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Evening journal., 1920-09-16
JUNIOR LEAGUE
TOTS FRIENDS
Will Help Raise $35, 400
Fund for City Play
grounds
INTEREST ALL
IN MOVEMENT

lnsiainted cooperation by the Jun
iOr League NJ The city. in the work
uf providing the 20,207 school children
Of the city with suitable Fairgrounds
and establishing recreaiiOnIl ceniers
for grOWn-ups Was pledged today TO
the Wilmington Community SerN ice.
Al a conference shortly before noon
today in the Community Service head
quarters Church Building. Tenth and
Market streets plans for assisting in
the work were mapped out Those
present at the conference and repre-
sentlng the Junior League were Mrs
Paul r. Wilson. Miss Marion bun
ham. Mrs. John p Nields and Mrs. J
MOntaith Jackson. The Community
Service was represented by Mrs
! Vivian c. Roggs Who is directing the
preliminarcs Of the campaign Ia
raise s3j 400 and j. Oliver BrisOn
executive officer Of The Service.
The league will aid in plans FOR thu
community luncheon, which will b,
held on september q, and also on lht
"big day" September %. when the
campaign for the playground funC
/ formally will be launched. 10 like
wise will participate In a tea dance {,
be given in the Hotel dupont, on Oc
/ lober .
4 committee 10 familiarize theatre
audiences OF the city with the Com
munity Service, plans for making th
| children Of the city happier also wa
organized today. Miss Elizabeth NJ
Bullock is chairman. and Miss Flor
ence NJ Rogers and Mrs. j Harry Top
pin are here aides Miss Bullock vii
appoint additional members later
The major portion Of the s35.i 40
asked by the Service is TO be ex
pended upon the playground program
because OF the glaring need OF som
action in This direction Attention :
the lack Of such spaces during M
winter months in This city, whil
other towns are we'll equipped. ho
been called by Miss Jennie Weaver
supervisor Of city Fairgrounds, in
survey OF the local situation. \ r.
cent report on the condition of Tn
city schools by the Board OF Educa
lion also mem on Il 'hr dcplOrahl
lack Of Fairgrounds in conneciio
with school buildings and member
Of the Delaware Safety Council haN
declared lack Of Fairgrounds respons
, bic for number Of accidents
children because they are forced
/ play in the streets
, While 10 would take more lha
/ siO0.O0O iO equip completely a moo
ern playground system In the cit
the Community Service is modest
striving 90 make a smaller beginnir
that will bring home tO the peop
( OF lhe'city the necessity for 'he wor
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
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PROBING HONOR
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the nature or cause OF the eNplO-
sion"
AZ the Treasury, Assistant Secretary
Gilbert received reports of the explO-
sion by long distance telephone. He
at once went TO Secretary Houston's
Office.
Afterward Gilbert said the reports
to the Treasury showed the new
Assay building had been badly dam
aged, but would not estimate the
amount Of damage.
AZ the Department of Justice IL wa
indicated that William !. Flynn, chic
of the Bureau of Investigation, will a
once take charge of the investigation
Of the explosion. lie will be detailc'
all the assistants he may need, il wa
said.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
EDUCATIONAL TOPIC
FOR HERCULES CLUB

The HeWules Club, composed Of
male employees OF the Hercules Pow
der Company, held mncheol In .he
grill room at Hotel dupont at noon
Today. Interesting educational prob
lens were discussed. The principal
addresses were made by II. II. Ward
the well-knoWn lawyer. who bespoke
suppor. Of all projects for educational
advancement
j. II. Bcal. educational secretary OF
the y. NJ G.. A.. presented TO the
club members and guests the scOpl
OF he different courses OF the y. NJ
C.. A evening schools ~ =. Lindsey
general secretary Of the Y. VI. e.. A
smoke on the cooperation Of the as
ISOLATION in educational matters. II
II. Eastman, treasurer of The club
also made an address.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
SOME OBJECTION
TO ROAD ROUTE

Meeting ~ no commission ap-
pointed 10 condemn land along The
Lincoln Highway. near Newark. was
postponed this morning until #
o'clock. city time, on Monday morn
ing owing 10 the inability Of several
of The members OF the commission io
attend.
The plans Of the county engineer
provide that the road pass un,hr
the Baltimore and ohio Railro1d
tracks, near Nwark at an acute
angle. 90 which me railroad company
objects because OF the additional ex-
pense OF building a bridge al such am
angle over lhe highway Tho railroad
suggests the swinging around uf the
Rad so as 10 pass under The tracks
at "a sighl angie.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
KRJJPA OBJECTED TO
PAYING LICENSE

ON a charge Of operating a poo
table without a city license. John
Krupa was dismissed on payment OF
costs. with the provision that he iake
a license. by Judge Hastings, 10
Municipal Court, this morning.
should he fail to take out the j.,
csnse. The court said a fine Of $50 alq
costs would be imposed.
Krupa al first did not relish the
idea Of taking out the license, saying
that he desires TO sell the table H9
denied that he had the table Tor
profit but that after buying it, ind
Ing II loo large for the room in the
rear Of his ice cream parlor in Mary
land avenue. he advertised 10 for sale'
officer Hawke testified that when
ne served the warrant on krupa, the
man resisted and force had TO be used
10 suhdue him.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
nEIANNAnE POsT MEETING.

Regular meetings Of Delaware Post,
40. American Legion. will be re-
snmod on Monday night Post Com
mander John J. Dugan requests a full
attendance as several important mat
tcrs will come mp for consideration
Reports Of The posts delegates To the
State convention viii also be heard.
Among other matters TO receive
early consideration by the Lesion j.
La program of legislation TO be draft
ed for consideration at the next ses-
sion OF The legislature in January
Prominent among The matters being
considered is an act aiming to have
lhe State aid its former service mer
partially or totally disabled during
The war.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
ZIMMERMAN LIQUOR
CASE Is DISMISSED

Remarklng that there was great
deal OF doubt in the case, Judge hast
ings, in Municipal Court his mornins'
dismissed Jacob Zimmerman, pro-
priesor OF the Bulls Head Hotel, on
charge Of selling intoxicating hquor
without a license. &,
Bessie Atkins. who supplied tne IN
formation that led TO zimmerman
arrest failed to appear in court To-
day. ,4,. All
Zimmerman said that, despite az
igent search, he has failed TO looate
his bartender who waited OH "i0
woman in the saloon. "a.
thai haven't had any whiskey ih
nv place" declared the defendant
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
EXPERT TO HELP
PRISONERS AID

The Bus noss Aid Society of New
Castle County held its FIRST formal
meeting today since organization. re-
ceiying reports OF visits TO HE coun-
ty workhouse by rson aid experts.
and approving present prison plans
for TIE hcuerment Of the inmates OF
ihc institution.
II was reported that 4 II. Noiair,
secretary Of the pennsNlVania Prs-
oners' Aid Society. had : visited the
| aRemenl Of the prison and the wei
fare work being done among lh'
prisoners,
u Is ihe purpose of The local So
ciely TO employ an expert in pr r'sor
reform.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
REPORT FOURACRE
MAY ASK RECOUNT

It was reported today that Thomas
s. Fouracre. who on the face Of the
returns was defeated by Waller >.
Burris for The Republican nomination
for receiver OF taxes on saturday last
would file a contest and would ask
for an official count by the RepuDl-
can County Committee lOmorroW art
ernOon It was said the contest might
be filed late today
Thomas ]. Peeney. secretary Of the
county committee, today said he had
no official knowledge Of any such
contest by Mr. Fouracre.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
DAVID LNNCH die sTDnENLY

David LYnch. Or i2i9 Maple sirofi-
died suddenly at an early hour This
morning, presumably from scule in
digestion. lie apparently was well
on retiring last night. but shortly
afler midnight members Of the fam
ily on hearing noise in the bath
room made an invest gallon and
found Mr.. Lynch very I'M. Death en-
sued before a physician could arrve
The death was reported to the cor
oner.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
ASKS DEFENDANT
TO AID POLICE

Expressing ne hope that he would
END The police officers what aid ho
can In making conditions about Third
and Jackson streets. where he has a
Store, more respectable. Judge Hast
ings, In Municipal Court, this morn
'ng suspended sentence on William 4.
shields. charged with assault and bat
terry on officer McGowan.
The Judge stated the investigation
by Detective Mcdaniel disclosed that
Shields bears a good reputation anC
can have a great deal OF influence
over the youths who are causing th'
police annoyance around the corners
either for good or bad and he eX
pressed the feeling that he would ail
the police
McGOwan charged That Shields trio,
10 prevent him from arresung a yOuil
fOr corner lOunglng about a week agl
and wrenched his club from him.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
NEW RIII.DING PERMITS.

Inspector Preston has issued the FOL
lowing building permits
James Kane. southeast corner OF
Fifth and pine streets, alterations $500
Robert u. Fletcher. 1921 Jackson
street garage, 5000; Reed and Brother
builders.
j. j. Emory. q37 Chestnut street. al
teratOns. $500
John Gosser. sol East Seventh street
alterations. $50
Jeremiah Robinson, 920 - Frencl
| street. bay window $3.50.
Benedetii GOzzilli, 6iS Scott street
addition 500
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
HUBER co. ENTERTAINS.

The annual outing OF the Huber
Baking Company was held today at
Shelpot Park. Among The invited
gucsis are an ihc grOcerymen Of this
city. An interesting program has been
ARRANGED for This afternoon and even
ing Among the features will be four
acts OF vaudeville
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
To Philadelphia
and Chester
In Enect September i3.

STANDARD TIME.
Leave Wilmington. Fourth St. Wharf
for Philadelphia, and Philadelphia. Chest
nut St. Wharf. for Wilmington. Week,
days. 7.30, 300, 100 A. NJ. 1.3O. 300 AK
600 and 200 =. NJ On SATURDAYS. addi,
tional trips az $50 and $50 =. NJ. on
Sundays and holidays, leave both Wi.
mington and Philadelphia at 730 D az
1880 A. NJ, T. o'clock noon. l8O. 400
415. GOO. 700. $50 and $50 Il. NJ
Wilmington PennsCrove Route. T.aav.
Wilmington, 5.45, 100, 500 900. no Oo
1i00 A. NJ, l. O'Clock noon. 90. 2Wl
300, 400, 500 600. 200, 500. % 00
1000. '11.0O aud lt4O r. NJ.
Leave Pennsgrove 500. $50. 500. o oo
1000, 100 A. NJ, Il o'clock noon, f.00
200, 800 400 800. 600. ZOO. $500 O6
$1,000, 100 and I'll 30 p. NJ. WV
'Runs only on Sats., sun. & HOLIDAYS
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
REALTY BROKERs TO ORGANIZE.

The Wilmington Real Estate board
will meet in the committee room of
the Chamber Of Commerce tomorrow
evening 10 adopt a constitution and
bylaws and appoint committees.
10 is expected that all the real esf
tate brokers Of Wilmington Will be
present
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
Bon HuRT AT IRON PLANT

Ralph springer. IS years Old, Of
Roselle, was treated az the Homeo-
paihic Hospital l0dsy for lacerations
OF the index finger Of his left hand.
He was injured at the Eastern Male
able Iron Works, by a piece OF brass
caught in drill press.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
sINc Ar NM pIEAsANr

The Epworih League OF NJ Pleas
anl Church held a social and sing
last evening on he church lawn.
Emerson stone of The Community
Service. led the singing. The lawn
was lighted with Japanese lanterns.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
no PLAY AT THIRD AND ADAMS.

The game beween Tenth Ward and
St AIMS will be played at Third and
Adams street field tomorrow evening
instead NJ Rockford Tower, as was
scheduled. owing to the teams in.
ability to get the Rockford diamond
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
THREE NEGROES DISMISSED.

Frank WrIght InOmas blru iuu
Daniel Shorter. Negroes. We're dis
missed ON payment OF costs on charges
OF disorderly colduct by Judge Hast
lngs In Nnnicinal Court This morning
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
n r r n urFTN,c

The September meeting Of the VIII
mington W. C.. T. H. will be held al
the headquarters, 100 West Eighth
street tomorrow afternoon. 4 fun at
tendance is desired as the annual cleo
tion OF officers vii De held.
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
CHARGEn WITH IInIinn CAnnA1Nc

TdUT0 H0sslTT and NToNan00r
Parker will be given hearings this
afternoon before United states Com
missioner John Pierce Cam on charges
of unlawfully Transporting lntoxicai-
ing liquors
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
sIFFFRC ON ARM.

Lcona Berry aged - years, Negress,
was taken from 30S East Second street
at 23O o'clock this morning to the
delaware Hospital by the police am
bulance for treatment for a cul arm
Evening journal., 1920-09-16
RoMsER LOSES HIS SUI.

Charles II. Bowser, who brought
suit against the Col. r. Il. shaw Camp
No. 3. sons OF Veterans. 9i3 Walnut
street. before Magistrate Brom1n last
night. was non-suited as the eN idence
showed that BoWser had received AN
amount from the lodge in excess of
e20. tie sum for which action Was
brought.
The lodge was represented by Dan
iel Barrett. commander NJ the ljdgo
and Negro attorney from Washing
ton
The suit attracted considerable at
tentiOn amcng the col)r'd population
OF that section and iarge numbe'
We're ~ attendance at ihe hearing
Evening journal., 1920-09-16

The business partnership may b
formed with profit through the Wan
Ads.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
MCGOWAN WINS
 SKATING RACE
 FROM BIC FIELD

Saranac Lake, N. Y. Jan. 2s-In one of the most sensational finishes ever witnessed at Saranac Lake, Ev- erett McGowan, a St. Paul speed mer- chant, carried off the honors in the two-mdle national skating champion ship race conducted here yesterday. McGowan, who arrived too late to compete in the two events already contested, barely nosed out Joe Moore of Lake Placid and Roy McWhorter of the Illinois A. C., in the tWo-nile race, breaking the tape a scant three inches In the van of Moore who de- feated McWhorter by an eyelash.
 The 220-yord hurdle race was or iginally scheduled for yesterday, but the one-half mile title was substituted for the hurdle contest at the last mo- ment as todays program includes three championship events.
 A field of 38 of the country's pre- mier skaters turned out for the two- mile race. Two lines had to be form ed in order to start the contestants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
BASERUNNINC IN
 MAJORS SLOWER THAN IN PAST

New York, Jan. 29-That baseball has gone back badly In base running and catching is the opinion of Miller Huggins, the Yankee manager, for merly one of the star infieldess of the has become of the base runners, but we haven't any clever ones any more," said Higgins. By that mean men who can steal 50 to 75 bases year.
 The modern game is not as tough as it used to be when I played ball. Ty Cobb is about the only dangerous base runner in the game today. Why, when first broke in with the Reds every team had about three or four men on its roster who were dangerous base runners. The Giants used to have Mertes, the hardest man to tag l ever played against Fred Clarke, the old Pittsburgh leader, was another tough one, who came into a base with his spikes riding high
 We have good catchers today, but not the kind of catchers we used to have. For one thing, I blame the um- as he starts in on a batsman. A of the type of Bresnahan or Peitz worked as hard to keep a man from hitting by talking as he worked at the merely physical part of catch ing game. And they could do 1t, too! What they would tell a young ster was @ shame. The young fellows breaking in now don't know how easy they have it alongside of the men who broke in in my time"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
Marty Cross Wants
 To Tackle Britton

The following letter has been re- ceived from Marty Cross:
 Marty Cross, the welterweipb+ l., a1ter the present title holder. lack Br1tton, Cross has met the cbamnio1, on two occasions and the last lime after having the champion on tbe Iioor Tor the count of nine, the ref. cree called the bout a draw, Rritton slnce that time has refused +o bava anything to do with Marty Cross cross has met and defeated some of the best men in the welterwetght class, and on two occasions he has met and defeated middlewefRhts. soroa of the men he has won from are: Harry Greo, Augie Rather, Jock Malone Al Mccoy, Bryant Dow1ey, Zulu Kid Steve Latzo, Joe Egan, Albert Ra- doud, Willie Lough1in and Johnny Howard.
 Marty Cross Is a fighter. notbinr clever about him, just a plain ord;. nary rough fighter, one who is will ing to take a punch and give one lighter who always p1eases, and when he hits them on the chin. they nevar come to until after the count of +e,
 Cross is willing to meet anv man in the world black or white so long as they will make the we1tarTa;,t,9 limit or 145 pounds, ringside. Cross wants to get Britton in the ring irs+ once more and then he will nroI-o to the world that he is the char 2 of all welterweights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
Dempsey ''SIacker''
 Says Former Wife
Declares He Forced Her to Swear That He Supported Although He Did Not-She Is Willing to Testify
 Before Government Officials

Maxine Dempsey, who signs herself the divorced wife of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the world, living at Wells, New, read in a San Francisco newspaper that John $. Ho- gan, a member of the exemption board in San Francisco which passed on Dempsey's case during the war, had come to the defense of the champion and said he was not a stacker.
 IfgDernpsey was a stacker, then I was stacker, too,'' Hogan was quot ed as saying. Then Maxine Dempsey sat down and panned the following etter to the sporting editor of the newspaper:
 T read the statement of John S. Hogan, where he claimed that if Jack Dempsey. was g. stacker, then he (Ho- gam Is stacker, too. I do not know Hogan, but do know that Jack Dempsey never supported me and that l had to sign papers under threats to say that he did, when, to tell the truth, I had to support him.
 Ask Dempsey to show you proofs where he worked in the shtpyards. He wasn't even a shipyard stacker be- cause he didn't even work in one But he went to the shipyards in PhiladeI- ph1a and had his picture taken f1l a workman's uniform to fool the public have positive proofs in letter in his own handwriting. naming his man ager, Jack -Kearns, and two others and telling me how they succeeded in having him put in class A Now, I hope you will publish this letter, so as to give Dempsey a chance to deny the same and try and prove that my as sertions are not true. Then I will produce the facts in his own hand writing at any time before the proper authorities.
 Respectfully yours,
 MAXINE DEMPSEY
 fDdvorced Wife of Jack Dempsey"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
PENN DEFEATS
 PRINCETON FIVE
 IN GREAT CAME

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 2s-In a game replete with thrills and characterized by hard, fast, clean playing on both sides, and especially by Pennsylvania's great comeback in the second half. Princeton's basket ball five went down 70 defeat before the Quakers here last evening, by score of 27 to 21.
 Penn tradled at 14 to at half time. ana looked to be far inferior to stha Tigers. Led by Mike Sweeney. the Red and Blue aggregation then scored Zz points for a victory in it's first intercollegiate League game. Nets. who has been laid up for a month played remarkable game for the losers, especially in view of the fact that he had not been tn a real scrim- mage since hds recovery. Nal Dickin- son, although just out of the inf1rn- ary, managed to last throughout the game and gave Graves & hard batt1a Besides sS,eSney. whose playing was spectacular, Rosenart and Danny Mo Nfchol played stellar basketball for Penn. -
 Last nights game puts Penn in lie for first place with Yale in the league standing and das6les Prince tons championship hopes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
WHY BACKSTOPS MAKE GOOD AS
 TEAM MANAGERS

Ray Schalk, premier catcher of the White Sox, throws bit of light on why catchers make good managers
 tIt's like this,'' Ray said. ''The catcher is back there running the game, calling for certain forms of pitching, and generally looking after things. The whole playing field is in front of him and he can see what is going on all the time.
 You know, a catcher has to hold up his pitcher, watch all the base runners, call for the kind of a pitch that will best fool the batsman and come in such manner that the bats man will have to play in the hands of the fie1ders.
 "I suppose this training to do sev- era1 things at once sharpens a catch CTS senses so when he becomes a manager he is all trained to take in the entire situation of the field at g. glance. However, I have no ambi- uon to become a manager. I've found plenty to do looking after the catch ing job.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-29
(By Ed. Hughes.)

When Earl -Caddock and Joe Stech- CT, the worlds foremost wrestIers come to grips at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night the greatest mat bout of the century will be on. It has every match of the past even the great ones between-Youssif and Jenkins, Jenkins and Nourala,h, and Hackenschmidt and Gotch backed off the boards.
 No two more versatile and formid- able grapp1ers ever applied a hammer lock or half-Ne1son than Caddock and stecher. Caddock, in particular is one of the most extraordinary char acters that ever appeared in the wrestling game. Earl was educated at college and although scaling less than two hundred is accounted one of the cleverest matsmen that this country has ever produced. Caddock student, attacks the problems of the mat as .he would question from Calculus tome. He is known as the Man With A Thousand HoIds' so wide is his knowledge of the grappler's art. Caddock had been wrestling but a year and a half when he reached the top of his professional Meteoric? We'll say so. But con-
 
 holds to clamp on an opponent in case his deadly head scissors didn't compass the downfall of his antag- onist! No wonder he got to the top.
 Caddock enlisted in the American forces and did his ''bit over there" At first Caddock believed that army hardships had ruined his wonderful vitality and he announced his retire ment from wrestling. But a few matches convinced him that he still retained all his old time cunning and Vigor and he decided to reclaim his title and defend it against stecher.
 Stecher's recent successes over Lewis and Zbyszko stamp the Iowan as one of the most redoubtabIe men on the American mat. Joe is a gen. erous hearted chap as we'll as a skill full grappler. Two years ago Caddock made Stecher quit after three hours and fifteen minutes of tussling, both having gained a fall. Since then Stecher's marvellous exploits against the best in the business established for him a fairly valid claim to the worlds title in the light of Caddock's inactivity and announced retirement. But when Caddock reasserted his right to the title stecher offered no demurrer. He willingly allowed the Nebraskan to be billed as the world champion. Joe is confident that to- morrow nights result will transfer that label to his own trunk.
 Jack Curley, the prince of wrese- ling promoters who is fast putting the mat game back into its former good standing declares that it is the greatest match ever arranged be- tween two wrestlers. And Curley has been associated with the greatest wrestlers and wrestling matches up for the last twenty years.