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THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY, 6, 1917. 6 OWNERS FORBIDDEN FROM -TRANSFERRING SHIPS GIRL DN LONG JOMNEY IN QUEST OF HEALTH NEXT MONDAY, FEB-ruary the Twelfth, is the anniversary of Lincoln's birth. It is also the opening day of the Auto Show at the Armory. In keeping with the day, Monday will be known as Highway Day.

The first great highway built across the continent is known as the Lincoln Highway. This was the inspiration that led to the building of our own Dixie, Jackson and many other improved motor trails. Highway Day at the Show will be observed in an appropriate manner. Lend your aid to these great public movements by attending Monday. COAL SUPPLY RUNNING LOW Dealers Say Situation Growing Acute.

Is Otto Voyles Buys Home Jacob Zinsmeister. of WATER DAMAGES HOME With a hti: re.suli of th is fachi a say Liiri th-1 vy demand for fuel as the wave. Xew Albany coat shortage. Conl men supply on hand is short And thf: siuuuion On account of the general scarcity throughout the country the price of coal aJready ha-s advanced to 55 and f5.50 a ton. One company stated that the orders received during ihe day v.ould keep the entire force busy all day to-day and that the supply in the yards is considerably below the normal supply at this It was slated that practical! 3' the condition prevails with the other coal companies and that the dealers are apprehensive that their sup-rlles will not meet the local demand if the extreme cold weather continues for i-py length of time.

Zinsmeister Residence Sold. The Jacob Zinsmeister residence at East Fifteenth and AtuvKet reels, Xew Albany, out of the most pretentious residence, properties in the city, was sold yesterday afternoon to otto Voyles. of Xew Albany. The deal was made through the real estate firm of Conklin 'Mcintosh. While the.

consideration was not made public it is said to ha been over $10,000. The lot 100 feet on Market street and extends baoU 100 feet on JCiist Fifteenth street. The house is a two and one-half, story brick structure. Mr. Zinsmeister recentlv moved to Lou-hsville.

Water Damages Orphans' Home. Cornelia. Memorial Orphans' Home on Kkin avenue. Xew Albany, was badly damaged when a water pipe on the third floor of the building burst. The eastern part of the building was deluged, but there is sufficient room in other parts of the building to comfortably house the children who live in the institution.

Joe A. Kraft, probation oflicor. who lives across the street, went in response to a telephone message from the matron and shut off tin- water. He found that a pipe had burst in a room on the third floor and that there was four Inches of on the tloor. The pins-, taring and paper of rooms on the.

sec- 1 ond and first Moors were damaged. Mrs. Michael Hannel Dies. Mrs. Mii-Intel Hannr-1.

who was from a band of in County, near Oorydon. nearly thr-e- quarters of a century aeo. died a. O.w days at her hum uar White: Cloud, in county, at the ng of; TS yearf. Sh was reavd in the family 1 COURIER-JOURNAL OFFICE BUILDING DIRECTORY, FOURTH AND GREEN STREETS.

ONLY TWO PASSENGER SHIPS OF U. S. AT SEA INTERNATIONAL SITUATION STILL HOLDS ST. LOUIS IN POBT. Xew Tor.

Feb. S. With the ssie tHrt ffl.v nt. T.tverDool of the Ainertcan Line steamships Philadelphia and Finland, and the arrival here from Liverpool of the St. Paul, only two American passenger ships now are at sea the Kroonland.

which sailed from Liverpool January 31 and the Xew York, which left the same part February- 3. The Owego, an American freighter, left here to-day for Genoa. Cable messages to officials of the American Line In this city-told of the arrival at Llverpol of the Philadelphia and the Finland. The St. Paul, with 212 passengers on board, was compelled to anchor off Sandy HooK early to-day on account of a heavy snowstorm.

She did not proceed to her pier until the late afternoon. Her otlicers reported an unusually stormy passage. OIliciaLs of the American Line announced to-night that the St. Louis, detained here s-ince Saturday on account of the intcrna.tional situation, would not sail "before Wednesday, February 7, at noon." It had been announced that the St. Louis probably would get away to-day.

but when the hour set for her departure arrived it was said It had been decided to await further advices from the State Department at Washington before permitting her to proceed. No explanation was made by the officials as to the decision not to sail 'the ship before Wednesday. "Tin; St. Louis is loaded, sufficient coal is on board for the voyage, and the necessary formalities of obtaining clearance papers have been complied with," said on ollicial of the line. "The passengers hooked for the trip have been told that they would be notified in plenty of time to reach the dock before the vessel sailed.

The ship carries no cargo that can be classed as contraband. There have been no changes in her markings, designating her as an American vessel, as suggested in the lust German note." Clearances here to-day were light. Only twelve vessels were reported by customs olheers as taking out the necessary sailing papers. Among these were the White Star Line steamship Cretic. with cargo for Naples, and the Atherstonc Br) for Bordeaux, cleared liv the French Line.

The other ships cleared for coastwise and Latin-American ports. Oftielals of the Norwegian and Holland Lines said they were still awaiting instructions from their home offices and until these were received they would continue to hold what vessels they have in United States ports. H00SIER MAYOR TERMS HIS CRITICS BUZZARDS Bloomington's Chief Executive Says Ho Has LpH Dog's Life In Office. KlonriiMiiitun. 1 l-h.

B. Mayor ih ii Hitrris. wiiii --prvrd I citv as its Chiof Executive eight ren-seriit y-ars as a pt-uiorrat. to-ilay mnf out in df'-nso his and 'luy A. Corves, of win bcu indicted by h' irrand jur-.

fur obtaining nearly nn a 'dahn from the city in ronuepti-'n with the building of a 0.00 il extensam tn the municipal water works plant. Reeves appeared in Circuit Court to-day. it. being the first day of the I-rbruary term, ami hi trial was set for I-'ebruarj- 13. Mayor rris tonV a hot.

shot at h's critics in statement, a part nf which lollmvs: "I have savor t.h clly to have given it nn ade quate water system In return for this 1 havo been made the goat and have paii1 dearly for ioing a friend to the cit ih- The cit i'fnifii'1 purchase a dozn lend without ibis hunch of buz za.rds accii.sine: rne of brine- a irraft.er, ami ha ving my fn-t ions invest igated and published all over tlv State of India The a re too cownrdly to -time out op-Mi make face tn I'a'-i- ion and fight the man to man. the hide under cover and speak around the gram! jury or snm other inves Ugating Hody. giving them a bunch tif their lies. Xn man has ever occupied the Major's eh.tir in the citv of Hl-'omi'istou who has led the dog's lif. i have i.I.

1 have, been railed a thief, liar and grafter, not in my face, mi ml you. ha ve bad every move-nent anil aeikui watched. I have been invest iga led and invest igated. The mider is that i have int lepn ernci- tled damned. This is the reason.

would not do ihe biddini: of a few and have -usisted mi Iemg itie Maor of Hie uhole peoph-." ASK EXEMPTION FROM EXCESS PROFITS TAX Insurance Companies Represented Before Senate Committee By Louisville Man. i.il to The Washing Lun. Feb. 5. In an effort to have mutual life insurance companies exempted from the payment of the.

e.xeess-profiis tax iu the Kiteh-in Revenue liil! Henry J. Towell. of Eouisville. Slate manager of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, will appear before the Senate Finanee-Committee to-morrow. Mr.

Powell will appear as ha irma of the Law and Legislative Committee of the National Association of Life 1'nderwrii-ers and nut in the interest of his own company. Senator James is mt.tn-ber of the Senate Finance Committee, which took up to-day the House Revenue Bill. Efforts were made in the to have mutual insurance companies exempted from the proposed tax. but a number of amendments containing this proposal were defeat ed. APPROPRIATE $11,000 FOR CONFEDERATE REUNION Washington.

Feb. 5. The Senaio lo -day paisert the Smith Bin appro priating (H.ura to aoiray in part tho expenses or the Cor.fcde.rato Reunion that will be held here in June. The measure is expected to be adopted by the House within a. tcccU.

from a street car at Sixth and Central avenue. Joseph Maze- sued the Louisville Railway Company for $3,150 as damages for injuries alleged to have been received June 6, 1916. in alighting from a street car at Shawnee Drive and Market street. Susie Bell Trabue sued the Louisville Railway Com pan for $2 600 as damages for injuries alleged to have been received January 19,1917, by being run down by a street car on Preston street, between Caldwell and Rreckinridge streets. The Jefferson Tobacco Warehouse Company sued Cenrgo T.

Smith, doing business as the Falls Citv Transfer Company, for 204.95, alleged to be due for damage to plaintiff's elevator December 21, 1916. through, careloabneas of defendant's employes. 'JIM CROW ACT INVOKED IN EIGHT DAMAGE SDITS EACH ASKS JUDGMENT FOB 83,000 AGAINST L. N. CASE AGAINST WXLLIAM SPAEKS CONTINUED.

WIFE STILL IN HOSPITAL The Louisville Nashv-Us Railroad Company was made JcfendaJit eight separate actions filed in Circuit Court yesterday in all of which a violation uf the "Jim Crow" law is alleged by the various plaintiffs, each of whom seeks a judgment for $3,000. The, plaintiffs are George Batts, Charles MrrMa.il. Jim Stader. l'at Burke. Patrick Kennedy.

VY. Zimmerman. Patrick Quinn and W. I-arrell. All of the plaintiffs were passengers from Louisville to MaysviHe October 17, 1916, it is averred, and were forced by the agents of th? defendant company to ride in a cna.ch set apart for members of the African race.

Three Suits Decided. Judgment for 550 was awarded Otto against the- Kentucky f-'ive Insurance Company by jury in Judge Lincoln's court being (lie full amount of a policy issued to Gi-uner, April lll. 11 mule. The defendant won I ho case iiuarteriv Court ami it was appealed bV'lruner to le; a jury determine the fac's. The oefcndant resisted -nvnt jn the groiiinl that the age th" animal had been misrepresented bv Grunor in obtaining the policy- ord-r of dismissal without prej-ut'ic- was entered in Judge court in a ua.se in whie-h Jame-s An-ny sought to recover a.uuli frotirthc Louisville Nashville Railroad Company for an alleged unlawful ejection of plaintiff -ind bis family from a train July 'SI lJlh.

After hearing tlio evidence o. ami his witnees pn pared to give pcrempiory instructions fur the railroad company when th" dismissal wax orucicu counsel iuv tin- plaintiff. iuiv in Judge, Field's court returned a verdict iu favor ot ayton ('astleinan in a case in which Ova C. fought to recover $5,000 damages alleged to have bOetl received Mav bv being run down by defendant's automobile at Third and irmsbv avenues. Plaintiff also nought to recover for paitial de struction to his muiorc'ie.

Case Is Continued. Itemise of the continued of Mrs. Delia Sparks, who is at I he citv hospital us result of injuries received bv railing or being thrown from Hir- third tloor window of her home several weeks ago, ih- against William Sparks, her husband, charge. with failure to provide for his in flint child ren, was continued in Criminal Court yesterday until March 14. It was alter Sparks had been returned to Louisville to answer to the chariT" of child desertion that Mis.

received her injuries. Sh had consented in court to become reconciled to him and Sparks agreed to supnort her and the children. Three nights lut'-r the accident oc-citrreu at the Sparks home and when Mr Spark--: was picked up by neighbors and the police u. told tlv latter that sho had been thrown from th" by Sparks. Since then the accused has been in jail.

Wln no asked yesterday what his lnuid had ben nMd was informed that ii was J.SO0 on the child chnrce. but tlml it would be uxed at beTon- he. was giv his liberty. No charge has been preiern against him hi Criminnl I'ourt. Mrs.

has b-en unable to leave the hospital long enough to appeur before he grand jury. Three "Wills Proved. valued at $7,000 is disposed nf by the will of Margaretha von llovep. in ''utility C-mrt th" children of the testatrix being nam property is aft-r the d. which it lu ho ll'-lil T'M- Milt- nf lilt1 IfSlHtl'ix.

to hi- 1i)IJMlj- bo- tw.n In living in'1 of l-'i-il'-rirli vnti Hnvoli, Ho.sm M. v(jn Umvi-ii cxriititr fxt'i-ii-li'iv U'jtli'UlL Miroty. Th'v nVf full power In ihe Jiftfr In" rxmraUun ot unc yp.i r. o.slHt-1 'f liOtiLso nhlmrii Js lir- pioa boil lit lior John A. i I ill ilnK'li.

by lior will, dated I rP. iinii proliatpd yt'slerday. The h.ishan-l vas app'tnileu exeeiimr with. mt surety as provided iu the will. Meieliior Cast bequeaths his widow.

Anna Mar:" by tin: terms will, dated November IU, lilfi and probated yesterday. '1 at! widow ciuuliliod as e.xeeuirix without siiret rive Divorce Petitions. Abandonment anil failure to pro vide are allowed by Williams in a petition tor divorce imainsl Williams. tne asiis ior aumony a reasonable sum. They were married July a.

1IHI0. and lived together until liuary 7. Drunkenness and cruelty are a lleged bv Cuba S. IlutT a petition for di vorce a.ga.inst 1'hllhp II. Hull.

She asks for the custody of an infant soil and alimony of per week. They were married May la. Itiln. and sfp- il-ated in ltoy Conners allegros five years' sep-iralimi in a petilion for divorce against Bessie Conners. They were married in Mav.

r.HJii. and lived to gether until November. ItRiM. Abandonment is by l-red Lucia in a petition for divorce attains! Anna Marsaret Lucian. They were married t'eoriiary a.

r.u:i. and separated more than eiphteen months the plamtllt avers. llabitutil cruelty and drunkenness are allemea ny May iieci; in a petition for divorce against Georpe Beck, she asws tor tne c-ust-ouy oi uve intant children. They were married Augusi 1900. Grand Jury Impaneled.

The February grand jury was impaneled and charged by Judge Harry W. Robinson in Criminal Court yesterday. Judge Robinson instructed the jury 10 investigate all violations of law called to the attention of the body or any that the members might lave knowledge. Judge Robinson laid particular stress on the sale of bab-it-forming drugs, reckless driving of automobiles and gambling. Th personnel of the body follows: H.

D. ilcbb. Third magisterial district, foreman oward Thorbcrry Fourth magisterial district; S. P. Rceder, Second magisterial district; M.

Hunter, Cortlandt apartments; Henry Rueff. 927 West Jefferson: J. C. Wilkes, Shively: John Raidt, 1S15 Windsor street; J. T.

Drane, 339 North Twenty-fourth street; William Astroth, 329 East Oak street; George Ackerman, First magisterial district; Henry Cabbie, Fourth magisterial district; Michael Bukrop, 3233 West Madison street. Court Motes. Charles W. Hebel sued Edward J. Clem and others for $2,400, alleged to be due on four bonds executed November IS, lf'I3.

and for a lin on certain property to satisfy olainu Hdveuia Lee sued thw Louisville Railway Company for $2,500 as damages for injuries alleged to have been received January 9, 1917, la alightlnr COUNCIL HOLDS CHILLY SESSION Many Wear Overcoats While Reports Are Read. Impeachment Proceedings Not Brought Up. JEFFERSONVILLE NOTES On account of the frigid temperature in the Council chamber City "leriv J. Snyder and many others who attended the regular meeting of Mo- JetVet sonville City Council last night wore heavy overcoats. All of the members were pit-sent, but there were not many in the lobby, com to expect a ti us.

as it was thought something hi reya rd to taking stps to impeach Mayor Krnest W. Rauth might couiu up. but nothing was done. During the leadings of the minutes the resolutions calling fur an investigation of Mayor Uauth's official conduct were read and all the minutes were approved without objection, and such was announced by Mayor Rauth. who presided.

The 111 i mites of he special session Saturday r.lght, which were on 0 motion of Councilman Luther C. Childs expunged, were not re- terre to during the i-eading of the otiicr proceedings bv Citv Clerk Snv-der. William H. Kuntz was granted a license to operate a saloon on Spring street, near Market. Councilman John Kipper introduced an ordinance providing for the impeachment of any city officer or employe on petition of any voter, the proceedings to be heard in open council.

The ordinance specilled that all charges should be made in writing, but need not be signed. A number of provisions were specified in the ordinance. Councilman H. F. Heaton moved to refer until the ordinance could be by all of the members.

Councilmeu F. W. Hydron. John Kipper and others spoke hi the same strain and the proposed measure was referred until the next meeting. A resolution was offered by Councilman to appropriate $3O0 for employing- an attorney to prosecute cha rges against any officer employe of thu city.

This, on motion of Councilman ippr, was referred until the next meeting. An ordinance, to appropriate for the primary jmi to be held March tj was read, put upon its pass age and was adopted by a unanimous Vote. The annual reports of Citv Clerk John J. Snyder, Chief 0f tnc de partment Charles Howard and City 1 ju engineer victor njdii were submitted at. the meeting- last night, Mayor Finest W.

Rauth, Citv Attor ney C. lb -ward and t'hief of I'olice Mike A. Wall made no annual reports. 1 he most, important report was ui.il 01 firK Snyner. and li went Into detail.

He, showed the bal ance and receipts for the year, for all tunds. was II 62 the disbursements, SM.7V:.0i. and the balance December 31, 19 was For the general fund the bal ance and. receipts were 5 (1.7. 13 7.5?; disbursements.

7,503. 27; balance Interest fund, balance and receipts. SIS. 313.70: disbursements. 513.a7 balance, Sinking fund, balance and receipts, $21, '103.

22; disbursements. balance, Street improvement emergency interest fund, balance and receipts. 31: disbursements. balance. So 3.

Street, improvement fund, balance and receipt fi.SO; disbursements, J7.20P.5Ci; balance, The bonde.I liabilities the city were shown to be $323, 00 an the resource? 5:15, MP.fifi. The report of Chief of th- Fire Department Howard showed there were eighty-one alarms answered in 1916. the total loss on buildings and contents being $3. 410, with $62,400 insurance carried. The total value of buildings and contents where lose.s occurred was shown to be $ifi2, One fatality was reported, the burning to deatii of Fmily Parker, negro, at hcr home.

609 Missouri avenue. Fehruary F16. The fMn stations were reported as beiiiR- in good condition. The value of the equipment at No. 1 house was given as $1 2.SS-1.20, and at No.

2. $3,013.10. city Civil Fncineer reported that no new work had been done tin the 'street but considerable repairing. All of the Hood gates the levee were reported in fair condition. It was recommended 1 ha a new hoisting frame be built for tj)(.

flood gate at the 171 road fill in Clarksville. Ftjuipmeut in his department was given a valuation of -431. 52. During the meeting bills aggregating J2.S29.92 were read and ordered paid as follows: Fire department, $94 9.4 1 st reets and allerp, $5 14 lights, $7X4. 99; police.

$523.10: contingent expenses. $1.25 cit hall, $17.26: pesthouse, books and printing. 35 cents. Old Marriage Certificate. Circuit Clerk Krnest Jacobs, of Jeffersouviile.

yesterday eceived a request from ('liver Crone, of Bennetts-ville. formerly a member of the Hoard of County commissioners, fur a eertiti-1 cate of the marriage of human Snvder and Miss Surah Jane McCoy, whose wedding v-ns i-e-nruary L't the Rev. r.reen ottictating. At that time tney uvea in v.arr townsJiip. Clark county.

Indiana. Their home now is. in umneolJL, wnere Air. Hnydtsr the owner of a large store. Mr.

and rs. Snyder arc making preparations to celebrate tneir golden weddin; A letter was received by r. Crone asicmg tuai ne secure me ma mace cer tificate, which Is tn be framed for The so en weaning. me orurmai cert ti. cate.

he wrote, was destroyed when his home was imrneti in v.w. In connec tion with 1 tie latter Snyder a. nt tour calendars, one was tor Crone, another for Circuit Clerk Jacobs and the other lwo tor menus, Harris Will Filed. The will of Harvey ,1. Hams, who died a few days at his home hi Charlestown.

yesterday was Hied for probate in tnc oincc or Circuit Clerk Erntist K. Jacobs, Jeffersouviile. It was executed January 1017, in the presence of Catherine K. Clegg and Mrs. Charles A.

Frail. All of his property is b-XjUea tiled to an adopted daughter, Uz7.il Rut ledge, who. the will recites, is feeble-minded. The. property is to be held in trust for her by Frank W.

Carr. who also is to be the executor. The will recites that real estate deeded to uaiiy was in trust tor lllas Kutledge and is specified this is to bo conveyed to Mr. Carr and held for the beneficiary. Conducts Double Funeral.

Flder Franh IS. Andrews, of Jeffcr-sonvillo. was called to Washington townsr ip 10 conauci ne aoiiDic tu neval of Andrew TlutscII and his wife. jvir. j.

liuisen, tne services being held at. 1: o'clock yesterday aft ernoon at J-eth-'-j nristian church, with burial at Crown Hill cemetery. Xew Washington. Mr. iJutsell died Friday midnight and hia wife Saturday night at 11 o'clock.

Roth had been in declining health for some time. When Mr. Hutsell died it was apparent his wife would live onlv few hours. Mr. Hutsell was 7S vrhts old and Mrs.

IHitsell was his junior. The marriage of the pair was February the officiating minister being Rider KU Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Hutsell ar- survived by one daughter.

Mis. Herman Schowe, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Stella both of Xew Washington. There are many more distant relatives. Demands 3314,25 In Suit.

Henry W. Downs yesterday filed suit in Chirk Circuit Court. against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. Chicago V- St. Louis raihvav rerovef $: 4.2.1 alleged to have be--u tafcen from his wages for the Voluntary Relief Department.

The plaintiff alleges he became an employe of the defendant March 190. Of lli Ponner, a Harrison county farmer. When she was a small child Mrs. whs iakr-n by a posse of irate farmers from a. band of roving gypsirs who rhanred to pass that way.

Thy learned from Ik- gypsies ha the mot ier of the child had come from Germany only a Mmrl time before and that her name was Stivers. Searching- For Husband. Mrs. John W. T'ett it, of St.

1-ouis. appeared at th Xew Albany police Ration yesterday and ssked tha.t the pohee aid Iit in locating her husba.nd; who is an electrician. Mrs. Pet.nl stated thai her husband fo go to Indianapolis to work. Pile said lie wrote two letters and that when she did not hear from him any more she went to Indianapolis to find him.

"When she reached that city sho was told her husband had gono to Xew Ail-any to ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM NEW ALBANY Clarence Xecld. aftr spending a. week in the citv, ha.s returned petrol t. Frank K. Miller, wle ha? been ill nt 8C Joseph's Infirmary in I-uisvilb' PRESIDENT IN PROCLAMATION POINTS OUT THAT EMERGENCY EXISTS.

Washington. Fob. 5. President Wilson to-day issued a proclamation, under the authority of the recent shipping act. promoitln? American shipowners from transferring" their vessels to any other registry.

In his proclamation the President pointed out that a national emergency exists and that many shipowners of the United States arc permitting their vessels to pass to alien registers and to foreign trade in which wo do not participate "and from which they cannot be bought back to serve the needs of our water-borne commerce without the permission of Governments of foreign nations." was said at the Department of CunniK-rce that uly 1 109 American ships, with a gross tonnage 1 :i6.f0j. iKU) been transferred to foreign registry. A large propid tiun of these ships became Xorwcgiaii. The pnn lamation. ii was stated, was jnt prompted by the international but was suggested formally by the Federal Shipping Board upon its orga tti.atinu last week, said It would have been issued earlier but for the fear it might be confused with measures taken in con-ue.

lion with the break with Germany. The order applies to ships already under reg istry and not to those build -ing. Besides large amount of American lonnagc that has gone to foreign ownership recently much that under construction in American ya rds is being built for Scandinavian and other foreign Statistics concerning this manage jS misleading, it is declared, as many contracts 1 ha 1 show American ownerships have changed hands, some several imes. going from American ship speculators finally to foreign buyers. PROPOSED RATE INCREASE ON LOGS IS SUSPENDED TI11 Courier-Jurna Washington.

Feb. 5. The Com rc- Commission to-day fur ther suspi-'idet! from February until August operation of certain pro increased rates on logs, car loads, trum points on the hu-ngo, Memphis Gulf railroad and the If linois Central rn ilroud in Kentucky Alabama and Mississippi to At-w- Albany. Louisvdlo and cer tain other Ohio Kivej- crossings, th ope ration of which was stisp. tide from October 11, lHKi.

until February by order previously entered in the same proceeding. and a nirniber of lit Department May -r' 1 inn tint ctob-r legcd, dch-nrtant too from plaintiff's wag Voluntary lie I it 1 OiJ'. From tiiat una, it is hi per Mont a total of $38:1. and apph-'d it. as payments in th lief department.

The only benefit; Iou 11 rc u-re payments amount ing to It is alleged a demand was made for tie- balance, j.flt February 1 from II. NYw- coinit. superint'tid'nt of th" 1 ville division of the defendant way. Four Suits Transferred. On of venue from Floyd county four suits yesterday were rib Clark Circuit ourt as fdiov John )C.

against Kdward Kerr to rrcoier on notes of and $1,400. executed in April, 1 I'et Andres against the Southern 1 ndiana rra-t Ion $5,000 dumages for personal inju lies sultere.t i lb r.iz; iiest a era ins the 1 Norl 1 Kail way vV laghfing Company, J.X.Ol'O da manes lor personal injuries suf fered Miy S. Oaniei c. against tlo- Louisville in Jn tiiana Iraetion Company, ji.hmi ()am- ages for injuries suffered daughter. Maud Dennison, Aug-ust Ft.

ini I. NOTES OF THE NEWS FROM JEFFERSONVILLE The vay ca.r of the Pittsburgh, cinnati. Cliicago St. ril will arrive iliis afternoon ni th" tial emploves will he pani for servic-s rfii-dflred during the hitter nf Jan unry. Bids improving the SW d.

I'nion township, wen opeinij bv the Hoard ni i minty yes terday, as follows: W'idinm John I Crauiner. The contract was awarded to Pass. The Kev. H. i I'lippiner-r 11 pc ted chairman and Ray M.

Kiiui -y secretary and treasurer for th" Finance Committee that is raise funds for the building of a tabcrn.n. Ie for th Istic services whb'h will bem rVhru- Hi'y it is thought a guarantee fund 'f will he secured by Saturday nigh t. The marriage of Roy I'umiuioiis. JI yejLrs old. a fn rrtiT.

and Mi--? Is. both of ji wr. ii- eoillity. Indiana- was solemnized in thin city eslerdy. they e- 'id from theji- homes late Sunday loght.

A claim yesterday v. as filed in the offlec (1f Oreuit t'Inrk by Will. am II. I.ot..ar. of against the estate nf Cemge J.

i 'la for it teing alleged the amount is due on 'a running account for merchandise. The Rev. J. M. Vawter.

pastor of the First ristijin church, officiated Saturday ght at the marriage of Robert Leslie Mathews. years old. a. C.ov. erument employe, and Mrs.

Coldie man Bottorff. 'ZK a telephone both of Charlesiown. lOloping from their yesterday morning and coming to ibis oily on traction ear. Harvey Li. 'Si years old.

a machinist, and -Sylvia Williams. 3i. both of Indian polls. married in a record vault ai the courthouse just before noon. Capt.

William T. Patterson. Iniliff of the Clark Circuit Court, yesterday quietly observed his seventy-seventh birthday at bis home, pul iSnst Court avenue. Since enrly in the winter he has been ill and not able to leave hia residence, but is improving. Matthias Johantgen and others yesterday filed a petition hefore the Board of County Commissioners for the Improvement of a highway in I'nion township and viewers were named to inspect the route, ap follows: Stephen Allen, Rouis Herman and Fred Popp.

The February me-eting of the Board of Trustees of the Indiana Reformatory will begin Monday and many contracts' for supplies will be let. A contract will be let for one car of annealed wire and proposals tor supplying means tor three and six months will be considered. Spurgeon Norman. 21 years old, who is employed in a rolling mill, and Mr Marv Stoll. 22.

both of Xew Albanv. were, married in this city Saturday night. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Whitten and was divorced from a former husband in 1915, In Magistrate Benson R. Veasey's court yesterday morning P.

W. Rans-dill. of Owen county, Kentucky, was arraigned on a charge of intoxication and was fined $5 and costs, which he paid. A revolver taken from him when he was arrested Saturday night, was confiscated. The funeral of Rearldor B.

iWott who died early Sunday morning at Nor ton Memorial iniirntary, LOiiisvuie, will be held at the home of his sister, Mrs Charles Murphy, 631 East Sevpnth street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock, under the direction oi jeuersonvuio Lodge, No. 340. Masons. The- Board of County yesterday granted renewals of liquor licenses to Charles A. Bonifer, of this and August Seebach, of Cement-ville.

William H. Kuntz was given the ritrht to OUPChase the saloon llwnw nf his father, George Kuntz, who died a few weens ago. Charles Brlninger. Joseph Fisher and Rafoyette Tomiln, of RouisvIIle who were arrested Januarv Si nn charge petit larceny, it. being allege! I they stole a tarpaulin from Alfred Hll.

near Watson, yesterday, were given preliminary hearing by Magistrate Benson Tt. Veasey and held to the Clark Circuit Court WEARS WILD WEST COSTUME AND IS MISTAKEN FOE GERMAN SPY. A 1 1 1 red as a co wglrl an ri dl a Montana horse. Miss Phyllis Skrehot passed through Jeffersonvllle late yesterday afternoon on her joumey aouth-ivard. In a trip across the United States and return to Colorado, her home.

Sho started on tho journey January 1115. Iter main reason, she said, was for her health. Miss Skrehot was attired In a riding habit of trousers and i-kirt, wore high lit.her boots, attached to which were large spurs. Hen hands were covered jtit la rge gloves, while on her head she wore a regulation cowpoy hat. Her hair was worn in a long plait down her back, hi a bolt she carried a large revolver.

-Miss Skrehot was at Charlestown Saturday and started for on Sunday. On the way she was overtaken by the blizzard and stopped th home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sace. near Watson.

They insisted she remain there until the storm was over and she did not renew her journey until yesterday afternoon. Many conceived the idea that she might be a German spy, as it said she v.as a native of Austria. While at the home of Mr. and Mr. Sage she was talked to by telephone and said she was a native of Colorado and that her parents were born in Tennessee.

Her grandfather, she was a native of Austria. "I know nothing about him," said Miss Skrehot. "and am an American, as truly loyal as any person born in it. America first, iast and forever." she shouted over the telephone. "1 am just an ordinary young woman, who was born and reared on a ranch, where 1 learned to ride and enjoy life in the open.

My health was not good and I detenu i tic to see my native land on horseback. I have had many experiences, some of them not enjoyable, but most of them interesting." Asked if she was single, her reply v. as: "Thai's a funny question to come from a stranger, but .1 am and have no romantic ideas." Those who saw Miss Skrehot took her to be about 21 years old. She said she started from home on a favorite horse, out in about four months, after reaching Oregon, she said, she desired a more spirited animal and purchased the horse she was riding" yesterday. Miss Skrehot earns her expense money by selling post cards which contain a brief history of her life.

CLOUDS LOOMING FOR WRIGHT "PR0HI" BILL Refusal of House To Concur Senate Changes Might Defeat Measure. In to The Indianapolis, Feb. r. A peculiar unanimity of opinion among the Republican members of the House of Ueprescntatlves apparently existed ysierday and to-day with regard to ilou.se concurrence in the Senate amendments to the Wright Slate-n bb prohibition bill. Talks with Kepublican "iiiil on 1 rne imonnatiori that a number werr very 'unanimous" in being opoosed to the Senate amendment, which extended the time for the Inu's prohibitory provisions to nnnlv April 2.

The principal objection to thia amendment apparently Is that the extension of the time should be greater, p' rhaps as far away us December .71, K1K. It is remembered in this con-nertk-n that the House passed the Wright bill in such a form that it provided for the prohibitorv clauses t- 0 into effect January 1, 151S. The Republican House caucus of last Friday afternoon, it was reported ar. that time, did not take party action concerning" the future votes on the lifjtior bill, but the unanimity of opinion apainst the amendment by the which was expressed by many Representatives yesterday, was It was particularly noticeable that about the only House nvinbers who were not opposing the a nn-nd men in question yesterday were those who had not attended the republican caucus Fridav. Tt is generally unders'tood to-day tliHt th-" House Democrats will vote fin- concurrence In the amendments, with the exception of a few very ardent "wets" in the House ejiineraiie list.

But the if there is surh, apparently is in send the Wright bill into a conference eommittee from both houses by refusal of a majority of the House members to vote for concurrence in the amendments. if fueh a conference committee were ppointeu to determine on ani'Miflments to the bill that would sat isf both houses, concurrence by ach house in the report of the conference committee would bo iieces-sury for Urn completion of the law. At (his juncture, it is reported, the bipartisan, or nonpartisan, liquor situation in the Senate again would be brought to the front, it is believed, and 1 he "combine," which has been In fnvor of defeating prohibition at all times, would arise at least In the Senate and refuse to concur in the report of the conference commit Such a course of action might Wright bill throughout the entire session and defeat prohibition ively. Full Ticket In Field. venial to The Courier-Journal.

Columbus, Feb. 5. The Republicans and Democrats here have full city tickets in the field. The latter have rive mayoralty candidates as follows: Charles .1. Kimsey, K.

j. Kinnev, William F. Schowe, George Johnson and H. Karl Volland. The hist named is seeking renomination.

Kinney aud Johnson aro Justices of the The Republicans have three mayoralty eanmtai es as ioiiohs: i coats, Frank S. Jones and John V. Jones and Morgan are lawyers. This afternoon W. W.

Lambert, another liiwyer. withdrew from the race for the Kepublican nomination for Councilman-at-large. William Rudder. Spi-rial to The Courier-Journal. Saiem.

Fob. 5. William Rudder, 71 years old. senior member of the firm of William Rudder Company, druggists, died at 5 o'clock this afternoon from a complication of diseases. He was a descendant from one of the pioneer families of-the county and for years operated a grist mill at what is known as Rudder's Ford, on Blue River.

Howard township. In he was appointed Sin-riff of the county tt) fill a vacancy and was elected twice to the office. After leaving the Sheriff's office he en gaged in the drug business. He is survived by a wife, and four children. ADVOCATES CHANGES IN MIGRATORY BIRD LAW to The Washington.

Feb. 5. J. Ouincv Ward. Kentucky State Game and Fish commissi mcr, arrived in Washington to-ua tno interest ot the -Migra-l ry Ui rd I a w.

II won I have i -corpora ted in the proposed amendment to the law governing migratory birds the provision that the State liann: Wardens shall be named to cooperate with Federal officers in the enforcement of the law. Commissioner Wird called on Senator James and Representative J. Campbell Can-trill. cuit Court yesterday and it is expected that all of to-day will be required to complete the hearing. The killing" occurred last March, when it is charged that the woman shot her husband while he was asleep In bed.

She claims that her husband had threatened, to kill her. It was announced yesterday that the total amount of the collection at the closing services of the big union revival Sunday and Sunday night aggregated all of which goes tn the Rev Dr. K. J. Bnlgin.

leader of the revival! previous collections having covered other expenses. The total number of conversions during the revival, including thirty-seven at' the closing service Sunday night, was 1.2S2. i Amcrh-nti Sales HooU Itd- Sales Books. Store Systems. Manifold Supplies of All Kinds.

Room 131. Phones: City ttSOfl. Mam 4.S-1. Herniiin H. Anilcrwon.

Room 335. Phones: Main ai'i-A. City 215:1 Sfunrt Allen. FlPal Estate. Room Itnrber Soar Fourth.

Physical Trainer. City M70. Ilnrrv C. Colnn. Rooms 355-33S.

Ir. Clnrk. Lf-nti't. Room Main 4TS-A. City Tu'm.

Cohen. dm Moji tji and Li I su ra nee Room 407. PIon City PS'. Photographers. South Knd Fifth Floor.

Tliinynn Dnvts. Southrni Manager. 1 Kiy a.1 pnitei'tive insurance Co, Otto L. Braiih. Agency Supv.

Rotitn 411- Kdbon Pic ting Mnehlnc. Room S3S. Dr. Clinrlen A- Fonk. Dentist.

Room Si 1H54-A. City 33CO. Or. H. II.

CwfO. Rooni Pilots Main Hrtrh Sclmrlrr. Mttuufacturing Ro-in S-iS. Iliirdinjf l'tc'li vp RcKim Office. Roth Phones 2270.

Night C'rII rity MTv. Branch Store North 1obby. Irs. Huhey Ilin-klpy Ilooflln. Chiropody, Manicurinp.

Facial Massiigc, Men and Women. Room 40o. Horn Phono City 2SSS. II. M.

Kelly. Iron (ind Steel Products. Room 311. Phone Main SI In? 1. A.

Kporni. Gowns. Room 3(17. H. C.

KorflniKe. Clocks. Room. Pr. W.

II. rpalhprmnn, Lontisf. Room SU. llle Ijonn i u. Room lL PAGE DISCUSSES GERMAN RUPTURE WITH BALFOUR LONG CONFERENCE ALSO IS HELD WITH SPANISH AMBASSADOR.

l.oruluti. 1-Y. 5. Walter VI. l'ao.

the American Ambabatlor. had a. conference lasUnp a full hour with A. J. Balfour, the Foreign Secretary, at the roreiyn Otliee today, and later another conference lasting more than an hour occurred at the American Embassy between the Ambassador and Ambassador Page.

All the parties to the conference are maintaining a rigid silence, but it Is assumed from the length of the discussions that the whole range of the questions growing out of the rupture of diplomatic relations between Germany and tho United States was discussed with Secretary Balfour, and that the conference between Ambas sador Page and the Spanish Ambassador related more particularly to the question of tho participation of Spain and of Spanish-American countries In action similar to tnat or tho United States. It is understood that no SDecific proposals resulted from Ambassador Pago's call on Mr. Balfour, as it was chiefly a general discussion of the many questions presented by the new- turn or events. Air. ualtour showed great Interest In and sympathy with the position in which the United States is placed and had many questions to ask.

but nothing which showed the slightest desire on the nart of the British officials to consider lA'ttcr Seruv Rooms Ii35-3oS. II. 3Iarknr. Ladies' ihu US- A. feler.

J. nt i.st. Phone City 1)102, r. V. II.

loore. Room -0. City 1266. Hours 10 a. m.

to 1 p. P- Sundays 11 a. m. to 1 nuon. Architnct.

Room Orcmlorf A Eillltinnn. Rooms WJ. -01. iOS. Hours ni.

to p. ni. Sundays 9 a. m. to 12 in.

Phones: City Main P'A-A. Ur. V. A. Pennington.

Dentist. Room 2. Home IMione City 1 3 7. K. RiiiH'Iinmn.

Engraver. Phone City 1312. H. K. mitlirr Sales Agent.

Tablet and Ticket Co. Transo Envelope Co. Room 237. Southern l.oiin Rooms -J0S-20P. Spirella Cor.seis.

Misses Park. Room 233. City Main 2761. Stoker. J3eauty Parlor.

Room 303. City -1402. Stokes Mfc. C. Room 311.

Pr. T. .1. AVeNli. Dentist.

Room 20. Pr. y. Srifrrn. Room 303.

Hours a. m. to Sunday a. m. to 1 2 m.

PIlOIK City 41St. Son Iirrn 1JnrIvomI Trnft'b IjOiiisville. R. jray. Mgr.

Room -J03. Hnneock Tnylor Kir. Real Estate. Room 23T-. Phones: Main 4 7S-Y.

Citv batl5. Julia Tnylor. Gowns. Room 423. Main 212I-V.

Tin.tley-IIIaycr Engraving Co. Illustrations t'or Printing Purposes. North End Fifth Floor. "Western X. ninn Tplpprnph To.

Rram.h in Rear Lobby Entrance. Several Desirable Offices i'nr Rent. Paul I- A Rental Agens. Bail. iinir Manager's Office, Room 237.

Telephones; Main 47S-Y; City 6S05." official view is scrupulously c.ireful to avoid tile appearance of exerting the slightest pressure toward that result. This is oven emphasized by the view that Amoricas altitude in dealing with Great Britain and other coun- -tries is still that of a neutral. -Another phase developed tlirotigh to-day's exchanges is that for tha present there are no proposals or suggestions of any concurrent action between the United States and the Entente Allies. Anything of that kind is regarded as a question for the future, if war is declared, and not for the present a matter for even tentative consideration. The Spanish Ambassador's call at the American Embassy came after several Uoiulon papers had tiivefl prominence to a Romp dispatch to the effect that Spain would follow the lead of the United States.

Bu; so far as can be Senor Merry del Val, the Ambassador, has tu- definite advices confirming such a purpose. FIVE KENTUCKY COUPLES WED IN JEFFERSONVILLE Jeffcrsonville marriages from Saturday night until last evening were. Martin Clark, 21 years old. a driver, and Miss Agnes Leezer. 19; Alvin C-Broyles, 21, an umbrella maker, ana Miss Margaret C.

Baxter, IS, all of Louisville: Chirles Forrester, 23, a rolling mill hand, of Louisville, aid Miss Laura Fultz. 21. of Hard county, Kentucky; Burr Gentry, 24, farmer, and Miss Pearl Owens, 19, Bullitt county. Kentucky; Elisha 0. Price, 22, a laborer, of Bullitt count r.

Kentucky, and Miss May Davis, 20, of Louisville. SWISS TO REPRESENT GERMANY IN AMERICA land is ready to represent OferniW- interests in the United States, snqi occasion arise. improving. Philip MeUger has taken a as flagman for the Pennsylvania com pony at the Stale-street crossinir. Mr.

and Mrs. Clnude Y. Sittasmi, on 000, (,.. a re visiting Jk'-i pa rents. Mr.

and Mrs. S. tflttasou. vin-oennes street. Charles I ighe.

formerlv of this city, is a candidate for the Demur ra. tic iiuuiHiaiion ior juttgc th" imnana.p-olte City Conn. A bla7.e at the Dinky uupot vf-ster-day morning caused a loss of The fire started fmm a lamp used in soldering a broken water pipe, The. Ready Helpers Circle of Kings -Daughters will meet to-morruv. afternoon at the home of Mrs.

Kdward Bett-TOart, IMS Eswt Main street. Mrs. Sarah TO. Martin, widow of Herman Martin, died Sunday night at her home. 1534 Klondike avenue.

Th bodv wlll be taken to Mooresville huriai. The Women's Missionary Societv of the Third Presbyterian church "will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lewis Thorne. East Tenth and Clin streets. Miss Bertha Belle Faith, of this citv, and "Warwick of Midland, ni 'were nmrried by the.

Rev. T. .1. at Park Christian parsonage vestertlay morning-. E.

C. Mo Bride, of Terre Haute, Is in the city, having be-Mi called on account of the illness of his f. -it her. Samuel F. MBride.

Bono road, who is suffering at St. Kd wards' Hospital from an attack of acute indigestion. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Zinsmeister and daughters, Misses Irma.

and Cirtrude Zinsmeister. will depart next w- t-k for Xew Orleans, where they will remain until, after Mn.rd1 Gras. From there they- will go on an extended trip through Florida. The funeral of Mrs. Marv Von men, wife of Christian Von Almen.

was held yesterday afternoon at tin-family residence on the Curvdon pike the Rev. W. J. Morgan, pastor of Wet-ley Chapel M' thodist Bniscopal church officiating. Burial was In PalrvieW cemetery.

'Hie Rev. Dr. T. Sehieffelln. pastor of the Tlurd Presbyterian church will conduct noonday shop services at toarin 1 unnt-ry 10-oay, the plan-: o-the N'tw Albany Veneer Companv to mo.

tow. Kicrner t- urtiuure Factory Thursday and the plant of the Indiana cneer company i-rniay. The Women's Poreign Missiomirv Society Trinity Kpiscopa! church will meet nt o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. R.

Red-ens. 172; FAm street. The Standard Berbers meet to-night at the 'home-of Miss Inn Brown, Kast Sixteenth and Dowry streets. IJdward Bloat was arrested bv Cant Adams, on complaints of Mrs Z.ipp. who charges that he stole two pocket books from the grocery of her son.

Fred Zipp. wo Statt- street. Bloat na.a oeea hs-im imr an ice box from the sture. 1 he pecketbooks contained SlSj in cash and a check for $64. Mtss Mury Kauady, IS years old riied yesterday morning at the home of her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. CharJe? Kan-ady. 106 East Oak street. Silver Grove She was a member of DePauw Memorial Methodist Episcopal church.

Funeral service will be held at the faniiW residence this afternoon. Burial will' be in the. Laden cemetery. district meeting of the Junior Order of American Mechanics will be held at Corydon, February 2S'. The district includes the councils of the order at New, Albany, Seymour.

Jeffersonville, Marengo, Leavenworth. AIM, New Amsterdam. Mauckport and La-tpnia, II is expectod -that they all will be' represented by delegates. The case of Hattie Nelson, a negro, charged with the murder; of William the eventuality of America's entering London. Feb.

3. A Router dis-the war. nnte.h from Berne Kavs that This phase is becoming increasing- ly apparent, ior wnue public ana press opinion treau war as inevitable, the cat tea icr mai in uxm.