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Evening star., 1921-03-11
PREDICT WORKERS CRISIS.
German Exporters Agitated by
New Conditions Under Occupation.

BY the Associated Press.
DClSBERG. Germany. March l0-EX-
citement rising out of the confusing
rumors that the allies intend a fur
ther advance into the Ruhr. coming
after the occupation of Hamborn. and
to establish new inland customs
frontier. seize Essen and levy "A heavy
tribute on Rhine commerce. rocked the
big German steel. coal and other ex-
porting corporations today. and filed
the streets with silent, staring crowds.
which packed the spaces solidly
around the French and British head
quarters.
AS the day wore on the crowds
gradually dispersed, but the German
exporters with whom the situation
was discussed continued to be violent
~ agitated. They reiterated their as
sertions that business was being
ruined and declared that further occu.
pations. particularly Of Essen, might
precipitate a crisis among the work
men which no business or industry
could weather.
French headquarters. when 1t was
announced that the security police
would be disbanded and replaced by
troops, showed no concern when hun
dreds of green uniformed policemen
Continued or Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
GEN. ALLEN Ab|DES
BY ALLIED RULINGS
American Commander Will
Make Customs Decisions
His Orders to U. S. Army.
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
FRENCH MILITARY HEADQUAR-
TIERS. MAYENCE, March 11.-Maj.
Gen. Henry T. Allen. commander of
the American forces of occupation.
will follow the same policy regarding
the collection of customs along the
Rhine as on other problems connected
with the occupation. making the de-
cisions of the Rhineland ommission
his orders to his army. according to
information received here from Cob
lenz today.
Gen. Allen. it was stated. is await
ing notification of the commissions
decisions.
Workers Voice Stand.
PARIS, March 11.-Representatives
of workers unions having a member
ship of $4,000 have appeared before
allied authorities at Dusseldorf and
declared they did not consider occu-
patton of that city, Duisburg and
Ruhrort as hostile act. says a dis
patch to the Echo de Paris. They are
quoted as saying that occupation of
the district was necessary against at
tempts by. German capital to evade
payment of just reparations-
The delegates were assured. it is
said, that all public liberties would
be scYupuIously respected.
:. DeeoFates GrnveS-
ALLIED MILITARY HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Neuss. March 11.--Gen. Gauch-
err commander Of French troops en-
4A&9o[slufslAe occupation OF the new
tariff zoIfe along the Rhine, yesterday
placed wreaths on the graves Of
French and German soldiers who
I'd <1rrv I, ~
world conflict and were buried in the
military cemetery near here As he
placed his tribute over the tombs OF
the Germans, he said: These died in
obedience to military orders" while
at the graves of the French he said:
They were our pioneers
A French priest led the procession
TO the cemetery and was followed by
a band playing a funeral march
Then followed French. Belgian and
British soldiers and sailors from the
gunboats anchored in the Rhine.
Bringing up the rear was a strap-
Cling crowd of German civilians.
Germans Cover.
When the priests prayer was fin-
ished, the band struck up THE Mar
seillaise" and the Germans, who had
stood bareheaded during the invoca-
ton, Immediately put on their hats.
remaining covered while the French
national anthem was played and until
the band had completed its rendition
of God Save the King
After the ceremony there was re-
view of the troops of occupation. and
Gen. Gaucher held a reception for
correspondents.
1T is very quiet here he remarked.
'and am going to a theater"
Referring to kilograms from Dues
seldorf to London. in which labor
unions protested again Gen. Gaucher's
proclamation prohibiting strikes. the
general declared they were as re-
suit of an improper translation of
his announcement. In his procIama-
tion he said strikes OF workmen oper-
ating public necessities would moi be
tolerated. but the German translation
said that no strikes whatever would
be permitted.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
REBELS EXPLAIN PURPOSE.
Trying to Prevent "Bloody Trot-

RIGA. March ia proclamation is
sued by the kronstadt government to
the worlds workers constitutes a long
document which is devoted mainly to
showing that the new revolution is a
movement on the part of the laboring
population of Russia against attempts
by "autocratic COMMUNISTS led by the
bloody field marshal, Trotsky," to de-
stroy the free will of the iaboring popu-
la ton
Evening star., 1921-03-11
WESTERN ROADS IN LINE.
Skilled Workers Face Reduction
After Unskilled Pay Is Adjusted.

Ey the As>ociated Press.
CHICAGO. March ll.-Nirtuaily all
OF the larger western railroads today
rad swung into line in the policy
started Il few days ago by several
eastern railroads OF taking steps to
bring about reductions in the war
tune wage scale OF unskilled en-
ployes.
The reductions will he urged. rail-
road officials said. TO keep the roads
out o. Bankruptcy and enable them
eventually 10 reduce traffic rates,
htgn now were said to be higher
than The public can bear"
\; the same time came statements
from officials Of the Association of
RsiifOad Executives that lower rates
a. pay Cor skilled workers probably
would be sought after wages for un-
LID men had been settled.
One road the chicago Great West
80 took tn, lead among the western
Continued on Page .. Column -
Evening star., 1921-03-11
Reds Plot Uprising
In Luxembourg With
EurOpe Final Goal
by Gable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1921.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1921.
Du = T. L. DORF, Germany,
March I1.-A communist CRISIS
is mOmentariIy expected in the
tiny grand duchy of LuXemb burg,
according TO consular agent
who has just arrived from
there. The government is said
to have handed an ultimntum to
the union labor leaders that he
fore Saturday evening they must
cease accepting Russian and
German gold and eNpel from
their ranks a number of nOtOri-
Gus bOlshcvjst asitatorS.
while Iuxembur- has lexE
than :,O9.Wp0 Inhabitants. and "a
force of only $50 soldiers, il pro-
duces about One-fifth Of the pig
iron in Europe. and therefore
offers fertile fiefd for labor
troubles.
Wednesday, morning. after
several farfOry riots, 800 Frenc',
soldicrS/nrrived at the request
OF thS grand ducal government
to DInintain order, the local au-
tkOritieS fearing that their lit
tie police force would he unable
to control the situation.
The story goes that an upris-
ing In Luxembourg was to he the
signal for "a general bOlShevist
demonstration throughout west
crn Europe.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
MOTHER STAYS CHILDREN
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
Wife cf Prominent Rancher in
Wyoming Kills Three and
Wounds Three, One Fatally.

Iowa. wgo, March 11'-Mrs.
James Wattlss: wife of prominent
rancher in the Big Horn basin. last
night shot and killed three of her
children. wounded three others. one fa-
tally. and, retoading the revolver killed
herself.
One of the wounded children died this
morning, the other two will live. the
physician states.
Mrs. Waters husband was visiting
a neighbor when the tragedy occur
red. The children. whose ages ranged
from five to~twelve years, We're in bed
at the time.
When the husband returned home
shortly before midnight he found all
doors to the house locked and all
window shades drawn. Mrs. Waters
fired nine bullets, according to Off
GERS.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
ExCEPTS IN PREPARATIONS
Austrian Republics Appeal in Mat
ter of Military Demobilization.

VIENNA, March 1O-Three reserva-
tions have been made by the government
OF the Austrian republic in accepting
the entente demand for the surrender of
military material. The first would cover
the guns defending the Danube at Wen
ma, krems. cighty-eight miles northwest
of this city. and Tullin. seventeen miles
northwest. The second would take ex-
cep,ion 10 demands prohibiting the
operation of military schools. and the
third would relate to the rehabilitation
Of the Vienna arsenal. The government
is preparing an appeal to the league of
nations.
The big guns demanded by the allies
are understood to be of the same type
as those used by the Germans in bat
tering down Belgian forts at the begin
ming of the world war
Evening star., 1921-03-11
MANCHURIA is EXCITED.
Insurgents Hold Railways as Wire
Service Is Cut Off

BY the Associated Press.
HARBIN. Manchuria. March 10.-Ex-
element here is intense. The telegraph
service to the west is interrupted. The
last dispatch received here from Verkne-
Idinsk. on the Transsiberian railway,
east of Lake Baikal. was dated March B.
IL said the Chelyabinsk. Ecaturinburg
and PetropavIovsk railways were in the
hands OF the insurgents. The places
held by the insurgents included Che
rcmkhoye the coal center
Evening star., 1921-03-11
RELIEF WORKER FLEEs.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March IL
Robert l.. Ferguson of this city, who
was taken prisoner by the Turks last
October and who has been held with
eight other American relief workers
at Kars, Armenia, has escaped from
his captors according 20 advices re-
ceived at the Florida headquarters Of
the Near East Relief.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
JEWELER SHOT DEAD.
Bandits Then Escape With Whole
Trays of Diamonds.

NEW YORK. March 1.-Two armed
bandits early today entered the 9Th
avenue jeweiry store of Abraham
Harris, tied his hands, shot him In
death. and escaped with several trays
of diamonds.
Evening star., 1921-03-11
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight: tomor-
row cloudy. with moderate tempera-
ture.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. 81, at
pm. today. lowest. 80, at { am. to-
day.
Full report on page Is.
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side to write a receipt for happy "ed y;
ded life," after which they we're oil
read. ..
Delightful refreshments consisting
Of chicken salad, lettuce, celery pickles.
White cake and ice tea were serveu.
"N Next came the great surprise for the
honor guest, which was brought III as
tho last course. While she was SO III,
teusely engaged in conversation wl.n
friends Of former days, relating ne'
Mans, her hopes, her dreams, Mlsse e.
BESSIE and Jessie Brown came IL
1adened with packages of all shapes
and sizes, and showered them upon
her. Her surprise was so great ina,
Che could not refrain from tears OF
haminess As each package was un
wrapped and displayed, Miss virginia
had a special word Of thanks ap-
nropriate to each giver. The sno"
or consisted Of every kind OF dainty
and beautiful gift Imaginable
Miss Dormon, who spent her chlla'
hood days in Arcadia and taught III
the school here for several years. nay
for the past few years been connected
with the Red Cross work in Natchl
tochs parish. She is we'll known IL
many parts of the State, belonging
to one Of our Oldest and most prom
pcnt families, and has a host Of friends
who wish her God speed in her new
adventure.
Miss Dormon and Mr.. Miller will be
married in the church parlors of the
First Baptist Church, Of Shreveport.
They will motor through the West dur
ing the summer, stopping at import.
ant places in Colorado, New Mexico
California, Wyoming, Oregon an9
Washington, terminating their trip
about the first Of September at Daven.
port, Iowa, where they will make theil
nome.
BY one Of the guests
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Catarrh Can Be Cured

Catarrh Is local disease greatly infu-
onced by constitutional conditions II
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE destroys the foundation of
the disease. gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature In doing its work.
All Druggists Circulars free.
]. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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blown down by the strong winds which
have visited this section at various
times during the week. 1t is fortunate
that no other damage was done The
heavy rains occurring every day Or tive
is a serious hindrance to farming.
Everyone complains of poor gardens
due to the cold snaps during the past
month.
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Those going over to Shreveport from
Arcadia, on Saturday, to attend the
play, were Miss Dulcie Mobley and Mr.
Percy Brown; Miss Bessie Brown an(
Mr.. J. s. Turner; Miss Annie Lesba
Gloer and Mr.. Lamar Ozley. Miss
Clyde Mobley, who does state work il
Home Economics at Baton Rouge
Joined them at Arcadia.
Misses Jewel Mcclure, Addie Hous
ton and Bessie Brown were guests OF
Mrs. George Shields in Shreveport THIS
week, at a house party. From shreve
port Miss Brown went to Mansfield
to visit her aunt, Mrs. Z. o. Edgerton
and other relatives. Misses Mcclure
and Houston returned home Tuesday
Dainty little cards Of Martin Robert
Reynolds, attached to the larger care
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. h
Reynolds, have been received, announc
ing his arrival on April the 10Th a
the home Of his maternal grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Caskey. Con
gratulatiOns are in order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Grigsby and
daughter Mildred, returned on Mon.
day from pleasant visit to Dr. Billy
James and Mrs. James and Mrs. Ed
ward Holmes. DR.. and Mrs. James
accompanied them home, and went
down to Sales to visit Mr.. and Mrs
II. J. James.
Mrs. Tom Litherland, (Eura Loci
and her brother-in-law, Mr.. HINES Land
OF Oklahoma, stopped a while in Ar
cadia on Monday, en- route to Homer
where Mrs. Litherland will attend to
some matters Of business. She has
not formulated any plans as yet, but
Is at present with her mother, Mrs
Nancy Loe, near Bienville,
Miss Mildred Hastings, Of Alex
andria and MIR. r. M. Perkins, of Rus
ton and Miss Winifred Weaver, daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Weaver of
Shreveport, and Mr.. Fred Hightower,
OF kuston, were married in Arcadia
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs J, R.
Wlmberly last Saturday evening Mrs
.. +. Weaver, mother Of one of the
brides, returned to her home in Shreye.
port on Sunday.
The friends Of Mrs ]. A. Story. re-
greet very much to know that she re-.
mains quite i'll, though today, tues.
day) her condition is slightly improy.
ed' Those Of her near relatives who
nave been at her bedside, are her sis,
ters, Mrs. G. G. Owens, of Cedar
1rove; Mrs. Brown, of Birmingham
Ala'; MI. and Mrs. ]. B. Story and
N and Mrs, Clyde holland (Eula
GRIMM =, and Miss Clyde Story. Of
shreveport, and the family of Mr.. Jim
story from near town and Others. #
5 !, sincerely hoped that her condition
Will be greatly improved soon.
Rev: J. G. Cox preached at the Ran
Ilst church last Sunday, to q yery
arge congregation. The Methodis,
pastor and congregation were present
!. !. tnere was no service at the Method,
!, 81 church on account of children's
lay exercises being held. Row CnS
the Home Coming service a
S Y is held annually at Mt, Lebanon ,e
'narch, would be held newt Snndsv
mo ne extended a cordial invitation
. Ga al to attend. requesting them TO sr.
i've In time for the sermon. wb;oh
VII begin at II 80 a. N, 'A''n
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BRIEF MENTION

Mrs. James Rhodes and Mr.. Rhodes,
her son, of Gibsland, were most wei
come callers at the Democrat office
while in Arcadia Tuesday. They re-
ported the occurrence Of an early morn
ing fire which reduced two Gibsland
homes to ashes. The residences were
located near the WOodman hall and
were occupied by Horace Cook anC
family and a Mr.. Jones and family
The first mentioned were so mfortun-
ate as to lose everything they had,
with no insurance. Mr.. Jones saved
practically everything. The Masonic
hall caught on fire several times but
was extinguished with some slight
damage.
Several trees about town have been
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CARD OF THANKS

l take this means of sincerely
thanking my friends for their many
deeds Of kindness during the recent
serious illness of my wife. l wish tt
assure each one Of you that l am trul
grateful.
H. L. MITCHELL,
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends
for their many deeds Of kindness dur
ing our recent bereavement, In the loss
Of our husband and father. May GodS
richest blessings rest upon each OF you
Mrs. J. G. Robinson and family.
Bienyille, La.
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WANTED.-Good, medium sized,
fireproof safe, at once. State price and
give description. Y. NJ. LYONS, Ar
cadia, La.
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Arthur J. Newman Heirs, OF Shreye,
port. Monuments and Iron Fences
Represented by J. W. Braselton, Al
berta, La. (6'l0'lOt-pd.)
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\ ar. Albert Austin and Mr. White,
4 Homer, were visitors in town last
/ iday.
\ lrANTED-Someone to do plain
! ine. Must be reasonable. Phone
(1t-pd)
and Mrs. s. A. Cook spent las'
\ k.end In Ringgold,s the guest OF MT
{ ks parents
and Mrs. Dawson Harris, OF
lar. were weekend guests OF their
] Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Atkins
II. Jack Oden, Of Shreveport, IS
i guest Of his sister, Mrs. y. D.
uikrs Lula Marsalis who has been Wis
lin Arcadia for some time, went
reveport last week, to visit hel
liter, Mrs. Jas. DormOn.
Y Hiss Virginia Dormon, who was the
h mt Of Mr. and Mrs. u. e. Brown
b Friday until Monday, made a
/ Irt visit to relatives at Bastrop.
Hrs. Wesley Saunders and Miss
lie Conger, Of Monroe, spent Sun
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
N. C0nger and family.
! Hiss Mary Louis Tooke has return
| / from a pleasant visit to Shreve-
Il friends, with whom she will again
1t the last Of the week and accom-
hy them on a visit to Kansas City.
Miss Dulcie MObley, Of Coushatta
10 teaches Home Economics In the
n Summit High School, was The
lrming guest Of Misses Bessie and
Ssie Brown for the weekend.
Mrs. Jesse Manning and little son
be Jr, visited their parents Mr.. and
b. Hanna, at Dubach, last week
}. They were accompanied home
| their friend, Miss Lailiah Railey,
Dubach.
The friends Of Mr.. W. G. Howell are
b anxious about his condition which
Mains critical. His son, Mr.. Geo
lwel!, Of Sweetwater, Texas, is still
th him. 1t is earnestly hoped that
| will soon be much better.
Miss Norma Duty spent Sunday In
bnroe, the guest Of her sister. She
y accompanied by little Beulah
Uterine Travis, who was the guest
Miss Duty's neice, little Norma
lglef.
4rA Henry Mitchell returned home
Sunday from the Highland SAM.
|1um In Shreveport, and is getting
lns very nicely, her infant daugh.
having already been brought over
ArA 7. D. Stuart, the Sunday be- |
.. Il
d. Claud Ferguson returned on |
osday from Baton Rouge, where he |
| MrA Ferguson went on Sunday to |
L their daughter, Miss Susie, wht |
slightly i'll. Mrs. Ferguson re- |
med At Baton Rouge, for a while
ger.
{ b indeed gratifying to tho many
!nds Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner to
n that their little son, who ha'
! . seriously III, Is improving. He
taken to Shreveport again last
bldsy FOR examination, and medi.
attention. and stood the trip re
anhly vel
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FOR RENT

One brick store building, modern in
every respect. Located on Front st.,
in Arcadia. Apply to B. A. Brewer,
Arcadia, La.
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Several trees about town have been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-25
DROP IN CRUDE OIL
REFLECTED ON CURB
Leading Petroleum Stocks Un-
der Pressure-Mining Group
Again Active

New York. Jan. 25.-Thc leading
petroleum stocks on the Broad Street
Curb we're under pressure today and
generally showed some amount Of loss.
rejecting bcarish sentiment that has
been created by the further reductions
in the prirc of crude oil in the various
feds. In some cases, these reductions
now amount to around 81 barrel.
International Petroleum WIS traded in
on largo scale. with most of the supply
coming from Canada. and ranged from
18% to 15M There were offerings
Of Standard Oil Of Indiana, new stock
at small concessions. Many Of the low
nriced independent oils showed fra"-
tional declines. and no stock in this
group made improvement during the dav.
Inter Continental Rubber continued
its upward movement. selling at 12H
and was the most prominent feature In
the industrial group. The accumulation
in Car Light continued. Sales Of Inter
national Trade Mark we're made at
h3M TO Gih, Sweets Co. was un-
changed.
The mining stocks were again active.
with n number Of issues showing
strong tone. Boston Montana and
Eureka Crocsus were the leaders in this
group and made substantial advances on
large dealings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-25
Commodity Markets
COTTON MARKET

New York. Jan. ~. The cotton
market opened easier at Il decline of II
to 30 points. Tho principal factor was
the delivery Of $4,000 bales of January
contracts. representing the heaviest sin g.
gle day delivery in many years. Other
were adverse reports from Manchester,
t being stated in one cable that cloth
Importers of India were requesting that
Manchester merchants suspend ship
mrnts or new business for six weeks,
and rcccssions in the market at Liver
pool The South and Liverpool were on
the selling side.
In spite of the heavy isSuanccs OF
not .ccs, the January position was very
steady after the opening. which indi-
Gated that the offerings were beng we'll
cared for. This StcudiurSs in January
was later communicated tO the whole
list and, at the end Of the first twenty
IN nuteS, the general market was about
II points net lower, but vel up from
the initial levels.
Private cables from Liverpool said
that the break IN IL" market there was
due to riots in India aud selling By
MunCh"Strr. \ t","graA from Char
lUttc said the list Of southern cotton
mi.s rcsumng operations is rapidly in q
Crca~lnS.
Receipts of cotton at the ports for
H." duy nrc c~timatrd at - 900 bHiCs,
against 30, 800 bales week ago. "A. e
$50 bales a year ago and 1881 bales
t\Vn wears ago,
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VETO RATE PROPOSAL
Representatives Of New England
Railroads Fail to Reach Agreement

Washington. Jan. 25.-fF'S' 'u'iI'S
eleven New England and trunk un'
~1llroads intcrCharg!ng freight ~ hun
son River crossings adjourned N !
con '.~rnca today without reaching ar
agro, mcnt as to a redlvis'onn Of r%,,,, >,,.
'Nruugh which IN" income OF IN" Nt"
England carriers would have been IN
rrenS d
Chairman Clark % the Interstate,
Commerce Commission, who suGge sirn
he conference. was Informed OF IN" fali-
"rr 20 reach an agreement and h" IN
Y, .dlatoly ordered resumption OF lh'
hearinrs on the application Of the ~"
E,rC'ard carriers for n rediNIsion OF the
rates by the commission.
= y Hust's. president of the Boston
and Maine. and l.. J. Pearson, prrsid"n
: th, Ncw York, New HaNrn and
Hartford. repre- sentativeS OF IN" New
England carriers were understood TO
aav, fatty vetoed the proposals OF IN.
,rurN lines on the ground that III" high
It otter made would Leave the carriers
.itn xi2 5uu. OuO rev nue. 70 hr made W
rom other sourC $. They could no,
see their way clear TO cut prrs nnel or
make. lr the deficit in other ways. Il was
aid Thny Contend"d that ln"r roads
We're efficiently managed and operated.