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The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
The Herald's Special Sermon

failure OF ancient Israel. They be-
came nation of traditionalists.
Their guide IN the latter days was
the tradition of the fathers. For
this cause the Son of Man was
crucified and the Apostle Paul was
put to death. because they made
void the traditions of the Elders No
nation has started upon a career of
human advancement and success that
has not had some great leader who
has heard the Divine call" Get the
out of the past into land that l
will show thee" God calls the nations
to the pursuit Of a personal ideal
and makes this the condition OF
greatest success. Into a land that 1
will show thee"
Is not this call today to America? g.?
We cannot be guided entirely by our
traditions We have had a glorious
history. We have made wonderful ad-
vancement In the arts and sciences.
We have been blessed with vast re-
sources. But today We are facing new
conditions and unsolved problems.
The past cannot he our only guide.
There is a Divine call. II is 10 some
thing new and better. Our way to
this new land of achievement is to put
ourselves undcr the direction of God
alone. He alone can promise us as
He did Abraham, II will make of thee
a great nation" What a future would
lie before US if we could learn the sim
pie but all-important lesson of the
past. Greatness in national life cores
only as the result OF subsection to the
Divine will and by following the Di-
vine guidance. There would be no
doubt OF the final result of our pres
ent strife II the nation would once put
to the test the ancient promise and
through simple and humble obedience
let God fulfill i'm us the Divine pur-
pose. Il will make of thee a great ma
ton"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
TO MAKE fight
ON DISLOYALTY
National Committee Pre-
pares to Curb Seditious
Press and Speech.

The officers Of the National Commit
tee Of Patriotic and Defense Societies,
Lieut. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young and WILL
lam Mather Lewis, of Washington;
George Wharton Pepper. of Philadel-
phia. and Edward Harding. of New
York. representing forty-two organiEa-
! tlons. are planning a widespread cam
paign against seditious propaganda.
The committee is getting in touch
with the 1000 local chairmen of the
societies and organizing them to COM
oat unpatriotic action OF every kind
In their different communities. A State
chairman has been appointed in every
State to have local direction OF this
drive on disloyalty.
A letter addressed to the local lead
ers by the officers says in part:
I'VE have almost as dangerous an
enemy to combat at home as we do
across the seas, and those of US who
cannot give our service to the army.
should do our part by looking to it
that our soldiers are not subjected 10
back-fire from this country.
Plan Propaganda.
THE government should be con-
graduated upon its action against Ger
man papers in st. Paul and Phila-
delphia. The loyal citizens OF Amer
lea hope that this is just the begin
ming and that the German press will
be most carefully censored, and the
slightest indication of disloyalty
strongly dealt with. We approve of
the suggestion that a law be passed
requiring that all comments on the
war be printed in English in these Ger
man papers. We must be particularly
watchful for the insidious influence
which finds its outlet through private
conversation Apparently good Ameri-
cans tell US that we should keep our
soldiers at home and not subject them
to danger on European battlehelds.
This idea had its inception in Ger
man sources and its authors knew well
that If we did not fight in France, we
must sooner or later fight in our own
country.
We urge upon you the necessity
OF advising our Washington office of
Un-American propaganda and disloyal
individuals in your community so that
We may lay these matters before the
Department of Justice. We urge you
to bring home to your neighbors the
real meaning of the war. We wish 20
impress the necessity Of Americaniza
ton work among the alien population
which surrounds us"
The committee is organizing a press
bureau to reach the smallest papers in
the United States and will in many
other ways bring its message of pa
triotism home to every individual in
the country.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
BUFFALO BILLS WIDOW
in FOOD CAMPAIGN

Mrs. William F. Cody, OF Cody,
wyoming. widow of Buffalo Bill.
has Joined in the nationwide food
saving campaign of the National
Emergency Food Garden Commits
sion by writing to Charles Lathrop
Pack. the president. and obtaining
a big lot OF food-saving manuals
for use in Cody.
Awards of IS for the best can OF
vegetables and the National Ger
tifcate of Merit given last week
were announced as follows:
Mrs. L. P. Sibley, Community Fair.
suffern, n. Y.
Miss Lillian Rosebrook. Coos and
Essex Agricultural Fair. Lancaster.
y. H.
Mrs. B. +. r. worrell. Home Z
Garden Exhibit. Rutledge, Pa.
Mrs. Cora Crawford, Sisseton In
dian Agency, Eden. s. Dakota.
Miss Augusta Smith. Siletz In
dian Agency. Siletz. Ore.
applications are being made in
every corner OF the country" said
President Pack yesterday. "and the
women are canning food as never
before In the history OF the coun-
+-v"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
FOREIGN-BORN men
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Pennsylvania Railroad Takes Inter,
estins Census of Employees.

To ascertain the extent to which
railroad employees of foreign birth
subscribed to the first liberty loan,
a special investigation has been
completed on the directly operated
lines OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
east of Pittsburgh and Erie. The
result of this inquiry shows that
out of a total of 160. 12T employees,
in all departments, 25.S27 were born
in foreign countries. There were.
among all the employes-bOth ma
tive and foreign born-52.7S2 sub
scriptions. totaling more than 49,
4OO. 900.
The inquiry also brought out the
fact that there are. in the service
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. men
Of forty-two different nationalities,
besides native-born Americans and
members OF thirty alien races were
included among the buyers of lib
erty bonds
The italian race furnished the
largest number OF foreign born en-
ployes on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. the number being S.365. or
practically one-third Of all the alien
born Thirty-two per cent of the
Italians. OF a total of 2.725 en-
ployes, bought liberty bonds.
Employees of Irish birth were
found to number 3.139, OF whom
1893. or 43 per cent, subscribed to
the loan. English born employees
numbered 1875, and 663 Of them. or
IS per cent. were subscribers. Out
Of 2,466 men of Russian and Polish
birth, 100. or IS per cent. invested
in the loan.
OF the nationalities representing
the central powers, employees of
Austro-Hungarisn bith were 3,977
men. and of these 1907, or 81 per
cent, subscribed to the bonds
OF men of Gerban birth, the rail-
road payrolls carried the names OF
1850. and Of these $50. or 80 per
cent. were subscribers There were
found to be in the service ninety
seven men Of Turkish nativity. and
forty-three OF these. or A per cent,
bought liberty bonds.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
Congress May Adjourn
By Oct. Is, SAYS Martin

Even with the pressure of new leg
islation desired by the administration,
there is still a very definite idea that
Congress will adjourn by October Is.
Senator Martin. of Virginia, leader of
the Upper House and very close to the
White House, said last night.
Il expect We will wind up between
October 10 and 15 That is not certain
by any means. But that is the pres
ent expectations"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
Married One Day, Adopt
Five Children the Next;
Now Have Family Of ~

Vlneland, N. J., Sept 2S-william
J. Purvis. OF Rosenhayn, celebrat-
ed the forty-second anniversary Of
his marriage today by coming to
Vineland and visiting the old
homestead on Oak road. Purvis
was married in Millville and the
next morning he and his wife
adopted five needy children.
The couple have kept this prac-
tice up until now they can point
with pride TO a family of p that
they have raised and sent out into
the world, all imbued with the
Purvis spirit OF America first. The
foster-father is a survivor OF the
civil war and extremely patriotic.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
Eager to Die, Tries
Three Ways to Suicide;
Has Chance of Living

Manchester, N. H.. Sept. 23.-Af-
ter having tried three ways to kill
himself, Frank L. clifford is alive
and sorry he is. He was found
unconscious in the cellar OF his
home. No. 204 Central street. after
having tried and failed to hang
himself. He next swallowed poison,
and then stabbed himself In the
neck under his right ear. He was
taken to the Sacred Heart Hospi-
tai. where most of the poison was
removed. He has an even chance
to recover.
A letter was found beside him in
which he bade his wife goodby.
said he was tired OF living and
gave directions as to his funeral.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
PLACING OF Sewer
PIPE HALTS TRAFFIC
Fifteenth Street Blocked Between
r and C Streets.

All northbound traffic on Fifteenth
street between F and G streets
has been halted by an order
which will be operative for the next
twenty days at least. police officials
say. Tunnel construction underneath
the pavement on the sewerage system
is the reason assigned for the tie
up.
Engineers in charge of the work
make no prediction as TO when the
construction will be completed. Pro-
vision must be made for adequate
sewerage connections with the new
bank building now under construction
at Fourteenth and @ streets, and it
is for this purpose the street Is tenn
porarily blockaded. Two huge hoist
ing towers" are in Fifteenth street
between F and C streets. for the pur-
pose of lowering laborers and ma
tsrial beneath the street level
The new pipe line will be twenty
eight inches IN diameter and Il is
being laid as rapidly as the sub
surface conditions can be overcome.
Foremen say that the soft, clayey
earth. and the water encountered at a
depth of thirty feet have greatly
hindered their progress.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
EXPORTS gain
in PAST YEAR
American Manufactures
Turn Out rs Per Cent Of
Amount Going Abroad.

Seventy-elght per cent of the more
than ss.oo0oo.0oo worth of American
goods exported in the fiscal year 1917
consisted Of wholly or partly manu-
factured goods. In 1914, the last nor
NAL year before the war, the per-
eentase OF such goods exported was
only ~. according to a statement is
sued yesterday by the Bureau of For
etgn and Domestic Commerce, Of the
Department of Commerce.
In 1914 exports of manufactures
ready for consumption were valued at
Si24.ss,0oo or 81 per cent OF the total
exports, while in 1917 their value reach
ed S,s45. 81. .212, or a. per cent of the
total. Manufactures for further use
in manufacturing were exported in
1914 to the value Of sS74, ~. 30, or Is per
cent OF the total. whereas 81 .l91. .7S7, ,s57
worth, or 10 per cent Of the total, was
exported IN 1917 The exports of food
stuns partly or wholly manufactured
amounted TO $293. .s1s,356 in 1914. or 12 1-2
per cent OF the total, and in 1917 to
sI59 ,o57. .SS4. or u per cent of the total.
The following are the principal ar
ticles elassed as partly or wholly man
ufaGtured which show increased ex-
ports in 1917. twelve months ending
oAhCs As GOfAABdECu WIN As4fs
Iron and steel
Iron and steel manufactures. s.l2s-
5f.sls. S25l. .SSO.sT7
Explosives. ssO.. $50. az. ss,272,1gZ
Meat and dairy products, $4O4.143. ISL,
S46.2Z7.IsO.
Brass manufactures. s5Ss. .2sl. .se4. 81
4T2.I76.
Copper and manufactures. ss22, ,2sI.-
Ia. S146. .22233.55
Mineral oil refined. S2es. s.79o59s. H4S.-
81. .5S4.
Chemicals. dyes, etc. slSs.O4O.sSO. ,2a.-
714611
Cars. autos. etc. Hss, s,5O4.sas. s51.s7s.-
~
Cotton manufactures. s1Ss, 253. SIS. $751;
4s7 .33.
Breadstuns. S112s4S. $40. $50. .O53. 1872.
Leather and manufactures. $l53,7l1.-
sl2. S57,466.e5l.
sugar rehned, lbs. 1,2R,s4O.sss, $685.
7as.
Sugar refined. s77.O90.sOS. s1.S39, ,sSs.
Zinc manufactures, s5s.l0S. $50. Si0s. .2OS.
Electrical machinery. etc. So, 19s, rs.
s., ,O6O,SH.
Paper manufactures, s43, .7O1. $40
6s3, ,SS4.
Oil cake. etc. So. .2Ss, $40. 81, So. .6I2.
India rubber manufactures. S3l, no.
59l. S2,441,Z2O.
Fiber manufactures, S27.34s.572. sl2,-
575. 40.
Vegetable oils. s26. 5000. s16, 81. .4Ss.
Spirits, etc, sS0.S75,95O. $4.134.42D.
Aluminium. 81. .299, ,eS2. Sl,1O1.99o
Wool manufactures, SIS. .423,556. 81, 49,
GS7.
Lead and manufactures. 1855. go.
S4I22,OO1.
ParafHn and parafHn wax. s1s,O21.s .sll.
S5.JI6.SJS.
Tobacco manufactures, sl5,552,5 IA.
g. fS9.SlL
Paints. etc, sI511s14s. S7.256,3ls.
Photo goods. sl4.321. SIS. Ss,4S1, 800.
Nickel and manufactures, sl4,164, ,Il3.
80. 4Os.7Os.
Glass and glassware. s13,556-5l7, s9,729.-
SO.
Glucose. etc. y7.Ss1. .231, 1855. .sl9.
Earthen and chinaware, s6.l62.o21,
s4.S53.24l.
AbrasIves. s5.059115. 2,11LSS2.
Scientific instruments, SUISSE, S,160,-
Ssi.
Clocks and watches. A,27s,2S9. ss!oiS,-
Musical instruments, aIn.7S1. $685.
SCI.
The following articles show de-
creases in 1871 as compared with 1914:
Agricultural implements, S26,052.S2o'
81 .s6j, ,7S9. -
Naval stores. s15.GJ7,311. sl9.SS2,165.
Wood manufactures, S6l,62l,2Io, S59'-
30 SIS
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
BUILD Double House
WITHIN 10 Hours
Dwelling Completed in Record Time
in Speed Contest.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Sept 23.-In a
speed test carried on by contractors
engaged in building homes for miners
for the Lehigh and Wilkes-B Barre Coal
c mpany, a double dwelling. twenty
eight by forty feet, two stories high.
vas carried to a state of completion
for plastering in fifteen and one-half
hours.
This feat was accomplished yester-
day. At o'clock the first stick of
wood was laid on the foundation. At
o'clock today the building was ready
for plasteIing, floors laid, heat pipes
and Plumbing installed, roof on. Chin
ney topped out and the outside treat
ed to a coat of paint.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
A Clear Complexion
May Be Yours, If You Take E-Z
Tablets

Most every woman wants NICE clear complexion and
can have it at a trifEng cost.
Constipation is increasing to an alarming extent
and this poor circulation which accounts for yellow
muddy pmpy compilations which many women are trying
to overcome.
E-L Tablets is the dependable remedy for bad com.
pexOns They act the liver and bowels like eaome yet
nave no dangerous aerefec They assist nature to throw
on the impurities that get into the blood They will surely clear
up even the most distressing condition quickly and tone up the
entire system, giving pure, fresh, ruddy skin
They are easy to take-absolutely pue-and will cure
that constipation and make you feel and look ne One hun
dred little ehocoteeoated tablets 25c Sample package
Sc. Sold by
O'DONNELL'S DRUG STORES
And All Other Druggists
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
Farmer Boy, Chosen
In Draft, Kills Self

Niles, Mich. Sept. 23.-The body of
Russell Logan. son of Gideon Logan,
a prosperous farmer near here, WGs
found on the public road. He had
shot himself through the head. Re-
Gently Logan was examined Tor the
draft and passed. He left a note
saying:
I'D rather shoot myself here than
go to war and be shot"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24

Representation OF American makers
of manufactured products is desired
by an Italian firm in Milan.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24

Catalogues on gymnasium equipment
have been asked for by a firm in Au-
gusta, Ga.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
FARM DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT
by Thos j. Bentley
subjects relating to the farm.

subjects relating to the farm.
First course: Cotton CHASING.
production and marketing.
Second course: General crops and
soils.
Third course: Live stock and
dairying.
Fourth course: Fruit production
In course No. 1 farmers will be
given instruction in grading and
CHASING cotton. Government
are familiarized and then exer-
Icises will be given in grading with
out reference to standards.
Greene county ought to furnish
at least one pupil out of her citi-
zens who are cotton buyers.
Course No. 2 includes: Forage
crop management; cereal crop
management; grain judging; soils
field crop insects, and field crop
diseases.
"A uOHtu SOOu ldI lu6I VI Jlc
county could attend this course and
have the best investment of their
Lives.
Course No. 3 Includes Breeds of
farm animals; feeding farm ami
mails; live stock judging; animal
breeding; farm dairying, and dis
of For o1c. vTbora
several good, live dairymen and
stockmen in the county who could
we'll afford to take this course
Course No. includes: Fruit
culture, orchard soils; fruit diseases !;
orchard insects, and marketing.
When you consider the large num-
Der of commercial orchards in
Greene county suffering for the
lack of information and ability to
properly care for them, it would
seem that we could not afford to
not have a few of our apple grow
ers attend this course of lectures.
The various courses are so ar
ranged that person can attend one
or more or all them if he wishes.
Since the general government
and the state of Arkansas is pay
ing the bills for these short courses,
we ought to take advantage of
some of them when it is possible
| to do so.
| Can't at least four good, live cit
| liens 'of our county, one for each
course, pick up enough courage to
go to Fayetteville and be there on
the morning of Jan. s ready to
start to school for the short time
| of twelve days? .,e
T. ]. BENTLEY, y :.
County Agent.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Strawberry Growers Meet.

The strawberry growers around
Paragould met at the court house
on Friday, Dec. %, for the purpose
of discussing ways and means of
handling the crop next year. The
principal thing being to sound the
membership on their enthusiasm
on the growing of berries as a
permanent business, there being a
possibility of getting the Cotton
Belt people to give us a packing
shed in their yards, providing the
growers showed sufficient interest
in the strawberry business to war
rant same.
| There were not as many members
present as we had wished for but
| the weather was very bad that day
and that accounts for some growers
not being present. Everyone pres
ent was very enthusiastic on the
future of the berry industry. Plans
are under way for growing one or
two other crops to supplement the
brerries. The first crop tried will
very likely be snap beans. Beans
can be grown in Greene county and
gotten ready for market just at the
time the Texas crop of beans are
gone. Therefore, it looks like q
paying crop to follow Strawberries.
Strawberries as an only cash crop is
just as unsafe as any other single
cash crop. The single crop system
is what we are all trying to get
away from.
The berry growers instructed
their secretary to write letters to
the growers of Jonesboro, Rector,
and Piggott, asking them to coop
crate with the Greene county grow
ers in marketing the crop. 1t is a
well established fact that the four
associations can club together and
all employ one selling agent and
get better results than for each lit
tie association to try to work indie
pendently of each other.
Cards are being sent out this
week asking the growers to come
together at another meeting to be
held at the Chamber of Commerce
on Friday, Jan. 5, for the purpose
lof considering some important ques-
tions for the good of the associa-
ton. 1t is very important that ev-
cry grower in the county be pres
ent at this time.
THOS. J. BENTLEY,
County Agent.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Mrs. B. A. VanTassel Dead.
(From Mondays Daily Press)

Mrs. B. A. VanTassel, aged 81
avenue, died at $50 o'clock this
at the Paragould sani-
tarium to which institution she
was taken a month ago. Her hus-
band died here on September 10,and
within a few days following his
death Mrs. VanTassel was stricken
with neuphritis and heart trouble,
grief over her husbands death fur
Their adding to the complications of
her illness. For several weeks she
fingered at the point of death,
friends and relatives having aban-
doned hope of her recovery. Mrs.
VanTassel came to Paragould "a
years ago with her husband and
Rad resided in this city continu-
ously since that time. OF the i'm
mediate members of her family she
is survived by two sons and two
Harold VanTassel of st.
Louis James VanTassel of this city,
and Mesdames G. A. Long and Phebe
Salter, both of this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have
been made for tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at the family home,
the Rev. w. c. Wood, pastor of the
First Baptist church of which Mrs.
VanTassel was a member, officiat-
ing. Burial will follow in Linwood
cemetery Mrs. VanTassel was a
member of the Maccabees and the
Eastern Star.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Unique Form of Punishment.

John Buddy and Peter Bardy of
San Francisco, convicted of stealing
an empty barrel from mission dis
trict store, were sentenced to roll
their loot from the hall of justice
back to it's owner, distance of
about four miles. Two police were
detailed to see they obeyed.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Soda Jerker Has Wardrobe.

clerk of Chicago, has wardrobe
which consists of ten suits of cloth
ing, 125 neckties, 100 pairs Of silk
hose, twenty three hats, twenty
nine pairs of garters, eight extra
pairs of trousers, three dozen shirts,
six pairs of shoes and three over
coats.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Fifty-Four Lynch Last Year.

Tuskegee, Ala, Jan. Fifty
four persons were lynched in the
United States during 1916, accord
ing to records of Tuskegee Insti-
tute. Fifty were negroes and four
white. Three were negro women.
Sixty-seven were lynched in 1915,
10 of whom were white men.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
UnanSWerable.

Ceeillw sufferingSfr from tooth
ache,IaItd his mother was endeavor-
ing 70 Calm him preparatory to the
necessary visit to the dentist. a s
You'll be a brave boy and have
it out, won't you, dear?" she plead
ed. at won't hurt much, and then
the ache will be over"
But the unhappy child contin-
ued to howl his protests. Then his
brother, one year older, came to his
mothers aid.
Jaw, go on, and have it out, -"
he said. whats the matter with
yeh? Don't you know it will be one
less to clean? "-Christian Advocate.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

The last number of the Atkins
Chronicle was the largest ever is
sued by a Pope county paper. 1t
contained 40 pages.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

was established by Russian rail-
road on which an American loco
motive hauled a train $500 feet
long, with a load of 4,424 tons.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

Stephen Berry, age SO, of Port
land, Me-, is the oldest printer in
that city in point of service. He
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

FARM FOR RENT-40 acres,
8 1-2 miles southeast of Paragould.
For particulars see Felix w. Scran
ton, 1927 West Hunt street. *5p
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

The town of Simla, India, is built
on the side of hill which is so
steep that the doorstep of one house
is often above the roof of the house
next ldoor
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

More than 1000 separate spiral
springs are included in novel bed
mattress which is ventilated
through the sides.
Kansas City finds it has only L.
006 school pupils with perfect
teeth. OF 17,024 pupils, $4,000
never use tooth brushes.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

Speaking of large returns from
a small Investment, how about Mr..
Wilson'S contribution of $500 to
the Democratic campaign fund.-
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

FOR SALE-Span of fine three
year old mares. Will accept good
mule as part payment. J. f.
knight, Route A, Mitchell's Point
road. *12p
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
II All Depends.

Say, paw, what's a captain of
industry seq
ut is a term that the head of a
grinding monopoly applies to him
self, my son. p
"And what is 'robber barOn?"
ITS a term the dear public APP
plies to the same man. "-Indianapo-
lis Star.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04

A device called a detectature has
been invented to permit man in
one room to watch a cash register
in another
The weekly soliphone., 1917-01-04
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enriches the blood and builds up the sys-
tenn. true tonic. For adults and children. SOC.