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Evening journal., 1921-10-22
SHOPS CALLING
FOR WORKERS
Employment Bureau Places
Ten Laborers and One
Farm Worker
THINK INDUSTRIAL
TIDE is TURNING

Eyes. things are looking brighter"
today said Miss Katherine J. Smith.
who is in charge Of the Public En-
ployment Bureau, established in the
old City Hail, Market street below
Sixth.
Take our record for this morn
ing. for example," she continued.
cheerily. I'VE received calls for ten
carpenters and ten laborers. We
placed eight laborers and one farm
laborer. Then, most surprising 70 US.
came a call for a male stenographer.
Against this number OF men either
called for or placed. we have had
only IS male applicants today seek
ing employment"
In order TO care for the call for
the ten carpenters and ten laborers.
whose services are wanted at Z
o'clock Monday morning. the En-
ployment Bureau will be opened at
$50 o'clock. The requisite number
OF men already have been notified
to be on hand at that hour.
In the women's division Of the
Public Employment Bureau. Miss
CONTINUED on page 10)
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
BANDIT Clue
LEADS WEST;
MEN KNOWN
McRae, Robbed Paper Co.
Superintendent, Identifies
Their Photographs
BOY PUTS POLICE ON
HIGHWAYMEN'S TRACKS

Having learned the identity OF the
two bandits who held up and robbed
Philip McRae. superintendent Of the
Christiana plant OF the Jessup and
Moore Paper Company OF the pay
roll OF S12.272 along Marsh road on
Thursday morning. the police have
sent circulars 10 all cities In the
country requesting that the two men
be arrested. They are now thought
10 be headed for the West. Every
city in this section is now being COW
cred by the police.
McRae yesterday identified pho
tographs OF the two bandits which
had been obtained by the police. He
also informed the authorities that
he recognized one OF the bandits as
a former employe al the plant.
The clue that led 10 the identity
OF the thieves being disclosed was
furnished by a small boy who knew
the two robbers and who witnessed
the holdup. Several hours later this
boy mot one OF the bandits in the
Eleventh ward and asked him how
much money he had gotten in the
robbery.
According TO the boy, the man de-
MED any connection with the rob-
berry. The boy claims the man car
ried an automatic revolver around
his waist. The boy told his story "a
the police on Thursday night but
tContirued on Page Ten)
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
NEW EDGE TO COURT
TROUBLES OF EDGE

When Gilbert Edge. FL years OF ago.
was arraigned before Deputy Judge
Lynn. in Municipal Court this morn
ing, on charges OF larceny and as
sault and battery. an additional
charge OF contempt of court for be-
ing in arrears on a non-support order
was placed against him.
Hearing Of the charges was set for
Monday morning at his request.
Edge was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. Harry Hoshour.
PIG East Third street who said she
was awakened early yesterday morn
ing by someone stroking her arm.
She found Edge sitting on the edge
Of her bed and chased him from the
room with a hair brush, she alleges
Edge. she charges. took SO from a
bureau i'm her room.
Assistant City Solicitor Green
stated to the court this morning that
Edge Is under an order for SO a
week. that ne mas paid nothing since
last April and that he is Sa3s in ar
rears.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22

Here's your chance TO become
movie" stari The Evening Journal
Is opening the way.
The moving picture. "A Romance
Of wilmington" will be filmed in
this city. with local persons as stars
OF the cast.
II you want 10 play a part in the
film. read this story.
Would you like TO be a movie
star? Would you like TO be An actor
or actress in a real photoplay. ~ifh
the scenes laid In Wilmington. and
with its entire cast made up entirely
Of Wilmington people?
Mayor Leroy Harvey has consent
ed to take one OF the leading parts
in the picture.
The Evening Journal has just
completed arrangements at cQnsid-
erable expense. to bring 10 Whining
ton the Hudris Film Company. OF
New York city and Los Angelic, :, 10
make a moving picture TO be ct'ed
"A Romance Of Wilmington"
The moving picture is TO be Dafe-
fully supervised by skilled directors
and camera men, and the entire cast
is 10 be made up OF young men and
women and children OF this city.
The Journal requests all young
men. young women and children
OF Wilmington who desire 20 take
part in the film to send in their APP
plications Immediately and report
IN front OF The Evening Journal
Office on Wednesday afternoon. Oc-
tober 26. at o'clock. 10 meet the
director, who will arrange 10 put
each through a test.
Then he will select a cast. using
his own best Judgment in the assign
ing OF parts. No favoritism Will be
shown. You need not have a past
reputation as an actor. The director
is a stranger to the people OF Will
mington. He will come here under
orders to prepare this film for The
journal. and therefore In selecting
his candidates for the big cast, he
will pick only by merit as he sees
nj.
Here's Your Chance
The average person knows little
about film productions. Your COM
petitors for a place In "A Romance
OF Wilmington" will have no more
advantage than you. Remember
an are green at the work. This may
be the one unique opportunity Of
your lifetime to get into motion pic
I ture work.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
MANY men Want
RAILROAD JOBS
p. R. R. Official Says Large
Number Want TO Take
Place of Strikers
SHAPING PLANS
PENDING CRISIS

We arc fast rounding out our
plans and will be fully able 10 cope
with the emergency. should It arise. %
This statement was made this
morning at the Office OF Gamble
Latrobe general manager Of the
Southern Grand Division Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in reference
TO the threatened railroad strike.
II was learned this morning that
local railroad officials are getting In
touch with a large number Of pros
pective employees in the event OF a
strike. II was announced that In
response 10 Advertisements placed IN
the daily and weekly newspapers In
this section. several hundred appli-
cations. both written and personal,
for employment have been received.
In each instance Il was said that
those seeking employment are re-
ferred to the head OF the depart
ment to which he will be assigned
II hired. The applicants are being
examined and II found ut are listed
for positions.
When asked II many Of these appli-
cants were employees Of the company
who left its employ during the out
law strike last year an official re-
piled, I'VE have no way Of telling
as we keep no black list, and. so FAR
as any employe leaving the company
is concerned. the cause is only listed
when unemployment is out OF the
question"
The report that the company had
listed the alleged outlaw strikers
was scoffed at by the official, who
said: such procedure would
place the company liable to prose
cution. Careless and incompeten'
ones are the only former employees
Continued on PAGE Ten.l
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
ROBBED, BEATEN
BY ARMED Thugs
Negro Chauffeur Waylaid
at Market Street Entrance
to Park
KNOCKED OUT AS
HE FOUGHT THREE

Charles Dandy. colored. a chauf-
feur. living at 1141 Walnut street.
was held up al the point Of a revolv-
er by three masked men yesterday
morning shortly before o'clock at
the entrance to Brandywine Park on
the north side OF Market street
bridge.
He was robbed Of s1A5O. brutally
beaten about the head and left lying
In a semi-conscious condition. He
was found by passersby and assisted
TO his home.
According 10 Danby's story ne left
home at 4.30 o'clock to go 10 his
work on the north side OF the Bran
DIVINE He crossed the bridge and
saw no one until he came TO the
railroad watch box at the north end
OF the bridge.
Three men wearing rag masks tied
about their faces sprang from be-
hind the watch box Two of the men
grabbed Dandy from behind. while
the third man thrust a large auto
matte revolver into Danbys face and
threatened to kin him ~ he made
any oulcrA. Ine man with the gun
! while the other men held his arms.
went through Danbys pockets.
Dandy. when his money was taken
from his pockets. began to struggle
with his captors. and all three men
hammered him in the face with their
fists One OF them finally struck him
on the head with some blunt instru-
ment and ne fell TO the sidewalk,
but did not entirely lose conscious
ness. Realizing that he was no
match for the three men. he did not
attempt 10 follow them. but watched
the men as they ran west on Glenn
avenue and finally disappeared
among the trees in the Brandywine
Park at the foot OF s senteenth
street
Dandy is unable to say whether
/ the highwaymen were white or not
as their faces were covered little
but their eyes showing. He thinks
/ the masks were simply pieces OF
cloth with holes for their eyes.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO
STAR IN MOVING PICTURE.
ROMANCE OF WILMINGTON

There are thousands Of young
men and women throughout the
country who write to film companies
asking for an opportunity TO take
up motion-picture work. or course
being novices. without any previous
experience, they do not employ
them. and whenever they do. It is 10
give them a super's role in a mob
scene. or some Insignificant bit.
which gives them no opportunity
TO show what they might be ca
pable Of doing IL given a chance.
The plan The journal has Ia
therefore an excellent one The
finn when completed will be shown
for a week al the Queen Theatre.
after which the film will be loaned
to those who take part. and they
will be permitted TO send the pic
ture to the regular releasing COM
panies at Los Angeles, or elsewhere.
and these companies can run it on
! In their projecting rooms. Tn this
way they can see what the young
people can do with real parts. and
who knows but that some boy or
girl or child may attract the atten-
tion OF these companies
As we said before. this may be the
only opportunity OF this kind that is
offered 10 the young people. The
picture IS going 20 be taken I'm Will
mington on Friday and Saturday
next. The story OF this film will be
made up OF all exterior scenes, and
continued on page ten)
Evening journal., 1921-10-22

He has been in a highly nervous
condition for several months. and
was a sufferer from insomnia.
Mr.. Hearne served several years
under the Wilson administration as
an auditor Of the State Department
az Washington. He lived In Sussex
county when appointed Since los
ing that position. he moved TO Mid
dletown. where he lived retired and
was having built an elaborate resi-
dence. Pending its erection ne and
Mrs. Hearne had been living at the
home OF his sister-in-law. Miss Will
son, In Main street
Dr. +. NJ Vaughn was summoned
and gave Mr.. Hearne first aid treat
mcnt.
Realizing that his condition was
serious. however. Dr. Vaughn mad
Mr.. Hearne removed 20 the Della
ware Hospital, he accompanying
him 10 the institution.
Mr.. Hearno served eight years az
an auditor In tho State Department
az Washington. His new home in
Middletown. now nearly ready for
occupancy, is at the southern edge
OF the town and one Of the finest
Continued on Page Ten).
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
KARL IS AGAIN
HUNGARY KING
Is Proclaimed Monarch by
Army While on Way to
Capital
FLIES FROM BAVARIA,
TROOPS GUARD HIM

LONDON. Oct. %. CUnited Press)
-Ex-Kaiser Karl is back in Hun
gary today. seeking to regain the
throne. He has been proclaimed
King
This word reached hero IN dis
patches from Vienna and Odenburr.
The former Emperor. leaving his
exile In Switzerland and accompanied
by zita, the ex-empress. flew to
Odenburg in an airplane. piloted by
a German aviator
In accordance with the plans Of
the monarchist plotters. two bat
talions Of troops were waiting at
Odenburg-which is in Austria Just
over the Hungarian frontier-ready
to escort him in triumph in Buda-
pest.
Earl was proclaimed king Of Hun
gary by his army and at once
prepared to march to Budapest
whore. according to an unofficial
dispatch TO tka foreign office. a
provisional government under Count
Julius Andrassy has already been
set up in his favor.
Budapest Is more than one hun
dred miles from Odenburg where
Karl landed and as yet no reports
have been received as 20 the pro-
Eress made on his march toward
that city.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
|. {. {. Orders
RATE CUT IN
WEST STATES
Is First Step Designed TO
Avert Threatened Rail
Strike
10P. c. REDUCTION
COMES AT ONCE

WASHINGTON. oct. - Omitted
Press)A general reduction In freight
rates on hay. grain and feed in
Western and intor-mountain terri
tories was ordered today by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
This action. forecast exclusively
by the United Press. IL one OF tho
first steps by the government design
cd 10 avert the threatened railroad
strike.
The rate reductions average 10
per cent. and are TO become effective
Immediately.
Practically all rates west OF
Omaha and many west OF Chicago
through Minneapolis and other
points are affected by the decision
which brings general readiust-
ment OF rates in all Of the north.
western territory. Rates from Chi.
cago east and south are not affected
The commission In It's decision II
effect found that agricultural inter
ests Of the country and the grail
growers could not stand the hurdel
OF existing rates because Of the gen
oral loss In value Of their product
IN relation 20 the other commodities
The reductions made are approx
matoiy 10 per cent. for all rates OF
so-cailod heavy grain and grain pro.
ducts and prepared foodsiuns. The
/ commission said that tho existing
rates are unjust and unreasonable.
These reductions are but single
item IN the general readiustmen
and downward revision Of rates con.
Continued on Page Ten.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
LID down ON
Home brewing
Illegal Beer Making Must
Stop, Dry Chief
Declares
is PREPARED
FOR COURT FIGHT

WASHINGTON. Oct. %. CUnited
Press)-Home brewing that violates
the Volstead law will be stopped.
II anyone thinks he can prevent
this through court proceedings or
Congressional action he Is at liberty
to try. But anyone who does so try
10 prevent enforcement Of the law.
will find Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes fun Of fight.
That is Haynes position respecting
his recent anti home brew order as
he stated IL to the United Press to-
day in an interview
MY job" said Haynes "is 10 stop
everything the Volstead law says is
Illegal I am going TO do that TO the
utmost Of my power. 1 know efforts
will be made In the courts and else
where 10 overturn the order recent
ly issued for preventing the sale Of
articles advertised for use in home
brewing But you may safely as
sumo that when those efforts are
made, we will be prepared 10 meet
them"
Then the protests against your
order won't cause its withdrawal or
modihcation?" Haynes was asked.
The answer came with forceful-
ness
Anybody who knows ny makeup
Continued on PAGE Tenl.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
FIVE HURT IN CLASH BEFORE
u. S. CONSULATE AT HA VRE

ROME. Oct. % Omitted Press -
Communist demonstrations demand
ing release OF SaccO and Nanzctti,
Italian radicals, convicted of muir
der i'm the United States. occurred
throughout Italy today. The CEN
tral anarchist organization ordered
every mass meeting To telegraph a
protest to American Ambassador
Child. but to make no threats.
sHANRE. Oct. % Omitted Press. }
Five persons were injured in fight
ing between police and a mob OF
communists before the American
consulate here during the night.
Gcndarmes charged and dispersed
the crowd which was yelling for re-
lease of Sacco and Nanzctti.
PARIS. Oct. 90 (United Press
The ministry OF the interior today
prohibited a communist dcmonstra-
ton az the American embassy sched-
ulcd for tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
SHAPEPLAN
FOR STRIKE
SETTLEMENT
Labor Board Hopes to
Avert WalkOut at New
Conference
GOVERNMENT KEEPS
HANDS OFF NOW

CHICAGO. oct. % Omitted Press)
Definite proposals for settlement
OF tho railroad strike were formu-
lated by the United States Railroad
Board today for submission 10 union
heads and executives at the confer
ence here next Wednesday.
Proposition for calling on tho
walk-out starting October 80 will be
based mainly on proposals submitted
TO the union chiefs alone at a confer
ence here early In the week Fall
ure of the conference with union
heads labor board members was due
20 the fact that the executives had
not yet agreed TO the propositions
OF Immediately reducing freight
rates in accordance with the July
wage decreases and Withdrawing
from their determination 10 ask for
further wage reductions imme.
diately.
Board members believe that q
/ they can get the executives an,
union leaders together IN the SAM
rom and obtain concessions from
the employers on those two propo
siiions the union heads viii b'
forced 20 rcscind their strike call
AS tho board formulated It's peace
proposals. two other important
events were taking place In the
strike situation.
In Texas the opening OF the pro
grcssive strike" was scheduled 90
take place at noon on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern Railroad
Six hundred trainmen employed by
continued on page ten)
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
EDWARD ID. HEARINE.
LAWYER, SHOT SELF;
b ULLET IN HEAD
In Critical Condition at Deldwdre Hospital
Shot With RevoIuer at Home of Sister-in-
LdU in MiddIetoton While Cleaning Fire
arm, His Wife SdvY-BuIIet ADORE Eye
PROMINENT DEMOCRAT ONCE
PARTY NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS

Shot in the head early this morn
ing. Edward d. Hearne. lawyer. for
merly OF Georgetown. and prominent
Democrat who has been living in
Middletown FOR some time. is In a
critical condition az the Delaware
Hospital
A lawyer friend Of Mr.. Hearne.
who was al the Delaware Hospital
said he was told Mr. Hearne was
shot twice in the head.
Mrs. Hearne early this afternoon
said Mr.. Hearne was shot but once.
and that the wound was accidentally
inflicted while Mr.. Hcarne was clean
ing a revolver
The shooting occurred. she said
in the kitchen az Z o'clock this
morning. and she said she was pres
ent and saw the shot fired
The bullet penetrated above tho
eye and passed upward. the hospital
authorities said and the. did not
think it had penetrated t'e brain
They said they expec.ed Mr.
Hearne TO recover unless compiled
tions should arise. He regainet
consciousness at noon. his first word.
being. my eye hurts. What is tn,
matter with me-"
Evening journal., 1921-10-22

Communists however, went right
ahead with their plans for march,
ing upon the embassy through eight
convcrging streets.
The Sunday demonstration at the
American embassy will not be per-
mitted," IL was stated to the United
Press at the ministry of the inter-
ior. mo public procession will be
allowed. The most rigorous meas
ures will be taken TO prevent it,"
This is taken to mean that. IL
necessary, troops will be used.
The communists were in an ugly
mood today, judging by their news
papers. They charged that police
themselves threw the bomb which
exploded at the mass meeting at the
Sale Wagram last night. which
slightly wounded Is persons. Police
deny this and say the bomb was
thrown at gendarmes when they
broke up a column Of reds starting
Continued on Page Tenl
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
Free Theatre Tickets

Theatre Invitations Cwar tax paid.
are extended through the Journal Clas'
sifed Department today-look for your
name today IN the Classified Advs.-
Tor "a showing Monday. Of
ALI4-STAR CAST. IN
"sNOWBLIND,"
At THE QUEEN"
AND
"A TALE OF TWO WORLDS"
AT THE ARCADIA.
SEE PAGE Is TO-DAY.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
IRISH PEACE HOPE
AGAIN FADING

LONDON. oct. 22-Ornited Press)
With the Irish peace negotiations
trembling on the brink Of disaster,
Michael Collins. leader OF the Sim
Fein army. and one Of the delegates
went TO Dublin today 10 consult
Eamonu De Valera.
De Valera. IL was believed. would
decide whether the negotiations
would be broken of. due to differ
ences that have arisen between the
negotiators.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
N. A. GROVES Is
TAX OFFICE DEPUTY

Walter s. Burris, county treasurer
and receiver OF county taxes, an
nounced this morning the appoint
ment Of Norman A. Groves Of Mar
shallton. as his deputy, TO succeed
Harry 1. ellis, who has resigned TO
become deputy collector OF State
taxes. Mr.. Groves will assume his
new duties on November l.
Mr. Groves. a son OF former State
Senator Benjamin A. Groves, is ex-
perienoed in banking. He is a veteran
Of the World War, having served one
year In France with the sixtieth
Coast Artillery. during which time ne
took part in four major drives. He
has taken an active interest in Re
publican politics.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
ACQUIT STEPHENSON
OF KILLING PRIEST

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. oct. p
Omitted Press)-The Rev. Edwin r..
Stephenson. Methodist minister. was
free today.
A jury last night acquitted him
OF the second degree murder charge
I'm connection with the Staying Of the
Rev James r. Coyle, Catholic priest.
on August II.
mot guilty. was the verdict
Stephenson had entered a double
'plea-not guilty and not guilty by
reason OF being insane at the time
Father Coyie was killed.
Father Coyle was shot and killed
by stephenson after the latters
daughter had been married 70 Pedro
Gussman. a Porto Rican Catholic. by
the priest.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
WATSON WANTS DEBS
RELEASED FROM JAIL

WASHINGTON. oct % Omitted
Press) Congressional action to
force President Harding's hand on
the question Of releasing Eugene
Debs and other political prisoners
was planned today by Senator Wat
son. Georgia.
Watson said he would shortly in
troduce a resolution calling on
Harding 20 release the several score
men and women jailed during the
war for violation OF the espionage
act.
1--WE made peace with the Ger
mans who torpedoed the Lusitania
and murdered 119 American ciu-
zens," Watson said. why not make
peace with those who are in our own
bastiles7'
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
WIRTH CABINET
OUT IN GERMANY

BERLIN. oct. %. Omitted Press).
The cabinet headed by President
Wirth resigned today.
The cabinet had been totterinr
for several days. because Of the rap
idly falling value OF the mark and
because Of the League OF Nations
Silesian decision, which took from
Germany some OF the rich Industrial
territory she had hoped 20 secure.
It was believed. however. that the
fan of the whole Wirth government
might be STAYED or by the resigna-
tion OF several OF the cabinet mem-
bers.
Coming coincident with the at
tempt to seat Emperor Karl as
king Of Hungary there was some
fear that the cabinet resignation may
have serious consequences.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
BULLET HITS CLOSE
AND WIFE

The Rev. and Mrs. Adam Stengle
narrowly escaped being shot or
Thursday when a pistol ball shat
tered the window OF car in which
they were riding on the Delaware
Railroad. just below Clayton. passing
IN close proximity TO their heads and
buried itself IN the woodwork on the
opposite side Of the car.
a boy is believed to have fired the
shot.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
DIR. HOWELL Is
REPORTED AS BETTER

DR.. Harrison W. Howell, who has
been IN for several days at his home,
Seventeenth street and Brinckle
avenue, with acute gastritis, was re-
ported as resting easy today.
Members of Doctor Howelrs fam
lily said this morning he had spent
good night and appeared much
improved today.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
TonAY,s TENIPERATURE
Try This on Him

sixty-four can be divided into
four parts in such a manner that
II you add to the first, sub
tract 3 from the second, multi
ply the third BY 3 and divide the
fourth by 3 the result will in
each case be. the same. What
are the four partsf
Answer 10 yesterdays; A
miss is as good as a mile.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
NOTICIi

In order TO repair a leak in the
gas main. the gas will be turned Off
In New Castle on New Castle Road
from Rogers Road, on sunday
morning. October %. from 6 A. NJ.
to $50 A. NJ, weather permitting.
ADV.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
Storm Threatens

BOSTON. oct. 22 (United
Press). -A An intense tropical
storm Is moving northwestward
in the caribbean Sea today. the
Weather Bureau here an
nounced.
At a. m. the center OF the
storm was southeast OF the Swan
Islands. A message OF warning
was broadcasted over the South
Atlantic.
Evening journal., 1921-10-22
no SUPPORT CHILD.

For the support OF his child.
George Goodwin was ordered 10 pay
a week by Deputy Judge Lynn in
Municipal Court this morning. This
amount was fixed by agreement