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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-10-15
Enthusiastic Meeting Held.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Der
mott Board OF Trade was held in the
auditorium of the Hotel Dermott Mon
aaf eveing, the chief feature OF the
meeting being an excellent address by
Car ! Baer of Little Rock Mr.. Baer
il one Of the biggest and most effective
boosters in the state and knows much
Of he possibilities of effective Board
of Trade work, having for years been
president cf the Little Rock Chamber
of Commerce He spoke very com
mendably OF the work already done by
our Board OF Trade, stating that the
formation of the Drainage District
alone would be worth millions to this
section
Another important feature of the
meeting was the drainage discussion
and the report of the Investigating Com
mittec appointed at the previous meet
ing Tins report and the resolutions
unanimously adopted appear in anoth-
or column
The annual election Of officers was
held, resulting "a follows:
President. +. +. Barlow. NJ. d.
Vice Pres, r. W Lane
Secretary, {. Helmstctter
Treasurer. ". ID. Trottcr
Advertising Mgr. &. 4. Kinney.
The actual work on the drainage
system will soon be under way. Two
ears of timbers for the big dredge ar
rived last week and the work of build
ing the dredge boat will be begun at
once. It Is to be built just north of
the Fee Crayton mill at the railroad
where the big ditch begins. The con-
tract calls for Il miles of bitches
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-10-15
4 CIRCULAR LETTER
Esscx. Missouri. September 18th. 1911

Esscx Missouri, September 25th 1914
Dcrinstt, Arkansas.
Drainage District and If You have absolute Ioni-
dence in the honesty and ability of the Board Of
Directors of your district and further have such
implicit confidence IN the contractors THY nave
selected. that You would not care to Investigate Il
statement that ne with the aid OF YOUR officials
are causing the District 20 loose $iboN0n. then do
not read further, for you would not care 70 right
a wronx that n,s been done. provided these same
parties would oppose you. The facts of the case
are a. follows: Your works WAS advertised to br
sold to the lowest responsible bidder on Friday.
juno the 9TH Wi such bids to be held and con
81 red until June the 18th. 1914. Before award
was made, 10 nut.cc beng gwen that tae ditch
cent ractor would be expected to bid on the bonds
IL protect his low bid on the cNcavating and the
award was made without US beng given an "p-
portunty to bid ON the bonds. and without any
invitation being extended 70 az to hd on the
bond, to protect our low bid on the works not
withstanding the fact that Emmett Wills. of A.
V Wills Il Son. competitive bidder. asked the
question Of the entire hoard assembled with the
contractors If il would be necessary Tor the ditch
contractors to bid the bonds IN order To protect
their bid on the excavation. To the contrary. he
Was assured that the low respon sible
would be awarded the work and that they did not
want any bid on the bonds at that time. Our hid
on your work was s. i,iS the Of $i49i IA
The bid OF a V Wills q Son, one of the very old
est contracting firms IN tins business was AtNa, or
the sum ot Sl5s. 500 90 X be seen at glance.
that oar hid VAS more than $~Hno1 lower than
that of A Y Willis 4 Son. but now consider the
cry l. 2l3 100 cubic ward and S.u95 6a5 tHu cIhc
Yards or a total OF S6i 30 10 which hid SID
ui596 higher than our bld. and a clear loss To IN,
tax payers OF that amount
Now ask Yourself the ques'i ron why was these
hids held ~ q Hac"k and new lids asked later
when no one hut McWilliams. was expected Ia be
frascnt. Ms the power behind the hoafst merely
my Cor the contractors To get out a. town. 81
the works could be quietly let to New iiams. at a
loss to the district Of over Sl5@uoo. this
power working IN the interest OF the lax payer as
= - d. :
" hat excuse can they glee ~ rClCCttas the bid
Of A V Wills Il son. one e. the oldest contract
my firms in this line of business, A firm thor
oushlv reliable from either financial standpoint.
or from a standpoint Of practical experience and
thereby cause che district to loose almes; SIS
uAa.uu.
Nov as 10 our responsibility. We are willing To
lea, hat u the officials - eeut ties in wateh We
have completed contracts IL banking institution
and others have had business relations with
Ii 80 CROUCH II sav here that Sto,d ready Ia
purchase Your bonds and To do your works NJ ),
net saving to the district Of over A5,naaHu but
were clgndcstaely denied tins opp"rtuu,tg-
Respectfully.
JaeksaH 1; Peed.
Per !. \ Reed.
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facts before Us, together with the
statement Of the Board Of Directors
that they made an effort t. sell the
bonds, and owing to depressed eondi-
tion Of the moneJ market they were
not able to get an offer other than the
ones above mentioned, which are VIM.
Il. Compton & Co. at par based on r.
II. 4 G. A. McWilliams getting the
contract. and A. '. Wills at IS cents
or the dollar, on the condition that A.
V. Wills 4 Sons secure the contract, 1t
therefore seems that in view Of the
above facts, the bid of jackson & Reed
was eliminated, leaving the cost of the
bitches to the District as follows:
\. Y. Wills & Sons Sl5Ss90.50
Plus S. discount
$4,000 90 Bond issue 95oooO 16S,39o5t
r. II. & G. A. McWilliams Sl63. y
Thus making q difference in favor of
letting the contract to Il. III n
G. A, McNinams of S. 2753C
We submit herewith, the sworn atiida-
Wits of w. T. Daniels, F. l.. Gregory
and w. D. Trotter, and signed state
ment of J. c. Gillson.
1t further appears that the letting OF
the contract depended largely on the
sale of the bonds, which bond offer
seemed Favorable to r. II 4 q. A.
McWilliams It is said that Jackson 4
Reed stated in their circular letter that
they were ready to take the bonds
which statement is refuted by attidavits
Of the Commissioners. herewith at
tached. J. c. Hoffman
c. Helmstetter Com.
X. W. Marks
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Derrnott Drainage District.


IN f-'' ! IVA w '''' -
Board OF trade permott' ARK
We, committee appointed ." You
to investigate charges maze ny JACK
son g keea against COMMISSIONERS %
DermotI Drainage DIStrlce' hi'u "l'eF
gong over the RECORDS ana papers
wAich include the minutes o. tne Oo"l-
mlsslonefS' the oioS o" feee'.' ~ O'iei'
MT the following:
Inc Engineer eSllE'a1e Oh "ii
dltche3 lnclualaS i&telaIS amounts 10
l'o99'3oo cuole SaroS.
jackson Y Neeo o'o was '.''' cents
per cunlc yard amounting 70 d 'olai 81
$l49' 59|o'.
a. y WINS q SONS oia 9" CIV = IN
dieehes ana ta'ef'"s W. . cent? per
cube yard "iaeR amounts 70 S''o'o'o-
'oo'
Inc o!0 OF II. y. 9 - \, VIC " II
MANS was oaSeo on "ese'ltVloH PIE
pared by Engineer ayers, sEeetIlc"tio'iS
NO. = g. cents per s4olc Sa5'.
on nam ol1chea aesefIoed d No. o anu
NO. ., cohI@iHS |, ol''"oo S"iuS' "'io
40 Genus per cooie Sdro on i"lerdlS
NO, D ~ - - 49, It. soi'1''','i's d
total OF 7oF'olV supic yaloS, h'"Nl"E :"
total OF thelf olo' 9lo"' 10 " ~ II.
y. y. NE" aiiaf'S nae " P!'''So ~
tnef olo ana contract 'i'ds "''e'e '.ie
laterais mad only one opening &C per
ehple yard vas 70 DC oeaueteu ''oii
pflee OF ."Iefais.
we are ADVISED oS 'ae l'I"'l'ee
Board that !a1eralS ne : ana NO Il
containing fhoVo SaTo7' were 70 'e uuS
at the rlte o. o. cents per c"oie
YARD oilleFelite on $'-'.9V III l"Voi
OF tle DlStllc1. ms Is oue 70 Tue
TACT ehat 0heSe TWO '"'er''iS Co'''u pe
aug with tae Ia.ee boat. mere Is
nothing IN the Do however Por IN the
contract 10 Vetlt3 'hlS'
III appears from the minutes Oh '3e
Drainage BOARD tnat 'he olaS were
opened on June oth' tiie aate auVet-
USED According 10 supreme court
Decision II seems ohat tae tel,'h& q
tae aieoA CONT AZ anu 'iS s"ic % e'ie
poaaS eoule not Dc 'hci0aea ii 'he same
- sf1%!.'Se ~+-
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SWORN STATEMENrs

|. " -. F.otttr. member If the Board Of Cpn'-
nissoners OF. the p,rmott Drainage District. al
Ter being duy sworn, hercas certify that ON tn,
9TH 5ay Of June. 1874 and after all bids for tn,
bitches had been submitted and opened 10y In,
Board did AJAX and request Reed 4 Jackson. who
were bidders for the bitches. # they could get
ia touch with a bond buyer and ne the ,raund
with buds 81 she 18th day Of J1Re thu titnr agreed
u,ol err tin date for pUsurr cu al, bids
" D Tea.1er
Scascribed and sworn to before me this 9TH day Of
October. lall Henry Caster Notary Public
SEAL My COMMISSION expires Feb . 1918
Lake Village, Ark. lo-1eH
Meaars. W. p rrotter, W z. Daniels aud F. /.
t,rrEory. Commissioners Of D,rmott Drainage
District
Gentlemen: Complying with your request Tor
.5aJnmcut az 70 what was done IN connection with
ae letting of the contract for dlvsinh The bitches
for your district; and the sale of the boads thereof
will state that know tn" Board and all concerned
was agraeaby sutprtsed at the low h,d Of Jackson
L Reed for this work, but that the information
They received the day Of the hddrg made
them little suspicious hut that they all agreed
to investigate at once and + the Information they
rot as to this irn was satisfactory To- them they
would give them the contract. provided they could
sell thc bonds a. a fair figure. know member. Of
your Board did later advise me that you had re-
co,ved some information relative 20 this firm. ard
that il was dIsappo,ntnS also know the day
fixed for inal letting of the contract and rcceiv-
ing bids the bonds all parties knew Of the day.
AMI only two bids were received. from VIM.
K. Compton 4 CO, a par and one from j. ' Wills
& son at nncty-t five cents on the dollar. that the
bid of Compton Il Co was conditioned upon the
Iottins of the contract To McWillams and that
the bid of McWhliams, sellin4. the bonds at par.
was below the bid o: Wills x son. figuring the
bonds at 95 cents and Tor this reason the contract
wa, let to McWams. and the bonds sold Ia
Compton 4 Co and Mr Wills understood this
ard made no object thereto, taking it AS u
matter of course. | also know jackson a Reed
knew the contract for this work would Ice let on
tina; day. and also knew the bonds would be sold.
ard neither of them was present
1t is true Mr. Wills asked if the board wanted
bi+3 on the bonds in connection with the bid for
the work. and the board advised him that they
did not and explained to him in the presence Of
all other bidders including Jackson 4 Reed. that
they could not receive bids for both at the same
time or in the same transaction for the reason
+ # the Supreme Court had held that such bid
and contract, when aiken together and as one
transaction was void.
have not the records Of these matters before
Dry. but 10 true and correct as | remember the
transaction Very truly,
j. c. GHlson
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Dermott. Arkan sas. l0-lo-li

|. w. ID. Frotter. member of the Board of Com
missioners Of Dermott Drainage District. do here
by certify that j, V. Wills 4 Sons of Paragould
Ark did on the 18th day of June, 1914 submit a
bid in writing Of 90 cents ON the dollar for the en-
tire bond issue Of said District W D. Trotter.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
DON'T HURT YOUR
LIVER WITH CALOMEI

When your liver becomes torpid and
sluggish, you can take calomel and
whip. it into action, but the calomel
Will leave your body weaker and sick
er than ever. Calomel is very pow
erful drug, form of mercury. and
need never be used because there is a
perfect remedy to take the place Of
calomel, that has all of calomel's good
medicinal effects with none of it's dan
gerous and uncertain follow-ups. It's
name is Dodson's Liver Tone.
The Milhous Drug company sells
Dodson's Liver Tone with the guar.
antee that if you don't find that il
treats you much better than calomel.
they will give you your money back
win a smile; Dodson's Liver Tone is
true tonic for the liver. purely veoeD
table, and with such a pleasant taste
that it is no trouble to get children
to take it. 1t is absolutely impossi.
BILE for it to do anyone any harm.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
RINGLING DAY ALMOST HERE
Big Circus Bound This Way on Five
Great Trains Loaded With
Wonders.

Children are now on their best be-
havior in anticipation of real holi.
day treat on October 6 when kingng
Brothers Greatest Shows vii! exhibit
in Spartanburg. 1t is expected that
this city will send more than its usual
number of "sawdust fans" to welcome
this popular circus.
Ringling Brothers promise many
novelties and Innovations and big
ger and better everything" is the so
gan. Preceding the regular perfor'
nance the new spectacle of "Solomor
and the Queen of Sheba" will be en-
acted on the largest stage in the
world. This mammoth 1,250-charac'
ter pageant cost $1,000,000 and the
costumes, scenery and stage proper
ties are said to be a revelation IN
gorgeousness. Among the 3S5 arenl(
acts, are scores of equestrianS includ
ing the Lloyds, famous English rid
ers; the Borsinis, rolling globe ar
fists; the Balkans, whirlwind riders
from the Balkan mountains; the hve
highest perch acts ever presented;
boxing and wrestling kangaroos; hVe
herds of trick elephants; so clowns
20 families of aerialists and mag
nificent horse show and speed tourna
ment. The menagerie is larger ana
more complete than ever and features
many animals never before exhibited
in America. A free street parade VIII
be given on the morning of show day'
38 ct adv
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
WARNS THE BANKS,
CHEERS FARMERS
McAdOO Issues Statement on Situa-
tion-Chance for PeOple-Sees
Good Prospects for
Cotton.

Washington, Sept. 21.-A warning
to national banks which have receiv-
ed government funds to aid crop NOV
ing or which have received emergency
currency not to charge excessive in
terest rates or to refuse legitimate
credits, was given tonight by Secre-
tary McAdoo in formal statement
dealing with the present situation in
the cotton growing states. The Sec
retary declared he would not hesi-
tate to withdraw government deposits
from offending banks or to refuse to
issue emergency currency to them.
Aside from this warning Mr.. Nc
Adoo announced there is no reason
for the cotton producer and manu-
facturer to feel pessimistic. He ex-
pressed the belief that there must
soon be an increased demand for cot
ton and added:
IF the banks, the merchants and
the manufacturers throughout the
South will quit taking counsel of fear
and will go forward with confidence
the situation will, I believe, improve
still further.
complaints have been made to
me-" said the secretary's statement
"that some of the national banks
which are receiving national bank
currency are charging excessive rates
of interest on loans, as we'll as re-
stricting credits. l have ordered that
a careful investigation be made i'm
mediately.
'If I discover depository banks are
refusing to extend legitimate credits,
or charging excessive rates of inter-
est for government funds deposited
with them, or for socalled emergency
currency issued them, l shall not hes
itate to withdraw government funds
from such panks and to refuse to is
sue emergency currency to banks
which | am convinced are not making
use of it upon reasonable terms for
the benefit of the business communf
ty. This applies not only to national
banks in the cotton states, but in all
other sections of the country 1t must
be remembered that the issuance oe
this socalled emergency currency
rests by law solely within the discre
tlon of the secretary of the treasury.
l shall not knowingly exercise that
discretion in favor OF any bank y,
banks which fail to make use of it at
reasonable rates of interest.
There is no reason, in my opinion,
for the pessimism which prevails il,
many quarters Of the South about
cotton. The assistance which the fed
eral government is extending to tn.
banks, through the issuance of ma
tlonal bank currency against notes
secured by cotton warehouse receipts.
mas already greatly improved the sit
uation."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25

need scarcely be added that this is
occasion for the banks of the South
to utilize their resources in extending
to the utmost assistance where it is
NEEDED. That is that spirit of the gov
ernment; that is the spirit of the
United States treasury in dealing
with the financial institutions of the
country.
AS illustration of the possibilities
of extending the buy-a-bale move
ment, l quote a letter in the New
York World of yesterday:
"To the Editor of The World:
81 was much interested in your let
ter from Texas today in the subject
of cotton. In the past ten days
have been writing parents of girls in
the Southern States who had planned
coming to my school but have de-
ferred it on account of conditions. To
these parents l have offered to take
cotton for tuition at 10 cents, deliv-
cred to responsible warehouse near
est them.
"Miss C. E. Mason.
"Tarrytown-on-the-H Hudson"
l believe that aside from the direct
purchases by individuals and busi-
ness houses, in and out of the South
and outside of what the fertilizer
companies may do, that Eastern and
Western creditors of the South are
wiling to accept payment for scores
of millions in cotton at a 10-cent
basis.
Commissioner Watson can get the
attention of the newspapers of the
South. 1t would be splendid serv-
ice if he would get them to support
and press this campaign. 1t would
be campaign to get by scores of
channels the people of the South ano
their business connections and cred
itors to take the surplus cotton off
the market, while at the same time
establishing a basis of value. 1t can
be done, but it needs quick work and
ceaseless enthusiastic publicity. If it
is done, and the 1915 crop is held
to 100000 bales, we will have II
cents or better for cotton a year from
today. Of course l contemplate CO.
operation in holding by those able to
store their cotton in warehouses and
refuse it's sacrifice.
To sum it all up, there is a prac-
tical plan to help ourselves. We
should concentrate upon it and work
for it's fullest success without wait
ing supinely for the government tc
pull us out of the hole.
William E. Gonzales.
Rogers Rock, New York.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRINC Wife
A'tsr e Four Years of Discouragins
Conditions, nc Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

atron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
,v,;,. n 'niS place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
WINE VINES as follows: 81 suffered for four
ts ysais' with womanly troubles, and during
,~S ,us;,a ame' ! could only sit up for a little
y" %aue, and could not walk anywhere At
au' AT times, would have severe nains
inmy left side. pains
lae doctor was called in, and his treat
.a nsn1 relieved me for a while, but was
Soon M confined to my bed again. After
t a' nothlng seemed to do me any good.
! IG gotten so weak | could not stand
and gave up in despair.
Mlast, my husband got me bottle of
SN0ul, the woman's tonic, and I COM
lnenced taking it. From the very first
uVse' could tell it was helping me. |
.<a now walk two miles without its
'''ns me, and am doing my work."
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25

A low grade man judges his friends
by what they are willing to do Tor
him.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS
UNION People Should Know How Ia
Read and Heed Them.

Union People Should Know How To
Read and Heed Them.
Dlsordered kidneys give many sig
nails of distress.
The secretions may be dark, CON
tam sediment.
rassages are sometimes frequent,
scanty, painful.
night.
Headaches and dizzy spells may oc-
cur.
Weakened kidneys should receive
quick help.
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
Kidneys, backache and urinary dis.
Union evidence proves their worth
w, Lester Davis, 81 South St., I'm
ION, 5. C., says: "My kidneys were
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loans Kidney Pills, which | procured
rom the Palmetto Drug Co., great!
pehentted me and I soon enjoyed gooC
nea,'h' l can say that this remedy is
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rice 50 cents, at all dealers. Don
S,n,piy ask for kidney remedy-ge
Doah NJ Kidney Pills-the same tha
MI. laws had. Foster Milburn Co.
props.' Buffalo, N. Y.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
NEGRO WOMAN is
BRUTALLY KILLED
IN GREENVILLE
ANGRY HUSBAND AFTER HE
HAD ALMOST SEVERED HEX
HEAD CUTS HER UP.
1t Seems the Woman Went to Church
Against His Orders.
(Monday's Greenville News.)

Mondays Greenville News.)
Because she attended church last
night against his orders, the wife OF
Nelse Farmer, colored, was last nlght
killed by her infuriated husband who
dragged her from the Holiness church
and carried her into butcher shop, on
Nichols street where he chopped her
head off with a big meat knife. -
At late hour last night the sherln
and his posses and Chief of Ponce
Holcombe, Call Officer Bridges ana
several of the other officers were stu
beating the bushes in that part OF the
county searching for him.
1t would be hard to imagine KILL
ing more brutal and feeling among
the colored people in that, section was
running high. 1t seems that Farmer,
who goes by the name of "Big Boy,
had ordered his wife not to go to
church. She went, however, with her
aunt, with whom she and her hus-
band made their home. He came
home and found her gone and went
to the church for her. The negroes
who saw the tragedy stated that ne
marched up the aisle, pulled her out
of her seat and dragged her scream
ing to the butcher shop, which is IN
the rear of a soft-drink stand at the
crossing of the G.. & G.. railroad.
1t is said that he took small pock-
ct knife at first and slashed her over
the face and arms until she fell upon
her knees, weak from loss of blood.
A negro who saw the whole tragedy
then stated that Farmer took a meat
knife and holding his wife by the hair
bent her head forward and with a
mighty stroke all but severad her
head. He then took the knife and
jobbed it down the neck cavity sew
eral times, punching it the full length
of the blade. He calmly walked out
the back door and while passing an
old colored man about block fur
ther away, struck the old man
heavy blow over the head, cutting an
ugly cash. The old man was carried
up town where his wounds were
dressed by a physician.
Farmer is from Hartsville and ha:
been here about six weeks, working
for the Douglas livery stable. He i:
described as being tall and well built
about 25 years of age and is said t,
be light ginger-cake color.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
NEGRO is CAPTURED.
Tried to Take His Own Life.

lTieU 10 LAKE Ills oWH Lille.
Greenville, Sept. 21.-Nelse Farm
er, the negro who on Sunday night
killed his wife, cutting her head al
most entirely off with a butchers
knife, was captured early this after
noon by a posse of officers. When ho
was surroundA1.-iurnssnnI Daasn1
about three miles from the city, tSo
negro drew his pocket knife and in
ficted a terrible cash in his owyo
throat. The officers, hearing the faLaa
rushed in and found him prostratsl
with blood flowing profusely from thaaif
wound, which was about six incheln
long. The negro was placed in asr,sa
automobile and brought to an under !
taking firm, where it was found he
was alive. He was then taken to the,
hospital and his wounds dressed TO-,
night he lies in the county Jail AM, !;
physicians state he will probably r.:t1
cover. There was some talk of a.,
lynching by negroes of the city but,
when the leader of the threatenet a,
outbreak was arrested the crowd .
quieted. The crime of the negrOo
aroused the citizens, both white and
black. He dragged his wife from e
church and brutally slew her. Atc
posse started in pursuit but did nOta
locate the negro until noon today. Heb
was making his way back to town G
and said his intention was to surren Ii
der. n