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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-27

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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-27
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
COLD HAMPERS TESTS.
Exemption Boards Are Handi-
capped Through Bursting
of Steam Boiler.

Exemption Board No. 3 was holding
examinations Of draft men at the head
quarters Of the Friendship Fire Company,
Delaware avenue and Tatnall streets to-
day. Other boards were endeavoring 10 do
business at various quarters about the
city, the old Court House, being cold,
through the bursting Of the bo 'lcr used to
heat the building on TuesC ay light.
Engineers of the du Pa Company
that has been granted the use of the first
floor Of the old Court House, said today
that auxiliary heating apparatus of gas
would lie placed in position today, enab-
ling the tenants 10 again occupy the BUILD
ing tomorrow.
There were many inquiries about the
building today from men who desired TO
make appeals from military service. These
were informed that because of the tenn
porary absence Of the exemption boards
from the building, that if the time for
making such appeals had lapsed since the
removal Of the boards because Of the cold,
that their pleas would be considered and
extra time granted them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
RUSH WORK AT HOG ISLAND
Rear Admiral Bowles Moves to
Lift Embargo on Supplies for
Big Ship Plant.
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Philadelphia, Feb. 7.-Rear-Admiral
Francis T. Bowles, managing director of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, has
asked Director-General McAdoo to lift
the embargo on supplies needed for the
shipbuilding plants At Hog Island, Bris-
tol and Newark He viii take other
measures today to speed up the shipbuild-
ing work.
Steel, said the Admiral, is not NOV
ing from the mills to the fabricating places
at anything ike the speed required |
think we shall be able 70 avoid railways
delays Of needed material BY obtaining
priority privileges over all other sorts OF
freight
The admiral has arranged 10 transfer
the vocational training schools for skilled
workmen NJ Newport News to Hog Is
land There are 40 men in the school
at Newport News The Admiral expects
to turn out from 100000 to 1900 o
ski led men by the end ot
this year Explaining his edict Of
Yesterday s,ispending all appropriations
and allotments, he sand:
Il don't intend to cut off funds so the
progress of the work will be stopped in a
single thing. but | want to give oppor-
tunlty for a review of costs of existing Jobs,
and every new one that Will come up.
Much headway is being made in the
Statewide drive in Pennsylvania for the
enrolment of the shipworkers, according
to reports from every county.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
FUEL SITUATION
SLIGHTLY EASIER
A Few More Days Like Today
and Conditions Will be
Still Better.

The fuel situation in this city is slightly
easier this morning, not because Of a
slfficiency of fuel, but due entirely to the
change IN temperature.
The Fuel Administration admits that
there is practically no hard coal to be
had in this city and that it has been
compelled to seize, day by day, sufficient
soft coal consigned TO local industrial
plants TO prevent people from freezing.
A few days more Of warm weather, il IS
thought, will effectuaIly solve the fuel
question. On days like today considerable
quantities Of coal can be moved and
much larger amount distributed in this
city.
While no further statement has been
received from Washington regarding the
closing Of business houses and factories on
Monday, and no further instructions will
be issued here except upon receipt Of said
orders from the National Fuel Admins
tration, a continuation Of warm weather
may cause a countermanding Of the order.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
ASSAULT ON A BOY
COSTS A $50 FINE
Special Officer of Moving Picture
Theatre Hailed Into City
Court.

Howard c. Nandever, a special officer
At one of the movie theatres. was fined
$50 and costs In City Court, today. on q
charge Of assault and battery, preferred
by Walter Martin, aged II years
Young Martin said that on last Friday
he was standing in front Of the theatre
looking al the pictures on the outside
when Eandever came out and grabbed
him dragged him up the street and then
picked him up and threw him to the
pavement There were four other men
who stated that they were passing the
theatre when they saw Nandever drag
young Martin along the pavement. then
pick him up and throw him down
Nandever was represented By j. Frank
Ball, and said that Martin had been
warned "at least hundred times" to
stay away from in front Of the theatre,
where he begged money, and that he had
failed 10 heed the warnings. Last Friday
the officer stated, he saw Martin in front
of the theatre and started to lead him
away, but the lad would not walk, 50
he had to drag him. He denied throwing
the lad down
Judge Churchman sand to the defendant
that he was an officer Of the law and
that he was expected to Use better judg-
Hiellt Ia Sucn cases ana Jial Jne Juvenile
Court was TO be used for such boys if
necessary. He then imposed the fine
This is the second special officer to be
fined within a short space Of time for
assault and battery. Last week Special
Officer Allen Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road was fined $50 and costs for assault
on a conductor on d trolley car.
Bail at 1000 was fixed on Charles
Batten, colored, arraigned for highway
robbery. Joel Kurtison Norwegian, on
a boat now at the Pusey and Jones Com
pany, said that last night he was out
with the Negro and that he was taken up
an alley and robbed of a book containing
his passport, landing card and 81 in
money. Two other men identified Batten
as the man who was with Kurtison during
the evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
NAME POTATOES IN
PLACE OF WHEAT
May be Sold at Rate of q to
Pounds in Substi-
tute List.

Food Administrator Mitchell said
today that with other substitutes for
wheat flour, potatoes could be purchased
at the rate of four pounds of potatoes to
one pound of wheat -four. All dealers
and growers, however, are warned not To
unduly increase the price of white pota-
toes, simply because there may be a
demand for them through their sale as
substitutes.
Food pledge cards signed by proprietors
OF hotels, restaurants and eating houses
throughout this city and New Castle
county are being returned to the office
of the Food Administrators in the Equi-
table Building. The pledge contains the
regulations decided upon at a meeting of
the eating house proprietors, held at the
Hotel du Pont few weeks ago. The
proprietors agreed to observe certain
meals as meatless and wheatless and also
to serve no meat or wheat or pork on
certain days of the week.
Complaints against certain food stores
about this city by citizens, who alleged
that the proprietors were violating the
food regulations, have in practically
everyinstance been found without founda-
ton. usually it has been the result of
misunderstanding between the housewife
and tho dealer. Through the publicity
in the newspapers given wheatless and
meatless days, the public has learned
what the government wishes of them In
the way OF food conservation and when a
food dealer or business man handling
food attempts to violate any provisions
of the regulations, there is always some
one handy TO tip off the Food Admin
istrator about the detection.
Speaking on the use of the substitute
fonrs, Miss Amelia Doddridge, of Indian
apolis Ind, Federal Home Economic
Expert, who is conducting demonstrations
in Wilmington, says:
Don't be afraid TO try the substitutes
for wheat flour because they will work
The proportion OF fifty-ffty IS always
safe one for quick or hot breads with soda
or baking powder rs leavening agents
With such fiours rs rye and buckwheat
Of thrcC-fourths of the suhsti-
tute flours is very satisfactory \ saving
of 25 per cent in the yeast breads can
easily be effected, by substituting
wheat substitute
Every housewife knows that in the
case of cornmeal very palatable gems,
griddle cakes and cornbread may be made
without the addition OF any flour And
she may use cornmeal in preparing light
bread. hot biscuits and cookies bv com
bining many other substitutes which
blend admirably with the cornmcal.
Among these are rice, sweet potatoes,
oats and barley"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
HARLAN PLANT
CLOSELY GUARDED
Men With Shot Guns and Fire
Extinguishers Protect Vessels
and Buildings.

In order To -ustra'e any effort by alSen
enemies to destroy ships under construc-
ton or buildings about the yard, the
management of the Harlan plant of the
bethlehem Shipbuilding Company has
increased its number of guards from Is
TO ~ men.
Visitors are also required to obtain a
badge before they can wander about the
plant that is engaged in building ships
for Uncle Sam. Caught in the yard
without one of these guarantees, the
stranger Is escorted at once to the gate,
and If he cannot satisfactorily explain his
presence in the plant he will he turned
over To the Federal or city authorities.
Chief klough Is in charge of the Harlan
police force, having obtained his expert
ence as one of the plain clothes men with
the du Pont Company. The decision to
increase the force made through the
request Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tnn had To be done so quickly that there
still remain many little details of or
ganization TO be adjusted.
The guards at the gates to the plant
are in uniform, and il is the intention of
the management to equip the remainder.
Each man carries with him a small fire
cNtinguisher so that in ease he finds
slight blaze he can cXtlnguish the tr
before IL becomes serious. During the
daytime the guards are armed with re-
volvcrs, but at night the force carry
shotguns loaded with buckshot
ill sections of the yard and buildings,
and particularly the riycrfront and
vessels under construction, are guarded
and il viii be perilous for anyone who
might be found ut night prowling about
the ward without proper permission.
There is not a minute that the plant is
ungusrded.
4 fire company Of about a score of men
IL being organized and this, with the
aid of the guards, it is hoped will be
able 10 combat any small blazes that
may occur. Drills will he held weekly
and, the apparatus for fighting fire put
In the best Of condition.
In about two weeks time upwards of
three score OF soldiers are expected to
augment the guarding forces of the
plant Upon their arrival military
system for the better protection of the
plant Will be worked out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
DIR. ALBERT ROBIN TO SUE
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who hastcned to the fire 10 see what he
could do TO help. This man, DR. Robin
said begged some of the firemen to let
him lead the way into the house. rs he
knew all about the interior arrangement,
electric equipment, &c, and if they
would follow him, he said, he would show
them where to 90. They spurncd his offer
and hustled him of the fire ground Other
citizens who wanted to help got the same
treatment.
As another evidence Of inefficiency, Dr.
Robin said. he was told that after one Of
the fire engines reached the scene it was
found that il had no coal and could not
operate until somebody found some coal, ,
which required some time.
The initiative in thawing the frozen
plugs, DR. Robin said, was taken by
Water Department men, and il was due to
their help that water was gotten on the
fire as soon as it was.
My own loss is Insignificant DR..
Robin said, IN commenting on his plans,
but il has opened my eyes. We do not
know when Harlan or Pusey & Jones
may have the same lnefiiciency To pay for
that | have Our town is al stake.
Ny ann in bringing this suit Is to get
tho testimony, In court, OF persons who
have witnessed fire fighting ineffclency,
either at my fire or at any other, 80 that
the public may know Just how the thing is
done. | want To focus public attention on
this very grave situation and help, il pos
sible, TO bring about a change that will
guarantee ire protection
Judging from DR. Robins remarks and
from statements Of others who were at the
fire, the fight must have been bungled all
u II 1 IL. a Il. ~ 4
been the duty of some municipal agency
to have seen to it that the plugs were kept
thawed out. This ought to be done all the
time. While it may be the duty Of the
Water Department, or some other de-
partment, TO do this, it should be made the
duty--if it is not now the duty-of the
the plugs are in good shape. The Fire
Depar ment ought 70 know at all times
the condition of every plug.
Chez Engineer nOopes OF the Water
said today the department
has a force of men who endeavor 70
keep the plugs in condition all the year
round. Under ordinary circumstances the
plugs cannot freeze.
1t IS suggested that the fire under
writer's make thorough survey Of VIII
: frc fighting equipment.
Assistant Chief Engineer Van Trump
Of the " ater Department SAID today not
Of the fire hydrants IN the city
have been frozen One at Eighth and
Rodney streets, he says, was IN COM
yesterday, and ii the cap had
been thawed there would have been no
to get water from it.
DR. hobIn said today that many kind
friends had offered him and his family
home and had made other tenders to
him, which he appreciates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
BIG SULPHUR SUIT
IN FEDERAL COURT
Holders Of Frasch Patents Seek to
Restrain Delaware Corporation
From Infringing Them.

In the United States District Court
today, the injunction case Of the Union
Sulphur Company, corporation Of
New Jersey, whose place of business is
at Sulphur, Louisiana, VS.. the Freeport
Texas onpany, n corporation of Della
ware and the Freeport Sulphur
Company, of Texas, was heard
before Judge Bradford
In this case, which is one Of the most
important Of its kind coming before this
court for many years, the plaintiffs are
seeking an injunction 10 restrain the
defendants from infringing on letters
patent owned by the plaintiffs.
The case is interesting in many respects,
including the fact that the late Herman
Frasch who was a pioneer in sulphur
mining in this country figures in the suit.
Prior to his experiments which resulted
in the mining of sulphur in this country,
the most of the sulphur used in the United
States was imported from Sicily.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
ITALIANS HEAR
MAYOR LAWSON
Tells Sons of Italy Celebration
What the War Means
20 Humanity.

The first annual gathering of the Sons
OF Italy. No. AS, was held in the Italian
Republican clubhouse, 1908 West Sixth
street. last night Among the speakers
were: Mayor John W. Lawson and Rev.
Antonio Sabassre, pastor Of st. Paul 5
Italian Church, Philadelphia.
Mayor Lawson spoke as follows: ~ on
are TO be congratulated upon this first
anniversary of the founding of your So
cictv. Every effort that your members
can make at this time Will tend to III
crease the feeling Of All Italians in stand
Ing by the principles for which the
countries of Italy and the United States
are now joined hand IN hand in fighting
for
We have the United States of America
and YOU have the United Kingdom Of
Italy. both countries made up of the
several States gong TO form the whole.
The principle that brings those States
together, both in this country and Italy
is that men may have their rights and
arr free To come and 90 as they please. 50
hong as they obey the law Of the land.
The present horrors of war impresslng
themselves upon the battlehelds OF Europe
including the fierce fighting of the
northern Italian front, should make Us
sli rall1e the necessity OF making every
efior. 70 insure the success Of the Allies
m her fight against autocracy. Il is q
fact that we are nov many miles from the
battle front, but, nevertheless, our duty,
and Il j. q grave duty which remains, is to
do everything We can IN our power to help
the soldiers, both Americans and Italians,
" no are fighting our fight.
II the German cause WINS, Italy viii
b slt 3 province Of the German cou-
federation Il the cause of the United
Alies Wins, then the Italian people as
we'll "a thc people OF the other allied
nations Will be freed from the curse and
horrors of the war, now so heavily bear
lug lpon Ell the world.
Nav express TO you my pleasure in
beng here with YOU tonight, and my sin-
cerc hope that the worthy objects for
which your society was founded, meet
with success, and that, as the years 60 by,
YOU and each Of you viii be benefited by
th, .,ssociation growing out OF the MEM
bcr-inp Of tins organization"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
MAY END HEATLESS DAYS
Next Monday Will be Last If
Weather Man Continues to
Keep Mercury High.

\ Washington, Feb. Fuel Adminis-
traitor Garfield has announced that II
conditions will permit, heatless Monday
will be suspended after Feb. II. He is en-
phatic, however, that only if there IS a
radical improvement in the weather, and
consequent relief of the freight congestion,
will heatless Mondays be abolished.
Almost all the State Fuel AdmDlstra-
tors have told DR. Garfield that the un-
prccedentedly severe weather OF the last
week rendered it necessary that the heat
less Monday order be not rescinded yet.
They claim that substantial saving OF
coal had been effected by the plan. Re
ports covering twenty-nine of the largest
cities have been made, showing n coal
saving that has materially helped the gen
eral situation.
The Fuel Administrator denies that he
is considering an extension Of the shut
down of industries to cover other days
than those already announced as holidays.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
OBITUARY.

Benjamin T. Leonard, aged IS years,
Of 1923 Lombard street, died February 4
Of phlegInanous erysipelas.
Mrs. Margaret Churchman Slack, aged
S3 years. of COS Delaware avenue, died
February 4 of broncho pneumonia.
Mrs Sarah Il. Conn, aged 70 wears Of
Hampton, Va. died February >, 1918.
The funeral services of j. Paul Wilkin-
son, aged II years, who died at the Phv-
sicians and Surgeons Hospital On Tues
day, will be held from the residence of his
father. John Wilkinson, 400 West Ninth
street. on Friday afternoon. Mr.. Nilkin-
~,a MI kuoWn throughout the city.
4.45 bean el4r.., II IL the Dragon
Run Dairy Co. lie is survived by hls
father, two brothers, Jesse of this city and
Horace, wSo is 2 first lieutenant in the
4. ). army aad ilraa sister, Intera .as
viii be mad in vi salem ccmatory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
REAL ESTATE MEN DIFFER
Give Testimony Regarding Value
of Thirty-third Street Land
Needed for Widening.

The commission appointed by Judge
Rice to assess benefits and damages
resulting from the proposed widening OF
Thirty-third street from Market to
Washington finished taking testimony
yesterday afternoon and will make return
to him February l6.
1t is proposed to make Thirty-third
street 80 feet wide by taking 20 feet off
real estate on the north side, most of which
is owned by II. n. Stayton. The pro-
posed widening would affect two dwellings
and a few outbuildings.
Alfred b. Moore, real estate agent,
when giving testimony, estimated the
value of sections of land proposed to be
taken nj $40, IS and 81 per front foot,
and William j. Fisher, also real estate
agent, made estimates of $50, S6.25 and
e,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
GOOD WORK AT MARSHALLTON
Home Soldiers Relief Knitting and Knit
ling for Soldier Boys.

The Home Soldiers Relief Of Marshall
ton held a meeting on Monday afternoon
al the home OF Mrs George Mullln The
society has finished % sweaters, y
helmets, 20 sc;rfs, eight pair wristlets and
packed is kits. The society Was organized
November q aud the members deserve
great credit for their good work.
Those present at the last meeting were:
Alice McVey, Mrs. l. Morrison, Mrs
Broadbent, Mrs, W. Speakman, Edith
Payne, Miss II Deqny, Mrs Powell
Ford, Mrs Miller Sbeakman, Miss l..
Williams, Mrs Shannon, Mrs IL. Mil
bourne, Mrs. j. Armstrong, Mrs. William
Lord, Miss Marion Armstrong. Mrs. |.
Gregg, Mrs. Theodore Simpson, Miss L.
Guthrie, Mrs. H. Groves Mrs. Mitchell,
Mrs. George Mullin, Mrs [ Mackonson,
Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Sara
Clair, Mrs Robert Groves Mrs. ]. Flnan,
f klair, Miss 4 Williams Mrs. Newlin
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs Theodore Simpson, Tues
day evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
WEDDINGS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


At noon yesterday in Trinity Episcopal
Church, Miss Sarah F. Amsbaugh, daugh-
ter of Mrs. James A. Amsbaugh, and
Harry Jennings Bomberger. Of Chester,
Pa, were married By Rev Frederick NJ.
kirkus, rector of the church Miss Medora
Ingram of Lewes was the bride only at
tendant Benjamin Cullison of Chester,
acted as the groom 5 best man. After a
wedding trip the bride ans groom will
make their home in Chester. The bride, a
graduate of Wilmington High School, is
an accomplished musician and elocu-
ZIONIST and of charming personality. She
has wide circle of friends in the city.
GAUSE-HANLY.
Mrs Margaret c. Hanly, 1912 Tatnall
street. announces the marriage of her
daughter May NJ Hanly, on Saturday.
January 26, 1918, to Master Signal Elec-
trician James FL Cause, Co c, lO4th
Field Signal Battalion, at Anniston, Ala.
Mrs Cause viii return 10 Wilmington in
the early spring
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-07
OVER $4,000 j. s.
TROOPS IN FRANCE
More of Our Men Under Arms
There Now Than Nations Army
Contained in April.
NEW York. IER.

NEW DIRK, FIR. &.
There arc more Americans under arms
IN France today than there were IN
the entire American army when last April
the United States entered the war, and
at that time it had 0,524 officers and
202, $40 men
America today has in all 10000 Of
ficers and ] 100000 men.
Tins revelation, more specific even
than the testimony of Secretary Baker
on the same point before the Senate
Committee, camo last night from Andre
Tardieu. the French high commissioner to
the United States, AT II dinner in the Hotel
Plaza as part of the celebration of the
treaty between the American colonies and
France in 1873 observed Yesterday through
out the United States and Canada
NJ. Tartlicu gave The further assurance
that France will be able, before July |,
10 manufacture enough artillery to supply
twenty American divisions, or approxi-
mately 100000 troops, il the United
States adhercs TO the understanding that
will give France the necessary raw ma
torlal.
ABLE TO ARM ALLIES.
We have in the line 5000 guns Of
every calibre, and every day more than
factories, NJ Tardieu said "To get
those guns, to produce those shells we
created AN industry which did not exist
before the war, and which has enabled US
not only to arm ourselves but TO arm our
Allies
Without speaking Of what we manu-
facturc for you, and that is several hun
dred guns a month, we have, during the
past three Years, given to our Allies in
Europe $4,000 rifles, $1,000 automatic
rifles, 10000 machine guns, 500 millions
Of cartridges, $500 guns, 1850 aero
planes.
And the day when faithful Italy
found herself in peril peril which is
now averted-we within d few hours
brought reinforccmcnts to her from the
troops, which proves the unbreakable
brotherhood of our alliance
Asserting that secrecy ought TO be
. thing OF the past, because our dem
ocracies want TO know IN order to will,
the commissioner said that the results
achieved 10y America in its war prepara-
tions were a stinulant for effort and that
nobody has the right to refuse to the
American people this stimulant
lie praised first America wisdom in
adopting the draft as means OF raising
her army.