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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
AWAY, HOUSE BURNS
Residence Of Thomas Howell, at
Oak Grove, Destroyed by
FireFurnishings Lost.

The frame bungalow OF Thomas
Howell at Oak Grove, together with the
contents, was completely destroyed by
fire of undetermined origin shortly after
o'clock this morning. The family was
away at the time of the fire and neigh
bors broke open the house In their
efforts to save the contents and ex-
tinguish the blaze.
Harlan Wilson. who occupies q bunga-
low next to Howell's. discovered the
fire. The Oak Grove Company. respond
ed Immediately, but the flames were
beyond control. The Union. weccacoe,
Brandywine and Water Witch of this
city responded to the call for help.
The new Cranston Heights fire ap-
paratus also did good work. The fire
had gained too great Roadway before
outside aid arrived and efforts were
turned to saving the adjoining houses.
The loss was estimated at $4,000.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
MASSMEETlNG IS HELD
BY PULLMAN EMPLOYEES
Controversy With Management
Will be Mediated Thurs
day Morning.

A nassmeeting of the Pullman work.
ers was held last night In Eden Hall
20 hear the report from n special COM
mittee of employees who. In conjunction
with the Central Labor Union, took up
the grievances of Pullman employees
with the Pullman MANAGEMENT
The controversy between the workers
in tho local shops of the company and
the management viii be mediated next
Thursday morning At 10 o'clock. In the
Office of the management here, and II
is hoped to bring about an arnicable ad-
justment that will be satisfactory to all
concerned. The committee from the
federation, In explaining the present
situation. stated that conference had
been arranged and the duly authorized
committee representing the Pullman
company will confer Nm various phases
of tho working conditions at the Will
mington plant.
The meeting last night authorized
the Pullman System Federation, con-
sisting of IS Pullman workers, to go
before the management on Thursday
morning and officially present the view
point of the men. and the Department
Of Labor will be notified of the action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
DERGDOLL IS CLASGD
As ENEMY OF THE U. S.
War Trade Board License Was
Am9nded to Admit Of Seiz-
uro Of Shakers Property.

Washington. May 2s--The seizure OF
Grover BergdoIis estate by Alien Prop
erty Custodian Col. Thomas w. Miller,
yesterday. wma tho result Of discussions
among the Secretary OF State, Col. Mn
Ter, Attorney General Dough4rty and
President Harding. The latter II credit
ed with having nrst suxwc1ted this
method Of dealing with the draft de-
serter when the anomaly OF the fugi-
uvss dafying this Government from
Germany while continuing to enjoy his
large estate under this country's laws
was brought up.
The process OF getting the property
seems to be rather complexities. but
the Attorney General found the legal
method and the State Department CO
operated by amending tho regulations.
Obviously, BerKdoll could not be
classified a. an enemy aIisn,. A. he
was born In this country. Moreover.
an enemy alien could hardly be pro-
cocdrd against for evadinS tho draft.
an We do not recruit aliens. Nor
could II be confirmed that Brgdoii
had rrnouncsd his cftixenship. ~ citi-
zens cannot do that In time Of war.
But tho decision was made that he
70 subject TO the law.
The first step was tho fssuaAc6 by
the Department of State of m amend
nlent y the general enemy trade iicense-
1t Was a technical. involved bulletin and
attracted no attantion- What IL said in
the midst OF q lot OF other legal
phraseology was:
arhe above mentioned general hoense
A<~a~ - ~
respect to any property which hereto
fore. pursuant to the provisions Of the
Trading With the Enemy Act AZ amend
cd. has boen reported to the Alien
Property Custodian or mould be go re-
ported 70 him, or any property which,
pursuant to the provisions Of said act,
the Allen Property Custodian has seized
tor may seize). or has required for may
require. to be conveyed. transferred.
assigned. delivered or paid over to him"
What this accomplished was 10 pre-
vent Bergdoi from disposing OF his
property while the authorities were
fisnring out, what WAS going to hap
pen.
Is may have been coincidence. but
the date on which the amendment was
issued--May 23--was the date on which
II was suggested In the hearing before
the House Comraiftec invcsusafins
Bergdolf's escape that this property
might be seized. The mcntion was In
advertent, bur II alarmed the authorl-
ties, as the Bergdolis might have taken
the hint.
Mrs. BeredoI1 told the House Com
rnittee that she thought BergdoIl's
property amounted to about $500 200,
but that IL had doubtless diminished
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

vet the engine and put 1t out OF
Communication, and they were left without
motive power, aail or oven oars. to
make their way to some landing.
They managed to keep their boat
from swamping by an iuprovised sail
made with q salt bag. and finally reach
ed opposite this place and were brought
In here. They got in communication
with their families, Wednesday after
noon, and learned by telephone from
Bivaive that two OF the boats that were
in company with them in the ocean
had not been heard from late Wednse-
day evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
DEATHS.

ARrHrR-In France on October 2. 1918,
Private James I. Arthur, son OF the late
Michael y. and Mary A. Arthur. aged "a
years.
Relatives friends and American Legion
and ex-service men are invited TO attend
the funarni from the residence of his mother
1900 Church strssst on Monday morning.
Nav 10, at . O'Clock. High mass at ST.
pnfrSck's r. G. Church at $50. Interment
st Cath<sdral Cemetery.
DUNCAN-Nev Castle, Del. May ~ 1921
L~ws. n. Duncan in his 9th year
rrih~. No. 10. i. o. r. NJ are invited to at
sSud The funeral servicws at funeral parlors
~ Chandler III. Gebhart. Monday after
noon. Nav no. At O'Clock. Interment at
pruxhy trrisn Cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
Hines school to Give straw Ride.

Arrangements are about complete for
a straw ride to be given by the Hines
Private Business College, Saturday,
June Is. 1t VIII leave Hines College.
402 West Twenty-second street at 2.30,
going to Augustine Beach Music will
be furnished for. the ride by string
orchestra of seven pieces, and at the
beach the party will engage in a game
of baseball. The college students are
extended an invitation to bring their
friends. II is requested that the COM
nittee on arrangements. consisting of
Norman r. Bedwell. Walter J. Dur
ham. Mildred Lloyd and Leila William
son be notified by those intending to go
along, in order that proper arrange
ments may be made for comfortably
caring for the participants.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
WIN Preach at workhou...

Rev. John w. II. SumwaIt. pastor of
Grnce NJ Il. Church, will preach tornor-
row afternoon at o'clock to the in
mates OF the workbouse at services he
is to conduct In the prison. In the morn
ing at $40 o'clock Sunday school SER
vices viii be held for the inmates under
the direction OF members of the Y. NJ.
q A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
writes His Thanks From Washington.

Only men and women who have suf-
fcred from kidney trouble can realize
how grateful one feels for relief from
suffering Nathan Harmed. s2f ~. St,
~. W, Washington. ID. c. writes. II
was troubled with my Kidneys for years,
bvt got no relief until took Foley Kid
ney Pills. Now / think ! am well and I
thank you very much" They act cuick-
iy: tonic in effect. ~. B. Danforth.-
Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
9Ye Rag Bar Soclable.r =

Ye old time entertainment called. aYe
Rag Bag Sociable." which was SO sue
cessfully given recently in Bethany
Baptist chapel. Elm and Jackson streets,
viii be repeated at the same place next
Tuesday evening, May 81. No tickets
for the repeated entertainment will be
sold but there viii be an admission
charged at the door
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

For Rent, very desirable apartment,
1920 Delaware avenue, beautiful sur
roundings. every convenience. Phone
4850.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
New Furniture for Boyce.

New furniture has been provided for
the Office In the old Customs House,
sixth and King streets, of w Truxton
Boyce. Federal Prohibition Director for
Delaware In a cofnmunaca ton re-
cetyed yesteriay by Nr. Boyce from =.
n wellington, Field Supervisor. ii was
announced that the furniture from the
group head Office at Trenton. which has
been closed, is being shipped TO this
city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

Every Evening classified ads pay big
23oo.-Adv-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

More Fun Than q Circus
Coming 20 the Federal Bakeries The
children can't afford to miss it.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

chautauqua Week. June a-s.-Adv.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Capt. Bailey Demands
An Immediate Trial
Indicted Police Officer Informs
the Court He Stands on the
ORIGINAL Plea of Not Guilty


Captain William A. Bailey, in COM
mand of the West Both Street police
station until his Indictment Thursday
last by the grand jury on charge Of
accepting unlawful fees, appeared yes
terday before Judge Thomas c. T. Grain
in General Sessions and through his
counsel, William j. Fallon, demanded
immediate trial.
The indictment against Captain Bal
ley alleges that on August IL, 1920, he
accepted $500 from the Fur Manu-
facturers' Association in payment for
aid rendered the association during a
strike of it's employees.
!; Mr.. Fallon moved yesterday that the
case be placed on the preferred calen-
dar in order that it could come to trial
. as soon as possible. He told the court
that on the day following the captains
indictment the defendant had pleaded
not guilty and mad asked for ten days
in which to amend or change his plea
The captains counsel asked for per-
mission to withdraw this request, and
: said that he desired the plea of not
guilty to stand without qualifc fcation.
!. Judge Grain ordered that copy of
the motion be served on District At
storney Swami, that he might take steps
to oppose it if he 80 desires. The mo-
ition probably will be argued before
lJudge Grain Friday. 1t was said at the
Criminal Courts Building yesterday
THAT the matter of Captain Baiiey's mo-
gtion probably would be placed in the
hands of Assistant District Attorney
lJames E. Smith, who is assisting for
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Chicago Mail
Theft Reaches
Large Amount
Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollars Worth of Securi-
ties Believed Obtained by
Quartet of HoId-Up Men
Blair Co. Loss $6l,OOO
New York Brokers Correct
Report of $433 GOO Sum:
IL Suspects Are Released

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Four robbers,
who took twelve registered mail
pouches from the Union Station here
yesterday without so much as show
ing weapon, are thought to have OBJ
tanned several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of securities, although it
developed to-day that the loss of Blair
Co., of New York, was S61 900 in
stead of $433,OoO, as at first reported.
The local branch OF Blair & Co. made
companies who lost securities through
the robbery have notified the trustees
or transfer agents so that payment on
them may be stopped. Postal authori-
ties have made no estimate of the loss
in currency. In securities Ames, En-
erich & Co. lost $4,000 and the Harris
Trust and Savings Bank $1,000.
Twelve of Eighteen Released
Twelve of the eighteen men arrested
on suspicion have been released, and
even the four men whom the police
captured after an exchange of shots
have not been identified by any of the
six postal employees who were held up.
Philip Cahill, one Of the six, said that
the robber who accosted him said that
he had a revolver handy and if Cahill
didn't obey orders and "act natural" he
would use it. This robber, Cahill said,
wore an army overcoat.
1t was announced to-day that five in
surance companies of New. York had
combined in an offer of $4,000 for the
arrest of the robbers who stole $500
worth of registered mail at Mount Ver-
non, ILL.,, January IA.
List of Stolen Bonds
Blair & Co. made public the follow
ing list of bonds stolen in the mail
robbery here yesterday: $4,000
Standard Oil Company of New York,
serial debenture Is, due 1926, Nos.
467-8, 1882, 1688-92, 27O9; $4,000 Nos.
3704-8, $4,000 Nos. 3703, 37O9, 37l0,
and $4,000 Nos. 1926 Sinclair Con-
solidated Oil Corporation five-year
IN per cent secured gold notes, due
1925; $4,000 Niagara, Lockport and
Ontario Power Company refunding
mortgage per cent sinking fund gold
bonds, Series A, due 1858, Nos. 1885,
1889; $4,000 Pennsylvania Ohio
Power and Light Company, first and
refunding mortgage TX per cent sink
ing fund gold bonds, due 1910, Nos.
5337-40, 1927; $4,000 City of Zurich
twenty-five year 8 per cent sinking
fund gold bonds. due 19A5, Nos. 1926.
1855, 1058-60; $4,000 Swift & Co. 7
per cent fve-year gold notes, due 1925.
Nos: 1874, 22562, 1926, 32037;
$4,000 Sears -Roebuck Company per
cent cent SCI serial gold notes, due 1922, Nos.
I9o6-l0; $4,000 Virginia Carolina
chemical Company, two-year TX per
cent sinking fund gold debentures,
dgso due 1882, Nos. 3456-3459, 4o4s, 25l3,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Six New Captains Among
28 Police Promotions
Seven Lieutenants and Fifteen
Sergeants Chosen From Lower
Ranks by Enright

Six lieutenants were elevated to the
rank of captain yesterday by Police
Commissioner Enright. At the same
time, seven sergeants were made lieu
tenants and fifteen patrolmen promote
to sergeant
The new captains are Michael Slat-
terry, of the East 126th Street station
James Walsh, Of the Brownsville sta
ton, Brooklyn; Philip W. Auer, Head
quarters Division, an instructor in the
school of recruits; Michael T. Ahearn,
Commissioner John A. Harriss; Cor
nelius Carmody, of the 11th Inspection
District, and John E. McGrath, of the
9th Detective Division.
The seven new lieutenants are Will
lam F. Sullivan, of the Adams Street
station, Brooklyn; Charles Drummer
hop, of the Clinton Street station;
James F. McGrath Headquarters Divi-
sion; John Lenahan, Of the East 12Sth
Street station; William C. Mckay, Of
the Beach Street station; Patrick J.
Noble, of the Poplar Street station,
Brooklyn, and John W. Frazer, of the
4th Detective Division.
The fifteen patrolmen made sergeants
are Thomas V. Burke, Traffic D; Patrick
Toohey, Morrisania station; Patrick j..
Murnane, Fourth Avenue station,
Brooklyn; Robert Esselborn, New Dorp,
S. J.; James B. Reilly, West Twentieth
Street station; Thomas J. Tiffany,
Traffic 3; William L. Whitman, White
Plains Avenue station, the Bronx;
Frederick C. Wendell, East 177th Street
station; James F. Lynch, Rockaway
Beach; Charles Sold, Astoria, Queens;
Gustave J. Papp, Wilson Avenue sta
ton, Brooklyn; William Keating, Clin-
60
East 177th Street station; Joseph War
shaw, Fourth Avenue station, Brook
lyn, and Jacob Levy, Flatbush station,
RrooklVn
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Finger-Print Records
Show Crime ON Increase
More Intoxication i'm December
Than in ANY Month Since VOL
stead Act Became Operative

During the first few months of the
year, Immediately after the Volstead
act became operative, the number of
convictions for public intoxication
and, in fact, all other offenses. de-
creased considerably, but since that
time there has been a steady increase
in all the different cases." reads part
OF the report of Alfred A. Hart, super
visor of the Finger-print Bureau Of
the City Magistrates Courts, made
public by Chief Magistrate William
McAdoo last night.
The number grew from month to
month, the report continues, until in
December there were twice as many
persons finger-printed as there were
in either January or February, and
the cases in December exceeded the
number recorded in any month of
1919 or 1920. The number Of public
intoxication cases in December was
greater than the number finger
printed in any other month since early
in 1917, or about the time that this
country entered the war"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
La Cuardia Urges
Physical Test for
Police Officers
Suggests to Mayor That They
Be Required to Pass the
Hiking and Riding Exam
ination of Army Men

Mayor Hylan received several sug-
gestions from the Government Club
and Aldermanic President La Guardia
concerning the betterment of police ad-
ministration, fire protection and the
elimination Of unnecessary noises.
President La Guardia's suggestion
was that all police officers of the rank
should be required to pass a physical
test similar to that required of army
officers, to determine their fitness for
continued service. The Aldermanic
President said that it had occurred to
him that there might be men in the
Police Department holding responsible
positions who are not physically able to
perform the arduous duties of their
rank
He suggests that such officers be re-
Quired to walk ten miles day for three
days, or, in the case of mounted officers
to ride thirty miles day for the same
time.
The measures suggested by the Gov
eminent Club were formulated at a
meeting Of the club directors. Those
affecting the Police Department are, in
brief, a 9 follows:
Ascertain the present employment of
every one with a criminal record; en-
force rule that any person who has
been convicted of a major offcnse be not
allowed to 60 below Fifty-ninth Street;
deport every criminal who cannot prove
citizenship; have a card index of every
male person over twenty-one years of
age and require notification of police
in case of change Of business or resi-
dence address; require at least two
references from taxpayers of any one
applying for a taxicab license; require
any purchaser of firearms to have fin
ger prints taken.
The club also suggests prohibiting
the parking Of automobiles four deep
in the streets Of the theatrical section
and So. tho center of the street should
be k,, ear in case of fire alarms or
ambulance calls.
Useless honking of automobile horns
in the theater district is condemned
"In that district" says the clubs recon-
mendation, "there live persons who
doubtless are sick and those who have
worked hard all day, and another day OF
labor awaits them"
Owners of hotels and apartment
houses, the club suggests, should be re-
quired to supply large rubber mats CSC
that when the ashmen and garbage col
lectors make their rounds in the early
hours of the morning, the noise of
throwing the heavy galvanized contain
ers or to the sidewalk will be mini
mized"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Aldermen Ask Official
Police Funds Accounting
Attempt Made to Sidetrack Res.
olution Offered by the
Minority Leader

A resolution introduced in the Board
of Aldermen by Alderman August Fer
rand, Republican minority leader. criti-
Ching the Police Department and call
ing upon Police Commissioner Enright
for report on all police funds was
quietly passed by the board this week
after it had been stripped Of all con-
demnatory language.
An effort had been made by the Tam
many members to bury the measure in
the Committee on Rules, but it was
finally reported out after Alderman
Ferrand had threatened to air the mat
ter before the board.
The resolution demanding the report
from the Police Commissioner reads:
Resolved, That the Police Commits
sioner be and hereby is requested to
transmit to the Board of Aldermen
list of special funds, giving their OBJ
jects, the manner Of their collection,
the amounts collected, their manage
ment since first established and
whether an audit has been made Of al
accounts in connection therewith."
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
Sing Sings 'Brummels'
Receive Some Sad News
Warden's Order Squelches Fan.
cy Attire; Bill Meyers's
BOutOnniere Survives
Special Dispatch to The Trtbun


OSSINING, N. Y, Jan. ia new
"style book" for Sing Sing, just issued
by Warden Lawes, has decrced death
to sartorial splendor. No more will
silk shirts, satin scarfs, starched col
lars and brilliant kued cravats adorn
prosperous prisoners.
From this day forth homespun gray
will be the vogue and everybody will
have to wear the prescribed shoddy
coat, trousers, waistcoat, hat, shirt and
collar of the same color. The uniform
style is ordered for the double purpose
of ending class distinction and making
it more difficult for fugitives to pass
as civilians.
For some time the penitentiary "aris-
tocrats" have worn only the trousers
Of the uniform. Attired in stiff collars
gaudy shirts or fancy neckties, they
were the envy of 20. K. Bill" Meyers
and others. Under the new orders 30
X. Bill" will "have something on the
others, as the orders do not affect his
customary carnation.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20
those Of the days of the Becker and

* those Of the days Of the Becker and
seS crooked Harlem inspectors scandals.
yes. he replied unhesitatingly. ~
'''' shlnk the system is more widespread,
90 but that it is different"
svi Mr.. Whitman feels that grating by
the police on legitimate business
houses weighed down by strike of
is much more serious
ssn crime than the grating by police on
sa' law breakers.
Rst That is what he meant by saying
that the system has changed. In the
old days, he said, the police preyed on
gamblers, crooks and prostitutes. Now
4 shey are centering their attention on
business houses in need Of protection,
which they have right to expect as
taxpayers without paying tribute, he
l. added.
The crime wave can be attributed
in good many instances, Mr.. Whit
sg. regular police duty and to the fact
= that they devoted themselves to work
90 for which they are illegally paid
I q gratuities.
~ Business houses have been forced
- into the realization, he said, that the
ys Police Department will not function
= j unless it is paid to do so. Therefore,
he pointed cut. it is easy to account
30 for the epidemic of crime which has
ss had New York by the throat for
months.
1t was also pointed out that fur
sss sher evidence of police inactivity was
a. the great increase in private detective
~. agencies in the last three years. Al
most all of these agencies are con-
trolled by former police officers who
have quit the department or been
forced out. All appear to be making
Amoney.
''In my seventeen years. experience
in public life," Mr.. Whitman said, 81
have never faced such a situation. This
form of police graft is new to me. But
nevertheless it is graft, as we will
prove and think have already proven"
Missing Witness Appears
sw man describing himself as "Mr.
4 Harrington" called at the District At
q torney's Office yesterday in response
n TO a subpoena in connection, it is saidx
81 with the Whitman investigation into
y evidence turned over by Meier Stein
9 brink, special counsel to the Board of
E Estimate in its investigation of city
3 contracts. "Harrington" was accom-
b panied by man who appeared to be
"A his lawyer. The counsel asked for Ar
& thur M: King, Whitman's assistant, who
b is handling the case. He was told that
q Mr.. King was lunching and he there
s. upon replied:
B we'll get back if we caE."
n Mr.. King made it plain last night
& that "Harrington' will be there to-day.
n He refused. however. to disclose "Har-
X ringtons" identity or the nature of the
E case he expects to build on his tes-
Is timony.
81 The other witness under subpoena
81 continued his defiance of the grand
e jury order. He may be placed under
# arrest to-day.
u Assistant District Attorney Smith
3 another OF the Whitman aids. devoted
8 himself entirely yesterday. to the eX-
q animation of witnesses and records in
n the stolen automobile cases. He refused
ii last night to disclose the result of his
& From an unofficial source it was
3 learned, however, that at least five de-
eI tectives are involved, one of them a
H man held in high public regard through
El mis- war record.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-20

mothers Of industrial worker. y
menDsrs 1aw to OF C0ngrsss to-day asking tss
women under sixty to do married
three days week for moths-sc
children, and also for an eivh, swits
day for housewives. sh'-nouf
Congress should realizen ..
that legislation should he 1ss said,
less in favor of industrial worIss. and
more and more to alleviate and s ;sr ana
the condition of the overworksd. Prove
paid, dish-washing housewife'"' uHaer-
1t added that go per cert
members of Congress were maid ~ ths
than they were worth. 'o mon