Newport daily independent., 1918-03-25
2 SUSPECTS ARE HELD IN
 COUNTY JAIL
LOCAL BARBER AND LAWYER
 ARRESTED SUNDAY.
K. A. Bahlche Made Dislayal Remarl,6x and When Searched Socialfstie Literature Written by F. g.
 Hannah Ia Found.
FEELING RAN HIGH ALL DAY.

R. A. Bahlche, barber employed in a shop near the Columbia hotel ou Front street, and Frank s. Haunan, a lawyer who came here recently from Iowa, were arrested Sunday and plac-I ed in the county jail, following invss- tigations by local committees. Each man is charged with disturbing tho peace, the charge growing out of tho alleged disloyalty of both. The dato for their trials has not been set.
 About 9 o'clock Sunday morning Bahlche engaged in conversation on Front street with one or two men. Presently the conversation attracted the attention of few other citi- zens who resented the barber's re- marks. Bahlche challenged tho pa- triotism of the boys who have volun- teered for service in the army, dis- counted the patriotism of those who have purchased war savings stamps and made the statement that the Ger mans are not as barbarious as the newspapers would lead the public to believe.
 About one hour later the barber was located in shop. on Walnut street and escorted to the court house... He admitted having made these rer marks, but attempted to explain them away on the ground that he was dis- cussing what he called Acts, denying that he was out of harmony with the allies and protesting a hatred for Germany, from which country his fa- ther came to the United States sever- al years ago. Bahlche said his fath- CT was a full-blooded German, but said his mother is an American.
 The man was searched after having been questioned. ss|
 All articles found on his person proved harmless with the exception of some socialistic literature bearing the name of Frank s. Hannan as au- thor. <
 The barber was detained and per- sons went in search of Lawyer Han- nan, who was promptly brought to the court house. Hannah admitted the authorship of the literature found and admitted close acquaintance- ship with the barber, saying BahlcheE was a guest in his home week ago.
 Hannah admitted his utilization with the socialist party and said he |1iad written the literature in 1915-16 and had distributed it among tho working people for the money hal could realize from his efforts.
 Attorney Gulick, associated with Hannah in the practice of law, was called in, but he said nothing nor gave any information that would connect him with the question con- corning Hannah or Bahlche, and heG was not detained.
 A committee went to the home Of DdnlCnc anu dlCci q cCdi SAh AS~ess~<>e anarchistic literature.
 A committee went to the home of Hannah, where a newspaper pubs lished in the interest of the Interna- tional Workers of the World was found, together with several copies of socialistic papers, such as the Appeal to Reason and The Truth, book dis- approving the military program of the United States and recently pubs Ilished volume on conditions in Rus- sia, favorable to the Bolsheviki.
 There was no evidence to prove that Hannah had published literature con- trary to the policies of the United States government since 1916. Last Christmas he was requested to con- tribute an article to the Newport Citizen, the article appearing on the first news page of the Christmas edi- ton of the Citizen. Examination of the article disclosed nothing disloyal, the writer dealing principally with 1 the birth of Christ, though there was frequent mention of social work and International Brotherhood, which to the reader would carry the impress --- = s ----z<