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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

Any camera of the folding type can
be converted into a motion picture pro-
jector with an attachment patented by
a New York inventor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Mail Carriers Experience.

Rural Carrier House, out of Syla-
cauga, reported that a small automo-
bile in which he was riding was turned
completely over by the storm. He es-
capped serious injury.
Damage to farm buildings and stock
is believed to be heavy. Huge trees
were uprooted and mingled with the
wreckage of buildings.
The tornado's path is a scene of de-
struction and desolation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
MEMBERSHIP BODY HAS
GET-TOGETHER MEETING
Laughter-Producing Stunts, Science
and Music for Committee of
Board of Trade.

Seventy-five members of the member
ship committee of the Washington
Board of Trade last night held an in
formal merry-making and "get-to-
gether" meeting in the rooms of the
Potomac Electric Power Company. Mo-
ton pictures of a scientific character,
musical numbers "a la photograph
and number of laugh-making stunts
in which members of the committee
were victims formed the program. A
light lunch was served. with several
members of the committee as walters.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments consisted of Charles J. Waters,
chairman; Fred White, George Pitt
and Odell Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
SIEGE OF JERICHO
ASUFFRAGE MODEL
Priestesses Bearing Ark Will
Blow Trumpets as Host
Circles White House.
CALL WOMEN OF NATION

Taking a leaf from the Old Testa-
ment as their guide. the suffrage pick
cts will endeavor next week to crump1e
the final walls OF prejudice that are OBJ
structing the passage of the federal
suffrage amendment. by oramatizing
the sixth chapter of Joshua says an
announcement last night from the Con-
Kressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
Once a day for six days the suffrage
hosts, even like those of Joshua, Will
march around the White House walls
Then, on the seventh day-next Sunday.
to be exact-with their numbers swell
ed by thousands of women from all
parts of the country, they shall COM
pass the city of watchful Waiting
seven times, and seven priestesses.
bearing the suffrage ark, shall blow
with trumpets.'
And il shall come to pass that when
they make long blast with the rams
horn, and when ye hear the sound of
the trumpet. all the people shall shout
with a great shout and the walls of
the city snail fall down fiat
Determined to Be Picturesque.
AT least that is the way the leaders
OF the Suffrage hoStS are planning 10
have things work out. But whether
the walls fall or not, the suffragists in
tend to make their demonstration next
Sunday afternoon the most vivid and
picturesque suffrage event that has
ever been staged
Following are the first five verses of the
sixth chapter Of Joshua, on which next
Sundays suffrage demonstration is
founded:
81. Now Jericho was straitly shut up
because Of the children Of Israel; none
went out and none came in.
80 And the Lord said unto Joshua,
See, 1 have given into thine hands
Jericho, and the king thereof. and the
mighty men of valor.
80. And ye shall compass the city, all
ye men of war. and go round about the
city once Thus shalt thou do six days.
"a. And seven priests shall bear before
the ark seven trumpets of rams horns;
and the seventh day We shall compass the
city seven times. and the priests shall
blow with the trumpets.
. "5. And it shall come to pass, that
when they make a long blast with the
rams horn, and when ye hear the sound
of the trumpet, all the people shall
shout with a great shout: and the wall
of the city shall fall down fat, and the
people shall ascend up every man straight
before him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
HEAVY TOLL EXACTED
BY ALABAMA TORNADO
Thirteen Persons Killed and 100 In
jured in Two Counties-Much
Property Destroyed.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. February "a
Thirteen dead and more than 100 in
jurea wss the toll taken by tornado.
which late yesterday afternoon swept
thr5ugh Clay and Coosa counties. Ala
banR. Later returns, it is believed,
will increase the number. Forty to
fifty homes and business houses were
demolished. telephone and telegraph
communication was cut off and hun
dreds of heads of cattle killed in the
Hollins- Midway-Stewarts section.
Practically every building in Hollins
was blown down. The tornado. which
appeared between 4 and o'clock yes
terday afternoon. made a path nearly
mile wide.
Relief Work in Stricken Districts.
More than 200 citizens from Sylacau-
ga last night carried clothing. provi-
sions and medical aid to the stricken
districts. 1t is estimated that more
than 100000 damage was wrought.
In Hollins four persons were killed.
two of them school children. a school
house containing fifty pupils being par
TALLY demolished The children were
rushed to a cloakroom by the teacher
when the storm approached. OF seven
persons injured at Hollins, several, it
is believed. will die.
At Stewartsville two teachers were
killed and fifteen pupils badly injured.
Three are dead at Midway and two are
seriously hurt. At Woogufka three are
reported to have been killed. Uncon-
Nnf
death at Newborn, where the storm
struck school building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Farm Loan Bonds.

Pursuant to the statute, the subscrip-
ton books of the proposed twelve farm
loan banks were kept open thirty days
for the receipt of public subscriptions
The time limit expired Monday. so that
the government was then under obliga-
ton to come forward and make up the
deficit in the total amount required to
put these institutions on their financial
feet According to official announce
ment. the total amount of public sub
scription was only $4,000, leaving
SS,S70,O00 to be supplied by the govern
ment.
This preliminary having been dis
posed Of the banks will soon be estab-
lished after which the mortgage bonds
which the act of Congress provides for
will be placed in the market. 1t has
been predicted by those who think they
know that these bonds will be ready
for sale in the spring, and perhaps in
March.
AS might be expected. it is calculat-
ed by the well informed that these
bonds will be largely taken by insur-
ance companies. for the reason that
these corporations have large amounts
of money for which desirable invest
ments are sought and that, these mort
gage bonds will give them the oppor-
tunity which they seek. While these
farm loan mortgages are government
securities, they are, nevertheless. to be
distinguished from ordinary govern
ment bonds. w. 5. COUSINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Six Weeks at Gates.

For six weeks now" says the an
nouncement. "the suffrage sentinels
have been at the White House gates
that none have gone out and none have
come in without seeing the purple. white
and gold banners and reading the suf-
frage messages inscribed thereon.
They have sent out 100000 calls to the
women of America to join them in their
demonstration. Miss Alice Paul, ma
tional leader of the Congressional Union
announced last night that women from
every state in the. Union will participate
in the huge pageant that has been
planned a climax to the efforts to
focus the attention of the public in gen.
eral and the President in particular on
the Importance of the federal suffrage
amendment.
At the head of the line will march
Vida Milholland, sister of the beautiful
1nez Milholland Boissevain. who died in
California last fall. Vida Milholland is
taking her sisters place in the suffrage
ranks out of loyalty to Inez and to help
carry on the fight for which her sister
died
Behind her in line will come Mrs.
Jessie Hardy Stubs MacKaye, veteran
bearer of the Congressional Union ban
ner that has been carried in every suf-
frage demonstration of note sinces1913.
Then will come the seven suffrage
priestesses with trumpets of rams
horns and bearing the suffrage ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
Investments and Business.

A marked improvement has been noted
in the public demand for investment
bonds the market for which became
very weak following the break in dip
lomatic relations with Germany. Not
only have prices in all high-grade lines
advanced materially, but a considerable
increase is noted in the volume of trad
ing, New York city and other municipal
securities being exempt from many Of
the taxes and restrictions which are
imposed upon bonds of other classified
tions. The Anglo-French and other
foreign government issues have not been
adversely affected by the latest diplo-
matte tangle. and are gaining In public
favor.
The feature Of the bond market during
the past week was the successful Of
fering, by two of New IorkS largest
financial institutions. of an issue of 800
900 900 5 per cent notes of the Beth
lehem Steel Company, necesSitated by
the adjustment of the company's Rus
sian shell contract. Security behind the
loan consists of the deposit OF s37,0oo-
600 short-term notes of the British gov
eminent and $4,000, 900 Bethlehem steer
bonds, guaranteed by the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation. the holding company
Investment purchases of dividend
stocks have also been recorded on a
good scale during the past week. Odd
lots of steel and copper stocks have
been taken up by out-of-town investors
Total foreign trade of the United
States for January amounted to $3.50
90, 900, as compared with s726.4s5,o0O
in December and with S575,147.0O0 in
January of 1916. This established
new high record for the country, sur
ma ssine by about s129.000,000 the pre-
vious high record of December. OF the
January total. exports constituted $S13.-
400, 900, and imports. $241.7o0.00o: leav.
ing a balance in favor OF the Unlted
States of S371, 100000. AS compared
with January, 1916. the increase in ex-
ports reached s2S3.4O0.o00. and the in
crease in imports was $57.400.000: This
was a total gain in trade of $34O,s0O,-
fyp0. The excess of exports increased
s226, 100000 over the previous January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
MARKET DULLNESS T.
BLAMEDON CRISIS
Public Apathetic Toward Stock
Purchases, Though Bond
Demand Improves.
FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES

NEW YORK, February 24.-The finan-
cial situation and the speculative
markets are taking their cues from
the daily developments in our es-
tranged relationships with the German
empire. The uncertainty of the trend
Of these developments is held RESPONSE
Bile by stock exchange leaders for the
apathy of the general public toward
stock purchases. and in the meantime
the serious menace to our export trade.
due to the effect of Germanys new
submarine policy. is causing great I'M
easiness to American business leaders.
That nation which fails to give prop
err consideration to the development of
its transportation facilities in time OF
prosperity is sure to find itself en-
barrassed when abnormal conditions
demand the employment of extraor-
binary agencies in order to carry on the
business affairs of the nation. Every
business organizatio which has given
due consideration to the elementary
principles of economics has conclusive
ly proven the necessity for the main
tenance of a substantial reserve, not
only for the replacement of its worn
out materials. but also for emergency
calls.
4TdHSpOTIdtlOu NcVei 1Aue4Ao'S'
1t is an unpleasant commentary on
American transportation facilities. rail
and water, that they have never been
adequate to the growing needs of our
domestic and export trade. and, in fact.
American business has for many years
been practically at the mercy of for
eign shipping concerns. Aside from the
question of the present controversy.
government statistics recently issued
show that for the eleven months
period ending November. 1916. Ameri-
can vessels carried but 1901 per cent
of the total export which moved out
from this country for foreign markets.
In the previous year the percentage
was 1914 and in 1914 American ships
carried only 800 per cent of our for
eign shipments.
At the present time the congestion at
the Atlantic seaboard has accentuated
the congestion of freight at the interior
shipping points. The railroads are not
anxious to forward merchandise intended
for export while shipping facilities are
so seriously curtailed, and the probabll-
ity that Germanys ruthless submarine
campaign will show little if any abate-
ment for a few weeks or months at least
suggests no form of relief from this
quarter Even if American ships car
ried only IL per cent of our export
goods we must consider that the ships
of other neutral nations are affected by
Germany's new war policy, and that
curtailment of their activity
must be looked for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
State Delegations in Line.

A brigade of 1000 banner bearers
carrying the purple, white and gold
tri-colors of the Congressional Union
will be next in line. and behind those
will come the state delegations, each
led by a captain carrying the state flag:
Both wealth and poverty will be rep
resented in these lines of women.
Tramping shoulder to shoulder with
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont of New York,
Mrs. William Kent of California, Mrs
Florence Bayard Hilles of Delaware and
others who have helped to finance the
federal amendment campaign will be
young girls and gray-haired women
whose slender purses are being
stretched to the limit to make possible
the pilgrimage to Washington-toilers
from the factories of New York and of
Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Teachers, college women, doctors,
lawyers, nurses. stenographers-repr
sentatives from every rank of life, in
GLIDING both the native-born and the
foreign-born, the women of America
who are fighting for the ballot and the
women of Scandinavia who lost it when
they came to this country-have been
invited to take part in the march
around the White House walls.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18
Sunrise, sos; sunset, 6:34.
Late Jas. Pease left 100000 in


trust for widow.
Mrs. Myrtle Miller 1921 AinsIee,
shot and killed self. III health.
John T. Lynch, ex-suP't of mails,
fined S25 for taking money from
mails.
800 shipbuilders and Iaborers en-
ployed by Chicago Shipbuilding Co.
on strike.
Mrs. Max G. Otto, 1902 N. La Sale,
shot and killed herself while exam
lining gun.
Alexander Gosh, Stanley, Wis.,, met
two nice strangers. Got $3.50 from
him, b'gosh!
Walter Ballot, negro, 1857 S. La
Sale, told police he murdered wife
by cutting throat
Two men beat and robbed Fred
erick Rothfuss, salOOnkeeper, 3435
Cortland, Of $500.
Mrs. MinadeII Earle, 502 Rush, got
divorce from Chester w. Lived to-
gether three days.
Six firemen burned by gasoline ex-
plosion during fire in L. P. HensePs
drug store, $500 Madison.
VIM. A. Stewart, owner Blue Goose
cafe, 31O1 N. Clark, fined $25 for
keeping open after hours.
Mrs.-JuIia Lockerbie, AIS Webster
av., found Oswald, hubby, in hotel
with other woman. Divorce.
Grace Herman, 1913 CuyIer av.,
got divorce from Louis E. Herman.
Named Mrs. Chas. E. Schaffer.
Geo. w. Perkins, pres. Cigarmak-
ers' union, doesn't want job of di- |
rector Of labor offered by Gov. Low
den.
Judge Sullivan granted EdW. OdeII |
writ against city and ordered saloon |
license issued to Oden at 1864 Madi- |
son.
Judge Kearns fined Norman ]
Spong, 4421 West End av., $1OO and /
costs for speeding auto 81 miles an
hour.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18
NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

| in which sub postal station was To-
Gated.
Three women in auto got $500
worth of jeweIry and lingerie from
home of Mrs. H. H. Wilcox, 2O22
Byron.
WOmen's Protective league want
States Atty Hoyne to name woman
assistant to handle Legitimate child
rem cases.
Mayor revoked license of Cascade
dance hall, 200 S. State, black and
tan" joint, successor tt. notorious
Beaux Arts.
r. C. StoveI sued Mildred StoveI,
switchboard operator, for divorce.
Trailed her to Atlantic hotel, where
she registered with Frank w. Bolton,
Racine, Wis.
Martin KaVanaugh, owner Sheri-
dan inn, freed of serious charge
when complainant, Helen Grady, told
conflicting stories
VIM. Pawson, 10, and VIM. Reedy,
Is, killed and Arthur Sander, IS, in
jured, when Matthews Grocery Co.
auto truck hit street car in River
Forest.
Two of six bandits on way to CIeve-
land in stolen auto shot and wounded
in fight with Hammond police. Gave
names. of E. w. Rebler and Oscar
Wright.
Rev. Alex Greenwald, 1923 N. La
Sale, teacher at Chicago College for
Music, held to grand jury on charge
of taking $500 violin of Mrs. Anna
R. Salberg.
Thief busy on Pere Marquette
train. Victims and losses: VIM. F.
Boncke, $94; R. E. Downey, $29; DR..
J. M. McGin, $50, and Rev. A. G.
$12.
1890
FRANCHISE CROWD LOSE
The Wilmette franchise forces
4
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-18

FRANCHISE CROWD LOSE
The Wilmette franchise forces
were routed yesterday by a vote of
1,424 to LIP. Upon the result Of
the election hung a bill giving Sam
Insults Chicago, North Short & Mil
waukee electric road a new 2O-year
franchise. .. -
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
The Cigarette Evil.

A law to make smoking of a ci-
garette an arrestable offense is in
prospects in Oklahoma A bill
looking toward that end was re-
Gently passed by the house of re-.
representatives. sitting as a commit
tee of the whole. The measure
would make it unlawful to offer
for sale or give cigarettes away.
Cigarette papers also would fall
under the ban. Arcadia Argus.
Such law as this would be
sumptuary in effect and entirely
too drastic; but there should he q
law enacted to punish cigarette
smoking by minors. In this town
there are a lot of little kids scarce
ly knee high roaming the streets
putting away at cigarette Or an
old cigar stub. Meridional.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
HoW's THIs7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that scannot bs
cured bv Halls Cstarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken by
catarrh sufferers for the past thirty five
years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Cstarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure acts thru the blood on the
Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poison
from the Blood and healing the diseased
portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure f.r short time WI will see great
improvement In your general health
Start taking Halls Catarrh Cure at
once and get rid ol catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free. .-
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
SUld by all druggists. 76c.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
Where The Hanging Will
Take Place.

1t is said that Louisiana officials
are now wondering where they will
execute criminals. Under the law
the execution of criminals is re-
quired to take place within the
walls of the penitentiary. The
State Penal Board has sold the
state penitentiary, known as the
walls" to the city of Baton
Rouge, and SO the question arises ::
where will those sentenced to the
gallows be hung? The question
will have to await the action of
the Legislature in 1918 for an an
swer, and in the meantime parties
sentenced to be hung have re-
prieve to that time. .-Calfax Chro-
nicle.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
STOP THAT COUGHS

A hacking cough wsakens the whole
system. d1 Ps your energy and gets
worse IL nsS Elected; your throat Is raw,
your chest aches aud YOU feel sore all
over. Relieve that cold at once with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. The sOOth-
ing pine balsalns heal the irritatssi
membranes. and the antiseptic and lax
ative qualities kill the germs and break
up your cold. Don't let cold linger.
Get Dr. Kings New Discovery TO-DAY at
your druggist. SOC.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
Lingering Coughs Are sefouS Dan

Get rid of that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and dtains
your vitality and energy. DR.. Kings
New Discovery il pleasant balsam re-
medy. antiseptic' laxative and promptly
effective. 1t s0Othes the irritatsd mem.
brane aud kills the cold germs; your
cough is soon relieved. Delay is danger
6is-get DIR. Kings New Discovery at
once. For nearly nfty years 1t has been
the favorite remedy for grippe. Group.
coughs aud colds. Get bottle today at
your druggist. Soc
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
Gravel Road Election
April 9TH.

The election to vote $4,000 for
the building of Gravel Roads in
this, the First Road District will
be held on. April 7th. All voters
have to be registered 30, days be-
fore the election, which means that
the registration for this election
will close on March 9th. You
have until the 9th of March to re-
gister. Better do it now if you
want to be sure to vote at that
election.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
School Entertainment.

A little entertainment was given
at the High School by the pupils
of the school for the benefit of
their incidental fund. The chill
dren attended in large numbers,
but the grown people did not 1t
seems to us that our people should
give more encouragement to the
children in whatever effort they
may make. ,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24

SALESMEN WANTED to solicit orders
for lubricating oils. ersssss aud paints
Salary or Commissions Address
The HARVEY OIL Co.,
Cleveland. O
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
Water and Light Plant
Nearing Completion.

Work on the machinery of the
new Plant for Water and Light
is progressing nicely and in about
ten days the machinery will he put
in operation giving the town an
abundance of water and a day and
night electric service. THIS new
plant will be a big relief to the
town at,this time when fuel Of all
kind is way up.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
WE PAY CASH.

Mr.. Harry Epstein representing
the Eastern Metal Co., will be in
town on Feb. 18th or 18th, and
will pay high prices for auto tires,
copper, zinc, brass or any other
metals in large and small quanti-
ties, but will buy iron in car loads
only. Kindly send your answers
to this paper.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-02-24
Painful Coughs Relieved

Dr. Kings New Discovering is q sooth-
ing. healing remedy for coughs and
and colds that has stood the test of
nearly 6fty years. For that coughs that
strains the throat and saps the vitality
try Dr. Kings New Discovery. The
soothing pine balsams aud mild laxa-
tive ingredients soon drive the cold from
the system. Have q bottle on hand for
winter colds, crup. grippe aud bronchial
affections. At your druggist. 80.