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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
SCHOOL BOARD SLATE
MAY Be REVISED
Shermer n. Stradley May Come
Off and Run lndepend-
emily.

As was expected. since the Citizens
School Committee named six Of the
seven candidates IL VIII support at tho
coming school election. there have been
several persons who. II is announced.
viii run Independent of the committees
support. This has resulted IN rumora
that the committee may revise It's Sc
lcctionH. one Of the rumors today being
! that Shermcr II. stradley had written
Clarence J. Pyle, chairman of the Citi-
zeua Committee, that he wished his
name withdrawn from the slate Of the
Citizens Committee Mr. gtrnd1cy is a
member Of tho present Board of Edu-
cation. but not of tho "Oid Guard"
When Chairman Pyle was talked with
today concerning theae rumora, ne said
that he knew nothing about the strad-
ley letter. other than that he had been
told such letter was In transit 10 him.
We are going 10 hold n meeting to
morrow afternoon said Mr. pyle. "to
| discuss the situation. There are no men
or women whom We have named on our
| slate who would not be willing 10 re
/ tire from fhe contest II Il was shown
/ 10 them TINT anch an action would re-
suit for the general good of the com
nunity Tho so-called old guard ~
tho present Board ~ Education waited
until they saw what Ve had done in
regard t. candidates Now they think
they have us NJ tree and n course
viii try and cause us al the trouble
they can.
Mr Sfradley was non -comrnittni about
/ hs lrtfer ~ Mr. pyle lie sald that ne
had written letter tn the chairman r.
The School Committee, but that hc did
not fen that IL waa fair 10 give that
letter out n Mr. Pyle Wished q n
| ~ fhat was his province According
70 rumnrs. Tho tenor nf Mr. afradleyr
letter was that he wished - have HE
name withdraw from tho School Com
rnittee'a slate. because ne had an
nouuced his candidacy on ar indopon
dent haaia. not being affiliated with any
| faction or factions
4 ie known that Mr stradioy favor4
sorne ~ the candidates for the new
pfven r1er1bcr BOARD n Eduration
corning from That arction of The eity
! below sixth streot Mr &frsdiey was
horn below sixth street and there IL
n warm SPOT in hja heart for bis old
baiiiwtcE
According - rumor~ there ARC -four
member ~ the old guard" who hopo =
run Independently and win seats in the
now board which would give them the
control Dr CnnweT Ranton. %egrr
physician. vino has announced his can
ditacy. is said 10 have the backing n
some white members Of tho old guard.
which looks ike j combination that vii
vVin If fhev ear got The solid %ogrs
yate Fhctr plan Is to induce as many
men and women to become candidate
| a. rnssble
The names n Gc1rEe fomWe' anf
| pr r . cooper arc mentioned p CON
| reafIap with thr old guard cnmbina
t.op and another man for whom pc
tit#on II & said is being circulated i
r.rdrnan Hoffman Petitions i is said
are also being circulated by friends y
AIRS Carlton r Isridgham. Mrs " II
/ r:earorn. Mrs Albert Robin. Harbert r
f5a4vhn and George \. BAILEY
The Cttizens school Committee can7-
natgn committee met last night and dis
.gsaed plans 70 carry the aght fol
| their slate into every section of inc city
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
FIGHT ON OPEN SHOP
PLANNED At A. FL.
COUNCIL SESSION
Meeting to Discuss Anti-lnjunc-
ton and Repeal OF Compul-
sorry Arbitration.
GOMPERS TO TAKE A PART

Ily Associated Press To Every Evening.
cincinnati. Ohio. May 5.-The inn
portant problems confronting the or
ganizcd labor movement I'm the United
states were discussed here today by the
executive council Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. which opened ten
daV conference.
While the federation $ council under
IN, direction Of President Samuel
Gompers was taking up general matters.
the executive council of the building
trades department of the federation was
i'm session considering the building
trades situation.
Among tho first ~ the issues To he
taken up by tho federation council were
plans for continuing a nation wide drive
against the open shop and the "Ameri-
can plan and for "A campaign To put
the federation membership over the
hve million mark.
The council will receive = report from
President Gompcrs on legislation af-
Getting organization labor.
I'lans foi a nation. wide anti-injunc-
ttor aEht viii be- brought up by tho
,,utral trades and labor council of New
York which seeks aid in its campaign
a1t,adv uud,t WAY Ia New York state.
It,peal II the kansas industrial court
IaW and ,ompulsory arbitration leEis-
.uon in other states. it is expected will
,I-, hc uIgcd
Nhtl, IN, eouucil viii discuss the en-
ub8 situation including the ma
srik, thc printers strike, cloth
.. workers strike and tn" building
tIld,s valkouts and lock"uts. no action
Will H. taken unless the interested
uu.aus appeal for the Fcd,ration's sup
port
rs. sides rnutiu, matters ana 1uris-
tvtts1 dl~f,ltcs tho council VIII also
,...stut
Tn. mplovmtnt problem
l9, tilruad situation and the hght
+, h. WORKERS for national boards OF
adjustment
t,rtHth ptl.,a and warc reductions and
tn, tfitud, 81 th, Harding administra-
tHpu toward them
t,f..4tlt. .nt t;ompers VIII address a
mass meeting here on Monday night at
vhIch tm, ho VIII reply 10 tho open
sbot, advocates u IN" country
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
JOHN FORD. NEGRO.
RIFLES MAIL POUCH
Found Little of Value. but Will
Pay Dearly for His Ex-
perience.

warrant has been drawn hy :,
District Attorney Charles II Hughes.
Or charging John Ford Negro. aged 20,
with violation Of the postal laws 10y
opening and ri0ing mail pouch and
destroying the contents The youth.
who is in custody. viii be brought he
fore L. s Conuissionor J Pcarcc Cam
this afternoon. when he Viii hc held for
trial ia due course before the Federal
District Court
Ford made a written confession of the
decd Ia Inspector Conner lIe sad
tina, hc took the registered mail bag on
his regular run AS driver of one Of n"
maI wagons from tho French street
station H. The postofice. opening tn"
outer sack 10 get az il thar he took
this 80 a coal yard at Scott and Ford
streets noal the L 4 O. station. and
examined ia, contents bur found Moth
ing of 1aluc. and thercupon burned the
letters iu au old bath tut n q shed.
only one letter escaped the flames il
was forwarded This morning to an ad-
dress an Apple street The package
contained only letters all from foreign
! countries and Inspector Conner said
1 this morning that large amount of
correspondence Will be necessary with
! foreign post offices to clear up the
! records.
/ Ford was employed by Tyson Broth
/ ers. contractors for what is technically
( known as the screen wagon mail ser
| vice" and had worked for them foi
! FIVE months.
/ Inspector Conner was called from
/ Washington by Postmaster James +
/ English on the telephone. after clerk.
/ in the postofficc had reported the sill
/ in the outer mail sack and the absenc,
| Of the re egistercd mail pouch from it.
| contents In the meantime Ford hat
been placed IN custody by the efforts o
/ Detectives Riley and Gamble ard cap
tain James Ward of the Pennsylvania
Railroad police.
\ warrant. sworn out today. vii
( bring the case before L. s. Commission
or T. Pearce Cam and Ford Will b,
. held for hearing in the Federal Court
on his admission Of guilt. and be trie,
in due course.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
EVADERS OF DRAFT.
List j. BEING Issued BY The War De.
paFtment at Washington.

list Of men whom the government
calls descrters. also known as draft
evaders. is being issued by the War
department at Washington The list
for the Second Corps Area which in
cludes Della ware. was given out in part
last night but it did not contain any
Delaware names.
When inquiry was made today Of local
officials concerned in the matter. il was
stated that there ar very few men in
Delaware who are liable to prosecution
for evading the draft There were
some, but they were transients and have
disappeared The others technically
guilty of violating their obligation are
in the 18-year class. and they are
charged with having failed TO report or
return questionaires to the draft
boards. AS this occurred after the arm
istic was signed the names of the latter
boys will not be made public, it is under
stood
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
HOMER FORSyTHE GOES
TO HYATT BEARING CO.
To Become Assistant to the Gen.
eraI Manager of General
Motors Subsidiary.

Homer J. Forsythe. manager of the
construct ton division of the Engineering
Department of the du pont Company,
has been Transferred to the position of
assistant general manager Of the Hyatt
Roller Bearing Company of Newark.
New Jersey, n subsidiary of the General
Motors Corporation.
Mr.. Fursythe was selected for this
important position because of his wide
experience in machine shop work and
his ability To handle difficult problems
in his line. lie had been with the En-
gineering Department of the du Iont
Company since August. 1905, when he
started to work nt the Wilmington Of
flee In the capacity of estimator. Later
he occupied executive positions Mt the
Brandywlne shops and became recog-
nzod as one Of the important men in the
Engineering Department. During the
war he WAS made manager Of the com
hinod Wilmington Hhcps. which were
one of the ma ior divisions Of the du pont
Engineering Company engaged In the
construction Of material for the war
plants. At tho end of the war ho was
promoted to manager of tho conatruc-
promoted Ia manager Of the couatruc-
tion division Of the Engineering Depart
ment. which position he held until his
recent transfer to the General Motors
Corporation. Before coming to the du
Pont Company he had been employed
by the Edge Moor Iron Company rs an
accountant and estimator
Mr.. Foraythc is WilmnRtonian by
birth and Is a graduate Of the Wilmington
| High School. IL has a wide circle nt
friends in Wilmington and ia a member
OF n number Of important business and
social organizations Ile assumed his
now duties tho beginning Of this week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Magistrate Lawrence J. Bromau has
iaetIod rnarrige licenHeB 10 Leonard
Strickland. 101 Poplar street. and Elva
Frances Montague, ! FELTON,. Clayton
Douglas Buck. New d'astlo and Aiico
du pont Wilson, Hokoby: Robert y.
Hamilton. ZIG Henry street. brooklyn.
N. T., and Carmeii8 A. McCanerty. 52l
Madison street: Guy Albert LINK wood. /.
b1b East Sixth street. ana Julia Casey.
1925 Delaware avenuA
Magistrate Barn"t Gluclbnan has is-
atled licenses Ia Charles a. ValandinE
ham, South Clayton street and Mado-
lyn Touieon, same address. william
Kensiar. g27 West Third street. snd
Bertha Kurera same address
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
NEW yORK'S STORM LOSS
MORE THAN s1,OOO.OOO
Many Persons Injured by Gale
That Swept Manhattan island
Last Night.
~ Associated Press to Every Evening.

~ Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York Nav Property damage
estimated AZ more than 81 .000. 600 was
caused hy tho heavy rain and wind
storm which visited New York ycster-
day and last night.
staten Island suffered greatest from
tho wind Light and power wires were
blown down and many towns were in
darkness and without street car service
all night
Places ~ amusement and stores here
were forced % close carly last night
Beach and smarinc property in the
Ray Eidee and Fort Hamilton districts.
Concy island BROOKLYN Heights and
brighton Reach was damaged and in
many instances foundations were
washed from under bungalows. Seven
thousand summer bungalows on Mid
and and South Beaches were threat
cucd
Twenty fvc steam and sailing vessels
ridinc ~ anchor d. New York hay he
ear araEging late last nigh, and were
SON 'r led tu cali for tugs 70 assls, them.
Nam, persons were injured during the
stHHu MN, were hurt three seriously
vt,n IA, wind tore hie electric sign
ren the NTH floor OF a building in
H,.t,t street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
REV. DIR. THINNER
TO SPEAK AT y. NJ. III. A

The Young Mems Hebrew Association
have been fortunate ~ securing Tor
Sunday evening one OF the most noted
Rabbis Of America, who VIII lecture TO
the membership at large Key Dr. - a.
Thinner of New York city Dr Ilntner
has chosen as his subject Tor the even
ing "Americanlsm and Juoalsin.
DIR. Thinner is a graduate Of The
Jewish Theological seminary OF amer
ica, located in New YORK CITY. In
addition DR.. Tintner holds degrees from
Columbia and New York Universities.
His first charge after graduation was
in the city Of Schenectady, New York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
State House Civil War Picture.

The picture which Artist Stanley NJ.
Arthurs is planning 10 paint for the
State House, will depict scenes Of the
day after the surrender Of General Lee
at Appomattox, and will show soldiers
OF both armies rejoicing together on the
arrival Of peace. according to de
cision made recently.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
WHAT Is 1T Y0U WANT?

Better help? A new position?
Sell or exchange your automobile?
More capital for your business
4 furnished room? Country board?
No matter what your WANT is
a Want Ad. in Every Evening
is most likely 10 crafty it, Turn
10 the classified section now.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
New Blue Law.

Flirting has recently been declared a
capital offense Ia Japan. Hear how the
town ~ Titipou evades the law al the
New Century club. May Q, IN the West
minister Glee Clubs production of The
Aiksdo. ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
WARSAW WILL STOP
POLISH WARP ARE,
ALLIES ARE TOLD
Former PIebiscite Commissioner
Confesses That He is Backing
Revolt Against Germany.
5000 TROOPS IN THE FIELD

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
London. May 2.--Polish elements IN
Upper Silesia have forcibly taken pos
session Of a wedge shaped region. the
base of which is former Germano-
Polish frontier and the apex of which
has reached Gross StrehIitz It is de-
clared in advices received here.
Tho Poles have reached the oder
River and are marching In the direction
of Oppeln.
The Daily Mail. said today 1t had
learned that Premier BRAND Of France
had asked Prince Sapieha. Polish for
eign minister. who arrived here on Mon
day to transmit n request to the Polish
government TO take immediate steps
to end the disorders
Warsaw. May 5.--On account of con-
ditions I'm Upper Silcaia the frontier
with that district hasr been closed on
the Polish side It was announced to-
day.
The Warsaw newspapers declare the
Polish government was taken complete
" by surprise by the uprisings. and
calm An immediate report was sent
ing Of tho conditions
Berlin. Nav 5-Adalhert Korfantv
the Polish richiscite commissioner IN
! Upper Silcsia who was removed hv his
government following the outbreak %
the disorders. has issued n proclamation
according 70 n message 70 tho Tagchlat'
| from Rcuthen. in which he declares hc
has assumed the leadership of the RISING
! Tho German newspapers estimate th'
number of armed insurgents in Upper
! Silesa as 5000.
/ korfanty is quoted by. the Tageblat'
/ as saying
The Polish government removed M
! from the post Of plehiscitc commiseionei
| because | was not In q position q
/ supprcss tho revolt am 10 longc'
/ plehscite commissioner
The same blood. however. runs y
/ our veins As your brother. J viii fight
with Won We will ~ any cost shake ~
/ tho German -Prussian BONDAGE n
| powcr i'm tho world will he able to prc
| vent ue doing ~
II appoint IusurRont Dolliwa as com
| man,Ior-in in chief OF all the insure"nt
/ forces
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
TO Cut Wages Of 10000 Expressmen

New York. May 4.-The American
Railway Express Conany announced
here today II had notified its $4,000 en-
ployes that it contemplates a revision
in wages, effective June /.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05

An ad in Every Evening costing SOC
sold an automobile worth 100 dollars
what more could you expect.-Advs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
ULSTER NJ. {. PREACHER
WOUNDED BY IR|SHNEN
Son-in-Iaw of Orangeman Also
Shot at but Bullet Misses
the Mark.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

py Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Belfast. May Two shots were fired
a. me Reverend William Mcguire. for
mer vioe-president ~ the Methodist
church in ireland and his son-in-ia law.
be Reverend Frank Mettrick were leav-
INK the headquarters Of the North Bel
fast Mission last evening
Mr Mettrick received a wound in the
forehead while passerby was wounded
N the eve by fragments Of glass as the
second bullet passed through a glass
panel az the side door Of the mission
Mr Mcguire Is a prominent Orange
man and one of the best known clergy
men IN lister
Dublin May a sergeant and seven
eonstahles were ambuscaded and killed
Yesterday morning a short distance
outside % Baltimore, county Kerry
only one man in the party escaped. He
was uninjured
Tho police patrol comprising a ser
Eeant and eight constab bles, had left
ftathmor, 10 recover the body Of a man
lyinE iu the road half mile away from
the village but ran into the ambuscade
before they had reached the spot
Twelve Irish volunteers were either
killed or wounded. and one military Of
hCer was severely wounded as a result,
according % an official report today, of
q trip by a party from a border regi-
ment q investigate an ambush which
occurred at TOurmakeady. county Mayo.
Pour policemen were killed and two
wounded In the ambush at Tourmakeady.
The investigating party encountered a
number Of members Of the Irish Repub-
lican army in the Bantry Mountain and
q hght ensued, after which the military
forces recovered the body Of one Of the
Republicans and captured another
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
CONTESTED DIVORCE
CASES ON TODAY
Hearings by the Judges IN the
Superior Court Started
This Morning.

Atiurueya , Istanis tall and phiIit
tiarratf representing Iohn Z nrawr
'niotcd, in his petition tor 1ieoree from
Mabel /. brown. wcie not nut ~ me
trouble II asking many questions after
their client began tcliine his story on
tho witness stand in superior Court to.
day John had his 4tas ~ alleged
cruelty on the part If Mabel At his
tongue end md ranted along with II
much {" the amusement If those III tho
courtroom lnhn Raa tsrs itesiss in
bis languase IN detailing fhe persecution
~ whieh ho waa 4ahiet fed by hts bettor-
half 2ud to which H. had nude ~ RI
atatance srittinR in his fafe and At
tarleiuE hn with butcher knife were
features of Mabel + conduct ahnu' which
John complained
Mahe contested 'he application for
divorce. and was represented hy NJ
torncy Reuben s'attcrfhwaltc
Mabel brown denied acts Of cruelty
charged and said the reason John left
was because nf hts relations with a
Negro girl. who WAS IN trouble on his
account
The case took ~ III tho morning
session.
Decision Was Reserved.
The petition Of Daniel " Robinson.
colored. against Helen Robinson. fer
divorce on the ground II desertion vas
NOT contested. and decree nisi was en-
tered
The. divorce case Of Horace jefferson
vs.. Rose t. jefferson. was dismissed on
motion of plaintiff attorney Rohert +.
Iiarman. On payment 81 costs
The Same action WIS taken in tue
case of W Augustus CfosSon " Mary
4. Crossan. in which the plaintiff Was
represented by Chandler and Rein
hardj
The divorce case 81 Lacey William
son VI Atae Williamson was dismissed
and costs taNed ae55rst plaHfla "a
motion of + Warren tireen aftornet
for q. ftndaHt.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Norris and little
daughter, are spending some time at
Reese. N. c., their former home
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Notes received al The News of5c
THE INDIAN MOUND.
over the stones on the hilltop
The wind of the morning blew,
Out of the Granny, out of the cliff,
The midnight ravens few.
The keen wind on the hilltop
Sang of a hidden guilt,
With faint, far vdices Of fighters
For whom the hill was built.
The round hill of the sleepers n
Sheltered its thousand dead; -
In the gray dust of the hilltop
We found an arrowhead. &
) by EtnCI lt~1DOL
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Norris and little
daughter, are spending some time at
Reese. N. c., their former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon are
spending a few days in Savannah.
The ST Marks branch Of the Wo
mans Auxiliary will meet Friday aft
ernoon at 5 e'e'ock at the parish house.
Mrs. A. V. wood president, requests
that all those who have boxes will
please turn them in at that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Berrie,, and Tom Matthews
spent Sunday 1t Fancy Bluff.
Miss Gladys McKinnon has returned
from Macon after a short visit to
friends there
/
Miss Irene Granting has returned
from Atlanta, where she has been the
guest Of friends fer the past week
Miss Margaret Dunn leaves this aft
ernoon for Augusta, after spending the
summer as the guest of Miss Albert
lHillssman.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B Wright, Mrs. Will
Parker and Master Wright Parker, are
spending a few weeks in New York.
They viii be Joined by Will Parker be-
fore their return.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Butler and Mrs.
R. G. Butler left yesterday on a motor
trip to savannah. They will return in
few days.
pr. end Mrs r. L.Fox aresspending
few days on St. simon.
Mrs ]. II Lambright and family
have returned from ST. Simon, after
spending week.
Mrs. Bryan S. Brown and children
hive returned from Gainesville, after
spending the summer with relatives.
f
A pleasant party spending the week
end at HinesvilIe were Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Prim and children. and Mr.. and
Mrs Theo Rodriguez.
Judge and Mrs. Max Isaac. Clarence
Isaac nd the Misses Isaac have re-
turned from Pablo Beach where they
have been Spreading several weeks.
Miss olivia Russell leaves this aft.
ernoon for Augusta where she will
spend the winter She has accepted
a position in the Tuhman High School
there.
Miss Felicity Gould Of ST. Simon, %
gpendln~ few weeks In the noun.
aims OF North csrcllna visiting
friends.
Mrs. a. L. Sternn las returned from
4 few days stay in savannah.
Miss Lizzie Deming has re'uraad
after visiting in SMYRNA
Ms Ora ee Thornton is aasadius
l'egc IN gpa~kg Ca
Nasv ~e Willie leaves he
'lret 81 next week fog v'rriria 20 inter
Randolph Macoa colel~e
Mrs; nags Wien and children
rho have been spending some time 10
"eines'ille. wi'l4anrn to the city ths
7Fst % nexs week -
IA, ana Ne p-th.n..s4a -.