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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
SEEK EQUITABLE METHOD
TO APP0RT|OA LICENSE
William T. Budd Suggests Using
System in Vogue in the
State Levy

That the most equitable way in which
to apportion the municipal license that
City Council has in mind on all businesses
and professions would be to make levy
based on the same fundamentals as the
State license fee or mercantile tax IS
levied-on the gross business is the
opinion of William T. Budd MIR. Budd,
in discussing the problem today, said he
was expressing only his personal opinion
and did not in the minutest reflect the
opinion of the Chamber of Commerce, OF
which he is the secretary.
Mr.. Budd was one of the workers who
brought about satisfactory arrangement
in computing the State license fee on mer-
chants. 1t has worked out so satisfactorily
that he believes it would be satisfactory
foundation for the city to follow.
In its present shape the ordinance now
before Council arbitrarily fixes fee for
each merchant or professional man to pay.
In many instances this may prove unfair
and work a hardship, the merchants say.
Under the system of levying State
license, the merchant is charged one
fftieth of one per cent of the business done
during the year If one merchant does
$40, 0,OOC of business he is levied on for that
amount. If he does S40,0 900 his license fee
would be double the first man, but both
would pay in proportion to the amount of
business transacted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
DEMOCRACY 7 AXES
Up GAGE Of BATTLE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Formal Notification u G0veruu
James M. Cox To day ~
Dayton
CHEERING THOUSANDS
WITNESS CEREMONIES
nv Annotated Prs-. - Evsry Evenlng

rg hanoriHfed fffas - tFNfN Nf'NNH
Dayton. Ohio. Aug = National Dc-
nocraoy to-day took up tho battle ga
with ts Roylblioan ogponenta ia Amer.
cas- greatest political prife tfs ffesl
dency.
with ioday's formal notifoaijon =, and
secorfanco by C,ovarnor Cox a fhe Demo
cratic Presidential NJ ~ lf-
tional campaign was q besvr~n the 70
dominant parties, ere, ~ 49, ..hllsf
ceremonies naxt Monday a. Hyde fark,
NJ T., for Franklin ID. Roo,~>vsf, ne
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee
Early promise for fair weather vns
broken BY gathering clouds snf ~ ~
O'Clock q light rain arrived wi.h loocl
tbundsrshowers predicted for tr,dfy snf
Tomorrow. The rain wns not h~svy
enough 20 aonS the s.rss. crowd. ~ oovrr
but bobbing unbrollss sopn syp~v~f
over gsudy but delicate urfcrn,s ~ N~
visiting delegations.
Dernooratio legions bv sho-~snAs ,~'r~'
in tho ceremony, all States, '-ryf'orfs. sn1
possa-sions being rsp-c-~r's' ~ % 's-s
program.
A half holiday -.s 10 force In Ds-<r~
for ths oorernori-. q. ths for~fu~s--
county fair grounds, abort q fuil. is,sn
tho oon.sr ~ IN. city, whns Ohss snf
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special u-ins, su'ornotil-~ ard rfh-r ,'r'-
veyanoes
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ground. trs.~a deo~-~~sr~s - fars. hfirs
ing ard banners, wG.h Zl' shi~lds s.~
swaryreen. Soass for ab~i, 0<n r~r~
provided in ths nrnphi.h~~s-~ Th- -r~-b
sr-' rn~.rrrn adjoining no rs~~ rpr-s wss
Tho iuigs'~ stand and fod.y nirrs~' rnr
rsaIed under rvvash. n r~S, wi*e and
blue Tho brown dirt rar~sr.rr snf 90
enclosure tog~sh~r Nth grassy p@ddoos
plots a, either end ofti~ amphi'f~~'r-
wure ucs aside for th~ crcgf. nors "a
which v.. on. a ~av.sos - the sF~ss--~
an electrical .oind .mplih~r hayiny h-~n
installed 70 o.rry th~ D~rpccratie he''l.
cry beyond ths fRr'h~st person IN 40
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
SEVERAL PERSONS
INJURED WHEN BUS
HITS TROLLEY CAR
Collision Occurred Late Last Night
at Concord Avenue and
Boulevard.
THOSE HURT WE'RE ON
WAY HOME FROM CAMP

Three persons were seriously injured and
eight others suffered severe bruises and
n shake UP late last night when bus OF
the Red Arrow Line and Boulevard
trolley oar collided Mt Concord avenue and
the Boulevard The bus party was re-
turning from Brandywine Summit Camp.
The injured are:
Mrs. William l.. Pettingill 1923 West
Seventh street, broken nose, n broken
collar bone and several cuts on the face.
She was suffering from tho effects OF the
shock
Miss Elizabeth Bullock, s25 vnn Buren,
street. broken bone in her right hand
and severe bruises on the left leg. Her
hand was ut first thought to be only
bruised, but an X-ray examination showed
that bone wns broken.
Pastor William l.. Pettingill Of North
Baptist Church, 1928 West Seventh
! street. cuts about the face and bruises.
Mrs. Sewart. severe bruises about the
head and body.
The other occupants Of the car who ca
caped with bruises were Mies Helen Myers,
Y. W. G. A., Miss + NJ. Rogers and II.
7, Fptter. 400 Washington street. The
driver Of the bus and the passengers and
crew of the trolley car received only
severe shake up.
In the collision the whole front end OF
the trolley car was smashed in, the power
| box knocked loose and part Of the roof OF
the car splntered. The bus had one side
| smashed and the rear wheel and axle
| broken.
After clearing up the debris the trolley
! car was taken back TO the barn under
it's own power. The bus had 10 I've towed
| to its garage.
| The accident occurred about 10 30 The
| bus was running east on Concord avenue
| and the car was proceeding north near
| the end of the line on the Boulevard. The
diver and motorman tried 70 avoid the
| collision hy putting on brakes, but the
bus skidded against the trolley IN side
swiping blow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
FLETCHER ATTACKS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Former Ambassador TO Mexico
Says it is q Betrayal Of Mon
roc Doctrine.
nv Associated Press 70 Fverr Evening

Shade Cap. Pa, Aug. Attacking
Article u Of the League OF Nations COW
enant "a betrayal rather than q cafe
guard Of the Monroe doctrine, Henry
Fletcher. former ambassador 20 Mexico,
speaking today at n reunion here of
former residents Of Huntingdon County,
declared, the Democratic party Through
iia endorsement Of the League covenant
was seeking to set up "a vain, visionary
and vanishing scheme Of world regulation
and interference based on an arbitrary
disposition Of the lands and peoples of the
earth
Declaring tho spirit Of tho Monroe
Doctrine to he a aale guide In the conduct
of the nations international affairs,
MIR Fletcher added;
"The Monroe Doctrine forbids Ameri-
can participation in the political affairs
of Europe. The treatv requires IL.
'"rhe Monroe Doctrine forhids nutHidr
interference in American atfairs. nc
covenant providea for il.
Article II Of tho treaty of VerHaillea.
Mr. Fletcher continued, "# tho famous
article Of the covenant which wo were
told would safeguard and protect
tho Monroe Doctrine. There are two
versions of the treaty. ono IN French and
the other in Englaish Both are authentic.
Apparently the French text of this article
was prepared for European, and the
English text for home consumption.
''The English toxt of Article q reads:
Nothing in this covenant shall be
deemed TO affect tho validity of Information
Al engagements such as treaties of arbltra-
tion or regional understandings like
the Monroe Doctrine for securing the
maintenance of peace.
"A literal translation Of the French text
of the same article however reads.
international engagements such as
arbitration treaties and pgionaFontonte
like the Monroe Doctrine, which assure
the maintenance of peace, are not CON
sidered as incompatible with any of the
dispositions Of the present pact.
"But both of these explanations or
reservations of tho Monroe Doctrine
are only medicated make believe or sugar
coated dope. They do not safeguard or
preserve the doctrine at all. They betray 1t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
EIGHT CENT FARE
PROPOSITION GOES
OVER FOR WEEK
Utility Commission Defers Ac-
ton Until New Members Learn
More Of Subject.
ISAA c AGAIN PRESIDENT

The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners was held
last night in the Mayor Office, the two
lately appointed members, James !
Ie fcvre and John G. Footc taking thclr
seats for the first time. and voting on all
matters which were brought up.
These did not include any action on the
petition of the Tract ION Co. for an lncreas-
ed fare, chairman Isaac stating with the
approval oi the members that II had been
agreed To carry this over for week,
IN order 20 permit the now members to
become familiar with the subject
Thr organization of the board was
completed hy the reelection of Phi'lp
J Isaac as chairman. Mr.. Brinton, IN
moving the nomination said, that IN view
Of the fact. that MIR Isaac had iilled the
office so capahlv and justly and with such
courtesy 20 his associates, IT would
he a mistake {, make any other nomina-
ton.
Although reluctant, 10 do so, MIR
Isaac finally allowed his name 20 be used,
and was unanimously elected 10 succeed
himself
Aside from routine approval OF the
minutes Of the previous meeting, the only
business 20 come up was the receiving
of the reports of the Traction Co for MAY
and June and tho Gas Co. for June, and
two complaints against service OF the
Delmarvia Telephone Co. made by
Patrick kcllehcr and W A. Russell,
which were referred 20 the company for
report
A letter fromI Gr,Iwcll. and state
ment made IN person by B. II. Gulick, IN
protest against the granting Of an IN
creased fare. were based ON grounds al
ready covered by previous hearings nnd
passed on by the board. and therefore re-
quired no action
TRACTION cos. POSITION.
The remarks of Mr. Gulick eliclted.
however. n reioinder from manager ! " !.
Wilson Of the Traction Co. who stated
that over 100 cities already have either
: or ln-ccnt fare. that the earnings per
track mile and car mile of these com
panics are IN some cases more than twice
as great as in this city, and that increases
in wages paid trainmcn here have not been
covered hv returns from fare increases al
re- adv granted
The company is unable TO finance AIRY
more rolling stock Mr.. Wilson said,
and needs money to pay accounts due
the CITY and local merchants, and to pay
for coal
Continued on Lpage IL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
171a-77--77~777-777s7777--771s-7-7
w EST FRANKFORT QUIT.

West Frankfort, Ill, Aug. Mill
tiamen continued TO patrol the streets of
West Frankfort today ebut there was no
indication of q recurrence Of Thursday
nights rioting City and county officials
agreed that the trouble apparently had
passed although it is not know when the
troops would be recalled.
Efforts of national guard officers 60
learn the identity of FIVE persons reported
to have been killed in the rioting were
unavailing This led the officers to express
the belief that none was killed. About 40
men, mostly Italians were beaten by the
rioters.
Mayor Len Fox and Sheriff Robert H.
Watkins likewise said they did not believe
any deaths resulted from Thursday night s
lawlessness. The property damage caused
by the outbreak will not exceed $4,000.
asserted.
Allwas quiet in the Italian section where
the attacks of the rioters centered.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
MOTOR POLICE ACTIVE.
Successful in Campaign Against Parking
Cars on Rural Highways at Night.

Charles P. WeIdin, one Of the new motor
patrolmen of Brandywine hundred resents
thesarcastic reference made in some quar-
tiers regarding the unpleasant task he
has in hand These remarks, he says,
came chiefly from persons who denied as
sistance in the work, which he declares, is
approved by all right thinking people of
Brandywine hundred.
Mr. Weldin says the farmers he rep
resents are thoroughly in earnest about
the matter and that the work is going
on, come what may, and all threats and
anonymous letters will be treated with
contempt. For the first offense a simple
warning is given; for the second the names
are turned over to the authorities. The
purpose of the campaign is to rid Brandy
wine hundred roads of parked motor
cars in the evenings and at night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
MALCOLM A.BROS|US
IN THE BATTLE ZONE,
WROTE HOME IN JUNE
Family. Here, Has Not Heard
Whether He Escaped the
Reds Drive.
HAD HAZARDOUS TASK

Letters received today from Paris.
France. from Malcolm A. Brosius,
son of Mr. and Mrs Lewis w Bro
sius, 1902 Delaware avenue, dated
July IL. indicate 10 the family, that
Mr. Brosius is not amongthose cap
ttIred by the Reds in their advance
on Poland Mr. Brosus is with
Friends unit, that is doing relief work
in Poland.
The son wrote on July "a that il was
likely their relief stations in Poland
would be evacuated soon.
A letter received today by Mr.. Bro
sus. father of the relief worker from
Friends headquarters in this country
is reassuring and this strengthens the
belief that the Wilmington man is
safe. He is believed to be in London,
England attending conference there.
Although it has been only about two
weeks since MIR. and Mrs. Lewis W.
Brositls, 1902 Delaware avenue, received
n letter from their SON, Malcolm A., an
American relief worker in Poland. who il is
WAS caught in the over
running Of eastern Poland by the Boil
shevist armies. in reality they have not
nPdTu NOM MIN since hllt Hti1hif ~ 1hhts
when he wrote the letter in Nerbkowlcer
telling of his experience and work there.
Mr. Brosius Senior, wrote TO the Ameri-
can Friends Service Committee in Phila-
delphia. the organization for which his son
is working in devastated Europe, last
week. after the press dispatches showed
that the Reds had taken Tarnopol and
Werbkowice and were threatening War
saw. asking for information concerning
the relief workers, and is waiting more or
less anxiously for its reply.
When Malcolm last wrote the great
Bolshevist drive had not begun. in
Eastern Poland, where he was stationed,
was not then even threatened and he told
of the difficulties he was meeting trying
to help rehabilitate the ruined villages
Parts of his last letter, which covers a
period of three weeks, follows:
''The tenth of May | found myself in
the Warsaw office with two other Ameri-
cans, being questioned as to my future
The result of the interview
was that the two others were put OF work
driving. and ! was told to buy tools and
to 80 to Werbkowice and look over the
situation to see if the mission could start
rebuilding operations in Poland with that
area as a center. The collection of tools
that | was able to buy in two days In
Continued on page 2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
j. S. TROOPS IN
CONTROL At DENVER
Follows Attack Of Strikers ON Car
Barn; Three Killed, Many
Wounded.
nv Associated Pres. tn Every Evening

nv Associated Press En- Every Evening
Denver, Aug denver was placed
under military control 90 | 30 o'clock thiH
morning in APPROXIMATION issued byMayor
Bailey after conference with Colonel
Ballou Of Fort Logan and State officials.
Troops already hs d begun 20 arrive from
Fort Logan.
Denver. Aug. 7e--The trarnway men
are To meet todsv 20 vote on tho recon-
mendation Of their executive committee
that the strike be called of Governor
Shoup said that the action Of the union
leaders would not serve 10 halt the ar
rival OF troops. 500 being under orders at
Camp Funston to leave early today.
Frederick W. Hid. general manager Of
the tramway company has announced that
the striking car men would be taken back
but that there would be no working
agreement with the union and the union
would not be recognized.
The call for federal troops was issued
last night when mob attacked the east
Denver car barns and i ~ repslled with
rifle FIRE. Three men we're killed and a
dozen persons, including women, girls and
boys were wounded. Several similar gath
erinFs had besn broken MP earlier in the
evening.
The rioting Of last night brought the
casualties resulting from the strike dis
turbances 10 FIVE dead and fifty known
injured. Heavy property loss to the tram
way company and the Denver Post also
resulted.
Colonel Ballou'a first action following
his assumption Of control Of the city was
to send n company Of troops TO the east
Denver car barns where he sam
feared residents composed largely Of rail
road md factory employees were planning
to rettirn to the barns in retaliation for the
action of strike breakers in firing into the
crowd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
CON NFESSED ATTACKS ON
WASHINGTON WOMEN
Campbell, Negro, Under Arrest
for Murder, Owns to Deeds for
Which Another is in Prison.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

Washington, Aug. William Henry
Campbell, a Negro under arrest here
charged with the murder of Mrs. Gertrude
Harrison Mann, has confessed, according
to the police, that he was the man who
attacked four women in and near Wash
ington last june precipitating race riots
which continued for several days, or until
regular army forces were called out.
For two of the attacks to which Camp
bell has confessed, Louis Randall, another
Negro, is serving 45-year sentence in the
death having been committed by Presi-
dent Wilson For third assault Forest
Eagan, another Negro, is serving 20 years
in the Maryland State Penitentiary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
VIM, NJ. CONNELLY
SHOWS HIS HAND
Announces His Intention of Run
ming Independently to Beat
Democrats.

William NJ Connolly. who at the last
meeting Of the Democratic CITY Com
mittce. attempted TO file his name as a
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for State senator from the Second dis
trict to-day showed has hand.
lie came 70 Every Evening office and
frankly stated that. regardless OF the
action Of the Democratic Committee, he
intended TO be a candidate for Senator at
the election running independently, 1t
need he
lie admitted that his chief purpose was
10 defeat the Democratic nominee-lf he
should not be that nominee-and also to
beat the Democratic nominees for Repre-
sentative in the district if he could.
When his application was received by
the CITY Committee a subcommittee was
appointed 90 endcavor to have him with
draw and turn in for the party. This conn
mittec. II Is understood returned the fling
fee and will probably make report at the
next meeting.
WHY Connolly filed with the City Com
vqittee is mystitying TO some Democrats
IL IL the county committees duty to
ceive them and make up the primary
ticket for general elections. The only
thing the City Committee could do IN the
matter would be to pass the application
and fee on 60 the County Committee, as
an act of courtesy.
TRIANGULAR FIGHT.
What will result from the triangular
fight on the part of the Democrets IN the
second district is not yet known. An
effort is being made 10 have all three can
didates-Scnator Thomas + Gormley,
Representative J. +. McNabb and James
A McGinley-withdraw, in which event
the nominee would be some other Demo-
crat in the district. Whether this will be
the result was uncertain today.
A report has been current to the effect
that Postmaster James J. English was
instrumental in MIR Mckinley entering
the field and was insisting on him remain
ing m the fight Nothing could be
further from the truth, said the postmas-
ter today In the first plac do not
live in the district. In the second place
had no connection with Mr.. McGinleys
candidacy OF in his plans have not been
spoken TO about the matter by anybody,
nor have j tried to influence the matter
in any way In fact, have taken no part
in il at all, not living in the district.
As matter of feet, in the second dis
trict more of my acquaintance are
friends OF Senator GorInley's than of any
other candidate
Should the three candidates withdraw
an effort will probably be made to have
City Councilman John1J. Murray of the
Twelfth ward become the party candidate
for Senstor in the district
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
LIQUOR WHOLESALERS
MAY Be ELIMINATED
Rigid Restriction of License by
Government is Announced
by Kramer.
AZ Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, Aug. Elimination by
the government of the wholesale liquor
dealer as means of simplifying prohibit
ton enforcement appeared a possibility
last night, with the announcement by
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer that
tho issue Of wholesale permits in tho future
would he "rigdly restricted
Mr.. kramer declared that the wholesale
traffic presented the greatest problem
with which enforcement officials were con-
fronted Wholesale dealers, he asserted,
resorted TO subterfuges which perplexed
the government agents and which made
the dry law difficult 20 enforce.
This phase Of prohibition enforcement
was said TO have developed consideration
bv officials of the Internal Revenue
Bureau of a plan by which the quantity
dealer would be driven out of business
entirely and the liquor transfer made direct
from bonded warehouse TO retailer or con-
suIner.
Although no decision has been reached
and none probably will be Immediately,
the approaching period when wholesale
licenses are reissued for the next calendar
wear is expected to bring the question to
a head. Applications for wholesale Licenses
must be in the hands of Federal officials
by October /, giving the government the
three months prior to January IN which
to investigate the responsibility OF the
applicant.
Officials said that. regardless of the
bureaus decision with respect TO elimlna-
tion of the wholesalers, the number of
licenses issued for the ensuing year would
be smaller. In the event that the govern
ment permits the wholesalers TO continue
in business, it was said, a policy of in
vestigating the record of each applican,
"and all Of his affairs would be employed.
Treasury records reveal that more
wholesale. licenses are in existence now
than Immediately prior TO the effective
date of the Volstead act.
Washington, Aug. I'm an effort to
simplify enforcement of the Volstead act,
officials undor the direction of prohibition
Commissioner Kramer today began to
restrict issuance of permits to handle
liquor in wholesale quantities. This action
followed announcement by Mr. Kramer
that the wholesale traffic presented the
greatest problem in prohibition enforce
ment
Elimination by the government of the
wholesale liquor dealer was forecast as a
possibility by officials of the internal
revenue bureau who are said to be working
on plan of transferring liquor direct
from bonded warehouses TO the retailer
or consumer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
WILL CHALLENGE TONIGHT
FOR AMERICAS CUP RACE

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Montreal, Aug IA challenge for the
America 5 cup will be telegraphed tonight
to the New York Yacht Club by either the
Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club of Sydeny
or the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squad
ron according to an announcement today
by 4. G. Ross, Montreal Yachting en-
thusiast. who is planning to raise million
dollars by public subscription to build
Canadian challenger