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The New York herald., 1922-03-14
81, 900 Shoe Workers Get
a1O Per Cent. Wage Cut

~ OSTON, March ia reduc-
r. ton of 10 per cent. in wages
of employees of shoe fac
tories in Brockton and the south
shore district was ordered by the
State Board of Cancellation and Ar
bitration tonight. The decision
affects forty-four factories, employ
ing about $1,000 workers.
The manufacturers had proposed
a 20 per cent. reduction. The case
was referred to the State board
two months ago under an arbitra-
ton agreement.
In its decision the board speci-
fies that where the day rate of
wages Is $11 week or less there
is to be no reduction, and no reduc-
tion shall bring the rate of wage
below $11 a week" 1t adds that in
a few instances extra prices allowed
for special operations have been
made uniform.
The New York herald., 1922-03-14

I shall not lead any armies to the City
Hall Park to pull down this relic of a
bygone age. Let it stand. New York
needs amusement"
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw entirely
agreed with Miss Hay. saying that
either the heroic figure of a noble
woman should have stood for civic vir-
tue in the sculptor's imagination or else
there should have been a pair of figures,
man and woman, advancing hand in
hand.
II scarcely believe that anybody
would attempt nowadays TO put into
marble imagery such an idea as Mac
Monnies has represented" Mrs. Laidlaw
said "The spirit OF the times. 1t seems
to me, is against IT, Women stand with
men. But the statue Is really beautiful,
think. and / can admire beauty with
out considering it's particular relation
to any belief or ism. Let it go at that"
The New York herald., 1922-03-14
HUSBAND FORCED HER
INTO ASYLUM, SAYS WIFE
He Got So, 900 of Her Money,
Is Mrs. EIlis's Plea.

Charging that she was being detained
illegally and forcibly at the behest of
her husband in the New Jersey State
Insane Asylum at Morris Plains. and
that during her Incarceration her hus-
band had obtained more than 5000 from
her, Mrs. Anna Ellis appeared yesterday
before Vice Chancellor Lewis in Jersey
City on a writ of habeas corpus to urge
her release.
Mrs. Ellis said she was committed to
the asylum in January. 1921; discharged
in June, and short time later forcibly
returned. She told the court that
the money he had obtained from her
her husband had used to buy the
house in which he Is now living. The
case was continued until March g.
The New York herald., 1922-03-14
POLICEMAN SLAYER ABsoLvED.

Patrolman James L. Hoffstadt of the
Greenpoint station, Brooklyn, was exon
Grated yesterday at a corners inquest
into the killing of Theodore Gels. a
builder, in his home at New Hyde Park
on March
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
rIRFMEN kEPT Busy.
Defective tlucs Responsible for Two
Calls, Much Smoke for Third.

Fire was discovered about o'clock
this morning in the house at III
washington street. owned and sccu-
pied by Florence Miles. Colored. A de-
fcctive flue is thought 20 have been
the cause Of the blaze. A local call ~
cent 90 Engine Company No. and
the flames were oNtlnguished. but not
before "A stairway had been burned and
aamage 20 the extent Of $50 done %
the property.
Much smoke was seen yesterday az
tcruoon coming from the store OF John
Goodman at 9i5 Shipley street and
someone passing. thinking The place
was on fire. sent local call TO Engine
Company No l The firemon scar he'd
the premises and found the janitor
making fire In the furnace and this
was causing all the smoke.
Engine Company No. 2 was called
cut early yesterday morning when ire
was discovered in the store OF Peter
Bruski at sl4 Buttonwood street. A de-
fective flue was responsible. The DAM
age 10 the property was estimated
at 500.
All fire houses are 10 be provided
with thick, soft rubber mats which are
70 be placed at the bottom OF sliding
pole connecting the first and second
floors. Several firemen have been bur,
I'm coming down these poles by striking
the floor too hard and these rubber
mats will acts as a cushion for them
10 land on.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
How To Build
Chimneys and FIR euaces

OF the mistakes commonly made In
home building none IL more fre0ueni
than faulty design and construction %
chimneys and fireplaces Though tho
use Of the fireplace IL one or the oldrsf
methods OF househeatfng there are Few
who understand its principles and even
experienced masons frequently fan into
errors in building which seriously do
tract from IT'S efficiency. No defect IN
the construction OF tho hou& de.racf~
more from the comfort OF the home. ana
none Is a greater menace 70 life and prop
erty than a poor chimney and fireplace
Bad chimney design is also the cause or
much avoidable expense In heating the
house. An illustrated bulletin has ,Ist
been issued which gives tho Householder
and prospective builder a working knovi-
edge OF the principles 10 be observed in
planning and building these important
parts OF the house. This is free gov
I ernment bulletin. and our Washington
/ Bureau will secure a copy for anyone WIN
sends two cents In stamps for return
postage. Be sure 20 write your name ami
I address plainly on the lines of the coupon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
|SOUDER APPEALS FOR
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Head Of School Board Asks Uni
versity Men to Back
Local Project.

Ellwood Souder. president OF the
Board OF Education appealed to the
members Of Wilmington Chapter Of
the Alumni Of Delaware University to
Aupport the new school program In
this city. at tho monthly luncheon. OF
the chapter today at the Hotel du
Pont.
Judge Richard s. Rodney also ad.
dressed the diners.
William Francis gave tho dinaGi
some information concerning the an
nua banquet to be held February 2b
Thomas Davis Of the class OF 1876
told the members how the college ha'
benefited him.
Charles f. Grubb. president OF VIII
mington chapter announced that
recommendation for q trustee to sue
ceed Daniel w. Corbit had boon made
and the name would be made know
on Saturday.
An innovation at today's luncheo
was piano and violin selections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
SCARLET FEVER. ON
INCREASE, KEEPS
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Coni,nncd trnm page

DIR. uanby nAid this morning he Is
not alarmed ny tho situation and he
does not admit that the outbreak has
become epidemic. However he stated
they are taking all necessary steps
TO prevent an epidemic and to this
end they are seeking and hope for
The hearty CO. operation OF all the resi-
Cents OF the city for without this
ala tho health officials will be very
seriously handicapped in their work
and VIII also havc To reso-' TO some
very stringent measures - put down
the disease.
lie and Mr.. Ward both stated that
the public schools will not be opened
before next Tuesday Mt the very
earliest and possibly not then. all de-
pending upon the stasus 6f the out
break at that time. The same applies
To the private and parochial schools.
DIR. Handy IL authority for the state
men, that the ban on the gathering
OF children under IL years VIII not
bc removed for sometime although In
the event II Is found possible to re-
open the schools II Is presumed the
order restricting the gathering OF chill
drcn elsewhere will naturally then be
recalled.
] Dr. Handy said that unless there is
u decided Improvement soon the Board
of Health probably will he compelled
To adopt moro stringent measures
/ than any that have yet been adopted.
ono Of the first steps would be TO
prohibit the congregating of people
anywhere. This would include adults
as we'll as children and would result
In the closing OF all the theatres. NOV
lrg picture houses. churches, public
halls. dance halls and such places
and would prevent the holding OF
parties, meetings. dances and the
like. This. however. viii be the last
resort and the health board members
are hopeful that they will not have
to resort 90 this step.
They are confident that by the enc
u this week there will be a big i'm
provement In the conditions generally
They say the closing OF the school:
spould begin 90 show some results
hy that time and they are conhden
there win be n big falling of in tn,
number OF scarlet fever cases in tn
city. The weather conditions, how
ever, it was said today. are far from
being conducive 90 good health.
Although this is a holiday and al
city offices were closed. the Board o
Health employees were busy all morn
ing. The executive offices were q
work and DR.. Handy was at tn
boards offices in City Hall. He wa
there for several hours yesterda
| looking after the situation In genera
, The scarlet fever patients are l
all sections of the city and no particu
lar district appears TO have been al
, Aicted. The prevalence OF the dis
, ease is general and the new cases re
. ported. each day are coming in fro,
. all sections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13

DRIFT or haul nete, now almost cDrn-
pletsly discarded
All these conditionA are familiar to
thoso who dwell beside mo waterways
Of the State. Tho remedy is 10 simple
that It can only b. fear that prevents
its application. Let tho State Of Mary
land 10 guided by tho lesson taught
by tho Federal Government and its
own game conservation. II has been
suggested that the State prohibit all
nAhins upon tho spawning grounds.
This y az dlly as prohibiting the
harvest OF ice at the Equator. a bot
| ter plan Is available. From the Vir-
ginin TO the Pennsylysnla line restrict
tho days OF fishing and Civ. TO the
shad sn even chance to perform their
function OF propagation. Too much
money and too many ''livlngs' are in
volved In a radical olo~cd seanon for
a period OF years, as now advocated. II
Is reasonable problem and can be
solved, fishermen say, without hard
ship to even those that in few years
Will be most benefited
1t will bc recalled that only last
spring tho nsh markets OF Baltimore
werc 30 glutted that the price for shad
did Aot cover the freightage and tnpu-
sands OF nsh rotted In tho pounds
or spoiled upon the banks. These fish
all came from the lower bay. and
while tho glut was holding the attcn-
ton OF the newspapers practically nc
fleh reached the upper bay. Just as
much revenue would have accrued
and just as many nsh you'd hav,
reached the markets had 'the fshlnf
been carried on, say, threo days .
; week. After tho middle Ct May shat
become soft and are not desirable foi
food. This is the ideal spawning time
In the warmer water tho spawn Il
healthier and the fish produced ar
, better able TO care for themselves
Therefore shorten the time for IN,
|, taking Of feh by nets from June Il
TO May 81.
But one other move is necessary I
conserve this food The Legislator
! now in session should scrap every la,
on the books pertaining TO tidewate
fishing and onact whole new 10. thu
will say what they mean and mean ex
actly what they say. II Is an axior
now that an Illegal fisher \ carnc
: be convicted for tho reason that ever
: general law relating 10 0shing
blanketed by a local provision.
: What Is true Of the shad industry
equally applicable TO that of tho ne,
n ring. the harvest Of which once W.
20 by carloads, and in this latter day !
10 basketfuls. Striped bass or rock fs
! must have the same protection affor
J. cd as the shad IL they are 70 be save
N for they remain until cold weash
he spawning only when the tennperatu
r Of the water reaches 6s degrees. or
he the latter part Of May or early Jur
" Setting an earlier day for closing q
lr season would amply cover the need.
ne William McClenahan in Baltimo
III Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
FUNERAL OF J. A. SOLOMON.
Msmbers Of Police Department Pay
Tribute to Former Omccr.

With modest but impressive SER
vices, the body Of John A. 6olomon.
late OF GOT West street. former po-
liceman. was laid to rest In Rivorview
cemetery TINS morning. At tho re-
quest OF the family. tho polioe dis
penscd with tho usual police rites.
sergeants Tucker and Lewts wcrc tho
ofYicial representatives Of the depart
mont present. superintendent George
Black and-u number of patrolmen OF
duty attended. however. A large
floral pieco token from the depart
mcnt, was placed on tho grave by
Sergeant Tucker. There were many
other floral offerings. including n large
design from tho y. r. II. force nj
French street station. whero Mis-,
Martha Solomon. the daughter OF the
deceased In employed. Tho body wa,
taken from Haines' parlors, Twenty.
fourth and Market street Mt II o'clock
to Riverview chapel, where service,
were held.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
MURDER REPORT UNFOCNDED.
Wounded War Veteran Thought Shot
When He Tumbled Down Stairs.

\ false alarm OF murder sent the
police ambulance and two detectives
&C. lis Walnut street. about noon yes
terday.
A woman. speaking broken English
called the police station and reported
that "a man is shot. he is killed"
Detectives were Immediately assign
ed to the case and jumped on the am
bulanO as it swept out OF the yard
a; City Hall. When they arrived they
found a man lying on the couch In
the front room. with blood streaming
from a wound in his abdomen.
Inquiry revealed that the man had
only fallen down stairs and that n
bullet wound sustained during the war
in France had been re-opened by the
fan. The man. who gave the name of
Joseph Borwicz. was taken TO the
Delaware Hospital Cor treatment. His
condition is not serious.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Decisions in a Number Of Cases Given
by Judge Rice.

Judge Rice In the Court OF Common
Pleas. today. gave the Peoples Ma
tIonal Bank OF Leesburg, Va, Judgment
against the following New Castle
county defendants for amounts as fol-
lows:
Eugene II. Dockety. s6o.s4.
Harry Marvel and Henry S. Brady
SZ0613 each.
Arthur Evans and Morgan J. King
S23013 each.
Daniel NJ. Cochran, s234.1a.
Robert T. Cochran. Isaac Noble Bid
die. Paul B. Messick. William J. Bry-
son. Edward G.. Armstrong and Samuel
D. Wilson. s242.1S each.
According to testimony. William Nc
Laughlin, who gave Hagerstown. Nd.
as his residence. sold on shares to these
defendants and l3 others for $4,000 a
stallion said to have been registered,
but whose service was unsatisfactory.
The defendants gave Mclaughlin
rotes. 1t was testified and ne discount
I'd them at the Leesburg bank. which
sued to recover. Suits are stu pending
against the 13 other defendants. 1t
/ is reported that Mclaughlin played a
similar game on Kent and Sussex
countians.
Judge Rice also rendered decisions as
follows:
! Case OF Benjamin L Thompson
against, Clara p. salisbury. SUIT re-
sul;ing from an automobile and bi-
cycle collision, judgment for the plain
tiff for $40.
Case OF Nickitos p. Economor
against Dominick Poleoni. suit regard
ing goods sold and delivered. tudgmen
FOR the PLAINTIFF for s67.50.
Case OF John b. Perroae agains
Walter L. Reed. suit for rent Of Tn
store 1017 Tatnal street, augment 70
the defendant. .
Judge Rodney called five Eases in tn
Court OF Common Pleas today. but con
tinued them until next week as the,
were not ready for trial.
At 11.43 today Engine Co. No, 10 re
Ssponded TO an alarm for a fire in
small wooden shack on lot at Mint
teenth and Tatnall streets. The hous
was occupied by a Negro employed b.
the Street and Sewer Department as
street cleaner. Sparks from the man
; pipe are believed to have caused tn
! blaze. The loss was slight, only tn
mattress and bed clothing being burn
cd.
AT l1.52 an alarm called out Engin
Companies Nos. 6 and 10 a blaze i
o the home of Oscar Littleson at Coloni
al Heights. \ defective fiue had caus
ed the wainscoating to ignite. Chem
Gals were used to extinguish the blaz
/, The loss was estimated at SIS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
MINERS WILL STICK
AGAINST WAGE CUT
Union Convention at Indian.
apolis Drafting Terms Of
Agreement WIKI opsr rators.
ny Associated rress 10 rverx Kvenine

BY Associated Press to Fvary Evening.
Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 13.-Ths
wage policy OF the United Mine Work
ers OF Ametca, apparently certain
TO oppose any wage reduction In Sock
Ing new agreements with operators,
effective April l was considered today
by tho Unions scale committee. whose
report will be tho main buhness for
the unions special convention that
rleets hero tomorrow.
All twenty-scvsn district presidents
of the union forming the scale COM
mittee were here for passing finally
on the report, their meeting bsinE
scheduled for tho afternoon after a
preliminary report had been framed by
a sub-dommttee In the morning.
Members of tho subcommittee had
practically agreed on their report, but
It's formal drafting remained incom-
plete when tho members went into
session. No announcement was made
OF committee dccinons and committed
men ~aid mono would be nxadc until the
report was presented formally TO the
convention.
In addition to the committee work
leaders OF the irincrs had conferences
planned with r.. #. Cradle. OF Detroit
and other officers Of the United Broth
erhood OF Maintenance OF Way EN-
ploycs and Railway Shop LAborers or
the proposed alliance OF union min,
and radlwokers 10 oppose wage cut,
affecting other class OF workers.
Representatives OF 16 unions, Will
a combined membership. OF 100000
men. have been called by Presiden
John l.. Lewis OF the miners union Il
meet at Chicago February 81. 20 dis
cuss tho alliance proposal and Mr.
Cradle on his arrival here, prcdicte,
that some form OF an understandini
would result from the Chicago meet
Ing.
Delegates TO tho miners convention
coming from coal fields eoattere
throughout tho country. also began ar
riving hero today. but werc only
small vanguard of $4,000 entitled {
seats IN the convention.
Members OF the convention creder
tials committee said most
the Delegates would arrive I,
night and that others woul
not reach here until tomorrow morr
7 ing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
KILLING OF
STRIKING MILL WORKER

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Yorkville, Ohio, Feb. 1S.--Investiga-
tors representing Governor Davis
continued, today, their inquiry into
the circumstances surrounding the
death OF Elmer Kost, q striking mill
worker who was shot to death in the
street here last Wednesday morning.
Two men. guards at the plant of
the Wheeling Steel Corporation, are
in jail at Steubenville. the county
seat, in connection with the shooting,
Striking mill workers today said
that crew of workmen. brought here
to take the places of former employees,
had left the mill and returned to their
homes in McKeesport.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
N. {. PREACHERS FIGHT
BEER AND VINE BILL
Wilmington Association to Pre-
sent a Protest TO Members
OF City Council.

Tho Methodist lplrcopnl Preachers
Association. a, their seraion this morn
tn1, decided to present resolutions tc
the ,i'y Council protesting against
any possibility of their ioinins with
,ha ,hloaro city Council Ia u gang
tho ilsht hcrr and wlne hiil Rov.
leonard white proposed ,hai such
veaolutinna hc presented and they were
put ln the banda ~ n connnit,ce To
prepare. "Wednesday night they wil
ho rrce,ntvd 60 city Council by The
following committee. Rev. Leonard
White. chairman; Rev. Elwood JONES
hoy. ". y. tahbnrt. Rev. v. c. VIII
iiama RcN. q. W. Dawson, Rev. u. NJ
broadway, Rcv. W. q. tlnrris an,
ncv %. W. Hounds.
iluv, q, 4. Williams read an Inter
.stlnK paper on Russia, IN which h'
brought out the idcu that the imrd
Afatiun ~ tho world might turn e
the vast undcvclopcd resources O.
hussln,
Rov. W. V. Moore was appointed
committee uf one 10 convey sympath,
g. the family of Rcv. !. T.. Parks
rector of the 4. y. church I'm Newport
who h critically ~.
An event of thc mcctine vas In
formal debate over the orthodoxy o
metropolitan ministers.
Audience of approximately zoo as
.emhlcd IN ~. paul's Methodist Epis'
,upal church last evening at tho regu'
lar evening service. unanimously
passed following resolution:
"rhat a message be sent 20 the
city Council of Wilmington. through
iir president, and 90 tho Councilman
from this ward, requesting that thes
vote against cooperation with tbs
chicago city Council In an attempt q
nulllfy the Eighteenth amendment &
the Constitution of tho United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
.BLAMESN $3.50 STRIKE
FOR S4,5OO,OCO DEBTS
Chicago "Wizard" Explains
First Gain In Stock Market
Led Him On.
BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Evcry Evening.
Chicago, Feb. 13-Rnymond J. Bis
chofr. under detention In connection
with an admitted shortage OF 34,-
SOC. 900 as result OF financial dealings
with approximately 5000 residents Of
the Chicago back to the yards" dis
trict. blamed n lucky deal with a
friends $3.50 for the continued tran
sactions which have involved him so
heavily.
"a friend begged me TO play the
market with his money. saying his
creditors were pushing him." Bischofi
was quoted as having said. 81 con-
sented, doubling his money In a week
He told all his friends. and / immedi-
ately was besieged with similar re.
quests. That was the beginning OF It.
"Dabblings In OIL led to his present
status, he was quoted. after visions
OF big financial deals .arose when h
found how easy It was to have Others
give him the money to invest.
I Bischoff's attorney maintains tha
| the 2b-year-old wizard OF bubbl.
lcreek" has violated no law In his deal
ings. despite the shortage OF millions
| Bischoff gave promissory notes TO
the money invested with him, the at
torney said. adding. "a man cont b
| imprisoned for non-payment of prom
issory notes II he hasn't the money.
Creditors may realize l0N cents o
the dollar, the attorney said,
while | welcome government Inter
vention, could have pulled throug
il they had let me alone anothe
week." Bischoff said.
The oil company OF which he nj
tempted TO gain control. Bischoff salt
has Sextensive holdings In Oklahom
and Texas fields. Its stock has pa
value Of 81, he said, but recently
dropped to 20 cents.