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Milford chronicle., 1916-06-09
CANKERIES ARE CANNING PEAS

The canneries of Milford and in
other towns of Delaware, are now
threshing the pea crop and canning
the peas. From every point reports
are coming in as to the condition Of
the crop this season, and in almost
every instance it is above the aver
age standard
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-09
CAULK CLUB NOTES

The Caulk Club Will play the Green
wood team Saturday afternoon, June
10, at 2:30. The Greenwood team has
hired a pitcher md expects to give us
a hard fight.
A game has been arranged between
the Caulk Club and Dover for Satur-
day, June II, at 2:30. This is the
old Dover team that started the bail
rolling two years ago. Come out and
root.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-09
MARRIED
STENENS-RENNETT.

Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Bennett and
daughter. Miss Sara, motored to Riv-
erton, Md, on Tuesday to be present
at the wedding of his niece, Miss
Ruth Bennett, to Ira Stevens, of Del
mar, Del. Miss Bennett is the
daughter of /. S. Bennett, a very
prominent man of Wicomico County.
The wedding took place Wednesday
at high noon and was performed by
Rev. Bennett. Miss Sara Bennett
played the wedding march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
MR.. WALSH SAYS LABOR
MUST L|BERATE ITSELF
Chairman of Former Industrial Re-
lations Committee Addresses Con-
vention of Mine Workers.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. January "a
Speaking before the convention of the
United Mine Workers today. Frank p.
walsh. chairman of the new commit
tee on industrial relations and the head
of the federal commission on industrial
relations, now out of existence, declared
that if labor is to be emancipated 1t
might be done by labor itself. Only in
complete organization can it find protec-
ton, he said.
Mr.. Walsh reviewed the work of the
federal commission. paying particular
attention to the conditions it found in
Colorado The story of Colorado, he
declared, was the story of all exploit
ed communities and unprotected work
ers." He asserted that the federal COM
mission, in it's two years of research,
did not find a single case where there
was labor disturbance or loss of life
in a strike that labor had contract
with the employer.
Mr.. Walsh ridiculed the Rockefeller
plan for dealing with the employees of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. He
considered the strike in Colorado won by
the workmen because John D. Rockefeller
was compelled tor acknowledge the re-
sponsibilty for everything that occurred
in that state" and because he was COM
PEELED to acknowledge the scientific facts
underlying collective bargaining by pro-
posing a plan dealing with the workers.
The plan, however. was bogus one, Mr..
Walsh declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
YUNNAN REPUBLIC ASKS
POWERS BE NEUTRAL
Rebels Controlling Chinese Province
Promise Protection for All
Foreigners.

PEKING. January 24.-Tung Chi-Yao
who has been appointed military governor
of Yunnan by the rebels of that province,
and Jen Kao-Tseng. the civil governor
under the rebel regime. have sent let
tiers to the legations at Peking respect
ing the conduct Of affairs by the republic
of Yunnan, the existence of which was
proclaimed last month by the revolution
lists.
The letters state that Yunnan republic
will respect all Chinese treaties, agree
ments and obligations which antedate the
for restoration of the monarchy
and will repudiate all others. The lega-
lions are warning that the republic will
confscate contraband destined for the
government of President Yuan Shi kai.
The request is made that the powers
remain neutral in the struggle between
the revolutionists and the government of
Yuan Shi kai. Protection for foreigners
is promised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
FOUR DEAD, FOUR MISSING.
Fatalities in Train Wreck Caused by
Snow Avalanche,

SEATTLE. Wash. January 24.-Per-
sistent reports that Mrs. Fern Wallace
and baby OF Lyons were among the
missing In the wreck of the Great
Northern's Cascade limited train in the
Cascade mountains Saturday were con-
frmed last night by survivors. This
brought the rumber Of missing to four
and four bodies have been recovered.
Mrs. Wallace. il was said. was thrown
with her baby through window of the
chair car when 1t rolled down the
mountain. They have not been seen
since.
Heavy snow fell in the mountains
yesterday and avalanches swept down
the steep slopes. tearing out several
hundred feet of track.
One big slide near Leavenworth, on
the east slope of the mountain not
only blocked the track, but tore out the
transmission lines carrying power for
tho electrical operation of the Cascade
tunnel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
GIRL PLUNGES SIXTEEN
STORIES, BUT STILL LIVES
Chicago Stenographer Lands on
Load of Paper Boxes-Physicians
Think She Will Die.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, January 24.-Miss Min
ME B. Werner, a stenographer employed
by the Railway Age Gazette. plunged
from the sixteenth floor of the Trans
portation building. in Dearborn street, to-
day. but still lives. Her fall was broken
by an auto truck loaded with paper boxes.
but her skull was fractured and she was
internally injured. Physicians at the hos
pital to which she was hurried said she
probably would die.
An eye witness told the police that he
saw the young woman raise the window
and climb onto the window ledge. The
police said they believed that she jumped.
She was twentyfour years old, and had
been employed by the publication for five
years.
Last Friday she complained of illness
and went home. Her employers said that
they knew Of no reason why she should
seek to end her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
A. P. NoMINATEs DIRECTORS.
Selected From All Over Country for
/: Press Associations Board.

|: CHICAGO, aJnuary 24-The nomi-
mating committee OF the Associated
Press met here today and made the
following nominations for directors:
= Charles A. Rock. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
4! Charles Hopkins Clark. Hartford
.courant.
!: Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution.
4 v, s. McClatchey. Sacramento Bee.
Z: f. A. Van valkenburg. Philadelphia
North American.
George r. Booth, Worcester Gazette.
zette
: Robert Ewing. New Orleans States.
Ebert II. Baker, Cleveland Plain
dealer.
: C. d. Morris. st. Joseph (Mo) Ca
BETTE
Z. r. A. Crothers. San Francisco Bull
=. To fill fhe vacancy caused by the
death of Herman Ridder, Oswald Gar
Iison Willard of the New York Evening
Post and Jason Rogers of the New
York Globe were nominated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
new military UNIFORMS
ARE D0NNED BY F|REMEN
Delegation, Presenting Decidedly
Natty Appearance, Calls on Com
missioner Brownlow.

With every member of the department
sporting a new uniform, Washington
fre-fghting corps presented a decidedly
natty appearance today.
The change from the old sack coat to
the new military style 10 SO marked that
some of the officers decided 1t you'd be a
good plan to get reintroductions to Com
missioner Brownlow. Accordingly. a COM
mittee consisting of a representative Of
each grade called on the Commissioner
this morning. In the party were Acting
Chief James Keliher. T. NJ. Robinson, su-
perintendent Of machinery: Capt. J. II.
vernstein. Lieut.. ]. Mowatt. Sergt. C. w.
Gill, Engineer j. D. Sullivan. Driver
George Kennon and Private F. NJ. Pratt.
Straps and Chevrons for Officers.
Shoulder straps designate the grade Of
lieutenants and officers of higher rank.
while sergeants have chevrons on both
sleeves. On the left sleeve of the uni
forms worn by the engineers is the fly
wheel Of an engine with a gold letter E
in the center. and on the left sleeve of the
drivers uniforms a motor steering wheel
with a gold letter D in the center.iF
The uniforms have military collars, and
to some extent resemble the uniforms
worn by members Of the local police force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
COLLIER JUSTIN SOLD.
Bought by John Rothschild of San
Francisco for S226. 200,

Naval collier Justin was sold by the
Navy Department today to John Roths-
child of San Francisco for S226,200, or
s151,oO0 more than the amount which
the navy board of survey had esti-
mated the vessel worth. The Justin
now is in the Mare Island navy yard.
The naval training ship Franklin,
submerged in the .,orfolk navy yard,
also was offered for sale. The highest
bid for it was from Joseph G. Hitner
of Philadelphia, of s16,7S7. floated, or
$13.2S7 i'm present condition. The ves-
sci was appraised at $4,000. but had
been twice advertised. and was disposed
of today at less than its appraised
value.
The schooner Oneida lat Charleston,
S. c., was also offered for sale. Only
one bid was received and the vessel
will be readvertised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
houses and who pay rent are not all
lowed in making up their taxable IN
come to deduct rent.
Progressive or Additional Tax.

come to deduct rent.
Progressive or Additional Tax.
s~Comprehensively surveying all the
contentious" said Chief Justice White,
in disposing of the complaints as TO
lack of uniformity and the lack OF
due process" inherent in the progress
sive or additional tax on those receiv-
incomes above s20,0GO. I'VE cannot es-
cape the conclusion that they all rest
upon the mistaken theory that. al
though there be differences between
the subjects taxed. to differently tax
them transcends the limit of taxation
and amounts to a want of due process,
and that where a TAX levied is believed
by one who resists its enforcement 10
be wanting in wisdom and to operate
injustice, from that fact in the nature
of things there arises want OF que
process of law and a resulting authorl-
" IN the judiciary to exceed its powers
and correct what is assumed to be mis-
taken or unwiSe eXertlonS by the leBts-
lative authority of its lawful powers.
even although there be no semolance OF
warrant in the Constitution for SO doing
Recurring to the validity OF the pro
gressive or additional tax, Justice
White considered the argument that
such a tax transcendS the conception CT
all taxation and was a mere arpitrar!
abuse of power.
He said this position overlooked the
fact that such tax was imposed IN
probably all the earlier income taxes
imposed by Congress and upneld by the
court.
"In this situation il is. OF course, su-
perfluous to say" he added. that argu-
ments as to the expediency of levying
such taxes or of the economic mistake
or wrong involved in their imposition
are beyond judicial cognizance."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
DIES FROM SHOCK
CAUSED BY A FIRE
Mrs. Sarah E. Turner Sue
cumbs at Her H Street
Apartment.

Mrs Sarah E. Turner. eighty-three
years old, for nearly twenty years
resident of Washington. died in her
apartment. at 1929 H street northwest.
this morning as the result OF smoke
asphyxiation and shock caused by fire
in the base ment of the apartment about
2 o'clock this morning. Coroner hewitt
Investigated the death of Mrs. Turner
this morning and gave certificate Of
accidental death.
The fire in the basement. Of the apart
ment building was in a heap of kim
ding and papers. When the blaze was
discovered 1t had gained such Roadway
that the lower rooms and halls OF the
building were filled with smoke. Mrs.
Turner's room was directly over the
nre, and was full of dense smoke and
fumes rising through cracks in the floor
and through the shaft Of dumbwaiter
adjoining.
The apartment house Is conducted by
Mrs. Ruth Gifin. whose daughter. Miss
Eta Giffin, conducts the National Lii
brary for the Blind in the front of the
building.
The fire was discovered by Miss Gifin.
pet kitten in her room. On rising to
learn what disturbed the kitten Miss
Giffin found the room and the hallway
thick with smoke. She rang the fire
gong and aroused the other occupants
of the many rooms and apartments.
Occupants Left Building.
Miss Elsie Hill. daughter of Repre-
tentative Hill OF Connecticut. and her
sister. Mrs. Weed. occupied an apart
ment in the house. and Mrs. Weed tele-
phoned an alarm to fire department
headquarters. to which several COM
hremen reached the house all occu-
pants of upper rooms had left the
building. Miss Giffin informed the fire.
men that her mother and Mrs. Turner
were in the rear room. but it was some
minutes before the two were located.
When found Mrs. Giffin. who occupied
a room adjoining that of Mrs. Turner,
was in the latters room. and the two,
dazed and only semi-conscious, were
trying to help each other to dress
They were carried out of the building
when ii was seen that Mrs. Turner was
in a state approaching collapse. She
was treated by physician Land later,
when the fire was extinguished and the
rooms cleared of smoke, she returned
to her room. which was practically I'M
damaged by the blaze that had ragged
directly beneath its floor.
Treatment appeared to restore Mrs.
Turner's pulse and respiration. though
she continued unconscious. However.
when Miss Gifin and others attempted
to arouse her shortly before 10 o'clock
this morning, she was found to be dead.
dead.
The body of Mrs. Turner will be sent
to Mountain View, Cal. to be buried
beside the body of son.
Damage by the FIRE to the building
was confined to the basement. the walls
Of which were badly burned, and to the
floor of the rooms directly above the
blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
Proposed in Bill introduced by Rep
resentative Britten.

Creation of "a council of national de-
fense." comprising senators. representa-
tives and others to originate and pas up
on problems of national defense and to
establish a definite permanent defense
policy for the government, was pro-
posed in a bill introduced today by
Representative Eritten of Illinois. The
bill is similar to the defense council
proposed and urged by Representative
Hobson in the last Congress.
Mr.. Britten explained that up to now
there has been no definite policy, de-
spite the many propositions urged by
the administration and in Congress-
The council was approved in the plat
form of the democratic national con-
yention at Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
I. C. C. Power Defined by Court,

: The interstate commerce commission
has exclusive power TO compel railways
20 equip grain cars with bulkheads or
bin doors and state courts are without
power. so the Supreme Court Of the
United States decided today in the suit
of Leslie q. Loomis of Buffalo, n. Y, TO
rscover from the Lehish Valley railroad
lac amount he had spent in eQuippinR
Hith bin doors cars furnished him for
Grain shipments.
= Controversies as to whether shippers
or railroads should pay for bin doors
for shipping grain or other products
have arisen in many sections Of the
E9untry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Midshipman W. P. Quimby Resigns

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 24.-The
Navy Department accepted today the
resignation Of Midshipman William p
Quimby of New York, member of the
third class. Quimby resigned because
of physical disability. The middies are
undergoing semi-annual examination in
all branches, and. 1t is expected, a num-
Der will be found deficient to the ex-
tent OF being forced to resign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
French Airmen Reported to
Have Attacked Serbian
Town Held by Teutons.
CASH OF ENTENTE ALLIES
MAY BE SENT TO GREECE
Report From Athens Says Negotia-
lions for a Loan Are Near.
ing Conclusion.

PARIS, January "a. Io:45 am.
-Bombardment OF Alonastir, in
southwestern Serbia. by squad
ron OF iorty-fve French aero
planes yesterday is reported by
the Havas correspondent at Sa-
loniki. Considerable damage is
said to have been done to am
munition depots, the quarters OF
the general staff and the railroad
station.
Bulgars to Attack Italians.
Re correspondent also reports that
the Italian expeditionary force in AL
bania is soon to. be attacked. Bull
garians who, in cooperation with Aus
trians, captured the Albanian town of
Berate are reported to be advancing
toward Avlona, which is held by the
Italians.
Austrian troops are said to be NOV
ing in the direction of Durazzo, where
Essad Pasha. at the head of his AL
bantam troops. is preparing resistance.
Entente Loan for Greece.
LONDON. January "a. Reuters
correspondent in Athens says that he
can state on good authority that nego-
tiations between Greece and entente
powers for loan are progressing
favorably and are nearing a conclusion.
Diplomatic exchanges are in progress
at Athens concerning a proposal to
give into the charge of the Greek gov
eminent prisoners captured during the
campaign in Macedonia. Reuters Ath-
ems correspondent says Greece is in
clined to grant the request that she
take charge of these prisoners her only
objection being that the population of
Greek Macedonia already has been in
creased by the arrival of Serbian and
Greek refugees. 1t is believed. how
ever. that this difficulty will be over
come.
To Care for Prisoners,
ATHENS. via London, January "a
Athens papers announce that the Greek
government has definitely accepted
the proposition to take charge of all
prisoners of the Balkan campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Twenty Hurt When L Trains Collide

NEW YORK, January 24.-Twenty
persons, most of them women and
children, were injured here late yes
terday in collision between two
elevated railroad trains crowded with
messengers, on a new drawbridge over
the Harlem river. According to of
fcials of the company one of the trains
ran mast a signal and crashed into the
rear car of the other train. There was
a panic among the passengers, and IL
VAS with difficulty that the guards
nd bridge employees restrained many
from stepping onto the electrically
charged third rail, or leaping into the
river. Most of the injured were tram.
pied under foot or cut by hying glass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
EMPEROR SERIOUSLY ILL.,
Francis Joseph's Condition Causes
ANXIETY in Vienna.

PARIS. ,anra"Y -. sis a.m.-Press
dispatches rom Rome say that con-
siderable anxiety IL felt in Vienna in
consequence of the illness of Emperor
Francis Joseph. whose chronic bron-
chitis has assumed an acute form.
They add that he is confined to bed.
that all court receptions and audiences
have been suspended and that he in
not even receiving the military au-
thorities. He 10 being nursed by the
Archduchess Zitaw. wife Of the heir 10
the throne, according 70 the same dis
patches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
MUNITIONS FOR GERMANY.
Orders Placed, It Is Asserted, for
Delivery After the War.

BERLIN. January "a (by wireless to
Sayville) .-Commenting on the action
of the bundesrath in creating a monop-
oily for buying and selling foreign ex-
change. the Overseas News Agency
says that one reason for the movement
of the exchange market against Ger
many is that orders have been given
for war materials, to be delivered In
Germany after peace is concluded. In
stallments have been paid on these or
ders. the news agency says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
BISHOP OF CLEVELAND
NAMES VICAR GENERAL
Appoints Mgr. T. c. o'Reilly, New
Chancellor of the
Diocese.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January A.
Bishop John P. Farrelly Of the Roman
Catholic diocese Of Cleveland today ap-
pointed Mgr. Thomas C. O'Reilly to
be vicar general of the diocese. Mgr.
OReilly has been chancellor of the do
cese for six years and is rector of st.
Johns Cathedral. He will assume some
of the administrative powers Of the do
cese by virtue of his new office.
Rev. William A. Scullen, secretary to
the bishop. becomes chancellor and Rev.
Richard J. Patterson. assistant to Scullen.
succeeds him as secretary. There had
been no vicar general for the Cleveland
diocese previously during Bishop Far
relly's tenure here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Believe Twelve Were Drowned.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. January "a
wreckage believed to be parts of the
power fishing boat Dart found today
led searchers for the twelve men who
were aboard her when last seen to be-
lieve the boat had been run down by
q steamer at night and all hands lost.
search Of islands and shores
near where the Dart was supposed to
be has failed to reveal any trace Of
the negro fishermen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Suspected of Being Train Robber.

John Harris. the first of several men
suspected of holding up and robbing a
Baltimore and Ohio train OCTOBER s,
1915, near Central Station, w. Va, has
been arrested at San Antonio, Tex, by
inspectors Lewen. Kinzie, Chapman
and Chambers. the Post Office Depart
ment announced today. The robbers
stole several packages of unsigned
banknotes, two of which. the depart
ment announced. were found on Harris.
Other arrests are expected to follow
soon. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Foreign Trade Convention.

NEW YORK, January 24.-The third
national foreign trade convention, to be
held at New Orleans Thursday. Friday
and Saturday, will have 700 accredited
delegates in attendance in addition to
many invited guests, according to a
statement by James A. Farrell. chair
man of the National Foreign Trade
Council. under the auspices of which
the convention will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Fire in Two Theaters.

BOSTON, January 24.-The fremont
Theater was the scene yesterday of a
fire which swept through the stage
and the front of the auditorium. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
LYONS. N Y. January z4.-Fire
which originated in the ParshalI Me-
mortal Theater here yesterday caused
damage estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
MICHAEL J. MACK DROPS DEAD.
Citizen Of New York Widely Known
as Civil Engineer.

NEW YORK, January 24.-Michael j.
Mack, sixty-six years old, widely
known as a civil engineer. dropped dead
Of heart disease here yesterday When
a youth he superintended the laying
out and construction of Fort Schuyler
on Long Island. In 1872 he made the
first survey of the West Shore railroad
He also laid out the sewer system Of
Topeka, Kan, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
and was employed by the government
in making surveys in Texas, Florida
Alabama and elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Belgian Count Is Accused.

GISORS. France. via Paris. January
a4.-The Belgian Count de Prelles de
la Nieppe has been arrested at the in
stance Of the Belgian military author
tiles at Calais charged with frauds in
volying several million francs. The po-
lice reruse further details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
STRIKES IN PORTO RICO
!0NA REDUCED SCALE
Indications Are Cane Laborers Will
Not Go Out in Such Force as
They Did a Year Ago.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. January 10
Serious general strikes among the
agricultural laborers of the island
which were threatened at the opening
of the sugar cane cutting season now
seem to have been averted, although
many local strikes are now in prog
ress. Indications at this time are that
the laborers will not go out in such
force as they did a year ago. when
more than 10000 were on strike, much
property was destroyed and several
!aborers and policemen were killed in
riots.
Virtually all of the sugar mills on
the island are working at full force.
The strikers have not been successful
in preventing other laborers from TAX
ing their places. Employers are pay
ing higher wages than ever before, but
are refusing to deal with the local
branch of the American Federation of
Labor.
They have rejected the federation's
demands for an eigh-hour day and a
dollar wage.
Direct Agreements With Workmen.
In many instances. however. the en-
ployers have reached agreements direct
with their workmen. making conces-
sions as great as those demanded by
the labor organization.
Sugar growers charge the strikers
with having set fire to cane fields, but
this the laborers deny. A good many
hundred acres of cane has been burned
for the most part in small patches here
and there. On the south side of the
island in some sections there has been
no rain for fve months and the cane
burns like finder. The crop will be
the largest in the history of the island