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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
MUCH USE FOR
PORT TERMINAL
Railroad and Shipping Authorities
Agree That it Will be
Helpful.

In the January Monthly Bulletin issued
by theAmerican Association of Port Au-
fhorities the following IL said Of the pro
posed Marine Terminal project: The
arguments of the railway men-or plea
rather--for new outlet for their traffic on
the Delaware WAS surprising to tiN VIII
mingtonians. Mr.. JaspersoD. assistant
chief engineer Of the Reading lines, de-
clared unequivooaIly that export business
would increase largely, and TINT -four,
grain and iron shipments would How
through Wilmington when facilities were
provided. Mr.. Duane Of the Pennsy-
vania, said his company thoroughly
favored, and needed, new outlet, and
would extend IFS lines 10 keep apace with
the shipping.
"Mr. Corfeld Of the Reading, declared
2O0. 900 tons of coal could be handled
yearly through the port Of Wilmington
without loss TO other Delaware ports.
Lumber shipments from the Pacific, via
the Panama Canal, he added, also would
use Wilmington az a water terminal
"As for local traffic, Carlton II. Bridg-
ham. of the New Castle Leather Com
panv. declared the thirteen leather firms
in Wilmington already were much em-
barrassed in importing goat hides from
India and China by congestion az New
York and would welcome relief by OBJ
tanning shipments to Wilmington"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
GRECO RESENTENCED.
Gets Two and Half Years Additional
fer Escaping from Workhouse.

As /onscqucnce Of escaping from
the workhouse while serving term OF hve
wears for assault with felonlous intent
uDon Mary I.apsley three years ago, Peter
Gricco will serve two years and sis months
additional after the expiration Of the SEN
tonce FIRST imposed on him. II viii com
rnence on March "a, 1928, when his term
for the assault on the girl viii terminate.
Logan Bryant, Negro, pleading guilty 70
q charge Of larceny Of $40 gold piece
from Sarah Bordley, Negress, was SEN
tenced 10 nine months Imprisonment.
The case of Salvatore Broccoli, charged
with having more liquor IN his possession
than permitted under the State laws, was
continued until the next term Of court.
When arralgned on charge of breaking
and entering the clothing store Of Hyman
Cohen. on the night Of November IS,
Henry Smith, Negro, pleaded not. guilty
Later. stating that he had 10 defense,
he changed his plea to guilty, but maln-
taincd that he was innocent ot the crime.
L Ipon Instructions Of the court, he again
changed his plea 10 not guilty, although
he was reluctant to do So, asserting that he
was without wItC esses. money, friends and
counsel After the Cohen store was broken
into by forcing % door, goods stolen were
EfaAE 10 lAh4dAtiff ffiiAh. 4 AE9 VIII AHAAAA3 ~
a house in Philadelphia partly, il Is alleged,
IN possession Of Smith. Smith is also al
legged to have gwen several pairs of trous-
ers stolen from the store to another Negro,
who was apprehended, to dispose of.
Smith Yesterday denied that he had given
anything to Rabbit, - the only nape by
which he knew his accuser, to dispose Of,
and denied any correction whatever with
the robbery Of the store.
William H. Sneed, Negro, pleaded not
guilty to a charge of assault with intent
to commit murd er on George W. Roy. lie
is represented by Philip l.. Garrett.
The trial Of George ). Brewer, charged
with assault with felonious intent on nine
year-old Anna Converse, in an indictment
returned by the grand jury yesterday
afternoon, was set for Friday morning
William W. Kmnowles is attorney for
Brewer, who is an insurance agent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
ANNUAL CONVENTION Of
HOSE AND RUBBER co.
Representatives of Local Concern
to Mix Business With
Play.

The annual convention of the sales
force of the Electric Hose and Rubber
Company which opens today, viii be at
tended BY Is managers and statesmen from
five branches in this country. two abroad
and % women. The convention will con-
tinue until Friday, terminating with q
dinner. dance and entertainment at the
Hotel du Pont on that evening. The busl
ness meetings will be held at the plant Of
the company and will be presided over by
c. D. Garretson, treasurer and general
manager.
In addition to the business meetin gs
dinners will be given at the Hotel du Pont
with theatre and card parties. Aymasque
ball in the du Barry Room of the hotel
will be feature tomorrow evening. At
| o clock tomorrow afternoon ladies lun-
cheon. followed by a card party, Will be
given at the Country Club. At l2.3O
clock Friday, the women will be enter
tanned at luncheon at the hotel with a
sewing party following.
Representatives viii be present from
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleve-
land and New Orleans, in this country and
from London and The Hague. The COM
pany recently opened the latter branch.
The eElectricHoseand Rubber Company
pany has just closed banner year, the
plant having been operated day and night
for the past three months. Notwithstand-
ing the general advance In prices of all
products throughout the country during
the past few years, the Electric Hose and
Rubber Company did not advance prices
over fifteen per cent On October | 1920
all prices were lowered to the 1914 basis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
WOLCOTT PRESIDES
FINELY IN SENATE
Delaware Senator Receives Praise
for His Fairness and Accu-
rate Rulings.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. Jan. 5.-Senator VOL
colt, of Delaware, makes an admirable
presiding officer. This view was ex-
pressed by Senator Kenyon. of Iowa,
after the Delaware statesman had oc-
cupied the chair during the greater
part of the afternoon session on Tues
day. lie settled points of order
promptly and his rulings were in
dOrsed by both sides of the Senate.
Il think Senator Wolcott nils the
chair in a most satisfactory manner" !"
said Senator Kenyon. Delaware is a
little State, but she produces some big
parliamentarians.'
The debate during Senator Wolcott's
occupancy Of the chair was confined to
the proposed creation of a corporation
10 operate the nitrate plant at Mussels
Sholcs, Alabama. From the rulings or
comment Of the chair il would not he
possible to deduce how he stands on
this subject.
Senat tors are unbound by any clearly
defined parliamentary rules, but occa-
sional1y the Vice President is required
to settle some troublesome point.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
WANT WORKHOUSE
PLACED ON MORE
MODERN BASIS
Trustees and Warden Ask More
Pay for Convicts and Build
ing for Women.
HONOR SYSTEM is
WARMLY COMMENDED

Trustees of the New Castle county
Workhouse, in the annual report OF the
institution to the Levy Court Commls-
sioners. yesterday, set forth the need OF
increasing the pay of convicts who work.
The trustees are supported IN this
opiuIon by the report of Warden Plum
mer which also formed part of the
record of the Levy Court session. Need
for a separate prison building for women,
authority to permit conviots to work any
where under their own honor system and
other more modern details wre en-
braced in the reports signed by L. Allen
Hilles and ]. Frank Ball, representing the
trustees. and by Warden Plummer of the
workhouse.
The report for the trustees, in part, fol-
lows:
Wilmington, Delaware. Dec 81, 1920.
''To the President and Members of the
Levy Court Of New Castle county.
Gentlemen: The trustees of the New
Castle county workhouse herewith sub
nit their annual report for the year end
ing November 30, 1920.
The outstanding feature of the reports
of officials is that an increased allowance
per diem per capita must be provided II
thesystem in force by the present manage
ment is continued. That system besides
necessary upkeep and discipline OF the in
stitution, provides clothing, medical at
tendance, good food, schools, religious
instruction and recreation for all the in
mates. In addition 10 these, q small daily
wage is paid and large bonuses for good
work. These last two items for the year
amount TO SlS,SSl,42.
The belief is general that the wise plan
upon which 10 conduct such institutions
is one which pays attention TO making this
enforced secfIsion from free society, an
effective training for rehabilitation and re-
turn TO the community. Second and third
,onvictions for crime and consequent
repeated imprisonments are greatly re-
iuced by such treatment and society is
benefited By the return TO il of men and
women determined To be law-abiding citI-
zens in the future. The trustees heartily
iEdorse this system.
Since our last report, III. s Plummer was
appointed warden to succeed Captain
r. F. Cross and has put in force an honor
system which has almost entirely done
away with escapes and brought most
remarkable change IN the spirit and be-
haviour Of the inmates. There are some
details Of this system which will have to be
carefully worked out as time and expert
cnce show their desirability. but we
thoroughly believe that cooperation be-
tween inmates and the authorities IS es-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
PROBE SUICIDES DEATH.
Coroner 10 Hold Inquests in Several
Cases on Thursday Night.

Coroner Bullock viii hold an inquest
on Thursday evening IN the death Of
Fedor Marley, who committed suicide
Yesterday afternoon by hanging IN the
junk shop at 705 Church street. Marley
had made an unsuccessful attempt 10 take
his life on December %. He was held under
$1,000 bail for the Court of General
sessions on a serious charge preferred by
a 13-year-old girl.
The laudlady with whom he boarded at
735 East Seventh street said he had two
sons IN Austria and that nc recently sent
them money to come to this country.
Inquests will also be held in the deaths
of Tyson Jordan, who was mysteriously
shot on New Years eve, and Robert
Brownlee. who committed suicide by
drinking the contents of bottle labeled
carbolic acid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
LAYTON BLAMES
SCHOOL LAW FOR
SUSSEX DEFEAT
Ascribes it Also to Stupidity and
Blindness Of Republican Party
Leaders.
BITTERLY OPPOSES LAW

Special Dlspatch From Every Evening q
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. Jan. b.-Blaning the
school law and its authors for the
loss by the Republicans of the lower
House of the Delaware general as
sembly, Congressman Caleb II. Layton
said today that the same law may later
bring an even more regrettable disas-
ter to the G.. o. L. i'm the Diamond
state. Governor Townsend. DIR. Lay
ton said. could not escape responsible
ity for turning the lowor branch over
to the Democrats.
There was u sure four hundred
majority in the district which was lost
through the stupidity OF Republican
leaders who huggad to their bosom a
wholly ridiculous school law" said Dr.
Layton. The code is extensively die
tatorial and insultingly inquisitorial
Young women. richly gowned. rid
ing in high powered automobiles. visit
the schools. where they address to the
boys and girls questions that only
their parents should be allowed to ask
them. But this is only one of many
of the Objectionable phases of our ab-
surd school law.
DR. Layton said it was all right TO
give the boys and girls in the public
SCHOOLS snfn an RuutaAfVh 8t hbbAd
fit them for the intelligent exercise of
the duties and obligations of citizen
ship. but he was opposed to turning
these institutions into universities or
giving them the character of medical
schools.
"Of course | believe in education
said the Congressman, but the Della
ware code as Il has been promulgated
requires that Latin, Greek and other
languages, living. half-livine. or dead
shall be taught It would load the
young mind with hundred super
nuities and, If carried to it's logical
conclusion, would turn out a host Of
intellectually half baked youngsters
IF Governor Townsend had been
more practical in his campaign for
educational advancement Of the Della
ware masses we would not have lost
the lower House. IL was not Demo
cratic resuurcefulness which won the
late victory. deciding TINT the donkey
would control. but Republican stupid
ity which permitted few blind the
orlsts 10 lead"
Or. Layton described himself as an
old-fa shioned Jeffersonian Democrat
who believes that the state should df
only what IL must for the citizen.
leaving him To work out his own des-
tiny through his own honest endeav-
ors. II adhere TO the Republican party
because / believe 1t more accurately
interprets the Jeffersonian idea, but
the Delaware School law is a negation
of the doctrine enunciated by Jeffer-
| son, said DR. Layton. II apparently
requires the State to do everything for
the boy and girl. leaving nothing to
personal effort"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
NEED MORE MONEY.
To Wage Fiapt in Delaware Against
tuberculosis Plague.

Tuberculosis in Delaware stands less
chance Of being efficiently fought, pre-
vented md cured today than it did a year
ago, tho total fund in hand being so per
cent less than tho amount that wna desir-
ed. and that amount was considered the
smallest that could be asked to keep the
anti-tuberoulosis work in Delaware on
modern plan.
There have been close TO 1000 contribu-
tors to the fund.
Each mail is bringing to headquarters
replies 10 the postals asking that all to
whom health bonds were sent purchase
the bonds subscribe in smaller amount
than the denomination of the bond or
return the bonds.
The appeal last week was directed es-
pecially to health bond contributors.
Yesterday the mailing Of card 60 residents
to whom 81 worth Of Christmas seals were
sent, with the request that they purchase
them, was started
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

clotbe the men and pay the salaries OF the
warden and the guards and for the upkecp
of this institution. Fifteen cents per day
of the above amount, we give To the pms
oners, leaving n balance of % cents per
day, which is totally inadequate TO meet
the demands of this institution
THE oprENnEiM CONTRACT.
'This is contract with the Oppenholn
Company of New York City, New York
engaged in making pants. 1t Is especially
recommended that at the expiration oil
this contract in December 1921, better
wage be secured, either from the present
contractor or some other bidder; as the
present scaleso wages is not IN keeping
with q fair and Just return for value re-
| ceived from the work of the prisoners and
the expenses incurred by us IN keeping
up the contract.
woMEN's DEPARTMENT.
''The quarters for the womens depart
ment are totally inadequate TO meet their
demands. While they do not come In con-
tact with the men prisoners, yet they are
in close proximity, creating very unsatls-
factory condition here, which at times is
extremely irving. | cannot urge upon you
too much the absolute necessity Tor having
n separate and distinct jail for women, and
rs remote as practical from this institution
understand your board has insisted upon
this change for sometime.
HOUSE OF DETENTION.
"Therc should be house Of detention
for prisoners waiting trial and witnesses
detained. AT present, a man Is sent TO
the peuitcntiary in Delaware, either as a
witness or while waiting trial. In other
l. 4 h., m,A 10 Ia a
vict's parb associate with those already
convicted and made TO undergo the humili-
alton of convicted person before he Is
proven guilty or not guilty.
RELIGIOUS AND PERSONAL WORK.
"There is the paid and voluntary work
done for the.spiritllal and moral uphit Tor
the men and women Al denominations.
hold their services here az stated intervals
The Prisoners Aid Society, the salvation
Army, the Volunteers of America and
others have been interested in the personal
work amongst the inmates.
DELCAsTLE FARMS.
"From the available ground on the
Delcastle Farms We should by proper
management raise sufficient amount of
food stuffs not only TO meet the needs OF
this Institution, but have surplus for
sale which would be a source OF revenuei
thereby making our farms an asset M
stead of a liability. One of the most i'm
portant functions in a prison should be a
school for all the inmates.
PAROLE LAW.
al believe there should be comp lsory
Parole Law on the statute books OF Della
ware. Under the operation Of such law
tbe norolr prisoner will be given his first
chance for real reformation. He should
bc protected from the evil designs of un-
scrupulous persons who hound many con-
victs back into lives Of crime.
Il beg TO call To your attention the
necessity for amending the present law
which Only permits our inmate body to
work for the county.
Il beg TO express my appreciation to the
members Of the board for their help and
thorough cooperation II has been no
small stimulus 10 my energies IN having
the hearty and sincere support OF my
supervisory officials.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
DEATHS.

HAGNER-ln this city. on January 4.
1921 Lucy 4. Hagner. wife of the late
Charles c. Hagner
Relatives and friends are invited 70 at
tend the funeral services at the residence
of her son Charles a Hagner. PALS Wash
incton street. on Friday afternoon at :. 80
q clock Interment at RiEerVlew GENE
terry
NfTRPHY-In this city. on January ;.
1921 sarah Nj. daughter OF John and
the late Elizabeth Murphy.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend
the funeral from the residence OF her aunt.
Mrs Rose Mitchell. 22o5 l-amot street
On Friday morning Al Q clock. Requiem
mass at 81. Patrick 5 Church lnterment
at Cathedral cemetery
WOoDROw4In this city. on January 2
1921 Della y. Woodrow, aged 6S years
ReIat tives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services at the residence Of her
son-iu-law W Oscar Massey. as r. Tenth
street. on Thursday afternoon. January 8.
at go O'Clock. lnterment at Rlverview
cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Regular Meeting Held Last Nish' In Ns~
Labor Jempls

Tho Central Labor Union met ID fa
new quarters IN Labor lcmpie formerly
the Charles restaurant, nt 1cnih hId
Tatnsll streets, ihst night
The following nominations ior o'hrfff
% bc elected and rns'alicd ~ mo nf.t
meeting. January iS, we're announccd
For president, Robert W krnmsr, tifr
president, james J. Dale sccrs'eryl lffi
W. Stierlc. Treasurer, ". y. Dpttfui
financial secretary frank A Iiouck in-
side guardian, g. vs.. tdftti trilsff0l
Herbert haincs, james O'kare anh ~.
Arnold Stewart,
John &. Saylor and Walter q. Dutirn
were appointed a COMMITTEES a. vis|t tne
management of tho traction compnny
regarding the transfer reglilaiions llf
committee viii cndcav0r "a have 4 modis
hcstion made m tho transfer fegTaiilra
on the Seventh street line - as 20 permit
working men 10 transfer on a transfer
mornings and evening" ~ The fcnnsYl-
vania depot.
The secretary was directed ~ ask iho
governor ~ to the application a flo
work or fight" order, IN force dur nF
war times, IN a reverse direction, sn tH1t
jobs should be- found i0r those now ur-
employed he was also direct ed io protest
against the deportation a q. a. D..
Martens
A vote of confidence IN President
Kramer was passed, after be- had made p
statement a tho recent airing in MuniCl-
pal Court a the extortion charge hrouTif
against him.
Various committee reports Hert rn
ceived and filed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
ROSE HILL GIRL MARRIES
T.. S. ARMY OFFICER

Mr. and Mrs. John ". Davis of Rose
Hill announce the marriage of ther daugh
ter, Amanda Ella Jane Davis To Corporal
Fred p Miller, Jr., of the United States
army, who is stationed at Langley Fields,
Hampton, Va, at the parsonage of the
First Baptist Church of New Castle, by
Rev. George T. Street, on December 81,
at $50 o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Groves Laxative Bromo Quinine
tablets. The genuine bears the signature
of Il. W. Grove. 80 cents-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

Additional death notices. received too late
for this column viii be found on Financial
Page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

The classified ad section has a mes
sage for you today. Read it..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
j. :. Frank Ball, Secretary.
WARDEN TLUMMER' 5 re- oRT.


"To the Board Of Trustees of the New
Castle County Workhouse.
Gentlemen: / herewith submit re-
port Of the affairs of this institution for
the wear ending November 30, 1920.
The discipline has been splendid since l
took charge May l. 1920; at which time I
inaugurated the honor system or what
may be termed self-government among the
prisoners. This system has passed the ex-
perimental stege;it is, 50 far as this instltu-
ton concerned, a perfect success
Road making and bridge construction
have been successfully prosecuted, result
ing in 3 saving 10 the county.
t'Slnce ] have been Warden over 200
prisoners have been discharged and olly
S have been returned; the remainder have
secured work of an honest character. They
are trying to make good.
Groups Of men, in charge Of honor
men have been building and repairing
roads, and our men did the equal ia work
accomplished by outside hired men.
THE PRISON WAGE SYSTEM.
''The New Castle County Levy Court
allows us 40 cents per day TO feed and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

How many people are rsadinE riass
fled ads now
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

clothe the men and pay the salaries OF the
warden and the guards and for the upkeep
of this institution. Fifteen cents per day
of the above amount, we give To the prs
oners, leaving n balance of % cents per
day, which is totally inadequate TO meet
the demands of this institution.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-08

within the past few decades, from
the day of the Civil war, when but
40 public high schools offering a
four year course were to be found
in the country, until the present
day when Qnore than 100000
children attend approximately 10,
600 high schools over the coun-
try.
Educational problems are re-
ceiving more attention now than
ever before" said DR.. Bolton. "All
the nations that suffered in the
past war see in it a means of SAL
walton from the problems that
press upon them" During the
war. he stated, England voted
more money for education in the
very blacklist moments than she
had ever done before.
Among the most enthusiastic
supporters of the movement to-
wards higher standards than ever
in education, according to the
speaker, are those who have been
denied the privileges of learning
when they should have been in
school. Those who have succeed
ed in spite Of their handicaps
should not be pointed out as ex-
amples disproving the value of
education; they were able to sur
mount their difficulties regard
less of the lack OF early advant-
ages.
In closing, DR.. Bolton prophe-
sled still greater importance in
the future of education as a fac
tor in success. "The task of edu-
cation will become one of the
biggest on the earth" he said.
Others elected to the honor So
ciety were Frank Bennett, Good
ing, Idaho; Lawrence Il. Davies,
st. Helens; Maurice w. Lawson,
Blanchard, Wash; Myrtle Mason,
Boise, Idaho; Fay Peringer, Bel
lingham, Wash; Helen Satch-
well, Shedd, and Sibyl E. Smith,
Vancouver, Wash.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-08
Students
OF Salem
Honored
Scholastic S oci e t y
Elects Three Local
People; DR.. Bolton
Speaks

Efficiency in gainful oecupa-
tion, unmodified by higher ideals,
results in selfishness and sordid-
ness" said DR.. Frederick e. Boil
ton, dean of the college of educa-
tion at the University of Wash
ington. who spoke at the last
morning chapel of the year, es-
pecially for the members of Alpha
Kappa Nu whose election was an
nounced this morning. Three Sa-
lem students, Robin e. Fisher,
Elsie r. Lippold and Alice r.
Welch, were among the ten elect
ed.
The purpose of education
should serve to awaken higher in
stincts, the speaker emphasized,
as well as to equip the student so
he can better gain his livelihood.
Education should arouse many
noble emotions, and emotions are
the handspring of life. THE great
social and moral questions OF the
world, he continued to point out,
require in addition to practical
skill, whole heartedness and
generosity which it is the func-
tion of higher education to give.
The speaker sketched briefly
the advances made in education