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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
COL LAYFIELD'S DIR EAM.
II Enabled Him to Find Watch Charm
Which He Had Lost.

Col John /. Lay.icld, a wcll-known
retired Pennsylvania railroad conductor
who lives at 300 Concord avenue. ma y
not believe in dreams but hc credits
one with having guided him in a channel
which brought highly gratifying resu'ts.
Some weeks ago Col. Laytield lost a
valuable watch charm, which he valued
especially because OF it's associations After
searching his home, without result, he
advertised his loss n Every Evening, but
without the customary result from an
Every Evening ad 50 hc gave II up.
However four weeks later when the mel
dent had been almost forgotten, ne was
awakened, about clock in the morning
through the apparent reality Of a dream
in which while seemingly in the cellar Of
his home, he observed the missing charm.
Though having little faith IN dreams, the
next morning he went to the cellar and at
the place Indicated in the dream found a
basket Of potatoes, which he then re
rnembcred having placed there about ths
time he missed the aharm. lie began
hitting the potatoes out Of the basket, one
at time, hoping against hope, and had not
gone very far down in the basket when he
found the charm where it had lodged be
tween two potatoes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
MYSTERY IN DEATH
Of COLLEGE MAN
Elmer G. Drewes Found in Out
skirts of Philadelphia With
Bullet Wound in Head
nv as.oclatod rrc.. . verr Evenins

Philadelphia, Oct Is Police of this
CITY had no clue TODAY "a clear away the
mystery surrounding the death of Elmer
& Drcwcs. the Dartmouth College stu
dent resident ~ this city, who Was
found dead SUNDAY morning on the out
skirts of Philadelphia with bullet wound
N the head No weapon was found near
the body
The police SAID they intend to question
Charles Schalosss hcir 70 = si00,r00 estate
and frcad nf Drewcs. IN tho hope that he
might bc able Ia give and III tracing DrCwcs
movements Schaloss * SAID 10 have seen
Drcwos in Atlantic City on Saturday.
Robbery the police SAY. was evidently
not the motive # Drcwcs was deliberately
murdered. as about 5000 III cash, checks
aud Liberty bonds were in his clothing
when the body was found. Schaloss who
was VISITED by Dreue~ in Atlantic City
Saturday. has gone 10 his home IN New
York, il was said
William Belshaw. head of the ''muricr
squad Of the Philadelphia detective
force believes Drcwcs body was carried
to the lot where II was found after the
collegian was slam elsewhere. This
theory, he said, was borne out by the dis
covcrv today Of tracks Of a motor car.
/ he imprint OF the tires upon the road
showed the car had been driven north
from the city, that II swervcd toward the
curbing within a few feet OF where the body
was found and then swltrhed to the center
Of the road No footprints We're found on
the lot, which Is covered with grass
Drcwes left his home here late Satur-
day, telling his parents he intended TO go to
Reading. Pa, 10 purchase motor car.
From Reading lac intended TO motor to
Hanover, y H.. IN order TO be at college
today
Drcwcs. on his way from Hanover to
spcud the weekend with his parents, went
10 Atlantic City 10 sec Schaloss, who owed
hlm small sum Of money. lie spent
FRIDAY night At Atlantic City and arrived
at his home saturday, having collected the
debt lie was IA tlle spirits whca he arrlv-
ed ms mother said today
Mrs Drewes sand she WAS positive her
son had no love affairs My boy was
more Interested in a business success
than a social success, she said lie
knew girls, but did not 90 around with
MANY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
ASK GOVERNOR TO
MAKE PROVISION
FOR EXTRA VOTERS
Democratic Chairman Again Ap-
peals, Insuring Ballot for Every
One Registered.
ASSEMBLYMEN WILLING
TO CONFINE BUSINESS

Believing that unless extra election
machinery is provided, other than rs now
arranged for, that hundreds OF registered
voters in heavy districts Will bc unable 10
cast their ballots on lection day, Henry *.
Isaacs. Democratic State chairman today
anncal,d again, TO Governor Townsend
20 take whatever steps are necessary TO
see that every one registered may vote.
Mr.. Isaacs has obtained consent of II
OF the l. Democratic Asscmblymen, that
# a special session of the Legislature Is
calIod. they viii oppose the transac-
ton Of any other business. \ copy OF Mr.
lsaacs letter 20 tho governor follows:
Hon. John G.. Townsend, Dover Dcla-
ware.
NV dear Gov. Townsend: havn here-
tofurr b ,cn III communication with YOU
concerning the crowded condition which
will undoubtedly present itself ON Election
pay IN n number of the Election Districts
of The State. You have very kindly sug-
gcstcd that YOU would investigate the
whole matter. In consequence | assume
that YOU have already been IN touch with
Mir Andrew h Lynch Of SuSscY county
and Mr. James II. Hughes OF pdvcr and
possibly with Mir Ebcn B. Ftazer OF
Newark. with The result that ypu have
acquired full information as to he par
tlcIllar districts IN which there are large
number az registered voters which under
normal condItioTS can only I've adComno-
dated on Election DAY AZ grcat neon
vcnIrncr. if at all As | have said to yoI,
heretofore. m my opinion. cVerN legally
qualified voter should have thd oppoI-
tunIty e. cast his or her ballot on Election
DAY vIthout unreasonable InconychienCe
am also of tho opinion, rs | havG hereto
fore said 10 Won Tint this will W. quite
impossible IN some portions ot THE State,
and IN fact as | see II under present
rondltlors hundreds Of voters VIII not I've
able "a cast their ballots M all lsJrausc of
physical ImpOssihIhtv due to/ lack Of
sufficient machinery to register the votes.
In order that | might hc Of the utmost
service | have communicated recently
with All Democratic members OF the Gen
Cral assembly ! forward { 0 Nou herewith
q COPY of my lcttcr to these gentlemen and
also COPY of tho letter which have re-
celvcd from twelve of tho seventeen Dem
ocratlc ASScmblymcn. You will observe
from their communication that they ap-
prccIatc with me thC seriousness Of this
matter and that IN tho event Of the calling
~ a special session Of the General Assem-
biz they will oppose the consideration Of
any other matter than tho one concerning
which have written them and concern
ing which now speak
Il am sure YOU viii understand my
action in the matter and it * not necessary
for NC 10 assure YOU again that | am
taking this course purely for the purpose
of aiding you and clearing the way for
what seems 10 be impcrativcly necessary
~ ours very truly,
'ife=ss++- -R3~ = Isaacs.
Chairman
Cp-f,r,re,d an nara
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
DISCUSS PLANS FOR
BASEBALL TRIBUNAL
Big League Club Owners Meet at
Chicago and Consider
Reorganization.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press To Every Evening
Chicago, Oct IS Discussion Of plans
for the reorganization of baseball under a
CIVILIAN tribunal was started here to-
dav at a JOINT meeting Of national and
American League club owners al the
members OF the National League headed
by their president. John 4 Heydler,
were present, as were representatives. Of
the Chicago. New \ ork and Boston Ameri-
can League clubs Ban Johnson. prcSi
dent of the American League, had an
nounced he would not attend the meeting
and the FIVE members Washington.
Cleveland, st. Louis, Detroit, and Phila-
delphia who aligned themselves with
him in the fight last winter, were not ex-
pected to attend
The chief topic today WAS the Discus
sion of the Lasker plan for reorganiza-
tion, which if adopted would place con
troll Of professional baseball under a
tribunal OF three men not interested
financially in the game This would do
away with the National commission which
has been without chairman since the
resignation of August Hermann Of Gin
cinnati last fall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
cox COMES EAST To
MAKE FINAL APPEAL
Speaking in Upper New York State
Today; Drift to League
Reported.
Rr Associated Pr,ss % Evnrr Evaninr

Syracuse. \ Y, Oct IS Moral and
material arguments for American NOM
bcrship IN the l. agut Of Nations were pre-
sontcd b: Governor Cox here today TO two
audiences Americas S interests he said,
should cause rejection Of policy Of Isola-
ton
The governor address, d larg audience
NJ theatre and another of business men
at the local chamber of CONNIE rcc.
Benefits which, he said would flow
from American participation IN the
leaglle were emphasized by the governor
IN his businessmen address.
Don't develop the idea of isolation. :
he urged That $ selfish and uuholv " hen
we isolate ourselves commercially We also
isolate ourselves morally
Declaring that European markets were
necessary to take American surplus product
and that the league only can restore Euro
pean credit, Governor Cox said
In my judgment dollar wheat and a
more widespread business recession will
come unless 1t Is certain that We enter
the league The price OF wheat Is fixed by
law Of supply and demand abroad
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
JOHN REED, AUTHOR, DIES
of TYPHUS IN RUSSIA
Writer Had Checkered Career
Represented American Com
munists al Moscow.
NJ Associated Pros. 70 Every rvonIng

nv Associated Press to p VERY Fvenng
Portland. Ore Oct - John Reed
magazine writer, died Sunday IN Moscow
RUSSIA. of tvphus, according n telegram
received here hy Henry G. Reed. 2 brother,
from Louise Rrayant. Reed 3 widow
Reed had rnade several visits - Rtlssia
during the Soviet regime Slnce his latest
departure from his country iast Fear
relatives here had received various ron
tlictinF reports regarding home t'nc Vas
10 the effect that he hid feon executed
~ Finland, ~ 81 Soviet ernissary and another
that he had been imprisoned n Russia.
John Reed for tho past ten wears was
prominent ~ n writer ii magazines and ~
n war correspondent In addition he wrote
n number of books On the world war and
problems arising from TINT conflict.
III 1916 he was in Russia ~ n Socialist
delegate and upon his return 4 WAS an
nounced he had been appointed Russian
consul in New York. He was not accorded
recognition by the United States govern
ment. however and later dispatches from
Petrograd claimed his credentials ~
consul had been cancelled Reed pru-
nounced views on communism led - his
arrest on several OCCASIONS and i Vas
charged he made seditIous utterances while
the United States was engaged IN the war
Charges Of sedltIon brought against hlm
were dropped however, N April 1919.
He sailed fer Russia during the autumn
Of the same year and subsequent 10 that
time was indicted at Chicago for viola
ton Of the State syndical'sm act. X ap-
pears he later returned TO the nlted
States, and once more went % Europe, t
beng reported he had been found n the
coal bunker Of 4 ship IN a Finnish port.
The State Department At Washington
denied he had an American passport, and
II was charged he was travelling with forged
papers.
Since reaching Finland, Reed had been
reported arrested on two occasions. and
at ono tune 1t Was said he had been exc
euted IN that country
On August 2S. II Was reported he had
been sent 70 Moscow To represent Amerl-
can communists.
John Reed was horn At Portland. Ore.
October -. 1881 He received the degree
of bachelor Of arts at Harvard University
in 1910 and immediately began his career
as a writer He served at various times on
the editorial stalls of fprommentmagaEnCs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
For Twelve Years he was Pastor of Green
hill Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Fhwm ". Long. who was for II
wears past or OF the Grccnhill Presbyterian
Church died Yesterday morning, follow
inC 40 illness Of almost 20 wears The pas
tors wife. suffering from the same causes.
died about one wear ago. Dr. Long was 81
wears old
During his pastorate. which extended
from lSSb II 1901, GreenhIIl Presbyterian
Church which has been standing for 20
wears znd Is one OF the oldest IN the com
muDfv. was thoroughly remodeied and
improved.
Dr. Long Is survived by three children.
son. Frank Long. residing IN New Castle.
and two daughters, one OF whom Miss
Martha Long acts as secretary for the
Wilmington Country Club, and the other
Miss Edwina Long, Is secretary at Della
ware College.
Funeral services will be held In the
Greenhill PRESBYTERIAN Church tomorrow
afternoon at clock, Rev Thomas
Kerr officiating Interment will be In
Greenhll cemetery
MISS MAR z. MCDANIEL.
Miss Mary Eta Mcdaniel. aged 60
wears die,d Yesterday at the home Of her
SISTER Mrs. Charles Jester. 5l2 West
Fourth street She was born in Chester
county. Pa. but had made her home in
Wilmington for q number Of years She
es survived by an only sister, Mrs Charles
Jester and four brothers, John W. Samuel
A. William W and Elmer j.. Mcdaniel.
all Of whom live IN Wilmington.
MRS MARTHA D. ACkER,
Mrs Martha ID. Acker aged 81 wears.
mother Of Mrs Elizabeth A. Brosus, Of
1902 Delaware avenue, died yesterday,
AZ the hcme Of her daughter, following a
three-day illness. from penumonia Mrs.
Acker had lived in Wilmington for
2I years and prior to that was resident
Of Chester county. Pa, where her husband
Isaac Acker, was well known as a member
of the State Legislature in the sixties
Two sons, George : Acker, Of Chester
county Pa, and Eugene *. Acker, resid-
ing in Delaware county, Pa, also survive
Mrs. Acker.
Funeral services will be held tonight
al 1902 Delaware avenue, Rev w. J.
Pettingill, Of the North Baptist Church
officiating, and tomorrow morning at
IL O'Clock at the Great Valley Presby-
.erian Church near Peora, Pa, where
interment Will be made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
PROBERS INQUIRE INTO
CAMPAIGN IN MISSOURI
Senate Committee Resumes In
vestigation, Looking Into Pre-
Convention Funds.
BY Associatod Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
st Louis, Oct Is. The Senate com
mittec investigating campaign expendi-
lures today resumed its inquiry here into
the Democratic pre-convention campaign
in Missouri
The committee planned to delve fur
ther into the activities in behalf of At
torney General a. Mitchell Palmer, and
summoned Edward T. Goltra Of st.
Louis, national committeeman. Payment
Of expenses Of delegates to the Democratic
State convention atJoplin and the national
convention AZ San Francisco was under
investigation.
According to- testimony at a previous
hearing Goltra distributed about So 600
among delegates to the Joplin convention
to help defray expenses. lie has formally
denied, however, that any financial assist
ance was given to the San Francisco dele
CATION.
The campaigns Of Senator Selden S.
Spencer, Republican who is member of
the committee, and his Democratic oppo-
nent Breckenridge Long, also will come
within the scope Of the inquiry according
to Senator Reed, a member Of the com
mlttee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
PREDICTS BONE-DRY WORLD.
Head of Bryn Mawr Says Writing Can
Now BE Read on Wall.
Ry Associatod Press u Eyery EvcnLng

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Philadelphia, Oct IS. A bone-dry
world was predicted by DIR. NJ. Carey
Thomas, president Of Bryn Mawr Col
lege, in her address at the opening Of the
thirty-sixth year Of the college She said:
ALREADY il is possible to read the writ
ing on the wall In Great Britain and west
ern Europe the consumption Of vine
in restaurants everywhere seems TO be
greatly decreased The question Of dras-
tic regulation Of the liquor traffic is to be
voted on soon in Scotland, where the
drunkenness Of both men and women is
truly terrible Huge and enthusiastic
temperance meetings are being held in all
the great cities, and the growth Of the
temperance sentiment is very marked
Scandinavia is already getting rid Of
drinking by the sternest kind Of state
regulation"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Officer Weatherby Resigns.

Leonard Weatherby. member Of the
police force, has rendered his resignation
II will be acted upon at the meeting Of the
Board of Police Commissioners tomorrow
afternoon. Weatherby gives no reason for
his action. AT the last meeting Of the
Board of Police Commissioners he was
suspended for one week for engaging in
work other than that connected with the
police department He was also fined one
aav's pay for not attending the funeral Of
Tb.rIes ~ kaue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Marion. OHIO Oct Is Senator Hard
ing has declined since his Green Castle
speech to elaborate on the statement
that France hal sent n spokesman to
hun asking Il 81 America take the lead
IN the formation of an association Of
nations Beyond repeating that the sug-
gcstion VAS made informally the Re
publican nominee had indicated that be
would not make public amy further
particulars
Officials vt Harding headquarters said
President " iison 5 inquiry ia the sub
ject had not been received when il WAS
made public today Ill Washington 1t
was said that public reply probably
would be made by the Senator aS soon
as the message had reached him officially
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
FATHER EMPLOYED HERE.

Christian T Drewcs, father OF Elmer
Drewes, the Dartmouth student who WAS
slam, called at the coroncrs office in
Philadelphia today and identified the
body Of his son He said his home IS IN
Philadelphia 5245 Pine street, but he Is
employed at the powder works here and
comnutes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Shooting al MiddIetOwn.

John Green, q years old, Middletowni
is IN the Delaware Hospital with a gun
shot wound in his left leg, inflicted, he
says, by boy in Middletown last night
According to Green, his assailant was
trespassing in the yard Of the Green
home and was warned off, whereupon the
trespasser is alleged to have fired. Green
was brought to this city in an automobile
The shooting Is being investigated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
CONDITION OF GREEK
KING REPORTED CRITICAL

By Associated Press q ..vrrS Evening
Athons, oct. II The condition ot
King Alexander, Who il gravcly III Is a
result OF Infection following bite in
ilicted by pet monkey, Was less reasSIlr-
ing tonight \ bulletin from the sick room
said the king was pcrsistcntly drowsy since
early afternoon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
COOLIDGE INVADES SOUTH.

by Associated PRESS TO Every Evening
On Board Governor Coolidge's special
Train, Oct 1S-The special train bearing
Governor Coolidge and other Republican
party leaders for week $ tour Of border
and southern states traveIsed Virginia and
part of West Virginia last night and
carly today struck into kentucky where
two days will be spent III campaigning
from the rear platform and ut town meet
ings
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
CITY REGISTRATION
47,218, OF WHOM
2O,8S4 ARE WOMEN
On Saturday. the Last Day, l3,-
O6o Were Added to
the Lists.
IS. 900 VOTERS IN THE STATE

The total registration IN Wilmington
aggregates 47,2lS, OF whom 1u,Ss4 are
women. ON Saturday, the last day, 3.O69
voters wGGe Sddcd to the lists, oi Wnotn
10. BOB were women
Following Is a summary OF the total
registration in Wilmington for al five Of
Tho registration d3vS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Fined on Assault Charge.

Charged with assault and battery and
ra.rving conccalcd deadly weapons. Wal
t~r J. Walters was Encd $50 on tho first
cha1ge end the sentence suspended on the
after by Judge Finger a hunic;pa.
C>AAxi .oaAAy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
26.334 20.SS4 47.21S
The following table gives the city
reristratinn. last Saturday hy wards:
LAST SATURDAYS REGISTRATION
$1,000 - THE STATE

The total registration for the State Is
estimated at 81. 600 which Includes $4,000
in rural News Castle county, between
II. 900 and - 600 IN Kent and upwards
Of $4,000 in SUSSEX.
About three-ffths of those registered in
each instance, it IS estimated are women.
OF the nearly u 900 women registered IN
Wilmington about ! 900 are said 10 be
colored. However. the Negro woman
registration was heavy only In the First.
Second, Sixth and Eighth wards the IN
centIvc in the two latter wards being a
Negro candidate for the Legislature. DR.
". H. Pipes. in the Second Representa-
tive district Nearly every eligible Negro
woman in that district rs said TO be regis
tered In other parts of town, however,
many did not register some refusing after
being asked to qualify
Notwithstanding the large number of
women who registered, many dld not.
large number declining even after all sorts
Of persuasion were used IN an effort To get
them TO qualify
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Wednesday is two dollar day at Braun
stcin's Sec Tuesday evening papers for
details Of the great economy event.
Famous for lis vai;icS.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Registration 4pDeals.

Judge Rice will sit tomorrow and to-
morrow week to hear appeals from the
registration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
HARDING BOAST
BRINGS CALL down
FROM PRESIDENT
Points Out Grave Inference 10 be
Drawn From Candidate's
Statement as to France.
WANTS ASSURANCE
AS TO STATEMENT
a. AssccIatcd P-css y Frerr Erenlng

nv Associated Press n Fvcry FvrninZ
Washington. Ocf Il. President VIII
son tndsv directed inquiries M both the
Frrnch government and Senator Harding
ay t. t Republican candidate recent
station ~ that he had ffeen approached fn-
formally bv X representative III France
and askcd ~ lead p 'he formation q an
association If nations
the inquiry 10 senator harding. which
was II the form ~ 3 Ietfer wis made pun
liz II he White House A' first officials
there refused ~ DENY or affirm that An
inquiry also had been sent II the French
government hut subsequently, Secretary
Tumu.tv announced that such action had
been taken
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Storm Doors, Storm Sash, Porch In
closures Tindau d Son, old Tatnal
street.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Barnhart Chorus.

An important meeting Of the Barnhart
Community Chorus viii be held tonight
at the Friendship Hall, zoos 1atnall street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Amusemen,s Ion,Rht

So worth Of records. free Nliora PiAaa
Co. 2lO West Ninth street. AuN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

A rich food Glover Dairy Co.'S A
grade sale milk.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
REPUBLICANS FEAR
LOSS OF SENATE
IS INEVITABLE
Even Confidence in Harding Can
not Dissipate This Dark
Shadow.
MAKING EXTRA APPEAL
TO NEGRO VOTERS
Special Dispatch to Every Evening
BY Louis Seibold.

Chicago, H., Oct IS The reports
Republican and Democratic leaders bring
to the western headquarters of their re-
spective parties here tend To show that
the voters are lining up in orthodox
fashion, and that independent ventures
will attract mu"h less support than was
expected That there will >bc dcfcctions
from both Senate. Congressional, State
and local contests, however, IL not denied
by either. The results, however. will not
materially affect the Presidential contest
In contests for the Senate and Lower
House the Democrats appear 10 have a
better chance Of hcnchting from rebel
lions against both parties than the Re
publicans or the thlrtv-thrcc Senators to
bc elected. existing conditions seem to
point to Democratic Successes IN nineteen
contests rs against fourteen for the Re
pubhcans. Supremacy confident that
their Presidential ticket is not IN danger.
the Republican managers are therefore
turning their attention g. the conWcs-
sional battles They are making deter
mined efforts and undoubtedly spending
a great deal of money 20 save thclr candi-
oates lot tue senate m Y atnDrnla, ~Otitn
Dakota, Utah. Missouri Oregon, Idaho
and Iowa, who are admittedly IN need Of
help.
PARADOX IN MANY STATES.
Because of local complications that
do not directly affect the Presidential
contest. in most of these contests ele-
mCntS, normally Democratic. which have
lined UP against the Democratic Ircsldcn-
tial ticket on tho League az Nations issue
are not taking their grievances INTO the
Congressional and state fights Thus para
dox is presented IN almost every State
-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Buy safe milk. Phone 1910, he Clover
Dairy Co.-Adv.