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The Washington herald., 1916-04-18
Wilson breaches Patriotism
At Annual D. A. r. Congress

scended to the depths of hysteria. This
is not an accident
Ut is the penalty of our low thinking
whether made manifest In morbid Iitera-
ture, spectacular religious propaganda.
grotesque style OF dress or in the dance
neurotc, accompanied by beating of
wooden clappers. cowbens and honkfng
horns to sting jaded senses into exhilara-
ton.
The time has come TO call a halt and
take reckoning. No question is more
vital to our national existence at the
present moment than that of peace. Re-
cent events make US recognize that no
country can hsYe peace unless 1t has
military defense"
Mrs. Hammond closed her address with
an earnest appeal for the creation OF a
world court to settle all disputes between
nations and therefore limit the possibility
OF future wars. This, she said, is the
call Of today for the morrow"
Crowd Flocl<s to Hear Wilson.
A factlonal clash at the morning ses-
sion and the presence of President Wilson
attracted every member of the society in
washington to the han yesterday after
noon Long before the doors We're opened
the park and front of the hall were
crowded with delegates and members.
Long before the doors were opened for
the session. which was scheduled TO be
convened at 2:3o o'clock, 1t was seen that
only registered delegates could be per-
mitted to enter until after the meeting
was opened by Mrs Story.
II was enormously reported that th<
President would address the congress al
2:SO O'Clock. but the time was in reality
set for o'clock. Following the openinE
musical scores and invocation by Rev,
Roland Cotton Smith, Mrs. Story began
her annual report
Hardly had she started, however wher
the President was announced. He was
escorted to the platform by his aides and
Mrs. John Newman Carey, chairman ot
the program committee of the congress
The President was accompanied to the
hall by Mrs. Wilson and several mem.
bers of the White House family.
Mrs. Wilson was escorted to a box BY
the following pages: Miss Katherine Nc.
Cleilan Lockett, of General Smallwooo
Chapter, and Miss Helen B. Joynes, OF
the Baltimore Chapter, both of Balti.
more; Miss Helen Weiser, of Gallatir
| Chapter OF Gallattn, Nd. and Miss
Sara B. Bartlett, of the Bunker Hill
Chapter, of Boston.
In the box with Mrs. Wilson were
Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Boiling
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Miss Ger
trude Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling
p. Story. Allen P. Story and Miss Ruth
B. Story. granddaughter of the presr-
dent general
President Eulogizes ID. A. n.
President Wilson opened his address
with an eulogy of the D. A. r., and
the statement that he considered It a
real privilege to act as the nominal
host of the society. He told the audi.
ence hat "if this organization had
been formed in the very early days
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been so profoundly thankful for its
existence, as have since we have, as
people, awakened to a full realization
Of the need of a greater national pre-
paredness for the defense of our country.
I'VE all long for peace. and we all be-
lieve that 1t is the only humane and
economic policy, but to fancy that
we can preserve this most precious peace
without the power to protect our vast
territory from Invasion is not only foolish,
but wrong"
ID. A. r.. I'm Prosperous Condition.
In her address Mrs. Story eulogized the
service of every member of the society.
She also gave an encouraging report of
the financial condition of the Memorial
Continental Hall and told of the recent
purchase of the ground directly in the
rear of the hall, through the contribu-
tions of individual members. She said the
original debt on the hall had been re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000
Mrs. John Hays Hammond stirred the
society when, in an address on To-day
and Tomorrow" she said:
Humanity has reached the crossroads
OF destiny and civilization is at the part
ing of the ways. Today the world is
reellng in the waste, and welter and car
mage OF war. A development of both
heroism and hysteria. Mankind has de-
The Washington herald., 1916-04-18
You Must Purify Your Blood
In the Spring

Are you simply dragging your way
through life. suffering tortures from
some blood mzlady that has stolen
your health, robbed you Of the ability
to enjoy nfe's pleasures, made the fu-
ture a hopeless uncertainty. and left
you but a shadow Of your former
strong self:
II so, let US warn you to look TO your
blood. and you win likely ind the
cause OF your trouble. Poisoned blood
can be blamed for more disease and
suffering than any other thing, and
there can be no health until the life
fluid, that feeds and builds up every
part of the body, is made pure and
free from poison
whether your bad blood Ia shown
by malaria. rheumatism, catarrh, scrof-
uia, contagious blood poison, or some
other blood disorder. you can be well,
and again feel the bounding buoyancy
of health that comes only with pure
and well-noUrished blood.
8. 9. 3. is the greatest blood remedy
known It is natures own remedy,
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Frank Foster Greenawslt, chairman
sudiung committee.
Occupyins the stage with the president
general yesterday were Mrs I-ockwood
who read Scripture and prayers: Mrs.
John f. Swift, vice president general
OF California: Mira Samuel Spencer
chairman OF the reception committee. who
is Mrs. story's chief aid; Mrs. Kat.
Carney Henry. Mrs. Delos Blodgett the
corresponding secretary named IN place
| of Mrs Julius g. Burrovs who died
during the year; Mira. George T Small
wood. vice president general OF Washing.
ton; Mrs J. Eskln Gadsby, former
historian general and chairman Of the
press committee; Mrs Willard s. Augs-
bury. the historian general; Mrs. shep-
psrd W. Foster, vice president general
from Georgia; Mrs. Charles r Days.
vice president general from Minnesota
Mrs. William II. Crosby. vice president
general from Wisconsin: Mrs Joseph y.
Ransdeil. the treasurer general; Mrs. vii
lard T. Block. Mrs Florence Finch Mrs.
George M. Minor. vice president zen
ersl from Connecficut; Mrs. Rhett
Goode. vice president general form
Alabama: Mrs Charles spsldfng Thom-
as. vice president general from Colo
rado; Mrs John Lee Dinwiddie. Of In
dinis; Mrs samuel Mcknight Green. OF
Missouri, Mrs Alvin v. Lane. OF Teas
and Mrs. Cullop. of Indiana
Among the candidates being prom
inently mentioned in the race for nonnina-
ton as vice president general are Mrs
George Msyard Minor. Of Connecticut: I:
Mira William @. Spencer. Of Nashville.
Tenn; Mrs Eliza T. Lesry. Of wskhinE-
ton reelection; Mrs. Charles r. DAVIS
Of Minnesota, reelection: Mrs. George
T. smAllwood, Of this city, reelection.
and Mrs. Gedney Of New Jersey.
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ferrsd to Mrs Lockwood as our Justly
beloved chaplain general
This was taken tc mean that she
would not participate on any contro-
yersy hostile TO Mrs. lockwood.
Mrs. Donald Mclean Critically III.
The announcement OF the dangerous
Illness of Mrs. Donald Mclean, honorary
president general of the society, brought
a note of sadness into the morning ses-
sion. Mrs. Mclean is at the home Of her
brother-in-iaw. Rear Admiral Mclean,
at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Mrs. Bryan, Of Tennessee. eulorixed the
service Of Mrs. Mclean TO the society
In response to an Invitation by Mrs
Story. and expressed the sympathy Of
the twenty-fifth congress.
For the District. Mrs. Frank Foster
Greenavalt reported sixty-sIx OF a possi-
Bile sixty-seyen delegates The entire
delegation of Massachusetts rose at the
roll call.
Miss Hilda Fletcher presented the re-
port OF the committee on credentials IN
which II was stated that at present there
are 2,255 delegates entitled 20 vote in
the organization. These delegates rep
resent 1.5o2 chapters. There are FIVE
chapters not entitled 20 vote, ninety-three
not represented In the congress and 1G
that have not reported delegates.
Nominations Begin Tonight.
Nominations for the ofices viii be
opened tonight and many clashes are
expected between the factions repres.
enting the candidates.
The first real business session Of the
congress will occur today, with the an
nouncement at the morning session OF
the committee on recommendations OF
national officers.
Reports to be read this morning are
the president general. Mrs William
Cumming Story, of the national board
of management; the organizing secre-
tary general, Mrs. william A Smoot
the chaplain general, Mrs. Mary s
Lockwood; the recording secretary
general, Mrs. william c. Boyle; the
corresponding secretary general, Mrs
Delos A. Blodgett; the registrar gen.
eral, Miss Grace Pierce; the treasurer
general, Mrs. Joseph E. RansdeIl; the
historian general, Mrs. willard 8
Augsburg; the director general In
charge of report to Smithsonian In.
stitution, Mrs. Edward Oroton, jr., the
librarian general, Mrs. George NJ
SternberE.
These reports will be followed BY
the reports Of the finance and suditins
committee: Mrs. George NJ. sternberg
chairman finance committee and Mrs
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purely vegetable. Il goes right to the
seat OF the trouble, destroys the germs
that feed upon the red blood corpus
cles, banisheS every poison, and sends
rich blood coursing through your veins
When you take 8. 8. 8. you are not
eIperimentinE. because 3. q. =. has
been the standard blood remedy for so
years, and there are Thousands OF peo-
pie who owe their robust health and
renewed vitality 20 its remarkable
curative powers
Just now you need a reliable tonic.
The aches and pains, the weakness, the
lack OF Vitality the absence OF all de-
sire 10 exert yourself. are your syE-
TENS cry for relief from starved AMI
poisoned blood. Answer that cry with
:. 3. s. the great blood remedy thSt
drives ont contAEton and brings back
the blood Of hesath. Get =. =. =. from
the druggist today. Il viii glye re i.sl.
II medical advice Is desired wrtte onr
Medical Department Room 20 sWut
SPECIFIC Company. Atlanta. Ga--AoN
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National Park for Volcanoes.

bin for the creation Of a nstionsi
park IN Hawaii to include the volcanoes
Of Bsuna Loa. Knauea and HsleskHIs.
two Of which are on the island Of Hawaii
and one on the island Of Nauii, was pass
ed by the House yesterday. The bin sets
aside 1900 acres OF land for the proposed
park. Speakers in support Of the bin de-
scribed Mount Klaues As the only con
tinuously active volcano in the world
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CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.

her physical force is that she as
serts 1t In behalf of the interests
of humanity. -F
Swben America ceases to be
unselfish, she Will cease to be
America. When she forsets the
traditions of devotion to human
rights In general which gave spirit
and Impulse to her founders, she
will have lost her title deeds to
her own nationality"
Society Pledged to Preparedness.
The formal opening OF the congres.
yesterday was in the nature of patriotic
demonstration. Addresses teemed with
the most important question of the day
'Prepardness," and more than LOO
delegates burst in cheers when the presi
dent general, Mrs. William Cumming
Story, in her annual address, pledged rht
entire society for preparedness. Sh'
said:
Before taking any step which wouIC
place this society In a position of ap'
peai1ng to fndorse any policy en-
deavored to inform myself as to actua
fact, and with this desire have sough
the counsel of men of broad experienc,
and knowledge.
II have loved our great organization
ever since its earliest days. have nevel
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To Double Number Of Cadets

The number Of cadets at the wer
Point Military Academy would be prsc-
ucally doubled BY q bin passed by the
House yesterday. The measure already
has passed the Senate, and after difer-
ences between the two houses have beer
adjusted In conference Will 90 TO the
President for his approval
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society Pledged to Preparedness.

MRS. DONALD MLEAN. honorary
president general and one of the
most prominent members of the
D. A. R.. whose serious illness was
reported to the convention yester-
day.
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SENATOR ROBINSON
 0N GERMANY'S NOTE
Arkansas Senator, in Little Rock Re- cuperating, Expresses Belief
 Rupture Avertel.

Little Rock, May 6-Germany's note to the United States, if the of ficial document substantiates the un- official instrument telegraphed from erlin by the Associated Press Friday. will avert an immediate rupture of diplomatic relations between the two powers, United States Senator Joe T. Robinson, who arrived in Little Rock Friday, believes. Senator Robinson thinks the relations between the two countries still are critical, however. He believes the note accedes, in part, at least, to President wilson's de- mands.
 Senator Robinson, suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis. together with complications, returned from Washington to recuperate. He is here under the treatment of a physician. Senator Robinson was too indisposed to elaborate on the American-eGrman situation or to go into details on inn portant national legislation now pend- ing in cngreSS.
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cline. while prices in Liverpool ad- vanced sharply in order that Liver pool might reaca a parity in price with the value of. cotton in the South, plus freight and other charges. Tn o her words, New York prices stood still, practically, while Liverpools ad- vanced. Accordingly. in the closing out of straddles, those dealers who had sold the Live.pool end of the straddle were compelled to accept the losses. Thus, it was the Liverpool dealer who suffered loss which constituted the profit of his fellow member of the Liverpool Cotton as- sociation.
 furthermore, il appears improbable that the American cotton dealers fur nished any large part of the money for the profits made out of straddles during the past winter, as they have been practically prohibited by the United States cotton futures act from trading in the Liverpool market.
 It should be borne in mind also that the straddles were put out ill the fall of 1915 when tiiere was wide dis crepancy in future prices between the New York and Liverpool markets, ahe former being relatively the higher At that time considerable speculation existed throughout the United States, and the sale of New York futures by the Liverpool dealers did not depress prices perceptibly. During December and January the price of cotton at Liverpool advanced to the proper level of value based on the cost of cotton landed at the port. It was in January and February that the strad- dies are supposed to have been closed. The closing of the straddles meant the purchases to offset sales that had been made in New York These purchases of future contracts came at 8 time when speculation in the United States was subsiding. and undoubtedly we're of material as- sistance in the maintenance of prices in the New York market, and thus were of benefit to all who held spot cotton at that time.
 As move in the direction of mili- tary preparedness a Detroit automo- bile concern has organized a rifle corps composed of 200 workers in the factory. With doves of peace, flivs and rifle corps in a miX-up the auto industry should be considerable in- dustry this year.
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TROOPS DISPERSE
 HAITIEN SENATORS


 Port au Prince, Haiti, May G. Members of the Haitien senate who persisted in holding meeting in spite of the warning of Rear Admiral Caperton, in command of the Amer ican forces here, were dispersed today by detachment of gen d'armes com manded by an American officer. The senators protested but did not resist.
 A warning from Wm. Russell. the American minister, that armed inter lvention will result in 72 hours. unless hostilities between the opposing fac tions cease, caused meeting of the municipality and the appointment of a committee to endeaver to persuade General Jiminez and General Arias to arrange their differences. Central Arias agreed to surrender on condi- tion that the president resign. 4.
 This proposition was carried to Jiminez but the president has not vel given his decision.
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RECENT COTTON STRADDLES,

It has been commonly accepted IS true that large profits have ben made recently by Liverpool dealers from tho straddle. or arbi,rags, busi- ness between the New York and liv- crpool cctton exchanges. It hos been assumed tha. these D. ofits were at the expsnse of the cotton dealers of the United States. This is discussed in Service and Regula- to. Announcement No. 9" just issued by the office of markets and rural prgan;A ;tton of the department of agriculture, in which # is said that 1t is understood the basis of the strad- dles was the sale of futures in New York offset hy purchase of futures in Liverpool. This action was taken on the supposition that prices in New York would decline, and that Liver pool would maintain it's level of value. If such had been the fact, those who executed the straddles wolldahay smadea profit from sas de- cline s1n spricss at New York and such profits would have been at the expense Of those who held the Ame: ican end of :he straddles
 Howsver, contrary to expecta- tiops, prices in New York did not de-
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GERMAN NOTE CHILDISH.

The German reply to the demand of the United States k childish in way. Tae resentful ltenor in the reference to alleged acts of Great Britain is like the manner of d pouting school pupil who says to the teacher: You won't let me throw rock at you. but you don't prevent Jones from throwing sticks at me when we are quanching in the alley"
 Except for the irony and the at tempt to incite the United States to take action favorable to the war strategy of the Teutons, the note is satisfactory. The German govern ment has promised to refrain from sinking merchant vessels without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempts to escape or offers resistance"
 We think this will meet the pur' pose of President Wilson, flor the president could not have proposed ts attempt Germany to cease submarine warfare entirely.
 If Germany makes good her prom ise. she will have accorded all wt have a right to demand: protectio' for non-combatants travelling on mer .hort Shins and fOr American live. and property.
 Of course, there's always the pos sibility that 3 submarine commando may sink ship and then plead tha she offered resistance or sought t escape. but the cnly fair thing to d under tho circumstances is to siv Germany the csI ortunity 70 show tha she intends do right.
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TODAY IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago,

0ne Hundred Years Ago. lS9e-The breaking Q. levee flooded 8 large section of New Orleans to a d pth of several feet. the flood continuing for nearly a month
 Seyemty-fiye Years Ago. 1S41-Dr Jeremiah Chaplain, first president of Waterville college (now Colby university died at Hamilton, \. Y. Bon at Row Icy. Mass. January 2. IT'S.
 Fifty Years Ago. 1S66--Unsuccessful attempt to assas- sinate Count von Bismarck by Blind.
 Twenty.tiye Years AgO. lS9l-The Chilean insurgent steamer ''ltata" escaped from the harbor of San Diego, Cal. while in custody of '~United states
 marshal
 One Year Ago In the War. May z, 1915-Steamer Lusitania sunk by German submarine with loss of nearly 130o lives, including 2 more than 100 Americans; Germans and Austrians claimed Russians were in full retreat in West Gaii- cia; reneated attacks bv Germans on British at Ypses repulsed swith heavy losses: FrencfS depcsies. amid chee. S. Unanimously voted hNss war credits asked by the ministry. ~
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Prepare for Boil Weeyil

The Weevils were very numerous in most weevil territory last fall and the winter does not seem to have been particularly severe. Every cotton grower should prepare, therefore, to beat the weevil to it, oy taking ad- vantage of every opportunity to hasten the development. of the crop. Through preparation ot land. plant ing early varieties early, cultivating early with section harrow, and then persistent cultivation throughout the growing and fruiting season will help beat the weevil. On thin soil 200 lbs. Of cottonseed meal and 200 lbs. 1f per cent acid phosphate per acre will help. On heavy soils, 300 lbs. 16 per cent acid phophate will increase the yield and hasten the fruit production and maturity. Write director of ex- tension service, University, and United States department of agricul- ture, Little Rock, for bulletins.
 Teachers Institutes.
 Farmers should insist that their teachers attsnd the teachers insti- tutes in June. The teacher has great work and great responsibility, and the teachers institute new ideas may be gained and new inspiration for the work. The extension division of the University of Arkansas and United States department of agricul ture will probably have a speaker at every institute and many county agents will give five lectures at the local institute. All this will mean that agriculture will be emphasized at all institutes and hence be better taught in the rural schools next year.
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WORDS WORTH WHILE.

Some twenty years ago statesman soldier and publicist, gave utterance to the following:
 "lf our boasted civilization and Christianity mean anything, they should mean. this: no war is justi- liable unless the cause or object stand in just proportion to it's cost in blood, in destruction, in human misery, in political corruption, in social demoralization, and even then 1t is justifiable only when every ex- pedient of statesmanship to avert it has been thoroughly exhausted"
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Peas, Beans, Peanuts.

Every acre of corn in Arkansas should have peas, beans or peanuts planted between the rows this sum mer. We must build up our soil. One county agent reports that nine tenths of the corn in his county will have either peas. soy beans, velvet beans or peanuts between the rows. Why not make it unanimous? Better make sure of seed. This plan will not only build up soil but the pigs can do much of the harvesting and with the corn get a we'll balanced feed.
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Proper Cultivation.

The progressive farmer will observe three rules in cultivating corn and cotton: CD Cultivate early, perfSr- ably with the section harrow; CD
 Practice surface cultivation. all the time, and (3) Keep on cultivatlns after most people have quit. One farmer who got 60 bushels Of corn per acre last summer wrote that he went over his field after the corn was planted eleven times. three har. ow- ings. and eight surface cultivations.
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SWISS SUPPRESS PAPER.

Berne, May 6.-The Swiss govern ment has taken steps to stop the con stant violations of the neutrality of the republic by the newsuapers of the French-speaking districts. One of the papers, the Courier de Vevey," has already been suppressed, because it persisted in it's rawlings against the Central Powers and almost daily made violent attacks on the federal au- thorities. Other papers in Genevaland Lausanne have been warned and will also be suppressed if they continue to violate. the neutrality proclaimed by the government at the beginning of the war;
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Some men waste tremendous amount of thinlSihg energy by at tempting to rememner things from day to day that they should put down in a note boog. Get the habit of mak- ing memorandum of things you in tend to do and note how it will clear the decks for other things. Every time you try to remember something and can't it diminishes the efficiency of your mind.
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More About SilOs.

Do and don't. A farmer with fewer than six head of cattle can hardly afford to build even a $40 silo. A farmer with from four to six COWS and from six to twelve young stuff cannot afford to be without one if enough neighbors will join together to buy good silage cutter. A small silage cutter is a nuisance and hard on a good mans religion. Send to director extension service, university and United States department of agri- culture, Fayetteville or Little Rock for bulletins on homemade silos and for information about cutters. Sor- ghums make fine silage and give moro tonnage than corn.