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The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-03

FloWered muslin frock that shows re-
turn to English garden fashions. II
is made of blue and pink muslin.
SurpIice body ties at back, and neck
line is finished with outstanding
muslin ruche.
for these frocks, which bore close kim
ship to a softer epoch than the one
in which we take our part today.
It is Of psychological interest, this
introduction into women's apparel of
a kind of costumery that suggests
everything we are not at this hour.
There may be no reason than that Of
tradition for us to associate fiowered
muslins, big taffeta sasheS with bows
at the back, immense English garden
hats tied under the chin, and lace-cOv-
cred parasols, with that part Of wom-
ans nature that deals in coquetry, the
eternal appeal to masculine admira-
ton, helplessness, and all the accen-
tuated tricks of femininity which the
world thought it had wiped out to q
certain measure. -.ss,
Yet we do connect these clothes and
upon woman who is frocked In a
figured muslin, her eyes shaded with
a huge hat, her arms half bare and q
rose at her belt, as one who is out for
admiration.
The Leopard and His Spots.
There cannot arise a critic so fool
ish in these days as to suggest that
the militant woman Is not capable of
looking like Vatican shepherdess If
she takes it into her mind to do so.
Therefore, our surprise is not that the
women of the moment should appear
well in the English garden type OF
clothes, with which one always asso-
ciates strawberries and cream, low
voices, waving hair parted in the mid
die, and shy, almost gauche manners,
but that they should elect this f1owery
and futile fashion at this hour.
Yet they are doing it. Both France
and America are heaping figured fab
RIGS upon its womankind. Lace is in
stalled again. Immense bows Of taf-
feta ribbon, sashes of every kind ;
flowing, elbow sleeves; surplice necks
with wide handkerchiefs of colored
fabrics, are shown and worn by women
who have probably spent the morning
at class in nursing at hospital and
will spend the evening at canteen.
Isn't this a curious psychological
thing? Here we have preached fol-
two years the strengthening tendency
of women to dress more and more like
men in the day, and either very sim
ply or in an Amazonian fashion In the
evening.
We have tried to standardize clothes
foolishly, but earnestly, throughout all
channels of dress. We know that one
of the most important leagues OF
young women In America is circulat
ing petition, signed by its members
to the effect that they are to buy. only
three gowns a season, one for eacf
division of the day, the price to bt
$50 apiece, and the uniforms to bt
Of standard pattern. And yet these
very girls, right on top of such al
endeavOr as this to conserve ant
The daily morning oasis., 1918-05-03

oreandie redingote of corn color,
tucked and trimmed with Val lace
and worn over narrow corn satin
slip. Belt Of Natter blue taffeta.
Straw hat, with crown Of organdle.
weary Of the monotonous procession
of gowns in this color which moves to
and fro from France to Alaska. We
cry aloud for something else. We are
like the heroine of the novel, who pas
sionately wished for just thread Of
scarlet in her. costume to make her be-
neve that there was happiness and
gayety In the world.
Callot gives us green to quiet our
nerves. She gives US a chance to get
away from navy blue and still remain
demurely and soberly frocked.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29

Mr. Fordney. You get 1t from the
volume of business reported by the
Department of Commerce, my friend
showing the value of imports.
Mr.. Sloan. What does it show about
the revenues arising from those enor-
nous imports?
Mr.. Fordney. ! do not wish to ad-
vert to that, but the ad valorem rate
on our imports last year was z per
cent-pretty close to Free-Trade
And yet today our President recon-
mends universal Free-Trade to the
whole world. The Kaiser may speak
for the German people, or for him
self, but the President does not speak
for me when he says the people of the
United States are in favor of Free
Trade. Applause on the Republican
side). / am in favor of that label,
"Made in America" not that "Made in
Germany" (Applause.)
Seven per cent of Tariff duties on
three billions of imports is very close
to Free-Trade. We shall come even
closer to Free-Trade if the Presidents
idea of removing economic barriers"
should be carried out.-American
Economist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
THE OWOSSO TIMES
EDMUND o. DEWEY, PROP.
OWOSSO, MICH, MARCH 90. 1918

Shiawassee county owes and has owed
the Citizens Savings Bank of Owossc
twenty thousand dollars. and accumu'
lated interest thereon. for period GOV
ering more than thirteen years True
the county legally is not obliged to pay
the same according to decision of the
U. s Supreme Court in a case involv
ing the same conditions in q similar
loan. Morally, will any tax payer in
the county ever feel that just the square
thing was done by the Bank unless the
principal of this loan is repaidf The
Bank has offered to discount the loan by
throwing off the interest due and thus
to give Shiswassee county chance to
square itself by the payment Of the
money it borrowed. Is not this more
than fair proposition9 Will you vote
to turn lit down and go for all time
feeling that the county took the money
of this institution and repudiated the
debit Or will You by your vote next
Monday say that you are in favor Of a
square deal and thus wipe off the
stain of dishonor which now rests upon
Shiswassee county,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
Observation-Disclosures

Since the political deluge of 1912
when the personal ambitions of Mr.
Taft and his friends and Mr.. Roose-
welt and his friends were predomin-
ant, the Protectionists of the country
have steadily gained ground.
In only one normal election have the
Protectionists in the United States
lost ground. The majority in the
House of Representatives has been re-
duced to 200 each, and foaters.
In the United States Senate the
Free-Trade majority has been re-
duced from 16 to 9, with the POSSIBLE
ity of a Protectionist majority after
March a, 1919.
Of course, it is a foregone conclu-
sion that the House of Representa-
tives will be Protectionist in the next
session, the Sixty-sixth Congress, as
the result of the elections of Novem-
Der, 1918, and we predict a substan-
tial Protectionist majority.
The death, January IL, of Senator
James II. Brady, of Idaho, adds one
more to the senatorial vacancies to
be filled at the elections of 1918. In
all, thirty-six senators are to be elect
ed next November. United and vigor-
Gus effort on the part of Protection
lists will secure a Protectionist ma
jority in the United States Senate,
which convenes March A, 1919
American Economist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
PRETTY CLOSE TO
FREE TRADE

The temper of Protectionists in
Congress regarding President Will
sons plan Of removing all economic
barriers" was indicated in the debate
of January 8, in the House of Repre-
sentatives, on the proposition to es-
tablish government coal yards. Mr..
Fordney, of Michigan, said:
Let me call your attention to this
fact, gentlemen, that prior to the
war our exports never exceeded two
and one-half billion dollars in value
in any one year, and yet in the year
1917 our exports reached the enor-
nous sum of $6,0O0,0O0,O00. Prior
to the war our imports never exceeded
81 ,S25, 100000 in any one year, but
in 1917 they reached the enormous
sum of $3,O00,000,000.
Mr.. Sloan. How do you get that
figure as to imports? You do not
get it from the amount of duties paid,
do you?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29

Hon. Emory Townsend of Saginaw,
requests us to publish his announce
ment as An aspirant for the Republican
nomination for congress in the eighth
district. We are willing to give Mr..
Townsend the space needed for this
purpose-although no good can come
to him from it, The truth is that the
voters are not going to change repre-.
sentatives this year. They are-almost
without regard to party--too well
suited with, Hon j. w. Fordney to
give serious consideration to any one
else His course since the beginning
of the war meets the hearty and we'll
nigh universal approval Of the people
of the district who have the welfare of
the country at heart No, Mr.. Town.
send, your request for support cannot
be considered and it is simply waste
of space to print the announcement.
Why even some of the Democrats are
advising that no nomination be made
in opposition to Mr.. Fordney; hundreds
of them will vote for his election any
way.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
WAR NOTES

The sale of British and Irish woo
to persons other than those author
lied by the Government has been for
hidden.
Arrangements are being made tt
keep a complete record of all Indians
who serve in the Army or Navy dur.
ing the war.
The new submarine fighters which
are being built at the Ford plant will
be known as Eagles" and will con.
stitute the Eagle class of boats.
Wheat farmers in some of the grain
districts of the Northwestern States
are buying advertising in newspapers
urging consumers to save food.
There is no Federal legislation reg
ulating the playing of the national
anthem, but some states have statutes
forbidding playing it as a part Of a
medley.
Although bakers who use less than
barrels of flour and meal month
are not required to secure food ad-
ministration licenses, a recent rule
gives them the right to come under
license.
The Service flag" is not official,
but its general use is encouraged by
the Government. 1t has been patented
by private parties. The matter of
having an official service flag not so
controlled is under consideration by
Congress.
Sales of war-savings stamps have
run as high as 100000 day. This
amount provides the Treasury with
about one-tenth of the entire amount
now being expended by the Nation
for the war. While $3,O0O,O00 is only
cents day for every man, woman,
and child in the country, the entire
cost of the war is but 80 cents per
capita day.
Over SAL 900 in 5-cent Smilage cou-
pons has come in from the big camps
to headquarters at the Commission on
Training Camp Activities in Washing
ton. These coupons represent admis-
sions to theatrical events at the
camps. Soldiers from the smaller
towns received their books early, be-
cause of the prompt response of these
places when Smilage books were plac-
ed on sale, and in many cases have
used them up.
Germany's war leaders are using
the submarine to prevent fulfillment of
Americas agreements to feed and re-
lieve European neutrals, according to
a statement by the War Trade Board.
1t says:
"A mass of cumulative evidence and
indications in the possession of the
War Trade Board shows that Germany
is employing the submarine menace to
prevent neighbor neutrals receiving
any food or favors at the hands of
the United States and its associates
in the war, and to coerce these neu-
trails through starvation and political
and economic dependence upon Ger
many, quite as much as to strike at
the communications Of its opponents
Germany's ostensible aim in proclaim
ing the ruthless submarine campaign.
Further indications tend to show
that the submarines are being used
along similar dog-in-the-manger lines,
to destroy neutral shipping without
regard to its employment"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
The observant Reeontour.

Congleby-"When I am telling man
a story stop short II see a peculiar
CLEAN In his eye" Mimms-"Does II
mean that he has heard II before3 p
Congleby-"No, II means that he Is
not listening, because he is thinking of
the one ne intends to tell mew
FARMERs:-It pave to sell your crea n
and feed the skinned milk. We pay
G. o.. d. for butterfat at Owoseo,
or at our Oakley creamery. RuNDELI
BROTHERS.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
Woodwork Sends Out instructions
Continued from page y

Continued from pageD
seen and read, marked in large letters
the following:
"This package contains intoxicat
ing liquors:
"The name and address of the con.
signor and consignee and the guam.
tity and kind Of intoxicating liquor;
"The specific purpose for which said
liquors are to be used.
"It is unlawful to sell toilet, med
icinal or antiseptic preparations or
flavoring extracts, patent or propri-
etary medicines or preparations fol-
beverage purposes in the guise Of
fiavoring extracts or medicines. Any
sale of doubtful preparations will be
made at druggists peril"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29

Twelve children were confirmed at
Salem's Lutheran church Sunday morn.
ing and the pastor preached in German
and English. using separate texts for
the sermons The class sang In English
and German. The church was beauti-
fully decorated In memory of Palm
Sunday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
BROTHER AND NIECE
GET GATES MILLIONS
Will of Widow Divides $751;
100000 Equally.

Mrs. John W. Gates, who dies No
vemler rs, left the bulk Of the estate
% more than siC,0G0,G00 wA.-a came
to her from her husband. 90 her
brother. Edward ]. Baker Cc St
Charles, ILL.,. and her nice. Miss Del
lora +. ArVpll of Lake Foros' H.,
daughter Of her deceased sister, Ma
L. T. Angel.
This became known ycs.e7iiy
through an announcement by Charles
f.. Hermann, u Battery place, wHo
named as one Of the trustees. The VIII
was drawn September 20. ard NJ.
Hermann said it had not been decided
yet when it would be filed for pr .AN
Before her marriage Mrs Cats ""
Miss Dellora r. Baker ~ 81 Charles,
In addition TO Mr.. Herman. Wlo
was for many years Mr. Cato ISL
ness associate, John ). MI,ph'. r''H'
dent Of the Illinois Trust asi ~N'HSs
Bank of Chicago, and y D.. u ,.>
the law firm of Taylor Ham. a. ass
- Broad street, Manhattan. .rs .'ned
executors and trustees.
A bcquest OF $500 200 is -.t Ny
Baker outright. Al of IT,. nA
property is left TO Miss Nu-. ID
ing tn" home at Port A".. TX
Other requests include Sl-."n" '" Mrs
Edward j, Baker, Ms Cate.
in-laW: $4,000 t. Mrs b.."
Baker, widow OF her nephew N.''"
to Il. +. Angel. Mis- Dr1ra- ''..H
$4,000 to Mrs. Angel, tine r..o. p
mot bar ana SrO opO On Mr. 4 n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
The Death Of Edmond Rostand.

The news of the death of EDMOND
RosTAND, the French dramatist and
poet, will be received with deep re-
greet In this country. His works were
more widely known and more highly
appreciated in America than in any
other land except his own native
France.
One reason for this may he the fact
that his dramatic productions. In
which his genius was best dispiayed
were given in America almost stimuli
taneously with their presentation at
Paris and by our most distinguished
actors. "Cyrano de Bergerae'' was
one of the most pronounced successes
Of the late RICHARD MANSFIELD, and
his performance Of the title role was
the most admirable of his career.
Miss MAupE ADAMS <made us ac-
quainted with the exquisite beauties
Of the "Chantecler" through her ex.
cellent presentation of the piece.
Nine. BERSHARDr, whom we came al
most to claim for our own stage in
"L'Aiglon" had in this country the
most successful tour OF the latter
days Of her career.
The fame of the author was not
alone through the stage presentation
of his dramatic productions His
works were eagerly read In the origi-
nal and in TRANSACTIONS. The "Chante.
cler" perhaps had the greatest popu-
larity in America; but "Cyrano,"
which one Of his brother French dram
atlsts pronounced "the finest dra.
matte poem OF a half century" was
very generally liked and admired on
account Of It's unusual brightness and
brllliance.
The world will gladly acknowledge
RosTAND as one of the genluses of his
time. a recognition which his country
men gave him by his election to the
Academy at the age of 81, the young
est man upon whom this distin-
guished honor was conferred.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
Five Cent Telephones IN Hotels.

Probably nothing that could happen
to hotel proprietor short of physical
suffering would stir the sympathlsS
OF the public now. The game of gouge
they have consistently practised, the
arrogance Of their demeanor toward
complaints, have set all sorts of per-
sons against them. II they lament in
, creased costs, their patrons think Of
the hat and coat brIgandage; II they
assert they cannot pay higher wages
to walters, the public remembers that
II has been paying the walters for
years. When hotel proprietor talks
of what he "gives' his guests, the
guests, grown thoughtful OF hitherto
disregarded expenditures. think Of
what they have paid to the cashiers
Of the hotels.
Why a hotel should charge 100 per
cent. more for a telephone call than
the call costs outside has never been
made clear. The hotel must have the
telephone service. 1t is as necessary to
the convenient conduct of its business
rs desk. 1t must also have n sys-
TEN Of interior communications, and
no hotel without telephones In its
rooms would dare to call itself up to
date now. Yet the hotel managers
seek to convey the Idea that by hay
ing public telephones and telephones
In the rooms they are somehow con-
ferring n great boon on their pa
irons, at vast expense to themselves,
and without return.
The fact is, OF course, that the pa
irons Of hotels pay for everything in
The hotel: for plumbing lighting. car.
pets, soap, stationery; pay for the
corridors, the space given up to the
7ublic, for the walls. the roofs, the
Waterman at the service entrance;
for telephones too. II these things
were not paid for by somebody the
hotels would fail, and the only per-
sons to pay for them are the guests.
Consequently, nobody Is going to
heed the walls OF anguish that pro-
coed from the hotels now because.
under pressure, they have cut tele-
phone calls from ten cents TO FIVE
cents each. Instead, all patrons OF
hotels are going to speculate ms to the
means which will be adopted by the
hotels to maintain unimpalred their
revenues. The hotels will find a way
to extract their customary profit from
the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

problem chiefly involved, financial,
condemns the whole plan. The writer
proposes that the national Govern
ment should supply, say, one-half Of
the fund for this purpose tproviding
for insolvent farmefsI, and that the
State in which the colony is situated
should supply the balance"
Under such a scheme we fear that
there would be surprising increase
In the number Of happy though ain.
solvent" farmers. 1t is not unlikely
that some economists able to control
their emotions might venture the sug-
gestlon that good way to finance an
lnsolvent farmer would be to give him
wages, board and lodging as q laborer
on a farm whose owner had not fallen
into insolvency.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03

modified. Our uhtfaanef divisions
could relieve other french divisions from
quiet sectors Our older divisions had
already proved their mettIe. We had
others which might not be fully trained,
but they would fight They knew how
to shoot they had initiative. Behind
them were still other American divisions
rapidly training. and others arriving
from America"
There seems to have been nothing
violent about General PEBsHrNG's
suggestion. No hint Is given in Major
PALMER's buslnesslike account of the
conference that one General acted In
such a manner as to bring to the
other General thoughts Of duelllng.
Quite the contrary:
General FocH, who gave ne word
for the attack, ana General PErAfN.
who worked out the plans. both took
General PRRsHiNa at his word"
In other words, the Generallssimo
called upon the American commander
to consult with him, and being sat
isfied with General PERsHINs's assur
ances relative to the condition Of
the American forces, went ahead with
the obvious strategy Of the hour. and,
instead Of waiting until August, be-
gan smashing the German. on the 18th
Of July. and kept on smashing him
until his guns were forever silenced.
Unfortunately, the week end war cor
respondents from Baltimore and Pitts
burg were not silenced.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
THE PRESIDENTS POST OF
DUTY.
Washington Would Not Even Enter
Rhode Island Until Rhode Island
Had Actually Entered the Union.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
connection with Mr.. Archibald r. Wat
sons citation OF the sixth and final Sec
ton Of Chapter XVIII of the acts
passed at the second session of the First
Congress of the United States, which act
was approved by George Washington
as President under date Of July Is,
1890, it may Interest your readers to
learn the contemporary construction put
BY the Father OF his Country on the
question now before the people, as to
whether the President can leave the seat
Of Government during a session Of Con-
gress, and cY leave the United States
at any time.
The state Of Rir1de Island was not
admitted into the Union until May 20,
1875.
Jared Sparkss life OF Washington
(Boston, Ferdinand Andrews. 1880, az
ter stating that the first session OF the
First Congress. held IN New York, had
adjourned IN September, 1889, says
(Chapter XVII, page 42D:
For some time It had been the Presl-
dents attention IN the recess Of Congress
to make tour through the Eastern states.
About the middle OF october he
left New York ana was absent
month. lie travelled IN his own cartilage
and proceeded by way OF New Haven.
Hartford. Worcester. Boston, Salem and
Newburyport as far as Portsmouth In New
Hampshire. He returned by different
route through tho Interior Of the country
TO Hartford, and thence 20 New York.
The second session OF the First Con-
gress adjourned on August ~. 1890.
Sparks goes ON TO say (page 429):
Rhode Island having adopted the Con-
stltution and accsded to the Union, the
President made visit to that State i'm.
medidteiv after the session o. Congress
In his Eastern tour he had avoided going
TO Rhode island because It had not then
Joined the Union under the new govern
ment.
The italics are OF course mine Hill
dreth also speaks Of Washingtons avoid
ance Of Rhode Island in 1889 and OF
his tour OF 'hc Eastern States having
been made after the adjournment Of the
Congress. STurvEsANr FISH.
GARRISON. December ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
There Was Also Maieklng Night.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-ST: II
Mr. Harkey. who closes his communica-
ton in THE Sun OF November 81 with
the remark that the British are above
the 'tunketing parties or playing a part
in the scenes that were witnessed in
this and other cities recently" had read
the cable dispatches he would have seen
that London went wild over tho arTnis-
tics celebration, with an orgy OF feast
Ing and drinking. and duplication OF
all our uproar and plndemonlum, in
Guiding the throwing of tons OF waste
paper in the street just as we did.
NEW YORK, December 3. A. C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
81 FOR $4,000 vALIsE
street Gar Conductors Learns UcnJs
Were stolen Here.
Special Despatch 10 Tur srx.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. e--John
Staggenhorg. street car conductor M
Covington, Ky. wishes he had hold
iast to the coattails Of Il man who
dashed into car barn recently nnd
luehtliied valise containing S2s 600
Tucked 81 bill to the conductor who
'ohhu the baggage, said Thanks. old
man. then dashed out again.
To-day CovingtOn police were In
formed by the brokerage firm of Herr
i"id 4 stern. New York, that n yolise
containing $4,000 worth OF bonds had
been stolen from the Office of the firm
November -. The conductor found
them November %.
Staggenborg found the vaIise on his
car when returning from the Iatonio
race track. The bill the stranger ravo
TO him hangs In n frame in his home