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Evening star., 1918-04-03
MASSACHUSETTS IN LINE
WITH "DRY LAW" STATES
State Senate Ratfies Prohibition
Amendment Which Previously
Was Approved by House.

BOSTON, April 3-Massachusetts
swung into fne with the states sup
porting the federal prohibition move-
ment when the Senate yesterday ratified
the prohibition amendment by a roll
call vote of 81 to ~. Similar indorse-
ment was voted a week ago by the
house, 145 to 81.
By this action Massachusetts, be-
comes the first of the northeastern
states to ratify the amendment and the
eleventh in the entire country. The
states that had previously ratified II
are Mississippi. Virginia, Kentucky.
South Carolina, North Dakota, Mary
land, Montana, Texas, Delaware and
South Dakota To carry the amend
ment twenty-five other states must vote
in its favor.
Before adopting the measure the
senate by q roll call vote OF Is to II
rejected a proposal for q statewide
referendum on the question. Then by
viva voce vote 1t defeated also an
amendment providing that the question
be referred to all those qualified to vote
for school committees, including WON
| en-. A third motion to postpone further
consideration Of the whole matter until
an overwhelming chorus OF noes by
dry" senator's
| Prohibition forces were elated to-
night over the victory. Church bells
were rung for ten minutes in almost
every city and town in the state, an
nouncing the result OF the &aegtslaffve
battle.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
$142,528 IN w. S. S. IS
RECORD FOR TREASURY
Sale at Department Booth During
Month Of March Announced by
d. ). Callahan.

The sale of war savings and thrift
stamps at the Treasury Department
booth during the month of March
amounted to s142.524.1s, according to
an announcement by D. J. Callahan,
director of war savings for the Dis
trict of Columbia. During the week
ending March 80 the sale of stamps
among employees of the Treasury De-
partment totaled S4.324.14. making the
total from this source since the cam
paign started four months age s52,-
231.61.
At the Navy Department the sales
during the last week in March
amounted to s2.17s.3o. making a total
of s26.74o.12 for the four months of
the campaign. The sales at the De-
partment of Justice, according to fig
ures furnished Director Callahan today,
amount to s13.41616 since the cam
paign started.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
STRIKE TIES UP 10000
TONS OF COAL FOR DISTRICT

situation. Last year the canal trans
ported 10000 tons of coal to the capi-
tai. Had 1t been worked to its ca
pacity during the eight months boat
ing season the coal famine here last
winter could have been averted. 1t Is
claimed.
Realizing this. the government has
made a survey Of the canal to consider
how its usefulness may be increased.
Consideration of the matter Is still in
progress. In the meantime the govern
ment and private interests here had
anticipated that the canal would bring
in at least as much coal as last year.
This prospect has received a jolt in the
strike, which has held up shipments
for one week and one day.
1t appeared yesterday that the strike
had been settled. Manager Nicolson OF
the company conferred with number
Of boatmen at Cumberland and they
agreed to commence loading this morn
ing. Telephone advices. however,
stated that the men had reconsidered
and would not go to work at the price
offered
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Mayor's Adherents Beaten.

In the third ward, where the strong
est fight of the half dozen made by the
Thompson forces for their candidate
was carried on, the result went against
the mayors adherents by large ma
jority. In the total results the repub-
licans will have two less votes than in
the old council. the socialists one less
and the democrats gain three votes.
There is hold-over alderman for
each of the thirty-five wards. and in
the election yesterday twenty-four
democrats were elected and eleven re-
publicans The complexion of the new
council will be forty-six democrats,
twenty-five republicans and two So
cialiStS.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
IMPORTANT BILLS GET
FINAL TOUCHES, SOME
AIDING WAR PROGRESS.

Several important bills are now
receiving the nnal touches in
Congress. Among those In con-
ference are:
Agricultural bill. with $3.50
wheat proviso.
Including women as aliens and
declaring punishment by death
for woman spies.
Indian appropriation bin. con-
tanning number Of ''uplifU
ideas.
The Webb export trade bill,
allowing bushes. combinations
for foreign trade. has just como
from conference.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Tho Rendezvous
q Coed

MAH not necessryrtcp
-&he mumeus for al eae
mavmiIliuns d uupse3n.
deed people in the world
andall Christian Scientists
b axree In detail upon al
:, ,subjecta. in order to Work
:. togetherfor the estahnsh.
meus Of the kingdom @
heaven on earth. Q
. The earth is being tom
by Ar1nageddon, the great
conflict between the posi-
tive forces Of good and the
negative forces Of evil.
The fields Of grain must
FIRST be saved from the
destroyer before there can
be need of final winnowing
, OF the gram.
In the crucial hour the world 10
, coming to recognizes the uplifted
standard OF THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE MONITOR.
The Monitor is standing firmly
with democracy against autpc-
racy, with abstinence and So
briety against license and inso-
briefly, with the cause of equality
for the sexes and against the
forces which seek to perpetuate
the distranchisemcnt OF woman,
with the cause Of medical and
religious freedom and against
thercactionary elements OF organ
ized medicine and prcscnphve
religion.
The Christian Science Moni-
tor. published n Boston, arrives
In Washington each morning
and Is distributed by mail or
though newsdealers.
Sample copies viii be giadiy
.sent upon request
A6dress
The Christian Science Moaitsr
cslsraas Bsildas. Wsshnstss, D. c
Evening star., 1918-04-03
SCHOOL PIJP|LSENTER
POSTER COMPETITION
Contest Intended to Provide Cone
Minute" Arguments for Sale Of
Saving Stamps.

Children Of all ages, from the graded
school youngsters to pupils in the high
schools and the art schools in Wash
ington, have entered, with much en-
thusiasm. the national poster competi-
war savings campaign. The contest is
open to every one except professional
designers
Those who have entered. as well as
those who will enlist from day to day,
will endeavor to make posters that
will tell. as the four-minute men are
telling in their short talks, all about
the governments plan Of increasing
our savings and promoting thrift 1t
is expected, however, that these posters
will be 'one minute men, telling their
story in one minute, and appealing to
the eye rather than the ear
Addresses by Chairman Mahony.
Felix Mahony, chairman for the con-
test in the District of Columbia, who is
devoting practically all his time to this
work, which was inaugurated to fur
ther the war savings campaign, will
address meetings this week at three of
the largest high schools The first
meeting will be held late this after
noon at the central High School. when
Mr.. Mahony will speak before 2.300 stu
dents. Later in the week meetings will
be held at the Business High School and
Western High School.
Already" says Chairman Mahony,
"the drawings coming from the stu
dents show remarkable simplicity and
directness of idea The youthful mind
has at last found a vent for it's useful
ness in comparison with the profess
sional mind. In every school in the
city where we have held meetings to
spirit of delight and patriotism among
the children"
The sale of war savings and thrift
stamps at the post office during the
past month amounted to 227.134S3,
Evening star., 1918-04-03
SAY INCREASE Is BLOCKED.
D. C. Food Administration Confident
of Fair Price for Summer Ice.

Attempt on the part of three of the
large ice. manufacturers in the District
TO increase the price of ice 1t is be-
lieyed at the District food administra-
tiop has been checked by the quick
action Of the local food authorities.
Administrator Wilson has been as
sured by these manufacturers that they
will submit their proposed increases to
him for his approval before putting
them into operation. Mr.. Wilson has
announced that il these prices are con-
sidered unreasonable or extortionate
he will interfere
Evening star., 1918-04-03

which is considered by the District war
savings committee as an especially
gratifying showing. The majority Of
these sales were made by the letter
carriers and their increased sales. 1t is
explained, was due largely to the ten
day selling contest conducted under
the auspices Of The Star during which
the sales OF the carriers amounted to
$120, ,49623
during March Is considered by Post
master Chance as remarkable in view
of the fact that the mails during that
period were the heaviest in the historyi
of the office.
Evening star., 1918-04-03
Total Socialist Vote.

The total vote of the socialists was
S4,2l6 almost 5000 less than their
leading candidate received in the judi
cial election of last fall. In the wards
where the German vote is heavy. how
ever the socialists made gains in COM
parison with the vote at the last cleo
tion.
The city total was 3s9,12e out of a
registered vote of 7s1,360-approxi-
mateIy so per cent. The total demo-
cratic vote was 166,906 and the republ
lfcan 152,0i3.
John W, Rainey. democrat. was elect
of Charles Martin, democrat Rainey
to fill a vacancy caused by the death
ed to Congress in the fourth district
won by a majority of 5,637 votes over
his two opponents
Evening star., 1918-04-03
CHICAGO DEFEATS
A[IANTlWARMEN
One Alderman Beaten by
Woman Votes-Delnocrat
EIectedto Congress.

CHICAGO. April 8-Socialist candi-
dates and those republicans indorsed by
Mayor william Hale Thompson were
defeated in every ward in which they
appeared on the ticket at the alder
manic election yesterday. There were
socialist candidates in thirty-three OF
the thirty&five wards, but in only six
were there contests, and in these the
fights were waged by the socialist can
didates on the continuous and active
opposition to the war" voiced in the
national platform Of the party adopted
at st Louis One socialist member of
the council, William E. Rodriguez of
the fifteenth ward, was up for re-elec-
tion. and he was beaten by the votes of
women. On the vote of the men alone
Rodriguez won by thirteen. but the
women gave Oscar H. Olsen. his re-
publican opponent, whom the demo-
Gratis supported, q margin of 279 and
the victory by 266
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10
COURT SCALED
FOR SPECIAL TERM
GRAND JURY CALLED FOR ToMoR
ROW BY JUDGE o. A. r. cRUM

Judge D. A. R. Crum today passed
an order calling a special term of the
superior court. or rather the modifi-
cation Of former order to permit the
court 10 begin work this week.
Nothing was said in the formal order
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. ANN D. CLARK

Friends over Ia wide community are
grieved at the death of Mrs. Anton
cite Clarke which occurred at the
family home on Twelfth avenue here
at nine o'clock Saturday night. She
had reached the age of 70 years. She
was native of Harris county, Coming
here from Hamilton. Ga. Five daugh-
ters survive her. three of them here
and two in Florida. Those here are
Mrs Gates, Mrs. r. d. Minis, and Mrs.
After brief service at the house
yesterday, the remains were taken to
Jasper, Fla, for the interment Rev.
T. b. Stanford conducted the funeral
service here. Mrs. Clark was life
long member of the Methodist church
and was a woman of many estimable
christian traits of character.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

The Mayor and City Council of Cor
dele, will offer for sale, on the pre-
misses, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M.
on the 18th, day of July next, the pro
perty known as the City Hall" prop
erty, and being lots Nos. and 6 on
Block number 10 as appears from map
of survey of the City of Cordele, to-
gether with the building located there
on. Said plot of ground has 100 feet
frontage on Wall Street and runs
back north 100 feet to railroad right
of way.
The Mayor and City Council re
serves the right to reject any and all
bids, and the sale is made subject to
ratification and confirmation by said
Mayor and City Council. Should any
party, or parties desire TO submit pri-
vate sealed bids, they may do so by
depositing the same with the clerk.
said bid, or bids to be opened after
the public auction herein referred to
and any and all such private bids shall
be considered by the Mayor and City
Council. and accepted. or rejected. as
they may see fit. in the same manner
as the public bid
Terms, one third cash. balance to
be arranged to suit the purchaser. the
deferred payments bearing eight per
cent interest.
]. H. LAMB,
Chairman, Building and Grounds
Committee.
6-1O-to 7-15-1S
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10
BLACK SMALL POX
IN KRUPP WORKS
EPIDEMIC SAID TO BE DUE TO
UNDER FEEDING

LONDON. June 10. dispatch
from The Hague to the Times quotes
a neutral arriving there from Germany
as stating that an epidemic of black
small pox is raging among the work
men at the Krupp plant at Essen, with
four or five fatal cases daily
The outbreak is attributed to under
feeding and unsanitary conditions.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10

as to the reason for the procedure. but
the case of Wiley d. Turner who is
held for killing C. A. Scott. the color
ed auto driver. will go on trial for muir
der The grand jury is called for to-
morrow. The;traverse jury is called
for Thursday. There was general
demand for the special term of court
in order that Turner might be tried
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10

koDAks:-And Fresh Films, at Jen-
nings Drug Store. lift
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10
new PIEDMONT CAR
ARRIVES CORDELE
L. p. VAN DuZER DRIVES PIED
MONT CAR 1910 MILES.

Mr.. l.. p. Van Duzer arrived Cor
dele This afternoon about two O'Clock
with the new Piedmont Car from Lake
Arthur La The Piedmont Car is manu-
featured at Lynuhburg Va, and Mr..
Van nuzer is Introducing this car in
this territory. He drove the Car 1910
miles over very rough and muddy
roads with only one puncture.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-06-10

FOR RENT: Three rooms and private
bath. conveniently arranged, god To-
cation, fifteen dollars.
Mrs. Geo. A. Brien, 800 West 18th.
Avenue. 6-10-6t.
Evening star., 1918-02-17

Noble women Of the
United States sanitary
commission softening
Ehe horrors Of war,
May, 1864. These sol
Hers were disabled il,
he bloody battles Of
HE Wilderness. The
turses Of the sanitary
commission cared for
lick and wounded, sup
Pied the needy with
klothes and were ready
tan times to help the
Army with tents. food.
medical supplies, and,
bove all, competent
lnrsing. Men living to-
ny remember with
Tadtude the plying
aces and gentle hands
& those nurses.
(cepyriEht. 1910. By Patriot
uhl 'shfnS Co.. from the Photo
esphie History Of the Civil
var, Review sf Reviews Col
Evening star., 1918-02-17

post Office in the field before Petersburg,
bwn on this little station, to which the
Il their letters and packages from home.
bublished-of United States post Office
being sorted and will soon be delivered:
! the arms of the male clerks.
Evening star., 1918-02-17


from IN uynada
eventual yMwasapm On
Evening star., 1918-02-17

of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06
GasCompanyShould
Be Allowed to Stay
in Business, Wikoff

u made mo- causlic remarks concern.
ing the Oklahoma Gas & Elccuic COM
pany Of It's management" said Frank
i Wlkuii today m commenting on
lhc report IN the Times on the meeting
Of the Chamber Of Commerce light and
power committee on Monday allRm01n.
81 do not know whether that company
with the nature OF It's present plant and
the investment It represents, It's equip.
mcnt and organization, can sell power
20 the people Of this city proiltably
al a lower rate or not.
Meanwhile the Oklahoma Ga, &
Electric company should be permitted
10 continue on fair basis their bu,l-
ness of distributing heat light and
power hy means OF the organization
and facilities they have built up during
which time they should steadily charge
of the depreciation in plant and u,c
the balance OF their income. above
hNcd overhead and interest charges.
for bcliermcnt and extension The city
and rs people must be served conilnu.
ou'ly and for some years 10 come that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06

and who arc willing 10 make INV per
,Onal sacrifice i0 help their husbands 10
reach lhr goal Of their desires
A YOUNG doctor Of my ACQUAINTANCE,
~ a man 0I lle most brilliant prom
bee. and who had gotten a splendid
Hau 900 ms profession, has sunk lnD
a second rate practitioner and the frl-
som far mt failure BE- h.s wife She o.
.u iDl0u, oi Dos patients that 'he n
unay. popping into hie consult l.n'
f1um and makes other women llnd 90
~ ~ her husband
She ha, never lci him study AZ night
because tHr say, that when he ls away
from her all day shc feels that his c'c.
ming, belong to her She also urytr
lets him 900 uut without her IN the eve
ming and so NE IS cut off from lh"
association with his profession and dn
A result he has fallen behind the rmc J..
lost the friend, that could have helped
him lie could have been a star but he
is iallow dip ,uuiicd out by vie.
Women Make Husbands
And I'M the other hand know dozens
NJ women who have really made their
husband, by relieving them ol every
care they could, by giving them the
opportunity 10 work and stimulating
them 10 do the hest that was in them.
A mans success after he Is mar
ried lies in the wiics hands She can
hinder or help and lhc best way She
IAN help is bg being a good wiic
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06

husband l, 10 give linn peace and quiet
At home The man has had all the
lighting he wants IN his struggle with
other men all day. Ne has bad an the
criticisms he can endure lie ycans
for peace AZ the warwon veteran
does lie wants io get ont NJ the
trcnchc, for a little while l' least, and
forget for a few hour the thing, that
ycyed and annoyed hm
Every woman could secure ihlH peace
to a husband Of shr were willing tu
make the sacrifice of posing As mar
yr herself and bidding Tor her ht'
bands sympathy by telling her own
tale Of woe, and Of ,he had the deter
mlnation and energy lO manage her
own household affairs without laying
the burden Of them on hs shoulders.
TT Is nothing bot rank ,clllshne's that
4 maDr woman recount ~ her
husband At night everything that's gone
ami,, m the household and delugc him
with whine and complaints over
things that hc can't help and with
which he should not be bothered.
And II Is worse than selfish, II Is
actually criminal, for wife 10 drag
her poor tired husband around w
place, ul amusement every uIFr'
MANY q brilliant career is sacrificed
10 q silly wife, love ui dancing thea.
irr and glllng lboH The man Who
hl, gone l0 bed AZ or = o'clock
after 900 evening spent lcycushly a'
some place ul amusement and after q
later supper Al which he has eaten and
drunk and smoked too much. Is n1
match in business or the professions
Tor The man who has spent quiet
restiul evening at home and had an
eight or ten hours sleep You never
heard NJ the husband oi ,hrcw ol a
wilmer OF society butterfly getting
Un 10 ihe world 80 man can win the
race carrying such a handicap
The Third Way
The third way In which woman
can help her husband IS by giving him
lhc atmosphere IN which he can work
aud BY not interfering with his work
A great many men fail because thclr
wives are obscScd by a Jealousy Of
their husbands business or profession
This seems incredible folly hut you
often hear a woman speak OF my huS-
bands hateful old office" or "my huS.
bands horrid business" and she makes
o., much of scene when the poor
man has to go away ON a Business
trip. or work after hours. as II he was
nhi.andcfing around with a blonde
haired siren Such men rarely sue
cccd because they have exhausted ,o
much strength in fighting their wives
they have none left with which to fight
their competitors.
Sympathy Of Work.
The men who 10 up the ladder by
leaps and bounds arc the men who
have wives who symnathze with them
in their ambitions. who urge them on
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06
men Who Are Willing To Die
FL Husbands Are Not Willing To
Live for Them, Miss Dix Says

IN power which induces them 10 give
prciermcnt To her husband hut just q
wise. quict llllc woman who ls q good
houSckccpuf
perhap, u is because the domestic
woman ha, never taken any part IN the
struggle for money and power and place
IN the outside world that she so signally
fails 10 realize the r'IcH that home
conditions have upon a man. She knows
nothing OF the tight that leave, a man
at the day, end with spent body rag
ged nerve, and angui,hed soul. and that
bring, him weary and dcspairlng TO his
own door and that delivers him thu,
into his wiic'S hands 10 either he built
mp by her so that he goes IN TO victory
or else so further exhausted and dis
couraged by her that he runs up the
white flag and Suffendcrs
TT women could only realize what q
4 mans home mean, iu him, how II
make, him or mar, him, there would be
such a revolution WORKED as would
usher in a domestic millennium. For
womcn's sins in this respect against
their husbands are mostly sins Of
ignorance That's the pity OF il
The first thing that q woman can do
10 help her husband Is 20 iced him
properly We are having Il impressed
ON u, just now that an army fights on
ifs stomach and II +, lU.t 70, truc ol the
individual man IN busInc's as il IS OF
the army At war.
Man Must Be Fed
The undernouri,hrd man cannot
stand the strain OF the long hard pull
OF grueIing apple lion 10 his task. lie
breaks down at some critical point IN
his career The man who rs fed on
badly cooked, indgeyiiblc me'Sc' gets
nerves and dyspepsia and IS so irritable
and disageeablr he irghtens oppor-
tunity away from his door.
II would he interesting 10 know how
many time, a bad breakfast ol 'ogpy
biscuit, greasy tough Stel and walery
coffee ha, brought dbouta mans run
by ,cnl,ug him to work with a sour
stomach and a brain cloulcd by ihc
poison, OF indigestion that made him
20 pc,simiNlJ and savage that he IN
ulcd his best customer and took the
hear side uf the market. because the
whole world was colorcd by his own
b liouS outlook
Peace and Quiet at Home.
After having fed him properly the
next biz thing a woman can do for her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06
Badges to Be Worn
by Those Exempted

WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-The ad-
minstration bill authorizing the secre-
tary Of war to provide distinctive
badges TO men Of draft age who have
been exempted or rejected was passed
Yesterday hy the senate.
Another measure passed provides for
reorganization OF the army engineers
corp, The corp, will be composed Of
seven regiment, and two mounted bat.
talionS with brIgadicr general, p
coloncl, 80 lieutenant colonies, y
majors and l52 captains
The senate passed thamherlaln's bill
making a felony the purchase from sol
dIcrs or sailors Of military equipment
The creation Of an army OF jOOOOOO
new savers, economists estimate, VIII
result IN a yearly increase Of $1,000
OOOOOO saved Start with a Thrift
Stamp today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06

company necessarily must furnish the
service. and IT should be done on
basis fair both to the people OF the
city and TO the company II a big power
pant is built by the cily when possible.
fair rate, will always be- obtained for
dll classes OF users. and when gas be
pln. 10 play 0ur %, q fuel in this state
which b cucyl,ably wlll-electtic
energy vlll take DTS place These are
thing, for the future but some straight
thinking and logical reasoning should
Lc goiup ou On the midst of our people.
beginning right now. II We are 10 pre-.
pare for program which can be prac-
uDilly begun a, soon As present national
ctgcnrIrs are passed. II We desire TO