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Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

object is to serve. They prosper
only through the development
and prosperity of the community.
Every farmer in this state
should subscribe for the local
paper, as we'll as farm periodicals
and such other publications as
he may find profitable, but he
should by all means subscribe
for his local paper, and no home
should be without it. The local
paper is part of the community
life and the editor understands
the farmers problems.
A Noble Task.
In too many instances the
country papers mimic the city
press by giving prominence to
scandals, accidents and political
agitation. The new rural civil
cation has placed upon the rural
press renewed responsibilities,
and enlarged possibilities for use
fulness. 1t cannot perform its
mission to agriculture by record
ing the frailties, the mishaps and
inordinate ambitions of human
ity, or by filling its columns with
the echoes Of the struggles of
busy streets, or by enchanting
stories of city life which lure our
children from the farm.
1t has a higher and nobler
task. The rural press is the gov
erning power of public sentiment
and must hold steadfast to prin-
ciple and keep the ship of state
in the roadstead of progress. The
rural press can best serve the
interests of the farmers by ap-
plying its energies to the solution
OF problems affecting the local
community. 1t must stem the
mighty life current that is NOV
ing from the farm to the cities
sweeping before it a thousand
boys and girls per day. 1t has
to deal with the fundamental
problems of civilization at their
fountain head. It's mission is
to direct growth, teach efficiency
land mold the intellectual life of
e wv placing before the
6syebroblems of the
farmers and giving first attention
to the legislative, cooperative,
educational and social needs Of
the agricultural classes within its
respective community.
The Power of Advertising.
The influence of ADVERTISING ;s
clearly visible in the homes and
habits of the farmers, and the
advertising columns of the press
are making their imprint unon
the lives of our people.
The farmer is entitled 70 all
the advantages and deserves all
the luxuries of life. We need
more art, science and useful ia
cilities on the farms, and the adj
vertiser can render a service bv
teaching the advantages of mod
ern equipment throughout the
columns of the rural press.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

Nine. Clara Viebig, the great
German authoress, known as the
George Elliott of Germany, pro
tested in the name of all German
women against the reports that
have been circulated abroad of
the outrages committed by Ger
man soldiers. She says these
reports are monStrous lies,
shameless SANDERS, circulated
by the enemies of Germany.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

An effort wilt be made, it is I'M
derstood, to have a constitution
al convention called. The con
stitutiOn of 1874 has served it's
purpose very well up to the pres
ent time, but it might be well at
this time to consider a new one.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15


Taylor Co., for many years, and
is well known here by all of the
older citizens.
The friends Of Mr.. Wash Row
ton will be glad to know that he
has so far recovered from his re-
cent illness that he is able to ap-
pear on the. streets again. His
sister, Miss Bette, who has been
quite sick, is also much better.
DR.. ]. ]. Jack of Magnolia,
brother of Mrs. J. W. Berry, was
here the latter part Of last week
attending the bedside of his
nephew, little Allen Berry. Al
len has been quite sick with pneu-
monia, but it is thought, to be
somewhat improved.
G. G. Velvin, son of ex-Shiriff
Ed Velvin, has moved back to
Arkansas and will live on his farm
near Toxic. Mr.. Velvin has spent
the past two years in the mercan-
tile business at Valiant, Okla. He
has concluded that the proprie-
torship Of a Hampstead county,
Arkansas, farm is far ahead of
the mercantile business outside
the borders of our great state.
DR.. T. J. Garner will com
mence the erection of a large
brick store building in a few
days. 1t is understood Messrs.
Cupp and Holt, who built the
Washington High School, viii do
the work.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

This is a fine opportunity for
our road overseer, to show what
can be done to the roads. We
are told that general conditions
could be improved: in fact, that
the roads are not good, and per
haps a little worse than that.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
PERSONAL MENTION is

Mr.. Pittman, a supply man for
the Iron Mountain, has been APP
pointed temporary agent at the
local A. & L. depot, succeeding
Thos. S. Jones, who has served
in that capacity for the past two
Years.
To all ladies sending me their
names and address ] win send
you my free book explaining full
ly my Way to Beauty. You will
be surprised and delighted. Write
today. LUCILLE GAMER co.
Union City, Tenn.
w. @. Griffin, who operates an
up-tO-date store on the COlum bus
and Hope road. was in town yes
terdav. While Here he placed a
nice order with our job depart
ment and subscribed for the TEL
EGRAPH.
Capt Stiles of st. Louis, rep
reSenting the Allen West Com
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

Governor Cole Blease of South
Carolina has issued an order dis
banding the state militia on &C
count of a disagreement with the
war department. Thirty one
companies, comprising about two
thousand meE, are effected by
the order. The governor will call
out the militia and lick the war
department, if they monkey with
him,
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

A Memphis dentist who at
tempted to collect a debt from a
an Arkansas man by making a
dog take hold of him was recent
ly required to pay Judgment of
$4,000 damages. This is a new
way of collecting debts and rath-
er expensive.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
The RURAL PRESS
The Local Paper a Most Useful
Agency on the Farm-The
Press, Pulpit and School
Trinity of Influence That
Must Be Utilized in
Building Agri-
culture,
BY Peter Radford

Lecturer NauODal FARMERS OIlOn
A broad campaign of publicity
on the subject of rural life is
needed. in this state today to
bring the problems of the farm
ers to the forefront. The city
problems are blazoned upon the
front pages of the metropolitan
dailies and echoed in the country
press, but the troubles of the
farmers are seldom told, except
by those who seek to profit by
the story, and the glitter of the
package ofttimes obscures the
substance. A searching investi-
cation into the needs of the farm
ers will reveal many inherent de-
fects in our economic system that
can be easily remedied when
properly understood and illumi-
'aotod lathe power of the press.
The rural press, the pulpit and
the school are a trinity of pow
erful influences that the farmer
must utilize to their fullest ca
pacity before he can occupy a
commanding position in public
affairs. These gigantic agencies
are organized in every rural COM
munity and only await the pat
ronage and cooperation of the
farmers to fully develop their
energy and usefulness. They are
local forces working for the best
interests of their communities.
Their work is to build and their
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

We recently heard a farmer say
one never left a track in the black
land during this bad weather, but
just simply picked the track up
and walked off with it. Now, who
says you can't pull up a hole in
the ground?
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

If the poll books in an election
are such sacred things the cleo.
tiOn commissioners should have
instructed the judges to be more
careful and not get them lost or
destroyed. Perhaps they will,
next time.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

Isn't it funny that the very
poll books the contestants wanted
in the county seat contest should
be the books that were lost or de-
stroyed? This is what you would
call a coincidence.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
RURAL SOCIAL CENTERS.

We need social centers where
cur young people can be enter
tanned, amused and instructed nm
der the direction of cultured
clean and competent leaocrshiD
where aesthetic surroundings
stir the love for the beautiful.
where art charges the atmos-
phere with inspiration and power
and innocent amusements in
strict and brighten their lives
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

Argenta is now dripping with
wetness, there being thirteen sa-
looms and five wholesale houses
now operating in that city.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
Warning Order

Lillian L. Samuels, Plaintiff,
VS..
Herbert G. Samuels, Defendant
Hampstead Chancery Court.
The Defendant, Herbert G. Sam
uels, is warned to appear in this
Court within thirty days, and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, Lillian
L. Samuels.
G. E. Bailey
Clerk of the Chancery Court.
December 9th, 1914.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
Warning Order
Mary Hawkins, Plaintiff,N

Mary Hawkins, Plaintiff,N ~
VS.. 3 t
Reuben Hawkins, Defendant 10
The defendant, Reuben Hawkins, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days, and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, Mary Hawkins.
G. E. BAILEY,
Clerk of the Chancery Court
January 9th, 1915. 3t3 p
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

If the armies in Europe are be-
ing killed off as fast as reported,
the war will soon cease for want
of something to shoot at.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
BEAUTY PAYS.

Tourist-How exquisite!
Guide-Yes; it is fine. Looking
at this view invariably insnires
people to give me dollar tip.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
w arning Order.

w. L. Ellis " Co., Plaintiffs
VS..
A. L. WitherspoOn, Defendant.
The defendant, A. L. Witherspoon,
is warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, W. L. Ellis
81 Co.-,-.--y~.--~G..E. -StantoRy~J.>R..-
.Decembep3s 19l4s-S-ssz7.-.srzss-s.sz
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

Made in America, is all right
but Made in Arkansas" is bet
ter.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
Warning Order

Joe Thompson, Plaintiff,
VS..
Pearl Thompson, Defendant, -
This. defendant, Pearl Thenpsen,sis
warned to appear in this court with in
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff, Joe Thompson.
G. Z. BAILEY,
Clerk of the Chancery Court.
January 9Th 1915. BIB p
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
TOTAL
S31.2SO.O9
TOTAL -~-.. S31, 28O.09
STATE OF ARKAsSSl NH
County of HemPssJats - -

STATE OF ARKAJNSlASts
County of HemPs;ssaia5sS
We, P. G. Stephens, President,
and j. D. Stephens, Cashier, of
the above named bank, do sol
emily swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
P. G. Stephens, President.
j. D. Stephens, Cashier.
Attest:
?. G. Stephens,
H. M. Stephens,
J. d. Stephens.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this 8th day of January,
1915. My commission expires
Dec. 30, 1917.
lSEALI M. L. Nelson,
Notary Public.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15
WASHINGTON HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES..

We are sorry that the attend
ance has been cut so materially
since the holidays, though it is
due, we understand, to the prev
alence of sickness in the com
munity
Among the new students enter
ing since the holidays are Harry
Webb and Goldberg Wallace, both
members Of the senior class.
There will be a basket bail
game between our girls and the
Nashville high school girls on the
local field Saturday afternoon.
Our girls have gained strength
since the last gamewith Nashville
and we hope to give them a good
strong game Please see some
member of the attendance com
mittee and purchase a ticket to
the game.
Washington telegraph., 1915-01-15

The boys have been in active
basket ball practice and hope
to have some games in the near
future.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30


Wife wants. divorce. There is one
little Hug.
Federal Judge Lands ordered as
sets of Fountain Inn, II S. Dearborn,
sold at auction. Place is bankrupt.
Frank Donkowski, 1904 Marquette
av., came home drunk. Threw brick
through window to wake wife. Hit
son. Arrested. ParOled.
Police asked to search for men
robbing aims boxes of St. Brides
Roman Catholic church, 18th and
Coles av. 81 taken.
BoIeslaw Jenkat, 4, 1919 w. 18Th,
played with lighted stick he took
from stove. Burned to death.
Mrs. Lillian Black and Mrs. Eta
Giuse, mother and daughter, 6248 S.
Sangamon, taken to hospital. No
dope. Became frantic.
Bessie Manion, 1850 Shields aV.,
arrested for not paying $19 taxi bill.
Lydia Workman, IS, filed $4,000
suit against DR.. A. Gown, dentist.
Says drill slipped.
Two more boys missing. Police
asked to search
Ruth Meyers, 7, 4O1 Rush St,
bruised by auto.
Arthur Lang and Sam Keller fined
SIS. Begging. Posed as fathers of
suffering families.
Edward johnson and Jesse Warner
arrested. Shot at bartender when he
refused to serve drinks. Missed.
J. w. Watt, $50 Lincoln parkway,
drove family from house with revOlv-
er. Arrested. To be examined for
sanity today.
Good-Iooking tramp fed at home OF
Alfred Hamil, Lake Forest. Later
robbed house.
Neighbors' chickens tore up gar
den of Mrs. Lizzie Tinsky, haywood.
Wanted them arrested. To confer
with village board.
Man killed by Burlington train at
BerWyn Sunday night identified as
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

81. Pants shrUnk when pressed.
Joseph Zieger wounded in hip. Mo-
torcycIe cop shot at speeding auto.
Bertha WinE[eI filed suit for $4,000
against Christian Peasch. Breach Of
promise.
III. public utilities comm to arbi-
trate on 9-year fight over rates Of
Lake Forest Water Co. Town claims
they are unjust.
Sec'y of Cyrus Mccormick denies
report he has deserted ranks Of Ill
Man. assn. Says he isn't going to
Springfield to held woman's 8-hour
bill.
Atty representing Public Defend
ers' assn tried first case in boys
court yesterday. Boy discharged.
Disorderly complaint.
Robert Koske, 70, 6s7 Milwaukee
aV., dead. Gas. ''Playmates" found
him.
George Setter and wife, divorced
recently, to be remarked. He re-
formed.
Safe in office of General Furniture
Co., 11155 Michigan aV., blown. $415.
DuilSlSu DiliSg SLl uSLAl a. lVIl"
worker, arrested as suspect in Auro-
"a murder. To be turned over to
Aurora police today.
200 Arnenians visited Lake Forest
in search of jobs. Chased away. Told
to come back to work dozen at a
time.
Myrtle Jones, 10, 1853 NJ Clark,
killed by auto as she stepped from
car. Driver not arrested.
May Hayes, SIP S. May, struck by
auto which had coIlided with wagon.
John Nehlson, chauffeur, arrested.
Chicago Motor club sponsor for
meeting held in New Southern hotel
last night to boost for good roads
throughout states.
Police holding Elmer Hall because
he sent Minneapolis woman So to
come to Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
PROGRAM DISCUSSED
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
Board Of Trade Committee Voted to
Confer with Board OF Governors
of Baseball League.

The board of trade committee APP
pointed by President Horton d. Walk
er to arrange for an entertainment on
July met last evening in the office OF
Chairman W. A. Shumway and voted
to-eonfer with the board OF governors
of the baseball league regarding a
joint celebration.
The committee learned that the fair
grounds had been promised to the base
ball association for that day and be-
lieved that any arrangements for fur
ther athletic entertainment on that day
should be made in conference with the
baseball league governors.
A band concert and several track
events in addition to baseball games
was discussed as a program. The con-
ference with the baseball governors
will be held at once and upon the de-
cision of the joint meeting will depend
the variety of the entertainment to be
furnished on the holiday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
FRENCH GUNS WIN
BIG SOUCHEZ FIGHT
They Hurl 100000 Shells in Support Of
Infantry Charges-Both Sides
Lost Heavily.

LONDON, June 1S-As the result of
two days fighting of unusual intensity, in
which the Germans brought 100000 men
into action, the French have achieved
numerous and important successes in the
of Souchcz and at other
points in the sector north of Arras They
have retained nearly all their gains in the
face of violent counter-attacEs, which cost
the Germans heavily and were repulsed at
serious expense to Joffre's troops. The
German official report minimizes the
French successes, but admits the loss Of
certain positions One factor of the French
success, as reported from Paris, was the
prodigal expenditure of shells, nearly 300,-
coo having been expended in the actions
around Souchez
The French offensive in Alsace is appar-
entity assuming threatening proportions,
The French continued their advance along
the valley of the Fecht, taking Steinbruck
and Althof, the latter a suburb of Met
zeral. The Germans are reported to have
set fire to Metzeral, presumably in prepa-
ration for the evacuation of the position
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
sUsPENDs AUToIsTs' LICENSES.
Secretary of State Takes Action
Against Fourteen Operators.

ESSEX JUNCTION, June 1S.-That
Secretary of State Guy W. Bailey in
tends to DO his part in eliminating
speed maniaes from the ranks of Yer
mont autoists is shown from the fact
that within a short time he has sus-
pended the licenses of IA chauffeurs.
Complaints against other offenders
are under consideration.
The number of accidents, any of
which have been fatal, this season is
said to exceed the figures of previous
years and a determined attempt is be-
ing made by several state s attorneys
to call halt on the flagrant violators
of traffic laws of the state and city
and town ordinances.
An inquiry held at Burlington into
the circumstances surrounding the ae-
cident in which Col H. W. Allen of
that city was fatally injured by being
run down by an automobile droven by
Prof II. Perkins of the University of
Vermont, and also an accident in
which Mrs. G.. F. North of that city
was run down by machine operated
by son of S. S. Ballard of Montpe-
Her, who is prominent member of
the Automobile club in Vermont, has
been completed. The evidence will be
submitted to the secretary of state
that he may consider the advisability
| of revoking both operators licenses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
FEW CHANGES IN
TEACHING STAFF
Miss Higgins Going to New Jersey
Two New Teachers Engaged, One
a Brattleboro Young Woman.

The teaching staff of the primary
aud grammar schools Of Brattleburo
next year will be but little changed
from this year. Miss Maud Higgins,
who has taught the fourth grade of
the Main street school, has resigned,
to teach next year in Orange, \. ).
Miss Grace Nugent, who this year
taught the sixth grade in the Canal
street school, will 90 to the fourth
grade, Main street, TO succeed Miss
Higgins, and her place in the Canal
street sixth grade will be taken by
Miss Nellie Prouty, former teacher
there, who has been on leave of alb
sence for year.
The first and second grades of High
street school, which have been taught
| by substitutes this year, will be taught
next year by Miss Esther Barrett, q
Brattleboro girl who graduated this
year from the Westfeld normal school
Iand who has had previous teaching ex
lperience.
/ Miss Laura Ware of Townshend
teacher of the first and second grade:
iof the Oak Grove school, has resigned
and will be succeeded by Miss Rachae
| Packard of Westfeld, Mass, a gradu
ate of the Westfeld normal school
Miss Georgianna McKeon, whose healtl
failed this year, will be able to return
to her duties as teacher of the Cana
lstreet fifth grade this fall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
WOMEN OF NOTE
COMING IN JULY
Mrs. Helen Barret Montgomery and
Mrs. Helen w. Peabody VIII
Speak in Brattleboro Meeting

\ meeting of unusual interest to the
people of this and the neighboring
communities is being planned for the
early part Of July, when Mrs. Helen
Barrett Montgomery and Mrs. Henry
w. Peabody will come to Brattleboro
to speak at an afternoon meeting in
the First Baptist church. The exact
date viii be announced as soon as
possible, hut it will be during the for
eign missionary conference at North
field, which will be held July S to Is.
Mrs. Montgomery was heard here
with great interest last February and
many who could not hear her then will
welcome this opportunity. She is the
author Of the Foreign Mission Study
text book for next year entitled The
1<ing' Highway, and she will teach
the book at Northfield this summer.
Mrs Peabody is chairman of the GEN.
tral committee for foreign missions,
whose work IS the planning of all the
great federated missionary movements
undertaken by women, such as the
summer conferences and intcrdenomi-
national meetings.
Both these women are known the
world around Last year they visited
the mission fields of the Far East, and
the present book is the account OF
their visit. Mrs. Peabody was a mis-
sionary in Madras, India, 20 years
ago. and she visited her former field
last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
Centre Church Women Caus-
ed Small Sum to In
crease 1,S0091
ONE WOMAN MADE
10c EARN OVER $40
Talents of 10 Cents Each Were Given
Out Few Weeks Ago-Forty More
to Be Heard From = Proceeds Go
Toward Building Fund Pledge.

The women of the Centre Congregational
church have made a remarkable showing
with the talents which were distributed
among them several weeks ago. Each
woman was given a talent of 10 cents and
asked to make it increase as much as pos
sible for the building fund toward which
the association had made a pledge.
Some of the talents and earnings were
returned at the lawn party on the grounds
of Mr. and Mrs. III. Z. Bond Of Linden
street Wednesday afternoon and evening
and some have been returned since then.
Ninety talents, aggregating 50, have grown
to S15S, and about 40 more talents re-
main to be heard from
One woman increased her talent of 10
cents to 5000, and several other amounts
were turned in ranging from 50 to SO
The increase of the 80 talents is approx
mately 1900 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
FACTORY
is SOLD AGAIN
General Electric Company Buys Plant
for Purpose, It Is Reported, of
Making Munitions of War.

The General Electric company yes
terday morning took title to the Mo-
hawk Clothing company s plant in
Dock street, says the Schenectady, n.
Y, Gazette of June 16 1t is reported
the property is to be used in connec-
ton with the manufacture of war mu-
nitions. The price is said to have
been approximately $4,000.
1t was reported last week the com
pany would take over the factory build
ing and site. General Manager George
E. Emmons and other officials of the
company had visited the building and
inspected its interior. The property
was sold at a foreclosure sale at pub
lie auction a few weeks ago, w. D.
Loucks for Charles E. Veeder, who hello
first mortgage on the property, bid.
ding it in after spirited contest. Mr.
Loucks yesterday conveyed the prop
erty to the company.
The site originally belonged to the
General Electric company and was pur
chased by the Mohawk Overall com
pany, which later became the MohawR
Clothing company, for something like
$4,000. The Overall company erected
the factory building at a cost of $40,
600.
The machinery now in the building
is to be removed, not being included il
the bill Of sale although taken over by
Mr.. Loucks, who secured the prop
erty and equipment for about $34 600
1t was reported last week the factory
building would be used BY the Genera
Electric company for laboratory pur
poses. The Illuminating laboratory il
new housed in the old Scheneetad,
Illuminating company power plant
which adioins, and it was intimateo
this was to be moved into the neV
building. However, it is now reporte,
the building viii be used for war mum
tions.