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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
to her home in Chicago Saturday

to her home in Chicago Saturday
night.
| Jim Apperson arrived in Para
gould from Little Rock yesterday
having driven through in a new
Oakland car that he purchased in
Little Rock.
Joel Newsom and John Landrum
wheat haryests in Kansas and the
Dakotas for several months have re-
turned home.
James Alexander will leave soon
for Columbia, Mo-, to enter the
University of Missouri. He will
take a special course in the agri
cultural department.
Ed Baugh left this morning for
ST. Louis to drive his car back to
Paragould He left the machine in
st. Louis several weeks ago on &C
count of the bad condition of the
roads.
Miss Irene Taylor will leave to-
night for Fayetteville to again en-
ter the university. Miss Irene
will graduate at the close of the
next scholastic term.
T. J. Scott, brother of DR.. F. M.
Scott, returned this morning to his
home at Ward, Lonoke county, aft
er having spent a week here visit
mig DR.. Scott and family.
Bandy Grayson left last night for
Fayetteville to enter the University
of Arkansas. When Bandy COM
pletes his university course he ex-
poets to study medicine.
A Ford car driven by S. B.
Bradburn and an Oakland driven
II by Bill Mcdonald Jr. collided at
the junction of North Pruet and
Highland streets yesterday after
noon with the result that both
cars suffered slight designations.
DR.. Frank Johnson who gradual
ed with honors from the dental de-
partment of Vanderbilt university
last spring, left this morning for
Richmond, Va, where he has &C
in a school of dentistry.
The three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Clyne, residing
seven miles west of Paragould on
| the Walcott road, was bitten by a
young copperhead snake, about
eighteen inches long, early this
morning. The child was playing in
the front yard when the snake bit
| her on the right foot. DR.. Hop
! kins, who was called to see the
child said the child's leg was bad
ly swollen to the knee and the skin
had turned to a dark color.
]. H. Barner of LATE was in the
city Saturday and stated that his
threshing outfit threshed 53,S42
bushels Of wheat and oats in Greene
county this season. OF this amount
there were 3S,4O0 bushels of wheat
and 15,442 bushels of oats. Mr..
Barner had talked to other parties
operating threshing machines in the
county and from information gained
from all sources he estimated the
wheat yield in Greene county the
past year was at least 100000
| bushels
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
lOCAL'NEWS
From Fridays Daily Press)

Mrs. j. L. Martin who has been
critically i'll with an attack of ma
larial fever is convalescing.
Judge w. s. Luna has returned
from a visit to friends and rela-
tives at Trenton, Tenn.
Miss Dorothy Kitchens left last
night for Bloomfield, H., where she
will take a course in domestic sci
ence in the Illinois state normal.
Mrs. Henry Wrape of st. Louis
has arrived here to be with her
son, AL Wrape, who is ill with an
attack of malarial fevre.
Mrs. Callie Wood who has been
visiting Mrs. T. B. Kitchens has
returned to her home at Gaines
Vile.
Mrs. M. E. Dickson and Miss
Orene Thompson returned this
morning from a visit to friends and
relatives near Brookland.
J. A. Bishop and wife of Holly
wood, Mo-, were here yesterday to
attend the funeral of T. J. Bishop
who died Wednesday at the sani-
tarium.
H. R. Partlow is making prepar-
atoms for the erection Of a mod
ern bungalow on a lot on west
Emerson street opposite the home
of Guss Powell.
A. D. Stewart has purchased a
lot on West Emerson street, i'm
mediately west of Earl Tanslls
cottage, from DIR. H. ] Green and
will erect a handsome bungalow on
the premises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred H. Burr
have purchased the ]. Robt. Blair
cottage on North Sixth street and
are remodeling the building and
converting it into a modern bum
galow.
John Monteith, substantial
: farmer residing on the Mitchells
Point road six miles east of Para
gould, brought the FIRST load OF
I1915 cotton TO the city this morn
| ing. The cotton was sold to Ber-
tig Brothers for ten cents a pound
Residents ON North Pruet street
are annoyed at night by a Jack,
the Pepper" who prowls about the
back premises and peeps in at Win
dows. E. E. Stuart, l.. A. LAWYER
and others have made complaints
about visits from this unwelcome
guest.
E. V. Visart. federal game war
den. was in the city, thid morning
enroute to Little Rock from Big
Lake in Mississippi county where
he had been to look after the pro-
lection of ducks. All Of Big Lake
is now a federal game preserve for
native and migratory birds and 1t
is unlawful to shoot any sort OF
fowl on that body of water.
! Robert Stallings, the we'll known
and popular civil engineer who has
been in Paragould for more than a
wear in charge of the astreet paving
work, left this morning for Little
Rock and Morrilton on visit to
friends and relatives before going
to San Antonio, Texas, where he
will Join his employer, E. A. Kings
lev, who is in charge of the en-
gineering work on an extensive
street paving project as well as the
construction of good roads in that
section of Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Meriwether
who have been in Denver, Colo.
several weeks visiting their son
lLibourn, returned home last night
They report Lilbourn much mprov'
ed as the result of the treatment
he has been receiving in the Agnes
Memorial hospital in Denver anc
are hopeful Of his ultimate recoV
erv from tuberculosis, Master Bill
IMeriwether, who accompanied his
parents to Denver, stopped in st
II,ouis to visit the family of Franz
Wrape.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
(From Wednesdays Daily Press)

!
John Landrum left last night
for Fayetteville to enter the uni
versity.
Tom Kitchens will leave tonight
for Fayetteville to enter the Uni
versity of Arkansas.
The many friends of All Wrape
will be glad to know he is slowly
! recovering from an attack of ma
! larial fever.
Eugene Gideon and Joe Kirchoff
have gone to Little Rock to enter
the Little Rock college for the en-
suing term.
i Mrs. Leo. Pollack, nee Miss Min
ME Bertig, arrived Monday night
from Cincinnati on a visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs S. Bertig.
Robt. E. Fuhr, deputy prosecut-
, ing attorney, went to Cross Roads
this morning to prosecute some par
ties charged with disturbing public
worship.
May Walker and wife arrived
this morning from Peach Orchard
with their little daughter who is
i'll with fever. Mr.. Walker has
been engaged in the erection of a
new school building at Peach Or
chard.
Miss May Morgan who has been
he IN,
west arrived here yesterday ON a
visit to her sister, Mrs. c. l..
Schleicher. After a visit of two
weeks here Miss Morgan will go to
Memphis.
Mrs Geo. McCracken and children
and Mrs. OSteen have returned
from a visit to friends and relatives
at Chickasha. Okla,
en- went to Brinkley at which place
he met his wife.
Mrs. Emma WEIGH of Malone,
Texas, and Mrs. Riley Smith of
this city, have gone to Lutesville,
Mo-, on a visit to their sister, Mrs.
Sarah Grafton, and their brother,
John Young. They will return to
Paragould within two weeks, after
which time Mrs. Welch will leave
for her home in Texas
The annual report of the depart
ment of public instruction, issued
on September 6, shows there are
649,6S9 boys and girls of school
age in Arkansas, an increase of A.
227 over the school population of
1914 The amount of common
school funds apportioned to each
child in the state is $2.12. The to-
tai amount of the school funds is
$1,37S,976.69.
John Brawner of Piggott, who
represented Clay county in the
last general assembly, is spending
the day in Paragould comforting
with friends. Mr.. Brawner is
prospective candidate for prosecut-
ing attorney. When approached to-
day and asked if he had decided to
make the race he said he was not
yet ready 10 make puDllC an
nouncement. He admitted, however,
he has about made up his mind
to seek the nomination and formal
announcement of his candidacy
may be expected within few days.
P. A. Lasley, w. d. Gravette, w.
W. Hollipeter, r. B. Nolen, j. H.
Roney, j. T. Blythe, A. M. Butt
and T. J. Mahan, prominent citi-
ems of Blytheville, were in Para
gould this morning enroute to
Jonesboro to appear in the SANDER
suit of John Lovewell, former sher-
iff of Mississippi county, against S.
E. Simonson. The suit is for $780,
900. At a former trial of the case
at Marion Lovewell was awarded
damages to the amount of $4,000.
Simonson took an appeal to the SUI
preme court and a new trial was
granted. He then secured a change
of venue from Crittenden county to
Craighead county. The case will
be heard in circuit court at Jones'
boro with N F. Lamb presiding as
=. special judge.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
Berlin UNEASY OVER ATTITUDE OF
UNITED STATES OVER ARABIC CASE

Berlin, Sept. Republication of
the Arabic note, although evoking
virtually no comment in the Ger
man press, has caused a feeling of
uneasiness here over the probable
attitude of the United States.
The note in itself appears to be
highly satisfactory to the public
generally, but the constant inquir-
les received at the offices of the
Associated Press for news or predic-
lions upon the American attitude
is only one indication of apprehen-
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

sion that the note may result in
renewal of the tension which was
believed to have relaxed with Am
bassador Bernstorff's communication
to Washington Of the instructions
given submarine commanders.
Well informed Germans, such as
Maxilian Harden, editor of the
Zukunft, believe the situation again
is serious, not so much because of
it's intrinsic merits as on account of
the manner in which it has been
handled.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
Embalmed Heads 400 Years Old.

Four hundred years old, the dried
and shrunken heads of four Peru
Wan Incas were brought to New
York recently by an explorer. Some
ways of preserving family records
are more peculiar than Others,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
Operator Receivers.

B. j. Prather, one of the opera
tors in the local Cotton Belt office,
has returned from Texarkana where
he has been under treatment in the
railroad hospital for an attack Of
fever.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

If your child is pale and sickly,
picks at the nose, starts in the
sleep and grinds the teeth while
sleeping, it is sure sign of worms.
A remedy for these parasites will
be found in WHITES CREAM
VERMIFUGE. 1t not only clears
out the. worms, but it restores health
and cheerfulness. Price 25c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. *tf
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

Second street and her daughter
Mrs. ]. L. Bryant, of South Third
street have gone to Fulton, Ky, to
visit friends and relatives for few
days.
Dolph Stedman this morning
sold a tract of 800 acres of unim-
proved land, located four miles
northeast of Paragould, to Lewis
Mayo, the consideration being five
| thousand dollars.
w. P. Moseley, formerly of this
city, now living on a farm near
Blytheville, is here for the pur-
pose of renting some land near
Paragould with a view to moving
back to Greene county.
VIM. F. Kirsch and Maurice Block
left this morning in Mr.. Kirch' s
Oakland car on an overland trip to
St. Louis. At Marmaduke they
were joined by Wiley Lipscomb and
his sister, Miss Jessie, with their
Overland car.
Mrs John McKelvey is having
her residence on North Third
street remodeled with two addition
al rooms which will be completed
in a few days after which she and
her two boys will be at home to
their friends.
M. r. Brewer of Crockett coun-
ty, Tenn, has bought 10 acres
of land in and adjacent to Gaines
Vile from a man named Shepherd,
and in December Mr. Brewer will
move his family to Greene county
from Tennessee.
R. C. Davidson, in charge of the
farm demonstration work in this
section of Arkansas, accompanied
by r. H. Mason, government dairy
! expert, are spending the day in Par
agould attending a meeting of the
dairymen and farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. McCustion OF
Newport, are spending the day in
! Paragould, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Brown Mrs. McCustion
was formerly Miss Hilda Bailey and
before her marriage she was ire
uuent visitor in Paragould.
Miss Alma Barton of Jonesboro
spent several hours in Paragould
this morning, the guest of Miss
Emma Hopkins. Miss Barton left
on the noon Iron Mountain passen-
ger for Corning where she will
teach in the public schools this
year.
Mrs. Lloyd Scruggs, nee Miss
Edith Sims, formerly of this city
now residing in St. Louis, has been
here visiting Mesdames Alfred Her
get and Russell Mack. She return
ed this morning to Piggott to re-
sumo her visit to her parents, DR.
and Mrs. w. A. Sims.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
~
night a reception was given in hon
or of Rev. F. C. Laslette and wife
who recently moved to Paragoulo
from Bangor, Mich. Rev. Laslette
is the new pastor of the First Chris
tan church and the reception was
given in order that the members Of
the church and others interested IL
church work might become &C
ouainted with Rev. Laslette and his
wife. During the course of the
evening a splendid program was
rendered, including a short anC
appropriate address by Rev. Las
lette. Miss Loueva Johnson, Miss
Prentis Futrell and Mrs. Despair
gave readings, and Misses Myrtle
and Mabel Raith rendered a piano
duet. A delightful luncheon wa
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Voden.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17
Piles Cured in 6 to ii DAYS

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind Bleeding Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days.
The first application owes Ease and Rest. soc.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-09-17

A spreading oak tree sixty feet
high has about 100000 leaves.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
FRESH !! {! DETAILS |! ] | l!
Of the Sinking Of the Ancorla
Are Brought by the Verdi
toiNeW York.
tsY saEas,

NEW YORK, Nov. 20-Fresh and
dramatic details Of what happened
In the Mediterranean on the morning
of November 7swhen the Ancona was
torpedoed. by a submarine flying the
Austrian flag were brought to New
York today by the new Italian steam.
'er Giuseppe Verdi, here on Its mai
den voyage. I.
The Verdi heard the Ancona's
wireless death cry, flashed 1t on to
shore stations. which the feeble bat
iteries Of the sinking steamer could
not reach, and then rushed at full
speed to the Ancona's aid, its boats
launched outward, its passengers
lying on the deck, and Its officers mo-
mentarily expected q death blow from
submarines known to be lurking
nearby. The Verdi seemed to be
near the spot where the Ancona went
down but its lookout saw. nothing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
CARPENTERS sIAY
American Fee ation Of Labor
Decides after Heated De-
bate Not To- ExpeI Them.

{ SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20.-The
problem Of attempting TO heal q
breach in the ranks Of the American
Federation Of Labor growing out, Sof
the presentation late last night OF q
resolution ealing for. a suspension of
the United Broth erhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners Is before the. concluding
session Of the federation's thirty-fifth
convention today. SE .,;i q
The unoin in question is the second
the national union In Amer
lea, Had the resol tuition been adopted
dtMcrld esmeant Il hls EIusk 81 10000
members Of the federal on and threat
ened the disrup ton Of the orsanisa-
don, ACCORDING TO fed alton ofiesrS.
After q heated debkte; b substitute
resolution hot calling for. expulsion
but Offering means of reaching an
understanding was adopted. Z. =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
CONSPIRACY
Charge is Trumped Upb Fair.
mont Democrats against
Postoffice Strikers.
taY Asaoe,ArEp earas,

FAIRMoNT, Nov. 20.-Four OF
1--WE Of the striking postofice en-
ployes are said to be back at work in
the ofice. They have returned tenn
porarily, It is said, at the request of
|postoflce inspectors. who say the res
Iignations Of the strikers have not
been accepted and that the men must
obey orders or be liable to punish
|ment. Postmaster Charles B.. Manley
refuses to make any statement con-
corning the trout bic, or. tn -acknowl-
edge that he has refused any coma
mnnicatio on from washington. sDems
Focratic leaders here say they have
proof that the strikers met in the
basement Of the postoface and voted
to quit work after considerabl dis
|cussion. The Democrats claim this
constitutes a conspiracy. IN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
INTER ENTIoN BY GREECE
IN THE WAR NOT SOUGHT

PARIS. Nov. 20. The. PATHS. Of
Athens, says 1t has obtained from the
French minister to Greece an inter-
J view setting forth the present atti-
tude OF the Entente powers toward
that nation. This interview as for
swarded by the Havas Agency coz
tains the assertion that the diplo-
matte negotiations now IN progress
are not being conducted with q view
to intervention in the var by Greece
and continues: y L
The Entente powers offered
Greece the opportunity Of participat-
ing In the victory and the fruitful har-
vest. Greece declined. The Allied
powers which have between eight and
ten million men at their disposal.
viii gain the victory without Greece.
THE only thing they ask Is that
Greece shall maintain the benevolent
neutrality, the promise and accord
facilities agreed. The Entente pow
ers wish nothing better than the
opportunity to give Greece any pos
sible assistance as they have done In
thespast. IS
'sThe situation Is simply. thist Let
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
REGULAR MAIL
Service with Mexico Cityis An
I1ounced as Fully Re-
stored Now. y

WASHINGTON, NOV. 2o-Regular
mail service, with Mexico City has
been restored and no more private
letters will be forwarded by the state
department. Dispatches today from
Tamptco said Carranza forces, had
made great headway in the state OF
Tamaupilas since the de facto gov.
eminent was recognized by the
United States. Villa forces have been
driven into the state OF San Luis
iPotosi. Americans at various points
report that the Carranza forces have
given guarantee and were treating
them as well as could be expected u4.
der the circumstances. % Carranza
forces are operating against bandits
in San Luis Potosi. = r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
Blu GARlANs ADVANCE
ON ALL THE FRONTS
tsy ASSOCIATES raess,

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 20.-An ON
cial statement received here from So
IA says that the Bulgarians are adj
vancing on all fronts, capturing many
prisoners. The statement announces
the capture Of Prilep, made known
several days ago. and adds that pos
session Of Babuna pass by the Bull
garians has opened the way to Mon
astir.
The Bulgarians in the Tetova re.
gion are said to have advanced to the
southwark, while their forces operat.
ing in the direction Of Pristina have
occupied Gillian, breaking through the
line Of the retreating serbians.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
Resumes His Lectures to Farmers in
the Court House. 10

After a suspension Of several weeks
County Agent W. D. linn resumed his
lecture work at the court house at
p. m. Saturday. His subject was 1.-THE
Winter Care Of Live Stock" In this
discussion he also referred to. the
saving and applying of manure. the
loss of which to Harrison county
farmers is sufficient, Mr.. linn says, to
pay al their taxes. This 10 a very
timely subject and was Of interest to
every farmer present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
NOT 10 e
ORDERS FRO ON VIII son
ONIDEFEN Sc QUESTION
GL ASS PRICES
STII BET ER
And the Demand at Present Il
Greater Than 1t Has Been 4
for Years.

P1ITSBURG, Nov. 2e.The c,irfan,
number Of the Glasswor contains
The following IN reference to- the win
dow glass situation:
The window glass situation has un-
dergone no change save for the better
since last week.
All plants are being rushed to the
limit to get out the orders which are
piled up ahead Of them and as stated
last week, the entire output OF the
country for the first sixty days OF the
fire is already sold. 8 81
The trend Of prices Is upward.
Plate glass Is experiencing an Inn
provement, the demand at present be-
'tng encouraging. e B z
The present encouraging condition
OF the window glass market ID re-
vealed in the blowing trad letter ia
sued by the Johnston Brokerage COM
gIany. isl = 81, n "a
From all reports that we have been
receiving. the Jobbers are really en-
F1oying some actual prosperity, the
demand being greater than It has
been for couple Of years. and prizes
around q figure that shows a reason
able profit We believe these reports
are accurate, and we have been re-
,ceiving business from every section
OF the country, and strange 70 say Ii
Is all fos the quickest possible ship
ment. 4, =.
with the factories carrying The
smallest stock for years, la little tine
has been required to make a showing
on the large contracts that we have
been favored with. The first ten DAYS
OF the month the actual specifications
received and the contracts that were
partially completed would indicate
that our product for the first sixty
days OF the IRE was sold. Several
hundred thousand boxes Of act,,ai
sizes have been placed before our fac-
tories and now tbs glass Ii moyiny
out lust % lapidly - the cacss can 10
obtained. 1t has been struthfills STAT
ed tor some months that IL tho rdiiz
road companies experienced Sny nor
NAL business that they would not have
the rolling stock to- handle 1t, and as
we get daily reports from the factories
that they have difficulty in getting
materials and also have trouola ii yse-
curing empty cars in which to- load
their finished product we believe this
report Is true. 5.s5 Z t.l''s I
The export business is showing a.
very marked increase and with ti1i5
demand growing and something. ike.
normal conditions in our make. we
should have 9 very satisfactosv sea-
son. We believe 1t would be gotof
business for those needing glass 10;
place their orders promptly and We
can probably arrange deliys Hos 70
suit. Prices will be giiarSdlssdi
against decline to date OF shipmcn:,
and altogether the spurchas as are
fully protected and there is no reason
why you should not fully anticipate
your wants. This applies to window
glass In single and double strength,
and also to the specialties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
ERUPTION
OF the ShomboH Volcano IN the
Htari Islands Is Reported
as ncreasing Now.

.CATANIA, Sicily Nov. ae,-passen.
gers on steamships arriving frpm the
Litari islands report that the erup.
ton of stromboli volcano Is increas-
ing violence. They describe the spec
|tacle as sawe-inspiring. partionlsriy at
might when streams spf flaming lava
flowing from the crater at the ton OF
the mountain are visible many miles
out at sea. The lava 10 pouring into
the sea. ~