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holding out; it's whether the Five.
Nine will hold out"
Aren't you going to change en-
gines and crews at Arickaree?"
Not to-day" said Neighbor. grimly
I'VE haven't time"
Just then Sinkers rushed at the
baggage car with a cup Of hot coffee
for Mr.. .McWilliams. Everybody. hop
ing to get peep at the capitalist.
made way. Sinkers climbed over the
train chests which were lashed to the
platforms and pounded on the door.
He pounded hard. for he hoped and
believed that there was something in
II. But he might have pounded till
his coffee froze for all the impress
sion 1t made on the sleepy Mcwilliams.
Hasn't the man trouble enough
without tackling your chicory?" sang
out Felix Kennedy, and the laugh so
discouraged Sinkers that he gave over
and sneaked away.
AT that moment the editor OF the
local paper came around the depot
corner on the run. He was out for
an interview and. as usual, lust a
trife late. However, he insisted on
boarding the baggage car to tender
his sympathy TO Mcwilliams.
The barricades bothered him, but
he mounted them all and began an
emergency pound on the forbidding
blind door. Imagine his feelings when
the door was gently opened by a sad
eyed man, who opened the ball by
showing a rifle as big as a pinch bar
under the editorial nose.
MY grief, Mr.. McWillams." pro-
tested the interviewer. in n trembling
voice, don't imagine / want to hold
you up. Our citizens are all peace
able"
Get OUT"
why, man, I'm not even asking
for a subscription: / simply want TO
ten"
get OUT" snapped the man with
the gun; and in a foam the newsman
CLIMBED down. curious crowd gath
cred close to hear an editorial version
OF the ten commandments revised on
the spur Of the moment. Felix Ken
nedy said 1t was worth going miles
to hear.
That's the coolest deal I ever
struck on the plains, boys" declared
the editor. Talk about your bereaved
parents. II the boy doesn't have a
chill when that man reaches him I
miss my guess. He acts to me as IL
ne was afraid his grief would get
away before he got to Denver"
Meantime George Sinclair was
tying silk handkerchief around his
neck, while Neighbor gave him part
ing injunctions. As he put up his foot
TO swing into the cab the boy looked
ior all the world like a jockey, toe
IN stirrup. Neighbor glanced at his
watch.
Can you make 1t by II o'clock?"
he growled
Make WHAT"
Denver"
Denver or the ditch, Ne!ghbor,"
laughed George, testing the air. Are
you right back there, Pat?" he called,
as Conductor Francis strode forward
to compare the Mountain time.
Right and tight. and l call 1t five
two-thirty now. What have you,
GeorGie?"
Five two-thirty-two," answered
Sinclair, leaning from the cab window.
'And we're ready"
Then go!" cried Pat Francis. rais-
ing two fingers
60" echoed Sinclair, and waved a
backward smile to the crowd as the
pistons took the push and the ESCAPES
roar went up. The little engineer
shook his cap, and with a flirting,
shaking slide the McWilliams special
The sun., 1915-06-13
New Fa cts About Sleep
BY DIR. l.. II. HIRsIIBERc.

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
Police To STOP
Street Noise ON
BIC QUARTERLY
Pastor Bell and Chief Black
Confer About Auto Traf-
fic Regulation
ALL DAY SERVICES TO
Interest FAITHFUL

Chief George Black, at the request of
the Rev. John Il. Bell, pastor OF the Al
rican Union Methodist Protestant
Church, has arranged special traffic regu-
lations for big Quarterly" which viii be
observed on Sunday The Rev. Mr.. Bell
told the chief that he did not desire that
the day should develop into mere
frolic, and that he wished the assist
ance of the chief in doing away with the
noise and confusion 'about the church
caused by automobiles, automobile
trucks and other vehicles loading and
unloading passengers directly in front OF
the ediice, which is ON French street
between Eighth and Ninth.
Chief Black said that he would sta
tion traffic officers on duty on French
street on Sunday and not allow motor
or other vehicles to load or unload pas
sengers in the block in which the church
is located. They will have 10 stop at
either Eighth or Ninth streets.
The Rev. Mr.. Bell said that last year
many persons about to attend fhe ser
vices were enticed away by PRISONS who
induced them TO 60 on automobile rides.
He stated that all arrangements had
been completed for the big celebration.
Services will be held simultaneously in
the auditorium, the lecture room and in
the grove in the rear OF the church. and
it viii be possible in this way to accom-
modate 5000 to 1000 persons at one
time. 1t is estimated that if the wealth
or is fair on Sunday that big Quar-
Continued on Page Eleven.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
SMYRNA MAN
wins HIGH POSITION
John T. Ransom Promoted
to General Superintendent
of Pullman Company
STARTED IN RAILROAD
OFFICE IN WILMINGTON

John 7. Ransom, born in Smyrna,
is another Delaware boy who has
made good. He has been promoted
to the position of general superin-
tendent of the Pullman Palace Car
Company for the United States
Canada and Mexico. He will have
his headquarters in Chicago and from
that point will direct the activities
Of the 1000 cars and the $4,000 men
who will work under his direction.
On Tuesday, Mr. Ransom will leave
Philadelphia for Chicago to take up
the duties of his new position. He
was in Smyrna yesterday where he
received the congratulations of and
said goodbye to relatives and old
friends He also visited Wilmington
Tor short time and was warmly con-
graduated by many friends.
The promotion of Mr.. Ransom is all
the more pleasing to his friends be-
cause of the fact that it carries him
over the heads of many men who are
his seniors in the Pullman service
Heretofore Mr.. Ransom has been the
superintendent of the Southern dis
trict embracing the territory between
New York and Key West and from
the Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi
river.
Mr.. Ransom was one of the most
popular and brightest young men OF
Smyrna when he entered the service
OF the company twenty-nine wears
ago as clerk in the shop Office in
Wilmington.
He went from this city to Philadel-
phia and slowly but surely worked
his way up to the Office of superin-
tendent Of the Southwestern dis
trict.
He was the son of w. Nathaniel
Ransom, in his day one of the best
known farmers in upper Kent county
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
HANG Sheppard
At denton. FOR
ATTACK ON GIRL
Thousand Persons Witness
Execution, Scaffold Being
Outside Jail
TELL Girl GOODBYE.
HIS last UTTERANCE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DENTON, Nd, Aug. 27.-Aloysius,
alias swish" Sheppard, colored, who was
found guilty five weeks ago of feloni-
Gus assault on Mildred Clarke, the IA
year-old daughter of farmer Enoch
Clarke, living near fredericksburg, Md,
where the crime occurred, was hanged
here this morning at 5.57 o'clock in the
presence of fully 1000 people from all
parts of Caroline county, who had heard
of the early hour fixed for the execution.
Sheppard spent a sleepless night and
although his breakfast had been ordered
and prepared for him at the prison, he
refused to eat when it was served him.
The Rev. Mr.. Johns, of fredericksburg
and the Rev J. II. Fitchett, of Denton
both colored. were In attendance with
Sheppard. He admitted to both clergy
men that call was we'll"
The march from the jail to the
scaffold was made by Sheppard with
out the slightest faltering and he
mounted the steps of the gallows IN
the same manner. He was given time
30 make any statement he might de-
sire, but refused to say anything
bther than Tell the girl goodbye" "
without designating who he meant.
The moose was placed around his
neck and the black cap quickly ad-
lusted by Constable Walter Lord, Of
RidgeIy. who assisted Sheriff Temple
b preparations for the execution.
with warning for all those stand
mg close to the trap to stand back,
6heriff Temple pulled a lever which
NNaW nrTTIa q
body shot through twenty feet Of
liiace. In eighteen minutes he was
declared dead by Drs. Fisher, George
and Kemp. and the body was placed
n the casket which had been sent by
sheppard's mother at fredericksburg.
There was no demonstration OF any
tind. and the crowd departed after
lhe execution as quietly as It came.
'aThe only message l have" said
the condemned man last night, "is to
tell all young men to keep out OF
trouble and obey the laws"
II Just don't know what want
tor breakfast, but / guess I'll take q
steak" was his reply to Sheriff Tenn
ble's offer to give him anything he
wanted for his last meal.
Alverta Briggs, mother Of the pris-
Dner, claimed the body She visited
him yesterday Three ministers di-
Vided their time with Shepperd in
giving him spiritual advice. Sheriff
Temple said that the prisoner had
been cheerful and apparently unmind-
ful Of his fate.
Long before the time set for the
hanging every tree and houstop neaI
the scaffold, which had been erected
about fifty yards from the Jail, was
filled with people Sheppard spent 8
Hleepless night. most of it devoted tc
prayer. Several scows had been fitted
up for spectators, and seats at q
cents were eagerly snatched up, fol
the rear Of the iailyard borders OF
the river. Sheppard confessed his
.aguilt to Sheriff Templeton and his
deputy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
MUST PRODUCE MAN Who
CAVE RAZOR TO co FREE

The case Of Frank Bresslin. en-
ployed at Carney's Point and charged
with carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. was again considered by
Judge Churchman in City Court to-
day. Bresslin claimed that he had
purchased the razor found on him
from a fellow workman and he had
been given opportunity until today to
produce the man He said that he had
sent word TO Carney's Point with sew
eral persons for the man to come to
Wilmington, but he had failed TO do
so. Judge Churchman said that IL he
could produce the man he would not
fine him and continued the case until
Monday to give him further oppor-
tunity. The man said that IL he was
not locked up he would have no
trouble in securing him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
PICK Pears FROM
ITALIANS Stand
Accused Men Deny They
Stole Fruit Owner
Valued at So
ALLOW GRAND JURY
TO PASS ON AFFAIR

Word was received at the police
station last night that crowd OF
men we're holding up people at Sec
ond and Market streets and Sergeant
Tucker and Officer Mearns hurried
to the place, When they appeared
there all but two Of the men ran
away. The men who remained were
John Kelly and Joseph Burns. Both
we're arrested after the officers had
been told that they had broken open
and robbed the fruit stand Of Luigi
Dorozio az the northeast corner Of
Second and Market streets.
Kelly and Burns we're arraigned
in City Court today on a charge Of
larceny and each was held In 5000
bail for the Court OF General Ses-
sions.
Dorozio said that he had locked up
his stand at 10 o'clock last night and
that when he went there this morn
ing he found that II had been broken
open and only four remained OF nine
ty-fve pears which he had left there.
He stated that the pears we're
worth So.
Charles Camper said that he saw a
crowd of men leaning against the
fruit stand last night and all were
drunk Two OF the men, he said
forced open the stand and Kelly and
Burns reached in their hands and
started TO distribute pears and ap'
pies to the crowd.
Kelly, who had denied positively
that he had stolen any OF the pears
said TO Camper: Did you see ms
take any OF the pearsg
Il did" said Camper.
well, then / must be lying" sai'
! Kelly.
Wesley Rash said that he saw Kell,
and Burns force open the stand an
take the pears.
Cant the case be settled betwee
you and me?" asked Kelly.
There must be an indictment b
the Grand Jury" said Judge Church
man. as Kelly and Mearns we're le
away.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
WOOD REBUKED FOR
ROOSEVELT Speech
Secretary Garrison Consid-
cred Former Presidents
Words Detrimental"
COLONEL RALLIES
TO GENERALS AID
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, Aus. 27.-Secretary
Of War Garrison today received fol-
lowing telegram from Major General
Leonard Wood at the Plattsburg, n. Y.
citizens training military camp:
your telegram received and the
policy laid down will be rigidly ad-
hered to"
When asked il he had seen Colonel
Roosevelt's comment on the rebuke to
General Wood Secretary Garrison
said 1t was not his duty to save the
Colonel from himself
The lex-President, said Garrison,
takes the position that 'it-is notorious
that he has the habit of making in
discreet speeches and that It there
fore was my duty to find out II he
intended to go to Plattsburg. and II
so. to head him of and save him from
himself"
This was in reply to the Colonel's
charge that the secretary knew three
weeks in advance that he was to speak
at Plattsburg. II would have been a
rather large order, complained Gar
rison, to find out what Roosevelt in
tended to say and prevent him from
saying il.
Hes a very active man. continued
the cabinet member. "and I'm a very
busy one, and it's going to be a pret-
ty hard job for me TO keep my eye
on him all the time"
The secretary likened the colonel's
attitude toward himself to that Of a
Maine farmer who was on his way
TO the railroad station one morning
when he met a friend.
Where you goin'?" said the friend.
I'm goin down TO Bangor" said
the farmer. "to get drunk-and great
Lord how I dread IT,"
The secretary intimated that he
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
ALLIES Will Take
CONSTANTINOPbE,
SAYS SERBLEADER
Colonel Popovitch Asserts
Teuton Forces Can't Save
DardanelleS
EXPECTS BULGARIA TO
Line UP With serbia
BY LOWELL MELLETT,

Oulleu IIesS DLdU correspondent.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-will Con-
stantinople fall or will the Teutonic
Allies save the Turkish capital for
the Turks?
Constantinople will fall. This is
the opinion of Colonel Jevrem j.
Popovitch. of the Royal Serbian
army, now in New York on a special
mission The report from Europe is
that the Germans and Austrians plan,
now that Russia is disposed of for the
moment, to relieve the situation on
the Dardanelles They will march
through Bulgaria, If Bulgaria is will
ing; If Bulgaria is not they will
steam roller Serbia. Can II be done?
Colonel Popovitch was asked.
Serbia, during It's recent compare
tive military inactivity, has been pre-
pairing" he replied. "she now has a
much larger army than ever before
and one much better equipped, on ac-
count of which our people are very
thankful and Obliged to the progress
sive industry of free America. She
has established unlimited lines Of for
tifcations.
the unusual bravery the Serbian army
and the mountainous character OF
the country and with consideration
for other things which cannot men
ton, an army which wished quickly
to subjugate Serbia would have 10
have at least 100000 men of German
quality, or 100000 Of Austrian
quality.
THAT is not a Joke. We know the
! difference"
AS a military man, Colonel Popo-
witch does not think the Teutons can
spare that many men.
THE most important front of this
war is the Teuton- Russian" he con-
tinued, there is where the war will
be decided. ]. as a soldier, see being
i performed there two actions with ex-
ceptional strategical genius. The
/ Teutons with extraordinarily rapid
maneuvering are effecting strong
pressure on the Russian armies and
the Russians with a momentarily diff
ficult situation are performing
strategical maneuvering with un-
heard Of genius. They are retreadng
in time They are saving their vital
power, their organized military
strength. The war cannot be ended
until that vital power is obliterated.
Considering this axiom of the war art
the Russians are due to become
even more dangerous to Germany in
the second half of the war.
From what I have said II is logical
to infer that the Teutons cannot
spare a large force for new opera
tions in the Balkans. Il is my opin-
ion that the Dardanelles will fall
long before any force can get through
to the Turks relief"
Colonel Popovitch is certain, he
said, that Bulgaria, through gratitude
to Russia and a sense Of Slav soli-
darity, will line up eventually with
Roumania, Serbia and Greece. That
means a force of 1,SS0,000 opposed to
1.-THE Teutons, he said.
"Of this army" said the colonel,
l"1. .250,00 are veterans of Balkan
wars. They would be LED by officers
who have completed their military
education by rare and precious war
Experience"
} Colonel Popovitch emphasized his
7 assertions with gestures of his left
arm, from which the hand had been
, shot away-part of his own precious
war experience.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN
LOSE LIVES AS HOME BURNS

Warren, her 5-year-old boy. was
rescued by soldiers. The dead chill
dren are Helen. s: Anna, 6; Margaret,
3.
The fire gained great headway in
the wood structure at the main post
of the Preside before sentries discov-
cred it.
Warren, the rescued child, was
found wandering in the smoke IN the
rear of the house, unhurt.. The bod
les Of Mrs. Pershing and the other
children were found charred in their
beds in the front part of the house.
Mrs. Pershing was the daughter of
Senator Warren of Wyoming, and she
married Pershing in Cheyenne. in
1905.
General Pershing is now in COM
mand of El Paso.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
PREACHERS DEATH FIGHT In
PULPIT AFTER PISTOL SHOT

SNOW HILL, Md. Aug. 27.-The
Rev. Samuel Matthews. colored, a
local preacher, of Pocomoke City. was
frightened to death while preaching
at a camp-meeting at Johnsons Neck,
between Snow Hill and Pocomoke
City A crowd Of colored men from
Stockton went to the meeting not so
much for the purpose of getting re-
ligion as to sample the wet goods of
a bootleg rendezvous which is report
ed to be doing a big business in a
swamp near the camp.
The mixture of bad whisky and
bad blood resulted in a row. In which
three men we're shot; how badly is
not known, as they were carried of
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27

by their friends The Rev. Samuel
Matthews. who had the welfare of the
colored people at heart. was deliver
ing a sermon at the camp-meeting in
which he was admonishing his audi
ence against crime and advising
against disturbance, when, suddenly
someone attending the meeting fred
pistol
The entire audience was excited.
and the minister was seen to throw
his hands to his face. tremble for an
instant and then fall forward. II
was thought he was shot. but an in
vestigation proved he was dead and
that his death was caused by heart
failure, superinduced by fright.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
another PHILADELPHIA
AUTOlST PREY TO Law

Ernest c. Bendall, of Philadelphia, was
fined $40 and costs in City Court today
on charge of operating a motor We
hicle without Delaware license. The
arrest had been made last week and had
been continued until today to allow
Bendall an opportunity to show that the
car he was driving W, IN arrested waa
registered in the name of an individual
and not a corporation.
Bendall produced a card in court to
day which, however, proved to be only
an operators license. The car is owned
by a tobacco company.
Judge Churchman imposed the fine and
said; "The law is as plain as the nose
on your face, and needs no legal con
struction. | am sorry that the law IS
as it is, but | must enforce it,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27

BOSTON. Aug. 27.-The governors
of States In conference here saw a
review Of United States battle feet,
saw the ships maneuver and repel an
attack by a fotilla Of torpedo boat
destroyers. The governors and their
parties left Boston at - o'clock for
the navy yard, and at 12.45 the
Wyoming, carrying the State execu-
tives sailed. Secretary Daniels was
aboard also, and as the ship steamed
away the yard battery fired a salute
of nineteen guns The Wyoming stop
ped of Boston light. Meantime the
destroyers and battleships we're un-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
AGAIN CONTINrE CASE

The case OF William Baxter. a driv-
er, charged with non-support OF his
wife and children was, again called
in City Court today Court Officer
Francis Green, who had been in
structed TO conduct an investigation
into the case. reported that he had
not completed his inquiry. Judge
Churchman continued the case for a
week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
HEAVED Shears At MAN.
court ASSESSES $40 fine

Walter Johnson. colored, was fined
$50 and costs or three months in the
Workhouse,by Judge Churchman. in
City Court today, on a charge of as
sault and battery on Clarence Will
liams, colored. The case had been
continued in order that an investiga-
tion could be. made.
One of the witnesses of the affair
has left town and this made it diff
cult to. ascertain the facts. Judge
Churchman. however, said that he be
lieved the story told by Johnson was
untrue.
Williams was severely injured by
being struck by a pair of shears.
which, It was alleged, were thrown
by Johnson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
Germany AGAIN DENIES
Loss OF Ships At RIGA
By The United Press.

DN
BERLIN, (Via Wireless to Sayville)
Aug. For the second time the
German Admiralty today issued a
statement declaring the Russian Ad-
miralty claim that the battle cruiser
Moltke and other German warships
had been destroyed in the Gulf Of
Riga was a fake"
mo such battle took place" the Ad-
miralty stated. "A German squad
ron. entering the bay. encountered
only light Russian ships. which we're
partly destroyed and partly chased
away. The German losses have al
ready been mentioned in an official
Continued on Page 2.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27

der way. the twenty-five destroyers
passing in double column 800 yards
east Of the Wyoming. The ten dread
noughts steamed by at ten knots, each
ship firing its nineteen gun salute TO
the secretary, and as the Arkansas
came abreast the reviewing ship they
turned column right, heading east.
The Wyoming then proceeded east
lat fifteen knots, coming abreast OF
the center of the squadron and then
maneuvered the line of battleships
gradually eastward and northward
It was while these maneuvers were
holding the attention Of the SECRETARY
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27
LOSE LIFE IN BREWERY FRI

BY The United Press.
BINGHAMPTON n Y. Aug. 27.-
Dne man was killed and another
probably fatally injured in a fire
which early today destroyed the Nor
Eich Brewing plant at Norwich.
Both men are unidentified. The cause
Of the fire is unknown. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-27

and the governors and their friends
that the destroyer fotilla suddenly
shot into view at full speed in an at
tack on the east side OF the battleship
line from ahead theoretically the
big ships countered the attack and
as a result the destroyers drew off
to the south, keeping the Wyoming
between the battleship squadron and
the destroyers. All the destroyers
were emitting huge volumes OF black
smoke from their tunnels. furnishing
an effective screen behind which a
battle fleet could successfully pull M
on a foe