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Evening journal., 1916-07-31
GANGAS IS HELD
As GIRLS Slayer
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ander, Spero Nicholas, Helen Nicholas
and Nick Nicholas were held under
500 bail as witnesses for court.
The most important incidents of the
hearing this morning were the posi-
tive identification Of the defendant as
the one who did the shooting and the
apparent indication that the defence
might attempt TO fix the shooting
upon Spero Nicholas Under cross
examination by Mr.. Ball the Nicholas
girl refused to admit that the man
she saw do the shooting was Spero,
although she admitted she and her
mother had thought it might have
been Spero who came out Of the
bushes before the shooting and the
mother had called to the man, "Spero,
are you the one?" This was before
the man could be seen sufficiently to
be recognized the girl declared As
soon as he came nearer she saw that
it was not Spero because Spero had
light hair and the man she saw had
dark hair Nothing could shake hel
declaration to this effect. She de
clared several times that the man sh'
saw Just before the shooting wa
Gangas.
Spero Nicholas also was sharply cross
examined by Mr.. Ball as if to prove b
/ knew more about the shooting than b
was willing to admit
I Spreo testified that the first he kne'
of the trouble was when he heard tn
screams and ran up the steps TO find tn
Bodiska woman lying on the grolNd an
Mrs. Nicholas shot. He was in tn
park, he declared. when he heard tn
screams. An attempt by Mr.. Lynn t
/ bring out the fact that Spero had ais
I heard shots was defeated by the refusa
Of the witness to answer the question
/ lie declared he "heard nothing but til
screams Later, after he had left tn
witness stand. he exclaimed, as he lis
tened to the testimony, Il heard th
shots, too
James Gangas. John Alexander an
Nick Nicholas did not testify. DI
Meyerberg. Of the Delaware Hos
pital. and County Physician P. A. N
Rovittti testified to the wounds W
on the bodies of the Nicholas woma
and the Bodiska girl. DR., Rovitt
was asked to identify the bulle
extracted from the body of tn
Bodiska girl and was compelled I
detract his statements but the iden
ity of the bullet was later prove
by Detective Green.
There appearing no evidence tina
Gangas committed the arson, also a
legged in the indictment, this charg
was dismissed. Gangas will be take
back to the county workhouse pen;
ing the trial before the court an
all witnesses who cannot obtain ba
will be confined until the trial.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31

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SEBoLD, 1911 West 4th Street, Whining
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For forty years it has been making
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If you want special advice write
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Evening journal., 1916-07-31
MAY have CITY WEATHER
BUREAU At The RESERVOIR

Only routine business was trans
acted at the meeting Of the Board Of
Water Commissioners today. City
Treasurer Highfield reported a bank
balance to the credit of the depart
ment of S14,S75.27 The weekly pay
roll amounted to S1.293 As and the
monthly payroll to $2.O13.S2 and were
ordered paid. The pumpage during
the week was 74424. $50 gallons. As
sistant City Engineer Van Trump re-
ported that during the week 667 feet
of 12-inch main was laid In West
Fourth street
The Board OF Commissioners ex-
pressed their willingness to have a
weather bureau arrangement at the
reservoir.
City Engineer Hopes drew the at
tention Of the board to the necessity
of purchasing additional pipe. The
board will remove its Offices to the
new city building in August.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
DELAWAREAN Sees
HORRORS OF Great War

George Thompson, Of Hockessin. is
spending a few days at home. He is
an employe Of the Cambria Steel
Company, and ten months ago went
for the company to France. The
steamer on which he was a passen-
ger sailed into Bordeaux accompanied
by three escorts. A man-of-war was
on each side and third one was do
ing circle work. Mr. Thompson says
there are thousands OF manned men
10 be seen in France. The women are
operating the tram cars and perform
ing other work heretofore done by
men.
Mr. Thompson expects 10 return tc
France in the near future in the in.
terests Of the Cambria Steel Com.
pany. Mr.. Thompson is a brother-in
law Of State Senator John Walker, o
Mill Greek hundred.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
Theatre and Park Attractions
AT THE PLAYHOUSE.

Patrons Of The Playhouse will to-
day have an opportunity Of again see
ing Alice Brady. who is such a VIII
mington favorite in an excellent pho
toplay. Il will be THE Woman in
a." which is considered one OF the
strongest in which the little actress
has yet been seen, and the house will
probably be filled. The same attrac-
tion will appear tomorrow There
Will be the usual comedy film and also
a travel picture in connection with
the performance. which will make a
big offering for. the money.
The Playhouse is always cool and
comfortable. and Il is partly for this
reason as well as for the excellent
pictures shown that the audiences at
the theatre are constantly on the in
crease and are growing with every
performance.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
BROSIUS AND SNEDbEY.
REFUNDINC COAL TAX.
Wilmington Dealers Will
Have $4,000 Returned
by Penna. Operators
TAX WASDECLARED TO
BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

With the coal operators of Pennsyl-
vania refunding the coal tax levied
by them between June 30, 1913 and
May 80, 1915. which amounted TO
thousands of dollars. coal dealers in
this section Of the country are max
ing preparations to refund the tax
which was paid by the customers. At
least one firm in this city will un-
dertake to refund the tax. This is the
Brosius and Smedley Company. In
corporated. Thirteenth and Union
streets. Just what money was paid
by customers of this company in the
form of the tax is unknown but it will
amount to several hundred dollars.
The tax was recently declared un-
constitutional by the Supreme Court
and it is reported that the refund due
Wilmington coal dealers amounts to
$4,000. The tax amounted to ten
cents per ton on large size coal and
five cents per ton on pea coal.
When representatives Of the Brosius
& Smedley Company were spoken to
this morning about the refund, 1t was
said that whenever customers who
had paid the tax ordered coal now
they we're given a rebate of the tax
paid by them on previous orders Il
was also stated that all of the oper'
ators had not yet made a return Of
I the tax.
J While but one company or firm here
I is known to be refunding the tax, ef
/ forts are being made to have Other
! dealers do likewise II was said to
: day that an effort was to be made il
/ the near future TO endeavor to get thu
/ Chamber OF Commerce to have thu
dealers refund the tax, which wal
paid by the consumer.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
WILL ACCEPT DUPONT
COMP PANY'S 1876 TAX
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19l4-1sl5 taxes was pending In su-
perior Court.
Since then several conferences have
been held relative 10 the proposition
Of the company to pay the 1916 taxes
outside OF court and on Saturday, 1t
was decided 10 have the finance com.
mittee Of Council confer with City
Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings on the
subject.
The conference was held at noon.
In Mr.. Hastings absence from the
city. he was represented by Mr. Lynn.
his assistant. Oscar c. Draper. chair
man OF the finance committee OF
Council. was a visitor at the city
building earlier in the day, but he
was not present at the conference
City Councilman Charles NJ. Smith
and James Kane. the other members
Of the finance committee were
/ present.
At the conclusion OF the conference
Mr.. Smith referred reporters to DR.
Rice, the collector When asked &
City Councilman Draper had EN-
powered any member OF the inanc
committee to vote on his proxy, Nh
Smith said: mo, he was willing Z
abide by the decision OF the othe
members Of the committee"
DR. Rice when spoken. to about tn
! conference said that he expected Z,
receive the opinion from Assistan
City Solicitor Lynn late this after
noon. II was said, however, that th'
taxes would be accepted outside
court
The announcement that the taxei
on the building were to be accepted
by the city caused many officials :,
wonder what effect. II any, the atti
tude Of the city in accepting the taxes
would have on the case now pendinl
in the court. According TO Mr. Lynn
and DR.. Rice. the city would not b.
injurlng its case by accepting thu
taxes. The suit now pending before
the court is 70 recover s6S.311.46 To-
taxes for the years 1914 and 1915.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
FINK CRAP SHOOTERS.

Stephen Black. William Jones and
William Foster all colored, arraigned
in City Court this morning on charge
of shooting crap admitted being in
the viciniy of the game. but denied
they had played The men were
caught Saturday night in Guthrie's
Court by Officer Arthur Rodenhiser,
who declared they all were playing
crap. The Black man was alleged
to have dropped four dice. AS Black
appeared 70 be more guilty than the
others. he was fined $40 and costs or
so days in the workhouse. The other
men we're fined So and costs or 30 days
In the workhouse
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
Police Think Green
Operated IN This CITY

Recognizing a picture of Earl
Green, under arrest in Pitman. n. j.,
which was published in newspapers
today, as the man alleged to have
stolen a watch in this city, Sergeant
Green, of the Detective force. sent
Detective Fairchild TO the New Jer-
sey town today to see the prisoner.
Green. when arrested last Friday in
Pitman, had considerable jewelry and
pawn tickets issued by Wilmington
pawnbrokers in his possession. Ac-
cording to the local police Green is
suspected Of knowing something
about other robberies committed here.
New Jersey authorities have placed
charges of larceny against Green.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
IDENTIFIES HUSBAND
BURIED 5 MONTHS AGO
Fate of P. M. Smith, of This
City Learned When Body
Is DiSinterred
ENGINEER DROWNED
IN INSUSQUEHANNARIVER

After more than three months the
body of a man found floating in the
Susquehanna river. below McCall's
Ferry, on April H. and buried in Nc
Kendree cemetery. Airville. York
county. Pa. was disinterred last
week and identified as Peter Milton
Smith. aged As years, of No. 1929
Claymont street, this city, an engi-
The identification was made by the
wife of the drowned man, Mrs. Min
ME Smith, of this city, who is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Fornwalt. of Columbia, Pa.
Mr. Smith had been missing from
his home since March TO- when he
left to visit his sister and brothers
at Airville, Pa. his former home.
That night persons near McCall's
Ferry heard some one calling for
help from the river, which was
frozen over. Although an investiga-
tion was made no one could be
found, and it was not until April IL
that the body was found. No one
could identify the body, and 1t was
buried as an unknown.
Mrs. Smith has been greatly dis
tressed all these weeks over the dis
appearance of her husband and last
week hearing of the man who was
drowned she secured a special per
NIT to have the body disinterred with
the result that she identified il as that
of her husband.
Mr. Smith was an engineer on the
Columbia division for some years anC
came to Wilmington ten years ago
Several years ago his health failed
him and he was taken off a regular
run and placed in charge of shiftel
at the Edge Moor yards He was sub
feet to nervous attacks. The supposi
tiOn is that he was walking on the ic'
on the Susquehanna on the night o
March TO- TO get over to York county
from the Maryland side and brok'
through. He was a member OF th'
Railroad Relief Association.
II was last Wednesday that thu
body was identified and Mrs. Smitl
made arrangements with an under
taker to have it buried at Columbi
or Friday Of last week. When sh
returned TO A'rville. on Friday from
this city she was greatly disappointe'
20 learn Aat the undertaken hal
buried her husband without her con
sent in the same cemetery at Air
vile, where the body had been takei
from.
The deceased has a sister living a
Hallam, Pa and four brothers a
Airville.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
Girl -WIFE'S Plea Saves
Her YOUTHFUL HUSBAND

Leslie Lord arraigned in City Court
this morning on charges of non-sup-
port and contempt of court, had both
cases held up by Deputy Judge Joslyn
because he did not want to impose
any hardships upon a young couple
just starting out in life.
Gertrude Lord pretty little
woman, scarcely out of her teens,
said her husband had been doing all
right since the non-support order
was filed and she hoped nothing would
be done to prevent their getting along
together. The judge held up the con-
tempt of court charge, in spite of the
"lame excuse" presented by Leslie and
told both the young people to try not
to get into court again.
Mrs. Lord declared her husband
would do the right thing by her.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31

pie Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
after using them a few days | saw
that she could sleep better so | bought
more and / used two boxes Of Cuucura
Ointment and four cakes of Cutcura
Soap and she was completely healed
(Signed) Mrs. Hordintz, 7l2 +. 18th St,
New York City, April 2S, 1916.
A little care, a little patience, the use
of Cuticura Soap, and no other, on the
skin and for everyday toilet purposes,
with touches of Cuticura Ointment, now
andthen, to any pimples, rashes, rednese,
roughness or danduff often means a
clear, healthy skin, clean scalp and good
hair through life. Besides, It is pleasure
TO use these fragrant emollients.
For Free Sample Each by Mail adj
dress postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. 7,
Boston" Sold throughout the world.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
PERSONALS.

II. c. Sterling. Of Crisheld, Md. is Wis
iting former Magistrate James w.
Robertson, in this city. He is in the
lighthouse service in that district.
James Kelly. the elevator attendant
at the Federal Building, is on duty
because Of illness.
Miss Helen Petticord. secretary TO
Chief Probation Oficer Farra, at the
Juvenile Court. has returned from a
vacation spent with her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Wilson,
of Middletown.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
MRS.COFFEEW DIVORCE
perhaps She HAS GROUNDS

Mary Coffee colored, wanted to get a
divorce, according to testimony offered
lin CITY Court this morning, when John
W. Coffee. colored, was arraigned on
charge of threatening bodily harm. John
was perfectly willing, he declared in
court today, but he used extreme
means to impress it upon the mind of
the woman.
Deputy Judge Joslyn declared he had
no right to threaten her with bodily
harm because she wanted to live away
from him, and placed the man under a
5000 peace bond Mary declared that if
he didn't want to live with her any
more she didn't care.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
FINED s25 FOR STRIKING WOMAN

George Johnson, colored. arraigned
in City Court this morning on a charge
of assault and battery on Blanche
Balch. was fined S25 and costs. He
was alleged to have struck the wo-
man near Maryland avenue and
Liberty street, Saturday night.
Johnson declared the woman came
for him with knife. but this state
ment was not confirmed by other wit
npcges
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
Ar pIArTsBURc CAMP

Joseph D. Hopkins. Richard Pilling
and Harry Williams, Delaware boys
who have been in camp at Platts.
burg, will return home next week
The young men spent a strenuous
time in the training camp. They
turned over their belongings on Sat
urday and today left for a weeks
hike. Interesting letters have been
received from them.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
AT aRANpYwlNE SPRINGS

This is chlldren's day at Brandy
wine Springs Park and Il is the be-
ginning Of a season OF treats for the
little people Of this section. On each
Monday the same plan will be follow
cd and children who arrive at the
park on the trolley cars between noon
and o'clock will be presented with
tickets which will admit them free to
all the amusements in the park be-
tween the hours named There is
a big number OF amusements at the
Springs and the little people can be
expected to take advantage OF the Of
fer Of the management. There will
be a good vaudeville and comedy bill
in the Park Theatre at the Springs
this week and the usual free concerts
at the park.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
AT sHELLPoT.

The regular program at Shellpot
Park this week will be about as us.
ual. There will be an excellent bill
Of vaudeville and comedy in the Fam
lily Theatre and there will be excel
lent free concerts in the park. To
morrow. Tuesday evening. the usual
novelty dance win be given and this
Is expected to draw large crowds.
Shellpot Park is becoming popular
with people from the outside cities
as well as Wilmington on account Of
the manner in which the park is con-
Quoted and it is popular with women
and children from other places for
the reason that no intoxicating II.
quors are sold within miles of the
park.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
DEUTSCHLAND MAY dash
TO SEA This AFTERNOON
By The United Press.

BALTIMORE. Nd, July 31.-At 1.S0
o'clock this afternoon the tug Thomas
f. iTimmons started its engines and
began clearing away the barges OBJ
structing the passage Of the German
super-submarine Deutschland, now
smuggling at the foot Of Andre street
There is every indication Of immedi-
ate departure.
The Bremen will reach the three
mile limit tonight, and then or early
tomorrow the Deutschland will 60
down the bay. This was let slip by
a member of the big U-boats crew in
saying "Auf Wiedersehen" to friend
on Locust Point today
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
HIS BICYCLE STOLEN.

Two boys, 10 and - years old re-
spectively. were brought to the de-
tention rooms OF the Juvenile Court
at midnight Saturday by officer Nc
Creamery and are awaiting a hearing
on a charge OF having stolen a bicy-
Gle belonging to Harvey Hinrichs, OF
No Riddle Road, which the latter
had left standing at the curb in
front of the Bijou Theatre, Saturday
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
An nm nrEEN.

Once upon a time this old world
was very much concerned with the
problem OF how many angels could
stand on the point OF a needle. Sew
eral centuries later seriousminded
people were engrossed in an equally
important discussion about whether
or not 1t is wise to keep a secret from
an audience The answer TO the lat
ter question has come at last in
photoplay called Flirting With
Fate" which Is the main attraction at
The Queen today and tomorrow. The
spirit Of this production is: Laugh
with us and not at us and that
answer is. take the audience into your
confidence to the limit
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
meet IN PHILADELPHIA
To DISCUSS new ROAD

General Secretary Clarence c. Kill
len of the Chamber of Commerce.
went TO Philadelphia today to meet
a delegation representing Chambers
Of Commerce in New Jersey. They
will meet a delegation from the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon and discuss the proposed
railroad from Pennsgrove to Atlantic
City. Wilmington is deeply interested
in this proposed road because it will
open up a new section from which
business houses here can draw.
A delegation will go from here to
Elmer, n j., this week to meet
Others who are interested in the new
road.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
TROOPERS HAD GOOD BREAD.

w. T. Turner. commissary sergeant
of the First Delaware Infantry, has
written the Huber Baking Company
of this city, as follows:
July. 2s. 1916. Dallas, Texas
Huber Baking Company.
Dear Sirs: Just a few lines TO COM
ment on the bread delivered to our
troop train on the 25th of July. Would
state that Excellent" bread was as
good up until il was used. Carried
over eight States in all kinds of eli
mates.
Accept this note as a recommends
tion for other buyers.
Yours truly,
w. T. Turner.
Commissary Sergt..
1st Del. Inf
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
An nm VICTnRIA

Showing at the Victoria today and
tomorrow is "The Masked Rider" the
second Metro Quality Pictures Cor
poration production to enlist the SER
vices OF that fascinating pair, Harold
Lockwood and May Allison. It forms
a vivid contrast to THE Comeback"
which was the first production these
gifted players made for Metro. for
while THE Comeback" was staged
among scenes Of snow and ice, The
Masked Rider" deals with the colored.
romantic South.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
NEW COLLECTOR TOMORROW.

Charles Schneider, recently ap-
pointed deputy collector in the Will
mington office Of the collector Of in
ternal revenue, will take over the du-
ties Of the Office tomorrow. Former
State Senator Artemas Smith, who
has held the Office for several months,
has resigned and will devote himself
to his private law practice again, his
Offices being at No. 722 Ford Build
inc
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
LOST PERFECT
ATTENDANCE MEDAL

Louise Weidenmann, a young girl
on her way TO Sunday school yester-
day afternoon lost a gold medal, she
had received for perfect attendance
at Sunday school. The finder is re-
quested to return the medal to Miss
Weidenmann, who resides at Twenty
ninth and Jefferson streets.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
POLICEMEN ON VACATION.

With the return Of a number Of po-
lice officers to duty following their
vacation period. the following off,
GERS started on their vacation OF one
week this morning: Sergeant Green,
Patrolmen Dutton, McGillion. Elliott.
Zebley, Sweeney. Flynn, Swarter,
Eakin. Abele and Sherwin.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
CICARETTE FIRES AWNING.

While passing the store of j. T. Mullin
& Son this morning, John Hawkins no
ticed a fire in an awning over the en-
trance. and notifying an employe of the
store the fire was extinguished by a
bucket of water. Some one had thrown
lighted cigarette into the awning.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
WILL GO TO CLIFTON SPRINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. selden S. Deemer. OF
New Castle viii leave next Monday
for Clifton Springs. n. Y, where they
will remain a fortnight. Mrs. Deemer,
who has been in poor health for some
time. will go 10 the Clifton Springs
sanitarium, where she will take the
rest cure.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
MAN rs STRICKEN.

Seized with a spasm while crossing
Market street bride this morning. a
man employed by Manlove McFar'
land on a farm near Farnhurst' fell,
but was ableto continue on his way
after being revived by William H.
Murphy
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
AT THE MAJESTIC.

IAN International Marriage is an al
most everyday newspaper headline. The
prominence given the event and the par
ticipants shows il n subject of much
interest TO the public.
What their after marriage life is like
is usually a point of Ignorance with
most people. The supposition being
that they live happy ever after.
The best possible insight into the true
conditions-so different from American
home life is in the Morosco- Paramount
photoplay, "An International Marriage
starring Rita Jolivet, at the Majestic to-
day.
This quality photodrama under tho
Paramount label is the attraction today
and tomorrow at the Majestic.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
Roam WORKMEN SCARCE.

The State and county road super
visors are having much difficulty in
getting men to work on the roads.
Contractors who are working on the
roads report they are unable to get
enough help even at increased wages.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31
ArnITORS START WORK.

William ]. Gibbons and David J
Hillegas. appointed by Judge H. L
Rice to audit the books of county ON
cials. have commenced their work.
Evening journal., 1916-07-31

my side, WIN pear
ing down pains and
was very nervous.
/ was always tired,
always dro wsy
never could get
enough sleep and
could not eat. l had
four doctors and
each told me some
thing different 1
read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
Evening journal., 1916-07-31

so tldl my 1liliu Aa~cf
hands, and feet were
badly covered. Her skin
was red and burned 50
that she could not sleep
and she would always
keep me awake. The
breaking out dishgured
her face.
81 sent for a free sam