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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-20
IEN-DAY RACING
MEET TO START
Dospite Threatened Ram,
All Is Broght for
Opening Day.
ENTRIES AND FAVoRITES
Todav Is Also Ladies' Day
Tulsa Band to Play;
Start at $50.

Special to The World a
rLAREMORE okla, April "
,.-,i,,.an overcast sky and heavy
,I,uds which threatened TO u''.'e
,,ir nj any time. promoters OF 'he
p,cers county racing meet whl'n
-. ,or,orro,y and continues un'il
Nav I are optimistic ana eon'ideh'
,,, the largest attendance In the
history ofthe meet will pass through
,bo sates tomorrow,
= The first race Is to start at ESQ
o'clock. there being five races on
the card. The admission is 10
cents. which includes the war tax
and grandstand. Tomorrow ~ ladies
day all members Of the fair sex be
ing admitted free Tho Tulsa band
ia to play ns an added attraction.
over 200 horses are here and the
most successful meet In itS history
IL predicted,
The favoritcs: First race, Shad
rack. second race. Dienero, third
race. Recluse. fourth race Notseless
nth race, Upright
The Entries
First Race W. Furlougs Scnlly
wag. l13. Stiuy Night III. SIR Ray
mond. ll3. otto Kahn, ll3, Hattit
Croxton. 100; Examiner, ll6; Shad
rack, ia. Columbus Queen, III
Miss Polly III. Gay Lady, 100
Second Race. Furlongs s-Short
stop. l1O; Dienero, rs; The BoS
Fuvorltc, lI5; Stick Fast no. HaslS
Riches. 40; Don Lawhead. llo'
Spotover li5.
Third Race, Furlongs- Sir DYKE
ia; Requiram, III, Nellie B, IL !
Harry, jr, i13, Important, III
Recluse, l16 closer, ll3.
Fourth Race. I Furlongs lloman
lO6; Gordon. III, Barton, lOS KUN
con Second, III; Noiseless. los Min
nie Il, III.
FIfth Race. one Mile-l 'pright
ia, W. w. Clark, IA, sentinel -,
Ida Pinack. ll2i Trcowen, llO' Ut
Kendall, IA.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-20

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H,'u 'y1' ",NU'I,S. ut ''.' NV" % 'I
ir,n HOY tbot N,s ono, ,nr.id.r,J
OF championship class. lost una fuul
I'm the thirternth rOunu after foul
Ing Waugh In almost every round
ANA being on the verge ui "a knock
out
Waugh rs Tho i1ol.of Fort Worth
fans. which is dufNcicut proof oI has.
popularity ana frhtirr ability \
succession IT bouts resulted In We
tories for the Irish batter la the
Lone star burg Joe llalo was the
first victim. taking the count In the
sixth frame otto Wallace was de
cieiyelv bcaten In ten rounds Gene
belmont in H.. Johnny Griffith and
Waugh boxed Il ten-ruund draw
Harvey Thorp ana Waugh met three
times at Fort Worth With no ndyau-
tarc for eith"r boy Ihorp won the
first bout the second vas "a draw
ani Waugh Won the mira tint All
wcr" among tho bcst scraps oven
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-20

81 Louis at Chicago Gninn
Detroit at cleveland traiu.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
THIRD LIBERTY
=. LOAN DRIVE TO
- START IN APRIL

New York, March Ito prepare
long in advance for the third Liberty
Loan campaign, ten parties of three
or more speakers each will start tours
early this month, visiting several
towns day and assisting local COM
mittees to organize publicity and 9TH
er campaign work for the big drive
which probably will be in April.
One speaker in each party, the Lib
erty loan publicity bureau announced
today, will be United States soldier
who has seen service in France, and
one will be woman.
Definite plans have been made for
three parties which will start March
II on tours respectively of the Rich
mond, Va, Atlanta and Dallas federal
reserve districts. ..... '.,
Moving picture stars have been en-
listed for campaign work. Douglas
Fairbanks has agreed to tour any
where, do anything and everything"
on behalf of the loan. Mary Pickford
will spend one week speaking in east
ern states and Marguerite Clark will
make a speaking tour of the middle
west.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
U. S. Seizes Eighth
Part of Busch Estate

St. Louis, Mo-, March 1.-The one
eighth interest in the estate of the
late Adolphus Busch, wealthy brewer,
owned by his widow, who but recently
left Germany after visit of many
months, has been placed in charge of
a depositary named by A. Mitchell
Palmer, United States custodian of
alien enemy property, it was learned
today.
When last heard from Mrs. Busch
was in Switzerland, and it is believed
she will reach the United States
shortly.
Trustees of the Busch estate said
today that upon her return an at
tempt would be made to regain her
possessions. Mrs. Busch made tax
return to the city in December, 1916,
of 81, ,630656.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Elkhorn.

Charles Parkenings is here on furlougt
from New Jersey to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. Parkenings.
Mrs. Amy Calvert was an Omaha shopper
Saturday.
Mrs. John Hanger and Mrs. Henry John
son were visitors at the Red Cross room
Saturday.
Word was received here from Prof. and
Mrs. John Fate recently of Lincoln, that
they were moving to Weiser, Idaho, where
the professor has a good position in an
agriculture school,
Phillip Seefus visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs ]. c. Seefus, Monday.
Mrs. C. w. Hickeg and daughters,
Bernice and Roma, visited with the form
er's mother, Mrs. c.. Witte, Saturday and
Sunday.
Tom Barlow is moving with his family to
Cherry county.
Mrs. D. c. Quinn Of Plainview, Neb.. is
here visiting relatives.
J. W. Wyatt was a Gretna visitor Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Schuldt were Omaha
business visitors. Wednesday.
Mrs, Henry Bay visited Tuesday with her
sister, Mrs. John Schuldt.
John Riceken moved with his family to
the house recently purchased by Henry
Eicke,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

the fact that the choir was made up en-
tirely of members of the Rush family
and relatives. John Rush, jr, sang
Luzzis Ave Marie" at the offer
tory. A violin solo, Guonod's ave
Maria, was played by John Little. a
son-in-law. Mrs. R. E. Yocum, Chi
cago, was the organist.
The II sons and daughters and IS
grandchildren were present. The
church was crowded with relatives
and friends and hundreds called at
the home during the day. kilograms
of congratulation were received from
out-of-town friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush were married
in Omaha, March /, 1868, and have
been prominent in the making of the
pioneer history of the CITY.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

Celebration of the golden anniver-
sary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rush, Omaha pioneers, oc-
Cured Friday at St. Patrick's church,
followed by a dinner and reception
at the home, 1912 Martha street.
Solemn high mass was celebrated by
Rev. James A. Stenson, assisted by
Father Dan Moriarty and Father P.
{: Cannon. Archbishop Harty extend
ed his fluctuations to the couple in a
short sermon. He likened the seriti-
ment of such a union to that which
promoted St. Louis of France have
engraved in his wife's wedding ring
the three words, "God. Country and
Wife"
A novel feature of the occasion was
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Railroad Men Dynamite
Ice to Protect EridoeS

The warm weather general over Ne.
braska is causing railroad officials tc
renew efforts to protect bridges from
possible damage when the ice breaks
up.
All along the Nebraska lines, sec
ton men have been advised to begin
breaking up the ice above the bridges
at once. Dynamite has been shipped
in large quantities to points along the
Platte, Loup and Elkhorn rivers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Police Unable to Find
Man Reported as Dead

Don Chrisman, 3613 North Twenty
fourth street, and Archie Humphrey,
1929 North Twentieth street, reported
to the police last night that man was
lying dead near the fire barn on
Twelfth and Dodge streets. They said
that he had an ugly cash in his head,
apparently from a knife wound.
A corps of doctors and police Off
GERS was dispatched to the scene, but
no man was found. A cap was found
on the spot where he was supposed to
have lain.
Firemen in the barn denied any
knowledge of the affair, although
Chrisman positively declared that one
of them had seen the body and sent
him for the police.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Smith Says He Gave Wrong
Aue When He Was Married

Philip Smith, who operates a res
taurant on the South Side, was be-
fore United States Commissioner
Nicely on a charge of failing to regis
ter. He says he is over the draft
age. His marriage certificate shows
him to be less than 81 years old, but
he says he gave his age as two years
less than it really was because he was
so much older than his bride.
He came here from Minsk, Russia,
II years ago. The commissioner gave
him a month in which to get proof if
possible from the immigration station
in New York as to his real age.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Conserve Ham and Bacon,
Saws Food Administrator

Complaints are heard at the food
administration office charging the
drop in the price of hogs at the stock
yards Thursday to the federal food
speakers who are out in the state dis
couraging the home consumption of
bacon and hams.
Food Administrator Wattles said
this morning it must be understood
that the only pork products the gov
ernments wants to feed the soldiers
abroad are ham and bacon.
1T is these we want the people at
home to conserve for export" he said.
"Otker pork products may be eaten,
except of course on meatless days and
meatless meals"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

street car at Twenty-frst and Dodge
streets while travelling at an alleged
speed of rs miles an hour. Grieth
was given emergency treatment at
the police station and later arrested.
His injuries were not serious. Two
companions were taken to the Ford
hospital and given emergency treat
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Schuyler Man is Held on
CHARGES of DiSI0yalty

Fritz Schroeder of Schuyler waived
a preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Neely on .
charge of violating the espionage act
and was bound over to the federal
grand jury under $4,000 bond, which
he provided.
Schroeder is charged with having
told the father of two soldiers to ad-
wise them to go over to the Germans
the first chance they got and to have
committed other disloyal acts. He is
employed in a mill at Schuyler. .
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Springfield.

Rev. H. C. Capsey has received the ap-
pointment of chaplain An the United States
army and left for his post last Wednesday.
Asa Hinkle moved his family to Johnson
county this week.
Frank Snide. who has been at home On a
ten days furlough, went back to Funston
last Wednesday
Mrs. L. A. Bates is visiting her son, Ford
Bates, in Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Geib visited their son,
Roger. at Funston the fore part Of the
week.
Ed Mundt came home from Omaha, where
he underwent E surgical operation.
james H. White and family left for Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Alleged Reckless Driver
Is Granted Continuance

Fred Grieth, 1902 South Seven
teenth street. arrested on a charge of
reckless driving, was granted con-
tinuance in police court Friday morn
ing. Grieth is driver of a delivery
wagon. His machine crashed into a
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02
Y. M. G. A. on Italian Front.

Rome, March 1.-The American
Young Mems Christian association
has completed arrangements to ex-
tend its work to the Italian front.
Young Mems Christian association
huts are being erected and 80 secre-
taries have been engaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

John Meeves has moved to his fathers
farm on the county line.
Eggert Ohrt has almost recovered from
his burns and returned to school Monday.
Charles Smith, julius Suverkrubbe and
c. Christensen have moved to the Bunz
farms north Of town. g..
The Farmers Union Elevator company
has purchased the Nye, Schneider, Fowler
plant at this place.
e. G. Maxwell, recently appointed county
demonstrator, was a business caller Wednes-
day.
Herman Petersen and family have moved
to the Schaefe- place, four miles northeast
of town.
c. j. Wilcox was in Lincoln several days
last week visiting home folks and taking
In the press association meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

Bee Want Ads Bring Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-02

ligh this week. where they will reside In
the future.
Mrs. E. NJ. Swain and son, Jack, who
have been here three weeks, went back to
Chicago last Tuesday.
w. S. Ely has gone to Leesburg, Va,
where he expects to move his family.
Word has been received that Lloyd
Wright, Bernard Besack and Clarence
Nicholson arrived safely in France.
Norman Lowell Of Salina. Kan, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Lowell, last
Saturday.
Mrs. A. W. Armstrong of West Point is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. G. Adsit.
Collin Ball, who has Joined the navy, left
for the Great Lakes naval training school.
Mrs w. E. Phillips and children of Ches-
ley, Ontario, oree visiting Mrs Dorothy
Yarik.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
AUTO FREIGHT LINE
Philadelphia Concern 10 Operate Service
Through Wilmington.

Philadelphia. Pa April 25 M auto
mobile freight route will I've opened he
tween this citv and Reading next Monday,
il was announced Yesterday bv the Beam
fletcher Corporation This will be tol-
lowed ON Nav bv The operation ot y
triangular route, rhladclphmN Nneiand
lc-Hammonton-N New ork -fhia-
dclphia. ~ addition 10 The regular service
between this cltv and New Nork
BEFORE May 10 there viii l'c . regular
schedule between this city and l.as'on,
Nlcntowu and Bethlehem
Soon af'crward thu company Will add
Ia the regular scrvi~c over ITS own routes
between Baltimore and NrW YORK,
and IL It's transshlpmcnt service reaching
from Washington. - 6 a. New England.
Il group of trucks operating on An inter
mediate schedule with stops atN llm'ngton'
Trenton and New brunswick
Within the next few weeks II IS cNpe"i
"a the company viii have total nt
hftv-scvcn llvc-ton trucks. oi great bulk
carving capacity ~ operation lodaN
II Is carrying a daily total oi 2ou tons
much nf i ~ less than trlckload lots
between thus rltN 'altrnor and n"
Work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
SUNSHINE OFFICERS
''" FOR COMING YEAR
Elected at Annual Meeting
Yesterday Afternoon,

state officers of the International sun
SHINE society elected at the afternoon
session of the annual meeting At st
Andrew parishhnu~c Yesterday were
Nlr~ George Dorsey. .lr president. Mrs
Shilling. icr-prt~ldcnt Mrs Frank
sparks. recording secretary Mrs WI
liam T. sutton. corresponding secretary
Mrs William VI Stevenson, treasurer
Mrs otto y Ort press chairman
The heads Of The different branches are
- follows Dr seward Corcopsis Nranch .
Mrs Pvlc. Delaware Branch Mrs IackcN
Ncr branch, Nir~ llackrt cynthia
Helpers branch. Mrs White. Washington
Hc,cht- Rranch Nr- t,unmng~, IollN
Anna Branch. Nr~ iioiTockcr Middle
town Branch Mrs Hart, New fra Branch,
Nr. Evans. Milford Branch Mn Fran
or. Frcdcrica Branch
Thu Delegates appointed tn the Inter
National Conventions. t. hc held at lsart +
ford conn on Ma> l6 Il and -. arc
Mn Dor~,v Mrs sutton Mrs William
P>lc. Mrs Shilling. Mrs ! II la"ArN.
Nir- Wlllnn Stevenson. Mrs otto ori.
Mr> Ralph Hollc> Mrs Mari Snclien-
burg
1ho~, appointed Tor the Federation ot
Nomcn~ luh~. to H. hcld q Rch"hoth.
h ,hInc. ara H. follows Mr. Wilson. Mrs.
WNnard. Ra,b~ Mrs HarrN Hackctt
basket III flowers Was presented I"
Mrs Dor~,N Tho State president
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
NEW CHARTERS.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Dover. April - Charters were filed
here. Yesterday. y, follows
Fcrro tIIoys Co. Wilmington Del.
iron and steel. capital. s5o0.O00
Topkis Holding co. Wilmington, Del.
real estate; sl0n.0m
International Gcrmproot Cup Machine
Go. New \ ork City, sl00.000
Minimum Rawhide Nrtlhc1al Limb
Co. New ork City; 500 0m
Pitteburg Advertising Go.. Dover Del
800 600.
Unlon Trucking Go. Wilmington, Del.
sfm 600
L :. Conservation Co, Nashngto on
- &. fertilizers; Sl00.0oo
Eureka Mining Co Wilmington. Del
$50. 600
United States Marine Mercantile Gulde
Inc. Wilmington Del "a advertis'
leading American industries $4,000
Hooven. Knowles y Mitchell. lne.
Wilmington. Del goods wares am
merchandise. $4,000
Heating supply Co Pittahurg, Pa
| 50 600.
Cambria Casting Co IohnstoWn. "a.
! S25OU
/ t,irard amusement Co, Philadelphia
| Pa: $1,000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
PERE LACQUER HERE
DIRECT FROM FRONT
Has Served With French and
American Forces Since War
Began in 1914.

Perc Louis Jacquier, who went from
this city in the fall of 1914 to France,
where nc has been in active service ever
since, is back again on n three months
leave of absence, and IL making his head
quarters mt the Salcsianum.
His earliest service was with the Hos
pital Corps of the French army from which
he was later transferred to the American
forces ranking a. interpreter
Pcrc Jacqucr came to Wilmington IN
1908 as teacher un the Salcsianum staff
and also ofhciatcd rs assistant at st, Paul :
X. G.. Church,
His experience in the French service
began at Lyons, whence he was transferred
To AK le Bains. and saw service IN thami-
pagnc and in the Nerdun defence. lie
was in Paris during the recent long-rane'
bomhardmcnt. just prior to leaving Ion
home lie has many souvenirs, among
them n fragment ol the Zeppelin dlriglhl'
brought down by the French glnners q
few months since
The feeling Of the French people about
the war IL summed up in the Nrrdun hatti'
cry. They shall not pass and they VII
not, in Pcrc lacquer oplnion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

>p~-ial Correspondence of Every Evening
Flktou. Md April -. The CecIl
Count, Draft Poard has ordered six more
men 10 entraIn for Columbus Barracks.
Oh,o. Tor war duty aS follows Charles
Grant FIkton ! Raymond Mailman,
Chcenprakc Cnv. Joseph Paul Carroll,
Warwick. Andrew G Croppcr Port
DEPOSIT. William Raymond Arbucklc.
EIkton and Roland & Bedwell. Balti-
more
Francis 4 Birncy Of tlkton and Vim
cent Nicheli OF Rising SIn have been
ordered to amp Meade To take the
places Of two drafted men who have bfeH
transferred TO the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration at Hog Island.
Professor George BorrAdaIll manual
training instructor al the F.ikton and
Chesapeake City high schools resigned
his school position and left for Baltimore.
TODAY. 10 answer me call TO the colors.
Tie funeral OF Mrs Olive Laws, VIE
~ Walter Laws 8 farmer near flk'on.
who died sunday night took place ycsteT-
day afternoon from her hate home inter
lnent at Bethel cemetery
Rov DeIbert of Elkton. Il student at
Tome Institute. Port Deposit. Is con-
fined to his home with broken ankle.
sustained " NIliit tdhliE PdI ~ 'ii e1'H
letlc events At the school
Michael Gardullo, who has been in
business in this section for - years, has
moved his family 70 New York City.
where he has accepted government po-
sitlou
Al the annual meeting Of the Cecil
Medical society. held il Eikton, yestcr-
dav the following officers were elected foT
| the ensuing year: President Or J. T.
| Conrey. Chesapeake City; vice-president
| DR.. q II Richards. Port Deposit now IN
/ the United States service abroad; secrc-
| tarv and treasurer, DR. Howard Baton,
I Elkton
Lieutenant Wallace Williams Of the
/ Regular Army, who has been stationed
at Chattanooga, spent few hours here
/ with his parents, State Senator and Mrs
! Frank f. Williams, while en- route Z
| France.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
STOCK MARKET DULL;
DEALINGS ARE LIGHT
Price Changes at Opening Confus-
ing: Coppers and Active
Equipments Decline.
u, Asaocia,ed Press 10 nyery Evening

HN Associated Press to Every Evening
Wall Street. New York April -
Price changes at the opening 81 TO-DAY s
stock market again were confusing
Advances Of to points NJ Cult States
Steel Sumatra Tobacco. Dlstlllers. Inter
national Paper. Cotton oil and Virginia
Carolina Chemical were balanced hy =
loss of %, points IN Royal Dutch on
and fractional rcccsslons III nited states
Steel the motors, copper and active
equipments
Dealings were light the early lack Of
war news causing further restraint
Liberty bonds were easier
"nrLL ASp IRREGULAR. SooS nFroRT
Noos MANY inactive specialize =
tended their gains ~ the first hour. fhletiS
fertilizers. Tennessee topper and such
utilities as Philadelphia tampanv.l nlfed
Railways and Ohio tias
Mexican olla were unaffected - ftf
break in Roval Dutch. Whlch reelected
tension ~ the relations between Holland
and Germany
Later the market became duh ano
irregular War bulletins exefted then
usual influence
Ameriran Telephone was fre"is offered
losing almost points
Liberty J . sold u 90 to 90 oS. hrs
& IT p6 ~ tn q67 and second 4 q
a6 20 fo n6 II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
GERMANS WOUND THEMSELVES.
Shoot Bullets into Left Hand and Thus
Eseape Battles. the Hague Reports.

The Hague. tprIi - In view "t the
fact that tho t,crtnaus arr irving tu Great G
the impression that Nmencan troops ~
the front lack courage and that some hav'
committed suicide a. avoid going mi"
Inc trenches. interesting testimony y
,ivcn i, 4 Traveller. who ha@ sccn Rcd
Gross trains passing through Nachcn
,r,,m thc great offensive llc states that
hundreds of German soldiers have been
wounded II the lef, hand, and that these
wounds spcrn to have hccu sclt-lnilIcted
with rifles in order that they may not nave
to 20 "a the front -
Tho Traveller SAYS that there are N.hN
IL . onn wounded men IL Aachcn and that
500 or GOO pass through daily The
lightly wounded are we'll cared foI tut
those who are severely wounded ar" trans
ported 10 the other cnd 81 Germany, often
diving on thcir long journey
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
DEATHS.

COReo>- In NJ clts on April y. 1918
Anna widow of William : Corson
Funeral services viii be held at her late
p, ,ldenc, Ne All East sixth stree; or
1nterincnt private a. Niiinington brandy
sine cemetery
HIGGINS in this city, on April *. 1915.
MARY wife of he late Charles Higgins
keiatixes aud friends are invited 70 at
z.nd The funeral from the residenC. u her
.t,Tl-iu-iaw William II StiIier Ne 1850
Nc,r Third ~trts-t. uu Friday morning
NDru 2G al q O'Clock solemn requiem
mas at - Paul> Church gnterincnt a.
Cathedral cemetery
KITCHEN n this city. on April = I9lS.
Mary EIiZabeth. wife Of William kitchen.
Relatives and friends aTt invited 20 a.
lend the funeral services a. Der late res
sirnce 232l Wcet Sixteenth street ~,
Intormept Nj salem cemetery
AfEDCALF-In This city on Aprii y. 1915.
Mary lane widow Of Thomas " Mccall.
aged 91 years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 at
tend the funeral services al the residence OF
her son Samuel Medcalf. 2Z7 Monroe street
IN saturday afternoon at 2-30 clock
lntermcut AZ Lombardy cemetery
IPDIkE-In tnis city. on April %. 1918.
" lliara II pdike. aged so years.
T. q q r. and Mutual Encampment
7 @. Q. r. are invited to attend the funeral
services at his late residence No. 909
Adams street, on Friday afternoon. April
% al > O'Clock. Interment al Old Swedes
cemetery
ZEBLEY-At Camp Dix \. j. on April %
1918 Newton T. Zeblty. IL his ;50th year
ReIatives and friends are invited 20 az.
tend the funeral services at the residence
Of If ]. Gudgeon. 10 W. Twcnty-thiro
street on Friday afternoon. AprIi % at
40 clock lnterment 1T SiiverbrooL
cemctery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
COUNCILMEN INTERESTED.
Consider Matter Of Filming Police Officer
William l., WeIdin.

The matter OF ining Pntrolman William
H. Wcldin. one days pay for being late
in making "A report was discussed by the
members of City Council, as II committee
of the whole, last night, and IT was evident
that MANY Of the Councilmen were DIS
pleased with the action of the Board oi
Police Commissioners Weldin resigned
his position on the force yesterday
I'm speaking Of the action OF the folice
Commissioners in imposing the tine on
Officer Wedin. last night, one Council
man stated that he would like Ia meet The
former officer 10 hear the facts of the ease
from him first hand Others present
stated that they felt that the Police
Commissioners should not hc so exactlng
with a new man, who claims that his
fnilire Ia make "A report was due to =
misunderstanding