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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
COMPLETE LIBRARY
CONTRACT TOMORROW
du Pont Engineering Co. Will
Inform Public When Work
Will Begin.

1t Is expected that the contract for
the new Wilmington Free Institute
Library building at Tenth and Market
streets will be signed tomorrow. John
=. Nields OF the Library Association
has Informed the du Pont Engineer
ing Company. that II will be awarded
the contract. Mr.. Nields Ia out of town
today. but has notified the company
that he win return tomorrow and COM
pietA all arrangements then.
No contract has been signed for the
demolition of the old Law building nj
Tenth and Market. H. NJ Pierce, pres
idea OF the du Pont Engineering Conn
pany, said this afternoon. that the
company had been offered the contract
To raze the building This detail OF
the new operation IL is expected, may
also be completed tomorrow.
Concerning the starting Of the work
on the harbor project, It Is not believed
now. that the construction OF small
office building for the storing Of plans
and specifications and for headquarters
win be begun until next week. II Is
necessary TO assemble supplies, steam
shovels. etc. Mr.. Pierce said, first. just
as soon as the company Is ready 10
start on either project, he says, an an
rouncement viii be made TO the news-
papers. SO that there viii be no dis
TO men out Of work and
seeking employment before the Jobs
are ready TO be begun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
ROTAR|ANS DISCUSS
BOYS WORK IN CITY
Witness Demonstration by In
mates of Home for Friendiess
Children.

Opportunities for service in boys
work In Wilmington. was the keynote
of the program at today's luncheon
and meeting of the Rotary Club in
the du Barry room of the Hotel du
Pont at 1870 O'Clock. Addresses treat
PIP sr g3ntu sB alInh uo9gounI eql Eol
given by c. A Kadel, physical diree-
tor of the Y. NJ C. A., and Frank
Balentine, director of the boys work
department. Candy Mammelle was
chairman of the Entertainment Com
m.ttee and largely responsible for the
very interesting program.
Seven of the little residents of the
Home for F'riendless Children, at
Thirtieth and Market streets, demon
strated. by means of series qs lively
gymnastic stunts. how they had been
raade happier since the Rotary Clubs
gift of a gymnasium has been installed
in their home last year. The boys
Were treated to ice cream and cake at
a special table and appeared to en-
ing on this interestin gsubject were
the Rotarians.
Frank Balentine solicited the con-
tinued cooperation of the Rotary
Club, and extended an invitation to
tie membership TO visit the Y VI. C A.
at some future date, and spend an
evening with the boys II various
games. The invitation viii be ac-
cepted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
|ISTBRNATI0NAL COURT
ASSURED, GENEVA SAYS

Geneva, Aug. 1S.-CreatiOn OF the
permanent Court Of international
Justice is assured. ii is announced
here. The secretariate Of the League
Of Nations has been informed that
Spain and Haiti viii soon deposit
their ratifications of the agreement TO
establish the court and when they are
received the number of nations which
have deposited ratifications viii have
reached "a, the requisite number.
If they are received in time, the as
sembly OF the League Of Nations.
which viii meet next month. win be
able to elect the judges and consti-
tute the court.
) add-british vets keen !. 80. ......
Madrid, Aug. 1S.-Disorders have oc-
CURED at Tresforcas and Nfozaud.
small towns. on the peninsula north
of Mellila, was indicated in an official
statement issued here last night. The
statement declared the disorders were
fomented by rebel chiefs and that
forces had been sent 10 disarm those
engaged in the trouble. and to arrest
their leaders.
The provisioning of the advanced
posts of the Spanish forces opposing
the Moorish tribesmen south of Melli-
la continues. the statement added.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
CHINA COMING 70 FARLEY.
Pshine Asp4u CoofeesnSe May nSsoh
Clearer l1nlefstamllne - rrethms.

BY Associated rs~ss to Evsry Evening.
pekiu9. August ~. chipe has for
mAily replied with n cordial acceptance
10 ths Invitation to attend the Wash
.ington disarmament and Far Eastern
conference, IT was announced yester-
day
President HardinR's sincerity In
calling the conference, says the reply.
Is appreciated, and the hope is voiced
that the mutual exchange Of views
will enable n clearer International nn-
derstandtng to be had regarding the
problems OF the Pacific
Discussing china's preparations for
the conference, DR.. Yen, the. foreign
minister, said today that not knowing
what trend the discussions might take
the government had organized a
special department. comprising repre-
scutatfver of several of the ministries
which has been charged with the
task Of preparing data upon any pos
sille questions In which Chinese in
terests might be involved This de-
rartment is under DIR. Yen's jurisdics
ton.
The question Of the personnel of the
delegation has not been determined,
said DR.. Yen, md it's actual make up
might be announced only after its
arrival in Washington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
BRITISH VETS KEE N
TOGO TO WAR AGAIN
Crowds Flock to Spanish Con-
sulate in London to Enlist
for Service in Morocco.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
London. August Publication
here yesterday OF news that the
Spanish consulate was en- rolling re-
cruits 20 fight against the rebeiIious
tribesmen in Morocco resulted in a
rush Of former British soldiers TO the
consulate this morning in such nun-
bers as 10 necessitate the presence og
"a large force of police 70 keep order
outside the consulate.
The first applicants arrived az 7
O'clock. BY noon tho street about the
consulate was crowdedo for a hundred
yards hfnderiBg traffic. After ten ap-
plicants had been interviewed the
doors Of the consulate were closed and
the police dispersed the crowd. An
office probably viii be opened else
where to handle the applicants for en-
roilment.
Meanwhile FIVE hundred men. All N
whom saw service with the allies. are
on the way to Southampton from
which port they will proceed to Spain
on a Spanish transport.
1t was feared the crowd Of appIi-
eants at the consulate this morning
would become unruIy when word wa
circuiated that the 700 peseta bonus
oheren Tor five year enlistment
would not be paid until the legion
aires were finally accepted by the
headquarters OF the Spanish foreign
legion IN Ceuta, Morocco, but no un-
toward incidents occurred. Many OF
the applicants said they had no funds
with which to reach Southampton and
some of the men Indicated the in
tention Of walking TO the port.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
THIEF PROMPTLY TAKEN.
He and a Comrade Boldly En-
tered a Store i'm Dover, But
the Other Boy Escaped.

Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
Dover, Aug. 1S.-A daring daylight
robbery occurred here, yesterday
afternoon. when the cigar store of J.
F. Hartnett, next door to Magistrate
E. It. Woods Office on South State
street was entered by window in the
back room adjoining the store and the
money drawer rified of all the change,
between FIVE and six dollars to-
gether with a watch helonging TO
1Eartnett Mr.. Hartnett and two men
were sitting on a bench just outside
the store but heard or saw nothing of
the robbery, it not being known until
Hartnett returned TO the store to make
a sale and found his money drawer
rifieG-
A woman ernploye OF the Capitol Ho-
tel had seen two colored boys in the
yard back of the Hartnett place, and
from her description the police were
able to secure q clue, resulting in the
arrest, by Officers yansaRt and Lane,
of a Negro boy named Masten. who
confessed to the 1aeft, handing over
si-55 Of the money given him by
Winters. the other boy, who has not
Yet been apprehended
The officers have also had reported
to them the theft of two new rubber
Downes, from his garage, entrance 10
which was gained by breaking the
locks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
BOND BROKERS SEEK
MORE AFF|DAWTS
But r. M. Grant & Co. Have Not
Questioned Issue as Result
of Court Action.

Il. NJ. Grant & Co. OF New York
the brokers who have taken the en-
tire issue of sssT 900 of city bonds for
the new paid fire department. have re-
quested City Solicitor Reuben Satter-
thwaite. Jr., to forward them addition
al afiidavits TO show that the bond sale
was properly advertised in accordance
with the law. Mr.. Satterthwaite TO
day was busy getting the affidavits
10 be forwarded to New York.
The bond bro0rs have as vet raised
no question pertaining TO the issue
as result of the proceedings before
the chancellor in Dover last Tuesday
Whether this step will in any way
jeopardize the bonds or cause their re-
lection remains TO he determined
Regarding the payment by the Di-
rectors of Public Safety for the fire
test tower at the Union Company's s
house out of the fund for the mainte-
nance of the paid department, IL de-
veloped today that it has long been
custom among all the city depart
ments TO pay bills for one thing out
of funds provided for something else
and that the refunds are always made
when additional appropriations are
made TO such departments. While it
was said this practice is not strictly
in accordance with the law II has not
heretofore been questioned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
THRIyED on BOGUS BILLS.
Alleged Counterfeiters Ayerted Sus-
pIcion by Show Of Prosperity.

Salem, n. J., Aug. 1S.-Antonlo,
Dominic and Fortunate PeBperess and
their brother-in-law, Prontono Cres-
erzio. charged with counterfeiting, will
have hearing before United States
Commissioner Smith. The four, with
a colored bootblack, were arrested
by secret service agents at Penn's
Grove Monday and all but the Negro
have been held in the Camden county
jail awaiting a hearing. The boot
black was released, as the agents We're
convinced that he was unaware of
any Illegal acts.
II is declared that merchants of
PENIS Grove who have been victim
ized by bogus bills for several months
can now trace them to the Pepperess
families, but suspicion never pointed to
them, as they appeared prosperous
and stood high among the foreigners
In that vicinity. Their prosperity, the
secret service operatives say, was due
to the wholesale manner in which the
counterfeit money was handled.
AS late as Saturday morning, before
the arrests, the firm of ii. S. Barber
presented a deposit to the Peoples
Bank and among the money was one
of the bogus see bills. AS the firm had
taken in but one such note that day
it, was easily traced, it is alleged to
Antonio Pepperess. This information
was communicated TO the Treasury
Department and the arrests quickly
followed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
DRUG ADDIcTs INCREASE.
Little Decrease Shown in al
cohoIics" in New York in
Three Years.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
New York. Aug. 1S.--causes OF drug
addiction handled by the Department
of Public welfare have more than
trebled since 1918, according 70 figures
made public today, BY Commissioner
Bird s. coler. The total for 1913 was
ll6: for 1919. 3sg, and for 1920. 4ss. In
the first six months of 1921, 37T were
treated. These figures. 1t was pointed
out. represent but a small percentage
of the number of addicts treated In
the city.
Mr.. Coler did not indorse to claims
that have been made that prohibition
has driven confirmed alcoholics to the
drug habit. saying such claims were
questionable His report showed there
had been little decrease in the number
Of alcoholics treated by city hos
pstals since prohibition became effec-
tive.
The total In 1918 was LAS. In
1920 the total was 1924 The number
for the first six months of 1921 was
56T
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
EXPORT TRADE DROP
LAID TO DEPRESSION
Lower Prices Rather Than Dim.
inished Quantities Blamed for
50, 600, ,OOO, 900 Reduction.

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington. August 1s-The de
creasc Of over 3.oeo. 900 900 in The
value of the country.s foreign trade
during the past fiscal year was an.
cribed by the Commerce Department
today TO the world wide trade dcpres
sion coming as an aftermath of the
war.
Lower prices rather than diminished
quantities we're to great extent re-
sponsible for the dccrease In exports
the department asserted. in n state
ment reviewing the years foreign
commerce.
The total value of the foreign trade
OF the country dropped from 3is.-
PAT oo0. 900 In the fiscal year 1920 10
$40. III 100000 in 1921, decrease OF
22-s per cent, the statement showed.
Imports dropped from IS .23s 900 900
In 1920 to $s.sb4 900 900 IN 1921. loss
Of 1884 900, 900. or 32.2 per cent. while
exports amounting to ss.ioo. .ooo, 900 In
1920 against 1856 100000 In 1891 de
creased sl.5ss 900 900 or 1875 per cent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
BENJAMIN KRAMER ACCUSED.
Held In $500 BAH For Obtaining Goods
Under False Pretensc.

Charged with obtaining goods under
false pretense from Samuel Handler
of 205 East Fourth street, Benjamin
Kramer of 221 West Eighteenth street.
when arraigned in the Municipal Court
today. was held under $500 bail Dor
the Court of General Sessions. kram-
er bought goods and gave the COM
plaintant a check stating it was good
at any time as he owned a property.
according TO Handlers, testimony.
When Handler tried to cash the
check he found that, although there
was more money in the bank credited
to Kramer than the check called for.
Kramer had an arrangement with the
bank to leave in certain amount.
As the margin over this amount was
too small the bank refused 20 cash the
check on account of insufficient funds.
Assistant City Solicitor Green stated
that the only way persons attempting
to do business this way could be pros
eeuted MAS under a charge Of obtain
ing goods by false pretense. The law
worthless checks is more
worthless than the evil it attempted
TO remedy, Mr.. Green stated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
SCENTS DRY LAW PERIL;
!. SEN. ASHURsT RET|RES
Won't Confer Further on Stan
ley Amendment, He Tells
Conferees.

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington, August Ex-senator
Ashhurst. Democrat, Arizona. an
nounced today that he had refused TO
participate i'm further conferences on
the anfi-beer bin because of an evil
dent intention on the part Of the con
ferees to weaken and destroy the ef-
feet of the Stanley amendment. adopt
I'd unanimously by the Senate
As a rpember Of the judiciary com
mittee, Senator Ashurst was named
one of the Senate managers. but II
developed that he withdrew from the
meeting Tuesday night. He declared
that he would mot return TO take part
I'm the conferences if the conferees
proposed to agree to any amendment
which will directly or Indirectly per-
nit the manufacture of vinous. malt
or spurious liquors in the home or
elsewhere for beverage purposes"
Senator Ashurst declined to com
ment on published reports that Wayne
r.. Wheeler. General Counsel Of the
Anti Saloon League. sat with the con-
ferees yesterday and assisted In the
work Of trying TO get the House and
Senate together on provisions Of the
bill.
II was not present" he said.
The Stanley amendment adopted by
the Senate provided that prohibition
agents must have search warrants
before attempting to enter residences
Automobiles or baggage for contraband
liquor.
The House adopted a substitute
which provided that no search Of a
home shall be made without a search
warrant, based~on. an affidavit setting
forth that there was reasonable cause
70 suspect that hqgQr was being man
ufactured on the premises for sale
or Sold
Il was this latter provision that led
advocates Of prohibition TO assert that
its effect would legalize home brew.
In the absence of an official state
ment from the eonferees, it was said
they had prepared substitute for
both amendments requiring a search
warrant for search of a residence and
penalizing other searches made with
out warrant. where '"good cause was
not. shown.
Senator Ashurst authorized a state
tLtti1A ost& Ills iE NdS SllOt2S sup
porter of the anti-beer bill and had
participated in the conference Tues
day evening and objected to the House
enactment on the ground that "it
would legalize the manufacture of
distilled and malt spirits in the home
for beverage purposes and would
permit hundreds and even thousands
Of miniature breweries and tiistilleries
TO be set up"
The Stanley amendment was adopt
ed unanimously by the Senate and ''is
a restatement of the guarantees con-
tanned in the fourth and fifth amend
ments TO the constitution, the state
ment said, and Senator Ashurst, on
observing IAN evident intention on
the part of the conferees to weaken
and destroy the effect of the Stanley
amendment" announced to the con-
ferees that he would not sign re-
port which altered the Stanley pro-
visions and left the conference not to
return unless the conferees agree
10 the Stanley amendment in the exact
form that it passed the Senate"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
DEMANDS HOLLAND
GIVE Up EX-kAISEn
Member Of Parliament Says
British Government Should
PrSss Claims for William
i1y Asaociaied press Do Eyery r,venlnx


London. Aug. 18s-The declaration
that Holland should be called upGn
10 surrender the former German en-
peror made In the House Of Commons
today by Horatio BotfomIey. indepen-
dent. who again raised the question Of
the recent trials In Leipric OF Ger
mans acenssed of acts In violation n
The rules OF CIVILIZED warfare In the
world war. He said II the demand for
refused BY HlIiand ana the british
government found Itself unAble 10 4 al
with the matter effectively. the gov
crnrncnt should make way for men Of
aternpr stuff
Tho solicitor general. Sir Ernest
Pollock. who represented the govern
ment at the trials In Iseipsic. reviewed
them and declared that the punish
ments imposed by the German court
on. convicted German officers must be
judged by German standards
Sir Ernest said it should be rerneH
bered that the Lcipsic trinis were the,
first in the history Of the world IN
which vanqufshed country had been
forced 20 try It's own nationals
charged with war guilt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
coxslus szxv1cs sunsAus.
NJ. Meredith !. Samuel - TAke
Chargs of LEGAL once Of Veterans

The United States Public Health
Service and the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance which have bsen Junction.
ing in this city have gone out OF buri-
ness and have been suppla anted by the
Veterans Bureau which has establish
ed headquarters In the du pont Build
Ing and this bureau viii In the future
hear and dispose OF all claims pre-
scented by the ex-service men.
This was announced At the office
yesterday afternoon and at the same
time formal announcement was made
of the appointment of DR.. Meredith /.
Samuel IA manager OF the local SUBJ
Office OF the newly formed 6rganixa-
tion. Major Horace y. Inman, whd
was vocational director, VIII continue
his work as head of the rehabilitation
division. BY the consolidation much
better results will be possible and SER
vice mems claims can be disposed OF
without having them referred to
Washington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
STATE CH|LDlADOR
GREATLY REDUCED
Conservation of Child Lie Cam
paign and Welfare Centres
Reducing Juvenile Toilers.

Child Dor In Delaware Ia fast
d&tndaing. An a result OF the conser
walton of Child Life campaign with the
enlisted aid of the Child Welfare CEN
ters established in many communities,
Wilmington today employs between
500 and 500 juvenile workers as COM
pared with almost double that number
for the corresponding period OF last
year.
According to Charles IL. Hagner.
head of the Labor Commission of
Delaware. the depressions in business
as web as the labor conditions
throughout the city have played an
important part in forcing wage-earn-
ing on the jhvenile member of the
household. In many instances. as
serts Mr.. Hagner, the parent is un-
able to secure employment and as a
last means the child is pushed for
ward to earn a small pittance for the
family.
Il know of one instance" said Mr..
Hagner. that in the case of Polish
family, who are indebted to the
amount of $50 for bread alone. There
are many such cases and 1t is because
of conditions like this that the child
is forced to find employment"
1t was pointed out that a majority
of male wage-earners have been out
of employment for considerable
length of time and that drastic means
are being employed as a method of
relief. However. child labor has its
restrictions. In every instance. a
Juvenile applicant must have COM
pleted his fifth year at school. He
must be Ia years of age and present n
school certificate.
When the Part Time School Law
becomes effective. September 1. every
child must attend school one day each
week. This applies to all children
under 10 years of age.
With canneries and box-making es-
adjustments practically at stand
still, juvenile wage-earners in lower
Delaware are also hard hit. As a re-
suit the child is placed in the field TO
assist with the farming and tilling of
lands.
However. the outlook for the future
is bright When the present depres-
sion lifts and working conditions
eiassed as normal, it will find all tex
tile, industrial and mercantile factories
practically free from child-labor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-18
CHAUFFEUR HOLDS UP
DROADMOOR HOTEL.
r. Coleman du Pont Guest of
Colorado Springs House;
Only the Till Looted.

Colorado. Springs. Col. Aug. is--h
dramatic hold-up was stared AZ tha
Hotel Broadnnoor. in Colorado
Springs suburb AZ the base ~ Chev-
enne Mountain. az 1870 yesterday
morning. The protaeonisss we're John
Mitchell chauffeur. who came hers
recently from New YORK City and p-aa
employed by a North Cascade avenue
resident; three hotel clerks. two bei
boys and the telephone operator.
Mitchell, who was unnasked. haa
been al the hotel most n the evening.
He was well known to the hotel en-
ployes. who had no suspicious affect
ing his character. Then suddenly he
thrust a gun IN the face 81 Clerk G.
L. owen.
CHIEF Clerk Roy s. F'airnan. VINO
was standing near. said. Hey. Mif-
chen. quit your Joking"
ITS no Joke" was the rrply.
Hands up quick. or III shoot
An hands went up.
Now. 90 20 the elevator You boys
go. too. You go. too" This last ~
the telephone operator. II don't nepa
you. all Of you nil the TOP foor."
Mitchell then went behind the cutr-
ter and rffied the money drawer ~ ifa
contents. amounting 20 $500. Tie then
deliberately departed az the main en-
trance
Russell X. Daugherty. his wife ana
la woman friend were waiting there in
a Packard coupe. The women weru
forced out. Daugherty was permitted
20 remain IN unul. IN his attempted
escape. Mitchell had driven the car at
top speed 70 lonely spot on the Port.
land Boulevard. lie was then durnpssl
Mitchell got through Colorado
Springs and Manitou and started uB
Ute Pass into the mountains. Mean
while Sheriff Wier was notified. and
calls were sent in an directions.
Al Carcade. twenty miles up the
pass. Deputy sheriff Roy Brumneld
manager Of the Ramona Hotel. saw
an auto approaching aud placed a ioe
across a bridge TO stop Il.
The log was Immediately removed.
however. under the supposllion that
the auto was the sherlds. Mhchel
thus escaped again.
Sheriff Wier's auto arrived ten min
utes later in hot pursuit Brumneid
had jumped into another car and ioln-
ed in the chase. Mitchell was soon
overtaken and surrendered without
resistance.
AZ the jail he showed his oxpurtnsss
as a cracksnan hy unlocking the safe
with touch OF his hand He was
evidently an experienced craftsman.
the authorities declared
The hotel Is owned hy Spencer pcn-
rose, brother OF the Pennsylvania
Senator. with Charles McNol and
other New York c.sitalists. lt has
among its present guests senator and
Mrs. T. Coleman du pont of Delaware.
Besides the du Points. "a number u
New York society folks and Eastern
capitalists are there for the summer
None OF the guests was molcsted.