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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-09-26
Leighty Family Arrived at New Home.
Mountain Grove, MOI Sept 10.
Mr.. A. F. Drake,

Jasper, Mo.
Dear Sir: AS number OF our
friends asked us to write and let
them know how we got through,
thought one letter would do for all
if we wrote one for the paper
We had to wait in Springfield i6
hours, on account of shortage Of en-
gines to pull the trains and did not
get into Dunn Until about 1 80 on
Thursday afternoon We left Jas.
per Tuesday afternoon.
Ny wife and daughters got to
Dunn on Wednesday about noon
in the rain and stayed in Dunn un.
til l arrived with the car. Six Of
the neighbors came with teams and
wagons and we reached our new
home, The Retreat" about sun
down, Thursday. Everything
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Evening journal., 1918-07-05
Governor CALLS
WAR CONFEREBF'
Councils OF Defense and q
Delegates to Gather in
Wilmington
DINNER TO PRECEDE
EVENING SESSION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del. July 5.-In order that
the citizens Of Delaware may better
understand the work and appreciate
the possibilities of the Defense Council
IN assisting In winning tho war, cover
nor Townsend today called state
conference for Wednesday. July ~, 10
be held in the Playhouse, Wilmlngton.
state, City and County Councils VIII be
called IN session. In addition to the
councils. 200 dclegstes Will be appoint
ed. Every election district In the state
Will be represented. The lists Of dele
gates proposed were received this
morning from Mayor Lawson, OF VIII
mington, and chairman OF County
Councils.
Representatives Of National Councils
will be present and outline the work
OF Defense Council for Delaware. There
Will be a session IN the afternoon al
dressed by national representative
after which a round table discussion
conducted by the secretary OF the Ma
tlopal Coupcil viii be held.
In the evening Governor Townsend
will entertain at dinner the State. City
and County Councils and the Press As
sociation OF Delaware. after which a
big mass meeting will be held In the
Playhouse.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
17-YEAR-0LD BOY
CARRIED REVOLVER

John NJ. Brown. Negro, aged II years,
OF No. 5i3 East Eleventh street, was
before Judge Churchman In Municipal
Court today, charged with carrying
concealed a deadly weapon. Constable
Sirkowski told the court that the de-
fendant and several other boys were
firing blank cartridges from the weapon
at Third and Orange streets yesterday.
The officer said the other boys got
away. Brown had a revolver. He was
found guilty and sentence suspended.
]. Frank Ball appeared for the defend
ant.
William Woods was charged with
attempt at larceny Robert Stewart told
the court that he was walking out
West Fourth street early this morning
in company with Woods, who, he said
suddenly damned his hand In his
picket. Stewart called Police" and
detective Riley. who was nearly, placed
Woods under arrest. The defendant
was held for trial in $500 bail.
William McIlvsin was srraigned OF
two charges OF dlssorderly conduct
He Is alleged 20 have acted disorderl,
and used profane language In stree
car 20 Fourth and Market streets, snS
then acted disorderly toward the sr
resting oflcer while at the patrol box
The defendant was fined 800 on the lat
ter charge and the first charge wa
continued for oae week.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
'lRST ARREST MADE
DER NEW DRY'LAW

AIRY Hall, Negro. Of Chester, Pa >
ne flrst man TO be arrested since
rural New Castle county went dry
on a charge Of carrying more liquor
,han the law allows into dry ter
rltory. was held under $500 bail for the
upper court by Magistrate Gills this
morning.
Hall was arrested at Shellpot Park on
a Darby car several nights ago by Con-
stables Slrkowski and Wilmington, while
carrying a large package said to con-
tain whiskey from this city. Hall was
seen by the officers boarding the Daroy
car at Front and Walnut streets, and
after the city limit was passed, It was
decided 20 make the arrest at tho
next stop OF the car which was at
Shellport Park. 49,.
Under the anti-shipment act. II Is un-
lawful 10 carry or transport intoxieat-
ing liquors IN larger quantities than
ono quart into the dry portions Of the
State.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
ITALIAN SOLDIER TELLS OF
ATROCITIES OF AUSTRIANS

toon they lived hideously in the frorf
line trenches treated as traitors, In
suited and msltreated by their Ger.
man and Hungarian comrades. - :
"In 1914, at the time OF the Austrias
defeat In Galicla, two soldiers, fatlgued
from the firing march. fell out When
they got to camp field punishment was
ordered for them. This is a barbarouf
torture much practIced in the Austrian
army. A stick Is fxed In the ground
and has a pulley fastened 10 the top.
The victims hands are bound behind tfie
hact and a cord passing over the pulley
holsts him up until he is standing on
tne AIDS OF his toes. There he Is leit.
only the strongest endured IL for long.
stood It two hours my second time.
AT Trent the famous martyr Battisti
was tied TO a cart and dragged through
The citv. Orlcers spat on him and their
wives iabbed him with hat pins and
umbrellas. A Czech soldier, moved by
| the sight, shouted: Long live Battisu.
/ Ions live libertyr He was at once ar
ested and shot. Battlsti was hanged.
To-day, the manhood OF the Trentino
is DESTROYED. Only two months after
D the OuinItdh VI NAt wal Nhu TAtoea "'-s
government found 10 necessary to a.
sure the people that only fourteen per
cent. OF italian soldiers had been killed.
This percentage has increased at =
high rate. In defiance OF the law. class
es which could not be called up IN
other sections OF Austria were called
In this district. Even the women wero
modified and sent 10 work in the
trenches. where many OF them were
killed. More than 100000 OF our peo-
pie, a third OF the population, hare
been interned. .s
AT Aldens, a village I'm the Lsgrina
Valley. the major in command was IN
the habit OF making the women who
had remained. pass In line across the
square. He chose the one that pleased
him best and II she did not submit she
was given twenty-five lashes and then
interned. is
Damiano Chiosa, an old school mats
OF mine, sentenced 10 death. was placed
IN front OF firing squad and tortured
for ten minutes while the command To
fire was withheld.
"Wounded and discharged soldiers
are lnterned and the separation allow
ances are not paid their families.
"It Is our conviction that unless ws
smash Austria, the strongest claim Of
a dominant race TO the right OF tyran-
: lzlng over the world will be made
good"
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
MISS VERNON BRIDE OF ,
LIEUTENANT SMITH

The wedding OF Miss Dorothy Nalledu
Vernon. formerly society editor OF the
sunday star. and Lieutenant Charles
christian smith, Of Fort DUPONT VIII
take place at o'clock this afternoon
IN philadelphia. The ceremony wiz
take place at the home Of the Drloe 5
aunt. Mrs. John Charles Mosser' NO;
54oi Walnut street, philadelphia ana
the officiating clergyman viii be tle
Rev. William ]. Cox, OF st. Andrew S
Episcopal Church The matron oi hohot
viii be Mrs. Cara Marie Golling, OF
New York City, and the grooms pes.
man will be Captain Porter Lowrey, OF
Fort DUPONT. The bridge will be gwen
away by her uncle, John Charles Mos
ser. After the ceremony, Lieutenant
and Mrs. smith win leave. for snort
wedding trip and upon their return wlIi
be at home, after August l. az forI
DUPONT. Miss Vernon has been society
editor for The Star since March. MISS
isabel Smith, society editor OF tne
Morning News, went to Philadelphia
this afternoon TO attend the oeremony'
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
ROME. July 5.-H0rror tales that rival
those which come from Belgium, are
drifting out OF the district where Aus
trlans have been 1ghting. An Italian
soldier related some OF the terrible spec
tacles OF his experience after he had
served In the Austrian army and later
been taken prisoner by the Russians. He
ls now a member OF the italian army,
where his sympaihles have always been.
Il was forced TO take the oath OF
loyalty TO Austria" he said, describ-
Ing his induction into the Austrian
army. when ! took medical exomi-
nation, the doctor said;
"'Ah, Italian and sick are you? !
know the cure. the one cure for all
you traltors-llttle lead pills, admins
tered through the back, you italian
dogs.
Large numbers were condemned for
political reasons. They were sent in
groups into Gallcia and throughout IN,
Journey were subjected 10 insults ano
constant brutalltes. Sometimes they
were shut In cattle trucks guarded By
soldiers with fixed bayonets. In thii
manner they journeyed for weeks ovel
the Hungarian Plains, over the Car
pathlans and the lowlands beyond viii
nothing 10 eat except half a loaf o.
bread and nothing TO drink except
mess tin OF dirty soup into which tn
guards spat for amusement Attached
TO Hungarian and German companies
In the ratio OF one man for each pla
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
FIRED FOUR SHOTS,
PAYS 81 FOR EACH

Maggie Butler, Negress. was before
Judge Churchman In Municipal LOuat
today, charged with begsing. She is
alleged TO have stood on Brandywlne
bridge and asked pedestrians for
money. She was fned so and costs.
William Glenn, charged with tres
passing on the p. B. & W. Railroad and
with using profane language when
placed under arrest by Special Onioer
Coffin. was fined s. on the trespass
charge and $40 on the dlsorderly con-
duct charge.
Emanuel Sambrook pleaded guilty TO
a flrearm in a house al
Tenth and Washington streets yester-
day. The cartridges were blank. Judge
Churchman said the defendants Fourth
celebration was carried a little too far
and fined him 81 and costs. or 81 FOR
each Of the four shots.
Charles Fowler. Negro, was charged
with the larceny OF a pair Of trousers
from John Watson, Negro, " NO. 2ii
West Third street Odlcer Mckeown
recovered the trousers In a pawnshop
and the proprietor Of the shop identi-
Ned Fowler as the man who pewned
them. He was held for trial In $500 bail
Alexander Serdowskl was fined siu
because ne allowed his female dog to rur
at large.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
RAILWAY COMPANY
MUST FILE REF0PT
sroo,,, IN THE EVENING JOURNAL,

speclal TO sTHE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, July Din the Kent
County Court OF General Sessions 10.
day. Chief Justice Pennewin handed
Jayn an opinion Of the court In the
b.. Of the state vs.. the Front and
Union. Street Railway Company OF VII
mington. indicted at the February term
OF Kent Country court, 1916, for failure
TO fle with the Secretary OF state Wlln-
In afteen DAYS from the expiration OF
rs Ososl year q certified copy OF It's
annual financial report TO stockholders
of the company as required under the
revised statutes Of this state.
The case was heard on a demurrer
with motion to quash. The opinion OF
the court overruled the demurrer and
refused the motion TO quash, whlcn
makes the Rsilway Company liable IN
not fling its report.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
GIRL FELL THROUGH
TRESTLE NEAR PARK

Considerable excitement was caused
at Brandywine Springs Park yesterday
afternoon, when II was reported tnst
man and a young woman mad fallen
from the trestle bridge across the creek,
not far from the park entrance. me
report was deuied, however, by trac.
tion company officials, who stated that
a young woman had her legs bruised
when she fell through a trestle; Inc
woman was walking over the bridge
when a car came along and she became
frightened and fell partly through the
ties, a traction company Official stated,
II was reported that the man and glrl
had been Injured by falling into the
ravine and call was sent to the Phoe-
nix ambulance, but 1t did not 80 to the
scene because 1t was outside the city.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
NEEDS MORE
overseas WORKERS
DR.. Schindell Encouraged in
Drive for Fifty Men
from Delaware
SPECIAL CALL FOR
TRUCK DRIVERS

DR.. J. Franklin Schindell. recruiting
secretary for Delaware in the drive
for Y. NJ. C. A. workers for overseas
service. has been notified by the War
Work Council OF the Association OF a
special call for men who can drive
trucks and take caro- OF automobile re-
pair work.
Or. schinden has his headquarters at
the Y. NJ. c. A. building and can furnish
all information as TO the class OF Work
10 those interested and take care o.
enlistments. Delaware has been alot
ted so men to be recruited In the ma
tion wide drive that Is now being oar
, ried on for Y. NJ. c. A workers an
Or. schindeI Is very hopeful OF seour
, ing that number In a short time.
a To date Or. Schinden has s complel
n applIcations from men who desire
n enlist for the work overseas ana aDot
A 95 others have discussed the matte
!, with him and are giving II considers
\ ton before making their formal az
Z The Importance OF the work that IN
. association is dolng In camps In thi
, country and IN France cannot DC over
lestimated. w. @. Sharp, Ambassador .'
France, In discussing tho I. NJ q a
work, recently said:
.uThe American Y. NJ. @. A. In France
has become such a needed INSTITUTION
in many helpful ways during tness
ldavs OF the distress OF war that u
would be very diflcult 10 do without
M / have not only been In personal
contact with a number OF the leaders
of tho organization over here, from
time TO time, but have observed the
splendid work being carried on In many
places. both in the training headqusr-
ters and near the front-indeed' Wher-
ever our soldiers boys are located.
sFrom its great Christian leader, DIT
Mott an down TO It's humblest worker
everybody connected with the assooia-
tlon seems 10 have measured up 70
the opportunities which the Widespread
need has called for. not only am
pleased 10 heartily endorse JUS w9rs
/ In France. but express the nope ulss
support at home win not be lacking 70
enlarge its benencent activities IN
whatever field tho call may be nsaae.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
Sleeps Any Old Way Now

II am 50 years old and never was sick
until years ago when got stomach
trouble. l have spent fortune Tor
medicine which did not cure. kept
on suffering and getting worse A fel-
low worker told me about Mayr's Won
derful Remedy. After taking three doses
I felt like a different man; before takins z
| II could not lie on my back nor right
side. Now / can sleep any old way. II
Is a simple, harmless preparation thal
removes the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the inflam-
nation which causes practically ali
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments,
Including appendicitis. One dose VIII
convince or money refunded
]. NJ. Eckerd, the Miller Drug Store
~ B. Danforth and druggists every
where.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
EXCESS Profits AS
HIGH As 2lS5 Pc.
Treasury Department Re-
port Shows Food Dealers
Lead in Profiteering
LIQUOR DEALER
SECOND IN LIST

WASHINGTON. July b.-Excess
profits as high as 2.is3 per cent, were
made by some businesses In 1917, a
Treasury Department report submitted
10 the Senate today showed. The re-
port is a partial answer 10 the Borah
resolution asking data on pronteering.
The 2is3 per cent. example was that OF
a food dealer.
The report listed the percentage Of
excess In 1917 profits over those Tor
1915. together with changes In capital
and other statistics relating TO the busi-
ness. but gave no names.
Next 20 the food dealers who made
2.is3. came a liquor man, with a capital
stock Of 5000. who had an excess
nroflt Of 4. t.220 per cent. Another liquor
man with $4,000 capital made io2 per
cent
A cold storage concern, capitalized at
$4,000. exceeded its 1916 profits by 4iz
per cent. Another, capitalized at sS4g'-
600. made 81 per cent.
In the dalrylng business, excess
nroflts ranged from nothing TO tS2 per
cent banking nothing 20 81 per cent;
contracting nothing TO $50 per cent :
clothing manufacturers up to 10 per
cent; chemicals as high as 3ll per
cent. A -four miller with $4,000 cap
ital showed an excess profit OF 25A6
In 1916 he made $4,000 profit and IN
1917. he made s260OOO. Another, cap
italized az s25.OOO. made $4,000 in 1916
and In 1917 raised It TO Ssi, 900, an ex-
cess Of 43767 per cent. on his capi-
tai. ,oo
a $4,000 meat packer made i430
per cent, while a $4,000 concern made
/ 20i per cent.
Department stores ranged from moth
ing 10 33i SO for one with small oapi-
ItaI Several with capital as high as
/ $4,000 showed no excess pront. paper
manufacturers ran from none to ia
per cent
Electrical machine makers ran from
no excess TO Of per cent; machine too
manufacturers from none TO 1Ss pei
cent: dry goods concerns up 10 IL
/ per cent.
Tbese figures are 20 be supplemented
nv further data as soon as 1t Is pre-
nared. A list of names OF all firms
making IS per cent. In 1917 Is 10 b'
submitted.
Today's figures. the department ex'
nIained were taken from returns al
ibev were received and no attempt was
made 10 take typical examples from
these returns. .,
The report is the second section o.
round up OF proflteerins evidence fol
the use OF Congress in framing the wal
tax bill. The flrst section was sub
mitted last week by the Federal Trade
Il commission.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
ntrRAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

Transfers OF rural New Castle county
nronertv owners have been recorded 90
Eden Park Realty Company TO Ed.
ward James Campbell, Sr., TWO lots oi
Hamilton Park, New Castle hundreu'
$3.50. ..A..a a.
1,bonas II. Johnson, i've lots at brack-
~ with frame buildings. s2'5D.
John p. Mcintyre to Edward NJ. hec-
ords and wife. land with two-story
frame dwelling house. stable and otnef
buildings IN Cass street. Middletown'
$500. u,.,.,,,
Made and wife. two lots az hliiiluls''
Chrlstiana hundred, $500.
Max Matthes 10 Stanislaw ! irIcll,sA' aaia
and wife, two lots at Elmhurst' SSVv,
Max Mathes and wife 70 Johh Seiis'
1--WE lots at Elmhurst, 5000.
George A. Tallcy and wife, AiiIeu
r. Cummins and wife. Charles p. Ialles
and wife and Herbert Talley and wife
"a Daniel Wilhelm and Ina Wilhelm
lot in Cherry street. North Holly OAK
sN5. 4,
Whitman Walker, lot with bullolns
ahutting the Edgewood Terrace at Cor
don Heights. Brandywine hundred ca
400. v,.,,
Hillcrest Realty Company 10 J. whit
man Walker, adjoining land at Gordo
Heights. s237.
George L. Atkins TO Lincoln White
two lots at Colonial Park. Christian
hundred, $40.
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Con
many 10 Robert F. Herring, land VIII
dwelling house, barn and other builC
ings on the Limestone road, Mil Cree
hundred, $4,000.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
Case over
'AI FOR ASSESSMENT.
c lurt Grants Motion of D.
o. Hastings for Slower
and White
ILL COME BEFORE
THE OCTOBER TER NJ

peclsl 10 TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, July 5.--In tho Supreme
ourt at noon, d. o. Hastings. counsel
e the Mayor and City OF Wilmington,
Wilmington. In the case Of Colonel
3. Slower and William p. White,
mbers Of the Assessment Board OF
3 city, for compensation for extra
TX In making the new assessment
w years ago, made a motion to the
rt for a reargument Of the case on
q ground that In the former argu-
inent that certain points that entered
into the case were not fully argued 10
the brief.
Robert Adair, counsel for the Tax
payers League objected, claiming that
the brief was full and that the request
for reargument came too late. The
court decided, however that a reargu-
ment would be granted at the October
term Of court, stating that the court
itself would like TO have a fuller srgu-
ment on certain points which were not
argued 50 fully before.
Messrs. Stoyer and White were al
lowed $500 each by Council for their
services In making the new assessment
and installing the new system. The
Taxpayers League objected on the
ground that there was no law sane
tloning Council TO grant the extra COM
pensatlon. Chancellor Curtis sustain
ed the league. The case was taken TO
the Supreme Court, which recently az
nrmed the chancellor's decision, al
though stating that the chancellor's
opinion was not concurred in. The Su-
preme Court suggested that there was a
moral obligation on the city to pay
Messrs. White and Slower. and sus-
gested that the next Legislature pass a
law authorizing the payment OF the ST.
800 TO the two former officials. The
money already has been paid to them,
and the decision after the case Is re-
argued will determine whether Slower
and White can retain the money OF
VIII have 10 pay It back with interest
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
MILLIONS IN NEW COINS.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-All colhsse
records OF the United states Mint We're
broken during the fiscal year ending
June 80. both for value and number oil
new pieces Of money put into ciroula-
tion, the report Of the Director OF tne
Mint shows. A total number OF IA
f30ii9 new coins were made with q
value OF s5i3.596,s95, against S2'44o,i4
coined in 1911. The Mints were Kept
busy on a Neutrality-suspicious. basis most
of the wear in making the record.
The Mint turned out 52o'5oz,4'9 cehs
pieces before the ever-increasins nee1
was satisfied; in 1917, an output OF
2i3.5ni ,i9S cent pieces was sulnclent'
The nlckels coined amounted 10 81
723,27s. only slightly greater than ID
the previous year.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
Luke IS FIRST WORK
OR FIGHT victim
Admits He is Vagrant and
is Turned Over TO Super
visor Ward
HAS SERVED Il
TER MS IN W0RKHOUSE

0eorgo Luke, who holds a record for
having been arrested twentythree
times on tho charge Of vagrencY and
who Is tho frst man TO be turned
oyor 10 the "WOrk or Fight" bureau
OF the State Council OF defense under
the provisions OF the State law passed
by the ro0ent Legislature. was taken
10 the Offices OF State Supervisor Chris
nher L. Ward at a o'clock this morn
Luke was charged with vagranoy
City Court yesterday and Judge
,rohman ordered him held for the
.e Council.
luke was taken 10 the STATE offices In
.ne old Federal Building by the police
and ON arriving there he asked Su-
pervlsor Ward, III a v0grant had to
work." When Informed that under
the state law every man, physically
able, between the ages OF Is and Do
years, had to work or nghb he shrus-
ed his shoulders.
HIS name was entered on the books
the local Office and he Is being do
ned there while efforts are being
do 10 place him at work on farm.
speaking OF the case. Supervisor
lrd said that IN case Luke or any
lor man brought before his depart
ent, refused 10 work. no would be
given a hearing before a committing
magistrate and held for the action OF
the Grand Jury. In case Of conviction
Of being an idler or a Stacker In the
upper court. ho can be sentenced to
term OF Imprisonment up 10 three
months and nned $500 or both.
Luke, who is a native OF this city
has served twenty-one terms OF I'M
prisonment at the workhouse on TIE
vagrancy charges. aggregatlng $40 days
and he had repeatedly informed Judge
Churchman in City Court that he was
a vagrant and refused to work.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
rwo SLIGHT FIRES.

An auto truck owned by sylvester
Haley caught Are at Eighteenth and
boulevard early this afternoon. Inc
fire was extinguished by the Brandy
wine Fire Company chemical before
much damage was done. The Wecca-
ooe Fire Company extingulshed a blaze
In a rubbish pile in the rear OF the
home Of Edward X. Donaldson, No. siz
West Third street.
Evening journal., 1918-07-05
AMERICAN MISSING
AFTER AIR FIGHT
a. Nd IInlted Pc.

BY The United Press.
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
MARINE, July 5. "a p. m.l-Three Ger
man airplanes were shot down In Two
aerial battles which took place on this
front this morning. Two American
men are missing.
Four American and six German ma
chimes participated in each ngnt;
The first occurred north OF bols @ @Des
Aneriosins fBelleou Wood. One
Roche was brought down and two
Americans failed to return to our iines'
The second fght was nortn OF Ina, INA,
teau-Thierry. Lieutenants ONell ana
Risble reported they believed uley
brought down one Boche each'