lHE INDEPENDENT
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with the government in the
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period of the war.
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NEGROES STICK
TO THEIR JOBS.
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A "stand-by-the-job” record de
serving of recognition has been made
by Frank Harris, a negro employed
by the American Rolling Mill Co. of
Columbus, Ohio, who has worked ev
ery day this year except two days in
January, one in February and one in
June—a total of 239 days cut of 213.
He has been continuously employed
by the company since October 1, 1904,
and' wears a 10-year gold service but- j
ton.
The four days he has taken off in j
1918 have been more than made up I
by IVi days of overtime work.
Albert Jones, another negro, work-1
ed 141 consecutive days—7 days a
week—without losing any time, from
March 30 to August 19. He took 5
days off, beginning August 20 to go |
hunting, but is working every day j
now.
These men work on the pig-casting
machine, and stuck to their jobs dur
ing the hottest weather.
There are negroes in this town,
county, who can improve their finan
cial condition wonderfully by emulat
ing the example set by these two
worthy members of their race.
PROBABLY PICRIC ACII)
PLANT WILL BEGIN
OPERATION NOV. 1.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 19.—It is expect
ed that the picric acid plant at Pic
ron will begin operations about
November 1. It will require 70 to
80 tons of coal daily, besides the large
quantities of fuel gas and fuel oil.
There is a storage capacity of the
plant for 150,000 gallons of oil.
John C. Hall, manager of the Fuel
and Power Division of the Ordnance
department, and Capt. R. L. Doug
lass of the Ordnance Department, St.
Louis, were in Little Rock yesterday
to confer with State Fuel Adminis
tiator H. C. Couch relative to the
fuel requirements of the plant. They
made a personal investigation of the
plant with Major Moore and Mr. Aus
tin of the Emily M. Davis Corpora
tion, operators of the plant, and L.
iii m mi in..
Garrett, Executive Secretary of the
Fuel Administration. They are mak
ing arrangements for a supply of
fuel oil, for starting the plant, as it is
not probable the gas supply will be
available for some time.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Chief Federal Fuel inspector of the |
Seventeenth Zone, Peter H. Stewart, j
has recommended that the Central
Coal and Coke Co. use inspectors at j
their Arkansas mine No. 6 to pre- j
vent the loading of dirty coal, there- j
by stopping ' all complaints against
such a possibility.
Lieut. Colonel Willey Howell, a
graduate of the University of Arkan
sas has just been appointed by Gen
eral Pershing as assistant chief of
staff of the First American Army.
Colonel Howell is the son of Prof. J.
F. Howell, for a number of years one
of the University faculty.
A negro woman of Fort Smith, be
lieving she was bewitched, took a
dose of poison yesterday and then
jumped from a second story window,
killing herself. Just as a joke, she
had been told she was bewitched.
The street car service of Fort
Smith and the coal mines of the vi
cinity are hard hit by the influenza
epidemic prevailing in the Western
part of the state.
A county industrial agricultural
bureau has been organized in Inde
pendence county. Lei and Bunch, coun
ty agricultural agent, S. M. Casey,
chairman of the Council of Defense,
and A. K. Goodnight are the leading
and most active members.
At noon yesterday the total Liberty ;
Loan subscriptions for Pine Biuff
and Jefferson county, was $1,514,000
or $200,000 short of her quota.
WSlliam E. White, “Y” secretary,
has arrived at Arkadelphia for the
purpose of taking charge of the work
for the Student Army Training Corps
at Ouachita and Henderson-Brown
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Colleges.
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The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
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WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County. Arkansas.
Katie Meek, Plaintiff
vs. No. 3356.
Tom Meek, Defendant.
The defendant, Tom Meek, is here
by warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the Plaintiff, Katie
Meek.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 1st day of October,
1918.
(Seal) R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
C. M. Erwin is hereby appointed non
resident attorney. 25w4t.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Sallie Ward, Plaintiff
vs. No. 3355.
Robert F. Ward, Defendant.
The defendant, Robert F. Ward, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days, and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff, Sallie Ward.
(Seal) j
R. W. Bandy,
Chancery Clerk.
By J. B. Parroott, D. C. i
This the 30th day of September, !
1918.
C. M. Erwin is hereby appointed at- i
torney for the non-resident de
fendant. 25w4t
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Oar Sentiments:
“The sweetness of low prices
never equals the bitterness
of poor
Of 29 Competing Tractors
The Riimely Oil-Pull
Plowed at Lowest Cost
Per Acre
What follows is not what the Rumely makers have to say
of their own machines, but what unbiased judges at State and • j
National Tractor Demonstrations have officially found on ex- , •
haustive tests.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE DEMONSTRATION AT MINOT
JUNE 19, 1918.
(29 Tractors Competing.) ; j ] j \
Synopsis of Official Findings
AT STATE DEMONSTRATION.
Average of 5 Average of 23 Rumelg
True to is Burn- Tra tors Burn- Oil
ing Gasoline ing Kerosene „Pul!
Lxciusivtlg or Gasoline and Burnin
K erosene. K eroseng
e
Number of acres plowed- 2.02 1.84 2.27
Fuel per acre (gallon)- 3.26 3.77 2.97
Fuel cost per acre (cts.)88.2 66.27 45.
Note that the Rumely Oil Pull using kerosene
—used less fuel per acre than any competing tractor us
ing kerosene gasoline or both.
—plowed at the lowest cost per acre of all competing trac
tors.
Note the number of plows and depth of plowing. Ten so-called
3-plow tractors pulled on y two plows—eight tractors rated
14-27 to 24-36 h. p. pulled only three plows each.
—the Rumely Oil Pu 11 pulled four plows—the number it is
advertised to pull.
—it plowed 4V2 inches deep—the maximum depth—equaled
by two competitors only.
—it was theonly tractor burning kerosene that plowed
4V2 inches deep. ,
AT NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
At the National Tractor Demonstration at Salina, Kansas,
July 29th to August 3d, the Oil Pull was entered in all offi
cial tests. Np comparisons with other tractors can be made as
results of tests were not made public by the officials. All
tests were under the supervision of agricultural authorities.
Following are the official figures for the 14-28 Oil Pull:
Drawbar Fuel Test.
Soil—moist gumbo, stubble ground.
Number of plows—4.
Depth of plowing—6 inches.
Fuel used per acre (kerosene) 2.92 gallons.
Note that fuel consumption per acre is almost identical with
that of the Oil Pull at Minot.
1 Drawbar Fuel Test.
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Soil—stubbie loose on top.
Average drawbar pull—15.7 H. P.
1 Maximum drawbar pull—17.3 H. P.
• Showing a reserve power of 23'/2 per cent over advertised
\ rating .
| Belt H. P. Test
Average belt H. P. 35.01.
Showing a reserve power of 25 per cent over advertised rating.
I Special attention is called to the latest size On-Pull
THE “BABY” RUMELY TRACTOR.
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This is the smallest Tractor made by Rumely, and while
only recently introduced, it made an immediate hit. It weighs
only 5,000 pounds, pulls three plows and can be turned in a
space of 20 feet.
‘ There are five sizes, the others being as follows:
14-28 Rumely Oil Pull Tractor, of which over 200 are in
use in Arkansas alone.
> 18-35 Rumely Oil Pull. I
} 20-40 Rumely Oil Puli. ; j
1 30-60 Rumely Oil Puli.
All of these tractors operate on kerosene and are guaran
teed in writing to burn kerosene during the life of the ma
chine.
fj We will demonstrate the above Tractors at Newport all
next week, at the foot of Walnut street, known as the show
grounds. j&fc
Sczlemen \ '
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fi. M. MUNDY
j. M. GIBSON !
Joe Lyons Machinery Co.
SUCCESSORS TO
Southwestern Supply Company
j Joe Lyons, President jj
All Kinds of Farm Machinery jij
112-120 North Louisiana Street Little Rock