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ft Jomrasi CIRCULATION SATURDAY 23,407 FINAL EDITION WEATHER Fair tomtht and Wednesday UifMtr armer Wedneidajr. Light variabl Vttta, becominj sentie, aoutherljr. "THE FIRST NEWSPAPER OF THE FIRST CITY OF THE FIRST STATE." FORTIETH YEAR. NO. 73 44 PAGES WILMINGTON.

DELAWARE. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1927 PRICE TWO CENTS BR. J.

P. LUKENS, JAMES P. JONES DEATH VICTIMS; OLD GLORY HOPS OFF ON FLIGHT TO ROME i ii DEATH LIST Taken By Death Mourn His Loss SCHELL MAY BE BERTAUD HILL SINDISTION PROVES FATAL OF FOUR AFTER DEATH ENDS I BUSVLIFEOF 1 DR. LIENS VfQ) NEW. HEAD tin POLIlitTOnARD 1 II i 1 I Important Ihaes in both the East Seventh street who last week, married Frank E.

Edwards, ot Pollc and rire we ex" years old of 204 East Seventh peeled to be made at the meeting of street, who has been married twice 'the Director of Public Safety this II I 1 DR. J. PAIL Lt'KENS One of the oldest and best known Wilmington physic ans and prom- uivih ui iviaaonry, oiea mis morning after a lingering relapse. AT WIL. FAIR Throngs at Elsmere Attend-1 ing Agricultural, Art, Mechanical Exhibits RACES, MIDWAY ATTRACT MANY Tills is, Grangers' and children's day at the Wilmington Fair, which opened yesterday at the Elsmere grounds.

It is the first fair Delaware has had since the Delaware State Fair Association- filled three years ago. Early this afternoon thousands of children thronged the grounds and viewed the The Grangers were out in force. There Is no particular program for the Grangers and children. On the part of the Grangers it was an opportunity to get together and talk crops and exchange goosip about the farm. Not only that, but they are all greatly interested in the exhibits of farm machinery at the Wilm ngton Fair, GRANGERS AN CHILDREN DAY I i I Dei ore, nts iirti wne oeing ai vorced and his second wife having died five years ago.

The girl bride will be arraigned in Juvenile Court tomorrow on charges of incorrigibility and truancy. 1 5 YR, GIRL BRIDE Father of Mrs. Edwards and Juvenile Court to Press Complaints INVOLVE ACTIONS RFFDRF MARRIAflF Dcrurtc mttrriAV Charges of Incorrigibility have been placed against Anna B. Brower, ll years old, of 403 East Seventh street,) who last Tuesday married Frank E. Edwards, 52 years old, of 204 East Seventh street.

One of the charge was lodged by the girl's father, Charles E. Brower, and second by J. Paul Green, probation officer of the Juvenile Court. The girl will be arraigned on both charges in Juvenile Court tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock before Judge Charles M. Curtis.

Mr. Green today would not divulge the details of either his complaint or that made by the girl's father. He said, however, that both charges Involve actions of the girl prior to her marriage. Mr. Green placed a charge against her following complaints made by the girl's neighbors, it is said.

Edwards, who has been married twice before, his first wife' having been divorced by him and his second Continued on Pie Fourteen, NATIONAL BAR H0N0RSSTATE MEN Josiah Marvel, and1 Charles E. Curley, attorneys of this city were honored at the meeting of the American Bar Association which was In session in Buffalo. N. last week by being appointed to two important Committees. Mr Marvel was named chairman of the Conference of Bar Delegates, an honor second only to the presidency of the association.

This sec tion ol the association was organised INCORRIGIBILITY CHARGE AGAINST TO J. P. JONES Dept. of Election Member Succumbs After Second Attack on Holiday WAS ACTI VE i BUILDING TRADE Seized with an attack Indiges tion about 8 o'clock lasc night, after having rallied from a similar a' tack earlier in the day, James J. Jones, member of the Department of Elec- tions and well known builder, died an hour tr- hnma i lmc Thirly-flrst street, despite the prompt ministrations of a physician.

Mr. Jones, who was an active Republican worker for many years and one of the best known men of the i city, suffered the first attack of In- in the morning, but was I able to be out In the afternoon, ap-iparently having recovered fom the I illness. He returned home late in the afternoon and was fatally stricken at 8 o'clock. Born at Bombay Hook 68 years ago. I the son of Nehem.ah ani Elizabeth Jones.

Mr. Jones was educated in the Kent county schoo's. and spent the early part cf his life on his father's farm. When he came to tii'a city in his early manhood, Mr. Jones entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and, serving about 25 years as a clerk in the carshops.

he entered the building business, which he later gave over to his son. James P. Jones, Jr. He was always interested in the building t.ade and especially in the development cf the Ninth ward in -be Vrr" Jones was tlie oldest of "seven and six survive fhfm. They ar Johr George, Lucius Continued on Page Tea.

J. WHITE, HIT BrCAR, DIES Overlook Colony Resident, Run Down Near Milford, Succumbs in Hospital DRIVER IS HELD UNDER $500 BAIL Special to The Evening Journal. MILFORD, Sept. 6. James White, aged 60 years of Overlook; oiony wno was injurea yesieruay jiiuiuing wueu uy cut auivujuvwc while walking along the Milford-Re-hoboth boulevard, near Milford, died early this morning In the Beebe Hospital.

Lewes, where he was taken shortly after the accident. The car that struck Mr. White was driven by Frank Whelan of Lin-wood, Pa. Whelan was. arreted by Corporal Ingram of the State High wav Police shnrtlv after the accident! and held by Magistrate Carter of Lewes, under $500 ball pending the result of the Inturies to Mr.

White. I The yictm of the accident, who is sad to have been visiting realtives in the vIcinHy. was on his way to church when struck. Mr. Whelan stated he was trying to avoid another car when his machine skidded and struck Mr.

White. Mr. White sustained a broken collar bone and broken ribs and also Internal injuries. COP, ONCE A MINER, VISITING COAL FIELDS Patrolman Paul Andrick. of the police garage crew, is some where the wilds of western Pennsylvania on a vacation, but he is.

not lone- some as he thoughtfully took along wun mm a inena. iney are ina the triD bv automobile and Mr Andriclf is planning to visit his old mends tne coai mines wnere ne used to work. Mr. Andrick brings back as much coal, as he has promised to the garage crew it will take about ten freight cars to haul it. Tiers irttn uirvfnnpii r.r i i i START FLIGHT ITALY Old Glory Takes Air in Perfect Fashion at Old Orchard CANADIAN PLANES BOTH DELAYED OLD ORCHARD, Sept, 6.

(United Press) Setting forth for Rome, the Fokker monoplane Old, Glory arose today from Old Orchard Beach and headed out over the Atlantic. If successful It will be the longest non-stop flight ever made. The plane gathered speed down the smooth, hard-packed sand that served as a natural runway and soared aloft at 1.25 p. Eastern daylight time. J.

D. Hill was piloting the plan Which also carried Lloyd Bertaud and Philip A. Payne, of New York, The big plane took the air in perfect fashion at 100-mlle-an-hour clip after a long run. Just before the take-off, Hill and Bertaud tossed a coin for the provl-lege of piloting the plane. The former won and Bertaud and Payne were sitting in the rear of the cabin aa the big craft got under way.

Their route. It was announced, would take them over Cape Race. Newfoundland. Bertaud "said they then would follow parallel 117 degrees atralght across the Northern Atlantle. This would carry them slightly over of the "Great Circle" route.

If all goes well, Old Glory win pass near Bordeaux and will fly a little south of the Alps, enroute to the Italian capital. I The long-delayed atari was 'wit umcoocv ujr wvcii uiuusana specia-. U.J Mil a twiu aa pome irom milM A big detail, of. National Guardsmen had been rent to the beach to the trowds in check the- Continued on Pat FourtMO. IFMIRF.S Member's of Legion From Delaware Leave for Paris Thursday exerciseTto WISH THEM BON VOYAGE Members of a number of American Legion posts In Delaware, who are leaving New York Thursday morning for Paris, where they will attend the annual convention of the Legionnaires, will be bid godspeed at a public meeting to be held tomorrow night at the Public Building, The Legionnaires will assemble at the building at 7:30 o'clock, where they will be given final instructnnj by T.

T. Maxwell. The Legionaiies to go to Paris from Delaware. Include six who will attend the convention as guests of the Morning News. The exercises in front of the building will begin at 6 o'clock.

Governor Robinson, Mayor Forrest, William Matthews, State Vice-commander of the American Legion, Colonel J. Warner Reed and the Rev. William Gibson, State chaplain of the Legion," will be the speakers. At the conclusion of the exerciaea, the men who are to make the trip, escorted by the Delaware Post Bugle and Drum Corps and the 10 et 8. which will be the special escort, and followed by the members of Delaware and Laurence Roberts Posts of this Continued on Pate rorty-thre.

MEDBURY SAYS: Theres' an old saying that "Clothes make' the man." This may be true unless they happen to be women' clothes, and they usually break him. One man claims his wife drove him into bankruptcy. She had ballroom gown ideas on a bungalow apron Income. Meaoury He says he's sorry now that he didn't marry the bareback rider in Ringling Brothers' Circus. His salary is so small he'd have a hard it) keeping one of Singer's midgets in handkerchiefs.

The average woman win complain she has nothing to wear and then take an hour and a half to put it on. Gowns are so expensive that lt cof Continued on Tag Ten. For SAFE MILK CLOVER ua 6SRV1C. SEND OFF FOR DF Changes Also Likely to be Made in Bureau of Fires Today purposeto reduce expense afternoon. While Superintendent Black declines to make public In advance of the meeting any recommendation that he plans to make to the directors, It is reported that thert Is to be a shakeup In the Bureau of Fire and that a man also will be named to fill the vacancy in the Bureau of Police created by the promotion of Superintendent Black.

Captain Will am A. Schell, It Is repor.ed, will be named to succeed Superintendent Black, in charge of the Bureau of Police. Chief Engineer William J. Lutz, it Is said, will retain his present rank, placing both the heads of fire and polee under the command of Superintendent Black. While the directors may be planning other changes in the Bureau of Police there is no expectation on the part of the police of any radical changes, but in the Bureau of Fire there aeems to be expectaUona of very Important changes, The changes to be made it is caid are for tne Punwe of reducing the lUn e3tpenses of the Bureau ol fire.

LSCHLEE- FLY SAFELY TO I Globe Orders Will Depart Tomorrow for Rangoon, Burma HAVE GONE 8010 MILES IN FLIGHT CALCUTTA. India, Sept. (United Press i. William 8. Brock and Edward F.

Schlee arrived at Calcutta shortly before noon today in their monoplane. Pride of Detroit, In which they are circling the globe in record time. They had left Allahabad, 485 miles westward, at 6.55 a. m. The fliers announced that they planned to remain at Calcutta the remainder of the day and depart for Rangoon, Burma, In the morning.

It was their first real rest since they left Constantinople last Friday morning. They spent several hours at the Dumdum airdrome at Calcutta examining their plane which thus far has func'ioned perfectly. Their health was good, In spite of the strenuous flying program they have followed during the last 11 days. When they arrived at Calcutta they mmmm Legal action may be taken by the Diamond State Athletic Club aga-nst the Agricultural Fair Association to recover damages for "the demolition of the boxing ring that had been tn blockd tne vlew of palrons desiring to witness the horse races. PHILA.

RUNAWAY PICKED UP HERE 1 Alfred Parressino. aged 12 years, a runaway boy. giving his home address as 2642 Somerset street. Philadelphia, was picked up early this monrng oy Putrnlmin r.ain Aftr bftinc listed at the police station he was sent to ihe Detention House to await the ar- rival of his delphia. parents from Phila- Dollar Day will oe a great event, as usual, at "The Home of Good 8no." Helton Shoe Hi Market liUIIII CALCUTTA TWO HOLIDAYS Baby Victim Suffers Broken Neck When Thrown to Car Floor ONE DIES AFTER BEING RUN DOWN Pour deaths, a number of persons injured, and several automobiles badly wrecked was the toll of this section for the three-day holiday ending last night.

The dead are: Barnard Oson, a sailor of the U. 8. Ship Memphis. Martin Schilling, 215 Stroud street. Stanley Malinowski, 825 Locust treet.

Jacob E. Weller, 10-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Weller, Centerville, Md.

The baby, Jacob E. Weller, was killed instantly last night when it fell from Its mother's arms to the floor of the automobile in which they were riding and sustained a broken neck when the machine ran into a ditch on the Christians Road between Christianla and Cooch's Bridge while trying to pass another machine. Bayard Swift, of Marshallton. uncle of the baby and driver of the machine, was taken before Magistrate Lister, of Richardson Park, by Private Carpenter, of the State Highway Police, and held under $5000 bail on a charge of manslaughter preliminary to the sitting of Coroner Nichols' Jury, on Thursday. John Bracken, of Hockessin, driver of the machine he attempted to pass, was held under $1000 bail by the same magistrate as a material witness.

The baby's parents had been to Continued en Pur Ten. BEL, CI Association Formed After Service Citizens Deed Had Expired FORMER JUDGE BOYCE HEADS MOVEMENT Letters extending an invitation to join the Delaware Citizens' Association, organized in July, are being mailed to every registered male voter in Delaware. Officers of the new association include former Judge William H. Boyce, of Dover, president; Harry T. Graham, vice-president for Wilmington; Judge Herbert L.

Rice, of Claymont, vice-president for rural New Castle county; John B. Button, of Dover, vice-president for Kent county; J. E. Goslee, of' Stockley, vice-president for Sussex county; Harry E. Speakman.

of Wilmington, secretary; Henry Ridgley, of Dover, treasurer. These, with eight additional members, Bishop Philip Cook; Mrs. A. D. Warner, of Wilmington; Josiah Continued on Page Four.

DOLLAR DAY City Stores to Offer Many Bargains at Sales Tomorrow COMMERCE CHAMBER HAS ARRANGED PLANS Following weeks of extensive advertising on the part of the Co-Operative Sales Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the co-operation of Wilmington retail merchants. Fall Dollar Day will be held here tomorrow. The details of the sale have been arranged by a committee headed by Walter F. Reardon. who has been as-fisted by Charles M.

Banks, William S. Clay, Richard B. Evans, Louis C. Goldberg, Theodore Grant. N.

Kuschan, James E. Manser, Harry H. Piettyman, Alvin B. Roberson and Ervin N. Snellenburg.

Mr. Reardon. in mak ng the an nouncenient, stated that "Wilming-j ton will be visited by thousands of shoppers tomorrow, and it is the de- Continued on Page Ten. TEMPtlWl BE ft 00 A. 1J0O '1 10 80 A.

72 1,00 P. 10 I.EMGTII OF DAI (Adranied Tlmt) Hun rt! 31 A- Bun tfti TIDES High tide, month of Christiana river, I A. M-i 1.18 P. ii. T1ZENS MEMBERS READY FOR FALL I Practiced 49 Years in Wilmington; Oldest Homeopathic Physician ACTIVE MASON, ONE OF HOMEFOUNDERS Dr.

J. Paul Lukens, aged 71, one of the best known physicians of Wilmington, oldest practitioner of the Homeopathic school In this city, and fraternity, died at his home, 1519 Franklin street, at 11.45 o'clock this morning, after an illness of three months. Death of Dr. Lukens was due to a 'general breakdown of his health following his long years of service as a physician In Wilming-j ton. He had rounded out forty-nine years of active practice, he having been graduated from Hahnemann College in Philadelphia, In '1878.

Dr. Lukens was a member of prac- tically all the Masonic bodies in Del- aware. He was a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware, pasti eminent commander of St. John's) Commandery. Knights Templar and past master of Eureka Lodge No.

23. Dr. Lukens was one of the few thirty-third degree Masons in Delaware and member of the Supreme Council of the Consistory. He was one of the founders of the Homeopathic Hospital of Wilmington, and served on the staff of that Institution. He was BEAMTEST Miss Rose McCaughan is Judged Prettiest Girl in Seashore Pageant RECORD CROWD AT SUSSEX RESORT to Th "icvenina- Journal.

hobotn was here for the week-end n(. i.b(lr nv. It is estimated c.f,,rj... cm.i. land Monday.

The big feature on Monday was tne pageant. First prize went to Miss Rose McCaughan, 306 Con cord avenue, Wilmington; second prize. Miss Mary Richards, of Bridgeville; third prize, Miss Cathcr-I ine Callan, of 204 North Broome Wilmington; fourth prize. Ma nun prize 10 miss nana ouao. West Fourt street Wilmington.

Judges of the contest were Sam- Pierce, Elwood Wright, George Walls, John F. Kaiser and R. B. Continued on Pfe Ten. Eddie Dowling, muscal comedy star and hence used to having flocks brfrU around him wlU The pageant is to begin formally Wjtn a reception of the visitors by the and cny commissioners, whv0 and may take a picture or two, Tomorrow a baby and juvenile review will usher in the formal events On Thursday the beauty contestant! will be put in five divisions and a committee of 15 artists will eliminate each division.

One winner in each group then is to be chosen during the bathers' revue and from the remaining Ave only two will survive, "Miss America" will be announced after a secret ballot has been taken Saturday. It was reported today without con flrmation that three of the contestants would swim during the week whltecaps and settled dawn tc customarv calm. You 11 the best shoe br.ni at Jl and $2. at Nelson Shoe Co. an Dollar Day.

423 Market 8U' Continued on PK Porty-tnret. IwinsrIS hrS HlZl REH0B0TH' M- 8Th' brought Its quota to add to the Prn A th hutm-v nt r. JAMES P. JONES The well known Wilmlngtonian, member of the Department of election, died yesterday from a second attack of acute Indigestion. HE IS THIEF Physicians Hope to Save Paul Pyle's Arm iMangled on Pickets POLICE FIND HIM HANGING ON SPIKES Paul Pyle.

aged 20 years, of 100 Jus- result of an odd accident early Sunday morning; may lose an arm, although the attendants at the Delaware Hospital are endeav-1 oring to check the infection caused by his becoming impaled on an Iron p.cket fence about eight feet high, on the north side Fifth street, between Orange and Shipley streets. Pyle was found hanging from the picket by his left arm, by Patrolmen Nace, McCarthy and Brown, who were attracted to the place by the cries of Pyle. According to the ol.ce Pyle had broken into the office of the Harting Company. 509 Shipley 'street. and while trying to escape had run down a rear alley and iwas impaled on the Iron fence when he attempted to climb over.

After being removed from the fence he was taken to the Delaware Hospital by the patrolmen, where four stitches were required to close the wounds on his arm, as one of the spikes had gone completely through. He told the officers and hospital "flclals that he had been walking along Fifth street with a girl and that some man had come up to them and insulted her. The man climbed the fence, he said, and when he attempted to follow him he fell and was Impaled. Being doubtful of his story. he was unable to explain what had become of the girl, or where the man Continued on Page Ten.

WIFE EXONERATED OF HUSBAND'S DEATH Mrs. Helen Gordy, aged 17 years, of Laurel, who had been held at the police station sine? Friday afternoon, following the accidental drowning of her husband, Albert Gordy, aged 37 years, mate of a barge thao was unloading: sand at th? Warner Company wharf in the Christiana river, when arraigned In Municipal Court this morning, was dismissed the jury of inquest summoned by Coroner Nichols yesterday afternoon having exonerated her of the charge of manslaugh.er. Mrs. Gordy and Charles Squires, of Philadelphia, were the only two witnesses who testified at the In-quist. They both said (hat Gordy had fallen overboard when he stepped back to avoid a playrul blow the wife pretended to make.

Gordy 's body was recovered from! the Christiana near Third and; Commerce streets by William' Nobler, an employe of the barge Betty Ann. While held at the police station, Mrs. Gordy cared for her two children. Coroner Nichols sent the body to: Le3ter Dam is. undertaker.

atj Townsend. yesterday. The funeral, wa held there this morning. GIFT CAR FORWILKINS H. O.

Wilkins, 217 Souih Union; street, received the Pontlac coach at' the close of the carnival conducted by the Brandywine Fire Company at! Bellefonte during the past two weeks! The attendance last Saturday the closing night of the carnival wasj one of the largest during the entire! fortnight. YOUTH FOUND MPALED SAYS crowd al the fair gounds this after- noon. The fair yesterday. Its open in? dav. was Datronized bv 5.000 oer-i sons.

Tne Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company is running special, nafe 4a tVtn nn-nt in anH AanH rat I usually packed with fair-bsund men, women and children. The automobile parking space was filled to capacity yesterday afternoon. WCOUIIC tilt iB vv. 1 I I no oiboraer aouui uie b'vus jco I evlc. of me SUtT or.

th I Krounds under the direction of Lleu-jMO tenant Henry C. Ray Thm.mhnit th Afternoon the men. uel and children thronged the! women Continued on Ptg Forty-three. 7i 7 Charles Hughes' have jja( 'f them 8.010 miles of held the chairmanship. total of rL.

1 Mr. Curley was appointed a member lle represented in heir route from of the General Conference. Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, and Attorney General Clarence 4 Southerland was appointed vice- ri7iim iW president for Delaware. Members of, RAZE MllHl KING ATLANTIC CITY GREETS 74 AMERICAN BEA UTIES Laffey- and William Prickett, Wilmington: John B. Hutton.

Dover, and James M. Tunnell. Georgetown. FALL (X)AL PRICES RAISED 25 CENTS I erected on the fair grounds at Els-New fall prices on coal, averaging i mere, where the fair association this 25 cents-a ton above the summer j8 conduct ng an exposition, scale were put Into effect today by Ting WM demoiished by tractors. local coal dealers in accordance wh tore it from its fastenings and an announcement made last week.

I left lt a mass of twisted debris. The Although the increase has beenjrn? was vatued at $1500., generally made, lt has been reported offlc o( the fair association re-that several dealers will maintain. tn -pnt to declare ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 6. 'United Press) The Amer.can Beauty fepe- four prize packages, arrived here tf-j day, so that a breathless nation can know before the week is out who will tne -Miss America'' of 1927.

Est mable voting wemen were look-! ing forward eagerly to the annual pageant at whicn, supposedly, uic itt oiri in the country is seiected for the benefit of photo- gravure pages. The seventy-four provided a lesson i iiitie.o XTnw lTnffionrt geograpny. Miss Miss Seattle anai Miss El Paso among tne entrants i i.j that hAaiitv knnw.s icnucu iu no frontiers. iu. i of compel tors could follow ng surnames: Wiel.

VaWed. Con- Cantor' Stnus. M.nkus. hostess when selected as 'Miss At-; hntic City." Another celebrity Is Norma Smallwood. of Tulsa.

who as any child could tell you, was chosen "Miss America of 1926." Jiawara rumen, vuiuicu, ncu nf rac likewise 80- years. of 5 Morrows Court, died in the T.he,.efls(l1' prtf fTfl-rCe ,,.7" ambulance shortly after o'clock Pnt in the lt than Ncality. for in the list. mis morning irom a nemun uac in the lunjs. When his condition was disclosed, a hurry call was sent to I the rxilice station and the ambulancv the summer range of prices during the coming months.

A few who sole coal during the summer at the low spring rates, are said to have raised their prices as much as 40 cents per ton to conform with the new fal. prices set by the dealers. Officers of the Builders' Supplies Corporation announced this morning that they would make no Increase in- the price of coal at present. SOITHERLAND BACK. Attorney-General Clarance A.

Southerland returned to Wilmington today after a vacation spent at Rer.o- both. During his absence from the city, the attorney-general office was In charge of James R. Morloid, chiil deputy attorney-general. was sen; to the Morrows Court hou Schwartz. Maoaieux ana Miunaca.

Tnf senational rumor was believed where Purnell made his home. After) On their arrival in Atlantic ty g-olindiesSi however, and the Atlan-Oeing pronounced dead at the Dela-j today tne lovel' were met by tic Ocean, which had grown resiles1 war Hosnltal the bodv was turned: Miss Margot Webb, who became the face of the report, removed over to Coroner Nichols at the morgue. Your list cnenK to buy real shoes tor tl and 3. on Dollar Dajr. Nelson Sboo 432 Market 8t..