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STATE COUNCIL SYSTEM
ASKED TO AID IN APPRE
HENSION OF DESERTERS.
The State Council system is being
invited to aid the government in the
apprehension of deserters, and it is
the desire of the Secretary of War
' that this assistance be utilized to the
fullest extent. A bi-weekly report
will be submitted to the State Council
giving the full name, rank and or
ganization of the soldier; the sol
dier’s home address; the military
_stetaeof the soldier; a list of sol
diers previously reported who Have
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What the County Chairman Says
I • About Victory Boys and Girls
This space is devoted each day to
the interest of the Victory Boys and
Victory Girls, who will aid material
ly in support of the United War Work
| Campaign. All persons interested
are invited to contribute articles by
sending them to Miss Elizabeth
Gregg, Editor.
Victory Girls! Victory Boys! Ah,
well indeed have you been named!
You are being called to the colors of
our nation to take a part in the great
est of all War Work—that work
which builds up and maintains the
morale of our fighting army. I know
that you will answer the call with
your youthful true-beartedness, and I
know that success will be yours. Your
optimism is great and failure is not
in your category. You have long ago
caught the vision of “service to oth
ers” and I thank God that this nation,
which is indeed the great “elder
brother” of the world, is filled with
girls and boys who will become “little
sisters” and “little brothers” to those
of our “big brothers” who are fight
ing for humanity.
May we older people catch your
vision and go forth in this campaign
to Victory as I know you will go.
Here’s success to you—Victory
Girls and Victory Boys.
A. T. HUBLY\
Jackson County Chairman.
BIG INTEREST j
IN ELECTIONS!
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Today's Balloting Will Decide Wheth- J
er Democratic Party Is To Have
Control Of Congress.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 5.—Millions of i
Americans today are casting thdir |
ballots in elections which will decide |
whether the democratic party is to
retain control of congress; in many I
states they are electing governors and
in practically all states are electing;
local officers.
Today’s election, the first since the
United States went into the war,
comes as the climax of a campaign
which has been attended by many un
usual elements. The allied successes
in France, the German peace offen- j
sive, the Fourth Liberty Loan cam.
paign and the influenza epidemic all
have divided the attention of the pub
lic at the same time.
'Leaders of the democrats and re
publicans—have declared they are
confident of success in today’s battle
of ballots. Those of the lesser organ
izations also are hopeless of gains.
Being elected today, in the contest
for the control of the next congress,
are all 431 members of the House of
Representatives from all states of
the Union except Maine. Maine
elected four representatives last Sep
tember. Also to be elected are 39 U.
S. senators. Maine elected one sena
tor last September.
The outcome generally is regarded
as close. Representatives in the low
er body, delegates from the four ter
ritories—Alaska, Hawaii, the Philip
pines and Porto Rico—also are to be
chosen, although they have no vote.
How close is the contest for control
of congress is apparent from the
present line-up in the House and Sen
ate. The membership of the House
now is: Democrats, 215; republi
cans, 209; progressives, 2; inde
pendents, 2; prohibitionists, 1; so
cialists, 1; five seats vacant; To
tal 435.
There are 52 democrats and 44 re
publicans now in the Senate.
The principal democratic argument
of the campaign had been that Presi
dent Wilson should have a Congress
of his own political faith to insure co
operation. This the republcan spokes
men have opposed with the argument
that republicans in congress have
loyally supported the administration
measures needful for the war, and
that republicans should be elected to
deal with important after-the-war
reconstruction problems.
In today’s balloting, particularly
inb the southern states where demo
cratic nomination is equivalent to
election, the elections really are for
mal ratifications of nominations al
ready made. About 100 democratic
and thirty republican candidates for
the House and a dozen democratic
candidates for the senate already are
virtually elected. The latter include,
Senators Bankhead of Alabama, Rob
inson of Arkansas, Ransdell of Louis
iana, Simmons of North Calodina,
Sheppard of Texas, Martin of Vir
ginia. Also in tne same status aie
W,. J. Harris, nominated to succeed
Senator Hardwick of Georgia, Rep
resentative Pat Harrison, nominated
to succeed Senator Vardanian of Mis
sissippi, Edward J. Gay of Louisiana,
for the unexpired term of the late
Senator Broussard, and N. B. Dial
and W. P. Pollock of South Carolina,
for the long and short terms respec
tively, for the seat held by the late
Senator Tillman.
All of these are without republican
opponents except Senator Simmons.
Virtually all the democratic candi
dates for the House in the southern
states, and also a score of republi
can candidates in northern ahd west
ern states, are without opposition.
Contests in many other congressional
and senatorial districts also were re
garded perfunctory, with nominal op
position being made.
Chief interest in today’s results is
centered in contests for house seats
nrincipal'y in Ohio, Indiana, Wiscon
sin, Nebraska, Kansas, California.
New Jersey, and a few districts in
New York and hjew England, Massa
chusetts, Nevada, Montana and Wy
oming.
Democratic leaders have waged
their campaign especially to make
gains in the senate from Michigan,
where Henry Ford, the millionaire
nanufacturer, is opposing Truman H.
dewberry, former assistant secretary
bf the Navy, from New Hampshire,
where Senator Hollis, democrat, is
retiring and where a successor to the
ate Senator Gallinger, republican
senate leader, also is to be elected,
from Rhode Island, where Senator
:olt, republican, is opposed by Rep
-esentative O’Shanessey; from Ne
braska, where Senator Norris, repub
ican, is opposed by former Governor
do rehead, and from Idaho, where
Senator Borah, republican, is being
bpposed by Frank L. Moore, demo
;rat, and former Governor Gooding
•epublican, fighting for the short
erm seat now held by Senator Nu
gent, democrat. The democrats also
are hopeful of gains in New Jersey,
New Mexico, Wyoming, South Dako
ta, West Virginia and possibly in
other seats.
ftepublican hopes for regaining
control of the senate largely are!
pinned to Illinois, where Senator
Lewis is t opposed by Representative
Medill McCormick; Kansas, where
Governor Arthur Capper, the repub- j
iican nominee is opposing Senator
Thompson, democrat; Delaware,
where Senator Saulsbury, democrat
and president pro tempore of the sen
ate, is opposed by former Senator j
Ball, republican; Idaho, where the
republicans hope to defeat Senator
Nugent; Nevada, where Representa
tiv Roberts, republican, and Anna
Martin, the National Woman’s pary
candidate, are contesting with Sena
tor Henderson, democrat, and New
Hampshire, where the republicans
hope to elect a successor to Senator j
Hollis, democrat, as well as a republi
can successor to Senator Gallinger.
Participation of women, both as
candidates and electors is a unique
and more ^extensive feature of the
campaign. Two women, Representa-:
tive Jeanette Rankin of Montana and
Miss Martin of NeVada are aspirants
for the senate as independent candi- j
dates, while Sadie Kost and Clara B.
Mann, are republican and democratic
candidates for the House in New
York. Women’s votes are expected
to play a large part today in results
in the western suffrage' states and
also in Illinois and New York.
Of the lesser political parties, the
prohibitionists have a candidate for i
the House in Representative Randall
of California, also running as a dem
ocrat. The socialists, represented in
the present congress only by Repre
sentative Meyer London of New York j
have three other candidates in New
York in Algernon Lea, Scott Nearing
and Morris Hiliquit.
Mrs. B. W. Stainback of Little
Rock, who has numbers of Newport
friends, will learn with interest of
her resignation of her position with
M. M. Cohn, for the purpose of tak
ing up war work. She will enter St.
Vincent’s Infirmary for a month’s in
tensive training and will sail at the
end of that time for France, where
she will be assigned to a convales
cent hospital.
TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
All utilities are needing very badly
some relief as to their rates in order
to meet the unprecedented increased
;ost of fuel, labor and supplies. In
most places the city authorities and j
public realize the necessity and fair
ness of such requests and are giving
these requests the consideration they
ire entitled to.
The Helena Gas & Electric Compa- j
ny, of Helena, Arkansas sent,out an
announcement under date of October
21st, which reads as follows:
“In April of this year, after operat
ing several months at a material loss, i
it was found necessary to slightly in- j
:rease the prices of electricity and
gas. The increases made effective at
that time were less than the condi- [
bions required, but it was hoped that
by effecting economies in operation, i
and by careful and painstaking busi- j
ness planning, the company could, for J
the duration the war, maintain the
prices made effective May 1st.
However, because of continued ad
vances in cost of operating, we regret
bo say that this has not been possible
and that the time has come when it
is imperative that we make a further
slight advance in rates. The fact is
that the company has been operated
at a loss of nearly $500 a month for
the past seven months.
It is almost unnecessary for us to
explain the reason for this. The in
crease in freight rates, about July 1st,
alone means an added expense to this
company of nearly $5,000' a year..
The taxes of the company were in- j
creased nearly $5,000 this year over;
the year previous. Our labor has de
manded and has received increases
commensurate with the increased cost
of living expenses. The cost of all,
materials entering into the operation
of our plants has increased, in some
cases as much as 300 per cent.”
Their electric rates were raised as
follows:
ELECTRIC LIGHTING RATES.
First 50 KW—17y2c per KW.
Next 50 KW—15% per KW.
Next 50 KW—13 %c per KW.
Next 50 KW—12c per KW.
Next 50 KW—10c per KW.
Next 50 KW—09c per KW.
Next 50 KW—08c per KW.
Next 5o KW—07c per KW.
Over 450 KW—06c per KW.
5 per cent- Discount for Prompt
payment.
Minimum Bill $1.50 per month.
ELECTRIC COOKING RATES.
First 100 KW—06c per KW.
Over 100 KW—05c per KW.
5 per cent Discount for Prompt
Payment.
Minimum Bill—$2.00 per month.’
Note their minimum bill of
per month, also how much higher
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these rates are than what we are
asking for.
Helena is a much larger town than
Newport; they have a modem plant
and can manufacture current cheaper
than we can, but the conditions there
are similar to ours.
In view of what Helena and a great
many other towns are doing, don’t
you think relief should be given us ?
An impoverished plant cannot serve
the public satisfactorily; say to your
aldermen “Do what is fair under the.
circumstances, for we realize the im
portance of the service of our light
and water plant.”
Think this over.
ARKANSAS LIGHT & POWER CO.*
By H. C. Couch, President.
(Advertisement.)
Additional Locals j
For Rent—One unfurnished room*
414 Main street, Mrs.W. E. Chilty.
164d3t.
The many friends of Con F. Lean
will regret to learn that his condition
continues critical. Miss Pauline Spi
ler, a nurse from Little Rock, arrived
at noon today to be with him.
Attorney Claude Alley and Miss.
Tracy of Mountain Home are here to
day attending the United War Wor
ers’ meeting, being held at the school
auditorium.
The local chapter of the Red Cross
has received a shipment of material
to m^ke paper back pads for hospital
use and as the work rooms are open
it is hoped the ladies will begin their
regular work. 2,000 is the number of
pads assigned this chapter.
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 25 per cent will be taxed
thereon.
That said collector will attend at
Jacksonport, Ark., on December 10th
and 11th, 1918, for the. payment of
taxes.
C. R. Hite, Collector.
Newport, Ark., Nov. 5, 1918.
117 Hazel Street. 164dlm 30w8t
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To excel, to supply the fullest measure of needle work, style and fabric
quality, that has been the policy behind our tailoring the past thirteen years.
When we measure yon, the garments will conform to your form just as though
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