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Evening journal., 1920-03-15
Higher CLASS
OF OFFICIALS
JAIL'S need
This is Recommendation of
Expert Who Made Sur
vey of WOrkhOuse
STATE JUDGES MAKE
PUBLIC HIS REPORT

Hastings II. Hart, director Of the Rus
sell Sage Foundation in o report made
public today following a survey made
by him Of the New Castle County
WOrkhOuse, puts the blame FOR the cs-
cape Of Lemuel Price the Negro mur-
darer Of Patrolman Zebley, on the for
mer Warden, Mr.. Gross, and three Of
i.s officers, none OF whom. however.
he mentions by name. In his report,
,lr. Hart says most Of the present on
GERS and gaurds are not alert. are not
interested in their work and are be
yond what should be the age limit In
this connection the report says:
The recent escape of an important
prisoner is traceable directly 90 this
rase. The man escaped because the
warden and three Of his officers We're
lacking in vigilance, attraciiYencss. in
t.rest and sense Of responsibility
which are essential qualifications for
q good prison officer"
The Board Of Trustees OF the work
house following the report OF The
grand jury in WHICH they were criii-
cizcd in connection Nth conditions at
the Workhouse, requested the Russell
SAGE Foundation 10 send an expert here
10 make a survey OF the institution. In
answer 10 this request Mr.. Hart. direc-
Tor Of the foundation came TO Delaware
snd made the survey. He made his re-
port to the trustees who turned II over
70 the state Judges. who made It public
today.
some OF the recommendations made
Continued on Page Eight.
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WILLIAMS NAMED TO
R0PER'S OLD OFFICE

WASHINGTON. March 70. United
william Martin Williams. So
licilor for the Department Of Agricul-
Ure has been chosen by President We
son io DE Comm ssi00cr of Int arn1i
Revenue 10 was announced al the
White House today
Tho nomination probab'v will GO 10
'he San'to ioday Williams succeeds
Dani-l e. pone~ r''h0-- ~os'gnatlon b.
comes effective March g.
Will'ems was born n Georgia He is
a graduate Of Harvard law srhooI and
ract'ced law IN NV York u0tf iQi7
'.N"n he b'came a department solicit
tor.
II Is said N be m ar'hor'tv nm tar
ard ta~i~ matters ard ~, o'''ha- ~
several books on the latter subject.
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
German Situation

Extensive opposition 10 the Ger
man revolutionary government.
which seized power In Berlin Satur-
day, was indicated in tOday's early
dispatches.
Th0 Ebert government, according
10 a Dresden dispatch. has refused
the request Of the revOlutionists 10
enter into negotiations. President
Ebert was quoted as declaring the
revolutionary grOup represents
merely a few partisans who have
seized power temporarily. Ebert. Il
was reported, has sent an emissary
10 Berlin 10 demand return Of the
central governmental powers.
Other dispatches said the Ebert
groups have organized armed OppO-
sitiOn In some cities. Fighting was
reported in Kiel, Essen and Frank
fort.
Gustav NoslSe, Ebert's defense min
lister also was reported organizing
military opposition TO the rev0lu-
tiOniStS.
The general strike TO embaraSs the
rcyOluiiOnists was also reported
meeting with success. The report Of
a strike Of railway workers was con-
sidered significant. Workers in
Munich have Joined the general
strike, the dispatch said.
The South German States. which
have always opposed PruSsian mill
tar'sm, apparently have revived this
opposition and will not recognize the
revOlutiOnistS. The industrial dis
tr.ctS where Socialists and Radicals
look upon Ebert as the lesser OF two
evils, also have refused TO recognize
Won kapp, the revolutionary dictator.
Berlin dispatches declared some
members Of the deposed government
have ccme out In opposition 10 the
revolution iSts there taking a passive
rather than an active stand.
Radicals have taken advantage Of
the general confusion 10 de- are
soviet republic IN the HOf and
Schweinfuri dis r'cls. one dis1atch
said. The net 'Ona' assembly Il was
sa'd has b0en ca"cd 70 meet at
Slut CART on Wcincs'av Meaut me
tho Allied government apparently
win take no active hand In the St
uaiion unless further Developments
render II necessary.
while all the foreign Offices were
watching the situation c'osely there
were no indications that immediate
measures were under consideration.
A Paris dispatch, however, said
Marshal Foch had recommended that
Allied troops occupy the Huhr and
Essen Industrial districts.
The Dutch government, an Amster-
dam dispatch says. has reinforced
froons guarding the former Kaiser
md Crown Prince. There were no
positive Indications that either the
former Emperor or his son were in-
,olved In the revolutionary plot.
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
Declines Congressman Laytons Suggestion
That Both Withdraw From Contest For
National Delegate SUSSEX Repub-
HcanS He Contributed to DR.. LdytonS
Campaign Fund-SpringS Surprises on
GeOrgetOun Meeting
HELPED PAY SALARY OF
DETECTIVE LYNCH, TOO

20 Congress. Being one OF the pro-
moters and leaders OF a factional fight
against the reelection Of another Della
ware Republican party leader was GER
tainly not the part Of political sagaclly
upon his part. This impression grew
upon him as he became aware that not
only Republican National Chairman
VIII H. Hays. but other Republicans Of
national prominence very greatly de-
sired T. Coleman duPont's continued
service on the Republican National
Committee
In due season overtures were made
and Congressman Layton went on rec
ord in several quarters as agreeable
to General duPonts reelection In re-
turn. the friends OF General dupont in
Sussex county let Il be known they
were very willing TO let Congressman
Layton go TO Chicago as a national
delegate without any opposition on
their part The word was passed
around" and It became generally un-
derstOod that there would be no tight
in Sussex over national delegates. that
Goveror Townsend and Congressman
Layton, leaders or the opposing fac
tIons would be selected without oppo-
sition, and General dupont reelected
without opposition. In this way 1t was
hoped party harmony would be re-
Continued on Page TWO
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This LAST DAY
FOR income TAX
Collector Graham Issues
Warning TO File Returns
BY Midnight
DELAWAREANS
MUST REPORT TODAY

An United states income tax returns
for 1919 must be in the hands Of Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue II. T. Graham
by midnight tonight, or must be In The
mails, properly addressed. by that time.
There was O rush OF taxables 10 Collec-
tor Graham's Office To-Day.
Every taxable return must be accom-
panied by a payment Of the entire tax
or at least one-qua'.er Of the total tax
due. Small taxes should now be paid
in full, Collector Graham urges.
There Is no extension Of time allowed
unless the taxpayer is i'll or abroad. APP
plicatlon for extensions under these cir
Continued on Page Seven.l
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
HE FOUND CHICKENS
FAR FROM COOP

Carrying seven recently killed chick
ems in a bag, Thomas j. Travis, Negro.
was arrested about G o'clock yesterday
morning, by Onlcer Bradford, at Fifth
and King streets, when be was unable
TO give satisfactory explanation as to
how he came into possession OF them.
He said that he found them in the Boule-
ward. near Washington street bridge, II
is said
To allow the police an opportunity to
endeavor to locate the owner OF the
chickens. the case was continued until
Wednesday, by Deputy judge Finger.
in Municipal Court this morning.
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
LAFFEY JAGGED BUT
MONEY SAFE in SHOE

John Laffey had a pleasant surprise
yesterday morning After sleeping of
a Jamaica ginger Jag" in a cell in he
police station, he found si3 that he
thought he had. been robbed Of, tucked
away in his shoe. John was. there
fore, able TO pay fine Of $40 and was
released on a charge Of drunkenness.
When arrested Saturday night a bot
lie OF Jamaica ginger was found on him.
and his pOckeibook was empty. which
led the police 10 believe that he had
been robbed. This was confirmed by
Laffey.
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
HOLLAND NCREASESGLARD
AROUND FORMER KAISER
AND THE GROWN PRINCE
Foch Recommend That
Allied armies Occupy
Ruhr and Essen In
dustriaI Districts. ReU-
oIuhionay Assembly
viii Meet on Wednes-
day. Ebert DefeS The
Rebels

AMSTERDAM. March "a. (NighD.-
Advlces here tonight indicated that the
Dutch government will take no chances
with The former Kaiser OF Germany
and his son. the former crown prince
Alarmed by reports OF the monarch
lstlc tendencies OF the revolution III
Berlin, the Dutch authorities dis,
patches said. have icreased their guard
around the former emperor's retreat
adding a detachment Of mounted police
10 the senlries already on duty.
Welrengen dispatches said That the
former Crown Prince was watching
all reports from Germany with the
closest interest. Frelherr Won Iobeiitz
a close friend Of the Prince, arrived al
Weirengen saturday IL was said.
The Princes aide de camp announced
mat the Prince had no connection
whatever with the revolution.
PARIS. March IS United Press -
Marshal Foch has recommended thai
Allied troops occupy the Ruhr Indus
trial district and Essen, according 10
unofficial reports circulated here today
PARIS, March i5 United press -
A Stuttgart dispatch says that the Ger
man national assembly VIII meet mere
Wednesday. instead Of Tuesday, as mas
been reported earlier.
LONDON. March 70 UNITED Press -
The government OF President Ebert mas
refused 10 negotiate with the berlin
revolutionists, Ebert declared IN an IN
terview at Dreden. according to dis-
patch here today.
Ebert was quoted in the interview as
expressing full confidence In the out
come OF the present situation.
"The new Berlin government already
has offered to negotiate with us, but
we have refused absolutely Ebert
said according 10 dispatch. I'VE take
line ground that the new government In
Berlin does not represent any party
group. but is merely q few partisans
Who have seized power temporarily
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
SAY HE FIRED
DURING WAGE ROW

After he is alleged to have fired a
shot at Mrs. Fred Walters OF Porter by
whom he was employed, Lawrence j.
Mccoy, 10 years OF age, boarded a train
and was arrested by Slate Detective Nc
Coy and Consiahles Wilmington and
Jones as he was making his way from
The train at French street station this
morning.
Mccoy had a dispute with Mrs. Wal
ters this morning over wages he
was receiving. Angered. Mccoy is said
10 have shot at his employer.
The youth hurried TO the station and
boarding train there came to this
city.
Evening journal., 1920-03-15
Radicals in Hof and
SchweinJurt Districts
Take Advantage Of
Confusion TO Declare
Soviet Republics.
South German States
Won Z Recognise Kapp
Government
ALLIED NATIONS
MARKING TINE

LONDON, March is. Omitted
ess).-No matter what gov
ernment survives in Germany the
treaty of Versailles will be car
ried out, the German embassy de-
clared in a statement today.
"No German government can
live unless Il carries out the treaty
loyalty" the statement said.
LONDON, March IS United Prcss)-
General Won Luetwitz, minister OF
ment In Berlin, declared In an inter
view that the general strike will be
suppressed, the rcvolutiOnists using
machine guns II necessary, a Berlin
dispatch today said.
A Berlin dispatch says that a gen
eral strike has been called in the great
krupp steel works, at Essen.
The supreme council of the peace
conference meet In Downing street
today 10 consider the situation brought
about by the revolution IN Germany.
A news agency dispatch from Berlin
says the conservatives. nationalists
and liberals have agreed 10 support
Dictator Won Kapp provided expert
ministers are appointed and elections
writs issued within 30 days.
LONDON, March IS Omitted Press)-
A news agency dispatch from Berlin
today says that for the present the
revolutionary government plans to
continue ifs two-man dictatorship,
with DIR. vOp Kapp and General Won
Leutwitz In supreme control.
General Erich Won Ludendorff called
at the Chancellory yesterday, the dis
patch said.
Indications here up 20 early after
noon were that the struggle Of Ger
many's two governments for SUI
premacy has been comparatively peace
ful so far. Success or failure of the
revolution Is still in the balance OH
cial advices here indicated. The atu.
Continued on Page Two
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REPORT LEM PRICE
NOV AT SNOW HILL

Has Lem Price. slayer OF Pa'rolman
Thomas Zebley. been hiding at
Snow Hill, Md. while the pursuit thun-
dered all over the habllable globe. look
Ing for the Negro murderer
Wilmington police. according 10 re-
liable information, are investigating a
rumor that Price has been seen In the
vicinity Of the Maryland town.
Worcester county. Md. OF which Snow
Hll Is tho county seat. Is being thor
Oughly searched. and II the Negro Is In
that vicinity. word OF his capture may
be expected al any time.
Snow illl is town OF about $500 In
habilants, about 100 miles due south OF
Wilmington
c.-,ta.a Nfitk sor Tpfaof.-rfoxe.
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SIN AND TIDE
Mouth Of Christiana.
LOST AND FOUND.

T osT-sATURDAY AFTERNOON, La
~ yaillerc. two diamonds. platinum set
tins. Reward Phone 45JG marf5-2f
80. Continued on Page Fourteen.
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Help for Starving Tots

Contributions TO the fund Ter
the relief of starving children in
Central and Eastern Europe and
adjoining portions OF Asia are
acknowledged by The Evening Jour
nal as follows:
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Flood Relief

Tho following, subscriptions have
been received for local flood suf-
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TODiY's TFMPERATIRE

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Evening journal., 1920-03-15
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and warmer
tonight and TUESDAY; south
winds, becoming strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
TUSCALOOSA NEWS

Tuscaloosa, January 23-(Special.) )-The Summerville and Sanders sawmill inter- ests of Aliceviile, Pickens county, have this city to handle the output of their 15 sawmills W. L. Reid will have charge of the office in this city There are sev- eral hundred thousand dollars behind this combination, and big things are expected of them in the lumber line.
 Some time ago Fleetwood Rice and J. T. Walton bought five cottages and three Eleventh street and Twenty-fifth avenue, the price paid for the property being $15, GOO. Yesterday they closed a deal with Mrs. Clary, selling her one of the cot tages for $4500 cash.
 The sheriff sent some of his deputies to the Tuscaloosa jefferson line on Wednesday to try to effect the capture of still. The still had not been set up, but they succeeded in destroying four bar rels of sour mash, which was about ready to be run through the still.
 Holly Allen, 4-year-old son of R. $. Allen of Buhl, was brought to the Druid City Infrmary on Wednesday. The lit-
 
 mite cap. It exploded, blowing off three fingers on his left hand and injuring his right eye so badly that the surgeons had to remove it. The left eye is also badly injured, but the physicians hope to save it.
 E. Barringer, leader of the Tuscaloosa brass band, is expected to arrive in thls city in day or so, and will take ac- tive charge of the band He has been spending several months in Macon, Ga The Rev. Creep, the new pastor of the Christian church of this city, was oper- ated on at the hospital on Wednesday for appendicitis. He only arrived here from Kentucky about week ago. | Posana Tarrant. colored, is the oldest | person in Tuscaloosa county. She is per- | fectly blind, but her memory is good, ana she talks interestingly of the things or long ago. She sclaims to be 1o6 years of age and says she was fl when the ! stars fell"
 Mrs. Murphy. wife of Judge Samuel D..
 Murphy of the Birmingham Juvenile court. accompanied by her son, sam, IS
 in the city visiting the family of pr. C.
 S. Murphy.
 | Prof. Fred Stickney, who resigned ms ] position as assistance and professor or English in the university, left Wednesday | for Eutaw He will follow agr1cuiture as a profession and will build punga- low on hi sland at old Springheld' three 1 miles north of Eutaw, one Of the most desirable sections of the county.
 Friends of the Y. M. c. A. held meet | ing in the office of W. H. Raiford iate Wednesday afternoon and took steps 10
 raise money to pay off the mortgage on | the institution. repair the building ana gymnasium and have some over for oper- l ating expenses. The Y. M. c. A. Nbulidlne was sold under mortgage a short wn~ ago. the amount due the creditors peins between s7OO0 and sS000. The boys Of the city are very anxious to have the gym nasiun and reading rooms opened again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24

Washington. January 2S.-(special)-The big railroads of the east, through Presi- dent Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, have served notice that as soon as the railroads are restored to their private owners they will institute pro- ceedngs before the interstate commerce commission to the end that the establish ment of rates to gulf and south Atlantic ports or a parity with rates to eastern ports, might be abrogated.
 The correspondence which originated in November has just been made public by the midwest. gulf, south Atlantic for- eign trade and transportation commit tee, which has headquarters in Wash ington. This committee. representing H states, has accepted the challenge of the railroads. As preliminary to its campaign of opposition, it has arranged for a fuli day hearing, January H, before the com merce committee of the Senate; has ar ranged a conference between the senators and representative of the states concerned and a consultation between the members of Congress and business men from the same states for the evening of January 2 at the Willard Hotel.
 The battle is on, and it promises to De long drawn out and boldly sustained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24

The gulf and south Atlantic won the hght for rate parity after unprecedented ef- fort extended throughout many years II was admittedly unfair that western prod ucts, though closer to Mobile, Jackson vile or Savannah, than to New York, shonld he transported to New York cheaper than to either of it's closer rivals. This discrimination resulted in building up the big ports of the east, and in the poverty of the ports of the south. In time of war if resulted in such congestion in New York that the government was ham dicapped in facilitating shipments. This congestion, incidentally, brought mvo mo-
 tice the availability of southern ports
 which when called upon gladly and nobly
 responded. This attitude, and the eco
 monies involved, so favorably impressed
 the railroad administration that at first
 opportunity it made an honest investiga- tion and gave the southern ports the ad- vantage of an equitable rate.
 There is but little question but that iin view of the congestion in New York
 the big railroads were not disinclined dur ing the war to permit the south to snare in the business of the country. Otherwise, their inability under pressure to do that
 which they had boasted of being able to do, would have been too completely demonstrated But now,s since war IS over, and the old rivalry for buslnsss returns, the big railroads of the east, through the operation of inequitaole rates. would strangle their competitors, and incidentally put southern ports out of commission, or at any rate prevent their normal development.
 The threat of President Willard, as ad- dressed to George B. McGinty, secretary Of the interstate commerce commission,
 at time when the promulgation Of the equitable rates was contemplated, fol-
 lows:
 Tt is the belief of the eastern carriers
 that this proposed change is uneconomic'
 unfair and unjustified, and it is the pres
 ent intention of the interested corpora tions, when the roads are returned 10
 corporate control, to apply to the commls-
 sion for cancellation of the rates in
 question in the event they are published by the administration as now contem-
 plated.''
 The railroad administrator, Walker D. Hines, replying to MT. Willard, stated that the decision to promulgate equitable rates was reached only after most care full consideration, and study lasting sev- eral years; that such parity from New
 Orleans had long been in practice, and the contemplated action was simply an extension of the New Orleans opportuni- ties to other gulf and the south Atlantic
 ports.
 | Eastern railroads have no good ground of objection on the question of | milage," he said, "as the distance of
 the Canadian ports is very considerably greater than to the south Atlantic or gull ports The gross r~venue will not be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
ALABAMA COUPLES
 VALUABLE FIND
Tried ZIRON Iron Tonic for Their Ills and Found It a
 Good Medicine.

Experience teaches precious lessons every day. What some people find of help and benefit to them, will usually also prove of help and benefit to others. Mir and Mrs. Geo. Howard. Rt 1. Glen COG. Ala. recently had the following experi- ence with Ziron Iron Tonic. related in letter written by Mrs. Howard
 T had been feeling weak and rundown and am never very strong. I tried Ziron and I think it is a good medicine It has strengthened me. I know. My husband has also taken Ziron. He was bothered with in- digestion. but Ziron kept the food from hurting his stomach
 If you are weak and rundown. if you are never very strong" if your food hurts you or if you have other symptoms which indicate that your system needs help, try Ziron-
 Prompt action may prevent a serious at tack of illness. so try Zron today
 Sold by your druggist on money-back guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24
HARTSELLE

Hartselle, January 23.-tSpecial)- Hartselie's newest banking institution, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, was formally opened Tuesday morning. The board of directors follow: J. F. Stewart. w. T. stewart. P. w. Barclift, M. Pat tiIlo. Chester I. Lee, C. B. Galloway, M. e. Vest, John L. Foote, T. o. Murray, John |. Houston, S. l.. Sherrill s. F. Orr and E. F. Mittwede. Officers: J. r stewart. president: P. W. Barclift, vice president. and F. F. Mittwede. cashier.
 The Farmers and Merchants Bank was organized and is owned by Morgan county peonlc and the official board is entirely rf ioe4s business men. and a bright fu- 4,s~s s assured. This latest addition .~axaa 4nree good banks for Hartsville, S.,4evs sitizens together with her farming .erritfa have learned to appreciate bank st.eA such an extent that none of fls ttr. banks can furnish shares of ~.srs rr supply the demand, many ap- niseafjons being turned away. Messrs. r. fc3sft al ' Mittwede are practical bank IA us8u se former having served as "A sSl4r of the First National Bank many se4Fs iatsr aeiag appointed state bank exa miner M ch office he resigned to ac- ses B posin with the Farmers and .Asrchan~ M ak. Mir. Mittwede also hav-
 iIas eor1e TOM the First National Bank. wtere he NaH formerly cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-24

ments of the four institutions, tabulated today, showed. During the year deposits increased more than s1,2OO,OoO
 The general prosperity of the rural sec tions and the new wage scale in the local shops, together with the large increase on population of the Twin Cities and the county, today were declared by bank ing officials to be responsible for the remarkable increase in funds on deposit.
 Eingineer Douglass, representative of Lund & Hill, city engineers, will make survey soon of the property to be deeded by the Decatur Land Company to the city of Albany for the new s2o00Oo high school
 The property originally was given the city for municipal park. and to get the ] original deed changed would require leg islative enactment, it is said. Under an agreement with a committee from the | city council the city will give the prop | crtv to the land company. which then will deed it back to the city for a school site.