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The Dermott news., 1915-12-16

Miss Aieen Lewis left yesterday for her home at New Madrid. Mo. She has been here for some time with her sister. Mrs & B. krisle, and during her stay has made many friends who greatly regret her departure.
 J. T. and J. Austin Moseley have sold their farm south of Dermott and have purchased the Gum Ridge Farm near McGehee. Mr. Austin Moseley will be in charge as general manager and he and Mrs Moseley will move there the first of the year. They have been quite prominent in church and social circles here, and will be greatly missed
 Henry Bordeaux is in receipt of q letter from Mayor Chas E, Taylor of Little Rock, in which Is contained Nr. Bordeaux $ appointment IL a member of the Battleship Arkansas Silver Ser vice Commission. Mayor Taylor has recently been made president of the Commission, ana states that efforts Will be made to close up tie campaign and purchase the Service at an eariY date
 The Juvenile Bazaar will open Satur- day afternoon, Dec. 18th. at two O clock in the old cafe building In addition to various other articles. there will be on display beautiful exhibit of Japanese hand paintings. including pictures, desk set, purses card cases. slippers calen- dars. etc, Besides having these and many other things for sale. they will serve hot tamales. Your patronage will be appreciated
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
Juvenile Bazaar Saturday.

i One hours entertainment of music and pictures tonight for Dc and l0c at The Alex Theatre. Come
 The Dermott Bakery will take orders for special cakes of any kinds. Right prices and dependable service. Phone 5s
 Mrs w. S. Brian of Pine Bluff has been a guest here the past week at the home of her daughter. Mrs. F.. E. Bar low
 Dr. Hutchinson is mighty well pleased with his Hart Schatfner X Marx suit ordered through J. Cohen X Son. adv Mrs. E. w. Burroughs of Wilmar was here last week visiting her sister, Mrs Huggins of the West Dermott Annex.
 Rev. E. II. Holt of Monticello will preach next Sunday morning and night at the Presbyteria Church. Every body invited.
 Miss Coleman of Louisville. Ky. ar rived here last night for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. w. N. Stancill, at the Stancill Hotel.
 President Frank Fee of the Fee Crayton Lumber Co. returned to Der mott last Sunday after an absence of several weeks.
 Give Kid Glove Bond to a lady. Only $l 25 and $l 30. You buy the bond: she brings it to us. and we fit them. Cohen s.
 Mrs. W. NJ. Nmmo came up from Lake Providence the first of the week for d visit here with her daughter. Mrs. L. M Belser.
 The Weisman Company will move the first of the year into the Dukes build ing. formerly occupied by the W W. Courtney Dry Goods Store.
 ]. T. Crenshaw. representing ]. G. Howard of Little Rock. will negotiate loars on farm lands. Five years time. Interest at 6so. payable annually.
 Holiday Offering We will give an extra pair of trousers with each suit. Gall and give Us your order.
 F. j. Sharp. Third lyceum number next Monday night Booth Lowery's 5 famous lecture. simon Says WigWag. - Admission soc and 25c. Begins promptly at s:l5. We have a few head of mules and horses and couple of second hand wagons which We will sell on a credit or trade for cattle
 Porter Bros X Kirkpatrick.
The Dermott news., 1915-12-16
Hotel Dermott Leased.

The Board of Directors of the Der mott Hotel Corporation met here yes terday for the purpose of considering bids for the lease and management of the Hotel Dermott Six bids were re- rerved, two from local residents and four from out of town.
 The successful bidder was J. (. Douglas of Monticello, to whom the hotel was leased for d period of five years. beginning Jan. lst l9l6, Mir. Douglas comes highly recommended as a hotel man. He has had more than twenty years experience in the hotel business. ten years of which was in New York City He was for two years chief clerk and assistant man ager of the Cowan Hotel at Greenvliie Miss. was for two years manager of the Edwards Hotel at Jackson Miss. was two years in charge of the Carlton at Lake Village, and for more than four years past has been manager of the Allen at Monticello.
 The recent consolidation of the two hotel companies marks d new era in the hotel business in Dermott With the handsome building, elegantly fin ished and furnished. and management which promises to be the best, Dermott will indeed have excellent hotel accom- modations. which. combined with our unexcelled railway facilities. will more than ever serve to make this the com mercial center of Southeast Arkansas
 Watch Dermott Grow
 w. D. Trotter. secretary treasurer of the Dermott Hotel Corporation, en- tertained with a turkey dinner at the Stancill Hotel yesterday complimentary to the Board of Directors, who were gathered here in business session. The party was composed of Dr. E. E. Bar low, C. T. Duke, Joe s. Harris, J. c. Hoffman. w. D. Trotter and Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Kinney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
Woman's Sphere
and Hemisphere

The unrest among modern women, upon
which Mr.. Newte bases N Pillar of Salt"
CJohn Lane Company. N. W, will not
suffer from his prejudiced point of view.
Perhaps Mr. Newte Is an aggrieved hus-
band-certainly he is an old-fashloned
man, and man incapable OF under
standing the new woman. To him a
wealthy and indulgent husband, a charm
ing child and a place in society are all
the wants a woman should have.
Avice Dale has everything that Ia sup
posed to make women happy" Still she
is restless tries to become interested In
the new movements" romances with a
pseudo-artist, divorces her successful hus-
band, and takes up a new life with her
new lover. She suffers poverty and un-
happiness, but cannot retrace her steps.
Such a state of things is possible. But
the modern man does not try to ignore
It, He sees 1t through the woman's eyes.
as she, too, sees his life and ambitions.
But Mr.. Newte sees only one-slded pref
udlces against the new woman. Even
the situations sound exaggerated, and we
get nothing that savors of true characteri-
zation, either for good or bad-only crude
extremes which do not exist. He has no
understanding of life as 1t Is but only a
prejudice against life as he thinks 1t is,
and this runs rampant In his desire to
boom 1850 Mediocre English, cheap ter
minority and inartistic expression make
the book worse than a failure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
Treasure Trove
and Salt Spray

The old cards In new hand-that about
describes Harold Blndloss' latest novel.
The Secret of the Reef (Stokes, New
York;. Out of his pack OF thrills and
sentiments. excltements and emotions he
has shuiHed what ought to be n winning
hand in the fiction market. even IL II
does not take the best seller" pot.
The SAVIOR of the salt sea is In tho
tale and the storms of the sea as WELL
for the hero is the mate of a Pacific
liner, who, with a pair of adventurous
companions, seeks treasure trove hidden
in wrecked ship on a bleak Alaskan
reef. Salvage of the prize, bringing for
tune to the treasure seeker, Is accom-
plished only after the surmounting of
many difficulties and by the performance
of many deeds OF daring, as clever
clique has an interest In maintaining the
mystery of the reef. Intimately inter-
woven with the solution of the secret OF
the treasure ship Is the hero's romance
for the entirely lovable heroine's career
is related to the mystery OF the vessel
washed by the Pacifc's surge.
Both quest of fortune and the prize of
love are won by the sturdy hero in one
OF the authors characterlstically active
tales without any undue stretch OF pIausi-
billty and with realistic reproduction of
atmosphere derived from Mr.. Blndloss'
own experience as sailor along the
coast that serves as locale for The
Secret OF the Reef"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
DR.. Mawson's Wonderful
Book of Polar Adventure

There is very little in the way Of liter
ary entertainment that a book Of polar
adventure like Sir Douglass -Mawson's
Home of tho Blizzard Gippincott, Phil
adelphia) doesn't furnish
1t is'a beautiful plcture-book for youth
of any age. It's two volumes are crammed
full Of very beautiful prints in color and
half tone of one of the strangest and most
interesting of lands-the great Antartic
continent that rises to a height of 1900
feet and that is for almost all its area
plateau two miles In height.
1t is n scientific record OF real explora-
ton and real geologic investigation. not
the history OF n mere dash I'd be first at
some particular spot on the earth's sur
face For the boy with a feverlsh inter-
est In the "hows" of camping, II supplies
any amount of fascinating information on
the construction of the hut where the
party lived out their two winters of polar
wlnd-torment and on all the details OF
clothes and food supplies necessary for
life In the Antarctic open.
Lastly "The Home of the Blizzard" is
q fine. adventurous story of courage and
a strong heart. Doctor Mewson's narra-
tive OF how he lost his two sledging COM
panions-one In a crevasse, the other by
exposure and starvation--ls a gripping
tragedy shot through with the gold OF
fortltude. Feeding on the dying sledge
dogs. pulling himself out of crevasse after
crevasse, Doctor Mawson reached his
winter base again to set down an I'M
perishable record of noble expedition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
GOLDEN VESTS LURE
HAS POTENT CHARM
Attracting Many Contestants
in the Race for Free Trips to
Expositions.

The lure OF the Golden West Is still
bringing men and women In the great
subscription contest of the EVENING
LEpoER and PUBLIC LEDGER and there
Is plenty room for more. AS was pointed
out yesterday. the contest still has more
than four months to run. and in tnat
time ambitious contenders can secure
many subscriptions and run up large
total.
be sent free OF charge TO the Panama
Pacific and the Panama California Ex-
positions being held this year in celebra-
tion of the formal opening of the Panama
Camel. Not only viii all their expenses
Of travelling and hotel bills be paid by the
EVENING LEDGER and PUBLIC LEDGER,
but the detail worry of travelling will be
taken Off their hands. They will tour as
the guests of the two newspapers and
will have nothing to do but enjoy the
sights of the twin expositions and OF the
various wonder spots en- route where
stops-overs are obtained.
Joining the contest is a simple matter.
Just send In your name TO the contest
Editor, second floor the PUBLIC LEDGER
Building, on the coupon blank provided
for that purpose in the advertisement
He will give you all necessary intorma-
ton and many valuable hints as to the
best way to obtain subscriptions.
July is the ideal month for travel In
the intermountain country and the great
West. In that month nearly every one
gets q vacation. II you want one of these
valuable free trips send in your name
now. Subscriptions should be sent In as
econ as received. II they are held the
subscriber may cancel his order, as ne
will not get his newspaper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
Roosevelt's World
War AnalYsis

Roosevelts America and the World
War" Cscribners New York; will un-
doubtedly be very widely read. Indeed,
It has been already, for It is collection
of reprints from the flood of articles
that the war turned loose. The distinct
ly new portion, however-the "Foreword"
will furnish any fresh reader with the
substance OF Roosevelt's argument The
following excerpts include what will now
be known as my policies" on war and
armaments:
From the international point of view
the essential thing to do Is to put the
combined power of civilization back
of the collective purpose Of clviliza-
ton to secure justice. This can be
achieved only by a world league for
the peace of righteousness, which
would guarantee to enforce by the
combined strength of all the nations
the DEGREES of a competent and I'M
partial court against any recalcitrant
and offending nation, Only in this
way will treaties become serious doc
uments.
Such world league for peace is not
now in sight. Until it Is created the
prime necessity for each free and lib
erty-loving nation Is to keep itself In
such a state of preparedness as to be
able to defend by its own strength
both its honor and its vital interest.
The most important. lesson for the
United States to learn from the pres
ent war is the vital need that it shall
at once take steps to prepare.
Tho author has managed TO raise the
usual set of unfortunate and irrelevent
antagonisms that accompany any of his
announcements. For instance, one can't
4. Ia k,r
pose of attacking "Messrs. Wilson and
Bryan" for campaign purposes. Roose-
velt's discussion of Belgium, II 1t means
anything at all, means that we should
now be at war with Germany; yet
throughout the book there Is the most
evident attempt to butter" German
American voters with illusions to my
own German ancestors" and the not very
fortunate description OF Germany's far
seeing self-devotion." And there is what
seems a very short-slghted estimate OF
the paciflcists. Part of II is mere insult;
illusions to trusting for guidance TO the
feeble" and remarks such as 1.-THE ultra
pacifclsts are rarely men who so to bat
tle"-which rather ignores the way the
Socialist anti-nationallsts OF France went
to the front
1t is. undoubtedly the sneers at the
peace man which most threaten Roose-
velt's excellent case for a world peace TO
be secured, as We have secured domestic
peace, by armed assertion OF justice. For
IL this ideal OF world league is ever to
be achieved. 1t must he achieved by the
sentiment of all the great nations that
peace and not war is the handmade OF
civilization. Every effort of every paclh-
clst tends toward that end. Tho world
stands embattled today in spite of the
most monumental of attempts to secure
peace by preparing against war" as we'll
as the most earnest of pacificist propa-
ganda. Roosevelt and the pacihclst are on
the same footing, They must strive in the
still prevail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
Compton Mackenzie's
"Sinister Street"

It seemed frankly impossible, when
Compton Mackenzie had written "Carnl-
VAL" that he should write, ever a book
more spirited and more beautiful, more
lovely and more chaste. IT was book
about which critic truly said that there
was but one time in a young mans life
when It could be written, and but one
when It should be read. Certainly
youths Encounter" the forlorn prelude
to life which did not, at the time, exist
shone only in the bright radiance of the
life of Jenny Pearl
So that "Sinister Street" N. Appleton
& CoJ. which fulfils and .justines all OF
youths Encounter" stands doubly firm
as n high, bright, dazzling achievement
II takes UP the life of Michael Fame, with
his halcyon days at st. Mary's, Oxford
and develops 1t with skilful and fasoi-
mating detail until 1t comes to predes-
tined elimination in a deserted square IN
Rome, where "one mighty column, jet
black against the starshine," stands as
the symbol of eternal truth. "'All have
done and experienced so far Michael
thought would not scratch this stone,
What Michael had experienced Is IN
cluded In his romantic education" which
Michael, modern Quxote out of Dumas
enters through the gates of hell to hnd
the girl whom his own pride and indif-
ference have thrown into the pit. HIS
search for her, from the Crescent to the
Cafe d'Orange, through leopard street
foul with murder and outrage, and fnally
through the gates of dream, and the In
evitabIe disaster, compose the most tas-
cinating narrative of young mans lite
which our own time can compare with
the 1880 confessions of France. With the
difference that in this the romantic CLAM
our makes life not less real, but more.
The road which leads Michael to Rome
is the sinister byway of the world. For
that the author will, no doubt, be con-
demned. The telling of the story is beau
tlful hammered, exquisite; and for that
the book may not be read. Mr. Mac
kenzie processes his interest In the form
of the English novel, and inasmuch as
the only master of that form has, with
all fine distinction, praised his work his
opinions are not to be neglected. He is,
no doubt. the only younger writer with
whose theories 1t is good to concern one
self
Because, in the end, his works surpass
theory, and with an extraordinary direct
ness communicate the loveliness and the
wonder of the life they hold. Inasmuch as
the author has loved his creation he has
achieved the infrequent distinction of
making his creation beloved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
IO2 BLUEJACKETS HIT
THE SUFFRAGE TRAIL
Shy Sea Fighters Respond to
Appeals Of Bevy of Young
Women at Navy Yard.


There was irail.hitting in Philadelphia
last night that was not OF Billy Sum
days instisating
One hundred and two bluejackets and
marines at the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
some Of them shyly permitting them
selves to be persuaded, others boldly con-
vInced OF the justice OF the cause, re-
sponded TO the appeals of the bevy Of
young suffragists who descended upon
them. TO init the suffrage trail"
There were scarcely enough of the little
saffron slips to go around. The boys took
10 suffrage--or sufrragists--like a hungry
man takes to food. and pledged them
selves to the support OF woman's enfran-
.chisenient with all their might and main.
i The annex Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association at the yard is usually
given over to the Literary Club, com
prisina a membership of about 30, and
when the SuTragsts asked to address
the men in this auditorium, permission
was easily granted. But rumors OF their
coming had been noised around, and, in
stead OF the Literary Club the invaders
found goodly portion OF the yard itself
present
More than 200 bluejackets and marines
greeted them When all the seats were
taken they crowded the gallery and. for
want of other space, some of them
draped themselves in the window sils
According to Sergeant w. s. White, who
was master of ceremonies, IL was the
fret time in the history OF the Navy that
suffraglsts have ever spoken to enlisted
men.
Miss Dessa c. Ebbert, field worker
Of the woman suffrage party was the
speaker. She knew her audience and the
appeal she made TO them was an exceed
ingiy feminine one. Woman's prime need
of the ballot, she told them. was that she
dren.
~ can't vote myself" said one marine
after she had concluded. but I've got
mother and sister, and 1 don't see why
they shouldn't"
Miss Lucy Lewis distributed literature
and called for the trail-hitters and Miss
Regina Neutra, a 17-year-old violinist OF
the party, played ducks and brakes with
tho heart-strings of the boys from the
first minute she took the platform. Mrs.
Felix Katar set them all to humming
with the clever little suffrage ballad:
Ifa lassIs wants the ballot
To help run the town.
And a iassie gets the ballot
Need lassie frown!
Many a laddie has the ballot,
Not 90 bright I.
And many laddie votes his ballot
Overcome with rye.
II q lassle works for wages
Toiling all the day.
And her work the laddies' equals
Give her equal pay.
II a body pays the taxes,
Surely you'l agree.
That a body earns the franchise,
Whether he she.
When the program was concluded and
the suffrasists filed out. The boys gave
them a rousng cheer and invited them
to come down again. and, altogether, a
very good time was had.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20

attention.
SINISTER STREET. BY Compton Mackenzle
4 novel Of youth by The author OF CeaTniI,
val" II carries It's hero from brilnanE
career ~ oxford 20 the sordid romance OF
London and Paris.
THE HrGHpR INDIv1DuA1rsM.. BY Prof
verslty. Constructive untechnieal essay on
10 God fe2 pages. st.1o Houghton' Mihlin'
Boston
THE PRESENT HOUR. BY Percy MscKays.
A poetic expression of one side OF LAmerlcst q q
attitude towards the warning poWeIs' iio
pages Ri.25. Macmillan, New YORK.
THE LONE STAR RANGER BY Zane Grey
story OF tho border days OF the ,eary
eeyentles. a73 pages. s1.sO Harper g Bros
TifEI~ CHEAT afRIBEtAT MIRAGE BY James Z Ford; ,sS
The glitterins hoTison Of the city ar,sr nnq %h9s
Ii HFRots fassit N6F 9T PAcE. BY j. Gould Sly, TX
teen stories OF lives OF daring, spent IN th1ee
everyday. tolls Of industry Il9 pages 20
cnos5 THE BoRDBR, "A play rSe r., the the
n,arkable little play against wa war r,N whlsh N5iLs
New York 90 pages so cents. Henry Holt
MoNTEssoR1 CHILDREN. BY CAROLYN sherT-
win Bailey. The record Of n dozen pupils
with a pronounced aptitude or fault and ob
what Mr. Montessor did with them. lsS
pages, illustrated. SIPS. Henry Holt New
. York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
Plastic Clubs 18th Exhibit

seventy-nve portraits. including land
scapes and studies In still life as well as
several pieces Of sculpture, are being
shown at the 18th annual exhibition Of the
Plastic Club. The pictures will he on
view until March 20, when the Shillard
medal viii be awarded to the successful
exhibitor. Among the interesting offer
ings, which include oils; water colors and
pastels, were four portraits of Philadel-
phia children by Miss Josephine Streat-
field. Miss Edith Lucille Howard is chair
man Of the exhibition committee and Miss
Harriet Sartaln president OF tho club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
AMONG THE BOOKS

through England might supplement their
interesting descriptions even better -Four
on Tour Through England" (IIeersts
international Library Company, New
York;. covers six very Worthwhile
weeks travel through parts of Eng
land wales and Scotland. The authors
show keen appreciation for the beauties
OF cities. villages, points OF historical In
terest and landscapes, and impress their
appreciation upon their readers through
wellAchosen language and some 150 Illus
tratlons. II only luck had been against
their hurried and convenient trip by
motor. and that machine had been stalled
In some craggy mountain pass-far from
a zarage-meny OF the pictures would
have been even more charming and less
infested with that lnartistic but useful
piece Of modern civilization. We might
enjoy one OF those charming English
countrysldes more II our view were not
obstructed by two or three people sit
ting in a machine.