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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10
PRESIDENT SUPPORTS
 FEDERAL SUFFRAGE
So informed Twelve Democratic Members of House
 Who Called at White House to Get His Views
MEASURE WILL COME ToAVoTE IN HOUSE TODAY

Earnestly Advised His Callers to Vote for the Amendment an Act of Right and Justice to the Women of the Country and of the Whole World'- Representative Baker Predicts That the Necessary Two-thirds Will be Exceeded by Fifteen Twenty Votes-Opponents Claimed Safe Magrin Against the Amendment.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10
Government to Control Manila Hemp.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Control of the purchase and distribution of manila hemp is to be taken over by the gov ernment. The food administration an- nounced tonight that details of the plan will be announced in a few days
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

King Ludwig of Bavaria declared that mot an inch of German terri tory will be given up"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The superintendent of the Centra Union Gas Co. committed suicide b. inhaling gas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

By order of Field Marshal Won Hin denburg, 130 French villages have been levelled.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Six men were indicted by the Fed eral Grand Jury on a charge of snug gling potash into Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Count Adam Tarnowski won Tarnow was appointed an Austrian delegate to the Russian peace conference at Brest- Litovsk,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The Ray HubbeII Company, glove factory at Worthwhile, N., Y was de- stroyed by fire which caused loss ot $S0, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Orders issued by the War Depart men will permit men wounded to wear ribbons of red, white and blue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

General Pershing reported to the War Department the deaths of seven more American from natural causes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

w. J. Burns, the detective, was con victed for tapping telephone wires.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

< Nine men of the American steamer Harry Luckenbach, torpedoed and sunk on January 6, are still missing
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Nathan Hyat at the National Army cantonment at Camp Devens was sen fenced to 15 years for refusing to go guard duty and military duty.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

< Acting Superintendent of Public
 Schools of New York city ordered thai all German propaganda in books be
 torn out.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Ellis H. Roberts, 90, United States treasurer from 1897 to 1905, former congressman, editor and author, died at Utica
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Sixty four persons died of pneu monia in New York in one day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

c. Donald Fox, promoter of the army and navy bazaar, was sentenced to an indeterminate term by Judge Grain for petit larceny
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Detectives arrested two men on charges of series of daring hold ups in saloons and United Cigar Stores in New York city
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Four firemen were killed and four injured, probably fatally, when the walls of a moving picture theatre in Chicago collapsed during a fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Germany has substituted 10000 foot articles since the war began.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The casualties of the biggest Amer ican flying school in Paris for six
 weeks ,totaled one split lip and one cracked elbow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

General Grossetti, of Marne fame died at the age of 55, in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

A corn show was the feature of the three day-mid winter public meeting of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Senator Smith of Arizona denounced the American Newsprint Manufactur CTS Association as an infamous, law less and impudent trust"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The Italian government has pro- mulgated a decree prohibiting the making and sale of cake, pastry and confectionery in any shape or form.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10
Condensed TeIegrams

France sent thanks to the American Red Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

LIewellyns Jones, 72, said to be the oldest bishop of the Episcopal com munion in the British empire died at St. John, N. F.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Miss Helen Eraser, official of the British Treasury says knitting and other non essential work should be left to invalids.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The National Retail Shoe Dealers Association discussed the advisability l of the limiting of the heght of Women's shoes to 3-4 inches at a meeting in | Chicago.
 General Pershing reported that l Private J. Snedeker, engineers, was seriously wounded in action December l 31. No details of the engagement were given.
 l Edwin M. Stanton, assistant United l States attorney, was given a farewell 1 dinner by friends, whom he will bid | goodbye on Jan. Is, when he joins the United States navy.
 1 At a meeting of the Austrian Minis | terial Council the Hungarian Govern ment's proposal for separate identity I of the Austrian and Hungarian armies was vigorously opposed.
 | According to a plan adopted at the
 National League meeting at Cincinnati the baseball players trunks will be abandoned. Players will have to carry
 grips, as they did years ago. Funerals were postponed in Chicago owing to the great accumulation o1 snow in the city. Scarcely a dent has been made in removing the drifts
 since the blizzard last Sunday.
 Women of 21 republics in Nortf
 and South America have been called
 upon to organize an inter-Americar
 round table as a means of mutual al6 in meeting unusual conditions ere
 ated throughout the hemisphere bJ the war. y- | Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreig1
 minister, is convinced that the enten- te governments wish Germany to make
 an advantageous separate peace witt
 Russia so that Germany may agree
 more readily to surrender what the al
 lies want in the west.
 A squad of 400 men, under the com
 mand of Capt. Godfrey L. Garden supervisor of anchorages, will super
 wise the loading of steamers with mu l nitions and their places of anchorag,
 so as to prevent collision and have 1;
 disaster as bad as the one at Halifax
 David Lamar is being brought bael from Atlanta, Ga. after serving hi term for impersonating Representa-
 tive A. Mitchell Palmer. He will b , sent to the Mercer County jail in Ney , Jersey to serve his other term for con nection with Franz von Rinthelen fl
 German activities.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Women voted at the charter ele' tion at Oswego, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

The National Retail Shoe Dealers Association discussed the advisability of the limiting of the heght of women's shoes to s S4 inches at meeting in Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

General Pershing reported that Private J. Snedeker. engineers, was seriously wounded in action December 31. No details of the engagement were given.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

Edwin M Stanton, assistant United States attorney, was given a farewell dinner by friends, whom he will bid goodbye on Jan. Is, when he joins the United States navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-10

At meeting of the Austrian Minis terial Council the Hungarian Govern ment's proposal for separate identity of the Austrian and Hungarian armies was vigorously opposed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
.ONTAR!0 IS A VAIN
. HOPE OF BO0zEDOM
Made Hairless In 1915 M War Measure,
with Provisions For Vote Six
Months After Peace. Means
saloons Gone Forever.

There is little chance of Windsor,
ontario, and other border cities revert
ing to open bars when prohibition is
voted on next year, according 10 opn-
ION of prominent border citizens. re-
ports the Detroit Free Press Even
wet advocates admit their chances are
slim for the return TO uncontrolled
sale of liquor. A large majority OF
those interviewed by the Free Press
concurred In the opinion that rum has
departed and gone, so far as being
sold over the bar. II Detroit IL bank
ing on Windsor for next years supply
OF whiskey, 1t is due for a rude shock
and there is not one chance in a hun
dred the referendum to be submitted
to the people of Ontario soon after
the rehabilitation of the dominion
armies. will result in a favorable vote
for the wet element. While some of
the anti-temperance workers declared
the votes of returned soldiers would
swing their way others admitted this
vas doubtful agreed that approx
mateiy 90 per cent of the women
voters will mark their ballots in favor
OF hone-dry province
Ontario was made barless in 1916 by
a wartime act passed by the provin-
ciai legislature ana not by an order in
council of the federal government.
Provisions were made in the act for
a plebiscite vote six months after the
war or as soon as the armies were re-
turned home.
1t was still possible. however. 70
obtain liquor from Quebec by the mail
order route until the federal govern
ment enacted an order-in- council which
made the manufacture and distrihu-
ton of liquor illegal for the period Of
the war and six months after.
findAr the impression tina: the dry
period in Canada ended witty the sign-
ft-rr- rf-.i-- ----t.+4-.+--A hundreds TaA--
troiters crossed tn Windsor November
IL to renew Their acaua ntance with
John Barleycorn. They returned sad
defed but convinced that Windsor In
still dry and likely to remain dry for
10 long time TO come.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
GOVERNMENT NOW
LOCKS At mexico

W ashington, Dec. L---For the first
time since the United States entered
the war the administration today
frankly discussed the financial strength
of Mexico, the condition of her trans
port systems and the radical meas
ures apparently contemplated in her
Irians for reconstruction The discus
son Is in the form OF report by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
tnerce OF the department of COM
rnerce designed to inform American
business men of the foundation of
economic security aa il now exists in
Mexico.
After pointing gu; that the past
five years have Witnesses the doubling
Iof American imports from; Mexico aud
lsXports TO her merchants, the report
takes up President Carranxa's acnuaI
message and his statement that the
government has been able to meet
expenditures from federal revenues. 1t
lis pointed our that the Mexican gov
eminent has paid no interest on her
huge external icbt since 1919, nor on
tn" stock, bonds ana uotSs "a toe
national railways seixei in 1sli. this
unpaid interest totahiag about s15.-
100000. Tn" report says. President
Carranza's message appears to offer
nc relief IN this direction"
The report shows that the govern
Inent - obscure in its statement Of
railway earnings anu In this connec.
fion that the governments appropri-
alton of some s25. 100000 from the
old French owned banks, while re-
garded as a loan with preferred obi
cations. Is deferred in payment. AS
the report is drawn for the purpose
OF guiding American merchants in
planning what part they may desire
to take in trade to or from Mexico
considerable space is devoted to DIS
cussion OF the railway systems. The
report states that the majority OF
Americans who served as railway Of
fcials previous to 1914 have been re-
moved from their positions and as n
result Of this and the frequent fight
ing. tracks and road beds of the
railways are in serious condition.
The railroad has lost much of It's roll
ing stock. although there are some
privately -owned cars. ...
In conclusion. the report states that
Trade Comm issioner Edward r. Feely
liz about to make a tour OF Mexico and
furnish detailed REPORTS on the COM
mercial situation in the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
PENNSY SAIOONISTS SHOW
TEETH: OTHERS IGNORE ORDER

The true character of the men en-
gagged in the liquor traffic was clearly
shown when the state board OF
health of Pennsylvania closed schools
and churches. theaters. saloons and
other places Of public assemblage.
Everybody willingly complied with
the law except the liquor sellers.
1t was not many days after the
closing order was issued that the liz
uor interests begin a systematic agf-
tation for reopening. The liquor
dealers Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
when the epidemic was at the very
worst and when the death rate was at
its highest. sent delegations to Har-
risburg and literally demanded of DR.
Roger. state health commissioner
that they be permitted to open up
thoir places and do business. The
only argument they could present
was that they wanted the profits.
In some parts of the state the liquor
dealers assumed the role of anarchists
and openly defied the authorities.
This accusation Is not made whole
sale but the number of dealers who
defied the law was so large in some
places that 1t became a public scandal.
In Lancaster a number OF saloon men
refused 10 obey the closing order and
kept on selling without regard To life,
health or decency. The newspapers
report that they did this on the au-
thority OF the president Judge OF the
county, There were many violations
of the law in other parts OF the state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
WOMEN APPEAL TO TIE
PEACE JOURNALISTS

Washington. Dee. 1.-THE following
open letter from the National Wum-
ANS party was received by all news
ne per CORE spondents> sailing on the
lorizaba for the peace conference
TO core spondents Leaving for the
pace Conference.
I'VE aro laying the following f1r5s
b fore you as Americans equaiv IA
terested with lis in rhe PERFECTION NJ
DOR democracy. in ogtet that III yous
writings, which will ~" so widely read
throughout this eou q V, you may, as
you describe the grostn of de,accracs'
abroad, ro,nt out the remaining Oh.
stacics 10 rs completion here.
But In The United States senate
autocracy still wIelds its power and
political freedom il denied To 10000
lt00 American women
The women OF the United States
We're the first to demand the political
rights OF free citizens, yet tn II Is
treason to believe that all the other
women of the world will be enfyan-
chised before Them.
'In a struggle which has lasted 1870
years they have with arduous labor
and sacrifice overcome every obstacle
until one senatorial vote alone stands
between them and the passage of the
federal suffrage amendment. II this
vote liz not gained and the passage
of the amendment secured before
March not only will the amendment
have to be passed again through the
house of representatives, but its rati-
fication will be postponed two years
Forty three legislatures will be in
session and able to vote on the amend =
ment this winter and spring Next
year there will be but eleven.
4Nt.-ftre doing everything Nc can
to overthrow the forces of autocracy
III the United states senate ana to
make the democracy of America com
plete.
You. as correspondents of Amert-
can papers at the peace conference,
will have an unprecedented opportu
nifty to make the senate and the
American people feel the reflection that
IL cast upon this country so long as
il condemns Its women to remain out
casts IN a world of fsoverning peo-
H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
FORCES OF RIGHT
ARE BOUND TO WIN
Kaiser and John Rsricycorn Both
Are Enemies 70 Demo-
traNN.

Baltimore, Md, Der, War pro-
htbition is The fcrerunuer of national
prohibition and national prohibition
VIII hasten world wide prohibition,
said Wayne Il Wheeler. general coun-
sol of the Anti Sa loon League OF
America, al the First Methodist
Episcopal church here today,
The, 'orces of right have the means
TO increas" their power htit evil weak
ems and dies uod@r organized attack.
This is why kaisetism and John
Barleycorn were beaten about the
same time They are both foes of
democracy, one from without and the
other from within.
The brewers appeal 10 suspend the
prohibition OF the manufacture OF
beer December /, should tallon deaf
ears Brewers have wasted food 100
long and patient public Will resent
renewed privileges white food is still
scarce. Way prohibition of the sale
OF liquor goes into effect july !. and
continues until }he termination or
demo blixation. when in All probabiI
ity constitutional prohibition will be
in effect. There ~ hut ono state New
Jersey whore ratification IL sure 10
be defeated. Forty states are
practically sure and three states. New
York. New Jersey and Rhode Island
are good lighting ground.
The startling evidence being pre-
sented in the brewery newspaper. pro
German investigation before the sen
ate judiciary committee. Will maze
our victory overwhe Inning.
Thus far the evidence has proven:
that the organized liquor traffic has
been uupatriotic and German. as
charged by Mr. Palmer. custodian of
alien enemy property. II has sub
sidfzed certain newspapers and
magazine writers, keeping the business
Arrangement in secret: it has stolen
from the government through false
tax returns, amounts equai to the sum
paid into political campaign funds; il
has hoycottcd business firms and rail-
roads. favorable to prohibition in any
form or to law observance; ii has
made political surveys and built poll
teal organizations TO control terisia-
lures and congress and pledged
mayors not 10 enforce law.
The evidence ia the most damaging
bow ever given the PROVERBS. Before
the invest ignition closes the few friends
that the trade has will desert them.
With such evidence and the good re-
suits that Will come from national
prohibition. world wide prohibition
VIII be fastened. The United States
has given billions in money and mill
lions Of men to defeat autocracy, tho
enemy Of democracy abroad. We
rnns' not weaken but give our help
to the nations who are fighting the
other foe Of democracy---the liquor
traffic within their borders The
United states and Canada must lead
tho way in this next battle for
humanity. by securing universal
sobricty, the essential to universal
permanent democracy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
NEGRO Is CAPTURED
AFTER PRETTY CHASE

when Patrolman Clrich ana Dunns-s
want OF the Third Precinct station. ar
rested Ernest Harrington, coiTred, ye~-
terday morning in South Eichmonds
Dunnavant recognized the negro as ami
old acquaintance. II was about thfcer
months ago that Harrington was sec I
by Duanavant to have a suspicious-
looking suitcase IN his hand and the,
1atrolman desired 20 have a look andf
ascertain Why Harrington was takinEi
such good care of the satnA~@ (
The negro got wise TO thl-1act that
tho officer was chasing him and d.-f
cided that he would have ia chase himS
some more before he would .fs caught.
The two met on the Seahoard Air Line.
bridge. across the James river. and a.
lively tussei took place. During the,
melee the suitcase and It's 'eontents
were dumped into tho river. and wharI
dshed cuts later there was a quantity
OF liquor and broken bottles. inside.
1t was the remembering Of this inci !,
dent that caused Clrich to 'tsntify ;hc'
negro yesterday and have him arreste 80
for transporting liquor in violation OF
the prohibition law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
TWELVE SALOON FUNERALS
4 DAY NEW YORk'S RECORD

The New York Anti-saloon league
has the following information from
the excise department. The num-
Der OF subdivisional liquor tax GER
titicates issued October l. 1916. was
30,317. The number of the same grade
certificates issued October ! TO 10. 1917.
was i5,s64, decrease of $,453 for the
year. The number of the same grade
licenses issued October ! to 10. 1918.
was li.5S5. showing decrease OF
4.2S1 for that year and total de-
crease of S.7S4 in two years BY sub
division liquor tax certificates Is meant
certificates TO traffic In liquor either
as a saloonkeeper or as hotel keep
err. This tabulation does not cover the
decrease in bottle store or pharmacist
licenses.
There has been an average decrease
Of twelve bars per day for~the last tw o
years. That fnaa as that thurs has <heen
,., .-lu1n funeral in New York state on
an average of one every two hours day
aud might. work days. Sundays and
holidays for the last two years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
CINCINNATI OFFICIALS
WORRIED OVER MONEY
Are Having Nightmare Over
Their Imagined Financial
Troubles

The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
the city officials are greatly worried
o8cr the financial problem which they
are facing, forced upon them by pro-
hibition and The incident loss of liquor
revenue amounting to s57 10000 "a year,
The Enquirer reports that the Gin
cinnati officials were interested in De-
troits experiment, which city made
up the deficit in public revenue
caused by the loss of liquor revenue,
To a large extent by great reduction
in the sum required for the mainte
nance OF various public institutions.
Figures are given which show that
the $3.50 required for the rlainte
nance of Detroit S house of correction
the last wet year was cut TO an
amount estimated AT s35 900 for this
present year with saloons abolished
On Netemhef~i9 1eiT5 The Wayne
county tail al Detroit held $50 prisz
oners and on the corresponding date
this year the records show but so
prisoners Many other figures show
ing decrease in arrests for drunken
ness. vagrancy, burglary and crimes
OF all kinds are cited figures that are
more or less familiar to most news
paper readers but APPARENTLY unfamil-
lar to Cincinnati officials.
The Enquirer reports that these of
ticials are dubious and will have To
be shown"
Even debt-ridden Cincinnati will
j find that booze has been the cause
of large percentage of CRIME and
pauperism in her midst and viii be
surprised AT tho saving in public eN~
F.. pense of caring for saloon victims
aft n she viii have given prohibition
| a fair trial.
Every other city in the United
States that has tried prohibition has
/ found this true. Why not Cincinnati
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
CONTEMPLATED REvEhUE,OH|O VETS THINK VOTERS
FAILED TO MATER|AlIzE WERE ONLY JOKING NOV. 5
Sufficient to Convince Them Buck.
eye State IL Through With "BOozc. )"

Ohio booze interests are not salts
fed that the people of Ohio meant II
when they, by their ballots on Nnvem-
her 5, ordered them from the Buck
eye state.
They think there must he n mistake
somewhere and accordingly T. w.
Roberts, who managed the wet light
in Cuyahoga county, announced that
the question of repeating the dry con-
stitut;onal amendment would he sub
mitted to the voters next year. He
says that the wet organizations VIII
be held intact throughout the state
md he is confident that when the
soldiers come hack and q normal
vote Is possible the decision OF No
vember ). 1918. will be revised
He figures that the vets lost more
through the absence of the soldier
voters than did tho drys.
Roberts is pinntng his faith to a
forlorn hope. In all probability the
federal prohibition amendment viii
have been adopted before the cleo
tions OF next year. Ohio will haze
been ore OF the Sc states to O. X. tie
national amendment and the whole
nation will have boarded the wagon.
1t is n moral certainty that the So
looms OF Ohio when they close their
doors May 27 next year they will have
closed them forever.