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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
OELAWARE'S NEGRO
POPULATION SEEMS
TO Be ON DECLINE
According to Last Census it De-
creased 2.7 Per Cent in
Last Ten Years.
MORE ADULTS THAN MINORS

The Director of the Census has is
sued a preliminary statement showing
the composition of the population OF
Delaware according to sex. color or
race, and nativity. as shown by the
census taken as Of January /. 1920.
The total population Of the state.
2o3.0O3. comprises 1898 males and
iO924S females as stated in Every Even
ing yesterday. The corresponding fig
ures for 1910 were 103.435 and 9S.SS7
respectively. During the decade the
total population increased by 1912 per
cent. the male population by 10 per
cent. and the female population by 1O5
per cent. The ratio of males TO femal IS
in 1920 was 104.1 to 100, as against 1O4.6
to 100 in 1910.
The distribution Of the population ac-
cording to color or race in 1920 was as
follows. White. 92.615: Negro. 30,335; !;
indian. .: Chinese ~: Japanese. s..
The corresponding figures for 1910 were
az follows: White. i7i.I02; Negro. 81,
1S1: Indian. 8; Chinese. 30; Japanese,
{. During the decade the white poou-
lation increased by 1876 per cent while
the Negro population decreased by %
per cent.
The foreign born white population
numbered 1880 in 1920. as against H.
42O in 1910. This element Of the popu-
Iation constituted So per cent Of the
total in 1920. as against SIS per cent in
1910.
More Adults Than Minors.
According 70 the census 2S.S per cent.
or a little more than onc-fourth of the
people in the state. are either infants
or children under II years of age: S.3
] fp
old $50 per cent. over onc-third. are
mon and women in the prime of life,
being from 20 to a. years old while
22.7 pcr cent, being A. years Of age and
over. are We'll along in middle life il
they have not reached old age.
The urban population as compared
With the rural. shows some rather strik-
ing differences in age the percentage
20 10 81 years of aEc being AIS for the
urban POPULATION as compared with
sac for the rural. while the percentage
under Is years Of age is 21.2 in the
urban population as against sos in the
rural These differences may indicate
larger families Of children in the coun-
try than in the city. but probably in
dicatc also the fact that country child
rem as they grow UP have a tendency
70 flock 70 the cities thereby increasing
the active adult population Of the cities
al the expense OF the rural districts.
over three -hfths Of the population
6la per cent. arc old enough 10 vote
being q or over. and in this class the
men outnumber the women in the ratio
Of 1O7 To 100 The males OF military or
fighting age IS tn IS, constitute 49,
per cent Of the mai, population and
l6 per cent or a little more than one
fifth. Of the total population.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
Surrendered by Bondsman.

when BENIN, ZuboVltch was surrend-
erred Isl his bondsmau. Judge Hastings
r. Municipal Court today ordered him
held until hc gives another tond.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
New nefectine Sworn In

George +. Baldwin. the recently APP
pointed state detective. was sworn in hv
Squire GIuckman this morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
Amn.emenl. TnnIEh.
weather Forc,asL

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Washington Au.I h.. h.I
fur DclAWarr
Generally Ca
and SUNDAY 81. sn nraL a#I
winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09

IAng. lighting fixture hreploc- At
zines Gee III &-Ce-- . So. l0S
W SIN st.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09

Plumbing and heating, Alfred a.
Dorsey sos Orange street. Phone
387.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09

SAFE mills u...a- r.t Is.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22

pared to speak to them in language
they understand"
Marshal Foch told the Legionnaires
eve must be strong, and we can have
strength in peace only as we had it in
war, through unity"
Besides the speakers there were
many notable pesons present, includ-
ing Ambassador Jusserand, Major Gen
eral Henry T. Allen, commander Of tn.
American forces of occupation; George
W. Wickersham, Mrs. Douglas Robin
son and Mrs. G. NJ. Minor, president
general of the Daughters of the Amen
can Revolution.
Given Harding's Photograph
Major Emery brought the Mayor of
Flirey an autographed photograph of
President Harding, inscribed, "To the
people Of Flirey, with cordial greet
ings from the United States to France
This will hang in the one-room wooden
shack which at present serves Flirey
as City Hall, school, postoffice and tele-
graph office.
After the ceremony the representa-
ties Of the Legion went to Etain, the
home of former President Poincare, to
dedicate a monument to the civilians
there who were executed by the Ger
mans. The ex-President received them
in person.
The party returned to Metz for the
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
New Yorker Burned by
Smoke Bomb Explosion
Steps on Grenade at Camp
Meade Officers Training Camp
and Suffers Painful Injuries
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

BALTIMORE. Aug. l. David J
Sheehan, of Richmond Hill, Long Isl.
and N Y, who is attending the Re
serve Officers training camp at Camp
Meade, was badly burned on his arms
and legs Saturday, when he stepped or
an uneXploded smoke bomb. The bomb
exploded and set fire to his clothing
Before others who were standing near
him could eXtinguish the flames he had
been badly burned.
Shcehan, who was formerly a second
lieutenant, attended the lank demon
stration with the other men of the
officers camp. In the demonstration
large nnd small tanks reinforced an
infantry regiment, the attack of which
had been halted by enemy machine
gun fire.
The tanks advanced in front Of the
infantry and after routing the enemy
the objective was captured. During
the advance of the tanks a number Of
smoke bombs were thrown to hide the
operation from the enemy. The sham
battle had been completed and Shechan
with other men attending the encamp
ment was walking over the scene of
operations when the accident occurred.
Sheehan was taken to the base hos
pital at Camp Meade. There it was
found that he had been burned on the
left leg, right arm and hand. The
burns are skin burns, it was said to-
night, and are not regarded as serious.
Shechan was said to be resting COM
fortably at the hospital tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Orchestra of 300 Opens
Its Series of Concerts
Arnold VcIpe Conducts and
Large Audience at Lexington
Theater Is Enthusiastic

The first of a series of concerts un-
der the auspices of the Musical Mutual
Protective Union was given at the
Lexington Theater last evening. The
orchestra Of 300, under the direction
Of Arnold Volpe, included the must
clans from the Capitol, Rivoli, Rialto,
Criterion and Strand theatcrs, New
York; Strand Theater, Brooklyn, as
sisted by members Of the New York
Symphony Society, Philharmonic and
Metropolitan Opera orchestra.
The concerts are the outcome of the
present warfare between musicians and
managers Of the above-mentione the
aters. Placards placed in the lobby of
the theaters urged public support for
the musicians "in thei- struggle for
Justice"
The thester was crowded with friends
and sympathizers of the "locked out"
musicians and enthusiasm ran high
when the curtain arose, disclosing an
orchestra of imposing size. There was
2 second demonstration when Arnold
Volpe, conductor of the evening,
stepped to his desk and gave the signal
for the opening bar Of 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" Tho program was
devoted to music by Tschaikowsky and
Wagner, including the "Capriccio Ital-
ien," Overture 1872" and March
Slav," by the Russian composer; the
prelude to ode Meis tersinger," the
prelude and Love Death from Christian
und Isolde" and the Overture to "Ri-
emil" The second concert of the Sc
rles will be given this EVENING"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Lorraine's Shaft to A. E. f.
Dedicated by DICTIONARIES


FL1REY, France, Aug. 81 (By The
Associated Press Lorraine monu-
rnent to the American Expeditionary
Forces, the dedication of which was
one of the principal objects of the pres
ent visit of the American Legion dele
cation to France, was unveiled here to-
day by the Legion's representatives in
the presence of the whole. countryside,
Marshal Foch, Louis Barthou. Minister
for the Liberated Regions, and Ambas-
sador Herrick participated in the cere-
monies.
The people of Flirey, who all speak
more or less English as the result Of
their long association with the Ameri-
cans who held the sector, were deeply
affected by the memories the unwilling
brought up, laughing and crying by
turns as they exchanged greetings with
their American friends, and intently
following the progress Of the exercises.
Emery Decoratd by France
The Legionaries came in automobiles
from Metz, stopping on the way while
Major John G. Emerv national COM
mander of the American Legion, who
served in the First Division in the war.
placed a wreath on the grave of Lieu
tenant jefferson Feigl, the first officer
of the First Division killed in France.
Major Emery himself received from NJ.
Barthou the insignia of Commander of
the Legion Of Honor and from Marshal
Foch the War Cross with palm, in
recognition Of his having been wounded
during the fighting in the Argonne and
being cited in American army orders.
President Harding, General Pershing,
Ambassador Herrick, Major Emery,
Marshal Foch and M. Barthou were
created honorary citizens Of Flirey.
The monument unveiled to-day,
which is q blunt, obelisk-shaped shaft,
bearing bias reliefs of two ".doughboys;"
with appropriate inscriptions. stands
beside the road facing the village be-
tween the village and the old fighting
front. From the monument the
trenches and entanglements of the for
mer battle line are still visible. Flirey
itself, where every house was destroyed
in the war; is now fully half rebuilt.
Know Victory Is Ours
In his address at the unwilling Major
Emery expressed the hope that the
enemy of 1918 would always remember
three things:
"First-We didn't trust them in the
past and won't let them trick US into
impotency in the future.
''Sccond-We know the victory is
ours, Notwithstanding they assume to
think otherwise.
"Third-We must always be pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Wants u. S. Constitution
Studied in All Schools
Security League Finds No Def
mite Place Is Assigned 1t by
Schools of Nation

Announcement was made yesterday
that the National Security League is
soon to take steps to make the study
Of the Constitution of the United
States one of the standard require
ments for school children of the coun-
try. The league is eadeavoring to give
the Constitution more important
place in public school courses because
it contains the fundamental principles
Of the American government
AS the result of recent question:
naire sent by the league to the educa-
tional officials of forty-four states and
Alaska, Porto Rico and the District of
Columbia, it was found that there is
an Increased interest among educators
in the Constitution as subject for
school study, but that the teaching of
its principles had been given no def
mite place in the curriculum of the
country's schools.
This canvass also showed that in
many states the pupils may complete
the required courses in citizenship
without ever having seen or read the
Constitution. In the announcement
made by the league Of its intention to
make the study Of the Constitution a
requirement of all grade schools no
particular method of teaching is advo-
Gated. The announcement says: "Thc
Security League does not lay down a
method of teaching the Constitution,
but hopes, through the methods
adopted by the various states, to assist
in developing a general plan which will
be acceptable to all"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Alexander Refuses +
Throne of Serbia.
Says Paris Report
yugo-Slavia Monarch, Recop
ering From Illness, Pre-.
fers Two Loving Hearts
in Cottage Paper Asserts

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The Syndical;st
newspaper, The People, says today that
King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia is r..
fusing to return to Serbia to ascend the
throne.
"Alexander's hesitancy to accept the
crown has now grown into decision
to refuse the throne" the newspaper
says. 1.-TWO loving hearts in Gotta "a
are preferable to throne and sub.
jects in our days" it adds.
Vienna messages Of July 26 said
the betrothal of King Alexander to
Princess Sophie of Vendome, dauph-
ter Of Prince Emmanuel, Duke ~
Vendome and AIencon had been
announced. Princess Sophie was
born in 1885 at Neuilly. France.
Alexander is thirty-three years old
King Alexander is out of immed,.
ate danger from his recent attack Of
appendicitis and is on the upward
trend, according to the official bulletin
on his illness issued to-day.
The Kings condition is much i'm
proved" the bulletin reads.
BELGRADE, Aug. 21.-The Juro-s,s,
National Assembly has decided to COM y,r'
memorate the late King Peter bv des.
iignating him Peter the Great tbs
Llberator," and to erect monument tn
him: This action was voted at yeste ~
days session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
24FirenenHurt
Lumber Yard
100000 Blaze
10 Fall Two Stories When
Shed Crumples at Tisdale
Yards i'm Richmond Hill.
and Three Go to Hospital
Workmen Save 40 Horses
Locomotive Spark Blamed
for Conf1agration That
May Smolder for Days

Twenty-four firemen were injured
three seriously, late yesterday after
noon while fighting fire which caused
100000 damage to the big lumber and
coal yard of the Tisdale Lumber Com
pany, occupying the block bounded by
Maure, Ridgewood and Ninetieth ave-
nues and the Long Island Railroad
in Richmond Hill. Four alarms were
turned in. 1t is believed it will be sew
eral days before the blaze, which start
ed in fourstory coal pocket. near the
center of the yard. burns itself out.
The fire was discovered simulta
neously by two men. Alfred Brown, OF
Willow Place. saw smoke and flame
billowing from the yard and turned in
an alarm. At the same time Alfred
Loworth, foreman of the company, who
was working with gang of six men in
the yard, saw great pile of lumber
IN the extreme northeast corner of the
block burning briskly. He sent one of
his men to turn in an alarm and with
the five others went to the rescue Of
forty horses which were in q shed
near by.
Chief Joseph Mooney, of the Fifty
first Battalion, who arrived in answer
to the first alarm, turned in a second
and third call at once, which brough.
Deputy Chief John F. O'Hara. 1t was
found necessary to sound fourth
alarm and this brought Deputy Fire
Commissioner William F. THOMPSON to
the scene.
The fire spread rapidly from one shed
of lumber to another, as flames leaped
more than 200 feet in the air and clouds
Of black and yellow smoke rolled out
Thousands Of persons on foot, on mo-
torcycles, in autom obiles, and in other
conveyances gathered about the ward
Power in the third rail on the main
line of the Long Island Railroad was
shut off while firemen climbed to the
elevated platform of the West Bridge
Station Of the line, which looks down
into the yard, and from this point
poured water onto the burning lumber
Trains running between the Pennsyl-
vania station and Jamaica were held up
for some time.
Five firemen of Hook and Ladder
Company 143, who were fighting the
flames in the yard, were the first to be
overcome by smoke. They were car
ried out, revived and returned to their
posts. Others were overcome from
time to time by the heavy smoke and
had to be carried to safety.
Nineteen fremen were thrown to the
ground from the roof of a two-storv
shed on Mature Avenue when the struc-
ture collapsed. Three of the men were
injured SO seriously that they were
taken to the Mary Immaculate Hos
pital They were James Norton, in
juries to back; Philip Kingsley, with
a possible fracture of the right leg.
and Edwin Crowell. injuries to both
legs.
Loworth, with the aid Of the five
llaborers, got the horses from the shed
before the flames reached it. The ami
mails were turned loose in an open lot.
after which the men formed bucket
brigade.
The cause Of the fire was not deter
mined. Firemen expressed the opinion
that it may have been started by a
spark from the locomotive of a passing
freight train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Chauffeur Shot When He
Returns to Hold-Up Scene
Victim of Craps Came Rob-
berry Wounded Twice After
Demanding His $40

James Lamont. a chauffeur, Of 522
Eleventh Avenue, was shooting craps
with several friends at Thirty-ninth
Street and Eleventh Avenue yesterday
afternoon, when three men came up
and peered over the shoulders Of the
craps shooters. After looking on for a
moment they drew revolvers and said
they guessed they'd take all the money
in the game. Lamont was robbed of $40.
At o'clock last night he returned
to the spot where he and his compan-
ions had been held up and discovered
the gunner. He asked that his $40 be
returned
Get away from here" said one, cor
Well make you take a bullet in the
back"
Lamont argued for moment, and as
he started off one Of the trio shot him
twice in the back. He was removed to
French Hospital and then sent to Belle
vue. His condition is serious.
Detectives Lcef and Lowenthal, of
the West Thirtieth Street station, were
assigned to the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22

OTTAWA, Aug. 21.-Possibilities Of
an early election provided topic Of
keen discussion tonight among mem
bers Of Parliament from various parts
Of the Dominion, who have been drawn
to the capital over the week end be-
cause Of the uncertain political situa-
ton. The division of opinion as to the
course the Prime Minister should pur-
sue has intensified the general interest.
1t was said. also, that great pressure
was being brought to bear in favor of
an immediate dissolution, but the ten
dency in the last two days has been
somewhat away from that idea.
MONTREAL, Aug. 21.-The Montreal
Gazette, considered one of the strongest
government organs in the dominion,
tomorrow will demand editorially
call to dissolve Parliament.
The newspaper will declare that an
other session can add nothing to the
strength Of the government and that
the last session Of an expiring Parlia-
ment is more likely to be scandal than
a service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Jobless Tailor Hangs
Himself From Bridge
Note in Pocket Says He Was
Heartbroken Because Unable
TO Send for Family

Peter Borv, thirty eight years old, a
tailor, living at 307 Dumont Avenue.
hanged himself yesterday from the
Long Island railway bridge on the
Manhattan division. at East Ninety
first Street and Ditmars Avenue. Ca
narsie. The body was found suspend ed
fifteen feet from the ground by Mount
ed Patrolman Martin Kelly.
Kelly climbed TO the bridge struc
ture and with the aid of railway en-
ployee hauled Borv's body up to the
bridge level. A note was found in the
pocket of the dead man addressed to
Michel Cheturko, 662 Rockaway Ave
nue.. In it Borv said he had decided to
kill himself, being heart broken be-
cause OF unemployment and inability
to send for his wife and three chill,
dren whom he left behind in Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Arrested for Shooting Bow

HACKENsACK, N. j., Aug. 21.-Ed-
ward Orths, twenty-five years old,
owner of chicken farm on the Ridge
wood Road, in Westwood. N. j., was
arrested to-day following the shooting
Of Edward Van Blarcon, twelve years
old, of Westwood. The boy is in a
serious condition in the Hackcnsack
Hospital with bullet in the abdomen.
Orths, according to the police, adj
mitted shooting the boy, but claimed
to be firing at a hawk with a shotgun.
The authorities say the boys wound
was made by bullet and not shot,
and are checking up Orths's story.
Orths, following arraignment before
Justice Of the Peace Paul Schulz, was
paroled in the custody Of his counsel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
Preacher Is Arrested
After Wife Is Drowned
Couple Alone When Boat Over.
turned and Woman's Friends
Ask Investigation

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Aug. 21-A
warrant charging murder was issued -
Lakeport to-day for the arrest of ~.
Rev. John A. Spencer in connect;or
with the death Of his wife, Mrs. Emms
Spencer, who was reported drowned ~
Clear Lake on July 27. Spencer WA "a
arrested tonight at San Jose.
Mrs. Spencer was alone with her hu.-
band when she died. The husband wa.
quoted as saying they had been boat
ing, when their craft overturned. His
efforts to save her were futile, he said.
of death by drowning. WV
Friends OF the preachers wife asksa
for further Investigation, and the boSw
was exhumed and an autopsy ns:
formed. Issuance Of the warrant foi-
lowed the report of the autopsy sur.
geons to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-22
War Veterans Will Hear
General Dawes and Sec
rotary DENLY at State
Convention in jamestown
1000 Delegates and Many
Guests Will Meet Sept.
% and "a to Outline
Policies for the Future

Everything is in readiness for the
third annual state convention. to be
held at jamestown. N. Y. on Septem-
Der 20 and I'd. State headquarters an
nounced yesterday that Brigadier Gen.
eral Charles Dawes, Secretary Of the
Navy DENLY, Governor Miller and Ma
tional Commander John G. Emery will
address the Legionnaires. DR.. j. r.
Harrington, Of Poughkeepsie, chair
man of the convention program COM
mittee, expects that the convention
Will be the largest gathering of former
service men ever held in this state. s
1t has been announced that National
Commander Emery, who is at present
in France with a delegation of $50
Legion members touring the battle
fields, has so arranged his schedule as
to be in this country for the conven-
ton and to outline to the delegates at
the New York convention the national
policies and program for the future.
Local entertainment for the 1900
delegates from the various counties, as
we'll as several hundred additional
guests. is rapidly being worked out by
local committees. A. Bartholdi Peter
son, of Jamestown, third vice-com-
mander Of the state department, is
chairman OF the committee on conver-
ton arrangements. E. B. Briggs, COM
maader of Ira Lou Spring Post, No.
14l, Of jamestown, is directing a large
amount of the work.
Luncheons, automobile rides over
the beautiful Chautauqua district,
games, boxing bouts, shows and other
features are being arranged. Head
quarters for the convention will be at
the Hotel Samuels and the business
sessions of the convention will be held
in the state armory. Local clubs have
offered their rooms for committee
meetings.
Full details Of the arrangements. in
Guiding hotel Accommodations, railroad
rates, entertainment and other matters
Of interest will be sent to each Of the
$40 posts of the Legion in this state
and all delegates and alternatcs at an
early date