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MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
SUPPORT SUFFRAGE.

That Michigan Democrats have ac--
cepted women as a factor In politics
may be judged from the statement
made by Chairman A. f. Stevenson
when the Michigan Democratic State
Central Committee. two to one, endors-
ed woman suffrage "Women are GO.
ing TO vote" said Chairman Stevenson.
'You can't stop them. Why not meet
them gracefully? They will be with
the men who were for them, and what
we ought TO do is to get ourselves into
position where we will have reason
TO claim some Of their support"
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the succeeding Emperor always did,
which was to put the image of their
predecessor on their coins. This was
"the mark of the beast" And moth
ing else under heaven was "the mark
of the beast" "And no man should
beable to buy or sell, save he that
hath the mark, even the name Of the
beast or the number of mis- name."
"Here is Wisdom. "He that hath
understanding, let him count to num-
Der of the beast; for it is the number
of a man: and his number is Six hun
dred and sixty and six. I" The key
which locks this whole theory is that
number, 666 is the number of Nero
Caesar in Hebrew numerical valua-
tons. And this Interpretation of
the number as Nero Caesar was made
independently by such scholars as
Fritzsche, Benary, Hitzig, Reuss, and
Ewald.
The form and the language of this
article is all that is my own. The
ideas have been worked out by very
brilliant men who have spent their
whole lives in this field. Even then
/ would not claim any infallibility for
the above Interpretation. This is a
very difficult problem. When you see
some very simple Interpretation of
these beasts and the book of Rev.
you may make up your mind that it
is all humbug.
Rev. ]. c. Brown.
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FAILS TO REMOVE HIS HAT
Manager Knocks Down Employee and
Then Hands Him "BIue
Envelope"

Miami, Okla.-Because an employee
of the Riverside park here would not
take off his hat when the band played
1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner" Man.
ager A. III. De vaux knocked the Of
Tending lid off the mans head. after
he had asked him three times to re-
move 1t. AS the man stopped over to
pick up the hat, Mr.. De vaux gave him
q right uppercut to the jaw and he took
the count. He also received . blue
envelope"
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his church doomed in the chap. So
l think a brief article presenting the
results of modern, scholarship would
not come amiss.
No one can do any serious think
ing on this subject without first get
ting the right perspective of the
whole book of Rev. The one impor-
tant point to get is that Rev. is not
book of prophecy, but that it is an
Apocalypse. 1t has the same general
character as all the other Jewish
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unit has mobile clinics In all the small
towns of that part of France.
Then there is a military unit In the
hottest part of the fighting zone which
helped to care for the men fighting in
the last battle of the Marine. Ii is
stated entirely by women surgeons;
and nurses in region raided day and
night by aircraft:
Last to go is mobile unit for gas
cases. Women only, here, as In both
other hospitals, form It's staff. They
will run motor ambulances and trucks
into the gassed areas to rescue the
victims.
For the years upkeep Of these three
hospitals more than 100000 will be,
raised
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Industrial Organizations.

Religious ORGANIZATIONS.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Gen
eral Conference: National Society of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-06
SPEAKING OF BEASTS.

OF recent times we have heard
much concerning the Beasts mention
ed in Revelations Is. There are those
who think we have there a definite
prophecy relating to the Kaiser. And
there are some few who are foolish
enough to believe that the United
States is the Second beast. But
nearly everybody who thinks on this
chap, must needs find the Pope and
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ADVERTISED BY
ITS ALLIES
Suffrage Cause Supported by
Hundreds of State and Ma
ti0naI Organizations.

A cause is known by its friends.
Friends and supporters of woman suf-
frage are legion, and include practi-
cally every influential organization,
state and national. A partial list fol-
lows:
Business Organizations.
American business Women's Asso-
citation, Women Grain Growers Asso-
citation, Grand Council Of United Com
mercial Travellers, National American
Letter Carriers Association, United
National Association of Post Office
Clerks.
Industrial Organizations.
National Women's Trade Union
League, United Mine Workers, Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea, Western Federation of Miners,
United Textile Workers of America.
Professional Organizations.
National Editorial Association, In
ternational Council of Nurses, Ameri-
can Nurses Association, National
League of Nursing Education, Ameri-
can Federation of Teachers, National
Educational Association, Association
Of Collegiate Alumnae.
Religious Organizations.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Gen
eral Conference: National Society of
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THE FIGURES FOR 1T

The official government reports Of
deaths and sickness at the various
training camps. published in the dis
patches yesterday. reveal condition
that is anything but reassuring to the
country as to provisions that have
been made for the housing and proper
clothing Of the men called to service
Without blaming the Secretary Of
War for personal responsibility for the
existing mortality among the soldiers.
the official health reports certainly
substantiate the charges that have
been made as to- the abnormal death
rate prevailing at the different canton
ments. The figures must be correct.
for the War Department authorizes
their publication. They are as fol-
lows:
The non-effectivc rate for the Ma
tionat guard was 5O.4 per thousand
compared TO 49.1 the preceding week.
but the hospital admission rnte de-
creased from 30.1 to 29.3 The non-ef-
fective rate Of the National army was
53.s. compared to 81, and the hospital
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Pacific Rates Go Up in
Decision Of Famous Case

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-In deciding
the inter-mountain rate case today tho
interstate commerce commission au-
lhorized transcontincntal railroads to
increase rates from eastern points to
Pacific seaport cities TO the level Of
the rates now prevailing to intcr-moun-
tain points.
simultaneously the. commission re-
fused TO allow railroads 10 cancel ex-
listing commodity rates on shipments OF
less than carload and apply higher
class rates.
Rail and water rates on shipments by
way If Galveston were authorized in
creased to the level OF all rail rates
between tho cast and west. Rates OH
commodities for export may he raised.
according 10 the commissions deci-
sion.
Tho commission found that the for
mcr reason for maintaining lower
through rates tn Pacific ports from
eastern territory than To the mountain
territory were removed when ships for
merly in sevice between the Atlantic
and Pacific scaboard by way Of the Pan
ANA canal were removed for tranSat-
lantic service. After Analysing the iiG.
urcs presented by railroads the conf
mission decided that rates to the coast
were abnormally low considering acrv-
ice rendered and transportation cN-
penses. For that reason the petition
Of commercial interests OF Pacific
points that the inter-mountain rates be
lowered was refused.
Intermediate cities under the com"
missions decision will not bear dis
elimination which II was alleged pre-
vailed under the old rate scheme by
which through rates were forced down
by water competition.
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A WOMAN OF VISION

Some grouchy men object TO giving
women tho vote because they claim
they are incapable Of understanding
the intricate affairs Of government and
questions bearing on the economical
needs Of The country. But have any
of rhis class of DIRECTORS 10 woman
suffrage any clearer or broader vision
than that Of Miss Frances kellor, OF
the National characterization Commit
tee. who. speaking in Boston recently
before tho National Association Of Cot.
ton manufacturers, said: One great
task is ahead Of this country. and
that is the ending Of the war and
the ending Of it in the right man
ner." This job. she declared. should
be approached in the manner to make
it effective, which. she asserted. had
not been done to date. She deplored
the lack of coordination Of the coun-
try's forces, without which the cause
OF labor will suffer greatly, and she
called attention to the fact that the
British never Issue an order until
they have the machinery all ready TO
put the product into service imme'
diately and most efficiently. The United
States follows quite contrary policy,
the speaker declared.
Miss Kellor predicted that "the
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of private property IN all xmas OIL
land. that Of the peasants not eXcluceo'
and the granting by the State OF small
lots TO. those willing to work on them
with no hired labor. Others, as part
of the Social Democrats, demanded
municipalization OF The land, which
also means the abolition OF private
nropertv, leaving, however, the dlstrl-
button of the land to local sclf-goVern'
ing bodies. Still others urged lmme-
.diate allotment OF all available land 10
the needy peasants on the basis of pri'
yato and unrestricted property. We are
not acquainted with details Of the land
program promulgated by the Bolshe-
Wiki in November last. 1t seems, now
ever. that In its main features this
nrogram follows the Social-Revolution-
arv convention. At any rate. ii is evil
dent that the economic aspect OF the
situation demands as near an approach
to equality in land distribution as IS
comnatible with social progress.
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, admission rat" Was %?.6. compared ia
SOS.
There. wrrr ii deaths in III" National
guard CAMPS compared with 81 Tho pho
cndinc week ~ iha; number - were
pucllnnuti ris"S. Deaths IN III" Na-
, ,innal arm. Mrr" ms araiuS' li?. pn'u-
mnnia rauSiuc - IT tn" d"aths..
The important feature Of these re-
ports is III" mortality scored by pnru'
mcnia. being in each instance over
half The number of total deaths. This
was thr record for the past week.. The
! toll Of The second week in January
was of similar imprcsSiveness In that
period there wore. from all causes. 100
deaths among members Of the Ma
tional guard and 167 among members
of the National army. Elghty o. the
guardSmrn died from pneumonia and
10 OF those in the lional army died
from the same cause. Upon III" basis
Of IN" present strength Of tho organt.
Zations in camp, this makes dacth
rate from all causes Of 14.S per cent,
which il higher Than that Of any city
: in the nation save one.
! If d similar percentage Of deaths IN
! Wheeling should occur from smallpox
or typhoid fever would il MOI alarm
tho peoplcn Would there not be some
unusual concern on tho part OF the
! public, therefore. Will" the Secre'
; tary Of War may not b" held 10 be
! personally RESPONSIBLE for the pneu-
monia scouragc % tho camps. the
| death rate from that disease, which
docs not assail physically fit persons
such as these were guaranteed 10 be.
/ certainly opens up a legitimate Ques'
! ton As 10 who is responsible for the
diStrcssful situation. Pneumonia in
variably attacks persons of low vitality
and advanced age, not robust young
men. The disease is primarily due 10
exposure, which in camp would arise
chiefly from insufficient clothing and
| improper housing. which were among
the dclinouencies charged against the
War Department.
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he WHEELING 1NrELL1GENcEa
Ike y. England" 5'Am"r"n'> Peril. Ei".

:h"Ir subject. i.",3 W'n" w"N III never '
Ilr.r,. If til. WN". iu't I""'hIl'""' Hi'"
even u"w NV I"Th i'hiia.'' 'i.''A H''i
other cities ar" h,Im. secured III M, -
fort ~ SECURE NOR" of thcm Tor Na|h-
ingtnn. Nc arc not. Of course" rrlSTrlnE
To such ahlr men as have hcen CHOSEN
for tho cN"CutiV" heads nf ir"mmlESi"hS
and committees. for in mast lhslHhcrS
they arc rXrcrls vino are inNaluahl" tor
their kn";"lSdec and organizing ah1i'tE'
and would hr cheap ~ an" Shi0r? hii'H
more so al a dollar.
Rut is II ~, a Wonderful sight. 10 So
Il great srlcutific. business nation. such
as America dcludinc itself that 1t is
ecomom,.inc by employing thousands or
men To undertake imr"rtan; work m
dor lhrs" exports. work which III" are.
in so many instances, not the nest Hual-
flied tn do simply hocauS" they Will 40
il for u dollar n year" As matter OF
fact there Is not always IN" imln""1a'"
money saving that there appears 7" NO
for it is we'll known fact that many
rr the mon whose salaries are Il dollar
n NcAr arc allowed very liberal EXPENSES
accounts which the national treasury
settles.
The modern war machine" demands an
engineer. ana n skilled engineer at mat
Ia ulTt'ft ''liu part ~ ltS WIN 'H' -
ririrnry can not hr got by putting the
lawyer on tar munitions end. III" hank
clerk an tho publicity end. and :" ON.
yr, that is what Washington has hccn
doing r., some il has become Il huSE"
Joke 1t may develop into tragedy. for
there is no Disgusting the fact that the
waste Of time. tho diffusion Of effort
and the lackk Of coordination arc anlaz-
ing. At any other time they would he
amusing. Now. they arc tragic and ap-
rallinE
This great rich country must. not try
- win this war by making The huh" "f
the wheel the Dollaritc. There might
hc Il firing axle" soon and then loco
motion wui:ld hc tmn"dcd.
Tho danger Of tho Dollaritc is that he
feels that hc is not under orders. He Is
not bound Ia stay in III" office If II
locks like good weather for golf and
there arc so many social stunts In WASH
ingtnn that hc and his wife or his moth
or and sisters must hc inland So 1t
goes. He Is not Ii government cmPihHc.
yet is entrusted with vital government
routine.
Can not America learn anything from
Ersgland's sac experience Nationally
the English were tho greatest tight
wads" Of the earth. but. even in"y nev
or fell for IN pars m0nous Dollaritc de-
lusIon. Something for nothing is always
dear at tho price.
At tho front there is peril of death
and disease. There are mon there taking
II and Drawing II in tho rnuntry's pay
and under it's Stern disrinlin". They will
nave X worse soon. They vii be slaught-
cred like sheep unless America awakcns
an 'drcalizeS that If she must put Wash
ington on n war footing MS regards eff
cheney and real economy.
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
THE FATAL BLUNDER.

If they would let mo go to France,
and DER the fields Of battle prance. the
war would sec its close; the sight Of me.
in brave array. all armed and bucklercd
for tho fray. would paralyze the foes.
Tho world would hear the kaiser cry, II
hn beheld ME whooping by. in my bright
shirt of mail. There is no use to strug-
gle now: that fat bard with the bullying
brow has surely turned the scale. Tie
way his dripping sabre rlanks. the way
he's wading through my ranks. has
chilled my royal feet; so let tho strife
and tumult cease; let us sit down and
talk of peace. Il boon that's truly sweet
0ur government. alas. seems bored.
WIENER ] Clamor for sword to prod
the Tcuton hacks: officials. in their bone
head way, explain to me that I must
stay and pay my income tax. And SO
the weary war drags on: there Is no sign
Of peace'S dawn. no symptoms Of truce;
and all because ] may not so across
the sea to swat the foe. and cook the
kaisers goose. When will our govern
mcnt awake, and realize Its dread mis-
take. and send me to the front? -..-
world from blood will then be free; then
old Dad Hindenburg will see how Use
less Is his stunt.
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\ d"linr Il year - surely No. Il mr.
aiclIcut salary. bul In caS"s IL ''TN Ia
fearfully expensive for the g"rcrlhu"ml
Of the Tinted state. Washington for
months has been jainmeh by p"ilariies
and there is still never ending stream
! of. them to thu capital.
Washington is the Mecca Of millions
Of good Americans who Will never Sc"
it, Many ii their more fortunate com.
! patriots are seeing il now for the first
timc--"u q dollar q year.
How do they DO it: Quite a number
arc wealthy n,.u. som" nf tnnm "N-
| tremcly wealthy. They can manaE"
dirertnrShirS and "mnlum"nts run on
and the hHE distance iel"rhonc is by
their hand. making "hu.sinrss as usual
possible.
Many If ;ncm arc Inrn lent by pa
lriutir employers To the government.
They GO: their ordinary salaries from
the home office and in some cns"s
good allowance for expenses. They look
upon he;nE III Washington in war times
aS vacation. aud whcrc they came
from they never wiz h" missed.
War is = deadly business. Il comes
near hcing literally :" for tho army or
regular civil servants Of tho government
whose permanent residence" is Washing
ton. fer TIC thrush Of pnllariIes has
snut cvrrl,..iu" essential L, life rock
Curing in price. Til" punr government
servants arc distracted
Th.. ,yc-,-r civil SrrNI,.r salary in
N.usbinrtnu !. under n thousand dollars
.,,. ,,,,,,,, ar,I tL,, s,u,uds like q nick
clunwrday; in Washington.
1r,o r,,i,,v.r ,oni,ol ,oday is II city of
c,,,,r,isvin,. .,rd ocmr,i,,ccs rnmposcd
i,rr..iv nr ln,IInritrs I, is \ narrowing
srrr,,,Ir frr an ,ffi,,icuc, cxrcrt.
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science of man-power" will be a new
industrial development that will come
after the close of this war that it will
not be developed in Washington. but
in each industrial plant" That is
quite. true. The science of man-powct
is one with which the present acade
mic theorists in control Of government
today are una Bile TO cope. What VIC
must have is frst-class business ad
ministralion and party in power
which will perfect legislation to re
lieye the anxieties of American manu-
facturcrs respecting postwar COM
petition in the homo market. Then
this science can be developed unham
pered in the only practical lahora,
tories-the industrial plants Of the
country.
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GERMAN STRIKES SPREAD

The continued and insistent reports
s Of tho unrest and threatening demon
STATIONS Of the working class Of Ger
many, which We have been advised to
discount, now appear to be clothed
with reality, according to clrcumstan-
tial cable dispatches which appear
this morning. The cancellations
have been succeeded by details that
warrant belief In a critical situation
which obtains In the German Empire.
The formation Of a workmen's council
with an action commission" which
includes among it's men and women
membership OF ten such prominent
advocates Of the peoples cause as
Hlgo Haase, Independent Socialist
/ leader, and the redoubtable Schetde-
mann, the Majority Socialist leader
OF, the Reichstag.
3. This commission has made definite
demands on the German Minister Of
tho Interior, who refused to deal with
the wo.kmen. but would listen to the
Socialist. members Of the Refchslag.
The minister was informed that no
negotiations would be conducted ex-
cept in the presence Of the workmen.
That the strikes are spreading
throughout the provincial towns indi-
!. Gates an awakening on the part of the
German people, but does not neces-
sarily mean a revolution Of the char
acter that has transptred in Russia.
/. II the German government should I'M
harsh measures,
Is's!ss s!s:.ss
might hap
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Pionists Presidents address Con-
sress outlined the aims of the United States"
policy which his
which found this sentence"
possible all ECONOMIC barriers and the establish
peacs maintenance that does not mean
committing country Will the American
people BARRIERS otherwise known
protective think And especially since our recent
experience prosaion prior the war through
tariff which Of
protection
rushing
There
than industry this country
had practical monopoly of the dye trade
protection
legislative protection projection
sufficient going when and Germany
begin. to dump industry has
DEFINITE national industrial life Its growth has been
Of slOoon0no
that during the
months ending October the total exports of dyes from tho United States
oned worth foreign countries
OF such coors continues rising scale interesting
~ n this connection that Great Britain which has been making an
demands OF its mills and print shops purchased
s8ooo worth Of AmercaOnade colors during the
ten period
The Importance public
They
opened and small
world trade when the posbeum trade read
delegations from dye firms
Of
Information American methods American Materials
United meeting the require
,ments worlds markets after the
barrier" which
prophet
the Democratic has given limited
party provides
all
United arbitrarily
the specific furthermore
period
entire specific shall have eliminated.
what this
the kind capah
declarations
economic barriers the establishment
s maintenance"
such would destruction
industry, and
previous the
the indus
life and normal prosperity OF
resides IN the protective tariff principle party
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RUSSIAN LAND PROBLEM

The real question that deals with
the ultimate internal pacificatOn Of
Russia is the redistribution Of lands,
an actual need with the peasantry Of
that country. A writer in the current
number Of Asia. a publication devoted
to the intelligent discussion of politi
cal and domestic problems Of the far
East, declares that tho land reform
must follow the principle Of social JUS
tice, for 1t is deeply imbedded in the
mind of the Russian people that "the
land is Gods and the Peoples" This
makes the land reform the most popu-
lar among the masses. On the other
hand, It imposes duty to prevent i'll
equality and injustice in the land sit
uation.
Many a plan has been elaborated by
the various revolutionary parties in
Russia as to the land.settlement ques-
ton. Some Gas the Socialist Revolt
tionists) preached the naturalization
Of the entire land. that Is, the abolition
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ONLY A VOLUNTEER.

iContribuicd by Corporal Henry f.
RouEhgardon. Radio Station. Fort San
Houston, Texas
II must have hccn great IL be drafted
And hear tho cheer from the throngs
And march from home and friends.
Midst laughter. kisses and songs.
1t must have been great to say goodbye
To mothers and swrcthcarts. dear.
But you joined the coiors and no one
knew.
For you were only n volunteer.
They paid the highest tribute
TO those who were forced 10 20.
And share the burdens Of Uncle Sam,
In tho hour of strife and Voc.
They gave them hanQucts and Suppcrs
And said they went without fear.
But nrv"r thought did they give 10
the man
Who went as volunteer.
oftimrs you've gone tn your bunklc
.tnd heard his speak Ct his home.
Of his wife and Riddles now left alone.
While he with the regulars roam.
He signs as he thinks Of his loved ones.
And lie brushes away tear,
Yet he is proud OF tho day he enlisted
AS only volunteer.
Again YOU try 10 figure 1t out,
When the guns have ceased 10 roar.
How much Of the glory will come to
those
Who were forced TO enter the war.
No doubt they will come home with
glory
But We arc all satisfied
AS only 4 volunteer.
One thing VIC know is certain,
We'll all fight side by side.
And show the world we're Sammics,
Whatever may hctidc.
And when yor tell tho. story
TO those who care to hear:
Tell them all YOU went and came
AS only volunteer.