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Last Sunday morning the home of
Nathan Baker, near Walnut Ridge,
was burned to the ground and every
thing was destroyed, even to all the
money they had accumulated, amount
ing to $350, which they had about the
premises. In their excitement, the
money was never thought of and they
are now penniless.
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A gasoline launch, carrying a cargo
of whisky, was located in the Missis
sippi Sound on the 23rd, and captured
by a submarine chaser. The launch
was located by means of listening de
vices. The law-breakers were taken
in charge by federal officers.
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Fifteen hundred Canadian soldiers,
which were reported killed, have been
located in German prison camps.
This added to 15,000 English soldiers
found in enemy camps, is fair proof
that America’s casualty system is not
so far wrong in comparison to others
after all.
| “Military Necessity”
The Turk played the war game
very much as his friend, the Hun.
only more so. Here are two Armen
j ian orphans. Their father was one
| of * the thousands of Armenians
butchered in cold blood as a measure
of “military necessity", and when
the entiie Armenian population was
later exiled to the desert by the
Turk, the mother died of starvation
and brutal treatment.
To save the lives of four million i
such refugees—Armenians, Greeks, I
| and Svrians-^-the American people j
| will be asked to give at least $30.
! 000,000. The week of February 3-10
1 has been set for the campaign in the
Southwest.
Immediate Relief Necessary.
These tragic stricken people of the
Near Fast need food so badly that
they fight for carcasses and garbage
j as for delicacies.
That’s hunger for you.
To relieve the sufferings of the
j Subject peoples of Turkey a nation
| wide campaign to raise $30,000,000
will be conducted by the American
Committee for Relief in the Near
Fast. The dates of the campaign
for the Southwest will be February
3-10.
Subscribe for the Independent.
Judge L. B. Poindexter of Lawrence
county is a genuine good roads boost
er and has begun the building of some
important roads in the western part
of Lawrence county.
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Mrs. J. F. Andrews of Harrison,
the District Red Cross organizer, is
making a trip over the district, in
cluding the upper White river coun
ties, andfc is organizing institutes
where every phase of the work is
taught.
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The governor has pardoned Emery
Larson of Washington county, who
was convicted in December and sen
tenced to the Reform school for one
year. He is an orphan boy, 15 years
old, and he was charged with the lar
ceny of $27, of which he received only
$5. It is stated in the governor’s of
fice that the boy was induced to com
mit the theft by one Hopson Hughes.
His pardon was recommended by the
circuit judge and a number of repre
sentative citizens who stated that he
is needed at home by his grandfather
and grandmother.
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Adjutant General Lloyd England
kas recommended to the various com
munities where there are units of the
National Guard the desirability of
providing permanent armories for the
Various organizations. The officers
receive from $250 to $500 per annum
and the men one—fourth the pay of
the regular soldiers, and during the
annual encampments receive the full
pay of their grades. This means an
income to each community of from
$10,000 to $15,000 per annum for each
organization.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Let $en ho Know Do It 1
If you use “bogus” or counterfeit parts for re
placements and repairs to your Ford ear, you can’t
expect satisfactory nor durable service from your
car. It’s not fair to the car to repair with poor
quality parts. Stick to the genuine Ford materials
and have your Ford car cared for by men who
know Ford mechanism and how to best keep the
car in working order. Bring your Ford car to our
i^hop where you’re sure of the square deal; sure of
Ford materials and sure of Ford low prices. Keep
your Ford car running full standaard.
I Hutson-Ladd Motor Car Co. I
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IS AND If SO
HATED B1 TURK
BEING CHRISTIANS AND PROS
PEROUS BASIS FOR FEELING
CENTURIES OLD.
DEATH CLAIMS MILLIONS
Driven Into Burning Desert ancr Into
Sea, Many Massacred, They Had
No Chance.
Where Is Armenia and who are tho
Armenians and why should America
give to an Armenian and Syrian Re
lief Fund?
One of the oldest of all the Chris
tian peoples of the earth. Thai is the
Armenians. They live in a province
that lies to the eastward of Asia
Minor, west of Persia and to the south
ol- the Black Sea.
It is, or would be, a beautiful coun
try, one of earth’s oldest regions. It
has been under the domination of tia
Turk for a very long time and what
the Turk touches he pollutes and de
stroys. Despite the Turkish rule and
the constantly recurring massacres
and persecutions Armenia was one of
the fairest parts of the Turkish Em
pire. The Armenians made of it a
wonderful agricultural country, a gar
den of the Near East. The land wa3
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a wonderful climate.
Armenians have been hated by the
Turks from the beginning. The Mos
lem hated them because they were
industrious and prosperous and ha
hated with a hatred that occasionally
flamed into murder, loot and rape.
When the Great War came and Tur
key threw in her lot with the Ger
mans, the Turk saw a chance to ror
ever rid his empire of the Armen
ians.
It was an order that 1,800,000 Ar
menians be. deported. Of these 600,
000 escaped in one way and another.
The remaining 1,200,000 were driven
into the deserts of Mesopotamia and
Syria. As they went they were killed
by bayonet, rifle, club, knife and dag
ger. Some were driven over moun
tain precipices, thousands o,f others
were driven into deep rivers, others
were driven into the heart of tne des
ert to die. With the Syrians, the
Greeks, and the Jews of Western
Asia the Turks followed the same
plan. Millions of people died.
The campaign for the relief of
these stricken people begins in Ar
kansas, February 3 and in a week
76 counties in Arkansas will be
asked to contribute $160,000 as her
share of this fund. Pulaski county
will be expected to contribute $30,000,
or one-fifth of the total for the state.
Thirty million dollars is the fund to
be raised in America.
TONGUES OF CHILDREN
HANG OUT LIKE DOGS
Letter Received By St. Louisian From
a Kinsman in Syria Describes the
Awful Conditions That Exist.
Evidence as to the horrible condi
tions that exist in the Near East is
supplied in a letter that has recently
been received by Josef R. Slay, 1105
Chouteau avenue, St. Louis, from his
brother-in-law, a teacher In the
schools at Hadchet, Mt. Lebanon,
Syria.
This letter was more than two
montns en route, uuu was me
that had been received since Turkey
entered the World War, and practi
cally closed Syria to intercourse with
the outside world.
“We have had no help from the
outside,” writes the Syrian, “and
what little we received from the crops
was seized by the Turks. There are
no doctors or nurses and if you do
not die of starvation you die of dis
ease.
“The tongues of my children and
those of my neighbors hang oat .ike
'hose of dogs. 1 feed them a little
bite at a time in an effort to sus
tain them.
“In our little village of GOO, IT)
men from 16 to 26 died in one day.
There is no one to bury the dead.
We lay the bodies on boards and the
dogs drag them to graveyards.
“Money is scarce. If you borrow
$6 you pay 10 cents per day interest,
and for one bushel of wheat you re
turn five bushels. Wheat flour is sell
ing at 50 cents per pound, and is
scarce at that.”
This letter, written without a view
to 11 s publication, in a small way
shows (be conditions in the far-ofl’
Holy I .and, conditions that the Ar
menian and Syrian Relief Campaign,
is designed to relieve. Already much
pas been done to provide relief. Rut
the work Is so large, and the distress
so great, that America is called on to
contribute $30,000,000 to (save these
peoples.
The campaign to raise this fu-sd
has been fixed to b°gin February 3
and end February 10. Arkansas has
a quota of $150,000 to raise and in
each county an organization has been
effected under the leadership of M.
L. Akheimbr, merchant and capitalist
of Little Rock, and there Is no doubt
that Arkansas will do its share In
the great woik.
HomeTown
KEEP HOUSE LOOKING RIGHT
Liberal Use of Paint Is True Economy
—Means Higher Rent and
Greater Value.
The best way to sell a house is to
paint it first.
You can get higher rent for a house
by painting it.
The banker will lend more money on
a well-painted house.
These are suggestions made in con
nection with a clean-up—paint-up cam
paign that have arrested a great deal
of attention.
A prominent banker said:
“Of course, it is easier to get a loan
on a well-painted house. This is not
merely because the house is in better
repair and holding its value, but be
cause the very fact that a man takes
good care of his property is proof to
us that he is not shiftless, that he is
provident and that we have a reason
ably certain prospect of getting the
loan paid back.
“A well-painted house carries its
own recommendation, even as a man
who is careful about the neatness of
his appearance makes a much more
favorable impression than one who is
i careless.”
When nature takes on a new dress,
i why not be in harmony? is a sugges
I tion for “clean-up—palnt-up” that
| carries an appeal to most folks. It is
' also pointed out that woodwork kiln
I dried by furnace fire, in spring is actu
I ally parching and famishing for re
i freshing paint.
I Again the suggestion is made that
| wjien the east winds are high it is
j dangerous not to have your windows
! carefully puttied.
EASY TO HAVE ATMOSPHERE
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! Matter That Should Have Careful
Thought When One Is Contem
plating Building a Home.
Many factors enter into the work of
building a home that are not con
cerned, simply, with the work of de
signing or the mechanical processes
that go into the building of the bouse,
and we soon discover and realize that
the designing arid building of a house
is, after all, but the first preliminary
step in the establishment of a home.
The house is important, of eourse, and
if it is not just as it ought to be in
every particular, the operation will be
a complete failure.
And it is of special importance be
fore you build, that you know just
what you want your house to suggest
in the way of newness or old-fash
ionedness or an atmosphere of historic
association, and you should also know
how the result you wish can be se
cured.
Your house need not be old to pos
sess what seems to be an atmosphere
redolent with memories of the good
old days, and if you will but choose
your architect with proper care, he
will know how to give to your new
home that atmosphere which one well
known designer of colonial houses—
Joy Wheeler Dow—calls the dramatic
) quality in architecture. — Rawson
Woodman Hadden, in House Beauti
ful.
Ornamental Lamp Posts.
There is no feature of municipal
equipment that adds more to the at
i tractiveness of a city’s appearance
than do ornamental street lamp posts
of artistic and appropriate design. Just
as the effectiveness of inferior decora
tions and furnishings depend in a
lnrco monsnre rmon lichtirur fixtures,
so the beauty of the street can be en
hanced or “marred by its lights. In
each case a satisfactory solution of
| the lighting problem consists not only
i in supplying sufficient illumination but
I also in providing lighting equipment
that harmonizes with its surrounding?
| and possesses a beauty of its own,
Tiie old-time lamp post in vogue be
fore the days of electricity fulfilled
the second of these conditions hut not
the first; for, although the post itself
was often a work of art, its feeble oil
nr gas flame seldom was equal to the
task of illuminating the street. On
the other hand, the modern overhead
are lamp gives a fairly satisfactory
light, hut the unsightly poles, ropes,
j wires and other equipment for raising
I and lowering the lamp can scarcely he
i called beautiful. Now comes the orna
' mental street lamp post, which com
bines the beauty of one of its prede
cessors and the utility of the other.—*
Thofnas J. Davis, in the House Beau
tiful.
Panoramic Object Lesson.
Two and a half miles of corridors
in the state, war and navy building
at Washington are a panoramic object
lesson in clie use of tinted walls to re
flect the light.
This is a really economic experiment
that lias been proved a great saving in
the- cost of lighting. The light-reflect
ing values of the various tints of paints
are now understood by the skillful
t»r inter.
Many industrial establishments,
schools, hospitals and office buildings
in tiie capital have reduced their light
ing costs to a marked extent through
application of the proper types and
tints of interior paints. By making the
Interiors brighter they have saved a
number of accidents and have contrib
uted to n more cheerful feeling among
the occupants.
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Aid> To Nature
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The competent physican, when treating
the sick, relies for a cure on two great
agencies--nature and medicine.
Nature, unaided, will sometimes work
a cure. But nature frequently is unequal
to the task and must have assistance.
Then arises the imperative need for
PURE DRUGS
These you will find at this store to irieet.
every demand. Bring your prescriptions
to us and nave them tilled correctly and
with materials of one hundred per cent I
purity and strength. !j
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Walker's Pharmacy
j Phone 39
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! IN THE JACKSON
CIRCUIT COURT.
In the Matter of the Last Will and
Testament of Caroline Dye, De
ceased.
Appeal from the Jackson Probate
Court.
To Lena Clark and Veneeda Clark
Warren, William Ramsey, Alberta j
Ramsey, Lizzie Ramsey and Ellaj
Ramsey.
You are hereby notified that there
has been filed in the office of the
Circuit Court a petition by C. M. Er-,
win as Executor of the Last Will and j
Testament representing that the cer- j
tain instrument of date, August 15th,
1918, is the Last Will and Testa- ■
ment of Caroline Dye, deceased, and
by the terms of said instrument he
was appointed as Executor and that
said Will had been offered for Pro
bate in the Probate Court of Jackson
County and had been rejected and he
had thereupon appealed from the de
cision of said Court to the Circuit
Court of said County and that you,
the said Ltna Clark and Veneeda
| Clark Warren, William Ramsey, Al
berta Ramsey, Lizzie Ramsey and j
Ella Ramsey were necessary parties j
to said cause and prayed that you j
made parties and summons is
sue as required by law, and further
that you and each of you were non
residents of this State and asked
that a warning order issue for you
and each of you, which is done and
you are hereby warned to appear and
answer in said cause and to take all
such steps therein as may be neces
sary as in law provided, thirty days
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WARNING ORDER.
Before F. P. Foushee, Justice of the
Peace, within and for Union Town
ship, Jackson County, Arkansas.
W. H. Shoffner, Plaintiff.
- vs.
E. B. Bruce & Company, Defendant.
The defendant, E. B. Bruce & Com
pany, is warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, W. EL
Shoffner. Case set for February
21st, 1919,
January 16th, 1919.
F. P. FOUSHEE,
Justice of the Peace.
E. L. Boyce, Attorney for non-rewi
dent Defendant. 223dlt 41w3t
ESTRAYED NOTICE.
One bay mare coming 4 years old.
Last seen in Remmel neighborhood.
Liberal reward for information lead
ing to recovery.
W. A. Mink,
825 Malcom Ave.
39w4t Newport, Ark.
LOST. Jb
Three black mules, 6 years old in.
the spring, weigh between 900 and
1000 lbs; 2 brown nose, 1 white nose;
Two mare mules and one horse mute
—one of them is dishfaced. Reward
for information leading to recovery.
39w4t G. M. Dudley, Swifton, Ark.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
On account of the exceedingly bad
roads and high water, we were unable
to get to these places at the time set
for the collection of taxes, but have
made 'new dates for the places men
tioned and will be there certain.
Johnstown, February 17 th, in the f
forenoon and Amagon in the after
noon; Pennington, February 18th;
Balch, February 19th; Remind, Feb
ruary 20tn.
J. M. IVY,
Sheriff and Collector of Jackson Ca.
January 22, 1919. 41wtf.
The liver loses its activity at times
and needs help. 1IERBINE is an ef
fective liver stimulant. It also puri
fies the bowels, strengthens diges
tion and restores strength, vigor and
cheerful snirits. Price (10c. Sold by
W. E. Eevcs. Ill 4tm 38wtm
WARNING ORDER. >.
In the Jackson Chancery Court.
Archie Williams, Plaintiff,
vs. 3399
Luella Williams, Defendant.
The defendant, Luella Williams, is
hereby warned to appear iri this
Court within thirty day and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, Arehic
Williams.
Witness my hand and seal of said ,,
Court, this the 18th day of Decertiber,
1918.
R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, Deputy Clerk.
G. A. Hillhouse, Solicitor for the
plaintiff.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
attorney for the non-resident re
fendant. dl w3
Surgeons agree that in cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most Impor
tant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infection and the wound
begins to heal at once. For use an
man or beast. BOROZONE is the
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c,
50c, $1.00 and $1.50. Sold by W. E.
Bevens. Ill 4tm 38wtna
irom tills UitlAf, UIIU lias. JLi. WV-IUJOWa*
is appointed as attorney for said non
residents.
In Testimony Whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of said
Court this the 2nd day of January,
1919.
(Seal.) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C. 39w4t
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE.
Pursuant to the decretal order of
! the Chancery Court of Jackson Coun
! ty, Arkansas, made and entered on
| the 15th day of January, 1919, in a
i cause there pending wherein Guy Us
j sery, Nellie M. Ussery and Josephine
' Ussery by her guardian, Nellie M.
! Ussery are Expart" petitioners, the
undersigned will of >.r for sale at pub
| lie auction to the highest bidder, at
the East Third Street entrance of the
Court House in the City of Newport,
Arkansas, between the hours for ju
dicial sales, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST. 1919,
the following lands in Jackson Coun
ty, Arkansas, to-wit: %
The Southeast quarter of the
Northwest quarter of Section Five
(5); the North half of the North
east quarter and the Northeast quar
ter of the Northwest quarter of Sec
tion Two (2), all in Township Twelve
(12) North Range Two (2) West.
Said sale to be on a credit of three
months; purchaser to give note with
approved security, bearing interest
at the rate of eight per cent, per an
num from date of sale until paid, and
a lien to be retained on said lands to
further secure the payment thereof,
but purchaser may waive time and
pay cash.
Given this 16th day of January,
1919.
R. W. BANDY,
40w4t Commissioner.
Heartburn, indigestion or distress
of the stomach is instantly relieved
by HERBINE. It forces the badly
digested food out of the body and re
stores tone in the stomach and bow
els. Price GOc. Sol'd W. E. Bev
| ,1S 111 u, i. SSwtm.