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Educational
INTER-COUNTY RURAL SCHOOL
 CONTEST.

INTER-COUNTY RURAL SCHOOL
 CONTEST.
 Returns from the second h. ter-County Rural School Con test have been announced by the State Department of Education. The data for this contest is gathered by means of Rural School Score Cards in the hands of the County Superintendent. The contest was introduced two years ago by Prof. J. l.. Bond, Supervisor of Rural Schools, and it is proving very successful in placing before the public the needs of the rural schools in such a way that the needs are supplied.
 Garland County won the cup this year, having 49 per cent of it's schools rated as Class A schools. Garland County also won it last year. We, of Mon- roe County, remember Garland County as our successful com petitor for the First Prize at the State Fair last fall. We wish to to serve notice right now on Superintendent Crockett of Gar land County, that we are in the race not only for the First Prize at the State Fair but also for the Loving Cup in the Inter- County Rural School Contest for the year 1915.
 RESULTS OF THE CONTEST IN MONROE COUNTY Schools scoring 90 to 100 points will be rated as Class A schools; those scoring 75 to 90 points as Class B schools, and those scoring 60 to 75 points as Class | c schools.
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THE record made last year by a 16 year old Monroe County farmer boy. the late Oscar Miley of Keevil township, in raising about 90 bushels of corn to the acre, is in itself enough to cause the men of Monroe County, to do a little thinking. This lad raised this big prize winning yield of corn, by simply mixing brain with brawn. The idea of any afrmer in this day and time having to plant and cultivate from 3 to 5 acres of land in order to produce a yield equal to that grown by this 16 year old boy is a reflection on the farmers. Monroe County farmers this year have the benefit and ad- vantage of a special farm Dem- onstrator and they can easily learn how the corn club boys go about mixing brain and brawn in progressive modern intensified farming.
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exceed the whites two to one in Monroe County is because of the system that we have here. The gohbling up of hundreds, yes thousands of acres of lands by a few white men, these lands being heretofore profitable cul- tivated by negroes under the mortgage system, is the cause of it. The system is bad its wrong and under it our coun- ty can't grow nor fill up with desirable white citizens. We must change up this miserable system and it's up to the white men of Monroe County to bring about this change.
 If the white farmers of Mon- roe county who are now living on their farms can wake up there will be a change now and it will come quick. If they will demand the building of perma- nent rock roads thro' out the county the white farmers of the northeast and west will come in to Monroe county most gladly just as they have done and are doing in other states and coun- ties, when they put away the back woodsy, primitive ways and have built-real roads.
 It is no wonder that white farmers will not live in Monroe county. The miserable hardship, depriviations and losses they have to suffer as they are next to imprisoned and surrounded on their farms by loblollies of mud is enough to disuade any white man from moving to Monroe county farm.
 The negroe farmers of Monroe County are among the best in the South and it is not to their discredit that they out number the whites in Mon- roe county two tC one. We do not need to dispose of them, for taken as a whole they are good citizens and are doing their part in the development of the coun- ty. 1t is not that we need less negroes but more white men and we will get them if the people
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Two of ClarendOn's Three
 Banks Combine

Clarendon, Jan. 20.- Stock holders of the Citizens bank and of the Bank of Clarendon have voted to consolidate the two banks under the name of the Bank of Clarendon. The capital stock of the new hank will be $50, 900 and officers will be as follows: J. s. Thomas Sr., Pres. : w. l.. Jefferies. Vice President; J. k. Pinkley. Cashier; G. w. Sherrill IT,, Assistant Cashier; Directors. w. l.. Jefferies, R. l.. Benton, John B. Moore, J. P. Lee, J. s. Thomas Sr., George w. Chedister. Henry Adams, R. N. Counts. all of Clarendon, and F. Trotter of Roe. Ark.
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THE Monroe County Sun is now being conducted by W. B. Bradley a former Missouri Newspaper man and the ARGUS extends to him d cordial well come to the Monroe county news paper field. The Clarendon people are getting a good newsy local paper ffom the rev editor and if he will drop the old patent side we believe the sun will shine with yet more brilliant rays.
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IF there is anything on this earth that sounds like real music to the newspaper man it is the voice of the man or woman who says ''please credit me with this cash on my subscription" The idea of having 700 to 800 people owing each a dollar or two and these hundreds being scattered everywhere, is . hard proposition flor a newspaper man.
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THERE'S something for. every man, woman and child in Brink ley to do in the making of a better, bigger, brighter Brinkley. There's no excuse for any loyal Brinkleyite to "Sit flat" and use the hammer. We are going to have a better town this good year of 1915 than ever before.
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Much Money in Sweets.

Last year William M. Johnson, of Heber Springs. raised 225 bushels of Nancy Hall sweet potatoes on one acre of land. The potatoes were of uniform shape with smooth surfaces. Mir. Johnson received an average of $1 a bushel for his trouble. It IS cited that Cleburne county has never raised enough of this crop for it's own needs.
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< sdbscription Price $50 Per Yesr

THE farmer who is satisfied ''as yield of 20 bushels of corn per acre in county like Monroe where a 16 year old boy. makes without Fertilization nearly 90 bushels to the acre. isn't much of a farmer.
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of Monroe county will merely throw down the bars and give them a chance to get to the country as other counties are do- ing.
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lnvlgoratlng to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
 GROVES TAsTELEsS chin TONIC, drives out Malaria, ,enriches the blood. andbuilds up the sys- rem. true Tonic, For adults and children. soc.
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The price of midling cotton in Brinkley today was $5.00.N
 Cotton seed $6. 0O per ton.
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Cotton in Brinkley 17
 Years Ago

The following is the number of bales of cotton weighed by weigher Kelly, up until tonight, Ian 20 1908
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TAX AxlcoLLEcTOR's NOTICE

Notce<iyhefeby given that will attend at the tims places given below with the Monroe County Tax Books f purpose of collecting the current State County School Cir other taxes for the year 1914, viz
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To Prevent Blood Poisoning

lppiy at once the wonderful old reliable DR PJRTER'S ANTISEDTIC HEALING OIL, a sur. xical dressing that relieves pain and heals a, the same time. Not a linimeut. 25c. soc Slr
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;uFss 0ld Sores, Other Rsnsdlss Won't Curs. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing. ire cured by the wonderful. old reliable pr 'orteras Antiseptic Healjng Oil. It relieves
 sin and Heals at the same time. 25c. Soc. el of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
NEW TRIAL FOR MRS. CARMAN
VIII He Accused AgnIn OF Murder OF
Mrs. bailey.

FREEPORT. ". Y, February 1.-Af-
ter conference with William Bailey.
whose wife was shot dead In the office
Of Dr. Edwin Carman last June, Dis
trict Attorney Smith. Of Nassau
County. announced that Mrs Flor
ence Conklin Carman would be placed
on trial again, accused Of the murder.
The first trial resulted in n disagree
mcnt, and since then Mrs. Carman has
been at liberty on bond OF $4,000.
District Attorney Smith stated he
would endeavor to have the second trial
started In Mineola In May or early in
June.
Mrs Bailey was consulting DR.. Car
man professionally in his Office, which
was IN his home here, on the night or
Jun" 30. when some one on the lawn
broke n pane OF glass in Il window.
thrust In pistol and fred one shot.
ihe bullet killed Mrs. Bailey.
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sioner OF Labor of Canada. who was
recently employed by the Rockefeller
Foundation to conduct an Investigation
into Industrial relations
Mr. Mitchell said that where men are
unorRanized. the death rate is higher
and the wage rate lower.
For Instance he said. 1.-THE death
rate In Colorado and West Virginia
Is about six per 1000. In other locali-
ties, where the men arc unorganized.
they are inclined to take risks that
organized men Will not take"
Mitchell testified he believed certain
improvements had resulted toward the
bettcrment of tho condition of workers.
AS an example, he pointed to the United
States Steel Corporations
ON the other hand" Mr.. Mitchell
continued, the great combinations have
done much harm to the workinEmen.
For instance. many of the big corpora
tons refused to treat with organized
labor. This Is n great mistake"
DENIAL OF ASSOCIATION
CAUSE OF REVOLUTION
Mr.. Mitchell said II was the denial of
industrial association that caused
industrial revolutions" in Paterson,
West Virginia. Lawrence, Mass, and
other places. There can he no industri I
peace. he said. until all working people
have the right to bargain for the sale
of their labor.
Working people do not want bcne-
factions or charity. They want indie
pendencc and the right to bargain col
lectively," he said
AS for violence in labor disputes Mr..
Mitchell said he did not approve of il.
Put because one man is violent
that's no reason to condemn every
worker" said he. "If one banker ia n
scoundrel AMI wrecks a bank causing
thousands much suffering, that is no
reason why we should condemn all
bankers"
CONTINUES Ills TESTIMONY
AGAINST ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amos Pinchot was the first witness
to-day. He was permitted to finish the
reading Of testimony he had not con-
Guided while on the stand on Saturday.
hut which had been placed in the
record. In this he had accused the AS
sociated Press of Partially TO the cap
italistic side of labor controversies In
the handling OF news.
Il do not believe" said Mr.. Pinchot.
after finishing the statement. that the
Associated Press will carry on its wires
dispatches concerning my testimony
here about IL. There is bylaw in
the Associated Press which provides
that any member printing news derog-
htory to the Associated Press will be
disciplined and is subject to losing Its
franchise
Commissioners Walsh asked the wit
ness if he knew of any instance OF n
member of the Associated Press being
disciplined for the violation Of the al
legged bylaw. Mr.. Pinchot replied
that Mr.. Mccormick. editor OF the Chi
cage Tribune, had been so disciplined
some years ago. The commissioners
then asked the witness If he knew OF
any public record Of such bylaw. To
this Mr.. PinchOt replied that last year
Clarence shearn. in fling n complaint
against the Associated Press in behalf
of the New York Sun, had included the
alleged bylaw in the papers
The witness said that he himself had
copy of the bylaw. After being
asked by the commissioner to produce
IT. he was excused without further
questioning.
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IIILANTHfaoPIC FOuNDATIOSs
BENEFICIAL SOCISII1

me Phi!anthropic foundations have
oeen beneficial socially. in the opinion
OF me witness. He cited the Libraries
established by Carnegie. and the medi
cal research work made possible nv
Rockefeller.
John Mitchell. discussing tho Rookie.
teller plan of settling labor troubles
in Colorado said:
NO GOOD can come out of such q
pan The unorganizcd men can II.
depended upon to select to represent
mem only men the bosses want
Thcy may not he directly inHucnrcd
to do this. but there will he An lnd,-
rect influence, which they cannot re-
sist
we have gone through such n thing
before The slogan. we nigh, M
Vol starve idle as starvc working {,
VIII naturally be raised again Just ms
II was during 1900 in the anthracite
1clds."
Mr Mitchelrs reference was 10 the
pan OF collective bargaining. suggest
ed TO tho Rockefeller interests bv
w. l.. mckenzie King. former Commits
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German

BERLIN. February (hy wireless
10 Sayville) The official statement
issued to-day by the German gem
cral army headquarters says:
I'm the western war theatre there
is nothing Important to report.
On the East Prussian frontier
nothing new occurred.
ITO the southeast OF Mlawa, north
of the Nistula River (Northern Po-
land). the Russians were driven out
of some places which they had oc-
cupicd the day before.
''On the German front Central
Poland), south OF the Nistula. the
Germans gained further ground.
ITO the south of the 1'ilica River
Southern Poland) the German at
tacis were renewed"
The following official statement
was given out tonight:
owing to the favorable weather
conditions. there was much military
activity In Russian Poland and
West Galicia. Local successes were
attained at many points.
New Russian attacks west of
Lupkow Pass tCarpathians) were
repulsed. We captured five officers
500 men. two cannon and two ma
chine guns in an engagement on n
wooded mountain ridge.
Nothing of Importance has oc-
Cured In Bukowina. In the south
ern theatre the situation is un-
changed
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CHOSEN TO GO TO MEXICO
IN INTI,IlI.su nt, n,,

I'm ANTONIO. TENAS, February
@, West. former assistant United
sites district attorney here. TO-DAY
was informed that he had been select.
e 60, ny PRESIDENT Wilson to go to Mexico
IN me interest of peace" lie left To-
night for Washington.
iresn mably Mr.. West will act as tho
H., representative of the Presi-
denl In the southern Republic
My only Information Is that baye
neeh selected to go to Mexico in the
interest or peace" he stated. II ac-
S ,, me honor cheerfully. and only
nope that my mission will not no In
vain" ' III
MT. West is considered exceptionally
vel informed on conditions In Mexico.
ana IS said to be personally acuuaint-
ed with almost all OF the men who have
taken n prominent part In the affairs
VI .he republic during the last half
century. Recently he spent several
years In Mexico studying conditions.
Mr.. West Is n native OF Austin, Texas
and has Dracticed law in this State for
thirty years.
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ALARMED FOR SAFETY
OF DIkITISII SIrHJECTs

WASHINGTON, February I.-Alarm
ed for the safety Of British subjects in
MEXICO City rs result of tho re-
ported cutting or by Zapatn forces of
the main water supply. Counselor Bar
clay, OF the British embassy asked the
state department to-day what Il had
learned OF conditions there He wns
told that according to It's advIoes. the
city had an adequate water SUNNY. and
that there had been no reports OF yio-
lence.
From Tampico. Consul Devan sen, TO-
day copy of n decree Issued bv Gem
cTnl Pablo Gonzalez, military command
or there which announced that "alI
foreigners. whose completely ana con-
niS"hce win tho enemy can he proved,
VIII remain arSject to the law OF inn.
uary %. 1852 execution by firing
squad)."
MA troops are advancing on Piedr,
NeRras. repairing ms they go the rail.
way between Monclova and Barroter,r
winch had been torn up by Carranzn
FORCES. the department. was informcd
Htherai AnHelez, villa leader. has
driven all opposing forces away rron,
Monterey and towns near nv
ihe Carrnnza agency Tonight n,do
pub'ic dispatch from General ca
rama claiming victory for hIs forca,
ht Guadalajara The message an ia 49,
Generals tonturas and Ortega. pne,ny
.o,hlhahacrs' were among those kiIIe,I
M supply trains of tho enemy. inclu1.
LIZ more IMAM 300 cars. thirty locomo-
,,,,,,1,, eairlecn cannon OF rs and so
lI,iIiimctrcs. thirty-two chcsts Win
grenades. eight machine guns and -
large quantity OF Ammunition cIo,,
rug anu horscs. were CAPTURED the dis
phtch said. and 500 OF the enemy wera
ana ooo taken prisoners
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JESUS CARRANZA SHOT,
"FIRST Chief" REPORTS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
the Conventlonalists. FREDERICK Gam
boa. a former Cabinet minister under
PRESIDENT Huerta, and once ambas-
sador to the Washington government.
was reported as having been slated for
the position of Provisional President.
WEALTH AND RESOURCES
SAID TO HE RELIED UPON
IN the new movement, the wealth OF
the "Cientifico" party and the military
talent and resources OF the Orozco
revolution arc said to be relied upon
to combat the Villa and Carranzn
strength. Both officers and soldiers
who fought with Orozco In his revolu-
ton against tho Madero government
hnve retained largely their orgnniza-
ton. few OF tl,m taking part In the
conflicts during the last year. Genera,
Yncz Sniazar, former Oroxco chief
tain, already is I'm tho field in chihuahua
state.
Several OF those connected with the
san Antonio meeting which was pro-
noted originally by Arturao Elias a
former Hucrta consular official, have
asserted that permission to hold the
conference had been granted by the
United States government. During the
last two days some OF the most promi-
ncnt soldiers connected with the former
Huerta and Dlaz governments have met
here or at San Antonio. Elias at pres
ent is In Los Angeles, interviewing
several of the delegates sojourning in
California.
Detectives here to-day were InvestI-
eating the destination Of the large
shipment of rifles and cartridges held
recently by authorities at San Diego
Cal, on their way from New York to
Topolohnmpo. Pacific port The shin
ment, which was first supposed destined
ior the warships OF some European
power. they 4clieve was coptracted for
by the movement in Mexico
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.RESENTS REFERENCE TO
P|ECEMEAL LEGISLATION
Secretary Garrison Makes Public
Letter He Sent to Senator
Chamberlain.
CHARGES AGAINST OFFICER
Unless Trained Personnel Is Proyid-
eli for Country's Coast Defense
Guns, They Might as Well BE Dis
mantled, War Cabinet Officer Saws.

! WASHINGTON. February 1.-secre
tarY Garrison Tonight made public
letter he had addressed to senator
Chamberlain. chairman OF the Senate
Military Committee, sharply Directing
to Characterization OF pending admin
istratlon bills to strengthen the army
"as picccmeal Legislation" The letter
declared that unless Congress provided
the trained personnel to man them.
the country's coast defense guns NIGH
as we'll be dismantled.
Senator Chamberlain recently wro,o
10 tho secretary. advising that Con
Eress would be unable to enact tba
"piecemear legislation proposed by the
war Department. and asking that the
department submit a general measure
for reorganization OF the army. based
on n plan drafted by the general STAFF
In his reply. Secretary Garrison sns
Eested that persons outside o. tin
department were getting tho COMM,
."es ear. and intimated that an Of
rcer OF the general staff had been
transferred from WASHINGTON sim
time ago because OF his activities IN
this connection. This officer. Whoa
name neither the secretary nor son
ator Chamberlain would divulge, MIR
GARRISON said. was continuing his ac-
tivities. and had caused his views 4,
be published In several newspapers"
After expressing regret at the ,tti.
tudc OF the Senator toward the mend.
ing pills. which he thought wcr.
heartily approved by the committee
Mr.. Garrison said:
IF we could deal with the question
Ideally. tho proper way to do would be
TO prepare one great bill, embracing
everything and ask that It be accepted
ms whole and thus enacted When !
tame TO consider the recommendations
which | should make to Congress-. Tho
plan to secure the completion or tho
units we already possessed seemed To
me to be absolutely convincing. All
military experts. think, agree TINT
the unit you have should he complete;
and that II you have units which ar.
incomplete in themselves, you are In
duclng neffectivencss
Other recommendations were along
the line OF the military policy recon-.
inended by the general staff. II is n
fact that all the bills had the approval
of the general stan, excepting the
coast artillery increase bill. That did
not proceed from the general STAFF
Here again II Ia matter OF judc.
ment: md | felt that since We were so
woefully behind In furnishing our
quota for this essential work, we should
make that up. even IL 1t produced a
disproportion. AS you know, we have
lenses. and have relied upon tho Ma
tional Guard to furnish one half tho
personnel ana have agreed to furnish
the Other half from the regular army
The National Guard has not been
able to fulfill its part, and we have not
come anywhere near filling our part.
All that 1 am asking for Ia that we
should live up to our own agreement I'm
this respect"
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French

PARIS. February 1.-The French
War Office this afternoon gave out
an official report on tho progress
of the war. which reads as follows:
The day of January 81 was
marked. as had been january 30 by
artillery fighting, which was par
ticularly spirited in all the northern
region.
TO the southeast OF Gpres the
Germans endeavored to attack our
trenches to the north of the canal,
hut this movement was immediately
checked by the combined fire of our
artillery and infantry
Along the entire Aisne front, as
far rs Berry -au- Bac. our batteries
were successful at certain points
in demolishinc trenches in course
of construction. as we'll as shelters
for machine guns. and in silencing
several mine throwers. as well rs
certain artillery dctachments of the
enemy.
"ln Champagne. to the northeast
of Mesnil les lIurlus. we perfected
our organization In little forest
which We took possession Of the
day before yesterday.
January 81 was relatively calm
in the ArgOnne, where the Germans
seem to have suffered heavily in the
recent fighting.
There is nothing of interest TO
report from the fronts In the
Woerrc district, in Lorraine and in
the Nosgcs."
The official communication issued
tonight by the War ONCE was as
follows:
THE night OF January 31-Fcb-
ruary l was very quiet. In the
morning Of FEBRUARY l the enemy
made a. violent attack on our
trenches to the north OF the road
between Bcthunc and La Bassee.
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MAKE FURIOUS ATTACKS
on FRENCH POSITIONS

PAR1S, February 1 t5:15 p. M).-On
Friday and Saturday. nights the Ger
mans again made furious attacks on
the French positions ut Givcnchy-Ies-
La Bassee and cuinchy, says a Havas
dispatch from St Omer. in Northwest
ern Franco.
The Germans tried desperately to
pierce the English lines the message
adds, but, after violent bayonet strug-
gles the Scotch Highlnnders drove
them back with great loss
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Child Labor Warrants.

G. j. Sparks, a baker, was yester-
Gay arrested on a warrant sworn out
~ Miss /. VI. Harbour, of the state
l'cIaiti ncnt OF Labor. charging him
WIN Violating tho child labor law
Policeman Walker made the arrest.
MISS barbour also sworc out war
rant Tor William Kelly, Jr. merchant
Whom she charged with employing chill
ur'h NOR" than ten hours a day. Po-
hccman Walker also served the war
RANT. Both mon VIII he arraigncd In
the Police Court to-day.
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RESERVE AGENTS MEET
Expected TO Spend Several Days IN
Washington Discussing Details.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-Fedcral
reserve agents who are the govern
ments representatives at the twelve
reserve banks met to-day with the Re.
serve Board and discussed details of
their work. Tho agents are expected
to spend several days here, and will
devote much OF their attention to cues.
lions of handling Federal reserve
notes.