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CLEMENCEAU KEPT AT HOME
Doctors Say Health IL Good Not
withdrawing broken Rib.

PARIS, Dec. i5-Premler Clemenccau
was suffering Inconvenience to-day from
the broken rib which he sustained white
on his trip to England last week. HE
general health was found to De COED
by Drs. Tuffier and lAubry. They ad-
Visc dhlm to remain at home.
The Premier followed Instructions and
received visitors at his residence.
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American Vines May Restore Brit
InnY'a NlneYArds.

PARIS, Dec. iH.-ENperiments made
BY Prof Daniel OF Rennes University
in vineyard near Rennes In planting
hybrid vines. obtained by grating
sponsible for the hope OF the re-eStab-
lishment OF wine growing In Brittany.
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bella KUN FOLLOWERS ~.
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Fourteen Are to BE Hanged and
Many Others Are Sent to
Prison.

BUDAPEST. Dec l5,-SentencIns OF
the Communists. recently oonvleted Of
crimes during the Bella Kun dictator
ship. has begun.
Fourteen were sentenced 90 death by
hanging. one 10 life imprisonment and
a large number TO terms OF various
periods at hard labor.
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CITES PASSAGE OF ACT OVER
PRESIDENTS VETO.

did the act become void by the
pasalng of the war emergency before
the commencement OF these suitsT
II Is conceded that the mere cessa-
ton OF hostilities under the armstice
did not abridge or suspend the power
OF Congress To resort TO prohibition
of the liquor traffic as means OF
increasing our war efficiency; thht
the support and care OF the army
md navy during rehabilitation was
within the war emergency: and that
hence the act was valid when passed
The contention is that between the
date OF its enactment and the COM
mencemCnt of tAose suits II had be-
come evident that hostllities would
not be resumed: that dcmobiliEaton
nad been effected that thereby the
war emergency was removed and
that when tho emergency ceased tho
statute became void
ITO establish that the emergency
has passed. stateTnents and acts OF
the President and OF other executive
officers are adduced, some OF uhem
antedatng the enactment OF the
statute here in question. But
wo have also the fact that since
these statements were made and
these acts were done, Congress, or
oct. IS, 1919, passed over the Presi'
, dents veto the National Prohibition
ACT; thnt the Senate OF
Nov. 10, 1919 refused 10 rntify tine
treaty OF peace with Germany; that
under tho provisions Of the Lever
act he resumed on Oct. 30, 1919, th'
control OF the fuel supply: that he II
still operating the railroads. OF which
control had ben taken as n wal
measure: and that on Nov. Is, 1913
he Vetoed Senate Bill Gal because i
dldikpished that control: that pur
suant TO the Act of March IL, l9lS
he continues to control by means o
the Food Administration Grain Cor
poratioa the supply OF grain ant
wheat flour: that through ub'
United States Sugar Equalization
Board, Inc, he still regulates tn
price OF sugar; that in his messag
10 Congress on Dec. 2. 1913. ne ur
gently recommended the further ex
tension for six months Of the power
OF the Food Administration; that a
Commander In Chief be still keeps
pnxt OF the army in enemy occuple
territory and another part in Siberia
ana that he has refrained froi
Issuing the proclamation declarin
the termination OF demublllzatio
for which this act provides.
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BrOokIyn Justice of supreme Court
Names Woman Secretary.

Supreme Court Justice elect Arnon
l. Squires OF Brooklyn to-day set a
prec odent when he appointed Henrietta
Fuchs, clerk In his law office as his
secretary, The place pays 81, 900 year,
and Miss Fuchs ls the first woman TO
occupy such a position in Brooklyn.
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severe Earthquake shock IN
AInnk 4.

JUNEAU. Alaska, Dec. II. tde!aycd).
Juneau and vicinity were rocked at
i1u T. NJ. to-day by one Of the heaviest
earthquake shocks experienced here in
years. BuildlnEs we're badly shaken but
no material damage has been reported.
II - believed the shock centres about
the katmBi volcano. near Kodak, uud
that tie Volcano may be IN eruption
again
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UNDERTAKEN TRIES
TO SHIFT BLAME
IN CALLIESS CASE
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Avenue natly contradictcd the sworn
testimony he had given at "A previous
inquiry conducted by Chief Medical
Examiner Charles Norris. When the
discrepancies in his testimony were
pointed out To him, Mr.. Kelly. acting
ON the advice OF his attorney. Sey-
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Explain. Grey. Lenr, Of As.enee.

LONDON. Deci5--Viscount Grey. AM
bassador to the United States. has been
granted n leave OF absence from Wash
ngton in order to come TO England and
discuss several important questions with
the Government u was announced by
Premier Lloyd George in the House OF
Commons to-day.
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while new Prihibition legislation. but
also that that the then existing re-
stricuon imposed by the wartime
Prohibition Act was removed.
The Eighteenth Amendment with
its implications. II any, ~ binding. not
only IN times OF peace, but In war
Furthermore. tho amendment
In binding alike upon the United
states and the individual States. N II
guarantees n year or immunity from
interference br the Federal Govern
ment with tht liquor traffic,
II II difi1clht to sec why the guaranty
does not extend also 70 immunity
from interference by the individual
States, with like results also as to tho
existing state legislation. Tho conten-
tion is clearly unsound
did the prohibition imposed by tho
act expire by limitation before tho
commencement Of these sults7
II In contended both that the war has
been concluded and that the domobili-
zation has terminated.
AS TO THE OFFICIAL TERMINA.
TON OF THE WAR. ..
'Tn tho absence OF specific prUvt-
sions 20 the contrary, the period OF
war has been held to extepd To the
ramificatlon Of tho Treaty of Peace
or the proclamation OF pestcc. From
1 the fact that other statutes concern
| ing war activities contain erUch n spe-
F, oi1c provision for determining when
/ II shall ceaso to he operative, and
from the alleged absence OF such a
provision here. IL is argued that the
torn conclusion OF the war should
not be given its ordinary legal mean
ing. that instead II should be con-
strued az tho time when actual hos
| ullues ceased; ur whom tho Treaty OF
Peace was aligned at Versailles, on
June y, 1919 by the American and
| German representatives; or, more
, generally, when the actual war
emergency cs=iscd by rNsison of our
complete victory and disarmament
Of the enemy, coupled with the de-
mobilization OF our army and the
closing of war activities: or when
the declared purpose Of tho act Of
| conserving the mnu power OF the ma
| ton and To Increase efficiency In tho
| production OF nrfna. munitions. ships,
| food and clothing for the army and
navy shall have been FULLY satisfied.
~Tiut. there Is nothing In the words
used To Justify such construction.
Conclusion OF tho war clearly did
not mean cessation Of hostilitles:
Because the act was approved ten
days after hostilltcs had ceased on
the signing OF tho nrmisticc. Nor may
We assume that Congress intended by
the phrase 90 designate the date when
the TreaEy of Peace should Oc signed
at Versailles or elsewhere by German
and American representatives. since
by the ConStituti on treaty In only
a proposal until approved by the
senate. II was expected
that the conclusion oi the wnr would
lprcccdc the termination OF demobillzn-
| tfOn-
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period Of seven months and nine dAys
from It's passage during which
Liquors could be disposed Of free from
any restriction imposed by the Fed
erai Government. Thereafter, until
the end OF the war and the termina-
tion OF mobilization, II permits an un-
restricted sale for export, and.
within the United States, sales for
other than beverage purposes.
AMPLE TIME GIVEN FOR DIS
PosAL OF STOCKS.
"The uncompensated restriction
upon the disposition Of liquors inn
posed by this act is OF a nature far
lcss severe than the restrictions on
the use OF property acquired before
the enactment Of the Prohibitory Law.
which were held TO be permissible in
cases arising under the fourteenth
amenemon,.
THE question whether an absolute
Prohibition of sale could be applied
by a state to liquor acquired before
the enactment OF the prohibitory law
has been rnised by this court, but not
answered, because unnecessary TO n
decision, but no reason appears why
"A State statute, which postponcs its
effective date long enough to enable
those engaged in the business TO dis
pose OF stocks on hand at the date oi
its enactment, should be obnoxious 10
bhe Fourteenth Amendment. or why
such a Federal law should ibe OBJ
noxious TO the Fifth Amendment.
we cannot say that seven
months and nine days was not q
reasonable time within which TO
dispose Of all liquors in bonded
Warehouses on Nov. a, 1918. The
amount then IN storage was ma
tsrislly less than was usually car
ried; because no such liquor
could be lawfully made In Amer.
iea under the Lever Food and
Fuel Control Act after Sept. 9,
1918. And ", as 10 suggested, the
liquors remaining in bond Nov.
n, 1918, were not yet sufficiently
ripened Or aged TO permit them
70 be advantapeously disposed OF
within the limited period OF seven
months and nine days thereafter.
the resulting inoonvenienee TO the
owner, attributable TO the inher'
ent qualities Of the property t-
self, cannot be regarded as a taxi
inu OF property in the eonst'tu-
tional gLlse.
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FAMILY HAD LONG FEARED FOR
HER.

The authorities abandoned the KID
mapping theory soon after the mother
told her story Friday night. They
have since learned that the boys faith
er, and her own family, had long
feared something OF the kind, and
that the mother was never allowed to
take either OF the Blake children out
alone.
The Blakos have been separated
about four years, the decree being OBJ
talned in Baltimore. There is a mys-
terry as to the cause. and James Blake,
husband OF the prisoner. declines 70
make any statement except to say
that she was excithble ana caused
disturbances" lie has refused to ad.
NIT she was drug addict
lie paid her $50 n week, and they
were not on unfrlendly terms. She al
ways lived nearby and was allowed
to see the children as often AS she
wished Her statements Indicate sh'
had an idea the afflicted boy stout
between her and her husband.
"If Buddie had been placed in a hos
pital when no was "a year old" sh,
said Saturday, before the body wa
found, "or was in an Institution nov
the barrier that keeps me and IN,
husband separated would not exist
Weed have been together again"
At another TINA she said TO tn
Chief of Police: "iie came betwcel
me and my husband" and when aslSe
why, replied: He thought more OF tn
child than he did Of me-" Mr.. r!al,
said there was no basis for this belief
As to the drug charge all he woul
The evening world., 1919-12-15
Fourteen ChIIdrrn KILLED by Roors
CoIIapse

rAKlS. Dec. IA despatch TO the
Echo de Paris from Tunls saws that
fourteen children were killed and thirty
injured by the collapse OF the roof OF
moving picture theatre there
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Stanford seIectInan DIES.

STAMFORD. Conn, Dec. i6.-capt,
Charles 7. Hobbie, who was IN his
eighth term as third Seloctman OF Stam-
ford. died al his home here last night,
He was sixty-two years old,
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Mennt HoIyskr ProEeanor DIes.

SOUTH HApI4EY, Mass, Dec. 10
Or. Carrie 4. Harper. associate profess
sor OF English literature on the emma
~. Kennedy Foundation aiAsf0hnt Hol-
loke College. died Satu1 night In
the FIanklin County hosGME&p Green
field, |
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FourteeAVear-OId GIrI Burnsd IL
Death.

Helen blanchard, fourteen, daughter
Of Amos Blanchard OF Newton, n. j..
died to-day from burns suffered when
her clothing caught tire from hot Goals
she was carrying to the yard OF her
home.
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PFlees realised on swift a Company salss
o. csloas beef IN Neu Vera oiy. for Werk ending
Saturday, To-. ~. IN ahpmenA soid out rAreed
lrgp ~ oenta 10 .s65i onig pr pouAd. ana
aysfased .lesp eau pI pOund -AAEtl
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belgium Wont H"~t"r~ Cloth HAN
md YprrS Cathedral.

RRlrSSEI.S. Dec. l5.-The Belgian
National Congress- OF Architects passed
n resolution to-day declaring against
restoration OF thc Cloth Han ana Ca
ihndrul 1T Npres.
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LOST. FOUND AND REWARDS.

OST-'suIdAy evening Uctwcen EAtblSh Av ami
llA 81, SrT hork. via trolley and Tth a.
lay. kHs. s1nlan, nHary. Nc Reward. III
". llh at, Su~ York. 1Iyon. in care -
Mako
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thing. Tomorrow you will get the
same statement from me"
An autopsy will be- held to-day 10
determine whether the boy, who was
virtually n mute and was known as
"Buddie," wua assaulted before he
struck the water. There are bruises
and other marks hut they may have
resulted from the buffeting OF the
tides. A preliminary examination has
sa atisfied thee authorities death was
due to drowning.
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As Innuei

u an eIAayura,Si form otl
BRDMO 0UlNlNE 1)shlNl
hrEer duees than u prus'T1
4 ao0d plan 10 not 20 wa
blli PhENE.NT fr by ialdDg
QuINlNE TAblss IN Tine.
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MM NOT INQUIRE INTO MO.
TIvEs OF CONGRESS.

NO principle Of our constitutional
law Is more firmly established than
thu court may not, in passing upon
thasvalidity OF a statute inquire into
the motives OF Congress. Nor may
the court inquire into the wisdom OF
the legislation. Nor may II pass on
the necessity for the exercise OF q
power possessed since the possible
nlbtse of q power Is not an argument
against its existence.
'Conceding for the purposees OF the
present case. that the question OF the
continued validity OF the War Pro-
hPhition Act under tho changed cir
eumstoncto depends upon whether u
appears that there Us no longer any
necessity for the prohibition Of the
sale OF distilled spirits for beverage
purposes, IL remains 10 be said that
on obvious grounds every reasonable
intendment must be made in favor OF
It's continuing validity, the prescribed
period OF limitation not having ar
rived: that 20 Congress In the exer-
else OF ts powers, not least the war
power upon. which the very life OF the
Nation depends. n wide latitude OF
discretion must be accorded and that
Il would require clear case to
Justify "a court in declaring that such
an act. passed for such n purpose,
lad ccaacd TO have force because the
power Of Congress no longer con-
tlaued.
ain view Of facts OF public
knowledge, some Of which have
been referred ia we are
unable TO conclude that the act
has ceased 10 be valid.
NOT REPEALED BY THE 18TH
AMENDMENT.
WAS the act repealed by the adop-
tion of the Eighteenth Amendment
By the express terms OF the amend
mtnt the prohibition thereby imposed
becomes effective after one yeaI
from its ratihchtiony Ratification
was proclaimed on Jan. 29, 1919. The
contention Is that. as the amendment
became on its adoption an integra
part OF the Constitution, its impli.
cations are as binding as It's Ian
rnage: that in postponing the effec-
tive date OF the Prohibition the
amendment impliedly guaranteed Il
manufacturers and dealers in intoxi-
eating liquors a year of arace, and
hat not only was Congress pr0hlb.
iie4 thsEebg from enacting mean
~
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-Four Sentenced to Pen.

Judge J. y. Sandlin. Of Minden, re-
convened District Court IN Benton
Monday morning. Though petit jury
was summoned to appear and was
present, it seems the mill of justice
ground none too smoothly. The alb
sence of witnesses and attorneys and
some irregularities seem to have
thrown ii damper Oh court proceedings.
In last weeks issue of the Banner
there was given a report of sentences
handed out to Will Wagner. Will
Robinson. and Burt Lee, three negroes.
who plead guilty to violating the
shipping act. Each got 800 and costs
assessed against him. along with three
months in the Parish Jail. Others
who plead guilty last week We're sch
fenced as follows this week:
Perry and Lewis RankS-two charges
Of cow stealing. Perry was sentenced
to the Penitentiary for not less than
three nor more than four years in the
first case and not less than one nor
more than two years in the second
case. Lewis. in each case. was sell
fenced to the I'enitentiary for not less
than one year nor more than eighteen
months.
The charge to which Riley Darby
plead guilty was burglary and larceny.
On the Hlrglary charge he waS sell
fenced to the Penitentiary for not less
than one year nor more than eighteen
months. and on the larceny charge not
less than three months nor more than
six months.
There were two pleas of guilty this
week. William Robinson. who was
charged with murder. plead guilty td
mall<lauyhter and was sentenced to
not less than one nor more than
| two years in the state penitentiary.
The other case was that Of Edgar
| Love. He was charged with burglary
and larceny and plead guilty to lar
ceny of property worth $50. He was
sentenced to four months in the 1ariS'
Jail.
| The case against q. Il. Hughes
charged with incest and rape. was
again continued. The reporter wa:
told /, principal witness in this cast
was absent.
Yesterday afternoon Judge SandliI
dismissed the special jury and al
iourned court for the term.
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100000 for las Acres Refused.

About three-quarters of mile out
from Elm Grove. in South BoSSier. Is
Il 14j-acre trace of good alluvial soil
for which 100000 was refused Friday
of last week. But the offer was not
turned down because the land Is OF
exceptional value for agricultural pur-
poses, or because Friday is said to
be an unlucky day to turn" deal.
Not that. On this 145-acre tract are
located four good pumping oil wells
that are yielding $50 barrels of Oil
per day And it looks good to every
body for further development. That's
what prompted the apparently big
offer. The acreage referred to is the
property of the Hodges Oil Company.
and it will perhaps not soon change
hands.
There are in South ROssier Il num-
her of gas wells. large and small. and
twelve pumping oil wells. Thus far
the grade of oil found is heavy. but
after IA while. somewhere in the par
iSh, there is going to be brought i'll
!, gusller of the mucll-$ought-after light
oil-and things will double quick.
and then some.
At the site of the prospect we'll Oh
the Red Chute plantation. about seyen
miles south of Benton (Fullilove No
II trouble was had the latter part OF
last week because of setting 1O-incll
casing in quick sand. This trouble
is now said to have been overcome
Drilling Is under way at depth he
| yond 800 feet. The contract for this
we'll calls for depth Of 300 feet, II
| pay sand is not struck at Il shallowei
depth.
At last reports drilling was not YET
under way ut Wyche No. l. in sec
ton 16-1A12. But the rig was il
place the first of the week and drill
ing may he under way ut this time.
ut the Wild RoX well. near rlail
Dealing. operations were temporaril!
suspended the first of this week OF
account of the driller being called t.
Red River Parish to undertake
fishing job by this time the bit ma!
again he busy.
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LOG al and
Person al
News of a Week as Told
az by the Banner Reporters

Pay your poll tax.
All YOU need is Il heart and a
dollar.
Yes. sir: this does look more like
real fall weather.
MIR. y. C. Rrownlee, of Alden
Bridge. was among the business Wis
itors in Benton Monday.
-Dur good friend Mr.. \. i. Butler.
of Helcher. has just sent us two iron
men" and wants the Banner to come
on regularly"
Rev J. Nj. Brown and two of his
daughters. Misses Matte and Carrie.
of Belcler. were visiting old friends
in Benton Sunday.
There is Il contributed article of
much local interest in this issue of the
Banner. published under the heading
Tile Religious Training of Children.
Find it and read it.
AS Tuesday of next week is ARMS
tice Day and Il legal holiday. the reg
ular November meeting of the Police
Jury will he held Oh Thursday, the 18th
Thursday of next week.
Did YOU know that $4,000 was
spent by the American Red Cross III
the Lake Charles disaster: lmmedl-
ate response to the calls of the Suf-
fern. have made the Red Cross the
greatest mother in the world. But
funds must be available while they
are needed.
Dig down for Il dollar. give 1t to
that Sweetfaced young woman in your
community who is soliciting in the
1870 membership campaign for the Red
Gross. 1t will make you feel better
ali day long More than that-it will
make you think about it for Il whole
year to come. and then it will he time
to join again.
AS there were Il number of visitors
in Benton Monday in attendance ut
court. there were perhaps upward of
300 people present ut the public speak
in. Monday afternoon. including il
number of ladies'. McSsrs. Parker and
HOuanchHud. candidates. respectively,
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
were the speakers.
Mr.. w. G. Burt returned home
Tuesday from Il business visit to Pow.
hea. Ark. He and his associates
GDougaS. Burt l. Ruchanan) have Il
levee contract at that place and Other
construction work under way neal
Alexandria, At the site of the Arkitn
S;,S work their camp recently had to III
moved on account of rain water (Ol
perhaps Sepe water from the big river)
1t sometimes happens that Oul
friends and readers residing outside
the parish remit $50 instead of ::
for ii years subscription. When the!
do we of course. move up their date
only nine months. nder the Banner
masthead on page two. its Subscription
rates are always to be found. I'D
subscriber should make use of the Ill
formation there given.
Mr. C. l.. Peace. of the Dixie eros
Roads community. stated this nornlm
that he expected to leave to-morro>
for an overland trip lin his carr 10
Dallas. Texas - weather permittin.
He has business in the Texas city. an
will also perhaps proceed to Fol
Worth to learn something about til
present market for cattle. he havln
about IL carload ready to ship. SIoul
he make the trip he will be accomls
MED by Or. and Mrs. W. +. Henderson
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Forty.Odd Cents for Cotton.

Among the callers ut the Banner
office Tuesday was Mr.. II. l.. Johnston.
of the Emma community. second son
Of Hon. W. ]. Johnston. of Plain Deal
ing. Mr.. Johnston said his present em-
ployment is ut Sarepta. where he has
charge of Il ginning plant for Mr.. w.
T.. Allen. Mr.. Allen buys much cotton
ut Sarepta. and one day last week MIR.
Johnston said he paid $42.G2 per hun
bred for several bales. Perhaps by
this time he has topped that price.
There will Ike about 1000 bales of cot
ton ginned at the two Sarepta gins
this season. SO Mr.. Johnston thinks.
and added that much cotton in the bale
was also marked there. some Of it from
POINTS quite distant.
We asked about Bolcau and were
told that that stream waS falling fast
up his way and that with the passing.
of two weeks it should he ut Il fishing
stage all the way town to the Bellevue
bridge. with plenty of fine fish for all.
That listens mighty" good, Pleas.