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Imprisonment and to pay fine OF 500
and costs.
Pleading guilty to similar charge,
Samuel johnson, Negro, was given a
like sentence.
Chasles Taylor, Negro, who had ex-
pressed his desire to plead guilty TO a
statutory offence. pleaded not guilty.
lie VIII be tried at the March term
James Prior and Oscar Harris Ne
groes, pleaded guilty 10 a charge OF
larceny Of a pair Of trousers from the
Z clolhing store of John Campo, No. s3i
Market street, but sentence was de-
IerTed on application of Deputy Attor-
! lney-General Green, as Neal Cunningham
Negro, alleged TO have been implicated
IN the theft, pleaded not guilty and
VIII, therefore, have TO stand trial at the
March rerm OF court. Harris and Prior
VIII probably be used as Witnesses
against Neal. Cunningham had pre-
viously expressed his Intention Of
pleading guilty.
Pleading guilty to a charge of violat-
ing the drug act Eleanor Smith. Ne
gress, was sentenced to fifteen months
Imprisonment and to pay a fine of 500
and costs
Samuel Begel, charged with violating
ile Junk dealers act, in not making
proper entry Of purchases made by him,
VINO mad expressed a desire to plead
guilty today, did not appear in court.
He is represented by James |. Boyce.
As he is but i6 years old, Marion
BAN VINO intended to plead guilty to
two charges Of forgery in raising
checks Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was remanded to the Juven-
lie Court. He had been paid Off by the
railroad with the checks he raised.
Upon the advice Of Henry r. Isaacs
whom he had only lately engaged as
counsel William l.. Linton Withdrew
his plea Of guilty TO a charge Of lar
ceny Of a quantity OF brass from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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AWARD CONTRACT
FOR new bridge
Alfred |. duPont's Offer to
Guarantee 100000 Makes
This Possible

Alfred /. dupont at meeting OF the
Washington Street Bridge Comm ssion
yesterday afternoon Of which he is the
president personally pledged the $780,
900 necessary above the s550G0O bond
issue authorized by the Legislature for
The building Of the proposed new
Washington street structure Mr.. du-
Pont gives his guarantee for the pay
ment Of that amount pending action by
the next General Assembly which will
be asked to authorize the issuing Of
s3OO,0O0 additional bonds TO make up
the deficit
Mr.. duPonts generous offer puts the
bridge comm 'ssion in position to go
ahead with the work at once without
having to wait another year until the
Legislature acts. Should the Legisla-
ture authorize the additional bond is
sue Mr. dupont would then be reim-
bursed. The contract for building the
structure was awarded TO the Walsh
Construct on Company. Of Davenport,
Iowa, at their bid which is approx
mately S7is0OO. and the contract win
be executed at once. 10 is understood
the contractor VIII enter into a sepa-
rate agreement with Mr.. dupont for the
payment Of the additional amount.
When bids were opened several
weeks ago it was found that the esti-
mates of all five contractors, who sub
mitted bids were far in excess Of the
SJJ0,000 that the commission was au-
thorized TO spend. The Walsh Con-
Company was the lowest
bidder. The bridge will be ~ feet
wide.
The commission recently conferred
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with the Levy Court. New Castle
county members OF the Legislature and
also Governor Townsend relative to a
special session Of the Legislature to
authorize an additional bond issue. As
there has cen no assurance that the
/ legislature would be called in special
session the indications were that the
new bridge would have to wait at least
another year until Mr.. dupont made
his offer.
At the meeting Of the bridge COM
mission yesterday, every angle of the
situation was discussed. The width Of
the bridge had originally been set at
Ga feet. but as IL was found necessary
TO include two trolley tracks due to the
large trolley traffic to and from this
section of the Ninth ward and the
probable future expansion OF this dis
trict. the width OF the proposed struc-
ture was changed to g. feet. but later
a 72-foot bridge was agreed to cut
down cost.
In addition TO the Walsh bid of s7is.-
OCO other work in connection with the
bridge. including all expenses Of the
commission. will be about 100000,
bringing the total cost up 10 ssJ0,O00
When. during the course Of the dis
cussion yesterday. the commissioners
were confronted with the blank wall Of
s550.OOO to spend, and a minimum Of
ss50,OOO to be spent, Mr.. dupont came
forward and made his offer,
Work on the new structure, the Walsh
Company hopes, will begin about April
1. The roadway will be 40 feet WIDE
which is the same width as Washington
street south of and the Boulevard, north
of the bridge.
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l6-YEAR-0LD
Wife PAROLED
Asks In Court If Husband
Wants Her, But He
Isn't There
JAIL VIOLATORS
OF DRUG LAW

Before Judge Rice at the "Pleaf
Gully Day session OF Court Of Genera
Session this morning. six prisoner.
pleaded guilty 10 the charges aga nsl
them Three were negroes charged
with violating the drug act and We're
each sentenced 10 IS months impr'son-
ment and TO ray a fine OF 500 and
costs. Sentence on two Negroes, who
pleaded guilty TO a charge OF larceny
was deferred. and a i6-year-old wife
wss parOed when she pleaded guilty
10 a statutory offense.
TWO defendants. who had expressed
an intention OF pleading guilty. did no,
appear in court boy was remandcd
10 the Juvenile Court on two charges
of forgery. and three other defendants
Withdrew their plea Of guilty, and
Will stand trial at the March term OF
Court.
Mrs Mary Veltre, aged i6 years.
pleaded guilty 10 a statutory charge
and was parolcd 10 Parole Oflcer Franz
Stout for two years. promising TO here
after lead a better life. She was mar
died in May, 1919.
When arra'gned. the young wife in
duired n her husband would live with
her again. He. however, was not IN
the court room.
Ella White Negress. who had entered
a plea Of guilty to a charge OF violal-
ing the drug act. was not in court
when her case was called, so her plea
was Withdrawn.
Priscilla Smith, Negress. pleaded
guilty to a charge OF violating the drug
act and was sentenced 10 fifteen months
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smith THANKS
Penn ALUMNI
Retiring Provost Appreciates
Support of Student
Body
FESS DENOUNCES
u. S. EXTRAVAGANCE

Addresses by Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith
retiring Provost thanking the alumni
for the support given him and the
University OF Pennsylvania, and By
Congressman Simeon d. Fess. OF ohio,
announcing eXtravagance OF the Fed
cral government. featured the banquet
given by ihe-Associaied Pennsylvania
Clubs. In the duBarry room Of The
Hotel dupont. last n48At.
The banquet conclud d the two days
convention held by the clubs in the
Hotel dupont 40 the final business
session yesterday afternoon, George +
Snyder. Of Washington, was elected
president
While Or. Smith was being honored
by the convention. word was received
from Philadelphia that the trustees OF
ths university had unanimously offered
him the position OF provost-emcritus
OF the Institution.
After refusing 10 accept the resigna-
ton OF the Provost the counter pro-
posal was decided upon, under which
Dr. Smith would continue in complete
chafge Of educational affairs. but be
relieved Of The financial responsibilities
and duties
The trustees expressed themselves as
opposed 20 any consideration OF Mr..
Taft as provost or, In fact, any other
possible candidate.
Congressman Fess, in his address,
outlined the great increase in the cost
OF the government due to the war. lie
stated that In the fiscal year i920-2i Il
would cost the government between
four and a half times what 10 did prior
to the war to maintain the various de-
partments
Albert r. Brunker. Of Chicago, retir-
ing president Of the Associated Clubs,
spoke feelingly OF the cooperation Of
the alumni In accomplishing the pro-
gram Of the Wilmington conference.
lie said no meeting in the history Of
the organization had been more fruit
ful.
Dr. Samuel C Mitchell president OF
Delaware College. also praised the work
Of the Pennsylvania alumni in behalf
OF education, All colleges and universi-
ties throughout the country would be
benefited by the discussions, he said.
John w. Armour, Of New York. de-
livered a short talk reminiscent OF uni
Nersiiy days. Colonel James G. Mckay
and Justice J. Harry Covlngton, OF
Washington. paid feeling tributes to the
work Of the alumni and strongly in
dOrsed the plans for the advancement
of their alma mater.
The "nah, Rah, Pennsylvania" cheer
rang through the hotel at frequent in
teryals daring the dinner, as did IA
miliar college songs. In the middle OF
nc dinner an iened in the snake dance
and sorpentined between the tables.
The Wilmington committee on ar
rangcments came in for hearty ex-
preston Of appreciation by Mr.. Brun-
ier and all the speakers The commit
Tee comprised Or. w. C. Speakman
chairman Nat w. Howell Mulford Tay-
lor, G. Morris Whiteside, 2d. C G. Cad
walder, H. Berrier. C. A. Patterson. G. II. /
stoadman F. II. Thompson, D. S. Ash
hrook, George S Capelle, Jr., w. d.
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Finish APPRAISAL
OF union PARK
Committee Forwards Report
on Value of Homes to
Fleet Corporation
ORIGINAL COST CUT;
CITY TO GET STREETS

Work OF appralsing the value OF the
GOO homes at Union Park Gardens has
been completed by the committee of
local real estate men appointed for the
task by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
lion and the Liberty Housing Company,
joint owners. A report on the esti-
mates OF the appraisal committee has
been forwarded ia. The housing manager
Of the Fleet Corporation. at Philadel-
plrlo.
Members OF the committee declined
today 10 give any Information as to the
valuation they had placed on the Park
homes. but weeks ago it was admitted
that the figures would be considerably
less than the cost OF the properties,
which were built during the height Of
The war.
The appraisal has been made as a
preliminary to The expected sale by
the Emergency Fleet and the Liberty
Housing Company Of the dwellings
preferably TO their present occupants
and on easy terms. The original cost
of the Gardens, including buildings,
streets, sewers. parking spaces, etc
WAS something over Si,SOOOOO This
would 6c about $1,000 per home. leav-
ing 100000 for streets and other inn
provemenls.
In addition 10 selling Off the homes.
70 Is the pan OF the Fleet Corporation
10 deed over TO the city the streets and
sewers. water pipes and parking spaces
for an amount 10 be agreed upon by
Of the corporation and
the city. This plan will be similar TO
that followed In the recent transfer OF
The streets In Wawaset Park, built by
the dupont company for its employees.
The improved streets and sewer and
water pipes were decided TO the city for
si00,eOO round flgures At the meeting
last night Of CITY Council $4,000 OF
This sum was ordered transferred 10 the
dupont account
The committee which has made the
Of the Union Park Cor
dcns is composed OF Henry Hopes. rep
resenlng the Fleet Corporation: Ed
nund p. Moody the Liberty Housing
Company and Col Weller r. Slower,
the public interests or
people The appraisers began their
work last October and have continued
II as expedilously as the weather has
permitted The entire tract has been
plotted and the valuation Of each dwell
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been the intention Of the company 10
erect this new home for the Whining
ton Automobile Company about two
years ago, but, owing to the war, the
idea was temporarily abandoned. He
stated, however that Thompson &and
Binger, architects, Of New York City
are now planning for the new garage
and unless the price for the proposed
structure is found TO be prohibitive,
work Of demolishing the existing
structure will start about April 1.
As planned the new building Will be
four stores high and will cost about
100000. The Wilmington Taxicab Com
pany has been ordered to move before
that date, and is now trying to secure
quarters somewhere nearby.
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Why Have Ugly,
Itchy PimEles?
simple Treatment Clears skin Quickly o
All Unsughtly Eruptions.

simple Treatment Clears skin Quickly of
All Unsughtly Eruptions.
For several weeks past n. B. Danforth
has done a big business and made lots
OF friends simply by recommending aud
selling Hokara-a skin healer that has
mirnculously aided many Wilmington peo-
pie In restoring TO them a clear natural
healthy skin.
Hokara by It's antseptic healing quail
ties has been found 10 correct quickly all
minor skin troubles such as pimples,
blackheads, herpes adne, scaly scalp. com
pIexion blemishes, itdhing feet and piles.
Ulcers sOres salt rhenm and even chronic
eczema respond readily. There has yet TO
he found any form OF skin disease that
Hokara does not greatly help. and it s
action is so quick, pleasant and healing
that those who have used IL are delighted
with H. In spite OF it's unusual healing
powers, the price Is triie. To convince
You Of it's merit n. 3. Danforth, drugglS,t,
Will sell YOU n liberal sized Jar for only
9,c N II doesn't do what 10 is claimed
10 do-you can get your money back.
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CoNoUERs RHEUMATISM

1t is an established fact that one tea
spoonful Of Rheuma taken once a day for
a very short time has driven all the pam
and agony from thousands of racked,
crippled and despairing rheumatics.
while powerful gratifying and quick
acting Rheuma contains no narcotics, Is
ami blessed relief or its cost. small as IL
is will be refunded. The magic name
has reached nearly every hamlet, and there
are hundreds of druggists who can tell
You of the good II has done in some or
the very worst cases
If YOU are tortured with rheumatism
or sciatica you can get bottle Of Rheuma
from n B. DanfOrth for not more than 20
cents. with the understanding that II II
does not rid you of all rheumatic suffering
your money will be cheerfully returned
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NEW HOME LIKELY
FOR AUTO COMPANY

That the Wilmington Automobile
Company will erect a building 20 con-
tain a garage, repair shop, and show
rooms on the site Of their present
building, that leased by the Whining
ton Tax.ca5 Company and the site Of
the old Avenue Theatre, unless the cost
is prohlb.tive. was learned today from
Harry T. Graham. president OF the com
pany. Mr.. Graham stated that it had
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ing on It has been set by the com
mlttee.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation has
entire power to accept. reject or mod
ify the committees appraisal. as IL may
see nt. It Is thought, however, the
figures will be accepted as the falresi
possible and the properties will be
sold Off within the next few weeks.
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Patterson and A. Felix dupont.

Patterson and A. Felix dupont.
The following oillcors were elected
at the closing session: President.
George r. Snyder, Washington; secre-
tary, u. w. Simonson, Baltimore; treas
urer, II n. Franklin Rochester, N. Y;
vice presidents, Luther Martin New
York: DR.. /. II. Alexander. Pittsburgh
Charles Patterson. Wilmington; Thom-
as Hagler. Atlanta. Ga; Dr.. J. Gurney
Taylor, Milwaukee; Albert Wiser,
Kansas City; Frank p. Tengenbach,
Denver, and Frank De Lisle, oakland,
California
In all probability Rochester, N. Y,
will be chosen as the next place for
the meeting OF the Associated Clubs
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CLUB WOMEN MEET

The Women's Club Of Newport mel
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs Alfred Craig. letter acknowl-
edg'ng the receipt Of dues for the adj
m. m ssion TO the Federation of Womens
Clubs was read. A tea followed the
business meeting.
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RIRTUDAY PARTY

A surprise party was given recently
in honor Of the birthday anniversary
Of Mrs. Howard Richards. No. 203 West
Twenty-thlrd street. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Earl, Mr.. and Mrs
Coll, Mss Martha Brecht Of Philadel-
ph a, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Richards,
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Richards and
NJ SIS Rosalie Richards.
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LEAP YEAR DANCE.

A leap year dance will be held in
the Gilbert Studio Wednesday evening.
March 3, by the Wednesday evening
advanced class under the direction Of
NJ IS Kate McClaflerty.
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become dowdy and humdrum, wins her
husband back to rapturous alteration
by buying $500 worth OF stockings,
wearing purple hats and playing jazz
music on the piano.
Fortunately the play Is much better
than the later ramifications Of its plot.
Although Miss Archibald shows no
great skill as yet in telling a simple
story and makes such fundamental mis-
takes as cluttering up her stage with
the doings of minor characters at a
late point IN the evening, she has a
gift for individual scenes. Many are
smartly written. Much Of the dialogue
is exceedingly amusing and som Of
the actin" is wholly delchtf,
David Belasco has produced the play
we'll. He is generally able to make the
piece seem a GOOD deal better than it
really is. For at least an act it might
have been high comedy of the deftest
sort, but then there came blunders of
writing. which were not to be covered
not all the acting is quite that. Char
lotte Walker played some of her scenes
we'll and others far too broadly.
In this transitory existence we sup
pose nothing is perfect, but Philip
Merivale seemed so. At any rate he
was delightful during every minute he
spent on the stage. Janet Beecher did
we'll as the doctor of domestic difficult
ties, and William Morris was able and
efficient. Rea Martin was excellent in
q small role. Most of the others were
at least adequate.
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Moore Patch are the producers Of this
new success. The trained hand Of
Anne Caldwell wrote the book and
lyrics. The credit Of staging the musi-
cal numbers is assigned to Julian AL
fred, while the opulence Of the stage
settings is the product of the Robert
Law studios.
Story Theme Substantial
1.-THE Sweetheart Shop" has sub
stantial story theme which decidedly
heightens the interest. The shop is a
nice place in Fifth Avenue where nice
people may meet people. Clients are
protected by love insurance, a. guar
anty Of conjugal felicity for one year.
But Minerva Butts, village "vamp,"
tries to accelerate the maturity of her
policy and leads the proprietors of the
sweetheart shop through three tuneful
acts of amusing adventure. Esther
Howard, who plays Minerva, steps into
the front rank Of musical comedy out
Of a Lynn, Mass, stock company. With
a good singing voice and pleasing
personality, she took the major share Of
honors on the distaff side of the show,
although Helen Ford was close second.
Harry K. Morton, as Peter Potter, her
husband and warrantee in love insur-
anace, endows the play with most Of
its effervescent life. Una Fleming,
premiere danseuse, is not surpassed by
any of her sisters in this seasons
galaxy of dancers.
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|SCall the Doctor
Lays Down Rules
For Nj arriage
David Belasco Makes Some
what Stumbling PlaySeem
Deft at Times by Good
Production at Empire
THE CAST
By Haywood Broun

It is our belief that any saying which
begins, "All women" or "All men," or
even "Most women" or "Most men," is
probably not true "Call the Doctor"
BY Jean Archibald, which was produced
ut the Empire Theatre last night, has
the misfortune to be founded on an
epigram, we're not sure which one, but
something from The Smart Set, and
once the theory Of human conduct has
been laid down it is possible to pre-
diet not only the outcome, but every
stage Of the journey.
This quality in the new play was not
altogether evident in the first act, which
was brought to most ingenious and
humorous conclusion. Thereafter sur
prises were few. Indeed, one character
was assumed TO have the workings Of
human conduct so carefully formulated
that she could predict "Now, if you
say this she will reply with that" In
variably her predictions came true.
The central character of the piece
Is q doctor of domestic difficulties. She
visits afflicted homes and after study
Ing the conditions prescribes q remedy.
This is a good starting point for a
light comedy, BIZ. Miss Archibald has
not made her character convincing. In
stead of being a person wise in in
stinct the doctor is merely young
person with set of rules. Worst Of
all, her rules are the rules of moving
picture plots and magazine fiction and
popular plays. For instance, she be-
lieves that q woman cannot fail to
make herself attractive to a husband
by the simple process of becoming fast
and strident and vulgar, or at least of
seeming to become so. The wife in the
play, who is neglected because she has
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Woman Dresses as Roy to
Evade Unwelcome WOOer
Dainty Slippers Give Her Away ;
Shorn Tresses Found i'm
Coat Pocket

Patrolman John Gage, whose beat in
Brooklyn is on East New York Avenue,
is nothing if not observant. Yester-
day when he saw a staggering "boy''
approach him from Douglass Street he
looked little closer.
Every detail of the youths clothing
was correct and well-fitting save one
A dainty pair of slippers with high
heels, encasing shapely feet, were con-
spicuous. The patrolman reflected q
moment and then suggested that the
pedestrian accompany him to the police
station.
There the "boy" gave her name as
Celia Rosen, thirty years old, and said
she lived at 335 East 1880 Street. Her
object in masquerading, she told Mag
istrate Steers in the New Jersey Ave
nue. court, was to get away from a
man who was paying her unwelcome
attention. She wrote him that she was
going to Chicago, she testified, and
then used mans garb to evade him.
The court committed Miss Rosen TO
Kings County Hospital for observation.
The police found in the pockets of her
blue serge, coat the long blonde tresses
she had sheared from her head.
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On the Screen
Jewish Colonies of Polish Cities
Shown at Madison Square
Cor1on COucar4 Hall

A picture of virtually the entire Jew
ish population of war-ridden Poland is
being shown at the Madison Square
Garden Concert Hall. At the first per-
Torrance four Of the cities represented
in the production were shown Tonight
scenes in Lemberg, Przemysl, Kobrin,
Cracow and Brest-Litovsk will be
flashed, showing actual warfare and liv
ing conditions through the battle areas.
The pictures bear out everything that
has been said about the devastation,
hunger and suffering in the stricken
cities. In BrcstLitovsk hardly build
ing remains in the scenes covered. The
Jews, who always suffer most in a dis
aster in Central Europe, live in dug
outs left by the German invaders. Chill
dren are shown in rags, when rags are
the cast-off clothing of peasants and SOL
ders. There are hardly any young per-
sons to be seen, no girls between four
teen and twenty-five years old, and no
men between eighteen and thirty.
In Warsaw the frightful result Of the
long war is shown plainly. Persons are
shown in hunger and want. BY the
thousands they gather in front Of the
camera so that relatives in America may
recognize them and know that they still
live. In each of the cities where the
camera man went, it is said, the older
Jews sent words of greeting to their
friends and relatives in the United
States. In the showing last night and
the night before scores of persons in
the audiences recognized relatives and
arose and shouted out to them as if
they actually were there in person..
Tomorrow Wilma, Grodno, Radon,
Pinsk and Brest-Litovsk will be shown
Josiah EURO who created the version
of "Eli-Eli' that ran for twelve weeks
at the Criterion Theater, staged the mu-
steal setting for the pictures now being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-01
Germans Hit at u. S. Trade

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Germany
is dumping its surplus of inferior
goods into the United States and Eng
land and is marking its exports to
Great Britain MADE in America" and
its exports to the United States
MADE in England" official advices re-
ceived here to-day state.
German exporters are following this
practice. the advices said, in an effort
and to realize quickly large sums on
manufactured articles which otherwise
might not be sold because of popular
prejudice. Such tactics are discredit-
ing American manufacturers in Eng.
land and British manufacturers in the
United States, the advices declare.