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TO STOHDARDIZt
TELEPHONE ROTES
Postmaster General Burleson Ap
points Committees To Study Ser
vices and Make Reports.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 13.—Stan
dardization of telephone and tele
graph rate schedules throughout the
country is about to be undertaken by
Postmaster General Burleson. Com
mittees were appointed today to
study the services and their rates and
to make recommendations upon which
revisions will be based.
David/ J. Lewis, member of the
postmaster general’s committee di
recting the government control of
wires, will be in charge of both inves
tigations. On the Telegraph Rate
committee with him will be John C.
WESiver, vice president of the West
ern Unon, and Edward Reynolds, gen
eral manager of the Postal Telegraph
and Cable Company.
j Hawy B. Thayer, vice-president of
the American Telephone and tele
graph Company, and Charles Y. Mc
Vey, president of the Ohio Telephone
Company, are the commission for the
telephone inquiry.
All telephone and telegraph com
panies were authorized today to file
claims with local draft boards for ex
emption from military service of “ab
solutely indispensable" employes.
The companies also were notified
that to stop embarrassment to the
service reported from various sec
tions where employes have quit their
places without notice, often to en
gage in non-essential work, all em
ployes leaving the service should be
required to give two weeks’ notice.
HEALTH SERV CE
MEETING IS HELD
Mrs. Spitzer, County Nurse, Will
! Soon Pay Every Community In
County A Visit.
The Jackson County Bureau of
Public Health Nursing Service held
an enthusiastic meeting this morning,
at which Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer,
county nurse, was present, with whom
| there was a lengthy discussion oi
j plans which are being outlined and
| which will carry Mrs. Spitzer into
J every community of the county. She
I has already done a great deal oi
J splendid local work, but has been pre
' vented from carrying her services tc
other places my reason of the lack oi
transportation. Arrangements arc
being made to purchase an automo
bile for her use. (Here is where
someone can find opportunity to do
nate a car.) J. S. Wilmans has fur
nished a desk for Mrs. Spitzer’s office.
Mrs. Spitzer will go to Little Rock
soon to confer with the Arkansas Pub
lic Health Bureau and discuss plans
for co-operation..
The office of Mrs. Spitzer has been
located in the county court house
where the county demonstration agent
was formerly located. She is anxious
to extend her services to every fam
ily desiring them, and will visit any
place where the family physician so
advises. Persons should not hesitate
to consult Mrs. Spitzer on matters
pertaining to any phase of health, as
her work is for the public benefit.
1VJ1 S. w. JA, Diliuigoivy ttnauwuv^
that the Red Cross work rooms will
be reopened Monday in the room so
generously donated for the chapter’s
use by H. C. Sanders on Walnut
street. Mrs. Billingsley says the
workers are enthusiastic over the
prospects contained in the coming
months for accomplishment.
The chapter officials are greatly
gratified with the manner in which
the public has co-operated in the
work here. They wish to make ac
knowledgement of services rendered
V Huguley-Jones Co., Johnson
Cloyes Hardware Co., Avera Furni
ture Co., Hayden-Holloway Furniture
Co., and Wolff-Goldman Mercantile
Company, and also several drivers of
drays, some of them colored, who
kindly donated their services.
BIG SHORTAGE
OF GOOD SEED
Food Administration Will Assist Far
mers In Locating Their Fall
Supply of Grain.
Little Rock, Sept. 11, 1918.
To County Food Administrators:
Gentlemen:—Referring to my re
cent letter regarding the urgency of
Fall Seeding of Wheat, Oats and Rye,
would say that the situation is even
more serious than was anticipated,
for investigation upon the part of the
1 agricultural authorities develops the
fact that there is a Marked Shortage
of Good Seed. We find the greater
portion of the crop already gone.
A ri n/in/I A vlrnrwjuo nlontllKV m o \T
have to be brought in from some dis
tance It Is Essential That Local De
mands Be Ascertained and Orders
Placed at Once.
After conference all agencies inter
ested have decided to look to J. H.
Tull, Farm Marketing Agent, Little
Rock, to act as a clearing house of
seed grain and he will be glad to as
sist in trying to locate a supply to fill
orders for your county if same are
filed with him. If you know of a
surplus of any kind of seed please list
it with Mr. Tull.
I Letters on this subject are today
going from various state headquar
| ters to every county agricultural
' agent, county council of defense
j Chairman, bank and grain and feed
! dealer in the state, and you are urged
\ to co-operate in seeing that your
! counties’ needs are ascertained and
| orders for grain seed placed with Mr.
' Tull without delay.
Many won’t be able to get wheat,
! oats or rye in time unless orders are
, placed at once.
Very truly yours,
Hamp Williams,
Federal Food Administrator
of Arkansas.
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ENOS FOR WEEK
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Chancery Court Hold Short Session
and Circuit Court Will Be Re
sumed Monday.
Circuit court gave way to chan
j eery court this morning, but will' re
■ convene Monday morning, when the
I grand jury will also resume its work.
| Chancery court held a short session
{today, only a few cases being dispos
ed of.
Yesterday afternoon in circuit
court the jury in the case of G. D.
Pearce vs. Clay Roberts, a suit for
damages, returned a verdict awarding
the plaintiff damages in the amount
of $125. The case of Ollie Broad
water vs. Will Dillihay, unlawful de
tainer, resulted in judgment for the
plaintiff for possession, damages be
ing waived. Gustave Jones repre
sented Broadwater and L. L. Camp
bell represented Dillihay.
WILD TRADING
NEW ORLEANS
Prospect Of Basic Price Of Cotton
Causes Drop Of $11.50 Per
Bale.
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(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Sept. 14.—The an
nouncement by President Wilson that
if found necessary a basic price will
be fixed, for cotton caused a wild
opening of the New Orleans cotton
exchange this morning. Prices
dropped on an average of $11.50 per
bale during the first few minutes of
trading. This is the wildest drop
ever recorded here during a similar
period of trading.
After the initial break, feeling bec
came calmer. At the end of the first
half hour the market stood only 42
to 77 points under yesterday’s close.
CENSORED WAR
PICTURES HERE
Y. M. C. A. Field Secretary Finch Will
Exhibit These Pictures At Mad
aline Sunday Afternoon.
Everybody is anxious to get a first
view of the life of the soldier from the
time he leaves camp until he faces
the enemy in France, and this is
what will be seen at the Madaline
I theatre tomorrow, afternoon, begin
ning at 3:30 o’clock, when O. T.
Finch, state field secretary of the
i army Y. M. C. A., is to portray these
' scenes on the motion picture screen.
. These pictures are censored war pic
tures and are allowed to be shown on
ly under the auspices of the Y. M. C.
A., therefore offering an opportunity
for the civilian which he should not
neglect.
The performance is absolutely free.
Parents are requested to leave all
children under 15 years of age at
home in order that elder persons may
have assurance of witnessing the pic
tures at the Madaline, the seating
capacity of which is limited.
FRENCH MOTHER IS
THANKFUL FOR HELP
RENDERED BY CIRCLE.
TVTvc TT RnpEcftr rEniirmnn fif Pir.
cle No. 4 of the Methodist church, is
in receipt of the following letter from
the mother of a little French boy, who
has been adopted by the circle here.
August 21st, 1918.
Mrs. Snetser:
I thank you very much for the good
help, that you are going to send me
1 for my boy, Louis. I may not obtain
his photo at once, then, being alone,
but 1 am going to have it made and I
j shall send it to you in a letter wdth
pleasure.
I sihall write again at each reception
of the amount. Have the kindness to
accept, lady, my eager salutations.
Mme. V. Cordier ’a L’hotel,
Buissonnet,
Orne.
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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SlNMSOIOOL
LESSON
(By Rev. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1918, b,v Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 15
MAKING CHRIST KNOWN TO THE
WORLD.
(Mhy be used with missionary applica
tion.)
LESSON TEXTS-Matthew 6:13-16; 28:18
20; Acts 16:9-15.
GOLDEN TEXT—Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.—Mark 16:15.
DEVOTIONAL READING—Phlllppians
2:5-16.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS—Numbers 10:29; Psalms 96:3;
Isaiah 6:8; Daniel 12:3; Luke 22:32; Ro
mans 1:14; Phlllppians 2:4-16; James 5:19
20.
I. The Disciple’s Relation to the
World (Matt. 5:13-16).
Christ saves with a definite purpose.
The character of the subjects of the
Kingdom is set forth in the Beatitudes.
He gives a character which will wield
an influence. The whole mass of man
kind is shown in the Scriptures to be
corrupt, and the whole world in dark
ness. The disciples are to live such
lives as will purify and enlighten.
Their responsibilities are set forth un
der the figures of salt, light, and a
city.
1. “Ye are the salt of the earth”
(v. 13).
Salt is that which is opposed to cor
ruption. it prevents tne progress or
corruption. The properties of salt are
(1) Penetrating; (2) Purifying; (3)
Preserving.
Being salt, the disciples of Christ
should penetrate, purify, and preserve
society. Seeing on every hand the
festering corruption of humanity, our
responsibility is clearly set before us.
The Christian should not go into se
clusion. He should remain in the
world, but not be a part of it. Let us
be sure that as salt we do not lose our
saltness. Christians cannot do good
after they cease being good.
2. “Ye are the light of the world”
(v. 14).
Light illuminates and warns. Its
gift is guidance. This world is cold
and dark. Many are the pitfalls and
snares set by the devil. Christians
should so live, let their light so shine,
as to prevent the unwary ones from
falling into them. They should guide
the lost ones of earth so that they may
find the path that leads back home to
the Heavenly Father’s house.
3. The city set on a hill (v. 14).
By a city is suggested a government
al and social order. Christian charac
ter and service should be so as to give
the influence of the hill-lifted city.
Christianity was not intended to be
hidden, but to be made so conspicuous
as not to be hidden, the grand objec
tive bei/ig to glorify God the Heavenly
Father (v. 10).
II. The Disciples’ Commission (Matt.
28:18-20).
1. What it is 'v. 18). It is to teach,
to make disciples. Christ’s death on
the cross and triumphant resurrection
provided salvation for the world.
“God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life” (John 3:10).
This great fact must be proclaimed to
the world. The great commission Is
backed by the urgency of human need
and divine love and compassion for
this n<jed. The disciples are to ad
minister baptism in the name of the
Trinity to those who believe, and teach
them to observe all things which Christ
commanded.
2. Its scope—all nations (v. 19). It
is as wide as the world, and this obli
gation lasts until all the world is evan
gelized.
3. Tts sustaining nower—“all power
is given” (v. 18). The divine energy
is hack of all those who go. Since he
is with those who go the enterprise
cannot fail. Opposition of the devil,
sickness and death cannot thwart, be
cause it is hacked hy divine energy.
4. The superintending providence—
‘‘I am with you” (v. 20).
Though the disciples may he scat
tered far and wide, the divine Christ
is always present to comfort, guide
and sustain. This presence is guaran
teed to the end of the age.
III. Paul called to Macedonia to
Preach (Acts 16:6-15).
1. Circumstances of (vv. 6-8). While
pushing on the work of evangelization
on his second missionary journey, the
Spirit forbade Paul to preach further
in Asia. Doors being thus closed,
there was nothing to do but to go down
to Troas. The guidance of the Spirit
is as much by closing doors as open
ing them.
2. How called (vv. 9-13).
It was by vision of a man from
Macedonia suying: “Come over and
help us.”
3. What called to do (v. 10).
4. First-fruits of Paul’s ministry In
Europe (vv. 14, 15).
Love of the Father.
God is my father and I am his child.
He has a father’s heart, and I can
count on the tender affections of that
heart in the midst of all my feeble
ness and need. He loves me not be
cause of what I am able to do, but be
cause I am his child.—McIntosh.
Word of God.
The word of God will stand a thous
and readings; and he who has gone
over it most frequently is the surest
of finding new wonders there.—J.
Hamilton.
\At the Churches
METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school, 9:45.
At 11 o’clock Rev. J. H. O’Briant,
presiding elder of the Searcy District,
will preach. Reception of members
at close of service.
Epworth League, 7:15 p. m.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. W.
B. Hays. Subject, “The Triangles of
Life.”
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:45
p. m.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45.
The Bible says, “Train up a child
in the way he should go and when he
is old he will not depart from it.”
Parents bring your children to Sun
day school and help them to get in
this “way.”
Communion service at 10:45.
Christian, remember how his dis
ciples met on the first day of the
week to break biread.
Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
Third and Hazel Strets,
The Rev. A. E. Lyman-Wheaton,
Rector.
Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, 11:00
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.
War Prayer service Friday, 4:30
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iment that is engaged in one of the
most brilliant feats of American
arms.
Harry Cootes of Arkansas is a lieu
tenant-colonel, and Jerome Pillow of
HeVena holds high rank. George Ro
zelle, a natve of Little Rock, is a ma
jor in Pershing’s army, and) was re
i cently cited for bravery.
LITTLE ROCK IS NOTED
FOR MORAL INFLUENCES
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 14.—The state
ment was made yesterday, on author
ity, that government agents who have
made an investigation report Little
Rock to rank first of all the tlhirty
six cantonment cities in its moral in
fluences. This is a matter of grati
fication not only to the people of Lit
tle Rock but the whole state of Ark
ansas. It has had a great influence
) upon the campaign for the raising of
the $100,000 for the girls’ industrial
school and women’s reformatory,
since it is the desire of all citizens
that the splendid record already made
be not only maintained but improved
The prospects are bright for closing
up the whole amount originally
sought, $100,000.
BAN IS PLACED ON SALE
OF LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 14—The emphat
ic seal of the government disapproval
has been placed upon the sale of in
toxicating liquors to soldiers. While
Arkansas is a prohibition state, there
is more or less boot-legging carried
on, and the new regulations will aid
the local authorities ! : combatting
this evil.
The zones in which the sale of li
io -! 1 lonco 1 o v* a nnur ocfahlialiAn
p. m.
LITTLE ROCK JUBILANT
OVER AMERICAN VICTORY.
Special to Independent.
LittJe Rock, Sept. 14.—The news
from the front yesterday and today
has been received in Little Rock, as
elsewhere through the country, with
great joy.
The brilliant victory of the Ameri
can army in biting off the St. Mihiel
salient, and capturing so many of the
enemy and war material, has caused
general rejoicing.
It is said that neither of the origi
nal units of the Arkansas National
Guard, the First or the Third1 Regi
ments, is in this engagement, being
still held in reserve camps. The old
Second Regiment, now the 142d Field
Artillery, is in camp in England.
Major Friedman of the adjutant gen
eral’s office, has been checking up the
casualties, and finds that most of
them are among the Selective Draft
men.
Among the Arkansas men who are
engaged in the present offensive as
officers is Col. Tillman Campbell, who
*has a number of relatives in Little
Rock. At the outbreak of the Span
ish-American war he was a clerk in
a bank at Augusta. He resigned to
become first sergeant of Co. C, of the
Second Arkansas Volunteers. He
saw service in Cuba and the Philip
pines, and, continuing in the regular
army service, was steadily promoted,
until now he is in command of a reg
around every military camp. No al
coholic beverages are to be sold or
| given, publicly or privately, to any
I man in uniform in any pl'ace in the
United States. Portions of incorpor
ated municipalities lying within five
mile areas around camps will no long
er be excluded from the zones in
which the sale of liquor is preventable
by federal action. It is recognized by
military authorites that liquor de
i tracts from military efficiency.
“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing. Keep ’em
. go;ng! War Savings is a message to*
' the kaiser that will “get over.”
Subscribe for the Independent.
NOTICE.
Everybody is requested to call or*
their respective school boards and
give their pledge to the Farmers*'
Gjve-a-Bushel War Fund. This is a*
worthy cause, and it is your duty to
assist your school directors in bring
ing your district “over the top.” All
together, please.
George M. Sink,
lOOdtf Chairman Jackson County
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