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Evening journal., 1923-01-30
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LEAGUE MAY
CALM MOSUL
Britain Asks That Far
East War Menace Be
Removed
TURKS 0BDURATE AS
CONFERENCE SHAKES

PARIS. Jan. 3O.-CUnltd Press)
ABritain today asked the League Of
Nations council to hold a special
meeting to take up the question OF
Mosul
The Earl or Balfour, placing the
request before the council. asked
that Turkey he invited to confer with
the major powers Of the league. II
the Angora government refused. ne
said. England would ask the league
to take action to safeguard world
peace.
The British spokesman emphs-
sized the danger 10 world peace
which Turkeys attitude towards
Mosul constituted.
Turk delegates to Lausanne had
a night long session considering the
peace treaty presented 10 them in
formally by the Allies. II they do
not accept the conference ends.
The Turks are expected to pre-
sent counter proposals tomorrow
and ask that the Allies leave one
to discuss these.
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BOMBS, FIRE ADD
TO IRELAND'S WOE

DUBLIN. Jan. 80 Omitted Press)
Public buildings. the residence OF
chief state solicitor Corrigan and
another passenger train were bomb
ed and fired. in fresh outbreaks OF
insurgent terrorism today.
Shipping, bombings and arsonist
activities kept Dublin i'm n turmoil
throughout the night. incendiary
attacks being made against the
homes or free state officials. The
city hall and central telephone ex-
change We're bombed.
At the Corrisan home the Of
fcial's wife and children were
ordered 10 flee. the residence was
mined and blown up. The terrific
explosion scattered furniture for
hundreds OF yards
Another house was later blown
up by a mine.
A passenger train was held M
by incendiarists in Killlney. Dub
lin suburb and destroyed by fire.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
THRONG VIEWS
ARRAY Of new
AUTO MODELS
Display at Show in Audi
tOrium Interests Crowd
of Visitors
DEALERS EXHIBITION
In OWN SHOW ROOMS

This Is get together day" at the
Wilmington Automobile Show.
which had its formal opening in the
Auditorium, Eleventh and Madison
streets. last night. Dealers. sales
men and the interested onlooker and
prospective buyer are an getting to-
gether" today in the cause OF motor
cars. From the time the doors ot
the exhibition hall opened al Il
o'clock today many spectators came
and went.
With the show well under way
big crowd is looked for tonight. This
will be its second night and with
everything completed in the way OF
arrangements the exhibit will get
down 10 business 10 show It's beauty
and usefulness 10 the citizens Of Will
mington and the surrounding COM
munity.
The crowd last night was unusal-
ly large for the shows debut. The
spectators were mostly made up OF
tho motor-lovers. Interested in see
ing what 1928 had 90 offer in the
way OF automobiles lie would be
a pessinist indeed. IL he did not on
thuse over the display which has
been attractively set out in the Au-
ditorium.
With it, attractive decorations
Continued on Page Twenty.
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BURY HUSBAND,
Wife TOGETHER
E. G. Britton Succumbs
From Pneumonia Two
Days AEer Helpmate
WAS OFFICIAL
OF DUPONT co.

Closely following tho death OF hi.
wife, Mrs. Rachel Lindsay Britton,
who succumbed 10 pneumonia last
Saturday morning. Everett c. Brit
ton. IS. an official OF the DUPONT
Company. died yesterday afternoon
OF the same malady az his home,
2OO2 Monroe Place. 4 double fun-
'erai VIZ be held at 2.3O o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the Brit
ton residence. with interment In
Mt. Salem cemetery.
Two sons. Richard Lindsay Brit
ton. aged years. and Everett
Allen Britton. aged .. survive.
Mr.. Britton was born in Whining
ton. December IS. 1855. and received
his early education in the public
schools. graduating from the High
school After his graduation. he
took a course in shorthand and type
writing at the Goldey Commercial
College and went with the DUPONT
Company as stenographer and
order clerk in the sales department
I'm 1904. A few years later he took a
course AT the " marion Scuool OF -AC-
counts and Finance OF the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania. He took part
frequently in the plays given under
.bc uusp cc- of the Whining. IN
High School Alumnae Association.
% s. entire business career was
spent with the DUPONT Company.
irst with the Sales Department, then
with the High Explosives Operating
joining the Military
sales Division when the war work
allied for rapid expansion and the
Iddition OF important employees to
hat department. Since the war he
lad been engaged almost continu-
'usly-frst with Nice-President Will
lam Coyne. and more recently with
ice- President Harry c.. Haskell. in
.djusting claims with the United |
states Government growing out OF /,
he dupont Company's contracts for |
military explosives.
Alr Brittons ability and devotion |
Continued on Page Eighteen)
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MAY RAISE
MORE MONEY
FOR SCHOOLS
Legislature Faces That AL
tentative or Must Cut
Appropriation
MORE PAY FOR CHILD
LABOR INSPECTOR
son Correspondent. >

stan CORES NnNNenL.
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del. Jan
3O.-Dr. II. V. Holloway. state su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction
will have a hearing before the legis-
lat.ve budget committee on next
Monday. to go over with the com
mittee the budget ST omitted by the
state Board OF Education. IL was
originally intended and scheduled 10
hoar Or. Holloway last week. but
because OF the fact Of the school
budget. which asks for $2.5O0. 900
the first year and an appropriation OF
s2.600.O0O next year, not arriving
until las Friday. the hearing had to
be postponed.
According to members OF the Leg
islature. there is but one OF two
things that can he done relative TO
the school appropriation for the next
two years. Either the budget will
have to be cut materially or some
plan will have 10 he devised 10 raise
more money for school purposes. No
decision will be reached. however. on
this matter until after the hearing
(Contilued on Page Eighteen.)
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/ and showing the condition Of State
banks. trust companies doing a bank
ing business, and savings banks. as
disclosed by their reports made TO
this department under date OF De-
cember 80. 1929: also the condition
Of building and loan associations as
shown by their reports at different
dates.
There are forty-one State banking
institutions. including branches.
actively engaged in business within
the state with combined resources
OF SS4.941.5S9-An increase of So
492.615 over that shown by my last
annual report. To this increase
should be added the decrease in
borrowed money OF S1.2S5.5OO. The
increase in demand deposits during
the year was SA6OIO1O and in
savings deposits. S1.642.953 It is
interesting to note that the amount
Of savings deposits exceed that Of
demand deposits by the amount OF
$2.32S.97O.OO.
There are eighteen National
banks doing business within the
state with total resources OF SEQ
S17S55.
The combined resources Of state
banking institutions and National
Continued on Page ThirteeD)
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DEATH RATE LAST
WEEK DOUBLED

The Board OF Health is not MAX
ing any announcements As to the
number OF cases OF influenza in this
city. DR.. r. $. McBirney. secretary
OF the Board. said this morning. as
comparatively few reports or such
disease have been made to the
Board by physicians. II has been
reported that there are more than
one thousand cases of the disease in
this city. and judging by estimates
placed on the number by various
physicians the figure is probably
not much exaggerated.
The board is certain. however,
that many deaths are occurring
daily in the city from this and
kindred diseases. The official re-
ports show that there were seven
teen deaths last week from pneu-
monia. and that the city death rate
as compared with that ef the CORE
spending period OF last year was
about doubled.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

SUSSEX ROADS
Two Hundred Taxpayers of
LeweS and Rehoboth at
Legislature
WANT HIGHWAY TO
SEASHORE RESORT
specIaI % The EvenIng Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Del.
Ian. 3O.-Two hundred taxpayers Of
the Lewes and Rehoboth section o.
Sussex county. had hearing befor,
the Senate committee on high
ways at noon today In the Senate
Chamber and made an urgent plea
for State aid for road construction
in SunsseX county In general. and
especially for thu building OF the
proposed road from Harbeson 10
Lewes and Rehoboth.
The meeting was nearly over when
about one hundred more road
boomers from that section arrived
and said they were delayed by the
mud and soft clay on the Harbcson-
Lewes road.
All members Of the delegation
wore badges and attracted consid-
cradle attention around the State
House. The delegation was headed
by Thomas r. Ingram and Dr. W
W. Hooker. of Lewes; Former Rep
resentative John n. Hammond. of
Georgetown. former Insurance Com
missioner Thomas L Wilson. OF
Milton. and many other men lead
ers in politics and business in that
section Of the county.
Some years ago Sussex county bv
legislative act wa authorized 10
bond for S1.O0O.OOO to build roads.
All Of this was spent and at the
last Legislature another bill was
passed providing for an additional
$1,000. 900 bond issue but with a
state aid proviso This was a fifty-
ifty proposition but the Legislature
% that session did not provide for
any State aid.
This delegation today Is urging
state aid so that work can be start
"a on the road 10 Rehoboth road
n the early spring. II Is estimated
he road could be built for $500. 600
sussex to pay half ard the State F.
iaif. The delegation was the largest
hat has appeared before the legis- |
ature this term. The Senate cham |
Continued on Page Twenty.
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SAYS FRANCE
WOULD WIPE
OUT GERMANY
LudendOrff Recalls Clemen-
ceau Threat Following
Ruhr Seizure
HARD TO RESTRAIN
MUNICH NATI0NALISTS

MUNICH. Jan. 80 Omitted Press)
France wants 20 get rid Of Ger
many"
General Ludendo-n. one OF Ger
many's two most famous military
leaders during the world war thus
expressed his view OF the Ruhr oc-
cupation in an Interview with the
United Press at his villa overlook
Ing Munich valley today.
The General. still by many of his
countrymen expected 10 lead roy
alists' revolt one OF these days. at
tackled French militarlsm, and ac-
cused the invaders Of wanting TO
rid the country of Clemenceau's
twenty million Germans too many"
For two hundred years the
French have sought to ruin Ger
many" Ludendorff said France.
with population not surpa ssing
thirty millions, first dispersed some
Of our millions in giving Poland
Upper Silesia. Now she is proceed
ng herself TO absorb some millions
and 20 get rid Of others by letting
part OF the population starVe."
The General charged France wants I
10 grab Ruhr coal and war indus I
rics TO strengthen herself and F.
weaken Germany.
Il am certain IL IS Frances inten- /
ION to maintain her grasp on the 1
Ruhr as long as practicable: per- /
II possible"
Ludendorff secuted the suggestion I
hat the French. pushing into the |
1uhr have run into a blind alley. ]
'ut hinted there might be unpleas- /
mt surprises IL German unity be- /
anne complete.
You can tell America and the
world that the last war was not a
question OF German militarism but
Continued on Page Twenty.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
OPPOSED TO
REPEAL Of
SCHOOLLAW
Committee Returns Unfav-
Orable Report on Return
to Old System
PROPOSE CHANGES In
CITY SINKING FUND
STAFF Correspondent

staff Correspondents
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Jan. 30.
Members Of the House committee
on education do not look with favor
on the proposition OF repeating all
the school laws enacted since 1917
ard going back TO tie old antiquated
laws previous to that year. In
the House yesterday afternoon
Chairman Holcomb for the commit
tee reported unfavorably Represent
ative Gray's bin intended 10 carry
out the above proposition The
committee is said to have been
unanimous in this report.
The same committee reported fav-
orably SIX bills introduced b. Chair
man lIolcomb and advocated by the
State Board OF Education TO amend
the present school laws.
Dr. Lee Driver. Rural Supe VISOR
of schools in rnnsvivania. who was
a visitor at the Office OF the state
Board Of Education yester lay was
brought 10 the State House by Dr.
IT, V. Holloway. state superintendent
Of public instruction and on motion
OF Rep csentative Holcomb WIS
granted the privilege OF the floor 10
tCOntinued on Page Thirteen.)
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
SCRLBNE,R, OFAINESBJRI.
TURNS SPRINGER HEIRS
LOOSE FOR .INILLIOlNS"

beautifully printed pink circulars
headed:
Il is All Up 70 the Springer
Descendants
EVERYWHERE
70 send me their lineage trac-
inss as best they can from era
die OF today back as far as they
can go. giving all dates possi-
BILE. Yourselves. your children.
your grandchildren and all their
families. Yourself. Wife or Hus-
band. your Brothers, Sisters and
their Families. your Uncles.
Aunts. Nephews. N.eces and az
their Families. etc, etc.
This enterprising circular is sign
ed by +. l.. Scribner. Amesbury.
Mass. Springer Family Geneolo-
sist." After thus proclaiming to the
world his mission. Mr. Scribner
nalvely urges the Springer descend.
ants TO get all dates OF births and
deaths possible as dates prove them
selves" Then comes the pith OF his
Continued on Page Eighteenl.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

Cause Of the recent revival OF in
terest by heirs" to the mythical
but seemingly perpetual Springer
estate" claiming millions of dollars
in land and property in Wilmington.
is here revealed by The Evening
Journal.
Mrs. Mary Springer Mcmahon.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa flashed the in
tellgence about three weeks ago
that she was coming TO Whining
ton in person and intended to de-
mand opening of the grave OF
Charles Christopher Springer TO
find Will she claims was buried
with him. As Charles Christopher
Springer died in 1873 and L.
buried virtually under the walls
OF old Swedes Church just
how much OF a will would remain in
tact today is question equaled only
by that OF how Mrs. Mary Springer
McMahon would go about obtaining
permission 10 explore the grave.
Now. comes from Emporia. Kan,
home OF William Allen White. who
became famous by seking What's
the matter with Kansas" a set OF
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
bridge BOARD
FILES REPORT
Has S4,992 Balance After
Building Structure Cost
ing 1864 ,438
COMMISSION ASKS
1T BE DISSOLVED
stan Correspondent.


STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Jan
So.-Bcnjamin F. Shaw. John s
Bossell and Isaac c. Elliott, MEM
bers Of the Washington street
bridge Commission, came to Dover
today and presented the final report
OF the commission 10 the Legislature
this afternoon The total cost OF the
bridge was SS64.43S, Of which the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company paid S41.362. The
commission has a balance OF $4.992
which il recommends be turned ever
10 the Levy Court TO do necessary
paving work at the bridge.
II has been suggested that as this
bridge is such an important link
IN tho State highway that the state
Highway Department instead Of the
Levy Court should take ii over
eventually. The commission makes
no such suggestion in its report.
however.
The bridge commission submits to
the General Assembly with its re-
port an act providing for its disso-
luton, and for the transfer and de-
livery to the Levy Court OF all con-
tracts, agreements bonds, paper and
records in its possession.
The act also provides for the pay
ment to Alfred ]. DUPONT on. OF
funds for the use OF the commission.
sum not exceeding $3.50 TO reim-
burse him for personal expenditures
for auditing the accounts of the
commission. and for printing and
distributing its report.
The act further provides for the
transfer to tho Levy Court OF all
funds remaining for the use Of the
commission. Ito he set asid, and TO
he used by said Court. first. for re-
paving the roadway over the fills at
the ends of the said Washington
Memorial Bridge. including resur-
facing the street car tracks. and re-
paving between and three feet out
SIDE OF the street car rails over said
fills, II such repaving and resurfac-
ing should become necessary within
two years; and. second for the gem
eral maintenance OF the said bridge:
the funds transferred to the said
Levy Court to be known .as the
Washington Memorial Bridge Fund.
Continued on Page Eighteen)
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
RUHR
VALLEY NOW
GRIPPED BY
FRENCH Army
Germany Expected to Strike
Back at Invaders by
Guerilla Warfare With
out Weapons
BITTER ANTAGONIST
BY PEOPLE CONTINUES

German Inhabitants OF the
Ruhr and Rhineland paid
heavily today for their "wea-
ponless guerilla warfare" on
Frances army Of Invasion
Each instance OF sabotage
was met by the French with
firm tightening Of the mihtary's
grip.
Officials who refused 10
recognize the martial authority
were promptly dcported from
the occupied areas. Towns
where resistance had been Of
fcred were put under martial
law. Curfcw and early closing
hours were meted out TO COM
munities where inhabitants. by
passive sabotage. blocked COM
pletion Of occupation.
The Ruhr was cut Of from
communication with Germany
even oficial wires being taken
over ny ANlf WV Nt hN NAt't"
district was In a virtual state Of
siege.
The DUAL D'Orsay today Is
sued denial Of a report that 20
Germans hal been shot In
street RghtlnE az Boppard.
Caimness OF the invading
troops in the face OF antagon-
ism on every side alone pre-
vented biOodshed.
General Weygand and Min
lister OF Public Works lie Tro-
quer went to Brussels FOR a final
conference with the Belgians
before establishing permanent
martial rule In the Ruhr. 10 is
understood the French will take
over railroads and communica-
tions for the duration Of their
occupation for years.
General Ludendorff in an in
terview az his quiet Munich
villa denounced Frances mill
tarism In the occupied areas
and warned OF the. peril Of an
uprising by German nationals
lists.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
BACK TO
WARMTH" in NORTH

Charles Tomlinson. IS. and Her
man Ritchey. 13. both OF Camden.
y. j., were arrested at the French
street station last night. by Special
officer Abele. and locked up at the
police station as runaways The
boys had $39 in cash and a small
pistol with them and had started
for the sunny south. according to
their staten ents.
They were headed for the cold
north when they were taken in
charge by the Tomlnson boys faith
er this morning. but will probably
find 10 warm enough when they
reach home.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
~ FREE MOVIE TICKETS

In the classified columns each day.
will be found the names Of six per-
sons who are invited 20 see the
leading moving picture shows. Read
carefully and see II your name ap-
pears today. to see Gloria Swanson
in the impossible Mrs. Below at
the Queen and Lights OF New
York" at the Majestic, Wee lesdsy
night. See page 81 today.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

IANAAEH jan ~ AHAAfM II TESS
An unconfrmed report from COL
ogne by way OF Brussels that 20
Germans were killed and others
wounded in a clash with French
troops AT Boppart In the Rhineland.
reached Paris late last night.
French officials were unable to
verify the report today.
BERLIN, Jan. 80 Omitted Press.
Guerilla warfare without weap-
ors"-Germany's name for the pas
sive sabotage OF the Ruhr-mct
French coercion In the occupied
areas a: every turn today.
The invaders extended the zone OF
martial law until the entire Ruhr
and most OF the Rhineland was un-
der military rule. Moers. HomberE
and seven other cities were declared
In state OF siege. Wholesale eX-
pulsion OF German officials was un-
der way. More than forty burgo-
masters and local authorities were
sent under guard to unoccupied ter
r.tory.
Antagonism OF the populace in
creased with each new aggressive
act OF the invaders. Teiegraphers
and telephone forkers struck or
mixed up French lines OF communi-
cation so that they were useless.
Correspondents or Berlin newspa-
pers sent bitter dispatches TO their
The French warned them
10 use milder language. They re-
fused, whereupon the troops cut all
wire communication with Berlin
solating the Ruhr.
Roundabout reports reaching Ber-
in today, following extension OF the
tate OF siege. told OF the most strin-
ent measures being introduced in
he occupied zones. These were
aid to include control OF all news
apers and ban against certain
ierman and Rhineland dailies. be-
ause OF their anti-French senti-
lents. Such newspapers were for
idden to be brought in-o the occu-
led area.
The Cuno government renewed
Continued on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

For Glover Dairy safe MIX pboss
154O-154i.-Aav.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

VICTROLAS REPAIRED.
Work guaranteed. Called for and
delivered. Shorts. S West Fourth
street. Phone 4426.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
TODAY,s rENIpER,Ncr

At The Evening Journni office.
ANl a. N. rs 1901 p. NJ. 80
lO.OO a. Ms 100 T.. NJ. 81
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
LOST

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LOST-Diamond ring. engraved, Bin
10 Helen" inside of ring Reward II
returned 10 News-Journal Office.
ian30-tt.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
Sun AND TIDE

sun rises ............ liz a. NJ.
sun StAo D. I ,
Head Of Christiana
High water 1915 4. NJ 1895 p NJ
Low water $40 A. NJ. $50 p. NJ.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30

Mundy Bros. Sell Furniture.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1923-01-30
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and cold tonight froez-
ng temperature. Wednesday unsettled
and some what warmer followed by
snow or RAIN north and northeast
winds.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
GET TRACE OF PLOT
AGAINST DYNASTY
Commission in Bulgaria Investigat-
ing IStamboulisky Ministry Claim
Important Discovery.
b. the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 26-The
commission of inquiry investigating
the conduct of the Stamboulisky min
istry announces the discovery in
Stamboulisky's desk in parliament of
a typewritten copy of a new constftu-
tion for Jugoslavia annotted in Siam
bouiisl<y's writing and containing
provisions for the absorption of Bull
garia by JugoslaVia.
The plan. as made public, involved
the sacrifice Of the dynasty, as King
Boris is not Slavic. and the assump-
tion of the Bulgarian throne by the
King OF Serbia, the removal of all
Bulgarian troops from Croatia and
SloVenia, the assignment of Serbian
garrisons to Bulgaria, the appoint
ment of Bulgarians to office in re-
mote parts of JuGoslavia and Ser
han officials to all Bulgarian posts,
Serbian TO be the official language
and the Bulgarians to use their own
language locally.
Public opinion in Bulgaria is deep
~ stirred at the latest disclosures, as
il is considered the plan involved the
complete sacrifice Of Bulgarian ma
tiOnality.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Inexpensively-Priced Separate Pieces
This Reed-Fiber Suite, S46'5e
viii help you enjoy breakfast on the porch

This attractive suite, table and, four
chairs, is one of the newer styles in
reed-hber breakfast suites; exception
ally we'll made, braced thoroughly by
the stretcher steel-band method. The
frames are of rdwood-constructe
throughout to give excellent service.
Finished in a rich brown that goes well
with any color scheme. In antique
ivory or frosted brown, 500.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
PROPAGANDA AGAINST US.
NOTED BY LORD ASTOR
Tells Charity Organization British
Liquor Dealers Misrepresent
America on Prohibition Issue.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 25.-Lord Astor.
speaking today before charity or
Eanization on the subject of prohibit
tion. said that ever since the United
States had inaugurated its great eX-
pertinent the British liquor trade had
been carrying on anti-American
propaganda
He objected to the deliberate at
temptS to misrepresent everything
associated with the United States.
1t was 4 tragic thing that. while
anti British propaganda in the
United states had ceased, people were
wCriIug III England 10 misreprescnt
the attitude and actions of America.
Lord Astor charged that the liquor
trade in England had Il powerful po-
IitiCal organization which was deter
mined "a turn Lady Astor out of
public life.