- ■.»iiui mmmmwmmwummmmBmmammmmmmm
»
s^v\\ 'V*\> * >"f Y'S ~ s>—»,
^Ve must raise wheat ^
'f for our Armies and $
for our Allies ^
r
* As a Great " Grain Centre , ,
D. B. Osborne, Chairman Soil Improve.
ment Committee, Atlanta, Ga.
Wheat is the most important War Crop. •
Until its production is increased still more
there will not be enough to remove the dan
ger of a Food Shortage from the Front.
Of twelve most important Food Crops, the entire
country gained in planted acreage in 1917 over acreage of
1914—26,124,000 acres.
Of this gain the Southern States increased 14,965,000
^ acres or 57 per cent of the whole.
Of the individual crops the South gained:
|.; In Wheat—1,976,000 acres, or 56 per cent of the whole.
In Corn—6,582,000 acres, or 41 per cent of the whole.
In Other Food Crops—6,407,000 acres, or 37 per cent
of the whole.
Of the Fall wheat acreage of 1918 there was an in
crease of 3,067,000 acres, of which the South gained 2,332,
000 acres, or 76 per cent.
But we can do still better in 1919.
Let’s back up Our Boys in France. It is no less our
duty to furnish them and our allies food than it is their
duty to fight. We are raising this fall an ample cotton crop
to clothe and provide edible fats and oils for our boys. Let
us raise a big grain crop next spring to help feed them.
It can be done. The labor requirements are compara
tively small, and the acre yields may be increased with good
seed, a well prepared seed bed and a liberal application of
proper fertilizers.
The Independent has the exclusive
sales rights for the American War
Atlas, without which you cannot
keep up with the war news as you
should. Call at the office and get
one. Only 35 Cents.
t
I, _ -
TrlS more you help the men at the
front the quicker the end will come.
The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
♦ *
^ NOTICE.
▲ We have bought the interest ^
^ of A. R. Jones in the New ^
^ Central hotel and will con- ^
A tinue to operate the place, ^
^ promising the public the &
x ^ same up-to-date service ^
^ which we have established ^
^ during the past several ^
^ months. We will appreciate ^
▲ the public patronage. ^
♦ - ♦
^ American Plan ^
^ Rates: $J.25 to $1.50 +
^ per day. ^
^ Satisfaction guaranteed or
^ money refunded. ^
J<1 MR. AND MRS. ^
▲ J. S. SNETHERS. +
4 ❖
Thrift
Stamp Sale
in mm iiiiiiiiiii ttmi mm in iiiii) inn i ittiiiiiu mu tin
As long as the stock
on hand lasts you can
buy—cash and carry
6 Bars Maxiene Elliot
Soap - - .75
6 Bars Creme Oil
Soap - • .75
6 Bars Palm Olive
Soap - * .75
One Thrift Stamp Free
with each 6 bars.
imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMMiimiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiimimiiimmi
PcS. White, Grocer
BEECH AND THIRD STREETS
Newport, Ark. Phone 167
Hof Springs, ArK.
.—- "Y .;.8
The Wonder Spot of America.
FOR MALARIA, CHILLS, FEVER,
RHEUMATISM AND OTHER CHRONIC DISORDERS.
Owned and Controlled by U. S. Government.
High up in the Healthful Ozark Mountains.
Delightful Balmy Days. Cool, Sleepy Nights.
13 a T'vTTTTVA The latest analysis by the U.S. Govern
.KrAJL/IUIVl ment of these wonderful Hot Springs
Waters were found to be highly Radio-active.
TOURIST RATES- -Low tourist round trip rates now in
effect on all railroads, from all points in America. Insist
on this rate.
PCut out coupon and mail Buiin.i* Hen’s League, Hot Springs, ArK:
Please send me immediately with
out cost, illustrated booitlet of Hot
today to Springs.
I Nr me.....—
Business Men’s League St _
^lot Springs : : Arkansas ..i';.;.'—
♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦**♦*❖*
♦ i
♦ DR. IRA H. ERWiN ♦
i EYE f
% EAK i
r NOSE 2
5 uid THROAT 2
i ♦ ^
♦ ♦
6 Phone 74. ♦
♦ ♦
^ WISHON BUILDING. ♦
♦ ♦
A ^ 4^v 4%v A A* 4&t w*.
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee’, appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-35c
Hams, per pound -42c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-40c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket - $1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket _ $3.00
Compound Lard (bulk), per
pound -30c
4-lb. Bucket Compound Lard,
per bucket _$1.30
8-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket _$2.60
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
2- lb. Std. Tomatoes, per can-20c
3- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
Rice, per pound_ 15c
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sack__$1.40
Cream Meal, 25-lb. sack, a sack_$1.50
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk._65e
Navy Beans, per pound-20c
Lima Beans, per pound-20c
Pinto Beans, per pound-15c
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sks$1.60 to $1.75
Corn Flour, per pound-;_10t
12 ounce loaf of Bread--— 10c
24 ounce loaf of bread-20c
These prices will be changed from
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson Counuty.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Mary E. Smith, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 3340.
A. L. Smith, Defendant.
The Defendant, A. L. Smith, is here
by warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the Plaintiff, Mary E.
Smith.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 19th day of August,
1918. '
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
J. H. Johnston, Appointed Attorney
for Non-Resident Defendant. 19w4
m
WARNING ORDER.
In the Circuit Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Boston Store Dry Goods Co., Plaintiff
vs. No. 3347
Mrs.'"Vannie Carpenter, Defendant.
The Defendant, Mrs. Vannie Car
penter, is hereby warned to appear
in this court within thirty days and
answer the complaint of the Plain
tiff, Boston Store Dry Goods Co.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 22nd day of August,
1918.
(Seal.)
R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
non-resident attorney. 20w4t.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
E. M. Edgar, Plaintiff
vs. No. 3334.
Hattie Edgar, Defendant.
The Defendant, Hattie Edgar, is
hereby warned to appear in this
Court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, E. M.
Edgar.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 13th day of August,
1918.
(Seal) * R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
attorney for non-resident defendant.
FOR SALE.
Four high grade coming 2 year old
Hereford bull calves, $60 each; Poole
seed wheat a heavy yielder, $2.40 a
bushel; 13-H. P. traction engine and
boiler, $200; 2-cylinder Wolverine
boat engine, $75.
Will McIntosh,
18w4t. Cow Lake, Ark.
Corn for Sale at $2.00 ner bushel
at crib five miles west of Newport.
Crib open only on Saturdays. See
Mack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf.
CLEVERNESS GF POLAR BEAR
Almost Impossible to Catch_the Ani
mal in Any Sort of Trap That
Can Be Ccvised.
According to the stories told by arc
tic explorers and whalers, polar bears
■—like many other animals of the far
North that have a hard time finding
food—show an unusual reasoning fac- ,
ulty, soys People’s Home Journal,
A whaler tells of planning to cap
ture a polar bear by means of a slip
noose arranged about a bait. The j
noose caught one of the bear’s claw's, 1
but the animal worked Itself loose and j
carried away the bait. The sailor set I
the noose again, but this time the bear ,
pushed the rope away before Ventur- j
ing near the bait. The third time the 1
sailor covered the uoose with snow, |
but the bear scraped about until he j
found the rope and again dragged it to
one side. The fourth time the sailor
put the bait in the bottom of a hole so
the bear would have to crawl partly
into it. Then he put the noose entire
ly around the hole and covered it with
snow. This did not deceive the bear, j
however, as the animal carefully un- j
covered the rope, knocked it aside and
carried off the bait. Then the sailor j
gave up.
Another story tells of a polar bear’s ,
cleverness in catching a seal. The j
seal had climbed through a hole in the ]
ice, but wras keeping near the edge in
order to be able to plunge in at the
approach of danger. The bear saw the |
seal from a distance and knew that |
there was no chance to steal across the ,
ice and attack its prey. Accordingly
the bear entered the water through an
other hole a considerable distance
away, swam under the ice to the hole
through which the seal had emerged ;
and seized the luckless animal, which
naturally was taken entirely by sur
prise.
SOME CREDIT DUE INSECTS
Ants Proved to Have Had Part in the
Glory of Discovery of Hidden .
Precious Metals.
To the immortals in the hall of fame
of-mining, including the patient burro,
who discovered the silver in the Coeur
d’Alenes, and the veteran mule re
sponsible for the location of the Sil
ver King mine, in Arizona, together
with the busy little hen with nuggets
in her crop, and the gray goose with
its gullet full of gold sand, must be
added another representative of the
animal kingdom. In an interesting
book, by John Mawe, an English min
eralogist, recounting travel observa
tions in Brazil, made in 1810, is record
ed the discovery of gold in one of the
then important districts in the state of
Minas Geraes, in which the busy little
ants played important parts. He says:
“Some negroes employed in clearing
the lands broke up an ant hill of con
siderable size, when, upon laying it
open to the air. for the purpose of de
stroying or dispersing the insects, large
grains of gold were found.” Future
historians of mining will please take
note of the above and distribute the
credit of glory of the discovery of the
world’s precious minerals so that the
insect kingdom shall have its dues.—
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Use Old Irrigation Ditches.
The remains of irrigation systems
that date back to prehistoric times
w'hen the valleys of Arizona were in
habited by highly civilized Indian
tribes are still in existence, says
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One of the most famous of these Is
! on the state highway running from
! Prescott to the Grand canyon.
Water is taken from what is known
as “Montezuma’s well,” a curious nat
ural well 440 feet In diameter and 93
feet deep, except in one spot, where no
bottom has been reached at 500 feet.
Lime In solution is carried by the wa
| ter, and the sides of the ditch have been
| preserved by the petrifaction of the
| original earth.
I One ranch owner is using several
i thousand feet of these ditches after
I simply cleaning them out. A line of
; levels was run along the bottom ol
! one of these old Indian ditches and
showed the grade to be almost per
j fectly Uniform at the rate of 0.01 foot
; per 100 feet.
Fish-Fighting in China.
It is the custom at Singapore to
stock garden ponds with queer fishes
—many of them of the lighting variety
so dear to the heart of the orientals.
These fish are so combative that it
! is only necessary to place two of them
i near each other and irritate them a
! little to bring on a lively conflict. They
j charge each other, with fins erect, at
| the same time changing color in their
I excitement from the dullest of gray
greens to brilliant reds and blues.
Indeed, confinement in close quar
ters is not needed to arouse their com
bative propensities. Place two glass
jars close together, with one of these
fighting fish in each, and they will at
once swim round and endeavor to
charge each other through the inter
posed glass.
Oysters Killed by Poisoned Waters.
A few months ago a phenomenon,
known locr’iy as “elturblo.” appeared
in a part of the pearl-fishing grounds
near Margarita island. This consists
in a decomposition or poisoning of the
waters, which brings about the death
of the oysters and the consequent de
struction of the beds.
The immediate loss in pearls from
this disaster Is estimated at from 3,
000,000 to 4,000,000 bolivars ($579,000
to $772,000), and it was thought best
to prohibit fishing in the infected dis
trict.—Commerce Reports.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE! AMEJTD
KEXT.
Proposed Constitutional Amcndmnt
No. 14.
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the Statt
of Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of the State shall b*
composed of seven Judges, one Chlel
Justice and six Associate Justices: pro
viding the Judges may sit in two di
visions. and otherwise providing tilt
manner in whirth the court shall sit
and shall render its decisions.
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Be It Resolved by the Senate and
Uoase of Representatives of the
State of 'Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto:
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives. If a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wlt:
That Sections 2 and 3 of Article 7
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided Into two divis
ions, and the decision of each of said
divisions shall be the decision of the
Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justices may Interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion In either division. When the
Court Is sitting In banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
sidered by the court in banc. The
Chief Justice may sit in either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division, who
-ihall preside when the Chief Justice is
not sitting In that division. If the
Chief Justice is absent from the Court,
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
iddltlonal Judges provided for herein
one of whom shall'hold office until his
successor is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers in 1922. and
qualifies, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor is elected a1
the general election for State officers
in 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In Hi a nff Ipa P the Sd/'VPlH TV Ilf
January 17. 19)Y.
Each elector may vote for or against
he above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April. 131ft.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 15.
Providing credit of State may be
loaned and indebtedness incurred to ftn
amount not exceeding two per cent of
the assessed valuation of properly In
Slate for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or mak
ing farm loans; providing Governor
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Hoard having authority to sell bond
in name of State, place money in Stat;
Treasury and loan money to bona fid<
purchasers of farm lands In Arkansas
and prescribing manner in which such
loans shall be made am} repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
'to provide for carrying out. administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amend.mgjil; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas ,
In conflict with this amendment are
repealed.
1 FOR AMENDMENT NO. 1*.
AOAINST AMENDMENT NO. 1».
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
noth Houses Agreeing Theretoi
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
he same being submitted to the elec
ors of the State for approval of re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
•jame shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
’.vlt:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the 11m
| station contained in section i u*
cle 16 of the Constitution, the credit
>f the State may be loaned and ln
lebtedness incurred to an amount not
txceedinpr two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
"tate for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned unon the security
>f fa-m lands within tne State, subject
o the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
-state and State Land Commissioner
hail constitute the State Land Foard,
•hleh board is hereby authorized and
ltrected to issue and sell or pledge
ionds in the name of the State, to he
mown as "Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds,” In ftr. amount not to exreed
wo per cent of the assessed valuation
jf ail the property in the State, and
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury In a fund to he known as the
‘Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shell be issued
•n denominations of $25.00. $100.01),
5500.00 and $1,000.00, and shall be i»
■tu'-d 'in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof, drawn to mature in not
•nore than thiiiy-six years; nor shall
said bonds be sold until application*
from bona fide purchasers of land ag
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Board. Said bonds shall bear Interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num, and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of It* subdivision*.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board la au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credit*
Loan Fund to bona fide purchaser* of
farm lands In Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first Hens on such farm
'anda In amounts which shall not ea
rned seventy-five per cent of the ap
praised value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be locned to
any person to purchase more than 80
acres of land, nor land valued at more
than *50.00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
of less than *200.00 nor more than **,
dOO.OO be made to any purchaser of
land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be made
-xcept to owners who “operate" and
"occupy” lands mortgaged, and shall
be made for the following purposes:
(a) The payment for lands purchased;
(b) the purchase of live stock and oth
er equipment, and the making of Im
provements which. In the judgment of
•*nld board, will Increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
value as a farm home In a degree to
'ustlfy such expenditure; and (e) for
i
ne satisfaction or encumbrances uvou
>uch lands, which. In the Judgment of
uld board, weie incurred or assumed
>v said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
See. 6. Every applicant for a farm
oan shall stale clearly in his applica
'ion the puiposes for which tsuch loan
■ s desired, and upon Its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
'd a pai t of ll.e note or contract under
which the loan Is granted. But n®
failure to r.nply such funds to th®
purposes sta’.d In such application or
■numerated herein shall Invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall anyt
hing herein contained be deemed t®
ire vent any farm owner from selling
ir leasing lands subject to such In
umbrance: hut If he shall violate his
aid contract by applying the money*
borrowed to purposes other than those
stated In his application or enumerated
herein, or If he sha.ll lease such lands
■ r sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the conditions arid purposes pro
vidi'd for herein, said board Is author
ed and directrd to require the repay
ment of said loan upon six months’ no
ire, and said note or contract shall
•ontafn a clause providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with Interest accruing In annual In
stallments on the amortisation plan,
<uch installments being fixed at swel*
Mims as will cover the Interest ratu
md will liquidate the debt In a period v
o be agreed on between said board
md the applicant, said period to b®
not less than five nor more than thirty
ix years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all of his Indebtedness
n amounts or $50.00 or multiples iners
■>f upon any amortization pa/mant
date.
Sec. 8. The rats of interest on loan*
shall be live per cent per annum; pro
vided, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
lie sold for less than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant to pay an initial
charge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
'll , the minimum charge to be $10.0#
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
Sec. 9. Ail surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system of
rural credits herein provided for, after •
paying interest accruing on the afore
said bonds, and all ope-atlng and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credits’,
shall be placed In the State Treasury
and become a part of a fund to be
known as the "Arkansas Rural Credit
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned .'.
on farm lands In the manner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
Credit Roan Fund, and the Interest ac
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall be added to it and become a part
of it TW_ said Arkansas Rural Credits )
Reserve Fund shall be irreducible, ex
cept that it may be drawn upon to re
imburse the State for loss Incurred in
the administration of said system of
rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Reglslatlve Assembly
shall provide In such detail as It shatl
deem advisable for the carrying out
and adminlster'ng of the provisions of
this amendment, and shall provide ad
equate safeguards against the use of
such loans as an aid to the purchas
ing and holding of lands for the pur
[poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include clear definitions of the
terms "operate” and "occupy” used
herein. In the absence of such legis
lation, and subject to the same after
Its enactment, the State Ra^nd ..B°?.r* vli
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con- *
stitution of Arkansas in conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed. la
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall take
effect and be In operation 60 days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
in the office of the Secretary of State.
Mftrch 17. 1917.
Fach elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature thl*
tne 24th day of April. 1918.
TSUnll TOM J. TERR At*
Secretary at 8Ute
— - -- -
- ill
NOT TO BE IGNORED.
_ ■i£3SjM|
The kidneys are as important to
good health as the heart, lungs,
stomach or any organ in the body.
Lame back, swollen joints, sore mus- ;
cles, rheumatic aches and pains, are
most often signals of kidney trouble, a
Foley Kidney Pills give relief to *!
kidney trouble sufferers. They ban
ish bladder irregularities.—Walker'*
Pharmacy.
_. S
t •' '• ■■■
PREPARE FOR THE HOT WAVK
The hot sun is doubly dangerou*
if there is a mass of undigested foqU
in the stomach, Foley Cathartic
Tablets give prompt and sure relietf.
They act ger.tly but do their worlt i
thoroughly. They cleanse the bowels
sweeten the stomach and benefit
the liver. For indigestion, bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas.—
Walker’s Pharmacy.
-{
IT’S IN TIIE AIR. i ^
Windblown pollen, carrying th«r
germs that cause hay fever, is
abroad in the land. One remedy is
known to give relief and comfort
from choking, gasping astma aiid?
tormentting hay fever. Foley’s*
Honey and Tar spreads a healing
coating on inflamed membranes,
stops coughs and colds.—Walker’s
Pharmacy.
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH.
Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen R.
Sanders, 626 2nd Av., W. Palm
Beach, Fla., writes: “My severs
’old on the chest was relieved by Fo
ley’s Honey and Compound.” This
fine old family remedy can be de
pended upon to relieve summer colds,*
hay fever, asthma and croup.—Walk-1
cr’s Pharmacy.
666 cures Headaches, Biliousness,
loss of Appetite, foul breath, or that
tired aching feeling due to Malaria
or Colds. It removes the cause.
14wl0t
666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever,
or Bilious Fever, by killing the para
site causing the fever. Fine strength
ening tonic. 14wl0t