The Carlisle independent., 1915-07-29

speakers before the convention of the Arkansas Farmers Union, to be held in Little Rock August to 2, accord ing to a telegram received by J. H. Fry, secretary of the organization. Mir. Lubin notified MT. Frye he will meet him for a conference July 31 and Au- gust 1, and that he will speak ,e- for the convention August 5.
 MT. Lubin suggested the founding of the International Institute of Agricul- ture, and after its establishment, 10 years ago at Rome, was made deie- gate from the United States. The in- stitute deals with world crop import and export reports, the marketing of farm products and other problems of farmers throughout the world. Forty eight nations signed the treaty under which it was made international. The king of Italy donated building and gave an annual sum of s60000 for it's support
 MT. Lubin has been prominent in marketing work for many years. Re gently he outlined for the State De pertinent the marketing and rural credit system of Germany, which he declared to be the most perfect in the world and the secret of the strength of the empire in the present war. The German national marketing organization is called the Landwirt- Schaftsrat. It consists of a national organization of 72 members, elected by township, county and state dee gates. The body has entire control of the marketing of all farm products of the country Germany's rural credit system is known as the Landschaft. It is said to be the most perfect in the world. MT. L<bin will explain the German system in hie lecture here
 To discuss plans for the construo- tion of the much-needed highway to connect with the new Harahan bridge at Memphis, large, enthusiastic meeting of Crittenden County people was held. County Judge Thompson was chairman. A recent decision Of the Supreme Court declared unconsti- tutional a special act of the 1913 legis- lature establishing a road improvement district for the construction of the highway
 County Agent Thomas ]. Bentley has made arrangements with a flour mill in Greene County to allow each farmer to store enough wheat in the mill to supply his family with flour for one year. The mill will also take Of the wheat and allow the farmer to draw his flour any time throughout the year, one barrel at time, as needed.
 Daddy Covert, the most scientific and practical gardener in Yelleville, has demonstrated this year what can be done by diversified farming in this section of the Ozarks. With what he has already sold and what he has yet to gather he puts the value of his crop this year from an acre and a half of ground at s400.
 James Barrantine, 31, held to the Grand Jury on charge of wife aban- donment, was brought to Searcy by Sheriff L. J. Stewart, where he was arrested. Mrs. Mollie D. Payne, 31, wife of Searcy shoemaker, was ar rested at Stuttgart the same day, but was not brought back here Barran- the says he went to Stuttgart to get work.
 This week will see the beginning of the harvest of one of the greatest peach crops Arkansas has ever pro- duced Estimates of the crop to De sent out of the state exclusive of ex- press shipments and car lot ship ments of early varities range from D. coo to 3,200 cars The shipments be- ginning this week start from the southwestern part of the state.
 The announcement made by the United States government, to the eff. feet that all the lands subject to over flow in the Caddo Lake G.aG) oil field region are property oI the government and not of the Caddo Levee District. has aroused considerable comment at Texarkana, owing to the interest in the same of certain Texarkana citi- zens.
 The Business Mems League played basket ball with the question of hold. ing another state fair at Hot Springs, with the result that when the sessicn adjourned the question was as unde- cided as when the directors of the state fair requested, few days ago. that the league give some official expression on this subject
 What is believed to be the foot. print Of prehistoric Saurian has been found in a piece of sandstone near Van Buren.
 On March and s, 1862. was fought the battle of Pea Ridge, said to be the greatest battle fought during the civil war west of the Mississippi