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THE IND LPENDENI
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport,
| Arkansas, as second-class mail matter
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U. S. EMPLOYMENT
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p» be given in any branch of agriculture,
commerce, industry or the professions
as may be determined by the disabled
man and the Federal Board. Exist
ing facilities, public and private,
whether in schools, colleges or indus
trial plants will be utilized in giving
instruction and training.
The length of a man’s training will
depend upon his ability and previous
training, as well as upon the nature
I, of his handicaps. His earnings, eith
er while he is in training or in per
; manent employment will not in any
way affect the War Risk Insurance to
F which he is entitled.
After a man has satisfactorily com
pleted his course in training, as pro
vided by the Federal Board, he will
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f. occupation for which he has been
f? trained.
? Later he will be placed in a defin
ite job, which is to be chosen jointly
by the Federal Board and the dis
| abled man. At this time the govern
went will cease to pay his expenses,
but will begin payment of his War
| Risk Insurance compensation. The
Federal Board will follow up his work
to see that he makes good and gets
a square deal. This supervision will
continue so long as necessary for his
full re-establishment as a worker. In
the cases where a man fails to do his
work efficiently, even after training,
f- he may go back to the Federal Board
for more training, or if deemed advis
able, may then be trained for a new
occupation.
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Tablets and Pencils at
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government’* offer ia extended to ev
ery man entitled to compensation,
without regard to how or where he
was disabled, whether in this country
or abroad. The man who is physi
cally able to return to his former oc
cupation, will be given training, if he
so elects, the same as any other dis
abled man.
Compelte information about the
government’s plans for re-educating
and replacing the disabled men may
be obtained by addressing inquiries
to the Federal Board for Vocational
Education, Washington, D. C.
Mr. Mariner, the superindent of
the Divisional U. S. Employment Bu
reau at the Chamber of Commerce
has application blanks for Civil Ser
vice Examination for official posi
tions relative to above outline of
work, paying from $2,500 to $4,750
per year. Our service is Free.
CIGARETTE BILL
IS INTRODUCED.
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that “Whenever an indebtedness is
secured by mortgage or deed of trust
is hereby declared to -be property to
the amount of the indebtedness so
secured by it; and such mortgage or
deed of trust shall be assessed and
taxed instead of note which is secured j
thereby. But promissory notes that!
are not secured by mortgage or deed j
of trust shall be assessed and taxed j
in the manner now provided by law.”
The mortgage shall be taxed where
it is registered.
Legislators are still gunning tor
the pool-halls and the billiard rooms
of the state, and for a time it looked
like the bill by Talkington, taken with j
others that have been passed would be j
made to take in the whole state. The j
bill by Talkington, to include several
counties that had been stricken out of
the'Loyle bill by the senate, applied
to Dallas, Logan, Drew, White and
Boone counties. Representatives
added the counties of Madison, Pope,
Calhoun, Sevier, Greene, Faulkner,1
Lonoke, Cleveland, Mississippi and
Miller.
YOU’VE DONE THIS-!
The local Elks Lodge has begun a
drive for new members and about
forty have already signed up for
membership when the big initiation
comes off in a short while. At the
renuest of some of the Elks we pub
lish some extracts from Collier’s
Weekly, which tell t>f some of the
things Elks are doing, what they
have done and what they stand for:
In Collier’s Weekly, in the issue
to be published January 11. 1919, is a
resume of the war work that the
Benevolent and Protective, Order of
■cm-e, iioc. Hero since first the Kaiser
made his gift of agony unspeakable
to the world. It’s a splendid record.
That record was made without
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quality, is toj well known to require comment.
Therefore, because of present conditions, there can
. be no change in the prices of Ford cars
i Runabout_$500.00
Touring car_$525.00
Coupelet _ $650.00
Sedan. $775.00
Truck Chassis-$550.00
“These prices F. O. B. Detroit.”
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thought of reward or of praise. To
Elkdom it seemed, when the need
called, as natural to do its utmost as
it seemed natural to America’s
youngest and best to rush overseas—
as natural as it seemed to those im
mortal United States Marines to toss
their lives lightly from open hands
at Chateau-Thierry that a world
might be saved thereby.
Here’s what your Grand Exalted
Ruler, Brother Bruce Campbell, has
to say of the forthcoming story:
“Mr. Duncan Fraser, connected
with Collier’s Weekly, became inter
ested in the war work that has been
done by our Order. As a conse
quence, he was assigned by Collier’s
to write an article concerning these
activities. I am advised that such
article will appear in Collier’s Week
ly in the issue of January 1. I am
also informed that it will be a splen
did resume of our war work, and
that it will be of great advantage to
us.”
Ana nere, compuea tnat you may
recall and see in its entirety the
work that you have done, *war, relief,
etc., etc., is the tabulated list of the
war work of Lodge No. 30 of New
Orleans:
Seven hundred and eighty-nine
members of New Orleans Lodge in
the service. Relieved from the pay
ment of dues and membership card
issued to each with “dues paid to the
end of the war.”
Thanksgiving Day, 1917, disrtibut
ed to the poor, 2,200 baskets.
November, 1917, ^contributed to
the Halifax sufferers $500.
Raised $2,000 voluntary contribu
tion Red Cross Drive. Also partici
pated in all drives for Red Cross.
Participated in Y. M. C. A. Drive.
February 2, 1918, initiated largest
class in history of any fraternal or
der—2,200 members—at the Athen
aeum.
March 2, 1918, initiated 1,100 new
members, thereby placing New Or
leans Lodge at the head of all Lodges
of the land, with a membership of
5,700. 3r
Construction of new club-house be
gan in April, 1917, now nearing com
pletion. Club-house and grounds
cost approximately $800,000.00.
March 1, 1918, subscribed $1,675.00
to the Amhnlance Fund of the Wash
ington Artillery.
March 30, 1918, brought to New
Orleans from Camp Beauregard 141st
Field Artillery, enabling the men of
this command to visit with relatives
and friends prior to going overseas.
Parade, etc., of this famous com
mand chronicled in the daily press.
March 30, 1918, endered to the
Regiment Washington Artillery mon
ster military ball at the French Op
era House, Mrs. George Denegre,
chairman Ladies’ Committee. Charles
Janvier, chairman Elks Committee.
March 30, 1918, laid corner-stone
oi new Duntung.
June 1, 1918, erected and furnished
complete for the soldiers at Fort St.
Philip large recreation hall. Hall
measures 40x80, completely equipped
with stage, scenery, footlights, elec
tric-lighted throughout, moving-pic
ture machine, piano, gymnasium
equipment, chairs, etc., all erected and
completed in 24 hours, beginning at
daybreak on the morning of June 1
and concluding at 8 p. m. the same
day.
July 4, 1918. gave Elks Biff-Bang
for benefit of Naval Relief Fund, re
ceipts of same being $34,000.
VILLAGE CREEK DRAIN
AGE PROJECT CAUSING
GREAT ANXIETY IN GLASS
Special to Independent.
Swifton, Ark., Feb. 11.—The Vil
lage Creek drainage project, which
has been before the people of Glass
township, is a matter which is caus
ing considerable anxiety on the part
of those who are most interested in
the welfare of this section of the
county. There is scarcely a person
in this locality who does not realize
the need of dredging the creek and a
large majority favor the improve
ment, but the prevailing sentiment is
that the matter should be postponed.
At the present ttimo the people of
[Jlass township are paying four spe
cial taxes in addition to the state and
county taxes, and during the coming
year it is likely two other special
taxes— a hard road and fencing dis
trict tax—will be added, making in
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all six special taxes. The Village
Creek tax would be the seventh spec
ial tax and perhaps, the greatest ol
all the taxes levied. Coming so soon
after the war with its burdens, the
people feel that it is an inopportune
time for this great work and for this
reason they are protesting. As above
stated a large majority are heartily
in favor of the improvement, but
they feel that the work should not be
done at the present time.
MRS. JOHN MULLENS DEAD.
Mrs. John Mullen, living on Beech
street, died Monday afternoon about
four o’clock from a week’s illness of
influenza. The funeral was held at
the home at 12:30 today, conducted
by Rev. C. Bridenthal of the Chris
tian church, of which the deceased
was a member. Before her marriage
she was Miss Rusha Davis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Davis, of New
ark, who formerly lived on the old
experimental farm near here, and are
excellent people. The deceased leaves
her husband, who is manager of the
Magnolia Petroleum Company’s plant
here, and two little children, to whom
is extended the deepest sympathy of
all who know them.
YANKEES MAKE BIG
HIT WITH FRENCH GIRLS.
Paris, Feb. 2.—To get an Ameri
can husband seems to be the ideal of
more than 40 per cent of the Parisian
young women. At all events that is
the result of an inquiry conducted by
L’Osuvre, a Paris daily newspaper,
which publishes a series of letters
setting forth the reasons that have
guided the writers to give preference
to Americans.
Those who would rather marry
Frenchmen, base their predilection
largely on patriotic grounds, but a
large per centage of young French
women confess to a whole-hearted ad
miration of the average America^
breezy good humor and courtesy to
ward the other sex. Several French
girls who have had an opportunity to
observe American home life, appre
ciate the easy camaraderie between
the sexes.
Some writers say that French lov
ers talk too much and are too fussy
about their appearance. Whether a
man ought to shave seems to agitate
the French feminine mind consider
ably and the voting is about equal be
tween the smooth shaven American
and moustached Frenchman.
One girl raises the objection that
Americans eat too much.
GERMANS FEAR FOCH.
Paris, Feb. 10.—The Echo de Paris
today prints an account of a recent
incident in Berlin which might have
resulted in the withdrawal of the Bri
tish prisoners’ mission had an apol
ogy not been offered by Count von
Brockdorf-Rantsau, the foreign min
ister. It is said the chief of the
British mission found it necessary to
have a conversation with the foreign
minister and proceeded to Wilhelm
strasse and sent up his card to Count
von Brockdorf-Rantsau. A secretary
made his appearance, and after ex
cusing the foreign minister, said:
“However, you can tell me the ob
ject of your visit and I shall refer
the matter to the secretary of state.”
The British officer declined this in
vitation. Immediately afterward he
infpnviofi fjpnernl DuDont. the French
commander, of what had happened.
Later he drafted a telegram to Mar
shal Foch, requesting that the entire
allied mission be recalled.
This disnatch had hardly been
handed in than Count von Brockdorf
Rantzau sent an urgent message to
General Dupont saying the foreign
minister was anxious to see General
Dupont in person to apologize for
what had occurred.
TIME CARD.
North Bound
No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stoplAr. 3:55am
No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am
No. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 am
No. 92 Local freight, Lv. 11:00 am
No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 pm
No. 6 Fast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pm
No. 18 Fast Pass. (Hot Sgs.
Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pm
South Bound.
No. 1 Fast Pas. (no stop)Ar. 1:52 am
No. 17 Fast Pas. (Hot Spgs.
Spl.) Ar. 4:55 am
No. 5 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:55 am
No. 7 Mail train (no passen
gers) Ar. 9:10 am
No. 93 Local freight, Lv. 8:00 am
No. 3 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:43 pm
No. 33 Local Pas. Ar. 7:20 pm.
Leaves 1A& pm
White River Division.
No 210 Passenger. Lv. 6:10 am.
No. 254 Mixed Pas. and freight
Leaves 12:10 pm
No 251 Mixed Pas. and freight
Arrives 11:00 am
No. 205 Passenger, Ar. 7:30 pm
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