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Evening journal., 1916-08-23
TO CHANCE method
OF PAYING fines
Objection Made TO Prisoners
Having TO Wait Until
Court AdjournS
POLICE COMMISSION
TAKES MATTER UP

Steps 10 permit violators OF the law
who have been fined i'm City Court to
Vay their fines at once TO the house SER
reant instead of being locked mp until
court adiourns, will be taken as the re-
suit of complaint 10 the police commits
sioners. William Scott appeared before
the commission yesterday and explained
that his son. Raymond Stout. had been
locked in a cell in the police station for
more than an hour after he had been
fined in the City Court, and when he
had the money in his pocket to pay the
fine
The boy was arrested for driving an
automobile without license and had
been fined $40 and costs.
II was explained by police officers
summoned before the commission that
II the City Court has an unusually long
session, those sentenced during court
cannot pay out until the clerk of th'
court makes out the fines and costs and
sends TO the house sergeant. As thi,
cannot be done until court adiourns, the
prisoner has to wait.
The police boart thought this wal
wrong and discussed various methods 10y
which the house sergeant could be fur
nished with a statement Of each pris
oners fine SO that he could pay out a.
once If he had the cash. Chief Of Polic'
WAS asked to consult the court regard
ing a plan for permitting this to b.
done.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
LIVING COST UP 25
PER Cent. IN CHICAGO
Mr.. Average Man Will be
Hit Even Harder Next
Month
CUT SIZE OF THE
NICKEL BREAD LOAF
3y The United P'ess

CHICAGO. Aug. 23-The high cost
Of living has scared again, and COM
parison of foodstuffs today with those
of a year ago shows that there has
been an increase of 25 per cent.
With hogs selling at the highest
prices-S11.3O per 100 pounds-since
1865. and predictions by provision
men that the price will go to Sl2 next
month, there has been a general in
crease in other living necessities
which will cost Mr.. Average Man a
quarter more on each 81 he spends.
Beef is now selling from II TO 20
cents a pound wholesale, an increase
of 25 per cent. Canned goods have
gone up 100 per cent Butter and
eggs have remained about the same
Milk now sells for s cents quart
against &C a year ago.
Flour continues to gain. II is now
selling for S% cents a pound, as com
pared with Z cents a year ago. The
wholesale price of -four today was
$500. and last year it was $3.50 As
yet there has been no increase In
bread prices here. though at Free
port. ILL.,. bakers declared yesterday
for a slight reduction in the size of the
nickel" loaf and cents increase on
pies and rolls
Further increases in coal prices are
predicted from st. Paul. where soft
coal supplies are 100000 tons under
last years supplies. A rise Of So
cents 2 ton for all grades is slated to
go into effect September 1.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
JUDGE CRAY ON The
mexican commission
contlnned from FIrst Page

I0uInneO from Flfhi rage
made by Secretary OF State Lansing
last night. The two other American
members OF the board are Franklin X.
Lane. Secretary Of the Interior, and
Or John r. Mott. OF New York.
While no definite word could be OBJ
tained from Judge Gray. II is believed
that he will accept the appointment.
He is absent from this city on a va
cation at Eaglesmere, Pa. and could
not be reached by telephone today.
His son, Andrew G. Gray. said to a
representative OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL that his father would ac-
cept as he was always ready to do
his part as an American citizen, and
had never yet shirked a call to public
duty.
The two other appointees have ac-
cepted.
The Mexican members we're named
some time ago and arrangements FOR
a meeting of the joint commission
will be made Immediately by Secre-
tary Lansing and Eliseo Arrendondo
General Carranza's ambassador
designate place OF meeting has
stsll to be decided upon. II is under
stood that the Mexican members pre-
fer one of the New Jersey coast re-
sorts as a meeting place. Secretary
Lane, who will head the American
group, was the first member selected
Or. Mott Is general secretary Of the
International Commission OF the Y
NJ c. A. and author of numerous
religious works.
This Is the second appointment oi
an important commission within the
past two years for Judge Gray. the
other being an appointment as peac,
commissioner with Great Britain. MAY
81. 1915. Previous TO this, Judge Gray
was a member Of the Tribunal OF th'
North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbi
tration az the Hague, 1910.
Judge Gray also has served on i'm
portant national commissions begin
ming with his appointment as a mem
her Of the Peace Commission OF pari
In 1898. and continuing with the ap
pointment by the president as
member OF the Joint High Com
mission az Quebec. the same year, an
chairman Of the Anthracite Goa
Strike Commission In 1902.
Judge Gray is a graduate OF Prince
ton, studied law at Harvard, receive
honorary degrees later from bot
Princeton and Yale, was Attorney
General OF Delaware. 1S79-S5: Unite
States Senator from 1885 to 1889, an
has been a Judge of the United State
Circuit Court. third judicial circui
since his retirement from the Ser
ate Mr. Gray has more than fu
nlied his three score years and tel
having been born on May 4, 1870, 9
New Castle. Delaware.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
REPUBLICANS OUTLINE ISSUES
ON WHICH THE PARTY STANDS

for the retention Of our party in
power in this State.
We again declare our steadfast
belief in a protective tariff. We
oppose the so-called doctrine OF
tariff for revenue only" because
it wholly ignores the high stand
ard of compensation and Of living
enjoyed by the American working
man. which can only be maintain
ed and protected by a tariff which
will prevent an unfair and un-
equal competition between the
products of the poorly paid la
Dor of Europe and the we'll paid
labor Of this country.
We condemn the present Demo-
cratic National Administration as
weak, inefficient and extravagant.
We assert that no considerations
of political expediency could jus
tify a President OF the United
States in placing at the head Of
the great departments OF Govern
ment unframed and untried men,
unskilled and incompetent none
entities whose sole recommenda-
ton for Office resided in the fact
that they we're considered 10 be
deserving Democrats"
We denounce the present Ad-
ministration's debasement OF our
country's diplomatic service tn
the same unworthy political
ends: and we deplore the fact
that the head Of the Government
did mot possess sufficient strength
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
ITALIANS -ARMENIANS
STORM CORIIZ HEIGHTS
BY JOHN H. HURLEY

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY AT
.GORITZ, Aug 23.-Several thousand
Italians and, Armenians were in the
army that entered Goritz, and are now
storming the Austrian defenses south
and east of the captured fortress city.
Many of them were killed and
wounded.
Upon entering Goritz ] met several
Italian Americans. including Luciano
Abbate and Pisani GennarO. former
New York street car men, now rapid
fire gunners with an armored auto
squadron. Abbate lived on West For
ty-third street. and Gennaro on West
Sixty-seventL street. and both were
eager for news from America.
King Victor Emanuel is constantly
at the front encouraging his troops.
regardless Of all personal risk. He
was in Goritz when the city was heav-
lily bombarded by the Austrians from
Mount Marco and surrounding heights.
Goritz is under martial law but the
1900 remaining civilians are gradually
resuming their normal life The Ital
ians are throwing up strong fortified.
tions to make certain that the Austrians
do not recapture the city before they
can push on with vigorous offensive
Both south and east of Goritz, Genera
Cadorna's lines are being gradually ad
vanced, though at some places under tho
greatest difficulties. Austrian position,
on the heights surrounding Goritz ar,
defended by row after row of electri.
, cally charged barbed wide
The suburbs of Goritz were battered
to pieces in the fighting that preceded
the Italian victory. The Austrian,
wrecked many buildings before leaving
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

conduct Of State affairs, II II is de-
sired to name a man who has won a
leading place in the life Of his State
by his interest in, and activity for the
public good, II man is desired who
enjoys the esteem and respect Of the
people OF Delaware, and lastly If we
desire a man of proven loyalty and
devotion to his party, who has rem
dered II valued service in many a
hard-fought conflict, we have him
here. for this man has in eminent de-
gree each one Of these great qualiflca-
tions.
And so i'm the name Of Sussex who
offers him as her favored son, In the
name OF his party cohorts who will
rally with quickening step to his BAN
ner, in the name of our state, that has
need of such as he in this exalted
place, I present to this convention for
the nomination Of Governor on. the
Republican ticket the name OF John @
Townsend, Jr, OF Selbyville, a can
didate without reproach."
Colonel William ID. Denny of Do.
yer, was not put In nomination, and
Secretary Brown cast the ballot, nom.
mating Colonel Townsend for Gov.
ernor. Other nominations made were;
James II. Hirons placed George NJ
Fisher in nomination for Lieutenant
governor. and Secretary Brown cast
the ballot.
Frank Long placed David J. Rein
hardt, of Wilmington, in nomination
for attorney general, and Thomas S
Fouracre placed the name of Frank
l.. Speakman in nomination. The
, vote was 122 to 21 In favor Of Rein
hardt
James II. Hirons placed the name oi
| A. A. Watson. OF Dover, in nomination
| for insurance commissioner. Give
us this Office and in November Ken
county will come up with a Republi-
can victory" be said.
Alexander P. Corbit placed tn,
name Of william II. Evans. Of New
ark. before the convention. Mr.. Evan.
withdrew before the balloting haC
proceeded far.
State Treasurer Luff was put II
nomination by Horace Sudler. O
Bridgeville and DR.. Harbordt placed
Auditor Luff in nomination.
A resolution was adopted empower
ing the State committee to fill vacan
cies that might occur in the ticke
from death, resignation or otherwise
The eagle with outstretched wings
and with fve-pointed star on III
breast was adopted as the part!
emblem.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
file CHARGES AGAINST
STEAMBOAT co. COP

Following the meeting Of the Police
Commissioners yesterday afternoon, a
letter from George P. Outer was read
in which Mr.. Outer preferred charges
against Special officer Weaver OF the
Wilson Line, of false arrest. Ddtter
was dismissed in City Court last Sat
urday on the charge Of disorderly
conduct, preferred by officer Weaver.
When the case was called the tosti-
mony of Officer Weaver was contra
dicted by witnesses, including other
officers Of the Wilson Line.
The variance of testimony so Inn
pressed Judge Churchman, who heard
the case, that he complained TO the
police department about the subject.
Following the reading Of the com
plant yesterday. the Police Commits
sioners sent for Captain Horace VIII
son Of the steamboat company, and he
held a lengthy conference with the
commissioners. Nothing was decided
on. however, and it is likely that the
charges will be heard against Oh1cer
Weaver within a short time.
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father. Mother and
5 Children killed
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fContlnued on Page IWelNe)
the chauffeur must have attempted
to cross directly In front of the train
without having seen il until he got
on the tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quillen, two OF their
children, Denming and Norman. and
the chauffeur were killed outright.
One daughter died while on the way
10 the Salisbury Hospital and another
daughter and son died at the hos
pital during the night This leaves
Helen. the 9-year-old daughter. the
only survivor.
DR.. Purnell says 'I heard the train
coming before I noticed that the Ouil.
len car was in danger. The car slow.
ed down and ! did so. too. because I
knew that the train must pass before
! crossed the tracks. ] supposed that
the car ahead of me had crossed the
track and slowed down. II stopped
suddenly and at that moment IN,
tain rushed upon IL. The car wal
swept upon the pilot and carrie'
down the tracks.
AT the point where the acciden
happened the concrete State roa
crosses the tracks nearly at righ
angles. There is M obstruction Z
have prevented the driver from see
ing the train approach. The enginee
stated that the bell was ringing an
that the whistle was blowing for IN
crossing" Dr. Purnell and the pas
sengers in his car we're the only eve
witnesses to the accident.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

The platform adopted by the Repub
lean State Convention yesterday Il
Is follows:
We. the Delegates Of the Re
publican party. in the State Of
Delaware. in State convention as
sembled this twenty day Of
August, 1916. reaffirm our allie
glance 10 the National Republican
part and re-assert our belief in its
fundamental principles.
We endorse in full the platform
adopted by the Republican Ma
tional Convention. held in Chi
cago. June 10. 1916.
We pledge our loyal. unquali-
fed and undivided support to
Charles r.. Hughes. the candidate
of the National Republican Party,
for the office Of President Of the
United States, and to Charles
Warren Fairbanks. the candidate
for the Office of ice-President
We express our entire satisfac-
ton with the intelligent and pa
triotic public services rendered
by Hon. Thomas w. Miller, Rep
resentative in Congress. from this
State.
We point with pride TO the pro
gressive. efficient and able ad-
ministration OF the Office of Chief
Executive OF this State by cur
Governor. Hon. Charles +. Miller,
and assert that his patriotic and
bipartisan administration Of the
office furnishes sufficient reason
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
WILL SEEK WAY
TO avert Rail STRIKE
Continued from First Page.

Continued from First Page.
prepared to report decision on an ac-
ceptable plan.
"One thing sure said one member
of the smaller committee, I'VE do not
desire to buck up against the Presi-
dent in this matter. We want to find
a compromise. We represent property
worth s12.OO0OOO and must protect it.
For that reason we are striving earn
estly to work out plan that will serve
this purpose and at the same time
meet the demands of the President"
He declared positively there would
be no action by individual roads.
without agreement by all
"Well stick together" he said
The great opposition to the eight
hour day proposal comes from the
western chiefs. They claim that moi
only the manufacturers. but the agri
cultural interests IN their country are
, against the principle Of the eight-hom
day as applied 20 railroads, that ship
pers won't stand for rate increases
and they'll find plenty of public sup
port in case they prefer a strike tC
yielding.
Following an hours discussion be
tween President Wilson and Chair
men Newlands and Adamson of the
Senate and House Interstate Com
l mcrce Committees, respectively, Il
became known today the President
had urged immediate action by thS
Senate on the bill passed by tn,
House providing for an increase II
the membership of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
II Is believed the Presidents ac
tion Is based on the desire to afforC
the most rapid hearings possible OF
the request for increased rates, antic
ipated in case the railroads conced,
the Presidents plan for an eight-hou
day.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
7. c." YOUR Mother IN
ENGLAND awaits ANSWER

Addressed TO 1T c.. care Of the
Postmaster Wilmington. Del, U. S.
A." a letter which is at the office OF
Postmaster James j. English, is
awaiting an owner The writer,
supposedly a mother in her letter TO
ct. c." her son, speaks of the family,
brothers who are at the front in war
torn Europe. and Of family connec-
tions. The writer whose address Is
No. % South Peter Road, Lowestoft
England. is anxiously awaiting news
from her son.
The letter will be held here for
some time and II not claimed 1t will
be forwarded to the sender.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
Germans Pierce
French Trenches
ALONG THE SOMME
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Continued from First Page.
of Koverla mountain. which lies just
south of the Hungarian boarder, il
was officially announced today
Austro-German gas attacks at
Krevo and an attempted enemy Of
fensive near Pereth were repulsed.
The Russian fleet co-operated with
land forces in repelling a Turkish
offensive along the Black Sea coast
near El-Lensikhchadimad
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father MUST SUPPORT
FAMILY OF SIX TOTS

On the testimony of Margaret e.
Beatty in City Court this morning,
Frank NJ. Beatty, charged with non
support, was placed under $500 bail
and directed TO pay his wife 81 a
week. Mrs Beatty testified they had
been married 16 years and had five
children. She declared her husband
had given her nothing for her sup
port for two months.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23
WORK ON OIL TANKER

Work on the Pearl Shell. the third
of three sister oil tankers built by
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Corpor-
alton for the-Shell Oil Company, Is
rapidly nearing completion. The
work Is being rushed.
The sun., 1916-03-05
THAT DICE PROBLEM


THIS httl" puzzle in permurations
seems to have aroused considerable in
teres among the mathematical sharps,
but as usual with all problems uf this
character the chief stumbling block was
not in the working out OF the terms but
IN the correct statement OF the facts To
be figured on.
The proposition was tha; two men
were throwing poker dice and one of
them had TO beat a trey ful! on hves
After using up two Of his three throws
with the Ave dice he had upon the table
aces up on deuces.
The question was as tD which was
the better chance FOR him to beat the
trey full. to pick up the odd die and
Try Tor another ace, or to pick up three
~ the dice, leaving the aces. and try
Tor some one of n number of hands
that would win.
once the solver sees what throws OF
which tNo aces would form a part will
beat trey full the calculations are easy
enough. II IL admitted that the odds
against getting another ace with one
throw OF one die are five to one The
whole question IL as to the odds against
the three dice, Here is the solution:
The problem hinges upon the number
~ hands that Will beat u trey fun and
the number of ways each Of them may
come In single cast OF three dice, lcav.
ing pair of aces on the table. There
are eleven hands that will beat a trey
full. These are shown in the following
table, together with the number of WAYS
each can come
The sun., 1916-03-05
CloeS
:t:;.;e,.
0sGs V1eJ Jss
= 10 -
D06 oI "a Z 10
DAjS 6< z O0 ,
2:;:':

T.. A and Y all passed the b.I up 20
fourth hand. who bid heart. H. then
declared mis- best suit. diamonds which
encouraged Y to bid two spades when 4
refused to assist the hearts. X passed
waiting 10 see what his partner would
say to the new development,
In oricr 10 deny the spades T. felt
called upon to bid three diamonds which
A passed SO when Il got round TO II he
doubled the three diamonds in pr.fe'-
encc to going on with the hearts and set
the diamond contract for 900 Tie could
have made three hearts, but not the
game.
The faults in this bidding are evident
The only player a. the table that has 2
hid of any sort II y and T. should never
have mentioned the diamonds T'lc ou,v
result OF the declaration - TO tempt his
partner into n bad bid
Here !s a hand IN which the same
forces work the other way. and had
bidding drives the opponents into a
declaration that they would never have
dreamed OF otherwise. and II is the on,v
possible one 20 win the game on the
hand.
II there Is anything that has ha.r
hammered into the readers Of these
articles 10y ho'h precopf and example I,
is the folly o' overca'lng no trunrev
on your right with n suit that cannot
possibly go game against no trumper
while NJ the same time the no trumpel
cannot 20, game against II.
In spite ~ all tho evidence and logic
that can be hroucht 10 bear upon the
subject there seems 20 no a large nu0
ber Of persons who will not or who
do not want to be convinced that this Is
u losing game.
Some very good players hold that Il
The sun., 1916-03-05
?E;::s.::
"a Z 10 =
!:::;''::' Ezz3 III. Ill.
OA Z 10 60
3;:s

bid one heart. which A passed. Y
denied the hearts by bidding spade.
which u jassed. Now Il denies the
spades by going no trumps. and when a
passes again Y denies the no trumper
by bidding two clubs. which held the
contract and made a little slam. the top
score on this deal
Herr Is Y's view OF the situation whc n
he bids the clubs. II his partner $
tricks are scattered enough 10 60 no
trumps he may have only one in hearts.
and the queen Jack ten NJ spades may
be all in one hand against 'Y's suit. as
T. denies IT,
Played at no trumpS At every other
table II is worth fivc odd and 80 aces
total. with the game AZ l95. just 205
plus. In clubs IL "a worth 23j. on ac-
count of the little slam.
Here II AN Example of the other style
Of bidding. which Is not modern, but
which shows how some players can drop
three or four hundred points on "A hand
when they do not give due considcra-
ton 70 the bids that are made by Others.
These shots come on occasionally and
all the past losses ar" forgotten. This
shot did not come of The hand WAS
No. g. dealer sitting south. and II Is
From the same game as the others
The sun., 1916-03-05

And not .oUg after thai a detective
fccognl.nS familiar features seized
the new bearer II that suit case and
made him candidate foI the sing
Sng Country club. Houston Lott
should have claimed that att'g" "t h.S
a.! left his name in II somewhere. hut
h. did not. and therefore the whole
outfit goes TO tn. .m.u"r. tailor pers n
who rents out dre>e S'.tts To gentlemen
in an emergency. The buyer took his
chances that some CrmmJ'cr had once
owned the presoUtah'o looking 'IcGag".
lie was right.
A smile comes upon ~" seasoned
faces Of the bidders for here ,s n
small gocrrt W'h a Teddy boar sit
ting IN II and blinking cuufGs"dly at
the strange cumpauv before him. III"
was abandoned on the Mall IN Contra!
The sun., 1916-03-05
CK6 6A3
:$s.o''.
;E!::.. E1.3| Iii:
y$:;,, I'll, :

Il dealt and bid no trump. When
took his partner out with two hearts
and WAS left to play 1t he made his
contract, When Y did not TAX" hin,
ont or n wen, back to two no trumps
after being taken out. he WAS set for
one or two tricks In every case but one,
according to the way the hand was
played,
Al ono table \ led small hear, and
the queen forced the ace. u then led the
ten OF spades. no M to get dummy in
10 lead diamonds for the fiuessa. Hav-
ing won the spade trick with tho queen,
dummy led the queen of diamonds. which
lost 10 As king.
A now reads his partner for only one
other heart. unless he has both eight
and ten. In which case AS play does not
matter, and to prevent the possibility of
rs making both ten and king. a led the
jack This dummy took with the king,
and led another diamond. on which u
played small
Now II u illnesses the nine he may lot
the lone jack make, and hs blocks the
suit 10 aay sasA - ~ takas ~ sAaacs
The sun., 1916-03-05
CHECKER ESpJNGe.


All the solutions to problem No. 366
were submitted to the composer. in order
that proper allowance might be made for
those who saw through the scheme Of
play. even II they did not carry II out
through all the variations. Here is the
list Of those entitled to credit for correct
solutions:
A. H. Rawson, John r. Edison. George
Bauer. George NJ. Lord. A. II. Davis,
George =. f'raprle. 7. W. Mcmahon.
James Hyland. Elijah =. Landry. John
Victory. p. J. McGarry, c. L. Corliss.
Rudolph Nitcher. Harry A. Burdick,
Owen Fox. X NJ. Ferguson. J. A. NJ NJ.
Edward Mulrooney. r. q. Hepburn. John
j. ONeil. r.. J. Graf. ]. II. Ncremac.
James q. Pinkerton. L. s. Hart. Jr..
Nareik. j. Warren Miller. A. J. H., James
A. Green. John Ryan. J. Il. Morse. Con-
rad Alheidt. Samuel Gonots<y, {. NJ.
Bum. Lawrence d. varney. ira J. Mar
tin. J. r. DeGrofY. Albany, s. r. Barnett.
J. J. F. Bronx. r. II. Decker. Hoboken
and E. W. Reeve.
Checker problem No. 3S7 required
some careful manipulation IN order 70
secure the win. but a number succeeded
in covering the ground very thoroughly.
Here are the principal variations as
given by the late Royal a. Davis:
The distribution Of tile pieces is:
Black man on 4. kings on .. Il and 90.
white kings on 10. IL. 13 and Is White
To ,,In apI at,