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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
GREEK LEADERS HANGED
BY TURK NATIONALISTS
Action Said to be in Reprisal for
Greek Advance; Plot to
Kill Sultan.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Constantinople, July 16.-Twelve
Greek leaders, including priest, have
been hanged by the Natioualists at
Songuldak, on the Black Sea coast, about
$50 miles east of Constantinople Many
Greeks are being hanged in other Black
Sea ports as reprisals for the Greek ad-
vance.
Ekrem Bey and Rifatt Bey, National
list merchants, have been arrested, charg-
ed with plotting TO kill the Sultan.
The Emir of Afghanistan is working
to succeed the Sultan of Turkey as com
mander of the faithful, according to re-
ports received In this city from Angora,
where pam -Islamic conferences have been
in session for several months
This congress, with representatives Of
Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Arabia, In
dia, Persia, Crimea, Eg pit and Tripol
are taking part and chiefly concerned
with filling the office of Commander of
the Faithful in such a manner as to uni
fy the Moslem world
The congress is a continuation of the
plan of consolidation of the Mohammedan
world originated by Enver Pasha, former
Turkish minister OF war and leader of the
Young Party, and fostered by the former
imperial German government.
The time limit for Turkey to make
known her decision is midnight July
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
OF FRUIT
AND PRODUCE
Street Markets Present Big Va
riety for Shopper to Choose
From.

Brisk sales and a large supply OF garden
products and fruit marked this morning $
market. Apples monopolized the fruit
market, and more of the home-rsi.ed kind
were on sale than the shipped product.
Good cooking apples sold rs low as 10
cents a quarter peck, while some of the
best went no higher than Is and Is cents
a quarter.
Cantaloupcs were the nearest rivals to
apples in the fruit hne and were selling at
the standard rate of l5 cents apiece for
solid ripe fruit Some of the damaged ones
were selling at 3 and 10 cents. Nice ripe
tomatoes brought 30 and 35 cents quart
ter peck and 15 cents a box. Most OF the
peaches were southern grown at 20 to
80 cents box. Shipped pears, about the
size of dried prune, sold at 20 cents a
box holding about six or seven. Black
berries and huckleberries were scarce and
sold at 80 and 35 cents box. Only a
few crates of each were to be found
Bananas were somewhat cheaper than for
the last few weeks, the incest ones selling
for so cents dozen. Oranges brought the
prohibitive price of 60 and 20 cents q
dozen.
Eggs. all strictly fresh, according to the
farmers statements, differed as much as
O5 cents dozen in price, selling at SIS to
20 cents a dozen. The meat market re-
manned the same as last week with the
usual amount of hot weather pickeled
meat for sale.
Other morning market prices were:
Beans, green, 10 cents quarter peck, and
yellow cents box: peppers, 3 for III
cents; cucumbers, 5 cents; plums, 70
cent. box, 35 cents a quart: butter, 20
cents a pound: beets, cents bunch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
CITY WILL HAVE
CAL|bRE OF FIRE
SERVICE PAID FOR
Responsibility for Efficiency o.
Protection for Wilmington
Rests With Council.
SHRINKAGE PROBABLE
IN THE EQUIPMENT

Regardless of what the city authorities
do I'm the matter of arranging for hre pro-
lection for Wilmington after the expiration
uf the present contracts with the hre
companies next month, the city VIII re-
ccive lust what u will pay for. -,
As y known, one of the companies VIII
alnt and its equipment Is already on the
market 4 least one other company is ex,
ircied to do the same thing and several
Others also unless Council backs down
from the stand Il has taken and gives the
iircmcn the 81 500 pcr company addiionai
tha, they are asking for. Still u Is alto
pcther probable that even " Counsel re
fuses the increase and continues 20 do
business with the Volunteer fire Depart
mcnt, Il will reap the reward IN the form OF
diminished FIRE equipment. >.
some Of the companies are arranging ~
Il understood. to cut out some of their
apparatus Il they do not get tho money
they are asking for, which means that at
all events there will be less apparatus IN
service after September ! than there has
hccn for some time, although Wilmington
has grown in size and population very
materially in the last few years. Whiie 1T IS
unfortunate that the city docs not own
any of this equipment or any OF the build
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
BUDGET SYSTEM FOR
STATE IN COURSE
OF PREPARATION
Would Prevent Duplication, Save
Waste and Enhance
Efficiency.
NEED FULL FISCAL DATA

Preparing budget system or method
for the State, that means all that the word
implies, rs the activity that the Survey
Commission OF Delaware is engaged on at
present. Since its reorganization IN the
spring, and the reopening OF tho offices IN
the Church Building the commission has
been devoting all its efforts TO shaping
up this information, considering 1T the
most important work that should be got
ten out OF the way first.
Contrary TO general impression, the
commission is not conducting survey OF
financial institutions or State bC lies that
obtain State aid, but is assembling m
formation and data for the information of
the next Legislature and also the finaneiers
of the State. There viii be no law pre-
sented to the Legislature, but rough out
line of the essential items that should be
Incorporated into law that the legislators
may easily have assembled for enact
ment.
The budget system Of each state that has
one is being considered in the preparation
of budget system for Delaware, so that
the municipality may benefit through the
experience Of others The plan of each
State will be assembled In condensed form
for the consideration of the Legislative
solons and the bankers.
There are at the present time in Del
aware certain institutions that do not
spend all of the appropriations granted
them, and there are Others that expend
every penny and have to depend upon the
gratuty of the public for enough extra
funds TO keep them in operation. Through
budget system, the over-appropriatlon
of one and the insufficient funds of the
other would be balanced more evenly
Waste in departments would be checked
if the plan is executed properly and
honestly. and other departments that need
money urgently would be benefited. The
result Of the proper operation of budget
system would be increased efficiency and
a better understanding for all the people
of the State about State bodies.
Continued on page IL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
M'WOR IS GRANTED
CONDITIONAL PARDON
Convicted of Manslaughter After
His Automobile Had Killed
Raymond Kelly.
Special Corresncndence Of Every Evening

Special Corresncndence Of Every Evening
Dover, July l7.--John McIvor Of
Philadelphia. who II serving six-rnonth =
sentence IN the New Castle County Work
house, for manslaughter has been granted
conditional pardon.
McIvor. while driving at Clayrnont from
Philadelphia To Wilmington SOME months
ago, ran into Raymond Kelly, who died.
Mclvor WAS arrested and indicted on
charge of involuntary manslaughter, of
which crime he was convicted by n New
Castle county jury and sentenced on
MAY % last.
His application for pardon came before
the Board Of Pardons yesterday afternoon
He was represented by Philip L..
Garrett, Jr., of Wilmington. while Deputy
Attorney General Green appeared for the
State
MIR. Garrett said the character and
reputation of McIvor were above reproach.
He presented petition signed by many
prominent citizens of Philadelphia, be-
sides producing letters from State Senators
of Pennsylvania and members OF Phlladel-
phia City Council. all of which appealed
for a pardon for Mclvor. Representative
McNabb, of Wilmington also appeared
in McIvor's behalf and read letter from
Htate s,ehatoi hc-NiChoi vi 'ihissA' : elilis'
and others of like prominence. Repre-
sentative MeNabb pleaded for the wife
and children of McIvor who were present.
He also pleaded for the business ol
McIvor, which was being daily impaired
by his absence.
Mr.. Garrett said there were discrepan-
cies in the evidence the State produced
at the trial as to the speed of the machine
the broken light on one side OF it and q
cut-out, it being shown that the car had
no cut-out and that the light alleged to
have been broken ION the left side" was
the right hand light.
Deputy Attorney-General Green read
the statement of Chief Justice Pennewil
Continued on page 2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
OFFICERS LOCATE
TONS Of MOONSA|NE
LIQUOR MATERIAL
Have Documentary and Material
Evidence Against Dozens OF
Wilmington Lawbreakcrs.
ANALYSES SHOW HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL

That wholesale efforts nrc being made
in dozens of places around Wilmington to
manufacture liquor containing alcohol ~
conchisively shown by a mass of doeu-
mcntary and material evidence that has
been acquired by the Federal and local
officers Not until today was 1T known
that these officers had the opportunity TO
ascertain who was receiving the ingredi-
ents 20 he used in the manufacture OF
liauor that il prohibited by law. These
officers have documentary evidence OF the
shipment of many tons of raisins IN
particular TO dozens OF residences IN the
city Since the first Of the year at least
100, 900 pounds of ralsns have come 10
Wilmington for distribution outside of tho
regular store channel. The cost ~ estunat-
ed at % To 30 cents pound. There was
probably much more obtained IN elan
dcstine way but these figures have TO do
only with that which came through the
regular channels Other articles used ~
making wine and other fermented con
ooctions have also been received IN large
quantities, the amounts IN most cases
being known TO the authorities. Tho name
of the consignec, the quantity OF each CON
signment, and the date on which II was
received are matter of record which the
officials n w hold All of this data has
been compiled since the first of the year
and Il is now merely matter of follow
inp up these leads TO learn just what Use ~
being made of the tremendous quantity OF
raising and other liquor producing pos
sibilitics.
Cnnfipttcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
JOS,LUCC|A ROBBED
OF $1,000 BY TWO
BRUTAL THIEVES
They Robbed Him After Breaking
Into His Room at 311 But
tonwood Street.
HAD PLANNED TO SAIL
FOR EUROPE TODAY

All chances for Joseph Lucia to return
TO his wife and four children in Hungary,
As he had planned, were rudely destroyed
early Yesterday morning, when he was at
tackled in his room at 81 Buttonwood
street and robbed of 81, 800, all his saw
incs Lucia had drawn the money from
the bank and was preparing to leave tor
New York today to board ship for his
homeland
According TO his story. yesterday morn
ing about | o'clock two men forced their
WAY into his room and demanded his
money. Before he could reply or make =
move to defend himself one man grabbed
him by the throat and began choking
him while the other hit him stiff blow on
the side of the head, rendering him un-
conscious. No one else was IN the house
at the time except the landlady, whom
the thieves had locked In her room be-
fore beginning the attack on Lucn. She
finally managed TO broa open the lock
and discovered Lucia's daned condition
and notified the police, but this was after
the robbers had fled.
II is believed that one Of the men who
committed the deed was a laborer, and
had been fellow roorner In tho house
with Lucia as he disappeared the same
ngnt tne rnbbefN boh paw hunfiN'p"''
actions on his part also confirm the belief
that he has guilty knowledge and, the
police nre looking for him. He usually
worked nj night, but on Thursday night
neighbors say they saw him walking about
the streets long after his usual time to
90 to work. No clue ~ TO the identity Of
the other man has yet been uncovered.
Lucia's condition is not serious but he
is distracted over the loss of his money
and told friend that he felt like commit
Ting suicide.
Up until month ago he worked at the
iron mills at pottsville, Pa, and came
here preparing to make arrangements for
his return to Hungary. He was to leave
New York this morning and had bought
several hundred dollars worth Of goods
TO take TO his wife and family, whom nc
had not seen since he came to tho United
States eight years ago.
He Is now in the care Of friends and Is
hoping the police can recover hls money
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
TO PREVENT TRANSPORT
OF CHINESE TROOPS
TaDan Said to be Anxious TO Oc-
cupy Railway for That
Purpose.
Rr Associatea Press % Every Evening

Bv Associated Press 10 FsFery Evening
Tientsin, China, July l6.-The foreign
military commanders here arranged to-
day TO dispatch a tram 70 Hangtsun, on
the railway line TO Peklng to investigate
the situation caused by the hostlllties
between the Anfu and Chihli parties
The japanese, il Il stated, are ANXIOUS
TO occupy the railway and prevent the
transport Of Chinese troops. The effort
Of such a move, It Is pointed out would be
to save the Anfu troops from attack by
the Chilli and ManchurIan armies. The
other foreign military heads have failed
to agree with the Japanese IN the desire
cf the latter for interference.
The Peking- -Tuen-sn railway line Is
blocked by troop trains between fangt-
sun. thirty miles northwest Gf Peklng,
and Lola, twenty miles further up the
line
The train with the investigating party
left in the afternoon. II had on board
American. British, japanese and French
detachments.
Proceeding in the direction Of Yam
sun. it stopped at Peisang, where the com
mander OF the Chihli forces was found.
The commander stated that he had
been forced to retreat BY the insIstence
Of the Jananese troops posted at Gangtsun
that he remove his troops and guns TO a
distance Of two miles either side OF the
railway. the effect Of which was to create
a gan Of four miles in his front
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
GERMANS AGREE
To COAL DEMANDS,
STILL PROTESTING
Promise TO Deliver 5000 900 Tons
by November IS; Fear
Occupation.
INDIGNATION IN BERLIN
nr 80 -. y 80 EgenLns

By Assoclstad Press ~ Evcry Evening
Spa. Belgium. July ~. The German
representatives sigrod tho coal pfotOfD'
drawn up by tfe allied 2 -escuia'ivos 10
SIS O'Clock last night, The. ~ aeitlnF
one II the most difficult ufcetinus whlrh
has come up ~ the prcseni disc s10n
signatures werc AFFIXED 0n the dp-i
meut after four-hour seasiDn NJ ihr tiIla
Fraincusn. one hour n shieh Fae sT~n'
by the Germans n cabinet rurrlfa Irr
N IN adjoining room
There was conflict pvrr ufrDdurifrr
in tho prOtOrol ~ the meuarf n orrITn
tion ~ additional German ferrt0rt lNer
Octol er ~ next II Ccrfnan coal le1vrres
were not ~ ~ the stipulated quantity
&. .OOO OO0 tons hy fhaf 1ate Ihr N
lies decided ~ drop thiH clause - .ff
protocol Glow tre signature Inc
Tho German 1bjeeied fa fho
preamble. which declared 'faf trr lr
risions set forth IN 'he d0rumcn' hld rer
taken iu common accord hv fhe allied 1nd
German delegations Ihc fermars -ar
tended il was not hy common acrnrf tuf
hy solr will - 'he Aliie7 thaf anv 'Ir'fer
occupation would pcour
At this mnrtlire D0rf0r ehrrni aei
the German chnncell0r srrf frr fhrer u'
his cabinet colleague H'f0 rrrr AZ fhr
German headquarfers ard called tHf1
not meeting An ho,r rlar,sef before far
ccIlor Fehrrularh and Furrlgn Minister
Simons appeared ~ the conference room
After An explanatory speech ty po~for
Sinona. an 'he Delegate ngref rr
protocol
Before the arrival - the f,rrrrsr trif
gates today the alled prenlers -nrn
pIeted their confederation ~ the iisir
button ~ reparafi0ns due from Cermanf
AZ finally adopted the reparaff0us viil -
made On the following basIs France li
per cent Great Britain - per renf lfRlf
10 per cent Belgium y per cent tnd
Japan and Portugal .arh three-'ilariers ~
/ per cent The remaining 6i1 rer reni
will be divided between serhis Romans
and Poland
Besides the : per cent ieirum q
receive. she will retain The priority rghi
, 70 2.50O OOO .OO0 marks from whtrh ~
+ Re paid sums lent ~ Belgium by no allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
FEW CANDIDATES
FOR LEGISLATURE
YET ANNOUNCED
School Code. Klair Liquor Law
and Equal Suffrage Will
Probably be Issues.
'DRYS" READY FOR FIGHT

Although elcctnng members of the
Legislature will hc an important feature OF
the election a. hc held IN Delaware on
November ,. few candidates have been
announced. The School Code, the kiair
houar hw and woman suffrage viii
nrnbahly hc lssues \ law enacted last
wear for the purpose of lesscning the
activity II the Anti-Saloon League IN
pnhtics viii not deter that organization.
Which will continue 90 support dry
candidates and oppose wet candidates.
senator James T Alice, lr.. sponsored
this aw. which says: And no candidate
for state senator or Representative IN the
General assembly shall make any written
pledgc a. q e ur withhold his vote on any
proposed sw or legislation, nor shall any
other pcrson seek 90 influence any such
candidate IN has attitude upon any pro-
eoaed law or legislation 10y offer or promise
~ vote or votes or of any support at
any primary OF election. Rev. +. G
I'rcttyman. superintendent of the Anti
saloon League, declares tins law does not
bother the league Int.
What ! want 90 know Is how II comes
that politicians opposing the Anti-Saloor
League are obtaining pledges from candi.
dates that they will be wet, or that they
will sipport changes IN school or tax laws
or any other ISSUES in which they are IN
tsrcsted, MIR. prettyman remarked yes.
trrday. "Arc they not violating the very
law which was put through with intent
10 cripple the league? Eight or ten wears
apo the West Virginia Legislature put
through practically the same law, but
il dad not hinder the league in the least
West Virginia went dry. We practical
N quit getting written pledges of support
some time ago. We do not need them. But
how about our opponents? That IS what
| want 20 know
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
Local Committee Hope to Dispose OF
Remaining SIC, 900 Next Week.

Fifty-one thou sand dollars of the
ST. 900 bond issue for the Improvement
II the h. A O. bridge have been subscribed
and members of the Chamber of Commerce
Committee that is striving TO dispose of
hte securities IN this city are encouraged
and hopeful that the full amount will be
taken. The bonds will be placed with the
security Trust Company and checks should
he made out 90 IT, which will act as trans
fcrring agent for the bonds
The members Of the bond committee
want % sell the remaining $4,000 of
bonds hy the end Of next week, so that
the business may be completed. So far
the contractor has not received penny
for the work, which is 20 he completed by
August l. On that date substantial pay
mcnts Of the contracted money viii be
made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
FOUNTAIN DENIES GUILT.
Though He is TO Hang Next Friday
for Alleged Assault on Bertha
Simpson.

Friday of next week will be the day on
which Isaiah Fountain, the Negro con-
victed of criminal assault aon Berth
Simpson, a white girl of Is, in April, 1919,
will be hanged at Easton, Md.
IL never saw the girl until the time Of
the first trial in Easton, am not guilty
of the crime" are statements attributed
II know God will take care of me, and
therefore ! have nothing to worry over
is his reported attitude as to himself.
oncern as to the details of his burial
and the fate of his mother, wife and two
children is strongly felt.
The public hanging will attract large
crowd of Eastern Shore folk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
MAY BIZ MURDERER.
Emory Gibson, Reported TO Have Made
Damaging Statement About Himself.

Emory Gibson colored according TO
the police. NAV be- wanted for the murder
OF a detective in MARYLAND. This depends
upon whether or not the boast he is said
a. have made 10 Elizabeth Brown is true.
There Il a possb bility that Gibson, who
wa arrested Yesterday on a charge of
assault and battery, may have been i'm
pleated IN the killing Of the B. d O..
railroad officer, Beers, near Haver de
Grace, several months ago. IL is also
thought that Gibson NAV know some
thing ri the shooting Of Villa m Hunter,
alleged "a have been done by John Var
Der, 1T Elsmere, recently
The local authorities are examining
Gibson Ia an effort % learn whether his
boa II wac fiction or whether it is true.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
VERA CRUZ ISOLATED BY
STRIKE ON MEXICAN RAILWAY
nv Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Mexico City, July 17.-Vera Cruz
has been isolated from the rest of the
country by the strike of all mechanics
employed on the Mexican Railway who
are supported by the employees of the same
road and of the Interoceanic line, according
to the Excelsior. The strikers demand a
wage increase of 100 per cent. The me-
chanics are reported to be removing rails
from various lines.
General Pablo Gonzalez has won point
in his trial for treason, having been given
a stay of proceedings for three days by
the court martial at Monterey.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
SERGEANT COOK MISSING.

Warsaw, July 17-Sergeant William
Cook, of Fay, Oklahoma, attached to the
American Typhus Expedition in Poland,
has been. missing since the Bolsheviki cap
tured Minsk. The disinfeeting train with
which he was working was captured by
the Soviet forces He told refugees he
would remain with the train in the hope
of getting it out in safety.
Captain Trever SWEET, of Boston, as
sistant military attache at the American
Legation here, was fired on by squad of
Bolshevik cavalry near Wilma this week
but escaped without injury.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
WILL ASSIST GERMANY
IN FLOATING OF LOANS

Spa, Belgium. July IL Allied govern
rnerts will assgst Germany IN hcatnr
loans, according % an agreement signed
here TODAY hy representatives a Great
Britain. France. italy. Japan. Beivun
and Portugal.
Belgium u gwen priority N the ravnent
Of ?. SOC. 600 900 gold frHncs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-17
MAY KEEP HANDS OFF.
Anti-Saloon League to Meet in Colum-
bus to Consider Campaign.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
st. Louis, July 1.-THE executive COM
mittee of the American Anti-Saloon Lea
que will meet in Columbus, Ohio, next
Thursday to decide whether to make
fight on Governor Cox, it was announc-
ed here today by Reverend w. &. Shupp,
superintendent OF the Missouri Anti
Saloon League.
He said that if it should be found that
Senator Harding record Is but little
dryer" than that Of Governor Cox, the
Anti-Saloon League will keep hands off
and let the choice rest with the voters.