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The Washington times., 1915-11-21
SUFFRAG|STS OPEN
INFORMATION BUREAU
National Association Now Ready
to Answer Any Question
About Convention.

Information of all sorts regarding the
convention of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association to be held
here December II to ID will be served to
all comers from the newly-opened head =
quarters Of the committee on local ar
ransements. 1907 street. by Mrs.
who has Just been appointed secretary.
Mrs. Nelson will be on duty each
day from now until the convention
opens, and will be prepared to answer
all questions relating 10 suffrage. and
also will preside over the stores OF suf-
other articles which will be used while
the convention Is in session.
The local headquarters. which 10 being
maintained by a joint committee OF
local organizations affiliated with the
afternoon. and will be the Mecca for
suffragists during the next five weeks.
The use Of the entire three-story build
Ing has been obtained by the suffragists.
and tho rooms have been furnisbe SO
club rooms and a business office.
The officers Of the committee on ar
rangements are Mrs. Winston Churchill.
chairman Mrs. Raymond b. Morgan,
executive. vice chairman. and Mrs.
George 4. Mosshart, secretary-treas-
various branches Of the WORK are Miss
r. Tindail. finance; Mrs. Alice Lee
Moque, properties: Mrs. Ruth b. Hem
sey, postoffice Mrs. Glenna Smith Tin
min, decorations: Miss Florence +.
Information at Union station: Miss
| ton headquarters: Miss Louisa Wallace
Puffer. hotels and restaurants.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
MARRIAGE OF DAVIS
MAY Be NULL|F|ED
Pastor Who Performed Cere-
mony Said to Have Written
, Alleging Deception.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2l.-Rattle. rattle.
rattle Cllnk. clink. clipk!
That's what the tea things did in the
broadway dansants when Dame Gossip
tottled into the trottcries with the news
was Miss EIgenia Kelly, might not
legally be married after ali.
What did Mama Kelly do when she
got the letter." That question. oft re.
which sG MTs M1st MsSn M
Kelly, mother OF Mrs. Davis, said she
received from the Rev Henry Carr,
Mormon clergyman. who married the
GSape s La SS Meek EGtom mt Ma toa the
writer the entire truth about certain
matters just before the ceremony was
performet and that. under the laws OF
the State OF Maryland. the marriage
In answer to Broadway;s question.
Mrs. Kelly said that she forwarded the
letter at once to her attorney. John p.
Mcintyre. but TINT she has not yet DC,
take. "In the letter the clergyman
said that he was very sorry that he
performed the ceremony and would not
have done 30 had he known the real
iasts !rs IN the case case" Mrs Kelly ,,n saia Sc
said that Az did not tell him the
| truth. and. as a result Of the deceit
practiced upon him. he made them man
and Tf the letter h.d ADDING ,hst tina, HG
was the guilty party in tn. the ID divorce ronsi
certainly would not have married
them.'
Mrs Kelly said that the Clergyman
referred her to a lawyer In Elkton and
said II she did not care to take the
necessary legal steps to annul the
marriage that he might do SO. He
also offered to come to New York city
and bring the lawyer with him. pro-
vided Mrs. Kelly would pay the attor.
ney's expenses. There is report that
theARev. Mr. Carr has arrived In Brook
lyn and that he will confer with Mrs.
Kelly today. Mrs. Kelly expressed sur
prise over the report and said that she
had not heard he was In the city.
| Mr.. Mcintyre said he had not received
the letter. although he had heard of
It. and that he would take no action
until so instructed by Mrs. Kelly. Other
friends Of the mother said they believed
she woulf attempt to annul the
marriage. because II the decree Is de-
clared void. Mrs. Kelly becomes her
daughters legal guardian again and
can take charge Of her estate.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
BLIND AID SOCIETY
WILL HOLD BAZAAR.
Raleigh Hotel to Be Scene Of
Benefit Tomorrow and
Tuesday

Under the auspices of the Aid AssocIa.
tiqe for the Blind bazaar. dance, and
card party will be held in the large bali
room Of the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow
and Tuesday. afternoons and evenings
for the benefit Of the city's blind. The
bazaar will be held both days from . to
1o:@ D. m. The dance will take place
tomorrow evening. $50 to l2, while the
card party will be held on Tuesday eve.
ming from $50 to 1880.
The Aid Association for the Blind OF
tho District of Columbia was organized
In 1897. For fourteen years they main.
tained a homo and workshops at 9,5 4
street northwest In December, 1913
the home and workshops were moved tc
the present location. 3otO r street north.
west. whore modern thrce-story build.
ing has been erected. affordtng q com.
Portable home for the blind under the
care of the association.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
u: S. to Try to Breed
LObSters in Pacific

The Bureau OF Fisheries of the De.
partment OF Commerce has Instituted
experiments to see whether the Atlantic
coast lobster can be established In Pa
citc waters.
A carload shipment OF s.l3 adult
HOLSTERS was sent from Bath. Me-. this
week, 1t was announced at the depart
ment today. destined for Anacortes
wash.
Tho fish will be taken to San Juan
Island for release in the open waters
Fisheries officials today said they be.
lieve the fish can be successfully accli.
mated In Pacific waters.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
Plans Completed for Extending
Work, and Country Is Divid.
ed Into Provinces.
MULRY NOW HEADS COUNCIL
Organization Has Jurisdiction
Over 961 Parish Confer
y ences in U. S.

Tho conference OF st. Vincent de
Paul Society representatives from all
over the United States, who assembled
here to .rsorganize the order. closed at
the Catholic University in Brookland
today. Plans were completed for ex-
tending the work Of the organization
and the country was divided into
ecclesiastical provinces which will re-
port to Thomas NJ. Mulry. the newly
elected president of the superior
council. 1t was decided to establish
the national headquarters of the Or
ganization in Washington.
At yesterdays session President
Mulry was elected to head the su-
perior council which will have juris-
diction over 961 parish conferences In
this country with a membership of
$1,000 men actively engaged In re-
lieving the distress of the poor, ire
spective of religion, color. or ma
tionality. Last year the charity work.
ers spent s75O.00O on relief of the
poor, found employment for 5000 men,
= relieved $4,000 families. and made
2S8,000 visits to the homes of the
poor.
Change Is Made.
ganikation transacted Its affairs IN
this country and its international re-
lations Independent Of the other
branches. Under the reorganization
the various branches will report to
and through the superior council.
Addresses in which the work OF the
society was lauded were made by
Bishop Thomas J. shannon. rector of
the Catholic University, and Arch
bishop Hanna. of the diocese OF San
Francisco. Both spoke in high terms
Of praise, of the work done by the
business men. without compensation
or glory. for the relief of the poor.
and both predicted greater success az
a result of the reorganization.
Delegates Attending.
The delegates attending the meeting
Included Judge William H. DeLacey and
Thomas X. Gallagher. of this city John
A. Graham. of New Orleans; Jack J.
Spauldfhg. of Atlanta. Ga. John A.
Doyle. OF Louisville: Louis FUSE, Of St
Louis; NJ. p. Mooney. Of Cleveland.
Ohio John c. Nolan. Of St. Paul; John
Rae. Edward J. Du Nee. and J. J. Fits.
gerald. of Philadelphia; John Guilfoyle,
OF Jersey City; William D. O'Brien, OF
Troy. ~ Y; Thomas NJ. Mulry. Michael
Bird. and Edmond J: Butler. OF New
Greene and Hugh D. McGrane. of
brooklyn; James A. McMurry, J. Wise
and Nernard c. Kelley. Of Boston, and
+. H. Reardon. OF Hartford. Conn.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
Says Cooperative Buying
Cuts Cost of Living

That the high cost or living can 10
greatly reduced by cQ-operati>, buying
livered by Capt. w. Il. +. French.
U. y. A.. retired. representative OF the
Army and Navy Cooperative Company
at the Public Library last night. Cap
tain French explained that about 5000
officers OF the army and navy and their
families and a large number Of civilians
were reaping the benefits Of co-opera-
tive buying through the company. Ho
declared that. these benefited were re-
ceiving from to 20 per cent discounts
on purchases.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
Woman Burned to Death
When Auto Tank Explodes

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 2i.-Mrs.
George Watts. OF Knightstown. Ind.
was burned to death when her automo-
bile was destroyed by fire. following a
collision with q street car. Others In
the automobile were slightly injured.
The accident did not seem to be seri-
Gus until an explosion of gasolene en-
veloped the machine In flames. Watts
made frantic efforts to rescue his wife.
but extricated her from the wreck only
after she was fatally burned.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
Blue and Gray Review
In 1917 Is Proposed

4 grand Joint reunion and review Of
tho remnants Of the G. A. r. and Con-
federates may be held In Washington IN
1917. according to Col Hillary A. Her.
bert. Secretary Of the Navy in Cleve-
lands Cabinet, and commander Of the
Eighth Alabama infantry In tho civil
war. Both organizations have been In
vited to participate, and are consider
ing the matter.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
J. o. Martin to Speak.

The story Of the invention OF the tele-
phone from the first device OF DR.. Alex
ander Graham Bell. to the present time.
with the achievements in wireless teie-
phony will be given in an Illustrated
lecture by J. o. Martin at an opening
meeting OF the Mt. Pleasant Citizens
Association next Friday evening.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21
Grange to Meet Here,

The National Grange will hold its
next convention here. At the conven-
ton which has tust closed in Oakland.
Cal. the grangers went on record as
opposing President Wilson'S prepared
ness program. and as favoring woman
suffrage.
The Washington times., 1915-11-21

sANDUsKY, Ohio. Nov. 21.-The
steamer Pelee. from Pelee Island and
the Canadian mainland. with 200 ms.
sengers aboard. is tied up here as . re.
suit Of the terrific gale which has swept
the lake. Several freighters are also
held. All craft. II Is thought. will bt
held here until tomorrow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
See Through Brick Wall.

The inventive genius of William
Marconi, the man who gave wireless
telegraphy to the world, has not been
idle these half dozen years. He has
perfected an apparatus by means OF
which it is possible for. "a person
standing by solid partition, such as
brick wall, to see through it and OBJ
serve what is happening, just as if faano
object or obstacle obstructed the vision.
If an object, with the aid of this instru-
ment, is visible through block OF
granite, the diaphanous clothing of the
summer time will not stand ghost OF
chance in obstructing vision. 1t now
behooves some other fertile genius tc
go Signor Marconi one better by in,
venting fabric that will be imper,
vious to rays of light. If that is not
done before the Marconi apparati DC
put on the market, we will all be in
bad plight.
The Advertiser moves that Signol
Marconi be enjoined, for the present,
at least, from putting his latest de-
vice on the market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Should Have No Fayorites.

In Asheville the other day man who
is a member of prominent fam
iy was convicted of selling whis-
key. He has been constant violator
of the law but not until recently was
sufficient evidence secured to convict.
The presiding judge made the sentence
a term of IL months on the public
roads, and when an effort was made to
have the sentence changed to line
the Judge said: Negroes and poor
white men are made to serve on the
chaingang for violating the whlskey
law and am unwilling to make an ex-
ception in this case"
The Judge was right. Social pres
tige and position gained through the
influence that accompanies wealth
should have no weight in administering
justice. The intelligent citizen. one
who has had an opportunity for devel-
oping the best that is in him, has less
to offer in extenuation for violating
the law than has the poor wretch who
has been travelling rough and rocky
road all of his life. The intelligent,
well-to-do citizen should set worthy
example 10 those who are less fortu-
nate. Ard if the courts are to show
leniency at all it should be toward the
man who has had fewest opportunl-
ties.
The Asheville judge was right in re-
fusing to modify. the sentence simply
because the convicted man happened to
be we'll connected. His record of crime
has brought shame upon his honorable
forbears and he should be made to
wear the stripes along with other vio-
lators of the law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Provide For The Orphans.

The statement was made in the pa
pers few days ago that one of the
leading orphanages in the State is in
need of funds with which to purchase
the everyday necessities for the sever
al hundred fatherless and motherless
children in that institution. The finan-
cial depression incident to the Euro
pean war has caused the receipts of
all of the orphanages to be much less
than during former years. But in spite
of the war and the temporary depres-
sion, the people of this country are
richly blessed and they should show
their gratitude by sharing literally OF
their means with those who have no
earthly parents to supply their needs.
Every orphanage in South Carolina
should he generously supported. Our
people are abundantly able to supply
the funds for their maintenance, and
if the orphans are neglected those who
withhold their gifts will in some way
be made to suffer.
If you have not made your regular
contribution to the orphanage that is
supported by your church, do so at
once though the regular channel or
send the donation direct with the re-
quest that your church be given credit
for the amount so the record may be
complete and properly kept.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Honor Roll Edgefield Graded
and High School.

First grade: Albert Rainsford,
Margaret Strom.
Advanced First: Louise Quarles.
Elizabeth Bailey, Kathryn Stewart,
Julia Strom, Hansford Minis, Car
rie Dunovant, Mary Lille Byrd,
Furman Holson, Burts McManus.
Second grade: Felicia Minis, Rob
ert Tompkins, Mary Marsh, Mae
Rives, Lucy Sheppard, Allen George
Thurmond, Royal Shannonhouse,
William Hughes, Willie Parks,
Nell Strom.
Third grade: John Wells, Isabel
Byrd, Elizabeth Lott, Edwin Rives,
Wallace Sheppard, Tom Bailey, J
C Hughes, Benjamin Cogburn
Francis Samuels, A len Edwards.
Fourth grade: George Tompkins,
Corrie Cheatham, William Strom,
Raymond Folk, Helen Nicholson,
Francis Carpenter, Eleanor Minis,
Mobley Sheppard, Gertrude Thur
mond, Mitchell Wells.
Fifth grade: Lois Minis, William
Jones, Dixon Zimmerman, William
Folk, Flora Bell Griffith, Mary
Nicholson.
Sixth grade: Edith QUITS, Frances
Jones, Norma Shannonhouse, Sara
Lyon, Strom Thurmond.
Eighth grade: Margaret May,
Meta QUITS, Willie Peak, Brook
Jones.
Ninth grade: Ouida Pattison,
Janice Morgan, Mary Lewis, Emmie
Broadwater, Carroll Rainsford,
Douglas Zimmerman.
Tenth grade: Lula QUITS, Blon-
dele Hart, Alma DeLoach, Ida
Folk.
Eleventh grade: Walter Mays,
Evelyn Broadwater, Willie May
Hart, Emmie DeLoach, Edgar
Strotber.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Classified Column.


Lost-A gold bracelet between
the home of O. P. Bright and the
Corner Store, letter X. S." en-
graved on it. Miss Kate Samuel.
FOR SALE: Two milch COWS
with young calves. Essex pigs, and
one 3-4 Guernsey male calf. L. r.
Brunson Sr., Cleora, S. @.
FOR SALE-Lookout Mountain
Irish potatoes for seed at $3.50 per
bushel. 80 bushels grown on one
quarter of an acre. r. A. Wash,
Parksville, S. @.
5-5-l5.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Fulfilling His Promises.

Some charge that Governor Manning
is playing politics by sending the depu-
ties to Charleston to close the blind
tigers. They say he is doing it in or
der to popularize himself with
the people in the up-country. We
do not agree with these critics. And
there are only a few of them, we are
pleased to state. Upon every platform
throughout the length and breadth OF
South Carolina last summer Mr.. Man.
ming declared himself for better en-
forcement of the laws upon the statute
books, and as early as possible after
taking the oath of office he concentra-
| ted his efforts toward the fulfllment of
his campaign pledges with reference to
enforcement. Governor Manning has
not confined his efforts to ally particu-
lar section, nor has he enforced some
laws to the neglect of others. He has
proceeded upon a high, broad plane in
his efforts to perform his sworn duty
as chief executive.
Governor Manning did not adopt any
radical or unusual course in order to
better conditions in South Carolina. He
appealed to the already consti-
tuted authorities where the law
was being flagrantly violated, insisting
upon rigid and impartial enforcement
of the law. With one or two excep-
ceptions, the local authorities fell IN
line and set matters to rights. One re-
calcitrant sheriff had to be removed be-
cause of his unwillingness or failure to
enforce the law.
The mayor of Charleston, after re-
peated remonstrance, made an unsatis-
isfactory effort to close the blind IL
gers, whose fragrant disregard for law
has been a disgrace to South Carolina
as well as to Charleston. AS the mayor
failed to do his full duty, Governor
Manning very properly appealed to the
sheriff of Charleston county to take
the matter in hand, sending down some
extra deputies to assist the regular
force. 1t was this last act Of Governor
Manning that has caused some persons
to say he is playing politics. Had ne
enforced the dispensary law in Colum-
bia, Spartanburg, Greenville and other
places, leaving Charleston to continue
her uninterrupted violation of the law
as former governors have done, then it
could have been truthfully said that the
governor was playing politics. 1t
could then have been charged that he
wants to hold the Charleston vote and
for that reason left Charleston un-
molested.
Fearlessly, impartially, and without
considering what the effect would be
upon his political career, Governor
Manning has gone steadily forward in
his efforts to improve conditions in
every section, and we feel confident
that all right thinking men approve of
his course. 1t is only here and there
that one hears adverse criticism, and
then it comes from person who want
ed to see the old order of things con-
tinue in South Carolina. Let us
not cease to give thanks that we are
now under a new dispensation, with
the right man at the helm of the Ship
of State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
FOR COTTON WEIGHER.

1 hereby announce that am can
didate for the position of public cotton
weigher for the town of Edgefeld, and
respectfully solicit the support of those
who market cotton at Edgefeld.
w. D. ALLEN.
l hereby announce that / am can
didate for the position of public cotton
weigher for the town of Edgefeld, and
respectfully solicit the votes of the
people who, market cotton at Edge
field.
C. H. B. WILLIAMS.
I respectfully announce my candidacy
for the positionof public cotton weigber
for the town Of Edgefeld and if elected
will do my utmost to give entire salts
faction.
M. H. Deal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Make Dy es Here.

Present-day American cotton manu-
facturers are complaining that they
cannot get dyes. When your grand
mothers spun and wove at home they
did not make any such complaints.
They knew dozen different roots and
herbs and barks from which they could
extract as many different colors. 1t
is pity that the manufacturers of to-
day haven't got some of the gumption
and genius of their grandmothers. :
Anderson Mail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Truth Hurts.

An indignant citizen wants to know
what reasons The Observer has for say
ing that some Newberry children begin
to lose their beauty after reaching
three years of age. Possibly one rea-
son is that at that age some of them
don pants and begin to look like their
daddies. Newberry Observer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Working For Home Company

Mr.. G. M. Mellichamp was in
town yesterday. Having closed his
school, the Morgan school, for the
summer, he is now working for the
Southeastern Life Insurance Compa-
nv of Greenville. This is not only a
Southern company but a South
Carolina company that has proper
ed from the day it began business
10 years ago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
From Farm and Factory.

How many of those now clamoring
for war would shoulder their gun and
march to the-front as privates in the
ranks? In the Spanish-American war
those who went to the front as pri-
Yates were from the farm and factory.
Would history repeat ltself?-News and
Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

1t appears to outsiders that the Riggs
bank in Washington is furiously mad
because the present administration dis
connected the ''pipe line" that con-
nected the bank with the treasury de-
partment. 1t will be difficult to make
the public believe that government Of
ficials deliberately set about to wreck
the Riggs bank.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Large Pension Roll.

There would not be enough money
in the world to pay our annual pension
bill if this country went to war on the
scale of France, Germany AMI Russia
in the present struggle and then grant
ed pensions on the scale of payments
of pensions due to the Civil War;
Greenville Piedmont.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

In order to somewhat relieve the
drought resulting from the gallon-a-
month law we wonder if Col. Wigfall
Cheatham and Col. Hugh Oliver can't
be induced to take their canteens along
with them to Chick Springs?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

A British submarine actually sank a
Turkish gunboat few days ago. AS
YOU have never heard of British sub
marine doing anything before and may
never hear of it again while the war
lasts, you had better make at least a
menta, note of this unusual feat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Her Boy and the War.

The modern American mother, who
says she "didn't raise her boy to be a
soldier" doesn't know what she's talk
ing about. If her country called, she
would send her boy to the front just as
proudly as her grandmother did in 81.
Charleston News and Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26
Russians a Disappointment.

Wishing to be absolutely neutral
when we say il, we cannot help say
ing Russia has been big disappolnt-
ment in the great war. She is, like
some folks we know, great on promis-
ing, but feebly futile in performance.
Greenwood Index.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

Through striking coincidence that
Barnes-Roosevelt trial came just at the
right time. 1t forced the Colonel to
attend to his own business instead of
meddling to any great extent with that
of President Wilson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

Italy's population is now about one
third of the population of the United
States. But it will probably be few
million less when the war closes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

A celebrity from abroad who made
tour of the United States some years
ago said America was lacking in
ssruins." Better be lacking than be
one continuous heap of ruins" as Eu'
rope will be when the smoke of battle
shall have cleared away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

O. resident Wilson has another grand.
,callu, and it's a great grandchild, too.
The State. But it's a pity that
neither can be named Woodrow. That
name can be held in reserve however.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-05-26

The worst is yet to come. The news
paper man must learn to spell those
Italian names.