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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
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lish 10 Handle Packages

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
MRS. FOSTER WANTS
TO SEE HER CHILDREN
Seeks Court Order. Little Ones
Being With Former Hus-
bands Relatives.

A mother longing 70 see her children
brought Mrs MARY b. Foster, OF 816 West
street into Superior Court today with the
request that she be permitted on occasions
10 VISIT her two daughters. Grace aged II
and Dorothy, :. now living with the
people Of her former husband, John b.
Price
Mrs. Foster declared that until thev
we're brought into count TODAY she had not
seen her children for two years adding
that when SHE last went TO the home of
the parents Of her former husband. she
was not permitted 10 see them.
4 sister Of Mr. Price, while decision IN
the case was pending, suddenly ex-
claimed
Il think it is an outrage for the mother
10 sec the children
Are YOU a mother?' asked Judge Rice
No but I'm the mother TO these chill
dren she replied
The case was continued until the March
term of court. with the further order that
Mrs Foster be permitted 10 visit the chd-
dren during an afternoon Of each month
intervening II was charged by both
Mr. Price and his sister that the children
do not want to see their mother.
judge Bovce characterized the case as
very hard to dispose Of. and expressed the
hope that the little girls would not become
grown lacking IN respect for either parent.
Mrs Foster was granted a divorce
from Price, on grounds Of desertion, five
wears ago
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
PAROLE FOR CUSHNAN.
Court. Told He Is Making Good, viii
Decide His Fate MnndaY

Application for parole Of Fred r. Cfish-
man. local real estate dealer, against
whom are eight indictments charging
etnbezzlement wns made - Judges B0yce
and Rice, IN Court Of General sessions
this morning ~ William ). Smailey.
counsel for CushInan
Robert G HarInan. counsel for the
largest creditor IL Mr. Cushman, ID whose
case 81 300 Is involved, and James Sauls-
bury, representing the second largest
creditor, consented tn 2 parole Both
told the court that their clients are firm
IN their belief that Cushnan will make
good # given the opportunity. TIE court
reserved decision until Z30 o'clock next
Monday afternoon.
Deputy Attorney-General P Warren
Green neither consented To nor opposed
parole After he had stated the allegations
OF the State - the court. Judge Bovce
asked the State opposed parole I
Just thought the court would Ike 70 know
the facts, answered Mr. Green. DR.
Carlisle. L. Hubbard pastor Of ST. Paul $
VI + Church, MavrIce T. Alexander and
Richard r Banks testified % CQshnan s
previous good reputation. Nearly al! the
creditors lave been paid. Mr.. ~maIIer
told the court An tae creditors, - lar ~
he knew. are wiling taat ANSDTn2n .e
paroled. he stated. all believing that. i
gwen the opportunity, he UIll make good
There WAS no intention on his ciients part
10 defraud, the attorney said The credi-
tors. Mr. Smalley SAID. number about
Is or Is. with claims from SO - The
majority Of these have been paid
Mr. Green told the court that there ,s
no doubt that C}ishman. nee his arrest.
has done All he could - make good He
stated that after leaving this city he lived
IN a hotel IN Philadelphia under an IS
sumed name and lived under another
name in a hotel n New Haven, Conn
where he vas arrested
Cushman LETT the city suddenly almost
a year asp. and after his departure i bee
came known that he owed much meneg
tie Vas arrested shortly afterward n New
Haven and the eight charges Of embezlle-
ment placed against hlm. At the MAY
term of court, with the consent OF most
af the creditors. the case was continues
until tie September term 10 give the man
a chance Again at the September term
II was continued until the present term
Cushman has made good, according u
hIs attorneys
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
RECOVERING SLOWLY.
Mrs. Stephen Parker, Accidentally Hurt
Three Weeks Ago. Unable TO Walk.

Mira Stephen Parker Of i04 Fast Eighth
street, who sustained what WAS thought
TO he n minor injury three weeks ago. is
still unable 10 walk and is under the care
Of o physician II has found that she had q
sprained ankle and was otherwise hurt
Three weeks ago last Monday evening
Mr. and Mrs Parker and number OF
friends were at French street station to
see some friends who were passing through
on train They were standing on the
southbound platform ut Walnut street,
when man with q suitcase who had
Jumped of the tram ~ his haste, accident
allv knocked Mrs Parker down Real
izing what he had done he stopped
aboogized and offered assistance. The
injured woman, who had hurt her right
hip. apparently, was carried to an auto
mobile and taken home. where a phy
sician WAS summoned After seeing that
his wife was safely ~ the car Mr.. Parker
looked around for the man who had knock
Cd here down, with the thought Of discussing
the accident with him. but he WAS not there
Now an effort ia being made 70 locate
him. as II IL believed he would be willing
TO share the expense Of mdeical care
However. Mr. Parker didn't get his name
or address and IL now depending on the
man = honesty u make good his prom
ise To do what he could 20 alleviate the
injured wOmans sufferlngs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
JOS. |. CARPENTER, SRr
GUEST At BANQUET
Veteran Bank Director Honored
by Members of the Equitable
Trust Society.

Joseph L. Carpenter, Sr, 90 years
young was the honOred guest OF the
EQUITABLE Trust Society at its second
annual banquet held in the directors
room. last night. The society is made up
Of officers and employees Of the Equitable
Trust Co
Mr.. Carpenter. who he's been a director
for "a wears. was born near Centreville
December s. 1890 At s wears Of age he
lived with an uncle near Chadd's Ford,
Pa receiving his carly education in the
public schools In lS47 he came to vii
mington to learn ship-Joining under
Thomas Thatcher. who conducted a ship
Joining business where the PUsev 4 Jones
60. is now located After spending four
wears with Mr. Thatcher he started out
himself as a contractor, his first contract
being tugboat the first propeller tug
boat ever built here, All others mp to that
time having been of the side-wheel type
From the beginning he was successful
lie did the JOINER work on the first iron
sailing schooner ever built here, as we'll
as the work on the old-fashioned stern
wheelers plylng on the Mississippi and
OHIO rivers He continued as a contractor
until 1900 completing 43 years IN the
business. after which he became in
feTeSTGil IN local IlllltIIlR fIti ANitttS.
Twentv-four years ago Mr.. Carpenter
was elected a director of the Equitable
Trust Co. then known IS The Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Co For II years he
has also been a manager Of the Artisans
Savings Bank, and is interested in the
Bank of North America in Philadelphia,
and banks 10 New Jersey.
He has watched Wilmington grow from
s town of g 62S 10 CITY Of ITO, l6S. He
recalls the first illuminating gas produce
in Wilmington cost s. per thousand feet
10 the consumer. but that later another
company started up which sold gas for
S. 50 per thousand feet Mr. Carpenter
is 8 familiar figure Al the Offices Of the
Equitable Trust Co. which he visits daily.
and n which institution lie takes an active
interest Tie IS keenlv alive 70 all the
financial problems and great questions of
the dav and IS able u recall incidents Of
tie past q0 years with amazing clearness.
ST the banquet last night addresses
were made bv Afr Carpenter Judge Hugh
NJ Mpr.- John Bancroft. Capt Horace
Wilson William B NleEear, George A.
Flllott John ! Satrerthwait Ohio Now
land Richard Reese. Francis A. Cooch.
Miss r Virginia Baynerd and + ID.
Ir-rs~p
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
IN THE LEATHER TRADE.
Local Situation Does Not Grow One Bit
BETTER


Despite the display Of "No Help
Wanted" signs at the plant Of the Anal
gamated Leather Co, Front and Adams
streets, hundreds Of unemployed conge-
gate daily ut the gates and in front of the
employment offices. The police at noon
Yesterday received a request from officials
of the company To send officers to the
plant and disperse the crowd that had
gathered
Officials at the Amalgamated Leather
Co. this morning report conditions TO be
even worse than Mt the time of closing
down the plant In fact, there is no imrne-
date relief in sight and business will re-
main at standstiIl indefinitely. Those
employed ut this plant include only the
overhead working force who are engaged
in work on machinery and other odd Jobs.
William Blatz, member of the firm,
told an Every Evening representative thnt
the output of the plant during the war
had been about 900 dozen skins day
and that about 400 men and women
were employed A few weeks ago trade
began to take a slump, which resulted III
the practical suspension Of business. lhls
morning MIR. Blatz said: "And conditions
seem even worse now than Mt any other
time but the crowds outside the plant
gather daily"
At the plant Of the New Castle Leather
Co, Eleventh and Poplar streets eondi-
tions are exceptionally blue. This plant
is still making reductions in its working
forces
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
OPPOSE IMMIGRATION
BILL As TOO SEVERE
Sieqel of New York and Sabarth
Of Illinois Will Fight Some Of
Its Provisions.
nv Associated Pres. toEvery Evening

ny A sSocf q t<sd z ress toEvery Evening
Washi1gton, Dec. e.-ProvisioDs of the
House immigration bin. which comes up
for debate today are opposed rs I'm
necessary, injurious 20 the public welfare
and constituting a reversal Of the his
torie policy Of the country n minority
report Of the immigration committee
signed by Representatives Siegel, Of New
York, and SABBATH, Of Illinois The bill 5
proposal for partial Suspension Of all
immigration for period Of two years, the
report declared, is unwarranted, both as
70 present labor conditions IN this country
and the number Of immigrants arriving.
Where's prior 70 1914 the total immigra-
tion frequently exceeded 1000; 600 PEI
vea-. IL was pointed out the total for the
first eleven months Of this year was only
s4O.5O9 with a total Of 366, ,Ql5 emigrants
TO balance against that figure
The report contained information for
the use OF opponents Of the bill IN the de-
bate today which will he limited to four
hours under a r1le reported BY the rules
committee with the FIVE minute rule ar
plying thereafter.
Estimates contained in the majority
report that from two to eight million
Europeans we're seeking 70 eTuigrate 70
this country were dismissed as Idle and
totally without supporting evidence.
Declaring Offensive illusions We're
made in the majority report IN its discus
SION Of the question Of Jewish immigra-
ton, the report added
I've would not refer 70 these allusior :
were it nor for the fact that there has re
Gently been conducted a secret and ma
licious propaganda designed to arouse
prejudice against the Jews IN various parts
Of the United States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
MUST PAY SUPPORT.

Arrested last night upon an attachment
Ss,Ied By Judge Bovce and Rice .n court
0t General Sessions Yesterday morning.
rssae Richardson. Negro. was ilsTu Ssra
bv he court Tins morning IN cnarEe "
contempt II court in being m arrears tWo
WEEKS er a r.ou-~uppors order with a warn
mo tlf.. ne must keep his Ca<uleuIs up -
da.e
S1ee Richardson vas placed under sn
order ii S3 4 weeA Tor 3 the support 81 aa
sIit.e.f,r,,,-t child bv The court. - hss .7-
queutIy failed - u..y ct the soec ned tlre.
..fthei5.,rf when called r. ev ,hcnun-suppo-r
aihce. he would pay what he owed. tie
often ai5 not psr that il was 5cc.ied 70
b~i-,g h.ln into court 70 impress an hmm
tb. Fact chat he must paw 8t the times
specified
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
NO WAR WITH JAPAN
is LOOKED FOR BY KAHN
Kahn. Of California Sav 7. N
Not Come = We Rema-l
Prepared.
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nan the ulatar1 tst
THAT America lop-d s. .rat- - O..
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red tc a4Ac -lo u -i hshtt. -ta
.pT s.-iau to -hC r.n grafton lt. si.t-
'th0r,-s utD tht nftl states Ra- ls,
spgo racial prcu3lcg
We Z hc na..6u roasi ai
-a,S tae case he declared
e,lra ras ,yc- necu uatc
mission III, ths cour.-,
profess rs' men e- h,ls
merchants rhc 'c h.c.
lahyrug Glass
Ph,c,s.s Ano authors A
Kahn said. char Japan vas
efor, -o unlte fh, yellow -..
Arc thc Japanese r.A
ah..- 2. woyd-,.3 ,c0fa Nc'a
white racc- tn3 -hc yellow
races asked Nlr Kahn
hopC n.t But is lues
statesmen End hbru, svrg
nations sua peoples Wi'l ia oe.
and hcar constantly n m.nd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION.
willard, B. & O. President, Among Speak
ers to Mechanical Engineers.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
New York, Dec. 9. 9.-Transportatio was
the topic of today's sessions of the dist
annual convention of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers. The speakers
included Daniel Willard president of the
Baltim ore & Ohio Railroad, and Frank W.
Davis, engineer for the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car Company.
Mr. Willard, recalling that the late
Theodore n. Vail once expressed to him
an ambition TO have a telephone in every
American home, and pointing out that
Mr. Vail nearly, if not quite, lived to see
the realization Of his ideal said:
Il think there should be an intelligent
effort TO develop all agencies of transporta-
ton, each within it's own sphere, but all
so co-ordinated as to constitute nation
wide system which would approximate in
its effectiveness the efficiency of the tele-
phone system.
Mr. Davis made plea for Sound and
uniform state laws governing the use of
motor trucks. Replying to the charge that
motor transportation is Subsidized by
public funds spent in maintaining high
wavs, while the railways have no such
aid, he said that motor vehicles are con-
tributing millions of dollars annually ID
the form Of license fees.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
MRS, MACSW|NEY TELLS
Of HER HUSBANDS LIFE
Widow of Cork Lord Mayor Testi-
fies Before Commission of
100 Committee.
BY Associated press 70 Every Evening

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington. Dec. 0.-Thc life atory ~
the lateTerrance MacSwiney, lord naEor
of Cork, who died as result Of hu ger
strike while in Brixton Jail Lordon ra-
told today by his widow 10 the commission
of the Committee of Ore Hundred invest
eating the Irish question Mrs. Mac
Swiney's accounts of thc numerous hr-
rests of her husbaad his efforts on behalf
of free Irish batie. a3d the actions NJ the
British government IA attempting TO
throttle Irish Development, were punctu-
ated alternately by applause and sobs
Mrs. MacSwirey told of her marriage IN
1907, just after her husband had been re-
leased from ono II the many prison terms.
She related how their only baby was born
while its father wns IN jail u Belfast and
how she daily carried The child 10 visit the
father in prison
She recountcd the arrf~t on August ~
1920, and the beginning Of the last hunger
strike Her husband she said. wae charged
with having had a code used bY The police,
and she asse rted that this was proper be-
cause Of his position os lord mayor She
was present at the trial and said the lord
mayor told her then of hs intention 70
contif uc on hunger strike
After my husband made his speech at
the trial. she continued II guess be-
came resigned. accustomed 70 what the
future was 10 bring Tho shock came first
IL came harder on me then After that
was reconciIed and | Was proud Of his
courage
Her husband exactcd a promise from
her, Mrs MacSwincy said that she would
not insist that be take food The prison
officials, however. said they would not
employ forced feeding until the prisoner
became unconscious, when they would
give him food. Mrs MacSvlncv declared
Accordingly, fye days before the lord
mayor diel tic prison authorities hegan
feeding him, she asserted and continued r.
do 50 until his death
Mrs MacSaluey gave a vivid recital #
her experiences with tho British officials
and charged that tho British horne ofsce
had spread propaganda 70 the effect that
relatives If the lord mayor were secretly
providing him with food
That, she exclaimed is the sort ~
lies they use about everything IN connec-
ton with Ireland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
GREAT CIvHIZING FORCE.
Life Insurance Presidents Told Their
RusIness is Greatest contribution.

Bv Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York. Dee. Q Life insurance
executives from nearly every State in the
Union assembled here today for the four
tpenth annual convention of the ASS cha
ton of Life insurance Presidents Dis
cussion of the necessity for nation-v ide
application If economy and thrift in the
home. in business and il government Will
occupy the sessions
In opening the convention, Chairman
Fred A. Rowland cf Nontpclier VI said
that the volume of life insurance in force
in American companies far exceeds that in
all other companies II all other countri,s
1T NAV fairly be claimed he said. thai
sociologically. life insurance represents
the greatest contribution that the genius
and enterprise If America have thus far
made to the civihzIng forces of the world '
Among todays speakers were Repre-
sentative Nicholas Longworth and Daniel
willard president of the Baltimore 4 Ono
Railroad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
SPECTATORS FIGHT.
Six-Day Bicycle Race Comes Near Ending
i'm Riot
ny Associated Press TO Every Evoning.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
New York, Dec 9-The annual SIN
day bicycle race III Madison Square Gar
den came near breaking up IN free for all
fight early this morning when sound
which some described As shot startled
several hundred bike fans. The fight
which ensued held up the race for 20
minutes and resulted in riot call for
police and ambulances.
After quiet had been restored, survey
Of the battlefield revealed only few
minor casualties Two were arrested,
Conflicting stories were told Of the fights
start, but the police placed most credence
in the explanation that it began when two
men disagreed over the ownership Of =
chair
Al 5 a. m. the eightieth hour, Brocco
and Coburn still led with ,30i miles
and seven laps. Debaetcs and Fersyr and
Vanhevel and Nanderherg, 1908 miles.
six laps Six teams were tied n l.304
miles. five laps Spears and Lawrence,
.3O4 miles. two laps The Byron and
Staehle combination dropped out at $40
q. m
The record for so hours riding is SIS
miles, eight laps, made by Goulett and
Grenda in 1914
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
BuCksoN DAMAGES AWARDED.

4 Jury appointed hy Sheriff Joshua
z. Grassland 10 condctnn land ii Levy
Court Commissioners James 4. Ruckson.
situated between Blackbird and SmNrua
and desired 10y the State Highway De
partment for road purposes, has awarded
MIR. Buekson SS23 10 for three acres
condemned
4 commission appointed by Judge
Herbert L. Rice had awarded Alr Buck
son $500, but he appealed from the award
The sheriff jury will report its award
70 the Superior Court january 3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
NEW SCHOOL CLUB.
One Formed at Ogletown Lasg Night With
10 Mem bers

OgetoWn School Club organized at aa
interesting meeting held last evening with
10 charter members Officers Were elected
rs follows President Frank Morrison
ce-presideut. Henry Eastburu. secretary
Miss jennie smith treasurer. Leroy HaW-
Francis \ Cooch Of Newark representa-
tlves of the organization committee of the
state Parent Teacher Association. We're
present and emphasized the value ii the
school club % the community Children
of the school took part in the program and
contributed to the pleasure Of the even
ing Refreshments were sold and the pre-
eeeds added to the NIctrola fund Of the
school
The new school mb voted To affiliate
with the State Association and carry on
their educational program during tile
next four months Meetings viii be held
the first Thursday in every month
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
EDUCATIONAL WEEK.
It's Observance Encouraged by the
Rotary Club.

Educational Week. which IS being Oh
served throughout the entire country by
request u the United states Government
was discussed TODAY bv members Of the
Wilmington Rotary Club at their meet
ing in the duBarrv room in the Hotel
du Pont Or Richard " Cooper. edu-
cational Director cooperating with the
service Citizens % Delaware was the
principal speaker
Dr. Cooper spoke on Educational
Conditions in Delaware :"
At the request of the government, all
schools, civic clubs. educational organi-
zations. and private institutions through
out the country we're urged 10 observe this
week for the uplifting Il the educational
movement. The Rotary Club. in accord
ance. took up the subject Of education
az applied 70 Delaware