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Evening journal., 1920-04-26
START PROBE
OF FAFFAIRSAT
WORKHOUSE
Legislative Committee viii
Pry Into Charges of
Brutality
J. FRANK ALLEE, JR.,
HEADS COMMISSION

Senator ]. Frank Alice. Jr.. Of Do
yer: Senator Thomas r. Gormley and
Representatives J. Edward NlcNabb
and William Lyons Jr.. OF Whining
ton, composing a legislative commit
tee. started an investigation this af-
iernoon OF conditions al the New
Castle County Workhouse.
The committee met at The Hotel
dupont this morning and organized
by clcctmg senator Alice chairman
and Representative Lyons secretary.
The committee this morning secured
copy of the report submitted by
ihe grand jury last winter after the
jurors had made an inv siigatiOn Of
affairs al the institution following
the escape OF Lemuel Price, The negro
murderer. Copies Of reports OF eX-
peris were HsO secured by the COM
miiiee
After having luncheon at the hotel
the committee vent 10 the wOrkhouse
early this afternoon. Il is their inien-
ton TO secure as far as possible facts
pertaining 20 conditions and the sys-
tenn that existed at the wOrkhOusc for
some time lgfore and after and - the
time OF the escape OF Price aDOui
which there has been a great deal OF
criticism.
The committee has the authority Ia
Continued on PAGE Two.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
ARMED WITH BRICKS
AFTER SICK CALL

A visit 10 a sick friends house re-
suited In a rather disagrceablo man
ner for John Jones. negro, according
10 the story told by him when he
was given a hearing in Municipal
Court this morning on a charge Of
conduct. incidentally. John
was the first prisoner brought before
The court by pairOlman Anthony Me
Granary, one OF The latest oflc rs
added 10 the police force.
After hearing Johns story. Judge
Hastings dismissed him upon pay
ment OF costs.
When John was arrested by Onlcer
McGran3ry. he had cicnched In his
hand a gOOd-sized brick. The reason
for having himself fortified with II,
he told Judge Hastings, was because
the man with whom he had gone 10
see a sick friend was attacking him.
Jones testified That when ne and the
other man went TO see the ill men
his companion failed 10 shut The
door. FOR which he was rebuked bs
the landlady "Then ] guess he go
lnsulied and left said John. "anl
then he got sore on rle when ] stayed
When I came out. he came afier me.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
LACKAWANNACO.
engineers FAIL
TOGOON STRIKE

NEW YORK. April 26 United Pressl
Charters Tor nine local unions OF
the brotherhood OF Railway train
men, approximately 1000 men. we're
revoked because members Joined In
the "oullaW strike" Edward \. Nc
Hugh strike leader. said today.
In last effort 10 induce the rail-
road labor board 10 take o hand ln the
strike. a delegation OF 1--WE strikers
went 20 Washington today They will
appeal 90 lhe board 90 provide for the
restoration OF their Jobs without loss
Of seniority rights.
Railroad officials reported service
showIns a steady Improvement In the
New York district.
Dlspiie "a statement by McHuch that
LackaWanna engineers would strike
Today, company officials said none Of
inc men were out.
Erie officials said passenger service
was 40 per cent. normal and freight
% per cent. normal
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
CITY SAVES WATER,
MOROCCO TRADE DULL

Al lhe meeting Of ihe Board ~
Water Commissioners this morn ny 10
was indicated that the consumption
Of water in This city is growing less.
The main reason Is ai'rihui Il 10 the
reduction Of me Use OF water pow r
in morocco f1iOries. the Industry
being dull at present.
pumpage for week ending April %.
HOLLY pump. was iit02cil gallons.
pumragc for the wc X ending April
% turbine 30 10000 sal Ons total
for iNo i03S32 Gao gallons.
Comparative pumpaac Tor The week
ending April % 1919 shows a de-
crease of ~ Sfl ESQ gallons.
Consumption Tor the week ending
April % 1920. is 96.i57 600 gallons.
and for lhe corresponding " ck oi
last year there was an 1ddiionJi
i.2Ol 900 gallons.
The bank balance of The bureau is
as follows: Bank Da'ane'. current
fund S2S cjS 9S special fund. siSij ~,
current plyroll. y 3ii %: special pay
roll. si2531 and ihc current monthly
Tayroll s235.
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To SEEK AID
IN REVISING
SCHOOL CODE
Commission Glad to Hear
Suggestions for Amend
ment to New Law
WORK TO BE STARTED
ATDOVER TOMORROW
Sian Correspondent.

Stan Correspondent
DOVER. April 26.-MOrk OF reVis-
ing the School Code will be started
tomorrow morning by the commits
sion named in Joint resolution
adopted by the Legislature and sign
ed by Governor Townsend The COM
mission will convene at 1890 o'clock
tomorrow morning when the work OF
organizing Will be completed. At a
meeting last wee6 senator Wallace 5
Handy was elected chairman. TOm1r-
row a secretary and probably cOun
sci viii be titried.
The commission Is composed II
four senators and four House MEM
bers With Pierre :. dupont viru-
president Of the state Board Of Flu
cation making the ninth member.
The Senators on The commission are
Richards Of New Castle counv. H3l.
lett and Handy of Kent county. and
Bennett OF Sussex. The House mem
bers are Speaker Corbit Of Now Cas-
Tie county. Hanratty and Soper 4
Kent and H. :. smith Of Sussex.
The Legislature recessed untOd MAY
> 10 consider the recOmmendaiio lion.
OF the commission, but In case ih'
commission has not completed %,
work by that time 10 Is likely an
other short recess will be taken.
II Is understood that the sessiOn.
OF the commission will bc open a
least 10 representatives OF the pres
20 that the people of the Silie Wil
know from day 10 day Just Whi
changes Will De recommended To tnl
Continued on Page TWO.
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TWO INJURED,
LOCOMOTIVE
TURNS turtle
A. A. Smith, Engineer, Bad
ly Scalded When Caught
meath b. & o. Wreck
at Leslie, Md.
DIG FIREMAN OUT
OF COAL, BRUISED

Albert A. smith. engineer, aged ~
years, OF No. l2i McComas street,
and William A. Curry, fireman, aged
80 years, Of No. $40 North Dur
ham street. both o. Baltimore, were
caught under a locomotive and Tend
er on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
hOad, near Leslie, Md, at 800 o'clock
this morning. when the locomotive
and tender jumped the track and
rolled down a 3O-foOt embankment.
The train remained on the track.
The locomotive was drawing
freight train.
smith was badly scalded and burned
on each leg. and had his right arm
burned by coming in contact with the
fire box. Every effort was made Dy
the train crew TO eXtricate the in
gineer, but he was pinned fast ana
Law with his legs In the scaldlng
water for at least fifteen minutes.
Curry, who when The locomotive
Jumped was firing the engine, was
thrown clear Of the engine, but was
buried under several tons OF soft
coal from the overturned tender, and
had 20 be dug out by the crew. lie
was injured In the right leg.
Both men were brought 10 VII
mingtOn on a special train and taken
10 Delaware Hospital for treatment
Curry. after receiving treatment
was able 10 leave the hospital, bul
Smith Is likely 10 be confined TO his
bed for some time.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
DELEGATES OFF
TOCONFERENCE
Wilmington Area M. E.
Group TO Leave for Des
Moines on Thursday
ELECT BISHOPS AND
TALK CHURCH UNION

Ministers and laymen Of the VII
mingion Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church are looking for
ward with great interest 10 the COM
ing session OF the General Conference
OF that denomination. which con-
venes at Des Moines. Ia. on next
Saturday. This will be the twenty
eighth qusdrennisl session Of that
body and the Delaware and Eastern
shore delegates who will represent
ihs Wilmington Conference viii leave
this city on Thursday morning. going
by pennsylvania Railroad 10 attend
the sessions which viii last during
the entire month OF May The local
delegates who Will attend. and who
were elected at the recent session OF
the annual conference. will be:
Mnisierial-Th Rev Dr. Robert
Watt. superintendent Of Wilmington
district: the Rev Dr ". A. Wise
superintendent OF Elklon district: the
Rev Dr. W. r. Mowbrey, superiniend-
eni Of Dover district, and The Rev. Or
n. Il. Budd principal OF Wesley Col
legiaie Institute at Dover.
Lay-Iudge Henry c. Conrad OF
Georgetown; j. W. Whe7tley, OF Eas-
ton. Md. l.. Atwood Bennett. OF Wor-
cesier county, Md; r. e. Hardesty
of st. pauls Church. Wilmington.
For several reasons this will be ih,
J most notable Of any OF the fOrmel
quadrcnnial sessions: First. the prob.
/ ability OF an amalgamatiOn betweer
| the two largest Methodist b0die,
/ bringing together a combined con
| siituency OF about i6 100000 mem
bers: second. the big centenary oper
aiiOns embracing an outlay Of si3.
/ O0COO0 In home and foreign missions
and last. the election and c0nsecrati0l
] OF seNen or oIghl hishons.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26

PARIS. April 26. United Press ~
The council OF Premiers has fixed
May 25. as the date for the confer
ence with German representatives, at
spa, news agency dispatch from san
Reno said today.
The Germans will be called In as
soon as the leaders have agreed on a
program the dispatch said.
The council has postponed settle
ment OF the Adriatic controversy iOl-
lowing a request from Anton Turn
bitch the JugO Slav representative, ac-
cOrding 10 news agency dispatch
from san Reno Today.
rrumbitch claimed he was unable
10 negotiate satisfactorily because OF
interrupted telegraph and telephone
service and disorders in Jugo SlaNia.
Premier Nitti agreed 20 the postpone
ment, the dispatch added.
PARIS, April PC. United Pressl.-
A joint French; British. Italian Bel
gian statement 10 be ratified here this
afternoon rejects Germany's request
that she be allowed to retain an army
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
DEMOCRATS To
MEET IN DOVER
State Committee to Arrange
Details for Convention
Tomorrow
EXPECT CONTEST
ON Committeeman

Indications are that the Democrats
OF the state will have a spirited light
when they hold their State convention
at Dover next month over the selec-
ton of National Committeeman
from Delaware and also over the six
delegates TO the National convention
20 be elected. This selection OF Ma
tiOnal committeeman viii be made
this wear by The convention instead or
by the national delegates naming the
committeeman. This change in the
method OF selecting the national COM
mitteeman was made by the party TWO
years ago.
The Democratic State Committee
Will meet at Dover tomorrow 10 fix a
date for the State convention. IL viii
probably be the latter part of Nav.
The fight for national committeeman
will. 10 Is said. be between senator
Josiah o. WOlcOlt and former Senator
Willard salisbury. The latter has
held the Oiiicc for some years and
through his friends the word is said
10 have been sent out that he would
like 10 retain the Office.
senator WolcOtts friends say that
he can De named II he desires the Of
fee and point out that under pre-
cedent established among Democrats
many years ago he Is entitled 90 the
National Commltteemanship because
of being the Democratic United states
Senator from Delaware. some Of th'
leading Democrats Of the stale. how
ever. do not think that Senator WOl.
colt is anxious enough for the Of
flee TO enter a bitter fight for II. The,
point out that he will no doubt be
candidate 10 succeed himself in tn
Senate two years hence when M
would need the support Of Mr. Sauls
bury and his friends. Because O.
Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
CONNECT BAYS IN.
SUSSEX;
ASIDE $4,000

Specifications for drodglng a water
way between Delaware Bay and Re-
hobolh Bay have been approved by
The War Department and were receiN-
ed today at the ONCE OF the United
states Engineer. Sixth and King
streets. An allotment Of $1,000 Is
made for the project
Advertisement for bids for the wat
er,vay will be published ln about ten
days aud the bids opened some time
in May.
The specifications call for channel
30 feet wide and six feet In dcpih
from Delaware Bay. through The
town Of LeWcs 20 iho u. VI. q y.
railroad bridge. about thre quarters
OF mile In length thence a chan
mel 40 feet wide and six feet deep
from q point about 20O feet north
westerly from the ID. NJ a v. brldg
90 nehobOih. southwark 20 Rchob0th
Bav a distance Of about three miles
This waterway project was pro
yided for In The Rivers and HarhOrs
Act. passed by Congress In 1912.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
STUDENTS HONOR
SHAKESPEARE

students of the Wilmington High
School ntiinely observed the birthday
anniN ersary 0f William Shakespeare.
English writer, both on Friday after
noon and at the assembly OF The stu
dents this mOrllng
ON Friday afternoon appropriate eX-
ercises We're held in all English
classes. These exercises were con-
tinucd az the student assembly today.
Students who spoke and their sub
iccis were. Miss Alice MarsiOn. "Tho
Mind OF Shakespeare; - Miss Eliza
beth Mcdonnell. "The Players shake
sprare:' Franklin Nans1ni. "H1mlets
Address 90 the Players"
Professor A. n. Berlin called aiion-
iion 90 the conc 10 which VIII De
given on Friday evening In the audi
rum by me school orchestra. stu
dents were asked cooperate. as tf
orchestra Is practically AN |ndlsp nsa-
BILE br nch 90 The school life.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
j. S.-NEW YORK
Clash IF '2.75
beer IS sold

WASHINGTON. April % tUnied
Press Passage OF Now York State
law auihorIzins sale 90 30 per cent.
beer caused federal prohibition ON
cials here todoy 10 plan sieps 10 b
taken in case The Empire State ac-
lually dDncs lhe Nolsl ad law limit
ing alcoholic content OF beverages Go
- of I per cent
NpW York rs who try 90 sell 273
'rer cent beer viii be pcrsecui d. %
vas made .plain at The prohibition
0flce here. Although Comm ssi0ner
Kramer made no official statement
and no ann0unc mont was au'hOriz a
as Governor Smith has not ycl signed
Tile BIN. attention was directed 20
kramer's well-kn0wn attitude that
federal forces Will not bow 20 local
beer laws which conf co with the
Statutes OF the United STAT s
Justice Department oiilc ais VINO
are responsible Tor starting prose'u-
lions on evidence supplied by Kramer
today were prepared to back him up
i'm his siard. lf Gov rnOr smith
signs ihe y ~ York bin O clash be
tween federal and local officials Is
almost certain.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
SEEKING WORD OF
REAL ESTATE MAN

The absence OF Fred n. Cushman
real estate dealer, Of No. 2ii West
5 venih street. since last Wednesday.
Is causing uncasiness among some OF
his creditors and several claims were
nled againsl him this morning with
Magistrate Gluckman. II Is reported
hat Mr.. Cushman Is In a Philadelphia
hospital. but this could not be veri-
fed this morning The Office Us closed
ard has b en- FOR several days
Mr.. Cushman has been cngagcd In
the real esate business at 90 pres
ent address since January T. Prior TO
that time he was with Mundy and
Company He has done an extensive
business and has sold many proper
ties Many Of his clients hav made
first payments on houses for which
they had been negotiating and they
are anxious 10 get some deilnhe In
formation One woman who had de-
posiled $50 called on Deputy Ali0r-
ny General Green this morning. No
legal action beyond a few claims nleo
has been taken against Mr.. Cushman
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
NO TANGLE
AFTERFATHER
Time SHIFTS
Business Adjusts Itself
Promptly After Clocks
Are Turned Up
ONLY FEW LATE
ARRIVALS In SHOPS

Transition from standard time TO
daylight saving time was accom-
plished In the local business world
today with comparatively little fric-
tiOn. Although the change went into
effect at 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
its effects were most evident al the
reporting hours for work t0dsy.
Practically all The larger industries
and majority OF stores In the city
opened this morning on the new
time, as 10 was generally styled,
and relatively few employees were
late for duty At both the Harlan
and the pusey & Jones co. shipyards.
10 was said that the late sheets
showed only a little above the nor
mai number of tardy workers.
AT Harlln's. a number Of men who
live in ElklOn were ten minutes late,
because OF the difference between
train time and railroad time. But
this difficulty was promptly adjusted
by the plant argeeing that the men
should be granted the ten minutes
hardness regularly. IN return they
will speed up production during the
day.
Both the Pennsylvania and The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad officials said
that II there was any confusion In
time Of passenger traffic they were
unaware OF it Trains came and went
as usual, and outgoing passengers
timed themselves an hour later than
Wilmington time 10 catch them. Al
las Powder employees now leave Viii
mlngiOn at S37 a. m. for work In Phil
adelphia instead Of 737 In the az
lernoOn, however. they leave Philadel-
phia about . o'clock Philadelphia
time. which is 6 o'clock Wilmington
time. thus not arriving here until
F, about 6i5 o'clock
out at the Hagley plant Of the du
pont Powder Company, the dayligh
saving was advanced fifteen minutes
over that in the city itself. EmplOye
Continued on Page TWO.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
ALLIES INSIST ON 100, 900
MAN ARMY FOR GERMANY

OF 100000 instead OF the 10000 pro-
yided by the treaty OF Versailles.
The statement says it Is necessary
TO fix the amount OF reparaiiOns Co
be paid by Germany later and that
Germany must carry out the peace
treaty, 0thoryise the Allies will be
forced 10 use cOerciye measures.
pertinaX,' writing In the Echo dc
Paris. says the Allied nnanciers plan
Is thirty yearly payments Of 3,OOO.-
10000 marks gold as a minimum TO be
increased according 10 the state OF
Germany's economic restoration.
WASHINGTON. April 26. United
Press Reports that the Allied Su-
preme Council has decided 10 offer
the Armenia mandate 10 the United
States and ask President Wilson 10 fix
the boundaries OF that newly recog-
niZed nation. were received with sur
prise in government circles here to-
day
officials thought it had been made
clear 10 the Allies by hints and other
Continued on Page Twelve.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
MAYOR CAN'T get
HOUSES FOR ANY
Who MUST MOVE

Letters continue TO br sent 10 Mayor
Taylor by residents OF the city. say
ing they viii have 10 Vacaie their
homes by June %. and asking aid In
finding new places 10 rent
10 was expressly stated when the
call for n1mes was made that 70 was
done only 90 gain an idea Of the num-
ber of families In Wilmington which
would be- Affected No pledges OF
assurances were given that houses
would be obtained and since the col
lapse OF the project TO purchase $50
homes from the dupont Chemical
Company at Carneys Point and
set them mp In Wilmington there
Is nothing the Mayor or city officials
cen do.
In This connection II was noticeable
that april % the monthly moving
day. passed without a serious dis
turbance In The housing situation. so
FAR as could be learned.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
Communica-
Hon BeftCeen Mexico
City and Cuadaia-
Jdra, Capital Of ia
Hsco Interrupted. In
ferndtiondI 70 o t
Bridge at Ell Paso
Destroyed

WASHINGTON. April &c Omitted
Press Mexican Federal forces have
rclrcated to a poln. i6 miles north
OF Mazailan before the rebel troops
of General Florse. dispatches to The
government said. today. A struggle
between The federals and revolution
lists for control OF Mazallan. She
principal port or entry Of Sinaloa
and regarded as the chief Industrial
and commercial city Of the west coast
OF Mexico Is imminent, according 10
ihcsa reports.
The Federal troops have burned
railroad bridges behind them In with
drawing toward Maxatlan and f0rtln-
cations are being erected outside the
city In preparation for a clash.
Official Information here Is that sup
portcrs of General Obrcgon, candidate
for the Mexican Presidency. are being
arrested In Mexico city and also
throughout the republic. Defeat by
the Fcdcrals Of General porilro Con
zales. who recently reDellcd at LIN
ares. NeuVo Leon. was reported OIL
cially. A detachment OF federals has
been sent 10 Mlch0can 10 queil uDre-
gOn uprisngs.
Railroad communication between
Mexico city and Guadalaiara capital
OF the state of Iallsco. is interrupted
by destruction OF railroad bridges.
Burning OF the International foot
bridge between m paso. Texas. and
/ NcuNco Laredo. Mexico, was reported
J TODAY.
Appearance OF Francisco Villa,
1 rebel leader. In the ncld OF 0per-
atons was expected here today TO be
the next important development Ia the
| OhrogOn revolt to Oust Carranza as
President OF Mexico. u was pointed
CUB 40 the headquarters OF General
AlNarddo. representative OF the rcNo-
luton that Tor sOmcim there ha.
been a "sepulchrai' silence In Nllia'i
stamping ground In chihuahua anl
continued on Page Twelve.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
HARLAN MEN INSPECT
DU POINT DWELLINGS

Between % and 30 applications al
ready have been made by employees or
the Harlan plant of the Bethlehem
Sh 'pbullding Corporation for ine 10Y
houses in the dupont Village. al Car
news Point. offered 90 them Tor rent
A number Of the applicants visited lne
village Yesterday and Inspected the
dwellings.
It Il aniicipaied hy the Welfare De-
narimenf of Hnrian's that nearly lf
roi all ihe houses will be. taken be
fore Junc 25. the annual moving day.
Tho houses contain six rooms and
balh and rent for sii and si2 a month
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
MANY EX-SERVICE
MEN HOLD JOBS

A nationwide survey Of the soldier
employment situation Just completed
by Lieut.-COl. Mathew G.. Smith hrad
NJ The Service and Information Branch
War Department. shows a gratifying
falling-Om In the number nf ex-serv-
lee men seeking work. There 3
also been corresponding inc D.
In lhe percentage Of men put in Jobs.
In four weeks p $50 former soldiers
and sailors have registered with The
try and 1910 have been placed.
In many cities the employment bu-
roaus have been discontinued. for the
reason that the need for them no
longer exists.
In Wilmington Of 35 men registered
81 were placed.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
INITIATE X. or c. CLASS

MlImInri0n U0mWlnd0rN No. lI.
knights OF Malta. Initiated into us
ranks forty candidates Saturday night
by a degree team representing Fid f.
ty COmmandery, No. III. Coaiesville,
Pa. The ceremony was performed
IN ihe gymnasium of The Wilmington
High School and visitors from Coates
willie and Ch ser, accompanied by a
band. were present. The members
We're given a dinner at The hall. Fifth
ard Shiplev streets. by Palestine Sis
icrhood. No. p. Dam Of Malta. An
address was made by Rev Luther W
Broadway.
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
THIS WIFE NOT
AFRAID OF FACTS

Decision on an application for in
crcasing the n0n-suppOri order
againsi Clarence J. Edwards. was re-
forred by Judge hastings. in Munici-
pal Court his morning pending an
Investigation OF the case by Assistant
Probation 0ilicer J. Albert Oliver. Ed
wards. u was brought out. was re-
Gently refused a divorce decree by The
SunrriOr Court
Edwards offered 10 take his wife
back provided she would not run
around with other men. Mrs. Edwards
denied ever going with other men and
accused her husband OF being too "a
m'liar with anOthe- woman. When
asked by the court n She was oppos-
ed 20 having am lnvstigatlon OF her
husbands charge, she fastened to say,
NO no. go ahead"
Evening journal., 1920-04-26
PASTOR WOULD CLEAN
UP CITY'S MORALS

Wilmington can boz made a whole
some community, in "a hours T
everyone would serve notice on The
authorities that 70 become city
where childrcns morals will not be
dCblscd.
This statement was made by the
Rev. Carlisle l.. Hubbard. In his SER
man In 81. paurs N. r. Church last
night when he rOnd mncd the ten
dency 90 cOmpr0misa with sin. DR..
Hubbard also denounced the light
ness with which marriage VOWS are
made and broken.