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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-05
THANKS, BRO. ARMSTRONG

The Columbus Labor Journal, a
live organ of organized labor, printed
in the capital city, has this to say:
Newark, Ohio, gets Labor Paper
which is called the Newark Leader" !"
1t is quite a newsy sheet, containing
nice line of advertisements, which
is a very essential point in making
labor paper pay its way. The paper
is issued under the management of
the Labor Assembly and has CEN
sor boadr to look after it. We well
come the newcomer and wish it a
long and successful life"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-05
THE FUTURE

Have you ever thought seriously of how you were
going to fare when your ability to earn livelihood has
been impaired to the point where you were no longer
capable of earning enough to keep yourself and family?
It's very important to you especially you are young
Many old couple have been saved the disgrace
of having to depend upon their friends by preparing for
their older days by making investments in municipal
bonds that yield a good income 81 and per cent
There is nothing that is so sound as good municipal
bonds such as the that being sold by D. H. Pgg
who represents the Security Municipal Bond Co., 1917
North Park Place. Municipal bonds from $50 up.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-05

The city fathers of Augusta, Ga,
have granted an increase of 10 per
cent to employees of the police, fire,
street and scavenger departments.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-01-05
2O96 OFF
Mems Suits & OverCOatS

The Order of R. R. Telegraphers,
aided by Federal mediators, has OBJ
tanned an eight-hour day and pay for
overtime. Hundreds of B. & 0.
operators were benefited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
D. C. s BOND SALES
ARE $16,321,550
Must Sell &c. 600, 900 by To-
morrow Night to Dou-
BILE Quota.
80,959 HAVE PURCHASED

More than $s.6o0.oo0 worth of third
liberty bonds must be sold in Washing
ton between now and the closing of the
campaign tomorrow night II this city is
to double its quota.
Figures furnished the local commit
tee at 10 o'clock this morning by all
but four of the banks and trust COM
panies- showed that sales yesterday
amounted to $sss.150. making a grand
total of s16,321.55o. The local commit
tee managing tho loan drive. although
sales for yesterday. pointed with pride
to the fact that there were 6.Os7 indi-
vidual subscribers yesterday, making
a total of 80,S5s Individual subscriber
to date.
Washington has responded splendid
ly to President Wilson's nation wide
appeal for 999.999 men and women to
match his $50 third liberty bond on
the s. down and IS a month plan, ac-
cording to statement made today by
the local loan committee. Although
the banks and trust companies did not
separate these sales from their regular
tabulations of yesterdays sales, it is
estimated that more than 5000 persons
In the city are known TO nave answered
the call.
The Presidents offer had the effect of
wonderful etimulant and the local
committee is satisfied that many per-
sons bought $50 bonds on the INSTALL
ment plan yesterday who had already
made one or more subscriptions having
been inspired by the match the Presi-
dents fifty" challenge. According to
Information from the financial institu-
lions, the matching" came from all
walks of life-the rich and poor, the
prominent and the inconspicuous; whole
families dug down deep once again. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
$4,000 Prize for Shin Workers.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May "A
grand prize Of $4,000 will be given to
the workers of the fabricating ship
yard along the Atlantic coast that pro-
duces the largest excess in tonnage
over the present shipbuilding program
of the federal government This was
announced last night at a "speed-up,
get-together" dinner given by Charles
NJ Schwab to the officers and others
connected with the shipbuilding plants
under the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Two Days Left Of Campaign.

With but two days left-counting today
the local committee is utilizing every
means to wind up the intensive campaign
in great and glorious manner. Every
effort is being made to double the city's
quota of $12.so0.0o0, and there were those
Of tho committee who today optimistically'
intimated that the city's total will reach
the $S0,o00.o00 mark. However. the com
mlttee is carefully avoiding the pitfalls
that follow overconfidence. and is per-
sistently hammering away in one mighty
effort to double the quota.
Every section Of the city. is today be-
ling invaded by speakers and bond sellers.
Finding the liberty loan sales car. which
has been actively engaged since the start
ing Of the drive. incapable of accomplish
ing the full purpose, the committee has
to help 1t comb the city: great
number OF machines are needed. and the
committee is anxious for every automo-
bile owner who can spare his car and Is
willing to help out in this patriotic work
to call up Franklin $3.50 and let the COM
mittee know.
The committee announced today that
the United States Food Administration
subscriptions to the new loan from 1865
Of its 1850 employees. However. a greater
portion of this amount will be cleared
through banks in other cities and will.
1epoIIS 4IoAA OePaA tAAeASS.
The same is true of the War Depart
ment, which reports sales amounting
to $1,6s2 500. The Interior Department
reports a total subscription of ST.
632, 500. OF which S754.150 is credited to
Washington. The last report from the
Treasury Department showed total
subscriptions Of s1.171.95O from 10000
employees, all of which is credited in
Washington.
At the Washington navy yard a
spirited loan campaign has been rum
ming at full blast since the beginning
Of the drive and as result more than
1920. 900 worth of bonds had been sub
scribed up to last night, and Com
committee in charge of the drive at the
yard, is confident that the sales there
will reach the million mark before the
close Of the campaign tomorrow night.
AS a means of stimulating things
generally. and incidentally to bring
across the last-hour subscriptions, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

of course, be acquired by purchase or
exchange. They are produced that they
may be sold or exchanged.
Here Is news report, created by la
Dor and held for sale and exchange The
International News Service did not Gre
ate and has not acquired it by purchase
or exchange. When 1t is entoined from
boldly taking and selling It what in
justice does it suffer? 1t is simply pre-
vented from reaping where it has not
sown. No ethical argument is adduced
or can be in support of the petitions
claim. 1t is the endeavor to get some
thing for nothing and has so Impressed
every court which has had occasion to
deal with q like contention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

individuals. many of whom were buying
their first bonds. At any rate. it IL
pointed out that all had been stirred
by the Presidents appeal as nothing
else had stirred them.
1t is this digging down. again that is
especially pleasing and gratifying to the
local committee. It Is particularly desired
by them that those who already have
bought buy another bond" The others
even many of the so-called bond slack
ers-in all likelihood will make their pur
chases between now and closing time to-
morrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Inconsistency Is Manifest"

"(7) There is manifest Inconsistency
in the attitude of the District court
when it very properly declined to
differentiate between tips and re-
writes decided that practice was uni
versal in the newspaper trade, and yet
enjoined the defendant from continu-
ing it on condition that the complain
ant would submit to like Injunction,
which the latter was, of course, de-
lighted to do at that particular juno
ture.
"(S) This decision sets up a new and
dangerous rule. The measure of a
plaintiffs rights is now ma0e de-
pendent. not on the extent to which
the defendant has infringed a definite
known rule of law, but upon an in
tangible unknown element that de-
ponds upon the extent Of the activities
Of the plaintiff and those whom it
happens at the moment to represent
IF the news Is taken from paper of
local circulation it may be Immediately
taken and used all over the United
States. except in that locality, for its
commercial value will have passed
lated In Its own town. If, however, it
happens to be a member of the Asso-
ciated Press, that same item of local
news becomes ipso facto inviolate until
every one of the 1000 Associated Press
newspapers in the United States and
possibly until after the Associated
Press agencies in foreign countries
have utilized 1t. Is not this reductio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

famous Jazz Band of the Navy, which
is playing at local theater. Will cut
loose at the navy yard during the
lunch hour today. In between times
there will be speeches
At the close of bond rally held last
night for the Chapin-sacks Manu-
featuring. Company $4,000 was sub
scribed to the loan. Patriotic ad-
Heffernan and Private Mowrer, two OF
Pershing's men,. and former Senator
Nathan B. Scott Of West Virginia:
Rev DR.. Norman, pastor Of the Met
the church has subscribed $1,000 to the
loan.
Third Loan Rally Tonight.
A third loan rally will be held to-
night at the Mount Vernon Place
Church. Representative kincheloe OF
Kentucky will be the principal speaker
and there will be music and other 1ea-
lures of interest.
Lambda Chapter of the Phi Sigma
Kappa Fraternity. 1915 18th street, re-
ports that it has presented 800 lib
erty bond to George Washington Univer-
sity.
Many Make Pledges in Theaters.
Loan rallies were held in all of the
theaters and motion picture house last
night, and many persons in the audi
ences pledged themselves to match
the Presidents fifty"
Pledges for subscriptions amounting
to $27S,025 were taken last night at
Keith's Theater, and during the after
noon performance $15,950 was pledged,
making a grand total Of $1.927,275. One
feature of the matching bee" last
night was the spirited address made by
F. Alfonso Pezet. former Peruvian min
lister, who turned in total Of $4,000
in pledges which he had received from
friends during the day. including
$4,000 from himself.
Wearing their trench helmets and
with their full equipment slung over
their shoulders. Sergt. John ]. Hefer-
nan and Private Mowrer Of Pershings
W. Curtis Nicholson of the local com
mittee conducted the rally from the
stage of the National Theater last
night, and with the assistance of
sailor and ten soldiers secured sub
scriptions amounting to $4,000.
Leading Lady Among Buyers.
A total of s26,100 was subscribed by
the audience last night at the Belasco
Theater, the greater portion Of which
was in $50 and 800 bonds. Miss Fay
EVELYN Lear, who Is leading lady at
the Belasco this week, entered a sub
scription for $4,000.
At the Gaycty Theater last night fol-
lowing an ardent appeal by Fairfax
Naulty of the local loan committee sub
scriptions amounting to $500 were
nledred. During the afternoon per-
torrance the subscriptions amounted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
BORN.

JORDAN. On Thursday. May 2. 1918. to Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Jordan. q son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

or the landscape gardener who has laid
out a novel garden, or of any one OF
the many inventions in beauty, useful
ness and science that are not patent
able. So long as he keeps these things
to himself he will be protected against
their surreptitious taking. When he
releases them they belong to the public
What the complainant is here trying
to do is to release the news and at the
same time hold on to it. That is i'm
possible, and in this case it is inequita-
Bile, for in the past it has taken from
the defendant, and now events have
temporarily changed 1t seeks to escape
from the consequences of it's own
action.
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to $4,000, making a total of $4,000 for

the audience at the strand was 4o.
dressed by ". c. Nicholson Wednesday
night. He inaugurated a matching
bee'' in response to President Wilson's
appeal and as a result total OF $S7 1850
in subscriptions was procured.
Chinese residents of this city have
purchased more than $1,000 worth OF
bonds of the second and third liberty
loans. Tuck Chung and Lee Sing. REF
idents of the Chinese section on Penn.
sylvania avenue between Sd and ~
streets.yesterday purchased bonds from
Detective Evans.
A demonstration in the interest of the
third liberty loan will DO held in Ana
costa tonight in hte Masonic Hall. Tho
affair Is being held under rho auspices
Of the Anacostia Citizens Association
loan committee
Parade to Feature Rally.
A parade will be held prior to the
meeting. 1t will form at Good Hope
road and Nichols avenue. and headed
by a police escort and band Of music,
will march to the Masonic Hall. where
urge the buying of bonds. William ].
Latimer, president of the association.
is in charge Of the ARRANGEMENTS.
The bureau of supplies and accounts.
Navy Department. continues to in
crease it's total as the closing hours
paymaster general of the Navy and
chief Of the bureau, in his latest an
nouncement states that the total sum
realized to date is $106.S5O. This is
divided among the various divisions as
follows: Main building. $19.250: supply
division. 1880; purchase division. $780,
900; inland transportation division,
$3.50; accounting division, $2,400; oil
lotment division. $4,000; disbursing
division. $4,000.
Added to Roll Of Spellbinders.
Benjamin Warren and Vincent Bren-
nan, winners OF the junior four-min-
ute mems essay and speaking contest
at the Western High School, will make
their debuts tonight as spellbinders.
warren will speak at the Circle The
alter. and the audience at the Dunn
barton Theater will have an opportu-
nifty to hear Brennan make his maiden
speech.
The following men will make four
night:
,, Urban Lavery. Savoy; Rev; James S.
Lyric: James P. Schick, Regent: Edgar
G B. Merit y 90, Olympic and American;
ron. Howard; W. c. Lee. Dudley: S. B.
Claggett. New Truxton and Liberty !:
George McBlair. Hippodrome; William
Wolff Smith, Penn Gardens; Edward D.
Baldwin. Dixie and Apollo Page NICK.
a. Lyon, Empire and Home; John r.
Hawkins, Blue Mouse and Foraker; r.
]: Haltigan. Garden; Arthur B. Hayes.
strand; Carleton R. Ball, Crandalrs and
t Leader; r +, Litt.epage. Casino and
mos: Thomas r. Shepard, Empress; b.
J. Laws. Maryland and Virginia; L. J.
Mather, Navy and Avenue Grand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
CARDS 0F THANKS

BElII1. We Wish to express our sincere thanks
and appreciation to our dear friends and rela-
tives for their sympathy and beautiful floral
tributes At the death Of our beloved father and
husband. BY HIS WIPE AND CHILDREN.
CRoWDI1. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many friends
and relatives for their sympathy and beautiful
floral tributes extended to ms at the death Of
our beloved husband and father. Capt OLIVER
L. CROWDER.
By HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
NuoENT. We extend our sincere thanks and
our appreciation to our many friends for their
kind sympathies and beautiful floral tributes
at the death Of our loved one. MARGARET
NJ. NUGENT. alexandria papers please copyD
By MOTHER AND FAMILY.
THORNTON. We wish to express our sincere
appreciation and thanks to our relatives and
friends for their kindness at the death Of our
husband and father. EDWARD L. THORN
TON. BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
BORN.
JORDAN. On Thursday. May 2. 1918. to Mr..
and Mrs. william II. Jordan. 4 son.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
A GREATER NAVY IS.
BAKER s Demand

Washington, d. c. Nov 20-Secre-
tary Baker before the committee on
naval affairs explained in detail that
there is an impelling necessity for in
creasng the size of the navy He
conferred with the committee behind
closed doors ana what was said by
him and his members was yeiled with
secrecy.
The committee is now engaged in
framing the naval appropriation bill
for the fiscal year, beginning July /,
1919 for which estimate aggregating
So, AL, ,900,G00 have been submitted.
To explain the needs for the eXpen-
ditures of at least the greater part of
this sum dsspite peace economies was
one object of the Secretary's visit
He also laid before the committee
a justification for the constructing OF
ten superdreadnaughts, six battle crui-
sers and 140 smaller vessels under the
proposed three years program. His
reason for believing that the United
States would continue to require {
great navy if only for olicing pur
poses.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
MRS. VIM. FUNK PASSES
AT HOME IN AURORA

Mrs. Alice Mclean Funk, wife of
William Funk, died this morning at
s O'Clock at the family home in Au-
rora of pneumonia, following influen,
"a.
Mrs. Funk was well known in OF,
tawa, having been raised in this city.
She was born in Charlottesville, Miss.
in 1870, and came to Ottawa when
but a child
Her marriage to William Funk took
place in this city twenty.four years
ago, and short time later the family
moved from Ottawa. Since then she
has visited here many times.
Surviving she leaves her husband,
one daughter, Mrs. Irene Eggleston OF
Aurora, one son, Warren, of the A.
f. f. She is also survived by four
brothers, Charles Mclean of this city
John Mclean, Will Mclean and Roy
Mclean. Mr.. Funk Is brother OF
Charles Funk and Of Mrs. Rosa De
Wore of Ottawa.
The funeral services will be helt
at the family home in Aurora, and tn,
body will be brought here for buria
Friday morning at II o'clock on tn,
G. b. K G. Burial will be made il
the Ottawa avenue cemetery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
LABOR BOARD
SPEAKER IN
OTTAWA TONIGHT

Mr.. Louis A. Wallis who will talk
on War Labor Policies at the High
School tonight was formerly Il mem'
Der of the faculty Of the Ohio State
university. He has been a student of
labor problems for many years. He
has covered large portion Of the
United States and Canada ON his yarl
Gus lecture tours. For many years he
has been a contributor of articles on
the problems of labor to scientific
and popular magazines and periodicals
and is the author of several books.
Recently Mr.. Willis has made a
careful study of labor distribution aud
the work of the United States EN-
poyment Service in Illinois and Wis
consin. He has visited and investi
gated some of the largest war plants
in connection with this work. Mr.
Wallis not only has a fund Of practi
information, hut is an eloquent anC
convincing speaker.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
STEAL BLANKETS AND
BATHR0BE FROM
LOCAL HOTEL

Two blankets and q bathrobe were
stolen Saturday night from the OF
tawa Hotel by two men who regis
tered as John Copey and J. Jacks
The men are supposed to have Snug
gled the stolen articles from the hotel
in a suitcase. The pair drove to the
hotel in a Dodge machine and spent
the night there
The number Of the car was secured,
which showed it was driven under a
license issued to Frank Fennson OF
Chicago.
The police are looking for the men
and it is expected they will be placed
under arrest soon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
TOTAL OF BRITISH
CASUALTIES ARE
3,049,991 FOR WAR
DEATH TOLL OF TONNES FOR
FOUR YEARS is 58,665-MORE
THAN 100000 WOUNDED.

London, Nov. 20.-British casualties
during the war, including all the
theatres of activities, totaled 3,0i9 ,99l
it was announced in the house of com.
mons today by James Ian Mcpherson
parliamentary secretary for the war
office. OF this number the officers
killed, wounded or missing aggrega
ted 142,634 and the men 2,907 1851.
The total British wounded in @he
war was more than 100000, the sec
retary's figures showing the aggregate
to be 2,032, 122. The losses in miss
ing including prisoners, totaled
1853 ,145.
OF the wounded S2,G44 we're officers
and 1894 were men.
Of the missing, including prisoners
1904 were officers and 3i7,051 were
men.
The figures given include troops
from India and the dominionS.
The total casualties in France an(
Belgium were 2,719,G52. OF this tota
80. 100 officers were killed and died o
wounds or other causes and 526,Si'
men. The wounded totaled 1873 BAL
comprising S3142 offices and 1.75G,20'
men. The missing. including prison
ers, totaled 32G sos, comprising 1854
ofllcser and men.
In Italy the British losses tOtale
G.733. Of which 8 officers and "a
men were killed, 334 officers and 4,61
men were wounded Of the 765 mis-
sing 3S were officers, 727 men.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
YANK BULLETIN IS
NOT TO Be ERECTED
AT PRESENT TIME
WOMEN OF THE. CITY WILL WAIT
UNTIL PLANS FOR A PERMA-
NENT BULLETIN ARE UNDER
WAY-WOMEN OF N. c. o. TO
WEAR BRASSARDS.

Yesterday afternoon at the execu-
tive meeting OF the womans commit
tee of the National Council OF Defense
it was decided to temporarily abandon
the plan recently instituted for erect
ing a bulletin on the postoilice lawn
containing the names Of all the OF
tawa men in the service.
1t is thought the people OF the city
will soon erect a permanent memorial
containing the names OF all OF these
boys, and temporary bulletin would
not be practical, now that fighting has
ceased.
Mrs. Charles t. Hook gave a re-
port from the committee In charge OF
the bulletin showing that the names
of every Ottawa boy in the service
had been procured by the committee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
MEXICAN STILL AT
LARGE WHO ABDUCTED
13-YEAR-0LD GIRL

The sherifr's officers are still look.
ing for Joe Desdemara, who Is wanted
on the charge Of abductlng Mary Co.
barubias, the 13year.o.d daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. lose Cobarubias OF Mar.
Quette street The Mexican and the
child we're traced 20 the interurban
station Monday afternoon and were
later seen in Streator, but have not
been seen since Tracers have been
sent all through this section Of the
country for them,
The Cobaruhias are family OF
Mexicans who have lived in Ottawa
for several years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
UTICA MAN BADLY
CUT ON THE HEAD
WITH AN IRON BAR
UNKNOWN AUSTRIAN BEATS SYL-
VESTER WATERS OVER THE
HEAD-MAKES ESCAPE BEFORE
THE POLICE ARRIVE.

The Utica police are looking for an
Austrian who early yesterday after
noon attacked Sylvester Waters, a
Utica brickmasOn, and split his head
open with a piece of iron. The name
of the assaiant is unknown to the
police, who have been unable to find
any trace of him since the fight Oc
CURED Waters was taken home after
being attacked, and DR., j, S, Geen
was called to attend him, having tC
take several stitches to close the
wound He is getting along nicely
! today and it is thought he will be all
| right in few days.
! The assault was made shortly after
| O'Clock on the Illinois River bridge
| just south Of Utica. Waters was work
1 ing on the bridge when the Austrian
started across. An argument followed
and suddenly the man seized piece
of scrap iron lying near and strucl
/ Waters over the head.
As soon as the police were notitie'
they started a search, but have beer
unable to find the foreigner up to
late hour this afternoon.
Second Assault
This Is the second assault the Aus
trian is said co have committed. Sel
eral weeks ago he attacked a Lowe
man and rendered him unconscious
The motive OF this attack was sui
posed to have been robbery
The man has resided in a tent o
the river bank, near Utica, and ha
been working as a farm hand
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
WINS DAMAGE SUIT
VERDICT FOR S2,998

T, Nicholas Zehrn, an omploye Of the
American Bottle Company at Streator,
was awarded a Judgment Of $500 by
a jury in the Circuit Court this fore
noon after trial lasting two days
Zehrn was caught in fan while work
ing for the bottle company and all the
muscles torn from his right arm.