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Evening journal., 1918-05-03

NJ Dore is the masculine half OF
the popular dancing team, Dore and
Cavansgh. now appearing with pro-
nounced success IN The Kiss Burglar"
at The Playhouse. lie and Miss Cav
anagh have been dancing together for
three years, always using steps and
combinations OF steps OF their own in
ventlon.
They had charge Of Castles-ihe-sea
The year after Mr.. and Mrs Vernon
Castle opened it. and have also danced
on the Astor roof and at the Palas
Royale They are now considering an
offer 10 dance for the summer at the
knickerhocker Mr.. Dores and Miss
Cavanaeh's stage work has been limited
TO three productions. His Little Wild
oWs." Going Up, and "rhe Kiss Bur
elar."
Thee made hit in Going Up when
70 played here earlier in the season
and their reception on Monday night
showed how many Of their friends
We're In the Playhouse 10 welcome them
upon their return TO Wilmington II
has been the same at every perform
ance. Their dances are graceful rapid
and varied.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
POLISH RESIDENTS
TO MARCH TOMORROW

To boom recruiting for the Polish
regiment being organized In Whining
ton and nearby eastern cities for ser
vice in France. Polish organizations Of
this city will have a big demonstration
and parade tomorrow afternoon.
At a meeting TO be held at St. Stanis-
laws Church during the afternoon,
when the parade halts there, a Polish
flag will be presented TO the regiment
by the Polish Ladies' Auxiliary OF
Philadelphia, to be carried along With
the stars aud Stripes to France.
Mr.. Koston Will be chief marshal OF
the parade. which viii start at 230
O'Clock from Elm and Harrison streets.
10 will be headed by platoon Of police,
and Will march over the following
route: Elm 10 Maryland avenue TO Mad
ison.to Fourth. 10 Market, 20 Eleventh,
60 King TO Tenth. TO French, TO sew
enth. TO ST. Stanislaw's Church, where a
public meeting will be held with T.
Woitulak as presiding officer and :.
Wierski as secretary. Governor Town
send. Mayor Lawson, Senators Sauls-
bury and Wolcott and city officials have
been invited 90 be present. There will
be speakers from Philadelphia.
After the meeting The parade will re-
sumo it's march along Spruce street. 60
Fourth. TO Poplar, TO Second. TO French
TO Front.to Maryland avenue. TO Linden
90 81. Hedwig's Church and dismiss.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
INCOMES TO BE HIT
BY NEW WAR TAXES

WASHINGTON. May Secretary Nc
Adoo's statement IN Rochester, \. lr
thai additional war taxes would be
necessary soon was held by Treasury
Department officials to indicate that the
question OF further revenue legislation
would arise probably before the end OF
this calendar year But they Insisted y
did not mean that Mr. McAdoo would
urge such action by Congress In the i'm
mediate future.
II is hoped by Administration leadfr rs
that additional revenue legislation VIII
not be necessary az the present session
OF Congress, as Secretary McAdoo would
be better able at the close Of this fiscal
year and after the appropriation bills
for the next year, beginning July :
have been passed 10 estimate th'
amount OF revenue to be raised By ad
ditional taxes over and above wha
could be expected from sales Of Lib
erty Loan bonds
Although there has been no discus
sion OF the probable sources OK add
lional revenue Administration leader
are aware that demands will be mad
for higher levies on incomes, especially
In view OF the long ilght Of the con
] scriptiOn-of-wealth" advocates In IN
Senate when the existing revenue lay
was under discussion.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
FAVOR WAGE BOOST
FOR RAILROAD MEN
sv The United Press.

5v The United Press.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Recommend-
ng millions IN wage increases FOR the
nen who man Americas railroad sys-
ems. the Railway Wage Adjustment
soard has completed its report to Di-
,ector General McAdOO.
The recommendations will be taken
urectly 10 McAdoo, who is now In New
FORK, and Is expected to be made public
soon
The wage board, headed by Secretary
pf the Interior Lane, has been worsins
Tor many weeks on The report. Hear
lnes were held both with the employees
and railroad managers TO determine
npon a fair basis Of increase.
The workers based their demands on
lbe mounting cost OF living and asked
Increases ranging from 80 to 60 per cent
n is understood that the boards report
X accepted by Secretary McAdoo' VIII
mean total wage payments OF approx
mately a quarter Of a billion dollars an
D nually
Virtually an railroad employees are
,ffected by the wage increases.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
BY the United Press
SUPERINTENDENTS
NAMED FOR 1918 FAIR

Officials OF the Delaware state Fair
have had their 1918 premium list issued
and they are now heing sent TO forme'
exhibitors The Department super.n.
tendenls and assistants for this year
Fair are as follows
Women-Mlss Emeline Derickson
Children-Nlrs. Frederick c. Snyder
Miss Margaret Snyder. Miss Ethel
Snyder.
fruils-R. G. buckingham
Vegetables Frank +. learsley
Grain and forage crops-Frederick C.
SNYDER and Lawrence A. Othoson.
Horses and mules-AleKander Corbit
Joseph Davidson William dupont
Lambert Foulb. Joseph ~. Gould
Poultry Charles C. SpCakman,
Halleck dupont
Cattle-lames r. Mahany. " AZ %
sheep and sWlne-Charles Ncggnso
Carrares and farm machinery WI
liam Peach
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
OYERSUBSCRIPTI0N
OF LOAN ASSURED
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON, MAY 3-With two
days more TO 60 in the Third Liberty
Loan campaign, the nation early today
was si62O0OO00 short of The minimum
quota OF the three billion in suhscrip-
tions. Overnight reports set The total
subscriptions 20 sass. .00OO00--a gain OF
about ss7. 10000. Loan officials are now
confident az a substantial over-sub-
scripiion in the whirlwind campaign.
Reports from Dallas and San Fran
cisco claimed that these districts had
attained their quotas. II they have some
over me top the honor goes TO every
state west OF the Mississippi River.
This is a complete reversal from the
experience OF preyiou loans when the
eastern districts were the first 10 so
over the line.
The Chicago district has won ihs
honor OF being the fourth TO reocn us
quota officially Subscriptions for mat
district This morning aggregated e4l5'-
6iiiO00. It's quota was 25Oo0On.
Interest in tho last lap Is being shown
i'm The Atlantic district according 10
kilograms odaY.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
?. { ]. HEH after
Sl5O,OO0 OF LOAN
Per Capita Subscription at
Ship Building Plant
Today is $73
COMPANY WILL
HELP THE CAUSE

The Liberty Loan Committee having
charge Of the drive in the Pnsey and
Jones plant in This city. believe the em-
nloyes OF that company have estab-
lshed a record.
The subscriptions 90 'ho First Loan
were about $4,000 and 20 the Second
Loan a similar amount was subscribed.
Subscriptions for the Third Lon should
exceed si50O0O In practically an de-
pariments one hundred per cent. or the
employees have subscribed.
AZ the opening OF the campaign me
committee erected az the entrance OF the
plant a largo painting representing the
ocean. with Wilmington az one side of
the hemisphere and France at tne other.
over The TOP, at graduated positions
moves a miniature ship towards siOO,-
600 goal Upon O sign is cmblazoned
1--WE are helping build Pershine
BRIDGE
The response was so enthusiastic that
some DAYS ago the 10000 mark was
reached and a second ship was started
over the top. AZ noon today the com.
mitiee erected a large poster. upon
/ which is inscribed the following
"I have bought another nifty dollar
/ bond-one dollar down and one dollar
week. Who wlll match my subscrip
ton2 signed. Woodrow Wilson
Beneath % runs these words, we
will Mr President
s large response is expected and th'
name of each supporter Will be entered
upon the llst which VIII be photo
zraphed and sent 90 The President
In TO noon today subscriptions 10 On
loan had averaged S73 for each EN-
ploye. Tho subscription which the CON
| pany will make has not been include
In the qgures given
The Pusey and Jones workers in
spirit OF friendly rivalry arc wonderin
II The Harlan workers will show "a
100000 necessary 90 match their aver
age subscription
The committee who has so success
fully handled This campaign is con-
posed OF me following
q. l.. Coppage, chairman: n g. Nj
Doweu Harvey NOlk, Charles Spiege
, halter. John J. Murray, G. C. Enos,
10. Farra. n. J. Feeney W. d. scot
samuel Beck, John Ferris, Alex. Mel
mes. James Walsh, Thomas Baker. Che
ter Whitley. John Boulden. James NJ
son. John Neave. s. H. Davis, W.
scott +. Robeleu. ". Wier, Chari
/, Laird. James Strickler. John Christ
4 pher.- Jos. Chestnut, ID. Mccarthy
= lSemerteen. Frank Moore. Edgar Nelc
Robert Morgan, Daniel Logue
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
SCOvR SEA FOR
81 ATHENS' DEAD
Inquiry by Savannah Line
Officers Reveals Collision
Was Unavoidable
WOMEN
TOLEAYR HOSPITALS

NEW YORK, May 3-united states
revenue cutters and naval vessels. as
sisted by a fleet Of other craft. yester-
day began a search of the Delaware
Capes, for the bodies OF the sixty-sevcn
men. women and children believed 90
have gone down when the savannah
Line steamship Athens was rammed by
a French cruiser in tho fog early Wed
nesday morning No bodies had been
recovered last night, but % was said at
the Offices OF the line here that the
search would be continued while there
was siill a chance OF adding 30 the
Identification Of The dead.
Ohicials of the line meanwhile. is-
sued a statement .disclaimlng any re-
sponsihilty for the disaster, which
they said. was due TO unavoidable acci-
/ dent-an unforseeable mishap OF the
sea u was stated categorically That the
ship had more than the legally required
number OF lfe-saving craft. an of
which recently had been Inspected br
! the Federal authorities.
Marine superintendent Collins. who
/ received q long report on the accident
from Captain a. q. Forward. master OF
the City of Athens yesterday, said, 10
his offices 40 pier 80. North River
There Z is absolutely no foundation
for reports or rumors That ihe ehiI
was fitted out with rotten ropes. veal
davlis or an insufficient number o
! ifeboats THE Athens had nine lars
lifeb0ats-pIenty for everybody OF
0oarl
"The lireboals were Inspected OF
February @ hy The steamboat inspcc
/ ti0n service. and were found sstIsfac
tory as ihc boats had just beei
cleaned. overhauled and painted AM
new davit, installed
In addition 90 the boats. there wer
three life r8fis on the vessel, whicl
81 iare moi required by law on c0astwis
. ships. 70 was one OF these RATS whlcf
was cut loose and saved the lives d
twelve OF the drowning passengers.
, Every preparation had been mad
10 save an the lives possible But On
fact that The ship sank i'm seven min
s ules made This practically Impossible
s There was mo- confusion Of fog gnal
p as the Athens, according 60 the cor
81 tain's report was sounding her sire
b. an the while The fog was about he'
d There was no negligence at ALL 10 wa
I an unavoidable accident
o While search was being made Tor Oh
missing, the sixiy-eight passengers, mi
, rine recruits, French sailors and men
u bers OF the crew who were saved wei
2 recouperatlng from the exposure an
+, shock az hospitals, homes and hote
q in the city and vicinity.
Bellevue Hospital received two Of q
three women who lived through q
crash. Last night It was said Mrs 1T
Levy. OF Bridgeport, and Mrs. Bodzine
Of Mobile, Ala would be able to lea
/; the institution within a few days.
\ Mrs. Arthur Gewher. the thi
woman. at her home 1910 East Min
street. Brooklyn. mourned the loss
, her four-year-old daughter, JosephiT
!. who went down, clinging TO the shil
rail, while she tried TO get as mu
:, consolation as possible from the IA
II that baby boy was rescued with h
aud her husband.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
local board No. 4
HAS State Record
Furnishes Largest Percent
age of Men to Nation
Under QUESTIONABLE
EFFICIENCY SHOWS
IN OFFICE WORK

Local Exemption Board No. 4, which
ls composed OF Joseph Wigglesworth
lanes Kane and Frank r. Zebley, with
Howard Eaton, as chief clerk, is evil
IDENTIFY the banner board Of this State
IN furnishing men for Uncle Sans
aghting forces. This board, according
20 figures announced today. had s34
men registered in Glass No. 1, out OF
1000 men registered which deductins
$50 aliens, makes 3i6 per cent Of men
furnished, the highest Of any board in
he state. Out OF the total number
placed in Glass No. 1. only 46 appeals
we're taken and six OF these were al
lowed. a percentage Of 90 per cent.
So far 226 men have been sent by this
BOARD to various camps for training IN
the National Army and 10 is estimated
that at least 80 enlistment and "
men went into the National Army vol
unfairly. The call for men In the In
dustrial class made by General Pershing
drew - men Of which a were Negroes.
This shows that the Negroes OF Della
ware are willing 90 do their bit
In addition there are at present oNeg
100 men in this division at work Tor
the Emergency Fleet in deferred
classes. Glass 4 men who are at work
in such plants are being called FOR re-
examination as soon as they change
their positions, however as shown re.
Gently when % men were called ane
examined for Glass f.
Since the nlng OF the QUESTIONABLE.
only one man has been rejected out o
f2i men called by the board. which
shows the care that has been taken b,
the medical examiners Of the board iI
examining the mon. The examiner
are: Drs. Silas G.. Frederick Dr. Charlie
IT. Boehm. Dr. s. NJ. Zion and DR.. VIII
lard z. Smith Dr. Frederick, chief OK
aminer, has examined 1000 men. no
including the transferred men, whici
average from one TO five a day.
Too much credit cannot be given th
clerical force as the Office has not beei
closed day or evening since July 1911
The method OF keeping tho records ha
also been improved by Chief Cler
Eaton, who was a first sergeant Of Oh
First l.. S. Engineers Corps In the span
lsh-Americap War The method Of keen
tng the records In the office was ap
proved one day recently by officials q
he Emergency Fleet Corporation, VII
visited the office.
The board members are pleased wit
he service given them by the scho'
teachers Of this city. who. despite th
stormy weather Of the past winter, Wis
tied the local Offices daily and enable
The officials tn finish their work ahea
of the other divisions In this city.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
RUBENSTEIN TO
FACE COURTMARTIAL

Sergeant OF Detectives Green today
received a telegram from the military
authorities az ChiNic0ie, ohio, request
ing him to appear there ON next Mon
day. when Henry p Rubenstein, OF Day
ton. Ohio. will be arraigned before a
court-matiial. Rubenstein is alleged 90
have deserted from his company AS
private i'm ST. Louis. and came here,
where ne posed as a lieutenant ana
lived in regal style at the Hotel DUPONT
While en- route TO Camp sherman 10
Ohio. Rubenstcin escaped from Fort du-
ponl guards, who had him in CUSTODY
but he was recapiured shortly after
wards.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
SULLIVAN RLAMES
TROUBLE ON DRINk

John 4. sullivan was ARA lgned beiort
Judge Finger In Municipal Court today
ON a breach of the peace charge. Ger
trude sullivan. the defendants Wife.
Said her husband threw a glass and con-
teuls of water at her because She failed
to awaken him while DE slept on a
couch. sullivan said DE would quit
drinking. which he said. caused ihe
trouble. Judge Finger allowed the de-
fendant % go on his own recogni2ance
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
FALLERS TREFERS
FIGHTING In FRANCE

Annie Fallers told Judge Finger, In
Municipal Court today, that her hus-
land struck her when she took dollar
,ut Of his pockets one night recently,
nd said he would not work any more
7he wife said there was another woman
n the case.
The defendant said his wife hid his
hoes on several occasions and broke up
more than $50 worth OF dishes when
he lost her temper.
Fallers said he would rather be IN
France lighting for Uncle sam than con-
inus under the present conditions
udge Finger continued the case Tor
me week.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
NEXT DRAFT CALL
FOR 100000 MEN
OF Number 5000 Will be
Artisans for Work at
the Front
ORDER WILL GO
OUT TOMORROW

Mobilization sssinnmeni of 6,Vlh
artisans issued hy General Crowder
TODAY showing the camps 10 which
they will be sent;
Camns Hancock. 65; New Jerse,
80 (uay 50: Macarthur. Tex ioS'
Humnhrics, Va. iS6; sheridan Ma,
60: Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, Ind
LAS: Van Cou,er Barracks, Wash-
20: Dix. y. J.. 10; Laurel. Md, 2s''
Forsi Myer. Va. eSl; Washington
barracks. CSC. and Fort Wayne
Mich. 252. Colored. ell May ".
The men will be used IN the
medical. quaricrmasierS, ordnance
signal and engineer corps.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
CONTAMINATION JURY REPORTS.

Judge Rice today confirmed the award
az $500 returned 90 Mrs. Mary Plstt
Van Trump. by the second and nnal
commission on thc opening Of south
Broome street.
The following commission was ap-
pointed by judge Rice 10 review dam
ages on the McConaugl property. near
Newark station. on The PENNSYLVANIA
railroad.e J Chester Gibson, John ID,
navis. ]. Irwin Dayeit, John Nivin and
George W. Grinllh.
Il is proposed 10 erect an overhead
bridge at this point 10 eliminate the
grade crossing and The McGouaugh
property lies in The line Of approach
I This commission is 20 lle verdict on
May is
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
MOTHERS OF FIGHTERS
FIX DAY OF PRAYER

NEW YORK, May 3.-The National
Association for Mothers OF Defenders
m Democracy. OF which Mrs. John r.
,IcArlhur New York. IS president, To-
day issued an appeal Tor internailoia
victory prayer on May f. for the moti-
ers of soldiers and sailors Amons
the supporters OF Che movement arc
he governors Of States, mayors men-
bers Of Congress, patriotic societies
and clergymcn.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

lNci Jkrelnian nation viii celebrate
uaitr op sunday, following lhe Asiatic
iF,t.a oi me Gresorian calendar The
10 l6isns IN Wilmington viii hold Eas-
lefN Service la 81 Nicholas Catholic T
Church. on licald street, on Sunday The
Rov Vladimir Dcrzyruha viii onlciate
Theodore p. jsWorsky viii De the dI-
rector OF ihe choir
Differences In computation OF time
go back TO ihc earliest days Of man
kind. when 10 was found That the sun
and ,he moon and man-made calendars
had a way OF getting farther and far
thor apart IN regard 10 their dates.
Wise men for asos tried % make
calendar that would keep with The sun
and ho moon But TIE man-madc year
would be too short or too Ions for the
year made by The sun. and the man
made month would be shorter or longer
/ than the month. according 90 the moon
/ Also the moon and the sun refused 60
come out even as time calculaiors
As centuries went on. a month that
used 90 he summer found itself a win
ter month. The Romans tried various
schemes 40 0rsl they had ten months
In the year. adding a month or two now
and then 90 catch up. They e1-
perimenled with Various changes IN thc
lnumher Of days in The month. 70 may
he interesting 90 know that February
has only tvoniy-eiEht days except on
leap wear because the Emperor Au-
lgustus stole q day from % 10 add TO ihe
month named after himself August. ga
that August would have "a days just
Hike July. which was named after hi'
great Uncle Julius.
There was considerable excitement
recently over settling lhe clock an houi
ahead. but that was a small mailer q
the folks in 1882. who calmly set time
ten days ahead. because they discov
cred they were that far behind. accord
ing TO the sun Pope Gregory, at thai
time made The calendar as We have 4
today. but the Ukraine and other east
! ern nations stlll observe time accord
, ing t0 earlier calendcrs. making thei
, festival days later than those Of ih
( western nations
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
TO AUCTION PAINTINGS.

During the performance of The
kiss burglar" at the Playhouse TO-
uaht. Frank Turner Will auction on
he Liberty Loan posters and paintings
which have huns IN The lobby OF the
Hotel dupont for the last several days.
Armand Kalisz and several other mem,
hers Of the kiss Burglar Company
assisted by William Morrison will take
part In the auction The money re-
celved from the sales will be turned
over to the local Red Cross Society.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
i0.0oa NOM FOR Biz

Charles Holden, OF Thirteenth and
Washington streets. superintendent Of
the construction OF the NTH section
Of the dupont building has raised
among his employees $4,000 in sub
soriptlons 10 the Third Liberty Loan.
The money was today turned over 60
Frank Turner, in charge OF the local
Elks' Liberty Loan Committee. The
subscriptions turned 10 by Mr.. Holden
brings the Elks' subscriptions up 20 ap-
proxlmately $4,000. The goal set by
The lodse Is $4,000.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
.2,5OO,OOO BiEN IN
Array BY JULY
By The United Press

BY the lulltu russ
WASHINGTON, May g. America
lighting men on July 4. viii iolt
> 500. COO men-600O0O more than origi
nslly planned.
IN developing This fact before th'
House military committee today Secfe
tary Baker General March and other
revealed approximately i,ss00o0 men ar
ia The service now indicating tha
i1s.OO0 more will be called 10 csml
between now and June 80.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
BY The United press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May 3.-Americas
great army expansion program was set
In motion today
The largest single draft call OF the
WARRIOR approximately $4,000 men,
win be senl ont by Provost Marshal
General Crowdcr tomorrow.
Mobilization orders for 5000 more
artisans in every state IN the Union
were telerrophed today
Meantime Secretary Baker chiei on
stan March and an array OF army ON
GERS appeared before the House miii-
tary committee 90 explain details or me
vast army appropriations asked for inc
next fiscal year
Tho FIRST estimate up FOR considere-
ton was for The pay OF the men. Under
tho original estimate slightly more than
A O0O.O00.O0O was asked FOR The purpose
but the newest estimate IS nearly
double this amount The original figure
was based on 100000 men indicating
The department is expecting i,ooOV
under arms by July 4, 1919
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
aDFyTI. WONT ne KAISER.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa, May 3.-John w
Norris. professional impersOnator or
"the devil" and who in this role has
appeared here frequently In Press Club
dinners. refused to act the part Of the
Kaiser in the honor flsg-raising pageant
which Sioux City, as the FIRST city over
the TOP in the Liberty Loan drive. held
here April 10, the anniversary Of the
battle OF Lexington.
Twenty thousand persons marched in
the pageant. The funeral Of the
Kaiser was a feature section. Norris,
In declining the role of the Kaiser said,
That's no Job for a decent devil
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
Tn AmARn EssAY PRIZEs.

Prizes for the best Liberty Bond and
Thrift Stamp essays, writer by pupils
OF Public school No. 9, will be awarded
al the school this afternoon. Several
speakers, including George B. Miller,
president OF the Board Of Education
and p. Warren Green. deputy attorney
general. will address the pupils.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
rwO MORE AvIATOns KILLED.

OMAHA, Nch.. May 3Two army bal
loon school cadets killed ot Fort omaha,
when an observation balloon exploded,
were Identified today as prlvatos John
=. Davis and Vincent J. Beall Eighteen
soldiers were seriously burned.
TWO explosions occurred when gas
was transferred from a nurse balloon
DO ihe Sausage in ts hangar a roll
can of ihc entire camp was necessary
TO trace thc two victims. who were
charred hey yond recognition.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
DARRACU-s SIMPSON

Miss Leona p. Darrssh, OF No. 1924
Washington street. and Robert Simp-
son. Of New York. were married yes
terday by the Rov. j. p. Qugley, pastor
OF 81. patrlck's Church Mr.. and Mrs.
simpson win reside In New York.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
EIGHTEEN MORE CASUALTIES.
M The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May 3--Losses among
the New England division are re-
vealed IN todays casualty list issued
By the War Department. The list Is
the 6rst with the emergency addresses
restored 10 reports IS killed in action {;
two missing: one dead OF wounds; five
dead OF disease: two dead Of accident /;
two wounded severely and 58 wounded
slightly .-l u na,aseyk