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The Brinkley argus., 1916-01-14
THREE BRINKLEY PAS-
 TORS HOT SHOT
They "C0 After" Bad Moral Conditions and Lax Law Enforcement in
 Bi inkley

church either at the Methodist, Baptist or Presbyterian churches on Sunday last heard some of the hottest kind of shot fired in- to the official and other ranks over the loose morals and law enforcement now being permit ted in Brinkley.
 At the Baptist Church Pastor J. H. Coleman in the night ser vice made reference to local conditions and in connection with the lessons of his text drove home his points in such a 1 way that there was no guessing necessary by the congregation. He layed the burden of the fail ure to enforce the laws of Brink ley on the Christian citizenship and business men. He called a spade by it's name and certain officers whose failure to meet the obligations of their office were held up to public view and criticism.
 Around at the Methodist Church Sunday night the pastor, Rev. J. B. Evans, in concluding his sermon on "Sampson's Court ship and Marriage" with all the power and eloquence at his com- mand, appealed to the business men and Christian citizenship of Brinkley to clean up the town and do their duty as citizens. 1 At the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning Pastor w. T. Thurman applied the lessons of the morning text to local conditions.
 ] Said he, there are some things in Brinkley that are awful and these filthy moral conditions are actually making the town a stench in the nostrils of decent people and are driv . ing people away from the towns to say nothing of endangering your own homes. You can't afford to say that you won't act because it is not directly effect ing you now. You don't know how soon the evil effects will reach out and bring sorrow and disgrace into your homes. It is I already doing its work. Some of our best families are reaping the evil fruits right now. Its time to act. If the officers won t do their duty, impeach them.
 If a Justice of Peace will not convict when a case is brought before him, I will be one and l expect every other good citizen l to do his duty by going to him and asking for his resignation. You needn't tell me I'm a l knocker because l mention these ] conditions. There's higher duty a citizen owes to his town and community than merely gathering in the filthy sheckles and accumulation wealth. As pastor of this church it is my I duty to warn you mothers and fathers against the hellish in- fluences that are at work in our community to damn the souls of your precious children and bring 4o x,o,, cor~o,1y opd dicuracp If
The Brinkley argus., 1916-01-14
|K's ANNUAL MEETING
Drinkley's Splendid k Show Splendid prd for Past Year
irectorates for '16

eCtOrateS for 10 y was the day for the eeting of Shareholders nks.
 f the Brinkley banks lectors.
 NK OF BRINKLEY ame directors were Flora, Jno. Gazzola, Knight, F. T. Murphy. ndrews, l. Scholem. pt, W. L. Freeman, F. F. G. Otis Bogle and This board elected officials, A. Flora, Pres. !; Vice Pres; F. Lee .aler;; and Sam Babb, bier.
 business was attend she Tuesday meeting lewn that this splen- non has enjoyed a year under the direc- emcient officials and
The Brinkley argus., 1916-01-14
|1,r uoNRoE COUNTY PRIMARY RESULTS
Win, For Judge to n.saee victory hinton sss Wins Superintendent of Schools

were scheduled to meet on Tuesday and canvass the vote but owing to the various annual shareholders meeting of the county banks on that day it was postponed until yesterday and consequently the ARGUS is not able to publish the official tabu- lated vote today as intended.
 The total official vote of all candidates however as given by Secretary J. B. Moore. is as fol- lows:
The Brinkley argus., 1916-01-14
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The Brinkley argus., 1916-01-14
Free. One spoon V
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| All this | Bracy will gi 1 full triple-plat representing other state, W. of Guth's Chocolates, 39 Chocolate price 39c. /
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Evening star., 1916-08-27
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
BURNED AT OCCOQUAN
Buildings Erected in Colonial Days
Wiped Out by Destructive
Blaze.

Fridays fire, the worst calamity
which has ever befallen Occoquan,
swept from the old town many build
ings which had stood for more than 200
years. Probably the oldest house in
the village was the home of Wade
Hamill. This dwelling was, during
colonial days. used as a tavern and was
owned by man named Cleary. Stables
in the rear had accommodations for a
hundred head of horses. The brick
were all brought over from England,
which, at that time, cost the builders
an exorbitant sum. The other houses
and the building occupied by the Via
dex Manufacturing Company were built
of brick which We're manufactured in
Occoquan. An old brickyard at one
time stood at the north end of the
town.
Many old relics were lost by Mr..
Hamill. very highly priced gun,
which was owned by George Washing
ton. was burned. The only old piece
Of furniture saved was an old mahog-
any table which was owned by the
Hall. The Alton Hotel, another land
mark well known by people Of Wash
ington was one Of the first buildings
to burn. Only by the hardest kind Of
work was Tyson Janneys store saved,
and his old mill was many times in
flames. but was each time put out, II
will be many days before Occoauan
fully RECEIVERS from the worst disaster
In it's history.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
FROM JERSEY TO CALIFORNIA.
Senator Borah to Make Extended
Stunning Tour for G. O. P.

Senator Borah's transcontinental
campaign tour. as arranged by the re-
publican congressional committee will be-
gin at Camden. N. J., September IA. and
continue through the last week Of October.
The dates were not announced. but
no will make speeches in succession
at Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md; !;
Moreantown and Wheeling, W.
Va; Akron, Cleveland, Findlay and
Toledo, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis: St.
Paul, Mimi: South Dakota and Mon
tana cities not yet assigned; Sheridan.
Wyo; Pocatello. Idaho: Salt Lake
City, Utah; Reno and Winnemucca,
New; San francisco and Los Angeles,
Cal; Phoenix and Tucson. Ariz.; Albu-
querque and Deming, N. NJ: Denver
and Trinidad. Colo; Omaha and Lin
coin. Neb., and two places In Kansas.
During October he will speak in the
middle west,
Evening star., 1916-08-27
PRINTING OFFICE.


William A. Pratt, foreman of the proc
sec,iop night has beep absent for savera
Gays on account OF Illness
Raleigh NJ. Black returned to wori
Tuesday night in the Iinotype section from
,.,
MS annual vacation.
Copy Editor Hubert Newsom of the
nipht nroof force was absent several davs
-. :, II . -,
last week on account OF the deaen OF Ms
mother-in-law
Iohn q HICKMAN Of the dav nroorroou
-,
ana Samuel beil' copy Gator on slecih
cations, were in Baltimore August 16, ir
attendance ar the International Tvpo.
graphlcal Union convention. Ihey are
members Of the committee on postal tele-
,r,,h and ,eIenhona seryice and rnade q
-,
report 10 the coh'e'itioh' ehroush the
committee on miscellaneous business OF
+ba+ body before which thew apreared
nc .,-
Ihe committee WAS continued tor iurthei
progress along the lines It has been work
mo With the nurnose in view II ts stated
l'.e' ,....,. -
OF securing goVerfih ownership OIL teie'
graph and telephone facilities. William
Evening star., 1916-08-27
MOUNT RAINIER CARNIVAL
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER a.
Details of Program for the First
Week Have Been
Completed.

The program for the first week of
the grand annual carnival at Mount
Rainier, Md.--the proceeds for the ben
eft of community betterments. such
as good roads-has been prepared by
the committee in charge of arrange
ments.
On Labor day, September 4. ther<
is to be the opening. at o'clock, with
! a parade. The Mount Rainier fire de-
partment is expecting to win the prize
in this event. The entries will include
decorated automobiles and industrial
trucks, driving horses and other We
hiCles. After the parade there is to
lie the formal oratorical opening of
the carnival. Jackson Ralston and
sydney Il. Mudd. rival candidates for
the congressional election, will be the
orators. Fred K. Weber, mayor of
Mount Rainier and chairman of the
committee, also Will speak.
During the day committee of
judges will call to the carnival throne
King MomuS and his queen. The choice
will lie made from the little people. At
O'Clock in the evening the important
ceremony of crowning the queen will
ia ke place.
The evening of the next day. Tues
day, September D, will be d great dance
night. a prize is to be awarded to the
best one-step terpsichoreans pie
eating contest is on the program for
Wednesday night.
| Friday night is to be a gala occa-
! sion, to be known Is Mardi Gras night,
! with all the quaint ceremony that the
| title implies. Then comes beauty
! contest for Saturday. Prizes are to
| be awarded to the prettiest girl on
! the dancing pavilion during the even
| ing There are to be no entries, but
| a designed group of experts in fem
| mime loveliness will watch and pick
and finally choose the winner.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Public Health Service.

List of changes of duties and stations
of commissioned and other officers of
the United States public health service
for the seven days ended August %:
Surgeon G. NJ. Magruder, granted nine
days leave of absence from August a.
Surgeon c. II. Lavinder, report at bu-
reau for conference relative to polio
myelitis.
Surgeon H. c. Ebert. granted one
months leave of absence from August
20.
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. H.
Frost, report at bureau for conference
relative to poliomyelitis.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. F.
Draper, proceed to New York for duty
in connection with studies of polio
myelitis.
Passed Assistant Surgeon ]. A. Wat
kins, proceed to New York for duty in
connection with studies of poliomye-
litis
Assistant Surgeon NJ v. Stafford. pro-
ceed to Boston to assist in the examina-
tion of Italian steamer carrying immi-
grants.
ceed to New Orleans quarantine for
duty.
Assistant Surgeon r. E. Wynne, pro-
ceed to Charleston, S. c.. to deliver an
address on Rural Sanitation"
Surgeon John Macauley Eager. as
signed to duty in Naples, Italy. August
IL. 1915. His death occurred August IT.
Coast guard retiring board convened
at the Marine Hospital, Detroit. Mich,
at call of the president of the board
Detail for the board from the public
health service: Senior Surgeon H w.
Austin. president, and Surgeon H. W.
Wickes. member.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
CITY POST OFFICE.

Employees Of the Post once Depart.
bers of the Union Veteran Legion and
who desire to attend the national meet
ing of that organization to be held at
Gettysburg August %. 90 and 80 may
be granted leave of absence with pay
for this period in addition to the an
nual leave provided by statute and az
many omre days additional leave with
pay in each case as are necessary for
the journey to Gettysburg and return
to their posts of duty.
An executive order issued by the Pres
ident. in which leave of absence il
granted all civil war veterans in the
service of the United States govern
ment who desire to attend the Grand
Army encampment to be held in Kan.
sas City, Mo. August 26 to September
3. with pay in addition to the annual
more days additional leave with pay
in each case as are necessary for the
Journey to Kansas City and return to
their posts of duty. has been published
in Postal Information, the weekly
guide for the information Of employees
of the city post Office.
Another bit of news is to the effect
that all employees of the postal servioS
the United States Immediately upon
discharge from the military service will
be assigned to the position held at the.
time of leaving the postal service to
enter the military service.
The following carriers are on vaca.
ton: Archibald c. Tindall, Charles A.
Berry, Charles T. Hughes, George H.
Maurer and Howard Clements.
Edwin c. Coleman, carrier section, 10
on fishing trip at the mouth Of the
Potomac river.
Substitute Carrier c. B. Osborn and
his wife are spending ten days at
Atlantic City.
Soloman Backenheimer Is spending
eight days of his vacation on a fishing
trip down the river.
Charles F. Miller, carrier section, and
his wife have left the city on q motor
trip to Atlantic City. They will tour
New York state before returning.
Harry r. Hutton, carrier section, has
been i'll at his home since returning
from his vacation.
Foreman of Carriers Joseph w. Saun-
ders is camping at Colonial Beach.
Henry D. dickson, carrier section.
has left for a fifteen-day visit to his
former home in New York state, where
family reunion is being held
A number of the carriers are making
preparations to leave for Piney Point,
on the Potomac, with the Post Office
Fishing Club.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

Pretty soon the daughter girl came OUT
with bottle of grape juice. Ana Wniie
the custodian of the go-cart tilted II
bottle. understandable other got busy
with another ong-tailed string of lace.
After a bit, the ma woman came out
with an ice cream cone in each hand
two for five kind-and feasted lmpar
TALLY from both. Then the baby in the
cart asserted itself with yell and was
provided with a bottle of it's own. And
while the picnic party feasted and
flashed needles and frankly commented
on the passing show. the mercury was
climbing the best it knew how to lo' IN
the shade-only there was no shade TO
climb by.
Not much of an incident. of course,
folks, but anything goes in these DAYS
of thermometer uplift. And even II a
poor dub's yarn isn't worth the weav-
ing all you have to do is to crank up
your imagination until the paper me
stuff is printed on stops looking IKE
I>The Star and goes back to being tree
When your fancy gets its speed up you
may even find yourself in the jungled
greenery of the way-off forest ana Whlii
the pungency of excelsior pine needles
and cones. And YOU couldn't possibly
ask for a finer free trip than that.
To go back to yarning. man and
his obvious wife were arguing over the
war She was for peace and he believed
| in fight to finish. Both were on a
| car
Well. Jim, you know what the poet
says: The pen is heap mightier than
/ the sword"
Punk words. Nothing to EN-"
Well, / reckon the man that wrote
! it ought to know.
you think you're awful smart, hon,
/ but you cant fool me. Gimme that
mans name.
Well if you don't know, I'm sure
| I'm not going to tell you"
| "Oh, / know him all right. but just
to call your little bluff I'll give you a
dime to make a guess. Who was he?
+ Right off the bat. now. No stopping to
/ think him up
why, anybody'd know that. Shake
speare, of course"
Good girl" He Tipped her the coin
! with humorous regret which didn't in
! the least disguise his pride-and his
| fath-in her superior knowledge. And
| she accepted it with the assurance of
one who knows she isn't going to be
| found out.
! And a certain person behind wished
! she could -somewhere-and, tell
| Bulwer Lytton all about 1T.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

lump and waited for the other woman
to make a remark.
MY dear, ! started in as soon as we
were married to break him to two
Jumps. but J soon found 1T to be reg
ular man habit. So l gave up. A man
either takes his coffee straight or he
wants it ropy with sugar. Look at that
fellow across there"
The fellow across there was shovel
ing the graduated into his cup. And
when he had served for an object les
son the woman in search of examples
found another man who was doing
things TO sugar bowl in a way to
I,oint a moral and adorn tale.
See EN-? They all do it. The next
time you hear Of some man friend dy-
ing because his blood turned to sugar
you will know exactly how he caught
his death. They all dissipate on mo-
lasses-sWeet coHee-or they take it
black and straight. You just watch
And q woman at the next table who
knows too little about social man to
form an opinion, politely pushed the
sugar bowl toward an elderly gentle
man who had just poured his coffee
from silver pot.
He helped himself to one lump
" was a rush hour on 7th street Hot
humanity crowded the pavements,
and But where's the use wasting
Evening star., 1916-08-27

section will visit Indiana City. Pa, whilt
on leave
William McEnaney, in charge of the
supply section, night, returned to work
the first of last week. after a months
| va acation, most of which was spent al
Atlantic City.
George II. Pearce, linotype section
night, began his annual vacation the
first of last week. the greater part OF
which he will spend in New York state
,, Readers Samuel 3. Ragland and
Charles F. Webster were reported sick
on the night proof force during the
past week.
r. F. Ward and William Rebuschatis
We're among those granted leave OF
absence from the night proof section
during the past week.
Bernhardt r. Preuss, on the linotype
force. night, have been busy during
the past week on the big issues of the
Congressional Record.
William e. Grimes. e. ]. Patch
George F. Montgomery, Percy S. Wal
lace, Dennis F. Sheehan and Max H
Edlin were on the sick list during the
past week In the monotype section
night.
John NJ Reilly has returned to work
In the document (hand) section, night
after an absence of several days on
leave.
LeOrRe r. ttalsey, reaQer on the night
proof force. will spend most of his
vacation, which he began last week
on a fishing trip.
Oscar B. Bellinger and William
Reed of the linotype section, night
are on leave of absence.
Edwin A. Kennedy, messenger, mono
type section, night, has resigned.
Alexander ]. Watson and James A
Dent of the linotype section. night
were reported i'll last week.
Merwin G. Howe of the night proof
force and Mrs. Howe spent the past
week at Colonial Beach.
Maker-up William r. Love Of the
document (hand) section, day, is in
charge of supervision on the "Y.''
Frank Quigley. maker-up on specifl-
cations. with his family. is at Thou
sand Islands.
Editor Joseph E. Cotton of the day
proofroom returned to Washington
Tuesday after an extended trip through
Mississippi. Louisiana, Tennessee and
parts of Kentucky. Mr.. Cotton reports
an improvement in the health of Mrs.
Cotton. for whose benefit the trip was
made.
A. B. johnson and Harry Lee Rag
land of the monotype keyboard Sec
tion. day. are on two weeks leave of
absence.
Frank Perkinson Of tho of1ice of
superintendent of work. now on a de-
tail to the White House, will spend
his entire months vacation on an auto
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Around the City

He had been telling another man hoy
much more a fellow values his life afte
fight to keep it.
Funny, though. my chief impression
has nothing to do with the operation
itself for the doc had finished with me
and 1 had spent a night tussling with
the burned anesthetic when-well. I'll tell
you
along about daybreak the sister in
charge of my case came to the bed and
asked how I felt. ! told her the simple
truth. l felt like -,
She just smiled and stood there while
the nurse dosed me up; but in leaving.
touched my forehead and said:
Courage, my son, You will soon feel
better
We'll. sir, had a good mother, and my
wife is as fine as they come, to the kids
but all the same I never knew how much
musical tenderness a woman could get
out of those two words-'my son'-unti]
heard them spoken by sister of char
ity. who had never had a SON"
Two women and man were dining
in an uptown cafe. AS the man dropped
the third lump Of sugar in his coffee
his performance:
papa. He likes his coffee siruppy
sweet, but l thought he was an excep-
,tion."
The man chuckled ,Iropned In =. four+ h
Evening star., 1916-08-27
BEDDING FOR WINTER NEEDED.
Appeal Made in Interest of Martha
Home for Women

The Martha Home for Women, at AIS
Sd street northwest, IS in need of bed
ding for the winter. according to a
statement made there yesterday after
noon. and the leaders of tho effort are
desirous of interesting charitably-tn-
clined persons Of the city who may be
able to donate woolen scraps suitable
for making comforts. The donations
may be sent direct to the home or on
a telephone message to Main 2474-J a
messenger viii be sent for the ma
tcrial
The purpose of the Martha Home
which II is declared Is strictly non
sectarian. Is to furnish board and lodg-
ing at the lowest rate possible (s2 Der
wcek) for women who cannot afford
70 pay the usual boarding house price
II supplies need. IL is declared, often
felt by friendless girls and women
Miss Mamie K. Riggs is the president
of the board of managers of the in
stitution.
Evening star., 1916-08-27

Transfers OF real estate were re-
corded in the Office Of the clerk of the
circuit court here during the week as
follows: Paul a. Hines jr.. to James
S. ]. Clark. H. acres. William A. Boss
t" James S J. Clark. 200 acres: John
w. Nattiu.Iy 20 Florence q Wall, o5E.
acres. John W Mattingly 10 chevy
Chase 70 Great Falls LAND Company
3 acres: American Land Company to
B- Frank Wright. lot ~ cabin John
Park. West Chevy Chase Land Com
pa0y 70 National Realty COMPANY lot
In West Chevy Chase Heights: National
Capital Realty Company To T. j. How
dor. lot in W est Chevy Chase Heights:
West Chevy Chase Land Company 10
Vivian =. TiI!. lot in West Chevy Chase
Heights: National Capital Realty Com
pany TO Harry Nicely. lot in West
Chevy Chase Heights: Cora A. Ossire
to county board of education. lot at
Kensington: John l.. Schneider to Ar
chic Phillips lot at Jarrett Park:
King lot at Takena Park: Ernest q
Colernan To Wade n. Ferguson. lot at
Takorna Park: Seymour W Crouch 70
Henry Ehlers, lot a Ia koma. National
Capital Realty Comuany to g. y. Al
fred. lot in West chew Chase Ffeights: !:
West Chevy Chase Land Company TO
F. l.. Lockwood. lot in West Chevy
Chase Heights. National Capital Real
" company 70 = y l'9bSch,, tot In
West Chevy Chase Heights
Upon advice of the state board of
health the town nf kensiueton, this
county. has installed a water sterilIz-
ing plant The towns water supply is
obtained from artesisn wells. which
are in rocks that are full of crevices
leading in ali directions. II was fear
ed that harmful organisms might enter
the water through these channels. The
tests so far made. however. have fail
cd to show the presence Of anything
harmful.
The plant is said to he the smallest
of its kind Yet installed in any mu-
nicipality in the country. and contains
novel features for sterilizihs the wa
ter by means OF the chlorine solution
Evening star., 1916-08-27
REPRESENTATIVE HAY QUITS
Military Legislative Problems Set.
tied, He Leaves House.

When the House approved the army
appropriation bill Friday with the
revised articles OF war in such shape
as to escape a presidential veto, Chair
man Hay of the House committee on
military affairs left the chamber with
the expectation of never returning
again as a member of the body OF
which he has been an influential force
for fifteen years
As Congress plans to adjourn within
a few days. and there are no military
problems to handle, Representative Hay
expects to leave Washington soon for
Madison. Va, for a rest before he as
sumes his duties on the bench of the
Court of Claims. His resignation to the
Governor of Virginia as a member OF
Congress from that state takes effect
September 80.
Evening star., 1916-08-27
WILL ATTEND FIRST MEETING
Secretary Lansing to Help Formu-
late Plans of Mexican Commission.

Secretary Lansing wfIl attend the
first meeting of the Mexican
commission to adjust border dificul-
ties. which will be held In New York,
September 4 Plans will be drawn up
then for the procedure ot the commits
sioners In the first stages Of their
work. and afterward they will be
taken on naval vessel 10 the New
England seaport selected for their da
liberations- The dreadnaught Penn
syiVania probably win he assigned for
the purpose
Evening star., 1916-08-27
Compensation Bill Almost a Law

The adminiztratgon's compensation
bill is almost laa. the Senate amend
ments to the House bill having been
accepted by the House late FrId,v
with slight amendment which prob
ab!y WIN be easily s;raightened out
In conference. The bill provides a
uniform system o. compensation FOR
government employees who are Injured
an the line Of their duty. with ? scs Ia
OF pensions FOR dependent widows and
children in case of death