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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

The Rcformcr is conducting this col
umu with the cooperation OF the Ma
tioual Emergency Food Garden Com
mission to inspire the planting of more
food gardens throughout TIA" country
Members of the commission are
Charles Lathrup Pack. president Of
American Forestry association, Lu-
Their Burbank. pr Charles ". Eliot
Prof Irving Fisher. John Hays Ham
mund. FairlaS Harrison. Myrou r
Hcu.ick, Dr.. John Grier llibheu. I'm
crsuu McMilliu. A. w Shaw. Car
Nroomau. assistant secretary of aEri
culture. capt. J. r.. White, t.. : ship
ping Board. James Wilson. former sec
rotary of agriculture. You should
watch this column every day ANY
questions should be written on one
side of the paper and sent to Garden
Editor of The Eeformer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20
WEST GUILFORD.

Mrs. Ernest Fairbanks and son of
Greenfield are spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry of Brat
tleboro visited Mr. Perry S sister, Mrs.
Lorenzo Whitney, and family Monday.
w. =. Warren of Halifax had made
200 gallons OF maple syrup up to Tues
day night and still had considerable sap
on hand. The sap is boiled by steam.
Mrs. John Hall sustained a fractured
hip one day last week, when she fell tt
her kitchen floor, as the result of step
ping on a piece of orange peel. y nurs,
from Brattleboro is caring for her.
Harold Moon, who has been at worE
for W. b. Warren during sugaring, sus
tanned n painful injury Tuesday, wheI
his hand was caught between the sic,
and rock. One finger was cut nearl,
off and some of the others were crushed
He was taken to the Memorial hospita
IN Brattleboro, where his hand wa
dressed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

DIR, HENRY TUCKER. Residence. II Grow,
So Telephone 258. once. Leonard block
Hours: 1870 to Q, and to 8. Telephone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

W. r. MOVES. NJ. D.. Eye. Ear, Nose ano
Throat. 8 to IL, TO D. Wednesday AND
Saturday evenings Other hours aud Sunday
by appointment. Appointments for glasses fit
tinrs made by mail or phone. American Bldg
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20
MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS.
State Committee Receives Census Re.
port-81 Want Commissions.

BURLINGTON, April 20.-The mem
bcrs OF the state committee of Yer
mont of the committee Of American
physicians for medical preparedness
met at the Hotel Vermont last even.
ing for the purpose Of obtaining the
report as to the result of tie medical
census which has been made Of The
state the past few weeks. Reports
were had from all counties in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

DIR. A. 1. MILLER, Hooker block, Brattl,
buro. Ofice hours. 9 to 9, to 2. ESQ TO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

DIR. L. Il. LYNCH, Surgeon. ONCE, Parb
Bldg rooms ] aud Q, telephone, $40. Offic,
hours until o a. m, to 3. and to 8 D. IN.
Melruse hospital, telephone pol, Q 20 10 a, m
Residence. lIl Canal ST.. telephone, 1T
SUNDAYS bv appointment only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20
DON'T HURT A BIT!
Lift your old, torturous corns
and caIluses right off
with the fingers.

This tiny bottle holds the wonder of
wonders. 1t contains an almost magical
drug discovered by a Cincinnati man.
1t is called frcezone. 1t is a compound
made from ether.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

store for small bottle of freezonc.
This viii cost but Il few cents, but Will
positively rid your poor, suffering feet
Of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, or the tough calluscs
on bottom Of feet. Genuine frcczone
has Il yellow label. Look for yellow
label.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-20

Apply 4 few drops Of this
frcezonc upon tender, ach-
ing corn or a hardened cal
lus. Instantly the soreness
disappears and shortly you
will find the corn or callus
so shriveled and loose that
YOU Just lift it off with the
fingers.
You feel no pain or sore
ness when applying free
zone or afterwards. 1t
docsn t even irritate the
skin.
Just ask in any drug
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
"Piker Patriots

Piker Patriot is who talks lot about
patriotism but doesn't Do anything
Piker Patriot is who loudly cheers the
marching soldiers but keeps paddock on his pocket
book.
Piker Patriot is a who goes home every night
to a comfortable fireside and happy family, who
joys all the blessings and opportunities that America
gives, who has good job and good wages, but DOESN'T
EVEN BUY $50 LIBERTY BOND ON EASY PAY
MENTS.
Piker Patriot is who bought Liberty Bond
last June, ONE-TENTH THE SIZE HE COULD HAVE
TAKEN, and when approached by Liberty Bond
salesman sticks out his chest and says, I'VE BOUGHT
ONE.
A Piker Patriot is man who easily take ten
thousand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds but ONLY
TAKES A THOUSAND.
Pker Patriot is a corporation director whose
company take million dollars worth of Liberty
Bonds without making any sacrifice at all, but who
raises awful howl if anyone suggests their taking
than hundred thousand
There is in Marianna for Piker Patriots
for Marianna is NO PIKER CITY.
If you that kind you had better move to
PIKER TOWN. You'd better go where you'll have
some piker friends. For Mariana during the coming
weeks and months going to be the lonesomest place
on the face of the globe for PIKER PATRIOTS
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
E. J. BEAzLEY TO LEAVE

e. J. Beazley, head of the Mariana
Wholesale Grocery Company, is max
ing preparations to move to Louis
vile, KY, where he expects to be
located during the next six months.
Mr.. Beazley has secured the general
selling agency for the Dixie Flyer
motor car for southern Indiana, Ken
lucky and Arkansas, and the agency
for the Oldsmobile car for southern
Indiana and Kentucky He stated
yesterday his purpose in moving to
Louisville was to get his sales-forces
well organized. and that as soon as
he succeeds in this he expects to
return to Mariana to reside. His
wife and son will leave Monday for
Hopkinsville, KY to visit with rel
atives. Mr.. Beazley is winding UP
his business here and expects to go
to Louisville within the next two or
three weeks to actively enter into
the auto business.
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TO MAKE OFFER TO
Sell LIGHT PLANT
PRESIDENT COUCH OF ARkAN-
SAS LIGHT AND POWER CO. TO
BE IN MARiANNA NOV. 5 AND
6 WITH PROPOSITION.

H. c. Couch of Pine Bluff, presi-
dent of the Arkansas Light and
Power Company, will be in Mariana
on Monday and Tuesday, November
and 6, for the purpose of con-
ferring with the city officials and
representative citizens with reference
to a proposition to sell the city the
electric light and power plant owned
by the company. When the matter
of making final disposition of the
municipal water plant was brought
to a head some time ago, the sug-
gestiOn that the city should also own
and operate the light and power plant
met with much favor upon the part
of the property owners who attended
a conference on the water question.
The two plants are now combined
and both systems are being operated
from one building and from one
source of power. Those who have
interested themselves in the matter
of providing cheaper service to the
citizens are convinced that it would
be wise for the city to acquire the
light and power plant, if the COM
pany will make proposition that
will justify the purchase of the
plant by the city. If terms can be
agreed upon it has been suggested
the entire city be placed in an i'm
proyement district, the old indebted
ness against the water district re-
funded, a new series of bonds issued
out of which the purchase price of
the light and power plant would be
paid. and that a surplus will be held
back for extensions in both the water
and light service. the extensions to
be made at at later date when con-
ditions become sufficiently settled
to warrant the making of extensions
and improvements. 1t is not known
what proposition Mr.. Couch has to
make. He will confer here with
citizens on Monday and Tuesday,
November and 6. and will probably
meet with the city council on the
first Tuesday night in November. and
still further discuss the situation
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

f. b. Leonard, manufacturer of
wagon, carriage and automobile
STOCK, for many years the operator
Vi large plant at Metropolis, Ill,
has begun the erection of large
Hiiii IN Mariana. Through the eff
iorts OF the Mariana Commercial
Hiuo' Mr.. Leonard recently became
lnterested in a proposition to erect
anu operate mill here. For several
years he has been purchasing pecan
loss from dealers in this section, and
oecause OF the vast supply of pecan
anu small hickory timber in the bot
.oihs tributary to Mariana, he was
'huuced to look with favor upon the
Sussest1on that this would be an
Iueai location for a large mill. He
anu Others associated with him spent
.ae aoIe than month investigating the
.lniDer supply and finally concluded
~ ~ oulld a plant here in the event
eney could get a good site with river
ana rail connections.
oiilclals of the Commercial Club
oooh the matter up and found the
osiy available site was the tract east
~ ~ the ravine near the Miller Lumber
\ nnompany yards, owned by Judge e.
D. robertson and Senator j, t.
tsooertson. On account of the fact
ne site is separated from rail con
Iocuons by deep ravine, Mr..
~ tLeohard asked the Commercial Club
s;st ~ assist him in overcoming this diff
~ lr0ulty At a conference subsequent
- neid the Commercial Club agreed
give Mr. Leonard a lease on the
ss,Isperty for period of ten years,
wa wv 10 contribute $1,000 in cash to-
t,ai a,u the construction of a substan-
ore bridge across the ravine. This
sr was accepted and Mr.. Leonard
"nu his chief assistant, e. B. Bayne
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Commercial Club Lands Pecan and
Hickory Mill; $500 Weekly Payroll

Immediately began work on the foun-
dation of the mill The bridge will
be approximately 100 feet long and
will run from the east side OF the
ravine to the foot of a street that
has it's terminus on the west bank
of the rayine. The bridge will not
only be used by Mr. Leonard to haul
his mill products to the rallroad, put
will be thrown open to the pubic.
Under the terms of the agreement
Mr.. Leonard will at once erect
mill with a minimum capacity OF
O.OO0 feet a day. He Will employ
from thirty to fifty men and his pay
roll will be at least $500 a week.
This is in addition to the vast sum
of money he will pay out for timber.
Wagon, carriage and automoDlie
stock will be manufactured in the
rough and shipped to the plant at
Metropolis, ILL.,, for finishing work.
Later Mr.. Leonard expects to install
a finishing plant here and ship the
products of his mill direct from
Mariana to his customers. BY the
establishment of this plant the Com
mercial Club not only adds splen-
did new industry to Marianna's manu-
featuring section, but it affords a
ready cash market for millions OF
feet of pecan and small oak timber
that has heretofore gone to waste
The total amount of money to be
raised to meet the obligations in
Cured by the Commercial Club is
81. 600. OF this amount $1,000 was
subscribed at a meeting of the club
the other night. A committee was
appointed to see the business men
and raise the other thousand dollars,
but on account of the Liberty Loan
campaign this week the committee
decided to postpone its work until
next week.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
PICTURE WELL PATRONlZED

The LAnguille Chapter, ID. A. r.,
through the courtesy of the manage
ment of the Majestic Theatre, put on
the stirring Vitagraph feature screen
production "Womanhood" at the Ma
jestic last night, portion of the net
proceeds going to the chapter for
the support of French orphans and
for making additions to the public
school library. An immense crowd
of people witnessed the picture, and
excellent music was furnished by the
Commercial Club Band The d. A.
R. chapter realized $25.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
LIBERTY BONDS ON
NSTALLMENT PLAN
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK STARTS
LIBERTY LOAN CLUB BY WHICH
PATRONS NAV PAY DOLLAR
DOWN AND DOLLAR A WEEK.

The Peoples Savings Bank of Mari
anna, falling in line with the patriotic
movement that is playing such an i'm
portant part in all loyal American in
stitutions, has started a Liberty
Loan Club for the purpose of putting
within easy reach of every man,
woman and child the opportunity to
become the owner of $50 or 500
bond At meeting of the directors
of the bank held on Monday night,
it was decided to purchase large
quantity of bonds in fifty and one
hundred dollar denominations and re-
sell them to the people on the in
stallment plan. The fifty dollar
bonds will be disposed of for one
dollar down and payments of one
dollar week for forty nine weeks.
The hundred dollar bonds will be
sold for 81 down and 81 each week
for forty nine weeks.
The bank will pay each purchaser
four per cent interest on the money
deposited in payment for these bonds.
At the expiration of fifty weeks the
bonds will be delivered to the pur-
chasers who then draw four per cent
interest from the government, the
interest to be paid every six months.
The bank, likewise, will credit in
terest on the deposits every six
months. BY this arrangement an
easy plan is offered for the purchase
of Liberty Bonds and for the en-.
couragement of the thrift and say
ings habit It is argued that every
child ought to become the owner OF
Liberty Bond. No one thing is
more calculated to interest the child
in the flag, in the government and
create within him loyalty and respect
for this great government than the
possession of a Liberty Bond. II
gives him a tangible conception OF
his relationship to his government
feeling of personal responsibility
In after years it will be a sweet
thought to him to know he helped
the government in the time of peril
In addition to this it will stimulate
the saving habit so badly needed all
over our land. 1t would be a capital
idea for every person who can spare
one or more dollars a week to take
advantage of this splendid opportun
ity to purchase a bond either for his
children or for himself. The club is
now open and Cashier Newbern is
receiving subscriptions.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

More than three hundred women,
boys and girls affiliated with the
womens community clubs, the boys
corn and pig clubs and the girls can
ming clubs, were the guests of the
people of Mariana Wednesday. the
occasion being the first annual fall
exhibit of canned and domestic
science products, by the women and
the girls. and corn and pig exhibits
by the boys. Seventy-five healthy,
wholesome, enthusiastic young farm
ers, comprising the pig and corn
clubs, who have been interesting
themselves in farming and stock rails
ing under the direction of P. F. New
ell, the county demonstration, were
here to proudly exhibit the fruits of
their labors They had big display
If good corn. and in stock pens on the
east side of the City Park they gave
the public an opportunity to view
some of the finest porkers ever seen
here
The display of canned goods by
the members of the girls canning
club who had worked under the di-
rection of Miss Grace Evans, can
ming club agent, was superb and at
tracted much favorable comment
upon the part of the hundreds Of
visitors who viewed the display at
the City Hail. The display of art
work in wax made by the pupils in
the school an Aubrey was especially
creditable. The women who are af-
filiated with the various community
clubs in the county made a fine show
ing with their canned products.
The Red Cross display made by
the ladies who have worked so dill
gently during the past few months,
on hospital garments and Red Cross
supplies, was one of the most inter-
esting features of the exhibition.
Hospital garments of all kinds, made
by the various Red Cross units in the
county, were displayed. and Mes
danes ]. /. Morris, Louis Altman,
Guy Leary, w. S. McClintock, w. F..
Harris and d. S. Plummer, who had
charge of this splendid exhibit, de-
serve much praise for their excellent
work. More than $50 visitors to
the Red Cross booth registered.
There were many, II course, who
did not register.
The displays in all the departments
ohoWC CohCiuSiNCiy tuc dBtntlcc dI
work In Lee county to promote bet
ter farming. live stock raising, do
mestic science and to encourage the
people In the conservation of food
supplies and in the diversification
of their farming activities. have done
the county incalculable good.
One of the most complete displays
of farm, garden and orchard pro-
ducts, was made on the ground floor
of the city hall by Rev. Robt. Bryant,
colored demonstrator, and the boys
and girls who have worked under
his direction. Every kind and charac-
ter of product grown on Lee county
soil was on exhibit and all were ex-
ceptionally fine specimens.
AT the noon hour tempting lunch
con was served in the basement of
the Elks Home by the Commercial
Club and the members of the Mari
| anna Community Club. to all the
delegates from the county clubs and
to the boys and girls in the corn, pig
and canning clubs. Three hundred
people partook of the hospitality ex-
tended by the Commercial Club and
the ladies of Mariana. In addition
| to the splendid menu furnished by
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
First Contingent of Negro Soldiers
Will Leave For Camp Pike Oct. 81

The following list, together with
alternates attached, is the list OF
men from which the fifty (50) men
comprising the third contingent of
Lee county's quota will be selected
and forwarded to the mobilization
camp at Camp Pike. Little Rock
on October 31st. 1917. All of these
men have been forwarded proper
mobilization orders by the Local
Board, addressed to their last known
location, and the list has also been
posted at the post office in this city
since Tuesday last. However, it may
be probable that some of these men
fail to receive notice that they have
been called for mobilization, and. as
the penalty for failure to report on
that date is very severe, it becomes
the duty of every citizen who knows
any of the men on the above list to
give them notice that they are ex-
pected to report on the date men
tionpd
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
REPORT OF COUNTY JUDGE TO
THE HONORABLE QUORUM
COURT

To the Quorum Court of Lee County
Arkansas:
AS required by law herewith SUBJ
nit my report as to the conditions
of affairs of the County as outlined
in the said law
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Due to the fact that practically all
of the county is incorporated in
Road Improvement District No. l.
there is a very small portion of the
county roads coming under my SUI
pedvision as County Judge and the
only bridges built and maintained
by the County are those bridges over
sixty (60) feet in length.
However, have made an inspec
tion of the roads of the County and
find them all in excellent shape with
the possible exception of a few
isolated districts.
During my term of office | have
built the following bridges in the
County, all of which are over sixty
(Cnpfinuad on mage 81
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE

John, George and Chas. Roenhild
and Henry Mayes, well known cit
izens residing near Canaan, on the
north side of the L'Anguille river,
we're placed under arrest the first of
the week on the charge of murder.
1t is alleged they are implicated in
the killing of an old German on a
shanty boat in the L'Anguille river
several weeks ago. The evidence
against the men is circumstantial,
and is said to have been worked up
by man named j. NJ Carter, who
claims to be a detective. Carter
swore out warrants before Esq. r..
Nj. Hays and Constable. Jones made
the arrests. The men were placed in
Jail on first degree murder charges.
They will be given preliminary
trial before Esq. r. M. Hays today
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

China has the wool, the cotton and
the hides necessary to clothe a great
army, but she lacks facilities to con-
vert these into shoes and clothing.
Raw material and labor exist in
China in abundance, but there is no
effective industrial organization.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

Durlng the course of the discussion
on farm demonstration work it de-
veloped the magistrates we're not
satisfied with the manner of select
ing the agent, feeling the taxpayers
ought to have something to say
about the personnel of the demon
strator. While the government abso-
lutely controls these appointments, it
was deemed wise to authorize the
county judge to appoint a committee
whose duty it with be to hear COM
plants about the work of the demon
stration and canning club agents. to
take these complaints up with the
government authorities and to rep
resent the county in all matters per-
tanning to the conduct and work of
the agents. By this menas it is be-
lieyed the service can be improved.
Judge Plummer appointed F. N.
Burke and ]. W. Reed of Mariana,
and w. o. Hopkins of Rondo, as
members of this committee. These
gentlemen will serve for a period of
one year from date
The reports of the county Judge,
county clerk and the demonstration
agents follow:
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
Annual Fall Exhibit of Club
Products Held Wednesday;
Fine List of Prizes Awarded

the Commercial Club and the ladies'
carbonatea drinks were furnished
free by the Mariana Ice & Storags
Company and by the Coca-Cola Bot
Ting Company.
The full list of prize winners In
all the departments has not yet bee0
made out. The incomplete list Ii
published below. The list OF prizs
winners in the colored department II
printed in another column.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
Hard Fight Made in Quorum
Court to Get Magistrates to
Retain Farm Demonstrators

canning club agent, but continued an
appropriation of $3.50 to the Lee
county Training School, an industrial
ana manual training department run
IN connection with the negro public
school here. By making this last
appropriation the school gets $500
from the Slater fund. This depart.
ment is open to any worthy negro
boy or girl in Lee county.
An appropriation of $500 was also
made for negro demonstrator and
canning club agent.
The full list of appropriations made
The courier-index., 1917-10-26

= ~ tne proportion Of two n Two fronts
0s'ern front .ta~~-- on The ne ON Ga the
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
CORN CLuR PRIZES


l. Cash SIS given by Mariana Cot
ton Oil Co., Mat Howard, Rondo.
2. Cash SIS given by Mixon-Mcs
Clintock Co., Max Russell, Oak Fofs
rest.
g. One pair shoes given by Grove
Reed Co, John Ripper, Jeffersonviiis.
T. One pair pants given by Payne
Bros, Frank Casteel. Mariana.
5. One hat given by Davis h
Sims, Matte Ramey, Aubrey.
6. One alarm clock given by v.
T. Ellis Addison Wall, Mariana.
7. Merchandise. value $3.50. given
by Word & McClenney, Chas. Hop
kins. Rondo.
s. Cash $3.50 given by Peoples
Savings Bank, Chas. Martin, Aubrey.
8. Cash $3.50 given by Newbern
Grocery Co.. Tom e. Thomson,
Aubrey.
10. Cash $3.50 given by Karioofe
& Co, Reginald Miller, Moro.
The courier-index., 1917-10-26
CANNING CLUB EXHIBITS

Best in glass:
First in glass, Lillian Brooks. 80
given by Newbern Grocery Co.
Second in glass. Madge McMurray,
rocker by Harris & Burke.
Third in glass. Wilma Hoppe, 81
cap and scraf, NJ Lewis.
Best In tin:
First in tin. Elaine Russell, $5 BY
Cotton Oil Mill.
Second in tin. Madge McMurray,
81 lavallier by Ed Mann.
Third in tin, Stella Billingsley.
$3.50 in merchandise by G. F. Gam.
brell & Co.
Best all around exhibit by Madge
McMurray, $3.50 by Courier-Index.
Best history OF years work:
First, Fannie Mae Binkley IS pair
of shoes by e. J. Beazley Co.
Second, Mamie Dice, $3.50 by Lee
Continued on page 12)