Evening journal., 1912-01-18
FINE TROPHY
FOR MILITIA
DUPONT Company Gives Silver
Cup for Promotion Of
Target Practice
COMPANY EXPLAINS
PURPOSE In GIFT

sented to the Organized Militia of
Delaware by the E. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company. which is to
be shot for annually by the COM
panies Of the state militia. has been
placed in the windows Of the c. f.
Rudolph store. at Fourth and Market
streets. Later the cup will be shown
at Newark. New Castle. Dover and
Milford.
The trophy is known as the Nation
al Defense Trophy and was made by
Reed and Barton. silversmiths. of
Taunton. Mass. 1t is one of the
largest and most costly. ever offered
for rife competition in the history of
the state militia.
The trophy stands on an ebony
base and is three feet high and twen-
ty-five inches wide. The main piece
is a shield of silver above which is
an eagle. This stands on a pedestal
supported by the crossed rifles of the
regular army pattern and on either
side is draped American flag.
Crossed sheafs at the bottom increase
the beauty of the piece. A circular
piece of FURNISHED copper extends
from the centre Of the shield con-
tanning the words Delaware Ma
tional Defense Trophy. First Honors." "
After a tour of the down-state
towns the trophy will be returned to
Adjutant-General ]. Pusey Wicker
sham. who will be the custodian and
the matches to decide the winner Of
it will be commenced as soon as the
outdoor ranges can be used.
The DUPONT Powder Company, in
presenting the trophy, announces that
they have two objects in view.
First. increasing the number OF
bonafide military ritiemen throughout
the United States; second, raising the
standard of excellence where it
should be raised, in the military unit.
by creating reasons for maximum en-
listment and an esprit de corps
through unit competition.
The powder company says; This
company has been charged by certain
unknowing people and periodicals,
with being against peace; being
against arbitration: being for war.
War means ruin to us. Nine-tenths of
our business depends upon peace.
Railway and aqueduct construction (;
mining, farming. making bad roads
good eradicating stumps, blasting
bitches. blasting holes for orchards
and shade trees. We believe in peace
We desire International arbitration
We believe they will both come when
families cease lighting among them
selves and policemen are no longer
needed
''We believe that the country which
has a national defence too strong tC
-. rtrfl1 hnlf
peace. And it will not be peace al
q any price For the past ten years
Nihe rifle smokless division of the du-
Yont Company has labored assidu-
ously to promote military rife prac'
tice throughout our nation. II has
been at the call of any state desiring
aid in laying out ranges; in range
construction; in coaching. II has
written and published text books con
cerning rife shooting and range con
struction. II will continue to worl
along this line. Business? Yes, bust
ness and patriotsm. AS yet the ne
result is more patriotism than bust
ness.
"The rifle smokless division is
very small and unimportant part O
the DUPONT Company; but because thl
company is patriotic. because it be
lieves that the division is striving Il
do good and patriotic work and there
fore is helping to make for peace, ]
allows it to continue and backs it W
Hence. the National Defence Trophy.
The company will present q simila
trophy to any state in the Uniol
upon proper application, to be com
poted for by the militia the same a
will be done in Delaware. The com
petition is open to all the companie
i'm the militia Of Delaware The com
pany qualifying the greatest numbe
Of marksmen will be awarded tn
trophy. The company winning tn
trophy will be awarded the same be
fore January 10 succeeding the win
ning. The trophy will be held by tn
winning company until the first {
Inc following December, when it wi
bc returned to The adjutant genera
70 be prepared for the next winne