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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01
FRANCE BARS u. S. AUTOS.
New Decree Will Close Up Busi-
ness of American Con
Germs in Paris.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Paris, May Dealers in American
automobiles believe their business in
France will be completely wiped ont by
the governmental decree issued on We'd
nesday forbidding importation for an IN
definite time OF all chassis weighing less
that $500 Kilograms $500 pounds.
Under the ruling of the government only
the heaviest trucks can be admitted 10
France from foreign countries
In spite OF high customs duties and the
unfavorable state OF foreign exchange
sales of American cars have shown an
encouraging increase in France
Nearly all the American automobile
firms have branches in this city and
managers say nothing remains but to
close up shop, as all they can do Is to main
tain service and make repairs on cars
already sold.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01
ALI. OTHER CANDIDATES
HAVE FAILED IN RACE

Washington, May 1.-Developments
YESTERDAY indicated that a new deal
is in progress with reference TO naming
the Republican candidate for President
OF the United States Coincident with
the publication of an interview in Phila-
cielphia with Senator Penrose advocating
the nomination OF Senator Philander {.
Knox for President, Republican Sem
ators and Representatives began talking
seriously of Mr.. Knox as the dark horse
OF the Republican contest. This talk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01
BURNS.

Our baby toddled on to the
hot register, which blistered
her feet terribly. We poured a
plenty of Brazilian Balm into
tepid water and held her feet
in 20 minutes, which took the
fire all out, and they were soon
Week.-Mrs.. A. Coliard, Arcade,
". Y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01
BOLSHEvIKI TAKE BAKER.
Capture Important Port in Center Of
Captain Petroleum Fields.
/ Press 10 Every Fvcninr

By NsSDgIatFH PFfss 10 FFtfy FFFHITF
London. May l.--Rlssian Bolshevik
forces occupied Baku, an important port
on the western coast of the & afpian sea-
and the center OF a very important
petroleum field on April Is, it was officially
announced this morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01
RESCUED 1900 REFUGEES.
Red Cross Nurse and Columbus Knight
Flee Soviet With Americans.

~ H'sOCI"NeU TFesb 10 FVrTy T1VV'I"k
Geneva, May Miss Gladys Vaughan
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, mn American
Red Cross worker, and Francis +. Fronczak
OF Buffalo, N. Y, Of the Knights Of Column
bus, have succeeded in bringing 2, 300 ref
ugees out. of Southern Russia, according
to advices TO Red Cross headquarters here.
Fleeing before the advance of Soviet
forces, the Americans had many adyen-
lures in taking their charges across the
Oniester river flfeboats were used IN
threading perilons way through foes
of ice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01

The Senate substitute does not con-
tain the provision in tho House resolution
declanng o trade embargo penalty un-
less Germany accepts the resolution
within forty-flve days
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01

Every Evenings classified ADVERTISE
ments bring results Proved by the salts.
faction OF many and viii be to you.-Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-01

You try an Every Evening want adv
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Wilson Aband0ns
Plan for Vacation
President viii Remain,
in " Washington Until the
Close OF the Contention
From The Trfbpne's Washington Bureau

From The Trbpnes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Presiden
Wilson is understood to have aban-
doned plans for leaving Washington
until after the Democratic National
Convention in San Francisco. The de-
sire OF the President 30 be constantly
IN touch with the convention, which will
not be difficult because of the acces-
sibility of Washington by wire, is be-
heved to have been the chief reason
for his decision.
The President may decide later to
accept one of the many places that
have been rendered for temporary
summer residence, according to reports
here.
The fitting up of the yacht May
mower, IN which an elevator is being
specially installed for the convenience
been ordered by the President so he
can take brief cruises should the
weather previous to the convention be-
come unbearable.
The President passed an extremely
busy day, with a program that in
cluded calls by members of the diplo-
matte corps, a session of the Cabinet.
the issuance of an executive order, and
finally an automobile ride about Wash
ington and over nearby MARYLAND
highways.
AT the Cabinet meeting the Presi-
dent is said to have shown an unusual
grasp of governmental and state af-
fairs, and to have been in particu-
larly cheerful mood. He is understood
to have discussed with his official
family the Mexican situation and the
r&litsad congestion crisis.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Reunion Planned
For Seamen and Families

The Navy Department has entered
the family reunion business, il such it
may be called.
The 10,000ton government hospital
ship Mercy will steam from his port
Sunday for Guantanamo, Hayt, the
Virgin Islands, Santo Domingo San
Juan and the Pacific Coast. On board
will be $50 wives and children of
sailors and marines stationed in South
ern waters or ports and with the
Pacific fleet 1t has been nearly a
year since the Pacific fleet officers and
men having families in the East ~have
been able to see their loved ones. SO
for the first time the navy has taken
upon itself the task of bringing them
together.
With the signing Of the naval pay
increase bill last week by President
Wilson legislation also was provided
for the free transportation of families
Of sailors and marines assigned to dis
tant stations. In anticipation of the
favorable legislation passengers for
the Mercy were booked several weeks
ago through Nhe Bureau of Navigation,
Washington, and meanwhile the Mercy
has been fitted up with a new jacket
of paint and varnish preparatory for
the long journey via the Panama Canal.
Will Require Twenty five Days
Commander B. H. Dorsey, executive
officer of the Mercy, on board the ship
yesterday said the voyage would re-
qWre twenty-five days, including the
Southern stops, Nherc some of the
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19

wives and children will be debarked
With the coaling of the vessel at
Panama she will proceed to San Diego
Tor the further distribution of her
cargo. Then the Mercy will take her
station with the Pacific fleet and the
hospital ship Comfort will come East
with the wives and children of officers
and men who have been transferred
to stations in this part of the hemi-
sphere.
Officers on board the Mercy esti-
mated that the one-way passage would
cost the navy nearly 100000 but as
the vessel is to be assigned on the
Pacific, the actual cost of transporting
the wives and children by sea is con-
sldered negligible. No appropriation is
sad to exist for trans porting them by
rail, as is customary in the army.
Sailing Last Week Cancelled
Thirty of the $50 passengers booked
started on the transport Henderson
last week from Charleston. but no
sooner had the vessel got to sea than
she was ordered by wireless to put into
Philadelphia and take on a regiment
OF marines for Mexican waters.
The passengers will go aboard the
Mercy Saturday. The craft is in the
Hudson at the foot of Ninety-sixth
Street.
Commander Dorsey feels that the
cruise will be a delightful one, but
pointed out that a hospital ship offers
no luXuries.
All of the wives are going to their
husbands stations to live. 1t was
pointed out that when a sailor or
marine on Western duty obtains leave
TO visit his family in the East, most
of the time allotted is consumed in
travel
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
W Ood Leads ~,
Early Returns
From Vermont
Seventy Per Cent of Vote
Counted Goes to General:
kuns as Well i'm Rural
Towns as i'm the Giles
Light Ballot Registered
Great Delay in Tabulatin.
Election Returns ON Dele
gates in Pennsylvania

MONTPELIER. VT, MAY le.-Re-
turns from approximately one-third of
the state in Yesterdays Presidential
preference primary early to-day
showed that Major General Leonard
Wood had polled about 70 per cent of
an extremely light Republican vote,
which was scattered among half
dozen men who have been mentioned
as Presidential possibilities.
General Wood ran even better in
me country towns than in the cities.
senator Hiram ". Johnson. OF Cali
fornia, and Herbert c. Hoover were
running close race for second place
and Governor Calvin Cooldge of
Massachusetts, and William Grant Web
ster. of New York, were in a close race
tor third place.
Only two names were printed on the
ballots, those of General Wood and
William Grant Webster, of New York,
both Republican. Webster trailed y
number of Republican possibilities
whose names were written in. The
Democratic vote was negligible.
The Republican vote for ninety cities
and towns out of 246 was:
Wood, 1889; Hoover. Sol; Johnson
Z6o; Webster, $50; Coolidge, 129; Low
den. 6.
The Republican vote in Burlington
was:
Wood, 121; Johnson, %; Hoover 81.
Coolidge. Ia; Webster, 7.
The vote in Montpelier was:
epublican-W Wood, 50; Webster. 2.
Johnson, ~; Hoover o; Coolidge, 5;
Democrat -McAdoo, a; Hoover. g.;
Palmer, /; Wood, |.
Rutland gave Wood 144. Webster 16.
johnson As, Coolidge II, Hoover 9 on
the Republican ballot, and Wilson 5.
William G. McAdoo Is, Governor Ed
wards, Of New Jersey Is, on the Dem
ocratic ballot.
Bellows Falls For Wood
Bellows Falls gave Wood 2e. Web
ster 3, Johnson, TO- Hoover 6, Cool
Mddebury gave Wood 20, Webster
y, Hoover 4, Johnson | and Chamn
Clark ?; Governor Cox of Ohio and
Nice-President Marshall /.
The returns indicated a very light
vote, only about one-twentieth of the
normal number taking the trouble TO
60 to the polls
The lack Of interest was attributed to
'ilN it4NNl'Hilt character or the DCl-
mary, as the four -large
and the four district delegates to each
OF the national conventions to be elect
cd at the state conventions will not be
bound under the law TO abide bv anv
preference expressed through the pri-
mary
PHILADELPHIA, May 18 (By The
Associated Press) Early returns from
to-day's primary election in Pennsyl-
vania indicate that the majority of
the twelve slated candidates of the
regular Republican organization for
delegates -at-large are leading in the
tifty-six districts heard FROM
James Guffy, form member of the
Democratic National Committee, IN
sixty out of 7,118 districts in the state
has 1884 and Eugene C. Bonniwell IT'S.
There was only one regular entrant
for the Presidential preference in each
of the parties, Edward Randolph Wood
on the Republican side and Attorney
Continued page nnel
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Georgia Democrats
Repudiate League
State Contention Votes
'Unatterable Opposition
TO WHson Couena,,t

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1S.-Resolutions
expressing "unalterable opposition" to
the league of nations covenant as
brought back from Paris by President
Wilson, advocating free speech, free
press and local government and
asking repeal of all espionage, sedition
and conscription laws passed during
the war, were adopted here late to-
night by the State Democratic Conven-
ton.
Supporters of Thomas f. Watson
and Senator Hoke Smith took posses
sion of the meeting, which was called
to elect delegates to the San Fran
cisco convention.
Up to adjournment tonight for din
ner the forces of Attorney General
Palmer, who won a plurality in the
recent Presidential preference prim-
ary, had been voted down on all ex-
cept one measure, that concerning the
delegation from Chatham County.
w. c. Vereen was elected national
committeeman over Clark Howell, a
Palmer man. and reading of resolu-
tions presented by Holins Randolph
of Atlanta. indorsng the President,
treaty and league of nations. with res
ervations that may not be destruc-
tive" was greeted with an uproar of
hsses. jeers and cries of "we've re
Repeated attempts of the Palmer
faction to have read the report of the
State Democratic Executive Committee
were ruled out of order after having
been once voted down. This COM
mittee had held that under the rules
of~the primary, Palmer, having won
a plurality Of county unit votes in the
primary, was entitled 10 the Georgia
dc'ecatlls a.. he nati8lal convsnsien.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Nations Bankers Pledge
Hell % TO Reduce Prices;
Stores Slash I'm 24Cities
Lusk Inquiry Aimed
At Sugar Profteers

The Lusk legislative commit
tee held its second hearing be-
hind closed doors at the City
Hall yesterday and directed its
inquiry into possible profiteering
in sugar. Books and records of
the American Sugar Refining
Company were introduced in evi-
dence and officials of that and
other sugar refining companies
were examined. -
Paul M, Ripley, traffic mana
ger Of the American Sugar Rein
ing Company, was witness. The
committee had made efforts TO
have Earl D. Babst, president of
this company, appear at yester-
days session, but at Mr.. Babst's
office it was said he was not in
the city The names of witnesses
from other companies were with
held.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Poincare Quits
commissions Is
Out for / Pretniier
Holds Preparations Matter
Has Been Disposed of by
Allied Council Fixing
Amount of the Indemnity
Will Eigh. MiIlerand
Plans to Open His Campaign
With Attack in Senate
OF Government Leader
By Ralph Courtney
Special Cable to The Tribune

copyright. 1920, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS. May 18.-Raymond Poincare
former President Of France, has re-
signed from the Reparations Commits
SION established under the Treaty of
Versailles. In a letter to Premier Mile
rand, Polncare expressed the belief
that the fixing OF the size Of the Ger
man reparations bill by the Allied Pre-
mlerS at Lympne ends the commissions s
usefulness
The resignation marks the reentrv
OF the former Pre- sident into the rolit-
zeal arena after silence Of seven
years
1t Is unusual for an ex-President in
France to take an active interest in
political life after q virtual retire
ment, but Poncare reappeares as an as
plrant for the Premiership on issues of
national and international importance.
Inc former President is strongly op-
posed to Millerand's policies, both in
tefnal and external, and is expected to
make his first assault on the Prime
Minister in speech in the Senate.
Reasons for Resigning
Poincare resigned largely for the
reason he signed-that the commits
SION had lost much of its prestige and
slgnltcance as result of the Lympne
DECISION. But that decision, inciden-
tally, gave him another reason, because
it opened the way for him to lead a
concerted attack on Millerand.
Even while he was a member of the
Reparation Commission, Poincare did
not hesitate to let his opposition to
Mlllerand be evident. He contributed
regularly to the press, although his
action IN this was much criticized not
only IN France, but also in England by
persons who have felt that such a high
official as the president of the Repara-
tion Commission ought not to write on
international political questions. Poin-
care, on his part, resented the casual
manner in which the Reparation Com
mission was being treated in the nego-
tiations between France and Great
Britain.
His resignation, therefore, leaves
him free to make his opinions known
and he is no longer willing to withhold
them from publication.
1t is difficult to say at this time
what Poincare's political program will
be. He has not yet made any pro-
nouncement on the subject. He re
CARDS the treaty Of Versailles as bad
one for France, but he cannot be ex-
pected to waste much effort in criticism
Of it because they would not carry him
ar against Milierand, who was not the
author of the pact.
MilIerand Has Strong Hold
On the other hand, it is possible
that in order to bolster his attack on
Milerand, Poincaro vii link forces
with those Of the Premier's opponents
who regard the treaty as excellent.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
''udents Strike Again as
Protest Against Radical
"'oany Law Undergraduates
Vnlt in Body When Gold
enkofr Returns

and ddhbfANY, afsY, May 1s.-Three hundred
ST. eighty students of the ALBANY Law
b1aVol tba went on Strike" to-day, for
nro.o second time within week in
JsOoLS ooiS' ~ against the attendance of
eSnOn n n. Goldenkof, who had been
cCei1iso ~ Tor alleged radical utteranccs.
lac. tV'aehkof 1Wf returned to the school
Of ~ wednesday under the protection
NcNrnnl n an Injunction granted by Judge
the ''pfien, ofsan, Of Schenectady, restraining
ine pbihcers Of the school from deny
wa. sns nim n instruction. The injunction
sey, ,daeated on technical grounds the
the s' cay by the Appellate Division of
ment supreme Court. Third Depart
nev Uanlel H. Prior. Goldenkoff's attor-
junnc,, yesterday obtained another in
Hd,.oh Hash,r.ooh from Supreme Court Justice
aecopk, aepaoock, Of Kingston. Goldenkoff
t5e t5eOI1Ipanied 1lp.nied the Deputy Sheriff when
The a, satter served the injunction on
jnnctionnool Gicnool officials to-day. The in
pras;hoh pasiloh also was directed against
TTS'aent r." McAffer, of the senior class,
room em,ire nt school body left the class
~ is'4e 1. when the latest development of
4se became known.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Pool Of Industries
Forecast in Germany

BERLIN, May 18.-"If the
state-owned public services con-
tinue to be run at a loss the gov
ernment finally will be compelled
to transfer them to foreign cor
poratlons, so that we may obtain
foreign credits" Finance Minis
ter Herr Wirth is reported to
have said at an election cam
palgn meeting at Dusseldorf
yesterday,
The minister foreshadowed the
formation of a great national
trust in which all the great in
dustl1al organizations would be
Incorporated, with the one end in
VleW-more foreign credits.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19

ROME, May 18.-The council
of the league of nations has sent
message to President Wilson re-
questing him to convoke the
league of nations next November
at Brussels. 1t is pointed out
that Geneva is not ready to re-
ceive the assembly.
The council decided to select
Geneva as the seat of the league
assembly.
A permanent commission on
armaments was appointed to
formulate regulations, to which
all nations proposing themselves
tor membership in the league will
be required to conform.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Women for Sunday Ball
Rockville Center Votes 6I9 TO
253 for Games

ROCKVILLE CENTER, L. l., May 1s
Women aocked to the polls in large
numbers here to-day when the ques-
tion Of Sunday baseball was voted
upon.
Persons who predicted that their
vote would defeat the measure were
amazed at the result. OF s72 votes
cast 6l9 favored the proposition.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Theater Safe Is Robbed
Thieves Get $4,000 i'm Manhat-
tan Box Office

Detectives of the West Thirty
seventh Street station are still looking
foH the men who broke into the Office
o. the Manhattan Opera House some
time after 1880 o'clock Sunday night
and stole $4,000. The money was taken
IN at vaudeville concert and was
locked in the safe. 1t is believed
some one familiar with the combna-
ton took the money.
The robbers are thought to have
hidden in the theater after the per
formance.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
GOOD MORNING

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New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
from The 7ribune's Washington Bureau
No Authority for EMBARGO

WASHINGTON, May 18.-No author
lty exists in the Department of Justice
TO establish embargoes against the ex-
portation of sugar as a means of re
Noving the high price of that com
modify, 1t was said tonight by Off
cials of the department. The power
conferred on the department by the
Lever act extends only to prosecutions
for boarding and conspiracy to main
tam high prices, it was said
Many recommendations have been
received at the department to meet
the sugar situation, such as rationinp
OF the commodity to the non-essentiai
industries, but no law exists which
will enable the department to super
wise definitely its distribution by the
refiners.
Department officials entertain hopes
that the sugar retiners who have CON
ferred with Assistant Attorney General
Figg recently will cooperate with the
government in its proper distribution
and assist in the scheme of controlling
prices in such way as to ameliorate
present conditions
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Embargo Asked
10 Put Stop to
Sugar Exports
Head of Flying Squadron
Telegraphs Palmer to
Obtain Authority for
Holding Product Here

Armin w. Riley, in charge of the
Department of Justice "Flying Squad
rom yesterday telegraphed to Attor-
ney General Palmer asking for author
lty to declare an embargo against all
sugar exports from this district.
Mr.. Riley also asked Department of
Justice headquarters to obtain for
him authority to interdict deliveries
OF sugar to non essential industries.
Among these be classed candy manu-
tacturers and soda water concerns
The price Of sugar, despite the fact
that the Rocky Mountain West renorts
sharp decline, will continue at top
hgures here, says Mr.. Riley, unless the
supply can be conserved to the limit.
This can be done, he thinks. only
through an embargo on shipments
abroad and upon deliveries to non
essential industries Fully 175.OOO
tons of sugar have been exported to
European ports from the port of New
York since January l, 1920, he saws.
Mr.. Riley announced that his flying
squadron agents would obtain from
sugar refners and warehouses in the
New York district statements giving a
true account Of the amounts of suoar
stocks on hand for information of the
government should the Department of
Justice be authorized to declare an
embargo
Woman Indicted
Three indictments charging profiteer-
ing were returned by the Fedaral
Grand Jury.
=, One was against Max Muller, of Is
west Tooth Street, charging him with
haVlng OBTAINED 615 pounds of SUGAR at
- cents a pound and selling it April 26
last to Samuel Hahn for "a cents
pound. Another was against Franzio
A. De Silva, the first alleged woman
proiiteer to be taken into custody. ON
the charge of having obtained 3.840
pounds of sugar May at "a cents a
pound and selling it three hours later
at ~ cents a pound Miss De Silva.
according to the Indictment. is engaped
IN business at 25 Beaver Street under
the tlrm name and style of Belgium
and France Export COMPANY.
Potatoes Figure in Charge
A third indictment charges John Nc
Elroy, of the firm of John McElroy &.
Sons, 800 Eleventh Avenue, in two
counts with profiteering. The first
count declares that McElroy, on April
10, 1920, bought 53,955 pounds of pota
toes at 8.31 per 180 pounds and sold
them at IA per $50 pounds. The sec
ond count charges he bought 100
pounds at 5.38 per 1870 pounds and sold
them. April IA, 1920, to Semansky
Brothers at SIS.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-08
President J. s. Nickers0n HOlr-
erer Fears That Leuee viii
Not Hold Up fer Entire
Length of Flood.

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district and Acting Manager S. /.
Tyler met this morning behind closed
doors to consider the flood situation.
President Nickerson before the exc
cutive session gave out report on the
exact status of the flood at this time.
This morning the river was still
running approximately 100000 sec
ond feet and there is no indication
that the river will drop for the next
10 days. This is the greatest flood
in the history of the Colorado and
the district is bending every effort
to keep it within control.
There are 300 men working on the
Saiz levee and this morning numerous
offers from the various water COM
panies of additional help We're receiv-
ed by the district, which thanked the
various officials for the offers of aid
and said that they would be called on
if needed About all the men who can
if needed About all the men who can
there at present
The district took over absolute con-
troll of the Saiz levee at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening and the flood pro-
tective work is now under one head
The water along the Saiz is within
II inches of the embankment in most
places and within six inches of the
top in few. Mr.. Nickerson states
that the Saiz is slowly becoming wa
ter logged and that he doubts if the
Saiz will hold during the coming 10
days the estimated length of the
flood.
The one bad break near the east