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tion Of the work of suffrage leaders. but
a material reminder of the past.
She Is the link which closely connects
the present with the past. being the
daughter OF Elizabeth Cady stanton.
the firm friend OF Susan B. Anthony,
and one Of the pioneers of the suffrage
dent characte ristic of Mrs. Blatch which
will play such a large part In her ap-
peal to women voters on. short notice is
her humor.
Blind TO Possible Defeat.
She is full of II. Nothing she does Is
devoid of that grain Of quaint fun which
liRhtens everything. The younger suf-
fragists realize that under II is n steadl-
ness OF purpose. an unfailing adherence
to purpose. and a blindness to the DOS.
sibility of defeat that Is wonderful
Her hair is quite white. her face hrm.
charming and smiling. She is the In
carnation of the spirit OF waiting an
ever-present reminder of that great
work which has gone before the present
effort
She has left New York for good, given
up her residence. and is going to become
voter for the first time in the State
OF Kansas as soon as she has qualified
for the six months legal residence.
Mrs. John Rogers. jr.. of New York.
Is almost fatally attractive. But she
combines with II such an amount OF
brains and energy and business ability
| that perhaps the women back home for
gave her. 1t is hopeless to argue with
her. She has logical mind. and can
trip up truthful people Just as easily as
she can spot buffers and professional
hbbers.
Prize of the ENJOYS.
But the prize Of the collection. so TO
1 speak, and the woman who is more
representative of the real type OF suf-
fragist than any, is Mrs. w. d. Ascough,
of Hartford. Conn.
She comes from the State where
women were unable to even get con-
alteration In either one Of the houses
of the Legislature. She has been at the
head of an organization. which has
worked faithfully. nobly. but which has
been defeated. tricked, bluffed. and an
noyed beyond relief
| But she Is the funniest, most humorous
person OF them all. She is very tall.
and has reddish brown hair and brown
eyes. Her teeth are strong and even.
and show when she laughs. which 10
very often. and when she talks (Which
Is more often still.
Now while 1t may seem rather
strange to dwell upon such n subject.
those strong white teeth. from between
which come the most concise, logical.
and humorous statements, simply make
one listen to Mrs. Ascough.
Wether by design or not, they de-
liberately fascinate. and after one has
sean them. and necessarily heard what
their owner has to say. II is impossi-
BILE TO leave. For the simple reason
that Mrs Ascough Is clever.
| There are twenty-three other envoy.
besides the ones mention all represent
ing these three chosen twpes in some
combination OF characteristics.
They are women chosen speakers, fol
women auditors. Beauty or good look,
ana charm was a soregone considera.
tion In their recommendations, and with
whatever else cinched the selection. they
present the most formidable delegation
ever raised.
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16 Ships Through Canal.

PANAMA, April 16,-The transit OF
sixteen ships through the re-opened
Panama canal took place today, with a
number OF high canal officials watching
the progress OF the vessels through the
cut where the channel was dug out
again.
II is confidently believed that there
will not be trouble again with slides
Colonel Goethals was busy In his office
and did not see the re-opening of the
canal.
The British steamer st. Veronica was
the first vessel past the slides. Probably
the same number OF vessels will cross
the cana tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Thursday.
Masonic-Hlram, No,

is: Adoriram No. 2, Royal and Select
Masters; Evangelist Chapter, Knights Rose
Croix, Scottish Rite.
Odd FellowS-Columbian. No. 10; salem. NO.
22; Covenant, No. l3: Friendship, No. s;
Rebekahs Masonic Hall. AnacOstia.
knights OF Pythiss-Fmnklin. No. 2; Past
Chiefs Association, monthly meeting
Sisters.
Knights OF Misunderstanding Council, post
poned.
Mace ccAhoes-G -Georgetown. No. 6. Potomac
Savings Bank hall: District. No g. Four
and-a-half and q streets southwest
Ea gles-"Get Together" meeting; initiation.
National Union-National, Perpetual hall;
Mt. Vernon. Eagles Hall
Socialist Party--German branch.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16

The armv has been In the field n
month now. and new planes that are
modern and powerfi are being pur-
chased. but when General PershinR
went In there were but eight machines
available for service with him. and
three of these have since been disabled
eight available machines for the army
Of the greatest nation on earth whom
sometimes an army corps in Europe has
as manv hundred
All the tests for these machines had
teen made at sea-levcl testing grounds.
When the plsnes were sent into the
mountains OF Mexico. the avlators
found that thev had to learn the. flying
business all over again-practically-fo
the engines work differently at high
attitudes. and the treacherous air
sea-level had to be overcome. /.
In engineers and signal corr7 "'c,
the army was as poor'' "~r-"
Had the necessity arisen for the CO.
struction OF many br.UrIs 90.
paign. the army would have been ham-
pered bv the small number OF enR neers
ayailable to accompany the eXpedltion.
Inc signal corps was wholly made
nuhte. For days General Pershlng has
beer out of communication with General
Funston and the War Department at
Washington frankly admitted to be
because OF the failure of the field WIRE
less sets carried by the signal corps;
They work. but they are not powerful
enough to carry a sufficient distance ia
cover the territory between the forward
base and the American base. through
tho disturbed atmosphere Of the noun
famous country. where the American
troops are serving.
Wireless a Failure.
In the tests given the apparatus or
the nat. open country where the army
usually maneuvers, the wireless seti
worked satisfactorily; in the field In the
mountains they have been failures. This
is being remedied by the purchase OF
equipment that is serviceable and use
iul. but the army NEEDED this a month
ago.
BY the time the campaign ends
officers assert, the American army will
have "A nucleus OF equipment for first
class army OF first class power. They
never would have advanced so far. they
think, II this campaign had not come
on-at least not for many years.
THE purchase OF as many trucks al
wo have now secured for Mexico. fol
an extravaganza by Congress. II the ap
pIOpriation had been asked for a month
aGO.' said an army officer. hut wher
we got in there, we had to nave thu
trucks. and the purchases were made
Now we will have them when we ge
out
'If we had had them before VIC wen
in, we never would have been compel
ed to go in, for villa would have beef
| caught the day he attacked Columbus
Is preparedness worth while?'
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
HENRY FORD IN NEBRASKA

On Tuesday next the Nebraska
primaries will be held. The primary
law of that State is such as to pro-
vide a pretty conclusive test of COM
munity opinion, if only a satisfac-
tory proportion Of the voters will
take part in it.
The men whose names will go be-
fore Nebraska's voters for the Re-
publican Presidential Endorsement
are Senator Cummins, Henry D. Es-
tabrook, and Henry Ford. Mr.. Ford
has declined in Nebraska, as he did
in Michigan, to take his own candi-
dacy seriously; but despite that fact,
he carried Michigan against Senator
William Alden Smith.
Senator Cummins' record is so
we'll known as not to require any ex-
PLANTATION. He is the one man of
the three who has any real record
on public questions. He has been a
liberal Republican from the very be-
ginnings of long public career. He
deserves we'll at the hands Of that
Middle Western community that, on
the domestic issues of the last two
decades, has provided most of the
real leadership of the nation.
AS to Mr.. Estabrook, his candidacy
is mystery as yet unexplained. He
is a lawyer, and a good one. There
are people who regard him as the
country's greatest orator. But he
has never been in political life, has
no record Of either opinions or politi-
cal action, and is unknown to most
people. He lived for many years in
Omaha, and is being urged as a ina
tive son."
There is possibility in this Ne
braska situation of most disastrous
outcome. If Mr.. Ford should repeat
his Michigan performance it could be
construed to mean only one thing
that a plurality of Nebraska Repub.
licans had voted for him because
they sympathized with his extreme
pacifist views. That would be tell.
ing testimony to Middle Western
opinion; but it would not be crafty.
ing as an evidence of the national
state of mind.
Nobody is likely to vote for Henry
Ford on any issue save that which
has been made by his pronounce
ments and his activities as a peace
advocate. There is no other subject
on which his opinions are known, oil
on which they could have any pos
sible interest. If then he should carry
second State it would be evidence
that his anti-preparedness opinions
his insistence that this country is il
no real danger of a serious foreign
complication, were indorsed by 1
considerable proportion of that State
1t would be altogether the most dis
couraging evidence that could pos
sibly be adduced, concerning tn
present attitude of the national mind
The country is in real danger
Serious minded and earnest men, n
matter what they think about othe
things, know it. Only benighted an,
insistent ignorance can doubt it. l
there is enough of that sort of ignor
ance to carry the primaries in tw
States, it is proof positive that tn
nation confronts an alarming crisis
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spaldinE Council, post
FRIDAY,

Masonic-Iebanon. No. 7; school OF instruc-
tion, Royal Arch; Columbia, No. 2. knights
Templar East Gate. No n, Eastern Star,
Odd Fellows-Central, No. /: Metropolis, No.
49, Phoenix. No. IS; Magenenu, No. I. en-
campment.
Knights OF Pythias-Syracusians, No. 10;
Rathbone Temple, No. s, Sisters.
Improved Order OF Red Men-Mineola Tribe
No. IL.
Socialist Party-Local Northeast.
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"a O'CLOCK is MIDNIGHT.
Denmark Adopts reform Practiccd In
sweden, Norway, Russia.
(Consuldr Report.)

VJUW6WWIT NtPUTT'I
From now on IL o'clock at night will
be termed by the telegraph and tele-
phone authorities in Denmark as "a
O'Clock; O'Clock p. m, will be known as
l3 O'clock anl so on until "A o'clock,
which Is midnight. The time stamped
on kilograms received for transmission
or at hand for delivery will correspond
TO the new system of reckoning; as, for
example, 1924 o'clock will mean. accord
ing TO the twelve ve-hour'system. 4:24 p m.
This reform IL following what has been
done by neighborlng countries. such as
Sweden, Russia and Norway.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Tomorrow.


Maple sugar party. Vermont State Aaaocia-
uon Hauschers, 1880 y. m.
Meeting, executive committed Fedsral EN-.
pioyes Union. Ouray Building. 1850 D. m.
stereopticon lecture, Community Center,
Inauguration, automobile mail delivery 10
Leonardtown' Nd. first car leaves city at
Public reception. Capt. Crandau Mackev and
commemorative Attorney Frank l.. Esll,
hleHendrie county court house, Fort Hyer
Heights, D. m.
Annual meeting. National Academy Of
sciences. New National Museum, morning.
Feast OF Pesach uassoyer). Washington lie
brew Congregation. Eighth Street Temple,
y. m. similar services at Filth street
synagogue, Northeast Synagogue. and
Georsetown synsgogue. at sunset.
Pubic meeting, National Memorial Asso,ia-
ton, Wesley A. NJ. Il Church, Fourteenth
and Corcoran streets northwest, s d. IN.
quarterly meeting. Washington sec'i6n. lioly
Name Society, parish hall. Sacred Heart
Church, Fourteenth street and I'Ark road
Concert TUFTS College GIee and Mandolin
club. Church OF our Father. S y. IN.
Opening session. continental con ngress, ID. A.
r., Continental Memorial Hall. 10 a M.
Meeting. Georgetown Citizens Association,
Address, Ranking From an Executive stand.
point" John Poole, before post graduate
class, local chapter, American Ins,Itute OF
banking. I2li + street northwest .. m.
| illustrated lecture. Life IN the Camps OF
the Belgian Refugees" Prof Albert van
SluD, ~
place. S:l5 y. IN.
Inauguration OF spring cleanup. all over
town. all day.
Meeting. to discuss need for new municipal
hospital. Monday Evening Club. y. m.
Opening. window display contest, auspices
| OF Chamber OF Commerce and Retail ker.
chants Association. all day.
Masonic-Potomac. No. 8; BENJAMIN b
French. No. Is; AnRcostia, No. 81: Pen
tRlpha, No. q: Washington Council. No. I
Royal and Select Masters: Orient. No. 8
knights Templar: all local bodies OF Scot
tish Rite; Ruth, No. l, Eastern Star.
| Odd Fellows-Beacon. No. Ii: fangdon. No
2s; Union. No. II; Naomi, No. ]; Ruth, No
| 2. Rebekahs.
knights OF PythiRs-Mount Vernon. No. s
Amaranth, No. ~: Century. 40. 30: direc
| tors. Hall Association. 7:30 y. m.
/ knights of Columbus-Executive committee
| X. OF G. Hall.
Maccabees-National Tent. No. 1. old Masonic
| Temple: Anacostia Tent. No. Z. Masonic
| Hall, AnRcostiR.
Royal ArcAnum-Beneht hospital bed fund
| Polls Theater. S:l5 y. m: Ouray Council
| Pythian Temple. 7:a0 p. m.
| National Union-Pototnac, PythIan Temple
Central Perpetual Hall.
| Guardians OF Liberty-Distrct Of Columhi'
| Court. No. l. Perpetual Hall. n. RI.
| Socialist Party-open forum. D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Saturday.

Masonic-St. Johns, No. IL; board o. drec-
tors Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
Odd Fellows-Canton Washington, No. l.
Patriarchs Militant.
Socialist Party-Social supper ana dance, D
p. IN.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM.
HERE DURING WEEK
Many Interesting Events Of I'm
pOrtanee Are Scheduled
For Capital.

Free lecture, "Relncarnation and Immor-
tality," Sister Devamata, Studio Hall. i2is
Connecticut avenue. D. m.
Address, "Tillers OF the soil.'' oro.v.ro,
Dave, before the Religious Union Of All
Souls Church. p m.
Meeting. Kappa Pi Pi Fraternity, immaou-
late Conception school hall. D. m.
Annual shad bake, Shamrock Club. River.
side Rod ana Gun Club. all day.
Address, elizabeth Cady Stanton" Mrs
Clara Bewick Colby, before Secular League
Pythian Temple, D. m.
Mass meeting. interest OF Caplan- Schmidt
defense, Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth stree
northwest, p. m.
Socialist Party-Y r. 8. L.. $50 .. m.
Discussion, Self Government IN the lis
trict, before Orover Cleveland Forum
PUBLIC library. Q D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Book Reviews

PEACE AT ANY PRICE. BY Porter Emer-
son Browne. New York. D. Appleton &
Co., publishers.
4 clever little satire, directed against
the advocates of national nakedness. A
first person narrative in picturesque
slang of peace meeting that broke up
in a free-for-all when a young gentle
man with wrist watchInterrupted the
Great Paascifist, who, he says, had been
singing himself and the rest of the as
scmbly to sleep. After an interchange
of views. the raw intruder slapped the
check of the G. r., who turned the
other with similar result And then the
pa acifists, who do not believe in force,
started a riot that sent one gentle
manly usher awaiting from the window.
"brcakinG all records for altitude and
sustained flight" While the little book
let points an obvious moral there is a
laugh on every page, and several on
some of them. A half dozen cuts add
much to the enjoyment of the reader.
CUBAN CANE SUGAR. BY Robert wlles.
Indianapolis The Bobbs-MGrriH Com
pany. Price, rs cents net.
A sketch of the industry "from soil 10
sack" with a few reasons Cor Cuhr's
Importance In tho sugar market. The
volume Is q Pleasing print. and il illus
trlted with photographs.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-17
LAND AND PRICES

LAND AND PRIcES.-Farm land
increased in value III per cent be-
tween 1900 and 1910. In the past
four years farm lands have gone up
another 25 per cent, according to
government reports. Surely, this
must cause an increase in the price
Of farm products. In fact, everything
produced on land will be higher in
price as a result Of higher land prices.
High land prices also cause too
many people to look to the city for
employment, who, if good land were
cheap, would make their living on a
homestead. If land were not mo-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-17
THE PUBLIC FORUM

TAXING ON SEEDS.-Spring is
here and with it will come, as usual,
the waste of thousands of dollars on
seeds, shrubs, trees and plants.
Seeds and plants of all kinds are
sold to people who are ignorant of
their care and culture. ShOwrOOms
and windows are stocked with plants
of great beauty to draw suckers into
buying, at fancy prices, things which
even experienced growers could not
grow with success, except under the
most favorable and costly conditions.
John Morley, 1855 N. HamIin Az.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-17
COOPERATION.

COOPERATION. - Cooperation.
Why do people shy from the word?
Why do we wage slaves refuse to use
it? Don't the trusts use it? Don't
it make a trust mighty? Wouldn't
it make us mighty? What is there
about it to sneer at?
The trusts have a publicity game
of dangling the idea of competition
before your eyes. Can't you see
back Of it? Don't the State street
stores cooperate? Don't the pack
ing houses cooperate? And the
law Of our government can't bust the
trust. Cooperation makes a trust.
I think it is high time that we were
on little plain of cooperation our
selves. The logical facts are staring
you in the face that conditions are
going to force you to cooperate
7. Hamilton Webster, Berwyn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-17

BITING HAND THAT FEEDS
Don't bite the hand that's feeding
you"
This is a line in a popular song.
Every man, whether he is a property
owner or renter, is enther a direct or
an indirect taxpayer. Taxes are what
pay the wages of all men holding pO-
litical positions. Every time wage
eaTners go on a strike to better wages
or working conditions the judge who
issues the injunction against them,
the sheriff and the chief of police and
their assistants who enforce this in
junction are biting the hand that is
feeding them. For their pay comes
from the men on strike.
At the Corn Products Co. at ArgO
the labOrers went on strike for more
money. They were receiving II cts.
per hour or $44.20 a month.
The average family of six requires
$40 meals a month. Allowing S14
for rent, for light and fuel and So for
shoes and clothing for a whole fam
lily, we have a fixed expense of $24
for a month, not allowing anything
to go to a show, read book, belong
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-17

nopolized by spectators there would
be thousands of such opportunities.
Result, no man would accept a job
in the city unless he was well paid.
If you think this is theory, read
the early history of our new country
and you will find that wages were
high as long as land was free and
declined as land became dear. Low
wages cannot be blamed on the en-
plOyer. They are human and will
take advantage Of law labor prices,
just the same as the wOTkingman
will try to get all he can.
When refoTmers cease blaming
successful business men for social
evils and look a little deeper we will
begin to make progress. A tax sys-
TEN which would make speculative
land holding forever improbable
would at one stroke solve the qUes-
ton of high living cost and low
wages,
Call it single tax or what you will
j. Weller, 1876 N. Rockwell.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
Carlisle School Notes.

Work was resumed at the Carlisle
school on Wednesday, January 8.
The following five new students have
been enrolled: Miss Effie S. Carroll,
Colleton county; Joel Stephenson,
Orangeburg county; Jimmie Kinard.
Colleton county; Clyde Jumper,
Orangeburg county, and Franklin
Thompson, Williamsburg county.
Waldo Lever has been elected as
sistant business manager and Miss
Rena Bunch assistant literary editor
on the Carlisle Laconian staff. These
places were made vacant by the fail
ure of those who occupied them to
return after the holidays.
DR.. E. O. Watson, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, addressed the
Young Peoples Christian association
at it's first regular meeting of the
new year.
At a meeting of the Laconian staff
it was voted that medal would be
awarded for the best essay and one
for the best story appearing during
the year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
Politics A-breWing.

Bamberg county's political pot has
begun it's biennial 'simmering." AL
ready there are four candidates car
rying regular cards, announcing
their candidacy for clerk of court,
Messrs. R. l.. Zeigler, whose card,
published first last week, opened the
political ball room, Mr.. H. D. Free,
Mr.. w. Max Walker, and Mr.. J. D..
Copeland, the present incumbent,
has also definitely announced his can
didacy in an advertisement publish
ed in The Herald some weeks ago.
In addition to those, there are
a large number of others spoken
off," and who, will throw their
hats into the ring in due time,
no doubt. AS this is presiden-
tial election year., practically every
Office in the gift of the people will
have to be filled in the primaries
this summer, from president down
the line.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
Mrs. W. P. Jones Entertains.

At her beautiful home on Railroad
avenue, Mrs. w. P. Jones entertain
ed on Wednesday morning at a
luncheon in honor Of Mrs. Bissell
Beach, of McColl and Mrs. Roy Dan
iels, of Augusta. The entire lower
d0or was thrown into one. The
guests took their fancy work and a
merry hour was spent, when they
were invited to the dining room
where an elegant fve-course lunch
con was served. Mrs. Jones, by her
gracious manner and usual hospitali-
1ty, made every one feel at home.
She was ably assisted by Mrs. John
Jones and Mrs. r. NJ. McCartha.
Those invited were: Mrs. Bissell
Beach, Of MeColl; Mrs. Roy Daniels,
Augusta; Mesdames Bowman Still, #.
N. Folk, E. H. Henderson, John J.
Jones, r. N. McCartha, and Misses
Pearl Counts, FRANKIE Folk, Lynn
Riley, and Mallie Patrick.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
Change in Schedule.

Beginning few days ago the A.
c. L, freight train, between Bam-
berg and Green Pond, now lays over
at Bamberg at night, instead of at
Ehrhardt. The train arrives in Bam-
berg at five o'clock in the afternoon,
and leaves next morning at about
six o'clock. This train carries a
passenger coach. It is is now possible
for Bamberg patrons of the railroad
to leave here for Ehrhard and other
points on the road, and return on
the midday train. Ehrhardt people,
however, find the new schedule very
inconvenient, inasmuch as they can
not come to Bamberg and remain
longer than one hour, unless they
remain over night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-13
What He Meant.

Many years ago there was an Amer,
lean missionary located among the
Indians in the far west who was OF a
hospitable turn of mind. He always
kept hard cider on the premises. II
any one of his widely scattered flock
of Indians chanced to call upon him,
he would bring them forth a jug, Of
it. One day strange Indian called
one whom he had never seen be-
evidently an unconverted
heather, so far as Christianity was
concerned-but converted to the con-
sumption of alcoholic beverages. He,.
as it turned out, had been coached
after the manner of student at a.
university. His acquaintance with.
English was limited. He opened fire
upon the astonished missionary thus:
Abraham, Jacob, Jonah, Job, 'Sa-
tan, Beelzebub,' and then paused,
evidently expecting reply.
What on earth do you mean p,
asked the missionary, he not hay-.
ing been christened after any Of them,
drawing himself up in a dignided
manner.
The Indian pithily replied: aI,
mean CIDER