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The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
OFFICE or THE DEPARTMENT oF
PNIgr~ AND BOt LEV ARDS.

S2e Farwcu RuudinE.
Detroit Mich. nov. 20. 1917
sealed prurosala wIII Pc received
- are above office. Until twelve
O'Clock Mon TuesdNy NtCemter tths
FOR thR construction -
PIRIIC CoMFoItr STATION
Plans and sperinratiors may -
.sen a. the 1rice ~ the architects.
Van T-even a. Smiling. ri8 Jnicn
Trust hlildiuE.
~erfffnd check amounting -
rrr e.uf 10 fle amount bid must A.
rnmuHN- rnrH rfopn .ai
The rghf is expressly raeerrst o.
reject ans or am hidt nr rarta there
wN Ur-T. Conan issioners
"a W. BUSCH secretary and
No - 1eaerai supertnteodezx
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
New York Stocks

Quotations by Hyfnblower & Weeks.
Nov e. Opeh nigh Low Close
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
PATRIOTIC

The "war machine" is oper-
ated by telephone. "Stick to
your post" is the advice of an
army officer to telephone en-
ployes.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27

PrintinE--thr riain neat tInd--thHt
y right--Timcs Sob Dept.--Mnin 1870.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
Standard Oil Stocks

Quotations by ifomhlower A Weeks.
,,nt Is rIoAc Bid Asked
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
PLEASANT

The work is interesting and
enjoyable. The surroundings
are comfortable; associations
agreeable. The company is
liberal In it's treatment of
employees.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
PROFITABLE

Salaries start at once. Oper-
ators earn while they learn.
Splendid opportunities for ad-
vancement.
Apply Operators Training
Department, Madison avenue
and John r street, between 9
a. m. and 3 p. m.
MICHIGAN STATE
TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27
STORAGE AND CARRIAGE

STORAGE. moving rates reasonable.
q r. Paade. 25s =, river Main 2ieS
AN Moving motor iriInh eXpr uR
A. gen hauling schwartz. y. e2lS-R
ACNE storage mammoth warehouse.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-27

nELr wANrEn-,IALE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
u THE RAILROADS !
ARE GOING TO SMASH
- words To That Effect. According
20 Testimony of Their Heads
In Rate Matter.
STEEL EARNIsGs LARGE
while Sales Of Cigarettes Arc Break
tfx All Rccords--Nay Future in
wheat at New High Figures.
BY BROADAN WALL.

New York, May stocks acted
Remarkably we'll today, when ono com
Z 1ders that the leading railroad presi-
cents were in Washington tcstifying
4 00fore the interstate commerce COM
! Mission that their properties are on
the verge of ruin. The spokesman
Tor New Haven stated thar his .oad
would be unable 10 pay the increase
Ut it, coal bill with the extra money
received from the freight rate in
crcAse that Is demanded What may
& happen to New Haven lf the increase
- not granted he lett to the imagtna-
ton. In behalf of Delaware and uud-
son, something was said Of a debaClc
Tor stockholders.
So there was liquidation all day long
IN the rails, but II was not violent, be
cause 30 many people knew the rail-
road presidents had lost their heads
md were talking for effect, There
isn't the slightest danger Of all the
american railroads going into recelF~
erkhtp- The selling wa chiefly fer
the. account of very rich persons and
institutions that want the money FOR
r0investment in the liberty loan The
presidents. no doubt. sold their stock
long ago II they ever had the nerve
to buy any in such desperate enter
prsses as they claim 10 he managing
Industrial stocks and tho coppers
were strong throughout the entire
4 0eGsion. This was due largely 20 pri-
waite reports from Washington that the
N6Fa4nt~tr4tice-f.@t ed @a+.i+--t-t+--t.
fair prices for war material, to tn
spire enthusiastic cooperation from
uAnufs cturers Tho matter can All
be adjusted later through taxation.
The United States steel corporation
expects to earn well above $3.50, 900
200 net IN the current quarter, maxi
ing its book value above $40 "A share
on the first of July.
Tobacco companies are prospecting
beyond all previous records Sales Of
riGArettes for March were ? 500, 600. =
600. This is an increase of 500 GOO, 00o
cigarettes over the sales in March Of
last year. and If carried out through
the year. will be So. 900 900 600 for the
whole wear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET,
tFron Caskie q Burch & Coz

Richmond. Va, May :, 1917
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
CHICAGO sKkAfx MARKET.
fQaotations by Miller & Co.. Members
Chicapo Doard OF Traa~.l

Chicago. May IA feature or The
wheat market on the hoard OF trade
today was new high price for the
May future~hiRhest in the history Of
the board of trade. that month selling
from s27s to s2s5x ana closing at
41SsL compared with a resting spot
Of S2Tsh on Saturday There were
net gains in the May future of 4A {,
while the more deferred months were
up only .. sc. In addition 10 the
new high price for May wheat 4 o
Mason sold 5000 bushels No. hard
spring wheat delivered from I3aluth
TO Chicago at th" fancy price OF 1924
or equal to 1913 T. o b. cars at pu-
luth. A car OF No red winter from
Northern Indiana was sold by Hitch
and Carder Mt $40. also the. highest
price ever reached in this market for
No rcd. This was much in the
general conditions surrounding the
wheat market TO cause rush of buy
ing Or the other hand tho longs re-
fused to allow their lines to pass
through their fingers ever ct new high
prices.
The visible supply or wheat mich
-ircrrusrrt =. ee 7t-4tr t7uvtrrE rfTe past
week, included bonded wheat At the
United States points Of accunulation.
together with Canadian wheat ahoat
on the lakes destined for United states
ports. The total visible TX now 3i,i42,-
600 bushels compared with t6.s16.0 600
bushels q year ago but the latter hE
ures did not Include the Canadian
wheat. Crop reports received from the
Southwest showed conditions as great
iy improved.
The market for corn was irregular
and unsettled. closing &C higher To
y lower Business was iRht and
mainly local
Oats were sluggish and prices were
kds.c lower. This grain responded
only feehTy to the strength in other
grains.
Provisions were easy ana lower most
~ the day on liquidation by longs
Open. fTlgn 1.nw. k1osn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
u. s. Circuit Court Of Appeals.

The United States circuit court OF
appeals reconvened yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, with Circuit Judges
Prftchard, Knapp and Woods, and
District Judge Smith in attendance.
Case argued:
No. 1909. Hiram w Sibley plain
tiff in error. We. John C. Mccoy, Polly
Mccoy, Archibald Justus and Armeda
Justus, defendants In error: error to
the district court at Roanoke, Va.
Argued by Mr.. w. J. Henson and Mr..
r. G. Jackson, of Roanoke. Va, for
the plaintiff In error. and by Mr.. J.
w. Flanagan, Jr.. of Grundy. Va,
for the defendants in error, and sub
mitted.
Case in call today:
No. 1903. W. r. Williams. D. d.
Hatfield and Lake Hatfield appel
lants, VS.. the Provident Life and
Trust Co, OF Philadelphia, and Ed
ward r. Wood. Jr.. executors and
trustees of Stuart Wood. deceased. ct
al. appellees; appeal from the dis
trict court at Huntington. w. Va To
be argued by Messrs Sanders &
GTeekett,-ef Bluefieid.- Fa-,-for
the appellants, and by Messrs. Camp
bell, Brown & Davis, OF Huntington,
w. Va, for the appeilees.
Admitted to practice:
]. w. Flanagan, Jr., of Grundy.
Va. was admitted to practice as an
attorney and counsellor in this court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08

close was steady at net decline of
Is to Fl points
Port receipts for the day were 1916
bales. compared with 1881 bales last
year. New York warehouse stocks are
81 623 bales. contrasted with 1879, $3.50
bales year ago. Exports for the dav
w6re GIFT BETTE III 70 GREAT Britain,
Clearances for The season to date aE-
gregate ss931S5 bales against 1924
f67 bales for the corresponding period
last season,
Spot here was quiet. 20 points lower
ut 1880; there were no sales; delv
cred on contract. 200 bales Spot at
New Orleans quiet. unchanged at
10 soc. Tho sales were sic bales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
RICHMOND pRopuCE MAs..r.

Chickens, broilers. IN
lbs, and over ......... ~ u ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Chanccry Deeds OF Trust.
HUSTINGS TRANSFERS.

Three Deeds of Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.
n. f Lyme ct NIX to Junius Brown.
$50 acres on east side Varina road !;
tax. soc; $40
David F, jackson ct Tx. to Rachael
jackson, three acres near White Oak
swamp; tax, soc; 500.
Greater Richmond Realty Co, Inc,
to Mrs. Corine Waller. lots IL, IS,
block -. Monument Avenue park 4;
tax, 1920 $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Court News
Collected by the Daily Record.
Twelve Deeds Of Bargain and Sale
Recorded Yesterday.
CHANCERY TRANSFERS.

Fannie b. Allen to May Allen ct
al. 20 feet ga inches by lis Ia
feet irregular lines), No. 2123 Park
avenue; tax, $3.50; So
II. ]. Rawley to II. NJ. Delaney. BOX
i7s IA feet, No. 1915 Grove avenue;
tax, IS; $1,000.
Max E. Ruehrmund to J. D. Car
neal. 81 feet 8 IL inches by 100 feet
south line Moore street, 231 liz feet
east Dineen street: tax. soc; $40.
j. c. Anderson ct TX to Davis
Brothers, Inc. ct al, 20x1o3 feet
northwest corner OF Clay and Fou-
shee streets; tax. So: $40.
II. NJ. Delaney ct TX to Annie NJ.
Ferguson. 30x17e "a feet. No. 1715
Grove avenue; tax. $3.50; $40.
G. O. Smith to Edith Miller, s5x
40 feet, lot IL. square j. SCOTS ad-
dition; tax $40: $40.
A. j. Chewing. Jr.. executor, to
J, W. Johnson. % l-2xl34 feet, No.
sos North Twenty street; 81
345.
A. C. Carneai ct Tx. to ]. Lee Davis
ct al, 81 "a by l25 feet irregular
lines. No. 1212 Park avenue; also
10 "a by 12S feet irregular lines)
No. 1914 Park avenue; also 81 ID
by 131 feet irregular lines). being
No 1916 Park avenue: tax. $3.50:
$40 ~
John Sloan, trustee. to Virginia
Louise Sloan, soxso feet north line of
Ashland street 400 fet east OF Carter
street trustees sale): $50.
Gus +. Parkinson ct Tx. to Samuel
r. Parkinson. Jr., II by 115 feet
northwest corner Marshall and
Twenty-second streets; tax, 81: $40.
Carrie n. Williams to Bernard
Reid. 32x1oo feet on Winston street;
tax. soc: $40.
], Lee Davis eft al. to A. C. Carnea1.
30x60 feet east line of Deep Run
street, between Park and Monument
avenue; tax. s25; $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08

'fMpctations ny Miller g. Co.. Members
New York Cotton Exchauge.)
New York. May 7s~-Dealines in cot
sen rerra!red small today and the mar
kef wrs weaker. being unable to alb
Drb the light offerings that were made.
IN was believed thai the outside inter-
NJ was reduced coaside-ah'y ias; week
snnA the outlook for the veeta was
4nnproved. There was "A !. ad deal o.
Aearssh talk around the ring a sod
rains In Texas where needed, and dis
appointing Liverpool cables brought in
n rood supply al the opening. but The
*AomAnd was larger than anticipated
sHnA the tore was steady. After the
iii the buying increased ara by the
- OF the first hour prices had rallied
M 70 points. from The initial Levels.
n No favorable western belt forecast
6fned the market easier after the
: III bulge.
~ Dereased Southern offerings and
4 6ASp0ol selling carried prices into
l - ground late In the daJ. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
REPORTED by Rodgern. piuo.2sser a C.
Incl

iEcporfcd by Rodgsrn. z'iuo.gsser a C.
Incl
Petersburg. Va, May :, 1917.
sP ANfs>i+ Farmers Stock. Market
firm. $2.l5 per bushel.
VIRGINIAS. Farmers Stock. Marks
Grm-
Fancy Jumbo, Sc per liz.
Extra prime. ia c per III.
Prime. nc per 10
RICHMOND PRODUCE MAkl.tc.
Wholesale Quotations F1rrsL-l~u ~
IL. W. Evans a. Co., irodaee Corr.
mission Merchants
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Mi.c.iianeou. Markets.

New York, May 7,-Alth0Eh tNc 0Urb
market was dull to-day a smart advance
IN Russian 5iz's and s19's served 10
lend some semblance of feature In
thu day's trading. Bath picked up tx O
points. The undercurrent OF the mar
ket remained quiet, but Arm.
Raw sugar steady; centrifueals,
e6eRS.2s; molaases sugar. $780, &c.
Refined sugar firm; fne grRnulated,
s.soe78.so.
Money on call opened AZ high. 4.
close. 8 close, : per cent Most of
the days loans were made AT az per
cent. Time money was firm There
was a very fair demand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
\ NJ. Rich, tract Of land about one
mile from Williamsburg road; 5000.


Stcte Corporation Comndsston.
Following charters and amendment
were issued yesterday:
Adopted Sons and Daughters Of
Zion, Abingdon. Va. No capital stock
Alexander Beard. president; William
Young. secretary--both of Abingdon,
Va.
Southern Tale and Mineral Co,
Inc. Fredericksburg. Va. Capital
stock. $4,000. Mining business
Stanley poggett, president, IL Cliff
street. New York; Stanley H. Doggett,
secretary and treasurer, IL Cliff street,
New York.
Claymoor Court Inc. Roanoke. Va
Capital stock, $4,000. Developing
and building business. W. B. Clay.
president; L. E. st. Clair. secretary
both Of Roanoke, Va.
Amendment to charter OF veazey
& Bullock, Inc, West Point, Va.
changing name to Veazey g. Morris,
Inc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08

10 the only IRE association offer
ing rates at actual cost. Old-line
companies have recently raised rates.
Tho Northern Neck Mutual Fire AS
ISOLATION. Irv.ngton, Va, insure your
dwelling for a little less than any 9TH
er concern: and stores, merchandise
factories, oyster houses, etc, at about
ONE-HAI4F THE PRICE asked BY
others. Save money. Write them
fTwenty-one years o1d).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Marconi Brinsinr wreath.

Rome May 7.--Wiliiam Marconi. the
noted Italian inventor and a memb
OF the Italian mission which will visit.
the United States Is carrying with
him TO America a bronze wreath to
be placed on the tomb of Washing
ton as a tribute from the italian ma
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Hastings Trust Deeds.


Harvey L. Snellings ct ux to F.
=. Mcconnell, trustee. lot l, square
~, Weisiger's plan. 33x155 feet south
me Decatur street, corner Forueth
street; s402
Leroy r. Brown ct ux to Richmond
Bank and Trust company, trustee, lot
3, square 60. Purcell & Cabell's addi-
ton, 66xl57 feet north Tine Marx
street, corner Fourth street: also lot
5, block 60. Purcell & Cabells addi-
ton, 66xl57 feet north line Marx
street. corner Third street; $1,180.
Henrico Trust Deed.
Junius Brown to Q. f. Parrish, trus-
tee. $50 acres on east side Varina
road. sS2S1
Henrico Release Deeds.
Thomas w. Garner, trustee. to Myr-
tie l. Jackson. as IA acres ut junction
OF old Henrico railroad and Deep Run
turnpike: sS18
Frank r. Read. trustees. to Arthur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Mr. Canrn IMPROVING.

Mr.. William G. Camp, vice presi-
dent Of the American National bank.
has been quite sick at his home with
infammatory rheumatism. He is now
improving and hopes shortly to be
able to receive his friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08
Chancery Release Deeds.

W. f. Sullivan, trustee, ct al to
George IL Edelblut. is 7-12 by 10
feet, known as SIG Randolph; $1,000.
II. Seldom Taylor. trustee. to Mrs
Pattie NJ. Gressett, 28x120 feet north
line Taylor street. 81 ala feet west
OF Sheppard; s2.120.
A. J. Chewing. Jr,. trustee. to
Alexander Board 20 l2x134 feet
known as 905 North Twenty ninth;
$1,000.
r. r Clayton ct AL. trustees. to
John Taylor, ct TX. rs SIS by 90 feet,
known rs seai Floyd avenue; 1904. So
Eiam & Funston, trustees. to Bessie
Bell Angle, 25 liz by 80 feet IL
inches north line of Floyd avenue
between Vine and L,ombardy streets:
si,26s
Chewing & Boxley, trustees. to
haywood Clay ct ux., II liz by 10
IL feet being No. 1101 North Fifth
street: 1896.
Chewing & Boxley. trustees. to H.
Howison Jones, 81 Tie by 81 feet,
being No SOC North Fourth street:
1855
Willis C. Puiliam. trustee, to Annie
b. Smith ct al, 23x120 feet. being No.
~ North Twenty-seventh street;
$500,
Chanccry Deeds OF Trust.
Carrie 9 Dickey to II. Carter Redo,
trustee S5x14o feet north line First
avenue, 10 feet north of Milton street:
$265O
John and Sadie B. Taylor to r. T.
clayton ct al, trustees, 26 SIS by 90
feet being No. 2021 Floyd avenue;
SS92.12
j, w. Johnson to John T. Wfngo,
trustee, 20 IL by 1874 feet. being No.
700 North Twenty-ninth street;
ss96.66.
j. Lee Davis ct ais to Elam & Fun
stem, trustees. 81 Pa by 131 feet Dir
regular lines), being No. 1915 Park
avenue; s4,130.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-08

Nothing of especial interest was not
I'd In a mediocre market on Cary street
-nnls-the- usual Mon
day morning trading. with light re-
CENTS, the demand about equaling the
supply. Indications. however. were for
fairly good business through the
week
The Washington times., 1917-05-02

Shipping shares exhibited marked
strength In the late trading, with
vigorous buying in practically all OF
the active issues. Marine preferred
gained 3h points from its opening
price, with a quotation of SO. The
common made a gain of more than
one point to 29h. Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies moved up approximate
ly 2 points to 2eh.. Most of the buy
ing, according to Street gossip, was
based on peace talk and the theory
that the Government will put the
recently commandeered German boats
into transatlantic service, and that
this expedIent will preclude the pos
sibility of American vessels being
taken over at this time. The remark
ably large earnings of steamship
companies, at war prices, are well H.
lustrated by the chartering of the
Binghamton and the Huron, owned
by a subsidiary OF the United States
Steamship Company, for the coast
wise coal trade for twelve months
at a monthly charter rate of $50,OOO.
The vessels are to engage in the
coastwise coal trade. which will more
than pay their pre-war value in a
quarter of the time for which they
are engaged.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
NEWSFOR INVESTORS'
Arguments Born Of Fear.

A Wall Street house in discussing
the factors for and against the main
tenance OF prices in the stock market
says 1t finds on the constructive side
''the most conclusive evidence OF enor-
nous industrial profits, the enormous
accumulation of gold, the continued
piling UP OF a foreign trade balance,
and a tentative increase in railroad
rates" As against these factors as
bear influences this house sees: First.
the fear that the Government will
requisition such a large proportion Of
products and productive capacity at
far below market prices as seriously
to impair earning capacity; second.
the fear that in addition to this there
will be imposed excessive taxes that
will eliminate most Of the remaining
profit: third, the fear that an attempt
will be made to put out the entire
new issue of war bonds at one stroke
and that this might not be entirely
successful and would embarrass the
money market: fourth, the prospect
of poor wheat crop. The mere emu
meration OF these factors reveals that
those on the constructive side are
actual and positive, while those on
the reverse side, with the exception
OF a poor wheat crop, are arguments
born of fear"
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
THELOCAL MARKET
0DD-l0T STOCKS SALES
MAKE UP BULK OF TRADING
Several Scattered Bond Sales OF
Minor Importance Recorded.
Railway Shares Go Begging at
New Low for Year-lanston Mo-
notype Company Declares Regu-
lar Dividend.

Trading on the local Stock EX-
change today was confined principally
to a few odd-lot stock transactions
and several scattered bond sales OF
minor Importance.
The only incident during the ses-
sion of especial interest was the Of
fering of Washington Railway and
Electric Company stock at new low
for the year-73h. Even at this fig
ure the stock went begging. the best
bid being az. After call a ten-share
lot sold at 10. The preferred stock
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company also was traded in odd
lots selling at Ish.
odd lots of Washington Gas stock,
the first to be traded in for a week
or more, sold at TN.
Capital Traction Company stock
was firm with the sale Of forty-nve
shares at sly
Bonds continued easy. Traction o's
sold at 1O2% and 102H. Washington
Gas SIS changed hands at 1924. a
81 900 Railway 4 brought 1874 ana
81, 900 Potomac Consolidated o sold at
9Sh.
Directors of the Lanston Monotype
Company have declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent,
payable May 81 to shareholders OF rec
ord May 81. The annual stockholders
meeting of the company is to be held
at noon tomorrow in Alexandria
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
URGE RESTRICTIONS
ON FUNERAL CHAPELS
Columbia Heights Citizens Ask
New Regulations.

Residents of Columbia Heights ap-
peared at a hearing before the Com
missioners today to urge the adoption
of regulations requiring the consent
of adjacent property owners and resi-
dents to the establishment OF NOR
turary chapels and embalming and
undertaking establishments.
The hearing was called following a
recent protest filed with the Commits
sioners against the location of an
undertaking establishment at Four
teenth and Harvard streets north
west.
Frederick ]. Rice, president OF the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
tion, said that undertaking establish
ments should be placed in the same
class with garages, coal yards, saw
mills, abottoirs, and other businesses
requiring the consent Of adjacent
property owners and residents. The
character OF the business, he said, is
such as to depricate the value of sur
rounding property when located in
residential section.
1t Is realized, Mr.. Rice said, that
any regulations the Commissioners
would adopt would not prevent the
establishment of an undertaking
dl oAN AAoA
ward streets, as they could not be
made retroactive, but such action was
urged for the future protection OF
residential districts.
Resolutions passed by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association at a
meeting last night urging the adop-
ton OF the regulations. were present
ed by ]. Clinton Hiatt Addresses in
Of reRIIlatiOnR were
made by Judge Charles S. Bundy, w.
S. Soleau, Max Kohner, and DR.. L. +.
Kebler.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. attorney for
the owner of the undertaking estab-
lishment in question, said that inves-
tigation showed that no city has
adopted regulations such as are pro-
posed.
Tie Commissioners, at the close OF
the hearing. said the matter would be
given consideration.
The Washington times., 1917-05-02
WOULD HALT AGITATION
Mrs. Wadsworth Says suffraslsts
Should Await for Wars End.

That the suffrage movement
should be suspended for the period
of the war in order taht the women
may give all their time and energy
to strengthening the nation was as
serted today before the Senate Wom-
an Suffrage committee by Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth, wife of the Senator
from New York.
Mrs. Wadsworth was one of num-
Der of prominent anti-suffrage leaders
at the hearing before the committee
today Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge, presi-
dent Of the National Association Op-
posed to Woman Suffrage, declared
that the majority of women did not
want the ballot. Miss Minnie Bron-
son, of Iowa, said that II the women
really wanted suffrage they could
get it by telling their husbands to
go to the polls and vote in favor Of 1t.
Only about 55 per cent OF the quail
fled voters go TO the polls in Califor-
mia. she raid. She thought that this
indicated that woman suffrage tended
to make the men voting slackers."
Miss Lucy Price, of Ohio, said that
the advocates OF suffrage who want
national amendment were afraid to
trust to the State by State method.