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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Paragould People Have Absolute
Proof of Deeds at Home.

It's not words but deeds that
prove true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Paragould kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of
Paragould people.
Mrs. NJ. H. Oliver, AS f. Court
St, Paragould. says: 81 had sharp,
shooting pains through my back
and my kidneys acted irregularly,
The kidney secretions were un-
natural. Nothing gave me relief
until [ got Doan's Kidney Pills at
the Hopkins Drug Co. Before l
had finished one box, I could see
that they were helping me and
two boxes fixed me up in good
shape. haven't felt the least
sign of kidney trouble since and
my back and kidneys are in good
shape"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills--the same
that Mrs. oliver had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co, Props, Buffalo, N, Y.
*tf
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
Tax Collectors Notice

The taxpayers of Greene county,
Arkansas, are hereby notified that
will be at the places named be-
low, on the dates mentioned, for
the purpose of collecting taxes en-
real and personal property for the
year 1915:
Cache township, Walcott, Mon
day, January 8, 1916,
Bryan township, Light, Tuesday,
January 4, 1916.
Shady Grove township, Shady
Grove school house, Wednesday,
january 5, 1916.
Salem township, dorado Thursday,
January 6, 1916.
Poland township, Finch, Friday,
January 7, 1916.
Spring Grove township, Jim Lit
ties store, Monday, January 10,
1916.
st. Francis township, Bethel sta
ton, Tuesday, January II, 1916.
Collier township, New Hope
school house, Wednesday, January
IL, 1916.
Main Shore township, Miller's
school house, Thursday, January
10, 1916.
Lower Lake township, Brighton,
Friday, January IA, 1916.
Upper Lake township, Hartsoe
bridge, Saturday, January 10,
1916.
Hurricane township. Marmadule,
two days, Monday and Tuesday,
January II and Is, 1915.
Hopewell township, Ahlf's store,
Wednesday, January 10, 1916.
Blue Cane township, Fritt's school
house, Thursday, January 20, 1916.
Reynolds township, Post Oak
school house, Friday, January 81,
1916.
Jones Ridge township, Delaplaine,
Monday January "a, 1916.
Breckenridge township, LATE,
Tuesday, January 25, 1916.
Union township, Gainesville,
Wednesday, January 26, 1916.
Crowley township, Beech Grove,
Thursday, January 81 1916.
Evening Shade township, Swan
Pond school house, Friday, January
Sugar Creek township, Commits
sary, Monday, January 81, 1916.
Friendship township, Halliday,
Tuesday, February 1, 1916.
Hays township, Wallis chapel,
Wednesday, February 2, 1916.
VIII thank all taxpayers who
pay on real estate to bring their
last years receipts with them.
ALBERT NJ. WOOD,
Tax Collector for Greene County.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
Commissioners Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That in pursuance of the authority
and directions contained in the de
cretar' order of the Chancery Court
of Greene county, Arkansas, made
ard entered on the 4th day of No
vember, A D. 1915, in certain
cause (No 497) then pending
therein between Sallie l.. Freeman
plaintiff. and J. B. Kibler, ct al
defendants, the undersigned, as
commissioner of said Court, will Of
fer for sale at public ycndue to the
highest bidder, at the South door
of the Courthouse, in Greene Coun-
t. Arkansas, within the hours OF
legal sales, on Saturday the LIST
day of January, A. d. 1916, the
following described real estate, to-
wit:
The Southwest Quarter OF Section
SO, Township II North, Range &
East, in Greene County, Arkansas
TERMS OF SALE: On credit
of three months, the purchaser to
execute a bond with approved Sc
curity, bearing interest at the rate
of 10 per cent per annum from
date of sale until paid, and a lien
being retained on premises sold to
secure the purchase money.
Given under my hand this 9th
day of December, A. d. 1915.
FRED WATSON,
$3.50 Commissioner in Chancery
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
following settlements and accounts
current of administrators and guar
dams were filed in open court at
the regular October, 1915, term OF
Probate Court, for approval, viz:
Third settlement of S. d. Ed
wards as to VIII Edwards and final
settlement as to Ray Edwards, as
guardian.
Final settlement of E. A. Ramer,
administrator of the estate of D..
Is. Ramer, deceased.
Second settlement of Hattie Mel
ton, guardian for Melton heirs.
Final settlement of A. E. Cathey,
administrator of estate of Jane
Cathey.
Fourth settlement of J. H. Kitch-
ems, guardian for minor heirs OF
lOney ]. Kitchens, deceased.
First and final settlement of Sal
lie l.. Freeman, administrators OF
estate of f. J. Freeman, deceased.
Third annual settlement of G.
IT. Lawless, administrator of the
estate of J. W. McWhirter, deceas-
ed.
Second and final settlement of
M. ]. Vowel, guardian for Vowel
heirs.
Final settlement of D. c. Phillips,
guardian for Swindle and Phillips
heirs.
Final settlement of r. ]. Davis,
administrator of the estate of Attic
E. Davis
Third annual settlement of Andy
Schug, guardian for Lawrence
Schug, a minor.
Third annual settlement of F. r.
Howe, guardian for Addie E. Howe,
Final settlement of ]. H. Jack
son, administrator Of estate of l..
b. Jackson, deceased.
Final settlement of Security
Bank & Trust Co, curator for Ho-
mer d. and BuIah Wright, minors.
Second annual settlement of G.
w. Walbert, guardian for Eugene
Gideon, a minor.
And notice is hereby given that
said several settlements will be pre-
scented to the Greene County Probate
Court on the second day of the reg
ular January, 1916, term, which
will be on January IS, 1916, for
confirmation and all persons are
hereby notified to present their OBJ
iections if any they have, in writ
ing on or before said day, or else
be forever barred from exception
to said settlement or any part
thereof.
Given under my hand as Clerk
of said Court on this Bird day of
December, 1915.
600 G. H. POWELL, Clerk.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Get the best values ever offered
in the latest fashion millinery.
Closing out sale is now going on.
Mrs. S. l.. Byrd. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
Statement of the Ownership, Man.
agement. Circulation. Etc

of Soliphone, published weekly at
Paragould, required by the Act
of August u, 1912.
Name of Editor, Griffin Smith;
Managing Editor, Griffin Smith:
Business Manager, Griffin Smith;
Publishers, Daily Press; Post-office
address, Paragould, Ark.
Known bondholders, mortgages,
and other security holders, holding
l per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages, or other securi-
ties; None.
GRIFFIN SMITH.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this Sth day of December, 1916.
(SeaD J. A. EDWARDS,
(My commission expires Nov. s,
1850
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

You're invited to visit Mrs.
Byrd's Millinery Store. Big sale
now going on-below cost sale on
all the seasons newest headwear
fashions. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Library tables-a swell line of
the latest patterns, pretty chairs to
match See these fine gift ideas.
Bertig's Furniture Department. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Mattresses at the same old, low
prices. Best grades and a big va
riety to select from. Bertig's Fur
niture Department Il
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Kitchen cabinets-the best $40
cabinet you ever saw. See the new
disappearing table front cabinet.
The newest thing out. Bertig'
Furniture DEPARTMENT. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Beautiful rugs-all styles, all
sizes. Make magnificent gifts for
Christmas Big line just received.
Bertig's Furniture Department. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Rockers, dressers, davenports-
all the best grade things in the
way of furniture for Christmas.
Bertig's Furniture Department. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Women, don't fail to attend the
big closing out, below cost sale Of
high-grade millinery. Miss Geor-
gia Compton. 1t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

Visit Bertig's Furniture Depart
ment and see the great display of
things for the home. Make the
most practical gifts for Christmas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS
HAVE BRILLIANT SHOW
ON W.NH RELIEF DAY

suva, FIJI Islands. Dec. ga re-
markable display of native South Sea
pageantry was seen in this town. the
capital of the British ccrwn colony
recently on a day named for raising
funds for the South Sea Islanders
wounded in the British army.
Fijians, Tongans, Samoans. Solo
mon Islanders, Chinese and Hindus,
together with whites, were in the pa
rade- A thousand Fijians were dress
ed as in the old days of the tribal
wars Each man had his face black
ened and he carried a war club or
other native weapon. The costume
consisted of a Kilt of green and yell
low grass intertwined with tape, the
native cloth made from bark, painted
and lined by the Fijian women. Some
of the men wore huge bows of tape
about their waists. The upper portion
of their bodies, however, were bare,
and their powerful muscles glistened
in the tropical sun. The Solomon Is
1anders were CARRIED more wildly in
glazing reds anad brilliant blues.
After the parade the natives spread
a mat upon the ground and threw up
on it their contributions to the fund
coins, yaras, cecoanutss live poultry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

Gen. Villa says he will take to the
hills and stay there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
Am ERlCAN SAFE
AS U-BOAT HITS
JAPAN STEAMER


Londons Dec. 25-The new Japan
ese liner Yasaka Maru, which was
sunk in the eastern Mediterranean
Tuesday by a submarine. while the
steamer was on her way from London
to Japan with / o passengers and a
crew Of 100 aboard was sent to the
bottom without warning, according to
q report received from Port Said from
the agents of the owners
All Of those on board the ship, in
Guiding one American passenger, w. j.
Leigh, were saved The nationality of
the submarine is not mentioned by
the agents and previous reports re-
ferred to- the sinking Of the ship as
. done bY either an Austrian or q Ger
man submersib1e.
The Tasaka Maru was sunk Tues
day afternoon A French gunboat
r~--sd DIP the passengers and crew at
mluntgnE and landed them at Port
Said Wednesday morning. The com
pany provided hotel Accommodations
for theru and is arranging to forward
them ITO their destinations. On the
nazsaassr list were 81 men, 54 women
and Is childreR. most of whom were
report say further
The passengers express great adj
riiratiOns for the skill of the captain
and ofHcafs and for the discipline Of
the crew. Perfect order was main
tanned during the enbarkation which
WAS carried out with the greatest
prom ttt11de-s
W r. leigh is an American citizen,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
EMBARGO ON FISH
FROM NEW FOUNDLAND
TO GREECE is LIFTED

st. Johns, N. F.. Dec, 2s-An-
nouncement was made today that the
New Foundland government had been
advised of the removal of the prohi-
bition of expectation OF nsn rrezs essis
colony to Greece imposed by the
British government some time ago as
an incident of its efforts to obtain the
support of Greece in the Balkan cam
paign. Several vessels laden with
cod which had been held at Gibraltar.
have been permitted to proceed 10
their destinations.
The French government has de-
clined the request of the New Found
land governments, made through the
British colonial office, that New
Feundland fish be permitted free ine0
France. during the war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
WILL STUDY HUGE
STONE AGE QUARRY
NEAR WHITE HOUSE
Scientists WHO Say Old World
Is Really New to Me Il i'll
Washington.

Washington, Dec. 23-Among the
IL learned societies which are to hold
joint sessions with the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress, open
ing here on Monday (Dec. 27) is one
composed of noted savants of nearly
every civilized country of the world,
who are all devoting their lives to the
STUDY of America with a view to OBJ
tanning new evidence that the west
ern hemisphere is really older anthro-
polog1cally than the so-ca1lRd Old
World. These men, forming the In
ternatfonal Congress of Americanists.
after having met every two years
since 1857 in nearly all of the great
capitals of the world, are this year
foregatheEing in washington simply
in order to carry on their discussi ons
with the anthro biological section OF
the Pan-American Congress.
Within three miles. of the White
House, are the remains of a great
quarry which it is said was worked
by the prehistoric stone masons5 OF
America g. long time before the pyr-
arnids of Egypt were built. Here be-
side a branch of Rock Creek is an
extensive area filled with the refuse
of the aboriginal workshops, frag-
ments, chips of quartzite and quartz
broken and partially shaped, nipple
ments, hammer stones and a1vils, II
places to a depth, of 10 feet. The
debris from the low bluffs above, bu'
trenches have been dug and the visit
ing Americanists will be able to make
satisfactory studies. under the direc.
ton Of Prof. william H Holmes
head curator OF the Smithsonian In
stitution, who has thoroughly explor.
ed the quarries.
In connection with the elaboration
of the anthr op illogical secrfon, thu
"A u1ericsnists will consider racial prob
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

tapa and other things. The proceeds
in all amounted to about SIS, 600 cash.
Five hundred Fijians. danced, to. the
beating of a wooden drum or la-h and
a barbara chant. They went through
a warlfke pantomfrne in which clubs
were brandished and feet were stamp
ed in rapid but complete unison,
Then the pantomime came to an
abrupt end with a wild yen.
The dance of the Solomon Island
ers was even more weird. The music
was produced by reed instruments and
the musicians wore uncanny DISCUSSES,
of which long shaggy hair, like that
Of the witch doctors, was a feature
Each dancer carried a curious swan
like objeets painted with characters
like Egyptian hterog1yphies.
The sTokelau Islanders gave a spear
dance Two lines of men facing eacn
other challenged each to combat and
began a series of evoIutions so sug-
gestive of their actually thirsting for
blood that Toke1au women rushed up
to the actors and stopped the dance.
The men then Invested themselves of
their grass and tapa armor and,
wrapping themselves in mats, sang a
number of native songs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

hall street, cigar stand; 20 Bridge
street, cafe; 102 Broad street, cafe.
The crowded patrol wagons were
driven to police headquarters. where
the prisoners were locked up.
Not long. afterward the prisoners
had been locked up, James Mcguire,
who described himself ais a. bartender
at II Stone street, entered police
headquarters, saying he would offer
bail for Leonard B1oomerstock. Ma
guire was Immediately hailed by De-
tectiye Sergeants Horton and Dun
gate, commanders of the raid, as the
Sne man for whom they had war
rant whom they had missed. \ While
he was being taken to a cell, Bloom
erstock's wife bailed her husband out.
She offered a residence in Brooklyn,
worth $4,000, as security
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
GERMANS IN ONE
w EEK GIVE WARSAW
GOOD GOVERNMENT
Poles Once More Enjoy Free
dom in Ancient Capitol of
Ttscir .s.t,ntry.

Warsaw, Dec. 2SETt took the Ger
mans just about one week to install
IN the province Of Warsaw. the most
Important IN ali Poland. a, 20. ern-
fnent that. for the snna,ea s,esssof ats
operation, seems reuhar kable under
the circumstances
Only q few days after; the fall of
Warsaw 1T was announced that Cen
eraI Won veseIer had been appointed
Governor General, not only of the
city but of the district comprising
some 10 square kilometers. Like Won
Kissing of Belheium, he is the SUI
preme authority, with powers tnfin-
itely greater than the Emperor pos
s sesses in relation to Germany.
The Germans found, on taking
Warsaw, a scitizens' committee,'ssof
Poles and Jews, headed by Prince Lu-
bomirski, into whose hands the Rus
slams had confided the welfare of the
city. This committee was allaying as
best it could the needs of the peo-
pie in charitable ways, and wrestling
with the food problem. -
The Germans immediately gave Of
fetal recognition to the committee
and prepared to work hand in hand
with it. But one sub committee, that
in charge of the coal problem, has
been disbanded. Prince LuboInirski
occupies a sort of dual position. He
is, first the native mayor, and sec
ondly the committee head in it's work
Not only Warsaw city but the dis
trict of Warsaw and that of Radzyrnin
adjoining, to the northeast, are sub
ject to the police rules and regula-
tons.
The branch departments Of the
ipraesidiurn include a bureau of COM
rnunal affairs of the district exc1u-
sive of Warsaw district; bread and
flour department.; a complaint de-
partment, where, for instance, citizens
lodge complaints against bakers;
customs office; a veterinary depart.
ment, which4Yhas had enormous
task in Kidding the city of mad dogs;
q censorship bureau which passes on
all plays and films; a pass division
which issues credentials to the resi-
dents of the district; an employment
bureau; and a division which assists
the wives of former German residents
of Warsaw who are interned in ST.
IBERIA and elsewhere.
For the first time in approximately
one hundred years the Poles are now
permitted to produce their native
and anti Russian-plays. Warsaw to-
day has six theatres, including an
opera house, running full blast Each,
is packed to the doors might after.
night, partly with German Officers,
and soldiers, for the most part with
Poles.
BY all means the most. popular pro-,
DUCT on is a play purporting to show
the crue1ties attending the domination
Of Poland by the Russians. 1t is his
torically old. but never has been al
lowed before.
In the opera house some OF the more
popular operas as well as a num-
Der of purely Polish productions are
given There is a really excellent or
chestra' and, especially, number of
first-rate dancers. BY all odds the
favorite opera is Carmen, which is
given two and sometimes three times
! a week. II
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
10 BOOKMAKERS
TAKEN IN DASHlNG
MANHATTAN RAID

New York, Dec. ga big raid1ng
party--eight plain clothes men and
20 uniformed policemen In three pa
troll wagoils-nade a swift tour or
the downtown business section OF
Manhattan, beginning about 4 Q, CLOCK
yesterday afternoon. BY CLOCK
they had arrested 19 alleged makers
of handbooks on the races. The police
invaded II places on warrants issued
by Chief MAGISTRATE McAdoo-cafes,
cigar stands in business buildings, a
barber shop and the offices OF small
express concerns.
The raid was ordered by Commits
sioner4 woods after he had received
many letters from mothers, wives ana
sisters, all of which told similar stor-
les of small wage earners being strip
ped of their salaries weekly by the
"handbookies.
The mothers wrote OF young sons
employed as office boys and clerks In
the financial district who had lost
their small earrings, needed to. help
support modest homes, to bookmak-
ers. who were not above taking bets
of a quarter of a dollar
Rounded Up Big District.
This feature caused Comm!csioner
woods to order Lieut.. Honest Dan"
Costigan to plan the wholesale =rrests
which took place yesterday.
TheSpatroI wagons scurrled up and
down streets, from the head Of Mas
sau to Bowling Green. Alleged hand
bookies were arrested in the following
places:
NO. IS Park Row, Hams cafe;
/ Park Row, a cafe; SO Park Place. a
barber shop; 289 Greenwich street, an
express Office; 194 William street, a
cafe; 224 washington street, a cafe;
3 BurIing Slip. an express office; 113
Pearl street, cigar stand; "a White
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

The water supply IN the water tow
er gave out and the f1remen had to
leave the building to the mercy OF
the flames Mr.. Uhrlaubs who is
an importer Of rugs and tapestry, is
in Asia The furnishings included
Oriental rugs tapestry and curios
brought from the Far East. The loss
on the house alone. will amount to
thousands Of dollars. while the value
of the contents is known only to mr..
Uhrlaub. There was considerable
insurance.
=. Caught WolG.
F.. L. FenwicIo and Alden FLOOD
.caught a half-grown wolf last Thurs
day, in the woods back OF Mr.. Ferris
residence at Sound Beach. Mr.. Fen
wick noticed tracks and blood on the
snow. Following them to a ledge OF
rocks, he found a wolf The animal
began to snar1 and snap. A moose
was made and the animal was caught
and dragged away. The animal had
been living on a dead horse IN the
woods. Mr.. Feny9ie4, said there were
bones enough to have come from
nearly one hundred chickens, and al
so a skeleton that looked like that of q.
calf
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
STIFF FINGERS
HEREDITARY SAWS
HARVARD EXPERT

Boston, Mass, Dec. 23.-In the Pro-
>.->5dznss of the National Academy of
Sciences for Decembery DIR. Cushing
of the Harvard Medical School and
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston,
announces to the Academy some, re-
suits that he has found in studying the
heredityl of ssstiff fingers type Of
congenital 1nalforrnation of the hands
or feet, known as "Sympha1angisrn. y
He has studied the history of a family
which migrated from Scotland to Vir-
ginia in 170O,sand has found that .'stiff
fingers are hereditary with the regu-
larity which is expected in certain
traits
OF the more than 500 descendants
of the Scotch enligrant about IS per
cent. had 'sstiff fingers" In families
in which neither parent was affected
the children were not affected. In
families in which one parent, either
mother or father, was affected, about
half of the children were affected with
the nalforrnation. and cases arise in
which the defect is transmitted in out
spoken form by parent in whom it is
inc0nspicuous-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

An order for 80, 600 tons of steel
rails and fittings, to cost $4,000, 200.
was received from the French govern
nent by the Maryland Steel Co
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
FANCY BISCUITS UNDER
FOOD BAN IN VIENNA

Vienna, Dec. .23-1A ministerial de-
cree has been issued forbidding- the
baking of rolls, biscuits and other
fancy breads and permitting only the
making of loaves of ordinary bread.
The order does not apply to house
holds.
a further order requires persons
possessing raw oils, benzol and tar
oil to report the quantity on hand
the first and 18th of every month.
This order authorized the expropria-
ion of mineral oils if such q, step is
necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
Robbed by Pickpocket.

Gems, valued at over $3.50. and
which have been III the possession of
Mrs. George E. sVred enburg. of Nor
walk, for over 20 years, were discov-
cred missing Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Vredenburg was shopping, and she
carried the jewelry in a pouch. which
was placed in a mesh-bag. She re-
melnbered a. man colliding with her,
apparently accid entaIly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
DESTROYED by Fire

'.Ridgewood Manor" the beautiful
home of John c. Uhrlaub, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday Tae fire be-
gan in a fireplace, probably because
of defective hue.