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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
FIX CONSTITUTION
TO LET WOMEN VOTE
RGViSiOniSts to Strike male"
From Qualifications.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. S.-The con"
ed to strike out the word male" as
one of the qualifications for voters,
and refused to adont an educational
requirement for voters.
The decisions of the commission, Sit
ting as a committee of the whole, were
arrived at only after the most fervid
oratorical flights since the sessions be-
gan.
The discussion arose when the pro-
posed amendment of the committee on
This suggested the elimination of the
word male" from the qualifications of
voters, and proposed that the legisla
ture be given power to impose other
qualifications, presumably educational.
Former Judge Reed, of Pittsburgh,
introduced a substitute amendment,
which retained the word male" and
limited the educational requirements
to ability to speak and understand the
English language. After two hours of
discussion, his amendment was defeat
ed, and the original amendment was
changed to include only the striking
out of the word male" and to ex-
clude the power of the legislature 20
ix other requirements.
/. In defending his amendment, Judge
Aeeced pointed out that a voter must
understand English to understand the
constitution and the purpose to which
the commonwealth is dedicated. Il
stand solidly on the proposition thai
no man has a right to vote who does
not understand what he is voting for"
he said.
GLOW many persons would be dis.
franchised by this amendments" ask
ed former Judge Sulzberger, of Phila-
delphia.
81 don't know" replied Judge Reed,
''but all whom it would disfranchise
should be DISTINGUISHED"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Live Stock Quotations

-HOGS-higher. Bulk.
$14SJ01510; top, $15.25; heavy,
$14S5 Oslo; medium, $1490@15.15:
GSi4.75; heavy packing soWs, SIS smooth 6ii
S1425 01475; packing sOws. rough,
$13.7501425; pigs, 13.7501475.
CATTLE-StrOng Beef S.eers, me-
dunn and heavyweight, choice and
prime, $1S75@20; mediU and good.
S1101S.75; common, IS, All: light
weight, good and crOice, l@.50l5lg -:
common and medium, $SW13.5O :-butch-
er cattle, heifers, $671JpI475: COWS.
SG.GOm13.5O; CanneFs and cutters.
S5.5O06.GO; veal calves. $16@17.25:
feeder steers, $1ll l2.25; stockcr
S'F SHE,E 3P4 i27.'i 45mbs, s1G0
1888: cults and canfnon. $3.50
loo; ewes. n.@@.-2r. aHF good. s. -
@10,T5; cn.i5 unQ Common, $47JE
so
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Soldier Who Shot Another Sentenced.

Carlisle, Pa, Jan. S.-Corporal AL
bert Strauba, of Johnstown, who sew
eral weeks ago shot and killed Private
Marvin Wand, of Sunbury, while
awakening him as a member of the
hospital guards, has been sentenced
as the outcome of court-martiaI to
six months of hard labor and solitary
confinement in addition to the loss Of
six months pay.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
SAVES WIFE'S BODY AT FIRE
Lew Dockstader Helps Lower it From
Window of Blazing Home.

Lew Dockstader Helps Lower it From
Window of Blazing Home.
Long Branch, n. j., Jan. S.-Fate
dealt a double blow to Lew Docksta-
der, the comedian minstrel, here.
Dockstader's home, in which the
dead body of his wife lay, caught fire
and it was only with considerable diff.
ficulty the body was removed. Mrs.
Dockstader died in the night from
pneumonia.
The minstrel himself discovered the
blaze and turned in the alarm. He
then aided in lowering his wife's body
from a second-stOry window. Eugene
Stevenson, DOckstader's nephew, also
i'll from pneumonia, was rescued.
Dockstader's home was one of the
finest on National avenue, here. 1t
was badly damaged.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
GENERAL MARKETS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Quiet
Winter nstraight,o $1O.00@11. Spring
WHEAT-Firm; No. ., red, 1886.
CORN-Firm No. > yellow, S1.5OO
1872.
OATs-Firm; No. white, 951z@
96c.
POULTRY-Live, quiet; hens, 500
3Sc; old ROSTERS, 22023c. Dressed,
steady; choice fowls, Soc; old roos.-
ers, Doc; turkeys, nearby, 5605Sc.
BUTTER-Firm; fancy creamery,
701a 07212c per ID.
EGGS - Firm; selected, S4Q86c;
nearby, 74c; western, 74c.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
OPENS DRIVE ON POISON RUM
State Inspector in Allentown and Be-
gins Investigation of Traffic.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. S.-A campaign
against wood alcohol has been begun
in Allentown by the department of
health.
w. G. HousewOrth, special inspector
of the bureau of drug control of the
state department of health, arrived in
Allentown and began an investigation
of the wood alcohol traffic.
Allentown has been more fortunate
than most cities. Thus far there have
been no deaths reported due to the
use of wood alcohol, although one or
two are suspected of having resulted
from that cause.
The sanitary inspectors were in
structed to make a thorough survey
of the city and advise those interested
as to the regulations of the state
health department.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Underwood Prods Senate.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Senator Under
wood, Democrat, Alabama, served no
tice in the senate that unless the dead
lock over the treaty Of Versailles was
broken within a few days, he would
press his resolution calling for the
appointment of bipartisan commit
tee Of the senate to work out some
agreement
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
NAME WORTH S99.98
5 Value Placed BY Jury at
Sunbury.

$unbury, Pa, Jan. S.-A value of
$9.9S was placed upon the good name
Of Mrs. Laura Whary, Of Shamokin,
by jury in the Northumberland coun-
ty court
Mrs. Whary alleged that Mrs. Anna
Birmingham and Mrs. Flora Madara,
neighbOrs, had by gossip besmirched
her reputation, and she brought suit
for $1,000. The cases were tried to-
gether in Judge Moser's court. How
the jury arrived at it's verdict was
not disclosed.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Chester Man Dies of Burns.

Chester, Jan. 8.-Nicholas Krupten,
a furnace man, died from burns re-
ceived at the South Chester Tube
Works His clothes became ignited
when he was making a fire, and he
ran screaming through the shop. Fin
ally he was cornered by workmen who
beat out the flames. He lived at 412
Hayes street.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
"DRYS" BEGIN N. J. PROBE
Bring Essex County Election Expendi-
lures Before Grand Jury.

Newark, N. j., Jan. S.-The Essex
county grand jury began an investi-
CATION into The election of Governor
elect Edward 1. Edwards and the
twelve Democratic assemblymen from
Essex county.
SubpoenaS were issued to a score
of witnesses. They are alleged to
have knowledge of the expenditures
of money on behalf of Mr.. Edwards
and the assemblymen by the Associa-
tiOn Opposed to National Prohibition.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08

Washington, Jan. S.-The people of
the United States are indulging in a
candy debaucn. This was the answer
Of Secretary of Agriculture Houston
when asked what his department
would consider a fair price for sugar
now on the market. Let the people
decrease the present consumption
temporarily and see what win happen
To Sugar prices" he added
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08

$40 Day For N. Y. Coal Drivers.
New York, jain. S.-New Workers
who wished to replenish failing coal
stocks were asked to pay S11.O5 to
SLIGO a ton, an increase of fifty cents
over last weeks prices. Dealers ex-
planned that the wages of truck driv-
ers and handlers had risen from $40
a month 20 SO a day, hence the boost
for the consumer.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
SHE ASKS 2 DIVORCES
Woman Seeks Decree to Rejoln Dead
Soldier; Finds Him ReWed; Sues.


Soldier; Finds Him Rewed; Sues.
Durham, N. c., Jan. S.-A woman
suing for divorce from two living hus-
bands at the same time is one of the
novel cases brought to light in this
city.
Mrs. r. A. Griffins first husband en-
listed in the United States army. She
was notified and led to believe he was
dead. Later she married J. r. Page.
Griffin turned up in Durham at
Christmas, not knowing his wife had
remarked.
Mrs Page instituted divorce pro-
ceedings against the second husband
to return to number one. A few days
ago she found husband number one
was married again, she charged. She
then instituted proceedings against
both husbands, seeking to wipe the
matrimonial slate clean.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Find Brass Checks in chadis stonna.

kulpmont, Pa, Jan. S.-Seized with
violent pains in the stomach, Catha-
rine Meneth, eight, of this place, was
rushed to the state hospital at Shamo-
kin, where two brass checks were re-
moved from her stomach. She had
played with them a week ago and
swallowed them,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
KILLS SELF TO SAVE BABY
Commits Suicide So Child Won't Have
Thief Father.

st. Louis, Jan. S.-Rather than have
her unborn babe the child of a thief,
Mrs. Olinda Under chose death.
II can't bring my babe to this
earth and have a thief for a father"
Mrs. Under wrote in a note found
in her hand after she was asphyxiat-
ed. Before taking her life, Mrs. Lin
der called the police and asked If
George Under was wanted IN Chicago
for stealing automobiles. Police said
they were looking for Under.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Increase Pay of Trolley Men

Hazleton, Pa, Jan. S.-The Lehigh
Traction company, operating lines in
Hazleton and surrounding towns, no.
titled its motormen and conductors of
an advance in wages from thirty-eight
to forty cents an hour, effective Jan
uarY 1
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
WET SALUTE TO Dry ERA
New Years Eve Doincs to be Eo!ipsed
by NJ. Y. Festivities on 1G.n.

New York, Jan. S.-'The celebration
of prohibition Eve" January 1G prom
ises to surpass any New Years event
in the history of New York, judging
by the rush of applications for tables
at hotels.
Managers of the Waldorf-As,orja,
the McAlpin and other hotels announce
ed patrons who wished to be present
when John Barleycorn's official 'SWan
song" is sung, have declared they in
tend 20 celebrate his wake in the
manner that has come into vogue since
the advent of wartime prohibition.
The patrons will carry to the tables
their own wines and other alcoholic
liquors and celebrate in public for
the last time 1.-The passing of the old,
the coming of the new"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
Maryland Child Fatally scaIded.

Hagerstown, Md, Jan. S.-Catherine,
fifteen-month-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph White, fell into a tub of
boiling water, and died here.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-01-08
.Nrs. Green.uoEd,S Letter

CentraIja, IL. q was rundown
could not eat or sleep, and my lungs
panied me good deal so could hardly
DO my houseWork. Ninol built me up
after all other medicines had failed so
now eat better, sleep better and feel
better In every way. Vinol is certainly
good for a rundown system. Mrs.
S. E. GREENWALD.
Such letters prove how nervous.
anaemlc, rundown, overworked men,
women and children increase their appe-
ttes, strength and endurance by taking
Vinol. That is because it contains beef
and cod liver peptones, iron and man,
ganese peptonates the greatest tones
known.
Eoug money back if it fails.
c. P Craig & Son, Druggists anc
Druggists every Where.-AdY.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
May Get
Clear Route Over
Highway to City

That the motorists who contribute
cars to the use Of the Shriners. ant
drive the distinguished visitors to Sa-
lem when they visit here in June, may
have uninterrupted travel from Port
land to Salem ana not be bothered
with detours at places where the high
way is being improved. the state high
way commission is considering plans
to enable passage through on the Pa
cific highway without detour. This
matter of eliminating detour when the
Shrine caravan moves south along
the highway was taken up with the
state highway commission Monday
morning.
The commission would make nc
definite statement concerning the pro-
posal, other than that they believed
it could be done, and that they will
strive to make the desired arrange
ments.
Several auto owners in the city have
declined to register their cars witt
the Cherrians because Of this fact, lie
claring that the roads that woult
have to be travelled around Chemaws
in making the detour around the scene
of improvement is too rough. It il
believed that this assurance of the
highway commission that something
will be done to climate this unsatis-
factory factor will lend impetus to the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Railroad Turns
To Government
For Traffic Aid

Washington. May 1.-THE nations
railroads. swamped with business, and
not yet on their feet after the long
period of federal control, turned hope
fully to the government today for re-
lief.
With reports from industrial cent
ers showing several hundred thousand
cars held up because of insufficient
equipment and labor. the interstate
commerce commission was expected
to heed the appeal OF the carriers
and take charge of the situation.
Railroad officials said there was
slight hope Of early Improvement.
The great need is to clear the tracks
|of non-essentials and open the way
for the necessities of life.
So great is the traffic congestion,
according to reports that there is inn
mediate danger of wholesale closing
of big industrial plants and the con-
sequent cut in production.
Should the commission find, on the
strength Of reports laid before 1t by
the railway executives that the emer-
gency justifies it, orders taking over
virtually complete control Of the
movement Of freight, probably will
be issued today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Mrs. B. w. Vick Is
Called By Death

Waging an unsuccessful battle for
more than three years against tubef-
culosis. Mrs. Clara Agnes Wick, wife
of Bernard w. Wick, of the Valley
Motor company and the firm of yick
Bros, died Sunday at the family res
idence, 1924 Madison street. Mrs.
Wick was 81 years old.
The funeral win be held at the
chapel of Rigdon & Son. 252 North
High street, at 2 p. m. Wednesday,
with burial following In City View
cemetery.
Mrs. Wick is survived by two Sis
ters and one brother besides her hus-
band. They are: Esther Montgomery,
Falls City; Mrs Stella Montgomery,
Heppner. and George w. Montgom-
ery,- Caldwell, Idaho. Another sists
Edith Montgomery died at Roseburg
a month ago.
Another sister, Miss BERTHE Mont
gomery, resides In California.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17

was in the act of rlfling the dresser
when she awoge. That she might not
get description of him the burglar
turned his flashlight full in her face.
binding her, she told police. She said
that the glimpse she got of him when
ne vanished through the door, how
ever, showed that he was bareheaded,
short, and she believed he wore kha-
XII pants. He got nothing in the Brew
er home, so fas as could be discerned
Monday.
At the Barr residence the burglar
had thrown considerable clothing from
the front window down on the law :.
He took none of this with him when
he departed however.
In gaining entrance to the MoIlen-
cop, Brewe rand Bolts homes the bur-
glar that is believed by police to be
the same man, used professional meth
DDS, police claim. He displayed con-
siderable skill in removing blass from
doors, jimmying windows, and wher-
ever he rifled dressers and cabinets in
the homes it was plainly evident, po-
lice said, that he made every move
count.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Byron Given
Another IS
Month Tern,

Seattle. Wash.s May 17.-Carlos L.
Byron, Portland attorney. and Edward
NJ. comyns. attorney of Seattle, found
guilty in the United States district
court here last February of misuse Of
the mails to further an alleged frauu-
lent land grant filing scheme were
sentenced today to Is months in Nc
Neil island penitentiary.
Byron. who was brought here from
the penitentiary for sentence, will be-
gin serving time on todays sentence
at the expiration of sentence Of Is
months on a similar charge on which
he was found guilty in Portland in
1918 and which began on March IL
last. Comyns was not involved in the
Portland enterprise,
Both attorneys gave notice of inten-
tion to file a bill of exceptions on ap-
peal. Thre cases growing out of the
land grant filing operations of Byron
and Comyns are still pending In the
Seattle judicial district.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Huns stoPay
80 Billions
Reparafon

Paris, May tT.--It is understood u
atIsIal circles here that the Anglo
r..h conference at Hythe. which
,...s Yesterday, decided that The
=, total which Germany should pay
.spsration would be fixed at l2e.-
.sao aO.OOO marks gold (approximate-
n ss0 100000, ,OOO1
"A r. also understood that it was
,..,asd that Germany would be per-
-'it,sa TO issue bonds covering her in
aaDtssness to the allies, payable "a
snnual installments.
such action. it is pointed out, would
...bls France to discount part Of
ssr claim on Germany and permit her
u settle her debts TO the United States
and the allies.
special conference of the allies
I'M he held at ostend to consider IL
nsneial questions, it is stated. This
meeting will be Independent of the
hague Of nations conference at Brus-
els The dates of these conferences
remain to be fixed
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Daniels Attacks
General Staff
Idea for Navy

Washington, May IT, Secretary
Daniels today let go a verbal broadside
against the advocates of a general
staff for the navy. declaring that they
sought to "Prussianize" the navp de
partment and make the civilian Sec
retary rubber stamp" He told this
senate committee investigating the
nayy's conduct of the war that lone
Of Rear Admiral Sims chief objects in
writing his letter to January Z and
bringing about this investigation was
10 remove the navy, so far as possible,
from civilian control"
Rear Admiral Sims original charges
against the navy department howed
hostility toward certain officers and
desire to damage the ranking of
iicers who directed naval operations
during the war, the naval secretary
declared, adding that "the evidence
has shown desire to discredit the
secretary of the navy because he was
not rubber stamp secretary"
II congress wished to depart from
the traditional American policy of
civilian control of the navy 1t should
do 50 directly and clearly and with
out pretense. said Mr.. Daniels, by
making an admiral secretary of the
navy and a member of the presidents
cabinet. The most ardent advocates
Of the general staff system had not
advocated going so far. however, be-
cause they wished to keep rubber
stamp" civilian as figurehead in the
secretary's office, he declared.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17

Washington. May i7.--Moylng pie
lures, lex laws and intemperance are
blamed for the numerous divorces in
the United States BY the committee Of
temperance and social service IN It's re-
port to the Southern Baptist conven-
ton today. Enactment Of a uniform
code OF marriage and divorce laws was
recommended as remedy.
Quoting from government statistics
on the number Of divorces obtained
annually In the country, the report
shows that in 1916 when the last fig
ures were gathered, there were 1t2s-
0s6 divorces.
As primary cause Of s.fhis sad con-
dlsigns the report denounces the mo
ton picture as now produced, deeiar-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Members Of Local
Post Fall in to
Aid Legion Ranks

"Everybuddy get buddy!" With
this slogan, Capital Post No. 3, The
American Legion will lnaugurate the
rally to the Legion standard, May 18th
to 22nd 10000 Oregon men went IN
to the Service during the recent war
and this is the quota set by National
headquarters in the oregon drive.
Protection OF Interests
why be one In millians when you
can be one in 20?' queries the local
post in an open letter. You can aid
in protecting yourself. your sweet
heart. wife, family, in only one sure
way and that is to step into line with
the organization works counter to he
thoughtless class that would forget,
insult and ignore the man who made
the big sacrifice. Their interests are
Fallied with the interests of those who
made sacrifices at home is the text
of the Legion's appeal.
Members Of the local post are ~
ouested to send to the Adjutant, Sp-
prene Court building. Salem. the
names of any and all ex-seryice men
who are mott thoroughly In touch
with the aims of the American Legion.
Application blanks may be obtained
upon application to T. Leland Brown,
adjutant; DR.. w. Carton smith,
Masonic Tempue; The Spa; kietts;
The Salem Water company
The National Adjutant reports that
4.2so men and women who served
their country are joining every day;
1900, 900 being enrolled.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
More Troops sent
Railroad Heads
Urge More Pay
For Some Help

Chicago, May 17.--Wage advances
should be granted to many railroad
workers to enable them 10 meet tens
high cost Of living, the Association ..
Railway Executives declared today In
their opening statement before the
railroad labor board
Il. T. Whittier, chairman Of the con-
ference .committe Of rail managers on
the executives association told the
board that some part of the wage de-
mands being made by 100000 rail-
way employees probably would be
found TO be justified by the rise in the
cost of living.
This Is expected to go far tom-rd
expedIting early settlement Of the con-
troversy which eliminated last month
In the series OF strikes.
The demands now before tho board
aggregate more than d billion dollars
a year, In addition to billion dollars
advance during the war and Sa0o.~
900, 900 advance In the two years prior
to government control, according to
Mr.. Whittier. He presented figures 10
show that the railway pay oil had In
creased from 1915 per cent OF the
gross earnings OF the roads in 1915 to
53.6 per cent last year.
I'VE appreciate fully Mr. Whittier
said, that the increases received by
some employees in the last five years
have not been commensurate with the
increase in the cost of living.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17

washington, May 17-By overwhelming vote the house
eseo 10 ADOPT the conference report on the dpoma
Dill because OF legislative rider making herman
ent the wartime passport control regulations
washington May 1.-THE of congress of 1917 giving the
to persons In maritime employment was declared
today by the supreme court N''0'''''a'iolai
New York. May 1.-THE federal grand urv in Rrootl -
indictments against Morris and and the
foodstuffs. eAs pioieeefMg IN
washington May 1.-THE New York state workmen,s com
actnso far as relates admiralty questions was held
unconstitutional today by the supreme court '~'N
washington May 17-Reargument of the governments dis
SUIT against the Lehgh Railroad company and its sub
slolares was ordered today by the supreme court
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-17
Draft Evasion
Convictions Are
Sustained Today

Washington, May 17.--Conviction of
Daniel O'Connell, lawyer and five 9th
er residents Of San Francisco for vic.
lating the selective service and epion-
age acts, was upheld today by the SUI
preme court.
The other defendants were q. r..
Hoffman. physician. sentenced to
three years Imprisonment; Thomas
Carey, two years; Carl J. f. Wicher,
1S months and David J. and Herman
B. Smith, one year each. O'Connell
was sentenced by the lower court to
seven years.
All the defendants were members Of
an organization known as American
patriots which they claimed was
formed for the purpose Of testing the
contitutionality of the selectiye service
act.