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The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-08
PERIL0US SITUATION FACES
 ST. FRANCIS LAND OWNERS


 tion, think, of life and death with us in the valley. It will be no trouble to get the proof of both army officers and civil engineers" {"
 INJUNCTION NECESSARY.
 Congressman CaraWay cites the case of Kansas vs. Colorado, 206 United States supreme court reports, page 40, as a declaration of the law governing in cases similar to that which now confronts the people in Eastern Arkansas He suggests i'm mediate action upon the part Of the people in this section, that bill be passed through the legislature di- recting the attorney general of Ar kansas to file injunction proceedings in the United States supreme court asking for a restraining order against the Missouri improvement districts and that as a result of this proceeding the danger can be avert ed until such time as the govern ment canalizes or dredges the St. Francis river in Arkansas so the in creased volume of water to be re- leased under the Missouri reclama- ton projects can be taken care of without irreparable injury to the lands in Arkansas.
 MASS MEETING CALLED.
 Acting upon this suggestion from Congressman Caraway, the Para gould Chamber of Commerce took
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Mt. Carmel neighborhood, died Sat urday morning at Jeffreson Bar racks, Mo, after an illness of one week with measles and pneumonia. The young man enlisted in the reg ular army service at Jonesboro on December 29, and was at once sent to Jefferson Barracks. His parents were notified of his serious illness and were with him when he died. His body will reach Paragould We'd nesday morning at 4:30 o'clock, and funeral services will be held at the Mt Carmel church Wednesday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. WilA Hams. Intermept will be in Lin- wood cemtery in Paragould. ',
 Col. H. B. Morgan and J. D. Block went to Marmadpke this morning to be atd the bedside of Col Morgan's sister, Mrs, saliie Turbiville, who is seriously ill with pneumonia. r,N
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the matter up at meeting on Fri day night, Feb. 2, and decided to send to all the newspapers in East ern Arkansas this article calling at tention to the threatened danger and asking the people in each com munity in Eastern Arkansas to se- lect delegates to general mass meeting to be held in Paragould on Wednesday, Feb. IA, at which time definite action looking toward in junction proceedings will be taken.
 ARKANSAS LANDS WILL BE
 RUINED.
 It is stated construction work on the Missouri projects is now under way and the necessity for drastic and immediate action upon the part of the Arkansas land owners is too patent to need much emphasis. If the Missouri reclamation schemes are allowed to proceed the entire St. Francis basin will become a wilder ness Ol WdJcT at SuCl lltuueHI III tervals during the year that it will be impossible to grow crops on any of the lands in the bottoms. Soil now valued at $100 an acre will not be worth the taxes. The various drain age and leyee projects, constructed at a cost of millions of dollars tC the land owners, will be rendered useless. Yet the bonds in the hands of innocent purchasers will have to be paid or the lands forfeited The hundreds of thousands of dol lars that have been expended ir improvements on the lands will be wiped out of existence. The eco homie loss, the ruin and havoc that will be wrought cannot be estimat- ed.
 ACTION IMPERATIVE.
 The importance of the mass meet
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-08

Tha u perilous situation con- frol those who own lands in the St. Francis basin or who are other wise interested in the development of that alluvial section extending from the Arkansas Missouri boun- dary on the north to Helena on the south and which embraces prac- tically all of Eastern Arkansas is the positive and fixed Judgment of all the army engineers who are famil- jar with the situation; and that the people of Arkansas whose interests depend upon the protection of the St Francis basin from ruinous over flows should and must take imme- diate steps to avert the impending disaster follows without question.
 CARAWAY SOUNDS ALARM.
 The first alarm has been sounded by Congressman T. H. Caraway who in letters to prominent men in Eastern Arkansas has called atten- tion to certain drainage and leyee projects now in course of construc- tion in Southeast Missouri, which, when completed will divert the overflow waters from the Ozark mountains from natural reservoirs and turn the entire volume loose on Arkansas. Explaining more in de- tail the Missouri projects and how they affect the lands in the St
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PERSONAL MENTION

(From Tuesdays Daily Press)
 Dr. R. J. Haley has returned from Milan, Tenn, where he went to visit his uncle, Thos. J. Haley, who is I79 years of age. Dr. Haley says despite the advanced age of his un- cle he last year cultivated two and a half acres of ground, putting one acre in tomatoes and planting cot ton between the rows. He realized Ia net profit of S400 on his toma- toes and $114 on his cotton.
 Arlie Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walters, residing in the
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Francis basin Congressman Cara way says:
 THE MISSOURI PROJECTS.
 "The Mingo drainage district in Missouri proposes draining out a large swamp in Missouri that had heretofore acted as a reservoir, and by ditches and levees to hasten that water down the St. Francis river onto our section. The Inter-riyer improvement district, also in Mis- souri, proposes building a levee from Hodges landing in Missouri to Chalk Bluff, opposite Clay county, Ark. Heretofore, anywhere from 25,O00 to 35,000 flood feet per sec ond in high water has passed from the St. Francis to the Black river basin across this neck of land and gone down Black river. By con lining this water to the narrow channel of the St. Francis river, it will accelerate the flow and in- crease the flood of water on our section from five to six times the present volume.
 THE LAW IN THE CASE
 "As I understand it, the law with reference to acceleration of flow is the same as to diversion. Any i'm provement that accelerates the flow and thereby does the lower owners a damage falls within the same rule as diversion of flow. It is ques-
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-08

LOST-Pair of nose glasses; gold chain attached, Finder please re- turn to E. c. Milan at Joseph S store, Were lost between Bertigs store and Paragould Trust Go. *9p
Evening star., 1917-05-27

At FIRST meeting of officers and newly appointed council of
the American Red Cross Saturday May Left right front
Robert W. De president Woodrow Wilson,
Red Gross; former President William H. Taft chairman
committee Eliot Wadswort chairman actual
head Of the organization In back Henry DAWSON
chairman of the councils Gayson Murphy Charles D. Norton
Edward NJ Hurley all members of the
the only other member
Evening star., 1917-05-27

New
Robert w. Wilson,
President Hugh l.
Evening star., 1917-05-27

Paris fete Sunday. April when first official cele
brahon Of Americas entry into the held Washing
tons statue surrounded by of people
bled to listen addresses delivered Sharp and
the French representatives u,eiou Film .,.h ,.,z
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
500, 900, 900 GOLD HoARDED
British Stocking Banks Hold Huge
Sums Of Colin.

LONDON, Feb. l4-From data col
lected in different parts of the coun-
try the Evening Star estimates to-
day that there is s20,OO0,000 (S100,-
OOj ,o0o) in gold secreted in Great
Britain.
When The war broke out many
individuals drew considerable sums
in solc from the banks, and though
much of this has been retrieved, says
the newspaper, AZ is believed the
amount mentioned in gold coin is
sal boarded in stockings or other
receptacles In homes or buried in
boxes or bags.
A considerable sum in gold, &C
cording to one authority, it to be
found among Scottish crofters and
Irish peasants farmers. who are far
from banks and who since the war
began have been making more
lnone- than ever beore.
Since the campaign for the new
war loan began q number OF people
have appeared in the banks with bags
CO. lining from $50 to 500 in gold
coin. The number of soverigns re.
tailed by the well to do since these
coins virtually went out of circula-
ton, II Is said, would also make a
large total.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Preston Gibson, Nelson O'Shaughn-
essy, Francis and Maurice Roche,
Hamilton Fish, jr., Charles Richard.
son, Lawrence Butler, Robert Mckee,
Philip Mills, A. r. de p. Algara, Edgar
Carolan, Alexander Hutchinson, Louis
Hosmer, George Warren, Herman
Huffer, Emery Pottle, and Philip de la
Montague.
Trinity Choir to Sing.
The choir Of Trinity Church will
sing, by courtesy OF the Rev. w. T.
Manning, D. D.
The entertainment will begin at
p. m tomorrow. Baudouin de Beau
manoir, a Frenchman just come over
from his own country, is'to open It by
reading a sonnet OF his own compost
tion, la Cathedrale Blesssee," and
then Mrs. Herbert Shipman will pose
as the Angel in Stone Of the ruined
Rheims Cathedral.
Mrs. Reginald de Koven and Mrs.
Charles Van Rensselaer, have been
active in planning this benefit and
they head the committee formed to
collect funds for the purchase OF an
observation balloon to be presented to
the Government. The plan to divert a
part of tomorrow's proceeds to this
project was thought OF after the ar
rangements were begun. The inten-
tion first was to give ali the money to
French and British charities, the
French Actors Fund OF Paris, the
French tuberculosis War Fund, the
British women's Hospital, and LIE
Bienetre du Blessee.
Miss Elsa Maxwell, who is direct
ing the sale OF tickets, said yesterday
the house was almost sold out.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
MEN DRAW LINE AT
POSING AS ANGELS
Not Hard, However, to Get
Debutantes to Wear Wings
At Allies Benefit.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Are there
any male angels in New York? Be
cause IL there are and they will go
to the Century Theater and ask for
the managers of the allied charities
benefit that Is to be given there to-
morrow they will be received with
open arms.
The beneft is to be an all angel
affair. The most famous angels ever
known-Botticelli's, Murillo's, Bell
ini's. Della Robbia's and many others
are to appear in tableRux arranged
by Miss Gertrude Kingston. There
was no trouble about the lady angels
every debutante i'm town wanted
to be one-but the men are more
modest, or they have a stronger
sense OF their shortcomings. Any
how, Miss Kingston simply couldn't
get one member of the sex to take
the angelic role.
willing to Aid Cause.
Once she thought she had a couple.
Douglas Fairbanks and Jack Barry
more amiably said, sure, they would
do anything to help along the thing;
and Miss Kingston put them down
for angels and ordtred their wings
from the costumer.
When they heard of it they said.
anything but that. They would
make more money selling pro-
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
WONDERFUL Stuff !,
GEE! YOU'LL LIKE IT.
Apply a. few drops then llft'
eorns or eaIIuses on with >,
hnsers-no pain.

No humbugl ANY corn. whether
hard. soft, or between the toes. VIII
loosen right up and lift out, without
particle OF pain or soreness.
This drug IL called freeSone and is
a compound Of ether discovered by .
Cincinnati man.
Ask at any drug store for a quar-
ter ounce OF freezone. which will cost
but q tTifle. but 10 sufficient to rid
ones feet of every corn or callus.
Put a few drops directly upon any
tender. aching corn or eallus. In
stantiy the soreness disappears and
shortly the corn or callus win loosen
and can be lifted off with the fingers.
This drug freezons doesn't eat out
the corns or caIluses. but shrivsis
them without even Irritating the sur
rounding skin
Just think! No pain at all; no SORE
ness or smsrtjng when applying u or
Afterwards Try q little ana see Tor
yourself.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
BUSINESS TREATY
URGED WITH CHINA
Six Companies Making Effort
to Secure Better Treatment
of 0rientaIs.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-An
earnest effort for the negotiation OF a
new commercial treaty between the
United States and China, which II is
expected will be the meanssof increas-
ing the trade between the two coun-
tries is about to be made by the Chi
nese Six Companies and leading Chi
nese citizens in this country, accord
ing to John L McNab, counsel for the
Six Companies, who outlined the plan
in an interview with a representative
OF the Christian Science Monitor.
The matter has already been taken
up with Wu Ting Fang, secretary OF
state of the republic of China, and Mr..
McNab, who is himself interested In
the undertaking, will later go 10
Washington in the furtherance OF the
idea
Handicap to Trade.
"a great handicap to the develop.
ment of trade relations and good feel
ing between the two countries" said
Mr.. McNabb, has been the treatment
accorded the Chinese merchants,
travellers, students and others who
are entitled to enter this country,
when they land here, by our immigra-
tion authorities. This treatment OF
which complaint is made Is unneces-
ssry delay and confinement at immI-
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

tain any one and make him feel at
ease.
She can make bread as we'll as
fudge, and cake as well as a rarebit.
She is appreciktive of the dance and
Of the sports.
She is broadminded, sympathetic,
tactful. unselfiSh, optimistic. thrifty,
OF good disposition and moderate in
all things.
She can stand reverses without
worry.
She is gentle to children and kind
to older people, especially her par
ents.
She has a broad education, but not
necessarily a college one.
She is modest and true and home
loving.
She has good social standing, is OF
q religious nature and is not too
proud to pray.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

grams, anyhow, said Douglas Fair
banks. In short, no man wished to
be an engel and with the angels
stand, and Miss Kingston regret
fully gave up her tableau OF the
angel with the flaming sword driv-
ing Adam and Eve out OF Paradise.
Even-Boy. Protest.
There appeared to be a general feel
ing among the masculine members OF
the cast at rehearsal yesterday that
being an angel was not a mans
business, and when Mrs. William
Faversham's two sons, nine-year-oid
Billy and eleven-year-old Phil, were
described by the press agent as hav-
ing celestial parts. they Indignantly
denied II and explained that they
were standard bearers for their moth
er, who is to recite Henley's ENG
land, My England" in costume with
full orchestral accompaniment.
swarmed With Angels.
At the dress rehearsal, the final one,
yesterday the Century Theater stage
was fairly swarming with debutante
angels. There were the Misses Ade-
laide wilmerding, Marion Tiffany,
Adelaide Sedgwick and Frances Field.
who are to be the Playing Angels OF
Francisco. There were the Angels
Dancing of Botticelli, otherwise Miss
Margaret Ehrhart, Mrs. James L. Kid
der, Miss Mimi Scott, Miss Frances
Field, Miss Katherine Porter, Mrs.
Charles Oelrichs, and Mrs. Breese.
There were the Angels OF Guido Reni,
enacted by Mrs. Benjamin Guinness
and Mrs. Jack Fairchfld. There were
the Angels OF Benodezo Goddo-Zoil,
the Misses Lois Hartman, Grace
Bristed, Margaret Warren, Constance
Peabody, Maud Kahn and Elizabeth
Emmet. There weer the angels who
appeared to Daniel in the lions den,
OF whom Miss May LRudenburg Is one.
Although the men wouldn't be an
gels, they came forward in great
numbers when ushers were called for.
Those selected by Miss Lota Robin.
son, who Is to chaperon them, are
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
"LIFER" HAS S121,863.o4.
stephanPs Fortune Growing Faster
Than He Can Spend.

NEW YORK. Feb. 14.-one hundred
and fifty dollars was as much as
Alphonse ]. Stephani, a life convict
now in the Dannemora State hospital
was able TO spend during the last
year out Of an estate whose total
value is 1921 ,S63.04.
The Equitable Trust Company, as a
committee OF his estate, yesterday. filed
its accounting in the county clerks
Office. The total value OF the stocks,
bonds and other securities belonging
to the estate is 1921. .s63.O4, as com.
pared with $115.751.32 at the begin.
ming Of 1916. The total expenditure
for the year out of an income of
Sc, ,S90.30 was $77s.5s, which included
'he $3.50 sent to Charles H. North, su-
oerintendent of Dannemora State hos
pital. TO provide Stephani with such
'uTuries as he is permitted TO have.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
Major Burke Would Guard Coast
With Series of Rivers
and Canals.
LIKE TRENCH IN LAND WAR
Says Scheme Could Be Financ-
ed With BiIIion-DoIlar
Bond Issue.

Major ]. N. Burke, for forty years
associated with Buffalo Bill, and who
travelled all over the world with the
famous scout, has come forward with
. plan for the defense Of the con-
tinent against foreign invasion.
Major Burke's plan Is to construct,
at a cost of 81 900, ,O0O, 900, to be taken
care of by a bond issue. an innerline
defense. composed of rivers and can
ais, SO constructed as to make IL ros-
sible to have a continuous waterway
running near the coast much as Q
trench is used in modern warfare.
Description Of Plan.
The major describes his plan this
way:
''The length OF our coast is looked
upon wisely as a weakneSs-and it
Is II not properly defended. It can
be fortified, as nature has left an
opening for scientific application to
modify the danger--in fact, to solidfy
Its security as a trench That Is
through the inside coast line de-
y velopment Of transportation facilities
in time of war to utilize it in the
shape Of an ocean line defense trench
IA defensive barrier that can be
provided as quickly as can the up
building Of our intended grand navy
in from two to three years.
Would Pay i'm Peace Times.
'It would pay in peace by con-
Meeting all future developed river
transportation from the continental
interior.
H'The acquisition of the Danish
West Indies is timely and completes
a coast defense barrier on the line
of<General Jackson's cotton bales,
only on a natural colossal scale.
s'This Congress, or the next, should
Immediately provide the funds since
we have an empire as collateral and
q 81 ,000. 900 issue of long time bonds
would make the coast like a breast
work from New England to Panama.
Would Use GoethaIs.
General Goethsls could be used
and the Panama methods applied,
extending the inside passage via the
Cape Cod Canal, Long Island Sound,
via New York Harbor, by building q
ship canal from New York to the
Delaware river and bay, deepen the
Chesapeake Canal, thus giving access
to Chesapeake bay to the inside coast
line that could be made nearly com
plete by q few easy cuts along the
Carolina coast: then cut the pro-
posed ship canal through the Florida
swamps. making q Gulf Of Meuco
short passage; then with Key West,
Guantanamo. Mole St Nicholas, the
windward Passage, the Danish Isles
properly fortified, not skimped, but
made modern Gibraltars, we would
be ready in the East.
Then stations on the Pacific, Gen.
tral America, southern California,
San Diego, an Alaskan depot, with
the Philippines, Guam, and HAWAII
modernly developed in the west
I'VE would probably never need
an army, but q duty-service-reserTe
Of well-drilled men to back up
regular army developed to insure
peace would complete the plan"
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

grafton headquarters. under pretext
OF examination or inquiry into the
right Of the individual to land The
Chinese DO not ask to have the coolie
class admitted to the United States.
but when one OF the class that may
legally enter the United states pre-
sents himself here with properly
vised papers. they expect that he
shall be admitted without hindranes
or delay.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
KNOW A WORTHWHILE GIRL ?
Harvard Boys Decide Just What
Che Should Be.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE
"Round Table Boys" members OF the
graduate school at Harvard, got to
gether recently and agreed on the
girl that's worth while" as follows:
She is attractive, graceful and
healthy. but not NECESSARILY pretty.
She can dress tastefully and enter
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
ONE BLOW.

Bobby Ito grandmother)-Grand-
ma, have you ever seen an engine
wagging its ears?
Grandma-No, nonsense, Bobby, I
never heard of an engine having any
ears.
Bobby-why, haven't you ever
heard of engineers?-Exchang
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
25c Silk Handkerchief, at.

Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs, in fancy border ~ III
effects in novel designs eoiorings French
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Silk Petticoats, at. E.
and solid colors. Stylish founces, with underls,
TIL
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
Soc Pongee Silks, at.

silk and Cotton Fabrics. with rich lustrous JJC III
finish. sc inches vide For and III
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Infants 25c bands at.
Infants Fleeced Cotton Bands low neck and sleeve
less; sizes to g. First F1oor.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
$40 & s22. so Room-Size Rugs a

oXl2 IT. Seamless Wilton Velvet a
Brussels Rugs, floral. medallion and neI
light and dark cOlorings. Floor samples
The Washington times., 1917-02-14

Pearl Buttons, dozen on card. ..
Fresh Water Pearl Buttons. In large sises; CA.
and As ligne); worth up TO soc . dosen- Sec
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
Women's 55e Silk Boot Hoe
Mems $1.OO Underwear at. :.

Celebrated Norfolk and New Brunswick Under
wear OF medium weight merino. in white and natura
First Floor.
The Washington times., 1917-02-14
500 Mating Rugs, at .
$3.50 Woolnap Blankets, ut.

TOXS0 Woolnap blankets. heavy weight, 0k sO
soft fleece hnish white with pink blue berde
Fourth F1ser
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
Two Brands OF vernacuiar,

'TIow's every little thing7" asked
the Chicago mar,
Every infiniteslmal circumstance
IL satisfactory and suspicious, thank
you." responded his Boston friend,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-01
WILFRED LUCAS APPEARING
IN POLITICAL ROLE AGAltl
Star Takes Part of Food Commissioner
In Triangle Nonkcrs
Production.

WiIfred Lucas finds himself again
in political role In the Triangle
Yonkcrs production. che Food Gam
blers," in which he Is featured with
Elda Millar under supervision of Allan
Dwan.
Ia this play, which is described as
a timely and forceful comment on
the present food problem, Lucas plays
the pnrt of food commissioner whose
social conscience is not SO sensitive
as to keep him from earning his dis
honest penny thru price manipula-
tions Because he loves girl how
ever. and because he himself comes
face to face with starvation, he comes
to a strong finish fighting his own
colleagues in "A successful battle FOR
constructive food legislation.
The starvation scene has a strange
counterpart in Lucas own life, and
his acting in this scene is most vivid
I'm memory Of three foodless days he
spent on the plains of New Mexico
several years ago. lie was riding
horseback from Secoro to Alhu-
Querque, depending entirely on the
larders OF the natives along the road
for his meals. \ storm came up sud-
denly, a fury OF wind and a singing
whirl Of white alkali dust that blinded
botu Lucas ana ms H'ISr tolupl'l'IN.
Losing the main trail the horsa STUN
hlcd and threw his rider and hours
later Lucas awoke To find himself
with broken leg and wounded
horse, and the angry red eye Of the
setting sun just disappearing below
the horizon.
For three days he struggled with
his leg and the horses swollen foot,
becoming sicker and fainter all the
while for the lack OF food He forgot
the pain of his injury, he says. i'm the
frenzied craving for food, and when
he was finally discovered by an indo-
lent Mexican and taken to his hut he
consumed all the beans in the house
and begged for more.
With that memory It was not diff
cult for Lucas TO "starve" in THE
Food Gamblers"