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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
WIN DAY ELECTRIC SERVICE.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford. NJ. rch Is. Mayor William
Murphy has issued a call for eeting of
citizens to be held in the Armory on the
evening of Thursday. Mar,h -. to dis
cuss the best way of securing day service
from the electric plant owned by the town.
At the last session Of the General AS
sembly bill was passed authorizing the
70 TO sell or reconstruct the local light
AMI water LIANT The question to be con-
sidercd at the meeting will be: shall the
light and water system of Milford be sold,
or will people construct the plant so that
it viii give service both mig and day."
Milford is the only town IN the State
with an electric plant that does not have
service both 'day and night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
mi, leaders Of tho church this evening a.

unit leaders Of tho church this evening at
: o'clock.
MIR. and Mrs. Marvin Ball had MS
guests, yesterday, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Boughrnnn, and Mr. and Mrs Walter
Haslctt, all of Wilmington.
Miss Mildred Chandler, who teaches
school at Germantown. Pa, spent the
Weekend here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. -. W. Chandler.
Miss Rebecca Bradford will spend this
week with MIR. and Mrs. Edgar HiIyard
Of Philadelphia
Miss Grace Jones Of Wilmington spent
Sunday here with Miss Margcry Bacr.
Miss Leila Lyman, who teaches ut the
Bcrwyn Pa. high school. was weekend
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. LYMAN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
NEWARK NOTES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, March -15.-The Women s
'.gyrn" class, organized last week. will
hold its second meeting on the Y. NJ
C. A. gymnasium floor tonight Thirty
Fix entered the class last Monday night
and IT Is expected there will be at Ieas.
30 tonight.
The Delaware College Faculty Club
will hold ladies' night tonight at the club
room. DR.. W. Owen Svpherd will give
readings. Another feature will be the
playing of the finals in the shuttle board
tournament.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
NEWS OF NEWPORT.
Special Correspondence Of Every Eve

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newport, March l5-The Newport
Equal Suffrage Club viii hold a meeting
at the home Of Miss Ella " johnson,
Wednesday evening.
The woman's club Of Newport will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Hyiand 3. Lyman,
Thursday afternoon at 2s30
Rev H. I. Quigg, pastor Of the Newport
NJ. f. Church has called meeting OF the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
PLENTY OF CLANS.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milton March IA harvest of clans
coming out of the sea has come TO the
people who live near ar Beach. SunSen
ice driven in by the high tides and heavy
winds have literally covered the beach
with the finest of large CLAIMS.
Hundreds Of bushels have been picked
up and still there are plenty more
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

Sergeant Frank NJ. .Jafman, son Of Cap
tain and Mrs G. Allan Jarman, Of Ches-
fertown. Young Jarrnan recently died in
the government hospital at Asheville,
n. G..
Captain j. Thomas Hadaway caught
the first herring Of the season in his nets
up the river, on Thursday. This il the
watermana prophecy Of the approach Of
qyripr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15

WILL ADOPT LARGE CLASS.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Seaford, March I5.-Tuscarora Tribe,
No. %, Imp'd o. X. NJ, of this town
will hold q class initiation Wednesday
evening, March Il. when many pale
faces will be initiated into the mysteries
os the order. Sister tribes of neighboring
towns have been invited and big out
pouring of Red Men is expected TO take
part in the ceremonies.
1t is expected degree team from VIII
rnington will be on hand to confer the
degree
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
Union Mite Box Opening.

The annual mite box opening Of the
Home Missionary Society Of Union VI. 4.
Church will be held tomorrow evening
at the Deaconess Home. An interesting
program has been prepared and all mesn-
bers and friends are urged to attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-15
rk4G sToeG Tp4AT sAvxa Monty ~
NNELkENBURGN Esl..k!L j. l!][|!lU!.
-EDITORAL!

Brandwne overfowed and made homeless large number
Of people with all the misery that flood means
We concerned about il but have been concerned
before but won't forget it The conditions which exist
in that overfowed ard devastated district only little
flood.
We are talking about building bulead barriers TO pre-
vent future overfo~s In our opinion what B leeded ls
| ing the water but Of letting the water 90.
But let us learn lesson from this flood Let Under
stand that too indifferent TO how the other lives
Happiness is the goal of humanity but misery appears
to be his nescapabe heritage.
Considered potential the devastated district
beyond Eleventh street bridge u2gestvey attractive
one. 1t near the heart Of the town Il TIE great
manufacturing concerns. II has vast stretches Of available
work And yet within eight minutes Of the City Hall il is
fostering disease building pesoe and has been 50 for many
years.
city. !. establish ourselves the hlsides and in
pleasing environment and forget the other living might
say like muskrdts and worse for they all can't swim.
We have been taught 10 think Of the danger Of dirt. Do
need who will earlessy tell about the awful
dangers o d,ty thinking After I'll IS not dirty dong dy
thinking Why try to begin at the end
Dirt means aziness. 1t neglect II IS much
trouble to think Ii much trouble do but nature
will have patience with neglect lazy poisoned
The city authorities should ask the United States gov
eminent for thorough survey of the brandylne lhe
for damnng the water. We have built idges and piled up
stones in the stream regardless of the danger.
The BrandyWIne could be Of WrnngtonS most
valuable assets. We have made il putrd Liability.
We are being taught thrift and patriotism Is il worth
while saving finds careessneSS
that cares nothing for the life Of your fellow
The thing to do is to have survey and TO take away the
obsnoon to the flow Of the water and when you do that
it is very likely that you will find that the Brandywine
great commercial highway and you viii see that it will De
to stop poisoning and defing this precious thing
-1@ &>%|
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CAPTAIN Brooks Here.

Captain Everett r Brooks, u. s. A.,
spent the weekend here as guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Castle, 1905 Wash
ington street.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
MAINEOUTLOOK
CHEERSHAYS
Biggest Republican Major
ity IN 20 Years Due State,
Says G. O.. P. Chairman.

New York, Aug. 23.-Enthusiastic
over conditions in Maine, viii H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, returned here
todSy to put in a week of activity.
Tuesday and Wednesday Mr.. Hays
is to confer with national commit
teemen and State chairmen. A
comprehensive program will then
be outlined.
The Republicans of Maine are
ready for the election" said Mr..
Hays. There is really every evil
dence of the largest majority in
twenty years. There is almost
without precedent an activity which
they rarely have had. All of this
grows out of the absolute condem-
nation of the action of the admin
istration at Washington on the part
of Maine electors and their appre-
ciation of the Republican position
and purposes"
Mr.. Hays does not feel that the
attempt to delay the certification of
the ratification Of the suffrage
amendment by the Tennessee legis-
lature will progress far, and is
making his plans with the belief
that the women will vote in every
State at the general election.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
MEXICANSHUNT
KIDNAPPED YANK
Troops Comb Mountains for
Bandits Who HoldEleven
For Ransom.
Public Ledger service.)

Prompt measures have been taken
by the Mexican government to OBJ
tain the release of the American
and British citizens captured by
bandits in the State of Jalisco, sc-
cording to information reaching the
State Department yesterday from
the American Embassy, in Mexico
City. %. -. -.
Five thousand Federal troops have
been sent into the mountain coun-
try ordered to obtain release of the
prisoners at once, and assurances
have been given that all other steps
considered necessary will be taken.
The State Department has in
structed the Embassy in Mexico
City to see that the pledges were
carried out.
No definite information has been
received here as to the number of
persons in the hands of the bandits.
Mexico City press reports place the
number at eleven. The British Le-
cation in Mexico City has received
the names of six Americans and one
Englishman as the captiyes.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hoyle, Harry B. Gardner, three
other Americans named Herival,
Cluvert and Dietrich and a British
subject named w. B. Johnson.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
tBy Universal Seryice.D

Paris, Aug. 23.-Retraying not a
bit of repugnance nor emotion,
Nine. Bessarabo, the poetess-slayer.
has re-enacted for the police the
scene of the murder of her hus-
band, the .Tampico oil magnate.
after which she showed how she
put the body, in the trunk in which
it was dispatched to Nancy.
The drama took place in the same
room in the Bessarabo apartment
where the crime took place. a life
like dummy WAS used, even tho
mustache being reproduced. The
original trunk was beside the bed.
With extraordinary calm, Nine.
Bessarabo took a pistoI-loaded
with blanks-and repeated from
memory the words of the quarrel
which led up to the tragedy, imitat-
ing every shade and infiexion Of
her husbands tones.
Working herself up into homi-
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
All the Evidence Had Been Drunk,
Reuenue Agents Find Upon Vist
To Ship Here From Wet Portugal

With clinking dead men" sway
ing from the masthead Of their ship,
the -ouinnipisc." Yankee sailors
Just arrived in port at Alexandria
from prohibitionless Portugal well
coined a Iaunchful OF revenue agents
yesterday afternoon and served cof-
fee to the men who were seeking
evidence.
All liquor aboard had already been
looked upon the previous evening
when it was still red. Regrets were
forgotten in the afternoons joke on
the government agents.
When the squad OF sleuths hit the
deck and informed their hosts of
the intention of the visit cheers
changed to laughter.
Liquor" shouted one Of the crew,
you should have been here last
night. but today" he sighed. snd
produced an empty" And search
as they would there was nothing
but empties in view for the investi-
gators.
All hands joined eagerly in the
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

search for more liquor but the party
OF the night before had been thor
ough. not a drop was in sight and
the happy crew and disappointed de-
tectives sat down for a sup O. coffee
and swapped yarns for the after
noon.
The steamer just arrived Sunday
night from Lisbon, PortugslS com
ing over empty. 1t came direct 10
the Virginia ShipbuiIding Company
yards near Alexandria.
Word OF the party aboard ship
Sunday night reached shore. and In
turn was forwarded to oficer Of the
Internal Revenue Department who
gathered a squsd>of detectives from
headquarters and set out for the
scene of activities and "dampness"
yesterday noon.
One member OF the crew conhded
10 the officers that he had purchased
S24S worth Of liquor at a cheap"
price in Lisbon. but even his private
supply was exhausted before the Gus
tom agents and revenue officers could
board the steamer.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
REDS EXECUTE
2OOODESSANS
Shot in Public Square Upon
Refusal to Attend Fu-
neral Ceremony.
(Waxhington Herald-Public Ledger
Service. Special Cable Dispatcb.)

Constantinople. Aug. %. - Two
hundred citizens of Odessa were
executed by order of the Bolshevist
authorities for neglecting to attend
the funeral of sailors who lost their
lives when the Italian destroyer,
Racchia, struck a mine in the Black
Sea several days ago. declare surVi-
Vors of the crew now here.
The Racchia was conveying three
Italian steamers bringing Bolshevist
prisoners from Italy back to Rus
sia. On entering the harbor of
Odessa. which is heavily mined. her
commander misunderstood directions
given him by the Reds and she was
sunk by an explosion of mines.
As a means of propaganda among
the crews of the Italian ships the
Red authorities arranged a grand
state funeral for the victims. The
entire population of Odessa was or
the procession. To make sure that
nobody remained at home. guards
went into the houses and drove peo-
rle out with their bay6nets.
About 200 citizens, men and wom-
en-, discovered hiding In houses were
rounded up and marched into one
of the principal squares. where they
were publicly shot a few minutes
before the passing OF the process
sion
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

with the big shears"
Never mind. Kid. I'll like you
just as much in blue jumper Is
I would in red automobile
Before the Kid had grown large
enough to knock out his fatne,
he had been compelled to learn
the plumbers. art. So now back
to this honorable and useful pro-
fession he returned. But it was
as an assistant that he engaged
himself, and it, is the master
plumber, and not the assistant,
who wears diamonds as large. as
hailstones and looks contemptu-
ously upon the marble colonnades
of senator C1ark's mansion.
Eight months went by asi
smoothly and surely as though
they had elapsed" on a theatre
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
.SUFFRAGE0.K.
AGAIN DELAYED
Date Of Hearing for Ants
Petition Yet to Be
Set.

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 23.-The
final enfranchisement of women in
the United States was further de-
layed today when a supplemental
injunction forbidding the clerks of
the Tennessee house and senate
from certifying the ratification of
the suffrage amendment by the Ten
nessee Legislature was issued by
Judge E. F. Langford.
The injunction will be argued be-
fore Chancellor James B. Newman,
but no date for the hearing has yet
been announced.
In the meanwhile Gov. Roberts
will sign the certificate of ratifica-
tion and dispatch it to Secretary Of
State Colby at once: regardless of
the injunction proceedings, accord
ing to Miss Sue White, of the Ma
tional Woman's Party.
The injunction petition charges
that Notwithstanding the fact that
no quorum was present when the
house acted upon the resolution
Saturday, the clerks were ordered
to transmit the resolution to the
clerk of the senate as If there had
been valid consideration.
The thirty-eight members of the
House who went to Alabama in or
der to break quorum have an
nounced their determination to re
main out of the State until the
special session of the Legislature is
declared finally adjourned.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

in the kitchen it is considered
neither unmanly nor improper for
a guy to do as his girl advises.
Black her eye for loves sake,
if you will; but it is all-to-the-
good business to do a thing. when
she. wants you to do it.
Turn OFF the hydrant," said the
Kid, one night when Molly, tear
full. besought~ him to amend his
ways. I'm going to cut out the
gang. You for mine. and the sim
pie life on the side. III tell you,
Moll-Tll get work, and in a year
wen get married. I'll do it for
you Wei get nat and a flute
and "a sewing. machine and rub
Der plant and live as honest as
VIC can"
"oh. Kid" sighed Molly, wIp-
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

mysterious bundle with him TO
Moliy's house.
open that, -Moll" he said in
his large, quiet way. ITS for
you"
Moliy's eager fingers tore on
the wrsppings. She shrieked
aloud, and IN rushed>a sprinkling
OF little McKcevers and Ma
McKeever. dishwsshy, but an un-
deniable relative Of the late Mrs
Eve
Again Molly shrieked and
something dark. long and sinuous
few out and enyeloped her neck
like an anaconda.
''Russianl sables." said the Kid,
pridetuny. enjoying bo sight of
Molly's round cheek against the
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
U. S. OLYMPIC
VICT0RYGROWS
Amenca Doubles Score of
Nearest Track and
Field Rivals.
BY JAMES 4. CrED) MEREDITH,

BY JAMES r. CTED) MEREDITH,
Olympic Champion and Universal Service
Stan Correspondent. Special Gable Dispatch }
Antwerp. Aug. 2s.-The field and
tracks events of the seventh mod
ern Olympic games are over and
America stands forth with 21O
points-just twice as many as its
nearest rival, Finland, and ten
more than Finland and Sweden,
third, combined.
Behind the bare box score" of
the victory there is high credit fer
the American team and for Ameri-
can athletics. in the fact that the
United States scored in twenty five
of the twenty-nine events. The
next best showing in variety was
barely more than half that of the
Americans. The highest number OF
points scored by the Americans in
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Before the kid had grown large enough knock his
father he had been compelled learn the plumbers

ing the powder off his shoulder
with her handkerchief, I'D rath-
er hear you say that than to own
all of New York. And we can
be happy on so little!"
The Kid looked. down at his
speekless cuffs and shining patenr
feathers with a suspicion of mel
ancholy.
It'll hurt hardest in the rags
department" said he. i've kind
OF always liked to rig out swell
when l could. You know how /
hate cheap things, Moll This suit
set me back sixty-fve. Anything
in the wearing apparel line has
got to be just SO. or, it's to the
misfit parlors for it. for mine, II
l work l won't have SO much coin
to hand over to the little man
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Poetess-Slayer of France
.Shows Police How Husband
Was Shot and Put in Trunk

cidal fury. she screamed, seized the
dummy by the throat in such d way
that 1t seemed to be about to strike
her and then fred. After bundling g
the dummy corpse into the trunk
and shutting the lid. she turned
to the police officers with a smile,
bowed and said:
That was how l did it."
Taken back to St. Lazaire prison,
the murderess and her daughter
passed Landru! charged with being
a modern "bluebearT in a corri-
dor. Landfu is said to have slain
thirteen tancees. ..-.-- 1--
Turning to the daughter, Mile.
jacques, Landru removed his hat
and bowed suavely.
Delighted to have the pleasure. -
he said.
Asked later why he did not greet
the mother. Landru shuddered and
said:
-How'fortunate l was not TO have
met Ter before"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
SOVIETS RETREATTN
EASTWARD TO RUSSIA
CWashinEteb HerslS-PuSffe La1
servfce-Specixl Cable DAspA<AJ

Warrington HerslS-Pusffe LaAE
servfee-Specixl Cable DAsp<AJ
Brest-Litovsk, Aug. Z-Lha RoA-
shevist forces east OF the Bnx ES-
er. including the garrison or Rnze-
Litovsk, now are falling back mS
quick but orderly retreat ess-0
into Russia taking with them rn.tr
lost hope OF occupation Of Poh0
and dictstion of peace ar war
These. however, are only - -s
psrztively small traction aS cAs
armies organized by Trotzky nr
the invasion of Congress Polzn6-
The northern Russian zrmh~s.
comprising the great bulk Of cs4
troops which marched deep frrrS
Poland and up to the gates Of war
saw. nov either are inclosed in crs-
vast sack which French sr2rEo
genius conceived or are being drt~-
en- northward before the Advancing
Polish troops, unable to assist their
comrades in the sack.
The operations in the region he-
Etween Brest-Litovsk and Wzrsv-
rwhence your correspondent depart
ed two days ago with credentials
to take him through the lines to the
peace conference at Minsk, now are
confined TO rounding up and czptur-
ing scattered Russian detachments
which are surrendertng by thou
sands almost without resistance
Only on the Gslician front accord
ing to reports received at Polish
headquarters. are the Russians stin
on the offensive.
ICopynsbt 1890, by Pubic L~de,r o.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Prisoner 6OOMHes Away Acknowledged
For appearance in Court at Danulze
By Mayor Ouer Long Distance Phone

the unusual telephone procedure
was sanctioned.
Boaze's voice was recognized by
two witnesses who cut in on the
wire. Mayor wooding took the
telephone and recognized the dis
tant prisoner. His brother stood
beside the local official.
After the bail had been approved
the district attorney in Buffalo was
notified to release the prisoner.
Boaze is charged with embezzIe-
ment Of $4,000 from T. A. Dance.
his former partner in a wood and
coal concern in this city.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

program. The Kid worked away
at his pipes and solder with no
symptoms of backsliding. The
Stovepipe gang continued its
piracy on the high avenues, crack
ed policemen's heads, held up late
travellers, invented new methods
of peaceful plundering, copied
Fifth avenues cut of clothes and
nockwear. fancies and comported
itself according to its lawless
bylaws. But the Kid stood firm
and faithful to his Molly, even
though the. polish was gone from
his angernails aad Il took him Is
minutes to tie his. purple silk
ascot 50 that the worn places
would not show.
One evening he brought. a
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

stovepipe' strip OF town runs
along Eleventh and Twelfth ave-
nues on the river, and bends IA
hard and sooty elbow around lit
tie, lost homeless Dewitt Clinton
park. Consider that a stovepipe
is an important factor in any
kitchen and the situation is ana
lyzed The chefs in 'Helrs
Kitchen" are many, and the
"stovepipe" gang wears the cor
don blue
kid" Brady promised Molly to
be good. kid" was the yainest,
the strongest, the wariest and the
most successful plotter in the
gang. Therefore. the boys were
sorry to give him up.
But they witnessed his fall to
yirtuous life without protest. For,
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Conference Called for To-
morrow IN Dublin Finds
Alarm Widespread.
LISBURN LOSS $500, 900
Belfast Firemen Refuse Aid
In lncendiary Outbreak
And Hose Is Cut.
OBy Universal service.)

Dublin, Aug. 23.-while all Ire
land is awaiting the peace confer
ence called from Dublin for tomor-
row, the entire country is convulsed
with a series OF outrages.
The situation has become in
creasingly alarming following the
shooting of Inspector Swanzy in
Lisburn Sunday. The Belfast fire
brigade has refused to help the
Lisburn fire fighters handle the
buildings fired by incendiaries. The
hoses of the local department have
been cut time after time. The mill
tary and police are in control of
the town, but despite this messages
indicate that disquiet is felt. The
damage is now estimated at more
than 100000. 7
Widespread Attacks
From all over the south reports
of attacks by the police are being
made.
The Catholic Club at Limerick
was bombed by the police, "A mill
tary searchHght playing on the
building.
Three towns in Cork county were
shot up while the people were leav-
ing church Oranmoor near Galway
was wrecked by the police with a
damage estimated at s25.o0O. The
barracks at Castle Bar were raided
and the customs once at Bantry
was burned.
At tomorrow's conference, Prot
estant bishops and parsons, Cath
olic priests, leaders of commercial
activities, bankers. authors, distin-
guished, soldiers and sailors. such
as Gen Hickey. who commanded the
Irish troops in France, and Admiral
Poe. will talk things over.
Politicians to Be Absent.
The meeting will be featured by
the absence Of politicians. though
many persons who have previously
adhered to Sir Edward Carson are
expected to attend These include
the former lord mayor of Belfast.
The conference, IL is thought
likely, will trend toward a recon-
mendation OF dominion home rule
with England retaining control OF
the army and navy. The confer
snce Will undoubtedly ask, if IT
. gains headway. the coercion bill
recently passed. remain unenforced
and that the present English mill
tary system in Ireland entirely
cease.