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Evening journal., 1916-08-08
dollar DAY" FOR
BARGAIN HUNTERS
Local Merchants Will Give
Remarkable Values for
ST Tomorrow
SPECIAL LOW OFFERS
WILL INTEREST BUYERS

Bargain hunters will have their op-
portunity tomorrow, when they will
be able to get for one dollar bargains
that they never dreamed of. The oc-
casion is the fifth Dollar Day" sale
to be held by local merchants.
Wilmington shoppers can testify to
the great bargains that they have Sc
cured on previous occasions of this
kind, but it is reported that the bar
gains that will be offered tomorrow
will exceed even those of past DOL
lar Days. Such values, it is claimed,
were never before secured in Will
mington.
The advertisers committee Of the
mercantile section Of the Chamber of
Commerce has this great sale in
charge. and has received word from
nearly all the merchants in the busi-
ness section that they will have spe-
cial Dollar Day" bargains.
In most instances the merchants
have advertised some Of the special
offers, that they will make tomorrow.
II is not only Wilmingtonians. but also
many residents OF the suburban sec
tions that take advantage of these
bargains.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
finds MASSACHUSETTS
Stores CLOSING EARLY

Miss Anna Woods Bird. former ex-
ecutive secretary for the Delaware
Consumers League has returned
from a months trip to Massachu-
setts. She investigated shop condi-
tlons in that State in the interests of
the Consumers League work and she
stated this morning that she has
been most impressed with the early
shopping and half holiday ideas which
are being carried out by most of the
stores in Boston and other towns, in
cluding Springfield, Amherst, North
ampton and many smaller towns in a
splendid way.
I'm Boston" said Miss Bird"
many of the largest stores close all
day Saturday, while practically all of
them close at o'clock. The half
holiday is regularly observed by
practically all the stores. not only in
Boston but the other Massachusetts,
towns as we'll"
One of the special efforts of the
Consumers League. Of Delaware, has
been to institute the weekly half
holiday and the early closing of
stores during the summer. Miss Clara
Southwick, of Boston. will come to
this city on September 5 to assume
her duties as executive secretary for
the Delaware Consumers League.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
SPECIAL Officer ACCUSED
IN MANY SIDED Case

Howard Trutt, a workman at the
plant of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, and Irwin Knuff, a police off,
Ger at the same plant. were brought
into the police station this morning
and locked up pending a hearing to-
night before Magistrate Francis, on
charges Of larceny, resisting an Off
Ger and receiving stolen goods. The
arrests was made this morning by
Chief OF Police Copley. of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company and John d.
Gray, special representative Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tion.
Knuff is alleged to have taken an
auto jack, a steel Office chair, and 12,-
600 copper rivets from the steel COM
pany and turned them over to Trutt
for safe keeping When Trutt was
arrested this morning, he is alleged
to have put up a fight and an addi-
tional charge of resisting an officer
was placed against him.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
BY WILLIAM PHILIP snMs.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD. July 9.-(By MaiD-
The Stars and Stripes today flap In
breezes waited across fields famous In
the United States as the land of the
Holy Bible. The flag flies free over
the door OF an American hospital
where pretty American girls and able
American doctors care for Russian
sick and wounded.
The hospital is at Khoy. 45 miles
south OF Julia. on the frontier be-
tween Rsusia and Persia. To the
northwest Of Khoy the icy dome Of
Mount Ararat stands lined against
the skyline. 1900 feet high. or near
ly 1000 feet higher than Mount Blanc.
Here Noah's Ark Is supposed 10 have
rested after the flood.
To the southwest Of Khoy lie the
slopes where Abraham and Isaac tend
ed their flocks There. too, Is the
scene Of the most famous Of all ia
nous crimes, the murder of Abel by
his brother Cain.
There is no railroad from Julfa TO
Khoy and the dirt road is very bad.
Il takes four horses to pull a carriage.
At first the way lies in a desert with
barren mountains on both sides but
gradually. as one approaches Khoy.
the terrain smoothes itself out and
richer soil, aided by irrigation. gives
vegetation a chance; and here one
still sees droves Of sheep grazing just
as they did in the Says when Abraham
begat Isaac.
In a valley of orchards and gardens
/ lies Khoy, surrounded by it's mud
walls. low mud houses along mar
row, crooked streets. surrounding
gayly decorated and colored bazaars,
which form the center OF the place,
compose the city while iust outside
Is the conspicuous building Of the
Russian Consul Opposite this Is the
American Hospital. with its Yankee
flag flying. a building long, broad and
squat.
The hospital staff. including Dr.
Dickey, Dr. McCllntic and several
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
STARS AND STRIPES AND AMERICAN
NURSES FOUND IN HEART OF BIBLE LAND

American nurses, originally was at
kiew, but when the Russian retire
ment from Galicia began all hospitals
were evacuated to points further
east AT first the Americans tended
wounded at temporary hospital
near the Kiev railway station. but
upon being assigned to the Army of
the Caucasus they moved to Tiflis
from Iiilis they went to Khoy to be
nearer the Russian front then operat-
ing in the region Of Erzercum.
AT first there were many contagious
cases. And the beds were crowded
with sick refugees from Armenia
Syria and other districts. There were
many children. too. to be looked after
many of them in the most pitiful con.
dition. One Syrian girl, mentioned by
the American Commercial Attache
Baker, who visited the hospital. had
been found by the wayside in a dying
condition her legs below the knees
frozen, vermin filling her hair. and
covering her body. She was scarcely
more than n skeleton, in rags and
starving She was the last Of fam
lily, the victims Of Turkish massa-
NANef anu nlit idu tSCbDeu only nN
seeking refuge In the mountains.
Both legs were amputated above the
knees, and her life was saved.
Conditions rapidly got better in
khoy and vicinity. the contagious dis
ease being practically stamped out. so
Doctors Diclzey and McClintic. and
Nurse Miss Lee were transferred to
a field hospital at Kazvin. and later
to Hammedan, Central Persia. DR.
Hazlett remained IN charge at Khov.
Russian and American ladies' are
now nursing the sick and wounded
side by side az Khoy. Russian and
American surgeons In charge. Over
the roof the Starry Banner Of Uncle
Sam, and the white. blue and red
tricolor OF the Little White Father.
are ripping side by side. And. to
show his appreciation sof their work.
the Grand Duke Nicholas has given
the order for imperial decorations for
each American doctor and nurse.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
CATCHES GIANT SHARK
OFF OYSTER BAY.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. S.-Five
sharks, the largest nearly eleven feet
long, were caught in Long Island
Sound, off Centre Island, Monday by
Captain Daniel w. Smith and Charles
Devoe. two veteran fishermen of
Oyster Bay.
The big fish were harpooned near
the entrance TO oyster Bay harbor
and dragged up on the beach of the
Colgate Hoyt estate and killed with
stones. There we're many bathers in
the vicinity and the sight Of the dead
sea monsters quickly drove them out
of the water. Captain Smith brought
the sharks to Oyster Bay and hung
them up in front of his bungalow.
near the oyster docks, where they at
tracted hundreds of curious sight
seers from all parts Of Long Island.
The largest shark of the catch, ac
cording TO Smith, put up a terrific
battle before it was killed.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
Y. W. c. A. AFFAIRS.

Members Of the house end lunch
committee Of the Y. W. C. A. met YES
terday afternoon at the association
building at No. 1901 Market street. It
was reported that about twenty girls
can be accommodated and that the
rooms have practically all been en-
gagged. The girls will take up their
residence at the association as soon
as a few minor details can be ar
ranged which II is thought will be by
the middle of next week.
The regular meeting OF the board of
directors of the association will be
held at 10 o'clock next Monday morn
ing at the association building at No.
1901 Market street.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
CARS
move DESPITE Walk
OUT OF 15O WORKERS
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. S.-The sec
ond day of Philadelphia's trolley
strike began this morning with no
more interruption in service than on
yesterday, with all cars running on
schedule, with no signs of disorder
or violence on the part of the few
striking union men and with no pros
poets Of the walk-out growing to
such proportions as to inconvenience
the riding public.
The only feature Of the walk-out
up to date has been the conflicting
verbal claims as to the number of
strikers made by Thomas E. Mitten,
president of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company. and President
Harry f. Flynn, of the local branch
of the Amalgamated Union, who
ordered the strike at 800 yesterday
morning
OF the 5000 conductors and motor
men employed by the transit company
Mr.. Mitten says that only 65 are out.
Flynn and P. j. Shea, the national
organizer, who is working with him
70 foment the strike, say on the other
hand that 1900 men are out now and
that this number will be greatly in
creased hour by hour. Estimates
made by the police and other disinter-
ested persons place the number of
strikers at between 125 and $50.
Discussing the strike this morning.
Mr.. Mitten said:
There is no strike. Everything is
being operated normally and from
visiting a car barn or any part of the
system one can see nothing that would
indicate a strike was in progress"
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
REMOVED Shoes IN WRONG
PLACE: ACT costs HER $40

1t was hot and her foot hurt her so
she took her shoe Off This was the
only explanation given by Della Brad
ley in City Court this morning when,
arraigned on a charge of disorderly
conduct
The woman was declared to have
ridden on a Darby car from Chester
to Tenth and Market street Just
after passing Shellpot Park the
woman became disorderly, it was al
legged took off her shoe and talked
in a loud voice, using vulgar words. 1t
was alleged she was heard in the
street and created excitement as the
car passed along. She was fined $40
and costs.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
PLANNING RECEPTION
FOR WATERWAYS MEN

Elaborate plans are being arranged
for a fitting reception to be extended
TO the delegates to the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Convention. which
will be held in Philadelphia in Sep
tember. Committees having the mat
ter in charge are arranging for an
Impressive demonstration of com
merce, shipping and pleasure craft
along the river front. Director Web
ster of the Department Of Wharves.
Docks and Ferries. has offered to CO.
operate in decorating and illuminat-
ing the municipal piers.
The suggestion has been made and
is now under Consideration by the
committee having the matter in
charge that the steamer having on
board the officers and delegates to
the convention be conveyed up and
down the Delaware by a guard of yes
sells including torpedoboats, subma-
rines and other craft. The river dem
onstration will extend from Delaware
City to Trenton
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
FATHER MUST SUPPORT SON.

John w. Guessford. arraigned in
City Court this morning on charge
of non-support, was directed TO pay SO
a week for support OF his 4-year-old
son. Guessford was released on his
own recognizance on the support
charge, but placed under $500 bonds
for appearance in court September 80.
The case at times resolved itself
into a legal discussion regarding evil
dence Martin b. Burris. counsel for
Guessford, made an impassioned plea
for his client, and az the conclusion
Of the case urged that the father be
permitted 10 take the child twice a
week during the daytime. This was
granted.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
RETURNS WITH BODY OF
son DROWNED AT NORFOLK

James T. Richards. Of No. 500 Van
dever avenue. arrived in this city
this morning from Norfolk. Va. with
the body of his son, Ira ]. Richards,
who was drowned there on Saturday
afternoon.
Ira Richards formerly was employ
ed al the store of Lippincott and
Company, and later went 10 Norfolk,
where he was connected with a de-
partment store. He was swimming
from shore 10 his boat, anchored in
the stream, when he was seen TO
throw up his hands and sink. The
body was recovered on Sunday morn
ing. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow evening at o'clock al No.
SO3 Vandever avenue, and the body
will be taken 10 Harrington for in
terment on Thursday morning.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
WILMINCTONIAN Shares
IN RETTY Green Torture

John F. Tower who resides in this
city and is connected with the du.
PoDt Powder Company, is being con-
graduated on the good fortune of his
father who will receive an inheri-
tance from the famous Howland es-
tate, which was the lIasis of the
great fortune of Hetty Green, the
worlds richest woman. who died re.
Gently. Mr.. Tower has had consid
cradle correspondence with members
Of the family residing in New Eng
land and with the attorneys who are
IN charge but has not received def
mite word of the amount he is % re-
celve but expects it TO be in the neigh.
borh0od of $4,000. A similar amount
will go to his brother, Harry Tower.
OF Dalton, Mass, and another simi.
lar portion to Bessie Hussy Tower.
Of Jamaica, L. /.
Mr. Tower does not get the money
from the Green estate but from a
Iund OF S2,000,000, the income of which
mad been left to Mrs. Green during
her life time by her aunt. Sylvia
Ann Rowland who in her will direct
ed the trustees to pay the income
10 Mrs. Green, then Hetty Ronison.
the daughter of a sister. Mrs. How.
land specified that at the death of
her niece, the money should then he
distributed among all the lneaI Dc.
scendants of her grandfather. Gideon
Rowland. If all were of the same kin
dred to the same Gideon, they were TO
De paid in equal shares, otherwise
they were to be given according to
the right of representation.
There are about 600 heirs in all
TO the estate. The Howland branch
OF the family has died out, but the
llne is continued through the Perry
family, coming down six generations
1t is through this line that Mr.. Tower
gets his share. His father was a
member of the we'll known Tower
family OF New England who were the
early settlers in that part of the
country.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
ACOUSTICS HAMPER
Street DIRECTORS
Will Cover Floor With Rugs
in Effort TO Remedy
Defect
CITY IS OFFERED
THREE NEW STREETS

The flags and other decorations which
were hung in the meeting room Of the
directors of the Street and Sewer De
partment in the new city building last
week, and afterwards removed. have not
been replaced by anything else 10 i'm
prove the acoustic properties Of the
room. This mornings meeting of the
board was held under the same difficult
conditions as existed formerly. II was
impossible to hear what was said by
the various members few feet from
the long table at which they were
seated.
Several schemes looking to the i'm
provement Of the acoustics of the room
are under consideration. A simple plan.
and one which will be tried. is to cover
the bare floor of the room with ruQs.
A large rug viii replace the narrow one
in front of the board table and q run
ner OF carpet will be laid along the
aisle dividing the rows of seats reserved
for the public
The need for some immediate rem
edy is urgent. because the members
themselves have difficulty in following
what is being said by any one not
close TO the fable.
In order to make a new section Of
the city which they are developing
marketable, the Joseph Bancroft and
Sons Company offered the city three
streets they propose establishing
Union street, extended, Field road and
Kenrmere place.
The deeds were referred 10 the
boards solicitor for examination be-
fore acceptance.
A letter from J. B. Niles was read.
in which the board was thanked for
the promptness with which certain
timber obstructons we're removed
from in front OF No. 900 Tatnall street
last week, following a complaint
made 10 the board.
The treasurer's report showed
these balances Special fund. s46,-
767.07; sewer extension fund, S19.-
573.s3.
Permission TO erect trolley poles on
several streets was requested by the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company, and was referred TO
the street commissioner.
A complaint Of dirty and unsightly
conditions existing on East Fourth
street was refeiNad to the/sireet COM
missioner.
John n. Wolf, who is building a row
Of houses at Clayton street and Ian.
aster avenue, asked 10 have the
sewer extended 10 take care Of the
houses. The request was referred to
the chief engineer.
A contract for laying cement walks at
Twenty-fifth and Washington streets.
and Tenth and King streets. was
awarded 70 A. s. Reed and Brother
for 1871.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN
INJURED IN AUTO SMASH.

FLEMINGTON. N. j., Aug. s.-Two
men were injured, one Of them. il is
believed, fatally. when their automo-
bile overturned near this place last
night One Of the men is unconscious
and the other is so dazed that he can
not give the names OF himself and
companion or tell how the accident
occurred.
farmer, residing near the scene OF
the mishap, heard a crash and when
he went to investigate. found the car
wrong side up and one of the men
pinned beneath II while the compan-
on had been thrown fifteen feet to
Dne side OF the road.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
DENY DODGE AID
FOR FIGHTING MEXICANS
By The United Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s-Congress-
man Harrison. Of Mississippi. this af-
ternoon denied. "on the high authority
of the State Department" that Cleve-
land f. Dodge, of New York. a political
supporter of President Wilson, had been
given special privileges in shipping arms
into Mexico, ms intimated recently by
Congressman Rodenberg, Illinois.
Rodenberg had declared on the floor
Of the Fouse that the day after the
Parral fight that Dodge had conferred
with Secretary Lansing and that the
latter had thereupon raised the embargo
on the shipment Of munitions to Car
rama.
Harrison. in the course Of a speech
to the House on Mexico, said the State
Department denied without qualification
that such conference had taken place
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
NEW YORK STRIKE SETTLED.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. S-New York to-
day resumed normal street car traffic
after more than week of the biggest
street car strike in the city's history.
Normal schedules began early today.
following settlement Of the Difficult
ties between employees and traction
magnates at a long night session.
Although company heads refused
specifically to agree to recognition Of
the union-the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Street and Electric Employees
of America-they conceded the big
issue the men fought for. This was
the right of the men to unionize and
promised to receive committees rep
resenting the organization.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
SISTER TIREp oF MARIAN.

John McAram, alleged in City Court
this morning to have been following his
sister about for some time and disturb
ed her. was placed under a $500 peace
bond and directed TO keep away from
the woman. McAram was arraigned on
a charge of breach of the peace.
Mrs. Agnes Stepo. McAram's sister.
declared she kept boarding house, that
the man had followed her from Phila.
delphia, and had broken into the house
At No. 1927 East Fourth street, and
made disturbance. She declared he
wanted money, which she refused TO
give him.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
BURGLAR SCARE.

Thinking that burglars were ran
sacking the Office of DR.. Abraham Co
herman, No. 400 Market street. early
this morning. employees of the Holt
restaurant notified the police. They
in turn communicated with DR.. Go
herman, who sent his Office keys TO
the police. who opened the door. No
one was found within and there were
no traces of burglars. The persons
who sent the alarm thought they saw
a light in the office.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
PEACE BOND TAMES MFRFDITH

William II. Meredith, arraigned in
City Court this morning on a charge of
breach of the peace, was alleged by wit
nesses to have been in the habit Of
working for a week or so and then get
ting drunk. His wife, an elderly
woman. testified she had TO take in
washing and keep roomers 10 support
herself and daughters. and that Meredith
constantly made a disturbance at the
house and troubled the roomers. The
wife declared he also had threatened
her. Meredith was placed under a $500
peace bond
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
CHILD HIT RY Arrn-

Lena Green. colored, aged s years.
OF No. l0S West street. was badly
hurt last evening at Front and Thorn
streets when an automobile driven
by Harry Yerkes, Of No. 702 West
sixth street, struck her as she
stepped from the sidewalk. Mr..
lerkes took the child 10 the Delaware
Hospital after which he returned to
the police station where he reported
the case.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
TRAIN IS HALTED WHILE
CREW RESCUES GIRL

NORTHAMPTON, Aug. s. = Miss
Laura Dornblaster. 19, Of Howertown,
was rescued in a thrilling way from
drowning in the swollen Hokendau-
qua creek, by the crew of passing
train.
While crossing the swinging bridge
spanning the creek. the young woman
became dizzy and fell into the stream.
The crew of the train saw the acci-
dent. and hastily stopping the locomo-
tive, rushed to the rescue.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
WOMAN SAVES LIFE BY
HOLDING SHOOTERS ARM

POTTSVILLE, Aug. S.-Failing in
his attempt to murder Mrs. Carrie
Nye. after he had fired two shots at
her, Alfred Bowers, Of this city, was
overpowered by neighbors who came
to her assistance.
Mrs. Nye prevented her own death
only by handing on to Bowers arm,
causing two bullets to go wild. Bow
ers was sent to Jail by Alderman H.
B. McCool.
Bowers was angry because Mrs.
Nye refused to accompany him to
local park.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
Roy is ACCUSED.

A 16-year old colored boy. who was
arrested Sunday for disorderly con-
duct at Eighth and Locust streets, by
the police, was taken in charge by
Chief Probation Officer e. Ross Farra
and will be arratgned before Judge
Prickett Of the Juvenile C0urt. tomor-
row afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
MRS. L. F. TISDALE DEAL.

Several Wilmingtonians went 10 Ches-
ter today TO attend the funeral Of Mrs
Lillian Frances Tisdale. She was the
wife of James NJ. Tisdale and a daugh-
ter of the late David Wright The IN.
neral took place from her husbands
home, No. 42l East Tenth street. Re
QUEEN mass was celebrated in St. Mich
aeis Church, and interment made in
st. Michaers cemetery. Members Of the
Ladies Auxiliary, a. o. H., attended
the funeral
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
GIRLS OVERCOME sY HEAT

While at work yesterday in the
plant OF the Artillery Fuse Company
twenty-five girls were overcome bv
the heat. A doctor who was sum.
moned by the company treated the
girls and ordered them sent to their
homes. Two Of the girls condition
was such that they were sent to hos
pitals for treatment
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
WORkHOUSE CROWDED..

With 497 prisoners 20 care for. the
New Castle County Workhouse. at
Greenbank, is crowded. Il is neces-
sary to nave prisoners double up. and
IN some instances the corridors and
every other available space is being
used to take care Of the prisoners
IN the best way possible.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
DOWNS Held HERE.

Fred Downs, oolored, wanted by
the Pennsylvania authorities on
charge Of non-support, was arrested
here this morning by Detective Fair.
child. Downs will be held here un-
pl requisition papers are Seceived
for his removal.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
MAGISTRATE LEWIS NO BETTER.

Very little change in the condition
of Magistrate Thomas S. Lewis, who
has been quite i'll for several weeks,
was reported from his residence. No
1000 Washington street today. The
slight change noticed was not for the
better. II was said.
Evening journal., 1916-08-08
WILSON APPEALS FOR POLES.

BY Ine United Press.
BERLIN, Aug. S.-A personal letter
from President Wilson to the Kaiser.
touching on conditions in Poland.
was delivered TO Foreign Secretary
Jagow today by Ambassador Gerard.
Won Jagow forwarded it to the Kaiser.