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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
LYONS AND RICHARDS
FINED SEQ IN COURT
Echo of a Street Car Episode Aired
Before Judge Hastings This
Morning.

Alfred : Richards. charged with as
ssuli and battery on Thomas Lyons and
Thomas LYONS. charged with the same
offence On Michael Mitchell. were each
fined $50 and costs by Judge Hastings
~ Nlunicipal Court today The costs IN
Richards case amounted 10 over $50
The charges grew out Of hight on a
street car over three weeks ago, when
LYONS had Richards. conductor on the
car. arrested and Mitchell, motorman. IN
turn placed charges against LYONS
according % the story told by witnesses
I.vonssgot on the front end Of the car
with a pipe IN ms mouth. which he claimed
was not lighted Mitchell told hum To stop
smoking and LYONS Is alleged to have
taken offence and grabbed the motorman.
showing him through the glass The
motorman stopped the car and Richards
came 10 the rescue and, grabbing the
power lever ls alleged 70 have hit Lyons
over the head with Il several times. Lyons
reeled of the car backward and the con-
ductor started the car without waiting
- ascertain his injuries, II was stated
LYONS was IN the Delaware Hospital
several weeks
Judge Hastings pronounced both as
saults as unwarranted and unprovoked
and censured Richards for the method
trsad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
FIRE INVAOES
BUSINESS PART
OF PENN'S GROVE
Two Dwellings Destroyed. Two
Others Damaged and the Town
Threatened by the Blaze.
DU POINT FIREMEN
COME TO RESCUE

Fire breaking out Just before midnight
last night on smith avenue, Penn 5 Grove,
y i DESTROYED two frame dwellings,.
badly damaged two Others and for n
time threatened the entire residential
section between Smith avenue and Nal
nut street Only work on the part Of the
firemen and apparatus from the du Pont
Co. at Carueys Point under Fire Chiet
O'Connnr. prevented the spread Of the
blaze. II j. estimated that tho du Pont
men ran over 1000 feet of hose IN order
to fight the FIRE,
The fire is believed "a have been caused
bv an exploding oil stove All the houses
arc occupied hy colorcd families. The
occupants escaped without INJURY. Two
az the dwellings arc owrcd by Mrs lila
Welch Of Wilmington and the other two
hv AN Italian resident Of Penn Grove
When il was found that the borough fre
apparatus was insufficient 70 control
the blaze call was sent 20 the du Pont
FIRE department and the combined e.
forts Of the two departments checked the
blaze. None Of the contents of tho two
houses was saved and much Of tho fur
nitllre in the other two WAS ruined.
The loss was estimated AZ Sl5OO
A second fire broke ont AT noon TODAY
on Beach avenue, near the river, but WIS
extinguished without much effort Il : 8
frame house and was occupied by color
ed family also,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
SEE DELAWARE IN
DEMOCRATIC LINE
BY 2,5OO MAJORITY
State Chairman Henry r. lsaacs
Believes Sweep Will be
Surprising.
WOMEN AND LABOR
DOMINANT FACTORS

Delaware i'm the Democratic column by
between 1000 and $500 majority, ls the
prr-election forecast Of Henry X lsaacs,
Democratic State chairman. There Is no
doubt i'm the mind Of Mr.. lsaacs that
former Republican maIorities will be
Wipcd out m the Democratic sweep that
he feels ~ coming tomorrow The woman
vote and the attitude of labor he believes
uil hc the important features that Will
make u Democratic victory.
Kent by Loo and upwards. and Sus-
seA hv 900 Democratic malorltles IS the
Wa, the Democratic leader sizes up the
atuation Rural New Castle he believes
vii show small Republican majority
and Wilmington. too. hc feels confident
will bc among hundreds OF other cities
sn,ng for Cox
" Democratic wards IN this city, MIR.
lsaacs SAYS the maJorltIes that will be
rolled up through the aid OF the women
~ golng 10 bc surprise to the opposing
sidc The vote of the women and the
lahor vote. he feels sure, Will be sufficient
- nut Delaware IN the winning column.
Their, will he few ward meetings to-
night. hut the speaking campaign Is over
With Workers were busy today ar
ranging for tho election II IS likely that
the greatest throng of voters that over
attempted to cast a ballot Will assemble
At polling places here early tomorrow
morning The Republican women have
been conducting crusade 10 get the
women 10 60 vote before 10 o clock m the
morning and # half Of the women do as
the, have pledged TO do. the polling
places VIII bc crowded in the early hours
W W Marsh. Democratic natIona
treasurer. today sent Josiah Marvel the
4
thu chances are considered by national
executives
Reports received today indicate un-
,louhtedlv strong drift To- COX and
Roosevelt. There seems 20 hc little doubt
that they will carry every State carried
hv Woodrow Wilson IN 1916 and Indiana
nj addition. Chances in New York and
adjoining States We're never 80 good as at
this moment Nc are going 10 win and
vour splendid help IN Delaware has con-
tributed effectively 20 the victory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
cox AND ROOSEVELT
WILL WIN, SAYS WHITE
Hays Claims No ilsas Than -
Electoral Votes f,r q - p
Candidate
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01

WHY NEW VOTERS SHOULD VOTE FOR LEAGUE

voter casts be
him which influence
political
of world
honorthe League of Nations
the league mutual pledge OF member nations now
reduce settle
and through permanent Court Justice
through nm
Internal ona
pledged the Of the League
which supported by the leaders of education by the most mtei
Of all the denonna
the including the World
who sacrificed and
The America the League
of
bv makers ammunition
loft the in the World War by
to- who the truth has been mlscprsenci
The new either with the element supporting
th~e with its
n fails the must bear the
of the
the Democratic candidate Tor iredn tavos
intothc League Of Nations
Senator Harding
has the of the league
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
OVERCOME By GAS.
George Athanasseoulus Has Close Call
al His Lodgings.

Overcome hv gas George Athan-
asseoulus. 80 years old. was today taken
from his roomlng house at 7l6 King
street to the Delaware Hospital where
he is expected 10 recover.
Shortly before noon the landlady heard
someone calling for help and found George
on the stairs. writhing as If IN great pain
and moaning I'm gasscd Investigation
Of his room showed that the gas Jet was
closed but the odor filled the room. The
windows were closed also.
The house Is equipped with a quarter
gas meter and the landladv SAYS that the
gas ran out about eleven o clock last night
Shortly after clock this morning she
put a quarter in the meter Il IS believed
that George. who came IN after ,, lett the
gas Jet open when he found the gas was
shut of and that when the quarter WAS
put in the meter the gas flowed through
the open Jet filing the closed room and
partially overcoming its occupant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
7, F, TRAVERS AND WIFE
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Wilmingtonians Figure in Acct
dent in California, Both Sus-
tanning Injury.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Travcrs of Us East
Ninth street were among those who were
injured whc n Pacific Overland, east
bound, plunged from bridge one mile
east of Mamix, California, on the Salt
Lake railroad Saturday night, according
to the casualty list givon out Mt railroad
offices yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Travers left two weeks
ago for an extended visit 10 California,
their journey being prolonged by stop
overs at various cities ON the way.
Mr.. Travcrs. who is about 40 ycnrs old,
and a freight conductor on the PonnHyl-
vania railroad. is listed ~ having his back
injured. and receiving cOntusions; Mrs.
Travers as suffering from shock and s'is-
tanning decorations,
Their relatives had received no word
from them this morning. but arc ondeavor-
ing TO verify the report
The wreck, il is believed. was caused
by spread rail ON the bridge. II resulted
in three casualties and 30 people being in
Jured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
DEL AWANA LEADING
IN SECOND CONTEST
Canadian Schooner Showing Heels
To Rival in Today's Fishing
Boat Race.
BY Associated PRESS to Every Evcnins

Halifax, y :. Nov Esperanto,
queen Of the Gloucester fishing fleet, wns
trailing the Canadian Delawana today by
approximately FIVE minutes when the
two stickors had sailed more than a
quarter Of their second 40-milc race
The American schooner started out
over the same course she had raced TO
victory on Saturday with her Yarkce
crew determine cd to clirch the fishermen 5
sallir title by making II the best two out
Of three
She CARED half lergth At the start by
the clever handling OF her skipper, but on
the FIRST Of the five legs dropped behind
lergth by lergth, laggirg four minutes
hchlrd her rival at the FIRST turn and
about five minutes at the second.
A breeze averaging II knots erablod
the craft TO finish their first contest in
about SIX hours, but the breeze was lighter
today and when the start was made indi-
Gated that the niEe hour time limit might
come into play before the day was over
DelaWana rounded the third mark at
lIS.30 unofficial time.
Esperanto turned at l2l unofficial
time. having cut her rivals lead nearly in
half by Captain Zimmerman overstand-
ing his mark a quarter OF a mile.
School children need Clover Dairy
Sofe Milk Phone | I5I0 - DIV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
ROOSEVELT CLOSES
II WEEKS CAMPAIGN
Democratic Y. P. Candidate Makes
Last Speech in Home
State.
~ Associated Press to Every Evening

~ Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Hudson, y -. Nov Franklin y
Roosevelt, Democratic Nicc-Presdenual
candidate, today Closcd his II weeks
campaign in 80 odd States with an address
in which he classcd the issues rs heing
tightly drawn between Cox and our
place in the league at It's head. or Harding
and fiat rejection. 49,
. Broadly speaking he said, the
question AT issue Is not one ot individuals
or parties. but whether the nted states IS
TO finish the war or To quit cold, whether
We are 10 ION the other 40-odd nations IN
the great working League OF Nations that
will serve 10 end war for all tune. or wheth-
or We Will turn our back on them and
choose a policy Of national isolation win
It's threat of future wars and the conse-
quent burden of ever-growing arin''-
ment
Mr.. Roosevelt charged the Republican
party with Inconsistency IN that senator
Harding in appealing recently tor Re-
publican Congress was doJ the same
thing over which Republicans made
..yerItable howl when similar appeal
came from President Wilson III 1918.
Bat | realize. he continued Il Is ask
irg too much to expect consistency from
the worlds greatest exponent Of the mo-
dern 'wiggle and wobble' policy
looking back over the past eleven
weeks, he said, "onc thought is upper,
most in my raind and it gives me deep and
lasting satisfaction We have fought a
clean fight. There has been no mud-throw-
lng by me, no Misrepresentation. no
attempts TO mislead or deceive the people;
no attempt to cvade any issue.
'In direct contrast to the more than
questionable campaign methods OF our
opponents We have fought fair, waglng a
campaign worthy Of the great moral issue
We stand for. 1t Is good to know that
whatever the outcome tomorrow. We can
always feel that We have come through
with clean hands
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
WOMAN TROUBLE.
Relieved 10 have Hired Several Horses
and Failed 10 Return Them.

Changed with the larceny Of horse
md carnage Airs Jennie Ferris was held
under $500 had for he Court Of General
sessions hv Judge Hastings IN Munich
pal Court today. She y also wanted by
the New Jersey authorities on 4 similar
charge at Millville. \ ! Word has been
received by the police that she ls wanted
m Chester also
The woman Was hrst seen IN tins city
October 10 when she arranged with Rob
ert Cross 70 hire horsr and wagon The
next morning y Is alleged she drove on
with the outfit ard never returned. She
used the same tactics N securing horse
and carriage al Millville from Edward
J Wallace Il = reported Ii j. believed that
she sold the three rigs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
Bows Accused Of Breaking Windows.

Five BOYS. charged with dlsordcrIy con
duct. arrested early Yesterday morning
IN Patrolman William a. Hunter, will be
given a hearing before the Juvenile Court.
The bows are alleged to have broken
windows IN the plant Of the William Bea-
denkopf Co, Fourteenth and Walnut
streets, and Saturday night, Hunter is
said 10 have caught them in the act, sling
shots having been used 70 break the glass
The boys gave their names as Edwin Me
closllcy, Is wears; RDph Barber, Ia,
Franklin Buckalew, II, and Francis Scott
and Joseph Wempe, both 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
HOPE FOR VICTORY
ON MORAL ISSUES
SAY DEMOCRATS
Rely on Conscience and Sound
Judgment of Voters to
Elect Cox.
REPUBLICANS ANXIOUS
OVER SENATE CONTROL
Special Dispatch 10 Every Evening
By Louis Seiboid.

New York, Nov. Eleventh-hour
developments in the Presidential cam
paign have mainly been of a personal
character which in the Judgment ri the
more conservative Of all political man
ayers will not materially affect the results
indicated by previous estimates and con
olusions The rival managers Of the Dem
ocratie and Republican parties base their
claims on ths reports made to them hy the
leaders Of States and tho general trend
reflected in many circumstances % which
they attach importance
The=. claims are naturally fnr apart.
The Republican managers total np the
units Of support largely made up of pro
fcssional followers. groups Of citizens re-
feoting specific preference or prejudice.
confidence in the woman vote, which has
defied satisfactory analysis by either, and
as the Democratic alternative the IN
flucnce of the League Of Nations issue,
which fact constitutes the paramount
problem whose exact value can only DC
determined nv the results Of tho referen-
dunn on il tomorrow
The Republican managers claim pretty
nearly everything in sight Their mini
mum estimate of the probable majority
for Mr. Harding IN the electoral column
iz greatly in exress ~ the 266 votes neces-
sary TO win the Presidency
MORAL coS4CIRvcE' PATH.
The Democratic clam. which j. not
supported hy definite figures, II chiefly
iusfir.el hy faith III the moral conscienc"
az tho voters that Mr. COX and not Mr.
Harding viii be elected 10 the Presidency
They present many arguments and several
explanations to plsfify their conclusions
but not very many substantial Or con
vIncirg reasons.
They do not believe that the RepubIi.
can candidates have adequately APPRAISED
the value of the League of Nations. and
are greatly encouraged by the apparent
stimulus manifested BY the rapid growtf
of sentiment fnvoring the League They
point out the division of the k~pubheaT
party and the unmisfakable trend o
| female thought 20 the support Of II. lhs1
assert that the Democratic campaigf
has been conducted ou a higher Intellec
ttIal and moral plane than that ni th'
Republicans, which they declare has beer
dictated entirely by party expeciIenc,
through appeals 70 groups of eit'zeEl
harborirg gTlevances gererallv iHogica
and unfair against the Democratic party
Republican managers do not take tn
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
I06 YEARS OLD.
Sunday School Of Hanover Church Cele-
brates Anniversary.

Hanover Sunday school, Eighteenth
and Boulevard last night, celebrated it's
lO6th anniversary with special services in
the church Following short address by
the pastor Rev Charles H Bonner. a de-
lightful program was presented by the
Young folks Of the Sunday school
Hanover school has the distinction Of
not missing regular service in all It's
history and although the school was
closed to the children two years ago.
while influenza was epidemic. the officers
convened the school every Sunday and
conducted brief study Of the lessen, thus
keeping the Sunday services continuous
since the founding Of the school.
Next Sunday az Hanover Will be Home
Coming Day and special program has
been arranged for both the morning and
evening services.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
"DRUNKS" IN COURT.
One Man Came Here With S10O Which
Dwindled to 80 Cents.

Five men we're arraIgned in Municipal
Court today on charge Of drunkenness.
A fine Of $40 and costs was placed on each,
Joseph Myers claimed that he left his
place Of work az Salisbury Md, on
few friendly drinks found himself in the
police station with only 30 cents left.
Harry Il. Grubb Of Hamilton Park was
locked up last night by Police Officer
Spinken, who found him al Fourth and
Market streets. He admitted having two
drinks Of something" from a stranger
George Clark and Antonio Child said
they got their liquor in Philadelphia
Robert Burke claimed 10 be victim Of
some unknown beverage also.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
HAYS REITERATES.
! Ass,,cia,ed press 10 Every Eyenlng

By Associated Press 10 Every tVening
New York. Nov. l-Will II. Hays
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee, reiterated today that the Re
publican ticket was certain to obtain
368 electoral votes in tomorow's cleo
ton and that there was a strong possibility
Of the total reaching close TO the 400 mark.
Mr.. Hays did not make a formal state
ment, resting on his declaration Of last
night that evidence Of an overwhelming
Republican victory hourly increases
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
FIGHT FOR LEAGUE IS
WON. SAYS GOVERNOR COX
Declares Harding Voc Not Re
submit = 10 ne
Senate.

ilaNtCu GEMS. \ut Govern
jaime, " aN Nar, '-r lE
which has Essen hm t,r N UUr
led INTO 'S Stats Nar- st-r
ueSSagr 1ea-.A ht HH
asserted las. p gnt his uu,
sentiment 81 \mer-a eaS ....t trtu
fur tac Leag Na.e.,
voters w uld maAe 70 ,..H
Gap
'S4arguE aImtu'N
Nelct ID America =, salu s.tfr.
from lra.l En- Nrv.,
means ,oN ~ it~pa N.t.
Continued r.. a.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
Seeks Charles Winters.

Charles kestermaun. 13 SchWeizer-
strasse, Duisburg am Rhein, is desrous
Of getting news Of his uncle Charles
Winters, who lived for long time at 204
West Second street, this city He has
written to the mayor who viii forward
amy information that niay be furnished
hum
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
THOUSAND IN PRAYER AS
STUDENT is EXECUTED
Kevin Barry Hanged IN Dublin
Prison for Killing Brit
ish Soldier.
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

Dublin. Nov kevon Barry.
medical student. was executed at Mount
Joy prison this mornlI for taking part
iii an attack on military escort here
during the last summer. Barry Was charg-
ed with murder as two British soldiers
were killed dunrg the fight
" hen the hour of execution approach
oil nearly 1000 persons prayed outside
the prison. continuing until after the
young man had been pronounced dead
Armorcd cars guarded the street before
the prison Barry 5 mother declared last
week she was proud Of her son, who was
dying for Ireland
Dungannon. Ireland, Nov. l., This
town. located in central lsteT, spent =
terrifying night as result Of reprlsals
following the wounding Of a constable
during an attack on a police patrol by
civilians Yesterday Policemen, and then
armed and disguised men visited the town
and discharged bombs aud FIRE arms IN
many business houses owned BY members
of the Sim Fem 4 number Of places were
wrecked and many families fled TO the
country for safety.
Dublin. Nov There We're At least
fourteen separate attacks on the police
and military III the west and south Of
Ireland SUNDAY evening In these attacks
six Of the police were killed and eight
others wounded one member Of the
military and one naval man were wounded
One civilian was killed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
Face Lacerated in Auto Accident.

With his face badly lacersted as a re-
sult Of an automobile accident near Ches-
tertown, Md, F. II. Stevens of Eess
Newmarket was brought to the Homeo-
pathic hospital at an early hour yester-
day morning for treatment Another
man who accompanied Stevens had his
wrist treated for a spraned tendon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES
JAPAN REASSURANCES
Rx Associated Press 70 Every Evening

Hy AssONIaEed FIVSs q fFVTS = NVIIIHN
Washington, Nov | Reassurances
have been given q the Japanese ambas-
sador by the State Department, it was re-
vealed in formal statement today that
no anti-Japanese legislation in the State Of
California will be acceptable to the
country at large that does not accord with
existing and applicable provislors Of law
and with the national instinct of justice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-01
Casting Breaks Bows Leg.

When heavy casting belonging TO
Hilles and Jones Company fell on him
yesterday Joseph Sawke years old, Sl4
Buttonwood street had his left leg broken
He was playing in the street at the corner
Of Taylor and Buttonwood when the
accident occurred. He was taken to the
Delaware no sDital