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W. C. T. U. NOTES. o
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The committee for finding enter
tainment for the delegates to the W.
C. T. U. convention which meets here
Nov. 7-10, made satisfactory report
at the meeting Wednesday. Homes
were found for as many delegates as
arp Expected.
But there are others who may
come later as visitors and it is hoped
that our citizens who have friends in
near,by towns will graciously invite
such fri'ends to visit them during
that time and so help maintain the
reputation of our town for hospital
ity.
Of course every one realizes the
difficulty of entertaining when so
few housekeepers have help, but it
is an opportunity to demonstrate the
ability of our women to meet emer
gencies.
The W. C. T. U. is a working body
.—its members do not expect any
“frills” in the matter of entertain
ment—only the simplest of “bed and
board.” But they do expect and de
sire the opportunity of meeting in
close fellowship the women of the
community to which they come.
They expect to give a better under
standing of the scope of this great
organization—the pioneer of wo
men’s organizations. They desire to
renew allegiance to the principles
for which it stands, to arouse enthu
siasm for the work yet to be done
and to inform its members and oth
ers concerning its methods of meet- j
ing problems that confront society
today. It represents a great body of |
earnest, trained, thoughtful women,
and it brings help to any community
in which it meets.
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Forging Ahead to Victory.
(By Mrs. Clara C. Chapin, Director;
of Publicity.)
This article is written before con-;
gress has taken decisive action on the j
amendcment to the emergency agri- |
cultural appropriation bill, which
amendment provides for a dry nation
during the period of the war. While
war-time prohibition is today the im
mediate objective, the anti-liquor
forces, daily increasing in numbers
and morale, are advancing toward
the heights of national constitutional
prohibition. Louisiana is the four
teenth state to ratify the federal
amendment. The coming winter and
spring more than the required thirty
six will fall in line to form the salient
which will crush the enemy, thus
fulfilling the prediction made in
1911, “A dry nation by 1920.” With
Kaiser Rum and his beer barons and
wine lords forever driven from the
IJnited States of America, the se
<4md prediction, “A dry world in
1930,” becomes logical and sequen
tial. This especially in view of what
is happening just now “over there.”
The W. C. T. U. is carrying on its
war WUI J\, null CIO a omv,
many outsiders seem to think, but as
an exigent and intensive part of its
regular program. “I never knew the
I Woman’s Christian Temperance Un
' ion did that kind of work,” said a
club woman at a conference held for
the purpose of correlating the gov
! ernmental departments, industries
; and women’s organizations which
have been doing Americanization
work. She learned with outspoken
surprise that for many years the W.
C. T. U. had been looking after the
i immigrant at ports of entry, in jails,
hospitals and courts, had issued trav
eling cards, published and distribut
ed educational literature in many
languages, conducted temperance
columns in foreign language papers
and cooperated in divers ways with
the public schools in the work of pre
I paiing the children of many nations
( for American citizenship. She learn
ed further that the National W. C. T.
U. is co-operating with the woman’s
division of the United States Depart
ment of Labor in securing employ
ment for women and girls and with
other governmental agencies for the
welfare of women workers.
These and other lines of work so
important during and after the war
have been specialized in W. C. T. U.
departments so that no new machin
ery has been required to carry on the
immense amount of war work being
done bv the 20,000 local units.
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j Did you read that America is the
, leciding factor? Coming from Loro
: Milner this statement is momntuous
and America is not coming in—she
I has come in—America is in.
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The Prosperous Fall
Season
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Will find you in need of many articles in the pur- ]
chase of which both quality and price should be ,
considered. As always we are prepared to take
care of our customers and friends, and invite
them to call.
We carry a complete line of hardware—in
fact, we have never before been better stocked
with everything that makes up a progressive and
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up-to-date hardware store.
Beattie Hardware
Company
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STATEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
HOME CAMPAIGN.
In the recent drive for funds for
the Industrial Home in Little Rock,
Jackson county went over the top in
a casn donation of $1,568. The coun
ty’s quota was • $1500 and of this
amount Newport alone gave $1163 in
cash. Those who canvassed the town
for this cause were Mrs. Tom John
son, with Mrs. A. C. Wilkerson, ^Jrs.
B. E. Snetser and Chas. Bandy tak
ing one part of town, while Mrs. C
E. Hite, with Mrs. John VV. Stayton
and Mrs. 11. B. Hooker, canvass, d
another part. Those working inde
peftdently were Mrs. Edgar W illiams,
Mrs. Ben White and Mrs. J. V.
Isaacs, who canvassed for the W. C.
T. U., this organization turning in
$105. Mrs. P'red Parish sent in $5.00
from the missionary society of the
Christian church; all told amount
ing to $1568.
I wish to extend thanks to Ike
Goldman of St. Louis who sent a
check for $100, and also to J. D. Gold
man who has mailed a check for a
like amount. These are former |
Jacksonport citizens, who have al
ways shown their loyalty to their
home county. Thanks also is due
Mrs. J. R. Holden and Mrs. Walter
Martin of East Newport for $26,
which amount is not added to the to
tal mentioned above.
The following towns responded:
Tuckerman, $220 in cash to date.
Miss Dove Erwin presented the work j
in Tuckerman with Mrs. K. K. Kim-1
berlin as chairman.
Auvergne, $60 in cash, $10 of this
being from the W. C. T. U.; Mrs.
James R. Davis, chairman.
Tupelo, $60 in cash, with Mrs. V.
M. McDowell, chairman.
Diaz, $25 in cash, Mrs. Walter
Hurley, chairman.
Shoffner, $25 in cash, Mrs. Burton, j
chairman.
Oil Trough, $15 in cash, Mrs. Leon
Mach, chairman.
The above makes a total of $405.
There is $105 in deferred pay
ments, with other districts to hear
from, which will probably bring the
amount to $1700. I wish to thank all
for the liberal contributions and the
many courtesies extended to us in
this work. Also the Newport Inde
pendent on which Jackson county
may depend first, last and always.
(Signed) Mrs. C. M. Erwin,
Chairman.
NO GERMAN SHARE -
IN BULGAR PEACE.
Washington, Sept. 27.— Bulgaria,
suing for peace with her armies
beaten and her border strongholds
I in the hands of the allies, will get no
peace in the making of which Ger
many even directly or indirectly has
a share and no peace leaving in her
possession the slightest poition of
the spoils of her inglorious part in
1 the war as Berlin’s tool,
j Nor will there be any interruption
of the victorious march of the allied
forces into Bulgaria until the Bul
gars are ready to disarm, drive out
their German officers and advisers
and surrender as pledges of good
faith such strategic points as may be
designated. *
On these points uieiu
agreement tonight in official and al
lied diplomatic quarters. The em
phasis’iaid everywhere upon the con
ditions which the Bulgars must meet
almost overshadowed the very real
feeling of satisfaction over this sign
of the expected crumbling of Germa
ny’s lesser allies.
'Collapse of Bulgarian resistance of
course would be of tremendous mili
tary advantage to the entente and
might quickly affect the attitude of
Turkey. Neutral diplomats v
Washington appeared even more im
pressed by this prospect than the
representatives of the allies. Some
expressed the opinion that since Bul
garia has dared to defy her master,
Germany’s more powerful colleague
Austria.' may gather courage to dis
regard German pressure and come
out with an unqualified proposal foi
peace.
The United States is not at war
with Bulgaria and the Bulgariar
minister still occupies his legatior
here. Therefore, the American gov
ernment has nothing to do with the
proposal made 10 the French genera
commanding the allies in Macedonia
However, the Bulgarian affair musi
I be considered as an important phase
' of the world war situation, so the an
| nouncement from Paris that not onl>
I the entente governments, hut the
! United States must be consulted be
< fore Bulgarian proposals are consul
! ered, was not surprising,
i if the Bulgarians really ere read}
to quit the war on the entente s terms
. there is little doubt that her offer!
1 will be entertained. There will be m
I ‘‘round table” peace dicussions, how
' ever, with opportunities for seem
German machinations to confuse -h<
issue and bring about such a situa
tion as it was hoped to creat
through the recent proposal iron
Austria. If Bulgaria can meet the T
test of sincerity the time has come
when she may find safety in drop
ping out of the alliance with the cen
tral powers.
SENTENCE COMMUTED
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 28.—Gov. Brough
yesterday commuted to life-impris
onment the death sentence of Bud
Fair, who was sentenced in Desha
county at the present term of court
to electrocution on October 18, for the
killing of his wife. Petitions were
presented from Desha, where the
crime was committed, and Faulkner,
where Fair is well known. The pe
titioners represented that there were
circumstances involving the protec
tion of his home and the unwritten
law that mitigated the crime, and
they considered the sentence too se
vere. Fair is represented as a hard
working negro.
FATE OF SUFFRAGE
MORE UNCERTAIN.
Washington, Sept. 27—Fate of wo
man suffrage in the senate was more
uncertain tonight than ever. After
a day of bitter debate, in which sen
ators’ confidential negotiations were
publicly disclosed, the senate ad
journed until tomorrow with suffrage
advocates hoping for a vote then and
opponents openly threatening a fili
buster to prevent a roll call until
i _ *n
Monday uecause many scnfltuia
be absent tomorrow making Liberty [
Loan speeches.
Political charges and counter
charges, criticism from all quarters
of the conduct of the militant suf
fragists including charges that one,
Miss Hazel Hunkins, of Billings,
Mont;; an employe of the War Labor
Board, had cursed the American flag
during a recent suffrage demonstra
tion in front of the White House and
denunciation of the management of
the House resolution, featured the
debate today.
During the partisan political dis
cussion it was revealed that private
polls show that the suffrage forces
still lack one vote of the two-thirds
majority necessary to pass the reso
lution. The polls showed 63 senators
for the resolution and 33 against it,
with the vote divided as follows:
Democrats, 31 for, and 21 against;
Republicans, 32 for, and 12 against.
NO BUILDING WITHOUT PERMIT
Little Rock, Sept. 28.—Farm build
ings, that do not cost in the aggre
gate more, than $1,000 are the only
torm of new construction that is to
be permitted hereafter without per
mit from the War Industries Board.
The plan of the board to curtail con
struction was modified to that extent
yesterday. No other construction is
to be permitted without permit, ir
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respective of the cost. The minimum
of $2,500 applies to' repairs and ex
tensions. There has been some con
fusion in some of the states, includ
ing Arkansas. The regulation is to
I be strictly enforced, which means
| that all building enterprises must be
I abandoned for the period of the war.
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