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The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10
LOOKING OVER SITE FOR
 NEW NORMAL BUILDING

Little Rock, Feb. 10-The commit tee from the State University board, which has the affairs of the Branch i Normal in hand, is spending Satur- day in Pine Bluff looking over the site for new building. The property up- on which the branch normal is now located is almost in the heart of Pine Bluff, and would be valuable residence property if it could be disposed of. The buildings are inadequate, and there is no ground for the practical teaching of agricultural pursuits, so as to extend the scope of the school. The citizens of Pine Bluff offer new site, trading it for the old one. The committee has not been favorably inn pressed with the sites offered so far, as none of them are the kind of soil that is necessary to make a success of an agricultural school.
 Senator Creed Caldwell will accom- pany the committee to look over sev- eral sites he has in mind, and if they are acceptable to the committee, he will endeavor to secure the purchase of the one selected. Senator Caldwell believes that the negro has advanced far greater than most people know about, and that he has lost all interest in politics, and wants to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. Sena- tor Caldwell believes in helping him to do this by teaching him the inn proved methods of farming. Senator Caldwell says the negroes in his coun- ty who have had this kind of taching, are buying good homes and making first class citizens.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

John C. Williams, pastor.
 Sunday school, 10 a. m.
 Preaching at II, subject, "The Love of Christ Constrains."
 Preaching at p. m., subject, Are There Few That Are Saved ?"
 Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing, subject, "The Perseverance Of the Saints"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10
VALENTINE SOCIAL.

The ladies of the Christian church will give a Valentine party on the evening of Feb. 14th, at the home of Mrs. J. D. Wilson, to which everyone is invited.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10

Fig Cascaros, a sure relief for con stipation, the prime cause of most disorders, 10 and 25c, at Westerly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10
FUNERAL OF REV. HORACE
 JEWELL HELD TODAY

The funeral of Rev. Horace Jewell was held today from the Methodist church. Rev. Scott, pastor, assisted by other ministers, officiated. A large number of friends of deceased from out of town were in attendance, among them the following ministers: Rev. A. o. Evans, J. M. Workman and B. A. Few of Philadelphia, Rev. James Thomas of Little Rock, Rev. Arm strong of Okolona, and Rev. J. A. Hen derson of Prescott, presiding elder of this district. The Masonic order at- tended in body. Interment was in Cave Hill cemetery, and the pallbear- CTS were:
 Honorary-Major J. L. Greene, Capt. C.. A. Bridewell, Captain Black. B. P. Haynes, F. T. Wright and Will liam Lewis.
 Active-Steve Carrigan, Jr, w. P. Agee, pr. Weaver, R. M Patterson, Robert and o. A. Graves.
 A number of business places closed this afternoon out of respect to Rev. Jewell's memory during the funeral. Star of Hope.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10

FOR RENT-A five room cottage in High School addition. F. E. Murrah.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10

and Johnson, while those who advo- cated the passage of the bill were Hardage, Josephs and Osborne.
 According to the terms of the bill. an election will be held on June 26 for the election of delegates, each county to have the number it now has in the House of Representatives, and two at large from each Congressional district, making IA in all. They must be not less than 20 years old. They shall receive $4 day and mileage. The constitution to be adopted shall be submitted to a special election. An appropriation of $25,00O is made for the expenses of the election.
 The motion was made to clinch the bill so that it could not be reconsider ed, by moving to reconsider and lay that motion on the table. A roll call was demanded on this and the conven- tion gained few, the vote being 56 to 34.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-10

Go to church tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Out Of Siberia

In Siberia the next thing to the
general resurrection is now appear
ing, mobilizing, coming into exist
ence. A hundred thousand dead men,
and more, rising from their tombs
so fast that the blacksmiths are too
few and slow to break off their
shackles. At Tobolsk the spectacle
was shown of sixty men, jingling
their leg and arm chains, celebrating
their deliverance by a feast and
revel in the governors palace. All
the official blacksmiths had fled in
terror, and these "dead awakened"
made merry to the music of their
fetters, light as gossamer in the ex-
altation Of the moment.
Fifty thousand sledges are flying
westward as fast as they can be
driven before the snow and ice melt
and the roads become impossible.
Those who do not reach the railroad
Immediately cannot hope to do SO for
weeks. All sorts Of prisoners, Grim
inal and political, are hurrying away
together, and "terrorists," suspects,
and exiled peasants are mingled;
many Of this last class will stay in
Siberia, where they have already be-
gun to create settlements.
But the great wave of the once
hopeless now find themselves sud-
denly forming such a pageant as the
world has not seen until now; a rea-
sonable incident in a war which has
outrun all records and put thirteenth
century history to the blush. 1t is
stated that the Siberian liberation
has only begun, and that only a small
proportion of all these 'fburied alive"
people will be able to reach the. rail-
road before the ice is melted and the
rivers are open-two months, per-
haps. But the first outrush of these
exiles, called back to freedom and to
life itself, forms a spectacle un-
imagined by any historic painter.
The freed prisoners in "Fidelio"
have done it justice. The freed pris-
oners in "Fidelio" might give some
reflection Of it, but a Beethoven
might well turn away from such a
theme as this; nobody but a Schoen-
berg or a Richard Strauss could do
justice to its grotesque quality.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
GRAIN EMBARGO PROTESTED
Britain Threatens Ban on Coal az
Argentine ReprisaI.

BUENoS AIRES, April 6.-EnEland
has put powerful pressure on Argen-
tina to force raising OF the wheat
embargo.
1t was learned on unimpeachable
authority today that the British gov
eminent has threatened an embargo
on coal as a reprisal against the
grain ban announced by Argentina.
The greatest alarm was manifest
among Argentine officials TODAY.
They were hurriedly making another
inventory OF the republics food sup-
plies. 1t was known, however. that
without British coal all railroads
all shipping. and all industries in the
nation would be parslyzed. Argen-
tina could only survive with the
greatest privation.
The situation has so far been con-
cealed from the Argentine public.
officials not desiring to reveal the
government is under coercion. Of
ficially. 1t was known also that the
government was deeply concerned
over the influence behind the disaf-
fection OF Governor Ugarte of Buenos
Aires province.
1t was predicted that Ugarte's re-
moval from the governorship would
be the next step, provided II was
ascertained such removal could be
accomplished without bloodshed
There has been a long feud between
the state government and Ugarte and
PRESIDENT Irigoyen.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Thanks The Times for Editorial Ad.
dressed to Miss Rankin, and Deal.
ing with Suffrage Pickets.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Please accept my thanks for your
pithy Another Communication to the
Lady From Montana" in The Times
of yesterday.
l regret the lack OF courtesy and
diplomacy exhibited by the ''pickators."
which can do nausht but belittle US. as
political workers, In the eyes Of the ma
ton.
For fifty long years 1 have been a
worker for franchise, not to gain
notoriety by being a laughing stock for
crowds. but because Of the betterment
Of conditions that will come to US who
are our own bread winners. either as
business managers or under supervision
of superiors, and ] only hope the small
Drained idea OF "picketing" will not
place the conservative element OF our
sex in the lower strata of brain power
they occupy today in the eyes OF the
public
hope Congress will come to the res
cue and frame a law to prevent such
antics. especially in such grave times as
our splendid President and the people
are now facing.
Again thanking you for your services
in a good cause.
MRS. JENNIE NJ. CoLsoN.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Bad Milk In Washington

Despite what are supposed to be
effective milk laws the people of
Washington are but poorly protected
against the sale Of filthy milk. Ac-
cording to the records Of the Health
Department and the records Of the
courts some one is fagrantly at
fault in the failure effectually to
prevent the sale of bad milk by in,
suring the punishment of offenders.
In other columns Of this issue Of The
Times are presented such facts as
this newspaper has been able to
gather. 1t calls them to the atten-
tion Of the District Commissioners
and recommends that they investi-
gate thoroughly this condition which
we are sure they will agree cannot
be allowed to continue.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Austria and the United States

Foreign advices indicate a strained
situation between Austria and Ger
many. 1t is moreover asserted that
Austria may have to chose between
preserving peace with the United
States and a revolution at home.
The Presidents address, in which the
reason is given why Count Tarnowski
had not yet been received as ambas-
sador from Austria, will have the eff
feet of stifening the growing oppo-
sition in the dual empire to supine
submission to Junkerism. 1t was
Count Czernin of Bohemia, and not
Bethmann-Hollweg, who recently
proposed peace conference of bel
ligerents, though that was coupled
with the impossible condition that
there should be no cessation of war
fare.
While it is not advisable to specu-
late upon the reason for the visit of
Ambassador Penfeld to the United
States, the first conclusion that he
had been withdrawn in anticipation
of immediate trouble with Austria
seems unauthorized. That it is an
important mission goes without say
ing. Unlike the Hohenzollern dy-
nasty, the House of Hapsburg has
been consistently jealous of its honor
and in the Austrian nobility are men
of honor. The violation of the prin-
ciples of international law and of
sacred treaty obligations has doubt
less been keenly deprecated in Aus
tria despite her enforced partner
ship with Germany. 1t is most sig
nifcant that Germany has been
forced to urge her imperial ally to
stand with her in her submarine law
lessness. Nor is it conceivable that
Austria observes with complacency
the hegemony which Germany has
rather contemptuously assumed in
the whole policy and conduct of the
war.
War with the United States,
whether by declaration of Austria or
of the United States upon renewed
provocation. would shake the Aus
trian throne, and no one seems to be
more certain Of that fact than the
young Emperor Charles. The pro-
posal of Austria for a separate
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
WHATS ON PROGRAM
Interesting Events Of Importance
Scheduled Today.

Lecture by the Rev. Albert II. Zimmerman
on america, the Land OF Greatness" and
by DR. Louise Cults Powell on The True
Meaning Of Easter" before the Alpha Class,
F'irst CONGREGATIONAL Church. p. m.
Meeting Of Citizens Northwest SUBURBAN As
ISOLATION. Tenley School Building, p m
Final drill OF season by Second Cavalry
riding hall Fort Myer. 2:So p. m.
Meeting OF Barry Farm Improvement Asso-
citation, James G. Birney School. p. m
Meeting OF District OF Columbia Red Cross
Chapter. Memorial Continental Hall. $50
d. m.
Seventeenth annual meeting Woman's Inter
national Missionary Union and Washington
city Auxiliary, Mission to Lepers. 81.
PauTs English Lutheran Church, Eleventh
and II streets northwest. p. m.
Masonic-School Of Instruction. Royal Arch
Masons.
Knights Of PythIAs-syracusians Lodge. No.
10
Pythian sisters-Rathbone Temple. No. &
Odd FeIlows-Central Lodge, No. /. and Me-
tropolis, No. Is; Maganenu Eneampment.
No 4.
Rebekah LodEes-AIiriam. No. g
Concert by United States Soldiers Homs
Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
WOMEN IN OVERALLS
Fifteen Girls In One Printing Shop
Feed the Presses.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 6.-Topeka
working women have thrown aside
the centuries old bondage OF skirts
and donned overalIs Fifteen girls,
employed in one print shop on Kan
sas avenue, are feeding presses and
going through other operations com
mon to printing shops with no skirts
to get caught in the machinery.
All the forms" in the shop were
"locked" at 8 o'clock this morning
locked in overalls.
In spite of their tremors where
there is any masculinity in the vicin-
ity. the girls insist they are perfectly
crazy about their rompers.
."They are just too grand to work
In" they assert. "T wonder what we
could have been thinking OF not to
have had them before. And we will
save dollars and dollars on our
clothes.'
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
SCHOOL JANITORS
WILL Be DRILLED
Police Powers Conferred Upon
custodians and Other En-
ployes Of Pullman.

Custodians and watchmen Of Dis
trict public schools will be mobilized
to form q line OF defense for school
children and school property.
Major Raymond W. Pullman has L.
sued an order that 12e custodians be,
given police powers. Hugh F. Nc
oueeny, superintendent OF custodians
of public schools, said this number
probably will be increased to leo.
At 4 meeting Of custodians last
night in the Mckinley Training
School, Superintendent McQueeny
communicated the desire OF Major
Pullman to equip janitors and watch
men with police power in order that
school property may be carefully
guarded and the safety OF children
insured.
Mr.. McQueeny said steps will be
taken at once to drill the janitors in
military tactics and marksmenship.
He said many custodians and other
employees who have had military train
ing will officer those lacking instrue-
tion.
Major Pullman said it was thought
wise to give public schools more pro
lection. Many janitors OF apartment
houses have been commissioned with
police power by Major Pullman.
strangers have been seen prytng
around the public schools" Mr.. Nc
Queeny asserted. at Is best now TO
have Questionable characters de-
talned for police examination
Petty thefts in the schools are
expected to decrease as a result OF
this protection.
"The janitors have been instructed
to redouble their vigilance, see to
1t that all doors and windows are
aud make a thorough search
OF school premises before leaving
them"
There are 16o public school build
Ings IN the District.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
"sHoE BUCKLE" A NUGGET
Find Of Trinket on Floor Pays Miss
Huahes 5000.

NEW YORK, April 6.-When the
dancers were leaving the Hotel Clar-
idge Wednesday night Miss Leonors
Hughes found what she thought was
an old shoe buckle on the floor. She
gave It to one OF the maids and dis
missed the matter from her mind.
H. P. Burney, assistant manager OF
the hotel, asked Miss Hughes yester-
day morning over the telephone what
she had done with the buckle
81 believe it was your lucky night,
for a liberal reward Is offered In to-
days papers for q similar article,
said Mr.. Burney.
Miss Hughes obtained the buckle
from the maid and took it to Dreicer
& Co, from whom she received a re
ward OF $500.
at is an old family heirloom and
worth several thousand dollars, and
our clients will be overjoyed to re-
cover It," she was told
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
MUNITIONS BLOWN UP
British Gun Fire ExpIodes Huge
Dynamite Depot.

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES
AFIELD,, April 6.-British artillery
fire today blew up q huge "minenwer-
fer" depot behind the German lines
Arras. Flames rose to a height OF
300 feet from the fire. and the explo-
sion of a vast quantity Of Dynamite
stored there for the mine throwers
and grenades literally shook the city
OF Arras.
The whole district nearby was vio-
lently tilted by the concussion-
The German wireless claim Of 800
British prisoners in the region OF
Noreuil, of whom 240 were killed by
the f1re OF British machine guns as
they left for the rear, is a pure fabrt-
cation, according to official announce
ment today. The records show that
in the fighting in this section only
fifty are still missing, and that the
dead, wounded, and missing only to-
tailed $50.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
GIRLS MAKE OWN HATS.

DENVER, Col, April 6.-Two dol
lar spring hats are as scarce as hens
teeth since the hoofl is with us. Like
wise $1.5O school frocks, and SO
party dresses.
But that's all these articles cost
seventy-five Denver high school girls,
who are studying practical dress
making and millinery work. The
clothes are stylish. too. Each girl
made her own. paying only for the
materials.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
High School Cadet Protests Against
Discrimination in Favor Of Boy
scouts m HELPERS of Nation.

Scouts m Helpers of Nation.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
am one OF the Washington high
school cadets, and am writing to you
to tell you how the cadet corps can
be of good use to the Government IL
emergencies arise. In the first place,
as you are no doubt aware, we cadets
drill about so per cent better than the
average milItiaman, although they
excel US in drilling as a fighting body.
The purpose of the cadet organiZa-
tion, which is volunteer work. is to
prepare our young people OF the ma
tion for military duty so that when
they become OF age their services will
be OF more use to the army than the
average person.
In this organization we are taught
the squad movements, the company
movements, the manual OF arms, ex-
tended order, bayonet exercises, and
how TO be a good citizen.
have noticed in your paper that
the Boy Scouts are likely to be called
on for such duty that the Government
sees Mt to offer to boys of their age.
Do you not think that the cadets who
are competent to teach volunteer citi-
ZenS lne VI "Oulu
not be more useful than these small
boys?
If you ere OF the same mind that
am, you will, / am sure, try to arouse
public interest in this corps, as It re-
ceives very little attention or encour-
aEement from the Washington public
or press.
We will be ready IL the call comes
for us to offer our services to the
country, but II seems that our serv-
ices are not considered as good as
the Boy Scout organization, for very
little attention was given to our re-
cent announcement that the corps is
at the nations bidding.
Among the fields that we are eff.
cient in are the instruction OF civilian
volunteers in the first rudiments OF
warfare and service as messengers
and guards on Government property.
A CADET.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

peace would mark the beginning Of
the end as surely as German revo-
luton. On the other hand, the pres
ervation Of peace with the United
States through the necessary con-
cessions demanded would be a stand
ing rebuke to Germany. When the
sentiments of the Presidents address
have echoed through the Austrian
empire, the nation which began the
war, under the persuasion and COM
pulsion of Germany, may make the
first move for peace.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
LETTERS TO TIMES
FROM ITS READERS
Former Navy Man Suggests
U. S. Maintain Americans
Already Serving Allies.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The Congress having authorized and
directed the President to employ the
sntire military and naval forces OF
the United States and the resources
OF the Government to carry on the
war against the German government.
we should be prompt in placing our
county's flag in the forefront OF the
forces on the. battle lines in Belgium
and France to prove that the words
Of the Congress are made known in
an effective manner to the Germans.
This can be Immediately done, for
tunately, since 1t Is we'll known and
officially announced by the British
military authorities that in the Cana
dian contingent now in the trenches
under General Haig are about 10000
gallant Americans, whose hatred of
the brutal and Infamous acts of the
Huns in the Hohenzollern effort to
destroy the civilization and liberties
OF the rest OF Europe led them to an
ticipate the natural duty OF the Uni
ted States and a national declaration
by the Congress and to prove them
selves the equals OF the heroes of
Belgium, England and France.
They are now veterans on the bat
tie lines. in the trenches and in the
sQuadrons of aviators who are win
ming honors wherever they are sent
into action.
The President Is directed to utilize
the resources OF our Government for
this good cause of humanity. Let him
at once do what those governments
have declared they will approve of,
to wit: publish a proclamation to all
those gallant Americans that they are
authorized to form, under the ap-
proval OF the English and French
commanding generals, a separate unit
In the trenches, and another in the
squadrons of aviators to fly the
stars and Stripes" on the front lines,
and then notify the allied govern
ments that they are relieved of the
burden OF maintaining those units.
Would not that relief to those gov
ernments OF heavy daily outlays be
met with universal acclaim and be an
actual and admirable performance Of
the declaration OF the will Of our
Congress-?
F. p. B. SANDS.
Formerly in u. S. Navy.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
"pRY" SELLS POOR FARM.

MONTGOMERY. No, April 6-The
poor farm OF Montgomery county
was sold at public auction to Will
liam Crane, of Mineola Springs, for
SS,543. The court will approve the
sale. There are only three inmates
OF the poorhouse and the county will
send one to Fulton and provide for
the other two and see il the new plan
will not save the county considerable
money. The county has been in the
"dry" column for ysarA
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Tomorrow.

Meeting Of Army and Navy Union Drum
Corps attached to Presidents Own Garri-
son, No. l04, Union Station, p. m.
Meeting Of Federation OF Citizens AssociA-
tion, board room, Municipal Building,
p. m.
Cosmos Club p. m.
Lecture on Christian Science by Charles !.
OhrensteIn. Ingram Memorial Church, Tenth
p. m.
Meeting Of Maine State Association, W. c. T.
u. Hall, 522 Sixth street northwest, s p. m
Association.
Talk by Congressman NJ. Clyde Kelly before
Pennsylvania Society, Eleventh and z
streets northwest, p. m.
Tea by College Equal Suffrage League, suf-
frage headquarters, 1895 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. 4-6 p. m
Odd FellowS-Canton Warrington, No, !, Pa
trfarchS Militant
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Formerly in u. S. Navy.
wants To Join District Home Guard

WANTS To Join Dstrfct Home Guard
As Soon As He Can He Enrolled.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Reading on your first page Of the
meeting called by the District heads for
a meeting to call a defense force OF men
over forty years Of age, will request
that you advise as soon as such plan
has been made how to enlist. as think
it is a good idea and will sure Join II
accepted. I am forty-six years old, and
have seen six generations OF my family
alive in the District Of Columbia.
sos H street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

BeIasco-''very Good Eddie" $50 p. m.
New Natlonal-'Twin Beds" $50 p. m
Poli's-New Poll Players, In Alma, Where
Do You Live" 2:i5 and Sis .. m
r = Keith's-Vaudeville, 3:i5 and S:15 D. N.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and Sis p m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 1910 a- m to
IL D. m.
Strand-Photoplays IL 4. m. to II p. N.
Garden-Photoplays. II =. m to II p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Gore was the only absent Senator
whose vote was not declared on the
war resolution. The real vote, pres.
ent and absent, was SO to @, with one
doubtful.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

The plan of the New York psciflsts
to organize a revolution in Germany
is the first gIimmering Of reason
shown in recent monthA
The Washington times., 1917-04-06
Don Marquis
Column

Now that Russia has become demo-
cratic, her 10000, 900 of people will
learn OF the Joys OF governing each
other.
The Washington times., 1917-04-06

Germany Can Now Win nm Honor
able Peace By Becoming . Repub-
lie. Declares Texan I'm Letter.
To tie Editor Of THE TINES:
II the German people really de-
sire an honorable peace. they can
attain It immediately in . most
rational, easy, happy, and honorable
way-namely, by becoming a repub-
lie. BERTRAND SHADwELL,
Fort Worth, Tex.