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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01

mittee on foreign relations. proposing
amendments and four reservations q
the peace treaty. Senator Hitchcock
presented n minority report. recon-
mending the adoption of the treaty
without reservation. There began then
a determined fight between the 0ppos-
ing forces In the senate. which ended
\ finally in a deadlock that prevented
/ the ratification Of the treaty either
/ with or without reservations.
President Wilson had continued TO
combat every suggestion of a change
in the treaty or the covenant of the
League of Nations and IN an effort to
force its ratification had undertaken
an extensive tour of the country. be-
ginning on September 4. After deliy-
ering more than forty speeches
throughout the West he broke down
under the strain and was forced to
return to the White House. His con-
ditiOn was regarded as very serious.
and he was unable to take leading
part in the battle for the treaty when
the contest reached its climax. The
president still insisted, however. upon
the adoption of the treaty without res
ervations, and when the question came
to final vote In the senate on Novem-
Der 10 the Democratic minority, aided
by number of Republicans opposed |
to the league in any form. defeated the |
majority resolution of the Republicans, |
which would have carried with it fhe |
reservations adopted by the senate.
Senator Hitchcock thereupon offered |
a resolution providing for ratification I
or the treaty without reservations. and
this. in turn, was defeated, number
OF Democratic senator's voting with
the Republicans. With a compromise
between the opposing groups appar-
emily impossible, the senate ad- 4
iourned.
In the meantime the peace treaty 4
lad been ratified by the other great
allied nations and by many of the
smaller nations that had been engaged
n the war against Germany
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
The MAKING of Peace.

The first steps toward the Organi-
cation of the peace congress were
taken on January IL when the SUI
preme war council members of which
were President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing of the United States, and the
premicrs and foreign ministers of
Great Britain, France and Italy, to-
gether with Marshal Foch and mill
tary representatives of the several
powers. began actual consideration of
the terms of peace to be imposed upon
the central powers. The peace con.
gress itself, without delegates from
the defeated powers or Russia. met in
the ministry Of foreign affairs at
Paris on January u.s. President Will
son proposed Premier Clemenceau for
permanent chairman of the confer
ence and the delegates elected him by
unanimous vote. 1t was determined at
the beginning that only the five great
belligerent powers. the United States
Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan,
should take part in all meetings of the
conference and commission to be APP.
nOiHlpu Illul plllti btiilESitit uHN as
ISOLATED powers should participate
only in meetings at which questions
concerning them were to be discussed.
As the representatives of the many
beIigerent nations entered upon the
task of bringing peace to the world
Europe was In turmoil. Poland was
being reconstructed and the fixing of
her boundaries gave rise to many con-
troversies between the Poles and sur.
rounding peoples. The question of
whether n League of Nations should
be created as means of preventing
future wars was one of the first TO be
taken up by the peace conference. On
January % the conference formally |
declared I'm favor of the establishment |
of League of Nations, aud com
mission. of which President Wilson
was chairman, was appointed To pre-
pare a definite plan. The League OF
Nations commission held It's first meet.
ing on February 3 and on February II
President Wilson read and explained
to the peace conference draft of the
for the League OF Nations.
The plan provided for an executive
council To be composed of representa-
lives of nine nations and for an inter-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
EVENTS OF 1919
PASSEDIN REVIEW
World Found Great Difficulty in
Returning From War to
Peace Conditions.
MAKING The GERMAN TREATY
Europe in State Of Ferment, While
the United States Was Struggling
With Grave Industrial and Eco
nomie Problems.
BY DONALD r. BIGGs.

After nearly five years of frightfu
warfare, In which all of the great pow,
ers and many of the smaller nations
had been involved, the world found II
difficult to return to anything like nor
mai conditions during the year 1919.
While the armistice which was signed
in the closing weeks of 1918 brought
a cessation of hostilities between the
two groups of nations that had been
engaged in the great struggle, it did
not bring peace to all the peoples in
Volved. Technically the world still
was at war throughout practically all
of the year just closed as the peace
treaty which was framed in Paris
after months of negotiation could not
be made fully effective until ratified
by the great powers and formally pro-
mulgated by the peace conference.
Failure of the United States senate to
ratify the treaty, because of opposition
to the covenant of the League of Ma
tons, which was made a part of the
peace treaty, prevented the formal
declaration of peace until more than
year after the armistice was signed.
Internal disorders and territorial
disputes arising from the establish
ment of many new nations kept a
large part of Europe in turmoil. Such
complete remaking of the map of
Europe as resulted from the great war
naturally could not be accomplished
without friction. The great empire of
Austria-Hungary had fallen to pieces
with the defeat of the central powers
and out of the wreckage new states
arose. These new natiOns-Austria,
Hungary, Poland and the Czech and |
JugOsav states-could not establish |
their new boundaries without friction |
among themselves and with their
neighbors. The new government of |
Germany, which had been transformed |
into a republic. was striving to main
tain itself against the attacks of radi-
cal elements Russia was torn by
civil strife with half dozen groups
fighting for the mastery At times
world peace seemed still far off, but as
the year passed conditions became
more settled and 1t seemed probable
that with the formal PRONUNCIATION of
the peace treaty the CnaOS INTO Wnlcn
Europe had been thrown would pass.
In the United States conditions were
not so unsettled as in the nations that
had been longer engaged in the war.
but here. as in Europe, the transition
from war to q peace basis was not
easy. New industrial problems had
been created. The high cost of living
,aused labor to make insistent and re-
)eated demands for higher wages and 1
resulted in numerous strikes among
Ill classes of workers. Radical lead l
RS took advantage of the unrest that l
existed to recruit their forces and /
hey became so active that the con- c
tituted authorities of the nation
inally found it necessary to take de- c
ermined steps to suppress dsloyal T
propaganda. t
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
AeronautiCS.

AS result of the great develop
ment of aviation during the war. rapid
progress was made during the year in
the use of both dirigibles and heavier
than-air machines for commercial pur-
poses.
On May s three United States navy
| seaplaneS started from New York on
| the first transatlantic flight by way
of Halifax, n. s.; Trepassay Bay,
Newfoundland, and the Azores. One
of these machines, the NC-4 arrived
at Lisbon, Portugal, on May 81, hay-
ing completed the first flight across
the Atlantic in actual flying time of
70 hours, AZ minutes from Newfound-
land to Portugal. Fog caused the 9TH
er two planes to lose their course.
Two British aviators. Harry G..
Hawker and Lieutenant Commander
Mackenzie Grieve, left Newfoundland
on May Is in the first attempt to cross
the Atlantic without stop. Engine
trouble forced them to descend $50
miles from Ireland and the aviators
were picked up by passing vessel.
The first nonstop fight across the
Atlantic was made on June IA and Is
by Capt. John Alcock, British flyer,
and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown, his
American navigator. who covered the
1 900 miles from Newfoundland to Ire
land in Is hours and y minutes.
The British dirigible R-34, carrying
81 persons, started from Edinburgh on
a transatlantic flight to New York on
July 2 and reached it's destination on
July 6. 1t made the return trip with
out mishap in three days and three
hours.
Roland Rholfs, in a Curtiss triplane,
made a new altitude record on Sep
ember Is by ascending 34,610 feet.
A transcontinental airplane race was
started simultaneously at San Francis
% and New York on October 8 with
. competitors. Five aviators werss
,illed during this race. Lieut.. Alexan-
er Pearson was declared the winner.
On December 10 Capt. Ross Smith
t Australia completed an airplane
rip from England to Port Darwin,
ustralia, in 80 days.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
Mexico and the United States.

Conditions In Mexico continued to
provide perplexing problem for the
United States government during the
year 1910.
A report on July @ that armed Mex
leans had attacked and robbed a boat.
load of American sailors near Tam.
pico caused bitter feeling and on Au.
gust II this was intensified by the cap.
ture of two United States army avla.
tors by bandits, who held them for
$4,000 ransom. The ransom was paid
by the United States government on
August 10. and a troop of cavalry, nc.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
Neurology.

leaders in many fields of world activ-
ity during 1919. The most prominent
of Americans who passed away during
the year was former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who died suddenly at
his home at Oyster Bay on January 6.
The following are among the more
prominent men and women who died
during the year:
January 4, Count George F. Won
| Hertling, former German chancellor;
January s. Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell,
U. S. A.; January l., Sir Charles
Wyndham, English actor; January
81, Nathaniel c.. Goodwin, famous
American comedian; February II, Sir
Wilfried Laurier, former premier of
Canada; February %, William P. Bor-
land, representative in congress from
Missouri; DR.. Mary Walker, former
army surgeon and noted as an advo-
cate of male attire for women; Febru-
airy %, George f. Edmunds, former
United States senator from Vermont;
March TO- Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, au-
thor; April 4, William CrOokes, ia
nous British chemist and physicist;
April ., Sidney Drew, comedian; April
u, Jules Vedrines, noted French avia-
tor; May 10. Edward Payson Call,
prominent newspaper publisher of
Boston. Philadelphia and New York;
May %. Robert Bacon. former secre-
tary of state and former ambassador
to France; June 5, Manuel Franco,
president Of Paraguay: June II, John
c. Spooner, former United States SEN
ator from Wisconsin; June II, James
A. Tawney, former representative in
from Minnesota; June IA,
Ernest Lister, governor Of Washing
ton; July ,, DIR. Anna Howard Shaw,
former president of National Woman's
Suffrage association; July 20, Sir Ed
ward John Poynter, English painter,
president of the Royal academy; Au-
gust |. Oscar Hammerstein, theatrical
md operate producer; August II. An
rev Carnegie. veteran steel manufac.
urer and philanthropist August 2S,
zen. Louis Botha, premier of the
Union of South Africa; September 6,
admiral Baron Charles William Beres-
ord, British naval commander and
rite; September o, John Mitchell, la
or leader; September 81, Theodore
;. Shonts. president of the Inter-
CROUCH Rapid Transit company OF
lew York and former chairman Of the
Sthmian canal commission; Septem-
or 81, Adelina Patti, famous operate
niger; october 10. William Waldorf
stor, former American millionaire
no became British peer; October
|, Alfred I. Ringing head Of the ia
ous circus family; October 30. Mrs.
lla Wheeler Wilcox writer Novem-
pr /. Col. J. y. Bell. commander In
lief of the G.. A. r.; November ~,
homas S. Martin, United States SEN
or from Virginia December ., Henry
ay Frlck, steel magnate and philan-
roplst.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
Grand Coteau Notes

January 14-At a meeting held
this week at the BanlSof Sunset, Sun
set, La, the following officers and
directors were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Officers, Frank Dimmick,
president; w. J. Boudreau, first vice
president; CASTOR Horaist, second
vice president; F. S. Barry csahier;
L. A. Darby, assistant cashier. Direc-
tors, Frank Dimmick, W. J. Boudreau,
E. j. Boudreau, G. Horaist, Lloyd
Franques, F. S. Barry, C. A. Gardi-
ner, A. T. Burleigh and R. A. Cas-
tile. The bank declared fifteen
per cent dividend and gave a nice
bonus to the directors and employees.
A political meeting was held here
Sunday in the interest of John NJ.
Prescott, candidate for clerk of court.
Major John M. Oge acted as chair
man and introduced the speakers, who
were Peyton r. Sandoz and John NJ.
Prescott. Owing to the bad weather,
a small crowd attended the speaking.
Mr.. J. ]. Barry returned home Sun
day after spending a week with his
daughter, Mrs. Ben Olivier, at jean
erette.
Mrs. j. NJ. Foraz and daughter,
Miss Mary Schrewe, were visitors to
0pelousas.
Mr.. Hubert Burleigh of Mound, La,
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Burleigh, for couple of
days.
Mrs. Auguste Brinkhaus left this
past week to visit relatives in Jen-
nings, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Barry were
Tuesday visitors to 0pelousas.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
sAvoY-BREAUx
Church Paint, La. Jan. /, 1920.

Church Paint, La. Jan. /, 1920.
4 marriage of unusual interest
celebrated here today when Miss Ella
Marguerite Breaux, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Breaux, and Mr..
Howard Savoy, son Of Mrs. Blanche
Jastremski, both of this place, were
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. at A o'clock this afternoon,
in hte presence of a large gathering
Of friends and relatives, at the Sacred
Heart church, which was beautifully
decorated with ferns and pink and
white roses. Lohengrin's wedding
march was played as the bridal party
entered, and during the ceremony
zone Fluttering Hour" and "Avia
Maria" were rendered. Memberships
wedding march was played as re-
sectional. The bride was given away
BIZ her father and was attended by
her sister, Miss Lille, as maid of
honor, and the groom by Mr.. Roy
Horecky as best man. Rev. Father
Roger officiated.
The maid of honor wore hand
some gown of silver cloth, georgette
and tulle combination, and beauti-
full picture hat and carried bouquet
Of pink roses and lilies of the valley.
The bride, who is a very attractive
ard charming young woman, looked
lovely in her wedding gown of white
georgette, with ball fringe trimmings.
The picture hat worn added greatly
to her charms. She carried bouquet
or roses and lilies of the valley. Her
mother wore lovely brOcaded black
silk lace gown.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

stroke informs the commissioner OF
internal revenue that he, Bill Brown
of the Hallroom Apartments paid to
John Smith, - Profiteer Avenues
Anywhere, u. S. A., $1,000 for his
three-room flat during the year 1919.
By gathering these reports from
all the Bill Browns who arc running
themselves ragged to pay their rent,
the internal revenue bureau will have
the information needed to see that the
profiteer Smiths pay proper tax or
face prosecution.
The Interruption returns now due,
covering payments on salaries, wages,
rent, interest and other income serve
as useful data for running down tax
dodgers and for checking up millions
of returns to see that proper tax is
paid.
Large business houses have been
faithfully making these information
reports for several years and have
co-operated Fundamentally with the
governments checking system. The
same obligation rests on smaller bus
nesses, and on professional men; also
on persons and organizations who
employ secretaries, chauffers' serv-
ants, or persons in any capacity.
The revenue law requires the I'll
ing of these information returns IN
each case where the total payments
during 1919 to any person, partner
ship or fiduciary was $1,000 or more
Forms 1899 and 1895, on which the
returns must be made, are now avail
able at the offices of col lrotces3W
able at the offices of collectors OF In
ternal revenue.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

A six-course dinner was served at
the home of the brides parents, to in
innate friends and relatives.
The reception room was decorated
with ferns, palms and roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Savoy motored to
Crowley where they left for their
honeymoon on midnight train.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mrs. Blanche Jastremski and
Hazel Savoy, mother and sister of
the groom, of New Orleans; Mrs. A.
Ducomb of New Orleans; Miss E.
Richard, aunt of the bride, of La
fayette; Miss Erin Dore of Crowley;
and Clay Breaux of Crowley; Drue
Castillo of Jennings; Mrs. Leon Ba-
quet and son Lloyd of Scott; and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Breaux Of Carencro.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
Collector Going After the
Profiteering Landlords

The following comes from the Of
flee of the federal internal revenue
collector for Louisiana, Mr.. Rufus
Fontenot, New Orleans:
Collector of Internal Revenu Fon-
tenot warns that profiteer landlords
will be held to the straight and mar
row path in paying their income tax
es this spring. For the tenants are
doing the driving and holding the
whip.
Revenge is sweet to the tenant who
has had to dig deep into his earnings
to pay high rental in 1919. Gather
ing his family around him, he takes
his scratchy family pen in hand,
searches the ink bottle for that last
drop of ink, and with a master
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

"a Mrs. Dutch Oertling of
nj 49, spent Sunday with Mrs. M
I'1 TaIaune and family. A.,
= rs I Thelma GOsserand Of Mix,
: visiting Mrs. L. Montgomery
tnl ~. Jennie Thompson spent few
Z New Orleans last week.
day y. and Mrs. Sam PlOnsky visited
ICES in Lafayette Sunday.
rsl ~ many friends of Miss Gabe
p;dstrup are glad to see !, her out
Din. after few days Of illness.
a r., Goldie Dumsey visited rela-
-. M ! New Orleans this week.
W. Ms 0. F. Mouton of Lafayette
- ~, ouest of her sister, Mrs. Webb
ouirk this week.
M;ss Suzanne Gibson left Sunday
lake Charles to spend a few days
~ IN her father, Mr.. Charles Gibson.
W. T;rtlev Boudreau and Archie
o..,-t left Thursday for Jefferson
colIsoe. at Convent, La.
~ W S. Watkins of Lake Charles
..nscted our postoffice Monday.
IN and Mrs. X. Lynch and son
-.tnrned Friday from the Touro In
s.arv where little Burnley has
hosn for medical treatment.
Messrs. C. P. Helluin, L. A. Poche
IL Misses Maxine Ewell and Mona
MeCaffery mOtored to opelousas on
LAST Sunday evening.
Mrs John Carron and daughter,
,;+tIe Mary, spent a few days with
- mother, Mrs. J. Henningson.
M. Dave McNicholl of Kinder
nent Monday here.
M. Jesse E. Thistlethwaite re-
tned from Indianapolis, Indiana,
Tuesday. having been the guest of
bis aunt, Mrs. William Low Rice, dur
inc the holidays.
Miss Edna Lewis attended the
dance at SchelI's Monday night.
Mr.. JAG Block is transacting bust
mess IN Colfax this week.
M. Bernard Reed spent Sunday in
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
NEWS AND NOTES OF WASHINGTON, LA.

Lafayette.
Mr.. Aaron Wolff of Lafayette paid
a hurried call on relatives here.
The many friends Of our former
principal, Mr.. J. B. Aycock, extend
their sympathies in the bereavement
caused by the death of his mother.
Mrs. J. J. Neyiand and daughter,
Miss Inez, spent Sunday in Lafayette.
Mr.. Dena Whip is the guest of
Ira Muller this week. stz4
Miss Winona McCaffery, who has
been i'll for the past week, is being
replaced at school by Mrs. w. s.
Burke.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

Mrs. John M. oge and daughter,
Miss Irene, spent some time with rel
atives in Opelousas.
Messrs. Joseph Olivier and Tom
Barry are home again after working
at the sugar refinery at Jeanerette
for a couple of months.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
Anniversary Dance at
Schell Home a Success

The dance on last Monday night, at
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Franklin SchelPs
spacious country home, just outside
the city limits of Washington, was
very we'll attended, in view of the
fact that the weather was exceedingly
unfavorable. Mr.. Schell's warm hos
pitality and general popularity
brought from seventy-five to one hun
dred of his friends out in spite of the
weather, and everyone present had a
regular good time. Music for the
dance was furnished by one of st.
Landry's well known string bands,
which seemed to play their best.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17
Prominent Couple
Quietly Married Monday

Quietly Married Monday
A quiet wedding, of interest to her
many friends, was that of Miss Edith
Mary, the charming daughter of DR..
and Mrs. James T. Mary, which was
solemnized at a nuptial mass on Mon
day morning, at 1880. The groom,
P. J. Leblanc, is a prominent business
man of Lafayette. The bride vase
attired in a becoming costume of nut
brown broadcloth. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Blanc, after an extended trip to
Houston and other points, viii make
their future home in Lafayette.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-17

Mrs. t. T. Tarlton was in Lafa-
yette a few days recently.
Cheyenne record., 1920-02-26
FIRST VIEW.

Glen Woodrow is on. he sick
list again.
Mr.. Grewell and sMr. Towner
were in First View Sunday.
The Williamson family spent
Sunday at Howard Cheneys,
Mrs. Crane and Mrs. William
son visited Mrs. Frank Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Lord one of the high school
teachers was in Frst View Mon
day.
A number from this place vot-
ed for the high school bonds at
Arena.
Mr.. Hubenthal and Mr.. Reid.
wall of Medill were in First View
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keeling
were First View visitors Monday
Come again.
Mr. Guist and family had quite
an accident when their car upset
but no one was badly hurt.
Mr.. Jordan is moving onto the
Hassman place and expects to
farm that place this year.
John Lowe from the Medill
neighborhood has moved into
First View and will work on the
track again.
Dell Liscom and wife were in
First View Friday. They are
looking rather the worse for their
struggle with the flu.
A number of neighbors spent
Monday evening with the Franks
and Clifford Skinner. They will
Cheyenne record., 1920-02-26

r.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Croft were
very pleasantly surprised Sunday
morning when their many friends.
and neighbors arrived. by auto
loads. each bringing well filled
baskets. the contents of which
was enjoyed by every one at
noon. The afternoon was spent
in visiting and having a good
time. Mr.. Groffs will move from
their farm soon. and for q short
time they will reside with their
son Ivan. and family. and then
they expect to spend some time
travelling.
Cheyenne record., 1920-02-26
Public Sale

Having sold my farm. l will sell
at public sale at my farm 8
miles north and 8 miles west Of
Cheyenne Wells Colorado. We'd
nesday March 3.rd 1920. Sale
starts at one o'clock P. M.
A Head of Horses. Black mare
Ayr old. black horse 1Oyr old,
one yearling horse colt, one mare
colt.
Farm Machinery etc. Farm
wagon, manure spreader, 3 riding
cultivators, walking cultivator.
disc. corn planter, 3.section steel
harrow. disc riding plow, lister,
pump jack, forge. corn shelter,
2 half barrel silo buckets, rope
and pulleys for digging silos, S
feed hunks, 3 set work harness.
! pair humane horse collars, 2 sad
dies, 18 mems. post hole diggers,
pick. spade, shovels. hay rack.
Household Goods Steel range
oil range, oil heater. chifforobe,
wardrobe writing desk. . beds,
2 sanitary cots. 2 dining tables,
dinning room chairs. center table
davenport, kitchen cabinet, COM
mode. washing maahipe, fruit
jars. washstand. Ford car, and
other articles not mentioned.
Terms-Sums of $40 and under
cash, Over 80 a credit of 6
months will be given on bank
able notes at 10 per cent interest
No property to be removed until
settled for.
R. L. LEWIS. owner
j. P. CAHILL Clerk.
BEN Brown. Auct.