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Evening journal., 1915-12-28
Farmers WIN PICS AS
PRIZES IN PIC CONTEST

Announcement was made at the
meeting of Diamond State Grange.
held last night in Stanton Hall, that
Harold Little and Lawrence Othoson
were the first and second prize win
ners. respectively. in the pig contest
recently conducted by the grange. The
contest was that the two farmers
whose pigs gained the most weight
in 1876 days should be awarded the
two prizes, which were two pure bred
pigs that were offered by the Della
are Experimental Station and by the
Farmers Bureau respectively. Mr..
Little's pig gained an average of one
and three-quarters pounds a day dur
ing the 1876 days. for which he was
awarded the first prize offered by the
experimental station.
Arrangements were made at the
meeting to hold the first OF the series
Of farmers Institutes to be held dur
ing January. in Stanton Hall on Mon
day afternoon and evening. January
3. Speakers will be present to speak
on Poultry" "Home Economics" 'Al-
falfa." Care of Farm Machinery" and
"Co-operative Buying and Selling.
The speakers will be announced later,
On January 10 the newly-elected Of
flcers of the grange will be installed
o. w. Eastburn of Union. will have
charge Of the installation. A pork sup
per will also be served to the men,
bers of the grange. Mr.. Othoson and
Mr.. Little will tell how they fed their
pigs that made them gain more than
any other pigs entered in the contest
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
WOULD improve THE
RURAL MAIL SERVICE
Senator Salisbury Writes
State Grange He Will
Work TO This End
SAYS OBJECTIONS
ARE JUSTIFIED

sneciaI TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Dec. 28.-At the re-
cent session of the Delaware State
Grange held here resolutions were
adopted condemning the change in the
rural route system in Delaware whlch
has caused much dissatisfaction, espe-
cially in the long delays in receiving
mail. The secretary of the grange was
instructed to write United States Sen
ator Willard Salisbury, urging him to
interest himself in securing Detter
mail facilities If possible. Yesterday
Secretary Wesley Webb, OF the state
Grange, received the following letters
from Senator Salisbury. in which ne
promises to do all in his power to
bring about the desired results.
"Wesley Webb, Esq, Secretary Della
ware State Grange, Dover, Del,
Dear Mr. Webb: / have your letter
of December % giving me a copy OF
the protest and resolutions OF the
State Grange. From my knowledge OF
the situation, which has been acquired
bv personal correspondence with gen
tlemen of prominence throughout tho
State. I am not at all surprised tha
the grange takes the position II does
7 wish you would assure your officers
that | have endeavored to have thu
unsatisfactory situation changed in
way that would answer the reasonable
needs of our people. and have hope'
il would be accomplished before thl
time. / have promised several time
that efficient representatives OF tn
Postoffice Department would investi
gate and report upon every complain
that have made, and they have bee
great in volume. and l have forwarde
with my recommendation that they b
needed the protests and suggestion
which have come to me from all owe
the State. You may assure your OF
ganization that / have left and shaI
leave nothing undone to bring aboU
a satisfactory change in the condition
OF the rural free delivery in the Stat
of Delaware. Yours very truly,
WILLARD SALISBURY"
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
By The United Press.

Bg Inc lHlltu iIton.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2S.-The Rus
sian destroyer Gromky is believed to
have sunk a hostile submarine in a
naval action off the Bulgarian Black
Sea coast, it was officially stated to-
day.
"Our torpedo craft sank two enemy
sailing vessels and bombarded the
Bulgarian coast" said the official
statement Several submarines at
tackled the destroyer Gromky which
cleverly evaded two torpedoes and
repulsed the enemy. In this action,
il is believed that one OF the enemy's
vessels was sunk"
The war Office reported destruction
Of two small German posts In the
Riga district with the capture of 22
prisoners.
Russian troops in Persia have oc-
cupied the village Of Assadabad and
have defeated force of Persian
rebels southwest Of Teheran.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
AUSTRIAN REPLY
TO ANCONA Note
WILL Settle Case
WashingtonHears Dual Mon
archy Will Yield All Points
in Interest of Peace
SATISFACTORY and
final" IS The Report
By CARL W. AcKERMAN.
unItcd pre.s stnr corre.ponaent.


BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Dec. 20.-
The entire question of submarine war
fare. as affecting the United States. may
be cleared mp within few days, the
United Press learned from authoritative
sources today.
Austrias reply TO the second Ancona
note will be handed TO ambassador PEN
field this week Assurance comes from
reliable quarters that it is satisfactory
and final"
There is strong party in the dual
monarchy that has insisted that friendly
relations with America be maintained.
This party apparently has the upper
hand
Government circles here profess to
have little or no knowledge OF the
probable contents of the Austrian
reply and II is declared that Austria
acted entirely Independently without
seeking Germany's advice, in framing
the reply.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28

Answers OF the various defendants
in the suit brought by Philip f. du-
Pont. growing out Of the purchase by
Pierre S. DUPONT and several associ-
ates OF the stock OF General T. Cole
man dupont in the Il. |. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company, were filed in
the United States District Court at !
o'clock this afternoon. William S.
Hilles and ]. p. Laifey, of this city,
and W. r. Button. OF New York city,
are counsel for the defendants. The
DUPONT Powder Company filed one an
swer, the new r. /. DUPONT de Ne
mours & Co. an answer. the DUPONT
Securities Company an answer. Pierre
S. DUPONT fled an individual answer,
and all the other directors named in
the suit brought by Philip +. dupont
combined their answer in one state
ment The answers generally contain
denial OF any statements OF fraud
or wrongdoing in the transaction of
acquiring the stock OF General T. c.
DUPONT and OF forming the dupont Sc
curities Company to take over that
stock
The answer OF Pierre S. DUPONT
now president OF the powder company
is the most important Il dealing will
all the questions raised by Philip +
dupont, and setting forth correspond
ence between Alfred l. DUPONT and I
| c. dupont over the stock, as we'll a.
other interesting correspondence ant
/ quotations from the powder com
pany's minutes. Pierre S. DUPONT de
nies that the words "at this time
were used when the powder compan
!, set forth that It would not pay NOR
) than $125 a share for General dupont
Z stock.
| After the powder company decline
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
Pierre S dupont Goes Into Details Of Negotiations for
General T. C. duPOnfS Stock and Denies That the
Words AT This Time" We're Used in Fixing $lz5
Share as Limit for Price for Shares Says General
dupont Later Withdrew His Offer
CORRESPONDENCE SET FORTH
IN P. S. DU POINTS STATEMENT

to pay the price General DUPONT had
set, the answer says General DUPONT
withdrew his offer to the company
and later Pierre S. dupont and his
associates bought the stock from Gem
eral DUPONT. The correspondence in-
cidentally. shows that General DUPONT
regarded the stock he sold as OF much
more value than the price he offered
to sell II for
Mr.. DUPONT sets forth that in Feb
ruary. 1915. he was the owner Of 58l
shares OF preferred stock and 46S
shares of common stock OF e. !. due
Pont de Nemours Powder Company.
and at the date of fling of the bill OF
complaint, was the owner OF SCI
shares of common stock of h. /. du-
Pont de Nemours Powder Company
and 6SS shares OF debenture stock and
1892 shares of common stock of Il. l.
DUPONT de Nemours and Company.
"This defendant is without knowl-
edge as TO whether the said suit is a
collusive one to confer on a court or
the United States jurisdiction of a case
OF which Il would not otherwise have
/ Jurisdiction" Mr.. DUPONT adds. TAX
/ ing up the negotiations Tor the safe
of General 4. Coleman duPonts stock
the answer reads:
"rhat in the month Of December 1914
r.. Coleman DUPONT was the president OK
/ Il. 1. dupont de Nemours Powder Cons
\ pany, and the owner Of a large number
/ of the shares of the common and pre-
ferred stock OF said corporation; that
this defendant was vice-president Of said
corporation; that early in December
\ 1914. said y. 1oleman DUPONT stated to
this defendant that it was his desir'
that certain officers and employees Of sale
I Continued on Page seyen)
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
Berlin Hears ITALY'S
KING IS WOUNDED IN
BATTLE: Peace Wanted
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
BERLIN, Cvia Wireless to Sayvilie,
L. ID Dec. 2s.-Sensational rumors
are current in Northern Italy, includ-
ing one report that the Italian King
was wounded by an Austrian grenade
and is in the hospital, according to
travellers from italy.
Another report is that a general
close to the King. was executed for
maintaining close relations with the
enemy.
The Italian people, according to ad-
vices to the Berlin papers, are so
weary of the war that If the right
leader arose the government would be
forced to make peace. despite her
pledge to the Allies.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
Russians Sink Submarine
in Naval Fight in Black Sea

mans believed General Castelnau.
French chief Of staff was aboard, ac-
cording TO Marseilles reports today.
General Castelnau recently spent a
few days at Salonlika In conference
with General Sarrail and the Allied
military chiefs. He then returned TO
Athens, presumably en- route TO Mar
seilles. The latest information had
him at Athens.
Reports received here from Mar
seilles said the liner was sunk of the
Island of Crete and that about 200
passengers and crew were saved. 80
perishing.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
TRAP FELLOW CHARGED
With VIRGINIA MURDER

w. c. Bond, sheriff of Orange
county, Virginia, came to Wilmington
yesterday to look for Levi Poindexter,
giant negro, who is wanted in
Orange county on a charge Of murder.
He Is alleged to have shot and killed
man there two weeks ago. Sheriff
Bond with Constables Tinsman and
Fennimore. found Poindexter near
Hockessin and took him before Mag
istrate Lewis. The man agreed to
return to Virginia without requisition
papers, so Sheriff Bond left with him
for home at once.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
NO TIPS" IN FUTURE
FOR The GARBAGE men

The practice of some local mer-
chants paying garbage collectors a
few cents to carry away garbage and
rubbish from their places Of business
has been stopped. The Board OF
Health yesterday instructed Secretary
Ellison TO send out notices to the mer-
chants and inclose a copy Of the city
ordinance which forbids garbage or
ash wagons to remove rubbish and
makes it mandatory upon the part OF
the merchants to have 1t removed at
their own expense.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
court ORDERS Annoying
BOYS FROM Mothers Home

Joseph A. Lofnk and Lawrence f.
Lofnk were arraigned in City Court to-
dav on charge Of breach of the peace,
preferred bv their mother, Mrs. Susan
Lofnk. of No. 926 Kirkwood street The
mother said her sons used abusive Ian
guage toward her and did everything but
strike her. The sons say the trouble
was caused by their losing their tenn
pers. They were put under a $500 peace
bond and ordered to leave home.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
BRITISH MUNITIONS SHIP
DISABLED, sails FOR PORT
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Brit
ish munitions ship Pathau of the
Mogul line which sailed from New
York. December %. for Hull. has been
forced to turn back and Is slow
ly steaming toward Halifax, accord
ing TO advices received today in ship
ping circles here. II is reported Cap
tain Chaplin was forced to return be-
cause Of engine trouble.
While the ship was being loaded at
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
HOTEL DUPONT EVENTS.

Many social events are scheduled TO
be held at the Hotel DUPONT this week,
including the following:
Wednesday - Tea Dansant, Rose
Room. Mrs. Preston les. 20 p. m.
Thursday - luncheon, Rose Room, Ro-
tary Club. 1890 p. m; f. NJ. Hopes,
dinner. Rose Room, p m; G. II. Smith,
Jr.. dance-suppcr, parlors A and b, Z
p. M.
rriday-Charles Topkis. card party
Rooms l3S-l40, : p. m.
Saturday, January Tea Dansanti
Green Room, 4S0 to 6 P. m.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
COUNTY BALANCES.

County Treasurer Charles H. Lip
pincott reported the following bal
ances at the meeting of the Levy Court
today: Credit of the Levy Court, $685.
596.64; Third street bridge. SS3, 1862;
Christiana. $S,534.96; Mill Creek. 81
2S6.6S; White Clay Creek. S1,94S.05;
Pencader, S35S.O7; New Castle. SS,-
227.74: Red Lion, S117.93; st. Georges,
S2,969.66; Appoquinimink. S995.06 !;
Blackbird, s1,646.66; Brandywine, S5,-
1855. -.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
ALLIES SHE'LL WEsTENDE.

ey The United Press
BERLIN Via Wireless sayviie Dec. ss-Enemy mont
tors sheed westnde yesterday killing three persons inelud
ing two women the war once announced this afternoon
rsoob ,roops attacked this morning Hssten oonn
ned the osaca statement details Of the aetoD s
lacking On the eastern 'front.' Russian rsconnOitsing de-
achments rspused the Bsrssns and northwest OF
csa4torysE and near 5erstiany."
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
cHARGEp wITH TOOL THEFTs.

Walter r. jackson, a machinist em-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company at Delmar, was arrested there
Yesterday afternoon by Detective Nc
Gov and brought 10 this city on the
charge of larceny. jackson will be given
a hearing before Magistrate Lewis this
afternoon He is accused of stealing
tools from the railroad company. Tools
TO the value of 5000 are said TO have
been found in his home.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
BULGARs WILL HOLD LAND.
ar NM IIniled Press.


SOFIA, Via Amsterdam. Dec. 2S.-
Bulgaria will never restore to Serbia
conquered Macedonian territory which
properly belongs 10 the Bulgars, Car
Ferdiand told Parliament today.
In speech from the throne, the Gar
formally opened the parliamentary
sessions with view Of Bulgarian vic
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
ARBITRATION Is SUGGESTED.

BY the United Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Austria intends
to suggest the appointment of an in
ternational commission to settle the
points in dispute regarding the An
coma. according to advices from Swiss
sources today
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
KAISER no UNDERGO OPERATION.

bY Tie InITtu TItSo.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Swiss reports
today said that an operation will be
performed on the Kaiser's throat with
in a few days. The reports were un-
confirmed from Berlin. Similar ru-
mors were circulated a year ago only
a few days before the Kaiser returned
TO the front
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
silver Shell MAKES
Record ocean TRIP

From New York to Bordeaux in
fourteen days was the record run
made by the new tank steamship Sill
yer Shell, built by the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation. No tank
vessel of her size or build has ever
made a faster run across the Allan
tic
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
INLrREn I'M RrNAMAY.

William Lloyd, a colored driver.
was injured about the head when a
horse he was driving yesterday ran
away and threw him to the street His
injuries were treated at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
no clRNEen cON ZOE BELeIlNs.

uy rhe United Press.
NEW YORK. Dec Representative Of Andrew carnssis
I'M. fternoon issued dental Amsterdam ma
M onuaster contributed s12oooooo for Belgium relief
70 tas not contributed cent to the relief rand
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
FUNERAL OF JOHN BALL.

The funeral OF John Ball took place
yesterday from the residence Of Ed
ward Ball. Milltown. Services were
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Parke and
interment was made in St. James
Cemetery, Stanton.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
IENnNcY FOR HUERrA y ne IS M.

By United Press
WASHINGTON Dec ss.-The Justice Department Aas tsis-
raphsd and serious the condition o. former
dictator Huera Of Mexico seriously
Sd than department Indicate the grand jury nvestEa
on Of his alleged attempted expedition into Mexico VIII con
iinue.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
GERMANS TORPEDO French
Liner carrying CASTELNAU
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Dec. 2S.-The French liner
Vile de la Ciotat was torpedoed in
the Mediterranean because the Ger
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
WEATHER

Rain tonight, probably turn-
ing into snow Wednesdays
colder; moderate variable
winds.
Evening journal., 1915-12-28
TopAY,s TEMPERATuRE.

At tho Evening journal Ofice.
co a. NJ. 49,. 81 1901 =. NJ. A
90 A. NJ. ~ 46 l.30 2. NJ. 40
Evening journal., 1915-12-28

sun AND IIDES.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-10-09
VOTE NOT TO STRIKE.

Pittsburg, Penn,-Workmen at the East
Pittsburg plants of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company,
who yesterday voted on proposition
made to them by f. NJ. Herr, President
of the company, decided not to strike.
it was announced today, More than
5000 of the $4,000 employees voted on
the proposition, only 2,495 of whom ia
vored the strike.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-10-09
Total cost per year. ......$1 ,aoo 8,

Now, this table does not provide any
thing for any luxury of any kind. 1t was
not set up that that was the wage that
should be paid, but it was set no to
show the cost of actual existence. There
was no luxury figured into this table.
There was nothing allowed for tobacco.
for liquors, and no provision for funerals
in cases of deaths, and no sinking fund
to take care of the worker after he had
reached the winter of life; but this table
was figured to show what bare necessi-
ties cost in Chicago.
In testlfying upon the proposition as
to what living wage should provide, |
quote from the testimony given by the
writer:
%. Mr.. Mahon, want to ask you as
to whether or not, resulting from your
Investigations, you have any opinions on
this as to what a mans living ought to
be who is engaged in daily toll of this
character?
"A. Why, | certainly have those views
a man could not put in the years of work
that ! have without having pronounced
views upon that subject
20. ! should like to hear those views.
"A. have heard it argued since |
have been in this arbitration that it is a
very difficult thing to establish proper
living conditions, because of mems diff
icrent desires and wants but that is not
] true. In my opinion, taking the family
/ Of five as the basis that is given by the
Government, for the family of five a man
should have a comfortable home of at
least hvc rooms one room for the
/ female children and one for the male
children if there are such in the famil,
of five: that there be a bedroom for the
wife and husband; two living rooms: 4
bath room with all of the reasonable
modern convcnicnccs of a home for the
benefit OF the family, There should be
carpets and rugs on the floor; there
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-10-09
Lord Kitchener Dry Gin
Is Neutra|--iS Good

1915, the wage for motormen and con-
ductors-
For the first three months, 26 cents
per hour.
For the second three months, 2s cents
per hour.
For the second six months of the first
year, 20 cents per hour.
For the second year in service, 81 cents
per hour.
For the third year i'll service, 30 cents
per hour.
For the fourth year in service, 33 cents
per hour.
Thereafter, 35 cents per hour.
Motormen on sprinkler, cinder supply
or other cars who received 2S cents an
hour are brought up to 81 cents per hour,
and the conductors on these same cars
who received 20 cents an hour are
brought up to % cents an hour, and all
men on snow plows, sweepers and work
of that kind are allowed SO cents an hour.
For the year of 1916, all of these
wages are again raised one cent an hour,
starting the minimum at % cents and
bringing the maximum to SO cents after
four years in the service, and the motor
men on sprinkler, cinder and supply cars
are brought to 32 cents an hour
The day foremen in the car repair
shops are increased $40 per month The
night foremen are increased $40 per
month. The receivers who receive the
moneys from the motormen and con-
ductorS at the different stations are in
creased $l5 month. Tunnel and bridge
men are increased so month. Flag
and crossing tenders are increased $40
per month, and the watchmcn are in
creased So month The car repairers,
motor repairers, inspectors, dopers and
men of that kind are raised 20 cents a
day for the first year, 10 cents a day the
second year, and 30 cents day the third
year.
The car placers get an increase of %
cents a day.
Car cleaners, janitOrS, terminal men,
car washers, grade men. switchmen,
switch tenders, switch cleaners, groom
men, watchmcn, and other men around
stations get an increase of 20 cents a day
for the first year, and after one year in
the service get an increase of 80 cents a
day.
All the mechanics in the West Side
shops, not covered by contracts with
other unions, receive three cents on hour
increase, and for the men operating night
cars there is established a new condition
They were operating night cars upon
the same basis and for the same wages
as the men operating the day and other
cars. Night cars are cars running from
IL o'clock at night until the morning, and
upon these cars there is established a
straight eight hours or less per day
That is, a man goes on and does his
nights work in straight eight hours or
less time, and for this he receives So a
night.
All runs on Sunday are to be straight
time and not to exceed nine hours.
Men are allowed seven minutes addi-
tiona time when finishing their day
work to make their reports, and the right
of seniority is established in the shop
and other departments the same as IL
train service.
This award applies to surface roads
only, The elevated roads have yet tc
arbitrate their wages. 1t affects within
our organization on the surface lines
l0,sOO men. The award carries with il
an increased pay to this body of men
something like nearly million and one
half dollars i'll pay annually,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-07

cidedly the number of students,
as well as add dignity and honor
to this most needed branch of
practical education,
RESOLVED, by the POLITI-
CAL EQUALITY CLUB of Red
wood Falls therefore be it gen.
erous appropriation should be
made at once to provide oppor-
tunities on the main campus for
training in all the household arts
not alone for the students, one
thousand in number, but also for
the development of domestic in
stincts and the establishment Of
ideals which are of the utmost
Importance to the local commun-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-07
Auto Business
Ranks Third
Trying Year Just Past Has Not
Decreased Automobile Trade;
100000 Cars In Use

Fifteen years ago there were
not more than 100 automobiles
in the United States. Today the
nation boasts almost 100000
motor cars.
This in brief covers the as
founding growth of the industry.
Through prosperity or depres-
sion, the making of the motor
car has gone ahead, each year
reporting an increase over it's
predecessor.
Even with the greatest war
of modern times, the auto fac
tories went on increasing out
put, improving quality, and re-
ducing their prices.
According to official figures,
during the last twelve months
more than $4,000 cars, valued
wholesale at something over
! $485, 100000 were completed. Add
to this the millions of dollars
that go for the manufacture of
accessories each year and that
the industry stands third among
our national endeavorers will of
necessity be admitted.
But not only does the indus
try itself help to increase the
prosperity and comfort to the
citizenry, but the owners them
selves contribute millions in the
form of license money to the
several states each year.
Estimates based on reports
and figures from the states in
dictate that no less than 1905
900 au5 mobiles were registered
in the United States during 1914
and these paid approximately
$11, 925, 900 in round figures in
to the public funds in the shape
of fees.
! That the business is staple
there can be no doubt. The year
passed was trying one to
many, but still the automobile
industry recorded a big gain Of