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The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
WAR ON RODENTS
Good Work Done by United
 States Biological Survey.
stockmen of the West Apparently Do Not Realize the Enormous Loss Caused by the Activity of the
 Little Pests.

The great gray wolf has slain his thousands. but the prairie dog has slain his tens of thousands. Thus might the story of Saul and David De paraphrased on the great open ranges of the West, where there is no home ward lea for the lowing herds ana where the sheep are not gathered at twilight into the sheepfold.
 There was time, now happily iau- ing into the dim past, when predatory animals destroyed live stock to the value of S20,OOO,0O0 year, but every year down to the present time, rodents destroy on these same ranges forage na that would be worth Sloo'ooo,ooo . veor as pasture for cattle and sheep. 2 destruction of that much potentlal live stock value. These hgures w.ie brought out by the United states plo, ''',,, logical survey recently. The purpose of the comparison, primarily, was ao so convInce ce live stock men of the range ], country of the necessity of closer anu
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
Houses Scarce in Honolulu.

According to men in a position to know. Honolulu is facing a critical situation today because of the short age of buildings for business and resi- dential occupation, condition which has been rendered dangerous to the future prosperity of the city by the embargo on building during the war which has not been followed by a building boom of the magnitude needed.-From the Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu).
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
French Potash.

With one exception all potash mines In Alsace were owned and operated by German companies before the war. Until<the Alsatian mines passed under French control the German govern ment regulated the sale of potash from them and from the German mines in order to prevent overproduction and to keep prices at uniform level. The total quantity to be sold during the year was fixed. as we'll as the amount to be supplied by each company
 Prices were established for the various
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS

For County and Probate Clerk
 The News is authorized to announce Algie billiard as candidate for Coun- ty and Probate Clerk of Nevada Coun- ty, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary election.
 The News is authorized to announce Ernest c. Steed as candidate for County and Probate Clerk of Nevada County subject othe action of the Democratic primary election.
 For Tax Assessor
 The News is authorized to announce c. c. (Lum) Woosley as a candidate for Assessor of Nevada County, sub- ject to the action of the Democratic primary electiof
 The News is authorized to an- nounce R. w. (Bob) Davis as a can- didate for Tax Assessor of Nevada county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary cict'cn.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30

grades. During the year 1913 the German and Alsatian mines produced 11,600,000 tons of crude potash, six per cent of this amount, or approxi- mately 69G coo tons, being the quota from the Alsatiaa mines. When the Germans left, some of the mines werel found to be in flooded state, andI considerable pumping and repairsI were necessary. Since the armisticel the production has been increased byl more than 300 per cent.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
The Prescott Daily News
 Published by The News Printing Company

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905, at the post office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30
FOR RENT-Good Bermuda pasture

opposite cemetery-$2.00 per head ger month-D. w. Woodul 4-26dp
 We have just had placed with us a strictly up to date 7-room residence in the best part of the city for sale. If interested see us at onceMoore
 & Martin. 4-14-tf
The Prescott daily news., 1920-04-30

The desire We Omething enly beIUe
 
  We haUe said n clothes other aesthetic feelings 
 
  e coUering or the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
Inadequate Transportation.

fhe most serious phase Of our present
situation i the deplorable state n raj
nav TRANSFORMATION The OUTLAW strike q
III sui+chmen. which hiss not vet come 70
al end ID some parts Of the country mas
almost paralvzed the movement of gooos.
IL ali industrial centers. railroad ter
-oinaIs and ports. merchandise is gathered
u mountains awaiting shipment, During
the month az April over $4,000 auto
mobiles were driven from western lac
tories ID distribution points N the EAs!
and elsewhere. in some cases beng carried
under their own power for more than l'ooo
miles. At a time when the foreign oe-
mand for American cars rs largely ln-
creasinp. inadequate railroad transporta-
ZION has reduced the automobile industry
I'd f5 per cent Of its normal production
and has had an even more disastrous Ell
feet on the steel business In 1916, 1917
and 1918. the DER ton mile Of freight m
creased AZ per cent, while the fright cars
IN service during the same Period IN
creased only 10 per cent.
In many Of the great cities and csoe-
/ ciallv il New York, the food supply q the
population IS being ieopardlzcd. As vas
sand in the Bulletin Of the Merchants
Association Of New York, q condition
which cornpcls southern farmers 70 plow
I their crops under while the consumers q
tins CITY cannot purchase food is intoler-
able The lmpossibility Of moving
freight from places where II IS produced
to points where it is needed has put a
heavy strain upon bank credit IN the
northwest. it is urgent that grain be
moved, and yet in that region there are
4. per cent more coal cars and 10 per
cent fewer box cars than are needed AZ
a result. II has been necessary 70 extend
paper. which should run only ninety days,
10 eight and even ten months because the
owners Of the grain cannot reaiize on It.
In the same way the tieup Of transporta-
ton has Lad disastrous effect upon our
entire. industrial and commercial life
Unity this great problem Is solved, the
business life Of the country can not con
tlnue ID function properly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

Wilmington in control of both branches OF
the Legislature, and rural Delaware never
will consent to that. Nor would any other
State deliberately surrender itself to COM
plete urban domination in it's Legislature
In some States where representation ao-
cording to population is recognized to q
certain extent, tits invariably accompanied
by a protective check. In New YORK
State, for instance. population is the
general basis of representation IN the
House but the Senate is so restricted as 10
make il inapplicable to that body.
So it appearswe will have to get along
in Delaware without any increase III
Wilmingtons representation IN the Gen
eral Assembly that would even threaten
to impinge upon the power OF the rest OF
the State to retain absolute control
Whether we of Wilmington like 1T or not
we cannot he p it. Neither political party
could make radical change. Ihereseems
to be no redress of the evil-if 1T be an
evil. which many gravely doubt save ms
revolution by Wilmington, which is IN
| conceivable, or by the arrival OF pohuca
| millennium. Meanwhile, it might be wei
not to lose sight of county division.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

Most Of what the woman tells you "
harmless enough, but not all Of II. She
herself hna dciusions Of persecution, and
therefore she finds that everyone else IS
being pcrsecutcd.
SHE drvEs ron A scAHE.
'Have you any enemies, dangerous
enemiesp
You tell her you have not serious enc
my ia the world, 80 far az You know. But
abe turns up three jacks in q row, and a
feroeois CLINT comes into her eyes.
"Thoso three jacks all together. They
are your enemies. And they are con-
nected. That means plot against you.
n means that evil in fiuences are heating
against YOU. Have you never ielt thefnf
You admit that you haven't.
"Have you never felt dizzy, or suddenly
cold2"
You admit that such sensations have
occasionally assaled you.
s@rbat's them. They work through thf
BLACK Astral. All evil influences do.
And she goes on 10 tell you all about u
She warns you Of certain dark man and d
| n certain blonde couple.
Thus in a credulous mind she plants
s1snicions and fears which often attach T.
| particular persons. How many Trend
shius broken, how many fears and worriel
| and even crimes may be laid at the door q
/ the Black Astral ia this enlightened land
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION.

tn and ont Of the Senate the Repuhll-
can foes Of the President, OF the reaty
and of the League Of Nations time
without number have declared that Mr..
Wilson is responsible for the defeat 81 the
Treaty because he stubbOrnlv insisted
that il must bc ratified by the Senate
without the dottng OF an Or the cross
ing Of I.
The Virginia Democrats al their con-
vention held Al Roanoke adopted pat
form which contains this declaration
I'VE advocate prompt ratlflcation q the
Treaty without reservations which would
impair its essential integrity
In letter to Senator Carter Glass
acknowledging the receipt 81 an authentic
copy Of the Virginia platform, under date
81 Nav Is, President " wilson writes Aside
from the purely personal references which,
al course, ] deeply appreciate let me say
20 YOU my dear ~lT, that the sentiments
expressed III tins notable document are IA
full accord with my own views especially
the statements which set forth the atti-
tude Of the party Oh the League o Nations
and the pressing problems Of peace,
finance and reconstruction
This has been the President atti-
tude from the beginning The kepuo-
HCans who have sought 10 rs upon nm
the responsibility for defeating the Treaty
krow ',crlcctly well that hc has always
been willing 10 accept reservations that
were not destructive 81 the purpose O the
Covenant reservations that expressed
our understanding 81 what its provisions
mean. what they mus: mean u they are II
accord with our traditions and or Con
s+Itution. There Is 10 excuse for mis-
understanding the President position
none that il. save the conscious purpose
/ ~ ms rcDrc9cut New J ork Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
WE MUST NOT FORGET.

We shall have invested IL this blood
and treasure well, if we do not forget
and Memorial DAY reminds us not TO
forget II stands for tho blood OF our
covenant with higher things, for per-
petual reminder Of our obligations TO the
mast of the necessity Of living up 10
our national ancestry, OF the moran
nohlcsse Of the great spirits and great
moods of our history. There Is a tempta-
ton always after n war 70 emphasize
its horrors, TO lament ITS had conse-
oclrnccs, TO magnify its evil to miniInize
its good We arc passing through =
familiar period Of reaction Of tins klnd
nj present, when case, material weIare'
propseritv, luxury and comfort appear
IL III more desirable than the attainment
Of moral and spiritual heights. IL + the
natural revllslon from the cruNhclon
u war. II is IN natural shrinking Of
human nature from the agonlcs It m
ficts And we do well 10 set our faces
sternlv against unjust wars and TO pray
earnestly for the coming 81 time o.
universal peace based upon universal
good will But 50 long as there Is wrong
n the world. right cannot fold IT'S hands
and turn its cheeks from side 70 side 10
receive the blows Of the greedy and tyran-
meal Right must he more MILITANT
| than wrong. ii the beast in man Is not
| to reconquer tic earth.
| We. at lcas have few criminal blood
| stains Oh our national escutcheon. Our
wars have teen wagod not for commerce
Oh for territory, hut for self-protection,
/ for some high principle Or for sheer
humanity. We have a Memorial Day
thai commemoratcs some Of the highest
attitudes to which human nature has
ever attained. We stand today IN the
presence az the greatest crusaders T
history and as We call the roll from the
time III Washington To the present LEI
lis realize that their memory Is ne richesi
ii All OR assets, and that i represents
tie real soul IF ill our heritage. -Baltl
more sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
THE TEAC HER CRISIS.

There il an evolved crucial situation
III other states than Maryland as to
popular education, d crucial situation
especially SIS to the teaching stans ot
public school systems a mass meeting
was called one doy last week ID one Of the
lsrgcst theatres Of Philadelphia, over
which Governor Sproul presided, the pur-
nose o1 the gathering beng % urge action
ia connection with what IS termed the
teacher crisis. Philadelphia teachers, 1t
seems. have asked fiat rate advance Of
$40 the month in salaries. he meeting
composed Of bankers and business men Of
an conditions. together with mothers
ana fathers III school-agc children. crowded
the auditorium it was $4,000 house
in his opening address Governor Sproul
said Unless the people get to work
and realize the present danger threatening
the public school system Of America We are
going 10 have a breakdown IN the greatest
bulwark Of the nation The danger
threat lie referred 10 IL the undcrpald
teacher Other addresses at the meeting
were in similar tone. The meeting adopted
a set Of resolutions and the hrst line ol
these resolutions urges the Board 81
Education 10 grant the $40 per mohtL
straight increase To teachers salaries.
Such an advance Of course, involves
for city with as many schools and ~
many teachers a. Philadelphia problem
of finance that runs to the million -dollnl
score several millions of dollars. Iht
resolutions committee Of the Academy
Of Music meeting was composed Of mer
who feature large ID the business ano
financial affairs Of the city, and they
wrote into The sci Of resolutions one whlci
declared I'VE individually and cofiec
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
Money i'm Primary Elections.

No matter what were the motives that
insured the movement, the investigation
now being conducted by n Senate com
mittee into the expenditures made ny
managers of various asplrants TO INC
Presidential nominations in the prosecu-
ton of primary campaigns, may DC eN-
pected to produce excellent results. Inc
revelations have been very surprising,
expenditures exceeding two million dol
lars in total having been shown IN the
Republican campaigns, with General
Woods managers leading, their total
h. ING been estimated at nearly million
dollars And there are intimations that
MI the facts have not been disclosed by
the witnesses.
These revelations show most strik'ng'y
tho continued trend Of advancement IN
sucb exncnditurcs, and when It IS known
that men Of wealth freely contribute large
sums of money to aid the primary cam
no;gn of this or that candidate Tor the
Presidential nomination, il is reasonable
conclusion they e%peCt ~ ~
in some manner or other. And what a
situation it would be for the country g
have \ President who owned his elevation
chiefly to a few wealthy men.
That there is any necessity Tor sucn
huge expenditures cannot be admi''ed
Half a century ago they would not nave
been considered even to proportional
extent Alexander ]. Mcclure, N one q
lis interesting political remlmscensces
showed how the Republican campaign Y
Pennsylvania. in 1860, which resulted 7
H. success Of Andrew G. Curtin Is govern
II 1t the October election, thereby insuFinI
the state for Lincoln for President I
| November. cost only about $4,000 MeI
worked hard for love Of party IN thos'
DAYS. but now every man engaged ~
noIitical work demands pay. snd Ire
oucntlv renders no services q conse
| quence.
The practice Of large expenditures r.
election purposes, primary Or general
mast abominable. There should oe som
wav II suppressing il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
lust Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE WISDOM OF FATHER.

Pa doesn't know thing about nm engine
in n motor car,
He talks about the different parts, but
couldn't tell you where they are.
He never fixes it himself when some
thing breaks, but calls man
An says he's found that in the end
that always is the wisest plan.
Yet every time the engine stops, or ism
acting as it shonld,
He olimbs out of his sent an goes IN
front an looks beneath the hood.
"He couldn't tell what's out of gear II 1t
was plain as day, anys Ma
IAN yet TO SOC him standin there you q
think he understood the car
In all the times he q stopped an looked,
he's never once found what was
wrong, -,
We've always had 10 sit an wait TIL
some mechanic comes along
An vet YOU haven't any doubt that nc
would fix it il he could
Because he seems so very wise when
he looks underneath the hood.
The other day the car broke down, al
Pa got out his usual way
on have a look, says he To Ma, IAN
mavbe save long delay.
An Ma she smiled an winked ut mt
while Pa just stood an stood an
stood.
An looked Mt everything { ere is TO lool
at underneath the hood.
when YOU get through admirin II,
saws Ma. as sweetly as could be.
Perhaps You'll telephone for help an
maybe we'll get home for tea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
EVENING SMILE.
"MJDDIE WEST SEAT.

The fussv moving picture theater patron
frequently gives the usher something to
think about. to relieve the monotony OF
his work. hut not in n long time has n
natron Of this class caused as much anuse-
mont as one who visited the Majestic
recently
The usher was not the only one amused
nv her. Her directions as TO where she
should seat him were heard on both sides
~ the center aisle and caused a litter Of
arrangement 10 wave over the adjacent
s'How far DOWN. politely asked the
usher. as she swept toward him.
Somewhere about the middle west,
replied the PATRON Columbus, Dispatch
"He wanted to know if the house was
rat-proof.
Didn't he get o categorical answer?
'The poet ! pointed out TO you at the
dogshow is very peculiar IN some ways
lie has perfect passion Tor dactyis.
did he have any Of en- on exhibition
there?'
"Girjs do not seem TO take well to
athletics Did you ever know one VINO
could make success Of leap
.'Mv dear man, did YOU never see one
Jump at proposal?
CITY Dweller-'I do believe the world
| is reforming. standardization what
theory do YOU base your IDEAS City
| Dweller Il bought lot III the country
TODAY that was as near to the railroad
/ station as il was advertised and It WASH
/ under water. Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
dow 10 Get health
When You Are Weak, Run Down.
Nervous And Tire On The
Slightest Exerti0ns

This condition shows that Iron.
,ha lifa and sfrenQth of your blood il
wearing out, your nerve force IL decay
Ing and vitality ia becoming low.
Disease acts only on those whose
blood Is thin and watory, lmpoverishec
or impure afd never affects persons
whose blood is rich and pure with plenty
of Iron III il. Dr Chase 5 Blood ana
Nerve Tablets are q wonderful restora-
tive because they contain Iron. NuX-
Vomica. Gentian, Capsicum, and Zine
phosphide which makes them most
valuable tonic for the sick, GONZALES
cent and overworked Each dose means
more energy, more nerve force, more
strength. They put snap INTO yoe
which may es life worth living Sold by
Druggists 60 cents Special 'oIohee
more Active 80 centst
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
PRESS COMMENTS.
HOLDING THE BAG.

What particularly attracts attention to
the financing of General Woods candi-
dacv for the Republican Presidential
nomination is the fact that OF the total
of the 81 ,lS0, 043 20 accounted Tor by A.
A. SpraRne Of Chicago, national treasurer
of the Wood fund.- only $3.50 ,O13.2o con-
sisted of out-aud-out contributions. The
reminder of SS2l 900 was advanced -
S72l 600 by Colonel William &. Proctor
and 500, 900 by Ambrose Mcneil OF New
York.
This total of sS2l 900 accordingly is
loan for which promises to pay nave been
given. signed by MIR. Spraguc ana ms
committee. The promises to pay rest
upon expectations OF further contributions
which, with the convention only week
away. have not as yet materialized. 1t is
| therefore the quite natural and necessary
| conclusion of MIR. Sprague that the promis-
sorv notes will not be paid Mt all, but that
| Colonel Proctor and Mr.. Mcneil Will be
| found in the end still holding the bag.
Both Colonel Proctor and MIR. Mcneil
! are business men and doubtless aceus-
toned to take "A long shot now and then
in speculative Investments. As Rcpubii-
cans pcrhaps of the old school of business
in politics they may be practical men
equally accustomed TO take long chances.
| But in the old days the large stakes
were not placed until the nominations
had been made, and the chances were
never greater than one out OF two Tor the
election and cash or otherwise, and chiefly
! otherwise.
But this pescky Observation-Disclosures
business has complicated things dis,
gusting!v. General Woods chances OF
nomination are at best only one in three
or four, with election chances yet to be
figured. What, then, is the worth OF these
notes for SS21 600 on General Wood
either in cash or otherwise?
We used to hear of money as .piung
or in politics. but it has remained for tins
campaign to develop the real article. r
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
WHISTLIN TO THE RIVER.

You want to rush the springtime,
An when it comes YOU 90
A-whistln to the river.
Where the fish are bitin So
In springtime sunshine am t II fine
To feel the swlshin Of the line
You hear the fields a-callin',
An YOU know jes' what they mean:
I'VE need the help for harvest,
An your larder's gittin lean
But that's all right An amt II fine
10 feel the swishin' of the line
From the Atlanta Constitution
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

Return BY way Of Canada i the popu-
lar route selected by those vino propose W
attend the Democratic National Con
vention in San Francisco. M, II H n"t
because Canada is partly wet, I" but be-
cause of the gorgeous scenery along the
return route.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
TIE DESERT .

crossed the desert III car that
Mr. Pullman made, it rolled with
ont a Jolt or jar. III fright green
plls arraved And when | wished
10 sleep at night, and rest ny
drowsy head, there came porter
most polite. who tucked me into
bed And to the dining car ! vent
three times "a day, at least beneath
large trays the waters hent, ald
brought a gorgeous feast he tua1
was full ii DANES and men who
grtImbied AL the time they d never
come out there again the desert
was q crime Ii hurt theII eyes @
view the sand, and watch the hills
Of stone, and everything their
anger famed, and they put up
groan. And | recalled the pioneers
who hlazed the path that way
and sternly whaCked their mules
and steers through burning sand all
day. They only halted III their
stride across that waste accurst, to
plant some fellow who had died OF
heartbreak or of thirst | wished
those mighty men Of old could
/ board that gorgeous train, and
/, there some moving discourse hold,
Of tragedy and pain for that might
/ shame the stalled men, and tat,
/ enameled danes, who sighed and
/ swore and sighed again, and called
/ the desert names.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

Please bear in mind the concert il aid
of the blind at The Playhouse next
Monday evening. 1t will be most at
tractive affair, for q most worthy purpose.
Make the financial results liberal 70 the
limit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

lively assure the Board OF Education
that We shall support it in employing
emergency measures to obtain the money
necessary TO grant this increase. baiti-
more American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-02

CITY Council did well to slash budgets
and avert a higher tax rate The city
and school tax rate is high enough al
ready