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The Washington times., 1919-08-13
BAND CONCERTS

AT THE CAPITOL TODAY AT &
P. N. By THE q. 3. MARINE BAND.
WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN, Leader.
March, The Messenger. Farmhouse
Overture "1SlF .. .TschaikOwsky
Grand Scenes from Il. PagIiacci''
LeOncavRilo
sst,' >, EhEsilai wagner
ry.'. 49, SepTlce .-:..::.-. hubinstein
hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 (Pes-
ther CarnivaD LisEt
The Star-Spangled Banner"
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME By THE
U. S. SOLDIERS HOME BAND. AT
O'CLOCK.
JOIN 8. N. ZIArlIERMANS, Director.
March, The Volunteers" . .Sousa
Song for Cornet, Somewhere a
Voice IL Calling" Tate
Musician Frank Bernard.
Excerpts from The Dollar Prin-
Ceas q. ran
(Requested).
Fox Trot, It'll Say She Does. Jolson
waits Suite. Danube Waves.
Ivanoviei
Finale, "HimalEya" ..... Henry
The Star-SpanRied Banner"
The Washington times., 1919-08-13
FRANK IoRnAN HERE.

Frank c. Jordan, secretary OF state
Of California, as the guest Of Ray
nIond T. Baker, director of the mint,
was q visitor at the White House to-
day.
The Washington times., 1919-08-13

LIEUT.. LOUIS CUKELA,
Sixty-sixth Company, Fifth Regi-
ment Marines, is the most decor
ated man in the U. S. NJ. C. He
has been decorated four times,
once by the United States and
three times by the French govern
ment- Lieutenant Cukela wears
the Medal of Honor, U. S.; the
Legion of Honor, Medal Miitaire,
and the Croix de Guerre with
three palms and a silver star. He
has been with the Fifth Regiment
since the day of its organization,
and has never missed a day of
service. He was wounded but this
wound was not officially recog-
nized as he would not consent to
the removal of the piece of shraD-
mel. He still carries it in his left
hip.
The Washington times., 1919-08-13

II II to your best interest to put
ySuF Liberty Bond interest In w. 8. 8.
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Copyright 1919 by the Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)
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are read regularly by business
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FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO RULE

Of interest tho
consunaton of Greater Wheeling
Of Ohio county today
orne and Is its 'et "
Of alt the examination would create
for tn" good " all
the expert
all growing ties n
proceeding an issue
duning municipality
shall the major o rule?
tho OF
constantly diminishing hand full
be able to purpose7
The result confirmed the
showed that the
overwhelmingly
register
will Of legislative
with the
ascertand
OF tn Virginia provide the
Of could
and their do sos
%aso> November 20
the injunction effort We
the technical
D,
We arc
fNtc. indy tAualo
.Tn people in and the people have right to rule
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individual government. the individual
policy. end the individual prcroGatives
which he has claimed for himself OK.
cluslyoly ever since he has filled the
chief Executive office.
If the IntcliScncer remembers cor
rcctly. It believes it will be found that
thrr" was good precedent for the Fall
resolution. assuming that such rcsolu-
,irn Is the needs Of the occasion
In 1898. President William Mckinley did
not suspend diplomatic relations with
Spain or take action TO declare war until
he had been specifically requested TO do
IN 4 resolution similar 10 the Fall rcso-
luton The assumption that the d.
rcCtIuu Of diplomatic matters rests
solely with the chief executive is sub
ject 10 limitations. The Chief E,Xccu-
tive cannot declare. or take steps TO lead
t. the declaration Of war. without the
consent Of Congress. The scvcrinG Of
diplomatic relations is clearly an oct
requiring the advice and the cooperation
Of Congrcss, and the suggestion Of such
an act on the part Of Congress in no
sense vitiatcs or invades any prcroga-
tive.
However Mr.. Wilson takes the usual
Nilsonton view Of the situation, and it
Serves 4, least 70 indicate. whatever
may be his physical weakness, his men
tai machinery Is running along the Same
lines that it has for the past six years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
COL aRosscUPs ANNOUNCEMENT.

Tho announcement by Col. Fred Paul
Grosscup OF his candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for governor puts
Il kanawhl county man in the field. In
his letter Of announcement. however.
Col Gr"SsCUp discusses ~tri"-wld" Is
sues with breadth "f view which indl-
Gates statewide knowledge If and inti-
macy with conditions gCn'r rally.
While known specifically aS buSl-
ness man who has devoted his energies
t. industrial Development. Col. Cross
cup has ways taken an aCtlH" interest
IN politics and his services IN tn" leg.
i"iuiurc - presiding officer Of ON" OF
tn" houses. has given him practical
acquaintance with the Workings Of Ia"
functions Of government which IS not
without great vIluc.
1iut prrhapS tn" most interesting fca-
turo abou, tn" announcement is Mr..
Gru<EcuD'S d"ClIratiun Of prinCipl. :. II
was T. h. supposed that h" would IL" in
t"r"st"d in manufacturing and indus
trial mu;t"re. and this Supposition hc
the agricultural values ANA the posi-
h5Iitir$ Of agricultural development Of
Wcs: Nir,:juin. IN" Of the most Imp"rt-
ant of ~, S'nt-tlnN needs.
Educa'i"u and charity. the public
health. h"w"r"u"lIy sc EnGuSh-Sr"rk-
ing Americans. IA" training Of Young
mon to 81 Irul mechanical work and
other advanced id"TS arc all touched
upon in his d'rInrn''"n IF principles.
including nIh"r"n'. g." tho Republican
national platform L l.. cnuucial"d next
year.
Finally no is frm against that rai-
CalIsm which wun.d ""t III dritan"" 81
the law. n" unnu!.Hc, 8 III" supremacy "f
the Stuir over All things within tho
state and Ca" supremacy OF The national
government over al. 1t may bc ConSld-
cr,I a somewhat r'narkahlc thing that
q Caru!nIui, r.r executives OffiC" IN any
state in t'gn Unirn should feel Impcllcd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
THE MICHIGAN ELECTION

Merely because he is the Republican
gan. the Intclligcnccr does not assume
that Senator Sewbcrry is necessarily
innocen. Of the charge Of the illegal use
Of money in his election. On the other
hand it is not necessary TO assume that
he is guilty. We have seen some illus
tratious OF high-handcd' craftsmanship
on the part OF officials Of the present
administration, and know too much Of
confidence. Only n few years ago. q
large number Of important coal opcr-
ators in southern West Virginia were
indicted by wholesale for alleged
frauds in connection with primary
election in this state. They were haul
ed before courts Of justice. submitted to
Unnecessary and incxcusable hum!li-
alton. and finally acquitted. The proce-
dure sprang almost entirely from the
partisan malice of public officials. who
handled the cases as personal prosccu-
ton. rather than as 4 vindicatinn Of the
law.
Il is very probable L great deal Of
money was used IN the Michigan cleo
ton. and it is Il. n? pr"babl" that il
was used on both sides. 1t must not be
forgotten that Mr.. Henry Ford was the
candidate against Senator Ncwbcrry.
and no one would seriously consider
Henry Ford as United States senator.
were il not for the Ford millions. II
Mr. Newberry has been guilty h" ought
u b.. and probably Will be. punished.
but the investigation into the Michigan
election ought not TO be stopped with
Ncwbcrry and his associates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
WEST VIRGINIA CANDI-
DATES

II ,hr interesting and lmaginatlE"
writer's. who occasionally furnish Wash
arton news TOR the benefit If West Viz
sfnia newspapers, are TO h. believed.
the entire Republican Party Of the
e5mtry and particularly West Fir%'n'i'
assembled at Washt"EIon during I'M
present week for the purp"S" o. ,"'
aiding upon it's nominees from president
down to constable. Especial attention
vas paid 10y ,hcS" able correspondents
10 the situation in West Virginia. and
xc understand from thorn that III" Re
publican rarty Of the stat vas there"
40 To speak. and that practically all tn"
important questions relative {" tn"
I..y,irr URINARY in this state have been
,,,,;1cd ax,cn, q few formalitieS which
IN, VOTERS may insist upon. While this
al makes interesting reading, it is the
...,,,,, ~ tho Tu,,.Illccnccr that the
norub,,can voters If VEST Virginia
..,,, DO Tho deciding factors in n"mi-
.,,,s, candidates. ard they have shown
, ,,,ccr pcryersity in refusing TO follow
,ao,o. issncd from Washington.
ns,ir,,on. is very Door place to
o.,,barn,toria, nominations. and
49,. :. soid uithour regard 70 the very
,,o,h,r ~ rcn,,em,,
Ao -.o-o ,,tr,c-cd 70 washington by
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12

high price OF wheat. and all other farm
inG products. have equipped tho farm
with automobiles. put new furniture.
electric lights and hot and cold water
in the farm houses, and otherwise made
them far moro comfortable and attract
i've homes than are TO be found in most
OF the cities. Miss Hale claims that
during the past year moro marriage
licenses were sought by farmers. while
the young city man. working on a sal
airy, Is having a hard time to support
himself alone
Thus the wheel Of life rcvolvcs. The
hard and trcary years spent by the
Kansas farm wives a generation ago are
rewarded by the comfort and Of COM
parativc luxury in which their children
are enabled to live. Nature is a great
leveler, and in the scheme Of things in
this democracy. no particular set of
persons will, for an indefinite period. en-
! JOY all. or most OF tho good things Of
life TO the exclusion Of others.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
WILSON'S MIND IS WORKING

Those good American citizens. who
were concerned about the condition Of
President wilson's mind. can rest at
ease. Mr.. wilson's mind is functiouing
normally. The note which h" s"nt to
Senator Fall relative to the Fall rcso-
luton. requesting the President to sev
er diplonatic relations with the Car
rama government has n peculiar Will
sonton touch. Mr.. Wilson lots 1t be
known that he would pc "gravcly con-
earned TO see any such resolution pass
Congress" Mr.. wilson's grave concern,
however, as he explains further in his
note. is not due to the possibility oc
serious disturbances with Mexico; to the
fear Of complications that might bring
on war. or 20 any entanglcn"nts that
might seriously affect the general well
fare Of the American people. His con.
Germ is that he believes IN" direction
Of the governments foreign affairs is
assigned to the Chief Executive, and to
him alone" In other words. Mr. vii.
son sends from his sick room, his first
message to Congress to preserve the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12

ran H., ARRANGED 70 keep members NJ
FORMED "u ali matters 81 !intn"olHl, Hn"
practical value. NrigmhoriN relation
ships between uativ" and foreign porn
should J." Ur"ul"t"d, ana All ioi''s"
ntckuam.s discouraged.
Community facilities such AZ PARKS,
plIl.ruuudS. town halls. and the nal!
OF The foreign bora themselves can nc
utilized rn bring about All races '"-
rrth"r and To hav" them C"n'rihnt"
rhrfr art and skill -, community In-
i:.aui~. dances sings" and athletic
contests.
American holidays should BE inter
prrtvd through explorations h"id where
ever the foreign horn naturally c"hE"r-
gale on those days. whether IN pubUc
squares, mine. or sch0oi-houS", while
SOME slight community r"c"gniti"H 81
racial holidays may tend 10 "liminaI"
the "coliny" festivities and their az
trndLnt ills.
Tn" community r"Spom&.hiliit"S arc
LARGELY Those whicn r,iatr I" III" h";ilt
and living c"udjtiuls "i ia" f"rr!E<
born. An American STANDARD or living
and normal family l'i" an nov De
maintained wh"r" ih"r" "N'S' lh*2it-
iIry huI<inp conditions. inHd"Quhte
rarbaG" C"!l"riiun. poor water supply.
and congestion "f h"Hricrs.
Health regulations should hr brought
Ia the attention of the foreign born IN
th"lr own LANGUAGES. u u,"'"Ssary. ana
.
and standards HS in tn" American S"c-
lions. nurS". through friendly nome
visits. can ""ntriDutr Il great deal &"
Il better knowledge ot home ventilation.
personal hygiene. and MS" Of Nm"r;can
foods. thus raising tn" "utir" health
standard of tn" community.
Industry. wh"'h"r MINI. mill or tan-
tory has 4 dclInIt" responsibility IN
work and can cooperate In all its
phases.
Committees in tn" mu"S. represent
ing tn" inauIG"m"nt and the different
racial groups employed, can take CEN
SuS Of tin" furjIEn-buru workers ana
follow up those selected for indivdual
work, can establish sympathetic COW
facts between native and for,lgn-o born
workers. and can Cu-"rlInai" the pianr
prtiNltI"S with community work. brcH-
Siunal group meetings by departments
have developed II better understanding
between tUrcmcn ami the native ana
fOrciEn-burn workers.
Good physical working conditions.
Identical treatment If IurriGn-nOrn auu
native workers in matters or grey
nnces or invcuIiN-$ and III employment.
transfer. or discharges. dr"r"aSr unrcSt
and encourage III" fOr'igu-b"rn 70 par
ticipatc in community affairs.
Copyright, 1879
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
Our Daily Story
GOING UP.


r,tHIuil Scrolls. manager Of tn '.,u-
Gus DItlyh"N chain "f restaurants WAS
reading TIN u"ru!nS paper.
Il So" France ~ likely to have y
hard tim" getting ola h'r feet AGAIN."
h" said. "T-rr:hi", Terrific" Mis- In.
got pleas" ma>,. :. NOT - Nh "a; thar
hereafter French fried rut.:"rs WIZ ne
ihrtr-nv" cents an order instead OF
twenty"
"Yr&. sir" answered h'e secretary
chr'rfully tsh" got her meals th!uwn
iuD
"TAr frying pan fiuish'r a." ns'!nG
for Iu":" in"nry again. continued
Scrolls. "WhI' arr "" coming t.: Tut.
tut: Miss lmE"t. pleas" mote -" r.r"'
that from now on pan ".lh''s VIII H. four
for twenty cents. instead of three cur
tcu.'"
Yes sir" smiled Miss .1ng"t. and
n"Iaron Scrolls went on. 1T says n"r-
that IN" birth rH;" among RID hcad"1
i"'"pl" is decreasing: RAPIDLY. Miss In
got. please note that h"nC"Curth car
rots Will h" forty cents an order IN
stead OF fIit"'u."
Yes sir" d!mplcd Miss mEot. Hnd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
RIPPING RHYMES
ny WALT MASON.
THE VICTIM.

All the world is shot 70 pieces.
men are ruarin. days and nights.
for lot Of buunS and bulwa rHS,
and some fifty kinds Of rights;
capital is Swaiting Labor. lahor'S
roundly hitting back. and our mills
are standing idle, and our trains
have jumped the track. All the
struggling. fighting forces seem TO
glory in the wreck. while the Clt-
mat" Consumer gets III" clever IN
I'll" neck. Oh. the Ultimate Con-
Sumcv III the scrap has it'll" part;
ned b" happy just To labor IL tn"
"ftiC" Or Ia" mart, and To feed his
wife and kIddicS. and 10 huy t."
rags they need. and prOvld" against
the future when he's old and g"n-
I" seed. but alas. tn" bricks nre
flying. and the sCrapp"rs ne on
deck. and the lnjrnIt" Consume"
gets tn" duruickS III the neck. And
In" Ultimate Consumer has sac
and weary lot. for hes always
bound u suffer. whether others tt"
ur not: others do tn" frantic talk
IuE Of their Grj'NJu',S and MS,
while fh,. Ultimate, Consumer GOO.
ahead and pays the bills; it's
TIM" of sound and fury ana tn"
madness knows ln check. ana Inr
Uuimat" consumer gets tn" Ratchet
IN the neck.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
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4 home WI! adopt tn" LTpl,N plan mucH
e fujui, comfort VIII h. r">SlhI". once
II IL = rr"r.t"hi" venture. say one builds
TN" d"uhlc h"risr. each ~ pra"ttcaiiy
separate On ih. Sam lot. While 'he
r-v"uuc IN rental SUPPORTS The inNrst-
m,"t.
"Nuu hA;" Rad Of tn" storage har-
Ter, ~" at" ,>rrrimcut.ug with My
Uutllar."d prr#S agents haF" said Z
WAS 10 rrvuluti"nizr manufacturing, but
Ia ON" man may hop" u r"vulut!onizc,
is al. growth - Gr.tiu.ti.
''Th"S' newspaper CnArs f'k"a"'"
t,I,nwS) set 4 pace for IN" ! find -
hagd To- follow. calling me wizard aid
'-;rnIUs'. II genius he faithful and CON
crrlrItrI effort To- the task M hand
then possibly. but personally do NOT
think then gcniuses expect workers"
Mr.. Edison cares nothing about his
dress and Is as simple III habits az n
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farmer. but in his work order and neat
ness prevail.
He calls his employees The Boys ana
they aftcctionately call him The OLD
Man"
He Is tremendously human. with
practical kindness Of nature that de-
lights all who are privileged to know
him
prom my initial interview this etfec-
tiN" and pr"domina;e thought Came
sense Of service to-day so sadly lacking.
as II there WAS u reward in seeing how
near complete. Ar" We not chasing
raIuDOws? Kidding ourselves and en-
tIrcly muff!ng the real schene Of life,
by selling Ourselves for pfTce instead
Of 4 service" Personal service OF the
man-and equally honest service of the
article-whethcr pig iron or peanuts"
buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.-
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to make such declaration, but il must
be admitted that nj the present time this
is one Of the most important and nucvs-
Sary announcements which can be made
interpreted in the nght Of reason; II
means that thc law is supreme 10 pro-
lcCt all equally and 10 operate equally
against all. and that as governor Of
West Virginia. If elected Mr.. GrossCup
viii $" interpret and So execute tho
laws. L. thr extent that the execution
ana Interpretation OF the laws deVolvCs
upon him.-('harl"StrA Mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
THE EVENING UP

According to Miss Mary Hale who Is
probate judge Of Ford county. Kansas.
the young farmer today Is getting the
pick of the marriagCable girls. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-12
SOME MINE TROUBLE CAUSES
And Program Which Should Do Much to Prevent LIS
turbance in the Future.
By JOSEPH MAYPER

OF the Division of Alien Education, Department OF the Interior
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buy WAR SAVINGS sTAMPS.-
The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
Pleasant Hill.

Monday, Oct. 13.-Hard luck OH the
farmers-it rains all the time.
Mr.. l. \. Gleason made business
trip to Shreveport last Friday.
Mrs. Allie DeMoss has been sick sew
eral days with fever, but is now able
to be up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett DeMOss spent
d pleasant day Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ID. Gleason.
Mr.. A. J. lDeMOss has been suffering
the past two weeks with boils. He
says they are poor company.
Messrs. Clarence Lowe and Madison
Mckenzie attended the. box supper
given at Red Land last Friday night.
Mr.. II. l.. Burks made trip to
Shreveport last Wednesday and pur-
chased new Ford car. Mr.. Marion
Mckenzie accompanied him.
Messrs. Emmett and $. ]. DeMoss.
J. A. Lowe and f. r. Hardcastle have
started to the lake section this morn
ing to try and save their corn. 1t is
reported that the lakes are overtiowing
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnid Mckenzie, Of
Alexandria. are the proud parents of a
seven-pound boy. ALT.
The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
Around Mott.

Monday, Oct. 13.-The farmers are
very busy this morning putting away
seed cane, for fear frost will come and
kill it.
Mr.. Josh Matlock spent last Thurs
day night in Plain Dealing.
Miss Myrtle Cason, from Pleasant
Hill, spent the past weekend at home
Messrs. George and Howard Bounds
spent Sunday night with Mr.. r. E.
CaSOn.
Miss Violet Kilgore WAX guest Of
Misses Myrtle and Brute Rodgers Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Lola Parkerson, from Webster
Parish, was visitor in this cOmmu-
nifty Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Windsor and
child, from some point in Arkansas,
are guests this week of Mr.. Windsor's
father, Mr.. L. b. Windsor.
The correspondent wishes to an
nOunce that the Mott SchOOl basket ball
team will be ION its feet" within few
days. You will hear from it again.
Good wishes and best regards to the
man who is really good to his mule
GRAY MULE
The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
CORRESPONDENCE
Rocky Mount.

Monday, Oct. 13.-Mr. Ernest John
son has been sick for the last week.
Mr.. Dave Foster spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Matte Shaver.
Mr.. X. z. Rodgers and Mr. H. d.
Bounds were Plain Dealing shoppers
last Saturday.
Mr.. John w. Bass made business
trip to Sarepta last Friday. He was
accompanied by Rev. Holiday.
The Protestant quarterly conference
was held ut Concord Sunday morning,
and Rev. Mouser preached a good ser
mon afterward.
Miss Gladys Lunday left a few days
ago for Dallas, Texas, where she will
become student in training as pro-
feSSiOnal nurse.
If the rain doesn't quit so the farm
ers can get their cotton out it will
likely rot in the fields. They say there
has been too much rain. on their 35-
cent cotton.
The opening of Miss Lizzie Bounds
school was postponed until next Mon
day, Oh account Of the prevalence in
the settlement of Il disease something
like In grippe.
The prOtracted meeting ut Concord,
conducted by Rev. Holiday last week,
was good meeting. On account Of
unfavorable weather. it was brought
to close Friday night.
The correspondent was glad to get
"one word" from Gray Mule" last
week, if no more. The message would
have been more appreciated If more
than one word. BRIGHT EYES.
The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
Bible Class Entertalns.

The Wesley intermediate Bible Class
Of boys entertained their girl friends
last Friday evening ut the home Of
their teacher. Mrs. Webb Martin. with
Il ''tacky party" The young men served
pink lemonade. peanuts and ginger
cake and all played games. Every
body had good time. The pink lemon
ade was the best Of its kind, the ginger
cakes were made by an artist, and the
peanuts were well cooked and plenti-
fully served.
Those who enjoyed the very pleasant
evening were: George Kelly, Odell
Machen, Henry James. Louis Wright.
Harrison Crouch, Leonard and Paul
Mct;aughey. X. l.. Arnold and Charlie
Herndon: Ruth Herndon. Carrie Bar
nett, Hazel Swindle, Jessie Ray Ches-
hire, Ethel Cornish. Nellie White, Maui
rine Garrett and Helen Friend.
The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
Flood Waters.

Warnings began to reach Plain Deal
ing Sunday morning Of the approach
ing flood waters in Sulphur and Red
Rivers. Official statements Of Monday
were to the effect that Red River was
expected to reach 80 to 81 feet ut Full
ton. Ark, by to-day or tomorrow. and
that is several feet above the flood
water stage at that point. Sulphur
River was 25 feet at Finley, Texas.
Monday and was expected to reach 30
feet within three days. Twenty-four
feet is the fiOOd-water stage at that
place.
However. If the Arkansas levee
(sOme eighteen or twenty miles north
of our district) holds, the Phelps Lake
bottoms west of Plain Dealing may. to
a large extent, escape the otherwise
natural consequences of the heavy rise
in the rivers. and some of the crops
may he saved. The Arkansas levee
broke during 1908 and the Phelps Lake
country was flooded, but the levee was
then new and has since been greatly
strengthened. Though the present rise
is fOrecaSted to be greater than the
rise of 1908, there is still a chance
(according to well informed local res
idents) for the Phelps Lake country to
suffer only a nominal back-water over
fiow-if the Arkansas levee holds.
Many farmers had their families in
the fields Sunday gathering corn and
cotton in the Phelps Lake bottoms.
The OK was in the ditch and Sunday
was work day for once. From 81 to
- per hundred pounds was being offer
ed cotton pickers. Some fields Of cot
ton were almost untouched and as
much as a bale to the acre in some In
stances remained unpicked in the
fields. Corn also remained ungathered
in most cases. Even such parts Of
these crops which can yet be gathered
can hardly be gotten out Of the bot
toms now as the torrential rains have
rendered the roads impossible for
loaded wagons, and the back-water
from the bayOus had flooded the low
places in the bottoms as early as Mon
day evening. Much of the cotton and
corn was gathered and stored In barns
and houses, however, and may be
saved In that way.
Local people for many years familiar
with the conditions along the river
front expect that the worst may be
known by Saturday.