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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
URUGUAY LEADER KILLS
POLITICAL FOE IN DUEL
Former President Called Cham
pion of Fraud" Fights Editor
in Binding Rain.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

Bv Associated Press To Every Evening
Montcvideo. April 2-Pohtical excite
ment prevails in this city tonight as 8
result Of the death of Washington Beltran,
editor Of the newspaper III Pals in pistol
duel with former President jose Battle
Y Ordones this morning The Nationalist
party has called meeting of its leacrs and
the chamber of deputies held a meeting
tonight, discussing the sragedy.
After the last elections in Uruguay the
Nasionalists accused the "Batllistas, the
party headed by the former president, OF
frauds This organization ir section of
the Coloradist party which Is at present
In polite al control here, and Beltrsn's
newspaper in an editorial discussing the
elections. called Battle the champion Of
fraud" Ii WAS this uttersnce thst led To
the fatal diiel
The opponents met on q football flied
in the midst Of a pouring rainstorm. Be-
calse of the rain the two men decided 20
keep on their hats but yBeltran changed
his straw hat tor felt, 80 that both might
he on even terms.
Standing IS pacrs apart the dlIeiists
were gwen the word TO hr~, both missing
on the frsf exchange Before Beltran
could FIRE 4 second shot be was struck by
bullet from Battles pistol and sank to
the ground mortaIly wounded The body
Was taken to the State Headauarears of
the Ma, ,ional party where il is living In
state tonight
There is q law against dueiing in
Uruguay, but II is understood that one
of the conditions agreed TO by Beltran and
Battle was that neither would prosecute
the other in case of injury. Dueis are in
frequent IN thxs country
Battle, who was. twice president of
Uruguay. and now is member of the
National Administrative Council. volun-
tariiy gave himself up to the police fol-
lowing an order by the State prosecutor
for his arrest, as well as that Of the
doctors, seconds and other persons con-
nected with the duel. He is being held
inconmunicado IN a police station and
will be ipterrogated Saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
BEGIN FIGHT FOR
WOOD DELEGATION
FROM DELAWARE
General to be Here April Is, to
Speak at Playhouse; Wood
League Formed.
COL. ROOSEVELT MAY COME

Interest in the selection Of delegates to
the National Republican Convention
from Delaware will be enlivened by the
announcement that Gen. Leonard Wood,
one of the leading candidates for his
partvs nomination for President, will be
here on April Is. and will speak at The
Playhouse.
Ii is also announced that Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., son Of the late ex-President,
will also probably be here at the same
time to address another meeting IN behalf
of Gen. Wood. The general has the sup
port of large part of the following OF
Roosevelt in his contest for the nomina-
ton, rs we'll as big following IN the
other factions of the party.
That the Wood following in this State
is not going to pillow the selection OF dele
gates to go bysdcfault and that IN fact
thev are going to make a strenuous hight
for a delegation friendly 10 the general
is indicated by the formation of the
Leonard Wood League OF Delaware:
II is announced that this league Is
formed for the purpose of bringing Gen:
Woods candidacy before the people OF
the State, However. it is stated that IT Is
not the purpose TO seek an instructed
delegation from Delaware, because it has
always been the policy OF the state or
ganization TO not send instructed dele
gates 10 the National Convention.
The temporary headquarters in Will
mington of the Leonard Wood League OF
Delaware will be in charge Of William 7.
White of this city former city auditor and
well known business man, who Will be
acting chairman The executive com
mittee consists of DIR. Julian Adalr.
Harry II. Billany, vice-ohairrnan oil the
Republican State committee and former
Republican city chairman; Major j.
Danforth Bush, former Mayor Harrison
W. Howell, John Cathcart, Charles A.
Paterson, 3 vice-president of the du Pont
Company; John p. Nields, former Unite
States district attorney, and William /.
Turner, who is commander Of Delaware
Post, No. of the American Legion.
Charles B. Baker, the president of the
Republican First Voters Club, will be
acting secretary, and Ralph Saltzman,
former secretary of the mayor, is acting
treasurer The temporary Delaware head
quarters will be in the Church Building,
Tenth and Market streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
REDS STRIKE POLAND
ON WIDE FRONT IN
THEIR NEW DRIVE
Bolsheviki Launch Attacks on
Both Sides Of the Dvina; Wilma
the Objective.
BEATEN BACK AT LEPEL
D, Associated Press n Every Evsuins

By Associated Press n Every HvoDing
Warsaw, April 2.--Tbe Boisheviki
launched attacks ysrier,lay on losh sides
Of the river Dvina. apparently In tho
beginning Of their threatened drive on
the northern front designed 70 carry them
Ia the direction q Vilna Fighting A.
various points on this front is reported n
the Lcttish communimIes today. One
of the Lettish statements announces tfrs
repIIlse Of a Bolsheyik attack IN the rcRiou
Of Lake Osveia
The fighting IL reported particularly
seyere IN thc vicinity of De,imo, nloDg the
northern banks of the Dvina
The Bolshevik forces attacked ~
Polish lines IN the rrzon of Depsel. east
Of Wilma and north u Borisov, On Thur
day, bot were repulsod, according tosn
official statement iayusd AZ army heac
quarters here.
Between Pollock and Bori-ov on the
Reresina, tho Polish cornntnique ar
nourced heavy at'aok ~ the ResfS
Tho Poles counter ATTACKED, driving the
Reds easfwardly
The newspapers sl~o report Polish
slccess On the southern front IN Posdniis
Announcing the cap,5rc q Par portheas'
of Karnenefz Poh>,lst By tho Pol~z
Uneasinees in FINLAND Ov~r the Bolssc-
vik succss ss's in the far north !. REPORTED
by the press This probably rsfers ~ 10
recently reported Bolsh~vik advwor ir
the nurrnar sk region hetweru the White
-ea and the Arctic Tho n~uSpsp~r. 10
clsrr Finland already r. crrvif~rinr mil
tary action against the Reds n prev-rit a
Bolstev1k invasson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
FAVORS DOCTORS BILL.
Rev. F. M. Krkus Declines to
Join Anti-Saloon League in
Fight Against II.

Rev. F. NJ. kirkus, ID. D., rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church, it was learned
today. has refused TO join the Anti1Saloon
League in its fight against the bill sub
United to the Legislature BY physicians
smending the klair liquor law. This
Sill proposes 10 enact, as a statute of
Delaware, so far as is practicable, the
Volstead act, now a Federal law. the
purpose being 10 permit the sale of liquor
for medicinal purposes. DIR. Kirkus re-
ceIved circular letter. sent to ministers
and Others by the Anti-Saioon League,
asking them to Join In the fight against the
bill. He has made public his answer,
which follows
REV. Il. c. Prettyman superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League.
Dear Sir
Replying 10 your letter, just received,
j beg to say. with much emphasis, that |
entirely approve the doctors bill and
hope it viii go through. | think the Pro-
hlbitionists are seriously lnjuring the
cause of temperance by fanatical ex-
travsgance which tends to induce re-
action against all reasonable restrictive
legislation. T. NJ. Kirkus.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
RED ARMY CRUMbLES
BEFORE HUN REGULARS
Government Troops n RrIhr Dis
trict Put Insurgents 20 Flight
Holland Reports
By ass-,Asea Press 90 Every Ev-ninr


The Hague. Aprli S-The genera sd
vance OF the German governments troops
along the entire front against the In-urZesnt
forces IN the Ruhr ana nerghbonng m
dustrial regions which began az o'ciocs
FRIDAY morning. has been vrry sscry-ss-
full. according to well informed Dutch
sources The right wing Of the ADVANCING
troops forced the Reds 20 retreat acrusss
the Testsroerg, and the gOvernment
forces have already p-netrated liam
horn. the aavlcs-s state.
At the center Of the front tie govern
rneut troops have taAcn Re klnRhsasen-
I3 miles northwest Of Essen, o1vlng ths
Reds before them while ts- left wing -
advancing from Hsum EesSssru-
The resistance Of the Rca armv which
Is reporte-i not under the control a its
nominal leaders. IS SAID % have been geE-
ersIIy- weak. The leaders, tRe Dutch
accounts state are mostly Germans, hut
only = few of them are professional ofhcars.
The number OF Russians Is declared 20
be insignificant.
Companies Of the Red army have been
named after prominent Russian and other
Extremists, bearing such names sS Com
many Lenins. Company Trut1ky and
COMPANY Kari LiebkDecht. =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
THINGS UNCHANGED
ANTT'S SAY TODAY
Nothing Has Happened Since
Thursday to Alter Suffrage
Vote.

Reports received from many sections
of the State today, indicate that there
has been no change In sentiment on the
suffrage question since Thursday" said
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, president of
the Delaware Association Opposed to
Suffrage, today. IL have read with interest
statements made by our opponents in
which they assert that they expect a
change In public sentiment and final
ratification of the so-called amendment on
suffrage, but If there is any change, / have
not been able TO locate if,
The men who voted against suffrage
on Thursday, continued Mrs. Thomp-
son, "have had no reason TO alter their
views, and sentiment has not changed
among the people these men represent.
There was story published in an
afternoon paper in Philadelphia yester-
day. dated Dover, which said that six
members of the Senate who had been
counted up as opposed to the so-called
amendment had changed their minds.
This story was cut out IN later editions
and SO far As | have been able TO learn
was utterly without any foundation of
truth.
going on not alone with us but among
our opponents ana 4 WISH 10 say TO-DAY :,
that we know nothing that has developed
that has changed the situation" Mrs.
Thompson would not say how the oppo-
nents of suffrage were kept posted on the
activities of the other side
Other anti-suffrage leaders IN Delaware
today in discussing the situation said
that they were not surprised at The
desperate statements made by the
opposition"
They realize the plight they are in, y
said an anti-suffrage leader, more so
now since the vote than before, although
those who had attempted to keep tab on
the way things were drifting knew early
this week, that the Anthony amendment
was doomed in Delaware. It's a dead
issue, we believe at this session, and
efforts to revive 1T will have but one
result y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
R. R. FR[|GHTS TIED UP
BY STRIKE At CHICAGO
Chicago Junction Railroad Men
Demand Reinstatement of
Union Boss and Stop Work.
By Associated Press 10 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Chicago, April 3-Freight traffic on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
railroad here was at standstiIl today and
operation Of the Chicago junction rail-
road crippled as the result Of q strike OF
200 switehmen and ward employees af-
filiated with the Chicago Yardmen' :
Union. An embargo on acceptance of all
freight shipments ~as IN effect on the
former road.
Three hundred vardmen employed by
the Chicago junction railroad. a connect
ing link for trunk lines entering Chicago.
joined the walkout late last night. They
demand reinstatement of John Grunau.
president OF the union, and a scale OF 95
cents an hour for Switchmen and 81 an
hour for conductors.
Efforts Yesterday Of A. F. Whitney. vice
president Of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. 10 induce the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul Strikers to return to
work failed Whitney declared the strike
was unauthorized
Officials Of the yardmen union an
nounced that general strike OF ward
men in the Chicago district would be
called unless their demands were met
within 4S hours. The union officials claim
ed a membership OF $500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
SHAMROCK III READY.
Tuner Up" for Cup Challenger
Overheard at Southampton
for Trip Across.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Southampton, April 3--Thomas Lip
toms % metre Shamrock III, which will
be used 10 the tuning up races with Sham
rock ", the Americans cup challenger,
off Sandy Hook this spring was launched
here today. She has been in dry dock
during the winter. The launching took
place in the presence Of Sir Thomas Upton
and Charles f. Nicholson, designer of the
challenging yacht The Shamrock Ill
will sail for America on April without
escort. The trial boat has been jury
rigged as a ketch for the voyage.
Before being put In the water the Sham :
rock Iii had her keel deepened and was
otherwise improved with the idea of max
ing her faster in windward work. Cap
tain Alfred Draper of Southampton is In
command Of the yacht and among the
mem bers of crew which will sail the Sham
rock III will be seven members of his
family.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
WOMEN P|CKETS QUIT
THE BRITISH EMBASSY
Were Employed Good Friday to
Emphasize "Crucifxion OF
Ireland" Leader Says.
o Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. April 3-Picketing of Tho
British embassy by women favorable tc
an Irish republic was called of today by
the headers of the movement.
Mr. Thomas Corliss OF New York,
one of the leaders of the movement, saih
the State Department was not responsible;
that the department had not comnunicat-
ed with the women.
I'VE picketed the embassy on Good
FRIDAY" she said, 80 remind Great
Britain and the State Department of the
crucifxion of Christ and to call attention
tha. Ireland was being crlicified
Mrs. Corllss said the leaders OF the
movement had no statement 20 make rs
to their plans but that it did not neces-
sarily follow that because the pickets did
not visit the embassy today the pfcketing
had been ended.
At the State Department II was said
that there were no developments in the
situation. Secretary Colby announced
Yesterday that the department would
take effective measures to end the
picketing, but just what action was con-
ternplated WAS non made clear. 1t was un-
derstood that no action would be taken
unless the women again appeared at
the embassy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
SOVIET TROOPS SYGRrSC
GREAT OIL CYNTRR Op BsRr

BY As~~1as~S P-s~- 20 E-~yy T-cni-g
Conssantinopte April 2-Vlsdisavtssg
an important military station and trad
ing center in CIscsoce~ta. h,s b~rn cap
tsIred by The Rus~1sn Brlsheviti. scrorc-
ing 20 advices received here.
Vladisavkaz, capital of territory n Tho
Teret. n situated on the Terek rivev and =
about a5 nil~s due norst of Tifis u u
on the northern slope q the Carcas'ss
mountains and its capture together With
that of Petrov.k, 90 the we~t shnrr n
Cspian SEA. which vas reported this
week. show. an advance of the BoisbevIsI
toward the great OF center of Pasu and
shS frontier of the new C~prv1an Republic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
HOOVER STICKS TO G. o. p.
Requests No Further Suggestions
That His Name by Used BY
Other Parties.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evenins

BY ASSoctAted Press 20 Every Evening
New York, April 3. Herbert Hoover,
who has announced he is ready to accept
the Republican presidential nomination
If it is demanded of him, issued a state
ment today in which he requested he be
not further embarrassed by suggestions
of some independents that his name be
placed before any other party as "a pri-
mary sense OF team work in any party
organization would preclude such pos
sibility."
Chicago, April 3-Three more Re
publican candidates for the presidency are
planning to open headquarters and join
the Wood and Lowden forces on "Presi-
Dental Row in a downtown hotel, il was
announced today.
Rooms have been reserved BY friends
of Nicholas Murray Butler, president Of
Columbia University; Governor Coolidge
OF Massachusetts, and Senator Miles
Poindexter.
The Harding and Hoover forces also are
expected to open their headquarters here
prior to the convention, June s.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03

Mr. Burchenal is a graduate of Dlokin-
son College and Harvard Law School, and
for many years has been member OF the
Delaware bar. His acquaintaneeshIp with
the Gilbert family and his bride dates hack
to these college days He was classmate
at Dickinson of Clayton Gilbert, Mrs.
Burchenais brother, and was at Harvard
when MIR. Gilbert was taking his A. Nj. in
English Mt the university. He became
acquainted with Miss Gilbert while at
tending Harvard.
Mr. Burchena! is quite we'll known
about Sunbury as he has many classmates
throughout that section. He WAS on the
debating team at Dickinson which de
bated with State College and was a mem
Der of the Dickinson dcbaters that de
feated Syracuse. At Harvard Mr.. Bur-
xhenal Was a member of the second team
IN the debate between Princeton and
Harvard
He has been prominent in temperance
work in Delaware and WAS twice chairman
of the city committee In the two tenn
perance fights which took place in this
State. For this cause he has spoken in
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New jersey and
New York, as well as Delaware,
Mr.. Burchenal was named a member
of the School Code Commission which
drafted the new School Code and was
chosen by his associates as chairman OF
that commission. During the war MIR.
Burchenal was commissioned a captain
in the u. S. army in connection with the
Judge Advocates department and was
stationed at Camp Upton, Long Island
He is a member of Grace NJ f. Church
and has taken a prominent part in the
work of the Endowment Fund for the
Conference Claimants of the Wilmington
Conference, of which Endowment Fund
Commission he is secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Burchenal will be at home
after September /.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
SAYS j. s. IS AIMING
SELF AGAINST EUROPE
London Paper Also Charges U. S.
With Revolving Against Treaty
We Helped TO Make.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening


London, April 3. Discussing the Amer
lean presidential situation and its pos
sible effect on the relationship between
Great Britain and the United Ststes, the
Daily News under the caption America
and Arms, refers to the reaction from
war in the United States.
Rightly or wrongly, the newspaper
saws. America revoited against the
treaty her representatives. had helped to
draft. and under the influence Of that emo
ton resolved not merely 70 MAINTAIN her
detachment from Europe but 70 arm
herself potentially against Europe
a Nothing viii be bring the t~o heni-
spheres together more rapidly than =
demonstration from this side OF the At
lantie Of sincere resolution to disarm.
Nothing could be more beneficial 70 Anglo
American relations than en- invitation ex-
tended more than once by Waiter Hume
Long, speaking officially as first lord OF the
admiralty, for competition with America.
not to increase arTnaments but 70 decrease
them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
POURING RAIN TOMORROW
LATER WEATHER PROPHECY
BY Associated Press to Every Evening
f.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, April 3.-Easter fashion
parades' throughout the eastern portion
of the country will encounter showers if
predictions of the weather bureau today
are borne out.
Fair weather. which overspread most
of the country east of the Mississippi to-
day and raised the hopes of possessors of
Easter finery, will be followed tomorrow
by cloudy weather, showers and even
pouring rain, the bureau forecast said
Unseasonable temperatures in some
States promise further blight on Easter
parades. New England alone will escape
tomorrow's rain. the forecaster said, add
ing that even in that section rain might
be expected tomorrow night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
Will SONS NOTE TO GET
OUT SHOCKS ALL TURKS
Presidents Attitude Displeascs
Greeks and Upscts Plans Of
Italy and France.
by Associated Pres. to Every Evening

Constantinople, April President
Wilson note TO the allies infIrna.inp that
the Turks must get out Of Europe, came
as n shock Ia all Turkish parties Several
brief dispatches asserting Mr.. Wilson
adhered TO that position had been priDts d
here under Paris and London date linas,
but until part Of the actual text d the
note appeared in local newspapers Turks
were unwilling TO believe IL. Mr.. VIII
sons note appeared in slightly censored
form, which made the position Of the
United States seem hafsher on the Turks
than il appeared in the full text Of the
communication
The note was equally displeasing to the
Greeks, who were much offended at the
American presidents aDparent unwilling
ness to grant their claims 10 a large dis-
trict about Smyrna, and his insistence
that Adrianople be given to the Bull
garians. Italians and French both have
emphasized ~ the local press their friend
illness in working for the maintenance OF
the Turks in ConstantinoDle.
American business men here are ap-
prrhensivc over the effect Of the Presl-
dents stand, and there is considerable
tineasiness az to the effect IL Will have in
Asiafc Turkey where 500 American-l,orn
teachers and relief workers are con2tdcr
ed 10 be in considerable danger II the pro-
lection Of Turkish forcfs should be with
drawn.
London, April 3-The allies nave pre-
sented collective note 10 the Turkish
government reIterating their demand
that the latter officially disavov the
Nationalist movement. according 10 an
exchange telegraph dispatch from Con-
stantinople under Tut sday = date.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE.
To Replace the Hotel at Fifth and Shipley
Streets

The building at the southwest corner of
Fifth and Shipley streets, which for years
has been a hotel, is to be extensively re-
modelled and converted into an apart
ment house. Plans in that behalf have
been prepared, it is understood
The building is owned by Mrs Rather
inc King. widow of Harry King, former
proprietor of the hotel The last proprie-
tor was George M. Gillespie, who has
entered other business and vacated the
building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
FEAR EASTER UPRISING.
England Puts Large Part of Ire
land Under Surveillance;
Troops on Guard.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London. April 3-Armed troops were
on duty along all roads leading to Lon
donderry last night, motor cars were
minutely searched. and drivers had 70
produce permits and declare their busi-
ness. says Central news dispatch from
Dublin. II is believed this military ac-
tivfty had something TO do with rumors Of
an Eastern uprising.
Belfast, April 3.-In addition to pro
nounced military activity In the vicinity
of Londonderry today. all the roads about
the town being patrolled, the passengers
who arrived by the Scotch boat at Lon
donderry were searched by the police.
Meanwhile violent scenes were reported
taking place among the Sim Fem prison
ers confined in Londonderry Jail
Unusual activity was displayed BY the
authorities at Dundalk, midway between
Belfast and Dublin, especial patrols being
posted at all approaches 10 the town
London, April 3 S.-There was great mill
tary activity in the suburbs Of Dublin
today. according to the dispatch. Parties
of soldiers with arrncred cars took up
positions shortly after midnight Just out
side the city boundaries and all vehicles
approaching the capital were searched
Hay carts received particular attention,
and the tramway passengers from Luan,
about seven miles west of Dublin, also
were searched.
Limerick, Munster, Ireland, April g
Numerous arrests were made here early
today by the military, and many houses
were searched The reasons for the
actions of the military are unknown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-03
SAY TREATIES WON'T HOLD
Central Allied Powers Consider
Them as Only Temporary,
Hungarian Envoy Says.
-v Associated Press 20 Every B~nlns

Budapest, April Count Albert
Apponyi, returning kere from Psris to-
day for = conference with Admiral Horthy
Hungarian Regent aud party leaders, de-
clared that peace treaties between The
allied powers and the central empires wcrc
only temporary in nature.
My impression IS, I" be sald, that nc
allied statesman sincerely believes the
present peaoe treaties can hold for long
/ have not lost hope snd believe the pOsi-
ton Of Hungary 20 be better than i was
n month 1gO'