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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-14
SAFEST way FOR
STARTING MOTOR
Ignition System Sometimes Gives
Trouble, Even in Most Ex-
penSive Cars.
EMERGENCY BATTERY USEFUL
Six Dry Cells, Securely Tied Together
in Triangle Shape, May Be Stored
In Compartment Under Seat
and Out of Way.

At least so per cent of the modern
automobiles use battery ignition. AS
this system sometimes gives trouble,
even in the most expensive cars, de-
vised a method for producing an emer-
gency current as shown in the illustra-
ton. This consists of six dry cells Sc
curely tied together in triangle shape
and wired in series with a fOur-foot
length of well-insulated copper wire
attached to each Of the negative and
positive terminals. These wires are
used to make connections with the
storage battery terminals for start
ing the motor; then they are discon-
nected.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-14
TROUBLE FOUND IN BATTERY
Fault Will Very Possibly Be Found IN
Corrosion of Terminals
Current Retarded.

If trouble develops In the battery
which upon examination is found to
be up to normal and yet is not deliv-
ering enough current to furnish lights
nor spark enough to ignite the fuel, the
basic fault will very possibly be found
in corrosion of the terminals. When
the terminals are covered with hard
green deposit no current can flow
Sometimes this deposit is so hard that
1t takes a chisel to remove it.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-14

that the liquid is one-half inch above
the top of the lead plates. Should the
level be below this point, add enough
distilled water to make up the def
cheney. Keep all the battery and wire
terminals bright by scraping them with
a sharp knife about once a month, and
make sure that there is no short cir
cult In the dashboard switches and
that no battery wire or other wire is
chatting against any metal to produce
q short circuit. In this way 4 battery
may be kept at its highest efficiency
p. P. Avery, in Popular Science
Monthly.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-14
Batteries Last Long.

The batteries will last long time
for this emergency work. If the stor-
age battery gives too much trouble, re-
move the filling caps and make sure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13

In securing bread one has to risk his own
life. Many Y. w. g. A. secretaries have
ssen tho women in Russia standing IN
bitter cold weather, in remnants Of cloth
ing, with few matches and cigarettes,
trying 10 sell them To enable themselves
70 buy soup. The women Of Russia are
holding out their hands to ns for help.
Many Of Y. w. G.. A. secretaries have been
cent ~ assist in the work in that country,
and they have and are still working under
great difficulties. The Russian women
have splendid characters and are stronger
in many ways then the men, and should
be helped.
For fifteen years lived IN India and
know the people there. There isa desperate
need Of education in all the eastern cosip-
tries. In India only one woman in every1Oo
can read and write and yet there are more
women in Tpdia than all the people in
the United States The death rate is higher
in India than any other place in the world
said Mn. Eddy, due 20 lack of education.
In China, conditions just as desperate ~
these in other countries were pointed out
by the speaker. Out Of every 100 babies
born, 10 die, due 20 ignorance. Give the
women q chance" said Mrs. Eddy, and
they will do different in all countries Of
the EaAt.
In conclusion, she said splendid work
Is being done by the ~ secretaries IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13

Editor Every Evening. ] have been
reading your paper for number of years
| thought one of your objects as editor
of the paper was TO advocate economy In
/ the use of the public's money, and / am
surprised not to hear Every Evening make
more objections TO the special session of
the Legislature than what il has. So far
as ] am concerned as a citizen and heavy
taxpayer, think 1t is a shame and an out
rage upon the taxpayers of this State to
/ be mulcted for this unnee ssary and un-
called for expense, which | understand
will cost forty thousand dollars or more.
and for what purpose or what benefit will
the masses of the people of this State de-
rive from it It IL hard to see.
Surely it is unfortunate that the voters
put men in Office who have such little
regard for their (the voters interest.
Think Of it, il you please, few politicians
and q few women, who could much better
employ their time at home looking after
their domestic affairs, which very likely
need attention and which might among
many other things, be great help to
the sanitary board Of this State, urging
this session, and we, the people. the great
mass OF this State, by reason of the power
vested IN the governor, must submit to
something we do not want and is not
necessary. The Suffrage Amendment
could have beer attended TO at the regular
session more properly than now, for the
reason that the people would send men
to the next Legislature to look after it as
they desired; whereas this membership is
just in the same position as they were at
the last session on the Klair bill They did
not carry out the will of the people who
sent them there. The School Code, which
has met with SO much opposition, is going
along very nicely, considering, and BY the
time for the next regular session of the
Legislature the people would have been
In much better shape to deal with it in
telligently than now 1t has not been
tried long enough for any of the great
lights in the present membership Of the
Legislature that / know to make any i'm
proyenent on it
Now, what next: Hello, Washington
Bridge" Commissioners had been ap-
pointed: they are going TO have a new
bridge. no difference about expense. The !
old bridge was not safei Why, ! would |
feel just as safe riding over that bridge for |
the next three years as as ! would sitting |
in my own parlor; IN fact, | go over il |
every week or so. and will continue to do !
SO until the great high experts whom the |
Levy Court hires to tell them perhaps |
at a nice fec, that the bridge is not safe, |
puts chain across the bridge and says TO |
Continued on page 9
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
FATE OF AMENDMENT
INVOLVED IN DOUBT
Much Opposition is Said to Pre-
vail Among Members From
Sussex County.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Georgetown, March l3--Plans have
been completed for n public meeting To be
held here in the courthouse next Tuesday
afternoon, and residents from all parts of
the country are expected 10 be present.
The Sussex County members of the Della
ware Legislature are to be present and
discussions will be held over the legislation
that is desired TO be enacted at the special
session of the Legislature which is to
convene on March %. In view of the fact
that there is much dissatisfaction over the
new school code, this subject will be dis
cussed with the members of the Legisla-
ture and at the same time citizens of the
county who are opposed TO Women 5
Suffrage VIII have an opportunity to ex-
press their views.
From what can be gathered from the
leading politicians the county and
State, are about evenly divided on the
Susan B. Anthony Amendment, and if the
amendment is ratified it will be ,p 20 the
Sussex members. A poll of the Sussex rep
resentation shows, il is stated, majority
opposed to enfranchising the women,
but some of the active politicians believe
that they can see a ray of hope in its pas
sage because, they believe enough will be
whipped into line to insure ratification.
Pressure Is being brought to bear il is
stated on the leaders throughout the
State by National Chairman VIII y
HAYS TO have the amendment ratified,
but what action will be taken by the mem
bers from this county is rroblematical
Regardless of the action of the Legisla-
ture it is well known fact that majority
Of the women in this county are bitterly
opposed TO the ratification and should the
question be put up to a vote OF the wo-
men the ants would be beaten. it is
believed, four 10 one. The only reason
why there has been no concerted action
on the part of the opponents 20 the ratifica-
tion of the amendment In this county is
because they have had confidence in the
members Of the Assembly, whom they
regard as knowing that sentiment is
against it in the lower part of the State
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
CRUZ OF SUFFRAGE ISSUE.

Editor Every Evening: ! am enclosing
YOU herewith clipping from tn. Philadel-
phia Ledger Of the issue of March Z 1920.
purporting to be a special dispatch 10 that
paper from tn 'ir correspondent in Viii
mington | desire TO call Your attention
10 that portion az the dispatch reading:
The extension of the franchise would
add at least 10000 votes 20 the Republican
party from colored women who il is ron-
eeded would vote as the cotored men vote
and in the same manner
Is there not more truth than poetry in
this statement, and is j; not also stota-
ment Of bald facts of just why the Repub-
hcan party is so ANXIOUS for Delaware TO
adopt the mtasure?
Under the circumstances, how can anv
member of our General Assembly who
considers himself true Dmocrat vot.
for such Il measure
Democrat
Newark, March r. 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13

mcnt would pass. lie further stated that
all the assurance he has as TO the passage
OF the amendment were. from the verbal
expressions from members some months
ago, when he first considered the calling
of the special session.
At the Delaware Equal Suffrage head
quarters at Dover when an effort was
made to secure the poll of tho members of
the General Assembly as they had secured
II, the announcement was made that when
the poll was taken assures were given by
those taking it that they would not dis
close the names of those who had pledged
themselves.
A prominent Republican from Sussex
county, former State Senator while in
Dover yesterday. said he did not believe
single Republican member of the Legis-
lature from that county, FIVE Senators
and nine Representatives would vote for
the amendment, but this is doubted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
CONDITION OF WOMEN
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
In Address at Home of Mrs.
Coleman du Pont, Mrs. Shcr-
wood Eddy Makes Appeal.

America is the one power loved and
feared in Turkey" Aid Mrs. Sherwood
Eddy, in addressing a large group OF wo-
men yesterday afternoon nj the home Of
Mrs. Z. Coleman du Pont; Therefore
why doesn't America use her power and
cause the great slaughter that islgoing on
IN that country 70 cease She suggested
that all women Of this city, through their
clubs and organizations, get behind this
work and help these suffering people.
Women of the World today was Mrs
Eddy's subject. She discussed conditions
and women in Austria, Germany, Poland,
Russia, Armenia. India, China and Japan
Mrs Eddy said "Ruesis is facing
starvation and even the nobility is suffer-
ing from the lack of food, clothing and
shelter. Shoe leather is precious; quarter
of pound Of cocoa recently sold for 81 90.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
DEATHS.

CHANDLER-on March 10. 1920. Edward
II. NJ. son OF George Y. and Annie Mason
Chandler. aged II years.
Relatives and friends and members oi
kennett Council No. o.. Jr. q. L. a. Nj
are invited 20 attend the funeral services
at the residence of his parents near York.
iyn Del. on sunday. March "a at ? c-clock
tuterment at Red Clay Greek cemetery.
FARRA-in this city. on March H. 1920
Wilmer k. Farra, aged IL years.
Relatives and friends and LOYAL Order of
Moose are invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at his late residence. 6l7 French street
on Monday afternoon, March Is. at )
u clock. Interment at RiyerYiew cemetery
GUTHRIE-In this city on March Ie
1920, Rebecca Derrickson. wife of William
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services at the residence OF her
son, Harry Guthrie. 6l2 Harrison street.
on Monday afternoon. March IS. al ,
CLOCK. lnterment private.
kEIGWTN-At New YORK City. on March
Ii 1920, Rev. Albert \. keigwin. ID. ID ,
agfd so years.
Fuheral services will be held a West Pres
hyterian Church on Monday afternoon.
Alarcn 10, at 4 80 clock. interment at VII
mington and Braudywine cemetery.
MASSEY-fn this city. on March l3 1920
William Joel Massey. aged o. years
Relatives and friends arc invited To attend
The funeral from his late residence. AIS f
Tenth street. on Tuesday afternoon March
IT. at so o cloca. Services at Epwortb NJ
T.. Church at clock. Interment at VIII
inington and Brandywine cemetery.
NELSON-fn this city, on March II 1920
Elizabeth, wife of Elmer Nelson and
daughter OF Elizabeth and the late
Thomas II. Fitzgerald
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funersil services a her late residence
;ioi0 Washington street. on Tuesday morn
ing. March 10. at III o clock. Interment at
Chester Rural cemetery.
ROW AN-In this city, on March I2. 1920
John Rowan. at residence of his son 1l6
Pine street ahed So years
Funeral services and interment at Cecil
ton, Nd, on Tuesday morning. March i6.
THOMAs-In this city, on Third month.
18th cay. 1920. Ruth Ann widow OF
Charles +. Thomas. aged 20 years
Funeral services az her la tie residence 700
North Clayton street. on Second day 18th
monday afternoon al O'Clock. Interment
priyate.
WfLHELN-In this city, on March II
1920. Frances E, Martin wife of Allen II
Wilhelm. aged % years
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services at the residence OF her
father-in-law. Joseph T.. Wilhelm. 4o3 "
Twenty-third street. on Monday afternoon
March Is. at o clock. Interment at River
view cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
MIGHT HIT SUFFRAGE
BY C0LDY'S REJECTION
Would be No Official TO Proclaim
Ratification of Amendment.
il is Said.

| Washington, March i3.--FailIre by
| the Senate to confirm the nomination of
| cambridge Colby as Secretary OF State
might cause ap awkward situation If the
suffrage amendment is ratified by the
necessary thirty-six States The amend
ment provides that IL become effective
on ratification, and this is construed to
mean that it becomes part of the Fed
eral Constitution when the Secrctary.e of
State issues n proclamation setting forth
the fact of the ratification by the requi-
site number of States.
Under the law the President may des-
ignate Ar Acting Secretary Of State or
Secretary Of State ed interim TO serve
IN that capacity for thirty days Frank
l.. Polk, the Under Secretary OF State.
has been serving az Acting Secretary OF
State for nearly that period. His tenure
will expire Monday, and unless way
can be found TO have him continue 10
exercise the prescribed duties of the
Secretary of State beyond that period
there will be no officer Of the Govern
nent authorized 30 proclaim an amend
ment To- the Constitution and perform
other important acts.
Mr.. Polk will be able 20 preside over
the affairs of the State Department as
an administrator. but his hands will be
tied when it comes 10 signing and fssu-
ing certain State documents
The Attorney General has been asked
to render an opinion as To whether. in
the event that there is q vacancy in the
Office of Secretary of State, person
may be designated to serve as Acting
Secretary or Secretary nd interim for
period longer than thirty days. Ii rs ex-
pected that the Attorney Generals
opinion will be rendered tomorrow. On
the face of the law however there ap-
bears TO be no way TO issue Federal
proclamation until some ono nominated
to and confirmed by the Senate has
qualified as Secretary Of State
II is taken for granted, however. that
should Mr.. Colby be confirmed be would
proclaim that the amendment was en-
bodied in the Constitution from the date
the State Department received formal
notice from the thirty-sixth ratifying
State
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
WOMEN CONFIDENT
OF RATIFICATION
Mrs. F. E.. Bach, President of Suf-
frage Association, Predicts
Victory.

There is absolutely no doubt but tn,
Delaware Assembly will ratify the Susat
Il. Anthony Amendment declared Mrs
Fred T.. Bach, president of the Whining
ton Equal Suffrage Association, last
night Every indication points to a con-
tinuance of that justice to the women oi
this State, which Delaware men have
always shown. Men in general are moved
hv a sense of justice in their dealings with
both public and private affairs, and there
is no reason why the coming assembly of
the State Legislature should be less than
Just TO the women of Delaware. The legis-
Iators know that the thinking women OF
the country desire suffrage. and they VIII
be impressed by the attitude of the thou
sands of earnest, clever women every
where who have been earning living for
themselves and for their families, during
the last three years especially.
In former DAYS of comfort and lower
prices, thousands more of women were
sheltered in their homes from contact with
the world than today. Nowadays, unless
the man or men of the household receive
good incomes, the women arc compelled
to work, also. in most cases, as faithfully
and efficiently as do the men.
''Such women as these land their name
is legion must not only struggle under an
unfair competition IN business, they must
somehow manage to do the housekeeping
necessary 10 make home.
n 1T would be a trayesty on justice II
III hese workers should continue TO wear the
ehackles of suffrage deferred.
MANY OF the women seeking the fran
chise are widows, and large number are
heavy tax payers. IL is for Delaware to
lift every ounce of unnecessary weight
from the shoulders of large and repre-
sentative class of our citizenship.
You may say for me that as president
of the Wilmington Equal Suffrage AS
sociation, / am assured on all sides of the
eventual success of the suffrage issue. We
are very strong, now, IN this city, and
many of the names ON our roster are in
dicative of the kind of citizenship suffrage
work attracts. We are doing all we can to
swing the scales of justice to "a balance
here IN Della Z. and we feel confident
that the loya5 Delaware men TO the
women OF our state will cause the lcgis-
lators to vJte + the amendment to the
Constitution.
GOV ERNoR LOoEs FOR RATIFICATION.
Governor Townsend. who has inst
returned from Boston, according to dis
patch from Dover, believes the suffrage
amendment will be ratified at the special
session of the Legislature.
Asked if he had poll Of the members Of
the General Assembly assuring the passage
of the suffrage amendment, the governor
replied that he never had q poli of the
members and while he has not the positive
ass urance that the amendment will pass.
his statement made a week ago
when he issued his proclamation for tho
special session. that he believed the amend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
HANSON HERE TOMORROW.
Fighting Mayor Of Seattle to Speak At
The Playhouse.

Ole Hanson, the fighting mayor Of
Seattle, whose victorious campaign against
Bolshevism drew the attention OF the world
upon him and his city, will deliver free
public lecture At The Playhouse tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock, on "AmcricaniArn
vs.. Bolshcvism
Mr.. Hanson resigned as mayor Of
Seattle last September and is dcvot ng
his energies to pointing out tho menace
Of the Bolsbevist movement in TIA = co,ln-
try. n
Mr.. Hanson will be introducedby Mayor
Taylor, who will preside.
My purpose, Mr.. Hanson says, ''is
to nationalisc the work done in Seattle
and acqnaint tho American people with
what Bolshevism has done IN tho past,
as 70 make plain to the working classes
tho disastcr that always bcfalls them when
they Hirt with anarchy Sclcctivc immi-
grafton and scientific distribution form
the keystone Of the plan worked out by
Mr.. Hanson to combat Bolsbevism in
this country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
DELAWARE URGED
TO KILL AMENDMENT 7
Baltimore Paper Makes Appeal for
Refusal of Ratification by
Legislature.
Evening Sun. March IL.

Baltimore Evening sun, March IL.
But one State stands between the eoun-
try and a great menace and madness. TIC
Delaware has come the honor and re-
sponsibility OF saving these United States
from a political and social danger fraught
with incalculable disaster. Ifshe hesitates
if she falters, if she yields, she throws
down dam which has protected all her
Southern sister Commemorative and
opens the floodgates of possible calamity.
Let Delaware stand firm and fast.
Let her stand shoulder TO shoulder TO the
end with her sister, Maryland Let her
unite her voice 10 that Of Maryland in
protest against this violation of State
sovereignty that comes in the false mask
Of freedom. If local government, if con-
stitutlonal government is not to be hence
forth 8 mockery and sham, let her hold
IN check this threat TO law and order in a
large section of the country, and this
virtual effacement Of one Of the leading
principles of American institutions.
No matter whether it seems useless or
not no matter how close TO triumph the
suffrage cause may seem, let the Blue Hen
and her Chickens refuse to surrender.
1t is not q question of accepting the APP
parently inevitable. II is the far greater
question of remaining faithful to duty, of
refusing to acquiesce in triumphant
wrong What may happen hereafter
we know not We are concerned only
with the great obligation of the present.
Constitutional questions will be raised
in connection with this amendment, even
if it should obtain the unexpected vote
in the future of some other State 1t
is entirely possible that after this period
of madness has passed suffrage may seek
rational local path to recognition. Let
Delaware join Maryland now in standing
for the Constitution and for the right of
Let her stamp with
the seal Of honest indignation and re-
pudiation the political force bill that may
forge chains for many States that are
to her for protection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
BURNS.

Our baby toddled on to the
hot register, which blistered
her feet terribly. We poured a
plenty of Brazilian Balm into
tepid water and held her feet
in 20 minutes, which took the
fire all out, and they were soon
well.--Mrs. A. Coliard, Arcade,
N. Y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
Slight Garage Fire.

A slight blaze was caused by pile Of
rubbish III the basement of the Winning
ton Automobile Co, Delaware avenue and
latnall street, at $50 last night. The fire
was TX tinplshed by members of the
Fricn dship Go. The loss WIS slight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
G.. W. Dunlap Joins Sales Ecrre

The Delaware Steamship Agency and
Realty Co, of l07 West Ninth street has
secured the services of G. W Dunlap,
who is we'll and favorably known locally
in real estate circles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
,I, ,h~.e foreign acld.. but American

all these foreign Gclds, bat AMERICAN
women must do their part 10 this country,
stand bv them aud support their vork,
The svea,xer was introduced by Mira.
CbsrDcs r.. WoIaston, who ~ president
of ,be local Young Wouen's Christian
Asaocistion. and who * foremost "a AL
activities of the AgsocIsfion.
Yesterday meeting was held under The
ausp,c,r..of The World Program N the
M n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
Thoughts and Comments by Every
Evening Readers.

must accompany each letter. not noces-
sarily for publication but evidence Of
good faith. Anonymous communca ftons
will he ignored Publication Of letters docs
not carry with IL Endorsement by Every
Evening OF the opinions therein expressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-13
En,erting the Army.

Seven youths accepted Uncle sam
offer of enlistment for various Dfancfes of
Tho army service at the local recruiting
office, sl2 Market street ~ the week
ending today. Lsst weck ten enlisfea.
This may yet be matched tdsy. WITH
several appIicsnts yet 70 be examined. ihe
successful ones thus far arc james W
Morris. Eighty-second FIELD Artlleryi
Max Howard seventh Cavalry; William
Maloney, Twelfth Caynlry: Owen hng
and II. W Merritt. Nineteenth fied
Artillery; Ralph Boyer, infantry; and
Rav ~ stsfaar Tyslffh CavalrY.