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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06
MARRIAGE LAW IN TURKEY IS
 MORE STRICT
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCldleu
 AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4-Marriage and divorce in Turkey have become subject to much strictcr laws than heretofore, according to information received here. 4. recent enactment makes the civil ceremony compulsory for Mohammedaas, Christians and Jews alike. Priests of all confessions are no longer authorized to solemnizeI a marriage which has not been pre- viously registered before a Turkish magistrate.
 Polygamy is recognized by the new law: but should a Moslem wish to take himself a second wife, he may TO longer divorce the first one upon the second brides demand, as has been the practice. Under the old Turkish system, divorces were not difficult to obtain and wives had few rights. The new law. however, places the wife's status on a much higher level It provides that reconcilia- ton shall first be sought between the two parties, for which purpose a special tribunal with a court of ap- peal has been instituted.
 Westerners regard as one serious flaw in the new law the fact that il fixes the legal marrying age at 9 for the girl and l2 for the boy. True, the consent of the parents or guard ians of the matrimonial candidates must be obtained until they are Y and IS years of age respectively; but it is recalled that the former Abdul Hamid, recognizing the evils of child marriage, ordained that l2 years should be the lowest marrying age for girl. In this alone, the new law IS reactionary.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06
INDIANS WEAR OLIVE

DENYING, x. M., Feb. 4.-Sioux Indians from the Ogalalla tribe of South Dakota and Minnesota are wearing olive drab instead of feath- CTS and beaded buckskin for their war clothes at Camp Cody here. There are a number of purc-blooded Sioux tribcsmen among the troops cncampcl here from these two states and they are taking the lead in ath- lctic sports, especially baseball and running races. They have formed the Ogalalla club for holding these field meets and baseball games and the indians have obtained an athletic di- rector from the Y.M.C.A. to assist them in training for their field and track meets.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06

Read about the Christmas Banking Club.-(Adv. tf)
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06
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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
FREIGHT RATES RAISE
INFLUENCES MARKET

NEW YORK, March 16-The intermit-
ten4 strength of today's brief stock
market session was chiefly due to the
favorable sentiment created by the
freight rate increase. Eastern shares,
especially coalers. featured the mode
rate trading. Reading making a new
high quotation for the wear. Canadian
Pacife was under renewed pressure.
however. adding ga points to yester-
days APPOINT loss Changes among in
dustrials and specialties were confus-
ing with mixture of gains and losses
The closing was irregular. Sales ap-
proximated $4,000 shares
Liberty s,1s sold at $40 to s744; first
Is at ss.1o to ss.1S and second As at
1886 D. s6.
coate. were most active at the open
ing. especially the several Erie issues
Reading and Chesapeake and Ohio
Baldwin Locomotive. Bethlehem Steel
and several specialties also registered
material gains. but standard industrials
showed irregularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16

II you want work read the want COL
umns OF The Star ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
RUMORS Of NEW BANK:
ONE INCREASES CAPITAL
BY I. A, FLEMING.

The chances are very strong that
Washington will have two and perhaps
more new banks in the not distant fu-
ture. Both 18th and G streets were
prominently mentioned as likely to
house new uptown institutions and
practically every banker in the section
named had heard more or less definite
rumors of the proposed institutions.
The most tangible story. was that
Ashton G. Chaplain, late president of
the Commercial National Bank; Isaac
T. Mann. an important local capitalist;
Randall H. Hagner. real estate agent,
and several other parties were actually
in negotiation for the acquisition of the
southwest corner of G. and 14th streets,
belonging to the Stilson Hutchins es-
tate.
Another rumor had it that the con-
troller of the currency had expressed
hesitation regarding a charter for an
other national bank, claiming that the
national banks in existence
In the event of such ruling state
charter might be easily obtained, or a
laws of the District of Columbia, re-
quiring a capital of S1.0O0.00O.
Still another rumor, with but one pos
itive feature to it. was that an instj-
tuition with a very large capital was
to be formed in the near future and
that negotiations had actually been
carried to completion for the purchase
Of the Chamberlain property on the
southeast corner of 18th and l streets.
with the adjoining lot to the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Good Banking Office Lost.

The Pennsylvania downtown ticket
once in the New York Life building
VIII close tonight and ocen on M7ndaV
IN the same building with the Canadian
PacIfic and Norfolk and Western ticket
oHceS on the north side of New YORK
avenue. Just east of 18th street This
location is but temporary, however nm
I'll such time plans are COMPLETED for
the union ticket Office at 18th and r
streets northwest.
X n. Harper of the District Nationa,
BANK, which owns the propertv has
oeen elated with the prospect of Obtain
ing control Of the Offices as rho Ieasa
to the Pennsylvania road has six vears
YET 10 run and the rent. based baol- .
numpef OF years, was considered very
low, covering main office. second Hoor
quarters and basement on one of H.
very best, perhaps the best, corners in
the city III
But the government has checlsad tho
ambition of Col. Harper. He will not
get his property back: he cannon ret
higher rates, Sc cannot rent to n now
bank that would gladly give his nrice
for il. ' p' ''e
Acting under the provisions bv which
the government took over the rafIroads
the government has taken over The
pennsylvania lease with its six wear, n
run, as an asset of the Pennsvfvania
company, to be returned after the war
and the Creel information bureau ,n6
not a bank, will be housed in the res
emit ticket offices and UPSTAIRS depart
ment of the system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS BONDING AND JSsJ-R
ANCE co. OF BOSTON. MASS
On the 31st day of December, 1917 as reop;re,
under the District Of Columbia Code nmnnIoJ
June 80. 1902. and August is 1911 '''''''
Capital stock ..........-.,.. sSl ron ooo M
Capital stock paid up in cash 40 900 no
ASSETS
Cash IN once and IN transit. ...... Sill, 9a3 %
tasn III p.thA observation-disclosures. 4S1, 500 40
neai es,a,e 14,Sl3. 36
S.ocks anu nahus ,market value) $500, O90. 81
OF agents :.,;.......;......... TOP, 6s5. 81
, m W. IN ".eiueo' AZ. 293. 80
LIABILITIES i'''"&!'"
Net unpaid claims. including ex-
pensss ,,,; 81 1888, BOG 90
Reinsurance premiums o. ' &c 90 40
Salaries, rents, expenses, taxes. etc Iaoae Hs
Commissions. brokerage, etc ,so $50 ~
tTp's. Wh,i,.;c. ''.''..-..... 500. 0O0. 90
an o.uEl S 49, ....,...-.-..... %, 1877. 81
iosses ilSu . th ene year 1917. 2, 723 S32. 30
Income uu..1s tmS year i9l7. 1881 $40 90
C. G. FITZGERAID W. pp,sH;olo'1'
C. W. FLETCHER, Asst Secret.. resident.
Subscribed and sworn to before nc .., ,,.,
day Of February, 1918 'e Ills ioeh
MARTIN ]. COCHRANE, Notary p,hu.
BRANCH OFFICE:
% Woodward Building
GEORGE II. BELTS Resident r.,...
Washington, D, C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16

Iotni III lS.S5
City OF Washington. District of Columbia, SIS;
i, H. c. STEWART, cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. II. G. STEWART Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day OF March. 1918.
(Seal) CHARLES A. MCCARTHY
Notary Public, D. c.
Correct-Attest:
H. II. MCKEE,
CLARENCE f.. DONOHOE
ALBERT CARRY,
JOHN c. YOST,
Directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Will Increase Capital Stock.

The Merchants Bank, Of which p. A.
Drury is president. has been making such
good Progress that an increase of CAPT.
tai is planned in the near future The
capital stock at this time is 100000 and
it is proposed to increase the capital to
100000 by an issue of $500, 900 new stock
10 De sold at Sl25 a share. The present
surplus is $25, 900, so that with the addil
ton Of $4,000 paid-in surplus received as
premium on the new stock. the bank will
have $4,000 capital and surplus.
Inc Merchants Bank located in the
banking building Immediately west Of the
New Willard Hotel. has been slowly hui
surely gaining in popularity ever since il
was founded.
The directory of the bank will he
twenty and new interests are s,o;re
into the institution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-16
Dividend Declared.

Directors OF the American Crauho-
phone Company have declared a dtyidend
OF s7k cents share on the preferred
stock of the corporation. covering the
period from February 16 to March al,
ana payable April !, to holders of record
March Is.
The purpose of this declaration was IN
unity the date upon which both the
common and the preferred dividends viii
be paid henceforth on the new stock.
Smyrna times., 1918-12-11
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Interesting Items from all Parts of
the Peninsula About Your Friends
and NeighbOrs and their Doings.
The many friends of Major William
+. Hoey Jr., of Dover, is in France.
were delighted to hear that he had
been promoted to be Ieutenant-colonel
Tor meritOrOus service in the front
line trenches.
A large cour mill belonging to w.
EddingtOn, and warehouse and store
owned by w. C. Pastorfeld and two
dwellings, near them were DESTROYED
by fire at Denton, Wednesday. The
loss will probably amount to $4,000.
The strong wind at the time carried
burning material half started another
fire.
The Rev. A. T. Howard, who entered
the army as chaplain, died in France
on November 5th, according to official
notice just received, in Laurel. He
was 30 years of age, and has been
pastor of the Rockville, Md. Baptist
Church for two years previous to
entering the army.
A large flour mill belonging to w.
1. EddingtOn, and a warehouse and
store owned by W. C. Pastorfeld and
two dwellings near them were de-
stroyed by fire at Denton, Wednesday.
The loss will probably amount to S14.-
600. The strong wind at the time
carried burning material half started
another fire.
Scores of hogs are being butchered
at Laurel daily. The cause OF the un-
usual slaughter is that hog cholera
has again broken out in various parts
OF the country and across the Mary
land line Those having porkers per-
fer to have them salted down than to
keep them in the fiattening pens until
later, as is the custom, and take
chances Of losing them through cbo-
lera4
Work Of remodelling the Kent
County Court House, at Dover. is fast
nearing completion. The inside plas-
tering and wainscoating is completed.
The face, dial and numerals of the
town clock were placed in position
last week. 1t is expected to have the
building ready for occupancy in ample
time for the next session of the Kent
county courts in February.
Lieutenant Stanley L. Cochrane, of
Crisfeld, Md, aged % years, was kill
ed in an air raid over the German
lines, October 81, his parents, Post
master and Mrs. A. B. Cochrane, of
Crisfeld, Md, have been officially not
flied. Before his enlistment was an
attorney at Crisfeld. Mrs. Charles
Wharton, also of that place, has been
informed that her son, G. Alfred
Wharton, died from wounds at a base
hospital in France on October %.
Ruby R. Vale, Republican politician
and prominent attorney of Milford
and Philadelphia, and who has fire.
luently been suggested for Republican
for United States Senator
from Delaware, will become a citizen
of Wilmington next spring. Mr.. Vale |
mas purchased Peter Ford's dwelling,
At sol Rodney street and the building \
will be extensively remOdeled and i'm \
proved preparatory to Mr.. Vale's oc \
in the spring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
STATE BARS WOMEN
FROM WORK in MINES
Inspectors i'm Anthracite Field
Ordered to Stop Practice
Immediately

Harrisburg. May "a letter has been
issued by s. T.. Button state chief OF
miucs. 10 the states mnc inspectors
informing them that employment Of
women ana girls abou, mines In the
anthracite region must hc stopped. Tho
statement says:
"ludouhtcdly tho great drain that has
been mndc upon the mining communities
by cmplnymcuta other than mining has
deprived the operators Of great deal
Of the labor necessary to operate their
mines 10 the FUN capacity. hut the De
partmcut Of Mines, impressed with the
duty of upholdiuE the mine laws can-
not. without authority allow any OK
ccptious. ana the provisions Of the law
that prohibit the employment Of ro-
males about the minc' except i'm the
clerical work will be- strictly enforced.
The following letter has been sent IN
each inspector in the various districts
II having como to the notice Of the
department of Mines that girls and
women were being employed at some
Of the mines i'm the anthracite region,
the Inspector of the district iu which
this violation of the law occurred has
been notified to stop the practice inn
modiat,ly.
Under tho provisions Of tho authra-
cite law. females cannot hc employed
i'm or about the mines except at ClCri-
cal work, and you are hereby advised
10 see that no violation of this pro-
vision is permitted in your district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02

there will be graduated from the three
normal schools in the state In juno the
following number OF pupils: Trenton,
249; Montclair. 1884 Newark, 800. These
students viii he available as teachers
next September, he says. The commits
sioncr urges that careful consideration
should bc given by school officials TO the
graduates of the Jersey normal schools
Changes developing in the country be-
cause Of the war are illustrated by Com-
missioner Kendall i'm referring to salary
increases. when he states that nc knows
of a case where a teacher Is receiving
little more than 500 as an annual in
come. while her pupils are receiving in
the Government service from $1,000 to
$1,000 per year in their first year out ot
school lie also points out that I'm 1917
there were i'm tho state sO7 teachers who
received less than $500 annually and
that IT has been decided In some rural
communities that the lowest salary that
will he paid to n teacher iu 1919 will be
5000 per dunum
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
ROUNDUP OF DRAFT
DODGERS" ORDERED
Provost Marshal G. cnera
Starts Search for Pretended
''Indispcnsables''
Washington. Nav ..

"hNhlhAAN's N''N
4 nationwide roundup Of draft reg
istrants escaping military service
through unfair classification has been
ordered by Provost Marshal General
Crowdcr
The number Of mon who have sudden
ly become skilled farmers and "indls-
pensable Government workers has
drawn the searching eye Of the War De
partment 10 the situation
1t is stated that giving every man
his just due" in the present probe viii
"apprecably increase" classes ] and >
very soon.
Every unfair case found viii be i'm
mcdiately rcClaSsified. and If the regis
trant has escaped military service he
will be Immediately sent to camp, Gem
eral Crowder says.
one of the first steps in the plan will
be to reclassify many draft registrants
who have obtained exemption because
of some Civil Government work. Then
the work will be carried on to specific
cases of unfair exemptions because Of
dependency or on agricultural and in
dustrial grounds,
4 large majority Of these experts
in Government work could be easily re-
placed by men beyond the draft age
and by women, General CrOwder be-
lievCs, despite the fact that the Cabinet
officers have asked exemption for many.
Many anidavits have been signed by
high officials here setting forth that
drafted men were "indispensabl"' when
they had been here only week or two
and were doing nothing more than a
clerks work. the Investigations SHOW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
MUST REVISE BILL FOR
TRAINING WOUNDED
Question of Authority Over
Vocational Education of In
vaIidcd Soldiers Involved
Washington. May

The hill now pending before the SEN
ate, providing for vocational training
for wounded soldiers. win have to be
radically revised This was evident to-
day, as a joint committee of the Senate
and the House continued consideration
Of tho measure.
There is wide difference Of opinion
whether military or civilian authority
shall rule over the soldiers during the
period of their training for rchahili-
tatlon. Surgeon General GorEas Of the
army has asked that tho bill he revised
in order that there may he more def
nitc statement Of the military authority
Members Of the Federal vocational
board are dcsirous that the training Of
the soldiers for new employment shall 10
left I'm their hands and that the mill
tary authority shall extend only to mod
zeal aid Members Of this hoard have
Just returned from am extended trip
through Canada, spent in study Of the
Canadian system They declare that the
cooperation between the military and
civilian authorities IN Canada is very
close. but that the problem of education
and training Is left entirely with the
civilian authorities.
He declared that the men M" anxious
to get away from military discipline
when they return. wounded, from the
front. and that if their vocational cdu-
cation is to be done under military
authority they arc inclined not TO take
the training.
The present draft Of the hill gives the
War Department authority to retain a
wounded man in the service and detail
him to vocational training school
Senator Hoke Smith, of GeorGia. who
is in charge of the bill. declared today
that he expected the bill would be re-
drafted before it is brought up in either
house "Our aim is to do the very hest
We can for our men who have made sac
rinces." Senator Smith said, and We
want our vocational training system to
he the result of the experiences Of an
the other countries now doing this
work"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02

MrrchantviIIe. y. j., May . The
third Liberty Loan here has been sub
sCribcd more than three times the
amount allotted. the total having gone
over the 5000. 900 mark
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
SPROUL AFTER VOTES:
GOES TO PITTSBURGH
Spend, Busy Day in WilliamSporI in
Series Of Speeches and
Receptions

wuIiamsport, Pa, May >. - Senator
William O. Sproul, candidate FOR the
Republican nomination for Governor, left
WilliamspCrt today for Pittsburgh con-
fident that he has large number OF
enthusiastic supporters in this section.
with Dr B. II. Warren, Of West
Chester, he arrived here Tuesday night
and was a guest at the Nallamont home
Of Calvin II. McCaufey Yesterday ac-
companied by Mr.. McCauley, James 9.
watson. r. G. Eeffer and Joseph Coch-
ran. who at one time was associated
with him in business at Chester, he
visited the plant Of the LycomnG Foun-
dry and Machine Company, where he
made "A short address to the more than
1000 men employed there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
swEARS GERMAN SPY
KILLED MRS. KING


Concord. y. e., May otto Schu.
mann is charged with tho murder OF
Mrs. Maudc A. King. q wealthy chicago
widow. for whose killing at BlaCkwcld"i
Spring. near here last August Castor
H. Means was tried by n Jury and ac-
quilted. warrant was issued Ncstpr-
day for Schumann, who is an iutorncd
enemy alien.
Tho warrant was issued on an atlt-
dgyit hy VI. y. caldwell. city proscCui-
ing Attorney. who alleges that Schu-
mann shot tho woman while trying To
Kill Means to prevent him from iur-
nishinE tho American Government IN
formation as to the methods Germany
had employed 10 get copper and rubber
from the United States before this cOun-
try entered the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02
NEW OFFICERS SCHOOL
FO RCAMP MCCLELLAN
Board Busy With Applicalions-Trench
Training for the New Jcr.
soy Ilnits

Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala, May
2-Preparations for the opening Of the
fourth officers training camp here arc
nearing completion. The special board
of officers headed by Colonel Edwin r..
Goodwin, who were named by General
Morton to make the selections from the
applicants for admittanCe are holding
daily sessions. The school will open on
May IS and Is scheduled to close on
September I. The possibility that tho
division may move from here before that
time will not in any way interfere, be-
cause It is Understood that wherever
the division goes the training camp will
also he moved
The New Jersey infantry units will he
sent to the trenches next week The
1l3th will probably 60 first and. the
first battalion under command Of Major
John n. Mccullough, Of Trenton. will
probably be the pioneers SO far as the
Jersey contingent Is concerned The
new Enfield rifles are to he issued this
week to the New Jersey troops and they
will he used in the instruction In trench
warfare which is to be given them,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02

Shamokin. PA. May Buried un-
der three tons Of rock and coal at the
Cathariuc collicry at Dunkelbergcr,
near here. Stanley EarkCsk, a miner,
suffered "A fractured peIvis. several fraC-
turcd ribs and broken leg and shoulder.
lie was rushed to the Shamokin Hospital
and surgeons believe he has q chance for
recovery
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02

Washington. May slight r.,SScuC""
fare increases were ordered by the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission today
for the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad. This is the road which
recently was forced to borrow $4,000
OOO from the railroad administration to
ment bonded Indebtedness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-02

Hanover, y. j., May 2-''rs. Samuel
NcEeown was badly injured when a COW
she was milking turned on her and ran
a horn into her side. Her husband,
attracted by her screams, was also at
tackled and beat off the animal with a
nitchfork The COW was killed by a
butcher.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-05-20
CAR IS GIVEN
CHANCE TO NAME
PLACE Of EXILE
Little Father of the Russians Must
Promise Not to Try to
Recover Throne.

GENEVA, May 20.-The soviet
government is reported to have given
former Car Nicholas and the mem
bers of his household the oppor-
tunity to choose between two places
of exile. They were informed that
they might go either to Rumania or
to Switzerland and they are reported
to have indicated a desire to take
up their future residence in the
latter country.
The concession to the royal family
was granted on certain conditions,
the principal one being that the for
mer car promise to refrain from
endeavoring to regain, the throne of
Russia
1t has not been announced when
the family will be permitted to
move to Switzerland from their
place of present confinement.