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Evening journal., 1915-08-20
FORMER COUNCILMAN
Given THE co BY"
Mr.. Zimmerman Complains
Garbage Collectors Don't
Know He's a Resident
FIRE CHIEF
AT CONVENTION

City Council. in session last night
was amused when Former City Coun-
Gilman Jacob zimmerman. of the
First ward. who was present. had a
letter read, complaining that garbage
collectors had not visited his hotel
often enough. The letter. which was
referred to the Board of Health. was
as follows:
please see that my garbage is col
lected as per contract by the city,
as l was a former member Of Council
when the contract was given out. and
I know that the company is not living
up to the contract they gave the city.
The collections at present are worse
than they have been for four years.
was in Council and God knows they
were bad enough then. Please try
and help the present conditions, as
the weather is hot and sultry."
The Council session lasted but 45
minutes.
Mayor James f. Price, who was pres
ent, mad letter read by clerk Simmon
in which he urged that Council pay tn
expenses OF. Fire Chief Magill to the an
nual convention OF fire chiefs, whicl
meets in Cincinnati, Ohio. August 80 T.
September 3. 1t was decided to appro
pirate 500 towards the expense. Mayo
Price said that much good would b
accomplished by sending the FIRE chief :.
the convention. The mayor added tina
this city had q fire department that wa
second TO none. The report of Cit,
Treasurer Highfeld showed a bank bal
ance of S724,7009l
Councilman Johnson chairman oi
the FIRE committee. reported that the
semi-annual inspection of he fire de-
partment had been finished and every
thing was found satisfactory. The
Quarterly appropriations we're ordered
allowed the various fire companies
The ordinance authorizing S200.00'
bond issue for new street paving wal
/ declared a law by President Down
ward, Mayor Price having signed th'
ordinance.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
NEGRO. CAUCHTAFTER dash.
ACCUSED OF HAVING DRUG

Patrolman James Sweeney captur-
ed John White. colored, following a
chase of several squares IN lower
Market street shortly before noon TO-
day and he was arrested on charge
Of having cocaine in his possession.
White threw a powder wrapped in
paper in the doorway of a store, but
il was recovered and taken to the
police station. Another colored man
who was with White. and to whom
White endeavored to give the powder,
escaped.
Patrolman Sweeney was looking for
another man wanted by the authori-
ties when he spied White. who ran.
Giving chase. Patrolman Sweeney
noticed White try to pass something
TO a colored man who was dashing
with him. The man refused to take
il. and White threw il away.
Shortly afterwards White was ar
rested but attempted to squirm out Of
his coat, which Patrolman Sweeney
was holding. This attempt failed.
The police are endeavoring to To-
cate the colored man who escaped. It
is thought that White and other man
might be able TO throw some light on
the sale of cocaine to colored people.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
D. A. R. Still Hopes
TO erect Tablet
May Place Marker For Rod
ney in Part of Independ-
ence Hall
ALSO WILL TRY TO
MARK TRAIL OF RIDE

Monthly meetings Of the Caesar Rod
ney Chapter OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution will be resumed
the first Tuesday in October They viii
be held in the New Century Club, as
previously. Owing TO their disappoint-
ment in not being able TO have their
proposed tablet to Caesar Rodney placed
IN independence Hall, members of the
various chapters throughout the State
will in all probability direct their efforts
along other lines OF work this year
One of the most important features
concerns the erecting OF the eques-
trian statue to the memory of Caesar
Rodney by the Society OF Colonial
Wars. with whom the daughters will
cooperate. At their last State meet
ing the following committee was ap-
pointed TO work for the erection of
this statue: Mrs. c. S. Middleton. Cae-
sar Rodney Chapter; Mrs. Edward W.
Cooch. Cooch's Bridge Chapter. Mrs.
Eugene Davis of the Elizabeth Cook
Chapter: Mrs. 2. S. Anderson of the
Colonel Haslet Chapter and Miss Sc
rena Hall OF the John Pettigrew Chap
ter.
II is also more than likely that some
action will be taken this fall by the
Daughters toward endeavoring to
have marked the trail OF Caesar Rod
neys ride at various points through
out the State
Concerning the tablet that they had
planned to place in independence
Hall, 1t is desired to have it under
stood that the tablet itself had not
been made. only the design having
been submitted to the art jury. Il is
possible that the tablet will be made
and placed in another part OF the
building Mrs. Selden S. Deemer. of
New Castle is chairman of the tablet
committee.
The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
National Daughters Of the American
Revolution will be celebrated in Con-
tinentsl Hall. Washington. D. c.. in
October. Mrs Edmund p. Moody.
who is one of the vice-presidents OF
the national society, will attend the
I celebration. Other delegates from
this State also may be appointed 70
attend this celebration.
Members of the National D. A. R
are invited TO take a tour to the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition. The
tour starts from New York on Sep.
tember g. En- route the tourists will
be entertained wherever they stop
by various State Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
AUTOISTS SHUN CITY
FEARING MOTOR Law
Drivers Pass North Since
Traffic Cops Have Been
Rounding Up Chauffeurs
BETHLEHEM STEEL
DRIVER DETAINED

Since the local police have been en-
forcing the State automobile laws in
arresting every automobile owned by
a foreign firm or corporation doing
business here without a Delaware Ii
cense. automobilists OF Pennsylvania.
New Jersey and Maryland are said to
be avoiding this city entirely while
travelling. Automobilists from this
city report that they have passed nu-
merous machines on the roads near
here recently. bound for southern or
northern points and all were seeking
roads that did not enter this city. In
dividual owners OF foreign cars pass
ing through the State do not have to
pay a Delaware license
ia addition TO autoists stunning thii
city. many inquiries are being made
daily by non residents as TO how the lav
Is worded This morning while an a.
sistant city solicitor of Philadelphia;
was inquiring of chief Blacks office
whether an automobile loaded with mer
chandise could pass through here ei
route to a distant State, Traffic Office
Ward arrested John Percival. who wa
driving an automobile owned by tn
Bethlehem Steel Company, of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
The car was bound for tho new stee
plant below New Castle. but as the ca
was shown TO be owned by an individua
Percival was released.
Another city ordinance which visit
ing motorists complain of is that o
arresting them for driving southwark
in King and Madison streets during
certain hours on Market days. 10 Il
claimed that the police department
warned local drivers for severa
weeks about the traffic ordinances
before any arrests we're made, ye
the officers arrest non-residents VIII,
are not familiar with the laws, anl
they are compelled TO remain here II
many instances twenty hours o
more before they are tried in Cit
Court and fined.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
ACROSS CONTINENT &
ON AUTOMOBILE TRIP

After being on the roads for two
months travelling by automobile, Mr.
and Mrs. E. c. Quimby and family of
Los Angeles. California. arrived here
early this afternoon from New York.
The party stopped for lunch here to-
day before proceeding to Washing
ton, which they expect to make by
tomorrow morning Mr. Quimby said
he found the roads in practically
every State they had visited 10 be
the best Of condition Mr. Quimby,
who is an ice cream manufacturer
of the California city, said that after
leaving their home in June, they
went to salt Lake City, Utah; Kan
sss City. Chicago and then to Buff
falo, n. Y. and from there to the
White Mountains While en- route,
the party camped along the road.
their machine carrying tents and
other camping outfits. The words
Los Angeles decorated the car.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
Nine Steamers Sunk BY u Boats;
Berlin in Frenzy of Excitement

BY The United Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2o.-German sub
marines IN the twenty-four hours have
claimed a greater toll than on any
other day since the war began.
Nine steamers. including the big
White star liner Arabic. have been
sent to the bottom. with a loss Of "a.
and possibly more nonecombatant
lives. The Iceland Liner Nicogson
is lying in port damaged by a, sub
marine attack An unconfirmed re-
port reached London this afternoon
that the 6.5S3-ton White Star steamer
Bowie has been sunk by German tor
pedocs.
For what Germany terms her "glor-
ious u boat successes Grand Admiral
Won Tirpitz has been decorated by the
Kaiser according to Amsterdam des-
patches today.
Holland cities report that the new
activity Of the submarines. coupled
with the announcement that a Russian
army of $4,000 has surrendered 10 the
Germans at Novo Georgievsk, has
thrown the population of Berlin into
a frenzy Of excitement
Two of the vessels torpedoed in the
last "a hours we're neutral ships-the
Norwegian Magda and the Spanish
Hena Castillo, whose sinking is be-
lieved TO have resulted in loss Of life
The British ships known to have been
sunk include the Arabic. Dunsley
Baron Erskine, Grodno, Serbino and
City OF New York.
The nunsleys 35 survivors, who
witnessed the torpedoIng of the Arabic
from their boats, we're landed today
having been picked up by a salvag,
steamer. Two of the Dunsleys crew
lost their lives.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
Banks PROTEST AGAINST
mailing OF GREENBACKS

While a general complaint on the part
Of all national banks in Philadelphia
against the recent order of Comptroller
OF the Currency John Skelton Williams
requiring the use of registered mail in
transferring money to and from Wash
ngton was started Yesterday. no action
has as yet been taken by the national
banks OF this city.
X, 7. Robinson, assistant cashier of
the Central Bank, said that institution
would Join in the protest if requested to
do so He said the order of the comptrol-
Ter was issued August Is and that prior
to that time money had been transferred
by express and that it was cheaper than
by mail as it was not possible to ship
by packages weighing over four pounds.
He said that where bills of small de-
nominations were shipped the cost was
about two to three times as great by
mail than by express.
He stated that the money shipped
generally was in one, two five and
ten-dollar bills. He said the original
idea of economy in transferring
money by mail, instead of by express,
was all right when the bills were of
large denominations.
J. Chester Gibson. cashier Of the
Union Bank, said that institution had
not considered the matter of making
protest Henry Baird. cashier of
the Bank of Delaware, said that in
stitution had been asked to join in the
protest of the Philadelphia banks. but
had not vet decided to join in the com
plant
It is thought that all the national
banks in the State will be asked to
Join in the protest against the order.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
.EVY Court Stops WORK
ON sussex COUNTY ROADS

. GEORGETOWN. Del. Aug. 20
The Levy Court has ordered all road
york in Sussex county suspended un-
II certain financial matters in some
4 the districts are investigated.
Although no direct charges we're
nade at the meeting, it was declar-
that in the past certain districts
ad expended from one to three thou
and dollars on their roads that they
yere not entitled to, declaring at
erward they had not known how
nuch money they were expending
he Levy Court would then have to
1ake up the deficit from the general
oad fund, thus giving some districts
auch more money to spend than
theirs.
It was said the same trick was be-
ng attempted this year, and for that
eason the action was taken to stop
II road building.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
An EYENING COMPANY.

Mr.. Clayton Harrison and Mrs.
Elizabeth Downs entertained at an
evening party on last evening, in
honor of Mrs. Charles Denman. of
Brooklyn, n. Y. Among the guests
we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ireland,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ireland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Scott, Mrs. Charles Den
man, Garrett Mcconnell, Mr.. Camp
bell. Mrs. Elizabeth Downs. Clayton
Harrison, Charles Denman. Thomas
Scott, Samuel ireland, Miss Mildred
Harrison, Miss Irene ireland, Miss
Mollie Scott, Miss Alice .Denman and
Miss Alma Kauch.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
CARRANZA'S Generals
WON'T DISCUSS Peace
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug. 90
-Four Carranza generals today re-
piled to the Latin-American note by
advising Secretary Lansing that they
have nothing to say about it what
ever; that General Carranza is their
spokesman and that whatever he
does will be subscribed to by them.
The four generals were Governor
Aguilar, of Vera Cruz State; Gov
ernor Elisondo. of Michoacan State;
General Ricaut, commanding at
Neuvo Laredo, and General Murgia.
division commander in General Obre-
CONS army
General Funston reported the ar
rival of the Fifth Field Artillery and
two aeroplane sections at Browns
Vile. August 1S
The Brazilian minister to Mexico
arrived here about s a. M. and went
TO the Willard Hotel. where be was
joined shortly afterwards by Brazil
ian Ambassador Da Cana.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
ART EXHIBIT this
YEAR IN |. 0. 0. F. HALL

The FIRST quarterly meeting Of the
Wilmington Fine Arts Society will be
held the second Monday afternoon in
September. This meeting will be
marked principally by completing ar
rangements for the holding Of the an
nual art exhibition. which this year
will be held IN the odd Fellows Hall.
Tenth and King streets. The opening
date for the exhibition will be Mon
day evening" November 1. The ex-
hibition will continue the ensuing
week.
As the Pyle pictures are at the
Panama Pacific Exposition II viii be
impossible to include them In the ex-
hihition here this winter II Is con-
sequently thought that the list Of ex-
hibitors will be enlarged and that
there will be many canvasses shown
that will include the work Of out
side artists
While no definite action has ever
been taken concerning the building
here of a municipal art gallery, II is
known 10 be one of the subjects
which the Wilmington Art Society
has quietly discussed.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
President here. BUT
TRAFFIC COP MISSED HIM

According TO several persons who
declared they saw him. President
Wilson passed through wilmington
shortly before noon today on his way
10 Philadelphia, where he consulted
an occulist The President rode by
auto and was accompanied by his
usual guard
Officer Ward. who does traffic duty
lat Tenth and Market streets. failed
to recognize the President. although
his car was said to have passed the
corner.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
NACHINISTS NOT
AFTER arbitration
Declare No Settlement Is
Possible Unless 8-Hour
Day Is Granted
MORE MEN MAY
STRIKE TOMORROW

"If any arbitrators are appointed TO
settle this strike. Machinists Local
No. 1S4 will name Them said the
press committee of the union, when
asked today if John S. Rossell and
Henry P. Scott would be the arbitra-
tors in the case.
1--WE do not know who suggested
them and know nothing about them
You can say that there will be no ar
bitration on the question of the eight
hour day." the statement adds "The
prospect is a good deal brighter this
Machine Company, F. F. Slocomb and
Company and the Modern Machine
Company have agreed to the eight
hour day and a fair wage raise"
The shops to be heard from by to-
night are: Trump Brothers, Pusey
and Jones, Baker Machine Company
and Remington Machine Company of
this city and the General Chemical
Company of Claymont All of these
companies have been given until the
close of the working day today in
which to agree to the increase and
eight-hour day.
National Organizers Carroll and
Ago are visiting these shops and also
the shops of the Hilles and Jones
Company, the Belts Machine Com
pany and the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company. from which the machinists
are now out. These representatives
Of the machinists are all being re-
seived by the officials of the various
companies and lengthy confer ences
are being held.
Overtures already have been made
% the striking machinists by repre-
sentatives of the Remington Arms
Company at Eddystone. AS high as
30 bonus for signing a three year
contract with a minimum wage of As
,ents an hour has been offered
Those who have signed are being
1aid so cents day while waiting to
De called to work The men say the
company will need $500 machinists
When the Remington plant gets in
operation and declare that they will
lave them If they have to pay 81 an
lour. At present it is said the com
1 ,any has engaged only one-tenth oi
4 he number of machinists that they
4 will need. Two representatives oi
4 be Remington Arms Company have
4 announced that they will arrive here
two days and will be ready TO sigr
4 ID machinists They say that the
liant will be running in about three
weeks.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
GALVESTON STORM Loss
Will Reach 81, 100000
Br The United Press.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 20.-The
work of rehabilitation is under way
in Galveston and it is expected that
the water works system will be in
operation within a few hours. Rail-
roads expected today to have trains
running on regular schedule from
Houston to Texas City and thence by
barge 10 Galveston. about six miles
across the bay. The only commune
cation with the mainland for several
weeks will be by boat. The damage
in Galveston is now variously esti-
mated at from s4.OOO,0OO to sS.OOO,O 900
exclusive of the causeway.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
Asst DAY TO REGISTER
ITALIAN RESERvISTS.

All day yesterday until closing time
he Italian Consulate at No. III Spruce
treet, Philadelphia. was crowded with
ons of sunny Italy, from Philadelphia
nd the surrounding country. It was the
ist day on which the reservists could
egister; and all who did not DO so will
c unable TO return TO italy for fifteen
ears without being subject 10 arrest,
ceording to the official order made at
ome.
The reservists we're not from Phil
delphia alone. but also from Della
are and New Jersey. There was lit
e or no demonstration. although
ley did not seem averse to departing
II the war The icula-Americano
inc steamship San Guglielmo will
all from New York today and sew
raj hundred reservists from the Phil
1elphia district are expected to go
ith her.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
THIRD WARD AT MIDDLETOWN.

What promises to be one Of the
latest games of the season will be
PLAYED tomorrow when the Third
Ward boys of the city will line up
against the fast Middletown team.
Third Ward is confident they will bring
home the bacon as they will have
Malloy. the star spitballist. in the
box This is the boy who created a
sensation in the Social League last
year by tanning twenty-four men in
one game.
Third Ward will lineup with the
following players: Crockett, Malloy,
Shaible, Collins, Lutz, Meredith, Stro-
bell. Nieson. NJ. Malloy, Mclaughlin,
Dorsey and Sherry.
The club will meet at the club
rooms at LIS O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
ARMY ENGINEERS NOW
inspecting Highways

Lieutenant R. c. Kuldell and de-
tachment of sixteen engineers. sent
out by the War Departmental inspect
roads, railroads and bridges are still
encamped at the Montchanin termi-
nus of the Rising Sun trolley line
Lieutenant Kuldell has found that the
Montchanin trolley line is not on
the map of the War Department.
which the engineers are revising.
The engineers today are touring
the roads in the upper part Of New
Castle county in automobiles making
careful inspection of roads, bridges
and other conditions. The first of next
week they will move down the State,
continuing their inspections.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
French BEAT BACK
Germans NIGHT ATTACK
Bv The United Press.

PARIS, Aug. 20.-The Germans suf-
fered heavy losses in unsuccessful
attacks on the French position near
Saint Hubert and Maria Therese. in
the Argonne, last night. this after
Moons official communication stated
"The Germans also suffered heav-
lily in the recent fighting on the crests
of Linge and Schratzmaenle." said
the statement. I'VE found many ca
davers in the captured trenches"
Both German and French. artillery
we're active last night along the Disc
and the Aisne and in the Champagne
region. Mine and grenade fighting oc-
CURED at several points in the Ar
gonne.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
HOME ON BIRTHDAY.

6. F. Anderson, son OF the Rev. Dr..
George T. Anderson. pastor of Har-
rison Street NJ. z. Church. is today
observing his twenty-frst birthday
anniversary. He is employed as a
civil engineer by the DUPONT Com
pany at Hopewell, Va, but was al
lowed a furlough by the company so
that he could spend his birthday an
neversary win his parents in this city.
He arrived home at o'clock this
morning and will remain until Mon
day A number of friends called
during the day 10 extend congratu-
lations.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
PERSONALS.

Miss Lillian NJ. Sunderland of No
500 Lancaster avenue has returned
ON Atlantic City.
Miss Alice L. Roop of No. 1925
Test Seventh street is visiting friends
ear Denton, Nd.
Miss Mary Jones of Tenth street
nd Trenton Place is the guest of
lends in Milford.
Miss Edna Moffat of No. GOA North
an Buren street has gone to Sharp
iwn, Md
Miss Edna Snyder OF Newport is the
lest of friends in West Chester, Pa.
United States Senator willard
sulsbury has arrived at San Fran
SEQ, Cal. from China.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter D. Bush left
day for Delaware Water Gan.
Ralph Saltzman, secretary to Mavor
ines F. Price has returned from his
ication at Atlantic City and Mt.
oily, New Jersey.
Alfred Belts has returned from a
lcation in the Pocono Mountains.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
MANY ACCIDENT VICTIMS.

Physicians at the Delaware Hos
pital we're busy today attending to
the injuries of many who sought at
tention at the dispensary there,
those treated being as follows:
Mathilda Sliskin, aged 2 1-2 years,
No. SOB Lombard street. bruised arm;
George Scott. bruised knee cap;
John .Reinholtz. foreign substance in
an eye; Frank Watson. bruised nose.
and William Kearney, No. 140S
Marsh road, injured arm and leg.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
BURNS PROVE FATAL
TO Seven YEAR old Child

Margaret D. seelig. the 7-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
seelig. of No. 1917 W. Eighth street,
who was burned on Wednesday af-
ternoon while playing with matches
in Rodney street park died at the
Delaware Hospital shortly before 4
o'clock this morning.
The child had been burned from
head to foot and slight hopes for
her recovery had been held out by
the hospital authorities.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
BRITISH UNDERSEA BOAT
GROUNDS: CREW MISSING
BY the United Press.

. LONDON, Aug, 20.-The British
submarine E-13. en- route 10 the Bal
tic Sea grounded yesterday morning
on Saltoheilm Island. An Admiralty
statement this afternoon said fifteen
of her crew was saved and that fifteen
we're missing.
The E-13 was built in 1914, and was
one of the largest submarines in tha
navy Her displacement was $40
tons when submerged. She carried
four torpedo tubes and a normal
complement Of only sixteen men.
Presumably she was en- route to join
the Russian fleet in the Baltic.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
Growers WONT Sell
PEACHES At 10 Cents

Down State farmers are in hard
luck. They cannot find a market
for their peaches. About forty refrig-
orator cars loaded with peaches are
on the Delaware road awaiting desti-
nations. The best price the growers
can get is eight or ten cents basket.
AS the peaches are on ice they will be
kept several days for higher prices.
The greater part of the fruit is FL
bertas. t.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
STEAMER NEW YORK CITY SUNK.
Nv The limited Press

LONDON. Aug. 2O.-The British
steamer New York City was sunk to-
day by a German submarine. The
New York City is not to be mistaken
for the big American line New York.
The New York City is owned by G..
Hill & Sons. a British shipping firm.
and is registered at the polt of Hull.
Evening journal., 1915-08-20
ACCIDENT VICTIM SERIOUS.

Harry Stewart, colored, who was irna
paled on the shaft OF carriage near
Dover, while riding a bicycle several
nights ago. was admitted to the Della
ware Hospital this morning. Physicians
found that Stewart had two broken
ribs and his left lung was punctured.
His condition was serious this alters
noon.