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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-25
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A Striking Indictment Against Drink
(By WILLIAM N. GEMMILL)
Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
SUSPEND Sentence ON
COP Who WAS SLEEPY

Two officers were arraiened before the
Board OF Police Commissioners yester-
dav ON charges. officer Thomas J. Ieb-
lev was accused OF sleeping while on
duty. He pleaded guilty and said he had
lost much sleep because of sickness m
his family and because of the ecessive
heat. Colonel Wickersham told him
that the board appreciated the matter
Of illness in his family. but he reminded
him that he is engaged IN a business that
requires his attention.
officer Iebley was adiudged guilty and
sentence was suspended because of the
circumstances.
officer John J. Riley was charged
with being late in making one of his
reports. He claimed his watch stop
ped on him and he did not know IT
until II was too late. He was fined
three DAYS pay.
A communication was received from
the Wilmington Steamboat Company,
asking that Edward j. Henry be COM
missioned special officer to do duty
at the Fourth street wharf. The mat
/ ter was referred to Chief of Police
George Black. The fines collected in
the City Court last week amounted 70
/ S41S.75. During the week forty-four
prisoners were committed to the
workhouse.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
SOCIAL ANDPERSONAL news

William b. Haines, accompanied by
Mrs Elizabeth II. Haines. Miss Hazel
L. Pyle, j. Homer Day and Miss Mol
lie Willard. motored to Gap, Lancas-
ter county, Pa. on Sunday and were
tho geusts Of Mrs. Alice Hoax and
daughter.
Miss S. e. wingate. of Delaware
City. and Miss Elsie Wilson, Of Beth
any. w. Va, were Weekend visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. L. p. Wingate, of
No. SO DUPONT street.
L. p. Wingate spent a few days
last week with his sister, Mrs. Alex
ander Jauell, at Delaware City.
Mrs. c. S. Morgan and daughter,
Ethel, have gone to Knoxville. and
then to the montains in Tennessee.
Miss Anna NJ. Jewell, Of No. 1921
West Eighteenth street, is visiting
Miss Eva Jewell, of Kennedyville
Md.
Robert N. Foulk. Of this city. is Wis
iting f. Bayard Carter, on Cedar
brook Farm, near Smyrna.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Howard B. Smith
spent Sunday with friends near
Smyrna.
( Miss Miriam Webb, of Wilmington
was registered at the Hotel McAlpin
New York City, during the past week
Mrs. Harry II. Hyland and daughter
Matty are spending the week at Fed
eralsburg, Md.
Miss Marian Thorp is spending hel
vacation with relatives az Farming
ton Del.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
fine CONSTABLE FOR
BREAKING into HOUSE

County Constable Charles F. Bow
ers, in City Court today. was charged
by Walter Pierce. Of No. 1907 A
street, with trespass and was fined So
and costs. Pierce testified that Con-
stable Bowers came in the back door
OF his house several days ago after
breaking the bolts on the alley gate
and shed door and breaking open the
door leading into the diningroom.
Pierce said he had been given per-
mission 10 move from the house by the
man to whom he pays his rent. John
Bishop, the owner of the hohse, had
entered the house, but the front door
was locked.
James n. Green testified that he
sold the house to Bishop and had col
lected the rent for q year.
For the defense. John II. Bishop
testified that he owns the property
and had signed a landlords warrant
against Pierce. Bishop said he went
into the house and use Ratchet in
opening the back door.
Constable Bowers testified he wen
TO the back door Of the house at the
request of Bishop. He found the allie,
gate open and the shed kitchen dool
was aiar. He said he made levy OF
a gas stove. table and other furniture
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
B. & 0. PLACES ORDER
FOR RAILS and CARS

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad an
nounced tolay that it has placed con-
tracts with several steel mills for H. 900
tons of steel rails and with car manu-
facturers for 900 steel hopper ear bod
ic, for immediate delivery. The material
covered by the contracts will cost about
81 100000.
Practically all of the rails viii be of
the heavy type, weighing 100 pounds
TO the yard, and will be used for re-
placement on the company's Chicago
line.
The new steel ear bodies. which are of
100000 pounds capacity, viii be placed
on trucks rebuilt at the company's own
shops and for practical purposes arc
equivalent to new cars.
Announcement of the orders today
supplements contracts placed the middle
of July for 1000 stAcl hopper cars aut
30 passenger ears costing Approximately
50 500 900 and which, with the present
order. bring the total cost of Baltimore
and Ohio's recent equipment purchase
up TO S3.5O0O00.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
Three NEW MEN
FOR Police service

No action was taken by the Board OF
Police Commissioners yesterday after
noon relative TO the selection OF sue
cessor 10 Police. Captain Evans Il Is
not known when the commission will
take mp ,his question. There is much
speculation as 90 who viii be selected
for the office, aud many candidates are
being named in connection with the
place. but the police board has given no
intimation of what it proposes doing in
the matter.
In order to fll two vacancies al
ready existing in the police depart
ment and a third TO be created ON
September /. the Board Of Police Com
missioners at their meeting yesterday
nominated three men for the position
of patrolmen. these nominees to be
appointed TO serve the probationary
term OF six months, conditioned upon
their ability to pass the mental exam
ination They have already passed
the physical examination,
The men nominated are: Sheldon
Fairchlld. aged % years. insurance
agent, who lives at No 2705 Tatnail
street. He is 8 feet n IL inches tall
and weighs 1872 pounds.
LEONARD C. Brock. aged 81 years.
of No. Sl4 Bennett street, Formerly a
member OF the United States regular
army. who is now employed as a
guard at the Carney's Point. n. j.,
plant of the DUPONT Powder Company,
He is 3 feet 10 IA inches tall and
weighs PIP pounds.
Edward Devinney. aged 81 years OF
/ No 1901 West Twelfth street a ma
/ chinist. He is 6 feet ! inch tall and
weighs 10 pounds.
( The mon were nominated by Com
3 missioner Bowers and we're voted fol
! by President Wickersham and Mr.
( Megear Two of them will take the
7 places made vacant by the retire.
ment of Patrolman John Solomon
sometime ago and the retirement o.
! Court Crier William L. Heal Thu
third nominee will fill the vacancy
that will he created ON August 81
on which date Captain Evans will re
tire from active service and go upol
the pension list Which win go OF
active duty Immediately and which
:, will he held over until next montl
mas not been determined
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
delaware Vets TO
march over old Route

Great preparations are being made
by the Delaware Department of the
G.. A. r. TO take part in the Grand
Encampment of the United States!
which will he held in Washington
during the week OF September 20.
The actual encampment will open on
September q, and the closing parade
will be held on tho 29th. Many OF
the veterans who parade on that day
will march over the same route they
did when they were mustered out at
the close of the war, fifty years ago
COMMENCEMENT David J. Palmer
has made the request that all of the
old comrades who can walk take
part in the parade. Delaware viii
be represented by about 100 veterans
and the majority of them were in the
ranks and marched over the same
route fifty years ago.
( A special rate of $40 from here
TO Washington and return has been
made by the railroads. and tickets
4 will he on sale only on tho 25th, goth
and 9th. but not on the 2Sth and
29ih. The tickets for the 9th VIII
not be good for the 2Sth and 18th
This works hardship on those who
arc not able TO spend the week IN
| Washington. Many veterans and
citizens may be kept away because
Of the high cost of getting there. j
the reduced rate could he extended
to Septembe %. IL is estimated thai
many more veterans and citizens
would go on September rs and ".
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11

To William n. Ryan, an oil dealer
Of Thirteenth and French streets, be-
longs the credit for the establishment
Of new oil plant in this city This
plant was put I'm full operation last
Thursday by the Crew-Levick oil
Company Of Philadelphia, an indie
pendent concern. Il has leased with
the option of buying about an acre
and a half of ground from I. Kites
coal yard on the causeway. Two 20
900 gallon storage tanks have already
been placed there. Three buildings
have been erected. two of them store
houses and the other an office. A
pumping plant has been Installed and
garages constructed for tank wagons
and trucks. The plant will be in
creased as the business grows.
I W. Edgar Wilson. manager of the
Dover agency of the company. has
been made manager Of the new plant
/ and is in full charge. The Office Of
the company is in the DUPONT Build
! ing.
The location of the plant in this city
came about in this way: On June IS.
l1914. Mr.. Ryan made war on the high
price Of gasoline by reducing il from
lis to IA cents a gallon retail. This
was at once appreciated by automo-
lbilists.
He made further cuts. until last
September. when he was selling gas
at II cents a gallon At that time
the company he was buying oil OF
compelled him TO put up the price 10
that charged by his competitors. Last
February. however he went TO Phila-
delphia and consulted F. Royal Ham.
mitt president of the Crew-Levicl
oil Company, and commenced to han
die their oil He at once cut tn,
p price TO 10 cents and has held 10 this
low price ever since. Mr. Ryan's
sales steadily increased and at his
suggestion the Crew-Levick COMPANY
decided to locate plant here.
Mr. Ryan also slashed the price o
motor lubricating oil. selling it at 81
: cents a gallon as against so and 81
e. cents. the price of many other deal
ers He sells the Ideal motor oil
made for him by the Crew Levicl
Company. This oil Is used for al
kinds of gas engines. motor cycles
motor boats, etc. Mr.. Ryan also han
n dies a full line of machine and engin
the Crew-Levick Company. Mr.. Rya
q is agent for the company, wOrkin
c in conjunction with the ONCE in III
d dupont Building He is selling gasC
y line to people in Chesapeake City an
n lelkton. Md; Newark. Delaware Cit
; Rosedale. Pa. and other places
n Mr. Ryan said today that the SUI
lie port Of the Delaware Automobile Al
If sociation and other organizations a
" sisted in making the new plant
" possibility. Some months ago III
At company tried to establish a plai
o. over Eleventh street bridge. but b
sr cause of opposition did not loca
he there other locations were also co
le sidered The new plant is one
IN ninety distributing centres Of q
rs company, which are located in Pen
ne sylvania. New Jersey. as well as
ne this State.
While Mr. Ryan is selling gasoli
re at 10 cents, some dealers are ST
Pm charging as high as Is and IS cents.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
GERMANS BATTER
FOE ON THE BUG
WITHOUT SUCCESS
CONTINUED from FIrst Page.


capitals are being approached by per-
sons who declare they speak for the
Serbian legations in these places, and
are asked to send out stories regard
ing the pressure which the Allies are
bringing to bear against Serbia to in
duce her to surrender Macedonia to
Bulgaria in payment for Bulgaria's en-
trance into the war, on the side Of
the Allies.
These stories. if they are being
written, are evidently not reaching
their destinations, owing 20 Allied cen
sorship. The unofficial representatives
of the Serbians, who approach the cor
respondents. speak irately Of the in
Justice Of the Allied demands and
they characterize the attitude Of the
Allies as heartless toward Serbia
which won Macedonia in the Balkan
war with great cost of life.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
French HOLD their
GROUND IN The ARGONNE
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
PARIS. Aug 11.-Half a million
shells have been hurled against the
French works east Of Vienne-le-
Chateau, In the last three days, in the
violent onslaughts by the Crown
Princes army. aiming at tho railway
running eastward TO Verdum. The
once heavily wooded slopes of the
valleys around La Harazee have been
swept clean by the terrific pounding
of the German artillery. The north
ern stretches of the forest of Bats is
field of tree stumps and fallen tim
bers.
This afternoons official communi-
cation reported that the German
bombardment was very violent yes
terday and last night but that the
French maintain their positions at
( this point and elsewhere in the Ar
/ gOnne
A lively cannonade proceeded
around Souchez during the night
/ The Germans made one Of theil
nightly bomb attacks, but were re-
/ pulsed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
RAILROAD STOCKS STRONG.


Ry The United Press,
NEW YORK, Aug IL Railroad Isl.
sues opened strong ON the stock eN-
change today. and many war stocks
made good gains, Crucihle steel being "a
notable exception.
Kansas City Southern opened at 2s a
new high; WHY'S Overland showed a six
point gain at l06 and steel opened at l6.
Selling followed the opening advance
and realizing sales caused general, al.
though not large declines. Trading dur
ing the FIRST hour totalled third of a
million shares
The market quoted around noon An
advance of ( IA points 10 las "a 10y Ca
madam Pacific and loss of IA from
the days high by Crucihle steel Tea
tured the morning trading. Crucible sold
al so ] "A at noon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
NEAR death when
Canoe Goes over Dam

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
YORKLYN, Del. Aug. 11.--Paul
Wright, Paul Heck, Miss Maud Ar
mour and Miss Annette Habor had
narrow escape from death in the
swollen waters of the Brandywine at
Worths Dam. on Monday. The canoe
in which they we're riding was car
ried over the dam breast and they
we're almost drowned in the whirl-
pools before being rescued. The
young women were unconscious and
pulmoters had to be used to revive
them.
The men are frightfully cut and
bruised. The boat was badly dam
aged. although il withstood the buff
fetiug.
The Town Council will issue in
structions Immediately prohibiting
boating while the stream is alb
normal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
GERMANS Lose MINE
SWEEPERS IN RIGA FIGHT
Nv The United Pre-

BY The United Pre-
BERLIN. Via Amsterdam. Aug H.
Two German mine sweepers were
lost in the Sunday engagement ne
tween German and Russian warships
off the entrance TO the Gulf OF Riga,
it was admitted in a semi-oiicial
statement today
The Petrograd report that three
large German vessels we're damaged
was declared to be untrue. The RUS
sian claim that the German squadron
attempted to force It's way into the
Gulf was also declared 10 be false.
The Germans we're merely recon-
noitering.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
r Cs1l 2l2 and2i4
LANES kUduUieT, w. Ninth
st. Tsis-
Undertaken 'p ,sos.2e74.
DEATHS.
Bernard A. Mclaughlin, Jr.
Hannah J. Burke.
Laura l.. Parker.
Catharine Norton.


Bernard A. Mclaughlin, Jr.
Hannah J. Burke.
Laura L. Parker.
Catharine Norton.
John A. Mitchell.
Peter Garner.
EARNER-ln this city on August 10, 1912
Peter Garner.
Relatives friends and members Of nj.
vision No !. a O. H.. are invited 10 attend
the funeral from his late residence NO.
1921 DUPONT street, on saturday morning, az
o'clock. Requiem mass OF 81. Paul
Church fntcrment al Cathedral cemetery.
NORTON-In this city. on August H. 1913,
Cathnrine widow OF Thomas Norton.
Relatives and friends are invited 20 attenh
the funeral from her late residence NO llo
Spruce street on saturday morning. August
IA. at o % clock. solemn requiem mass az st.
Marys Church. Interment AZ Cathedral
cemetery.
MITCHELL-fn this city ON August 10,
1915, John A. Mitchell. aged Ga years
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 90 attend the funeral services AZ tho
residence Of his SON RamOth A. Mitchell, No.
1918 Monroe street on Friday morning, Au
gust 3, at IL o clock. lntermeni at Lawn
croft cemetery.
McLaApGHLIN-.In this city. on August 2 (
1918. Bernard g., Jr.. son Of Ellen and
the late Bernard a. Mclaughlin.
Relatives friends. members Of Pioneers
Association and officers and members Of viii
mington Leather Company arc invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence No.
PA n. Cornell street. on Thursday morning.
} at Q o'clock Solemn requiem high mass At
/ s.. Paul s r. G.. Church Inierment at
/ Cathedral cemetery.
BURKE-At Roselle, Del. on August q.
1915, Hannah H.. widow of William L.
Burke. in her 9th year.
/ Relatives and friends are invited TO
! attend the funeral services, at the resi-
dence Of her son-im-law, $. Chandler
Walker, No l223 West Third street, on
Thursday afternoon, August -. at 2.3t
O'Clock. lntermcnt Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery.
I PARKER this city. on August s
1918. Laura j.. wife of the Rev. Wal
ter Parker, aged 40 years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend the funeral, from
her hate residence, No. INA Frencl
2 street. Services will be held IN Grace A
/ NJ +. Zion Church, Third and Wes'
streets, on Thursday afternoon at .
O'Clock Interment Mt. Olive cemetery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
NEW TRACK TO SAND PIT.

Workmen of the Delaware divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad arc
engaged in laying a spur of track
from the main line to the sand pit
near Farnhurst station. This will be
the second siding at that part of the
deep-cut
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
suRMARINEs GET TWO MORE.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-Two more
ships. the small Russian bark Baltzor
and the British steamer Resale have
been attacked by German submarines
in the last "a hours. The Baltzor
was sunk. her captain and crew
reaching land The Resale, IN sink
ing condition, was beached.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
TO SPEND DAY AT AUGUSTINE

To SftNU DAl Al tbNNliNts
The combined Catholic excursion
to Augustine Park on Tuesday. Aug
lust n. promises to be grand suc-
cess.
All the Catholic societies will be
invited to make the affair their own.
Already Oswald J. Murphy, manager
of the Pioneer Baseball club. is busy
getting together Wilmington's leading
baseball artists to meet the 81. Ann
Catholic Club of Philadelphia. who
are going down the same day to
Augustine. With 500 rooters, on the
steamer Thomas Clyde This club is
the strongest Catholic club in Phila-
delphia and has sent word that it
will carry home the handsome cup
offered for the game. band of
music as well as the boat orchestra
will be taken along to enliven the
days outing
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
RON RIIN nnMN hi ATTO.

An automobile bearing a New Jer-
sey license, knocked down Stanley
Steele. IA years old. of No. sos Adams
street, yesterday. badly injuring him.
He was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital for treatment It is said that the
machine bore the number. 69358.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
ENTERTAINED ON BIRTHDAY.

Mrs. Charles l.. Gamble entertained
last evening in honor of her husbands
birthday a number of friends and
relatives. In addition TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Gamble the guests included MIR, and
Mrs. James Y. Ratledge. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Corrie. Charles Goetz. Ed
ward Bullion. Of Baltimore. Nd;
Harry Farra. William Collins and
W. Moore.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
WILL CONFER ABOUT
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.

Members of the Board of Education
will confer with City Council IN COM
mittee Of the whole tonight about the
boards request for an increased ap-
preparation from Council.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
WILMINGTON BATHER
SUFFERS INJURY.

When bathing in Lake Como.
Smyrna. several days ago, George
Gray Carter. of this city. stepped on
fragment Of a jelly glass and cnt his
foot severely. He is under the care
of Dr. Dwight, of Smyrna.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
sTEAMsHIP MATILpA IN.

The steamship Matilda arrived yester.
day al Pigeon Point, whore it win UNI
load a cargo of nitrate for the DUPONT
Powder Company. The boat came from
Gillian ports aud viii proceed to Phils-
delphia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
Concrete For Permanence

Insist on the Norwalk Steel
Reinforced Cement Burial
Vault From Your Undertaken.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
GAMING CHARGE
AGAINST NALENTINE.

T In City Court today John r. valen-
tine was held in $500 bail for trial at
the June term Of Court on the charge
.of keeping a gaming table. He was
surrendered today and bail was fixed
at $500
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
DEATH CLAIMS PETER GARNER.

Peter Garner. of No. 1921 DUPONT
street. died at his home late yester-
day. He was a maehinist and mem
Der of Division No. 1. Ancient Order
of Hibernians. His funeral viii be
held Saturday morning with services
in St Paul's Church.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-11
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building,
furnish the following quotations of local
securities.
Arizona republican., 1915-09-13
SPEAKS
 ADDS MEMBERS
Official of Fifth District of c. NJ. E. Church Breaches Powerful Sermon on His
 Brief Visit - Fourteen
 Join Congregation.

Bishop H. F. Parks. presiding
 bishop Of the fIs:h Episcopal dis
 trict of the C. M. E. church, arrived yesterday morning, preached one
 powerful sermon, and left in the ev- ening for Albuquerque and Denver. at the latter of which he will at- | tend the annual conference on We'd ncsday, Sept. 15.
 Taking his text from the four teenth verse of the nintieth psalm, Bishop Parks spoke Convincingiy ana eloquently at the C. NJ. F.. church yesterday, with the result there were fourteen added to the membership.
 In the evening, thewomen of the l church served sumpUEous banquet for the visitor. Mrs. Charles Lewls' an accomplished reader, who will appear at the A. NJ. E. church Tues day night, rendered several pleasing selections.
 In the evening. there was a meet ing of the Phoenix Forum, devoted to the discussion of education for l the colored children.
 i Pastor Robert H. Herring's annual eport submitted yesterday was So l impressive, that the congregation voted to take steps to keep him l here another year.