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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-12
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Birmingham, Ala, May 12.-AIrs.
Alice Binyard was instantly killed
last midnight by flash of lightning
as she slept in her home at Sayreton
William Binyard, the husband, sleep
ing by the side of his wife, was un-
injured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-12

New Orleans, May 12.-The cotton
market opened quiet. May 1888;
July, 1889; October, 1896; Decem-
Der, 1864; January, 1853.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-12

Chicago, May 12.-Improved wealth
er conditions had bearish influence
today on the wheat market. Opening
prices varied from unchanged figures
to Ia cents lower, were followed by
moderate rally and then by a de-
cline all around.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-12
Volstead Act Hearing

were set for today before the House
Judiciary committee on, the bill intro
duced by Chaifman Volstead to pro-
hibit the sale .ot beer to the sick on a
Doctors prescription.
Aimed at the situation created by
the opinion of former Attorney Gem
eral Palmer that beer and wine, un-
der the VQlstead act, could be provid-
ed for the ailing. the measure would
not prohibit the use Of wipe for medi-
cinal purposea, but would make more
specific and stringent the regulations
on this subject.
Wynne b. Wheeler, general counsel
for the Anti Saloon League, was one
OF the first to be- called by the com,
mittee In support of the bill. Other
leaders Of the dry movement, includ-
ing a, number .of clergy are here !. to
present their Views: The opposition
fcrces. were headed by Oliver r.. Rom.
pers, attorney I Tor. the -Anheuser-
Busch company. of st. Louis. In cons
nection with hts appearance today an
open statement to Mr.. Volstead ; was
made public from August A.. Busch.
president .of the company. This state
rnent declared ..'for beer for all or
beer3for none" Fs.T ....t' ~
It contended- that the. right. OF thp
great mass Of MEN are the great com
mon rights. These men, it said, "are
at their daily, tasks and have NO
lawyers to appear for them in Wash
ington I" A.7S; and to make 1t pos
sible for only the rich few to pur-
chase it against the greater right Of
the greatest number
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-12
Fordney E merg ency
Tariff Act May B e
Slightly Altered b y
Conference-National
Legislature S h o w s
Signs OF, G etting g
Down to Business.

Washington. May 12.-Senate and
House confeFees will begin their ef-
fcrts to reach an agreement on the
emergency tariH and anti. dumping
bill, probably tomorrow. The meas
ure was passed by the senate late yes
terday. Although all amendments Of
fered from the floor were promptly
defeated in the senate the bill differs
radically from that passed by the
house, the anti dumping and currency
revaluatton sections having been en-
tirely rewritten and provision made for
continuing wartime restrictions on
imports OF dye stunPs by the senate
finance committee. The tariff features,
however, were kept intact.
The vote on passage yesterday was
63 to %, seven Democrats joining
with the Republicans on the final roll
call and but one Republican, Moses,
of New Hampshire, voting against
it.
The bill will be effective for six
months by which time leaders hope
to see the permanent tariff bill, now
eeing framed by the house ways and
means committee, enacted into law.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14

mington Club the following resolus
ton was adopted:
THE board Of Governors and
members of the Wilmington Clubs
possibly feel more deeply and keen
ly the death of our president, Alexis
L. DUPONT, than can others outsids
of his immediate family. He was a
member of this club for twenty
seven years, and each year has add-s
ed for us an increased measure Of
friendship and regard He was
kindly, gentle, honest in his thoughts
and purposes, generous to a fault.
He has been an officer of the club
since November 1907, and during ala
that time has taken an active and
most efficient interest in its standing
and welfare.
Among all those who mourn his
death and who will feel so keenly
his loss in the years to come, none
will miss him more or hold his mem
ory dearer than his fellow membera
of the Wilmington Club.
Resolved, that the FOREGOING
besspread upon the minutes of this
board as a permanent memorial, and
copy sent by the secretary to Mr..
duPonts family"
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
SHE REMEMBEIsED EVERY CURVE AND TURN.

than usual-he fingered at the door
was there a new light in his eyes,
something different in his voice, why
couldn't she think of something, the
right thing. to say-why did her lips
hold to their straight line. where
were her smiles?
He hesitated-awkwardly-the
world outside alight with moon
glow, the air was weighed with the
fragrance of mignonette, from the
old-fashioned gardens nearby-the
very stiffness seemed thrilingly
alive.
He was talking-stumbling among
the words-and then
Good night" he had rushed
away into the mignonette-scented
night.
II she had found the right word
suddenly beside her desk she saw a
sand pile and two or three rompered
youngsters. Did they have brown
eyes? Was their hair ruddy brown?
But in an instant they were gone.
Mary crumpled the square OF
heavy paper in her strong fingers
and dropped 1t into the waste bas-
ket.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
WESTERN UNION
WOULD MOVE POLES

The Levy Court at its session this
devoted the greater part Of
the time to a conference when the
bids submitted from road construo-
tion week ago were considered
The court following the reading Of
the reports Of the county officers and
the approving Of the payrolls, took
a recess.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company made application to trans
fer its line Of poles and wires on a
section OF the road between stanton
and Lumbrook. which Is to be closed
for the building Of the new highway
The request was referred TO the
county engineer and the court.
The semi-monthly payroll OF S.
$40 was approved as was that Of ths
Public Building Commission amount.
ing 10 sS8S.42.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
GOVERNOR DENNEY AT
P.M.C. COMMENCEMENT

Governor William d. Denney and
several members of his staff are
guests of the Pennsylvania Military
Academy this afternoon at the CEN
tennial celebration of the institution
and also the annual commencement
exercises. Governor Sproul, of Penn
sylvania is also a guest.
At the exercises this afternoon. the
degree of military science will be
conferred on General John j. Persh-
ing, commander-in-chie of the
army and head of the General Staff.
Former Judge Ignatius Grubb. Of
this city, the oldest living graduate
of the institution, was also expected
to be a guest at the exercises this
afternoon. Judge Grub graduated
from the college when it was located
in Wilmington, it afterwards NOV
ing to Chester.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
BROWNS WHILE WITH
U. s. FIGHTERS ABROAD

Steven L. James, who was acci-
dentally drowned in Paris, on April
81, 1919, while serving with the
115th Infantry of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces as a private and
whose body was just recently
brought TO Wilmington for burial,
will be buried in Cathedral Cemetery
tomorrow morning. Requiem mass
will be said in st. Hedwig's r. c.
Church. The body is now at the
home of James stepfather, d. PEN
ski 1913 Elm street.
The American Legion will have
charge Of the funeral arrangements
ana burial.
James is survived by three broth
ers, all Of whom were in the service
and a stepfather who was also in the
service. All of them served in the
recent world war. The brothers are
Walter, Frank and Adam James, Of
COS South Harrison street.
James was well-known in Will
mington.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
ESCAPES
FROM INSANE ASYLUM

BOSTON-Baroness Ada Jose
phine Won David, pretty wife of a
German nobleman, who was COM
mitted to the Worcester State Hos
pital for the Insane from Brookline
on March 21, has escaped from the
institution.
She walked Off the grounds while
she and other mild" patients were
working in the garden.
officials of the Worcester Hos
pital have received a letter from her
in New York, assuring them of her
safe arrival and determination not
70 return. Lawyers say that even
If the Baroness can be apprehended,
it will be some time before Massa-
chusetts can regain custody of her.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
TAKE
CRACK At JAZZ
Dealers Fine Novelty Airs
Turn Into Sour
Notes
NUT SONGS" ARE
NOW FLOURISHING

CHICAGO, June s.-''Nut" songs
and ballads-ballads about Mary,
about roses and about the ragtime
moon, the sheet music dealers will
tell you, are the thing today. AS for
jazz-well, it's on the wane or it's
just coming into its own" You can
get almost any opinion at the con-
vention Of the Sheetmusic Dealers
Association held here. But don't
think that the old songs-the songs
Of yesterday-are forgotten.
While the life of the modern hit
is about six weeks or less, there is
still a call, says Ernest Philpitt, Of
Washington and all points south, for
such standing numbers as after the
Ball" 1.-THE Rosary" Loves Old
Sweet Song" and "Glow Worm"
And even some Of the bygone
hits said Mr.. Philpitt, like Sweet
Rosie O'Grady,' are still in demand.
Vaudeville teams use them occasion
ally, and a younger generation. hear
they're new.
The waltz is coming back, but
with a little more pep and jazz to it
than the waltz our mothers knew.
The waltz will eventually replace
JAZZ, though not until the toddle has
had its its day"
The public wants novelty songs,
according to Bernard Prayer of New
York, who is not so sure that jazz is
losing its hold.
Nut songs" said Mr.. Prayer, "are
very popular just now. The mother
theme is generally sure fire and al
most any good love ballad will get
over. Hawaiian music, however, is
losing its appeal. AS for the old
geographical songs about somebody
old home in Kentucky far away, OF
the Rio Grande far away, or the far
away Georgia hills-they are dead
perhaps never to be revived"
It costs about $50, 900 to popularize
a new song, Mr.. Prayer estimated
The publisher has to send out plug.
gers" all over the country, together
with agents to see that orchestra
leaders in the principal theatres and
gardens have copies Of the number
The song writer working on a royal
ty can make from $3.50 to SIS, 900
on the success, but the successful
writer's, he said, could be counted on
the fingers Of one hand.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
Will KEEP FIRE
HYDRANTSCLEAR
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control. according to their judgment.
The two payrolls of s6432.S4 for
labor and s3369.53 for carts we're
approved.
Communications were received
from the Brandywine Fire Company
and Evan S. Stearns. petitioning tho
directors for repairs to Market
street. from the bridge to Twenty
third street
II was said this morning that the
Water Department and the Whining
ton Gas Company had improvements
nearly completed and as soon as the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company makes track repeairs
and the paving OF Washington
street from the bridge north was
completed. the department intended
beginning operations on the improve
ment OF Market street in this section
The paving Of Washington street is
now under construction.
II was decided TO extend the con-
creting Of Eighteenth street across
the intersection Of Van Buren, street
on Monkey HILL"
Following the open meeting, the
directors went into executive session
James salisbury. attorney for the
Automatic Conveyer Company. pre-
aented the written agreement sug-
gested by President Maribeau Sims
OF the company. last week. whereof,
the department could pay for a tria
automatic street cleaner and ash col
lector out OF the savings by the cit
in using this innovation. The agree
nent was not made public. but tn
directors took it under advisement.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
THIS MAN DIES
OF STARVATION
Friends of Joseph Cote Will
Keep Body From Pot
ter's Field
HAS NO RELATIVES
IN THIS COUNTRY

Despite the efforts Of physicians
and nurses at the Delaware Hos
pital, Joseph Cote. the 6O-year
Austrian who was admitted there
yesterday morning suffering from
malnutrition. died shortly after G
o'clock last night. The mans
death, according to hospital Off
cials, was due to starvation.
The body Of the aged man was
removed to the morgue where it
will be kept for several days.
While Cote had no family in this
country. his fellow employees at the
Mccullough Iron Company plant are
endeavoring to raise fund to give
him a burial elsewhere than at
Farnhurst.
The aged man was found in an
open shed at the iron company plant
yesterday morning by the night
watchman. He was removed to the
hospital in the police ambulance.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
$4,000 FUND TO
BOOST TRADE
Wholesale Section Chamber
of Commerce Hears Re
ports This Afternoon
MERCANTILE SECTION
HUSTLING FOR $4,000

Report viii be presented to the
wholesale section Of the Chamber Of
Commerce at meeting called for 4
o'clock this afternoon that the entire
sum Of $4,000 sought to expand Will
mington's trade on the Delmarvia
Peninsula. from Chester to Cape
Charles, has been subscribed.
Meantime the members Of the
mercantile section are hustling TO
raise the sum Of $4,000 also intended
for trade development
This afternoons meeting OF the
wholesale section will be held in the
board room Of the Chamber. An
invitation has been extended to all
wholesale merchants Of the city,
whether members OF the Chamber
or not. to be present William ID.
Mullen, chairman Of the section will
preside.
Report on the $4,000 fund will be
presented by John A. Booker, chair
man OF the subcommittee on
finance. on Saturday, Mr. Booker
reported S2,160 in hand. At 2
o'clock this afternoon. n, said that
while he had not heard at that hour
from all Of the otner members OF
the subcommittee, he was confident
the full $1,000 had been raised.
Mr.. Booker expressed his per-
sonal thanks for the assistance
given to the subcommittee by The
Evening Journal
According to a letter sent out by
Mr. Booker. there are 115 jobbing
houses and merchants in Whining
ton. capable OF supplying the trade
which the wholesale section seeks to
stimulate. Response from many OF
THESE has been prompt and liberal
In addition to receiving a report
on the progress OF the fund. the sec
ton this afternoon viii continue its
work Of mapping out in more de-
tail, the plans by which it is conf
IDENTIFY expected the city's trade will
be greatly enlarged.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
TO GET DIPLOMAS ON
RETURN FROM CAMP

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, June 14.-Six of the
senior class Of Delaware College Uni
versity Of Delaware who graduated
at the commencement yesterday and
received degrees will be presented
with thir diplomas on their return
from Plattsburg Camp the latter
part OF July. They were members
of the r. o. r. c. and one Of the re-
quirements OF the military depart
ment before a graduate can receive
his diploma is that he spend a GER
tain length of time in a training
camp. Most Of the r. o. T. c. men
members of the senior class attended
camp last year. but thse six men
did not. They passed all their re-
quired examinations the same as
other members Of the class They
Will leave for Plattsburg tomorrow
to spend about five weeks in the
camp.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14

Developing from an argument over
a baseball game between a white
and a colored team several nights
ago, members Of a crowd awaiting
the return of an excursion boat at
the Municipal wharf near Third
street bridge last night became in
volved in a fight that assumed race
riot proportions at one time.
Quick work on the part of Patrol
man John Grabowski, who hurried
to the scene, prevented trouble.
GrabowslSi was forced to draw his
gun to quell the rioters after he had
separated the fighters and they
threatened to resume the battle.
According to the story Of one Of
the spectators, one OF the Negro
fighters was making a cleanup" and
knocked down several white men be-
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
FLAG FLOATS
PROUDLY; Y;l44
YEARS TODAY
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lodges The dupont Building is
alive with the bunting. Altogether
it is a stirring tribute to the en-
blem Of the land Of the free and
home of the brave"
Even the weather man got up to
top-notch in his patriotism, and sent
bright sunlight, a smiling sky and
spanking breeze from the west,
which made the flags stand out in
all their beauty.
While the day was being thus
celebrated in visual manner, classes
in schoolrooms all over the city were
displaying their patriotism by hold
ing special exercises in honor of the
flag. Members of the Sons of the
American Revolution, which origin
ated the idea, expressed themselves
as delighted with the widespread
observance.
Special exercises are being held
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution at Coochs Bridge. This
morning a business meeting was
held with Mrs S. NJ. Council, State
Regent, presiding. This afternoon
Caesar Rodney Chapter, Wilmington,
is presenting a flag to Cooch's
Bridge Chapter, Newark
In addition to members Of Caesar
Rodney and Cooch's Bridge chap
ters. the ceremonies are being at
tended by many from Colonel Haz-
lett Chapter, Dover, and Elizabeth
Cooke Chapter, Smyrna.
; Here in Wilmington the officers
and members of the Hagley Neigh
! borhood Association has planned a
big time. A fiag-raising, track events
and baseball game between married
] and unmarried men are on this aft
! ernoon's program. Tonight there
will be a dance and festival. Danc-
| ing will start at o'clock. with a
band to provide music. Cake, ice
cream and soft drinks will be
served.
Wilmington Lodge Of Ell1s also
will stage a celebration tonight in
the New Century Club. commencing
at o'clock, city time. An appro-
pirate program has been arranged,
and a large attendance is antici-
pied. Senator w. n. King of Utah
is to be the speaker.
Numerous private parties in honor
Of the day also Will be held through
out the city this evening.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
HUNT CITY FOR
CHILD SLAYER
Think Negro, Who Asked
Here For Work, is
Lively
SAID HE LIVED
IN LOCUST STREET

Local police are searching for a
Negro who is suspected Of being
Louis Lively, suspected slayer Of Z
year-old Matilda Russo, Of Moores-
town, N. ]. The only clue the police
have so far was furnished by off-
cials OF the Hamilton Coal Company
Eleventh and Church streets, late
yesterday.
According to the coal company
employees a Negro with straight black
hair. whose description tailed with
that of Lively sent out by the
Moorestown police, applied at the
company for work. He almost beg
ged employment, saying he was hun
CRY and without funds.
The man who gave indications Of
being a Moor or West Indian was
given ten cents and told no work
was available. He left saying he
would return.
After the man had left the yards
IL occurred to the other employees
that the man might be the Negro
who is wanted on the charge Of
murder of the Italian child and
word was sent to the police station.
The officials there requested that II
the man came back to detain him
until they could send a man to in
terview the suspect.
The only difference in the descrip-
ton of the Negro seen here and
Lively is that the man wore straw
hat the day he left Moorestown,
while the man here wore cap. The
man reported here wore brown
suit Lively owned a brown suit.
None OF the employees at the coal
yard here inquired of the man his
rame. although he did say that he
lived in Locust street. This infor-
nation has been furnished the po-
lice.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
It's the Weather

Ofncers Grussemeyer and
Hunter, attached TO the police
ambulance. dispatched a water
snake, measuring nine feet six
inches. to the happy hunting
grounds this morning, over Mar
ket street bridge. near Cara
sche's Lane.
The officers were aboard the
ambulance returning from a sick
call when they noticed a crowd
gathered on the causeway. Leav-
ing the machine they found sew
eral persons trying TO kill the
reptile and they pulled their
guns and shot it, to death. AL
though nine feet, six inches is
the length Of the snake, as re-
ported, many persons never
knew they grew snakes that big
around these parts.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
FROM OUR YORK
CORRESPONDENT

YORK, S. C.-No lawyer should
undertake to address a jury after he
reaches 65 years of age. says Thomas
F. McDow. former special judge and
one of the most successful criminal
lawyers in South Carolina.
Mellow is now 81 years OF age and
has been practicing law for more
than 80 years.
1--WE watched IL all my life" says
Mellow. "At 65 a lawyers words
don't make the impression on a
ury that a younger mans do. am
good for about five years more. After
that nothing but Office practice for
me-"
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
NEW BUILpING PERMITs.

Inspector Preston has issued the
following building permits;
Samuel Cohen. 72s Market street
addition, 5000; William ID. Had
dock and Company. builders.
Clara Davis, 602 Orange street. ad-
dition, 500; Harry S. Lynch, builder
W. Gariinkel, 2i2 King street. ad-
dition, $1,000; S. Cantera and Son,
builders.
Charles II. Workman, 1866 Kirk
avenue. addition, 500; H. S. Pierce,
builder.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
RESERVES DECISION
IN FISHERIES CASE

After hearing testimony in the
matter yesterday, Chancellor Curtis
reserved decision on the petition OF
william C. Lonand, James T. Lank,
Harlan NJ. Joseph, William H..
Bookhammer. John r. Baylis, VIII
liam J. Thompson and william T..
Tunnel directors OF the Lewis Fish
cries Company. that in the settle
mont Of the claims against the COM
pany. they be credited with $4,000
on account OF notes In addition to
certain amounts on the books.
Testimony was introduced by the
directors yesterday TO show that they
had individually given notes for S4.-
500. which they stated were discoun-
ed for the benefit Of the company.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
cooLER wrATHER pREDIcrEp

WASHINGTON, June 14.-tUnited
Press ess)-Somewhat cooler weather
will prevail tonight and tomorrow in
most Of the territory east OF the Mis-
sissippi. the weather bureau stated
today
Very noticeable drops in tempera-
ture will be experienced in the mid
die Atlantic states tonight and in the
Carolinas and Eastern Georgia to-
morrow. Showers and thunder
showers were in prospect during the
next SO hours for Michigan, Ohio.
and from Indiana southwark over
the lower Ohio River and the middle
Mississippi Valley.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING.


Mary remembered her own-IO
years ago.
And here was the announcement
OF the annual class dinner. She
stared at the signature on the paper.
She bent over and with her pencil
traced the heavy lines as the thing
lay there on Ter desk.
She remembered every curve and
turn.
He was president OF the alumni
nova lawyer in a western city.
Successful. too, she had heard-and
had she heard somewhere that he
was married?
Mary wondered IL he was still tall
and broad. or II the years had given
him a cumbersome line. She re-
membered his ties-he had been
fond of wearing purple. and there
was a way he had of hitching his
shoulders-she used to laugh at
that.
And his hands-big, forceful
, things how their grip OF that even
ing 10 years ago came back! IL was
the last night-he had stayed later
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
LOCAL POST OFFICE
Is BEING INSPECTED

An inspection OF the Wilmington
post Office was begun yesterday by
Postal Inspectors II. l.. Conner, A.
=. Hulse and C. W. Lumpkin. Will
mington is the State depository office
for postal receipts from throughout
the State. All rural letter-carriers
in Delaware receive checks for pay
from Wilmington, making an in
spection OF the Wilmington post
Office one OF more than average diff
Guilty. The postal savings business
transacted here is also large.
Evening journal., 1921-06-14
PRICE OF WIFE Is SIS
in AFRICAN JUNGLES

LONDON-Five pounds sterling.
and no more, is to be the price of
a wife, according to a recently rati-
fed convention between the govern
ments of Great Britain and Liberia
This convention regulates the re-
lauons between the tribes living on
the border line between Liberia and
Sierra Leone.
Womens rights are to be recog-
nized, even in the West African
jungle, for it is expressly provided
in the convention that no claim can
be made in respect Of a woman ex-
cept by her husband, and that no
woman can be compelled to return
to a claimant against her will.