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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Tie UD Australian zinc.

Melbourne, Australia, April 90
The British government has contract
ed for the purchase Of virtually the
whole product OF Australian zinc con-
centrates for the period Of the war
and q decade thereafter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Sheen for White Hou.. Lawn

Washington. Nay Sheep VIII Be
grazing or the White House lawn
within few days President Wilson
purchased today twelve thoroughbred
Shropshires to eat the grass now
wasted on the big yard Of the sxeeu-
tive mansion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
a Red cnnss cir TO Ereneb.

Paris, May 2@The American Red
Cross today gave two million dollars
to the committee which is directing
the three great French societies for
caring for the wounded. They are the
French Red Cross, Les Femmes de
France and Les Danes Franchises.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
RIane cruahed Wfth Train.

Bloomington, Ill, April 5O.-Leut. ].
R. Buchanan suffered dislocated hip
and Lieut. Russell Bandy a fractured
Jaw at Clinton, Ill, yesterday after
noon, when their airpIane dashed into
an Illinois Central freight train.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
British Airnen Active.

London, April 29.-The air ministry
announces that the number Of bombs
dropped by the British over enemy
lines In France opposite the British
front during March was 2S.O99 by day
and 1900 by night
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Miss Pauline Richards of Delphos.
senior In home economics at the Kan
sas State Agricultural College, was
elected queen Of the college May fete,
to be held May IL. The following were
elected as her attendants: Miss Eliza
beth Cotton Of Wamego, Miss Ernstine
Biby of Topeka, Miss Esther Andrews
of Manhattan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

New York, May Demand for an
Investigation Of the committee On pub
lie information was made by George
Creel, its chairman. IN q letter adj
dressed to Frank P. Glass OF Biz
mingham, president Of the Americas
Newspaper Publishers Associations
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Catch Hun Snv eader

New York, May Federal authorf-
ties today arrested here a German ma
val lieutenant commander who is said
to be the head of enemy propaganda
in America. His name is withheld.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
A MIIIionalrs under Arr.st-

New Orleans, La, April 29.-WH
liam Edenborn, president Of the Louisi-
ana Railway and Navigation Company,
reputed many times millionaire, was
arrested by Department OF Justice Of
deizls at Shrewsbury, La, charged
with violation Of the Espionage Act.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
sendInn Men Eaeter Novz-

Washington, May 2.-"American
military forces in Europe constantly
are on the increase" Secretary Baker
today told conference of ship own
srs and leaders OF seamen's unions
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
s0uakes Cont niue at san Jaeinto.

San Jacinto. Cal, April 30.-Com-
paratf7ely mild earthquakes continued
to be felt here last night and today.
One last night rocked tables and furni-
ture. A less severe one was felt at 5
a. N. today. Neither did any damage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
cauae of the War L. pead.

The Hague, May 1.-GabriI Prinzip,
whose assassination of the Austrian
Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sara
jevo was one of the causes Of the
great war, died Tuesday Of tubercu-
losis at the fortress of Theresienstadt,
near Prague, it was learned today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Less Cotton I'm oEIahomz.

LaEton, Ok, May Local cotton
dealers estimate that the crop WIN b
cut a third Of what the planters In
Southwestern Oklahoma q month ago
Intended 10 plant
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
German steamer Is Burned.

Bogota, Colombia, April 29.-The
German steamer Prinz EiteI Friedrich,
which has been interned at Puerto.
Colombia, was burned and sunk at her
anchorage there the ether day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
RuIoars Bow 70 TurIcn

Washington, Nay 1--Bulgaria has
agreed to let Turkey have the Adrian
ople Station on the Karagatsch Rail
road. as well as the left bank Of he
Martha River,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Memorial services for Lieut.. Charles
d. Seward, the first Kansas aviator To
lose his life on the Western front, were
held at the Methodist church at Neo-
desha recently. The entire city at
tended the services. The Kansan's
death was the result of a nose-spin. be-
hind the lines in France
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Have Three New Lona Ranae SUM.

Amsterdam, April go. : Three new
long range guns, made at Dusseldorf
for the bombardment Of Paris, accord
ing to the correspondent at Maastricht,
passed through Belgium last Friday, in
the direction of France.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

A modern highway nearly 100 miles
long and costing about 100000 is one
OF the many pieces of war work in
which Kansas will be engaged this
summer in addition to producing
bumper crops that will help feed the
army and the allies. The road will
connect Kansas City and Fort Leaven-
worth with Fort Riley and Camp Fun
ston via Leavenworth, Lansing, Ton
ganoxie, Lawrence, Topeka and St.
Mary's. It will be the means whereby
the government and the farmers of the
eastern part Of the state will help
solve the transportation problem.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Two persons are reported killed, sew
eral families homeless and several
thousand dollars damage done by a
tornado that swept across Crawford
County, recently. A crippled coal
miner was said to have been crushed
to death in demolished building near
Mulberry, and a child killed at Ardath
Wire service to the section hit by the
tornado is badly demolished and COM
plete reports were impossible There
was meager Information, however, Of
damage to buildings, trees and plate
glass windows throughout the county.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Bale Peyton Waggener, general So
licitor for the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company, died at o'clock the other
afternoon at his home in Atchison. Mr..
Waggeners death had been expected
hourly. for several days. For the last
two days he had been in a stupor and
all efforts to rouse him had failed. He
had been in failing health for five
years. He was 20 years old.
Mr.. Waggener was widely known,
particularly for his interest in chill
dren. On his birthday each year he
gave picnic or party for all the chill
dren OF Atchison.
He is survived by his wife, a son,
William P. Waggener of Atchison, who
is general attorney for Kansas for the
Missouri Pacific, and a daughter, Mrs.
R. K Smith, of Hattiesburg, Miss.
Kansas was long proud of Bale
Waggener. He was the best known
railroad attorney in the state; he was
the man whose wife forbade him to
become a candidate for the United
States senate and he was the cup
bearer who brought the oil Of gladness
to the children of this section
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

The Schlassman meat market at
Westmoreland was decorated with yell
low paint the other night because its
owner refused to buy Liberty Bonds,
join the Red Cross or contribute to
other war funds The owner says he
will not remove the paint.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

A high wind which accompanied a
rain at Winfield blew down an oil der
rick and several small buildings. Some
orchards were damaged. There was
no loss Of life or serious property
damage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

The Prairie Oil and Gas Company
and the Prairie Pipe Line Company re-
port resources Of more than 152 mil
lion dollars, in a statement filed with
the secretary of state. The oil com
pany's assets exceed 102 million dol
lars, while those Of the pipe line com.
pany total so million dollars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

The fire loss at the Santa Fe shops
at Ottawa the other morning was esti-
mated at Il million dollars by local of
ffcials. This includes the loss of new
car sheds 900 feet long and ITO feet
wide just ready to be turned over to
the Santa Fe by the Swanson Bros.
Construction Company OF Topeka. The
sheds cost approximately $4,000, it
was stated. The fire, which started
from an unknown cause few minutes
before midnight, was under control by
8 o'clock in the morning, although the
ruins were still burning. The build
ings totally destroyed included the new
sheds, the 4-story frame office build
ing, storerooms, a long frame material
shed and stone material building that
was fifty by one hundred and twenty
feet. Forty-one freight cars on repair
tracks were totally destroyed. Con-
siderable loose material was lost.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

DR.. Henry Coe Culbertson, formerly
president of Emporia College, Kansas,
and at present associated with Food
Administrator Hoover, has been elect
ed president OF Ripon College, Wiscon-
sin, and has accepted, the board of
trustees announced
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Capt James McDermott of Cowley
County is dead at Winfield. He was
one Of the oldest settlers in this
county. He was Civil War veteran
and the father of County Attorney
James 4. McDermott.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Lord Afternoon is chairman OF the
central control board OF the liquor
traffic OF Great Britain His position
is one that requires extreme tact and
capability. On several occasions work
ers in the munition plants struck when
the government threatened to stop
the manufacture of beer to conserve
foodstuffs Lord Afternoons board Is
trying to solve the problem to the sat
isfaction of the workers and the gov
eminent.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Nineteen students, seven OF them
women, in the college at the Univer-
sity Of Kansas, have been suspended
for cutting physical training work.
All credit in their work for the pres
emit semester has been withdrawn until
they show willingness to make up the
work missed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

Jennie Anderson, 13 years old, re-
Gently attempted suicide by shooting
herself with a revolver at the home
of her sister, Mrs. J. " Nichols, in En-
poria. The bullet inflicted a danger
Gus wound. The girl is an orphan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16

After being the first city in Cowley
County to go "over the top" in the
Liberty Loan, Dexter, in an auction
sale and dinner for the Red Cross, col
lected $500 the other day, one hen
hen bringing S21.60 Six eggs laid by
the hens on the way to town brought
SO. Two small pigs brought $40.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-16
Ne sIans Of a WIthdrawaI.

The only point at which the Ger
mans made any gains was on the billy
section back Of KENNEL HiIl, where
the French are standing. At some
points the enemy WIS able TO OCCUPY
portions Of the line, but from the
greater part Of these they were driven
out by the French, who re-established
their defenses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
MANY COMPLAIN
ABOUT HIGH RENT
Efforts Being Made TO Take Care
of Persons Threatened
With Election.

While many persons are complaining
OF heavy advances IN house rents aud
many are threatened with election
because OF refusal To meet the advances.
efforts are beng made By various agencies
to overcome the difficulties. where 1t Is
possible TO do 50, with the hoIe that
moving day, next TUESDAY vii come
and 90 with is httle hardship as possible.
Numerous complaints nave been lodged
st the rent Office of the \ou-PartIsaa
League, at SOL Market street. y here each
Is being gwen attention. With the idea Of
reaching an adjustment, where II i pos
slbie TO do 50, or carrying the matter
further, i necessary
There seems 20 be no doubt that atIga-
ton will result In some casts. However,
the league is giving the following letter
10 each person fling a complaint
w Wilmington. Del June 2t 1918.
Owing to Your inability - -
house or apartment and after carefully
reviewing the overly congested housing
situation We advise YOU 70 stay IN vour
present home until YOU can secure other
quarters or until the owner or agent OF
Your house can procure one for you.
Any legal proceedings that might
be brought against you by vour lana-
lord viii be contested lay Us on your
information without any charge or eN-
pense to YOU
The letter IS signed by the JOINT housing
committee of the league and the Central
Labor Union to which Representative
William NJ Connolly ha. been added.
Incidentally. Alr Connolly is helping
with the work AT the league complaint
bureau, where large number Of aflidavits
have been filed by persons who have
grievances
Among the csses brought 10 the atten-
ton Of the committee is one where in two
years a lancaster avenue house has been
advanced from $t4 to So month
another on Orange street from $500
to S60, and - on
Through the efforts of senator ~auls-
lurN. who was communicated With con
cerning the situation a representative
Of the labor department IS noW in this
city making an lnVsetlgation of conditions
To report TO the government
In addition to the representative oi
the labor department it is expected
that the Emergency Fleet Corporation
viii take action in the matter, Us the
rent and housing situation Is oI direct
concern to the men IN the shlpyards
Men without homes il Is declared can
not possibly he expected % build ships
and he contented at that he Voters
Non-P artisan League, therefore. telegraph
ed 10 Dr Marshall director ol Housing
and Labor advising hiIu u the situation
and urging Immediate action to relieve
the unpleasant developments which may
grow out Of the driving out oi work. men
from their houses on June %
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
JAMESE. CAL DWELL,
WILMINGTON YOUTH,
KILLED IN FRANCE
Bookkeeper at Hotel du Pont, Who
Enlisted in Engineers,
June |, 1917.
WAS A GOLDEY GRADUATE

James + Caldwell, who At the inc OF
his enlistment in the | nited States
Engineer Corps. june !. 1917, was book
keeper at the Hotel du Poni WAS killed
in action in the World War, IN France, IN
June :, according to cable message
received by his parents Mr. and Mrs
James Caldwell of Gaena Md This
mcagre information was received YESTERDAYS
hy the parents. who tclephoncd II 10
James brother, Herbert Caldwell of i23
West street, Wilmington. and n cousin,
Miss Wllhemina King. also OF Whining
ton Herbert Immediately went 70
Gaienr 10 comfort his stricken parents
and Obtain any other information they
NAV get He expects 10 return TO
Wilmington on Monday
The young man who was killed was q
native Of 1ialena, where ho Was born
~ wears ago lie came 70 Wilmington
when youth and took q course IN Goldev
College, graduating with honor IN the
class Of 1911 "Iio was an exemplary
young man. said William L. Douglas.
president of Goldcy College, TO-DAY, and
was distinguished for his faithfulness,
uprightncss. ability and high degree Of
earncstncss. He was exceedingly popular
with students and faculty and Was hcld
in high esteem by all who knew him. It
Is with the deepest SORROW that | hear
of his death, but his life has been gwen
in worthy cause.
Following his graduation from Goldey
/ College Mr.. Caldwell obtained a clerical
position in the Office at the workhouse,
later taking q similar position with the
Wilmington Gas Co, going from the Gas
Co office to the Hotel du Pont. At each
place he maintained the reputation he had
established at the college. He lived at
SI3 Madison street He enlisted IN
Philadelphia.
He was sent with his command to
France last September and had been
communicating with relatives here and IN
Maryland He IS believed 10 have been
the first Wilmington boy and, for that
matter, the first Delaware boy-to have
been killed in action in the great war
Nhilc he was native OF MARYLAND,
Delaware was his home and nc vas
considered as from this State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
TO BOOM WATERWAYS.
Meeting Called in Philadelphia
in Interests of Delaware
River.

Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, has called
a public meeting in Room 1876 tIy hau,
Philadelphia. at O'Clock on Monday
afternoon, June "a, in the interests OF
the Delaware River and allied waterways
Mayor Lawson and the Chamber of Com
mercc have been requested To secure
delegation of business men and public
officials Interested in this project, to at
tend this meeting II is expected that
there will be quite delegation from this
city. inasmuch as Wilmington Is vitality
interested, from business and industrial
viewpoint. in the development of the
inland waterways project
Mavor Lawson and the Chamber OF
Commerce desire to impress upon all
persons interested in Wilmington's dc
vclopment. especially along industrial
lines, the Importance of sending such y
strong delegation to this meeting that n
strong appeal may be made to Washing
ton to secure the results desired. Em-
phasiS also is placed on the fact that this
will bc public meet ing. that no special
invitation is required. and that It is the
duty Of everyone who has the interests
Of CITY, State and nation AZ heart TO attend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
BIG MARKET DAY.
Wide Assortment of Fruits and
Vegetables For Housewife 5
Selection.

The street markets we're fun Of good
things 10 cat today, the abundance Of
summer fruits and produce affording the
housewife wide assortment in making
her selection for he Sunday dinner and
other meals
Raspbernes at fifteen cents per small
box and blackberrics at j. to Is cents,
cherries AZ 40 cents a pound, peaches
ranging from IS to % cents a small
crate. plenty Of peas, beans, and still a
smattcrjng Of asparagus with new potatoes
cabbage some rhubarb, some Strawberries,
egg plants and bcets, the regular line OF
choice fruits and berries hauled from a
long distance made o bcwildering array
Of stuff
Two unusual articles an Italian lima
bean and the casaba melon were also
offered The Italian bean resembles the
American lima bean, but comes much
earlier in the season They are grown
about here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
|. To CELEBRATE
DRY" VICTORY
Mass Meeting at St. Paul's M. E.
on July Will InauguTate
New Campaign.

Rev T. G. PTettymcn, district super
Intcndcnt Of the Delaware Antl-SaioOn
Leag1le has issued a letter To those IN
terested in making the State bonc-dry,
announcing d celebration ut st. Paul 8
NJ j. Church, on Monday evening,
July j, In honor Of rural New Castle
county going dry on that date. W 4
the closing Of the saloons on July ! tla
entire Stat of Delaware, with the cAcCp-
ton Of the city Of Wilmington will h"
without the legal right to sell or b tie
Intoxicating liquors
The letter also announces the opening
Of another Statewide campaign, the drive
this time being on the next State Lcgi>-
Iature when efforts viii be made to make
the whole State "dry The letter follows
The " G. r. L and the Anti-Saloon
League are planning TO celebrate the clos
ing Of the saloons IN New Castle county
on Monday evening July T. in St Paul ;
NJ H. Church, Tenth and Jackson streets,
Wilmington.
AT the same time the league expects
70 launch its campaign for dry legislature
to enact statewide prohibition.
A very interesting program is being
planned Several five minute speeches
Dy some Of those active in last fall : cam
paign in the city and county will be
made The main speech viii be made by
a man Of national reputation, whose name
will be announced later.
we are especially anxious that all
who are active IN the campaign be present
on this occasion Please arrange to be
present yourself and boost the meeting
50 that We may have an enthusiastic start
Of our campaign for statewide prohI-
bItiOn
Sincerely yours
T. & Prcitymor
TJ.,,1ve4tt. TAt-t,..A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
ACTION AGAINST
FRANK STEPHENS
GIVEN TO JURY
His Counsel in Argument, Claimed
He Had Not Worked
Against U. S.
ATTORNEYS REVIEW CASE

Frank Stephens, Arden founder, pacl-
fist and non-rcsistant, and known through
out the country rs one of the chiet cN-
ponents of the Single Tax idea, entered
the United States District Court room
TODAY. face to face with one OF the vital
moments of his career.
Shortly after O'Clock he left It, ms
future in the hands of the twelve men OF
the Jury who had heard his ease, had
listened to Judge Woolleys charge and
gone to dellbcration upon their verdict
AS TO whether he was guilty, rs charged
with violation OF the Federal Espionage
act the indictment saying he declared
among other things that Liberty Fond
sellers were murdcrers and that soldiers
we're being sent abroad 10 he murdered
stephens fate doubtless will he settled
before nightfall-
Judge George Gray who vest erday
spent some time sitting near Judge
Woollev. listening to the evidence. was
again In court today, kccnly attentive
10 every sentence of testimony.
Mr.. Roc. for the defence, having
couple Of character witnesses lett over
from Yesterday afternoons batch. put
them ON the stand when court opened
The first was Robert " Woollerv, resident
Oi +t1tltIt itlE II NttAAS 1AitA AAAN ~ - =
grocery store there. He gave stephens 2
clean bill Of health, so Jar as subscrvlency
TO the law was concerned.
The next witness was Allen Farmer,
also Of Arden. blacksmith. His tcSti-
monv was substantially the same as
Woollerys The defence then announced
that 1t closed.
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY.
Mr. Curley Immediately placed on tho
stand Mrs Matilda Erwin. a resident Of
Arden. in rebuttal Of the testimony given
YESTERDAY afternoon by Mrs. Worthlng-
ton neighbor 10 the effect that on
the dav Mrs. Mabel Van Trump and
Mrs. Newton L. Grubb saw stephens
and talked Liberty Bonds 70 him she
overheard Mrs Grubb inquire from Mrs.
Erwin If Stephens was around. indicating.
in effect. that thev were hunting him
Mrs. Erwin. when sworn, said she
had seen and talked with Mrs. Van
Trump and Mrs. Gr1lbb on the day IN
question, but that Mr.. Stephens name
was in no wise mentioned by either Of
them.
To this rebuttal testimony was added
that of Mrs Van Trump, who was re-
called To testify that no conversation
such as Mrs Worthington related had
taken place. Mrs Grub likewise was
recalled and gave similar testimony. al
though not until after there had been
much sparring between Mr. Roc and
Mr.. Curley about the admissabihty Of
the evidence Both sides rested.
Mr. Roe then moved that the court
rule the evidence as submitted as IN
sufficient to prove the commission Of a
crime and to order verdict Of not guilty.
The court denied the motion
At this point the question Of prayers
10 the court for the incorporation Of
matter in the case to the jury was taken
up. Mr.. Roe submitted a document Of
20 typewriter pages for the court TO
read and digest Mr.. Curley said the
Continued on page 6.