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Sharp County record., 1915-04-02
A NEW TEXAS LAW

Those who give attention to those
things which give evidence as signs
Of the times should not overlook a
law but recently enacted by the
legislature of the state OF Texas.
This bill regulates the rent that
a farm owner shall have for his
land, and the law is to afford relief
to the tenants of Texas, who, ac-
cording to allegation as we'll as evil
dence, have been constantly op-
messed by landlords for long years.
It is estimated that there are a
quarter of a million tenant farmers
in Texas, and these men and their
families every year produce the
bulk of the cotton crop of that great
state, 1t is said of this great army
of producers that the majority are
poverty-stricken, due mainly to the
fact that the landlords of the state
Law excessive tribute on their labor
in the collection of money rentals
that are excessive for the use OF
the land.
The new law applies to cotton
and grain, and provides that where
a tenant makes a share crop he
shall receive three-fourths Of the
crop which he produces. If a ten
ant farmer rents land for a cash
rent the land owner cannot collect
a greater sum as rent than one
fourth of the crop produced would
amount to when sold on the market.
If the landlord violates this law the
tenant may file suit in court and
recover double the value of the
crop due him under the law.
The present governor of Texas,
\ James E. Ferguson, was elected on
Ia platform declaring for reeula-
Ation of farm rentals, and this is his
law Its workings will be watched
with interest by people all over the
South.
" Opponents of the law attack il as
Socialism and declare it is but the
opening wedge for the enactment of
more socialistic laws to regulate
private business. So was negro
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02
A Trick In Language

Upon returning from church last
evening, a party Of Ie)ple were
shocked to find lifeless body lying
at a corner on South lst street. evi-
IDENTIFY having been run over by an
auto or carriage, Life was extinct
when the discovery was made, AS
the hour was late, no effort was
made at the time to find out whvse
dog 1t was, ROGERS Post.
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

the crop comes up unless We kill 1t
out, A harrow or weeder will not
kill grass after it has had the same
start that the crop has. A sweep
and a hoe are the only remedies we
have left and too many trips are re-
quired to the row to be forced to
depend on these implements.
The first cultivation should be
made with the harrow diagonally
across the field. It does not make
any difference whether the soil Is
loose, foul, clean, tight or heavy, the
harrow should be used before the
plants come up, If the land is
clean a second cultivation should be
given across the field in the oppo-
site direction with the harrow, and
a third cultivation should be given
week or ten days later, again re-
versine the direction
By this time we are ready for the
cultivator And il there is a great
deal OF undecayed vegetable matter
in the field it will not be found safe
to use the harrow in the first cult.
vations because Of the danger of
dragging up the seed and young
plants, In this case use the cult
vator for the first cultivation in
stead of the harrow. Then we can
continue the use of the cultivator
until the plants Oct so large that It
is no longer safe to use this imple-
ment Then grass and weeds can
be controllel by the other ordinary
means.
John II. Page,
Commissioners of Adricul,ura
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

There are great questions ahead
that are as certainly coming for.
ward for proper settlement as it
is certain that the world moves
forward and men are thinking. The
action of the Texas legislature and
other recent developments else
where prove the statement.
Is it reasonable to suppose that
land monopoly and land monarchy
will be continued forever in the
South? The question of homes for
the people is big one that is not
escaping attention.
Then will come some system un-
der government supervision by
which people can be assured of
cheap money with which to pur-
chase and improve homes of their
own. The progress made in the
question of rural credits will be
watched with more than ordinary
interest.
When the question of homes of
their own for the people at large
and the question of cheaper money
for these people are settled in spir-
it of fairness toward those who
must continue to supply the world
you will find the measure of happi-
ness and prosperity increased and
unconfined.
And people everywhere are
thinking about these things. They
are questions that will not down.
Instead, they will grow until the
dignity Of all labor is really recoe-
nized as principle and religion in
the administration of the affairs o f
government-until the right to
hope and incentive to strive are
made plain to every citizen of the
land.
The Book has it that the poor
shall not be always oppressed. The
signs point that more people are
studying the Book.
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02
A Good Dill

The bill TO remove the disalili-
tiles Of married women" IL now n
law Good The women may now
do the garden work without any in-
reference from their husbands.
We haven't read up" on the law,
but feel safe In saying that II Is a
great victory for the ladies, Hurrah
for the legisature-Nashville News.
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

CouHty, lately at the age OF Ill
years.
The Tupelo correspondent of the
Newport Independent reports lots Of
chicken stealing going on in his
neighborhood
Mrs. Elizabeth Masner, who had
lived near Batesville for many years
and who was one Of the oldest resi-
dents of that section, died a few
days ago,
There are now three automobiles
at Mountain Home, and already the
Bulletin, published in that town, is
wanting the city council to fix a
speed limit.
At Pennington, Jackson county,
a few nights ago an unknown party
entered the smokehouse of J. r.
Carter and carried away thirteen
sides of bacon.
Judge Dene H. Coleman of Bates
vile served as judge in circuit court
at Melbourne last week in several
cases in which Judge j. B. Baker
was disqualified.
The little 3-year-old daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. H. V. johnson of
Melbourne fell from the steps at the
family residence one day last week
and broke an arm.
The brick and stone work on the
new postoffice building at Newport
is almost completed. The contract
or expects to complete the building
by the middle of summer.
County Judge Jones of Baxter
county announces that after this
years taxes have been paid in he
will purchase rock crusher for use
on the roads in his county.
Recently Mrs. Grant Brideman of
Cotter found among some young
chickens, just hatched, one with
four well-developed legs. The little
curiosity didn't live very long, how
ever.
One day last week near Walnut
Ridge Shade Smith, go years of age,
and Bob King his step-son, aged 20,
had a fight. Both were badly bat
tered and had to have the service
of a physician
Citizens of West Batesville met
at their school building one day re-
Gently and with teams and tools
made very great improvements on
the school grounds, 1t is said $100
worth of work was done.
The Baxter County Fair will
hereafter be h e d at Mountain
Home instead Of Buford, the site
having been changed because the
county seat was easily accessible to
more people than is Buford.
In the recent examination for
teachers license held at Melbourne
twenty-five applicants were before
the examiner OF this number IS
secured second grade licenses, 2
third grades, and s failed entirely.
In Jackson county 23,744 bales of
cotton were sinned from the crop of
1914, as against 32927 bales in the
previous year Independence county
ginned 1927 bales from the 1914
crop, as against 1906 bales in the
previous year.
The contract has been awarded to
Contractor T. ], Young of Batesville
for the erection of four one-story
brick buildings on Main street at
Walnut Ridge, These buildings
will have n frontage Of 100 feet and
will be so feet long,
While carelessly handling re-
volver few days ago Claude Mat
thews Of Calico Rock was accident
ally shot through the right hand,
the ball ranging lonswise with the
hand and making Its way out be-
tween two Of the fingers,
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

left it in the house alone while she
went to spring for water
Henry Bennett, an old citizen of
Pocahontas, announces that he will
be a candidate t or treasurer of
Randolph county next year. Mr..
Bennett is a school teacher, and it
is said of him that he has taught 40
terms of school in Randolph county.
Tho Colfax correspondent of the
Mountain Home Citizen says: The
farmers are going to plant quite
lot OF milo maize, kaffir corn and
sudan grass this spring, The acre
age of cotton in this section will
not be more than half what it was
last year."
Citizens of Mammoth Spring and
Salem are asitating the matter of
building an electric line between
the two points. 1t is at present
planned to build the line with home
capital if the project materializes,
and the power would be supplied
from Spring river.
Dr.C. E. Pringle of Pocahontas
has been appointed county judge Of
Randolph county to fill out the
term of Judge Sam Brown, who
died very lately Judge Brown was
one of the best known citizens of
Randolph county a n d had held
many public Offices
The town Of Swifton suffered a
$4,000 fire one night last week.
Four stores were destroyed and con-
siderably more property was menac-
ed for time. The losers were Dukes
Brothers, general merchants, S. A.
Driver, grocery store, the Swifton
Drug Company, and j. F, Stuart,
meat market.
A bill passed the late general as
sembly giving the city of Newport
one-half the road tax collected in
the road district in which that city
is located. This act has aroused
the animosity of people living in the
country and is ensendering some
bad feeling between people interest,"
ed in the matter.
This is from the Bieeers cores
pondent of he Pocahontas Star
Herald: The cotton crop here
will be cut down about one-fourth
this year, and there will be more
corn raised. People are going to
try to raise more to eat and not so
much cotton They should have
done this years ago."
By the middle of April a canning
plant will be installed at Newark,
with all the machinery ready for
operation and with a capacity of
$4,000 cans a day, Many acres of
tomatoes will be grown in that
vicinity, the canning company hav-
ing already made contracts to take
the entire crop from many farmers,
Four men, two white and two
colored, were sent to the penitcnti-
ary at the recent term of circuit
court at Walnut Ridge Jeff Djckey
and Owen Kell, white men, received
sentences of n year each for bur-
elary committed in Hoxie, and
Clifton Hatcher and viii Young,
negroes, received sentences of two
years for grand larceny
The main ditch Of the Running
Lake Drainage Ditch in Randolph
county, which has been under con-
struction for three years, was COM
pleted last week, This ditch is IS
miles long and will drain several
thousand acres Of fertile land In the
northern part of Randolph county,
which has heretofore been useless
on account of standing water.
1t Is reported that J, W, William
son, who has extensive interests
| All. A a
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

slavery private business, but it
passed out of civilization, just as
the slavery of the fields will pass
out before civilization will have
completed its noblest work.
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

John II. Page,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Sharp County record., 1915-04-02

We will have garden seed in
bulk this year, which will mean
a large saving to you. All
kinds at the right price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
ITALIAN WITNESS
ALTERS TESTIMONY
IN CAMARC0 CASE

Although Proecutor Keller will ask
the jury to sentence Gaetoneo Cam.
arco, the Italian who is being tried in
circuit court for first degree murder,
to life Imprisonment, the testimony OF
Patsy Delauro, a nephew of the accus.
ed man, was not the same testimony
as he presented to the grand jury last
March
Delauro was one of the chief wit
nesses before the grand jury and &C.
threats had been made against Cam.
arco by Lapenna, the murdered man
He testified this morning that La
penna threatened to shoot Camarco
and for this reason, Camarco armed
himself when he returned to the house
on North Thirteenth street.
Inability to understand the inter.
prefer when he testified before the
grand jury is given as the reason that
Delauro's testimony was different
from that presented in court this
morning. Prosecutor Keller, however
believes that Delauro has changed his
story of the murder after visiting
Camarco in jail several times during
the past three months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
SE|DEL TELLS
HIS PURPOSES
IN LIGHT CASE

George E: Seidel, former president
of the Commercial club and a mem
Der of its public utilities committee
today said that city officials had mis-
interpreted his unsuccessful efforts to
ascertain from officials of the United
Gas & Electric company. owning the
Richmond Light, Heat & Power COM
pany. whether they would consider
proposal to join with the city in pc
titioning the state utilities commits
sion for a withdrawal of the city's
petition to have a sale price establish
ed for the local electric plant of the
company.
THE only purpose of this action on
my part" Mr.. Seidel said. was to
pave the way for the city to drop its
condemnation proceedings If the city
desired to do so. If the company had
given assurance of it's willingness our
committee would have notified the
board Of public works and would have
interested itself no further in the mat.
ter, except. perhaps, to recommend
the withdraw of the proceedings No
thought was given to attempt to usurp
the authority Of the city government
in this matter
I'VE were of the opinion that the
board might desire to know what the
United Gas and Electric company's
attitude in this matter was. in the
event the city found it announcement
to finance it's purchase project As a
recently pointed out. the company of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
HOG CHOLERA RULES
TO PREVENT MAlADY
FROM ENTERING HERD

Hog cholera il most prevalent at
this season of the year, and the de-
partment Of agriculture offers the fol.
lowing suggestions to those who are
interested in combating the disease:
I. Locate your hog lots and pas
lures away from streams and public
highways, and do not allow the hogs
to run free range.
2. Do not visit your neighbor or al
low him to visit you, II either of you
have hog cholera on your premises.
3. Do not drive into hog lots when
returning from market or after driving
on public highways.
4. Do not use hog lots for yarding
wagons and farm implements.
5. Do not place newly purchased
stock. stock secured or loaned for
breeding purposes, or stock exhibited
at county fairs with your herd. Keep
such stock quarahtined at least two
weeks. and use care to prevent carry
ing infection from these to other pens
in feeding and attending stock.
6. Burn to ashes or cover with
quicklime and bury under feet of
earth all dead animals and the viscera
removed from animals at butchering
time. They attract the attention of
buzzards, dogs, ETC., which are liable to
carry hog cholera infection.
Z. Confine your dogs and do not
keep pigeons unless you confine them.
II Hog Cholera Appears.
Treat your hogs Immediately with
anti-hog cholera, after which they
should be kept on a light diet and pure
drinking water and confined to limited
quarters that may be cleaned daily and
sprayed three times a week with l
part of compound cresol solution to
80 parts of water until the disease has
abated in the herd. To obtain the best
results the serum must be administer
ed before the disease has progressed
in the herd
To Rid the Premises.
Remove all manure and saturate
with quicklime.
Burn all litter, rubbish and old hog
troughs.
After the premises are thoroughly
cleaned, spray walls, floors and other
surfaces with disinfectant Il part
compound cresol solution to 80 parts
water). Where hog houses are small.
turn. them over. exposing interior to
sunlight.
Wallow holes and cesspools should
be filled in, drained. or fenced off.
All runs underneath buildings
should be cleaned and disinfected and
then boarded up.
Destroy hogs that do not fully re-
cover, as they may be carriers of chol-
era infection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
MARK rs
WHEAT REACTS
ON CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO, Oct. Wheat reacted
violently after an early bulge due
mainly to the buying OF $1,000, 900
bushels Of May by a. few commission
houses in a market bare of selling or
ders. Minneapolis was conspicuously
weak due to the sales OF over one mil
lion bushels of cash wheat by farm
ers, and selling in Minneapolis against
purchases at Winnipeg. Closing trades
were at net losses Of nc to INC, May
leading. Shorts In December corn
were persistent buyers, and despite
the weakness In wheat the close was
nc higher. while May was unchanged.
Oats closed Nc to &c lower. Pro"t-
sions weer firm on a continuation OF
good export demand. Pork closed
171zc to 321sc higher. Lard was I'M
changed to 21sc lower, and ribs were
&c to TIC higher.
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MELPQLDER
fContinued From Page One.]

more indirect methods. The Dutch
are not noted for diplomacy" but for
honesty and integrity and, unfortu-
nately, for their bluntness or lack of
tact. If I am to be fired for this
reason, as you suggest, and the gov
erning board of the social service
bureau concurs therein, l am ready to
take my medicine.
Now let us turn to the incident that
is responsible. you would have us be-
lieve, for your effusion on tactless
man and ticklish job. We under
stood that we were invited to appear
before the council Monday night to
offer our services for the Xmas Tree
Celebration. We were led to believe
by special request In other words, we
considered ourselves to be the guests,
so to speak, of the council and to be
entitled to the treatment of guests
conducting themselves with proper de-
corum What happened?
Called On For Plan.
In the first place, the matter SEEM
ed to come before council as com.
plete surprise, notwithstanding previ-
GUS publicity. (See article "All Class
eS SudIe III MuulClpdI Tree, -fdlld-
dunn, Sept 9, 1850 With scarcely a
word of explanation, we were called
upon to present our offer of co-opera-
ton, and the president Of the Penny
Club who had been decided upon by
the committee to act as spokesman,
was by the abrupt manner in which
the matter was introduced too sur
prised for the moment for utterance.
However, she presented the matter as
best she could under the circumstan-
ces in two or three brief sentences,
and sat down. A motion to refer the
matter to a committee prevailed. l
had not said word, acting merely in
the capacity of an innocent bystander
with the usual result. Council ad-
journed, and we rose to leave the
chambers without any of us having
broken any of the rules of councilma.
mic etiquette
Failed To Dodge.
Then l noticed Councilman White
rushing from his desk to some Of the
ladies and starting an animated dis
cussion. l was conversing with one OF
the ladies and did not hear the con
versation between Mr.. White and the
other group of ladies', except a remark
by one of the ladies which led me to
| believe | was not only the bone OF
contention but the object of scurril
GUS attack from mine host, Council
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
Simple Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once. and
that is to dissolve it. then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, just get about
four ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this is all
you will need, apply it at night when
retiring: use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub 1t in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning, most If not all. of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it, no matter
how much dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly. and
your hair will be fluffy. lustrous
glossy. silky and soft, and look and
feel hundred times better-adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
STAR CHAMBER
BOARD SESSION
TAKES UP RATE

An executive session OF the board of
public works was held today attended
by Mayor Robbins and r. X. Shiveley,
special city attorney. 1t was first an
nounced the meeting proposed to dis
cuss the action of the Richmond City
Water Works company in petitioning
for a rate increase. Following the
meeting. however, one of the officials
said this question had not been con-
sidered He said it would be inadvisa-
BILE to discuss what had transpired.
City officials said if the state util-
tiles commission authorizes what the
water works company has petitioned
for, it would impose an unjust burden
upon the patrons.
1t is understood that the city will
oppose any plan to increase rates.
They believe the company is entitled
to a moderate increase. in it's plant
valuation because of necessary and
permanent Improvements made dur
ing the past year, but they assert a
twenty percent rate increase based
upon any fair increase in plant valua-
ton Is out of the question.
City officials also contend the COM
pany is not justified in asking a seven
per cent, instead of six per cent, re-
turn upon it's Investment. They assert
the commission in the majority of
cases has only permitted utilities a
six percent return.
Certain city officials are speculat-
ing whether the company's officers in
figuring the company's alleged $4,000
deficit for the year ending September
l. including a considerable shrinkage
in business due to the abnormal rain
fall during the summer months, a sea.
son of the year when the water works
company usually enjoys its best bust
ness. City officials have been inform
ed that the company's business last
summer was below standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
Why Eyesight Fails

oy specialist.
Poor sight and bad teeth are due to
the same cause-neelect. We neg
lect our teeth and they decay: We
neglect our eyes and our sight grows
dim. Most people know how to pre-
serve their teeth but few know what to
do for their eyes. Some who carefully
cleans their teeth do nothing to help
their eyes carry the awful strain put
upon them by modern life.
Our eyes need care and IL we refuse
to give it to them we pay the penalty
in suffering and poor eyesight. A
soothing. cleansing, healing lotion for
the eyes that ninety-nine out of a
hundred should use twice a day or
oftener is made after this prescrip-
ton: Dissolve five grains of optona
in two ounces of water: use as an
eye bath. 1t sharpens the vision. re-
lieves irritation. allays Inflammation,
makes the eyes feel smooth and fine
as IL well fabricated.
Many who use il find to their great
surprise that they do not need glasses.
They regain perfect sight and eye COM
fort. Used early in the morning IL
makes the eyes feel fresh and smooth.
used at night it brings comfort and a
soothing sense of sweet relief from
strain. After an automobile ride or a
picture show, a day of close. hard
work or an hours reading that tires
the eyes, an application Of this solu-
ton soothes, comforts and rests the
eyes.
A. G. Luken & Co. OF any other
druggist can fill this prescription. Any
physician familiar with the formula.
even il he has never prescribed il, will
tell you that it is perfectly harmless.
ADV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07

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other, dark brown or black.
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Of 10c. "Brownatone" Is sold by lead
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21.00. Order direct from The KentoI
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0titute. No samples at dealers.
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oresser's.
49, lad guaranteed in Richmond by
Thistlethwaite's drug stores and Con-
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