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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
NY. TO END CODDL|NG
|. FOR STATE PRISONERS
Commission Calls for Vigorous
Control and Longer Work
Hours.

Albany. Sept. 22.---'The State Prison
Commission yesterday adopted the re-
port of Commissioners Mial III. Pierce.
of convicts in prisons be stopped
Prisoners should be treated like
human beings" he rays, hut the cod :
dlins OF the man inside the walls viii
not be condoned by the people. They
expect the officials TO see that the
men are fairly treated and well cared
for, but they believe the prisoners
man outside and eafn their keep. This
cannot be done II the rules for gov
erning the prisons are made, even IN
pnrt, by the inmates"
Mr.. Pierce recommends that the
prisoners who now work nearly siS
hours day, should work eight lie
finds that about hnif of the popuia-
ton of the prisons DIRE employed in the
Industries and that many are used In
maintenance" He says that the mer
work only "a hours week and that
too many interruptions are permitted
In the shops. adding that "the matter
OF 'self-government has been allowed
10 interfere with the production OF tn,
/ industries"
He urges that the superintendent
Of state prisons establish rules thai
bathing and shaving shall not inter
Ifere with shop work and that the rule
be carried out uniformly by all war
dcns.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
p. r. r. HONOR ROLL.
over $1,000, 0,0eO Paid Ont in First Six
Months.

During the first six months of 1921
the Pennsylvania railroad paid oGt ST.
4.692.03 in pension allowances TO re-
tired employees.
From January to June 80. accord
ing to a report just compiled by Eden
Il. Hunt, superintendent of pension
department, Pennsylvania system. 696
new names We're placed on the pension
list which is known throughout the
Pennsylvania system as the ''Roll of
Honor" During that period. however.
2S7 retired employees died. leaving a
net increase of 409 for the first six
months of this year.
The total number of former g nploy-
os on the Pennsylvania Roll of
Honor" and now receiving pensions,
was 6,406 on August l. 1t is esti-
mated that the average term o: SER
vice of these men is 40 years. TIE
everage age of all employees ~ the
Roll of Honor" is 73 years and ons
month. The complete pension list
represents, therefore, approximately c
quarter of a million years 256. .e40 tC
be exact--of faithful service rendere,
TO the public by these veterans OF tn,
Penn sylvania system.
Stree the pension department. wai
Instituted, January /, 1900, ;he Penn
sylvania railroad has paid total o
s23,91l 257.22 in pension allowances
These funds are taken entirely from
the company's treasury without an,
contribution on the part of the EN-
ployes.
The total number cf former om
ployes placed on the Roll of Honor
to August ]. 1921, was 1882. OF thi
NUMBER. Z .476 have died.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
NOT AFTER FRANCIS.
Democratic Assessors Say They Want
EQUAL Division.

Leslie II. Caspcrson and James
Scott. the Democratic members of the
county Board OF Assessment, say they
are not trying To oust Theodore W.
Francis. Republican. from the chief
cIerkship. as some Republicans In
innate. but are asking for an equitable
political distribution of the Office force.
which now consists of four Fepubli-
cans and one Democrat. All the
clerks are holdovers, having been APP
pointed by a board as previously con-
stituted. When the present board
organized Messrs Casperson and Scott
proposed the appointment of clerks
but William II. Smith. Jr.. and John
c. Aston, the Republican members OF
the board, rejected the proposal, and
no changes have since been made in
the clerical force.
Levy Court Commissioner Collins
has brought the matter to the atten-
ton OF the Levy Court. and 1t has re-
quested an opinion from its attorney
+. Warren Green. who viii probably
cenfer with the court next Tuesday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
Confer on Hospital Finances.

Mrs. Donald S. Ashbrook, former
Representative William Lyons, Jr. and
William p. White, a committee repre-
senting the Delaware -Tubercu-
losis Commission met with members
of the finance committee OF City Coun-
ell last night and discussed the ex-
penditure of the $1,000 the city appro-
pirates annually TO the commission.
1t was pointed out that this sum is
far from being sufficient to care for the
patients sent every year from this
city TO Hope Farm and that it is
necessary 70 depend largely on pri-
vate capital to keep the hospital going.
The delegates expressed a willingness
to make a report to the Council re-
garding the manner in which the citys
appropriation is expended.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
TOWNS DECIDE To URGE
STATE-BUILT STREETS

Baltimore, Sept. 22.-About SO rep
resentatives of IA cities and towns of
Maryland. not including Baltimore,
met yesterday at the rooms of the
Merchants and Manufactures Asso-
ciation for the purpose Of discussing
means of securing appropriations from
the State road fund for carrying State
roads through their towns.
It is declared that the main streets
of towns which lie along the line of
the State roads are used as parts of
the State roads. that so per cent of
the traffic over these roadways is
foreign and that the State should
maintain them.
The State has already built roads
through about so incorporated towns
of the State and plans to build through
all of those through which the roads
system passes, but it only expects 10
build roads through the towns of the
regular width of the State roads.
Delegates We're present from Fred
srick, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Oak.
land, Westminster, Snow Hill, Sails
bury. Annapolis, Pocomoke City
Frostburg. Berlin, Cambridge, Mount
Savage and Ellicott City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
333 LAWYERS IN c0NaREss.
Out OF Total OF 531 Two Are
Dentists and Two
Capitalists.

A vocational analysis of Congress
shows that the path to membership
In the chief Legislative branch Of the
maze OF the law and the courts. or
the b3t members OF the Senate and
House of Representatives, 1913, or
nearly so per cent. are lawyers. Run
ming as modest second are editors,
with membership Of "a.
The following lines Of business have
at least one representative at the
Capitol; Iron moulding, wholesaler,
glass blowing. Clipping bureau, lum.
Der dealer, restaurateur, oil well drill.
Ter, merchant, chemist, dentist and
printer.
At least one member let himself be
known as a capitalist. Five are school
teachers. Eight saw fit to have them.
selves ciassed as professional ONCE.
seekers. Twenty-Five left the plow Il
represent agricultural districts. o.
the remaining forty-eight from
whom replies were not received. IN.
majority doubtless were men Of IN.
| law.
The complete result OF the analvsi
follows: Lawyers, 333; editors. "a
farmers, %; manufacturers ~. rea
estate-insurance. Ia; bankers IL
professional office holders. 8; doctors
s; teachers, Z; mining engipoers. &
contractors, 3; chemists, 9; publi
utilities owners. 3; merchants. 2: nos
tai workers, 2 capitalists, 2; printer,
Z; dentists, 2; commission merchant,
2; iron moulder. 1; wholesaler, /: glas
blower, I; owner clipping bureau. /
lumber dealer. 1 miller. i; well drill
Ter, !, and unlisted and doubtful. AZ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
0mcial Inspection Trip.

Mayor Leroy Harvey, members OF
City Council, Homer C. Simmons. clerk
of that body, Leon Ryan, member of
the Board of Health, and Howard r
Frantz. secretary Of the Health De-
partment, left this morning for Tren-
ton and New Brunswick, n. n, where
they will spend the day inspecting the
incinerating plants in those cities and
studying the method of garbage col
lection and disposal in effect there
The officials are travelling in automo-
biles. and left here at ESQ o'clock this
morning. Councilmen are hopeful
that they will get back in timsefor the
regular weekly meeting of that body
tonight. In Trenton the party will
be met by J. II. Gregory, expert gar
bage disposal engineer, who viii ac-
company them on the tour OF inspec-
fipp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
MORE MINISTERS NEEDED.
Presbyterians Find Shortage
Greatly Retards Progress Of
the Church Work.

Pittsburg. Sept. 22.--The present
shortage OF miners is acute, critical
and grave and the problem must be
solved at once II tho church is to, go
forward under the proper guiding
hands, according to the report Of the
COMMITTEES on Home Missions OF the
European section, presented by the
Reverend John Hall, of Edinburgh
Scotland, at today's session OF the
general council OF the alliance OF re-
formed churches throughout the world
holding the Presbyterian system.
A coptributory cause to the shortage
was given In the report as "the utter
inadeuuacy OF the financial provision
made for either minister or mission.
ary"
The American section report tender.
ed by DIR. /. s. McElroy, of Columbus
Ga, told OF the work being don,
among immigrants and other aocia
groups and of the cooperation Of tn,
home mission agencies OF the dIffcren
denominations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
BADIsCHE WORKS MADE FIRST
POISON GAS USED IN WAR

London, Sept 22.-"rhe name of the
Badische works has an evil sound in
allied ears" says The Daily Mail. for
there the first poison gas used in the
war was produced. and throughout the
war chlorine, phosgene and lachryma-
tory gases We're manufactured for the
German Army.
"The works did more than any other
German industrial concern to pro-
long the war by remarkable achieve
ments in supplying high explosives.
They, were severely damaged in the
course OF twenty-nine air raids which
the French and British made on Man
helm. one Of the chief objectives of
the allied bombing squadrons.
THE Badische works are recognized
as the largest dye and high explosive
concern in the world. More than TO-
600 persons were employed there be-
fore the war. and recently between
$4,000 and $4,000. The concern has
wide ramifications in the German
copper, coal and sugar industries"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
DEPUTIES BLAMED FOR
MINERS UPRISING
w. Va. Attorney-General Says
They Are Paid by Operators
and Are Illegal.

Ey Associated Press TO Every Evenins
Washington, Sept. 22.--The system
by which coal operators in the West
Virginia fields pay the salaries OF
deputy sheriffs was held to be the
principal cause of complaint from the
miners and TO be largely responsible
for the recent mine disorders in state
ments made last night TO the Senate
Investigating committee in Charles
ton by Attorney General England and
made public on return today OF the
committee to Washington.
Called in to give the committee his
that while the law specifically pro.
that the while the law specifically pro-
hibited such employment it provided
no penalty and consequently was ig.
nored
The opinion was expressed by tn,
attorney general that the miners il
starting a march 10 Logan sought {,
iItimidate the authorities into callin,
a special session of the legislature I,
amend the statute against which the,
complained.
Going deeply into the deputy sheriff
system, the committee found that IN,
deputies were duly commissioned b,
court and their salaries paid out of
fund obtained from an Assessment b,
the operators of ten cents a ton oi
all coal taken from the mines.
The attorney general said he knew /
to be a fact that deputies were EN-
ployed in Logan county to keep ou
men seeking TO organize unions. /
also was fact, he said. that the Law
did not permit men entering the Goa
regions TO urge organization by miner
SO long as they did not create disorder
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
PR R. To HAVE
BIG ATHLETIC MEET
More Than 1000 Contestants
at the Dennison Meet
Saturday.

More than LOCO contestants as WIN
ners I'm a series of elimination games
,n which 5000 Il. II. Il. employees
have participated. win take part IN the
second annual Pennsylvania system
athletic championship meet TO be held
NJ pennison, Ohio, on Saturday, Sep
tember "a.
With clear weather 1t is expected
that $4,000 spectators Will assemble IN
the Panhandle Athletic Club Park
where the events are to be run on.
Thirteen special trains will be operat-
ed over the Pennsylvania System TO
carry approximately 5000 contestants
and "rooters" to Dennison in accord
ance with the following schedule;
James A. McCrea, vice-president In
charge of the Central Region will pre-
~0nt medsal to the winners In the
various contests. other officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad who expect TO
attend the meet are: w. w. After
bury. president in charge OF
operation: G.. l.. Peck, vice-president
in charge of Personnel Elisha Lee
vice-president In charge OF the Eastern
Region: Benjamin McKeen, vice-presi-
dent in charge OF the Southwestern
Region: j. G.. Rodgers, vice-presideni
in charge of the Northwestern Region
c. :. Krick, General Manager of the
Eastern Region; r.. f. McCarty, Gen
, cral Manager of the Central Region
/. w Geer, General Manager of the
Southwestern Region: T. b. Hamilton
General Manager of the Northwestern
Region.
The program will begin AT n. m.
with tennis and trap shooting. Swim
ming events and trials in track ano
field events will be held at 10 a. m.
followed by the tug-of-war at 1O.3s
a. I'M. Finals in track and field event:
will be run off at y. m. after lunch.
The first of series of three base
ball games between the Philadelphia
Terminal Division, winners in the Eas
and the Columbus Division, winner:
in the west, will be played at $50 p
m. This series will determine th'
Pennsylvania System championship
and Possession of the w. w. Atterbur,
o cup.
As a special feature of the program
this year fifty women employees viii
compete i'm tennis and dashes. Their
will also be events for sons of en-
ployes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
UNEMPLOYMENT DECREASING.
Many Idle Find Work at Highway
and Railroad Construction.

Harrisburg, Sept. 22.-Whfle almost
10000 names are registered at the va
rious offices Of the State Bureau of
Employment for places it is believed
by the employment experts that con-
ditions are improving through extern
sive highway construction. recall of
railroad workers and building opera
tions. The metal trades are reported
as dull. but there is some demand in
agricultural sections for men to help
with the corn harvest. Many skilled
trained and technical men are seek
/ ing work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
CONFER ON PORT.
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Plans Work Mt Washington.

Members of the maritime committee
o. the Chamber of Commerce, Ikarbor
Commissioners and J. Spencer Smith
OF New York, members of the Techni-
cal Advisory Board of the Harbor
Commission, will have conference on
Monday evening relative to port mat
ters.
The Chamber of Commerce commit
tee wishes to learn what it can do
TO aid the port project and hopes
through the advice which Mr.. Smith
may be able to give it, to proceed with
matters at Washington that will ex-
pedite the dredging of the Christiana
and other items in which the govern
ment has agreed to help.
William B. Megear is chairman of
the committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
|ROTAR|ANS |NDORSE
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Club Will Aid in the Campaign
to Provide Necessary
Funds.

At the Rotary Club luncheon In the
Hotel du Pont today, the club went
en- record as unanimously endorsing
the Community Service campaign for
funds, and the members volunteered
their services as team, workers in the
soliciting work OF the drive.
An optimistic light was thrown on
present. business conditions by ex-
plantations of the status of their re-
spective phases of~work showing them
tc be in satisfactory condition, by
several of the members.
DR.. Harrison w. Howell was the
chief speaker at the meeting. VIII
liam z, Jorde, who recently returned
from a trip to California, gave an in
teresting account of his various visits
to Rotary Clubs in that section of the
country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
CRONKHITE CASE DROPPED.
Department OF Justice Ahandons
Probe of Officers Death.

Washington. Sept. 22.-The Depart
ment of Justice has dropped its in
yestigation into the Alexander p.
Cronkhite case. 1t was said at the de-
partment yesterday.
Major Cronkhite met death at
Camp Lewis. Washington, In 1918.
and after an inquiry by the agents of
the bureau arrested Capt. Robert
Rosenbluth, who was one of the first
to reach the officer after. the discharge
of the fatal bullet. Later Captain
Rosenbluth made a full statement to
the department and the charges
against him We're dropped. The entire
case has now been abandoned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
wICoMrco G. o. p.
Miss Elizabeth Collier Nominated For
Register of Wills.

Salisbury, Nd, Sept. 22.-Approxi-
mately 200 attended a Republican
county convention held yesterday at
the First Regiment Armory here.
Following is a list Of those chosen
for the various county Offices:
Clerk of Court, Alan (. Benjamin,
Salisbury; Register of Wills. Miss Eli
zabeth Collier, Salisbury; House of
Delegates. John Harrington (Salis-
bury district, John G.. Brittingham
parsons district), Howard S. Bennett
(Sharpstown district, Peter Bounds
tCamden district; County Commits
sioners, L. A. Richardson (Wflards
district. DIR. w. o. Daisy (Trappe dis
trict), Z. w. Townsend Camden dis
tricO; Sheriff, U. c. Wimbrow, Cam
den district.
Miss Collier. by virtue of having
been selected as the party's candidat,
for Register of Wills. has the distinc.
ton of heing the first woman ever
nominated for an office in WicomicC
county. She is the daughter of tn,
late DR. Lefin ID. Collier and has foi
years been actively identified with
civic and benevolent work in thii
county.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
HAYS DEATH THREAT
CHECKS MAIL s L.OOT|NG
Robberies Have Dropped $50
Per Cent Since Employees
Were Armed.

Washington. ID. c.. Sept. 22.--Mall
robberier have been reduced "3b0O per
cent in the five months since the
Post Office Department promulgated
an order arming its employees and Of
fering reward OF $4,000 for mali
robber, dead or alive" Postmaster
General Hays announced yesterday.
For the year Immediately preceding
April 3. 1921, when the order became
effective, the amount stolen from the
malls was t6.34g. .407. with recovery
Of t3,2s5,0i7. Hays said. Since then.
the total amount stolen was sss $50.
with a recovery Of 1856, he added
The mails must be protected .
Hays said, "and we propose to protect
them, even II we have TO resort 10 the
methods Of the old Wells Fargo days .
As an example of the manfer IN
which the Department proposes to deal
with bandits, the Postmaster Genera
cited the attempt TO rob a mail train
Near Fort Worth, Tex. September ~
when two bandits were shot dead b,
Government officers. For his part II
setting the trap that resulted in tht
death Of the robbers. Alvin S. Page
assistant chief clerk OF the railwa,
mail service at Fort Worth, has beer
ordered TO Washington to receive
reward.
Reports 20 the Department showed
that, although he had full knowledg,
that the bandits intended 70 Kill him
Page volunteered to act as messenge,
on the train to be held Up. and wen
through his part until the bandit whl
nad entered the car and held him ul
was shot dead by officers concealed II
me car. He also participated In thi
killing OF the second bandit, who wa.
70 receive the mail as II was throw,
from the train. a large sum in cur
rency was carried on the train. an,
the bandits had advance inforrnafio,
or the fact. Page, however. was tlppet
on 70 tne plans Of the robbers. an,
was able TO lay his plans according
lly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
NEW EQUITABLE BUILDING.
Fine ONCE Structure In View Yorl
Near Pennsylvania station.

New York. Sept. %. Announcement
was made yesterday BY William a.
Day president Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society Of the United
States, that the Equitable would erect
on the east side OF Seventh avenue.
from Thirty-frst to Thirty second
street, opposite the Pennsylvania sta
ton. a building for the accommodation
.0f its home Office stan, numbering
more than 1000 persons.
All departments will be housed in
the building. II was sid. except some
OF the executive offices. which are Ia
remain in the Equitable Building al
100 Broadway.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
New Teacher at No. IL school.

Superintendent of Schools David A.
Ward today announced the appoint
n.ent of Miss Ellen Keogh as teacher
in lib primary grade at No. II school
Ninth and Scott streets. effective mex,
Monday. The appointment of teach
er for No. % School, which was found
necessary owing TO the congested con-
dition of that school, viii probably be
made late today. according to Superin-
tendent Ward.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
WEDDINGS.
Cooper-Masten.

In Old Swedes Church yesterday
afternoon Miss Bessie NJ. Masten.
daughter of Mrs. Margaret J. Masten
of 140I West Third street, and f.
Warren Cooper of Newark. n. J., were
married by Rev. Robert Bell, vicar of
the church. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Ernest J.
Masten. and had as her maid of honor
Miss Marie X. Balderman of this
city. Oscar w. Marden was best man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
Brzndywine Standard Bearers.

The Brandywine Standard Bearers
met at the home of Mrs. w. NJ Car
penter on Tuesday evening The fols
lowing officers We're elected Presi-
dent. Mrs. Helen Ludlow; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Florence Lucas; secretary,
Mrs. Ella Talley; treasurer, Miss
Helen Claunen; program committee.
Mrs. Elsie Stewart, Hazel Schmutz.
iaveiia Dempsey; lookout committee.
Grace Jones; assistants, Hazel
schmutz, Anna Ely; pianist, Alice
Mason; publicity, secretary, Azolea
James
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
Ex.sLAyE DIES AT ia.

st. Louis, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Jane
Buriam, a negress, ia years old. who
was a slave on a Virginia plantation
until freed after the civil war, died
on Tuesday at Alton, H.. where she
had resided for nearly half a century.
Two daughters, both octogenarians.
Mrs. Martha Jackson, 50, of Alton. and
Mrs. Betty Hall, 50. of Bloomington,
ILL.,, survive.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
BUTTERFLY HURT IN FALL.
Woman Comes Down so Feet From
Trapeze In York, Pa.

York, Pa. Sept 22.-Mrs. Efla Harz
ris. 20 years old. of Lancaster. s. c.,
Is in the York Hospital, suffering from
serious injuries sustaind at the Han
doing a butterfly" feat from a trapeze
The apparatus held between the
womans teeth, broke. causing her TO
fall. She suffered a fractured collar
bone. an injury TO the spine and in
ternal hurts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
OBITUARY.
william b. Skinman.

William B. Skillman, formerly of
this city. but recently of Philadelphia,
died at his home there on Tuesday.
He. was member of Hope Lodge
j. O. o. F.; Washington Camp, p. O.
s. of A., and Moriel Encampment
The funeral will be held Saturday
with interment in Riverview GENE
terry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
Personal.

Mrs. E. Wells of 12f West Eigh-
teenth street has been entertaining
Asr sister, Mrs. Mary Walker of At
hntic City, n. J.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles L. Candee
and Miss Alice and William Candee
returned to their home in this city
on Monday, following a visit of sey.
eral months in England, Scotland
Wales. France and Belgium. The
Candies were accompanied on the-triI
by Miss Sara Brown of Philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-22
BURs0M GETS 1000 MAJORITY.
New Mexican Election Regarded as
Endorsement OF Harding.

Albuquerque, ". NJ, Sept 22.-The
election of Holm G. Bursum, Of Socor-
70. as United States Senator from
New Mexico, was indicated by plu-
rality of more than 1000, based upon
comprehensive. but incomplete returns
from every county in the State, re-
ceived at Republican State Head
quarters.
Figures show that Bursum carried
twenty counties, with a total vote Of
1918; Richard III. Hanna. Democrat,
carried eleven counties, his total vote
being $500.