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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03

Even some delegates to the Republican
National Convention were supplied with
campaign money from the candidates
funds. Very much like direct purchase.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03

There is no doubt the "profiteers" ~
those who force unduly high prices merely
to secure huge profits deserve to be
imprisoned But it is very difficult mat
ter to convict them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03

How lovely June has been during her
opening days fully justifying the poets
exquisite inquiry: What is SO rare as a
day in June?"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03
Hurt by lee Tongs.

William Ward, 26, Of 30 East Sixth
street, was treated at Delaware Hospital
yesterday for injuries in the hand caused
by ice tongs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03

You try an Every Evening want adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-03
GRADUATION GIFTS
of the Better Kind
Jewelry Gold and SiIuerware
Gems, Timepieces, Crystal

Fond memories cling round gifts rendered graduation
is the one period III the young lady Young When
gifts Of lasting nature should b selected GIFTS eteNed at tbs
times tends recall tie friendship prompting the ger and pleas
ing "reminiscences of free school days and the proud moments
OF the graduation occasion.
Nothing can srpass eWe or appropriateness graduation
gifts and feel promising that Your
for this OCCASION wonderful diversity Of charming
vet inexpensive Which give parents ana friends
sRe scope OF suitable selections
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
LAWMAKERS TO SPEAK
TO YOUNG REPUBS

The Republican First Voters Club
will meet in The Young Mems Repub-
Iican Club on Thursday night OF this
week instead OF Tuesday night of next
week, and will probably be addressed
by State Senators James w. Robert
son, OF this city; j. Frank Alec, Jr..
OF Dover; Wallace ). Handy, OF Mil
ford, Asa Bennett, OF FrankfOrd. and
j. Carey Palmer, OF Milton, who have
been invited to attend the meeting
The change in the date OF the meet
ing Is necessary. The meeting will
start promptly at 7.i5 O'Clock. local
time. lt is important that all mem
bers OF the club attend.
An excellent program OF entertain
ment has been arranged by the en-
tertainment committee and refresh
ments viii be served following The
meeting.
The club, since its organization last
November, has been meeting on the
first and third Tuesdays Of each
month, but il is contemplated, becanss
OF the warm weather, TO meet only
once month in June. July and Au.
gust. This matter win be decided "a
Thursday nights meeting.
The meeting is especially important
because it is bringing together repre-
sentative Republicans OF the lower
part OF the State and the younger
Republicans OF this city. TO which end
the First Voters have been working
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
QUITS AS PLUMBER
AFTER Sc YEARS

George B. Ward has retired from
The plumbing, gas and steam-htting
business and will engage in the real
estate business and give more time
to some OF his personal affairs. MT.
Ward has been in the plumbing Dust
ness for 36 years, his present location
being No. 900 Orange street. lie VIII
be there until June p. Mr. WARD 5
plumbing business has been, taken
over by Harry Baton, who learned
his trade under Mr.. Ward ana mas
been his foreman for many years.
Mr.. Ward has had a very success
fuI business career He Is greatly
interested In the volunteer. IRE De
pariment and is president OF the
Phoenix Fire Company.
Mr. Ward started in the plumDlns
business in 1884 at aiO East fltth
street. He then moved TO iOO3 Mar
ket street. which was bought by tne
duponf Company. He then bought
IOOq Market street, but that property
was taken over by the dupont Com
nany before Mr.. Ward really got IN
Stalled there. He then moved 70 w
King street. and from there to yOs
orange street, where he has been foT
eight years. a,s..,.,,
oxnerience in real estate matters, anC
has owned many properties, One, li'
hir apartment houses at Tenth anC
/ Shinlev streets, was bought by th'
dupont Company for its new building
site. His home is at 900 West Tent
I street.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
LOUISIANA TO VOTE
ON SUFFRAGE SOON

Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilies, State
chairman OF The Woman's Party, de-
nios a report printed by a Philadel-
phia newspaper this morning thai she
had gone TO Louisiana to assist with
ratification work in the Legislature
there. which cOnvenes today.
Il am staying right here in Della
ware" said Mrs. Hilles this morning,
TO continue our work in this State
until our Legislature ratifies. or
course. / want Louisiana to ratify
and / feel particular interest in the
State because ! helped to organize
the Woman's Party branch there,
which is conducting the fight bus l
am frank to confess that j hope Del
aware will act before louisiana
passes on the amendment.
From present prospects we will
have to work fast in Delaware TO win
thirty-sixth place over Louisiana Our
headquarters in Washington have re-
ceived word from Senator Williamson,
leader OF the Suffrage forces in the
Louisiana Senate. and from Repre-
sentative Chauvin, ratification leader
in the House, that they find strOne
support for ratification among the
/ legislators"
Mrs. Hilles points out, however
that since tins is regular session Oi
the Louisiana Legislature Il Is likely
/ that routine business will somewhat
delay consideration OF the suffrage
measure and in this case Delaware
will still have the opportunity 10 be
/ the thirty-sixth State.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
NEW HOME NOW FOR
AUTO EQUIPMENT co.

The Automobile Equipment Com
pany, which has been located at 2f5
French street, for the past three
years, has removed TO its new store
at the northwest corner OF Third and
French streets The new stOrerOOm is
several times larger than the former
quarters and has three large show
windows, two OF which face on
French street and the other one on
Third street.
In the larger quarters, the AutomO-
bile Equipment Company will be in a
position to give complete service on
tires, such as tire and tube vulcanlz-
ing, and retreading, as the plant OF the
Tire Service Company. 7O3 Orange
street. has been mer-s-1 with the Au-
tomobile Equipment Company, Ken
meth l.. EmmOns, well known to the
automobile trade OF the city, who has
been proprietor OF the Tire Service
Company which plant is one OF the
largest and best equipped in the city
will have charge OF this branch OF the
business and also the Stromberg car
buretOr department, which depart
ment has grown rapidly since its in
auguration about eleven months ago
| Complete service on these carburetor;
| will he given the motoring public.
Another feature will be the com.
I plete line OF patented piston rings. the
| McOuay-NOrris SuperOyl, Inland
| American Hammer and Evertytl
piston rings. A complete line OF ac
/ cessories will be handled. and The
| Philadelphia Diamond Grid Batteries
The company has been under thu
management OF Jacob Rosenblatt since
! is organization.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
SONGLEADERS'
SCHOOL SUCCESS
Leaders, Choirmasters, Wei
fare Workers Enroll
in Class
DIPLOMAS FOR
THOSE WHO EXCEL

Wilmington is one place which will
meet the demand for song leaders II
attendance at the Community Service
song leaders school In the rest room
OF the dupont building Saturday night
"a 10 be taken as an Indication.
Representatives or practically every
oreed and denomination In the city
together with school teachers, choir
masters, welfare workers as well as
individuals OF the city not connected
with any organization but interested
in community music enrolled Satur-
day night for the fun course Of three
weeks under the direction df Raymond
r. Raib. who has been elected by
Community Service, Inc, TO conduct
the school
Not alone laymen, but clergymen,
as well are taking this course which,
accordins 20 Rev. Mr.. Miller OF the
Hillcrest NJ n. Church, should prove
OF greSt value to those who are inter-
estcd IN beading congregational sing
ing
Will BE- held every Tuesday, Thursday
and SATURDAY night, IN the rest room
of the dupont Office building. which
has been donated for the purpose by
the officials OF the dupont company
An persons desiring 10 enroll in IN,
future should make application a.
once al the Community Service. THIRD
floor. Church Building. because Il !:
stated that ID will probably be neceS.
seu-v 70 limit the number Of students
because OF the capacity OF tine hall.
Mrs. Marie II. Haughey, OF the Com
muni4y Service, IS assisting Mr.. Raul
and providing the musical accom-
After he close Of the school thos
persons who are considered compe
tent 10 lead groups In singing VIII b.
aN,ar6ed a diploma by the nationa
. headduarters Of Community Service
In order Io obtain this award 10 vii
he necessary not only TO attend m
couEse regularly and 70 meet oerail
standard OF excellence. but each per
son taking The course will be asked d
conduct a certain number OF Sings 4
different parts Of the CITY 10 test thel
Community Service is now conduct
ine thirty sings weekly throughou
Wilmington and % Is believed iha
With the volunteers obtained throug
the song leaders school. 10 will b
possible TO greatly enlarge This pro
gram.
Ne HlNE UTNfI WuI 30 ruINHrrlN y
4 FIRST night In any town. said Nj
Raub today. 1T certainly shows iha
Wilmington is musically alive an
that there Is an appreciation here q
The value OF community singing
shops. factories and other place
where there are a great many peopl
employed With 80 much talent her
and IN the surrounding towns. ther
is no reason why Delaware shOul
not be one Of the leaders in the mi
sical development OF America
1T Is only comparatively recently
he said. that the people OF Ameril
have been turning their attention
giving expression 10 the music Will
Is In the people themselves and the
IS no reason 10 believe that befo
many years we will not be Just
much a musical nation as are ltal
France. or any OF the other Europe
countries Ne are not going to d
vote our time in this course to I
tcchuique Of scng leading alone.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
MAP OUT FUTURE
FOR PALESTINE
Delegates From Wilmington
Attending Jewish Con-
vention in New York
WILL BE HAVEN FOR
OPPRESSED PEOPLE

Representative Jews from all parts
Of the country are meeting in New
York TO-DAY to consider the following:
"Will Palestine he open TO immigra-
tion OF all persons 10 the Jewish
Nationality. or will it be restricted
and a medical examination required
before they are admitted?' and what
form Of government will be adopted? ?"
The Wilmington delegates to the
convention are: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
TOpkis, Judge and Mrs. Aaron Finger.
Mr.. and Mrs William Topkis, Magis-
trate Barnet Gluckman, Harry Ise-
mann, and Harry Greenblatt.
/ The convention, which was called
by the Zionist Organization Of Amer
lea in New York City. and the Balti-
more headquarters Of the Palestine
Restoration Fund opened yesterday.
10 was said at the Jewish head
quarters, on King street, this morn
ing, while only small percentage OF
OF the Jewish population OF this
country and England will migrate Il
Palestine, If it is being reclaimed as a
haven for the Jews OF Russian. Po-
land. Hungary, Germany and Armenia
where they are oppressed and ever
AAAnooali ihs
A medical corps has lareadN
been sent TO Palestine to create bet
ter sanitation. Many Jews fear tina
an epidemic OF disease would follow
If there were not some restriction
placed on the immigrants.
Jewish organizations from Canadi
are also represented.
The call for the extraordinary con
ventiOn, as issued by the national ex
ecutive OF the organization, state
that The historic action taken a
San Reno on April 2i, whcih CAV
recognition to the age-long aspira
tions OF the Jewish people, render
possible the establishment OF the Jew
ish national home in Palestine, wher
Jewish ideals shall be free, and wher
Jewish spirit shal be free TO expires
itself 10 accord with its traditions 0
social justice and Righteousness. Thi
event opens up the immediate oppor
tunity TO the Jewish people TO con
quer, through work and organization
that place for themselves in the worl
OF civilization which has been thei
hope for 2000 years"
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
DECREASE in AMOUNT
OF WATER CONSUMED

Considerable decrease in the CON
sumption OF water during the past
several weeks was reported at today's
meeting of the Board OF Water Com
missiOners The cause Is attributed
10 the morocco factories, whose pro-
duclion Is temporarily curtailed, due
30 lack OF raw material.
The bank balance for the week
ending May s, was reported as fol-
lows.
Current fund. sis.57279; special
fund. Si,55S.S6 current payroll
s., i0i 92, and special payroll S20s39
Receipts from the April sale Of water
was Si5.3i7S0 The sum was trans
ferred to The Mayor and Council.
The pumpage for the week endne
MAY s. was a35S30OO gallons, which Is
a decrease OF 3.35i,O 900 gallons over TIN
corresponding week Of last year.
The pumpage FOR the week ending
MAY 8, was iOO.OS7 .720 gallons indicat-
ing decrease OF h,Ai32i0 gallons
over the corresponding work or las
year. The decrease Is due 10 the un
dergoing OF repairs In the pumping
/ plant.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
MECHANIC GUARDS
MINSTRELS SUCCESS

The Military Musical Ministries given
Saturday night at the New Century
Club by Troop A, Junior Mechanic
Guards was a great success. Jack Nc
Adams was musical director and the
first part OF the program was given by
the Phi-Bea-NNa Athletic Association.
or the features OF the minstrels was
the work Of Master Herman Walker
the boy elocutiOnist who presented an
act Of his own boys rights" He Is
but 10 years Of age and is the son oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Walker, 52i
West Seventh street.
Another feature was the butcher
and Kennedy Sisters who entertained
with selections on the piano and vio.
lin. Miss Helen Kennedy sang one OF
her own compositions. BILLY" David
the one man string orchestra also
I pleased the audience.
In the last scene which represented
military camp. life, James File as an
old cavalryman, and Ira MoCarns, ap-
peared as typical negro soldiers
Twenty Of the guards were drilled un.
der command OF Captain W. w
butcher. A dance followed the min
strels when the music was furnished
! by the Oriental Orchestra
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
PAY TRIBUTE
TO ST. TAMINA
Red Men Observe Day With
Exercises in High School
Auditorium
P. WARREN GREEN
MAKES AN ADDRESS

About 400 members OF the Improved
Order Of Red Men and the Degree OF
POcahontas attended the celebration
Of "Tamina Day." held in the auditor
ium OF the Wilmington High School
Yesterday afternoon Several visiting
delegations from tribes outside he
oity attended The speakers told OF
the great reverence in which Tunina
was held by the different tribes OF
Indians throughout America He was
the great chieflain Of the Lenapes
whose achievement are honOreu an
nually by national observance.
Tamina was regarded by most OF
the tribes OF Indians, as an especial
cmlssary Of the Great Spirit and was
highly esteemed and held in greal
reverence by them. When the heVo-
lutiOnary war broke out the mottOe'
OF st. George were torn from the ban
ners, the legends OF the great chief
tain replacing them. The Improved
order OF Red Men were the first or
ganized body Of white men TO observe
the day.
members OF the degree OF Pocohonta!
assembled at Red Mems Hall. No. Oh
Shipley street, and paraded to the au
ditorium. William II. Collins wa
mishinewa (marshaN, assisted by tw,
deputies. The members all wore tn
regalias OF the orders.
The feature address OF the celebra
ton was made by p. Warren Green
deputy attorney general, who spOk
on "The Trial Of Christ From a Law
yer's Standpoint" Edward Maclntir
gave an interesting resume OF the his
tory OF ramina.
vocation. Rev. l.. Bland Taylor, paste
Bethany Baptist Church; solo, tenor
selected, w. Harper Spry, Orpheu
Club; significance OF Tamina Day,
Edward Mclntire. G.. G.. Of r., Imp
| q. n. NJ; Trial OF Christ From
Lawyers Standpoint" p. Warre
Green: baritone solo. J. NJ. Engelmar
| Orpheus Club, MY Country 'ris q
Thee" audience; benediction, Re'
Zack w. Wells, pastor Wesley NJ.
| Church: Grace Kuschan. accompanisi
singing directed by Raymond r. Raul
Community Service.
The following officials we're pre-
ent. Great Sachem Frank A. Grad
Who'll. Great Senior Sycamore WilliaT
| s. Simpson. Great Junior Sagamor
| Charles ]. Coleman, Great Chief q
Records Edward McIntire. Gres
Keeper OF Wampum j. Carl Barbe
Great Sanwap Walter w. Ferguson
Great Mishinewa, William H. Calling
| Great Guard Of WigNVam T. Waite
! Young, Great Guard OF Forest A.
Walton, Deputy Great Pocahonts
Miss May Clark, Deputy Great SacheI
Edward r. Needles
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
WILSON OPENS
CANT PAIGN To
SAVE TREATY
IConLInued From FIrsi pagel

keep the treaty issue out OF the cam
paign. Bryan is on a speaking tour
In the South. and it is believed he will
lose no time in picking up the gaunt-
let cast down by the President and
pressing his tight TO force the treaty
into The background.
The letter to the oregon Democrats
is only the first move in Wilson's
plan TO make the Democratic party
accept the Versailles pact as the over
shadowlng issue and force the nomi-
nation OF a Wilson man" al the san
Francisco convention, according u
information here.
Several weeks ago II was persist
emily reported the President would
plunge into the tight and in his let.
/ ter here politicians see ful1llment oi
this pr0phesy.
10 is considered certain Wilson viii
not send the treaty back TO the Sen
ate His letter puts the question O
ratification squarely before the voteri
as a matter TO be settled at the polls
Wilson wrote the letter in reply e
a telegram from G. n. Hamaker. chair
man OF the Multnomah County Demo
cratic Central Committee. Oregon, wit
| asked whether II was important tha
delegates favorlng treaty ratification
should be sent 10 the convention
| Wilson declared II was imperative
that the Democratic party shouli
Immediately endorse and support ~
Versailles treaty and condemn tn
/ Lodge reservations as utterly incon
sistent with the nations honor.
Answering criticisms OF The treat
! as un-American, Wilson wrote ina
the true Americanism. the only tru'
Americanism, Is that with America a
the front OF free nations TO redeem
the great promises which we mad
The world when we entered the war
which was fought, not for the advan
tage Of any single nation or group o
nations, hut for the salvation Of all
She cannot afford TO sink the plac
that nations have usually occupied an
become merely one OF those VIII
scramble and look about for selnsl
advantage
''The chief motives which led us {
enter the war will be defeated unles
that covenant Is ratified and acte
upon with vigor. We cannot In homo
whitlle 70 down or weaken it as re
publican leaders OF The senate hav
proposed 10 do"
And In conclusion, The Presiden
calling on Democrats to rally TO hin
said:
"The Democratic party has now
great opportunity TO which IL mus
I measure up. The honor Of The natio
is In its hands
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
COP HAD NO USE
FOR LOVES LORE

To be arrested twice IN Two Gay. oays
M John Love, Negro, y years vi
sra After being arrested on a clarse
,,,,,i,,, Gran on saturday, Love
met y, once Wallace. at Third and Iat,
NAH streets, yesterday and and Ssqs,l. ssiser
him by the arm. using some ,he pgcs,. MI.
pni pIGeft ~ ~ oficer did not take willingly
ou, ~ ~ sd,ances and locked him up
o2 20 1V,si A charge Of disorderly conduct ..
wallace told the court thai Love
" Wdl.r..s',,,tiy I'M, heen drinking liquor
~ ~, s.risV .t, The Negro confirmed the
stIsesr's suspicious, stating that l ne
had had Two or three s,fbsseS, ,ba, ~ OIL e5ni w,ns
Iic s,-... toward the otilccr, Dui
10 ,l.,roiy oEe' wanted to talk 20 him.
Jo6n pleaded guilty 70 ,,sa, both esaTses ~ desi.
He was dismissed n on psSas9' ,,Sarse and M was %Ss
a. on ~ 4, and costs on The disoriony
conduct charge.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
MARKET SLIGHTLY UP
AT TODAY'S OPENING

NEW YORK, May 10 UNITED Press.)
The stock market was apparently
still affected by Saturdays rally when
it opened today. Prices were generally
fractionally higher although steel was
notable exception. being of 4. Oil
stocks were again strong. the street
regarding favorably the Obregon VIC
tory in the Southern republic.
Opening prices were: Repiogte
Steel 9O5s. up i%; Texas Paci,c 451z.
up IS; Marine Preferred s6ls. up y I;
American Car and Foundry 1851, up
y: Baldwin ii9. up Is; Studebaker,
sOls. ex-dividend up u; Reading SI5s,
up q; Vanadium Sih. up IS; Texas
Company SOY, up 4; Southern Pa
cific 96as, of X United States Steel
96%, of Y; Corn Products 96. up u
Pan-American b., 90, unchanged; Mex
lean Petroleum iS9, up 2b; Crucible
i43, of 3; Pan-American A., tO41A, up
y United States Rubber t0O5a, up a
American Locomotive 963s, up1s Beth
lehem b., 95$, of y.
Evening journal., 1920-05-10
COMBINE Will
ELECT TICKET
Nine of Twelve Fire Com
panies Decide to Support
Slate Headed by Lutz
ELECTION WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW

The biennial election Of officers OF
the fre department will be held to-
morrow. with polls open In each Of
The twelve are houses Of the city
from 10 a. m. to p. m. Members OF
the companies viii vote in their re-
spective houses.
Nine OF the companies which are
10 what has come TO be known as
the combine" have put a ticket In
The field as follows.
Chief engineer, William Lutz, OF
the Fame Hose Company; FIRST assist
ant engineer. Harvey Tazewell, OF
the Friendship: second assistant, John
Townsend. OF the Brandywine.
An Opposition" ticket may be voted
on by members Of the three com
panies outside the combine but II
IS not likely TO figure seriously.
At a meeting held In the Fame com
panys house Saturday night, delegates
of an nine companies agreed 10 sup
port Tazewell. OF the Friendship com.
pany. for assistant chief, irrespective
OF whether the Friendship compan.
sells It's IRE house.
Members OF Che Friendship Compan,
deny that a decreasing membership
has made the company inefficient II
responding to alarms. A series @
nisfortunes. they say, have hahdi
capped them recently. First their ap
paratus suffered through the neces
sity OF purchasing new boiler 10
their steamer on top OF this th
oompany's chemical apparatus wa
puf Temporarily out OF commission
when a collision occurred between
and the Delaware Fire Company
truck while going 10 the kresge iire
During the temporary disablcment o
their flre-nghting apparatus lhey con
tend, they hired a truck and. equippe
IL with fire extinguishers and ladder.
40 they could In a measure serve lhcl
section Of the city.
According 10 tiic officers or IN
Friendship company, there are nov
53 members among whom the pro
ceeds OF a sale OF their propert
would be divided. bui sale Of IN
oompanys apparatus Is not contem
plated and arrangements for It's nous
ing has been made.
The Water Witch Fire Company
one of the four anti-combine flr
companies has nominated three OF II
members for the positions or chle
and 0rsi and second assistant mr.
chiefs OF the local fire department
Those nominated for the offices ar
chief. William Dougherty; nrst as
sisiant chief, Robert Ealtin and sec
ong assistant chief, Paul Doughert