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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
ACCIDENTS OLE The DAY.

The Following accidents were re.
ported from the Delaware Hospital
this morning: George Spinson, bum
ed right foot; George Pushinski. for
eign body in left eye; W. Duginski.
right index finger injured; James
Gray. right hand lacerated; AlonzO
BURY, right arm injured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
In Tha uniind presa.
DELAWAREANS WIN BARS
At fort NIAGARA CAMP

Herbert Y. Lindsay, first sergeant Of
the First Pennsylvania Infantry, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lindsay, of No.
7O5 West Nineteenth street, was appoint
ed a first lieutenant of infantry, officers
reserve corps, at the Fort Niagara
Training Camp today.
John =. Heinel and Charles y. Whaler,
of Wilmington, we're also appointed first
lieutenants Of infantry, and Daniel X.
Chase. Of Rehoboth Beach, was appoint
ed second Lieutenant of infantry.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
AT THE VICTORIA.

Dorothy Phillips, prettiest OF Blue
bird stars, viii be the star in Fires
of Rebellion" when "Bluebird DAY"
Is again celebrated at the Victoria
Theatre today. Her principal sup
porters will be Lon Clancy and Will
liam Stowell sterling actors who have
led her companies through many sat
isfying screen entertainments. Ida
May Park. one Of the few women en-
gagged in producing moving pictures.
wrote and directed Fires Of Rebel
lion" as an example of feminine clev-
erness in a line of work whore man
has almost established a monopoly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
ATTRACTIONS At The PARKS
YAUDEVILLE AT SHRLLPOT.

Shellpot Park this week will offer
another excellent vaudeville bill and
Manager James r. Henry is quite
that II is the equal OF any
thing which has been seen at the
park. Shellpot enjoys such an excel
lent reputation that Il has been pos
sible TO secure acts for the Family
Theare which are quite out OF the or
binary There viii be the usual free
band concerts a tbs park each after
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13

Manager James E. Henry has been
able 10 secure another excellent
vaudeville bill for the Park Theatre
at Brandywine Springs Park this
week. There will be numerous other
amusements at the park during the
week. The park is always cool and
comfortable and Il is one of the best
and most interesting places in this
section in which 20 spend a oue-day
vacation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
TOBACCO FUND JUST
SHY OF 500 MARK
(contInued BON First Pagel

Continued From First Page)
ert Addison Moore. who live on the
Kennett turnpike near Wilmington.
each contributed fifty cents tout of
their allowance" It was stated.
The list Of new contributions FOL.
lows;
Previously acknowledge ......$72oO
Fred b. Brogsn, ST.. 621 King. 100
Mrs. p L. Rice, IT.. 3O7 West
IWeuth street ............. ZOO
hurst ........,......:.. 100
ThomasiDhle, 5i5 Jefferson St.. 90
Mrs. Fannie X Dale, 515 Jeffer
son street ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Dale, 5l5 JEFF
terson street .............. 90
G. l.. Weber. 1917 Bennett. 90. 100
Dorothy Otteni, 215 North Con
nell street ..4.......4.4.4 10
Mildred Lee Carter, S33 Van
Buren, street ....,a........4t 20
y A. Erlsman, eli North Broome 100
Marjorie ID. Runge, Newark. .. 100
Mrs. O. II. Van Trump, 3O6 West
Eighth streob ........4.. 100
Laura 5. Jones, r. r. d.. Route A 100
Mrs. Margaret J. Leblanc, 2216
Pennsylvania avenue ....... zoo
Lucy Blddle Moore. Kennett Pike 80
Robert Addison Moore, Konnett
Fike .....s..-A....s... so
v. Spvior. At5 Shirley st 3. LOO
Miss Bertha p. Leaman, care
mrs. \. uuFOnt. IsuyencOurt i.00
NFfnrfvfnnI nrf,a NTa-fna
and Holllngsworth Corpora.
ton as follows:
A. G. Llmfrum. lA00 Maryland
avenue ................ rs
John w. Ryan, HOS West Fourth so
Andrew Fontello, 223 Poplar. %
Herman d. Walker 5i9 West
Seventh street .......... IS
william A. SPAIN, 1916 West
Fourth street ........... so
William A White, COZ North
Harrison street ............ so
Albert Shoesmith, TS3 South
Harrison street ........!. 25
John Shaw. 1908 Banning St. Is
George II. Lacey, pol Monroe. 35.
Charles King, 1877 Walnut ST.. 25
Edward Hughes, 929 Pleasant %
Charles Hawke, 1903 Banning. %
William Shemeld, t102 Oak ST. 25
L.. c. Bryant. 2l9 West St...4 rs
Maurice j Murray, d26 West
Front street 44s444444..l4s.a rs
S. j. Hearn, "a Sixth avenue. 25
"a Taxewell. 1tOg West Stu 2B
=. Roehm, 2S06 Market st,4t4 rs
/ g.. L. Bamhle, 1000 West Sixth rs
/ William Dick, 0 Cedar street, 20
John W. Anderson, 2gi4 West
Eighteenth street ..t..4 20
William X. Shaw, 1903 Banning Is
John Drlelak, 110G Maple St.. 20
William Mcgowan, 1923 West
sixth street ............... 20
/ W. S. Robinson. 1906 Jefferson as
II. ID. Budd, 1906 jefferson St. 25
! horde Smith, 1900 Maryland
avenue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs
A. p. Kingenorth, 2840 West
Eighteenth sire ct .......... %
Carl LO-entzen, 1895 Oak St.. 80
Joseph Snow. 900 Adams street q
IF. W. Ranger, 625 West Fifth q
II. X. Mullen, 1104 Head St.. 2t
Steve Rhode. 4O5 West Twenty
sixth street ............. 2l
Francis Hetzle, 74S Maryland
avenue ...s............. u,
b II. Elder, 2l9 West street,. q
William A. Riggs, S14 East
Twenty.third street ....... q
John Daney, 829 Seventh avenue 2s
Charles Fisher. 81 West Front q
Charles II. Jones, 521 South
Jackson street .......... 2,
John Wesley, 4 Sixth avenue. q
Warren Heaps, HOO Maryland
avenue .................. .
Total 70 date ...............S 99.2E
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
ANNOUNCE ENcAoEMENT

Mrs. T. A. Hall, OF No. 1900 west
Fourteenth street. announces the en-
gsgement OF her granddaughter Miss
Jane Hall, 20 Willard Mcclure. OF
No 1iO3 West Ninth street, the we'd.
ding 20 take place IN the fall.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
IN MEnoHIAM-

In loving remembrance Of Raymond J .
Hinton, who died August I O. 1915;
A bud the Gardener gave me-
A pure and lovely child.
He gave Il into our keeping
To cherish undehled
just as our bud was opening
To the glories Of the day
Down came the Heavenly Gardener
And took our bud away.
Father and Mother. =
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
Runs NEEDLE THROUGH HAND.

Mrs. Inomas Guthrie, of. No. 1905
West Eighth street. ran a needle
through her right hand this morning.
The needle was removed by Dr. II n.
Willis.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
AT THE NATIONAL.

Mr. Hopkins presents the worlds
greatest picture, Child of the Paris
Streets" in five thrilling reels, at the
National. There Is an extra vaude.
vile bill Today the ending of the
Pearl White" series also win be
shown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.

y IUt INTIcu ITlt6.
NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-Whie the
stock market opening was irregular to-
day with steel shares fractionallv of
motor stocks and specialities were
strong.
General motors was up Is at 100
and Studebaker ] Is at 80 "a. Tobacco
products was up 5-s az 10 5-S. T.. s.
Rubber - at "a "a and Central
Leather IA at % "a.
Y. S. Steel was of IA at 1913 SIS
Bethlehem "B" l-2 at ll6 Crucible 10
at 81 and Industrial Alcohol l-2 at
1872 l-2.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building
furnish the following quotations on local
sec,tr,tiee.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
SPRINGS PARK POPULAR-

noon and evening. in addition to the
usual number Of special attractions.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13
10 Perish WHEN
ship HITS Mine
CONTINUED From First Pagel

NWNN@N"AAN-NNA
street, Philadelphia; David L. AS.
toria. OF South Dakota; X. r. Braat.
On. Minneapolis; a Mr.. Denham an
Australian with an American wife and
two children and a Mr.. Smith were
among others saved"
The vessel struck a mine and sank
near Capetown, on August 10.
The only steamer getty Of Athens
listed in Lloyds registry is a British
ship of 1894 tons, owned by G.. Smith
and Sons. and registered at Glasgow.
Officers Of the American Navigation
Company, first reported as owners Of The
destroyed steamer, said they owned no
vessel of that name.
BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. ia half hour
engagement between German sub
marine and an American steamship OF
the coast Of Ireland July 81, was report
ed here today. The ships exchanged
shots, neither scoring a hit.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-13

- TIRED NERVES NEED
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Beneficial TO the nerves and brain Relleves
the strain Of over-work and mental worrr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
CAPTAIN

blue for infantry, red for artillery.
maroon for Medical Corps, black for
all STAFF departments. red piped. with
white for Engineers Corps. black piped
with red for ordnance department.
buff for Quartermaster Corps. salmon
with white edge for Signal orps.
All commissioned officers wear a
gold and black braided hat cord when
wearing service hats. and the coat OF
arms Of the United States is worn by
all commissioned officers on hats. caps
and belts.
Collar ornaments of commissioned
officers in the Navy are: Ensign. a
silver anchor; Junior lieutenant, silver
bar and anchor; senior lieutenant. two
bars and an anchor of silver: lieuten-
ant commander. q gold leaf; COM
mander. q silver leaf; captain, q spread
eagle: rear ADMIRAL. two silver stars.
one Of them surcharged on . foul
anchor; vice admiral. three stars. an
end one surchArged on a foul anchor:
admiral. four silver stars. the rear one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
The Club.

I'd REPRESENTATIVES COOPER of Wiz
IN consin was talking about Prussiou
militarism.
''Prussian militarism." he said. spre-
pared for this war since III ~ frankly
and openly as-as-well, rs the club.
"A lady. you know. rang up the club
the other evening.
PLEASE call my husband To- Uhe
began. but she was Interrupted.
Your husband Amt here, masams
said the attendant. blandly.
My goodness gracious mer the 1ady
exclaimed. You're mighty sure about
it. aren't your And / haven't told you
my name yet. either. Look here, mi1tar.
how do you know by husband tsn't at
the club when I haven't told you ny
name. 80
The attendant answered moro bIsna-
ly than ever: -
:" .Nobody's husband amt never At the
hub. ma'am.'"
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taken up and adjusted by the inspec-
tors for that vicinity.
In most cases wages have to be
fixed by the varying conditions. The
boys average from 81 to $3.50 day,
with board and lodging. In some places
where they are working picking fruit.
beets and vegetables for canneries
they receive from 20 to 30 cents an
eral of boy labor in Maine. has written
to the office here something / think
worth quoting. One sentence in his
letter reads: Our boys think as little
privates in the National Guard. They
are working for their country
"One purpose of the boys working
reserve Is to prevent duplication of ef-
director for the reserve is an officer of
the state council of defense. No at
tempt is being made by us to take
over the work of the state bodies. but
general lines which should be followed
In Maine the organization of boys is
termed the junior volunteers of Maine
In New York city the military train
ing commission of New York is mobiltz-
ing the boys for farm work and al
ready has sent out more than 1000"
Regarding the status of the reserve
in Arizona. a letter received on july
by the Department of Labor had TINS
to say:
TT may interest you to know that
nearly one thousand acres of land in
cotton have been hoed and thinned by
our hoy squads to the great satisfac-
ton Of the owners of the land. There
is certainly an increasing demand for
the boys. and their work is being done
along strictly business lines, as they
run their own commissary, pay their
own bills, and thus far have made net
profit over the cost of operating of over
$1,000. We now have three squads OF
twenty-five boys each in the field; two
squads of boys from the high school
and one squad of Indian boys from the
United States Indian School.
"As this is rather an unique demon
stration of how boys in this time of
national crisis can be OF great as
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mapped out the day for the lads Of the
reserve has all the earmarks OF q busy
business. The first call is at $50. This
means rise and dress. Flag raising
and reveille come ten minutes later.
call sounds at 6:15. while chapel Is held
at o'clock. Such rapid-fire motion
goes throughout the day until. at $3.50,
taps are heard and all is quiet. sew
eral hundred boys already have been
From Arthur F. Payne. who is acting
director of the reserve in New York
state, there comes the report that
there has been a decided reversal IN n
these boys, as they are now very glad
to have them. OF all the boys sent out
from New York city only fourteen
have returned / feel that this 10
doing their share and are treating the
boys carefully for the first week or SO,
studying them and making the very
best use Of their individual abilities"
THE reserve" said Mr.. Hall. national
director, sis asking the state and other
organizations under which the boys arc
working to see to it that careful and
frequent inspection is made of the con-
ditions under which the boys are work
ing. The federal organization does not
Hill u tdkc tHc ptdSc III any VI Wy
state or other associations formed t6
do similar work. but merely to co-or-
dinate the work SO that the best results
may be obtained in mobilizing the boys
of the nation for doing their best In
the present emergency"
New York alone asks for the coop
GRAFTON Of more than 10000 boys for
agricultural purposes. The recent CEN
sus of farm help in this state, with q
greater population than any other. re-
veals the fact that there are 10000 lesf
laborers employed on its farms during
this year than there were during the
previous year, while nearly $4,000
young people born and raised in the
rural sections of the Empire state have
left the scenes of their childhood fol
those of the cities. There are thiEt,
camps of New York city boys scattered
over the state
arthur H. Wilson. an assistant to Mr.
Hall in his capacity as national director
left Washington during the latter par
of June to visit various fruit district.
In New York and later discuss condi.
tions with officers of the state organ.
ization in New York city This par.
ticularly shall affect the questions Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Too Much.
rsoop DICTATOR HOOVER said at .

rooD DICTATOR HOOVER said at
reception:
I'VE mustn't have too many food
rules They're a good thing in mod
Grafton, but too much of a good thing,
you Know
He smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
TOO much of the best OF things is
bad. A war profiteer visited sculp-
tors and said:
whats the very finest statue in the
universeY ~
1.-The Venus de JMedici. undoubtedly
the sculptor answered
Well, put me down TOT nve oos sIn
lionaire. L want 'em to trim up the
front lawn of that there eighty-room
marble cottage I'm buildin' in New
port"
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by J. A. Van Dus. secretary Of the New
Haven Y. NJ Q. A. At one OF these campo
they are using the grandstand OF the TAR
grounds for a lodging house. In CALI
of city boys are organized INTO reserve
bands for picking fruit. helping to har-
vest grain and working in vineyards ana
cranberry Dogs.
The intensive training camps which have
been established by local organizations
for boys outside OF New York, Phiiadfi-
phia. New Haven and some other lee
cities have been proving OF excellent ad-
vantage in fitting the boys to make good
from the start on the farms In most OF
these places they have been unable 70
period. since farmers have taken them
away.
In no way has the boys working reserve
anything to do with the boy proprietor
who farms or gardens Tor his own pro1t.
and it is also to be distinguished from the
permanent work of the employment eors-
ice conducted for men and boys by the
immigration bureau Of the Department OF
Labor
Boys must be physically at for work.
must be at least sixteen and not moro.
than twenty-one years Of age. They must
guardians to enter the reserve force.
There is sufficient Formally connected
with the workings Of the organisation to
worthy The serious consideration OF young
men.
There is an oath of service" which
they sign and which 10 signed by the
enrolling officer Of the district But en-
rolling does not constitute membership IN
the reserve until the applicant IL formally
accepted by being licensed to wear tn
official badge furnished by the reserve.
Various conditions are attached to this.
When the applicant has proven his 1tnogB
by actual work for the period stated. he II
lfiven the Official bronze badge. and ut ths
end OF the year 1917. provided he hAs
worked faithfully. he may receivs =
bronze bar to be attached to the lower
part Of the badge. on which 10 tnouibo1:
Honorable Service, 1877" trai
The United States IL divided into sig
teen zones for organization purposes.
Each zone 10 under q district direotoe.
who has offices for the work Of this gen
eral supervision IN one Of the larger clties
Of the district. There IL also . national
advisory board which advises the national
director. william f. Hall. Tho national
committee consists Of the several staxes
or their appcintees ana the leaders 81
the national boy organization. TheRo
are travelling orxanisers, too. An -
sworn into federal service.
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surcharged on a foul anchor; admiral
of the Navy, a ram held only by
the late George Dewey. four silver
stars.
Rank insignia for the Marine Corps
as the Army for shoulder ornaments.
The corps device globe surmounted
by the eagle and backed by the foul
anchor, is worn on the collar. The
sleeve insignia for full and mess dress
are the same as the British Royal
Horse Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

more Intensive recruiting Methods 30
as to aid the farmers in securing the
desired help. The idea of sending boys
from other states to New York harvest
fields and fruit districts is also under
discussion by this group Of interested
men.
Farmers are getting over their old
prejudice and now admit that they pre-
fer city boys to the kind of labor on
which they have been obliged to depend
during the harvest season in previous
years." Mr.. Hall told a correspondent
recently THE demand for boys on
farms" he said, lis greater In many
places than can yet be filled. In many
sections farmers used to pick up what
ever unskilled labor. they could find.
This year they are beginning to realize
that clean. healthy young men who are
willing to work and have a sense of
responsibility are far better than cheap.
uncertain and irresponsible labor.
xx
while inexperienced city men seem
to be failures on the farms. the mex
perienced city boys are commendable.
1t is probable that in New York. at
least, as one result of this experience.
boys as harvest helpers. Thousands of
boys are now gaining valuable expert
ence.
From Pennsylvania reports come that
ITOm dmOnB SeNcHtS iAaD Wbo
went to work on farms i'm Mercer county
all but four were satisfactory to their
employers. Gov. Brumbaugh OF that
state recently issued a proclamation
for the express purpose OF increasing
the enrolment in the Boys working
Reserve. Appeal was made to Boy
Scout companies and other organfxa-
lions to support the movement in the
state and to endeavor to sustain the
federal government In its lofty service
- = mil ay1rf dar r
Near Philadelphia more than 500 boys
have been placed on farms which keen
ly felt the shortage in labor and need
ed help to maintain crops. In other
parts Of the Keystone state there are
thousands Of boys who have gone into
the fields for the summer. The lads
working close to the City Of Brotherly
love are directly under the auspices OF
the Philadelphia mobilization commit
tee. .
In Indiana fifty boys have been called
for to work in onion fields. many hum
dreds Of acres having been planted with
that more useful than fragrant vegetable.
In Connecticut the3 camps were started
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system connected with such generosity.
however, and the number of articles
compulsory for each volunteer to bring
from home might be. in size, akin 10
that which freshman dreams OF dur
ing the summer preceding his entrance
to college. A blanket. a dress hat.
swimming tights, cocoa butter for sun
burn, a Bible and Il good disposition
are few of the numerous require
ments.
Rev NJ II. Wakefield of the Baptist
Church at Windsor. Me-. once chief
herdsman on famous farm in Massa-
chusetts, lectures on the subject of
cows, and gives practical lessons in the
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and criminal mattera Later in that
year Capt. George Eyelin was appointed
by the Maryland government ~com-
mander of the island" and there was .
The Claiborne faction. denying the au.
thority of Maryland, resisted the proc
esses Of the Kent Island court. and Q
military force was sent by the govern.
ment Of St. Marys city to restore and
happened Claiborne had sent out IN
armed pinnace with q crew OF fourteen
men to harass the Calvert settlers on
the mainland Of southern Maryland
The latter fitted out two pinnaces undsr
command of Capt Cornwallis The
forces met In Pocomoke sound, and sew
eral men were killed, and those Of the
Claiborne party not killed were taken
prisoners to St. Marys City.
-
Again in 1915 Claiborne resorted 10
arms to maintain his. license rights
he was driven of, The controversy
ginia to Kent Island was not finally
settled until the opening year OF the
American revolution.
There is pointed out on the island
what is said to be the site of the first
church erected in Maryland. and which,
it is also said. was built by some Of
Claiborne's settlers in 1881. No ves-
tige OF the church remains. The Jes-
uits were very early on the island. and
Father White. in his annual letter in
1889 to the English provincial Of the
Society of Jesus, writes that Father
John Gravener lives In Kent Island. six.
ty miles distant from st. Marys City"
In the Journal of George Fox. found.
er of the Society of Friends or Quak.
ers. written in 1672-73. he tells of hold
ing meetings on Kent Island.
There is a record of q grant to 1000
acres of land made in 1910 to Giles
Brent by the proprietary OF Maryland.
The southern part of the island became
closely inhabited soon after the build.
ing Of a tobacco warehouse at Coxes
creek.
kent Island is remarkable for its
output of fish. crabs. oysters game
also produces grain. fruit and vege-
tables. and the canning OF tomatoes II
one of the local industries. Narsh
grass is baled on the island and ship
ped to Baltimore and Phfladelphis.
where it is used as packing to protect
shipments of glass and crockery ana
other goods easily breakable Summer
boarders constitute one OF the eources
OF income of the people OF the island
and railroad excursions are run in sum.
mer to Love Point.
Kent Island has an extreme lenrth
OF fifteen miles and in its widest narf
is five miles across. Its land surface
10 by no means equal to fifteen multi.
piled by i've.
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sistance l am sending you couple
of photographs, under separate cover,
OF one of our groups of boys"
Maine has a unique plan in getting
together the farmers and the boys. The
latter do not get their wages from
their employers. but from the state,
which the farmers reimburse. A Junior
Volunteer is paid 81 a day and his
board. He is also supplied with a
khaki uniform and a pair of good
boots His railroad fare to and from
his home is given him. besides trans
portation from the camp to the farm
and back each day.
There is veritable New England