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prised by the incoming of a party OF
relatives and friends 10 celebrate
her birthday. The evening was very
~enioyably spcn, with games, music
and conversation. At a late hour re-
ireshments We're served.
Mrs. X. a. Johnson. 421 East 4th
avenue will be hostess to the Today
club at its meeting on Monday even.
ing. Following the roll call. Mrs. JOIN
Cogan Will have the lesson review
and Mrs. w. H. Fritz the magazine
review. Miss Charlotte Carhart VIII
act as critic.
The Mitchell Art club will be Ell
tertained on Monday evening by Mrs.
j. w. Shelby. Mrs. Charles Ents-
minger Will have the subject of par
liamentary study meetings. Mrs. D.
G. Cordry will conduct the lesson on
the house OF representatives. Miss
Miller Will be the critic of the even
ing.
The beautiful afternoon of Thurs
day made possible one OF the largest
sociaI meetings of the Woman'S Aid
society of the First Methodist church
A short business session was held
presided owe by Mrs. b. A. Bobb as
president and Mrs. A. T. Downey rs
secretary. This was followed by I;
most interesting and impressive de.
votional service under the direction
OF Mrs. w. S. Shepherd. This society
begins its work with every prospect
of having the most successful year in
its history. Besides the large numbe,
OF members present on Thursday
there were many visitors and strang.
ers in attendance.
Miss Jennie Parker entertained
thirty OF her friends at her home Oh
Saturday evening. Albert Walters OF
Rensselaer,, Ind. was the guest of the
evening. y humble: of delightful and
unique games were enjoyed. A dain.N
two-course luncheon was served. All
departed. declaring Miss Parker /;
royal entertainer.
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GUILD SUPPER WEDNESDAY

hostess.
GUILD SUPPER WEDNESDAY
S. Mary's Guild will give a supper
in the Guild rooms of the Episcopal
church on "Wednesday evening next.
\ cordial invitation is given to all to
attend.
The ladies serving the supper Will
andeavor to make this one of the
best yet offered to their friends.
MUSIC FEATURES EVENING.
The O. n. T. club was very delight
fully entertained on Tuesday even
ing by Miss Olive Manshiem at the
w. j. Dayey home. The early part OF
fancy work. after which several mu-
steal numbers we're given by the
Misses Nellie Ford, Winnie Davey
and Elsie Snow.
Light refreshments We're served at
the close of the evenings entertain
ment. The club will meet Wednes-
day evening, January II, with Miss
Flora %vermilyea.
o
SCHOOL OFFICERS CONFER
The Sunday school officers and
teachers me in the gymnasium OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church
late Wednesday afternoon for the
monthly luncheon and conference
About fifty partook of a most ex-
cellent supper furnished by Mrs. j.
I. Morrow's division of the Woman's
Aid society after which an hour was
given to the discussion of the inter
ests OF the school.
The superintendent, Prof. S. d.
van B%enthuysen, called the meeting
to order and some business matters
were disposed of. after which PROT.
p. w. 1vey took charge of the con
ference. about making the work for
the new year more efficient. Miss
tidla Laurson read a most interesting
and suggestive paper entitled. "A
of the School for 1914" a
number of the teachers and officers
part in the discussion which
followed. At the suggestion of the
pastor and by the unanimous vote
Miss Laurson was asked to read the
paper as "A brief prelude to the SER
of Sunday morning. The con-
ference adjourned in time for the
lmid-weelS service which followed.
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was never an hour Of greater uncer-
tainty. But neither of the men who sal
in that once wavered an instant. The
"caIP' reached Mr.. Holbrook as soon as
his visitor stated it.
That moment was dramatic in just
the same proportion as its results have
been great. The impossible thing the
stranger said he could do then he has
since done. The next morning he was
on on his mission, not to be heard from
again for many days. The trafic vice
president had gone TO his once safe. had
hunted through 1t for every last pfen-
mig of German money there-the sum he
gathered proved to amount to 5000 marks,
a matter OF a thousand dollars. Mr..
Holbrook bought the adventurous Gas
ton q money belt, filled It. and started
him away.
Used Trunks for Barricades.
OF some Of the Incidents Of his quest
Mr.. CASTOR has already told. Armed
with American diplomatic credentials he
found the German military and civil au-
thorities Immediately responsive to the
appeal which was made to them on be-
half Of the people Of q neutral nation.
During the mobilization Of the German
army American baggage had been has
tily gathered together at any convenient
point, generally the very places where
the refugees had left It behind. As soon.
however. as the tremendous pressure of
mobilization was over the German su-
thorities removed the baggage to such
centers as Cologne, where storage facili-
ties were given as soon as the military
stores had been moved to the front.
Notwithstanding the fact. however,
that the prompt measures were volun-
tarily taken by the Germans writes
Mr.. CASTOR in . recent issue OF the
Sphere, Of London. "a considerable
amount Of baggage was caught between
the upper and neither miIlstones Of war
on the Belgian frontier. and . consider
able quantity Of It was shot to pieces
between the two opposing forces The
Belgians on various occasions found II
quite handy. believe. to erect their
barbados by means OF the big and or
dinarily Indestructible American trunks
which were lying about 80 handily At
ce=ain points. As a military necessity
this was perhaps all right but II was
hard on the pretty Parisian dresses
Cologne was eagerly selected as the
central depot where all the lost Amer
lean baggage in Germany could be di-
reetsd The German railway adminis-
trations eircularizsd on my behalf the
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green band. white-edged, running round
about IT," trunk with double mon
ogram in q red triangle upon one end.
and the like. Some Of these very trunks
may have been in this first consign-
meut 1t is quite as possible. however,
that they may come in other shipments
which Mr.. Edward Page CASTOR. Wells
Fargo's special representative in Ger
many, is preparing to send in the near
future. ~ sF
A Broadway Spectacle.
Owing to the crowded condition Of the
harbor-nlIed. almost to the point OF con-
gestion. with refugee ships Of the nine
warning nations-the veendyke was
forced to dock at TOmpkinsviIIe. Staten
Island. By means Of the fast Staten
Island ferry service, however, the bring
ing Of the trunks out from the bottom
Of her hold to q special bonded ware
house, established by the company at go
West THenty-sixth street was not .
difficult matter, Wagons, duly placard-
ed as to their interesting and unusual
contents, moved up and down Broadway
and attracted much attention from pas
sers-by along their path. At the ware
house special officers designated by the
custom house are in charge of the bag
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gage. It is estimated that there were
some twenty to twenty-five thousand
trunks left there by the refugees, % he
has a man-sized job. Some Of these
refugees told Of seeing them piled De-
hind the apse OF Cologne Cathedral in
a great crescent, fifteen or twenty feet
in height To bring these trunks homs
to their owners is MT to be a matter Of
mere weeks-it will probably take long
months. But Wells Fargo has bended
to Its task. With a resourceful man at
the mead OF Its baggage expeditions. the
generous cooperation OF the United
States government and the active inter-
est of every Wells Fargo man in Amer
lea, these trunks sooner or later will
come to their homes. 1t Is a service OF
which every one Of US may well be proud.
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AMERIcaN BAG e-Ao7EtREcoHEeeo By
WSZLS-FAe GO& CO, WEUle0PE, ONA PIER
J. HLhl4H6uec-:EAekX
NARHEN the good ship veendyke. Of
w the HoIIand-America Line. dropped

WARHEN the good ship veendyke, of
w the HoIland-America Line. dropped
anchor in the harbor Of New York
onT day recently, the FIRST chapter Of
one Of the most romantic and interest,"
ing enterprises upon which Wells. Fargo
& Co. has ever entered was closed For
in the hold Of the veendyke were some
l,HO trunks and other pieces Of baggage
the property of Americans who had
left them in Germany when fleeing from
that land at the outbreak Of the great
war. Some OF these trunks were tag
ged with the names and addresses Of
their owners. In their case procedure
was eAsy-wells Fargo carrying them
quickly to their destination. But, by
far the greater number Of them bore no
mark Of ownership, save those cryptic
symbols or broad coIored bands such as
canny travellers delight in placing upon
their luggage. Such distinctive marks
may do very well when the traveller is
in fairly close touch with his baggage.
In such an emergency as this they are
practically useless
Stin they form a clue and Mr.. W. F.
Collins. foreign agent at New York, has
been flooded with letters asking him to
pick out "a black steamer trunk with a
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though amid far different surroundings
and circumstances.
Though Mr.. Gaston's full story may
never be told, there are odd trails of
him in many cities OF Europe. He start
ed from Folkestone with the 5000 marks
to finance him. He popped in and out
Of localities like the hero of the most
brilliant recent novel Of adventure. He
was arrested in Berlin as a spy and
thrust into prison for twenty-five hours.
By the end Of that time the prompt and
vigorous efforts OF Ambassador Gerard,
at Berlin. had succeeded In proving Mr..
Gaston's identity and he was released
with the due apologies Of the German
government
In the meantime Mr. .iaston is still
at his work Of recovering American bag
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bage and assist visitors not only in
Identifying their property but In passing
1t through the customs regulations. The
United States Treasury Department has
been most helpful in this regard. Real
Izing the UNUSUAL crisis, IL has cut out
practically all the formAlitles that
usually attend the reception Of luggage
from foreign shores. Side by side 1t
is working with Wells Fargo in the
hsartiest spirit of cooperation.
Last months issue OF the Messenger
told Of the appointment of Mr.. CASTOR
to the very difficult task Of going
through Germany to bring out. the Amer
lean baggage that had been left in that
eountry-a Wells Fargo service compar-
able with those rendered In the early
days Of the company when 1t was a COM
mercial pathfinder through the little
known portion Of this country. That
such an expedition was undertaken Is
due very largely to the foresight and In
itiative Of Mr.. F. S. HoIbrook. vice presi-
dent in charge Of trafic, whom fate had
sent into England At the very hour Of
the beginning Of the war OF the nine
nations. The Messenger has told how
Mr.. HoIbrook took hold Of the travellers
check situation and saw to it that. even
in panic days. Wells Fargo redeemed
these obligations In gold.
CASTOR on the Job.
So II was that when a young man, q
comparative stranger. although vouched
for by men of high standing in England
came 10 him with q daring proposition
for accomplishing a real Wells Fargo
service Mr.. Holbrook listened attentive
iy to him. This young man-Mr. Ed
ward Page Gaston-had made the offer to
others and had failed. He could not
even tell Mr.. HoIbrook his plans in de-
tail. He acknowledged freely that he did
not know precisely how he would carry
out his project All he could say was
that be would go by way of Foikestons
into the Netherlands to The Hague. znd
there and in Germany later. approach
friends through whom he would got au-
thority to move at least q portion of
the lost bassags" back toward Amer
lea.
Il win get to the Kaiser. If neces-
sary." he declared. Z can do mr.
Outside. London resked to armies. and
every word in the streets was Of the
terrors Of war. It was che afternoon OF
August Il Frishtened American re-.
fussss were pouring into England Rich
men and women we're a. poor as beg
Ears whsn Il came 20 actual cash. Therel
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station masters throughout the country.
asking that prompt despatch should be
made Of all unclaimed baggage which
appeared to be Of American origin; and
the official cooperation throughout ha
been equally prompt and cordial
Germans Accommodating.
The foreign ofice at Berlin was work
ing days. nights and Sundays under
great pressure on q score or so of
questions affecting international rela-
tionshIps, and for the promptest possible
despatch OF American subjects to Rot
terdn- London. and elsewhere by spe-
ciaI trains. Notwithstanding that every
piece OF rolling stock in the country was
in demand for military and other dis
tinctIy national purposes the Ruthoritier
facilities for the thousands Of Americans
who were clsmorinE for transportation
and also for the many tons OF baggage
which were also in waiting.
'Tn one instance 1 approached the
government authorities for permission to
inspect the baggage lying at the harbor
depot Of one Of the greatest German ship
ping concerns. As this depot occupied
a strategical position in a most i'm
portant prohibited naval war area the
premises had been CLOSED by govern
ment orders q few DAYS before, and not
even the proprietary onicers OF the COM
pany were permitted on their own prop
erty. Yet the naval authorities prompt
ly and cheerfully opened up the prem
ises, where the only visible inhabitants
were a cat and her two kittens. After
having Indicated the baggage which was
desired for despatch. special railroad
cars were Immediately reQuisitioned ard
the luggage started OF for Rotterdam for
despatch to America.
Arrested ~ = Spy. X
The work of collecting this abandoned
baggage from city after city of Old Eu-
rope really marks a historic step for
ward in the progress OF our company.
IT is service beyond the ordinary and
the commonpiacs and average OF every
day commercial and personal Affairs. It
Is romantic. filed with danger and
doubt. record Of striking achievement.
much the same kind Of service as Wells
Fargo performed half q century ago
when It's pony express made constant.
dangerous. but never-faltering journeys
across a continent only partly explored.
In a measure. this August and Septem-l
Der. through the eForts OF the intrepid
Castor. history actually repeated itself.
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November without
Millinery
thath will miles attend We submit partial list OF the
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r. .
After winning the State cleo
ton, the Regular Democrats
have had . falling.out among
themselves,a faction composed
Of such % Andy Todd, Hoyte
Stewart, Parks Worley ct al. ac-
cusing Senator Lea Of attempting
to organize the Legislature.
This Senator Lea denies and the
charge is entitled to fall fat un.
less preferred By better mate
rial than the above mentioned,
who are said to be the FRAGILE.
end Of . beginning TO train Cor.
dell Hull, the Congressman, to
make the race for the Senate.
# any one man above all others
lis entitled to, q voice in the Rye
administration, itisSenator Lea,
By virtue Of the fact that b. and
bis paper, the Tenneaseanf and
American, discovered, nominat-
edrand elected Tom Rye and now
Senator Lea and his paper are
demanding that the new Cover.
nor keep his campaign, promises
to enforce the law 10 the coun-l
try and cities aliks. II y not
our fight, but We can see from
where we are att that Senator
LEAFS side Of the fractional fac.
tional quarrel iss the decent side
Of the question. n politics, as
~ other questions 81 iapd condis
tions, 70 ,lmran can be greater
than his creator ss.t fs
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ton Of all the Democrats, that
elected Secretary Of State and
unanimously reelected by the
Legislature Of l905--hence it
will be seen that Capt. Morton
was one Of the veterans OF the
civil war OF the sixties who was
properly honored by the State
he loved and for which he went
Tennessee may be given soma
badly needed legislation along
progressive lines. A
First OF al the state needs q
new constitution. We need a
tax mission and q readjust.
ment of the back tax laws, al
lowing them to become operative
only in cases Of actual fraud.
''There are thousands of peo.
pie who voted for Governor Rye,
believing that his election would
mean peace, and |, for one, DO
not propose to join in any move
ment tibet will in any way en-
.barrass the governor in the adj
ministration Of the states at
fairs, My first concern, OF
course, il the welfare of Shelby
county and Memphis, and ! feel
that this welfare eau be best
conserved By Democratic harmo-
ry." =.
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y Novs 20ewill be remembered.
As recording the lowest mimi
mum temperature throughout;
the South insforty years Mem:
phs showed Is above zaro, Nash.
vile 10, Knoxville IA land. New
Orleans 8i,athe comparison be.
Jug oply with the Noyem bers II
former. years. Jackson Claims q
still lower record q above, at
the waterworks.
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The PRoeRgss has been hand.
ca 4 "hand1writtenp commnnis
cation relative toreclamAtion Of
the quilted lands Of West Ten.
nessee, coming we understand,
from a Mr. RS. Maddox, The
Forester for the Division 81 For
estry, recently created in the
State Geological Survey We
are told. but we-did not see Mr..
Maddox and do not happen tt
know him from Adams lead
steer. The article Contained nc
information as to how the recla-
nation Of the eroded llands i 70
be accomplished but simply
pleads with the people to dc
something with the guileys be-
cause of-the fact that the land
they representis needed for the
making Of products. If the ar
ticle contained any information
we should be glad to give il
space, butas it does not, We are
forced to pass it up. We car
say to the people that just lit
tile blowing and 9 little Bermu'
da grass represent the salvation
Iof the quilted land Of this divis.
| ion OF the State.
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to war when, but boy. Even
ten years ago no veteran Of the
four years of that bloody war
would have been turned down in
,Tennessee-as the State aud its
leaders now d. without com
FUNCTION. His remains were
arried to Nnhyill, fE inter.
,ment rgg sN
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Charitably disposed persons
arssgiying money to be sent to
the starving Belgians, o total
fund Of more,than 1000 having
been sent through the Memphis
Commercial Appeal. Lexington
has also made small contribu-
ton in response to the sollcita-
ton Of Mrs. Jack Harnesses.
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Memphis hadptwenty fires in
twenty-four. hours onetday in the
last week.end-but Lexington
beat that III proportion to popu.
lation BY having two fire alarms
before breakfast on one day
last Saturday -and srill another
fire. Hf e
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Tennessee may need Q new
constitution but not bali ao bad
lYas Memphis needs d new may
or.

f)hgNus 20, Gov. Colquitsign
ed d proclamation quarantining
Texas against the world except
Oklahoma I.euisiana .aad Ar:
kansas as protection against the
foetand month disease, which i
SO fatal to livestock.
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thousands Of slips are planted
every yearin Henderson cou nty.
As this isnot an advertisement
we can remark that John r.
Black is just as honest as ibis
sweet potatoes. ~
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Last Staff Officer Under
Nathan Bedford Forrest
in the Civil War Passes
Away at rlempnis.

Capt. John W. Morton. aged
II years, Gen. Nathan Bedfor(
Forests chief Of Artillery, dice
in Memphis last Fridayafternoor
at the home Of his daughter
Mrs Samuel FL. Stout.
Capt. Morton had been in de-
cliniug health ever since he re.
tired from the Office Of Secretaly
of State about six years ago,
when he was succeeded BY Hal.
lum w Good low. yr'Ecsy
he came of Virginia stock and
WAS born in Williamson county,
Tennessee, Sept 49,, .lS48.t Ia
1854 his parents moved to Nash
yiiie, Leaving school ia 1861 he
joined the Rock City Guards, a
famous Nashville erganization,
but was not permitted to muster
into the Qoafe derate service on
account 81 his delicate co1stItu.
ton. Later be enlisted as q pri-
vate under Capt. Thomas B.
Porter, and Is : member of ehe
battery rose BY merit to the i IA
Eof junior first lieutenant. lin
ally he was made chiel for artil
n under Forrest and command
four batteries, which die
DbFillIant service during Vie jas,
!, NJ of NM war.
Battle or Jonnsoraville,
Hill Keys Ooupty, M pIa.o'
ans iMimedi RfeI y n
Eorrest fUol,ers.
Ees "a artillery,
cfS .si ~ = : ~. " ". " Il
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hspSa p know any.
!tsof aiit6, just tellsthem
ysersmY paper Entope, -
Ae cityof Stockholm, work,
NJ aresisl demand At Al mini
Aupi wage q $500 per day. on .
iabraachcf the naeiit owned
] railroads. and that difficulty il
beingiexperieuced In finding the
desired luborers. This il said to
be caused BY mohilizat iop. Of the
army i'll part but ia also pointed
outsas aignof good times,
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For Convenience of
the Shippers.

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For the convenience of its
shippers the Nashyjlle, Chatta
nooga 4 st. Louis Railway traffic
officials have issued instructions
to its agents to- provide I them.
selves with a supplyof one-cent
revenue stamps toesbe used on
all bills Of lading after Decem-
Der /. .
Under Act Of Congress all bills
of lading must be stamped with
a one cent stamp on, and after
December 4. and much stamping
applies to baggage other than
regular baggage. This means
that excess baggage, bicycles,
baby carriages, dogs, milk, etc !,
must be stamped as vel! as all
bills Of lading issued BY the rail.
roads to shippers. II
Realizing that many OF the
shippers will not be provided
with such stamps, the agents Of
THE road are requested to supply
the stampsia case 8 of e,nergen-
|cy, although all such stamps are
IA be repoEtsd Az, cash aud the
slipper Will be required to pay
Y 1Sk ~ fex1k aaS N IN M
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! EdiCrur1lp.
fss1ffi ffs9 t'fff a
The Mayor Under whom
Me m p h is Beats the
World for rlurders, De-
pIores fractional Fight.

Edward Fl. Crump, Of Mem.
phls, under whose protecting
care the unlawful saloon -four
ishes and under whose govern.
meat Memphis has the world
yecofd for murders, y very much
distressed fractional differ
ences ID Tennessee. Listen to
him s.s4ArssgaaS ses~
There are twenty.four Demo
Gratis outlof thirty-three 10 the
l,euats and sixty eight Democrats
! Ut Of ninety.nine 10 the house. !"
Aid the mayor. Each and ev.
\ one oftbese Democrats made
y rsce on pledge Of full sup.
81 III at Governor Rye.
,pe very much ndens, at
INV Win hAvs Ensaco opera
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