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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
HUGHES DECLARES IN FAVOR OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
GRANTING WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Charles Evans Hughes, in his speech OF
acceptance in New York, followed the lines
of the somewhat indefinite suffrage plank
in the Republican platform. The follow
ing day, however, he made a statement
which leaves nothing to be desired, even
by the most radical suffragette.
In a speech before five hundred women
of the Womans Roosevelt League, he de-
clared in favor Of a constitutional amend
ment granting suffrage. He said:
II believe this question should be
promptly settled. I see nothing but dan
ger to our security, to our unity, to our
proper attitude toward political questions
in continued agitation of this subject"
His statement has made profound i'm
preston throughout the country.
It is claimed by the Woman Suffrage
Association, which has been compiling
statistics, that the women s vote this year
is to be big factor They claim that, in
round numbers, therewill be at least 4,000,-
900 women eligible to vote in the coming
presidential election, and that upward of
ninety votes will be east in the electoral
college; moreover, that at least six presi-
dents of the United States have been
elected by smaller number of votes than
those which woman suffrage states '
this year control in the electoral college.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
ZION PEOPLE KEPT DURING
SWELTERING WEATHER

Never before in the history of Zion
City did the people experience sus-
tanned period of such intensely hot
weather as that of last week. Ordin-
arily, during the summer months, Zion
City is one of the coolest and most
pleasant places in the country, because
of it's location on the shores of Lake
Michigan and it's proximity to numerous
lakes, which form a perfect network on
the west. There is probably no more
beautiful cluster of lakes to be found
anywhere in the United States, than in
this county. The numerous summer
resorts of this region are patronized by
! people not only from Chicago, but from
many other parts of the country
One appreciates this delightful climate
all the more after week of sweltering
weather, when the bedrooms at night
seemed like furnaces, and during which
many people sought relief by sleeping
out of doors. How pleasant and delight
full the lovely breeze seemed, which
sprang up on Monday morning!
Although hundreds of deaths and
prostrations occurred in Chicago, and
few in Waukegan and other surround
ing towns, not death or prostration oc-
Cured in Zion City, so far as we have
learned.
Because of the intensity of the heat,
Zion Printing and Publishing House was
compelled to shut down on Friday after
noon, as the rollers were melting on
the presses. All factories in Kenosha
were closed in the afternoons during the
latter part of the week, as it was almost
impossible for the men to remain in the
shops.
Because of the great demand for ice
and the scarcity of cream, an ice-cream
famine threatened, and would no doubt
have materialized had the hot weather
continued. Ice brought ten dollars a
ton in Chicago, and could not be pro-
cured at that price.
On Friday,-the Consumers Ice Com
pany of Chicago was two hundred car
loads behind in filling orders. At the
lakes west of Zion City and south of
Antioch, where large quantities of ice
are stored in the winter, it was impos-
sible for dealers to procure enough men
to load the ice wagons as fast as they
came.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
MUNITION STORES EXPLODE IN
NEW YORK HARBOR
Plot Suspected Havoc Caused

On the morning Of Sunday, July 81, an
explosion of dynamite, nitroglycerin,
shrapnel, and small arms munitions stored
at the piers Of the National Storage Com
pany on Black Tom Island New York Har-
Dor, occurred, rocking the metropolitan
district for miles around as by an earth
quake, and causing detonations to be felt
in five states. Property damage is esti-
mated, conservatively, at $2O,OOO,O0O.
Several persons were killed, and many
more injured The exact number of deaths
will, perhaps, never be known.
Investigations are underway by govern
ment officials for the purpose Of learning
whether or not the disaster had its origin
in a plot to destroy great quantities OF
munitions ready for shipment to the en-
tente allies.
The principal business street OF Jersey
City was badly wrecked. All of lower
Broadway was filled with broken glass,
and the great financial houses of Wall
Street suffered heavily. The door leading
to the Statue Of Liberty was demolished,
as shrapnel fell in showers on Bedloe s
Island. Thirteen huge warehouses OF the
National Storage Company, containing
merchandise worth about $12,OOO'OO0,
were destroyed.
Pandemonium reigned in New York,
Brooklyn, and nearby towns OF New Jer-
sey and Long Island, and at other points
within a radius Of twenty-five miles
Two explosions occurred, following
which thousands of people focked into
the streets in terror.
Many are declared to have been thrown
from their beds by the force OF the con
cussion.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
DEUTSCHLAND LEAVES ON ITS
HOMEWARD VOYAGE

The German submarine merchantmen
Deutschland passed quitely out of the
Virginia Capes ON it's homeward voyage
Just after dusk on the evening OF August
End. None of the allied cruisers, which
had been lowering around the entrance to
the bay for the past two weeks, were visl-
bic as it passed through.
The two accompanying boats report
that it disappeared from their sight un-
harmed, and that to all appearances it
had clear sailing ahead.
Captain Hinsch Of the tug Timmins,
which conveyed the Deutschland on its
long trip down the Chesapeake Bay, states
that just as the submersible pushed out to
sea, Captain Koenig and the crew Of the
Deutschland came on deck and gave three
rousing cheers for America and the Ameri-
can people.
For about a mile, the Deutschland
plowed boldly through the pillows of the
Atlantic, when it's lights slowly disap-
peared from view, and it is supposed to
have submerged
Nothing has yet been heard of the
Deutschland sister-ship Bremen, which
has been expected in some American port
for several days.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
Favors Woman Suffrage

''Some time ago consideration Of our
economic conditions and tendencies, of
the position Of women in gainful occupa-
tions, Of the nature and course OF the lie
mand, led me to the conclusion that the
granting Of suffrage to women is in
evitable.
"Opposition may delay, but in my judg-
ment, cannot defeat this movement.
''I favor the vote for women"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05

the north, which impaired new life and
vitality All during Monday a strong
wind continued to blow, completely break
ing the heated spell.
Reports show that the maxium heat in
other cities Of the central states was even
worse than in Chicago. At Ottawa, Illi-
nois, the mercury reached 10Y; at Dan
vile, Illinois, 1O6; and at Beloit, Wiscon-
sin, and Rockford, Illinois, 1O4.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
LOCAL NEWS
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF SUMMER
MUSIC SCHOOL

The Annual Exhibition of the Sum-
mer Music School, Zion Conservatory of
Music and Art, was given at Shiloh
Tabernacle last Thursday evening, July
27. The following program was rem
dered:
l. Class Songs (a) Sparkling Water Lesley
CD "Whistling Song" Mcintyre
BY the Glass
g Recitation "Jane Jones'. .... Ben King
Anna Greer
g. Piano Solo "The Teddy Bears Fearis
Carl Newcomer
A. Song Mothers Sunny Smile Ware
Johanna Myers, Lillian Shumaker,
Ethel Mintern
s. Wand Drill
By Glass
6. Recitation "Wortermelon Time"
James Whitcomb Riley
Alta Mehaffey
T. Piano Solo Flag Day March" Fearis
Ruth KratZ
s. Recitation in Musical Biography
BY the Glass
8. Motion Song 'The Orchestra"
BY the Glass
10. Recitation '"The School of Our Lord
Byron H. Cornish
BY Fourteen Members Expression Glass
IL. Piano Duet Guards March Streabbog
James Anderson and Theodore Swanson
IL. Solo eff Every Star were an Angel?"
Ervine
Paul MischIer
13. Recitation "The Rising in 1776"
T. B. Reed
John Greer
IA. Piano Duet "Hay Ride" Walter
Mamie Swanson and Eleanor Hotham
Is. Dumb Bell Drill
By Glass
16 Solo Daddy King
Everett SchIeter
IT, Recitation who's Afraid Marghey Cook
Herbert Hendricks
49, Recitation in Rudiments of Music
BY the Glass
10. Class Songs
(a) Ring On, Merry Bells Burgett
(b) "The Old School Bell'' Langley
By the Glass
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05

tions at war, but it must not be forgotten
that each is developing national solid
arity, knowledge Of method, realiza-
tion of capacity hitherto unapproached.
'On the other hand, in this country
with the stoppage Of the manufacture Of
munitions a host of men will be turned out
OF employment. We must meet the most
severe competition in industry. We are
undisciplined, defective in organization,
loosely knit, industrially unprepared.
"Our opponents promised to reduce the
cost Of living. This they have failed to
do; but they did reduce the opportunities
OF making living. Let us not forget the
conditions that existed in this country
under the new tariff prior to the out
break Of the war Production had de-
creased, business was languishing; new
enterprises were not undertaken; instead
of expansion there was curtailment, and
our streets were filled with the unem-
ployed. *
Republican Party Stands for Protection
THE Republican party stands for the
principle Of protection. We must apply
that principle fairly, without abuses, in
as scientific manner as possible; and con-
gress should be aided by the investigations
Of ~, ovnort ho1,y X y
again, we must build up our merchant
marine. 1t will not aid to put the govern
ment into competition with private own
ers. That, it seems to me, is counsel of
folly. A surer way of destroying the
promise Of our foreign trade could hardly
be devised It has we'll been asked, Does
the government intend to operate at pro-
fit or at loss? We need the encourage
ment and protection Of government for
our shipping industry, but it cannot afford
to have the government as a competitor.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
IONE-THIRD OF ALL THE INHABIT-
ANTS OF THE EARTH TO BE DE-
STROYED BY HEAT

Last Lords Day-the hottest day in
many years-at the Great Assembly in
the afternoon, at Shiloh Tabernacle, the
General Overseer said:
''Now, then, Zion, | am glad to see
you here; it rejoices my heart, because
| can kneel and pray for you tonight,
knowing that you have come to the only
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
HUGHES SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
Declares for Maintenance of American
Rights Stands for National Defense
-Ridicules Wilson's Mexican Policy


-Ridicules Wilson's Mexican Policy
On the evening of July 81, Charles
Evans Hughes received formal notifca-
tion of his nomination for president by
the Republican party, and made his speech
of acceptance before an audience which
filled Carnegie Hall, New York City, from
orchestra to topmost gallery The speech
consisted largely of scathing review of
Wilson's policies.
The nominee declared for the unfinch-
ing maintenance of all American rights
on land and sea; for adequate national
defense; for ample protection on both
the western and eastern coasts; and for a
new policy Of frmness and consistency
toward Mexico
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt who occu-
pied box, shared honors with the Repub-
lican nominee as the center of interest and
attraction. AS he entered his box, he was
cheered for three or four minutes, and
was forced to rise time and again to bow
Roosevelt, however, did not speak, the
evening being occupied entirely with Mr..
Hughes address, which was very lengthy.
Among other things, Mr. Hughes said
''This representative gathering is hap
py augury 1t means the strength of re-
union. 1t means that the party Of Lin
coin is restored, alert, effective. It means
the unity Of common perception of para
mount national needs. 1t means that we
are neither deceived nor benumbed by
abnormal conditions.
''We know that we are in a critical per-
iod, perhaps more critical than any period
since the civil war.
eve desire that the Republican party
as a great liberal party shall be the agency
of national achievement, the organ OF the
effective expression Of dominant Ameri-
canism.
"What do [ mean by that? [ mean
America conscious of power, awake to OBJ
legation, erect in self-respect, prepared for
every emergency, devoted to the ideals of
peace instinct with the spirit of human
brotherhood, safeguarding both individual
opportunity and the public interest, main
tanning a well-ordered constitutional sys-
tenn adapted to local self-gOvernment
without the sacrifice of essential national
authority approaching the necessity OF
stability expert knowledge and thorough
organization as the indispensable condi-
tions of security and progress; country
loved by our citizens with patriotic fer
vor permitting no division in their allie
glance and no rivals in their Affection
mean America first and America efficient.
Il is in this spirit that | respond to your
summons.
cat the very beginning of the present
administration, where in the direction of
diplomatic intercourse there should have
been conspicuous strength and experience,
we had weakness and ineXpertness.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
WHEAT CROP OF NORTHWEST BAD
LY DAMAGED

Chicago grain dealers admit that heavy
damage has been caused to the northwest
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
Stands for American Rights

''In this land Of composite population,
drawing its strength from every race, the
national security demands that there
shall be no paltering with American rights.
The greater the danger Of decisive inf1u-
ence the greater is the necessity for the
unifying force Of just, strong and pat
lf0tic position. We countenance no CO.
vert policies, no intrigues, no secret
schemes. We are unreservedly, devotedly,
wh0le-heartedly for the United States.
That is the rallying point for all Ameri-
cans That is my position. [ stand for
the unhinching maintenance OF all Ameri-
can rights on land and sea.
"We have had a clear and definite mis-
sion as a great neutral nation. 1t was
for us to maintain the integrity OF inter
national law to vindicate our rights as
neutrals; to protect the lives Of our citi-
zens, their property and trade from
wrongful acts. Putting aside any question
as to the highest possibilities of moral
leadership in the maintenance and vindi-
cation Of the law of nations in connection
with the European war, we are at least
entitled to the safe guarding Of American
rights. =
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
Mexican Policy Confused Chapter Of
Blunders

"'The dealings Of the administration with
Mexico constitute a confused chapter Of
blunders. We have not helped Mexico.
She lies PROSTATE, impoverished, famine
stricken. overwhelmed with the woes and
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD

Outrages of internecine strife, the help
less victim of condition Of anarchy which
the course Of the administration only
served to promote.
"For ourselves, we have witnessed the
murder Of our citizens and the destruc-
ton Of their property. We have made
enemies, not friends Instead Of command
ing respect and deserving good will by
sincerity, frmness and consistency, we
provoked misapprehension and deep re-
sentiment i, In the light Of the conduct Of
the administration no one could under
stand it's professions. Decrying inter
ference, we interfered most exasperating-
ly We have not even kept out Of actual
conflict, and the soil of Mexico is stained
with the blood of our soldiers. We have
resorted to physical invasion, only to re-
tire without gaining the professed object
1t is a record which cannot be examined
without a profound sense Of humiliation.
Adequate Preparedness, not Militarism
''We are a peace-loving people, but we
live in a world of arms. We have no
thought of aggression and we desire to
preserve our democratic ideals without
the wastes of strife So devoted are we
to these ideals, so intent upon our normal
development, that I do not believe that
there is the slightest danger Of militarism
in this country Adequate preparedness
is not militarism. 1t is the essential as
surance Of security; it is necessary safe
guard of peace
1t is apparent that we are shockingly
unprepared. There is no room for con-
troversy on this point since the object
lesson on the Mexican border All our
available regular troops, Qess, believe,
than 100000 are there or in Mexico, and
as these have been deemed insufficient, the
entire National Guard has been ordered
out.
81 think it little short of absurd that we
should be compelled to call men from their
shops, their factories, their Offices, and
their professions for such a purpose. =
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
Temporary Prosperity, FOOLS Paradis

"When we contemplate industrial and
commercial conditions we see that we are
living in FOOLS paradise. The temporary
prosperity to which our opponents point
has been created by the abnormal condi-
tions incident to the war. With the end
of the war there will be the new condi-
tions determined by a new Europe. Mil
lions Of men in the trenches will then re
turn to work The energies Of each Of tha
new belligerent nations, highly trained
will then be turned to production. These
are days Of terrible discipline for the ma
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
vacillating Course of President Wilso

EFThe President addressed Congress
but little over six months ago, presenting
the plans Of the War Department., and
Congress was formally urged to sanction
these plans as essential first steps.
They contemplated an increase of the
standing force of the regular army from
it's then strength Of 5,023 officers and 1922
985 enlisted men, to a strength OF ,,l36
officers and 134707 enlisted men, or 14f,-
843 all told. 1t was said that these addi-
tions were necessary to render the army
adequate for its present duties. Further,
it was proposed that the army should be
supplemented by force Of 100000 DIS
ciplined citizens raised in increments of
$4,000 year through period of three
years. At least so much by way of prep
aration for defense seemed to the Presi-
dent to be absolutely imperative now,
He said, I'VE cannot do less
"But within two months this program
was abandoned and the able Secretary OF
War, who had devoted himself persistently
to this important question, felt so keenly
the change in policy that he resigned from
the cabinet. Now the army organization
bill provides for an army on paper Of u.s.,
900, but in fact it provides for only 1885,
900 enlisted men for the line of the regu-
lar army for the fiscal year ending June
30 1917, and [ am informed that for the
next fiscal year there will be an increase
Of only $4,000. The plan for the supple
mental federal army completely under
federal control was given up.
''In our proposals there is, [ repeat, no
militarism. There is simple insistence up
on common sense in providing reasonable
measures Of security and avoiding the
perils Of neglect. We must have the
strength Of self-respect; a strength which
contains no threat, but assures our de
fense, safeguards our rights and con
serves our peace.
Temporary Prosperity, FOOLS Paradise
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-22
Hundreds Find SlOan's Liniment
SOOthes Their Aches.

The shooting tearing pains of neu-
ralgia and sciatica are quickly re-
lieved by the soothing external appli-
cation of Sloan's Liniment.
Quiets the nerves, relieves the
numbness feeling, and by its tonic eff
feet on the nerve and muscular tissue
gives immediate relief.
Sloan's Eminent is cleaner and cas-
ier to use than mussy plasters and
ointments and does not clog the pores
Just put it ont penetrates. Kills
pain. You will find relief in it from
rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, stiff
neck, toothache, etc.
For strains, sprains, bruises, black.
and-blue ,spits, Sloan's Liniment quick,
ly reduce the pain.
It's really a friend of the whole
family. Your druggist sells it in 25c
SOC and 81 90 bottles.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-22
LOSSES OF ALLIED ARMIES.
Berlin Says 100000 for French and
British.

Berlin, Dec. 18.-(Via Sayville).-
The losses of the French armies to
date have been 100000 and of the
British 100000, according to CONNIE
tent military authority, says an Over
seas News Agency statement today.
On the same authority the French
losses on the Somme up to the end
of November are estimated at not les,
than $50 600 and those of the British
at 55O,OOO.
The statement says:
"The total French losses since the
beginning of the war have been $50
600 and the British losses 1,30O.O0
or altogether 100000. These figures
are based on most reliable data. They
do not include the losses of the col
ored troops of both the French and
British armies but as these colore:l
auxiliary troops are always used As
much as possible in great attacks, the
total of French and British losses
probably is several hundred thousand
higher.
"In the engagements of the Somme
since July first 140 French and British
divisions have been employed. These
were drawn from all parts of tn, front
from the ocean to Switzerland. The
majority of these divisions, after short
rests, returned twice or even three
or four times to the front.
"The French losses on the Somme
up to the end of November are esti,
mated as at least 25O,O0O and the Brit
ish at $4,000 men. Thus the total
of French and British losses on the
Somme are conservatively estimated
as at least 100000 men. They. there
fore, exceed considerably the German
losses as estimated by Germany's en-
emies at 100000 men, AS q matter of
fact, the German losses were much
less than 100000 men. At the same
time it must be taken into considera-
tion that about 76 per cent of all the
German wounded, after short time
are able to return to the front. thanks
to the excellent medical care they re-
ceive and the high standing of Ger
man surgery"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-22
HOW TO LIVE LONG
STUDY THE SQUIRREL

Washington, Dec. 18.-The public
health service, which has been gath
ering statistics on nervous diseases
and their tendency to shorten life, to-
day issued bulletin against worry
ing.
$50 far as is known" says the bull
letin, "no bird ever tried to build more
nests than its neighbor; no fox eve,
fretted because he had only one hole
in which to hide; no squirrel ever dice
of anxiety lest he should not lay BY
enough nuts for two winters instead
of one; and no dog ever lost an,
sleep over the fact that he did not
have enough bones laid aside for his
declining years"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-22
GIFT FOR FAIR AERONAUT

New York, Dec. 18.-For setting a
new record in her flight from Chicago
to New York. Miss Ruth B. law to-
night received a gift of $4,000 at a
dinner given in her honor here by
the Civic Forum and the Aero Club
OF America. Rear Admiral Robert E.
Peary, Capt. Raould Amundsen, the
explorer, and many army and navy of
ficers and aeronautical men, were
among those present at the dinner.
Announcement was made Of gift
of $4,000 by the Chamber of Com
nerce of Erie, Pa, to be expended by
the Aero Club Of America in a pro
posed transcontinental airplane con-
test.