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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
ELECTRICAL STORM
HITS CAMP SPARKS,
LEAVING MUD WAKE
Some Damage Was Done, But
None of the Members of the
Guard Was Hurt.
WORK NOT INTERRUPTED

Staff Correspondence OF Every Evening
Camp George w, Sparks. State
Rifle Range. August 3.--This camp is
virtually a field of mud today. a
severe electrical storm, northerner.
featured by a heavy downpour OF rain.
swept over the reservation. where 500
men of the lssth Artillery, Anti-Air-
craft, Delaware National Guard. are
encamped for a fortnight shortly be-
fore o'clock last night, causing both
damage and discomfort
The storm. said TO be the heaviest
this season in that particular section,
left in its wake Crumpled tents and
flooded grounds. The soldiers were
taken unawares. Where squad tents
had been left furled from the after.
noon the streams of water found its
way through the openings. In several
instances property equipment was
found floating with the miniature
streams. Large squad tents in sew
eral OF the company streets We're
crumpled to the ground when the pegs
failed to hold the water-soaked can
vas.
Continued on page IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
SOUTHERN OHIO OPERATORS
REJECT CONFERENCE CALL

Columbus. O., Aug. 3.-The Southern
Ohio Coal Exchange will not be rep
resented at the conference of opera
tors and executives of the United Mine
Workers in Cleveland Monday. when
an effort will be made to terminate
the coal strike, w. d. Mckinney, sec
retary of the exchange, announced to-
day. He said members took formal ac-
ton against acceptance of President
Lewis invitation yesterday.
President Lee Hall, of the Ohio
announced today that he would
present the request of Governor Davis.
that two mines. one in eastern and
the other in southern Ohio, be permit
ted to operate 10 supply coal for state
institutions 10 the executive board, of
the Ohio miners organization for final
decision at a conference at Cleveland
Sunday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
FRANCE WOULD CUT
OFF RH|NELAND TO
PENAL|ZE GERMANY
Poinoare Proposes to Establish
Separate Government and
Apply Pressure to Industries.
READY TO FORCE PAYMENTS
ny AssocIated Prcss 10 Everv EyenIng.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Paris. Aug. ,3.-Separation Of the
Rhineland from Germany. with it's
own parliament and government and
separate financial regime. super
vlsed 10y the Allies is part of the
scheme of penalties presented 90 Pre-
micr Poincare as representative of the
opinion of the French parliament. and
which he IL known 10 have taken
under consideration.
The scheme which would be pli, I'm
effect upon the definite refusal of the
German government 10 fulall the
agreement for payment of private
debts owing 10 French citizens by
Germans since before the war. also
Involves the expulsion OF all the Prus-
sian functlonaries from the Rhine
land. tho officials 10 be replaced by
natives.
Other provisions include an extern
sion In the powers OF the Allied Rhine
Commission and measures OF economic
pressure upon the principal German
industries amenable TO the action Of
the commission such as the aniline
dye industry. the iron Industries of
Hugo SHINES. August Thyssen. the
krupps and Franz Haniel. and others
which are more or less dependent
upon the occupying forces for the
freedom Of transit of raw materials in
the region Of Dusseldorf Duisburg
and Ruhrort.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03

NEWARK MECCA TODAY
. FOR THE FARMERS OF
ALL OF DELAWARE.
Guests of State University at
Inspection Of AgricuI-
tural Work.
MANY VISITED THE FARM
Special Correspondence Every Evening.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark, Aug. 3.-This is Farmers
Day" at the University of Delaware.
While threatening weather kept away
many visitors. there were several
hundred farmera at the experimental
farm by noon. A large number were
expected this afternoon. Farmers
Day" is set aside by the university
authorities to give the farmers OF
the state an opportunity to visit the
farm and inspect the work being done
there for the advancement OF agri-
culture in Delaware
Visitors are here from nearly every
section of Delaware and also many
from the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND
and sections of Pennsylvania. A large
number of the visitors came In ma
chimes and brought their families.
Some had picnic lunch on the lawn.
Dean Charles A. McCue, director OF
the Experiment Station, and his as
sistants welcomed the visitors as they
arrived. They were formed in groups
for inspection Of the various depart
nents, 10 suit the wishes OF the yisi-
tors. Some desired most TO see the
field work in various grains. Others
preferred To inspect the orchards.
while still others were more keenly
Interested In the live stock than any
thing else on the farm. The fertility
work that is being conducted on the
farm attracted the attention of a
large number. This work Is carried
on in both grain and fruit.
Continued on page 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
PARDON FAVORED
FOR JAMES F. N|ELDS
In Order That He May Take Ad-
vantage of a Business Op-
portunity Abroad.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.

Special Dispatch TO Every Evening.
Dover. Aug. 3.-James F. Nieids. of
Wilmington, who Is serving a four
year term at the New Castle county
workhouse on a charge of embezZle-
ment. was recommended for pardon
by the Board of Pardons at their meet
ing today. Former Congressman w.
ii. Heald represented the petitioner.
The reasons given for the parole are
stated by the board as follows:
THE reasons being that he. has an
opportunity 10 secure a position abroad
and that If not pardoned at this time
he will lose this opportunity, because
certain matters which only he can at
tend to must be adjusted by him before
taking the employment offered and un-
less these things be attended to before
his sentence expires. 35 days hence
the position rendered him will become
unavailable for him.
The board feels that Just considera
ton demands that it should recommend
a waving Of the remaining 80 days
OF his time in order to aid him in
starting life anew"
Frank w. Foreaker, serving four
year term on a statutory charge, was
recommended for a conditional parole
to Parole Officer ]. Albert Oliver. Rev
William A. Nrooman, of the Prison
ers' Aid Society, appeared in his be-
half.
The recommendation goes TO the
governor for action as he is the only
one who can grant a pardon.
What action the governor will take
could not be learned as he is out of
Dover and is not expected back before
Saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
UPROOTS
TREES N SUSSEX
Violent Wind Storm Does Much
Damage in the Vicinity Of
Millsboro.

Special Dispatch 10 Every Evening.
Milford. Aug. S.-The section OF Sus-
sex county between Millsboro. Long
Neck and Oak Orchard was visited by
a miniature cyclone yesterday after
noon. Much damage was done to prop
erty and trees. Telephone wires were
broken and number of poles were
torn from the ground. No damage was
done in the town of Mllsboro, but the
section that lay in the path of the
cyclone was cut off from the surround
ing territory.
81 On the farm Of George Adkins. which
is located near Millsboro. thirteen trees
were torn up by the roots A henhouse
was picked up by the wind and lodged
IN the top of a large tree Much dam
age was done 10 fruit trees on the
farms OF James and Edward johnson
and other farms in the district. As far
as is known no person was injured.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
STRIKING SHOPMEN
SEE LITTLE HOPE OF
EARLY SETTLEMENT
Railroads and Others Not in
Sympathy Arraigned at
Massmeeting Today.
CONDITIONS UNCHANGED

This Is war TO the finish and any
tactics that we may adopt to win il
are justified" claimed Charles Scott,
representative OF the National Boiler
makers and Shipbuilders Association,
In addressing a large audience in Pyth-
ian Castle this morning. Scott arraign-
ed the financial interests of the coun-
try. General w. w. Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania railroad. President
Harding. Chief Justice Taft and num-
croue other individuals of national
prominence "as being involved In
monster conspiracy to drive labor
back TO conditions which make II i'm
possible for them to live according TO
American standards" The conspiracy
was started, he claimed. In 1920 by the
Wall street interests. The newspapers,
he said. were the first to take up the
campaign and they distributed propa-
ganda throughout the country. They
We're aided in the work by the Cham
Der of Commerce everywhere and back
OF the whole game was the banking in
terests OF the nation.
The first big move was the Esch-
Cummins bill, which the American
Federation of Labor lobbied against
but which the President signed Fol-
lowing this came the Railroad Labor
Board. 10 whose decisions the railroads
had objected every time that they OPP
posed TO their interests, but which
they favored when the men were TAX
en- advantage of. Conditions have grown
so bad. he continued. that the A. +. OF
l.. has been criticized all over the
country for the past two years for
their apathy in regard 10 the treat
ment accorded the workers on the
roads and their failure to call strike,
1t was said. They were only waiting
however. until such time as the rail-
roads tried to condemn the workers
TO a worse slavery and with the hope
that they would come to their senses
before that time. The US. Depart
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
DR.. BELLS NE|GHBORS
MOURNING HIS DEMISE
Messages of Sympathy Also
Come From All Parts of
the World.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Sydney. y. s.. Aug. 3.-The entire
town Of Baddeck was in mourning to-
day FOR DIR. Alexander Graham Bell,
who died yesterday. In the 35 years
in which the inventor Of the telephone
has been coming here to spend his
summers, he had been regarded by the
villagers as one OF themselves. He
took an active interest in all local
matters. One OF the village clergymen
will take charge Of the simple cere-
monies at his funeral on Friday.
Although he was in falling health
throughout the summer and in spite
OF his IS years. DR.. Bell has continued
his experiments with flying boats
until July IS. Another Of his many
activities which occupied DR. Bell lat
terly was his hereditary studies Of
sheep"
He contributed considerably to the
knowledge OF the laws Of heredity
through his work in this direction, car
ried on for more than % years.
Messages of sympathy have been
received from all parts of the world
and included kilograms from President
Harding and Premier King Of Canada.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
WOMEN Of TENNESSEE
VOTING FIRST TIME
Bonus and Organized Labor the
Dominant Factors Of To-
days Primary.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.


Nashville. Tenn. Aug. Women
voted In Tennessee elections for the
first time today when Democrats went
TO the polls to nominate candidates for
United States Senators, representa-
tives, governors and State officers and
Republicans to nominate for senator.
governor and several other Offices.
Chief interest centered in the Dem
ocratlc senatorial and gubernatoriaI
races. with all candidates claiming
victory.
Senator Kenneth D. MacKenar. Of
Memphis, incumbent. was opposed by
Captain Gus r. Fiizhugh, also OF
Memphis. and Noah w. Cooper. Blue
law" advocate. The senatorial cam
paign has been waged on two big is-
sues-the bonus and a labor non par
tisan QUESTIONABLE. MacKellar. favor
ing the bonus and said 10 have the
support Of organized labor, has been
criticized by Fitzhugh. while Mac
Kellar has charged F'ltzhugh's cam
paign expenditures have been excess
i've. Cooper declares that he r. run
ming against no one but satan and
mammon." He has attacked his op-
ponents because Of their alleged large
expenditures and the fact that they
have declined 20 publish a statement
Of the money spent in their cam
palgns
The race for the Democratic guber-
material nomination is a four-cornered
affair between former Governor Ben
ton McMillin, Austin Peak, ClarksvilIe
Nashville, former State ad1utant-gen-
eral and railroad commissioner, and
l.. p. Gwinn, at present a state SEN
atOr.
Governor AIf A. Taylor, incumbent
brother of the late Democratic Senator
Robert l.. Taylor. Is unopposed for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
HADDOCK Co. TO BUILD
NEW HANOVER CHURCH
Contract Awarded at the Com
pany's Bid, Aggregating
$62,643.

The congregation of Hanover Pres
byterian Church last night awarded
the contract for the erection of the
new church to w. ID. Haddoc< & Co.
at their bid of s62,64S. FURNISHINGS
and organ will cost extra. The plans
We're drawn by Brown and Whiteside.
Work of razing the present church
will be begun at an early date and
IL is hoped TO use the new edifice
early next year. While the new build
ing is being constructed the congre-
cation will use the Sunday school
building.
Revised plans We're presented and
explained to the congregation last
night and while many changes were
made the general outline of the origi-
nal drawings is not altered.
The building will be of the present
stone construction with $50 seating
capacity. Practically the only change
in the interior plan is the absence of
a gallery. which would have seated $50
more persons. This gallery may be
added at any time.
Work of financing the building
project is progressing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
LULL IN PEACE TALK,
RAIL STRIKE HEADS
TURN TO PRESIDENT
Notify Harding They Accept His
Program to Bring Strike
to an End.
MUCH DISORDER REPORTED
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening


BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Chicago, Aug. 3.--There was q luii
today in peace maneuyers In the rail-
road strike. rail men were Teticent
and there was no forecast Of where
the next peace effort would originate.
Strike leaders turned their stten-
ton toward Washington. where Pres
ident Harding had a telegram, sent
by the shopmen last night after their
meeting here. accepting his peace pro-
posaIs upon condition that the unions
Interpretation OF the settlement suR-
gestions be recognized.
railroad executives were also await
Ing news from the capital, after their
acceptance Of all the presidents pro-
posals excepting that regarding res-
tOratlon Of seniority rights TO strik-
ers.
Railroad men noted the invitation
Of the Southern railway 10 striking
shopmen TO negotiate for a settlemcnt
based on President Harding's plan,
but made no comment.
At Dallas, Texas. the Texas division
headquarters OF the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, announced that union men
now on strike would be employed only
as new men.
Violence was reported from six cities
in az many states during the night.
Carl Spradley was killed during an ex-
change Of shots at Van Buren,. Ark,
between guards in the Missouri Pacific
shops and men said 20 be strikers. His
brother. VIII Spradley. was wounded.
but will recover. physicians say.
A. Jackson. Michigan. several poles
officers and striking shopmen we're
slightly injured when more than
thousand strike sympathizers, lnclud-
ing many women and children, at
tackled union workers leaving the shops
Of the Michigan Central Railroad.
Eighty strike eympsthizers attacked
more than sixty workers in the Chica-
go Great Western shops at Des Moines,
Iowa. One man was severely injured
and a dozen Of the workers were miss
ing when police stopped the fighting.
Three special guards OF the South
ern Pacific at East Bakersfield, Cal,
/ were fred on.
! In Lincoln, Nebr., more than a hun
dred men. women and boys attacked
the home OF a Burlington route car
I foreman with bricks and stones. Police
/ dispersed the crowd.
-Four non-union employees OF the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas were beat
en- with sticks and ropes and put of
a train at Upton, Texas. by ~ men.
A strike synpathizer at Springfield
Illinois, was sentenced 20 30 days in
jail for violating federal injunction
by tearing one OF the printed in1unc-
/ ton notices from a telegraph pole
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul was granted temporary fed
/ eral restraining order forbidding in
/ reference with operations in Helena.
/ Montana.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
FUEL SHORTAGE HALTS
GREAT LAKESSTEAMERS
Few Laid UP Today, Others
Soon Will be Obliged to
Stop.
BY AssocIated Press to Every Evening.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Cleveland. Aug. "A few small great
lake freighters were laid up today on
account of the fuel shortage and more
small carriers will have Ia be- tied up
soon as the supply OF bunker coal Is
low at all lake ports. vessel men here
declare.
Steamers are shifting from port to
port to pick up enough fuel. Some coal
was vaailable at Ohio por.s yesterday
at from $3.50 10 $40 per ton. The lat
ter price. vessel men say. small car
riers cannot operate profltably
Some of the big fleets that have
coal connections have less than a
weeks supply in sight and more ves-
sele will be laid mp by the end of this
week unless coal companies come for
ward more freely vessel men said.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
FREE STATE CAPTURES
easel, REBS RETREAT
National Army Closing in on
Clonmel Stronghold and
Headquarters of Valera.
ly Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Dublin. Aug. 3.-Further progress
for the Irish national army IN It's drive
against the Irregulars in the south is
reported in a message from Thurleys
today which says the town of Cashel
has been captured by the Nationalists
The fall Of Tipperary enabled the
Free State forces TO advance on Cashel
thus paving the way 10 a further ad-
vance on Clonmel, the Irregulars'
stronghold. where Eamon De Valera
is making his headquarters.
Overnight reports We're that the In
surSents We're in general falling back
toward the south and southwest.
In Dublin isolated disorders are con-
tinuing, Last night three bombs were
flung at Red Cross cars conveying
stretchers out of town.
The cars were not seriously damaged
but three pedestrians were wounded. An
ambulance, in another quarter, also
was fred upon during the night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
MORE SOFT COAL MINED
IN M|D-PENNA. FIELDS
Rail Shipments Said to Show
Substantial Gain Over
Last Weeks.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Connellsville, Pa, Aug. 3.-Siowly
but surely the Connellsvile Coke region
Is recovering from the effects of the
coal strike although thousands of men
are still listed as strikers. according
to the weekly report OF tho Connells-
Vile Courier.
Regional production rose this week
to 72,700 tons, the highest since the
week of April Is when the strike was
beginning to be felt and two plants
closed by the strike were added TO the
producing list.
There is also a gain in the outgo-
ing shipments of coal" said the report.
alone hauled 4,7O6 loads OF coal and
coke, as compared with 4,o16 the week
before, an increase Of $40 cars"
Pittsburg, Aug. 3.-Slightly in
creased production of coal in the
mines of the Pittsburg district, re-
opened under President Harding's
plan, was reported today. with the
added statement that -four or five
mines" in the Aveila region are to
be started tomorrow.
The statement given out by the
Pittsburg Coal Producers Association
said that enough men were at work
in Montour No. to bring the tonnage
to 100 tons a day, while Is men had
been added to the force in the Hender-
sonville mine and the total force at
the Wilson mine was 100. A number
of miners living in the company
houses at the Atlas Mine We're said 10
have returned to work while Lincoln
Hill was operating with good
force, and the imperial mines were
turning out between 1900 and 1000
tons day.
y large number of families have
moved from the houses at Montour
anticipating the legal proceedings
taken several weeks ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
GONZEK WAS ACQUITTED.

In Evecy Evenings report of the
hearing in the case of Jacob Gonzek.
before Magistrate Stradley, printed
yesterday, it was stated that the pro-
secution brought out that GonzelS had
served time before" According to
subsequent information, this is incor-
rect Every Evening was today in
formed that Gonzek was once arrested,
about six months gao, tried before a
jury defended by Lilburne Chandler
and acquitted. The reporter misun-
derstood a statement made at the
hearing before the magistrate on
Tuesday. hence the error which is re-
GREETED by Every Evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
NO SYMPATHY STRIKE, SAYS
MAINTENANCE MEMS HEAD

Chicago. Aug. 3.-The maintenance
Of way men will not indulge in
sympathetic strikes" E. z. Cradle,
head Of the organization said last
night when informed Of prediction Of
w. NJ. Parker, chairman Of the New
York Central system federation, that
maintenance of way men Of the rail-
road would strike within a week in
protest against rejection Of the Presi-
dents proposal to settle the shopmens
strike by the railroad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
MINERS STRIKE MAY STOP
F0RD'S DETROIT PLANT

lansing. Mich. Aug. IA number Of
industries in Michigan face a fuel
shortage that may compel shutdowns
within the next few days. according
10 reports TO the state public utilities
commission.
The Ford Motor Company at De-
troit, reported il had "a days sup
ply OF coal and that unless fresh sup
plies came from unlocked for guar
ters ii might he forced 10 cease opera
tons. Other automobile companies
throughout the state reported they
were in a critical condition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
r. II. MAN BEATEN TO DEATH;
REFUSED TO JOIN STRIKE

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Robert Johnson,
an employee OF the Illinois Central
shops at Burnside. was beaten to death
today by four unidentified men, the
police reported. The assaIlants es-
capped.
Witnesses told policemen that tho
four men accosted Johnson, asked him
not to go to work and then attacked
him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
QUILTING EXPLAINS WHAT
1T MEANS TO BE DRUNK

Found guilty OF charge of driving
a car while intoxicated, Norman Quill
ing of Marcus Hook. Pa, was fined
$50 in City Court this morning. He
was arrested by Patrolman Robinson
at Eighteenth and Market streets
early Sunday morning after the police
had received word an autoist had
driven his car through the fences at
Shellpot Park and then proceeded to-
wards Wilmington.
Quilting denied that he was drunk.
although he said he had been drinking.
When asked by the court just when a
man could be considered drunk. Quill
ing said: When you're drunk you're
not supposed 10 know anything, Your
Honor"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
Charles w. Garfield Injured.

Charles w. Garfield. a member of
the local staff OF Every Evening, was
injured Tuesday night in New York
City. where he went on his vacation.
He sustained what was thought to be
a compound fracture of the. right
leg. He was treated at the Roosevelt
Hospital, but was discharged yester-
day afternoon following an X-ray ex-
animation. according TO a report from
the hospital today. The nature of the
accident has not been learned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-03
PROTESTS AGAINST JITNETS;
BUFFALO RIOTS AT WORST.

Buffalo. y. Y. Aug. g., The Inter-
national Railway Co. today appeared
in the supreme ourt, demanding that
Mayor Frank X. Schwab enforce the
law which prohibits the operation OF
jitney buses without the permission Of
the Public Service Commission. The
mayor. replying 10 a show cause order.
contended that the company has nod
yet restored normal service and thaI
the emergency which justified him
granting permits 70 the jitneys stiI
exists.
The legal battle. upon which the
company rests It's hope of defeating
the strike, which has been N progress
since July l, followed a night OF The
worst rioting that has thus far marked
the strike. One man was killed. two
others shot and several conductors
and motormen We're injured by flying
missiles in series Of attacks on cars
throughout the city.