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The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
SERVICE
 ACT IS UPHELD BY
 U.S.SUPRENE COURT
Governments Contention That Congress Has Power to Com pei Citizens to Serve at Home and Abroad, Sustained.

Washington, Jan. 7.-The selective service act was today upheld as con stitutional by the supreme court.
 The governments contention that the power given Congress to declare war includes power to compel citizens to render military service both at home and abroad, was sustained by the court.
 Chief Justice White, who delivered the unanimous opinion, in a brief statement declared that, considering the various contentious, the conclusion had been reached that most of them were imaginary rather than real.
 The decision resulted from the ap- peals of 13 cases growing out of con- victions under the selective service act, five coming from New York, three from Ohio, four from Minnesota and one from Georgia.
 Constitutionahty of the act was made the basis for all of the appeals.
 In holding the law constitutional, the court took no action in those cases involving charges of conspiracy to prevent the carrying out of the purpose of the law. These, it was un- derstood, will be taken up by the court later That question is involved in the cases of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, Louis Kramer and Morris Becker, convicted in New York on the same charge. and the so-called Ohio cases.
 The cases from New York were those of Louis Kramer, Morris Becker, Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman and Meyer Graubard. The first four were convicted of attempting to in- duce others of draft age not to regis ter, and an additional charge of failure to register was made against Kramer, who was sentenced to two years im- prisonment. Becker was sentenced to one year and eight months m jail, and Emma Goldman and Berkman were imprisoned for two years and fined $10,OOO each. A one-year sentence was given Graubard for failing to register.
 The Minnesota cases were those of Joseph F. Arver, Alfred F. Grahl, Otto and Walter Wangerin. indicted for failing to register and sentenced to serve one year in the Minnesota State reformatory The Georgia case was based on the refusal of the federal district court to grant a writ of .habeas corpus to Albert Jones, a negro arrested and confined in jail for re- fusing to register on June 5.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
F|RSL STEP TOWARD
 FEDERAL HELP 0F
 RAIL WAY FINANCING
Presidents of Lines Requested by Commissioner Daniels to Telegraph Him Amount of Capital Needed This Year.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Quick settle ment of exactly what compensation the government is to give the rail- roads so as not to undermine the financial foundations of the country, was urged today by Alfred P. Thom, general counsel for the railroad ex- ecutives' advisory committee, before the Senate interstate commerce com mittee. He declared that in every case possible the question should be settled by agreement made between the government and the roads. Con gress, he contended, has no power to fix a basis. The railroads, he added, have no intention of acting obstruct- ively.
 Mir. Thom declared Congress should consider that the railroads plants now represent a far greater value than during the three years suggested by the president.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
BY STATE
 BANKS NOT CALLED FOR

State Bank Commissioner John M. Davis did not call for statement by the banks for Dec. 31, following the call of the comptroller for the Nation al Banks. He explains that during the year there had been four state ments called for, and in addition a committee report for each state bank, and he considered this sufficient.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08

Washington, Jan. 7.-As the first step in government assistance of rail road financing, presidents of railroads were requested by Interstate Com merce Commissioner Daniels today to telegraph him immediately the amount of capital required for this year, also for the first six months of the year.
 This action was taken at the direc- ton of Director General McAdoo, and railroad presidents were asked to de- tail the precise purposes for which funds will be needed to meet matur- ing securities not already provided for, to pay for improvements, better ments and construction work already contracted for an partially finished. Roads were requested also to show what portion of improvements already started can be stopped now without detriment.
 Additional information may be sought by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the director general later The railroad administration financial plans have included the pur- chasing of a government fund of se- curities to be issued by railroads un- der government operation, This plan IS only tentative, however, and de-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
WILL ENROLL APPLICANTS
 FOR SHIPYARD WORK

Little Rock, Jan. S.-J. T. Clayton, of the United States Elm ployment Service at Washington, has advised the state labor department that it has forwarded 800 shipyard classification cards for the enrolment of applicants for that work Mr. Sprague, manager of the state em- ployment bureau, is requested to for ward these cards to headquarters when the enrollments are completed, that further instructions may be given for placing the men.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
BOlSHEV|KI BEGINS STRENGTHENING LINE
 ID BATTLE GERMANS
Petrograd Advices Say All Sol diers Who Do Not Want to Fight the Huns Will Be Re- turned Home.

turned 1Ome.
 London, Jan. 7.-The Bolsheviki are definitely strengthening the front, Petrograd advices say. The cores pondent of the Daily News obtained this information from M Radek, one of the Russian delegates who took a prominent part in the negotiations with the Austrians and Germans at Petrograd.
 He said the Bolsheviki were intend ing to send home all who did not wish to fight, so that they would have an army which was willing to fight for an ideal.
 The correspondent asked what would be the attitude of the Bolshe- wiki in case of actual war, with regard to help from the allies, M. Radek re- piled:
 "We do not desire their help. Our strength lies in our weakness and if we accepted help from the allies the significance of our position would be destroyed. The weaker we are the stronger we are. The Germans can drive us back, but what good would it do them?
 "The country behind the front has been stripped bare. There is not enough there to feed a single horse. The Germans will not wish millions of starving persons on their hands.
 "We stand for a democratic peace. So do the German working classes. If the German government attacks us it will display itself to it's own people in its true light"
 A telegram from Brest-Litovsk to Amsterdam gives wireless message sent to M. Joffe, chairman of the Rus sian delegation, by Foreign Minister | Kuehlmann for the German delega- ton; Foreign Minister Czernin for the Austrians; Foreign Minister Mas sim Bey for the Turks and Minister of Justice Popof for the Bulgarians. It recalls that when the central pow CTS outlined the terms on which they were willing to make peace they stip- ulated that these terms would be valid only if all the belligerents bound them selves within a certain period to ob- serve them. The Russians then fixed 10 days as the period in which the other belligerents were to decide whe- ther to join in the negotiations, but although this time elapsed January 1, nothing has been heard from them
 Another telegram from Brest- Litovsk states that informal discus sions there on Friday between the Germans and Ukranians took a direc- tion favorable to Germany. A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily Mail says that General Nissel, head of the French military mission, replied to Foreign Minister Trotsky's com plaint respecting French military pro- paganda by stating that certain news received from Stockholm had been issued by young officer by mistake. The general promised that no such mistake would be made again. NJ. Trotsky replied with a demand that the officer in question leave Russia
 The correspondent adds that it is a pity that some of the allied diplomats pretend to ignore M. Trotsky, while in fact they are obliged to recognize his authority.
 Referring to the same incident a Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd says NJ. Trotsky ordered the immediate closing of the French bureau, the re- moval of the wireless apparatus and the immediate recall to Petrograd of French officers in the war area.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08
ANNUAL MEETING OF AR
 KANSAS HISTORY COMMISSION

Little Rock, Jan. S.-The annual meeting of the Arkansas History Commission will be held in the office of the secretary at the State House next Friday. An interesting report of the years activities will be made by Secretary Herndon.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-08

Auction sale of R. F. Shaw on the Burns place, one and one-half miles north of Prescott, IS head full blood Poland Chinas, 3 head horses, farm implements, household goods. Don't forget the date, Sriday, Jan. Ii. 2d-w
 Fresh Liggett's Candies at Guthries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17

MRS. RUFUS s. DAY
Returns after spending two weeks Mt
Atlantic City.
Mass. Mr. Trefry has reported for
duty at Camp Lee.
Mrs. Lilburn H. Steel is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Denton Morford at Stone
leigh Court. Lieut.. Steel has gone
overseas.
The Red Cross unit Of st. Margaret's
parish meets Tuesday and Friday
mornings from $3.50 to o'clock and
Wednesday evenings from 1880 to $3.50
to make surgical dressings. Work
ers are urgently needed.
The Arion Club Of the Signal Corps
and air service has chartered the
steamer Charles Manchester for Sat-
urday evening. September 81, and
Indian Head for its members and the
workers of the War Department. The
club will have as its special guests
as many of the convalescent soldiers
from Walter Reed Hospital as can OBJ
tain passes for the evening.
The Engineer Band from Washing
ton barracks and an orchestra will
play alternately during the evening.
An opportunity will he afforded those
who desire it to leave the boat at
Marshall Hall. take part in the dane
ing and other diversions which the
amusement park offers and board the
steamer again on it's return trip.
The parsonage Of st. PauTs Eng
lish Lutheran Church was the scene of
a quiet wedding yesterday afternoon,
at s o'clock. when Miss Lillian Irene
Smith daurhfar Of Mrs Do11je r
Smith. became the bride of Mr.. Cliff
ford Holley, Rev. John T. Hubble Of
floating.
The bride wore a gown Of blue crepe
de chine and her only attendant was
Miss Thelma Holley, sister of the
bridegroom, who>wore a gray char
meuse costume. Mr.. Ambrose r.
Swan acted as best man. An in
formal reception and supper followed
at the home of the bridegroom's par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
NEARING DANGER POINT.
!. IN PETROLEUM SUPPLY

The supply Of petroleum now
available in the United States IS only
about seventy barrels for each per-
son. q bulletin issued today by the
Smithsonian Institution points out in
urging the necessity for conservation
In the use Of oil and gasoline.
The bulletin, which Is based on an
exhaustive survey Of the oil resources
Of the nation. says that under present
conditions Of mining a notorious high
percentage of waste Is involved,
amounting. according to conservative
estimates, to nearly 80 per cent of tho
total resource value.
The presence in this country of ex-
tensive deposits Of oil shale, 1t is said
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Deaths Reported.


: The following deaths have been ,repertsd II
tie health department In tie last twenty fou
S:rseri. I. oun. 20 year.. GARFIELD H0'
Hsrearet sehlosssr. IS ysars. Providence
Hospital. ~.>.xs
pital. .xx n .&r.>I
northeast. .S..~s c.s,4,
5smes ". 'x.rsha1, ~ years. 1852 " street
Johs =. Heanigan, q years; 1909 L streei
GeOrss johnson. 20 Year,. Emergency Hos.
pital. ,r.s..~,,..,. no.
pitai. x-,. uo..
Lucy Commodore. 81 years. .Freedmen'' Hos
Greenwood W. Dale, months. 1859 Morris
road southeast.
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ehts, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Holley
at Clarendon, Va.

An Interesting war wedding was
solemnixed In Alexandria, Va, on
Saturday. September a.. when Miss
Helene Jenanyan. daughter Of the
late Rev. ]. s. JenenyAn, missionary
for many. years in Turkey, and found
er OF tho Apostolic College in Asia
Minor. and Mr.. George Haines Of Cor
nell University were married. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
SisaE Emurian, war work secretary
Of the 7. NJ. C., A.. Of Norfolk, Va. Mrs.
Hatnes. has been engaged in work in
the bureau Of entomology in the
Department Of Agriculture. and has
been living in Camp Columbia. a war
workers camp near washington.
Following the wedding z reception
was held at tho home OF Col Moore.
in Wyoming avenue. The Lohengrin
march was sung by the Camp CO.
lumbia Quartet. A company OF young
ladies from Camp Columbia, in their
khaki uniforms, formed q guard Of
honor for the bride. Mr.. Haines goes
to training camp on Tuesday. tThe
guests included Mrs. H. c. Ives, Mrs.
T. e. Obig. Miss Christine Rowell,
Lieut. Garrison. Miss Stevens and the
Rev. and Mrs. Emurian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17
Snyder-Willey.

Mr.. James Marshall Wiley an
nounces the marriage of his daughter
Martha Clark to Lieut.. Russell p.
Snyder, Q. NJ. c. The ceremony was
performed Saturday morning; septem..
the Covenant. Rev. DR.. Charles Wood
officiating. The bride wore travelling
suit of silvertone cloth in brown, with
a small hat of the same shade. Her
corsage bouquet was of sunburst
roses.
DR.. and Mrs. Summie and the mem
bers of the brides family were the
only guests present. The bride is a
graduate Of Western High School and
9 member of the Chi Omega Of the
Snyder is from Cleveland Ohio. and
for the last year has been stationed In
washington. The couple left imme-
diately for the north for q short stay
and will be homo to their friends after
October in Washington.
Mrs. Robley D. Evans. who 10 at
Proctors Crossing. Peabody, Mass,
has Is her guests her daughters. Mrs.
Charles D. Marsh and Mrs. Virginia
Judge and Mrs.. Edward K. Camp
bell have taken apartments at the
Woodley for the winter.
Miss Jean Campbell will go to the
hostess house At Camp Morrison. near
Norfolk, to act as business secretary.
Mrs.. Abram Van Wrinkle has re-
turned to Washington after spending
some time at Nantucket and visiting
frisnds in Now Hampshire and Mil
ton. N. =.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Raymond H. Trefry
have returned to Washington after
spending the summer at Gloucester.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses hare been issued to the fol.
lowing:
George 6. williams and Louise n. Larson,
both Of Joliet, Ill.
CHARLES Rollins and Augusta v. Hall.
FurmAn A. johnson and Flossfe Q. Boyle.
George W. Mote Of Wilmington, N. c., and
Alice B. Lrnsford Of Hemp. Va.
\ Walter NJ. Luher and Alice Luber.
Henry 9. Reilly Of baltimore, Nd and
Goldie A. Frnmbes Of Cincinnati. Ohio.
william ]. Harper Of this city and Esthel
Knapp Of brentwood, Nd.
Richard Ross and Essie Druitt.
Bennfe Mills and Sophia Short.
Thomas Hodge and Annie Levi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-17

removes the danger Of early physical
exhaustion insrespect to OIL. but does
not necessarily insure Q deferment OF
the period Of economic exhaustion
which is being rushed prematurely
into the present by the current
wasteful use Of tho limited petroleum
resources. :
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
0LDSM0BILE is CHOICE
FOR NAVY LAND FLEET

In commenting on the fact that
a considerable number OF Oldsm0-
bile touring cars are being put into
service d. the United States navy.
Edward Yer Linden, president Of
the Olds Motor works, said: Near
~ everyone who hears OF this ex-
presses surprise that the navy
should need automobiles The fact
OF the matter is. the navy needs
cars for the same reason that the
army or business man, for that mat
ter, need them-tO speed up the
enormous amount Of work they have
20 accomplish. A great deal Of the
nayy's work these days is done on
the ground, some OF il in inland
cities. II is most feasible 70 give raw
recruits their initial training on dry
land And naturally all construction
and repair work is confined TO land.
All Of this work is necessarily
under the supervision Of navy Of
fCers and when one considers the
enormous recent extension Of our
naval program IL is easy 20 under
stand that there are only too few
highly trained men who can take
charge Of affairs Their time is al
most priceless and inasmuch as
their presence is constantly required
at widely separated points. il is OF
the utmost importance 10 provide
speedy. dependable transportation
for them.
Only high grade cars are consid-
cred for this week by tho navy de-
partment and of course we take a
great deal of pride in the fact that
the OldsmObile should have been
given preference.
The model chosen IS the standard
eight cylinder Oldsmobile touring
car. finished in the official battleship
gray with the naval insignia on the
rear doors.
To date cars have been shipped
20 the naval training stations at San
Francisco, Hampton Roads and
Minneapolis, the naval operating
base at Norfolk the experimenting
constructor Of aircraft L. s. y. al
Buffalo. the naval air station a;
Hampton Roads and the naval
radio station at Porto Rico.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12

Motoring Department, The News
Times.-Recently my Ford engine
developed a squeaking noise while
hot On removing cylinder head
found No. cylinder dry. Pouring
oil in helps temporarily only How
can il be stopped permanently and
why does one cylinder become dry
while others get plenty of oil.
+. s.
The connecting rod of No. cyl
inder does not dip deeply enough
into the oil. Remove crank-case and
fasten a fat piece Of metal 10 one
Of the bolts, that will extend at
least One-quarte" of an inch lower
than the cap ana throw more oil TO
this cylinder.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
BUILD ROADS WITH
INTERNED ENEMIES
Ilan is Being Worked Out to
Such End in Southern
States.

America must Win the war Amer
Tea must have good roads 10 do so.
Then why not use alien labor upon
our highway 2" said Forrest j. Al
win. general manager OF the United
States Motor Truck Co. Of Cincin-
natl, recently Mr. Alvin's remarks
were caused by the report from
Washington that states OF the south
would employ German and Austrian
interns upon road work al S15 per
month provided the government
gave its consent Conferences Of the
state hig AWAY officials Of Georgia.
Virginia. North Carolina. Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee were held
recently. and a request was made Of
the secretary Of war that he allow
the use Of the aliens upon the road
work OF the south. The south is
anxious 70 put 10 work 10000 Of
these alien enemies. THAT is just
as IL should be, continued Mr. Al
win We want roads. We must
have roads in America The truck
must save the day, and is going to
save II whether or not there are any
better or any more roads than at
present. But the construction Of
more and better roads is going 20 be
a big help. We OF the United States
Motor Truck Co. are doing our bit
20 aid in the settlement OF the war
through rushing trucks for the gov
eminent and maintaining our capac-
ity work for the American trade for
trucks for America are quite as i'm
pOrtant as trucks for the war front.
. -avy-duty trucks save time and
Oney. and heavy-duty trucks need
rd-surfaced roads that viii not
break down under the steady traffic
Of the day. Aliens will fiji the bill
and provide such roads If employed
ip the manner suggested from the
south. They might not only be used
IN these southern states but I'm many
~ the northern states as well.
There are far too many of these
allen enemies Of America at large
right now. and their internment by
thousands is but q matter of time in
every state. BY taking them from
the ranks and placing them at work
upon the roads Of every state the
war department would be doing a
great good for the country and give
material assistance in the promotion
OF business generally The motor
truck has come 10 be the very key
stone OF business i'm these DAYS and
when railroads are totally unable 10
care for the traffic problems Of the
day. BY all means work the aliens
on the roads, and the effects will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS
BY VIM H. STEWART, JR
Pres4eaH Stewart Autozn Ollie School OF New Yor&.

great as the larger ones, in gwen
mum Der of revolution would normal
~ cover only half the horizontal
distance covered by the latter and
that consequently II would have TO
slide forward enough 10 make up
this difference, thus tending 20 re-
tard the forward movement OF the
shaft as a whole. His friend in
sisted that all three would roll for
ward the same and that there would
be no slipping. Many readers will,
doubtless. be interested in figuring
out which Of the two was right and
determining by mathematics just
how the wheels would act.
T. T.
The middle wheel would slide The
larger wheels have circumference
OF 1884 inches, while the smaller
one has only s.42 inches. one rev.
olution Of the smaller would only
carry il forward 9.42 inches. IL
must, however, keep up with the
larger wheels. which travel 1884
inches in one revolution, so. there
fore. il will slide.
Motoring Department, The News
Tines have a 1915 Ford which
has been run 1900 miles 1t has
given good service. Recently i was
having the carbon cleaned. The
garage man said il needed new pis-
ton rings. I had him install two
new Ford rings and one leak
proof ring on each cylinder. The
result was that the front cylinder
sucks oil until l have 20 clean spark
plug about every 10 miles. The
garage man insists that rings will
eventually seat and the trouble
disappear What would you sug-
gest? G. 5.
The front cylinder may be out Of
round or scored. The rings may
have the slots in line or be broken.
The leak proof ring may not be
a proper tit. If the trouble does not
disappear after the rings have been
run in" after 100 miles or SO, the
engine must be taken down 10 find
which Of the above troubles causes
il TO Hood with oil.