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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

a Veteran Stockman Dead-David
A Roy, SIS years old, stock raiser,
died the other day at his farm near
Tescott- For thirty-seven years he
raised, bought and shipped cattle and
hogs to the Kansas City market.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

A Suicide With Dynamite-Luke
Bablesek, so years old, a coal miner
of Radley, committed suicide recently
by exploding a stick of dynamite in
his mouth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

oIathe Bond Vote February %
The city commission of Olathe has
set February % as the date for the
special election on the proposal tC
vote $4,000 in bonds for erecting OF
purchasing municipal electric plant
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-05

To install Gift Organ.-The first
Christian Church, of Columbus, has
let the contract for a $4,000 Kilgen
pipe organ to be installed before East
er Sunday. The organ is a gift to the
church by Mrs. R. A. Long, of Kansas
City. Mr.. Long gave more than $4,000
toward the construction of the pres
ent church building.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
Vice net ENMESHES
PUBLIC SCHOOL GIRLS
Baltimore Police Arrest Children and
Young Men.
SPECIAL To The Washington Herald

SPECIAL 10 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Dec. 6-In the course of an
Investigation into alleged immortality
among boys and girls, police of the
Northeastern district went to Public
School No. "a, Chase and McDonogn
streets, today and took charge OF two
little girls
Upon receiving complaints about the
actions of certain girl pupils of the school
and a number of youths at a house on
McDonogh street. Capt Morheiser de-
tailed policemen to the case.
A pretty R-year-old-girl, who lives with
her father and an older brother on Nc
Donogh street, was first taken into
custody.
After questioning the girl a number of
warrants were issued charging young
men with serious offenses. In her state
ment to the police the girl Is said to
have furnished detailed information. As
a result police went to the school and
arrested two girls, one 13 years old,
and the other 10 years old Capt
Morheiser questioned the girls and had
them detained as States witnesses.
The police are trying to find an older
man, who is said to have procured beer
for the children when in the McDonogh
street home.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
TEuTONS ACCUSED
Americans Declare Steamer
Lambert Sunk Without
Warning.
OBy the international, New, s.rv,o.

(by the International News Seryicel
New York. Dec. 6.-American nembers
Of the crew Of the former American lake
steamer John Lambert barely escaped
with their lives when a German SUBJ
marine sank the vessel in the English
Channel on November 2 without warn
ing. they said when they arrived here
today on the French liner Espakne, The
attack on the Lambert, they declared
came entirely Unexpectedly and the sub
marine continued shelling the crippled
vessels while the crew was franticalIy
endeaVoring to lower the life boats.
The vessel had been sold by its Ameri-
can owners to the French Line and was
being delivered to Havre when the at
tack took place. She flew the French
nag. according to the crew. It sailed
from Montreal October 30
David Harrison, one of the Americans
OF the crew, said the submarine fired
no less than sixty-etght shells at the
Lambert
The attack" he said. came entirely
without warning. We We're nearing the
Isle. of Wight, when the submarine ap-
peared of the bow and without any pre-
lininaries started ,heIling US. We a
once began lowering the life boats. as
she was hard hit Capt Harris got the
starboard boat away all right. but the
port boat, of which was in charge got
stuck and I finally chopped II clear with
shells firing all around US. One piece Of
shrapnel carried away the bow Of our
boat, but not enough to keep her from
floating"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
Nine SWEAR wax WAS
RAE TANzER'S Oliver
He. and Not James W. Osborne, Was
Her Honey Bug" They Declare.
By the International News Service.

(By the International News service.)
New York, Dec. 6.-Charles H Wax
not James W. osborne-is Rae Tanzers
"Oliver Osborne. -
Any further doubt that Wax is Miss
TanZer's honey bug was swept away
today when nine of the principal actors
in the famous "Oliver Osborne" drama
swore to the genuineness of the Chicago
claimants assertion.
The nine were: James W. Osborne. Ed
win W. Wilcox, his law associate; Mrs.
Osborne, Rose Helen Kaiser, w. J..
Kitchen, proprietor of the Kensington
Hotel. Plainfield, N. J.; Charles Smith,
Of Traffic Squad A; Mrs. Stewart Dem
ham, Blanche A. Unger, q shop girl, and
Mr.. Denham.
The clinching proof that Wax is the
Oliver of the Tanzer romance came when
the many-sided ex-convict was asked to
write the name 20. Osborne" inscribed
upon the register of the hotel Kensineton
on October II. 1914. In rapid succession
Wax dashed OF three "Osborne's," To
the last curlique they are identical with
the name that Miss Tanzer's Oliver sign
ed on the register.
In the face of the incontroyertible proof
presented today, the dIminutive Rae Tan
ger was said to be wavering. II was
strongly reported about the Federal
Building that she would throw herself
upon the mercy of the government and
testify for the prosecution in future pro-
ceedings.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
LITTLE GIRL KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE TRUCK
Sn-Year-Old Elizabeth Sidel Crushed
by Machine While Crossing Street.

Knocked down and crushed in front
Of her home by an automobile truck,
6-year-old Elizabeth Sidel. daughter of
Rudolph Ssdel, local hotel man, died On
her way to Georgetown University
Hospital about s o'clock yesterday
evening.
Elizabeth was crossing the Conduit
road to her home near Chain Bridge
when struck by the truck, operated by
John o.. Rabbit, a Georgetown coal
dealer.
According to Rabbit, the child DART
ed across the road directly in his path.
and he did not have time to stop his
machine before the little girl was un-
der the heavy wheels Of the truck. He
picked the child up and hurried her to
the hospital in the machine, but Joseph
P. Madigan. staff physician. pronounced
life extinct.
Rabbit then went to the Seventh
precinct and surrendered himself to
Policeman ]. s. Strauser. He was later
released by Coroner Nevitt on his per-
sonal recognizance for appearance at
the inquest, to be held at IL o'clock
this morning at the District Morgue.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
Greeks Wrest Control
From Allied Censors

(By international News serviee.)
London, Dec. 6-The Greek situ-
alton has taken a sudden turn, evil
IDENTIFY replete with menace of a
new clash between Greek and en-
tente troops.
The allies are no longer In con-
troll Of the cable and press CEN
sorships, the foreign office stated
today. The Royalists have wrested
this control from them. Allied
newspaper correspondents are Said
semi-officially to be living under
threats of personal violence. The
foreign office statement contains
the significant announcement that
there is reason to believe that
very grave acts Of violence have
been committed by the RoyaIist
forces and the mob"
The feature OF the new situation
appears to be that the Greeks have
turned the tables on the allies and
are now keeping an impenetrable
veil of secrecy over what Is really
happening In the Hellenic kingdom.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
TAILOR'S pet BIRDS
PERISH With MASTER
Children's Friend Turns on Gas Because
sick and Tired"
cial Q The w.shinrton Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
New York, Dec. 6.-The little boys OF
the neighborhood passed the tailor
shop OF their friend, James Mulligan,
Brooklyn. on their way TO school this
morning. and paused, as usual, to
glance in the window at the little
green birds in the revolving cages.
But the birds were outstretched on the
bars of their cages.
They tapped on the window, hoping
thereby to rouse the little creatures,
but without success. Then they tap
ped more vigorously TO call the at
tention Of Mulligan. But he did not
respond
Policeman Ryan was attracted. He
tried the door. 1t was locked, but. as
he leaned against It, he detected the
odor OF gas.
he kicked the door open A burst Of
gas escaped. When he entered he found
Mulligan upright in q Morris chair In
his apartment in the rear. Six gss
cocks were open wide. and MuiliEan
and the little green birds were dead
whoever finds me. tell the kids
good-by." said a note on the table
I'm sick and tired
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
FOR new
water ROUTES
Rivers and Harbors Delegates
Urge improvements.

Pleas for renewed faith in efforts of
Congress to develop water traffic in
the United States were made by prom
inent men at the opening Of the thir-
teenth annual convention Of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress at
the Willard Hotel yesterday.
In cq9p1iment to the thousand dele
gates in attendance, the District Fed
Grafton of women's Clubs had charge
OF last nights session at the willard
Addresses swere delivered by Stephen
I. Mather, assistant to the Secretary
OF the Interior. on national parks, and
oy Arthur r. DE 7is, of the Reclama-
tion Service, on ,home-making on the
~ublic domain.
Senator George e. Chamberlain, of
Oregon, and Senator James e. Watson,
OF Indiana, will be chief speakers at
this mornings session.
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall,
in welcoming the delegates yesterday
morning, said pork barrel" criticism
could be avoided IL Congress would
put river and rail traffic under control
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The people of this country will
never be satisfied with the slipshod
methods of rivers ana harbors i'm
provements that have taken place in
the past" asserted the Vice President.
Il believe in co-ordinating the river
and rail traffic of the country by put
ting both under the same control and
enlarging the power of the Interstate
Commerce Commission so as to give II
control of both of these means of
transportation; then will the people
of the United States cease to growl
over the amount of money spent on
river and harbor improvements.
Assistant Secretary Mather at the
night session called attention to the in
creased value of national parks when wa
terways are improved and the national
government takes systematic hold OF the
river traffic question
Chief Engineer Davis, of the United
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
BIG FIRE IN BROOKLYN

New York, Dec. GA spectacular fire
which ragged for several hours today in
the heart of the business district Of
Brooklyn wrecked four Iarge buildings
and damaged a half dozen crowded tene-
ment houses. Twenty fremen narrowly
escaped death when six-story wall top
pied over on a roof from which they
were fighting the blaze.
Practically the entire fire-fighting force
Of Brooklyn was called out The loss was
placed at 100000 to S2OO, 900.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
DC. CHIEFSMAY
AID WAGE FIGHT
Considering Plan for Graded
Increase for Workers.

Encouraging progress marked yes
terday's Developments at the Capito
in the movement for increased saIarie.
for government employees.
Summarized, the steps which indi
Gated that the legislation backed b,
public sentiment was pointing towart
were:
l. The District Commissioners
have begun confederation OF a plan
for q graded Increase In the sal
aries OF District employees with a
view to making n favorable recon-
mendatfon to the committee ON
appropriations.
=. Tse subcommittee of ths ap-
preparations committee Of the House
favors an increase for government
employees receiving $500 or less.
The question now being debated L.
the terms of the Increase.
3. President Samuel Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor,
has thrown his personal influence
behind the fight and will direct II
In nm advisory capacity for the
organized employees.
4 Congressional leaders ar
ranged to meet the Legislative COM
mittee of the Federal Employees
Union today and discuss the ques-
tion OF all forces urging increases
getting behind some one measure
for . general salary increase upon
which all can agree.
5. The committee on pOstofnee
and post roads accepted an amend
ment to the postoffiee bill offered
by Representative Tague increas-
ha NJ IAA
laborers from 5000 to $1,000.
Q. The naval wage board heard
representatives of labor On the
question of making the wages of
Norkmen In the United States navy
yards and naval service conform
to rate of wages for the same work
In private establishments.
=. Representative SABBATH, of IiI-
nois, introduced a bill for graded
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
JONAH'S "JOY riding"
To GO BEFORE court
Jury Will Decide Whether Journey on
Sea Jitney" Took Place.
eciL 10 me Washington Herald,

Special to The Washington Herald.
Waterbury, Conn, Dec. 6.-Jonah's
jaunt to Nineveh, via vessel and whale.
is to be settled once and for all by a
Connecticut jury. which will render an
authoritative decision on the question
J -~h has troubled theologians for hun
of years. Adams appetite for apple
also be cursorily examined, and the
stion, Did they or did they not?'
be judicially determined.
The matter comes into court in the
iTosecution of the Rev. Michael Mockus,
a Lithuanian clergyman of the Unitarian
faith, who up and said he simply did not
believe in these ancient Bible stories con-
cerning Father Adam and Uncle Jonah.
But Mr.. Mockus had forgotten or did
not know that there was a law on the
Connecticut statute book, passed "a
years ago and never repealed, which pro-
vides a penalty for any person who
calls into question any portion OF the
Holy Witt" This law was invoked b.
persons who professed to be shocked by
Mr.. Mockus' expressions of disbelief.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
Prince" Decides to "Dye"
In Order that He May Live

New York. Dec. Ito dye-that Is the
question now with Alexandra Miskinof.
erstwhile husband Of Aimee Crocker-Ashe-
Gillig-G -Gouraud- It Is to this that
Prince Miskinnoff, scion of an ephermal
noble family Of far on Caucasus must
now perforce devote his regal time.
But ten short months ago the prince
was lying In the lap of New York
luxury, the husband of a famous and
much-married International lady. and
father Of an equally ephermal daughter
the Princess Verein.
Gone are all these. dissipated by the
order of a cold unfeeling COURT, invoked
by his wife. the princess. Gone. too. Is
his desire to fight for hi dear father
land, imperial Russia.
Today the prince in \ gal suit ap-
peared before the county ERIK There
In the ONCE of that functionary he de-
clared his princely intention Of hence
forth doing business in this city under
the trade name and style Of '"rhe Uni
versal Cleaners and Dyers"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
GEORGE'W|NS OUT
War Minister Now Practically
Premier Of England.

(By the international News Service.)
London, Dec. 6.-David Lloyd George
today Is virtually prime minister of Eng
land. Having administered the knockout
blow to Premier Asquith and the coalition
ministry. Great Britain's dynamic war
minister. accepted this afternoon King
Georges profrer to act as the shaper Of a
new government.
He would "endeavor to undertake the
task" he announced.
Thus the former chancellor of the ex-
chequer, long looked upon by England's s
masses as the empires strongest man,
emerged victorious from one of the bit
terest and at the same time most suavely
fought political combats recorded in Brit
aims annals.
First-last Saturday-he forced the blast
Of the long-avoided political bomb by is
suing his ultimatum to the government:
Drop Asquith from the war council and
reconstruct 1t or I'll resign
The threat worked Immediately and ef-
fectively. Asquith stood pat on the war
council proposition. Rather than submit
to the indignity OF being ignored, as
prime minister. in the planning of the
great moves that are to decide the war,
he said he would resign.
Then resign" was the implied answer
Of his Royal Master. Evidently Asquith
could be spared-Lloyd George could not
Meanwhile the latter kept cautiously In
the background
Through an extremely dexterious man
ipulation Of public and official opinion,
the impression was provoked that not
Lloyd George but Bonar Law, would sue
ceed Asquith should the premier resign.
Neither the war minister nor the minister
Of the colonies-the two are close friends
said word Asquith. evidently certain
that the lesser Of two evils' would step
in his place. relinquished II.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
LURED HIM To Death,
Charge AGAINST e.
Sweetheart Already Convict
Try to Clear Her.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Dec. 6.-Testimony i'll her
own behalf was given before Justice Gal
laghan and a jury in the Supreme Court,
in Brooklyn, today by Edith Ward, IS
years old, who is accused of having lured
a man to his death.
A sweetheart of the girl, Robert Katz-
enmiller, the convicted slayer. is serving
a life sentence. He shot and killed Ed
mund Maher. outside a dance hall, on
June IS.
Just before he was killed, Maher, it
was said, slapped the girls face when she
asked him for the names of some men
who had spoken disparagingly about her.
It Is charged that she sent word to
Maher that he was wanted outside the
dance hall. As he left the place he was
shot
Katzenmiller is to be put in the witness
chair for the defense, and 1t is under
stood he will assume full blame for the
killing.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
Telegraph Tips

Bismarck, n. D.. Dec. 6.-President
Wilson carried North Dakota by a plu-
rality of 2.620. according to figures is
sued by the State Canvassing Board.
Barbados. Dec 6.-The American Yel-
low Fever Commission has arrived here
and left for New York by the Vasari with
the exception of DR.. Guiteras, who re-
mains to investigate an outbreak of sup
posed yellow fever here.
Rio Janeiro, Dec. 6-Dr. Hello Lobo,
secretary to DIR. wenceslau Braz, Presi-
dent of the republic, has left on board
the Verdi for the United States, where
he will fill the chair of professor of dip
lomatic history at Harvard University.
Goshen N. Y, Dec. 6-By the will of
Harry w Van Cortlandt, filed in the
Rowland w. Earle, who was employed
as a chauffeur by Mr.. Van Cortlandt. The
Goshen Emergency Hospital receives
$4,000.
Riverhead. Long Island, Dec. "a re-
port just filed with the county surrogate
showed the inheritance tax on the estate
of the late Mrs. Sarah Gardiner. of 3 East
Eighty-second street, Manhattan, was
Sl7d'OVfs7o- IhC cSldle amounted TO
1856, ,36252.
Cold Spring. N. p, Dec. 6-Miss Laura
Greenhaigh, II years old, of Kent, Put
nam County, receives $500 by the will
Of her aunt, Mrs. Maria Hackett. made
public in Woodruff, with the stipulation
that she must not purchase an autono-
bile.
Yonkers, N. Y.-~Dec. 6.-SamueI Hoey.
president of the local trolleymen's union.
intimated he had reason to believe that
there will soon be a settlement Of the
strike on the Yonkers and westchester
car tines and on the surface lines In the
Bronx and Manhattan.
Philadelphia, Dec. 6.-Export values at
this port in November were $3S 600 600 an
increase of s24,0OO,000 over November, 1915
Munition shipments valued at -s2S, 900, 900
were responsible for the jump in values.
Imports. consisting principally of sugars
and ores, amounted to 100000, an IN
crease of 100000
Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 6.-Joseph, Schmidt,
Industrial Workers of the World organ
izer, who was arrested on a charge of
completely in the murder Of Deputy Sheriff
James c. Myron on July last, has re-
u pIl6Ou Ioudy. SCnInlQI WAS
released from Jail November Is on 5000
bond to go to his home at Scranton, Pa,
where his wife was i'll.
Bath, Me-, Dec. 6.-The United States
torpedo boat destroyer Allen was launch
ed at the works of the Bath Iron Works
Miss Dorothy Dix Allen, of Greenfield,
Mass, a descendant Of Capt. william II.
Allen, for whom the vessel was named,
and Miss Harriet Allen Butler, of Yonk-
ers, N. Y, were sponsors in a double
christening ceremony.
: Boston, Dec. 6-The New England Asso-
ciation of Boards of Pharmacy at its an
nual meeting here adopted resolutions an
nouncing determination to suppress
Illegal sales of narcotic drugs in stores
within the jurisdiction of its members and
to close stores that refuse to comply with
the state laws and regulations.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
HELD AS FORGER
Shopper Charged with Imper-
sonating Army Officer.

After a shopping tour OF six hours In
this city, King Terrell. s, claiming to be
the son of Park Terrell, a divisional man
ager Of an insurance company In New
ark, n. J., was arrested in a downtown
hotel by Detectives Bermap and String
fellow. OF Central Office. yesterday after
noon.
He is charged with having obtained
more than 500 worth of wearing apparel
from F street merchants on worthless
checks. with having impersonated an offi-
Ger of the United States army, and with
having forged the names OF three army
officers to credentials he submitted in OBJ
tanning goods.
With Terrell on his shopping tour, and
at the time OF his arrest, IT is said, were
his wife, formerly a Miss Lillian Van
court Durand, .. and her sister, Miss
Marie Adele Durand, %, both OF New
York City. The two women were held at
the House OF Detention On charges OF
investigation. Terrell was confined at
the First precinct over night and NeH be
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Taylor this morning on the
charge Of impersonating an officer.
In Terrell's possession was found a let
ter directing Lieut. Allen Rutherford.
Fifth Infantry, Panama Canal Zone, to
proceed TO the Officers Training School.
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for a course OF
training, and authorizing The said Lieut.
Rutherford to visit ten days in Washing
ton en- route to the post.
The letter, to which the names of Mai.
Oliver Edwards, of the General Staff
Canal Zone. Adjutant Gen Henry G.
Learnard, of the Zone, and Lieut.. Ruther-
ford were forged, the police allege, Ter
rell used in identifying himself as an
army officer
Five checks are said to have been pass
ed in shoe stores and ladies clothing and
department stores, and more than 500
worth of goods secured.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
PosTPoNEs OWN FUNERAL.

New York, Dec. ~6-Arrangements for
the funeral of Mrs. Katherine Hurley,
superintendent of the dormitory of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, have been postponed indefinitely
in compliance with the request of Mrs.
Hurley herself. .. ..-........
Members Of the society's staff who read
the police report that she had died on q
Lexington avenue trolley car Monday aft
ernoon had begun to make the funeral ar
rangements when Mrs. Hurley appeared
yesterday morning and called them on.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
SHIP SCRUTINY SHARP.

New York, Dec. 6-United States Gus
toms officers detailed by the,Acollector OF
the port, but working under direction of
representatives Of the State Department,
now guard the gangways on sailing days
Of all steamships departing for European
ports.
The customs guards have replaced spe-
cial police heretofore employed on the
piers by the various steamship lines, and
every passenger befbre going aboard is
compelled to submit foreoficial scrutiny
passports and other documents of iden-
tity, as well as all packages and hand
baggage.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-07
ACQUITTED OF MURDER,
To SEEK real SLAYER
Former Prosecutor Mcdaniel Plans to
Avenge Death of Wife.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec Oscar D.
Mcdaniel, prosecuting attorney of
Buchanan County, acquitted of the
murder of his wife, today was making
plans to run down the real murderer.
'T have clues and descriptions which
I believe will help ma to catch the
guilty person." he said MY work on
the case. interrupted by my arrest. will
be taken up where 1t was left or"
Mrs. Mcdaniel was found dying with
a crushed skull in the Mcdaniel home
on the night of July IA last. She did
not regain consciousness, and McDan-
iel was arrested several weeks later
on circumstantial evidence.