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The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
APPROPRIATION MEASURES
 PASSED lN SENATE
Special to The News.


 Little Rock, March 9.-Appropria- tion measures which had consumed much time in the House were passed by the Senate Tuesday afternoon one after another without 8 dissenting vote. The Senate was evidently de- termined to have these bills out of the way so that an extended session would not be necessary unless 1t was to pass upon impeachment proceed ings in the case of Judge John w.. Wade. The House bill to abolish his office was read twice Tuesday after noon and made a special order for Wednesday morning, but conference was arranged for committees from House and Senate to meet in Cover nor McRae's office with committed from the grand jury at Il o'clock Wednesday morning, so nothing w1ll probably be done with this bill until after the conference.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
ELL TO REPEAL NEVADA
 ROAD DISTRICT 2 PASSED

Special to The News.
 Little Rock, March 9.-House bills passed yesterday were:
 Budget, for construction of roads from Bonneville to tuberculosis sana- torium; Kennedy, to correct accous- ties of House and Senate; Kennedy, to abolish Judge Wade's court; Mum, to repeal Nevada county road district No. 2; Hamm, for bond of Newton county road commissioner; Mason, for relief of T. J. Bell; Williams, repeal ing Tucerk drainage district; Hud- son, legalizing Pope county levee district No. 1; Ketcheside, validating reassessment Johnson county road district; Hall and Harp, prohibiting billiard and pool halls in Logan and Craighead counties; Caudle, making Sebastian county judge ex-officia road commissioner; Andrews, amending act creating Helena municipal court; Budget con-, biennial appropriation for public instruction department and for maintenance of blind babies.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
OvERNOR M'RAE TO INVESTIGATE.
.,roes Against Judge Wade rood Cause Necessary Before
 uomoyaI, He Says-Will Hold
 Probe Today.

4uo Rock. March 8.-Gov. McRae message to the House and .ta Tuesday afternoon in response 1 their joint address requesting that .omove from office Judge John w. l ,ao of the First Division Pulaski
 .,rit court. He said that the pro-
 .;on of the constitution requires .t removal shall be for good cause, |bereby implying an investigation on
 s mart of the governro for the pur- so of determining what action he all take. In other words, a quasi LHcial Investigation" iWth this in |ew the governor announced that he En at Il a. m. Wednesday call to
 \ offce for investigation Judge tade the prosecuting attorney, and
 members of the grand jury to |hom Judge Wade made statements which the general assembly has |ken exception. A committee con- Sting of Speaker Joiner and Messrs. |regory and Andrews was. appointed attend the hearing as the official kpresentatives of the House.
 The House, by vote of 63 to 6, kssed the bill by Messrs. Kennedy, |ates and others to abolish Judge Fades court. Those voting against Re bill were Messrs. Caudle, Neale, |aI, Oates, Herring of Faulkner and Tells. The bill was immediately |ansmitted to the Senate, where it las read twice and made a special bder for Wednesday morning imme- lately after the reading of the jour b-
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
ALLIES OCCUPY
 GERMAN TOWNS
Occupation of Rhine Ports Is Without Incident-DusseldOrf, Duisberg and RuhrOrt Are Entered.

London, March 8.-The German delegates to the reparations congress here left London for Berlin at 2 o'clock this afternoon and seemed pleased to get away. Their departure was without incident, a number of persons, mostly German residents of London, being at the station to see them off
 Dr. Walter Simons, German for eign minister and head of the dele gation, and Maj Gen. von Seecht, German chief of staff, stood beside the train to be photographed The Germans will proceed from Ostend, Belgium, to Berlin on a special non- stop train.
 The train carrying the German dele gates from London had on board a number of British relief soldiers pro ceeding to join the British forces on the Rhine.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
ILLS PASSED BY
 SENATE YESTERDAY
|pecial to The News.

Little Rock, March 9.-Bills passed N the Senate Tuesday afternoon in
 uded Reed, to permit town councils
 fix compensation for mayors; Cald- Pell, appropriating for the mainten- pce of the boiler inspection depart Pent for January and February; Will Pn of Calhoun, for vocational rehab- patton; Owens, regulating automo- Fle traffic; Stewart, biennial appro- Fiatlon for inheritance tax attorney; Fewart, maintenance of game and Fh commission; tax commission, oil Pspectlon department and State Fard of health.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09
OIL CONSERVATION
 MEASURE DEFEATED

Special to The News.
 Little Rock, March 9.-The Senate Tuesday afternoon defeated the Will son of Union bill for conservation of natural gas and oil in Arkansas. This bill was passed by the Senate and generously amended in the House. When it came back, instead of being adopted, the fight upon it was con- tinued, resulting in it's defeat.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09

Do you have spells of dizziness when everything turns black before the eyes? These are symptoms of torpid liver and a clogged condition of he bowels. Take Prickly Ash Bitters and get rid of the misery. It is 9 mans remedy for correcting such dis rders. Price $1.25 per bottle. Hes erly Drug Store, Special Agents.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09

Cologne, March G p. m.)-There were no sensational developments on the first day of the allies further ad- vance into the Rhineland. The occu- patton of Dusseldorf, Duisberg and Ruhrort proceeded smoothly and pro- voked no disturbances.
 As early as 2 a. m. the French, British and Belgian troops operating under the direction of Gen. Degcutte, whose headquarters are at Neuss, be- gan to move on all roads leading to the Northern Rhine district.
 Bridges teemed with auto trucks filled with allied soldiers or loaded with war equipment. The railroads were taken over by the military and were bearing materials of war to the new era of operations.
 Daylight had scarcely broken over the Rhine when the tramp, tramp of the troops aroused the people of Dus- seldort and DulSberg. Gen. Degoutte had planned every detail of the occu. patton a week in advance and every thing went like clockwork
 Everything was as orderly as a church parade. The troops were quar- tered in the towns and the machine guns, automobiles and other equip ment was moving leisurely, both on the Rhine itself and on the railroads
 The interest of the Rhineland is not in Marshal Foch's military display, but in the working of the allied GUS toms barrier.
 Business men believe that the re- suit will be to paralyze trade in this district.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09

Mrs. w. A. Mcclellan left this morn ing for her home in Shreveport, after a visit with relatives on Route g.
The Prescott daily news., 1921-03-09

Yes, Virgenia, there IS an Easter rabbit although it may be made out of chocolate.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
ALCOHOLISM GAINS
DESPITE DRYLAW
NEARLY TWICE AS MANY CASES
RECENTLY AS YEAR AGO IN
NEW YORK

New York, Jan. S.-Nearly twice as
many men and women were treated In
the city's hospitls for alcoholism dur
ing the last four months of 1920 as
during the same period of 1919, accord
ing to statistics made public today in
a letter from Bird S. Coler, commits
sioner Of public welfare. to Mayor Hy-
Ian. During the 1919 period mentioned
662 cases were treated in the munich
pal institutions, as against 1911 cases
for the last four months OF 1920.
These figures lent added interest to
the federal investigation being made OF
al eyed widespread forging Of permits
TO withdrawal of bonded liquor from
gov ernment warehouses and counter
feiting of labels Of weI-known brands
of liquor.
Commissioner Coler stated that the
first three months OF prohibition
showed perpendicular drop in alco-
holism, but that the last few months
showed an almost equally abrupt as
cent. The reasons for the slump in al
coholic addicts at first were given by
the commissioner as fear Of death"
from alcohol, ttmidity on the part of
saloonkeepers and lack of organiza-
ton of the bootleggers. As time went
on however, every one concerned has
become boider, he said.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
PACE THREE

ing with what seemed blazing can
die that he fell on his knees and began
to pray, certain that death was about
to overtake him.
Davy took out no patent on his inveN
ton, and the miners of Newcastle. In
appreciation OF his disinterested serv-
ice to humanity, presented the SCENT
ist with a service of plat The Step
henson safety lamp known to the
miners as the 'Geordy' also had many
friends among the miners, among
whom here has waged for many years
a furious controversy as to the re-
spective merits of the "Davy" and the
"Geordy."
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

former par value OF "A cents each, to
buy a bale of American cotton at 10
cent per pound, so bad is the state
of foreign credits. The number OF
spfndIes fit for use the world over,
has been reduced about 100000 out
Of q total of 154,O00,00O. England's
SIS, O00, 600 spindles, the majority OF
which are working American cotton,
are operating only "A hours per week
and there are many American spindles
either totally idle or running short
time, because Of lack Of orders.
Need to Reduce Acreage
1T is folly to delude ourselves as
to the supply by pretending that it
consists only OF that amount of cot
ton in domestic positions or, to at
tempt to judge the total supply by
the visible. We feel confident that
any sensible reasoning man will see
the necessity for reducing acreage. If
he viii take the trouble to read and
analyze the figures that l have given
in the foregoing
at would be folly, and the next
thing to criminal. if those who pre-
tend to speak with authority in the
south to lead or to keep the southern
cotton grower informed, should con-
ceal these facts. The spinner knows
his satisfies and studies them, pos
sibly more religiously than he does
his bible. You cannot fool him, but
we can easily fool ourselves. II sta
tistics are -o1N anything at all,
q to beware
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
Nolan and AndrepOnt
GRAND coTEAu

The painting Of the exterior OF the
Sacred Heart Catholic church has just
been completed. The interior Is to be
decorated soon. It was the inten-
ton to paint the church several years
ago. but on account Of the war and
later the unsettled conditions, every,
thing was postponed until recently
During the holidays electric lights
we're installed. When the interior
PAINTING is completed and more art
windows are installed this church
will be one Of the -0et beautiful ones
in this neighborhood.
The students Of the St. Charles COZ
lege and those OF the Sacred Hear
normal acaremy returned this wees
to resume their studies.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

Government ire ssned b.
reau Of the us licate til
ORD carry inc asei las 4
l,16s,OOO b8 not Lhstandine d.
crease of ide le proper is II
be world 2pl- America ;o-L
This inc Err e world of
all kind "a ely due ire
mendc 1b East India . are
now ter vita AIRY
over go I-ales, " y en- top
Of 90. D. GRID crop 100000 |
ba' r,uld give US a supply !
for the next fiscal yea. 100000
bales. Be it said, revery that
world production of CT 4mercial cot
ton has averaged less an 10000 900
per annum during the last five years.
World consumption Of all kinds of
cot Oh was never as great as 21.000.-
! 600 bales in a single year, including
Iinters at the peak OF Inter consump
ton for manufacturing explosives dur
ing the great war The greatest con
sumption of American cotton in any
one year, including linters, was neveI
as much as 100000 bales.
Consumption of America
The ten-year average consumption
Of American cotton, prior to the grea
war, was about 100000 bales. G
/ only 100000 bales more than GU
d prospective carry-over. The ten yea
q average consumption OF all kinds c
cotton, including America. prior to tn
great war, was about 17,50d000 bale
The world is not likely to consum
= more than 100000 bale during til
present fiscal year, and we have n
q assurance that it will consume ths
much, nor do We know, or are ther
If any signs as to when conditions ma
be expected to improve.
Europe is bankrupt; it require
nearly 1000 German marks OF til
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
MANY U. S. SHIP TIED UP
BY CONGESTION IN HAVANA

Washington, Jan.-Freight conges-
ton at the port OF Havana continued,
the state department was informed In
advices, which add that there are now
in the harbor 70 American ships.
The suggestion has been made in
Havana, the advices state, that ship
pers use parcel post for merchandise
Of small bulk as far as possible, in or
Ter OF avoid delay.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

June Dupuy. supervisor at the
cumberland Office, spent New
e home folks in Baton Rouge
hlzzi, attending college at
coteau, left Wednesday to re
Z hia studies.
es Rosa Fields and Lillian La
esamed their school work at
Heart convent Wednesday.
I I. Perrault visited friends
sette last Sunday.
Mary HolIier and Mildred
returned to school in La
sunday after spending holi
lsfe with home folks.
Delafosse spent Sunday in
WIN her sister, Mrs. Ssagg.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
THE MINERS SAFETY LAMP

Although the world war has shown
US what frightful strides science has
made in devising methods for slaugh-
ter the fact must not be overlooked
that human ingenuity has also been
continually active in working to con-
serve life in practically every field of
industry the risks of life and limb have
of one OF the greatest OF individual
surrounded by many safeguard IN
dreamed of by our grandfathers.
One of the most hazardous Of all oc-
equations that OF mining, has been
among the last to be affected by the
new Industrial ideal which places hui
man life above dividends. 1t is only
within recent years that the various
governments have grappled with the
problem Of reducing the death rate in
the mining industry, but already there
has been a notable diminution in Ia
tai mining accidents.
I Today marks the 105th anniversary
fone Of the greatest OF individual
triumphs over the dangers which en-
compass those who toll in the bowels
of the earth. 1t was In the early days
of 1861 that Sir Humphrey Davy. the
great English chemist and natural
philosopher. perfected his safety lamp
for miners.
Prior to that period miners had to
carry on their work by the faint and
Pickering light OF what was called
a steel mill" consisting of disk of
steel kept revolving In contact with a
piece of flint This device served on
ly to make the darkness seem the
blacker, and was Of very little prac-
teal value. Those who used other
lights were subjected to the constant
menace of the deadly fire-damp, and
explosions in which many mtner2
were killed of frequent occurrence.
It was a terrible mira oo'er''''
vt.ch occ rred IN 1912 which 80 t"o
rsn to link aba,-t = preb'an o
ovidir sale ! mp TO-. ms
I Their we7tSir r M rey DaVy, who
was famo~z So ee.77+.-s r-rl r.
the i, ne @osss 5ispns-.
/ son, o7gine-wr' COLI r
nea- Ner .stla. D-,l af-7
inv .'~7 into . o. ens
, fir damp he expo i've ga 7eaco1
f.. she min u-----~.s, p-3
{ I'd a la which whi.e entiro'4
e, gave adequate light.
ne time George s. E.anso 3s
d 4 similar inve- but as 80
nan who afeerward r. G the 10
1motive was 1nh4.....
! yrunphrey receiyoI ajor
OF the credit . the ep--la, .1yen--on
1t was just los years az
clergyman, the Rev. Jo1n h
rector of a chu Oh near Newcastle. p
the Davy safety lamp to IS first p A.
) tical test. Supplied vi h two q j..
lamps by Davy. the brave rectc- tes
cended into Holborn pit, mine quoted
for its gases. In a terrible at71o9
phere Of fire-da-ap, the c.crgymaT
I walked about and held his lamp higl
: and low, and saw it become full o
} blazing gas without producing any ez
plosion. A miner who was not aware
, of the trial to be made was so tcr
rified when he saw the rector approch
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12
sscE poEsNr,
IN Lo' SA4

Madison, Wis, Jan.-R ~
d naniOn Of the two lii
led has not resulted from p
b Of Mrs. Philip Franzen
hnd in Madison, as reportde, ac'
ting to statement by Mrs, Franzen
sted in St. Louis Saturday with
ne Paul Arthur, chmeist OF Hy'
Park, H., who was alleged to
taken the women from her hus
at the point Of a pistol.
t think this is the end for Mr.
p and | will never live together
Mrs. Frazen said. Il only
back to Madison to get the RES
clothes and personal belong
I Of Police Shaughnessy stated
charge OF grand larceny would
ssed against Arthur for the al
iorcihle taking of $40 from Fran
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

Richard Caldwell Of Marksville spent
the holidays in opelousas with his
parents.
Miss marganet Bailey, history
teacher at the local nigh school,
made . brief visit to her father IN
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

Named Virginia Dry Director
Washington, Jan.-Appointment Of
Lewis H. Machen as federal prohibit
ton director for the state Of Virginia
was announced by the bureau Of inter-
nal revenue.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

Baton Rouge during the holiday sea-
son.
Miss Jennie Brock, who teaches at
tha C2o,ousas h:~A school has re-
turned from a visit to her relatives in
Plain Dealing.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-12

Mrs. w. c. Perrault is spending
some time in Abbeyille visiting mrs'
Harold Edwards.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-23

son why it should not have grown and become the
metropolis of the county,"
Lincoln first saw New Saleil in April, 1884,
when he and his flatboat crew had their famous
adventure OF the milldam. He was on his way
from Beardstown to New Orleans, where he saw
the selling of slaves and said IF ever l get a
chance to hit that thing, I'll hit it hard"
July l, 1881, Lincoln walked into New Salem to
serve as clerk in the Offut store, when it should
De ready. The town election at that time was held
during the first week in August, and Lincoln be-
ing about the polling place, was asked by Mentor
Graham the man who later became his friend
and teacher, if he could write Lincoln replied, 81
can make few rabbit tracks," whereupon he was
invited in to assist in keeping tally the regular
clerk having failed to appear 1t is said that DUR
ing the lull in voting Lincoln improved the OPP
pOrtunty. TO tell stories. So here was Lincoln's
Introduction tO-poftics. But he was a finished
story-teller even then.
Tom" Reed of Maine, the famous speaker Of
the house of representatives said, "A states
man is a successful politician who is dead" The
humOr and sarcasm of this are exceeded only by
its value as popular gauge of politics and poll
tcians. But where Abraham Lincoln Is concerned
all signs fail. He was a consummate politician
all his lfe and he never hesitated to seek public
preferment.
Lincoln's First Campaign.
After "HOnest Abe" had been in New Salem
had already learned to write, as is shown by his
announcement of his candidacy, which concludes
thus:
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambi-
ton. Whether ii be true or not, l say. for
one that rave no other great as that of being
truly esteemed of my fellOwmen by rendering my
self worthy of their esteem. How far | shall sue
coed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be de-
veOped. | am young and unknown to many of
you. l was born and have ever remained in thel
most humble walks of life. have no wealth or
popular relations friends to recommend me.
My case is thrown exclusively upon the independ-
ent voters of the county; and if elected they VIII
have conferred a favor upon me for which shall
be unrenitting in my labOrs to compensate. But
If the good people In their wisdom shall see nj TO
keep me in the background, have been too IA
mar with disappOintments to be very much
chagrined."
Well, Lincoln was beaten by Peter Cartwright.
the itinerant preacher whom he defeated in 1913
for congress- But New Salem went for Honest
Abe" with 277 votes out of the 29O cast. And two
years later he was triumphantly elected.
Nobody ever saw any difference between the
Abraham Lincoln of New Salem and the Abraham
Lincoln of the White House. He never changed.
Moreover there was something in his lowly origin
and in the story of his life that brought him
close to the people as one of them. And in the
development of the man there is no more fascinat-
ing chapter than New Salem, 1881
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-23
Joint Action of State and Fed
eraI Governments Necessary
to Stop Destruction.
FOREST FIRES ONE PROBLEM
Largest and Most Important Field for
Cooperation Is Fire Prevention
Cost of Protection Should be
Shared by Private owner.

Washington.-Need for public action
to save the remaining forests of the
United States from devastation, and
to provide for timber production on
lands already laid waste, was strongly
Urged by Col. w. B. Greeley, chief of
the forest service, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, at the hear
ings before the house agricultural COM
mittee on the Smell BILL.
The bill authorizes and directs the
secretary Of agriculture, in cO-opera-
ton with the various states or other
suitable agencies, to recommend the
requirements essential for protecting
timbered and cut-over land from fire,
refreshing denuded lands, and cutting
and removing timber crops so that
continuous production of timber will
be promoted. To bring into effect
these requirements, and with a view
to furnishing a continuous supply of
timber for the use and necessities of
the public, cooperation between the
federal government and the states is