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Evening journal., 1918-01-12
EDGE MOOR WORKERS
ASK WAGE Increase
Go On Strike, But Return
TO Work Pending
Settlement
REQUEST is FOR
20 PER CENT. BOOST

Every man employed in the big plant
Of the Edge Moor Iron Company. at
Edge Moor. walked out on strike yes
terday afternoon as the result Of a con
troversv between them and their em-
ploycs over a demand for an increase OF
pay. The entire plant was closed and
IL remained closed today, but through
tho, good offices Of James Z. stein,
secretary OF the Manufacturers Asso-
citation, and the conciliatOry methods
applied by the organization, acting in
conjunction with William r. Sellers,
president Of the iron company. opera
lions at the plant will be resumed on
Monday morning, pending an adjust
ment OF the difficulties.
The men employed at the works had
made a demand for a 20 per cent wage
increase. The answer 90 their de
mands was not forthcoming as soon as
they believed 10 should, and accord
ingly the strike was called az noon
Yesterday Those interested in the cf-
fort TO get more pay walked out. and
those who had not been so active in
the movement had TO quit work be
cause the principal employees had left
This resulted in the closing OF the en-
tire plant.
Mr.. sellers Immediately took up the
matter with the Manufacturers Asso-
citation and solicited their services in
an effort 20 bring about a settlement
Accordingly Mr.. Stein agreed 10 60 IA
the plant and address the men. No
/ tice that a meeting of the officers and
/ employes would be held at 10 o'clock
/ this morning in the machine shop was
given and about % per cent. Of the men
were present.
Mr.. stein explained that question.
such as they had brought up could moi
be settled in a few minutes. that the
concern is corporation and that ih'
directors have 20 be consulted about
wage advances. lie pointed out thai
while Mr.. Sellers is president, he d
not the sole owner or proprietor Of th'
plant and that he alone cannot act an,
give decisions so vital as the grantinl
of an increase in pay to such larg'
force Of men.
His remarks We're listened 10 aiten
lively by the men. and as result o
the clear manner in which he pre-
senied the situation 10 them they de
clded 10 hold a conference. and at ih
end or this the workmen agreed 20 re
turn 10 work on Monday morning. il
the meantime am effort will he mad
10 arrive at some adjustment az ih
difficulties and on Tuesday at nooi
they will be given an answer by ih
company In reply 20 their request 10
more money.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
need more HELPERS
N RED CROSS WORK
Soldiers in France Are Badly
IN Need of Knitted
Articles
HOSPITAL NEEDS
ALSO ANNOUNCED

III we only had warm clothes we
would not be here but lighting better
In France" men are saying in the hos
pltals in France. From the hospitals
themselves come the most urgent ap-
peals for more supplies. surgical dress
ings and hospital supplies.
The following hospital supplies have
been asked for from tho Delaware
Chapter Of the Red Cross. and should
be completed early in February. 900
bed Jackets, 500 bed socks, 400 hot
water bag covers. 1000 surgical towels.
Those who can use their sewing ma
chimes at home are urged 30 take the
much needed hospital supplies and
turn them back, finished as rapidly as
possible For those who prefer To sew
al Headquarters, the sewing machines
orc waiting and the garments are cut
out and ready 10 be made up.
It will take many hours Of faithful
work TO supply this demand, and the
women Of Wilmington must accept as
great a responsibility, as IS expected
Of them. from the government at
Washington TO accomplish this work.
Word has been received from France
OF the imperative need at the front and
in the billets Of warm, knitted articles
for the protection and comfort Of the
/ soldiers. Brilliantly as The local knit
ting department shines for fllline its al
/ lotment and over. there is always need
/ for more knitted goods for our men
| 10 take with them as they 90 10 tho
camps and then 90 "over there
Equally insistent is the call for more
surgical dressings. Major Grayson
Murphy Is constantly cabling from
France FOR continual and enlarged
supply OF dressings The Wilmington
! chapter II it does rs duty, should sup
Div 10000 dressings month. This
means attention 20 duty. women OF
Wilmington, it means that each one. tc
whom IL is possible. must go TO Rec
/ Cross headquarters, or 20 some author
lied branch or the Red Cross some days
Of each week or some part Of ever,
dsv. Just the number of hours eacl
one is able to give 90 Red Gross work
she must arrange with her own sol
and her own conscience but in tih
great work practically every woman
must take her place and do her part
Volunteers for surgical dressings arr
urged 10 renori al Red Gross headquar
ters IN the old City Hall and work Their
or at some Red Cross auXilitry. Nolun
teers 90 sew are urged 10 report at head
quarters and 10 sew there or 20 take tn
sewing home as the workers may pre-
fer. Volunteers for knitting are ashe'
20 call 3i headquarters, where ;arn d
given free Everybody is welcome o
Red Cross headquarters, and the Re
Cross will gladly answer all question
regarding It's work.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
GOVERNMENT POWDER
PLANT hear NASHVILLE

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA Govern
ment powder plant % cost s60Ooo000
and TO employ about 1900 men is 90
he established by the War Department
near Nashville. Tenn, Mai0r-General
Crozier. chief Of ordnance bureau, an
nounced. n will he at Hsdley's Bend,
on the Cumberland river, about ~ miles
from Nashville
Construction viii be started immedi-
ately. General Crozicr said, and the
plant viii be put on a producing basis
at the earliest possible moment A pre-
Nninary force Of workers already has
been ordered 10 Nashville.
The Government took over options
obtained on the property IN November
by O representative Of the dupont Pow
der Company. Another plant is 10 be
erected near Charleston. W Va
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
EGGS At rs CENTS
The DOZEN TODAY

Egg prices were a bit more encourag
ing IN The market this morning, they
had dropped from the eighty mark bach
90 seyeniy-nye cents n dozen Custom
crs hope the lower trend Will continue
There seemed 10 be plenty OF eggs
brought In this morning, a good many
dozen were stlll on sale al noon.
Chickens range from nifty cents for
liminutiyc specimens 30 q for the larg-
est and plumpest Several customers
were heard TO indulge In a long and
pcpful speech on chicken prices when
they heard the 20 quotation. But very
nourishlng marsh rabbits could be
bought FOR ~ 30 - cents apiece. Noge-
tables are about as usual. small pota-
toes re a quarter peck. up to i5c and
isc Tor choice tubers. onions have
hecn ten cents a quarter peck since
September. Apples were quite plenti-
/ ful at i2c 20 2oc a quarter peck, ac.
cording TO quality.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
ROPER SAYS some STOCK
DIVIDENDS ARE TAXABLE

Many Delswsreans are interested In
the announcement that Daniel q. Roper
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue for
fhe Philadelphia district, has sent let
ter 10 all collectors and agents Of his
department telling them that stock dlyl-
dends are taxable as income. MI
Ropers letter is as follows:
"Nfisapprehenslon exists as 20 the et-
feel Of the decision Of the supreme
Court in the case Of Towns vs.. Eisner'
handed down January :. 1918. In this
opinion II was held that under the act
of October 3. 1913. stock dividend de-
clared by corporation January 2
iQfi was not properly regarded as IN
como. u docs not necessarily Follow
boyyeyer. that no stock dividends are to
no held taxable under the provisions
of the acts Of September 8. 1916 ana uc-
lober 3. 1911
.The aci OF october ,, 1918. which was
Tho only act before the Court in the
case. contained no provision eXpressiH
nroviding for treating stock DIVIDENDS
as income and the decision OF the
Court WAS 10 the effect that The act was
moi 10 be construed az taxing sucn dlNi-
dends The Court did not decide thal
such dividends cannot be income wlthm
the meaning OF the sixteenth amend
meni. but expressly recognized that th,
word income may have diheren'
meaning I'm the statute from the mean
iur i'm the Constitution.
"Thc acts OF September s, 1915 con
tains an express provision taAing sioch
dividends declared and paid out OF earn
ines accrued since March T. 1913 III
ihe absence Of decision as to the lega
coeci of these express provisions con.
taincd i'm the later acts, the Bureau oI
internal Revenue naturally viii contin
ne 10 bc governed by the express pro
visions of the later acts in reference t'
stock dividends
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
BABY SHOOTS Mother
While ON VISIT

Mrs. Ethel Lane. wife Of James A.
Lane. Of Ne. 53i Springer street, VII,
mington. is in The Easton Md Hos
pilal. with slim chance Of recovery, as
the result OF a bullet wound inflicted
by her 3-year-old daughter, Olive
Mrs. Lane. with her three children,
was visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Cottman, at IIurlock, Md. She and her
children were in an upstairs room,
when Olive found a loaded revolver in
drawer. As The child picked it up
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
WILLIS CErs ANOTHER CHANCE.

Burley Willis. Negro, today pleaded
guilty when De appeared In Municipal
Court on chorc, of breach of the
peace. broushi ly his wife. Isabella
willis. Assistant City solicitor Nal
Low informed the court that the wife
had withdrawn the charge, and asked
10 have the charge dropped. The
couple have been married four years,
and the trouble. which happened lssi
night. was the frst between tho de-
fendant and his wife. Judge Finser
ordered Willis 10 sign a peace bond
for $500 and repor, with his wife 90
the court February %
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
HUNS STAKE THEIR
ALL On U-EOATS
Entire Entente Hopes Rest
on Aid From America,
Says "Tageblatt'
CAMPAIGN
is EXPANDED

LONDON. Jan. i2,-Germany is de-
pending on her U-boats to defeat the
American menace and bring about peace
declares the Berlin Tageblatt
THE entire Entente hopes, says the
Tageblatt. "are based on expected help
from the United states. Whether the
Americans will be able 10 provide a
lighting army in numbers sufficient TO
bring about a decision, whether they
will be able TO furnish sufficient ships
for the transport OF the army and
whether they will then be able 10 pro-
vide the necessary supplies OF food and
war materials are questions upon which
opinion is divided. But there Is no
doubt that the efforts the Americans are
making must be taken seriously. The
hope OF an early peace depends almost
entirely on the efficacy Of our subma-
rine weapon"
Reviewing the first year Of Germany's
ruthless submarine campaign. when
ends February 1, the Tageblatt asserts
that the Central Powers have succeeded
IN completely upselting the economic
life Of the Entente and adds that the
submarine campaign, which has become
the principal factor In naval warfare
Is being expanded and developed still
further.
Summarizing the results Of the un-
dsrwater campaign since February T.
the Tageblatt says that U-boais have
sunk on an average of $4,000 tons OF
shipping monthly from February u
December. and for the whole year thC
ton may be expected 20 show almost
100000 tons. and the building OF ne"
ships by the Entent and neutrals dur
ine the year will replace only between
2.5OOOOO and 100000 tons OF thes'
losses.
The newspaper says the monetary
loss 10 Germanys enemies as inc rt
suit Of the wears work by the u-noal'
will roach s5OO0OoO00O, figuring th'
value Of the ships at $3.50 per ton an'
their oarsoes at the same amount.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
TURNPIKE co. ELECTION.

The Wilmington and kennett Turn
nike Company today at its annual meet
Ing elected the following members Of
the board Of managers: Colonel II. a.
dupont. II. F. dupont. A. /. Foster,
Joseph p. Chandler, !. Poulsen Chan
lder. James Wilson. W. W. Laird, John
richardson. Jr., L. Scott Townsend and
y. B. Shurter. The manasers organized
by re-electing Colonel II. A. dupont
president and f. B. Shurter, secretary
and treasurer
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
HUN AGENTS IN j. S.
REPORT DRAFT MODS''
By The Uniiel Press.

nN ANN fAlA-Aa AANNHa
WASHINGTON. Jan. i2.-Germany's
paid agents within this nation are
sending false information TO the Teu-
ton war lords.
American secret service agents, II be-
came known today have intercepted
letters destined FOR Hamburg In which
the informers told OF draft mobs raging
throughout the United States.
Particular stress was laid on L W
". activities In Oklahoma, but the
whole information was such as 20 mis-
inform Germany OF the true state Of
feeling toward the draft
The draft law. according TO the Sc
cret service is proving an effective
weapon against the German agents, FOR
families Of those drafted arc growing
impatient with the anti-Amcrican agi-
taiors and frequently present informa
tion against them
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
state COLLEGE chemists
With POWDER COMPANIES

The state College Of Pennsylvania has
released the students in chemistry. or
ihe fei7 graduating class in order thai
ihey may Join the forces Of explosives
companies. Nine members Of the class
have accepted positions with the du-
poui Company, and eight have Joined
the Hercules Powder Company's chem-
cal division. They will return TO col
lego i'm June TO receive their diplomas.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
news OF THE DAY
ON The War FRONTS
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON. Jan. i2-Esst OF the Loos
British forces successfully raided
enemy trenches early thls morning
taking few prisoners. Field Marshal
Haig reported
By Tho United Press
OTTAWA. Ont Jan i2-The follow
ing Americans In today's Canadian
casualty lists
Killed I'm action-N. sheriff Angus
Vile. Me
Woundcd-J y. CLARK. Tempo, Ariz
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
EsTATEs oF THE pEAD.

Register Of wis Brown has granted
letters tcstamentary On the estate Of
Mary L. Yates 10 Lena Lafayette
Yates; Susanna c. Moore to Hester c.
Moore; Thomas p. Cahill to the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company and
Lelltia C.. Thomas TO Emily Thomas
Letters Of administration have been
granted 10 Florence Z. Taylor on the
estate Of Elizabeth Taylor and 10 John
Kinney on tho estate OF Charles Zim-
oay.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
CANCAs' BODY CLAIMED.

The body OF samuel Gangas who
was executed at the workhouse yester-
day. was claimed todsy by his brother
in-law. Il was taken 10 Farnhurst fol-
lowing the hanging. but tomorrow Il
win be removed 70 silverbrook Gene
terry for private interment.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
TROIITY CAR BTRNFn.

Car 40. 2i7. Of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company, operat-
ing between here and Chester. was de-
stroyed by fire al Highland avenue
Chester. this morning The car was SCI,
on FIRE by a falling wire. caused by the
crossing Of two wires. No one was in
jured
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
TRACTION COMPANY
READY FOR QUIZ
Will Tell Council Investi-
gators Why Service is
Crippled Now
THREE OFFICIALS
TO BE PRESENT

Having q business engagement which
will prevent him from attending the
conference with the special committee
Of City Council this evening" Thomas
W. Wilson, vice-presidcnt and general
manager Of the Wilmington and phila-
delphia Traction Company. sent a let
ter 10 Homer g. Simmons, clerk Of City
Council, stating that three representa-
tives Of the company would meet the
Council and discuss the question or
service now being furnished the city by
the company. Mr. Wilson also offered
10 have the entire membership Of
Council inspect the local plant In order
TO get their information first hand. The
letter which was sent 90 Mr.. Simmons.
on receipt OF an invitation from him
70 attend tOnight's conference follows
January i2 1918
Mr. H. C.. Simmons,
Clerk or the Council.
Wilmington, Del.
My Dear Sir.
have just this minute received your
letter requesting me 10 attend "a meet
ing with the members NJ Council this
evening az O'Clock at the Council
chamber. and I regret very much I'd
advise that a previous out-of-town en-.
+ gagement will prevent my accepting
/ your kind invitation will. how
f over. be represented by Mr.. William A
Heindle. our general superintendent OF
the railway department. Mr. 4. 7
Throop, general superintendent of ih'
light and power department, and Mr.
p. l.. Ou assistant secretary and treas
urer.
While YOU letter does not state
presume the subject matter OF the con
ference tonight Is the resolution passe'
by Council on Thursday night appoint
ing a special committee 90 Investigate
and report on the service which IS fur
nished by this company and for YOU
information I enclose herewith state
ment which appears in to-day's paper
explaining the reasons for the rccen
interruption.
We welcome on Investigation as q
our service by your special commiile
and will be glad 10 place at their dis
posal every facility for asccrtaining ih
conditions at our power plants. and
hereby invite said committee or th
entire membership Of Council. " the
80 desire. 10 make a personal lnspec
ton ~ our plants ot any time TO sui
their convenience. feel that only i
this way viii the members Of Counc
come 10 a realization of the tremendou
burdens which This war has place
= upon Ms and Of the extraordinary ei
forts which are being put forth
meet this situation.
As our plant is surrounded by bari
ed wire fence. protected by arme
guards 70 will be necessary TO secuI
. passes and these we will he glad
, furnish upon application at our gene
al Offices.
Yours very truly
THOMAS W. WILSON
Vice-pres. and Gen. Mg
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
uERTLING TO ANSWER.

LONDON. Jan. i2-lt is reported IN
Rsrlin that Count Won Hertling, the Ger
man Chancellor. probably Will address
ne Reichstag Main Committee on Mon
dav i'm reply 10 the war aims speeches
of President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George, an Exchange Telegraph ues-
patch from Copenhagen says.
The Berlin Tageblait says or Presi-
dent Wilson's speech
"Nir Wilson would find himselt ms
taken II he assumed that the hel'n-
stag majority was ready TO negollele
peace on the basis which he declares
10 be the only one possible.
Evening journal., 1918-01-12

70 was accidentally discharged. the ball
entering the body ~ her mother iusi
above the thigh and puncturing her
intestnes six times. Before her mar
riage. Mrs. Lane was Miss Ethel Dukes.
of iluriock
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
INSTALL OFFIcFRs.

Col. Robert Gould shaw Camp, Sons
Of Veterans No. 3, L. :. A. and Col
Robert Gould shaw. Auxiliary. No. 6. in
stalled officers on Tuesday evening
Evening journal., 1918-01-12
.SOOl TO BEGIN WORK
ON 800 NEW HOUSES
Wilmington Raises $780,
600, Government TO Loan
$SO0,0OO for Project
TO CLOSE DEAL AT
CAPITAL TUESDAY

Upholding the Wilmington method Of
doing things mat are worth while,
the Chamber OF Commerce Yesterday
went over the top and within twenty
four hours raised hy popular subscrip-
tions 10000 towards the million dol
lar fund with which 70 Is proposed 10
erect about 800 houses in this city
for the ship yard and munitions plant
employees.
10 is proposed TO borrow $4,000 from
Che Federal Government. and then the
comprehensive building project win be
started 40 vhrl-wini speed 10 is all
together likely that the new dwellings
will Doe erected in The southwestern
section Of the city where several sites
are under consideration.
Clarence q. killen. secretary of the
I Chamber of Commerce. conferred yes
terday Boa Washington with J. Rogers
flannery. head Of the housing bureau
of the shipping Board After being
told what Wilmington had done in a
+ Few hours. Mr.. Flannery said The Gov
ernment is ready 90 assist. Josiah
Marvel Mr. Killen and representatives
or The Harlan plant. puscy and Jones
Company and pcnn-Seaboard Company
viii go 90 Washington on Tuesday to
close up iho transaction and borrow
the sS00oOO from the Government 90 be-
used as needed
A charter has been prepared for ih0
housing company, name officially moi
having been selected as yet and 10 8.
expected the charter viii be granted
at Dover 0n Monday and the comp8n,
probably VIII organize Wednesday.
The dwellings 10 be erected will cost
about s300 each. and win bc of "a sub.
stantal tWo-story type The money
available Will permit ihc construction o
more than 3nO houses
Subscriptions received boz addition Q,
those printed In these columns for ih'
housing company include
John i Raskob... 90. .........s 500
A. Felix dupont .. 90. ......... 1000
Eugene +. dupont ...... ........ 1000
lrcneo dupont . ... .......... 1000
, -. s. dupont . 90. ............ 1000
/ dupont Powder Co. ...... ...... 21Op
, coleman dupont ................. 800
David -nelleuhurg 90. ............ 100
Nathan Miller ... .-. ... ...-... 100
Dilpn. Van Trump and Mont
gomcr} ... ...A-.- 5000 .-.-..- i.uV
Bobelen Piano Go. ... ... ....... 20
n. l.. Coppagc at the meeting Thurs
day night agreed 90 uuderyrile "a ~,
OoO subscription and he made sue
, cessful report yesterday. the subscrih
crs being as follows. n. Clarkson TW
Tor. 500: l.. l.. Maloney. $500. Rich
4 ard Bond 800; Claude sutton, siH
. a.. l.. Cappogc. 500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-10
Nearly All Glasses of Union
Labor on Railroads Are to
Ask for More Pay
SAYS NO STRIKES
ARE CONTEMPLATED
McAdoo Expects to Appoint Assistant
Directors for Certain Sections to AS
eminent Operation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Higher
wages will be asked Of the railroad ad
ministration soon by nearly all classes
Of organized railroad labor. 1t was
learned yesterday that many pending
wage disputes viii be transferred to
the government from railway execu-
tives boards and in other cases new
demands will be formulated for pres
entation to Director General McAdoo
who probably viii deal with them
through investigating boards.
Strikes are not contemplated by any
organization. it is said, and wage ques-
tions viii not be put up to the direc-
tor general as demands. Railroad la
Dor leaders are represented az not seek
ing to take advantage of government
operation to press for more pay, but
rather as pointing out the necessity Of
wage increase to keep employees from
being attracted to other industries
Up to the present, the only general
demands for wage increases considered
by Director General McAdoo are those
presented by the four railway brother
hoods and the switchmen S union whose
president, S. L. Heberling, conferred
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-10
OLD BANK PRESIDENT RETIRES
A. w. Woodwork of Enosburg Falls
95, Refuses Reelection.

ENOSBURG, Falls, Jan. 1O.-The
oldest bank president in the United
States retired Tuesday when A. w.
Woodworth, president of the First Ma
tional bank since its establishment in
1905, refused reelection. He is in his
95th year. but despite his age has at
tended to the business of the bank ev-
cry day and is but little enfeebled by
his years.
Mr.. Woodwork is one of the most
| remarkable men for his years in this
state. He has been always keenly in
terested in town and county affairs. He
was prominent in the building of the
! Missisquoi Valley railroad.
He has q very youthful enthusiasm
for baseball and has frequently at
tended the word series Lately he de
veloped fondness for motoring and
has even at times driven the car him
self.
He is great admirer of Larry Gard
ner and has been to see him play many
times.