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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
ONLY FOUR PRISONERS

Camden. N J., famous workhouse or paper pickery,' where the trunks were sent to sort over paper for ball. ing and which did business aggre- gating $4000 al last accounts had only four prisoners. The Chicago Bride we'll or workhouse population is said recently to have dwindled to almost nothing. Pittsburg, Pa. shows one of the best records 90 per cent fewer cases of jags.' arrests reduced one half and a minimum of cases of alcoholism being reported from the hospitals.
 Thomas w. White. state supervisor of administration of Massachusetts, reports that as result of fewer cases many small courts which are now costing the state s500000 a year can be eliminated by one-half Milwaukee reports a shortage of labor at the house of correction. The decrease in cases of intoxlcation there is offi- ciallv given as 20 per cent during 1919. Two-thirds of the Cincinnati work
 house is to be abandoned effecting a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

Thursday Judge B. K McMorris of We tumpka. who is a candidate to succeea himself as judge of the Nineteenth cir cult, aid J. C. McLendon, candidate for presidential elector from the Second con gressioaal district. filed their declara- tions with the secretary of state
 A. U. Hollis of Sulligent who an nounced as a candidate for congressman from t.e Tenth district, made his decle- ration with the state committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
ASKS FOR REWARD

Montgomery, January 15.-(Speeial.J-- Sheriff w. H. 5olcombe. Jr., of Mooiie county today asked Governor KiIby to of- fer state reward to supplement the To- cal reward of ;100 for the arrest and con viction of an unidentified negro whc killed Conductor H. F. Nash aboard d suburoau street car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
CANDIDATES oIrAIJFy

Montgomery January 15.--(SpeciaL)-
 Two persons qualified as candidates for office with the secretary of state and one filed his formal declaration witt, the state democratic executive com mnfittea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

Of the alcoholic drinks wine is the most exclusive. having served kings and the tables of the rich from the beginning of civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

gfVeS the DolSneVJSl base for operations against Persia and extending to India. with the cooperation of Afghanistan. Georgia and Azerbaijan are anti-bolslle- vist, but they are not strong enough to >5ist the invasion which threatens them from the north, where General Deni- kine's right wing is being pressed back, and from across the Caspian, where the bolshev1ki seem to be well established.
 There is, a large bolshevist element in Baku and a red landing there would probably result in the recruitment of these I>clshevili immediately.
 Daghestan is even more helpless than Georgia and Azerbaijan.
 TNRKS ACTIVE
 Numerous Turks are also penetrating into the Caucasus from the south with the object of tomenting trouble.
 The difficulties in Mesopotamia appear by no means to be finished.
 Ramadan Shalash, one of the leaders, continues his efforts to stir up the tribes in the British area and has threatened an attack in case of noncompliance with his demands for evacuation of certain dls- tricts The British general. MacMunn, commanding in Mosopotania, has issued an ultirnatum ordering the cessation or this ag.tat ton and has attacked and dis- persed Ramadan's forces. which had crossed into British territory
 The reds are pouring troops into trans Caspia by greatly improved railways. They lave sent attachments toward Khivn, probably with the object of rourd- ing I'D the scattered forces of the Sl- berian army. A party of bolshevist Turks is reported to have arrived at Heat, if- ghanistan, with two carts containing ar plane rerts and wireless installation and to have gone on by way of Kanda ls r and I<abul escorted by Afghan cavalry. OPEN PROPAGANDA SCHOOLS The reds have opened 50 propaganda schools at Tashkent. where Oriental ,an- guage will be taught and from which red agents will be sent to India and China and all the Moslem countries The Tashkenr soviet recently determined to concentrate all it's efforts first on India.
 From Siberia comes the report that the remnants of the Siberian army nuinber- ing e110 have laid down their arms. Gen eral Ser,enoff, who was defeated in an attack on Irkutsk. is east of Baul try ing to consolidate his position supported by Japanese.
 Vladivostol appears to be quiet, al- though a general strike is in progress. It was preceded by violent manifesto in which the allies were bitterly assailed. Tn South Russia the reds are driving on toward odessa, and the invasion ot Crimea is imminent. Possession o1 Cromea. with Sebastopol would give the reds free access to the Black Sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

Washington, January 15.-Extension to all mail lines of the space basis system in paying the railroads for
 transporting the mails was prescribed in new regulations issued by the in
 terstate commerce commission today in deciding complaints of the railroads for changed methods of compensation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
Or. Albert Robin, of Ethical Culture
Society, Says Serfdom Responsible.

The economic and social conditions pre-
vailing IN Russia were touched on in a
lecture delivered yesterday afternoon in
the du Barry room Of the Hotel DIV Pont,
BY DR. Albert Robin. of the Wilmington
Ethical Society The subject Of the
lecture was "Tolstoi and His Relations
10 social Problems"
The lecturer gave a description Of the
conditions prevailing IN Russia under the
old system, and the development of a
religious belief that the land belonged to
God, whose privilege Of ownership therein
had been usurped by the nobility and
reduced the Russian peasantry To- con-
dition Of serfdom They thus came he
said, 10 believe that the buleaucrats were
anti-Christs. The Soviet government, be
continued, did IN act Of justice when it
gave the land TO the peasants, hut whether
or not they will revert 10 private owner
ship. whether or not the land viii again
become the property of the few Is matter
which on the future can solve, he be-
hcved
The fundamental prccept of Tolstoi's
belief, said DR.. Robin, was the principle
love thy neighbor as thyself; do not do
unto thy neighbors that which YOU would
not wish them to do 70 You, guided by
which the use of property for the enjoy
ment OF the labor Of Others would disap-
near
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
RAUscH ToNIGHT.s SPEAKER.
New York Safety Man Will Address
Forcmen's Meeting on plant Con-
djfions.'

Chester G. Rausch, assistnnt director Of
the American Institute of Safety, New for
York City, will be the speaker tonight
at the foremcns safety course 10 be Eeld IN
the irish-Amcrionn Hall. The topic of the
talk will be "Plant Conditions. Mr..
Rausch is an cxpericnced safety engineer
who has fecn very active in tho work in
various parts OF the country and has n
wide knowledge of Just what ought TO be
done to meet conditions as they arise in
various plants. His talk il sure to be in
terestinp and he will, moreover, be ready
to take part in the discussions that viii
follow his speech. The increase IN the
number Of men attending the foremens
eafcty course has been very gratifying.
One OF the most successful features Of tie
course hns been the number of interesting
discussions started on actual conditions
and problems that exist in Wilmington
industries. The committee in charge OF the
course feel pleased thnt they have been
able TO obtain the services Of Mr.. Rarsoh,
as he Is an authority on many Of the prob
lerns about which the foremen wish To
hear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
Grace Church Activities.

The meeting of Grace M L. Athletic
Association viii be held in the church
house at 7.30 tonight.
st. james Brotherhood Of Grace Church
will attend the meeting at Immanuel
Church tomorrow night, when FIsnkiin
Edmunds Spencer Of Philadelphia viii
give talk on the work OF the y VI. c. a.
III France.
The women's dinner, given monthly
by the women of Grace M f.. Church,
viii be held tomorrow night at O'Clock
On Thursday night the members Of the
Goodfellows Club win give social in
the church house.
Saturday night is boys night at Grace
Church. Assistant Minister Hearn is
conducting a series of illustrated talks.
The illustrated talk this week viii be
"a Visit TO the Cologne Cathedral"
after which there win be games and eats
The Epworth League Of Grace NJ. j..
Church is planning to give pageant on
Sunday evening, February %, at $50
D. m in the chapel. '"fhe Hour of Awaken
ing" is its name and it will be presented
by cast OF twenty Epworthians.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
COMB CITY FOR
ALL FIRE HAZARDS
Chief Hyndman Making Inspcc-
ton to Eliminate Combus-
tiblcs and Waste.

According to Chief Joseph c. Hyndman
Of the Wilmington Fire Department there
are large number of fire hazards IN this
city, more SO in stores In the heart OF the
business district than in any other section.
Every business house and manufactur-
ing establishment will be paid personsal
visit by the chief for the purpose of elimln-
ating every source of danger as far as
possible. BY keeping cellars and back
yards as clear as possible of rubbish,
householoers will comply with the requests
Of the department.
Huge piles of eombustible material,
such rs boxes, paper and excelsior, were
loune in some of the stores visited by MIR.
Hyndman. In most instances the mer-
chants are interested and heartily CO.
operating, he said.
In great many cities, 'hrc prevention
week" is an annual event when the people
remove everything that would and In
starting or feeding fire. For this pur-
pose, special committees are maintained
by the fire departments and lower m
surance rates have resulted IN a number OF
places.
The chiefs work will require two months
In which time every section of the city
will be inspected. Mr. Hyndman says
that it is the duty of every citizen TO aid
IN this movement as far as possible. Pre-
vention nearly always eliminates the
necessity of cure, he said, and it costs
nothing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
FATHER AND SON WEEK
At THE Y. N. {. A.
Schedule of Dinners in That Be-
half TO be Held in the AS
sociation Building.

Father and Son dinners viii be given
at the headquarters of the Young Men g
Christian Association as follows. Tonight
by Trinity Lutheran Church. tomorrow
night, BY Coo KIN NJ FpFtrth Meth
odist Episcopal Churcnes. Friday night
McCabe Methodist Episcopal Chuf ch
Frbeuary 24, by Mt. Salem Methodist
Episcopal Church
Grammar school boys will have n high
cost of living social in the Y. NJ. G. A.
Building next Monday night. There will
be mass games and moving pictures, and
refreshments viii be served. Fines will be
imposed as follows. Fer wearing n mack
inaw. cents; tortoise shell glasses, 4
cents; white collar, cent, four-hand tie
| cent; rings, | cents: tan shoes, 2 cents
bow tie, cents; Scout shirt, cents
plaid cap, cents; patchless tousers. 2
cents; tie pin, ! cent; belt, cents; for
having left side hair part, 3 cents: shoe
shine, 2 cents; dirty mails. cents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
PHILA. PRODUCE MARKET.
Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Philadelphia. Feb. l6.-CorR-New. rs
20 grade and loCstion, 1.62al. 20; the lat-
ter or No. ,, yellow.
Oatss-No. ,, white, 1.02sl 02Js. No.
5, white, I.0faI .0l y.
Butter-We esten creamery, extra, Is;
nearby prints, fancy, 76S7S.
Cheese-New York and " lscCnsIn, full
milk, held, 30s32.
Eggs-Nearby irsts, 1920; current re-
ceiptS, 1850; western xtrs firsts, 1890;
irst, 1880; fancy selected packed, 10a72
per do en-.
live poultry-Fowls, IS to size and
Quslity, 35a59; chickens, 35s39; old rOost-
erS, 25s26; young Stacy, 29a30; broling
chickens. 50a55; ducks, Pekin. Aa+6:
Indian Runner, 40a42; Musc0vy, 2SaSJ;
turkeys, 45a50; geese, fst, +2a45; .air 10
good, 30a35.
Dressed poultry Turkeys, oearby
choice to fancy, 5Sa5e; air 10 good, 53s5'5; /;
old toms, IS; owls, fresh killed, choice 20
fancy, 3Sa40; snsall sizes, SLABS; roostorS,
-; broiling chickens, jersey. 55a60. other
nearby, 50a55; choice western, 4S250;
roasting chickens, rs TO size and quality,
35a4S; ducks, western, 3Sa40; geese. west
ern, ancy, 30 80: air 70 good. 25a27: cap
ons, westeT I'd choice, 54a55; far to good,
4Sa52
Potatoes Pennsylvania, in 100 pounds,
3.90a4.l0; New York, in 100 pounds,
3.QCa4.25.
Fl0ur-Soft winter straight Western,
10.75ail25; nearby, t0.65ai 90; hard
winter. straight, I225al2. 70; short patent,
l300a1350, spring first, ciearS, 9-5oa-
1000; patent. t3.25a1S.65; spring, clear.
l4.25a1465; fancy spring and city mills
patent, family brand, t4.50al5.00.
Hay-Fimothy, No. 1, 3S.0OaS9 90;
No. ,. 27.O0a27. so, NJ. 8, 34.O0a35. 90.
sample, Is 0oa5000; no grade, 2iOOa-
24OO: clover mixed hay. hight miNc,i.
light, 81 70oa37 50; No l, nIXed, S5.0oa-
$50
Tsllgw Prime city, loose, IA; specisl.
loose, lAs4 prime country, Is; edible. iu
tieTces, i7ale.
Bran Soft winter bran. western, IN
i0o-pound sacks, 50.50a5i.00; spring,
40. 5Ga5000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
KIWANIAhS WILL HOLD
CONVENTION IN CITY
One-Day Meeting of Representa-
tives of Clubs of Capital Dis
trict Here Next Saturday.

A one-day convention of delegates
representing the kiwanis clubs of the
capital district will be held here next
Saturday, when there will be discussion
OF plans for the development of the work
of the clubs.
The visiting delegates will be welcomed
by Mayor William G.. Taylor, president
of the Wilmington Club
The officers of the capital district are:
District governor Alfred G.. Goodrich,
of Baltimore; acknowledgements, Edwin
W. Lintner, of this city, and j ID. Hank, of
Richmond; secretary. Maxine DucharTne,
of Richmond, and treasurer, John Boobar,
of Washington.
The officers of the local kiwsnis Club
are: President Mayor William G.. Tay-
Tor; vice-president, j. Writ Willis; secre-
tary. James T.. Stein, and treasurer,
William L. Saltmarsh.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
SEIZED |. ". ". RECORDS
MAY PROVE GREAT AID
Scores OF Agents ON Way TO Ex-
anime Papers Captured in
Paterson Raid.

Newark, n j., Feb Department
of .iIatice agents from two score Industrial
cities ia the east are on the way here 10
examine the T. w w. records seized IN the
government raids on DEra Nuova ter
r0rist group quarters IN Paterson, N. j.,
Yesterday, 10 WIS announced today by
Frank r. Stone, chief of the New Jersey
division Of the Department Evidence
connecting the T. W. w. with the plans
and activities Of the terrorists and with
their financial support is being sought,
Stone explained.
The records seized were the corulete
files Of /. W. W headquarters formerly
at Chicago, for the entire eastern section
Of the country. They showed l. w. W.
branches IN nearly 80 industrial centers
throughout the territory, mostly in
Pennsylvania, Iilinois, New Jersey and
the manufacturing cities of New England
it was said. Search is being conducted
on nation wide basis for r. r. Doree,
Philadelphia secretary Of the J. W. W,
wbo occupied 3 room jointly with Andrea
Graziano 81 the teTrOFists group The
l. w. w. records were found ia this room
after the men had fled II is believed that
both can make plain the relations Of the
T. w. W with the tefrorsts
The 20 members Of the LEra Nuova
arrested yesterday, described by the
Department Of Justice a. among the nDost
dangerous teYrorists in the United States
were sent to Ellis Island today 10 await
deportation proceeding
Describing the T. w W. records, Stone
said they showed branch for every
important industrial center from Chicago
through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsyl-
v8ria, New Jersey, New York, Connecti-
CT Rhode Island. Massachusetts,, New
Hampshire and other States east Of
Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
"SALMAGUNDI DANCE" =
Event at Hotel du Pont Saturday Night a
Gre { Success.


The Salmagindi nc at tire Hotel
Gu Pont, SIT d;.y night, was q reat
success.
1t WA; W arranged, with much care
eestow : on eve etail, and was en-
jpyed by r,pr sentative gathering of
the debutan.e who had co-operated
under the | dership of Mrs. William c..
5 akman for the eneht of the American
Stars work III France. A mber of
,velty dances ma the occasion unique.
The IN ed a leap-year dance IN which
the iris in ted tic men TO dan G; q
lucky number dance in which attractive
pri wr gwen TO u successful couple;
Rainbow Dan c" and a Heart ancc,
{ latter especially Y with two long
lines of the da ce cd by Miss Mary
Ramsey Stuart Groves. Mrs. Frank
l.. de Almond, MIR and Mrs. Macmillan
Hopes and Rodgers VII n were the
ju x IN the competitio dance, for which
Fr nch souvenirs were pres n ed by Mrs.
Speakman. A "Bl e Moon" dane closed
the program As. Tn music, fur
nished by the Original Six" orchestra,
wa small feature of tie vening S
pleasure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
WATER BOARD MEETING.

Commissioner James L Ford Was the
only member of the Board of Water Conc
missioncrs at the regular meeting tins
morning Cox being out of town and
Mr. Walker confined at home ny illness
The current payroll OF S2,2l4.64 was
approved.
The pumpage for the week Of no.
67S. 720 is 3 gain of l2,7S1 O60 gallons
over last year, and the consumption
f02, ,2S7, 900 gallons IS also a gain o,
4 .36S 600 gallons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
KEYSTONE FIELD CLUB.

4 meeting viii he held this afternoon
by the keystone Field Club at their rooms.
204 East Fourth street. The club is
after 5000, and the final report of the
campaign committee VIII he received.
The total amount heretofore noted was
S2,412. .S3.
The club will run several big benefit
affairs during the coming months. The
FIRST Of these viii be next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. when the manage
ment of the Queen Theatre viii give the
club benefit at both the afternoon and
evening performances. The Keystone
quartet composed of Ahern Brainard,
Bottsford and Moore, will render selections
at aLl the evening performances.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
Rev. w. A. Vrooman Says Intellect Of
Christians Has Been in bondage.

In his sermon yesterday at the First
Unitarian Church, West street. Rev
W A. Vrooman, the pastor, took as his
subject, Science, Mystery and Religion :"
The speaker SAID there was no necessary
conflict between science and religion
He said that for centuries the intellect
of Christians had been in bondage.
"The Bible is the classic literature
of Israel which is the least scientific
of eli the writings Of antiquity. In
accepting the sacred book ss the infaIible
word Of God, the church put the intellect
of Christians in bondage 20 a religious
but unscientif;c people We in our time
have to produce civilization thar shall
blend the three spirits. Ii science Is
materiaiistic, then it will be opposed by
religion. If religion is dogmatic, then
1t viii be opposed by science. But
science need not be materialistie nor
religion dogmatic. II is possible to
unite the Greek spirit Of science with
the Hebrew idea Of the modern church =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16

MERCURY IAZZES DOWNWARD.
Mild Temperatures Of Last Week Sue
ceeded by Freezing Sunday.

After beirg very conservative and
reasonable for the better part Of last week.
which included several DAYS of sunshine
that made people talk and think offspring
and flowers and gardens and smaller coal
bills. the mercury took a sudden turn for
the depths, and jazzed downward. furnish
ing a brand Of weather on Sunday that
made the folks shovel coal into the fur
mace and put on all their wraps when
they went cut to church.
The drop in the temperature was ac-
companied by a chill wind that was cut
ting in its capers At midnight Saturday
night the temperature Was about above
zero. 1t rose slowly during the day, but
did not get above IS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
WORK ON NEW SCHOOL.

The Board of Education viii this week
pass finally on the plans for the new school
house to replace Grade School No 25 at
Third street and Bayard avenue. The
estimated cost of the building is $500,
600, City Council having set apart SI00,-
oo0in this year budget toward the school
Ii is proposed 10 begin work on the build
ing early in the spring and if possible have
II ready for occupancy by September,
1921. In the plans are incorporated the
latest accepted standards of architecture
and school requirements, including the
community center as well as the educa-
tlonal features
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
BUILDING OPERATIONS DOUBLE.
Contracts For Eastern Section Of Country
Last Month Set New Marx
BY Associated Press % Every Evening

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
New York, Feb Contracts awarded
for building and engineering operations
during January in States north Of the
Ohio and East OF the Miss Our river
reached the record total OF s235 S4S 90,
more than twice the value Of contracts
awarded during any January IN the last
10 years, according TO statistics made
public today by the z. w. Dodge Com
pany.
Industrial buildings led all other forms
Gf projects with 624 contracts, valued at
sol, III, 200. There were ], I,954 residential
contracts, totaling S47, ,727, 425, awarded
during this period.
New York with 76i contracts valued
at S79. 569. $50, led all other districts.
The Chicsga Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Boston and Minneapolis districts followed
in the order named
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
BOTTLED REPTILES.
Placed on a Shelf to Keep Company
With Liquor.

Denver, Col, Feb. 10-Detectives
Schneider and Chuven entered the home
of ". A. / evan, an electrical engineer.
Immediately they saw row Of dark
hotties upon a shelf Schneider, scouting
Illicit liquor, made for the shelf and
opened one Of the bottles The next
instant he dropped the bottle and leaped
clear across the room.
From the bottle where it lay on the
floor came kissing rattlesnake Don't
get excited, gentlemen, said Bevan.
''Thosc are just few pets | have around
here TO keep me company
Schneider and Chuven found that the
remaining bottles on the shelf contained
lizards. horned toads, mice and other
reptiles and rodents Elsewhere were
-ound several dozen bottles Of freshly
brewed liquor and jar of mash. Bevan
was held for violating the Prohibition
law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
ID. A. r. TO HOLD CELEBRATION.

Caroline Gibbons Tatnall Tent No. 1,
Daughters Of Veterans, viii hold Wash
ington-Lincoln celebra tion, Monday even
ing, February 16, at s clock, in G. a r.
Hall, Fifth and Shipley streets
Some of the speakers viii be Mrs
George G. Hall, State regent OF the d. A.
r.; Mrs. James II. Scott regent of the
Cesar Rodney Chapter, d. A. r.; Mrs
William A. Riley, past departm ent COM
maDder OF the Department OF Delaware,
G. A. r., and Miss Helen Hart OF the
Americanlzation work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
BRICKLAYERs' WAGES.
Arbitration Committee Falls 10 Reach
Agreement on Question.

A satisfactory agreement has not yet
been reached by the committees repre-
senting the Master Masons' Association
and the Bricklaycrs Union on the ques-
ton Of wages for the year beginning May
/. The committee representing the brick
layers refused to sign written agreement
setting the rate at Sl.25 per hour, and
advance of Is cents over the present
scale, according to Leon w. Syfrit, chair
man of the joint committee. II was said
they wanted the wage question To remain
open.
Members of tho Bricklaycrs' Union
contended rs their work is an open
weather proposition and they have
no guarantee the cost of living will
not increase, they signifed their will
ingness to give the usual 60 days notice
if they felt conditions warranted n
change in the scale, but did not feel
justified in entering an agreement binding
them for a year.