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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27

the position Of the gates, the height
of the water, and the progress OF ships
through the lock. Though this switch
board is located in a building several
hundred feet from the lock, the oper-
ator could not have a better view of
the entire workings even if he were
lowering in an airplane above the big
concrete box he controls. This switch
board is patterned after those in use
on the locks on the Panama Canal
and is the only similar switchboard
in the worldly Robert Morgan, in
the August Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27

have been introduced to bring about
breakup Of the Khan in the Lone
Star state. Federal authority may be
invoked, it being understood that
law exists which will justify the gov
eminent taking hand in the situa-
ton and prosecuting violators OF the
law who do their evil work disguised
as Klansmen.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
SNIITH-DOWELL

Roger, " Smith and Miss Regenia newen of this city were married at the home of Father McQuaid in Jonesboro last Saturday afternoon.
 Orly few Jonesboro friends of the biiJe and groom were present as the plans had been kept secret from their host of friends in Walnut Ridge.
 Mir and Mrs Smith left immediately after the ceremony for Memphis re tnrning to Walnut Ridge Monday
 The bride is the youngest daughter of Mir and Mrs. & c. Dowell and is one of he most popular fthe younger set and is we'll known to society circles in Little Rock. Jonesboro, Memphis and St. Louis where she has had many en- tertainments given in her honor. She i. possessed of most lovable disposi- ton and harming personality. Her friends are numbered by her acquain- fances.
 The groom is the son of Mir and Mrs. Walter Smith and is connected with 1 his father in the publication of the Times Dispatch. Rogers popularity is manifested by the fact that as captain | of company B. Arkansas National | Guard the company was organized in less time than any other in the state He also is an ex-service man having served during the world war in France with honor to the nation and credit to | himself.
 MT. and Mrs. Smith are stopping al the Lane hOtel-Walnut Ridge Blade This happy couple live in the old home town of the Picayune reporter and we hasten to extend our heartiest colsra tulations to Mir. and Mrs. Smith | We mean every word of it Roger.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
GATES BILL BE-
 FORE HOUSE
MEASURE FOR COMPLETE ABOI1- ISHMENT OF COMMISSION
 MAY BRING FIGHT.

The fight to abolish the Arkansas Corpora tion Commission as now con stituted. is expected to begin this morn ing. when Representatives Gates of Lonoke calls up his bill providing for complete repeal of the law under which the commission is operating The bill was made special order of business for 10 30 o'clock this morning,
 The Walls-Emory bill in the Senate Friday was made a special order for tomorrow, when is will come up for third reading and final passage 0p- ponents of the bill assert that they ex- pect to put mp an even stronger fight than was made in the Senate against the bill aboIishing the Penitent1ary Commission.
 Advocates of the Gates measure con- filently predict victory for the bill in the house. and point to the 92 to l vote cast for abolishing the Penitentiary Commission The bill however, has not been officially announced as an ao- ministration measure and if ii passes the house is expected to meet consid- erable opposition in the Senate,
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
MT. MORIAH NEWS.

Health is very good at this writing. we are glad to say. Some of the girls still have the blues.
 Rev. W w Fincher of Stamps, Ark, was at Mt Moriah Sunday and preach ed very fine sermon to q large crowd Come again Brother Fincher, we are glad to see you back at old Mt. Moriah in the stand once more.
 Mir ]. W Tomlin and family of Gale visited Mir. K. L. Martindale and family of Mt. Moriah.
 County Clerk Algia billiard spent Sat urday night with the writer.
 Miss Leona Tomlin of Gale visited Miss Lula Hart Saturday night and they attended church at Mt Moriah Sunday.
 Miss Anise Miller and Miss Pearl Tomlin took dinner with Mrs. Ethel Fuller Sunday.
 Miss Jewell Dillard visited her sister Saturday night and attended the soci, ety here.
 Our society will meet on Wednesday night the 18th, in stead of on Saturday night on account of the Fiddler's Con test being at Rosston Saturday night the 18th.
 Rev. D. w Barham will preach al Mt Moriah school house on Saturday night before the third Sunday. Eev- erybody come out and hear him.
 Success to the Picayune.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

exempt from the provisions of the bill as now drawn.
 House bill which would appropri- ate S24, ,409.33 to reimburse members of the Arkansas Panama Pacific Exposi- ton Commission for money advanced by them to place an Arkansas exhibit at the exposition was defeated in the House
 Another abolishment measure was Introduced in the House during the week. which would do away with the present Board of Control of three mem- bers and provide for three honorary boards would administer the affairs of the State Hospital for Nervous Diseas- es, the state dairy farm, and the farm for feeble minded another would have super vision over the Confederate Home, and the third would have charge of the school for the blind, and the Arkansas Deafmute Institute.-Gazette.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
GEORGE WELL
 UNDER CONTROL
DRuLERS CAP BIG PRODUCER AND PLAN TO SINK
 HOLE DEEPER.

(By Fletcher Chenauis ill Arkansas Gazette)
 Fl Dorado. Feb 6.-The Walter George well, which came in at noon yesterday sprayed about 100 barrels of oil and 2O.OOO.OO0 cubic feet of gas. was capped today The job was com pleted at ! o'clock this afternoon.
 The drillers will start early tom0r- row mudding the well preparatory to drilling deeper into the sand The drill bit penetrated only 22 feet into the sand when the well came in. This is 19 feet higher than tlIe source of supply in tue Busey well, one mile south of the George. It is believed much larger flow of oil will be found few feet deeper
 The George well coming in so prompt Iy has added new impetus to oil field development and has hastened opera tions Conservative estimates show the well is making from 90 to 100 bar rels of oil The gas pressure is enor- nous.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
Capital Punishment.

The Senate passed bill which would make robbery punishable by death or life Imprisonment, and received for con sideration a bill to make kidnapping a capital offense, punishable by death or life Imprisonment. A general tax meas ure which would require 100 per cent valuation of all real and personal prop erty when assessing for taxes. and rad
 ically change the method of collecting taxes and fixing rates, was introduced in the house by Senator Vaughan, while Senator Owens introduced vehicle tax measure which would provide a slid ing scale of license rates based on weight and horsepower. The house passed vehicle tax bill providing for d sliding scale based on weight alone.
 A fight against pool halls in the state was begun in the house, and after ask ing that their counties be exempted from the provisions of the bill, repre- sentatives from Pulaski and Jefferson counties again had the bill amended to include the two counties in those affect ed. Twenty-four counties, including Garland, Miller and Hampstead, are
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
Drills We'll Quickly.

George halls from Shreveport and has had several years experience as drill Ter. Only F working days were con sumed in drilling the well to depth of 2,047 feet. where the SiX-inch casing was set. The casing was set January 24 and left for 10 days, after which the plug was drilled and the hole bored 9o fee deeper. where the sand was en- countered. The well is on the farm of the late Mrs. Carrie F. Goodwin on the right of way of the Fl Dorado and Wesson railway.
 This E. and w. railway, small log road. has d promising future before it. Before many weeks it will be one of the busiest railroads in Arkansas, and may become the richest { is the only common carrier into the oil field, and it's track runs near the COnstantin and White wells, and many other wells are being drilled near the right of way. Many carloads of material are being shipped over this short line, which ter inmates at the lumber camp at Wesson.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
INCOME TAX COLLECTOR COMING

Little Rock, Jan. Arrangement have been perfected by whcih the Col lector of Internal Revenue will assign d deputy for a limited time at every county seat and important town in the state for the purpose of assisting tax payers in filing income tax returns during the current filing period. Re turns may be filed with deputy col lector on March 15 without penalty, but if mailed to the Collectors office at Little Rock they must be placed in the mail in time to reach that office not ter than March n, otherwise the pen alty for delinquency will accrue.
 Taxpayers should avail themselves of the assistance afforded instead of waiting until the final date, otherwise the waiting list may be so large that some of them will be disappointed.
 MT. w Y. Osborne, deputy collector, will he in Prescott from March l to ].
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

N port; l.. l.. Dillard. Little Rock M R. Harper, Fort Smith I. M. Gris- ling, little Rock; O. ], Armstrong, Lit tie Rock R. E. Wood, Blevins D F. Harvey, Gurden.
 New Park Hotel-Frank Cox, Char leston, W. Va. C. P. Myers, Charles ton. w Va: F. Gebhart, Cha rlestor w. Va; l. Crawford. Paris, Texas w. Yearns. Dallas. Texas: James Burg win, Charleston. w. Va: H. H. Pfarr Troupe. Texas; J. S. Moses, McCaskill Bruce Purifoy. Chidester: ]. ]. Free man. city Chas & Holt, Hope; Jas Fetsenberger. ouisville, Ky; F. C Grant. New Orleans M. H Straughan
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
HELD FOR MOONSHINlNG

Texarkana. Feb. 6-Deputy United States Marshal Jim Davis and Sheriff John Strange raided a ''moonshine' still on the farm of John F. Dickens, near Artex, 15 miles east of here yes terday afternoon and arrested Dickens and his son, Onie, charging them with violating the prohibition laws Both men were given hearing before Unit ed States Commissioner Hudspeth last night and were held for the federal grand jury in bonds of s1.000 each. In default of sureties they were lodged in the Miller county jail. The officers de- stroyed a 20-gallon, fully equipped still. and confiscated about five gallons of mash. Artex is the center of thriv-
 ing sawmill community, and many com plaints have come in lately of bootleg ging and drunkenness among the mill workers.-Gazette
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
Three Bills Pending.

The Walls-E Emory bill, said to be fla vored by Governor McRae, provides for abolition of the Corporation Gommis- sion as now constituted. and for the
 crea tion of new commission to be com
 posed of one lawyer, one engineer and one business man. at salaries of S3,t00 each The bill is one of three now pending in the Senate looking to re-
 peal of the present Corporation law. A bill introduced by Senator Stewart would also provide for substitute
 commission of three members at sala-
 ries of $4,200 each. the salary of the present commissioners. Both the Stew
 art bill and the Walls-Emory bill pro- vide that strictly local utilities be reg
 ulated by municipalities, but that in tra-state or inter-city utilities he reg
 ula ted by the Commission. A third bill, by Sena tor Johnston, would abolish the
 commission and provide no substitute
 body
 During last week most of the emer-
 gency appropriation measures made
 necessary through recent Supreme
 Court decision cutting off the funds of
 some thirty departments, bureaus or offices, were passed by both branches
 of the general assembly, many local bills were introduced, and one bill was vetoed by the governor. The latter, a Senate bill providing for court sten- ographer in the Ninth Chancery Dis | trict, was vetoed, Governor McItae said in his message to the Senate legislation | that there was possibility that it was
 unconstitutional, that he did not see | the need for stenographers in Chancery courts, and because it contained the
 emergency clause when an emergency did not exist.
 Two important measures became
 laws during the week. one of them abol
 ishing the Penitentiary Commission
 and creating an honorary board to ad. | minister the affairs of the institution
 and another permitting women to hold office in Arkansas Another bill, pro vidng that state elections shall be held
 on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October, instead of on the same day as the national elections passed both houses.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
BONUS FOR OIL WELL.

DeQueen, Feb. 6.-The DeQueen Chamber of Commerce will pay $1O0, ,OOC as bonus to the driller of the firJ, oil well in Sevier county which pro du6es 100 barrels or more, provided the amount can be raised. The organiza. tion adopted resolutions Friday night approving the proposition and commit tees were named to start a campaign to secure pledges. It is believed the amount will be pledged
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
DEAD, AT AGE Il5.

Aunt" Caroline Scott, colored, Of Boughton, who is said to he 115 years old, died at her home last night after a brief illness.
 Aunt" Caroline was one of those old time characters around whom clusters the highest respect of the southern white people, for the "black mamys" who stood so Loyalty during the trOu- bIed days of the sixties" "
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
DRAFTS MEMORIAL.

Attorney John H. Crawford was ap- pointed to draft a memorial on the death of Hon. c. C. Hamby of pJres- colt, Arkansas, at a meeting of the local bar several days ago. The memorial was submitted yesterday, and is tri- bute to the memory of the man, who, for over fifty years has served his coun try, both in his professional capacity, and as statesman.
 The Clark county circuit court dirct- ed that the memorial be spread upon its records, and out of respect to the deceased, court was adjourned.-Ara- adelphia Daily Herald.
 DooE n,,u Tuo ro{fto<1 on1v,vnn
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
AT THE HOTELS.

Bratton Hotel-Jno. E. O'Brien Oma. ha Jerry Hastings, Ramsey, Ill; M H. Kennedy, city; Jno. Walker and family, Jno Counts, Shreveport: A. L. Williams and wife, city; l.. c. Boren Camp Pike W. k. Henton, J. Bohling
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
21SA.

The population of Nevada county ac- cor,iing to the published report of Jim G. Ferguson, commissioner of agricul- ture, is 21,9A.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

The closing of saloons is sending many young people to college thus de cIaled William Jennings Bryan in re- cent interview with a reporter for the Ohio tSate University paper. Five years ago we spent three times as much r,oney for intoxicating liquor as for education,-- but take care Listen ]! We are not throug with our foolishness yet We spend over twice as much for tobacco as we do for education. Let's Qnt that too. so the money can he spent toward eliminating the illiteracy
 Pennie Carr Pittman
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
Safety-Serviee-Cerpus

For service car day or night, rain or shine, cold or hot, will come and get you Prices right. Call 367. d-w-2321 K. F. GOLD.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

Sheriff l.. C. Steele and Bob Moore are off today on tour of the county, tax collecting
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07
DOES PROHIBITION PAY?

II undertake to say that prohibition does pay. l attended a meeting of the Congrega tional church, few weeks ago, where dozen business men, at the head of great industries nthis country, appeared before the audience to tell them how much prohibition has paid and is paying more than hun dred tele grams and letters were read on that occasion from business men who could not attend. all testifying that prohibition is paying proposition, and a great advantage to the industries of the country" Dr. Harry Wiley.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

If you want . home, see Moore and Martin.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-07

Never in the history of the world has there been such a period of good health as that which has blessed u during the last six months says Dr. w Evans, former health commis- sioaer of Chicago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-25

1000 men happy than one millionaire"
so we guess that fits you. II you
can't push, don't pull back, and then
when it does go, get on and ride. We
are living in fast age, wonderful
achievements in invention. Think OF
the flying machine Vimy with its wing
spread of 81 feet Its petrol tanks
had capacity sufficient to keep the
plane in the air for 13 hours, travel
ing at speed of so miles an hour,
when loaded weighed $4,000 pounds.
With Sir Ross Smith as pilot and Sir
Keith Smith second in command. They
flew from London, England, in winter
weather, sleet, snow, rain and clouds
so they could not see the earth or sky
all the time, to Australia. Half around
the world in 23 days Now man
tells US he can establish transporta-
tion for us. with queer device that
don't take (mill:Cns 10 put in and
run. Will 1t not bear careful examina-
ton? and II good, we don't need to
stand and throw at Niger dolls and
miss, and lose our money but hit the
mark every time turning up two dol
lars for one. If we put that road up
Salmon River and in few years,
standard gage is put on down here, We
can take 1t up and put it up Siletz
River where no other road will ever
be put. Then We can put man from
Taft to Siletz for dollar and not take
all day for 1t either, and have to stop
on the way and pay fifty cents Tor a
meal. We don't wlnt to give the facil.
tiles we now have any discoura cement
we are glad We have so good a way
to get around. 1t beals ox-team or
hand power. But the railroad will be
as much ahead of what we have as an
ox-tean is behind. We are writing the
Spaulding Co. to find out their position
and the terminus OF their road. Also
writing the S. P. Co. to get their idea
on the Patton Co. invention |, like
others, am opposed to bonding the
county, or any part Of 1t for anything
more. We have bonds enough on the
county now. have another plan and
II the road can't take care OF itself
we don't want it.
17th--Inst received a letter from
Mr.. Patton stating that il material is
furnished fast enough he can build one
mile a day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-25
SOUTH BEACH

Mrs. D. S. Conrad left for Toledo
Saturday and returned Monday after
her household goods They will make
Toledo their home
Mr.. Omlid has his house inclosed-
LEI II rain, he can work inside now.
Mr. Hoffman's have their house in
closed ready Tor the inside work.
DR.. Forbes, wass called to Mr.. Hoff-
mans one day last week. The baby
drank some kerosene, but the Doctor
said it was not a large enough dose
to harm him.
Joe. Ewing has been very poorly
for the last week, not being able to
get around for several days; but for
the last two days has been little
stronger.
Roland Harland has been at Toledo
for several days. Perhaps he will
bring housekeeper home with him.
Margaret Ewing has not been at.
tending school for the last week or
SO on account of her eyes.
Grandma FELTON, has been quite
poorly for the last few days.
Mrs. Will King and little son, FL
mer, came down from Toledo with her
mother and returned the same evening
Margaret Ewing and Mrs. E r.
Lynn went to Newport Tuesday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-25
VOLUME 20
SILETZ

A masquerade ball was given at the
Recreation Hall Saturday night. The
Hall was crowded with merry makers.
The music was furnished by the Or
ton orchestra led by Mildred Collins,
who was the main one in organizing
and training its members The music
was fine and the dance was one Of
the best given at the hall. Everyone
had good time and the order was
fine. Two prizes were given-frst
prize went to Morse Andersen and
Mrs. Frank Sharp; second was given
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Crawford. The
committee was Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Hall and ]. l.. Goodell.
Prof J. b. Horner OF the o. A. C.
will be here Friday evening and will
deliver his celebrated lecture, "Ore,
gon History and Literature" He will
also show pictures on canvas Of the
Holy City and other interesting places
in Palestine. The lecture will be at
the public school building. A large
audience NO doubt will be present to
hear Mr.. Horner. These lectures are
interesting as well as educational.
Prof. Horner takes greet interest in
his work and is doing much good for
the young people Of Oregon. Siletz
should be represented in the o. A. c.
each year We are almost under the
caves of the college and 1t Is easy for
our people to patronize it. Lincoln
County has been greatly benefited by
this institution and we all have a
warm place in our hearts for the o.
A. c.
Easter Sunday will be observed at
the NJ h. Church with a very excellent
program, especially the musical part
OF 1t. The committee Is taking great
pains in having the house beautifully
decorated with flowers and eyergreens
in trying to eXemplify the beauty and
glory OF the resurrection morn. This
event is the light and hope Of the
world and the settling OF the future
state and if we believe in Him our
lives will be as immortal as His Rev.
Walter Ross will preach the Sermon.
Mrs. Anus Buiterfeld and her son,
Roy, OF Miliport went out Sunday to
Salem, where Mrs. ButteTneid viii
enter hospital for surgical and medi-
cal treatment. Mrs. b. said the roads
were so bad below Eucher Mountain
that 1t was almost impossible to get
over them. She said it was shame
to try TO bring a sick person over such
a road. An effort is being made to
have this road fixed up so 1t will be
passable. It is mail route and by
all means should be put In good con.
dition for travel.
Fl. A. Lewthwait of the U. s. Navy,
was at the King Tuesday on his way
to the recruiting station at Portland.
He expects to have to enter the Navy
again. He did not know just what it
meant to be called in again.
At a meeting of the Siletz Valley
Cheese Company it was decided to
move the building from where it is
now on Mr.. Brassfields land across
the county road to Joe Bryant's land.
This is better location and the COM
pany will have more room to operate
the factory. What we need is a pay
roll at home. 1t is up to the people
to press these industries and bring this
county out and make it what nature
. intended it should be. 1t should be
equal to Tillamook in productiveness.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-03-25
WALDPORT

County School Supt. Coin and family
were in Waldport last week. He in
spected all departments Of the school
while here. '
The main street Of our town is be-
ing graveled. This improvement is
largely through the efforts of certain
individuals and donation work.
The movie gave show last Satur-
day night-the first for four months
Hobart Durbin and his sister are
spending the Easter vacation with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown,
students of the o. A. C. are guests of
the Durbins.
The cottage of Prof Boty of the O..
A. c. faculty is filled with o. A. C.
boys enjoying themselves until after
Easter.
Many valuable ngates have been
picked up in the streets since the
graveling oegan.
Supt Coin gave the high school
s"ne GOOD talks and helpful sugges-
tions in the work
Mr.. Brown, one of the o. A. c. Wis
itors, gave an address at the high
school last Tuesday. His talk had an
inspiring effect on the students.
Short talks were made by others. We
will always welcome the o. A. c. stu
dents-come often.
A local institute for teachers, par