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The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Compere Promoted.

Major E. l.. Compere of Hamburg
was last week appointed by Gov.
Brough as lieutenant colonel of the
Second Arkansas infantry, succeeding
Capt. A. b. Sloan, who resigned on ac-
count of moving to Arizona.
Major Compere is prosecuting at
torney of this district and his wife a
former Dermott girl. They both have
many friends here who will be glad to
know of the honor and promotion that
have been given him
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

We would really like to know how
many of our local farmers expect to
materially increase their output this
year. Every farmer in the country has
been repeatedly warned through the
public press that the coming year will
witness tremendous foreign demand
for all kinds of farm products at high
prices, and if there is one among US
who does not rise to the occasion and
profit by this abnormal condition he is
not measuring up to the demands and
the opportunities that confront him. =
Hartford Observer
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
The Fire Fiend Saws:

"'Whene er n smoker of cigars.
Throws down the lighted butt,
The squirrels are gleeful, for they say
Here comes another nut.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Kaiser Killed,
Rumor Claimed.


Circulation of private dispatches
from New York to the effect that the
kaiser and his entire family had been
assassinated, and that the German gov
eanment had been overthrowu, caused
many requests for confirmation to be
made to the Arkansas Democrat Tues
day There was no foundation for the
private dispatches. Long distance
calls from numerous towns of the state
to the Democrat were made to secure
verification or denial OF the reports
The above paragraph is copied from
yesterday Democrat Dermott came
in for her share of excitement following
the report, which gained circulation
here early Tuesday morning.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

The editor of The News the first of
the week received from Gov. Brough
an appointment as a member of the
Arkansas Branch of the League to
Enforce Peace. to which was affixed
the seal of the state and the signature
of the governor
Our feelings upon receipt of the doc
ument are very aptly described by our
contemporary, the editor of the Amity
Courier, as follows:
The editors of the Courier while in
Little Rock last week were honored by
Governor Brough. They were given
Commissions as honorary members of
the Arkansas Branch of the Peace
League This commission puts them
in line with Henry Ford and William j.
Bryan. AS soon as they get their air
ship, trip will be made to Europe. via
Malta, to stop the war. Return dates
will be made and a lecturing tour
staged to raise funds to buy one of
Henry's cars Future plans will be an
nounced through the press. Grape
juice will be their only drink. Money
raised by these tours will be used to de-
fray the expenses of the Government
in case of war with Germany.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Phosphorus Fertilizers.

THE important PHOSPHORUS fertile
ers are acid phosphate, raw aud
steamed bone meal. basic Stag, bone
tankage and raw rock phosphate
Acid Phosphate is ground phosphate
rock treated with sulphnric acid
There are three grades containing re
spectiyely l.. II and l6 per cent phos-
phorie acid. Although the phosphorus
in acid phosphate is readily available
and can be taken up by the plant as
soon as il Is applied. II is not ieached
out because the soil absorbs and
holds phosphorus until the plants
need II The rate OF application IS
from zoe 10 400 pounds per acre. Acid
phosphate gives the best results on
heavy clay land and on soil that is
not acid
Ground Bone in the natural con-
dition contains about per cent of
nitrogen and about % per cent
Of phosphoric acid. but the ma.
terial ordinarily sold as fertilizer
has been steamed to remove the fat
and glue which takes out most OF the
nitrogen. The result Is ma
terial with from "a To - per
cent OF phosphoric acid and IL 10
> per cent OF nitrogen. Bone phos-
pilates are not SO available as acid
phosphate and give best results on
meadows and pastures
Basic Stag Phosphate is n by prod
uct from the manufacture OF steel. II
contains from Is to 10 per cent Of
phosphoric acid and from 35 20 80 per
cent of lime. The phosphorus ia
more available than In bones. but less
available than in acid phosphate. The
limo content makes IL good ferti.
lizer TO use on acid soils.
Raw Rock Phosphate is the un.
treated. finely ground phosphate rock.
II contains from % to 80 per cent Of
phosphoric acid To be at all effective
the raw rock phosphate must be
ground TO n very fine powder. Al
least % per cent should pass through
screen with 10000 openings to tho
square inch II should be applied at
the rate of 1000 pounds per acre once
in four or five years. II should be
thoroughly mixed with the soil by
narrowing several times.
Rock Phosphate is only slowly
available. II should not be used
when immediate returns are needed
such as on truck crops or on a rented
farm. 1t is most effective on upland
soils that are slightly acid and well
supplied with organic matter. On
light, sandy soils 1t is doubtful IL raw
rock phosphate will give profitable
returns.
Potash Fertilizers.
Potash fertilizers usually secured
from Germany. cannot now be obtain
ed, while the small quantity produced
in this country is so high priced that
Ats use is prohibitive.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

A number of inquiries have reached
this office concerning the town election
which is being advertised in the Lake
Village Spectator to be held in Der
mott on Al ril Bird This is evidently a
mistake, for Dermott is city of the
second class, and the law plainly states
that in cities of the second class cleo
tons shall be held only once in two
years, and that they shall come in the
year of even figures
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met in Little Rock last week
and set April 14th as the date for
the primary election to be held for the
purpose of selecting democratic candi-
dates for delegates to the Constitutions
al Convention to be held next Novem-
Der The general election of delegates
will be held on June 26th.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Delegates Appointed to
Peace Convention

County Judge f. ? Toney has been
appointed by Gov Brough as an honor
airy member of the Arkansas Branch of
the League to Enforce Peace. meet
ing of which has been called to convene
IN the Convention Hall of the Hotel
Marion, Little Rock. at 2.30 Monday
afternoon, March 26th.
Hon VIM II Taft. president of the
American Branch of the League. and
ex- president of the United States. will
be in attendance and address the meet
ing
The League to Enforce Peace Is a
world wide. nen-partisan educational
movement, advocating the formation
upon the termination of the present
war; of a league of nations to compel
(by the joint use of moral. economic
and. if necessary. military force of the
nations) the settlement of information
al disputes. according to law. reason
and Justice. instead of by war.
The fundamental proposals of this
League have the endorsement of Pres
dent Woodrow Wilson and the leading
statesmen of political parties. the re
preventative statesmen and leaders in
all the neutral countries and belligerent
nations, and the approval of represent
alive American business, labor. agri-
cultural. financial. educational and re
ligious leaders.
The meeting to be held in Little Rock
next Monday was called for the pur-
pose of giving the people of Arkansas
an opportunity to discuss and consider
program for league of nations to
which the United Suates shall be a
signatory. and to be formed after the
present war is over, that will guarantee
and enforce the future peace of the
world, The League is NOT trying to
stop the war, but proposes a program
for international machinery that will
etfectually prevent the recurrence of
future wars.
Judge Toney was also authorized to
appoint twenty delegates from Chicot
County. and has mailed certificates of
appointment to the following
d. d. Crenshaw. Dermott
Henry Bordeaux.
Hon. l.. A. Buckner,
Rev. N. c. benson,
f. 2. Remley
d. T. Henderson. Eudora
Sen. J. L. Carter.
Hon. Lacy Parkman. =
Dr. Craig.
DIR. w. W. Easterling. Chicot
c. M. Matthews.
A l.. Mills,
B. b. Warfeld. Readland
Udy Calm. Grand Lake
M. f. Rosenzweig. Lake Village
w. G. Street. .
VIM Yerger,
Col. j. g. B. Simms. =
N. b. Scott. .
Jno. X. Haynes,
Mayor j. A. Bennett also received an
appointment from the governor. and
was authorized to appoint ten delegates
to the meeting, which he has done as
follows
G. A. Newman
j c. Hoffman
DR.. Z. Baker
w. d. Trotter
DIR. L. E. Barlow
Alb Parrish
H. Bordeaux
G. E. Kinney
S. Z. Orr
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22

is not likely that any of our women will
qualify until the regular time for as
sessing and paying taxes for 1918.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Announcement.

The Dermott News is authorized to
announce K. A. Buckner of Dermott
It's candidate for delegate to the Con
sttutional Convention, subject to the
action of the democratic pramary,
April Ia. ADV.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Nitrogen Fertilizers.


The common nitrogen fertilizers
are nitrate OF soda. sulphate OF am
monia. cotton seed meal. dried blood.
tankage and cyanamid
Nitrate of SODA contains from Is =
Is per cent of nitrogen. It is soluble
In water and therefore immediately
available to the plants, The amounts
applied vary from 100 to 400 pounds
per acre Because OF its solubltty il
should be applied either at seeding
time or as a top dressing after the
crop has come up. II used as top
dressing II should BE- put on while
the plants are dry for otherwise tho
leaves may be burned. Recent tests
have shown that nitrate OF soda is very
beneficial to apple trees when applied
AZ the rate OF five or SIX pounds per
tree when the flower buds begin 10
show a pin color.
Suiphate OF Ammonia Is a by prod
net in the manufacture of coke and
coal gas. II contains about 20 per
cent Of nitrogen. which Is nearly rs
readily available As that in nitrate OF
soda. II is used at about the same
rate per acrA and In much the same
manner rs nitrate OF soda. Sulphate
OF ammonia should not be used on
acid or sour land unless lime is ap-
piled with il 10 overcome the acidity
Cotton Seed Meal has been used
very extensively in the South as
fertilizer. but il is coming into such
general use as a stock food that only
the inferior grades can now be used
profitably. The nitrogen content
ranges from s 10 per cent. and il
contains in addition % per cent OF
phosphoric acid and Il per cent of
potash. The nitrogen IS not soluble
and must decay in the soil before II
can be utilized by plants For this
reason application should be made
ono or Two weeks before the crop is
planted
Dried Blood and Tankaee are no.
soluble in the soil water and. like co..
ton seed meal must be applied 4
week or more before planting time
Neither is used as extensively now as
formerly Dried blood contains from
10 10 II per cent of nitrogen.
Tankage is more variable. Its
nitrogen content ranges from 1 to IL
per cent and phosphorie acid from 7
TO 20 per cent.
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
Warning Order.

W Oh0SAs
No 30i2
In the Chancery Court of Chicot Coun-
ty, Arkansas.
V f. Moss, Harvey Parnell and
j. T. Grenshaw. Trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
South. of Dermott, Arkansas and
The Dermott Bank & Trust
Company, Plaintiffs,
W 4. Prather, Defendant.
The DEPENDENT, w A Prather. is
hereby warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer the com
plant of the Plaintiffs. above men
toned.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court this lst day of March, 1917
Gaines Merritt.
J. c. Glllison. Clerk.
Attorney for Plaintiffs asst
The Dermott news., 1917-03-22
WHAT'S WHAT IN
GOOD FERTILIZER
Information About Commercial Ferti
Iizers Which Is Worth Keeping
For Reference.
BY De F. Hungerford, College Of AgH-
culture, Fayetteville.

Fertilizers are materials that sup
ply one or more of the three most
important plant food elements-nitr
gen. PHOSPHORUS and potassium
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
Only 20 Counties Heard
From But Its Question Of
Majority Only
BAKER LEADS DAILY FOR
PORTLAND MAY0RALTY
New Prison Bill Is Defeated
Country Was Beaten by
the Cities

Portland, Or, June s. Oregon will
have a comprehensive system oC good
roads.
Such is the will Of the people as cx-
pressed in yesterdays s special election.
By a majority which will probably be
about twenty thousand, the voters on
proved the $6,000,000 road bond bill,
although country precincts may cut this
lead.
Motorists will meet the payments of
interest and principal through increas
ed licenses tax. Representative motor
lists, however, say that hard surfaced
roads will more than offset the in
crease in the license,
Incomplete returns from 80 counties
this afternoon show 45,6l8 votes for
the road bonds and 31,575 against it.
Incomplete returns from these coun-
ties on other measures follow:
Port Indebtedness: yes 33,269; no
,707.
Limiting bills: yes 1859; no 47,7S5
Implied repeal sections constitution:
yes 1861; no 32,S72.
Uniform tax; yes 3l,213; no 22,876
Consolidating city, state elections'
yes 40,875; no 1921.
New penitentiary: yes 27,l27; no
3S,099.
Baker Mayor of Portland
Practically complete returns give
George Baker decisive lead over Will
H. DAILY in-the race for mayor of Port
land.
George L. Baker leads w. H. DAILY
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
y x < < X X X y x \ y X X

San Francisco, June 5.--Registraton
day on the Pacific coast started with
a rush to the polls.
The weather didn t encourage slack
ers Clear skies throughout the Pacific
coast states encouraged heavy regis
tration during the morning. Many reg
istration clerks found lines of youths
waiting when they opened the polling
places at a. IN.
Double police forces were on guard
in the larger coast cities, though there
was no early indication today that they
would be necessary
Parades and patriotic demonstrations
were planned in many places. By proc
lamation of the governors of Pacific
coast states, today was legal holiday.
California saloons were practically
all closed.
Several hundred youths escaped reg
istration today by enlisting. San Fran
cisco alone reported about 100 enlist
ments in all branches of the service
yesterday
Vigilance committees" organized
by federal, state, county and city au-
thorities on the Pacific coast, had lit
tlefto do during the early hours today
Extra officers in plain clothes circu-
lated everywhere, however, keeping a
close watch for possible attempt to
distribute anti-conscriptionist litera-
ture
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
Eighty Members Of Parlia-
ment Resign and Members
Of Cabinet Flee
ANARCHY MAY FOLLOW
WRECKING OF REPUBLIC
General Chang Hsun Power
full Leader Would Revive
Chang Dynasty
By Ralph H. Turner

UNITED Press staff correspondent
Toxic, June 1.-The Chinese rcyoIa-
tionary movement today is tending to-
ward the restoration of monarchy
and the enthronement of the old Chang
dynasty
Latest reports received here frcm
Peking deny that President La Yuan
Hung has resigned under pressure of
the militarists, who have established
provisional government at Tien Tsin.
Hsu-Shi-C Chang head of the revolution
lists provisional government is known
to have monarchistie leanings.
'Shi-Chang has assumed his du-
ties and is preparing to demand the res
ignation of President III Yuan Hung
The disruption of parliament today
threatened to block the plan of Presi-
dent Ii to rush through an immediate
declaration of war against Germany.
Eighty members of parliament have re-
signed, and several members of LII
Yuan Hung's administration have fled
from Peking, according to cablegFams
received here. This leaves President
LIS government practically paEalyzed-
The movement toward a monarchy is
further emphasized by the fact that
IGcneTUH 'nanS Hsuhy mlHthfy govern
or of the province Of Anhwei, favors
reviving the old Chang dynasty. It was
General Chang who virtually placed
Hsu-Shi Chang at the head of the pro
visional government in TienstiR.
Two thousand rebel troops from the
province of Anhwei, belonging TO the
command OF General Ni-Shi.Chun have
arrived near Tienstin on special train
Two thnusand mopa rpnorted fO he cIa
route to Tienstin from another provinces
No other movement of troops is report
ed.
The belief in Toxic is that China
win be plunged into anarchy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
ROAD BONDS LOSE
IN MARION COUNTY
Negative Majority Is Now
About l2OO---Wil Be
Increased

With the returns from SO precincts
of the 70 in Marion county in the
hands of the county clerk, the totals
for the measures balloted on yester-
day at the special election are "a
follows:
The measure authorizing ports TO
create limited Indebtedness to en-
Yes 2s07; No. 30l, No. 3246.
The measure limiting the number of
bills introduced in the legislature and
increasing the pay of legislators-No-
30l, Yes 9S7; No, 305, No. 53l6.
The measure declaring against i'm
Piled repeal of constitutional provis-
ions by amendments-No 3O6, Yes
1915; No. 307, No. 4039.
Uniform tax classification amend
ment-No 30s, Yes 24ss; No. 300, No
1921.
Requiring election, city, town, and
state officers at same time--No, 80,
Yes 4I2S; No. 3ll, No 2063.
-Four hundred thousand dollar tax
levy for a new penitentiary, No. 3l3,
Yes, 1928; No. 313, No 1927.
Six million dollar road bond Issue
and high way bill-No. 3l4, Yes 2716i
No. 3l5, No 1880.
Following is the vote by precincts
as Far as received, the various meas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
NILL|ONA|RF'S BABY
NOT YET RECOVERED
Keet VIII Flash Signal to
Abductors--Friends Fear
He May Be Killed

Springfield Mo-, June 5.-From the
tower of the Peer building, the high
est spot in Springfield, j. Holland
Keet, millionaire banker, will flash out
the signal to the kidnapers who are
holding Baby Lloyd Keet, when he sets
out on his third trip to attempt to pay
the ransom demanded by the abduet-
Ors.
heet admitted today that this is the
plan suggested by the kidnapers in
their second letter, by which he could
communicate with them. The lights in
the tower of the building can be seen
at almost any point within radius OF
20 miles of Springfield.
What the signal would be and when
he would flash it Keet refused to state.
1t was not last night and may not be
tonight. 1t is not fear that the kid
napers will fail to get the signal that
ia worrying Keet, 1t is his ability to
evade the watch that well meaning
friends are keeping over him. They fear
he will be the victim of foul play IN
his reckless and i'll considered drives
over the Ozark roads at night. The fact
that he constantly carries the $4,000
ransom money makes him tempting
bait for criminals.
Intimation that the ransom had been
raised to $4,000 in keeping with the
threat of the abductors in their first
letter became known when it was ad-
mitted at Keet's s bank that he had with
drawn additional sums.
The proposed search of the county
was halted last night at the order OF
Judge Johnson and other leaders after
Keet had warned the citizens that any
untoward move would mean the life or
mutilation of the child.
There are no new developments,
was the only statement issued from the
Keet home today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
Russian Socialists Are
Wise to Germany's S Plans
and Object to Kaise rism

will develope the issue of kaiserism
versus socialism.
Russian socialist leaders declare they
realize fully that the international
type OF German socialist is qnot repre-
sented at Stockholm. Instead the
German government has granted pass
ports only to that type on which it be-
lieves it can depend for support
Socialists of the type of Liebknecht,
Ledebour and Haase, whose doctrines
are against absolutism and autocracy,
have not been permitted to attend, be-
cause the German government knows
they are against kaiserism.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
TO DECIDE STRIKE QUESTION

Chicago, June 5.-Tonight win de-
eide whether Chicago is to face another
street ear strike. The union win meet
to consider an offer of two cents an
hour increase made by Leonard A. Bus
BY, president Of the Chicago surface
lines. The employees now receive from
25 to SO cents an hour, according to
length of service. The company en-
ploys 1000 men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
.LUNBERNEN AGREE
TO SUPPLY MATERIAL
Each VIII Put Up His Proper
tiOn of 25,OOO,OO0 Feet
Wanted at Lake

Tacoma, Wash, June 5.-Hundred
members of the West Coast Lumber
men 5 association from all parts of
Washington and Oregon, at a meeting
held here yesterday afternoon, pledged
themselves each to furnish his proper
tion of lumber required for army cam
tonment buildings at American Lake,
amounting to about 25,000,000 feet.
After a long discussion the lumber
men decided also to furnish the lumber
to the government at an average price
of SIS thousand feet. The discussion
was over the question whether the as
soeiation should stand back Of the
prices quoted by Secretary Robert G..
Allen, who is in Washington, D. c..
George S. Long, member of the sub
committee of the National Council Of
Defense. told the members that repudi-
alton Of apparently official figures bid
by Secretary Allen. would brand the
lumbermen as "pikers" at Washing
ton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
one ohiector Arrested

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June .. = Rufus
Barringer, who says he is an |. W. w,
was arrested this morning on the Fol-
som road where he was spreading anti
conscription circulars. He admitted to
detectives who arrested him that he
was the man who posted up the circu-
lars in Sacramento about a week ago.
For the past few days, he admitted, he
has been spreading the dodgers in the
vicinity Of Folsom and along the Fol-
som road He will be turned over to
federal authorities.
This was the only sign of opposition
TO the draft in Sacramento during the
forenoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
By William G.. Shepherd,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Petrograd, June 5.-The workmen g
and soldiers council today named
July as the date for the Russian
called Stockholm peace conference.
The formal caIl Tor the international
meeting summarizes its purpose "to
organize a world union to consider
means to end the war and eliminate
imperialism.
News that the American government
had refused. passports to socialists to
a stockholm conference caused great
disappointment here. President Tsch-
eide of the soldiers and workmen IS
council, declared he was "disillus-
ionad" by the refusal.
Labor troubles are increasing here.
Today a general strike was ordered in
all Petrograd factories because of en-
ployers' refusal to accord six hour
day and equal wages to men and
women.
Demands of miners for a two hun
dred per cent increase in wages were
also made public today. The miners re-
eeived a ninety per cent increase
granted by the department of com
merce in March.
Influential Russian socialist leaders
were authority today for the deelara-
tion that one of the impelling motives
behind the call for a Stockholm con
ference was to oust German socialists
from the international party, unless
they subscribe to the doctrine that
kaiserism must go.
A German Peace Plot.
This revelation came in response to
widespread messages from socialists in
other nations, warning Russian com
rades against 'German peace plot
in Stockholm The plot, It was de-
clared, was cooked up so that German
socialists of a new type, who supported
Germany's autoeratie system Of gov
ernnent and who had been carefully
hand picked by the kaiser's govern
ment, would seek to dominate the
Stockholm meetings and turn them to
Germauy's advantage.
Russia IS call on all nations for real
conference at Stockholm, at q late:
date than that set BY the Germans,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-05
DIR. MATHIS, OF MONMOUTH
GETS ARMY COMMISSION

Dallas, Ore, June 5.-Dr NJ. O..
Mathis, of Monmouth, who was in Port
land last week taking the examination
for the officers reserve medical corps,
received word yesterday that he had
successfully passed the examination and
had been granted captains commits
sion. DR.. Mathis was ordered to be pre-
pared on short notice to report TO a
training camp.