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The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09

DToRs NoTEThe above clever shaft is another of the many onslaughts which directed against the mail order houses and which kept by the local newspaper steady against habit of sending away from home for goods but print wish call the attention of readers the Brnkey business houses that spending for publicity either the local newspapers who making this fight against the mail order houses These merchants evidently expect the local papers live wind and blow 1t themselves as they make the fight for them
 In the meantime mail order houses making the most aggressive advertising campaign for business that known before in the history of the country.
 They KNOW that money here and they going after it. The post oce order department and company agents Bnley Hunter Wheatfey and points will tell you the thousands of dollars out each month in mail order houses continual campaign of advers ng while the home merchant is shut down.
 The newspapers going be forced accept mail order ads unless local merchants will break from their foolish short sighted policy.
 Any old dead chump float with the current but it takes real live business general with and business geneash to p and doing meeting the demands of day cond tons.
 The mail would gladly plant their ads in the local for be far cheaper for them the would take their ads.
 Wake up home merchants.)
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STATE CAPITOL NEWS
News Letter From Little Rock Showing What is
 Going on There.

Little Rock, Ark, July ', 1915. Dear ARGUS:
 Already some premonitions of initiative legislation are being heard, but the fever has not yet become virulent. Dr. A. B. Bishop, Representative of Little River county, says that he will ini tiate his bill providing for the printing by the state of free text books for the school chil- dren of Arkansas. His bill was introduced in the last House. but did not get very far.
 Hon. s. Brundidge, of Searcy, Chairman of the committee ap- pointed by the State Convention, which drafted the proposed pri- mary bill defeated by the last House. will go before the people and ask them to pass the measure their representative rejected.
 It is expected too that the liquor interests will endeavor to secure from the people what they failed to get from the Legisla- ture. Just what course they
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Has in Seven Acres of
 Sudan Grass

''I'm right in for that Farm CTS Organization and will stand my part of expenses and want it to go" said w. L. Psalmonds. one of our clever farmer friends of Dark Corner, Monday as he showed a fine sample of sudan grass which he had brought in from the farm.
 Farmer Psalmonds' place is known as the Jodie Simpson place adjoining the D. F. Ander- son farm. He has diversified his crop considerably and has in 8 3-4 acres of sudan grass, now 72 days since planting, and which is from 5 to 6 feet tall and seeding fully. He has in $ acres which he planted on land after harvesting oats on June |17th and has planted this with peas, row for row. Besides this he has in E acre of canta- loupes and water mellons and
 ,. acre of sweet potatoes. | Crop prospects were never better in the Corner but Farm
 CT Psalmonds says that being able to dispose of the various
 products for cash is the thing that is most important to the farmers right now and he IS
 anxious about the success of the
 organization started in Brlnkley
 last week.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09
Brinkley Pastor Writes
 From Texas

Arlington, Tex, July 5. 1915. Dear ARGUS:
 We left Brinkley Friday morn ing at 1:40 o'clock over the Cotton Belt and arrived in | Dallas. Texas same day at 7:l0 p. m. and took the Interurban out to Arlington where we found our folks and a host of old friends ready to greet us. It began raining soon after we left Brinkley and continued all day. covering the entire distance from Brinkley to Dallas. Crop prospects looked good all the way and in this section it is thought there will be the biggest corn crop for years.
 Sunday morning l preached in my old pulpit at the First Presby- terian church here to a full house and at night all the churches united in one service at the Methodist church and l preached again to a house pack ed to the galleries. We had a great time and everybody and their kin folks gave us the glad hand" I don't want my church at home to conclude that l am not going to take my rest and vacation because l preached twice the first Sunday after reaching here. l could not say no to my old friends but l noti- fled them that was here to rest and that they must bescontent. I Everything looks good out here now but Istill feel that l
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09

will pursue is not known, but it is thought they may attempt to initiate an act repeating the statewide prohibition law passed by the Legislature, and going into effect Jan. 1 next.
 There can be no constitutional amendments submitted by initia- tion, as there are already three to be submitted, two by the people and one by the Legisla- ture. The Department of Edu- cation initiated an amendment to increase the maximum tax levy for school purposes from seven to twelve mills. The Federation of Labor initiated an amendment to the Initiative and Referendum Law. permitting any number of Amendments to the Constitution at one election. Had this been in force, the people would have voted on equal suffrage next September. The Legislature submitted an amendment for the issuance of bonds to build country highways.
 The anti-gambling crusade that is being carried on in Little Rock by county and city authorities will probably spread to other towns and cities of the state. Heavy fines are being assessed here, and some of those that have been indicted for gaming and exhibiting gambling devices have a good chance of going to the penitentiary. They are to be prosecuted under the White act, No. 153, approved March II, 1915. That act pro- vides that persons who may be interested directly or indirectly in any gambling house, or the exhibition of gambling devices, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and confined in the pen itentiary for not less than one or more than three years. The Act also provides that any sheriff or deputy sheriff who knows or is informed that a gambling house is being operat- ed, or gambling devices are be- ing operated. he shall proceed forthwith to arrest the offend. ing persons, and that failure to do so shall constitute a mis- demeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and re moval from office. It is saic that there are several places ir the state where gambling is be. ing carried on openly. The rigic enforcement of this drastic statute would break up the busi. ness everywhere.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09
WALT MASON ON HOME PATRONAGE

KERSMITH & KICKSHAW deal in hay, and chinese AA and carpet acks They good sports in way they cough every day to make the town better place in which to live and push your face They hire couple of clerks who wait patrons in the store
 nUR crossroads burg they would upbuild, and 1t v with glad people filled. And to that end they blow their scads like truly patriotic lads But when need of eggs few send to Tmbuctoo and when carpet tack wish, it's shipped from Ypsan, Mich Each has the notion in his dome that things best from home; and order hods and hats and hummng birds and maltese cats from strangers remote, who wouldn't know from goat
 vH1E ship away hard earned kae and get fourth W rate junk by mail Say, we fools? Those strangers don't support schools keep the peel his beat help to pave the muddy street They do not paint the village pump build fence around the dump. If our old berg blown away they wouldn't whsp of hay.
 WELL, if we send everything away some time we'll
 w have tax to pay, because likely will have burg will just be out and and down. That don't sound very good, you say?
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planted between the rows. 70 acres in lespedeza clover. He has 100 head of fine hogs of the Berkshire strain and 85 head of Oxford Down sheep. Said he: My sheep are bringing now more than I have ever known in my life, in fact double the price I heretofore got. I got about z lbs of wool per head and sold it in St. Louis averaging $l.O0 per head"
 Mir. Palmer had in 130 acres of cotton last year. He is another one of those progressive farmers who has an automobile and the magnificent roads and splendid even bridges in his territory testify of the real benefit that comes to all of the people of that community because of 1t.
 Leaving the Palmer home the auto heads for home, tho one more stop is made and that under a beautiful big Oak tree where a picnic dinner was  served. Now if there is any thing wrong with your appetite one of these long cross country auto trips will fix it You are always ready to eat ano whether it is a tomato cheese sandwich, a piece of old fashion ed pound cake or a slice of fruit bran bread with dates, raislns and other goodies in 1t, or plain ham sandwich, you eat any old time with a real relish.
 The spedometer showed ovel 89 miles run for the trip as tho motor pulled up at Brinkley ant
 never in all my experience hav' 1 I ever seen as many fine crol prospects in a single days run a' on this.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09
Spraying a Danger to eirds.

It has been commonly reported that arsenica. spraying of trees in New England in order to eliminate the gypsy moth has proved fatal to many birds, but, according to pr. L. O.. Howard. chief of the United States bu- reau of entomology. investigations fail to show any such result. The ab- sence of birds from the regions where spraying has been practiced can be explained by the fact that the spray ing causes . scarcity of insect food. and the birds are obliged to seek this elsewhere.
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chance Pm going to have?"

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 Into Marvell the auto goes at 9:2O o'clock and after, for sever al hours. meeting many of our clever Marvell friends we planned to hie away to the rich farming country south of Maryell but here is where an invitation to fried chicken dinner with kind friends comes ahead of business and the trip is conse- quently postponed until after a most delicious dinner with our old friends. Mir. and Mrs. A. D. Brooks. Brooks. by the way, is again installed in a nice, new drug store and is doing a nice business.
 The drive after dinner was down south of Marvell z miles and we stopped for a visit with Jackson Bros., clever merchant and farmer friends who have a nice general store and several hundred acres of good farm lands, four miles south of Holly Grove.
 Two miles further at Cypert two fine general stores cater to splendid trade. V. E. Cooke & Co.,, and John L. Turner. These firms are old ones. MT. V. E. Cooke came to this identical spot years ago. The old family home is just to the south of the store. While we've been print ing for these good people for many years this was my first visit and the first time in 8 or 10 years that have seen Mir. V. E. Cooke and consequently when he quickly called my name as l unloaded from the motor car and he shook my hand he proved him. self among the real 'elegibles for candidacy for office" While never in his life has he witness ed times so dull, MT. Cooke testi- fled to the fact that STILL there was considerable money being sent out of the county as a re- suit of the advertising campaign of the mail order houses. He KNOWS for he is postmaster. The beautiful corn crop directly in front of the Cooke store would do credit to any Illinois fields and so it was all down in the Cypert country.
 John L. Turner. the other Cypert merchant. was busy with a large force of workmen build- ing a big concrete foundation barn.
 Back to Marvell the motor was headed. Eve been going to Marvell 20 years or more but honest injun" things are just a little duller there now than ever before in the 20 years, but they are looking ahead for a big busi- ness this fall.
 Leaving Maryell at 3:20 the run to J. Coleman Palmer's pretty plantation was made in just 45 minutes. Stopping there 30 minutes we enjoyed some good water and a pleasant visit. MT. Palmer has in 90 acres in
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09
uILEs OF CROPS
.,aus Auto Swings Ls',nd Thro' Monroe
 'd Phillips County .nd Every Where # was Finest Crops Ever

,ipg Brinkley at 6:45 Iues- oming the ARGUS man m his motor car to the !. .+ country. Strange as It ,eem the ladies m tne .ne were wrapped up wltn .oats on to keep warm N this in Arkansas on the | of July. No need for .in climate here, thls ] The temptation to go over the first five miles that was recently work our new Brlnkley towh- lad commission CTS, IS too ,nd therefore the speed- of the car registered the 2O mile per hour Ehile this part of the road Ing covered.
 Eastern Arkansas Demon Farm was reached at elock and we found Dr. the clever manager, a test weighing of a bunch ded hogs, the largest of weighed 500 lbs. Of hey are gaining in weight doctors attention. After tes stay at the farm we tk up to BIackton and eaded direct for Marvell. long the road were new kes telling of the recent hment of R. F. D. Route but of Blackton. John son of J. Coleman Palm hrrier of this route and
 the work in a Ford Car.- Think of it--Black- the nrSt auto mall car bounty.
 B we ride just think of 5. Beginning just south kley and all the way e line the crop prospects yer so promising in the pf the country. Especial true of the corn crops.
 the finest along the
 |. K. Browns which ong near the front and ral hundred acres is all cotton crop on the place on the left of the ut Az miles down is as ny lhave seen the entire (ng the road the cows, d hogs are smiling at amount of peas and
 has been raised and as p signal is given to them out of the way their tales above their proudly trot along down lhead of the auto look lf to say see what a
The Brinkley argus., 1915-07-09

Great Truth Hore. As soon as people a'-s old enough to know better, they don't know anythinS ct all.-Oscar Wilde.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

have temporary use FOR money. It's evident that this makes large ums In the
aggregate available for the employment of labor and the development of the
community. But much more Is accomplished than the use of the money
actually deposited in the banks, for by the use Of drafts, checks and bank
notes the efficiency of money is multiplied several times oyer A very large
business, for example ne Of the great beef packers. may Use very little
actual money! on one side of its bank account will be entered the checks
and drafts IT Is daily receiving from everywhere in payment for meats.
while o the other side will be entered the checks it draws in payment for
cattle etc, its only use of money being for small payments, TO labor and
otherwise.
If there we're but one bank in a community and everybody paid all
bills by drawing checks o. that bank, and everyone receiving a check imme
datey deposited 1t ia the bank, the amount of money in the bank evidently
would not change at all and the entire business of the community would be
settled ON the books OF the bank. And the situation is but slightly changed
when there are several banks, for they daily exchange among themselves all
the checks they receive oil each other, which practically Offset themselves,
although the small balances are paid in cash. This is called clearing and
in every large city there is a Clearing House where representatives of the
banks meet daily to settle their accounts with each other
A bank is constantly receiving from its customers, particularly those that
are shipping products to other localities, drafts and checks drawn on banks
in other cities. which it usually sends for deposit to a few Correspondent
banks in the central cities with which It maintains permanent accounts. In
this way these scattered credits are consolidated and the bank draws upon
these accounts In supplying customers with the means Of making payments
away from home As each local community sells and buys about the same
amount abroad in the course o a year, these payments largely Offset each
other. It Is evident that the banks are very intimately related to the trade
and industry Of a country. The banker Is a dealer in credit much more than
a dealer IN money, and OF course his own credit must be above question. He
exchanges his credit for the credits acquired by the customers, and lends
credit for their accommodation, but he must conduct the business with such
judgment that he can always meet his own obligations with cash OF demand
This is the essential thing about bank credit, that 1t shall always be the
same a cash"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02
MEAT INSPECTION
Strengthening and Selling Meat With
out n License.

Section %. Chapter 1Sl, Session Law
1871. as amended IN 1913, reads as fol-
lows:
ANY person or corporation who
shall sell or offer for sale or expose
for sale az public or private sale, any
meat or food products which have not
been prepared for human consumption
IN the places mentioned in the pre-
ceding section licensed slaughter
house,. or who shall operate said
places without first obtaining from
The said inspector the certificate or
permit mentioned in said section shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, an dshall
be punished as provided in the follow
ing section: Provided, That nothing
IN this Act shall be construed to pro-
hibit any farmer from slaughtering
any animal raised by him and dispos,
ing Of the meat of such animal; Pro-
yided. That said meat was prepared
In q sanitary and wholesome manner
and under proper sanitary conditions
not surrounded by or in proximity
10 communicating conditions of any
kind. and protected at all times M TO
delivery to the purchaser from dust.
dirt. flies and other COMMUNICATIONS.
In prosecuting under this section
Il shall not be necessary TO al|eoo or
prove ina. the defendant did not have
ne certificate or hermit mentioned IN
Tho p~rcreding section nj Tho time fhs
net is ALLEGED 10 have boon committed
tu. the burden shall ia on +he 1-fare-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02
SHORT COURSE FOR PROSPECT
ORS AND MINERS OPENS SOON.

Every %prospector. miner, and mill
man. IN the northwest will he inter
ested in the announcement OF the win
ter short course for miners and pros
pectors at the University OF Idaho,
which opens January 4, next Mt Mos
cow, and coaiiuues for eight weeks,
ending Feb. -
Tkis is the - tern Of the short
cours, at tho liui -. of Idaho, and
It promises to be unusually successful
this year. There are no entrance ~
quirements nor is there any age linz
It. Tho students ages have run from
81 to &C years, and every man that mas
taken the course has found that II mas
improved his earning capacity.
The instruction In tho school is IN
der n corps OF experienced and prao
teal mining men. The courses Of
fered include studies of prospecting.
assaying. minerology, mining geology,
chemistry, mining. ore dressing. gold
and silver milling, placer mining. the
cyanide process. the concentration OF
ores. and other subjects.
This doesn't mean that the pros
pocior has TO study mlne bookkeeping.
or that the placer miner has to make
a study OF concentration and smelling
OF ores. The student who comes 10
take the short course knows the prob
lens he Is up against and knows VIVA,
he needs; he selects the subjects he
desires to study, and the course is
adjusted to help him solve his prob
lens and increase his earnings.
The course has been devised partic-
ularly to help the man who works,
either for himself or others. The man
who will work while attending school
should know after completing These
courses where to look and whore not
to look for ore deposits; how to make
a fire assay for gold. silver or lead;
to figure the distance and direction to
run a drift In order to reach a shaft;
to determine a mineral by using a
blow-pipe; TO figure the best way to
| open up a new prospect: 70 estimate
the size of flume. and the grade neces-
sary to carry a given quantity OF wat
err; and he will know the basic prin-
ciples underlying mining geology. gold
milling and cyaniding: and the con-
~centration of ores.
' There Is no charge for tuition. The
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

only COS; Is for q few books and sup
plies, and for board and oom In Mos
cow, which runs $500 to $500 per week
The University has issued a bulletin
describing The purse and giving all
the necessary Information. II is yours
for the asking. Simply write to the
Mining Department, University OF Ida
no. Moscow. Idaho, and tell them that
you are interested IN the short cours.
for miners and prospectors. The book
VIII be sent TO GU at once.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

Jos. II. Knox, OF Neeley. was a VS.
itor last week at the big exhibit OF
California products maintained In Los
Angeles by the Chamber Of Commerce.
lie also attended the free lectures with
moving pictures that are given daily.
He happened to be In the southland
Just at the time when negotiations
were being completed for continuing
the exposition at San Diego through
out 1916.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

Dougls. Ariz. Dec. latter defeat
ing and driving back to Nacozari a
C~arranza force sent to operate agains,
Kim. General Rodriguez. the villa com
mander. who eluded the Carranza trap
at Cananea 10 das ago. gained pos.
session yesterday OF the Nacazori rail-
road and apparently laid Aqua Prieta.
the fortified Mexican own opposite
here. momentarily open to attack.
Displaying anew the strategy that
characterized his moves az Cananea.
Rodriguez got between the Carranza
forces and the border and movins
northward, reached at two o'clock e.
ierday afternoon the town OF EsquedA.
the shipping point for the American
mining town of III Tigre. So miles
south Of the boundary. AT that hour the
telegraph and telephone wires we're cut
and the Aqua Prieta garrison weaken
ed both In men and artillery by Rod
riguez's tactics, were on the alert last
night for an attack at an time.
The Carranza troops cut off by Rod
rlguez had fur pieces OF artillery, one
OF them n gun mounted on an armored
car. and a number Of machine guns
They we're sent southwark SUNDAY
win two military trains N ona-a,e
AGAINST he vnla commarder son,h ~
NacozarI
Teo,a,ed with Them are obou, "a Am.
,~r,care "a m whom are rl Tigro All
means NJ roachtno the border wore
closed TO them. IL was said. except foo,
rails over the mountains.
Rodriguez fisst met q detachmen.
aboard Carrafa military .raln Mon
y ntett ba cen Cos ana Cai8bas
force f19 and
a q Ee 1e schmer,
81 rs.rn III once t3 heaa
Elfor 4.
o'r neo made Tues
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02
DEA ALL DORE STEVENSON
Teacher Of Piano
30

Mrs. Fannie De Grasse Black, for
many years leading piano pedagoRue
Of Kansas City, says:
while studying with me Mr.. Dea
All Dore Stevenson has displayed
most commendable qualities OF thor
oughness, musical sincerity and SYM
pathetic understanding"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02
VILLA GENERALS AND FIFTH
OTHER OFFICERS SHOT.
Captured by the Caranxa Troops After
Battle I'm Sonora and Immediately
Courtmartialed and Shot.

Los Angeles, Dec. 1.-Two villa gen.
erals. Orestes 0rereyrs and e. Jin.n
ez with 80 other officers of their com
mands were captured today after a
battle on the Fuerte river In Sonora
and courtmsrdaied and shot, accord
ing tosa telegram from General obre
gon { o General Carranza agents here.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

]. r. Sovereign, a former employee
OF the Press. came oYer from Goodins
Saturday night to get his family. They
will make their home at Gooding for
some time.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-02

room house, good. small barn. els
tern and cellar. Price $50 per acre
on very easy terms or will trade for
dry farm or city property in American
Falls. Call or address FRED STINER
Medley. Idaho.