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BACK-TO-THE-LAND
BILL INTRODUCED.
Washington, Jan. 8.— Further
steps in the “back-to-the-land raove
m nt” were taken when Representa
tive M. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania
introduced a bill in the House to pro
vide “for the present emergency aris
ing out of the demobilization of sol
diers and sailors by securing for
them opportunities for permanent
and profitable employment through
the settlement, colonization and de
velopment, upon a systematic and
comprehensive basis, of agricultural
lands, and of the forest, mineral an l
t other natural resources within the
t : United States.”
The bill provides for the creation of
fj-S a special administrative board of
yhree members, to consist of the sec
retaries of labor, interior and agri
v culture, to be known as the National
Emergency Board for Soldier Em
ployment.
The national board, through a na
tional director, to be selected by the
board, is directed under the provis
ions of the bill, to organize, through a
series of corporations or otherwise, a
service or body of workers, to be
known as the United States Con
struction Sdrvice, the duties of which
are to develop and carry out the pro
jects for utilizing land and natural
resources, as provided for in the bill.
The hoard, as proposed in Mr. Kel
ly’s bill, is empowered to reserve any
and all parts of the public domain,
and to purchase, through condemna
t:'bn or otherwise, any lands in pri
vate ownership, with a view to secur
•sing ns a source of permanent and
p*v»f*taUe emp’ovment, the proper
Settlement of lands for agrieltural
purposes.
Other duties of the proposed board
are: •
“Tv, iv>ke rfong for the efficient
laying out, reclaiming, preparing and
g. Piz.ng of the lands for eommun
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ing of ready-made farms, farm bull 1
' ings, stock and machinery to the
prospective settlers, the maintenance
of demonstration farms for their ag
ricultural training, the organization
of co-operative buying and selling
agencies, the making of loans and
other suitable means for the settlers'
economic and social welfare.
“To select ex-soldiers and other
workers from the applicants for the
lands in the communities to he settled,
“To supervise the colonies when
Oiiwt? esiaolisned.” 1
j Special provision is made in the
i bill for fotest lands, coal lands, roads,
! waterways and general improve
j ments, co-operation with states, sol
dier employment fund and a bond is
sue to provide for soldier employ
ment fund.
1 Under the head of Soldier-Employ
ment Fund for Carrying Out the Act,
Mr. Kelly would create in the United
States treasury a fur.d to be known
by that name, to be expended by the
national board as needed. The secre
tary of the treasury is authorized up
on request of the board to transfer
from time to time to the soldier-em
ployment fund such sums as the
board deems necessary not exceed in,*
in the aggregate $500,000. The bill
was referred to the House Committee
on Labor.
A DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR.
There is an especial interest in'the
words, “A Stag Dinner.” Not that
the young men of Newport could be
accused of seeking to escape from the
charms of Nwport’s bevy of young
girlhood, but rather that the bachelor
exclusion of a stag dinner was a fit
ting way indeed to close the many
gaities of this Christmas season.
| Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Jones were the
hosts who managed this affair last
! night at their home and in honor of
j their son, Frank P. Jones.
The party assembled at 6:30 and
i were greeted with the sight of a
! table furnished with all that a good
appetite could desire. Mrs. Jones
took very efficient charge of the
! conmisseariat and was assisted by
Mrs. Austin Campbell and Miss Hud
dleston, while Mr. Jones did deeds of
skill and valor on the turkey, so that
the young feasters wanted for noth
| ing and hunger gave way Lefore con
vivial satisfaction.
However, man was ever inconstant
\ anti the dinner of the young men for
! got the pride of their bachelor exclu
' sion and separated in ten different
, directions in search of fair and
blushing partners for an informal
dance—thus proving that Cupid rules
' supreme. While the hosts would
have wished to welcome every young
man in Newport, they were necessa
rily limited as to accommodations so
that the party that sat down were as
follows:
Messrs. Charles, Alcorn and
Launcelot Minor, Messrs Mayo and
D. T. Harris of Marianna, Mr. A. A.
Williams of Memphis, Messrs. Clyde
Patton, Tom Harder, Freeman Irby
; and the host of honor, Mr. Frank
Jones. Mr. J. E. Wilmans was un
able to attend, and his absence was
j regretted.
' GERMAN CHICKENS HAVE
COME HOME TO ROOST.
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German gave able assistance, finan
cially and otherwise, to the mad Rus
sians when they were organizing as
the Bolsheviki. After the Russian
giant had been s^ain Germany, at
Brest-Litovsk, robbed the men who
killed him. It was a -it victory
and Germany was exceeding glad.
The outrageous excesses of the Bol
sheviki that preceeded and followed
the Brest-Litovsk treaty were ap
plauded by Gift-mans and enjoyed by
Germany.
Now the exiled and disgraced for
mer kaiser, the clay-footed Hinden
burg, and the lesser lights of junker
rr ipr Bolshevism again.
The various branches of the Jack
son County Chapter of the Red Cross
will welcome the news that they are
again “called to service.’r Many
have missed the pleasant sociability
and meeting with neighbors which the
common interest in the Work Rooms
affords, and will be very glad to re
sume it when assured, as they were
before the close of the war, that the
work they can do is most necessary
and acceptable. The Red Cross has a
“rush order” for thousands of gar
ments for the returning familes in the
war devastated sections of France
and Belgium. It needs the volunteer
work of women to enable it to fill
this order, which means so much of
comfort to the women and children of
our brave allies. There will not be
the rigid inspection that was neces
sary in hospital garment's, and any
woman who can sew at all may come
and offer her services.' The one ob
ject is to get the work done speedily
so as to reach them in their hour of
greatest need. Newport branch will
re-open and out-of-town branches
may get their supplies or return them
there on Monday and Friday of each
week, or by telephoning 87, can al
ways find access to the room on oth
er days. Each branch has its part of
the work to do and it is very sure
that Newport branch will not be left
with the work that any other com
munity is expected to do—and that
all of them will vie w'ith each other
in the good natured rivalry as to
which can get its part done most
ciuickly. The shipment must leave
Newport by the 25th of this month.
NOTICE OF SEWER TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the special sewer tax on real proper
ty in Sewer District No. 1 for the
Ninth Annual Assessment to main
tain and operate said sewer system,
have been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lying in the
district are required to pay then
taxes to me on or before January 31,
1919. If such assessment is not paid,
action will be commenced at the end
of that time for the collection of
said assessment and cost.
Given under my hand this 26th day
of December, 1918.
L. MINOR, Collector.
Sewer District No. 1, Newport, Ark.
206d30t.
GUARDIAN’S AND ADMINISTRA
TOR’S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing guardians have filed their ac
counts current for final and partial
settlement of their respective estates
at the January, 1919, term of the
Jackson county probate court, to-wit:
B. J. Elston, curator estate of Ma
bel Ball, fifth account current for
final settlement.
Lee W. Eaton, guardian and cura
tor of Marion S. Eaton, second ac
count current and final settlement
J. H. McCurry, guardian of Frank
Tyler, seventh annual settlement.
J. H. McCurry, guardian of Sam L.
McCurry, seventh annual settlement.
B. F. Bridges, guardian of Luther
McCartney, Alton McCartney and
Sunbeam McCartney, first account
current.
B. F. Bridges, guardian of Velma
; McCartney, first account current.
| C. L. Shoffner, guardian of Homer
I A. Shoffner, account current for
j final settlement.
| G. A. Cole, guardian of Alma Olson,
| final settlement.
Mary Lewis, guardian of Lewis
! heirs, second annual settlement.
I. H. Sheppard, guardian of Isiah
; Sheppard, first and final account cur
| rent.
P. S. White, guardian of Tally
heirs, final settlement.
W. B. Mass: v, guardian Ross Rob
ertson, final settlement.
W. B. Massey, gaurdian of Taylor
E •'bertson, first annual settlement.
Minnie Ramsey, guardian of Jno.
Taft Mullen, sixth annual account
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D. L. Shoffner, curator of estate of
Esther Dea.., twelfth annual ac
count.
J. W. Walker, by W. S. Hubble and
J. H. Phillips, sureties through their
attorney, Ira J. Mack, administrator
of the estate of Sarah Anderson, final
settlement.
B. F. Carter, administrator of the
estate of T. J. Greenfield, first and
final settlement.
W. F. Hurley administrator of the
estate of Primus Peterson, first and
final account current.
And notice is hereby given to all
persons interested in said ^states,
that unless exceptions thereto be filed
in this court on or before the second
Monday of the next January, 1919.
term of said court, the^same (if found
correct by the court will be approved
and confirmed and thereafter all
persons will be forever barred from
excepting thereto, and any item
thereto.
Given under my hand and seal of
said court, this the Second day of
January, 1919.
J. F. PARISH.
38w2t. Co. and Probate Clerk.
SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of tht
shareholders of this bank will be held
in the banking rooms of said bank on
the 14th day of January, 1919.
The First National Bank,
, Newport, Arkansas.
W. T. Parish, Cashier. 04dl4t 37w2
The Independent woTks for you.
Uso it as your salesman. It carriei
news of the store into hundreds of
homes.
FULL OF COLD; HAD THE GRIP.
Many will be pleased to read how
Lewis Newman, 50G Northrand St.,
Charleston, W. Va., was restored to
health. He writes: “I was down
sick and nothing- would do me any
good. I was full of cold. Had the
grip until I got two 50c bottles of
Foley’s Honey and Tar. It is the best
remedy for grip and colds I ever
used.” —Walker’s Pharmacy. (Adv.l
Surgeons agree that In cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor
tant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
,10 danger of infection and the wound
begins to hpal at once. For use on
man or beast. BOROZONE is the
[DEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c.
'•Oc. SI.00 and $1.50. Sold by W. E.
Bevens. Ill 4tm 38wtm
The liver loses its activity at times
and needs help. HERBINE is an ef
fective liver stimulant. It also puri
fies the bowels, strengthens diges
tion and restores strength, vigor and
cheerful spirits. Price 60c. Sold by
W. E. Beves. f 111 4tm 38wtm
Pleurisy pains are located just be
low the short ribs. Lumbago affects
the same region but toward the back
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT is
the remedy in either case. If rubbed
in thoroughly it eases pain, relaxe
the muscles and the patient can mov:
about freely and comfortably. Price
25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
W. E. Sevens. Ill 4tm bSwttii
Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in the muscles o!
the back, or from disease. In the two
former cases the right remedy is
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT. It
should be rubbed in thoroughly over
the affected part, the relief will be
prompt and satisfactory. Price 25c,
50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by W.
E. Bevens. Ill 4tm 38wtm
DON’T INVITE A COLD OR THE
GRIP.
If you feel “stuffed up,” bloated,
bilious, languid or have sick headache,
sour stomache, coated tongue, bad
breath or other condition caused by
slowed up digestion, a Foley Cathar
i tic Tablet will give prompt relief. It
is a gentle, wholesome, thoroughly
cleansing physic that leaves no bad
after-effects.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
i in the Morning I
Wash away all the stomach, tlver,
and bowel poisons before
' breakfast.
To feel your best day in and day out.
to feel clean inside; no sour bile to
coat" your tdngue and sicken your
j breath or dull your bead; no constipa
. tion, bilious attacks, sick headache,
! coids, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom
i ach. you must bathe on the inside like
you bathe outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pores do, says a well
known physician.
To keep these poisons and tc-xins
well flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day, a glass of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos
phate in it. This will cleanse, purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food into the
stomach. 1
Get a quarter pound of limestone
i phosphate from your pharmacist. It
1 is inexpensive and almost tasteless,
I except a sourish twinge which is not,
unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot
I water every morning to rid your sys
tem of these vile poisons and toxins;
, also lo prevent their formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
i muscles became saturated with an ac
cumulation of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keen it ho!
As soap ami liot water act on the skin,
; cleansing, sweetening and purifying, so
limestone phosphate and hot water be
fore breakfast, act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels.
Such news as we get from Berlin tells
of anarchy there under the guidance
of the Bolshevists. Places that were ;
sacred to royalty are occupied by
the common herd. The scum of Ber-!
lin parades Unter den Linden, defy- j
ing authority and defiling the relics
of the lost monarchy.
The German chickens have come
home to roost and have brought along
a brood of vultures for company.—Ga
zette.
FRENCH CASUALTIES
TOTAL 4,762,800.
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Washington, Jan. 8.—Casualties in
the French army, excluding colonial
troops up to November 1, were 4,762,-.
800, according to official figures made
public today by the French High
commission to correct conflicting re
ports hitherto published.
Men killed in action or died of
wounds numbered 1,028,000, and to
this total must be added 299,000 listed
as missing and given up for lost, mak
ing a total of 1,327,800. The number
of wounded was 3,000,000, with 435,
000 listed as prisoners. Three-fourths
of the wounded have recovered entire
ly or at least to such an extent as to
be fit to work again.
Slightly less than 700,000 are abso
lutely unable to work and hrve been
pensioned. To this figure must be
added those who will come back from
prison camps in Germany unfit for
work. The French government esti
mates that the total number of unfit
and pensioned may finally be between
800,000 and 900,000 men.
The losses among the native troops
coming from French colonies or pro
tectorates were 422,500 killed or died
of wounds, with 15,000 missing and
probably dead.
STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Of The Jackson County National
Farm Loan Association Ending
January 1st, 1919.
RESOURCES.
Loans on Real Estate-$83,430.00
Stock in Federal Land Bank 4,185.00
Furniture & Fixtures- 155.00
Bills Receivable- 99.00
Cash and Other Securities-- 1,233.13
Total_$89,102.13
LIABILITIES.
Due Federal Land Bank-$83,430.00
Capital Stock —!- 4,185.00
Due Borrowers- 1,200.40
Accounts Payable- , 56.73
Surplus-- 230.7o
Total_$89,102.13
Number of Members-36
No. of Applications Approved-71
Total amount of applications
Approved -$169,890.00
Total amount of Loans
made_------ 83,430.00
Total amount of Loans Made .
but withdrawn - .55,230.00
Total amount of Loans in Pro
cess of Closing--- 33,300.00
Office Expense- 401.92
Interest earned and not col
lected _——None
MISSIONARY PROGRAM.
The following program will be
rendered by the W. M. U. meeting at
, the church Friday at 3p. m.:
| Subject, “China”—Mrs. W. B.
; Grant, J.eader.
Scripture Lesson, “Mary At Beth
I any at Jesus’ Feet.”
} Hymn, “More Love, O, Christ to
! Thee,”— Mrs. W. C. Mitchell,
j “The Cry of China’s Children,”—
I Mrs. L. R. Baker.
Duet—Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Mitch
ell.
“Life of Lottie Moon’—Mrs. M. C.
Wilkihson.
Social Hour. '
Offering for China—(Lottie Moon
Memorial.) '
NOTICE.
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Notice is hereby given that it is
a violation of the laws of the city to
engage in business where it is neces
sary to obtain a license to do so, un
less you first obtain such license.
Pay your money to C. P. Bandy,
i reusurer, who gives you a receipt
which then must be endorsed “approv
t-5” by the. mayor and presented to
Recorder B. G. Grahalft for issuing
license.
Notice is hereby given that the li
cense of any person or business man
will be Revoked upon information
that improper or unlawful conduct is
permitted cn premises or in connec
tion therewith.
C. M. ERWIN.
| Jan. 2, 1919. Mayor.
MONEY. MONEY.
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Monev to loan on improved farms.
Don’t fail to see W. H. Clark for j
terms. Office with Claude M. Erwin
Watson building, Newport, Ark. »3w8
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