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CONGRESS ORGANIZES TO
HOUSE WELCOMES
WOMAN MEMBER
Ovation to Ldy From Mon
tana as She Takes Seat
in Congress
.REPUBLICAN IN POLITICS
Announces Support of Caucus
Candidate Breakfasted
I, by Suffragists
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" WASHINGTON', April 2.
One of the most picturesque demonstra
tions ever witnessed In tho historic House
hamber was stngrd today when the first
woman ever to Bit thero as n member took
the solemn oath of office.
Men and women In the sallerles pounded
hands together and yelled themselves
hoarse: members did the same on both
Ides of the chamber when Miss Jcannette
Hankln, "the lady "from Moni-na," fresh
from her suffrage breakfast, entered tho
hall at 11:55. Srje had previously been
accorded an entirely Impromptu but hearty
welcome In tho Speaker's room, which had
been put at her, disposal for tho moment.
Speaker Clark personally escorted hor
to a seat on the Republican side about In
the center.
Almost. Immediately sho was surrounded
and completely lost to view. Every one
wanted to shake her hand and almost
very one on tho floor did, until the rap of
the gavel called members to their scats.
BREAKFAST FOR WOMAN MEMBER
The breakfast thiB morning reached tho
height of sentiment for the women who
attended. No one cried, but there were
a lot of wet eyes as America's first woman
Representative concluded her remarks with:
"There will bo many times when 1 will
make mistakes. And I need your encour
agement and support. I'knovv I will get it.
I promise I promise ."
A little catch In the throat: a barely
perceptible, trembling of the otherwise firm
lips, and "the .Lady fiom Montana" sat
down, having made her first speech In the
nation's capital.
REPUBLICAN IN VoLlTICS
Her single official statement to date re
garding her party politics runs thus:
"I was elected on tho Republican ticket
and shall abide by the decision of tho Re
publican caucus in my voto for Speaker."
. 'Miss Rankin was up early and at suf
v frago headquarters, accompanied by her
secretary, Miss Florence Leech There many
old and new friends gave her an ovation, to
which she merely smiled and said, "Thank
you." i
'The lady from Montana" reached the
Shoreham Hotel at 9:15 o'clock fifteen
minutes later for the suffrago breakfast. She
wore a stunning black satin and georgette
crepe dress, trimmed with white, cut low
enough to expose a gracefully rounded
throat. She traveled from her apartments
to the hotel in a taxlcab, accompanied only
by her secretary, and elbowed her way un
noticed through tho crowd that thronged
the hotel lobby.
. Miss Rankin was preceded by Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Catt, president of the Inter
national Woman Suffrage Association, who
Bounded a new slogan that almost swept
those present from their seats. It Is:
"Every, woman in the United States will
aave full suffrage in 1919.''
Miss Alice Paul and a half dozen others
also spoke.
Special guests .Invited to meet Miss
Rankin Included Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of
, the Speaker; Mrs. Andrlous AT5 Jones, wife
of the Senator from. New Mexico, who at
the request of the Rational Association, will
, Introduce the Federal suffrage amendment
,',ln the Senate, and Mrs. John U. Raker,
whose husband hdd charge of the amend -
ment In the House last session and will
co-operate with Miss Rankin In pushing It
to passagajn the Sixty-fifth Congress
COURTEOUS, BUT RETICENT
Miss' Rankin arrived in Washington yes
terday about noon. All in black black coat
and skirt, that Is, and wlde-brlmmed black
sailor hat, with white shirtwaist an3 a
bunch of violets making tho only touch
of color she looked singularly fresh ard
unruffled after five nights In a sleeping car.
She was, of course, besieged by reporters.
oach anxious to he the first and, if possible,
the only one to see her. She was entirely
courteous, but not particularly communica
tive. She did, however, make It plain that
she considered herself as having been
elected on tho Republican ticket, and ex
pected In tho main to vote with the Repub
licans. Sho also said she was elected on a
platform whoso main planks were -suffrage,
State and nation-wide prohibition, child
-vtwelfare and woman welfare. She did not
yet know exactly what form her support
of these causes would take. In fact, she
bemed very thoroughly Imbued with the J
Idea that there was a whole lot she dldn t
, know and that ittehooved her to "keep her
mouth shut and her eyes open" for a while.
The one thing she Is perfectly sure of is
1 that she Is going to Introduce the Susan B.
Anthony amendment the very first thing.
In fact, she expects to do it the first day of
the new session of this "War Congress."
Pacifist Fells Lodge
in Senate Office
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Continued from Tate One
would be a pacifist at a time like this Is a
coward.' I promptly told him that any one
who wanted to go to war under existing cir
cumstances was a cowanl." He then said to
me : 'If you say that I am a coward you aro
', liar, and hit me a blow In the face. I
knocked him down In an effort to protect
myself."
When Hermann came along he saw Sen
ator Lodge lying on the ground and Bann
wart, much the larger of the two, standing
over him. Hermann promptly started to
beat up Bannwart In approved style and the
latter was In rather a bad way when the
police arrived.
HELD FOR ASSAULT
Mrs. Peabody wos not formally arrested,
being detained only until the police could
question her. A charge of assault and bat
tery was lodged against Bannwart.
The pacifists encountered rough golne
everywhere about the Senate. Senators
rast aside politics and dealt with them
"without gloves or honeyed language.
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, a member of
the Foreign Relations Committee, was ac-
.costed by several antl-wnr constituents.
.The Senator listened quietly to their tlrado
i"for a few moments ana men saia: -you
folks are the best allies me rvaieer nan any
where." He turned and wajked away from
Senator Wadsworth. of New TorkhusheU
a group of pacifists who called on him in
his office. "I simply won't llsen to such
talk against my Country," he said. .
Agitation for the removal of Senator
Stone aa chairman of the Foreign Relations
i,Ii -of petitions from different parts of the
f,i country. Senator Martin, the majority
' J leader, received one petition signed by (000
tf'Ohloans urging stones removal.
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n im llad Blue Books, from their blueicov-
i'Mtrt. The 'corresponding colors of Govern
'.' toent puMlMtloM In foreign countries, aro:
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Banner-Decked Nation
Faces Flag Shortage
NEW YORK, April. 2.
A FLAG - BEDECKED nation, in
which the Stars and Stripes are
.ft, ng from Poles nn( windows of
millions of buildinprs, faces a flag
shortage today. The demand for
flags today is far in excess of 'tho
supply. It 1b growing daUy, and
prices aro soaring. One hundred
per cent increase in demand was re
ported by one big firm, which esti
mated that the present week prom
ised orders 200 per cent in excess of
normal.
GOLF CLUBS MAY OFFER
LINKS FOR DRILL GROUND
Fresidents of CUtbs in Philadel
phia Association to Discuss
Suggestion This Week
SCHEDULES HELD UP
Clubhouses May De Used for Hospitals
and Homes for Con
valescents Whether the clubhouses and hundreds of
acres of turf held by the thirty golf clubs
In the Golf Assoclaton of Philadelphia will
bo turned over to the Government for drill
grounds and rl efiranges will bo. discusied
on Wednesday at a meeting of the presi
dents of all clubs in the Association. Pend
ing a decision on tho plan tho Golf Asso
ciation has withheld confirmation of the
schedules of lnter-club tournaments to be
played this summer.
The suggestion Is understood to have
originated with Robert W. Lesley, presi
dent of the association. The United States
Golf Association, made up of virtually every
golf club In the country, Is said to be In
terested In the plan, also many of the
clubs in the Philadelphia Association have
been sounded, on the proposition, hut thus
far, officially, there has not been gathered
sufficient Information to base a foreckst
on the success of the suggestion. Though
many club presidents are said to favor tho
idea, others bctlee there Is not yet neces
sity for offering the golf courses for mili
tary training grounds. It was nlso the
Idea to give up the clubhouses for hos
pitals and convalescent homes.
The golf association membership includes
clubs In a territory in and about Phltadel
hla and South Jersey as far east as At
lantic City. Presidents of the clubs wlll.hcar
the plan In detail at the meeting In the
Racquet Club Wednesday at 12:30. and will
then refer It to their memberships for ac
tion. Halng received their Instruction
from the Individual clubs they will meet
later and take final action,
LAUDS RULE OF BELGIUM
Germans Strictly Observe Articles of
War, Prof. Liszt Declares
Coincident with the renewal of charges
In the allied and neutral press that the
German authorities In tho occupied districts
of France and Belgium are continually
violating the rules of international law by
their forcible .removal of thousands of the
civilians In that territory. In some cases to
Germany, to compel them to work in fac
tories and on the land, comes Professor
Franz von Liszt, of the University of Berlin,
with a long article In the Frankfurter
Zeitung headed, "How Germany "Builds Up
International Law In War."
Professor Liszt, who Is a member of
tho Reichstag and tho author of many
works on International law and kindred
subjects, tells those who maintain that this
war Is bringing about the collapse of all
International rights that they have only to
visit the enemy territory occupied by Ger
many and there to Investigate the spirit
animating the'German Administration. They
will see International law held In the highest
esteem ; they will see the civil and military
authorities observing with meticulous care
every provision of the Articles of War.
Professor Liszt was recently In Brussels
to attend a legal conference, and never In
his ldng experience, he' declares, haa he
seen international law so high In repute or
so dominating the public conduct of an
administration. After a lengthy panegyric
on the lofty spirit animating the German
administrators in Belgium, Professor Liszt,
as quoted In the London Dally Chronicle,
goes on to say:
"German military power In the occupied
territory has two souls within Its breast'.
In tho first place, the administration Is
German, representative of the German lm
perlum, and therefore, In the first place,
responsible for the military Interests of Ger
many. This responsibility must be enforced
In all directions, and even when necessary
it must be enforced ruthlessly against the
Inhabitants of Belgium. But It is also at
tho same time the power of the Belgian
Stato, even though exercised by the occupy
ing army. It has been the German aim to
create new institutions whose influence will
reach beyond the period of occupation."
Admitting that this is a very difficult
task, the Professor declares that the Ger
man object has been to preserve as much
as possible the Interests of the Belgian
people by establishing a Just administration.
But tho difficulty of constructing a system
which unites all these objects is Immense.
In nil their efforts, however, tho German
Administration, according to the writer, has
never been arbitrary, and has always been
Inspired by the spirit of justice. Professor
Liszt says he Is convinced that a time will
come when the German work In Belgium
will be appreciated and when Its quiet un
selfishness will receive the gratitude of the
world.
The Vast Literature of Mathematics
A recept address by Prof. T. E. Mason
called attention to the Immense amount of
mathematical research that is going on in
the world, as evidenced by the growth of
mathematical literature. The mathematical
subject index of the "Royal Society Cata
logue of Scientific Papers," which covers the
literature of the nineteenth century alone,
contains 38,748 entries. G. Valentin, of Ber
lin, has collected a list of 150,000 titles of
books and articles published before the be
ginning of the twentieth century. The
Jahrbuch uber die Fortschrltte der Mathe
mattk constitutes a yearly volume of about
IO00 pages, containing very brief reviews
of books and papers published In about 300
serials. A very conservative estimate would
place the number of contributions to mathe
matics published each year at about 2000,
not Including works that contain no new
matter. It Is estimated that during the first
fifteen years of the present century the
published results of mathematical research
amount to about one-fifth as much as dur
ing all time before.
Paulsboro Orders "Hang Out the Flag"
PAULSBORO. K J- April J. Residents
have adopted the slogan, "Hanr out the
flag," and the Stars and Stripes can be seen
frdm nearly every house here. Today the
fire companies are virtually companies of
militia, several lodges have offered members
for any vacancies, and more than 100 girls
In the boarding house of the fuse plant went
through the manual of .arms today at that
Place. Swedetboro Is filled with the umt
aplrlt and all the other towno within a
'raaiua'of ten miles.
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CONGRESS AT 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT
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setts, and Gray, of New Jersey, both
Republicans.
Two Republicans oted present
Haskell, of New York, and James, of
Michigan.
The Republican absentees were
Bteakley, of Pennsylvania, resigned!
Capstlck, of New Jersey, and Helcglseni
of North Dakota, who are 111.
Mann received all other Republican
votes, Including that of Miss Jeannette
Rankin, the new member from Mon
tana. Neither Speaker Clark nor Republl
can Leader Mann voted.
A committee composed of Mr. Mann, the
dofeated candidate for Speaker, and Rep
resentatives Shouse, of Kansas, and Rear
don, of New York, notified Mr. Clark of his
re-election.
CLARK CHEERED
The House broke into cheers and ap'
plause as the committee escorted Speaker
Clark to the rostrum, the Speaker walking
by the side of Mr. Mann. When the cheer
ing and hand-clapping had ceased Mr. Mann,
whoso friendship for his' lctorlous rival Is
proverbial, tald simply:
"I present to you your chosen Speaker,
the genial, able. Impartial patriotic states
man of Missouri and the nation."
Then the newly elected Speaker said:
I am profoundly grateful to the
House for my fourth election to the
Speakership also to the distinguished
gentleman from Illinois, my close per
sonal friend, Brother Mann, for the
cordial, generaus and splendid man
ner In which- he Introduced me.
Tho delicate situation In which we
find ourselves Justifies a few words
more. I fully appreciate the fact that
It will be exceedingly difficult to dis
charge the duties of the Speakership
In this House. It wilt be almost Im
possible to do so without the hearty
co-operation of tho members without
regard to party affiliations.
I will use my utmost endeavor to
be absolutely fair and I Invoke the aid
of all the members In doing so.
It Is absolutely unnecessary and
superfluous to lecture the membership
on patriotism Wo are nil patriots, as
are all the people who elpcted us. We
are all Americans, whether natives or
foreign-born, as are our constituents
On many questions we are "distinct as
the billows, yet we are one as the sea"
when the honor and safety of the Re
public are Involved. Politics finds no
place In this house when the general
welfare and the common defens of- the
nation ar at stake. Let all the ends we
aim at be our country's, nnd In the ac
complishment of these ends may be
God of our fathers be with us nnd
guide us In the way which will re
dound to the honor and perpetuity of
the greatest Republic that ever ex
isted in all the flood of time.
OATH ADMINISTERED
At the conclusion of his speech Speaker
Clark said:
"Gentlemen: I am ready to take the
oath of office and request that It be ad
ministered by Representative Talbott of
Maryland."
Mr. Talbott Is the "father" of the House
Democrats. He read slowly and In even
tones the usual oath taken by officials,
"to uphold the constitution against all
enemies foreign and domestic."
The House elected the Missourian after
Uetenlng to a war prayer by the blind
chaplain and a war speech by Repre
sentative Schall, also blind, who swung
his ote to Clark, holding that patriotism
demanded this be done In the present
crisis. The election was held shortly
after the nominations for Speaker were de
clared In order following the rollcall, which
established that 429 of the 436 members of
that body were present.
The nominating speech for the Speaker
came from Representative Schall, Progressive-Republican,
of Minnesota, who, in the
official polls, had been lined up as certain
to vote for the Republican speakership can
didate. Representative Mann was named as the
Republican choice by Representative
Greene, of Massachusetts. The rollcall was
then declared in order.
The rollcall showed the House was shy
six members. Two of these Representa
tives Conry, of New York, Democrat, and
Sulloway, of New Hampshire, Republican
have died.
Tho other absentees were Heleglsen, of
North Dakota, and Capstlck, of New Jer
sey, Republicans, and Bleakley. of Penn
sylvania, Republican, who has resigned.
The dramatic moment of the House or
ganization was the nominating speech of
Mr. Schall.
The blind member was led to the center
of the House by a page.
His Introductory remarks were of a
patriotic nature, not disclosing the real
object of his Bpeech. He continued:
"A state divided against Itself In time
of peace may stand, but today such a sit
uation might be a herlouB menace. We
should forego party advantages In a time
like this.
"The peril of today renders partisanship
dangerous because It "might be construed
aa a country presenting a divided front to
the world. As an independent progressive
Republican I have no hesitancy now In
saving how I must vote under the circum
stances. PATRIOTIC SPEECH
"Were my country not In the face of an
International crisis, with the President and
the Senate Democratic, I would as a mat
ter of party pride cast my ballot for the
Republican candidate. He Is able, alert,
fair-minded. I should like to vote for
him.
"I realize that the action I am about
to take will be used to attempt my po
litical death in Minnesota, '
"With my sightless eyes I would be lit
tle service to my country on the field of
battle, but I can use the light that God
gives me to voto right today. I believe
the President should have a Democratic
Senate and House behind him.
"Under all these circumstances, I shall
cast my vote for Speaker for that pro
gressive pemocrat, Champ Clark, of Mis
souri." Great waves of Democratic applause.
swept over the House as Schall concluded.
The Republicans sat silent.
"Does the gentleman place Mr. Clark In
nomination for Speaker?" asked South
Trimble, clerk of the House, who was pre
siding. "I gladly do so," said Schall.
Representative William S. Greene, of
Massachusetts, then arose to nominate
James R. Mann as the Republican candi
date, and the Republicans had their first
opportunity to applaud. Mr. Greene, how
ever, did not make any formal speech in
nominating Mann.
, MANN NOMINATED
Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
'who has been a keen critic of some of Mr.
Mann's acts, received thunderous applause
from the Republicans when he went Into
SENATE ORGANIZED AND READY
FOR JOINT SESSION THIS EVENING
WASHINGTON, April 2.
The Senate, already organized, was called
to order by Vice President Marshall.
The swearing In of Senator Hiram John
son, of California, was the first act of the
Senate. Senator Johnson waa escorted to
the Vice .President's chair by his colleague,
Senator Chelan.
Majority Leader Martin announced In the
Sonata this! afternoon that 1t waa his un
(Uratanalmr that the President desired to
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the well of the House to second Mann's
nomination. He had previously been
brought forward by a faction of the Repub
licans as a candidate .for the Speakership.
It was a dramatic moment when Lenroot,
In seconding the nomination of Mann, snld:
"I cannot let the statements of the gen
tleman from Minnesota and Inferences they
make go unchallenged. He takes tho posi
tion that patriotism demands thnt the or
ganization of the House be turned over to
the Democrats.
'Tatrlotlsm demands that the Democrats
ought' to submit to a Republican organiza
tion of the House."
Shouts of "No!" from the Democratic
side Interrupted him here.
When he resumed It was to promise that
"there will be no partisanship In the Houso,
so far as the Republicans are concerned "
"What wo need In this hour is a united
country," ho said. 'We need tho wisdom,
the ndvlco nnd the assistance of every
American. This Is no time to criticize the
President, but it would bo far better for the
country If the President was compelled to
consult Republicans as welt as Democrats
In this crisis."
Representative Lee, of Georgia, Demo
crat, who has been seriously HI, was
brought Into the House amid tho applause
of his colleagues on the Democratic side.
.He cast his voto for Champ Clark for
Speaker.
Mr. Lee was among those absent when
the roll was called to determine a quorum.
He showed plainly the effects of his Illness
when assisted to the floor by two attend
ants. Up until the last moment It was not
thought he could bo presont. His presence,
and tho fact that four of the five Inde
pendents who voted in the early stages of
tho rollcall cast their ballots for Speaker
Clark, mado the Mlssourlan'a' election a
certainty long before the rollcall was com
pleted While the war spirit grew as the national
legislators assembled In the House cham
ber, the corridors were dotted with lsl
tors bearing peace badges. Two hours bo
fore tho session convened little groups of
pacifists stood about the entrance ways and
corridors. All of them carried or woro
white badges reading: "Keep us out of
war."
Comparatively few of the pacifists or the
antis gained admission to the galleries
proper.
Despite the fact that a hot organization
flght was In prospect, members did not begin
to show up around the House until nearly
noon. At 11:30 less than a dozen members
were about tho chamber and tho Speaker's
lobby
A WAR PRAYER
After Clerk Grlmble called the Houso to
order prayer was offered by the blind chap
lain, the Rev Harry N. Couden.
"If war has been or shall be forced upon
us," Intoned the chaplain In fenent tones,
"we pray that the heart 'of eery American
may throb with patriotic zeal "
He lnoked divine aid that a "united
nation may hold up the President's hands"
In whatever measure he Is called upon to
take. After the, reading of the President's
proclamation convening the Sixty-Fifth
Congress in extraordinary session, the roll
of members-elect was called to ascertain
If a quorum was present.
The chaplain's prayer In part follows:
"God of the ages, our father's God and
our God, whose holy Influence has shaped
and guided the destiny of our Republic
from its inception, we wait upon that In
fluence to guide us In tho present crisis
which has been thrust upon us.
"Diplomacy has failed ; moral suasion
has failed ; every appeal to reason and jus
tice , has been swept aside. We abhor war
and loe peace. Bu,t If war has been, or
shall be, forced upon us, we pray that the
heart of eiery American citizen shall throb
with patriotic zeal; thnt a united people
may rally around our President to hold up
his hands In every measure that shall be
deemed necessary to protect American lives
and safeguard our Inherent rights."
The Speaker Immediately proceeded to
swear in the House members, the oath being
administered to the Representatives in
groups of State delegations.
REPUBLICANS DELAY SPEECH.
As soon as the speakership flght was set
tled the House proceeded promptly to the
election of other officers and the Republl.
cans made It clear that they would flght
all tho way down the line.
The Democrats renominated tho present
officers, South Trimble for clerk of the
House; Robert B Garden for scrgeant-at-arms;
.J. J. Slnnot for doorkeeper; Wil
liam M. Dunbar for postmaster, and the
Rev. H. N. Couden for chaplain.
The . Republicans named William Tyler,
of Maryland, for clerk ; Joseph P. Rodgers,
of Pennsylvania, for sergeant-at-arms ;
Bert W. Kennedy, of Michigan, for. door
keepers, and Lawrence Lyons, of Indiana,
for postmaster. They did not contest the
re-election of Chaplain Couden.
Republican Leader Mann Insisted upon a
roll-call vote on the election of tho clerk,
and Indicated that ho would make a sim
ilar demand In the election of each of the
other officers. The Democrats protested,
but In vain. It was plain that tho Repub
lican course would force the House to take
almost three hours In electing officials.
South Trimble was re-elected clerk by a
vote of 217 to 211 for Page.
NO LEAK ON MESSAGE
The greatest possible secrecy has sur
rounded preparation of the President's mes
sage. Although one of the moat momentous
documents ever written Into the country's
records, its construction was accomplished
In the usual deliberate, methodical and sim
ple manner of the President.
For days the President deliberated on
(he question, drawing out opinions from
his advisers. He then began taking short
hand notes on his own and others' Ideas
as they impressed him.
Last Friday morning he completed a
shorthand draft of the message and dis
cussed phases of It with his Cabinet. Satur
day and Sunday he "extended his notes"
writing on his own typewriter the message
as It was to go to the printer. He then
studied the document In Its completed form
and made any necessary changes with his
pencil a custom he always follows.
To further Insure secrecy the message
was cut Into small sections at the Govern
ment Printing Office to prevent any one
man on the typesetting machines from gain
ing a comprehensive Idea of the President's
address
The message Is described by the Presl
dent's advisers as n powerful indictment
of the German Imperial government.
Secretary Tumulty was called to the
White Houso early today and the President
read his message to him. The secretary
psreonally took It to the public printer at
9 o'clock.
Tumulty refused to comment on the docu
ment beyond saying that It was "unusually
long."
The President ,then went out to the golf
links for a game with Doctor Grayson.
Tho meesage is designed to Justify the
course of this country In the eyes of the
world; It will place the blame for a state
of war on the shoulders of the Kaiser.
accordingly moved that the Senate recess
until 5 o'clock. The motion was carried.
Later, word was received from the White
House that the President would address the
Joint session at 8 o'clock.
The Senate presented a decidedly battered
appearance. Senator Lodge was sporting a
awollen faoe and receiving congratulation
on It from both sides. Senator Tillman
walked In with an arm In a sling, Senator
Knox had his right hand band&wt n
hook hands with Senator Johnson, of Call-
AralA. Tirltk Ills Imtt IfcaMli
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THAT GERMAN OUTRAGES
with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
measures to be Introduced ,ti Congress pro.
vldlng for funds to meet possible war
emergencies.
Senator Simmons saM tnat It was very
likely that steps would be taken to pro
vide for a loan to the Entente Allies.
It was. accepted that there woold be some
difference of opinion In the Senate as to the
legislation whjch President Wilson would
demand.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee, had an
nounced that he Intended to vote against
any war measure. He, however, had prom
ised that when this legislation was adopted,
as It waa certain to bo, ho would swing Into
line to support the President In eery way.
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ranking
WEST AND SOUTHWEST READY
FOR WAR, TAFT ANNOUNCES
NEW YORK. April 2
The South and Southwest Is ready for
war with Germany, former President Will
iam Howard Tnft today declared upon re
turning from a week's tour through nlno
States In the Interests of the Leaguo to En
forco Peace.
"The people of tho South and Southwest
feel that wnr Is Inovltnblo." snld Mr. Taft,
"and they aro willing to go Into It to de
fend our rights. In fact, they don't want
to stay out any longer and feel that their
battles are being fought by somebody else.
They aro willing to pay In men, money nnd
munitions. They feel, as J do, that Ger
many has forced the war upon us.
"We must enter the war whole-heartedly.
We must not play It as you would a gamo
In a bowling alley, where on a tally sheet
we would set down the number of subma
rines sunk by American Bhlps nnd our ves
sels sunk by the Germans and seo which
ALLIED CAPITALS ASTIR WITH
EXPECTATION
LONDON, April
In all tho capitals of the Allied countries
but especially London, Interest Is nt fever
heat over the action to be tnken by the
American Congress which convenes tod.iy
RECRUITS FOR ROOSEVELT
DIVISION 'IN SOUTH TEXAS
Former Rough Rider Has Colonel's
Word Ho Will Make Good
or Step Out
AUSTIN. Tex.. April 2. Captain Sloan
Slmnson, of Dallas, who held a commission
In Colonel Roosevelt's regiment of Rough
Riders, In the Spanish-American War, Is In
southwest Texas gathering recruits from
the ranches for the division which the Colo
nel plans to offer the Government In caba
of war with Germany In a letter to ip
taln Simpson, Roosevelt says:
"I, of course, can make no positive
promise of a commission for any man until
I know what the situation Is, what the
War Department will allow me to do, etc.
but I want you to be ready to make recom
mendations. Now if I go into this division
it means business. I expect no mercy my
self nnd I shan't show any mercy. If I
don't produce good results I expect the De
partment to scrap me, and It my own sons
don't produce good results, I shall scrap
them. Make everybody to whom ou speak
know that accepting a commission under
me will be no holiday, and It the man Isn't
going to render the best possible service he
had a great deal better not come with me
at all. . , .
"I shall, as you know Is my habit, recog
nize good work and shall not pardon bad
work."
AMERICANS. ON RAIDER
TREATED COURTEOUSLY
Sailors Say Germans Were Kind and
Considerate, Especially to
Women
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 2 The cap
tain and crew of the German raider See
adler were courteous, kindly hosts to their
prisoners, according to five Americans,
members of tho crew of the schooner
Perce. The five nre Roy Clark. John Hon
dine, Luther Lathers, Ernest Gilbert and
Manuel Guerro, who sailed with tho Perce
from Halifax. They were among the sur
vivors of the crews of eleven destroyed ves
sels brought Into port on the Cambronne.
"Though the Germans compelled us to
work." said Clark today, "their treatment
was kindly. They were especially consid
erate toward the two women
"The captain of the Perce was allowed
to save his dog from that vessel, as well
as his personal baggage. When wo parted
company with the Sceadler her captain
took occasion to express regret that his
shellfiro had killed a sailor, wounded the
chief engineer nnd a sailor boy of sixteen
In sinking ono lessel."
French and British citizens from ships
destroyed by the raider will leavo for Eu
rope on tho steamship Orlta. The Ameri
cans will leave on the steamship Saga.
BERLIN MUCH CHANGED
War Makes German Capital a Quieter
and Saner City
Writing In a recent Issue of the Frank
furter Zeitung, a correspondent gives n de
tailed picture of tho changes In tho Ger
man capital since Berlin has really altered
Its character since the shops shut at i
o'clock, the houses at 9. the theatres nt 10
and the restaurants and cafes at 11 30,
while virtually all the street cars stop at
midnight, and the population, adapting it
self to circumstances, really goes to bed
early. An excerpt from the nrtlcle. as
translated for the London Times, follows
"Without any exaggeration, Berlin has
become a different city. For every town
the new restrictions mean much, but for
Berlin they mean everything. In other
places people were active, but In Berlin
they were creative Here was the new Ger
many, the new Europe. The manifold
activities, the vitality have gone, and all
that remains Is war, lctory and peace. Al
though tho Individual artist, merchant or
professor may still have his Ideas nnd pur
sue them In secret, Berlin as a whole is
waiting, breathless, silent, tame, but burn
lng for the moment when she can again
pursue her Innumerable purposes with the
old eagerness nnd a new Impulse, That Is
the characteristic of Intellectual and t-clen-tlflo
Berlin waiting for the new moment,
the new time.
"The streets are now quieter by day and
empty In the evening. Life is a prciv
lsorlum. One sees few laxlcabs, and notices
more and moro the ocarclty of vehicles
generally and In many cases of personnel.
The women are beginning to itomuiuiu t.u
sphere of work, doing ever thing on their
own responsibility.
"Wo have our own army of occupation,
since whole rows of houses are taken up by
the new war bureaus and the countless
subordinate departments which are carrying
out the national organization. What was
called 'shopping' has stopped. Since every
thing Is rationed!, shopping due to fancy,
luxury, or boredom In other words,
women's shopping has ceased."
The writer goes on to Bay that the the
atres are full, but that, except In the lowest
class of revuea, the plays have llttlo to do
with tho war. People have becomo quiet
and Introspective, and hostessed are acquir
ing the habit of reciting poetry to their
gueets. AeooIlngto the Frankfurter
k4ttun(,i?tMMt" In Berlin la now divided
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member after the chairman of the commit
tec, also vns believed to be opposed to any
thing further at this time than "armed
neutrality." However, tho Senate leaders
expressed themselves fit fully convinced
that the wnr resolution would pass without
any dolny nnd with a ery large favorable
vote.
Thore also was likely to be a lively flght
In the Senntc on espionage and censorship
legislation. Mnny members believed that
the Administration bills along these lines
weto too -weeping In character nnd partook
too much of military dictatorship.
It was expected that beforo any effort
wns made to press these bills the Senate
leaders would confer with President Wilson
regarding changes they believe should be
made.
has the 'spare' for the week or month. We
should consult the Entente as to how we
can help them Unless the war continues
a enr wo cannot have an army for the
trenches, but we can aid the Allies with
food, supplies, money credit nnd the navy
In the suppression of submarines.
"Wo should use our regular nrmy and
National Guard for Mexico and home de
fense nnd institute without delay a com
pulsory universal training system, so that
If the war does Inst moro than a year we
can help In the trenches.
"In my trip throughout tho South and
Southwest I found compulsory universal
training In great favor. People all over tho
country will accept It as soon as It Is
clearly pointed out to bo valuable to the
individual and the nation. And when we
have contributed generously and largely of
our material aid we must then use our In
fluence for a Just and lasting peace nnd
not only of selfish aggrandizement."
OF WILSON ADDRESS
Newspapers take a very optimistic view
of tho possibilities, for It Is generally ac
cepted ns a foregone conclusion thnt the
United States will enter tho war against
Germany.
President Wilson's nddrebs to Congress, It
was expected, would be an all-embracing
document, setting forth the Incidents In
American-German relations since tho out
break of the war. It Is called a document
of "world Importance" by the British
press.
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virtually all colors, and a dozen different styles
and cloths serges, poplins, wool velours, gab-
ardines, bolivias and tweeds. Plenty of staple colors for
women who prefer conservative tones.
$27.50
Dresses at $15, $19. 75, $25,
$29.75, $47.50
Taffetas, crepes de chine, georgette crepes, serge. A'
multiplicity of gay colors and stripes with hardly two altlcs .
in style and design. All beautiful. ,
Coats at $7.75, $12.50, $15,
$18.50, $25, $39.50 .
Coats in checks, with cloths of all descriptions. In hwhi
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George M. Graham Tells Business
Auto Service Is Adequate for
War Emergency
There are 1,000,000 automobile cnavHtatfi'l
nnd plenty or motorcars In the UntteiJ
states ror a war emergency, Geora-e'
Graham, or the Plerce-Arrow Company"
told a City Business Club luncheon atjlnei
today. About 6,000,000 men could b trani-'J
ported from one place to another In the wayx
that automobile transportation twice mvM
the Allies In the present war. he aahJ.
"No hurrahs and the waving of flag, bi&i
organization Is the vital factor for national
development," he said. "Tho hop of th.
country lies in the big Interests of the t
Middle Atlantic and Eastern State. The
boys from Philadelphia and New York saved
Texas In the Mexican crisis."
What Malaria Costs '
me miiiuai cuuuuiiim jobs in me unitea
States from malaria Is $694,904,750, andj
from typhoid fever 1171,932,880, a tota' 3$
Kansdell, chairman of the Senate Commit
tee on Public Health. -
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From ten to fifty turtles are killed fetsl
the annual banquet of London's Lordl
Mayor. j
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There Is a speed limit of twenty-four''
miles per hour for motorcars at the front.
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SHOWN IN THE FIRST CUT, WOOL POPLINS
IN BLACKS, NAVYS, GREENS. WHITE SILK
COLLARS. BELT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
FOR THE NEW TOP COAT- IN CENTER
ILLUSTRATION. TO BE HAD IN ALL
SPRING'S NEW SHADES NAVY, BLACK.
GOLD, TAUPE, AMETHYST, GREEN. BIG
PEARL BUTTONS.
FOR THE BEAUTIFULLY BRAID TRIMMED
SUIT AT THE RIGHT.
FOR. A STRIKING BOLIVIA COAT WITH A
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