| Tut INDEPENDENT
' AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the posboffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
■ i ■ .— LI."1'?- ...
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
DAILY—SinKle copy, 6 cents; par
»*ek, 16 cents; per month, 60 cents;
per year, fo.&O, in advance, by carrier
in city, by mail in country.
WEEKLY—$1.60 per year, payable
*« sdvanc*.
Members oi the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local * news published
heroin.
All rights or republication of spe
cial dispatches herein are also re
served
t I
jh * - This paper has enlisted
With the government in the
cause of America for the
period of the war.
P————■i ———■in—— i i n niimuniin mTmimrrrn—ni
FRAUDULENT FRUIT
TREE AGENTS.
i
Facts have been brought to the
attention of the State Council indi
cating the prevalence of fruit-tree
frauds being perpetrated upon the
farmers of Arkansas. The offending
agents will be brought to Justice in
the Federal and State courts where
ever definite evidence can be found,
and farmers and others who may
shave knowledge of such frauds are
urged to report the same to the
chairman of tha County Council that
the necessary action may be taken. 1
The frauds now being practiced are
the following kinds:
a—In certain counties fruit 'tree
agents represent themselves to b!3
United States Government men sent j
to encourage orchard-planting. This
js fraudulent because the United
States Government does not author
ize its men to sell or take orders for
nursery stock.
b—Probably * the greatest hoax is
on the part of the fruit-tree dgents j
who take samples of the soil and
pretend to send them in for analy
sis to determine what varieties of,
W ''fruit should ba planted. This practice,;
for obvious reasons, is condemned
as fraudulent by reputable horticul
turists and chemists.
, c—Another widely practiced fraud !
this year is the offer in which the
initial purchase price of the trees
the fruit-tree agent agrees to care
for^ spray and prune the trees for a
given period of years. In one county
we are informed agents have agreed
to send a spraying machine and
have contracted for enougn work
equaling forty times the capacity of
the machine. For obvious reasons,
such contracts cannot be fulfilled.
d—The selling or delivery of nur
sery stock in Arkansas without prop
er Arkansas State Inspection c rtifi
cates as provided by law is nriraa
facie evidence of fraud. In most eases
two or more of the above cited frauds
are practiced in combination, and in
one county we are informed the ex
tent of the fraudulent sales has
reached the amount of $60,000.
The farmers should be protected
against these frauds. When for tny
reason, prosecution is not desirable,
the offending persons might be
warned that such practices will 1 ot
be tolerated and that prose. i\ ion
will follow continuance of the i ac
tices.
CHRISTMAS BUYING.
The following authorized state
ment has been issued by Grosvenor
B. Clarkson, acting director of the
Council of National Defense, lifting
the ban on Christmas buying:
“Before the armistice, the Council
of National Defense, composed of the
Secretaries of War, Navy, Interior,
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
entered into an agreement with rep
resentatives of leading industries
and retail interests to the effect that
the sale of Christmas goods should
undergo certain restrictions with re
gard to the employment of labor
during the Christmas season, and
and delivery facilities. Certain other
agreements were likewise entered in
to. The Council of Defense now be
lieves that as one of the steps essen
tial to the rapid establishment of
normal after-the-war conditions, it
should and hereby doss lift its ban
in connection with holiday buying in
the desire to give a national impetus
to the re-employment of those norm
ally engaged in the production of
holiday material and in the holiday
trade. The Council is further impel
led to this decision by reason of the
necessity now confronting us to get
our military forces and munition
factory workers back to the ordinary
pursuits of life with the least possi
ble shock in making the change.”
Orders have been received at Camp
Pike which authorize the command
ing officer to discharge immediately
from service such enlisted men as
can show by their own applications
that there is serious sickness, priva
tion or want at home; their crops
are needing their attention or that
their business is suffering by reason
of their detention in the army or that
they may lose positions in civil life
by delays in their discharge. The
applications must be made by the
soldier himself and must be verified
through the Red Cross or some other
agency. The commanding officer is
also athorized to accept the resigna
tion of such officers W'ho desire to
return immediately to civil life and
can show' through proper military
channels that there services can be
dispensed with. Many Arkansas sol
diers will probably apply for dis
charge under the first mentioned or
der.
INFLUENZA TOOK
AWAY MANY YEARS
OF AMERICA’S MANHOOD
(Kv The Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 2.—The Spanish
i-.Luenza epidemic which swept this
country during the autumn “stole”
millions of the best years of life from
American manhood and womanhood,
Henry Moir, an insurance authority
of this city, declared here today.
The average economic loss of ac
tive life in each case of death from
the malady of its aftermath was at
least 25 years, said Mr. Moir, empha
sizing the peculiarity of the epidemic
which found most of its victims under
30 years of age, as compared with
(he average life of 55 and 60 years
of persons insured in well established
companies.
Addressing the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents, Mr. Moir,
who is president of the Actuarial So
ciety of America, described how the
epidemic had dislocated the standard
mortality experience of the insurance
companies in the past 15 years. With
no pestilence taking toll of lives in
the United States and Canada dur
ing that period, he said, the stand
I If Its Gooi To Eat
i We Have It
---'
Call and inspect oar stock, it will
attract yjur atte ition as to quality
and freshness both. We have in stock
■|
j RICE FLOUR CREAM MEAL
GRITS ' HUX2RTS COUNTRY
PEARL H0 4INY STYLE CORN MEAL
' BRVNZOS
S'9 v■>
Country produce on hand at all times
R. J. Wise Grocer Co. \
■aaaHHHMaaHBBMaai
ards of health of persons under 50
were found to be much better than at
and recorded time in the past. But
the influenza epidemic, causing £6,
828 deaths in 44 large cities in eight
weeks, or an average of four of every
1,000 of the population, he added, had
brought a new element into the situ
ation. Investigation of claims be
fore several large insurance compa
nies, he declared, showed that 13
per cent of the deaths were due to in
flunza and 87 per cent to pneumonia
following influenza, while less than
2 per cent were of persons over 55
years, as against 80 per cent under
40 and 60 per cent under 35.
From these figures, the actuary
said, it was apparent that the age of
maximum virulence of the epidemic
had been under 30, taking the young*
and vigorous—“those whom we ex
pected to undertake much of the
world’s work.”
Mr. Moir warned the publiq that
there is no assurance that the danger
is past. “We learn,” he said, “that
influenza is now revisiting Europe
and this time there are indications
that it may be more objectionable
than the milder form of midsummer.
We should therefore take warning
from this recurrence and observe
watchful care to prevent further in
fection, since the disease has dis
tinctly decreased and seems to be dy
ing out in this country.”
AN AMERICAN’S OPINION
OF EIFFEL TOWER, FRANCE
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 1—He was spluttering
with the helpless indignation of the
man who wants to tell folks what he
thinks of them and can’t pronounce
the words, when he came into the Y.
M> C. A. headquarters. Two gen
darmes with ferocious moustaches
and friendly eyes shepherded him in
to the room.
“L’Americaine.’ ” they announced,
simply, and turned away with the air
of those who have done their duty.
They had learned that the Y. M. C. A.
would always look after the Ameri
can soldier in France.
“What’s the matter?” asked the
secretary.
“Matter? There ain’t anything
the matter with me,” said the Amer
ican soldier angrily. “You better
ask them policemen what’s the mat
ter with them. Say, they couldn’t
hold down a job ten minutes in New
York. They can’t even talk—just
make noises."
“What did you want to talk to j
them about?” asked the Y. M. C. A. j
man.
“Oh, I just want to ask the way
back to the station that’s all. I left
my rifle and my pack in the corner,
and came up to see Paris. Now I
got to go back to catch my train.”
“Where do you live back home?”
asked the Y. M. C. A. man.
“Brooklyn,” said the American sol
dier.
“I’ll just telephone and find out
where you left your rifle and your
pack,” said the Y. M. C. A. man. A
few minutes later he was ready with
the desired information, and with di
rections for getting “back to the sta
tion.”
“Thanks,” said the American boy.
“I sure am much oblighed. But, say,
Paris is a funny place, ain’t it? A
little cleaner than New York, maybe,
but say, I’d rather be a wart on the
nose of the Goddess of Liberty than
the whole Eiffel Tower.”
He turned abruptly and went out.
NOTICE.
- i
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as commissioner in chan
cery, by virtue of the decretal order :
of the Jackson Chancery Court in the j
certain cause therein pending where
in Francis P. Wozencraft was plain
tiff annd Ira I). Best and others were
defendants, I will on the 23rd day of
December, 1918, at the Front Door
of the Court House in the City of
Newport, Arkansas, between the
hours of 9:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder on a credit of three j
months, the following described lands j
lying and being situate in Jackson I
County, Arkansas, as follows, to-wit:
The North half of the North-east
quarter of Section Twenty-one (21)
in Township Ten (10) North, Range
Three (3) West, containing eighty
(80) acres of land, more or less.
The purchaser will be required to
give note with approved security
bearing interest at the rate of ten
per centum per annum until paid.
R. W. BANDY,
Commissioner in Chancery.
186dlt 34w4t.
i
Patronize
the merchants who
vertise in this paper.
They will treat you right
PRINT SHOP ADS—C
HOME
TOWN
HELPS
PLEA FOR VINES AND SHRUBS
l
Undoubtedly Render Roads More At
tractive and Also Tend to Keep
Down the Dust.
Fortunately we have li^this country
examples of well-kept parkways and
boulevards which border cultivated
lands. Their ample parking.is grown
to grass and embellished with herba
ceous flowers, shrubs, and trees. Yet
the farm lands they border are neither
overwhelmed by weeds nor devastated
by Insects and rodents.
The question of roadsides propagat
ing vast numbers of noxious weeds
may be viewed in more than one light.
For instance, the mowing of waysides
for long series of years has not done
away with the need of cultivating
crops; indeed it cannot, for cultiva
tion is necessary for other reasons (as
loosening, aeration and water conser
vation) than the destruction of weeds.
Furthermore, the amount of cultiva
tion customarily given crops is suffi
cient to control all the weeds the land
will grow, and this number is generally
present despite the razing of road
side growths. On the other hand, the
lack of verdure and shade and the
general dreariness of roadsides make
it verv desirable that a different treat
ment of these most extensive public
parkings be adopted. Placing vines
upon fences and planting numerous
shrubs and shade trees along the way
will not only render the roads more
attractive but will tend to keep down
the dust.—Exchange.
EFFECTIVE USE OF CONCRETE
Cincinnati Engineers “Camouflaged"
Water Tanks That Otherwise
Would Have Been Blemish.
_ j
The citizens as well as ihe engineers
of Cincinnati, ()., were troubled at the
prospect of disfiguring a beautiful
residential section of the city with
five 100-foot water tanks, and many
plans were presented for making them
less unsightly. The one chosen for
architectural effect was a shell of con
*
Concrete Shells Which Camouflage Un
sightly Tanks in Cincinnati.
crete which transformed the huge
ugly towers into impressive monu
ments. The problem of form work
for tlie construction of the shell was
difficult.
First the tanks were constructed in
the visual manner, of steel, and the 1
were filled with water so that they
would he the same shape. It was
feared that if concrete were poured
while they were empty slight changes
might take place wnen tne tanks wore
filled, causing the concrete to crack.
The forms for the first setting were
placed on the foundation and braced
to the ground. As each panel of the
form weighs a tdh it is readily seen
that it was n difficult task to raise the
huge weight.
These water towers have been de
signed so that they fit into the City
Beautiful plan of Cincinnati. The top
of the concrete structure has the ap
pearance of the battlements of an
old fort, and is really very effective.—
Scientific American.
Rules for House Painting.
A widespread movement to preserve
national and prhate property has
aroused great interest in the materials
which will insist in such preservation.
Paint is by far the most important :
agency in the protection of exterior
surfaces against deterioration through
heat and moisture. Paint means col
or ; and just as the degree of protec
tion produced through paint varies ac
centing to the quality of that material
itself, so the effect of colors produced
with paint depends greatly upon the
character of the different hues in which
the various kinds of paints are manu
factured. Pure or bright colors have
their place, while grayed neutral colors
are often necessary to assist in produc
ing the right appeara. >■; hut the in
u-nse or dull dead colors should al
ways he avoided in exterior painting.—
People’s Home Journal.
-—
Getting Into Print.
“Of coufse I’m not socking publicity,
young man. I irate newspaper noto
riety.”
“Then, why did you grant me such
a lengthy interview? I have notes
enough for more than a column.”
“Well—er—can’t j on convey the im
pression to the public that I consented
to talk with the greatest reluctance?"
—Birmingham Age-Herald.
otnvAN r LACK AIDS HOTELS |
Scarcity of Help in Homes Sending ^
Families to New York
Hostel ries.
New York.—Although the fuel prob
lem which developed In New York
homes last year is to a great, extent re-!
sponsible for the unprecedented busi
ness of the apartment hotels this fall, |
there have been new developments,
which increase tiie iniiux of apartment i
hotel dwellers throughout the city. The
greatest Individual reason is the serv
ant problem.
Persons who have had servant staffs
for years without a change have been
known to lose as many as three in a
single week lately because of unprece
dented demand for experienced help
and the prices offered for it.
The apartment hotel liahit is easily
formed, and with tiie scarcity of fuel,
scarcity of help, scarcity of suitable
apartments and scarcity of vans to ac
complish large movings tiie fact that
there is hardly an apartment hotel va
cancy left in New York is not especial
ly remarkable.
HUN DIPLOMAT WANTS WIFE
Advertises for Woman “From the Best
Family, With Fat
Fortune.”
Amsterdam.—The Frankfurter Zei
tung publishes an advertisement of a
“diplomatic attache in the highest po
sition, tall, good-looking, thirty, free
thinker, son of an excellency” who
wants a wife “from the best family,
with a fortune permitting her to be
come tiie wife of a future German
ambassador.” lie explains that he
advertises because there are no
dances or dinners, during the war.
Tho- Taglische Rundschau, very
angry at tiie “future German am
bassador,” says it is not surprising
that the whole world laughs at the
German diplomats, it tms is tne stuit
of which tliey are made.
_
TREES AND SHRUBS FOR PARK
Those That Produce Colored Fruits
Should Always Be Given Prefer
ence, for Many Reasons.
The guiding principle in park plan
ning should be beauty, but it should
not be a temporary or one-seasonal
beauty. Hence it follows that, shrubs
and trees which produce colored fruits,
and retain then* for long periods, are ]
preferable to plants whose chief deco
rative contribution is a short hurst
of bloom.. Such shrubs are hand
somer at all times after flowering and
are particularly valuable in winter
when every bit of color in the land
scape is precious. They are valua
ble moreover in supplying bird food.
A few suggestions as to tlie use of
fruit-producing plants are not out of
place. The ideal American park is
natural woodland, modified and embel
lished, or a planting that follows nat
ural lines. Informal treatment Is al
most. universally preferred to formal.
From the standpoint of bird attraction
this is fortunate, since clipping shrubs
either prevents or reduces the pro
duction of fruit and causes the plants
to form such solid and dense sur
faces that they are uninviting to
birds.
Proper Receptacle for Rubbish.
We are all agreed that dust, dirt,
garbage ano other rubbish should be
kept as far as possible from the dwell
ing house, yet it is surprising how often
we find the rubbish receptacle as close
as possible to the doors and windows of
the house. It is to be regretted that in
so many towns these receptacles are
open wood boxes, palls or old baths.
We find a grand selection, but it is a
difficult matter to secure the provision
r.f a proper bin, and the official often
does not obtain the support be sRould.
If only we could press upon the people
the necessity to secure for themselves
a proper galvanized bin with cover,
which appears to me to be the most
satisfactory if properly used!—Arch!
toot and Contract Reporter.
T.M.™, 1
Change in time Missouri Pacific f
trains, effective 12:01 a .m., Sunday,
November 17th, 1918.
North Bound
No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stop)Ar. 3:55am
No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am
vNo. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 fc
No. 92 Local freight, Lv. 11:00 ai®. . J
No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 p».
No. 6 Fast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pin.
No. 18 Fast Pass. (Hot Sgs.
Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pan.
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 7:45 pm.
Whife River Division. _
No 210 Passenger, Lv. 6:10 *m
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.
NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT TAX.
The tax books for tne collection of
the special street tax on real proper
ty in Walnut Street Improvement*-^"'
District No. 1, of the City of New
port, Arkansas, for the third annual
assessment of said district, have been
placed in my hands. All owners «f^
real property lying in said district
are required to pay their tax to me
bv the 1st dav of December,
1918. If such assessment be not
paid by said date, action,.will be taken
for collection of said tax for the lega^^_
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
_v_
NOTICE.
LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 2: Jack
son County, Ark. The tax books for
the payment of the taxes for 1918, are
now in the hands of the collector, and
all persons, railroads and corpora
tions owning property within the
limits of said district are notified that
the taxes may be paid from this date
until Dec. 31, 1918, after which date a
penalty of 26 per cent will be taxed
thereon.
That said collector will attend at
Jacksonport, Ark., on D0ftember 10th
and 11th, 1918, for the payment of
taxes.
C. R. Hite, Collector.
Newport, Ark., Nov. 5, 1918.
117 Hazel Street. 164dlm 30w8t
NOTICE OF BRIDGE TAX. '? T
The tax books for the collection of
the Special Bridge Tax on real prop
erty in Bridge Improvement District
No. 1 of the City of Newport, Arkan-,
sas, for the fourth annual assessment
of said district, have been placed 5n
my hands. All owners of real prop
erty lying in said district are required
to pay their tax to me by the 1st .
day of December, 1918. If such as- ^ J
sessment be not paid by said date,
action will be taken for the collection
of said tax for the legal penalties
and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
Subscribe for the Independent. J
Order Your
—————— *
3E== —~ ' <i
Thanksgiving
Suit and Overcoat
now. A complete line of
pure.wool fabrics to select
from at the old price.
’ *
Jacobstein Bros
Tailors
T --—jagESr. .JUSF'ajk&S-'lkr ■ T»f-rf