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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
At IT AGAIN.
URGES TO END SPENDING
ORGY AND AID EUROPE
Federal Reserve Board Banker In
sists Speculation Must be
Checked and Production
Increased.
by Associated Press to Every Evening

by Associated Press to Every Evening
Dallas, Tex, Feb I1.-Financial aid
for Europe and restriction of domestic
banls loans so as 10 deny funds for
speculation, were urged today by Henry
D.. MoehleDpah, member of the federal
reserve board, in an address before the
Dallas group of the Texas State bankers
association.
Americas : efforts, Mr.. Moehlenpah
said, should be toward increased produc-
tion and individual economy.
Declaring that Europcs needs were
food, raw material and credit, Mr..
Moohienpah said they must be furnished
by America
Where else can our brothers get it2"
he asked. The kind Of men To whom
we shall extend credit is the peasantry of
France and Belgium, the kind of men .
who kept back the hordes Of Ger
many. These people will pay their debts
Dare We forget them in their esfrenitv?'
declaring that "the war, financially,
h;I' Just begun. Mr. Moehisnpah urged
campaign OF education ITO stop the
people IN their debauch, their spree. their
extravagant loving and spending.
III his lesson must be put into practice
oeaInd the counters Of every bank. " he
said. Every loan should be anaIyzed
and scrrtinized to the end that every
dollar should count for production and
not cent for speculation.
Although different plans to defate cred
It ara. being advocated. the speaker de-
ciared that increased production and
conservative regulation Of credits should
be the present policy.
The Edge foreign finance law was prais-d
by Mr.. Moehlenpah, who also urged en-
trance into the federal reserve system of
eligible State banks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
A BEAUTIFUL GESTURE"
IS WILHELM HEROlCS
Dutch Newspapers Ridicule the
Crown Princes Offer TO Sur
render to Allies.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Amsterdam, Tuesday. Feb. I0.-Former
Crown Prince Wilhelm OF Germany sent
his telegram to the heads Of allied govern
ments, offering TO surrender in place of
Germans demanded in the allied extradi-
ton list, almost on the impulse Of the
moment according to an interview with
Major Eon Vulnheim, the former crown
princes adiutant, published in the Teie-
graaf.
The former heir TO the German
throne said the major, after confirming
reports that a telegram had been sent,
took ms resolution without thinking long
about it. The return OF Baron Fon
Lersner from Paris, and the serious sitlIa-
tion which has arisen in Berlin IN conso-
quence, prompted the prince TO send his
telegram. He hopes by this To avert
serious difficulties for Germany
Dutch newspapers describe William
action as beautiful gesture.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
GERMANY STILL STARVING"
DESPITE FOOD ABUNDANCE

Berlin, Tuesday. Feb. l0-Members II
missions from allied countries are too well
fed BY German hotel keepers and con-
sequentlv get 3 wrong impression Of food
conditions in Germany, the official organ
of the German hotel keepers organization
declared in a signed article. The German
people will suffer as a result, the article
points out, as the members Of the ms. ions
return home with the report that Germany
has q plentiful supply Of food, all because
Of the anxiety Of the bonifaces to make the
visiting officials comfortable and set them
a good tatle.
The article declares that members of
the American mission have especially mis-
represented conditions, after having lived
for several months IN a fasbionable hotel
where they wanted for nothing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
CITY COUNCIL MAY
PROBE FRICTION IN
POLICE CIRCLES
Dismissal of Detectives Green and
King May Result in
Big Expose.
ExONERATES KELLEHER

Charged with insubordination and dis
respect of their supcriors, Francis H..
Green, "a head of the detective bureau,
and Detective Sergeant Lorenzo &.
King were dismissed from the police
department by the Board of Police Com
missioncrs at regular meeting of the
hoard Yesterday afternoon. This action
Is the direct result of statement made
To the commissioners by Detective Green
in which he reflected upon the work of
Captain Daniel kelleher and four officers
under the captain, some of the information
coming from Detective King.
persistent rumor in circulation around
the Public Building today WAS that the
roiice boards action against Detectives
Green and King will be brought before
Council. No official confirmation could
he obtained. Ii is understood, however,
that Council has power TO impcach the
rolicc commissioners Whether this pow
or rca chcs TO the review of its ordinary
decisions regarding the personnel of the
department WAS a question that was dis
ctissed by many. And there were some
who thought II had not, but that Council
might bc sufficiently interested TO air the
whole proceeding anyway.
II was also rumorcd today that De
tcctive Green and King were seriously
considering legal action in the form of
an injunction 10 prevent the Police Com
missioncrs dismissal from being continued
in force.
NJ subsequent hearings in the investisa-
t,on of the statement, both Green and
king refused 20 tell the commissioners
where they obtained other information.
The action Of the commissioners camc As
q complete surprise ~ GrCcn and King.
The officers. whom the Board of Police
commissioners Yesterday cxonerated were
Captain Daniel NJ. -kellehcr and PATROL
men Elijah johnson. Reese, Nir,lcn and
Powell Il WAS intmatcd IN the Green
statement they had condoned an alleged
cIap game in the apartment uf William
r. Mason. on January II
This action was the last matter acted
upon at the regular meeting of the board
Yesterday afternoon. The resolution was
offered by ). k. Smith, president of the
board. who said:
1T Is not always pleasant for one 20
reform what he considers his duty.
lie then rcsd the resolution, which is /
- follows:
Whereas. After carefully investigating /
the alleged misconduct and charges 4
duplicating Captain kelIcher, Patrolmcn +
Elijah Johnson. Reese. Nirden and Powell, /
and sfter having carefully considered all 4
the evidence produced before the COM
mission. the Board Of Police Commission
srs find the facts and implications con-
tanned in said report TO be not proven
and without foundations:
And Whereas, IL is shown by the evil /,
dence before the commission that certain
me nbcrs of the police department have +
been guilty Of insubordinaiion and dis
respect 10 their superior officers;
Therefore. be il resolved that for the /
good Of the service and for the public 4
interests Detective Sergeants Francis /
f. Green and Lorenzo &. Ming be at once /
dismissed from the police department I
Of the city Of Wilmington.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Al. DU POINT NOT To
BUY CHURCH PROPERTY
Generally Believed That He Will
Not Acquire Fifty Feet Ad
joining Skyscraper Lot.

Ii is reported on what Is considered
good authority that Alfred l. du Pont has
definitely decided not to acquire the
fifty feet adjoining the lot on which the
fourtcen-story Office building is being put
up for the Delaware Trust Company.
While no proposition To purchase the
fifty feet from the church was ever made
hy Mr. du Pont, 50 far a. is known, the,
impression became general I'm some way
that that was his intention, and it is even
said that the plans Of the merged First
and Central Presbyterian Church hinged
TO "A certain degree on their expectation
that tins part of their property would
be taken over by MIR du Pont. The
church trustees value the property at
5000 front foot. and the sale of that
portion of their holding would have meant
AZ that figure, 100000 10 be added to the
s250,OOO realized from the sale Of the site
for the library This would have afford
cd them ample funds for building and for
church endowment.
One Of the trustees Of the church in
speaking of the matter this morning said
that no proposition had ever been made
by Mr.. du Pont or any representative of
his as 20 the purchase of the property but
he admitted that there was a feeling or
impression among the church people,
that MIR du Pont would want the prop
erty and would buy IT, lie said that
from what he had heard recently lac was
satisfied that IL Mr.. du Pont had had
any intention Of buying il he bad bandon-
al o..
llc would Hoi SAY. however, that the
church Was or would be disappointed by
this development The merger 90 take
effect ON the third Of March will mean the
election Of q new board OF church trustees,
and II y eXrcctcd that soon thereafter
the matter Of a new building will be taken
mp. The property on Market street,
II Is considered, will not lose in value
because Of Mr.. du Points alleged decision
not 10 purchase It. and il is believed by
the church authorities that there will be
little or no trouble in disposng of it at
their figure when the time comes for them
e. make move toward 0 new building.
Aside from the fifty feet in question,
Nhich includes the site of the present
church building, the church owns 50
feet ON the north side of the church,
running 10 the library site.
so far as known, nothing has developed
% prevent the merger of the First and
Central churches becoming effective on
March 3, as provided for by the New Cast .
Pr,sbytery
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
DUMPING" OF STOCKS
BREAKS THE MARKET
Interior Financial Centres Heavy
Sellers; Nothing Checks Rush
for Liquidation.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By AAsONIa ttI Itsh % ENtfy EFtUIUg
New York, Feb. 1I.-Stocks dropped
2 to s points in the local market today as
the result of further heavy liquidation.
Brokers and commission house reported
heavy selling from interior centerR
Heavy enforced selling for account of
traders who were unable to meet demands
on impaired margins also was noted
Opening prices were only moderately
lower, but the reaction became general
before the end of the first hour.
Developments which usually govern the
price of stocks, as money rates and foreign
exchange apparently ceased to have any
direct influence, although prices rallied
somewhat before noon when call money
opened at per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
ITALY MAY TAX LAZINESS.
Fines For the Idle Would go TO Support
the Disabled
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Rome Monday, Feb. All able
bodied citizens Of Italy between the ages
Of 20 and 81 would he required TO work by
the provisions Of bill introduced in parlia-
mcnt today by Giovanni Lombardi, In
dependent Socialist deputy, who calls the
measure "a tax on laziness."
Persons al le TO work who fail to do so
are subjected TO heavy levies under the
provisions OF the bill
Money acquired from this source would
be used TO maintain those unable to work
and keep up agricultural colonies to which
able bodied persons who fail to work would
be sent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
u. S. MARS LEAGUE PLAN.
Eight Instead of Nine Nations
Represented at Inaugural
Meeting in London Today.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Feb 1.-THE council OF the
League of Nations formally opened its
meeting here at noon today Arthur J.
Balfour, representing Great Britain, as
sumed the chair on the suggestion of
Leon Bourgeois, representative of France.
In his speech of welcome TO the delegates
MIR. Balfour said there was only one blot
on the meeting, and that was that eight
nations were represented instead of nine.
He said it was not desirable to touch on
the absence of the United States, hut he
referred to ii rs marrying the symetry OF
plan of the league.
NJ Bourgeois in reply added a word
that the nations represented were only
eight In number
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Fire in Lumber Plant.

A FIRE caused slight damage this morning
at the Kent Lumber Company plant,
Front and Monroe streets. While the
district firemen were at this fire an alarm
was struck for fire at Eleventh and Tat
nall streets Investigation of the latter
alarm showed that there was no fire at that
place, but that passerby saw smoke
issuing from building, which was dis
covered to be smoke from a fire started
by workman to warm up the ground
Before Investigating the source of the
smoke the passerby sent still alarm to
the Fame Company, who responded to
the call
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
FUNE RAJ OF ELEUTHERE DU PONT.
Services at Parents Residence on Bro0me
Street Tomorrow Morning.

DR. Frederick NJ klrlllls will conduct
funeral services OF Eleutherc Irenee du
Pont, con of General and Mrs. y. Coleman
du Pont, at the residence. sos Broome
street, tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
The interment will be in the du Pont
cemetery and will be private.
The young man died Sunday night Mt
Pottstown, Pa, where he was student at
Hill School
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
.EO|SON'S 73D BIRTHDAY
PUTS ORANGE IN COLORS
Home Town and All Its People
Honor and Congratulate the
Famous Inventor.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


Orange, N. j., Feb. Municipal
buildings, places Of business and private
homes here were decorated with flags and
bunting today in honor of the seventy
third birthday of Thomas A. Edison.
Mayor William A. Lord. in public proc
lamation, extended to Mr. Edison the
citys congratulations and expressed the
hope that he would celebrate many more
birthdays and continue lin good health
and further enexampled usefulness to
mankind"
The number ''73, . which PLAYED a
prominent part in the days proceedings,
was promptly recognized as the tele-
graph code for good wishes by Mr..
Edison, who was an operator in his youth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
JANUARY 10 PEACE DATE.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Feb 0.-Announcement was
made today that January 10 was the
official date upon which the war with
Germany terminated
This date was fixed by a royal order.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Congress Probers in Virgin Islands.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Friday,
Feb. 6.-Ihe United States gunboat
Dolphin, bringing committee of congress
men TO investigate conditions in the Virgin
Islands, arrived here yesterday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Flu an EPIDEMIC in Rome.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Eveping
Rome, Feb. 11.-Schools IN this city
have been closed because Of the increase
in The influenza epaemic. There arc ninety
deaths on the ay.rage es'ery day from this
disease in Rehc'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Amusements Tonight.

PlayhouSes-'rhe Sweetheart Shop.
Garrick--Na Naudevilte.
Queen--'Maie and Female"
Malestic-"TneL Loves of Lefty"
Human Collateral.
Victoria ~poliyanua
Sayoy--"The Lone Wolf's Daughter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
HUNGARY WILL RENEGE.
Financial Conditions of Treaty
Cannot be Met, Says Buda-
pest Expert.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Budapest. Monday, Feb. 5-Hungry
cannot carry out the financial clauses of
the treaty with the allies, according to
Roland Hegedues, financial expert of the
Hungarian peace delegation, today.
'1It would be burlesque to ask Hun
gary to execute these clauses" he de-
clared before leaving for Paris. There
is no longer means left of measuring our
Indebtedness. It, is impossible TO impose
upon diminished Hungary debts greater
than the united country ever bore. Hun
gary spent more than 35OOO,OO0 crowns
during the war, for which the lost PROV
inces are not responsible, according to
the peace terms.
Paris, Feb. Hungary's peace dele
cation, headed by Count Apponyi, ar
rived here this morning, Brigadier General
III. H. Bandholtz, American representative
on the inter-allied military commission
in Budapest, accompanied the Hungarian
representatives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press 70 avery evening
Washington. Feb. li.--Weather forecast
for Delaware.
Generally fair tonight and THURSDAY NOT
much change IN temperature. mOdcra q,
northwest winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11

Harry III. Mari is q candidate for repre-
sentative first district New Castle County.
Subject TO decision # Republican party.
-Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
SPECIAL TRAIN RUSHES
NEGRO AWAY FROM MOB
400 Troops Go With Convicted
Murderer as He is Spirited
Out of Louisville.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening


Lexington. Ky, Feb. 1l.-Although
William Lockett, convicted murderer Of
ten year old Geneva Hartman, was safe
today in Eddyville prison where he is TO
pay the death penalty for his crime on
March IL, FIVE hundred troops were
held today in Lexington. which remains
nominally under martial law.
Military officers spirited Lockett out Of
town on special train late last night
-Four hundred OF the special troops ordered
here Monday to suppress mob rioting.
in which FIVE persons were killed and
many wounded IN an unsuccessful attempt
TO lynch L0ckett, accompanied the train
In view of the fact that there appears
to be no further need for presence Of
soldiers here it was believed the order in
voking martial law would be revoked to-
day and the remaining federal troops re-
turned to Camp Taylor.
Eddyville, Ky, Feb. William
Lockett, under heavy guard of Federal
soldiers, was removed this morning from
the special train which bore him here
from Lexington and was taken to the
State penitentiary where a. special death
watch was placed over his cell Lockett
viii be electrocuted here March IL.
The train arrived at 5 o'clock and an
hour and half later the troops were on
their way back to Camp Zachary Taylor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11

Please return bottles promptly. Sea
page 10.-Glover Dairy.-Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-11
FIRST CUP RACE JULY Is.
Br itish Yacht Club Announces Inaugural
tiOn of International Contest.
Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
London, Feb. 1.-THE first race for
the Americas cup in the international
regatta between Sir Thomas Liptons
challenging yacht Shamrock " and the
New York Yacht Clubs unnamed de-
fender will be sailed on Thursday July Is,
according to an announcement made
here today by the r. oval Ulster Yacht
Club. OF which Sir Thomas is a member.
Certified mlk for infants Clover
Dairy Co.-AdY
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

The usual Thanksgiving festivities
have come and gone and again we
must settle back to business, realizing
that the years are passing, all too
quickly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Davis of Clinton
dined on Thanksgiving day with their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank b. Pool
er.
There was a family gathering on
Thanksgiving day at Harry Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Kicker en-
tertalned at dinner on THANKSGIVING
day a company of IA gathering around
the board at the noon hour. Owing to
the fact that the cooks in the Kicker
home have for the past two years cap
tured many prizes at Skowegan Fair
on cooked food. the tempting viands
can better be imagined than described.
Several from the river road attend
ed the funeral of F. B. Heslton at
Skowhegan, Friday.
Miss Ethel Luce Of No. Arson was an
over night guest of Miss Della Hilton,
Friday.
Acquaintance and friends through
out this section. of r. II. Nye, of Show
hogan, were sorry to learn of the &C
cident which befell him recently, and
hope for a speedy recovery
Percy Lovely of Waterville was a
recent visitor with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Chas Flanagan.
Walter Corson has been quite busy
OF late at his newly established black
smith shop near his home.
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KINGFIELD

Chautauqua Guarantors for 1921 are
l.. l.. Mitchell, A. G. Winter. F. r.
Hutchins, Miss Leila Hunnewell Ar
thur NJ. Soule, c. K. Chamberlain. Mrs
q. +. Colleselle, Mrs. Julia r. Winter
F. A. Crossman, George F. Currier
FRANK Hutchins, j. E. Voter. Harry 7.
Bradford E. S. Winter, NJ. D. P.
thompson, j. K. Garland, M. D.. F. f.
Boynton, H. G. Winter, Mrs. Errna
Winter, H. S. Wing, Myra w. Cham
berlain. Mrs. Jennie French, s. ]. Wv
man, A. c. Woodland, Witham Strjck-
land Mrs. w B. Bradbury, Bert Dol
bier and c. ]. Longley. The officers
elected were President ]. E. Voter;
Secretary, Leila Hunnewel; Treasu-
rer Myra Chamberlain; committee on
hall, Jennie French.
Last Sunday at the close of the
morning service in Grace Universalist
church a chapter of the Universaust
Comrades was organized At the pre-
liminary meeting held the week previ-
Gus, a committee was appointed to
present list Of officers and at the
meeting Of Sunday their report was ac-
cepted and the following elected. Pres
dent, L. A. Norton; vice president
Ralph H. Simmons; secretary and
treasurer, Arthur c. Woodland King
field has the distinction of being one
Of the first churches In the denomina-
ton to organize a chapter of the Com
rades, although many are planning
during the year to take the step.
Mrs A. G. Winter has been appoint
ed chairman for the town for the
Christmas seal drive, December to II
in the interest of the better health of
the State. The money thus obtained is
to be used for the establishing of
community nurse in the county. AL
ready eight counties have a nurse who
devotes her entire time to the health
of the community and one is available
for Franklin county II a sufficient
fund can be raised. $4,000 Is needed
in the State for the work which the
State Chamber of Commerce and
Agricultural League are promoting
The town committee which Mrs Win
ter has appointed or is to appoint, is
composed Of the heads of the different
organizations, they to appoint sub
committees, when thorough canvass
Of the town will be made. The town
committee is: D. A. R., Mrs. C. F.
Chamberlain; o. E. s., Mrs Nellie
Vaughan; Rebekahs, Mrs. Verna Tay-
lor; w. C. T. u, Mrs. C. C. Barden
Grange. Mrs. Jennie Durrell; Pythian
Sisters, Mrs. Blanche Mckinney;
Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. Imogene Nor
ton. In the near future, Mrs. Winter
will call a meeting OF the women's So
cieties and citizens, Tuesday evening.
Nov 30, at 7.30 at the Baptist Church
when announcements will be made
and out Of town speakers will be pres
ent to explain fully the Health Cam
paign.