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The Home news., 1919-07-04
GUN CLUB SHOOT

At the weekly shoot of the Cotton Plant Gun Club Thurs day afternoon the following scores out of a possible 25 were made.
 Mig Mathis 13, Elmo Carl Lee13, J. R. Meehan IA, R. l.. Cheshire IT, Fred Parker IA, Joe McGregor IS, Tom Bur- kette 9, Frank Angelo 12, Tag Trice 6, A. B.. Gray 13, H. J. Deboe 15, R. w. Davis 6, w. G. Frey9, Will Hill 13,Chesh- ire 15, B. Mobley 8, Ed Hy- smith IA, Cheshire 16, Tom Burkett 9, Deboe Is, Mar Yo- sip 0,Fitz Maxwell 9, Angelo IT, Leonard 4, Johnson 5, R. McGregor IA, Ed Rhodes 6, Burt Gray 13, J. Meehan 13, Burkett 12, Tom Davis 10, H. J. Deboe 12, Mig Mathis 9, M. Mar Yosip4, Wm. Bengle ', pr. McKio 9, Miss Sarah Me Kie 3, Will Hill II, Frey 8, Mig Mathis 12, Mills 5, R. w. Davis 10, Earl Montgomery 4. Cotton Plant Democrat.
The Home news., 1919-07-04

Ernest Clancy of Tip, spent a few days this week engaged in selling oil stock and as ot. ficial umpire of two base ball games. Ernest is an expert at both-Cotton Plant Democrat
 Clara Washington and F. F. Jones of Woodruff county came down last week to get deeds to their lots. They will build during the summer Tho Rainbow, Brinkley, Ark.
 Misses Nodine and Arvine Reynolds left Tuesday for their home in Judsonia after spending three weeks here the guests of Mrs. Katie Angus and other relatives a n d friends.
 Elmer Wilder left Sunday for Cotton Plant where he has accepted a position as truck driver for the contractors who are putting in the new road from Cotton Plant to Grays.
The Home news., 1919-07-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by tho Commissioners of Road Improvement District No. 3, Woodruff County, Arkansas, at the State Highway Depart ment until July 15, 1919 for the construction of the pro- posed improved road in said district. The approximate quantities are:
 85,500 C. y. grading. 50 feet 12 {" Culvert pipe in
 place.
 716 it. Is Culvert pipe in
 place. 588 it. "A " Culvert pipe in
 place.
 50 it. 30 " Culvert pipe in
 place.
 250 Lin. fit. wooden bridges. 24,4OO C. y. gravel furnish
 ed.
 14,OO0 c. y. gravel haul O-1
 mile.
 7,60O c. y. gravel haul 1-2
 miles.
 2,400 c. y. gravel haul 2-3
 miles.
 400 c. y. gravel haul 3-4 24,400 c. y. spreading and
 rol ling.
 Plans and specifications are on file with the State Highway Department, Little Rock, Ark. County Clerk, Woodruff coun- ty, Augusta, Ark, and the Parkes Engineering Company Pine Bluff, Ark.
 Each bid must be accompa- nied by a certified check or bidders bond for not less than 2 per cent of the amount of the bid. The right is reserved to rejectan y of all bids.
 For additional inforJnation address the engineers.
 Fletcher Lewis, J. H. Cros- sett, T. A. Jeffries, McCrory, Ark.
 Commissioners. Parkes Engineering Co.,, of Pine Bluff, Ark, Engineers.
The Home news., 1919-07-04
coOn CITIZEN CAN BE A PESSIMEST

tx,oyica. without any doubt
 ante antering upon a period of
 E ,,ad TnI0 prosperity and upbuild-
 lns, snv American who does not
 .i;ano nn1 in that can only be- |,;oue Goa,e inc entire. world is going
 t,eSg ta rack and ruin, and every tp;no tp known as industry, en- Gaayor ars and enterprise is lead ;re to one general smash-up. 4 rbo rTs man who does not believe
 ~ Americas prosperity has Simply given up believing in civilization.
 If anyone tells you that there sre hard times ahead, disaster manic, depression, crisis, or any |Pther avorite term used by the |nan who looks through blue 'l lasses, just tel him to ask him. |splf is he really a good Amerl- |rea if he has ever weighed the opportunities this country of 'fors and the great advantages |this country has over every k Ter oroanized government in the world.
 Let him answer these ques- Hons honestly and he will go |a avay from you a believer that |great times are at hand for America and American people. And McCrory, too, like every other section of the country, is enjoying now, and with ar Increasing degree every day, fhis period of prosperity which |has com to stay.
 You can also do your part by building now that home, busi- ress house, barn or sidewalk Fou have so long figured on It is not good busi- ness to wait, for every indica- t'on points to the fact that the fost of building maerial as we'll las labor is no going to see any
 eat reduction for months to come.
 Build now, build better and own part of McCrory.
The Home news., 1919-07-04

fish a sinking fund that will gradually reduce the city's debt of more than $1,100,000. It is believed and hoped that the people, realizing the dire extremity of the city, will per init the ordinance to stand, and not opose them.
The Home news., 1919-07-04
fLiEs WORRY ANIMALS

soro orroartlcularly so if there it a a e bott1 ef wound on it's body. Get
 P ens pool1e of Paris Healing
 a 1G;1eoy, n;ne costs but 60c, makes t tbpp pial, IL worth $2.oO apply it to fan;d,u dMound and it will heal
 botbai.s fLais and flies will never 'lief-Red Cross Drug Store
The Home news., 1919-07-04

|
 Miss Grace Burkett is att Eendlng a house party at Hay lles this week.
 Mrs. D. M. Huff came in to- uay rom Hot Springs where weeks taking tho baths. Gut the weeds and clean up gouf premises. Help make pur , town the best place on' .s Misses Hannah Wineberg Cl Cl.l cotton Plant and Lucy \, Slaff t[! Of Wiville, were visitors 'li 1hls city Tuesday.
The Home news., 1919-07-04
THE, TAX QUESTION


 There is natural and univer- sal opposition to the payment of taxes, dating back to the time when the Roman tax gatherers were the most un- popular officials in the prov mces conquered by the Cae- sars.
 But sometime community is confronted by conditions that must be met even in vio- lation of cherished tradition, . established prejudice or the antagonism of a minority. This is true of Arkansas muni- cipalities. For many years, especially the larger cities, were dependent upon the rev. enue from an illigitimate busi- ness, which has since been out lawed in the whole nation. Now, it is inevitable that some other source of revenue must be found from some legitimate business. The honor of the people should not be content with anything else.
 In Little Rock, for instance the city, although deprived of revenue from saloons and the kindred evils of the red light districts, which amounted to considerable in the course of a year, has more than doubled in population in the last ten years, and consequently de- mands for increased revenue must be met in some way that will be in keeping with the standards of civic morality.
 The cooperation or privi- lege tax seemed to be the most available solution, but when this was suggested few years ago it was met with violent opposition. It has been de- feated once in Little Rock, but the people are beginning to realize that they must accept this or resort to something far worse. The last Legislature passed an act permitting city councils to levy a privilege tax with a clause providing for referendum upon the petition of 15 per cent of the qualified electors. Fayetteville, Fort Smith, and Hot Springs are among the cities that have already taken advantage of the new law. The Little Rock city council has been working on it for the last two months. It has divided the taxable privileges into three classes. The ordinance assessing a tax on merchants based upon the average stock carried was pas sed last week, and two others are to be passed, one comprls- ing the businesses and voca- tions that offer no protest and third comprising those istms that ere in controversy.
 While it is possible to cal culate in advance what the new taxes will produce, it has been variously estimated that it will yield from $15O,OOO to S2OO,OOO. This will enable the city to carry on progress
The Home news., 1919-07-04

Dr. and rMs. w. T. Mccain were Memphis visitors We'd nesday.
 Miss Bess Powell came in Tuesday from Little Rock, where she has been the guest of her brother, l.. o. Powell, for the past month.
 Misses Pauline and Kathe- rine Mccain left Wednesday for Coldwater, Miss, where they go to spend a few weeks the guests of relatives and friends.
 Brice Cummins left Tues day for his home in Prescott, where he goes to spend his vacation the guest of his par ents and other relatives and friends.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
ISSUES STATEMENT
 ON HIGH COST OF LIVING

Little Rock, Nov. 6.-The Council of National Defense has issued a statement concerning the high cost of living, which is being distributed through the State military depart ment.
 Work, save, cooperate, produce"
 This is the conclusion that is reach ed after statement of the causes and the possible remedies
 After a careful investigation, the Council finds:
 That the nations productive powers have not been fully utilized since the armistice.
 That too few goods, notably the necessities of life, have been produced, and that even some of these goods have been withheld from the market, and therefore from the people.
 That the high cost of living is due in part to unavoidable war waste and increase of money and credit.
 That there has been and is consid- erable profiteering, intentional and unintentional.
 The council believes that the remdy for, the situation are:
 To produce more goods and to pro- duce them in proportion to the needs of the people.
 To stamp out profteering and stop unnecessary hoarding.
 To enforce vigorously present laws and promptly to enact such further laws as are necessary to prevent and punish profteering and needless hoard ing.
 To bring about better cooperation and method in distributing and mar keting goods.
 To keep both producer and sonsum- CT fully informed as to what goods are needed and as to what supplies are available.
 FOR SALE-Good milk COW and calf. Apply to Mrs. Emma Lewis. Phone 2S5. 4d2
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
OF DEFENSE
 TO REMAIN INTACT

Little Rock, Nov. 6.-The State Council of Defense, one of the strong bodies of civilian advisers and co-ad- tutors of the government during the war, has not been disbanded yet by Gov. Brough, who created the council originally. At a special meeting of the executive committee of the council yesterday, Gov. Brough asked that the organization remain intact for some time yet, since conditions are such that their services might be needed.
 At the meeting of the committee yesterday, final settlement was made with the U. s. employment bureau, which has been partially supported by the council since last spring. The federal government withdrew it's sup port on Oct. 10. The bureau has been under the direction of Maj. R. B. Heating.
 It was voted to use the unexpended balance of about $5,OO0 of the council funds in the promotion of National Guard armories in the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
lS NOW CONVICTED
 BY HELENA COURT
q Neoroes Plead Guilty to Mur- z der Charge-GiIes Given Only
 Five Year Sentence on Ac-
 count of His Youth.

uolona Nov. 5.-Thirty-seven ne-
 r,oes implicated in the instruction
 z tbe southern part of Phillips county
 e.,lv in October, were sentenced to
 tbe nenitentiary today by Judge Jim
 .son M. Jackson when they pleaded cn;ltv to murder in the second degree.
 all had been indicted for murder in tbe first degree. The number of con-
 v;ctions now is AS, eleven of whom are condemned to death.
 Progress was not as rapid as ex-
 nected because many negroes hesi- tated before pleading guilty to the charge of second degree murder, a compromise offered by the state. Not even the sentence of five years in the uenitentiary, the minimum penalty, which 27 of them got, attracted all the deefndants who were arraigned. Several talked to their counsel and |agreed to plead guilty but answered not guilty" when questioned by the |eourt; the hesitancy of the defendants Twas surprise to District Attorney John E. Miller, who became belliger- lent and said that anyone who did not |want to plead guilty to murder in the |second degree could be tried as in |dicted.
 After Judge Jackson had sentenced |24 negroes for five years each, Dis |tict Attorney Miller arose and ob- |jected to the sentence being imposed |by the court.
 With all due deference to the |court," said the states counsel, "I do |not think these negroes are receiving Sufficient punishment. These negroes |all were at the home of Frank Moore, |armed and waiting"
 Frank Moore's home was mobili- |zation point on the morning of Oct. 1, land part of negro band formed at This home, killing Clifton Lee, a mem |ber of Sheriff Kitchens posse. "l think five years is enough" re- |phed the judge to the district attor- |ney and the arraignments continued.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
WAS RESTLESS AT NIGHT

], coughs and colds are prevalent, and ' IS a serious mistake to neglect them ss 2 dangerous sickness may develop rom II. them. There is one safe and re- alaole remedy for coughs, colds and sroup John Conroy, Oliver, Pa., .rltes: My ailment was bad cough ~ aOr three years. Then I got bad cold an ana could not sleep for coughing. I
 sas Y restless at night, but I am all a5 agnt now, thanks to Foley's Honey
 sn saq Tar" It clears the throat of
 inS p,segm and mucous and coats the raw, ellaamed surfaces with a healing,
 soothing medicine. Sold everywhere. 5
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
RETURN TO WORK R! { ]. :,
 ONLY SETTLEMENT
Government Holds Strike Illegal and Will Keep Up Fight in Court-InjunctiOn is Return able Saturday.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Organized labor's proposal for ending the coal strike through withdrawal of injunc- tion proceedings against officers of the United Mine Workers of America, was rejected today by the department of justice.
 The governments answer to the union suggestion, advanced by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was given by Assistant Attorney General, Ames, who declared the strike in itself was violation of law and that as long as it continued the only place to fight it out was in court.
 Labor leaders, visibly disturbed by this refusal, agreed with the operators on one important point the statement of the governments posi- tion swept away all hope of immediate settlement of the strike involving more than 100000 soft coal miners in 28 states.
 The restraining order issued by Federal Judge Anderson at Indian apolis last week was made returnable on Saturday. Counsel for the miners will go into court that day and ask for dismissal of all proceedings. One of two things will happen:
 The court, according to officials here, either will grant the plea of the miners or continue the temporary in- junction until later date for final hearing, and put into effect manda- tory order to John L. Lewis, acting president of the miners organization, to call off the strike.
 Whatever the court does, it in itself is expected to be the next important move bearing on the question of set ting the strike. Representatives of the miners and other labor leaders emphasized today that withdrawal of court proceedings would bring peace to the coal fields within AS hours. Lewis statement that the miners would be willing to negotiate new wage agreement without reserva- tions" means, they said, that the slate would be wiped clean, and demands for five-day week and six-hour day, together with sixty per cent wage increase, withdrawn. But labor leaders declared there was no hope of miners returning to work in body until the new wage agreement had been ratified.
 President Wilson, sick in bed, yet mindful of the serious conditions con- fronting the country with protract- ed strike, issued orders giving Fuel Administrator Garfield authority to regulate prices, distribution and ship ment of all fuel, including anthracite. This action restored all powers vested in Dr. Garfield during the war. The fuel administrator was in conference continually today, checking up on the coal supply and arranging with Di- rector General Hines of the railroad administration for it's distribution where most needed.
 Join the Red Cross for 1920, not one
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
LABOR CHARTER TO REMAIN IN TREATY
Senate Rejects LaFOllette Plan
 to Throw it Out-Reed Com pares Reservation Senators to Hound Dogs," Gets Rebuke.

Washington, Nov. 5.--Plans to wind up the fight over peace treaty amend ments miscarried again today, the Senate adjourning after six hours of speechmaking with three proposed amendments confronting it, while there had been only two in the morn ing.
 The only vote taken was on the proposal of Senator LaFollette, Re- publican, Wisconsin, to strike out the treaty's labor provisions, and after it had been rejected AT to 34 new amendment by Senator Gore, Demo- crat, Oklahoma, to prohibit war with out an advisory vote of the people was prepared, the leaders hoping to get final action tomorrow.
 The prospect for final roll call on the treaty still is complicated, how ever, by uncertainty as to what course may be adopted by the group which is standing out irreconciliably against any sort of ratification.
 1t had been the expectation of the leaders on both sides to wipe the slate clean of amendments by voting on the Gore proposal immediately after i the defeat of the labor amendment to- day. Instead, Senator LaFollette got the floor and, to the surprise of both sides, launched into an extended ad- dress criticising President Wilson for the method in which the treaty was negotiated. When he had been speak ing for two hours he let it be known that he was only about half through and recess was taken until tomor- row.
 Later natice was given of the Borah amendments which propose to exempt the United. States from the provis- ions of articles 10 and II and which are expected to develop considerable debate.
 Earlier in the day another of the i treaty's bitter foes, Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, had made speech of more than two hours, in which he opposed nasty action and said he would present proposal for an advisory popular vote on the ques- tion of ratification
 i Much bitterness was evidenced dur ing the days debate, and at one point Vice President Marshall interrupted Senator Reed to warn him that he was violating Senate rules by comparing reservation senators to "hound dogs" Later, when President Pro Tenn Cummins was in the chair, Senator LaFollette enlarged upon the figure by declaring legislators had "laid down like spaniel dogs at the crack of the executive whip"
 FOR RENT-10 acres land near city. c. N. Autry.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06

The Prescott high school foot ball team will play Camden Hi on the local grounds, Friday, November Il. Keep it in mind. ld5
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06

Join the Red Cross for 1920, not one member of the family, but every mem Der.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06

Platonic friendship is the gun you didn't know was loaded.-London Daily Sketch.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06

A strike is not a "brake on indus try" It's displaced switch.-Wal Street Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06
FUNNYGRAMS

Boy, page MT. Hoover, and show him the sugar bowl.-Wall Street Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-11-06

FOR SALE-Good milk cow ant calf. Apply to Mrs. Emma Lewis Phone 285. 4d:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
TO SIGN FRIDAY

Continued from Page one)
Prince Albert coats and will wear silk
hats According to the latest plans the
ceremony will begin at or 8 o'clock
in the afternoon, but this'is subject to
change.
At both ends of the hall about 400
allied and German newspaper men will
sit. Between them ana the plenipo-
tentiaries will be a circle of secretaries
and Interpreters. The allied represen-
tatives will reach the marble stairway
thru the court of honor, while the
Germans will arrive at the palace from
the park. entering thru a vestibule.
Members of, the French senate and
chamber will be grouped around the
court of honor. -, 49,
The public will be admitted to GER
tain portions of the park. Infantry
and cavalry will form a guard of
honor.
Resumption of diplomatic relations
will not follow Immediately the signing
of the treaty. This will come only aft
err the pact has been ratified. In the
meantime, the Germans will be repre-
sented in France by a member of their
peace commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
FIND a. BODIES
Fifteen Tornado Victims Unac-
counted For, at Fergus Fails.
! Check 1877 Injured-Devastated
City Under Martial Law.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, June a.
Fergus Falls cleared away the debris
of Sunday nights tornado today.
Forty-four bodies have been recov-
cred from the ruins and fifteen are
reported unaccounted for. Three hos
pitfalls checked 1877 injured.
The town is under martial law.
Visitors are not allowed. Even resi-
dents are BARRED from searching the
ruins. State guardsmen took Nhe
place of volunteers in cleaning up.
The militia was ordered to shoot
anyone found looting. Most of the
damage was done in the district where
wealthy residents lived. Around the
lakes. many magnificent summer
homes were destroyed.
Temporary arc lights were strune
last night to replace the wrecked
lighting system. ~-
More than 1900 homeless were
given temporary shelter in undam-
aged homes and large buildings which
| escaped the wind.
The Red Cross and city relief or
ganizations furnished food. clothing
and necessities. Governor Burn
quist's appeal for relief funds brought
scores of replies today in sums rang
ing from a few dollars to hundreds.
Train service was restored late yes
terday and supplies are being rushed
from the Twin Cities and elsewhere.
Guards Search for Bodies.
| Fergus. Falls June 24.-Two fresh
! companies of the Sixth Minnesota In
| fantry Minnesota National Guard ar.
, rived in, Fergus Falls this morning anC
! took up the task of searching the ruin.
! of this tornado stricken city for bodie:
| of victims still unaccounted for. Par.
| ticular effort was conferred on the
Grand hotel ruins of which will BIZ
| syste ma tically covered in expectation
| of finding bodies of A. E. Branden.
berg. president. of the First, State banl
| of Fergus Falls, and George Wood
| house, proprietor of the hotel, both o.
| Whomsare missing.
The burial of the city's dead com.
| menced this morning t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-24
We've Waited Half Century for
This Observation-Disclosures.
Premier Makes Exclamation aS
He Opens German Reply.
WARNS WORLD Be CAREFUL
We're Living on Barrel of Pow
der, Declares "Tiger."
Says Humanity's Hope Now
Lies in League of Nations.

Paris June 2S.-"we have waited
forty-nine years for this moment" ex-
claimed Premier Clemenceau as he
opened the fateful dispatch at the
meeting Of the council of three this
afternoon announcing that Germany
would sign the treaty.
For fOrty-nine years" he con-
tinued. THE mailed hist of the retire
German trooper) who has governed
Germany has. menaced the world.
Whether the mans name was Bis
marck or William II, it was still the
same retire of the middle ages sur
rounded by soldiery and drunk with
pride.
World on Powder Barrel.
"Be careful; keep your powder dry.
Be careful Remind the world that 1t
is living on a barrel of that powder.
This retire dogma that might is
right. that a states obligation is its
own interest, that treaties do not exist
when they clash with the interest of a
state and get rich by any means We
know from witnesses who were at the
side OF William II that when he
learned Of the Saraieve tragedy he
who posed as conspirator of the
peace cried:
THE hour has struck Now we
shall see what an army is"
EuIogizcs World League.
This story of how the French pre-
mier received the news was told at a
dinner given by the economic COM
mission Of the conference in honor of
the French delegation by Etienna Gle
mentel. former minister of mmerce
and agriculture, tonight. The minis
ter concluded his speech with an
eulogy of the league of nations, which
he said was "at present the world s
hope"
Towards the ma gnificent and i'm
pressive innovation" he said, II ask
you TO direct all your thoughts and to
uplift your hearts in this great act OF
faith. hope and love"
Herbert Hoover. chairman of the
inter-allied food commission. and Sig
nor Crespi a member of the italian
delegation. also spoke