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Evening journal., 1914-06-27
BY The United Press.

Bv The United Press.
SALEM. Mass, June 27.--Salem to-
dav began the search for her dead.
THE great welt which had been laid
crescent-shaped across the fair Puri-
tan city by the second worst fire IN
New Englands history, had cooled
sufficiently this morning to allow eX-
animation of the devastation Search
ers. held aghast by the thousands OF
gaunt chimneys and charred tree
trunks which stood alone where only
two DAYS ago was a city, made their
way amongst piles of crumpled brick
end catacombs of gaping cellars.
Perhaps the most extraordinary
mart of this coniagration is that only
six are so far reported dead. In some
almost miraculous way the sick, GRIP
pled and infrm seem to have saVeu
themselves from the greedy battling
fire as il jumped first one way, then
another at the direction of the wino'
Vet the memory Of the Chelsea horror
still lives here and the searchers VINO
went among the ruins today recall
that il was not for weeks afterwards
that the last bodies were taken out
Meanwhile the work of relief SO
efficiently begun yesterday, tended %
round itself out to completion TO-DAY
Already several mushroom cities
white with militia tents, ranged Will
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
SUPPORT FOR TOTS;
Wife WON'T HAVE
father At HOME

Joseph Howard Reed was before
City Court today on continued
charge Of non-support of his two chill
dren who are living with their grand
mother at seaford. and was ordered
TO pay So a week toward the support
Of the little ones The bond was
placed at $500.
Casmir Shalinsh. charged with
non-support Of his wife. was ordered
to contribute SO a week to her sup
port. Mrs. Shalinski, the wife, testi-
fed that they we're married in Eu-
rope twenty-six years ago and have
three children under sixteen years Of
age They have been separated for
two years since which time Casmir
has not supported the family.
Mrs. Shalinski said she is unwilling
to live with her husband even If he
gives her all the money he makes.
She said she had seen her husband
force the children away from him
when they approached him on the
street
Casmir testified that he had tried
TO 90 back home but his wife refused
reconciliation. He denied that he had
left home, saying his wife forced him
out in a shower of bricks after he had
paid of 5000 of the mortgage on the
house.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
BARRON DESERTS
WOUNDED AFTER
EACATECAS ROUI
Mexican Federal'S Army
Pursued by Villa Outside
AguaS CalienteS
REBEL Chief executes
FIFTY seven HUERTA men
By The United Press.

bN Inc Nhlitu iit0as
ZACATECTS. Mex, June 27.-Dcsert-
ing their wounded and abandoning their
supplies, the survivors of General Me
dina Barron's once powerful Federal
army. which evacuated Zacatecas Tues
day night, is today nearing Agues Cal
ientes. closely pursued by General Fran
cisco Villas cavalry.
Overtaking laggard bands of fleeing
Federals. the "fying squadron OF the
Constitutionalist army has had several
sllirmishes with the retreating column.
When overtaken. the Federals deserted
their wounded, threw away provisions
and destroyed large quantity OF ann
munition. The Federals, panic-stricken
fear annihilation before they can reach
Aguas Calicntes.
General Villa left here yesterday for
the south. should Huerta's forces make
stand at Aguas Calientes, he will lead
the assault IN person. he does not eN-
pect the Federals TO stop there, how
ever, but TO continue on TO Queretaro.
Among the - officers of Federal ir-
regulars or "Colorados,' who were eX-
ecutcd by Villa yesterday, was General
Antonio. commander OF a division Of
General Barron's army. Nearly 100 IN.
regulars have already been executed.
The pursuit of Barron's forces hai
been undertaken by General Thomas
Urbina's brigade and the famous cara
goza bridage commanded by General En-.
genio Aguirre Bcnavides and Genera
Roaul Madero. IL was the Iaragozf
brigade which won glory at Torreon by
bearing the brunt Of the fighting unit
/ Villas main column came up.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27

made are printed and sold by author
ity or "Hls Majestys Government"
Almost any chemist could take tho
publications referred 10 and make
smokeless powder but I doubt If IL
would be made with economy
Every European nation that manu-
features powder sells the identical
powder used by such government
wherever it can, as IL sells armorf
battloships, guns and all other
ordnance material European nations
even go so far as to detail their
Army and Navy officers TO 60 to
other countries and assist their manu-
facturers IN landing these contracts.
The development of the smokeleea
powder which we now manufacture
for our Government covers a period
of about thirty years II originated
In France I'm 1883 when M Vieilla
produced guncotton adapted 10 the
manufacture of amokcless powder AT
once the worlds inventors directed
every effort toward devising some
method by which this explosive could
| be utilized In guns. Mendeleef. q
/ Russian solved this problem and in a
magazinel article told how this gum
cotton might be colloided. that Is.
mixed into q plastic mass suitable
10 be pressed through die.
Lieutenant BernadOu. OF the Navy,
who was at that time abroad return-
ed home with this Information and
in conjunction with admiral Converse
took ont patents on these processes
in ihn United Siatcs. no powder VA
ever manufacturcd. however. success.
fully under these patents. nor under
+ the patent Of Charles n. Monroe
whose work Is mentioned In Harper g
Weekly Admiral Converse himself
In printed Government reports has
testified that the Government never
bought any powder mapufactured
under the Bernadou patents
II was recognized that the then
known methods of manufacture were
hazardous Then il was that Francis
G. DUPONT invented and patented a
process and machine for the dehy-
dration Of guncotton. that is, handling
n i'm a wet state that eliminated all
danger. and as Admiral Strauss, OF
our Navy. says. made the manufac-
mre of smokeless powder a safe in
dustry."
The next problem was the adapta-
tion Of this powder TO guns OF different
caliber This problem was solved boy
Hudson Maxim. an employee OF the
DUPONT Company. who invented the
multi-perforated grain; and the du-
, Pont Company was given credit for 4
1 by Mr. Tracey. Secretary Of the Navy
! in his annual report to Congress.
I Harpcr's Weekly observes thai
/ during these early days private manu-
, facturers "had not been showing M
very wcll' Let us see
I (FirsO Vielle had produced gun
cotton in France.
= (SecOnd) Mendeleef. Of Russia, hat
= told us how TO colloid IT,
p (Third) Francis G.. DUPONT had tolC
y us how to eliminate danger in thl
e manufacture.
Fourth) Hudson Maxim. an en-
n ployee of the DUPONT Company haS
s Continued Page.l
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
ASSArLT CASE CO.'S ONER.

In City Court today, James Brady
was held in $500 bail for a hearing on
Monday to answer the charge of as
sault and battery on Martin Burke.
Burke is in the hospital as a result Of
the assault
Domonic Amatuzsia, who was
charged with assault on James Pelino,
pleaded not guilty. Upon requess of
the prosecuting witness, the case was
dismissed upon payment of costs.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
Search Salem Ruins Today
For Possible Fire Victims;
Six Are Said to be Dead

military precision, have sprung up to
care for nearly all of the $4,000 home
less who could not find refuge with
friends or relatives. Red Cross hos
pitfalls, Salvation Army relief stations,
bread lines and distributing centers
for clothes. money and other supplies
dot the city at all central points.
Old Puritan Salem which stands un-
scathed from the worst disaster in
her history since Roger Conant first
settled there in 1926, has turned to
10 help the newer Salem of French
Canadians and Polish. who we're
burned out, both of homes and em-
ployment. The citizens relief COM
mittee during its first day. received
S32,970 in cash and many other
gifts. State and nation have turned
to with unstinted generosity. Among
the first to contribute was San
Francisco. still mindful of the horror
; of her own fire.
The Boston Relief Committee in
side its first day, was flooded with
subscriptions running over S15O,OO0
| not to mention tons of bread and
food and carloads of supplies
The biggest ray of light in the pres
ent disaster is that the Naumkeag Mills
/ which employ 1000 persons and ar'
said 10 have suffered S3,500,000 loss. are
TO rebuild Immediately. This viii in
time care for many OF the 5000 work
less. while many are expected TO fine
immediate employment in the work o
reconstruction
Almost unequalled in the history %
big catastrophcs is the perfect regar'
for law that has reigned since the fire
There has been confusion, even panic
but not the slightest suggestion OF riot
inu or lawlessness. Fifteen thousan'
of an industrial population have seen al
ihev had in the world swept away with
out assailing the rights OF others NOR
fortunate. This is attributed TO tw
facts. First, splendid militia actio
brought four companies on the seen
the moment the fire became serious am
over 1000 men are now. on duty. Sec
ondlv the discomfort arising from actua
phvsical suffering was avoided by tn
bounty OF nature providing comfortabi
weather and the bounty of the commn
/ lliiv in supplying food, bed and clothin
as fast as human agencies could do 81
The total property loss is set at Sl2
900 600 and the insurance company los
at slOO0OO0O IN today's STANDARD, th
! wecllv insurance magazine.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27

The six registration officers to
whom objection is made by City
Chairman Salisbury are all staunch
Democrats. and all but one have
served with such satisfaction and
efficiency as election officers in the
past that the Department Of Elec-
,ions needed the requests of many
Democrats that they be reappointed,
Notwithstanding that their names
we're not on the list of recommends
tions submitted by Chairman Sauls-
bury.
The six Democrats to whose ap-
nointment Chairman Salisbury has
INFECTED to the extent that he sought
an Injunction in the Court ol
Chancery are:
James l.. Taggart-For the sixth
district of the Second ward.
James j Riley-FOr the Third dls
irict of the Third ward.
william H. Blake-For the flfti
district OF the Fifth ward.
c. Gregg Derickson-For the Tent
district Of the Seventh ward.
Hush McDonough-For the Ihr'
district of the Tenth ward.
Miles Jennings-For the Eleventh
district of the Tenth ward.
Chancellor Curtis. however, did no
entertain Chairman Saulsbury's ap
plication for a restraining order YER
long. The Chancellor decided tina
Il was not a question for the Cour
of Chancery, and any legal actioi
would have to be in the form o
mandamus proceedings in Superio
Court. While Chairman Saulsbur
has stated that he will take manda
mus proceedings. they had not bee
instituted so far as could be learn
cd ND TO this afternoon.
n is well known among many actl'
Democratic workers that there is dt
sention and dissatisfaction in the Dem'
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
DEMOCRATS SUBMITTED
"LOADED" LIST OF NAMES
FOR REGISTRATION OFFICERS
Recommend Men For Appointment For Districts in
Which They Do Not LiVe---Nof One OF the Six Sub
miffed For a Second Ward District Lives Within
the Precincf---Many Others Not Qualified
DEPARTMENT CLAIMS LIST
DOES NOT COMPLY WITH LAW

Baked and unmasked scheme hamper the
Department appointments of registration OH
organization through City Chairman James
Salisbury huabaloo and esorng to legal action against
the the appointment OF six regis
trait
what looks like an ehort TO emoaa ne depart
ent of Elections political advantages the Demo-
recommended for registration omcers men VINO DO
recommended ana OF
who we're not qualified registration officers for the dis
tr for which they submitted and who we're exempt from
such ID submitted Notwithstanding that the law requires the
list of names properly qualified persons resi-
ce within the district The law provides that
toe names having the legal duahcon
the Department shall appoint suitable persons to serve Ihe
appointed of the Democratic regis
taion officers loaded list submitted did so more
ont f ouresv committee because members Of the
nr.nspt feel that the Democratic with the law
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
name COMMITTEE TO
SUGGEST Law Amendment

Appointment Of y committee of
three to consult with officials of the
street and Sewer Department, rela-
tive to amendment of the traffic or
dinance was the most important busi-
ness before the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Delaware
Automobile Association last night
The committee consists of T. Allen
Hiles, chairman; W. l.. Hammond
and Charles G. Guyer. The repre-
sentatiyes of the association are ex-
pected TO hold a conference with the
Street and Sewer Department Off
cials within a few days.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27

SALEM, Mass, June 27-This fam
Gus old city of witches, one OF
Americas oldest soaports, has started
Iravely TO dig away the ruins Of It's
fire horror, which claimed several
lives. wiped out over three square
miles of the city and caused a prop
ertv loss Of about S12.OOOOOO. Relief
committees are at work. and outside
aid is pouring into the city The TO-
900 persons left homeless by the
konhagration are being cared for IA
various ways Fortunately most OF
the old landmarks famous In New
England history were spared. The
accompanying illustration shows
some OF the homeless persons watch
ing names dcyouring iheif dwellings,
Evening journal., 1914-06-27


Harpers Weekly recently printed
two articles under the titles, "The
Powder Trust" and "The Powder
Plot which grossly misfepresented
the DUPONT Powder Company and did
Il great injustice.
AS matter of fact there Is no
statement, inference or conclusion
renectlng on the DUPONT Powder Com
pany In either article that is not
wholly fallacious.
CD II was intended that the read
ers OF Harper's Weekly should be
convinced that the DUPONT Powder
Company, I'm entering into a certain
contract with German manufacturers.
twenty-five years ago, violated the
Federal statute and we're guilty of a
felony.
What are the facts2 In 1889
Admiral Folger. Chief Of the Bureau
OF Ordance, Navy Department, con-
vinced that the Brown prismatlc
Powder manufactured abroad was
superior 20 that used In our navy,
ordered the DUPONT Powder Company
10 secure these processes. Armed
with letters from Mr.. Blaine, then
Secretary OF State. to our Ministers
abroad explaining his mission, Alfred
/. DUPONT went TO Europe and con.
tractcd for the right TO manufacture
this powder. compensation 20 be made
by the payment Of royalty PEI
mound on the powder manufacture
until the same aggregated 10000,
! Thus. our Government was not onl
III
lfo Il. Tor ID obligated itself % pa
and did pay these royalties.
We did keep the German manu-
facturer Informed of the amount q
powder manufactured for our Govern
ment" How would Il have been other
wise when our Government was th
only purchaser and we had 70 maxi
an accounting for every pound o
powder manufactured
The records are public and 7 def
anyone to show from them anything
justifying the astounding charge tina
the duPonts in making or carryinl
out this contract were the 'monopol,
paid spies Of q foreign government
and therefore guilty Of treason.
This contract came 10 an end b
1898 II In no manner related TO on
present smokeless powder.
(2) II Is charged that the duPon
Company. In selling TO foreig
governments the identical powdo
used by our own Government" be
trayed government powder secret
and was thereby guilty of crimina
offense."
The utter nonsense Of this viii b
apparent when the fact is known tha
the dupont Powder Company ha
5 never sold a pound of smokeles
powder abroad without first consult
= ing with government officials. and.
4 each instance. the powder sold ha
e been tested by government officer
? at the Government Proving Groun'
j There are no powder secrets" Th
identical specifications on which III
D present Government powder is mad
Q are printed in a book published
, Major Erasmus NJ. Weaver, Of I'll
r Army and on sale at bookstore
!, Likewise. the specifications on whiC
Q cordite, Great Britians powder,
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
PENNSY READY TO
CARRY FOREIGN BOOZE
TO ODOWN-STATE TOWNS

AS the result Of the decision of the
Supreme Court OF Delaware In the
case OF Benjamin r. Van Winde, in
which the court held that liquor
might be shipped into dry Delaware
ferfiiorv from points outside Tue
State. the Pennsylvania railroad %
preparing TO handle shipments Of
whisky. beer, etc, TO points in Kent
and Sussex counties when the same
is sent from outside Delaware.
Tue railroad today sent the follow
ing notice to its agents and other em-
ployes:
"The attention of agents and other
interested persons Is called TO the
provisions OF the so-called Hazel
Law of the State of Delaware, whlch
provides that IL shall be unlawful TOT
any common carrier knowingly to ac-
cent or receive for shipment, trans
portation or delivery TO any stauon
within Kent or Sussex counues'
/ State Of Delaware, spirituous, Vinous'
matted, fermented or other intoAicat-
ing liquors of any kind, consigneu 10
any party, except physicians drug
gists or churches, restricted IN ao-
/ cordance with the following
agents must decline to accept OF
deliver shipments referred to IN the
Hazel Law except shipments TO
physicians and druggists In unbroken
packaees in quantities not 10 exceed
five gallons at any time, or shipments
of wine in unbrOken packages 10
churches. or the proper officers there
Of for sacramental purposes and
except shipments from points outside
the State of Delaware to an indiNiu.
nal i'm Delaware for his own personal
use and consumption.
"The Hazel Law was enacted IN
connection with the Federal statute
known as the 'Webb-kenyon Law
10 which reference is made in Gen
eral Notice No. 81, dated April 10Th
1918. and in order that there may be
no misunderstanding or confusion az
to the Interpretation of both laws 1
should be understood that there is M
restriction upon shipments originat
ing in the State OF Delaware. othe
than in Kent and Sussex counties, L
other points in the State of Della
/ ware HOI II AniA1 h'hAt AANARh W 80
as the Delaware law IS cOncerne
upon interstate shipments from tn
state of Delaware to points outsid
the state Of Delaware, and that Y
accordance with the opinion OF th
Supreme Court of Delaware in tn
case OF Benjamin f. Van Wrinkle VI
State of Delaware. decided June 16tl
1914. there is no restriction upon In
terstate shipments originating out
side the State of Delaware to an IN
dividual in the State of Delaware fo
> his own personal use and consumI
ton.
+. c. McGarvey, agent OF tn
Adams Express Company, today dc
y clared no orders regarding receipt q
= liquor for towns in dry territory i
/, Delaware have been issued by nj
ID company. However, il was learne
that attorneys for the express cor
poration arc preparing circular lei
iers dealing with the subject, an
that the company would soon folio
the example of the Pennsylvania rail
r road.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27

cratic City Committee, and most of It
has cropped out since Mr.. Salisbury
became chairman. Some of the inhuen-
tial workers have refused to work with
Chairman Salisbury because of object
tion 10 what they regard as his dicta-
torial methods. II is said by some Dem
ocrats that Wilbur L. Adams resigned as
secretary OF the committee because OF
dissatisfaction.
Whether in making up the list of
names for registration officers some OF
the committeeman put one over on
Chairman Salisbury TO make trouble
for him. or whether there has been a
well-laid scheme on the part of the
committee. OF the controlling factors oi
il. to trv to get certain Democrats ap'
pointed as registration officers for dis
tricts in which they do not live, are
questions that are being asked since II
became known that the Democratic
committee submitted a "loaded' list q
the Department of Elections from whici
the Democratic registration officers wer
TO be selected.
Not only does the list submitted 4
the Department Of Elections contain th
names OF men for registration ohicei
who do not live in the districts. but
also comprises the names aud addresse
of MANY others recommended which ar
such that official notifications addresse
to them have come back with the desig
nation mot at" on the envelopes.
Aside from that several of the me
recommended and appointed could no
qualfy for the positions when examine
at the Department OF Elections,
though the law says the names submitte
shall be of properly qualified persons
The list in addition contains names @
men for registration officers who lega
" are exempted, such as lawyers Tw
Of the names submitted, for instane
Il Continued on Page Nine
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
The evening journal
TO Give FIGHT news

Announcement of she progress Of
the JOhnson-Mo prize fight in
Paris will he made by THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL from its Office, Fourth
and ShipIey streets. late this after
noon and tonight. The fight will be-
gin at $50 o'clock. Wilmington time,
and will have 90 be eabled from
Paris TO New York by the United
Press before being sent out 10 THE
EVENING JOURNAL and other news
papers.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
THE FULL TEXT OF THAT REPLY
IS HEREWITH PRESENTED TO PUBLIC

articles Harpers Weekly. May and
May ouirageous lbeng this
upage article the number on
by Buckner. ycepresiden OF that
articles
man Iapgood The information accompanying
that complaint Hapgood the
done the full page
publish refutaton Of the charges made
Colonel write that ruaon II Is
ceded generally spendidly and concu'el. His article
q pnMder po- Ms lnlI iexL k n loLoMsl
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
ORPHANS HOWE EXERCIsEs.

Students of the primary and gram
mar departments of the Delaware
Orphan Home and Industrial School
viii observe their annual exercises
al the school tomorrow The morn
i.e services VIII begin az 10 so
o'clock. Tho afternoon services Will
so held at 2 o'clock Neal Comfy ot
thii city viii be one OF the speakers
and others VINO Nill make addresse-
viii M Dr. q Carter of Auburn.
IS r.. 'nd Fidci G + Rodgers. of
paltimore.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
ELLANNEss CLUB OUTING.

The Ellanness Club viii give an
outing to Pennsgrove tomorrow. the
members viii meet al the hall. Third
and King streets. at / o'clock. and
will take the Las boat from Fourth
street wharf for PennsgroNe.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
REBELS Will NOT TALK
Peace FOR The present
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, June 25rhat the
Constituencies delegates in the
United States have no imme-
diate intention of participating
in the proposed informal confer
ences with the Huerta delegates for
settlement of Mexicos internal prob
lens was indicated today IN state
mont bv Jose Vasconceloe 10 the ei-
feet that Carranza representative
viii probably remain IN Washington
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
rmAI wAvr BEACHES BRrTTsH sNo.

By The United Press
SINGAPORE June ga udsi wave Witch arsarsntis
accompanied the selsmic disturbance yesterday n South
en sumatra drove the bsh steamer Kinsuck tAe cnna
Mutual steam Navigation Company ashore IN sns STRAITS
which separate sumatra from Java mo only passenger
the KintucR we're native emigranta
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
rHREF IIFE ArrExrTs FAn.

BY The United Press
WEST HoBoKES. n. j. June s7-slsshts his sAfcss
from ear to ear blunt table knife then shooting Aseif
through the finally jumping Of the sesond-
story window OF bis home fused Emil Kosnsl %
real sssate nau o. No. sss Kerrisan avenue
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
COL. BUCKNER DEFENDS
DUPONT POWDER co.
AGAINST OUTRAGEOUS
ATTACK BY c. J. POST

Harpers Weekly, Convinced of FaIsify Of Articles by
One of It's Writer'S Who AsssIed Delaware's Great
Powder Industry, Gives TO the LEGAL Company =
Full Page in Which TO Make Refufsfion of Charge
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
prsAnrrp srr,xrn Asp enrr sAsr.

By The United Press
CLEVELAND, June sT-rhe orr steamer Matsfs, ID peru
with her crew Of 2s o. Superior WIS. aar6or vas SIC
eessiuiy oved 70 safety By today according
to private advices to the Pittsburgh Navsaaon conssny
owners Of the vessel here.
Evening journal., 1914-06-27
WEATHER

For Delawarei Unset
tied tonight and SUNDAYS
probably occasional shows
ers'