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Evening star., 1916-01-21
OUTLINES HIS FIGHT
ON USUR|0US BANKS
Controller Williams Tells His
Plans to the House d
Committee. ~

Plans for the fight that Controller
Williams will wage on national banks
that are charging usurious rates of in
terest-some of them as high as 40 per
cent-were outlined by him today to
the House rules committee. He was
urging favorable report on the How
ard resolution looking to a congress
sional investigation of the situation
'Pitiless publicity to bring usurers
out into the sun and annulment of their
charters are the two weapons with
which Mr.. Williams plans to make his
first charge. He also has urged that
the Department of Justice be permitted
to bring civil suits against usurers upon
information from the controller or
other sources.
The greater number of complaints
against usurers come from the south
and southwest, but the west and north
west also has a share, he declared.
Il have recommended that the De-
partment of Justice be given authority
to bring suit against the national
banks which charge an excessive rate
of interest" he said. THE individual
who is fieeced often will not plead the
uSury in an action on the note because
it would blacklist him and he could
never obtain additional loans from the
banks in his section.
Present Law Is Adequate.
The present law is adequate if the
Department of Justice be authorized
to institute such suits upon the infor-
nation of the controller of the currency
or other sources. l had thought of re
curing national banks to publish ~
the top of their reports in TIE
newspapers of the country the
amount of their loans and the illeG.t
rates of interest, but | have reached
no decision on this question. | believe
that pitiless publicity of this sort Will
improve the conditions to certain eA-
tent.
THE suit for forfeiture of it's charter
is a drastic remedy, and the controller
of the currency's office is considering
the advisa bility of bringing such a suit
against certain national banks which
are changing average rate of 40 per
cent or more on all loans"
The committee did not take final ac-
ton on the resolution today.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
MAI. JOLLY TO HEAD
AMERICAN BATTALION

TORONTO. Ontario. January c1.-Maj
". L. Jolly has been appointed to com
mand and reorganize the 9Tth (Ameri-
can) Battalion. to succeed Lieut.. Col A.
z. Clark. who has been permitted to
resign. Mai Jolly has had twenty
years experience In the American reg
ulars Officially, the cause of Col.
Clarks resignation Is given as i'll
health.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
EXTOLLED AS SITES |
FOR NEW DRY DOCK
Advantages of Mobile and
New Orleans Cited to House
Naval Committee. j

The advantages OF Mobile and New
Orleans for a big naval dry dock plant
were presented before the House naval
committee today by Representatives
Oliver Of Alabama and Estopinal OF Lou
isiana.
Mr.. Oliver told the committee Mo-
bile offered the best site of any port
on the gulf because OF an excellent
labor market and its proximity to Ala
bama's iron. coal and timber supply.
When the present naval station was
established at New Orleans. Mr.. Es-
topinal told the committee it was be-
cause it was found that craving
dock would be entirely practical there.
Admiral Stanford said the Navy De-
partment in its policy of dispensing
with mother ships for submarines cons
templated the creation of sixteen sub
marine bases. with equipment, to bs
provided for under lump sum OF
s1.000,000 in this bill, the intention
yards or other places wherever pos
sible. He said preliminary investiga-
tions already are in progress for es,
tablishment of a submarine base at
Pearl harbor and submarines already
are basing at New Orleans.
Asked if submarines in Hawaiian
waters are not now mostly at Honolulu,
he said he thought not and that the III
1ateu f-4 had gone from Pearl Harbor.
Representative Britten of Illinois gave no.
tice he would oppose the s1.ooo.o00 lump
sum for submarine bases unless the To-
cations were first made known
This chain of submarine bases would
be part of the coast defense system,S
suggested Representative Butler.
Yes replied the witness
Coaling Stations Still Needed. :
Representative Oliver asked II tbs
installation of oil-burning equipment
on the new battleships would not have
the effect OF doing away with some Of
the coaling stations now maintained
by the navy.
The witness replied he thought that
would not be the case until there is a
decrease in the number of coal burning
vessels. and that he knew of no cases
of vessels already built which had
shifted from coal-burning to oil-burn-
ing equipment.
After twelve days appearance before
the committee, Admiral Stanford, who
row becomes lieutenant commander in
charge Of public works at the Philadelphia
navy yard. finished. Paymaster General
MCGOWAN will testify Monday There ara
approximately twenty officers yet to ap-
pear.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
HUNDRED-MILLI0N-FRANC
LOAN PLANNED BY SWISS

BERN, via Paris, January 21.-The
Swiss government is preparing to issue
a fourth loan Of 100000, 900 francs. 1t
will offer for subscription bonds bearing
Al. per cent interest. The proceeds will
be used to cover the cost of the continued
mobilization of the army.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
10000 GERMAN TROOPS
ON GALLIP0LI PENINSULA

LONDON. January 21.-Telegraphing
from Bucharest, Rumania, the Times
correspondent says there are 10000
German troops now on the Gallipoli
peninsula. and that in all the towns
and villages the military and civil au-
thorities are German. The correspond
ent adds that the displaced Turkish
troops are being sent into training for
Evening star., 1916-01-21
Bill Proposes Motor Boat Tags.

Tags for motor boats. similar to the
numbered license tags now required on
automobiles. are proposed in the bill
introduced by Chairman Alexander of
the House committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries. The bill carries out
the proposals of the Department of
Commerce.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
Labor in Stormy Session.
Bill Provides for Leprosarium.

A bill 10 provide for two-hundred-
and nifty thousand dollar national sana-
torium for the treatment OF lepers was
reported favorably today by the House
interstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee. There Is no leprosarium in the
United States now.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

Eastern High School is not to hold
commencement exercises at this time.
the February graduates returning in
June and receiving their diplomas
with the class, which graduates then.
All high school exercises are to be held
in the respective buildings.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
NATIONS WHICH
5000, 900 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY TEUTONIC
ALLIES DURING WAR

LONDON. January 21.-An AM
sterdam dispatch to the Central
News says that the total booty
Of the Teutonic allies during
seventeen months Of war is sum-
med up in Vienna as follows,
Nearly 3,OOO,OO prisoners, 10,-
600 guns, 10000 machine guns,
while 10000 square kflometers
Of enemy territory has been oc-
cupied.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

had their preparations for departure
made several days ago and hao oeoh
awaiting a ruling by the German an an
hs nernitted to pass through German
territory in a sealed car on their way
TO Stockholm.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
M. R. Kubatz Is Granted Divorce

Justice Anderson today signed a de-
cree awarding an absolute divorce to
Maximillian r. Kubatz from Cora Lee
Kubatz Attorneys j. A. OShea and
George R. Taggart appeared for tho
husband.
Evening star., 1916-01-21

Martin c. Roemer. eighty-five. was
found dead in bed yesterday at his
homo in Baltimore. He came to this
man.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS

Senates
Not in session.
Houses
Chairman johnson returns the
school resolutions of the Citi-
zens' Northwest Suburban Asso-
citation.
Chairman johnson introduced
bill for the relief OF James T.
Petty.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
MILITARY SERVICE BILL
PASSED IN COMMONS
Skill Used in Plotting Measure
Through British Body
Brings Praise.

LONDON. January 21-The military
service bill passed through the commit
tee of the house of commons at IL
O'Clock last night amid loud cheers
Walter Hume Long. president of the
local government board, in a speech
closing the discussion, said he desired
10 remove the impression that under
this bill the government was creating
a great monster In the form of mill
tary machine which would grab at any
man coming within its scope. There
was no intention that the war Office
should act with undue severity. but, on
the contrary, IL intended to maintain
the present system almost Identical
but giving it a statutory position it
hitherto had not occupied.
Socialist Pays Tribute.
Philip Snowden. the socialist member
for Blackburn, speaking as an op-
ponent of the bill. paid a warm tribute
20 the generous way the bill had been
piloted through the house by Andrew
Bonar Law and Mr.. Long
Mr.. Bonar Law then expressed the
grateful thanks of himself and Mr..
Long 10 all sections for the restraint
shown in committee.
John Dillon, nationalist, added that
he had never seen a bill which might
easily have led TO passionate heated
debate conducted through the house
with greater skill or In "A more con-
ciliatory manner. He thought that
Premier AsQuith had never shown
greater skill than in leaving its con
duct to Mr.. Long and Mr.. Bonar Law.
Labor in Stormy Session.
The parliamentary labor party held
meeting In the house of commons
last night TO discuss their attitude al
the forthcoming labor conference al
Bristol. which will finally decide labor's
attitude on the compuision question I,
is understood that last nights proceed
ings were very stormy and that acri.
monious denunciations were made oi
the labor leaders who supported the
bill in the house
In spite of the strong, conflicting cur.
rents of opinion thus indicated the In.
fuential leaders are anxious TO avoiC
split In the partys ranks, and wisf
10 retain Arthur Henderson and othel
laborites in the ministry and are work
ing hard 10 secure harmony.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
DAY IN CONGRESS.
senate.
Not in session; meets Monday.

Houses
Met at noon.
Military and naval affairs COM
mittees continued hearings on
the national defense.
Hearings on literacy test of I'M
migration bill closed.
Bill to provide s250.o0o for a ma
tional leprosarium favorably re-
ported by commerce committee.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
NEUTRALITY VIOLATIONS
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE
Seventy-Three Persons and Three
Steamship Companies Have
Been Indicted.

Attorney General Gregory reported
to the House judiciary committee to-
day that seventy three persons and
three steamship companies had been
indicted for connection with violations
of American neutrality since the war
began. His report was in response to
Representative Bennet's resolution in
troduced after President Wilson. in his
address to Congress, assailed the neu-
trality violators and hyphenated Amer
leans.
The Attorney General. in letter to
Chairman Webb of the committee. re-
piled to a resolution introduced by Rep
resentative Bennett of New York, re-
ferred to him by the committee. He
did not include the indictments in con-
nection with Mexican conspiracies, as
suming that the resolution applied to
only those connected with the European
war.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
Tentative Figures Give1

Tentative figures as to what high
schools the youngsters anticipate en-
tering have been announced as follows:
Evening star., 1916-01-21
RETIRE "GREENBACKS"
TO REDUCE INITIATION
American Bankers Association Lays
Plan Before Federal Re.
serve Governors.

A committee of the American Bank
ers'. Association has proposed a plan
for the retirement and cancellation OF
the $346,000.0 900 outstanding Treasury
notes, commonly called "greenbacks.' -
The plan proposes bond issue of $780,
600, 900 to displace an equal amount OF
to be taken care of by the $150.000. .000
gold fund in the Treasury specifically
reserved to protect the notes.
The question has been brought to the
attention of the governors of the fed
eraI reserve banks, but has not been
The governors have not approved It,
but it's hackers are expected to pre-
sent it before Congress at the present
session The board several weeks ago
asked but failed to get the advice Of the
federal advisory council on methods
by which imitation could be reduced
Some of the bankers interested in the
retirement plan believe 1t will help
toward that end.
Met With Reserve Board.
Governors of the federal reserve
banks met with the federal reserve
board yesterday to consider questions
affecting the operation of the banks.
Earlier in the day the governors had
a long session With a committee rep
resenting the American Bankers Asso.
ciation, and took up proposed recon-
mendation to Congress that national
banks be allowed to cooperate in the
esta blishment of branch banks in for
eign countries. The governors are ex-
pected to announce their views this
afternoon.
The governors are George J. Seay of
Richmond, Alfred L. Aiken Of Boston,
Benjamin Strong. jr, of New York:
R. Fancher of Cleveland. ]. q. Miller of
Atlanta, James B. McDougal of Chicago,
Rolla Wells of st. Louis. Theodore
Wold of Minneapolis. r. L. Van Zandt
of Dallas and Archibald Kains of San
Francisco. ]. F. Curtis is secretary.
Evening star., 1916-01-21
KING Of GREECE'S STAND
HELD ANGRY 0UTBURST
British Paper Defends Allied Activ-
tiles and Places Blame
on Athens.

LONDON, January 21.-The inter-
view Of the Associated Press of King
Constantine of Greece occupies prom
inent place in this mornings newspa-
pers The Daily News. which makes
the interview it's main news feature
under the heading, AN Angry Outburst
by the King Of Greece" also says of
1t editorially:
TT is abundantly evident from the
interviews granted by King Constan-
tine to German and American jour
nalists that the businesslike measures
the entente allies are taking for their
protection have inspired the king with
lively resentment That is not alto
gether astonishing.
The conditions under which the al
lies are encamped and soon will be
fighting on neutral soil are an anomaly
without parallel in modern warfare
and involve inevitably an attitude
equally anomalous toward the neu-
trality Greece Apart from the occu-
patton OF the Saloniki zone. her rail-
ways have been cut, bridges blown up.
certain of her Islands borrowed and
consuls accredited to her put under
temporary arrest.
Blame Put on Greece.
such facts cannot and need not be
disguised. They call for no defense from
the allies, as Greece has no one to thank
but herself"
The Daily News argues that Greece
broke faith with Serbia, and that she
was responsible for the loss Of the CALI
poll peninsula by breaking a promise. and
also that the occupation of Saloniki had
been at the invitation of Greece.
If German submarines have bases on
tho Greek coast" the Daily News adds,
they must be hunted out: if the Greek
railways serve the purposes of the Aus
trians and Bulgarians they must be OBJ
structed or destroyed. That was the
obvious and necessary corolary of the
allies acceptance of the invitation of NJ
Venizelos to land at Saloniki. And when
King Constantine lkens his country to
Belgium, he shows himself strangely
careless of his reputation for honesty and
common sense"
Evening star., 1916-01-21
Still Some Fugitives.

The resolution called for the names
of those arrested" but the Attorney
General said that the names submitted
would not include all who had been
indicted because some were fugitives
from justice and had not been appre-
hended.
the interests of justice to furnish list
of all persons arrested" he wrote.
with regard to SO much of the reso-
luton as requests the Attorney Cen
eral to furnish Information as to the
former allegiance of such persons as
may be naturalized citizens, IL any l
desire to say that this department has
not in it's possession data enabling me
to furnish the information asked for"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
10, 20, 80 andI 80
Years Ago This Week
10 YEARS AGO.

Fred Mayfeld, a Mexico boy, left
for Iowa to join the Chase = Lister
Theatre Company as advance agent.
John Mcintyre was in Wellsville
advertising the Mexico Fair.
The members Of Co. F of the N. G.
M. met and elected Gus Graham
First Lieutenant; Seargeants elected
were George Robertson, Meinhart
Sannebeck and Wilson Niece; Cor
porals, A. Vernon, Walter Fields,
Louis Spalding and Joe Ricketts,. The
company which was composed of 50
members were planning for a two
two weeks camp at Fl. Riley.
". A. Sharp was in Texas on bust
ness.
The large amphitheatre at the Fair
Grounds was nearly compl ed.
w. M. Banner vas acting as ticket
agent for the C. & A. and Burlington
during the absence of Mr.. Mathews
who was taking his vacation at Odes.
sa, Mo.
The Mexico Athletics lost an IL.
inning game to the st. Louis Browns
Q to Z.
George Hall sold his restaurant
The jefferson, to Messrs. Quinlin ant
Armstrong, of this county.
Richard Barth was i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
30 YEARS AGO.

The N. O. Nelson Manufacturing
Company of st. Louis secured the
contract for putting steam heat in the
Mexico Public Schools.
Walter White bought out the liy-
cry firm of White & Co.
T. F. Callahan, well known in Mex
leo, went into the hardware buiness
in Wichita, Texas.
Mrs. H. Schmidt was in Illinois at.
tending the funeral of her sister.
Shell Insley and family were
thinking of going to California lc
reside.
Wallace Clendenin was here from &
visit in Europe.
The residence of Thomas Harrri
son. of neal Auxvasse, burned. TIL,
loss was about $4,000.
Addie Bryan, of Columbia, wa
married to a Chinese l~aundryman
Lin You, of this city,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
Looking Backward
In Society Columns

CFrom the Files of August o, 1906
Mrs. M. E. Davis and daughter,
together with Mrs. Frank Parke,
gave a reception for the Misses Sloss
of Kentucky, and the Misses Porter
of Texas.
Mrs. VIM. E. Thomas, of st. Louis
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. B~lattner.
Mrs. James Powell entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Price johnson, Mr.. and Mrs
F. P. Carter and their guests, Mes,
danes Mantiply and W. F. Strother
at a six O'Clock diner.
Miss Grace Morris gave a party 70,
twenty-five of her girl friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price johnson enter.
tanned a number of their friends ai
a twelve o'clock dinner.
Mrs. R. v. Montague entertained
the F. A. E. Club at a bridge party.
Ben Barnes entertained in honor o.
his cousin, Miss Cauthorn, of Colum.
bia, and Joe Summer, of Texas.
Miss Frances Guthrie gave a moon.
light party in honor of Miss Mar;
Armstrong, of st. Louis.
Miss Rose Guthrie entertained il
honor of Miss Minerva johnson.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
20 YEARS AGO

Jetho Martin, who murdered his
father at Martinsgurg, died in the
State Insane Asylum.
Mrs. John 7. Harrison, living near
Benton City, died.
Mrs. J. T. Williams and son, Char
ley, were very sick .
Meir Victor, of the firm of Victor
& Victor, was in the east buying new
goods.
S. B. Cook was President of the
Mexico Fair Association and R. A.
Ramsey was Secretary.
Frank Sannebeck put in a number
of fans in his store to be run by q
coal engine.
Mrs. John Gordon, living at the
home of John Luckie, fell from q
chair, breaking one of her limbs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
Wilson Starts Work at 5 O'clock.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL. - Find
ing that he can accomplish more in
hot weather during the early hours of
the morning, President Wilson has
adopted the practice of starting work
at 5 o'clock with only a cup of coffee
to sustain him. The President works
in his private study from that hour
until $50, when he eats breakfast
and adjourns to the executive Offices
in the west wing of the White House.
By noon he has generally cleaned up
his desk and is ready for lunch and a
motor drive or golf.
Mrs. Wilson is becoming an enthu-
siastic golfer and frequently plays
against her husband in the afternoon.
The game between the two is often y
close one, despite the longer expert
Ell ce of the President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
NEGRO ATTEMPTS ROBBERY.

Fred Hunter, a negro, who has been
employed as a street sweeper by the
city, broke into the office Of the
Wells Fargo Express Company
Thursday night.
Jess Bratton, night baggageman
for the C. & A., saw Hunter enter
the building. Mr.. Crews, who is en-
ployed there, was sleeping in the
office and was awakened as Hunter
was making his escape through the
transom. Crews grabbed him and
pulled him back and held him in the
office until Nightwatchman Sanford
and Constable At Brown arrived.
Hunter vas placed in Jail and Fri
day morning he was given a prelimi-
nary hearing before Squire Wayne.
He pleaded guilty and was bound over
to the Circuit Court. This makes the
fourth time that Hunter has been ar
rested for similar offenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
is THIS YOUR EXPERIENCED
Many Mexico People Are Afflicted
With Annoying Kidney Ills.

Are you bothered with too frequetn
action of the kidneys? Are the secre-
lions highly colored-do they contain
sediment-burn and scald in voiding?
These are the signs of kidney sickness
and should not be neglected. Mexico
people recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills. If your back aches and your
kidneys are weak you will find no bet,
ter recommended remedy.
James Wigginton, Prop. of black
smith and repair shop, 626 N. Clark
St, Mexico, says: 81 was troubled by
my back and kidneys for some time.
My trade as a blacksmith necessitated
constant STOPPING and the strain OF
shoeing horses made it hard on my
back. | got so that l couldn't stoop
without being in misery. My kidneys
were too frequent in alton and caus-
ed me to get up several times through
the night, l finally got a box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and began TAX
ing them. 1t was but a short time be-
fore | commenced to find improve
ment. / used in all two boxes and !
haven't been bothered since"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Wigginton had. Foster ilburr
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

SCIENTISTS say that we yawn be-
cause we need oxygen, and that if VIC
will spend more time on the front
porch where the zephyrs zeph, we car
unload this impolite pernicious habit
Nothing to it. l do the big end of my
yawning on the front porch. Some.
times l yawn when fathers Republi
can friends drop in and explain t.
him why President Wilson's policy
"Peace on earth, good will to men,
will defeat the said Wilson for re
election in November. Again l yawr
copiously when mothers bridge Gro
MES, now that its too hot for execu
tive session, hold with us their tri
weekly post mortems on the games o.
last winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
SOCIETY
By Miss Gladys Van Ness
Phone SIT

SEVERAL years ago l used tC
watch the men folks in our ward rs
hhey tripped hOmeward about noon.
Hime carrying eight pound paper bag.
|gripped by the throat. 1t was easy tc
deduce, by the care taken in transpor.
Aation as well as by the expression on
HE face of the transporter, whether
Ahe contents of the bag was fluid OF
kolid. That was before the local op.
+ion wave rolled over and left us
high and dry. The same men now GO
|by gripping the same kind of bags.
but there is no expectant light in the
|eyes Of the burden bearers, and nc
~|auickening Of their foot steps as they
Draw near their termini. OF course.
b know in a general way that the bag
holds dill pickles, doughnuts, or Dun.
Ian ice cream. But which it is / vol
moi.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17
80 YEARS G

Miss Henieet Cauthorn was visit
ing in Indiana with DR.. W. D. Hun
ter and family.
Mrs. Anna Montgomery Hadden,
wife of Col. ]. j. MADDEN, died at her
home in this city.
w. C. West was building a new
brick building on Washington street
where he was going into business.
Rev. J. S. Maple began his pastor.
ate at the Baptist Church.
Mable, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Upton, died.
Jimmie Hiner, son of Capt. Hiner
of this city, was killed in a railroa-
accident near Memphis.