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__ I Ambassador Page Forwards Brief Report From the American Consul Washington, February -4 Official ad vices today threw some doubt on whether Captain Smith of the American steamer Evrlyn sunk in the North sea. was among the saved, and whether H was not his boat that is missing. Ambassador Page at London 'orwarded this brief u*port from the A met lean con sul at Rremerhaven: ’‘American steamer Evelyn -an on two r*in« s on the 19th, 4 a. .m., neat* Isle | Borkum. Sank seven hours .later. Captain Smith. 1" men. and Dutch pil t In one boat. First Officer Swanson and 13 men tn another. First boat said to have neen r s< tud 10 a. m. Saturday, but piesert «hereabouts y et unknown. 1 matter boat picked up by German scout .ship Mars Saturday, 4 p. m.. and taken to Helgoland. Thirteen men brought to Br*emerhaven and put into Sailors' Home. Spanish Mnkrr Hans Ilaro frozen and buried at sea, appears to be only dead. Other 5Bir vJvors expected tomorrow. Those in Brcmerhavc n out of danger.” . ■>»-— - Deaths and Funerals Mrs. A. .1. (iandy Funeral services over the remains >f Mrs. A. .1. Gandy, aged Hi y ears, who died early ychP iday morning at the residence ' f her daughter. Mrs. \V. A. fciamerop. '••II South Sixteenth street, con ducted this morning from the Heaidenco ;it 10:30 O'clock. Interment will Hallow in Elmwood com etc*.' The pallbeti.itilers will *’ • B. H. Eggleston. B. H. Koltihum. A. F Bruce. Clyde W. Ennis. R. M. Brasher . no K. R. Norman. The deceased is sur ' *. ed by three sons and three danighters. James M. Woods 1 uneral s« rviees over the rcnTaOn)- of t les M. \\ <H»ds. aged 70 years, wluo diei lie family residence, »ioo Woods street, ' • odlawn, wen- conducted yesterday ning from Si. Clement's Caltholic 1 i ieh. Interment followed in Forertt JIHi ♦ i ictory. Tine deceased is survived by •> daughter and five sons. M:rs. Fannie S. South V'rs. Kanpiic S. South, aged 52 wars. ! 1 yestercVty morning .n the family resi •i' nee, T117 Second avenue, north. Fonernl langements will be announced later. *' deceased is survived hy her hajsbana . i « sovera I < Diildi-»*n. Mrs. Mariah Parker Mclnnis Hattiesburg. .Miss.. February 24 -(Spo • i i » Mrs. Matfiali Parker Mclnnis. wife* >*’ G. 1». McTnrids, Hardy street, died at: i< family rcertdence at 1:45 yesterday* nornlng of pneumonia, from which she* i. m been -uttering but four lays. Th i m eral took place this morning at 1*1 • cork from the Hartly street residence. Tin Rev. 1 »r. Harrison of Magee, formerly* pc .'tor of tlw* Broad Street Methodiso •lurch, and the Rev. H. Hollard, the i»i i sent pastor, had charge of the services. The burial took place in the city ceme tery. Mrs. McTiinis resided in Forrest county ill her life. She wan :i member of the lVoad Street cdiureli, and was ijri-oininently identified with that chureh for years. She is survived by her husband and eight children. JOHNS Undertaking Co.. Phons fX>0l V. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES 1 Fairmont, W. Va A spc is I gram’ jury’s investigation into Sun.iay a sti k-» not at Farmington and an autopsy iito th* death of Constable W. H. Higgs, one of the wounded officers who died today, were the principal developments in the strike situation today. Savannah. G«.—With her engines dis- i a bled so that she could not proceed under her own steam, the Swedish steamer ' Tj-umf. 31 days out from Preston, Eng land. arrived here tonight in tow of two tugs. London (2:50 a. m.J-A Rome dispatch tj the Morning Post says: “The German re ply to Italy's memorandum on the block ading of British coasts has reached the government here. The. note declares that in view of tiie friendly relations between Germany and Italy, Germany will respect the Italian flag.'' Brussels (Via London. 2:4-4 a. in.*—Gen era’ Thys, a noied Belgian officer who was one of the leading figures in Belgian colonial development, died today. I/ondon (3:22 a m l—The Daily Mall to day says that if President Wilson has proposed that Great Britain allow food stuffs for civilians to enter Germany under some form of American guarantee and American distribution such a proposal is rot likely to prove acceptable to the British government. London ('2:15 a. m.)—A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says that pri vate reports from Berlin concerning tin budget debate in the Prussian Diet assert j that one of the. features was a. strong attack one member made on Austria for the alleged feebleness of her assistance [ar.d particularly on her inability to deal I a decisive blow to Servla. •TefLerson City, Mo.—The United States will never be at war as long as Woodrow Wilson is President, said United States Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, shaking before the Missouri legislatin’ here today. “He is a poor citizen,” the sci ator continued, "who goes about criti cizing our foreign policy.” Irvine, Ky.—The examining trial here of T. q. Wallace, Frank Clianey and J. j M. Hynes, on a charge of killing Iloustoi/ Underwood, was concluded late today | Judge Newton announced that he would ; hold defendants under bond to answer ; any indictments that may he returned by :a special grand jury which will be im I paneled Monday. Washington.—Mr. and Mrs. Fran* is day re, with'baby BVancla Sayre, the Presi- * dent's grandson. left tonight lor their hi mo at Williamstown. Mass. The Presi d* nt expects to go to Williamstown soon to act as godfather at the baby's christen ing Atlanta.—The Georgia railroad commis sion today made public a report holding that there was no defect in the track of the Western and Atlantic railroad near Emerson, Ga.. on December 19, 1914. when j tin Memphis special was wrecked. Two tralnment were killed and several pas- ' gangers hurt. Nashville,—The commission appointed ! by the Methodist Episcopal church, south, j t » investigate the charters of the various j bn&rds and trustees of the church, met at j tin Methodist Publishing House today and dhcussed plans whereby the charters of, all the organizations might be unified and put on a common basis. London (1:45 n. tn.)-An Exchange Tele- j graph dispatch from Athens says that Prof. Georgios Streit. forme*ly foreign J i mtrister. has been appointed Greek min ister to Constantinople. Hhubiila. Miss.—Raymond Gray. 12-yea - A i old hoy. confessed to officers today, th • | say. that he killed his father last Sun- | j oh v with a shotgun. The shooting fol-j lowed a whipping the boy received at the. hands of Ids father. London (2:2S a. m.)—A Saloniki dispatch to the Daily Chronicle says: ‘According ! to a Servian official statement 30 Aus trians—staff officers—were killed by the Servian bombardment of Semlln last week. They were gathered at a council of war in a hotel when a shell struck the build ing.” Ixmdon (3:47 a m.)—Prince Leopold, eld j eat son of King Albert of Belgium, has joined the Belgian troops at the front. H“ Is 14 years old. Toronto.—The Canadian Ijgtvn Tennis association today decided that on account of the war and the absence of several prominent players there will be no chal lenge1 for the Davis cup this year. Norfolk, Va.—Extensive repairs to th turbine engines of the battleship North Dakota, which recently were damaged while the dreadnaught was off Guan tanamo, Cuba, will be necessary, it was learned here tonight. ' London (3:23 a. m.)— As a result of Ger man attacks on neutral ships insurance rates on the cargoes of American liners crossing the Atlantic have been raised to the same level as on British liners. Piere. S. D.—A resolution for state-wide prohibition was passed today by the South Dakota senate. The resolution calls fo submission of the question to the people at the next general election. Write a Jolly Letter I “My little daughter, who is 13, lias | l ever walked. She has spent many years I in bed. She is much pleased with your 1 Horner and would bo delighted to hear | from your readers, either through cards ^ «»r letters. She is wonderfully sweet and [patient. We wish you success In your work of love. MRS. C. T. £.’ ; Juniors to the front again, and in force’ t Take half an hour a week from your otit 4 dON. pleasures to write a .lolly letter or * send a pretty postcard to the fellow girl 1 who has liOt taken a step in 13 years. J<’an'* you get up h correspondence club 9 in your neighborhood and pass some of | tin* brightness with which the dear Lord * has flooded your lives over to this smit ten child? Aid for Busy Mother “Here is a bit of Information that might be useful to h busy mother: Tear off worn part of father’s linen collars, soak in told water until all the starch is out of them, and you will have a fitted band with button holes already marked for j Chilian's underwear. T have some old collars to send to anyone who wants them. FLORENCE K.” Found a Good Home •'The child for whom I asked you to find a home io nicely located, and al though she has been 111 since she got there, making it necessary for them to forego the holiday fostivltles and stay up all night with the child, besides calling two doctors, they write me they are all devoted to her and think she is the sweet est. brightest little creature they ever knew. The test was a good one and has removed all trace of fear from us at this end. although, of course, it has been hard on them. I received answers from all parts of the country and feci most grate ful for the result of the venture. "A GRATEFUL MEMBER." Russian Salad Dressing ’ I find In your useful Corner a request for Russian salad dressing. May I send in mine, which I hope will be satisfactory? Half cup of boiled dressing, one-quarter cup chili sauce, two hard-boiled eggs (chopped fine), two small onions (chopped fine), a few drops of lemon, a few drops of Worcestershire ^auce, half teaspoon of salt, red and black pepper to taste. Lastly add a half cup of whipped cream. "MRS. T. J. B.” How to Make a Hectograph "The Inclosed formula worked well for me some years ago. From our orig inal I onee printed 115 post cards. With lapse of time my hand may have lost Its cunning, hut 1 think I have not quite for gotten the trick. At any rate I hope your correspondent will be helped by these dl levllons. In an ungraded country school anil later I found a hectograph an In valuable aid. I wish I had other recipes which were printed In the Corner to com pare with this: Take two ounces of gela tin snaked in about one cup of water till the water Is all absorbed. If weather is dry add more water to compensate for loss by evaporation. Stir In gently eight ounces of glycerin. Cool. In summer cool on tee, since the mixture will not harder, In temperature over 90 degrees. A cake pan. rectangular, about one and or,e-half Inches d.vp, Is convenient to make the hestogruph in. Mix the Ingre dients In tills pan. When the mlxiure ha-dens thoroughly apply unglazed paper to tea. it. When you pull tlila away, If the mixture Is right the pad probably will have the right amount of suction. The surface should not come away with the paper, nor should the paper refuse to ■puli' sufficiently. If the two are Indif ferent and take little interest In each other add a little glycerin and enough water to make up for evaporation, melt the pad oyer, and allow it to cool. In the other case, of sticking closer than a brother, I think you dry the p«d out some what by melting and allowing It to cool again, or add glycerin until It is soft, spongy and leaves a greasy 'feel' upon tho paper. With practice there la little trouble In keeping the pad in condition. A few drops of a 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid will keep the mixture from becoming an ideal seed bed for germs of molds, etc. If you have the pad ap parently in good condition but get few copies, perhaps both glycerin end water are needed The glycerin Is to hold the water, which In turn absorbs the ink. The gelatin gives body. Bus the Ink. But here la a formula for making it: A package of violet dye, one ounce of warm wale:-, quarter ounce of alcohol, a few drops of glycerin and sulphuric ether. If the Ink spreads too much evaporate some of the alcohol. lrae hard glased paper {or the original. Use an ordinary copy ing pencil to make about 20 good copies. "HENRY C. D." [The Corner is under signal obligations to the professor who has turned from the active duties of his laboratory to write out the clear and full directions several of our members have Importuned ths Corner to procure for them. The leaal they can do to prove our appreciation ol the honor he has done ue la to out out and preserve with grateful care what he hai bestowed. I trust that there will be nt other call for the hectograph formula foi piany a long day to come. We can gat nc better than this. Rubbing R In Fiom the Philadelphia Public ledger. The Wife—I recall, our courtship days, tnese blissful days. The Brute—When I was in a blisaful dans! Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Do You Know That This Is Getting to Be a Better Store Every Day? In trying to do the right thing at the right time and in the right way; in trying to do some things better than they were ever done before; in working for the love of the work: in trying to be courteous; in our efforts to be an example; in anticipating re quirements; in developing re- . sources; in recognizing ho ob stacle; in mastering circum stances; in our ambition to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection; in eliminating errors. Every Day This Store Is Improving Especially in measuring our merchandizing with the times are we rendering a wonderful service to our public. In looking more carefully for lots of goods, in. finding them and then offer ing them at the very lowest prices, we are helping our public in these trying times, taking nothing from the pleasure of shopping and contributing much in a general way towards the universal thrift. 3 More Days February Furniture Sale I Women Accustomed to Paying $30 and $35 For Tailored <2*'I C Suits Should See These for Our Stocks of Women's Tailored Suits For Spring Display 200 Beauti ful Models to Sell for $15 to $25 There are many extraordinary opportunities for women to buy just the suit they want at just the price they wish to pay. These Suits ranging in price from 15.00 to 25.00 are all colors in a variety of the best styles. There is bounti ful choice of Suits in Empire style and Em pire effects, created by novel pleated backs. Of course, all skirts are full flaring—mod els pleasingly becoming. These Suits, so low in price are of Gaberdines, in beautiful satin finish, fine grain Soft Poplins and the worth iest of Serges. Choosing Suits from these groups will prove a delightful task. (Ready-to-Wear, 2d Floor) Loveman.Loeto WHOLESALE TRADE ' Good Demand for Fish. Trout and Mackerel Sup plies Are Short Business on Morris avenue continues (fund, and supplies In most linos are ade quate. Flour and cotton quotations are unchanged. The demand for llsli is re porter. good, but the supply of mackerel end trout Is said to be scarce at this time. This is caused by rough weather on the coast. Fresh eggs arc quoted at 20r and graded cat ton eggs at "2o. and supplies of both hens and eggs are very plentiful, l.ive hens are bringing loo per pound. LOCAL QUOTATIONS Spot Cotton Good middling . 7;l* Strict middling . I1* Middling . Tj Strict low middling . 6*2 Tho Iron Market IF .MO.O09iO.6O IF .0.60©10.u0 JF . 0.0090.60 Gray Forge. 3.6096.00 ia .6io.oo9io.60 is . ».6ot to.oo > Poultry and Egg* Hem, 16c. hive turkeys. 17c; dressed turkeys. 20c. Fryers-lfe-ltO lbs. average, lie. Ducks—16c lb. Guineas—10c. Roosters—Ms. Geese—76990c. Fresh country eggs—20c; graded carton eggs, 22c. Meat* Extra Ribs—11c. Bellies—20-26o; 12c. Boston Butts—tOtic Pork holns—U14c. Breakfast Baron—23c. Sparc Ribs—Sc. Regular Hams—lMOc. Skinned Hams-loV4c. Fruit* and Product Lemons—O.60. Limes—01-26. Florida Oranges-tl.7692.26. Grapefruit—01.7692.26. Florida Strawberries—30940c qt. Apples— Wlnesaps. 04.50: Baldwins. V'a 3.60; Ben Davis, $2.6093.60; box apples, R.6091.76. Peanuts—614® 6V4c per lb. Malaga Grapes-66®« per keg. Tomatoes—03.50&4 per crate. Cocoanuts—04 per sack. Cranberries—Per box. $1.7692, per bar rel. 07. Celery—Florida, per crate, $2.50; 75c dosen. Walnuts—10920c lb. Pecans—12H9*>e per lb. Filberts—16c per lb. Almonds—20c per lb. Chestnuts—9c per lb. Lettuce-01.2692.26 Hamper. Eggplants—02.60. Green Peas—$3. Green Beans—$3.60. Onions-214c per lb. Spanish Onion*—»1.76 per crate. Sweet Potatoes—61 per bushel. Irish Potatoes—7*c per bushel. Cabbage—2c per lb. New Cabbage—$2 26 per crate. London Layer Raisins—$1.76. California Figs—*2 per case. Seed Potatoes—1191.10 bu. Ouiuu Sets—$1.7693 bu. Flour and Breadatuffo Self-rising flour. 08.00: Tennessee flout $7 06; Michigan flour. 68.1C; Idaho flout 0; Indiana flour. $8; spring whea H PRINTING “ B’ham PublishingCo. •lee. C. Healer. Jr. 1TM M Are. w ...... i • f ; ;l g: -----—■ DIPLOMATIC SITUATION CRITICAL, SAYS LANSING New York. February 24. — Robert Lans ing, counsellor for the state department in a speech before 700 alumni of Amherst college at their annual banquet here to night, declared these were critical days for the United States, “how critical onl.\ those who are in intimate touch with af fairs can realize." The European war, he said, had raisec a series of problems which had never be fore been solved and “the liability of or 1 ror. the danger of unintentional partialit\ and the constant complaint of one or an other of the belligerents makes the put! of neutrality rough and uncertain." Mr. Lansing expressed disapproval o: the suggestion that diplomatic officer* be placed under civil service rules, anc defended President Wilson and Secretary Bryan against criticism that they failct to retain diplomats named by former ad ministrations. These diplomats could not ! be expected, he said, to support the for I eign policies of the present administra tion. On men who comprehended am were in sympathy with these policies anti (•••••••••••••••••••••••••••a flour. $8.43; bard winter wheat flour, $8.10; shorts, $33; pure wheat bran, $32; C. S. meal. 7Va per cent, $30; Cremo meal, pei ton, $26; C. S. hulls. $11 ton; No. 1 timothy hay. per ton, $25; mixed alfalfa and John son grass, per ton, $19; pea green alfalfa western, $26; mixed feeds, per ton, $35; oats, per bushel, 73c; corn, per bushel, $1.03; corn meal, $1.86 per 96 pounds. Creamery Products Creamery Butter-3203614c; process but' ter, 30c; oleomargarine. 16033c. Full Cream Cheeae—17c; Imported Swli.i 12c; Pimento, dox., II.K. Fish Perch—*c. Salt Water Trout—llV4®12c. Blue Catfish—T\4e. Bed Snapper— SW&lOc. Gray Snapper—4®*o. Mullet—6H@6c. Spanlah Mackerel—12Vs®15c. Freeh Pompano—30®#*e Delaware Oysters—Standards. 90c gal Ion; selects, 31.25 gallon; extra selects 31.50. Gulf Oysters—1201.10 per lMt. Hide* and Tallow Green salt hides. 16017c; grean sal | bides (half cured). 16016c; green hides j (fresh), 14015c; dry flint hides. 210290 l dry salt hides. 26027c: damaged hides half price; eheep skins,’ 50060c; hors hides. 3203.50; sherllngs. r5@25c; goa skins, 30®350; kid skins, 10c; tallow, 5®c skins, 30035c; kid skins. 10c; tallow, 5®6c clean unwashed wool, 20023c; burry wool 12@15c; ginseng. 3405. HOUSE PASSES ADAMSON BILL Washington, February 24.—The Adam son bill to provide for the rare and treat ment of Lepers Was passed by the lloua today. It proposes to establish a horn at any government reservation or other j wise, under the administration of th ' public health service. Tt was stated during the discussion < allowed to go unchecked leprosy will, i time, gain a serious foothold in the Uni ted States. Secretary McAdoo, in a report to For gresa two years ago, stated that ther were 278 leprosy cases in continental Uni ted States. Woman Pulla Hog's Teeth From the New York World. A widow living In Fast Plttston, Me having purchased a fine pig a few weel ago and later seeing another tine spec ' men, decided to have two of her ow . to occupy the same sty. The latest purchase was two montt - younger than the other porker, and whe put In thd hen seemed to cause the eidi much annoyauce. The latter seemed bei upon the destruction of the latest arrive Everything available was done, and atl the warfare continued. What should tiie owner do? What coil she do? Armed with a pair of pliers si proceed to the sty and extracted the tee) that had lacefated the younger pig ( badly. Since then peace reigns and bo! > the pigs ara progressing finely. were enthusiastic in carrying them out the success of the policies depended, he asserted. “When it comes to the principal posts abroad. I am strongly opposed to tying the hands of the President in any wav. If we had obtained all our ambassadors and ministers by promotion we would not have had such men at London as E. J. Phelps and Joseph H. Choate, or men like Myron T. Herrfrck and Brand Whit lock. Such men. inexperienced in diplo matic practice, but equipped with quali ties which command respect ami achieve success, are the ones who have brought, lustre to American diplomacy. “These are critical days for our coun try; how critical only those who are in intimate touch with affairs can fully realize. It Is a time for serious thought, a time of anxiety. “Today, when nations are swayed with unreasonable passion, when prejudice blinds them, when they see rod,’ when they misjudge their friends as Well as their foes, is the time for us to avoid harsh judgment, to preserve calmness in dealing with them and to curb the natural resentment which arises when our acts are misinterpreted and we are charged with wrong motives and purposes.” ........ I HOW WOMEN VOTED IN CHICAGO CONTEST Chicago, February 24.—Women voters who cast their first ballots yesterday in a Chicago mayoralty election, polled 77 per cent of their registration, compared with 70 per cent for the men, according to tabulation^ today. In no instance of importance, however, did tin* women’s vote decide a contest. Robert M. Sweitzer, who won the demo cratic nomination, received his full quota of women’s votes in spite of a campaign that Sweitzer “favored an open town." In the republican contest, Judge Harr> Olson was given nearly 70U0 more female votes than his successful opponent, Wil liam Hale Thompson, although Thomp son made his campaign largely on the ground that he was instrumental in ob taining the first children’s playground. VANZANDTSUCCEEDS WELLS AT DALLAS 1 Pallas. Tex.. February 24.—R. L. Van | zandt of Fort Worth, vice governor oi • the Dallas federal reserve bank, today • was chosen by the board of directors tc . serve as governor of the Dallas district ’ until April 6, when the regular meeting , of the hoard will be helQ. Mr. Vansandt will succeed Oscar Welle of Houston, who will leave here March 1 to become president of the First National bank of Birmingham, Ala. » — - ■ - „ ii ■— 1- ■ — — - I ; Merc antes Trust Bank 1905 Second Ave. “Right on Your Way” WE solicit your household account. Every I housewife should keep a household ac-, count with us and pay all bills by check. Be* ^ sides being convenient, a cancelled check is an incontestible receipt. » The M & M is most conveniently located for j* women—right in the heart of the shopping “ district. d e W. A. PORTRR, Preiltfcat JSO. W. 8MWMAM h MOUB I.KVY, Vlw-PmlMit HBVBV uTnSbl.M <o AL. C. UAHBEI, OMttot AM*. (Mahler, h ’ I1 . ..1- ■ CALL ON IN TO REFUSE TO FIGHT The Congress of Religious Liberals Seeks to Prevent j Future Wars Philadelphia. February *24.—A resolution • ailing »»ri men of all nations hereafter tn refuse io talce up arms when directed to cli* so by their government.* was adopt* c*l by the Congress of Religious Libera l here today. In u discussion of the topic, "Religion After the War," which preceded th« ed- piKn of the resolution, Rev. Ulyssej Grant Fierce of Washington, former! fe chaplain of the United States Senate. pr«j •Mett*l that at the close of the European war the world would experience the great est rehFious revival In hlstvrv. i'r Manton Coit of -London, England declared the future would see a fedontl^* of the nations now at war nod addefc tf'at were a wait* to thtfc use of Its fjifwir and influence there nevei agn:u would be an ocoa>i-m for any na tion to obtain uouitional territory by con quest.” IF said that aft»r the war every chunk hi the world shouiu urge laws 1« prohibit the manufacturer or shipping of flu arms except by the government ami that before any nation should be permit ted to go to war the question should In submitted to a vote of the people and that everybody 18 years of age or over shouk *bo s’lowed to vote. Best Way Out A Georgia magistrate was perplexed bj the conflicting claims of two negrt women for a baby, each contending tha hIm was tile mother of it. The judge re membered Solomon and drawing a bowii knife from his hoot, declared that h would give a half to each The women were shocked, but had n< doubt of the authority and purpose o the judge to make the proposed compro ruse. "Don't do that, boss,” the sc reamed In unison. "You can keep i yourself." W IXTKIl DOUDI/US W ORK In summer the w'ork of ellminatini poisons and acids front the blood i helped by perspiration. In cold weatbei with little out door work or exercise t cause sweating, the kidneys hsve to d double work. Foley Kidney Pills h*l overworked, weak and diseased kidney to Alter and cast out of the blood th waste matter that causes pains in side or back, rheumatism, lumbago, stlif ness of joints, sore muscles and othe ills resuiting from improper ellmlna tlon. For sale by all druggists.