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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
Brack Thomson Dead
(From Mondays Daily Press

(FrOm Mondays Daily Press
After suffering intense pain for
several days with ptomaine poison
ing, Brack Thomson, aged As
years, one of the best known citi-
zens of Paragould, died at his home
on North Sixth street Saturday
night. Mr.. Thomson became ill
on Friday night, April %. presuma-
bly, from eating some canned salmon.
He did not regard the matter seri-
ously for several days and when he
called in physician his condition
had become critical. The poison had
become so thoroughly distributed
through his system that ant:1otes
gave no relief. During the last
three days OF his illness he endured
excruciating agony and death came
as a relief to him. Mr.. Thomson
was born on a farm near Gainesville
and had been a resident of Greene
county all his life. During the
past few years he has been employ
ed in, Ed Coles grocery store. He
was sober, Industrious citizen and
was universally esteemed and trust
ed. His wife and two children sur
vive him. Funeral services were
held at the Thomson home at nine
o'clock this morning by Rev. c. M.
Reeves. The remains were taken to
Gainesville for interment.
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TERRIBLE TOLL IS
TAKEN IN CALICIA
Hundred Thousand Soldiers Mobi-
Cannon and Many Machine Guns
Taken by Austrians.

Vienna, May 5.-Thirty thousand
Russian soldiers, % cannon and 81
machine guns were captured In
the battle of West Galicia. accord
ing to an official statement giver
out at Vienna yesterday afternoon
The statement follows:
German and tro-Hungarian
troops, in true comradeship Of
arms, gained new victory. Dur
ing the retreat of the Russians aft.
er our victorious battle at Limano-
va, Western Galicia, we captured
the strongly fortified front of the
enemy between the Vistula and the
main right OF the Carpathians.
''In a continued attack, the allied
troops, under the eyes Of Command
er in Chief Archduke Frederick
gained new successes yesterday
Monday. and. advancing ire
sistibly in an easterly direction
forced the Russians to make hasty
retreat.
1.-The Importance of the total sue
cess cannot yet be approximately es-
timated. The number of prisoners
taken so far is 10000. 1t is in
creasing hourly. A great quantity
of war material has been captured
in numerous Russian positions. in
GLIDING % cannon and Ga machine
guns.
ION the remainder of the front
the situation is generally unchang-
ed
BIG ARMY BEFORE CRACOW.
A large Austro-German army has
been steadily concentrating before
Cracow for the last three weeks
with the idea of making new of
fensive movement. All available
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
INDICTMENTS MAY
FOLLOW REPORTS
Grand Jury to Take Notice Of
Charges Made by Legislative
Audit Committee.

Little Rock, May Sit was learn
ed from reliable sources last night
that the legislative committee now
investigating the various state de-
parments will be called before the
pletion of their work. The commit
tee has already submitted three re-
ports charging all kinds of irregu-
eral instances the charges have been
denied by the officials interested
and in order to determine their fall
sity or truthfulness it is proposed
to submit the entire matter to the
grand jury.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
soIIPHoNE PARAGoULD ARK FRIDAY q 1918

the institution, l was offered sever
al other positions, but I preferred
! to come to the Arkansas institution
in order to gain experience under
Dr.. Greene. Later | made special
studies in Europe along the lines
of my work on the medical staff,
that of diagnosing cases of mental
and nervous diseases and the care
and treatment of the insane. MY
trip was shortened by the outbreak
of the war. l had completed my
work in London, but was, prevented
from inspecting the institutions of
France, Germany and Belgium"
RETICENT AS TO Mr.. GARDNER.
Members of the board last night
declined to say whether any COM
plant had been made against l. B.
Gardner, superintendent of the Ar
kansas deaf mute institute 1t is
rumored that Mr.. Gardner is to be
replaced
"The board has never said that
it would not elect Mr.. Gardner"
Mr.. Raney said last night. eve
don't know whether we shall re-
elect Mr.. Gardner or whether we
shall elect someone else. We have
no intention of marking any change
at the school at least while it is in
session. I have nothing to say
about complaints against Mr.. Gard
ner. If we make a change there
will be a reason for it."
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CHANGES MADE AT
STATE HOSPITAL
DR.. G.. B. Fletcher of Medical Staff
Is Replaced by Dr. Davis Of
Harrisburg.

Five employees of the state hos
pital for nervous diseases were given
informal notice Saturday that their
successors had been named by the
board of control of the state charita-
BILE institutions and that the changes
would be effective May Is, says the
Arkansas Gazette. Among the num-
Der were: DR.. G.. B. Fletcher,
member of the medical staff of the
institution; Robt. T. Cook, dentist;
J. E. Flaherty, supervisor; negro
plasterer and gardener. The no.
tice was in the form of list of
appointments, signed by the board
and shown to those affected by DR..
Frank Young, superintendent of the
institution.
DR.. l.. G. Davis of Harrisburg was
named to succeed DR.. Fletcher on
the medical staff. The position pays
$1,000 annually, with board, room
and laundry.
Members of the board were reti-
cent last night when asked why the
change in the medical staff had
been made. T. j. Raney. member of
the board, at his home in Newark,
said over long distance telephone
DR.. Young. He refused to say more.
DR.. Young refused to make any
statement
DR.. Fletcher said DR.. Young had
told members of the staff only a
few days ago that he had asked
the board not to break up his staff
and that he had been assured that
there would be no changes made un-
less there was complaint Mr.. Ra-
ney. when asked if any complaint
had been made against DR.. Fletcher,
would reply only that the matter
had been left to Dr. Young.
SERVED EIGHT MONTHS WITH
OUT PAY.
DR.. Fletcher entered the hospital
May 1, 1912, after his graduation
from the medical department of the
University of Arkansas The first
eight months he was in the institu-
ton he drew no salary. Later he
became a member of the medical
staff, composed of five physicians. In
June, 1914, DR.. Fletcher obtained
leave of absence from the old chart
ties board and went to London,
where he entered the National hos
pital for paralyzed and epileptics
His work was cut short by the out
break of the war, and he returned
to America In September.
DR.. Davis, who will succeed DR..
Fletcher. at his home in Harrisburg
last night, told the Gazette corre-
spondent there he had had 25 years
experience as physician. and had
treated many cases of nervous dis
eases and insanity. although he had
never been connected with an insti-
tuition for the care of the insane
DR.. Fletcher said he had made. no
assertions that he intended to leave
the hospital.
SPECIALLY STUDIED FOR WORK.
'Of course did not expect to re-
main here all my life," he he said.
'but, I had no intention of leaving
in the near future I have been at
considerable expense in securing the
training for this special work, and
I had no intention of leaving it for
some time. At the time I entered
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07

Little Rock, May 3.-Banks COM
posing the Arkansas State Bankers
association have agreed to finance
the expense of the committee en-
gagged in auditing the state depart
ments. Gov. Hays recently issued a
proclamation authorizing the ex-
penditure of $1,000 for completing
upon Judge w. j. Driver of Osceola
the general revenue fund made it
impossible to pay the amount and
the bankers voluntarily agreed to
finance the state warrants
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07

England is thinking. of taking
over the brewing industry. remem-
bering that many Of its most illus
trious families made their money
that way.-Chicago Daily News.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
Paragould District Conference.

Paragould District Conference.
Paragould District conference,
Sunday School Institute and Mis-
sionary Rally at Corning, May 49,
20, inclusive. Rev. A. F. Skinner,
host.
Opening sermon Monday night
at 8-Rev w. B. Wolf.
TUESDAY.
s a. M Evangelistic service
Presiding Elder.
$3.50 a. m. Institute on the Cen
eral Theme: Things Which Tend to
Make an Ideal Sunday School.
(a) Points that make the pastor
efficient in the Sunday school
Rev. M. P. Timberlake.
CD Points that make the super
intendent efficient-F M. Danice.
Co Things that make the teacher
efficient-Mrs. B. B. Biffle.
Cd How secure and train teach
ers-Rev. ]. B. Stewart.
CO. How build and maintain a
growing and interested Sunday
school class-Rev. w. J. Williams.
(f) The organized class-Its work
and value Rev. A. C. Cloyes.
(g) Securing attendance and
promptness-Rev J. L. Baton.
(h) The opening and closing ex-
ercises-how conduct, how long?-
I. C. Bradsher.
ID Sunday school music-Rev. J.
F. Jernigan.
Cd The Importance of our liter
ature-Rev. w. B. Wolf.
(k) Building and arranging the
house for Sunday school work
Rev. A. B. Holtom.
CD How teach missions in Sun
day school?-Rev. w. F. Mlevins.
(m) Children's Day-Rev. H. G.
Summers.
(n) Decision Day-Rev. A. F.
Skinner. os,,
(o) Our Standard of Efficiency
Rev. w. A. Lindsay. 49,
$500 p. m. District conference
organized. 49,,
500 p. m. Institute closed -
Saving our children through the
Sunday school-Rev. F. P. Jernigan.
Building the school into the
church Rev. C. M. Reeves.
WEDNESDAY.
Laymen's work.
500. Evangelistic service
(a) What are the duties Of the
evangelistic, missionary and social
committees and how may the charge
lay leader cooperate with P. c. in
making them efficient?
(b) Plans for district-wide cam
paign of education on missions
Rev. w. B. Wolf.
(c) The Importance of reading
our church papers, especially The
Voice.. M. Daniel.
(d) The Every Member Canvass
Isaac Gilbert.
(e) Sections of the district mad
equately supplied with the Gospel
Rev. M. M. Smith.
CD How may the laymen best CO.
operate with P. E. and P. c. in
supplying these sections?-R. e. L.
Johnson.
(g) How may we cooperate with
other agencies for prohibiting the
liquor traffic, better care of chill
dren, making better homes and
home conditions ?-Hon. G. B. oliver.
$500 p. m. Conference business
continued.
500 p. m. Missionary Rally
Rev. j. F. E. Bates, conference mis-
sionary secretary; Mrs. F. M. Tolle-
son, Mrs. Chas Stedman.
THURSDAY.
500 a. m. Evangelistic service.
$50. Conference business con-
Guided.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
Polk Berry Red.

We have built us yard fence.
We will paint it red as soon as ber-
ries get ripe. Martin School House
Correspondent Russellville Courier
Democrat.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-05-07
FOR HALF A CENTURY

WOODS LIVER PILLS
have stood the test as the
best remedy for Chills and
Fever and all Bilious and
Malarial Diseases. Once
tried always used. Sold
by your druggist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27

healthy their bodies, than IL is in pew
rents, the surprising Of one denomina-
ton by another, and the triumph OF
one party over another?
Filled Pews Not All.
What splendid thing it Is for church
10 be crowded at its Sunday servicesi
How exceedingly proud must be the
members Of the vestry, the session and
other governing bodies of the indi-
vidual churches, which are the centre
OF attention and whose altar steps are
crowded with worshippers on the Sab
bath day! And how buoyant and en-
heartened must be the minister who
looks down from lectern and pulpit
upon a crowded church as he enters
upon the proclamation Of the Church's
message! However, if this crowded
condition of the church Is the height
of the ambition Of these churchmen,
and those who have listened and
paused to worship go not out to re-
mind the workaday world that Jesus
worshipped with them on the day be-
fore, what hope is there for the mon
and the women and the children VINO
have waited long for the proclamation
which can only be heard coming from
the lives of men and women VINO de-
voutly and soulfully worship, the
Christ? Sin-blighted people, foul po--
litical conditions, civic corruption and
social pollution cannot be corrected
by the double living Of men who will
be contented with being proud 70 their
religion on Sunday and pigeonholing
it for the rest OF the week, when dur
ing the other six days those who toll
under and with them are ever seeking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27
INSIST STONEMEN
CHANGE RITUAL
Philadelphia Clergy and
Laymen Protest Against
Certain Rites.
tBy Telegraph 70 Tns 1ftounsl

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-More than
800 ministers and laymen, representing
ali the Protestant churches in the city
Of Philadelphia, assembled in the Arch
Street Methodist Episcopal Church this
afternoon and voted practically unani-
mously to have committee wait on
the Rev. II. c. Stone and George
Wharton Pepper, leaders Of the Stone
mems Fellowship, Of 100000 members,
and demand that they modify the or
ganization's ritual. The ministers and
laymen are determined that the third
degree" rites Of administering the
sacrament Of the Lords Supper and the
laying on of hands" or Confirmation,
by Protestant Episcopal Bishop shall
be eliminated.
Just what the combined ministers
and laymen would do in the event of the
Rev. Mr.. Stone and Mr.. Pepper refusing
to meet their demands was not taken
up. One of the ministers urged that
some action in view of this exlgency be
determined on, but his motion was
voted down. 1t was made apparent that
the vast majority sought to avoid any
thing that might seem like clash. It
also was apparent that the consensus
of opinion among the ministers was
that in case the leaders of the Stone
men refused the request they would
call on their church members to with
draw from the Stonemen. This will
mean that 100000 men will be asked 70
chose between their church and the
fellowship.
Messrs. Stone and Pepper recently
made public statement of their views
and declared very emphatically that
under no conditions would the founders
of the Stonemen back down or modify
their ritual. They said fatty that the
club would stand OF fall by its present
rites.
The clergymen and laymen voted to-
day TO accept a report that was sub
mitted by a group of interdenomina-
tional clergymen who were respon-
sible for calling the meeting. This re-
port was read by the Rev. DR.. Angus
tus Z. Barnett, who was also secre-
tary of the meeting. It included a
preamble and statement of fact, con-
GLIDING with a resolution of recon-
mendation TO the Stonemen leaders.
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Brigham, at IL a. m, on THE Begin
nings Of Life; or, Spiritual and Ma
terial Evolution"
Swedenborgian.
New Church, 35th St. between Park
and Lexington avs, at IL a. m; the Rev.
Julian K. Smyth will begin series OF
four notable sermons on The Ger
tainties Of Belief" the specific subjects
being The Christ" The Bible" SAL
walton" and Immortality"
Unitarian.
All Souls, II o. m; the Rev. Roger
S. Forbes, OF Dorchester, Mass. will
preach.
Messiah, Park av. and oath ST., the
Rev. John Haynes Holmes. How Can
Faith Survive the Darkness Of Our
Day." at IL 6. M; s:l5 p. m, the Rev.
Dr.. Merle 81. Croix Wright, "Collectiv-
ism VS.. Individualism."
Universalist.
Divine Paternity, Central Park West
and 18th St, the Rev. DR.. F. o. Hall, IL
o. m, "A Trip to Agnosticism and Re-
turn; 1880 p. m, as Prayer a De-
lusion!"
Miscellaneous
Eighth Avenue Mission, 2so Eighth
Avenue, DR.. K. Samuel Levermore will
preach.
Free Synagogue, Carnegie Hall, II
q. m, Birth Control as Moral ISSUE
by DR.. A. Jacob and DR.. S. S. Gold
stein.
Hudson Theatre, West Forty-fourth
Street, 8 p. m, Professor Everson,
What and Where Is HE'LL" The au-
dience at these services have increased
to such an extent that hereafter they
will be held at the Hudson Theatre In
stead Of at the Fulton.
Temple BETHEL, Fifth Avenue and
Seventy-sixth Street, IL a. m, DR.. Sam
uel Schulman on "The international
Mind"
Young Mems Christian Association,
Twenty-third Street, 3:45 p. m, Com
missioner Burdette G. Lewis on Prison
Discipline in It's Relation to Parole"
Young Mems Christian Association,
West Fifty-seventh Street, p. m, the
Rev. DR.. William II. Morgan, From
Pudding Furnace TO Pulpit"
Young Mems Christian Association,
West 125th Street, 4 p. m, Colonel
Thomas 8. Lamoreux, commanding Of
fcer at Fort Wadsworth, will speak on
Young Mems Christian Association In
the Life of the Enlisted Man."
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Churches Must Unite
to Fulfil Their Duties
Concerted Action Irrespective of Denominations and For
Getting Individual Gain, Could Win New Yorks
Ear to Things Divine

worship which adheres TO the prin-
ciples Of Jewry; and the Protestants
that 1t was the voluntary organization,
irrespective of church affiliations,
which acclaimed the Christ to be the
Saviour Of mankind and sought to fol-
low his teachings.
These differentiations have little
meaning for him who is most anxious
TO find the way out Of life's labyrinth
of ontanglements unless each Of the
foregoing definitions Of the church is
put into living and dynamic self-sac-
rifcing Interpretation.
Is the church In New York seeking
TO give such an Interpretation of its
mission? Is II interested more IN the
people, their spiritual enlightenment,
the broadening Of their mental horizon
and the strengthening and making
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27

definitely learned, but there was hint
that the publication Of "The Morning
Eagle" would be suspended In the near
future and that efforts would be made
TO find purchaser for "The Evening
Star"
Ii was expected that Mr.. Hood would
be prepared 10 file a schedule Of the
assets Of Mr.. Smith, but il was learned
yesterday that the task OF assembling
this data would be much greater than
was at first believed. The newspapers
were the first enterprises into which
the trustee made investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27

for reminders that Jesus has passed
this way.
Consecrated Laymen Needed.
The majority of the ministers IN New
York are feeling the need Of band Of
consecrated Christian laymen whose
hearts God has touched, that they may
go each day between the Sundays hand
in hand about the community Of which
they are a part, telling the story of
the Advent and of the hope il has
brought TO the world Of sin-suffer-
ing and diseased burdened humanity.
To do this virile faith in the
Church's place in the community is
needed. and an abiding confidence in
each other.
Ihirty-seven per cent Of the Protes-
tart residents OF New York does not
make even the claim TO any kind of
regular church attendance, 80 per cent
OF the Jewish population OF the city
has placed itself in the same class,
and 10 per cent Of the Roman Catholic
constituency is regular in its alb
senteeism, while many thousands of
those who claim to be regular church
attendants go to church only spasmod-
lcally or when there is nothing else
they can do. This is a condition for
which the Church alone can answer.
But how can IL face its task when
each denomination seeks its own Sc
curlty only In surprising the rest
How can the Church's mission to the
greater part of New York be accom-
plished with individual churches
throughout all the boroughs seeking
only their own perpetuation
Churches Must Unite.
The individual church and the sep
arate denominations deserve TO live
only so long as they minister 10 the
three-fold life of their various COM
munlties; and the church which does
not lift aloft its voice in the daily
living of its adherents deserves only
the irksome grind and monotonous
drudgery which inevitably come as il
seeks to live unto itself.
With the continued growth of the
church falling annually behind the in
crease in the city's population and the
dlstrust OF the church increasing in
the minds Of many people, the church
needs TO cast about for a leadership
which will direct its scattered parts
neare' together and bring the individ-
from one vantage point the voice of
the people to which the church is pre-
eminently commissioned may be heard.
A churchman who came from the
Southwest two years ago to reside in
New York and to fill a position with
an international religious organization
said to me this week: There is no
where in the world such centre for
religious organizations, boards, COM
mittees and propaganda as in New
York, and | do not believe there is a
city where there is as little religious
zeal and enthusiasm" This is dis
couraging if we are to measure the
efficiency of such propaganda and the
work of these committees and boards
by the failure of the agencies TO 20
directly to the heart Of the situation
at the home base.
II would not be difficult to bring all
the people Of New York 10 the attitude
Of prayer tomorrow if united Chris
tian church, including all board and
committee secretaries, would come to-
gether in cooperative agreement
based upon a driving and impelling
faith in its own teachings.
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SERMON TOPICS TOMORROW
Baptist.

Central. the Rev. DR.. Goodchild, II
a. m. "Can We Trust the Bible u; 3
p. m, philip Dodgeridge and HIS
Hymns" -. s...o.
Fifth Avenue, at Forty-sixth Street.
Young Mems Bible Class, s:4o a; m.'
the Rev. DR.. Woelfkin, is GOD an
Absentee or Governor Of the universe
First. Broadway and Seventy-h'hth
Street. the Rev. Or. Haldeman, i a. m.
"The Wonderful Teaching OF the
Tabernacle in the Wilderness; p. m.
as Endless Future Punishment .
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d. CHARLES ". WEIGH.

~. ,he church that is IN New YORK
p0 The peoples benefit or do
: q. people Cpl szi,. to support the church ,
vac ~. -. church would save Itself. the
y ' problem must be correctly
'0,' re- and the question here asked
' ms. be Faithfully and hsr0i'slly an
,vered. T., Nav york ~
vs.. i. I'll, The answer to this 9ue.-
"H' III, be variously given by Jews,
S ssn. MI, Catholics and Professionals. The Ih
Roman s"n.a Catholic, would say N it wa, ys the
Cn' .. under the direction Of Cardinal
.H and which sustains an ALE
- . "a the Pope Of Rome; the Jews
gid say that It was that form o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27
RECEIVER FOR PAPERS
OF EX-SENATOR SMITH
Newark Fidelity Trust Named
for Eagle" and Star"

The New Jersey Chsncery Court be-
gan yesterday the adjustment Of the
financial ENHANCEMENT Of the once
wealthy Democratic boss, banker and
manufacturer, ex-United States Sem
stor James Smith, jr., Of Newark The
Fidelity Trust Company OF Newark.
which had been named as trustee fol-
lowing the filing of an assignment by
Mr.. Smith, was appointed by Vice
Chancellor James +. Howell receiver
for the Newark Daily Advertiser Pub
fishing Company. which publishes "The
Newark Morning Eagle" and "The New
ark Evening Star"
The application for the receivership
was made by Assemblyman Charles c.
Pilgrim, acting for Louis Hood, general
counsel for the Fidelity. As TO the
plans Of the receiver nothing could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-27
SERVICE FOR JEWISH POLICE
Rabbi Silverman to Preach Sermon at
Annual Affair, December 8.

The annual religious services for the
Jewish members OF the Police Depart
men. will be held at IL a. m. Sunday,
December 5, at the Ten pie Emanuel,
Fifth Avenue and Forty-third Street.
The Rev. DR.. A. Blum, department
chaplain, will deliver an address Of well
come and the Rev. DR.. Joseph Silver
man will preach the sermon.