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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Women Get Drunk
Chewing Cordite,
Most Deadly Drug

Correspondence Of The Associated Press,)
London, Feb. 26.-Officials OF
the ministry Of munitions have discov-
cred that good deal OF the drunk
enness" attributed to women and COM
paratively young girls is due to an
other and hitherto unsupported cause
the chewing Of cordite, the smoke
less explosive used in the shell OF can
non and the ammunition OF small
arms. The explosive is being used
as sort Of "pick-me-up" by the tired
munition workers, but its effect on
their health is very injurious and
remedial measures are being taken
by the authorities.
Cordite, when chewed, has all the
exhilarating effects of highly slim
ulating drug and cannot be tempered
with except at great risk. Its effect
on the nervous system are immediate
and ultimately deadly, Besides, like
all such drugs, it has to be taken i'll
increasing quantities il the exhilira-
ton is to be maintained.
The effect of cordite as an "intoxi-
cant" was first discovered during the
South African war. Some British sol.
diers found to their surprise that by
eating cordite they could get all the
excitement of the most powerful mar
cotic-and all the terrible effects, too.
Cordite consists roughly of about
fifty-eight parts of nitro-glycerine,
thirty-seven parts guncotton and five
parts Of mineral jelly. Each cartridge
contains sixty cylindrical strands Of
cordite.
An official of the ministry of NUM-
ions experimental himself BY sucking
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

stained as that OF its military or po-
litieal honor.
"All the foreign governments that
extended US faith and credit when
we were Piedmont and later when
we were United Italy have been sat
isfed. We sold them our loans for
below par, thereby giving high rates
of interest and other profits; after
wards we were happily able to take
up our loans at face value and when
our bank bills were the equal OF gold
money values in every country, even
that of the American dollar. We had
no difficulty in converting the nation
al bonds to the value Of 81 ,600,0 100000,
or S,000,0000O0 lire.
.. Money Quoted at Par.
"In July, 1914, Italian money was
quoted at par in New York. The
sorrows and hazards of the war came
and today our money has depreci-
ated thereby more than 80 per cent.
ALREADY there are nations seeking
to occupy the place in Italy held be-
iOlC tuS wal Wy HSiludiiys fhHlOiiS
these are said to be the United States.
We welcome commercial relations
with the United States. We are al
ready a large buyer of its goods. But
if the United Staes wishes to trade
with us, would it not be better to
show its interest substantially
Undoubtedly we are suffering from
the old time-worn system of inter-
national exchange, which permits Of
fortunes being made through spec
ulation. What we need and what the
world needs is an international cham
Der of compensation, which l have
proposed many times, the latest time
being at Paris last year, the operation
of which would be great peaceful
bond sustained by honest, reciprocal
interests.
Europe just now has too much
paper money, while the United States
has too much gold. The United States
not only should, but will have to, re-
store the gold to the countries which
suffer from the lack of it, and the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Garrison Of Sveaborg
Refuses to Join Revolt

London, March 1.-THE Russian
garrison at the fortress of Sveaborg,
which defends Helsingfor, has re-
fused to join the revolution, accord
ing to a dispatch received by the
Swedish newspaper Nyheter and for
warded here by the Stockholm corre-
spondent of the Exchange Telegraph
company. The Russian soldiers, the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Boston Court House
Bomb Mystery UnSOIved

Boston, March 1.-THE mystery
Of the bomb explosion at the court
house yesterday was as deep as ever
today. One OF the two killed is
Known to have been the janitor of
the building, but the other body has
not been identified. The police be-
lieve that the unidentified victim was
the one who brought the bomb to the
court house.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

strand. He found that it tasted
sweet, pleasant and pungent, but it
resulted in giving him the most rack
ing, splitting headache, and it lasted
for thirty-six hours,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

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This Company has been notified through National Confer
representing the Railroads that employees yard
uday March 17t 1917 The facts In the present controversy
follows: The Broerhoods asked that the railroads accept
their Interpretation of the Adamson law final settlement and
put into effect without waiting for the decision Of the Supreme
This declined and the following offer made by the railroads:
1s That the Adamson law declared constitutional by the
United States Supreme Court and the railroads unable to
with the as to the application OF the law that
consisting OF MAJ Gen. Geo. Goethas T. A. chairman Hon
Clark, Member Of the interstate Commerce Commission; Hon.
George Rubee, Member Of the Federal Trade Commission.
ID the AdaHson law is declared unconstitutional
mission to determine the whole controversy. Il
3d. Any settlement to be effective Jan. 1st 1917: n
This declined by the Broterhoods and they advised that
progressive strikes freight yard and hoss service have been
called beginning at six pm. Saturday. March 17h 1917
This will endeavor to operate It's trains in accordance
with it's charter requirements with due for the
safety of the public and those loyal employees remaining In the
the assistance municipal officers and loyal
poyes requested in the protection of efforts towards
sumption of service Attention directed the fact that this
compans dealings with it's employees through the long OF
bring about adjustment
working rules. Furthermore this company does not believe
there justification for carrying out the contemplated
action. This doub true for the that this
government will the Adamson law declared constitutional pay
Immediately the employees affected the amounts be due
them from and after JAM 1st 1917 under that law and the
Adason law declared unconstitutional has offered to submit
Goetas chairman for adjustment and to put into effect and to
Immediately the interested employees the basis Of that
commissions decision, beginning such payment with Jam L. 1917
Signed, Chicago Northwestern Railway Company.
BY u. H. Ashton, President
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

sooner it restores it the sooner it will
ameliorate the crisis which always
comes to country too rich in gold"
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Judging from letters received IN
Little Rock from points inside and
outside OF the state, considerable mis-
apprehension prevails as to the bill in
troduced by Senator Cabiness, known
as the dryer than hone" measure.
Senator Gabiness introduced several
prohibition bills. tile first being the
bone dry" bill, which makes it unlaw-
ful for railroad and express com
Panies to transport intoxicating Ii
quors of any kind into the state.
The second bill sought to prohibit
any person from bringing liquor into
the state as pers nal effects. except
FOR medicinal purposes. This bill also
attempted TO cons rue several sections
Of his bone dry bill, which had been
construed in two different ways by
various circuit judges Of the state. It
also placed a ban on druggists who
handle certain kinds of patent medi=
zines
The bill passed the Senate, and af
ter being read twice in the House.
was placed on the calendar to be
amended when called up for final pas
sage. 1t was never reached on the
calendar, however, and the Legisla-
ure adjourned before the House had
an opportunity of voting on the bill.
The several features of the bone
dry bill. which have been differently
construed by circuit judges, will very
likely be passed upon by the Supreme
Court some time in April or May
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
ARKANSAS ". 0. ".
CONVENTION ENDS
MORE THAN 1900 DELEGATES
AND VISITORS WE'RE IN
ATTENDANCE.
THANK CITY OF HOPE
Sightseeing Tour of the City and
Surrounding Country in Automo-
bies Was Omitted On Account
of the Heavy Rains.


The head camp of Woodmen of the
World of Arkansas, which has been
in session at Hope. closed the eley-
enth biennial session. More than l.
500 delegates and visitors we're in at
tendance. They were entertained in
the hotels and homes of tile city and
expressed themselves as delighted
with the manner in which they were
cared for.
The Woodmen Circle of the state
met at Hope at the same time. Both
conventions adopted resolutions
thanking Hope for the manner IN
which they had been cared for The
sightseeing tour of the city and sur
rounding country in automobiles was
omitted on account of the heavy rain.
The final program included election
of head managers as follows: Lon
Fiagler of Dardanelle. II. G. Lewder
OF Magazine, j. +. Jones of Hot
Springs. Joe Decker OF Ravenden
Springs. and Newt Alexander of
BatesviIle The following were elect
ed sovereign delegates to the supreme
camp, which will meet In Atlanta,
Ga. in July: J. B. Goodwin of Little
Rock. Judge ". H Evans of Benton,
L. B. Stone of Camden, j. A. Sulli-
van of Hope. B. J. Parham of Bald
Knob, w. v Rogers of Arkadelphia,
A. L. Jones of Conway. and Mike Pope
of Nashville.
Mayor Boyett and Marshal Watson
of Hope, and the City Board of Health
ask that officers of cities through
which the delegates pass on their way
home from the convention may not
arrest delegates and visitors who may
be found with spicious.1ooking bot
ties. Hundreds of them left Hope
with all kinds of bottles filed with
mineral water from the city well. They
are not trying to violate the bone
dry law.
The closing exercise of each con-
vention was the installation of the
new officers Three special trains We're
required to accommodate the dele
gates leaving Hope
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
S. |. A. Making Reports.

], L. Bond, superintendent of public
instruction. said that all School I'M
provement Associations desiring 20
compete for the prizes offered by the
Department of Education must have
their reports in not later than March
"a. Some time ago officials in the de
partment sent out about 500 blank re-
ports to School Improvement Assoeia-
lions over the state in which data
was requested on the receipt and ex-
penditure of funds. and all interior
and exterior improvements made by
the associations A first prize of
three large framed pictures for school
use. and second prize of 25-volume
school library was offered for the as
sociation showing the greatest ac-
complishment for the money received
A narrative report of the years work
also was requested. Mr.. Bond said
that the reports are beginning to come
in rapidly.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
BEN D. BRICKHOUSE
HEADS LABOR DEPT.
GOV. 6ROUGH NAMES LITTLE
ROCK LAWYER TO SUCCEED
J. C. CLARY.
WILSON WILL NOT ACCEPT
Mr.. Clary Was Appointed Commission
err BY Acting Governor J. M. FutraIt
Four Years Ago, Soon After the
Office Was Created


I4llitt iAOGh-Z
Governor Brough announced the ar
pointment of Ben d. Brickhouse of
Little Rock as state commissioner OF
labor, to succeed ]. c. Clary of War
rem, and T A Wilson of Pine Bluff
as deputy commissioner, succeeding
E. I. Mckinley of Paragould. The ap=
pointments are effective April l.
Mr. Wilson said he would not ae-
cept the appointment. He is the first
to refuse an appointment by Governor
Brough
Il appreciate the honor the gov
ernor does me in rendering the posi-
ton, but must respectfully decline,
was the only explanation he made. He
had been mentioned for the higher
office His present wages are said to
be more than the salary of the deputy
commissioner of labor
Mr.. Clary's term of office expired
February l. but Governor Brough
said that he had retained Mr.. Glary
through the legislative session and un-
til April l on account Of the efficient
service and accurate knowledge he
had given to the administration con
corning labor legislation.
MIR. Clary was appointed commits
sioner by Acting Governor J. NJ. Flu
trell four years ago, soon after the of
flee was created. and he was reap
pointed by Governor Hays. The office
WAS 0DGratpd for the first two wears
of its existence on borrowed money,
the legislature having failed to make
appropriations for it. Mr. Glary is tie
author of the boiler inspection law,
the law permitting the commissioner
of labor to file information with ju-
dicial officers. the mothers pension
law. the minimum wage and maxi
mum hour law and inaugurated the
free labor employment agency. Mr..
Mckinley has been assistant commits
sioner for about two years.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
New Assessment List.

The State Tax Commission is pre-
pairing statements to be mailed to
county clerks. asking that the assess
ment lists be not printed until the
commission can devise notifications
to make the list conform to the new
township assessment law. The change
in the list will add another column
In which the property owner is to
make his own assessments. The pres
ent lists contain only one column, in
which the assessments are made by
county officials, and the revised list
will include a column in which the
taxpayer is TO make his assessment as
we'll as column in which the town
ship boards are to place the equal
ized assessments.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Incorporation Matters.

The Morene-Burlham Construction
Company, incorporated under the laws
of Missouri filed certificate of its
charter and was granted permit to
do business in the State of Arkansas
The Boynton Oil and Gas Company
filed certificate and was granted per
mission to operate in Arkansas.
Tho Fort Smith Metal Products
Company. capitalized at $4,000. filed
articles of incorporation. The business
of the company is to manufacture
and sell beds and all classes of metal
products.
The Miller County Farm Company
of Texarkana, capitalized at $4,000,
all of which has been paid in. filed
articles OF Incorporation The com
pany will engage in general mer-
chandise and farming business.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Take Law To WASHINGTON.

A copy of the new law authorizing
arkansas TO take its allotment of the
Shackleford road aid fund was taken
TO Washington by w. B. Owens, com
missioner of the Arkansas Highway
Commission and Hugh Carter, depart
ment engineer, ascertain whether the
Arkansas law confirms with the re
quiremonts of the Shaekleford law.
Messrs. Owen and Carter also will re
eeiye final instructions from the sec
rotary of agriculture on the provisions
and requirements of the Shackleford
law
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Two of the three indictments r.
turned by the Pulaski County grand
jury We're made public They were
against Walker Y. Powell, charging
perjury and bribery lie was released
on $4,000 bond Immediately after his
arrest
The indictments charge that h
swore falsely before the grand jury
relative to his connection with the
introduction of trading stamp bill in
the General Assembly and that he Of
fcred a bride of 500 10 Senator l. {.
Burgess for the introduction of an
other trading stamp measure
Burgess. who is under indictment
fer accepting d bribe, for which he
was expelled from the Senate, was
tie witness before the grand jury in
The Powell case.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
To Prosecute Laundrynen.

In response to a rquest from the
prosecuting attorney at Hot Springs,
Z. l. Mckinley. deputy state labor
commissioners, was sent to Hot Springs
by J. c. Clary, state labor commits
sioner. to aid in the prosecution O.
several laundrymen, who were arrest.
ed and charged with working girl EN-
pleyes overtime and with violating the
minimum wage law.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Governor Frees Nearess.

Bessie Devine, a Sebastian county
nearess, sentenced to two years inn
prisonment in the penitentiary fl
June. 1915. for grand larceny was par.
doned b. Governor Brough The par
don was recommended by the peniten-
tiary physician, who said that the ne
gress has been sick for some time.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

A strong resolution eondemning
Senator w. F. Kirby for his opposi-
ton to the president in his effort to
secure authority from Congress to
arm merchant vessels, was adopted
at an enthusiastic meeting of the
Cross County Commercial Club at
Wynne. In the resolution Senator
Kirby's position was declared to be
traitorous.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Names Gas Well Inspector.

J. A Brake of Fort Smith was APP
pointed state inspector of oil and gas
wells Mr.. Brake has been a local gas
and oil well inspector at Fort Smith
for many years. All oil and gas wells
will be inspected as often as the in
spector deems it necessary. with a
view to safety. A fee of $25 will be
charged for each inspection
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

Mrs. W. A. Bower of Harrison led
in the tenth monthly roundup of the
state butter making contest at the
Arkan-as Agricultural Station at the
University of Arkansas at Fayette-
vile. Her score was 935.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Believing that veins of coal discov.
cred in sinking wells indicate the
presence of coal in paying quantities
farmers of the Holy Grove neighbor
hood, four miles from Bald Knob
have perfected an organization for
the purpose of prospecting the main
vein of the supposed mine
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Convention Election.

The Democratic state central com
mittee, after lengthy session. adopt
ed resolution calling a statewide
primary for April ID to select candi-
dates for the constitutional convention
which meets in Little Rock November
10 The election for delegates will be
held on June &c
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Edgar Brewster Appointed.

Governor Brough also announced
the appointment of Edgar Brewster Of
Pine Bluff as a member of the Advi-
sorry Board of the State Highway
Commission. and said that while he
will name r. r. Thompson, president
of Crescent College of Eureka
Springs, as a member of the Highway
Commission, the appointment will not
be made until the expiration of Tom
Burris' term April l.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

DR. J. Z. Tankersly has circulated a
petition to Adjutant General Lloyd
England, asking that England be des-
ignated as a place in which a new
company of the Arkansas National
Guard may be raised.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
SLAYER Appeals Case.

Transcript was filed in the Supreme
Court in the case of Henry Mccain,
an appeal from the Nevada Circuit
Court, which sentenced Mccain to q
years imprisonment for the killing of
]. P. Stage at Prescott July 10, 1916.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

The poultry dealers of Ozark state
that during 1916 Ozark handled $45,-
900 worth of poultry. In the same
period the county handled poultry
worth s106 900. It is believed that dur
ing the year of 1917 the poultry pro-
duction will be doubled
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Jefferson City. Mo.-The Missouri
Senate passed the bill submitting 4
prohibition constitutional amendment
TO the voters in the 1918 election. In
der the proposed amendment. state
wide prohibition would become enec-
tive November l. 1919
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

\ son was born a few days ago to
Mr.. and Mrs r. F Tyer of Jackson
county and at the same hour a son
was born TO Mr. and Mrs James Goe.
As Mrs. Coe is Mr. Myers daughter.
Mr. Fyer became father aud I
grandfather at the same hour I've
Coe baby has been named Woodrow
and the Tyer baby has been named
Wilson
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

The formation of Paving District
No has been approved b. the Rus
sellville City Council and w J. White.
A. Il Renffow and George s Neal
have been appointed commissioners.
The district embraces real estate as.
sessed $154,000 and the petitions
for the improvement represented al
most 100000.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
MANY OF CREWS LANDED
Memphis Sent To Bottom q Severe
Gun Fire-Two Of Doomed Vessels
We're Returning IN BaIlast-u. S.
Representatives Confirm Reports.

Washington. Win nc announe-
ment Of the ruthless destruction u
three unasmel American merchant
ships by submarines. il Was unofficial.
l. admitted here that virtually d staEe
Of war exists between the United
States and Germany
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
Oil lnsnector Named.

Governor Brough appointed Chas.
F. Martin. Sr., state oil inspector.
The appointment is for four years and
pays $4,000 annually.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Women can nov Lay poll tax and
take advantage of the Riggs woman
suffrage law, according to Luther
Hopkins deputy county clerk of Fort
Smith This opinion IS based upon
legal advice
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Chieage.-Harry Pratt Judson. au.
thority on international law. ana
president of the University Of Chica-
go, declared that the sinking Of the
City of Memphis was the strongest
kind of an overt act. lie said;
aside from the itemized facts
there are only two situations 70 be
considered in this case:
First. II the ship was sunk with
out search Such action without de-.
bate constitutes an overt act. aag
rant violation of international law
Second, if the ship was fire.
searched and then sunk. The facts
in the case state that the ship vas on
the voyage over was stopped, search.
ed and permitted to proceed It's
status was thus already clearly IS.
tablished by Germany II on the re-
turn voyage the ship had been search
ed before its sinking. the log would
have necessarily proved its right on
Germany's own judgment TO proceed
unmolested Then in this case. tho
the sinking was an overt act-equal-
ly a violation OF the law.
1T would seem, however. without
any debate whatever. that the sinking
of an American ship flying the Amer.
lean flag and bound with cargo for
an American searched or not
searched, warned or not warned was
irrefutably violation Of information
al law
The circumstances are unique BUT
whatever they are finally established
TO be. the facts as they stand seem
to allow FOR no escape from fhe con.
clusion that Germany has committed
an overt act.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22
u. S. Generous Glxer.

New York-The United States has
contributed ss.9so.60a TO Belgian re-
lief. according TO the Commission for
Relief In Belgium.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

New York-Forty-eight men who
were Americans BY birth or by nafur-
alization and nine others, several Of
whom were believed to be naturalizea
Americans. composed the crew OF the
American freight steamship City Of
Memphis. reported from London as
having been sunk ~ shell IRE.
The vessel itself. valued al $500. 600.
had weathered safely many adven.
lures in European waters on previous
voyages since the war began.
Owned by the Ocean Steamship
Company. commonly known as the
Savannah line. the city OF Memphis.
of 5.252 tons gross. sailed from New
York January %. carrying 965s bales
of cotton valued at $500. 900 This she
delivered at Hayre. France. and was
on her way home In ballast when
sunk.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Farmers around Nashville have re-
cefved 2.onG sugar barrels. which they
will use to ship the radish crop 10
Northern and Eastern markets About
100 acres of radishes will be produced
this year, and it is expected thar 10
cars will be shipped The crop will
begin to move about April l.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Presidi1e Judge Nelson. officiating
at the race meet at Hot Springs re-
ceived cablegram announcing that
his son, who was in the French army.
had been killed in action Somewhere
in France, =
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

The executive committee of the Ar
kansas Press Association will meet in
Little Rock on March 26 to select the
place for the annual meeting of the
association in June Fort Smith will
verify likely be selected.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Hog cholera is being stamped out
in Desha county through the efforts of
the county agent, DR.. s. p Weigart.
acting under the Department of Agri-
culture.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

1t is reported that oil has been
found on the Golden Oaks ranch, near
Eureka Springs.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Drainage District No. I, authorized
by the legislature. is expected to make
possible the development of a large
section of fertile farm land in Poin-
sett county.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Fire, which originated from a defec.
tive fue. destroyed the high school
building at Diaz while the STUDENT
were taking the morning recess.
The Monticellonian., 1917-03-22

Specimens OF zinc ore taken from
the Berry well southwest of Bentor
vile have been assayed and bee
proven to be quite rich.