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Evening journal., 1921-02-19
REPORT CLUE in
LACEY MURDER
Warden of Media Jail De-
nieS Men Imprisoned
There Had Confessed
DETECTIVE MCCOY
MAY HAVE TIP ON 1T

70 was rumored today that two men
now in lhe Media PA Jail had con-
fessed 10 the murder OF John NJ
Lacey. taxicab driver Of this city, on
New Years nfyht. 1918 When War
den Allen. OF the Media jail. was
asked about the report tsday, he said
he had not heard OF any such con
fession by anybody in that institu-
ton.
). D. Townsend, Jr.. attorney gen
eral this morning said that former
State Detective Mccoy had informed
MIN that there was man in the
Media Jail who knew a lot about the
Lacey case, but he knew OF no con-
fession.
Lacey. who was employed by the
Wilmington Taxicab Company, wai
found dead along the Shelpot rtaC
at the Tyre quarries by school bo!
on the morning OF January ? He ha'
been beaten TO death with a sharl
pointed rock. and after throwing lh'
! body into the roadway the murdere
Stole the car. The machine was founl
/ late the afternoon Of the same da,
near Eighteenth street bridge acros
the B. and o. Railroad Compan
tracks. on the farm OF Thomas Win
| ward.
Lacey picked up passenger o
The nirht OF his death al Eighth an
Shipley streets, but no trace OF IA
man who called the machine wa
ever found.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
TALK LEGISLATION
WITH CITY MEMBERS

Legislation OF importance 10 Will
mington is being discussed this AFT
ernoon al a luncheon rendered to
the members OF city's delegation I'm
the State Senate and House by the
general legislative committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce. The lunch
con is being held in the club room
OF the Hotel DUPONT.
Among enactments under consid-
Grafton is the bill introduced by Sem
ator James w. Robertson providing
for an equal division of State license
fees with Incorporated towns and
cities I'm which such fees are paid.
Wilmington proposed new charter
the paid fire department bill and
seven-member Board OF Education
act also are being discussed.
Clarence G. Killen is chairman OF
the general legislative committee OF
the Chamber OF Commerce.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
ODD FELLOWS MAKE
EDEN-ZARR PLANS

The Women's Auxiliary OF Eden
Lodge. 1. o. o. F.. at a joint meet
ing last night made arrangements
for the annual Eden-Zaar, which
will be held April l6 to 20. inclusive.
in Eden Hall.
Initial degree will be conferred
upon a large class OF candidates
next Thursday evening.
Within a few weeks the degree
team will begin rehearsals OF the
first. second and third degrees.
These degrees will be conferred
upon a class OF 1000 candidates in
Camden on April 80. At this time
the Grand Lodge OF New Jersey will
hold its rally and the local team has
been requested 10 do the degree
work
Noah's Ark No. 2 OF Chester. will
come 10 Wilmington on Tuesday
evening. They will be met at
French street station by Noah's Ark
No. I. OF this city. accompanied
by their band.
They will march from the station
20 Pythian Castle and there the
'Arkites' will mix IN n general So
cial evening.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

CHANGEOF NAME
Approve Bill TO Make Della
ware College, University
of Delaware
INCREASE DUES OF
OUTSIDE STUDENTS

NEWARK. Feb 1s.-At meet
Ing OF the Board OF Trustees OF
Delaware College today the board
adopted a resolution formally en-
dorsing the bill now before the
Legislature TO change the name
OF the college 10 the University
OF Delaware. This was the first
stated meeang OF the board since
the proposed change In name was
suggested.
II was decided by resolution to in
crease the Zee FOR out OF the state
students from $50 TO 500 a year
starting with the next college year
Resolutions or sympathy wer,
adopted on the death OF Robert
walker and James Chipman. tw,
students who died with typhoid
fever last fan and copies OF the reso,
tons ordered sent to the families
OF the two students.
DR. Walter Hullihen. president o.
the college. recommended that soml
0 an be adopted requiring every stu
dent to take some form OF athleti,
training The board approved o
the plan In principle and authorized
DR.. Hullihen TO work out some sucl
plan and report at the June meet
ing.
Resolutions were adopted rcla
tive 10 economic research and pro
ductive work on the part OF m
members OF the faculty. provisio
having been made by private sub
scription for the publication OF IN
same.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
Chinese FOOLS
3 MASKED men
Bolted Out Back Door
When Told to Throw
Up His Hands
BURGLARS GET IN
STERN'S STORE

Residents OF the neighborhood OF
Seventh and Franklin streets, early
last night. were considerably alarm
cd when a squad OF police in an au-
tomobile arrived. surrounded a
house and finally brought out a man.
An alarm had been sent to the po-
lice station calling for help as IL was
thought a burglar was in~the house.
The police learned that a man had
gotten into the wrong house. evi-
IDENTIFY by mistake.
An extra force OF police Is now
patrolling the city at night and a
number Of reserves are kept at the
station house ready TO respond 10
alarms.
Robberies and attempted rob-
berries reported TO the police yester-
day were:
Barlow Pantalone. pool room, us
Scott street; cigars. cigarettes. bill
lizard balls. ETC.. 10 the value OF 500
were taken.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made to rob the store of Samson
Stern. Az Markekt street. the men
breaking in a near door on Shipley
street. The burglars attempted "a
break open the safe but were not
successful
An attempt was made to rob Joe
Chong. a Chinese laundryman at '711
West Second street, by three mask
ed men who entered the laundry and
ordered Chong to throw up his
hands. Chong complied with th'
demand. but promptly bolted hy wal
OF the rear door. yelling for help
The holdup men got away before as
sistance arrived.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
DENIES CRUELTY TO
1MP0RTED' BOY

W. X. Lord. superintendent Of
the Delaware Children's Home So
ciety. denies the statement that
many imported" children in Della
aware are inhumancly treated.
In referring to the case OF Theo-
dore Allen. youth who was
brought here by Halleck c. Ray, OF
the S. =. G. c.. several days ago
from the farm OF Otto Burton, at
Rehoboth and who had threatened
harm to the Burton family. Mr.. Lord
said the boy had not been placed
with Mr. Burton. but about 10 years
ago had been placed by the New
Jersey Home Society with a care
taker. from whom he was removed
about six months ago and returned
to his home. He recently took
French leave" OF his home andre
turned TO his former caretaker,
walking most OF the way from
Bridgcton. He remained there near
Is a week Mr.. Lord said, when he
voluntarily went TO the Burton
home. Here. according to Mr.. Bur
ton. the boy showed such vicious
tendencies and made threats which
80 frightened Mr.. Burton that. he
O. called upon the services OF Mr.. Ray.
The boy has been returned to- his
home In New Jersey by Mr.. Ray.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
REHoBoTH GOSSIP.

Special to The Evening Journal.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Feb. 10
A chicken supper was held in the
basement OF the NJ. r. Church for
the benefit OF the Ladies' Aid So
ciety.
Miss Anne f. Dodd entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Horn and
Mr. and Mrs Ralph d. Poynter at
dinner last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hastings, OF
Doylestown. Pa. have returned
home. after spending two weeks
with their sister. Mrs. Wilmer Steele.
Clarence Lynch. OF Philadelphia,
was a town visitor on" Thursday.
A committc OF tho State Legisla-
ture and government engineer
from Washington, made a survey OF
the Indian River Inlet last Satur-
day.
IL may be OF interest for the pa
irons OF the public schools to know
that in a competitive language abill-
ity test conducted by the officials OF
Delaware State College. William Tyn.
dan. a student in Rehoboth High
made the highest score credited tc
any school competing.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Smith. OF
Wilmington. spent the weekend al
| the Allison cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Lingo. VIII,
spent the last Weekend with friends
in Philadelphia. returned home Mon
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Horn arr
spending several weeks in Washing
ton. Wilmington and New York.
/ Miss Eldora Meggs. OF Milton
was the Weekend guest Of her sis
ter. Miss Meggs.
Mrs. Elmer Toomey, Who has beei
quite in for the past three weeks
returned from the Beebe Hospita
today.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
RETIRED ENGINEER
DIES AT HIS HOME

Joseph TT. BARLEY. aged 50 years.
died at his home. 5i3 East Ninth
street yesterday. He was a retired
railroad engineer having served on
the Delaware Division OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad for number Of
years lie was member Of the
Diamond State Division No. 3f2. OF
the brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers. which will have charge OF
the funeral services. at his late res
idencc. STA East Ninth street. at
230 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.
1nterment will be in Riverview Gem
etery.
Mr.. BARLEY is survived by his wife
| Sarah l.. BARLEY. and three chill.
dren. Mrs G. r. Toppin. Miss Emms
BARLEY and John J.. BARLEY. Mr.
BARLEY had been resident Of VIII.
mingion for number OF years.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
in Street Fight
WITH MAD Dog
Dog Catcher Walls Attack
ed by Animal Which He
Finally Kills
WORE DELAWARE
COUNTY, PA, LICENSE

Dog Catcher Walls probably had
the most exciting encounter OF his
life yesterday afternoon. when at
tackled by a large mad dog. wearing
a Delaware county Pa. license. No.
515s. while he afforded consider
able excitement around Second and
jefferson streets. in his endcavors
TO escape the teeth OF the rabid
animal he finally succeeded ia kill
ing the animal which was a cross
between a mastin and ST. Bernard.
standing fully three and half feet
high and with paws on him as big
as a mans hand.
Mr.. Walls was summoned to 613
Washington street yesterday after
noon. TO kin a strange dog that had
attacked and bitten up a number of
other dogs In the neighborhood
Z When he arrived the animal APP
peared so inonensive that he Sim
ply fastened piece OF rope around
, the dogs neck and started for the
round with his capture. AT the cor
ncr OF Third and jefferson street,
I the animal began biting az different
D
/ the animal turned on Mr Walls
planting its huge feet on his shoul-
ders and snapped al MIR. Walls
| face.
Hastily dropping the rope at
/ tached to the dogs neck. Mr.. Walh
turned and ran. with the anima
after him.
The dog finally seized Mr. Walls
coat tail. but did not impede his re
treat very much. as he shed his Goa
In hurry and then cnsued a chas
over door steps. Finally the dol
catcher vaulted nearby pickle
fence and shot the dog as it al
tempted TO jump over.
MIR Walls was not injured. bu
does not care to repeat the ex
uerienCe.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

north and south ends OF the build
ing will be OF bum Indiana lime
stone. with terra-cotta ornamental
tions TO harmonize.
The large class room windows will
be equipped with appliances that
will dispense with the necessity OF
using sash weights.
The building will house ten stand
ard class rooms for grade school.
two recitation rooms. manual
training room and rooms for cook
ing, sewing. chemistry, physiology,
agriculture and study classes. There
will also be a library.
In the basement viii be a boiler
room. containing two sectional boil
ers for the steam heating system, a
tank and heater for hot water, a
huge coal bin with storage space FOR
a seasons supply OF coal; the jani-
tors room. where the electric
switchboards. connected with feed
ers from the street. will be 'l0-
Gated. This room will also contain
the telephone connections. batteries
for the bell and clock systems and
meters for the gas and water con-
| sumed.
/ Movies In Auditorium.
The second floor will contain 81,
standard size class rooms for graded
pupils. study hall and library and
high school rooms for the chemistr,
class. physics laboratory, agricultu
raj. laboratory. recitation room
teachers room and toilet rooms
The entrance corridor TO the bal
cony OF the auditorium and gymna
sium and mouon-picture booth viii
be located on this floor. as win fou
large storage closets.
The corridors OF the building an'
the stairways will be OF fre-proo
construction.
A combined gymnasium and au
ditorium. with the floor level IN
same as that OF the first floor. Wi
have a seating capacity OF at leas
700 persons. including the balcony
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

which will seat 175. The chairs will
be Of the folding type and will be
stored under the stage when not in
use.
Tho walls OF the gym" will be OF
bun brick. with a clear floor space
measuring 64 by AZ feet. with an
alcove under the balcony measur-
ing 56 by l6 feet. The stage will be
"a feet in width and 16 feet in
depth. with dressing rooms on each
side.
Large Athletic, Field.
The equipment OF the building
will be the most modern Electric
self-winding master and program
locks are 10 be Installed in the study
I hall. with secondary clocks syn
chronized with the master clock. in
stalled in the other rooms. A fire.
alarm system will be included In
/ the equipment
The 150-foot space from the
/ building TO the street will be a
grass lawn. graded and terraced on
] from the MHlluNnAa AA''H Will NV
transplanted from fine maple
grove near the old school building
for groups and border planting. lr
the centre will ba a free standing
fiagpole.
The old building will be disman
tied and the material removed e
make room for a large athletic FIELD
in the rear OF the new building. Thu
old bell will be removed from th'
old building and installed in the new
in a specially designed belfry bull
over the fresh air intake shaft Thi
will. architecturally. balance tn
building line. as the boiler fue vii
be about the same height at the op
posite end OF the building.
The estimated cost OF the com
pleted building will be about $3.50.
600. The architects are Guilbert
BetelIe. OF Newark y. j.. and Vanc
W. Torbert. OF New York city. for
merly OF Laurel.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
400. without the extra Improvements
arranged for today.
Under the contract. work on the
Laurel school must be commenced
by the Watts company within ten
days from today. and the building
must be completed by March H.,
1922. II. ID. Watts, president Of the
contracting company. said, however,
that it was his aim TO have the
building ready for occupancy by the
pupils by the beginning OF the regu-
lar school term next fall.
Signing Of the contract required
an hour as the signatures OF the
principal contracting parties had TO
be appended no less than 1876 differ
ent times.
The Delaware Auxiliary Association
which was granted S2OOOOO out OF
the p. :. dupont school funds for lhs
Laurel building. was represented by
Dr. Joseph II. Odell. president: Ms.
Mary G.. Hunter, secretary; John p
Nields. attorney. and Alexander C
Taylor. supervising engineer.
The Laurel Special school Distric
was represented by J. o. Adams
president OF the boord: VI. p. Stine
secretary, and Frank NJ. Jones, o.
GEORGETOWN. attorney H. o. Waits
personally signed FOR the ccnractinl
company.
The exterior OF the building viii
be OF red brick, laid up in Flemisi
| bond IN combination with terra
Gotta cornice balustrade and copings
which form the ornamental plaster
treatment for the main facade. Tit
two rectangular plaques in both o
the two end bays will bear the in
scription OF the date OF the foundinl
OF the first Laurel school. and III
date when the erection OF the pres
ent school building was com
menced.
The main entrance bay and door
way and the side entrances at tn
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
COURT LENIENT
ON THIS BOY
Brennan Drove Off Car and
Companions Are Hurt
When Auto Upsets
OWNER RELENTS,
YOUTH DISMISSED

As the owner OF the automobile.
Max Kahn. did not want to press
the charge Daniel Brennan. aged is
years, was dismissed on charge OF
driving on an automobile without
the consent OF the owner by Judge
Hastings in Municipal Court this
morning.
The court warned the yuoth, how
ever that the dismissal OF the case
in that court did not mean that he
would be entirely freed OF the
'arge. informing him that the at
torney generals office. II IL so de-
sired. could take the case before
the grand jury despite its dismissal
in the City Court.
Sentence on a charge OF operat-
ing an automobile without an oper.
ator's license was suspended by
Judge Hastings.
Accompanying young Brennan
on his ride in the machine yester
day Samuel Chambers. 1903 Clay
ton street. and william Pierce. l4O
Scott street. were badly injured
when the automobile turned owe
as IL rounded a bend IN the Parl
Drive. at Rockford Park. They arr
In the Delaware Hospital
MT Kahn. who has a store at i9Ol
Pennsylvania avenue. stated thi
morning that he did not want q
prosecute the case because Of tn
lads widowed mother. His offens
yesterday was the only thing h
has ever had against Brennan. MI
l,ahn stated.
Brennan said that he had Sc
cured orders for Mr. Kahn an
after the orders had been made uI
he thought that the storekeepe
would want him TO deliver them. II
then drove on with the orders i
the automobile, resulting in IN
mishap on the Park Drive.
The youth said that he works a
Iiuber's bakery. earning SIS
week. which money. he said. b
turns over TO his mother. He liv,
at 1880 West Eleventh street.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
FIREDESTROYS
DUPONT HOUSES
Four Buildings on Mendin-
hall, Pa, Estate in Ruins
Today
LUMBER SHED
ALSO WRECKED

Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
four frame buildings on the estate OF
Pierre 5. dupont. at Mendinhali. be-
yond Centerville. late yesterday ar
ternoon. The loss is estimated at
$4,000
The Kennett Square Fire Com
pany responded TO the alarm as also
did the Water Witch and Fame COM
panies OF this city. but when the
local hremen reached the scene they
found nothing but charred ruins.
The flames spread from one burning
structure 10 another the high winds
tanning them and after the four
structures were ahre. storage
house. owned by Milhous Brothers.
dealers in lumber. feeds and farming
implements nearby. caught fire and
was destroyed with It's contents.
One Of the dupont buildings de-
stroyed was formerly used as a
creamery. but had been turned into
a stable. In this building were
forty horses and when the fire began
| they stampeded about in the stalls
as soon as they became aware OF
the fire. The caretaker and others
opened the stable door and rushing
in liberated the horses and brought
them all out in safety. A second
/ building was vacant structure,
which had formerly been used as an
engine and boiler room. A barn was
also in the number razed. A large
quantity OF hay was stored in this
D \ H.a al
loss.
The fire was seen for miles around
and many telephone calls came to
the police station asking the location
OF the blaze. II was at first thought
that the home OF Mr.. DUPONT was
burning.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
CARUSO SHOWS
MUCH IMPROVEMENT

NEW YORK. Feb. 70 United Press
-Enrico Caruso. who suffered a re-
lapse Tuesday after a long illness
with pleurisy, continues 10 improve
it wac officially announced by his
physicians today.
A bulletin issued at ii a. m, signed
by his five doctors. stated:
MIR. Carus0 has continued 10 i'm
prove. Although his fever las moi
subsided, his course is progressingIn
satisfactory manner.
The next consultation OF the physi-
clans is scheduled for 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
NTAsONs TO VISIT ALEXANDRIA.

Several Dolaware Masons VII at
tend a meeting OF the George wash
ington Memorial Association. a Ma
sonic organization in Alexandria
Va. Monday and Tuesday. Among
the Wilmington Masons TO attend
will be Thomas j. Day. Harry j..
Guthrie. Harry W. Lowe, and Dr.
n. W. Bentley.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

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Mrs. LOUISE SToLL, 500 W. York St,
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out Of ten il is caused by some dis
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it acts as a natural restorative.
Every woman who is subject to
cramps, headaches, nervous spells,
backache or those dreadful bearing
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Pinkham s Vegetable Compound, and
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Co. Lynn, Mass, about their health.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
FINE eBLACKJACKER' s2oO.

For an attack on Marion p. Hayes,
Negro. with a blackjack last night
Fred Adams. also a Negro, was
fined $500 and costs by Judge Hast
ings. in Municipal Court this morn
ing. on a charge OF assault and bat
terry
Lewis Adams. a brother OF Fred
was dismissed on a similar charge
Hayes absolving him from any part
in the attack.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
ueN,RR orr FOR COUNCIL.

Former Representative J. Edward
McNabb will stage a political corr
back AS a Democratic candidate Tor
City Council in the Third Ward. Ills
candidacy has been announced and
his friends are back Of him TO try 10
atone in small way Tor his over
wlclmng defeat for state senator In
November 10 is reported that one or
two other Democrats may cons 3
with McNahb for ihe nomination. at
the Democratic primaries.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
coL. wICKEs RECOvERs.
/ 40 The Eveninr journal.

Special to The Evening journal.
DOVER. Feb. l9.-Col. James c.
Wickes. editor and owner of the
Delaware state News. who has been
i'm for three weeks has recovered
and Is able TO be at his Office. Col.
Wickes was threatened with pneu-
monia and was confined to his home
FOR some time.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
TIsHER POsT OFFICERs.

John l.. Fisher Naval Post OF the
American Legion last night elected
the following officers: Post oomman-
der. G. A. Wedler; vice-commander,
Eliwood Souder; finance officer. IT,.
=. Cohoe; post adiutant, ID. r. Muhl-
ausen: chaplain. L. r. Allen; mas
tcr-at-arms. c. J. Cathcart; post
historian. c. II. Jester.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
NEW MOROCCO 60. FOR CITY.

II was announced today by a
member OF the Martin Leather Com
pany. Delaware corporation, that
they planned to begin soaking raw
hides at their new plant. Firth and
church streets within a few days.
The plant. known as the Barr and
Dougherty Leather Company Prop
crty. was purchased by the new con-
Germ from the Standard Kid Manu-
factnring Company for S90.0OO.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
AUTO NnEN DISCUSS SHOW.

Members of the Wilmington Auto
mobile Dealers Association had a
luncheon az the Hotel DUPONT early
this afternoon. TO discuss plans for
the annual auto show, TO open at
the Auditorium, on February 2S.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
CLOSE cNNNI TOMORROW

In order that repairs may be MADE
10 the locks. the Chesapeake rsnd
Delaware Canal will be closed 20
navigation from midnight Sunday.
for a week
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

vomiting spells
the first two days,
and was unfit to
do my work. l
read in your little
book about Lydia
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Vegetable Com
pound and took
the medicine with
satisfactory re-
suits. lam amid
wife and recon-
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Evening journal., 1921-02-19

Search the Want Ads for busi-
ress investments and advertise
farms and country estates in the
Want Ads
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
SUFFERED
SIX YEARS
Mrs. Stoll Tells Women
How She Found Relief
From Pain

Philadelphia, Pa. -" suffered for
six years with pain every month. had
Evening journal., 1921-02-19
DO LATE no CLAssIFY

I osT-ENVELoPE CONTAINING
weeks pay; name OF owner on
envelope. Reward II rofurned 20
zoos W. Seventh ST. febl9-2t.
Evening journal., 1921-02-19

JAS. T. MULLN AND son. o'.
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INs. =. MrLLTN AND sON.