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Evening journal., 1921-03-17
DEFEAT PLAN TO
AID CITY GROWTH
House Votes Down Scheme
For Systematic Develop
ment of Outskirts
LICENSING BOARD
FOR CITY PLUMBERS
stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent.
DOVER. March 1.-THE House
yesterday afternoon killed Repres-
entative Mnier's bin to create a
Metropolitan district Of Wilmington
and to provide for the election of a
Metropolitan Planning Board. "
Those who voted for the bill were
Representatives Corbit r. ii. Davis,
Miller. H. Wilson and Warrington.
But one Wilmington member (Mr.
WILSON, was recorded as supporting
the bill that particularly Is OF in
terest TO Wilmington.
on motion of Representative Mill
er. privilege Of the floor was given
10 Charles II. Grubb, county en-
gineer for New Castle county, to
explain the bill. The bill would
have created a Planning Commission
Of five members, three to be named
by the City Council Of Wilmington,
and two by the Levy Court Of the
county Their salary was fixed at
500 a year but 1t was provided that
the city and county would each ap-
propriate $1,000 a year to the board
for expenses in carrying out the
provisions Of the bill.
This Planning Board would have
had the power to map out streets,
etc. In the rural sections within
eight miles from the public build
ing in Wilmington as such suburbs
are developed such a method is now
followed by large cities generally.
Representative Kramer opposed
the bill. and asked County Engineer
Grubb number Of questions rela-
tive to the general plan that would
be carried out under the bill.
Representative Megglnson. Of New
Castle hundred. remarked: why
that bill would take nearly all OF
my hundred"
Representative Lord. of Chris
tiana. said, as he understood the
bill. the rural sections would get
no benefits. but a deal OF interfer-
ence." The bill was killed by a vote
OF 3 yeas and ~ nays.
BY the narrow margin OF 1s to 1s
the House passed Representative
kramer's bill requiring journeymen
plumDtIa OF wilmington TO Dc tA-
amlned by board Of examiner:
created under the bill. Mr.. Kramer
in explaining the bill said a similar
bill was on the statute books unit
the time the new code was adopte,
and evidently by mistake Il was lef
out OF the code.
There are several minor cnanEe
in the Kramer bin from the previou
law The most important OF thes
IS that under the Kramer bill IN
Street. and Sewer Department vii
have jurisd iction, while under tn
old bill the Board OF Health admin
istered the law. The examining
board will consist Of a member o
the Street and Sewer Department
the plumbing inspector. one maste
plumber and two journeymei
plumbers. Journeymen plumbers oi
being examined would pay Zee o
$3.50 year TO re-register. Repre-
sentatives Kramer. Nirden an
White. OF Wilmington. voted for IN
bill and Il. Wilson against il.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17

To WRITE new
SCHOOL BILL

Continued from FIRST page)
iscd to sign to force the bill out OF
committee II necessary. It is pro-
posed to call the bill up for final
action tomorrow.
Another Revenue Plan.
Another plan has been suggested
for raising revenue for the State. t.
supplant the per cent. tax on bust
ness OF corporations done within the
state. II is as follows:
Every corporation doing business
In this state. except corporations
hereinafter specified. shall pay to the
state for school purposes. in ad-
vance each year, an annual fran
chise of 20 cents on each 500 dol
lars OF its capital, surplus and undi-
Vided profits at the end of the pre-
ceding year
provided. that whenever any
part of the business Of such corpo-
ration is transacted outside Of this
state the aforesaid tax shall be re-
duced in the same proportion as the
business transacted outside OF this
state during the preceding year
bears to the total business trans
acted during the preceding year by
such corporation.
"And provided further, that said
tax shall not apply TO a corporation
10 any other State IL the imposition
of said tax on such corporation will
bring into effect against corpora
tion Of this State any retaliatory tax
lay Of any other state which would
impose upon a corporation OF this
State. a greater tax than that inn
posed upon corporations OF other
States
For the purpose OF determining
the business transacted within and
without the State by any such cor
poraton. the following rules shall
apply:
/ GA simplifed rule to determine bust
ness within the State is here to b,
/ insertedl
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
R0TARIANS, TOO,
FOR CITY CHARTER

Wilmington Rotarians went on
record this afternoon, at their
weekly luncheon in the club room
in the Hotel dupont, in favor OF
new city charter for this city free
from the partisan features which
have been added to the Robertson
bill in the State Senate since the
public hearing was held in the State
House last Thursday
The action OF the Rotarians today
was really in the nature of a reaffirm-
alton OF the position they had taken
earlier in the charter fight.
A delegation representing the club
will go to Dover tomorrow morning
to protest against the politicians
amendments destroying the non-par-
tisan features OF the bill and to insist
that the original bill with the Robert
son clarifying amendments be put
through.
Former Mayor Harrison W.
Howell delivered an eulogistic ad-
dress bearing upon the death OF
James B. Broad, a prominent and
popular member OF the local club. a
committee was appointed by Presi-
dent Douglas to frame suitable min
utes bearing upon Mr.. Broad's death.
Director Ernst, OF the Whining
ton Community Service, invoked the
aid Of the club in the campaign de-
signed to remodel and utilize old
city-owned buildings on public play
grounds for indoor recreation pur-
poses. He was applauded heartily
Frank II. Mason led the choral
singing. He was accompanied by
Norris Morgan. Mr.. Mason also
sang several solos. including where
the River shannon Flows" Rule
/ Britannia" America" and "Just q
/ Song at Twilight"
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
MAI. STIcKNEY TRANsFTRRED.

Major II. II. stickney. Jr, who
has been assisting Colonel +. s..
Johnston at the United States Engi-
neer Office. Sixth and King streets.
today went to Camp Meade. near
Baltimore. TO take up duties with the
Fifth Regiment OF Engineers. Major
Stickney came TO Wilmington about
two months ago to assist Colonel
Johnston in compiling valuable data
concerning seaports in France and
Belgium, collected while the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force was in
Europe He succeeded Major Walter
+. Boyer, who retired from army
service to become manager of the
Argonne construction, with Offices in
the DUPONT building. The report on
foreign harbors has been virtually
completed and shortly will be sent
by Colonel Johnston to the War De-
partment.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
ASKS THAT ROADS
BE MADE SAFE
Safety Council President
Would Deny Auto License
to Careless Drivers
URGE LEGISLATURE
TO PASS LAWS

Letters urging the passage OF the
two bills introduced under the aus
pices OF the Delaware Safety Coun-
ell have been sent to all members OF
the State Legislature. These bills
provide for regulation OF automo-
bile licenses and for the cancellation
Of licenses already granted when the
holder is not a fit person or a menace
to pedestrians or automobile users
on the highway.
In his letter to the members OF
the State Legislature, Lewis A. De-
l8lois, president Of the Delaware
Safety Council. points out that au-
tomobiles kill 10000 persons every
year in the United States, and that
J during the past five years 11s per-
sons have been killed by automobiles
in Delaware. of whom 81 were chill
dren.
In calling the attention OF the Leg
islature to the necessity OF the two
bills. Mr.. DeBlois says:
"As an elected representative OF
the people OF this State would you
advocate licensing an insane man to
drive an automobile? Yet il an insane
man asks for a license and pays his
$3.50, he gets It.
would you ride in a train II you
knew the engineer had never been
in a locomotive before and did not
know whether a red signal meant
go ahead or stop7 Locomoti en-
gineers are trained, examined and
licensed-but any man in Delaware
who has $3.50, is free to try his
hand at driving an automobile. Rail
roads kill 5000 people a year in the
United States-but automobiles kill
10000
Some say that all citizens have a
right to use our highways-but all
citizens have a greater and higher
"riEht'-thc right 10 live Why
should their lives or the lives OF
their children he snuffed out sud
denly by some fool in a car, by some
irresponsible truck driver paid &c
make time?" In the past five years
113 persons have been killed by au-
tomobiles in Delaware-S7 were
Z children.
Senate Bills 100 and 1874 were
introduced by the Delaware Safety
Council to meet these conditions. tC
make it possible for State official,
to handle the situation, and to pro
tect reasonable motorists, pedes
trians and drivers of horse draw
vehicles from the class that is in
b competent to drive and the clasl
2 that drives without regard to thu
law or TO the rights and safety o.
others. These two classes are in tn
minority. but they make most o
s the accidents, expense, cripples an,
e funerals.
These bills embody principles
drawn from the law Of other states
- and endorsed by state officials, po
lice authorities. the American Au
tomobile Association. No principl'
has been introduced that has no
y worked satisfactorily and TO the bet
tcrment of conditions elsewhere
s The bills are not theory but expe
o. rience, with only such changes a
e are necessary to adapt the principle
S to our administrative conditions il
r Delaware and TO the situation in
10 smaller state.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
100000
gain in CITY
ASSESSMENT
lcontInued dom page onel

(coHtinued from page onel
the paid fire department which will
be established between June and
September. when the present con-
tracts with the volunteer nremen
expires is not known. The city will
have TO secure adequate fire fighting
apparatus and whether the present
fire equipment Is secured or others
purchased, it will cost thousands of
dollars.
one fire department official said
today that while all but two of the
fire companies had been receiving
$4,000 yearly from the city. the cost
OF maintaining q paid department.
With the men working in eight hour
shifus and uniformed would be much
larger than the taxpayers had anti
cipated.
Under the law the city assessment
books are open from March Is TO
March 81 when property owners
may learn what their assessment
are. All appeals must be filed in
April.
In addition to the placing Of the
assessments on the various proper
ties now being completed. it was
said today that there were few
reductions made in assessments OIL
properties ia the residential sections
Little IL any change was made in tn,
assessments on properties In tn,
business section, however.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
U. S. TAX RETURN
SMALLER THIS YEAR

II will be fully week before
Harry T. Graham. internal revenue
collector can give any figures on the
income tax returns.
Mr.. Graham said that without any
additional help this year the regular
Office force handled the work, which
bulked larger than that Of last year,
and handled eXpeditiously the large
crowds that filed the Office daily for
a week or more.
While the returns so far tabulated
show less money received than for
last year there has been a large in
crease in the number OF returns
made by people who are exempt
from taxation.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
READY TO BUILD
LEWES School
dupont Engineering Co.
Contract is Formally
Signed
MAKE SOME
CHANGE IN PLANS

After a conference Of nearly two
hours, formal contract for building
Of the new High School at Lewes
was signed this afternoon at the OF
flee Of the Delaware School Auxiu-
ary, Public Library Building. A
number of changes in the specifca-
tions were made and the contract
given to the dupont Engineering
Company, the lowest bidder for
S1s5,466.
The dupont Engineering Com
pany's bid, presented on Tuesday
along with those of other contract
ing firms, called for S16O,941. As
tho sum of s25O.0OO is available for
the structure, of which $4,000 was
voted by the citizens OF Lewes and
100000 pledged by the Delaware
School Auxiliary. from the p. S. du-
Pont fund. it was decided today to
make certain improvements in con-
struction.
These improvements comprise en-
largement of the school auditorium,
additional heating facilities, gas fit
tings and underflooring and use Of
more metal lathing. All Of the alter
nate proposals of the Engineering
Company were accepted
The contract was signed by n. B..
Register. president; Thomas r. In
gram and James Beebe, of the Lewes
/ Board Of Education; DR.. Joseph H..
Odell, president, and Miss Mary c..
Hunter, secretary. Of the Delaware
/ School Auxiliary and by officials OF
/ the Engineering Company.
Changes in the specifications were
made under supervision OF Alexan-
der J. Taylor, engineer, of the Aux
iliary staff Legality Of the contract
was passed upon by John p. Nields
counsel for the organization. II is
I the intention of the engineering COM
pany to press the work as rapidly as
possible with a view to having the
building ready for use next fall.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
and a dollar referendum.
SENATE VOTES FOR
FREE LIBRARY BONDS
star Correspondent.

UAall 1OAANoRNhA'AANs
STATE HOUSE. Dover, March. H.
The Senate this morning passed
the Senate bill authorizing the Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington TO aid
the Wilmington Institute Library in
paying for the erection and equip
ment Of a library building for a
free library and reading room at
Tenth and Market streets. Senator
Robertson and Henry Ridgely, Do
yer lawyer, spoke in behalf OF the
bill.
They said the building will be
erected on a S250.OOO site-a gift
from public-spirited citizen-on
the south side OF Tenth street be-
tween Market and King. and the
structure will cost 100000 OF which
$500, 600 has been obtained by sub
scriptions and 100000 will be raised
by a bond issue flOated by the Mayor
and Council. The Wilmington In
stitute has a bonafide offer OF $780,
600 for its present building and the
proceeds Of the sale will be applied
to the maintenance OF the free Ii
brary and reading room to which the
Mayor and Council will also con-
tribute. The new property will be
decided TO the city.
The vote on the library bill was
originally taken last week and be-
cause Of there not being enough sem
ators present at the time to pass il.
announcement OF the vote was with
held. Later the vote was announced
and this morning that vote was re-
considered, the bill restored TO the
calendar and then passed.
The Senate also passed the Senate
bill authorizing Lewes 10 borrow
money for light and water systems
! hre-plugs and sewers
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
JAIL HIM AFTER
STEALING JOY CAR

Pleading guilty to a charge OF
breaking and entering the garage OF
John Lemon. and taking his auto
mobile for joy-ride, Peter De
Prisco. was sentenced To one year In
the workhouse. by Judge Boyce in
Court OF General Sessions yesterday
afternoon.
Three other youths who were with
De Prisco at the time the car was
taken, are in the custody OF the
Juvenile Court.
Philip L. Garrett attorney for De
Frisco. sought leniency for the youth.
citing his fifteen months service as
a chauffeur and airplane mechanic
during the war. II was shown.
however, that De Frisco has bad
reputation
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
ON
WOMANS TRAIL
Wilson Denied Company of
Friend Passes Night on
Doorstep
THINKS HE THREW
GUN INTO RIVER

Paul Wilson, Negro. who posed as
a detective at the police station yes
terday afternoon, returned as a pris-
oner this morning. when he was
charged with threatening TO kin Leila
Fox. Negress
Wilson and Leila came here from
Harrisburg. Pa. yesterday the wo-
man arriving first. According to her
story to the police she fied from Har-
risburg TO avoid being killed by Will
son. Upon her arrival In this city
she went TO 502 East Twelfth street
where she obtained a room with
friends.
shortly after Leila arrived here
Wilson trailed her and enlisted the
aid OF the police in locating her, rep
resenting himself as a detective. Act
ing on "A suggestion Of the police he
went to the baggage room at the p.
r. r. depot and learned where the
Fox woman's baggage had been de
livered.
He is alleged to have gone there
last night and upon being refused
admittance camped on the doorstep
Over NiHHNi Hb4AiHe t0NtlNNl tu Hi1
hand and threatening to kin the
Fox woman on sight. Complaint
was made to Captain Keyser this
morning and several officers We're
sent to capture the detective "
Motorcycle Omcer Hynson was the
FIRST one on the scene, but Wilson
spying the uniform fed. leading the
officer merry chase before he was
captured. Just before Wilson was
arrested ne threw something in the
river, which is thought to have been
"a revolver.
lie will be given a hearing In Mu-
nicipal Court tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
FASHIONS AND FADs.

Many summer frocks are Of the
French sllp-over style, with elastic
at the waist.
Red lacquer buttons give a quaint
effect when used on a dress Of seal
brown velvet.
with the lingerie blouse and silk
sports skirts are worn jaunty coats
of bright duvetyn.
Evening dresses OF velvet or
heavy satin show twin trains drop
ping from the girdle.
The smartest sports hats are
made Of braided rags and crocheted
around the edge.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
SOMETIMES ITS SIS
WHEN THIS TRAIN RUNS

AUSTIN. Texas. March ia
legislative investigating committee
has found a good joke. It's the State
railroad, committee-operated be-
tween Rusk and Palestine, 81 miles
George Pessoni Is general man
ager OF the road. Says he doesn't
know thing about railroading
Accepted appointment to learn
whether he wanted TO buy 1t.
The road has a general auditor
and general freight solicitor.
shippers arrange for their dam
ages before they load their freight
They say they don't want TO wade
through red tape 10 collect.
The Legislature once voted $780,
600 TO rehabilitate the line. The
money never reached the railroad.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
COMES TO
WILLIAM BAXTER
continued from first page)

continued from first page)
he having been confined to his home
ever since.
He served many years as a d.
rector of the Farmers Bank, and
was one Of the oldest members OF
Trinity p. +. Church in which he
always took much interest He
owned many properties about the
city. He was a member Of the Ma
sonic Fraternity and of st. Johns
Commandery, Knights Templar.
Mr.. Baxter Is survived by his wife,
a son, william Baxter, and a daugh-
ter, who lives in Florida.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2.3O o'clock. with in
terment in Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
WINTERTHUR srOCK SAFE

Dairymen OF Delaware and ad-
joining states gathered at the Win
terthur Farms. on the Kennett Pike
today. when "a public sale OF AZ Hol-
stein bulls was held.
Prior to the auction members OF
the Farm Bureau of Delaware in
spected the herd and the farm.
The sale was the first public one
Of cattle ever held there all such
stock having been disposed Of previ-
ously AT private sales.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
EXTRA, FoR CHILpREN

HONGKONG. China, March IA
Sixty million frecrackers are being
manufactured here. They'll be
shipped to American kiddies for cell
ebrating next Fourth Of July.
Orders for twice that number
have been received for the 1922 sea-
SON." says W. +. Priestly, China's
hrecracker king. Despite the ban
on fireworks by many American
cities. our exports TO America are
growing steadily. I've just turned
an old hospital into a fireworks fac
tory"
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
JAN HIM FOR CHILD oFFENsE.

Richard Virgins. Negro, changed
his plea from not guilty to guilty to
the charge OF using a minor female
for immoral purposes, and was SEN
fenced this morning, in Court Of
General Sessions, to two years in
the workhouse.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
CHIMNEY FIRE CALLS FTRENnzN

An alarm Of fire was struck from
box 16 at Eleventh and Church
streets. at II o'clock by the police
operator in response to a telephone
call.
The alarm was due to a slight
blaze in a chimney at the home Of
j. W. Taylor, 1920 Kirkwood street.
The district companies responded.
No damage was caused by the fire.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
prison OF MANY HUFS

NEW YORK, March 14.-Cells in
East View penitentiary are being
painted in tints Of blue. brown, yell
low. green and pink. Each prisoner
selects his own color. Warden Nc
Clelan says ne is doing it for psy-
Geological effect
Evening journal., 1921-03-17

Now the Legislature Is trying to find
where the money went.
The road boasts a combination
coach. half passenger. half freight
The train never runs on schedule.
p. S.-The combination coach
was borrowed from another road.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
nIsuOp IN PHILADELPHIA

Bishop Phillip Cook, Bishop of the
Diocese of Delaware. addressed the
noon day Lenten service in st. Steph-
ems p. +. Church. Philadelphia, to-
day.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
FASHIONS Am Fans.

Most street dresses fasten down
the front with innumerable buttons.
, Mums are seen again since so
many women are wearing cloth
coats
Il is rumored that the ribbon
sweater will be the vogue this sum
mer.
With the new suit coats are worn
wide. crisp organdie frills in white
or colors.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17

Domestic help. cooks. Mattresses
and chambermaids may be secured
By use OF the Want Ads during the
coming two weeks.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
SpIRITUALIST NOTICE.

TIRST PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUAL
Il lists Church, aOG West St. Sunday
evening service Messages by Mrs. Holt.
special" March p, lecture and stereop-
ticon 100 plates, showing spirit pictures,
naturalization. eta marl1-s<
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
ELECTRICAL.

DINK AND GREEN TAG SALE-SEN-
sational price cuts at the Busiest
Electric Shop" GROSSMAN ELECTRIC
CO., 4l6 King St. Phone i45l-J. Open
evenings. mari7-lyr.
HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALITY
H Full line Of fixtures and appliances.
Central Electric Co., COG French St Open
evening. Phone 7227-W. febt2-1yr.
Evening journal., 1921-03-17
HOUSE PAINTING.

FoRGE GRUBB, 1R i5---.----'1fiIT1-fiis-F - a01sE
VI painting. Estimates furnished; grain
ing and glazing. S21 f. A7th st. Phone
3A3o-W. marl0-1m.
TAMES KEENAN-HOUSE PAINT
- ing. graining and glazing. Estimates
carefully furnished. 1904 West Sixteenth
street Phone 7i92-W mar9-1yr.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-11-29
CONSULADO De FRANCIA EN-
PUERTO RICO

La ley del % de JUNO del 1920 hl
instituido la medalla francesa CONNIE
morativa de la Gran Guerra. Tienen
derecho al porte de esta medalla:
10. Todos los soldados marinos
franceses presentes en- el ejercito a
bordo en- los barcos armados por ell
estado entire el de agosto de 1914 Y
ell II de noviembre del 1918, asf CO
mo los marines de la f1ota mercante.
20. Todos los soldados v m1rinos o
extranjeros que hayan servido tftu-
10 de franceses o extranjeros en- una
unidad francesa excluyendo aquellos
que estaban destacados.
80. Todas las personas extrlnje-
ras que sirvieron entire las menciona-
das. fechas y durante un perfodo
no menor de seis meses en- ell frente
en- ell interior de Francia, en- servi-
clos como Sanidad, AUTOMOBILES, Te-
lefonos, Caballeros de Colon, Cruz Ro
jl Americana, Y NJ C A, ETC., etc.
Los franceses tendran que hlcer va
Ter su derecho a la medalla ante ell
Consul de Francia en- Puerto Rico;
los americanos tendran que dirigirse
al "attache'' militar la Embaja de
Francia en- Washington.
FL Consul de Francia,
FORCIOLI.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-11-29
LOS oBRERos DE LoRENA
Sc I.ATTzAN A LA HUELGA

METZ, noviembre 28.- Los obreros
carboneros de Lorena Sc han -lanzado a
la huelga debido la rebaja de salarios
que pretende imponerseles.