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Evening star., 1917-09-05
Fearful of Air Invasion.

Has Germany got her great air Of
fensive ready before ours?" is a aues-
tion asked by a morning paper apropos
of the invasion of England on three
successive nights. and Field Marshal
Haig's overnight report of aggressive
enemy aircraft. Another paper, which
assumes and frequently warns of Ger
manyss intention to invade England
with aircraft in very large fleets. says:
The enemy seems to be getting on
rather fast with Invasion plans The
German aircraft came, bombed and de-
parted. Our guns fired and our air.
craft went up. but without result, ac-
cording to the latest official reports.
This is the ninth serious raid this sum-
pner, and of 127 machines which have
crossed our coast Germany only admits
the loss of seven"
E The paper refers to the growing
casualty list and the relative immunity
Of the invaders. and adds.
ssIt cannot be said that we are get
ting on with our invasion plans faster
than the enemy"
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Cows on the Decrease.

Mp Houston said that in seven years
there had been decrease in 1000, 900
head of cows, while the population had
increased by 100000.
Daniel Willard told how the railroads.
operating as a unit through the execu-
tive committee here, increased their
freight movements by Is per cent in
the first three months of the operation
Of the wartime plan. and assured the
Evening star., 1917-09-05
DIVISION NO. 8.

All members of exemption board No.
were hard at work today getting
their work into "ship-shape" order. A
large part of the names Of men chosen
by this board for selective service have
been certified by the District board.
Evening star., 1917-09-05

farmers that movement of stock was
considered emergency work which the
railroads would seek to PERFORM
Senator Hendricks urged that the
problem should be approached by the
livestock men in spirit of consecra
ton to wartime needs.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Country May Suffer.

He said that purchase of meats and
fats in this country was contemplated
by an allied purchasing board, and
pointed to the possibility of this coun-
try suffering as a result of this bidding.
He predicted that later the allied ma
tions will seek to raise grain and
breadstuffs and that they will look to
this country for meats.
Secretary Houston advanced two ten
tative plans for later consideration:
!. Possibility of distributing cattle
from districts where food is short to
those where food is plentiful
2. Encouraging the southern farmers
to grow more live stock. In this con-
nection, he said. the average number of
cows to an Iowa farm is seventy-four.
while in North Carolina and Alabama
there are but one or two.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Condemns Child Labor Law.

The opinion that the most danger
Gus assault upon the autonomy of the
states. upon the integrity of local self
government, that the entire history of
our country records was made by the
Congress of the United States when it
passed the recent so-called child labor
law" was expressed by Senator Thorn
as w. Hardwick OF Georgia in an ad-
dress on The Regulation Of Comm cree
Between the States Under the Com
merce Clause of the Constitution of the
United States"
IF it be within the power of Con-
gress to pass the recent child labor
legislation. why is it not within its
power to legislate so to deny the
privileges of interstate commerce to le-
gitimate and wholesome commodities
because they We're produced by the
labor of women" the senator asked.
''Or because produced by union labor?
Or because produced by labor that was
employed more than eight hours. or
more than six hours per day? Who
can say where 1t will stop or how it
will end?"
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Parade Starts Promptly
With 25,OOO in Line

The parade started at o'clock. on
the dot. There were about $4,000 In
line. The last of the marchers passed
the White House at 6:15 o'clock. The
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Overexporting Cattle.

Mr.. Hoover said this country is overex-
porting its cattle products: But we must
continue to supply the allies. Therefore
the solution lies in increased production.
He pointed out that for long period of
wears before the war the relation of 10 y
bushels of corn to 100 pounds of pork, en-
ployed as a measuring standard had
varied but little. Since the war it has
tiuctuated remarkably, and there have
been periods when it clearly meant d
heavy loss to feed corn to hogs. He said
that some way must be worked out so that
this reciprocal price relation of corn and
pork must remain constant, and suggested
for one thing, that an agreement might
plus of meat products.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Believe Raiders Zeppelins.

Dispatches from towns on the south
east coast say many inhabitants be-
lieved last nights raiders were Zeppe-
Inns. as they made much more noise
than usual for airplanes. There was
heavy firing. frst at one point and then
another, and finally heavy explosions
occurred.
Shortly before ? O'Clock explosions
and heavy firing could be heard in the
direction Of Dunkirk and Calais and
IT was thought 4 raid on a large scale
was taking place along the French
coast This lasted until nearly mid
night. when warnings were given, and
shortly afterward bombs began 10
drop. Anti-aircraft guns went into ac-
tion. and the whirr of aireIane engines
could be heard. Searchlfghts were
brought into operation. but failed to
pick out the raiders.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Hay $40 a Ton.

Farmers in Montana are paying $40
a ton for hay in the stack. Straw that
formerly was burned is being bought
for So and SO a ton. In many parts OF
the country farmers can't carry cattle
through the winter.
From my own experience | know
that feeding cattle is like casting a
diamond on the ground 10 pick up ii
potato.
Il don't like TO see the United States
drifting toward the position OF some
oriental nations. which have been
Vegetarian for hundreds of years. In
stead | want the people of the United
States to continue to be outstanding.
fneat-eating people.
Evening star., 1917-09-05

At least 5000 gardens were planted last
spring in New York city.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Curious Crowds in Streets.

The streets were filled with curious
crowds until the early hours today in
epecting the damage. More bombs ap-
psared to have faAen in the streets
than hit buildings. The Chronicle esti-
mates that eight or ten raiders visited
London.
There were two separate attacks over
the London district, the second occur
ring about / ole ock this morning. Some
people claim tr have seen a half dozen
airplanes, but hey were quickly lost
sight Of in the haze. After dropping
bombs the raiders flew seaward. one
machine was located by searchlights at
an estimated height of 5000 feet. 1t
was severely shelled and onlookers de-
clare II was hit. At the same time Brit
ish airplanes We're seen maneuvering z
for attack on the raiders.
One bomb fell just outside a hospital
smother smashed through theater and
still another hit store in which a
number of girls were sleeping. Not
withstanding the moonlight, nothing
could be seen OF the raiders. although
their engines could be heard overhead.
That they were invisible was perhaps
due 20 a slight haze. which, however,
was Insufficient TO obscure the moon.
The raiders were constantly shelled by
anti-aircraft guns and several British
machines took the air to attack the in
vaders.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Election Of Officers.

The following officers were elected
American Institute of Criminal Law
and COMMUNICATIONS W. Kirchwey
New York, president: Edwin NJ. Abbott
Philadelphia secretary. and Bronson
Winthrop New York. treasurer
Judicial section - William C. Hook
Leavenworth. Kan. chairman. and JohI
r Tucker. Baltimore, secretary.
Section OF patent trade mark and copy
right law-John =. Bartlett. New York
chairman. and Wallace r. Lane Chi
cago, secretary.
Section Of legal educaton-Selden p
Spencer. ST. Louis, chairman. and Charlie:
NJ. Hepburn, Bloomington Ind. secre
tary
Former United States Senator Georg,
Sutherland of Utah, president of the as
sociation. in his annual address, pre-
dicted an annual railroad pork bar
rel amounting to II vast sum if TIL
government ever acquires the rail
roads, telegraph and telephone lines
He condemned all proposals whereof,
the government may engage in bust
ness for itself Among these he criti
cised the proposed arrnor plate and nj
trate plant
Evening star., 1917-09-05
LIVE STOCK MEN
|NLOS|NG BATTLE
Contest on Between Vegeter-
ianism and Meat Eating,
Warns Herbert Quick.
HOOVER FOR MORE CATTLE

Warning that "a contest is on in this
country between vegetarianism and
meat eating, and just now the live
stock men are losing out Herbert
Quick of the farm loan board today
urged members of the live stock in
dustry committee, meeting at the New
National Museum, to forego present
profits and look to the future
Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator;
Daniel Willard, chairman of the ad-
visory committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense; Senator kendrick of
wyoming, and William p. q. Harding,
governor of the federal reserve board.
addressed the cattle raisers.
The livestock industry just now is
passing through the most alarming
crisis 1t ever faced said Mr. Quick.
Everywhere female animals are NOV
ing to markets. Whole regions are be-
ing stripped of cows. The same is
true of calves. pigs and other imma-
ture animals. and laying hens are be-
ing sent out for killing. The germinal
factors of the livestock industry is be-
ing Sapped.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
LONDON IS TARGET
OF RAIDERS IN AIR
Eleven Persons Killed and 81
Injured in the MetropoIi-
tan District.
MAY HAVE BEEN ZEPPEllNS
MAY HAVE BEEN ZEPPELINS

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 5.-Eleven per-
sons were killed and sixty-two injured in
Last nights aerial raid. One raider is
) reported to have been brought down OF
Sheerness, it is announced officially.
The official announcement follows:
Enemy airplanes in considerable
numbers crossed the southeast coast
over a wide area between 10:30g pm.
and am. last mint. The raiders
seemed to have travelled singly or in
groups of from two 10 three machines.
for which reason it is difficult to esti-
mate their numbers with accuracy. but
Il is possible that as many as twenty
machines took part in the raid.
by 1l.20 pm. Ii became evident that
enemy airplanes were approaching
London, and at 11:i5 the first bombs
were dropped in the London district.
From this time until approximately
/ am forty bombs were dropped.
'srhe total casualties reported up to this
time are: Killed. IL; injured, 81. The ma
terial damage is not extensive.
.'One enemy machine is reported to
have been brought down in the sea off
sheerness-'
Evening star., 1917-09-05
SUGGESTS SHORTER
COURT OPINIONS
American Bar Association Pre-
Sents Memorial to U. S. and
State Judges.
FOR VIGOROUS WAR POLICY

BY the Associated Press.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y, Septem
ber 5.-The presentation of a memorial
to United S.ates and state courts re-
guessing conscious effort at the
shortening of opinions" was recon-
mended today to the American Bar As
sociation by the committee on reports
and digests, viii III reported that the
average length Of judicial opinions has
increased 80 per cent in the last twenty
years.
The committee asserted that the in
creasing volume of reported cases Is q
burden, for VIII ch some relief must be
found.
Other reports offered for action in
cluded the presentation of a compre-
hensive model code of insurance lava
suggested for adoption by Congress in
the District of Columbia; Endorsement
of the contention OF the United States
that Germany has violated the provi-
sions of international law by it's meth
DDS of warfare. and condemnation of
socialism
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Oppose Increase in Judges.

The committee to which was referred
the question of the Jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court reported that confer
ence was had with the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
and that the court was of the opinion
that it would be able to cope with the
increase in the number of cases brought
before it by delivering fewer opinions
and making them more concise. AS the
court, the committee states, would be
averse to an increase in the number of
judges under existing conditions, the
committee recommended that no further
steps be taken.
The association adopted yesterday by
a unanimous rising vote resolutions ex-
pressing approval of vigorous prosecu-
tion OF the war and set in motion plans
designed to marshal to the aid of the
country lawyers who are members of
national state or local associations. The
resolutions, which We're offered by Elihu
Root. were adopted amid scenes of en-
thusiasm characterized by many men,
a similar meeting.
and unqualified loyalty to the govern
ment expressed its belief that the future
freedom and security of the country de-
pend on the defeat of Germany. urged
the most vigorous possible prosecution of
the war. indorsed the plan to send Amer
lean troops. however raised, to Europe,
and condemned as pro-Gerrnan all at
tempts in and out of Congress to hinder
and embarrass the carrying on of the war
under whatever cover of pacificism or
technicality such attempts are made
Evening star., 1917-09-05

'' WILSON LEADS PARADE '"D NATIONAL ARM" CHAN" o'
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
DELAWARE RAISES Sl,O67, ,2O1
FOR RED CROSS, Sl,OO5,O7S OF
1T IS GIVEN In WILMINGTON
COMMITTEE EXPRESSES ITS
APPRECIATION

The leaders in the Red Gross
movement In Delaware held
meeting this morning, at Which
they reviewed the wonderful sue
cess OF the campaign, after which
Mr.. Henry p. Scott made the fol-
lowing statement;
seIhe Campaign Executive Com
mittee Of the Delaware Chapter OF
the American National Red Cross
desires 10 express its great appre-
cIation OF the splendid services OF
It's thousands Of cO-WOrkers and Of
the wonderful generosity Of the
people Of this State. We believe
all records have been broken by
the percentage of the number Of
subscribers as to population and
by the total subscriptions, in that
over four times the States allOt-
ment was contributed
Late last night. after the 'hur-
rah dinner. had been held, the fol-
lowing telegram was received from
headquarters;
aHenry p. Scott. Hurrah for
the four hundred per cent
State Of Delaware. II Is per-
fectly wonderful. Well may
you be proud and we all join
In singing glory halleluiah.
(Signed) II. p. DAWSON
Tabulation of the contributions
may not be completed for n day or
two and the grand total Of S1,O67.-
PSI may be slightly increased; but
based on the figures as they stanG.
Delaware's campaign shows that
the little State is undoubtedly In
the forefront as she has been
since the establishment Of the re-
public.
With the State population Of
100000 this total shows a per cap.
5 ita contribution OF Sf.64. The citl
contribution OF s1,OO5O7s.s4 re
duced 10 per capita basis OI
5 100000. shows the unprecedente,
amount Of S9.4s for every man
woman and child In Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
O'DOYLE MAY have been
shot IN CRAP CANE

state Detective Frank w. Mccoy Is
still at work on the mystery sur
rounding the death of Frank OBoyle
of No. 229 North Jackson street, whe
was found dead ID woods near Els
mere on Sunday. So far M tangible
clue has been unearthed.
Detective MCCOY said that OBoyle
may have been shot In a crap game.
but no witnesses have beenl found
who had seen any such game being
played near where the dead MAJ was
found.
The inquest will be held tomorrow
night
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
COUNTY TAX Rate
TO Be 95 CENTS
IS Cent Increase Made
Necessary by Extra De-
mands on County
DRY" ELECTION
TO COST $4,000

The 1917 budget, presented in Levy
Court this morning and passed. car
ries county tax rate OF Ss cents and
poor tax Of cents each. on each
500 OF assessment. making a total
tax for the new fiscal year OF 80
cents on each Si0O OF assessment 70
take care Of a total expenditure OF
SSS2,2i5. The tax rate for the past
year WAS 80 cents. The total assess
ment ior 1917 Is $s9,922, ,2OS; the net
estimated receips is given as $685.
76O.9S; che estimated expenditures
for police bodies. officials and cor
porat ons are given as S559.4l5 and
the amount TO be paid 10 discharge
demands by the Levy Court amount
to S332.S00
With the rate fixed at 95 cents, a
total given revenue Of S97S, ,990.S0 VIII
be receive by the county and poor
taxes. and from this must be de-
Quoted. S53.2S0, leaving the net in
crease OF 1925. .760.S9
The total OF expenditures for the
public officials, bodies and corpora
tiOns, plus the demands created by
the Levy Court, makes total OF ex-
pend lures for the new year OF $751;
215. The budget report shows that
the total unappropriated funds in the
county amounts 10 S43.545.9S.
The largest items OF appropria-
ton in the demands created by Levy
Court Is S2OO. 900 for the maintenance
OF improved roads. while $4,000 Is
provided for the construction OF i'm
proved roads. one Of the most i'm
portant items in the budget is for
$4,000 for the elimination OF the rail
road grade crossing on the Banning
road, while another very important
item is the sum OF $1,000 for tbs
county morgue and its equipment Th'
printing and stationery item THU
years covers a total OF $4,000
In the list Of demands created b!
law. the most important is the appro
priation OF $4,000 for the wet ant
"dry" election. This is $4,000 NOR
than Il was FIRST thought TO be neces
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26

which DR.. G. Layton Grier was captain,
won the banner for the largest number
Of contributors. In those two counties
5,779 persons contributed TO the fund.
p. $. duPont's team was second with
5,l7l, and James l. Ford's team third,
with 2,l06.
Dr. Grier. on account of having such a
large territory to cover. could not make
reports at the daily luncheons and when
last night he reported S35,36S90 for
those counties, he was given great ova-
tion. This made a total Of $50 .36S90,
of Which $4,000 was given by Pierre $.
DUPONT and associates, for the two lower
counties. Rural New Castle, Alfred a..
Curtis. captain, also made a good show
ing with total of S5i $3.50 for the
campaign, which includes So 900 given
by Pierre s. dupont and associates.
During the internission between the
dinner and the meeting a large bouquet
of roses was auctioned off and was
purchased by Frank G.. Tallman for
SIPS. This was done at the suggestion
of Mrs. p. s. DUPONT, who arranged a
flower sale for some little girls on Della
ware avenue yesterday afternoon. The
girls raised Sl62 and the roses left over
were taken 10 the hotel. Charles Top
kis vas the auctioneer and the bidding
was spirited.
Great Speech by Judge Gray.
One Of the greatest features OF the
evening was an address by former
Judge George Gray. who was intro.
duced by Chairman Scott as his first
recruit and who. he said. Il want to
make the last speech" Judge Gray
talked for more than an hour and he
was given an ovation time after time
ct was the greatest arraignment OF
the brutal acts OF Germany during the
war that I have ever heard" was the
comment Of a number Of prominent
men following the address when a
Continued on Page Two.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
new 100000 Gallon
SAND filter FOR CITY

A new $4,000. .OOO-gallon rapid sand
filter was placed in operation this
week by the Water Department 70 aid
the water supply OF the city. A new
12. 600 .OOO-gallon pump and two o.
600 OO-gallon pumps will be placed
in operation within two weeks to
further add TO the city's supply.
Thirteen years ago. when the pres
ent water plant was constructed, Il
was believed sufficient to accommo-
date the growth Of the city for the
next twenty years. At present, how
ever, the system is being doubled in
order TO supply the city, that has al
most doubled in population within the
last seven years.
One manufacturing plant has asked
the city authorities to add 100000
gallons OF water daily 70 its present
supply.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
DRY FIGHT IN
SENATE MAY TIE
UP legislation
Food Control Bill Seems
Blocked by Confusion
Over Prohibition
"EETS" Want QUESTION
TO Stand ON own MERITS
BY ROBERT J. BENDER

lulteQ lrcab clAu Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, June 26-Tho great
prohibition fight pending in tho Sem
ate today endangered the whole legis-
lative program
Tho Lever food control bill in
blocked by the tremendous confusion
resulting from injection OF the sweep
ing dry addition by the House.
Threats and counter threats from
opposing factions have brought a sit
uation perhaps unprecedented in thal
upper branch.
AS result reaction today set IN
force against the drastic "dry"
measure as ar adjunct to tho food
bill.
Let prohibition so through on its
own merits and not under the food
control measure" urged one dry
member today.
Letters and kilograms poured in
from all sections and from al fac
tons. the radical prOhibitonists
haillng the situation as propitious to
put across a nationwide dry bill.
and the more conservative urging
against hitching prohibition to the
food measure Meantime, the Senate
finance committee experts are mulllne
over arguments OF experts dealine
with loss OF revenue II the prohiht
ton amendment carries.
Some emphasize that $75,000,Oo0 II
. taxes 20 the Federal government AM
/. Sc 600 OOO. 900 or more to individual
states and cities in license taxes an
! the like will be lost through IN
i prohibition amendment. To whic
4 proponents reply: Yes. but uniH q
\ money and the billions involved
a. the annual business OF tb breWerie
r distlIeries and saloons Will there
be diverted TO other business cha
hal nols which can be drawn >Qn I
taxes N
And again those opposed poiNef
tha. under the House amenhne
an even household dainues and CHI
- dren's delights are threatened b
rn cause vanilla. lemon and orange a
CONTINUED ON Page SovenJ
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
ARGENTINE Close TO
BREAK With Germany
over Loss OF TOROI
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BEUNOS AIRES. June 3s.-Bink>
ing by a German submarine Of the
Argentine steamer Toro, was officially
admitted today 10 have brought Ar
gentine very close TO severanco of
diplomatic relations with Germany.
Officials declared the Toro sinking
was OF such a character as to make
necessary a firm stand by the Argen-
tine Government. There is no cloud
on the strictly legitimate nature or
the Toro's Argentine register as there
has been in one or two recent Argen-
tines lost in the submarine zone. The
vessel was bound from Beunos Aires
70 Italy and was sunk on Gibraltar
Request for full official details OF
the attack. the treatment OF the Ar
[ gentine crew aboard the Toro and az
fidavits from the survivors was made
through the Argentine minister at
Madrid today. The Toro was a vessel
J OF 114i tons.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
Bv W. s. FORREST.

United Press staff Correspondent.
PARIS. June 2B.-Four hundred and
fifty Of Frances grizzled veterans bore
to the front trenches today Major Gen
eral pershing's first message direct to
the Poilus IL was delivered TO them
through Captain +. y. Margetts, Perish
ing's aid. az a meeting in the Gar Du
Nord last night. which for overhowing
enthusiasm has seldom been equalled in
Paris.
The $50 were preparing 70 return to
the trenches. During the day they had
each received stuck bag made by
American women. had attended lunch
con where some Of Frances most famous
stage stars entertained them, and at
night met in great room in the base
ment for what in America would be
called "a smoker"
Into the smoke-hlled room cams
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-26
NOSE his OWN SLEUTH
ON RICHWAYMAN HUNT

Determined to locate and cause the ar
rest of the two Negroes who held him up
and robbed him Of his gold watch and
change along the Couseway on Sunday
night. Mose Ionziski, of No. los Bird
street. with a companion, went sleuthing
Yesterday. Their quest was rewarded
when Nose recoguized two men as those
who had robbed him He held them
while his friend went Tor an officer. and
the two men attacked 3onziski and made
their escape.
Nose is still seeking the highwaymen.