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AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
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FIFTY IEI ME
Tliis Number Is Asked From Jackson
County To Aid In Recon-'Hruc
struction Of Shell Plant.
Hon. Joseph M. Stayton, chairman
of the county council of defense, has
received the following telegram ,
from Lloyd England, chairman of the
. #*state council of defense. Mr. Stay
ton is anxious to secure fifty volun
N teers from Jackson ocunty. The gov
ernment needs you now as never be
fore.
Read the telegram:
Little Rock, Oct. 8. 1918.
Joseph M. Stayton,
Newport, Ark.
The state council of defense today
received the following message from
Franklin K. Lane, chairman of field
division council National Defens?,
■which is referred to you for active
co-operation with the community
labor boards:
A stock of high explosive shells
imperatively needed1 in France has
''"Been destroyed and the flow of these
su^p^ies has been retard?d, not only
for tnSv present moment but for
months tip .come. Unless immediate
relief is provided this loss must be
made up at one's by putting addi
tional burdens on All other American
munitions plants. Within the next
forty-eight hours the number of man
to be supplied by your state will he
wired by the U. S. employment ser
vice to its federal state director.
Please issue the necessary notices to
your state and county and commun '
ity councils of defense to put their
entire influence behind the employ
ment. service in the emergency. This
call for men must be met but there
should be no difficulty in finding
these men. The work is dangerous,
but that will not matter to anyone,
for it is unthinkable that any man in
this country could hold back from
doing work which the women of Eng
land and France long have carried.
\r.d when this problem is placed V-|
ore the American people public j
opinion will be solidly behind the J
employment service and the com-'
nunity labor boards in this emer
gency.
Lloyd England,
State Council of Defense.
ANNOUNCES PRICES
OF MILL FEED.
G. B. Irby, County food adminis
trator, is in receipt of the follow
ing:
The State Food Administration
yesterday announced prices and pro
fits on mill feeds, products which had
caused the officials considerable con
troversy with dealers.
Norval Williams, chief of the ad
visory committee, forwarded to all
county administrators the following
new rules dealing with the retail dis
tribution of feedstuffs:
“Instruct all dealers in your coun
ty to abide by the following regula
tions governing the retail distribu
tion of feedstuffs:
“Retail dealers’ margin of profit
must not exceed 25 cents per 100
sounds at warehouse door, on the
following wheat and cottonseed pro
lucts:
“Wheat Mill Freeds—Rice polish,
"ice bran, dried beet pulp.
“Cottonseed Products— Cottonseed
meal, cake and hulls.
“When sals of above is made on
credit, five cents per 100 pound's
nay be added, or, at dealer’s option,
;he legal rate of interest may be
charged. A reduction of five cents i
:o be made from the above prices in j
con lots.
“Retail dealers must not exceed a j
maximum of 15 per cent over cost of
..._nil niVipi- feed- !
stuffs, including mixed mill feeds,'
mm chops, oats, rye or barley and
baled hay.
“Where delivery is made to the
:onsumer, five cents per 100 pounds
Calf’s Wlll|
Modem TiSll!
Mother
mouci.
To tho calf
there is no
particular difference
between caw’s milk and \\
Purina Calf Chow—and to y\
you there X3 $15.00 caving \\
per cab. Purina Calf Chew
is the nearest duplicate cl1
cov/’a mill; oxx the market—
that's vrhy calveo thrive on
it end c!o
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Makes calf raising easy. Sell your
milk—raise ealvea on Purina Calf
Chow. You'll make more money
with less work. A boy can feed it
—just add hot water and give to calf.
Sold in Checkerboard bags only by
For Sale by
JOHN R. LOFT1N, JR.,
Newport, Arkansas.
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Kand efficiently.
We employ only skilled workmen
and will give you the best of service.
See us before letting your work.
Remember—We are agents for
the Fordson Tractor—the greatest
and most modern farm tractor yet
placed on the market. Come and let
us show it to you. It’s economical j
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I HUTS0V-L4DD M0T01 CAR CO.
| WALKER LADD, Manager.
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:artage charges may be added, but
business must be conducted so as not1
to make net over six per cent on
lurnover for year. | <
“These schedules are maxim, and ,
do not justify charges in excess of (
those customarily charged in any; ^
particular district or case, where the | j
lower charge will insure a reason
able profit.
“The dealer’s cost will be deter-1
mined by his invoice price, plus! ^
freight and drayag^ to warehouse j
door, or his average cost of like com- j
modifies that may be in stock and j
not previously contracted, at time of j
receiving the last shipment.”
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400 PORTO RICANS SENT
TO THE PICRIC PLANT.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 7.—Today
Maj. J. J. Lee, who has charge of
the construction of the government
warehouses, said that 400 of the (
Porto Ricans, recently imported for
government work, would: be sent to
Little Rock Monday to work in the
picric acid plant. He said shortage
of labor was responsible for the la
borers being’released. There were
1,211 brought to New Orleans about
two weeks ago. These laborers are
being sent to Arkansas through the j
office of the United States Employ- j
ment Service.
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SHOPPING EARLY.
Do your Christmas shopping early ,
and you will not regret it, is the ad
vice of the Independent. Conditions
are going to be unusual this fall in j
mercantile circles or we miss our i
guess. It is not going to be a ques- j
tion of pick and choose, but instead,
one of finding the goods you want,
and the slacker in Christmas shop
ping will certainly find stocks badly
broken, which will necessitate taking
what can be had, and not what you
want, and are looking for.
GOUGE THE HARDER.
The allies have their finger in
Kaiser Bill’s eye evidently, and he
has begun to holler “Kamarad,” but
our opinion is its only a German
trick to get the finger out, and no
doubt the partners of Uncja- Sam
in the big scrap think the same, and
will with our Uncle’s help, gouge
but the harder. Germany has proven
whenever the opportunity has occur
red, to be utterly unreliable and un
trustworthy in any and all things,
and she may find herself now in the
position of the fellow who cried wolf
too often, when in reality there was
no wolf.
TIME TO LAUGH ANYWAY. ,,
Despite tire number of men who
are hawking and sneezing with the
prevailing Sphiggotty flu. there is
time for many good laughs at Y
headquarters, when the darPes come
to explain to their best girls why
they cannot come to town. The oth
er day a natty mulatta rang up the
phone and this is something like j
what was overheard:
“Is dat yuh, Miss Cynthie? Well,
Ah do dee-clah, dis am sum pleasuh.
Yuh knows dat we-uns kaint git out
ten ub de big gate kazen clis stuff
wut am heuh. / h don’ knows wut
day calls hit. Do wite folks dun sez
sumin’ rounds lak Mex-can unfriend
ly. Dat’s dc neahes’ dat dis niggah
kin come twsll hit. IIo?S3 you won’
git. hit, honey. Dasspll Ah dun
reckon. Good-bah, en mow’n dat,
you-uns kain cum en idshyeah foht j
nutheh.”
POSTMASTER EX AMIN ATION.
At the request of the postmaster
general the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an
examination to he held at Newport.
Arkansas on November 13, 1918 for
tlm ion of nostmaster at Bates
ville. This office has an annual com
pensation of $2,400.
To be eligible for this examination '
an applicant must be a citizen of the
United States, must actually reside
within the delivery of the office and
have so resided at the time the pres
ent vacancy occurred.
Applicants must have reached
their twsnty-first but not their six
ty-fifth birthday on the date of the
examination.
Application Form 304 and full in
formation concerning the -ii'.'qu'pe
ments of the examination may be se
cured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
C. Apolieations should be properly
executed and filed with the commis
sion at Washington,. D. C., in time to
arrange for the examination of the
applicant.
“Dash, determination and daring—
ulso efficiency”—That’s what our .
boys at the front are doing. Keep ’em
?o;ng! War Savings is a message tc
Lhe kaiser that will “get over.”
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
At an emergency meeting of the
state Board of Health yesterday, an
iroer was issued placing a state-wide
iuarantine on all communities where
here is an evidence of Spanish in
luenza.
Dr. Gieger wired Surgeon General
Blue yesterday, that an isolation
lospital has been established in Lit
;le Rock in the medical school at
Second and Sherman streets.
One of the largest Liberty Loan
neetings held in Western Arkansas,
,ook place yesterday afternoon at
/an Buren under the auspices of the
mployees of the Missouri-Pacific
Railway. Alexander Robertson of
St. Louis was the chief speaker.
The War Savings Stamp Commit
iee of Howard county spent the past
veek on a speaking tour very suc
:essfully.
According to advices from Poplar
Bluff, Mo., the surveying of the road
Tom St. Louis to that town, and
;hence into Arkansas has been be
jun.
Moving picture shows, churches
md schools of Gurdon have been or
lered closed by Dr. C. B. May, city
lealth officer.
At a patriotic meeting held yester
iay at Donaldsonville that thriving
ittle city went over the top in her
[liberty Loan subscriptions by $1,500,
During a meeting of the county
organization at Cabot yesterday, ar
aeroplane hovered over the city drop
ping Liberty Loan leaflets. Stats
Senator Charles A. Walls made ar
address also.
A good roads meeting was held al
Hill Top this week, when October
14th and 51th were designated a;
good roads day, and invitations wer<
extended to the citizenship of severa
surrounding counties to be presen’
on those dates.
The Russellville Baptist Associa
tion closed a three daye’ meetim
near Clarksville last night. W. E
Atkinson as moderator, and Presi
dent Conger of Central College de
livered an address on “Christian Ed
ucation.”
Five thousand Columbia count?
residents met the Liberty Loan wa
exhibit train yesterday at Magnolia
and in fifteen minutes thereafter hac
subscribed $41,000. A speaker’:
stand had been erected near the sta
tion, and from it the wounded sol
diers and' other members of the part?
made addresses.
The largest crowd in the histor?
of Ashdown met the Liberty Loai
train there last night. The train on
!y remained ten minutes, but in thai
short time $15,000 worth of th<
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds were ta
ken. The crowd meeting the trail
was estimated at 5,000.
Eddie Royster, a young man o’
Pine Bluff 21 years of age, has beer
asleep since four o’clock Saturday
afternoon and cannot be awakened
Royster had just returned from i
week’s visit to St.'Louis.
The James M. Berry chapter, U. D
C., has elected the following dale
gates to the state convention a
Clarksville this month, and to th<
general convention to be held ii
Louisville, Ky., in November: Mrs
Elliott It. Berry annd Miss Ann:
Patton. Alternates, Miss Alice Har
ris and Mrs. James H. Berry.
Ben F. Spiras, secretary of thi
Stats Highway Department Oommis
sion, has been appointed by Presi
dent Wilson register of the loca
United States Land Office, at Littl
Rock according to an associate
Press dispatch, ana Homer V. Sewel
of Russellville has been appointee
receiver of public moneys in th
same office.
Ike Allen, convicted last March ii
Benton county for bootlegging anc
sentenced to one year in the peniten
iiary, was paroled yesterday by Gov
Brough.
The Orton Grocer Company o1
Pine Bluff announces it has increas
ed its capital stock from $5,000 t<
$10,000.
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Fifty negroes from Arkansas foi
limited special military service have
been called and must report to the
navy yard at Charleston, S. C., Oc
:ober 18.
Oscar Gates, an Arkansas boj
vhose home is at Fort Smith, has
jeen promoted to the rank of major
*nd is in command of a battalion ol
-oops in Maj. Hunter Liggett’s First
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American Army, Pershing’s com-; j
mand.
Private John E. Irvin, of Natural ; j
Dam, reported killed in action, is the,,
ninth casualty from Crawford count; j j
that has been reported.
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Fire early yesteray morning at I
Womble, destroyed four frame build- J
ings, causing a loss of fifteen hun- j
dred dollars. The Red Cross work j
room was burned but the material j
was saved.
Four new loan subscribers were ob
tained by the pastor of the Collins i
street negro Baptist church in Little |
Rock last night, after delivering a
patriotic sermon that aroused the
patriotism in his congregation to a
high pitch.
Marvin Newsom of Newberg fell
from a wagon last Friday and broke
his arm in two places.
j Private Victor C. Fene of Hunting
' ton, who was first reported missing
in action, is now reported as severely
wounded.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
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! Washinngton, Oct. 8.—The follow
ing postmasters in Arkansas were
appointed today by the postmaster
general: Estellex Frederick, Deane; j
; John H. Yardbourgh, Gaston, and W.1
H. Plummer, Winfield. The follow-;
ing appointments were made to fill I
vacancies in the regular rural letter
carrier force: Leais A. Bfeall and
U/mjoq p npn^-ww Ttt.lp Tv.nfk! Tfar
i ley B. Moore, Lamar; George John- j
, son, Levy; Hoyle H. Bassett, Midd
land; William L. Wirkland, Mist;
I Lena A. Bircher, Fort Smith and
John A. Jamison, Hartman.
Rollen Bend, pasture, rates $1.50
per head per month. I will not be
responsible for stock. For informa
| tion apply to H. G. Mantooth. 54wtf
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1 All you who have torpid liver,
weak digestion or constipated bowels
' look out for chills. The season is
here and the air is full of the dis
ease germs. The best thing to do is
to get your liver in good condition
1 and purify the stomach and bowels.
' HERBINE is the right remedy, it
answers the purpose completely.
Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bevens.
134d4tm.25wt m
Notice of Co-lection of Village Creek .
And White River Levee As
sessment.
Notice is hereby given that the j
' undersigned will be at the court.
’ house in the city of Newport, Jack- •
son county, Arkansas, on the first
Monday in November, 1918, for the!
collection of the taxes assessed on j
the various lands in the Village;
Creek and White River Levee Dis- i
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trict. If said assessments are not j
raid within sixty days after said
date, a penalty of 25 per cent will at j
' once attach, and if not paid within
: ten days thereafter, suit will be |
Cars For Sale
1917 Dodge Touring
Car in good condition
has only been run about
5,000 miles, a good bar
gain for $850.
1917 Dodge Touring 1
i Car in good condition, f
has never been abused,
well tired for $8.00.
1917 Dodge Touring
Car, good condition me
chanically has had but
one owner, sale price
$750.
1916 Overland Touring Car,
cveihauled and repainted,
new top, new battery and *
starter for $550.
1917 Ford Touring Car, in
good condition mechanically,
top and upholstering fair,
$450.
1917 Briscoe Touring Car,
large size, good condition,
used only 6 months and run
only 1500 miles, new tires
$750.
f P?fL VANDYKE
} Phone 72 Beech & Second Street
brought to enforce collection there
of. All persons owning land in said
district are notified to come in and
settle the same within the time and
save penalty and costs.
This notice given this the first
day of October, 1918.
C. S. Stephens, Collector.
133dlt 25w2t
A valuable dressing for flesh
wounds, burns, scalds, old sores, rash,
chafed skin, is BALLARD’S SNOW.
LINIMENT, it is both healing and
antiseptic. Price 25c, 50c and $1 per
bottle. Sold by W. E. Bevens.
134d4tm 25wt. m
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
no danger of infection and the wound
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c,.
50c, $1.00 and $1.50. Sold by W. E„
Bevens. 134d4tm. 25wt. m
When the chest feels on fire and
the throat burns, you have indiges
tion, and you need ITERBINE to get
rid of the disagreeable feeling. It.
drives out badly digested food,
strengthens the stomach and puri
fies the bowels. Price 60c. Sold by
W. E. Bevens. 134d4tm 25wt m.
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