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New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
MAY
Cease Use Of
Alcoholic Wine
Dry Directors in Conference
With Leaders of All Faiths
Seek Limit of One-half of
One Per Cent for Rites
Pope Favors Abstinence
Inquiry Here Grew Out
of Alleged Abuses of
Rabbinical Wine Ruling

Religious traditions, dating in some
instances from before the Christian
era, may be upset by prohibition con-
fercnces of the Government Prohibition
Division, Roman Catholic Church dig
nitaries, Jewish rabbis and ministers
of all other faiths using fermented
wines for sacramental purposes. The
idea of the Prohibition Division ex-
pressed yesterday is to get the con-
sent of all churches to use wines of
less than one half of one per cent al
cohol for all religious purposes.
Director Ralph A. Day, in charge of
prohibition in New York State, replied
to utterances of Louis Marshall, presi-
dent of the American Jewish Commit
tee, I'll Madison Avenue, in the con-
troversy growing out of the inyestiga-
tion by the government of alleged
abuses by bootleggers of rabbinical
wine regulations. During the course
of the directors conversation with
newspaper men it developed that con-
ferences are now being held having as
their ultimate object the cessation by
all churches in the United States Of
Cooperating With Churches
The Prohibition Department, it was
reported yesterday, has been working
in accord and cooperation with
church leaders in bringing about an
understanding. It was reported that
churchmen of all faiths were found not
adverse to reducing the <alconolic con,
tent of sacramental wines to one half
of one per cent. Four rabbis were
named as constituting committee
representing the Jews in New York
The committee is composed of Chief
Rabbis Joffee, Leventhal, Yudelovich
and Margolis.
The investigation of alleged abuses
of sacramental wine privileges has
been going on for weeks. The informa
tion that the Roman Catholic Church
has been invited into the conferences
and that some representatives of that
church appeared not adverse to adopt
ing the wine of legal alcoholic con
tent came as a surprise.
While the movement originated II
New York it is expected to be taker
up throughout the country Investiga
tors of the Roman Catholic attitude
toward prohibition have learned tina
the Pope repeatedly has expressed him
self as favoring total abstinence as q
means of attaining a spiritual life
Within the Catholic Church there is {
growing guild known as the Catholic
Total Abstinence League.
Jews for Strict Observance
From the Jewish standpoint the re
ligious congregations have always co
operated with the government to bring
about strict observance of the statu
tory laws, it was pointed out yesterday
Louis Marshall, in this connection, hal
! communicated with David H. Blair
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, ex
pressing the hearty cooperation of tn
Jewish people in the enforcement @
prohibition.
Director Day explained the sacra
mental wine investigation, but aske,
(contnned paoc thrcs)
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
= Killed, Fifty Injured
In Arkansas Hurricane
Eight of Victims Negroes; Wife
OF White Planter and Four
Children Missinp

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 23. Eight
ttesroes and one white man are known
nave been killed and between forty
~si sau hfty persons injured by storm
snlcn sscn struck the town of Clarkdale,
NIX, seventeen miles northwest of
.Mssmphis, late to-day and swept a path
~ soout mile wide and eight miles long
~ tne Mississippi River. Heavy dam.
ase Is known to have been caused to
s.mbe number of farming settlements in the
storm area.
rayne Harrison, clerk in the general
amsercnandise ~ store of Banks g. Dana,
~ Ciarkdale, which was demolished.
hos hos the only white person known to
WV stse been killed. Mrs. B.. B. Booker,
Ssl, SS.ose nome, six miles north of Clark
wa a'e was blown from it's foundation,
"aS among the injured.
Twelve sweive of the injured, all negroes,
nas. H,e brought to Memphis hospitals to-
tishhs tinshs All were caught under falling
Snsers and masonry when the Banks
resvaa lana store, in which they had taken
IIase from rainstorm. collapsed.
nas. W. ADDITION to the nine persons re-
of f.a cIeki Killed in the immediate vicinity
thai tt'arKdale, unconfirmed reports were
hail. bas several persons were missing and
W;n,eved to be dead on the Kennedy,
Of rSto rso ahd Booker plantations, west
ehlass.. Edward Kennedy and her four
unacas. uncn are among those reported as
pIsrt..uihted for on the Kennedy
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-It will be a
gloomy Christmas in Zion City, the
peculiar community north of Chicago
presided over and dominated absolutely
by Wilbur Glenn Voliva, general over
seer. Voliva has decreed that there is
no Santa Claus and that there shall be
no exploiting of silly myths for the de.
lectation of the superior children OF
Zion.
Santa Claus, according to Voliva, be-
longs in the limbo Of forgotten things
and old Kris Kringle is as great a
fraud as the people who contend that
the world is round. Voliva also AYERS
that there are no such creatures as
reindeer, so the fearful kids Of Zion
NAV only use their stockings to wear
Gifts come from above" said the
stern Voliva. "They are sent down to
your fathers and mothers, and il you
are very good little children your faith
ers and mothers will pass them along
to you"
This utimatum is right in line with
Voliva's recent vociferous declaration
that the earth is fiat. He undertook to
prove this by hurling book into the
air. "Now, if the earth is round and
i whirling rapidly, as these foolish peo-
pie affect to believe" he said, "this
| book would fall several feet from me.
The earth would whirl away from it.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Santa Banislled From Zion:
Great Fraud, Voliva DEGREES

This proves that the earth is fiat and
immovable."
One of his followers undertook to
show that the earth, or at least Lake
Michigan must have curve, and
pointed out the disappearing sails as
they passed over the curve, but Voliya
shut him up sharply. He offered 81 900
for proof that the earth is round, but
stipulated that he must be convinced
and made it very clear that his mind
was made up on the matter and he
could not be convinced.
Recent discovery of blind pig' in
the holy precincts of Zion caused ex-
citement that has not yet subsidized. A
man and woman, members of the
faithful, were found to be maintaining
"booze" parlor on an ambitious
scale. In duofold lounge, the officers
found about thirty gallons of assorted
"hootch." This gave Voliva text for
burning discourse upon the wiles Of
the devil, who, he asserts, is making
especial efforts to fasten his claws
upon Zion.
Now, with old St. Nick and his
pack of Christmas gifts banished from
Zion, the children thereabouts will
readily agree with Volivia that the
earth is indeed fiat, not to say stale and
Improbable.
FLcRtpA-ArLANTlc COAST LINE Offers cho,c,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Pact No Alliance, Says Harding,
Quibbling Puerile; France Asks
100000 Tons of Submarines
Farley to Include Small Nations
Urged on q. S. by Italy and Britain

WASHINGTON, 23 (By The Associated Press)long with
the limitation there
has that plans be made conference
include other take details of auxiliary feet
ruction settled here The
Italians taken the advocating and the British
that the United States forward
with line with President Hardngs desire
continuing international meetings The conversations
have however, reached formal
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Harding Frees Debs,
Along With 23 Other
INSTRUCTORS izl War
Refuses Pardons to Offenders Convicted of Using
Force Against Government and Denies Citizen
ship TO Those Liberated; Five Imprisoned
American Soldiers Also Given Freedom
From The Tr,bune's Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23President
sentences
other
nen convicted hnderng
The President convicted murder
botn the
Inc OF 1877
considered selecting President refused to
consider the release sabotage
'how OF the
to whom Executive cemoncy will
ens Iwohrds of those cQmmuted
w. W. of those
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Yanks Out Gold Teeth
To Catch Drug Vendors
Detective Sacrifices Two Front
Ones to Alter Looks and Sus.
pect Falls Into Trap

The simple but painful eXpedient of
having two gold teeth extracted won
case yesterday for Detective Cotter, of
DR.. Carleton Simon's narcotic division.
Cotter, working with Detective OBrien,
had been sent out to break up a ring
of drug vendors in the brightly lighted
district of upper Broadway. For three
weeks they trailed one man, but he al
ways recognized them despite any dis
guise they attempted
Finally Cotter realized that it was
his two gold front teeth which always
betrayed him. He had the teeth ex-
tracted, adopted new disguise and
landed his man. The prisoner is Jack
Yolish, twentysix years old, of 352
West Forty-hrst Street Yolish, it is
said, sold hercin to the detectives. He
was held in $500 bail yesterday by
Magistrate Joseph E. Corrigan in JEFF
ferson Market court.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24
Rail Strike
Threatened i'm Germany
Workers Declare They Will
Quit Christmas Day Unless
Advanced January Wages
Special Gable to The Tribune

BERLIN, Dec pa nationwide
strike of all German railroad workers
on Christmas Day threatens unless the
government yields to their demand for
payment of their January 1saees in ad-
vance. Leaders of the railroad .......as
called on members of the Cabinet to-
day and told them that the workmen
in many sections were preparing to
walk out,
Advance payments are made now to
two small classes Of railroad workers.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24

THE PLAZA-Suntny Dinner Musicales
in the Terraced Restaurant. Special
dinner $500 per coyer.-Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-24

FLcRtDA--ArLANTlc COAST LINE offers choic,
OF 5 thru trains on convenient schedules. Expert
arrange every detail at 1246 Broadway.--Advt-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
MEALS AT $3.50 A WEEK.
Boston Woman Feeds Students by Buying
From Pr oducers.

Boston, Mass, Jan Miss May f.
Hancock, Professor Of History, Old Testa-
ment and of Expression in the Gordon
Bible, School IN the Fenway, runs a dining
club at the school for members Of the
faculty and students, providing threa
square meals a day at cost to the con-
sumner Of $3.50 week This is the dining
clubs second year. Last year it COST only
SO week.
In the beginning she says, Il simply
went to the different wholesale houses and
told jthem | did not know very much
about it Il knew they would find it out
anyway, and | said | was investigating.
They have been very fine to me. and was
surprised 10 find that things were SO
simple.
Il buy the meats that viii cut TO the
best advantage, and | buy the best OF
everything, for II IS a question not only
of keeping the costs down, but Of having
strong, well students in the spring
"All my meats | buy At the wholesale
houses; for cookies and that sort Of thing
| 90 back to the factories. / buy from the
wholesalers only when I have 10; when
can 20 back 10 the farmer or the factory
This fall, for iTstance. / bought my corn
from factory in Maine at $3.50 a case
of 24 cans, which, with 20 cents freight
made it SO 8 case, when even al the whole
sale houses | would have TO pay 81 or
more case. | bought my apples in Maine .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
HAPSBURG GLASS COACH.
Now Earning Its Keep in the Movies al
100000 Crowns Per!

Vienna, Dec 14.-The imperial glass
coach Of the Hapsburgs is now earning
its keep in the 'movies" at 100, 900 crowns
a Performance. The royal stables have be-
come a burden on the republic and the so
magnificent white horses and some 400
carriages of every description are made to
partly earn their keep. They are used TO
drive members of the Assembly 10 and
from their homes, they transport provi-
sions for the American relief and certain
of the actresses and singers. Of the State
theatre and opera still hold their contracts
providing for gratuitous use the State
carriages.
Many horses and carriages were sold
soon after the downfall of the monarchy
but many more of the gorgeous vehicles
and snowy horses remain unstable. This
is particularly true of the great glass and
gold state coach, in the style Of Louis ~, (,
used only ON great ceremonial occasions,
and said to be the finest piece Of coach
work extant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
HAD $4,000, 100000 TRADE.
Exports and Imports Through Port OF
New York i'm 1920.

New York, Jan. 5.--Domestic exports
valued at s3,ll9, ,5s0,s9 flowed through
the Port of New York last year. During
the same period imports vaiued ut 81 ,a23,
4.47l arrived for distribution through
out the United States.
Compared with the fgures for 1919,
exports decreased approximately $780,
600 ,oOo, while imports increased about
$500 100000
Foreign exports, which reached sil7,-
975,916 in 1919, were shaded down to
SS1 ,965,7l5 last year.
Gold and silver imports in 1920 were
tenfold those of 1919, the figures beng
1920, S343, 3,212. .l66; 1919, 49,, ,S39, PIG; ,
Foreign commerce last year yielded
S223. COG .67O. .a5 in duties. while collections
in 1919 were sl72, ,279, ,527 .55. Miscel-
laneous Custom House receipts IN l92O
were S4,692. .596.l5, as compared with
81 $40, 1888 .91 in 1919.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
DYE INDUSTRY PROGRESSING.
Tariff Commission Reports Bigger Output
and nctfer Qualify.

Washington Jan 5.--Marked progress
IN the development of the American dye
industry is shown in report made public
Monday by the United States Tariff
Commission. Production Of the various
classes of dyes during 1919 Is stated as
equal to, or in excess Of the pre-war inn
ports of the United States, with the ey-
ception of vat dyes other than indigo.
The manufacture of vat dyes, however, Is
said to have made such prograss despite
the high technical skill, long research and
large Investment of capital involved.
Although the average price pound OF
dyes in 1919 was the same as IN 1918, the
commission found that the consumer re-
ccivod better value for his money as the
dyes produced in 1919 were OF higher
quality.
The total production Of dyes IN he
United States II 1919 is estimated by
the commission at more than b3,Oo0,ooo
pounds, an increase of per cent over
1918 manufacturers, and of 3S per cent
over pre-war imports.
The output of certain dyes is said to
have been developed to point beyond
the domestic consumption and large
quantities of these were exported. par
ticularly TO China and Japan Little
competition was experienced in foreign
countries in 1919 from German dyes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
HUNGARIAN PRISONERS
REPATRIATED FROM SIBERIA

Budapest. Jan. Some 500 Hungarian
prisoners Of war have been repatriated
from Siberia through American aid. said
Ernest Ludwig on his arrival here
from Switzerland where he has been n
charge Of the repatriation Of such prison.
ers Fifteen thousand still remain IN
Eastern Siberia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
WAGES CUT 10 To 20 PER CENT
AT BETHLEHEM STEEL PLANT

Baltimore, Md, Jan. "A 10 to 20
per cent reduction of wages, affecting all
classes of employees, at the Sparrow 5
Point plant of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, was announced Saturday night
The decreaseis effective January 10 and is
said by company officials TO be due to
business conditions and a decrease in
prices of steel products.
Several thousand men will be affected
The company employs IN normal time.
5000 to 5000 men, although the working
force has been reduced somewhat in the
last SIX weeks
No notice of an impending reduction
In wages of employees of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding Corporation had been re-
ceived and none WIS known TO be con-
templated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
PERsHING NOT GOING SOUTH.
Proposed Trip 10 South America Given
In. II Is Said

Roslyn. L. l.. Jan. 5.-General John J
Pershing. who has been at the Demarest
cottage here since early November. lett
Saturday for his home IN Washington.
The trip which he was to have made -
South America after the New Year has
been abandoned, It was said Yesterday.
General Pershing has had a family
party at the cottage since Christmas
which included his son, Warren, VINO
came on from Lincoln Neb, Warren ieft
today for the West 70 return to school
The Generals sisters have also been here
for the holidays
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
NAVY ,DIsCRIMINATEs NOW.
Only Recruits of High Standard are TO be
Accepted.

Boston, Jan. 5.--A group of sixty
young men who gathered at the. gates OF
the navy yard Monday with the idea OF
enlisting were witnesses of new order
of things in the service.
Through the gates, dunnage bags on
shoulders. came uniformed men in twos
and threes who had been dismissed as
undeeirables. After those seeking enlist
ment had waited an hour or more they
were turned away by serGeants, who an
nouneed the receipt at headquarters of
orders from Secretary Daniels TO stop
all first enlistments IN the navy until
further notice.
Other orders called for further wedding
out Of sailors disconnected or unfit, with
the statement that the navy now had all
the desirable men it wanted, and that
there was no place in the service fora man
who did not measure up 10 the highest
standard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
cHARGE pEArH ro PoLIcEMAN
Case of Washington Man Killed in Neg
York. Being Investigated.

New York Jan 5-Formal nvestra-
non ~ fhe death ~ Cart hosselman
importer. ~ Washington wns 0rdcrrf rF
police officials Yesterday following unoff
- The voung man father thar hn bad heen
k lled ~ 3 blow struck hv q policeman
Bosselmnnn was found UNCONSCIOUS nn
died in 4 hospital his companions toia
his father. To- latter said thnf hossoi
mann was behaving in a hoisterUus manner
following q New Years party and wa.
struck bv policeman he encuunfrroI
while 0n his way % hotel
The policeman. Questioned Insf tEnf
hv detectives, ienled lavuE sfrlrs
Bosseimann
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

they we're 60 cents a busbel Up in Maine
~ one time YOU could buy potatoes for
81 a bushel
II 20 down town sometimes. however
and have to get lunch there, and often the
lunch / order there for 81 IS the lunch
would be serving up here for 2l cents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
SCHOOL Or RETAILING.
First institution Of Kind Opened Al New
YORK University.

View York, Jan. --A school f ~
failing, said 10 be he frst Institution oI
rs KIND in the world, wn be open ed o.
New York University, next september
was announced MONDAY IN will he knogFr
a. the New York University Trimming
school for Teachers al Retail Selling
Prominent department stores are cn-
operating with the University a rle 49,
tabllshment 0f the school If n planned
20 raise 81 .00O 600 for The purposr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
PRENiERS MEET NEyT + WEEK. :.
Conference VIII BE Held in Paris, Paper
Announces.

Paris, Jan. 5-The meeting between
Premiers Leygues, Lloyd George and
Giolitti which has been prominently
anticipated in recent discussions, will be
held n Paris next week, Gaulois an
nounced Monday No confirmation. of
this statement was obtainable at the
foreign office
Reports received last Thursday an
nounced that an early meeting of the
French. British and italian Prime Minis
tiers would be convoked by the French
government in order 10 discuss disarrna-
rnent of Germany, especially in view of
the German notes lately expressing some
resistance TO the project. 1t was then
stated that the conference would not be
held either at Nice or Cannes rs had been
forecast previously.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
QUAKE KILLS IL.
800 Injured and 10000 Rendered Home
less in Albania.

Paris, Jan. Fourteen persons were
killed, 300 injured and 10000 rendered
homeless by an earthquake which nesrl
obliterateds the city Of Elbasssn, Albania,
according to an undated dispatch re-
eeived here yesterday from the American
Red Cross al Tirana.
The only Americans IN the city were
two junior Red Cross nurses, Miss Norah
Ruddy, of st Louis, and Miss Winifred
Warren. Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
DULUTH HERALD SOLD.
NJ. r. Hanson and Paul Block Are New
Owners.

Philadelphia, Jan Acknowledgement
was made Sunday night that A. G..
Weiss has sold the Duluth Mimi Herald
TO NJ. +. Hanson, general manager of the
Philadelphia Record, and Paul Block of
New York Mr. Hanson became pub
fisher Of the Herald yesterday.
Mr.. Hanson was connected with the
Philadelphia Record for 81 years and was
general manager for several years, Mr.
Block is a widely-known publishers repre-
sentative and is financially interested in
several publications
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
These are Wilmington Cases:
Carter Street

Mrs. &. NJ Ritner. 2IO9 Carter
street, says. Il have used Doan s
Kidney Pills on number of Occa-
sions in the past several years. get
ting them at Eckerd ) Drug store
! have found them q very reliable
and helpful remedy for kidney all
ments | have had backaches and a
weakness in my back that / know
was due to kidney trouble. but
Doan' S Kidney Pills have always
cured these attacks in a very short
time. ! have a great deal Of faith in
them"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
ONE MAN ROBS FIFTEEN.
Masked Bandit then Rifles Cash Register
and Departs.

York, Pc, Jan. 5.-A man masked with
red handkerchief Thursday night en-
tered the store at Granite Station and,
holding up is men, took all their money,
watches and jewelry. Then he backed
over to the cash register and rifed it Of
its contents and departed.
The amount he obtained was not ascer-
tanned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

ganised labor by returning to the open
shop.
TO what extent the Wisconsin Senator
represents the views Of conservative labor
leaders at this time is not known. lie
has never been their direct spokesman
upon important issues, but the burden
OF his statement is much the same ns
the private conversation heard IN all
labor circles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
ARMENIA'S BOUNDARIES FINED.
Turks Grant Country Its Pre-war
Frontiers.

Constantinople, Dec 20 new
peace treaty being negotiated between
the Armenian Soviets and the Turkish
Nationalists will prescribe the pre-war
frontiers OF Armenia, it was intimated
today BY the Armenian government The
Nationalists are snid to be insiating upon
application of the Brest-Litovsk treaty
leaving Kars and Ardahan outside Ar
menia
The bou diaries favored by President
Wilson, who recently accepted the po-
sition of mediator, are not yet known here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
East Eighth Street

F. A. Seckley, LOG e. Eighth street,
says: Il was troubled with an awful
pain right across my kidneys and
could hardly get up when was
down. Some nights | couldn even
turn over in bed. | had TO get up to
pass the kidney secretions and they
were scanty and had burning sen
sation. ] heard about Doan's Kidney
Pills and used four boxes, getting
them from the Miller Drug Store.
After taking them my back felt
strong and my kidneys acted more
regularly"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

You don't have to be an ad-writer to
get results from classified advertising.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
East Eleventh Street

2. Y Robinson. PROPRIETOR 81 har-
hcr shop, tOl1 p. Eleventh street
says II have used hoau's khinnN
Pills in the past and have aluuFs
found them q good helpful rrnlDdN
Whenever I have noticed mY kidueVs
weak and disorderod. the -ferrf .aue
TOO frequent Ca scamfE in uasraFa
and ms back sorC and achg 7 $50 a
box OF DOan s kidney Pills AND hoy.
always cure me Of the COMPLAIN
quickly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05

Mrs. d. Haley. 1900 Conrad street.
says II had an attack from my
kidneys and hearing SO much about
Doanfs Kidney Pills ! used them.
They surely did do lots of good and
proved o great help to me. | suffered
for quite awhile, before using Doan s,
with duh soreness and steady ache
I'm the small of my back. | could
hardly straighten or bend over on
account of Ii. Doan' 5 Kidney Pills
soon cured me aud | certainly do
praise them