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Evening journal., 1918-12-30
PETER THE GREAT
IS LEADING Sire
Mabel Trask. Miss Harris
M. and Hollywood Bob
Among Speed Products
RACERS HAVE
FAMOUS PEDIGREES

As Peter the Great has proved the
greatest sire OF racing speed that the
world ever has seen, everything per-
tanning TO him or his ancestors Is, OF
. interest. Also, as Il has been shown
srecently that a portion Of his pedigree
is bogus every item throwing any
light on same is valued highly by
those who have seen or heard OF the
sire OF Mabel Trask, Miss Harris NJ
Hollywood Bob, Chestnut Peter and a
host Of others.
Peter the Great was got by Pilot
Medium. while his dam. Santos. was
sired by Grand Sentinel. out OF
Shadow, formerly Lady Duncan, by
Octoroon. II Is stated that his third
dam was Swallow, by Joe Hooker. out
OF a mare by the Sam johnson horse.
The Joe Hooker cross should be
struck out.
The following are all OF the known
facts 10 regard 10 the dam OF Shadow.
She was named Dixie, not Swallow, as
stated, and was owned by Benjamin
Dill. who Is still living in Clarksville,
Tennessee.
Dixie was sired by a black saddle
horse called Creole that was owned by
Colonel sam Johnson. OF that town.
Creole was foaled in the spring Of 1862.
His dam was BROUGHT TO Tennessee by
a soldier in ScOtrs Louisiana by, steam
er. in October.
Il sailed up the Mississippi River to
Memphis. where it landed and marched
TO Bowling Green or Russellyille, KY.
In February. 1862, 1t was ordered to
support Fort Donaldson, on the Cum
berland River, Grant took the fort,
however, before they arrived and the
old fair grounds at Clarksville, Tenn.
At that time soldier in the COM
mand had a bay mare that was heavy
with foa He traded her TO a black
smith who lived near the fair
grounds.
This mare foaled black colt. which
was purchased as a three-year-old by
Colonel Sam Johnson He called him
This horse sired Dixie, in time because
the property Of Doctor Greenfield, OF
Guthrie, Ky. He mated her with Octo-
room and got the black mare. Lady
Duncan, agterward known as Shadow.
The Sire Of Creole was black dock
tailed pacing horse that was taken TO
Louisiana from northern New York by
John Aikenhead. This horse was
known locally as the Alkenhead horse,
and IL is stated that he paced a mile
below 80 over a track at New Orleans.
This Is the end Of the trail Of Peter
the Greats pedigree. at present. al
though there is no doubt but that the
breeding Of the Aikenhead horse could
be traced II any one is willing to go
10 the trouble and expense OF visiting
The descendants OF Aikenhead in Lou
isiana and going from there to north
ern New York. where he resided prior
10 the Civil War.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
DELAWARE CITY AFFAIRs
) The Evenlng JOurnaI.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DELANNA e CITY. Dec. 30.-Dr.
Raymond Tybout spent the week end
with his sister, Mrs. Frank Reybold
here.
Miss Lucy Jackson Is spending a few
days with friends at Clayton.
Sergeant George Hutchinson, OF New
York. is home with his parents for a
few days.
Questa Mcconnell. OF Camp Meade. is
spending a few days with his parents,
I Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcconnell.
Major and Mrs. Eugene Householder,
Of Washington, are visiting Major
Householder.
Charles Flynn, OF Springfield. Mass,
who has been connected with the Mar
lin-Rockwell Loading Co, has left here
for his home work at the plant hav-
ing stopped.
Miss Fannie Gleason has returned TO
her home In Philadelphia.
Mrs. r. Shredder, Of Philadelphia, Is
spending a few days with relatives in
town.
Frank Neeff, OF U. S League Island,
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Neeff
Lieutenant Carl Aker has returned 10
Camp Humphreys after spending a few
days with his mother.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
.TY(OBD DECLARES
HE IS FREE Agent
Says Detroit Cave Him
Notice of Release Prior
to Close of Season
HASN'T TALKED
YET WITH HUCGINS

AUGUSTA, Ca. Dec. 30.-In an inter
view given here Ty Cobb declared that
he had received his notice Of release
from the Detroit Club, and that he
would consider offers from other base
ball clubs II they should approach him
with this object in view.
You understand. Of course" he said,
that under the rules OF baseball. no
club can approach man bound to an
other club without the consent Of the
latter club or unless the man Is free.
Therefore, should another club ap-
proach me / should think that were
free TO consider the offer and that De-
troit no longer had any ties 10 me.
prior 10 the close OF the 1918 base
ball season ! was handed my ten days
notice OF release as specified IN the con-
tract, which expired at the end OF the
playing season"
Cobb declares that he has not had any
conference with Miller Higgins Of the
Yankees, branding reports that the
Yankee manager had been in Augusta
10 see him as untrue.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
H THE EVENING JOURNALS DAILY PAGE OF SPORTS
S. ars Will be Back With
Old Clubs This Year

An organized effort on the part OF
major league baseball players to make
capital out OF the fact that they were
Internationally released" last fall ap-
parently Is being made Already moves
have been started by Ty Cobb and Duffy
Lewis. two OF the games most pronli-
neht stars.
Cobb, well knowing his value az a
ball player. has declared the belief that
he Is a free agent. made so when the
Detroit club quit business last fall a
month sooner than II had expected To-.
Lewis declares himself in the same
fashion, because OF the fact that he was
sold 10 the Yankees. He announces he
will not report unless he Is given part
OF the purchase money.
All players were given unconditional
releases by the club owners through an
agreement II was discovered that In
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
FIRE DAMAGES
STEEL CO. PLANT
Inab .lity to &c, Water
Promptly Causes Fire
to Get Headwaya
Loss ESTIMATED
AT NEARLY $4,000

Fire starting In brick structure used
for storage purposes at the plant OF
the Wilmington Steel Company at
Third and Heald streets at Il o'clock
last night, destroyed the building and
a quantity Of materials causing damage
estimated az close TO $4,000. Although
the flremen were handicapped by a lack
OF water within the plant and plugs
that did not correspond with their con-
nections, they saved much surrounding
property.
While the district flremen were try
ing TO locate a plug within the plant
yard that would furnish water. James
McGOwan. former fire chief at the
plant and a member OF the Reliance
Fire Company. arrived on the scene and
turned the water on from the city
mains which had been cut on when the
plant suspended operations som c
months ago.
Even then u was necessary for the
flremen 10 make connections with hose
reducers and this took time.
BY the time the first stream was
played on the structure, the building
measuring % by 100 feet, was mass
OF flames. The flames were leaplng
high in the air at that time and threat
enlng adjoining property. but the fire.
men saved II.
A private watchman making his
round about midnight discovered the
blaze lie turned in an alarm. and the
Reliance. Washington. Fame, Water
Witch, Weccacoe and Phoenix Com
panies responded.
In the fear that the buildings were
still in danger. however. the Washing
ton and Reliance Companies remained
on the scene with their apparatus and
kept playing water on the buildings for
several hours after the other companies
returned 10 their quarters.
AS a result OF the llre. many service
wires were put out Of commission, and
Third street was dark for a distance OF
three blocks.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
SALESIANUM FIVE
HIT THIS WEEK

Salesianum High School basketball
team viii play It's nrst game Of the
season In the Brownson cage next FRI
day night. Tho alumni, headed by
Dan" Casey. viii come to the hail
ready TO try conclusions with the pres
ent defenders OF the Gold and White
bud" ONeill and "Clem" Carney, who
need no introduction 10 local basketball
fans. will hold down the forward po-
sltlons for the Elder Brothers"
Johnny" Burke and Joe Greeley.
who have recently been discharged
from Camp Dix. VIII endeavor to hold
Salesianum's forwards sooroless. Dan
Casey. who in the past fought many
glorious battle FOR the little school az
Eighth and West streets Will hold down
the pivot position. With. this lineup
and Larry Rigney, the Brownson ace,
In reserve, the boys now representing
the Gold and White VIII have to play
the game OF their lives In order TO make
successful start OF the i9iS-i9i9 sea-
son.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
THIS Death NEWS
FIVE MONTHS LATE
Private ]. J. Hoifecker
Succumbs in August to
Battle Wounds
MOTHER HOPED TO
LASl FOR SONS LETTER

Mrs. C. A. Hoffecker. OF Mlddletown,
has Just received the sad news from
the War Department that her only son.
John j. Hoffecker. Company b. 9th In
taniry, died on July Is, from wounds
received in action In France.
Word was sent to Mrs. Hoffecker
from the War Department early In Au-
gust that her son was wounded In
action, degree undetermined" Since
then. nothing has been heard In regard
to the boy, although his mother wrote
many letters and sent cablegrams until
this announcement came Of his death.
Il is terrible shock TO Mes. HOffecker,
after waiting Ave months TO hear from
her son, only 10 be told that he has
been dead for i've months. She has the
deepest sympathy OF many friends.
John j. Honocker would have been
% years old In January. He enlisted
In Chester, on June 4, 1916, and was
sent to Fort Slocum for a week and
then to the big camp at Syracuse. n.
Y. He was put in the Fighting Ninth,' y
OF New York, and sent overseas on
September Z. 1917.
From illness and injuries. the young
soldier has been In the hospital much
OF the time since February, 1917 lie
was a good soldier, according 10 his
sergeants commendat0ry letter to his
mother, a lne example OF a good. clean,
outstanding young American. His grief
stricken mother says she Is as proud OF
her boy and the part he played as
first class private, In lighting for his
country, as II he had been the colonel
OF his regiment lie was one OF Amer
icas best offerings In the cause OF hu-
manllY
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
Y NJ. III. A. BASKETBALL.

The second team OF the Y. NJ. II. A.
has organized for the basketball season
and is open for challenges from any
club OF this class in or out Of the city,
The team is composed OF almost all
OF the former players Of two years ago
Lesham and Regenbogen, who played
with the fast Parkside team Of last
year; Goldstein and STUFF Lesham, OF
Clarion. Flanzer and Cohen are also
back. A new star has appeared in
"Axel' Rubin, who Will play guard
All challenges should be sent to Ber-
nard Goldstein, care Y. NJ. II. A., Third
and King streets.
On Saturday night the Y. NJ. II. A.
Freshmen defeated Delaware Juniors,
s 10 2.
At indoor baseball, Delaware Juniors
defeated Maccabees, 10. Z.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
TRAP SHOOTING
ANGLING

this manner only could the club escape
the obligation OF paying a fun seasons
salary to the men II was agreed and
understood that title 10 each player was
TO remain where IL was before the gov
ernment decided TO stop baseball the
reserve clause takes care OF that in full.
The club owners hold the whlpnand.
Unless they pun the wrong string be-
fore the opening OF the season the play
ers will be driven into line for the )pcn-
ing game without much OF a struggle.
II Is quite foolish TO suppose that any
club owner, unless he contemplated a
brush with an outlaw league. would
tamper with Ty Cobb or any other play
er. In this connection u may be stated
with authority that reports OF Miller
Ilugglns having gone 10 Augusta. Ca, 10
see Cobb regarding q probable transfer
10 the Yankees were without founda-
tiOn.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
WANT WIDE OPEN
SUNDAY In STATE

The Sunday laws are TO be attacked
at the coming session Of the State
Legislature. The fight against these
laws will be waged by Representatives
John j. Mulvena and ]. Edward Nc
Nabb.
It is proposed TO pass an amendment
annulling these laws, whereby resi-
dents VIII be able to spend the Sabbath
in whatever manner they desire.
A measure which It is thought will
be opposed by the church people Of the
State will be that legalizing boxing
bouts here. II is understood that those
favoring the state allowing boxing ex-
hibitions are planning to allow 10 per
cent. OF the proceeds OF boxing matches
to be applied to the State treasury.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
BELFER WRITES HE
WILL PAY DEBTS

Some OF the creditors OF Benjamin
Belfer. jewelry salesman, who d.sap-
peared from Wilmington several weeks
tgo, ..ve received letters from him,
stating that he Is sorry for his act, and
that he will pay back every cent he
owes Belfer Is said to have borrowed
several thousand dollars from friends
Just before he disappeared. The letters
we're mailed at Fort Wayne. Ind,
December 2i. His wife and child are
still In this city.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
CRFScENTs ORGANIZED

The Crescent bowling team has been
organized and is ready TO receive chal-
lenges from any team In the State Send
all challenges to the Crescent Bowling
Alleys. The Crescents can play Thurs
day nights. Saturday afternoons and
Saturday nights.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
DFFIaNCF WINS.

Defiance defeated AT-Wllmington on
the gridiron on Saturday 10 10 0. On the
AIl-Wilmington team were players OF
several OF the local teams. McLoush-
lin and Quinn scored the touchdowns
for Defiance. This will very likely De
the last football game Of the season 10
HIFiIrni In rinn-
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
An-Wilmington.
THREE-CORNERED CONTEST.

The three-cornered juvenile rivalry
at the Y. NJ. II. A. had the following
results Saturday:
Basketball-Y. NJ. II. A. Fresh 8, Del
aware Jr. 2.
Indoor Bsseball-Delaware Jr. Z, Mac
cabees i.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30
PnIVATF pnYOD nFpOnTs

G. l.. Pryor, OF Salisbury, Md, who
was reported recently by the War De-
partment as missing In action, has re-
turned To duty.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30

and A. parson defeated p. Gornog and
w. Appleton.
Evening journal., 1918-12-30

To insure fun rental value-use tho
WANT ADS.-Adv
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Woman students at the school of
the British Pharmaceutical Society
easily beat the men in recent exami-
nations, securing all the chief awards.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
C. 0. P. OUTLOOK GOOD,
/ SAYS CHAIRMAN HAYS
Republican Manager Goes to New
York to Establish
! Headquarters.

Expressing satisfaction over the po-
ftical outlook for republicans generally
throughout the country, VIII Hays,
chairman of the republican national
committee. who has been comforting
with party leaders in Congress, left yes-
terday for New York to establish per-
manent headquarters for the coming
congressional campaign. He has con-
cluded trips through the states and will
spend most of his time before the elec-
tions in New York. with occasional fur
ther visits to Washington.
Among prominent republicans with
whom Chairman Hays conferred was
Senator Hiram W. Johnson Of Califor-
MIA, associate of Col Roosevelt in the
progressive movement. Political condi-
tions in California were discussed and,
1t was said. Mr.. Hays was pleased with
the prospect of harmony among repub-
lean factions.
Representative Woods of Iowa,
chairman of the republican congress
sional campaign committee, who was
recently defeated for denomination to
the House, has written circular let
ter to his republican colleagues, stat
ing that since he is not q. candi-
date for reelection he will devote
his entire time to the campaign COM
mittee craftsmanship.
Mr.. Woods said yesterday that no
suggestion had reached him of resign
ing the craftsmanship, and he can see
no reason to expect 1T. He attributed
his defeat for denomination to the
fact that he had not spent much time
in his district, not even going back to
vote in some elections. He did not
think that his vote against the reso-
luton declaring war with Germany
and other anti-war votes had any
weight In his defeat. although his op-
ponent had advertised partially in
correct record Of his votes in the
House.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Obligation Upon United States.

Mr.. Swiggert says that "a per cent
of the inhabitants of the United States
are attending school, while in Rus
sia there is but per cent, though
the latter country has a population
of nearly 125,000,00O in its center.
Commenting on this fact, the author
asks: In view of this disparity does
not then the obligation rest upon the
nation, for the present at least, of
learning the Russian language for the
purpose of intercourse with that
country?"
''I.have no WISH" he adds, ito make
a brief for the study of Russian for
any purpose other than the esta blish-
ment of ways and means whereby our
nation may come to know modern
Russia better, to create way for the
coming exchange of ideas and wares
that must be mutually helpful. That
way lies through commerce, exercised
on a higher plane than the mere
barter of products for immediate.
therefore selfish, gain"
Evening star., 1918-06-09
TO KNOW RUSSIAN
| ASPOST- NEED
Glen Levin SWiggett Urges
That Language Be Learned
| for Trade Purposes.
NOT NOW WIDELY SOUGHT

sTzyinitie, vi govoritie po russki!
The translation of the foregoing,
before the process of worry begins,
is, Excuse me! Do you speak Rus-
sian?" and is made use of by Glen
Levin Swiggett In introducing, in the
current number of School and So
ciety. a publication in the interest OF
education, an article on why we
Should Study Russian-the Nations
Need" The article is a INSTALLATION
of the coming postwar situation in
Russia and points the need Of the
Introduction of the study Of that
language into the schools of the
United States. !.
There are many Russians living
in this coun,S3 available for the serv-
ice of teaching says Mr.. Swiggett.
surely we should avail ourselves at
once of this service at hand. ready
TO instruct the American boy or the
American man in the use of the key
economic Russia. the home of the
greatest Slavic peoples. This is a
race which speculative historians
have long claimed must have its day
and for which destiny must have in
store some kindlier intention, in fact
an evolution. the course OF which
may be seen in the careers, past and
present, of sister states.
Propaganda Difficult.
In urging the teaching of Russian
in our schools and colleges Mr.. Swig-
gett says that more earnest propa-
ganda will he necessary than was
required for the introduction OF Span
ish, which has increased from prac-
tically nothing in 1910 TO about :
per cent in 1915-"a percentage that
/ strongly believe will be quintupled
for the school year 1917-191S."
Statistics are introduced showing
that the enrolment of students in
secondary schools, universities and
colleges and city evening and busi-
ness schools in this country for 1916
.1916 was 2,S00,597, while the total
attendance was reported as 23,S56,S90.
1t is pointed out that no opportunity
is offered for the study of Russian,
though more than 100000 are register
ed in secondary and private COM
mercial schools.
This is a sad commentary" he adds,
when one considers that from the
students of these schools we recruit
or must recruit the privaues of COM
merce."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-01-15
Hopkinsville Cold Record Was
l6 Below Against Is Be-
low In December.
SATURDAY THE COOLEST
Blizzard Came Hard Upon
the Heels Of Fridays
Sn0wstorm.

Washington, Jan. li.-The coolest
weather experienced in the United
States since 1899 Saturday night ex-
tended from the Rocky mountains to
the Atlantic coast and from the lakes
to the gulf. Zero temperatures were
registered almost as far south as Bir-
mingham, Ala, while in North Dako-
IA the Thermometer went TO 81 de-
grees below zero and il was only IL
degrees higher in many parts of the
middle west.
The cold wave was accompanied by
a high wind in many sections, while
in the west there was heavy snow,
which blocked railroad traffic in sew
eral states on both sides of the Mis-
sissippi river. Inability of the rail-
roads to deliver shipments Of coal
needed in many sections,
particularly in Ohio and Michigan,
greatly increased the suffering caused
by the storm.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-01-15
MAY LOSE
BOTH FEET
Fate Of Bud Russell,
Young Farmer Of Todd
County.

Bud Russell, young white man,
who lives on the farm Of S. j. Leav-
ell, over in the edge Of Todd county,
may lose both his feet, as a result Of
long walk in the snow.
We are informed that young Rus
sell and another young man started
driving to Fairview on Saturday after
the big snow in December. They en-
countered drifts on the way that were
so deep the mule they were driving
could not pull the buggy through them
so they abandoned the vehicle and
walked the distance, leading the mule
They made some purchases at Fair
view and loaded the mule with them
and started on the return trip late in
the afternoon. Russell was not well
shod for such a walk, and when he
finally reached home his feet were
frozen. He did not have medical at
tention for several days. When a
physician was finally called in il was
found that his feet were in such a
condition that amputation will proba-
bly, be necessary.
The young man has the sympathy
Of every one ir the terrible misfor-
tune that has overtaken him.
His companion on the trip Jared
much better, though he suffered
much from his experience. Penn
broke Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-01-15
Tne Local Record.

In Hopkinsville, Weather Observer
Randle reported temperature OF l6
below Saturday morning. Private
thermometers ranged from 10 to 20
degrees below. The December rec
ord was 13 below by the government
thermometer, following more than a
foot Of snow. This time the snowfall
was l0A inches and the weather three
degrees colder.
The spell this time extended near
to the gulf. II was 2 above at Bir-
mingham, IA at Mobile and IL at New
Orleans. AT Chicago il was IL below
and at St. Louis 10 below, s degrees
colder than in December.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-01-15
.INHUMAN
BARBARIANS
Outline a System Of Peonage
in 1918 Worse Than That
Of Attiia in 45l.

A German proclamation of treat
ment to be accorded women and
children in the conquered parts of
Italy says:
IAN victuals remaining in house
must be delivered up. Every citizen
must obey our labor regulations; all
workmen and children over Is years
old must work in the fields every day.
Sundays included, from 4 o'clock in
the morning until s O'Clock in the
evening.
'Disobedience will be punished in
the following manner: Lazy work
men will be accompanied in the work
and watched by Germans. After the
harvest they will be imprisoned for
six months and every third day be
given nothing but bread and water.
Lazy women will be obliged TO work
and after the harvest will receive six
months Imprisonment Lazy children
will be punished by beating. The
commandant reserves the right to
punish lazy workmen with twenty
lashes daily"