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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
RAIL ROAD EMPLOYEES
FIRM IN DEMANDS
Massmeeting at Eden Hall Re-
solves to "Stick" Until Their
Terms Are Met.

About 400 railroad employees who have
quit their jobs packed Eden Hall on
Tenth street yesterday afternoon at
meeting in which conductors, brakemen,
switchmen, shopmen, car inspectors and
even clerks and checkers pledged them
selves to stick until we get more pay.
None claimed TO speak for others of the
same class of work, and in opening the
meeting the chairman made IL clear that
the brotherhoods and unions were not
behind the walkout, but that each man
who quit was doing SO on his own ac-
count. Accordingly the words ''strike,
brotherhood y Illegal and "outlawed"
were banned at the meeting, and the
speakers simply said that they had quit.
The conditions upon which they viii
return To work were not outlined by any
of the speakers, but one of them SAID, II
am quitting for three things home,
clothes and food, which | can not yet at
SI20 month. III is more important
to stick 20 your fellow men, another
asserted, than to stick TO any organlsa-
tion. II we stick we will get 50 per cent.
And we wont he disfranchised by the
brotherhoods either" As to the brother
hoods, the chairman added 'the only
way we will have anything 70 do with
them is when they come 10 rs.
Gray-haired men denied that the pres
ent movement was young mems affair
One of them called attention TO the pledge
given by railroad men during the war to
carry soldiers, food and munitions with
out striking or asking for en- increaso and
said, now we are called anarchists If we
ask for a living wage. am on the verge
of pension he added, 'but am willing
to sacrifice that for the younger genera
ton, so that they may not have TO go
through what | have had TO 60 through"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14

More than score of workers in DIFF
ferent branches Of the railroad trades
spoke OF their personal experiences and
their determination to stick IF
only had 30 cents in my pocket one Of
them asserted, before / would 90 back on
my fellow man would make me a wooden
beak and go pick gravel with the chick
ems"
Two assistant yard masters drew
frantic applause when they told the story
OF trip TO New Jersey. They were told
to go, but not told what for, one OF them
said. When they arrived, they offered TO
do anything IN their own line of assistant
yard master, but were ordered 10 man
switches They refused, and were not
gwen TRANSPORTATION back TO Wilmington.
AT this point the other took up the
tale.
The conductor asked for our passes,
he said. I'VE said we had no passes and
told him why. Then he said that we didn't
need any, as il was his last trip"
Although the men made it, clear that
they were not acting under orders from
any brotherhood or union, the chairman
several times referred TO communications
from Philadelphia which indicate that
the walkout is not without organization
and leadership. II have assurance. he
declared. that nobody will 60 back to
work until we all are taken lack
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
PLEASED WITH THE RESULT.
Milford Meeting Supported Hopes
Opponents OF Suffrage.

Mrs. Henry Il. Thompson, leader Of
the Delaware Association opposed to
Women Suffrage was greatly pleased when
she heard Of the result Of the meeting AT
Milford last night.
Il did not go 10 Milford "said Mrs.
Thompson, because ] wanted the people
Of that community where the sufragists
havo been making statements Of having
so much support, to conduct the meeting
themselves. What happened is no sur
prise to me, although did not know our
friends were in such large numbers.
IL have just received, continued Mrs.
Thompson, "a letter from Tulsa, Okla
hona, from prominent business man Of
that town, expressing his pleasure at the
action of the Delaware Legislature. He
writes Dear Madam: | am so glad Della
ware refused to ratify the woman suffrage
bill Since it was first advocated years
ago. we have come together in true lover
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
HARRY RARNHART HERE.
He Came by Auto to Conduct the "Sing'
Last Night.

Harry Barnhart and Fred Watson
came through from New York by auto.
yesterday, to make sure OF being on hand
for the Community Chorus sing, last
night. which was well attended and took
up the Creation" music for an hour of
strenuous practice.
The committee for the ''Old Home
Night" April ~, when each and every
body is asked to appear in his or her
grandmother or fathers or uncles old
time costume, or something equally as
becoming, was announced as follows:
Miss lone Schilline, chairman; Mrs.
Lodge. Mrs. John Sholl, Mrs. Norman
Coffin, Miss Madeline williamson, w. :.
Dolby. Horace NJ. White, Fred Won Ro-
deck and Mrs. NJ. III. Wainwright.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
DEATHS.

lsaa samuel, husband q q jennie ME" nc. ic,
Relatives, friends aud Washington Lodge.
No. T. 4. l.. A. Nj. are invited to attend
aio West second street, on Friday after.
noon at $50 O'Clock. Intcrnent at River
Is,os we. eeI%esssy meter Funeral 10 shsrEs Of Wash
BEGLEY-ou April u, 1920. Thomas
Francis. son Of the late John and Bridget
Be2ley.
the funeral from iio West seventh street,
On Thursday morning at o'clocA. RE-
QUEEN mass a. So; Thomas Church. Inter
fneut at Cathedral cemetery.
DUNN-Ai Delmar. Del. on April i3. 1920
Erasmus n. Dunn, aged % years
Funera, services will be held at his late
ing April Is. Further services and inter
rnent at Riverview cemetery, Wilmington.
Friday, st IL O'Clock. without further
notice.
Jacob tt-aver. in his 73d year
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
saa East street. s la'e on Frsr
afternoon, April 10. at 2.3O o'clock Inter
rncnt at silverorook cemetery.
klLyINGTON-At his late residence
T. Eilvineton, formerly of the NIinouadaIe
f1ru, aged 66 years
Rela tives and friends are invited TO attend
Chr;stiana. Del. on Thursday afternoon
April IS, at o ciock. interment at Lawn
croft cemetery. Autos will meet trolley a.
Stanton IL o clock noon.
RoSELL-Suddenly. in PHILADELPHIA. pa
on April II, 1920. James RoseIl aged 62
years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services et the residence Of hfs
brother-in-lsw. George y. Edwards 2Of Fasf
-Four henth street. on Thursday afternnon
April Is. al O'Clock. Interment at old
Swedes cemetery
wILEY-ln this city on April l3. 1920
Mary Z. widow of enjamin Wiley, aged
so yea rs.
Funeral services at the parlors OF William
T.. Haines. Twenty y-fourth and Marked
streets. on Fr iday afternoon, April IL a.
. O'Clock. Interment at Lombardy cenng-
terry.
YoUNG-Near Hockessin, Del. on April
II. 1920. Gertrude Y. Young. aged II
years.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend
the funeral, without further notice from
the residence of her grandfather Jacob
Hosly. on Thursday afternoon at II so r
m Services at Chippey Church az i "a
O'Clock. lnternent at Union Hill cemetery.
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COLD RUINS BERRY CROP.
Chester County Farmers Say Recent
FrOsts Worked Havoc.

West Chester, Pa. April 14.-Berry
growers of this section of the State have
announced that there will be no crops of
red raspbcrries grown for the market this
season and they have lost hundreds OF
thousands of bushes in their orchards.
The. bushes withstood the rigor of
the winter we'll and were apparently
in the best of condition and giving prom
ise of good yield when the freezing
weather of two consecutive nights last
week destroyed the tender shoots and the
stalks died soon afterward. The black
raspbeiries. although as far advanced, did
not suffer in the least. Several varieties
of blackberries were also victims and the
stalks frozen.
Albert Perrigo. of near this place. has
plowed up and destroyed several thou
sand bushes which were damaged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14

fashion. like Brigham Young and his
wives. The country is filled with divorcinp
and Divorces we are all going to h.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
RAILROAD WALKOUT
PLANNED SECRETLY
Quitters Say Their Leaders Are
Directing Present Ac-
tivities.

Il quit.
This summarizes dozens of speeches
made at meetings held in Eden Hall yes
terday, and being continued today, by
railroad employees who are taking part
IN the present walkout.
All are careful to emphasize individual
action and avoid any reference to or
ganIzation Yet the fact that the move
mcnt is being directed and planned was
indicated when the chairman declared
II have assurance that the men In the
New York dIvis.on will not 80 back until
we all 60 back. Any man that uses his
Judgment and quits now, not matterfrom
what branch of the service. will come
under the shadow OF the protection.
I'VE have leaders" sand cne of the
speakers at last nights meeting, 'but
they are invisible, because If they were
known they would be indictable under the
present laws Present law and the present
administration came in for general con-
6lemnation, another speaker asserting that
Washington has promised us everything,
and told us 10 wait. Now they have be
traved us, and this uprising Is the result.
Reports brought by delegations from
the Philsdelphia and New York divisions
were read 20 the men. One delegation came
by automobile from Trenton. Their
statements Of the effectiveness of the
strike NAV be summed up rs claim that
The entire "harbor district, the region
from Pttsburg TO the great Atlantic
ports, is tied up. In some sections the
"duitters" have agreed To run all-milk
and all-mail trains. The suggestion that
this concession be madc here was put
forth By one OF the Trenton visitors
but without response.
40 TO ENLIGHTEN CoATEsvILLE.
Costesyille. Pa, was reported to be
in darkness as TO what is going on.
and delegation of eight Wilmington
cutters left this morning to meet with
the Coatesville workers and "enhghten
them" The delegation went in two auto
mobiles, leaving Tenth and Market streets
II $50.
The man who is said to have started the
quitting in Wilmington declared that
the gasolene was all ready, and | only
put spark to IT. Extension of the move
Inent to Perryville was promised by
railroader who came up to Wilmington
70 lesrn what was going on. There's a
little oil spilled down there, too. he de-
clared, ''and III touch match to it in the
morning
A delegation from the secret meeting
of shopnen declared that their organiza-
ton had decided to remain neutral: but
several insurgents from the shop workers
stated that they individually had quit
Meetings of the es-railroad employees
Will be held in Wilmington every after
noon and evening until the movement
ends.
The enthusiasm and oratory which
were the order of the evening came to a
climax last night when at last an op-
portunity was offered to support a man
whose name could be announced. The
man is the mayor OF Jersey city. After
reading his speech in defense Of the
auittcrs, in which be said he would allow
no strikebreakers to be brought into the
ity," the hall rang with cheers.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
Occupation License Tax,
Business License Tax,
Automobile License Tax.

These called attention of the public order that they
should speak and complain afterwards their liking
passed It's intended by this notice attempt influence
other rather the
Immediately their the members Of the House
Representatives order that the whole logically considered
and properly determined ted the other
medate address containing
the House Dover
bill liable TO be taken within a few days.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14

ST. Johns Auxiliary Meeting.
The st. Johns Women's Auxiliary will
meet at the rectory, 1900 Boulevard, to-
morrow afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14

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Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results Proved by the satis-
faction of many and will be To you--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
Notice to the Citizens of Wilmington


House and be approved by
then require that license business
automobile
of the and things taxable No limit
placed City Council The Council Council
change whenever and they desire The
bill received much the Senate largely because has the
being "om Rule bill home bill law would be good thng but
rule Council additional
rule simply the citizens Wilmington
license referred The authorities have the
Legislature that this bill
This proposition several for considerations
By would
Every the
possible total and
double these would
thing therewoud enoughn the demands
by the Council
fees from business and occupations collected!
fit be absolutely necessary additional
economical proposition all
that the will be ultimate
further considered that will nothing whatever additional col
additional while
WILL effect department land already
man with offices and and other attached therefor
If licensing system for businesses and be adopted
for the Wilmington would be better the Legislature
Council it, By this method the
would legislative another period
years. whether be made City Council being
could be continually changing the ordinances
number Wimingonians license what
might have bad political effect them
additional necessary might be fair for these non-axabes
become such something the privilege OF citizenship and for
the municipal benefits which they enjoy?
6. Should such powers be vested in City Counci
Will additional dipec
governmental authorities Today we have
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
Reception Mt kingswoot. /.

The members of Kingswood NJ f..
Church, Fourteenth and Claymont streets,
will tender their now pastor, Rev. G W.
Bounds, and his family, public reception
on Friday evening in the auditorium of
the church, to which all members and
friends are invited.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
Had No License.

The case against John e. Fell, charged
with operating motor vehicle without
an operators license, was dismissed on
payment of costs this morning in Municipal
Court Fell obtained license after he was
arrested on the charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
To Care for Naval Reserves.

Naval reservists who performed active
duty during the war and who have been
discharged on account of expiration OF
enrolment are cared for by decision Of
the Bureau OF Navigation. just received
by the local navy recruiting station.
This decision provides that naval reservists
may re-enroll within four months from
the date Of expiration of enrolment
and if such re-enrollment is made prior
to the signing OF the treaty Of peace. these
naval reservists are then eligible for trans
Ter TO the regular navy, securing certain
benefits of pay. leave and transfer This
decision affects particularly NJ the present
time all naval miitiamen who were trans
ferred to the Naval Reserve force during
the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14

EVERY merchant sells two
- things--merchandisc and
service. There are two kinds Of
service--good service and bad
service. We are doing our level
best to give you good service.
Sometimes we fall down, for
like everybody else, we are not
perfect.
When we do, please tell us
about il, il will help us TO give
better and better service--the
kind you are entitled TO.
When we don't fall down, IL is
nice TO have you tell us too,
but this is not so important.
Lastly--we are not printing this
TO fill up the page nor 10 help
diminish the worlds supply Of
ink. We are printing IL beosuse
we want TO serve you better.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
ALLIES AROUSED
OVER VAST SUMS
SENT TO KAISER
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1920.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily Newi
Copyright. 1920.
LONDON, November 20.-The
British government views with
lively sympathy the decision of the
French government to probe to the
bottom the question OF how much
money the former kaiser Is really
drawing from Germany. Informa-.
ton in the hands Of certain mem
bers of the house Of commons in
dicates that the sum is extremely
large. 1t is declared that the ex-
emperor, as King of Prussia" has
received about 5,o00.000 pounds
sterling (normally $25.ooo,0eo) in
the course Of the present year.
This figure may or may not be
right. Inquiries are being made by
the British ambassador in Berlin.
If it should prove true that the
available German revenues are un-
/ sldergoing depletion In this way and
to the extent alle8sd, ;the sBsa1ish
and French governments 9fs sxs
pected to endesvor to stop At IA
the interest Of the devagtated
: cnhnfries. ~ ac-sass y y.
Members Of parliament Sh01 IN
tense indignation over these re-
ports. They declare that the gov
ernment will have no peace until
1t discovers the truth and takes
such action as the facts warrant.
All the Indications are that the
former kaiser is living sumptuous-
ly in Holland with an imposing
retinue Of attendants. g
Evening star., 1920-11-21
NOBEL PEACE
PRIZE WILL GO
TO PRESIDENT

STOCKHOLM. November 20 by
the Associated PressD.-President
Woodrow Wilson will be awarded
the Nobel peace prize for 1920, ac-
cordinE to the Swedish newspapers.
The announcement of the prize
committee, however. will not be
made before the end OF November.
The DISQUALIFICATION socialist
group in the riksdaE. including
HtaImar BrnntinE, the socialist
leader. decided last January. ac-
cordfnE to dispatches from stock
holm, to recommend to the Nor
wegian storthfng Nobel committee
that It support President Wilson
and Christian LanRe. secretary of
the Interparifnmentary Union. as
the candidates for the 1919 and
1920 Nobel peace prizes.
The Last peace prise. in 1917. was
awarded to the International Red
Cross committeo Of Geneva.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
HUGE CONSPIRACY
TO BACK ROYALTY
Russian and German Re.
dictionaries Planning to
Restore Monarchies.
BY ISAAC DON LEVINE.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1920.

COpyf1But, 10SO.
BERLIN, November 20.-Russian
and German reactionaries have Joined
in a huge conspiracy to restore the
central European monarchies. accord
ing to alleged revelations published
by the newspaper, VOLTA Rossii, In
Prague, which represents the Keren-
sky party. -
This paper, after saying that-it is In
possession Of authenticated informa-
ton that Gen. Ludendorff, on the Ger
man side. and Gen. Biskupski on the
Russian side. are leading the move
ment. continues:
1.-THE political plan consists. first.
of a Russian-German union and then
an alliance with Hungary.
Three-Fold Aims Alleged.
The aims are threefold: First, the
restoration of Great Russia through
the partition of Poland and Rumania
and the annextion of Galicia: second,
the restoration Of Germany, partly at
Poland's expense, partly through the
annexation of Austria and also por-
ton of Czecho- -Slovakia; third the
creation of a great Hungary through
the annextion of parts Of Slovakia,
Rumani4 and Jugoslavia, together
with a section of southern France.
.sThe formation of the military or
panization has been started under the
leadership Of Col. Bauer in Bavaria.
where the chiefs of the Kapp-Lutt-
witz revolt are now active. The first
COUP d,etat is expected to take place
in Austria, where Gen. Kraus is slated
for the position of. military dictator.
The organizations formed in Bavaria
are expected to cross into Austria to
reinforce Gen. kraus.
'The next step will be simultaneous
attack ON Czechoslovakia from Ba-
varia and Hungary under the COM
mand of German officers. These plans
were first formulated in March last
and were finally adopted about the
middle of last September. The nego-
tiations took place in Munich, Vienna
and Budapest.
For the execution of the entire
scheme it was decided to obtain money
through the counterfeiting Of 1000
ruble bills Of the so-called duma Ia.
sue. These were actually printed to
the amount Of 2.0eo.o00.o00 rubles
Isl 900. geo .0o0). and most of this money
Evening star., 1920-11-21
IS, 1000, 900 in Bonds Burned
f" By Mail Train Bandits

At the same time he announced
that the loss would fall heavily
upon two national companies,
which insured the bonds.
This Is the first intimation since
the robbery OF the exact amount
involved. The figure places the
robbery as one of the greatest ever
staged In the history OF the Ameri-
Evening star., 1920-11-21
BILLION IN SHIP BOARD
VOUCHERS DISAPPROVED:
BOILING CASE PROBED
Part Of Red Plot
To Discredit U. S.,
SAYS BureauHead

In a statement issued last
night John r. MeehAn, chief OF
the New York ONCE OF the
Shipping Boards bureau OF IN
vestigatiOn, asserted that the
bringing Of the name Of II. W.
Boiling, President Wison's
brother-in-law, into the Ship
ping Board inquiry is part OF q
movement to discredit the gov
ernment. Mr.. Meehan declared
he was prepared to prove that
one Of the principals in the
movement II an admitted agent
OF Ludwig C. A. X. Martens,
Russian agent in the United
States.
Mr.. Meehan.s statement reads
In part NJ foalowss
''There In something decidedly
moro sinister hack of this AZ
tack upon Mr.. Boiling than ap-
pears upon the surface. 1t 10
part Of a world-designed prop
aSanda to discredft the gov
ernment, and there is more
than one peFson Of bolshevtstic
Tendencies involved In the mat
ter. think the walsh commit
tee should order a searching
investigation into all the
sources from which MIR. Fisher
has obtained this story before
1t proceeds further. am WILL
Ing to tell the committee
enough to start them ON = hot
trail OF the Lenfn-Tr0tsky crew
who are seekin2 to uae the
Shipping Board inquiry n one Of
their weapons Of propaganda"