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Evening journal., 1920-06-26
29 YEARS ON
POLICE EFORCE
Chief Black Recounts Thrill
ling Experiences After
Long City Service
DRAGGED WOMAN
FROM RACE BOTTOM

on next Thursday Chief Of Police
George Black will observe his twenty
ninth anniversary as a member Of the
police department. For the past IS
years he has served as chief, and prior
10 that time he served under four diff
ferent chiefs, they being William
Blackburn. Theodore W. Francis, John
r. Dolan and Eugene Massey.
During his service in the department
Chief Black has had many Interesting
experiences, such as the White
shooting o. Onlcerc Tierney and Leb-
ley.
Standing out above everything else
i'm the chiefs memoirs was the rescue
OF a young woman who had attempted
suicide By throwing herself into the
BrandvNine race after a quarrel with
her sweetheart The near-tragedy
occurred q years ago.
..The chief engineer Of the Water
Department called me up. said the
chief. stating that one OF his men
had reasons 10 believe that a man
| had thrown a woman into the Bran
/ DIVINE race. Well, l jumped on my
| bicvcle. bicycles were used those
davs and hurried out We got a
/ lantern and prowled along the race
hunting for some traces Of an acci-
| dent. Just as we were going 10 give
nm we heard slight gasp as OF
/ someone checking. We set 10 work
and sure enough there in the bottom
of The race lay the body Of a young
woman apparently drowned. With
/ inc aid OF q newspaper man, who
was familiar with flrsi-aid methods.
we succeeded in restoring tha young
woman. 10 developed that she had
nuarroled with her sweetheart and
iumped overheard. Andy Harkins
was the police operator at the time
Chief Black Is member Of Ia,
/ executive committee or the lnterna
i fionpl Association Of Chiefs OF Police
is a member Of the legislative com
miftee which has headquarters II
Washington. d c., and at the recen
convention held In Detroit, was electe'
secretary OF the organization.
Commenting on the changes whicl
have taken place in me police de
partment here. Chief Black said b
was greatly pleased at the prospect
OF an eight-h0ur day for the men, bu
could not give any idea when 10 woul
be put into operation. without dis
Guessing the details Of that, however
I believe Il will be Of tremendou
benefit not only 10 the men themselvei
but 20 the city through better service,
he concluded.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
RUSH TO ENTER
SWIMMING CLASS

owing 20 the rapid filling up Of
the advanced swimming class OF the
Carson swimming campaign TO be
conducted next week by the Y. NJ.
G.. A. at It's swimming pool, ID was
found necessary. according 10 Leroy
r. Sparks. on Of the campaign direc-
tors. Go create another class This
class. which will receive the fine
points Of the art OF swimming from
George II. Carson. the world-famed
swimming instructor, is scheduled Ia
start at Z o'clock In the evening. 10
Is likely the second class will follow
the first.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

4 little dog carried by a pretty
woman delegate escaped IN the Palace
Hotel. After 10 ran an the NAH dele
gales In sight. big and little. broad
and Thin. one old Kentucky Colonel
stumbled as he flew up a flight OF
stairs. bruised his knee. picked him
self up and with imposing dignity.
marched away. lie hasn't been seen
since. Anything 10 capture another
vote.
A military candidate has appeared
at the Democratic COnwniiOn-Gen-
eral Humidity. The electric fan'mak-
ers are FOR him 10 a man.
From present indications it'll be a
straw hat convention. for the femi-
nine as we'll as The masculine dele
gates. one delegate suggests straws
are quite appropriate with Bryan
threatening TO force over his dry
plank.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

Marsh also holds distinction as the
champion rOwgh rider OF the Conyen-
tiOn. Hc travelled an the way from
ogden in a new "nlVyer."
The Colonies are beginning 20 ar
rive. The first on the scene was Col.
John l. Martin. since 1906 a national
committeeman. lie denies he was
born a Colonel. and SAYS he won his
SPURS in the Missouri National Guard.
rs q Governors staff officer.
National Chairman Homer s. Cum
mings. who has his tuning fork out
for the Key Note Address TO open tho
Convention. was a boy orator back in
college and got his start as a spellr
binder In the first inier-collegate de-
bate between Yale and Harvard. He's
said TO be the Demosihenes OF De-
mOcraoy now.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
SOCIALISTS
become BUSY
Adopt Platform at State
Convention Meeting
Here
PICK CANDIDATES
BY REFERENDUM

Mter adopting a platform at a
meeting held at Si5 Market street last
night, the State Socialist party ad-
iourned its State Convention unsl
Friday, July 9. when a ticket will be
decided upon. At the present time
a referendum vote is being taken on
scandidates TO be nominated. a por-
'tion Of the party platform follows:
I'VE endorse the national platform
and declaration OF principles adopted
at the recent National Convention OF
the Socialist Party. and we pledge
our undivided support TO Eugene Y.
Debbs and SeymOr Stedman, our ma
tiOnal standard bearers.
I'VE pledge every candidate, as we
have constantly done for years, on the
Socialist ticket, to vote Tor and work
for equal suffrage without distinction
as to race, creed or sex. We de-
nounce Rnd condemn as unworthy
and a blot on the fair name OF Della
ware, the recent exhibition at Dover
Of narrow bigOtry and archaic beliefs
when the State Assembly refused TO
grant the woman OF the United states
and the State OF Delaware. the right
TO vote at the coming election.
we pledge every candidate on the
ticket TO vote for and work for the
abolition Of the contract system now
in force at the New Castle county
wOrkhouse.
we repeat our declaration OF for
mer years that representation in the
General Assembly should be based on
population and not on acreage. We
demand representation for Whining
ton In proportion 20 her population.
we favor Home Rule for the city
OF Wilmington without interference
by the General Assembly. and we
favor a new charter for Wilmington
that impediments to free development
may be removed.
I'VE will. II given the opportunity,
vote out the whipping post as a
disgrace and humiliation 20 the peO-
pie OF She State, and an affrOnt tO the
rest Of the American people.
we favor Increased pay for public
school teachers, and Will endorse and
support all measures designed 10 raise
the quality Of education In Delaware
"As a solution OF the housing prob
lem, we favor first, the collection by
taxation Of the unearned increment
OF land. and that all land held out
OF use be taxed at its fun rental
value. Second. we favor the use OF
State funds TO promote the erection
OF large numbers OF houses TO be
rented TO home seekrs at cost.
we endorse the Plumb Plan fol
railroad government as a large steI
in solving the unrest and discomfort
in one section OF the industrial world
and declare that all publicly owned
industries should be administered
jointly by the government and rep.
resentalives OF the employees, not for
profit or revenue. but with the sol,
object OF securing just compensation
and humane conditions OF employ
ment 10 the workers, and eillcien
service to the public.
We stand for direct legislation b,
names Of the initiative. referendum
and recall
we demand rigid maintenance o
the constitutional rights Of frel
speech, free press and free assem-
blage.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
nv MAX STERN
n. 2. A. slan Correspondent


SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.- Several
women delegates are leading a move
ment TO substitute the Rooster as the
official Democratic symbol instead OF
the humble and stubborn mule. Now
listen to cox crow
Al the 81. Francis Hotd on the Pow
ell Street side one secs sign which
says PALMER HEADQUARTERS" and
right under 10 Is another sign ITO
LETT Cox. owen and MaAdoO dele
gates cheer for that sign. I'm fact they
believe In such signs.
Wilbur Marsh. treasurer OF The De
mOcratic National Committee, Is In
sympathy with the demands Of the
$1,000 organized farmers He's some
farmer himself. on his GUERNSEY
farm back IN Wotorloo, Iowa. ne
raises the finest cattle In the world
lie Just sold a Guernsey bull for
$1,000 and when he was out here
last time at the Exposition with his
herd he made the other exhibition.
sick by taking an the prizes.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
cnANn NM INnICTs FOUR.

Tn0 Fe00TlI IrlnU July, III 7V77I'I
Yesterday afternoon, returned lout
true bills and adjourned. Inc Irsl
cheui of ClaymOn'. charged with
iamperlnr with the United states
mail TWO liuuOr cases were also
heard They were those Of Eugene
RadcHne. OF Laurel. CHARGED with
selling lquor and George LETTERS, OF
This city. charged with operating 2
still. LETTERS had been held on bond
for the grand jury. but some time ago
he lefl lOwn. His Whereabouts are
unknown. The fourth case was that
OF Lynn Tunnel OF BishOpville, Md.
charged with shipping diseased meat.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

There are several hundred shrlners
In town on their way 90 their an
nual CONVENTION at Portland But
they're beginning 10 take OF their red
badges They're getting tired OF an
swering, How're you going TO vote
on the first ballot2"
The first man at the Ferry building
10 meet him was Mayor Jim Rolph
OF san Francisco. just back from the
G.. d. p. Convention. jim said
Marsh with feeling. IL can't tell you
now grateful I am for what you folks
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
WATCH
TOT. J. GRAVELL
Fellow Clerks Say 1t Was
Taken From Dead Ger
man Soldier
MR.. DOUTY MAKES
PRESENTATION

Thomas ]. Gravel. clerk IN me
Office of John Wright. clerk 0f the
peace, was given a pleasant surprise
last evening, when De was visited at
his home In New Castle by Mr. Wrlcht
and other members OF the office forcr,
and presented with a handsome Watoh.
Mr. Gravel was resting pcacefullv
~ home when Mr. Wright. Deputy
Clerk William r. Dou.y. William nj
/ Murphy. a clerk In me oficc assist
dnt city Treasurer Isaac r. McCEre
and Harry Whitaker arrived 10 dis
/ iurD his tranquility But this Mr.
| Gravel who Is favored with a e1ad
nature and can stand almost any an
noyanrc. did not appear 90 mind es-
pece9lly after he learned the purpose
or his friends visit
Mr. pouiy was he spokesman FOR
the party of visitors and madoHan
exceedingly delightful address of mn
senlH ion llc told Mr.. Gravel the
makeup of the watch and rs history.
inc watch. he said Is OF platlnum
ed
The watch. the speaker said. sirik-
Ing a rather grave pitch In his voife.
was taken from a dead German on
GER and was brought 10 this country
ny EDWARD IalleN fcll0V-clerk
VINO was a member OF a bakery com
pany IN france during the war. The
officer was In charge oi seven Ger
man soldiers who were Slain BY six
Americans. Each had a watch and
each American soldier was allowed
one. hut they did not know what 10
do with the remaining two. In some
Way or other. Mr. Talley got one or
the extra watches whether a. Grams
or Otherwise. and was the happy pas
SCISSOR of II until 70 was decided that
Mr. Gravel should have something
for The service he has rendered the
onlce. not 10 say anything about The
iact mat ne always wants 10 know
The time.
After Mr.. Doulys speech. Mr..
I HraNell was rOundly congratulated by
{ MS friends upon receiving such a
valuable gift.
/ Mr. Gravel dhplapd the watch
upon every opportunity this morn-
Ing. But his glecfulness was DAMP
ened somewhat by the comments
heard about the iimcpiece.
Platinum, did you say2" was the
question put TO him invariably In a
dubious manner. "
Taken from a German oflcerP
Why. it's got on here. 'Ansonia
Clock Company, L. s. A.. li
Did YOU say 10 was Valurblo2
something IN there seems TO always
be raiiling"
But anyway. a pleasant time was
enjoyed by an at The presentation or
the time piece. and Mr.. Gravel Is
heartily ihaneful for 10.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
ANNOUNCE DELAWARE
POPULATION MONDAY

WASHINGTON, June PC lUniied
press)-The first State population
figures Of the 1920 census Will be an
nounced Monday morning at 1870
a. m The State will be Delaware.
be announced at the same time: New
Castle county, Delaware (lOtal and
minor civil divisions ; sussex coun-
ty (total and minor civil divisiOn) ;
Kent county. Delaware
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
LEM PRICES BROTHER
NOW in TROUBLE

james Price, Negro. a brother of
Lemuel Price, who some time ago
walked ont Of the New Castle County
WOrkhOuse while under sentence Of
death. was arrai igned In the Municipal
Court This morning. charged with the
larceny Of potatoes. His case was
continued until Tuesday morning
Following Court. Price. accompanied
by City electives Riley and Johnson,
secured several hampers Of the al
legged stolen potatoes. which were
taken 20 the detective bureau
James Price was In the house on
East sixth street when his brother
Lemuel shot and killed Onlcer Ieb-
ley. but the former had no part in
The shooting.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
EVEN THE JUDGE
WAS A BIT COLD

PITTSBURGH. June % Harry
Reilly dened torrid weather mere. but
he couldn't boat The law. Harry
slept an night on a cake Of ice In
The ice-mans wagon In fact, Harry
slept every niehi for a week In the
same wagon. The copper on ne peat
was afraid Reilly would come 20 re-
gard the wagon as a permanent ad-
dress and So Doe brought him 90 the
Judge Ten dollars or work 10 out,
decided his honor.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

Ray Baker, Director OF the Mint
appointed during McAdOo's term as
Secretary OF the Treasury, has ap-
peared. decked out I'M a loud check
suit. blue shirt and red tie. on a
brand new straw hat he wears a wide
red band topped with a big black
border. Probably out Of respect for
me boom McAdoo himself killed
Idah McGlone Gibson. doing pub
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
sENAT0R ACAIN pmYsCIAN.

; United Slaie senator /. Helsler BAN
is taking care OF the medical practice
OF his brother. Dr. John Ball. OF Els
mere. who is on a vacation. Having
served as a physician thirty-fOur
years. The Senator finds his resump-
ilon OF practice natural and easy.
Asked which life he preferred that
OF a physician or senator Or. Ball re-
piled. We'll. / think ! would Just as
soon be in Washington"
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
ELEcTmCAL wORIlERs ELECT

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected by Pullman Lodge, No. SEQ.
International brotherhood Of Eleciri-
cal Workers, at their masting in Irish
American Hall Thursday evening, as
follows:
Harry A. Donahoo, president ire
elected John a. McCree. vice-presi-
dent lre-slected) Howard WOolsey
financial secretary. George A. Young
recording secretary; Fred Hoffman, in
spect0r; Leon Spivack. foreman: Ed
ward McGlynn, press secretary
George TybWk. Thomas Davis and
Janes Culn -ld trustees; g. d. Browne
urnss sncnollrN.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
Young WOu,N epRAINs ANKLE

Miss Vera Keen, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel NJ Keen, OF COL West
Tweniy-fourih siret IN jumping
from a rock in Rockford Park. yester-
day afternoon. severely sprained her
ankle. An N-ray will be taken today
10 ascertain lhe extent Of ue injury.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
eING AT FFRRIS SCUOOI

A community sing was held at the
Ferris Industrial School last night.
Emerson stone, OF the Community
Service. was the conductor and was
accompanied by Mrs. Maries H..
Haughey.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
THEODORE W. FRANCIS
GETS APPOINTMENT

Representatives Theodore w. Francis
was today appointed chief clerk OF
the County Board OF Assessment. Mr..
Francis succeeds Frank A. Toner who
has been acting clerk since Emmiti G..
Adams resigned the position some
time last year.
The posIlIon pays g 300 q year.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

a compound called 'nre-snow' has
been invented for extinguishing oil
hlazes.
Surplus war materials and stocks
OF The American army have been sold
for sS22. .293.235.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
RAmROAD MAN spRAINS ANKLE.

Benjamin pridsley. agcd q years,
was removed from The - and q depot
This morning In the police ambulance
90 the Delaware Hospital suffering
with a spraincd ankle as the result
Of a fan from a locomotive.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26
CITY.
WELLSBORO

Kentucky Ave. near Beach, moderate
rates Bathing from hotel
MYERS 4 pROTHERO.
Evening journal., 1920-06-26

Get the habit Of telling your need.
through The Wants.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-09
ASK AID FOR RELIEF
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

To the Friends of Mexico and Mexican
Citizens Residing in the States of
Georgia and Florida:
Several thousands of peoples are
homeless, bereft Of their dear ones
as the result of the awful heart
rending, disastrous earthquake and
volcanic eruptions, which started last
month in the states of Vera Cruz and
Puebla, keeping up its work of de-
struction to the present day. and
bringing with it destruction and suf-
fering almost beyond human endur-
ance To make matters worse, a heavy
frost has settled in these regions.
drawingtout. within its icy grasp. the
lives of hundreds Of victims.
Dear friends, it is useless to go on.
Tor words fail to adequately describe
the misery of these poor creatures. We
are making this appeal to give you an
opportunity to extend some help. You
may only be able to do a little, vet
little as it may be it will achieve Won
drous results towards alternating the
hardships of these afflicted people in
this hour of desperate need.
Kindly address all contributors to
the Mexican Consulate, 800 Clark
Building, Jacksonville, Florida
RICARDO GARCIA TREVINO.
Mexican Consul, Florida and Georgia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-09
FIFTH MARINES TO
BE REORGANIZED
Regiment Which Fought at Bel
leau Woods Cited Three
Times.

Washington, D. c., Feb. S-The
Fifth Regiment of marines, of Belleau
Wood fame, which was demobilizei
last August, is to be Immediately re-
organized, according to advices from
marine corps headquarters.
Only men who served in the marine
corps or the army will be accepted
for duty with the Fifth Marines, and
marine recruiting officers will be noti-
fled to make a special effort to get
into touch with former Fifth Regiment
men.
The Fifth saw service in all the big
American offensive in France. in the
addition, the French offensive in the
Champagne. The regiment was cited
three times by the French army, and
is one of the few American organi-
cations whose men have the privilege
of wearing the French .fourragere,
or citation card on the left shoulder
of their uniforms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-09
ENGLISH PICK
Up OUR SLANG

London Feb. 9.-England is apprehen-
sive lest the vocabularies OF her
youth become corrupted through in
cursfons Of American slang.
Trans Atlantic tourists in England
note with interest the frequency With
which resort is made to Yankee talk
by British song and play-writers seek
ing to enliven their productions. Bands
and orchestras throughout the c0un-
try, when playing popular music. play
American selections almost exclusively.
American songs monopoliZe the Eng
lish music halls and musical comedy
stage.
IT is the subtitle of the American
moving picture film which, it is feared,
constitutes the most menacing threat
to Wanted English purity of speech.
THE child at the pictures is picking
I'D new language from the slangy
American films" says a critic in con-
trfbutiOn to the London Daily News
headed The Vulgar Tongue"
II visited two picture theaters today
for the express purpose of collecting
slang phrases and of noticing the eff
feet of the new language on the child
as well as on the adult What the
william said to the hero when the latter
started to argue with him was Cut
out that dope and a hundred piping
voices repeated the injunction. The
comic man announced his marriage to
the belle. of Lumbertown by saying,
I'm hitched.'
"Of course. the American child can
comprehend these things much better
than the British child, who is quite un-
familiar with such phrases. Imagine a
child going home to mother and ask
ing the meaning of fly cop We may
admire the tersness Of the phase For
get it., but does the subtitle The
Buns gone daffy' convey anything TO
a theater full of cockneys?
I'm another picture a man trafficked
secretely with Indians, exchanging
bottles of fire water for beaver skins
was sub titled The Bootlegger.'
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DEMOCRATS NOT
TO SEE coast"
Famous Section of Old San
Francisco Has Been
Reformed.

San Francisco, Feb. s.-Those who
may come to San Francisco at the
time Of the Democratic convention the
latter part of June with the idea of
experienced thrill by visiting the
i'Barbary Coast" will be disappointed.
Many of the resorts, celebrated in
story and verse as the scenes of des-
perate adventure, where cheap board
ing house operators, commonly known
as .'crirnps,'' freely piled their trade
of shanghaiing sailors for unscrupul-
Gus sea captains, are permanently
closed Others have but the name or
the places that once famed with color,
music and revelry.
Long before national prohibition was
generally considered a possibility.
''Barbary Coast" a section Of Pac1fic
street extending back from the bay
front, a half dozen blocks to where
Chinatown touches the Italian dis
trict. had been rendered innocuous by
the prohibition of the sale OF liquor
in the long row of dance halls there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-09

elected prosecuting attorney there 3
1896 while William Mckinley, of Can
ton, was being elected Repub4ea
president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-09
IS YOUR HAIR
thin? LOOK OUT
FOR BADNESS
Apply Q-Ran Hair Tonic-Grows New
Hair-Makes Long Thick Hair.
Stops Dandruff.

Save your hair and grow new hair
on your head. Have lots of long, thick,
Iustrous hair. Don't get or stay bald.
Simply apply Q-Ban (pronouced Ku-
Ban) Hair Tonic. The scalp is con-
stantly forming scales, dandruff and
film of grease which soap cannot re-
move. You need Q-Ban Hair Tonic
to dissolve away these accumulations
which it will quickly do, leaving your
head clean and free from itching and
dandruff. The length of your hair can
be perceptibly increased by using
Q-Ban Hair Tonic, The rootes very
rapidly absorb Q-Ban. Bald spots will
fill in rapidly and your hair will stop
falling. Your hair needs ethis stimu-
lanting Q-Ban Tonic. Ask any drug
gist for it. Mail orders so cents. Ad-
dress QBan, Memphis, Tenn.-Adv.