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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
DROUTH HAS PUT CR|MP
IN CRIME IN BAL T|MORE
Marshal Says Dry Law Has
Caused Extraordinary Statistics;
12,O49 Fewer Arrests.

s'Marshal Carter Of Baltimore, made
the statemant yesterday that six months
Of prohibition has caused extraordinary
figures To appear in the statistical bureau
at police headquarters says the Balti-
more Sun Of today. ''rhe Marshal is not
dry man, neither is the Police Depart
mcnt dry, but even the wcttest Of the
wet policemen say that the lack Of the
general sale OF whisky has put crImp
in the work Of the street patrolman, the
desk lieutenant and practically everyone
engaged in police work.
Prohibition has eliminated the whole
sale hauling TO police stations of the
intoxicated and disorderiy and had given
policemen time for more serious work
One OF the outstanding features Of the
years work Of arrests as compiled by
Chief Statistician &. NJ. Thompson is
the fact that 1919 saw "A falling off of
1909 cases, IN comparison with 1918
The total number of arrests made in
1918 WAS 2,076, and the total for The
year just closed amounted 10 50027.
OF the total number Of arrests for
1919. 1854 men and women were dis
missed by police magistrates. Several
months ago Marshal Carter made pro
test against the supposed useless arrests
or the leniency on the part of the mag
isfrates OF those arrested, 1926 were
fined and released, 4,J4s were fined and
committed and 1888 we're released
for higher court trials. The color line
embraced IS, 1853 white persons and Ii ,s69
colored
The number Of arrests Of the first six
months of the year, as compared with
the last six months, the great drouth
having descended upon the city on July
/, in the shape Of wartime" prohibition,
included the following: For drunkenness
the total number Of arrests for the years
was 5,0e6 and Of this number ,287 were
arrested before July |. The total number
arrested for being drunk after July ],
amounted to 500. Some of the 800 ar
rested were made drunk by bootleg
liquor, bay rum and homemade drinks.
Hundreds Of the prisoners arrested here
were delivered 10 authorities Of the va
rious counties Of the State. The number
of prisoners arrested and delivered 10
Federal authorities here totsled 2,026.
Hundreds Of miscellaneous arrests were
made.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
SELL HOG-ISLAND HOMES.
Shipping Board Gets S5,54I 900 For If7t
Houses Built For EMPLOYEES.

Philadelphia, Feb. "A bid of s., SAL
900 for l47l houses erected by the Ship
ping Board for the use of Hog Island
employees, has been accepted by the Board.
The houses are In the 10th street and
Elmwood avenue section. They represent
those homes remaining In the hands of
the board after all tenants who wished
to buy had been given that privilege
The successful bidder is a syndicate
headed by Jacob Marbin.
The Marbin bid was the highest of
four bids, the next offer being IS, sos, 600
The houses had been offered by the
Shipping Board to tenants at IS, 500
each. The Marbin syndicate's bid
averages about IS, 700 per house.
The average cost of construction IS
understood to hive been about $4,000
for each house
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
CARS FRIEND A SUICIDE.
Counters de Henrichen DepIoyed Cruel
ties To Russians Inflicted by Reds.
'rcss TO Every Evening

~ HssViaDd ffcss 70 EFery Evening
Geneva, Feb. Counties de Henri
chen, member of the Russian colony ut
Montrcux and formerly maid of honor 10
the Dowaear Empress of Russia, has com
mitted suicide by drowning in Lake
Geneva. Her body. still docked in valuable
Jewels, WAS found floating in the lake on
the town Of viIenuve. Persons who were
acquainted with the Counters say she
left ber hotel at Montreux walked, direct
ly TO the lake and threw herself in.
Driven from Rusaia when the Imperial
regime was overthrown the Countess came
10 Switzerland. The assassination Of the
former Gar was kecnly felt by her snd she
was often heard tn complain Of the bar
barities practiced in Russia by the BoI-
shcviki. She left no letters or papers.
Many Swiss hotel keepers have extend
Ell credit TO impoverished members Of the
Rus.iaD ar,stocracy and have in numerous
cascs proven benefactorg Of the fugitives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
BOSTON CUNMAN HELD
FOR ENR|GHT MURDER
Suspected Slayer of Chicago Feud-
ist Said to Do "Jobs" for
Fifty Dollars.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

Chicago, Feb. The man who muir
dered Maurice Moss" Enright labor
feudist and last of Chicago's gunman, is
believed by the police and detectives from
the States attorney s office To be. one of
the fifteen men arrested yesterday after n
stiff fight. The black automobile from
which the murder fired eleven slugs from
a sawed off shot gun into the gunman s
body was found and identified, the State
attorneys Office announced. Clfaldo, an
ex-convict and an alleged Boston gun
man" was held by detectives following
developments which they said indicated
his probable connection with the killing.
One week before Enright was killed
Mike Carozzo president of the Chicago
street sweepers union, wrote Cifaldo a
letter proposing tina. he come to Chicago.
TO do a job according to information
furnished the police and States detectives.
Then Caroxzo held conference with
Cfaldo in Buffalo, directly or through
cmissaries, according 10 the information.
and Immediately thereafter Cifaldo came
TO Chicago
Carozzo, lieutenant To big Tim"
Murphy, who was Enrights rival In local
labor feuds, is under arrest. Attorneys
have promised to produce Murphy when
he is wanted. Cifaldo had been out of the
penitentiary less than a month. He was
sentenced for the murder. of Nicholas
COMO, who owed Carozxo $500.
Cifaldo cut Cozzo's troat for $50,
evidence submitted at his trial showed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
WOULD INTERN KAISER.
Socialist Members of Dutch Parliament
Against Pampering Exile.

The Hague, Feb. 7.-SociaIist mem
bers of Parliament are agitating a move
ment TO intern former Emperor William
of Germany and restrict his liberty.
This step is urged although the party
generally approves the Governments re-
fusal to surrender William.
Speaking IN the First Chamber yes
terday Van kol, a Deputy, suggested
the former Emperor be given dwelling
in some part of Holland distant from the
German frontier where he wouldn't be
dangerous TO this country
Would the Government permit Len
inc to come here and live at ease as does
the wood cutter OF Amerongen?" he asked
William, he declared, was great criminal
responsible even for massacres of Armeni-
ans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
!7'S15 s1'S11 FOR aI SlE [Sf SiLl6n GALLO
1t, However, Was Contained IN
a Tube to Dupe Purchaser
of a Barrel.

Lon don, Feb 2-That always interest
ing subject, whiskey, ia saturating the
newspapers. Much Kentucky whrkey Is
being mixed with Scotch, which is scarce
The irnpr ession grows that American
whiskey IncItes TO combat1veness.
Says Harper's Vine and Spirit Gazette:
There must be some special properties
attached 10 American whiskey. The Clas-
gov police authorities complain that
since the States went dry and started
sending their whiskey to Scotland the
number of persons found fighting drunk
has much increased
Alfred Harris of the Red Lion Hotel,
High street, Sutton, paid E3I2 (about
81, 500 normally for gallon of whlskey
recently. That doubtless would stand as
the record price, but that Harris was de-
frauded and two men, John Howes and
John Phillips, were convicted OF having
obtained the money under false pretenses
at Surrey Quarter Sessions.
The testimony showed that Phillips
offered to sell Harris some whfskey, took
him To place In Old Kent Road, and there
in a stable met Howes, who showed three
barrels. A piece OF thin piping was then
produced and insterted in the vent peg OF
one of the barrels and quantity OF whis-
key was drawn out. They all tasted it and
found that il was very good, as also was
that produced IN the same way from the
other barrels. Harris paid f130 for the
barrels, it being agreed that Phillips should
receive the balance of ESQ later, which he
did
The following day. on further examina-
ton of the barrels, it was found that con-
nected with the vent pegs were thin tubes
which ran the whole length of the barrels
The tubes contained about gallon of
whiskey, and the remainder of the barrels
were filled with water.
Phillips, against whom number of
convictions were proved, was sentenced to
three years penal servitude and Howes to
three months Imprisonment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
100000 REDS IN NEW YORK.
Attorney General Of State Says
Stronger Scdition Laws Must
be Passed.

Washington, Feb. I'm urging the
enactment Of stronger Federal sedi-
tion lsw Charles ID. Newton, Attorney
General of New York, before the House
Judiciary Committee yesterday, asserted
there were between 10000 and 500 900
persons IN New York City belonging to
organizations which advocated the over
throw of the Govrnnent al members
Of these organizations, he said, did not
actually subscribe 10 doctrines preached
by the societies, but many Of the ignorant
had been inveigIed into them, believing
that their purpose was 70 bring about q
reduction in the high cost Of living.
Mr. Newton said that while the New
York law dealing with movements against
the Government was far reaching, a
Federal law to supplement- il and bring
appropriate cases into the Federal courts
was necessary. The spread Of dangerous
doctrines, he maintained could be stopped
70 great extent by Federal law pro-
hibIting the transmission Of radical
literature through the mails
Francis i. Kane, former United states
District Attorney Of Philadelphia. and
Henry j. Gibbons Of counsel for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, opposed
pending sedition bills on the ground that
such repression would not destroy move
nents against the Government. Mr..
Kane, who resigned recently because he
was opposed to Mr.. Palmer's policy to-
ward the Communists parties, end whose
resignation was accepted appeared against
the Dayey bill, which was framed by the
Department Of Justice.
1t IA becoming more apparent each day
that influences, such as the opposition
Of organized labor causing members Of
the House TO hesitate against drastic So
dition measures. IL was said Yesterday
that organized labor intends 70 be active
IN the coming campaign, and reports have
it that il will oppose men who support
the pending sedition bills. Because Of
these conditions it is predicted that there
will be no effective sedition law enacted
hr, +his (,onornos
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
A UNION THAT SPITES ITSELF

In the fear that the Brieklayers might
within a short time lay all the bricks
the world had to lay they put on artificial
limitations. Today brieklsying Is not only
expensive but the bricklayeTs strike at
the drop Of hat. What has happened?
Contractors, when they can possibly
avoid it, do not build houses OF brick
and neither do they lay pavement of
brick. Instead they use reinforced
concrete.
In q recent operation at Youngstown.
Ohio, fve men erected three houses in
two days. In that operation the con
tractors put up a community of PSI soldly-
built, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, concrete
houses, with sewers, streets, and all that a
town should have, in less than q wear and
at no time were more than POO men en-
plo yed on the !ob.-Samuel Crowther
In the Worlds Work for February
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
du Points Not After Property.

A persistent ruInor that the du Pont
Powder Company had bought property
on the east side of Market street, between
Vandever avenue and Twenty-second
street was denied today Inquiry in the
Market street neighborhood elected that
Prince A. Mousley, of 2lOO Market, had
been approached by several real estate
dealers with view of buying the Mousley
holdings, which cover the entire block on
the west side of Market At Mr. Nous
ley's home it was said that the du Pont
Company had nothing 10 do with the ne
gotiatlons SO far as was known. At any
rate, no deal has yet been closed, it was
said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
NAMES COMMITTEES.
President Sauter Names Central Labor
Union Working Units.


Union Working Units.
The following committees have bean
named by President Sautcr Of the Central
Labor Union:
Grievance Committce-John Fromm,
Blacksmiths and Drop Forgemen; George
l. Griffith, House Painters, 634, William
Hayne, United Leather Workers, 81;
Howard Lewis, Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers, No. 1, and Paul Scheuler, Pattern
makers Association.
Label Committee-William r. Stewart,
chairman, Car and Ship Painters, 449;
III. "A. Burns, Cigarmakers, 296: Lawrence
Burns, United Leather Workers, 6l;
f. Spina, Tailors, POS, and Frank A.
Houck, Machinists, ls4.
Arbitration Commttee-EdwardD Duffy
chairman; Boilermakers, 494; l. J. Kent,
Hod Carriers and Building Laborers:
Edward X. Logan, Machinists, 1924;
Lewis Becker, Bakery and Confectionery
Workers, and Robert Wade, Pullman
Lodge, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen.
Agitation Committec-.John II. Hickey,
chairman, Local 626, Carpenters and
Joiners; ID. J. Byrne, Boilcrmakers and
Iron Shipbuiiders, 327; John Grant,
United Leather Workers, 90; George
Bleyer, Bartenders, d66; and William il.
Seal BARRIERS.
Legislative Committee-John +. Tim
oney, chairman, Bricklayers, No. |, of
Delaware; Giles Il. Hamm. Brotherhood
of Railroad Signalmen; Walter J. Outten,
Electrical Workers, 3l3; Maurice Rous-
selle, Shipyard Workers, l6,4S7; A. J.
Cross, Bclermakers and Iron Ship
builders, AL.
Press Committee-Fred w. Stierle,
Typographical 1923; John Kane, Railway
Carmen, S22; r. W Kramer, Plumbers, %.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Sewers Connection With State Board.

By resolution the State Board of Health
has dispensed with the services Of Lieu
tenant Hart, beginning with February /.
Lieutenant Hart was brought here by the
State Board of Health, to supervise
activities among men in its social hygiene
work. While the government paid so
per cent of the money expended by the
social hygiene branch, the Delaware State
Board of Health supplied the remaining
so per cent and had complete supervision
over the work and dispensed all of the
money received from the government.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
PERSONAL.

Detective Sergeant Robert Benson,
who has been i'll at his home, is improving
and expects to resume bis duties the
early part of next week.
J. c. Riley, of the detective bureau,
who has been ill for several days, returned
to duty this morning.
Clerk of the Peace John l.. Wright is
confined 20 his home by a heavy cold.
Thomas j. Gravel. clerk in the office
of the recorder of deeds, is confined to his
home, at New Castle, by illness.
Owen ID. Odell of indianapolis, Ind,
is visiting his father, DR.. Joseph IL. Odell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
FORM RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Organized for BENEFIT of Members of
Union of TroIleymen.

At the meeting OF the Trolleymen' s
Union Tuesday night, relief association
was organized, and the following officers
elected: Chairman, H. H. Galiaher
vice chairman, James B. Maxwell: secre-
tary, Harry d. Weyl; treasurer, George
Seybold; trustees, j. B. Maxwell, Harry
Colt, William j. Hunter, James Farrell
Harry Weyl, III. H. GaIlaher, George Sey-
bold and George Hall, Jr.
The object of the association is to pay
sick and accident benefits. Monthly dues
OF so cents and 81, and an initiation fee
of 81 viii be charged. II is the aim of
the association TO interest itself IN the
welfare Of the members families when
sick or disabled.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
REV. FREEMAN ID. BOVARD DEAD.

The Rev Freeman DALEY Bovard,
Office secretary of the Methodist Board
Of Home Missions and Church Extension.
with offices in the Wesley Building, died
last night at his home, 5l2l Regent street
Philadelphia He had been i'll q week,
following a fall on the ice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
AMONG THE SICK.

Mr. and Mrs John Comfy are recovering
from protracted illness.
John H. Dandy, president of the Union
National Bank, resumed his official dutiee
today, after two weeks illness.
Robert j. Fornan, superintendent of
the Public Building, is slowly recovering
from grip
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Ethical Society Speaker.

Professor J. p Lichtenberger of the
University Of Pennsylvania will speak
under the auspices of the Wilmington
Ethical Society, on "Play and Morality"
in the du Barry Room, Hotel du Pont, on
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock The du
Pont orchestra viii give three musical
selections
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

Chicago, Feb. Hog Receipts. g.
900; SOC higher Pulk, I435a14 IS: top,
500; heavy. IA -20a1475 medium, IA 35a
800; light, 14.40al4.90 light lights.
l4.ooal4.60 heavy packing sows smooth,
l3.J6al4.O0; packing sows. rough, I3.O0a
13. 50; pigs. 13.00aI3-90
Cartse-Receipts, LOO. Compared
with a week ago, best beef steers weak to
25c lower; others. 80 70 75c lower; best
stock, 81 TO s1.25 lower; Others, y TO 7Jc
lower; Gamers, 25 to SOC lower; calves,
sl.50 10 81 lower; feeders, 80 TO 75e lower.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000. Compared
With week ago, Lambs and yearlings, 75c
70 81 lower; best ewes, 25c higher; Others,
steady 10 25c lower; wethers, mostly
steady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Mayor Taylor to Attend Reception.

Mayor William G. Taylor of Whining
ton will go to Philadelphia next Tuesday
evening TO attend reception to he given
TO Mayor J. Hampton Moore of that city
and his cabinet at the Bellevue-Stratford
Hotel by the Chestnut Street Business
Mems Association Mayor Taylor has
been asked to make five-minute address.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Want Dancing Ban Lifted.

The National Association of Music
Merchants, in their convention in New
York on Wednesday, adopted resolutions
urging all church denominations to lift
the ban on dancing. The association en-
dorsed all efforts to raise the standard
of dancing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Want Labor Party Formed.

Communications from the Labor Party
headquarters in Chicago have been re-
ceived by a number Of local unions asking
cooperation in forming a Labor party to
participate in the next local aud general
elections The Typographical Union at
its meeting Sunday acted adversely on
the proposition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Vital Statistics.

For the week ended at noon today
James J. Cahill, secretary of the Board Of
Health, reports 81 marriages, 90 births
and 80 deaths. Nine of the deaths re-
suited from pneumonia and two from
bronchial pneumonia. la the CORES
ponding week of last year there were 30
marriages, 80 births and Al deaths.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
WESLEY INSTITUTE WINS TWO.
Special Correspondents of Every Evening

Speciai correspondents OF Every Evening
Dover, Feb. In two hotly contested
games of basket ball played in the gym
nasium at the Wesley Collegiate Institute
here last evening between the second
teams of the Institute and the Dover
High School boys and girls, the teams of
the Institute came out victorious in both
games, the playing of the former teams
being exceptionally fine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
FOREIGN EXCHANGE IMPROVES.
y Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
London. Feb. IA further recovery
was experienced In the foreign exchange
markets today on small transactions.
New York cable transfers were quoted
at 1888, after yesterdays close around
$3.50.
Italian exchange moved smartIy two
points to 81 go, while exchange on Paris
and Brussels also showed Improvement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGs.

By Associated Press 90 Every Evening
New York, Feb. THE actual condi-
ton of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week shows that they
hold s26. .93I, $50 reserve IN excess Of legal
requirements This is an increase os
81 .OD6 100 from last week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Mrs. James Rodgers III.

Mrs James J. Rodgers of 1927 Chest
nut street, who underwent an operation
Tuesday at the Delaware Hospital, is
reported as making satisfactory progress,
though stlll IN a SERIOUS condition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Oil Stove Explosion Causes Fire.

a coal oil stove exploded in the home
Of Pud Smith, colored, 302 West Second
street, early this morning, and caused
about $50 damage The alarm was sent
from box 2l2 and also from box %.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
N1achinists To Meet.

A special meeting in Irish-American
Hall will be held tomorrow at Ii by the
Diamond State Lodge No. 1924, Ma
ehinists. Business of Importance will be
considered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Building Permits.

Building Inspector Preston today
granted permits as follows: Alterations at
224 King street, costing $1,000; altera-
tons at 23I2 Washington street, costing
EID0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
q. Sellers Smith Ill.

q. Sellers Smith of the Smith-Zollineer
Co. Is very i'll, with double pneumonia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
John S. Grohe is Notary Public.

Governor Townsend has appointed
John s. Grohe a notary public
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-10
CONVENTIONS End
DAY UNEVENTFUL
MARKS TIME WHILE AWAITING
FOR PLATFORM-HE A
SPEECH BY WOMAN

Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.-The
Republican national convention was
in session only an hour today and de-
voted itself entirely to routine pre-
liminaries. The temporary organi-
zation was made permanent, the re-
port on the credentials committee
was approved with the changes made
Tuesday night, some of which re-
versed previous decisions of the ma
tional committee.
For the second day sensation the
convention heard woman speaker,
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of Kan
sas, the first woman to address a ma
tional convention. The platform
committee was not ready to report
and only sent word that it was max
ing progress.
Chauncey NJ. Depew entertained
the convention with brief address.
the convention manage
ment had decided to do away with
the string of speakers who in pre-
yious years have entertained the con
5ention while the committees were
for there were no other en-
speakers on hand.
Continued on Page Six
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-10
Chase Talks Farm Bureau

Mr.. Chase made a good talk to the
club, telling of some of the things
that the farm bureau were trying to
help the farmers do, illustrating by
describing the work of the bureau
going on in Roosevelt county. Thru
Mr.. Chase's efforts the Sand Creek
club was given the privilege of send
ing a boy to the Farm Boys Camp
planned by the bureau for Valley
Steffenson, Wilford Hanson and
and Roosevelt counties. Secretary
Frederickson had received applica-
tions from three boys; Clarence Stef-
fenson, Wilford Hanson and Wayne
Sackett. According to the regular
bureau plan, the successful candi-
date was chosen by putting the
names in the hat and drawing del
egate and an alternate. Wayne
Sackett was the fortunate boy and
Continued on last page.)