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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
-MNASIUM
SCHEDULE Is ANNOUNCED
~ ASS ciated Press to Every Evening.

nv Ass CiafeG Press U VtTy LFthlus
Princeton. y. J., Dec 15-Princeton's
gymnasium schedule for this winter was
announced today as follows
January .. Pennsylvania AT Princeton;
February 10, triangular meet with Massa-
chusetts Tech and Harvard at Cambridge;
February -. Haverford at Haverfordi :
February 26, Yale at New Haven:sMarch
u. Navy at Annapolis; March 10, inter
col leglates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
DICK HARLEY TO COACH
PITT VARSITY NINE
/, Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Plttsburg. Pa. Dec 15.-Dick Harley,
former MAJOR league baseball player, has
again been engaged 10 coach the UNIVERSE
tv Of Pittshurg varsity nine next season.
according to statement made public
today hv Pitt athletic officials.
The Pitt baseball schedule for 1921 is
being drafted NJ the present time it was
announced On an eastern invasion Pitt
viii meet Yale Brown. Holy Cross and
Rhode Island State Gerald Brady OF
,Yonke-s \ y. IS captain of the 1921
team, and C. " Brown, OF Erie, Pa,
manager.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
ALL-wLMNGToN QUoIT LEAGUE.

Haglev .. Is q 21 p 100
7 r. r - 81 IS i II 21-2
Players. Hagley Ball, Benson, Bet
y. Britton. P. r. R.-Conney, Fromm,
BOYLE, Hall
Beareats q q q q 2l-5
Tenth Ward j. $ Il Il IS
Desoo ......... 2l 2l 10 2l PA
X Of c. I6 20 q Is Ill
Players Desco-James, Thompson,
Conner; X Of C.-Kane, Mcmahon,
Rrainard. 5 Brainard.
Brand Es.aszrias YIN: p p q q p q IA IA
B-andywine players-Lucas, Hubbard,
Inner, Lacey, Preston; Water Dept
iieeson, Woodbridge, Swearer, Clifton.
Keystone ... IA Il Il II 2I-1
Brack-Ex .. q 2l -2l q 18-4
PLAYERS: Braek-Ex-Dougberty, Gel
ger. Keatley, D0nohue; Keystone
T~erv, Unsworth, Briefman, Conner,
Pullman .. 2l 2l q 2l 2l-s
D,t.#nce u l. I9 II 17-0
Playe's Pullman-Faivre, Goodman, i,
Griffith, HerJm Defiance - Haney,
Shields, Walsh, Clark, Sarly, Carroll.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
Slept in Municipal Court.

An old man attending yesterday
session Of Municipal Court stopped the
court proceedings for short time by
falling asleep and snoring loudly Horace
Mcdaniel. q court officer, woke the sleeper
and warned him against a repetition of
such disorderly conduct.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
CATCHER CATCHES A BRIDE.
" Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press TO EVory Eyening
st. Louis. Mo, Dec 15.-Henry
r'Hank SEVERED, catcher for the local
American League club, and Miss Adela
Messurer Of st. Louis, were married here
Yesterday They eft Immediately after
the ceremony for honeymoon IN the
north
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
WORLD CHAMPIONS WILL
TRAIN AT DALLAS, TEXAS
Associated Press to Every Evening.

By 8 AssOciated Fress 70 tNtEy INtuIIIs
Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 15.-Dallas,
Texas. has been tentatively selected as
the spring training camp of the cham
pions. according to President James c.
Dunn. The selection had been left entire
ly TO Manager Speaker
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
PENN-DEL WINS.

Carnev's Point. \. J., Dec 15.-The
Penn-DeI basketball team of Wilmington
defeated the local team last night, 40-26,
IN a contest in which the locals were out
plavea from the beginning. Mel Ander-
son and Sheehy cf the Wilmington team
were injured slightly during the game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
PENN STATE
PLAYERS GET VARSITY So
Associated Press To Every Evening

state College, Pa, Dec 15.-Seventeen
members Of the Pennsylvania State foot
hall squad have been awarded the varsity
= the, greatest number to receive the
coveted letter for three years. Nine OF this
wears letter men will be lost by gradua-
ton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
Lavfnn Wins (ue Title

Chicago, Dec. Is. john Layton. Of St.
Lou IS. on Monday night won the national
three-cushion billiard championship by
defeating Robert Cannefax, Of New
York, 75 to Ga, in ninety-nine innings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
Admitted Relna nmnL

Pleading guilty ~ beng drunk. John
Feeney was fined - in CITY Courf toia
Ie said be- had heen in t1Nn 0rly ytr0 Feoi
being q stfnn1rr here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
FRESHMEN BEAT JUNIORS.

special Correspondence to Every Evening
Newark. Dec. l5.-Ore of the most cx-
c1tl, I II the il.ter-class series Of basketball
Games to date II Delaware College was
I.laved last right betweer the Freshmen
III i .Jue iors. when the former won by the
score of rs 10 "a. Ramsey. guard on the
Frcshrna, team. made difficult feldgoal
half r..i-ute before time wasup, thereby
pivIrC Ills team tie victory by two poiI ts.
-. y -. -. { = 80 dom Tie liz e-np
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
BOWLING.

The following scores were rolled last
night on the aleys 81 Grady's Bow hng
and Billiard Parlors:
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15

Substitutiors Harper for kOthrock-
Goals from field, Mcdonald, ] Arnsuorg g.
,: Fetzmer >; Smith, ! Ramsey, !:
Keith. Wilson 2; 1wCes. 3, ard RothTock
Goals from fouls Mcdonald. S: Iwoes.
10. Referee, Shipley. Time Of halves, 20
rnirlltes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
PILES OF SNOW
ARE FIRE MENACE
Firemen Find it Impossible in
New York to Garry
Apparatus.

New York, Feb. 12.-Great piles of
snow and ice remaining in the streets
from last week s storms and the re-
sulting blockades of stalled traffic
constitute, 1.-The greatest fire menace
in the history of New York, according
TO Fire Chief Kenlon who today ap-
pealed to business men to reduce the
amount of traffic on snow clogged
streets where vehicles are likely to
be stranded.
The chief issued his appeal largely
on account of the difficulty fire ap-
paratus encountered in reaching a
blaze in Lower Broadway last night.
Engines and trucks were forced to use
sidewalks to reach the fire because
of their inability to make progress
through the streets. Stalled trucks
and the snow caused the stranding of
two fire fighting machines within two
blocks of their fire house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
FLU SPREAD IS
MOREALARMINC
Rigid Order for All Red Cross
/. Nurses to Report for Urgent
Assignments Issued.

Atlanta, Feb. lion account of the
spread of influenza in the southern di-
vision of the Red Cross, all Red Cross
nurses not already engaged in COM
munity nursing We're ordered by head
quarters here tonight to drop private
nursing, except in case of life and death
and report here for assignments to
places where nurses are badly needed,
At Red Cross headquarters it was
said influenza is spreading more rapid
ly in South Carolina than any other
state in the southern division. 1t is
also spreading in Tennessee and Flor
ida. It is said that North Carolina has
a comparatively larger proportion of
pneumonia complications.
Georgia, while suffering from the
epidemic in a good many towns and
cities. has got off lighter than the
othax S& states so far.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
MANY SOLDIERS
MARRY EUROPEANS

American Headquarters, Coblenz
Feb. 1.-TWO hundred and fifty SOL
diers of the American forces in Ger
many who have married European
girls have been instructed to start soon
for America with their wives in ac-
cordance with a recent order of Ma jor-
General Henry 7. Allen, in command
In connection with this order ii was
also announced army authorities
would not consent in future to mar
riages Of American soldiers on duty in
occupied areas, officers contending
that men without wives in Germany
are better soldiers under the present
circumSt tanceS.
About 200 soldiers have married Ger
man girls since American forces reach
ed the Rhine the others included in the
order having married principally
French girls or young women from
Belgium or Luxembourg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
ALLIES WILL
RENEW DEMANDS
Germany Still Has Well Equip
ped Army of Half Million,
According to Report.

London, Feb. 12.-The allied SUI
preme council today, after discussing
the situation arising from Germany's
violent protest over the extradition
demands agreed on the question of in
sisting on those demands, it was stated
tonight.
1t is probable the position of the
allies will be set forth soon in a state
ment which may take the form of an
other communication to Germany or
possibly one to Holland. So far as as
certained however, nothing definite
was decided on regarding any furth-
er steps to be taken toward Holland.
Paris Feb. 12.-Germany's army is
still 900 strong, according to a re-
port received by the committee on
foreign affairs today from General
Anniessel, head of the Baltic mission.
In addition there are 10000 on polio
ing forces. officers and non commits
stoned officers. Germany is well sup
piled with tanks, machine guns. and
airplanes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
COMPTROLLER
SEES DANGER
In Annual Report Warning Is
Sounded Against Deception
From Banking Figures.
VALUES ARE INFLATED
Selling and Buying at Abnormal
Prices Unsafe Policy for Ma
ton, Williams Declares

Washington, Feb. warning that
the prosperity and activity indicated
by banking figures may become arti-
ficial and deceptive was given today
by John Shelton Williams in his an
nual report as comptroller of the cur
rency.
Remarking that in 1919 there was
not a national bank failure involving
loss to depositors and that the bank
ing power of the country has increased
900 per cent in the last thirty years,
Mr.. williams added:
"a large volume of money cannot
increase of real wealth while there is
a decrease of production and the ac-
cumulation and movement of securi-
ties and currency represent abnor-
mally inflated values put on dimin-
ished supplies of essentials.
1T is clear that no country can be
enriched by merely increasing prices
of products produced and consumed
by its own people. We might prosper
for the moment if we could sell our
products abroad at the higher prices
and take payment in gold or in goods
at normal prices, but we gain nothing
when we sell and buy at correspond
ing abnormal prices"
All the gold in the world, aside from
SO, ,345, 600, 900 held by this country,
was estimated by the comptroller at
S6, 900 900, 900 or only about 40 per cent
of the credit balance of--this country
in the last six years. For that reason
he urged that this country should
adopt a policy of reasonable help and
encouragement toward debtor coun-
tries with no assets Immediately avail
able, but having fair prospects of be-
ing able to pay out if given time.
Praise for the part played by the
national banks in financing the world
during time of stress was given un-
stintedly by the comptroller. He ex
pressed hope that the conservative
influence of the banks would lead
manufacturers and business men to
accept for the present smaller profits
with a view to building up general
prosperity and the habit of thrift and
economy among the masses of the
people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
BRITAIN ASKED
TO PAY IN GOLD
Persons May Be Asked to Junk
Ornamental Gold to Meet
Demand.

London, Feb. 12.-The question was
raised in the house Of commons today
whether the government had under
consideration the suggestion of Carter
Glass, recently retired secretary of
the treasury, that the United States
be paid her international debts in
gold. 1t was asked also whether in
order to help this request, the Brit
ish owners of ornamental gold, such
as trinkets and plate. be invited to
hand them to the treasury in return
for interest bearing bonds and there
by assist the position Of exchange
between England and America.
To these questions Austen Cham
berlain, the chancellor of the eX-
chequer, replied he had taken steps
to have the proposals indicated care
fully examined.
Premier Lloyd George was asked
by a number whether he could see a
way to enforce drastic reduction
in the importation of 1uxuries. The
premier replied the government was
not in a position to enforce any re-
strictions upon importations Of for
eign goods. He said less than two per
cent. of the imports from America
were of articles of luxury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
PRESIDENT MAY
MEET CABINET

washington, Feb. 12.-The next
meeting of the cabinet probably will
be called and presided over by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Secretary Lansing who has been is
suing the calls for the meetings for
several months said today he had
written the cabinet officers there
would be no more regular sessions of
the presidents official family for the
present He would offer no explana-
ton, but it was understood his letter
was written by direction of Mr.. Will
son.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
URGE YOUNCTO
ENTER MISSION
ABROAD
Miss Esther Case, Administra-
tive Secretary for Latin
America, Tells of Needs.
CONVENTION ENDS TO-DAY
Woman's Missionary Societies
of Alabama Conference Have
Been Here Three Days.

A stirring appeal for young men and
women to come forward as mission
aries, closed the third and last real pro-
gram day of the ninth annual session
of the Womans Missionary Society.
Methodist Episcopal church, Alabama
conference, at the First Methodist
church last night. The church was
taxed to it's capacity, as it has been
every night of the conference, despite
the inclemency of the weather. The
sincere and earnest addresses given
received by sympathetic and respon-
siye audience.
Miss Esther Case, administrative sec
retary for Latin America Of the Wom-
ans Missionary Council of the S. M. E..
church, who was for a number of
years a missionary in Mexico, spoke
of the great religious movements in
the world today, of the Methodist Cen
tenary, the great InterchGrch World
Movement and the student volunteer
movement. Miss Case was a represen-
tative from her church at the confer
ence Of the Interchurch World. Move
ment held in Atlantic City last month,
and her talk was inspirational and in
'structive
THE world war has brought to peo-
pie sense of world need not before
known" said Miss Case. ''Individual
and national life is going through a
period of readjustment, and SO must
religion. The viewpoint of life is be-
coming larger one and the churches
are even ahead of the nation in meet
ing the changing order of things"
The Methodist Centenary celebration
is not to be one Of satisfaction and
pleasure but a great forward move
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
BARTON PAYNE
SUCCEEDS LANE
Former Senator Shaffroth, of
Colorado, May Head Ship
ping Board as Chairman

Washington, Feb. 12.-John Barton
Payne of Illinois, has been selected by
President Wilson to be secretary of in
terror to succeed Franklin A. Lane. Mr..
Payne is now chairman of the United
States shipping board.
Mr.. Payne will take over his new
duties March 1, when Mr.. Lane re-
tires at his own request.
Before becoming chairman OF the
shipping board or August z, 1919, Mr..
Payne was general counsel Of the rail-
road administration and previous TO
that was general counsel of the emer-
gency fleet corporation. He is native
of Virginia and is SIS years old. His
home is in Chicago.
1t is understood former Senator
Shafroth of Colorado has been offered
the chairmanshih of the shipping
board.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
POOR MEMORIES
FEATURE TRIAL
Newberry Fraud Case Dragged
Through Dull Day When
Sensation Was Sprung

Grand Rapids, Feb. 12.-William
McKeighan, former alderman and
mayor of Flint, Michigan, who in Au-
gust, 1918, was under a penitentiary
sentence for assault and robbery testi-
fled in the Newberry elections con-
spiracy trial today that he was told
by Richard r. Fletcher, one of the
defendants, that if he supported Tru-
man H. Newberry in the primary the
state supreme court would reverse his
case, otherwise he would 'be left to
go to jail He said he supported
Newberry and his sentence was re-
versed.
MeKeighan's testimony came at the
end Of a dull day in the trial. in which
comparatively few witnesses were
heard. 1t was brought out that Nc
Keighan was in politics about seven
years and was arrested two or three
years previously for the illegal sale
of liquor
Under cross examination McKeighan
said he knew nothing against the in
tegrity of the Michigan supreme court
or any member of it and when asked if
he believed FIetcher's statement, re-
piled: Politics is funny. I was taking
no chances"
McKeighan said Fletcher made the
remark in the presence of three other
defendants. Fletcher is state labor
commissioner with offices at Lansing
Machinery of the Newberry elections
conspiracy trial turned slowly this
morning The witness valves were
choked with Il don't remember" and
mot to my knowledge" answers and
only three men were on the stand at
the morning session.
Yesterday in the same time thirteen
were examined. One of the three was
Charles H Higbee, clerk of the grand
jury who supplemented his testimony
of yesterday by relating his recollec-
ton of what James B. Haskins, one of
the Newberry publicity defendants,
told the grand jury. Higbee then un-
derwent a sharp cross examination by
George E. Nichols for the defense.
The witness stuck stout1y to the
statements made on direct questioning
but was forced repeatedly to the Il
don't recall" answer on suggestions by
the attorney as to what further might
have been said by the defendants
whose alleged stori es Were being
quoted.
Harrison Merrill, K a a m z
Inewspaperma who pleaded nolo con-
tendere was the second witness and
his memory on details failed him fire.
ouently on cross examination. He told
Frank c. Daley, the government
Header that he had done no publicity
work for the s25 a week he received
for more than three months. Later
Martin w. Littleton, for the defense
refreshed his memory sufficiently to
|1aarn that some advertisements pre-
pared by Merrill, lin odd moments"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
|COOLEY'S BODY
|MAYBEEXHUMED
Question of Calibre of Fatal
Bullet Is Raised by Second
Confession to Crime.
NEW WITNESSES FOUND
Theories of Both Distinctive
Confessions Will Be PrObed-
by Grand Jury.
BY JERON C. SToDDARD.

4
| With the confessions of numbering
George Cooley from two distinct
sources, each from a different motive
and unrelated, the grand jury is facing
one of the biggest problems of fixing
/ the murder the right parties that
has ever been brought before such a
| body.
In one confession revenge was the
| only motive. This was made by ex-
| Policeman Martin, who says he held
Cooley while an Austrian fired the
shot. Certain circumstances bear out
this confession, though the Austrian
denies the story.
The other confession is from two
negroes, each saying the other one fired
the shot, but both say that robbery
was. the sole object. The negroes
have confessed to other robberies and
say that they had previously planned
to rob Cooley on this night.
When Cooley was buried the bullet
remained in his side. 1t was never
taken out according to the undertake.
land others, though a request had been
made to have the bullet produced to
be used for evidence. The policeman
says that the bullet was fired from a
% CdipIe The negroes say that
the bullet was fired from a 3S cali
bre.
If the grand jury would order the
body exhumed and get the bullet that
at least would prove one of the con-
fessions false. Though the bullet may
be battered. it entered fleshy part of
heavy set man and it is improba Bile
that the bullet was split If taken
out and compared by weight to the
bullets from the two guns the re-
suit would clearly establish from
which gun the bullet came That
would settle the argument
Following the shooting a negro man
who was an appointed nurse saw a
man or men running from the place
where Cooley fell. This nurse says
that the fleeing man crossed the va
cant lot next to Pou's establishment.
A negro woman cook also saw men
running north on Baylen-st. following
the shooting. This would tend TO
corroborate the negro's confession.
Martin may have told the truth in
his confession. The negroes may have
told the truth in their confession. But
until it is agreed what ealibres bullet
killed Cooley it is possible that a con-
viction will not be given. The men
who killed Cooley should be brought
to justice. Whether it was revenge
or whether it was robbery that pro-
NOTED the shooting, the men who did
the killing should be convicted.
Negroes are known in the past to
have confessed to crimes they did not
commit. On the other hand some
white men have confessed, later to be
pronounced insane or cranks.
Both parties have told their stories
to the grand jury 1t is believed not
improbable that this body will order
two bills, one charging murder and
the other in connection with the muir
der. But if both parties contend their
confession is only the truth and each
says that the other party is crazy un-
less the size of the bullet lis determined
or additional evidence is produced the
grand jury will work under an appar-
ent handicap.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
NEW ARTICLE 10
NOT SUPPORTED
Even Republicans Fail to Line
Up and Negotiations
Are Slow.

gress was apparent today in negotia-
tions over new article ten of reser-
vations to the treaty brought for
ward yesterday by republican leaders.
In addition it's failure to command
democratic support for which its
sponsors hoped, a canvass Of forty
nine republicans is understood to have
shown only about thirty could be
counted on to support it. Slxty-four
votes are necessary to ratify hte
treaty and doubt generally is expires
treaty and doubt generally IS expressed
sert their party leader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
PLUMB SUGGESTS
LEVY ON WEALTH

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Discharge
of the national debt by a capital
levy on property may be neces-
sary, Glenn f. Plumb, president
of the Plumb plan league, for
tri- partite control of railroads.
said in an address here tonight
before the all American farmer
labor cooperative conference.
Our problem in meeting the
national debt" he said, rs to so
adjust our affairs that the two
per cent of the people owning
60 per cent of the wealth shall
pay their percentage of indebt-
edness, the 33 per cent owning
35 per cent wealth shall pay the
percentage due from them, and
the 65 per cent of the people who
own five per cent of the wealth
shall not be required to pay
more than their proportionate
amount of this indebtedness"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
WASTE LfkENED TO
THROWING AWAY GOLD

Northampton, Mass, Feb. Ia
Silver and gold were thrown
away here yesterday to illustrate
a talk on the waste represented
by the lie g e d carelessness
among f a ory workers. The
treasurer of a hosiery company
told the operatives that in week
11,760 needles, worth INC each
had been lost.
The effect was the same, he
said, as if s147 were thrown from
the shop window, whereupon the
treasurer took from his desk
pile of 147 silver dollars and
tossed them out of the window.
Silk scattered under foot was
as much destroyed as if thrown
away, he added. Estimating the
amount of loss from this cause
last week at $50, he tossed gold
coins among the workers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-13
BABIES WRAPPED
IN NEWSPAPER

New York. Feb. 12.-Babies brought
into the world in famine stricken
Vienna are being wrapped in news
papers instead of "swaddling clothes.
according to a cablegram received here
at the headquarters OF the American
Relief Committee for Sufferers In
Austria from President Seitz of the
Austrian republic. The message was
in reply to a cablegram from the COM
mittee promising relief for the starv-
ing children of Vienna.