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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20
SHOOTS HIS TOE OFF.

W. B. Webber, principal OF the
Kismet schools, shot himself on the
right foot Monday afternoon, and
loses his large toe.
Mr.. Weber went hunting after the
school hours and carried a shot gun,
a hammerless. He wore tennis shoes.
1t is thought that he was walking
with his hand on the trigger and the
safety device was not placed. He was
discovered by a citizen short time
after he was shot, trying to reach the
town, using the gun for crutch. He
was given first aid treatment and
then brought to Liberal to the Nor
row hospital.
County Superintendent Thompson
will supply teacher at Kismet for a
few days or until such time as Mr..
Weber is able to resume his work.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

Robert Cunningham has returned
from southern Texas, where he has
been several weeks buying broom
corn. He will stay on the market here
for the rest of the season.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

Observe the statement Of the Peo-
pie State bank in this issue. Don't
neglect looking at the statements of
the banks, they are fair indication
of the activity of the business of the
community.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

Sooner or later you will buy De
Laval. Why not now?
lite THOS. w. CAV.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

F.S. Macy and Eugene Davis were
at Hugoton Tuesday looking after
business for their clients.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

]. T. Newly made trip to Mos
COW Monday to look after crop inter-
ests. He has several hundred acres
of feed crops near that place and
they are as fine as ever grew. He is
having several hundred acres put in
wheat. Mr.. Newly has six quarters
of fine land there and is farming the
greater part of it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-20

Bert Hobble was at Hugoton Mon
day on business trip.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
RISING sun GRADUATES
Get their DIPLOMAS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. May 3O-One of the
first high school commandments in
Kent county he,d this year was that
of the Rising sun High School. Of
V hich Professor Moore is principal.
The exercises were held Monday even
ing in the Lebanon NJ. r. Church. and
were most interesting.
Following was the order OF eXer-
cises: Singing by audience Amer
lea; the Lords prayer; musical Sc
lection. "Old Friends So True" Dover
Glee Club: essay Thoughts Oh Sue
cess" Mildred Mosena johnson; Sc
lection, Sunrise" Dover Glee Club;
essay, THE Problems of Youth"
Edna Henrietta Smith; selection,
Moonlight Sleeps on the Deep" Do
yer Glee Club; essay THE Liquor
Traffic the Foe of the Home and Ma
ton" Marian Carla Hansen selec-
ton, Sailors Dream Dover Glee
Club; address "A Few Factors in
Success" Professor Alexander L.
Harrington. principal of the Seaford
High School; Speed BOnny Bark,
Dover Glee Club; presentation of di-
plomas: musical selections. ca Beau
tiful Isle" CD zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" Dover Glee Club.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
YOUR BIT
BY BERTON BRALEY.

What can you do if you can't be a
fighter?
What can YOU do as your bit?'
Well. on your food you can 80 a bit
lighter
starve yourself? No, not a whit;
Stop buying stuff that you chuck after
tasting
Stop making garbage men gay.
DO not stop eating, but only stop
wasting,
Stop making garbage men gay.
What can you do for the sake OF the
nation?
Tend to your garden Of truck
OF if you're seeking a new occupation
Go be a farmland. for luck;
Pay your war taxes and smile as you
do it.
Buy a war bond il you can,
If you are anxious to help, why, so
to it,
You needn't ponder and plan.
What can you do in this struggle H.
tanic?
Well, you can stick to your place,
Keep both your head and your heart
free Of panic
Drive out the gloom from your face;
Give all you can where the need is
of giving
Keep yourself decently 1T
SO that wherever you're working or
living
You will be doing your bit"
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

aud Fhc increase in the number of L.
boats captured and destroyed.
Since his graduation in 1880 at the
age of -, Nicc.Admiral Sims has been
n nearly an branches OF the navy, all
over the world and ma, collected expert
cncc which has brought his rise TO the
top.
lie IS especially famous for his per-
icctions in the art of gunnery.
Sims was commander of the Mime
sofia Ia 1910. when the country became
aroused over a speech he made in Lon.
don. in which he pledged "overy drop Of
blood and every dollar of America 20
England in case that nation should ever
be threatened President Taft repri
manded him for the speech and the mat
ter was dropped.
One OF the largest manufacturing
steel corporations offered him a position
as consulting engineer at the time. 80
four times his salary. and his wife urged
him TO resign his naval post. But the
commander refused.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

night. are on sale in various stores
A dinner was given William c..
Marshall, a supervisor. at the plant of
the New Castle Construction Co. last
night Mr.. Marshall has resigned his
position to return to Newark, \. j..
his home city, where he will enter
business.
Word OF the serious illness OF vii
liam n. Grier. a we'll known resident
/ OF this city in West Virginia. where
he had gone. has been received here.
His son. William ID. Grier. Jr, has
been called 10 his bedside
A meeting Of the New Castle Base.
/ ball Club will be held tomorrow night
IN the mayors Office when a report
Of the strawberry festival and dance
last Friday and Saturday nights will
be made. 10 is estimated that abous
S35 was made.
Mrs Mary Harris Armor's address
in the Opera House tonight on pro
( hibition will be under the auspices
of the churches OF the city.
Indications are that there will be
an increase in the tax rate OF at least
- cents because of the increase i'm the
police force. larger school apprOpria-
I
street paving.
Mrs. Bankson p Holcomb is visit.
ing at the home OF her son. Bankson
p HolcOmb. Jr at Wayne. y. J
Letters for the following persons
remain uncalled for in the New Castle
postonice. Arthur Anderson. NJ. Bau-
CESS. Miss Josephine Barrett, Mrs.
Harvey Burkett ] +. Brown. Ben
jamin Bennett. Emil Cosovich. Frank
Collins, Eddie Colister Willie Collins,
Frank S. Fuller Lloyd Fulcher, Rob
ert l.. Frost David Grpss, Mrs.
Thomas Haulams. Leon Johnson. w.
]. Johnson. Clarence Johnson. Miss
Emma S Mcfarland. C. c. Moak
Thomas p. O'Neil John II. Purnell,
Mrs Carl Parker, Tony RENO. How
ara II Raymond, John Runk, George
p Rocket. Jessie L. Kenny. William
y smith. William Smertzer. Halbert
hoie stephens. Irene Tauey. G. w.
] Temple Robert Thompson. Willie
o Walls, Mrs Maize Wilson. Ii. II.
Y Wallace, John Zimmerman.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
House Taxes SUGAR.
COFFEE AND cocoa
Eliminate Light, Power, Gas
and Telephone Bill AS
SeSsment; Cut Tobacco
INSURANCE TRIBUTE
ALSO IS DROPPED

WASHINGTON. d. c.. May 30
Decisions on nearly all important
questions in redrafting the $500. OOO.-
600 war tax bill had been reached
late yesterday when the Senate Fin.
ance Committee suspended it's work
over Memorial Day. Except for the
liquor and stamp taxes carried in the
measure as it passed the House, the
committee has settled the major prn.
ciples OF revision, with view toward
reducing the House total to around
1900, 1000 600
The principal decisions were:
Elimination Of the general tariff tax
Of ten per cent. ad valorem on all inn
ports ESTIMATED to raise S20o Co.,
00o) and substitution Of excise, or
consumption, taxes on sugar, coffee,
tea and cocoa.
Reduction Of the House increases in
taxes on cigars cigarettes and all
other tobacco products from about
100 per cent to 60 per cent, with no
estimated reduction in the 1920, 600
designed 10 be brought In under the
House rates.
Eliminate Light, Power, Gas.
Elimination Of the House taxes Of
five pe- cent. on consumers electric
light and power, gas and telephone
bills, estimated by the House to raise
in all $50 100000. The committee,
however, proposes TO retain the tax
on telegraph and long distance te,e-
phone messages.
Elimination Of taxes on all insur.
anoe involving revenue loss Of S..
0OO. 600.
Addition Of new per pound tax
upon confectionery, estimated TO raise
from 100000 to Sf5oo0,0o0 to be
paid by manufacturers.
Reduction Of taxes on soft drinks
and their ingredients 70 make the
total levy about $t5,oo0,00o instead Of
100000.
With these phases OF It's task de-
cided upon, the committee arranged
to have Chairman Simmons and
Treasury Department experts make
a survey tomorrow of its work &C.
date to ascertain whether further
changes are necessary to arrive at /.
bill roughly totaling $1500,0O0.00
Secretary McAdoo yesterday urged
Senator simmons and other commit
tee members to bring out a bill levy.
ing near the $500. 100000 total OF
the House. but committee sentlmen
was said to he virtually unanimously
against him and in favor Of providing
| through short term bonds any nfOnc.
needed in excess OF i,50OCOO.00O.
The Tax ON Sugar.
The committee fixed the new eXcisl
tax on sugar AZ l-2 cent a pound ant
that on cocoa at three cents a pound
estimated 10 yield. respectively S45.
600 900 and S7O00,OOO Coffee and TEL
rates were not definitely determined
but it is expected they will remail
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
OPEN STONE BIDS

The Levy Court yesterday received
bids for furnishing and distributing
"a inch stone and small gravel from
John A. Clark and John Tanning OF
Wilmington; John Levy OF Christi.
ana: Alfred Mcdowell OF Marshall
ton. and Walter 5. French, OF Moores.
town, n. j. The bids were referred to
the court as committee OF the
whole
Unit bids ranging from $247 TO
S4.25 per ton according to distance of
hauling were also received The stone
will be used on these roads From
Wilmington to Fieldsboro; from
Glasgow to the Kent County line;
from Prices Corner 10 the Kennett
Pike; the Newport pike from VII
mington to the White Clay Creek
road; from the Brick road to the
Hollingsworth road; the Mt. Cuba
road; the Lancaster Pike from VII
mington TO the Red Clay Creek road
and the Concord pike from Talley
Vile TO the Pennsylvania State line
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

Vice Admiral William Snowden Sims,
the commander OF the United States de-
.troycr feet which is given much credit
Tor a hig crimp just put m the haiser's
U-boat campaign, failed in his first eN-
animation when he tried to enter the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
The Navy Department WAS disap-
pointed and wrote Sims congressman To
appoint "more promising candidate
Tie congressman insisted on sending
Sims to the academy and the Navy De
partment is glad he did.
With announcement that 4. >. de-
strovers were operating with the Brit
ish fleet in European waters came an
that Sims, upon arrival i'm
ENGLAND notified the British admiralty
he was ready for immediate action. The
British expected him To spend several
weeks "lookmg things over
The immediate action of Sims and his
dc,troyers Is now said Ia be largely re-
-ponsihle for the decrease IN the NUM-
Der OF ships being sunk by submarines
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
DEMONSTRATE AUTO LENSES.

Makers of various automobile lenses
gave demonstrations along the park
drive last evening in the presence OF
Deputy Attorney General Percy War
rem Green. members of the Police
Commission and the police depart
ment as well as automobile associa-
ton members. Among the lenses
tested were the Moore. Legalite. War
ner-Lenz Tractors. Corning. an amber
cOlored lens. and the Pierce.Arrow re-
Hector. 1t is expected that the con-
clusion of the attorney-general con
corning the lens or lenses which con-
form with the new law will be issued
in a few days.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

This flag calls upon US daily for
service. and the more quiet ana SELF
denying the service, the greater the
glory Of the flag.
We are dedicated to freedom and
that freedom means the freedom OF
the human spirit
All free spirits ought 10 consISsale
on an occasion like this to 90 nom
age to the greatness of America as IL
Illustrated by the greatness Oh her
sons.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

performed in the same spirit OF self
sacrifice and devotion, peace societies
win not be necessary The very or
ganization Of society will be a guar
antee of peace.
We admire physical courage. but
we admire above all things else moral
courage ! believe that soldiers will
bear me out I'm saying that both come
in time of battle. | take it moral cour
age comes in going into the battle
and the physical courage in staying
In.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
NEGRO DIES IA AGE OF los.

Alexander Willis, a Negro. said to be
100 years oi age. died yesterday AT MS
residence. No 422 Townsend street. from
general debility. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow. the Rev. j. IT,.
Bond. pastor OF Mt. JOY NJ r. Church,
officiating. Willis was born in Roanoke.
Va, In 1912. lie was the fathcrin-law
of Lclion Collins.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
CATARRH

is worse in Winter. Get rid Of
il now in a mouth, and per-
manentIy, by using Brazilian
Balm as directed. Get TO spot
twice a day. Get The 50 cent
or 81 size and be thorough.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

az one and two cents pound. respec-
tiye'y, as fixed by the House bill
Taxes on sugar. cocoa and tea will
be paid directly by importers or man
uf6cturers. though ultimately by the
consumer
The excise taxes were adopted by
the committee as a substitute for the
general ten per cent tariff increase O.,
the House. 10 is estimated that the
revenues would be somewhat less than
the $200,O0O,000 estimated from the
proposed tariff levy. and they may
reach only S150,000000
Senators said that the House taxes
on public utilities. including those on
Pipe lines. transportation, freight, OK
press and Pullman accommodations
probably will be retained.
The coinicn was generally express.
ed that the committee viii reject the
proposal Of Senator Hardwick, OF
Georgia and Postonice Department
heads for a new postal tax upon
newspapers. magazines and other sec
ond class publications. lhsed upon
their proportion of advertising space.
Senator Hardwick promises to carry
the fight to the Senate floor.
New Levy on Automobiles.
A tentative draft of the proposed
new federal license tax on automobiles
based upon their horsepower was re-
ceived today. but not acted upon. The
Treasury Department submitted csti-
mates proposing TO raise $4,000 900
from the motor vehicle licenses upon
a minimum of $40. payable by the We
hicles' owners, and a graduated surtax
of % cents per horsepower. Several
Senators are insisting upon increas-
ing the revenue from this source to
SAC. 100000. and believe the % cent
horsepower surtaX too small. Until an
other estimate based upon the selling
cost of cars is received action is de
ferred
In reducing the House rates on soft
drinks and their ingredients. the COM
mttee, IL was stated, proceeded with
the idea of leyying the bulk Of the
taxes upon soda fountain or other
beverages containing carbonic acid
gas and tightening tax burdens on
syrup and extract manufacturers The
carbonic gas rate. however, was re-
NuNtN tAOiu q W % ANuAo a IOunAt w
be paid by the purchaser instead of
the manufacturer A reduced rate Of
one cent a gallon upon soft drinks
bottled by the small producer was
fixed
Rates For Soft Drinks.
Instead of the ten per cent gross
sales tax upon syrups and extracts
the following rates we're agreed upon
by the committee Three cents a gal
Ion upon those costing less than Sl25
gallon comprising the bulk Of the
trade to soda fountain and other gem
erai purchasers; four cents on those
costing from SIPS to 50 gallon; five
cents on those from 50 to SO a gallon;
eight cents on those from SO to 81 a
gallon, and twelve cents on those
costing over "a a gallon.
In a speech in the House on the
war tax bill, Representative Henry
W. Watson. OF Langhorne, protested
against legislation that would impose
/ burdcnsome postal rates on the news
papers of the country. Mr. Watson
/ is former newspaper publisher and
/ IS familiar with conditions in the
newspaper publishing industry.
"The newspaper arouses patriotism
in the hearts of those where IL is dor
mant and imparts to the worlC
thoughts OF a higher and a nOblel
condition for mankind he said.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
unpr pRnpERTIEs ASSESSED.

Member. of the Board Of Assessment
Yesterday placed on the city assessment
those buildings finished since April
and also the property taken into the
city boundaries in the Second ward
along the Delaware river.
The amount of the assessment at
full rate was so .O5O, and at suburban,
or half rate. SG7 go The amount for
the new section on the Delaware river
was about $50 600. a considerable portion
being exempt under the law on account
OF being marsh land.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
HIGH school, BOY
wins scholarship
William T. Broughall,
Awarded Wheeler Prize
for Delaware College
GOVERNOR TO MAKE
Y. M. c. A. ADDRESS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. May william r.
Broughhall. Of No. 5O4 West Four
teenth street. Wilmington. has been
appointed TO the Robert Payne
Wheeler scholarship in Delaware Col
lege for the next college year. This
scholarship was founded several
years ago by Mrs Robert Bayne
Wheeler. in memory of her husband.
It consists Of S2.5OO. the interest Of
which Is awarded annually to the
young student who is awarded the
scholarship Mr.. Broughall is "a
member OF the graduating class OF
the Wilmington High School. where
his ability and character singled him
out for this honor
When Governor John G. Townsend
Jr. makes the annual address to the
Delaware College y. NJ. c. A. Sunday
morning. June 10 which will be the
opening exercises Of commencement
week he Will have the honor Of be-
ing the first person to make an adj
dress i'm the auditorium OF Wolf Han
which building is now practically
completed This will also be the first
address that the Governor has made
in Newark since elected to that Of
fee
u G. Smyth. chairman of the Della
ware College class day exercises TO
be held on Tuesday OF commencement
week has announced the program
as follows: Glass history. Joseph II.
Jones; class prophecy. Irving Rey-
nolds; mantle Grafton Leroy J..
steele. arts and science address.
James c. Hastings, Agricultural adj
dress Richard Appleby; engineering
address !. Hurst Beauchamp
John j.. Davis and Donald Dare.
Delaware College students represent
ing The Delaware Farnor" board. at
tended reccnt convent On OF the
American Association OF COLLEGE Agri-
cultural Publications in New York
FOR HEAT ENERvATION
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
SATISFIED WITH ASSESSMENT.

Representatives of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company and the Brandvwinc
Realty Company conferred with the city
assessors yesterday concerning the ass
scssment of river front land forming
part of the Second ward. It is said the
Lobdcll Car Wheel Company expressed
satisfaction with its assessment II is
yet to be determined how much is
marsh and how much is upland of the
Brandywine Realty Company.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

(From a Memorial Day Address by
Woodrow Wilson,
can never speak in praise Of war.
But there is this peculiar distinction
belonging to the soldier, that he goes
into an enterprise out Of which he
himself cannot get anything at all
He is giving everything that he hath.
even his life, in order that others
may live, not IN order that he himself
may obtain gain and prosperity. And
just so soon as the tasks of peace are
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
BROWHSOH MEMBERS HONOR
THEIR Departed COMRADES

Members Of the Brownson Library
Association attended memorial mass
for their departed members at st.
Pauls r. C. Church this morning at .
o'clock. according to their annual GUS
tom.
They assembled at Brownson Hall
and marched to the church. The cele-
brant Of the mass was the Rev
Thomas r. Waldron, pastor Of st
Paul's. who is chaplain of the asso-
citation.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
REPueLlcANs no RALLY.

Republicans of the Eleventh ward
will hold a rally at the headquarters
of the Eleventh Ward Republican
League tomorrow evening. The meet
ing viii be called to order at o'clock
and all Republican voters of the ward
arc requested to be present.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
COLORED ministers
REAFFIRM LOYALTY

The colored Ministerial Union Of the
city, in session here yesterday, adopted
the following resolutions;
Whereas, Our nation is engaged in a
great war for democracy and universal
brotherhood; and
Whereas, As it is the duty Of every
citizen TO unreservcdly support his flag
and nation, be it
Resolved. That we, the members of
this Ministerial Union. renew our pledge
Of loyalty to our State and nation, and
be - further
Resolved, That we stand ready TO
serve our government in every way pos
siblc, until our arms be- crowned with
victory, and that we are ready to co.
operate in every movement. local, state
or national. that will aid in the accom-
plishment of the purpose for which We
all pray. (signod)
j. W. Bond
j. L. King,
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
DEATHS.
Margaret Lally.
Samuel S. Fleming
AIevaudor willis


May 20 Alexander Willis, aged
JOB years,
Funeral from his late heme. No. i22 Town
send street on Thursday afternoon, az .
@ clock, in charge Of the Rev. j. H. Bond,
of Mt Joy ~ r. Church.
LALLN-in this city on May ~ 1917,
Margaret wife Of tho late Thomas Lally.
Relatives. friends and members of St.
Paul's Rosary Society, arc invited 90 attend
the funeral from her late residence, No
f04 West Fourth street on Thursday
morning May 3d. at @ clock. Solemn re-
QUEEN mass 40 St. Paul Church. Inter.
ment at Cathedral cemetery
fLEMING-ln Norklyn Del on May s.
1917, Samuel S., son OF Mr. and Mrs
Thomas b Fleming In his 26th year
Relatives friends and Friendship Lodge.
No - T. o. o. T.. of Hockessin Del
are invited 90 attend the funeral without
further notice from the residence Of his
parents, Yorklyn Del ON Friday after.
noon. June !, 1917. az o clock. lntormcnt
at Hockcssin. Del. Carriages viii meet Am
troleys at Goding's Bridge leaving SPRING.
and Kcnnett Square az / . and / o'clock
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
MR. LAMMING oRDAINED.

The Rcv. William tanning was or
dained at St. Luke's Reformed Episco-
pal Church, Eighth and Monroe streets,
last night Bishop Robert Rudolph, A..
NJ, d. d., had charge of the services. as
sisted by the Rev William Frccmantlc,
d. d.. and the Rev. Walter Oxford.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

Mrs. Sims was Miss Anne Hitchcock,
of st Louis daughter of the Secretary
of the Interior under Mckinley and
Roosevelt. She and the naval COM
mander married in 1905.
Admiral Sims became president of the
Naval War College last February.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
SUFFERS LAcERATED HAND.

While at work at the Pussy and Jones
Company's plant Yesterday. Edwin Eos.
ley, of 40. l7l0 Washington street. had
his left hand badly cut. He was treated
at the Homeopathic Hospital.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

Hire q Want Ad go-between when YOU
have a pressing need and you will profit
by the adventure. ADV.
Evening journal., 1917-05-30
FOR HEAT ENERvAT1oN

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
For relief Of exhaustion. nervousness and
impaired digestion. due 20 the effects OF heat
Evening journal., 1917-05-30

The committee fixed the new excise
tax on sugar az 1-2 cent a pound and
that on cocoa at three cents a pound,
estimated TO yield. respectively S45.s
100000 and $7000,O00 Coffee and tea
rates were not definitely determined
but it is expected they will remain