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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

E1HE Potomac river occupied a
large measure of public atten-
ton during the past month.
q The thickness of the ice, and
the possibility of gorge, flood
and damage were discussed by thou
sands of our people. These things
brought to the Rambler thoughts of a
winter not SO long gone by if. one
count the years, but quite a long way
in the past If one measure time by the
changes that have taken place in
Washington. 1t is to recall some Of
the events of that winter that the
Rambler steps aside this week from
his narrative of the history of F street
and its old citizens
The winter of which the Rambler
now is thinking was that of 1898 and
the months were January and Febru-
airy. OF course. it would be just as
easy to construct narrative of the
ice and flood years of 177s-s0, 1881.
1870, 1856, 1863, 1S66-67, 1871 1881 or
1889. but just now it is the winter of
1898 which stirs the Rambler's mem
ory. That was the year when fleet
Of powerful tugboats. equipped with
heavy ice-breaking prows, was brought
around from Baltimore to break the
ice in the Washington and Georgetown
harbors and open channel to the bay,
not so much for the convenience of
navigation as to protect Washington
from an ice JAM certainly at the Long
bridge and very likely at other places,
which would mean a flood in WASH
ington and Georgetown and the wreck
Ing of the Long bridge. with interrupt
tion of traffic between the District and
the south.
X =
1t was on Monday. January Is, 1893, that
Harbormaster Robert Sutton. whom
everybody knew as Commodore Bob SUIT
ton." appeared before the District Com
missioners and urged them to ask Con-
gress for an appropriation of $1,000 for
hiring boats to break the ice. He told the
Commissioners that the ice in the river
is now ten inches thick and should thaw
come there will be freshet which will do
more damage than that of 1881, as the ice
IS thicker than it was at that time" He
reminded the Commissioners that six or
seven years before Congress appropriated
$4,000 for this purpose, but as we had
very mild winters during the two years of
that Congress and for several years after
ward the money was not used" The old
commodore insisted that one of the needs
Of Washington was q new harbor boat
which could be used as a fireboat and an
fceboat- The Commissioners put the
commodore's recommendations in the form
of a joint resolution and sent it to Con-
gress. The Rambler takes the following
item from "Along the Wharves'' in The
Star, Tuesday. January II, 1893:
Ice on the level is from eight to ten inches
thick. At the gorge between Hattons and Hun
tsrs points and between Indian Head and the
Virginia shore 1t is Of great but unknown thick
ness.
Navigation is suspended. The Norfolk and
Washington propeller did not leave her dock last
night. An effort will be made to send a boat
through tonight. but the odds are against it,
The propellers on their recent trips have been
in the habit of picking up travellers all along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

The situation today is entirely differ
emit. Instead of holding out Esthonia,
Livonia and Courland as a bait for
Sweden and the basis Of a new Baltic
empire. Germany proposes to make
them the base of the expanded German
empire. which will be even more dan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

W. X. Stevens. superintendent of the
bathing beach, submitted to the Com
missioners a design for an ice-breaker.
Supt Callahan of the Norfolk and
Washington line offered to break a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22


association against
I''I''Ii'"h "W@ and dry sentiment
'.-, I''rd u" ih' senate commit
'.' -'t'illE brewery pr"pagaudn
'N ''"h Mcl'crih"li OF Ncw
'''-'i OF lH' association IS Or
..h t't'''
'' '.'I,''i "'n.'d mat hIs commit
' l'' ''.ilN'''d 10 pulltlcal
'N',p. 'N 'Ih'-@'t ihd Tex
'" "rp"ii'd anu pl"hihi-
l"I L"F"lh'I. IA ON
,nl.'''".A wore ''tt
'.''' 'h ''N'' OF
''N'ii"' 20 we
,, .'.' ''''hl VA. o. l""I'
.l'@' "' 'N' 'nN'N'.- won
... '''''u '~o'"l''l'9 SNOW
...' .'''''t oI inc hIl'd
'"'I" "'S"'i'u"h am" mat
..' '.''.'i'' ''3o'l'Il"h OFT O
'.' '.''I .'!l Z" n' i r'h.ldI-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22
Slice BILLION FROM
TAX SCHEDULES Of
WAR REVENUE BILL
Tobacco Schedules Greatly Re.
vised; Taxes on Amusement
Admissions Will Be Cut, but De
tailed Announcement withheld.

Washington. Nov. 20 Ioyics AK
rrratiluL q billion dollars wore cut
from inc special miscellaneous tax
schedules ui the war revenue bII to.
dHt NN iND senate finance pommitte,
300 accordance with ITS decision 10
make the 1919 levy about 81. 600, o0O,-
0uO.
Reductions included textures of the
beverage and tobacco schedules 40
change WI- made Boo the alcoholic boy.
ottgc- rates. hut IN, house tax ~ 30
ncr cent uu near beer was cut to O.
per cent Hud hat ON other soft drinks
from 20 Go 10 per cent
The new i1tcs approved ou cigars
were,
ono dollar Jud o. haIt ou those
weighing under three pounds per
Thousand, 50 per thousand ON those
retailing Tor 3 cents. 500 p,r thou
san ON those retailing for FROM 3 to
y cents. 50 uu those rtailiuE FOR from
3 Go q" cents S12 on those retailing
Tor between - and 90 cents and tt5
90 those retailing for over 90 D,ut-.
ON u~lltrottc- weighing less than
three pounds per thousand e rate OF
81 'o, an increase OF a. per cent over
existing IIN on cigarettes Weighing
more than throD pounds per Thousand
tho rate WH~ made a. tu. 90 so per cont
increase over the present law und 90
PEI ,,. cut from this house bin
ItI'Us uIuLIul from Ia To- Is ,,ut~
instead of 2i C,uts Ua Iu the house
measure, wore fixed Zoe tobtr,u and
SNUFF.
Reduction 100 %. rates ou amusr-
Wun' admissions % club dues also
NDr" tentatively approved but uu-
u'uu',mDnt ct The "details withhold
..Is'uu ON tH, question of n>iug
I'-" fI..s WAS postponed because Of
.- H-- oil. .#
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22
MNGDNLENA NOTES


Nigi"lcu1 Schools. which have hccu
closed Tor SITS weeks luc 10 the Span
lhh influenza. OPENED Monday
Miss NHrNlIu SfafI is very 900 at tho
home OF nr Muhos with pneumonia
/, 4 Holt manager of Baldwin
l.r"tu'iS mercantile buhiucSs, ~ very
OH with a. influenza
Miss Alma uaulson Rose and Re
hu''t laspor. and \. - Smith. tcach-
,r- Iu tho NlEiuloua schools. return
,l 100 NtElllcnb Noudt,.
i;,r Hush Cooper and son and NJ
mitchell OF Albuquerque arc ON a.
hunting tiip 900 the vicinity OF Mdgda-
lena
Nh and Mrs oscar Coleman were
200 town this week.
John Siaa. ranchman from Quoma-
do WIS Iu Nag,inlouu Moni'N
q 60 YORK of the YORK Motor
company has gone 10 Arizona ON bust
ness.
Mrs Mira ualton, r. f. Reese and
~ ~ lluttis were VISITORS n ~u,urrp
sunday
~ -. Wr,a'l,y returned from camp
Macarthur Waco. TtA I4s' Sttur-
du,. whore Dee was stationed In train
ing
Homer Powers county agricultural
agent. WIS lu the city SUNDAY
Mr. Bon Bouglr is recovering from
an attack OF Spanish influenza
Miss Ethel CuudIll returned TO her
school iu PAUL Monday
e. T. Rsosc returned from q hus.-
ROSS trip 10 san MurDiul " cdncsdav.
Ned Bergman o. shipping stoerB %
kansas CitN tins week.
Miss Emma Quinn VIII leave soon -
teach private school in FaNwood, y.
N
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22
SIMMONS PROPOSES
DETAILED PLAN TO
CUT WAR REVENUES
Chairman of Senate Finance Body
Presents Bill Following Lines
Indicated by McAdoo; Republi-
cans Object to Levy for 1920.

Washington. NuV. ..-N detailed
plan Tor revising the pending war
revenue hill so ss 10 impose taxes and
provide revenues a~ggrogdtiug bout
$4,000, 100000 next year n $4,000
uuu. oUn iu 1920. bon line with Sc,rp-
tara McAdoo's commentators. has
boon submitted go the senate finance
committee ly chairman simmons
\ decision ON the plan was deferred.
h:t 70 vote MAY hc reached soon. re
publican members vigorously opposed
The mo puStl to establish 1890 Ia,
rates 100 the measure, hut chairman
summons said tines were advised that
n they ohstruct passage OF the hill
with ihr maJurity's plan TO provide
1890 taxation. % straight lew OF SO
per cent ou wur profits. to Furnish thr
government necessary viii
be- put through.
Senator simmons plans 90 reduce
the bin 20 $4,000. 600. 600 for 1919 proc
posses retention OF the hous, rates coin
incomes aud war excess profits. .N.
,'p' the o. per cent diffcrcntlal on o.
distributed corporation earnings
elimination Of the 20 per cent taN on
Injuries % retention OF other spr-
,itl miscellaneous taxes. bu' al rates
not tu exceed uu increase OF onU-thliI
over those OF the existing law.
For 1890 Senator simmons plan
tuufcWpIutvs uhulishiuE tho War
profits tHN. reduction ct individual
ana corporations normal income rate.
from o. TO IS per cent aud reduction
hE about uuo-thtrd iu the excess prof
ifs sch,iul, Js now proposed in tho
revised committee draft Also the spc
ciul Wis'olltucous taxes would ho Cou-
uuucd ut th, 1919 rates.
Both plans Tor 1919 and 1890 as
presented Dos onuto simmons were
suId 20 have tt, approval OF the treas.
uFN department and also. generally. of
Tine d,mp,au, members OF the
finance committee Republicans iu-
iltatrd general satisfaction with the
tslN suggestions bat again opposed
the 1890 oNt,ugiuu Scuator simmons
said the democratic committeeman
are determined upon the 1920 pan
because ihr' uslipN" n lh uuWise 10
lin taxes oulv for 1919 without in-
iotWinr tine business world of the
tuturc program
The committee hopes 10 have tDo
biz ready soon after the nov session
of congress %couseu's Ip,'mhsr =. but
the republican opposition % Other
considerations 10 WAS generally cN-
peOted may DELAY it. enactment until
EcNi January.
lu his proposal fot reducing tho
bul 90 $1,000. 600 600 for I9gU Chair.
man simmons ooh into consideration
fh, prospective loss of about 81. 600.
uuu.Hpo Is tho result OF she operation
ut tn" wHI time prohibition t|cCislt-
ton silu,I today Lt President Wi.
SON Ills plan cout'mploics raising
about $4,000 600 600 newt year from
Oh" lnCou, aud 'Nrss. profits taxes
and tho rrm1inlug 81 600. Ouu. 900
Ifnm Tho utN,I source. lu mo hill. but
10 the reduced rates suggested.
The theory upun winch the income
ana excess pruIlia taxes are itifcrcn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22
Railroad Men in
Army Will Retain
Seniority Rights

Sew NorE Sow I'D majority uf
tine nations tallrulds plan 90 restore
20 employees who entered military and
naval service the seniority rights
whiunt hoy -aorifirrd when they left
tl. roads employment
ISSUED oycr the signature of " e.
N,Aiuu. director general OF rail-
IuuIs AN order says TODAY that The
following general principle, will gov
rIU
iu the case OF IAN culploNo hay
lug Established srulurlt, rights -o fIr
l. practicable bud where the "mployc
d.. Hub -irlllN qualified. hc VIII Doc rec
stored Co such seniority rirhta
.E lu the case ct cmplo, cs who
ju uni have seniority rights uudor 'N-
I.fiur practices. - consistent effort
VIII Do made Go prutid" c"mplovwcut
for them when mustered out of mI.l.
fIIt service
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-22
BARE BREWERS C~NNrNIG\S
NG h<ST pEDuIIIDDN LAYS

Washington NoN. Organized
campaigns directed us tho United
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

against the second war revenue
bill. Had the opposition party
been in control of both houses
of congress how would Presl-
dent Wilson have Jared in get
ting his measures through?
You know that he would have
had a hard road to travel. You
know that Lodge, Poindexter,
Roosevelt ct al would have in
sisted on doing things their
way, not the presidents way.
The president would have been
helpless. We would have had
divided leadership. The pur-
poses of all would have been
good. But good purposes
alone do not, win wars. 1t
takes unity of leadership. 1t
takes team work and also CO.
operation. Under Wilson's
leadership the United States
has been a good war wager.
Why not back him up until the
lob is over. -a-----
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
HERE IS THE POINT

a. HE senatorial campaign in
VI this state is not based so
much on the personali-
Al - -.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
WILSON MAKES 1T CLEAR.
.Ats-t - -- .iLff
Continued from page -


I stand in the way of spealfing the plain
ltruth. sitF Ss#l 5t
Unified T,eadeTsbiD Needed.
I have no thought of suggestingl
I that NV noIiticaI Dartv is paramount.
] in matters of DatriotigIn4 feel too
deeplv the sacrifices which have been
made in this war IN all our citizens
! irrespective of marty affiliations to
1 ha rbof, sttcb an y idea 4. mean only
that the difffcuIties and deIicacies of
our present task are of a. sort that
makes If inperativelv necessary that
the nation should give its undivided
support to the government Under a
unified leadership and that a repubIi-
can congress would divide the leader
ship.
The leaders of the minority in the
present congress- have unnuestionsblv
been nro-war. hut thev have been an
tti-a5n1inistration Al aIr,ost every
t,rn sInce we entered tbe war thev
have souqht 10 take tho choice of mol.
icy and Tho conduct Of the war ont ot
M, bar,l, -a,,,l- ,,,,t Il rn,ar. The CON
treI ~ i,,st.,,,,,a a,,taIitios ~ tbeir ou,,,
~ ea,sf ,, III a
sr,.4- q, 49, ettt.o,.- 60. t4,,,t,,,a,,
,,,,,..-.3,s < -. 'l,,,,i.aJ -,
Tr,'t4.- ..,.,,.
,'t.a,i st,1s.. 80, -, fi,,,s,
~ 80 St6as ,s,t.s'1 ,1f..t,,, S,,r.,,sa
i,o l,,,,.,,,
80, IN 80. -.
IN a. -' 81 .,,,
- ia5,..ina; LII, IN ~
~ ,,4 sa,iu oi-s al
e 'aNeh @iiiius1 0oii'eS' anu "OS'i NC
NJ 70 S"ppOF'' ouC CohtFoi'
ne IStuih 'I VI epuDiio'iil J iiidJol |
-lg 20 either house oI the ress
ouiu' iIOi eoNei, ne inter pi e'atiFe oii
.iI5,,oti 1ie otner sue VI lhe water as d re
puuia' 'loll "L my ieduershlp' 9pohes-
i'l i'ieh OF the Iepuoilcah party are urs-
,iis you 10 erect d rePuDiiceah coIis IesS
=. u ~ pach up anu suPpOIt Iie
- ~ e7lueIl' Dut even II they shouiu III
llIIS llIIS impose upon some creuulous Vot-
eIS on TINS slue Oh the water they
"ouiu hPose On no one on the other
I,, II u wen wen uLuersloou mere as
wen as mere that sl I the republican leau-
~, .s .9.s' 9sslle iiol 80 liluch 70 support uHe
RiTSluene ,,',ll .aS 70 Soh'loI NM
ne peopies u tne amen countries Lti.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
28 YEARS AGO
IFrom the East Oregonian. october
1oan

lFrom the East Oregonian. October
81, 1S90.)
Miss Alice Tilliard left today for
Heppner to reside.
Dr. Griswold will In a few days oc-
cupy his new drug store in Helix.
The board of foremen of the Pen
dleten fire department meets Sunday
at 10 a. m. to discuss important bus
mess matters.
Miss Mary Manela has returned to
her home in Echo where she Will re-
main during the winter.
Levi Ankeny was in Pendleton to-
day on his return from Baker city
He left for Walla Walla this morn-
ling.
4 The marriage of Scott w. Benjah9an
5f Ballard, Washington and Miss
Sadie Miller of Pilot Rock, will be
solemnized at the NJ. E. church at
Pilot Rock tomorrow night.
Judge Fee has returned from hold
ing court at Burns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
STAND BY WILSON

~ NE hundred and sixty re-
w publican congressman
and 20 republican sena-
tors voted against the shipping
board bill that has given Am
erica our great merchant ma
rine. Ninety seven republican
congressman voted against the
espionage bill. One hundred
and forty two republican con-
gressmen voted against the
first war revenue bill. One
hundred and ninety two repub=
licanl congressman voted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
IN Bf'KINLEYS DAY

AisHf u sA -
1FF HERE are some who at
VI tempt to say that condi-
tions now are different
from 1898 in that the demo-
Gratis did not support the Span
ish war. The charge is not
true. The Spanish war, like
the present war was generally
supported by people of all par
ties. g ~SNsy~sS&
The files of the East Ore
gonian for 1898 show that on
April 25, 1898, the house of
representatives passed the de-
claratioiI of war in one minute
and 40 0sseeonds, Not much Op-
position evident.
In an editorial comment at
that time this newspaper said ::
PrtSideIlt Mckinley asks for 1885,
OOt5 yotuntae1-s to serve their country
for tssn years. The president looks
upon This war as very serious mat
ter and the Responsibilities of it rest
haaailN lurson him. President ;NieKin-
leS mtsrEts the good will and conf
6ience or every man in the nation at
this time The burden upon him is
immense. and no one should endeaVor
{ in amy way to increase it but instead
should strive TO help tighten it in
every possible way. He is cOmman-
er-in-chief of the army and navy, he
must direct the war and determine
the policies of the cOuntry's diplomat
1 ic relations. His load is greater than
one man should carry and he should
receive the support, respect and con-
fidence of every citizen throughout
the trial.
The East Oregoniah is a ty-
piettl euuntry newspaper It
wss a political supporter
/ of Mckinley but it supported
him in the war. There were
mo party lines drawn in the
Spanish war. The country
was united.
Yet Roosevelt, Harrison and
all the Republican, press clam
ored for a republican congress
$50 as to support the president.
If it was good argument then
why not now?
The task Mckinley faced
was simple compared with
Wilson 5 problem. If Mckinley
needed team work in congress
why is not Wilson entitled to
the same?rgF EgyFea4 e; q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

o. HE senatorial campaign in
VI this state is not based so
much on the personali-
ties of the candidates as upon
the question bf control in the
senate. Tho margin there is
very close. The vote in Ore
gon may dekEde the issue. If
an oppositi3h senate is elected
the senate Organization, in
cIuding ALI the committee
chairmanshlts fall to men po-
litically oppbsed to President
Wilson. LodM, Poindexter, Pen
rose, Smoot H al will be IN the
saddle. Thd1 are bitter critics
of the president. They will
not follow hi4 leadership. They
will be able to obstruct his
work and tRHy will do it. There
will be an ! nd to the team
work that as worked so well
for the nation and for the al
lies. Furthermore the people
of Europe will take the cleo
ton of an opposition congress
as a reputation of Wilson.
Do you want our allies to think
the United States has gone
back on its president? They
have great faith in Wilson
over there. Do you want to
break down his prestige? If
so you may safely vote for Nc
Nary, who as his supporters
claim is personally a very good
man. If you want to support
the president at time when
he needs Support and has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

asked for3it you will vote for
Oswald West who is Just as
good a man as, his opponent
and a stronger character.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
DENOCRATIC TICKET.

Mark x between the num-
Der and the name Of the fol-
lowing candidates:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
SONG o. THE WITCH.

! am witch of Halloween.
And frolic DER the woodland
green.
/ touch the pumpkins with my
broom,
And grinniftg faces they as
My ghosts hn goblins forth 1
) Till chiidrehls tresses stand on
, Upon the hi Ia fire 1 light.
And fill thh kale with spirits
; Then round nd round 1 dance
and sitig.
; And make ff5e treetops loudly
And when the midnight hour
, I ride away above the trees
My steed a broom, my road the
air.
Until 1 reach my distant lair,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

For United States Senator
in Congress, for term be-
ginning March A, 1919.
Vote for One
16 OSWALD WEST,
of Multnomah, Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
e4East , : Qre8onIaI)
- - - -
SUBSCRIPTION RArnn
(IN ADVANCED

EUbsNtNIt.A AAOEN ENAA"
(IN ADVANCED
Oaily, one year. BY mail -----------Sb.ee
Daily. six months by mall --.------- 2.SO
Daily. three months by mall .------ 1.at
Daily. one month by mail ------------- -oV
Daily. one year by carrier .--.------- 7.be
Daily. six months by carrier---.----- S,fs
Daily. three months by carrier 1.9t
Daily, one month. by carrier --.---- so
Semi Weekly. one year, by mall. 1.bO
SEMI Weekly. six months, by mail ,7t
SENT weekly four months BY mall. so
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

President Wilson said: "The
difficulties and delicacies of
our present task are of a sort
that makes it imperatively ne
cessary that the nation should
give its undivided support to
the government under unified
leadership and republican
congress would divide the
leadership" In the war zone
divided leadership worked
vast harm until unity. was es-
tabIished. Beware of divided
leadership at Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

Don't be afraid of the flue.
1t is no goblin. But take care
of yourself. If you are at all
ill 90 to bed and call a doctor.
The serious cases are mostly
due to neglect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31

stand in the way of speaking the plain
frttb wa Hs8hE y
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.

Baton Rouge, La, Sept. g.
Complying with requests received
from the War Industries Board,
Washington, the State Council Of
Defense is now conducting a cam
palgn through its parish and COM
munlty councils for the curtail-
ment Of retail deliveries to one
trip each day. Since the inagu-
ration of this campaign the fol-
lowing cities have complied with
the request Of the War Indus
tries Board and John Marshall,
Secretary Of the State Council,
has been advised that they have
been listed ON the Honor Roll in
Washington: New Orleans,
Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton
Rouge, Bunkie. Bastrop, DeRid-
der, and Opelousas. The follow
ing parishes have discontinued all
retail deliveries for the duration
of the War: Allen, Beauregard,
Coneordia, Evangeline, Pointe
Coupee, St. Charles. Tensas and
West Baton Rouge. AS the in
structions to the parish and COM
munity councils on the subject Of
deliveries were issued only thirty
days ago, it is believed that befode
long all of the cities and towns
in Louisiana will adopt this plan
and release many employees for
more essential labor.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
Easy Way to Stop
Waste of Food,
w. g. S.

In this country alone rats des-
troy and spoil over two hundred
million dollars worth of foodstuffs
every year, so why delav using a
reliable method of Kidding our
homes, stores and warehouses of
these wasteful pests? Probably
there is no easier nor more etfec-
tive method of exterminating rats
than Stearn's Electro Paste, a
'"ientific product that has been
used ia successfully by the U. S.
Government in it's different CAM
paigns against the rat. A small
box, costing only a few cents, will
usually completely free the house
from rats and mice. 1t will also
effectually destroy cockroaches
and waterbugs.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-14
w. .. -.
STILL ASKING.

When Margaret Fuller, the peer
and friend of New England s
group Of Americas immortals,
asked Horace Greeley to advocate
woman suffrage he showed his
contempt for woman's executive
ability by replying. When you
can show me woman who can
bring vessel around Cape
Horn, | will become woman suf-
frage advocate He thought he
had demanded the impossible. A
few weeks after this converse
ton. a woman entered Boston
harbor. having sailed from San
Francisco with her husband, the
Captain, who died en- route. She
accomplished the supposed nauti-
cal impossibility.
To-day, the country is asking
the service of women as farmers.
mechanics, nurses, doctors, NUM-
ton workers, mine workers. yeo-
men, gasmakers. bell boys, mes
sengers, conductors, motormen,
army cooks, telegraphers, ambu-
lance drivers, aviators, and is |
getting it. The women are ask
ing for their vote. Will they
get it.