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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-02-02

Tive years ago we took an order for
240f fourteen-iueh armUr-piercing shells
at a contract price OF sT6s,000. to be
delivered within certain time or We
had to pay large penalty.
The only specifications for making
these shells are that they shall be
Of a certain size and must pierce
armor-plate at a certain velocity on i'm
pact 1t Is impossible 10 fOretell the
exact conditions Of the tests.
We had madelarge quantities of shells
in the past which had been accepted
But IN placing this particular order the
Department altered the angle at which
the tested shells must pierce armor-
plate. The result, however. has been
absolute inability on our part to pro-
duce in any quantity. shells which will
meet these novel tests. In fact, we
know Of no process Of projectile-mak-
ing through which it is possible to pro-
duce in quantities shells which will
conform to the requirements.
The result is that up to now on that
contract Of s76S,000 we have put into
actual operating expense SI47.ss1.. and
have been penalized for non-delivery
S495,744.. a total of S9I3.G25., with no
receipts whatever.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-02-02

Such was the experience in the light
Of which we were called upon recent
ly to bid for sixteen-ineh shells.
We bid on these shells at approx
mately the same rate per pound as
that Of fourteen-inch shell contract
OF one year ago upon which the Gov
eminent awarded contracts
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-02-02

One ogthe special needs OF the new
navy Il sixieeninch guns guns sixty
feet long and capable Of hurtling a
20OO pound shell with such power and
accuracy MS to hit a so foot square tar
get fifteen miles away.
We have undertaken voluntarily to
construct. at cost Of $4.500,O00, a
plant fitted to h-.ll7 sixteen-inch guns.
Under no conceivable circumstances
car orders which We Lay receive for
this plant pay even a fair return on
the Investment.
Considerable comment has been made
upon the fact that a British manufac-
turer recently bid less than American
manufacturers for sixteen and four
teen-inch shells for the navy.
am unable to state the basis upon
which the English bid was made. 1t
should he remembered, however, that
this bid was for a specific shell. sam
pies of which are being sent over for
tesla test not yet made
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-02-02

We bid on the new battie-cruisers
gums which Navy department experts.
after examination Of our books, found
would yield a profit of less than ten
per cent. We agreed to assume tisls
for increased costs OF materials and la.
Dor. that made 1t possible that these
contracts might yield no profit what
ever.
The costs run beyond the amount ap-
propriated by Congress on the basis Of
the cost estimates made year ago.
And because shipbuilders could not
alter the inexorabie cost facts and re
duce bids to early estimates of the
Navy Department. the prices are called
"exorbitant.~
1t would be real advantage to be
relieved OF this naval construction. The
profit from it cannot possibly amount
to much. and the responsibility is enor-
nous.
We have determined to make this
offer to the American Government.
"lf you win build two OF the battle
cruisers in Government navy yards
we win build the other two at the MS
certained cost Of building the ships In
the Government yards. without add
tional expense or commissions of any
kind. We will also contract to have
our ships ready for service ahead Of
the Government ships"
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
HUNT FOR SLAYER
OF FRANK 0'BOYLE
Pslice Believe Negro Pumped
Bullet Into Young
White Man
FIND HIM LIFELESS
IN ROBINSON'S WOOD

Shot through the left thigh by a
bullet from .3S calibre revolver.
yesterday afternoon, Frank O'Boyle.
aged % years. Of No. 229 North Jack
son street. bled 10 death.
The death OF the young man ID
shreuded IN mystery. and State De-
tectivo Frank ". Mccoy and Con-
stable William Tinsman who are az
work on the case are seeking for a
Negro who was seen hurrying from
the Robinson woods near Richardson
Park lato yesterday afternoon on sus-
picion that he may know something
OF the death OF OBOyle.
The body OF O'Boyle was found u
ing along a path In The woods, with
the head inclining toward ravine.
by John Hughes. a Negro. who lives
in construction camp Of the b. and
o. railroad nc Elsmere. This was
about O'Clock in the afternoon and
today Detective Mccoy announced
that he had located Albert Blackwell.
Of Richardson Park, who had seen
OBoyle fivo minutes before the find
ing OF the body. Blackwell was
walking through the woods with his
son az the time and after passing
OBoyle who was sitting by a spring.
he heard a pistol shot.
Blackwell did not think anyone had
been shot. not hearing any cries for
help, and continued on his way. This
morning Blackwell was taken TO the
homo OF O'Boyle. where he stated that
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
PUPILS OF FOREIGN
birth help Raise
FLAG over school

School No. II was the scene OF a
beautiful patriotic entertainment on
last Thursday when $50 pupils. three
fourths Of whom are Of foreign birth.
raised flag over the schoolhouse.
The flag was presented by Mrs. Mar
garet Hahn on behalf OF Appomattox
Auxiliary. No. 2. Sons of Veterans.
The emblem was accepted by the
principal. Miss Jackman. The color
bearers. Mrs. Catharine Grason and
Miss Elizabeth Williams, then march
ed from the building. followed by the
children singing "The Star spangled
Banner" as Pierre Gentieu, OF DUPONT
Post. G. A. r., raised the flag.
This was the program; My Coun-
try" School; History OF the Flag.
illustrated and composed by Luiginl
Grottini; singing, "Hurrah for the
Flag" pupils OF No room; Caesar
Rodney's Ride, Joseph Renal. Rose
Noyellina. Roland Hutchinson and
Helen Lynch: march, flag drill by
eight girls; Flag Story" Ruth
Schafer. Willard Ihlefeld,. Clemis
Gale and Matilda Bellicone.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
FIND COUPLE. DEAD
IN HOTEL ROOM
Man May Have Been
Poisoned; Woman Killed
by Pistol Bullet
ALEXANDER MAY HAVE
BEEN NAVAL OFFICER
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA. June 25.-Iwo
problems confront the police today In
the deaths Of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Alexander In a room OF the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel yesterday. The man
is supposed TO be a naval officer. The
girl is supposed to be Louise Jones
OF New York.
The eoroner's physician is now com
pleting an autopsy 70 determine
whether the man really died OF nat
ural causes OF died OF, poison.
They know that the woman died Of
bullet wound through the head, but
there IS still shred OF doubt as 10
whether she killed herself.
The mystery is still further com
plicated by the note found beside the
woman's body. This read Notify
Lieut. II. b. Cotton, L. s. cable shp,
Joseph Henry. Norfolk. Va" Until
word is received from the Norfolk
police il will not be known what
bearing this note has on the tragedy.
All that Is really known definitely
Is that the couple went TO the ho,ci
Saturday afternoon. They registered
and went TO their suite. Yesterday
afternoon the woman asked a maid
for a bathrobe. The maid raped
al the door on four separate oc-
casions but received no answer. Then
the door was forced.
Alexander was found face down on
the bed His face was contorted and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
Slate FOR
Assessment BOARD
Messrs. Smith, Monaghan,
Thompson and Lether-
bury Said to be Choice
RESULT OF COMBINE
OF FOUR MEMBERS

According 20 reports about the
county building today, Levy Courtmen
Purks, Groves, Shaw and Fouracre
held a conference on Saturday and
agreed on a slate OF members for the
new county Board OF Assessment.
The slate according TO the reports
around the building. is one mentioned
In these columns laet week, az fol.
lows:
From Wilmington William B.
Smith, grocer at Delaware avenue and
Jefferson street and county assessor
from the Third district. Republican;
and John J. Monaghan. Of Fourth
and Madison streets real estate
broker and former clerk OF Council.
Democrat.
Rural New Castle county-Dsniel
Thompson. former Levy Courtman OF
Newark. Republican; and Walter 5.
Letherbpry. former Representative in
the Legislature, Democrat.
Commissioners Purks. Groves,
Shaw. and Fouracre constitute n ma
icrity OF the Levy Court. and IL was
said today they will jon tomorrow in
electing the four men named.
According to the reports. Robert
Armstrong. Of Newark. Republican.
clerk in the Office Of Clerk OF the
Peace Wright. is slated for chief
clerk OF the assessment board.
Friends OF other men mentioned for
the assessment board were busy today
trying to upset the combine reported
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
HOLD MOCNIC AGAIN ON
Wife Beating CHARGE

Mkola Mocnic was held for trial
under $500 bail. in Municipal Court
this morning. on a charge OF wife
beating. THIS is the fourth time he
has been arrested on a similar charge.
When arraigned in court a couple OF
weeks ago, Mocnic was held for
court. AT that time, he had broken
a cuspidor over his wife's head. For
q week, the woman haunted the court
room and police station pitifully
pleading for the release Of her hus-
band, because her SICK baby kept
continually crying Papa. Papa" and
could not be comforted. Meanwhile,
she and her children We're in a bad
way for food. SO the officials OF the
Municipal Court presented the case to
the Court OF Common Pleas. and, for
the wife's and baby's sake, had Moe
mic probated.
when he went home Friday after
noon he proceeded to kick the wife
out of the house, and break up al th'
furntnre. When Mrs. MOcnic Hwas
called TO the witness stand this morn
ing. the prosecuting officer called th'
attention OF the court 20 these tacts
and then she was asked whether on
not she would be appealing again foi
his release.
"No. I want him TO go TO Jal, sne
declared. through Interpreter P1etu-
ski
"All right. then. Madame. NOW
everybody in the courtroom has heard
your request. so do not come back
here like you did last week. Let the
hearing proceed.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
cone EyADEs LAW.

When the charge OF driving a horse
at an immOderate gait last Thursday,
preferred against George r. Williams
at the complaint OF William A. Coke.
OF No. 901 West Fourth street. was
called. IN Municipal Court this morn
ing for a hearing. Assistant City So
licitor John F. Lynn informed the
court that Immediately after the
complaint was made by Coke. on
which the warrant was issued by Cap
tain Kane. a subpoena had been is
sued for the appearance of the COM
plaintant as a witness. Since that
time. he said. five officers had at
tempted 70 serve the summons on
Coke. who, he said, was evading ser
vice
In view OF the fact that this was the
second time Williams had been COM
PEELED TO appear in court, both court
and prosecutor thought II unfair e
him and the case was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
ASK THAT WATER TROUGH
Be MOVED TO new site

Residents of the vicinity Of Concord
avenue. Twenty-third and jefferson
streets, have petitoned the street
and sewer directors TO remove to some
other location the watering trough for
horses now at the intersection Of those
three streets. The trough Is located in
such way that when teams are drawn
up before il, passing automobiles are
compelled to swcrve. and many collisions
narrowly have been avorted. Jefferson
street is one Of the most used thorough
fares in the city at present.
A police department count recently
recorded about 1000 automobiles pass
ing T,venty-third and Jefferson streets
in one day, most Of which had to swervl
around horses at the watering trough
The police department reported that oc
cIurence 10 the street and sewer direc
tors. with a recommendation that th
watering trough bs moved 20 sons plRc
nearby.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
MILLION DOLLAR GOAL
FOR RED CROSS PASSED;
$1,OOO,562 NOW IN HAND

and team members, in conference
assembled, unanimously desire 70
recommend, In order that the
American National Red Cross be
sufficiently and permanently pro-
vlded with funds, that at the
proper time In you- good judg-
ment a new campaign be inaugur-
ated to obtain from all citizens Of
the United States voluntary
pledoes Of stated amounts to be
paid monthly 70 the Red Cross
during the contlnuance Of the war
and for twelve months thereafter.
Twenty-Five cents Pc capita
should olive the Red Cross over rs
million dollars per month. We be-
lleve a higher average can be Sc
cured. Delaware's contribution
at noon exceeded one million dol
lars, more than four times our al
lotment. (sisned) Henry p. Scott
chairman"
Telegram TO President
DR.. G. Layton Grier. captain OF IN
Kent and Sussex county teams. vii
report at least S25 600 ton ght. A
the conclusion OF the luncheon toda,
this telegram was sent 10 Presiden
Wilson by Chairman Henry p. Scott:
Delaware has passed the ST.
100000 mark. SS1.677 having been
reported today. bringing the grand
total up TO S1OO0562.
Delaware started with an al
lotment OF S250.O00 and voluntar-
lily increased this to one-half a
million. The $25O,0OO was ex-
ceeded at the organizat on dinner.
The one-haif million was over
subscribed al the first luncheon.
We then voted TO make Il a mil
lion. AS the figures show, we
have gone even beyond that, with
more 10 hear from tonight
Robert II. Richards. a member {
the team OF General T. Coleman dt
Pont. told OF letter he had receive
from General dupont. who had to &
to New York on business. In whic
he stated that he would guarant'
any amount that may be necessra
TO make up the S1,000,000. This &c
erous offer will not now have TO
accepted.
There has been keen rivalry b
tween the teams OF which General d
Pont and p. s. duront are captail
and this telegram which Mr. Sec
read from General dupont, captain
No. 3 team, caused much anus
ment:
Please watch team No. 8. With
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
DR.. G. Layton Grier, for
Kent and Sussex Counties
Gives Pledge Of $4,000
TOday---Grand Windup
al "Hurrah Dinner"
Tonight.
CITY AND STATE AHEAD
ON PER CAPITA GIVING

Delaware has reached and passed
the million dollar goal for its Red
Cross campaign fund
The total contributions reported AT
The luncheon OF team captains and
workers this afternoon was SS1, ,69g.
This makes the total thus far ST.
OOO.562.
..P. ). duPOnts team won the ban
ner for the most subscriptions re-
ported, 759. and his team also won
the banner for the greatest amount
reported today, S3s.699.
This amount will be swelled con-
siderably az the closing "hurrah din
ner" tonight, and IL will leave Della
ware undisputed first honors in Civ
ing TO the Red Cross fund.
The grand total may be close to a
million and a quarter after tonight's S
Windup
Chairman Scott announced that the
reports today would include a 10000
contribution from Mrs. Thomas f.
Bayard and another contribution Of
s23,337 from p. s. DUPONT. He also
announced that Dr. Grier would re-
port for Kent and Sussex counties to-
night. but had pledged not less than
$4,000 for those two counties
The Musicians Union gave $50 and
Il was also announced that odessa
had contr buted S793.
Suggest Another Campaign.
That ample funds may be secured
permanently 10 meet the needs Of the
Red Cross, the Delaware committe To-
day wired the suggestion Of plan e
President Wilson as follows
W "Your Delaware Campaign EN-
e,ytlve Committee, its captains
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
Will NOT Prosecute
SUFFRAGISTS FOR one
OF BANNER PRANKS

BY Tho United Press.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-virginia
Arnold and Mabel Vernon. suffragists.
who tried to unfurl a banner at the
capitol during the Russian commis-
sions VISIT Saturday viii not be
prosecuted. It was decided at the cap
itol today.
The joint committee on grounds OF
the capitol decided not to prosecute
the two women. Their decision over
ruled that OF NJ b. Iouthan, chief Of
capitol police and IT. W. Garrison,
capitol policeman, who arrested tho
women.
It was decided to hold the case
pending" and leave the Washington
police court to decide the case OF the
White House pickets. It is under
stood though that the case against the
capitol pickets viii remain pending.
They could be sentenced to pay a 500
fine or to serve sixty days In jail. or
both.
Suhragists. the pickets told the cap
itol police, have no future plans for
picketing the capitol. They will stick
10 their campaign at the White House.
however, they said. They would not
promise not to picket the capitol
again. Members OF the capitol police
force said they expected another at
tempt TO picket the capitol buildings.
A new turn to o~<5 battle OF the
banners was talr( .oday at the cap
itol when Reprs- .entative Howard.
Georgia. introduced an amendment
which prohibits display Of banners or
hags advertising any party OF organ
ization in OF about any government
building or on streets adjacent there
to.
The women made another feeble
attempt at further publicity TODAY.
With furled banners eight women
paraded Indian file in front
OF the White House. Headed by Miss
Mabel Vernon, Of Delaware, fl9
suffraglsts solemnly paraded FROM
Executive avenue 10 Jackson fiaco
and back again. -
During their short walk a detail Of
police including two police women,
ana an interested crowd of2o0 eraiieo
along behind. making facetious 70
n1artss .-~s-.--.'-l--<.-''-'s-.,--
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
ZAIMAS MINISTRY
QUITS; VENIZELOS
MAY lead GREEKS
Bv The United Pross.

by The lnlteu frcaS
ATHENS. June 25.-The entire
Zaimas ministry resigned today.
It was reported that Elutheros Veni-
zelos, former premier and president
Of the provisional Greek government,
now enroute here. would probably be
named by King Alexander as the head
OF new cabinet.
venizelos is known TO have departed
from Salonika and to have reached
city in southern Greece enroute TO
Athens. King Alexander Is known to
have great admiration for the prime
minister whom his father. the former
King Constantine. rejected and whose
advice he refused to follow.
Allied officials have asserted here
that the new king could make no more
popular move with his people than TO
install Venizelos as the head of the
cabinet. Such a move would. II was
said. Immediately reunite the monarch
ial and provisional governments. Veni'
zelos was three times supported in
elections by the Greek people against
the former king and as many times
did Constantine refuse to follow Veni-
zelOs' policies.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
UNITED States
ASKS mexico TO
CUT OIL TAXES
Great Britain Joins in
Friendly But Insistent
Request
GERMANY MAY Be
STIRRING UP TROUBLE
BY CARL d. GROAT,

United Press Stan Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-Firm but
friendly representations TO Mexico
against new high taxes in the Tam
pico oil fields and other representa-
tions against the so-oalled "dena-
tionalizatlon" OF foreign companies,
have been made TO the Carranza Gov
ernment by the United States Gov
eminent, It was learned today.
Great Britain Is understood 10
have seconCed the representations
against the oil taxes, though whether
she took the course OF sending tho
note 20 Carranza Is not known
The taxation representations are
entirely friendly In tone but quite
insistent upon a change and seek to
lower taxes which many oil men now
regard as almost cOnhscatOry.
The other representations are dir
rected against the Carranza decree
compelling all fore gn companies 10
operate under a Mexican charter. thus
taking them out from under the pro
lection OF their own governments
Carranza's position rs known 10 b'
that the oil taxes Will furnish con
siderable money 70 run his govern
ment but the American and British
governments hold that with thei
large drafts OF oil for navy and al
service they are entitled 20 a create
consideration than has thus far bee
shown them.
The new tax law goes into ene
July 10. Foreign operators. inclu
ing Americans. will probably p'
their taxes under protest relying
the hope and belief that General Ca
a rama VIII be reasonable and ma
+. notifications.
}. Unknown to Carranza, Il was lear
l. today. the German consul in the m
pam district has been stirring
Il trouble.
Somo disturbances have occurred.
J. these have not been sufficient 20 cal
q any particular alarm in 6overnm'
"a circles. OH mas been coming ont frei
a AZ the rate Of hundreds Of thousan
! Of barrels a day.
Meantime there is an effort on q
part Of some Government authorlti
70 have California oil reserves open'
up 20 meet increasing needs for cruz
oil
The navy maintains les reserve shou
be kept intact; the Interior Depar
ment feels that America 5 needs az pre-
ent especially for her proposed aer'
plane fleet. are such that freeing OF SUI
plies would be advisable.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
AHEADIN
SENATE TO SAVE
BEER,LIGHTWINE
"Drys," However, Will In
Sist on Killing All Manu-
facture of Intoxicants
SHEPPARD SAYS War
DROUGHT is CERTAIN
By The United Press.

WASHINGTON, June 25.--A battle
TO save beer and wine as Americas
war drink Is now under way Ia the
Senate.
Following the House action in pass
ing a bone dry" amendment to the
food control bill, some differences
have developed in the upper branch
on the war prohibition question
There are three factions among the
"drys"-thOse who favor only a con-
stitutional amendment for complete
prohibition. stopping both the sale and
manufacture OF all intOxicants, those
who favor only the curtailment OF dis
TILED spirits manufacture and those
who want 10 80 ahead and force
through the Senate the bone dry food
bill provision adopted by the House.
If these three factions can get to-
gether some form of war drought
will result in the country. But there
has developed a sudden and very pro-
nounced antipathy against eliminating
beer and wines. even among the
"drys.7 owing 10 the large use OF
these beverages by the laDoring
classes.
Senator Gore. a dry leader, says
the time is not right for such O dras-
tic economic change as the House
bill proposes. Other drys OF the
same class support this view. The
country-some sections OF it-are al
ready reacting against the HOUSE
6 measure.
d on the other hand, Senator SheD
pard Texas. says "bone dry Law
4 Is certain in view OF the House &C
i ton.
y "Some "drys@ oppose such sweel
N ing legislation. however, owing 70 u
r. tremendous loss OF revenue 1t Wou
so incur az this time. "
There is however. a strae sen
ed mont in tho upper branch to Nlprt
x- for the time being at least onlht I
up manufacture OF distilled spirits, Lea
ing beers and wines as the Amoric'
ut war drinks. Contention FOR this
Sc based on the argument that II ma
ut and vinous liquors are stopped th
~ same as distilled spirit manufactur
ls the thousands Of gallons OF "har
liquor" now in bond. unless com
Ie mandeered and redistilled for mum
's ton and other military purposes
d would be- the only alcoholic drinks lefi
q 10 Americans and the nation might
become "whiskoy drinking coun-
. try.
70 AS a result. ~drys" are contending
. that Il Is best TO go the whole hog
by killing all manufacture Of intoN-
- cants and Communicating all distill-
ed spirits at once
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
WILSON MAY NAME
TAFT AS Head OF
EXEMPTION BOARD
Rr The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. June 25.-Ex-presi-
dent william Howard Taft called at
the White House this afternoon upon
request Of the President
i was presumed Taft was TO DIS
c,sss the selectivc driit exemption
regulations. He has be 4 one OF the
Presidents principal advisers in this
matter, which Will affect the 10000
600 men Of America who registered
for eervice in tho new armies or the
re 1blic.
While the White House was silent
regarding tho personnel OF supreme
Court OF the exemption organization
which will have the last word in ex.
cusing men who claim exemption ],
was reported 'oday that Ex-Presidenl
Taft will be asked TO serve as chlel
Justice OF this supreme tribunal.
Evening journal., 1917-06-25
HE STRUCK WOMAN.

Arthur ID. Smith, who was charged
in Municipal Court this morning win
assault and battery on Hester brown'
was fined $40 and costs. Hester tes-
tifed that Saturday evening Arthur
choked her and struck her an the
face and chest when she ordered MN
to leave her home. She said ne hao
been boarding there and that she was
mighty glad she was woman enough
TO defend herself"