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Evening star., 1917-03-06
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 9 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm. SO:
pm, IS: Il midnight, 26; today. am
"a; s am. "a; II noon. 30: pm. "a.
Ma ximum. 34 at pm. today: minimum,
90 at I am today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 80: minimum. &c
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm. 1898:
IS pm, 3001; II midnight. 30.16; today,
a M. 1929: s am, 3o.i2; Il noon, 30.45;
. n m 3042
Evening star., 1917-03-06

NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The metal ex.
change quotes lead steady. 10 asked:
speiter, steady: spot East st. Louis de.
livery. II asked. At London, lead. ESQ
los: spelter. G47.
Evening star., 1917-03-06

Nermouts Oldest marble quarry,
opened about 1875. still il being operat-
ed profitably.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
|NDUSTR|ALS ACTIVE,
WITH PRICES HIGHER
Shipping Shares Lead the Advance,
With the Various Steel Issues
a Good Second.
Evidences of a Short Interest Of
Moderate roportions-Brokers
Look for Reaction.

1 >-r,,,- x-o,, 49,, u-l.
| ,,.,i. t.....' ~, 60.
-
| ... ~,
''hpi oNei''ei'' III piiIes 'ie 'hai he' as
sumed a broader. more bullish tone
| during the second hour than the street
! -, g., -, A. III. ,. t
n"' see" 'o' many N"S' '"'e' ''i
| the hrSt Two hours We're 492,loo Shares,
| plainly indicating the activity that pre-
vailed
~
IL LOOKS very much as II the theory
advanced by friends of securities.
namely. that a large short interest is
ou,st.ndtng hos n,,,o,, ,r,,,, fo, forr-
mas ''"'" u ~" io'
were purchased when the market threw
OH l's Hrs' hour hesitancy' ana the
iu' 'hei oisPiaE OF s'rehs'h sho"h'
Dple the oIsp!ay OF strehgth. aho
holdings for the account Of Investors
and the probable existence of a long
short interest. brokers are inclined to
uep5eca'e the snow OF strength ana 10
pa;u,s.. p'o'aois oi Two
poiii's-
1nduStrialS Feature Strength,
fhe strength OF the market is almost
entirely confined to the industrials, the
rails drspeing ,bair wearv way .Io,a
,r;,h .on,nar.tiv.,y ,i,,,a o,,...
win comparatively httle movement
and unimportant changes.
Shipping shares were plainly the fea-
lures of the industrial activity. closely
coupled in the race for higher prices with
Evening star., 1917-03-06
The Safest investments

he SNfeSt hives UTlNGHHN Us
Are those that do not fuctunte during
Disturbed conditions Of the money or
stock market First deed OF trust notes
,Sr.t mortpares, we'll secured on resl
estate in the District of Columbia, con
stitute .gilt-edsc' investments. and d"
not depend upon the financial responsi-
bility Of individuals or corporations Tor
their stability We supply such IN
yestments in amounts from $500 upward.
Send for booklet, Concerning Loans
and Investments
Swartzell, Rheem &
E9ensey co.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
WEATHER..

For the District of Columbia, fair to,
night; lowest temperature about IS de-
grees. Tomorrow increasing cloudines.
and warmer; moderate east to south
east winds.
For Virginia. fair tonight and tomor.
row. with slowly rising temperature
moderate northeast and east winds.
For Maryland, fair tonight. Tomorrow
increasing cloudinesS and warmer
moderate east to southeast winds.
For West Virginia, increasing cloudi-
ness tonight: warmer in west portion
Tomorrow snow or rain and warmer.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast ant
geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide. 12:42 am. and 1875!
D M; high tide, 6:25 am. and 6:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1924 am. anG
1:43 pm: high tide. 7:0S am. and 7:2s
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, S:33 am: sun sets
sos pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:32 am: sur
sets. 6:07 pm.
Moon rises, 4:l4 am: sets. 5:16 pm
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller, GA + St. N.Wa
Evening star., 1917-03-06
New York Bond Market.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
COTTON MARKET.

Quota tions furnished by W b. Hibbs 4 Co.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
POWDER MARKET.

DUCTS tions furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Co.
stad
Evening star., 1917-03-06
May Retain Ships.

The interstate commerce commission
has decided that the Southern Pacific
company might keep it's ships
Evening star., 1917-03-06
London Market Is Quiet.

Taken at pm, local time. March S
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Pennsylvania Earnings.
Great Northern Ore Sold.

1t was reported by wire today that
the Great Northern Ore properties had
been sold to Jones-Laughlin Company
and the Independent Steel Company at
price approximately $4,000,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
Solec Ocs ll-guot.aricaes9 II

2onoon 3. @fdr3. Gapitan
@at5lrlt Scr Sprcder oes g2ob.
rin9snittel &ermolters I'M Inter.
bonle, Io9te bcrte, all ibn geItellte
'Sragen beantmorteno, poraus, OaB
Seoermam i'm Spdtiriibia6r iid bis
sum CONNER obne aortofieln luiiroe
bebclfeu ntiiiien Gr iagte, es be-
ltdnoe elm nic oooeweiener W3anael
an &artoiicln uidjt mr i'm @ereinia-
ten Sonioreid ionoern in Ger ean-
sen gSelt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
Gnslano'S SdpuGdJesciden mc6rem
Iid.

Son0on s. @l1r5. S6erIt
&inlton Spencer @6lr6ia, ser oor-
molie SorO scr 9lomiralitdt, ioate
bente i'm llnterbauie, oaB BON Dem
gllgenblid on, als 9uIaorien in 0en
srica cintrot imo 0eutiblano einen
curb1ang nod GonitantinopeI er.
belt bate es fIar iein ioIleu, oaB Oie
@roBe Der glrnce'u, Oie in Salonifi
benot6i9t mnroen Inn elm entIhei-
oenoes GrgcbniB 3u crrei6en oie
EranSportm0aIid6fciten @roB6riton-
MEMS iibcri6rittcn 6dtten. GS 6onoIe
lid dbcr iebt nm sic @6re @roB6ri.
tonnien 8 lmo Die 5rage ici ouBer.
oroentlib uerpideIt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06

ocB %r0iioclt @ilion 0eriubtc, nGt
mlr cinch iouOeru olle ueutrolet
Stooteu 5u 0cranlaiieu sic oipIomo-
tii0en Gc5e6tn9cn nit ms ab5l-
bredjen. Gas geido5 5i elmer 3eit,
oa Geutiblono niAt cine ciit5ige
ieinoIiGe Sanollug aeaen Oie Ser.
Stuaten ititernonmien 6atte, Ious
bern neil mir idlicBlicb gcjplnoeu
muroeiL @c6raucb bon elmer &oiic
5it inodjcn pclbc od3u 6citimmt it,
eueu 6ei6lclniotcu 6ricOcnsidluB
bcrbei5uiii6rcu. Gr bat jcet fem
9cr6t 5u Hagen ipcnu oud ipir
9iiuOniiie iadeu Sic ms mogG9er.
weiie Oo5u per6elieu f0nnen Oeu
Sdritt o63npenoen, Oeu er qeaen
inns 5il imterne6neu beiirc6t it,
Sic ua6niiMc &olfS5cihmo4 Ioat;
uggir fonncn niDt leiqncu ooB poS
&errot6en lnieres 9lnae6otS an
Nleyito gcuiB miongcne5m fiir ms
1T uno nnicre 9e5iebingeu nit sen
&ercingteu Slooten nod idpicrigcr
geitdltet, gGir 6a6cl notiirli6 nicGt
Die 9lbiic5t sat iogcu, ooB mir oos
Stellen 0icies 9luge6ots all lRcrifo
fritiiiren. Syn Ger S6at mir betradj.
ten oieie bon ser ncrifoniihcu mo
entcute %reile aegen inns geri6tetcu
gln9riffc ais olbern."
Die o&olfs5eitma~ interitiibt oie
3numermonn'ide 9tote, ipic lie bon
DER qglliociirteu @reie" mtget6eilt
miro, imO perlci6t Dem @lau6en
9lusorud, ooB Der Cert oeS g(ngcbotS
IN einiacn 9e5ic6nugeu ouf sSrrt6um
beru6t mo 6ehirmortet Dab eS
wiini9enopert6 iei ii6cr oieien
9Slmft BON oen oeutiBen 9e6oroeu
oolIiac alar6eit 5li erlonaen.
Soponii@e 8eitung sit.
ter 0egcn 9lmerifa.
Iotio, 5. @}dr5. @ittere gln.
grille aui sic @ercinigten Staaien
megeu auerifanii6cr ,3uriidie6una
Der Sapaner nor 6eute ser 6eoet
tenOiie Sn6dlt rc0aftioncllen Gont
mcntors ii6er oos oeltlcbe gnlian3.
onerbieteu an @}crifo imo Sopalt
gegen Ole Gereinigten Staoten.
Ger g(ngriif mllroe bon Ser 8ci-
tpne nCiafo @lai9 9}idi" genodt
Die @cfonntgobe ocs &oriblaQS,
ioet ie, 6ejei6uet sic 9dpdc6e Der
amerifanii9en &olitit Geutidlono's
geaenii6cr im0 id6rt fort:
aDie &crciniaten stodieu bou
9lnerifd be6aubcln oic sSaponer
i6lcGtcr ais Die 9Icgcr g9ir cnpic6
len Der 9iegieung, oic 0eleaen6eit sui
crgreiicn lmO lmtc6ouOtnQen SD
beoinncn inn oieie lnbilligc sal
tilng iciteuS 9fmcrifaS 3l Gnocrn.~
96acie6en bon oicien @eitortfel
ser Siofacr Setting Itono Oic @reiic
nm Oos @ublifim Dem oeitidcu
DGoniplotte~ ic6r alcicboiiltig aeacu-
iibrr. 9Ar bic u9|ibt0}ic6i1 in Eotio
6radten mlcb eincu reOoftionellct
Gommcutor in peldjcn sic 3citlna
erfl0rt ie founc nibt iun6in sic
@enialit0t Der Ielti6cu IN oieier
9e5ic6ung ST 6ewunoern
@ilion m odtc Gltropo'$
Se6rmciiter iein.
9crlin, 2. 0ldr5, Orobtlos noN
Sapuillc .. @lGr5. ,Sm Gcrlali
eiueS Rebsiags Ge6otte iber oas
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
0cntide @oGnen umtcr WdIittar.
GDnfrDlc.

&open6oQcn .. Mdr5.
9lad elmer Nlcloling ous Berlin bat
Stoiler @il6cIm orrb cine fit Oas
9mjc RciG giiltige FrofIdnotion
befont gc9e6ei ooB BON jett al Oie
Gilcnbo6u.SDitcnc mter ndliidri.
ibcr GontroIe iie6eu.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
9ic 9rima."


einIefen ln0 bon BORT abfubren be.
trdgt 9ln9efommen 9463 itno o6gc.
iobren 1924, 5uioulmen 1851
Sdifie.
Gieie 8oblcn idlieBen nidt ole
8erIuiie bon SSobr8eugeu Der nit
@roBbritonnicn Derbiinoeten gtotio.
nen ein aiG nidt oieienieeu DER
gteutraleh neil -iolde ni6t gu baben
iin0.
Ole Qln8a6l Der gefongeneu o0er
Derientten oeutiAen llnterieebootc
miro bon Der gloaliraIitdt nicbt Der.
offcutlidt.
I'm ole GerluIte in ser Sonoels-
W}orine 81 crie6en, melhe olr6 Cor
peooS o0er Ntinen oerloren gingen,
iino AMI oen g9crften 6obr5cuge nit
3lpei Dtiuionen Tonnenqe6olt i'm
8au 6egriffen, uno bebouptet Die 20
mirolitGt, OoB Die geiommtc Gage ais
gon5 3ufrieoeniteaeno betradtet miro.
" 2lmeritaniider Dampfer
BON 8riten gcfapert.
2pnoon 5. Nldr8. Der ome.
rifoniider Shooner nSobn @. W}c-
Gouaougb muroe acfapert, neil er
Deriud5te, ole oeuticbe glodooe 5u
brpchcn Gr mltr0p nnh Iolmonth
gebrodt mo Elm Yriiengeriht iib nit
Der 5o6e bei6Gftigeu miro.
(@in omerifdniic6es SGiife nit
oem9tumen uSobn IS. @lcGouIlougb
1T njdt in ben norbon0eneu Sdiffs.
8e9iltern ouigefiibrt Ser omerifo-
niide Dompier n3obn IS. NlcGorl.
loug6" bat rab D2orine9eridten
am 23. 5ebruor IN 5olmoutb ouge-
legt)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
Otid,ts DOm SseScntuns.

@iclOct Berlin nuO @ien. Scfti-
scs sdJnceacit5ber M Der @eit-
frOnt cinscictt. SprOler eunO-
iinrm 5cidncte iid ans.
Stiirmte eiaeu italieniiden Sra
ben nmO 6radlic cinise gefau-
sscue Gin.
Coroofos na@ eaboiuc)
&crliu, 5. 0ldr5. ~ Ser 6em.
the sag Ocrlief O6uc widjtisc
WsIdeDuiiie an alen Griessfronteu,
ocn geridten Ouu 6cntc 9l6euO 5n-
folsc
Scr 3uiae6cridlt uOn gcutc SlbenO
lantet:
p9ln Der g2eitfrOnt crcigncte iidJ
luGGrcuO cincS SduceacitO6ers mmO
an Der SitfrOut in 6Olac Der Itrem.
aca GGlte midtS bUn @eSeiItitng."
? cr itcrreidJiid6 Seridt
Serliu, 3. NiGrj, oraGlOs nadl
SugDil(e, 3. NiGr5. Der fOIaenOe
SeridIt lulirOe beuie bOu Scm s.. II. G.
Souptanarticr ansgcgebeu:
pStalicniidJc 1ront. IL SSm Sn.
gana-Slbldnitt biclt Die italicmiIdJe
sIrtilcric Gin lc66afteS Gcmcr an
perein5elten @unftcu anfrcdt.
sinc feinOIide slbt6eilnnG Die Mn.
icrc Sinicn bel Scurellc, am WlaIu.
Sade, oueiua, umrOe iOfOrt in lire
Stcllnna 5nriidseOrGnat.
SeitlidJ bOu SIiiaau ii6erIdIritt
cine SDrOler 9nuOihnrm-E -Eatronille
Den gI6adJcono.@ .@IetidJer wG6remS Ser
yladt itiirmtc ciucm italienilfen
@robeu ueitlidl BON Ganouc, iiber-
tuGltigte Die Worniiom nuO 6radlic
BON iGrcm glnfflGrunaS lImtcrucbmen
mebrerc @efaH0eue NIT ptriid.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06

@uoget 6erii6rtc beilte Or. @uiioD
2trecnonn (]}ationollibero0 bic
Q0iln0 Der oiplomoiii6en 9e5ie6ins
gen NIT oen &ereinigtcn Staoteu
lmO ipielte alIf 4rGiiOent g9ilion on,
oen Scr Spret6er einen .E6corititer"
nonnte. ,Sn Dem 9eribt Der llcber-
ice Observation-Disclosures miro Or.
5treientonn wic iolqt ciiirt.
Ser @ri6 wor 9}icmanOen mill
fomneu, abcr iomeit oie @ereiniqtcn
Stooten in 9etradt fonnen, 10 ma.
rem Ole lmbcaren3ten M6qlicbfeiten
i6rcr 9lclttralitdt oageuideinli1 gr-
woroen.
,Sc6 babe snci g9a6lreocu GrdIi.
Oent @ilion'S anqe6ort Gr iii ein
Ebeoreiiter, bon ollcr g9elt entfernt.
St 6etroGtct iic, mic Gin G6euiifer
lcine &etortc 6ctro9tct. Gr fent
europa nid6t in0 oiinft Iid bod ec.
eignet, Scbrmeiiicr 5u iein.
Sic 1eitid-9lmerifancr t6oten
9laes, mas iie founten cincu Streit
5wiicbeu ms rno Sen GcreiuiQten
Staoten 81 0er6iiteu. Sic DcrTtonocn
0eltlcDlono's &onpf fir iein Be-
lteben rihtig. &erfoIgt bonn 9raii
oenten @ilion, 6iclten iic sic ,Soce
ocS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bis
icBt aufrcdt. Sgrdiiocut @ilion be-
griiBte tic eintuol ais N21nner, sic
itol5 ooroui icin fonnteu oaBGeitidj.
lano i6r @e6lrtslono uar.~
@crr SalSmonL Elm Nlitolie0 ser
%olfspartei crfldrte, sic e0Ien lie.
berlieicrlmgeu 9lmerifa'S ioaten es
per1ieteH Dab es ser elite IeinS
piiroe elmer 9lation sic iih idon
9egen 5c6u 8einoe oert6eoiacn
miiiie.
Cine ieinolihe Hcoc BON @cora
Seoebour @}itgleO Ger IosioIOemo.
tratil1en W}inoer6eits gartet mliroe
BON Srn Sell So5ialoemofrat, be.
antmortet Der iogte, oie so5ioIoe.
uIolratcn bditen iiir 0en arieos-Gre.
oit sun Sdube ser 9latiou qeitimnt.
er beiiirwortete einen 5rieoen ser
en- oauernoer 81 iein oeriprad, imo
teine 9iadegeIiiiie binterlicB.
sSic 3 immermonn g&otc
IN omerifonii6e
@dn0e Fam.
Soniton GcroS, 5. W}dr3.
gSie 6eltimmt perlautct, muroe scr
9ote oeS @rdicn BON 9crnitorif, ser
ole 3imncrmonn9|otc noc6 Wlerifo
erinacn woaie am 81. s5c6rlior o6
9cioBt oIs cr bel Eroarcio, % N2ei
len BON Der Bride bel 9rounSpiae,
oen 9lio @rouOc frcll5cn moQtc.
Ser @otc bate ocn GerOadjt bon
bier @reujwdc6teru crrcot, mlrroe
olr6Idt mo BON Capt. G6onberS
mo Obcrlt @lodion ms Ger6or Qc-
nonmen mo Damn na6 San 9(nto.
mo Yer, gcbrabt
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
0lii6ria oni 6entidlen sdlifien.

q ogoleS, glri3., 5. Nldr5.
9}od Melouugen ans 9ueaen bic
ais ait6entiid betradtet merOeu,
treiien sic Mnnnicbaiteu Der II oelt-
ihcn 5diiie, bic Olr6 oen arieg il
Santa Roialia am @olf bon @oli-
fornia ieitge6alten moroen iino, @or-
bereitingen INN in See 81 iteben.
SIS bieB, 0oB eroBe 0uontitdten 4ro-
oiiiouen an 9orO genommen meroen.
Geit @oben iin0 @eriidbte III I'm.
lailf oenen 5liiolee Elm oetti1er see
lager lmo Saudboote iidb I'M Stillen
9leer beiinoen ioIleu. @lutroien Der
ieltliegenoeu oelIti6eu 5diiie, Die
felt einiger Belt III Der 92adbaritbait
6ei6ditigt woren begannen nod
Santa 9ioialia 3uriid5ufe6rerL ols
Geutidloho 6ie 9lbii6t anfiinoiate,
riiciidtslCicu Eondbootfrieg pieoer
unO man perani6logt,
Dab minoeitens 200 2ente aui i6re
Sbiiie 5uriidgefebrt iino.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06

9lmiter6am, bia 2onoon, s.
@lar5 g}ah 9lusioee ser rarcus.
3eihng4 BON Berlin lit oaS geIanuu.
te oeutibe Giienbabn-Spitcn oen
Nlilitdrbeboroen interiieat moroen.
Gie 3citlmg fat Elm Gaiierli6er
@rlaB lei ergoneen Ourb sen Dem
G0ef oes 6eIo.Giienba6n.5Ditcms oic
Gontrole 0ariibcr eegeben miro.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
Stou6 ouf Q d wor5er
2tIte.

gt c 10 : y OFT, D. Dlur3 TT Der
Gompfcr nSobn @. @lcGouaougb4
fubr luiter onierifotiider 6loege am
10. De5cm6er 0oriaen Sobres nut
elmer 2aoime bon Stiidgiitern uuo
elmer Quantit1t @n6s nod @ot6en-
burg aug. Gos Sdjiff eebort Der
h United Stotes Steomi6ip 60 lnO
beri1tete BON ben g(3oren, Dab as &C.
3pltngen mar, iniolge eincS Sturmcs
betreffS 9feporatur Die Sniel on8lt-
loufcn.
Plus 9o6elnadricbten aus 2ou6on
BON 16. Ge5ember gebt berDor, OoB
oie 6ritiiAe 9lomirolitdt 0en 3am-
pier ouf Die .,Sbmor3e 2iite" geieet
bat. 9eomte ser @eieIli6aft iogelL
ooB ser n@3cGouIloueb~ in ibrem
9luftrage Solmoutb oulief Inn Die
6rodt lnteriuden 8u laiien lrnO Dob
0os 6hiff infolge oeiicn bon Der
DSbwar8eu Site automatiicb geitri-
den ipur6e. Sie fiigten bin5it BOB
iie feline glohrid6t erbalten 6aben,
0aB ser 0anlpfer gefopert murOe,
neil CT oie Oeuti6e 9lodooe breden
mDllte.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES amf Scr MadIt

San 8iego, Sal, 5. W1dr5.
Die OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u@bpple",
oEulrton" imO oStemart" peldc
am 16. Sebrilar uad einen unge.
nanuten 9eItimnnmQsort a6fu6ren,
bewa6en mie 6ente in @riabrlme
ge6radt pllroe, Die in Colon ga
nama onr6 oen arieg ieiiee6alte-
men oeutiden Compiler 0@rune-
molo" oFrin5 SieisHmo", Sod.
ienpalo@ uno uSaooia". @an meiB
nibt wie LANCE pie orei ariegslhiffe
IN Golon better mtIocl.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-03-06
@aiier g9il0eIm Iaht WliL0c maIten

9erlin 2. @1dr3, ora0ilos na6
Sa0pile 3. 9Rdr5. aaiIer ggil.
6elm bat ole GooesitroielL mel6e
ein Selo-ariegsgcribt iiber 1ooc-
leiuer IoItcrliane, cine gelqicriiL
uno i6ren SelicrSbelier Senri 9opns
pcr6dngte, iaet sic oiii5icac lte6er.
ice g9obridten.9lge in Ie6ens.
ldnglidc @eidnauibitroie lmlgcmon-
0eIt.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
T. B. KING GETS POSITION

Searcy, Ark, Dec. 30.-Hon Thomas
B. King, former member of the board
of commissioners for Shelby county,
Tenn, and one of the foremost lay
leaders in Southern Methodism, has
accepted a position offered him sever
al weeks ago by the board of trustees
to become one Of the educational COM
missioners for Galloway Female Col
lege of this city in the campaign al
ready launched for $250,000 build
ing and endowment fund for the col
lege, and will begin his work through
out Arkansas soon after the new year.
Mr.. King viii maintain his residence
in Memphis for the present. With Mr..
King in this great campaign, which
has for its slogan, "Do as much for
our young women as is planned for
our young men,, will be associated
the Rev. H. H. Griffin, who was named
at the last session of the North Ar
kansas conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, as commits
sioner for Galloway College, and the
Rev. w, G. Watson, who has been en-
gagged in the endowment campaign
for the past two years.
Other leading men of the state have
enlisted to aid in carrying on this
work, which is planned to be the
greatest movement for the education
Of women ever launched in the South.
Among the first improvements at
the school will be the erection of a
modern administration building to ac-
comlnodate the classroom, libraries,
laboratories. etc.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

Mr.. r. w. Ross, of the Bride Vi
cinity, had COW killed'o day lately
by being caught in a wire fence.
Mr.. D. E. Wood has gone into the
mercantile business in the store lately
occupied by w. S. Smith, on Peete
street.
-Messrs. T. F King and Albert
Ross, Of Williston, Fayette county,
have rented the Alexander place, on
Sherrod avenue, and moved there
Tuesday,
DIR. w. j. Blackwood, who has
been making his home in the vicinity
of Leigh's Chapel, has lately moved
to Walnut, Ark, for the practice OF
his profession.
There was large attendance at
the meeting of Covington Lodge, No.
1905, B. P. O. E., Thursday night.
After the usual routine business there
was an enjoyable social session,
While cutting wood Friday, Mr.
J. Al. Griffith accidentally rolled a
backlog on the hand Of his l2-year-old
son, Landon, and the end of the little
finger of his right hand was mashed
off
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Baptist de-
lightfully entertained few young
gentlemen friends with a dinner party
at their home Thursday evening. The
guest list included Messrs. W. L. and
Richard Owen, Adrian, Gage and
Marion Boyd, and A. P. Smith, Jr.
Mr.. George Ivey and Miss Ollie
Gatlin, both of this vicinity, were
married at the Covington circuit par
sonage Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Rev. A. H. Bezzo performing the cere-
mony that made them husband and
wife. The happy couple has the best
wishes of many friends.
Messrs. M. L. Luttrell and w. "A.
Primer returned Friday morning from
st. Cloud, Fla. They intended to re-
main there during the winter, but
were called home on account of the
illness of the first named gentleman's
wife. Mr.. w. H. Feezor, who had
been with Messrs. Luttrell and Primer
at St. Cloud, expects to go to Tampa
this week for the balance Of the
winter.
Mr.. ]. L. Blalack, of the Solo
neighborhood, says he found the first
boil weeyil in his field in August, 1914,
the second one IN August, 1916, and
the third in 10 cents worth Of raisins
that he bought in Cevington on the
day before Christmas, which was
alive and active. Mr.. Blalack says he
lived five years in the boil weevii
country in Texas e:11 knows one when
be sees It.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
Mr.. B. F. Fortner is making a
I2x40 addition to the rear Of his

Mr.. B. F. Fortner is making q
12x40 addition to the rear Of his
Mr.. George Fryer, Of the 18th
district, has been suffering from an
attack Of malarial hematuria for the
past several days.
Mr.. VIM. Morgan, of the 9th dis
trict, went Friday to Bolivar, where
he will enter the Western hospital.
He was accompanied by Deputy Sher-
if w. A. Hooker.
Mr.. r. L. Hastings has bought
the George S. Volz place, on Maple
street, and will move there this week
from the Miss Mabel Owen place, on
South Main street.
Mr.. Emmett Greer and family
have moved to the city from Munford
and occupy the Addison, place, on
Maple street, which Mr.. Greer pur-
chased some time ago
Mr.. and Mrs. John William Shell
ton. of Columbia, Tenn, announce the
engagement and approaching mar
riage Of their daughter, Florence, to
Mr.. William Kennedy Herrin, Jr., of
Clarksdale, Miss.
Mr.. R. E. Haynie, of the Glopton
neighborhood, who was a visitor tere
Saturday, said COW belonging to him
lately gave birth to twin male calves,
which were both living and doing well.
-Messrs. Drew Moore and Richard
Hastings have bought out the tailor
ing business Of Mr.. John Winford
and will continue the business at the
same stand under the firm name Of
Moore & Hastings.
Mr.. Josh ]. Miller and sons, Stan
ley and Morris, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fain
Roby went Friday to Memphis to at
tend the bedside of DIR. Lester Miller,
who lately underwent an operation
there. His friends will be glad to
learn that he is improving.
Quite number of our people
went to Memphis last week to witness
George v. Hobart's wonderful play,
Experience, which was presented at
the Lyceum theater all the week.
About 10 people from here witnessed
the matinee Saturday afternoon.
Three years ago Mr.. J. w.
Howard, Of this city, set rat trap in
his barn and on going to it on the
following morning found neighbours
cat caught in it. The cat, however,
ran by him with the trap and made
its escape. He had never laid eyes
on the trap, he says, until last Thurs
day morning. when his own house cat
scame back to the house with the
same trap attached to it. Mr.. Howard
is, perhaps, q stronger believer than
ever in the biblical declaration that
as It is melted out so shall it be melted
out again.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04

mark is the belief Of Grady Turner, a
negro, who has written Phil Castang,
superintendent Of the 0verton Park
Zoo, asking his former employer for
ticket back home, says the Memphis
Scimitar. Turner joined an exodus of
negro laborers which left here early
last fall The letter, written from
Indiana, Pa, says;
Dear Sir and Boss,-Please send
me 500 at once, for want TO come
home again and take my old position.
] have been laboring as a freight
handler ever since my arrival and
making just fair wages. But. boss,
this is no place for a niger The
temperature was degrees below zero
this morning, and there has been
about two feet of snow on the ground
for nearly three weeks. There are
great many foreigners up here. They
think the weather is fine. It's worth
mans wages to stay up here in the
terrible cold. / can't keep my health
in this awful weather and / am sick
In mind, too. 1t is showing and sleet-
ing right now and it SHOWS every day.
You send the money by post Office
money order to Indiana, Pa, Station
30, and | will be home at once. Mr..
Phil, please don't turn your back on
me this time. This leaves me feeling
real bad l remain your humble SER
want, GRADY TURNER.
"P. Slow are all the cats getting
along? certainly do miss my pets"
The "cats OF pets" the writer re-
fers to are the lions, tigers, pumas,
jaguars and other members Of the
feline tribe.