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Evening star., 1914-11-14
AMERICANS SEND SOCKS
FOR BR|TA|N'S SOLDIERS
Queen Mary Asks Lady Arthur
FACET to Express Her Thanks
for Gifts.

LONDON. November 14.-Americans
have been liberal in response to Queen
Mary's appeal for 900 pairs of socks
and belts for the soldiers at the front
Through Lady Arthur Paget, who is
prominent in the relief work in be
half of the soldiers, the need of fund
for the supply of these articles was
brought especially to the attention OF
American women.
In discussing today the response to
this appeal Lady Paget said:
THE generosity of my countrymon-
en- and countrymen is most gratifying
Every day / receive parcels from all
of socks have been sent to me- many
accompanied by touching letters from
women, children and shopgirls. Some
say there is nothing they could spare
except an hour of daily knitting but
that they gladly yielded their leisure
time to help the men in the trenches
Business Houses Contribute.
Many business houses also sent
socks The gifts are forwarded imme-
diately to the men at the front, with
the explanation that they are from
American friends. The soldiers are duly
grateful for the gifts
Lady Paget has received the follow
ing letter from Queen Mary:
'Buckingham Palace, November J.
Dear Lady Paget: The queen is much
touched at the very large number of
socks, belts and shirts being made and
sent to you for our troops by friends
and well wishers in the United States
Can you find some opportunity of eX-
pressing to them her majesty's very
grateful. thankful thanks for this prac-
fica1 mark SSmDathV2
The things will be of the greatest
use 1t is with real pleasure and graft
flea ton that her majesty accepts them,
and hopes their friends will continue
their gifts through you. Believe me,
Yours truly, MARY TREFUSIS
'Lady-in- Waiting"
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the Department of Agriculture to re-
port on Alaska flora. In the Cuban
army he rose to the rank of lieutenant
colonel and was wounded in action
Returning to the United States, at
the outbreak of the Spanish war, he
became colonel of the Goth Kansas In
fantry and went to the Philippines
There, after participating in various
battles, he won promotion to the rank
of brigadier of volunteers and a gold
medal by crossing the Rio Grande river
at Calumpit i'll small bamboo canoe
in the face of a heavy fire. carrying
IA rope by which pontoon bridge for
the. American troops was hauled across
Later when the Philippine insurrec-
ton was at its height. Gen. Funston
fixed his notable place in the history
of that time by capturing Aguinaldo
and thereby breaking the backbone of
Evening star., 1914-11-14
Wire Tapper Asks New Trial.

NEW YORK, November 14.--Charles
condorf known to the police as king
of the Wire Tappers," who was re-
cnrt,v sentenced to a term of from five
To ten wears at Sing Sing for swindling
Enpene Adams, an Englishman, out of
81 0OO was brought back to this city
Yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus
and lodged in the Tombs to await the
nearing of an application for a new
trial, based on alleged new evidence in
the nature of an alibi.
Evening star., 1914-11-14
Meeting to Promote Social Service.

A mass meeting in the interest of social
service is to be held in Andrew Rankin
Memorial Chapel. Howard University, to-
morrow at 4:30 pm. Miss Mamie l..
Burroughs. principal of the National
Ira ming School for Women and Girls,
Lincoln Heights, ID. c., will make the ad-
dress. The vested choir. under the di-
rection of Miss Lula We're Childers, is to
furnish special music. The meeting will
he under the auspices of the University
y. NJ. G. a.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

GEN. W. W. NOTHERSPOON.
tirement of Maj. Gen. William II. Car
ter, commanding the Hawaiian depart
ment.
In referring to these military changes
Secretary Garrison said,
The next three vacancies in the rank
of brisadier general due as fol-
lows: First to the infantry. second to
the infantry. third to the coast artil-
lery. The vacancies will occur, first by
the promotion of Gen. Funston, second
by the retirement of Gen. Hoyle, third
by the promotion of Gen. Scott. Upon
the occurrence of these vacancies the
following colonels will be promoted to
fill the same: Henry \. Greene, infan-
try: William \. Mann, infantry: Fred
erick = strong. coast artillerv''
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Began in Cuban Army.

Gen. Funston. the new major general,
began his military career when he was
about thirty years old. Il captain
in the Cuban insurgent army in 1896.
He had been educated at the University
of Kansas and after working as a re-
porter and country editor for several
years, and serving as botanist of the
Death valley expedition. he spent three
years in Alaska as a commissioner of
Evening star., 1914-11-14

the revolt. He personally headed a
small party which penetrated the Fill
pino lines in disguise and took the
native chief prisoner. \ few months
later he was made a brigadier general
OF the regular army.
When it became apparent that Ameri-
can troops probably would have to be
sent to Mexico, Gen. Funston was sent
to Galveston and after the seizure of
Vera Cruz he was chosen to command
the army of occupation.
Personal Friend of President.
Gen. Scott. the new chief Of staff. is
a personal friend of President Wilson
and was closely associated with the
latter at Princeton. He was born in
Kentucky in 1853, and appointed to the
Military Academy in 1871. At the out
break of the Spanish war, when he was
a captain, he was given a volunteer
commission as major and assistant ad-
Evening star., 1914-11-14
Vermont Reunion Monday Night.

DIR. Jay T. Stocking, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, is to
speak on Green Mountain Ideals" at
the fall reunion of the Vermont AS
sociatiop Monday evening at o'clock,
in the De Guerin School of Music, 171O
l street northwest There is also to be
a short musical program under the di-
rection of William Stansfield. organist
and choir director of the same church.
II. B. Moulton is president of the as
sociation and Grace Ross is correspond
ing secretary.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

After having played the part of Judd
Tolliver. leader of the feudists, in
THE Trail of the Lonesome Pine" at
Bristol, Va, Griffith Evans, New
York actor. died suddenly from asthma
and hear. failure.
Evening star., 1914-11-14

P. Sidney Smith, fifty-eight years old,
died suddenly at Snow Hill, Md For a
number of years he was newspaper
publisher on the lower eastern shore
Evening star., 1914-11-14
DIED.

ADDISON. On Saturday. November "a, 1919. at
her residence. Stamford, Conn.,. JULIA
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BORN

CLARKE On Monday. November Q. 1914. 10
I oliver Ii. Clarke and Helen Grey Clarke,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

In this case it was reported tha.
Ross proposed similar to the tactics
pursued in the Zook case, to enter a
plea OF guilty and then take an an.
peal.
There mas been belief among vio-
lators Of the city ordinances that az
appeal in cases where pleas of guilty
had been entered would stand the
same show in the upper courts as in
cases where appeals had been taken
after .trials---they would be forgot.
ten and not prosecuted above
through negligence. or the loss oi
the papers as has been done in the
past in over two hundred cases.
| However upon advice of an emi.
| nent jurist better qualified to speak
than any one elese in Cairo, there Il
mistaken idea in respect to ap-
peals in eases where pleas of guilty
are entered This jurist stated tha,
an appeal of this character would
not entitle the defendant to a trial
in the upper court only where the
justice of peace exceeded his author.
| ity and jurisdiction in assessing
punishment, or the furnishing of d
person for an offense other than the
one to which he pleaded guilty
otherwise in these appeal cases o,
pleas OF guilty a writ of pro-cend,
would be issued by the upper ccur,
instructing the lower court to pro.
coed with its punishment.
In the several appeal cases which
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
Committees from Three 0rganiza-
tons Meet to Complete Draft
ing Of Bylaws.
OFFICERS OF. ASSOCIATION
TO BE ELECTED BY BOARD
If President is Not One of Directors,
He Becomes Ex-0fficiol
Member.

Committees from The Cairo Com
mercial club, the Cairo Retail Mer.
chants association and fhe Cairo
Board of Trade met last might at the
cluD room of the Cairo Commercial
CLUB to complete the drafting of Ly-
laws for the proposed Cairo Associa-
tion of Commerce.
Several points came up h'ch
were discussed from two sides and
were finally satisfactorily disposed
Of
Al n meeting soon of the Cairo
Commercial club, 1T is expected
these bylaws will be adopted by the
club and the name will be changed
TO the Cairo Association of Com
merce. The two other clubs have
voted TO join the now organization
and it is expected that almost The
entire membership of the three
clubs will become members Of the
consolidated body.
The question of electing the Jni-
GERS of the association, the prCsi-
dent, vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer. by majority vote of the
board OF twenty directors was
brough, M before the committee. 1t
was argued that tho president, at
least, should he selected by a ma
iority vote OF the, members of the
association, but it finally was con
cluded that as the board of directors
was elected by the members. and
they were the men most familiar
with the requirements of the asso-
citation, The selection of the presi-
dent should be left to the board.
The board of directors may select
as a president, according to the by
laws, Il member of the board or any
member of the association, in winch
latter case he becomes an ex-ofticio
member of the board of directors
The vice presidents must he mem-
bcrs of the board of directors in or
der that they may be active members
and have voice in the government
OF the association.
Any lnember of the board of di-
rectorS who absents himself from
the meetings for period Of three
months automatically forfeits his
membership unless in the meantime
he has presented satisfactory ex-
cuse for his absence,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
Admiral Dewey Recommends -Four
More Battleships to Bal
ancc Mikado.
TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE
COMMITTEE TO PUSH PLAN
Sixteen Torpedo Destroyers and Aux-
iliaries is Part of Dewey's
Program.

Washington, Jan. 2S.--- More bat
tleships for the navy has been put
squarely up to Congress by the ac-
tion of Japan in ordering immediate
construction Of six dreadnougi,ts.
The House naval affairs commit
tee has been diverted from its plan
to consider minor naval propositions
or organization. 1t is now going to
the question of immediate constitute
tion,
Admiral Dewey. head of the naval
defense board, insists that this cpun-
try shall lay down this year four
battleships. He sent word today 70
the House committee that he could
not appear in person to urge his
reasons, He is sending Admiral
Vreeland, second TO him on the naval
defense board, to present his plan
for four battleships this year.
Secretary Daniels will follow
Thursday, It is expected by the
committee, to preach the doctrine of
peace, Of disarmament and tine ces-
sation of battleship building among
nations.
Chairman Padgett Of the House
Naval Affairs committee said today:
I'VE have not decided on the ma
val increase plan for this year. The
committee is not to be hurried. We
will take charge of national defense
1t is understood very clearly by
the general naval board members
who talked today that the commit
tee desires to get from Admiral
Dewey, personally or otherwise, the
secret and underlying motive which
induced him TO recommend four bat
tleships and sixteen torpedo 6C-
stroyers. with a large number OF
auxiliaries.
Members of the board at one time
Iexpected that the Secretary of tho
Navy would go much further than
tCoucluded on Page Three,l
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

Washington, Jan. 2S.---Former
Senate: Shelby Moore Gallon died
hero this afternoon at 1880 O'Clock
eastern time after an illness OF mora
than week, during which he hover
ed between life and death.
The former senator's last hours
were divided between spells of un-
consciousness and short intervals In
which he recognized those at his
bedside
Although his wonderful vitality
sustained his life from hour to hour,
1t became known today that the end
was not far off.
The senate adjourned for the day
as a mark of respect to the aged
statesman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
offered Compromise to City Agreeing
to Enter Plea of Guilty to
Disorderly Conduct.
APPEALS ON GUILTY PLEAS
NO STANDING IN UPPER COURT
Public Watching Outcome of Appeal
Cases--City Attorney to
Follow Them.

David Ross arrested upon charge
Of keeping a disorderly establish
ment on Fifteenth street some days
ago in a raid by the police, the FIRE
quenters entering pleas of guilty at
the time, was arraigned yesterday
before Justice j. w. Grief on a
change of venue taken from Judge
Lut2's court.
Ross entered a plea of not guilty
to the charge electing to stand trial
wherearon he was found guilty and
fined S25 and costs. Ross promptly
appealed the case giving bond in the
sum of $50. w. A. Rice and W. r.
Simon qualifying as bondsmen.
1t is reported that Ross attempted
to effect compromise with the city
Offering to enter plea of guilty to
disorderly conduct in lieu of the
more serious charge but this the OF
ficers refused to accept.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
HE MADE POSSIBLE CAIRO'S
IMPROBABLE LEVEE SYSTEM
Remarkable Career of Great Statesman
Dates Back Over Half Century---Was
The Grand Old Man of State of
Illinois

courteousness and loyalty to friends
and principle. Hence It followed
that Cullom welded an influence for
good and he never asked for any
thing but that 1t was Immediately
forthcoming.
The last favor which Cairo sought
at the hands of Cullom is still fresh
in the minds of every Cairoite. Fol-
lowing the disastrous food stages In
the spring of 1912 a delegation Of
Cairo citizens journeyed to the Ma
tlonal Capital seeking Federal as
sistance. in raising and strengthen.
ing our levee system. This delega-
tlon was asking an appropriation of
$3.50 ,000--it was informed, just as
it started on the journey to Wash
| ington that the trip you'd prove
fr6itIess---''too late; the governnient
appropriations for the present are
closed You'll have TO wait until
next year"
Nevertheless that delegation coli
tinued on its journey to Washington
where upon arrival it Immediately
appealed to Senator Shelby Moore
Cullom 1t was he---1e alone, who.
notwithstanding the estimates of ex-
pendtures for the ensuing year had
been completed and the appropria-
tions made in accordance. made il
possible that the City of Cairo, and
the Cairo Drainage District today
is far and beyond all flood dangers
and panics in the future.
Every loyal citizen will reverentIy
bow the head and shed tear to TIE
memory of Shelby Moore Cullom the
lifelong friend of Cairo. Nlt
Il have no great fear of death, ex-
cert the natural dread If the physic-
al pain which usually accompanies
it. certainly wish beyond any
words have power to express that
could have greater assurance that
there will be reunit5ng with those
VIC love and those who h We loved us
in some future world; but from my
reading of the scripture and even
admitting that there is a hereafter,
Il cannot find any satisfactory evil
dence to warrant such belief.
Could | believe that | could meet the
loved ones who have gona before, I
do not know but that | should looE
forward with pleasure 10 the pass.
ing across Not having this belief,
! ant quite content to stay where /
am as long as | can; anil finally,
when old Charon appears to row me
over the river StyxI shall be ready
to go. Extract from Shelby NJ
Culloms Memoirs of Fifty Years of
Public Service"
Shelby Moore Cullom's death end
ed fifty years of continuous public
services that had made him figure
in American national life and
brougt him into official relations
with every President from Abraham
81, Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson. Presi-
dent Taft once said OF him:
"Why. here's my old friend Uncle
shelby; he comes nearer connecting
the present with the days of Wash
inston than any one else whom
know"
As a ploughboy driving his fat
fhers oxen over the fresh prairie of
Illinois be had known and talked
with survivors of the Revolution aud
on the rugged foundations OF lie
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

have been taken City Attorney Hood
has promised to follow up and prose
cute in the upper courts without do
lay, and naturally In view of fail
ures in the past, the public is keep
ing strict watch to see that nothing
intervenes to prevent the consuin-
nation of justice through negligence
on the part of city officials to dc
their duty
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
WILSON LEARNS
HUERTA BUYING
GUNS OF JAPAN
Fears Dictator Will Grant Mikado
: Concession for Naval Base at
Magdalena Bay.
CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO
LIFTING EMBARGO ON ARMS
President Looks With Disfavor Upon
Efforts Of Japan to Foment
a Trouble.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The veil o
mystery by which the President at
tempted to enshroudo ?4,Glmhn
tempted to hide the subjects discus
House conference with the Foreign
Relations, committee of the Senate
was lifted today. The followiLg
vital facts concerning foreign rela,
tions were disclosed:
FfRST--President Wilson has
learned that Huerta, whose govern
ment; he refuses to recognize. is be.
ing supplied with arms and muni-
tiens OF war by tho Japanese gov
ernment.
SECOND-These arms are sold at
a nominal figures. II is feared that
Japan may demand, and Huerta
grant, n concession for a Japanese
naval base in Magdalcna Bay in full
payment for war materials furnish
ed.
THIRD-President Wilson told
members of the committee that lie
believed immediate action should he
taken to- permit the Constitutional
lists to obtain arms in this country.
Senators would not be surprised IL n
proclamation were issued tomorrow
FOURTH Congress is to be in
formed Of the Presidents desire for
repeal Of canal toll exemption for
EAr,efican eoas.wise ships. This
probably will be done in an offitia!
rossag &c, ~
FIFTH Democratic members Of
the Foreign, Relations committee to-
iay began the difficult task of over
turning the previous sentiment OF
that body for toll exemption express
81 through a four-to-one vote.
/ SIXTH Flight for repeal of toll
provision of canal act and ratiiica-
ton OF general arbitration treaties
to be conducted concurrently In .ae
Senatc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
President Bassett Here

President Bassett of the Kitty
leaghe arrived in the city yesteria,
and after short consultation with
local baseball magnates during which
he satisfied them that his failure &
honor the checks he gave them. WI.
due to an oversight and accident, de.
parted OH his tour of the cities in
the league.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
Paducah Will be Made Unhealthy
Place in Which to Practice
Usurious Tactics.
LICENSE TO BE RAISED
FROM $500 70 $o,Seo
Will Effect l6 "Shylock" Agencies
Now 0perating-Interest
SO to 600 Percent.

Tne Paducah Sun says the fibust-
ness men Of that city, backed by The
general council, are deterrnine cd
that loan sharks must shake .hs
dust of. Paducah from their feet.
However, business men are not The
only persons Interested in the Grad
ication of the sharks who each
year demand sustenance from the
earnings of hundreds OF laborcrs in
Paducah. 4%- +ei,-
The $4,000 which the sixteen
loan sharks of Paducah must pa,
to do business. in paducah mast
come from the pockets of some
whose maximum wages are $50 per
month.
Reieatless wars against these
agencies have been waged in Ch'-
cago and other cities Of the north
always with gratifying results.
Probably no city in the United
States Il preyed upon by loan
sharks" to better advantage than is
Paducah... :. The cost of operating six-
teen agencies at $4,000 annually.
(Which is mimimurnl means tina.
$4,000 just about represents the
amount paid into such channel
each year by Paduchans
Conditions in Padueah are becom-
ing worse each day, insofar as the
successful operations of the loan
sharks. are concerned.
During the past year. two hun
dred and twenty-three employees OF
a single company were garnisheed
by local loan sharks" And this is
just d small percentage of the num-
Der who figured as their victims. 1t
is estimated that, fully five hundred
in this one company had given a
part lin some instances big part)
Of their earnings as the toll de-
manded by the loan sharks in just
one year. er -
The rate of interest paid by those
who are SO unfortunate and go un-
wise as to visit the offices of these
agencies" ranges from so per cent
TO 600 per cent. The average, how
ever, lis about 200 per cent.
Ore laborer borrowed $50 OF a
local agency in 1910. Two years
laters ne had paid back s105 and the
Sharks" were threatening to gar
nishee his wages unless he paid a
balance of $43. The laborer had
been paying at the rate of S.75 per
month.
In another instance. a negro bor-
rowed SIS and after paying SO
was informed that $19 was still due.
He was paying at the rate OF $i
per month.
Diverse methods are employed by
the agencies in securing an excessive
rate of interest which their business
demands. In some cases it is said
that borrowers, especially negroes,
are requested to sign their name ia
blank" note after they have Sc
cured the amount of money desired
The agent" then fills out the note
to suit himself. For this reason IL
always is difficult TO recover an,
money afterNit has once reached the
agents" pockets. ar
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
Japan Foments Trouble.

The recent acts of Japan in coz
ncetion with the revolution in
Mexico, and what appears to be 4
carefully studied plan to foment sen.
timenG against the United States,
was treated by President Wilson as
creating a situation that must be
dealt with diplomaticlly, but the
Importance of which he could not
ignore. 1t was upon this subject
particularly that Senators present
were reticent.
For some time this government
was at loss to know whence came
Hnertas military supplies. Only a
few days ago the President learned
through confidential advices from
| Mexico that these were being sup
piled, not by Japanese firms, but by
tho Japanese government itself,
which is sending to Huerta it's cast
off guns and munitions. These,
while no longer of use to Japan, are
| invaluable to Huerta. He is report.
ed to be. abundantly supplied with
the sinews of war.
| With frankness the President dis
| cussed another act of the japanese
government that locks as if it might
be part of a prepared plan. The of.
ficers of the battleship ldzuma. re-
Gently arrived in Mexican waters or
the west coast, have gone to Mexico
City, where five days festival In
their honor has been arranged. Cere
monial visits on such occasions ar
expected but a five days celebra
tion prepared in advance is accepte5
by the administration as a deliber
ate attempt to develop strong PRO
Japanese and anti-American senti
ment. 1t creates situation full o.
possibilities that the President look!
upon with strong disaproval.
Japan Looks for Naval Base.
ut is not improbable that behint
all this the IapaneSe governmen;
has carefully concealed purpose.
said Senator at the conference. II
Is known that Huerta has NO fund
with which to buy the supplies ne Il
obtaining from the Japanese govern
ment. There is good ground for be
lieving that the Japanese govern
ment will demand adequate com
peasation in the way of a concession
Concluded On Page Threel
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29
Scientific Demonstrations.

H. M. Hanaford is in Cairo in
teresting our citizens In an exhibi
tion of radium, liquid air and wire
less telegraph. If he meets with
sufficient encouragement the dem.
onstrations will be given at The
Cairo High School In the near fu.
turc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

Cairo by the death of Shelby VI.
Cullom has lost a friend---valup bic
and intensely loyal far beyond the
meaning which mere words can con~
vey. Never has there an appeal
been made to this Grand Old Man of
the State of Illinois ty the City OF
Cairo. hut that he quickly responded.
His influence was potent and far
reaching, |llustric'is men of both
tribute to his sterling statesman
ship. honesty of purpose, political
purity, uprightness and justness,
goodness of heart, aftability, extreme
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

Spring field, Ill.,, Jan 2S.---Services
over tho remains of Shelby NJ. Cul-
lom will be conducted in this city
Saturday afternoon at ego O'Clock
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-29

lccncIudso on SIXTH Fsgel