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Evening journal., 1922-07-03
SUSSEX HONORS
SENATOR DUPONT
Old-Fashioned Picnic at
Georgetown Attended by
5000 Persons
SHOW APPRECIATION
OF BOULEVARD GIFT
staf Correspondent.

staff Correspondent.
GEORGETOWN. Del. July a.
Five thousand Delawareans gathered
on the Green here early Saturday
evening at an old-fashioned picnic to
show their appreciation OF Senator
T. Coleman dupont and his gift of
the Dupont Boulevard, which lifted
Sussex county out of the sand.
While a majority Of the throng were
residents OF Sussex county. hundreds
were from rural New Castle and Kent
counties, and nearly every city and
town in the State was represented
among the guests.
Many OF those who journeyed to
Georgetown from the northern part
OF the State made the trip in auto
mobiles and a number went on the
Rehoboth train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. leaving Wilmington at
. 20 o'clock. The contingent from
Rehoboth motored over shortly after
6 o'clock and they were accompan-
led back to that resort by many Of
those who attended the reception. /
The affair. one of the most unique |
Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

OF R. R. HEADS
ANDSTRIKERS
Officials Say Only 81 Out,
While Shopmen Say 500
Quit
RECENT GRADUATES
ARE OFFERED JOBS

With the officials OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company here
stating that only 50 out OF a total
number OF 1894 workmen had alb
sented themselves from work at the
Todd's Cut Shops last night and to-
day. union officials asserted that
fully 900 men would be found absent
from the shops by o'clock We'd
nesday morning. They showed the
register. at the Labor Temple which
contained several hundred names Of
those who they say had quit work
up 10 IL o'clock today. Register
Ing OF the men will continue
throughout the day. In the mean
time the Pennsylvania Railroad
(Contlnued on Page Tenl.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
FRAUD
At DISTILLERY
Petitioner for Receiver Says
Federal Inspector Con-
nived" in 1t
SEVERAL
PROFITED BY PLAN

Robert II. Richards. attorney for
wray c. Arnold. OF Philadelphia,
filed a bill in the United states Dis
trict Court on Saturday asking for
the winding mp OF and the appoint
ment OF a receiver for the GlenwOod
Industrial Distill.ng Company. a
Delaware corporation. II is alleged
by the plaintin that the plant OF
the company at Tioga and Clearheld
streets. Philadelphia. which was
closed by Federal prohibition agents
last April is about TO be turned back
to the company.
The petition also AYERS that the
officers of the company through the
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
SEES
HIS SON DIE
BY Drowning
Ralph Humphrey Loses Life
While Parent Is Bathing
With Him
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
AT RESCUE FAILS

Ralph Pumphrey. Is, son OF W.
J. Pumphrey. 2OS West Nineteenth
street. met death by drowning yes
terday afternoon under unusually
tragic circumstances
with his father. who IS an en-
ploye OF the DUPONT Company. Fabri-
cold division. the boy went swim
ming in the Brandywine near
Thompson's Bridge. several miles
above the old BrandywiDe powder
mills. and near the Haskell Farm.
He was caught in an eddy or minia-
ture Whirlpool. and although his
father strove courageously to rescue
him. sank 10 his death.
The frantic father summoned aid
and for hours every effort was made
to recover the body by diving. Dark
ness finally put an end 10 the work.
Early this morning the father re-
sumed the task. and appealed to the
authorities near the Bridge for
set OF graphing irons.
None was available. however. and
a friend Of the father finally ap-
pealed to Major Richard Sylvester
Of the dupont po-
lice. Major Sylvester Immediately |
got in touch with Superintendent |
Black. of the local police. who sent |
, man with graphing irons to aid
n recovering the boys body.
Meanwhile Harry Bye and Roland
Reed, two youths who are expert
and who are acquainted
With Mr.. Pumphrey, volunteered
heir services and went to the scene
" the drowning in the hope of find
ng the remains.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
ORDER DEVICES TO
END SMOKE TROUBLE

The Wilmington Ice Company has
given orders for devices which it is
thought will prevent the circulation
or smoke and Objectionable odOrs
from their plant on Harrison street
between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Pending the arrival Of these acces-
sories from Marion. Ohio, the plant
will continue to operate. The order
Of the abatement of the nuisance,
Issued by the Board of Health. gives
the company ten days beginning last
Wednesday in which to abate the
nuisance.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
HOLIDAY AT SUMMIT.

A fag raising was held on Satur-
day evening at Brandywine Summit
Camp Grounds. The affair was ar
ranged by the tenters who live on
the Hilltop. Singing by the children
was enjoyed. Short addresses were
made.
II is expected that there will be
about 100 families at camp tomor-
row. An interesting program is be-
ing arranged for tomorrow after
noon.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
URGES HOLIDAY
CARE OF KIDDIES
Avoid Too Strenuous Out
ing, Says DR.. McBirney,
of Health Board
DON'T OVEREAT OR
BECOME EXHAUSTED

Dr. r. s. McBirney. secretary OF
the Board of Health. urges a safe
and sane celebration OF the Fourth
OF July. While most fireworks are
under the ban and accidents from
this source minimized. he warns
against other holiday dangers. par
ticularly Illness that frequently fol-
lows a days outing.
Following every weekend and
every holiday" says DR.. McBirney,
there are reported many accidents
caused by recklessness in driving
automobiles and number of
deaths from drowning. Further
more. many cases OF illness result
with children in arms or following
close behind. sleepy and exhausted.
(ContiEued on Page Two
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
ORDERS SLAUGHTER
HOUSE CLEANED

DR.. r. S. MeBirney. secretary Of
the Board OF Health, has issued per-
emptory orders to the proprietors
OF a local slaughter house to clean
up and keep clean or the Board OF
Health will take drastic steps to
enforce its orders The order was
issued following a personal investi-
CATION by Or. McBirney. who says he
found the place kept in a very un-
sanitary and dirty condition"
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
NEW COPS on TOMORROW

Edward p. keeIer. sos East Twen-
ty-second street: David McCourt 1900
West Thirteenth street: and Joseph
J. Nichols, 427 East Third St. recent
ly appointed probationary policemen,
have completed their course of in
structions under Sergeant Hahn and
have been assigned 10 street duty,
beginning tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
SERVICE CITIZENS CLOSED

Offices OF the Service Citizens and
Delaware School Auxiliary. on the
Eighth floor OF the DUPONT Building.
closed at noon today until Wednes-
day morning Dr. Joseph H. Odel.
director OF the Service Citizens. will
spend the Fourth with friends out
OF the city. Mrs. Odell and daugh-
ter are on their way to Europe.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
DIR. SUMWALT TO
TAKE MOTOR TRIP

No reference was made by tlte
Rev. Dr. !. w. r. Sumwalt. pastor
OF Grace N. F. Cnurch. at services
s'e'day tn his proposed retiremelt
ON the passionate OF that chui ch.
DR.. and Mrs. Sumwalt will leave
later this month on an automobile
trip west. He viii hll an engage
ment from August IA 20 August Il
at the Epworth ] eague Institute at
Baker College. Baldwin. Kansas. and
motor back to wilmington
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
URGES CAREFUL USE
OF FIREWORKS

Marshal Ainscow OF the Bureau OF
Fire. whose special work IS fire pre-
vention. urges the public to use no
explosives or fire works In or near
buildings OF any description tomor-
row, and in discharging roman can
dies or sky rockets to point them
away from buildings. Superlnten-
dent OF Police Black announces that
the ordinances forbidding the sale.
storage or use OF fire crackers con
tanning high explosives will be
strictly enforced by the police to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
No Issue of
Journal July 4

Following custom. there will
he no issue of The Evening
journal tomorrow. July 4. All
employees of the paper will have
n holiday. All departments of
The Evening journal viii be
closed all day.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

. Mf hH'Nh hFaN o.
Walter wescott. Gloucester. n. il
engineer OF the train.
william sautter. Atlantic City, n.
Jr., fireman,
Joseph Dilasuo. PleasaptvIlle. n,
].
Sol Worth. Cape May. \. J., rail-
road telegrapher.
Unidentified man. carrying gold
watch bearing initials -. F. L."
Unidentified man.
The known injured include:
John Mace. Camden. n. j.. con-
ductor.
J. X. Miller. %. student in Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. Lebanon,
Pa. lacerations OF back.
Roy Cope, 2s. Philadelphia. scalp
iaceratlons
The accident was caused by the
improper setting OF a switch ac-
cordlng TO reports here. II threw
the flyer onto a sharp curve leading
into a branch line to Wildwood and
Cape May. The curve was set for a
slow freight train.
The flyer was travelling az a speed
OF 20 miles an hour. The engineer
did not slow down as he reached the
junction. expecting clear straight
track
The train was made up of two
Pullman cars. one clubcar and four
coaches.
The speeding train took the
switch AZ a leap. ploughed sixty feet
across the ground and curled up
into a heap OF wreckage
Relief trains were rushed from
Atlantic City and Camden. They
carried Red Cross purses and sew
eral corps OF physicians The trains
and wrecking trains carrying rail-
road workmen we're given the right
OF way.
The work trains carried power
ful cranes with which they could
lift the wrecked coaches and AFFORD
the searchers a better opportunity
to assist the suffering.
When the flyer" hit the curve the
brakes we're Jammed on.
The cars swayed over but held the
rails for a moment.
Then the engine leaped from the
racks and dashed into a muddy
bank followed by the coaches.
The noise was deafening as the
coaches piled up, carrying with them
he 100 or more sleeping passeng-
RS
The screams Of the injured and
frightened passengers could te
card above the roaring OF the
team from the wrecked engine.
The cars had been ripped open
nd were twisted as they piled high
p on one another.
Working in the fiickering lights
Z the oil flares in the midst Of a
rizzllng rain. volunteer rescuers
ttacked the pile of wreckage in a
esperate effort TO remove the dead
nd wounded.
Improvised stretchers from car
eats were hurriedly thrown togeth-
r and the injured were carried 10
hospital which had been hurried-
? contrived beneath the trees sew
raj hundred Get away. l
As crowds from nearby towns be-
an TO arrive In autom obiles ths
ars were grouped and the combined
ght Of the autos were utilized for
dditional illumination.
While the turmoil in the rain and
arkness was gradually assuming
rider. congestion OF the trains be-
anne severe.
The Pennsylvania tracks were
blocked. Several trains
-ere halted over the New Jersey
quite. Freights and local passen-
er trains accumulated.
John Dewalt, the 6S-year-old tower
ian, who flashed a hysterical mss
ige to Atlantic City. could not be
,und at daylight.
Irene Fanywoiler. OF Atlantic
ity, a passenger In the fourth coach
Continued on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
STERN FAMILY IN FRANCE

Samson Stern. 1915 Rodney street.
well known Market street merchant,
has received letter from his wife
that she and their son and daughter
have reached Cherbourg. France,
safely. enroute 10 Germany. whore
they will pass the summer. Mr..
stern plans TO join his family in Eu-
rope later in the season. w
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
BUILDING TO CLOSE

All Offices in the L. s. Engineer
Building. Sixth and King streets.
will be closed all day tomorrow.
These include the engineer office.
custom house and offices Of Robert
y. Elliott. Federal prohibition direc-
tor for Delaware.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
sIGNALMAN FAINTs.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. July
3 Omitted Press) My God, l
have sent Number 33 ON the
wrong track"
John Dewplt. signalman nc
WInslow junction, hammered
out the above frantic telegram
To the dlspatcher's office at At
Iantic city a few minutes after
the midnight Flyer" flashed
past his tower.
Atlantic City made desperate
but unayailing efforts to raise
Dewalt after his message had
been received.
He had tainted.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
MACHINEGUN
BARRAGEFOR
IRISH REBELS
Free Staters Attack Insur-
gents in New Strongholds
in Dublin
DE VALERA AND OTHER
REPUBLICANS ESCAPE

LONDON. July 2 Omitted Press }
Lord Mayor O'Neirl. OF Dublin. has
been captured according to an un-
confirmed report received here to-
day His captors. whether rebels
or Free Staters, were not designated
In the report.
LONDON. July 3.-United
Press. Telephone and telegraph
communication with Dublin was cut
early today leading to uncertainty
over the exact status OF the lighting
in the Irish capital.
First reports that the rebels had
capitulated were apparently prem
ature. The Free State government
imposed a censorship in view OF err
roneous reports sent out by rebel
sympathizers.
DUBLIN. July 3.-United Press)
Fierce assaults were launched
early today by Free state troops
against lnsurgenst positions in
OConnell street. Armored cars ad-
vanced under machine gun bar
rage.
Intensive bombardment. with high
(continued on PAGE Two.)
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

v. y. united
Md
sharp here early today
Of
injured rushed TO Atlantic city and HaH"on-
by relief trains -
OF
John Deyat tagcdto tower
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
HooTCH DRINKERS FINED.

Pleading guilty to charges OF
drunkennesses Thomas Bent and
John McKenna were each fined $40
and costs by Deputy Judge Lynn in
Municipal Court this morning.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
MANY ENJOY THE MOVIES.

Invitations to the Movies are ex-
tended to six persons today through
ou- Classified Advertising Depart
ment Look through the classified
advs and IL your name is there come
10 the Journal Office and receive free
tickets for two (war tax paid) to see
the special production. "Fightin'
Mad" al the Majestic and Thomas
Meighan in THE Bachelor Daddy"
at the Queen Wednesday night See
page 13 today.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
FAULTY SIGNAL IS BLAMED
FOR WRECK OF FLYER
AT WZNSLOW JUNCTION

DeWaH Toweman, Arrested This After
noon After Telling of 7hrowing Lerers
That Sent Train Onto Wrong Track, Then
DoCn Embankment-l00 Sleeping Pas
sengerS Aboard-Dig Bodies Of Dead
ont Of Wreckage
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

Chicken and waffle dinner on Sum
day at The Deer Park" Newark.
Del-Ady.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

LOST.

DOG-Black and tan. medium size
answers to name Of "Mldge'. Re-
Phone 6ii5-W. iuly3-6t.
(Continued On PAGE Thirteen)
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

CHICAGO, July ) Omitted Press)
The railroad shop crafts union
which called a strike Saturday lost
all standing before the L. S. Rail-
road Labor Board today.
The board declared the strikers
organization would be no longer
recognized and urged that men who
remained in the employment Of the
railroads, together with newly en-
pleyed men. form an organization 10
take the place OF the shop crafts
union.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

NEW YORK. July 3.-United
Press THE Railroad Managers
Association met here today TO take
united action TO break the railroad
strike and TO devise means OF main
tanning normal traffic conditions.
Strike breakers were hired 10 re-
place shopmen who have walked VI
in the Metropolitan district
According TO carriers, the cond!-
tion OF traffic will depend upon the
compentency OF new men hired.
Trains today ran on schedule.
City officials planned 10 bring food
into the city by struck in case rail
traffic is clogged or slackened.
The strike in and about New York
was about 95 per cent. effective ac-
cording 10 best information.
CHICAGO. July Omitted Press)
Eight hundred thousand men may be
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
\. c. WAFFLES

Nobis Cafeteria. 9Th ST. Entrance
vii. Savings Fund Bldg.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

Special meals at any time. The
Deer Park. Newark, Del. Phone 2.
ADV.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03

For Glover Dairy Safe Milk. Phone
154O-1541.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES

sun AND TIDE-standard Time.
Evening journal., 1922-07-03
The Weather

Showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight;
Tuesday fair and cooler, fresh shift
ing winds becoming northwest and
north.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
S6 m EPSILON
FRATERNITY HOUSE
First OF Series OF ouch oulld.
Ings 10 b ersqt0 at urIvsr.
city Of oslawars.

NlAs are now being r~ceived for the
construction ce the new sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity House nj the Unit
vcrslt, ~ Delaware. Newark. which 10
10 he ,omplsted by August l cf thts
year. Tho Chapter House ~cmprisss
IN" eastern wine Of the V-shaped
GROUP II buildings proposed to hc de-
,uted 10 trntcrniicr and located north
~ Main S(rV~t. opposite tho END ~ The
urrcn. ss the new campus has beer
designated. Tho dcsisn preserves tho
traditions ~ the colonia, architecture
which is peculiar % Delaware.
The nrst Npr cles~ to the ground.
the low cornlccr terminating the brick
walls. the small entrance porch. the
h,sh uahlcs with their twin chim-
news and the dominating roofs pierced
l., do,mrrs. rrc all characteristic of
the old prototypes to ho seen at New
,nsllc. Odessa, Dover and elsewhere
The building faces west. A piazza n,
shn north end has a view toward tho
athlctic field, l>pdgem-nt Tor - mon
% ptuyiicd as well M eight study
roons a lounge. meeting roorn. a
.mni library and serving room. The
hish portion ~ the Chapter House
harlnonisc- with other structures ct
the fraternity group, which. wher
completed. win terminate the view
notthwn,d along Tho Green.
The completion Of tho Sigma Ph
Epsilon fraternity house VIII mark m,
construction of tho first fratcrnit,
house on the university grounds. The
>arious fraternity houses NJ tho Uni
Nvrsity ~ Delaware now being locat'
81 on sites owned or leased by the re-
fnsrtfNn f,,torrlti.s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

busy he was and how many demands
W1rs maoe upon him BY patrons. He
replied. madam. that Il how mako
my living II am pleasant to the
passengers they are good to mo-"
waiter Jones we'll recalls working
|for the company At the time Of the
bliszard a 1ssS, during which he per-
formed srduous duty, as no did also
during tho Johnstown nood.
In his thirty-nvs years OF work,
Walter Jones calculates he has served
meals to about $4,000 people. When
asked how dining-car conditions Of
the present differ from those Of his
earliest days on tho railroad, he stated
that tho patrons Of today ent less
but expect rnpch better rervic.. he
thinks this isi tus 70 the TACT that 0
generation age dining cars wsrc scrne-
thipG Of = novelty and great ster
forward from ths twenty minutca 10,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
WORE SAME BUTTONS !.
1WENTY-V|NE YEARS
P. R. R. Dining Car Waltsr J. J.
Jones' Has Remarkable
Record.

The other day one OF the walters
In the dining oar -9crvtc~ Of the PenR-
sylvania railroad asked for n new ~
OF brass buttons to usc with his white
duck coats. When nc turned over
his old buttons In exchange It was
noticed that they were not only un-
usually bright, but also that much
polishing and use had almost worn on
the lettering and that the front OF
each button was actually rubbed
through in one or more places.
lie was asked how long he had
worn the set. His answer was. about
twenty-nue years. Hc explained
that the buttons Ind been issued &c
him in 1892. by Major J. r. Trout. ther
superintendent ofSdining cars and
restaurants, when tho conmihGAr,
was. located Mt Waldo avenue yard
Jersey City. They had been worr
lconstantly ever since.
The waiter In John ]. Jones. He hai
been In the Pennsylvania railroad ser.
Fvice altogether thirty-tivc years. Fol
the last twenty-five years he has rur
almost all OF tho time on the ''Con
gressional Limited between New
York and Washington, and although
The has occasionally worked on othe
Grains he has been known. during tina
time, as distinctly n Congressional
man. Hc estimates that he has mad
more than 1000 trips between Ne,
York and Washington and has riddel
altogether we'll over 2,oo0,000 miles o
the Congressional"
The brass buttons on dining-ca
walters cdhts are removable and ai
transferred each day to n ckAn Goa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

II -was Waiter Jones custom. beeose
starting out oa saeh trtr, " Deitsa
his buttons very carefully. He noticed
that after they had bssn Ia uss sofne
time they not only took = much high
Or polish than new buttonn. but eleo
bsgan to assume an entirely different
appearance.
Other waitsr8 running with him
often asked what kind Of buttons he
wore. Waiter Jones gos great deal
6f amusement from the reply. he al
ways gravsly made. which Wa that
the buttons wsro solid gold. tho only
fset Of the Kind ever issued and had
been given TO him m . reward for
his long service.
During the twenty -fvo years Waiter
Jones has bssn running tstwssn tho
countrys instIopolis and ia Capitai
he has become personally acquainted
with many OF tho inost distinguished
national characters. who oftsn patron
ised the Congressional Limited" In
cluded among tnsn premlnsm: In pubiie
Iifs to whom he served msAis. In some
Cases quite frequently. and whom he
/ knew by name, very Ev-Presidenti
Cleveland, Harrison. Mckinley and
Roosevelt; Consreasmen Heed ant
Cannon; Ex-6peaker James u. Blaine
Secretary OF state Will.nm Jennings
Bryan: Bsnators DanisIs ard Ta1
man; Secretary Of Btnts Hushes: Ad
mirals Dewey. Schlcy and Psary
Generals Siokels. Miles and pershinG
Director General of 1lailroodB william
q. McAdoo: and Secretaries Daniels
Baker and Lansing. Of President VII
sons Administration; also such dis
J ting suished private citizens ~ J. T
Morgan, Commodore Vanderbilt. o
: II. Belmont. Perry Belmont. Andrcv
Carnegie, Charles NJ. Schwah. JaI
Gould and George j, Gould.
Those who know Walter Jones wei
; say that his most striking character
, istics are a smile that won't come oi
, land continually happy and amiAbl
manner. Notsiong ago . woman pas
r senger who uses the congregational
g loftcn. asked Waiter Jones how no wa
|. able to keep smiling no matter ho'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
DEMANDS DRAINING AND
WRAPPING Of GARBAGE
City Council Passes, by a Vote
of 9 to 2, Ordinance. Making
the Requirement.

py a vote OF . 20 2, with Council
men. McNabb and Mulvena dissenting
and Councilmen Faulkner and John
son absent. city Council. last night,
passed an ordinance requiring the
draining and wrapping OF garbage,
Councllmen McNabb and Mulvena op-
posed the ordinance because they be-
licvcd draining and wrapping of gar
bage viii not be necessary II another
Unit IL added To the incineratlng plant
Previous TO the passage OF the ordi-
nance Council received nd fled q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

communication from the Central
Labor Union. approving the draining
and wrapping Of garbage. and COM
munication from John II. johnson OF
400 Poplar street. opposing such re-
quirement.
Co,pcil approved a draft OF ten
tatlve contract with the Davis Gar
bage Co, for an inciner-lting plant
costing $4,000 and guaranteed to
burn rs tons OF garbage in "a hours.
II is understood Ave Councilmen Will
oppose ths award of the contract prior
to the ascertainmcnt OF the effect of
the ordinance requiring tho draining
and wrapping of garbage.
Mr.. Shaughnessy. representative
o. the Decarie Incinerating Co. was
given a brief hearing and declared
Decarie plants are superior to and
cheaper than Davis plants.
Council referred to the Board o,
Health communication from Pete,
II. BienSowsld. protesting against tn,
dumping of garbage on Beech street.
| ->o-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

lunch at terminal stations, hence
passengers wers less critical Of de-
tails. Now. however. dining cars arr
taken for granted on standard rail-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

roads. ana promptness and eouvtesy
OF service ceunt for . great deAa mego
than formerly In making sasisned
nMtrona.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

Classified nes sell used car-.--Adv