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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
DIR. HOEY'S CONDITION
REMAINS UNCHANGED

DR.. william F. Hoey. Of Freder-
lea. chairman OF the Democratic
Committee. who has been In the
Homeopathic Hospital. this city. for
more than two weeks suffering with
a general breakdown, continues In
about the same condition as when
he entered the hospital. Several
weeks ago DR.. Hoey contracted a
heavy cold, which developed into a
severe attack OF grip. This condition
improved. but about three weeks ago
his condition became more alarming,
due TO complications resulting from
the grip attack. and caused his re-
moval to the hospital DR.. Frank
F. Plerson. who IS attending DR..
Hoey, said this morning that his
patients condition. while not show
ing as ready response to treatment
as could be desired. was not critical
He said the report that DR.. Hoey
is suffering from pneumonia was
untrue
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
MURPHY DIGS
AFTER FIGURES
Democratic Leader of SEN
ate Suspicious About
Some Salaries
MAGIC RESOLUTION
TO PRODUCE THEM
stan Correspondent.

i ~N-AA W. AN' ENAANAAAs
/ STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del, Jan
/ i7.-Presldent protein Murphy
Democratic leader OF the Senate. Il
not altogether sure that he has got
/ ten all the information that he de-
sires from the Secretary OF State.
/ Office relative 20 the clerks and their
salaries OF that Office and has de.
cided to keep digging
on Monday in accordance with a
resolution introduced by President
protein Murphy and adopted by the
Senate, Secretary OF State Benson
submitted 20 the Senate a report OF
the total receipts and a detailed re-
port Of the expenditures under the
titling act passed two years ago
Some OF the Democratic Senators APP
parently desired to-hnd out in this
way the salary being paid former
Senator Wallace s. Handy who is at
the head OF the automobile depart
ment OF the Secretary OF States
office. The report showed that Mr.
Handy received $500 a month from
the funds secured under the titlinr
act but General Benson explained
to a representative OF The Evening
Journal that Mr.. Handy also received
500 a month from another fund
making his total salary $500 a month
and those facts were printed in The
Evening Journal.
In the Senate yesterday Senator
Murphy introduced another Senate
resolution seeking additional data
from the Secretary OF State as to
clerks and their salaries and when
asked n such report had not al
ready been made. replied he under
stood that some clerks received GER
tain amounts out OF the titlinE fund
and other money from the contingent
fund and therefore the titling de-
partment report would not show all
the money they are receiving IN sal
airy. The Murphy resolution intro
duced yesterday follows.
BE II resolved that the Secre+ar,,
OF state be and he IS hereby in
structed 10 submit 10 the Senate on
or before Tuesday January %. a re-
port in detail containing the names
OF all officials and employees Of the
contingent fund or out OF any other
fund within his control and the sew
erai amounts paid to each OF them
respectively out OF each and Of all
said funds" The resolution was
adopted with Senators II. Pretty
man and Simonton voting against
Il.
Members OF the women's LeFis-
lative committee visited the State
House yesterday and arranged 20
have a hearing on next Tuesday be-
fore the Senate Revised Statutes
committee TO advocate passage OF
several amendments TO the Child
Labor law now before the Senate.
In the House yesterday afternoon
the parole bill was introduced by
Representative Brogan. Representa-
tive Mari introduced bill to
abolish the Board Of Examiners OF
BARRIERS in Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17

In any prograi.- that will hurt the
efficiency Of the school system.
Yes, taking Il all in all. the Demo
cratic members are finding Il no bed
Of roses TO operate a Delaware Leg
stature and even please a majority
OF those concerned.
It is in connection with fheir
caucuses that are held frequently
that the Democrats are becoming
cautious and secretive. on Monday
the Democratic Advisory Committee
conferred with the Democratic Steer
ing Committee OF each house. The
Advisory Committee made several
suggestions to che Joint Stearing
Committee as to proposed legislation.
The propositions were discussed at
considerable length. At the close
OF the conference representatives OF
the press were informed that the
Steering Committees would report TO
the full Democratic membership OF
the Legislature IN caucus yesterday
and any suggestions OF the Advisory
Committee approved by the caucus
would be announced.
Advisory committees are not al
ways especially popular with those
they seek to advise. The caucus evi-
IDENTIFY refused TO approve any OF the
suggestions made by the Advisory
Committee, as no announcement
was made OF any such approval. Sew
eral OF the Democratic members, on
being approached following the
meeting. had Che same answer
when asked what was done. Moth
ing 10 give out" they all replied
one member admitted that IL had
been agreed TO give out no news OF
the caucus.
The same precaution and agree
ment has been made In the past by
many other caucuses so there Is
nothing original in that idea In
fact. II Is a sort OF Junior stage that
lawmakers and statesmen have TO so
through. but murder will out and
the Probabilities are that IL will soon
become public whether or not the
Democratic caucus really did do I
that the public will care TO
know.
Through Il all. the Republican |
minority Is sitting tight like inno-
cent bystanders. They are giving
the Democratic majority full scope (
to go ahead with salary slashes," /
expense reductions" "rippers," and |
other pet diversions the Democrats I
heralded during the campaign and |
early in the present session. The /
Democratic ma jority is going |
through the same old story OF be-
ing given too much rope.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
FRANKFORT URGES
NEW ROAD, SCHOOL
STAN Correspondent

.
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Dell Jan.
I17.-About one hundred citizens Of
Frankford. ocean View and Bethany
Beat. men and women, came to
Dover today, 20 start a boom for an
improved road from Frankfort TO
Bethany Beach. a distance OF
eleven miles. Members OF the dele
CATION wore badges.
Representative Nelson arranged a
hearing for them in Governor
Denney's office. the Governor. Sec
retary Of Stale Benson and Chief
Engineer Buck. Of the II ghway De-
partment. being present.
Representative Nelson explained
that the delegation came TO Dover
in the interest OF a road project
from Frankford 10 Bethany Beach.
Former Senator Louis A. Drexler
gave a talk approving the proposed
project as did County Commissioner
Bowden. Several other members OF
the delegation also spoke In behalf
of the project.
Governor Denney. Secretary Ben
son and Engineer Buck in short talks
virtually promised for the Highway
Department such a road II the Leg
islature can be prevailed on to pro-
vide the funds. The delegation will
now make a drive on the Legislature
for help in this project
The delegation later had n hear
ing with DR.. Holloway, Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction. and advo-
Gated a new school for Frankfort.
Senator Viven, who has been III
with the grip. was back al fis desk
in the Senate today.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17

LEGISLATORS
ARE PEEVED
tcontInaed from rlrs. Page.l

NkbIAAANEQ rum It rs Ehktsl
bers feel that It Is their Legisla-
ture" it is limited. and do not ike
the assumption Of "prodding pow
ers" by the advisory committee.
Also. regardless Of the fact
OF whether or not 10 Is justified the
Democratic members are beginning
to hear criticisms from back
home" OF having been in session
for nearly three weeks without max
ing much progress. Like most leg
islators, criticism Is apparently the
one thing the majority members
can stand the least Of. This nag
ging 10 get busy and do something
Is getting on the nerves OF some Of
them and making them the least bit
peevish. which does not help mat
tiers in anyway
Then the budget hearings are
falling fat and this Is another source
OF disappointment Great savings"
in the expense OF the state Govern
ment and In the biennial appro-
priations were anticipated under
the budget. Heavy slashes were
looked for from the start. These may
come yet but there is every indlca-
ton that II Is going TO be hard to
decide where to make these heavy
slashes and get away with II. To
date the expected excessive appro-
priations have not been found.
Whether they want to or not in the
end the Democratic Senate and
House will have 10 make necessary
and reasonable appropriations for
the conduct OF the State Govern
ment and to the various institutions
and other agencies that customarily
get State aid. II Is predicted now
that the Democrats are going TO
find 10 hard 10 make any heavy
cuts that are justified. These bud
get hearings for those seeking ap-
preparations from the State are re-
quired under the budget law. Few
however, seem to realize this. The
minority members who are called
on each day TO sit in at these bud
get hearings are beginning to COM
plain that time is being wasted
without anything being accomplish
ei and there is enough truth in this
10 nuft.
And then. those who came to Do
yer probably expecting TO ride TO
fame on a policy OF trying 10 tear
apart a public school organizat!on |
that has done fine things for the /
OF the State and cut down /
for the public schools, |
have discovered that there Is fare 1
back to such a policy. The thous-
lnds OF people Of the State who 4
have watched the development OF a
school system that has increased the
lverage attendance M children in the
public schools from 90 to i34 days
n the short course OF four years, are
rot going to stand idly by and see
anyone take steps that would re-
.ult in going backwards four years
Without making a protest. Il Is pre-
iicted. however, that the majority
IF the members Of the Legislature
'esiize these facts and Will not Join
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
LACKEY Is CAPTAIN
OF YALE FRESHIES

Frank d. Laekey, Jr.. son Of Col
onsi. and Mrs. Frank d. Lackey, Of
wilmington. and a graduate OF the
wilmington Friends School, has
been elected captain Of the Fresh
man basketball team at Yale Uni
versity. according to information re-
ceived here today.
Lackey matriculted to Yale from
Andover, where he was a three-let-
ter man. making the varsity basket
ball. baseball and soccer teams. He
WAS captain Of the Andover nine
last season. Lackey starred in all
three sports while attending
Friends School and was one OF the
best basketball shots ever attending
the Quaker institution
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
HOLLOWAY GIVES DETAILS
OF WORK FOR SCHOOLS

was their first duty 10 see that each
one OF their schools was provided
with text books and materials OF in
struction, which were either made
up by themselves and sent by parcel
post or carried 20 the school in
their machines. He said their task
was TO visit the various teachers In
their districts 20 assist them In their
difficulties. 20 advise them as TO the
best methods OF teaching. to help
them with their discipline. and in
their community organization: in
fact. 70 teach them how to teach.
and 10 unity their work with that OF
the other teachers OF their district.
so that children going from one
school 20 another may take up the
work IN the new school without loss
OF time.
Or. Holloway said he would sup
ply the Senate and House with a
full and complete detailed report on
tho state Board OF January rs. the
date set FOR a hearing before the
budget committee.
Compares Salaries.
In reply TO a query by Represen-
tative Holcomb regarding his own
salary, superintendent Holloway
said that other states paid their
state superintendents from $4,000
70 $4,000 a year. He pointed out
that the superintendent OF the will
mington schools Is paid a ealsty OF
$4,000 whereas he. at a salary OF
$4,000 is obliged 20 supervise all the
rural school districts In the State
outside OF the few special districts
and the city OF Wilmington.
He opposed any cut In the saia-
ries paid the present supervisors.
Several OF them he said expected TO
quit at the end OF the present
school year and Il might be possible
TO secure women qualified to take
their places at a smaller salary. but
doubted the possibility OF securing
trained supervisors II the prevail
ing salary Is cut.
Another communication 10 the
Senate and House bearing on Rep
resentauve Nelson's evident desire
to slash salaries OF officials and en-
ployes OF the State Board was re-
ceived by the General Assembly this
morning, and reads as follows:
The underslgned-emp OF
the state Department OF Public In
strucuon. most respectfully request
the General Assembly that inasmuch
as each and every one OF said EN-
ployes have been listed in the news
papers OF the state. specifically as to
names and salaries received. that Il
Is is only fair and just that the same
be requested OF every State depart
ment and also OF each county de-
partment all OF whom are paid out
OF public funds"
The letter is signed by John shil-
ling. J. o. Adams. W. II. Jump, II.
b. King. Elizabeth Amery. L. C..
Armstrong. J. V. McCommons. w.
+. Schmid. Jr., James II. Bastian.
+. II. Amblen. Elizabeth Ferguson.
lone Hopkins, Margaret Horn Comac.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Leila Thomas.
Edlta Van SICKLE and Josephine
Lack, and is approved by II. V. Hol-
loway. state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
STUDENTS HONOR
dean IN DEATH
ocon,inued r,om PAGE one.)


Newark Presbyterian Church. OF
which Dean Smith was a member,
is III at his home.
Members OF the Kappa Alpha
I Fraternity, OF which Dean Smith
was a member. viii be the active
pallbearers, and the honorary pail
bearers will probably be selected
from the other fraternities and or
CARNATIONS and faculty OF the uni
versity. The University authorities
first talked OF having the entire R.
10 T. c. attend the funeral and march
with the body TO the cemetery, but
owing TO the severe weather this
plan has been changed and only a
selected delegation OF students will
go 20 the cemetery.
Plans are being made for a
memorial service to be held in Wolf
Hall during college hour from IL to
II o'clock on Tuesday. There will
be short talks by members OF the
faculty, alumni and students.
Every member OF the student body
was greatly affected over the death
OF Dean Smith as all OF them rec
ognized in him personal friend
Mrs. Smith. widow OF the deceased,
has a severe cold and one Of the
two nurses who we're with Dean
Smith remained at the Smith home
with her.
Commenting this morning upon
the death OF Dean Smith. Arthur G.
Wilkinson, business administrator OF
the University OF Delaware, said:
The Gcaih OF Dean Smith IS a
terrible loss 10 the University OF
Delaware. He was an ideal man for
the position which he held. II al
ways was pleasure 10 work with
him. All the difficulties arising
were carried 70 him both by the fac
ul,y and the students. He always
was ready 10 help and everybody was
willing 10 accept his judgment. It,
indeed. Will be difficult 10 I'LL his
place with a man such as he was
so sympathetic, Yet always Just in
his decisions and ever-loyal 10 the
best interests OF the university.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
stan Corresponds

star Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Jan.
i7.--Explanation OF the work being
done by rural supervisors, visiting
I teachers and other officials under
the State Board OF Education and
/ the situation as 10 transportation OF
/ school children was made by DR.. II.
V. Holloway, State superintendent OF
| Instruction. at a hearing before the
/ Senate and House committees on
education yesterday afternoon. There
| has been considerable criticism
about these matters since the Legis.
lsture convened and Or. Holloway's
explanation will 20 long ways to-
wards clarifying a wrong impree-
sion and understanding that some
OF the members have had on the
matter
The members OF the committee
we're invited by Or. Holloway TO
spend the day with the supervisors.
observe them at work, one or two
members going with each supervls-
or 20 see at first hand the actual
work they are doing.
DR.. Holloway also went over the
question OF transportation with the
committee members and explained
how the lnduficiency Of the funds
available had been the cause OF the
dissatisfaction IN regard 10 persons
receiving private transportation. He
explained that the law required that
from the funds available transporta.
ton should be provided for pupils
whose schools had been closed and
reopened. and that the remainder
was devoted 10 the payment OF pri-
vate transportation as far as IL would
go, rather than having Il revert to
the State. People who were trans
porting their own children. he said.
received nothing at all for that ser
vice. He said this difficulty had
arisen from the attempt OF the State
Board OF Education to be as fair as
possible.
II was suggested 10 the commit
tees that these inequalities could be
obviated II the present Legislature
would vote a deficiency appropria-
ton OF 100000 for last year and
about $4,000 for the present year,
to be used as a Reimbursement fund
for transportation paid for by par
ents OF school children. He esti-
mated that 100000 a year would
take care OF all the demands for
transportation for the next two
years.
superintendent Holloway ex-
plaihed that the visiting teacher
for rural schools was an idea put
into practice In Delaware, one
OF the first States to adopt f.. Such
teachers. he said, had been en-
pioyed in a number OF progressive
city systems for a number OF years;
that IL was their duty TO bring the
home In closer contact with the
school by acting as a clearing house
for difficulties. and In bringing about
a better school attendance.
He said that as result OF their
work and that OF other agencies.
school attendance in Delaware had
increased since 1918 from 90 days
to 1s4ls days per pupil for the
school year.
He explained IN detail the work
Of the supervisors. stating that it
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
AMBASSADORS
MAY Settle
MEMEL ROW
tcontinued From First PageJ

CContinued From First Pager
presented 10 the league are not yet
clear.
While this development IN the
situation causes great interest here.
Il Is not thought that a decision OF
the crises before the League Of
Nations would have any immediate
and important effect on the prob
lem except to focus world opinion
on Il. But It Is pointed out that
France certainly would not change
her program because OF any activ-
ity by the league and proba bly, would
not agree TO any such interference.
while Germany is not a member Of
the league.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
Death CALL
FOR LAWYER
IN OFFICE

CONTINUED From First Pager
care OF Dr.. Harold L. Springer for
some weeks. When stricken in his
office. DR.. Springer was summoned
and at once ordered him taken to the
hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted
by the Rev. Charles L. Candee, d. D..
pastor OF Westminster Church. at the
late residence Of the deceased. 1903
West Fourteenth street on Friday
afternoon. Interment will be pri-
vate.
Mr.. Brown was born in Chester
10 this city with his parents at an
early age. He attended the city
schools and was graduated from the
High School. He was admitted to
the bar Of New Castle county on
May 10. 1884.
Following his admission to the
bar Mr.. Brown became associated
with the late Col. Benjamin Nields
and this connection continued until
the death OF Mr.. Nields in 1917. Mr.
Brown was associated with John p.
Nields. son OF Colonel Nields, in
the practice of law at the time
OF his death. He was regarded as
an authority on property titles
and title searches.
Mr.. Brown had been president
OF the News Publishing Company
position which he filed until the sale
OF the newspapers to the present
owners four years ago.
He was member Of the Whining
ton Club and the Wilmington Coun-
try Club.
Mr.. Brown is survived by his wife.
lee Miss Isabelle Morrison, aud one
son, Benjamin y. Brown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
MARKET LIST
OPENS LOWER
Loss in Sterling Not At
tributed TO DEVELOPMENTS
in Rhur

NEW YORK. Jan. II Omitted
Press --Sterllng' loss OF more than
a cent in early dealings was clearly
in negotiations regarding the Brit
lsh debt and bore no relation 10 de-
velopments In the Ruhr.
Warlike dispatches regarding Ger
man troops massed at Maunster
we're shown in their true light when
the German war once announced
that its forces In the latter city ag-
gregated a mere handful In COM
parison with strength OF the in
vaders.
Stocks in the general list opened
lower, but levels touched on the pre-
vious days decline were not broken.
Sterling declined TO s4.64h be-
fore II a. m, nearly four cents OF
from It's recent high. But the specu-
lative community realized this ac-
ton had nothing 20 do with the for
eign situation and stocks showed a
disposition TO rally on denials from
both Paris and Berlin OF concentra.
ton OF German troops at Muenster.
Recoveries were scored by Baldwin.
Studebaker and other speculative
leaders. While most OF this improve
ment was effected before IL a. m,
the main body OF stocks was more
orderly in early dealings.
Opening prices included: CALI
fornia Petroleum 7sh, on a.; Cen
eral Motors. IA: American Can, 81:
Bethlehem B. 81, on y; studsbaker
mas, or u: L. s. steel i04N, of
y Baldwin 1907: New Haven
17E. up y; L. s. Rubber 5sh OF
4 Foyal Dutch SIS. on q: B. &
10. 40h, off u: Pan American
S7h. up \; Texas Company 47%,
Off 4.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
COURT NAMES GUARDIANS.

In Orphans Court this morning,
Judge Rice appointed Frank E.
Chalfant guardian OF Grace c.
Tucker; Dominick r. Davis guard
ian OF Laura A. carmella and Dor
othy Davis; Walter S. Oliver guard
ian OF Anne NJ. and walter J. OH
yer. and the Wilmington Trust
Company guardian OF Beatrice A.
Frederick. ac.
P. Warren Green made return OF
sale OF real estate OF John T. Pierce.
deceased. and Harry p. Joslyn made
return Of sale OF real estate OF John
A. Murphey, deceased. orders of
distribution were granted in both
cases.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
nmn SLIGHT EIREs.

Fire, caused by an overheated
stove in the barber shop of William
II. Jones. colored, 30s West Second
street. this morning, caused dam
age to the fixtures amounting to
s2T5, and loss on the building OF
Both losses are covered by
insurance. District fire companies
responded TO an alarm from box
212.
Fire In a third story bedroom,
due to a defective flue, in the home
Of Mrs. Ellen Hastings, 331 East
Fourth street. this morning. caus-
ed damages amounting to $40. The
blaze was extinguished by Engine
Oompanies and Z, in response
to a still alarm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
SHOE MERCHANT BANKRUPT.

Judge Morris in United States Dis
.rict Court this morning appointed
j. Rankn Davis. referee in bank
ruptcy in the case of Benjamin Mu-
derrick. trading as The Factory Out
let Store. with shoe stores at sac
Market street and at Third and
King streets.
A voluntary petition IN bankruptcy
was presented by Aaron Finger. at
torney for NIuderick. The petition
sets forth debts at s52.649.s3 and
assets Of $4,000.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
pss MEASLES PATIENTS.

Eighty-two new cases OF measles
have been reported to the Board Of
Health so far this week, and 90
patients have been pronounced well
and released from quarantine.
making a gain OF ~ cases this week,
with a total of 25S cases in the
city. Other contagious diseases
show little gain.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-17
ALUMNI CANCELS MrETTNG.

A meeting OF the Wilmington
Chapter Of the University OF Della
ware Alumni Association, set for
Friday night. has been Cancelled be-
cause Of the death Of Dean F. Lau-
renee Smith. OF the University OF
Delaware.