18 VERDICT OF GUILT! IN STOKES CASE AT KANSAS CITY Three Counts Carry Fine and Possible Twenty Years' Imprisonment Kansas City, Mo., May 24.—Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, charged with violation of the espionage act, was convicted by a jury in Federal Court last night. Mrs. Stokes was convicted upon all three counts in the indictment Francis M. Wilson, the United States District Attorney, in sum ming up had told the jury that "Mrs. Stokes stands to-day as the most subtle, vicious German propagandist in America." "I do not charge that she is a paid agent of the Kaiser," he continued, "but I do say she is a frenzied fan atic on socialism. He denounced Mrs. Stokes for al- > leged lack of patriotism and efforts I to spread what he termed her dis- ' loyal beliefs. The prosecutor dwelt upon the fact i that, although Mrs. Stokes had con- I tended the letter of correction to the ; newspaper on which the indictment i was founded had been hastily! written and ill considered, the inter- j view it purported to correct had been published in the papers of the ; evening before and that she had had ! all that night and the next morning ! to deliberate on her reply. Mrs. Stokes' conviction carries w-ith it a possible penalty of a fine I of not more than SIO,OOO or twentv years' imprisonment, or both, ore each count. Mrs. Stokes received the jury's I verdict without the slightest traceof i emotion. As she was leaving the' courtroom she intended going, about her that she intended going > on with her work regardless of the! outcome of the case. "If I keep my health," she stated. "I expect to continue my work and ' if I should be locked up it would make my efforts tremendously more ' effective." Pending the rhling upon the mo- i ti°n for a new trial Mrs. Stokes will 1 continue to be at liberty on bond, i The specrlic act upon which Mrs. Stokes was indicted was the writing to the Kansas City Star of a signed communication in which she said "So government which is for the profiteers can also be for the peo ple," the letter said, "and I am for the people while the government is for the profiteers." j' Man Reported Dead in Explosion Writes Home Blain. Pa.. May 24.—A letter re received to-day from Harry E. Dun kleberger. of Oakdale. Pennsylva nia. by Mrs. Dunkleberger. of Blain states that he is well and received only slight injuries by the explosion in the plant of the Aetna Chemical Company at Oakdale. where he is employed. Pittsburgh papers gave his name among the list of dead. SOCIAL HELPERS EXTERTAIX" Pa " . ilay 24 ' — Last evening the Ministers Social Helpers Society of the Zion's Reformed Church were entertained at the home of Mrs. Kirbv Moose, in Jackson township, uames were played and refresh ments were served to: Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snyder and children. Robert and Emma Jeanette Snyder: Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith. Mr. and X*lr* R. B. Kell, Mrs. F. A. Kern, Miss Maude I. Smith, Miss Olive B. Mar tin. Miss Madaline V. Martin. Mr and Mrs. George W. Shreffler." Miss Josephine D. Sheaffer. Miss Miriam Wilt. Ralph Wilt. Orth Xeidigh Miss Harriet Wilt. Miss Winifred' Gut shall, Miss Anna Gutshall. hoy Bist line, Cyrus B. Stokes and Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Moose and son. Robert Moose. ' t*" ■ PSN 1 WHERE THE •TVLE9 ORIGINATE" /H .>m FRTDAY evening, WORLD EXPERT TO GIVE T FIRST HAND INFORMATION SPORTS OF THE ''OUT OF DOORS" ft-"- ■ j§L Trapshooting Popular at Atlantic City ,ra P s hnoting school on the -MUlion Dollar Pier. Atlantic City. X. J.. bids fair to be more popular than ever this season. "The school began itg third year on March 30. and in the first five weeks 40,900 targets were thrown over the waters of the Atlantic ocean for the pleasure of 72" enthusiasts. That the "earn to shoot" idea is spreading is proved by the great num ber of beginners who are being in structed. There is absolutely no charge for this instruction, and every attention is given to those who desire to learn the proper method of shoot ing. holding, sighting, position, etc. Of the 727 who shot over the traps during the first five weeks 495 were beginners. Of this number 3SB \vese men and 107 were members of the fafr sex. Of the others who are seasoned shots 22."> were men and seven were Fair Dianas. Targets to the number of 13,275 were thrown the week the school was under way—which is a greater number than were trapped in any one of the following four weeks. Silver spoons are being awarded, as in past years, for the highest scores of the week at twenty-five targets— for veterans, beginners, women and boys, and a handtrap is offered to the beginner who makes the best score on fifty targets. William Carroll, 11 vears old of Washington. D. C., broke twenty-one of twfenty-flve targets on two occa sions, which is thd best shooting that has been done by a juvenile on the pier this season. I Greetings and Salutations! This to the Knights of the Scattergun and I Isaak Walton disciples. Many of you J I am personally acquainted with, the I rest 1 want to know. I have con j nected myself with the Telegraph I in their newly established Trap, Rod ! and Gun Department and will here i after furnish once a week an article pertaining to large game hunting, | experiences of myself or friends I afield, or with the rod. It is my I intention. to keep the thousands of! j followers of these sports informed as> to what is going on in the shooting j land tishing line throughout the coun- j l try. There will be a series of articles based upon the experiences of the j All American Team abroad, the hu- j morous phases, facts in conjunction | i with the contests and in fact the in- j : side history of the trip and its re- j : suits, which have never before been 1 i made public. Having been Captain I |of this successful aggregation. 1 be- j lieve 1 am in possession of all that i ■ would be of interest to the reading' ■ public. With such men to write f about as Helkes, Budd, Gilbert. Cros- 1 , by, Powers. Merrill, Tripp, Parmalee.! (fanning, Elliott and Banks there I ! will be no dearth of material to fea- 1 j ture the greatest shooting expedition i ever made into foreign countries.! jThere will be interesting material] ; from every shooting an#le known: j | instructions given to the novice and hunches to the experienced, along j 1 the lines of trap and field shooting j | and fishing. Improving Marksmanship Suggestions, which if followed will enable the "cracker-jack" to im prove his scores and which will start ■ the beginner along the proper chan nels for success, by avoiding the many trapshooting fallacies. An oc casional article will be devoted to the 1 many women who qre adopting this sport in many localities. I have I been connected with the trapshoot ing fraternity for the past 40 years while my experience afield extends beyond that period. I have shot re peatedly in every State in the Union, j with fairly good success. My ex pended acquaintance with the trap- I shooters of this and other countries , ■ f STYLEPLUS CLOTHES H jg iV c s2l and $25 (J > 1 ■'. ' ■ M Picking: the RIGHT Straw Hat is Bll§ ' ~ " -•' ' * JT ''-" : /-M an casy matter here —Sennits, Split t i_ - t!ii-^ ——- |y Panamas; plain and fancy RARRISBURG TELEGRAPH! is such that I am at home with any gun club 1 visit. To the devotees of the rod and shot gun, I take off! my hat as being' the salt of the earth, congenial and cordial. The little flir tation they carry on with Dame Na ture, when afield, inoculates them i with generous impulses, which j brands them the most congenial! companions to be found on earth, j Breaking Into tlie Sport I "How did you break into the! shooting game?" is a question fre quently asked me. Drift back with ! me to a time when I was living in Keithsburg, 111., a beautiful little city ; located on the banks of the Missis j sippi River. The noble red man yet | paddled his canoe upon the father | of Waters, migrating like the birds j impelled by the seasons. En route I the Indians would give exhibitions j of their skill with the bow and ar- I row, shooting small coin from split | sticks. At night, with a weird light ''reflecting upon them, spectators i would be regaled with the Snake j Sun, Green Corn and other dances, i It as the bow and arrow exhibitions! j by the Indians that aroused in me ; the desire to shoot. My first attempt I was with the weapon of the redskins, j j This taught me to shoot with both j i eyes open, as do all trap experts like; J Heikes, Crosby and Gilbert. Thej : next step was a single barrel muz- ■ zle loader, which was only a gun in 1 name, yet with careful and continu-1 ous crawling I occasionally landed a! duck. On my 12th birthday my par-, ents presented me with a Joe Man-] ton, double barrel, muzzle loader,' hammer gun. The ram rod had a I screw on the end. The locks had! ducks engraved on the sides. This! placed me on the pinnacle with thej other boys. It then became necessary; 'for me to win the friendship of an j older person who could and would | teach me the fundamental principles! of wing shooting. Eouey Charbon naux was the man. I made no mis- j take in my choice. Louey was a j typical French voyageur, spoke j broken English, was well educated.' honest, congenial, resourceful and i discovered in me (as he in later faithful. I grew to love him, Louey* years confided) latent shooting abil ity, which he determined to develop. His first lesson was accuracy, care and safety. "Take no chances" was his motto and slogan. Afield, the stars were his signal lamps, the touch of j a tree, give his direction, the dark est night was an open book to him. Louey was my ideal, he taught me to shoot, hunt and fish. Explained the secrets of the forest and introduced 'me to Dame Nature. He was the moving spirit that put me in the <■ My First Victory shooting world. My first special trap | success was the winning of the Mer cer County, 111., championship in 1876. I still have that trophy and prize it highly. 1 have never won a cup since that looked as large to me although the height was only about 4 inches. After that date 1 was in many tournaments, shooting tame and wild pigeons, glass balls, Ligow ski clay pigeons, Peoria Black birds, etc. In 1891, as a member of the Northern Team I toured the south, visiting the principal cities, and re turned undefeated. E. S. Rice, of Chicago, in 1897, organized a team of 12 western shooters and entered them in the Grand American Handi cap (the premier shooting event of the world) which was held in New | York. No western team had ever | won this annual contest. His team were Dr. Carver. Grimm, Williamson, ; Dunnell, Merrill, Powers, Vorhis, j Bingham, Budd, Gilbert, Stannard and myself. It required 3 days to finish the shoot. From start to finish th western contingent were in evi dence. At the conclusion, I had won the premier event and was the only contestant to turn in a perfect score. The following year (1898) the event was captured by Mr. Ed. Fulford of Xew York, won the honors for the east. Mrs. E. S. Rice in 1899 organ ized a second party with 65 shooters in line to again attempt the capture of the Grand American Champion ship. I Winning tlio Championship I was also a member of this party. This was another 3 day affair, with 263 contestants facinir the traps, i Eight men tied for first place, of | which I was one. The tie was shot | off on a miss-and-out race. The | honors again fell to my shart on the 33rd bird. I had captured the pre i mier trapshooting event of the world for the second time. No other shoot er has ever duplicated this perform ance. In 1901. The All American i Team were sent abroad by the Ame rican people to compete in the In ternational shoots. It was my honor to be elected Captain of the team. We met all comers and returned to America with an uninterrupted suc cessions of victories. Of this trip I will write more later. Since my return with the All Ame rican Team I have been and am at the present writing, actively engaged in the trapshooting game. Attend ing all of the Interstate and many i i i r ' i ~ r - Never Was the Used Car So Much in Demand A wave of war-time economy "has swept over the country, and 1 persons now appreciate that you get as much good often more— i 1 from a used car as from a new. j And—best of all—we, The Roman, guarantee the lowest prices in the i country for a good used car. Our Spring stock is now com „-plete. 1000 GOOD AUTOS 9200 UP No matter what car you want we {have it, 1918-1917-1916 models. i SEND TODAY FOR OUR i CATALOG No. 110 It is full of valuable Information ffor the man who expects to buy a ,car. j ROMAN AUTO CO. WORLD'S LARGEST AUTO 1 DEALERS 203 >•. Broad St., Philadelphia | of the State Tournaments. Am per sonally acquainted with the major i portion of the' trapshooters, who have been connected with this sport for any length of time, many of them I have not met in recent years. I now desire to extend the glad hand of good fellowship through the col umns of this paper to all of my old and prospective friends. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question—ls trap-shooting being attempted on the battleships?. Is It possible for a man to shoot with • any aocunwv nboard ship? JAMES BITRMTNISTER. U They come from above— \ that's the way they taste. \ MAY 24, 1918. Answer—Yes .there is a great al of interest manifested in the navy In the sport of trapshooting. Many ships have formed teams and some hotly contested races have been pull ed off. Officers are encouraging the men to adopt this sport, as It en genders accuracy. It is possible for a man to shoot accurately front the deck of a boat. When the All-Americun team was abroad we shot a race in midocean at the request of the captain of our boat, for the entertainment of the passengers. It was a little confusing for the first five or six shots, but the team soon caught on and calculated the swing of the vessel so closely that excellent scores were made. Almost very United States steam* er carries a hand trap. There recent ly was a race in Guantanamo Say. Cuba, under the auspices of the Red Cross Gun dub of the United States steamship Solace. F. P. Williams, paymaster, won the trophy with 103 out of 125. K. R. Holt of the United States steamship was sec ond with 97. Thirty-two officers and men participated.
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