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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28

campaign material out OF the fact in
the western states
at seems TO me that this camou-
fiage that the senator is trying to
put over on the senate and the coun-
try is uncalled for" Senator Smoot
replied.
The whole thing is as plain as
day" continued Senator Pittman.
and | do not want any one in my
state to say that l was a party to
the murder of this suffrage amend
ment. | want them to know the facts,
and / am telling them here so the
country may know. 1t is an effort TO
kill the democratic party in the suf-
frage states of this country.
Gold -Bloodcd Politics"
The republican attitude on this
suffrage amendment as now exempt
fed is nothing but pure, cold blooded
politics. but it will act as boomerang
when the facts are known"
The political significance of the sit
uation became apparent soon after
Senator Pittman had made his charges
on the floor, Members of the ma
.tional woman's party. who have been
foremost in attacks upon the presi-
dent and the administration, who are
known to have strong republican lean
ngs in politics and have frequently
threatened to bring about the defeat
of sitting democrats in both cham bers
of congress were inclined to equivo-
feate in the matter of the pledge they
had received from the republicans and
Miss Alice Paul. was ready with the
issuance of a warning" to democratic
senators with quotation from an
editorial predicting the election of a
republican senate if the suffrage
amendment be not adopted at this
session of congress.
| II the republicans can bring on a
discussion between the democratic
suffrage leaders in the senate and
the national woman's party over the
loyalty or treacnery of the republi-
raign material.
Lewis Spells G. O. r. Scheme.
This well-laid plan was upset al
the start by the eloquent and vigorous
speech in favor of the amendment by
ISenator James Hamilton Lewis, OF
| Illinois. the democratic whip. He
demonstrated the sincere effort of the
president the administration. demo
cratic committees and organizations
/ both national and state. and Of lead
ing democratic newspapers to bring
fabout the passage of the suffrage
amendment at this session of congress
He spoke for his party and not for
himself, for the women of Illinois al
ready enjoy the right of suffrage. and
made it plain that the failure of the
amendment in the senate cannot be
charged any more to the democratic
than to the republican party
1t is a fact known TO every member
of the senate, that tn republicans, or
this occasion, failed to deliver the one
vote that might bring about tbs
adoption OF the amendment, and thai
if they pleased by the use of the
party lash, they could deliver enough
votes to put the amendment through
at this time.
| But even in face of the failure oil
, the republicans TO furnish the re-
CURED number OF votes, the demo
! cratic leaders still have hoped tina
| the men of their party in the cham
/ her in retaliation for the republican
J treachery. will furnish the votes need
/ cd to pass the measure II II can be
| brought to vote al this session
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28
NEW CAL0MEl IS
MOST DELIGHTFUL
Not the Slightest Nausea, Grip
ing or Danger-New Va
riety Called Calotabs.

Every doctor regards calomel as the
best and by far the most useful of all
medicines Now that its unpleasant
and dangerous qualities have been en-
tirely removed, the new calomel known
as "Calotahs" is destined to become
the most popular. Its effects are de-
lightful, One Calotab at bedtime, with
a swallow of water--that all No
nausea. no gripping nor unpleasantneSs
! GU wake up in the morning feeling
me, your liver cleansed. your system
purified and with a hearty appetite for
breakfast Eat what you please, go
where you please. any kind of weath-
er. NO restriction of habit or diet
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages price thirty five cents
your druggist recommends and guar
antees Calotahs. Money back If you
are not delighted.--Adv.
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lief that the Bulgarian people forced
the offer. The recent replacement of
Radoslavoff by Nalinoff as premier is
known to have been caused by the
Radoslavoff governments failure to
secure the support of Austria and
Germany.
Ferdinand. according to this theory.
Is now offering peace to save his
crown and redeem his people from
famine and misery,
1t is not believed here that the
allied offensive in Macedonia was
foreseen at the time of the recent
visits OF Ferdinand to Austria and
Germany and his special tete-a-tete
with the king of Bavaria in Munich
which later called forth a return visit
by the Bavarian monarch to Sofia
II Bulgaria surrenders, Turkey will
be cut off from her supply of ammu-
milton, save small arms ammunition
IT is recognized that the collapse of
Bulgaria would promptly and radi-
cally change the whole situation in
the near east and in Russia
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as highly improha BILE that another full
attendance of senators can be ar
ranged before the Novem Der elections.
Senator Lodge said there would be
mo juggling with pairs" in the vote
on the amendment. and thereby &C
copied on the part of the republican
senators responsibility for delay in a
vote on the measure II pairs can be
arranged.
Fflibuster Is Possible.
The only way that a vote can be
prevented tomorrow Is through a fill
buster on the part of the anti suffrage
sena tors. both republican and demo
cratic. and if the suffrage leaders do
not weaken in their determination the
senate may be kept in continuous SEES
sion after it meets tomorrow until a
vote is forced or some satisfactory
arrangement is reached. Suffrage SEN
ators are well aware that il would be
folly on their part TO force a vote
when the full strength of their num-
bers Is not present. and II mem heps
of the senate keep their engagements
away from Washington, especially in
connection with the liberty loan drive,
thes prospect of a vote before the No
Yember elections is very remote.
Senator Pittman. of Nevada, a mem
Der of the woman suffrage commit
tee and staunch advocate of the suf-
frage amendment made the open
charge OF political treachery against
the republicans in speech shortly
after the senate met and started the
turmoil that lasted throughout the
day. 1t was known that the propo-
nents of the measure, who had been
assured the necessary two thirds ma
Joriiy for the amendment at this time
feared treachery. but it was not known
IN what quarter until Senator Pitt
man tossed his grenade into the re-
publican trenches.
Faces smoot With Charge
lie made the assertion that the
workers for the national woman's par
ty had been promised by Senator
smoot. Of Utah. that there will be
thlrty-three republican votes in the
senate for the amendment. He then
turned 10 Senator Smoot and said.
You pledged them thirty Three
votes so that they would induce the
democratic member OF the woman
suffrage committee to get this meas
ure on the floor in order that you could
KALI it And then you could make
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most obvious from constant allied
drives.
These are phrased by army officials
today:
|. The German armies have been
bleeding to death ever since the
Americans and French threw them
over the Marine in July.
q The allies and Americans have
lost few prisoners and have been able
to send wave after wave OF reserves
to the front, with hundreds of thou
sands of American troops not yet in
the fight, but strainins al the leash
3. The Germans have. by the CON
slant advance Of the allies, lost every
sector from which counter offensive
could be organized.
l. The success of the British at
Cambria and the splendid result of
the American and French drive north
west of Nerdun now threaten 10 split
the German army, considered as a
whole. from Rheims to opposite
Cambria.
5. The drive of the Americans near
the Argonne forest is, as was forecast
today. "a movement which VIII enab e
the French and American armies in
this operation to make junction by
swinging around Ferdun. Such
junction will automatically doom the
stronghold of Metz,-The capture of
Cambria. which is imminent. also
means the fall OF Lille
s. The loss OF Lille means the loss
of coal and the loss of Meg means
the loss of iron to the enemy
Z. The capture OF Cambria and ST,
Quentin, where both the British and
French armies will form the most
colossal single group of armies of
any war viii enable that organiza-
ton by steady eastward movement To
split the German army as a unit, or
else the parts Of the German army
on the whole western front must
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28

New York. Sept 27-A strong gen
eraY buying movement. influenced ~
additional allied successes in France
and in the Balkans. Euigarta's request
For an arrnistice. "A statement nv Char
mar Page ~ the federal committee
rs the effect that there would ne no
rriee-fxinc for the present AT least
caused a sharp rise in the cotton mar
Ike, here today Profit taking in the
rnsl dealings resulted in a setback
from the top. hut the close showed a
considerable net gain.
increasingly favorable news from
tire battle fronts was rejected IN
broadening Of the afternoon huNing
movement ard a further strong sd-
vance in prices to 33s1 or lt7 points
ur,s higher The close was barely
steady at a net advance OF ~ to l3l
roifts active realizing combining with
closing southern hedge sales to bring
about a reaction.
TIE receipts at the ports for the
dav were 23eaa bales.
Receipts at some ~ the leading
rnrts were Mobile 1,5ss savannah h,
1881; Norfolk. 925: Augusta. 3+S1;
Memphis. ARR: ST. Louis, sl2.
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either converge towards a point on
the Rhine.
The better opinion here is that the
Germans will be obliged TO maintain
their front from Metz to Lille and
that will inevitably result in their
total defeat.
1t is pointed out with satisfaction
here tina. future plans must include
the use Of American arm es on the
great front from Metz 10 Rheims
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28

cans} ..... IS 6fe 10 Ge5
In nearly every case the first. cpium n
under consumer pays" is the maxi
mum price for cash and carry stores,
The second column the maximum for
credit and delivery stores.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28
STOCKS ARE SOARING
on GOOD WAR NEWS

New York, sept 2..--onicial an
Aouncenent of the capture OF Strum :
natxa BY the British electrified the
stock market today at time when
IL was already huoyant as the result
OF allied victories on the west 'front.'
Bulgaria. plea for an arm1stlce naq
excited the street in the morning The
result was that stocks closed AZ tor
prices with gains ranging from ene to
STA points ana with an active demand
from. all parts Of the country
The market was perfectly natural
one. 4. broke all restraints of the
bankers money pool and stocks were
bcatht without regard TO the money
MARKET. The fact Of its being Friday
helped the speculative situation Tor
INCREASES made today do not have to
he taken care of until Mondsy
II is believed that any stocks Of
tered for liquidation from nov on VIII
be quickly absorbed because peace
sAeyh. to Re within the very near fu-
ture subscriptions fer the Hoerty
loans will be probably far IN excess
Of what the government wants. re
enthusiasm with which the loan VIII
be subscribed is illustrated ny 'he
forty million dollars subscription an
nnnne.a for the United States Steel
corporation.
United states Steel WAS the natural
leader TODAY and although = ad~
vsrr~d only "a points. it's advance
was impressive because OF the huge
total 81 money involved The stock
thai attracted mos; attention aside
f-orr steel was Mexican Petroleum
VI hfch made a gain IF saS points Texas
was IN lNia points. Hide and Leather
pfd.. 4 cigar Stores, ?, International
raner more than : and numerous 9TH
Ar< q mimi more
The prices touched hv Mexican Fe-
troisur. Runeh, ptd. and steer
round-ies were hieh records for the
sear Even local fractions were
stronger. Inter borough Consolidated.
afd being w a point and halt VT
riria- West Virginia bonds had FUR
,hsr advance Of more than four points
TIE war news is helping these. too,
for the war is making the pubic sem
sittve to honor among states. There
arr many purchasers Of bonds Of states
In this country who wonder whether
how that governments are clearing
their censciences, there VIII rot be
cleaning UP Of repudiated Issues
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SURRENDER DEMANDED

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ALLIES STRIKING

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REPUBLICANS PLAN

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WEEKLY MARKET QUOTATIONS.

RICHMOND. Va. SEPT =. IHIN.
A.-es >r.a.it,es

SuxE~sted Food Prices
The prices below arr considered by
the local food administration to b. fair
aAd reasonable They are Issued by
Dr.. L Eaton. Local director OF markets
and transportation. and apply to tho
Richmond market only, September 81.
Consumer
Retailer Should
Commodity. Pays Paw
eagas- Per Pound Per Pound
Cfanuiated q IA q el4
S0S- Per Sack Per Sack
sse 11~lb. sacks u Q7s rs Gss
tSssS Substitutes
Psr Hound Per Pound
barley Flour
Il to u,,. 6 q n :
Corn Flour Il
- ~ .....~. 5%Qs CT
earn Meal q
- y ...~... tA0 * s d. az
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28

dam correspondent of the Daily Ex-
press, chiefly to the German fear that
the peace contagion' may spread TO
Constantinople.
The correspondent adds that all
efforts to Gust Premier Malinoff
whom the German papers accuse of
having made the peace bid without
the sanction of his King. have been,
and will be. useless. because the
premier is backed by the overwhelm-
ing public opinion"
The bulgarian people, the dispatch
says, would revolt and chase Fer
dlnand TO Berlin
Germany, ii is further asserted by
the correspondent, did not send Field
Marshal Won Mackensen TO Bulgaria
in answer TO Ferdinand's urgent APP
peal, because she fears a revolt in
Rumania
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-28

Strikers to BE Drafted.
London, Sept. 27,-Premier LLOYD
George caused statement to be
issued tonight announcing that all
shipyard strikers will be drafted into
military service beginning October l
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
3n the Social sWorlo

By MAUD MeDOUGALL.

tered the war, but. Her program
is not so very elaborate. She really
does pretty much as she pleases; but
Just as the first White House func-
ton Is usually the Cabinet" dinner,
either during the holidays, or shortly
before Christmas, so about the FIRST
formal party the Marshalls gave Is a
dinner in honor of the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
After that Mrs. Marshall Is usually
at home" on one or two Wednesdays.
She may be at home almost every
Wednesday-according to custom
Wednesday is her "day''-but she
makes formal announcement that she
will receive on certain stated We'd
nesday afternoons, and everybody
goes, not merely as an official duty,
but because everybody genuinely likes
the Marshalls. Oh yes, the Yice-Presh
dent is there. just as glad to see peo-
pie as they are to see him-the pleas
antest, most genial host ina ginable-
He and Mrs. Marshall practically al
ways hunt in couples. So much so
that a few days ago when / said to
Mrs Marshall that knew she was go
ing to the theater on a certain even
ing with Mrs. Walsh, but / had not
understood that Mr.. Marshall was
going, she opened her eyes wide. and
in unfeigned astonishment answered: /:
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One might think that the departure
Of the President and Mrs. Wilson, the
Secretary of State and Mrs Lam
sing. the very popular John W. Da-
'visss. and few others of consid-
cradle official Importance would take
fhe#pep" out Of the Washington sea-
son. But II doesn't seem TO have done
anything of the sort To a certain
extent society here is marking time
waiting to know what the White
House Is going to do-since il the
While House is going to resume its
nsual pre-war program Of state func-
tionS il behooves the ordinary private
hostess not to risk collision with She
-Whre House dates. For aside from
<he fact that there are still some
wear, old-fashioned souls who profess
10 regard a White House invitation
as a command" it remsins true that
while perhaps the majority of the
socially elect profess to regard the
~state functions" as a good deal of
a hore. few of them care to miss
Their. As one woman put it. IF you
go, you'll probably wish you hadn't;
" you don't, you're sure to wish you
Mad"
Even Mrs. Marshall is waiting for
q White House pronouncement. She
Is disposed to pick things up where
she dropped them when America en-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

out-vicariously-especially with the
diplomats with whom it has not been
usual for the President to dine. You
observe / say. has not been usual." 3"
for one dare never say when Presi-
dent Wilson will decide to do some
thing that has not been usual {"
Though 1t would seem that that par
Hcular precedent the President would
continue to observe-for his own pro-
tectioni =
There has been some amused ques-
ton as to who would give the Vice
President his birthday dinner, now
that the Da Gamas are gone. Each
year. in spite of the fact that the
Vice Presidents birthday comes in
the middle of March. which is also
the middle of Lent, and the Da Cana 5
are, naturally, Roman Catholics, there
was a dinner in honor of the vice
President and Mrs. Marshall at the
Brazilian Embassy-a brilliant din
ner," in the language of the society
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interest, nationwide. judging from the
number Of people and the number OF
different places, whence questions on
the subject have come 10 me. on the
gowns which Mrs. Wilson. Mrs
Lansing, Mrs. Davis. and the others
who sailed on the steamship George
Washington, were taking over with
them, TO grace all the splendid func-
tions which will undoubtedly be given
for them over there, including OF
course, what Nine. Jussersnd and the
Countess di Cellere. the wives Of the
French and Italian Ambassadors, were
taking over. ] don't know much about
what the Countess di CelIere took, ex-
cept one or two costumes. obviously
new In which / had seen her OF late
and one or two others, equally obvi-
ously new, in which had seen Mms
Jusserand. But ] do know that the
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what is. come see: and in my name,
most welcome shall you be-" So he
went up and inspected TIE exhibit
which Mrs Walsh always keeps in
the workroom. merely to show the
possibilities of utilizing the impossi-
Bile and useless. Secretary Daniels is
also interested in these recontructed
garments for the less fortunate folk
on the other side, and he also went up
TO look over Mrs. Walsh's plant"
or course the styles are "conserva-
tive" extremely so. They are. how
ever. after imported models. inasmuch
as they all follow specifications, fur
nished from the other side. But the
little reconstructed" coats. dresses.
trousers. etc, would be inspirs tions TO
frugal mother. and ought to be
publicly exhibited for their benefit.
Which again reminds me!
There has been. of course, keen
The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

While there seems to be no very
general desire on the part of the Cab
/ met women to resume the time-hon-
ored institution of Cabinet Wednes-
days" when each of the women of
the Cabinet was at home" to all
| corners, it seems possible that Mrs.
McAdoo has suggested a way out of
| the difficulty, which will give the Cab
met women some relief, and at the
same time satisfy the public's desire
to pay its respects to the women OF
the Cabinet circle.
She sent out cards for informal lat
homes" on Wednesday. December IL
and IS. Last Wednesday she had Mrs.
Lane and Mrs. Houston receiving with
her. and the wives of the various AS
sistant Secretaries of the Treasury.
and perhaps a few others. Next We'd
nesday, presumably she will have two
or three more of the Cabinet women
and another group of the wives OF
official bureau chiefs and Assistant
Secretaries Possibly for other Cab
met women will arrange similar at
homes-two or three apiece-and per
haps wind up the season. as they did
for several years before the war, with
big joint reception at the Lansings.
1 HAT was an attractive and apprO-
pirate way of winding up the season
devised by the wife of the Secretary
of State. Naturally the Cabinet
women can't plan parties for Mrs.
Lansing, but 1t seems not improb-
able, in view of past performances,
that Mrs. Lansing will arrange some
thing of the sort on her return.
In spite of perfectly impossible
weather, the McAdoo drawing rooms
were filled pretty much all Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. McAdoo was
more than usually attractive in a su-
perb gown of cloth of silver, with dra-
peries of black and silver net with
Jets. Everything went merry as the
proverbial marriage bell when sud
denly the lights went out. There was
total darkness and absolute silence un-
til servant appeared with candles,
which were quickly placed throughout
the rooms and in the halls, and the
party proceeded, even more attractive
under their soft, mellow light than
under the electrics. No, it was not a
plan to give an additional flip to her
reception. Something went wrong at
the power house and most of the city
was in the same case just about then,
Quite the most distinguished Wis
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editor, but noq in the least a cold or
formal affair-Sith a big cake. with
candles, and everything" always rath-
er prominently featured.
Just now it would seem whether the
Vice President wants the job of
President pro TEN" or not. it was
rather being forced upon him, and
Mrs. Marshalis friends are having a.
lot of fun entertaining her as First
Lady. in America" There has been
sudden interruption of Marshall
dinners, and Marshall receptions, and
things like that.
DR.. Chares Walcott and Mrs. Wal
colt are giving a dinner in their honor
which promises to be a rather nota-
bic party. Mrs. Walcott, you remem-
her, was Miss Mary Morris Vaux. OF
Philadelphia. who married DR. Wal
colt several years after the death of
the first Mrs. WalCott, who. with one
of her sons. was killed in that per-
fectly awful train wreck in the sum-
mer of 1911, in which ever so many
people that one knows were killed or
hurt in a crowded train bringing home
summer sojourners from the White
Mountains and Maine woods. DR.. Wal
colts only remaining son died in
France soon after America entered
the war. in the service of his coun-
try, a particularly brilliant and dar-
ing young aviator.
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There has been. Of course, a keen
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Then the Marshalls give any num-
Der OF dinners for the heads of the
diplomatic missions, the foreign Min
listers and Ambassadors-usuaI ere
turn favors" for dinners that have
previously been given them. They do
a whole lot OF the Presidents dining