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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
LOUISIANA SENATE
VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE

BATON ROUGE. La. June 1s.-The
Louisiana Senate has passed an
amendment to the constitution grant
ing suffrage to the women OF Louisi-
ana, subject to ratification by the
voters at the election next fall The
vote was 20 to II. The amendment
passed the house June IL by a vote
of so to %, one more than the neces-
sary two-thirds majority.
The campaign for adoption OF the
Amendment was featured by a mess
age from President Wilson to lead
ers OF both houses OF the legislaturP
favoring votes for women. T.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
WRITES OF LIFE
AT NAVAL AIR
station INFRANCE

8 Durward N. Towe, former wash
ington newspaper man, who made
%his home at the washington Y. NJ
&C. A., has written to L Gordon Leeeh,
social secretary OF the local associa-
-tion, Of phase Of life in France Of
which little has been heard.
Towe is at a United States Navy
: air station in France. He writes:
'SWar time aviation Is simply a war
business, and Is carried on as a war
: enterprise. We have very little ex-
the army aviation. I have not seen
= a stunt plane since have been in
France. would love to see little
Excitement for It would make me
Ethink was in q war.
''We get plenty Of good food, and
@the water Is fairly good, also plenty
aof fresh air and exercise. Our food
IL furnished by the government and
seiothes are furnished at cost 50 we
=hsVe little to worry about I really
believe the living conditions among
Ethe navy men are exceptionally good.
"The Y NJ Q. A rs doing a work
shat would be. Il seems, simply an
impossibility to do without II Is
"a live, enthusiastic powerful and q
grand organization. I am proud that
II have been for the last few years
an ally OF an Organization that is
doing 50 much in the keeping alive
=of that spirit and quality SO very es-
sential in the fighting man. The
EsY! 3 the center OF amusement, q
place where we can be entertained,
tWrite. read, and purchase candy, toilet
articles, tobacco and books.
Sometimes the canteen clerk is a
pretty American girl. and, Of course,
4they are never passed by without a
short talk"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
Congress Did T Yesterday r.

The Issue Of the Future With as Much or Little COmpuOn
as Possible California Vineyards as an Incident Compulsory
Control Of State Schools by the United States The War as an
Opportunity for Control After Peace The Water Power Lease
Bill to Be Reported Thursday Pensions for Widows Of Veer
ans Of lS9Sl9O2- NaVa Appropriation Bill the House.
Gridruning Swivel Chair Generals Magazines and AdVers-
ne-Candy RatiOns for Army and Navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

The assumption Of government
right to control persons-humAn be-
ings-in their lives and deaths. their
earnings and savings. their rest and
labor, their speech and silence. their
food, their drinks, their emplOyments
and habits OF life. has,po foundation.
There Is no such right The enforce
ment Of any such theory IL impos-
sible. II would involve permanent
peonage. II the United States could
not live "half slave and half free, /"
certainly the people Of the United
States cannot live all peon. Liberty
and justice" are not mere names.
They stand for well-dehned> and i'm
mutable principles against which
those who go Up in attempting the
impossible. win be broken
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

While this may not concern South
Carolina more nearly than some 9TH
er States, South Carolina, as a lead
ing State Of the South. has at present
a greater advantage in passing on
the FIRST steps toward final decision
than some other States in other sec
tons Hence, It is fortunate that
both in the Senate and House. the
great State OF Hayne and Calhoun is
50 ably represented. And Its repre-
sentatives certainly have need to use
the highest intelligence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

France, were dependent on vineyards
which until the vines were four years
old. gave no revenue.
Citing European preeedents, and
dealing as other witnesses. including
Prohibitionists,.h have done with ques-
lions Of policy, health. and morals.
without defining principles, he de-
clared finally that ''the United States
are great enough and rich enough to
be just"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
PRISONERS Are TuBERcULAR.

Half OF the Russian prisoners Of
war now returning home from Ger
many have tuberculosis. according 70
q report 10 the state Department from
Vologda- The Russians are sent out
OF Germany. the message said. with
only the scantiest o. clothing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
LANSING NOT ASPRANT
FORM COVERNORSHP

Secretary Of state Lansing e noe
an aspirant for the Democratic nom.
nation for governor % New York,
has rot been approached on the sub
jsct, and would not consider accept
ing. This was stated authuritativeiy
today following the pubheation o. .
dispatch from Utica. n. y. stating q
subcommlttee Of upstate Democrats
was considering hts availability.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

Under the Gould House bills. the
navy and the American expeditionary
forces in Europe are to be served reg
ular rations OF candy, with the quality
and quantity to be decided BY the Sec
retaries OF War and Navy. The bills
are intended to be taken seriously. So
- the bill introduced by Senator Knox
Of Pennsylvania, to incorporate the
Mothers Of Democracy" Colonial
pedigrees viii not be required.
A resolution introduced By conEress-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

Win lhe outy ana responslpillty OF
supervising and controlling morals
by controlling first OF all habits OF
diet-of the use of foods and bever-
ages, deciding for all what shall Be
the relations. both economically and
morally, OF food to beverages, and OF
beverages to virtue and health. As
this was presented to the committee
it was in its form a mode Of win
ming the war" by prohibiting the
manufacture OF wine from grapes and
Of beer from grains. on patriotic and
economic grounds. The fact that the
issue is Of permanent compulsory con.
trdol Is proved by the constitutional
amendment, under which control Of
morals is to be assumed through
compulsory control OF diet, with the
use Of both wine and beer forbidden
as beverages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19
RvW. V. RYARS.

South Carolina needs no ADLER Rep
resentative than Hon William Du-
rant Smith, its junior Senator, who
presided as chairman Of the Senate
Agricultural Committee yesterday
when the issue under consideration
was the future OF the United States,
including South Carolina, under a
form Of government which wfll sub
ject all who are not officeholders to
as little compulsory control rs pos
slble-or to as much as possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

Speaking for the great wine-grow-
ing State of California on the Issue,
Clarence F. Lea, member Of the
House Of Representatives from the
First California district. urged con-
sideration Of the great loss with
which his State was threatened,
when thousands of honest families,
many Of them with sons now in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

As presented yesterday in one Of
its many forms, the issue was Of es-
tablishing q compulsory system under
which officeholdsrs will be charged
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

tions down as low as IS cents a year.
rely altogether on advertising for
support
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

The "era Of expansion" introducing
present consequences, came up for re-
view before the Senate yesterday, from
its beginning with the Spanish war in
1898, through the war for the '.pacl-
fcation" Of the Philippines and the
first Joint action OF the United
States with European powers in mill
tsry Intervention in China Under the
Thompson bill, which the Senate
passed, the widows Of veterans Of this
service viii be entitled to a pension
Of $12 monthly, with two dollars ad-
ditional for each child under sixteen
years old. The Senate passed also
bill to provide for the public
safety on railroads by incres sing
the salaries Of inspectors for locomo-
tive boilers. A third bill passed was
one Of the most important OF year.
It was the Ashurst bill, to open In
dian reservations to mining opera
tions in gold, silver, copper, and
other metals, with 8 per cent royalty
for the Indians on net returns. The
reservations thus 70 be opened are in
California, Montana, Arizona, Nevada,
New Mexico, Washington and wyom-
ing. The term OF leases to corpora
lions and individuals, involving pos
sibilities Of unknown millions, is set
at thirty years, renewable for ten
year periods and revocable only
through proceedings in Federal
courts.
The House Committee on Foreign
Relations continued its hearings yes
terday on the bill for the control Of
Niagara Falls under the hfty-year
lease term Chairman Sims, OF he
House Committee on Water Pd II,
announced in the House yesterday
that his committee has completed
work on the great bill for the control
Of all wAter power In the United
States. The final vote will be taken
in committee Thursday, and until the
final vote, the term Of lease originally
proposed az hfty years is held not
decided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

man Charles B, Smith asks the secre-
tsry OF state TO inform the House how
much water Ontario is diverting or r.
likely TO divert at Niagara. Mr.. J.,
Boardman seoven told the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs yesterday
that under Sir Adam Beck. Ontario is
putting in wooden tubes to develop
$4,000 horsepower for war emergency
uses at cost Of 81 500, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

priation bill. carrying a total of about
a billion and a half. without conclud ..
ing It II will be resumed this morn
ing and sent back to conference on
Senate amendments with which the
House refuses finally to harmonic.
The House agreed in conference to
Sl76.S51 900 involved in Senate
amendments and disagreed on 3d.
100000. But Il developed very
quickly and clearly that there was
something besides the question OF
money underlying the long dead
lock-" Mr.. Butler OF Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Heating OF California made
speeches direct to the gallery as well
as to the floor, with comments on
swivel chair generals" and rocking
chair soldiers" who were charged
with lobbying for promotion"
through Congress in defiance OF what
they knew to be the wishes Of their
commanding officers. By vote OF rs
to A, the House refused to concur
in the Senate amendment for promo
tions in the marine corps from lieu
tenant general Gown. Mr.. LonSworth
put on record a variety OF data on the
manufacture Of nitrates not especially
complimentary to the Administration.
but the House showed no emotion In
connection with anything in the bill
after the roasting" administered to
spectators in the galleries who were
June Brides and GHaduates,
consult GUIDE about the flowers you'll need.
TBrornuf sarvfra IgTN F-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

Under the bill introduced BY Mr..
Polk. OF Delaware. a year In jail and
fine Of $1,000 are provided to pre-
ever IN Delaware elections for the
Senate and HouSe. IL Is said TO be
intended to Inconvenience q Sena-
torial candidate in Delaware whom
his opponents consider a malefactor
OF great wealth. But Is u involves
Federal interferencs in elections, he
may not begin to feel alarmed until
the Gulf States begin to demand its
passage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

June Brides and GBaduatea,
consult GUIDE about the flowers you'n need
Prompt service. l21l F.-Adyt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

The Polndexter Senate bin. intro
duced yesterday. prohibits cost plus
contracts and commissions on con
tracts. It may secure the stable door.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

resolution introduced By Congress
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
Russian Explains
Meaning Of Bolsheviki

Dear Miss Grey: ] believe In this
country there In "A slight misunder-
standing in regard TO the word Dol.
sheviki."
The word "boishinstvo." In the
Russian language. means majority.
The word "bolsheviki" Ia compare
tive degree. Bolsheviki. as popular
Iy known in the United States. In re-
ferred TO a political party. But IL In
not II Is the left wing OF n social
democratic party 1abor partly. but
not majority Of Russia or OF said
party.
Ten or eleven years ago the social
democratic party OF Russia held n
convention. There were two leaders.
Lenine and Flekhanoff. Members Of
said convention divided the party.
F1eckhanoff gaining the majority.
Lenine and one other member of tho
convention wanted to make the pro-
gram more progressive. They called
themselves Bolsheviki. F'lekhanoff.
with his majority. did not want to go
as rapidly as Lenine, 80 they called
themselves Mensheviki.
The circumstances are idcntically
parallel with those in this country
when Mr. Roosevelt started the pro-
gressive party lie was the Bolshe-
Wiki Of said party. but not the ma
jority. v. KORESHKOV.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26

u " pfoauN'A
and n singer. He should be popular
with tho patrons OF the Gaiety
theatre.
bird OF PARADISE"
COMING TO SEATTLE
The Bird of Paradise" by Richard
Tuily, the play OF love and romance
in the baimy air of Hawaii. win be
presented at the Metropolitan theatre
during the week Of February IL.
Marion Hutchins viii be seen in the
title role OF 'Luana-"
ORPHEUM
The new bill OF vaudeville and
motion pictures nj the orpheum.
Third and Madison. will open with "A
matinee Sunday afternoon.
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle viii be
seen in comedy film.
williams and Williams will head
the six vaudeville acts in laugh hit
from Australia
Rose. Heath and Ulmack are a
comedy singing tria. The Mialos will
put on a singing and instrumental
act. Tho Gerber Sisters have a sing.
ing and dancing turn.
Sadie Deconia viii offer n novelty
act in which n rolling globe will play
an important part.
Flynn and Howard will sing and
dance.
PALACE HIP
THE Royal italian Six" singers
of popular songs. will be the chief
attraction OF the new show which
opens at the Palace Hip Sunday.
Some unusual vocal and instru.
mental musical ability is promised.
The Three Alex" are athletes,
billed as the Novelty Equilibrists,
Chas. T. Del vecchio and company
have comedy sketch entitled Fired
from Yale"
Billy Kelgard will offer n piano
logue, 'Humor in Sharps and Flats"
DOWN. and Gomez are Singers Of
Class"
Jess and Dell. 1.-THE Human Pup.
pets" present unique offering OF
song, talk and dancing.
GAIETy
The Armstrong Follies company
at the Gaiety. First and Madison.
will offer next week THE Girl in
Blue" n burlesque In which detec.
tives and crooks will have full sway.
VIII Armstrong, popular comedian,
will take the part of an Irish "Sher.
lock Holmes" The fun starts when
Armstrong. In order to "get the
goods" on band OF crooks. DISCUSSES
himself IA n wealthy widow.
Billie Bingham and "Perqueta"
viii sing n number OF novelty songs
with the aid OF the chorus of 20
baby dolls"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
Confessions ofaMfe

An old man Of this type In the
most selfish. ugly bunch OF fieah on
the face of tho earth. honestly DO
ilcvc.
II am Mrs. wavcriy. Mr.. -"
said an advanced toward him.
"and have como 10 speak TO you
about your son"
II do not wish TO hear anything
about my son. especially from good.
looking women whom do not
know"
iIis reference TO me as a good.
looking woman was not n compli.
mcnt but nm insult. and could feel
my face flush at the thought OF the
inainuation OF blackmaii his speech
implied. However. walked DELHI.
crately over 20 that nasty old man.
and said. distinctly and slowly. II
don't think you underrtend my
name. Mr.. - am Mrs
wavcrly. wife Of Richard waverly
OF the Seiwin Book concern. think
our business IL quite as well known
as yours. Doubtless you have heard
OF Us.
Il have no interest in your son.
Mr.. -, except OF the kind that
any decent. humane man or woman
would have for n man In his plight
desire TO help him. to make as com.
Portable and easy as possible the
last days Of young person who is
marked for an early death"
The old man had risen from his
chair AS tho to dismiss me. saying
he wanted to hear nothing OF his
son. But he sat down again when
spoke OF his boy being so near
death. and took n chair near his
desk without any further ceremony.
Your boy In dying. Mr.. -.
and he must go 10 a warmer climate
at once. lie tells me that he will
have n considerable sum OF money
In n few months-oh, you need not
look suspicious / do not want any
OF tin fact. have just sent 20 the
bank where Harvey was working n
check for $1,000 to make good a
shortage in his accounts"
The expression on the old mans
face was "A study. ] could see that
he was trying to puzzle out just
how TO handle me. 1t seemed to me
that he was suspicious OF me one
moment, contemptuous the next and
perhaps not altogether Disguised
with me the third
Ito BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
"Mid-Channel" Is
Wilkes New PLAY

mid Channel" Arthur w. Pinero's
play, in which Ethel Barrymore
starred, will be presented by the
Wilkes Players during the week, be-
ginning with the Sunday matinee.
The story deals with Everyone's
life as 1t approaches the crisis. The
portrayal OF the universal effort to
pierce thru clouds OF the future ar
fords the Wilkes Players an unusual
opportunity to display their ability.
The play will be attractively
staged. Much OF enjoyment IN prom
Used theatre-goers in this new offer
ing by the members of Seattle's pop
ular company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
THE VISIT TO uARvEy'S
FATHER

began TO think. little book. that I
would not be able 60 rec Mr. ------
at all that day--the boy was 80 very
diAagre~abls and apparently he had
tn. power 10 keep me from him II he
chose to do no.
II think | shall take occasion 20
report your lack OF poiltcness and
business attention when ! SEQ Mr..
-" I said TO him. when I had
been allowed to wait an unrcason.
ably long time. I could SEQ by the
giintlng light In his ugly little eyes
that boy had determined that I
should never zee MFR. IL he
could help f.
''If you Will return that card to
me III come back later" I said.
thinking to myself that would not
allow him TO keep the card. no that
he would be able TO say when re-
turned that he had presented the
card TO Mr.. and that he was
busy and could not see me. or some
other excuse.
Just then the buxxcr whirrcd. and
the boy went into nm inner room.
t1kink my oafu WIN hiih- IN wv
moments he came out and said.
You may go right in"
The inner office entered was fur
nished very handsomely. At "A desk
near "A window sat a man. probably
IS years old. lie had a big. over
hanging jaw. small. shrewd eyes. n
shock OF white hair and n mouth
that was shut NO light that there
was only n thin. straight line OF pale
color. shade deeper than his apo
plectic looking face. visible.
He looked up inauiringly as I en-.
tered but he did not rise from his
chair. Little book, / think there II
nothing in this world 10 dlsagrecable
as n man who has lost Ms interest
In everything In life except his bust.
ness and himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
Rheumatic Ring Free

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
Cynthia Crey's
LETTERS
It's Not So Easy
10 Find Anslcers

Dear Miss Grey: have writer
to you three times in the past wcek
asking you II the kaiser 10 a Cath
ole; but you have not seen fit &c
answer. II you will not answer m,
question. viii you tell mo why7
CLARENCE.
Have n little patience. lad.
Some things are much easier
said than done. and from past
experiences with people like you.
should say that conducting an
information department Ia one
Of them.
Before answer your question.
arm going to say n few things
for your benefit. and for the
benefit Of a number OF others
like you.
In the first place. questions
come In much faster than they
can be answered. and because
OF lack Of space. II would be
utterly impossible TO answer all
OF them. Consequently there II
always number OF letters
ahead.
In the second place. many OF
these letters require much re.
search work. Sometimes I spend
three or four weeks I'm an effort
20 obtain an answer.
Now for your answer: The
kaiser is not n Catholic in name.
altho he has been extremely par
tial 10 the papacy. This can be
very well illustrated by the man
ner in which he disposed Of Bis
marck's Kulturkampf. thru con.
cessions which he has turned TO
profit by making implicit ALI.
ance OF the Vatican and the Ger
man schools in his anu-revolu'
tioparv roliciea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-26
Dress Reform Coming? Miss
Grey Finds Woman Who Thinks
Trousers Will Be Next Step

wcarT echoed Betty. mo. new
or In thousand years. Miss
Grey. can you picture a real
poruy woman In trouscrs," And
then we both had good laugh.
Seriously tho. continued Miss
Rrainerd. II have some ideas ON
dress reform for women. Now.
for instance the uniform the
women taxi drivers are wearing,
trousers with the long coat. I
think h sensible and at the Same
time nifty. The long coat sort
OF takes away the masculine APP
pearance.
"A gcnerNuon ago. tho gym
nasium began 20 give women a
taste OF physical frccdom. with
garments adapted Since then,
athletics. with swimming. skat.
ing. riding and so on. have made
the costumes worn for these nc
uyities a matter OF course. sane
toned by fashion and conven.
ton. The movies have further
demonstrated the picturesque
possibilities OF such garments.
Necessity Is Crowding
Now the day IL upon us
when grim necessity is crowding
upon woman set OF ideas
which might have met with dis.
approval for some time To come.
under normal conditions. Won.
en- finding themselves In many
OF the sterner occupations are
taking to the overails and uni.
forms OF munition workers or
aviators. with an ndaptabiiity
tina, no i.as a novitiation than
the needs of the times. and pub
lie sentiment. could have brought
about.
Women make mistakes In their
widening liberty. hut what OF
IT. In working out the evoiu-
ton OF their independence. they
are learning to take their re-
sponssbiiities with their freedom.
Incidentally. tho wearing Of .
ciose-fitting garb viii tend to
improve their figures. as II puts
a premium on graceful lines.
strength and symmetry. and Ia
already making less desirable
the overcxcess OF the ungslnly
feminine. camourawed tn furbe-
lows. which male selection has
kept In preponderancc-
What DO You Think
in fact. with everything TO
recommend liz use. freedom OF
life. hygienic beauty and artistic
effect. social responsibility and
the sanction Of necessity and
custom. u would seem strange n
woman did not readily adopt In
some FORM the exhilarAting ~
well N utiiitarfsn type OF gar.
mcnt. which. for want Of n more
exact term. Ia designated as
'trousers.'"
Thus the firrt Seattle young
woman expresses her views Of
the trouscrsfor.wom discus
sion.
What do you think Write
your ideas TO Miss Grey and she
viii urtnt them