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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
REORGANIZATION IS
PLANNED FOR CARE
OF STATE INDECENT
State Board of Charities Submits
Report From Survey of Vari-
Gus Institutions.
DRAFT OF. PROPOSED ACT

The State Board of Charities has pre-
pared tentative plan for the more hu-
name. reasonable and economical care OF
the INDECENT and helpless IN the various
institutions of Delaware, and has given
the plan its Endorsement, subject 10 such
changes as NAV be deemed advisable and
necessary after further Investigation and
consideration of the matters involved IN
the proposed changes.
The plan is submitted after a survey of
the various institutions, made at the re-
quest of organizations affiliated with the
State Board.
Outstanding features OF the plan are
the sale of the three county almshouses In
the State and the creation Of a State Re-
lief Home. the board of managers of
which is to consist Of three members from
each of the counties. the home to care for
s,Ich INDECENT persons of the State as the
Trustees Of the Poor of the respective
counties NAV recommend as IN need of
such care Ii Is further provided that the
Trustees of the Poor of each county shall
paw one-half of the total cost of care and
maintenance of such INDECENT persons.
The report shows that there are at the
present time, PSI inmates IN the three
almshouses of the State-165 IN New
Castle, O4 IN hej1t, anu oA IA ouooSA.
OF the New Castle inmates. % per cent
are ciassed as feeble minded, 7S per cent
of those In Kent, and 93 of those IN Sus-
sex. The report says it ism harrasSlng
for those who are mentally sound to live
with the mentally deficient and be de-
prived of a reasonable peaceful existence
In their old age.
The proposed reorganization plan as
submitted, follows:
Present almshouse situation-At the
present time there are los persons IN the
New Castle county almshouse; 81 IN the
Kent county almshouse, and 81 IN the
Sussex county almshouse. On the basis OF
examinations made of the mental condi-
ton of the inmates of these three aims
houses in 1917, there are approximately
25 per cent feeble-minded in the New
Castle county almshouse; 7S per cent
feeble-minded in the Kent county aims
house.; about 90 per cent faeble-minded IN
the Sussex county almshouse. 1t is most
harassing for those who are mentally
sound to live with the mentally deficient
and thus be deprived of a reasonably
peaceful existence in their old age.
Continued on page 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
.LEvYCOURT RIPPER" FOR
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Bill at Dover Would Reduce Body
to Three Members; Other
Legislation Offered.
Special Dispatch From staff Correspondent

Special Dispatch From Stan Correspondent
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, MARCH 30.
A three-member Levy Court for New
Castle county is proposed in a bill handed
to Representative Danzenbaker today.
1t does not legslate any member OF the
present Levy Court out of office, but when
the terms of the Others expire will retain
only Boyd Mccoy of Newport, James G.
Shaw of New Castle and Albert Stetser
of Wilmington.
The same members counted on for the
bill are expected to support the kent.s
three-member Levy Court ripper" bill.
FOR SMALLER GRAND JURIEs.
Another bill now here proposes cutting
down grand juries in all three counties
from "a to II members each. This is IN
anticipation of women voting and doing
jury duty, whether by the vote of Della
ware or of some other State makes no
difference eve want to minimize the
number of cold suppers, while the grand
jury is in session" said friend of the bill.
City Solicitor Huxley of Wilmington
today brought down a bill changing the
plan of placing sewer lines in the city.
Now thev are based on the front nd depth
of property The bill proposes an equi-
table apportionment of the cost.
BY Mr.. klair-Authorizing the State
Livestock Board to pay onc-third of the
cost Of tubercular cattle killed after being
condemned BY the authorities.
BY Mr. Misunderstanding all wages
to be paid by corporations semi-monthly
BY MIR Lord Giving the Sussex coun-
ty road engineer charge of all road and
bridge repairs.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
FIGHT ON SCHOOL CODE
OPENS AT DOVER TODAY
One Bill to Put it Before District
Voters and Another to Repeal
it Altogether.
Special Dispatch From STAFF Cores pondent

STATE HOUSE, DOVER, March so
Soon after the Senate met, today,
Senator Hollett introduced an act pro-
viding that on the first Saturday IN July
the voters of each school district which
was in existence on January i, 1919, shall
meet between and clock IN the after
noon, at the place where the last school
election was held In the district, and
ascertain, by majority vote, whether the
residents Of the district shall continue
under the operation of the School Code, or
shall be restored TO their status as II
existed on January l, 1919, and If at said
meeting 1t shall be determined by such
majority vote TO return to their status
existing on January /, 1919, the district
shall thenceforth become a separate school
unit. governed by the voters of the dis
trict in the manner provided by and sub
ject TO all the laws In force on January ],
1919, and then affecting the district.
Senator Latta introduced an act repeal
ing the School Code and re-enacting the
old school laws. The act, if passed, would
become effective May Is. All school
property would be reconveyed to the
several school districts 80 days later, and
all public school officials IN office on April
13 1919, would be remitted to their
several offices. None of the school fund
or public moneys of the State. nor money
derived by taxation for the support Of
public schools would be used or expended
nor any debt incurred for acquisition of
building sites for free schools, nor for the
erection of school buildings, except as a
building site shall be purchased or build
ings erected by the school districts as the
same existed on April l3, 1919, and under
the provisions of the statutes then existing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
2e DEAD; so SERIOUSLY HURT
is OHiO'S LAST REPORT
.ssociatst Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Columbus, O., March 0.-Twenty-six
known dead, about so seriously injured and
approximately 100 Others who sustained
MINOR injuries, was the known toll today
of the tornado which swept through
western and northern Ohio Sunday.
The property loss viii reach several
million dollars, according to conservative
estimates. Loss in the upper Miami
Valley alone is known 10 be at least
100000.
Heaviest loss of hfe was in the vicinity
of Greenville and Nashville In the extreme
western part of the State, where eight
were killed and "A hurt. eight of them
seriously and several of whom may die.
Six persons were killed In Renolette
and Brunersburg, towns near Defiance /;
four were killed and 20 hurt at Raab $
Corners; two were killed and IA injured
at Genoa and Van Vert and Moulton
each reported three fatalities.
In all the stricken districts hundreds OF
homes were destroyed and barns housing
valuable livestock demolished.
Entire villages in Allen, Auglize and
Van Vert counties are in ruins. Hundreds
are homeless.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
SUFFRACFSTS NOW TURN
TO CONN, FOR BALLOT
Plan TO Force Governor Holoomb
to Call Special Session of
Legislature.

New Haven, Conn, March 30.-Re-
fusal by Governor Holcomb to call
special session of the Legislature 10 rati-
fv the woman suffrage amendment, as
requested by the Republican State Con-
vention last week, led the party leaders
To hold a council here yesterday to force
the governors hand The old guard OF
the party, led by Colonel Isaac Ullmsn
of New Haven, the Progressives under
the leadership of Herbert Knox Smith
of Hartlove, and the suffragists headed
bv Miss katherine Ludington of Old
LYME. rallied sixty of their followers
from all parts of the State for the con-
ference.
Senator Spencer of Missouri addressed
them, pointing out the sad political con-
sequences if the party leaders were un-
able TO change the mind of the governor.
The conferees finally made an appoint
ment to try to meet the governor today
when Colonel Ullman will appeal TO him
for the allied organizations.
John Light, former State Attorney Gen
cral. gave an opinion that if the Legisla-
ture should meet without being called
by the governor any acts 1t passed would
be upheld by the Supreme Court.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
STORMS DEATH TOLL
MOUNTS To 161 AND
MAY Be INCREASED
Reports From Isolated Regions
Expected to Bring Word of
Many Other Fatalities.
RELIEF WORK UNDER WAY
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Chicago, March 3O-The death toll
of Sundays tornadoes which ripped paths
of destruction through sections of eight
States, stood early today at l5S with fears
expressed that reports from isolated re-
gions and deaths among the injured might
increase the total Stricken communities
were emerging today from the wreckage
wrought by the storm, and relief measures
for the thousands of injured and homeless
were we'll under way.
Wire communication in the affected
areas was being restored and this was
expected to aid in clearing up the extent
of the destruction and the total number
Of those who lost their lives
Tabulated reports by States today gave
the number of deaths as follows:
Indiana, 36-Adams county, 2; Allen
county, II; Jay county, II; Steuben
county, /: Montgomery county, /; Union
City, 10.
Illinois. 27-Elgin. Z: Irving Park, 6;
Melrose Park, 10; haywood, 4.
Ohio. 26-Greenville and Nashville, 8:
Van Vert. 3. Moulton, 3; Renolette and
Brunersburg, g, Genoa, 2; Raab's Corner,
4.
Michigan, IL -Fenton, 4; Maple Grove,
3; Cold Water, 2; Hart Kalamazoo, l;
Yankee Springs, !.
Georgia. 3S- La Grange, 26; West
point, 10: Macon, |; Miner, |.
st Louis. Mo, one.
East Troy, Wis, one.
An unverified report that IL white per
SONS were killed at Stovsll, Ga, village
near La Grange. was being investigated.
II true the death list would be increased
TO I73.
\ number Of persons were reported
missing in various localities INT by the
storm and 1T was feared some might have
been killed.
No accurate estima te of the total
property damage, which runs into the
millions had been made today. In IL
Iinois IL was estimated that the material
loss was 5000, 900, in Western OHIO,
1000, 900; Michigan, S2,00,O00, and
Georgia, more than 81 900, 900
State troops patrolled the storn-svept
areas of Illinois today and the Red Cross
and civilian committees organized aid for
the injured and homeless Hundred Of
carpenters who began reconstruction work
Yesterday in Elgin, haywood, Meirose
Park and Irving Park, around Chicago
had cleared away most Of the wreckaGe
| today. All of the refugees had beer
plared In homes or tents
Only one death occurred yesterday
among the injured in the Chicago district
and hospitals reported that most Of the
hundreds of patients would recover.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
CITY COUNCIL MAY
NOT REPEAL LAW ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Business Interests IN Favor Of
Early Start in the
Morning.
FARMERS OPPOSE CHANGE

Daylight saving prospects IN Whining
ton are decidedly sunny. Employers
and workers, tanners, shipbullders and
business men seem eager to get IN that
extra hour of light which the sun allows
during the warmer months. Few plants
have turned their clocks ahead as yet,
but most of them expect TO do so when
the city daylight saving ordinance goes
into effect April 25.
The sentiment of the city was summarlz-
ed this morning by Mayor William u.
Taylor, who said that in talking with
many citizens he had heard no objections
to daylight saving and saw no reason for
repeating or changing the ordinance. lie
pointed out that the brokers in Philadel-
phia and all business houses in New \ ork
are saving daylight, which makes the
changed schedule convenient for Will
rnington business men.
Even if the rest of the country does not
adopt daylight saving this year, Mayor
TAYLOR secs no reason why Wilmington
should not Cincinnati he said, had a
daylight saving law for several years be-
fore it was taken up by any other city.
IL is not difficult to figure an even hour s
difference in train schedules. even If they
do not agree with the city's clocks.
'The only protests he had heard 50
far, Mayor Taylor said, ''are from farmers
who think their hours are early enough
even without the change" There is no OBJ
lection TO their following the old schedule
in their own work, he tells them; they do
not need to depend upon the city's time.
In cities, Mayor Taylor predicted, the
daylight saving scheme will come into more
and more general use.
Organized labor, which in Wilmington
has always favored daylight saving has
not changed its stand The Central
Labor Union has appointed committee to
wait upon the mayor and city council and
Continued on page II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
POLES DEFEAT REDS;
PUT THEM TO ROUT
AND PURSUE Them
Warsaw Reports Recspture Of
Territory Taken by Bolshe-
visits in Fight Last Week.
BATTLES ON ALL FRONTS
By Assoclated Pres. 70 Every EvsninE

BY Associated Press % Every Evening
Warsaw. March 20 Russian foross
which have ieen attacking The Polish
front in Podolia have suffered seyero
losses and at points have withdraw
eastward says an official stateunens
issued a. army headquarteTg hcre today
Polish troops have ptrEied the eDanr
and have retaken territory which was lof'
IN the savage fighting u last week, y is
Faid
Fighting on al fronts, - reported, Daif
il is heaviest in Podolia and in the regDn
Of Retchitsa and Kalenkowity, Dortheaqf
Of Mozir. In one II the reoent Bolshevik
attacks two enemy regiments were am
hilafed and Il is reported the Poles have
taken 80 prisoners and the colOrs n the
422nd Bolshevik Regiment
A battle between arnored trains tOok
place east % DcTaznia % - said Tho
trains we're only 300 feet apart dnring
the combat and II il said the Soviet force
were Obliged n withdraw, having lost
several cars and suffered other sever
losses
In Volhvnia. north II the Podoliar
front, the Bolsheviki are attacking ono
point and then shifting suddenly -
another sector, in an effort % End veal
Joint in the Polish armOr The Polee
however, are reported % ~ holding their
own on All fronts AZ present
The Poles had asked that the negotis-
tions be conducted ~ Borisov, on he
Beresina river between Minsk and smOi-
orsk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
F|UME SOCIALISTS
PLEAD To BE SAVED
FROM D 'ANNUNz|O
Tk Mad Despot's Fury Has
Reached Unbelievable Heights,
They Cry.
SEE ONLY DEATH AHEAD
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Rome. March % Captain Gabrielle
DAnnunzio and his followers are de-
nounocd in an appeal by the Socialists Of
Fiume 10 ''workmen of the entire world /"
which Is published in the Avanti, Socialist
organ today.
The appeal says the workmen Of Fiume
have reached the summit Of their
Calvary and before dying Inplore their
companions throughout the world 10
save them
Hunger, imprisonment and torture are
visited upon us by the Arditi, who are
about to destroy ms the appeal continues
The mad despot and his followers have
no pity and their mad fury has reached
unbelievable heights
Another letter from Rlccardo Zanella,
former Fiuman deputy, 10 the Hungarian
Parliament is published by the Avanti.
In it Captain DAnnunzlo and his govern
ment are accused Of suppression Of
political and civil liberties IN the city.
Occupation Of Fiume by regular troops
IS advocated by Zanella.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
PENSION FOR A MOTHER
SAID TO Be WEEK-M|NDED
Objection to Stand by Mothers
Pension Commission Pre-
sented to Senate.
Special Dispatch FrOmstan CORRESPONDENT

Special DlSpdttD fEOinCSdu SDODCenL
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, MABCH 80.
Rising TO a question of perso nal privi-
lege, Senator Palmer presented TO the
Senate, today, ON behalf of former Repre-
sentative William HI. Welch of Milton, d
complaint against the refusal of the
Mothers Pension Commission to grant
pension to Mrs Ida Peeker, colored
resident of Milton.
Senator Palmer said Mrs. Peeker is
the mother of FIVE children, and that
citizens of Milton assist III supporting
them. He read communication from
NJ Elma Dame, executive secretary of the
commission, to Mr. Welch, dated Sep
ternber 20. 1919. saving Mrs. Peeker had
been adiudged feeble-minded by a sur
geon Of the United States Public Health
Service. and the law requires that a
mother must be fit TO bring up her
children" in order to receive a pension.
The commission believed that even if
the money were trusted TO her, Mrs.
Peekers mental condition Is such that
she is unable to provide q satisfactory
home environment for the children.
Senator Palmer said Mrs. Peeker Is not
feeble-minded.
On motion of Senator Gormley, the
matter was referred to the State Board of
Charities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
ANTILLES Loss LAID TO
TOO FEW DESTROyERS
Admiral Fletcher's Removal From
Brest Command Before Naval
Investigators.
-ess 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. March 30.-The escort
OF the convoy which included the trans
port Antilles had been weakened the night
before that vessel was sunk, by the return
70 Brest of one of the escortIng yachts on
account of heavy sea, Rear Admsral
William B. Fletcher testified todsy before
the naval board investigating his removal
from the Brest command by Rear Ad-
miraI Sims after the Antilles was toFpedoed
in October, 1917.
The escorting Yacht kansshs ext
the convoy on the night Of October l6
because OF the rough weather, Admlrs
Fletcher testified leaving the Antilles
and two other transports with only two
Yachts as an escort The Antilles vas
sunk about dawn the next morning.
Admiral Fletcher previously had sssti-
fed that operations OF his escort fonces,
composed entirely of converted Yachts up
10 that time. had been seriously handl-
capped on several occasions BY rough
weather which deStroyers, he said, could
have faced without trouble.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
MURDER OF INMATES
At WORKHOUSE ONE
OF MANY CHARGES
Former Prisoners Give Sensational
Testimony Before Legislative
Committee at Dover.
HEARING ON FRANCIS BILL
State House, Dover, March 30.

State House, Dover, March 30.
Murder of defenseless prisoners the
beating UP of others with blacklacks,
refusal of medical treatment OF prisoners
sick unto death, the inmates forced to eat
food unfit for human consumption and
the desecration of the American flag by
an employe of the lessons oi prison
labor-these with other serious ailega-
tions featured the charges brought by
former inmates of the New Castle County
Workhouse yesterday at hearing by
thecommittee on revised statutes OF the
Delaware Legislature.
The occasion was the consideration by
the committee of the bill offered by
Representative Francis providing Tor the
appointment Of Workhause Trustees by
the Governor instead of by the Resident
Judge of New Castle County.
The former convicts who testified
before the committee were brought TO
Dover by Central Labor Union Com
mittee. composed of w ii Collins, Fred
W. Stierle. and John C. Saylor, who,
following an investigation made by the
Central Labor Union Of conditions at the
institution, have demanded n thorough
investigation and the punishment OF
those found guilty.
Fred w. Stlerle read to the committee
extracts of the reports on workhouse
conditions as obtained by the Central
Labor Union in August and November
last
The report Of the investigation made
BY the Central Labor Union and the
charges made by the former convicts,
including murder in the institution. were
sensational and for the time served to
divert the attention Of legislators from
the question Of ratification OF the suffrage
amendment.
Everett +. Martin was chief spokesman
for the former convicts. He said he served
% months at the workhouse without
demerit and during that period was pro-
NOTED to the position Of secretary 70
Albert Rothschiid. agent of Oppenheimer
& Company, for whom clothing is manu-
featured at the institution.
Naming two former inmates OF the
workhouse who had been pardoned
Martin stated one had been caught steal
ing from the clothing contractor ticket
which increased the thiefss bonus, for
which he was not punished, and the
other is now serving o years prison sen.
tence in North Carolina.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO.
Lynching Party Forcib!y Take Black
While on the Way to Jail,
BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening

By Associated Press 10 Every ENcihhS
Paris. KY, March 30.-Swopping down
unexpectedly upon officers who were
taking Grant Smith, Negro, to the jail
at Paris last night, crowd Of 40 men
captured the Negro and hurried him
in an automobile out the Maysvllle
Lexington Pike to Mays Lick, Fleming
county, where he was hanged.
Smith, who is 40, disappeared two
months ago after assaults on Ruby Ander-
son, IA, daughter Of farmer of Fiemings-
burg, Fleming county, Kentucky he was
arrested in Michigan last week and was
being taken from the train last night to the
Paris county jail when the 40 unmasked
men came from buildings and took the
prisoner from Sheriff G w. Powell and
Chief of Police Link.
A quickly formed posse of county
authorities unsuccessfully endeayOred to
overtake the mob in automobiles. When
they arrived at Mays Lick the crowd had
disappeared but the body of the Negro
was found hanging from the pole.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
SUSSEX MEMBERS
DECLARE HOSTILITY
TO EQUAL SUFFRAGE
All but Two Sign Statement Stat
ing Real Reasons for Their
Attitude.
lack BRADLEY TAKES
HAND IN THE FIGHT
Special Dispath From staff Correspondent
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, MARCH 80.

Sne-ial Dispath From STAFF Correspondent
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, MARCH 80
Suffragists are working vigorously IN
Kent county and say the prospects ior
equal suffrage winning are becoming
more favorable there. Constituents OF
Representatives Hanratty and stats oi
Kent county called at their homes, ias'
night. and urged them TO vote Tor woiIl-
ans suffrage. Jack Bradley of Clayton,
a Kent county Republican politician. mas
ioined the suffrage lobby at Dover, as
has also Wilmington Republican CITY
Chairman Isaac W. Bowers =
As an act of courtesy, opponents ol
womans suffrage consented TO usiaynhs
the vote on resolutions ratiiying the pro-
posed amendment to the Federai Soii-
stitution. Advocates want the vote ue-
laved so they may have more tlnle 10
devote to an attempt to strengthen their
ranks
his Sussex colleagues are Gipraitar
against woman's suffrage.
Marked copies of Every Evening edi-
toriaI entitled Party Mandates on Equal
Suffrage" were put on legislators desks,
today
There have been r,Imors that the he
publican State Central Committee would
meet here. today, and oust Daniel ].
Layton, Jr., from the chairmanshlp be-
cause of his activity against womans
suffrage, but such action seems lmproo-
able. Prominent Republicans say ousting
Mr.. Layton would be poor politics.
SIGN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
That the Sussex anti-suffrage Republi-
cans have determined not TO be whipped
INTO line for suffrage by their party leaders
was demonstrated today, when all but
two signed \ declaration to that effect.
The two who didn't sign were Representa-
tive Parker. who was not here, and
Senator Long
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
GROWTH STORIES FROM CENSUS.
Clinton. Ind, Has Almost Doubled In
Ten Years

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Washington, March 80 Population
statistics announced today by the Census
Bureau included:
Hannibal, Mo, 1880, an increase of
600 or 3.3 per cent over 1910; Tayiorvi.le,
ILL.,, 5,SO6, increase 800 or Go per cent;
Belleville, ILL.,, 24,741, increase 3,619 or
III per cent; JeffersonviIle, Ind, 1o,o9S,
decrease 3l4 or 80 per cent; Salamanca
N. Y, 9,276, increase 3,4Si or CO., per
cent: Batavia, N Y, 1851, increase
1928 or l66 per cent; Cortland, N, Y,
1924, increase / 100 or I5.6 per cent
Lockport, N Y, 2l,3oS, increase 3, ,33S or
1876 per cent. Geneva, n. Y, 14,64S,
increase 2, BOZ or 17.T per cent; Frederick.
Md, IL ,066, increase 655 or 6.3 per cent;
Clinton, Ind, l0962, increase 4,733 or
700 per cent.