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Evening journal., 1921-08-06
HORRD PLAYLET
DISGUSTS LONDON

LONDON CBy Mail 70 United
Press s)-Dondon's Grand Guignol,
which for a year at the Little
Theater has kept London buzzing
with its playlets OF horror and pas
sion. has presented It's masterpiece.
The morning after THE Old
Women" was produced. London
papers which hadn't agreed on any
thing in a score OF years unitedly
leaped upon IL with screams OF rage.
sEmetic disgusting
debasing." "Ghastly be-
yond words" sheer bestiality." D"
III Mr.. Levy could get hold Of a real
corpse. dissect n on the stage and
hand the bits round TO the audience
in the dark. wouldn't that be a
thring"
All Of which means that the critics
didn't like Mr.. Levy's playlet. in
which tree gibbering lunatic old
women put out with a needle the
ewes OF a beautiful young girl, Miss
sybn Thorndike-
To the critics demands that Il bs
taken of. Mr.. Levy replied that au'
diences were eating Il up, and some
people saw n three times during tbs
first week. Which led doctor 4
say in an interview;
"A pathological symptom Som'
people enjoy the shrieks of a dyinl
pig. They usually conceal Il
though. II they didn't, their friends
would avoid them"
The playlet is still going strong.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
RUSH STORE FOR
GIFT GARMENTS

That The Evening journal Is
result getter was once more demon
strated today. In response to an
"ad" inserted in last nights issue
by Tuckerman's Woman's shop.
stating that that store would give
away Sc women's garments. includ-
ing dresses. sweaters and skirts. TO
the first 56 women who arrived at
the store at o'clock this morning.
a crowd rushed to the store.
So great was the number OF shop
pers that they would have cleaned
out the entire stock OF the popular
women's apparel establishment n
the management had not stopped
giving away the free garments when
the number 56 was reached.
The Tuckerman Shop was emphat.
ic In It's statement In the advertise
lment 70 the effect that the goods "a
be given away were slightly soiled
and mussed from the Dollar Day
rush. The advertisement was print.
ed exclusively in The Evening Jour
nal.
Despite the fact that goods werl
being given away, many OF the wo
men asked TO be measured and htte,
for garments TO be given to them. a
they were particular about tho fit
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
CRERAND USED
DEALERS tags
Police Conduct Crusade
Against Improper Use of
Auto Licenses
THOMAS G. LYNCH
is ALSO ACCUSED

In the crusade being conducted by
the police against improper use OF
dealers automobile tags two more
men, both arrested by Motorcycle
Ohicer Ellis Johnson. were before
Deputy Judge Lynn In Municipal
Court this morning.
Patrick Crerand was fined $40 and
costs on A charge of using dealers
tags on an automobile not being
either demonstrated or tested. The
court called his attention TO the fact
that under the law prison sentence
can be imposed on the second Of
fense.
Thomas g. Lynch. the second de-
fendant pleaded not guilty to the
charge. saying that he had the tags
on an automobile whic he was tcst-
ing. Omcer johnson told the court
that when he arrested him. Lynch
said that he was not demonstratins
or testing the machine The court
referred the case TO Johnson for In
ventgation and continued Il for one
week.
Judge Lynn warned Lynch that he
must not use the tags for pleasure IN
tho meantime.
Il never have time for pleasure. I
have TO work." responded the man.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
DO YOU SMILE ON
MONDAY MORNING

LONDON CBy Mail to United
Press) s)-That Monday Morning
Look is engaging the attention Of
people whose attention is engaged
by such things.
A newspaper man whose hat saved
his head from being a mere orna-
ment. observed 100 representative
people walking along the Strand
Monday morning and reported that:
~ were frowning slightly;
% were concealing with expires
sionless faces and apparent absence
Of thought;
were chatting brightly. and
1 was smiling 10 herself
Most Of the frowners seemed tc
be thinking OF something not very
pleasant; and only the one seemed
really happy.
A photographer explained the
frowns.
''Frowns are the feature Of the
Monday-morning look Of London
ers." he said. Country people are
different, but in London there is a
complete reversal in expressions be-
tween Monday and Saturday, when
everyone is hurrying and everyone
--almost--is looking forward TO a
well-planned weekend"
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
NO PAYMENT FOR
LABOR INEFFTCTENCY

WASHINGTON. Aug. Omitted
Press.) The Interstate Commerce
Commission today denied the rail-
roads claims that the government
should compensate them for the loss
OF efficiency OF railroad labor which
they alleged resulted from govern
ment control
The commission did. however. al
low the railroads compensation for
the increase in wages granted u
their employees in the Railroad Labor
Board after the roads were turned
back to their owners.
The commissions decision arose
out Of the governments guarantee in
the transportation which the rail-
roads assurance OF the same operat-
ing income for the six months fol-
lowing Federal control as has been
paid by the government as compen-
sation during the period OF Federal
control.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
STRING BEAN Is
DRUG ON MARKET

The most plentiful garden pro-
ducts TO be found on the markets To-
day we're tomatoes. sweet corn,
string beans. peppers and squash.
Sweet corn was selling at 25 and 80
cents a dozen, and was Of much
better quality than that offered the
beginning Of the week. While early
sweet corn did not yield so well
owing to the dry weather. 1t Is
thought the later paintings will be
better.
New Jersey tomatoes were avail
able IN the markets and those that
were offered were Of poor quality.
They sold for so to so cents a bas-
ket. Delaware tomatoes were eagerly
sought. and we're selling for 81 and
S1.25 a basket Totatoes were less
plentiful than at any time in the
past two weeks.
String beans were a drug on the
market, 10 to Is cents a quarter
peck being asked for them. Peaches
were scarce. and were commanding
prices ranging from 25 to 35 cents
a quarter peck. Little change was
noted in other farm products. Eggs
are still selling at 40 to as cents a
dozen.
White potatoes, firsts we're selling
al 81 for a five-eighths basket, at
local retail stores. this is an advance
OF 10 cents over yesterdays price
There seemed to be a fair quantity
on the market
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
ARDEN ORGANIZES
AGAINST RENT BOOSTS

Tenants at Arden. the single tax
colony, are organizing to resist
doubling OF rentals as proposed by
the towns assessment board. Some
OF them assert the increase is un-
justified and they will be obliged
to give up a portion Of their hold
ings II it Is insisted on.
II is charged that the Arden
swimming pool. tennis courts, open
air theatre and other social diver
sions are attracting a summer
throng of people willing to pay a
premium for the land and that the
assessment board and trustees are
taking advantage Of this situation
to exact rentals which are gradually
forcing out the pioneers who built
homes and titled the soil in the be-
lief that Single Tax would afford a
measure OF relief from the stress OF
economic conditions.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
TO INSPECT SALEM
RIVER CUT OFF

Members of the New Jersey Board
Of Commerce and Navigation are ex-
pected to make an inspection soon OF
the proposed cut-off in the Salem
river, leading from Salem, ~ j.. to
the Delaware river An invitation
has been sent 20 Colonel Earl L
Brown. United States Engineer OH
Ger for the Wilmington District. TO
send a representative 20 participate
In the inspection.
The CUTOFF has been petidoned by
the citizens OF Salem. and was rec
commended by Colonel r. N. John
ston. who preceded Colonel Brown in
command Of the Wilmington District.
The Board Of Engineers in Washing-
ton. however has not yet reached y
decision regarding II.
State Senator Collins b. Allen. Of
Salem county. has arranged for the
trip OF the New Jersey board. and
the guests will be entertained at
luncheon by the Salem Chamber OF
Commerce at the Salem Country
Club.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
]. ]. MCCLOSKEY
DIES AT SEASH0RE

John J. McCioskey. aged about 50
yeras. 7O7 South Broome street. died
at wildwood. n. j.. yesterday. from
an attack OF stomach trouble. Mr..
McCloskey went to the seaside re-
sort about a week ago TO recuperato,
having been ailing for some time.
He was taken III the day following
his arrival his condition becoming
such that he could not be moved 10
his home in this city. The body was
brought TO Wilmington today.
Mr.. McCloskey is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Rose c. McCloskey. and
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nc
Closkey. who reside in this city.
Mr.. McCloskey had been a life
long resident Of Wilmington. and was
a member OF the Knights Of Column
bus. the Mason Builders Assocfa-
tion. and of st. Elizabeth's Holy
Name Society.
Funeral services will be held from
his late home 707 South Broome
street at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing. Requiem mass will be held in
st. Elizabeth's Church.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06

grim vehicle.
"Oh, my. but Mr.. Kinkead was a
very fast worker when he began 70
make love TO me-" said Miss Stone.
HE asked me for $1,000 70 invest
gave IL TO him and never saw Il
again. 1 believe he spent IL on the
Gormley girl Cnow his wife). I could
see his love was waning and decided
he must marry me. The dean OF the
Cincinnati Law School. where he was
on the faculty said he must marry
me or be discharged. got him dis
charged all right That was in 1920.
Then he married and disappear
ed. His friends said he had gone to
England. / hired the best detectives
and they located him in New York
in 10 days.
Il retained Theodore Horseman.
Cincinnati lawyer. TO represent me
in a divorce action as Kinkead had
made me his common law wife.
got a judgment OF $4,000 for alimony
but never got a cent OF IL.
Then followed him to New
York. | located his once. Every
day I waited at that building. Oh.
90 many days I waited for him. !
showed him up 70 his friends. or
those Of his friends was able 10 see
I told them I dared Ellis Kinkeao
- face me on Broadway.
AT last I grew weary OF waiting
So I came to Brooklyn and watched
Ills house"
Did you know where he lived p
che was asked.
She laughed dryly.
Yes" she said. Doesn't a gen
tral always know his land before hs
sends his army out?"
Three different times I waited
i3r him on the corner near his house
rear the place where the woman hs
lad married when he deserted m,
was also waiting for him. But h'
Ia ways eiuded me-untii last night
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
STREET DEPARTMENT
LAYS OFF so MEN

About so men, who prepare the
street bed for the laying of the foun-
dation Of concrete in street construc.
tion were laid on by the Street and
Sewer Department the past week.
The reason assigned by officials OF
the department this afternoon, when
inquiry was made concerning the
lay-off. was that the workmen were
getting too far ahead OF the mixer.
THE iay-off is only temporary" said
Street Commissioner Pierson, "and
probably all these men will be re-
turned TO work next week"
It was said the mixer was being
worked to its capacity, and as the
department only has one mixer, the
lay-off was the only procedure to
take.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
GOT LICENSE AFTER
BEING ARRESTED

william Grooms. Negro. was fned
$40 and costs on each Of charges
OF violating the trafic rules and
operating an automobile without an
operators license by Deputy Judge
Lynn in Municipal Court this morn
ing.
Grooms was arrested by Traffic
Oflcer Gold after he had driven past
stop signal at Ninth and Market
streets. and, when asked TO show
his operators license. could not pro-
duce H.
In court this morning. GFQoms
produced a license that was issued
to him yesterday. Although he claim
ed that he purchased Il before his
arrest. II developed that he had taken
out the license at Magistrate Gluck.
mans Office after his arrest
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
Woman Kills Lawyer;
Says She's Clad Of II

NEW YORK. Aug. 6 Omitted
Press)-rhe story Of how she hunt
ed and bounded Ellis Rinkead. prom
inent Cincinnati lawyer, was told
today by Miss Olivia stone. who shot
and killed him on street corner in
Brooklyn late yesterday.
She declared she forced him to re-
sign from the Cincinnati Law
School hired detectives 10 pursue
him when he tried to fee from her.
that she showed him up to his
friends" lay in wait for him at his
office in New York. continued the
relentless chase for months. inde-
fatigable in her determination to
confront and finally met him face to
face, near his home.
When I saw him crossing the
street / approached him and said
How do you do. Mr.. Ellis Kin
kead. you dirty rat" she declared.
Then an awful chill came over
me. / don't know what / did. /
was so excited. ! felt as n could
jump from New York to Mexico
without any dimculty"
Miss Stone told her story after she
had been arraigned in a Brooklyn
court on a charge OF homicide and
held without bail for hearing Tues
day.
While Miss Stone. unaffected by
the tragedy. was telling how she
hunted down Kinkead. the slair
mans wife was pacing up and down
the sidewalk in front of her home
weeping bitterly.
Il feel too bad TO speak" she
sobbed.
Don't you regret the shooting p
was asked Miss Stone. The woman
smiled and waved her hand.
Regret it-no- I'm the happies
woman in the world.
ELLIS Kinkead is now In the place
where the dawn comes up like
thunder
Her quotation from "Mandalay'
was given in slow accents and will
clenched fists.
Miss Stone broke her silence afte
reading all the newspaper account
of the killing. First she described
how she met Kinkead in Cincinnati
where she was a graduate nurse. AM
how she accompanied him 70 Allan
tic City. where he made love to her
/. She told II as she was riding bacl
TO jail in the patrol wagon after he
arraignment. The light came faintl
through a small barred window a
! one end OF the BLACK Maria" Sh
/ leaned back in one corner Of tn
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
NEGLECTED FAMILY.
FIND HIM INSANE

Vincent Rogers. who was arraign-
ed in Municipal Court several days
ago for his alleged failure to sup
port his wife and two children, and
whose case was continued until
Monday. was taken 20 the State
Hospital for the Insane this after
noon, having been pronounced in
sane by Police Surgeon George W.
X Forrest and DR.. Irvine NJ. Flynn.
Rogers is laboring under the be-
lief that he will be killed or seri-
ously injured just as sure as he
goes TO work
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
ENGLAND SOON TO BE
WITHOUT SPEED LIMIT

LONDON - Omitted Press)-
Country people are awaiting with
concern and motorists with Joy the
removal of the speed limit I'm Eng
land.
Week-ends at present are terrors
70 the rural districts. Motorcycles,
bicycles, runabouts. touring cars and
the whizzing Juggernauts Of char-a-
bancs with their twenty or forty
passengers tear up the narrow lanes
OF the green English countryside.
Nobody knows what's going "a
happen when. as planned during the
next few weeks. the speed limit Is
withdrawn and police court charges
against offending motorists become
reckless" instead OF merely fast
driving.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
ARREST GROWS OUT
OF REALTY DEAL

on complaint growing out Of a
Misunderstanding over a real estate
transaction and dispute over a deed
Alfred b. Moore. real estate dealer
at 907 Orange street. has been held
by Magistrate stradiey under $4,000
bail. on complaint OF Charles L.
Meiler butcher. s2s King street.
Mir. Moore provided the bail,
Marshall p. Tindail. OF Greenbank.
going on his bond. Efforts are being
made to effect a settlement Of the
difhcu,ty through w. T. Lyman, at
torney. with ofhces In the Equitable
Building.
Hearing in the case has been sci
BY Magistrate Stradley FOR 2 O'Clock
next Friday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
EXAMINE ALL
YOUR TWENTIES
Reserve Bank Warns
Against a Clever Counter
felt Note
DESCRIPTION
is SENT OUT

Benjamine Strong. Jr., governor OF
the Federal Reserve Bank Of New
York. anpounced yesterday the dis
covery OF a new counterfeit $50 Fed
eral reserve note. sufficiently like the
genuine to deceive even those sccus-
toned to handling money. In view
OF the peril from this counterfeit. It
was described as follows;
"on the Federal Reserve Bank OF
New York: check letter "A; face
plate No, 17s: d. F. Houston. Sec
retary OF the Treasury; John Burke,
Treasurer Of the United States; por-
trait OF Cleveland.
This counterfeit Is apparently
printed from photo-etched plates
retouched with a graver, on two
pieces of paper. with silk threads
distributed between them. At first
glance this counterfeit might be
taken for too heavily printed gen.
uine. but an examination Of the por-
trait Of Cleveland should determine
its character. The lines in the face
OF the portrait are too deep. Thf
nose in the counterfeit is pointed in.
stead OF nicely rounded as in the
genuine. The small lettering in the
titles Secretary OF the Treasury and
Treasurer Of the United States Il
poorly executed. The numbering
and seal are exce1lent- both as &c
color and workmanship. The back
OF the counterfeit is a darker shad'
of green than the genuine. II bear
plate number 292, 10 be found i'm
mediately under the d in dollars
in the lower centre OF note.
There are many differences to b.
found on the back OF the counter
felt from that OF the genuine. but 4
glass must be used TO discover them
to illustrate: the comma after tn
word taxes in the second line OF tn
lettering in the panel. lower centre o
note, is missing. This Is also true o
the period after the word dues" il
the same line OF the same panel
There are also number Of cleari
defined diagonal lines runnin
through the smoke from the destroy
Immediately over the tall buiidin
in the background OF the picture Il
the counterfeit which do not appea
in the genuine"
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
SHE'S IN HOSPITAL
AFTER KICKING

AS the prosecuting witness. Ger
trude Bayard. negress, was unable
to appear In court because OF the
injuries she is said to have suffered
At the hands OF the defendant the
case OF Luther l. Johnson. negro.
charged with assault and battery,
was continued until next Friday by
Deputy Judge Lynn. In Municipal
Court this morning. at the request
OF Assistant City Solicitor Green.
Johnson is alleged to have kicked
and otherwise maitreated Gertrude.
necessitating her going to the Della
ware Hospital for treatment
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
AUTO HITS Roy.

Arthur Fuller. aged 9 years. ii3S
East Twelfth street. was run down
by a motor truck owned by the Me
gary Company. and operated BY
Frederick J. Messick. on Eleventh
street bridge this morning.
The boy was taken TO the Della
ware Hospital by Mcssick, given
treatment and later taken to his
home. He was cut and bruised
about the body.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
RAIL is RAISED.

Workmen from the Tiffany Stu
dios. New York. yesterday afternoon
completed their work in the Public
Building and have gone home.
The raising OF the rails surround
ing the rotundas in the building. by
adding sSs feet OF bronze ornamen-
tai rail. placing approximately so
feet OF bronze hand-rails on different
stairways. and furnishing one
bronze sign for the Department of
Public safety. cost the Public Build
ing Commission S7.70o.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
NEWS ODDITIES.

Nine states have passed bonus leg.
islation for former soldiers
The electrical furnace was IN
vented in 1879.
There is one divorce for ever
seven marriages in Japan.
Rubber heels were invented Fl
1899.
Twenty-six railroads enter St
Louis.
The ofiicial print OF the new tariff
bill contains about $4,000 words
u. S. production OF dyes exceed
ed ss.000.000 pounds last year.
Crop insurance has been issued
for only about two seasons
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
GUILTY OF LAYING
IMPROPER SIDEWALK

Elijah Wynn. Negro. was fined 81
and costs by Deputy Judge Lynn, in
Municipal Court this morning, on a
charge Of violating an ordinance Of
the Street and Sewer Department in
laying a cement sidewalk without the
required proportion Of ingredients.
lie pleaded guilty.
The pavement was laid on the
north side OF Sixth street. between
Scott and Lincoln streets.
Wynne arrest was the first in a
campaign TO compel enforcement OF
the ordinance.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
QUITS AS PUBLISHER
AFTER Il YEARS

A. r. sayior. founder and for 2i
years publisher OF The Labor Her
aid. ais Shipley street. has retired
from active management OF the pub
iication. The editorial page OF the
paper this week announces that his
sons, John G. Saylor and Charles p.
sayior have become editor and
business manager, respectively.
There viii be no change In the gem
eral policies or appearance OF The
Herald.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
MRS. JACKSON
IS CLUB Chief
Wilmington Honored With
Presidency of State Col
ored Federation
GIVE MONEY TO
RIOT SUFFERERS

Officers were installed at the ses-
sion Of the Delaware State Fedora
ton OF Colored Women's Clubs In
Ezion NJ. +. Church, Ninth and
French streets last night Miss Hal
lie @. Brown, president of the Ma
tional Federation OF Colored Wo-
mems Clubs was in charge. The
new officers are: President. Mrs.
NJ. f. Jackson; first vice president,
Mrs p. Gertrude Rose: second vice.
president, Mrs. Mamie Jones: third
vice-president, Mrs. c. V. Hoy: sec
retary. Miss Gertrude ]. Henry: as
sistant secretary. Mrs. Mary ].
Stewart; treasurer. Mrs. f. W.
America; chaplain. Mrs. Ellen
Frenney; historian, Mrs. Adalaide
Corbin: State organizer. Mrs.
Blanche NJ. Blackburn: auditor and
press chairman; Mrs. ArdeIla
Hicks; chairman of the executive
committee, Mrs. Alice Dunbar-Nel-
son.
Mayor Harvey. who had been
asked to give the address Of well
come last evening was unable 10 be
present. He sent the following com
munication which was read by the
secretary. Miss Gertrude J. Henry:
II am sorry to inform you that
expect to be out Of town this. Fri
day, evening. and so cannot accept
your kind invitation to give the ad-
dress OF welcome TO the Delaware
State Federation Of Colored Wo-
mems Clubs. Should the federation
meet here again at any time 1t would
give me great pleasure TO meet them
With many thanks for the invita-.
ton. 1 am,
Very truly yours.
(signed):
LEROY HARVEY, Mayor"
Mrs. NJ. e. jackson extended greet.
ings TO all the club members at ths
evening session. Mrs. r. Gertrude
Rose gave an interesting report foi
the trustees OF the Industrial Schoo
for Colored Girls. located at Mar
shailton. stating the school now hai
eleven young women residents.
Professor J. Gregg. of Tulsa. Okla
asked for financial assistance for suf
ferers from the recent riots in tha
city. The sum OF s21.s5 was raised
Mrs. Halle Q. Brown had as he
subject "Our Women, he Past
Present and Future and the Progress
That They Have Made" She point
ed out much new work for the clul
women and suggested that the,
should help in all kinds OF uplif
work.
Interesting reports from all club
were given at the afternoon session
Miss Irene c. West. superintendent
OF the Colored Girls Industris
School. gave an excellent report. Sh
asked for articles needed at III
home.
II was announced that the FEEDER
alton meeting next year viii be hel
in September In Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06

NEW YORK. Aug. Omitted
Press) Is how two women
Ellis Kinkead's wife and
Olivia Stone. his alleged COM
mon-iaw wife felt after he had
been killed;
The wife:
Il feel too bad 10 speak. Oh,
II Is errible-terrible."
The Other Woman;
Il am the happiest woman
In the world. / felt as II I
could jump from New York TO
Mexico without dificulty."
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
SENATOR'S COMMEND

Special TO The Evening journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. "a COM
mandatory letter by Senator Fer
nald. of Maine. to Joseph f. O'Toole.
OF Wilmington, Del, who resigned
as assistant on the floor Of the SEN
ate to become executive secretary
OF the National Retail Coal Dealers
Association, will be inserted in the
Congressional Record. This Is a
compliment said never before TO
have been paid an employe OF either
branch of the United States Con-
gress. A letter from Senator How
ard Sutherland to Mr.. O'Toole also
win be read into the Record.
Evening journal., 1921-08-06
TO VISIT n. y. RESORTS.

Sergeant Harry Foreman. IN
charge OF the police garage. viii
leave on Monday for an automobile
trip 20 Atlantic City and other
New Jersey seaside resorts.