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The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
PROHIBITION LAW
 IS NEW PROBLEM
REVENUE OFFICERS WILL BE UNABLE TO COPE WITH SIT
 LAYTON AFTER JULY.

Washington. - The Department of Justice is aot averse to accepting the functions of enforcing the wartime prohibition measure when it goes rn- to effect July 1, it was learned. Con sequently, 1t is expected a proposal that the enforcement be Sntrusted tG this agency will be submitted to President Wilson on his return and that he will be urged to take this ac- tlon under authority of the Overman act, which permits him to transfer duties from one government depart ment to another
 Discussion of where the power 10 enforce prohibition may be lodged was prompted by the recent an. nouncement of Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper that his bureaN had not the force to police the nation adequately with respect to prohibition violations after July i. Attorney Gen eral Palmer has not stated officially that he will welcome the additional duties of enforcing prohibition, but t is said his advisers in the Department Of Justice have told him the cessation of war work has left a number of se- cret agents available and they could take on easily the liquor enforcement function.
 Nothing substantial stands imme- diately in the way Of production by brewers of beer containing 2 3-4 per cent of alcohol since the Revenue Bureau has decided to issue revenue stamps required for regular beer to these brewers. This decision is not to be taken as indicating the final at titude Of the bureau, however, it was explained.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
GERMAN DELEGATES
 TO PEACE FARLEY
ACCEPT ALLIED TERMS GOVERN ING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
 AT VERSAILLES.

Paris.-Germany has notified the allies that she accepts all the allied conditions respecting the Versailles conference.
 The German delegation to Yer sailles comprise six high personages. at the head of which will be Count von Brockdorff- -Rantzau, the foreign minister Marshal F'och was so ln- formed.
 Germany is sending the following delegates to the Versailles congress with full powers to negotiate:
 Count von Brockdorn-R -Rantzau, For eign minister; Herr Landsberg, sec retary for publicity, art and litera- ture; Dr. Theodor Melchior, general manager of the Warburg bank; Herr Leinert, president of the Prussian Assembly and of the national Soviet Congress; Herr Geisberg, minister Of posts and telegraphs, and Herr Schuecking.
 In all the German party will num- Der 75.
 Although the peace conference ap- parently was taken by surprise by announcement of Germany's inten- ton to send a small delegation to Versailles to receive the text of the treaty, the plan is really old and Der lin and Weimar dispatches of the As sociated Press more than month ago indicated that the German dele gates would not have power to make final decisions.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Ed Merrill of Fordyce has a copy of the Des Arc Weekly Citizen for October 9, 1858. It was published by his grandfather, J. c. Merrill of Des Arc. At the time it was printed there was an epidemic of yellow fever in the South and in one week New Or leans had 3S0 deaths. Among the market quotations are the following: Tea, S5 cents per pound; chickens, s1.25 per dozen; eggs 10 cents per dozen; ham, 10 cents per pound; beef, 12 cents per pound Whiskey is quoted at 2S cents per gallon.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
WILSON ACTS IN
 HUME STTUA10|
LETS IT BE KNOWN THAI WILL NOT SANCTION m Tus T
 ITALIAN CLAIMS.
SECRET TREATIES UNDER su
Delegates To Conference p... Presidents Statement as cs s'' Ienee Which Will Settle An
 Secret Documents.

Paris. President Wilson's <, phatic declaration that he will ' ' yield on the Adriatic question Y Y created the most profound sens.s.s in the peace conference. Ho k thrown down the gauntlet to tho sas porters of secret treaties in 2 mss ner which almost took away N breath of the delegates who h.r been urging compromises on Dains covered by many secret documepl and at variance with the president 14 points.
 President Wilson's sweeping dec; ration while aimed directly at fh Adr:atic problems. also reaches h Kiau Chau controversy in which ! pan relies on secret agreements mad with Great Britain, France and Ital in 1917, to support her in her clal to the concessions held by Germas in Shantung.
 The peace delegates generally T gard President Wilson's statemqn challenge, which once for all wi dispose of the question whether s cret documents, of which many n tions participating in the war we ignorant, are to figure in the peat following an armistice in which { the allies pledged gave no regard secret treaties.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
ARKANSAS WINS LEvEE SUIT STARTED BY STATE OF TEN
 NEssEE TO OBTAIN RELIEF.
CLAIM DAMAGES ARE LARGE
Attorneys For State However Get Dismissal On Ground That Levees Caused Loss Only in Unusual
 and Extraordinary Floods.

Little Rock
 According to a press dispatch from Washington the United States Su- preme Court dismissed proceedings instituted by the State of Tennessee against the State of Arkansas and the Board of Directors of the St. Francis Levee District to obtain re- lief from damages caused by the overtlowing of land on the east side uf the Mississippi river during flood stages.
 Tennessee officials eontended that because of the height of the levees of the St. Frncis Levee Distraict the stage of the river was increased in times of flood so that land valued at S3,00e,000 was repeatedly inundated and 300000 acres rendered worthless. Contentious that residents of Mem phis and other parts of the state had suffered loss of more than $1,500,- 900 were made.
 Arkansas officials said that 1t was only in cases of Unusual and extra ordinary floods" that any additional damage would result from the height and strength of the levees.
 The case wos argued orally. Attor- ney General John b. Arbuckle and Attorney W. J. Lamb of Osceola rep Tesenting the State of Arkansas and fhe levee district The Arkansas ae- torneys filed a motion to dismiss the case. which the Supreme Court sns- fained.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Brewers Start Test Fight.

New York.-Brewers of the New York district took action intended to speed court determination of their claim that beer of ?. 3-4 per cent al coholic contents may be produced without violating the food conserya- tion regulations. Two of their num- Der began distribution of a brew of the strength specified in barrels bear ing labels describing it as nonin- toXicating beverage.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
U. S. Marlnen Lost Heavily.

Washington. = Of the 5000 offices and men composing the marine bi
 gade, when it and other units Of lNe Second division were thrown into ths fighting near Chateau Thierry July to stop the German thrust at Paris 126 officers and 5.073 men either yer killed or wounded before the biigsdf was relieved at the end of the month
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Attempted To Fire Transport.

Boston.--A German agent, allowed on the transport Patricia 10 look out for German property, attempted to set fire to the vessel as it was nearing Boston with more than 2,0O0 Ameri- can soldiers, according to Maj. Frank W.sCavanaugh of the 102d Field Ar tillery, one of the officers on board.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
No An,aloamation of Veteran.

New York. - The veterans of for. etgn wars of the United States an nounced it would not amalgamate with the American Legion, which will hold a caucus in St Louis next month to- complete organization of soldiers and sailors who served in the world war at home or abroad.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Relax Some of Shipping Rules.

Washington. Importers anc ex. porters who heretofore have been dc. ned licenses for proposed shipments were notified by the War Trade Board that the many relaxations or restrictions since the armistiee now made it possible to grant many appii- cations rejected in the past.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Americans To Start Soon,

Washington. Three naval s's planes, the N. c. l, N. c. and \ c. 4. will attempt the flight acrcs' the Atlantic ocean. They will leaFi Rockaway Beach early next monia but no decision has been reached 2 to whether the route will be direa from New Foundland to Ireland Q via the Azores.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Rurleson Loses in Mississippi

Jackson. Miss. The Mississln Supreme Court reversed the fndInl of Chancellor Lamar Easterling aH issued a decree granting a perpetss Injunction to restrain the Cumbq land Telegraph and Telephone Con pany from enforcing the new rates sl intraState telephone messages pro mulgated by Postmaster GeneTa Burleson.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Make Recoru.Rreakinn EIIuht

Americus, Ga.-A new record for d transeontinental flight was establish ed by Maj. l.. J. Macauley who com pleted the last leg of trip from San Diego, Cal, to Jacksonville, Fla by fiyng from Americus to Jackson vile. His time for the flight from the Pacific to the Atlantic was i9 flying hours, an average of 137 miles an hour.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
To Honor Edith cavell

London. - The body of Edith Cav. ell, the English nurse who was exc. cuted by the Germans in 1915 at Brussels, will be brought to England from Belgium on May 15 and taken to Westminster Abbey, where cere. monies will be held.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Find Robbers, Loot in pA.a

Kansas City, Mo.--Libcrty bonde and valuable commercial papers sto. len from safety deposit boxes of tha bank or Cleveland at Cleveland, Mo. by robbers who chiseled through the door of the vault early, were fourd by authorities in pond.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
To seIeot Meetino PIaee.

Selma. Ala. = The 1919 meeting place for the United Confederate re- union has not yet been decided upon, although Savannah has invited the veterans to meet there. according to Gen. c. w. Hooper, commander of the Alabama Veterans and a mem Der of the committee which will SC. lect the reunion city.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Anarchists Sent To Pr,son

Bucharest-Four Bolshevik agents arrested some time ago in Bucharest have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment by court-martial.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
No German Messengers Allowed.

Paris. The Council of Four has notified Germany that the associated powers cannot receive representa- tives at Versailles who are merely messengers. The German govern nient must appoint representatives with plenipotentiary powers.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Berlin Strike Reported settred

Berlin.-A settlement of the gen. eral strike in Berlin was reached be tween representative of the strikers and the employers and the minister of labor
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Strikers To Have Own Msn.s

Limerick, Ireland.-The genera strike here incident to the proclams t4on of Limerick as military Ea assumed new phase when thl Finance Commission of the LmeFiei Trades and Labor Council announetl that it will issue it's own money [ the form of one shilling and 10 shl ling notes, which would be used the purchase of food for the 14o6 strikers.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Mexicans Fight Near Border.

Fl Paso, Tex. -- Colonel Mora. staff orficer, commandant of the Juarez garrison. has admitted the loss of 5o men of the garrison in fighting south of Chihuahua City. when the Viliistas captured 300 horses sold to General Castro by the United States Govern ment.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
To lake Vote On Mooney Strike.

Chicago. = Following an executiF meeting to adopt an attitude In { gard to the proposed general strls next July, in an attempt to ire Thomas ]. Mooney. the Chicago fe' eration of Labor directed all union affiliated with it to take a referendul on the strike.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

H. C. Couch, state fuel administra, tor turned over to the state council of defense $25,17O9S, proceeds from sales of anthracite slack coal, which had been given the fuel administra- ton in return for an increase in an- thracite slack coal, which had been given the fuel administration in re- turn for an increase in anthracite rates. MT Couch reported he also had 10000 tons Of the slack on hand.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Suffrage Loses in Florida

Tallahassee, Fla. The sen resolution for the submission 7. x woman suffrage amendment to <, I constitution to vote of the peva, .p, failed to receive the necessary sn's fou. ths majority in the lower hO's of the Florida legislature.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Prepare For Transatlantic Fliont.

New York. Thirty-six observers, mechanics and aviators selected by the Bureau of Navigation in connec- ton with the nayy's plans for a trans atlantic flight next month left the naval air station at Rock Island,
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
First County Over Top.

St. Louis Cape Girardeau county. Mo, with Victory Loan quota of $6S4,750, reported it had subscribed that amount making it the first coun- ty in the Eighth Federal Reserve dis trict to report going over the top.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Leaves Fortune To Establish Home

Kansas City. A, trust estate of about s1,S00,000 is established to found the Andrew Drumm Institute home for Kansas City waifs-un- der terms Of the will of Andrew Drumm, pioneer stockman of Kansas and Texas. admitted to probate. Ma jor Drumm died week ago at San Antonio, Tex.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
India Aaain Quiet Is Report.

London.-An official announcement received by the viceroy of India re- ported Lahore quiet and the shops opening again. Delhi and Bombay al- so were reported quiet
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Commission To Watch German, ,t
 Paris. The French goycia'ps,s. V. as appointed a special military es s.s 1ission to look after the up seace delegates while in France
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Report of Revolution in Turkey

Report of Revolution in Turkey
 Paris. A revolution has Droas' out in Turkey and a Soviet govern ment has been declared. A reVo's tionary committee has been esq lished at Constantinople, accoro~ to telegram received here lrO' kiev.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
pershine Praises Salvation Aru

pershine Praises Salvation Army
 New York. = Efforts of the SalE ton Army to push its activities far as possible to the front" in U Western war zone, with self-sacrin9 second to none. were warmly pralse by General Pershing in a cable ne sage to Commander Evangenn Booth, made public.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
Prohibition Loses in New zeaIandI

Wellington. N z. The m2' =. against prohibition in the New N', z, land election is placed at l'SVO 7 official returns.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Largest Number of Shells lIs.a
 Washington. During tho ha4.,o or the Somme in 1916 the Brit;sb army used 100000 rou-ds of artillery ammunition,
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Firing three bullets into the body of his wife, killing her instantly. Frank B. Artelt, supposedly of Nor rilton, turned the revolver on himself and fired. the bullet blowing through his brain and causing his death two hours later. The double tragedy oc- cured at Conway.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Mrs J. c. Sturgeon of North Lit He Rock has been named by Thomas A Wilson. state labor commissioner. to succeed Miss Lulu Scruggs as a member of the State Minimum Wage Commission.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The first official act of acting Gov ernor Ben r. McFerrin, president pro tenn, of the Senate and ex-officio lieu tenant governor. who occupied tie position as chief executive during the absence of Governor Brough, was to appoint J. T. Gill, special county and probate judge of Benton county, to hear several cases. in which Judge Joe Beasley is disqualified
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The School improvement Associa- fion of the Thornton school recently purchased talking machine for the students and contemplates buying stage scenery and curtains for the au- ditortum.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The entire force of teachers in the Russellyille public schools has been reelected for another school year.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Attorney General John D. Arbuckle went to Washington, D. C. where he will represent Arkansas in the case of Tennessee against Arkansas and the Board Of Directors of the St. Francis Levee District.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Thomas D. McCallum. former tel fer and assistant cashier of the Ar kansas National Bank at Hot Springs, was acquitted in the federal court at Little Rock on charges of embezzling bank funds.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The twentieth annual convention of the Arkansas Retail Hardware Asso. citation will be held in Little Rock on May 6-S.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Jerry South. we'll known Noun tain Home lawyer. who has been clerk of the House of Congress for the last six years, is home attending chancery court.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Speakers from the Profitable Farm ing Bureau of the Newport Chamber of Commerce went out over the coun- ty and distributed questionnaires among the farmers, explaining to them the work to be carried on by the bureau.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Firing three bullets into the body of his wife, killing her instantly. Frank B. Artelt, supposedly of Nor rilton, turned the revolver on himself and fired, the bullet blowing through his brain and causing his death two hours later. The double tragedy oc- cured at Conway.
 Mrs. J. G. Sturgeon of North Lit He Rock has been named by Thomas A Wilson. state labor commissioner. to succeed Miss Lulu Scruggs as a member of the State Minimum Wage Commission.
 Attorney General John D. Arbuckle went to Washington, D. C., where he will represent Arkansas in the case of Tennessee against Arkansas and the Board Of Directors of the St. Francis Levee District.
 Thomas D. McCallum. former tel fer and assistant cashier of the Ar kansas National Bank at Hot Springs, was acquitted in the federal court at Little Rock on charges of embezzling bank funds.
 Jerry South. we'll known Noun tain Home lawyer, who has been clerk of the House of Congress for the last six years, is home attending chancery court.
 William Eggleston. a small boy 1iv- ing on Bayou Meto. has lost the sight of one eye. He dropped pill into his eye and the pill immediately dis solved, destroying the sight.
 A purse of $25.000 will be presented so the GrilIers who bring in she first Eo-barrel oil we'll in the Fort Smith field. The Fort Smith Rotary Club has offered the bonus.
 A surveyor and crew from the state Highway engineers office are working on the section of the proposed Bank read National highway that passes through Franklin county.
 Little Rock and North Little Rock subscribed approximately S2.ooO,o0O 10 the Victory Loan on the first day of the drive.
 The first subscription to the Vic tory loan in Jefferson county was re- ceived at Pine Bluff when the Alex ander Memorial Presbyterian Chris tian Endeavor Society of the church made an application for bond Of the new issue.
 The Bentonville Community Club, of which ]. T. MeGill is president and Frank P. Harris secretary, has begun < pians for the annual fruit fair and ap- pie carnival which is held in Benton vile every fall.
 Speakers from the Profitable Farm ing Bureau of the Newport Chamber of Commerce went out over the coun- ty and distributed questionnaires among the farmers, explaining to them the work to be carried on by the bureau
 The School Improvement Associa- sion of the Thornton school recently purchased a talking machine for the ~x,aantr and contemplates buying
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Acting Governor McFerrin issued a proclamation offering reward of $200 for the apprehension and convic- ton of the burglars who on April T broke into the store of H. M. Steph- ems at Blevins and escaped with Lib ert bonds, war savings stamps, post age stamps, notes and merchandise valued at $27,500.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

William Eggleston. a small boy 1iv- ing on Bayou Meto. has lost the sight of one eye. He dropped pill into his eye and the pill immediately dis solved, destroying the sight.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

A. N. Thompson, with the naviga tion department of the government was at Mountain Home getting dat, on deposits of Photographic stone il this section.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The Bentonville Community Club, of which J. T. McGill is president and Frank P. Harris secretary, has begun 5 plans for the annual fruit fair and ap- pie carnival which is held in Benton pille every fall
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

An ordinance requiring the pay ment of an annual tax of $5 by eaca owner of motor-driven vehicle, as per mitted b an act of the recent legisla- ture, was passed by the Little Rock City Council.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Arkansas Cumberland College fa one week received pledges amounting to SS,605. The college is now engag- ed in raising $100,000 fund, which must be secured by February l. 1920, to meet some conditional ofrers. About s40,000 has been subscribed.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

A purse of $2500o will be presented to the 6rilIers who bring in the first Eo-barrel oil we'll in the Fort Smith field. The Fort Smith Rotary Club has offered the bonus.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The Rogers Cooperative Press takes exception at certain residents of Rogers who. it is reported, have asked the Grand Jury to take action against the ladies of the Red Cross canteen at Rogers, who have been dis tributing cigarettes as well as food to soldiers on passing troop trains.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

A city ordinance was passed by the North Little Rock City Council, penalizing the transportation of in toxicating liquors into North Little Rock, similar to the state law. The fine was fixed at not less than $1O0 or more than s1,000 or not less than 30 days or more than 90 days i'm prisonment.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Batesville has made it's first oiling of the streets since the spring season came and Main street will be thor oughly oiled and kept in good eondi- ton until the city council can ar- range for paving the streets, which will probably not be many months in the future.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The first subscription to the Vic tory loan in Jefferson county was re- ceived at Pine Bluff when the Alex ander Memorial Presbyterian Chris tian Endeavor Society of the church made an application for bond of the new issue.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

V. c. Petite, vice president of the Bank of Jonesboro and vice presi- dent of Arkansas of the Victory loan, Is in St Louis, where he will have charge of the campaign for Arkansas there.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The Polk County Cantaloupe As sociation has signed contract to grow 400 acres of cantaloupes this year They are guaranteed a price of s7.50 crate. This association sold $500 crates last year.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

The commissioners of the Wood ruff and Prairie County Road I'm provement District No. has let the contract for the construction of the road. The road will comprise 21 miles in Woodruff and Prairie coun- ties at an estimated cost of $400, 900.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

A surveyor and crew from the state highway engineers office are working on the section of the proposed Bank read National highway that passes through Franklin county.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

c. K. Wilkerson, superintendent of the public schools at Hamburg has, in about two days time. raised nearly $4,000 by public subscription for Il new school gymnasium. The board has raised his salary $2O0 for another year.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

Little Rock and North Little Rock subscribed approximately S2.o0O.OOO to the Victory Loan on the first day of the drive.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

John l.. Bond. superintendent of public instruction, has mailed elec- ten supplies to the county superin- tendents and examiners to be used m the school elections throughout the state on May r. School directors for each of the G,000 school districts in the state will be elected.
The Pulaskian., 1919-04-25

VO SO1uIOIs O1 PsISs9Ills tIUUp IT5IIIs.
 The program for the state conven- tion of the Arkansas Press Associa- tion, Little Rock, May 19, was pre- pared by the Program Committee, composed of E. B. White of Benton, president of the association; R. o. Schaefer of Little Rock, secretary, and D. DeHaven of Little Rock.