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Evening journal., 1920-06-05
ONLY ONE CONTEST AT
SCHOOL ELECTION

There will be but one contest in the
county and special district at the
school election on June 40. This con-
test will be in New Castle where the
name OF John G.. King'has been filed
in addition 20 the three retiring men,
bers Of the Board Of Education. The
county and special district boards are
composed OF but three members. The
time FOR fling petitions for candidates
expired yesterday. The names Of can
didates filed follows:
County George l.. Medill,
Eugene II. Shallcross. Percy +. Strick-
land
Claymont-special school district
William 5. Haig. Robert McFalls, VIII
liam G.. RObelen.
dupont special school district-John
Comfy, Ernest dupont. William Winder
Laird.
New Castle special school district
Harry g Holiday, George r. Tohln, Jr.
Jacob n. Speicher. and John King.
Newark special district did not iile
names
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
LOWDEN WINS
43 DELEGATES
in CONTESTS
Wood Gains 2, Loses 40,
But Leads Race With
256 Votes
HOPE TO SETTLE
ALL CONTESTS TODAY

CHICAGO June . lunlied prcssl .-
The Republican National Committee
was determined 20 clean up tho CON
tests for seats in the National Con
venlion before night. when 70 re-
sumod It's hearings today.
In The five DAYS the sessions had
been under way. gi OF the i3l cases
had been disposed or There remained
- contests In Texas. A. In Virginia
and five district contests In Georgia.
The first evening session last night
resulted in settlement OF but 1--WE
Georgia district cases. The score of
delegates apparently won 90 date in
lhc settlement OF contests was..
Governor Frank D. L0vden, ~
Major General Leonard Wood, 26
Judge j. g. prltchard. a. Jacob HlmOn
a.: senator Hiram Johnson. 2.
The number Of votes lost In thi
same way On candidates was. Wood
so. Lowdcn. 3. Hamon, 2.
The Tenth Missouri district Is with
out representation as the result or thl
committee deciding 90 scat neither o
/ the contcsiing delegations Of two mel
each.
A slight rcalignmcnt N delegates
| coupled with the decisions contest
gave this apparent division of mrs
Coninued on PAGE TWO.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
SEE DROP SOON
in SHOEPRICE
Leather Men Face High
Cost of Materials, Shoe
Manufacturers Shy
MANY WORKERS IN
CITY GET LAY-OFF

With moracco workers IN various
plants about this city being laid on
through inability 10 secure new hides,
except at excessive cost and refusal
of shoe manufacturers. 10 purchase
finished leather a1 present prices. % Is
predicted that the price OF shoes will
drop within a short time.
10 is estimated that at the present
time. Onc-third OF the leather work
ers Of this city are temporarily out of
employment and unless there is a
change in the trade, others will bC
laid on
That prices now asked for shoes are
too high, was the statement today OF
one of the leading shoe merchants OF
Market street. who asked That his
name be withheld. This dealer said ne
looked for a reduction In prices In q
short time. and he had always con-
tended thai nifty per cent. Of the abb
normally high cost Of shoes was due
20 unusual conditions following The
war. and a like amount was pure
promotion.
shoe dealers IN Baltimore and Nor
folk. Va, during the past week. have
reduced the prices on their shoes, and
In practically all stores special shoe
sales were held this week the prices
ranging from $3.50 upwards per pair
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
GOLD STAR Will
GO OVER TODAY
Large Cargo Carrier TO be
Launched at Harlan
Yards
MRS. j. M. GALLAGHER
WILL BE SPONSOR

The good ship cold star" named
in honor Of the mothers who lost sons
in the great war. will be launched at
3 O'Clock this afternoon from the Har-
Ian plant OF the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corporation.
With the first keel plate laid on Feb
ruary q. construction OF the "GOld
star" comes something near a record
the vessel going over" I'm % days
Moreover. the vessel Is the first Of a
string Of 7iOO-ton cargo carriers. the
largest boats OF the type. ever con-
strucied In the Harlan yards.
Built for general cargo for South
American trade, the "GOld Star" is 39i
feet overall, has a beam OF 52-feet and
a depth OF % feet The slight holdun
from last Saturday, when it was ori-
ginally intended TO launch her, viii
make the vessel that much more near
ly completed when she hits the Christ
lana this afternoon.
Mrs. John NJ. Gallagher, OF WAYNE
Pa, one OF the Gold Star" mothers.
will act as sponsor. The vessel Is the
NTH Of the ship a month" program
at Harlan's.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
.SANEFOURTH
in CITY FOR
KIDS SAFETY
City Prevention Committee
Gives Warning Against
Use of Explosives
OBJECT Is TO SAVE
LIFE, AVERT FIRE

Members Of the Wilmington Fire
Prevention and Conservation Com
mitiee are inaugurating a vigorous
campaign Of publicity in the hope that
through this means il may be pOssi-
bic 20 avoid the cruel toll Of life.
sight and limb that for generations has
followed the practice OF celebrating
the birthday OF the nation by tie use
OF explosives OF ally-increasing
violence and power. Twenty years
ego. following an unusually "expen-
siVe" celebration of the Glorious
Fourth in this city-eXpensive in the
way Of accidents-City Council adopt
cd an ordinance which prohibited,
under heavy penalties, the use OF GER
tain dangerous explosives as noise
producers. This ordinance also pro-
hibited throwing any lighted cracker,
bomb, torpedo o. other device of that
character at, TO, toward or upon any
person. animal. house, car, car track
or other property. or into any gather
Continued on Page Seven.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
CONGRESS- DRAWS
PRESIDENTS FIRE

WASHINGTON. June ;. UNITED
Press. president Wilson, in a letter
10 railroad brotherhood leaders to-
day denounced the present Congress
for falling TO take action to remedy
the high cost OF living.
Congress has failed ~even 10 give
serious consideration" 20 the matter,
Wilson said.
'.The present Congress has not only
prevented the conclusion OF peace In
Europe hut has failed 30 present any
constructive plan for dealing with the
deplorable conditions there. the CON
tinuance OF which can only reflect
upon us" the Prfesdent also
charged.
The Presidents letter was in ans
wer TO a letter OF the brotherhood
leaders protesting against the adj
iOurnment Of Congress today without
dealing with the high cost Of living
and industrial unrest.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
PENROSE ENTERS
SPROUL IN RACE

CHICAGO. June 3 United prcss.)-
The tension along Candidates Row
was increased today by senator Muses.
statement charging the Republican
National Committee with using the
steam roller 10 help Governor LOW
den 10 get the nomination
General Weed. In whose behalf the
Moses statement apparently was IS
sued, later declared he was 'ioat1 To
believe that "at This critical point
In the nations history any sclilsn or
political interest would be permitted
10 outweigh those OF the public
gCCd" and That he believed CHAR
man Hays was absolutely fair In
handling the delegation contests
which were the object NJ Moses at
tack. lie also said Moses statement
had Just been called 20 his attention
Moses has acted as Woods southern
manager.
Moses statement said that the
steam roller Of 1912 had not been
scrappcd. but that new attachments
had been added To- ii and that 10 VAS
again In working order. Tie charscd
! The Republican National Committee
( favored LoWden and that an liicmp.
was being made, by seating loWden
delegates 20 cquailze the Wood and
LoWden strength.
Moses also said that The Woo
lstronglh. Mus tho Johnson sircnetn
could control The convention and tA1
j.. the National COMMITTEE VIA wakin1
coalition of those force. inevitable
Following Moses statement WUol
Continued on PAGE TW0l.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05


Copyright, 1920, by The Newspaper
Enterprise Association.
Special Gable.
RENAL, EsthOnia, June 81 have
Just returned after more than three
weeks In BOlshevik Russia.
/ have seen the real hussia-not the
Russia shown by the Soviet officials
in personally conducted tours for cor
respondents.
No other newspaperman wlthout a
permit has crossed the BOlshevik front
Ter. reached Moscow and returned.
Russia in 1920 is a land OF horror
indescribable.
The people are slowly starving 20
death. Gaunt, apaihetic figures stalk
the streets.
The army is in rage. It's equipment
Is worn out.
The early ardor Of the Red revolu-
tiOn Is gone and BOlshevism, II not
crumbling. is slowly decaying.
/ spent a week in the capital, Mos
cow, another week In the Pskoy
region and three days in a Moscow
prison dungeon, b which ] was sem
fenced by the Extraordinary Com
mission for Suppression OF Counter
Revolution. because ] had crossed the
guarded Bolshevik front without q
permit and made my way into the In
terior in disregard OF the Nat orders
OF the Moscow government that nc
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
HOME soon, AND
GLAD, YOU BET
Harry A. Brown, Fisher
man, Objects to Pursuing
Fish to River Bottom
MEDAL BUT NO
TROUT FOR SMITH
acial Ii ND Evenlnr Innrnal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
BOWERS BEACH, Del, June 5.-WlE
liam b. Smith, Jr., Of Wilmington is
receiving congratulations and stands
well in line for a Carnegie medal Tor
a heroic rescue from drowning here
yesterday.
Ellis p. Preston, building inspector
OF Wilmington, W. 5. Smith, Jr, pre-
sident Of the New Castle County
Board Of Assessment. and Raymond
' Robertson, OF the same board; Harry
A. Brown, clerk Of the Juvenile Court
and W. G. Bryan, member Of the VIII
mington Business Mems Fishing Club
came here yesterday for a days FISH
ing, but Deputy Receiver Of County
Taxes plummer Leach and party, OF
Wilmington, preceded them by one
day and caught all the fish. Then
came an easterly storm and the bay
ffsh, alarmed by the hungry appear
ance OF the visitors hastily sought
other and safer quarters.
Then came w. W. Knowles. Whining.
ton attorney, in a Ford car, carrying
several barrels IN which he had plan.
ned 70 take the days catch OF fish "a
Continued on PAGE TWO.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
HARBOR PROJECT
GOING FORWARD
Engineers and Board Again
Discuss New City on
River
81, 100000 TO BE
SPENT ON WORK

Plans for the layout OF the new VIII
mington marine terminal on the Della
ware were presented and discussed
at the conference between the Harbor
Board and their consulting engineers.
Mr.. Meigs and Mr. Simon. yesterday
afternoon. No definite action has been
taken.
The plans cali for a wharf 800 feet
long on the Christiana river with two
transit sheds, running parallel TO the
bulkhead. an open storage yard. a car
classification yard and other minor
developments.
A bill FOR a bond issue OF 81. 10000 OF
which 100000 has been already sub
scribed, has been passed by Council
TO carry on this work. Some OF the
funds have already been used In initial
developments.
10 was also reported that operations
in the placing OF monuments has been
completed ami the work Of testing the
bearing qualities OF the LObden tract
is In progress. 70 was learned from
the test piles which have been driven
that good bearing is located between
fifty and sixty feet below mean low
water.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
WOMENFORGET
TEA To Fight
FOR BALLOT
Suffragist Bureaus Active
on Eve of Republican
National Convention
MILITANTS PUT ON
THEIR WAR T0GS

CHICAGO. June . United prcssl-
Chicago today ls the center OF the
battlefield on which the tight for the
wOman's vote is being wased Bit
tcrly.
With the deadlock OF leading Re-
publican candidates apparently tight
er than ever. their managers are
turning 90 the women Tor help each
hoping That IN ney can Win their sup
port the scales vii be turned In IA
yer OF bis candidate
Womcn's lrlrcaus are running fuI
blast today Qt the headquarters OF
Hiram Johnson. General Mood. Gov
Lowdcn and Herbert Hoover. Hotel
lOhhics are taking in the aspect or
afternoon iCa GATHERINGS.
But Miss Mary Garrett Hay. chair
man OF the hepuhlican Mumcn's EN-
eculivc Committee. has served no-
licc that women are not going 90 tnl-
crate being used FOR mere decorative
purpose" Adding 90 the apprchon-
sion of The old time politicians Is the
widely-hcraldod plan N Miss Alice
Paul. militant sufiragisl. wnl VII,
siagc a demonstration here 10 Is an.
lnouucod thousands OF women vii
Join the demonstration she plans. Hoi
/ hope Is 10 hold the women In n scpa-
rate block and force rival manager.
ano rival parties to bid against eaci
loihcr
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
new AUTOMOBILE
Law effective
Atty. Gen. Announces De-
termination TO Rigidly
Enforce Measure
MUST BEAR
SERIAL NUMBER

With The signing by Governor
Townsend OF the new automobile
bill. passed by the Legislature, re-
strictng the use OF dealers tags. The
Orhey-genera's oillce Is preparing
10 rigdly eIfforce an the provisions
OF The act. 10 was stated by Deputy
Aiiorney-Genoral p. Warren Green
this morning.
The bin provides mat dealers II
censcs must bo used by manufac-
turers OF or dealers i'm automobiles
in testing, selling or demonstrating
machines. but cannot be used on
cars used for commercial purposes.
Complaints had been made 10 State
officers that dealers license tags were
used on cars for other purposes than
testing. selling or demonstrating
Another bill signed By the cover
nor In regard 90 MOTOR vehicles Us
The one making u Illegal 10 have
In ones possession an automobile.
motorcycle. or other motor vehicle.
having the manufacturers serial num-
her or the manufacturers trade or
other distinguishing marks or identl-
acation removed. defaced. changed.
covered or DESTROYED. This Is In line
with similar legislation passed by a
number OF States.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
BOLSHEVZST RJLEN
RUSSIA is DECAYLNG;
PEOPLE SICK OF IT
No Liberty, No Happiness, Nothing But
Starvation and Misery in Land of Former
Car Railroads Are Wreck-Many Per
sons Are Flung Into Prison

more "bourgeoise" journalists would
be admitted.
The rest OF the time i was travelling
about visiting. In all. i've provinces
Petrograd, pskoy, Tyer, Novgor0d and
Moscow.
My only instructions were b tell
the truth about Russia In 1920"
came with a perfectly open mind.
Travelled about Russia ION my own,
conducting my own Investigation and
talking TO the Russian people without
the Interference OF any government
guide or interpreter. / asked the
Soviet government for no assistance,
no favOrs.
Bolshevism Is falling. not because OF
the counter revolutionary activities
OF the bOurgeOise, but because the
workers and peasants are starving
Because cholera, typhus and all the
other plaques OF famine and want
are increasing.
interviewed many alleged COM
munists. Some Of them admitted the
game was up. One man, who said at
least ne was a communist remarked
"The BOlshcvists are good destroy
ers but poor builders"
Of 60OO0O registered communists
100 600 are believed 10 be sincere anC
the rest simply registered In order %
draw the workers food ratlons.
10 Is impossible Go live and remain
healthy oven rs a government work
4. on 800 rubles a month with breac
Continued ON Page fiVel.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
CONCERT HERE FOR
CONSUNIPTIVES' HOME

The Delaware Beneficial Society.
which meets in the Y. NJ. II. A., has
taken upon itself the task OF aiding
sanhariums for cOnsumptives. Al a
meeting in the Y. NJ. II. A. last Sun
day night 5000 was raised for this
purpose.
Knowing the needs OF Hope Farm
and the lately destroyed Jewish con-
sumptive home in Denver. the Della
ware lodge has arranged 20 give a
concert in the Garrick Theatre on next
"Wednesday evening. Such masters as
Louis kazze, Russian pianist; Mime.
sherman Soloff, soprano OF The st.
Carlo opera Company: Cantor Louis
Nasin, tenor OF The Manhattan opera
Company; Master /. HOrOwitz. youth
ful prodigy violinist, and A Schrieb-
man, aocOmpanist, have volunteered
their services.
The proceeds will go 20 Hope Farm
and the building Of the destroyed
sanitOrium OF Denver. which, although
supported by Jewish funds. is non
sCctarian.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
REPUBLICANS OFF
TO CONVENTION CITY

Dolawarc's delegation To The Repub-
llcan state Convention left for Chicago
this afternoon on the ii6 train from
Broad street station. They will stop at
the Hotel SIssOn, on the lake front
The delegates and alternaies In the
party today included Senator J.. Heis-
Ter Ball, delegate; Horace l.. Dilworth,
alternate; General A. r. Benson and
James A. HirOns. OF Dover. delegates .
Walter o. Honecker. OF Smyrna. and
J. Wilbur Powell, OF Harrington, alter
mates: Former Governor Simeon =.
pennewill. Of Greenwood. and Robert
Elliott, OF Seaf0rd. delegates: Frederic
Walls, OF Georgetown. and Phillip
short. Of Millville, alternales.
Among others In the party were .
State Chairman and Mrs. Charles War
ncr. Charles n. Grantland. secretary
OF The Republican State Committee; A.
s. Reed and Louis TOpkis
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
SCARLET FEVER IS
NOW UNDER CONTBOL

The local scarlet fever situation is
clearing up nicely, according TO Sec
retary Howard Il. Franiz, OF the
Board OF Health. and 10 is believed
the disease Will soon be stamped
out
The number OF deaths for the week
was only %. quite a drop from the
figures OF the previous week. Only
four deaths were attributed 10 scar
let fever and diphtheria.
The number OF new cases or trans
missible diseases for the week was
%: 4 OF dipheheria and Z Of scarlet
fever. There were p casss OF mea-
sles reported, more than double that
Of the preceding week.
The highest number OF deaths 0c-
CURED ia the Seventh ward whore
eight were reported. There were
none in the First ward.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
BZSHOP-ELECT
TO OBEGN NEW
DUTIES OCT. I
Baltimore Rector So
Informs Delaware
Notification Commit
tee By Mail Today.
Net0ed Field Before
Accepting High Honor

The Rev. Phillip Coook,, rector Of
st. Michaers and All Angels Church,
Baltimore Md, who was chosen
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese OF
Delaware at the diocesan convention
Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
OF Delaware, held in Emmanuel p. +.
Church, on Wednesday, May Il, has
accepted the Office.
Word to this effect was mailed TO
the Rev. Alban Richey, rector Of ~.
JOhn's =. L. Church, and chairman
OF the notification committee by DIR.
Cook this morning. DIR. Richey is out
OF Che city today.
Dr. Cook informed The Evening
journal over long distance telephone
this morning that he had accepted the
BishOpric and would assume his
duties on or about October 1. Bishop
elect Cook said he was very well
pleased with his recent trip TO TINS
State when he conferred with church
men and viewed the grounds Of his
new lab0rs. He said he did not plan
20 visit Delaware again, however, be
fore next fall when he would remove
here TO take up his residence at
BishOpstead, Fourteenth street near
Orange street
News Of the acceptance on the
Bishopic by DR.. Cook will cause much
satisfaction in the Episcopal diocese
as he made many friends here on his
recent. trip. lie was entertained at the
home OF II. +. dupont, one OF the
members Of the notification committee
that called on Or. Cook following his
election.
Dr. Cook who was elected as Bishop
OF Delaware on the nth ballot at the
recent convention was mentioned for
the Bishopric OF the Easton, Md, dis
trict at the recent Easton, Nd, do.
oesan convention. He was the third
choice at that convention.
DR. Cook was elected blshop ol
Delaware on the NTH ballot at the
recent Delaware convention He re
ceived fofty-three votes. DR.. w. NJ
CONTINUED on Page Twol
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
WOLCOTT TO SPEAK
WHERE HE TAUGHT

Special 10 The Evening Journal
GEORGETOWN. June 5.-James G.
White has been elected constable FOR
Greenwood.
limited states Senator Josiah q.
Wolcott will deliver the address TO
the graduating class OF the Frankford
High School Friday night OF next
week. Senator Wolcott at one time
was principal Of this school. The
graduates are. Misses Ruth Messick,
Eva Long. Marguerite West. Naomi
Dasey. Miriam Chamberlain and Ebe
McCabe.
While Horace, young son or Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Wilson, near Gravely
Hlll. was playing with a pet pig, a
colt which was grazing in the pas
ture kicked him on the head, intict-
ing a severe scalp wound.
Public schools in all parts or low
er Delaware close this No. k. and this
will aid the labor shortage.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
.BARTENDERS URGE
McNABB FOR SENATE

Members Of Bartenders' Local. No.
ii6, will meet at Fourth and King
streets tomorrow.
The local, at its last meeting. en-
d0rsed Representative John Z. McNabb
for the United States Senate and went
on record as opposing suffrage.
one year ago, on June "a. 30 mem
hers Of the union went 10 Washing
ton. d. c.. where they paraded with
100000 men and women as a protest
against including light wines and beer
in the wartime prohibition act which
became effective on Julyd. They were
accompanied by Musicians Union. No
3ii. Mutual expressions Of sympathy
are In order. as both organizations
meet tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
KILLED ON Rail

An unidentified white man. about GO
years old. was killed last evening by
the 6.55 train. about two miles south
OF FELTON,, Kent county. He was walk
ing north on the tracks, when struck
by the train approaching from the
rear. His body was so badly multi
lated 70 was impossible TO Identify
him. There was nothing In his cloth
ing By which his Identity could be
learned
Ills body was taken 20 FELTON, by
the same train and Coroner Lanerty
OF Dover, took charge OF 10.
Evening journal., 1920-06-05

RENEWSPLEA
FOR SCFARE
Declares Present Fare In
sufficient to Meet Ex-
penses as Shown by .
Appraisal
FIGURES SHOW FARE
9.O49 CENTS NEEDED

Request has been made TO The Board
OF Public Utility Commissioners hy
tho Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company for The right TO
charge a fare Of eight cents on an
lines or the service. No ticket rate b
proposed
Application for this Increase over
present fares was made last niChl TO
The board at It's monthly meeting In
The oiiice OF the mayor at the Public
Buildinr
The company declares that accord
ing TO the valuation OF It's property
made by A. l.. Grumm & Company.
accountants and appraisal engineers
or Chicago, and under Us operating
Expenses, it should De granted a fare
OF 90i9 cents.
Tho company further slatea that 'It
IS practically certain that az this rate
OF fare (9Oi9al the total number OF
passengns carried annually would de
crease and as a result, The rate OF
fare might have 10 be further in
crcased-t0 probably ten cents" 10
Is willing, however. the company
states. TO try out an cisht-cent fare
Tor a time at least In order Co hold
down The rate 20 The travelling public
as much as Is possible and with
The hope that In some way ils Oper-
aiing expenses will be decreased
The application OF the company was
ordered received by the Public Utility
Board. which adjourned Co meet at
call OF the chairman, Philip j. lsaacs.
TO consider the proposition.
The brief OF the fraction company
asking for authorization Tor the in
creased fares follows nine months Of
negotiations. on October p. 1919. the
feliminate abuses OF the transfer
privilege, 20 have a valuation OF the
| company's property made. and allow
ing The traction company o. iempor-
NIly charge Ia sCNyn-ccnt fare llfi.
fare was charrad under an agreement
that N the cOmp3ny's revenues at the
/ Continued on Page Seven