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The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
WORST FLOOD IN
 57 YEARS IS FEARED
South Central West Virginia is Threatened With Great Dis aster-Landslides Have Para lyzed Railroad Traffic.

Charleston, w. Va, March 13.- South central West Virginia, includ- ing the territory adjoining Charles ton and Huntington, tonight was men aced by what is predicted will be the wrost flood since 1861. Due to "A hours of continuous rain, all streams in this section have overfowed their banks, landslides throughout the mountains have paralyzed railroad traffic and Charleston is isolated as regards railroad communication, ex- cept for one branch of the Kanawha and Michigan.
 he crest of the flood is expected to reach Charleston tomorrow, with a stage of 35 feet. The Kanawha river here rose 13 feet in four hours today. Half of the town of Weston, of 4,O0O population, is under water. At Burns vile, near Weston, water is four feet deep in the Baltimore and Ohio sta tion. At Sutton water is four feet deep in the main street. Families living along Cabin creek are moving to higher ground. Clay courthouse, in Clay county, is flooded with stage of 32 feet.
 The Chesapeake and Ohio main and branch lines are out of commission east of Charleston. The lines south of here on the Kanawha and Michi- gan are badly damaged. Trains will not run over the coal and coke rail- road before Friday.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
DRAFT MUST AWAIT
 RETURN 0F BAKER
Opposition in House to Pro- posed Change of ApportiOn- ment-PrOvOst Marshal Will Await Bakers Return.

Washington, March 13.-Legisla- tion to change the system of appor- tioning drafted men by making the basis the number of men in Class 1 instead of the population of states was held up in the House today with the filing of an advance minority re- port by members of the military com mittee and by the statement of Chair man Dent that the measure will not be called up until after Secretary Bakers return from France.
 This will delay the second draft, as Provost Marshal General Crowder has announced that he will not go ahead with it until the law is changed
 When the minority report was filed General Crowder was before the Sen ate military committee urging speedy consideration of the measure and of another to require registration of all men attaining 21 years of age since last June 5. He appeared greatly concerned when he learned that the legislation was checked in the House.
 The Senate has passed the bill to change the basis of apportionment, and is expected to pass this week the measure registering younger men.
 The House committee also has filed q majority report on the bill changing the apportionment.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
CHURCH PROTESTS AGAINST
 MANUFACTURE OF BEER

Little Rock, March 14-B. P. Kidd, chairman of the official board of the First Christian church, received the following communication from the private secretary to Director General McAdoo. in reply to resolution of the church condemning the use of raw material in the manufacture of beer. and the carrying of the product on the railroads:
 "On behalf of the director general, permit me to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of February 24.
 "I take pleasure in advising you that he is giving the matter you re- fer to his careful consideration.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14

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The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
WILL EXCEED QUOTA OF
 SHEPARD VOLUNTEERS

Little Rock, March 14.-There has been a most gratifying response in Arkansas to the call of the govern ment for U. S. shipyard volunteers. A call was made for 250,000 skilled mechanics, the Arkansas quota being 2,500.
 w. c. Sprague, the State director, reports that up to the present time he has reports indicating the enroll ment of about 5000 men, and more to be heard from.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
RULING ON EMPLOYMENT
 OF FEMALE APPRENTICES

Little Rock, March 14.-The fol- lowing ruling has been made by the State labor commissioner relative to the employment of female apprenti- ces in millinery establishments:
 For the first months experience, not less than $15 per month.
 For the second month, not less than $17.50.
 For the third month, not less than s2O.
 After the third month, and up to and Including the sixth month, -$1 per day.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14

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DODDRIDGE STATE BANK
 GRANTED A CHARTER

Little Rock, March 14.-The State bank commissioner yesterday granted a charter to the Doddridge State Bank, of Doddridge, Miller county. It has a capital stock of $10,OO0. The officers are Henry Field president, Allen Winham vice president, and C.. H. Bigby cashier.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-14
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

Will hold the regular quarterly examlnation for teachers March 21 ana zz. c. M. HIRST,
 County Examiner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
WASTE OF sEEF AND
EGGS SHOWN IN THE
MAKING OF CONS OMM :

Washington. More than 5000 lbs.
If beef and 1000 eggs are wasted
daily in New York alone in making
consomme, according to one OF the
3est known hotel chefs of the East
When you order consomme in your
favorite restaurant or hotel call the
waiter back and change it to bouillon,
if you must have clear soup, for
every order for consomme sends nun
dreds of dollars worth OF food into
Tho swil barrel,
This is what happens before you
get the consomme, il You insist on IL:
One pound OF meat and bones are used
to make two to fCur cups OF the
SOUP. the while of from four to eight
eggs are used to clarity It. Then the
meat, bones and eggs represent most.
ly waste, often are thrown out entirely
the cost going into the consomme.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
CAN SEE VICTORIES
AHEAD FOR DRYS

Springfield. Feb - Illinois Is eo-
ing TO be- considerably dryer after
local option elections are held this
year. aeeordns 10 prominent dry lead
ers here Tie fight AGAINST booze m
Illinois is already underway. they de-
clare. The Aut-SalGoH League has
in augulated a church cJmt ai-n IN the
districts where the issue VII be- voted
on s.. CLAN. Madison Nacoupin and
Montgomery counties are being at
lacked daily by the cJmpaisners.
The biggest tsht is expected in Al
ton. the drys claim JIJEo IN Wood
river township next Ia Alton an equal
" bitter struggle will be made -.
Clair country. too is biz factor.
since the entire county is in the black
spot area
The argument of the drys is the
light is that liquor is the greatest ot
war MASTERS and therefore should be
tbolished as a wartime necessity
Among the Wet places IN Illinois
where a local option election for pro
hibition will be held this spring are
Bloomington Aurora. Rock Island. Mt
Pulaski. Fulton Alton. Pena, Minonk
Moline Lincoln. 81 Charles Carlin
lille. South Litchdeld township ana
savannah.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
AND NOW THEY ARE COOKING
TOBACCO TO MAKE IT BETTER

For good many years The American
Tobacco Company have been conducting a
series of experiments having as their
object the Improvement of smoking
tobaccos.
And it is interesting to know that one
Of the greatest Of their discoveries was one
of the simplest, and that was, that cooking
or toasting tobacco improved it in every
way, just as cooking most foods improves
them.
They took real Burley tobacco, grown
in this country; toasted It as you would
toast bread; moistened it to replace the
natural moisture driven off by toastinp.
made it into cigarettes, called them
LUCKY STRIKE. the toasted cigarette"
and offered them to the public.
Theresult has been the greatest demand
ever created for any tobacco product in a
similar length Of time.
The change produced by toasting is not
only most wholesome. but the flavor is
greatly improved. Just - cooking improves
meat, for example.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast.

TO feel your best day in and day out,
o feel clean inside; no sour bile to
coat your tongue aud sicken your
breath or duh your head; no constlpa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pores do, says we'll
known physician.
TO keep these poisons and toxins
we'll flushed from the stomach, liyec,
Kidneys and bowels, drink before break,
fast each day, a glass OF hot water
with teaspoonful of limestone phos'
plate in it. This will cleanse, purify
md freshen the entire alimentary tract
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Get quarter pound of LIVINGSTONE
phosphate from your pharmacist II
is inexpensive and almost tasteless
except a soursh twinge which is not
unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot
water every morning to rid your sys
TEN of these vile poisons and toxins;
also to prevent their formation
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves ant
muscles became saturated with an &C
emulation of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all. keep it up
AS soar and hot water act on the skin
cleansing, sweetening and purifying, 81
limestone phosphate and hot water be
fore breakfast, act on the stomach
liver, kidneys and bowels.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Illinois Women, Prepare F!

Thousands OF women in Illinois have
overcome their sufferings, and have been
cured Of woman's ills by DR.. Pierce's
Favorte Prescription. This temperance
medicine, though started nearly half a
century ago, sells most widely to-day.
1t can now be had in tablet form as
well as liquid, and every woman who
suffers from backachc, headache nerv-
BUSINESS, should take this Prescription"
of DR.. Pierce's. 1t is prepared from
natures roots and herbs and does not
contain particle of alcohol or any
narcotic. It's not a secret prescription
for its ingredients are printed on wrap
per. Send l0c. for trial package to
DR.. Y. NJ. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
EAST ST. LOUIS. I'LL was sick with
chillS and nervousness and the medicines
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Zu Zu Don't Like Conservation.

San francisco, Feb. 22-When Zu
Zu a pet ostrich belonging to Henry
Bolhin. received a conservation menu
of old leaves and bone meal, instead
of apples, bran and wheat Zu Zu
chased its owner out of the paddock.
Next day Zu Zu kicked pet deer
and broke its leg, Joseph Green was
called to choroform the deer, but
hu Zu kicked him through the gate.
way.
tlremen played strong and steady
stream on Zu Xu while the deer was
being sent to ostrichless heaven
Then, just to show IN Zu who was
master Bothin tossed another bucket.
iul of dry leaves and bone meal into
the paddock for Zu Zus dinner
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
WORKERS
IGNORE HOLIDAY

New York. Feb -Seyenty-tiye
thousand members OF the Information
al Ladies Garment Workers Union
are working today -Washiustou's
Firthday-so that their earnings can
go TO swell the Jewish War ReIie.
Fund More than Gf OF The workers
are employed in This city. L is ex.
pacted that several hundred thousand
dollars will be raised by the workers
sacrifice OF their holiday and wages.
The Italian members of The union
will give thir WashingtOn's Birthday
wages 70 the Free Sons OF Italy 10 aid
Italian War sufferers.
Permission to supply heat and light
10 the various shops was obtained
from National Fuel Administrators Gar.
field by Benjamin Schlesinger, presi
dent of the union
In response 20 an appeal from Jacob
II. Schiff and Louis Marshall. the man
ufacturers have agreed to pay the
workers time and a half or double
time. according TO present agreements
on the rate of wages for holiday
work
One manufacturer has offered Il
contribute 8 for every 81 donated
by his employees up to $500
The plan TO have the workers Sc
cure the contributions of the Ladies
Garment Workers earnings on Wash
ington's Birthday was originated dur
ing the recent campaign for 100000
for the relief fund headed by Mr.
SchiT
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
NATIVE SON BARRIERS
FACE LAW COMPELLING
NO MAPS BY CUSTOMERS

Los Angeles, Cal.--Los Angeles bar
oerS VIII equip themselves with hat
pins or other effective devices to
Keep awake customers inclined t.
jfowsiness in their barber chairs 4
an anti-sleep-in the barber.char ordi
nance, now before the city council. is
adopted. The proposed ordinance
would fine the barber $500 for every
chair sleeper or send the tonsorialist
to Jail for six months.
Some one told the city attorney
that when customers 90 to sleep in
barber chairs some BARRIERS are likely
o Slip over a shampoo hair cut,
face message and other barbarous
acts of camouflaee. ltence the pro
posed law to protect The nodders,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Women Find it Easy
Nowadays to Have
Beautiful Hair

In the old days women labored
under the delusion that is was in
furious 10 wash the hair more than
once a month or even longer. Grease
and dirt were allowed To accumulate
and cause various kinds OF scalp
trouble and loss OF hair. Most Of
our grandparents were constant
BUYERS of Quack hair restorers.
Even nowadays, women are afraid
to wash their hair as often as 1t
should be, because of the drying eff
feet of most soaps and ordinary
shampoo preparations.
At last a preparation is on the
market that will prove boon TO the
woman who desires beautifully
groomed. luxurious hair.
Heand's Fluff is dainty sham
poo, made of the finest vegetable
oils. These oils feed the hair roots
and assist in preventing that dryness
that usually follows a shampoo
Heand's Fluff is delightfully."- ex-
hilarating. Made solely for the pur-
pose of head washing, by scientific
vacuum process
Heand's Fluff will help improve
hair health and beauty After o
trial your hair will appear softer
silkier and more lustrous.
Heand's Fluff is econOmical-it is
the Perfect Shampoo-Treats as Il
cleans. A twenty-five cent cake viii
last for eight or ten shampoos \
perfect shampoo for three cents oil
less, At your druggists
Don't accept a substitute--be sure
it Is Heand's Fluff
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
FOOD SURVEY SHOWS
STATE rs NOT HUNGRY

Springfield. Feb 22--No one is hun
cry in Illinois. according to a report
issued by State Food Administrator
Harry Wheeler received here. Sup
plies as d whole are oyer-abundant,
he declares Surveys made by the
food administration reveals great
quantities OF potatoes unmarKeted, the
report states oar present problem
is to distribute equitably the pro
ducts in which there is shortage
and to attempt to induce people To
eat products which are in greater
abundance and just as palatable.'
the report declares.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
More Contaqion in Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis. Fob, % The year
1917 passed with eight times less in.
fantile paralysis, nearly three times
less measles, and one.half as much
typhoid fever in Wisconsin as In 1916.
Scarlet fever on the the other hand
was twice as ramapnt "a diphther,a
tuberculosis, chickenpox and smallpox
Increased materially over 1916
During 1917. also, I'll cases of cry
sipelas were reported. together with
seven deaths Only II eases of oph.
thalmia neonatorum inflammation In
the eyes of newborn children) were
reported In all of these, absolute
blindness was prevented, and in most
instances moi even impairment of
vision resulted
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
JERRY so HATES GERMANS
HE KILLED THE SPEAKER

st. Louis Mo, Feb. %. Jerry Muir.
phy Is patriotic. He hates Germans and
German lingo
Jerry is Il parrot, the property OF
Ovid Russell, theatre proprietor 4
atrc this week. Among them is par
rot that spoke German.
After the show the birds were put
to bed in the cellar where Jerry held
sway. The strange parrot approached
jerry and uttered German phrase.
Jerry attacked the Teutonic invader.
When the rommotion subsidized the
stranger lay limp on the floor Jerry's
sharp beak had penetrated his skull.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
RECEIVE COMFORT KITS
AND BAYONET INSTRUCTION

Chicago, H. Feb. - Recruits who
nave enlisted with the British.C ened.
ian forces in Chicago are being sent
away with comfort kits made by young
women workers and with some valu.
able instructions on the use of the
nayonet given them by the Canadian
Bayonet Squad which was organized
here by Major c. 7. Morton The
squad is in charge of Sergeant. Major
Sanders, of the British-C Canadian re-
cfuiting mission.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
MANY PEORIA
FAMILIES POISONED

Peoria, ILL.,. Feb. 22-More than a
thousand Peoria families have report.
ed TO the health department that from
one to four members Of each house,
hold have been poisoned in some mys,
ferrous way in the last twenty-four
hours The health department has
been unable to find the cause. Tests
show the water pure Physicians are
overrun with calls Hundreds OF
workers were sent home today. No
deaths have resulted.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
ILLINOIS BRIEFS

Peoria, Returning home from
school and apparently in good health.
Frances Jean Braun, aged 10. com.
planned OF drowsness and lay down
on II bed to rest. She died two hours
afterward with the cause a mystery.
Rock Island Three soldier boys
hele told John Duan they we're thirsty.
Duan said he would get them a drink
md went into a saloon. With three
glasses of beer in his hands he started
toward the door where the soldiers
waited outside The proprietor called
policeman and Duan is now spend.
ng ten days in Jail
Alton Keeping house for her hus-
band and three children did not inter
lere with Mrs. Harry Collins study
m optometry She is 40 years of age
end has just been granted degree of
doctor of optics.
u
Galesburg. For the second time
this year Monmouth has won the Big
Eight Literary contest held in Rock
Island This time it was the Girls
Declamatory contest. Rock Island
was second. Moline third and Gales.
huru fnurtb
D.
Quincy Because his name is sug-
aeStiye of Teutonic descent, John C..
Heimann has asked to have i, changed
to John G. Sheppard
d
Decatur AS a conservation meas.
ure sugar bowls have been taken
rom tables in restaurants here. Pa
"uns desiring sugar must ask for ii
md are allowed but one teaspoonrul
each
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
GREEKS TO GET CREDIT
IF FIGHTING FOR U. 6

Chicago, H.. Feb. % Greeks who
volunteer in the United States army
will be serving their native country
according to 5. G. Peas. Consul-Gen.
eral Of Greece, who has notified the II.
linois State Council of Defense Hero
ism while serving under the Stars and
Stripes, he says, will be the same rs
though in Greek service and will Ell
rewarded
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Derivation of "Alcoho,."

Alcohol is Of Arabic origin, being de
rived from the particle al and the
word kohl which was Il name given
to an impalpablc powder used in the
East for painting the eyebrows. For
many centuries the word was used to
designate any fine powder Both Para.
CELSIUS and Libavous used it in that re-
spect in their writings.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

used did not hclp
me. Then { the
doctor doing me
no good J, | tried
DR.. Pierce 5
favorite Prescrip-
ton. The first
few doses made me
feel better. | also
used the Pleasant
Pellets with this
remedy. Both to-
gethcr gave me
new life and
strength. and ]
came out OF the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

DR. Pierces Pellets are t,nequaled as a
Liver PHI. one TIM, Sugdf-codtcd Pellet
It Dose Cure Sick Headache, Bilious
Headache Di1ziless Constipation, lndl'
gesiion, Billions Attacks. and derange
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
FOR SALE
Gedney Property

The Gedney residence, 622 Illinois
avenue is offered for sale at reason
able terms in order to close the estate.
All persons having claims against
the estate of the late Mrs. Gedney are
requested to present them to the UNI
dersigned
ROY GEDNEY.
2l2 Moloney Bldg,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

Camp Grant. Rockford, lll--Des.
pite the adverse weather conditions
officers hope to complete preparations
Tor resumption Of targA practice on
he 5000 yard range within the week
Two new guns have arrived in camp
They are of the AS type of middle
heavy field pieces, the same that are
being used on the front today against
the BOches. The guns will take the
place of the three inch pieces that
nave been in use during the past few
months. The AIS will aid materially
n the special training to be launched
at once in the regiment. The entire
artillery brigade is settling down to
hard practice following the receipt of
its quota of horses
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
HOOVER SAYS j. S.
FACES FOOD CRISIS;
BEHIND IN PROGRAM
NEXT TWO MONTHS WILL BE The
MOST CRITICAL IN COUNTRY
FOOD ApMlNIsTRAToR SAYS
RAILROADS ARE BLAMED.

Washington, Feb. 32.-The next
two months will be the most critical
period with regard to food that the
United States has faced since She
entered the war.
This was the statement tonight OF
Herbert Hoover. United States food
administrator Earnest cooperation
is called for The statement reads;
In response to many inquiries
beg to say il is true that since the
list of December We have fallen far
behind our agreed food program
with the allies. BY the end Of Feb
ruary we will be short i5,000,00O
bushels in cereal products which
We undertook as our share of their
supplies. We also will be short OF
the amount of meat products that
we were to deliver
This deficiency is due solely to
the railway congestion since that
date.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

illness u God shape. The 'Favorlte
laVsc.intlo became standby for ne.
srlto since u,cd IL when in a delicate
- nd it has been Of great benefit
II ,s true Woman's aiedicine. - Mrs.
JONI MoREIANp, 1871 No. 18th Street.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

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Camp Dodge Dts Moines la
France may have ITS bleak and war
SCARED forests and woods. but so has
he Des Moines river valley The
artillery range here has made 1t SO.
From France ve see pictures Of great
.rees severed ana topping over by a
single she'll shot Camp Dodge has
the same scenery Trees have been
tellei and great holes dug in the earth
on the opposite side OF The river from
some OF the hits scored by The ar,ill-
cry men Enough ammunition is fir
ed daily when the weather permits To
stage good sized infantry battle
Rapid fire practice holds the great
est attraction for The soldiers The
targets flare into view and the rifle
men have one minute to shoot their
string. And one minute is usually
long enuogh Their aim is constantly
improving and the officers have great
hopes for the success OF The firing OF
the artillerists when they get over
there
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

Camp Logan, Houston, Texas Why
don't they send Us equipment is the
cry being heard among officers OF the
Prairie Division here Its lack is
going to tell perceptibly soon one of
them said. We can 20 only so far
without the equipment and then we
must stop. We have reached the
stage where our progress is threaten
ed and it will be a struggle to keep
us from going backward in the train.
ing." The soldiers OF Illinois need
machine guns. automatic rifles, trench
mortars. a great deal Of ordnance and
other material