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The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
PREDICT SUFFRAGE
FOR THE DISTRICT

That Congress will grant to the Dis
trict OF Columbia the right of suf-
rage when it convenes in December.
was the chief sentiment expressed at
the headquarters of the District Suf-
frage Association. 1626 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. when this body re-
sumed its activities for the winter
months, with Mrs. Henry Churchill
Cook. president. In the chair.
Arrangements were completed for
the annual State meeting, to be held
at the local headquarters on October
q. and the following were chosen as
representatives to this meeting. Mrs.
Cook, first delegate. and Mrs. George
w. Beall. first alternate: Mrs. Won
Dachenhausen. second delegate; Mrs.
Ashton Todd. second alternate; Mrs.
Samuel B. Milton. third delegate: Mrs
]. Shelby Riley. third alternate. At
this meeting the election of general
officers will be held.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
MONTH WILL END
SEDITIOUS PAPERS
Postmaster Buieson Says U. s. Has
Situation Well N Hand

within thirty days there win nct
be a paper IN this country printing
seditious matter"
Postmaster General Burisson made
this statement 20 the Cabinet yester-
day. IT can safely predict this." be
continued. ''as the machinery 10 De-
tect and close the mails 10 such pub
locations 10 running 30 smoothly that
our roundup viii soon be completsL"
Burleson's statement WAC erected
with warm approval by his associates
Of the Cabinet. he sfterwsrt told
reporters that the work OF licensing
foreign-language newspapers was pro-
crossing rapidly and that the entire
situation would be cleared UP within
thirty days.
Mr.. Eurieson confirmed reports that
large number Of foreign Language
and Socialist papers had been refused
mailing privileges-a much larger num-
Der than was generally supposed.
The figures. he said. would not he
made public until the department had
concluded its work. n then The law
is SO elastic, he declared that all
cases OF seditious publications are
covered and the department IL string
entity enforcing all the provisions.
A disloysl paper. he declared. taints
the entire press. il Is. he said para
phrasing Montague Glass, Nike the fish.
The press may be % per. cent loyal
but like the fsh which Is 20 per cent
fresh, Il il only the ] per cent which
attracts attention because II smells
bad
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
District Standing.
District No. I.

New York. Oct. i2.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say: Trade continues
large volume, but conservatism as re-
CARDS future buying seems to be
more marked as the high attitudes
to which prices for materials, as we'll
as labor have scared, is causing
enough restraint to account for the
conservatism; moreover, there is a
disposition to wait and see how far
governmental price regulation will
go. Yet, government orders, which
flow forth to a variety of lines, are
more than sufficient to Offset any he
cessions in what might be termed
normal operations.
Allowing for the reservations noted,
however, trade Is rather active. sales
by iobbers are good, and distribution
by retail dealers has been improved
by colder weather. But sales made
by final purveyors. especially in the
East, evidence the existence of eco
nomical tendencies, which in all
probability have been largely super
induced by high prices or the dis
placement of buyers caused by army
enlistments.
On the other hand, the situation In
the large cities close to environments
could hardly be better. this statement
being particularly true of the South,
where operations also are animated
by the highest prices paid for cot
ton since 1865.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC
in SOUTHEAST CURBED
Health Officers Assistant Makes En-.
eouragins Report After
Investigation.

--latest figures show that there are
now l&3 cases of disphtheria In South
east Washington, most of them across
the Anacostia bridge.
DR.. w. C. Fowler, assistant to DR..
william c. Woodward. health officer
Of the District, yesterday declared
that within the next few weeks, au-
thorities thought they would have
situation In hand.
"At present" said DR.. Fowler.
case after case Is being found where
exteriorally the child seemed per-
fectly all right. We are taking Gull
lures of all children in Anacostia.
Within a few weeks. the cultures will
all be taken, and the disease conse-
quently boxed in"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
Losing, Needed $500,
Man Arrives Here
7 To Touch President

Can you imagine anybody COM
ing to Washington for the express
purpose Of borrowing 500 from
President Wilson? Central once
Detective Joseph Grant met q man
like this at the Union Station, and
he referred him to the Washington
Asylum Hospital
The man is Charles F. Cress. "a
years Of age, who IL from Neon
nellsburg, Pa. According to the
story he told Detective Grant,
about q year ago he had been
"himnamed" out of 800. and due
TO the war he needed the money
to support his family back In
Pennsylvania. and to run his farm.
and thought that the President
might refund him his coin.
He was brought to police head
quarters where he was taken into
custody by Detectives Grant and
James Armstrong. He was later
sent to the asylum.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
Near Double-Vote Period Ends October Is
New Candidates Not Allowed to Enter After
10 O'clock Monday Night One and
Two-Year Subscriptions Count Most

Just one week from today the ALI
Prize Home Subscription Club inaug-
,urated for the purpose of increasing
The Herald's circulation, which goes
into more Washington homes, pro-
portionately. than any other local
morning paper. will be pronounced
closed by the judges who will oflciats
at the closing hour of tho campaign
and take charge of the counting OF
the ballots and the awarding OF the
prizes.
Monday night. October Is, however,
Is of more importance just now to
the members of the All-Prize Club
than the closing day. 1t Is more i'm
portant because after Monday night
votes decrease once more and for the
last time.
There are not as many candidates
lined up for the $40. prize list az
there should be. There is plenty of
room in several of the districts for
live wires TO enter between now and
10 o'clock Monday night and win a
good prize. Just a few one and two
year subscriptions before the near
double vote period closes may put
your name among those winning a
building lot. a merchandise order OF
at any rate 10 per cent cash commits
sion II you qualify.
You must enter, however, before
Monday night because after 10 o'clock
Monday night no more new candidates
will be allowed to enter the cam
paign.
Subscriptions mailed and postmarked
prior TO 10 O'Clock Monday night, Oc-
tober 10, will be accepted on the near
double vote period.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
To Examine Books
Of Defunct Firm

Justice siddons yesterday empow-
cred Byron u. Graham, receiver for
the banking and brokerage firm OF
Crane. Gilpin & Co., at Fourteenth
and F streets northwest, to employ
accountants. Graham filed q petit
ton yesterday to show that he Is
qualified tocact as receiver. as his
bond of $4,000 has been approved
He Immediately went to the office
of the firm and took possession of
all books. papers and securities. At
the time Of his appointment, he
states, the firm had no bookkespers
in its employ. the books being kept
by the members Of the arm them
selves. He asks that an entirely
disinterested person be employed ia
conduct the nscsssary sxAmfnatiou
OF the beokA
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
Plead Not Guilty Of
Violating D. c. Code

Cecil B. Hathaway. John W. Twi-
ford. Harry R. Fisher, Charles p.
Kienle. Solomon S. Mcintyre and
Charles ]. Whitman. all alleged by
the district attorneys ONCE to have
put distractions in the car tracks
Of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company during the strike last
winter. appeared before Justice Stat
ford yesterday and pleaded not guilty
to violating Section s4s OF the d. c,
Code.
Bond for their appearance was fixed
at 81, 500 each and was furnished for
all the defendants by George W. Ray.
Aubrey H. Staples and William c.
Kienle. Attorney NJ. F. Mangan will
defend the alleged strikers at the
trial.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
"CASCARETS" FOR
HEADACHES, COLDS,
LIVER, BOWELS
Enjoy Lifel Don't Stay Bilious.
Sick. eadachy and
Constipated.
Get Rid Of Bad Breath, Sour Stom-
ach. Coated Tongue.
Indigestion.

Get Decent box now
They're fine. Cascarets liven your
liver. clean your thirty feet Of bow
els and sweeten your stomach. You
eat one or two, like candy. before
ing to bed, and In the morning your
head Is clear, tongue is clean, stom-
ach sweet, breath right and cold gone.
Get box from your druggist and
enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Cascarets stop sick headache, bilious
ness. indigestion. bad breath and
constipation.
Mothers sohuld give whole Cas-
caret to cross, bilious. sick. feverish
children any time. They are harm
l1Da and never gripe or sicken.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
Denies Buying Shoes
For Another Woman

He did not buy Shoes. or any other
article of wearing apparel, for other
women. John E. Moran states in his
answer to the suit for separate MAIN
tenance filed in the District Supreme
Court by Martha Moran. And fur
Their. he states. he did not knock
his wife against mirror or ever
abuse her.
Even now. he states, he is willing
to live with his wife again and do
all in his power to give her a COM
Portable home. He denies absolutely
saying that he would slip town be-
for making. another effort to support
his wife. He has. he states. been on
the job five years as a printer and
has absolutely no Intentions OF leay-
ing the city.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
Waterways Convention
Meets Here in December

Following referendum to the mem
Ders' senator Ransdell, its president,
mas issued call for the fourteenth
annual convention OF the National
RIVERS and Harbors Congress to be
6 and !.
Ihat' the administration believes
lhat We must Use the Waterways
ana win the War" is indicated by
the fact that Secretary OF War Baker,
secretary OF the Navy Daniels, Sec
rotary OF Commerce Redfield and
Cnief OF Engineers Black will ad-
dress the convention.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

Member of the Association of
American Law Schools.
Strict standards for entrance and
course, a select student body, and
maximum credit from other law
schools.
instruction by most widely APP
proved methods by professional
teachers trained in the best mod
ern law schools and by lawyers In
active practice.
Three-year course for LIB: one
year postgraduate for LIN. or
NJ p. L.
Afternoon course available to en-
ployed students 5 to $40.
Optional morning classes 1:S0-S:io.
Secretary. Masonic Temple. NJ $40.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13

In reply to women asking How can
help? Maj. Gen. Wood says: IF
yen love your husbands and brothers.
see to 1t that they are given a SPORT
ing chance; that they are we'll trained,
well led. and well prepared In time OF
peace"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
DRUG FIEND SENT TO JAIL.

Halle De Forrest. well known TO
the police as a habitual user OF NOR
phine and other narcotics. was sen
fenced yesterday by Justice Stafford
in Criminal Court No. ! TO serve one
year at Occoquan.
The woman. who is colored. forged
the name 6f a prominent physician
on the 18th of last March 20 a pre-
scripuon for morphine sulphate. US
ing one Of her eleven aliases, that
Of Marie Cooper"
The postofiice employees Of Bsstoi.
have refused TO affiliate with the
American Federation Of Labor.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-13

Chas. III. Hayes. Riverdale. Nd. 1856
Mrs. c. Hall, Glen Echo. Mo-. IS, 500
District No. 10.
l.. ]. Giles, Clifton Forge. Va. .3sl, l52
Chas. w. Lake, Front Royal. ST., si2
John w. Minton, Alexandria. 81, 90
Claude B. Midkin. Alexandria. IA, 800
Mrs. S. J. Sisson, Fairfax, Va. .169, 232
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
Prohibition Bill Passed Friday
In Senate With Amendment
House to Decide.
STATE TO GO DRY IN 1918
House Will Likely Pass Bill Without
Much Oelay-First Passed BY the
House Last Monday With
Vote of 70 to %.
DRY BILL IN BRIEF.

April . 1918
Prohibits the manufacture. sale. barter
exchange or giving away offvinous, malt
sale barter
Permits manufacture OF cider for home
use or SALE and permits manufacture of
pure grain alcohol for useful purposes and
wine for sacramental use
restricts drug stores TO the sale Of pure
gram alcohol and then only for useful or
medicinal purposes
Permits clergymen to buy wine for sac.
ramental purposes only
Permits physicians, dentists and licensed
veterinarians 10 obtain grain alcohol for
medicinal use
goes In effect may be held i'm bonded ware
houses under government supervision until
1t can be sold outside the state
An amendment makes it lawful to sell
soft drinks containing less than one half
OF l per cent. alcohol
Provides for descriptive labels on liouor
packages in shipment
Stops interstate commerce In intoxicating
liquors after April =. 1918
Declares the blind tiger a common nui-
sance
Provides for proceedings by the state or
by citizen to abolish such nuisance and
for a permanent Injunction with costs
against the defendant
Gives right of action to injured person
who may be a victim Of an intoxicated per-
son, against those who Illegally supply
liquor TO the intoxicated person.
Gives immunity TO persons who testify
against liquor law violators
Puts personal guilt on the employee or
officer of corporation which violates the
law.
II section OF the law proves uncon-
stitutfonal that fact viii not void the law.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09

might appear TO be susceptible OF that
construction. I'm order however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding.
the government OF the United States
notifies the imperial government that
IL cannot for a moment entertain.
much less discuss. a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should in
any way in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct OF
any other government affecting the
rights of neutrals and noncombatants.
Responsibility In such matters Is
single, not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive
ITO this note of the eighth of May
the imperial German government made
no reply. On the thirty-first of Janu-
airy, the Wednesday of the present
week, the German ambassador handed
to the secretary Of state, along with
formal note. a memorandum which
contains the following statements:
The imperial government, there
fore, does not doubt that the govern
ment of the United States will under
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies brutal
methods of war and by their determina-
ton to destroy the central powers, and
that the government of the United
states will further realize that the
now openly disclosed intentions of the
entente allies give back to Germany
the freedom Of action which she re-
served in her note addressed to the
government Of the United States on
May 4. 1916
"'Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly preventing
after February l, 1917, In a zone
around Great Britain. France, Italy
and in the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that of neutrals included,
from and to England and from and to
France, ETC., etc. All ships met within
the zone will be sunk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LO'S TONGUE
1t cross, feverish, constipated,
give California Syrup
of FiQs."

laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
tax the time from play 10 empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. motheri IL coat
ed, Hr your child is listless, cross, few
erish. breath bad, restless. doesn't eat
heartily, full Of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful Of California Syrup OF
Figs" then don't worry. because IL is
perfectly harmless, and i'm few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle OF
california Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
Purpose Only Defense
Of American Rights.

I'VE do not desire any hostile con-
flict with the imperial German govern
ment We are the sincere friends of
the German people ana earnestly de-
sire 10 remain at peace with the gov
eminent which speaks for them. We
shall not believe that they are hostile
10 US unless and until we are obliged
To believe it. and we purpose nothing
more than the reasonable defense of
the undoubted rights % our people.
We wish 10 serve no selfish ends. We
seek merely TO stand true alike I'm
thought and in action, TO the imme-
mortal principles Of our people which
sought To express in my address to
the senate only two weeks ago-seek
merely 10 vindicate our right TO liberty
and an unmolested life. These are
the bases of peace. not war. Grant
that we shall not be challenged To de-
fend them by acts Of wllful injustice
on the part of the government Of Ger
many"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
Refused To Be Bound
BY Any Conditions.

TO this the government of the Unit
ed States replied on the eighth Of May,
accepting. of course, the assurance Civ
en-, but adding:
THE government of the United
States feels IL necessary 10 state that
Ii takes il for granted that the inn
perial German government does not
intend IL to imply that the maintenance
Of its newly announced policy Is I'm any
way contingent upon the course of re
suits of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the government of the United
States and other belligerent govern
ments. Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages I'm the imperial gov
ernment's note of the fourth instant
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
Recalls Assurances Given
BY Germany.

I'm reply to this declaration the inn
perial German government gave this
government the following assurance ::
1.-The German government is pre-
pared to do its utmost to confine the
operations of the war for the rest of
Its duration TO the fighting forces of
the belligerents, thereby also assuring
the freedom of the seas, principle
upon which the German government
believes, now as before. to be in agree
ment with the government of the
United States.
The German government, guided
by this idea. notifies the government
of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and destruction of merchant vessels
recognized by international law, such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared as naval war zone,
declared rs naval war zone shall not
be sunk without warning and without
SAVING huuldu lives, unless THESE SHIPS
attempt to escape or offer resistance
But, it added, 'neutrals cannot
expect that Germany, forced to fight
for her existence. shall, for the sake of
neutral interests, restrict the use of an
effective weapon If her enemy is per-
mitted TO continue TO apply at will
methods of warfare violating the rules
of international law. Such n demand
would be Incompatible with the char
acter of neutrality, and the German
government is convinced that the gov
eminent of the United States does not
think of making such demand,
knowing that the government of the
United States has repeatedly declared
that Ii is determined TO restore the
principle Of the freedom of the seas,
from whatever quarter it has been vio-
lated
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
Cannot Believe Germany
Will Carry Out Threats.

Notwithstanding this unexpected
action of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplored re-
nunciatiOn of its assurances, given
this government at one of the most
critical moments of tension in the re-
latiOnS Of the two governments, | re-
fuse to believe that 1t is the intention
of the German authorities to do i'm
fact what they have warned us they
will feel at liberty to do. l cannot
bring myself to believe that they will
indeed pay no regard to the ancient
friendship between their people and
our own or to the solemn obligations
which have been exchanged between
them and destroy American ships and
take the lives of American citizens
in the willful prosecution of the ruth
less naval program they have an
nOunced their intention to adopt. Only
actual overt acts on their part can
make me believe it even now.
IF this inveterate confidence on my
part in the sobriety and prudent fore
sight of their purpose should unhappily
prove unfOunded; if American ships
and American lives should in fact be
sacrificed by their naval commanders
In needless contravention of the just
and reasonable understandings of in
ternational law and the obvious die
tates of humanity, l shall take the lib
erty of coming again before the con-
gress, TO ask that authority be given
me to use any means that may be nee
essary for protection of our seamen
and our people in the prosecution OF
their peaceful and legitimate errands
on the high seas. ! can do nothing
less. l take it for granted that all
neutral governments will take the same
course.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-02-09
No Alternative Consistent
With Country's Honor.

Il think that you will agree with me
that, in view of this declaration, which
suddenly and without prior intimation
of any kind deliberately withdraws
the SOlemE assurance given i'm the i'm
perial governments note of the fourth
of May, 1916 this government has no
alternative consistent with the dignity
and honor of the United States, but to
take the course which. i'm it's note of
the eighteenth of April. 1916, it an
nOunced that it would take in the
event that the German government did
not declare and effect an abandonment
of the methods Of submarine warfare
which it was then employing and to
which 1t now purposes again to re-
sort.
Il have. therefore, directed the sec
rotary of state TO announce to his ex-
celiency the German ambassador that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German empire
are severed and that the American am
bassadOr at Berlin will be Immediately
withdrawn, and in accordance with
this decision to hand to his excellency
his DaSSDOrtS