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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
ANOTHER DROP IN
PRICES OF MEATS
IS PREDICTED HERE
Cut Attributed to Long Spell oi
Hot Weather; Hog Mar
kct Low.
GRADUATED SUGAR is G
OFFERND AT l8 CENT

Some Wilmington merchants are of the
opinion that Johnson d Brothers cut In
the price Of meat will be followed by other
firms. and that general reduction OF
prices will bring some relief to the Will
minrton consumer. MIR. Johnson ex-
plains the drop in prices TO the hot spell
just past.
"The West is little lower than the
East on the price of meats" said MIR.
johnson. adding that the tendency of the
West was to hold the meat prices firm.
As the hog season opens. indications
are that the hog market is about as low az
il will be for sometime.
The prices quoted for best quality
meats by Mr.. Johnson were as follows.
Srloin 50 cents per pound; tender ends OF
rump steak. 40 cents; round steak, IS
cents; chuck roast. 25 cents; rib roast, 80
cents; stew beef, IL cents; boneless stew
beef, 20 cents: pork chops, 35 cents; lamb
chops, loin, so cents; leg of lamb, 35 cents
stew lamb, Is cents.
Variety of prices was the order OF the
day as far as the sugar situation was con-
cerned Although Philadelphia depart.
ment store is Offering up to 100 pounds pei
customer at Is cents per pound, stores on
King street ranged from is to 20 cents foI
first quality granulated sugar. No limit "
placed on the quantity sold to q customer
Sugar prices differ at stores on kinf
street within a stones throw of eacf
other. One store today is selling sugar il
two-pound cartons at 20 cents pound
which. the merchant maintains. cost hin
nearly % cents pound. A second store I
selling first quality sugar IN any quaint
ties at 10 cents And still another of ers j
,.pfS a Mound m rartnuS
Dealers generally believe that sugar j
due for another drop in price. They speal
as if they are well stocked.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
TRY TO ROB SAFE OF
ARUNDEL CONF ANY
Thieves Effort to Obtain Money
Frustrated; Small Articles
Missing.

Thieves who enteredt he offices OF the
Arundel Corporation at Front and Church
streets were disappointed in their attempt
TO open safe. The handle on the safe and
one OF the knobs on one of the hinges had
been Knocked off with hammer, but the
safe WAS not opened.
The work is thought to have been that
of amateurs. No explosives were used.
Entrance was gained through WIN
down, after the glass had been groken.
IL is not known exactly when the attempt
At robbery was made. but it was scne-
time between Saturday afternoon aid
Monday morning.
Desk drawers were removed and rlfied
and everything about the Office was turned
topey-turvy in the search for something
of value Several small articles of little
value have been discovered as missing
IN the checking up of the property IN the
Office. The safe contained records but did
not contain money, which evidently was
the lure of the would-be safe crackers.
The matter has been reported to the po-
lice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
ONLY A SEMBLANCE
Of PARTY HARMONY
SECURED At DOVER
Congressman Layton Had to play
Second Fiddle" to Governor
Townsend.
ORGANIZATION FEARED TO
ENTER UPON REPRISALS
Governor Takes Political Lead and
Secures Endorsement OF His
Administration.
stan Correspondence of Every Evening

Dover, AUG. IS.
Featuring the Republican State Con-
vention, which was held here yesterday,
were:
Coleman du Pont State leader, creating
a scmhlancc of Republican harmony IN
Delaware.
Congressman Caleb r. Layton play
ing second fiddle" to Governor John q.
Townsend, Jr.
Anti-f.ayton Republican of Sussex
county rebuking Layton factionists ior
defeating Governor Townsend Tor dele
gate TO the Republican National Conven-
ton.
Rcnominating Congressman Layton
only by permission of Governor Townsend
The old Organization wanting to
more severely thrash" the New Dispen-
sation remnant, but not daring to do SO.
Governor Townsend declining the Con-
Rrcssional nomination, but accepting
nomination as presidential elector.
Indorsing Governor Townsends adj
mlnistration.
Futile scheming of Kent countians TO
give New Castle county the guberna-
torial nomination.
Spanked Sussex countians prom
ising TO support the nominee for governor.
Republican Ticket.
The convention nominated the follow
ing ticket:
Presidential electors-Colonel Henry
A. du Pont of New Cestle county, General
Alden X. Benson of Kent and Governor
John c. Townsend, Jr., of SUSSEX.
Representative in Congress-Dr. Caleb
r. Layton of Georgetown, denomination.
Governor Colonel William ID. Denney
of Dover.
-governor-Captain j. Dan
forth Bush of Wilmington.
Announcement ID. Town
send, Jr, of Wilmington.
State treasurer-George NJ. Fisher
of Wyoming, renomInatlon.
Auditor of accountS-Daniei lhomp-
son of Newark, denomination.
Insurance comn.issioner-Horace Sud
ler of Bridgeville.
OPENING DELAYED.
Sussex conference and caucus exceeded
three hours and DELAYED the opening OF
the convention until afternoon. Great
bitterness characterized the anti-Layton
conference. Inviting Governor Townsend
10 the conference room, the conference,
who comprised more than majority oi
the Sussex caucus. offered him the Con-
grcssional nomination, but he declined
Il. Political expcdiency forbade nominat-
ing other Sussex countians who were pro-
posed Not wishing TO run the risk OF
party disruption, the Sussex caucus con-
scnted to Dr. Layton's denomination
The caucus was also prolonged by num-
erous ballots for insurance Commissioners
Horace Sudlcr of Bridgevil!e, Napoleon
B. Register of Lewis and Robert B
Elliott of Scaford were the asplrants
Mr.. Sudler finally broke the deadlock
Continued page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
DEMO. patio MEETING.
City Committee Tonight will Perfect
plans for fhe Primaries on Saturday.

Members of the Democratic City Com
mittee will meet tonight at headquarters
for the purpose of completing last minute
details in conjunction with the work OF
the County Committee which is arranging
for the primaries on Saturday:
1t is not likely that the City Committee
will take any further action regarding
increased representation for New Castle
county in the State Convention prior to
the meeting of that body. The members
have thrashed the matter out pretty
thoroughly among themselves, and have
reached an underestimate as to what
they hope to do and realize at the Con-
veution.
Indications point to nothing but friendly
contests at the primaries this week
and there seems to be an absence Of fac
tional bitterness in those sections where
there arc more than ore candidate for
dele eate or county Office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
TRUCE SUGGESTED
FOR IRISH PARTIES
Conference of Mcderates Takes
Action Looking to Peace; Cork
Lord Mayor Sinking.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BN A&sOEl3t-I fFtss 10 ENtF9 EFtnluE
Dublin, Aug 25-Resolutions suggest
ing truce between opposing lrish fac
tions and declaring it is possible for the
British government to secure peace IN
Ireland by an immediate and binding offer
of full national self government 20 be
accepted or rejected by specially elected
representatives Of the people of Ireland,
were passed Yesterday at the conference
of Irish moderates.
Sir Horace Plunkett paid tribute 10
| the Sim Fem for having done much for
! government in Ireland but said the Sim
| Feiners must accept a compromise.
| W. II. Judge, a former Republican
! volunteer, urged an amendment 20 the
| resolution BY which the convention would
| go on record as favoring a republic. He
/ kept insisting on his point of view but
/ was finally quieted by volunteers, chiefly
former soldiers.
/ High Sheriff McWalter of Dublin de-
! elared that the military was virtually
! responsible for the lack of order in Dublin.
Il have letter in my pocket from Lord
/ French" he said, giving me charge Of
| Dublin. | am ready 70 take that re-
| sponsibihty and viii maintain order if
/ every soldier and policeman is withdrawn
| from the streets. | could keep good order
]
/ soldiers and am ready TO give that guaran-
! tee if they leave the situation TO me.
| London, Aug. 25.-Terence Mac
/ Sweeney, lord mayor of Cork, who has
| been on a hunger strike in prison here
! since being removed to this city from
| Cork received the last sacrament today
! from his private chaplain.
Outside the prison last night several
/ thousand persons waved red flags, booed
! the government and cried up Sim Fem;
| up rebelsr'
The crowd rushed the police guarding
i the avenue leading 70 ths prison. Several
persons were injured and a number were
| arrested
Mrs. MacSweeney visited her husband
yesterday and found him bordering on
I Inconsistencies. Their daughter, Miss
Mary MaeSweeney, telegraphed Premier
| Lloyd George, saying that if the mayor
! died ''his relatives and the people Of Ire
land viii hold you and your government
| for murder.
The premier's statement concluded:
Il may add that every invitation to
| discuss with those who are for the moment
! the spokesmen for Irish natIonallsn, q
/ peaceful settlement of Ireland has been
! spurned by them. The latest offer of the
| government, made in parliament on the
| date of its adjournment has been scorn-
| fully rejected by their leaders and We
| have been driven to fight against the claim
/ for complete secession of Ireland, north
i and south, from the British empire. This
/ claim we can never recognize.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
HAD A FAIR NIGHT.
Rabbi Rabnowitz Conyalescing After an
Operation for Appendicitis.

Reports from the Physicians and Sur
geons hospital are to the effect that DIR.
Samuel A Rabinowitz rabbi OF the Temple
Of Truth, who ives operated upon on Mon
day, for appendicitis, is doing very we'll
lie had q fair night
DR.. Rabinowitz lad been i'll for sew
era! weeks but conducted his usual ser
vices last Friday night,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
STORM WARNING ISSUED
BY WEATHER BUREA u

BY Associated Press to Every Evsnins
New York. Aug. 2j.-The weather
bureau today issued the following storm
warning:
Disturbance forming o f North Carr
lina coast will move noFtheastwsrd at
tended by strong northerlv winds Of the
Middle Atlantic and Southern New
England coast this afternoon and tom ght.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
REPORTED THAT DAVIS
WILL RE- TIRE FROM POST
Too Expensive to Mai ntain Posi-
ton as Country's Ambas-
sador at London.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, Aug S5.-Reports that
John w. Davis, American ambassador
to Great Britain who arrived today at
New York, would not return to the court
of st. James were current here today. At
the state department, however, it was
said that there was no official information
as to his plans.
Some Of the ambassadors friends
credited the report that he had decided
To resign. The post at London is known as
the most expensive of all the American
diplomatic stations and in the past has
been drain on the private resources of
the men who held it. II Mr.. Davis has
determined to resign his friends said this
probably was his chief reason for wishing
to retire to private life.
He was appointed ambassador in Mo-
vember 1918 to succeed the late DR.
Walter Hines Page and this is his first
trip home since that time.
The body of William X Vanderbilt
who died in Paris, was brought home on
the Olympic. 1t was accompanied hv
Mrs Vanderbilt. Miliam h Vanderbilt
Jr and the Duchess of Marlborough
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
THIS SHOULD HELP
MAKE NEW YORK DRY
Federal Prohibition Director St ops
Issuing Permits to Import
Liquor.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


New York, Aug. 25.-Another step to
shut off New York 5 illicit liquor supply at
its source was taken today by Federal
Prohibition Director O'Connor who stop.
ped issuing permits to import liquor. A
week ago Withdrawals of liquor for
legitimate purposes were cut one third.
"Prior to the order denying whole
salers permits to withdraw liquor from
bond. applications from them were COM
ing at the rate of between 40 and 30 a
dav," O'Connor said. More than | 500
had been issued by the New York office
and total of 1000 for the State. While
wholesalers could still obtain permits,
only 40 permits had been granted i'm
porters in the city. and four throughout
the rest of the State.
But when wholesalers permits were
stopped, the number Of applications to inn
port increased enormously This indicat-
ed that the wholesalers were going into the
importing business. hoping to find loop
holes through which imported liquor could
be disposed of. So import permits will
have to be stopped until further notice. F"
Boston, Aug. 25.-Rum running be-
tween New York and this city, which
has been reported to be active on road,
rail and water routes, received a check
today when prohibition agents arrested
FIVE porters Of the steamer Calvin Austin
as they stepped ashore with II suit cases
of whisky. The liquor was said to be
valued at 81, 800
Harrodsburg, Ky. Aug. 25.-Ten men,
all armed and wearing masks. held up two
night watchmen at the Van Arsdell dis
tilery, nine miles north of Harrodspurg
early today. rolled Is barrels of whisky
outof the warehouse to a waiting truck and
sped away The truck was traced To this
city, where the trail was lost
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
Tax ColIerf;on Dates

also Monday and Tuesday Of next week
70 enable taxpayers 10 take advantage OF
the eight per cent discount ON school
taxes which will not be allowed after the
last day OF the present month.
The discount of hve per cent on other
taxes will not be allowed after September
80. The hours are from 9 To o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
CENSUS STATISTICS.
ssociated Press 70 Every Evenins

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evenins
Washington, Aug 25.-The p0pula-
ton of EaStland, Texas, has increased
995.7 per cent in ten wears, the Census
Bureau announced today. Il has 9,36S
inhabitants, an increase Of S,5l3.
Galveston has 44255. an increase Of
1874 or 1877 per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
ASK INJUNCTION TO
RESTRAIN COLBY ON
SUFFRAGE. LIST
Constitutional League Makes APP
plication to d. c. Supreme
Court for Order.
ARGUMENT WILL BE
HEARD TODAY
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Aug. 25.--Application for
an injunction 90 restrain Secretary Of
State Colby from promulgating ratifica-
ton Of the federal suffrage amendment
was filed in the district supreme court
today by counsel for the American Com
stitutional League. Associate Justice
Siddons requested that authority for such
procedure be cited and agreed 20 hear
counsel on the point during the day.
Washington, Aug. 25.-suffragists to-
day were hopeful that before evening the
State Depar tment would issue proclams-
ton formally announcing ratification Of
the Federal suffrage amendment by
enough States to make IL effective.
Official notification that the amend
ment had been ratified by the Tennessee
Legislature was expected to reach Secre-
tary Colby during the day.
In some quarters IL was predicted that
anti-suffragists would apply 10 the Dstrict
Of Columbia Supreme Court for an order
restraining Secretary Colby from issuing
the proclamation.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 25.--Certihca-
tion Of Tennessee ratification Of the
Federal suffrage amendment il enroute by
mail 10 Washington. On it's receipt there
by Secretary Of State Colby late today or
Thursday, suffrage advocates expect issu-
ance OF the formal proclamation making
the amendment part Of the organic law OF
the land and placing q 900, 600 American
women on an equality with men at the
ballot box.
Governor Roberts placed the certihea-
tion in the mail Yesterday after receiving
from State Attorney General Thompson
an opinion that writ Of certiorari and
supersedeas issued Monday night by
Chief Justice Isnsden of the Tennessee
Supreme Court in effect set aside an order
temporarily restraining the governor from
taking such action.
The injunction was obtained last Satur-
day by citizens Of Nashville opposed %
suffrage on the plea that action on the
amendment by the present Legislature
was in violation of the State Constitution
and illegal in other particulars.
Issuance of the writ and the governor 2
certihcation may transfer to Washington
Continued on page II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25

PlayhouSe-"B Best OF Luck
MaieStic-'The square shooter.
Queen-"Wha Happened 10 Jones
SavOy-"The Cyclone.
Rialto-.'A Woman Alone.
Nictory-''Ihe Mysterious MT hroNn-
ing.
strand-''The Miracle Of Love.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
Asks Aid TO Find Auto,

The police Department received re-
quest from James G.. Ginns Of McDon-
nough. to aid him in recovering a machine
stolen from his garage on Monday night.
II carried a Delaware license tag 5l73.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25

For correct time phone ll42, Collins &
Meyer, l0l w Eighth stTeet.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
Amnsements A Tonight

Certified milk for infants. Clover Dairy
Co.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25

lack Horner colored margarine so
cents, Horner. i2l hing ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
REPORTS THEFT OF HORSE.

Horse stealing is not altogether a lost
art. according to letter received by the
police from William ii. Johnson Of Smyrna
Del. who asks the police to aid him in
recovering horse stolen from his pasture
lot on Monday. The horse is a bay, seven
wears old, and has white spot on the
left foreleg.
To prevent bottle famine return empties
promptly. Clover Dairy Co.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-25
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. Aug 25.-Forccast for Dcla-
ware. Cloudy tonight: Thursday fair no
change in temperature
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03

both phenomena emphasize the gen.
eral superiority if the "old" inimi-
grafton from the west and north of
Europe and the inferiority of the
"new" immigration from the south
and east.
When left to their own devices
mental detectives tend to become
dangerously anti-social. In another
article in the same number of Men
tai Hygient, DR.. William C. Sandy
of the New York State Commission
for Mental Detectives decribe their
behavior abnormalities" as "tru-
ancy, pilfering, a tendency to assault,
sex offenses and the like" They
yield readily to treatment, however,
and especially ii appropriate envir-
onment and occupation. Peculiarly
fortunate is the fact that they have
a special aptitude hard to obtain. In
the factory they fill jobs requiring
an indefinite repetition of the same
act-jobs that exhaust and brutalize
workmen of higher mentality. On
the farm they dig and do simple
chores efficiently and without repug-
ance. In the household, when INTEL
igently supervised, they make good
domcstics. Proper attention and care
is duty not only to thousands of
unfortunates who are potentially
dangerous, but to the general COM
fort and productivity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03
WHAT MAY HAPPEN.

1t has been suggested that the en-
trance of the women into politics is
destined to rcvolutionize many things
locally and otherwise. Already the
report is in circulation that the la
dies will demand that they have rep
resentation on the grand juries and
on the petit juries, and it is not ne
cessary to forecast what the out
come of such radical departure
from the beaten paths would be.
Many reforms will be inaugurated
and secret abuses of power will be
checked. Good men, land women
too, perhaps), are likely to receive
the support of the majority of the
female voters in their cagerncss tc
purify things polite. But all these
things will eventually be settled in
the right way.
If women grace the grand jury
room at the next term of the Taze.
well Circuit Court evil-doers nigh,
take due notice thereof and act ac-
cordingly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03
DEMOCRATS TO NAME 4 CANDI.
DATE FOR CONGRESS.

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Ninth District have dccid-
ed to nominate candidate for Con-
gress in the election this fall, and a
meeting to send delegates to Bristol
is called to meet in the Court House
here tomorrow to name delegates for
the Congressional convention to he
held in Bristol on the 9th. There has
not been time in the pary's history
when red-bloodcd champions of the
cause of democracy were needed
more than at the present time. The
success of the Democratic party is
being jeopardized by the monopolistic
interests and greedy corporations and
individuals who seek special privi-
liges from the government. Now is
the time for the defenders of the
faith to step forward and wage an
offensive warfare chat the world
may be continued safe for dcmocra-
cy."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03
MENTAL DETECTIVES.

One of the most interesting by
products of the army draft is the
information it afforded with regard to
the mentality of the American peo-
pie. The percentage Of illiteracy dis
closed (24.9, or approximately one in
four) has aroused widespread discus
sion, and indeed alarm. The current
number of Mental Hygient presents
the statistics with regard to mental
deficiency as analysed by Drs. Pearce
Bailey and Roy Haber of the Sur
geon Generals Office. The ratio of
detectives was 6.5 for every 1000
men examined. eff mental deficiency
ran uniform among persons of all
ages, there would be 353,21O male de-
fectives in the United States" In
GLIDING both sexes in the estimate.
the number would be 7O6.42O. or one
in every 100 to 200 Americans.
The situation has only recently re-
ceived adequate attention from the
medical profession, and State institu-
tons make only the most meagre pro-
vision for it. Thus in New York
State there are about 10000 defec
tlyes and institutional accommoda-
ton for only about 5000. Some 100000
people who would technically he
classed as imbeciles and morons are
without regular care and haves only
the most inadequate clinical atten-
ton. They are three times more num-
erous than the insane, three times
morfe, numerous than drug addicts.
Tor whom so much is done, and ac.
tIally twenty times more numerous
than those disabled by alcoholism
IN whose behalf, as Drs. Bailey and
Iianer remark, our Federal Consti-
tuition has been amended.
what illiteracy is to the educator
mental deficiency is to the medical
profession-a problem that has h;th.
cru been grossly underestimated and
that requires instant and thoro% "nH
attention: There is another and e0uai
~, significant point of similar;t,,
Like illiteracy, mental defic;ancsv
shows percentages that are "hieh 10y
Austria-Hungary, Italy, POLAND md
Russia, and "small for Enala anu
Scotland, Wales, Switzerland S "r''
dinavia and France" In word
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03

as shown by the photograph, the
woman in question was dressed mod
estly as we'll as becomingly. There
was nothing bizarrer or freakish
about her costume. The skirt came
down to her ankles, short enough
for comfort but long enough fir dig
nifty and modestly. Neither her arms
nor her throat were bare. In short.
she was dressed in way that met
all the requirements of modesty
while sacrificing nothing of comfort,
And, to quote again the paper in
which her photograph appeared, she
was well dressed" We agree with
the Ohio State Journal that "Modern
dressing is essentially good, health
full and far more artistic than the
costume of past eras. But there is an
unfortunate. tendency to bring negli-
gee styles into public places. The
lady will always be sufficiently cloth
ed before she appears in public or
is photographed, however sporty or
negligec her apparel may be on the
beach or in her boudoir." 1t isn't
necessary to be partially undressed
IN order to be smartly dressed. But
all too many wimen nowadays seem
TO think so, more's the pity.