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steamships will be discontinued at all United States ports after 1 a. m., December 5, it was announced here today by the TideWater Coal ex- change. This, officials of the ex- change said, is in compliance with an order received from the fued admin istration.
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QUAKE IN ASIA MINOR.

London, Dec. 2.-A serious earth quake occurred in western Asia Min or on Thursday, seven villages in the districts of Soma and Balikesri being destroyed, according to advices re-
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Use the Classified ads.
As Infl,Ienxa

is an exaggerated form of grip, LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE tablets should be taken in larger doses than is prescribed for ordi- nary grip. A good plan is not to wait until you are sick, but PRE- VENT IT by taking LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE tablets in time.
 Adv.
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Registered Nurses

For the benefit of the public the soilouing is written of the Register eeasociation GU is divided into eight dis tricts, tlsst district number six is divided into to two parts, Pine Bluff being the headquarters of district af numner SIX tias tis Arkansas, Drew, Desha, Cleve- 1and IaTi Lonoke, Lincoln, and Jefferson. ls All nurses belonging to the state M Massociation must also be a member of the f district association. Pine Bluff Repistered f Nurses association, here after a will be known as district No. SA. M of the Arkansas State Nurses ssssociation. s A meeting will be held the first Tuesday of each month. The nurses ,lr, official registry is kept at Berbig's 224 Main street.
 Standing rates of Arkansas state rooistered nurses are:
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NO CABINET MEETING.

Washington, Dec. 2.--The regular weekly meeting of President Wilson's cabinet was postponed today. A num- Der of the cabinet officers went to the capitol to hear the presidents annual message.
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Coal Mined By
 Volunteers Shipped

Pittsburgh, Kan., Dec 2.-The first car of coal mined in Kansas by volunteer mines was shipped late to- day, consigned to Cold Water, Kan.
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The Tickle Makes You Cough.
 HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops the Tickle, Heals the Throat and Cures the Cough. 35c. A free box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Group with every bottle. adv.
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Coal Supply for Foreign Ships to
 Be Discontinued

New York, Dec. 2.-The furnishing of bunker coal for foreign flag
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ceived here from Constantinople Many persons were killed and injur- ed, 1t is stated.

Soma and Balikesri are cities north of Smyrna and about 30 miles from the Mediterranean coast. Soma is situated near a coal field while Balikesri, which is about 35 miles further north, stands in the center of the fertile plain.
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The Young Ladies club of the First Methodist church will give tea, bazaar and market table at the residence of Mrs. w. D. Ferguson Friday, December 5; admission 25c. 4.s.ef 11-30-5t
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a day.
 Nurses salary charged from time of leaving home until return. All ex- penses such as travelling and board are to paid by the patient. For nur- ses living in city, cab or auto fare at night 1t is the wish of all right minded nurses to give the very best possible service to patients, there fore, to be able to do this she must have seven hours sleep and three hours recreation, except in great emergencies, of which the nurse shall be the judge.
 After the nurse has been on duty continuously for AS hours, and the patient is still too ill. for these ar engagements to be made, relief >urse should be called. This applies to Arkansas registered nurses oniy. Practical nurses come under another ruling.
 The resignation of Mrs. Tom Green who is now making her home in Camden, Ark, and who has been the faithful secretary and treasurer for the past six years, has been accepted with regret. Miss Ola Gibson has been appointed to serve the unfinish- ed term, as secretary and treasurer of this district association.
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service of the United States the com
pany becoming Cmouany r. First Reg
iment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry,
and, while it saw no active service in
the Spanish War, it's excel
lence as military unit was officially
commended. While the regiment was
stationed in Florida Capt. Stuhhs was
rendered a majors rank: but. having
given his promise to the parents Of the
boys who went into our country's ser
vice under him. at Il farewell banuuet
rendered the company just before leav-
ing home in April, that he would look
after their sons and remain with them,
come what might. lie declined the prof
fered promotion for the greater honor
which the trust of those at home i'm
piled and whose confidence was not
misplaced or abused. Shortly after the
SpaniSh- American War the State Mi
litia was recognized, and Capt Stubbs
/ was rendered. and accepted, tire colo
nelcy Of the First Regiment, with which
he later served az commanding officer
on the Mexican border and with which
he went as its colonel to France, the
regiment being at that time known as
the 1I6th Infantry. In recognition of
Col. StubbS' military services overseas
and in appreciation of his general fit
ness and personal qualifications. he was
trice recommended for promotion to Il
brigadier- -generalShip. and only the sud
den termination of hostilities prevent
ed the issuance of his commission.
Though still young man. Col. Stubl,S
has served his country with distinction
and honor through three wars, each
time among the first to volunteer, and
not Sheathing his sword until the issue
had been satisfactorily decided
This splendid record shows that Col.
Stubbs was actuated by the noblest
| and pureSt motives Of patriotism, and
his thousands Of friends were quick to
recognize the fact that in him were
| centered the qualities which should be
possessed by any man who aspires to
govern IA great state. Hence it was
that Col. Stubs. after much urging,
| consented to make the race for Cow
ernOr. Since then he has attracted to
| his standard many Of the recognized
leaders of the Democratic party. for
: they recognize in him Il man Of ability,
unquestioned integrity. answering de-
votiOn to the best interest Of the State.
and whose patriotism impelled him to
follow Old Glory to the hattlefields of
France. They realized that these quail
tiles were such as to command the cor
dial support of Il generous and grateful
people; and. without attempting to
criticize or humilitate other ambitious
| gentlemen. they rallied ALMOST sponta-
neously to the support Of Col. Stubbs.
1t is not the policy of Col. Stubbs to
deal in personalities i'll this campaign.
He will discuss measures. not men. 1t
Is his desire to be Governor of Louis
lana, believing that he is qualified by
his experience in various capacities
and his knowledge of men and how to
obtain the best results. will enable him
to still further serve his people-Serve
them in times Of peace as faithfully
and successfully as he served them
in war. lddU.
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the home of Senator Johnson, probably
the most irreconcilahle opponent of the
League Of Nations. There seems now
no doubt that California, at least, is
for the league and the treaty.
4 new altitude record was reported
with reServatiOnsl ut MineOla. l.. l.,
OH the 10Th. an aviator of the Curtis
Aeroplane Company attaining an alti-
tude of 34.61O feet in Is minutes.
At an Irish mass meeting in Brook
lyn last week. at which President
Eamonn de Valera of the Irish Repub-
lie appeared. spoke and was tumul-
tuously cheered, the name of President
Wilson was hiSsed. and at least one
speaker alluded to him as traitor.
Senator Johnson, of California.
finished his speech-making tour in the
Middle West Saturday at Minneapolis.
Mimi. with speeches during the day
and at night to large audiences. Tue
crowd at night more than filled the
hall. many thousands being turned
away.
The telephone girls of Corpus Christi
and Galveston remained at their sta
tions during the great storm Of last
week, with the water rising about them
and no hope of escape if the storm
should reach a certain intensity. The
telephone service was maintained ut
! almost normal efficiency.
w. +. G. Harding. governor Of the
Federal Reserve Board. in an address
ut Atlanta last week before Il COIL
ference of the producers, bankers and
,p,fS #
against the extension of additional gov
erment credits to European nations.
However, resolution censuring the
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Miscellany.

The aviation field near Houston.
Texas. is to be abandoned by the Gov
ernment.
The Zionist Organization Of America
ended it's twenty-second annual con-
vention at Chicago last week, after
laying the foundation for Jewish
state in Palestine.
The International Brotherhood Of
Electric Workers. in session in New
Orleans last Saturday. passed a resolu-
ton asking President Wilson to use
his influence. in favor Of the Irish
Republic. The convention also favored
the Plum railroad plan.
One audience Of $1,000 people greet
ed President Wilson In Southern Cal
ifornia last Friday. and on Saturday
evening he spoke to taDOO people in Los
Angeles, the auditorium being crowded
to full capacity with people. many Of
whom had held their seats since morn
ing. Many thousands We're turned
away. The Presidents reception IN
California seems significant, as It i
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Loulsfan8.

Ex-Iresident William Howard Taft
has agreed to address the people in
Shreveport during April, 1920.
Saturday Of last week citizens Of
Shreveport quickly raised $1,000 for
the storm sufferers of the Southwest
Texas coast.
Webster Parish people are asking
their police jury to call an election for
the voting Of $1.OOO,OOO worth of bonds
for road building.
Alvin G. York. the greatest hero of
the war, appeared i'll New Orleans last
Saturday in the interest of education
for the children of his native Tennessee
mountains.
Ninety soldier patients, doctors and
nurses. refugees from the Corpus
Christi storm. arrived last Saturday
i'll Alexandria. where they are being
taken care Of at Camp Stafford United
States public health hospital.
I'ickpockets began to ply their trade
during circus day last week at Shreve-
port, when the police ended the trouble
by arresting four suspects One man.
however had been touched" for $50,
representing an entire months wages.
Grant Parish is to welcome her re-
turned soldiers with a great barbecue,
speaking and celebration October 1st.
Seven heeves and 2OOO loaves of bread
are some Of the provisions for feeding
the crowd to assemble at ColfaX OH
that day.
The fair-price committee of the New
Orleans Association Of Commerce de-
cided last Friday that II cents should
he the price of milk. 1t was one item
| of long line of local price fixing be-
ing done in that city to bring down the
| cost Of living.
The entire Parish of Grant has been
| placed under strict state quarantine
relative to the shipment of cattle. Some
communities i'll Grant Parish have re
fused to dip their cattle, and in some
instances dipping vats have been blown
up and at least one inspector shot.
| The District Court Of Ouachita
Parish has just handed uown Il decision
Tin the case of the City of West Mon
roe as. Certain HouSe-Boat Dwellers)
that people inhabiting households
/ along the banks of the river in West
/ Monroe must remove their hOuse-boat.
beyond the city limits. the idea bein.
| that the river banks, to which Il vaS
number of these boats are said by thu
city and other plaintiffs to cling. are
the property of the public and that th'
house-hoat dwellers monopolize them t,
the exclusion Of people who might wisl
to frequent them.
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IN Col. Frank +. Stubbs all factions
Of the Democratic party find an
ideal candidate who commands the
support of those loyal to the best in
terest of the State. Col Stubbs is not
the hand picked ! candidate Of any
organization or continuation of aspir-
ing politicians. but his candidacy is in
response to the spontaneous and insist
ent demands Of those who know him
best and appreciate his noble qualities
of mind and heart and his sincere and
laudable desire to serve the people of
his State to the hest Of his ability. He
is seeking the support Of all men quail
ified to participate in Democratic
primary. and gladly welcomes the
hearty and cordial support Of all
voters. The endorsement of any Or
ganiZation in any section of the State
will he most graciously received. Col.
StuiAiS recognizes the fact that the
active leaders Of the Democratic party
i'll Louisiana are men who have proved
their worth and loyalty and he gladly
accepts the support Of such men. be
lieving that. hy virtue Of the fact that
they are leaders in the party councils,
is Il sufficient guarantee that they are
entitled to the consideration of all men:
Col. Stubbs is in the very prime Of
life; active. vigorous and full Of en-
ergy. He is an educated gentleman,
qualified by long years of close :lppli-
cation to the solving Of legal problems
to cope with any question. He is sue
cessful business man. being the head Of
one of the biggest financial institutions
III North Louisiana. He and his brother
have made a remarkable record as sue
cessful farmers. knowing and practic-
ing the science of agriculture. Thus,
in Col. Stuhbs is found the rare COM
binatiOn Of Il prosperous attOrney-at-
law. Il successful business man and Il
progressive farmer. But the record he
has made as Il soldier affords his
friend and admirers unhOunded pleas
ure, and entities him to the support Of
all who admire patriotism.
With natural liking and marked
aptitude for things military, Col.
StuhES early in life took up the science
of military tactics, and when but a
mere youth aligned himself with the
| National Guard of Louisiana. cOntin-
| uing with zeal the fascinating study
| during his four years Of student life at
| Louisiana State University. his prof
| cheney being rewarded by his selection
as one Of the company commanders OF
the school battalion. The closing be
hind him of the doors of his Alma
Mater did not dim his ardOr for things
military and he was soon again nc
lively associated with our State Mill
tia, which has since continued practi
cally uninterrupted. When the L. $. s
Maine went down, with 'Old Glory
flying, in Havana harbor during Feb
ruary, 1895. he was in command Of the
Monroe Company. known as Company
+. Louisiana National Guard, and ht
and the entire company offered theil
services to our country when war wa.
declared by us against Spain. Capt
Stubbs and most of the old Ouachit;
Guards" were soon inducted into til,
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Jail for safe keeping. The sheriff has
offered 500 reward for the apprehen-
sion of the thieves.
A Quebec dispatch Of last Thursday
says that on that day five masked men
held up the Ocean Limited Express on
the Canadian National Railway and
took $4,000 from the car
Ernest (KidD Hamlin. slayer of J. Il.
Nauman. station agent of the Kansas
City Southern Railroad at MyrtiS. Cad
do Parish. was hanged in the parish
Jail yard at Shreveport last Friday.
1t was officially announced last week
that the county Jail ut Boston, county
seat Of Bowie County. Texas, was
empty for the first time in thirty years.
Prohibition is given in the dispatch as
the cause of the decrease in crime
A merchant ut Jonesville, this state.
found a strange negro hiding under a
bed in his home last Thursday night
and had him taken into custody by the
town marshal. \ mob took the man
from the marshal and lynched him.
Andrew J. Burgess. a prominent cit
iZen and deputy sheriff at Fouke, Ark.
says TeNarkana dispatch of last
week. was arrested last Thursday on 4
charge of illicit Gistilliny of whiskey
Two other citizens of that locality were
also held on the same charges. Many
stills are said to lie i'll operation in the
tlinly settled district lying south Of
FOuke.
Bienville was excited last Saturday
by the finding Of Il skeleton in Lake
Bisteneau at Rock Bridge. six miles
from Ringgold, evidently that of Il
young woman. The shape of the skull
indicates that the woman was of the
white race and the evidence-such as
it is-Seenls to point to murder. Three
front teeth were missing and the other
teeth are those Of youth. The skeleton
was clothed in short skirt and waist
and underclothing. There were no
marks of Identification on the gar
ments. The coroner's jury gave drown
ing as the apparent cause of death.
and it was supposed that the young
weighed 100 pounds and was about 5h
feet in height.
The Bank Of Gillian, Mt Gillian
Caddo Parish was robbed about noon
last Friday by three unmasked white
men who secured SlO.OOO and escaped
with their plunder in Il Ford touring
car. The bandits went north and were
followed fifty minutes later by posse.
Such rObberies Of banks and express
cars are occurring daily in all parts OF
the United States. with the robbers
generally successful in getting away
| with the loot. 1t is well known to the
officers that the robbers have organiZ-
| ed districts in which to operate. The
| car in which the robbers make their
getaway" is generally met at cross;
| roads by another car with cOnfederates
who take charge Of the plunder. and
| further OH they are in turn relieved by
! a third party Of autoists. perhaps. and
- OH II the. first and second and
third parties are run down by the Off
GERS no discriminating evidence is found.
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Crimes and Casualties.

Juan de la Cruz, thirteen years old.
was caught by United States soldiers
on the Mexican border last week and
dragged into camp as Il bandit. A big
belt of cartridges was slung across his
breast and he carried rifle
At ClarkSdale. Miss. last Thursday
night, parties unknown sawed their
way through two sets of steel bars into
the county Jail and secured and esc;p-
ed with $1,000 worth of whiskey that
had been seized by the federal and
state authorities some weeks before on
IA steamboat and stored in the county
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Fires and Wrecks.

The little city of Corpus Christi OH
the Gulf coast of Southwest Texas was
all hut destroyed by the great storm of
last week. about 800 people being killed
and the property damage mounting in
to the millions of dollars.
An automobile driven by Harry Will
liams. jr.. plunged over the river bluff
above West Monroe last Saturday.
The car was junked but the driver was
not seriously hurt. Another car went
over this bluff, killing the driver, some
time ago, and some six or seven cars
in all have gone over at the same place
within the last year or two.
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president of the American Cotton AS
sociation for appealing to President
Wilson to extend further credits to
Europe ITO prevent suffering and I'M
pending calamity" was voted down.
Thomas f. AIillard, who has lived
twenty years in China and was adviser
to the Chinese delegation ut the peace
conference. told the Senate foreign re-
lations committee ut Washington last
week that if Shanttmg is given to
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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Washington, D. c.

On last Thursday Gen. perslling
received in Washington the formal
thanks of Congress for his service in
France.
Preparations for the organization Of
the League of Nations are being made
in London by Sir Eric DrummOnd,
secretary general. and Raymond ID. Eos
dick. an American under-secretary. SO
that the League will be in readiness to
function at it's first meeting to he call
ed in Washington. The date Of this
meeting in undercided.
Advises from the border of Mexico
indicate. according to the American
officers. that Pancho Villa. the bandit
Is planning another campaign on Il
large scale against CarranZa. Large
accumulations of munitions are known
to have been made by Villa i'll North
ern Durango during the past several
months. 1t is said that lie will drive
south from his present headquarters
and keep away from the border so as
to avoid giving occasion this time for
American troops to cross the border.
Secretary Lansing gave out his
opinion last Saturday i'll Washington
that the treaty and League of Nations
should he ratified by the Senate with
| out reservations or amendments. He
said there is nothing i'll the treaty or
league convenant that sacrifices the
sovereignty of the United States. 1t
is Mr. Lansing's first public utterance
OH the subject since he was quoted by
one Bullitt, lately before the Senate
investigating committee. to the effect
that he had said on May 18th in Paris
that IF the American people knew
what was in the treaty they would de-
| feat it."
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-12
LOS QUE VIENEN

Relacion de los pasajeros que
procedentes de la Reptiblica Domi
nicana han llegado a bordo del va
por americana Marina:
Juana Perez de Mendez, Toma-
sa Yustos, Altagracia E. Flores
Meme Alvarez, Francisco Toro Gar
cia, Juana Baptista Pericchi, Ri
cardO Vinas. Luis F. Green, Jua-
ma Aldao Gonzalez, Petra Miller
Alfonso Miller, Charles Miller, Wi
liam Miller, Pedro Miller, Maria
Miller, Petra Miller, Enrique
Oller VIDA. 'Capestanyl Oscar R.
Gottfried, L. A. Garr6n, Morris
Levin, F. A. Carbonell. Mateo Ra
mis-, Orlia r. de Ramis. Nereida
Pillar Ramis, Sebastian Cabot, Sid.
ney Thompson, Belen NJ. de Ca
pestany, Enrique f. Capestany
Ricardo Domingo Capestany, Ma
ria S. Capestany, Felicita A. Frar
cisco, Federico Capestany, A. i
Garr6n, Maria E. Garr6n, Francis
ca E. Garr6n, Francisco Sofia Ga
IRON, Abigail Montas, Edelmira
Dechamp ATesson, Luisa Nlesson,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-03-12
Muy Bien Pensado

Es hora de actuar practicamente,
sin desalientos, con mucha fe y
gran tenacidad. Ell fin es bello, y
mas que bello, imperative.
Todos los que luchan, todos los
que sufren, todos los que desempe-
nan algln cometido en- la vida, en-
la senda del progresD, van com
prendiendo que urge no abandOnar
Sc a las fantasies del ensue1o, que
es necesario hacer frente al porve-
mir, 10 fortuito, 10 que nos ace
cha a la vuelta del camino de la
vida.
Y a nosotros, "a los que, como a
otro cualquier obrero de la gran
fragua humana, nos acecha, nos
otea, y nos tritura cuando, impre-
visores, caemOs en- sus garras, es
ell fantasma tenebrOso del hambre.
Ell ihambre que parece ser la he
rencia legltima nuestros hijos.
Jay! es verdad que empleado,
cualquiera que sea, p1blico pri-
-vado, va de sus energias y su ce-
10 en- ell servicio pdblico, en- la of
Gina cOmercial O en- las agricolas
o induatriales. envejece en- el cum
plimiento de su mission, vive ago
biado por las necesidades del me-
dio ambiente. De esta manera lie
ga ell momento en- que vejeta anqui-
losado ante 10 obscure de su suer-
te y la de los que el tiene ell i'm
perativo deber de sostener con el
& fruto de su trabajo." No todos