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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
HOUSE DEFEATS
AMENDMENTS TO
COMPE PENSAT|ON LAW
Vote Was 20 Against to II in
Favor, With Four Represen-
tatives Absent.
SALARY INCREASE DENIED

Special Dispatch from staff correspondent
state House. Dover. Feb IA.
Bv a vote of 20 to Il. four members
absent. the House. this morning, de-
feated the House bill amending the
Workmen's Compensation law by IN
creasing rates Of compensation ana IN
surance enabling persons injured IN IN
dustrial establishments TO select their
hospitals and physicians. and providing
that one member of the Delaware In
dustrial Accident Board shall be ply
sicIan.
Representative Clark. hudson
kramer. Lee Noble. Paskey, Smith.
,,taats. f. J Turner. T. w. Turner ana
Nlrlen voted affirma lively
communications received and filed by
b. General Assembly today included
he following:
From The Consumers Lea que. ap-
u,oving the Wilmington City Charter
n,l drafted by the bipartisan commit
.ee.
From the Anti-Saloon League and
uavid ] Renhardt. former attorney
general. opposing the bill repeating an
act allowing the society one-han OF Aees
N liquor prosecutions.
From tho Kiwanis Club. acknowledg-
-r the Legislatures thanks for enter
tatr,nent in Wilmington. last Wednes-
"a,
From citizens of Wilmington, approx
-. inc child Welfare bill and the pro
ased increase in the per diem for
.airteuancc of inmates of the Ne"
...,le County workhouse.
rom the Sussex county grand jury
approving the bill authorizing the Levy
.-.lrt 81 that county to acquire certain
I'd adjoining the court house In
l,,orretown
l,aul the state Board Of Education.
trv1t.ne Members Of the legislature q
-.erd America nization exercises IN
Wilmington. rext Wednesday night.
No salary Increases.
The House struck from its calendar
,r Ttolst bll increasing the salary Of
,,,ir cr7ers If Kent and Sussex
luties
.h, House ia ssad the following
.,r..e bills
gequirinf he marking 81 MONKEY
->k,is anC making five-eighths 81
shal a standard basket for potatoes,
tomatoes. ,abbage ard turnips. and one
!. sh.a standard basket for summer
app.es.
Fees of Indertakers.
Increasing ilndertakeTs examination
fees from s. to S25, their certificates
f.n.n & TO s.. and requiring non-resl-
Continued on page 8.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
ALBANY STRIKERS
CLASH WITH POLICE
Force Solitary Street Car and
Snow PIoW to Rush Back
to Barn.

Ry Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Albany. y j.. Feb IA Three street
cars manned by strikebreakers and
shielded by police resumed bncking the
snow-,overrd tracks here TODAY. Traf-
tic was not allowed 70 pass tho cars
police divcrting all automobiles and
slcighs down side atreets and keeping
pedestrians OH the move to avert pos
sihlc disorders No hostile demon
strations were attempted IN the morn
ing hours
Albany. y Y Feb a. Albany on.
tire for, of traffic police mounted
afoot and on motorcycles was mohil-
lzcd Yesterday afternoon IN front of
thc state Capitol 10 handle a surging.
screaming crowd of several thousa nd
persons who swarmed around street
car and snow nlow operated by strike
breakers.
Shattering lines ~ patrolmen who
sought To keep them on the sidewalks.
men. women and children hocked into
state. street when the trolley lost con-
tact with the wires. stalling the car
Patrolmcn and mounted men hacked
away strenuously with clubs before the
onri!sh was checked.
Running from the batons of the
police. hundreds fled down side-streets
hoping TO block the street car after II
turned into Broadway. The motorman
swung the controller wide open after
leaving state street. however. and
reached the barns. more than mile
away. III safety
The demonstration. which was the
largest in number Of participants since
the United Traction Company started
oat - smash the strike Of its 200 en-
ployes. fiared up III front Of the Capito
Euildtng II spread over several blocks
before the street car and snow ploW
were rushed away.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
DEAN FAFORs
PIPES FOR THE WOMEN

New York, FEB. i4.--Joseph
French Johnson. dean Of the New
York University, thinks women
should smoke pipes. That is. II
they are going 10 smoke any
thing At all. II certainly think
a pipe is the most sensible thing
a woman can smoke" he says.
1T is the least injurious 70 the
health, for she inhalcs less nico-
tine. ] might be little grievcd
myself to sec pipe stuck be-
tween the lips Of a. pretty girl,
but it's her own affair II she
cares to do IT,
Ever since reports came from
London that women had taken
up pipe smoking there has been
much discussion pro ana con.
Pipe manufacturers ar" said 70
be prepared for large demand
for pipes designed 10 appeal 70
the feminine smoker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
WANT NEGRO NAMED
FOR HARDING CABINET

New York. Feb. 14.-The ap-
pointment of a negro to the Cabi-
net was urged in letter sent
yesterday to President-elect war
rem G.. Harding by the Bronx ana
Manhattan Partisan Citi-
zcns Union. The letter. which
was signed by Eugene Mcintosh
President. In part follows:
This association hereby desires
to request your consideration OF
colored man for a member of your
Cabinet. / realize that to some
this request will appear para
doxiCal and that to others II may
seen ineXpedient for you to ap-
point colored man as a member
of your official family. but justice
knoweth no brother. and who can
contend that the negro by ability,
loyalty and sacrifice la not en-
titled to a place in the council OF
this nation?
To-day the 12.00O.000 colored
citizens of this country are repre-
scented in no position of honor. or
emolument in this government.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
NEW ADMINISTRATION
NOT TO NEEDLE WITH
WORLD Of BUSINESS
Feature Of Harding's Inaugural
viii be Appeal for Confidence
IN Stability.
TO SEE HUGHES THIS WEEK

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st AugJsf,ne. Ia Iet
that thc nation forget ft bfrn rt
and partisa uhhip 80 DO attr
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
DETECTIVE M'COY RESIGNS.
According 20 Secretary of State He
Wired Governor to That Effect.

Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
Dover, Feb. IA ruInor was cur
rent here today 10 the effect that state
Detective Frank W Mccoy Of VII
rnington had resigned
When an effort was made 10 verify
the report Governor Denncy was out Of
town, but Secretary 81 state henson.
when questioned on the subject. sald
that on Saturday Mccoy wired ms
resignation 10 the governor. The secre-
tary knew nothing more than this
ItliHri.N or
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
NEGRO ACCUSED OF
ROBB|NG CHURCH TO
FACE GRAND JURY
Lewis Smith Alleged to Have
Stolen Furnishings From ST.
James Church.
RUGS AND CURTAINS TAKEN

Charged with having entered the st.
James African Methodist Protestant
church. Sixteenth and Claymont streets,
on Saturday night. and to have stolen
a rug and two curtains valued at $50
Lewis Smith. colored. was held under
$500 bail for the grand jury by Judge
Hastings I'm Municipal Court today.
Accused Of having acted indecently
in the house at 1904 West Third street.
Carlton S, Boyer. colorcd, was fined
S25. with costs
AS he was alleged to have turned the
corner OF Tenth and Orange streets on
two wheels, while travelling at the rate
of 25 miles an hour. Bernard Goldstein
was fined $40 and costs. on n charge
Of speeding.
Frank w. Paynter. charged with
speeding. was fined $40.
For the support of his two boys.
and years old. respectively, Samuel
Cavclli was ordered to pay 81 a week.
Mrs. Cavelli said she and her husband
had been married since June 3o 1910.
hut separated seven years ago. since
which time the husband has given her
no money except what the government
allotted her during his period Of
service i'm the army,
Al the request Of Acting Prosecutor.
William s Pricl<ptt. Jr charge Of
selling narcotic drugs. against William
Finney, colorcd. was noll. pressed
John Hession. charged with speeding
on Pennsylvania avenue near Van
Rurcn street was fined $40
The case OF Harry WeinISe. charged
with the same offense. was continued
two weeks Wainkc SAID he Was driv-
ing machine belonging 70 the Russian
Frnbassy's agent at Pigeon Point and
when the brakes failed 10 work rs
crashed into a Franklin touring car
parked on Della ware avenue near Wash
ington street He was given two weeks
in which 70 make good IN" damage
II this is done the case viii he dis
missed. Judge Hastings said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
FIsH COMMISSION BUSY.
Delaware Committee VIII Call On Jer-
soy ofiicIals at Trenton Wednesday.

The members Of the commission APP
t,ointed by Governor Donney to confer
with a commission from New Jersey
s ciatlve TO the drafting Of uniform fish
ing laws. relating 10 the Delaware river
snd hay Will visit Trenton, - J" on
WEDNESDAY. At which time they Will
confer with the governor ard secretary
Al state Of New Jersey.
il is not known whethsr the COVER
ror Of New Jersey has appointed com
raiseion as vet. and the Delaware COM
mission will inquire into this and urge.
II one has not been appointed. that a
commission be selected as soon as YTac-
tcablc.
The members of the Delaware COM
mission are James Hall Anderson
Dover Frederick ID. Bender, Delaware
ity. and Harris Samonisky, Whining
ton.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
CENTRE OF POPULATION.
Census Bureau Locates ii Near
Spencer, i'm Indiana; Nov
ing Westward.

By Assoclated Press TO Every Evening
Washington Feb. 1.-THE center of
population a $ disclosed by the 1920 cen
sus is located in the extreme southea st
corner of owen county. Indiana 50
miles southeast Of the town of Spencer.
the Census Bureau announced today.
During The last decade the center OF
population continued to move westward,
advancing 9.S miles IN that direction
and about one fifth OF a mile north
from Bloomington, Ind. where il was
located ny the census Of 1910
The bureau attributed the westward
movement in the last decade "princi-
pally 10 the increase of more than l.
900 in the population of the State of
California
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
WOULD MAKE HER TALK.
Prosecutor Would Force Woman
TO Give Reason for Not Re-
peating Story.

b. Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Cleveland. Feb 14-County prosecu-
tor Edward c. Stanton viii make an
effort today to force Miss Mary +.
Neely TO tell in open court her reason
for refusing % reiterate the testimony
she gave al the frst trial Of Judge vii
liam IL McC;annou. charged with the
second degree murder Of Harold {.
kagy
stanton announced that he would in
sist that Miss Neely explain why what
she told the court conndentially OH t'ri-
day night might disgrace or incrimi-
nate her it she repeated her former
testimony He said ne would argue
that by testlfying in the previous trial
she waived the right she now claims
and therefore must explain her refusal
10 testify on repeat her former testi-
mony.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
CLEAR AND A LITTLE COOLER.
Agreeable Spring Weather TO Con-
Time. According TO the Predictions.

There seems 20 b. no storm in sight
at present and the Washington weather
bureau predicts a continuance OF the
present bright days for the immediate
future. There viii BE- a shght fau IN
temperature.
The mercury last night recorded
81 as the coolest; by o'clock II had
gone TO 80 and by noon twenty degrees
higher.
There was a slight just the slightest
possible-fall OF snow here Yesterday.
bur che fakes. were seemingly few and
far apart.
II continued moderate throughout
the country yesterday with falling
weather" reported in several sections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
MOTOR CAR STOLEN.
II Was Locked, But Thieves got ~
out Of 6, &. BaiIey's Garage.

Thieves broke into the garage of
George q. Baily, in the rear Of his home.
2203 Lancaster avenue, and stole an
cylinder touring car. together
with laprobes valued at $50, an overcoat
and several other articles Saturday
night or yesterday morning.
9hc machine was locked and Mr.
Bailcy is at a loss TO explain how it
was stolen. He did not discover his loss
until yesterday morning when he found
the garage door open The machine
IS in Oidsmobilc 1918 model. painted
rr,rn ard carried Delaware license No.
420t The polio" haze been furnished
4 dcs( ription q The car and are In
Vcstigatins.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
TARIFF BILL UP TO-DAY.
Regains Prl. ilege status and l. BuSi-
ness Before senate.

By Associated rress g Every UNenias
Washington Feb a. Passed aside
repeatedly during th" past Week iu
favor Of appropriation measures. t0.
Fordney Emergency Tarin hill TO-DAY
had regained its privileged status and
Was the first business before the Senate
on reconVening
Although proponents af the meas ry
were prepared 20 pro~s for hna' action
ny Wednesday, Il clear this decks for
resumption of worA on Appropriation
bills, there had been no agreement or
understanding regarding j final vote.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
WAGE CIT FOR 1900.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Port Chester. n. Y. Feb a. The
RusseI. Burdsau Il Ward Bolt and Nut
Company, employing about 2.000 men.
today announced discontinEance ~ an
tendance bonuses and lime and one half
for overtime. effective February 26. The
reductions. Il was explained arc eqoiya-
lent 10 d cut Of between ~ and % per
cent in wages.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Amusements Toni-ha

Playhouse Philadelphia Orchestra
Garrick Vaudeville.
Queen Behold My Wife
Majestic The First Born
savoy The Untamed
Ratio Wanted at Headquarters
strand \ NItN sparrow
Auditorium Valentine Dance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
OKLAH0MAN DEAD.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Oklahoma city. Okla, Feb. IA.
Thomas b. Ferguson, territorial gov
elnur and Republican leader In Okla
hona IN the DAYS before statehood, died
today at a hospital ls-EeA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
COMPROMISE ONLY HOPE
FOR PEACE IN NEAR LEAST
Heir to Turkish Throne Hopes
for Concessions at Confer
ence in London.

BY Associated Press to Eeerv Tvening.
Constautinople. Feb. 13-Hope that
allied delegates would enter the Near
Eastern conference. to be held in Lon
don next week with p compromising
spirit was expressed mere today by
Abdul Medjid Efendi heir prcsurnp-
tive 20 the Turkish throne Only by
such an attitude on their part would
il be possible 70 esta blish peace in the
Near East. and ne said it might he too
late 70 insure an end nf ho@tilities II
tho Turkish Nationaiists nave made
any military agreements with the Rus
sian BoIsheviki
4 trust that President elect Ha riding
will. when he assumes the Presidency.
quickly renew relations with Turkey
and not follow President Wilson's
policy toward this country for instance
his policy regarding the boundaries OF
Armenia. he added.
Paris. Feb. DISQUALIFICATION ri the
Sevres treaty between the Allies and
Turkey is being opposed by every
means at his disposal BY former Pre-
mier Eenizelos. Of Greece. he declares
in an interview published by the Petit
Parisien. VI Venizelos takes occasion
to deny recent reports that his fight
against any alteration Of the Sevres
pact is evidence that be has entered
| into relations with King Constantine Of
/ Greece
II cannot fight officially and openly. /
i he says, .but I can at least in private
talks plead my country's cause. | have
made no arrangements with COnstan-
tine but as l am a Greek It is my duty
/ to defend. always and everywhere my
/ little homeland against the Ills which
may assall her
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
weather FORECAST

rs AssoSlnt. Press IA fNtft hN
M ~hinsf1f 'rirua
Delaware
Fair and -.Eafih h.
iGrSoaN fresh AID. r'NNa
winds
~l\ NipoN lhNtTt $3.50 hA
sun ross this uINrufuE
san ~gr, rAls afttIuntu
sun r.se~ fnmo row uInru.
sun ~pfS tnfnnrrNw aftuInrnn
Moon sets famurVuN uuruiu.
lrngth ~ taN lN hu.Ts iA talN
= IN saturday
a. m Yesterday
Noon yesterday
D. m yesterday
y a IN today
Noon .OdaN
Highest tgunFTIA tNrt NA.ttatt
Lowest temperature ~a tur0aA hi~ IA
Highest temperature Yesterday
Lowest tCmpCraturc last night
Hugh tide this morning
High eide his afcrnoon
Low ttlC this Iunruiug
Low lidy tunisnt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Detroit. Feb. IA Belief that the
hearing into wage reductions of main
tenanee of way men announced today
by the Federal Railroad Labor Board. in
Chicago would serve as test case for
maintenance men on all railroads of
the country, was expressed here today
By T. +. Cradle president Of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance Of Way
employees and railway shop laborers
Announcement that the st. Louis &
southwestern Railroad had suspended
wage reductions TO maintenance men
pending the outcome of the hearing into
the Erie Railroad wage case. was CON
tanned in a telegram received this morn
ing by Mr.. Cradle from T. \. Hamil-
ton. assistant. general manager Of the
raiIrnnd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
BETHLEHEM SHIPYARD
WORKERS co ON STRIKE
500 ar Elizabeth Plant Refuse tc
Accept Wage Cut ~ 10
Per Cent.
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ELIZA r~tn -n
1rea ship a-p-r---s
.a1iEerg s- --e Ef.t
Reth.enan -niI -.-r-
h-re s;rl.s to4
vzE redur-lcr
The r-du u-t.o~ aa-
day l1 tne -oruoia-.ar
81 liass- 8aumvre t..
Del. There lt- -e
local plant
Company otile.lls
strike had H--a -ta..-4
who refused ,ule
been postei aan.-a..r- -a-
GuCuun
Enc EVartz. genera. -, ,--l
pant said mat fn-
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
BLOCK RAIL WAGE CUT.
Labor Board Suspenos Reduc-
tons Announced by
Erie Road.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Chicago. Feb. I4.-Recent reduction
in the wages Of maintenance OF way
men and changes in the working con-
ditions of train dispatchers as an
nounced by the Erie Railroad were su-
spended today by the Federal Railroad
Labor Road pending a hearing.
The Board announced that no wage
reductions or changes in working con-
dItions could become effective except by
agreements between the road and its en-
ployes until the board had an opportun-
ity 10 pass upon the case. The hearing
was set for February 3.
The case was presented ten days ago
by representatives of the employees. The
petition alleged that the road had re
dueed the basic wage of track workers
To 80 cents an hour. the previous rates
having been g. to 4Sl2 cents an hour.
Train dspatchers' Representatives
charged that the road had ordered them
to work seven days a week Previous
~ they had six day week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
ST. VALENTINE DANCE.
Lively and Interesting ifiair BY
Local People.

with special favors and valentines
FOR everybody there viii be held this
evening ~ the Auditorium llth street
west of Madison very interesting
public dance. Com" see real liv"
Eaby given away aS spccia
t,rizf Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Safe milk means healthy children
Call I5+0 OF l54I The CloH er Dairy
Co.-kdv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

P.Tscct Fitiiag Eyeglasses.
Collins Meyer. I0l w. 8th St.-Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-12

TINY SWIMMER FROM AUS
TRALIA WITH A RECORD
Rhoda Mary Savill, Swear -old
daughter of Dick" Cavill, worlds
champion swimmer, is the youngest
diver and swimmer in the world.
The tiny swimmer has a record of
440 yards. Baby Rhoda weighs 43
pounds; with a chest measurement
of 23Iz and is 40 inches in height.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-12
NEW FREIGHT CAR PROMISES
TO REVOLUTIONIZE
RAILROADS

The "Container Car" spells doom
for the car thieves and will cut an
other slice from the Railroads Loss
and Damage" bill by the elimination
of handling of individual articles of
freight at rail points. Upon arrival
at the end of its journey the container
is loaded on a motor truck and con-
veyed unopened to the store, mill or
factory ordering its contents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-12

Senko Shimidzu, famous Japanese
tennis player is coming to America
On his way from Japan to America
he will stop in England, where he will
play in the British championship
games at Wimbledon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-08-13
TltOUINAH IN THaG NORTH.

The National Equal Rights League
with Editor William Monroe Trotter
as the central figure seems to be hay
ing the time Of it's life with its own
secretary of War, Hon. John w.
weeks, who IS now living in scclusion
Tor short time with President War
rem q. Harding an Lancaster. - New
hampshire, the summer home of FIN
former. While residing in Texas and
FLORIDA, it was thought that tho die
lihguishcd Ohioan inhaled too much
OF the mti-Negro atmosphere and
that this resulted in n severe attack
OF Ncgrophobia. Secretary Weeks nails
from Massachusetts.
1t was hoped that n short stay IA
the New Hampshire atmospho-c
when heretofore has been n sure cure
for this disease would tend to bring
nm around to his former self again
Butt information coming from p,sto,
would seem to Indicate that thu. B1s
ton Climate is not altogether right and
mat Massachusetts Is now no sanjtor
lum Tor this disease. Editor Trottar
who is Secretary of the National
Equal Rights League is reported l.,
have found out that l.. Wins, :o.orcn
has been denied admission TO the ,at,.
zena Military Training Camp, at Camp
Deyens by Col. Aloe and that this de.
Mai or admission is based wholly and
solely on race and color.
n President of the United States.
who has openly sanctioned and adyo.
Gated determinations in the Rsprr.
hcan Party i'll Georgia and Virginia
upon the basis OF race and color will
evidently inform his Secretary of wo,
90 continue to back up this unlawru!
practice and depend upon prejudice6
electorate and represented by a prcJn.
diced Congress to support him