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The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
SUFFRAGE VOTE
FOR THURSDAY
Senator Jones Denies
Amendment Will Be
Side-Tracked.

As q part of the anti-sufrage
propaganda a report has been ac-
lively circulated in Washington. and
telegraphed as news to the press OF
the country, that the suffrage
amendment would not be called up
in the Senate on Thursday because
there would not be votes enough to
pass II.
Senator Jones. Of New Mexico,
chairman of the woman suffrage
committee. set this report at rest
yesterday with a vigorous denial
that he would not call the amend
ment up on Thursday or urge it to
a vote.
Some days ago I gave notice that
would ask for vote on woman
suffrage on Thursday. September
26," said Senator Jones today. II
desire to state that so far as /
know the vote will be reached that
day. There is no plan made OF
which i have any knowledge 10
postpone the consideration of that
measure and from all the informa-
tion 1 can gather 1 know of no OBJ
stacle which will prevent it's con-
sideration at that time"
SunraRists Renssured.
Some OF the friends OF suffrage
were somewhat alarmed over the re-
port of postponement of considera-
ton. as well as over the fact that a
number of pro-suffrage Senators are
absent from Washington. Yesterday
they were quickly reassured by the
Senate leaders in favor Of the amend
ment who are confident a full mem
bership will be present when the vote
is taken.
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, who
favors the amendment. left Washing
ton without having been able TO ar
range a pair for his vote. but the
suffragists announced yesterday that
he will return in time for the vote.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
WILL EXEMPT
LIBERTY ISSUES
Conferees Adopt Provision
Broadening Market
for Bonds.

The Senate and the House con-
ferees reached an agreement yes
tsrday> on a provision in the bond
exemption bill to protect govern
ment securities against inimical
trading during the period OF the
war, and the conference agreement
was adopted by the Senate without
division.
SdT opposition to the provision as
originally drawn developed in the
Senate and it was stricken from the
bill by the Senate Finance Commit
tee. Secretary McAdoo appeared
before the confsrees and urged the
adoption Of some provision in the
bill that would protect the certih-
Gates of indebtedness and liberty
bonds. and the holders of these Sc
( curities from possible enemy-infu-
enced raids or from frauds. The
conferees were willing to accept
such a provision under certain lin
. itations, and after prolonged con-
ference reported aH agreement upon
! the provision yesterday.
The new provision gives the Pres
! ident authority to investigate. regu-
! late and prohibit, under rules or
! regulations, by licenses or other
/ wise, any transactions in foreign
! exchange and the export, boarding.
melting or earmarking OF gold or
! silver coin, bullion or currency,
! transfers Of credit in any form
! Cother than credit relating solely
I TO transactions to be executed
/ wholly within the United States)
/ and transfers of evidences of in
: debtedness or of the ownership OF
property between the United States
and any foreign country. 1t. then
| states:
Regulation During War.
For the purpose of strengthen
7 ing, sustaining and broadening the
! market for bonds and certificates OF
Indebtedness of the United States,
and preventing fraud upon the hold
eTs thereof. and of protecting such
holders he (the Presidency may in
+ vestigate and regulate by means of
licenses or otherwise (untiI the ex-
piration of two years after the date
of the termination OF the present
war with the imperial German gov
ernment as fixed by his proclama-
tion) any transactions in such
bonds or certificates by or between
any person or persons; provided,
that nothing contained in this sub
division OBJ shall be construed to
confer any power to prohibit the
purchase or sale for cash. or for
notes eligible for discounts at any
Federal Reserve bank Of bonds or
certificates Of inde ebtedness of the
United States; and he may require
any such person engaged in trans
actions referred to in this subdivis-
ion to furnish under oath complete
information relative thereto. includ-
ing the production of any books of
account, contracts, letters or other
papers in connection Herewith in
the custody or control Of such per
son, either before or after such
transaction Is completed"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Forty Wounded Troopers
Enjoy Automobile Trip

Forty wounded soldiers from the
Walter Reed Hospital were taken on
a sightseeing tour OF the city yester-
day afternoon by Harry S. Fischer.
proprietor Of the Quality Jewelry and
Optical Company. at 43S Ninth street
northwest
At the conclusion Of the trip a stop
was made at Mr.. Fischers store.
where he had provided cigars and
cigarettes for his soldier guests. Mrs
II. s Fischer accompanied the party
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Secretary. Houston Has
No Cotton Price Plan

A statement concerning cotton
price fixing appeared in a Wash
ington paper on Saturday to the ef.
feet that it was understood that
Secretary Houston has expressed
the opinion that rs cents would be
fair price for this years cotton
This statement and any other state
ment that may have been made pur-
porting to represent the views OF
Secretary Houston as to 4 price for
cotton, II any is to be fixed, is utter
ly without foundation. The Secre-
tary has expressed no opinion a, 70
price for cotton.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Postmen Relieved Of
Time Losing Service

Letter carriers will no longer be re-
Quired personally to sort mail for the
larger apartment houses, according to
a ruling of the city postoffice that
went into effect yesterday.
The postal authorities have esti-
mated that 1t takes at least an hour
of the carriers time each trip to
distribute the mail in the various.
apartment houses. This is a serious
loss in these days when the service
is hard pressed for time. Hereafter
the mail will be assorted by the
clerks, the telephone operators or
other agents in charge. In no case
will the mail be turned over to the
tanitor.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24

Oother pro-suffrage Senators also
have announced their intention Of
returning to Washington to vote on
the measure.
Their presence will be necessary be-
cause the opponents OF the measure
in the Senate are now declining to
arrange pairs as their only hope TO
defeat the measure is the absence OF
impaired pro-suffrage Senators when
the vote is taken.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Almost Every Human Aiment |,
Directly Traeeable to Impurities
in the Blood.

You cannot overestimate the i'm
portance of keeping the blood free
of impurities. When you realize
that the heart is constantly pump
ing this vital fluid to all parts of
the body, you can easily see that
any impurity in the blood will
cause serious complications.
Any slight disorder or impurity
that creeps into the blood is a
source of danger, for every vital
organ of the body depends upon
the blood supply to properly per-
form its functions. :,
Many painful and dangerous dis
eases are the direct result of bad
condition of the blood. Among the
most serious are Rheumatism.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
BELGIAN FRONT ACTIVE
DURING LAST WEEK
Many Huns Killed and Captured
Near Nieuport.

The last week has witnessed great
activity along the Belgian front
during the week ending September
Il. the Belgian Legation announced
last night.
Enemy attacks in the vicinity of
Nieuport and AIerckem were unsuc-
cessful and cost the enemy many
men in killed and captured
A vigorous counter attack by the
Belgians put to flight a detachment
Of Germans who had gained a pre-
carious footing to the east Of
Merckem.
In spite of unfavorable weather
the Belgian flying squad was able
to cooperate successfully with the
land forces directing the machine
gun fire along the front east OF
Merckem.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
SOLDIER-POLICEMAN
In SUICIDE ATTEMPT

James E. Bolton, the soldier-police-
man who attempted suicide yester-
day, was taken to Walter Reed Hos
pital for treatment late in the after
noon.
Bolton shot himself through the
enest after a quarrel with his wife,
Hfrs. Frances Bolton, 33s B street
southwest He was taken to Casualty
Hospital and afterward to Walter
reed When he regained conscious
ness he told the doctors he did not
wish to see his wife, and adde's that
he regretted the bullet had NOT found
his heart. His condition Is serious
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
PORTO RICANS LAND.
First of Shipment of 10000, l.
Ianders at New Orleans

Twelve hundred Porto Rican labor
ers were scheduled to land in New
Orleans last night for work on termi-
nal and dock facilities there. Thsy
are the frst shipment Of 5000 labor
ers to be brought from the island by
the United States Employment
Service. They will be used in the
construction service of the War De-
partment and will all be stationed in
Southern camps. Porto Rico is wildly
enthusiastic over the opportunity to
send its sons to work in continental
America and help in the war win
ming, ..r
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Hurley VIII Examine Ports-

ChaIrman E. N. Hurley left here
last night for a trip through New
York and Providence to Boston with
Shipping Board officials. He will he
in Boston this afternoon. The shin
control committee of the board will
meet there and port facilities Will be
examined.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
Grain Movement Shows Increase

Movement Of grain over the rail-
ways is largely in excess of last
years figures according to reports to
the Railroad Administration. For the
week ending September IA, 3.42s cars
were loaded against 2.f70 cars the
corresponding week last year, while
36. 1856 cars were loaded from July !
to September H. as against s3,sl
during the same period last year.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
SIS Enroll At Holy Trinity.

Holy Trinity Parochial School,
Georgetown. opened yesterday with a
registration OF 6lh. The school is in
charge OF the Sisters Of Mercy ana Is
free 10 par1shioners. The children
REGISTERED came from all parts Of
Washlngton- The school provides
tuition for children in the primary
and GRAMMAR ugradsG
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
TAKOMA PARK FLIER
GETS HIS FIRST HUN
Lieut.. Creech Officially Credited
with Downing Foe Plane.

ofcial credit for bringing down
his FIRST enemy airplane has been
accorded Lieut. Jesse o. Creech.
6614 Harlan place, Takoma Park.
The young fier is a graduate OF
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24
GARFIELD HAS
BEGUN PROBE
Fuel Chief Seeks Reasons
for "Gasless" Sum-
day Order.

Persistent statements that the Fuel
Administration is infested with
agents OF the bituminous coal opera
tors and oil barons has brought
about the possibility OF grand
shake-up and housecleaning in that
service. DR.. Garfield, Federal Fuel
Administrator. spent yesterday in
vestigaUhg data in connection with
reports that the oil interests manipu-
lated the Fuel Administrators oil
division to have issued the gasoline
less Sunday appeal that boosted the
oil stock market
He is investigating also the report
commonly heard that the oil inter-
ests themselves furnished the statis-
tics the oil division turned over to
the Senate on demand to justify its
statement OF export oil shortage.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, had
intended to introduce a new resoIu-
tion to demand information of the
source of these figures. which were
unobtainable at the oil division for
several days after the appeal was
supposed to have been made on ac-
tual knowledge of the gasoline situa-
ton
ForestalIs Sen. Lodge.
DR.. Garfield. however, as a result
of the investigation he started yes
terday is expected to forestalI SEN
ator Lodges new demand by max
ing a statement of the actual con-
dltions as he finds them in a study
of data from other sources.
Il Is not improbable that DR.. Gar
neld's statement will admit the nom
necessity of the appeal for gasoline
conservation by motorless SUNDAYS
and that the voluntary abstention
from motoring that day in the ter
ritory west of the Mississippi river
will be withdrawn forthwith.
II DR.. Garfield should find that
there is any need for gasoline re-
striction-and the condition of gas
oline production several months ago
was such that the outstanding prob-
lem then was how to store the .x-
cess derived from new sources of
supply and new processes, accord
ing to the Fuel Administration itself
he will hnd some means other
than the present one. it is under
stood.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-24

With little muslin o. DURHAM N
pockets of every of our fighting land and
With good old Bull" regular Army 'raons"-
And with the future demands of War Department
abundanty cared for BULL DURHAM offered again
to the who "roH own.
All Of which has been accomplished April
Government asked for entire of BULL" DURHAM
for which freely and gladly
conpshed by greatly manufacturing
through the enthusiasm and individual every
of our thousands of employees
So that available for civilians
at home-hose who have roed
who have the few
supply order that o fighting fully provided
Once therefore, will your hands,
roll cigarette for yorsef-a cigarette machines initiate
the nildest the fragrant the
in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
FRENCH BELIEVE IN US.
LEWES CORPORAL SAYS
They Say War Would Be Lost
Now but for Amer
leans

II the Americans had not entered the
mans would have been the victors-
this is the opinion Of French peopIe as
expressed to Corporal w Sterling Jones
and related by him in a letter to his
uncle, w. S. Holland. 1914 Parrish
street. Corporal Jones is in the First
Company, Twentieth L. s. Engineers. in
France. His mother is Mrs. d. p.
Jones, of Lewes, Del
Il suppose you have seen the slogan. "
he adds, "our fellows use when going
over the top: He'll, Heaven or Ho-
boken by Christmas
Most all the Yanks you see in France
are actually bloodthirsty and thew hate
the Germans or anything of Germar
origin. If you could see what thev haye
done to old men, women and children
you would think the same and SIM,
pose you do, anyway Imagine your
daughter made mother without he,
consent. or your son, perhaps only six
seven or maybe ten years of age, in.
oculated with germs of some terrible
disease which, even though it did no,
destroy him, would make his children
blind. crippled, or something of tn,
sort? Can you imagine such things?
have seen them all"
Corporal Jones wrote his letter on tn,
stationery of the Hotel de Paris, anG
he asks his mother to send cards tc
several French families he has met
| ''I like to make friends with as nran,
French people as possible" he writes
You know they believe IN Uncle Sam
and ] don't think they are wrong"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
BIDS SOLDIER SON
FIGHT ON TO END
"Until Germany Subscribes to
Presidents Peace Terms"
Advises Harry c. Cope

Fight until autocratic. beastly Ger.
many pulls down her imperial eagle ir
submission and unqualifedly subscribes
to the Presidents peace terms"
This is the advice Of Harry C. Cope
an attorney of Bethlehem, Pa, in let.
ter to his soldier son, Second Lieutenant
Charles II. Cope, who is now in France
undergoing special instruction at the
Saumur Artillery School.
The letter, in part. follows:
Wont dear old U. S. be command
ing figure in world politics after this
great war? Talk about respecting the
Stars and Stripes in foreign countries
President Wilson's message to Congress
stating the war aims of the Allies, Oan-
uary 8, 1919 was a master stroke of
genius and ennobled the war as far as
the Allies were concerned.
"At first many thoughtless people
tried to ridicule the lofty thought OF
the message and considered 1t as an
impracticable dream, but 1t caught the
heart of humanity, gave the Allies an
ideal they could fight for with enthusi-
asm and was unqualifiedly accepted by
them.
"At once it placed the United States
In the LEAD ana we may now leel as
sured that where our flag flies it viii
be loved and respected. for America ir
this war seeks no material profit oil
aggrandizement of any kind She is
fighting for the liberation Of peoples
everywhere from the aggressions Of au'
tocratic force dedication of Red Cross
Building, Washington. May -, 1910
"And again, in the message stating
the Allies war aims: What we demand
| In this war, therefore, is nothing pecu
liar to ourselves. 1t is that the worl'
be made safe for every peace-lovint
| nation which. like our own, wishes t
live its own life, determine it's owl
institutions, be assured of justice ant
fair dealing by the other peoples OF tn
! world as against force and self1sl
aggression
That is craftsmanship of the highes
| order. and thank God. and that it was ar
| American President that made the dec
laration, and that it Is the American
nation that is offering up the preciou
blood of its brave, manly boys to max
| that declaration good. Fight for II
boy, until autocratic, beastly German
pulls down her imperial eagle In sub
/ mission and unqualifiedly subscribes L
! 1t herself"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
SEVEN MORE MADE OFFICERS
Philadelphians Among Men From
Nearby to Get Commissions

Seven Pennsylvanians and men from
elsewhere in Pennsylvania and from
Delaware and New Jersey appear in the
list of officers commissions announced
by the War Department. The list fol-
lows.
Enlisted men TO Sc second lieutenants,
engineers-D. ]. Coolidge. Jersey Shore
Pa. r, w. Hackman, Womelsdorf, Pa
Armando Tunon Ricci. 1914 South Six
teenth street, Philadelphia.
Enlisted men to be second lieuienants.
uuartermaster w. X. Abrahamson
Camden, N. J.; J. T.. Byrne. Atlantic
City; F. f. Hartweg. 1920 North Sixth
street, Philadelphia; r. c. Jordan, Erie,
Pa; r. A. Martin. Trenton; A. j.
Schelly, Allentown, Pa; F: A. Vanne-
man, Jr., Cynwyd. Pa; Raymond s.
Wood, 1928 Roberts avenue. Philadel-
phia,
Captain medical corps-Willism Nc
Keague. 3131 North Broad street, Phila-
delphia.
First lleutenants, medical corps-A. A
Collins, oxford, Pa; Leo Gerald Flan.
merry. 1855 North Broad street. Philadel-
phia v. NJ. d. Marcy, Cape May, N. j.
Robert Cade Parrish. 5301 Chester ave.
nue., Philadelphia.
Second lieutenant. sanitary corps
Elmer M. Stevens, 543 Olney avenue
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
$4,000 MEN FROM CITY
TO GO INTO NEW ARMY
State Expected to Supply
100000 Under Plan An.
nounced by March

Philadelphia probably will supply
$4,000 men-the strength of full d.
vision and an additional brigade-to the
new war program announced by Gen
eral March. chief of staff
The plan to have five fully equipped
rAmerican field armies in Europe by
July I. necessitating the inducting of
100000 men into the army service.
disclosed today by General March, will
bring many big calls for men to the To-
cal boards in this city during the ensu-
ing months.
Estimates. based on the proportions of
the new registration, from which the
| majority of the new men will be taken,
gives Pennsylvania a quota of approxi-
mately 100000 men 20 be called to the
colors to carry out the man-power pro.
gram.
II this is carried out in accordance
| with the percentage of registrations. the
State will furnish Uncle Sans forces
. with trifle more than seven full fight
ing divisions. If the eligibles were seq
regated into all-Pennsylvania units. OF
that body Philadelphia could lay claim
to one full division and brigade OF
infantry-two regiments
| General March yesterday stated that
there would be in existence by july l.
1919, an army of 100000, or nearly
| five field armies with an average
strength of nearly 1000 900 men each.
At present, General March said, there
are 100000 men under arms
1t Is planned to call 200. 900 add.
tional men in the new draft between now
and next July, which, added to the g..
100000 will make a grand total, with
allowances for casualties and reflections
of 100000.
There is general opinion among
army officers that the newly summoned
selects will all be in Europe by the lat.
ter part of July, meaning that the calls
for the 100000 men must be started
without delay.
| General Crowder estimates that hall
| of the 2,7OO.000 men to be called will be
obtained from the registrants of nineteen
to twenty years and thirty-two to thirty.
six years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
ASK IRON WORKERS
10 SIGN AGREEMENT
War Labor Board Hears De.
mand for Wage Increase AT.
fecting 10000 Men

Negotiations for an agreement to abide
by the ruling of the national war labor
board occupied most of todays session
Of the hearing being held in the Federal
Building Of the demands of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America for an
increase in wages for workers in the
East TO meet the standard in the West
The hearing is being held before three
representatives of the war labor board,
w. r. ogburn, Sam Evans and Robert
M. Buck, of New York.
h Ten thousand iron workers employed
by eleven big mills. most Of which are
working on Government contracts, are
Involved in the hearing. Trouble started
In July. when a threatened strike was
prevented by the leaders for the work
ers. who presented their case to the war
labor board.
The first case taken up was the con-
troversy between the Reading Iron Com
pAny. OF Reading. and its employees. and
1.-THE boards decision in this case prob.
ably viii be accepted as a precedent
Ter rulings in the other cases to bs
heard.
When the case was called the employees
asked George Schuman, general man.
xger and representative Of the company
70 sign an agreement TO abide by thu
boards decision. Schuman presented tn,
agreement TO Frank Smink, presiden
OF the company, at Reading. and his de
..elsson is being awaited
q The workers ask increases to agre,
with the $3.50 ton paid TO puddler
vest Of the Allegheny River The seal,
IN the East is Sl2.50 a ton. An increas,
Of "a per cent is asked for bar iroI
workers. and rs per cent for skelp iror
workers.
The association Is represented by TT
Associate president. ID. J. Davis. and M
y. Tighe, secretary and treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-19
PHILADELPHIA HEROES RETURN
Captain Brown and Lieutenant
Nolan to Instruct Dix Recruits

Two Philadelphia officers-Captain
Henry P. Brown, Jr., and Lieutenant
John e. Nolan-have returned home as
instructors at Camp Dix. Captain
Brown has reported at Camp Dix after
a visit at his home at Chestnut Hill,
and Lieutenant Nolan left for camp late
today, after visiting his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howard, 43s Wood
lawn avenue.
Lieutenant Nolan was the first Ameri
can officer to enter Chateau-Thierry af-
ter its capture by United States troops.
He formerly was a newspaperman and
was a member of the football squad
when he attended the University of
Pennsylvania.
Captain Brown won the Croix de
Guerre for bravery, and was wounded in
France. His gallantry in the action in
which he was wounded also won him
the promotion from first lieutenant to
captain,
"Some Germans may throw down their
arms and yell Kamerad when they
get in a tight place. but not the Prus-
sian Guard" Lieutenant Nolan said OF
the action before Chateau-Thierry
Those Prussian Guards fought like
tigers. They stood up like men, killing
snd being killed, until they were wiped
out. IL our boys had not been as quick
as well trained and as brave as the
| Guards, we would have lost out"