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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Refugee" Party.

Relieving somewhat the sombre at
mosphere which has prevailed in Der
mott during the high water. which.
while not reaching our town. has
wrought so much havoc in the sur
rounding country, was delightful
refugee party given on Tuesday at
ternoon by Mesdames kimpel. Hoffman
and Nielsen, at the home of Mrs Kim
pei. in honor of Mrs Geo. Lacy of
Arkansas City and Mrs. }. |. Kelley Of
HALEY Among the guests were sey-
eral others who have come to Dermott
from the overtlowed towns to spend
the high water period.
Several interesting games of Five
Hundred formed the nucleus of the
afternoon : entertainment A visitor =
prize, offered to the refugee" who
made the highest score was awarded to
Miss Jones of Haley. the prize being a
beautiful 'Arkansas" spoon. The con
ISOLATION prize an alligator was won
by Mrs VIM, Van Valkenburgh.
A delightful one course luncheon was
served by the hostesses, and several
piano selections by Mrs, Guy Courtney
of HALEY were greatly enjoyed.
Regret that the visitors had been in
convenienced by the high water was
for the time forgotten in the pleasure
of the afternoon, watch was indeed a
delightful one for all present
The guests We're Mrs. Lacy of Ar
kansas City, Mesdames Kelley. Dixie
HALEY, Chas. Hallfy and Guy Court
ney, all of Haley; Mrs. Robertson of
Little Rock: Mesdames Barlow, Camp
bell, Crenshaw, Etter, Kinney. Van
Valkenburgh. Belser, Jones, and Miss
Jones of HALEY.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Former Dermotter
Kills Himself

The following news dispatch was sent
from St Louis to the Arkansas Gazette
on Feb 10th. Ii is the first direct
news of Mr.. Nichols since he left Der
mott about December lst. 1t il gen
orally supposed that unfortunate tinan-
cial transactions had somewhat IN
balanced his mind A few weeks before
leaving here he attempted to end his
life. and following the illness which re
suited, he and and Mrs Nichols broke
up their home. she going to her parents
at Thornton and he supposedly to rela
tives in Piedmont, Mo However it
seems that neither friends nor relatives
have known his Whereabouts until the
above message in last Friday : Gazette
The body was later fully identified by
his mother. who took the remains to
Piedmont fer burial The dispatch
SAYS.
\ man believed to be Henry Nichols
81 years old of Dermott. Ara. ended
his life BY drinking carbele ac.d In the
Manhattan hotel this afternoon His
groans attracted the attention of a bell
boy at p. II. and he died at the City
hospital several hours later
Letters addressed To II ". Nichols
Thornton. Ark. and DR. j : Wright.
superintendent of the Dental School of
It. Louis University. we're found IN his
pockets \ description of the man tai
lied with the appearance Of Nichols
Nv Writrbt lali
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Inviting Prisoners to Escape

W, Price Davis was sent to the State
penitentiary for sixteen years on eight
counts of forgery He had served two
months of his sentence He defrauded
men in Little Rock of $50 on worthless
paper After he had secured the
money he thus had gained he left the
State. He was arrested in Missouri
The expense of his detention there and
his return here were further added to
the amount involved and to the cost to
the State
The penltentiary commission took
this youth of p wears and did every
thing with him almost except introduce
him in society They gave him an au
tomobie to drive and sent him to and
from Little Rock daily. He came down
town Wednesday, dressed better than
the ordinary clerk or civilian. He sue
ceeded in borrowing s. from the at
torney general of the State got an
order from one of the commissioners
for gasoline and drove off to liberty.
Somebody in the penitentlary com
mission is using some bad judgment
in the handling of conyicts. Twenty
four escapes. eleven of whom We're
captured. caused more than a ripple of
astonishment from the State farm
Yet those men We're taking their
chances.
Davis seemingly was invited to leave
Sixteen years for $50 The conscious
ness that he was working for about SIS 50
a year, an automobile beneath him and
a five dollar bill for emergencies, al
most a years wages. and you have
sufficient motive to prompt anybody's
escape
A little more caution seems needed
in the selection of trustees at the State
penitentiary Arkansas Democrat
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Let Us Have Base Ball.

President A w Judd of the South
east Arkansas Base Ball League was
in town last Friday and while here
raised the question Of base ball for the
league this year. Mr.. Judd said that
the people of the other towns in the
league had expressed themselves as
heartily in favor of having the league
again this year and he hoped that Der
mott would fall in line
In view of the fact that Dermott
usually falls in line when a progressive
proposition is undertaken. we took the
liberty of assuring Mr.. Judd that when
the 'crack of the bat is heard, the
name of DermOtt will appear in the
box scores along with the rest
BY all means we should have a ball
team this year. OF course it has its
drawbacks and difficulties. but when
we realize that nothing that is worth
while can be secured without sacrifice
we shouldn't be discouraged. Let US
have a meeting real soon of the Fans"
and devise some means for supporting
a cracking good team this year. We
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17

should start in plenty of time, have our
plans we'll drawn, and select good men
to manage, so that we will not ex-
perience any insurmountable obstacles
during the season.
1t has been suggested by an ex
perienced man that, this year, a man
ager be hired to devote his entire time
to the base ball work. This may seem
a little expensive at the first thought,
but upon reflection one will see the
feasibility of the plan. By having a
man who can devote his entire time
and attention to financing the team.
expense accounts could be more easily
met due to his efforts in collecting, cut
ting down small items of expense, etc.
1t has also been suggested that only
PLAYERS be hired who will work, and
that that they be required to practice
each day. Another suggestion that
sounds good is that the number of
games be increased from two to four
each week. so as to give two games at
home and two abroad BY adopting
this suggestion it would afford the fans
the opportunity to see their home team
in action oftener, thereby keeping up
interest and at the same time almost
doubling the gate receipts. which would
then nearly support the team.
Let us hear from some of the fans
about this base ball venture and all of
Us get busy NOW. A. Fan.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17

Precautionary measures to prevent
the spread of sickness in the overflow
districts are being urged by DR.. c, W
Garrison, state health officer, who says
that a sanitation fight will be waged
as the flood waters recede All towns
which secure their water supply from
the flooded rivers are urged to take
extra precautions to avoid epidemics of
typhoid or intestinal diseases Dermott
water coming from a deep well, and
there having been no overflow water
here, our town will not be directly al
fected but precautionary measures in
districts around US should be urged and
aided in every possible way.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Unique Method.

Marshal Alb Parrish last week arrest
ed Jake Collins, negro wanted by
Sheriff Lacy for a theft committed
near Arkansas City in December. The
negro's methods of getting the good"
were unique. He represented himself
as having supernatural power to locate
money which he led other negroes to
believe was buried in the ground Hav-
ing found two suckers, negro man
and his wife, he told them he could
locate an enormous fortune in money
and jewelry, but that it would require
money and jewelry to use in making
the location.
The negro proceeded to secure $40 in
money and about $3.50 worth of jewelry
and, in accordance with directions,
placed it on the ground In the mean
time. the negros wife was stationed
in the house to read the Bible and pray.
Collins then sent the man in with a
message to turn to certain chapter.
When he came back Collins, the money.
the jewelry and hopes of the fortune
had alike vanished.
When arrested Collins was armed
with an enormous gun. He has been
fully identified and is being held in the
Jail here until the water subsidies at
Arkansas City.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
B oys and Girls
Club Work
di0ht Studies In Education
Through Club Activities.
EDITORS NOTE.

The Extension Division of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, in cooperation
with the United States Department of
AgrtCulture. Will offer this year.
through this paper. free correspond
ence course in Boys and Girls club
Work" consisting OF eight lessons or
articles. These lessons Will appear in
this paper at intervals of six weeks
Those who wish to take this course
should write to the Director of ENten-
sion work, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville. stating name. age, occu-
patton, and stating that he cor she
proposes to carry the work through for
the eight lessons. A farmers bulletin
will be sent to supplement lesson No.
|. and later for each lesson II the
question blank be returned for the pre-
cedins lesson. These blanks Will be
sent with each bulletin. Preceding los
sons will be sent on request The les
sons on Boys and Girls Club work
will consist of the following CD Ed
vocational Value of club Study, -
Principles of Corn Growing fot Boys'
Clubs, 90 Fundamentals OF Can
ming" 90 Science of Growing PIGS,
90 Some \ r C's on Poultry Grow
ing" Col Primary Rules OF Cotton
Growing
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Captured in Overflow.

W!II Paul and Wright Raien captured
two tawns in the overflow east Of the
Round House this week The fawns
We're in the water when captured and
We're exhausted 4 third fawn
drowned before 1t could be rescued
The capuyes are becoming quite tame.
A large buck, in an exhausted condi.
ton, was also captured When found
he was floating in the water with his
head resting on log. After resting
this gentleman is said to have violated
his parole and has not been heard from
since McGehee News.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17

FAIRY Felt Mattresses Dermott
Hardware 4 Furniture Company
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK
No. 4. Growing Strong Pigs.

Club Work
Good, sound. thrifty pigs. weighing
from 3o to 40 pounds each when eight
weeks old do not come by luck To
be lucky with pigs simply means hard
persistent work. good Judgment and
being on the job night and day TO
produce good strong. healthy pigs.
they must be looked after before they
are born. The mother must be cared
for and we'll fad II she is 10 give birth
TO strong litter
The Shelter: In the spring or sum
mer season the SOW is quite able to
take care OF herself She will steal
away IN the pasture and in a day or
two Will come up with a nice litter
OF pigs. But for the SOW that far.
rows In the winter months some pro
lection must be given her and her III
ter .sothng is better for this than A
warm shed open to the south to get
the sunshine The cold winds come
from the north. northeast and north
west. hence any shed enclosed on
those three sides = sufficient 70 pre-
vent the SOW from crushing the pigs
AT narrowing llhe 4 seantIlns should
be nailed To the inside OF the house
about eight inches above the ground
ana pfe1ectias toward me center at
the pen
fe'a ioi the SOW before narrowing:
Sows fed on corn alone viii no, bring
> strong ana heaNS PICS Feed some pea
nuts wheat shor's, tankase or sweet
milk WIZ Inc Germ III Inc following
proportion. oth 'hre" parts ana
Shor'S ono part corn nine parts ana
'ahhARc one part corn Two parts ana
peanuts one par IN nun corn three
parts ana brAh on" part, corn SIX
parts ana eoNpeas one part
so pound SOW should have from
i've to seven pounds per day OF one
of the above nuN8rcs II She is fed II
dry lot and plenty OF fresh water
The brood SOW WHEN carving her Iii
ter has TO be fed with a lew OF feed
lng Ill" growing pigs and to lay tn"
foundation Tor their future strength.
size and constitution. One of tho
drains upon the SOW At this time IS
'urnishihs bone making mater1al. She
therefore requires an extra amount
OF none making 'e'd PROVIDE /
trough win wood ashes charred
corn GODS char'oa4 ana lmc
II she IL oYerted at FIRST the pigs
are likely TO take the scours or
thumps No feed az all should be
given for tho first - hours. and very
little for several DAYS Wh~n on a
full feed IN dry lot. she will eat
about four pounds OF grain per day for
each 100 pounds she weigh. II she
weighs ESQ pounds she Will need
about 10 pounds per day. II she has
tho run OF a good pasture at least one
half OF the grain will be saved II
no pasture can be provided she VIII
need to be fed about the same as be
FORE narrowing except that she viii
need more grain When the pasture
is composed OF Bermuda srass.
grain ration equivalent 10 three per
cent OF her I'VE weight should be FED
and he grain part OF the ration
should he shorts. tangag" and peas.
Feed for the Pig Before WEAVING
II given an opportunity the pigs Viii
begin 70 eat when about three weeks
old For these young animals moth.
ing il superior to skim milk with
shorts Many farmers have no skim
milk and in this case thin slop or
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17

Job work neatly and promptly done
at The Dermott News Office. Your
patronage solicited
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-02-17
Oil Mill Talk.

Dermott needs industries a few,
They'll help make town anew,
A good center for cotton oil mill
paying proposition, and it'll help fill
Our town with folks who'll trade
With our merchants for eggs freshly laid
Meats of all kinds, flour and meal
Shoes hats stockings. with money real
You hustling Dermotters, get together;
Persistent humming bees of feather
Always get whatever they go after.
Where's will 3 way for the actor.
SO be one of the few to take
An interest in this, It's fake
This city will profit from oil mill
It's centrally located and would be ideal
For distributing the product when done,
Let's hustle and see if we can promote one
Written for The Dermott News by S. c.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
CHICAGO WOMEN'S
GRAFT SCANDAL IN
LIME LIGHT AGAIN

CHICAGO. April 21.-Chicago's
split-salary graft scandal was In
the limelight again today, following
. decision by the city civil service
commission that charges Of Mrs.
Page Waller Eaton against Mrs.
Louis Osborne Rowe. commissioner
of public welfare, were Just spite
charges. Mrs. Eaton. former super.
intendent of social surveys under
Mrs. Rowe. charged the latter with
extorting a third Of her $4,000 year
ly salary on the order of "Maizie,
who Mrs. Eaton said, was Mrs. vii
liam Hale Thompson, wife of Mayor
Thompson.
Investigation OF the case was TO
be started today by states Attorney
Hoyne, who plans grand jury
probe.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
NEW CAR LINE
GIVEN FRANCHISE
BY GREENFIELD

The voters of Greenfield township
In Q special election, Thursday
granted John L. Austin. Robert r.
Barber and B. F. Stephenson q fran.
chise covering a period Of 80 years
to build a car line line through the
township. The line will be an ex.
tension Of the Oakland-ave. line. and
will run to the Ten and q Half.hfile-
rd. The vote was 12S to In favor
Of the proposal.
The three men to whom the fran
chise was granted are the princi-
pal promoters Of the Highland Park
and Royal Oak railway, recently an
nounced. The line will run through
property owned largely by the Troy
oak Land Co.. in which they are
financially interested.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
BY RosERT J. BENDER.

(StoC Correspondent United Press. }
WASHINGTON, April 21.--What
the United States government de-
mands Of Germany is to stop Its
present submarine campaign agains,
merchantmen Immediately. Wher
this is done the way will be clear
to settle the question of how u
boats may proceed against com
merce without further endangerine
relations between the two countries
This was made clear today In
pointing out that the United States
will not be satisfied with assur
ances that Germany will operate
her submarine within the bounds
previously drawn--namely, giving
adequate warning and assuring
safety to passengers.
Germany's present campaign must
be discontinued until the two gov
ernments can arrive at a decision
as to just what constitutes a prac
ticable and legal U-boat warfare
against commerce.
BY immediate" stopping Of iti
present campaign, Germany hal
been told this government means
within such time as Is sufIicien,
for submarine commanders to b.
notified.
Grave danger now lies in . poo
sible submarine attack. Such an At
tack on q neutral vessel, particular
ly II an American life were jeop
ardised. would be critical. II would
then have to be shown clearly and
(ContinueA On Page Tvvelve)
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
Whereabouts of Out
law Remain Com
p1ete Mystery
SHOTS FIRED AT
u. S. AEROPLANE
Soldiers of Garrison
Fire VOlleys at Wis
iting Airmen
By UNITED PRESS.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, April 21.--
Admissions that the body supposed
to be that OF Pancho Villa was that
OF another man and that American
troops had been ordered by Carran.
sistas not to proceed south OF Par
raj. were made today by Gen. Luis
Gutierrez. commander Of Chihuahua.
Declaring that Villas body had
not been found. but that the body
taken from q lonely mountain grave
was q member OF the villa band.
Gutierres announced that he did not
know whether villa was dead or
alive, but believed him unwounded.
At the same time he declared
that Mai. Jose DE La Luz Herrera.
Of Parral. who figured In the am
bush Of American troops there. had
been instructed definitely to inform
the American commanders not to
advance beyond Parral In their
search for villa.
Chihuahua newspapers today an.
nounced the early retirement OF the
American forces. "El Democratic"
printed a Washington dispatch that
the United Stateo has declared war
on Germany and would require the
use OF all forces to fight the Ger.
mans. Another article stated that
Lansing was studying the plans for
an early withdrawal OF the expedi-
tion and gave Gen. Carranza credit
for halting the American advance
through Mexico.
The concentration Of Carranxa
troops ~ and south Of PArrai is'
apparently to oppose the advance
OF the United States forces south
Of that point.
Gen. Luis Herrera. whose broth
er-in-law, Col. Orozco, was killed by
American troops In the Parral fight.
has gone to Parral Two thousand
troops OF the Morelos and Juarez
hrigades have reinforced the garri.
son there.
One thousand United States cav
airy men under Coils. Brown and
Allen and Maj. Tompkins. are re-
ported concentrated at Santa Cruz
de viesca. 10 miles north OF Psrral.
Gen. Gutierrez is doing his ut
most to prevent strained relations
between the Carranxa forces and
the American troops. but Is opposed
by the Herrera element and the
sentiment OF the populace. Gutierrez
has appinted oficcrs to accom-
rany the American newspapermen
and has granted them every pro-
lection. lie has placed Chihuahua
under strict military law. A heavy
guard patrols the city and md.
night "curfew" law Is enforced.
However, when the American news.
(CsutsaueA on Page TweiveD
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
Effects Same as Pro-
duced by Indian
Drink
MORE HARMFUL
THAN WHISKY
Resin Comes from
Hops Rather Than
from Kegs

Do you ever think of resin OF
hashish when you gulp down a
"schuper" of beer!
An indictment has just been
brought against the lager brew
which attributes to It previously
ursuspected ingredients. The per.
centage OF alcohol in beer may be
low. but hop acids and resins have
been discovered in beer that make
a man scottish and dull witted.
In the May number OF The Ameri.
can Magazine, just out, DR.. Edwin
r. Bowers makes new charges
against beer, which. he says, causes
more delirium tremens than whisky
and brandy and is proportionately
much more noxious than wines or
liquors. u
A beer drinker subjects himself
to exactly the same sort OF stupe-
flcation that Mohammedan peoples
caA"o ch W WuSBu6 tHStubciVcS
with hashish. because of the hop
secretions IN beer. "a Indian hemp
from which hashish Is made. be.
longs to the same plant family az
hops. he declares.
I'VE used to think that we got all
the resin with which we vanished
our kidneys from the pitch Innings
Of bcer barrels" he writes, but we
know now that we get our kidney
shellac from the hops In beer. In
addition to their deleterious effects
upon the kidneys. these secretions
act powerfully and disastrously
upon the nervous system"
80 the Internal organs OF a beer
driker undergo double process
Of picking. part OF which could be
avoided II he confined himself ex
clusively TO alcohol
Beer is particularly insidius be
cruise Of it's apparent harmlessness
DR.. Bowers contends. and because
OF the food Values which are
claimed for II. but which really
amount TO nothing at all. ~
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
Regard President as
Hireling of NUM-
tiOns Trust"
DIR. MARKUS IN
BITTER ATTACK
c. Leidich Thinks Ford
Is Logical Man to
Head Nation

President Wilson's note TO Ger.
many and his later address to con-
sress are bitterly arraigned by De
troit citizens OF German descent,
who look upon his acts as hypocriti-
cal. and as denoting that he is a
hireling. OF the munitions trust.
The Abend Post. Michigan's Ger
man daily, editorially says that the
presidents acts are purely and sim
ply political move to bring about
his retur, to the White House, at a
fearful expense to the nation.
DR.. Macmillan Markus, former
editor Of the Abend Post, In an in.
terview, Thursday, took the presi.
dent to task for his recent act.
President Wilson is fool" said
DR.. Markus. "and his note, carrying
au ultimatum to Germany, and his
address to congress plainly denote
that he Il hireling OF the munitions
trust. The lines are laid from the
White House to the Offices of Nor
gan and Rockefeller. To many per.
sons. not only German citizens. but
among your representative business
men. his actions are disgusting.
THE hypocrisy OF Wilson In pre-
tending to protect humanity, while
ut the same time he rs furtherins
the interest Of the munition manu-.
facturers. has disgusted the public
to such degree that ne feels some
(CentinueA On Page Twelve)
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
NO DIVORCE FOR
TALLmkDCES
Judge Murphy Dismisses Both
Bill and CrOss-bill In
Sensational Case

Fatuous faith and purblind rash
ness are chargeable TO women who
marry driking men to reform them.
declares Judge Alfred J. Murphy.
The reforming process drives a man
still harder to drink, he intimates.
The assertion is made in the de-
cision handed down Friday morning,
dismissing the suit OF Hettie NJ
vs.. Floyd j. Tallmadge. The trial
was unusual because OF the colony
OF Divorces and correspondents.
which was brought to light by the
testimony. and because of the
charges that were made of attempts
To coerce witnesses. II was fought
with unusual bitterness.
Judge Murphy's dismissed Mrs.
Tallmadge's bill on the ground that
she had not come into court with
clean hands.
The Detroit times., 1916-04-21
Federal Grand Jury q
To Probe Goltx Story
BY UNITED PRBSs.

-. I|
NEW YORK. April fla nn111 ~
wide federal grand Jury inveGti0
ton Of the activity q 0oe1nool]
agents, govsrnnasnt an1 ps1S116
connection VAN houA rlqta li X
|dkY u 6e9SGk lGn6 ~ ID
SIosutso 81 ~ 60 lon ~
Horst Won Dsf Colts ma1s
In London. 3
Several psrsons. new 70 ~ Co.
, splracies. are mentioned By nasuoe
and several others are des1gnato1
By their positions 1t ne time e
the plot activities. United 0ta1oo
District Attorney Marshall now -
Won Der Colts at Ellis Island. snA
IL believed to have received fruGn
him . great deal more Informs
tion than 10 contained In the Co..
fession made public By the BritipA.
This VII be at the disposal uk
federal authorities Of Buffalo, c.
cago, st. Paul and Ri Paso, citie0
whose consuls from Germany wore
identified with the plots, according
to the confession. The plots con-
cerned the blowing mp Of Welland
canal locks, railroad terminals,
bridges and other facilities. which
destroyed, would hamper the ship
ment Of supplies and mon from Can
ada to the allies.