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New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Recent Happenings in the World Of Women
Shopping Cards
CiUe71 to Ouerseus
War Workers
XX IOMEN war workers return

M |OMEN war workers return
" ing from overseas have
had the facilities of the
shopping bureau Of the New York
War Camp Community Service ex-
tended to them recently. The uni
forms Of the Red Cross, the Y. M.
c. A., the Army Nurse Corps and
other overseas services are the only
cards necessary for admission to the
War Camps accommodations
Shopping cards, emitting the re-
turned women war workers to dis
counts on all kinds of civilian cloth
ing, on household furnishings and on
new overseas equipment for any who
are returning overseas, are given
them. Miss Gabrielle Rosiere, head
of the bureau, and her assistants
interview each applicant personally
and direct her to shops that seem
best able to fit her particular needs
and tastes.
More than ITS applicants are
frequently the days record for
Miss Rosiere. The bureau was
started to help officers of the army
and navy. Personal commissions
are often intrusted to Miss Rosiere
if AN officer has limited time in
town and has to sandwich his pur
chasing between military appoint
ments. y
practice has made me a rather
sure 'guesser,'" declared Miss
Rosiere, "as to some of the re-
quests. which are half-whispered
across my desk. When a tall young
lieutenant asked whether he could
send his secretary here for dis
counts smiled to myself. Sure
enough, not many days later he
came back to ask where he could
get discount on diamond rings.
IA chance inquiry on a subway
train from an army reconstruction
aid the other day had happy results.
l found she had just been demobil-
lied, and wanted first of all sum-
merry dresses as an offset to months
of sober uniforms. So I took her
over to my desk and gave her dis
count cards on summer hats and or
CANDY dresses and all the other fem
mime civilian apparel she longed for.
Then I sent her on a round of the
other desks in TIE officers depart
ment, where she secured a comfort
able room at one Of several big
hotels that allow Us special rates,
free theatre ticket to an afternoon
show and arrangements at the con-
valescent desk for a months outing
N delightful private home in the
country where her weary nerves
could relax and grow steady once
more"
A recent statement issued by the
shopping bureau shows a weekly to-
tai of more than six hundred appli~
cants, while the number Of discoun.
cards issued runs over 2,100.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Mother the Health
Omcer Of the Family

Women should he gYven q posf-
"on OF power and prmysnsncs Ia
sur reconstruction health programme
potn bcca use Of the fact that they
are soon TO be voters and tyacause
'aslr excellent service In the past de~
H'oastzatss what they car dp for
public health. In the average family
+" ~ the mother who is the health
1iicsr, guarding It's members
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
More Special Sessions
This Week

his Week
The Southern states that have had
chance at the amendment so far
are Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
Texas. Florida's Legislature, which
it was hoped would be favorable, ad-
journed in June without acting on
the measure, owing to state con-
stitutional techuicality which re-
quires that an election to the Legis-
lature be held before ratification Of
constitutional amendment is legal.
In Georgia the measure was killed
IN committee. The Senate of the
Alabama Legislature failed to pass
the measure.
Appeals have been made from the
leaders Of the Democratic party to
these Southern legislatures TO pass
the amendment. The Republican
party is scoring very well through
Republican legislatures in getting
the measure passed.
Special sessions will be held in Ne
braska and Arkansas to vote on the
amendment this week. Montana is
also holding an extra session, and is
expected to ratify by the end of this
week or the first of next.
States whose legislatures have
ratified the amendment are Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, New
York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts, Texas, Iowa and Missouri.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Federation of Professional
Women Successfully Launched

w nth model constitution and
wv bylaws, the machinery of
tho Loda.a4 49,. af
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Ratification of the Suffrage
Amendment at a Standstill
Reasons Why the South and the North
west Are Laggging Behind the States of
the East and Middle West

sippi. The Suffrage Association
hopes to prove through these figures
that it would be to the advantage of
the Southern states to have the
greatly increased white vote which
they would obtain by granting suf-
frage to women.
white men comprise 66.4 per cent
of the male electorate in eleven
Southern states and negro men COM
prise 1876 per cent, and if women
were admitted to the electorate white
women would comprise 64.6 per cent
and negro women 35.4 per cent"
says a statement of the suffrage as
sociation.
"The South is supposed to be very
scary about the negro question, but
we doubt if the scariest Southerner
can be induced to think that white
supremacy can be endangered by
raising the total number of white
voters over negro voters from / 1884,
585, where it is now, to 3,343, ,057,
where it would be with Southern
women voting"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
By Hannah Mitchell

" still to all outward appear
ances for the last three
weeks. Since the Missouri Legis-
lature ratified the Federal amend
ment, making it's state the eleventh
to pass the measure, none has been
added to those in favor.
AS the map stands to-day (white
indicating the states that have rati-
fed, black that have not), streak
of white extends through the centre
of the country from New York and
Massachusetts, to Texas, including
Ohio, Illinois and Kansas. On the
one side is solid black-the "solid
South and on the other the great
Northwest-as black and solid as
the South.
The South is black, and is likely
to remain black because it is against
woman suffrage. Most Of the men
in the South have opposed suffrage
consistently from the beginning.
The Unsympathetic
Northwest
For a different reason the North
west appears unsympathetic. All
Of the states west of the white rati-
hcation strip have woman suffrage
already. 1t was with them that the
whole movement got it's first practi-
cal try-out. Wyoming was the first
state to grant full suffrage to its
women. 1t was followed by Colo
RADIO, Idaho and Utah. Others fell
into line and handed the vote to
their women citizens, until to-day
New Mexico is the only state west
Of the Mississippi River in which
women will not by their state right
have a voice in the next Presiden-
tial election.
The great Northwest has not had
a great deal of patience with the
slowness Of the Eastern states in
granting women the right to vote.
1t has not always been patient with
the Eastern women who have not
been able to put their case strongly
enough to win their men over to
giving them the vote. They are
blind to the greater difficulties that
the Eastern women had to overcome.
When the Federal woman suffrage
amendment was passed by Congress
few months ago an appeal imme-
diately went out to the governors Of
states not scheduled to meet before
1920 to call extra sessions to secure
ratification before the next Presi
Dental election. Through the Fed
eral amendment many of the thus
far unenfranchised Eastern women
hoped to get in on the coming elec-
ton.
The states Of the Northwest have
shown Indifference as to whether
the Eastern and Southern women
vote in 1920. Their own women
will take their usual part in the
elections, whether the Federal
amendment is ratified or not, and 80.
as one Western woman said, "Why
should we incur the expense Of ex-
ira sessions for something we our
selves do not need?"
Race O,eey;o~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
Tonapkins-key.

The wedding of Miss Carrie Sue
Tompkins and J. P. Key, of this city
was solemnized at the home of the
brides brother, ]. w. Tompkins
1906 Pendleton Street, yesterday af-
iternoon at o'clock, the Rev. C. E.
Burts, pastor of the First Baptist
Church officiating. The living room,
parlor, dining room and hall were
lovely with their decorations of as
paragus fern and white flowers. The
bride wore a fawn colored coat suit
of velour with brown beaver trimz
mings and small brown hat with ac-
cessories to match. She carried bride
roses and lilies of the valley, and
was given away in marriage by her
brother, ]. w. Tompkins. She was at
tended by Miss Leslie King of Char
lesion as maid of honor, who was
gowned in fawn colored charmeuse,
with picture. hat to match, and car
ried pink roses. The groomsmen were
Alva Brock, this city, as best man,
and j. H. Tompkins, another brother
of the bride. The little ribbon girls,
Carrie Bellf Morton and Joe Evelyn
Parks, were nieces of the bride. The
music was furnished by Mrs. John R.
Tompkins at the piano and George
Tompkins, violin. Mrs. S. C. Stro-
hecker sang "At Dawning," 80
Promise Me-" and "Roses, Roses
Everywhere" The brides book was
presided over by Mrs. A. D. Reynolds
and each guest was registered.
After small, informal reception
at the home of the brides brother,
the young couple left for Atlantic
City, Washington and New York,
where they will spend their honey
moon. They will make their home at
1922 Lady Street.
The out of town guests we're: Miss
Leslie King, Charleston; Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Fl. Key, Edgefeld; Mrs. H.
D. Beman, Augusta; Mrs. M. T. Hill,
Edgefeld; Mrs. j. D. Eden, Red
Springs, N. C.-The State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
;ionatelv more acute ever there.

tionately more acute ever there.
Following the war in this country,
instead of all production being re-
sumed on a pre-war basis, shorter
hours of work were sanctioned in
scores and scores of lines of work,
making it impossible to realize even
a normal or pre-war production,
when this country and the entire
world needed greatly increased pro-
duction. If every individual could be
made to realize the great need of
consuming as little as possible and
producing as much as possible until
a normal status is restored, then it
would not be long before there
would be perceptible decline in
prices all along the line.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
com,ulsory School Attendance.

For the first time in South Caro-
ina every child that has attained to
the school age is compelled to attend
school. Great is TIE pity that such a
law was not enacted several decades
ago. Had this forward step been tax
en- then, there would not now be such
a large number of persons in the
State who can not read or write.
Under the compulsory attendance
law every child of school age is re-
ouired to attend school four months
during the school term. Not eighty
DAYS scattered through the session,
thus receiving but little actual bene-
fit from school attendance, but each
child is required to attend four con-
secutive months. While the law was
very explicit before on this point,
the attorney general has just issued
a ruling to that effect, removing all
doubts as to the actual operation of
the law. Parents, trustees and the
people generally, should give the
school attendance officer their fullest
cooperation in his efforts to enforce
the compulsory school attendance
law. Let it not become a dead letter.
We do not believe it will.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
Wednesday, September IL
Give Enlisted Men Honor Due Them.

The measure providing the nee
essary appropriation for purchasing
a gold sword for Gen. Pershlng mas
been temporarily held up IN con-
eress. Not so much on account Oh ac-
tive opposition to such a course ou1
because along with this honor TO
Gen. Pershng should be made some
nrovision for honoring the enlisted
men. While it is fitting that army
and navy leaders should be suitably
rewarded and honored for the vail
ant service they have rendered their
country, yet they have rendered no
more valuable service than have the
privates and officers of lower rank
Render unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars by letting the privates
share in the honors that are lavlshiy
being passed around.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
Day of Fasting and Prayer.

Greenville, S. c., Sept. 13, Special.
September oath will be generally OBJ
served among the Baptist churches
throughout the state of South Caro-
lima as day of prayer and fasting
in behalf of the Baptist 755Million
Campaign. Plans have already been
virtually completed for the holding
of special services of prayer for the
success of the Campaign among the
congregations of all of the 1,142
white Baptist churches of the state,
and the "call to prayer" is receiving
a gratifying response, according to
announcement today from state head
quarters for the Campaign.
In some cases, the churches of an
entire association are preparing for
prayer services for the association; {;
in some associations groups Of
churches are arranging to unite at
some central point for this purpose.
In some cities, several churches will
hold union services of prayer, and
in number of instances are arrang-
ing for their own services. That the
day will be specially observed by all
the churches however, is now an as
sured fact.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
"Hayseed" Writes About Fer.
tiliZers.
Editor Advertiser:

Editor Advertiser:
The question of fertilizers for an
other crop is matter that some of
our farmers find hard to settle. Cot
ton seed meal is prohibitive on ac-
count of the high cost; dried blood
and tankage are controlled by two
of the largest guano manufacturers
in the United States, both use their
best blood and tankagc for their
North Eastern trade among the New
England truck growers. Fish scrap
is controlled by fish factories.
I The above is the condition we
Southern farmers are face to face
with. The popular 8-3-3 or $50
has proven this year as near nothing
as nothing can be, yet it cost the far
ner all the way from 4S to 65 dol
lars per ton. Let US analyze this
stuff and see what we have:
1000 pounds 16 per cent acid,
160 pounds plant food, $40 pounds
inert ground rock.
375 pounds 16 per cent nitrate
soda, 60 pounds plant food, 315
pounds crystaliztd salt petre.
125 pounds as per cent potash,
60 pounds plant food, 65 pounds
worthless substance.
2SO pounds plant food, 1920
pounds worthless matter plus SOC
pounds sand, in all, 1920 pounds
worthless stuff that we pay our hard
earned dollars for at the rate of 81
cents the pounds for the mineral
matter it contains, with the hope
that we will make crops.
Weather conditions this year put
this spurious stuff to the test and
farmers who depended upon it have
lost out. Surprising as it may SEEM
these down and out farmers are con-
tracing for the same stuff for anoth.
er year.
We wonder how long it will take
our people to learn that farming is
no FOOLS job, neither has the farm
any place for lazy person.
Fill your soil full of organic mat,
ter, grow clovers, vetch, peas and
beans. Sow rye, a bushel to the acre
Keep your stalls we'll hedded5 in
other words, raise all the manure
you can. Buy acid and cut out the
worthless stuff. think we have
made enough guano millionaires fol
one generation.
"HAYSEED."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
Stamp Out Distilleries.

Prior to a few months ago there
were two kinds of distilleries in this
country: one that had the sanction of
law and the other class was referred
to as illicit distilleries. Now they are
all illicit distilleries. Not one any
where has the sanction of law. 1t Is
very gratifying to see that the peo-
pie in this country are more and
more determined to stamp out these
nuisances of the most fagrant type.
They demoralize the labor of the
country and debauch our manhood
generally.
1t is further gratifying to note
that the Federal court in which these
cases are tried is no longer burles-
que or mockery. The judge who pre-
sides over this district has made it
clear that he proposes to deal with
this class of offenders with gloves OFF.
1t is gratifying to see too that grand
juries and petit juries no longer vlo-
late their oaths when liquor cases
come before them. Not many years
ago it was not an easy matter to con-
vict one accused of making or selling
liouor. Not so now. Jurors seem to
find delight in making the lot of the
liquor seller hard one. As soon as
this determination to stamp out Ii
quor becomes more generally known
and realized among the people of
every section it will have very de-
terent effect. Hasten the day when of
tenders of this class will be few.
Distilleries can be stamped out in
Edgefeld county if the people will
encourage and cooperate with the
officers of the law. We believe that
the people win rally to their support
more and more, realizing that there
are no greater or more harmful
parasites upon society than the whis-
key maker and the whiskey seller.
Maximum of Production Needed.
It is conceded by all who have
studied conditions closely that there
can be no material or permanent de-
crease in the present high cost of
living until there is very great in
crease in the production of all kinds
of manufactured goods. During the
wears that practically all of the
world was at war, production OF
every needed article fell greatly be-
low nermal. Not only was the man.
power of this country modified but
every ounce of energy and every
possible resource was diverted to
winning the war in the shortest pos
sible time. So it was with the nations
across the seas, except they were ac-
lively engaged in war longer than
America and conditions were proper
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
Program of First Division w.
NJ. u. at Edgeheld First
Baptist Church, Sep
i 4&l.. OF
sured fact.
tenber 25

Meeting called to order by Mrs.
w. B. Cogburn, Division President.
The societies of all grades in the
first division including Berea, Beth
any, Bold Spring, Edgefeld, Gilgal,
Little Stevens Creek and Mountain
Creek are invited to meet at Edge
field on Thursday, September 25.
This will be an observance of
State Mission Day by all Edgefeld
Societies as we'll as a Division Meet
ing and discussions of the 75-Million
Campaign.
Morning Session.
Devotions-Mrs. J. w. Peak.
Roll Call of Moman's Mission So
cieties, a representative from each
responding with "Why l believe in
the 75-Million Campaign"
Special music.
Message of the division president,
Mrs w. B. Cogburn.
State Mission Program, presided
over by Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth
Items on State Mission Work
Mrs. j. w. Thurmond.
Chain Prayer for 75-Million Cam
paign led by Mrs. John Talbert of
Bethany.
Vocal solo-Miss Miriam Norris.
How the $5,5OOO,OOO will help
South Cardinals
(a) orphanage, Mrs. E. j. Norris.
(b) Hospital, Mrs Abner Braod-
water.
(c) Baptist Schools, Mrs. M. N.
Tillman.
(d) Aged Ministers, Mrs. j. L.
Minis. One minute talks.
Ingathering of State Mission En-
velopes.
Address-Dr R. G. Lee.
Recess.
Lunch will be served i: ne Church
dining room.
Afternoon Session.
Young Peoples Societies.
Professional of Y. W. AS and
G. AS Mrs. A. B. Carwile in charge.
Devotions.
Response to Roll Call by telling
why they believe in 75-Million Cam
paign, by each representative.
ga challenge to the Y. w. AS
and G. AS in the 75-Million Cam
paign, Mrs. A. B. Carwile.
.lJhg... aoN5S-cW, (fCaV,nJcJ.
.tof he'd
Pageant by G. AS under direc-
tion of Mrs. r. G. Lee.
Ingathering of gifts for State
Missions.
Professional of Royal Ambassa-
doris, R. A. Song.
R. A. Ideals by Ambassador in
Chief, Allen George Thurmond
How tie Missionary idea can be
made attractive to our boys, Mrs.
E. S. Rives.
Ingathering of envelopes follow
ed by prayer for blessing on the Of
fering as it goes forth.
Professional of Sunbeams, Miss
Gladys Lyon in charge
Lake Sunbeam song.
Welcome-Mary Thurmond.
Song-For our own State we
plead, Margaret Lyon.
Lucille Chapman Bed, Maize
Kemp.
The Little White Bed, Martha
IThurmond.
Orphanage recitation and song by
six children and Corrie Johnson.
Prayer, John Nixon.
Gathering of envelopes.
Music.
Announcements of full amount of
all State offerings.
Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman superin-
tendent of Sunbeam work in the as
sociation will have charge of the
Sunbeam session.
.-.o~oo~o-o~~o~~o~ -o~e~~~ooo~e~o--
AS Thursday and Friday of next
week, Septemer rs and 26, will be
Jewish holidays, l will close my store
those two days. Will open Saturday
morning, September 27.
RUBENSTEIN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
The Merchant S

busy will be at its height, and would
those of who expecting get their Fall
and Winter Clothing later to buy them now, and not
wait until is gone and the risk of not getting what
they want not to mention that the present price of goods
are somewhat higher than the goods that
shelves, which were purchased during the
The merchants have to buy early to protect their custom
ers as far as possible and trying to protect them
when they advise their customers to have their wants
filled early, because when it gets cold you will need Coat
Suits Dresses, Cloaks and heavy underwear 1t is
thing you cannot do without, for people must dress
during cold weather.
Don't forget that well stocked the shoe depart
ment in G. Edwin Smith Shoes fine grade shoes for ladies
at moderate fact from SO 90 to SIS 90 less than
you have to pay for the same shoe in larger cities.
Chldrens school shoes and hosiery in light and heavy
ribbed. Get them hat cap for school wear.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17

Call and see what we can show you
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-08
DEMOBILIZATION
ON HOME STRETCH
SAYS GEN. MARCH

Washington, Feb. S.-General March
said today Rehabilitation in the Unit
ed States now was on the home
stretch" s-..
Up to yesterday total of 1893 Of
ficers and 1,O33,S12 men, had been
discharged, while the total ordered
for discharge had reached 4,142,OO0.
The rehabilitation machinery IS
now at such a point of efficiency and
operation that it is capable or hand
ling more men than General Pershlng
can possibly send with available ship
ping. OF the troops in the United
States only the overhead detachment
which must be maintained for the re-
turning units are left. >.
Up to January 31st, 236,S24 men
had been returned from France. Inc
Department estimates that 10000 VIII
he returned in February. This is an
increase of $4,000 over January's TO-
tai, due largely to the Transformation
of cargo vessels into transports.
He said 81 cargo ships had been
ordered converted and the frst OF
these were comink into service.
Plans for parades in the large cities
have been upset owing to the irregular
return of the troops homeward.