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The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-03
A FAMOUS GOVERNOR.

Senator Key Putnam was regaling a Tonopah dinner party out of his vast store of political anecdotes.
 You've heard, of course" he said "of Missouri's famous governor of old time, Claiborne Jackson.
 Jackson was famous, among other things, for having married-one at a time, of course-five sisters. When he presented himself to demand the last of those girls, their octogenarian father was very deaf. A dialogue like this ensued:
 |" q swant Lizziel'
 'Wotsay?'
 "'For my wifel'
 For life, eh?'
 "'What mean is-I-want-to marry her!'
 "'Oh, yes! Just so. l hear ye, boy
 "It's a durned good thing you do,' Gov. Claiborne Jackson to himself, and he wiped his wet brow with his coatsleeve.
 Yes said the old man, I hear ye. fe needn't holler so loud the whole neighborhood knows our business. hear ye, boy, and ye can have her: but Tor goodness sakes a live, if anything happens to that poor misguided gal, don't come and ask me for the old womann n"-Exchange.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-03

For indolence that gives one pause Observe Eramus Cages Who bought a book and wept Decau'' He had to cut the pages. us
 Birmingham Age-Heralp Far worse than indolent, we Sd" Is Nicodemus Fucker Who never whistles on his way It's too much work to pucKer' mM Charlie Leedy in Youngstown '
 gram.
 For laziness man we know Should grab the winners cup He won't lie down to sleep oe'''' It's such work to get up p,st The lazybones whom we aon0i We'll point him out to you He garbles sup because 1t IS Such awful work to chew ,,0.s
 Commercial App''
The Prescott daily news., 1916-10-03

A three days special session of the Legislature cost Massachusetts ST. 500, and was probably worth IFS cents.-Florida Times Union.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
TIE Zeal Source.

Tuesday vii! bring to an END ere ol ''1 ~. Il
-, ,s- ,7rin+Arestjnr canraigrs conducted III Il
+hn Stare for years. No real Issues nave
hso, submitted OF discussed; the iiquoi
question has been the sole topic WIN .iie
several candidates; this, notwithstanding
Tho fact that this issue lies with the leGlS.a-
two and that it has not been consiuers3 II
selecting members Of that body, we '"Hc !,
tfbat sc soon as nominations are compieted
that some attention will be gwen 10 'Ne
affairs of the State, which Will be lofce0 o'
the next administration. -,
| Il ;s clear to those conversant with pfac-
teal politics that any steps necessary Az
tho betternent of the State must oegih III
the legislature, and that very little tnough'
r has heen given by the people to the seiectloh
Of the members Of this body. HAD iSSu !.n
n heen discussed and members selected WIN
i tho view Of formulating Legislation to carry
ont such plans as appeared wise we coU'0
avnect results. But as matters stano "e
can eynect the usual hum-drum session
+ The effort Of the members will be eXertee
9 to hold political patronage, with h''ie e.
before them. -, o4o,s WI
4. II NAV he that some day the voters WI
GOT wise to the fact that the General Assem-
Div is the real source from which to expe
Mt reforms and improvements in our laws an
81 that if ANYTHING is to be accomplished ina
n. it must be through the election OF sIf0n
Oh legislature. u +,,,+ ~
as One Of the most serious charges that Cd
ew he laid to the voters In the state Is u i
for charge that they are, and have Deen L
Id. wears, absolutely Indifferent about the pc
he sonnel of the General Assembly. ..
He The press has repeatedly called attenu
al to this fact, yet no interest has peeh aro'
nds ed on the subject. 1t is late to discuss
matter but it may be that to emphasize
matter now will bear fruit in the future.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
Commissioner OF Horticulture

1 ,ro ;,,n,rtant 70 the country voter than the
the Goveraorshp is the filling OF the office OF Soi'
soner of Agriculture in the coming primary. ~ 70 viz
Of the most important branches OF the state 1o'el
rant Roth city ard country depend of course, upon
agricultural development; but 1t is the country "hI
j. more da,p!v touched by the activities OF the oe-
rarmCnt. =, IL, L;obl
T,T, farm and the farmer call for that help winch
;l mako the one more efficient and the other more
,ros,7rous TO the next Commissioner OF Agrlcut1it
will come an opportunity Tor tie exercise OF h'S" avn
itv rood leadership. executive and organizing c|"e'''
knowledge of agrcutural demands and enthusiasm
o. tor,;ro The Whole State viii be the gamer il he
is equal to 1t
One Of his duties will be to build The structure con-
too,Ia{ed bv the Constitution in providing for the
dono,tment It should control and direct state asri-
cultural organizations and farmers Institutes, foster
te and local fairs ana establish bureau OF market
Inflammation to assist in N rketin the diversified pro
io.s If rho farm The value of such bureau would
b. beyond calculation.
The Constitu ion contemplated Board CT Agrlcut
ture. The new Commissioner ought to encourage II
anpontment ana do what hs c4H 70 draw about MN
ale and practical advisers in the great WORK ne VIZ
h, called upon to do. Il is needless to say Ills an
och TO be TO unite all the agricultural forces nation
n s,ta.aoi local, in common effort 70 promote IN
general ag-cutaral welfare OF the commonwealth
,,a Of the most cfcien. branches Of the departmeI
!, the immigration bureau. with : paaeiy q lu-u
i has done most effective WORK. The rev Comnlsslo
OUGHT TO be a man who will see 70 Il mat the pure
:, rr,o5ared ard strengthened a.! encouraged 70 hg
och enumeration as will uui. up rather than pro
= burden 10 the STATE.
Tho department a agriculture Is not AL lh@I
-s,,,ll be. Il doesn't meet fully the demands OF pre-
ont Say agyicurtule. But q constitutional .eonVenu'
;. inevitable under the coming administration ana
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
Vincent LaVccchia

Vincent Lavecchia, one Of the pronlnen'
t,,s;,,oss r,an Of Vicksburg, died at his resi-
drrce in that city Wednesday last Mr:
Tavccchia has been identified with many Oh
The enterprises Of his home city ana was
hold in hiqh esteem by every one VINO kne"
him. He had been in failing heal'n III
many years and was ffth-three years 0i ia
He was we'll known in Madison where NJ M
had important business connections: II
was the father of Mrs. W. c. Keim, OF Ial
l,I2h who has the sympathies Of her friend
IN this hour OF bereavement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
N,ssissippi's New Executive.

To those who have followed the political
campaign in Mississippi the inaugural 1,:, ao-
dress Of the new Governor, Theodore bilho'
will be surprising and Instructive. surprls,
ing that ic should be 50 conservative a; ana nd
free from demagogery. Instructive IN that
# nresents one Of the ablesu papers that any
ICoyeroor has read recently on the occasion
Of assuming control Of a State Government.
Governor Bilbo discusses many important
issues concerning the affairs of his State III
tenor free from partisanship or denagog
erv. His recommendations are we'll balancee
and show that Governor Bilbo realizes 'n'
) fact that the solution of these problems
no easy matter. Mr.. Bilbo's political, meth
DDS may be shoddy, but the one thlng !
Icertain-the new Governor has head prett
. full of grey matter. After all he may max
5 a good Governor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE DTH2CRAlit
EXECUTIVE CvGa,TiIE
TallD,ah. La. Jan. II, 1916.

TalIulah. La, Jan. II, 1910.
Tho Democratic Executive Com
ri,,ee met pursuant to call. Inc
following members were present:
Ward 2. l.. X. Boney by "no'
z. Yerger, proxy; Geo. ). Yer&er'
ct large. j. 3. Snyder.
Ward 3. W. H. Ward; F. &.
Hewes by Geo. Spencer, proxy
/ Ward /. j. B. Store W. L.
Harvey. c.
= Spencer, proxy.
!, Ward 6. J.H. Devine by j. B.
Snyder, proxy.
Ward 7. T.P. Kcll, H. P. Pur-
nell by Jno. E. Yerger. proxy
, Ward s. w. O. Holloway, AIeX
Andrews.
The Committee went INTO the
}, selection of election officers tor the
s Democratic primary to be held Jan
d uary 18th, 1915, for the SeVeFa
at wards of the Parish.
" And it appearing that none OF u
W candidates for Office had f.ed Us
=. Of names to be selected by lot unce
'' -. Sec. %, Of Act As. OF 1866. In
III Committee proceeded to name all
IN appoint the following officers 1e
g. said election:
ed WARD /.
he NJ. NJ. Mcdonald, J. H. Shepher
&c w p Towne, Commissioners.
81 B. Towne, J. Il. Boyd, Clerks.
- WARD 2. Precinct l.
10 Nick Kahn, Griffin Selden, +.
tty Mcconnell, j. ]. Williamson, Co
ahe missioners.
TIC. Richardson, Clerk.
WARD z, Precinct =
has CD. Roberts, ". H. Cox, b.
to Eyerard, Commissioners.
The c. H. RunneI!. T. c. MoTg
4me Clerks.
o,,,c WARD S.
IN, F. G. Hewes, J. W. Cox, Geo
- Sanders, Commissioners.
h"' C. E. Speed, L. d. Otey, C'e
ptlV WARD 4.
lFl- F. c. Montgomery, ", A..
Adams, S. &. Spencer, Gem
sioners. Walter Turner, w
tildl Coltharp, Clerks.
allies WARD 5.
n as III. Gilfoil, VIM. Eberhafd
4 he L. Roe, Jr., Commissioners.
Beard. G.. A. Barham, Clerks.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
lCVEE Elf-D pnG5EG5i"aS.

TallulaA, La, Jan. lZ' 1919. +
The Board of Commissioners for /
tho Fifth Louisianl LeVce District
mat in regular session a. T2.iU4aA'
Louisiana, the dom,:..e OF the Board
: this dav.
The Board was clliei ID or!ar %
President Raodes, n Il o,cjo-i. All
e the following Commissioners an -
I e' to the roll call:
r Z. J. I2ml~y, Z. L. 5t'' 49,
e Carroll Parish.
d J. II. Johnson. .i2o'S2A cd
" g.. Young, Z, /. uu-1I.@' A~!.-
sas Parish.
J. II. Larbain; I. - '''''''@.
4 President, C3ncorala PERISH.
Absent: i. ?. he!' 1~;'--'.
Parish.
On motion, rea@.&E OF ,.''u-e- "
s. previous meeting wac ".7..,'''.-
M with and business tc'ofe IA 49,.
was taken ~ rs 1ci'0"5:
The Presidents report an ''''.'
tary's report were real Cd" -
Z. al COMMUNICATIONS ~ Ca -'-
taken UP Tor c5Es'HeE-'."''
~, in the matt u y. A'@A-1'''
deferred 1'o1I l@s1 'neo-''% VI L
Board, asking Tor quiz en- !,
roe c-'tain tr9ct of lana N .'''.'.,
PARISH, tn following re''lo'''" "
rks, adopted;
On motion Oh ~" . .''.''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22

War news Of recent battles Indicate tnal
the s,,nerior numerical strength of the allies
is gradually being felt, and that as soon as
weather conditions permit inroads will bs
made AGAINST the German lines.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22
a good Governor.

The morning papers report that Viila mas
been captured and is being conveyed TO
Jaurez. where he will be executed. the
reports lack official confirmation, but came
through the same channels as did the news
Of the recent murder of Americans by VIVA
Ihardits 1t is to be hoped that Villa mas
been canght and that he will be promptly
called upon to pay the debt he owes to CIVIL
ization.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22

The Journal appears to-day somewhat os-
,.,,cI fran the effects OF the storm yeSter.
J ,j,s It Would have appeared on time hac
notthc lightplant been put outoi conlh',saIol
hsc.usa 90 many wires were blown down
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-22

.lla1 Ma,.oa :al -, S-.lrc1-y JlNU"'y - ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-16

be made on each side of the canal,
the committee thinks, to study the
nature of the high hills. It recon-
mends thorough investigation of
tbs localities, percentage of porosity
Of the several formations, the efforts
of"tropical vegetation, the nature OF
the disintegration which accompanies
the weathering of these rocks. the
chemical changes which cause the
so-called hot areas. A mechanical
testing of strength of various rocks
is suggested since the future of the
slides is largely dependency upon
the strength of the rocks. Greater
facility for the study of earthquake
shocks in this region are also recon-
mended.
In summing up the history of the
present slides, the committee con-
cludes that since the three great
Slides are all in the Culebra district.
this is the chief area of danger. This
is the natural consequence of the fact
that by far the deepest part of the
canal cut is in this district; and that
tbs weakest of the geological forma-
tons, the Cucaracha, is strongly de-
veloped here.
Slides may occur in other parts of
the canal, but they will be relatively
small, and infrequent; for the banks
are not high, and the unstable ground
has already slid down so that its
sarface has approached the angle OF
fepose. Should slides occur, they
are not likely to menace the operation
Of the canal. Slides, great enough
seriously to obstruct traffic in the
canal, could occur only in the Gull
ehra district which is but one mile
lcng. The possibility of great slides
in this section has therefore claimed
the most careful consideration of the
committee. In general, the committee
believes that no great extension of
these slides is probable, because the
soft rock constituting very large
part Of the slides is quite limited in
extent, except east of the East Guile.
bra slide, and conditions elsewhere
are unfavorable for extensions.
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Sherih's Sale.
GEORGIA, Webster County:

GEORGIA, Webster County:
Will be sold before the courthouse
door of said county in the Town of
Preston on the first Tuesday in April
rcxt, 1916, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described property,
tc-wit: One building lot 50x120 feet,
bounded as follows: West by lands Of
W. N. Russell, north by land of Mrs.
Eura Stevens, south by land Of Misses
Moore, east by street running from
said town to Seaboard depot. Said
property was levied on by virtue of a
tax fl ia issued by w. H. Clark, tax
collector of Webster county, for state
and county taxes for the year 1915
Levied on as the property of Jake Mat
ley, to satisfy the above described fl ia.
This the Sth day OF March, 1916.
=. M. CHRISTIAN,
Sheriff of Webster County.
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1910 INVESTMENT-1OO Acres. ex-
ira choice land; the kind always pays;
none better in Sumter county; rent, 8
bales cotton; rs acres open land; near
church and school and railroad; big
bargain. +. B. Williford. 16-3t
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ha1RaaaAAsa8a
is greatly decreased by the presence
Of water, and the heavy tropical rains
keep them nearly saturated the great
or part Of the year; for the broken
and irregular surface of the slides
ard the open cracks around their
borders greedily drink in the water
that falls upon them.
In the Culebra district the average
rainfall since 1874 has been S7.6S
inches per annum of (which about
so inches falls in the rainy seoJGn or
about eight months. Where nearly
seven feet of water fall upon the sur
face of the country within eight
months of the year, it is not surpris-
ing that there is difficulty in CONTROL.
ing the underground seepage. a.
deed during these months the ground
water table is practically at the sur
face except possibly on the sleeper
slopes; and the movement of the I'M
foreground water is so slow that even
in the dry season the water table is
not far from the surface in the level
country.
"A consideration of the earthquakes
felt in the canal zone and a carefufi
examination of the instrumental rec
ords kept near the Pacific end of the
caral since the end of 1908 dispel
fear of serious damage to the canal
OR its accessories by earthquakes.
There is no evidence that any of the
slides have been started or increased
by earthquakes.
In addition to the danger off the
slides, is there danger that the canal
may be blocked by the fall of the hills
off Culebra district? These hills are
composed of intrusive bodies of II
oaSalt, or of masses of hard Obispo
turf commonly associated with basalt
in this district. So far as can be
Judged from present exposures, they
do not rest on the soft Cucaracha for.
nation, but extend far into the earth,
and are self-supporting. Rock may
slough off from them, but tehre is no
evidence that they will collapse.
THE excavation of the canal, and
borings in its bottom show that a
narrow belt between the two hills is
composed of the soft Cucaracha beds;
yet to the present time there has
been no upheayal of the bottom of
this part of the canal, nor any other
sign to indicate that the hills have
settled. 1t is believed, therefore, that
the great masses of gold and con-
tractors hills are self-supporting and
will remain so. There is no occasion
to rae them"
The committee believes that every
available and practicable device
should be used to turn the water
falling as rain from ground that is
sliding and prevent its entering ad.
jacent ground,
Two of three core borings should
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 16.-
Navigation through the Panama canal
/ is not likely again to be seriously inter
rupted by slides and realization Of the
great purpose for which the waterway
Y as constructed is assured IN the near
future, according to the finding Of a
committee Of scientists appointed by
the National Academy Of Sciences at
the request Of President Wilson to in ,
yestigate the problem. While the com
I1ittee realizes that slides may be
considerable maintenance charge upon
the canal for a number Of years, it be.
lieves there will BE- little trouble after
present difficulties have been over
come.
A summary of a preliminary report
by the committee was made public to
day at the White House. No time was
set when the canal can be opened for
navigation, but it was said that this
time is not far Off"
Excessive rainfall was found to be
one Of the chief causes for the slides
and control Of the falling water was
the most important remedy suggested.
The committee recommendations for
the prevention of slides in the future.
Although the committees final re-
port until April, William H. WEIGH,
president of the academy, has transmit
ted to President Wilson a preliminary
report Of the committee prepared by
Charles R. Van Hise, president of the
University of Wisconsin, chairman;
General H. L. Abbott, corps of engin-
eors United States Army; John C.
Branner, geologist in the United
States Geological Survey; r. C. Car
penter, professor of mechanical en-
cheering in Cornell University; Arth-
ur p. Davis, chief of the Reclamation
Service, Washington; John r. Free
nman, constructing engineer, Provi-
dence; J. F. Hayford, dean of the col
lege of Engineering, Northwest Uni
versity; Harry Fielding Reid, profess
sor of engineering, John Hopkins Uni
yersity.
THE committee looks to the future
Of the canal with confidence" the re
| port declares. at is not unmindful OF
the labor necessary to deal with the
present slides, and it realizes tina.
slides may be a considerable, but not
an unreasonably large, maintenance
charge upon the canal for number of
years; 1t also realizes that trouble in
tie Culebra district may possibly again
close the canal. Nevertheless, the
committee firmly believes that, after
the present difficulties have been over
come, navigation through the canal is
not likely again to be seriously in
corrupted. There is absolutely no
Justification for the statement that
traffic will be repeatedly interrupted
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-7-Room house; large
let; sacrifice price, $2,25O; worth SO j.
900; nice home or investment; easy
payments. T. b. Williford. 16-3t
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Commission On Ponama Canal
Thinks That Trouble Of The
Slides Been Overcome Now

during long periods for years to come.
The canal will serve the great purpose
for which it was constructed, and the
realization Of that purpose in the near
future is assured.
All slide material which reaches the
canal must Of course, be removed at
certain expense and inconvenience.
The engineers estimate that about g.
100000 cubic yards will have to be
removed between the two Culebra
sides; and the dredges can remove l.
100000 cubic yards a month. But it
must not be supposed that the canal
will remain closed for nine months; as
soon as the channel has been sufici-
emily deepened and the movement of
the slides become so low that the
dredges even when interrupted by the
passage Of ships, can more than keep
pace with them, the canal may be
opened for navigation. This time is
probably not far off.
The committee believes that some
sliding ground viii continue to enter
the canal for several years to come,
though in diminishing amounts. Any
relatively inexpensive measures which
tend to arrest the resent active slides
Or which promise to reduce the charge
against maintance of the canal in the
future are therefore fully warranted.
"The composition of the rocks, their
structural weakness and earthquakes
are all instrumental in producing the
slides, are beyond control of man, but
i parcial control are feasible, and the
committee confines its remedial sug-
gestions to these measures.
Slides in the canal zone are es-
sentially like many other parts Of the
world; they are due to the inability Of
the earth or rock to support the
weight of OVERLAPPING material. Slow
process of natural erosion, rapid cut
ting by flooded streams aud excaya-
tons by man frequently lead to land
slides. Much of the canal is cut
through weak rocks; and in the Gull
ebra district the prism is exception
ally deep
THE rocks of Culebra district are
OF two kinds-stratifed and massive
The chief material involved in the
slides is the stratifed Cucaracha for.
nation. 1t is composed of slippery
minerals which are only weakly con-
solidated. The Cucaracha beds are
limited, along the line of the canal, to
tho Culebra district but they have a
thickness in places of over 400 feet
The soft slippery nature of it's mater
ials and their loose, unconsolidated
condition, make it unusually weak and
unable to sustain any considerable
load
The strength of the Cucaracha clays
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-03-16

The people whose advertisements
you read in this paper are on the level
They're not afraid of their goods.
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FOUR SECONDHAND gas fixtures
and one roller-top desk, for sale cheap.
Address or phone Ala for particulars.
1-tf
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WANTED-A @ide-awake man as
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Monthly premium. Address p. J
Stlwell, Montezuma, Ga.
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EGGS FUR SALE-Finest strain
Rhode Island Reds, $1.O0 per setting.
-O-tf r. A SHY.
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Want Advertisements

WANTED-5OG to 1000 bushels Of
good corn at 75c per bushel. Harold
BROS. 1ea,
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FARM LOANS-at 6 per cent. inter,
est Terms satisfactory. R. l.. May,
nard.
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LOST-Between Seab0ard depot and
shops at 1880 Wednesday, leather
grip containing Tennessee Chemical
Go. papers. Phone G. I. Cunningham,
NO. 2l7. 15-tf
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LOST

LOST-Two stock certificates issued
by Moreland-Jones Company. All per-
sons are warned not to buy or accept
same in pledge. If returned to me at
once, liberal reward will be paid. J.
d. Hooks. 14-tf