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Evening journal., 1921-12-13
R. R. LOSES TWO,
Wins ONE CASE
Piece Work System Involv-
ed in Suits Before Magis-
trate Gluckman
WRITTEN OPINIONS
ARE HANDED DOWN

Magistrate Gluckman today hand
ed down a written decision in the
cases Of Charles Martin, sometimes
known as Charles Marko; Harry c.
Nandegrift and Frank Toner. in
which the plaintiffs sued the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company for work
done at the Todds Cut yards. In the
case Of the former two. the Maris-
trate decided they are entitled to the
amount they claim. which is s41.6O
each. In the Toner case, the decision
Is against the plaintiff, who had
claimed s33.2s.
The piece system Of work inaug-
urated by the railroad company on
August 1 of this year was involved
in these suits Magistrate Gluckman
held that, although Martin made his
mark to an agreement, in his opin-
ion the man was not fully aware of
the terms and therefore he was en-
titled to pay at the rate Of 50 cents
an hour, which he thought he was to
get.
In the case OF Vandegrift. the
Magistrate held that while he be-
lieved the plaintiff was aware that
ne was going to work piece work
sometime, yet the first two weeks
that he worked he was paid So cents
an hour, and under the circum-
stances is entitled to the same pay
for the last two weeks, for which ne
is suing.
In the case OF Toner it was held
that he started to work under the
contract, having received no pre-
vious pay by the hour. he was aware
that he signed an agreement to
work for piece work and therefore is
entitled to only piece work pay,
which is s14.41, the amount the de-
fendant claims is due him. He sued
for s33.2s.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
TO PROPAGATE FISH
in CITY PARK LAKES

A delegation composed OF W. f.
Mehan, superintendent OF the Fair
mount Park Aquarium and Fish
COMMISSIONS OF Pennsylvania; Ed
ward r.. Mack superintendent OF
parks; Samuel H. Baynard. park
commissioner; r. G. Bradford. State
FISH commissioner. and a commit
tee Of the Delaware Anglers and
Gunners' Association tomorrow will
visit the two ponds in the North
Brandywine Park, which Il is pro-
posed TO utilize as breeding places
for large mouth bass. calico bass
and blue gill sunhsh The ponds
are each Approximately 900 feet
long and permission was recently
given by the Board OF Park Com.
missioners for their use as hreedinr
places for FISH, which will later b,
distributed in ponds throughout IN,
state for the benefit OF the public
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
MONEY
into THIS BANK
Security Trust Adopts New
Convenience for After
Hour Patrons
POLICE SEE MEN
CUT WAY IN

While hundreds Of pedestrians
we're passing and traffic patrolmen
were standing within six feet OF the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company Building. two men worked
all day yesterday cutting their way
into the bank building. The men
we're armed with chisels. sledges and
iron bars and shortly before J
O'Clock. they succeeded in making a
hole through the Market street
granite wall large enough for a small
man 10 crawl through, but they were
not arrested.
As a matter OF fact, workmen
have been busy all this week INSTALL
ing a night safe" in the massive
front wall of the Security Trust
Company's building. A bronze door
on the front of the building leads to
the receiver" or drop" in which
deposits are placed and conveyed to
a chute through which they are
dropped into the safe. The door OF
the safe on the inside OF the build
ing, is controlled by combination
lock.
once a deposit is conveyed to the
safe from the outside 1t cannot be
reached until the safe is opened. An
electric bell, which will ring on the
inside OF the building when the door
is opened, will give notice that a de-
posit is being made. Every morning
at the opening OF the company
clearinghouse, the deposits in the
safe will be removed and verified
and credited to the depositor's ac-
count
The safe, which weighs more than
ton, was designed and constructed
by the New York Safe and Lock
Company, and while an entirely new
feature IN Wilmington banking, It is
being generally adopted In other
cities. Il is intended to accommo-
date patrons Of the institution who
accumulate large amounts Of casf
after banking hours. and in this re-
spect is regarded as being of special
advantage to merchants and others
This new banking arrangement has
been very favorably commented upon
as affording a large number OF per-
sons facilities for making up their
bank accounts. and placing them in
safe deposit after the close OF the
days work, instead Of being COM
PEELED to carry their funds over "a
the following day.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
OLD SCHOOL BOARD
MUST PAY COSTS

Another phase OF the contest be-
tween the old New Castle County
Board Of Educations and the new
board of the .Elsmere district was
terminated in Superior Court this
morning when a jury. in an inquisi-
ton, gave judgment for costs of S476
in favor Of the plaintiff.
The case was that of George L.
Medill, Eugene Shallcross and War
den r. Humphrey constituting the
County Board OF Education for New
Castle County, against Irwin j. Hol-
lingsworth. Lewis S. Cloud. Benoni
Cooling, Thomas Marshall and Clin-
ton Workheiser, and the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, a
corporation of the State of Maryland.
The suit, which was over possess
sion of the school buildings. at Els
mere, when the new district board
entered office, was lost by the de-
PENDANTS in the Superior and State
supreme Courts The costs we're
not paid by the defendants, it is said.
and action was brought by the plain
TINS for costs. The defendants filed
no pleas and, therefore. the inquisi-
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
G. P. FARRELL CAMP
ELECTS OFFICERS

At the monthly meeting Of George
p. Farrell Camp, Veterans OF the
Spanish-American War. held at their
headquarters in old City Hall last
night the following officers were
elected: William b. Carswell, COM
mander; Harry r. Klund. senior vice.
commander; Harry p. Cathcart. jun
ior vice-commander; Patrick Bren-
nen, officer OF the day and Peter p.
Metts, officer OF che guard.
The new officers will not be on
cially installed until the January
meeting. Plans are being made to
have the Womens Auxiliary OF the
camp reorganized the first OF next
year.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
MD. KIWANIANS IN
CITY TOMORROW

Instead Of the weekly luncheon OF
the Wilmington Kiwanis Club to-
morrow. the Kiwanians viii enter
tain delegation OF the Baltimore
Kiwanis Club at a dinner to be held
in the grill room OF the Hotel
DUPONT at $50 tomorrow evening.
Three prominent Kiwanians from
Washington, ID. c., elect
John Boobar, Of the Capital District;
Harry c. Kimban. district secreary
and Doctor Baker. chairman Of the
Inter-city Relations Committee, vii
be present.
The December Entertainment
Committee has secured two speakers
Of note 10 address the meeting to-
morrow night. They are e. ST. Elm,
Lewis. Of New York. who will speak
on Getting Back to Business" and
Major william T Morgan. OF the In.
ternationai Correspondence Schools
who Will speak on Mans Message
for Men" Both men are well known
as interesting and inspirational
speakers. Several comedy features
will be a part Of the dinner.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
SUGGEST NEW CAR STOP.

Benjamin f. Shaw attended the
meeting of the Street and Sewer
Department this morning in the in
terest Of the car stop at Fourteenth
and Washington streets. A change
from the present system at this point
in having the cars stop on the
north side of the intersection being
suggested by him. Commissioner
Pierson and the directors felt that
the stop should be made in front of
the entrance to Delaware Hospital.
The matter was taken under con-
sideration.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
Y BRANCHES SHOW
BUSY NOVEMBER

At the monthly meeting Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., reports and activities OF the va
rious branches were discussed.
One OF the outstanding features
OF the November activities at the
)" was the organizing Of an Older
Boys Council. These boys are
trained to assume leadership.
During the month 9 boys enrolled
for the weekly Bible class studies.
A total number OF 4OS men and
boys were enrolled in the gym
classes at the "Y" for this year.
The total attendance for the past
month in all branches was 6453.
Total attendance for the past year
was 25.S75 as compared with 1928
for 1920. In extension work alone
there has been a total enrolment of
1885.
There are at present III persons
enrolled in the educational courses.
All ex-service men who would like
to take part time scholarships are
urged to get in communication with
any Of the officials in charge Of edu-
cation. A course in public speaking
has been open during the month.
and it now has an enrolment Of 25
men.
other activities for November in
cluded the holding Of &c religious
meetings, and the establishing Of a
Bible class at the workhouse.
The associations books for the
year 192O-21 have been audited by
Clifford E. Iszard, reports Of which
were submitted at last nights meet
ing. Announcement was also made OF
the New Years reception which will
be given by the Y NJ c. A.. on jan
uary 2, to all members and friends
OF the association.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
NO LEN|ENCY IF
ACCUSED AGAIN
City Judge Adopts New Rul-
ing in Treatment of
Liquor Cases
KAPPAUF, JOYCE
ESCAPE ON DOUBT

In the treatment OF defendants
dismisse BY the court on charges
OF selling intoxicating liquor, because
OF doubt in the evidence and the de-
sire Of the court 20 give them the
benefit Of the doubt and dismiss
them. Judge Hastings has adopted
an unique plan. which he announced
in Municipal Court this morning. in
dismissing Arthur Kappauf and
John Joyce, on charges OF selling
liquor.
The court records will be marked
in such cases and If the defendants
are brought before the tribunal a
second time and convicted, they will
be treated as second offenders when
sentence is imposd. Also, II a per-
son is convicted by the court OF
selling liquor from a place that had
been the premises OF a man con-
victed or dismissed because Of a
closeness of evidence, he. too, will
be treated as a second offender, II
found guilty.
In such cases. no mercy awaits
he offenders. Judge Hastings
warned.
II the evidence in case clearly
absolves a defendant. the records
will not be so marked, the judge
stated.
The evidence in the case OF Kap-
paul and Joyce was heard about a
week ago. They were alleged to have
sold whisky to two men engaged by
Frank f. Haley, special agent for
the Law and Order Society to OBJ
tain evidence against them.
Judge Hastings. in dismissing the
men. impressed upon them that II
they are ever convicted in his court
Of selling liquor, they need expect
no mercy. And, he also gave warn
ing II any other man is convicted
Of selling intoxicants on the same
premises, Front and Washington
streets. he will be considered as a
second offender and sentence fixed
accordingly.
The Kappauf-Joyce case was the
third such case in which the evidence
was exceedingly close and in which
the Judge was compelled to give the
defendants the benefit Of the doubt
Judge Hastings commented in taking
up the case this morning. The States
evidence was not entirely satisfao-
tory. he said.
II IL wero not that he had to give
consideration to a reasonable doubt
the Judge said. he would not have
hesitated to convict the defendants
Of the charge.
Judge Hastings then announced
he plan that he had decided e
adopt in the treatment OF men dis
missed because of reasonable
doubt and OF men convicted of sell
Ing liquor from place where a MAJ
had previously been convicted o
had been dismissed because OF
reasonable doubt.
The court must cooperate Will
me police authorities In every pos
sible way to suppress the sale o
liauor. Judge Hastings declared
Heretofore. the court has been mors
or less ienient in the sentences i'm
posed in such cases, but, he said, he
feared the violations of the prohi-
hition laws are growing worse.
II is better to acquit guilty man
than convict an innocent one. Judge
Hastings remarked in conclusion.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
MAY CLOTHING BE
HELD FOR RENT!

Charged with larceny as -bailee. Al
Reagin, a landlord OF this city, has
been held by Magistrate Bromau
for the Court or General Sessions.
The landlord in question had the
goods of a tenant seized by Con-
stable Bowers on a claim for rent
The furniture was removed from
the building and the tenants evictedi
leaving a lot OF wearing apparel. Mr.
Reagin is alleged to have locked the
house and refused the tenants the
privilege Of taking their wearing ap-
parel until settlement was made foi,
the rent due. His arrest followed.
It is claimed that under recent
decision OF courts in other States a
tenants or boarder's clothing may
be seized for rent due.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
ORCHESTRA no STAY IN CIT,

The dance committee Of the Key
stone Field Club said today that the
statement appearing in local paper
that the Jazzola Orchestra would go
south after playing what is said to
be their astsengagement in this city,
next Tuesday night, is erroneous. as
the orchestra is under contract TO
play for the Keystone Field Club
every Friday night for one year.
Brown and Terry. directors Of the
orchestra, also deny the report that
they are going south
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
Federal COURT ooNvENEs.

The Federal Grand Jury assembled
this morning for the consideration
of ten liquor cases. one Of a violation
of the act forbidding interstate
transportation Of stolen vehicles and
such other matters as United States
District Attorney Hughes may lay
before them.
Judge Morris selected Philip Bur
net as foreman OF the jury. after
which the jury was sworn and re-
tired.
Ayres J. Stockley on behalf OF
William T. Potter. bankrupt, asked
that his client be dismissed from
bankruptcy, notice Of the request
having been filed with the court on
November 4. AS there were no OBJ
jections Judge Morris Announced
that the request was granted.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
REPEAT PAGEANT TONIGHT.

The pageant Americas Reception
to the Nations Under Our Flag" will
be repeated, By request. at St Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Church tonight
as part OF the mid-week prayer SER
vice.
Two changes have been made in
the cast because those who previous
iy LOOK these parts cannot be present
on this occasion. America" will be
impersonated by Mrs Elizabeth
Dressner and Mrs. ]. II. Huntington
VIII take the part OF the Mission
| airy Barrel"
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
RuRNED nv AcTn RATu

Oscar Parker, Negro. % years, Of
515 Locust street, fell into a vat Of
hot acid, at the plant OF the Pyrites
Company. in South Wilmington, this
morning. and was severely burned
He was removed to the Delaware
Hospital in the police ambulance.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
NS55G MORE FOR
MCCABE CHURCH

The Christmas bazaar conducted
lasi week by the Mizpah Bible Glass
OF McCabe Memorial NJ. e. Sunday
School, in the Delaware Trust Build
ing. proved a great success. The
proceeds amounted TO s450. which.
added 10 500 cleared on the bake.
held in connection with the bazaar
but at a different time, gives the
class $3.50 towards the community
house lot. The lot across from the
church. at McCabe avenue and Mon
roe streets, was purchased by the
class two and one-half years ago. as
community house site. The pro-
cgeds from the bazaar will cut the
7 Ydebtedness down to one thousand
ollars.
The class expects to clear thai
tmount in the next few months.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13

tion was held this morning and
Judgment granted in favor Of the
plaintiffs.
William s. Hilles was counsel for
the plaintiffs and John W. Huxley
for the defendants.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
sT. PAUI,s q. II. MEETING

Mr.. Ballantine. who has charge
OF the Boys work in the Y. NJ. C.
A. will be the speaker at the week
ly Christian Endeavor prayer service
at ST. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
Church this evening.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
ours very truly
ALEX. r. ABRAHAMS."
owIlminEton. Dec. .. 1921.

wilmington Dec. ~ lt1As
"Mr. Alex. Abrahams
Care City Council,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Dear Mr.. Abrahams; Could I ask
you to take up for me with the
proper authority, question OF a
slight change OF the electric lights
on Market street2 II seems to me
that if the lamps were changed to
nitrogen lamps in the same size that
Is being used at the present time,
! the result would be one hundred
per cent. greater and only trhe
additional cost.
'I would suggest that one side OF
the block be changed TO a nitrogen
lamp and the other side have the
/ old carbon light, like Is there now,
just to see the result Of the change
II the authorities would think they
would like 10 make the improve
ments at this time.
There are so many people on Mar
ket street, and especially now before
the holidays that I think II is neces-
sary to have our main street illu-
minated as near perfect as we can
have It.
Il would appreciate it very much
for whatever you can do in this
matter.
Il would ask you. as a special
favor to fnd out whether the city is
going to put up electric standards.
like they have on Market street, on
King street, when It will be paved.
Thanking you, I remain,
Very truly yours,
CHARLES TOPKIs
Street Commissioner Pierson. fol-
lowing the reading Of the communi-
cations. informed the directors he
had already taken this matter up
with the Wilmington and PhHadel-
phia Traction Company. whcih has
the electric lighting contract for this
city. He said while the contract for
lighting theecty calls for 80 watt
Mazda bulbs the company had in
formed him it had already changed
b the lights on both sides OF Market
street between Tenth and Eleventh
streets from the mazda lights to 100
candle power nitrogen lights as an
. experiment as to cost results Mr.
Pierson said he had suggested the
same experiment be tried out be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets
! The experiment is said to have
} proved successful with but a smal
increase in cost OF production and
maintenance
{ Mr.. Pierson also informed the al.
rectors he was making plans to b,
presented for their consideration n
the near future. to provide an en-
tire new lighting system for Kinl
street; Ninth. Tenth and washington
streets. He said he is seriously con
sidering suggesting that the direc
tors ask for bids on both kinds o
lights, before awarding the contrac
for lighting the city next spring.
He said the matter OF changin,
the arc lights to the ornamental
curb post and arm extension, vii
probably be the plan suggested. 70
the main streets Of the city. He sal,
these would probably cost about s10l
for pole and installation.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
p. o. woRKERs DFFFR MrrrrNc

The meeting Of the Local Welfare
Council. branch Of the National
Welfare Council Of the Post once
Department, which was 70 have been
held in the Wilmington High school
tonight has been postponed until
January because Of the rush OF
Christmas mail which has just start
ed al the local postofice.
1t IS hoped TO have A. J. Gainor.
national president OF the Letter Car
riers Association present al the meet
'ns to be held in January.
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
BRIGHT lights
FOR MARKET ST.
Change in Plan of Illumina
tion Suggested by Coun-
Gilman Abrahams
MR.. PIERSON TELLS
OF EXPERIMENTS

Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department were asked this morn
ing to make a change from the pres
ent lighting system to the use OF the
100 candle power nitrogen lights on
Market street. Such a change was
suggested in communication from
Councilman Alexander r. Abrahams
Of the Fifth ward, to the street di-
rectors. Councilman Abrahams said
the suggesting OF such a change had
been in his mind for many months
but he had not decided to advocate
the change until he received a COM
munication from Charles Topkis.
which he forwarded to the directors
with his letter recommending the
change. The communications fol-
low:
Evening journal., 1921-12-13
December 70, 1921.
Street and Sewer Department,
Wilmington, Delaware.


Dear Sirs-I attach hereto let
ter which have received from Mr..
Charles Topkis, relative to lights on
Market street, and proposed lights
on King street.,
The subject has been mentioned
to me before, but l thought best to
present the suggestion in written
form, hence have made no previous
comments. AS your body is familiar
with the various kinds OF lights, you
are in a position to advise II the sug-
gested change would be a benefit ]
recall very vividly the celebration
held in the city when the lights
were first Installed, and they seemed
entirely satisfactory at that time.
or course however. many changes
have no doubt been perfected that
will allow better lights at the same
cost. and your department will no
doubt be familiar with them.
1T would seem that the time is
TOO short to make any Improvements
before Christmas, as suggested in
the attached letter, but would ask
that you give the matter considera-
tion. It might be possible to try
out a nitrogen lamp on one OF the
standards to see II the change would
he worth while.
yours very truly,
ALEX. r. ABRAHAMS."
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-08-03
EXPLORER WILL FLASH news
TO WORLD IF HE FINDS POLE
Arctic Sailor VIII Garry Wireless To Prevent Being Cut
OFF From Civilized Nations By Ice In
North Again

Seattle, wash, Aug. From the
romotest. most inaccessible spot on
earth-the North Pole-a wireless
message win be flashed to the civil
lied world. IL the plans of Captain
Road Amundsen, discoverer of the
South Pole and famous Arctic explor
er. are carried out.
Captain Amundsen's schooner
Maud on which he hoped to drift
past the pole with the ice floes. was
disabled by a broken propeller off
Cape Serdze. Siberia. after he had
spent two years in pushing around
the eastward Arctic passage from Nor
way. The explorer left his vessel and
her crew to await break in the ice
and proceed to Nome, later coming to
Seattle on a recent ship.
The Maud has no wireless appara-
tus, but Captain Amundsen expects
10 install one when the craft is
brought here. some time this sum
lain 1Amundsen explained that his
party had been cut off from COM
muuicatlon with other human beings
for two years. with but one break
his trip out to Nome last year-two
years Of ice-bound horizons. of bitter
cold. Of almost endless night.
The war was raging in its most
critical period when we left the world
most OF you know" he recalled. and
for many months we speculated in
vain on the course of events. 1t was
IN December, 1919. more than a year
after the signing of the armistice.
that we finally met Russian trader
who told us what had happened.
Then l determined we would carry
wireless"
Captain Amundsen told Tho Asso-
ciated Press he would spend the next
year in the United states. probably
most OF It around seattle, and would
sail from this port next summer. He
viii strike back for Cape Serdze. he
said. trusting to meet with better luck
than the furious Arctic storm which
Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-08-03
OIL WORKERS THREATEN
TO STRIKE ON COAST
UNLESS MEET IS HELD

San Francisco. Calf. Aug. 2!-Threat
of a strike involving 10000 California
oil field workers, September 1, unless
operators meet representatives of the
oil workers and the federal mediation
board was met tonight with state
ment by A. f. l.. Bell, chairman of
the California oil operators, that the
oil operators would not be a party in
the proposed conference.
THE agreement entered into with
the workers year ago, expires August
81" Mr.. Bell said land it will not be
renewed. The schedule of wages and
hours will not be changed but the 81.
added to the wage of each worker on
July l. 1920, and which was allowed to
help offset the high living costs will
be cancelled because We believe eco
nomic conditions have changed and
the cost of living reduced. We see no
reason for making a new agreement
The existing agreement with the work
ers was a war measure and the war
has ended. There is no reason why we
should meet with the federal mediators
as there is nothing to mediate"
Today the oil workers sent tele-
gram tos President Harding in which
their grievances were set forth and
determination, was expressed to force
the operators to recognize the fed
.eral government" by, meeting with the
workers and the mediation board.