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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
Received Colonel Alexander

Los Angeles, Cal. December 5.-Miss
Jessie Cope, arrested today in Chicago.
charged with attempting to bribe gov
eminent officials in connection with
the Alexander white slave case, lived
here with her mother from last April
to August 1t was learned today, and
during those months frequently re-
ceived Colonel Alexander. it was said.
Miss Copes acquaintance said that she
gave her friends to understand that she
expected to marry Colonel Alexander.
Colonel Alexander came often but
Miss Cope always received him in the
drawing room,'' said Mrs. e. Zuber,
proprietor of the apartment house in
which Miss Cope lived Her mother
generally was present also. Before leav-
ing Miss Cope said she expected to be
married.
Alexander met Miss Cope here two
years ago. At that time he was living in
Pasadena.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
coast COMMERCE
IN THROES OF CRISIS
DECLARES SPROUTS

San Francisco, December 5.-Competition
between transcontinental railroads and
steamship companies using the Panama
canal has made itself so felt that Will
liam Sprouts, president of the Southern
Pacific, in a statement here today de-
clared:
Pacific coast commerce is in the throes
of transportation crisis.
1t was assumed in advance that steam
ship lines win reach out successfully for
bulk cargoes and imperishabes, but with
in the week one of the biggest companies
has announced it is in the market for
fruit and vegetables. This commerce had
been one of the most valuable revenue
producers the railways have had.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
C|V|CLEAGUEFAV
BODY TO CARE FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Adopt Resolution Advocat-
ing Creation of Council
for National Defense.
Would Insure Peace

New York, December 5-Resolutions
advocating creation by Congress of a
council of national defense were adont
ed today by the National civic Fed
GRAFTON after discussion on national
war preparedness that occupied much
OF the time of the last day of the fed
eration's conference here. The duties of
the council recommended would be ito
consider decide and report to Con
gress would legislation is necessary
to provide for the national defense
without waste or unnecessary ex-
pense."
Any recommendation of the proposed
council should, in the language of the
resolution, "aim to secure the eff
cheney Of existing forces on land and
sea and definite policy to insure
peace"
Prominent Speakers
Speakers today included Dr. David
Starr Jordan, Col Robert M. Thomp-
son of the Navy League of the United
States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, assist
ant Secretary of the Navy. and Samuel
Gompers. DR.. Jordan protested against
what he called a "tirade against the
so-called inefficiency of the army or the
navy" and advised against an agitation
for more armament ''at a time when
the nations of the earth are crumb-
ling each other because of their per-
feet equipment The lesson of this
war Is that preparedness for war brings
war he declared.
DR.. Jordan asserted there need be no
fear that Japan would attack the Uni
ted States. As for the control of the
Pacific. he said: II would rather give
up the Pacific than see this country
go to war with Japan
Advocates Navy
Colonel Thompson advocated a navy
that could hold the sea for a year
against any invader. That would give
us time to make ready our army for
the field he said.
Mr. Roosevelt said there should be
resentment against the classification as
"militarist' of every person who does
not believe in total disarmament Re-
garding suggestions that this country
should lead in disarming, he asked
his hearers imagine North America I'M
armed with Europe on one side and
Asia on the other and then of a pos
sible disagreement arising between the
United States and another great power
Samuel Gompers spoke for peace but
advocated ample means for national
protection. As long as other nations
arms themselves to the teeth we must
be fairly and measureab1y ready to pro-
tect ourselves" he said. 81 doubt very
much If soon we will not find the need
to develop a citizen soldiery-not a
standing army, but trained men,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
Declines Comment

Providence. r. l., December 5-Henry
w. Hayes, counsel for Colonel Charles
Alexander. who was arrested yesterday
for alleged violation of the Mann white
slave" act on complaint OF Miss Jessie
Cope of Los Angeles, Cal. declined to-
night to comment ON Miss Cope's arrest
In Chicago on a charge of attempted
bribery in connection with the case. IT
was said that Colonel Alexander had left
the city.
Miss Cope and her mother were here
In August and consulted attorneys as to
possible procedure against Colonel Alex
ander
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
CUBS NOW AFTER
SECOND BASEMAN

Chicago December 5.-Plans for trade
for second baseman for the Chicago
Nationals were made today by President
Charles Thomas and his manager, Roger
Bresnahan. Both will leave tomorrow for
New York to attend the National league
meeting Tuesday, when they hope to OBJ
tain the player needed to fill the hole
made vacant by the trade of Johnny
Evers. Neither would discuss the player
they had In mind
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06
JESSIE COPE UNDER
ARREST ON CHARGE
OF ATTEMPT TO BRIBE


statement issued by Igoe, she proposed,
and formulated the proposal in a writ
ten agreement, that If the government
officials would assist her in extorting
$4,000 from Alexander she would give
them half of 1T to be split among them.
The other half of the sum she said she
would keep, and out of 1t she must pay
her attorneys, she said, according to
Igoe. Igoe said that her attorney at
Los Angeles was named Terrell and her
other lawyer, in Providence, named
Thornley, He did not know their other
names,
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Fire At St. Georges

J Yesterday morning shortly be-
fore l O clock fire was discovered
in the stables of Charles H. Jami-
son, at st. Georges, a short dis
tance from the Presbyterian
Church, and within a short time
the large building and a nearby
barn were completely destroyed, to-
gether with four horses, five car
Iriages, a hack, harness, whips,
blankets, robes and a quantity Of
hay. The property was formerly
"a carriage shop and recently had
>been converted into a stable and
remodeled. 1t was owned by Post
master Reybold Of Delaware City.
The loss is about $4,000 part of
which is covered by insurance.
Three houses, a short distance
from the stables, tenanted by Will
lam d. Kaufman, George Dickin-
son and John Carter, were on fire
several times, but were saved from
destruction by the combined efforts
of firemen from Delaware City, the
engines of the Fame and Reliance
companies Of Wilmington that were
sent down by Fire Chief Magill.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
New Century Club News

On Monday afternoon the men,
bers Of the New Century Club
thoroughly enjoyed having Mrs. S.
j. Reynolds, president of the State
Federation, with them. She gave
a most interesting account Of the
recent Biennial held in Chicago.
Before taking a short recess the
Club was treated to a piano solo by
Miss Wilson. The piano has been
very silent this winter and the
music was doubly appreciated.
After the selection the Club host
ess and Hospitality Committee
served coffee and cakes. The pro-
gram followed, Mrs. Alfred Curtis
giving an account Of her trip to
Egypt and journey up the Nile.
Many interesting pictures were
thrown upon the screen and souv-
enirs of travel exhibited.
Signed Hannah T. Pilling.
Press Correspondent.
Newark post., 1914-11-25

day, October 31st. This class has
met with their teacher annually
for eight years. 1t was organized
in 1909. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. j.
Cecil Creswell, and all united in
singing the class hymn, "How
Firm Foundation. This was
followed by prayer and sripture
reading phil. ": 4-8). Miss
Clara Couden, secretary, read the
minutes of last years reunion and
the report of attendance since then
(Dec. 13, 1879. The highest re-
cords have been attained by Misses
Clara Couden, Elsie Wingate, and
Mary Brown. The treasurer, Miss
Emily A. Scott, gave her report as
follows: on hand at the beginning
of the year, $3767; Free Will Of
ferings, $50; total, $43.37; ex-
penses during the year were,
Christmas gift to our pastor, Mr..
Van Oeveren, $5; mission work in
Kentucky, SIS; chairs for Sunday
School, SO; total expense, $19 :;
balance in treasury at the close Of
the year, $24.37. The weekly bas-
ket collection given to the Sunday
School Treasury by the class
was the election Of officers ETAE
amounted to $7.11.
Next in order was the election Of
officers, resulting as follows: presi-
dent, Miss Emily A. Scott; vice
president, Miss Isabel Scott; Sec
retary, Miss Mary H. Brown; as
sistant secretary, Miss Anna Young
treasurer, Miss Reba Steele; assist
ant, Miss Elsie Wingate; press re-
porter, Mrs. j. Cecil CresweI.
After singing "God be With You
Till We Meet Aagin,' the class ad-
journed. Refreshments were serv-
ed in the dining room which was
decorated with autumn branches
and Hal lowe 'en trimmings. The
ten members present were photo
graphed in groups on the porch.
AS it was growing late the girls all
bade their teacher Goodnight, hav-
ing spent a most enjoyable after
noon, and hoping that their teacher
and members may have many more
happy occasions like this.
Press Correspondent.
Newark post., 1914-11-25

DR.. w. o. Sypherd will enter
tam a party of young folk this ev-
enlng at the home Of DR.. w. H.
Steel. Informal dancing will be
the program for the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Bonham will
give dance on Friday evening of
this week.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Hermann
will play hosts to a party of
friends at the Army and Navy
football game, to be played on
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, next
Saturday. Among the members
of the party will be Mrs. Fisher of
Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Pearce Cam, Newark.
Miss Elizabeth Wright gave a
bowling party last Saturday even
ing, In honor of her guest, Miss
Margaret Smith, of Salisbury,
Md. Among those present were
Misses Ethel Green, Isabel Stotts,
tE@zabeth Edgert, Ruth Glen
daniel, Margaret Postles, Emily
Frazer, Edith Spencer, Cornelia
Pilling, Eleanor Pilling; Messrs.
Grieves, Cam, Taylor, Salevan,
Sumwalt, Sypherd, Brewer, II.
Wilson, K. Mitchell.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
PERSONALS

Miss Ann Hughes is the guest OF
the Misses Pilling.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Evans are
spending Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. George G. Henry, Brook
lyn.
Mrs. j. M. Conner and son
James are the guests of G.. Fader
and family.
Mrs. E. B. Frazer, Misses Mar
tha Strahorn, Lillian West, Anna
Danzenbaker, MaBelle Pennock,
and Minnie Armstrong spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Strahorn, Annapolis, Md.
Miss Jean Longfellow visited
Miss Anna Zebley at Moorestown,
n. J., on Sunday.
Miss Edith Spencer spent the
weekend in Newark.
Mrs. H. S. Goldey of Whining
ton is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
G.. A. Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cam of
Middletown spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pearce Cam.
Mrs. Charles Hermann of Balti-
more is spending Thanksgiving
with her son, Lieutenant Hermann.
Mrs. Alfred Woodrow of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her sister, Mrs. L. E. Hill.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Women's College Notes

A Thanksgiving recess has been
granted to the students of the Wo-
men s College from Wednesday
afternoon, November 25, until Sun
day evening, November 20.
At the invitation of Dean Rob
inson, the members of the Newark
New Century Club are meeting
with Miss Caudell and Miss Robin
son in the sewing room at the Wo-
men s College to make garments to
be sent to the Belgians.
Miss Mary E. Rich, professor of
education in the Women S College,
made visits to the following schools
last week Blackbird, Van Dyke,
Mathews, Deakyneville, Walker,
Green Spring, Brown Cottage,
Stump Corner, Taylor's Bridge,
Fieldsbore. These schools are all
in rural New Castle County. AT
each school Miss Rich gave a
short talk on methods Of teaching
and various other problems which
confront the teachers and pupils OF
rural schools.
Professor Clarence A. Short has
presented to the Library of the
Women S College books on plane
spherical trigonometry, plane and
solid geometry, and plane and
spherical trigonometry with tables.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Help Swell Children's Fund

A moving picture benefit will be
given next Friday, December II,
for the Children s Christmas Fund
under the auspices of the Child
ren's Committee of the New Cen
turv Club. No special canvass will
be made by ticket-sellers, but all
interested in the plan to give the
children of the town a happy
Christmas are urged to see the ex-
cellent films to be presented on
that evening.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Card OF Thanks

The committee in charge Of the
program for the entertainment of
the National Grange, on last
Thursday, desire to thank the citi-
zens Of Newark for their co-opera-
ton, in making the day success.
Fl. Hayward
G.. A. McCue
w. O. Sypherd,
Committee.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Kennard & Co.
Top Coats $500
Silk Waists $500 Each

Try as hard as you you could not produce silk
waist in your home for the price charge for these
most stylish Waists Represented in the line are crepe
de chine, pussy willow taffeta messalne chiffon
and shadow lace effects Black white and coors You
should see these waists before making selection
Newark post., 1914-11-25

John A. and Charles w. Clark
wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their sympathy dur
ing the illness and death of their
father. William S. Clark.
Newark post., 1914-11-25
Supper Returns

Although all the money IS not IN
to date, the treasurer reported TO-
dav about $275 cleared from the
supper given by the ladies OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church last Tuesday
evening
Newark post., 1914-11-25
"True Blue" Reunion

The True Blue Glass from Jack
son Union Sunday School met at
the home of their teacher, MISS
Mary Kimble, Appleton, on Satur-
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09
Edwards
MerGc:. Go.
IN NORTH ARKANSAS

An epidemic of measles is raging
at Ingram, Randolph county.
Adams Bros, merchants at New.
ark, are erecting a new brick bust
ness house.
j. S. Carter, a substantial citizen
of Oil Trough, died a few days ago
aged SO years,
The Gainsboro correspondent to
the Batesville Guard says Mud and
measles are getting thick in this
community"
Property values in Independence
county on the tax books show an
increase of $96,033 over the assess
ment Of 1912,
Walter l.. Pope, q young attorney
Of Pocahontas, has announced as {
candidate lor representative from
Randolph county,
The democratic county centra
committee of lizard county held
meeting last week and set the pri
mary date for March Is.
The public school at BatesvillC
has an enrolment Of about 1000
This Is the largest number Of pupils
ever enrolled In the school there,
Harmon g. Bells store at Desht
was destroyed by fire one morn
Ing last week, The loss on building
and stock was 81, 500, with insurance
Of $4,000,
Homer Thompson will keep The
paupers of Jackson county the pres
ent year, his bid to the county courI
being $13 a month for the keeping
of each pauper,
There are four candidates TO
county judge In Baxter county, ant
they are having a warm time owe
the issue ofroad making, The cam
paien will be fought out on tha
question alone,
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09

W. D. Crawford from Carroll coun-
ty will this week take charge of the
l. 0, 0, T. Orphanage at Batesville
as superintendent. There are now
more than 100 children in the
orphanaee school.
The Citizen reports that the bad
condition of the roads has caused
wood haulers to stop bringing wood
to Mountain Home, and that many
wood piles about that town look like
the proverbial thirty cents,
A man named Day, who recently
landed at Mammoth Shring from
Tennessee, died a few days since,
leaving two little daughters, aged
six and four years, The children
will be adopted by Mammoth
Spring families,
Ruddell township, in which Bates
vile is situated, pays a road tax of
$4,S5l74, while Big Bottom town
ship, in which Newark Is situated
pays a road tax of $l,4265l, These
two townships combined pay about
half the road tax collected In Inde-
pendence county.
Triplets, two girls and a boy, were
born last week to Mr., and Mrs. c, U.
Williams, who live near Hoxie
The boy weighed seven pounds, one
of the girls seven pounds, and the
other five, The attending physician
says the babies are healthy and that
he believes they will all live,
The Strawberry correspondent to
the lmboden Gazette says Mrs
King Milligan has returned from the
Bonneville Sanitarium, not because
the sanitarium is not all right, but
because she was not willing to stay
there. Her friends wish that she
could have been eontented to stay,
for physicians there told her that
she could be restored to perfect
he alth In six months"
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09
The Year
I 9 III

During the year 1914 this
store wishes to extend every
accommodation to it's Gus
toners and friends that is
consistent with safe and
reasonable business methods.
However, this is the wrong
season of year to expect us
to extend long credit. We
are not in position to do it.
We must ask that all goods
be paid for at time of
purchase or. arrangements
made to settle bills at the
end of 30 days.
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09
Live Local News Items

is now assistant cashier of the First
National Bank of Stuart.
From the first day Of November
to the last day of December, 1913,
sos head of cattle were dipped
| out" from the Evening Shade vat.
OF this number 261 head went to
Missouri, 103 to Fulton county, 90
to lizard county, Al to Lawrence
county, a to Jackson county, and
107 to north Sharp county.
Atty. S. M. Bone of Batesville
has announced as a candidate for
state senator from the district COM
posed of independence and Stone
counties. Marcus Bone is one of
the best equipped and cleanest
young men in this section of the
state. His many friends in Sharp
county hope he will be elected.
On the first day of the year the
Record received an order for 500
note heads and 500 envelopes from
P. M. Wiles, the same order from
G. B. Finley and Ham & McGee,
and an order for 1000 note heads
from j. P. Bone, all of Sidney. This
work was sent us by our good
friend Sol T. Ham as a new year
remembrance.
Writing to the Record from
Springfield, Mo-, DR.. j. A. Kniehten
says: Enclosed you will find $l0O
for the Record until 1915 | often
think of old Evening Shade. The
first store | ever worked in was that
of VIM. Wainwright at that place.
| can imagine how it looked then,
but presume the town has changed
wonderfully since Those big, tall
pines around the town always had
a fascination for me. | understand
one of VIM. Wainwright's daughters
lives in Springfield. If so, she is
married and would not know
whom to look for"
The Rose Pond school house
building, situated four os Eve miles
north of town, was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday evening of last week.
How the flames originated is not
known. Miss Julia Blaee of Ash
Flat was teaching the school there,
and after school had dismissed in
the evening she swept the floor and
left the building for her boarding
place. Not long after the building
was in ruins. tits thought probable
that there was fire in the broom
which the teacher stood in the
corner of the house when she had
finished sweeping as it is known
that the fire started in that partic-
ular corner. No one regrets the
accident more than Miss Blage,
although no blame whatever at
taches to her for the loss,
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09

John F. Howell was here from
Woods Monday.
Sam Evans of Sidney was an
Evening Shade visitor one day late
ly.
Elder c. T. WEIGH of Sitka preach.
ed at the Christian church here Sun
day.
John r. Edwards went to Bates
vile Friday and spent a day or two
on business matters.
Miss Mabel Metcalf came up from
Batesville Sunday for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Met
calf.
A marriage license was issued
Saturday to C. W. Medlock and Miss
Martha McFarlin, both of the Pough-
keepsie country,
D. W. Pickett and W. A. Street,
good citizens of the Grange section,
were looking after some business
matters in Evening Shade Saturday.
N. B. Baker and Ed Frazier Of
Woods we're here Monday attending
the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank Of Evening
Shade.
Sheriff W. w. BristOw and Clerk
James M. Simpson are at Hardy
looking after their official duties in
the circuit court, which convened
Monday,
Guy Edwards left Friday for
Alton, Ills., where he is attending
the Western Military Academy,
after spending the holiday vacation
with homefolks.
Fred Gay, a young teacher of the
Poughkeepsie section, was here Sat
urday drawing pay from the county
treasury for services rendered in the
Maxville school district.
The enrolment in the Evening
Shade High School has reached 1856
1t has been a long time since a
term of school here was more gen
orally in favor with the pupils and
patrons than is the present one.
r. A. Stroud and family, who
have been living near this place
for some time, left a few days age
for Eaton, Randolph county, where
they will reside. Mr.. Stroud has
been conducting singing schools in
this section for the past ten years
but he is going to farm in Ran.
dolph county.
Enclosed find check for $780,
Please send me another years read
ing Of your good paper | cannot
Get along without the Record, 1t
is like getting letter from home
H, L. Roberts, Stuart, Okla, Mr.
Roberts, who is a Sharp county boy
Sharp County record., 1914-01-09

1t is currently reported that there
were some candidates at the Hardy
court this week.
600
Every community in this county
belongs to the people who compose
it. They can do with it as they
will.
900
The new year is nine days old
now, and we hope your good reso.
lutiOns are as intact as the day
they were made.
The recall of officers is a good
thing Lots of public officers ought
to be sued by the people for breach
of promise, damages, lawyers fees
and alimOny.
900
You can send fifty pounds by
parcels post now. Another solar
plexus blow to the express COM
panies--to say nothing of the rural
mail carriers.
900
Commissioner John Page wants
everybody to pay some attention
to the hens. The hen is somewhat
of a mortgage-lifter herself when
properly treated.
900
Any mans small boy can ask
him something like four hundred
questions an hour. But there will
be three hundred odd of these that
no man could answer.
600
The newspapers say that the
Tango dance" has been barred at
the state university. The mystery
is how that dance ever got in the
states leading educational institu-
ton.
600
There are a great many other
things of more Importance to this
country than the question of who
shall hold the offices, but, somehow
or other, folks never get excited
about them.
900
The Newark Journal had as we'll
quit trying; it can't pick another
fuss out of this paper. Ever since
the editor of the Journal declared
himself a buzz saw he has had us
completely bluffed.
900
A couple married in the Para
gould jail the other day, Which
reminds us that the Jail at Evening
Shade has not had an occupant in
so long that the memory of man
runs hardly to the contrary,
900
It's a mistake to think that a
man has to be in politics to be a