CHIIMI WILL
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The Song Given to Them By Mrs.
Benue Babcock, Entitled,
“Akransas Crusaders.”
“We expect the ‘Hymn of the Ar
kansas Crusaders,’ Mrs. Bernie Bab
cock’s gift to the children of Arkan
sas, to become the most popular song
of the children of the state,” said Dr.
: A. C. Shipp, president of the Arkan
sas Public Health Association, in an
interview yesterday.
‘♦The public at large probably does
not realize the magnitude of the
Modern Health Crusade. The Junior
Red Cross is preparing to spend thou
sands of dollars in placing it in Ar
kansas schools and now has five field
workers in the state to assist the
Arkansas Public Health Association
in this work. We have taught chil
dren hygiene for years. The crusade
uroDoses to see that they form hab- i
its of hygienic living, which they will
carry with them through life. The
state health officer and the superin
•tendent of schools are both urging the j
work, and now its value is absolutely j
s? matter of the co-operation of the
individual teachers. We are delight
ed at their response. Every mail is .
bringing orders for material.
“Schools which have not ordered j
supplies in time to erfter the national t
tournament on February 9, can still i
enter the state tournament, in which
credit will be given for any 10 con
secutive weeks’ work between Febru
ary 9 and August 1.
“The idea of a national health j
t tournament is unique, and probably
''the biggest personal hygiene move
ever undertaken. It cannot fail to
profoundly affect not only the de
velopment of our children, but condi
tions in the homes of our state.”
THE ARKANSAS CRUSADERS.
(Air: Chorus of the popular war
song, “Pack Up Your Troubles in
Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile,
Smile.” The second verse should be
gin slowly, but increase in movement
and volume until the words “Fight,
Crusaders, Fight,” are shouted. The
quick, glad accent should continue
throughout the remainder of the
stanza.)
Join the Crusaders
As they go to war
Against Disease;
Put on your armor,
Choose your weapons well.
And your arms are these;
Exercise and simple food
And-sunshine and fresh air;
O. under your captain
Of Good Health, go forth
To Do and Dare.
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Microbes more deadly
Than the war of Huns
Seoourge with their blight;
Changing the hopes of life
To loss and tears—
, Fight, Crusaders, fight,
F^erv cause and fear of death
You can drive back meanwhile;
O, help God to make this
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Td smile, smile, smile.
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Rev. J. Q. Sehisler of Conway, sec
retary for the North Arkansas Con
ference of the Methodist church, was
here last night, going out on the ear
ly morning train.
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WELDON BOY WRITES
HOME FROM GERMANY.
Albert Hite of Auvergne was here
today on business and gave the Inde
pendent a letter from his cousin,
Robert Torian of Weldon, who has
been in France since last August and
who is now in Germany.
In the letter he says: “As the
bombs and machine gun bullets have
stopped whizzing by I will take time
and write you. We had lots of hard
ships to undergo while on the front,
but most of them are over now—the
ones we dreaded most of all—and I
sincerely hope they are over for all
time, for really I had all of that kind
of music I could stand up to. I did
more laying down in a shell hole
than anything else. The boys who
did not have to come over here are
lucky dogs, and the ones that did
come and get out alive are doubly
lucky and the good God is on their
side. . The Germans are treating us
very nice—better than I thought .it
possible for them to do. We are now
across the Rhine, in their country
and still on the front line. Don’t
IrviAnr Viaw mm> Vi lrvntrpr wp will have ,
to stay, but I pray it won’t be long.
We are in Paradise though, in this
army of occupation, to compare to
what it was on thd firing line, which
was worse than hell. It rains here all
winter and summer thrown in. I
don’t like this side of the ocean, at all,
but like Germany better than France
—it is a better country. Tell every
body hello and tell them I hope to
see them some time between now and
the next new year.
Yours truly,
Robert Torian,
Company D, 128th Infantry, A. E. F.
SILVER SERVICE FOR
BATTLESHIP ARKANSAS
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 8.—The silver
service for the Battleship Arkansas,
for which certain patriotic citizens
have been working for the last eight
years, and which was assured by the
the. signing of the Bohlinger bill last
week, arrived yesterday at the state
capitol, addressed to Miss Daisy De
loney, in care of Governor Brough.
It will be put on exhibition in the
governor’s office next week.
PROF. PRFD1GTS
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Professor Delbruack Declares His
People Would Rise Against Wage
Slavery First Opportunity.
Berlin, Feb. 7.—If the allies persist
in imposing upon Germany demands
which will make that country the
“wage slave’’ or its enemies, the al
lies must keep Germany in subjec
ion for decades by armed force,
against which the Germans would
rise at an opportune moment and
again plunge the world into war,
Prof. Hans Delbrueck, historian and
publicist, declared to the correspond
ent today during a discussion of the
Paris peace conference. Proffessor
UeiDruecK saia:
“The question of what constitutes a
peace of justice can best be an
swered by investigating the last sep
arate demand made to see whether it
is calculated to light the fires of war
again at some future day or whether
it serves the ideal of an enduring
peace. Let me single out some of
these questions. It is proposed to
impose upon Germany a burden which
it cannot throw off in a short time,
but which would make the country
the wage slave of its enemies for de
cades. This could be carried out onlv
if Germany were to be kept subdued j
by armed force all this time. But
there cannot be any doubt that Ger
many would rise against such slav
ery at the first opportunity and the
world would again be plunged into
war.
L. E. Rambo of Sikeston, Mo., is
here this week conferring with the
county agent, Mr. Whitaker, on the
fperl corn situation in Jackson countv
ATr. Rambo represents Rikes-MeMol
lin Feed Company of Sikeston. Mo
who are offering the farmers of th»
county feed com at $1.55 per bushe1
delivered.
Governor Signs Bill For
Supreme Court Enlargement
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 8.—The three
amendments that are to be submitted
to the people at the election in No
vember, 1920, have been agreed upon,
and are as follows:
Proposed Amendment No. 13.—To
amend the Initiative and Referendum
Act, (H. J. R. No. 8 (Vaughn).
Proposed Amendment No. 14—For
Equal Suffrage. (Riggs.)
Proposed Amendment No. 15.—To
increase number and salaries of su
preme court justice. (Vaughn.)
Gov. Brough signed the second and
last of the constitutional amend
ments that can be submitted, provid
ing for the enlargement of the su
preme court, from five to seven jus
tices, and fixing their salaries at $6,
000.
The governor presented pens to
Chief Justice McCulloch, Associate
Justices Wood, Hart, Smith and
Humphreys, Senators Vaughan and
Owens, Judge Emmett Vaughan, who
piloted the bill through the house,
Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, Mrs Minnie U.
Rutherford-Fuller, Mrs. Roy Wood,
Miss Aurellia Burnside, President
Harry Ponder of the supreme court,
and Speaker C. P. Newton of the
house.
This amendment differs from oth
ers that have been submitted to the
people proposing relief by the su
preme court, in that it provides that
two new justices may be added to the
supreme court when the legislature
shall determine that the necessity ex-1
ists, and that the salaries may be in
creased from $4,000 to $6,000. The
governor made the statement that
each of the five justices have down an
average of 125 opinions a year, as
compared with 30 to 36 handed down
by the United States Supreme Jus
tices, who receive $14,000 a year.
There can be no doubt but that the
house is earning its pay this session.
It is trying to keep up with the cal
endar and is turning out an immense
amount of business. Three night ses
sions have been held this week, an
other being held last night to read
senate bills first and second times.
There are 280 bills introduced in the
house, and a large number of senate
bills pending in the house, many of
which have not been acted upon at all.
Hereafter the sheriffs of the great
er number of the counties of the state
will be paid $1 a day for feeding
their prisoners. The house, however,
amended the senate bill to exempt the
counties of Crawford, Madison, Ben
ton, Lafayette, Sebastian, Newton,
St. Francis, Greene and Monroe.
The bouse by a decisive vote de
feated the bill to pay the traveling
expenses of chancellors and circuit
judges, those who opposed it declar
ing that it was a means of adding to
their salaries, which is prohibited by
the constitution.
JACK EDWARDS PARDONED.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 8.—The governor
yesterday pardoned Jack Edwards of
Crawford county, who was convicted |
of bigamy in January, 1918, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years. The pardon was grant
ed upon the recommendation of the
prosecuting attorney, a number of
prominent citizens, and his wife who
is in destitute circumstances and
their son, who is seriously ill.
AFTERNOON RECEPTION
AND BRIDGE PARTY.
The largeest and most elegantly
appointed card parties of the season
was given Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Charles E. Carroll, who entertained
a large number of friends at Bridge.
In the hall, living room and dining
room cut glass baskets filled with
ferns and crimson carnations, were
placed about in the rooms, lending
attractiveness to the scene. Mrs.
Carroll was charmingly assisted in
receiving her guests by her sister,
Mrs. E. L. Boyce, and later in the af
ternoon at the conclusion of the
card games, an elegant lunch in three
courses was served. For the highest
score Mrs George K. Stephens re
ceived a pretty gift, Mrs. Roy Hinkle
coming second, also being the recip
ient of a pretty prize.
At the tables were Mesdames E. B.
Wilmans, W. A. Billingsley, T. J.
Gregg, P H. Van Dyke, George K.
Jtenhens, Roy II. Hinkle, William
Hooker, Paul Bonebrake, Clyde Wood,
Sprigg Foushee, Tom Dillard, H. O.
Walker, R. J. Wise, Lawrence Bailey,
William N. Dunaway, Charles G.
Henry, E. L. Maris, Gus Martin, J. A.
Gregory, R. C. Harder, Elbert Wat
son, J. N. Lewis, Hubert Tyler, Miss
Elise Hooker and Miss Bessie Wat
son. Those enjoying the social hour
following the games were Mrs. R. D.
Thomas, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. J. L. Bev
ens, Mrs. John E. Williams, Mrs. O.
M. Kahman and Mrs. E. L. Boyce.
HEAR JOHN G. WOOLLEY.
The subject of John G. Woolley’s
address is “When Good Men Rule the
World,”— at the community meet
ing Sunday afternoon, February 9th,
at 3 p. m., at the High school audit
orium. Every citizen in Newport
should attend this meeting.
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The Old Adage
“That a Thing is Cheap or Dear by What
You Get Rather Than What You Pay”
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Our’s is a Specialty Shop for Men where Quality more
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Below is a list of a few of the representative lines
in Men’s Wear we take Fride in showing:
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Knox, Stetson and Hawes ’ Hats
Clapp, Reynolds and Regal Shoes
Manhattan Shirts
Faultless Night Robes and Pajamas
Vassar, Cooper and Wilson Bros. Unions
Knothe Belts and Suspenders
Onyx Hosiery, Superba Cravats
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Peace Conference Is of Opinion That ,
Germans Are More and More
Forgetting Their Position. ‘j
Paris, Feb. 7.-r-Tho allied premiers gS
! who will meet this afternoon as the ■',
| Supreme Interallied War Council, g?
probably will fix new terms to be
i imposed on Germany, whose tactics
of obstruction and recrimination are
said to have reached a climax in a T
threat made at Weimar by Chancel
lor Ebert that Germany would break -3
off negotiations with the allies.
The feeling in peace conference cir
cles is that the Germans are more
and more forgetting their position,
and it is expected that the Supreme
; War Council will take measures to
j bring them to a sense of the realities, g ?
| Marshal Foch will go to Treves . . 19|
J February 17 to fbl the conditions for
| a third renewal of the armistice, and
the discussion of the conditions to : g
: lie imposed probably will take up 1
most of the time of the Supreme War |m
Council session today.
It is said that the council will fix iSl
! a brief time within which the Ger
; mans must carry out the conditions gj|j
they have only fulfilled in part. None
of the German merchant ships which
were to have been sent to certain al- g
lied ports has yet been handed over. l|l
French opinion considers that the
vn Lie.ieu xkj w*. -■-y'—-r
sity if the allies are to control Ger- ^ 3
many’s principal war factories. Pub
lie opinion* in France also is asking if *|l
the Supreme War Council is going to .yjgB
allow Field Marshal von Hindenburg
to establish himself in Bromberg and v.&jS
prepare a campaign against Poland, |||f
: which can only he supplied through ‘M
Danzig.
| The supreme War Council also wt'l
fix the size of the contingent of
Fro nee. Crest Britain, the United Jw
States and allied nations in the Armv Ja
of Occupation, both in Europe and > 1
Asia#
SETTU1MT OF
STRIKEEXPECTtD
But if Strike Is Not Called Off Fed- #
eral Jr oops Will Taae Charge „■
of the Situation.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7.—Belief that 1 >
settlement of the general strike in $
Seattle was possible before tomorrow
was expressed by Mayor Ole Hansen
late today following-a conference be- ||
tween a committee of business men
which he headed, apd a special com
mittee of seven, which represented the •
union men. -Jm
This is the first announcement that «
steps were being taken to medi
ate the strike, which involves 60,000
workers. The general strike, which
began at 10 o’clock Thursday morn
ing, was called in sympathy with 25,
000 shipyard workers who walked out
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resenting the strike committee, called
on Mayor Hansen shortly after the
publication of his proclamation that
he would operate public utilities to
morrow morning with soldiers. Af
ter conferring with the mayoT, J. W.
Spangler, a local banker, and thd
Rev. M. A. Matthews were called in.
The special committee, represent
ing the men, after conferring, later
announced that they would report the
result of the conference to the general
strike committee.
The conference of the two strike
committees was still in pn -ess to
night. v *
I Mayor Hansen had previously an
nounced that he would ask the feder
al government to assume complete
1 charge of Seattle if the strike was
! not settled on schedule time.
Miss Fannie Smith, who has pur
chased an interest in the J. A. Stri
der Mercantile Company at Tucker- ?
man, expects to go up there Monday,
where she will stay most of “
assistmg^in^the stW* J
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