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Evening journal., 1920-12-11
TALK EXTENSION
OF PARK LAND
Board Cannot Go Ahead
With East Side Boule-
ward at This Time
WILL GIVE WORK
AS FUNDS PERMIT

The proposed purchaseof about IS
acres OF land TO connect North
Brandywlne park with the Alapocas
woods was again discussed by the
Park Commission yesterday after
noon. after which motion was
committee and the executive com
mittee, which have been negOtiat-
ing for the purchase OF the land, TO
keep the matter alive. The principal
part u the land Is owned by the
Jessup and Moore Company.
The Central Labor Union appealed
90 the board 10 start work on the
proposed boulevard beyond Flew
enih street bridge in order TO give
work 30 men who are out Of EN-
plOyment. The board, however, Is In
no position ~ start this work. Il
posed highway has not yet been ac-
quired
Secretary Mack was directed by The
board 30 communicate with the Cen
trail Labor uliOn, settling forth that
the board is In sympathy with tn,
efforts Of the union TO relieve the labor
situation. and that work will be done
for which funds can be obtained.
The treasurer's report showed a bar
ance Of Si7,773.29. on the account o
the Free Zoo Association, balance o.
s75O0i was shown.
Acording TO the report of the execu
/ tive committee. a bid OF S603i % wa
received on December 7 for twelve
bronze lanterns FOR Rodney Squarl
Park from Zaniznger, Borie an'
lMedary. The secretary was instructed
! TO communicate with the bidder
stating that the committee Is OF M
opinion that the prices are too high
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
CASH Register
/ Thief gets S35
Negro Robs Kyle Store
After Woman Takes
His "Order"
THINK HE HAD
PAL SPOTTER

Opening the cash register In the
ice cream store u W. y. Kyle. Sixth
and Orange streets. last niglt. after
he had placed an order for Ice cream,
"a Negro thief stole $50 and ran from
the store. The man. who is dcs 'ribcd
as being very dark and wearing a
cap. entered the store While two
young women were attending 10 the
business.
When one OF the girls started In
the rear for the ice cream, the Negro
jumped over the counter and before
the other women attendant could give
an outcry, he had opened the register
and was on with the money.
shortly before the theft another
| negro had made a purchase OF cream
In the store 10 Is thought he acted
as lookout for the thief, who sol
] the money.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
ORGANIZE STATE
REGIMENT NEXT WEEK

Sufficient men 10 form the first
pany OF the Ant-Aircraft regimen. 1i
Delaware have been obtained by re-
cruiting team No. 4, under Colonel
Thomas NJ Miller and It is expected
Adiutant General J. Austin Ellison
will take steps next week to organize
the company.
Il Is intended TO allow the members
NJ the initial companies OF The Guard
10 choose the type Of service they
most desire The first company, IL Is
understood. will be a searchlight unit.
No. , team is second in the race for
recruiting honOrs. This team is under
John =. Blackson. The men forming
it and many OF its recruits are believ-
ed 10 favor a % per cent. centimeter
battery as their unit.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
Chicago MAY
Have HUNTER
Negro Who Shot Detective
Believed Caught in
West
ESCAPED AFTER
ELSMERE FIGHT

John Yarber, the Negro who is al
legged TO have shot and seriously in
iured William A. Hunter, a railroad
detective, near Elsmere, last sprina
has been captured by the Chicago po-
lice.
Yarber was employed at the rail-
road shops last spring lie is said
20 have attempted 10 "shOOt-up' the
neighborhood and when Constable
Wilmington went TO get him, fortified
himself in the car. Officer Hunter
then a member Of the railroad police
force, went to the assistance OF Whit
tington and the two attempted TO
rush" the car. Hunter was shot and
badly wounded. He was taken 10 the
Delaware Hospital whree he was con-
fined for a number Of weeks.
Constable Wilmington summoned
help from Wilmington and Police
Captain David Wardle and a squad Of
officers went 10 Elsmere but found
that the man had fed lie has not
been seen since until the Chicago po-
lice reported they had found a man
who resembled him. Lieutenant VOL
har. Al the Baltimore and Ohio police
is investigating the affair here.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
SLAUGHTER BY
AUTO INCREASES
10000 Persons Believed
Killed by Cars During
Last Year
WILMINGTON
CUTS DEATH RATE

Wilmington newspapers, in COM
mon with the press OF the entire
country, have during the week given
prominence 10 a statement that 3.S0S
persons In the u. 5. were killed by
automobiles during the year 1919.
This statement is greatly in error,
presumably due To- the form in which
the information was released by the
u. $. Bureau Of the Census. As a
matter OF fact. the figure includes
only deaths from automobiles in 61
OF the largest cities, these represent
ing less than half the population OF
the registration area OF the country.
Using the most reliable figures avail
able. it is safe 20 say that 10000
persons we're killed by automobiles
in the United States In 1919. This
figure is commonly accepted as a
fact
In the first place. the death rate
/ FROM automobiles has increased zap
/ idly during the past five years and
| seems TO be still increasing. Forty
/ two Of the sixiy-scven large cities
show an Increase in 1919 and five cll-
| les. Albany. Atlanta. Grand Rapids
Borough of Richmond New York
/ and Norfolk, have practically doubled
| their 1918 rate. on the other hand
only eight cities show any consistent
| reduction in rate during the past tw'
years. Among these Is Wilmington
which has effected, according TO tlt
| bureaus figures. q reduction OF q
/ por cent. Wilmingt0n's rate-i6'
deaths per 10000 Of population, D.
stll 10 per cent higher than the a.
I erage for the large cities OF the coun
try-is higher than Greater New
York and higher than philadelphia
The four worst cities in the cOun
try now appear TO be; YOUNGSTOWN
with a death rate Of 2S5; Hartford
with a deatn rate of 279; Bridgeport
with a death rate Of 236; Camden
With a death rate OF 226.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
BALL WOULD END
0USTING OF TENANTS

United states Senator l.. II. Ball
who is the author Of the District ui
Columbia rent commission act. the
consiiiuiiOnality OF which is being
contested In the courts of the district.
yesterday introduced a measure I'm tho
u $. Senate repeating that section OF
the law which permits landlords Civ
ing tenants seven days notice 90 va
cate property.
The purpose OF the bin is 30 put an
end 90 the Ousiing OF tenants in
Washington on short notice until the
Supreme Court OF the United States
shall have had an opportunity 10 pass
upon the rent commission act.
III is 90 be hoped that "a decision
OF the Supreme Court viii be had
on the rent commission act within
the next three months" senator BAH
said 81 have been informed that
tenants are being ousted In large
numbers on these seven-day notices. %
The bill was referred 90 The dis
trict committee. and senator Ball.
who Is a member OF that committee
will seek early action on IL.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
UNION LEADS IN SPORT.

Union Church a. 4. basketball telm
handed the fast going NeighbOrh0Od
team a 3i-i9 defeat last evening, on
the NeighborhOOd floor. Park, the
Union towering centre man, played
a wonderful game. having seven two
pointers TO his credit. J Foster and
The Peters brothers also put up a good
game. For the losers, Jimmy Para
disc and George Slansky We're The
shining lights.
Captain butcher. OF the Church
League. says the Lincoln street boy.
are a fine bunch OF sports and are
100 per cent. for fair play. The score
UNION
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
WOODS LET'S COURT
DO THE JUDGING

In Municipal Court this morning,
Deputy judge Finger fixed a tempor-
ary order Of 50 a week against Arthur
Woods. Negro, for the support of
his wife, and referred the case to
Detective Mcdaniel for investigation.
The court asked Woods what
amount he thought proper 10 pay for
the support OF his wife.
"You's the judge and ah'n let you
do tho Judging" answered the Negro.
It seemed that the couple had a
quarrel and Woods left the house
and remained away about a week.
:. Lester Levy was counsel for the
defendant
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
TRAFFIC COPS IN
TWO SHIFTS SOON

Additional traffic stations have been
established at Eleventh and Market
streets, and Fourth and French streets,
which will be in charge Of Patrolmen
Leonard Skepski and William Paynter.
John Fisher will M the post at Ninth
and Market streets, and Robert T.
Elderkin has been appointed to the
motorcycle squad.
Under the S-hOur system, which Il
is thought will become effective soon,
there are 10 be two traffic squads, one
10 80 on duty at 7 in the morning
and serving until in the afternoon
and the other 90 on at that hour and
remain until 10 o'clOck
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
MORE CONFESSIONS
AT CITY REVIVAL

81 Paurs NJ e. Church, Tenth and
Jackson streets. was we'll nlled last
night when Dr. McCombc, the evan
gelist. preached a sermon on Life s
Greatest Question" In The course OF
his address Dr. NfcCOmbe said.
You cannot be Indifferent TO- tho
work Of Christ and have any hope
or getting to Heaven" he continued
When the invitation was given at
the close Of the service. an the mer
gathered at the front Of The church
and with them came three oteers C
take their FIRST stand for Jesus Chris
as a Christian.
The only service of today will h'
that Of the Cheerful Boosters BanC
at 73O Oclock tonight.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
ONE SHOT IN NEW
DUBLIN BATTLE

DUBLIS. Dcc n UNITED Press.l-
Sim Foineis and police engaged In a
battle here today following discovery
OF a bomb factory In a cyclists shop
on parnell street. one man was shot
and three arrests were made.
The police reported the conflscation
Of large quantities OF finished bombs
and materials In the shop.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
STRADLEY RUN CAR
WHILE INTOXICATED

Arrested last night after he had
butted a Ford automobile into the
wall Of a building at Eleventh and
Wilson street, oakley C.. Stradley
pleaded guilty TO a change OF operat-
ling an automobile while under the in
fluence OF liquor when arraigned be-
fore Deputy Judge Finger in Munich
pal Court this morning. He was fined
$50 and costs.
Oakley said that he makes his hv-
ing by driving cars and pleaded for
clemency. He claimed that be ran
into the wall in trying 10 avoid hit
ting two small children. ntse only
damage done was 10 the oar.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
pROpERTY SALES

Two properties were sold by Shsr-
IN Grassland al a sale In the court
house this morning 10 mako title-
A dwelling at it09 West Seventh
street. The property Of Harry II. and
Ethel q. Prettyma1. Was sold 10
Horace q. Eastburn for 5000, and the
dwelling, 1912 West Eighth street.
the property Of Lizzie s and Charles
H. Vary. was sold 10 Mr.. EastDurn
for $500
Harry Bmmons, trustee Of Nm
Ncwlin, deceased sold the dwelling,
iOS East Fifth street, 10 John J.
Monaghan for si650.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
Clayton A. O.
ANN CHRISTMAs PARTY.

The annual Christmas party OF the
Washington Heights Century Club
win be held Thursday, December %.
santa Claus will distribute games,
toys frut H. si9e,kIlnss ,i,,Id bS, ana & 9tnsr s gar-
haps he would not visit otherwise.
Last year this party was held in the
81 Andrews parish house but this
Year 10 will be in the club house
building, 2300 Boulevard.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

Tonight Union viii face the West
team. al the Y. NJ C. A., in their sec
Ond church league game.
a. Last evening the Union bowling
team took two OF their three games
from second Baptist. In the bowling
circuits Mccall has piloted his Metho-
dists 30 first place. they having won
81 games and lost 4. Unions bowl
ers were C. Mccall, II. Mccall, Hark-
ness, Epperson, Gibbons and Evans.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
FIX DOWNS INOUEST.

Coroner Bullock announced this
morning that he viii hold an inquest
Tuesday night on IN death OF Harry
p. Downs. who died in the Delaware
Hospital following an automobile ac-
cident below New Castle a few days
ago.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
THAT DAILY
HEADACHE

Otherwise healthy persons are
sometimes great sufferers from un-
suffer IA. this way Lueberts Ak-No.
Nor Capsules offer safe. sure relief
from the most nerve-racking, head
splitting headache or neuralgia palms
In the head, face. neck or back. NO
remedy can equal Ak-NO-Mor Cap
sules for lain resulting from ulcer
ated or decayed teeth. They viii
check rheumatic pains and etop neu-
ritis almost instantly. Guaranteed TO
contain no narcotic or enslaving
drugs. Ask your druggist for Lue-
bert's Ak-Ho-tMor Capsules and ac-
cept no substitute. Price soc and 6Oc
per box.
A. C. Luebsrt. p. D. ChriItians. Pa.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
SOME SNOW NEXT WEEK.

WASHINGTON. Dec. fl. UNITED
Press IPoreesssst !, ,II,iI,s LOT WE period DC
North and Middle Atlantic States
Moderate temperature, considerable
cloudiness and occasional rainS or
sn0wG
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
STABLER- CLAYTON
PLAY TIE GAME

The Stabler Park A. C. and Clay
ton 4. C.. football teams played TO a
standstill in four 70 minute quarters
10 score Of to 6 at Rockford Tower
his morning The lineup.
sfabier A a Cavbon A C.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
ANnrnEn MIIIIAM WHITTAKER

William Whitaker, Of Brandywine
hundred. is not the William Whitaker
Who was before City Court several
days ago ea q charge q abusing his
VIA
Evening journal., 1920-12-11

Use the Want Ads for securing good
nflne nnsllIons and aganl assIgnmenls.
Evening journal., 1920-12-11
Totals
NEIGHBoRHOOD.

I OIdlr ssssss ssas
Rnferee-GibhOns.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
Lady Astor Pleads
For Dry Scotland

The first number OF the Cam
paigner, organ of the Scotland dry or
ganizaton contains the following let
ter from Lady Astor:
81 am delighted to have the oppor-
tunity OF sending my good wishes to
the Scottish women in their CAM
paign against the evils of drink. | am
perfectly certain that women have
nov got a great chance of helping in
this question, and | am quite sure
that il only people know the true
facts OF our war gains and peace
losses with regard to drink, we
should easily carry the w h o c
country with us. As | expect you
know, the convictions OF women for
drunkenness in Glasgow alone we're
four times as many in January 1920,
as lin January, 1919, and | am quite
convinced that il people only realize
what this means i'll wretched homes
and neglected and unhappy children,
they would not only not oppose our CT
forts, but do everything in their
power to help.
81 cannot tell you what a great
privilege it was to speak in the House
OF Commons on this question, and |
do hope-with all my heart-that
Scotland will prove that she is de-
termincd to do what she can towards
creating better world for the coming
generation.
at is the spirit which we put into
these reforms which will ultimately
count. No reform in itself can help
unless it is a stirring for something
which takes us little further into the
kingdom of God-where there is joy
and happiness and peace, Drink
certainly has never helped us on to
that road"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
Whisky Ring Broken
Up By Dry Agents
Arrest of Leaders Gives Clue. to
Illegal Sales

With the arrest OF men believed to
be the leaders in a million dollar
Whispering" and the capture OF let
tiers, forged permits, and other evil
dence, Federal Prohibition enforce
ment agents believe that they have
broken up the biggest gang OF whisky
smugglers in Chicago.
For weeks Prohibition agents had
been on the trail of the whisky out
laws when they finally traced them
to their Offices on Washington street.
Following the confessions Of some
of the outlaws and the capture of doc
uments further arrests were made.
Much of the outlawed whisky was
traced to the homes of purchasers
and taken to be used as evidence.
Among the purchasers were numer-
Gus wealthy citizens of Chicago.
1t is said that the whisky was
shipped TO Chicago from a Kentucky
distillery and removed from ware
houses on forged permits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
Swedish Churches
Organize Forces
For Big Dry Fight
Will Stir Up Voters for September Is
Primaries

Twenty-Five Swedish churches on
the Northside in Chicago recently
organized for aggressive work in the
campaign to nominate drys for the
Legislature on September Is. A
short time ago the Temperance Com
mttee, representing these churches,
decided to discontinue its work. In
view of the great campaign being
made by the vets to elect beer and
wine Legislature the Committee in
stead OF disbanding, decided to carry
on more aggressive campaign than
ever before, A committee of speak
ers will be sent to various Swedish
churches throughout Chicago TO stir
up the voters on the need OF protect
ing Prohibition by voting for en-
dorsed dry Legislative candidates at
the primary. All of the Swedish
churches in the city will be organized
for campaign work.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
Jals Empty and
Homes Are Happy
in New Hampshire
Dry Law Brings Many Benefits il
Two Years

The following is from an editorial
in the Manchester, N. H. Union, head
ed 1.-TWO Years of Prohibition"
Both crime and pauperism are wan
ing almost to the vanishing point. And
there are no two opinions as to the
cause The Indictment of King Alco-
hol is unanimous.
And it requires but slight power OF
imagination to supply the background
to this picture Homes that once
were a mockery, the breeding places
of crime, the scenes of bestial
brutality the utter contradiction o..
all that the word home" implies,
are now the comfortable, well-sup-
piled establishments of selfrespect-
ing men and women, who are really
giving the children they brought in
to the world chance to become good
honest, American men and women.
Wives whose lives were round OF
misery and anguish because of the
uncontrolled appetite OF husbands
whose british habits killed affection
and all sense of duty, have had re-
stored to them something of the
pride they once felt, something OF the
self respect they owned when they
began to build their home with the
man of their choice, and many of
the comforts which every wife and
mother needs. Children who had
grown accustomed to privation and
hardship, to the spectacle of drunken
rows between father and mother, to
the absence of affection to cruel pun
ishments. now find home more COM
Portable. decent clothes supplied, nu-
tritious food on the table and father
and mother in sober accord.
We see the immediate benefits
upon the habits of the adults of our
own generation of abstinence from
alcoholic stmulants, but we must
wait for fifteen or twenty years until
the little children of today grow up
before we can reasonably assess the
full benefits derived along both moral
and physical lines.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
SCORES BREWERS SCHEME
Says Let Down Barrier to Beer
and in Comes Liquor Tide;
State Likes Dry Law
HYPOTHETICAL PROPOSAL
Country Nor Colorado Can Re-
main Half Dry and Half Wet;
Prospers Under Dry Rule

Petitions are being circulated in
Colorado to submit to the voters at
the fall election another beer and
wine amendment. The men whose
names appear on the petition as spon-
sors of the referendum are Peter
Bossi, stone cutter, Denver; Henry
O. Jackson, president Jackson Com
pressor Company, Denver; Frank
Pregler, Denver; Thomas c. Barrack,
name not given in city directory;
Melvin J. Sowell, former owner of
the Colorado Hotel, Denver.
The Rocky Mountain News says
of this effort to restore beer and
wine to a legal status in the state:
Without anticipating the de-
cision of the United States ST.
preme Court we believe the petit
TONERS are wasting their time
and their gains. The people of
Colorado are not going to open
the door wider to the bootleg
cling brigade. Z Once a crack is
secured in the wall of Prohibition
i'll comes the tide. The Eight"
wine would soon be as "heavy" as :
The old topper might desire and the
per cent beer would be name.
All that it needed to make Colo
RADIO wet and worse than it was
before Prohibition is to get the
peoples permission to tinker with
the amendment. Neither Colo
ado nor the country can remain
half wet and half dry. 1t would
,e hypocrisy and nothing else to
attempt the experiment.
This state is without any seri-
Gus problem as the outcome of
Prohibition. 1t is getting along
very we'll. Its industries do not
suffer and it has not lost single
7 tourist on account of Prohibi-
ton. On the contrary it has
gained many. The people have
been saving their booze money
and using it to become better
acquainted with America.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
RABBI WISE ON PROHI-
BITION

(From address in Carnegie
Hall May ?. 1920
| am against the repeal of
Prohibition because the testi-
mony of all impartial and
worthwhile witnesses through
out the land is to the effect that
the nation has already, even
within the brief period OF
merely partial enforcement,
been greatly benefited thereby.
Travelling from state to state
throughout the land, / have not
heard word in challenge of
the wisdom and benefcence of
the Prohibition law save from
the lips of few men whose
personal tastes and convivial
habits are more important in
their own sight than the we'll
being of the whole nation
Boston Herald.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04

poses OF all the proposed referendum
votes not previously knocked out by
the state courts, thus killing one of
the chief hopes of the liquor traffic.
Ex-Governor Frank Haniy of In
diana was chief counsel for Mr..
Hawkes. in the Ohio case, A brief
in this case was also filed by Wayne
B. Wheeler, General Counsel for the
Anti-Saloon League.
Other cases involving the validity
OF the Eighteenth Amendment are
still before the Supreme Court. Mon
day, June 7, is the final decision day
OF the court before its adjournment
until next October.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-06-04
RUM. RUNNERS MUST PAY TAX
Minneapolis Booze Conspirator
Face Heavy Tax Penalties. Ac-
cussed plead guilty.

The internal revenue office of
Minneapolis on May 20 announced
that Mike Weisman and his associ-
ates who were engaged with him
directly in bringing whisky into
Minnesota will have to pay the gov
eminent total revenue tax estimat-
ed at more than $4,000. The men
have pleaded guilty to bringing "a
barrels OF whisky from Canada These
men are involved IN the whisky con-
spracy case that resulted in the resig-
nation of Sheriff Martenson of Hen
nepin county, who is also under in
dictment charged with having part
in the rum running program.
E. ]. Lynch, collector of internal
revenue, has announced that the col
lection of the tax from Weisman will
be forced by his office. The amount
of whisky named in the indictment
at so gallons barrel brings an inn
mediate and direct revenue of $6.40
gallon, or $20,480. The law also
provides penalties and double penal
ties. The tax was not paid when the
liquor was brought in and this fact
increases the penalty. There is a
wholesalers tax, a retailers tax,
penalties for non-payment, penalty
for bringing the liquor into dry ter
ritory, and other incidental taxes
and penalties which, it is said, will
bring the total to more than $4,000.