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GVERS or CHRISTMAS RELIEF
BUNDLES.
Continued from First Page

Miss Elsie Armstrong; No. io2 Cedar
street.
Mrs. ]. w. Crawford, No ~ West
Eleventh street.
A Friend
A Sympathizer
William Baedonkopf No. ii00 Penn
sylvania avenue.
a Sympathlzer
Mrs. H. i. shewbrooks. No. 1902 wesl
Eighth street.
Miss leita wolfman. No so2 Yves
Thirteenth street
Mrs r. C. Field. No so2 West Twenty
fourth street
street.
Mrs. C. NJ. No. 5i3 South Heald
street
Mrs L. r. Hutton, No 9O7 West
Tweniy-thlrd street.
Mrs. A. J.. Massey. 80. COS West Twcn-
tieth street
T. David
Mrs. Z. L. Rice, lr, No. BOZ West
Twelfth street
LcRoy Hutton, No. 2o7 West Twen-
ty-ihrd street
A Sympathizer
Needle Work Guild of Hockessin.
Mrs. Julien ortiz Grcenvllie. Del
Mrs. f. p. Mitchell. 30. 1900 Droome
street
James F. Price. No. 1901 Washington
street.
A Friend
Mrs. Il. w. Jefferson, No. 7o7 West
Eleventh street.
Mrs. j. Godfry no. 22o3 West
street
Mrs. !. w. Haley, No. 7O7 West Elev-
enih street.
Mrs. H. Curlett, No. 60 Jackson
street
Miss Mary = Steel Newark. Del.
Mrs. Il s. johnson. Newark, Del.
Address on letters containing money
contributions and an bundles contain
Ing clothes. shoes, toys and other arti-
cles 20 Clarence j. Pyle. Halifax Relief
Editor, Evening journal. Wilmington,
Del.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
DON'T HOARD SUGAR.
UNCLE SAM Will Get
YOU IF YOU DO
CONTINUED from First Page.

pound prices and 10 Is hoped that small
retailers viii do the same.
some reports of the high cost OF
potatoes is due possibly TO The change
Of price basis. Reports that potatoes
arc selling at 50 and $3.50 a bushcl in
certain markets are incorrect, and sp-
parenily arise from the fact that po-
iaiocs are quoted at wholesale in
those market at 50 and $3.50 per hun
drcdwcight instead Of the usual bushel
basis. These figures correspond 10
pound prices Of . and pa cents per
pound and 10 bushcl quotation Of $3.50
and $3.50.
In pursuance OF its plan TO prevent
food waste by Furnishing produce deal
ers who continue the practice Of I'M
iustidably rejecting shipments of per-
ishables. the Food Administration az
Washington has ordered the firm Of
Lester Brothers. produce merchants Of
Newport News. Va. 20 appear for
hearing. This company is charged with
refusing. because Of decline in prices
six carloads Of potatoes and a carload
Of onions consigned TO them by ship
pors IN the middle west
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
WILLIS MARE CLEANS
UP ON SNOW path
Special 10 THE EVENING Journal


NEWARK, Dec. is-Ncwark horsemen
had another good afternoon u sport
on the snow path yesterday While
there were not so many out as on sat
urday there were some Interesting
brushes and the speedway was in fine
shape Vic" Willis mare, Gertrude
B, again showed more speed than any
others on the path. but she may have
10 step lively to retain her title as
queen Of the snow path before the week
ends il the sport continues, as Clark
Mccarns. with Lucy Paichen. is ex-
pected 70 be out this afternoon.
McCarns was out late yesterday az
ternoon with Lucy Potchen and the
mare showed considerable speed. Mr.
Thompson. who drove Gertrude B. had
left the speedway at that time. but an
effort is being made 10 have the two
meet this afternoon. Lucy patchen is
a sister Of the we'll known Bessie
Patchen, owned by Charles Lanerty.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
RUSH FOR TURKEYS At
AZ CENTS A PCUyD TODAY

II. Ridsely Harrington today placed on
sale carload Of turkeys from the
Shenandoah Valley and the Delmarvia
Peninsula at his store. No. J07is West
Front street. He has set p cents a
pound o. the price, and there was a
brisk demand for turkeys, chickens and
ducks there AN morning. he SAYS the
poultry Is being offered al the lowest
price that will bring him a slight profit.
lie does not guarantee he will have
enough turkeys 20 last all week. but
will sell an he can get az az cents a
pound, ne SAYS.
The farmers turkey market viii open
on Fifth street from Market east to-
morrow. johnson a Brother also ox-
pect to have a biz supply of turkeys
tomorrow, but have not announced the
price.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
MORE MEN WHO
co over THERE
READY TO march
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rying the men 10 Fort Dupont viii leave
French street station at 1920 o'clock.
The local board today sent out an
other nve per cent. OF the questionnaires
as follows:
Board No (, from No. 1913 20 No. i9s;
Bond No. ?. from No. 3Oi to No. $50:
Board No. 3. from No. s5i 10 No. $50,
and Board No 4. from No. 30i 70 No.
$50
The first copies Of the Questionnsires.
which were sent out last Saturday
started TO come back 10 the local boards
today. The many questions and COM
plicated forms proved too much for the
men who attempted 20 mn them out
without assistance. and as a result sew
eral OF those returned are wrong and
will have to be made out again. Even
young men Of unusual intelligence have
gone wrong in filing out the papers.
and for this reason Il is urged upon
every man who gels QUESTIONABLE
that he come 10 the old Court House
and consult the members Of the legal
advisory board for aid in answering the
questions.
The attorneys will be at the Court
House every day and night to aid regis
trants IN This work. and the men are
urged TO seek this aid so that there
will be no mistakes Copies Of the
questionable are scarce and cannot be
wasted. and those receiving them should
be careful 10 see that they are not
damaged or destroyed. also that they
are not made out improperly, for this
requires a new copy.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
CASES POSTPONED.

Edna Allen. charged with keeping a
house Of tp-famc at No. ss6 Orange
street wiz called for trial before
Nrunicipal Court on Friday, December
9S The accused was convicted and
fined for the same offense February S,
ieis Tho attorney for the defense
claimed that the paper Of admission of
the former charge resembled a new
charge rather than an admission Of
eiilt in the other case and a postpone
ment was the result.
sadie MillST. charged with keeping a
house of ill-fsme AZ the same address
had her case postponed until Friday
morning.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
MUNICIPAL Court SENDS
Welsh Case ALONG

Municipal Court was well flled this
morning by spectators in anticipation
Of seeing Thomas Welsh, charged with
the murder Of sophia L. Hayes. at No
9i5 Shipley street. last Wednesda,
morning. land Of hearing the case.
The trial had been postponed until
today, and the fact that wide publicity
had been given brought out the NOR
bid and curious.
Deputy Attorney General Green was
present when the case was called and
informed the court that Coroner Sprlng
jury had found that the accused
Thomas Welsh. caused the woman
death by cutting her throat ana tl'i
/ Coroner Spring had remanded the ul-
PENDANT for trial. Trial OF lhe Cas-,
In Municipal Court therefore was 40,
necesssr, Welsh is now confined III
I the workhouse
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
DELAWARE DROPS TWO
BASKETBALL Games
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Dec. iS.-Delaware College
basketball team lost both Of its games
on the trip 10 New York last week,
they being the FIRST contests OF the sea-
son for the blue and gold i've on Fri
day night Delaware lost 10 stevens at
Hoboken, 30 TO "A. and Saturday was
defeated by Pratt in Brooklyn 80 TO IL.
Despite the two defeats the Delaware
boys put up a fairly good game consid-
ering the short time they. had TO pre-
pare for these early games. No more
games will be played until after the
Christmas holidays.
Eight men were taken by Coach Baum
gartner on the trip 10 New York and
all Of them got in each game. The
stevens game started on with Alex
snder and Horsey, forwards: Craig.
centre; Wilson and Lord, guards In the
Pratt game, Craig and IIorscy started
at forward; Alexander, centre, and Car
ter and Lord, guards. Ritz and Mars
ton were substituted in each game.
Lord. a freshman, made a fine impress
sion by his good work.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
So pounds CT MONEY
CO FOR THRIFT Stamps

That the War Thrift stamps are
popular was evident yesterday when
thirty-nve pounds Of pennies. nickels
dimes and quarters were turned into
the postOflice by letter carries as the
result Of their days sale of The stamps.
Yesterday. according 90 Postmaster
English, was a heavy day IN the sale or
the stamps and with the receipt or tiie
thousands Of one-cent pieces last nignt'
the penny shortage at the local post
office was met.
The usual Christmas rush ~ mdli
matter he also being felt at the post
once Thirty additional clerks and
carriers have been added 70 me i9fss
force already there. The number Of
delivery wagons has been doubled and
IN order 10 enable the men 20 ,No,h s1
nights. additional electric lights have
Ssen placed on the exterior Of the post
orIce In the rear Of the delivery divis-
ion.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
APPEAL Is REFUSED
IN DICKERSOK Case

Judge Finger today refused 20 grant
an appeal in the case Of George Dick
erson. who was fined 800 and costs
by Judge Finger last Friday. on the
charge Of cruelty TO childi
The charge was the outcome of the
case wherein DickersOn and his daugh-
ter, Anna DickersOn. were before the
court charged with iho abandonment
OF a baby. left in the vestibue OF the
Baby Hospital.
James salisbury. attorney for Dick
erson, gave notice at the trial last
week, that he would take an appeal
when the fine Of 500 and costs were
imposed.
Dickers0n was in court today, but
neither he nor his attorney intimaied
that a further appeal would be made.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
HOUSING expert TO
solve CITY PROBLEM
ConLInued dom FIrst page.


homes on a cooperative basis. which
proved 30 successful in Bridgeport,
Conn.,, Waterbury. Conn. and Kenosha.
Wis. and in 0thc~ cities. Since the
outbreak Of the war. be has been serv-
ing as advisor Co several Of the most
important committees OF the Council Of
National Defense. and has helped TO
lay the plans for an Of the govern
ments house-buildlng projects In adj
ditlon, he has served as one 0f the COM
mite which has prescribed the mini
mum standards for houses that have
been built through government aid
These standards have been formelly ap-
proved by thc Committee ON Housing
Of The Council Of National Defense In
order 60 secure financial assistance
from the government % is necessary
for communities and housing conf
panies to conform at least to these re-
quiroments.
Mr. N0len will submit "a report on the
Wilmington situation which shall
show complete data not only from the
standpoint of better and cheaper
houses for Wilmington workingmen
but also wlll work in al the supple
men,ary city planning features for
which me is justly noted
Willie in Wilmington Mr.. N0lcn will
have his headquarters in the Offices Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
The committee in charge OF the local
housing situation has been advised
that the necessary planning work vii
have TO be done in advance. so Thai
the committee win be- ready TO start
work Of construction as soon as thc
details OF government aid have beer
approved at Washington
Mr.. Nolens recommended D-s viii BE-
transmitted 90 The housing company "a
be formed, Tor such use IS that or
ganizaiion shall deem proper 10 make
IL
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
scENEnY I'D ON ACIRLss.

During the performance or inc lssl
scsne of Words and Music at Inc
plsyheiisn last night scream by on
NJ Inc girls IN the company was hear'
nv me audience. s piece or scenery had
foppled over and struck the youne
syeman. who was back IN the wings Of
me stage. on the head. She was much
excited. but not seriously hurt Drs.
Stadfer and Wales were called hack TO
the STAGE to attend the youns woman.
While lhc D0oley Brcth's, 81 n tn
bis hits OF the show. were doing then
Knockout comedy ass in the lisI scenc
Dooley cut his arm, but he kept
on with his act a. If nothing had hap
pened
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
rockefeller Home BURNS:
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
CLEVELAND. o., Dec. is.-Fire believ-
ed TO be incendiary early today de-
str0yed John D. Rockefeller's Forest
Hin in East Cleveland at an estimated
loss Of 100000. The lre was discovered
IN a bedroom that Mr.. Rockefeller al
ways occupies while here.
Few Of the rich furnishings OF the
house. which was built by the oil king
forty years ago were saved. Fremen
today were searcrlng in the ruins for a
valuable oil painting OF Mr.. Rockefeller
himself. which he priced highly. All the
valuable paintings and art treasures
were removed two years ago.
The belief of officials that Die fire was
incendiary was strengthened when
watchmen declared there was no fire In
the furnace last night.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
Mr.. AND MRS. COOPER
TO OBSERVE OBSERVE Anniversary

Mr. and. Mrs Ezekiel Cooper have
issued Invitations Tor the twenty-nflh
anniversary Of their wedding. which
viii be celebrated at their country
home. Devondale Hall on the state
Road between Farnhursi and Hare's
Corner. on Friday. December % There
Will be reception from f. o'clock
20 , O'Clock Mr.. Cooper is the popu-
Ter cashier Of the Farmers Bank al
Wilmington and formerly lived in
Dover.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
BOY COASTER INauREp.

Colliding with an IRON pole AZ EIeN-
enth and Wilson streets about $50
o'clock last night while coasting down
Eleventh street hill. John Coleman. a
Negro. aged about - years, Of No. as
TAYLOR street, was badly injured He
was removed to the Delaware Hospital
IN the Phoenix ambulance, where his
injuries were attended to.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mrs. Mary A. Rose announces the
wedding Of her daughter, Miss Selma
C. Siirlith, TO G. +. l.. Hutchinson. Of
Townsend az Elkton on December ii
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson are Twins at
No zoo Adams street
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
ARhISTCE HATS
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA
RussO-German Agreement
Calls for Cessation OF Ac-
tivitieS Until Jan. IA
FIGHTING MEN
MAY FRATERNIZE

AMSTERDAM. Dec. fS.-Dr. Rich
ard Won kuehlmann, the German
Foreign Secretary. says Berlin dis
patch, Is proceeding 10 Rrest-Li-
tOvsk during the course OF the week
to take part in peace negotiations
with Russia.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18
TRANsFFRREn T0 MlLMINGTnN

Ellis NJ. Nichols has been transferred
from the iO4th Engineer Regiment 20
Camp Mcclellan 10 the Engln En-
listed Reserve Corps in Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

Holiday Neckwear Of exec ptlona
beauty. p cents 70 - 1T enellenbursf
ADV.
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The Matson liner Matsonia reached
San Francisco at o'clock this morn.
ing, coast time, say adVices to the
Merchants Exchange
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The Norwegian steamer Governor
Forbes arrived at San Francisco Mon
day afternoon.
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CORPORATION TAX IS
MADE MORE BINDING

That Uncle Sam is tightening up
upon the internal revenue laws is evil
dent from instructions at the local
office regarding certain corporations
not organized for profit, which have
been exempt heretofore. Under the
new law corporations classed as elee-
mosynary, social. civic, religious, char
liable, and educational, if they pay
to one individual salary, rents or in
terest in excess of $4,000 or $4,000, ac-
cording to the case, are required to
withhold one per cent upon the en-
tire amount thus paid, unless the lat
ter files a certificate of exemption
before January 81
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TIEUP
IS ABOUT over

By the END Of this month the con-
gestion in San Francisco of freight
awaiting shipment 10 island ports will
be thing OF the past, according to
Capt Peter Johnson OF the Matson
liner Wilhelmina. which arrived this
morning from the coast
The day the Wilhelmina steamed,
January 10. there were only 33 or "a
cars of railroad freight left behind
after she sailed. according to her com
mander. The Manoa, due to leave
San Francisco today, will clean up all
railroad freight except some of the
automobiles" he added. The Hilon-
ian, | am sure, cleaned up all the cars
We left behind" The latter freighter
left the coast Saturday for this port.
Congestion of island cargoes at the
coast has existed since the longshore-
mems strike there last spring and
summer. 1t has been as high at times
as 240 cars.
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|[0(M And GEN[lkL

Excelsior Lodge, /. o.. o! F., viii
have e business meeting at 1880
o'clock this evening.
A meeting Of William Mckinley
Lodge, K. Of p, will be held at 7:30
O'Clock this evening in Pythian hall,
There will be work in the third de-
gree at meeting of Honolulu Lodge,
F. and A. NJ, at 100 o'clock this
evening.
A fencing and jiu-jitsu meet will
be held at 2 o'clock next Saturday
afternoon at the Japanese high school,
upper Fort street.
Because of a temporary financial
shortage, the board CG industrial
schools has written the governor ask
ing him to appropriate $500 from his
contingent fund for use by the board
until the meeting of the next legiSla-
ture
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MILLS AND KAWAlAHA0
STUDENTS HAVE PICNIC

More than IS students and a few
teachers Of the Mid-Pacific Institute
1ourneyed out TO the Polo grounds at
Moanalua on a special car for a pic.
mic yesterday noon. The picnic was
given by the 'freshies" of Mills
school and they invited their girl
friends OF Kawaiahao seminary. The
students had q jolly good time at the
polo grounds playing games. Dinner
was served at and later a campfire
was built. Stories were told around
the fire by Arthur f. Wyman and
I-ydon l.. Lynch, instructors of Mills
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LOST.
STOCKS AT AUCTION.

At II o'clock noon on Saturday, Jan.
20, 1917, at our salesroom, we will sell
by order of the Treasurer Of Hawaiian
Pineapple Co., Ltd, 80 fractional
shares of the new issue authorized at
the meeting of the stockholders of said
company held December 20, 1916.
JAS. F. MORGAN CO., LTD,
Auctioneers.
662a-4f
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(Continued from page one)
Montojo's squadron, destroying II
warships and capturing all other yes
sells and all the land batteries with
! out the loss OF a man on the Amerf
can side.
Upon his triumphant return to the
United States he was feted by the
nation His admirers presented him
with a beautiful home in the national
capital Congress gave MIN an en-
graved sword. and raised him from
the rank of commodore to rear-admir
al and then to the full rank of the
Admiral OF the Navy
In Noted Company
Admiral Dewey was the third Amer
lean to reach that pinnacle of naval
rank. Farragut was the first and
Porter the second. 1t was under Far
ragut that Dewey received his first
baptism in war.
Valuable AS the training of Arnap-
oils was, it was poor schooling beside
that OF serving under Farragut in
time of war" Admiral Dewey once
ra'f. "henever have been in a dIf-
ficult situation or in the midst OF
such confusion of details that the
simple and right thing TO do seemed
hazy have often asked myself, what
would Farragut 90? In the course of
preparations. for Manila bay, J. often
asked myself this question, and con-
fess | was thinking of him the night
we entered the bay and with the con-
vietion that was doing precisely
what he would have done"
Born In Vermont
George Dewey was born in the sha.
dow of Vermont's state capitol at
Montpelier, on the day following
Christmas in 1897. At the age OF II,
he reached the, crossroads of his ca
reer-one road led to West Point, the
other to Annapolis. Young Dewey
favored the former, but
There was no vacancy for West
Point from Vermont explained the
Admiral in reviewing his life. 10Th
erwise ! might have gone into Manila
bay on an army transport instead of
on the Olympia. But it. happened that
acre. was a vacancy at Annapolis, so
] entered the navy .----.~-sf
I At the outbreak of the Civil War
Dewey was 20 years old. He was
commissioned a lieutenant, and guid-
ed the Mississippi as its executive of.
ficer in Farragut's historic dash past
New Orleans and it's forts. He was
not so successful at Port Hudson.
Farragut won through, but Dewey and
the Mississippi ran aground under the
guns of the forts, The ship was set
afire and during the transfer of the
crew under fire the young officer
lived five years in an hour"
Saw Wide Service in Peace
From the close of the Civil War un-
Ill the opening Of the Spanish An1eri-
can the life of the American naval
officer was made up of routine duty
at sea and ashore. During this peri
cd the future admiral eruised: taught
a class at Annapolis; surveyed Lower
California and part of the west coast
of Mexico; carried supplies to the
survivors of the siege Of Paris; per-
formed duty at Boston navy yard and
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. 20.
Unfinished new three-bedroom bum
galow; garage and servants quar-
tiers. Liholiho above Wilder avenue.
Can be seen 10 a. m. to p. m. Phone
1927. 6684-3t
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"YOUR HIGH MAJESTY"
KINNEY'S TITLE; GOES
C.. A. DOYLE ONE BETTER

Chester A. Doyle recently was PACED
at the Maui hotel as "Major-General
Doyle" Henry Walsworth Kinney.
however, has gone Doyle one better.
Kinney now boasts the title of Your
High Majesty"
This lofty title has been applied
to Kinney by young Russian student
in the seventh grade on one Of the
other islands. He has written the SUI
rerintendent Of public instruction ask
ing that he be promoted to the eighth
grade, as he must help his other
brothers to support their father, who
is As years old.
II am thanking You over and over
for the beforehand boone which ! am
asking your high majesty in this let.
ter" says the Russian lad.
Whether Doyle can scrape mp a title
mightier than your high majesty"
is a matter of conjecture.
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vuA-1mwX~no-
s-W@HVI-EAID

Typesetters (male or femaley and job
Der. Apply. Majestic Hotel office.
6684-1t
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Taking 10 passengers and So tons
OF cargo from Honolulu, the Oceanic
steamer Ventura left at : O'Clock
Monday afternoon for Pago-P Page and
Sydney. Her passengers were the
largest number taken from Honolulu
for the south in long time. The out
going freight consisted of 2175 cases
Of canned pines and four packages of
Sundries.
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REVENUE OFFICE BUSY

Information regarding the corpora
tion taxes is still being received from
Washington, internal revenue Off
cials being kept busy digesting it ana
bringing specific examples offered to
bear upon various cases that come UP
for consideration Perusal of the PX-
amples under the law shows that to
arrive at a standard decision covering
majority of cases is no small task.
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The students appianded heartily lie.
tween the stories. They all returned
at 2 O'Clock.
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Bandits blew the safe OF the Faxon
State bank at<FaXon, Okla, and es-
caEed with $4,000