Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-29

byteFian church at MCGEE, was named
persiding clerk of the sixty-seventh
seventh annual session of the synod
Of Arkansas which held its sessions
here at the First Presbyterian church
approximately 100 ministers and rul-
ing elders from all parts of the state
were in attendance.
Little Rock-Dr. R. M. Cow, state
veterinarian, has announced that 10
counties will be released from the
tick quarantine on December 1. Those
to be released are: Pulaski, Saline,
Arkansas, Lincoln, Drew, Cleveland,
Pike, Howard, Sewer, Polk and Little
River, while 30 square miles will be
released in Miller county, $50 square
miles in Clark, $50 square miles in
White and $50 square miles in Prai-
RE.
Fayetteville.-At the six public
hearings conducted in Northwest Ar
kansas by DR.. J. A, Elliott, secretary
of the State Plant Board, and George
G. Becker, chief inspector for the
board the apple growers of Benton
and Washington counties placed them
selves on record as being behind the
Plant Board if regulations are passed
which will require the destruction Of
cedar trees in the apple belt.
Little Rochelle Industrial Trans
portation Company, with headquarters
in Washington, D. c., has bought the
old We'll packing plant, foot of East
Sixth street, and has renovated and
equipped it to handle 100 head of
hogs and 300 head of cattle per day
The company expects to spend $780,
600 in charging and perfecting the
packing plant capacity.
Fort Smith,--One hundred and six
ty-four candidates were initiated
with the first rank into the knights of
Pythias Lodge at the district conven,
tion of that organizationsheld here. A
feature Of the gathering was the an
nouncement that Al Hassen Temple,
Knights Of Khorresan, Of the Pythian
organization, would be removed from
Little Rock to Fort Smith.
Little Rock.-Judge Trieber has ad-
mitted to citizenship the following:
B. Mendell, T. Tut, William Miller,
Berthod Miller, q. Kocourek, Martin
Braun. Otto Kaufman, Abraham
Lindenberg, Gustave Koenen, Steph-
en- zdnavitch, John Louis Moix, Ru-
dolf Bosshardt, Richardson Frederick
Erick, A. Lindstrom, Walter Wilhelm
and Rudolph KuIl.
Washington.-Jun P. Wooten Of
Little Rock was nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson to be United States at
torney for the Eastern District of
Arkansas. Andrew Jackson Walls OF
Little Rock was renominated United
States marshal John H. Parker of
Fort Smith was nominated United
States marshal for the Western Dis
trict of Arkansas.
Little Rock.-schooI children af
fected with epilepsy cannot be sus-
pended from attendance at public
schools in Arkansas unless the fire.
quency OF their attacks become a nui-
sance to the other pupils, according
to an opinion prepared by Attorney
General Arbuckle at the request Of
James L. Bond, superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
Jonesboro-A very interesting ses.
sion of the district meeting, KnNghts
of Pytnias, was held here with SUI
preme Chancellor Davis and sevaraI
of the grand officers of the state pres
emit. A large number Of members
from visiting lodges were present. and
took part in the meeting.
Fayetteville With the exception
Of an official survey to definitely es-
tablish all boundaries, the work of
planning and plating the new farm
Of the University Of Arkansas is
about completed, according to Dean
Martin Nelson Of the College Of Agri-
culture.
Little Rock,-The following addi-
tional officers in the National Guard
reserve were announced recently:
Capt Edward K. Hooper, field artil-
lery; First Lieut.. and Chaplain John
N. R. Score and First Lieuts. of In
fantry Frank H. Freeman and John
R. Vaughan.
Russellville.-The Second District
Agricultural school has set a new
high record for attendance, the en-
rollment being 312. All rooms in the
dormitories are filled and some Of the
vocational training students are be-
ing placed in rooms out in town.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Barrett, aged
40, dropped dead on the street here.
AS Mr.. Barrett fell he exclaimed that
he had been poisoned, but upon inves-
LEGATION two packages of heart tablets,
a bottle of paregoric and several pack