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0 FIGHT til EACH STATE AGAIliSTPROHlBITIOH lejl Batjleato Declare Amend-jptnt Veld Will Bein SimuU tineouity the Country Over. A SPEAKING CAP.1PA1CN May', Ovlef Cowiatt o- the ClatlHe, Nara- Preparing ta rjireU tha Werk. Ma flsst to Tiava tha tvrf jaientg declared null and yrU wttt nn nwf state the rnijiuV tnsjwcttv. at cc ku not rtferenaum is let; eoaatltutha. UTT Meyere to at the RttsKrtte -sextet a chief counsel for tha dla Crt we, jumwa mm, dti the 0jL Mr.

Mayer ertU, rtwittty et in aftw daya tha neaaa the ahea-M head antl-prtibleX-ya kettle ihthla Stale, aad. ateheusA ttriired .4 nigh that a selection seen made. It was renerted that jar to E. JJughea bo asked to att dt vork. jr.

Mar said taa fight 1 mil at In charge of Lawrence nl dnrfonatt. and that ctt-yda the Jnvestroeat of the wine-p jfA arad for by Theodora Sell. Jr. I ef Ra rranclao. rtJy rjUceni to dlacaaa Ma plaa.

1 shall fwttlTelr refuse t) dlKOM any aiher; tjtaa my cUanta, Und of- proceedings 4haL ar fre Um a hen they ar the place- what they rCl JLll that wiu out vtn tha utta hav km, Si attenqon llrctej to Article tttVf c4tUlutIon LMgti Mch. deailcf wtet colonte 1 itrrllokt, Mr a othep VptdtOr of Central AfHo. -at rr.tocib for tb totfnlSiZ con cioM whkl wfll ruaraaton. rrMdom of hoktoti- iTiitiua, vojNt only to at BirteryuH- of public order and MtU. th 3rohibtUon abuses u( mt thtirm traffic Wiw U.

Ur W4Jgked wbethr thbx clauM. twa Untpiount to ay boa dnr 1 It bit i-Dlnton that tw.ii.- Artlclo the roMtttu-m the Uarue of Nation refer oar- irly barbaric Central Africa, gome nuutuZ mrrr lira In inmt th ntox kTicd contrtea of urop. hawbwa tuf Africa vlia toltrtUon inder the nanta oC bratxiyt Tjtklnd ofrlnk frequently eras the at l'm-- 4 prhlbUon aimllar to that hr the fanjuUon tf the Iraru OC Katicna bifar maifcr yeart been ID' force in ea wuntrr rtnat the aalo of Intoxi- TW iMnrtat Inn HnnAM twviwiti auwacud yetHay that It wauIA nmh. ktfiB In. a few daya.

It a vr.ni nia aid trod thar emocloA Uid a ''i It (J out tha Km ViT a brlM tben. r- aTa li? tb would aat rnmvmL 'wxUtlona weal to ttwk' an and Td addict, bn eoiv wbiw a In horn hi WTlVTT fnr eu. to him'. uunW aa they eeem aa nadorua bit mVTiS-1" onXy. mora rrvo hur ru 1 W.reolalm- ct dlJ JSHSSi: ad-tbaf itwJrJH aaPerteaea mlth UPHOLDS GAS' WARFARE; tm Urfw kot-la throughout th eoun.

rr kara alnradr btcn placarded! witft reimreeatj aralnst the atnsndrnent; it4 thi tofre aupplemented by the or-viiation oft leakers' buratt on. the ef the Four Minute who twtrf durtnf the war In behalf of the lAany and other patriotic ear 4tnra, The antl-prohlbltlon apeakars fclWer talks In the dining rooms of tt anatrr'f otala. PaOHlBlTjQN BRINGS DRUGS. lajf Admlri) Stekt. Ratlrad, TeTtln V.

H. Ai Addlctk Will Inert. At tfvent-of prohlbltloa la toing to aa tot 4n addiction problem mtk and more serious on to Admiral tXSA' i0ai-U. reUred. aertr fcurfeon Ueneral of the Vnitmi 5vjiho epoko the subject Waal Kldt Y.

rVty-n It It estimated, ha rl8adl Canwral FHatv Haad cf ti r. arvica caU- Humana. "Mat anraan metttod of RaAttoaj tf bdth idea are prepare for HJ destined to Dtc In Uie ox. the Cbamicat si gxpodtttonarr who. la quoted In vrrwnc waue or cSeralcaf ana Metal- warfare will be DrahtMM tlonal aaTeoment, General Friea held to viiU bavtoc been Introduced mur Dtt art; tit1 www never I aluateatod.

Me, Bkeaad the altuaUon HWB Prevailed, when gunpowder wao first utlliaed. a practice unt-vexaally frowned upon aa unfair and un-porUmanUhav Itt has waoona. tho partodbtal. basins: with recent return lAaiartoa. easmaltiee In ac-du tafjaaa- "ere wonder by the wHter vinnnm or pneumonla andV atbar ktmaV put or aotluns bybollete and iH.

oxploeaewa twenty Wtwa! ftvo-diadl MLorea then tow nantbeewof the Expedltionarr Sbrc. roeTThJ? or an arm, aa a. result of runxkra and a3' werer bUndadi but ttaatw- wae aa nes Erosn (as The ueavof chemicals I deacrabed aa eceeUijijr InvlOnir'' for polled voric i tot be an Internadonai police force," becs-urn this method. or atUck could be mad ef-rctlY without InTohrins fatal casuaxltlea or tnalminar iniiui crvHiee countries. It la aseerted.

xa rntdf aa humaneVaa mr inwomofi or tear awav OMUdnarattew hmr blindness, In brins in about bloodies defeat of troop, of this claac aia citetL. CALIFORNIA IS SHAKEN. Earthcruaht All AJotrg hr Southern Coaatw But Ma Oama Oona. U33i ANGELES Feta. earth, auaka laatlnc almost, av mlbut was feu at o'cldtk.

tM roornlh mV TirtuaUji avetr- point lb Soutftero Callfbrnla. JTo damacoi reported from an bcUotu. bowevar. TI7T3 HEW YORK TISIEn. A V.

FEBRUARY 17. 1013. APPROVE THE PLAlt OF-RAIL EXECUTIVES Merchant1 Association Indorses Thb' as, Best of Three i Proposals Studied. FAVORS THE CUMINS BILL Cammittta. VTouW'Not Raturn Road Tit eUplraJtlait of Twantyn.

Moath Nrtod: Tha pUai proposed; by tb raBway ex-itta far tba operation and control the railroads, new ha poaaessloa of a Ftderal Government baa been ap- Lblh Merchants AaeodaUon. aanouncemeBt made ya-bTt jHl 'Voua aolutlons put forth 11 the rattroad problem were studied Titenapartatlon. of which W. it. Dudley Chairman, whicb, reportedt JPLJ? Ptoa which tb commit-.

Lndr consideration embraced JLTUwr rtlvae' piaa for regulation! ef raawara wJEiiJW Af1tJJ, Owners af Kanraad. Becurttlee for return and of raitreada prtatWta hx the aev-aral plaaa were fuUy discussed, and ff oensideraUooi th Tranapor-bxUaa ComnUttM aaaahnously adopted tha i follow me; ncauuueadaUoa. which ba hereby auemUteu the board for jLl anaded by tha Traaa. 1 Portatloa Commit tea of tta asaocia- ttetbat taa plan foe tha control. supervision, and operation of the rall-; jaad a presented by the ortaalaa uon of IUUwuy Csectuives be s-T MervhanU' AMeeUUon New Tort.

Inasmuch aa tha prta- clplea of thia plea, ha oar fudrmeat. ambraea tha fullest measura of pro-' tecUoa to both tha shippinc public and the carriers, and best respond to the exigencies of the national railroad situation." The committee sJa recommended approval of the bill Introdueed by Senator Cammlns ot Iowa, which provide a that tha rallreada shell not be released until tha expiration ef the twenty-ana tooths Period after tha conclusion of peace, as sow specified, unless Congress shall otherwise order. Tha mala purpose of the bill ts to present the return of the roads to their owner pendlnr tha vnaet-meat of' adequate and proper letfsla-tlen with 'respect teethe reculaUoas of railways," ACCUSED OF FRAUD, ON BANK W. VV. East'trday Arrested After Cbaaa In PltUburgh.

stsaU aa Tir Wtw rer Ttatea PITTS BURGH. reb. 19. A a eatrltlnr chase betweeet wa taxfcaha, ana contalnlnc tour detectives sad the other two psss'ncersk who were ea-aVavortac to heta aa acqaalntanra out of what they supposed to be dansesttc traubles. eaded early thia mornlns steclr broker of New Tors: City.

'Paaers were beina prepared tt take Eastenlay ea charm of defrauding; a bank of Accordmn- to tha detectives, Bastee-day deposited checks to the amount of tS.000 in a New York bank and then drew out 1.40O. The detectives ssy the checks were worthless. left New Tork ra. 1 and was tracad to this rhy. Asher Rossetter.

superintendent of tlie Pmkerton Detective Agency's New York ft Ice W. H. Schoestuh. of taa Plttaburs: haff lea and two other Pmkertoa men went last night to the VII 1 lam Pinn Ual had a room, only to discover their quar- nro a warat waa aepr irpon the room and shortly before midnight two young men called at the hotel for Sstruay7s baggage. Tho men placed the bajnraga tn a taa-tcab and started out fifth Avenua foi-sawed by another machine containing the detectives.

The furltlves discovered they were being trailed and on pave-atanta made slippery by saow aoddeau aarrowty were averted. Suddenly something went wrong with the detectives' awtchlne. By the time the taxi was renalred the Atk.r UmA rpe detectives, however, traced the men crub house. A long and thorough UM? clubhoue resulted In the iwuuaa- ea sieruay aaueas aad coat- yv two young men supposed tha dw-tartivee merely desired to serve divorce pap rs and they were released. Price Sate rLsf It Trench Coats Raincoats, Over-coats; Puttees, etc Suitable for Civilian wear for Motor- Hiking as well as for want something a Hunting and Hikii Military Men who better it Offlcers'Overseas Trench Coats1 $55.00 JVou? 27.50 Wool Lining Officers' Whipcord Suits! iVW Officers Serge Now $27.50 Officers Serge Suits.

Now $25.00 Officers' 'Trench; Ccats AW islMl4s aad. seKsd. tin pis se 1 nmrf Hal rim. coats, Nov, $17.50 OfHcers' RaincoaU. Now $1L25 U.

S. A. Spiral Puttees $6.00 JVow $3.00 ners 'Carbon'-Ctipii Nan $Z5Q LtJher Anton CaU firj- 00 jvi; jJMft' bother Aviation CocU MU lf fO Aof7n IWdn Isalhcr Lmng. f. .130.00 Now $15.00 No Returns Officers? Leather Puttees.

$5.00 Now $50 Wao I Army Nov, $75 Wool Army Shirts Nov SiJKI j.WaoI Array Sttirts 5.oa Nob' $UQ Cotton Khaki: Shirts $50 J(w $2.75 Cotton Shirts $30, AT(wr $L75 Silk Khaki Now $3w00 Broadway I 'l at 34th St. "In the Heart of New by Subwuj, Tube and Spring Most Distinctive Style Nate ere ooumed i odtn tn a Wo i. "1 Special Exhibit and. Sale of en's Spiring Siiits Ttfo ex fclcturei At 839.50 and 45 At each price the styles- are the very newest introduced, beautifully man tailored throushotiL Shoulders are narrow and sleeves idose-iittiniT. Smart Vesteea are of Silk or Trlco-lette, ar4 collars are' in notch and Tuxedo' styles, Just as Paris dictates.

mm va The Materials are' Tricotlne, Polret Twill, Gabardine, Novelty Checks, Fine Serge and Jlalr Line SuiUrs. TAeir Equals Have Yet to Be Seen! 4 On Sale Today sslesBaassSlaBasaSSBBSSBSSBeeeaaaeaaaaS 300 Cotton Grepe IGmonos Very Special at $2 1 None like them anywhere at this low price. Made of fine quality Cotton Crepe, with embroidered White organdy collar and cuffs. Obtainable in Rose, Copenhagen Blue, Lavender, Light Blue, and Wisteria. llluMtntul.

A Remarkable Sale Today end Tuesday Women's and Misses' Boots Regularly $8 Reduced to $5.95 This sale is the more important when y6u consider the great scarcity of fine leathers and the upward tendency of prices. Every shoe in this, sale is perfect, strictly correct, and made. according to our usual high standard in Brown- and Mouie Color. Kidslrin the most successful leathers for present Vear with Cuban or Louis XV leather heels. All sizes in the collection, but not in each leather.

Also included are 242 Pairs of Fashionable Boots in Novelty Leathers TVott Atsemblei on the Third Floor New Lyra and American Lacly Corsets for Spring Lyra and American Lady, Corsets not only afford ease and comfort under all conditions, but also give to the figure that perfection of line so necessary to the proper draping of the new Our expert corsetlers will gladly show you the model beat suited for your figure, and make individual fittings if desired. Prices American to $5 Lyra $4 to $12 For Monday and Tuesday Onfy New Lyra Sports Corsets at $3.95 Reg. of fine quality Satin In medium length model with hose supporters attached. Quantity limited. Reduced for Clearance I 135 Won len's Tailored Coats Formerly $39.50 to $490 Now 829.50 Broken sdectioas of.

some of the best coats we hire tola thai season, taUqred in material, hithly favored for presentwear. Beautifully Imed and iaterliaed. All sizes, but not In each material Smart Fur-Fabric Coats Greatly Reduced Sports and FuU-Iength walking inodcls, faibJontd in inatenals closely resembling expensive furi aports ftiodels Handsomely fashioned of Arcadian Lamb or Hush, large S0. Skunk-Opossum or Nutria. Lined -with plain or fancy Satin and TIP1 lateruned.

lgularly $590 and t45. Rdaced to Butlful 8treet Coats of Arcadian sf51? Svr pluah wIth muffler collar, of or ttlt uuterlaL Regu-; Urly $390 to $49.50. Reduced to Sft Coats of Baffin SeaL.Velour de NorcL Flush and ArraHsn with collars and cuffs of Sknk-Opo. ers with large collars of Nul tria, kunk-OpoMum or Natural Rac- ww. wna Miin or Feau de Cygne.

Regulariy $S5 to $75. Reduced to $25.00. $29.50 i $39.50 $49.50 Buy Your Furs Now at Greatly m. 1 I Reduced Prices aw.eJ5W are 5arce i Prices soaring higher JJrXr of iunml an ex- ceptionally fine investment The Saks Fur Department offers today a splendid collection of iWiS SwiS 5 f5? Mvu" at Prices caotis? bly be duplicated when present assortments arede-pleted. XfjroaconttpUUto piece, make your selection now it a savni of Uleart One-Third From Regular Prices For Afternoon Wi tar Dainty Crepe Meteor Frocks For Women Special 829.50 These charming frocks feature the smart effect shown ui the highest priced Paris models for opnng.

fiJf broldered with Steel beading and hand embroidery. The Colors in which It may be had are Taupe, Navy Blue. Copenhagen, PlS Grey, and Black. Sixes $4 to flttufrettt For Monday end Tuesday Only- Exquisite Eveiiiiig Gowns Special at 539e50 Beautifully faihloned I of Sflver Ooth with Seauin trim. PPhire, White.

m. comblMtlonlorlngs. -iart Silver and Gold Thread Embrold- ered Satin Gowns in new effects. The Values ere Most Extraordinary Wavy Haii- Monday at $5.95 mid $8,95 One of these Tranifonaatlons win give your hair the necessary fulness in arranging the new coiffure. They are made of carefully selected hair, and at this price are exceptional value.

Mnhmdim at f(n sat or rAsn Amy Otkr Stmt, hmt af CasA Only, and closes 53 P. M. S- a 1 Slipped One is apt to when belay weather has banished all thniTtht of Winter and suddenly a cold snap cofoes. There's 'much protection from late cold in these. Men's Angora Sweaters, $9.89 i were $12.49 and $13.49..

Knitted of fine "quality Antora yarn. Pockets and V-neck or coHarless styles. Green and gray mixtures in two tooe weaves. An ideal sweater for the out-of-doors man, ForAllWcatlxers Men's Hat at $3.24 ii They are made of fur felt style bearing and long wearing. I t5aSN Worthy of Welcome Men's Fleece Lined Gloves at I1.S9.

Warm. wtU wearing, smart looking gloverin either Tan or Gray Suede, one darp model or Heavy Tan Cape, one darp model. Backbone How nfcetiary to an umbrella. Strength to weather the Cak. Our parazon frame Hen's Umbrellas have eight flexible ribs no umbrella of ours has lean.

Covered in staunch s3c cotton mixture fabric. Haivfles "are of light tan or blade bamboo, ebony or MiaeioQ finish. $LS9 Use and Abused How much of both the average footwear receives. Stamped in Men's Shoes means sturdy in quality and of style a quantity. $5.49 ee Ki A sa aareae, A Scream! Yes, I lit, rally, died laughing at tnat? rs it Is a great 1x7 cscetogtt sests for theatres 'At Box ptfict Prices The'Theatre Ticket OfHce of our Public Service By-feau open all isy.

Beau may be purchased tiaSJOP.hLforvetlr!; ormanees and cr.rQ 1 P. M. for matineet. 11 ri a hi 4.