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WILL MOBILIZE
* SMSWEIS
Jos. W. Stayton Is Member of Com
mittee to Appoint Committees
In Every County.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, .Feb. 27.—The State
Council of Defense, assisted by the
officials of the American and the Ar
kansas Bar Associations, will mobil
ise the lawyers of the state in a new
< service that has been outlined by the
\ Council of National Defense.
The povost marshal general has
created in each state permanent legal
, advisory boards in connection with
.J tiie local exemption boards to advise
the draft boards and the drafted men
aa to the selective draft law. This
duty is now about over, but there re
mains much work that may be ef
fectually done in the interest of the
men and their families.
4 A plan has been devised by the
Council of National Defense, approv
ed by the American Bar Association,
to create in each county a legal com
mittee of five, to consist of three law
s' yw», one business man and one rep
resentative of the Red Cross, subor
dinate to each county council. A
** committee, consisting of W. H. Ar
nold of Texarkana, Jos. W. Stayton
of Newport, and Ashley. Cockrill and
Roscoe Lynn of Little Rock, have ten
dered their services to the State
, Council for this purpose, and the lists
are being compiled.
SON TRYING TO SAVE
FARM ABANDONED
BY GERMAN ALIEN
Following is an extract from
a letter of a son of German parents
in South Dakota, which has been re
ceived by the Alien Property Custo
dian:
“Isn’t there some way to save a
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l&rm UJL iuu aura liwiu iow»ci
abandoned it, his wife, and his chil
dren to hurry off to Germany just
•Xhefore the war broke in Europe?
Can’t you protect it for us from fa
ther, who might return, sell the farm,
and go back to his old fatherland
that he bragged so much about? He
must have taken the deed of the
farm with him. We can’t find it.
We know he took $5,000 which he
had saved up in the bank. But don’t
you think the farm belongs to us
children, and this country, and not to
Germany?”
WILLIAMS CLOSES A
BALD KNOB STORE
Following many complaints from
residents at Bald Knob, that the fed- j
eral food regulations were being dis-1
regarded by W. A. Hodges, who con- i
ducts a retail and jobbing business at j
that place, and after Mr. Hodges had j
been warned, his store was ordered
closed yesterday by Hamp Williams,
federal food administrator for Ark
ansas. Government authorities who |
had investigated said they were con
vinced that Mr. Hodges violated the
regulations to comply with the re
strictions on the sale of flour and
sugar.
This is the first instance where
Mr. Williams has been compelled to
resort to drastic means to enforce the
law governing the distribution of
food.
Mr. Hodges was given his choice of
closing his store for such period as
the government may see fit, or hav
ing criminal charges referred against
him. He chose the former and sign
ed an agreement to close his place
rnd, when allowed to resume busi
ress, to conform to all rules and reg
rlations of federal and state food ad
ministrators. He was permitted to
sell two cars of fertilizer he had or
dered ior farmers. The penalty for
violating the federal regulations may
be a fine of $5,000, or a prison term
/ vi two years or both j
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Elgin
Mrs. Joe Hohn went to Newport
Saturday to do some shopping.
Several are preparing their land
to sow oats, and some have already
sown.
Tom Ray and daughter went to
Newport the latter part of the week
on business.
A good many in our neighborhood
have set out early gardens. Several
more will follow suit this week.
Prof. Gist was called home last
week to be examined and failed to
pass. His home is in Sharp county.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brumley of the
Harper school house came over Sat
urday and spent the night with Mr.
and Mrs. James Biggers.
Say, now, don’t go to borrowing the
Independent from your neighbor, but
just send in your subscription at once
and have it come to your own mail
box, full of fresh news.
The sale at James Biggers went
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good price. Ex-Judge L. D. Smith of
Tuckerman was the crier of the sale
and Phamus Conditt was clerk.
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A. T. Masters and family went to
Fitzgerald and spent the da ywith
Marcus and Mrs. Henry Sunday.
Mrs. Henry has been quite sick for
time, but is better at this writing.
If Brother Wilford happens to see
this article we hope he will send us
Brother E. A. Horn to preach for us
the remainder of the year. There are
many here who would be glad to see
him back in this work. So we hope
this will fall into your hands and you
will send him to us at once.
WAR SAVINGS AND
LIBERTY LOANS
There is one phase of the War Sav
ings and Liberty Loan campaigns
that is not often considered. This is
the fact that subscriptions to these
funds are building up a reserve that
will help tide the people over the pe
riod of re-adjustment that must come
after the war. The character of that
readjustment is a suncertain and
problematical as the conclusion of the
war itself. But it is inevitable, and it
is certain that there will be a radical
transformation of all things—com
mercial, industrial, financial, and so
ciological,—when peace brings about
a return of international sanity.
It is not as though the money were
contributed as a gift—it is an invest
ment in a fixed security that will re
turn with interest to the loyal citizens
who have loaned their savings to the
government to prosecute the war.
And instead of facing a popular defi
cit in state finances, our citizens will
have a reserve upon which they can
rely for their requirements.
RED CROSS WORK ROOM.
People who hesitate about coming
to the surgical dressing room on ac
count of not having been in Mrs.
Keatts’ class are wrong in doing so,
because in order to have an instructor
come to us a class had to be formed,
but after it was, anyone is privil
eged to work in the work room.
The work is not hard to do and
Miss Hooker is in the work room all
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Urt) ua^ icaujf niiu nmuif, w
teach any and every one to make the
bandarges, and she most assuredly
needs workers.
Ths work room belongs to every
woman in this town and she must feel
it her duty to come and make dress
ings, which are so greatly needed.
There is a double need for surgical
dressings. They are not only used in
the hospitals but on the battle fields,
so you see how urgent the need is.
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TO NEW YORK.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. Feb. 27.—Mayor Chas.
E. Taylor will leave tomorrow for
New York to negotiate loans to cover
$300,000 of the city’s obligations that
mature late in March. It is found to
be no easy matter to float these loans.
The city is hoping for relief to come
through the new constitution, which
should enable the city to handle its
business on better basis.
Alderman Ben D. Brickhouse has
been elected acting mayor in the ab
sence of Mayor Taylor. Mr. Brick
house is also state labor commis
sioner.
To place an advertisement in the
Independent is to carry your message
to the attention of the wise house
wife who needs your wares and de
pends upon the Independent to keep
her posted.
Subscribe for The Independent.
| ONE-ARMED SERBIAN HERO
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This is a photograph of Lieutenant
Colonel Nenadovitch of the Serbian
mission which recently arrived in
Washington to call upon President Wil
son and express its gratitude for the
extensive relief work carried on in
stricken Serbia by the United States.
Lieutenant Colonel Nenadovitch, who
is a cousin of King Peter, was aide-de
camp to the Serbian crown prince at
the commencement of the war, but left
this post to engage in active service at
the front. He was severely wounded in
battle.
POLICE GIVE A DEEP SIGH
Conviction of Aged Woman Ends
Criminal Career That Has Wor
ried New York Force.
New York.—New York police are
breathing sighs of relief today be
cause Miss Marion La Touche, seven
ty-two, Is in the Tombs awaiting sen
tence after conviction on the charge
of grand larceny.
“Her conviction,'’ said the district
attorney, “ends a criminal career
which has worried the police of New
York for thirtydive years. During
that long period she has engaged suc
cessfully ii\ swindling operations which
have baffled the power of the police to
stop. Not since 1885, when she was
sent to the penitentiary, has she been
indicted or convicted until the present
charge was made against her.”
Slie was convicted on the charge of
obtaining $200 from a woman on the
pretense of making a profitable In
vestment. *
FRENCH WOMEN PAINT GUNS
Thousands From Fourteen to Past
Sixty Years of Age Working
for the British Army.
Behind the British Lines in France.
—Many thousand French women and
girls, ranging in age from fourteen to
well past sixty, are employed by the
British army at various kinds of work
behind the lines. One task at which
they excel all other workers is the
painting of camouflage on guns. They
also make good packers at the various
army storehouses and ordnance dumps,
their deft, active fingers making it
possible for them to do this work with
50 per cent more efficiency and speed
than any other class of workers.
In many of the clerical sections of
the ordnance department they worfc
side by side with the uniformed Eng
lish girls belonging to the womens
auxiliary army corps. The French
girls have no knowledge of English.
HAS 32 RELATIVES IN WAR
i Wife of Denver Physician Has Nu
merous Kin Fighting on Side
of Allies.
Denver, Colo.—Thirty-tw* relatives
sent to the war—all on the side of the
allies.
That is the record of Mrs. R. M.
Campbell of Denver, wife of a promi
nent physician of this city. Four kins
men of Mrs. Campbell, who entered the
struggle at the beginning of hostilities
between England and Germany, have
been killed. All were serving wit!
Scotch regiments. Two others in the
same units were wounded. The othei
twenty-six are still fighting witt
Scotch or Canadian forces on the west
em front in France.
A brother of Doctor Campbell also h
a dentist with the Cameron Highland
ers, having enlisted at Winnipeg.
Woman as Pastor's Secretary.
■ New York.—Rev. Dr. David J. Bur
rell of the Marble Collegiate Reforme<
church, realizing that war is claimini
practically all young men eligible ti
the position of secretary, has engagei
a young woman to perform such du
ties. She Is Miss Merce B. Boyer o
Cleveland, O.
jAmagon |
We have had a very nice month in j
Amazon, but the March winds have
set in.
Chas. Zeek is very ill with pneumo- j
nia.
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Miss Cora White and Miss Lucinda
Reaves visited their sisters Saturday
and Sunday at Callie, Ark.
—
L. J. Duncan and wife went to
Newport Saturday and when they re
turned they found one of their fine :
calves dead.
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Fred Guthrie and Bill Breeden are
making good headway at clearing j
ground now.
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Lee O. Balch spent Saturday night!
in Grubbs with friends.
Joe Kunkel of Algoa attended
singing here Sunday.
Hazlett Bros, are opening up a
large piece of new ground and are j
preparing to make a large crop.
The W. 0. W. had a big time Sat-1
urday night at lodge, when they took
in two new members and served a
big supper.
Jim Shrimber runs the barber bus
iness here on Saturday and gets
quite a lot of work.
Prof. Alvis W. Jackson went to
GARDENING IN PARIS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Paris, Feb. 27.—Amateur garden
ing around the fortifications of Paris
was so successful last year that ap
plications for gardening plots for!
coming season have multiplied be-1
yond the space available. The al
lotment of these garden spots of a
hundred yards square each will soon
be made upon written applications,
preference being given to large and
necessitous families Families with
five or more children will be allowed
two lots.
D. M. Ferry’s Garden Seeds
Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets
Complete Line of Staole and fancy Groceries
Everything'
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Good to Eat
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Get Our Aluminum Ware Premium Catalogue
R. J. Wise Grocer Co.
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Newport Saturday and purchased a
fine set of harness.
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NOT ATTACKED LATELY.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Christiannia, Feb. 27.— Vessels
sailing between America and Nor
way outside the danger zone and
noJ touching British ports lately have
not been attacked by Germans proba
bly more in their own interests than
for any special love of Norway.
Germany, for a long time has not been
able to send food to Norway and as
far as known has not promised to do
so even if Norway refused to accept
American conditions for food export
to this country.
German vessels sailing to Norway
must now have provisions, oil, and
kerosene for the whole round trip and
will only in exceptional cases be al
lowed to get small quantities of Nor
wegian products.
Some great Norwegian factories
producing articles for export to Ger
many are run by German coal oil
and kerosene, as are fishing vessels
obtaining fish for export to Germany.
Norway at present receives from
Germany steel and iron for construc
tion and is absolutely dependent on
Germany for the import of potassium
compound kamite, which is used ex
tensively for fertilizing.
There will be a meeting of Elks to
night at the club rooms and all mem
bers are urged to be present.
For Sale—good driving or draft
horse, weighs about 1,300 pounds, in
good condition; also surrey and har
ness. Will sell as a whole or separ
ately.—P. H. .Van Dyke, Newport,
Ark. 275d2wl
You use the only direct line of com
munication open to you when you ad
vertise in the Independent.
To Our Customers:—
Reasonableness of price is a prominent feature
of our^goods that will appeal to buyers with dis
crimination and taste. We have a complete
line of Ladies’ Undermuslins, Dresses, Skirts and
Waists, and Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. Shoes
for the whole family.
Everything Is Marked to
Sell at Low Prices.
COME TO OUR STORE and'BE CONVINCED
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