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Mt. De chantaI cInh

The meeting or the Mount DE Chan.
tai study club was held nj the home
oi Mrs W. =. Wclfe on the Island
Monday afternoon The meetings dur.
ing Lent have been purely Of n bust
ness nature. Miss Ellen Freter gave
SIDE Lights on My Trim to Roston
MTs. Henry Scheuffier spoke on ia.
poleon Centennial.
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feminist Movemrnt -

This evening at the residence OF
frOI; IT, Arbenz. on Fifteenth street
another lecture on Feminist Move
ment by Rev. Howard Pease will be
gwen. He viii speak on Women in
ttroiession taking Miss Florence
NlghienGale as example. 4 cordial in
Nltation Is extended TO the public this
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Old Time Concert.

The old time concert 10 be given
this evening at the Island Club rooms
by the Ladies OF the Grand Army Is
attracting wide attention. The pro-
gram In Its old time arrangement Is
proof enough OF the success which
will attend the efforts OF the ladies' in
charge. All are cordially invited and
II Is expected tho hall will be filled to
overlooking. The charge Is twenty
i've and fifteen cents. the latter price
for the children. There will be violin
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Entertainment and pie Social.

The Wood Hi scnool, OF which
Miss Adda Conner is teacher, will
give an entertainment and pic social
at the school house on Thursday even.
ing OF this week. Something good in
the way of entertainment Is being
prepared and everybody is invited 10
come an enjoy the affair. The PRO.
ceeds will be added to the library
fund for the school. The Limestone
string band will play.
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There was recital ~ the Walter
browne studio In the Mutual hank
building Monday evening bv the Mon.
day Night Glce club. Mrs Frm1
leattie Soabright was the accumpan-
ist
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wheeling lodge No 10. KniEhts 81
Iythiag gave an informal dance af
tho Elks' club Monday evening IN
celebrate their seventeenth anniver.
sary. Summers orchestra PLAYED
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HOW n HAVE HeAlrsv uAIe

Thin and stringy hair win discour-
ago tho most ardent beauty dircfplt
" is the result 81 carcicrs treat
m'ni and general dcrangment of the
system
Persistent attention will go Tar
toward rcmcdying this condition
VI The hair BE- oily u should b. sham.
poOed every three weeks.
good tonic should he used once a
week
Rub this into the roots Of tho hair
80 hat 70 reaches the scalp and the
roots ~ the hair.
Zach MIGHT comb ~ free from
snarls shake tho hair BY the ends
10 separate the strands
,Alow TO fan free IN two piait-
al night
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IDSTANDISH'I
OheN2e
ARROW.
COLLAR.
Ready
MARCH3n

$. s lmperstor. sailing June %. for
England. Miss Armour. who Is now
IN Dresden. viii join them and 20
settler they will visit the Scandana-
clan countries. MIR. and Mrs. Little.
neld 20. AZ usual. TO the Plaza in New
YORK. Tor the month OF April. return
ing home for May.-kansas City Jour
nal
Mrs. Littieheld was formerly Mrs.
KIRK b. Armour. well known in so
cial circles here.
Zine Entertainment
hne entertainment viii be given
IN the island Christian church tuesday
evening, The affair viii be under the
suspiecs q the y. =. VS. OF he church
detail. The subject % the piayst Is
hNansela OF the Morning star in two
acts. The cast OF characters T. com
Spscd OF members OF the society under
which the entertainment II given.
The following Is the east of eharac-
tiers.
Ashteroth. Princess OF the Powers OF
a, bar kness ........ Elizabeth Collins
Supersution ..............M Mae Wyatt
J sint6 ''''''''''''''. ~. irma Dun
children Of the S Ssbe' berry
hNangela .........-..-....'.L cona Lane
Mnliel .............. Thelma ORrien
Ihere-a ............k Katherine Wagner
Sorinne ............... Eugenia Medley
,,sols .-s....-...... Eva Johnson
INA, ma ..'.............. Mary Mchlhagey
tiaire ......--. ...... ~rOodies'' Selbs
Christian Graces
Spirit Of Wisdom ....M. collins
christian Love ....... Wilma Nangle
attn ..-....-...... Lilly McEelhaney
Hope Observation-Disclosures. Mildred srfne
Charity ...... T.aIifa,, (.,,ha =,
Truth .... 4 -hariotte Mc\icJof
Nlnnness ........-....... Anna Gosney
Icai .....-. .....-..... Laura Edwards
~, Converts From Hcathcn Lands.
tinnoo .--..-... .......- Blanche Reed
indian ............... Euntce Mc<ichol
,sreenlandcr .-..-........ iiazsl Rogers
Time resent.
Act Glars room of tie "B. l.. W.
Afternoon before Childrcn's day.
act ii-Same a. Act Three
months later.
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Everybody's going to the benefit
supper 70 he served Tuesday evening
IN Odd Fellows Hall by the Woman's
Camp Ground Association.
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Arion Affairs.

The next social affair to be given
by the Arion society at their club on
the south Side will be Monday. April
II and will be the Easter ball. There
VIII DC orchestra music and a concert
VIII be held in which the best of To-
cal talent VIII be included. This az
tair is in charge of the singing section
Of the society
The next date OF entertainment will
ne on Thursday. April %. when the
kanee-visite, card party and dance
VIII be held. AS this Is the last of
the seasons kaffee-visites. IL will be
largely attended
The children of the Arion are anx.
iously looking forward TO the Chill.
drens Costume Feast. which s held
on Friday. the first day of May. A..
ready the little ones are busy talking
of what they will wear and the diver.
sions TO be planned. 4 capable com.
mittee OF mothers of the society will
De appointed who will look after the
pleasures OF the children at their year
ly event.
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THE OLD RELIABLE

selections. piano selections and sing
ing by both ladies and gentlemen reel.
tations. patriotic hymns and every
thing to make one feel their time well
spent.
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lie wants compensation law for wid.
oWs With children tie said the State
o. spending tiG5 year each Tor the
care and education OF orphans RE
said these children would be better
reared. and at less expense. n the
S",s palo pension o. widows. and
let them take care OF their own chill.
drCn.
lie denounced the shackieford road
bill now pending before Congress a.
Wasteiul In is purposes. lie said the
sZ'uuO.oOu year that the government
contemplate spending could BE- used
70 build paved Highways stretching
from the Atlantic ocean 10 the Pacific.
and from the Great lakes "a the Gulf
instead 81 building pieces OF roads in
various states. a. r. planned.
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WANTS WOMEN LgeIsIAroes

- -.
Governor Hodges wants women i'm
INC neXt Kansas legislature. whether
nc r. reelected or not lie spoke 10
sVV people a. the annual dinner Of the
seventh Ward improvement Associa.
lion a. the Arro1tine Railway Y M
g. \ IN Kansas city. Kas last night
te was billed for n good roads specch
hut 80 many women were present he
couldn miss an opportunity &c use
hair OF HIS time making good with the
new voters 81 Kansas
Mon legislators are 80 busy crea.
ing laws Tor The government ~ bust.
ness and the State they neglect tho
welfare Of our educational inetitufions
ana mora Affairs" be said We need
sprinkling Of women in our Law.
making bodies who will look after
these things and kcop the men In
line"
inc governor announced several
new legislative reforms which no
wants written into the Kansas Law
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Mr and Mrs Charles Webster Lit
tlchel1 have secured passage on tnc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31
Sewing Club.

a number of the ladies have yolun.
,,eered 10 sew for sweet charity nj the
i.aughlir Eighteenth street r issjon
Mrs. EDWARD Frsnzheim at tho head
OF the movement and the following
are those who sew once n week:
Bess Crockard. Laura StifeI. Mos.
dames N3rman Richie. Joe PAUL. Jr.
FRED hoderus. Frank Schmidt. Harry
franzheim. W. +. Rownd. George isl
hal Speidel. Art Mead. sumner Jones.
Steve Rice, George a. Laughlin.
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Was Surprised.

Mrs. John Schott. OF West Eleventh
street; was surprised by her friends
saturday evening. the affair being
Planned TO celebrate her birthday. The
following were the friends who called:
Misses kkate Vacuum. Madge Schott.
MARY Schott. Alva Manners. Alice
Galbrath. Harriet Berisford. Gertrude
luton Geraldine Clifton. Laura
rIood, Anna Schwaneberg. Maria Lee
nard: Messrs. Dick Hillman. Thomas
rooney. Stanley Wilson. Jack Brad-
icy; Herbert Cook. John Williams. Raw
Menherson. Joseph Fahey. Glenn West.
WIZ Schwaneberg. Dick McGin. Au-
gust Eckhart. Robert Watkins. Mr.
ana Mrs. George Rhodes, Mr.. and Mrs
John Schott. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
West, Mrs. Tennyson.
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To Attend Conference.

Delegates to the Fifth Annual Con-
ference OF the v. w. G. A to be held
at Dayton. o.. from April . TO are
preparing FOR an interesting visit.
They will be Included on the program
and give reports OF local Y. W. &. A.
work. Mrs. Robert Reed. the presi-
dent Is scheduled TO meet with the n
nancial board as she Is secretary of
the field committee.
The following will attend. President
Mrs. Robert J. Reed: general score
tary. Miss Louise Shepherd: physical
director, Miss Ruth Greenwood; Mrs.
Albert Meyer. Miss Ada Jepson. Miss
Anna Johnson. Miss Jennie Thomp-
son. secretary Of extension work, Miss
Emma Shellingbu z.gr iMssEmm 4
Emma Shellingburg. Miss Emma Eng
ell. Miss Dora Grade. Miss Minnie Bar.
tells. Miss Alta keilsing. Miss Helen
Hunter
DuBois-Simerai.
Miss Ella May Simeral. daughter OF
Mrs. Rose Simeral. OF Virginia street
and Mr.. Glen Dubois. of Moundsyille
were married on Saturday morning
and departed the same day for Deep
Valley. Pa. where they will make
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Held interesting Mee,Ino.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union OF Thomson NJ. L. church held
a large meeting at the church on the
island. Mrs. G. +. Citizens was the
hostess. assisted by Mrs. ]. A. McCon.
nell. Mrs. Clare McGranahan and
MISS Moliie Wincher. Mrs. Effie
Leach. OF Grafton. State organizor.
was present and gave an excellent
taik. concentrating the ladies' on
their work here and telling OF expert.
ences throughout the State. A bust
ness session was held. after which
the time was devoted to the social
nour, with refreshments served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31

D. time Tor tho Clean IN and
Islnt W movement In this city. and
club women are busy talking about
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their future home The following is
copy of cards issued:
Mrs. Rose 4. Simcrai
announces the marriage OF her
daughter
Emma Mae
to
Mr.. Glenn Oakley Dubois
on Saturday. March the twenty-cIrhth
one thousand nine hundred fourteen
Wheeling. West Virginia
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Timc-Fresent
Act Class room % tie "B l. W.
Afternoon before Childron's day
Act lI-Same as Act Three
months later.
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The Young Lady
Across the Way

rrs v..sae ssv Ak.<s |
80 ~<af . ~ 80 90
"a tp<~fr rrs~ -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
sle coTTom CROP IN 1919
-'isss 10 Over sssss eiriiss psunds
ssd 10 Values .. ss2oocccoo
10 seesrs Largest.

Washinxt0n--Ths 1919 cotton ervp
sas the sfcst valuable ever rrovr. and
seccna hzrxest IN point Of gzantity-
Statistics announced ~ the bureau q
census inafrated 4 amounted 20 49,
So sos pounds. or is.7s7I5i bstss ot
lfnt and Inter eortcn- The total value
q ire crup. tncig1i1x the value of cot
ton seed. Is unsfficislly estimated
ruGndiy n mor- tz1r si.a0a. go coo.
compared wi.h ssse. .ssgss last year
azd Ss1s go saa for the prevtozs most
vai,sable crup. that Of i3fa-
The cruD amounting 70 i+i-T.5 .55s
sgzfEalent s8o. pound hales q Int and
szs.-gz equivalent sa9paand bales Of
Haf-rx. was prodnced by the farmers
d fss rnitad States during 1871. the
census 5arsan Gnneaneed N irs pre-
itHtiaarr r~psrs of eutsSn sfnnsd as re-
par-ed ~ Efnnsrs and eeiinsers 70
February -
These figures cumpars Win l5sIoS.
t1i ssafvslenf seapoand nalss q INT
ana sas. .zs4 h4lss 81 nntsrs last year
Haa Is.ss=.-af h4la- sf lint ana So
s-x sxlrs sf anf<rx IN 1911 rse q
D~rsment Il x<rfenRur~is estimate. a.
nassnrs-s r~~~usb<r Il. plaesd the fst
erse az rg.sT7eee eaaivaient -
pound hals~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
POSSE KILLS BANK RosseR
Tsusrfszi osreis sarrssrasd Fssr
r-ssrs Af.sr ssaesry-~ssrcs
rs1r cfsfes~s

Oklahoma CITY. Okia-Four hoar
amer Joseph A Agnes Patterson =
years of age. a79 a former Nevalla
youth. heId up the cashier Bert Brad
I@y. and robbed the state Haak Sf Ne
~alla- nineteen miles east Of Okia-
hsrsa city. Of SEQ. n. vas surrounded
b. 4 posse and killed The money
zzs not recovered. only 81 being found
in the clothing of the rDbbsr- Pstrer-
son shot and wounded four nsmberz
Of the posse IN the running fight
Chisf of Police Charles Hawk Of
Shawnee ~as shot In the lung and
hand: Deputy sheriff Frank Timmcns
of shawnee vas shot IN the arm: bul-
let xraxed the hand of Jerry Spann-
nixht chief 0f police Of shawnee. and
n. ". Hulse. a farmer living near Ne
walIa. vas shot in the leg II was
feared at first the injuries Of Hawk
might prove fatal. but later IL was an
nounesd he would recover
The youthful bandit. who was born
and reared al Ne~alIa. but rad been
away for three years working as
railroad tslegrapher. entered the bank.
forced the cashier the only official
present. into the vault and gathered
uD loose cash The cashier escaped IN
five minutes and spread the alarm =
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
FIND NEW MYSTERY
IN CA|LLAUl CASE
IDENTITY OF MONSIEUR r. WHO
COMMANDED COURTS. vs.
souerr.
MAY &c RocHETrE HIMSELF
Esamirstea % srisns ana 5srsnou
Administrators IN 5ehs de
PARIS Dersgre-s Ncris
ana csiilsax-

Paris.-The whole q France IS clam
oring for the HaH1e OF the nfystsrtcas
person who. according 20 the evt-
dence given at a sitting of the parlia-
msntary commission Of inquiry into
the Rochette ease. has power TO bend
the government to his oxn will
This unnamed wire pulIer was de-
clared 70 have obtained the postpone
mant Of the second trial Of the sEin-
ding banker. Rnchstfe. IN 1911. thus
allowing him to snziness his Mexican
loan ard escape ~itA the wallet. Pub
lic opinion holds that Rschetis him
self is the u1an who to-day Is described
IS Monsieur n bat this euuiecture
Is not supported by taefa
The sane element af mystery en-
wraps this tragedy ss that vhich per
va.fed the Steinhsii ease. which ~za
never cleared up. Tken. as zo~. the
shadow ot a mysterious. aitpowertal
individual ioeu1sd larxe IN th- hsck
ground Then. a. uow. a eoGspirscy
Of sil@uee concealed his itsnfiry.
The academictaa. Mau-ics Barr-z
among many ofher less fanngus pualir
men. leaps into III Discussion wifh 4
powerful editorial In the Echo a.
Parts. heaaesi In the sewer IN waich
he says
The apparsiou o. Monsieur Y Is
he dominant factor IN "a ease. Non
sisur X Is ardouhtedly Rachstte him
self. Eho {. noE retired 70 hts Nsx
ican farm. whers. Z uuters-1nss. ~
lives i1yousiy. xirh afty hravus. r1-
IN hand. prurscfins Ms prscslus psrsau
and the treasure u tae Fr@nch stsnrs
izxs. shich - has eIeaaed cat. rhanss
20 ths shlsius Mausleurs Nouss an
CsHiau,-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
DEMOCRATS FAVOR
REPEAL OF TOLLS
PRESIDENT WILSON ANNOUNCES
AGREEMENT As TO DOC
THINE oF PARTY.
WANTS VOTE ON MEASURE
10 Confident THAT -e Will nave the
Majority sf the f-ouse ssAsnd
ssm-ssys poliey Is
Democratic

washinxtou.-Prsside Wilson Do
eIsr-d that. in seskirg the repeal %
the Fs.ama tolls exemption. he not
only was ASKING that the nation do
that which it Wsr bound IN honor To
do. but was going the way Of the ma
5oTity In the Den-ocratic party "
ssintsd out that when the Panama ca
nal set ~zs passed a majority of the
Democrats th~a IN the house Of repre-
sentatives voted against the tolls ex-
emption, and that only By . coalition
u a minority Of Democrats With a
number of Republicans aid the neaAr
ure become law
This announcement was tzken m ad-
mlnistraiion circles as the presidsnt $
answer 10 the argument that the Bal
timore platform made the tolls exsmp-
tious democratic doctrine The presi-
Gent h understood to believe that the
majority opiniou u the democrats In
fhe hoszs "A last exposed was n
result of msre deliberate tousideratiou
st the question than was possible at
tne Baltimore eouvsusiou-
The president made no secret TO
callers % his anxiety for the repeal
measure 70 come 20 . VOTE ASKED Il
he shcaght Influences we're At work TO
prolonx debate unnecessarily. Mr. VIII
son said Ne dii nOt know. but 1t Ger
taInly appeared % him as II there had
n~.u elfbu<rertnx- that mlnoritiss al
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
BLIND MAN OUT AFTER ToGA
Edward Fay May Run for Senate IN
North caroiia1-Is Masins Car
yssx AZ State

AsaeviIie- " C.-North Carolina VII
share WITH OkIah0u-a the unique dEs-
tisction Of being represented by a
blind nan IN the UHsfe4 States sen
are K the hops of Edward R1y. blind
laxysF and Ieetnrer. are realized
W. Fay. who has seen blind since
Ten years of age Is a S0r1h Carolina
A. h i Harvard A. n and grsduaFe
with honcrS Of the Chatfanooga Law
School. Is making a qu5et canvass of
The state a. present. seekfag - learn
bis chaless against Senator Oserman.
whom he asirss 70 oppose Mr.. Ray
vas e AsaeviIie and while here coz
ided his ambitions 20 some personal
friends. stating. however. that he
would not make a formal annonnee-
msnf until he h4z consulted friends at
Raleigh
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
GOES AFTER NEW EVIDENCE


Aftasa. Ga--Represeutaffrsx ~ fA-
defens- IN fh@ eaze af 20 NJ Fraak.
sap~fiateha@af - tA@ Nasinsaf Pencil
eompzzy. aader ssafeace u asafA tsr
tho murder here az Nary Phazzn. the
it-vrarc,d faefary employs. have gone
20 Nss YsrS N conasefian wifA e
forts being Eaae 20 eataia a nsw trial
for the convicted naa.
r. = Becker. formerly connected
with the The p@ncif company here. azd
Nina rormhy. also gf ALBANIA. both et
whom are nov IN New York. nave
made statements which ths dsfenze
believes mzy he aid % efforts 70 90
iaiu a new trial Mrs. Formhy. IN an
Anidavit. charges that detectives CO
creed her % swear 10 false stors
against Frazs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26

Dr. J. G Gafhin<s. superintendent of
the Denifentiary. threw 4 sonhSkeIf IN
70 Joint peuifsnfisry committee ses-
sicn IN the form Of signed statement
prsferrin< sensational charges AGAINST
C. T. Smith. surmer chairman of the
prison board. recently partnned frun
a ffxeyear penal sentence by Governor
Brewer smith testified rrenffy before
the committee and made ssme ugly
ch--Ees AGAINST ssaperinrsndenr Cath
ir<x. among ether things alleging that
the 5upsrfnfsnd@nr vas personally ~
spoasinie for the holocaust az the Oak
lsT farm last summer IN vhich thirty
eczyicts bsss their lives In his reply
Dr. GafAingz aenies responsibility c1r
TIE Oakley disaster. aad goes after
Snirh N ruaxh-ard-tlnhle fazhion- He
eizszs thar smith kept large suanti-
ties q shisky AZ the prison and dis
seassd sarse freely 70 certain nenhsrs
af the legislature and osher visitors
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
al,5QQ,000 BONDS
VOTED BY SENATE
AsosE WOULD LIFT Accumu
ArEo FLOATING pgsr OF
MISSISSIPPI.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
s'nss N tne Various Departments Of
ire Government Of tire Common
~eaish Reported for Ben
eft Of Our Rescers


JACKSON
After a long discussion. the senate
passed bin 10 authorize ISSUANCE Of
ti.Seo-eqo IN .e-year 5 per cent bonds.
tor me purpose Of lining the aeruruu-
iAssd floating debt. which avuroxf-
yates arUsnd that amount. Efforts
Nere made to amend the bin so that
the interest should Be 4 L. psr cent.
o1t were defeated The BIN specifies
that as much as sTea.0aa Of the issue
may be had for sale entirely within
the state. but II the condition Of the
bond market Is such that this is TN
profitable. then the reserve amount
snaH be placed on the open market.
Darfng the discussion Of this BIN IL
vas shown that this is the largest
oo1d issue proposed By a Mississippi
legislature for seventy five years. This
Is the second bord issue bill intro
eaeed during the session. the first be-
ing by Mr. Barkitt. fnS 81 .0oa. 900. TO
Be placed entirely within the state
Ssleh was defeated on the floor. II
1ssed- and the bonds provided for
rnd a market. IL will obviate the re-
csssfry Of borrowing money al S per
cent IN order to pay hack debts Of the
state
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-03-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
aessigtisn fer csrstitstisnsI Amend
merit Lsses in sers.e-vsse s1
Measure Was IS 10 -.

Washington.-The senate. by a vote
% IS 10 "a. voted down the Ashnrst
resolution to provide for a eonstita-
tional amendment extending suffrage
10 women Prior 10 this the Narta-
man amendment wsich in effect pro-
posed repeating the fifteenth eunstitu-
tionai amsndment. extending suffrage
to negroes. zzd then 70 grant women
the right 70 vote. was defeated. q to
-. and another amendment by Sena-
tor Williams 20 grant votes to white
women only vas lost. ~ - II.
rhs action. foliopas w-ess sf s@-
bats on the fear of the ssrase. dur
ing Shich many leaders IN the saf-
fra<s movement pleaded for postpone
neat cs the fisaI vgtA. marked the
climax o. a spirtsd eampaizn laanch-
ed mere the day before the inaugnra-
ton % President Wilson
Immediately AFTER the vote. Senator
SAafrutk Of Colorado sought 10 intro
dace q a~W rssoiafion for q esustifa
ticnal amendment rraRirinx ezrh ssxre
- 80 - - A-AAAAA@ r%A-AA - - EAAA--
60 om p<tnsna frz4 five per cent al
~ v1<<-> ra~ se1>&e w~u3 s.xs en-
~eaT4w. session before ta@ s-aa4o
could get the fioor. however. and m
resolution viii be offered iatsr-
The resolution defeated vas the firs
lntruduced IN the prsSent canxr~ss- I
vas presented By senator ChambsrisiH
cf Oregon. and the woman sgffr7<s
committee later authorized Seuafni
Ashhurss to repost IL favorabiy-
Though otherwise the vots virtually
vas uon-parrisan. the southern sens
tors. az democrats. lEed up almost
salsdiy AGAINST the amendment Thes
eontend.a Il would cuuaplicate the ne
<-o question IN the states OF the
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