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The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Black Narobia Lynx Sets, black satin lin
ing. STATS each. Were $2625.
Black Narobia Lynx Muf. s9.75. Was
$3.50.
Black Carscul Muf. S7.95. Was $9.75.
Black Narobia Lynx Scarfs, $500 each.
Were $9.75.
Black Narobia Lynx Scarf. $3.7s. Was
$500.
Cinnamon Opossum Scarf, $3.50. Was
$500.
Cinnamon Opossum Scarf. $1,000. Was
$1,000
Gray Narobia Lynx Scarf. $500. Was
$1,000
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
WINTER CLEARANCE OF
FUR COATS AND SETS


and
madn n
of Immedat which
| takead advantae Of heeo otunnes
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

EIftL Boor-F 4.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
RELATES EVIL or
F.. NAMES DRY LAW
Former Citizen of That State
Says II Has a Real Liquor
Question

The Chicago Tribune contains IN
article OF Mr.. William TInlon, which
We quote In full as being br.ef and to
the point:
~. M. Burley writes The Tribune
that Lewiston. Me-. has very little
drunkenness. I wish Mr.. Burley could
make q personal investigation OF con-
ditions In Lewiston and az a result
thereof he would find very little about
conditions In Lewiston TO indo-se.
Il moved my family from Lewiston
four years ago. For twenty years /
resided In central Maine, and IL there
10 . whisky question anywhere on
earth II will be found In that state.
Governor Cobb of Maine, who dur
ING his term OF o.iice endeavoroi TO
give the people of Maine what they
voted for (prohib!tlon). significantly
said after his experience. with prohibit
tion: IL ], for the moral. social, and
economic welfare Of the young people
oS my state, had to choose between
psohibitlon--such prohibition as !
found II possible to entorce-and free
rum. I would sand firmly for handling
Nhisky over the counters OF my stores
- - A. su~~vs0
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
GE.0RGIAH5 BREAK
NEWEST DRY LAW
Show Contempt for Statute Gre.
ated BY Legislature and
Mvt the People

.eyeral r'o his ago, GeorG'a's sec
ord prohibition law went into effect.
The Grbt law, after trial OF eight
years, pro,ci failure, ms citizens In.
sisted ON c&ortins tAelr right to drink.
Georgia, II must be remembered, was
NC.ed dry by the Legislature and
moi tho people Concerning tho new
est law, tho Savannah News says: lie.
tween My and sixty alleged yio,ators
Of The prohibition laws, some OF whom
are defendants In several cases, Will
DO tried during a Jury criminal term
OF The City Court TO 30 convened by
Judge RcI.h".
Judge Rourre announced in court
tina, trials win 20 on continuously,
hearing OF another being begun as sooli
rs ore case is submitted 10 Jury !,
Is expected tho court will continue in
session until November.
Tho docket IL declared to be Of rec
ord size.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
MORE ABOUT VERMONT.
Iolcon IN. " Tlmes.l

Iolcon IN. " Tlmesl
Vermont recently rejected state pro.
hlbltlon by 1900 yotes.
In rural district, in township and II
village, the Vermonter marched to the
pclls aad voted against statewide pre-
hib!tion whether his town was A.
ready dry" or not There was sort
Of taclt understanding that oae con-
muulty had no right to toll another
community what was good for THAI
other community.
The president OF the Vermont Local
Option League was James n. Tyler.
former Justice OF the Supreme Court
Jugtice Tyler, now passed eighty years
Of age, is total obstolner. On the
other hand, he does not believe that
It 10 crime for another to have wine
on the table, but he Is not an advocate
OF even moderate drinking. He be-
licvos that each man must decide for
himself whether he shall drink and to
what extent. And wh,t applies to the
individual must also apply to the CON-
munIty.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
A WIFE'S FLEA

The entire state o. Tennessee 10
"dry"--that is unaJutersted liquor
can not be sold openly. But bad
whisky and other Injurious aubsti.
tctes may be obtained In "h!lnd
tigers"
THc te,lewir1 lc a lottcr from
H.. ..broken wife, % tho memphls
frc-s.
EG tsr THO Fress:
Way don't the administration
clc5s tire dives In Tho clty7 Why
don't they step the Gales ~ wnls-
ny? You can get Il in restaurants all
you want. Gambling 10 Goln9 en- In
overy Garner, and the police know
II. The chief knows Il.
~ home 10 wrecked, and my life
lt ruined. My husband has drunk
Until he has Iost hls mind ard len
his home and wife without one bIta
10 sit, or enc cont to buy anything
withdrawing after thcSe usmb-
l.og hclls and rotten VII hcl(y.
Wlll the seod people ~ this town
stand for IL, mY RUSEAND WAC
ONE or THE BEST MEN IN TIE
WoELO UNTIL THIS BLIND r..
oEa Eu5inEa9 9TkRTED.
FOR GODS SAKE, CLOSE
THESE GAMBLING. HElLs AND
BLIND TIGERS.
From a wife who has suffered
and ic ttdsy without a dollar.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
CANADIANS PROHIBIT PLUM
PUDDING AND MINCE PIES
One May Eat the Pastry Up There II Doesn't Contain Brandy
Thus Passes Into Sweet Oblivion the DID, ashiOacd
English Christmas Dinner

oihor liquors. In puddlnss and p.so .
visitation Of the now temperance act,
and that prosecutions will follow H
any kind OF liquor IS used an bakeries.
Tho Ontario license act Gllcwa ua.
uor to be kept for manufacturing pur.
poses but The clause setting vat the
different articles into which II may be
placed does not include pastry
There viii he no raliat fer ih3 be-
kers, the board statos, by keeping lis.
uor in their own homes and taking IL
10 their bakeries, Tor ,,rrying II from
one place to aro,Ao. IS an oiense.
Tho safest way 70 .oycrs o: braH
dy sauce with plddingJ and plea win
bo % mako them a, homo this Christ
mas" said Che license board official
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
'" DRY CHIEFS
AR[E: ACCUSED
INVALID WOMAN CHARGES
SHE WAS SWihDLED
CUT OF $500
SOLD MINE STOCK

Claims Names OF Colorado Hin
listers Were Used TO Induce
Her to Buy Shares In liz
vestmsnt Company Launched
BY Anti.SaIOon League llsn
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02

An invalid woman OF Denver has
nlsd suit against two officials CT tho
Anti.Saloon League whom she charges
cold her worthless mining stock. The
Denver (Col.) Post reports tho case a.
follows:
In q complaint Gied in the district
court today by L. NJ. Sab.n, attorney
for Mrs. Emma Showers, an invalid
who has for many years been confined
20 hor home. Arthur j. Finch, super
intendent OF the Colorado branch OF
the An.i.saloon League, and G. Arthur
Holloway. secretary OF the saEs or
Eanizatisn, are chacged with uginS tha
name Of the league, that OF It's organ.
1xsr and OF Denver minister's OF the
gospel TO induce her to buy stool, in q
0ining company they had organized
and which has proved worthless.
Mrs. Showers IN her complaint
charges Finch and Holloway with VII.
ful and malicious fraud and asks for
body judgment against both OF them
and that they be confined In the coun-
y jail until judgment against them Is
paid. The suit IL for the recovery Of
$500 which Mrs. Showers paid for
5000 shares OF stock In the A. s. l..
Mines Investment Company.
Tho complaint states that Finch and
Holloway are what is known as pro
snoters and that after they had organ.
tied two mining companies that had
failed they started the a. 8. J.. Mines
Investront Company with capital OF
$4,000, 900. in which company both cf
them were officers and directors.
"Had a Short Life"
Company-ineaning the hnti.Galoon
League Mines Investment Company
had q short lease Of liie." the COM
plant states. THE incorporators and
promoters. according to their state
msnt. sold several thousands dollars
worth of stock but had not and never
acquired any property and allowed tho
charter to be cancelled. Tho com
pany. itself. today has no legal exist
ence."
They represented also that tho com
Dany Was holding under lease and
bond tho War Dance mine; tha. Il
had control OF the Clay County mine
In Gilpin county and that there were
several hundred thousand tons o!
ore In the War Dance and Clay Coun
" mines already blocked out for ship
ment and that this ore was worth
from $35 TO several thousand dollars
Q ton.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02

That tho enforcement OF prohibition
laws is direct infringement upon
ono, personal liberty has Oft been con
tended. So. Canadl's dry" law seema
destined TO curtail ihc jovlal spirit
with watch tie EDalishman observes
the Yulo.Tldc This story Ia from the
Detroit Free Press:
As result, q. y.lirs OF the onta.
rio License Board plum puddnSs,
mirco pies and other Christmas dell.
cacie5 OF windsor cIt'aons VIII DO
minus brandy sauce ts!s year.
Windsor bakers and confect!oncrs
have been notified by License ln-
epoctor ~. Nj. Mousseau, OF the
North Essex l'cenelns district. that the
board con5itara the uGe OF brandy or
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
=. sk3-RACE SUICIDE aTArE

J. c. MohIcr secretary Of the
cts., beard OF agriculture, recently
gave cut = oIEtcment showing that
ksncas has become trace sui.
e.de' otrte, or II any rate a state
of smo.. fsmiliec. His report on
the census gsturna Of 1915 showed
only i.i psr0ons In tho average
Kansas family. Uncle Sam has
decided that there should be five
persons to the family.
Eut the complete figures by coun.
ties, On Karsso population, makes
the shoWi1D even worse. Copies Of
the deccnNal census report arc Just
en the press. These shoW that In
cnly two courties In the state do
the families average more than five
persons. In Ellis county there are
5,5t persons to the family; In TreGo
county the average 10 cot.
Only thrso courtios In the state
report families averaging more
than f.5 persons to the family
Rush, Russell and Scott counties.
Morton county i5 tie home Of the
smaIIest sized families, averaging
only 3.a psreons to each. In thirty
Of the 1c5 counties in the state the
average family consIsto OF fewer
tran fcgr perIons.
ehawne. families are smaller
than those In Sedswlck and Wysr.
dotts countIeu, the two larger coun.
ties Of the state. In Wyandotto and
S:eg"ick ccunties the average fam.
lily 10 3.s4 persona; In Shawnee
county 1t 10 only 3.!9.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
PROHIBITING TIE PROXIES.

Under Baton Rouge date lima,
tire Crowley (La.) Signal carrios
this story:
G3eprssentatlvo zaunbrseher Of
Acadia Farleh, announced last night
that he viii rntTeducs a bill roqufr-
lnn all piohIhI;lcrIst: In the state
10 rs.,stsr with the e'orko Of the
al.,rlss esur,s End will, the rses.
,rlr ef vCier; In the parish Of o.
lsEnr. Tn. tlIi VIII prohibit = pro.
hltlilon!;. from Euylnc, receiving or
GrlnklnJ Intoxicating lIsuorr, and
liquor Geaisrs or talo5n.esp;rs Will
be prohibited frsn, selling lntoXl.
eating drInks to proh'bitlonlst.
Violation Of the act Will be naas .
misdsmeaner. punishable by f,ns or
Imprisonment In the parish jail.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-02
CAN NOW CRAWL INTO HIS HOLE.

tAnaconda Standard.l-
Billy Sulzor Is one man whose abii-
ity to fool any moro Of the people any
more OF the time seems TO be sx-
Laustea.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08
Improvement on X.Ray.

The X-ray has become indispensa-
BILE to the modern surgeon and i'm
provements are being made upon it.
A recent one is a device which, after
revealing the location of an injury or
disease spot, enables the surgeon to
keep it in sight as he operates. A
framework going around the surgeons
head is fitted with q fluoroscope-an
instrument by means of which OBJ
jects revealed by the X-rays are made
visible to the human eye. The pa
tient is placed on a special operating
table with the X-ray turned on, and
the surgeon can work easily. since he
sees what is before him continually
instead of having to work gropingly
from the remembrance of what was
revealed in the N-ray photograph.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08
Small Check Protector.

A new check protector has just beeA
invented by an Oakland (Cal.) man.
1t is so small and compact that 1t re-
sembled a pocket cigar lighter and can
be carried in vest pocket as easily as
a matchsafe. 1t consists of metal
holder, at one end of which is inserted
a round steel die, containing hatched
lines. This steel die revolves and Its
surface comes in contact with an ink
pad placed inside the holder. The
check to be protected is placed upon
a small corrugated aluminium board.
furnished for the purpose. and then
the Matched wheel of the protector is
brought into position on the surface OF
the check, over the written amount.
With a slight pressure the wheel is
slowly revolved across the face of the
check.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

it wouldn't help n'atters if he were to
force himself In upon the crisis behind
the scenes.
Beyond all question his wife had
recognized in him the man whom she
had been given every reason to believe
dead: discovery so unnerving as to
| render her temporarily unable to con-
tinue.
This, then, explained Drummond's S
reluctance to have him hidden to the
supper party; whatever ultimate
course of action he planned to pursue,
Drummond had been unwilling. per-
hapS pardOnably so, to have his ro-
nance overthrOwn and altogether shat.
tered IN Il single day. He had lied
lied desperately, doubtless meaning to
encompass marriage before Whitaker
could find his wife, and so furnish him
with every reason that could influence
an honorable man to disappear Sec
Ond time.
On the other hand. Max to q certain
ty was ignorant of the relationship be-
just as he must have been ignorant of
her identity with the one time Mary
Ladislas. For that matter. Whitaker
had to admit that. damning as was the
evidence to controvert the theory
Drummond might be just as much in
the dark as Max was. 1t was only fair
to suspend judgment. In the mean
tllne
The audience was getting beyond
control. In the gallery the gods were
beginning to testify to their normal in
tolerance with shrill whistles. cat-calls.
sporadic bursts of hand-clapping ana a
steady, sinister rumble of stamping
feet. In the orchestra and dress circle
people were moving about restlessly
and talking at the top of their voices
in order to make themselves heard
above the growing din.
Abruptly Max himself appeared at
one side of the proscenium arch. 1t
was plain to those nearest the stage
that he was seriously disturbed. There
was a noticeable hesitancy in his man.
ner, pathetic frenzy in his habitually
mild and lustrous eyes. Advancing
halfway to the middle of the apron. he
paused, begging attention with pudgy
hand. 1t was full minute before the
gallery would let him be heard.
Ladies and gentlemen" he an
nounced plaintively. 'T much regret to
inform you that Miss Law has suf-
fered a severe nervous shock"-his
gaze wandered In perpleXed inquiry to-
ward the right-hand stagebox. then
was hastily averted-"and will not be
able to continue"
Wave upon wave of sound swept
through the auditorium to break. roar
ing, against the obdurate curtain. Max
with difficulty contrived to make him
self disconnectedly audible.
Ladies and :" he shouted,
sweat beading his perturbed forehead
continue money box
office :"
An angry howl drowned him out. He
retreated at accelerated discretion.
Whitaker, slipping through the stage
door behind the boxes, ran into the
stage manager standing beside the first
entrance. heatedly explaining to any
one who would listen the utter futility
of offering box-otfice prices in return
for seat checks which in the majority
of instances had cost their holders top
notch speculator prices.
They'll wreck the theater." he
shouted excitedly. mopping his brow
with his coat sleeve, what t'ell'd she
wana pull raw one like this for?"
Whitaker caught his arm in a grasp
compelling attention.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08
Why the Cord of Wood Shrinks.

Ralph Faulkner and Henry Stern
berg, students in the College of For
estry at the University of Washington,
have proved by experiment that a cord
Of full-length wood when sawed and
replied in the ordinary stack shrinks
on an average 24.76 per cent. AS deal
ers buy wood in full lengths and usu-
ally measure it for delivery before saw
ing it, they are often accused of giving
short measure.
A cord" is the standard measure
ment of wood, and it is defined as 12S
cubic feet of wood, measured by pile
four feet high and eight feet wide Of
logs four feet long.
The discrepancy between the cord
as bought by the dealer and as deliv-
cred to the customer, according to
Prof. Hugo Winkenwerder, dean of the
college, is not entirely explained by
the sawdust. When wood is piled up
In four-foot lengths there are many
spaces between sticks, caused by knots
and curvatures. These spaces are
eliminated when the wood is cut up
small.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

eyes of both focused for brief in
stant on the empty aisle-seat in the
fourth row. A shade Of additional pal
lor showed on the woman's face. She
looked quickly. questioningly, toward
the box of her manager.
Seated as he was SO near the stage,
Whitakers face stood out in rugged
relief, illumined by the glow reflected
from the footlights. 1t was inevitable
that she should see him. Her eyes
fastened, dilating, upon his. The scene
faltered perceptibly. She stood trans
fixed.
In the hush Max cried impatiently
What the devil!" The words broke
the spell of amaZement upon the
actress. In Il twinkling the pitiful
counterfeit of the shOpgirl was rent
and torn away; it hung only in shreds
and tatters upon an individuality
wholly strange to Whitaker: Il larger
stronger woman seemed to have start
ed out of the mask.
She turned, calling imperatively into
the wings: Ring down"
With a rush the curtain descended
as pandemonium broke out on both
sides of it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

md as rich looking as fur coats made
In the same way. Many less expensive
coats of velour, or other cloths, are
trimmed with bands of fur-fabric, and
some of them have collars of it. But
the smartest cloth coats have big muf-
Aer collars of cloth and huge buttons
matching their own color. Some of the
buttons are two and a half inches in
diameter, and two or three of them
are quite enough for one coat.
1t doesn't make any difference just
how the headwear of tiny girls is
fashioned, it is sure to look pretty on
its little wearers. For some time its
inspiration has been drawn from the
millinery of grownups. Small repltcas
of mature styles have the charm Of
miniatures, and the simpler hats Of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

ing lines, ample width, and muff1er
collars continue to be fea cured. Wool
velour, tweeds, bolivia cloth, plush and
fur fabrics are fur-trimmed and made
up on the same lines as all-fur coats.
Where fur is used on cloth garments
it often appears in an all-fur collar
with bands of fur to match bordering
cuffs of the material. Plain plush and
fur-fabrics make the warmest of
wraps, excepting those that are made
entirely of fur, and are of all things
most serviceable for midwinter wear.
The coat of fur-fabric pictured here
may be taken as representative of the
styles that stand approved. 1t is
handsomely trimmed with genuine fur
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

tenn in Bucharest; it carries on its
work with fragrant openness and ap-
parent unconcern.
Teutonic espionage in Bucharest has
one point in it's favor; it is controlled
by one hand and from one center. In
stead of having much tiresome over
tapping the Germans assumed control,
and Austrian, Turk and Bulgar were
sCbordinated to the ubiquitous Teu-
ton.
1t has another feature that on the
face of it appears to be commendable.
There is a very intimate connection
between the departments of state, or,
rather, in Intelligence" they are but
one. The right hand of diplomacy
knows what the left hand is doing
and approves. 1t is conceivable that
much time and money may be wasted
by having a diplomatic Intelligence"
an admiralty 'intelligence' and war
office Intelligence" for there is al
ways the possibility of friction and
jealousy between the departments
apart from other things. In Bucharest,
DIT lGdSl, Lllc CSulldl pOWClo AoSO SSA~
tralized Intelligence"
Agents in the Cafe Royal.
The types employed are Of the usual
bewildering order. There is the ILL.,
clad ex-police official, with his heavily
silvered cane and inevitable bowler
hat, the scantily paid journalist, well
trained in the uses Of blackmail; the
alert restaurant waiter, the sleek hotel
proprietor and chef de reception;
horde of impecunious government OFF,
cials, postmen and telegraphists, the
owners of the cafe chantants and the
women therein, and a host of debt
laden officers of all ranks, marshaled
and manipulated by the naval and
military officers detailed-in mufti-
to keep their country well-informed.
At the tea hour the Cafe Royal is
full of agents. This is one of the
busiest cafes in Europe. All Ian
guages are spoken. all countries
catered to. To those with an eye for
signs and an ear for strange tongues.
together with an instinct for the
esoteric, no more fascinating life CEN
ter exists. So continuous is the pro-
cession that passes to and from the
entrance that appearance and reap
pearance are virtually unnotceable.
Every conceivable form of recognition
is adopted.
You may find picturesquely garbed
Roumanians from frontier villages in
terested in contraband turning up at
aperitif hour; and diplomatic under
officials with messages from a SUI
perior.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08
E-U-1
EIl..1

fat applique, of objects that they love
-silhouettes of small animals and
birds, outline pictures drawn with
needlework in colored yarns, garden
and field flowers, embroidered in prime
Order-all presage a new season of dis
tinctly childish millinery for little
ones.
These trimmings are simply made,
as the hats in the picture demonstrate.
In one of them band Of black vel
vet ribbon is drawn about light felt
shape and serves as a background for
procession of little chicks and geese,
cut from colored felt, which are ap-
piled to it. They are fastened, down
with yarn or silk which serves to out
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

The story of coats for this season
has reached it's closing chapter with
the presentation of styles for midwin-
ter and styles for driving. The drift
of popular approval was too definite
early in the season to encourage any
radical new departures. Early models
showed a beautiful adaptation of de-
sign to materials and were so excellent
that they could hardly be improved
upon, and there are no distinctly diff
ferent lines or details of construction
In the latest arrivals.
In coats for midwinter long sweep
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08

just enough to give the impression
that the skirt is lined. On other at
tractive skirts there are patch pockets
applied with buttonhole stitching,
feathersttchinS or with Il narrow en-
broidered band of the same material
OF which the frock is made.
Sports skirts and coats abound in
pockets. When pUngee satfH aor one
Of the fashionable silks in striped
design is the material chosen full
pouch pockets, gathered at the bot.
tom and shirred at the top over QUE
or two cords, are favored.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1916-12-08
STYLES IN cHILDREN's MILLINERY.

line the feet and eyes, wings, or even
the feathers, if desired.
A dark velour hat sets off flying
birds cut from silk or other fabrics.
Printed silks furnish many figures of
birds, butterflies, bees, and other
things that make the work of the mil
liner simple. Feathers or other de-
tails are done in embroidery stitches
on them. The third hat shows a bit
of landscape done in outline with yarn.
which looks like a scene set with the
contents of the time-honored Noah's
ark.