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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
"OU|, OU|," SAID
MARIE TAERESE
French Girl Weds Here. Cross
ing Sea to Keep Promise Made
Five Years Ago.

Mile Marie Ihcrcsn Tnulntimond kept
the word she had given 70 Jean Achersold
IN Paris five wears ago. when she went with
him to the mavnrsa office III this city nj
q 30 q clock last night and became Mrs
Achersold The ceremony was performed
hv President of Council George ] Iyon
The bride who cannot speak FnVlah
answered the questions with ON
Tho fateful occasion upon which abr
said TINT wotd to lcan Anharsold before
was NJ ono of the little tables on The
tlottnlrs Of Paris where one can sin his
vcrmouth caasis ~ Cltrnn amer and watch
tho crowds and make love All NJ the Same
timc without belng ~ the least conspicuous
IN tho matter 1T making love IN Paris
lean hnd several advantages over the
r. I In he FIRST place, ho got there two
veara ahead Of the army IN ollve-drah.
coming from his native Switzerland IN
1913 In the Recond place. his country
was not ~ war, So that there was no ree-
son WHY he should not stay IN Paris all
of the time instead of fluIlrg rare brief
trinq from the front In tho third plnre,
French came aa cnsllv % him as any other
language Ito did not have the agony
" hlch the Nanka experienced IN saying
.lc amc. and he did not havc 10 tlo most
Of his woorng with hls eyes.
Still another thing Jcnn worked as p
baker. and everybody knows that in
France during wartime bread waa rarity
and pastry chiefly dream No more
delightful present 10 n sweetheart could
hc imagined at that time than half
dozen rolls Spwhen he asked her, she said
"Oul
Afterwards Jean came To America and
took ur his residence IN Wilmington lie
Is working at his baker trade now IN the
Iamhros restaurant Some time ago he
wrote to Marie Thcrcse and asked her fe
JON hm here and after the usual dificiil
ties over passports she came They 50
cured marriage license from John |.
Wright. clerk Of the peace
Mr. and Mrs icbcrsold lefi after th'
ceremony for a short wedding trip The,
will make their home n 1910 Nest street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
CATS INVOLVED IN
BURGLAR SCARE
Two Felines Attending Service
at Mission illustrates
Thief Hunt.

The mysterious entrance Of par ot
cats into Gods Full Gospel Mission ut
2l3 Market street looked for q time like q
ccw to 4 burglary The cats private
entrance has now been located, however
and fastened UP SO securely So that not
even kitten let alone burglar. could
get in without artillery preparation
The excitement began when worker
NJ the mission noticed that two cats were
making themselves at homo about tho
place IIc could not imagine how they
got in Investigation showed 2 hole the
size Of brick through the wall " ~
Farley and Iamcs Morrow, who occupy
tho stores below began to worry about the
hole. They thought burglar might have
made il in an attempt 10 get N, or might
even have succeeded They began to
count up to sec If they had lost ANYTHING,
and there was a good deal o( scurrving
around and taking ~ precautions
There ls a stout non door IN the walt
near where The hole appeared, and a.
last II occurred 70 Mr. Farley 10 ask q
builder Who recently repaired tho door
whether he know ANYTHING about tho
hole. That spoiled tho burglar story The
workman admitted making the hcle e
get a bolt Nv which the door was held in
place. The wall has since been repaucCt
Cats and worries no longer bother God $
Full Gospel Mission
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
DETROIT FOURTH CITY
WITH 993,739 PEOPLE
Gained 527.q73 or 1884 Per Cent,
IN 10 Years. Now Next to
Philadelphia.
n, Associated Press 70 Every Evening

b. Associated Press ~ Every Evening
Washington. June - Detroit nlth a
numerical increase and rate ri growth
larger than Chlcago. and second only 20
New York during the las. ten wears, n0W
Is fourth largest city of the country. dis
placing IT LOUIS and outraukHg Boston
Cleveland. Baltimore and Pittsburg. all
of which were larger than the Michigan
city ten wears ago
Detroit 8 1920 population announced
today by the census bureau. IS 94}.939
an increase of 81 .9s3 or 1874 per cent
The ranking OF the country eighteen
largest cities has been established New
York and Chicago remain first and second
largest cities respectively. Philadelphia
Is the only one Of the eighteen whose 1920
population has not been announced. bu
/ is not likely hat It's rank Is third largest
In the country Will be changed
Detroit had jumped INTO fourth place
md Cleveland into fifth position, forcing
St LOUIS INTO sixth Boston into seventh.
Baltimore into eighth and Prtsburg INTO
ninth
Los Angeles. with largest rate IT groNt
advanced from 18th rank and displaced
Buffalo n we'll IS taking the honor u
being he largest tftV west at ~ Louis
san FrauciSco retained eleventh and Batfai
,l,nppcd from tenth 10 twelfth whli, Nil
Wailkee was forced into thirteenth place
Washington u G moved from ~
tecnth 10 fourteenth position dsplaclng.
! Newark \ ] which dropped INTO htth-
teenth position Cincinnati thirteenth
largest cIty III lalQnoW ranks at sixteenth
New Irleans through tho advance ot
! Los Angeles and Washington WAS forced
from fifteenth rank TO seventeenth position.
vhde Minneapolis retained It's rank aS
eighteenth largest city
The ranking 81 the cities below Alinnca-
polls cannot be sletermineduntllt the nopula-
tions ii Kansas City, Mo. Providence,
! r. l., and Rochester y \. has been
announced
Detroit is the only city Of 100000 Or
more which has more than doubled IT'S
population III the last ten Wears.
| Cleveland also With 4 large merea>e,
/ has outstripped st. LOUIS and Boston
and takes rank Is fifth largest city of the
/ United States
| The Ohio city had the fifth largest
| numerical lncreae Of any municipality
/ III the country during the last ten Years
! its increase having been exceeded only by
/ New York, Chicago, Detroit and lbs
| Angeles.
I Clevelands : population exceeds that oi
/ 81 LOUIS hy 23 00s and that of Boston
! by almost $4,000, its total being 796,
| $50, an increase Of 236, ,l73 or III per
/ cent over 1910.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
COYNE NOT TO ATTEND
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Says Press Of Private Business
Will Prevent Trip to
San Francisco.

William Coync. who was elected the
Wilmington delegate 70 the Democratic
convention IN San Francisco, will be unable
70 GO, he states He has therefore of-
fered his proxy to John G Gray who
was elected an alternate at the State
convention
The proxy was first offered. MIR Coyne
said. to y. I. .. Coope:. hls alternate,
but Or. Cooper said he could not %.
Then they decided to offer it 10 Mr.. Gray;
who had been chosen alternate for rural
New Castle county, and If Mr. Gray could
not make tho trip II was stated that for
rner Senator salisbury would probably
so as the Wilmington delegate
Mr. Coyne said he will have TO he n
the east at the time Of the convention,
because of disposition Of claims ga gov
ernment war plants in which the du Pout
Co. az which he Is q ylce-prcslsicnt, has
an interest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
WH|RL OF WIND WAS
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
Inquest Over Fatalities on Eagle
Boat No. 25 Devel ops This
Opinion.

Witnesses testifying In the coroner 5
inquest over the deaths OF two sailors.
members of the crew of the Eagle-25,
that capsized in the Delaware river Just
below New Castle last FRIDAY afternoon
told the coroner that whirl OF wind
was responsible for the boat being upset
The inquest was over the remains Of
Eugene L. kendrick colored and Ivison
Griffith
The body OF Griffith was found about
II, mics below New Castle by David
J Smith and Matthew 4 Tobin, OF that
t5tv. who were fishing III the river at the
time OF the accident TO the Eagle. The
bodies were not found unit! Tuesday
June IL. but the men were on the river
June II and saw the Eagle ahead. The
fishermen declared they put IN 10 Della
ware City TO wait until the blow was
over
The body Of I[endricH was found June
Is. by Marshall Burris near Fort Della
ware The coroner 5 jury returned a
verdict of accidental death in both
cases.
The court OF inquiry appointed to
investigate the capsizinG Of the u ;.
Eagle in the Delaware river q week ago
when nine members of the crew lost their
lives began its work yesterday.
The board is composed Of Captain @.
G.. Murfin, Philadelphia Navy Yard
Captain G.. +. Kempff, Philadelphia
Navy Yard: Commander A. J. Charming,
Jr.. and Lieutenant Z. NJ. Rudy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
COOL WAVE TO CONTINUE
Fair Weather, Says Prognosti-
Gator; Yesterdays Prophecy
More Than Fulfilled.

The weather bureaus prediction of
rain or showers for last evening were ns-
surctlly fulfilled, as was the promise OF
lower temperature
BY six o'clock the city was almost
cnvcloped in clouds Of dark green hue,
and while the sun WAS still two hours
high, the city was almost as dark "A night
SO that il was necessary 90 set the gas OF
electric lamps going
The rain poured in torrents and the
wind swept IN great gusts while the COO
wave, ns announced, made it's arrival felt
The bubble in the thermometer dropped
20 degrees, from ~ to 81 IN hriei period
The cool wave appears to he hanging on
today. Mt noon the mercury rccorlng only
0s bv Every Evenings thermometer
For today and tomorrow the weather
man promises - continuance of the coo
wave, over tomorrow and fair skies aftcl
the clouds blow away tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
SCHOOLS CLOSE TODAY.
Grammar Students Holding Excr-
cises; High Commencement
on Wednesday.

School closed today, SO far rs the pupils
are concerned Exercises will be held IN
most Of the grade schools this afternoon
to celebrate promotion from one grade to
the next and from the grammar grades TO
the high school Some of the schools
have already held these exercises, and
will occupy this afternoon IN some othcf
way.
Vacation will not begin for the prtncii-,
pals and teachers quite SO soon. They WIZ
return Monday, Tuesday and Wcdnes,
dav to complete the Statistical reports and
other work incident To the closing OF the
school wear Beginning about the middle
Of next week the schools will bc empty un-
til September.
Graduation exercises ut the Whining
ton High School will take place Mt
o clock Wednesday evening The grad
uating class numbers about 90 The COM
plctc program of the exercises has not
vet been announced. At Howard High
School the commencement will be held
Thursday evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
WILSON CHALLENGE IS
ACCEPTED BY HARDING
Republican Nominee Says He's
Sure Referendum Will Sus
tain Party.
nv Aseoeiated PRS. t. Every Evening

BV AEErf19FeH FFtkS ~ IFFJF y FFtEfE
Washington, June ! 9 President Wii
son 8 challenge - submit he peace treaty
~ n referendum ~ ihr American people
was accepted bv Senator Harding, The
Republican presidential candidate
I an SIRE said the Senator. tho
Republican party Hlll wcIfofuo refer.
andIrn on The question II the foreign
relationship Of thla republic and thc
Republican attitude ~ preserved nation
nifty will Ee overwhelmingly endorsed
Senator EIarIrnps statement Naa n
repiy 10 thr Interview Wiih President
Wilson Published ieda. b which The
President discussed hc eagIe III Nations
isene and tho Hepuhltcan platform
fTcriert Hoover whose neme wn7
voted an io thc laaf ~ the Republican
convention. Ind breakfast today With
senator Harding + he senator's invita-
ton
SIR Hoover later today announced haf
he rnull support he tirFn' nominated
hr he Republican convention
fn atafrfueof t4sne3 after breakfast
rlth Senator Harding Mr. Hoover
characterized the greater parf # the
platform adopted ~ 1hirago as con
rfr'ictivc and progressive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
LIQUOR PUZZLES OWNER.
" hat Of 500 900 Wine Cellar if Widow
Sells House

By t>sa5.a et Press p EterN hNeninS
ohsazo. tue IS Disposition il q
qaoT vahiv3 = >io0oto stored d tine
basement - the residence 81 ~, u.e
George I Crr5n d tae eNrllsiFe gaid
coast dl~tIIe to-day N3s puzzhns federal
authogltlt~
\ bUyer for ac aause Is ae.S Sought
bus fhe liquor according .o iaw cannot
enter int,t The deal II a8naot tac removed
because ii This, >tafr search ami seizure
laN The widow who desires Ia ,,il the
property II was stated mtght retain
ownership e the liquor hut she could not
ass II after he -,4le because that would
mean its removal
One federal utfleata said fhat tae stock
might be sold gndcr a permit for me-
dlciual purposes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
GEORGE ". PERKINS DIES
A VICTIM Or OVERWORK
New York Ffnancier Suffered Ner-
vous Breakdown and Was IN
Sanitarium.
Nv As-ocia'ed pres- - Fvery Evenlng


New York June 2 George ~ PER-
kins. the flnanrier. dird today at stamford
Hall Sanitarrun, Stamford Conn. ~ was
announced hcre
Death resulted from acute Inflammation
af he braln he rcsult ~ complete uor-
vnus exhaustion due tn intense md ron
tlnnOfis 0vcrW0rk. / uas announced
II became known d week. aga that Mr..
n. klra lead suffered nervous breakdnan.
h,tt members II HIS .amlir dd mot n
ttmate at that me that his Iie was n
danger
III uas takcn H stamford abnut fen
daSz ago and tiearRe N Perkins III
announced be mango Tas madc mr.
fnrd hia fatber . complete rest aud So
cusgon from hs. friends vino sought hls
counsel iunag the political campaign
preceding Do omeago convention
The affection ~ winch Alr. Perkins
s4eclmbedl q hehevod have been he
result Il nEuenla and pneumona con-
trqcred while serving Nifu he ! II
4 n France during tho war
t.eorge II Perkins formerly was enc
If The partners - 2 Morgan G ON
many. hut retired from active hu-'ne-
several scar~ ago fie Was one el the
prime movers r. .hc consolidation at the
Agricultural Implement Manufacturers IN
The international Harvester Company
and had accumulated an enormous for
tune He also VA. H. chief supporter u
Theodore Rooseveits aspirations for q
third term and IS ~sld - have contributed
large sums for the advancement ii the
But Moose cause ard IFS nauoua. osndl-
date Since his retirement Mr. Perkins
has been active ia philanthropy. and Was
especially srt.vo during b. war IS head
Of the American Red Cross He gave
generously II his tlmc ana fortune TER
War work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
PRINTERS PROTEST NEGROES.
Southern Typographical Union Raps \. =
Of T.. for Admitting Blacks.

By 4 ssocia ted Press - Every Evening
Asheville, n G. June 3 The local
Typographical mon to-day adopted resa-
lutlons dcnonncing the American Fedora
t,on IL Labor for admitting Negroes 70
euusl privilege with whites and instrneting
its representatives. 20 the meeting Of the
International Typographical Union IN
Albany, N Y, IN August to oppose the
action Of the national body.
r. the American Federation of Labor
insists IN this policy. the local delegate IS
instructed to ask that the international
| tnion withdraw from the Federation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
MODERN MUSIC RAPED
BY FEDERATION WOMEN
Tells Club Members Tha Ameri
can Popular Compositions Are
''Unspeakable. =
~ Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Des MONIES, Iowa, June Is Popular
music OF the day IN America WAS described
as unspeakahle, by Mrs Marx Obec
derfcr Of Chicago, addressing the nlsi
conference Of the General Federation OF
Women : Clubs today Ninety per cent
of II she said, would not be allowed TO
90 through the mails If il were literature
She declared America stood on the
threshold OF golden area, that the coun-
Try was to he supreme artistlcallN and that
music would be among the first Of the
arts 10 be natlonallEed
At a conference on art II Was announced
that free leaflets on art would lie dis
tnbutei and that arrangements had been
made for any club woman IN the tnlted
States 10 get advice nn home decorating
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
ROOSTER MAY SUPPLANT MULE.
Illinois Women Democrats Will L * Silver
Chicken as Emblem.

Chicago June iN \ rooster instead
0f mule Will he Tho Democratic emblem
if plans Of Mrs Frederick Tshl, chairman
Of the finance committee of the Illinois
Democratic Women Partys committee
is adopted Shr said the hstle silver
rooster would hc taken ID the convention
in san Franciseain 4n effort to t4mIiarlze
the popular the rcal hearty emblem
II have gone into tins question, she
saul, and ! tnd that Tho dcnkcy was
wished on the Democratic party just
after the Civil War when the Democrats
refused stubbornly the reconstruction pro-
gram Of the opposite party.
The Democrats are not muhsh. only
firm The rooster Is 4 proud bird and has
sonnet hing To crow about
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
CREMATORY SMELL
NOT So OFFENSIVE
Quick Lime Destroys Old Garbage
and Sprinklers Check
Smoke Odors,

"You can Judge for Yourself whether
the smell IS not helng reduced. SAID
Walter Rash. superintendent Of the VIII
mlngton SANITARY company, when asked
how tho company was getting along IN
It's efforts to do away with the stencil
from the crematorv which recently be-
came public nuisance and caused
chorus OF complaints to the Board oi
Health, the Sanitary company. tho news
papers. tho police and the powers above
''We are not rendering any more Of the
old garbage that caused the trouble
That is covered with limo. and is not caus-
ing anv odor that can be noticed in tho
city. II we ever render il again, II viii
be in cold weather, when ali the houses
are closed The sprinkler is operating
in the vat wher. the new garbage Is
being rendered, and that reduces the
odor from that source The sprinkler is
Mr. Rash own idea, and seems to be
effective in dampening the smoke and
clearing it Of many of the malodorous
fumes.
There viii always be some odor from
the crematory. Mr. Rash said and at
times IL may be annoying IN certain dis
tricts 30 long as garbage Is being render
ed smoke will arise and that smoke will
contain some unpleasant fumes But
We are taking every precautIon TO pre-
vent the odor from becoming nuisance
Mr. Rash pointed out that It Was the
Board Of Health which ordered the old
garbage to be rendered and that the COM
panv stopped rendering ia its own ini-
tiative. not under orders from the board
No developments were reported at the
Board of Health office today The City
Solicitors opinion as 10 what the board
can do IN the matter has not reached the
board s Office. and City Solicitor Huxley
will be out OF town for tho rest Of the
week. so that no further action on the
part Of the city authorities is 70 be expect
ed for several days.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
NO THOROUGHFARE
FOR V|OLATORS OF
PROHIBITION LAW
Attempts to Evade Law in Trans
porting Liquor Fooled by the
Vigilance of Officers.
BOYCE MAKES STATEMENT

"Violators of the prohibition laws will
soon know that thcv cannot violate the
laws in this State and got away with 1t,
was the declaration of " TruVton Boyce
Federal prohibition director Tor Della
ware today, while discussing the condi-
tIons in this State as n result ol the re-
cent activity that has hccn shown.
Mr.. Boycc pointed out that this state
is ono Of the vital parts III the tIansporta-
tion Of liquor between PhiladeIphia'
New York aud Baltimore. and that Tor
time IL was thought il was easy TO pass
through without being molestcd. Bit
the people moving liquor have learned
that If cannot be transported through TINS
State as easily as they thought.
The location uf dlstlllerlcs IN Baltl-
more and Philadelphla Mr. Boyco SAID,
makes Delaware one of the most strategic
points in the United States and II T. Tor
this reason that the local director plans
to keep his force active So that there VIII
be no violations Of the laws
"Thc State laws arc of great ald to rs.
was tho statement Of the prohibition IL
rector for Delaware. MS he showed how
much cooperation he has secured from
tho state officials Tho laws of the state.
Nir Boycc added also are Of much value
To the government authorities rs they
arc sa stringent and this Is possibly tho
reason that conditions are hctlcvcd 80 hc
better in thus state than many other
States
The raids around Wilmington will bc
continued whenever there y information
warran,ing such action and trucks on the
highways will bc stopped for permits when
il IL thought that tho Vchiolcs arc trans
porting llquor, were two other points
made hy the man who IS to kccp lleia-
ware dry
Not only in this scctmn of the state
will the enforcement hc stringent, but TIC
lower part of the State il affected as well
Last month three complaints werc made
10 Nr Boycc's ot1ice and EVERYONE 81
thrse was run down by tho operatives 81
the local office
Mr Rovcc said il il his intention to
show that his office can produce results
ana rank with tho leaders III the | nltcd
States
Thomas Dragua. Farvlew y ~
charged with the illegal possession q
ltquor and transporting it without . ror.
NIT was held under 81 600 hail and
Frolona Ardito. charged with the illegal
possession ot liquor, was held n s3'N
bail for the Court Of General Sessions hy
Magistrate J.. ] Broman today Tho tive
non Were arrested and IA ono and onc-
half plnt bottles of cognac were conilscatood
by Federal Prohibition Officer Reinhardt
Constable Tinsman and Special Agent
frank r. Haley 81 the Law and Order
society. when they stopped passcnFcl
automobile with tho cognac beneath i
WOODEN blankets The cognac was N tvs
vahscS. two suit cases and three boxes
The houor has hccn removed to the office
of the Federal prohibition director.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
Junior hrislian Endeasor

The Junior Christian Fndeavor society
az the East Lake Presbyterian Church.
TWentv-seventh and Market streets will
hold a picnic tomorrow All juniors will
meet at the church At 30 p. m and
large wagon will take them 70 the Brandy
wine Zoo. Juniors are requested TO hiring
a lunch, Ice cream and candy will be on
sale
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-18
MORRIS KORNGOLD. DIES.
Was One Of the Pioneer Jewish Resident
Of this CITY.

Morris korngold aged about 90 years,
SOC Washington street, q wel!-known
Jewish resident Of tins city. died at hls
home early this morning after he bad
been III for some time Thefuneral services
will be held this afternoon with mtcrment
ID Lombardy cenmcterv
He is survived by four children Mrs j,
Cohen, Mrs. j. Walncr. Max and Louls,
all living in this city The deceased IS one
the pioneer jewish residents Of this city
having come here over thirty years ago.
He was member Of the b MAI Birth and
the Adas Kodesch Congregation.