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VOL, 9, NO. 37, SEMI-WEEK lA/iienM DCMrn/re luirjn TTIL0UI1 ULmU*LO ririii EMBARGO ON ARMS ?5 some * to swe from c Contending Elements in Mexico niere i cult pi May Now Purchase Supplies. "iiv export into ft CHANGE OF CONDITIONS. United to put other Members of the Diplomatic Corps ong hi they p Informed by Bryan of Decision ment i of the President. essentl ent di Washington, Feb. 4.?President be tres Wilson by an executive order dated be whl yesterday and made public at the "Th White House tonight, removed all re- for th strlctlons against the exportation of her fli munitions of war into Mexico from noved the United States, placing the con- rights tending Mexican elements on a basis able U of equality with respect to the pur- sume 1 chase of arms and supplies in this bllltief country. The executive order era- her o\ phasized that it was the desire of the force i United States to be in the same poBit- Expi Ion of neutrality toward the contend- from 1 ing factions in Mexico as were the day w other Powers. dent's TEXT OF PROCLAMATION. To m< The text of the proclamation fol- Relatl< lows: '?r th "Whereas, by a proclamation of ij1? , the President, issued on March 14. "rfR 1912, under a- joint resolution of Su Congress approved by the President on the same day it was declared public that thr>rr> pvlstod In Movlrn rr?nH<- ment ( tlons of domestic violence which were promoted by the use of irms ^pn or munitions of war procured from leader the United States and. Demo* "Whereas, by the Joint resolution P?l'ttc above mentioned, whereupon it be- ?' came unlawful to export arms or ?P* munitions of war to Mexico except tlnct 1 under such limitations and excep- tionall tlons as the President should pre- Rfila-ti scribe: prove "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wtl- no^ ^ son. President of the United States of America, hereby declare and pro- t>tt claim that as the conditions on which -EH-*-1the proclamation of March 14, 1912 was based, have essentially charged and, as it is desirable to place the United States, with reference to the pn.sse.< exportation of arms or munitions of ,,r war to Mexico, in the same position as other Powers, the said proclamation is hereby revoked." Afti Accompanying the order, the hv White House issued the following *. statement of explanation: third WILSON'S STATEMENT. McQu< "The executive order under which tho s< the exportation of arms and ammu- victs c nltion into Mexico is forbidden was the va a departure from the accepted prac- which tlces of neutrality?a deliberate de- 1 dor th parture from those practices under! Mr. L a well considered Joint resolution of > to by Congress?determined upon in cr- i land ! cumstances which have now ceased $7 5 a to exist. It was intended to dls-1 Chang courage incipient revolts against the i only r regularly constituted authorities of specif Mexico. Since that order was is- 1 ..mom sued the circumstances of the case I be no have undergone a radical change, which There is now no constitutional gov- J tons c - . ? 1 rrn. . ernment in Mexico; ana me exist- im . ence of this order hinders and de- | hours lays the very thing the government the sp of the United States is now insisting ulate upon: Namely, that Mexico shall be goveri left free to settle her own affairs the c and as soon as possible put them up- farms on a constitutional footing by her pervia own force and counsel. The order j nally is, therefore, rescinded." refust American Embassies and Legations worrtfl abroad wore instructed last Saturday nJnPJl< to inform foreign Governments of "e the above decision. Similarly, Sec-1 retary Bryan late yesterday inform- I I>E ed the members of the Diplomatic Corps here. This was in line with New the policy announced at the begin- t ning of the present Administration Nei here of keeping the Nations of the the 111 world informed of the developments portal in the Mexican policy of this Gov- sprea< eroment. :dlvidi The Administration viewpoint on urtis the action taken today, as gathered ' kai from those familiar with the Presi- volvei dent's attitude, may be summed up hero aa follows. ' n<>rn i ADMINISTRATION VIEWPOINT. "No one outside Mexico cnn now stored accomplish her affairs. The with- COuld drawal of all moral or material sup- when port from without is the indespen- Hftinp sable first step to a solution from The si within . From many sources which |?5 15, it deems trustworthy, the Govern- 13,70' ment of the United States has re- 000 h ceivea iniorniiiiiuii muivu wunuv?n It that there Is ft more hopeful prospect of peace of security of ^ ( property and of an early payment of gejPCt foreign obligations if Mexico is left 'pnpPf1 to the forces now reckoning with one |iaj|\v another there, than there would be nj,ioor if anything like a mere change of Mnn.t personnel were effected at Mexico ^ ^ City. maste "There are no influences at Mexico pr|ncj City that can be counted on to do ,)PPn ( anything more than to prepetuate and SpOOI, strengthen the selfish oligarchical and ory () military interest which, it is clear, \Vithf the rest of the country can be made year8 to endure only by constant warfare an(j p and a pitiless harrying of the North. The t The President is fully convinced of Htory this, that after months of the roost haB careful study of the stltuation at close and a range, he no longer feels Justified in Bf.nts maintaining an irregular position as w||l t "frigards the contending parties in the the F matter of neutarllty.. Count CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE. Royal "The intent is, therefore to remove grees i * i LY. THE LANCA* hibition on the exportation of IRJIA Jlinn A TIHM ml ummunition to Mexico from I U V liKli I II ll\] ilted States. Settlement by civil IIVIIVIIUIHl I IUI1 irried to its bitter conclusion ninnm * rrible thing, but it must come NAl I lA hether we wish It or not unless | outside power is to undertake ep Mexico with its armed forces ind to end, which would be the beginning of a still more ill (11- ISurnett Measure 1 oblem. I it i removing the inhibition on the * ation of arms and ammunition lexico the Government of the l>ri)I,T;,r,PVT Arri, States puts itself, and intends Kfc.1 Ivl^oll<rs I A I I Itself, In the same position as nations, whose subjects all alive been at liberty to deal as Mann firings Ab leased with Mexico. The Govern lietween Mum if the United States deems it ' Iiurnet lal to the settlement of her pres (Acuities that Mexico should Washington, Feb. ited as any other country would nett immigration bill Ich was torn by ci*ll war. ... .. . , e circumstance that Mexico is literacy tee. for appl e time being unable to meet 8,on 10 the United SU lauelal obligations creates no by the House this aft< or exceptional International 0f 241 to 126. All j ; and she will be the sooner f? 3 meet her obligations and te- irp,R ,ng th" her full International reRponsl- Asltlc immigrants p 1 If she Is left to determine been eliminated, rn affairs, first by domestic As the bill passed md then by domestic counsels immigrant adm resslons of warm approval cam" ' both ends of the Capital to- must bo a hen news spread of the Presl- English language, or decision to lift the embargo, gunge or dialect, lncli mbers of the Senate Foreign Yiddish." It prescribe >n Committee it was no surprise testing Immigrants, oy had an intelmation of It In each applicant for n recent conference with the rend a slip on whlcl ent. tween thirty and for ch an announcemen does not in its present for e me." said Senator Lodge, lie- passed the House an an "I would rather not com- the last Congress, bu an it, but I shall try to sustain President Tnft. A sin resident in his foreign policy." toed during Preslden ator Root, another Republican ond administration. 1 commended the move, as d'd he bill are confident 1 rratic generally. Members of all pass the Senate nltl al parties said that regardless Wilson has let it be 1 merits of the embargo itself, does not approve th* ^rations hitherto had been a dls nPPOSFn I ITFI llsadvantage of the Constitu- ' / " Ists. Members of the Foreign Opponents of the onB Committe, who now ap- strenuously, 1 the lifting of the embargo < :d '<?rt to eHmlnnte link that way last August. bill they were defea The final vote came day of vigorous deb [ "RY M'OUEEN times threw the Houi Y and on several occai HEAVILY AMENDED to cause serious trot Representative Ru ma. in charge of th< i House But is Much Altered? hurry the debate alo ovided Originally For Sale tly moved to proceed of AH State Farms. discussion. On one oc tatlve Man ah an, of sr being severely man-handled mented on what he lendments, the house passed to fairness with which t reading yesterday morning the drtven through am ... . . . statements of the chi Ben bf.l providing for the sale of nett |n vlpw of hl? ate farms and placing the con- dice which ho has si >n them at work on the roads In Ing to answer object irlous counties. The amendment REPRESENTAT1 will probably do most to ron- wlth a bound Rer e bill Ineffective was offered by nRtt wft0 on h!p fect lies of Orangeburg and agreed "That's a He Mr. CI the house. It nrovldcs that the ' n i ? lt . . i i r i t. Kenurmen Known it, not bft RO'd for ,ft"2 th,an Amid a tumult or n acre. The bill was also 0OfrnltJon, po1ntp of , od to provide for the sale of cral outburflt of diso. mo of the State farms, without tJyo ? , fhp ch;> Et provhlesXt the^S difference between the prices at p wh)rh R the swamp and upland fior- w,tbdrow the w .f tho farm shall be sold. Minority Trader IV ' ?h?T k nRU "d . ,?.Veri l*'?f of peace-maker, final in debating the hill some of J b ht abou) eakers wandering afield to spec- nnninLi0? what would happen should the PA( anothor ,d nor commute the sentences of chnlrman and Reprf onvicts working on the State hoatpd pxphan and turn them over to the su- , , h t ?th rh ,ors of the various counties. Fi- f , (QBthe ?OUfse ? by a vote of 56 to 52, the house id to strike out the enacting i of the bill, and then agreed to JACKSON CHRIST1 limcnts which will make tho sale i land a difficult proposition. ' . Grandson of General ALER8 IN ARMS REJOICE. son ,n Sa _____ Charlotte Observer. Orleans Parties Have Large Lieutenant Jackso Stores Ready to Move. Capt. W. E. Chrisi v Oorleans, Feb. 4.?News of Krandson of general fting of the embargo on tho ex-tson- Kr(,at South' Lion of arms to Mexico tonight ' Confederacy was wee J joy among a number of in- San Francisco, Oal., ir.ls in New Orleans, who deal in iCooke, daughter of and ammunition. the United State ge supplies cartidges rifles re- to a telegram i a and machine guns are stored grandmother Mrs St and in nearby cities while ow-lani' his sister, Mrs. vaited for a chance to get them i yesterday. None of i the border. were given other thi iv much of the war material was ] ~'age had taken pi: I in and about New Orleans and his bride wouh not be ascertained until today the Phllipines whert the first news of tho proposed with his command. 1 ; of the embargo became public, tian's father Captalr iggregr.te, according to dealers present at thrt wed< 600.000 rounds of ammunition ' The news of this I) rifles. 4 machine Runs and ?' extreme^ intorort ifcfivy army revolvers. ? ]Cn ? n '/ i ' South as well, for I Witlierapoon Council. I bin 's the only gram . , n , , general whose name ouncll composed of Royal and heafts of n), tho. Master Masons was organized hp Lnat rftU8(> i ay night at the new MftRonlc ,^ wafl pni(llinted * ith 22 members. The following f th itnltp(1 < s were elected: Rev. Hugh R. | A(.atlPmv Ht West To lison. thrice Illustrious master; heon 8tatloned with CJrb"r" J ,rtrt?Ur,, /T'tV been In service r; W. T. Williams. Illustrious /or thft t several pal conductor. The council has | Riven the name of the "Wither-1 Council," in honor of the mem- j Memorial to Rev. f the late Capt. Rartlett Jones ! The Ladies' A-id S rspoon, who was for so many r. p. hurcli will ser the master of Jackson Lodge court house Tuesda iast grand master of the state. I purpose of placing lew lodge room in the second mortal to the memor; of the Gregory-* ood b Hiding w. C. Ewart. a forir sen fitted up with new finiiture church in Merorial ] beautiful carpet and now pre-j West. Mr. Ewart ' an attractive appearance. It and beloved in Lan< e occupied by the Blue Ixidge,1 labored so long and loyal Arch Chapter and the Master's vineyard. 1 1). Fourteen Masons took the who can to help the Arch Chapter and Council de- ing the memory of Tuesday night. faithful pastor. V . % 3TER NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY <>, l! bill" Iglass misses seat LHE HOUSE By NARROW MARGIN Mo Prescribes the Alabama Editor Loses Fight For rti> Test. Seat in Senate. to<l ml VES CLASH. RESULT GREAT SURPRISE, of; _ Joi out Apologies Vote Was 32 to .'II Against Keating if> ?lian and Governor O'Neal's Ap|K>intec to u" t. Succee<l Senator Johnston. VVa 4.?The Bur- Washington Feb. 4.?By a majority Qi . prescribing a of one vote?32 to 31?Frank P. ter: leant* to ad mis- Glass of Alabama, editor of The Bir- , . 0 mlngham News, late today lost his ites, was paseed nght for ft peftt 1q the for imoon by a vote g6nate. The vote sustained the recom- he roposed amend- mendatlon of the Committee on Prlvi- ejg ? exclus'on of leges and Elections which held that revlously had Mr. Glass was not entitled to be seated because his appointment by Cover- UIU nor O'Neal to succeed the late Senat- der It provided that or Joseph F. Johnston was made aft- nev ltted to the Uni- er constitutional amendment direct- . b e to rend "the ng elections of Senators by the people hv nad been proclaimed in full effect. *? some other lan- Spirited and at times, bitter debate fro uding Hebrew or marked the close of the case the sec- Qjj ;s tbe method of on(| which the Senate has settled in- r providing that volving interpretation the constitu- . , dmlscion must tional amendment. Senator Blair Lee , l? is printed be- 0f Maryland, who was seated a few . ty words. days ago on recommendation of the ' m this measure elections committee, made his maiden ' , (1 the Senate in speech in favor of Mr. Glass and later it was veoted by east his vote for him. . . lilar hill was ve- jn face of determined opposit Cleveland's sec ^jon from the majority members of '. . . 'he supporters of the committee headed hv Senator that it will again Kern, the champions of the Alaba- to lough President man proceeding from a for'orn hope known that he made remarkable progress in gaining ( ? literacy test. votes and the narrow margin by WCY TEST. which they lost the tight created great j()j literacy test surprise. Out on a last ef- That Governor O'Neal appointee wa e test from the had been gaining strength steadily in by ted 14 0 to 239. the last few days had been apparent, n'l() at the end of a but that lie would come so close to of ate, which at success had not been contemplated ou, ne into confusion v the opposition until the last hours re{ slons threatened of the controversy. Then it was that uin ible. enator Walsh of Montana, who wrote to rnett, of Alaba- the majojrity report in a closing plea an, ? bill, tried to appealed to his colleagues to cast asng. and frepuen- ide personal esteem and friendship w?] and shut off the and to consider the case from a legal casion Represen- standpoint only, to realize that they Minnesota, com- were making histrov and that a pre- yj called "the un- cedent might be established upon his bill has been which to base action in future emerd "the unfair gencies. drnian, Mr. Bur- , in spite of the committee's report, fear and cowar-j eight Democrats voted to deny Mr. iwwu .M uui wi- uiass ms seat. 1 ney were: dons." Senators Kern, Hitchcock. JohntVE CLASH. son, Lane. Pomerene, Shlveley, ?resentativo Pur- Thompson and Walsh. Four Republicans, Bradley, Fall. ?* hairmnn, and the Perkins and Stephenson voted with stI " he shouted. the minority. fir demands for re- Senator Clapp of Minnesota, who ardor and a pen- had signed the minority report favor- 'ai dcr. Represents- ,n* ^r- Glaw. eventually proved the at ir, finally called undoing of the Alabama appointee, ah'nn to order Senator Clapp previously had an- at( llowod, In the louneed thnt he would vote to set an rosentativo Man- Glass, but late today. In a brief '?f ord "cowardice." speech. he declared that he had he- ^'r fann. in the role come convinced that his oiigfnal inly quieting thing terpretatlon of the case had been ert an exchange of roneous. ?' TATE GOING WITH PEABODY COLLEGE S Becomes Professor of Rural Educa- . IAN MARRIED. tlon ln Mav?Two an _ Weeks Ago. tal Stonewall imk Columbia. Special to Charleston on stonewall .?a<k- NeWR and Courlor Fob 4._.Prof w m. n Francisco. K. Tate. South Carolina State su- *'r; pervlsor of rural graded schools, wtil nu m Christian, son bocome professor of rural education tla.ii and the only of Peabody College for Teachers at an Stonewall Jack- Nashville, Tenn, about May 1, accor- w< nrn leader of the ding to an announcement made by Ided vesterday In him today. He stated he was elected in| to Miss. Portha to this position January 20, and had Captain Cooke accepted. His resignation, to take ef- | >s Army nccord-jfect May 1, has been received ir the received by his ofllce of J. E. Swearingen, State onewall Jackson Superintendent of Education. Nu E. R. Preston, j Prof. Tate has been engaged in the tne particulars work of upbulldldng the State rural in that the mar- g~r.d"d schools during the past four M< ice and that he years, and has wrought progress re- w: 1 sail today for garded in educational circle'' as little co i ne is stationed snore or ncmg remarKUDie. tie is an lieutenant Chris- Riven the principle credit for plac- a*i Christian was ing the graded schao's of the rural 11ng. districts on the present high pPne on tli; wedding will he which they are conducted and for the no throughout this pre.-cnt development since he asrum- di< and all over the ed the duties as supervisor of rural O' lieutenant Chris- schools. be dson of the great In his new position with the ea- pr is enshrined in body School for Teachers, one of th? M< <e who hold dear greatest institutions cf its kind in the Hi iieutenant Chris- country, Prof Tate will work through ait teveral years ago ou; 'he en'Iro South. The task that Is Rates Military before him 1;; regarded as lmm? nse. wl int and has since Regarding his ability it has been said sw his regiment. He that he is probably the best qualifl- th< In the Philiplnes ed man in the South for this work. on years. Previous to his accepting the posi- Ar J tlon which he now holds Prof Ttate Pr *? e r t was for twelve years superintendent a " * " 'war of the city school system of Charles- th< ioclety of the A. ton. Th ve supper at the m< y night for the _ . _ cei a suitable me- That Postofflce. n() y of the late Rev. A numerously signed petition by m< ler pastor of the citizens of the town and county has St Hull at Due been forwarded to Congressman D. was well known E. Finley at Washington, requesting nil ?a?ter, where he him to use all means in his power to Or earnestly In his have the $50,000 appropriation for a cn IVe urge upon all postofflce building at thin plaee sup- tic ladles In honor- plemcnted by an additional 525,000. ne this good and so as to have a building In keening hn with the needs of Lancaster. at 914. I AY WAH WIIjL CI,OSK SOON. Ih*1 l/eadeis Believe lining of Kmhaigo is l.ast Act. rnarez, Mexico, Fcl). 4.?"The | xiran war will not last much long- j Francisco Villa and other J el loaders made this comment on J announcement from Washington av that President Wilson had lift- I tli-> embargo against the shipment irras and ammunition into Mexico, i Villa was confident that his abil10 procure unlimited arms soon uld multiply rebel victories, and lally confident that the news from sliington would discourage and dcralize the Federals oo that a Bpeedy initiation of the war would result, ialf of the strength of the Huerta ces, Gen Villa said depended on , ir ability to obtain arms from forn countries, whilo the rebels, ough the towns they controlled ng the United States border were lied this privilege. Smuggling rer had brought satisfactory results said and the rebels heretofore had catpture their fighting weapons m tho Federals, as was done at naga. Hie immediate effect of tho lifting the embargo it wrs admitted would the ordering of great quantities of muni-ion cannon and modem : ?id,fire pieces. Negotiations already have been | sncd with manufacturers in the TTni i [ States for the purchase of war iplies in the event that he emrgO should be lifted. The rebels say dr treasury is supplied with funds make purchase. The resignaion of Huera or he re- i tuition of the rebels by the United I tes alone could have caused more ' to Gen Villa. Had ti e action been | ten a few months ago lie said the j r probably would have been over j now. As It is, he thought a few | >ntlib would witness the restoration j constitutional government through t the Republic. When he heard the | >ort Gen Villa at first was incred- ' us, but when details were imparted j him he embraced his Informant d waving his cap in the air, cried: he war will soon be over. The war 11 soon be over." 'OMEN OF CHICAGO REGISTER TO VOTE gist rat ion May Reach as High as 200,000?Fair Sex Freely Tell Age. Chicago, Feb. 4.?Women citizens i Chicago today turned out in full | ength to take advantage of their st opportunity to register as voters. ' rieci weamer conoiuons ravorea a go registration and estimates vary ! from 150,000 to 200,000. Polling places wore made clean and tractive, flowers were not wanting d, as a rule, except where the privi;e was urged upon them by their | men associates the men election of- j ials refrained from smoking. The requirement that women regis-1 ring must state thctr ages expected be a cause of some awkwardness, j oved to have been overrated as a imbling block. Women gave their | es nonchalantly and without any rticular effort to keep those in earot from hearing. Mistakes of women were few, and the opinion of many of the judges d clerks there were no greater miskes which have been made by men every registration day. Many worn of advanced age registered seval octogenarians being among the mber. Two election ofllci men, a judge, d a clerk in the first ward precinct ?re disqualified and sentenced to cty days in jail for leaving the polle; pl:.ce for an extended period. IUKRTA TALKS ON RMIIARGO. ____ tuitions Molieno to Palace For Important Conference. Mexico City, Feb. 4.?Senor , lheno, minister of foreign aff: irs, i is summoned at 3:SO o'clock to a nferr nee with President Huerta relive to the lifting of the embargo on ms by the United States. The minister expressed the opk.ion at foreigners in Mexico City had thing to fear as appeared to be in alod by tho instructions to Charge Shaughnessy. He said he did not lieve lifting the embargo would eatly aid the rebels but the thing j >xico had to fear was thai. the I uhtu ini^m exuiiu iil'.uuciui 1 to the rebels. The ignorance of the public as to )ut has occurred still leavec unanored the question as to the part o p> ople will play, but there is reasto bell've there will be no Antlnerican demonstrations, esident lluerta has delayed making statement either to tli public or to b foreign diplomatic representatives lat he will make any direct stateMi t to the Amercian charge is not rain, as Mr. O'Shaughnessy had part in notifying him of the new 3ve of the President of the United ates. Many Americans tonight were planng immediately to leave for Vera uz, the only port from which they n leave the country, and reserva>ns on trains have been so great to cessitaie extra cars. Mrs O'Shaugiessy will remain with her husband the embassy. 9 $1.50 PER YEAR. PROPOSES TO MAKE " DIVORCE ILLEGAL Aii Honor to South Carolina Says Ransdell. DIVORCE EVIL SPREADING. Louisiana Senator Advocates a Constitutional Amendment Making Marriage Tie Indissoluble Washington, Feb, 4.?Divorce with the right to remarry would be prohibited forever in the United States and in all places under the nation's Jurisdiction by an amendment to the federal onstitution proposed in the enata today by Senator Ransdell, if marriage laws for all states and territories with provision for separation without premicsion to remarry, would be directed by the amendment. With the states of the Union granting more than twice as many divorces as nil the rest of Christendom combined S- nator Ransdell told his colleagues that the time had corno for the nation itself to put down this menace to "the chief bulwark of society, the home?the maker of good citizens and the model on which every wise government is founded." DIVORCE EVIL SPREADING. "Th remedy by constitutional prohibition is drastic," said the senator "but the malady is so fatal that nothing short of it will prove efficacious. In the United States divorce is spreading with alarming rapidly. Tt hnc n-irmnotn^l w"n' ~? ~ pv.MivuvVU CTCI J worn Ul 111*3, and is prevalent among every class of people. Tho total number of divorces granted in 1867 was 9,937 or 27 per 100,000 population, or forty years later, in 1906 there were 72,062 divorces, or 86 per 100,000; thus in actual numbers there were more than 7 times as many divorces granted in 1906, as in 1867, or allowing for tho increased population divorce had increased 319 per cent. "If divorces multiply at the came rate in the future as in tho past?and there is every indication that they will increase faster?then before tho middle of this century we will havo annually in the United States 276 divorces p^r 100,000 population, or one divorce for every five marriages. FOLLOWING BEATEN PATH. "If the United States were to write in the constitution an amedninent prohibiting absolute divorce, it would not he taking such a radical step as might at first be thought, but would he following a beaten path. Our own state of South Carolina?all honor to her forbids divorce. Tt is absoutely prohibited in Italy. Spain and to twothirds of the population of AustriaHungary, while the Latin-American, countries of Mexico, Argentine Republic, Brazil Peru Chile, and others have similar laws. "While many excellent people are divorced and some of them make new homes, the inevitable trend of divorce is to break up many more homes than it builds up. and to materially reduce the number of children. When marriage is dissolved the true homo copqes to exist; the parents and the children are separated; and the sweet . i .. n...t fothor and mother to I lt-> linn 1.1.... ........ w?!r offspring, and to each other, aro broken forever. ! CASE OF THE ROMANS. "As long as the Romans of old looked upon marriage as sacred and held the sanciety of the home invio|' te, their arms were invulnerable, and Rome became mistress of the world. Rttt with the accumulation of colossal wealth came great laxity of morals: marriage became a Jest and child bearing a useless burden. The luxurious Romans lost all respect for female chastity; the heroic virtues of their early years were forgotten, and the Empire fell the victim of luxury and disregard for the binding effects of marriage. "Shall not the United States take warning from Rome's example?" OPPOSE WOMAN* HlTFRAdE. Democrats Vote Against Such Committee in the House. Democrats at a caucus tonight wen" Ion record against the creation of a House committee on woman suffrage. By a vote of 123 to f?7 caucus adopted a resolution declaring this a Stato question and rejecting the Raker resjolution to create the coirtmittee. Of the 290 House Democrats a I few more than 180 attended the cau ens somi' voting "proser.i, or noi respending at nil. Spoaker Clark and Democratic Leader Underwood voted with the majority. It was lively ser?3ion. At the outset Representative Raker presented his resolution to create a standing House committee on suffrage. Then Representative Heflin, Alabama, target of attack for many months from the suffragists because of his opposition to their cause, offered and urged a substitute, declaring: "It is the sense of this caucus that the question of suffrage is a State and not a Federal question.'