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The Evening Journal
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19 .111
CIRCULATION
SATURDAY
'THE FIRST NEWSPAPER OF THE FIRST ( in OF THE FIRST! S] VTE."
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1923
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 185
14 PAGES.
FINAL EDITION
TWO CENTS.
LITHUANIANS, FRENCH FIGHT NOW IN MEMAL ;
ALLIED WA RSHIPS RACING TO THE RESCUE;
POILUS OCCUPY MORE GERMAN TERRITORY
RAPS SCHOO!
OFFICIALS AS
TYRANNICAL
• Representative Melson Says
State Education Hoard
Is '"Bureaucracy"
WILL OFFER RILL TO
CUT DOWN EXPENSES
St *r Correspondent.
i'ATR HOI'SK. DOVER
«curing the floor on a question of
personal privilege this morning
Representative Melson In the House
said that regarding the transporta
tion question with the State Board
Jan. 1 .V
i
itlsm was being *h««wn although
he would not make that direct
charge. lie accused the State Hoard
of being the most Tyrannical bu
reaucracy that ever existed In the!
State** and said tomorrow he would
introduce a hill to cut
overhead expense of the board.
Mr. Melaon's remarks were the
result of the following letter that he
h d received from S. I>. Moody, of
Rear Nation relative to the trans
portation of school . hildren. which
le. ter was read by the clerk:
' Mon Khvood F. Melson. Frank
ford. Pel.
'Dear Sir: I noticed in a newe
phper that you are interested in the
school affairs of the State, and arn
if you can And out.
why the money provided for trans
ition purpose* runs out. I am
enclosing a card I received which
(Continued on Psg* Twelve.)
wrong to a-k
p..i
COUNCIL ASKS
CONTROL OF
* 1.000 less th in the total quota, and
SCHOOL TAN OF AO TO LAW
the Interest ami spirit shown by the
, members *»f th* Jewish community
attending, there js every Indication
^ of an oversubscription of the amount
re«juested of Wilmington's Jewry.
announced In advance by the
» Wilrndngton committee, no contri
butions were accepted at the
■ meeting. Team captains ami work
*rs began th**| r systematic visiting
of every Jewish home in the city
this morning In behalf of th* cam
» paign.
Three stirring appeals.
acquainted with such affairs
never been equalled
o _hy
Representative
Has Bill to Amend Law
Affecting Wilmington
.McManus
Destroyed Market for Stolen
Cars in Delaware,
He Says
mass
WOULD LIMIT SCHOOL
HOARD APPROPRIATION
PRAISES WORK OF
TITLE CLERK HANDY
vhich
lb.
said have
Wilmington.
Mise F.va I.«
marie.
vere
f New York and
(Continue.« on Page Two )
• n.
Staff Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Del..
J*n. 15.—Representative McManus,
«*f Wilmington, introduced a' hill In
1 Staff Correspondent.
I STATE HOUSE. DOVER. P*l.
Tar 15.—Secretary of state B*n*on I 110(111 I TTrilRT
»hki afternoon presented to th* jl||\l|W AI I T M M I
Senate the report of th* expenditures /|||(JU1 1 /ill 1 |
of th* automobile titling department
under r;r. 'X irr Pfll IfP flFfl 4RF
|ia«.«pd tivo y rars a«» Thi> report | (j|^||jL ULUL/HIL
is made by the Secretary of State
pursuance to a Senate resolution
offered by Senator Murphy and
adopted by the Senate asking for a
detailed statement of the expends
(Continued on Page Six.»
the House this morn ng to amend
o law which gives the Hoard of
Education of Wilmington authority
taxes in that city for school
ould take away
rd of Education that
f his
» o a
punies. The hill
from the B
1 Firemen Find Oil-Soaked
(
Rags and Paper in
Restaurant
rATTIAMAI DrilADT rvwmuidm
fAl 1 IUf\ A L A trim I -:
STIRS DEMOCRATS NEN0S - proprietor.
UNDER $5,000 BAIL
authority.
It would
give Council the right
say whether or not there shall
f
bo any apical tax assessed against
t '*al ?state for school purposes. The
■ referred-to law was passed at the
«»f the Legislature, but
been availed of by the
Board of Education be
ca us* there were no available copies
«»f the House Journal and its exist
ence was disputed. Under that law
the Roan! of Education has the au
thority to compel Council t
last i*»ssion
has never
U*i1i"l»igli
v . , v- m .•
Nicholas Ncnos proprietor of the
>jiaff roiT« «pondent.
ssess
up
for schools,
about *834.017.63
obsessed valuation of real
Wilmington.
on the dollar
which would amount to
present
ho
• ■ 'î
estate In
w
TH- M, hill would Rive to
,h ° PnBPr ,0 , "' ,, ' rmln '' lh
' T "npvoprlmerl ,he
nouM h«. n '" n - Ia «
,e? h , V , '',7'. inn in "*'" m *'
ter but Is compelled to give the
school board the sum It nek® for in
Its budget.
It might ni'-an an
' cents on the $10«
e«'hooIs alone In Wilmlngt
McManus bill provides that
Mhe Council shall hay«» the right to
f 7 mills on the
dollar If the people of Wilmington
,a »•* willing to pay that sum.
If the present law stands
Increase
f assessment for
f 53
n.
Th*
niake an assessment
It is un*
(Continue«! on Page Twelv#.)
today** ri Mi i imi in
». At Th»* Kxpning Journal Offl. *
J*.«« A. M
A M. .. 43
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12 «! P. M.
1.0« P. M.
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SIN Wll TIDE
qtun* rises ....
Bun sets ...
7.21 A. M.
. . 4 58 r M
II *>«•«! of UlirUti
High water 5.02 A. M.
5 2« A M.
4 37 P. M.
« oo p M.
! —ater
MIST
long bar; three
Jsnis-ll.
(ti 1ST—Oreeti gnld pin; I
sapphire*. s^(tf-j.
vC-nrinued on Page Thirteen,)
Bill PROFITS,
STRIKES, AOD
TO COAT COST
* ommission
Warns That
Unless Industry Reforms,
Government May Act
SAY NATION MUST *
BE FREED OF MENACE
WASHINGTON, Jan. IT».
«s » —Wideapreai
over development of mining Indus
try. and recurrent strike* during the
last few years were blamed for the
present high prices of coal by the
United States Coal Commission to
( United
profiteering —
Pi
day In Its first report to Congress
:
on the national coal problem.
The commission warned that un
less the. Industry reforms itself
through the elimination of frequent
I strikes and surplus miners, federal
regulations will be necessary.
"Whatever the cause or the
j merits of the labor ci
clear that a
these crises in the production and
distribution of coal would be intol
• mroversy. It Is
indefinite repetition of
enable.**
try and
freed from the menace
the report states. "Indus
fhe borne alike must be
•f constant
interruption of their coal supply.'*
The major findings of the com
mission which will be supplement-!
ed In later r®ports include:
I. Th.- number of minor« in the
industry has increased during the*
last few years until it is now 2 ««.
non in excess of the demand. The
present number is sufficient to mine
soo.ooo.no« tons
(Continued on rage Two )
j
;
•
of coal a year or
BENSON TELLS
OF BENEFITS
DOVER. Del.,
HOUSE.
*j a
STATE
f
ornlng the Demo-j
15.— F«»llow*ing the session
he House this
,. ra t members of th* House nebl a
f the Democratic
the House very nAich to hear*. A A < •
'he caucus this morning some of ihr
short caucus. It wm report« d tha*
lhft rpo ,- of , h „ rall( .„, to
»'Hnd oui ir there were .wo fw .o,,,
am0 nR Ihr majority H»u«e m ml, r«.
a« «tate.l m The Evenln* Journal of
laut Friday. Some
1
House members apparent 1 " took the
statement relative to tw
fact lota a in
!
members said »he report that then
fi lierai .lin-rronr*-.. wa.
were any
a mistake.
Notwithstanding this method of the
Democratic House members to as
certain if there Hie two factions on
f the Hiiu.e. thcr«,
cry Imivulon th«-, th-r- urc :
wo (action,, nd Ih-r. ar- furher
f -ha I fact bceomina
nor* appar at lr the near fuMi.-c
the majority side
is
indlca* : ons
I
RIBAT DEAD.
PARIS. Jan. 15.— (United Press)
—Alexander Ribat war-time pre
nce during the «torn y
days from March to Septemb r.
1917, died here Sunday a* Iho age i
of 81.
Ribat married Miss Mary Burch,
«ff «'h ago. H ■ loaves* one son, i>r.
A. Ribat.
mier of K
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Army Iransport Sails for Rhino Troops
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The army transport St. Mihle! commanded by Captain Woodbury Oliver (Inset) is shown here steal
ing up at her dock in Brooklyn. N. V . at the beginning of lier voyage to bring back the American troops
on the Rhine.
ID, 000 ALREADY
FOR PALESTINE
Jewish Homeland Campaign
Managers See Fund
Oversubscribed
STIRRING APPFALS
AT BANQUET. MEETING
N«
mp.iicn In Wilmington, and
perhaps In many other
Kiven a greater beginning thart that ,
of the $20,000 drive for the Pa les- •
tine Foundation Fund. Keren Hay- [
eeod which was launched with a
»m of the
mass meeting
In the Majestic Theatre last night.
The campaign will continue In WIN
mlngton the next three days.
Approximately $9.000 was
nounced as already contributed at (
the And of th** banquet and with
this more than ample starter, only
was
cities.
banqti« t iq the grill
Hute] du Pont
nd
an
Apollo restaurant, 305 West Second
street, was a Treated yesterday* fol
lowing th* «Recovery of a mysterious
f business.
In his place
was charged with altem pi «*d arson.
The blaze was discovered by Patrol
man Elliott, who saw smoke issuing
from the biifding shortly after 5
He
o'clock yesterday morning and sent
,n * n alarm, which brought Engine
Company No. 7 atid Truck Company
No. 2 to the scene. Firemen on en
trrin * building sav they foujid
oil *°* k * d ra ^ and P«P er »ottered
the blaze was
about the room whe
■'•Rwovevpd. hut pxtlnRUlshed the Are
before it had gained much headway,
N'enos when arraigned in Municipal
Court this morning, requested a con
tlnuance and hearing was set for
Bail was fixed at $5.000.
•' r . l _ d J ,y ; .... ....
/he hulldlng. wh ch lx a ,wo-«ory
* fTl » lr '*- lh " ro "' nt hulwln B'
lhal h!,v " M,,ndln * for * nm *
" m ''- ' rh, ' ir «-"'>"1 ruction mnk
j
I
•er Dnlrj Safe Milk phone (
them easy prey for a fire. The res
taurant is owned by Michael Brown
and is covered by insurance. Mr.
Brown, who lives next door, wauj
awakened by the firemen, and he :
•'•nd his family rushed to the street
their night clothes. After being
(Continued on Pago Twelve)
For ('
lilO-1541— Adv.
HECTOR DENIES
CHRIST DIVINITY
Dr. Grant Says Few Clergy
men Believe Jesus Had
Power of God
SAYS MIRACLES
LIKE COUEISM
NEW YORK.
n of the rhnrcb
is a survival of the «g» of Witch
«Ta ft. mage and taboo" in the etand !
taken by the Rev. Percy Stlckney J
'Orant today. Hi* (TefiunrlnfToh of
the theory and practices of the
present day clergy has stirred New
York church circles.
powers o' priest
and derlm«! th.i
the nation
Jan.
United
Pres*
Dr Grant. pastor of the f.irnoua
Fifth Avenue uhurch of the Ascen
ecored the so-called "®acre«I
s and clergvmen
f the churchei
economic
«ion.
«*f
because th
•e maintained only
for l u e clef g
The church, the minister said,
•levotr«l where
not come from priests, who
have no power to make marriage
more than it Is. but from its "essen
tial characteristics'*
j should he partly
i needed, to une as a civic or poli ti
Jcal forum,
I accept the power of the priesthood,
j while the clergy, he «aid. largely
1 was recruited from the uninrellect
bacredne«* of marriage, he said.
live« of the
nd
peopI«> involved.
The .educated classe* do not ac
cept the possession of miraculous
consecration because they do not
ual.
who are credulous of the
(Continued on Page Two.)
1
MUST CLOSE THEIR
STORES ON SUNDAY
Impressing upon Peter Tucker. 11
East Front street, and Annie Gold-'
J berg. 100 East Front street, that
! h ' y n °' kePP T r ' ,or ", open
; for business on Sundays. Judge
j na«ting« hi« missed the man and
wo m ,n |n Municipal Court thl*>
mornin R on rhnrac« of hrcaklns the
Sabbath by c*po«lrs Rood» for «aie
n, y soncor c. r ee n
m,, r ke<1 to ,h '" app<,irÄ
! to be a general practice of store* in
•..
that neighborhood to do business on
,
BURY MRS. DOI'GL \S
niMimilDW AITKIINOON
lotte Elizabeth Douglas, wh
the home
Funeral services for Mrs. Uhar
died At
f her son, William B.
»ougles. 1005 Monroe street, on Sat
urday. will be hel«| from the Mon
roe street residence at 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoon. The Rev. A. \V.
Sonne, pastor of West Presbyterian
'Church, will officiate, assisted by the
Rev. Richard W. Trapnell. rector of
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
*
In
terment »ill he in Riverview Ceme
tery.
The pall bearers will he J. K. Ford
j. f. Phillips,' C. H. Simmons, w
Simmons, ||. n.
'
St a y tor and H A.
George.
12 rilKU. MOVIE TICKETS
In the classified columns e.i« h day,
will be found the names of six per*
sons who are invited to eee the
leading moving picture shows. Read
carefully and see If your name ap
pears today, to see "Broadway
and "Ebb
!
;
|
Nobis Cifetcn «. '»th St. Entrance
Wll. Savings Fund Bldg.—Adv.
Rose." at the Arcodla.
Tide." at the Queen. Tuesday
See page 13 today.
—
light.
N. C. UAITIJS
• 9
REAL MÖRDER
TALE Oil! SOON
70 More Witnesses to Tell of
j
"Hooded Horrors" in
Louisiana
RECKONING DAY
COMING. KLAN SAYS
COURT HOUSE Bastrop. La . Jan.
15 (United Pre*«>—"The real story*'
. . , .
f * r# '* n t-rror n Moorchoaaa
an 'l brutal murders of Watt
D*nrie| «nd Thema« Richard* will be
*°^ ,n the open hearing here thig;
week. State officiais promised today,
That the series of sensations which
have followed In rapid order In th#
list
eka have but barely
ntima:**d
scratch«*«
by Attorney-General Coe
he announced
the surface. vv<
today
he
evenly wit- |
reveni detail* «»f
•s were yet U
nei
| hooded activities. Fifty of these w
expected to proceed »long
f evidence, ,1 was
entirely new
j indicated.
' There is a day of reckoning
coming, when we'll have our In
nlngs." ('aputin J. K. Sklpwlth, Ex
I tilted Cyclops of the K. K. K., d«*
blared today. "Every story has two
I sides,** he said, thumping his urn-!
nesses a
brella on the pavement.
j one s ue.
you hear.*
Sklpwlth refused to add to his
-titemenl on advice of friends.
"Don't judge when you know only
l»ont' believe
very thing
Word that the Ku Klux Klan Is
'.mr ti
(lull off the b ggest stunt
ever." was whispered around More
(Continued on Page Six.)
I
EMPLIES SHOTS
INTO DWELLING
s^r'~r' ott^v -t- t
GET SHOOTER
_ j
j
I
Mary Dumpson, Investiga-J
ting. Is Spared by One
of Bullets
POLICE HOPE TO
Two shots were flred through
! the front window* of the home of
Harkett.. colors. Oil Pop
» lar street, about 10.30 o'clock last
night.
Mary Dam paon, colored, 90 3 Wll
; son street., who was sitting In the
1
!
:
I
parlor of th*
; noise outside lnokc<l and saw a col
. «»red man draw a revolver from his
; pocket and fire the two ahots. She
1 narrowly escape«! being struck by
j the bullets.
the room )
the «hots.
Immediately following the shoot
house.
hearing a
A lamp on a table In
*as shattered by one of
Ing the jnan Jumpe«! int
waiting
automobile ami accompanied by an
other colored man, drove away.
f Detectives Benson as
Capta li
«lgn*d Detectives Kempski and Sut
ton to the job. hut no arrests have
been mad*. Captain Bencon said
morning the detectives had
learned who the man was as several
witnesses to the shooting recognized
this
him. an«l qn arrest will he made as
soon as the man can be located. ;
-—
STETS HR AT INAUGURATION.
Recorder of Deeds Albert Stetser j
will attend the inauguration of I
Governor-elect Pinchot of Penney!
vnnia at Harrisburg tom«»rrow in
respqnee to an invitât on received
4
.hi h' j.
WAR IN BALKAN STATES
THREATENS TO ENGULF
ALL EUROPE AGAIN
r
ENCIRCLED
er FRENCH
STEEL WALL
Poilus Increase Area of
Occupation lo Include
Stinnes Steel
Plants
BERLIN POLICE
QUELL OUTBREAK
BERLIN Jan 15 (United Press)
Prompt action by Berlin mounted
and foot police. broke up anti
French d«*nmnstrot ion** throughout
the Herman capital Sunday. I
D*m«»nstral
of "national mourning'* over
•cupation of the Ruhr swept down
towards the French -mbassy, only I
•n hr dispensed by a
mounted poller, arn. erf
*• participating In a
of
who brought stretchers from
by buildings and kept
aplcuoualy in readiness as the
lice got Info'action.
Barg-» Herman
"down with Fra
«"h® rg«
with rifie*
n*ar
them con
po
mbs shouted
Otherwise the «lay passed peace
fully,
BURLIN',
Press».—French
5.—(United j
1 In the
Jan.
troops
hum today. Re- (
Ruhr moved on R
fr«»m the
t-jsaid French
advanced fr«
(weg upon the
»capital of the
and Infantry
f Réi
mportant industrial
ntereeis
•rtttliiy
im the little City
Stinnes.
MufO
of
Occupation
(Continued on T*age Twelve.)
of
Bochum.
even
ALLEGE HOOCH
SALE NEAR .LAO.
■
I
'
Marked Money Taken in
Payment for Whisky,
Constable Charges
ALLEN GANG UP
FOR HEARING EARLY
I
j
Burrarllll's place is next door to I
fh«» Newark Jail and firehouse on j
Acadeniy street. He was locked up '
over night nnd this afternoon will |
brought to this city and arraign- ;
cd hefor-» Unite«! States Commis
sioner Pann.
Charged with illegal
liquor, B. Buecarllii. proprietor of
a soft drink, shoe-shimng und cigar
stand in Newark, was arrested last
night by Constable Leon S. Ell son.
of that town.
sale of
1
'
Constable Ellison, who came to
Wilmington this morning lo make!,,
arrangement* C#ir a hearing, said
he had been watching BuccarllH's
place for pome time. Frequent
complaints concerning it have been
msde by citizens. Yeoterday. Sun
day. the constable avers, ho noticed,
numerous youth* snd men about the
(Continue«) on Page Twelve.)
aro confined to
heavy cold#.
j
■
COUNTY CLERKS ILL.
Arthur Gamble, deputy prothon- J
nlary. and George R. McDougall. J
clerk In th^ prothonotary s office, I
„ ■ ... .. î
Protnonotnry Hafvey Hoffecker..'lew
too. is suffering from a severe cold, 1
their homes by
h,,!
•as at work today.
In the absence of Mr. Gamble. )
Ralph E. White, clerk of th* Court I
of Common Pl«y»s, acted ns clerk In
one of the court rooms of Superior)
Court today, while Mr. Horkecker
was clerk in the other court room,
--- ■ ■ "
V. C. C. A., educational films will
*»*• shown the inmates of the New
,Castle County Workhouse, each Tues
(<1ny evening, during th* recreation
.hour. The films are both Instructive
MOVIKS AT WORKHOrsK.
Through the kindness of Frank P.
Mitchell, religious director of the
and entertaining.
French Troops Beaton Hark From Tronches
Outside City of Montai —Hungarian
Troops Enter Rumania—Greece Moves
Mare Men Into Thrace—Blame Outbreak
on Ruhr Situation
New conflict of arms, aftermath of the World War. broke out
In Europe today. Lithuanians and French fought In the street® of
NemaI and Hungarian troopa were reported mobilizing on the Ru
manian border.
French troop* are making a desperate attempt to hold Nemal.
while Allied warships are racing to the reacua. Th* attacker*,
seizing upon the Ruhr situation to handicap the Allien in defending
the Prussian border city, drove the French troop« hark from
trenches outside the city.
If
The Rumanian minister In Paria, aald that war cloud* again
• re towering over the p.alkana. in a report that bands of Hungarian
troop* have already entered hla country.
In the Ruhr. French troop* moved forward to occupy addi
tional territory. Including Bochum. A dispatch from Merlin aald
that the advance guard of the French have entered that city, th®
capital of the great industrial interests of Hugo Stlnnee,
War In the Near Fast may be added to the turmoil. If the
Lausanne conference falls. ,
Greer# is reported moving troops to Thraca,
RERUN. Jan 15 (United Pres*).—French and Lithuanian troops
battled for the possession of Marnai today.
The Lithuanians entering the city, drove back a handful of French
troops who had entrenched themselvp* before the gates, dispatches sV 1
British and French warships were
Menial to reinforce the French troop*,
League of Nations.
report ed Saturday enroute o
Menial Is a neutral zone under the
It i- on the Pniaafan border, and is
*«red by l.lthuan «. whose irregular troops are taking advantage of tha
Ruhr situation to attack.
PARIS. Jan. 15 (United Press.)—
{have made Incursions Into Rumanian territory.
frontier. Premier Poincare was notified by the
here today.
Hungarian troop*, hands of ahlch
ntrating on the
Rumanian minister
Polncara aaked »he Inter allied military commission In Budapeat to
investigate tha report. 1
are roi
Scientists Kxpect to Add
lo ) ears to Unman Life
(
WARHINCT« »V.
» — If
Iin 15 (United
medical
pm
gré**** during the next 5n years as
it hss during th* last 5« years, the
avenw span of life will h*
increas
ed fifteen years. I»r George M.
Kober. dean of the S«'hool of Me'dl
cine at (Seorgetewn University de -
dared today. This Increase would
mean an average of 70 years, he said
Th* average today is 5« \e.irn. he
stated.
Suppression
"elixir of life. I»r.
f disease 1 s th® real
Kober stated.
Steady progre«« ha* been mad* in
the task of curbing ep.demies, thtt
MEXICO BANISHES
PAPAL DELEGATE
MEXICO CITY. Jan 15 (United
I i
religioua meeting in the op?n air in
violation of th** federal constitution.
Although President Obregon
plained that the expulsio
Press»—Monsignor Ernesto Philip!,
Italian Apostolic delegate to Mexico,
has been given until
leave the country because he
tomorrow
to
, .. ,
«tlh Mexican policy that foretRier«
must observe the laws of the coun
try." the move tira 9 interpreted by
many Fasclsli leaders, exponents of
Catholicism, as the beginning cf .a
"religious warfare."
The*« charges are denied !n gov
ernment circles.
e\
!s in line
Vnnmlttee of \
Fairfax Lodge. I O
BOOST! Tl S V KKT TI * RSI) A V.
Fairfax Boomers' (
*
in Tuesday night instead of Monday.
in the future. This Is owing to the
committee being deprived of the use
of the grand scribe's room In Od«l
Fellow's Temple. Tenth and King
freets. The committee will meet
mmorrow night and all members
r£>d to affend. Among the Irn
Ohio.
•are
portant matters to he taken up will
he the degree work f«»r Friday night,
and the trip to Cincinnati,
which is to be taken in a short time.
SDNO SERVICE WITH REVIVAL.
Dr. and Mrs Dorsey X. Miller,,
who are conducting revival ,- r .
». .a 1 , ......
at St. Paul M„ E Chtmh will
»»old an old fashioned ffoapel song
.service as a special feature in con
nectlon with this evening's meeting.
All requests for songs from the audi-
ence will be sung,
The Women's Home Missionary
Society of the church will attend in
body, headed by Mrs. E. B.
Huffington. president.
Elmer P. Budd. charged with ob
taining goods under false pretenses
from a Baltimore store, who was
arrested here yesterday by Dotec
tlvea Wallace an«! McDaniel, was
turned over to Detective Harborn. of
BAI/TIMOKK WANTS HIM.
Baltimore, T eater day afternoon.
m »ho m ddle ages washer) out af*
most whole popu'at ons. he said.
Smallpox is practically eliminated,
tuberculosis is on the wane.
fant immortality has registered a
tremendous drop and all other dla
ease*, except on»*, are retreating be
fore the advance of medicine. Dr.
Kober stated,
Cancer has Increased 100 per cent,
during the last 40 years he said, th*s
is due to improper food with conse
quent progressing of the blood and
«*1 her detrimental effect*.
Insanity has increased during th»»
last 40 y*ars «lue t
drugs, he stated.
ah'ohot and
CITY ON GUARD
AGAINST SMALLPOX
Although there
smallpox In th s city, th* health of
fiel« Is arc expecting it. owing to
I he cstv's proMin.lv to PhU.a
10 cases
delphia. where the «lisrvaae has as
sumed epidemic form, and
every
preparation has been made by the
Board of Health for ORhtinR tit—
here a« anon
a rase mak^*.
its appearance.
Owing to the Vapid spread of »+»*
• mallpox. 9»»u people, under < pollcq
regulations, were coin pel I sd to sub
mit to vaccination in Philadelphia
yesterday, hoping thereby to check
the rapid advance of the disease
over .1800 persons have been com
pelled ;o submit to vaccination since
the first of the year, hut an fast ns
caJIty It breaks out in another see
tion of the city,
that every one be vaccinated
once whether living in the Infect
ed districts or not. us there is dao
N* r ,n <*v?ry street r»r or In any
place where the public a^semblea.
City Council last Thursday night
appointed four vaccine physicians
for 'thla city ami they have supplied
thepiselves with an ample supply
(of virus and are ready f
Dr. R. .S. McBirney. secretary of
the Board of Health, announced at
The Bureau of Health has urge*!
a:
business.
. .
I ."»on today offl. .ala of the
board and employes will be vacln
nat ,d. This Is to he done not only
foj . e v f ^
. . . ' . . .
j hoard and employes, luit to show the
I public the board believes in th® effi
cacy of vaccination and hopes th®
public will follow the example set
them.
FINE TWO FOR SPEEDING.
On charges of exceeding the spe?d
limit, William A. Simpson was fin
ed $15 and •costs, and Lewis DeSalvo
wo« fined $30 and coats by Judge
Hastings in Municipal Court this
morning. They pleaded guilty to
the charge. Himpson was arresf«*S
by Motorcycle Officer Bla«*klston and
Deflalvo was arr®»t*d by Mo'orcy«
Officer Carey.
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