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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

I SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT,
Joint and concurrent resOlu.
tiOn submitting TO the
qualified voters of the State
of Missouri, an amendment
thereof, concerning the
prohibition OF the manuiae.
ture, sale and giving away
of intoxicating liquors
within the State of Mis-.
souri,, with penalties at.
tached.
Be il resolved by the House
no of Representatives, the
m Senate cOncurring therein:
LO That at the general
election to be held on
the first Tuesday fol-
lowing the first Monday in
November, 1918, the follow
ing amendment to the ConstI-
tuition of Missouri, concern
ing prohibition, shall be sub
mitted to the qualified vot-
ers of said state, to-wit:
Section l. The man
ufacture of intoxicat-
ing liquors is hereby
prohibited in this state ex-
cept. for medicinal, scientific
n o. mechanical purposes. The
III sale of intoxicating liquors
" is also hereby prohibited in
this states except, for medi-
cinal, scientific or mechan-
zeal purposes. The giving
away of intoxicating liquors
is also hereby prohibited in
this state except. for medici-
nal, scientific or mechanical
purposes. The manufacture
or sale of wine for religious
or sacramental purposes is
also excepted. This Consti-
tutional provision shall not
take effect until November /,
1918.
(AdYertisemenO
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04
PHEASANT THOTGHTS

Make yourselves nests of pleasant
thoughts. None of US yet know. for
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

College. He is a gunner and has
been doing coast guard service Just
out of New York City.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

Jane Boggs, Peggy Anderson, Louise
Johnson, Marsena Johnson and Mrs.
Isabel Brinkeshog.
Place cards of yellow and white and
flowers of the same color were the
table decorations.
Mrs. J. S. Branham, Warren Bran
ham and the Rev. Madison A. Hart
were dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Woodson Mess Sunday. The Rever-
end Hart conducted the morning serv-
ice for the students and the faculty
in Dorsey Memorial Chapel.
Miss Phyllis Vance of Christian
College entertained Harold Reece Of
Parsons, Kan, at dinner Sunday.
Miss Franses Sessel of Carthage was
a weekend guest of Miss Frances
Hudson at Christian College
Glenn Squires of Carthage was a
Saturday evening caller at Christian
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

A birthday spread was given Sun
day evening in room No. 107. Christian
College. for Miss Lena Brown ana
Miss Dorothy Olmsted, both young
women having birthdays on that date.
The guests were: Misses Ruby Moore,
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

until 10 o'clock. Light refreshments
were served in most of the rooms
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

Glenn Squires of Carthage was
Saturday evening caller at Christian
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

Walter Newell, a former student in
the University, now stationed at HOus-
ton Tex, in aviation school is Wis
iting his mother. Mrs. Arthur Newell,
in Kansas City.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-04

Mrs. l.. BOhn and daughter. Miss
Louise, have returned to their home
in jefferson City after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred BOhn.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
TfSE
IA cRWoLg" AA,R pRrsslNo

The less experience man has the
saster II is for him TO fall Ia hove and
the harder he falls
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
LIMESTONE FOR SOUR SOILS
Fssrsrs Nave Seen rss slsw In ~
ptse.asiaa ~ vaiye---Aids Manure
ard Fertilizer.

Ground llmestan@ IL the EreAses'
known aid 10 bigger, better crops
Farmers have tss~n far foo xtrw n
aprr~cias,ng lss vasur oniy ten year,
sgsl hot mere than a fsw hundret
snns ~ 'irse were Used In this fwuntr,
annually Al the rr~sen, tire the
yearly tonnaxc has mounted up ~ ,hs
million MARI, Ri, even this II too NJ
tie by fsr
II has he.a said the. one scss In
every three OF arabic lard ln 'hss sapn
try is soar Authorities e'aim rAsi
t1rte II hssIv n~e,seA all oTsr eastern
ohIs Searly every ar~e 81 iaad 's
New England Ia In nerd Of lining
Also the land II the Atlantic ard fsu''
roa- plains In WIscan~n. four~eFth,
II the Isad In the state needs II badly
! Even In the heart ~ the corn belt, the
rfeh,>ss land In the world. farmers arv
tsrn az tc the use ri lime 10 grow bio
srors cs cov~ ard ah~a' Every sr-v
II s.,ar Land In re country hAtsis asreSss
and saoali have two 10 four tons ot
S-cuna limestone sgplssi
Sars'y II every ssrrs In The garden
syet ~ America trse earn h~stl aUff
II profitable n rs% l'rs<. u Win pay
men In l~ss tsvor~d sections Of Tho
evaa;ry.
Ne. oaly II lsnss root 70 ,'~ae 81
swe~fen sonr ssrra& ers II hearc -~s
nnr~ snS fertilizer mate coed ercis
ny lIs%rxfins ether vital paaat tc4xss
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
Ugh! Calomel Sickens;; SaIivates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
I am sincerei MY medicine does not upset liver
and bowels 30 you lose days work.

you'ge blis0asl Your liver In slug
Eimh. Ton fs~i lazy, dizzy and oil
krocked oct. Tour head 10 doll. ycus
tongue Ii eoated breath bad; stomach
toas and bowels cesssipated. Hi,
don't take saliyating ealonel, II makes
you sick yea may if~s d days woTx.
Caiaanri In mercury or quicksilver,
which causes n.s.sosts OF the bonea.
calomei crashes into soar bile IKE
dynamite. breaking IL up. That's when
yon feel that awful nausea and eralns,'
ing.
II you want 10 enjoy tbs aieess. gsn-
test liver ard bowed cleansing yoa
ever e1p~rie1esd Just take q spoonful
Of harmless Eoss@n's Liver Tcns to-
sight. Your drugs; or dealer sells
ynu bottle NJ Dotisoa's Liver Tcne
for few cents under my personal
money back gnarantee Chat each spooa-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

nsn. ~otuaa and child with about ~
pounds year. which IN equivalent 10
per cent OF the amount Of sugar they
'fssnNuess. In msrHsai siHassss; Tsgs tbsEe
ts ample rvom fer expansion oS both
the production ami consumption, The
present use VI horny 10 the hane ASA
ally H. AZ q .saLslitsls iar .ttsiltes, 1ta4nss
and slFua, II Ia little used In domestic
cooking OF baking. but this use should
he Increased while honey within re-
cent years has sold nj prices sasficieat
" les 10 Justify Its use as Substitute
for sugar. II " rarely used Ia eoIHutr'
tial food manufacturing except In the
making If certain cakes which mast
IN kept moist for considerable time,
Usually. however. the supply Of haaey
IL So Inadequate that NEST of the crop
can be used as spread for bread.
With the use limited ~ II Ia. many
people IN the United States rarely eat
honey. but II IL evident that there
might be developed ready sale for
honey as supplement 10 sugar. n
production were lncrea sed many times,
The amount a nectar seereted by
the untold myrlade 81 flowers. from
which bees make honey. Is large he.
yond our comprehension. The total
amount Of sugar in IN. nectar greatly
exceeds the amount Of NIL sugar and
other sweets consumed by the Amert.
esn people. Unfortunately, from the
ssanapnsnt N saass this sHEss rsus~t
in hi collected "ahd utilized ~ hhsaAn
food. Essn the honey bee. which In ~
otfea used an ~ example Of industry.
consumes for its own food the larger
part OF all that II collects
Beskeepins Ia, therefore. the means
of saving for human use u snail frac+
ton 81 the vast store of sugar secrwted
But the raw material In free and It's
conservation costs only = snaS ex
p~ndi,ur~ for equipment and relatively
little In labor, and the honey crop could
BE- Increased 10 or even 10 times With
out increasing the cost 81 production
per pound 20 IN arpreciahie degree.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
|THLIh6 CORN I'll
INCREASE YIELDS
Better Methods 81 Cailfissiinc
Crop Are Urged for PrcsAsc-
ing More Pei Acre.


ePYscass1 ~ sha rssssd Rssiss p~psrs-
nssnt sf Agrs@ass@Fs1
TIE use u mere effscient lnspse-
nwus~ will inex~Ms~ total SsodnesteiA
not oaly By ineresssax ssreaxs. but
also by snereassnx acre yields
Yislas per acre may be inersased
by better Dsthods Of tiisiax the
groaha aAd better methods " evitfyst-
tng the crop Any Kenegai advice ~
To ast,~r wsfhods Of tiiisxe must es
nodisesi 10 tas.t specific eaaalsianss ~
aletha~is foana valuable tn s@Ene Real'
| tiles mas he NJ less value 90 even d*sri.
usasas Ia ether localities A. gsuvrsS
advice the fcllcsiag susgssslons are
valuable ana property applied ~iu lead
10 Increased acre yields
Land is plosed To order 10 loosen II
| and enable water 10 eater To greater
quality. be absorbed tn greater depth.
SOD REMAIN longer In the SOIL,
A deep seed bed wsli supplied with
ssii s:,sa stare and well drained 'aasrs
a hlg. corn ylyid lsMsihle, shsthef The
summer proves ~soo dry" or ~ioo wet"
II not well plowed. ~ssns lands a~
~ ssapefSious tina, daring several
| weeks ~ rainy weather they rsraaln
| Try helow depth ~ 5 OF 10 inches.
When the soil ls loose 10 snftieiens
depth. earn roots penetrate tn aban-
dance TO depth of \ or feet.
The growing Of clover and deep
reated plants is probably rraetleed
aith moxt Sdis, and sut.soilisg Is prof.
rahly rrasticed with sor1e seals Ia in
f~rease their water shsoFhlnE capacity
| aud 10 snahe the corn roots 10 use the
soil to greater depths.
Large plows aasi pleasy " power
viii facilitate this thorough prepara'
,iah Of fhs seed het! ~ '''' - go. "
Ga many heavy clay soils the yield
~ corn per acre depends largely upon
the ,ll"roughness ~ the plawinx
I II IN ne~rs*ary, Ii, fttrcsesi MI ss4~ fAn,s
and leave no large air spaces To "eni
ada cover" Is not good praetiee
!, . Difference In riewirs.
4 pasture field WAS plawesi In alter
| nate strips by two men. one careful
pIowtaan and the other a tsoor pillow
muo The pnoriy plpwea strips showed
ps,orer corn all through the summer
and produced ~ hashsEs less corn 10
the acre than the well plowed strips
The careless rlowmsa allowed the
plnw 80 "cni and cover" IN places,
| leaving hard spots where The rl"s
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
This Is Better
Than laxativss
ews m yshist Gssh niskt Per 4 WssA
viii cssrsst vsss cssstiSstssa s@1
AasAs cssstsst nssiag Vassses-
ssSy. Try H.

raar Digestion and aasintfatton
mean n poorly nouFtshed body ard
low vitality. Poor sliminA tion means
elosxeA bowels. Fermentation. putrt-
faction and tina formation NJ prcssoaeas
gases which are absorbed By the blood
And carried tareash the body.
The result 10 weakness. headaches.
tlxxiusss. coated tongue, inactive liver.
bilious Atsaeka, ioss Of enerUy. Harv-
Gumrsss. poor appetite. Impoverished
blood. sailow complexion. psrnplss skin
tlssass. aad often times osrisas III
hSAA
Ordinary hxatives. purgss and Ca
shAEties@s4mastA. ellis, 0AtUm&te and She
ik@~~.may rslis*s for 4 few hours. but
real. lasting eenstt can oety come
Through uss Of medicine that toass
w and strengthens Tho digestive a.
Wen ~ the s.sn.aaAlss nrgaEAA
Get q $50 bax Of Mature Remedy
INR Tahlsta) md take one tablet sAesf
night tor : week. Relief win follow
tbs sest frst dose, but . fsw days
win siapse before you feel ana realize
the FULLEST benefit. MA4a you ,Eat
Strengthened out and feel Just right
again yen need not take medicine
every day-~an occaxlonal EN Tablet
WIN then Keep yor systsm In Evedi
condition and ypu viii always feel
your best, Hataember, keeping well IN
easter ard cheaper than getting well.
kssurs's Remedy tNR Tablstsi are
soia. guarantee and recommended BY
your druggist
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
DEllAAD FClR 'Su6lR
lESsEAED BIZ HONEY
Bees WIN nasHrn Prcfaalsle crup
os sssxnets Each ffar.


Grrsr&r~A ~ sA@ rssss& ssAtAs p~S&<s-
Hssmt NJ AsvarRts3x~4t
villa the pswsest 1Trwfrx Swnasi
for Sugar I'm The ushs~d STATES. " 10
imeoxsxas that srvry possible HseAns
e~ esrga1sxa oa The tarns 10 pr~fHs~
e.ssssisns~s4 oaw way BY which thas
tan es DEAR IN VI ks~p he~s and ~
q croa of hoa~y. which can b. assd In
naay ways in place " sugar. rAs pro
auctsea Ut hcses 10 this esaatry can
~ iservss%d ~iiheus Kr~as sAort Net
esiy shaald shess Who already ks<p
sees Increase tAs namh~s VI thsAr csl-
eai~s. but the Industry should es sxs
tended IN localities where he~sexrsns
has not he~u tried On ectnaerxtsa
scale.
The average annual Assey crup Ut
the unitsx: states Ii ahoas %Aaso 60
pounds and In sHsesa~at ta surpsy @a~h
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17
GIRLS! make UP
4 LEMON LOTION
LEMON JUICE WHITING AKIN AND
AEMovEe TAN. FREckLEA
oAlloWNG1A

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
q bottle Containing three ounces OF Or
chard white. shake well. and you hare
q quarter pint Of the best frsekis and
tan loticn. and compiexioa whisspss.
at vesy small cost.
Tour grocsr has ths ismous and aAy
drug store or toilet countsr will supply
three cuncvs cs orchard white TT I
few csnta Massage this swestiy m.
grant lotioa Into the face. nsck, assns
and hands each day and ~ hew frsck.
iss and hismishes disappear and how
clear. soft and white The skin becomes.
Test X u harmless, ADV.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

A yshvska lrse. Tpeis tcx m Aass<
aACfuN rAsT1xS@ ~Afa TSsxH r@rfe~s ~
osrssss - HssA II sssssse~ shs iasss sssyss ssa
1Assys~ s@4 ksisas ~ t&a Mhals Hs1t~xe A ts<A-
srsA t&ssags Aemane 1@Aks fns AGsaa 50 Cail6sMA.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

They fled ~ II overcome hy sleep
--II~~s.st.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

4 H The Flavor Lasts!


perhaps Well Hs AadNt knewm.
An Irish cab driver. xrusaklins At the
sallisag gyai'aiy az his tearesy's end.
said in sly andsrten~
Faith. It's het putting me off with
This you'd he u yau knew ALI"
The travellers curiosity Was er.
cited,
What ,ip Sca nfcaas"
Another shilling was ,en3eresi.
~And now" said the gentleman,
what do you mean by saying II you
knew air"
THAT drove your hener the last
three miles without d l.nehran'"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

YOUR DUTY TO 49,.
Be ATTRACTIVE
Have Pretty Dark Hair.

>; ia Cssels'' Eair dressing. H. tbs
original hair rolef rcstorer, and no, q
dye. Applying II to your hair aud
scalp resNvs the color glands Of ia.
ture. II ~ the only hair color restorer
that viii gradually derksn all your
gray or faded hair In this way. No
matter how gray, prenlaturely gray.
faded on 'usterless your hair might
be. la Creole" Hair Dressing will
make II beautifully dark. soft and lus.
trous. Easily applied by simply comb
ing or brushing through the hair, Dont
be mlsle,i lnto buying some cheap prep
aration.
USE
IA CREOLE" HAiR DRESSING
for gray or faded hair, Sold and
guaranteed by all good drug stores ~.
erywhere. or sent direct for $50 by
Van yleet. Mansfield Drug Co. Mem.
phiA. Tenn.--tAdst)
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

sparss where the overturned ssd buck
led and did not como In contact with
the suhsoll HIS Of corn growing on
hard spots or over large air spaces
usually produce poorly.
The most sncwsxfui corn growers
rsalise the importance Of thorough
carly cui,iye,ioas, which prevent any
check In the growth # me plants duo
10 weeds or crus,ed soil, From the
tine Of termination ta the maturing
" the corn the farmer shouli see that
the piaaas are Hes Ssate~s-c ia aat
rrevsntahir antHsorwhle conditions.
hut are permitted 20 make . steady
vigorous growth,
Use Weeders ard Narrows.
Hnrse we~tsers ard ha~ruwx should
~ used when needed TO er~ek ssr.
saer crust. check tnsecs fsfsredatieus
ar XIII youus weeds that start before
Me Cors r. NJ or large enough 10 he
worked with other implements, For
TIE UgMV FtVF'utsSAA btRtN wv" kFfanAN
are M, ani while they are very snst'
narrow sssovels that throw the ssNl
very little should b. used, and fetssers
usually are desirable 10 prevent the
covering ~ the plants
Aftes the plants hare r~sched "a
as,ix,s, ~ . or > feet. tAe ~" s~"a
IN the rniti1s If the rows should mt
he cultivated deeper than inches
sna usually shallows, rNltivsf'on
~4il prove Nesss- For retaining ssai
moisture toa.e sstl mulch . or 2
lochss Ia thickness should he Train
tsiaev,
rcrr shcnid h< cultivated osyen
,neush "a ks~r down weeds ant 10
nasFnt.in constantly 's~oss sD'l Fauics
until the rcrn has s,tsiaed ia grsxth
IT, th's eni s-ea'sr number of cniu
vst'e@s viii he necessary whse rams
81 Intervals q. etAu; e ws~s eaeae the
ysTtacs scti &c run together and crust.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

"Was this breach of promise cass
thoroughly nffedv
"1se and ihss found only the ashes
! nj hin love"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-05-17

wMsa yeu have decided - ess ssd d
vwssas OF rayswssn. sss Dead sast," Nv
f~ssy's vsrsnifaxa Oss Asss Win esrsl
tAsm. Aav
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Mr.. McADOO PRAISES
BRAZILIAN MINISTER
DR.. cavalcanti's Appointment Will
Bind Closer Brazil and United
States, He Says.

Messages exchanged between Sec
retary McAdoo and DIR. Amaro Caval-
can't of, Brazil, upon the latter's ap-
pointment to the position Of Brazil
ian minister Of finance, were made
public today by the Treasury De-
partment. AS minister Of finance DR..
Cavalcanti becomes president Of the
section of the international
high commission.
Secretary McAdoo. in his message
of congratulations, characterizes the
of DIR. Cavalcanti as "an
auspicious assurance of the future
activities of the International high
commission looking toward closer
financial and commercial relations
between Brazil and the United States" :"
In reply. DR.. Cavalcanti declares his
only ambition responds to the high
purpose Of bringing about closer re-
lations between the United States
and Brazil"
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Deaths Reported:

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department In the last twenty -four
hours:
Charles W. Jerome. 90 years. 1853 Adams
street.
Ruth Tippett. Fl years. 1889 h street.
William N. King. 80 years. 223s Mount
View place southeast.
Helen B. Enrich. years. 225 Virginia ave-
nue. southeast.
Marion E. Hood. 81 years. Providence Hos
Emma R. Potter. So years. Home for In
curables.
Louis wolfus. 6s years. Emergency Hospital.
Virginia Hales, so years, q Rhode Islano
vivian W. Taylor. s5 years. Homeopathic
Lena Sebastian, q years. 241s street.
Thomas r. Murphy, Is years. st. Elizabeth
Hospital
wiliiam q. Wick. es years. so1 varnun
Arthur F. cron. 10 years. U. 8. Naval Hos,
pitai.
Annie A. Cousins, s5 years. 1ssoA L street
southeast.
Infant Of F. G. and Catherine Fisher, days,
SIS street southeast.
James Williams. 46 years. 255 2s stree.
southwest.
Hebecker Jones. 40 years. 1s4s wyler's court
northeast.
Gertrude N. Pollard. IL years. 1224A Carroll.
burg place southwest.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
TRADE CONDITIONS.

NEW YORK. November s0.-Dun's
review Of the weeks trade says:
Not through absence of important
requirements or lack of sustained
purchasing power, but mainly because
of expectations of downward revi-
sions of prices even now being real
lied In some instances, forward busi-
ness Is largely held in allegiance. That
many buyers are deferring new COM
mitments as far as possible. awaiting
the further reaction of prices which
seems plainly foreshadowed, is the
keynote Of advices from about every
center Of prominence, and uncertainty
regarding the exact disposition Of
various restrictions which still re-
main effective is a not insignificant
element in the present hesitation. Yet
with conservatism and caution con-
spicuous features there Is now clear
ly less apprehension Of the results Of
the economic changes which must in
evitably be witnessed. and the transit
tion to a peace basis is continuing
without apparent signs of serious dis
location Of trade and industry"
Evening star., 1918-11-30
TRY TO RESTORE CLERKS
WHO TOOK COMMISSIONS
Effort to Give Them Proper Rating
in Civil Establishment Now
Being Made.

An after-war problem. which is en-
ested persons, is what is to be done
for the large number Of clerks in the
classified service of the government
in this city and elsewhere who ac-
cepted emergency commissions in the
Army.
Included in the list are some chief
clerks of divisions in the various de-
partments. but principally in the War
Department, as well as a number of
clerks OF the higher grades. Some of
these were commissioned majors in
Army staff corps. in which they had
worked as clerks. but the large ma
tenancies. Practically all were as
ments
The vacancies in the classified serv-
ice. caused by their transfer to the
military branch have all been filled
py promotions, SO that they cannot
oe reinstated in their old positions
without displacing the substitutes.
On the ground that it would hardly
be fair to denote the clerks who have
done the work of the Office, the sug-
gestion is made that the former
40 "ho nave 10 iOSc their COM
missions by the ending of the war
be given other places in the civil es.
adjustment equal in salary, il pos
sibie. with the offices they held before
the war.
In the cases of two chief clerks, ap-
Just before the signing of the armis-
tice, it SO happens that their former
ofhces are still vacant They NAV be
reinstated without displacinE any
one. That situation applies to Mai
frederick W. Brown of the Engineers,
chief of engineers, and to Mai W II
Keith of the judge advocate generals
corps. former chief clerk of the Judge
advocate generals office.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Mr.. GREGORY WILL GIVE
WAR CONTRACT OPINION
Congress May Be Asked to Legalize
Them If They Are Declared to
Be Contrary to Law.

The legality of war contracts ques-
ti9ned yesterday in a decision by
Controller Warwick Of the Treasury
Department will be submitted to At
torney General Gregory for an opin-
ion.
1t is said to be likely that Congress
may be asked to straighten out the
tangle by adopting legislation which
will legalixe contracts thus made.
Controller WARWICK maintains that
where contracts were made by tele-
graph or telephone and not formally
signed no contracts exist, because they
were not drawn up in proper and legal
form. This Interpretation has made
doubtful government war contracts
involving millions Of dollars.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT
REFLECTS WAR EFFECT
For Year Ended June 80 1877, ,62O
Women Took Examinations, an
Increase Of al Per Cent.

Due to the war, the number of wom-
en- applying for government positions
under the civil service regulations
during the year ended June 80 last
increased greatly.
The anual report of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. made public today,
shows that in the last fiscal year civil
service examinations were taken by
1875 women, as compared with 25,-
457 in the previous year. This. the
report points out, is an increase Of AL
per cent in the number Of woman ap-
plicants, whereas the number Of men
only 122 per cent.
Civil service employees increased $50
per cent during the year, and appli-
cants. for positions under the civil
service increased l61 per cent.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
conference TO PREPARE
INDUSTRIES FOR FUTURE
Speakers Selected for Congress of
War Service Committees at
Atlantic City.

Speakers at the general sessions Of the
Congress of Industrial War Service Com
mittees to be held at Atlantic City, be-
ginning next Tuesday and continuing
three days. were announced today by
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. under the direction of which the
congress is to meet. The speakers at
the conference, which plans to decide
upon a definite program of Industrial
readjustment, and their subjects in
clude: ..."
Secretary Redfeld. "our Opportunity
and obligation in Foreign Trade; AS
sistant Secretary of War Crowell, DE
mobilization in Relation to Industry;
President Farrell of the United States
Steel Corporation. Foreign Trade;
John D. Rockefeller, jr., Representa-
tion in Industry" and Paul NJ. Warburg,
formerly of the Federal Reserve Board,
Finance After the War"