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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
SEEK MORE Cash FOR
new Citizens DAY
Several Contributions AL
ready In Hand, But
They're Not Enough
COMMITTEE ASKS
FOR $3.50 DONATION

The following contributions have
been made thus far to the appeal for
funds for the Americanization Day
celebration on July 5 at Washington
Heights: Herbert w. Hatton. 81:
John G. Gray. So; Alfred S. FL
liott, $40; Irenee DUPONT. S10 VIM.
Coyne, $40; j. f. Neary, s5; Daniel
o. Hastings, IS; Col Henry A. du-
Pont. S25; Thomas F. Bayard, $40;
William f. Kurtz. S5; r. II. Dun
ham SIS; W. G. Mendinhall, $50.
The following letter has been sent
out by the subcommittee on finance
of the Mayors Americanization Day
Committee:
I'VE all want TO make a big sue
cess OF the city's plans for celebrating
Americanization Day, on Monday, July
5th. You may have noticed by the
newspapers that the local plans are
part of a national movement to vel
come the recently naturalized foreign
element and to encourage those who
have not yet become naturalized to a
greater interest in and regard for
their adopted country, the United
States of America.
I'VE want to build a stronger feel
ing for America in the minds and
hearts Of newcomers and to work to-
wards eliminating the hyphenated
I American. The united strength of
our country is unquestionably de-
veloped by this national movement
/ II makes something real and worth
while out of our annual Fourth OF
! July holiday.
"The large local committee has been
working actively for the past two
weeks. The arrangements are well
/ perfected covering individual invita-
] tions to the newly naturalized and
those who are eligible but who have
not yet been naturalized, and provid-
ing for a reception by the city and
State officials. a thirty-piece band
extensive fireworks, two or three ten
minute speeches on citizenship and
patriotism, etc.
"In reality. the newcomers are the
guests of the city and the established
citizens
"City Council has appropriated S65I
for carrying out these plans. Gu
finance committee needs to make vi
about $3.50 10 carry out these plan
of inviting and entertaining the re
Gently naturalized citizens and severs
! thousand foreign born residents o.
the city. l believe that you woul
like to assist and for our sub-com
mittee on finance. wish to express ou
e appreciation OF any remittance yo
7 will forward. Remittances should b
made TO any of the daily newspaper
p for 'Americanization Day Expenses
l. or may be made direct to Charlie
Warner, treasurer. city.
Yours very truly.
Subcommittee on Finance,
Charles Warner,
e Treasurer"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
NIEUW AMSTERDAM
COLuIDES At SEA
Holland-American Liner
Rammed by Unidentified
Steamer But Is Safe
ON ROTTERDAM
TRIP WHEN HIT
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
LONDON, June 3O.-The Holland
American liner Nieuw Amsterdam,
bound for Rotterdam, collided with an
unidentified steamer off Deal this
morning and was damaged in the port
quarter. The injury to the steamer
that rammed her is unknown.
The Nieuw Amsterdam is one of
the largest OF the Holland-American
fleet of ocean liners. She displaces
17,149 tons and is 900 feet in length
with a 20 foot beam. She was built in
1906 at Belfast. and piled between
New York and Rotterdam.
The Nieuw Amsterdam was going at
full speed when she was rammed. The
steamer that collided with her backed
away in the fog from the recoil and
was lost to sight.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30

ing line are practically empty.
The Italian commanders are elated
at the brilliant performances OF their
troops to date. The accuracy of the
Italian gunnery in particular has oc.
casioned surprise. At Monfalcone,
for instance, large guns are hurting
shells twelve miles over a mountain
peak a mile high with wonderful ef-
fectiveness. crashing upon the Aus
trian forts, every shot counting.
General Luigi Cadorna, commander.
in-chief OF the Italian armies, is
master of details. Often he directs
as many as twenty small battles
simultaneously, moving armies like
pawns across a chessboard. And in
the midst of all this maze of duties,
General Cadorna does not neglect his
religious duties. He goes to mass
every Sunday.
The man who leads the Italian
army has the satisfaction of knowing
that the men behind him in Rome
know what is going on at the front
King Victor Emmanuel is continuing
his tour of the battle line; Premier
/ Salandra is showing the greatest in
| tercst i'm the conduct Of the campaign
and other administrative heads are
planning trips to the front The prime
minister passed through here Sunday
in a private car en- route to head
quarters.
The Italian army quartered here is
composed of the biggest men physi-
cally l have seen in any army
Through many of the regiments are
Distributed Italians from America
CHEEKY fellows with love of fight.
ing. One of them waved his hand
at me and yelled: "Oh-you kid"
Correspondents are absolutely bar
red from general headquarters. on
cials told me: "You must get out o
Udine or submit to arrest Genera
Cadorna's secretary put II a littli
differently.
"If you stay here you run the rlsl
Of being shot" he said-then smiling
. ly. "the Italian army won't be read
: for correspondents for months"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
IFS SUBMARINE
Ashore, CREW IS
NOT IN DANGER
HI and H-2 Fail to Send
Word of Their
Locations
FEAR Waves MAY
POUND BOAT TO Pieces
By The United Press.

by Inc Dulleu fres-.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3O.-with
a heavy surf running. officials of the
Mare Island Navy Yard feared the
United States submarine H-3, ashore
today south of Point Sur, would
pound to pieces on the rocks. The
steamship Arizonian was standing by,
the monitor Cheyenne was near and
the revenue-cutter McCullOch was ap-
preaching the submarine. No one
aboard the vessel was injured and no
fears were felt for the safety of the
two officers and eighteen enlisted men
in the crew.
No word has yet been received from
the submarines HI and H-2, which
accompanied the H-3. They are ex-
pected to arrive off the Golden Gate
today If the rescue fleet at the
scene Is unable to help the men
aboard the submarine on account of
the surf, the coast guard boat Iro-
quois will be sent. Lieutenant W. r.
Newton, commander of the H-3. wire
lessed early today that she has not
yet sprung a leak and that he hoped
to float her at high tide. He said the
crew was uninjured.
Rear Admiral Pond, from his home
in Berkeley, is directing the rescue
/ fleet by wireless.
Pond ordered the cruiser Maryland
to hold itself in readiness TO go to the
submarines aid at a moments no
J tice.
Commander Bennett expected to
have no difficulty floating the subma.
rine at high tide Tha H-3 went ashore
two miles south Of Point Sur at {
O'Clock last night With the two
other submarines, the unlucky vessel
was coming here from San Diego tC
participate in the Fourth of July cele
bration. Point Sur is 20 miles souti
of Monterey, Cal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
DOVER TO BUILD
SCHOOL ADDITION
Board Decides TO Add Four
Rooms Instead of New
High School
MAY ASSESS AUTOS
TO RAISE REVENUE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, June 5O-The Board of Edu-
cation last night discussed plans for the
future of Dover's schools. IL was decid-
ed that the board must have money to
run the schools efficiently, and the pro-
position of increasing the tax rate OF
assessing automobiles as ordered by
board of assessment recently. Many
persons who owned horses which were
assessable and from which considerable
revenue it was pointed out, was deriv-
ed, have disposed of them and have pun
chased automobiles instead.
The Board almost is a unit that autos
must be assessed to secure the money
needed.
While the board has the right under
an act of the last Legislature to
borrow up to $4,000 for the erection
OF a new High School. it was not
deemed advisable TO make a loan at
this time. Instead an addition Of
four rooms will be built to the pres
ent school.
Charles Jackson was elected col
lector of school taxes for the year.
The following teachers were elect
ed for the year commencing in Sep
tember: Principal. Alexander Craw-
ford: vice-principal Miss Maud
Lodge: manual training teacher,
Professor Haegley; domestic science,
Miss Virginia Mae Conoway; Miss Da-
Shells. Miss Betsy Elizabeth Moore,
Miss Josephine Bateman, Miss Emma
L. Kinnamon, Miss Nettie Shockley,
Miss Mary Collision. Miss Edna Attix,
Miss Laura Clymo. Miss Edith Hutton,
Miss Lillian Carson and Miss Clara
Miller.
Miss Iva ID. Meyer was elected to
succeed Miss Maud Lodge. resigned.
and Miss Kathleen Lord will succeed
Miss Curtis.
According to the schedule adopted
by the board two or three years ago
of increasing salaries of teachers
prcportionate to improvements made.
an increase of S25 year was ordered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
Attorney IN PRISONERS
PEN; TWAS ALL A MISTAKE

Attorneys attending this mornings
session of City Court were surprised
when Ayres J. Shockley, one of the
younger members of the bar, walked
into the prisoners pen" along with
a number of prisoners. Patrolman
Sharpless, who was doing duty there
at the time as gatetender, showed the
attorney further into the dock.
1t then dawned on Mr.. Shockley
that a mistake had been made and
he retreated from the pen" while
his friends INDUCED in a good laugh
at his expense. Mr.. Shockley walked
through the open door into the 'pen"
as he came from the lower floor of the
police station where he had been talk
ing to a client.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
PLAN EvANGELIsTIC CAMPAIGN

A meeting of the evangelistic cam
paign organization has been called for
tomorrow afternoon at the Y. NJ. G..
A.. at 2.3O o'clock, to receive and act
on the report of the committee ap-
pointed to submit details of a cam
paign TO he undertaken next fall or
early in January. 1916. The members
of the committee are the Revs.
Vaughan S. Collins, Thomas p. Hollo-
way and ]. Ross Stonesifer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
QUIZ SALOON men ABOUT
PURCHASES OF beer

Eighteen or more saloon keepers
of this city were examined by Assist
ant City Solicitor John f. Lynn in
City Court room yesterday afternoon.
relative to alleged violations of the
State license laws. Just what was
ascertained was not stated, but il is
understood that further investigation
will be made. The saloon keepers
were interviewed at length relative
to persons in this city taking orders
for beer and collecting for ii on de-
livery from another State.
James Salisbury. attorney. was
present at the interview, il being un-
derstood that he represented the Re-
tail Liquor Merchants Association.
Some further developments in the in
lvestigation are looked for
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
CHARGE Three With
ROBBING ONE MAN

Harry Brown, Samuel Redden and
Walter johnson, all colored. were ar
raigned in City Court today, on a
charge of highway robbery. II was
alleged that they relieved Bernard
Tanner of S14. Because police were un-
able to subpoena number of wit
nesses in time for today's session of
court. the case was continued until
tomorrow. The men we're each held
in $1,000 bail. An additional charge
of assault and battery on Tanner was
preferred against Brown.
It is alleged that Tanner was held
up by the men in the vicinity of the
Market street bridge last night and
iobbed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK.

By The United Press.
LONDON, June 30.-Two Norwe-
gian vessels. the sailing bark Cambus-
kaenneth and the steamer Gjeso have
been sunk by German submarines in
British waters, in the last twenty
four hours. Their crews we're landed
today.
The Cambuskenneth was en- route
from Portland, Ore, to Liverpool.
Eight Germans among her crew were
taken aboard the submarine U-39 be-
fore the ship was torpedoed. The
others were given time TO take to the
boats.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
PLAN SCHOOL CONsOLmATI0N,

A meeting of taxpayers of the Dia-
mond and Walnut Green School Dis
tricts will be held at Walnut Green
School House, on Friday night, at &
o'clock, for the purpose of discussing
the consolidation of the schools of tho
two districts into one large school.
State Commissioner of Education.
Charles A. Wagner, and DR.. Elmer l..
Cross. county superintendent Of
schools, will address the meeting.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
FINE TWO MORE AUTO DRIVERS

John Waibel was fined $40 and costs
in City Court today on a charge of
operating an automobile without Ii
cense tags. Joseph NJ. Winters. a col
ored chauffeur, was fined $40 and
costs for operating an automobile
without a Delaware license.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
FORMER OFFICIAL ACCUSED.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, June 30.-James
Boggs, former fish police at Bowers
Beach, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of non-support of his minor
children. Mrs. Boggs did not ask sup
port for herself. She said she left
Boggs in Wyoming in February and
moved to Philadelphia. Boggs was re-
luired to give $500 bail.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
OUTINC FOR PLUMBERS.

The Master Plumbers Association
will hold an outing tomorrow at the
Delaware Saengerbund home at Bin
stead. The members will bring their
wives and friends. Dinner will be
served at 4 o'clock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
SEWING CIRCLE ANNIVERSARY.

The McAlister Sewing Circle will
celebrate its anniversary at the Nc
Alister home tomorrow. The mem
bers will meet at the home of Mrs.
Williams. No GOA West Sixth street.
and proceed to the home in a body.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
ITALIAN TROOPS TAKE POSITION
PRELIMINARY TO TRENTTNO SMASH

General CadOrna Moves Armies Like Pawns Across
CheckerbOard, Confident That Former Provinces
Will Be Restored to Italy-=-fiOld Many Points
Of Strategic Importance Along Frontier,
and Guns Will Roar in Decisive
Battle Before Many Weeks
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
GIRLS JURY WOULD
have said innocent

> By The United Press.
. NEW YORK, june Whether
young man Is an imbecile and
incompetent 10 handle his estate
= Of 100000 because he has an un-
' cOntr0llable desire 10 kiss every
girl he sees, Is moOted question
today. A jury split on the ques-
. tiOn, so Alexander Ross, 20, of
Plainiield, N. j., escaped the asy-
lum.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
PARDON FOR FRANK
IF Counsel HAD asked

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, June 3O-LeO vi.
Frank might have been a free
man today ii his lawyers had
asked former Governor John
NJ. SlatOn for a pardon, the late
chief executive OF Georgia de-
cIared here today. The ex-
governor added that as no such
request had been made, he did
not feel at liberty In exercising
the pardOning power.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
MONrENEeRO EOncED 10 Aet

BY The United Press.
cETTINJE Montenegro soaonteneEro the govern
ment explained In note Powers forced occupy
Northern Albania frustrao the schemes Of the Ausrsna
rhe Austrians melted Albanian troops attack
ports on Boiano river" said tho Our operations in
Albanian territory therefore became necessary to permit Monte
negro to participate without hindrance against Austria on e
principal front"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
DEATH DUE TO DROWNING.

Coroner Lattonus held an inquest last
night in the case of Henry W. Maier,
who was found drowned on the mud
fats along the Christiana river on June
D. The verdict was that death was
due to drownin~
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30

William q. Shepherd has
scored another first time story,
the following despatch being
the first personal eyewitness
story from the Italian
front. Having been the
first American correspondent
to get TO the Austrian front
and the first American to he
given the freedom Of the British
trenches, Shepherd has now sue
ceeded in landing with the Ital-
ian army. where even Che ltal-
ian journalists have been bar-
red.-Editor EVENING JOUR-
NAL.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
WOUND TEACH FOREIGNERS.

X Rosycki. member of the Ameri-
canization day committee appointed
by the Mayor recently, is endeavoring
TO form a naturalization school.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
WHY SHOULDN'T They
Be IN SUMMER TINS

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, June Soto
test a popular theory that rats
are home lovers, the Public Health
Service recently marked several
hundred In New Orleans. Today
the service announced that many
of them were captured far from
there, proving them fond Of travel
on which they spread disease.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
SUN AND TIDES.
Mouth of Christiana.

Hiqh water -. 2.O7 A. NJ. 2.3l 2. ".
Low water ...... 900 A. NJ. 9.50P. NJ.
Reedy Island, high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
0rrrN nENIFs eTRNAN sYNrATHY.

BY The United Press
STOCKHOLM June so.-oueen vctoris Of sweden, todsy
authorized official denial the that while to
Berlin recently she declared ympathzed with Germany and
"vas willing to let the whole world know f."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
CANADIAN noNORED FOR cILANTRY

BY The United Press
LONDON june sO-Maior Mccuais. Of tie 4nir7een'h
Canadian battalion awarded distinguished serves 'f's' 30
tsrday Tor gallant conduct YpTes is prisoner n' 's'
man military camp q. MasdeDurE
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
WEATHER

Probably showers tonight
and Thursday; light south
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-29
X y X y X x X X X X y y
WEST SALEM
i x y X y 4 y 4 = y y = y =

Mr.. and Mrs X. W. Hoff have re-
turned from their sightseeing trip to
the exposition.
Mrs. Geo. Nicols is at home again
after five weeks visit at her son s.,
Endrew, in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Harry Fennell, of Marion, was a
Thanksgiving guest at the home of his
brother, Joseph. He will remain for u
weekend visit.
Grandma" Williamson had a real
old Thanksgiving day as her children
and grandchildren all gathered for a
reunion at her home in West Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Douglass and
three daughters spent Thanksgiving
day with relatives in Portland.
Rev and Mrs. T. D. Yarnes and chill
dren were guests at the Community
Thanksgiving dinner given at the Grice
home at Summit. They returned home
Friday evening.
Mr.. w. S. Fits and daughter, Miss
Inez, are taking in the exposition at
San Francisco.
The Parent. Teachers association
held a very successful meeting Wednes-
uuy evening III tneJ Olu scnoOl Duliu'
ing. There were about one hundred
and thirty present, Quite an entertain
ing program was presented. The dram.
atization of Thanksgiving poem by
pupils from the intermediate depart
ment under the care. of Miss Florence
Cory showed thorough training. 1t was
well presented and wen received. Supt
H. G. Seymour was the last speaker on
the program and as usual gave an in
structive and entertaining address. In
the course of his speech he took occa
sion to say that West Salem school waf
standard and presented the principal
Mr.. -Burkhead, for the school, with the
1916 pennant. The next meeting of the
association will be in four weeks when
basket social will be given, the pro
ceeds to, go towards piano for the
school.
The tax payers of the neighborhood
had meeting at the close of the Pa
rent.Teacheys association to discuss
taxes and money matters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-29
WEST STANTON.

Further sales by the w. V. I. Land
company bring the acreage sold up to
270.
The big shoot billed TO come off Sat.
urday, November goth, was poorly at
tended on account Of the rain.
The B. B. .'s met at the home Of Mrs.
Guy G. Griffin on Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Z. o. Eoff, Of Gear, has moved
into the house of A. M. Fallrich Just
south Of town and will reside there
during the winter while her daughter
Thelma is attending school.
There was a three mill tax voted at
the special school meeting held last
week
The illustrated lecture at the school
house Friday evening was well attend
ed, The pictures Of tho work Of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-29
MONEY TO LOAN
ON Good Real Estate Security.
THoS. X. FORD
Over Ladd g. Bush Bank, Salem, Oregon
NOTICE OF VACATION.

In the County Court Of the State of
Oregon for the County Court of
Marion.
In the matter Of the Application of
Seid Back for the vacation of
Franks Fruit Tracts
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, Seid Back, the owner Of all
the real property hereinafter described,
has filed petition with the County
Clerk of Marion County, State of Ore
gon, to the County Court Of the State
Of Oregon for said county to vacate all
Of the subdivision or addition and all
the lots, blocks and tracts thereof, the
same being lots or tracts numbered
from one to twelve inclusive in that
certain subdivision or addition known
as Franks Fruit Tracts in Marion
County, State Of Oregon, the plat and
dedication Of which is now Of record at
page IT'S Of Volume 10 Of the book of
plats Of record in the office Of the re-
corder Of said Marion County, and all
the roads, streets, avenues and alleys
Of such subdivision or addition.
That said petition is now on file and
pending and all persons opposing said
vacation are hereby notified and re.
quired to present their objections to
such petition to the said County Court
on or before Friday the 9TH day of
January, 1916, at the hour of O'Clock
n. m.
Dated at Salem, Oregon, this 23rd
day Of November, 1915.
SEID BACK,
Dec. ~ Petitioner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-29
WILLAMETTE NOTES

Clinton Titus, student in the Pa
cific dental college at Portland, is WIS.,
iting friends at Willamette during
Thanksgiving vacation. There are six
boys from Emmett, Idaho, at William
ette, and Mr.. Titus is from the same
place, so decided to spend the week
end with tlem.
The freshman football team is out
every afternoon, rounding into shape
for the big intcr.class game December
4, when they meet the sophomore team.
The winning of this game means much
to the freshmen, for if they win their
numerals will be allowed to stay on
the grandstand; If they lose tley can
not put them up until May /, 1916.
Thursday evening in the gymnasium
q big "iolly-up" party was held for
those who were unable to 90 home for
the holidays, about hundred were
present and good time was enjoyed
by all Games were played and later
n Thanksgiving feed was brought on
for the hungry homesick ones, and be.
fore tney left everyone was feeling ms
aappy as though he or she had been
home for the annual turkeycoming.
Mr.. "Peter" Pfaff, IA, is spending
the week end in Salem with Willis
Bartlett. He is teaching in the Wood
burn high school and also coaching the
football team ut tdat place.
Friday, about all the willamette
students in town could have been seen
lined up at the box office window at
the armory awaiting their turn with
the equally large crowd Of townspeople
to reserve their tickets for the lyeeuni
course. About 200 Willamette students
will attend the numbers to be given
at the afmory this winter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-29
PORTLAND MARKET

Portland, Ore, Nov. 29-Wheat;
Club, 92@95c.
Bluestem, 95@g9c.
Oats: No. l white feed, $4,000
$500.
Barley. Brewing, $2S.00@20.5C.
Feed, $26.OO@27.5O.
Hogs: Best live, $6.O5@610.
Prime steers, $710@72O.
Fancy cows, $3.50.
Calves, $7O0@7.5O.
Spring lambs, $50.
Butter; City creamery, 81 1.2c.
Eggs; Selected local ex, 40@42c.
Hens. 12c.
Broilefs, l2e.
Geese, lie.