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Of JOHNSTON
PRONOUNCED IN SENATE
Life and Character of Late Alabama
Statesman Highly
Lauded.

Eulogies were pronounced in the Sem
ate yesterday on the life and character of
the late Senator Joseph F. Johnston of
Alabama, who died August s. 1913. The
speakers were Senators Bankhead, Gal
linger, Thornton, Nelson, Overman, Works,
Sheppard, Ashurst and White.
In speaking of his late colleague from
Alabama, Senator Bankhead said,
"It is one of the inscrutable mysteries
of creation. if not the most lamentable
tragedy Of human existence, that when
a man reaches the fullest maturity of
wisdom and attains the ripest develop
ment Of temper and judgment, then he
must die. The death of Senator Joseph
Forney Johnston, my late colleague, adds
affirmance to this melancholy contempla-
tion.
He had not reached his seventieth
year, and was not an old man by the
, measure of patriarchs, and yet out of the
various conflicts of combative life, out
of the intellectual contests that he had
lwaged against master minds in the forum
| of politics, out of the exultation of his
| triumphs and the philosophy of his dis
appointments, he had contrived to reach
that eminence where he could survey all
human affairs not only with great wisdom
but also with great sense Of justice
and tolerance.
Takes Up Study of Law.
after the war Capt. Johnston rc-
turned to Alabama and began the study
of law in the Office OF his kinsman,
General William Henry Forney, an
other great Alabamian, who with sig
nal ability served his state and country
for number of years in the House of
Representatives Upon admission to
the bar he located at Selma, Ala
After referring to the high honors
in the law and politics won by Senator
Johnston, Senator Bankhead said:
IF asked to state Senator Johnston's 8
leading characteristic, 1 should without
hesitation say that it was his absolute
devotion to and reliance upon his
friends. 1t is doubtful if the political
history of Alabama affords an instance
of a public man who through the vary
ing phases and tumult of public life
gained and absolutely held a larger or
more devoted coterie of personal fol-
lowers than did Senator Johnston
Gallinger's Tribute.
Senator Gallinger, the republican
leader, paid tribute to the character
and abilities of Senator Johnston. He
said that Senator Johnston had entered
the Senate after having served as Gov
ernor of Ala bama, and that he had
been also a soldier i'll the Confederate
Evening star., 1915-01-10

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Lax.
atye Brono Qunlnc Tablets. Druggists refund
money ii it falls to cure. L, w. Groves sigma
turc uu each uox. 26c.
Evening star., 1915-01-10

Argentina is calling for American
coal.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Treated Same as Regulars.

Discussing the shore leave for militia
officers at Bermuda, Lieut.. Sigourney
said that the militia officers got just
the same as the regulars.
when the ship arrived the regular
| watches for all officers, both regular
and militia, were suspended by the
executive officer of the Rhode Island.
Instead of standing four-hour watches
the regular officers stood twelve hours,
thus allowing more time for officers
liberty. The militia officers did the
same. At one time there was only one
officer aboard the Rhode Island, while
at Bermuda every officer, including the
captain, and excepting the officer-of-
the-deck, had gone ashore. The militia
| officers received no more than the reg
ulars. They were treated in the same
way.
| "As for the men, it cannot be expect
| ed that the civilian sailormen give up
their time two or three nights a week
throughout the year doing manual
work, and then go on cruise and be
deprived of all liberty. That is out OF
| the question. The regulars do not do
it. 1t is unjust to say that the militia
men treated the cruise as an outing. 1t
was anything but an outing. The men
were not given two days liberty. They
were divided into two liberty parties,
bne going each day. Their liberty
ashore was from 1 o'clock in the after
noon until 1880 in the evening, giving
each man. including the thirty minutes
going from and returning to the ship,
six and one-half hours to see the Ber-
muda Islands.
1T is a fact that the men were got
| ten on the night watches with diff
Guilty. But this was noticeable only on
the first two or three nights, and was
not the fault of the militiameu. The
| regulars had a regular place to sleep
| and when it was their time to go on
! watch it was known where they could
1 be found and they were awakened.
The crowded condition aboard the
| vessel made 1T impossible to assign a
particular pl ice for Il militiaman to
| sleep. He h I'd to sleep wherever he
| could find a place to put his hammock,
and when the time care to awaken him
| he could not quickly be found.
Evening star., 1915-01-10
Lieut.. Frank w. Sigourney De-
nies Men Considered Cruise
an "Outing.''
DISPUTES STATEMENTS
OF CAPT. C. S. WILLIAMS
Many Defects Noted, He Says, We're
Caused by Conditions Preva-
lent Aboard Ship.

Denial that members of the Naval
Battalion of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia looked upon the
cruise aboard the battleship Rhode
Island last summer as an outing" as
stated by Capt. c. S. Williams, U, S. N,
commanding the vessel, was made last
night by Lieut.. Frank w. Sigourney, eN-
ecutive officer of the organization, in a
statement issued in behalf of Com
mander Joseph A. Dempf. commanding
the battalion. He declared that many
of the defects noted on the Rhode
Island cruise was not the fault of the
militiamen, but were caused by condi-
tions prevalent aboard the ship when
the militiamen embarked. The men
worked hard and faithfully, and went
aboard to be instructed in the ways of
the navy, not to show what they knew,
he said. The cruises are called instruc-
tion cruises. Officers and men of the mi
litia, he declared, give more efforts to the
government without compensa ton than
any regular officer or man. and the six
and half hours of liberty which each
militiaman received in Bermuda was
very little to give them for the hard
work of a year, declared Lieut.. Sigour-
ney.
'Ihe uphlll ana hard work to induce
men to join the militia says the state
ment, "is not appreciated by those who
have not had the experience, and it is
absolutely necessary that the men have
something to look forward to. Men in
the militia give up their evenings at
home, make pecuniary sacrifices in or
der that they might, in at least small
degree, prepare themselves to serve
their country in time of need The Of
ficers and men did not go on the
cruise last summer in the cxpecta tion
that 1t would be an outing. They knew
they had performed hard work aboard
the Sylvia and at the armory during
the drill season. and that the work
aboard a battleship must be just as
hard if not harder. There are very
few, if any, who did not sacrifice some
thing There We're men from various
lines of endeavor who went with the
local naval militia to Hampton roads
to board the Rhode Island. The work
was entirety different from that which
they daily performed. Aside from the
daily drills and exercises from the en-
gine rooms to the fighting tops, they
worked from early Sunday morning
until late in the evening with shovels
and bags coaling ship. Was that an
outing?
I'VE do not claim to be as efficient as
the man who has spent four years at
the Naval Academy and many more
years at sea. We are willing and anX-
ious, though, to be taught, and for this
purpose went aboard the Rhode Is
land"
Evening star., 1915-01-10
To Be Fishing Preserve.

Harrington sound is an excellent eA-
ample of the inclosed lagoon. Its wa
tiers are quiet. Hills and trees are re-
fected upon it's unruffied surface and
across the blue is seen the tangle of
mangrove swamp, impenetrable and
dark This lagoon is destined to be
a great fishing preserve. Ihe outlets
have already been screened, and 1t Will
be stocked with a great variety OF ma
tive game fish
Just east of Harrington sound, IN the
Walsingham district, through when
Tom Moore, the Irish poet, loved TO
ramble, are the caves.
Across the causeway from Walsing-
ham is ST. Georges, the ancient capl-
tai, on the edge of a fine harbor. There
is a radical difference between Hamli l.
ton and st. Georges. Hamilton has
been laid out and built on modern
lines, ST. Georges reveals It's age IN
narrow winding streets and oid-1ash-
ioned buildings of Spanish type, some
colored pink and pale blue. Between
the towns, and also west of Hamilton,
are many farms.
The Bermuda planter plows in Sep
tember and reaps his first crop OF po-
tatoes in December. The temperature
averages about 10 degrees.
Evening star., 1915-01-10

there is no problem of congestion
There is even room for lew tnou-
sand more.
The Bermudians have no railroads;
a ban has been put on the motor car,
and they use horses and bicycles en-
tirely. With the exception of st. Da-
vids, across the harbor from St
Georges, all the principal islands are
connected by bridges, and it is possl-
BILE to drive from one end of the group
to the other without using ferry
There are 100 miles of roads, all laid
on solid rock, with smooth, compact
surfaces.
Roads Cut Through Hills.
The native road builders thought
nothing in the old days of hewing
way through the brow of hill to re-
duce the grade. and these deep cut
tings, now covered with maidenhair
fern and life plant, and shaded by
oyerhanging trees have the appear
ance of miniature canyons.
There is marked diversity OF
foliage, with tropical trees and those
of northern zones, and wealth or
bloom Bermuda is never without flow
ers, and some of the most gorgeous
are those that grow by the wayslde ana
cover the walls dividing the farms. NO
man is satisfied here with the flowers
that brighten the wild places; he must
have garden in his own domain, and
however small his holding may be, 1t is
always gay with color
Brilliance on sea and land might pail
but for the contrasts. There is, tor
instance, the south shore-long
stretches of beach, of white, she'll
strewn sand. AS background there
are gray limestone cliffs, covered with
sea lavender, trailing vines and grass.
Deep recesses have been cut into the
escarpment, great boulders lie at the
base, and there are turrets, pinnacles
and arches, carved by wind and wave,
which fashion new designs with every
storm. These cliffs command a view
of the frothing bowls of the boilers"
circular coral atolls, which are con-
stant source of wonder.
Evening star., 1915-01-10

The quotation, "On, Sail on" from
Evening star., 1915-01-10

Massive and Elegant Davenport
Bed: polished oak frame: up
holstered in tufted "wearproof'
leather; box couch interior. Opens
to a full size double bed.
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TO PROTEST
TO GERMANY
STATE DEPARTMENT CON
sIDERs FORM OF COM
MUNICATION
Regarding Escape of Interned
Officers From The Two Ger
man Commerce Raiders.

WASHINGTON. d. G. oct. 20
State Department officials are oonsid.
ering the form of communication
which may 20 10 the German govern
cmnt In regard 10 the escape OF two
commissioned officers and six warrant
officers from the interned German
commerce raiders at the Norfolk navy
yard
Acting Secretary Roosevelt. of the
Navy Department, seat TO Secretary
Lansing tonight a formal report on
The escape of the men. his letter fol-
lowing a conference with the Secre.
tary OF State II Il Is determined from
the report that the general parole
covering all officers and enen Of their
crews, given by the commanders OF
the Kronprinz Wilhelm and the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich when the ships were
interned. can be construed as a per
sonal obligation upon the two com
missioned officers missing from the
Eifel the German government prob
ably will be asked 10 return Lieutcn-
ant Koch and Dr. Kroncck 20 the Gus
tody Of the United States in the event
they reach Germal soil
In the meantime strict watch b. be-
Ing maintained upUn the two raiders
and their ships companies are being
held closely 10 their vessels Should it
prove necessary. care Of the ships will
Continued on Page rweiveJ
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Administration, S Plan to
Create Great Defense Arn1y
Receives Strong Endorsements

WAsHiNGTCE oct 20 Endorss.
nonf7 Of thr admin istrafion's plan 10
create great cont mental army for
defense ere bfg.1nIur 70 reaf1 Wash
inEton from large empi0ylnr firms
and corporation "a vas iehrned 10.
night That approving letters bad been
received from arvreal concsrna and
that OF least ono b "a srpref -rd aU
unFnelT tD grant Ifa men ieasf 1n nU
pay iof service In ne propossd orzan.
lyHfior
EnIafmrnU .r fH. c0ntineni II my
ar contemplated Iu aecrhart GarrI
con program would b. f0f Il sears
but thr mon actually fout b. fequ.ref
~ serve buf fu1 mrnfha = year for
t1r fret three rcara during which
time they would Indereo e5isnsIge
militarr rnrira .r fsid camp Off
cIala realize fhai frc success of fhe
s~heme depends to q considerfbIe o.
tent upon co0prrafion wifh o. gov
srnr1eut ~ me employers ~ ~ conn
frya young men
One ~ the companior heard from
wrote tkai AZ gladly would grant leave
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Behind these Two lines We can aif
nrht and defy an efforts of our
enemies to break through
q have much confidence in he busi.
ness sense uf the British and Z thinE
chat whom once fhc, have found tho
nardanclios cannot hc forced thls VIII
lead to take step. I'M The direction OF
peace
Tho correspondent surGcstcd that
business men usually arc uuwlling to
make contract wherein au the ad-
Nanfaeee of conditions arc on tho eide
of thr other parties to It and That u
was customary n business circles tc
have SOM" definite idea of the terms
upon which ar agreement would hf
possible before Sitting down io drav
up a contract fte was atkci whether
fhIr business would not BE- ariH
tated 10 fhr opponents bad some der
nitr Information as fo the maximum
terms urou which Germany wouid bt
(couunusd on Page rwsivel
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SNEDEKER HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE

special uisratlr 90 the Intelligence
WELLSEtRG W Va. oct 90 -
Albert Snedeker. well known insur.
ancc man OF this city. figured in an
almost serious automobile accident
today at noon Mr. Snedcker was 20.
ing towards Follansbcc. vs. Va. dri.
VnE a Ford touring car. As he ncared
hit destination he struck piece Of
had road The automobile turned
completely over breaking e wheel and
the windshield. and bendinc the fon.
dcre
Mr Snedoker escaped with few
minor bruises and arrafrhes and BE-
congratulatnE himself on biz lucky
cEcap, Mr. snodokor is q prominent
politician of the Northern Panhan.
de. beiuE campaign MANAGER Tor lion
Julian O. Iearnc iu his recent csndI
dacb for Congress
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With pay t0 ans of its men desiring to
enlist NOT only for reasons of patriot
I7m buf because it was REGARDED as
% good buaInr.a proposition fo permit
tnr men fo take advantage Of an on.
portuuIfF fO spend two month"; iu
vigorous camp llfo with military train.
inr
Further Army Details
Further "details 0f tho army program
which provides f0r fh. building up 1f
o. r'rI.ar and Continental army With
reserve. OF more Than 600 0D0 men
In sIE IsarH became known fonIrhf To
obtain officers Tor tho Increased rrFu
lar rsfabllehmrnf fhr addition OF fft
cadets to tho present corp. at tho
West Point Military aradony will ho
recommended. bringing fhe corpr up
~ tho fuU capacity NJ fhr academy
40 men Br fha means. promotion
~ equipped men from tho ranks and
appointment fo tfe regular service ~
groduatrs from military schools vhore
courses are approved by army ofnciaia
Cc0nanusd On Page rvsivsJ
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GERMANS SAY ALLIES WILL
ADMIT DEFEAT BY SPRING
AND THEN SUE FOR PEACE

IDarrtsr.nffrre ur NseorIHteI rraasI
BERLIN. oct s"Hut bv srrinf
We eblu probably have peace TINS
remark oft one of tho most hirrly
placed and prominent state Officials
In conversation with the Associated
rrr.a torr.e erondonf may b. taken ae
indicative of fhc views on ths proc
able duration of the vpr held In Ger
wan government quarters or af any
rate. n certain influential circles OFF
fhp government
Pressed fo sIve reason for H.e
opinion. fhe official replied that e
based bic rnucctafIora largely on
Tho rourt business sense of tHc
Hru.h which would lead frrm to
move for prr.r al soon ar thcy saw
notslnr fo ha 1aiued hy confuu.ne fuc
war
We row hold in the west. hr CON.
Nnuci. a strong fortified line rncIos.
inc rreat cuciaVc of French auu
Brielan territory We soon shall have
q similar line fortified ln the east
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.NAYLOR Is
DEFEATED
LOCAL MAN LOSES OUT FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
BOARD OF TRADE.
H. H. Archer, of Parkersburg,
Wins In Bitter Contest
Other Officers.

FAIRMONT. W. Va. Oct. 2O-I he
twelfth annual session of the west
Virginia Board OF Trade came to a
close here this afternoon after a two
days session In this city. Addresses
by Judge John W. Mason. of Fairmont
on The virginia Debt" and Howard
Sutherland. who reviewed the WORK
that has been done the past year IN
good road movements over the state
were features. Among the new assO-
Citations admitted to membership was
the West Virginia Coal association
Huntington was chosen as the next
meeting place and officers were
elected for the ensuing year Roy a.
Naylor. for the past eleven years me
secretary OF the association. with
headquarters In Wheeling was lie
feated for reelection by IA. III. Archer.
Of ParkeTsburg. after spirited nsht.
Other officers elected are as tot
lows:
Honorary president Henry G..
Davis EIkins
President-C. c. Lewis. Of Charles
ton.
Vice president at large - Howard
Sutherland Elkins
Secretary-H H. Archer. Parkers-
burg
Treasurer-W. B. Irvine. Wheeling.
General counsel-Z. T. Vinson. Hunt.
ington.
Assistant general counsel 60 JJnn
Marshall. Parkersburg.
District vice presidents-First dis
trict. George W. LutE. Wheeling;
Thomas / Brett, Fsirmont: seco1d.
W. G. Wilson. Elkins. Thomas
Hodges MorgantOwn: Third. Virgil
Highland. Clarksburg; J NJ Hamil-
ton. Calhoun county; Fourth. Il. l.
Archer. Huntington: John Is Finley.
Parkersburg: Fifth. l. =. Tierney.
Powha;an: Isaac 7. Mann. Bramweu: I:
Sixth. G.. Hogg. Fayette county. j. ".
Dawson. Charl -stOn.
The contest for secretary was set
tied only after bitter contest. Scores
of proxies being telegraphed TO the
delegates from various parts OF tho
state. Roy b Nayior. former secre-
tary. he defeated candidate. was
elected a life member Of the organi-
zation
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CONVICTED OF
EMBEZZLEMENT

Special Dispatch 20 the Inteiiigencer.
ELklNS. W. Va. Oct 20.-A w.
sim formerly assessor OF Randolph
county. was found guilty this after
noon Of misappropriating 1921 capt.
tation tax collected for the year nine
teen twelve. The trial lasted three
days. the State being represented by
Prosecuting Attorney II. @. Rump and
a. NJ Cunningham. Senator n. -
Kidd OF Glenville. James Coberly. W.
-. Andel Maxwell The defense Bail
was refused and the prisoner remand.
ed TO jail following the usual motion
20 set aside the verdict Sim bad
been bonded by a Baltimore bonding
company. which made good the short
age. State Auditor J. y. Darst was
one OF the States witnesses.
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TO RAISE FUND
FOR RED CROSS

LONDON. oct 90 S.25 D. m
Throughout the British Isles tomorrow
Our Day. efforts will be- made TO
raise great fund for the work Of the
British Red Cross society and the or
der of 81 John and Jerusalem
King George has subscribed S25 600
and by the sale Of badges and many
other articles o. is expected very
large sum VIII be realized.
Since the commencement of the war
upwards Of SiO.0o0.000 has been rails
cd by these societies. not including
the funds recently collected 10 the col
ouics
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Cyprus
To Greece TO
Enter War

LONDON. Oct. "a. 1:52 a. m.-Great
Britain has maGf a formel offer OF
the Island OF Cyprus to Greece as
soon as Greece undertakes 10 inter
vene in the war on the side OF ,Le
allies. The Daily Telegraph makes
this announcement this morning.
Thus far. says the Daily rele-
graph. Greece has not replied to the
offer OF Cyprus. our Athens CORES
pondent informs US that IL is believed
the offer VIII create an excellent I'M
preston in Greece. since IL is an ac-
tual present concession and not a
mere promise which Germany might
suggest and would never be carrrpu
out
Cyprus is the third largest island m
the Mediterranean. 90 miles from the
coast 0f Asia Minor Il was admin
istered until November 3. 1874. BY
Great Britain under convention con
cluded with the Sultan q Turkey At
Constantinople in 1878. but on the out
break Of hostilties with Turkey on
the former date the island was an
neXed The high commissioner. Major
Sir J. B.. Clauson. IL assisted by an
executive council
Cyprus has an area Of 3.5st SQUARE
miles and population Of near.y
800 900
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OF coNFEDeaAcV."

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. oct.
20.-Two more little "Dsughters Of the
Confederacy' have made their Ep-
pesrance In Colorado SPRINGS Tney
are the children Of Mr. and Mrs. sef.
ferson Hayes Davis. and Mr. and Mrs.
VIII Davis Hayes and are great grand.
children Of jefferson Davis. president
of the Confederacy. The Davis cnild
was born about a week ago. although
the announcement wgs not made until
today. and the Hayes child was born
today
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ENGLISH WOMAN
HELD AS A SPY

LONDON. Oct fD. "a. 3D. m "A
sensation har been caused In tho
N0rih country. rafa tho Evening Nevr
b. fhr arrest ~ tho uIfo of William .
HurnFoat who was Liberal member
~ parliament FOR Whfrhareu from
1905 i0 1910 Nr. Burnyoaf b. a Ger
man. fhe daughter of Colonel Retzaeff
of Berlin Tho couple 0Vn l fine hous
on tho Irish rr1r0arf near Whuehav.
~ which recently was raided hv a
German submarine ff vas alleged 90
the Time that tho submarine aaa ruId.
cd hy signals from the coast
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COL. M GRAW ASKS
IMMEDIATE TRIAL

rr.Ini uIarrt.r fn frr rrfsIUrru..r
GRAFTON " Va. Ort gH Mo
fona to uuaeb twelve OF tho fneeu
felony indictments against Charles u
nurhin tormcr president ~ tho Graf
Ton bank sore made iu court today
hf counsel iDf tho defense or The
technical po.nie cIaimirE chat intent
fo doiuud otc. was NOT shown in the
indictments The court haa not passed
0n ihis point Governor Uaffrd sent
John H Morrison of fho state legal de
parfmcnt 90 assist fhr state iu tha
prosecution ~ tho eases. UhIch began
TUESDAY Col John u NcGrav ap.
penrcd personally in court and askrd
for nn ImmnlIaln IrLaL
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NOT
SUNK In BALTIC

BERLIN. oct 90. VIA London -6 30
9. m-Denial is given iu semi-of.
hcial statement issued here today to
the Russian report that six German
transports have been sunk in the Bal
tic Only commercial steamers. the
statement says have been sunk. and
several Of these have been sent to the
bottom within Swedish territorial wa.
tore
During the period Of October f.I5.
90 is stated. 1.lss vessels left seven
Baltic ports