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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
CAN'T REACH VERDICT.
Jury in McGannon Case Unable
TO Agree After 80 Hours De
liberation.
81 Assoeiated rreaa q rvary l3veninr

nY Associated press q Every Evening
Cleyeland, Dec. 81 THE jury whic b
holds the fate Of Chief Justice William
II. Mcf.aunon Of the municipal court wa =
apparently as far from agreement when y
resumed deliberations to-day after being
out approximately ~ hours ~ when 4
first began beioting
Reports were current IN the courtroom
that after thirteen ballots had been takon
the Jurors stood ten tD two for conviction
Two ballots were reported o have boon
taken Wednesday night and eleven yes
terday.
Judge McC.annon is on trial on n charge
of second degree murder IN the death OF
Harold e. KagY IIe vas indicted by the
grand jury which was called into special
session Immediately after John vs. loyco
WAS acquitted ~ tho Same crime kagy
was shot on the night of Nav
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
SELL PROPERTIES.
Sheriff Carries Out Orders Of Court
Ehecting Pieces of Realty.

The following properties were sold at
Sheriff's sale this morning:
No. 222 Union street, account Of Fred
erick Darrell to Nathan Barsky, $1,000.
Delaware Mining and Granite Com
pany property. Weldon Road. formerly of
Dixon Estate. account Of VIM NJ Ritchie
John ~ Carswell administrator, to Henry
Hopes. SO, 900
Ashley, house and lot, account James
Elmer Sloane; ;. ID. Townsend JT., So, 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
COTTON MILLS PROFITS
Twenty-One IN Spartsnsburg, s.
s.. District Report Huge
Earnings for Year
ny Associated Press to Every rvsn.as

ny Associated Press 20 Every FVsn.ng
Spartanburg. $ O. Dec 81 rweufr-
one cotton NILS in -Dartsnhulg count
having a total capitai stocA li ss gOs goo
in January last have pad st0ck dIvidrnls
amounting - 81. O5s 200 ami cash DIVIDEND
amounting % 81 lS4. $40 80 iuung 'lr
wear ended today acCorlIng % figure
compiled by y Law And Company.
for the Spartanburg Journal
Ircluded in the cash dividends
sS3S, 10 paid n seml-Annua ilviden4s
today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
1900 GUARANTEED
IN SMALLPOX SCARE

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago, Dec Sf.-Half the city of
East Chicago Indiana, is under quaran-
tine today following the outbreak of an
epidemic of small pox yesterday after
noon. Fourteen cases of the disease were
reported and about 1000 persons are
confined in the quarantined area.
Congested housing conditions are
blamed by physicians for the outbreak
ofthe disease.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
FIVE YEARS FOR w1LLERS.
Former Captain in Army. Confessed Ger
man Spy. Convicted.

by ASSOCIATED Press to Every Eveaing
Washington, Dec 3l--John A. Willers,
former captain in the army who when
arrested at New York on December
claimed that he had acted as a German
spy while serving with the American
forces, has been convicted by court
martial Of desertion from the army and
sentenced to five wears in the Federal
Penitentiarv at Leavenworth, it was an
nounced today at the War Department
Willers still is to be tried on charges Of
theft and embezzlement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
ACCUSE R.W.KRAMER
Of MAKING ATTEMPT
TO EX!ORT MONEY
Newly Elected Legislator Arrested
in Case Which Looks Like
Open Shop Test
ACCUSATION is MADE
BY JOHN A WALSH

The question of The open shop was
brought into court toiav when Robert
" Kramer was arraigned before Judge
Hastings in Municipal Court on = charge
of attempting % extort money by threat
Kramer who was recently eIected Repre-
sentative from the Second District Is
president ~ the Central Labor MON and
business agent ~ tho Plumbers Union
His arrest and arraignment were caused
through his activities ln the latter ca-
pscity
The warrant charges him with making
an oral statement with intent ~ wrong
fully gain the gum nf s2 so from one John
Walsh threatening ~ do an injury 70
the property of the said John 4 Walsh
Judge Hastings refused IN make = de-
rsssr n sau~ ss~1rs ffaf saef~ufnnt frJrler
$500 bail for the Court Of General sea-
Sims
Henry r Izaacs counsel for the de-
fepdant stated that the question IN
wolves the principle of the open shop and
Il the caat were decided against the dc
fendant the courts would be flooded with
similar caHes II u rlimnred the case Is
merely n test and n backed hy non-tni0r
workmeu and NAV lead 20 q legal fight
IN behald Of the open shop.
Walsh testified that nc was working as Z
plumbers helper on the Industrial BanF
Building ~ Tenth and Shiplcy streets II
the early part of September when he wai
approached bs Kramer ~ business agen
of the Plumber UHiau and told to pav
certain ice 70 Obtain permit which w0iIl6
give him the right to work with Iuioi
I labor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
REPUBLICANS HAVE
FACT|ONAL FIGHT
Joseph N. Armstrong. Formerly OF
Odessa. Said to Have Been
Factor.
KENT COUNTY MAY
LAND SPEAKERSHIp
Sale Will be Made at Caucus in
Dover Next Monday
Night
special Dispatch 10 Every Evening

trE0RlET0wN dec. -
The Democrats viii control the lower
house in the next session Of the Delaware
Legislature which convenes at Dover
next Tuesday
This was decided Yesterday AZ the
special election held IN the Seventh Repre-
sentative district of Sussex county Baltl-
more hundred) necessitatcd hv tie NJ
the general election in November he
tween Elmer ] Turner Democrat and
William G. Hickman Republican. Since
the general election Hickman had gIven
way 20 George A. Mitchell Of Ocean
View who was the Republican nominee
for Yesterdays election He was defeated
however even falling short Of Hickman s
vote Turner won a. Yesterdays election
by q3 majority He carried the First
Nlilville) district hv q majority q 2ob
while Mitchell carried the Second Sclby-
WILEY district; by majority IF lib The
vote was rs follows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
BANDITS MURDER TWO.
Slay Heads of Cleveland Foundry
and Get Away With
$4,000.

ny Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Clevelan d Dec 3l-W ". Sly
president, and George J. Fanner, vice
president of the w W Sly Foundry
Con parry, were murdered by five payroll
bandits who escaped with $4,000 IN cash
after holding up the two men at the com
pany's plant this morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
The vote At the general election last
Grvr spMsrRo~e CEFnrT.


Local Democrats as we'll as some
Republicans say Joseph y armstrong
II ocean View. formerly of Odessa. was =
factor in turning the trick Armstrong
who was formerlyin the Internal Revenue
service. located in Wilmington. some timo
ago moved TO Sussex and opened store
AZ Ocean Wow He has been active eve
since that time. in behalf of the Demo
cratic party. Recentlv-it seems 10 he
sort OF coincidence he sold tho store 10
George 4. Mitchell the man who was
defeated At Yesterday election Some
wears ago Armstrong waS credited with
breaking a Democratic deadlock IN the
House.
However. there was more than that con
frlbutorv to the result The Republicans
are split mp into factions. one faction
following Governor Townsend and the
other known as tho LAYTON faction The
former lined up for the present school
law with very little change whilc the latter
seems to desire more OF a finger IN the PIC
II Is significant that Mitchell carried Gov
ernor Townsend's home district but he
certainly was showed under IN the Mill
willie end of the Representative District
Some Of the Layton Republicans arc SAID
20 have lined up with the Democrats and
this must he 50. for the district Is nor
rnally Republican from 400 to 500 ma
iority THIS was the situation before the
women got the vote. II looks now rs Il
most OF the women have been voting he
Democratic ticket here since they got the
franchise.
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE.
The election Of Turner esves the Dem
ocrats control of the lower house al Dover
by a vote of Is to Il. That being the case
they will have lot Of plums al their
disposal that the Republicans had been
counting on The Democrats themselves
were not sure enough about the result
30 bank on obtaining any Of the offices
40 there are few avowed candidates
However, there VIII be q host OF them on
hand when the Democratic members of
the House caucus IN Dover neX4 Monday
night
II is said here that an effort j. likely to
be made 10 elect Armstrong clerk Of the
House - far As is known there arc no
local aspIrants for the speakership, and II
: believed tha the Office viii 90 10 Kent
county-thc real Democratic section Of
the state If il wants IT, b. F DAVIS or
Milford IS mentioned IN that behalf
There Will be candidates galore for the
clerkshIps, sergeant at arms. messengers
&c. II was thought here today that either
James NJ Tunnel OF Georgetown or
Henry r. lsaacs Of Wilmington will be-
offered the attorneyship OF tho Ito Sc.
40 PARTISAN LEGIsLATloN
The result Of Yesterday ; election pre-
cludes the probability Of partisan legis-
lation. Although the Republicans viii
control the Senate by 1 to G, and can
pass such legislation as they desire. there,
the House bcing Democratic, will have
10 be satisfied or Il cannot get through
the lower body. The reverse is also true
should partisan legislation get through
the House il would stand no show in the
Senate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
Fined on Speeding Charge

Pleading guilty to speeding Theodore
Taylor wac fined $40 aud costs in Munici !
pal Court today He was arrested las t
evening at Tenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue by Traffic Ofhccr Hynson who
testified that the man was going IS miles
ar hour
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
WALSH 49, nE rAlp.

Walsh testified that be- pald filtv cents
for the time he had alrrnlv worked and q
dollar week for tao weeks after that ard
obtained red card giving him permis-
sion to continue ~ his position
On October % FIVE weeks later, ,kramc r
came TO Walsh and asked him for the IS
dues, he said 1 haven the money
can tpay t now. replied Walsh. according
TO ms own testimony on the witness stand
He also testified Kramer told him he had
better pay Il or he would lose his job. \
few hours later ne was notified that his
services were no longer needed. he 50 i'd
Since that time Walsh said he had not
been able to obtain employment At hIs
trade as the same rules are IN force II
every operation in the city
William Lyon, plumbing contractor,
testified that the head Of the plumbers
on the Job came TO him on the afternoon
of October p and informed him that If
Walsh WAS not fired the men would refuse
to report for work IN the morning.
Counsel for Kramer asked for his dis
missal on the grounds that there was no
wrongful intent, as charged, and tha {
there WAS no property involved City
Solicitor Huxley said that the man 5
position was his property and that through
the actions and statements OF thedefe7 dan {
Walsh lost his Job. Judge Hastings agreed
with the solicitor but said he thought
II best for the upper courts to hand down a
formal decision in the matter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK.

" Washington, Dee 81 Weather ru
diet ions for 'he Atlantic states or 'hs
week beglnning MONDAY ,ra
Unsettled and rams ~ tht ltE. ruIHg s.
the week. followed hy generally az
Normal temperature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
A cheap healthful food. Clover Dairy
Safe Milk. Phone i540.-Adv.

Storm Doors. Storm Sash. Porch In
closures. Tindall X Son, 6II atnall
tsreet-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
Amneements Ionlgh.

Clover DAIRY sale Mills makCs ROBUST
children. Phone l54O Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

Tasty mncheons for shoppers. leh Pal.
oony Smith & Strevig's sls Market street
ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
Weather Foreenu

By Associated Press % Every Evrning
Washington Dec 81 Forocasf for nrIa
ware
Fair tonight saturday "lnuaH tna 4n
settled moderate tcmuera ture uttlura e
variable winds. hccomlug southeast AND
south saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

s25 worth of records free Afford Piano
o., 10 Acst Ninth street -Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

PLAY houssf -'' TransplAu 'uan
Giarrirk- Vaudeville
Queen-"S So Long LEFTY
Majestic The Charm ~Cnuui
savoy MaruonCd Hearts
strand The Man Who Los himself
RtaltO-" Girl of Ny Heart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

Perfect Fitting Evcglar-es. Collins
d Meyer, IO1 West Eighth street ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

Southern cookery light luncheons Smith
a Strevig's tea balcony, 9l9 Market
street ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
BIDS TO RE EXAMINED

Tho board ncferrcd the buds to NilIIam
Towers of Philadelphia for analysis and
recommendations. Mr. Towers IS manager
Of the division OF transportation and
Continued on page
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
LOOK FOR A WOMAN
IN BABY CASE; HOPE
TO RECOVER CHILD

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6-Believing
that Augusta Pascol, arrested last
Monday at Egg Harbor N. j., not only
is the man who obtained $4,000 from
George H. Coughlin, father of the kid
mapped Norristown baby, but is the
actual abductor, federal and state au-
thorities working on the case, re-
newed their efforts today to learn
the whereabouts of the child.
Pascol, who Is also known to the
police as Pasquale, and who has served
prison terms in this and other cities,
admits according to postal inspectors
that he went to Egg Harbor last Mon
day to get $4,000 which Mr.. Cough
lin was to throw from a train as addi-
tional ransom for the return of the
missing boy.
He declares, the authorities say.
that he was hired by another person
to get the money and that he knows
nothing of the kidnapping.
Believe He Was Hired
This, postal officials asserted, leads
them to believe that he also was hired
to do the kidnapping. They are OF
the opinion that the person who hired
him was a woman and that the baby is
unharmed and in the keeping Of this
woman. So far efforts to persuade the
prisoner to reveal the identity of his
alleged employer have been unsuccess
full
The authorities said early today a
certain woman is under suspicion and
that they are reasonably certain she
is the right person. State police and
postal inspectors are now engaged In
searching for this woman. With heI
apprehension they hope to get the
child.
Investigation has established beyond
doubt, according to George A Leonard
chief postal inspector, that Pascol was
the writer of "The Crank" letters. dc
manding $4,000 ransom and which
was left by Mr.. Coughlin under de
serted trolley station on the outskirts
/ of Norristown. The money disappear
| ed and no trace of the child was
| found.
Had Plenty of Money.
When he was released from prison
here last March after serving nine
months, Pascol had no money, but
when he applied for a room in lods
ing house in this city in June, short
/ ly after Mr.. Coughlin's $4,000 disar
peared, he is said to have been plen
| tifully supplied with funds.
! About the same time he deposited
81, 900 in a local trust company. and
later purchased a chicken farm at New
| Gretna, N j., and an automobile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
READY TO RETURN
TO RAILROAD JOBS
(Ry Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6.-The
United States Board Of Mediation and
Cancellation failed today to hear a
delegation of striking railway employ
ees headed by John Grunau. president
of the Chicago Yardmen's Association,
appealing in behalf of men anxious to
return to work.
Members of the board were not
present, and the delegation was in
formed by the secretary that it would
be necessary to file formal application
asking for consideration Of their
claims.
w. l.. McMenimem, deputy president
of the brotherhood of trainmen, acting
on instruction from w G. Lee. pres
ident of the order. notified the board
that the trainmen's organization was
not a party to the appeal proceedings,
and the claims of the strikers should
stand on their merits.
There was no statement from the
delegation regarding it's plans. The
strikers were said to be ready to re-
turn to their old jobs. in view of the
recent railroad increases.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
MAY REGISTER NOW
BY PROXY; new LAWS
OTHER PROVISIONS

Several important changes were
made in the state voters registration
law at the recent special session OF
the legislature.
The dates for registration remain
the same, the first period, Sept. 4, the
second period. Oct. 4, but this feature
of the law was amended so as to re.
quire each precinct registration board
to remain in session on the two days
of registration from 9 a. m. until
s p. m.
The law originally provided for the
boards to be in session during the
afternoon and early evening.
May Register by Proxy.
A very important change made in
the law was to permit voters to fill
out registration blanks prior to the
dates for registration, the declarations
| to be filed by another person with the
proper precinct registration board on
the dates specified for registration.
Party organization workers In
Wayne county see in this amendment
an opportunity to secure large regi
stration before the first registration
session, Sept. 4.
Instead of waiting until registration
day the registration blanks can be
distributed in advance by precinct
committeeman or other party workers
and the voters may fill them out and
return them to some other person to
be filed with the proper precinct
registration board when it convenes.
Those voters who execute registra
| ton declarations in advance of the
registration period must have theil
declarations sworn to before a notary
or, If a notary is not available, voters
may affix their signatures to theil
declarations in the presence of tive
resident voters of their precincts.
| Registration Blanks in Advance.
The amended law provides tha
registration blanks shall be distributed
in advance of the day for registration
These blanks will be distributed by
the county clerk.
Under the former law there was {
section which provided that If vote
was unable" to appear in person be
| fore either of the regular sessions O.
the precinct board, he might comply
with the law by filling out the blanl
i before a notary public and sending i
to the board by messenger.
There was considerable confusion a:
to what the word unable" meant ant
when the special session of the genera
assembly convened many request:
were made that the law be amended.
There was no question but that ;
voter who was i'll might register b,
messenger. but whether or not vote
who would find it inconvenient to g
before the board in person could taxi
advantage of the provision was il
dispute.
The change that was made relative
to this section was acceptable to boil
parties. The amendment which wa
passed unanimously strikes out th'
word unable" so that any voter ma.
fill out his blank in advance Of regis
tration day and permit someone els'
to file it with the board after it con
venes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
FARMERS TO
Be SATISFIED UNDER
TAX BOARDS RULING

Howard Brooks, county auditor
does not anticipate the Farmers fed
GRAFTON Of Wayne county will follow
the action taken by the Farmers fed
GRAFTON Of Marion county in entering
suit against the action of the state
board of tax commissioners ordering
a horizontal increase in tax rates.
TAX conditions In various counties
differ. 1t SO happens that the farm
ers Of Wayne county would have to
pay less taxes under the horizontal
tax increase order pertaining to
Wayne county. just issued by the state
board and approved Thursday by the
county board of review, than they
would otherwise" Mr.. Brooks said.
He called attention to the fact that
under the state boards order fol-
Wayne county the 20 per cent in
crease on real estate does not apply
to the various townships and to the
towns of Cambridge City, Fountain
City, Greensboro, Boston and White
water.
Richmond Is the Goat"
The county auditor also points out
that under the boards order a 40 pei
cent increase on personal property is
provided for the city of Richmond
while only a 80 per cent increase Is
provided for this class of taXables
elsewhere in the county.
Mr.. Brooks points out that if the
state boards order had not been ap
proved by the county board. re-assess
ments and establishment Of rates
would have been necessary, with the
result that the farmers taxes would
be increased to equalize them will
the taxes assessed against residents
of Richmond and the smaller towns
Mr.. Brooks holds that if there Is
any class of taxpayers who have g
real complaint to make against the
state boards horizontal tax increase
order it is those who reside in Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
F. D. Roosevelt Busy As He
Spends Last Day at Desk


WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-Franklin
D. Roosevelt, democratic nominee for
vice president, today spent his last
day as assistant secretary of the navy
at his desk at the navy department
He was busy clearing away a mass
of details that had accumulated during
his recent visit to Maine and preparing
his Office for his successor, not yet
named.
Mr. Roosevelt expected to leave
Washington late this afternoon for
Dayton to attend Governor Cox's
notification ceremony tomorrow From
Dayton Mr. Roosevelt expects to go to
his home at Hydo Park, \. Y, arriving
there Sunday night. His own notifica
ton ceremony is scheduled to take
place at Hyde Park, Monday. On Tues
day Mr.. Roosevelt plans to leave for
Chicago to begin speaking tour
through the west
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
Find Beetree in Heart OF
City; Bees, Find Folks Too,
Reports From Front Claim

streets were exceedingly wary for a
of an old hollow tree being cut down
was the home Of hive of honey bees.
One person who was near claims
that no one was stung and that Rich
mond people exhibited extraordinary
bravery. But another said several per-
sons were stung.
Anyway. most folks gave the honey
bees wide field to operate in, until
they were corralled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
Syluia, 6 Years Old, Giues
Part of Leg to Help Her
Brother Robert, Get Well

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 6-When
six-year-old Sylvia Steiner heard her
parents talking of bone grating op'
Grafton which would be necessary to
cure the broken leg Of her four-year'
old brother, Robert, she insisted that
she be permitted to make the sacri
flee.
They took silver Of bone three and
one-half inches long from her right
leg between the ankle and knee and
grated 1t on brothers broken leg.
The operations will aid the growth
Of healthy bone cells on the boys leg
while the silver taken from his sister
will be replaced by nature, physicians
say.
The children's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Steiner, of Roseland, a
suburb Of South Bend. ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
Major Morris to Oppose
Hitchcock In Debate
(By Associated PresS)

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Chairmen of all
Republican state committees have
been invited to national headquarters,
Senator Harry S. New announced to-
day, to lay plans for the speaking
campaign in each state.
Headquarters also announced that
Major Jackson Morris, former assist
ant secretary of state, and not Gov
ernor E. P. Morrow, would debate
the league of nations with Senator
Hitchcock at Winona Lake. Ind, Aug
ust 9.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-08-06
CATCH NEGRO WHO BEAT
UP WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Leroy Green, a
negro burglar held in county jail, was
identified today by David l.. Luke,
West Virginia woodpulp and paper
manufacturer his wife and daughter,
as the man who forced his way into
the manufacturers home at Tarry-
town, N. Y, on July II. locked him
in his room, wounded his daughter.
terrorized his wife and forced her to
unlock the family vault containing
$4,000 worth of jewels.
Green was arrested on July 20 when
pawnshop proprietor to whom he
had sold a diamond became suspic-
ious and called the police.