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Evening journal., 1916-08-17

Before sending the telegram the
president talked with President viii
lard. OF the Baltimore & Ohio. by long
distance telephone and was assured
by Mr.. willard that the railrod heads
would come TO Washington immedia-
tely.
The railway presidents TO whom the
president addressed his message are:
Daniel Willard. b. & o.. Samuel
Rea. Pennsylvania. A. II Smith, New
York Central; r. ID, Underwood
Erie. William Truesdale d. l.. & w;
Howard Elliott. New Haven; Hale
Holden. c. p. & O.: W. J. Harahan,
Seaboard Air Line; l.. F. Loree, Della
ware & Hudson; B. r, Bush, receiver
Missouri Pacific, e. 2. Colvin. unior
Pacific; William sproule. Southern
Pacihc: George w Stevens. G. & o.,
Samuel NJ. FELTON,. Chicago. aud Grea
Westen: Fairfax Harrison. Southern
Railway: =. p Ripley Santa Fe; r
Fl. Ashton. C. & ~ W, and A. J
Harling. ST. Paul The presidents
will leave New York az 4 o'clock this
afternoon for Washington in response
TO the presidents telegram.
Headquarters of the railway mana
gers also announced that other rail-
way heads will leave Chicago today
arriving in Washington tomorrow.
The Presidents latest action result.
ed from the attitude taken by the
railroad managers in a statement left
at the White House last night by
Elisha Lee. chairman OF their com
mittee In this they strongly indicat
ed they would not concede the eight
hour principle even for the proposed
trial period and that the strongest
concession they would make would
be TO submit the whole mater TO ar
bitrstion. the President to name the
arbitrators.
Today the managers showed no dis
position 20 recede from this position
They asy that II the employees oncl
get the eight hour day they neve
will give II up. no matter how unjus
the proposed Federal investigation
2 might show It to be. Several of then
declared they saw politics in q
Presidents effort, since accepting hi
plan would mean putting the Who'll
/, matter over until after the elections
The committee could not accomplish
u anything tangible before next spring
they said.
a The managers appar ntly are III
. moved by arguments OF the Presiden
! that his proposal would result In
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
TWO MEN ACCUSED
OF ATTACKING OFFICER

Martin Miller and Curtis Diamond
are held under bail for a hearing in
City Court on Monday charged with
attacking Special Officer Harry F.
Buckly at the Wilson Line dock last
night. The men were arraigned in
City Court this morning. Miller was
held under $500 bail on a'charge of
assault and battery, and Diamond
under $500 bail for disorderly con-
duct
Officer Buckly testified he attempted
to arrest one Of the men. when the
other struck him in the eye and
threw him down. The defendants
denied the allegations and asked for
a continuance in which to prepare
their defense.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
MAY BAR RURAL
Children FROM
CITY schools
State and City Boards Of
Health Will Consider
Plan on Monday
NO new CASES OF
Child PLAGUE REPORTED

With the death OF Edgar n. Nous
ley. the five year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles r. Mousley of Willow
Grove. Pa. at the home Of his grand
fathers brother, o. c. Mousley. 4
Penny Hill early yesterday morning
attributed to infantlie paralysis, the
State Board of Health late Yesterday
afternoon placed rigid quarantine
about the Mousley home. II is declared
by the health authorities that the
child became infected while in Penn
svlvania, he having visited his parents
I'm that State two weeks ago. While
the Mousley home is under quaran
tine. the home on the Rutter estate a.
Holly Oak. where the child was frs
taken in is under the same healtf
regulations, guards being about th'
buildings
The houses viii lbe fumigated thi
afternoon or tomorrow and the quar-
antine regulations will be enforced
there for three weeks This is th'
only case reported
Now that one case of the plague II
known here. the state Board Q
Health and the City Board Of Health
are exerting every possible means .
prevent spread of the disease. Th'
state health authorities are beini
represented at the conference Il
Washington. D. c.. today. where Gov
eminent physicians are discussing tn
outbreak. by DR.. W. p. Orr. presiden
~ the board. and Dr A. =. Frant'
secretary
As a result of the one case at Penn
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Evening journal., 1916-08-17
NO EVIDENCE OF THEFT.

Howard Crisden. colored. when ar.
raigned in City Court this morning
on a charge Of assault and battery
declared he had taken a pocketbook
from Carrie Fisher TO keep her from
being robbed. The woman declared
he had met her in Spruce street be
tween Fifth and Sixth streets and
eaked her for a dime When this was
refused the man knocked her dowr
and took the pocketbook. which con
tanned between IS and Sc. Severa'
witnesses testified 10 various happen
ings, but as they did not corroborate
the complainant, the case was dis
missed
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
WAR HAS Increased
ROAD BUILDING COST
This Report Made by En-
gineers at Highway AS
Sociation Meeting
ENGINEER WILSON
ATTENDED SESSION

County Engineer James Wilson has
returned home from Washington,
where he attended a meeting Of the
National Highways Association. The
chief engineers Of the road depart
ments of many States were present.
Mr. Wilson states that the trip TO
the convention was a profitable one,
as he secured much valuable in
formation on road building from the
speakers and in conversation with
various noted road engineers. He says
the general report was that the wal
has caused the expense Of road build
ing 10 advance considerably. Labor
is scarce and high and the hauling
charges have increased.
Chief Connell of the Highway
Bureau in Philadelphia, in discussing
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laying OUT SITE
FOR new SHIPYARD
General T. c. dupont In
terested in Plant to be
Started at New Castle
WILL SPECIALIZE IN
SMALL TYPE OF BOAT

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug. 1I.-New
Castle is agog today because civil en-
ejneers arrived there this morning TO
begin the survey Of Battery Park for
the shipyard of the Delaware Ship
building and Engineering Corpora
tion. While there have been al kinds
of rumors afloat regarding persons
IN the corporation, it was not until
today that il was learned that Cen
eral T. Coleman DUPONT is interested
in the corporation.
The engineers who came TO New
Castle to survey the ground we're en-
gineers who have been in the corps
employed on the T. Coleman DUPONT
boulevard.
When a reporter for THE EVENING
JOURNAL called upon ]. S. Bowden,
who is in charge Of the corporations
affairs at New Castle. the latter prac-
tically refused to give details con-
cerning the proposed S2,50O,oOO cor
poration.
II had been learned from another
source that the charter draft has been
completed by a Wilmington company,
and that the capital stock, instead OF
being $1O00,0O0. would be S2,50O,000.
The ground for the shipyard site is
Battery Park, but the Delaware Rail-
road Company will maintain one
track to the wharf, as this is a re-
quirement in the railway company's
charter.
Mr.. Bowden would not confirm or
deny the report that over S1,000.000
worth of business has been secured by
the new corporation. He said that
tugs and boats of between 100 and 40C
tons would be mainly the type TO be
built In the new plant. The engineers
said they expect to be here about two
weeks. The corporation has taken
soundings of the Delaware river, op'
posite Battery Park. and has obtained
fhe government soundings. Two ma
rine railways and a big river pier are
included in the improvements for thu
new shipyard
MIR. Bowden. when questioned, saiC
II Is a little too early to go into de
tails about the new industry. In TIM
connection il may be interesting Il
know that representatives of anothe
industry we're in New Castle yester
day and with members of the Board o
Trade. looked around for a site for
plant. The Battery Park land consist
of about eleven acres and runs bacl
three blocks. There is a splendi
water front along the shipyard SITE
The employment of 1000 men In
couple of years will mean much TO
This town on the Delaware. Real es
tate agents have been busy looking TO
altos for houses, as there are n
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Evening journal., 1916-08-17
MARKET ST. CAUSEWAY
Will Be IMPROVED

The Causeway south of Market
street bridge is to he improved. with
the approval of Highway Engineer
James Wilson. Levy Courtman Smith
expects to resurface the road. Three
inches OF two-inch stone and a binder
will be placed on part of the roadway.
To the city line the depth OF stone will
be less and Ugite binder with
screenings will be used.
A conference OF representatives OF
the Lobdell Car Wheel Company. the
Andrews estate land owners along
the road Commissioner Smith and
County Engineer Wilson will be held
TO arrange the plans. The banks of
the Christiana river broke in sew
eral places. flooding the marshes and
causing damage TO the Csuseway.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
MORAN is DISCHARGED.

Following presentation in City
Court this morning OF telegram from
the Lancaster county. Pa. authorities
announcing their inability TO obtain
requisition papers for John Moran
alias Tom Horn. said to be wanted
there on charge Of horse stealing
Judge Churchman ordered the man
released from the worshouse where
he has been held since his arrest here
several weeks ago.
Moran was alleged TO have driver
of horse and wagon belonging tC
! man in Lancaster. Pa.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
GLOBE TROTTERs HERE.

Frank Delucca and William Fer
reri. two young ltalian-Americans,
who left New York City on a hike OF
$4,000 miles around the borders in
April. 1914. arrived here yesterday on
the last 700 miles of their journey.
The pedestrians are accompanied by
their dog Prince. The youths are
walking on a wager Of $1,000, posted
by a wealthy member Of the Valley
Cottage Club. Of New York. the re-
quirements being that the distance
must be covered within three years.
The walkers expect 20 arrive in New
York in September. several months
ahead Of the time limit
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
Soldier QUARTETTE
SINGS At DENING
Makes Hit at Church Social
With Tipperary
Parody
PERSONAL NOTES OF
STATE MILITIAME
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DEMING, n. NJ, Aug 12.--The
Delaware militiamen arc still drilling
obediently in the hot New Mexican
sun. eating three big square meals a
day and enjoying themselves to the
utmost. Practically all the work OF
laying ont new camping sites for other
troops, Of building roads and con-
structing mess halls has been com
pleted. and the men are now round
ing themselves into shape for next
month when long hikes will be taken
( into the surrounding country. There
/ has been no target practice yet, but
/ the boys are all anxiously waiting a
chance 10 qualify as marksmen. sharp
shooters or experts.
The men say that the new sweaters
recently issued 10 them feel very COM
Portable and warm on a cool night
The first chance to "christen" them
came Thursday night when the sold
iers we're invited to an interdenomina-
tional church welcome and sociablt
in the Baptist Church II was rain.
ing slightly. but a little thing like
that never troubles a soldier boy. SC
they donned their "ponchos" (arm,
ione-piece raincoats) and sported theil
new sweaters underneath.
II was royal god time the Della
ware boys had from start TO finish
There were bevies Of Deming's pret
test girls-brunettes, blonds. shoT,
tall. tanned. sun burned-and the
we're all very sociable. Even thougl
the boys are 1000 miles away from
home and 1883 feet above sea Level
they seemed to enjoy themselves TO
man.
A pleasing program was given Il
which the soldiers took active par
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WEEPING wife Saves
HUSBAND WHO BEAT Her

Mrs. Anna Santmyer. a pretty dark
eyed woman. while pleading for her
husband in City Court this morning.
told Judge Churchman she was 20
years old and had been married only
one year. She thought her husband
would be good if let off,
Fred Santmyer. the husband. was
arraigned on a charge of wife beat
ing. He admitted he had followed
his wife to the Wilson Line wharf
and compelled her to leave the place
and had struck her
The wife's eyes, filled with tears
as she asked that the charge against
her husband be withdrawn and Judge
Churchman dismissed the case.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
A Delaware Republicans Creed

believe in Republican principles,
in Republican policies, in the Repub-
lican party and in the Republican or
ganization because they inure to the
peace. prosperity and happiness of
our State and Nation.
believe that the present activity
of Alfred /. du Pont, pretended po-
Iitical purifier, is due, not to any
desire to serve or benefit the public,
but to a desire to vent his hatred
upon his kindred, at the expense of
Republican principles, Republican
policies, the Republican party and
the Republican organization.
Believing those things, and believ.
ing further that Republican prin-
cipIes, Republican policies, the Re-
publican party and the Republican
organization are of infinitely great
er importance to our State and
Nation than are the hatred and re-
vengeful lust of any man, deem it
to be my sacred duty in the impend-
ing primary and general election to
support those principles and policies
and that party and its organization
with loyalty and fidelity, to the end
that, by so doing, may truly and
faithfully serve the public interest
and the public welfare.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
THIS mexican
DID NOT KNOW
HE WAS ROBBED
Was Interpreter for Man
Alleged TO Have Stolen
His Property
South AMERICAN IS
HELD FOR court here

To he robbed of valuable gold
watch and a suit of clothes and not
know that he had been 1eeced was the
experience of Joseph w Macorra. a
Mexican. living at No. 9ll Tatnall
street. this morning. incidentally.
Macorra's property was returned and
an additional charge Of larceny was
placed against Racial Pavagua,
young man from Colombia, South
America who was also charged with
larceny In another case In City Court
Macorra was to have acted as an
interpreter in the Pavagua case and
snortly before the case was called
Sergeant Of Detectives Green handed
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Evening journal., 1916-08-17
mArrR nEPARTMENT MOVES.

Mahlon Belts. registrar of the
Water Department, and his assistants
in the accounting department of that
department. took up their new offices
in the City Building this morning.
The rooms which face the offices OF
the street and Sewer Department. city
treasurer and city auditor. on the
main floor. have all been furnished.
The Board Of Education will move
its quarters in the new building
within the coming two weeks.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
Blue ROCK Castle K.C.E.
.CONFERS DEGREES ON CLASS

Blue Rock Castle, No. 25, Knights Of
the Golden Eagles. on Wednesday
evening, conferred the first degree on
three candidates. The second and
third degrees will be conferred next
Wednesday evening on a class of can
didstes. All members of the degree
team are requested TO be present by
order of the assistant captain, Cecil
2. Ewing.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
PEACE BOND FOR EMMA.

On testimony OF Jervis A. Smith
colored. in City Court this morning
Emma Smith, also colored, arraigned
on a charge Of breach Of the peace
was placed under a $500 peace bond
and directed by Judge Churchman "a
behave herself.
The woman was alleged 70 have
stayed out late al nights and TO have
gone TO a house at No. 412 East
Twelfth street and acted disorderly.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
PATIENTS HOLD TO LIFE,

At the Delaware Hospital this af-
ternoon II was reported that there
was no change in the condition of
Thomas r. Wilson, Jr.. the Delaware
College student who is suffering a
broken neck. and Paul Glynn. the 2.
year-old boy who was struck with a
stone. which resulted in spinal men
ingitis.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
FARRA FAMILY MOVES.

Chief Probation Officer e. Ross
Farra and family are moving today
from the old Juvenile Court quarters
on West Seventh street. TO their new
home. No. S14 Washington street. The
office furniture goes TO the Juvenile
Court room in the new public build
ings, which will be located on the
first floor. entrance at Eleventh and
French streets.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

Building Inspector Preston thls
morning. issued building permits 10
John F. Lecarpenter. as follows: Two
houses at Nos. 1S19-2l Scott street,
TO cost $1,000 each: two dwellings at
Nos. 10000 Shallcross avenue. TO
cost $4,000 each. and a private garage
at No. 1401 Harrison street, to cost
$3.50.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
GERARD ATTACKED
IN GERMAN PRESS
OVER Censorship
Hint That Foreign Office
May Not be Satisfied
With His Conduct
Declare confidential
NOTE FAVORED Britain
Rv The United Press.

BERLIN. Aug IA vigorous at
tack on Ambassador Gerard was made
today by the Berlin Morgan Post and
the Cologne Gazette. two influential
German newspapers. for the attitude
toward the German censorship he is
alleged to have displayed in a conf
dental communication 10 the state
Department
American correspondents IN Berlin
recently handed to the Ambassador q
protest against British censorship Of
cable dispatches and mail matter they
had sent 10 the United states. They
pointed out that the British censor
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Evening journal., 1916-08-17
DROVE TRUCK CARELEssLY

For turning his motor truck in the
wrong direction at Front and French
streets and colliding with a man rid
ing a motor cycle. George A. Thomp-
son. arraigned in City Court this
corning on a charge Of violating the
traffic rules. was fined $40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
General Managers Having Withdrawn Eight
Hour Day Principle as Basis Of Settle
ment, Seriousness Of the Situation ImpelS
Executive to Summon Company Presidents
to Washington in Final Effort to Bring
Peace Between Parties
EMPLOYEES SAY THEY WILL NOT
ACCEPT TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT
By ROBERT J. BENDER.
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON. 17-Reachng what apparently deadlock
threatened strike the railroads. Presi
to the presidents OF the great railroad
Of Washington for confer
The telegram
~DcussOu of matters involved in the threatened railroad
strike has reached point highly desirable that
personally with the earliest possible moment and
president other railways affected who may be mme'
make convenient to come to wash
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
PoLAND VANS In.

By United Press.
wsasAw AUG i7.--csops have been especially excellent
ia roal lis scar and apparently there is plenty Of food
here the poor complain that they have not tasted meat for
sear After year occupation. Warsaw appears
a and busy The closed however and there is
a tremendous amout unemployment especially among
Of military age Germans building roads around the
city at cost Of ssoOo0oo facilitate the marketing Of
I'll. crops Nicholas Bridge across the vsula.
destroyed ty the in their retreat is being rebuilt
wl9r CHILE TO PROTEST ENGLISH BLACKLIST.
9y Tho United Press.
SANTIAGO. Chile. Aug 1.-THE newspaper Meeurio urges
Chile other neutIas protest against the Si''
blacklist emphasizing TO England the extent Of the da"'s'
being Chilean interests
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
BRIDGE NEEDS REPAIRS

Much complaint has been heard Of
the poor condition of the flooring Of
Market street bridge. Many of the
plsnks are loose and holes endanger
passing horses. The matter was
brought to the attention Of the VIII
mington & Philadelphia Traction Co
today.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Friday, not much change In
temperature; light north
erly winds.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
Canal Will Soon BE Open

An official prediction that the Pa
mama canal will be reopened by
April 10 for the passage of deep
draft vessels was announced Wednes-
day by the war department.
Colonel Harding, acting governor
of the canal zone, t~elegraphed the
war department as follows:
Conditions in Gaillard cut justify
predictions that canal will be avail
able for ships of thirty foot draft on
April Is, subject to the probable tenn
porary delays thereafter to meet ex-
igencies of dredging fleet in complet-
ing canal to full width and depth
and in removing shoals that may pos
sibly develop
Serious earth movements in the
canal began in September. 1t had
been intended to send the Atlantic
fleet through during the preceding
July to participate in the formal
opening of the Panama-Paeific expo
sition at San Francisco. Minor slides
preceded the big movement, however,
and the situation was deemed so seri-
GUS by General Goethals that long be-
fore the complete blockade in Sep
TENDER the trip was abandoned
Early reports from the canal said
it would be closed only a few weeks.
as the earth movements con-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
In Pursuit of Villa

Gen. John J. Pershing, with more
than 1000 troops began the pursuit
into Mexico Wednesday of Francis
co villa. General ~Pershing's report
that he and his command had cross
ed the international boundary line
Just south of Columbus reached Gen.
Frederick Funston. Reports of prog
ress in the country where the search
has been begun will be made by Gen.
Pershing TO Gen. Funston, but 1t is
not expected these will be frequent
or deal with any but the more i'm
portant developments.
Col. George A. Dodd. heading a
smaller column that entered Mexico
some distance west of Columbus. also
is moving in a southeasterly direction
and these two forces should be with
in touch of each other before the end
of the week. BY that time it is ex-
pected an infantry support will hold
the hne of communication along
which motor trucks for the transpor-
tation of ammunition and supplies
will be operated.
Although the censorship imposed
by General Funston was relaxed, eff
forts still were made to keep secret
the details of the plan of the cam
paign.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
Hopes to Capture Bandit

Il hope we shall take Villa soon
with the help of the United States"
said Gen. Gabriel Gavira Tuesday,
commanding the Carranza forces at
JuareZ.
Gavira made this remark in Eng
lish in his office. General Gutierrez,
commander in chief of Chihuahua,
was present.
Both officers spent the entire day
in conference. largely in the company
of Andreas Garcia, the Mexican con-
sui in ElPaso, who has a wide &C
quaintanee with American affairs.
From what information has been
given out at headquarters. however,
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-19
NEWSoF THE WEEK

the Carranza forces are making a de-
fermined effort to catch Villa before
the Americans get the opportunity,
Gutierrez says he has 10000 men
closing up on the bandit, who was
last reported at Alamo, some miles
directly south of Galeana.
Other reinforcements are now
coming from Sonora, according to
Gutierrez, so that in a few days he
will have $4,000 fighters at his dis
posal. Villa is believed to be making
for the mountains to the south which
he has made his recuperative station
during most of his revolutionary ac-
tivities.