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Evening journal., 1917-05-05
TO BUILD SUBMARINE
CHASERS At MILFORD

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del, May 5-The three
shipyards i'm Milford are working to
capacity and are in great need Of
ship carpenters. AT the Abbott yards
a large schooner is under construction.
The old Vinyard shipyard, which a few
months go was purchased by Captain
McLauren, of New York City, is now
employing a large gang of men, and
work on boats is being pushed.
a new plant is being completed and
will soon start work on submarine
chasers for the government. This
plant Is owned by Captain Wilson NJ.
Vipyard A large building which will
hold two large boats is almost com
pleted, and when it is finished, work
on submarine chasers will be started
The management of the new ward
proposes running day and night
shift.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
MRS. N. P. vernon
dies At CONCORDVILLE

Mrs. Margaret p Vernon, aged
about SO years years, widow of Otley
Vernon, for many years a prominent
farmer, near Mt Cuba. and mother of
Mrs. Sylvester ID. Townsend. Jr.. Yer
non Place, this city, died this morning
at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Taylor. Concordyille. Pa. Mrs.
Vernon had been i'll but short time
Death was due to general debility. The
deceased is survived by seven chill
dren, as follows: Edgar r. Vernon,
South Dakota; William Vernon. Pom
eroy, Pa. Horace Vernon. Moline, I'll.
Eugene Vernon. Canton. Ohio. Mrs
Charles Kerns. Moline, H.; Mrs. Tay-
Tor. OF Concordville. Pa. and Mrs.
Townsend, OF this city. Arrangements
have not been completed for the
funeral.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
NO RUSH OF VOTERS TO
Get REGISTERED TODAY

Today is the only day for the reg
lstration OF voters IN this city prior
to the municipal election on Satur-
day, June 2. II Is a supplemental reg
istration. intended to give men who
failed to qualify last fall, or who do
sire to be transferred to other dis
tricis. an opportunity to do so.
The registration booths opened be
tween II and - o'clock and will close
at z o'clock The registration was
light up to early this afternoon,
Those who have attained their ma
jority since the last election. others
who failed to register last year. and
new corners. provided they have lived
In the state year tho city three
months and in the election distric,
thirty days by June 2. may register to-
day, while those who have changed
their districts may have their names
transferred on the books
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
NOT ONE RECRUIT
TODAY FOR Guard
CONTINUED from First paee)

CONTINUED from First Page)
Law Building. sent seven men TO Phil
adelphia today. They are: John
Paul, Santa Barbara, Francis Ste
phen Donahue Joseph r. Nienle, John
J. Dillon. Jr.. Edward Martin and
Lewis X. Cox. all OF this city, and
Carl G. Abrams, OF Trenton n. J.
The officers are well satisfied with
the results OF the recruiting for the
navy. Although the strength OF the
navy OF $1,000 men has been reached,
men are still being enlisted for the
service.
Twenty-Five enlisted men from each
National Guard regiment will have
an opportunity to participate in Off
GERS training camps. opening May 20.
The War Department specially de-
sires TO have the older and the most
non-commissioned officers of the Ma
tiOnal Guard attend the camps" said
an official announcement from Wash
ington today.
Knowing that many OF these have
the qualifications to become company
commanders or first lieutenants."
Such National Guardsmen will prob
ably not be required to report before
May 20.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
ASSAULT CHARGE GROWS
OUT OF AUTO ACCIDENT

Earl Mcdaniel charged with as
sault and battery on Benjamin Smith
a small boy, VINO was struck BY an au-
tomObile he was driving. was arraign-
ed in the Municipal Court this morn
ing. He pleaded not guilty and the
hearing of the case was continued for
ten days.
DIT Emil Marburg. OF the Delaware
Hospital. testified that the boy was
suffering from shock and badly
bruised back and leg, and would be
able to appear. in court in about a
week He said there were no inter
nal injuries.
Mcdaniel. while driving an auto
mobile on West Ninth street. between
Tatnall and West streets. struck the
boy He picked the lad up and rush
ed him to the hospital.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
ALLEGED HOLD UP MEN
HELD FOR UPPER COURT

James b. TraynOr, Solomon g.
Cheney and Francis Shipley were
held by Deputy Judge Finger in the
Municipal Court this morning under
$1,000 bail each for their appearance
at the Court OF General Sessions on
charges OF highway robbery on John
Mclaughlin, OF New Castle.
According TO the testimony OF Nc
Laughlin, the three men held him
up at Reed and Van Buren, streets,
beat and choked him and robbed him
of 80 and some change
Lee W. Donovan, a private citizen,
testified that he saw the entire occur
renee through a cigar store window,
and that he arrested the three men
and held them in the Weccacoe en-
CINE house until the police patrol ar
rived.
Several witnesses corroborated the
testimony Of Donovan and McLaugh-
lin.
The defendants entered an absolute
denial of the charges. All are en-
ployed. they said. by a picture dealer
near Second and King streets as
statesmen. They said their homes were
in Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
800 Chicks AND
zoo Hens BURNED
Modern Poultry Plant Near
Lincoln, Sussex County,
Destroyed by Fire
LOSS ESTIMATED AT
$1,000, NO INSURANCE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD. May 5.-Fire. supposed
TO have originated from an overhead
ed oil brooder. early Thursday morn
ing destroyed the poultry houses on
the farm owned by Charles Sackett,
about one mile from Lincoln. The
buildings were modern for poultry
raising. At the time Of the blaze
about 500 one-month old chicks and
about the same number Of laying
hens were in the building. All of
the chicks were burned and more
than two hundred hens persisted.
The Milford Fire Company was
called. but the structures were prac-
ticaliy destroyed when the fremen
arrived.
The buildings were not insured.
The loss Will probably amount to
$4,000 Mr. Sackett is known as the
plum King of Delaware, and owns
a number Of farms near Lincoln. He
stated this morning that every other
building owned by him was insured,
and that he thought that the burned
structures were insured until he
looked up his insurance papers.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
JAMES BUTLFR DEAD.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ST. GEORGES, Del, May 5.-James
Butler died at his parents residence
last Thursday. aged s years, of peri
tOnitis
Clarence Jones. son Of Mrs. Laura
Jones. formerly of St. Georges. now
living I'm Wilmington. and Miss Ethel
May Swain were married in Whining
ton on Thursday evening, April 26.
After today Mr.. and Mrs Jones will
b. az home al No. 40 Jefferson street,
Wilmington
An evening meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held al
the home of Mrs James Roberts on
next Monday evening.
Miss Claren Barnett is staying with
Mrs. !. b. Cazier. near kirkwood.
Mrs. +. u sutton was a recent visitor
in Wilm ngton Frank Frazier and
son of Philadelphia. were weekend
visitors here Mrs. Matte Jones and
her guest Mrs Roberts. OF Dover
have been spending several days with
Wilmington friends.-Mrs r. j.
smith. of Centreyille. Nd. and Mrs.
Clough. Of Church Hill. Md. visited
Richard Grassland and daughters last
week
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
PRINCIPALS OPPOSE
CLOSING schools
Do Not Think Sufficient
Boys Would Go on Farms
10 Warrant ii
credits FOR THOSE
WHO GO TO WORK

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, May 5.--That II would
be mistake to close the High Schools
IF the State early, on the theory that
he boys would 90 to work on the
farms II released from their studies,
is the concensus Of opinion OF the
principals of the schools.
The state Board of Education
recently sent out list of questions
% principals to get their idea on the
Proposition Of closing the schoosl
,arly. These questions were asked:
Present enrolment in the High
School and seventh and eighth grades?
Number Of pupils who will quit school
because they live on farms? Number
81 pupils who would go to work II
school closed? Number of pupils who
would come to school IN school con-
inued? Would YOU favor closing
schools soon. say May rs? Could pro-
motions and graduations be satisiac-
orily made ~ schools closed early?
AS a result of replies received TO the
questions. Dr. Wagner has recommended
20 the State Board that those pupils
who wish to work ON tho farms he OK
FUSED and given credit for school work.
u is believed that comparatively few
Of the schools would lose my large num-
1cl of pupils.
Most Of the principals report hat
pupils viii continue 20 80 TO school If
ihe schools remain open. Fully three
tourths of the replies TO the keeping the
schools open favored the open schools
DR. Wagner and the county super
lntendents In compliance with the law
enacted by the recent Legislature,
providing for the moritorious recOgni-
ton and awards TO all free schools,
not having special powers by incor-
poration or consolidation. thai attain
a certain standard of efficiency. have
prepared tentative schedule on
which such credit is to be given
This schedule follows;
Teacher 60 points. school grounds.
30 points. school house, % points.
furnishings. 80 points; equipment. 30
points; sanitation. % points: attend
anoe so points; activities. 80 points.
a total Of 300 points.
An additional 100 points will he
required from optional offerings. |
making the total points TO be made !
500 10 secure standard schools.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
TO SHOW LIVING PIcTrRrs

One Of the entertainment features
for the International Sunshine con
yention, which will be held in this city
on May II, is and 19. will be the pre-
sentation OF living pictures in the
New Century Club on Friday evening.
May Is, by Miss Isabelle Wales. Miss
Wales will sing songs appropriate to
each picture and following the enter
tainment there will be general danc@
ing One OF the pictures will be
Little Boy Blue" Tickets for the
entertainment may be procured from
Mrs. Carrot J. Hart, No. 1910 Broome
street. or from any other Sunshine
member. The proceeds OF the enter
tainment will go to the Delaware Di-
vision. I. S. s.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
THIS SUIT Case COT
CLEAVER IN TROUBLE
Contained s Quarts of Liquor
When Taken From Bag
gage Room at Dover
DEFENDANT FINED
AND IMPRISONED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. May Sin the Court Of
General Sessions yesterday Joseph
Cleaver. colored. of Dover who was
arrested at the Dover passenger sta
ton on Monday as he came from' the
baggage room. with a suitcase con
tainng eight quarts Of liquor. entered
a plea Of guilty The new anti-ship-
ment law prohibits the shipment Of
any intoxicating liquors into the dry
counties and also makes it unlawful
for a person to have more than one
quart Of whlskey in their possession
while in those counties.
Cleaym's defense was that The
liquor was not his property and that
he was given the baggage check for
the suitcase by another party. The
authorities are trying to locate the
party that Cleaver claims sent him
for the suitcase
Cleaver was fined $50 and SEN
fenced 10 five months in the Dover
jail
Arthur Harris. colored. Of Milford.
pleaded guilty TO the larceny Of s35
from = w. Houseman. lie was sen.
fenced 10 five months imprisonment
In the Kent county jail
John Cain. an elderly white man
arrested I'm Smyrna several days ago
as a vagrant, was brought before the
court and on his promise TO leave the
county and secure work, was dis
charged
The case of Lester Grant, charged
with larceny, was postponed until May
10. Register of Wills Ernest b. Raugh-
ley has granted letters of administration
ON the following estates: Estate of
Caleb S. Van Burkalow to Arlev h.
Magee; estate of Abraham Williams TO
w. Ice Cannon.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
GUARDS EXPLAIN POSITION.

Guards Of the Artillery Fuse Com
pany. who refused to work for the
company after their request for a
wage increase was refused this week.
explained today that they had been
placed in an unfair light by the state
ment that the company was willing to
pay SIS a week to those OF its guards
who had been in the service six
months The guards explained that
they worked seven days a week for
$3.50 a day and asked for So day.
The company's offer was: To guards
employed less than three months.
S2.36 day. over three months and
under six months. SIS a week: over
six months. 500 The men say that
under this arrangement only three Of
the siXty-fivc guards would have re-
ceived SIS a week.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
REV. 4. B. JONES TO SPEAK
At Volunteers SERVICE

The services Of the Volunteers Of
America Gospel Mission tomorrow
will be as follows: At 3 and 7.3O
O'Clock, open air service at Fourth
and Market streets The evening
service will be followed by an in
door service in the hall, No sos Ship
Icy street, conducted by the Rev. H.
B. Jones, the Welsh evangelist, who
spoke to crowded audience last
Sunday in the Volunteer hall.
The Rev. ~ Beskin will also make
a short address at this service.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
DEATHS.
Paris T. Laws
Emma Jane Gray.
James A. Rodgers.
Moses Campbell.
nTnrw EIfTahafh Euau

Paris T. Laws.
Emma Jane Gray.
James A. Rodgers.
Moses Campbell.
Mary Elizabeth Evans.
LAWS-In this city. on May 4, 1917, Paris
n Laws Of No. ZOE Locust street, aged
81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral from his late residence, No. zoe
Locust street on Tuesday afternoon, May 4.
at O'Clock. Services az Ezion Church.
1nterment at Mt Zion cemetery. Body can
he viewed from until p. NJ, Monday,
EVANs-In this city on May s. 1917, AfArT
Elizabeth wife Of George W. Evans
Due notice Of funeral will be given.
CANlPBELL-on May 4, 1917. Moses
Relatives and friends arn invited 70 attend
the funeral services at his late residences,
Wagner's Row. dupont Banks. Christians
hundred. on Tuesday afternoon May 3, at
2 80 O'Clock. Interment Greenhili GENE.
terry.
RODGERs-In this city. on May 3, 1917.
James A. Rodgers aged IS years.
Relatives, friends, members OF BrandyWins
Lodge I. o. o. F.. and Oriental Lodge, X.
Of p are invited 20 attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence Of his son-in-law, John
W. Chambers, No. 2l28 Lamotte street. on
Interment at Riverview cemetery.
GRAN-On May g. 1919, Emma jams. dauEh.
ter Of Leroy and the late Ida z. Gray,
aged years.
Relatives and friends are invited % attend
the funeral services At the residences Of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray,
Greenbank. Delaware, on Monday afternoon.
May Z. az . o clock. lnterment NJ St. Bar.
nabas z. f. cemetery.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
MARKET TRREGULAR.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, May 5.-The stock mar
ket opened irregular today. United
States Steel sold at ll3 IA and 3-s, of
3-s and Ia, and Bethlehem was up Is
at lis "a. Industrials and rails were
iraetionally off while copper stocks were
up Is to off -.
United States Steel rallied to ia on
an active short covering movement dur
ing the first hour, and Delaware and
Hudson sold up , 3-S TO 40 ID Indus
trial Alcohol was strong at l-2 above
yesterdays close.
Trading during the second hour was
dull United states Steel sold to ] l3 3-s.
on l-4 from the previous close. Ship
ping stocks held firm. The close was
irregular.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
GREEN WORKED FAST WITH
KNIFE, But COST Is HEAVY

Claude Green, colored. was fined
500 and costs by Deputy Judge Fin
ger in the Municipal Court this morn
ing, on a charge of assault and bat
terry on William Robinson, also col
ored In default Of payment he will
serve six months I'm the wOrkhouse.
According to the evidence given this
morning. Green cut Robinson in the
face head hand and neck with a
knife, requiring eighteen stitches to
close the wounds. The trouble hap
pened at Seventh and Scott streets,
on April II.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
rAkE SrHOOL EXAMS.

Examinations for entrance 20 the
seventh. or higher. grade OF a State
approved high school system are be-
ing held in several OF the high schools
of the State today The examinations
include reading. arithmetic. grammar,
United States history. physiology. ny
giene. political geography and spell
ing.
The examinations are being held in
the Alexis I. DUPONT School. this city;
MiddletOwn. Newark. New Castle. Del
aware CITY. Mt. Pleasant and Town
send schools.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
BANNERS ACCEPT Def
OF SECURITY TRUST TEAM

Members of a baseball team. com
posed of men connected with Laird
and Company. investment bankers. to-
day said they would be glad to accept
the challenge Of the team of the Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany for a game at any convenient
time. II is expected that Tom
Eaton will do the twirling and
Eddie" Bispham the receiving for the
Laird and Company team.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
New Corn Remover In Big
Demand Says Druggists

Since the virtues % Ics-mlut as corn
remover became known in this country. drug
Fists have been having an extraordinary de-
mand for this product and it is predicted
'hat this summer women viii wear smaller
and prettier shoes than ever.
Tho fact that this new discovery which
Is made from a Japanese product. win actu.
ally remove corns-roots and all-and With
out the slightest pain or soreness Is o.
course, mainly responsible for its large and
inrreasing sale.
You apply just little on tender. aching
corn and instantly the soreness Is relieved
and soon the corn Is SO shriveled that IL ma,
be lifted out with the hngers-root and an
ice'mint is clean. creamy snow.whitc.
.no on poisonous substance and will never in-
Name or irriiaie the most tender skin
Cutting or pairing corns often produces
blood poison and people are warned 10
stop h.
iuti AK in any drug store FOR small jar
oi Ice mini which will cost little yet rs sun.
cient 10 rid ones feet Of evcry corn o. al.
AsHs. les'A LIZ y immensely.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
WAVES REOUISITION

Baxter Collins. colored, waived re-
QUESTION in Municipal Court today by
the Pennsylvania authorities on a
charge Of murder, and was remanded
to the custody of a Kennett Square
constable. He is the man arrested
Yesterday morning by Detective ]. c..
Riley, within fifteen minutes after a
report was received at the police sta
ton that he was accused OF killing
Samuel Phillips, also colored, IL a
railroad camp at Mendenhall Pa
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
CARNIVAL WILL END TONIGHT.

Despite the storm yesterday. the
Washburn spring carnival. under the
auspices Of Hope Farm. was we'll at
tended and those who braved the
elements were delighted with the-per-
formances under the rain-proof tents.
The carnival company has played 10
banner crowds all week
The various exhibitions attracted
more than passing notice during the
week. especially the glass blowers,
and the Submarine the only war
like amusement on the grounds.
In addition to pleasing thousands
OF patrons. the Carnival has caused
hundreds Of people here to start. rails
ing poultry In their back yards. the
chicken booths being well patrOnized
and scores OF patrons have left the
grounds carrying thoroughbred
chickens under their arms
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
policemen TO Hear keep
TO The RIGHT sermon

About forty policemen will attend
Wesley NJ. r. Church tomorrow night
when the new pastor, the Rev. 4. II.
Wells will preach a special sermon
To them on keep to the Right"
Pastor Wells extended the invita-
ton TO the policemen through Chief
OF Police Black. who will head the
delegation OF bluecOats.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
WILMINCTONIl IN DRILL
SERGEANT At U. OF P.

Clyde e. Gray, OF this city, is
Serving as a drill si argeant at the Uni
versity of Pennsyll vania~ MIR. Gray
has been in the arm service and also
in the Delaware iIpilitia, and when
the students of the M University OF Penn
sylvania took up mit itary training as
part OF the regular Il course there. Mr..
Gray offered his setrvices TO Major
Kelly. L. s. A. the 1 military instruc-
tor. who assigned NH Gray as a drill
sergeant. He goes to Philadelphia
each day that drilling is on the SEIZED
ule.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
OLD COUGHS

81 never heard Of anything
like my cough. Could net lie
down for two weeks. PreScrip.
lions and remedies failed to
help me. Then Brazilian Balm re.
IieVed me in a few hours" B. F.
Ralyea, Yorkshire, N. Y.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
Y. NJ. II. A. AT PEN, ANSGROVE.

A preliminary meetinuH or Olalch
Of the Y. NJ. II. A. Of th Is city VIII De
held on Monday eveninQle' IN Penns-
grove. for the organiOlzation Of a
branch of the association in that place
The new branch Of the association is
IN no devoted Ia social an I'D educational
nprnoses There are ally the present
lime large number of Hhelebrews living
in pennsgrove ana wort king at Car
nev's point A. /. Kan lhtmman is par
ticularly active in the or y, 'gani1auon OF
a Pennsgrove branch.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
CITY BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW HEALTHY INCREASE

Clearings of Wilmington banks for the
week ending today were S3,642, e4629.
compared with S2,727 ,3sl .6G for the cor
responding week of last year The clear
ings for the month of April were sl3.-
40 6556f compared with Sll .9O4 .j53.2l
for the same month of last year.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
VITAL STATISTICS

There were 10 deaths, IS births and
"a marriages here this week. as COM
pared with IS deaths. SO births and 81
marriages for the same period last year.
-Four cases Of measles, five of chicken.
poN and two of cerebro spinal fever were
reported during the past week.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
HUSBAND THREATFEND TO
BURN HER, WIFE SAYS

Roman Smigielski waFNs placed under
$500 peace bond i'm the Municipal
Court this morning. VIII zen he was ar
raigned on a charge OF ~ breach Of the
peace, preferred by his wife.
She said that her hlhlAsband chased
her with bricks and ~thohreatened TO
burn her IN She tesl tilted that he
worked a couple OF de- 'ys each week
and drank rum and maeN de trouble all
the rest Of the week
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
Held UP BIZ COLOREn MN.

Held up by three colored men, ~
Second and Jefferson streets on
Thursday night. a man named Melvin.
employed as a foreman in one OF the
local industrial plants, Is reported
to have been robbed Of S35. The
matter was reported to the police.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
PYTHIANs ENTERTAIN.

Oriental Lodge, No. 10, knights n
Pythias. gave a smoker and vaude.
vile entertainment at Pythian Hall
last night. In addition to the excels
lent performance by New York artists,
George NJ. Rose, of this city. gave =
rag-time dance.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
EXTENDS TIME FOR RETURN.

Judge Rice has extended the date
for the return of the commission of
review on the opening Of Buttonwood
street from Saturday, May 2 10 Sat
urday. May 26.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
EXrLAIN WORK OF Rad CR0ss.

Eric Allen. secretary OF the Allan
tic Division OF the American Red
Cross. VIII address a meeting at the
Y. NJ. c. A. at SIS o'clock tonight. Mr..
Allen will explain what the organiza-
ton will have TO do and how young
men and boys may help the society.
An invitation is extended to al
those interested In the Red Cross or
ganization and what is being done for
he soldiers in Europe to attend the
ecturc.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
LETTERS ON KoPP ESTATE.

Letters testamentsry have been is
sued in the Office Of Register Of Wills
Brown on the estate of Jacob } Kopp
TO Caroline A. Kopp.
Evening journal., 1917-05-05
YOU KNOW YOU NEED
A GOOD COURSE OF MEDICINE.
We Recommend Hoods SarsapariIla
and Peptlron Pills.

Il is found that many people who
feel the need of a good tonic, an inn
mediate uplift, OF pure blood and
strength-get wonderful help, perfect
satisfaction. IN a course OF Hoods
Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is especially
recommended for conditions that are
radically or Enthusiastically scrof-
ulous Or dependent on impure blood.
Peptiron Pills are recommended for
conditions that are radically or char
acteristically anemic and nervous.
All the ingredients in this comb-na-
ton work together in harmony. and
are absolutely harmless No opiates,
no heart-depressants no hablt-form-
ing drugs.
Why not begin taking these two
medicines one before meals. the other
after-as soon as YOU can get them.