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TWO UlLMrNTTTON MORNING NEWS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928 IT WORKED BOTH WAYS -By Fontaine Fox Youngest Colonel JUNIORS INCREASE MAN DECLARES U. S. WILL ALTER FLIERS LOST ON WAY TO SEE CHILD ONE HEARD WAS ILL JbrtPS 0OU5HT HIS WlFP So THAT COULD poi.u jt down With a MAGtsfET WHEM CLUB MEMBERSHIP ALIENS BAR With a-Akget cut steel I pcrssARY GUARDHNAKES' Chief Keeper at Trenton Defends Record of Years In Prison Adjunct of New Century Has Roster of (Continued From First Page) were ordered from Anacoetia station here. Reports reaching the Navy Department said Commander Eilyson was informed early today that his daughter was seriously sick at Annapolis. Becoming anxious over her condition President Sends Quotas Revised by Three Members of Cabinet Club Now Sixty-Two i 1 Mrs.

George Herrinq and and wishing to be with her, tne other officers agreed to accompany him. Fewer Allowed From England, More From Southern Ireland and Scandinavia uemes neiease rrom ouuuuy Cells Caused Killing In Attempted Escape Miss Anna Hoopes Make Interesting Addresses 4 Commander Eilyson was the first officer of the navy to qualify as a pilot of aircraft. He was trained in 1910 by fine Wright brothers hid Glenn Curtiss. and was the first aviator to be launched in an airplane from catapult. 4' Three new members, making a to 4 tal of sixty-two, was the news an nounced yesterday at the meeting of the Junior Section, Wilmington New Century Club.

fx FLIER'S WIFE WAITS AT CHILD'S BEDSIDE Mrs. George Herring gave a paper PUT HAPPENED To WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (AP) A revision of immigration quotas, affecting a number of European countries, was transmitted to the Senate today by President Coolidge, on behalf of the secretaries of state, commerce and labor, in response to a resolution by Senator Shlpstead, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota. Under the revision the annual quota for Great Britain and northern Ireland is reduced by 7.145 annually, new figures brings 645,894, as against the estimate of 73,097. Transmitted jis WiFer WAS I upstairs ErxriAijjsd it roE on "The Origin, of International as one of the main features DIRPCT1-Y 021-oW HIM A FR'PP WHEN? if of the afternoon.

The house, which is situated in New York city, is in STATE HOUSE, TRENTON, N. Feb. 27 (AP). Called before the Joint prison committee of the legislative today, Timothy J. Murphy, principal keeper, declared in reply to criticism which subordinates had made of hi" administration, that 15 per cent of the guards were snakes while the other 85 per cent were as fine a crowd of men as could be found anywhere." Some of the guards could be bought for a quarter, he asserted.

The inquiry followed a petition from members of the organized Prison Workers, for a legislative probe into conditions at the prison. The petition stated that the guards were accused by Murphy of responsibility for the death of Joseph Tin-ney, a deputy, killed February 4, when Harry Baxter and Frank Wunkowski attempted to shoot their way out of ANNAPOLIS, M(L, Feb. 27 (AP). Sitting beside her 12-year-old daughter, Mildred, who was reported critic-' ally ill in the Naval Hospital tonight, Mrs. T.

G. Eilyson, wife of one of tthe airmen who have been missing since their attempted flight from Hampton Roads to Annapolis today, reality a school, built and endowed by John J. Rockefeller. The students to Conirress in January, 1927. ine who number 525, represent 70 differ new quotas based on national origin ent nations with Chinese predominat waited anxiously for her husband's FRANK HOHTON TYREE would become effective next uuiy i.

unless Congress meantime suspends ing. All are doing post graduate work. There are 400 boys and 125 arrival, uninformed that navy fliers were conducting a searcn ior cis HITCHENS, Feb. 27 (AP). Not all Kentucky colonels have litle the quota revision provision as it girls.

Mrs. Herring has visited the plane. did last year. goatees and memories of mint juleps, institution and gave a most interesting account of it. Commander T.

G. EHyson. wnose 3MS More From Ireland cartoonists to the contrary. Th lareest single increase of Miss Anna W. Hoopes, dressed in home is in this city, when told of his -daughter's serious condition, left the Kentucky's latest and youngest quota is that for the Irish Free State, the new estimate being 17,427 as against the original estimate of Colonial costume and looking as if she had stepped out of a Wallace Nuiting picture, gave a fascinating Virginia base early this morning with two other officers, and has not been heard from since.

addition to the rank of colonel is Frank Horton Tyree, of Hitchins, appointed by Governor Sampson "'because his polite and courteous bearing the institution. Murphy testified that the guns could not have been brought into the institution if the guards talk on "Colonial Doorways." Cur Because of the serious nature of have been on their toes. depicts Kentucky rent events were given by Mrs. William Frederick and Mrs. John Mac the Eilyson child's illness, hospital Guards charged today that Murphy Colonel Tyree is 13 years old.

the adam and Mrs. Beale played piano son of Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Tyree, authorities have kept reports or the missing fliers from Mrs.

Eilyson who. was too lenient with prisoners. He declared they were only "babes" in YPT sntuti Fo. 192, The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) and is in the eighth grade. His father was a colonel on the staff of physicians said, has repeatedly ex such work with three or four years' 13,862, giving an increase oi jaw.

The Italian quota is reduced from 6091 to 5989; the Russian quota from 4781 to 3540 and the French quota from 3837 to $3308. More From Germany All of the Scandinavian countries are given slight increases, Denmark's quota going up from 1044 to 1234; Sweden's from 3259 to 3399. and Norway from 2267 to 2403; Poland's quota solos. Prior to each, selection Mrs. Macadam gave the history of it and something about the composer.

Plans were discussed for a musical pressed concern regarding her nus- Governor Morrow. experience, while he had 35 years' training. He was for many years inspector of police in Jersey City. band's delay. Living that part of the house program to be held during Music introduction to the report, said that Week and Mrs.

Macadam was ap Some of the testimony of Murphys subordinates criticized his action in KIRKWOOD GUARDS FORMED TO HONOR too much attention had been focused OBITUARY NOTES pointed chairman of the affair to the family passes through on its way from the car to the dining-room. on the punishment of criminals. make the arrangements. eleasing seven or eight trouble-makers from solitary confinement. The two Jumped from 4978 to 6090; Germany's "But, before a criminal can be pun Publishers Syndicate.

Tea and a social hour followed the from 23.428 to 24.808; ijzecno-oio ished, or dealt with as science sug COLONIAL HERO at the time of his death was an engineer on the Maryland Division. program. Mrs. Dorothy Evans, David F. Ma rue With Rev.

James Albert Leach, D. D-. pastor of Union M. E. Church.

gests. he said, "he must first be vakia's from 2248 to 2726; Belgium's from 410 to 1328; Austria's from 1483 chairman of hospitality, was caught and convicted. Recent in Mr. Kauffman was the son of the (Continued From First Page) charge, assisted by Mrs. Robert to 1639: the Netherlands from late Mr.

and Mrs. Abraham Kauff officiating, funeral services for David War, when the Delaware troops were Foulke, Mrs. William Frederick and to 3083 and Switzerland's rrom naa to Franklin Mayne, 62 years old. who vestigations have revealed for the first time how small the proportion really is of convictions to crimes committed 7 man, and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Kauffman, one sister, died at his home.

507 Shipley street. Adds richer flavor -to 1614. Miss Dorothy Ellison. Trity-two members attended the meeting. Saturday night, will take place from The Joint departmental committee.

Miss Minnie Kauffman, and one brother, Frank Kauffman. the latter the home at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow appointed to arrive at the national origin basis for the quotas, said an afternoon. Interment will be in Mt. JEWISH JUNIORS HEAR DISCUSSION ON NOVEL reduced to a handful. Captain Kirk-wood was in command of the entire unit.

These troops were praised by commanders as being the best in the military forces of the United States at the time. When, after the Revolution, the army under St. Clair was raised to defend the West from the Indian Salem cemetery. The services will investigation by the American council hot be in enrage of duPont Lodge A. F.

Learned Societies indicated that two of Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Moose. Mrs. Ida Heller A. M.

the English element as given in the Century of population growth was or to individuals arrested. Tlie effectiveness, of course, of any form of punishment or any kind of treatment depends in large part on the number of criminals on whom the punishment or treatment can be brought to bear. This fact we seem lately to have overlooked, contenting ourselx-es with the drastic punishment of the few who have been caught. This is an easy way out, too easy in fact to bring results. Improve Mr.

Mayne was stricken last Tues who attempted to escape were among those who had been released. 'I have never coddled prisoner," Murphy replied, "but those men had been in solitary confinement for more than a year. To my mind it was cowardice to keep them locked up. Senator Richards brought out from witnesses that if New Jersey had a modern prison there would be less opportunity for prisoners to hide things. Guards had told of finding homemade radio sets and electric stoves beneath trap doors.

At night the prisoners would bring out the sets, and toast bread which they stole from the mess hall. One prisoner had had his cell decorated with cretonne, but that and truck loads of "junk" according to the testimony, have been removed since February 4. On the day of Tinney's funeral Murphy said, he received a tip that there were four guns, cartridges and a quantity of dynamite within the ty Via fir-cr. t.imA in GULDEN'S too large, and it was recommended day with what was thought to be pneumonia. He developed heart Funeral services will be conducted enemy, this veteran resumed his sword that this element be reduced by ten as the oldest captain of the oldest trouble on Saturday morning, dying per cent and distributed among otner nations represented in the population in a few hours.

regiment. In the action of Novem The novel 'Stella Dallas" was discussed last night at a meeting of the Current Events group of the Wilmington Section, Council of Jewish Juniors, held in the Adas Kodesch Hall, Sixth and French streets. The members were particularly impressed by the character of Stella and the contrast between her and Helen, the second wife of Stephen, the hero of He was born and reared at Chadds ber 4, 1791, he was killed at the head of 1790. of his command, bravely sustaining Ford, and moved to this city ments in the organization and in the work of both the police and the courts the point of action. 'It was the NEFFICIENT POLICE are vitaJy necessary, if we are to thirty-third time," says Lee in his 'Memoirs," he had risked his life for his country, and he died as he had lived, the brave, meritorious, unre the novel.

maice headway against crime, rms much at least is certain." Books under consideration for com- when a young man. He was employed by the Joseph Bancroft Sons Company for more than forty years. He was a foreman at the plant for the past several years. Several years ago Mr. Mayne was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Council from the First ward, but was defeated at the pri DECLARED BIGGEST FEATURE IN CRIME AT tnz meetines.

which are held tne warded Kirkwood." Following organization of the unit, Jf last Tuesday of every month are: MAYOR WALKER PLEADS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED Her Son's Wife," by Dorothy Can- teams will be formed in baseball, foot tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Seventh Day Adventists' Church, Eleventh and Adams streets, for Mrs. Ida Heller, wife of Abanada Heller, who died on Sunday evening at her home in Denton. Mi, from an attack of heart disease. Interment will be made in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs.

Heller was born in Odessa 67 years ago, but made her home in this city for many years. Last September she removed with her husband to Denton. Besides her husband she is survived by eight children. A brother, Alfred Swan, also survives. Richard C.

Heeney Funeral services for Richard C. Heeney, of 705 West Tenth street, who died Sunday, will take place from the home at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, with requiem mass in Sacred Heart R. C. Church. Miss Alma C.

Tall (Continued From First Page) ball, basketball, fencing and all track the history of the institution all shops were closed down for eight or nine days and a quantity of contraband field: "Lost Ecstasy." by Mary Roberts Rinehart. and "Saturday's Child," by Kathleen Norris. and field sports. Rifle and pistol NEW YORK. Feb.

27 (AP) Mayor tive calling. As arrests are made in only three percent of the cases, the number finally convicted Is necessar maries by Councilman Arthur Johnson. Mr. Mayne was a member of duPont Lodge. A.

F. and A. M. and teams win also be featued. AH mem was found.

Last week in further James J. Walker, surrounded by the down-and-outers of the Bowery, to A synopsis of "Stella Dallas." was bers will have an opportunity to com search for the guns and explosives, night made an appeal by radio for aid ily so small the luckless individual, who is occasionally caught and con read at the meeting last night by Jean Bogdanoff, a member of the or pete for the privilege of going to the regional rifle matches at Sea Girt, tne unemployment situation. the son of the late $Sx. and Mrs. Theophelus Mayne.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Mayne. and two sons, David F. aged 9 and victed must attribute his misfortune The Mayor spoke in the Bowery ganization. all coal stored in the place was turned over, but nothing was found.

Some of the guards had asserted that Murphy would give a convict the benefit in a dispute between N. and to Camp Perry, Ohio, during the summer months. Mission and told the 600 who crowd t-i 1 Penn's Grove Phlladelphiaand Chester DAILY (Except Saturday) Boats leave Both Wilmington and Philadelphia. 00 a. 11.00 noon.

15 and 7 30 SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 7.30, 10 30 A. It-; 1.10, 4 16 aJDd 7.:0 P. All boata stop at Chester and Penn's Grove. WILSON UNEjFoot of 4th St. to an act of God, as he would in case of a disastrous storm, shipwreck or A party will be held by the Junior Alfred P.

aged 8. He has one brother. ed the auditorium that he wen; there earthquake." TINY PLUG SENT BROOKS nrisoner and guard, it was also as Thomas Mayne. living In this city. Christian A.

Kauffman The policing of small towns and "to find out how things are. not to tell you how they are." He turned to the micophone set up by Station WNYC and asked for individual as serted that Murphy interviewed about Council in the auditorium of the Adas Kodesch Centre on March 22. A private dance will be held on Monday following All Fools' Day and the regular board meeting of the Council will be held on Tuesday evening, March 6. rural areas generally was severely TO DEATH, IS BELIEF Funeral services for Christian A. Miss Alma C.

Tall, daughter or a censured by the report, which said that "with the exception of tohse few sistance from his radio audience. Kauffman, 51 years old, of 200 West a hundred prisoners a week. REED WOULD HAVE DRY prominent business man ol Balti wooden Stopper, Put In Perhaps to States now having State constabulary The Rev. John D. Henry, director of the mission, told the Mayor the Bowery is in the worst condition he Keep Out Sand SEBASTIAN, Feb.

27 forces, it depends on a police organ! more, died in that city early yesterday morning. Miss Tall organized the Girl Reserve movement in this ctiy LAWS JUSTLY ENFORCED zation, which is but a decayed and attenuated survival of the ancient has seen it in years. Fourteenth street, who died at his home Sunday, following an illness of several months from complications, will take from the home at 7.30 o'clock this evening with the Rev. Alban A. Richey, D.

rector of St John's P. E. Church, officiating. In A tiny wooden plug In the air hole of the tap of a gasoline tank, which Favors Naming Mem Respecting Both in 1920 with a group of 20 and that has grown to the present member systems which England had at dif WOMAN'S HALF MILLION Sides of Question ferent periods of Us early history." PHOENIX. Ariz- Feb.

27. (AP) Constables Become Jest WILLED TO CHAUFFEUR In response to a written question by The report said that not a single created a vacuum and thus shut o3 the fuel flow to the motor sent Harry Brooks, chief test pilot of the Ford Motor Company, to his death in his ship of 700. She served as secretary from 1920 to 1923, giving up the work because of an invalid mother. She has been back a number of times to visit and many a girl reserve will feel she has lost a friend in Che passing sheriff, so far as the committee knew. an Arizona Democrat, Senator James a Tleed of Missouri, announced if POTTS VTLLE.

Feb. 27 (AP). terment will be at Columbia, tomorrow afternoon. Friends may view the body after 2 o'clock this afternoon. Mr.

Kauffman was born and reared has created out of his deputies a force Miss Ermine Elssler, who died here lie had the power to name men and "fliwer" plane at sea off Melbourne, Judges to enforce the vols te ad act last week, leaving a fortune estimated from half a million to a million of Miss Tail. in the opinion of newspapermen who that bears the slightest resemblance to a modem police force. "The constables, their fate tied to that of the Justices of the peace through long as The funeral services will be held to investigated the wreck of the craft dollars, left her entire estate to her chauffeur. James F. Curran.

The at Columbia, and came here to live when about 20 years old. He had been employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for 31 years and morrow morning at 11 o'clock at the here today. woman's will was probated today. Tudor Hall Apartments in Baltimore. sociation," the report said, have become a Jest as was the town watch, in The wooden stopper, no larger Miss Elssler was about 60 years old the time of Shakespeare.

had no immediate relatives, so far as than a match, was found fitted Former Governor Lowden. in an press the offender; the second should result in at least a short prison term that be would appoint men "who would do so Justly and faithfully," and men who did not "represent one side of the question." "I would try to appoint as Judges," he said, "men who would Justly decide the law in all cases and likewise men to enforce all laws who would do so Justly and faithfully." "That necessarily means I would not knowingly select men who represent one side of a question." known, and lived alone. tightly in place during an examina tion oi tne wreckage, which was and the third, a life prison term. His remarks were heartily applauded. NINTH WARD ASKS THAT CITY WIDEN MARKET STREET washed ashore near here early to Prepare for Pomona The meeting was held at the day.

Although Ford officials refused to comment, the newspaper men said they had reconstructed the available Orange Hall. The following delegates to attend the quarterly meeting of the Pomona Grange at the Odd Fellows Hall, Tenth and King evidence so clearly as to leave little doubt in their own minds of the (Continued From First Page) before entering the trolley switch at Twenty-second and Washington BORAH ASKS L0WDEN STAND ON DRY LAW trutlh of their supposition. A tragic circumstance In their cal streets, Wilmington, Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, were elected: Jacob McClearey, Mrs. Florence L. Dickey and Mrs.

Margaret Maclary. dilations was the t'xry that Brooks WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. (AP). streets, if no trolley car is in sight from the opposite direction.

It was pointed out that when a trolley car is stopped on the switch for several himself had inserted the plug to protect the tank from sand and rain Senator Borah, of Idaho, today sent Other features of the program in when the little plane rested for sev his prohibition questionnaire to former Gov. Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, minutes where an automobile is eral days on the beach at Titusville cluded a recitation by Raymond Louth, a vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Shipley and a recitation by Benjamin L.

Groves. The secretary was requested to send cards of con and had forgotten to remove it. parked, traffic is nearly completely blocked. About four gallons of gasoline, The resolution also was made to enough to have brought the plane to Ess gratulations to William jnanaier, oi Wilmington, an inspector of the Fed apply to the switoh at Twenty-second and Baynard Boulevard. the spot where it fell from Titusville, were missing from this tank, which eral Customs House, who nas just one of the candidates lor tne republican presidential nomination.

This questionnaire is the same as that sent to three other Republican candidates, Curtis, of Kansas; Willis, of Ohio, and Secretary Hoover. In Mr. Lowden Is asked to say whether he favora a dry law enforcement plank in the next Republican platform; whether he favors repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the A resolution was adopted urging celebrated his eightieth birthday when opened by mechanics emitted hiss of air. the Department of Public Safety to Announcement was made of an place a "no parking" sign at Eutn-teenth and Market streets, at which oyster supper to be served by the Dia point southbound traffic is very often blocked by trolley cars waiting at mond State Grange the last of March. Ernest Lacey.

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but Jane vcrote mt you were tall and stunnini. teg hair lika wnyie-rrm A committee was appointed with the States fixing the alcoholic content of liquor. knocka pimpiea. duih Louth, Mrs. Mary Dickey, Charles P.

Dickey and Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell were appointed to make H. IT Richardson as chairman to under MoniT-Badc omr. aotec Barbara or drucsiata I LUCKY TIGER formulate plans for the publication I don my new mm till Braeburn. of a monthly booklet to contain news items of the Ninth, ward and tne No Plea to Keep Death Penalty STATE HOUSE, TRENTON.

N. Ft. 27 (AP) No opposition was voiced at the hearing today on the bill introduced in the assembly by Miss Florence Haines, of Essex, advocating the abolition of capital To Cure a aims of the association. LIFE SENTENCE FOR INTOXICATED Pride A Personality "fc atmosphere 3 are all ingred Cold in Undertakers' Directory One Day DEATHS DRIVERS URGED (Continued From First Page) rLaxatb luaKesr quaintances, far too many crimes are being committed today among the younger generation, from 14 to 25 years of age, and that it is "time that some drastic means be taken to curb Bromo EADOOCK. In Philadelphia, on February 34, 1928, Catherine A.

Haddock. Relatives, friends and Arters W. C. T. are Invited to attend toe funeral service at the residence of her niece, Mrs.

Sneddon M. Clayton, TO West Twentieth street, on Tuesday afternoon, February 26. at 3 a'ciock. Place of Interment to be (riven. SMITH, At her residence.

0 Jefferson street, on Pfbnta ry 34, 1021, Miss Charles Kua Smith. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at her late residence. Traymor Apartment, 906 Jefferson street, on Wednesday afternoon, February 29. at 1 o'clock. Interment private.

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