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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-09-30

breech of each gun. The ammunition
cars, empty, dropped below, the trap
doors closing above them. At each
gun the plugman put in the primer.
The three fourteen-inch guns were
ready, each separated from the next
by steel bulkhead to limit as much
as possible an accident In the turret.
A few yards farther forward and low.
err the three great pieces Of No. l tur.
ret, too, We're ready, their muzzles lift.
ed to extreme elevation toward the
eastern sky.
Range, one, nine, o double o! De.
Election five four!" the telephone said.
The visuals displayed the figures in
black and white again. Commence
firing with one guny' the order came
on the telephone as the sight settlers
sprang to their sights. The voice tube
repeated the order, and the firing
pointer, holding his electric button in
hand, stopped and strained at his tele.
scope to follow closer the pointing of
the guns. Up and down, up and down,
up and down, as the waves passed I'm.
der the ship the deck moved, but as 1t
moved and as the ship steamed for
ward and the target ship also moved
the trainer and the gun pointers work.
ed ceaselessly turning the turret and
elevating and lowering the guns to
keep the sights steadily con" the tar.
get, but as the firing pointer crouched
at his telescope the cross hairs which
divided his field Of sight rose now
above the tunnels Of the third ship on
the horizon. Now, as the gun dropped,
too much of the gray, white flecked
sea appeared. For flashing instant
only-a frightful inf1nitcsimal of sec.
ond-the faraway tunnels, the masts
and the bridge Of the enemy ship
showed exactly in the cross hairs of
the sight At that inGntestimal the
gun must fire. The firing pointer bet.
ter than any one else knew that US he
strained, sweating, and lingering his
firing key.
"Bzzzzzz!" The buzzer, hung against
his chest now, was sounding the signal
to fire. For an interval-mcasured ana
noted in the chief fire control station
from which the signal camc-the buzz
er would sound. The firing pointer
could choose when during those count
ed seconds the gun was ION" the target
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the turret and the yellow light of the
battle lanterns. He took his place at
the rear. of the guns, and as his men
went to their stations he gazed through
the telescope periscope which let him
look out above the top of the turret
toward the upper works of the enemy's
vessels far off to the east He found
himself repeating his directions in a
voice not strange. 1--WE fire at the rear
ship in the line!''
At his command he felt the mighty
turret revolving slowly beneath him;
the turret trainer and the gun point
ers, at their places at the periscope
sights. were bringing the three mon
ster guns to bear. Every man was try
ing to be as calm as though the COM
mand which had been repeated was
simply Sire at target No. g." But not
even Holt, the turret captain, who had
made the record for his ship at the last
gun trials on the ranges, was entirely
steady. If Wendell were killed there
was no other officer in the turret to
succeed. The nearest would be Wayne,
the ensign. in the handling room be-
low. Holt set his lips and clinched his
powerful hands. The heat in the tur.
ret was sitting. Fans sucked at the
air, but sweat streamed over the bare
bodies Of the men standing idle-the
sight settlers. the gunner's mates. the
STRIKERS" and the firing pointer. with
the electric buzzer strapped over his
bare chest, rising and falling as he
painted for breath. The sound Of the
Pennsylvania guns came, muf1led,
into the turret. but envy for the sister
ship was gone. The Arizona soon
would be in action and would show
them. At the call to battle stations
the Arizona was only a couple Of
thousand yards astern the Pennsyl-
vania, which had just come within ex-
IRENE range of the enemy. But the
enemy's ships were withdrawing. Had
they begun to flee so fast that the Ari-
iona would not have a shot?
"Stand BY"
Now, initial range. twenty thou.
sand; DETECTION. Eve four!'
The voice which first gave It spoke
on the telephone circuit; Simultaneous
ly the visual signal clicked and the
range and the DETECTION stood out In
sharp figures in yards and points
10000" DETECTION 80 4"-meant four
points to the right. A voice, clear and
slow, sounding from the speaking tube
which needed no dependence upon
electric circuits-repeated the instruc-
ton.
But the sight settlers, helmeted with
the telephone headpieces strapped over
their ears, already were making their
adjustment The distance was greater
than that at which even first ranging
shots might be fred, but the Arizona
was closing with the enemy, the Car
thage and the two Peras were Offering
themselves yet. and the range was
shortening.
"Load!'
Wendell had heard moments before
the rumbling below, which told that in
the handling room the shells and the
powder bags for his three mighty guns
were waiting upon the cars. He turn.
ed from his periscope as the steel traps
to the handling room opened and the
ammunition cars came to place behind
the open brooches Of the guns. The
crews, sweating and silent, rammed in
the monster shells, thrust the great
powder bags In behind and closed the
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right range was between. The sight
setter for the gun which had fred al
ready had altered his sight again. The
firing pointer crouched and strained.
The buzzer on his breast sounded. The
gun leaped back.
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CHAPTER XII.
Torpedoes Are Launched,

4 HALF mile ahead aud to the
n right OF the Arizona giant
~ wave of spray spurted into the
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The Lure.

n OBJ WENDELL gazed at the tops
X Of the three great ships through
~ his glass. The late afternoon
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Corn And Potato Prize Winners

The prize winners in the State
Board of Agriculture's corn-grow-
ing contest were announced at
Georgetown last week. The State
prize was awarded to Alonzo S.
Whittock of Odessa, 116 bushels,
So pounds, $50. New Castle Coun-
ty, first prize-J. T. Shallcross
Middletown, 100 bushels, 19
pounds, $40. Second prize, Nau-
dain and son Marshalltown, 81
bushels, 61 pounds, $40. Kent
County, first prize-A. R. Benson
Dover, 115 bushels, 36 pounds, $40
Second prize, Odoch Brown, 7i
bushels, sc pounds, 500. Sussex
County, first priZc-JOhn Ponder
Milton, $50 bushels on cob, 4
shelled. Charles Revell, Millsbor0
148 bushels, second. Duval Must
ard, Angola, 1876 bushels, third
Potato prizes were awarded as
follows: First, Victor c. Kohl, 285
bushels, so pounds, $50. Second
Jesse Williams, 273 bushels, q
pounds, $40. Third, B. Howar'
Bryan, 200 bushels, $50. Fourth
Odoth Brown, 12l bushels,
mounds. 500.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Unmarked Trench
Causes Trouble

What threatened to be a serious
accident occurred on South Chapel
Street last Friday when the horse
of William Heavellow, an employee
at the Continental Fibre Company,
fell into the trench open in con-
nection with the recaulking of the
main in that section of the town.
The danger spot had been marked
by a red lantern, but the light had
disappeared. The horse was ex-
tricated from the hole with some
difficulty, and although badly
bruised, the examination of a vet
erinarian, revealed no serious in
jury.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Dividends Equal Stock.

Directors of E. |. du Pont de
Nemours & Company on Wednes-
day declared the regular quarterly
dividend of 11.2 per cent. on the
Common stock and a special one
of 241.2 per cent. making a grand
total for the year Of 100 per cent.
The dividend declared on WedneS-
day is payable on December ID to
stockholders of record at 3 p. m.
on November 20, and will come as
a Christmas present to stockhold'
ers. The directors Of the E. |. du
Pont de Nemours Powder Com
rany declared a quarterly dividend
of 11.2 per cent. on the Common
and like one on the Preferred
stock, payable February to stock
! holders of record January p.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Noted Social
Worker In Newark
Some Of The Things Accom-.
pLished By Florence Kelly

Florence Kelley, geonral secre-
Mary of the National Consumers
N League, will be the guest of New.
lark this evening at the Presby-
8terian Church, where she will
speak at S.15 o'clock. Mrs. Kel-
1ley's wonderful work in behalf of
Hhe working girls of the country
BIAS made her well-known to every
SArerican acquainted with the big
amovcments tending toward social
Settlement.
4 For nearly a quarter of a cen.
ztury the Consumers League of
8New York city-with which every
Zone associates tn e name Of
xFlorence Kelley-has been at work
guron the task of interesting the
Shopping public in the welfare of
sthe women, youth and children
who make and distribute the goods
we buy and use. We all of us con-
stitute the shopping public. We
all use food, clothing, shelter
books, and a thousand less import
ant things, which are bought fol-
us if We do not actually make thc
4 individual purchase over the coun.
ter.
At first the Consumers League
appealed to Individual men ant
women to shop early in the day
early in the week and, particularly
at Xmas, early in the month. L
appealed also to individual merch
ants to improve the conditions o
work in their particular stores.
Many good provisions of th'
child labor laws and the laws fo
a shorter working day, to which
we are all so accustomed that W.
] rarely think Of them, had not ye
come into existence when tn
Children could go to work in store
at any age and could stay unit
i any hour of the night. There wa
no limit of any kind upon thei
work in offices and on the streets
No compulsory school attendanc
] law was enforced to remove ther
from the workshop to the school
room. No merchant was require
! to furnish seats. Children coul
be sent on errands by milliner
and dressmakers at all hours Q
Continue on Page p
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
One Side Of The
Milk Proposition

Speaking of the High Cost of
Living with special reference to
lnilk--here is an observation.
Two farmers, with hired hands
at $40 and board per month. An
investment in COWS and dairy
e :uipment about $4,000 each. Get
ting up at 3.45 a. m. feeding bran
that costs four times what it did
ten years ago, milk, gear horse
$3.50 to wagon, $75, deliver to town
to milkman. Hurry back, work in
fields $1O0 per acre to raise other
feeds for COWS and horses, milking
done again in evening by lantern
light.
This for four years.
The milkman, with horse and
wagon delivers the milk of these
two farmers. No other invest
ment. Work done by 1870 a. m
During the four years on this one
! orse e-and-wagon investment makes
living and has surplus saving
to buy three automobiles. One MAI
a few hours, with 1-10 of the in
vestment or less, markets the pro
duets of just two farmers and live
this life of auto luxury. TheS'
two farmers with all their invest
mcnt all their work can't do this
These are the concrete facts of on
side. What's the other side?
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
FIREMEN RESPOND
Two Small Fires This Morning

Aetna firemen responded to two
calls this morning, the first on
North College Avenue, where the
dwelling of David Wise, colored,
had caught fire from an overhead
ed chimney. The chemical was
promptly put into service and the
damage confined to the roof. The
firemen had scarcely gotten to the
hose house before a second call
came, to fight the flames on an
empty tank car, shifted onto the
B. & 0. siding near Clevelan Ave
nue.. The car had become ignited
farther along the line and dropped
off at Newark by the train. Water
was used, but practically the whole
truck was destroyed.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Preston Lea
Called By Death
State Pays Tribute To Leading

Former Governor Preston Lea.
aged Is years, one of the best
Known men in Delaware, and prom
lnent in banking and industrial
circles, died at his home, No. 900
Delaware avenue, Wilmington, at
2.2O o'clock Monday morning fol-
lowing a lingering illness. While
ne had been in failing health for
more than two years, his condition
dld not become critical until late
on election night, when he was
stricken with congestion of the
lungs, which with complications,
caused his death. Mr.. Leafs con-
dltlon had shown Improvement
early last week but a turn for the
worse came the latter part of the
week.
Mr. Lea is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Eliza Corbit Lea, and bv four
chlldren-Mrs. Sheffield Phelps of
Aiken, S. c.; Mrs. William C.
Spruance, Jr., Wilmington; Mrs.
island, and Miss Louisa C. Lea.
Wilmington.
The funeral was held this after
noon at 2 o'colck from the Lea res
ldence. The services were in
charge of the Rev. Frederick M.
klrkus of Trinity P. E. Church.
lnterment, private.
Preston Lea, the ffty-second
Governor of Delaware, serving
from 1905 to 1909, was born in
BrandyWine village, now a part of
the city of Wilmington, November
II, lS41. He was the son of Will
liam Lea and Jane Lovett) Lea.
His grandfather, Thomas Lea, was
a native of Chester county, Pa.
beng a descendant of John Lea.
VINO came from England to AM
erica in the latter part of the sew
, enteenth century as a follower of
William Penn. Thomas Lea, the
grandfather of the Governor. was
the first of the name to settle in
Delaware. He became a partner
, with Edward Tatnall in the mill
ing business on the Brandywine.
and IN 1885 married Sarah Tatnall.
, the oldest daughter of Edward
Iatnall. The succeeding genera
tlons of Leas in the male line con.
1 tlnued in the milling business.
Preston Lea, under the tutelage
OF his father, who for almost forty
years operated the large mills or
: the north side of the Brandywine
!. heea"" +N~~"ughly familiar witt
: ..,- nlllllng industry, and prior t.
his father's death in 1864, the firm
, continued on page p
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Nationwide Sale Of
Christmas Stamps

Over 1926, 100000 Red Gross Seals
are to be sent out this Christmas
season by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis in an effort to raise
million dollars to fight tubercu-
losis. The seals will be sold in
every city in the country to be
used on Christmas packages and
mail.
The seals will be distributed
through many centers and the
school children will assist greatly
in their sale. Women's clubs, labor
unions, oranges, lodges, manufact-
urers, newspapers will be asked to
assist in the movement.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
COST OF PRO-
GRESS DISCUSSED
Urges Need Of Strong Men

develop a breadth Of view and
know something we'll rather than
little about a great many things;
develop the kind of man who is
in no danger of going to the devil,
instead of resorting to all sorts of
panaceas whether under the name
of nationwide prohibition, single
tax, socialism, or woman suffrage"
was the advise given by Professor
Carl Kelsey, of the University of
Pennsylvania, in the second of the
series of historical lectures given
at Delaware College last evening.
There are two types of man." the
speaker declared, "in every COM
munity; the conservative of under
forty is certain to come of one of
the old and well-established fam
lilies. He is we'll fed, and comfort
able; he knows the Lord has been
good to him in the past and expects
him to be in the future. He is
perfectly sure the old system is so
good it is not well to change it..
The man who suggests change ne
calls something ending in an list
and the thing itself he calls some
thing ending in an ism When
met by argument this man lodges !;
he throws mud; he doesn't think
it worth while to use his wits for
this purpose. Folks have the habit
of thinking they are mentally bril-
liant when they have thrown some
mud. The radical as type is en-
ergetic, crude, rough, raw, of an
uncultured family. Things have
not worked we'll for him or his
folks. He says, Let's have q
change He's not afraid of 4
change, things are bad for him al
ready. And he may become dan
gerous. He doesn's consider bal
ance. There is some good in the
present social order,-in our ed
ucation, our industrial program
and every change does invite dan
ger. But you can have no change
without progress. The radical j!
right when he says you must have
the change even if somebody doe'
lose prestige and position"
The most forceful part Of Pro
fessor Kelsey's lecture came at tn
; close when he said: Good men ar,
= helping to create problems just &
= much as bad men. Our problem
grow out of conditions and no
from any action of either tn
capitalist or the laborer. Wha
are the great fundamental prob
s lens that confront US? Is ther
not a great need for an interna
u tional law, the development of a
. international conscience, whic
:, will prevent international murde
i. and suicide on a larger scale tina
- any of which the world ever dream
= ed? Is it not a great pre5sin
q Continued on page a.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Miss Eckman Addresses
Students Of Both COLLEGES

Miss Jeanette Eckman, execu-
tive secretary of the General Ser
vice Board of Delaware visited
the colleges OF Monday speaking
at the chapel exercises at both
the mems and the women's col
lege. Miss Eckman, who is a
Wellesley woman, talked interest
ingly Of the work Of the Service
Board, the object of which is to
coordinate AMI unity the various
state agencies looking to human
betterment. Miss Eckman spoke
IN the spirit and scope of the
work which touches practically
every field of social advance in
modern life.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
County Ambulance In Service

The fine new motor ambulance
built for the Trustees of the Poor
of New Castle County by the Har-
ris Engine Comp, ny Of Wilminton
was inspected on Wednesday by
the Levy Court and was delivered
at the monthly meeting of the
Trustees on Thursday. 1t will be
operated by the engineer at the
Farnhr rst Hospital. The body of
the ambulance, built by the Hoover
Wagon Works of York, Pa, has
been fitted on a Cadillac chassis,
The.total cost will be about $1,000
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Schoolchildren Raise
Funds For Pictures

Children of the public school
have been busy the last few weeks
collecting pennies for the purchase
of pictures and books for their
schoolrooms. The incentive which
started the little folk was the an
nouncement by DR.. Cross of the
offer of a friend of education, to
double the amount raised by the
children. Over four dollars has
been raised in the fourth and fifth
overflow, and also in the fifth
grades.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
To Save Old City Hall

The Historical Society Of Della
ware, it is stated, has taken de
finite steps to purchase and restore
the old City Hall in Wilmington
for use as a home for the Society
where its many records and relics
of olden days may be preserved
Many residents have urged the
saving of the ancient building fol
the sake of it's association with the
City's life and growth.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Prizes Offered Public
School Children

A number of prizes have recent
" been offered to the school chill
dren of Delaware. Among the
number are the following:
To stimulate interest in the
study of the Bible a friend has of
fered two prizes to public school
students of the State, the first prize
amounting to SIS and the second
to $40.
To the best speller in the State
and to the second best L. Scott
Townsend of Brandywine hundred
offers respectively $40 and $40 in
gold.
Arley B. Magee of Dover offers
a prize of $40, the conditions OF
which will be published later, and
William w. Knowles of Whining
ton offers prize of $5, the con
ditions of which have not been de
cided.
For the best plea for birds DR.
julius Dodd of New Castle offer
prize of $5.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
PUBLIC MEETING AT
WELSH TRACT SCHOOL
DR.. Mitchell To Be Speaker

On Tuesday afternoon, Decem-
ber 18th at o'clock, DR.. Mitchell,
President of the College, will speak
at the Welsh Tract School. The
occasion is one of a series Of en-
tertainments given by the school.
The parents and all residents of
the district are cordially invited.
President Mitchell will probably
discuss some phrases of the school
problems, now before the State. "A
treat is in store. Mr.. Suddard,
Clerk of the School, is to be con-
graduated on his interest in school
affairs. A response to his efforts
should be given by good attend
ance.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
OBITUARY
Mrs. Harriet n. Maxwell

Mrs. Harriet N. Maxwell, wild
ow of James r. Maxwell, aged 80
years, died at her home West Main
Street, on Thursday, November
Goth, from the effects of a stroke.
Funeral services were held at the
late residence on Saturday after
noon, December End, at 2.3O
o'clock. Intermcnt at Head of
Christiana Cemetery. One daugh-
ter, Miss Jane Maxwell of Newark,
survives.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Rev. w. Y. Harris

Rev. w. V. Harris, aged 63 years,
died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Melville Apsley, Choata
street, on Saturday, December 2nd.
Death was due to brights disease.
Mr.. Harris was stationed by the
last Conference at Culpsberry,
Maryland, near Pocomoke City.
After about six months service IN
this field i'll health forced him to
give up, for time, his duties. For
time he visited a daughter in
Wilmington, later coming to the
hpsley home. Mr.. Harris cOndi-
tion became worse only the Thurs
day previous to his death. The
deceased is survived by a wife,
daughter of the late w. w. Taylor
formerly of Goodman NJ. E. Church
Wilmington; two daughters, Mrs
| L T. Ardis of Wilmington, anC
Mrs. Melville Apsley, Newark.
Funeral services were held OF
Tuesday, owing to repairs under
way in the M. E. Church, in the
Eastlake Presbyterian Church
The Rev. G. P. Jones of Elkton
the Rev. Mr.. Casho of Mount Pleas
ant M. E. Church, Rev. Edwin Col
Inns of Madeley Church, Rev. E. c
Sunfeld of Eastlake M. E., ant
Rev. Henry Cunningham of East
lake Presbyterian Churches, too
part in the services. The MasOni
Lodge had charge of the service
at the grave.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Parent-Teachers'
Meet Thursday

Postponed meeting cf the New
ark Parent Teacher Association
will be held on Thursday, Decem-
Der 18th, at three thirty in the
Grammar School building. Pro-
fessor G.. E. Dutton of Delaware
College will talk on the co-opera-
tion of parent and teacher in
training children to write. A cor
dial invitation is extended to the
intel ested public.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Reba l.. Comfy

Reba L. Comfy, aged twenty
three years, died at her home,
near Newark, on Monday, Dec
ember 4th, from typhoid fever.
Relatives and friends are invited
to attend the funeral services at
the residence of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Comfy, on Fri
day, December Sth. lnterment,
Newark Cemetery.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
Contributions Glad
ly Received

Members Of the Children's
Christmas committee are busy
with plans for the children's COM
munity Christmas treat. AS last
year effort will be made to reach
every child in the neighborhood.
Thirty-six dollars was added to
the fund by the moving picture
benefit held at the Opera House
last Friday evening. Contribu-
tions will be gladly received by
any member of the committee
Miss Elizabeth Crime, chairman,
Mrs. j. P. Wright, Miss Alice
Kerr, Mrs. Frank Jester, Miss
Elsie Wright, Miss Marie Ritz and
Mrs. c. H. Blake.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-12-06
CITIZENS MEETING

The new regulations for levying Asses
ments have created considerable discussion in
this community. In order that clearer view
of the question may be had---
A Citizens Meeting is called at the Town
Hall QHose House) Monday evening,
December 18th, at 8 o'clock. Taxpayers
from Newark and outlying districts are in
vited to attend and take part in the discussion
COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS
Permit granted for of Hall