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F"fc y TfST'' f mu 'Apijpjif fUJ'f -1 "vwy; THE EVENING MISSOURIAN h TENTH YEAR COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1917. NUMBER 50 5"" T ' 41 1 If v P 1ST BIG JJL0OOJRyiC.IL War Fund Campaign Started This Morning With Blow ing of Whistles. THE GOAL IS $15,000 Rockyfork Township Gives $1,366 Half of Local Quota Raised. Amount Amount Quota Siibs'lH'd Remain's UniTcn.lt- $10,000 $CG33.90 $3,301.10 County ',:m 4,711.93 7ssjji Columbia .- 7,500 3,4'w.oo 4,0i:.00 The campaign for the Y. 51. C. A, war fund went steadily ahead today. The totals will reach nearly $9,000 $4,000 for Columbia and ?5,000 for the county, according to E. V. Steph ens late this afternoon. Blasts' from Columbia whistles announced the start of the canvass of the city. The results of the first day's work are very satisfactory to the committee, as Columbia's quota Is $7,500, of which over half is already subscribed. H. M. McPheeters, campaign mana ger of Boone County, said this after noon that the people of the county were enthusiastic. Rockyfork Town ship was the only one to oversubscribe on the first day. Its allotment was $1,000 and it subscribed for $1,366. Speeches were made throughout the county at the. churches yesterday. The following are the subscriptions up to 1 o'clock In Columbia, excluding those of $1 or less: $200 John N. Taylor. $150 Parker Furniture Company. $100 C. B. Rollins, J. R. Thomas, W. K. Bayless, Columbia High School. C. B. Miller, E. W. Stephens, Method ist Sunday School Baptist Sunday School, W. A. Bright, X. T. Gentry, R. B. Price. $50 Mrs. A. M. McAfee, E. M. Watson, Emmett McDonnell, W. B. Nowell, D. D. Moss, Dr. Sidney Smith, Mrs. E. C. Cllnkscales, Jesse Smith, L. W. Berry, Alex. Bradford, W. W. Payne, N. D. Evans, II. H. Banks. $30 Dr. J. E. Thornton. Frank Pape. $25 Dr. Woodson Moss, L. D. Shobe, Mrs. J. H. Waugh. Victor Barth Clothing Company, Mrs. C. H. Draper, T. W. Whittle. Ladles Aid Society of the Christian Church, Fred Dalton. Dr. A. W. Kampschtnldt. llerley Daily. Mrs. R. X. Hall. J. W. Carter, S. C. Hunt, John T. Mitchell, Payne-Roth Urocery Company, M. U. Conley, Dr. C. M. Sneed. W. S. Dorsey, A. Fred rndall. $20 W. R. Prather, Robert Rogers. Hetzler Bros., R. B. Price, Jr., A. G. Spencer. $15 The Rev. M. A. Hart, J. W. Strawn, W. H. Braselton, J. M. Stephenson, Jr., Mrs. Roy Davis. $10 J. R. Somerville, A. C. Estes, A. C. Hulen, Mrs. F. P. Miller, A. D. Hawkins, J. P. Gant. R. H. Gray, Dr. T. W. Young, F. P. Miller, X. W. Bur ton. Mrs. W. A. Bright, W. A. Bright, Mrs. Joe Estes, Queen Smith, Dr. R. L. Lockridge, Joe Estes, Wood H. Sapp, Harvey Coons, Fielding W. Smith. J. C. Stephens, B. R. Melvin, W. M. Dinwiddie, L. E. Hill, W. H. Thomson, J. M. Long, O. B. Wilson, J. J. Phillips, John Estes Dry Goods Company, Thomas Robnett, Gentry Clark, Berry McAlester, Dr. II. I. Bragg, Ralph Finley. $5 Mrs. X. E. Somerville, W. H. Coats, J. A. Oliver, E. D. Loftis, Hallie Casteo, George Bauer, Oakland Sun day School (George Thomson, Supt.). Mrs. L. M. Switzler. Mrs. E. S. Cave, Mrs. Lee Walker, Lee Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Guy McQuitty, W. B. Klass, Marshall Patterson. Dr. Virgil Blake- more, Francis Sanders, .Mrs. tua Shlpe, Mrs. A. W. Kampschmldt, H. M. McPheeters, J. G. Armistead, George Stout, Mrs. Kate S. Conley, Mrs. T. V. Logan, Miss Willie T. Bry ant, T. O. Robinson, M. G. Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. A. Weathers. Dr. C. F. Ed mondston, Richards Meat Market, T. E. Wisdom, R. P. Finley, Harry X. Bryant, (D. T. Arnett, Alex Stewart, B. F. Venable, Joe Creasy, Lipscomb & Garth Shoe Company, P. D. Prather, G. D. Kelly. W. E. McClaine, B. Gentsch, Sapp Motor Company, S. Yoest. W. D. Shaw, C. W. Martin, Roy W. Wright, H. S. Biever. Herley Dal ley, Joel Carter, W. H. Goldsberry, J. B. Gant. L. T. Searcy, W. S. St. Clair, W. L. Jarvls, E. M. Price, E. W. James, Lakenan Price, .Moscow Brothers, Cox & Hudson, R. W. Wright, E. C. Scott, Xewman Hard ware Co., W. B. Allen, George Harrell. $2.50 Mrs. W. H. Cochran. The amounts raised In the various townships reported up to noon today follow: Rockyfork, $1,1CG and a calf valued at $200. Missouri, $553.60. Cedar, $602.9S. Perche, $399.50. Bourbon, $1,009.85, Centralia, $672. Columbia, $108. ?2,C12 PLEDGED YESTERDAY Campaign Starts at a 3la.s Meeting In Columbia Theater. Tho campaign for a Y. M. C. A. war work fund of $7,500 In Columbia start ed yesterday. Columbia citizens sub scribed $2,642 yesterday afternoon at THE CALENDAR Nov. 12. Second Phi Ma Alpha concert by Zoellner Quartet lu University Auditorium. Nov. 13. Meeting of Tuelay Clul) In Y. M. C. A. Building. Nor. H. Lecture on "The Rovernment Aids In Feeding the Nation," by K. II. Newel I, bead of department of civil engineering. University of Illinois, In University Auditorium at S p. m. Nov. 13. Lecture on "Co-operation Among Kuglneers," by I'rof. P. II. Newell, head of department of civil engineering. University of Illinois, In Physics Lecture Itoom at 4 p. m. Nov. 2D. Missouri-Kansas football game on Holllns Field. Homecoming Day at the University. the meeting which was held in the Columbia Theater. E. W. Stephens, chairman of the meeting, spoke briefly concerning the gravity of the situation now facing the American people. He said that never before had the world witnessed such a splendid response to a need as the people had made to the Liberty Loan but that now a greater duty awaits them, the task of providing for the religious, moral and social wel fare of the men in the camps and at the front. Mr. Stephens then intro duced Judge Selden P. Spencer of St. Louis. Judge Spencer said that the attitude of the American people toward the war in the beginning was Indifferent because Its significance had not been brought home to them. The war was like a fire in a distant city, terrible, but of no immediate concern. Through the sinking of Lusttanla and the other crimes of which the Germans have been guilty, he said, the American na tion had now awakened to the fact ihat It has an important part to play In the righting of the wrongs of this war. Judge Spencer declared that the United States could have stayed out of this war only at the expense of its moral nature. "Get the Idea out of your head that this war will not last long," said Judge Spencer, "Germany is at full power. France is bled white. England will be at her full power this year. She can hold it for a year, and then it is up to the United States." Judge Spencer asked for the Y. M. C. A., the united support 'of the peo ple, in its great undertaking for the boys in the great camps throughout the land. "The leisure hours are the young man's fiery furnaces," said Mr. Spencer. According to his belief, this war will be either the making of the life of many a young man or the ruin. After the address Mr. Stephens called for contributions to the fund. The response was ..Immediate. .Con tributions raging from $200 down to $5 were made. 'The University Cadet Band .played. IN A RALLY Y. M. C. A. War Work In spires Plans for Gathering at Stephens College. Believing that women are the most Interested in the work of the Y. M. C. A. among the soldiers, the pub licity committee of the Y. M. C. A. war fund has appointed thirteen women to make preparations for a wonen's patriotic rally. The rally will take place in the Stephens College Auditorium and on the college grounds, which will be lighted for the occasion. Xo date has been fixed, but It will be Wednesday or some later night from 7:30 to 9 o'clock. Only women are to be on the program. Two or three speeches not to exceed five minutes will be made. Mrs. Frederick D. Gardner of Jefferson City will be invited to speak. Most of the entertainment is to consist of singing, reading and band music. Choruses from the Columbia High School and from Christian and Stephens colleges will give several numbers. Soloists will sing some of the songs that are most popular with the soldiers now, such as: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Carry .Me Back to Old Virginia," ".My Old Kentucky Home," "The end of a Perfect Day," and "Old Black Joe." An admission of ten or fifteen cents will be charged. The Women's Patriotic Rally is meant to be the final push in the war fund campaign. The following women are in charge of the rally: Mrs. Marlon W. Hertlg and Miss Anna Laura Johnson from Christian College, Misses Eva West and Bickley from Stephens College; Misses Meta Eltzen and Saidee Stean from the Columbia High School faculty; Mrs. J. G. Babb, Mrs. E. W. Stephens and Mrs. J. E. Thornton of the D. A. R.; Mrs. S. C. Hunt and Mrs. B. C. Hunt of the U. D. C; Mrs. James Laughlin and Mrs. Orville Barnett of the Daughters of 1812. Mrs. U. -H. finndh'fimriT's Brother Dies. Word was received here this after noon of the death In Jefferson City of W. F. Rossen, a brother of Mrs. B. M. Gundleflnger, who lives two miles north of Columbia. Mrs. Gundle flnger had not heard that her brother was ill an dthought that he was still at his home in St. Louis. She did not know the cause of his death. A. G. Spencer SJ-1W 160-Acre Farm. A. G. Spencer, cashier of the Boone County Xaticnal.Bank. sold his 160- acre farm, four miles east of Colum bia, to R. H. Long Friday. The con sideration was $10,500. T Premier Reported to Head an Army of 200,000 Against the Maximalists. REBELS LOSING OUT Defection Limited to Petro- grad and Moscow Revolt Started in Finland. By Associated Press Premier Kerensky, at the head of 200,000 loyal troops, Is marching on Petrograd where the Maximalists rapidly are losing power. The upris ing In Moscow was abortive apparent ly and the loyal troops have driven the revolutionary forces into the Kremlin. Apparently there have been no furth er defections to the Maximalists from the army and garrisons and Petrograd and Moscow alone appear to have been affected by the uprising of the fol lowers of Lenine. The radical element in Finland has seized the opportunity to attempt to set up a separate government. Fighting; in Petropnnl. Br Associated Press . PETROGRAD. Xov. 12. Street fighting is proceeding constantly. Junkers and loyalists to the Kerensky government regained possession of the telephone station this morning. The, exact whereabouts of the Kerensky; army, which Is reported to be ap proaching the city, is unknown at this hour. Fighting is in progress in the Grand Morskata between Boksheviki infantry men and Junker rorces in armored cars. LIST DRAFTED Washington Orders Board Here to Make a New Classification. The local draft board has received instruction from the office of the Pro vost Marshal General, Washington, on how to prepare the summary sheets classifying all registered men. The data, says the communication from KERENSKY R PS I CAPITAL EN Washington, Is to be used by the nextiorganizatlons to Mr.; Stephens. session of Congress. Nothing is said as to whether this information will be used in the selection of the next group of drafted men. Information on the registered men is obtained by considering them in classes. The work is divided into three general classes: The preparation of the registration cards, the summar ization of the data already contained In the certified columns of the docket sheet and the summarization of the data contained on these cards. The Information includes the num ber of registered men, the number al ready called and whether they have been accepted or not, the quota for this district and when it is due, the number of exemptions allowed or dis allowed and the total number asked for. Then on another sheet must be given the numbers of married and single registered men, the numbers registered and not called, those called or exempted. The same information as to numbers registered, called ex empted or accepted must be given un der the classification of citizenship and alienage. The numbers of every nationality must be given on these sheets. LABORERS ABE BEING SOUGHT 3fen Canvassers Taking Census To day of Workers for Jfew Factory. Four women started from the Com mercial Club rooms this morning to take a census of women who could work in the proposed clothing factory of the Marx-Haas Clothing Company of St. Louis. "Fifteen women are needed for this canvassing, and we are anxious to get them started as we want to finish by the middle of the week," said H. S. JacVs, secretary of the Commercial Club. A dollar and a half a day is paid to the census takers, and those who want the work can apply at the Commercial Club rooms. Those who are already at work are Misses Mar guerite Clayton, Bennie Freeman, Ethel Williams and Mrs. Elmer Keel. "If we can get the labor, it will be 90 per cent of the batle," said I. A. Barth. president of the Retail Merchants' Association, "and the factory will be started inside of thirty days. We will be glad to hear from rural districts and other towns, and those who want employment can notify Mr. Jacks," added Mr. Barth. A few applications have already come from the country. The factory will be situated on or near Broadway, although the exact situation has not yet been selected. All the machinery used will be oper ated by motor, thus reducing the labor to a minimum. A few men will be needed for the heavier work. Eight hours will constitute a day. and the pay will be according to skill. The V. D. C. to Meet. The U. D. C. will meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of J Mrs. Margaret Somerville. BAPTISTS SERVICE HONORS T Local Man, Honored in Every Sphere of Life, Sub ject of Meeting. J. P. JACOBS SPEAKS Major La Coff, A. A. Speer, Edward Austin and Others Praise Wdrk. A special joint service, which took the place of the regular Sunday- School and church service, was held at the Baptist Church yesterday in honor of E. W. Stephens, who has taught a class In the Sunday School for 30 years. The class Is now a general lecture class, for men and women. University and college students, but when it was organized it was composed of five girls. Miss Eva Johnston, adviser of I women in the university and Mrs. m.' D. Lewis, formerly Miss Amanda Prather. are the only two still living' In Columbia. .Miss Johnston took part 'in the program yesterday. The main address nn hP nnm was delivered by the Rev. Joseph P.! 1TALTAN HEADQUARTERS, Xov. Jacobs of Kansas City. Mr. Jacobs is 12. Retirement of that part of the Superintendent of all religious. edu-'Italian force in the CornIa district of cational and philanthropic Baptist northern Venetla has shortened the work in Missouri. He told of Mr. Steph- Italian main font, which now pre ens' work. He told of Mr. Stephens'. sents a comPact ine extendng about work as a Baptist and said he be- tWenty m,Ies along the n6w r,ver de" lleved that he was the best known Baptist layman in the United States. Members of Capitol Commission Speak. The members of the State Capitol Commission Board, of which Mr. Stephens Is chairman, attended in a body. Major Theodore LaCoff. a mem ber of the board who has built a num ber of the University buildings on the West Campus Campus gave a short talk. Before Major LaCoff came to this country he lived in Alsdce Lorralne. He said that at one time he could sleep at home in France, break fast in Switzerland, have lunch In Germany, dinner in Belgium and re turn home to spend the night. A. A. Speer. vice-president and Edward Austin, secretary. ot the Commission Board also gave short talks. The Rev. T. W. Young told of Mr. Stephens' work here in the church. Representatives from other Sunday Schools brought greetings from their The representatives were, X. T. Gentry, Presbyterian: J. T. Mitchell, Chris tian: E. McDonnell, Methodist. A com mittee from the Commercial Club, composed of F. P. Miller, W. W. Payne and Dean Walter Williams, was pres ent. Dean Williams paid tribute to Mr. Stephens for his service to the com munity. Girls Review Activity of Mr. Stephens. Each of a group of twenty Steph ens College girls presented some ac tivity or Mr. Stephens during his life time. Among them are; President of the Missouri Baptist General Association for 20 years, of the Xational Editorial Association, president of the Board of Curators of University of Missouri, president of the Board of Curators of Stephens College, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, chairman of the Commission that built the new capltol, president of the University Alumni Association, chairman of tho Com mission that built the Nevada Hospi tal, vice-president of the Northern Baptist Convention, president of the Board of Home and Foreign Missions for 27 years, president of the Board of Deacons of the Columbia Baptist Church for 28 years, treasurer of a commission to build a Baptist Col lege in Russia, treasurer of the Roger Williams Memorial Fund, presi dent of the Board of Managers of the Missouri Baptist Hospital, publisher of the Columbia Herald for 35 years and president of the E. W. Stephens Publishing Company for 47 years. As each girl named the achievement of Mr. Stephens she came forward with a bunch of carflations which finally made a large bouquet which was pre sented td Mr? Stephens with this message, "Each petal represent some service you have rendered to your community, your state and your church." Governor Gardner Sends Telegram. A telegram from Gov. Frederick D. Gardner was read, commending Mr. Stephens for his 30 years' service, and expressing the hope that he would be able to continue his work for the 'church as well as In the affairs of the state. The church choir, under the direc tion of Miss Agnes Husband, furnished the music. Miss Husband sang "Saved by Grace," the favorite hymn of Mr. Stephens. The church was decorated In carnations, chrysanthemums and palms. The service closed by a brief talk by Mr. Stephens and the passing of a resolution which elected him teach er of the class for the remainder of his life. Miss Polly Clemens Marries. Charles B. Coats of Huntsdale, 22 years old. obtained a license this after noon to marry Miss Polly Clemens, 24 years old, a daughter of T. A. Clem ens of Huntsdale. The marriage was performed by the Rev. R. S. Cunning ham of Colombia. THE TTEATHEE r.K-0r.?ihml,Ia ,an4? Vcln'ty: Generally filr tonight nnd Tuesday; not much I change In temperature. Lowest tonight near the freezing point I or Missouri: Fair tonight anil Tueolay: not much change In temperature. JK) miles or Columbia the lowest temepra turv during the next 30 hours wilt 1 near the freezing point West and North; :il..ie freezing East and South. Weather Conditions. West of the Mississippi Klver the weather it morning is gomenlmt niM ...... i. his ". Sat,urday morning, but no severe .-old 's in sight. East of the Mississippi the neather has not changed much, li.ilu Is falling all along the Pacific oast from San Francisco to Seattle. Ex it a good shower at Cairo, 111., there has been no rain of consequence in the iliiic-p.il grain area or cattle range. local Data. 'I he highest temperature In Columbia J"Uerday was M degrees and the lowest ,f,Uve humidity a Tp. . r?Serduj "tsT ,v"t- A year ago yesterday the highest jSSIt.uilffn o"o ft ,he 'wcst 33: i BRITISH NOW IN ITALY Batteries on New Front Help r r t r , in Intense 1 roops Reach Liinc ot Resistance. ' Associated Press , ,c"a.cs l...1. sea- ine Allies are represented on the new front by some British batteries, The presence of Allied forces is re garded as being of the highest im portance for Its moral effect on the Italian troops which thus far have borne the entire shock, as well as for its military value. It may be stated that the present line of defense is the only first line which the supreme command has ever considered seriously. Germans Fail Against Italians. Dy Associated Press ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN XORTHERX ITALY, Xov. 12. The enemy operations on the north and east in an attempt at encircling the Italians has not succeeded. The men ace on the Italian left wing also Is virtually passed. Germans Capture 10,000 More. By Associated Press . BERLIN via Loudon), Nov. 12. The Austro-Gennan forces in Xorlh ern Italy have cut off 10,000 retreat ing Italians in the upper Piave valley, the war office announced this morning. The Italians were said to have sur rendered. The German statement says the Teutonic forces have advanced from the Belluno down the river Piave and are standing before Feltre. DR. NORRIS' RESIDENCE BURNS Spark From Flue Starts Blaze That Destroys House. A spark from the flue supposedly caused the fire which practically de stroyed the residence of Dr. W. A. Xorrls, 305 College avenue, at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The third story was ablaze before the flames were discovered by stu dents rooming next door. Miss Louise Bassett and Miss Jewell Hughes, both students in the University, were room ers at the house. Before those in the house were told of the fire, Miss Bassett, upon opening her door, heard the roar in the third story and soon after discovered the blaze. Their property was removed before the flames reached the second floor, which was damaged badly. "Students gave able assistance," said Doctor Xorrls. The furniture on the first floor was saved, but that of the third was totally destroyed. The first floor was only slightly damaged by dripping water. The house Is to be repaired at once, according to Doctor Xorrls, who is temporarily living at 1319 Anthony street. The loss is covered by insurance. W. C. CALDWELL BURIED TODAY Farmer, 27 Years Old, 'ear Hlnton, Dies of Tuberculosis. William C. Caldwell, who lived eight miles north of Columbia in the Hinton neighborhood, died of tuber culosis at 11 o'clock last night. He had been sick about a year. Mr. Caldwell was a farmer. He lived with his grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Stover, and his uncle. Hilt Stover. A brother, Frank Caldwell, who lives in the same neighborhood, and an uncle," John Crist of Columbia, also survive him. Mr. Caldwell was 27 years old. The funeral services were conducted at the JJripping Springs Church by the Rev. Bruce L. Melvin at 2 o'clock today. University Student Injured In FalL Miss Luciie Chevalier, a freshman in the University, received a cut over her right eye this morning when she fell in the gymnasium. The cut was sewed up at the hospital. City Sells Old House. John E. Enochs today purchased the old house on the water and light property belonging to the city for $110. The sale Is subject to the approval of the City Council. SUPPORT OF LABOR BY IN BUFFALO TALK President Tells American Federation All Factions Should Unite for Good of Common Cause. ATTACKS CRITICS ' AND PACIFISTS Calls War Decisive Issue Be tween Old Principle of Bondage and New Princi ple of Freedom. By Associated Press BUFFALO, Xov. 12. President, Wil son made a personal and eloquent ap peal here today for the full support of organized labor for the. government in the conduct of the war. Speaking before the annual convention of the American Federation or Labor, he de clared the war could not be won unless all factions sink their differences and unite in the common cause. The President virtually called upon the federation to give him united sup port. He denounced pacificists and critics and asked for co-operation. Discussing Germany, the President declared that country had started the war and that he was willing to await the verdict of history on that state ment. The President described Ger many's expansion as a nation. "You have one answer to the question why she was not satisfied In her methods of competition," he said, telling how the government of Germany had laid hold on industry and controlled competition. He said it was not only industrial control of labor, but political control as well, and added that the Berlin Bagdad Railway program was de signed to run the force of threat down the throats of half a dozen other na tions. Refers to Enemy's "Jtap of Enron?." The President alluded to Germany's "map of Europe" and said that, if she can keep that, she will control the world provided the present authorities that control Germany can continue to control. The President referred to the send ing" of -Coroner House" to 'Europe"; lie said regarding the mission: "I have sent a greater lover of peace than any other man in the world, but I did not send him to negotiate peace. I sent him to determine how the war is to be won." The President alluded to the present war as the last decisive Issue between the old principle of power and the new principle of freedom. Thinks Germans Want Freedom. "I believe," he said, "that the spirit of freedom can get Into the hearts of Germans and find as fine a welcome there as It can find In any other hearts, but the spirit of freedom does not suit the plans of the pan-Germans. Power cannot be used with concentrated force against free peo ples if it is used by free peoples. "You know," he continued, "how many intimations come to us from one of the Central Powers that It is more anxious for peace than the chief Central Power. You know it means the people in that Central Power know that if the war were to end now they would In effect be vassals of Germany, notwithstanding that their population Is compounded of all peoples of that part of the world. They do not wish In their pride and proper spirit of nationality to be absorbed and domin ated." TO RENE THE GYM Plaving Space on Main Floor Will Be Enlarged by Tearing Out Track. In accord with his program of furth ering intramural sports at the Uni versity, W. E. Meanwell, director of athletics, has completed plans for the remodeling of Rothwell. Gym nasium which will double its facilities for gymnasium and sports and also for accommodating spectators. The cost of the improvement will be $2,000. The plan is to utilize all waste space. To enlarge the playing space on the main ffoor is the chief object. This will be done by cutting out the running track at the north and south ends where it overlaps the floor and shortens the space available for basketball. This will make possible a regulation-size court, 90 by 50 feet, with two cross courts, 75 by 45 feet, for practice. The sides of the running track will be made Into galleries seat ing 250 persons each. Other changes will be made up stairs to provide for a boxing and and wrestling room and a room especially for gymnastic exercises. Tuesday Club Meets Tomorrow. The Tuesday Club will meet at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. Building. The subject for this week's meeting is "Pioneers of Missouri." The discussion will be led by Mrs. F. H. HoberechL ASKED WILSON 1 1