-
lessor Hans Delbruck, has been heard
from. In the Prussische Jahrbuch, of
which he is the editor, he ventures a
word of explanation of his part in pre-
pairing the ruin Of his people and also
a prophecy, He owns frankly his fail
ure to understand the situation during
the war-confesses his gross underesti-
mate of the internal dissolution which
was proceeding-and adds these terrible
words:
why should we not admit that our
faith is overshadowed? What if the age
of high intellectual culture has reached
its end? What if we are in a closing
epoch which viii end in the migration
of our people, as occurred in the dis
asters Of ancient races? What if our
striving for a new order shall end in
anarchy and anarchy lead to barbar-
ismf"
A sad questioning, and yet in it the
great professor of history in the Uniyer-
sity of Berlin does not reveal his es-
sential error. There is something of
which, apparently, he is still ignorant,
and that is that German culture is not
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Undertakers - The Best Ambulance Service

the be-all and end-all of the worlds
progress and wisdom. "The age of high
intellectual culture" is still to Hans
Delbruck just Germany's age of culture,
and the downfall of that culture is the
downfall of an epoch.
By means of such self-centered blind
ness Professor Delbruck helped to lead
Germany to her ruin in the war. German
and Prussian geocentricism-the Sieges-
Alice, the turtles back upon which the
round earth rests-that was the doctrine
of German culture, and it was Hans Del
bruck's The German nation is receiving
merited punishment for its surrender to
this idea. But if it will learn bit from
its adversely, rising now above the wis
dom Of its purblind guides it may yet
escape the utter ruin and sweeping away
that the professor apprehends.-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-15
Estimating the Indemnity.

When Mr.. Lloyd George talks of forty
billion as Englands demand for indem-
nifty and intimates demands from other
nations that would bring the total up
to a hundred and twenty billions OF
dollars, the certainty that he ia talking
for election purposes becomes doubly
sure. II is not question of Germany's
guilt, but of what she is able to pay
within reasonable period That il a
question before which the peace confer
ence will sit down and think. 1t will
first find out what the bill is, and pro
ceed to demand the last dollar of it, for
at best 1t will be less than Germany
ought to pay.
We have an easy way of estimating
what Germany can pay, and we shall
have to adopt a sure method instead Of
preaching demands based merely on
what we would like to get Germany's
debt is about S35 10000 600 The inter.
est on that at per cent, would be 81,
750000,0O0, Therefore we know that
Germany herself believes she can pay
$780, 100000 per year. We suppose the
nations concerned would like to get their
indemnities inside of twenty, thirty or
forty years, at the utmost, in which
cases the indemnity would be put at $685.
000,00OOOO, $52 $780, 100000, or $4,000,
100000. As a business proposal, the last
sum, which would wait forty years for
payment, would seem on its face to be
the least attractive Of all
Still, Germany has sinned outrageous.
ly, and the desire to make her suffer
for a generation may be uppermost at
the peace conference. We do not I'M
dertake to say which of these sums
should be made the total amount of the
indemnity. We do say, however, that
this method of fixing It is the obvious
common sense method. The peace confer.
ence is not going to estimate Germauy's
wickedness in dollars and cents and then
try to collect it without any regard to
whether it is collectible or not. 1t will
know that Germany cannot pay the full
amount to which her crimes point, for it
would be at least double her entire ma
tional wealth. The conference will adopt
method of finding out how much she
can pay, and this is a reasonable one
New York Tribune,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-15

take charge Of debtors affairs. The col
lection from Germany OF an indemnity
up to the limit Of her capacity" would
indeed be a great blessing to the coun-
try if the process saved it from the Rus.
sihcation and eternal ruin which is now
threatened by the revolution. And if ac-
complished in this way, it would be the
salvation of Germany by the triumphant
homecoming Of those self governing
principles which, in the brains and
hearts of Saxon and Anglican emigrants,
went forth from German soil ages ago.
What a devious and unhappy road Ger
many followed in substituting autocratic
rule, and state madness, for these in
stinctive Institutions! Having once un-
fortunately replaced the self governing
individualistie instinct with the state
superstition, how logically Germany has
now fallen under the inversion of this
misrepresentation which is the soviet
superstition. And how natural. indeed,
it is that Germans should in their dis
tress remember something Of their old
impulses, and turn to the Anglo Saxons
TO save them from themselves!
No one can tell just what the result of
this appeal, or this tendency, may be- At
this time, it appears unlikely that the
allied powers will in any way attempt
the government of Germany But their
support, material and moral, military
or diplomatic, may aid the peace and or
der-loving elements, who are the major
ity Of the population, to set up respon-
sible government and one strong enough
to rule. Presumably this government
should be republican, but if Germany
is not ready for a republic, the new re-
gime may take the form of a truly con-
stitutional monarchy, The main thing
now is 10 hold Germany to her account
ability for the war, and by so doing, in
cidentally to save Europe from the spec
taele of the immolation of another
great nation on the red and reeking al
tar of bolsheyism.--Bo Transcript,
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be referred to the committee on federal
relations for consideration and report.
But this is not committee matter as
nearly every member Of the legislature
pledged himself for or against this
amendment before he was elected by the
people. So all that is necessary on this
matter is the redemption Of the pledges
of the members.
Trading or hedging by any member on
this subject would be fatal to him and
should not be attempted The matter
has been decided at the polls and the leg
islature would do itself credit to quick
ly enact the public verdict. get the ques.
ton out Of the way and turn its un-
divided attention TO the other weighty
matters to come before it.
Another matter sure to come before