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Evening journal., 1923-01-31
STOCK SALESMAN
FREED BY COURT

on the understanding that the
complainant William u. Richards.
92O Wawaset avenue. be reimbursed
for the amount that ne had invested
in stock sold by the defendant.
Judge Hastings dismissed the case
Of Edward s. Harrison charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses. in Municipal Court this
morning.
Richards. il is alleged. purchased
$500 OF stock OF the Aero-Type Four
Distributing Corporation. United
States distributors for the Victor
Paige Motors Corporation. believinr
that Il wac stock or the Paige Car
Company. Two other comp aints.
involving small amounts. are ex-
pected TO be made against Harrison.
Through their attorney. David j.
Renhardt. the Paige corporation
assured the Court that dissatisfied
purchasers Of the r stock would be
reimbursed for the sums that they
have invested. Mr. Reinhardt said
there must have been some misun-
as Harrison had prop
erly reported the sale Of the stock
TO the company in New York.
Mr. Harrison represented Bennett
Barger and Company of New York
City. in the sale OF the stock. The
companys representative said he
was not an imposter.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
ARMY PAYROLL
BANDITS HELD
Men Captured in Woods
After Long Chase Iden-
tilted by Officer
CASH, EXCEPT $1,000
IN SILVER, RECOVERED

NORFOLK. Va. Jan. 81 UNITED
! Press )-Corporals John S. Wood
a. and James Harvey. "a. today are
held by army authorities az Langley
Field for theft OF the posts $4,000
! payroll and kidnapping Of the five
army men in charge Of the money
The capture was affected at sac
p. m.. yesterday. ten hours after the
/ hold-up took place. The men were
caught single-handed by Robert
Dewey. New York City. a visitor at
Langley Field. who was deputized
by a magistrate.
Dewey. with Lieut.. Clarence Hor-
ton, stopped an automobile about
three miles from Hampton in which
the soldiers were driving
Dewey ordered both men out. dis
armed them. and marched them TO
his machine. in which they were
taken to Harpton and turned over
TO the police.
The money. with the exception Of
$500. was recovered. Il was
found in small amounts in different
parts OF the mems clothing.
The men will be given a court
martial at Langley Field. army
authorities announced today.
According 10 witnesses. one OF the
bandits. who wore an army raincoat
and an army hat. covered Captain
Gotta with two revolvers. while his
companion. similarly clad, covered
the others. All We're ordered into the
which was then driven
az high speed toward Newport News
Roy Crockett. of Hampton. one OF
the witnesses Of the hold-up. said the
entire affair was carried out so me-
ihodically that he thought an army
guard was merely arresting some
offenders. The man who
Captain Gotta. according 20
Crockett. said calmly, Keep quiet
or I'll blow your head of
Although Hampton Is but 10
by automobile from Lang
ley Field. no alarm was taken by
officers at the absence Of Captain
Gotta until noon. when city, state
and county officials in this vicinity
were urged 10 assist in finding them.
It was some time later that Cap
ain Gotta and his men were found. .
They we're taken Immediately 10
langley Field. where they declared
hey were positive in their idntifca-
ION Of the two corporals as the /.
bandits.
Few details Of the hold-up were .
made public by army officers but
{ was said that on their figh, from .
hampton the bandits stopped az a
hardware store while one stood
guard over the capt.ves and the
,ther bought rope with which TO tie
he prisoners.
Captain Gotta sad the automobile .
an into ditch and was disa bled. .
rhe five captives were ordered TO,
slight and then were bound TO
rees. where they were found sew /
sral hours later.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
EXECUTIVE.

President Haruing accepted the
invitation Of Chile and Peru to act
as arbitrator under the Tacna- africa
protocol
Annoupncement was made that
Henry =. Fletcher. Ambassador TO
Belgium. would head the American
delegation 10 the Pan-Amer!can
Congress. to be held in March. at
Santiago. Chill.
Secretary Weeks hopes after
March 4. to visit Florida and possi-
bly, Porto Rico and to inspect army
posts in the Canal Zone and Ha-
wall. as we'll as in various parts OF
this country.
Commissioner Blair, OF the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau. ruled that con-
tributions TO the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation. subsequent to its incor-
poration last December 26. we're
legally exempt from applications OF
the income tax.
Interstate Commeice ce Commission
authorized the Van Swearingen
group. of Cleveland. to take over
control of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway by assuming seven places
on its board of directors.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
4 DOPE FIENDS
GET JAIL TERMS
? Years for Man, 1 for
Woman; Others Sent to
WorkhouSe
DRUG ADDICT PUTS
UP FIGHT IN COURT

Sentenced to two years imprison-
ment by Judge Hastings. in Munic-
ipal Court this morning on a charge
OF having drugs In his possession.
Frank DeFeo put up a struggle when
he was being led out OF the court
room TO the prisoners elevator.
Marie Kaufman, pleading guilty
10 having a hypodermic needle in
her possession. was sentenced by the
court TO one years imprisonment.
She told the court that she has been
using narcotics for eight years.
Marie Collins AID May Gillespie
pleaded guilty TO charges OF being
drug addicts and were committed 10
the workhouse for treatment.
DeFeo and the three women were
arrested by Detectives Wallace and
Mcdaniel in a rooming house az the
Shipley streets last night. DeFeo
az the time turned over TO Wallace
a small quantity OF cocaine.
When the Court imposed sentence.
DeFeo. who bore all the phys cal
evidence OF a dope hend. cried.
Judge want TO appeal THE case.
l want TO get a lawyer I'm not
guilty"
As the officers started 20 lead him
out he kept crying. Judge. can't /
talk 20 you."
Two years" Judge Hastings
quietly repeated, and the man was
taken 10 the prisoners elevator
Judge Hastings said later that
DeFeoe people had asked him 10
send DeFeo away in order 60 cure
him OF the drug habit. lie has pre-
vously been eentenced 70 the work
house for the same offense.
According to information given |
detectives by dope fends. drugs are |
not easy 10 procure in this city and I.
many usens are feeling the scarcity |
Of the narcotics. Few drugs IL Is /
said, are being imported into the |
city. and the authorities are con- /
tinually on the alert
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
BREAK INTO HOME,
GET ONLY SHOES

Special 10 The Evening Journal
SEAFORD Del, Jan. 31-Thieves
carly yesterday morning forced an
entrance into the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton E. Bryan. at the edge
Of Seaford. and ransacked the whole
lower floor OF the house. They gain
ed admittance by placing a crowbar
under the parlor widow and break
ing the lock
Mrs. Bryan was awakened about 3
o'clock by the cackling Of her chick
ems. She got up and raised a win
dew, but hearing no more went back
to bed. In the morning. she and her
husband discovered their home had
bsen visited by robbers. but the only
thing they found missing was a new
pair of shoes belonging to Mrs.
bryan. II is thought the intruders
also had designed upon the chick
ems. but were scared off when Mrs
Bryan raised the window.
According TO a report current
here. the police of Hurlock and Fed
eralsburg, Nd, arr on the trail OF
tl4e bandits who have been breaking
into homes and business places there.
The names Of two women and two
men are in the hands Of the police
in connection with the wholesale
robberies.
Sussex Chapter No 7. Order Of the
Eastern Star, Of this town. will pre-
pare and serve the menu at the an
nual banquet of the Seaford Volun-
teer fire department to be held Fri
day evening. at the Hotel Sussex.
Covers will be laid for 30 firemen.
which will include places for several
visiting fire chiefs and officers.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
ADAIR SURE HE'LL
BEAT FRAUD CHARGE

Robert Adsir. local attorney who
is under a six months uspension
from the New Castle County Bar
Association. is confident that ne
will be acquitted of the two charges
Of embezzlement on which he is TO
be tried In G General Sessions Court.
While the case is calendared for
trial today, It may be carried over
until tomorrow because Of the trial
OF civil case requiring a special
jury.
Adair minated that he will con-
duct his own defensei unassisjed by
other attorneys. The two indict-
ments against Adair charge him
with fraudulently converting to his
own use $40 said to have been Civ
en- him by clients. One of the in
dic;ments was returned about a
year ago. the other by the Janu-
airy Grand Jury at this term OF
court.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
Use OF
FUEL SUBSTITUTE
Users of Coke Tell Coal
Commission Price Is
Too High
HOPING AGAINST
SEVERE STORMS

Announcement by the State Coal
Commission yesterday that consum-
ers who had laid in coal last sum
mer and fall. hut who now find il
necessary 20 replenlsh their supplies
shall have 10 accept 25 per cent an
rhracite substitutes. the same as
other consumers called forth num-
erous protests today.
Offices of tho various dealers and
OF the Coal Commission. 9Os King
street were besiesed by telephone
and in person by men and women
demand ng that they be given fun
loads of anthracite. Point was
made ny many that inasmuch as
they had assisted In relieving the
famine situation by buying their
coal In dun season. they now should
be accommodated In preference TO
those persons who put OF buying
until cold weather arrived.
In Wow of the stringency of the
anthracite supply. however the
Commission and dealers declared
they were obliged to conserve do
nestle sizes as much as was pos
sible 20 even partly meet the de-
mards OF an
Protests also were made BY many
consumers against the prices charg-
ed for anthracite substitutes. Rates
for these have not been fixed by the
Coal Commission ~ has been done
FOR domestic sizes Of anthracite an,
vary according 20 the dealers. Coke
FOR example. is selling anywhere
from S13 10 S14 and more a short
ton. while other substitutes. such as
broken sizes OF anthracite. and vari-
ous kinds Of bltuminous coal ranged
about the same figures.
II was declared by consumers that
the cost OF substitutes should be de-
c.dely lower To this the dealers
replied that they were unable 90
buy IL az the mines or from Jobbers
az prices which would enable 10 re-
duce the rates without sustaining
losses. one dealer said he was not
making cent this winter under
the famine conditions. and, II any
thing expected a loss.
Quality Of some Of the anthracite
and substitutes served also called
forth criticism. consumers declar-
.ng they had found small pieces OF
rock ana slate M xed with the fuel
-upalies making it dfiicult 20 burn.
Whit most perturhs the members
Of the Coal Commiss on. however. is
the danger OF e blizzard Should
railroad transportation as we'll as To-
cal deliveries. become tied up or'
even seriously hampered. they admit
the situation is certain 90 entail
much suffering For these reasons
weather forecasts are being closely
scanned.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
THOMAS E. YOUNG
CRITICALLY I'LL

The many friends of Thomas E.
Young. father OF Thomas b. Young.
head of the firm Of Young and Co.
real estate brokers at Tenth and
King streets. learned today that he
is critically III at Llanerch. Pa.
Mr. Young was connected with
the Farmers Bank OF this city.
for Al years. retiring from
the position of cashier II years ago.
In the early days, Mr.. Young learn
ed the printing trade at the plant
Of the old Delaware Gazette and
followed newspaper work for
some time. Mr.. Young is well up in
years and although very in. con-
tinually asks about his old friends
in Wilmington. He has retained all
his faculties however. His mind is
quite clear with reference to events
that happened in Wilmington and
Delaware Of long ago.
Although Mr.. Young spent II
years in the banking business here.
he likes to be remembered as one
Of Wilmington's newspaper men of
the old school
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
BROTHERHOOD HOST
TO OVER CLERGY

/ Special 20 TIE Evening journal.
DOVER. Del. Jan. 31.-More thar
200 persons attended the twelfth
annual banquet OF ST. Paurs Broth
erhood of Peoples Christian
Church. held last evening in the
assembly room Of the church. and
had as their guests members OF the
Dover Rotary Club. the clergy of the
town.
The dinner was served by the la
dies OF the church. Or. ID. VI. Hell
fenstein. father Of the pastor. made
the Invocation. j. Henry Hazel,
president OF the Brotherhood. act
Cd as master of ceremonies, and
Wallace Woodford was toastmaster.
Greetings from the Brotherhood to
the visitors and members was ex-
tended by John y. Hutton.
our New Objective" was the sub
ject of the toast OF DIR. r. c. Helfen-
stein. D. D., pastor of the church.
He dwelt on service as the watch
word OF the ST. Paul's Brotherhood
and, exhorted the membership to
larger service.
The main speaker OF the evening
was Hermon Eldridge. OF Erie. Pa.
prominent layman OF the Christian
Church and field secretary OF the de-
partment OF religious education. He
referred to Coue's phrase by saying
that, every day in every way. we
are growing larger and larger" Mr..
Eldridge pleaded for closer adher-
ence to Christian life and its bless
ings.
The banquet closed with prryer
and benediction by the Rev. Med.
Howsare, executive secretary. de-
par;ment OF evangelism and life /
service.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
Yesterday in Congress
LEGISLATIVE

Senator Borsh, of idaho. reintro-
duced his resolution requesting Presi-
dent Harding 20 call an international
economic conference.
a special Senate committee was
named 20 investigate the feasibility
of constructing a nine-foot channel
between the Great Lakes and The
Gulf Of Mexico.
Secretary Mellon expressed oppo-
stion to the Burson bill. which
would establish a credit for Germany
to buy foodstuffs in the United
States.
Bill providing for consolidation Of
the diplomatic and consular SER
vices, with the free interchange Of
personnel. was reported by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
SCHOOL BOARD
WOULD FIX TAX
Members to Urge Repre-
sentative McManus to
Withdraw Bill at Dover
HIS PLAN WOULD
GIVE COUNCIL POWER

Members OF the Wilmington Board
OF Education will meet in Dover to-
morrow TO discuss with Representa-
tive James 3. McManus the pro-
visions OF the bill introduced by him
In the Legislature to give City
Council power to determine the rae
OF taxation for schiols instead Of the
School Board which now has that
power.
The purpose OF the conference is
10 try 20 persuade Mr. McManus to
withdraw his bill. according 10 Eli
wood Souder, President Of the City
Board, and a member OF the state
board.
McManus' bill would make the
school board submit an annual bud
get 20 City Council and give the
Council power 10 change the amount
Of appropriation as Il saw fit Mr..
Souder. in speaking OF the measure.
said that the power 10 determine the
rate should rest with the school
board as that body obviously is bet
Ter acquainted with school condi-
tions than the Council
What the school board would ike.
Mr.. Souder said, is power to issue
bonds to make up the difference be-
tween the appropriation and the
cost OF running the schools. which
is far greater than the amount al
lowed II the measure were made
retroactive so that the bond issue
could take care OF the deficit of last
year. school finances would soon be
on a frmer footing, he said.
Even II the bond issue .ge-e con-
fined 10 the issuing or enongh bonds
10 take care OF the present years
expected deficit. Mr.. Souder said, II
would be better than any other
SYST sm.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
CUT RAILROAD
MILEAGE RATE
/. G. G. Orders 20 p. c.
Slash on 800 Interchange
able Tickets
HOLDERS TO PAY
EXTRA ON SPECIALS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 81 UNITED
Press-The I. c. c.. today ordered
the railroads Of the country to issue
non transferable interchangeable
tickets in the domination Of 500 10
be sold at a reduction Of twenty per
cent. OF the face value OF the ticket
Such tickets were strongly urged
by the commercial travellers Of the
country and Congress recently pass
cd a bill authorizing their Issuance.
The railroads were ordered 70
issue the new tickets on and after
March IS.
For persons whose travel bill eN-
cceds 500 a year. the order amounts
20 a reduction OF 20 per cent. in
passenger fares No estimate was
made OF the number OF persons thus
affected but IL is said that the order
viii affect a large saving 20 the trav-
cling public and particularly 10 the
business Interests who employ large
numbers OF travelling salesman.
The tickets VIII he good for one
year from date Of sale On all passen-
ger trains except that in the use on
special or extra fare trains owners
will be subject TO the payment Of
extra fare
Railroads issuing the tickets were
ordered by the commission 10 keep
a record of the use OF the tickets for
the first year 20 determine their
effect on passenger revenues
Rules and regulations FOR issuance
of the tickets will be Issued by the
commission about March l.
a 500 ticket will cost S72.
The order applies 20 approximately
$50 roads including all class / lines.
Some smaller roads were exempted.
Applicants for mileage rates asked
for a reduction OF SO Ia the rate
that prevailed before the privilege
was abrogated during the war.
The mileage order is practically a
reduction In rates. the first cut since
the reduction ordered by the l. c. G. .
In August) 1920.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
No INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC NOW
(Cohtlnued Ion Flrst nleel

(Cohtinued from First 3tgcD
adjoining states. said Dr. McB.rney.
Measles have been epidemic in
Philadelphia and through New Jer-
sey for number Of weeks past. but
the disease is mostly Of a mild type.
l see no reason for any alarm at this
time or. any reason for closing either
schools or moving picture places"
The reports 10 the Board Of
Health today show there have been
one hundred and twenty new cases
Of measles since last Saturday at
noon.
II has been reported that over
eighteen hundred pupils are absent
from the public schools. but DIR.
McBirney says this does not neces-
sarily prove that they are all in
hicted with the diseases named. as
in any home where there is a con-
tagious disease the other children
by the school rules are prevented
from attending.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
EASY JOBS FOR
BRIDGETENDERS
Churchman and Christiana
Keepers Only Place and
Remove Lights
u. S. COMPELS MEN TO
BE ON STRUCTURES

Newly elected members OF the
New Castle county Levy Court
learned for the first time yesterday
that for several years the county
had been carrying on the payroll
three bridgetenders whose chief
duties had been TO see that the
bridges are not carried off, and
that lights are placed on them at
nights. Il was said during the ses-
sion Of the Court yesterday that
none Of the three bridges could be
turned unless extensive repairs were
made.
The three bridges which under a
Government ruling have 10 be cared
for by br .dgetenders. are at Church
mans and Christiana along the
Christiana river and At Odessa on
the APPOINTMENTS creek. The last
named bridge has been turned once
during the past two years and then
to enable a pile driver TO navigate
the stream. but Churchman's bridge.
cannot be turned as the center
piers have settled. The Christiana
bridge. being farther up the river
than Churchman'S bridge is useless
because Of bridge blocking the
channel of the stream there.
The Commissioners after discuss
ing the question Of maintaining ten
ders at the bridges which cannot be
turned. decided TO have Commis-
sioner II. V. Buckson and County
Engineer Grubb confer with Colonel
Earl /. Brown. United States engi-
neer in charge Of this district, and
seek some relief from these bridges.
Just what action the Government
will take in the matter Is unknown
but with the possibility OF the Fed
eral authorities making a survey OF
the Christiana river as outlined
sometime ago. It may he necessary |
for the county TO construct new
at Churchman's and at I
'hr.stiana. For the past two years /
The tender OF the Christiana bridge 4
lad done nothing but place a red .
antern on the bridge each night To .
warn mythical river craft that the
bridge is there. The lantern Is re-
moved each morning. For per
'orming this service. the bridge
ender receives $3.50 yearly and MS
.upply OF fuel.
The salary paid the tender OF the
bridge at Churchman IS $50 a
ear and his supply OF fue,. while
II Odessa the posiuonl OF tender
'arries salary of 5000 yearly In
al probability the three offices will
fa 2hD t-haT ms eoon as .ha Eps.arr
nent relieves the county from the
responsibility OF having bridge tend
.rs on the bridges that never turn.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
STRUCK CARETAKER:
FRUIT MAN FINED SIS

John + orentino. a fruit dealer
with a stand in the Third street
market house. was fined SIS and
costs on a charge Of assault and bat
terry on Harry Rynick. caretaker at
the market house. Saturday night.
by Judge Hastings in Municipal
Court this morning.
Fiorent no was accused OF seizing
Rynick by the throat and throwing
him TO the floor and then punching
him after he had resented Rynlck's
demand that nc clean away the cork
that Uttered his place. Fiorentino
claimed that as Il was part OF Ry-
hicks duties 10 clean the place. He
claimed that Rynick had a hstchet
in his hand and seized him by the
collar before he struck him.
Evening journal., 1923-01-31
COUNTY CLUB
AGENT RETIRES
Miss Medill Extended Boys
and Girls Work During
Service
NO SUCCESSOR
FOR THE PRESENT

The resignation OF Miss Agnes p
Medill as county club agent of New
Castle county under the extension
service of the University Of Della
ware was recently accepted by the
trustees of the University and be-
came effective today.
Miss AIediil has been a member
of the Boys and Girls Club De-
partment for over five years In
1g17 she became assistant TO Theo-
dore T. Martin. former state club
leader. and in 1919 she was appoint
ed as county club agent of New
Castle county. a position which she
has filled with great success.
During Miss Medilrs period Of SER
vi-e. she had extended the popular
ity Of Boys and Girls Club work TO
every part of New Castle County.
She has done especially good work
in the organization of girls cloth
ing clubs and work done by girls
under her supervision has twice won
championsh p honors at the Della
ware State Fair. Boys and girls
and many OF their parents, from all
over New Castle County have ex-
pressed regret at los ng Miss Me-
dills services.
inquiry al the office OF the state
Club department reveals the fact
that in all probability the office Of
county club agent will not be filled
for at least several months
In explanation OF this situation
the following statement was made
b. a. d. Cobb. State club leader:
M ss MedilTs resignation means
great loss TO this department, and
even under ordinary circumstances
Il would be hard TO find someone 10
fill her position. as trained club
workers are always in demand.
New Castle county is the only
county in Delaware that has never
taken advantage Of the law which
permits the Levy Courts TO appro-
pirate funds In support Of extension
work. For this reason funds for the
salary and travel Of club agent in /
New Castle county are 80 limited f.
that IL would be hard 20 secure the /
type Of trained worker that could 7
m1intain the standard OF club work J
for which Delaware is noted. Unlike .
many public workers the extension /
agents must furnish their OWN auto
mobiles and the average life of :
county club agents machine is only +
about two years /
AT this time the club depart
ment feels bound 10 give more CO. /.
operation 20 the counties which
support extension work financially.
until some action is taken by the
pesple Of New Castle county which
VII enable US 10 put club work on (.
the same basis as II is now con-
du-ated in Kent and Sussex counties.
Several applications for the posi-
ton have been received. They Will
be considered. giving due recogni-
ton 10 the order IN which they were
received. and the qualifications of
the applicants In the meantime.
with the help Of volunteer local
leaders and old club members we
will try 10 MAINTAIN all Of thu clubs
now organized so that the boys and
girls can complete their projects.
New club groups may he organized
when it IS found that good local
leadership is available. Requests
for supplies and information rela-
.ivs 10 club work in New Castle ,
county may he handled through the i
state club leaders office at Newark"