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' BU&INESS HUMS
IN WILMINGTON
AS WAR GOES ON
Ships That Pass in the
Night Outside Delaware
Cape3 Secret to Activity
LABOR REAPING HARVEST
TM s fcc lrt o o aeries of
articles reviewing the commercial
and industrial situations in the
larger cofTtnunltles of eastern icnn
sylvanla, southern .Veto Jersey and
Delaware. The articles will set forth
clearly tho renewed activities of vari
ous industries, yilong with and in
some instances because of the neto
pujJnoa created by the war in
Europe. Tho next article, to be pub
lished on Wednesday, tells of con
- iitions in and about phcstert Pa.
I.
A painting by Howard Pyle hangs In
tho lobby or tho palatial Hotel du Pont,
In Wilmington, Del. Tho subject la the
du l'ont powder train conveying powder
from Wilmington to Commodore Perry
for the battle of Lake Erie in 1S13. Tho
train consists of a Conestoga wagon,
drawn by six horses, under military es
cort That was more than 100 years ago.
They are still making powder, theso
descendant of the du Ponts. and the
powder has made Wilmington. But no
brush of a Howard Pylo could express
on canvas tho contrast between the pow
der train of 1813 and tho endless powder
trains of 1915, or of tho ships loaded with
the munitions of war which pass In tho
night outsldo tho Delawaro Capes. Ac
cording to all accounts, It would take
miles of moving picture nims to do Justice
to such a contrast.
No one in Wilmington seems to know,
even approximately, tho present output
of tho sovernl du Pont plants, or If nny
one docs know the secret Is well
guarded. Guesses rango all the way from
300,000 to 500,000 pounds a day. Even the
banks that are asked to lend on du Pont
stock as collateral can get no informa
tion on which to baso values.
One thing Is self-evident: Tho European
war has brought prosperity to Wilming
ton. Money Is plentiful. Itetall business
Is brisk In all lines, and were It not for
two labor strikes which are on at present,
with the machinists and the brewery
workers, unemployment would be un
known. Labor, skilled and unskilled, is
at a premium.
Stupendous war orders are being rushed
through regardless of cost. Wages and
the hours of labor constituting a, day's
work are no object. Everything Is con
ceded wherever war orders are being
executed.
But other manufacturers In 'Wilming
ton not reaping a harvest of war orders,
and there are many of them, are com-
filalnlng of the demoralization of the
abor market. They have plenty of or
ders on their books, but they cannot
command war prices or make war profits
orf their output Labor,' and by this is
meant skilled labor, they say Is Intoxi
cated by tho present abnormal condt
dltlons, and demands war wages and
war hours, which they cannot grant, so
skilled labor quits -work and goes on
strike.
For this reason many machine shops
are running short handed or are closed
dawn. Although Wilmington Is asso
ciated in most minds with the manufac
ture of powder and explosives, the du
Pont plants are located at Carney's Point,
across tho Delaware, In New Jersey, at
Brandywlno, at Qlbbstown and Haskell,
N J., and the collossal one now In course
of erection at City Point, Va. As one. man
put it, Wilmington Is the brains, the va
rious plants the hands and Tew Tork the
pocketbook of tho du Port Interests.
At present Wilmington has a popula
tion of about 95,000, an Increase of about
$000 during this year. This does not in
clude the workers at the du Pont plant
' at Carney's Point across the river.
Outside the millions Invested by the
du Pont plants, Wilmington has about
JM.OOO.OOO Invested in other industrial in
terests. Leather, glazed kid, shipbuilding,
machinery, specialized and all other
kinds; textiles, paper, vulcanized fibre,
rubber hoso are 'among its principal
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r f IIUUBD JimilC TV tilt Wit? CAWjJUUU Ul II1Q
t J machine shops, all seem to be on a wave
' of prosperity.
During the last few months general
retail business in 'Wilmington has In
creased about 15 per cent, an indication
of the Improved conditions among the
wage-eajifers. It Is said that in some
branches of the manufacture of war
munitions the Increase in the sametimo
is about 1C00 per cent.
There is a dearth Of small houses, and
no special eliort seems to be put forth
to meet this situation. According to
Charles E. Anderson, Building Inspector
for the city, this arises from a law which
requires the payment of full taxes from
the moment construction begins, and
operates against the builders who erect
that class of houses on speculation.
Otherwise tho prosperity of Wilmington
Is amply reflected In the following build
ing operations now In progress.
A county and munclpal building, cost
ing $1,500,000; a theatre, at- a cost of
170,000; a business college to cost about
(10,000; a bakery, to cost $110,000, besides
Continued on Tare Thirteen, Column One
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
ATHLETES SUSPENDED
Number of Students Accused
of Hazing and Bad Conduct
by Authorities
ALLENTOWN. Pa.. Oct 25.-Dr. Haas.
President of Muhlenburg College, an-
, flounced in chapel today that, on charges
of hazing. Ben Hubbard, Itussell Gaston,
Frank Day, George Brubaker, Hutch
Cjrembach, Homer Everett, Al Duerschner
and Lewis Hayes were suspended until
Thursday afternoon, when they are to
appear before the faculty for a hearing.
They were given six hoars to get off the
CSmnilR. find In fViA mARtltlmA will not be
' allowed to take part In any college ac
tivities, Tney are cnargea wnn navins
doused several seniors with water.
Dr. Haas also announced that Frarik
Corbey. William Tavlor. Waldemar Gallen
I Camp, Fred Woralnger and Edwin Hart-
i were suspended ana naa to appear
Wore the faculty Thursday for a hearing,
accused of creatine disorder in the dining
room at the college. Hubbard, last year's
Jfptamj Gaston, Day, Brubaker, itayes,
Corbey and Taylor are all membersot the
tffiatball squad and it Is feared the team
WfU be materially weakened for the game
Mtalnst Bucknell on Saturday. The aq-
ft weed make a general denial.
IR. CONSUMER
It la to year advantage to bur
your coal now. Wo handle only the
BEST COAL
Our autos deliver North f
Market St., East of 30th tK,
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
CAMPAIGN FUND JUMPS
OVER $200,000 MARK
Todny's Subscriptions Largest
of All Teams Turn in
$19,189.57 at
Luncheon
CHILD GIVES SAVINGS
The Children's llospltal.futul passed tho
$200,000 mark today, going $872.60 nbovo
that figure. Tho day's subscriptions were
the largest of tho campaign, $19,169.57, of
which $8369.25 was turned In by tho men's
teams, $2011.82 by the women's, $0162.60 by
the Men's Exccutlvo Committee and $2226
by tho Women's Executive Committee.
Benjamin Hush presided nt tho dally
luncheon of the workers at tho Hotel I
who made a speech. Ho said that for 69
-years the hospltnl had treated 211,000. How
muc.h more would It have done for tho
little ones of the poor, he Bald, If It had
had greater facilities .and more room.
Tho first of the buildings would bo opened
In December, he said.
The team bringing In tho largest total
today was that captained by Doctor
Fraley and Doctor Newlln, $2227. Tho
women's team that did the beat' work was
"that led by Mrs. Pierce Archer and Mrs.
Duncan Whelen, $832.50. Other teams,
designated by tho names of their captains,
reported the following subscriptions:
Will Alexander, $105; Charles W. Church
man, $782; A. B. Kelley, $103; Arthur M.
Wilson. $60; the Bev. nobert Johnston,
$732.25; Dr. J. Mormon Henry, $100; Qlmbel
store, $303.75; Dr. 'J. Claxon Glddlngs and
Dr. .T. P. Crozer Griffith, $769.23; Albert 1
Gerhard, $193; Chester M. Campbell, $619;
Charles Piatt, 3d, $110; Seth II. Whltelcy,
$131; Dr. Henry Wharton and Dr. E. B.
L Hodge, $137: P. M. Lelloy, $170: K. Julian
isiauie, $uto; joscpn u. Israel. ps; ur.
James Babbitt and Dr. I. H. Jones, $700;
It. C. Mason. $30: Mrs. J. Ernest nichards,
$210; Miss Sarah B. Hodge, $274; Mrs.
Prank M. Wlrgmnn, $123.01; Miss Kachel
Penstermakor, , $77.20 and Mrs. W. H.
Wnlsh, $156 60. k4
It was announced today that the persons
giving $-"000 or .more would have their
names engraved on brass tablets on tho
doors of the various rooms In the new
hospital buildings; more than $5000, on
the first floor; more than $50 their names
engraved in an elaborate vellum book of
record.
Mrs. Walsh received an unusual" con
tribution today from Mr. Cancello, a fruit
merchant, who auctioned oft for the fund
a box of 141 oranges. He obtained $253 by
selling the oranges one at a time at
auction on Pier 12.
CHILD GIVES SAVINGS.
Two llttlei girls from Darby wandered
about the Hotel Adelphla this morning
looking for some one to whom to hand
Kthe money, but It was so early that the
headquarters were not open.
Presently Dr. William M. Walsh, cam
paign executive secretary, came to get an
early start on the-day's work and the
children were directed to his ,care. The
younger, a little, girl not much moro than
2 years old, held tightly clutched In her
hand a sealed envelope. She said noth
ing, but looked at every one with wide,
distrustful eyes. Her sister did all the
talking.
"She wants to give you what she's
saved," she said, indicating the baby at
her sldo and her envelope. "It was all
In pennies and Aye-cent pieces and one
half dollar, and It was all changed Into a
dollar bill to make It safe to carry."
So tho envelope was surrendered and
the name of Mario Clutch, of 1134 Main
street Darby, was enrolled at the head of
the list and the fund Jumped from $181,683
to $181,684 in a Jiffy.
The second week of tho campaign will
show vastly greater dally returns than
the first, according to the opinion of
the campaign managers'. It Is known that
a number of checks running Into five and
more figures will be turned In by several
teams, and there Is no doubt in the minds
of everybody connected with the work at
the Adelphla of the triumphant and suc
cessful end of the campaign within thd
time originally specified.
It Is e.-ijRcted that the hand on the big
clock on the south side of City Hall will
move a greater distance toward the half
million goal this afternoon, after tho re
ports of the teams at the dally luncheon,
than any preceding day. The final flvo
days will bring, It Is said, large aggre
gate sums from the employes in largo
establishments all over the city, who will
be asked to subscrlbelsdlvldual small
sums according to their means, to a total
that will be accredited to the employes of
their several establishments.
BIRTIIDAY FOR SHEPARD, JR.
Adopted Son of Former Helen Gould
to Have Another Novel Experience
The richest little poor boy. In the world
must want for nothing and so a birthday
is going to be chosen for him. He hasn't
one now.
The boy, of course, is Flnlay Jay Shep
ard, Jr., adopted son of the former Miss
Helen Gould and her husband, Finley J.
Bhepard, the little waif whose home Is
believed to have been in Philadelphia at
one time.
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MRS. II. RADCLYFFE ROBERTS
Noted horsewoman, who has been
seized with tetanus from a bruise
received when riding.
MELLEN IDENTIFIES
LETTERS IN TRIAL OF
NEW HAVEN MEN
Documents Affecting History
of the Road as Far Back
as 1883 Figure in Cele
brated Case
LINDABURY'S OBJECTION
NEW YORK. Oct. Z).-:harles S. Mellcn,
former president of the New Haven Rail
road, took the stand for his third day
of testifying In the trial of tho 11 di
rectors and former directors of the road
on conspiracy charges shortly after noon
today.
Letters and documents from New Ha
ven file? were shown to Mellcn and ho
was asked to Identify them. These rec
ords went far back In tho history of tho
road. The former president pronounced
them genuine.
Before Mellen was called Arthur K.
R.issell, valuation counsel of the New
Haven, and John E. Johnson, negro mes
senger in the road president's office, spent
considerable tlmo Identifying letters.
LETTER TO P. R. R. OFFICIAL.
The Government, at the afternoon ses
sion, despite tho strenuous objections of
the defense, read to the Jury much of tho
correspondence of former President
Clark relating to the expansion methods
of the New Haven In 1012, when the direc
tors were after tho New York and New
'England Hallway. Tho first letter read
woS'wrltten to Vice President Thomson,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It told of
steps (being taken to deflect traffic from
tho New England.
"We are planning to send all the Penn
sylvania freight over the Short Line,"
said the letter, "but we are not using a
brass band to advertise the fact."
Clark asked that the Pennsylvania give
no assistance to the New England or In
terfere with the methods of the New
Haven
How tho New Haven attempted to crip
ple the New England road by throwing
as much traffic as possible to the Housa
tonic was shown by tho letter which At
torney General Swacker had Mellen iden
tify before luncheon.
The letter said that only enough traffic
should go to the New England "to make
It colorful."
One passage said: "The bondholders
wont care, so long as their coupons are
paid."
From among the letters tho Govern
ment offered In evidence rapidly this aft
ernoon, it was prepared to provo tho
methods by which the New Huvpii
gobbled up Its 'competitors, reduced tho
New England road to a receivership and
entered into agreements with tho New
york Central. The letters aro mostly
from Clark to Mellen, and soma of them
contain the Jdeas and orders of the Into
J, P. Morgan, relative to tho expansion
o the New Haven.
DIXON
The Dependable Tailor
Established 1868
Bargains Are Not
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nor for our customers,
either. For to us the
word carries a meaning
Indicative of false econ
omy. Wo have, however, set
a special price upon cer
tain of our choicest light
weight "overcoatings".
hardy Cheviots and soft
unfinished Wors ted s
which we'll make into a
seasonable top coat for
130 and J3E a saving of
at least 5,
And Into It we'll put
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HORSEWOMAN, TETANUS
VICTIM, ISN'T AFRAID
' Mrs. H. Radcliffe Roberts, Who
Was Injured While Riding,
Makes Brave Fight
Sevetnl specialist today sit near the
bedside of Mrs. H. Hadcllffe Roberts, a
socletv woman of Philadelphia, today,
watching her as she continues battling
for her life. Mrs. Roberts Is a victim
of lockjaw. Within the laH four days
27.000 units of antitoxin have been .In
jected Into her body.
Jtrs, Huberts dovoloped lockjaw from a
slight bruise under her knee, sustained
while horseback riding three weeks ago.
Hhe U nt her home, Green Hank Farm,
VII anova.
While physicians and relatives watch
Mm. Hobertc, she frequently discusses
with them tho effects of the nntltoxln.
Most of the time sho Is conscious.
The wound received while horseback
riding hnd almost hrnled. Several days
ago Mrs. Roberts began to complain of
pain In her aide. Dr. Thomas Franklin
nrnnson, of Roscmont, was summoned.
Two days niter Doctor Dranson was
called symptoms of lockjaw developed,
boon afterward the first Injection of the
antitoxin was administered. Tho Injec
tion, containing DOOO units of scrum, was
given Intrn-splncously and during the day
6CX) units moro were given In subcuta
neous Injections of 3000 nt a time. Dally
Injections of 3000 units were continued.
Another Injection will be mado today.
Physicians nttcndlng Mrs. Roberts said
today that she doesn't have the rigid
Jaws which give tho disease Its com
mon name. The muscles of her neck and
spine, however, aro rigid, but her facial
muscles have not changed.
Mrs. Roberts Is widely known ns an
expert horsewoman, and has taken an
nctlvo part In many outdoor sports. Be
fore her marriage sho was Miss Eleanor
l'hfco .Butcher, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Henry Clay Butcher, of 2001 Do Lnncey
place. She was married to Mr. Roberts
In April, 1905. Their farm at Vlllanova
Is stocked with many flno horses.
Kcndrick Buys a Home in Logan
W. Freeland Kendrlck, Receiver of
Taxes, Is to become a resident of Logan.
Ho has purchased from Louis N, D. Wil
liams the dwelling at the northeast cor
ner of Wlndrlm and Duncannon avenues.
The property is built on a lot of 137 feet
by 100 feet. The prlco Is not disclosed.
The property Is held In Mrs. Kendrick's
name.
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The renting columns of the Ledger are an everyday guide for real
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Fwmer Slave Buried at Share Mill I
Funeral services for George- Washing- i
ion morgan, so years oia, a former slave,
were held yesterday In Sharon Hill, where
Many whito persons attended. Morgan,
, when he was 23 years old, escaped to
Pennsylvania by the "underground rail
way." Good things
for the
Hallowe'en
merrymaking
With the witches flitting
nround on broomsticks, it's
wise to sit snug at home
with n plentiful supply of
the good things for Hal
lowe'en that are here in such
number and of so fine a
taste quality. Even in the
matter of peanuts, just re
member that these Jumbo
Peanuts are full-fleshed
that they are of Martindale
quality, just as is every
thing else in the store.
A big, new supply of
meaty, full - flavored figs.
Among the assortment,
Smyrna Figs in boxes at 29
cents each, and don't for
get the war has seriously
affected the fig supply from
the Far East.
Good old-fashioned Country
Cider, 35c gal.
Delicious Table Raisins, 30c
and 35c lb.
Vlv Fard Dates, the best you
ever tasted, 14c lb.
Layer Figs, 30c lb.
Foss' Assorted Chocolates, 60c
lb.
Mrs. Lee's Assorted Caramels,
40c lb.
Jumbo Peanuts, 12c lb.
Jumbo Chestnuts, 15c lb.
Old-fashioned Ginger Cakes,
15c lb.
Fresh Comb Honey, 25c a
comb
Finest Strained Iloney, 15c,
25c and 50c
Rosy-cheeked Apples for bob
bin' at remarkably low prices.
Mixed Nuts, 23c lb.; 5 lbs.,
$1.10
Budded Walnuts, extra large
with extra thin shells, 32c lb.
Paper-shell Almonds, 30c lb.
Cream Nuts, 21c lb.
Hazel Nuts, 20c lb.
Pecans, 22c lb.
Sugar-coated Pop Corn, 15c lb.
Corn for popping, 10c pkg.
Not meats for
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English Walnuts, 65c lb.
Brazil Nuts, 60c lb.
Black Walnuts, 60c lb.
Pecans, 80c lb.
Filberts, 50c lb.
Jordan Almonds, 80c lb.
Pistachios, $1 lb.
Valencia Almonds, extra large,
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C The snugncss of their collar and
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front row of buttons, are
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L The fulness of drapery in the back,
the flare of the skirts, the smooth
roominess around the armholes bespeak
an etegant negligence of ease and style.
C The variety of cuff treatments with
their many combinations of stitching
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