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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

with sort Of desperation. Open agen-
eies and disguised agencies are en-
ployed. John Barleycorn is expecting
every Eege and subject to do his duty,
and nearly all are responding.
The "wets" are playing for time.
Their hope is that the war may not last
longer than another year, and their idea
is that when the war ends there will be
an abatement of prohibition sentiment
in the United States. AS they conceive
matters, if they can "hold" the "drys"
until then they can recover much of
their lost ground, and establish much
of their lost prosperity.
They do not appear, however, to take
into account the inevitable effect on the
general question of the enlargement of
the electorate. What does that mean
quite SO much as the strengthening of
the dry" forces, and the encourage
ment of dry eampaigns' Where,
with opportunity, have women ever fail
ed to record themselves against the sa-
loon and all it representa- And where
has the saloon been quite SO bold, so
determined, or so uncompromising as
in New York, upstate and DOWN.
1t would seem a certainty, therefore,
that, in the end, the "drys" will win,
even in New York When tha t.sst comes,
ard IN whatever form. the nsE voters,
upon going to the polls, viii deposit
their ballots against an evil which has
wrought so heavily against the home
They have seen and felt it IN its great
est power and most Objectionable tyr
amy. and have more intense interest
in its eStirpation than any other class
of citizens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Books for Soldiers.

If you have q book somewhere in
&c house that is no longer needed, a
,SSsd novel, book of travel. book of
essays, anything in the way of light or
substantial literature, send it to the
soldiers. There is q demand for good
reading for the boys in khaki, who have
a little time to spare from their drills
in camp. There is TO danger of over
supplying the camp reading rooms. The
men overseas want books, TOO. They
also havo spare time, during their train
ing period. and even those who go to
the front haze time to read when they
are sent back for their occasional rest
ing spells They cannot get books in
France such as they can easily read.
and a package Of reading material from
home is always highly appreciated.
The Star receives these books anu
forwards them to the headquarters of
distribution Many hundreds of vol
hines have already been collected by it
and promptly put in hand for sending
on to the soldiers. Keep on bringing
them. until your shelves are exhausted
of this supply.
A book that stands on the home
shelves year after year, with never
reader, is worthless. Now is the time
to make it valuable. Every volume sent
to the soldiers collection Will be sure
to lind many readers, hundreds, perhaps
thousands of them Doubtless the book
you send will satisfy the taste of 500
men. That will be putting it to the
best use, far better than filing a gap
in your library shelves.
Some discrimination is necessary in
selecting books for soldiers. But final
selection may be left to those who are in
charge of the work, who know what the
men In UNIFORM are chiefly reading. If
there is any doubt, send the book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Daylight Saving Now a Law.

Daylight saving is now established by
the law OF the land. The President yes
terday signed the bill, and according
to it, on Sunday. March 81. all the
clocks that affect government work and
railroad schedules will be turned for
ward one hour, shifting the working day
by sixty minutes. This will continue
for seven months, when the old schedule
will be resumed.
A better understanding of the day
iight-savins system now prevails. It is
8 simple proposition, after all InaS-
much as few people care to work at
any task before breakfast, by turning
forward the clock hands the hour of
rising is advanced and breakfast occurs
one hour earlier. Thus the working da.
closes one hour earlier and there is more
daylight after dinner, or between the
closing Of the workday and dinner, if
that meal takes place after dsrk.
Under this system everybody who fol-
lows the clock will get just as much
sleep as before. but more sleeping will
be done during the hours of darkness.
The sun viii be somewhat lower in the
sky at your rising time. Getting to
work at what was formerly 8 o'clock in
stead of 9, the air will be cooler and
fresher and better work can be done.
Thus it is figured that good health will
result from the new system.
What is to be done with the hour of
daylight gained by changing the clock
hands seven months of the year is for
the individual to determine 1t can be
spent in play or in work or in idle
ness. Just now there is urgent need of
home gardening. That hour of daylight
can be well used in cultivating the
ground.
In Q very practical manner the day
light saving will aid industrially. For
all outdoor works longer hours can be
spent by artisans on the job in hand.
Overtime can be secured on emergency
works.
Plenty Of warning is given, and the
new system can be put into operation
without friction or difficulty. 1t is only
necessary to remember to advance the
hands Of the clock sixty minutes on
Sunday after next, and the process is
started. Follow the clock and the day
light will save itself,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

terms, Mr.. Bryan took up the cause OF
free silver, canvassed the country in its
favor, and i'll 1896 was nominated for
President by the democracy on that Is
sue. He made o brilliant campaign. but
lost. He tried again four years later
with the same result, and scored his
third failure in 1908.
His democratic critics repeated to
themselves, "Three times, and out. But
they were mistaken. Mr.. Bryan was not
out Four years later he appeared 1t
Baltimore and became the Warwick or
the convention. He switched from Mr..
Clark to Mr.. Wilson, and nominated the
latter for President. The prize was be-
yond his own reach, but he directed its
bestowal.
In selecting his official advisers Mr..
Wilson remembered his creator, and
placed him at the head of his cabinet.
At that tine there was no thought Of
foreign war. Domestic issues were
uppermost in America, and the tri-
umphant dem ocracy, in control again at
both ends of the Avenue, addressed it
self to those issues.
But the war came; and the rest, in
connection with Mr.. Bryan, is recent
history It is fresh in detail in all
memories
MIR. Brysn's activities are searched for
signs rs to 1920. What Interpretation
may i've put upon them. Is the presi-
Genital bee still in his bonneti There
se-c those WHO fancy they hear it buzz
tas He has still, after all these years
@r.l the reccrd-three unsuccessful cam
paiCns for the presidency. and a brief
stay in the State Departments large
and devoted following. Under sixty, he
is rated as in his prime-as still some
thing of q ytwng man in politics,
We shall knos more about Mr.. Bryan
and the hopes aAs,.purposes of his fol-
lowers as to this NATTER little later.
He will remain IN the imelight-one
can hardly think of HIM as in shadow
and his friends and supporters, taking
their cue from him, ara never idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
New York and Prohibition.

The "wets" are exhibiting strength and
q parliamentary skill at Albany. Their
resources, financial and otherwise, are
Sslarge throughout the state. In the me-
u tropoiis the drink traffic has long been
y political power. Barrooms have been
rendezvous for ward workers. Their
proprietors have been political leaders
Some have amassed great wealth Others
have attained Office. So many have in
terested themselves in political cam
paigns, nominations have been made
;. with an eye to their support, and Off
cials elected by them have shown while
in commission a remembrance of their
- creators
= Al this influence has been rallied.
and ID being e1erted At this time. At
lass tho traffic is On tho defensive every-
where. It is making its hast stand. In
] sstznnslolds like New. York It il fighting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
JAPANESE CHINA.
New Designs and Shapes.

shipment of Japanese China just that
have been expecting for several months There
new patterns shapes and designs in bowls plaques
witch trays, tea pots and cups and saucers
There delightful Oriental about Them and we have
displayed them together table that you may easily
very beautiful they
The coorngs mostly rich and dark backgrounds with birds
of plumage vivid conventional sandwich travs
particularly attractive and round and
oval shapes The handles made bamboo thew
will be ideal for summer porch
If exquisite Oriental China abbeals to you ,oe
hope that you s0iH this h;bnuent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Mr.. Bryan at FiftY-Eight.

Mr.. Bryan passed his fifty-eighth
milestone yesterday. An interesting
man, with a notable career.
He made his debut in national life
as a champion of tariff reform. AS a
member of the House he helped pre-
pare, and voted for, the Wilson tariff
bill of 1894. The bill. changed some.
what By the Senate. became q law, failed
disastrously IN action, and the failure
contributed materially to the return d
tho republican party to power.
Retiring from the House after 1we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
A FURRY OF FASHION IN FURS

Early Spring and Summer days will bring forth many
Extremely modsh the of fur. Chic gar
they that will give style the simplest
model that have received fits snugy the body
ends four points, back and 'front.' tipped balls
of fur satin The collar be roll fashion
These little Coates Lapn Nutra and
Squirrel $500 $1,000.
Natural
5 with The lining printed
Georgete combinations
Innings shimmerng folds of
Animal Scarfs
much vogue.
floor Eleven street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PaIANDER JOHNSON.
Training.

"My daughter is having her voice
trained" remarked Mr.. CumroL
"Is she going into operap
"No. 1 don't care whether she sings
or not. ] want to do what I can to
make it less disagreeable when she gets
cross ard hollers at me and her mother"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Fayoritfsm,

ode mule las too much de best of it."
remarked Mr.. Erastus Pinkley. "f I
lays hands on it dey'n have me up befo'
de Animal Prevention Society. But
spos'n de mule kicks me-"
what thcnp
"He aim g'ineter git reported. All my
friends jes' laugh am ack like dey
thought de mule showed good judg-
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

A farmer with wheat. on hand should
never be tempted to initiate those spec
ulators of whom he has made so many
cruel but just criticisms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Whenever the crown prince wants any
thing the kaiser is supposed to get it.
None of the gifts, however, is labeled
"For good boy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

After gardener has gotten through
with the seed merchants and the hard
ware stores he feels more like an in
weston than an agrieulturist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Quandary.

If 1 should ride the gasoline
Would break me altogether,
And walking I must not be seen.
I can't afford the leather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
THE PROPER GLOVES
FOR STREET AND DRESS

Gray Suede still leads in popu-
larity, and when finished with
self or black stitching they are
decidedly attractive, SIS and
$3.50. Chamois Gloves, with self
and black stitching, sz.oo. Tan
Kid Walking Gloves, SzSe. $500
and $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Both parties have survived 80 long
that the Carranza-Villa disagreement
will never have much standing in the
opinion of a mountain feud expert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

U-boats are relied on by Germany to
win the war. Whenever the kaiser has
a hard luck story he tells it to the SUBJ
marines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Protest.

"This morning L overheard you call
ing me bonehead."
'Did yous"
"And this afternoon you called me a
pinhead."
possibly"
II say, old chap, aren't you mixing
your metaphors bitf'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

A certain retarding influence lies in
the fact that an effort to get rid Of red
tape is likely to develop more of the
same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
GOOD-FITTINC LOW
SHOES, $3.50 THE PAIR.

In Mahogany Tan and Black
Gunmetal Calfskin; a strictly
up-to-date, narrow toe last for
street dress wear. Snug-htting
around the ankle; invisible eye
lets: A snappy, young mans
model.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Wooowaro & Iotbrop s s... ..s.. Y
Closes As PM
Easter Cards and Booklets
Street Floor :
Easter Toys and Novelties
Fourth Floor

Easter Fashions in Womens
Ready-to-Wear Apparel
SMART STYLES HANDsoME FABRICS
A Splendid Showing of Stylish Stout
Garments.
SUITS AT $780, black and white check homespun mixtures
harine stripes navy blue and white Pore twill
and trieone Navy Rookie the predominant
ing colors. Many made with belt and noched collar
and braid and buttons extensively used With
suits of Eton, and trimmed in black silk braid grd1e
sash of the wide braid is used quite effectively.
GOLFLEX AND JERSEY SUITS are steadily growing into
favorfor Sports and Utility there is nothing their
equal Most of the models beed and have sports pockets
and show contrasting colos in collars and cuffs The
coors in the Gohex Suits decided and in the Jerseys
there are the pretty pastel shades of them having
collars and cuffs of Angora in vivid color The popular
Sipover Sleeveless Jersey Suits included in this
line. $3.50 to $780,
SPRING COATS graceful in line beautiful color
Many of them have overlap detachable collar of silk satin
in harmonzng shades with deep cuffs. They shown in
beed and straight line models in the preest Coat Shades
lined to the waist, STATS to $425o
Cpes and Sleeveless Coats favortes of Fashion,
san serge and jersey, also combinations of and
duveyn, taffeta and Poiret twill $l6.75 to $4,000.
DRESSES OF JERSEY AND SERGE. This is just the season
for them and every in her wardrobe
Jersey Dresses straight line, tunc and beted models navy
gray, black, and white $500 to $500.
Serge Dresses blue and effects trimmed in
braid combined with satin. $24.75 to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

The spring plans of the German army
Z were announced some time ago. The
customary postponement is now due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Turkey deems it duty to hold an
occasional massacre of Armenians as an
Endorsement of friend Prussia's Belgian
policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Jnquisitiveness as to whether there
are any more in New York like Trotzky
might be pardonable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

New jersey has about decided that
anybody determined to loaf will have to
spend his voorhees, days in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
SOFT HATS
The First Hat of Spring.

From the best domestic and
foreign makers, including the
Borsalino Italian Hats. the John
B. Stetson's and the Special w.
& L. Hats; in gray, green and
brown, Sos, $500, $500, $500 and
5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

= Daylight is earth's most inexpensive
luxury, and for that reason has been
too little appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

- As usual, the open street ear beat the
,Sctraw hat by many weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
The Open Car.

The Open Car.
The open car, the open car,
With joy you see it from afar.
Your hand to it you next extend,
And mur1nur, "Welcome, good old
friend"
You gayly sniff the warning breeze.
You see the buds upon the trees,
And posies planted out with care,
Whose fragrance soon will fill the air.
With q contentment all serene
You contemplate the passing scene,
So fascinating to the eye
just then germ comes wandering by,
And after that-a week OF So
The open cans may come and COL
At home you stay and heed them not.
You would mot leave that sheltered spot
Unless they offered you BY chance
A nice steam heated ambulance.
The open car; the open carl
A. breeze, germ-anG there.yuR mA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

EVERY LITTLE BOY wants a
Water Pistol. We have been
out of them for some time and
have just received. a supply
Csc each.
A CUNNING SOAP KEWPIE will
make bath time pleasure tor
even the baby that dislikes
water 10c each.
Fourth Floor, + street.
FIVE INFLATABLE BALLOONS
in a box for z5c would afford
much amusement for little peo-
pie.
A REALLY TRULY GARDEN
SET consists of hoe, spade and
rake for SI.95, and it is large
enough for everybody IN the
family but father.
Fourth Floor. F street.
A WOODEN GARDEN SET that
sells for zsc is just the thing for
the wee boy or girl who loves
rt so az Floor. street:
EASTER SWEETS are here and
there are delicious Candy Eggs
to take the place of real ones.
Chocolate Eggs, all sizes from
tiny ones for SC to mammoth
ones for $500. Jelly Eggs,
Csc ID.
Fourth Floor. Center.
SOLDIER BOY CHOCOLATE,
the kind our customers have
been asking for. A fresh ship
ment of w. H. Bakers best
sweet chocolate, put up IN
packages ready for mailing to
your Soldier Boy. SOC pack
age. Fourth Floor, Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
SILK HOSIERY
The Height of Fashion.

Plain Black and Colored Silk
Hose, with double toe and heel;
55c, Csc, 75c, S1.00 to $500.
Two-tone Silk Hose in hand
some colof combinations, Csc, 81
to $3.50.
Fancy Silk Hose, 75c, SI.15, 81,
S2.50 and s.. Novelty Striped and
Clicked Silk Hose, SI.15, Sis
and $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
|EPPO PETTICOATS FOR
EASTER.
In Pleasing Styles and a Lovely
Arrav of Colofs.

The Eppo Petticoat is made with
care and thoroughness from the pat
ented elastic waistband at the back
to stretch but one-fourth
its iength-to. the braid-proteeted
bottom. There are many features
about this petticoat that will delight
you. They may be had in regular
and extra sizes in
All taffeta, changeable and plain
taffeta with Jersey top, in all the new
Spring shades-ss.00 and $3.50.
Heatherbloom in white, green, blue
and black-S1.75 to sz.7S.
CoIored and Black Sateens-sz.5o.
Third floor, street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
MADEIRA TEA NAPKINS

Wedding Chests that are being
filled for Spring brides should GER
tainly have at least one set OF these
exquisitely scalloped and embroid-
cred Madeira Napkins.
$3.50 dozen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
BOYS BLUE SERGE
SUITS
For Confirmation or Dress
Wear.
$3.50 to $500.

There is no other Suit that
can take just the place of the
Blue Serge for Confirmation
or Dress Wear. 1t should be
selected carefully and that's
why our showing is of special
interest at this time. The mate
rails are absolutely fast colors.
Every seam is tapped to pre-
vent pulling out and they are
made on the new trench full
belt or pinch hack models.
Sizes 8 to Is years.
Fourth Floor, G street.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-24
u. S. Government
Wool SOx

These are the finest high grade wool sox
on the market. They are made from selected
yarns, of extra heavy weight and made in
exact accordance with u. s. Government spe-
cifcations. They are well worth SITS pair
II Al T.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
LEE COUNTY IS.
FERTILE SOIL
Report Of Government Crop Director
Shows High Average Yield per
Acre Here as Compared
with All Iowa.
BIG PRODUCER OF RYE
One of Three Counties in State of
Iowa Which Did Not Harvest
Any Wild Hay During
Past Year.
BIG PRODUCER OF RYE

That Lee county is above the aver
age of the great state of Iowa in pro
ductivity OF its soil rather surprises
some people who have seen the re-
port on crops in 1918. by Charles D..
Reed. director of the Iowa weather
and crop service bureau, which is
just out
1t shows that Lee county raised
more grain to the acre than the
average of Iowa in all farm products
in the report except the three items
of oats, barley and alfalfa. There
was so little alfalfa produced in this
county that the law of averages
hardly had chance to operate, and
the yield was two hundred pounds
per acre less than the Iowa average
yield.
Lee County Grows Staples.
Lee county grew in 1918, corn to
the amount of 2,446,00O bushels, and
the yield was 81 bushels per acre,
while the average of the entire state
of Iowa was 34.4 per acre.
The oats crop in Lee county in
1918 was 955,500 bushels, an aver
age of 80 bushels per acre, against
an average for all Iowa of 1912 bush
els per acre.
The winter wheat crop in Lee
county was 62.100 bushels, an aver
age of % bushels per acre, while
the average for all Iowa was 1873
bushels per acre. Lee county pro
duced $4,000 bushels of spring wheat
this year, an average of 81 bushels
per acre as compared with an aver
age of 1872 for the whole state
Barley and Rye Crops Good.
There were 1880 bushels of bar
lev raised in Lee county this year
and the yield was q bushels per
acre, while the average for Iowa was
g bushels per acre.
Lee county produced three times
as mucn rye as the next largest
county in Iowa in that crop, the
quantity being 137,340 bushels, with
Sac county 3 poor second with 45,4o0
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31

bushels. The average of IS bushels
per acre here was the same as that
of the state.
Lee county was not one OF the
tnirty-seven in Iowa growing some
flax seed this year, and neither did
it produce any wild hay, as did all
the other counties but two, Jefferson
and Davis 1t produced 10000 tons
OF real hay, an average Of Ia tons
per acre, while the average for the
state was 1.3 per acre.
Rich Land For Potatoes.
Potatoes to the amount of 102, 900
bushels were raised in Lee county
this year, the yield being an average
of 81 bushels per acre. The average
per acre in the entire state was only
IT'S bushels.
The report shows that in this
year of 1918 the state of Iowa pro-
duced 356,677 .000 bushels of corn,
over 14,CG0, 900 bushels of wheat,
222, 49,, 500 bushels of oats, and near
~ 100000 tons of wild hay, besides
potatoes, chickens and other things
to feed the world.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31

IN January.
SgBugler John g. Robertson of
Company l. died at Camp Cody.
16-Guy Clark Morris dies on
transport.
February.
Captain Leo P. LIE Bron browns
in sinking of Tuscania.
23-One hundred and ten men
leave for Camp Dodge.
3-Patriotic meeting in the opera
house.
23-Clothing sent to Belgium.
5-Twenty-four men leave for Kan
sas City.
3o-sixty men leave for Camp
Dodge.
May.
4-Third Liberty loan campaign
opens.
14-Thirty-six men leave for JEFF
ferson Barracks.
2O-Red Cross parade in evening.
-Sixty-three men leave for
Camp Dodge.
5-Registration day for 21-year-
olds.
Thirty-two men leave for
Camp Dodge.
July.
16-Thirty-one negroes leave for
Camp Dodge.
22-Two hundred men leave for
Camp Pike
2G-Sergeant Charles o. Bunyan
killed in action.
31-Tnirty-eight men leave FOR
Camp Forest.