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Evening journal., 1920-11-09
LEAGUE
TOTALKLTVING COSTS

Preparations are being made by
the Consumers League Of Delaware
for participation In the twenty FIRST
annual meeting Of the Nat onal Con
sumers' League, which Will be- held
IN ihe Bellevue -Straiford. Philadelphia
on Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week
While the state organization will
send an accredited delegation The ma
tional meeting will be composed ~
Mrs. r. Coleman dupont, Mrs Robert
r. Tatnall, Miss Edith Spruancc. Mrs
A. d. Warner. Sr.. Mrs Margaret r.
Mckay and Miss Clara SOuihwick
Mrs. dupont Is president Of the Della
ware League and Miss Souihwick is
executive secretary.
Among the questions Of public in
terest which will be discussed at the
meeting are "Can We Have Lower
Prices Without Lower Wages ?" This
will be handled at the Wednesday
afternoon session by Barford p.
Thompson OF Boston, a consulting en-
gineer in industrial management. ami
hy John II. Walker, president OF ihe
Illinois Federation OF Labor.
A feature OF the national meeting
will be the celebration OF the twenty
frs year OF service Of Mrs. Florence
Kelley as general secretary. Mrs
Kelley has held her position with the
Nakonal Consumers League since a..
org4nizatiOn-
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
CAREFUL, YOU
CIDER MAKERS!
Boyce Will Get You If AL
cohol Content Is Above
Limit
1-2 OF I PER CENT.
is REGULATION

Aroused by reports that too much
hard cider is being sold throughout
Delaware, w. Truxton Boyce. Federal
Prohibition Director, today issued the
following ukase:
MANY complaints have come 10 my
notice Of late OF persons getting
drunk on hard cider in the rural sec
lions OF the State. want II under
stood that the sale Of cider containing
more than one-half OF one per cent. Of
alcohol is as much a violation OF the
prohibition laws as the sale OF Whis-
key.
"ThIs notice is final, and no further
warning will be issued. Anyone who
sells cider or wines OF any kind con-
tanning More than one half OF one per
cent OF alcohol in the future will he
prosecuted to the full extent OF the
law"
Under me law slider may be made
and drank so long as IL is sweet, or it
may be turned into vinegar. Nor Is
there any law TO prevent one from
drinking homemade cider which may
have acquired an alcoholic content
above that specified in The NolsNad
act. Both the Federal and State stat
utes. however, expressly forb d sales
OF such cided for beverage purposes.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
WILEY To BE
KENT DEPUTY
ATTY.GENERAL
Young Lawyer to BE State
Prosecutor in Middle
County
RICHARDS MAY BE
SUSSEX ASSISTANT

Sylvester n. Townsend. Jr. attor-
ney-genoral aect. today announced
that he would appoint Earle ID. VIII
ley. or Dover tO be- deputy attorney
general for Kent county under Mr.
Townsend, whose term begins lanu-
ary /. Mr. Wiley Will succeed James
NJ. Saticrileld. of Dover who. 10 is un-
dcrstood did not desire another term
Mr.. Wiley is The present state Ii
hrar'an. IT, Us "A Republican. ahOu.
30 years Old and was registered as "A
law student under Andrew J. Lynch.
of Georgetown. lie was admitted 20
The bar in October.
We rs a son OF the late Iahez Wiley.
or Greenwood. who Was clerk of the
peace 0f Kent county. lie was grad
uaicd from Dickinson COLLEGE. where
| he won many honOrs as am orator and
/ in debates Tie was principal OF d
school for awhile, and was sfcretar,
| 10 Congressman Thomas W. Miller al
/ Washington he made one Of ihl
speeches nominating Mr.. Miller foi
| Congress In The Rcnuhlican State Con.
/ veniion, llc married a daurhter 0
! John w Gibson Of Greenwood.
Mr.. Townsend TODAY said DE had mol
I decided on "a deputy FOR Sussex coun.
ty. 10 Is reported G.. Sudler Richards
of Georgetown. may be- named Judge
! Aaron Finger and Clarence A South
orland have been named chief deputy
and deputy FOR New Castle county
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
1898 VETERANS
Will PARADE
Uniform and Equipment of
Spanish War Will Be
Depicted
PLANS. COMPLETE FOR
ARMISTICE DAY

With good weather the Armistioe
Day celebration 10 be held on Thurs
day promises 10 be one NJ the great
est events held in Wilmington since
the armistice was signed two years
ago The Mayors Committee with
representatives Of the American
Legion Posts have about completed all
the details for the big parade In the
afternoon and the meetings at night.
The line Of paraders will be an inn
pressive one. The Spanish War Vet
Grams have accepted the invitation TO
parade and the veterans Of 1898 will
endtavor 10 make as good a showing
as possible. These veterans have ap-
pointed a committee 10 depict the SOL
der Of that period. his uniform and
equipment, which proves an interest
ing comparison with that Of the pres
ent day.
The various organizations have been
asked 10 FAN in al places Of formation
at 30 D. m The parade will move at
Continued from Page Ten.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09

President OF the United States. The
narrow guage railroad connecting the
Point with Brownsville, runs down
the main street Of the town.
Burros, goats, pigs. chickens and
cattle mngle peacefully with the
children Of the hundred families Of
lhe village. all sWarming around In
the dusty street
Ninety per cent. of the four hun
dred population here Is Mexican and
the members OF the Harding party
made themselves understood with
greatest difficulty when in quest Of
food. The hotel was swamped by the
arrival OF the party, guests being
squeezed in, three In a room. Con-
veniences are primitive. All guests
line up before breakfast TO wash In
Ia basin on the porch. The Carlos
Cafe and restaurant, boasting OF a
large sign IN front but an exceeding
ly small kitchen IN the rear had TO
wash dishes several times before the
entire party could BE- served. Mos
quitoes and other insects were much
in evidence during the night
The inhabitants live In small one
and two room shacks. unpainted.
some with matched roofs, OH ems
pfced together with rough boards in
rough fashion. Mxican children run
all over the town. Nearly every WO-
man holds an infant in her arms
while the fishermen OF the village sit
lazily in front OF the general store,
chewing tobacco and swapping yarns
4 naval officer and a detach ment OF
marines al the naval radio station
here are the only reminders that this
is the United States.
Members Of the party who ventured
out In the village after dark carried
lanterns, there being no street lights.
MeXicans Of the village celebrated
Harding's arrival with a dance in a
/ low barn-like hall lighted with two
dim Oh lamps. Mexicans in shirt
sleeves, wearing bright sndkerohiefs
around their necks danced Spanish
steps with The gaily dressed girls
Mothers sat by while the younger
children played around the guitar or
chestra platform.
| Harding will sail from New Orleans
November IS for Panama and will ar
rive at Norfolk on his return on De
cemher 4.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
J. P. HEIlNEL Is
BOARD SECRETARY

J. Paul Heinel son NJ Mrs. Catherine
Heinel. 203 South Grant avenue. this
city, has been named secretary Of
the Chamber Of Commerce Of Ports
mouth. Ohio, and assumed his duties
last week after being the guest at a
banquet in Portsmouth on last Thurs
day night
Mr.. Heinel is 2s years old. lie at
tended Wilmington High School and
later was assistant In the ofilce OF
the park engineer and a foreman at
the Carney's Point plant Of the dupont
Company When the war broke out
he enlisted and was assigned 10 the
i65th Infantry i2d Rainbow Division.
lie served two years In France and
was wounded at Chateau Thiery. lie
retired from the army as first lieu
tenant
Returning 10 civic life Lieutenant
Heinel became manager OF the Cham
her Of Commerce Of Martinshurg. Va,
and went from there 10 Portsmouth.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
HARDING ~ SOFT SHIRT
AND BAGGY TROUSERS
GOES TARPON FISHING
PreSident-EIect At Point Isabel Texas,
Won't Bother With Politics Until He Re-
turns TO Marion-WiH Hear Roots Vietus
on Family of NdtionS-Town s 400 Popu-
Idtion CiUeS Distinguished Visitors Cor
dial Welcome

POINT ISABEL. Tex. Nov. UNITED
Press Throwing aside the restraints
OF public life, Presidont-elect Warren
q. Harding gOt into a soft shirt and
baggy trousers anl went out 10 FISH
FOR tarpOn today. His chief ambition
on this trip is TO land one OF The
monster a feat said to be the
height OF every anglers desire down
here.
This afternoon Harding expects to
motor over 90 The Brownsville COun-
try Club for golf
The Hardings shifted as best m y
could last night as one train running
from Brownsville jumped the track
with the baggage aboard There was
much clamOr but all was IN vain as
nobody around would do anything un-
On daylight.
senator Harding said today he re-
called having seen cable from Elihu
Root during the summer in which
Root urzed that the league covenant
pc modified in accordance with the
Lodge reservations rather than
thrown over entirely. To ecrap the
league, Root argued would bring
chaos and loss Of the result OF war.
Harding would not comment In any
way on the Root message except TO
say That Root is one Of those he cX-
poets to all 10 Marion for confcrcRce
during the winter.
There is great hustle and stir in
this normally sleepy little nshinx vii
lage. No quainier spot could have
been chosen by Harding as a retreat
from the hordes Of office seekers than
his struggling little hamlet with its
low WVaiher-siaIned shacks on the
bare sandy point here at the south
ern extremity OF Texas. Just six miles
from the Mexican border.
Senator and Mrs. Harding are quar-
tered In the roOmy summer cottage
OF r. B. Creager, Brownsville lawyer
and personal friend Of Harding. The
low green house built on comfortable
rambling lines stands out on the point
overlooking the village on one side
and the serene bay on the other.
A hundred yards from the Creager
cottage is the only b Otel at Point lsa-
bel, a twO-stOry affair with rallied
p0rchcs RUM ng all the way around
Pigs and chickens wander about the
courtyard Indifferent TO the excite
ment attending the arrival OF the next
Evening journal., 1920-11-09

officials. and the communisilc society
offered them full support
The Federation here Includes street
car workers. bakers. carpenters, elcc-
iricians and textile workers. Their
strike could paralyze the capital
within a few hours. The chief dam
ger, however would be the possibility
OF ils leading to a general strike
throughout the nation adding 90 DIM
culiies such as the turmoil In Yucca
tan. The Yucaian nghtlng began In
spOrad @ clashes The latest fight
ing between Socialists and the So
called Liberals occurred at Maxacanu,
32 miles south OF Merida. where n
men were killed.
IN addition 10 pitched fighting there
have been individual attacks. terrorz-
ing inhabitants.
Foreign cOnsuls at Merida haVe
sent a general demand 10 State Of
nclals that order be stored by The
use Of Federal troops. The govern
menl responded by sending COO SOL
dilrs 10 keep the factions apart
The Socialists are powerful in
Nucaian. where there are extensive
industries.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
S2O,OOOFIRE
GUTSLEATHER
CO.PROPERTY
Firemen Check Stubborn
Blaze After Hour and
Half Fight
ORIGIN OF BLAZE
PROVES MYSTERY

Fire OF unknown origin caused s2O-
900 loss 10 stock and property OF the
Wilmington Leather Company. Third
: and Greenhill avenue. early this
Z morning. The loss is fully covered
. by insurance.
The fire. which IS supposed to have
q originated In some dry wa.te stored
, in a small room adjoining the office
at the corner Of the building. was
D.. discovered by enc Of the watchmen,
who telephOned to the Union Fire
. Company at i05 a. m.
Upon the arrival the members OF
= the company saw at once the fire
was gaining too rapidly for them 90
cope with it single-h1nded and after
sgetting two streams on the FIRE an
alarm was sent in from box %, al
Second and Haley streets. at ii6
o'clock by Patrolman Henderson, to
nwhich the WcccacOe and Water
Witch Fire Companies responded.
Chief Lulz at i2S O'Clock sent In a
second alarm which brought The
Pane, Ph0en and Washington Com
panies. and the six companies. aided
by streams sent In TO he blazing
smass by employees NJ the company,
and the fact that there was an eN-
ccptionany good water pressure at
sthat point This morning, worked FOR
more than an hour before they sue
ceeded in even checking the advance
OF the flames. and the fire was not
sentirely eXtiuWishd for one hour and
a half from the I me the nrst alarm
was sent 10 the Union Company.
When the nremen arrived al the
scene the large room at the north
west corner Of the building. occupied
as a splitting ROOM" was a literal
Furnace, and nothing could be done
except smashing IN the tower win
dows and flood the flre. The broken
. windows seemed 10 serve as a draught
to the IRE and in a few minutes the
flames rapidly mounted from floor 10
, floor until they reached the top Of the
six story structure.
While the entire corner Of the
building is badly damaged. the prin-
cipal loss Is TO the lower room where
the fire started. Here much valuable
machinery was damaged, just 10 what
extent can not yet be determined.
On the floor Immediately over the
splitting department was stored thous-
Continued on Page Twelve.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
BOYS NOW STEAL
AUTO RED LIGHTS

70 was reported to the police :hls
morning that sumo one Is making a
specially Of removing red lights from
the rear Of automobiles parked in
front OF the City Hall on King street
at night. Presumably the depreda-
tions are comEitted by boys-some
VIII ite. some coiored, who show an
unusual interest In mpchines being
parked al that point
Last evening nd lights were ~
moved from a number OF machines
parked opposite the Court House. The
thieves made a clean sweep. taking
ne llght bulb, the red glass nd the
frame
This is serious in view OF the ac-
tiviiy OF the police In watching for
drivers running without red lightS.
because the lights are taken on at
night wnli accessories stores ane
closed, giving the driver no alierna-
tive, but TO drive home at the risk
OF arrest OF 90 home on a trolley.
leaving his machine parked down
town. The latter doesn't help mat
ter any, because Z is contrary 10 tAe
state law 20 leave a machine park a
on The street without showing The
red light
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
Chief Black and De
tecHUe Benson on
Way to Alabama te
Get Negro-To Face
L urtM Immediately
Upon Return Ar.
rested In South After
Robbing Store
COP ATTRACTED
BY NEW CLOTHES

Chief OF Police Black and Detectives
sergeant Benson, left last night fH
birmingham, Ala. 20 bring back "a
The New Castle County W0rkhouN
Lemuel Price, condemned muuierrf
or Pairolman Thomas Icbley OF the
wilmington police force. who Walktf
out OF the WOrkhOuse 10 freedom ~
December ., 1919 ten days prior "a
the time set for him 10 be- hanged. 10
spite or nationwide hunt, Price haF
cluded capture until yesterday. VII -
ne was taken into custody as a thief
by officers 0f Birmingham, and WOl4
was ielegraphed 90 This city.
Al the att0rncy-gcn Office th8
afternoon 10 was stated that shortly
after his return 10 this STATE Price
VIII be brought formally before the
Court Of oyer and rormincr. whes
he viii be given an opportunity. II he
desires u, 10 prove that ne is not tho
man who was sentenced as Lemued
Price 20 be hanged for murder.
Deputy Acknowledgement Green stat
ed that every rlght accorded by law
/ 90 The convicted man will be safe
guarded and that The Stale will de
everything so that there shall b. ne
suspicion even OF taking any adyan-
| iacc 0f the doomed man.
Price f0IlONirr hle escape from The
New Castle County Workhouse. waa
lronrleved from time 10 time by Cow
ernor Townsend. The last roprieVo
will expire on Friday. November IL
this week. 10 Is expected the Gov
ernor will further extend ihe lisa.
possibly one week. so that the Stai6
Continued on Page TWclNe.)
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
BEGIN TRIAL OF
FISHERIES CASE
Receiver Cahall's Action
Against Lewes Men Opens
Before Chancellor
INVOLVES STOCK
ISSUE, BOAT SALE
specIal b The EvenIns IonrnaI

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del. Nov 9.-Before Chan
cellpr Curtis today, in the Court nf
Chancery, hearing was begun i'm the
case OF The Lewes Fisheries Company
vs.. William G. Lonanc. James +.
Lank, Harland NJ Joseph. William r..
Tunnel, William II. Bookhammer.
John r.. Baylis, William ]. Thomp-
son, Robert Pennington and the Lowes
oil and Chemical Company.
The case grows out Of allegations
by Receiver Cahall Of unlawful issue
OF stock N the fisheries company and
of alleged manipulation OF the sale
OF its steamers. Receiver Cahan is
suing 10 try 10 compel the men ne al
leges profted by the transactions. 10
make an accounting and refund 10 the
fisheries company. The defendants
recently filed lengthy answers DENY
ing any unlawful action on their part
in the transactions complained Of.
and settling forth their version OF
those transactions.
Henry hldgely. counsel for JOseph
Continued on PAGE Ten).
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
MARLBOROUGHS
ARE DIVORCED
Former Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt Wins English
Court Decree
FRANCE HEARS SHE
WILL MARRY BALSAN

LONDON. Nov. . UNITED Press D.
The Duchess Of Marlborough. former
ly Miss Consuolo Vanderbilt today
was granted a divorce decree mis- from
the Duke.
Neither Of the principals was pres
ent in court. Counsel informed the
court that the Duke would refuse 10
return 10 the Duchess in compliance
with the decree Of restitution Of con-
iugal rights obtaind by her on March
%.
The court ordered the Duke 10 nay
the costs of the suit which was lnsti-
iuted in May
The Duchess, who was the daughter
Of the late William X Vanderbilt was
married 90 the Duke In New York n
1890 They have two children. the
Marquis of Blanford and Lord lvor
Church n. The former. who is heir
90 his fathers title. married the Hon
Mary Cadogan on February i1.
The FIRST rifi In the martial life 0f
the Duke and Duchess came in 1907
when they separated and livrd apart
for two years A reconciliation was ef-
fecied through the influence Of the
late King Edward. They separated
last spring however. the Duke an
nounclng 10 was Impossible for them
10 live together
PARIS, Nov. Q UNITED Press .--
RumOrs have been circulated here
that the Duchess OF MarlbOrOugh fol-
lowing her divorce would marry
Jacques Balsan, famous French
sportsman
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
I58 SLANN YUCATAN
LABOR RIOT; SEE PLOT TO
SET UP MEXICAN SOVIET

MEXICO CITY. Nov Q United
Press )-Onc hundred ana nfiy.eighl
lives h1va been lost iO date in lighting
between Socialists and Liberals n tho
Stale Of lucaian.
The government has rushed 6O0
troops iO quell fighting forced by the
Socialists. who attacked Merida, The
capital M0iul and Tckato.
Soc alist fighters, crudely organized
and poorly outftted. were said Co
have rushed 10 the attack. shouting
"Niva La Ropublica Soviet"
COInc dcnially with he Socialist
nghlng. agitation for a general strike
IN Mexico was pressed by communist
societies.
Government officials today admiid
ihe strike situation had assumed SER
Gus propOrt ons. a meeting called
today hy the "MeXran communistic
federation NJ The proleiarial" was to
vOts o nall workers nihe Federal dis
lrIct. including Mexico City joining a
general str kc
Vera Cruz dOckworkers who struck
when two gangs were suspended FOR
alleged completely in ihefis refused
an armisticc offered by government
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
CONNER DENIES HE
STOLE AUTO TIRE

Pending further Investigation the
cas- or Paul Conner, II years Ola,
charged with the Larceny Of an auto
mobile tire from Robert Collia1n. was
continued for one week by judge
Hastings in Municipal Court This
morning.
Conner denied shat he stole the
tire. be said that one OF his oompan-
ions. whom be named. asked the us g
ar his aulom obilc. When he Informed
him that one OF the tires was in bad
.ndliion. Conner said, his companion
said that Doe would give him a tire
III he loaned him the machine. The
lire hat Conner claims the other
youth supplied him with Is the all
legged stolen tire.
When arrested by Detective Ma
honey. Conner. the detective said
told him he bought the tire from
two white youths for Sc.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
sing TONIGHT
At WORLD FAIR
Barnhart Chorus Opens Ex-
hibition Under Auspi-
cious Circumstances
FEATURES
ON ARMISTICE DAY

This is Community Chorus Day"
at the Worlds Fair" which l. be-
ing staged in the odd Fellows Build
ing. Tenth and King streets, by the
Harry Barnhart Community Chorus,
and will be featured with a sing.
The fair opened under auspiciOus
conditions last night following an ar
ternoon street parade. composed Of
United Staies army men. police. fire
men, decorated floats and private ars
10 was expected that the band and a
detachment from Fort DUPONT would
participate but they failed 90 arrive
During the parade. an airplane loan
ed for the purpose from the u. :.
Proving Grounds at Aberdeen. Md,
flew over the line Of march, pilOted
by Lieutenant Wendell f. Phillips. in
Oh arge Of the local army recruiting
station
The parade. forming at sixteenth
and French streets, was led by Ser
gpant Dcyenish and a squad OF police
officers. followed by William Luiz,
chief OF the Wilmington Fire De-
partment. and his two assistants. A
color guard from the local recruiting
station with a band, and a search
light unit was next in line. These
were followed by fire apparatus 0f
the Water Witch. Fame and Union
Companies.
The floats, hich were handsome
lv decorated were entered in the pa
rade by the Megary Furniture Com
many. Boston Cloak Store, Whining
ION and Suburban transportation
Company. White Brothers. James G..
TucE. Huber Bakery Afford Piano
Company. Lask~ris Candy Company,
Joshua Conner and Son. Wilmington
Electric Appliance. Freihofer's Bak-
cry. Lippincotts and Stien Piano
Company.
A reviewing stand was erected on
the steps Of the Public Building Mrs.
y Paul dupont, Judge Daniel o. Hast
ings and James Buckelew were Judges.
Mrs. J Edward Wilson, chairman OF
Continued on Page TwelVel.
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
HARDING LAUDS
THERED CROSS
Tells Delaware Branch So
ciety Is Built to Serve
Humanity
GO AHEAD WITH
ROLL CALL PLAN

Noting that your membership
roll-call for This season Is impend-
mg, | have wanted 10 express my
very earnest sympathy for your
cause and my hopes that Il may
be forwarded by the coming cam
paign.
III in all the world there is an
organization more entitled 10 be
regarded as doing good univers-
ally and doing nothing else at any
time or any place, l do not know
what IL may be.
1T would be peculiarly a mis-
fortune, II the Red Cross, with It's
magnificent organization and
splendid purpose OF useful achieve
ment should lose any measure OF
its efficiency because the special
interest and enthusiasm OF war
time has ceased. Your organiza-
ton has been built 10 serve hu-
manity, and humanity needs its
service in peace. just as 1t did In
war.
My wishes for all success go
out 70 you.
WARREN G. HARDING"
Evening journal., 1920-11-09

Henry p. Scott, chairman for Della
ware OF the Fourth RED Cross roll call.
today received from President-elect
Harding's secretary. the above tribute
to tho Red Cross. IN which Senator
Harding expresses his unbounded con-
fidence in the organization and wishes
10 the greatest success in its effort.
beginning on Thursday 10 re-enrOll
all Of the members II had last year
and as many more as possible
The enthusiasm that imbued the
workers who reported for service at
yesterdays meeting, has sprad with
surprising celebrity throughout the
county and State. Early this morn
ing as soon as the headquarters at
9ii Delaware avenue We're open for
business. there were telephone calls
for supplies from a half dozen down
state towns and the requests kept
Increasing as the day grew older.
These supplies are being forwarded
as speedily as possible and by Thurs
day. II is expected that practically
every section Of the State will be
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Evening journal., 1920-11-09
PROCLAMATION

Relieving that ArmiStice Day,
Thursday, November II. is one Of
the most important days in Ameri-
can history and also believing that
the day should be properly cele-
braied and observed: All citizens
OF Wilmington are therefore re-
quested and urged TO heartily sup
port and 10 participate in the pa
rade and other exercises on that
day. All business houses and
manufacturers are requested TO de-
clare a half holiday on Thursday
IN order that every one may have
an opportunity 10 do their part
WM. c.. TAYLOR,
Mayor.