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The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
RECORD FLOW OF GOLD
INTO TREASURY SHOWN.

The amount of gold flowing into
the United States treasury these days
from ordinary sources of taxation has
eclipsed all previous records. For the
first "a days of May it aggregated
1859, 267, bringing the total for the
fiscal year up to $794,567337, or ap
proximately $20O,OOO,OOO more than a
year ago. which then stood as a new
high record.
The chief source of revenue for
May was the income tax which yield,
ed $SS,714,922, against $3,S35S34 for
the corresponding period last year
The tremendous increase is attributed
to the patriotism of the taxpayers, who
believing the government needs the
money, are making their payments q
month earlier this year than formerly.
Next in size are payments Of inter
nal revenue on whiskey, beer, cigars
and cigarettes. These payments total
$9S,597474 for May, so per cent higher
than for the same period last year,
The increase in these taxes is attribu.
ted to what some officials term lack
of patriotism, or the desire of the
owners of the commodities to get them
out of bonded warehouses before the
taxes are doubled under the war reve.
nue. bill, now pending in congress.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
CARLOAD OF "AGENT" BUGGlES

Some foreign concern unloaded a
car of buggies in Russellville the first
of the past week. We do not know
who owns these buggies nor anything
about the price or terms. But admit
ting that they are good buggies, and
the prices and terms are right, the
foreign concern does not pay any
school, county, road or street tax or
help in any other way the support and
upbuilding of the community. We be-
lieve every man who is in the market
for a buggy should investigate the
stocks and prices of the home dealer
before buying from an agent.
If you want credit, we are sure you
can get as satisfactory terms from a
home dealer as you can from for
eign corporation, and you will know
the dealer, know the vehicle you get,
and can deal personally with him if
there is anything unsatisfactory or if
you are not in position to meet the
obligation promptly when due.-Rus-
sellville Courier.Democrat.
The above should apply to every
article shipped into any community,
1t is the home dealer who is entitled
to the profit on the sale to the con-
sumer and he generally sells a better
article at a cheaper price on more
reasonable terms. And you are not
surprised by the home dealer nego-
tiating your note for the cash as is
often done by the itinerant agent.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
AN AMAZING COLLECTION
OF INTERNAL MACHINES.
An Alleged German Agent Had
Many instruments OF Death
and Destruction.

Christiania, May 25. Correspond.
ence of the Associated press.) J. An
amazing collection OF bombs; Lo!sOns.
bacilli and deadly diseases, ana other
means of death and destruction has
been seized by the authorities here as
part of baggage of Baron Won ROsen, a
Swedish nobleman and alleged to be a
German agent. The baron fled to
Norway, after his activities had arous-
ed the Swedish authorities. He was
arrested but as he could not be con-
yicted of violating any Norwegian law.
he was released with a warning to
leave the country.
Baron Won Rosen's field of opera
tiOns was along the Swedish Finnish
border. His purpose is supposed to
have been the destruction of Russian
food and munitiOn warehouses, but
what success he had is not known.
When he fled from Sweden last Janu-
uary part of his baggage was seized
by the Swedish authorities, and found
to contain large quantity of high ex-
plosives packed in tin cans marked
"cOrned beef" It remained, however,
for the Norwegian police to uncover
the real extent of his equipment. After
the baron had been ordered out of
Norway those portions of his baggage
which had not been seized in Sweden
arrived in Christiania and were turn
ed over to the police. Among the ar
ticles found were cans of explosives
marked table salt, bottles marked
mouth wash" containing cultures of
dangerous bacilli, identified by the
state health laboratory; boxes of lump
sugar, each lump containing glass vi
ais filled with bacilli of ahthrox or
glanders, and a number of explosive
pencils.
This latter article is an ingenious
Internal machine, and a new depart
ure in frightfulness as far as the au-
thorities here are aware. 1t has the
appearance of an ordinary pencil, but
if sharpened a drop of acid concealed
in a thin glass tube is released, and
acting on other concealed chemicals,
causes an explosion sufficient to main
or perhaps kill the sharpener.
One scheme of Baron Won Rosen, in
which the poisoned sugar Jumps were
to figure, is believed to have been di-
rected against the great traffic stream
which the war has called into being
between the northern Norwegian town
of Narvik and Finland. A tremendous
tide of merchandise flows into Russia
along this road by horse transports.
Between 1000 and 5000 horses are
used for freighting goods, and barns
have been constructed along the road
for their accommodation. The plan at
tributed to Baron Won ROsen was to
put the poisoned sugar in the feed
boxes in these barns and start an
epidemic among the horses which
would cripple the whole transporta-
ton system.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Harrison, Arkansas.
April "a, 1917,
Notice is hereby given that Daniel
Greenhaw, of Pindall, Arkansas, who,
on September 10th, 1910, made home.
stead entry No. 0740S, for N liz NE IA
Section S, Township 16, IL Sc Ia
Section 80, and SW IA SW IA, Sec.
ton 33, Township II North, Range
1S West, Fifth Principal Meridian, hsa
filed notice of intention to make five
year proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Reg,
lister and Receiver, United States
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,
on the 18th day Of June, 1917.
The claimant names as witnesses
W. r, Younger, Frank Miller, A. r.
Younger and w. II. Mills, all of Pin.
dali, Arkansas.
JNO. l.. CLENDENIN Register.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
o. W. CAMPBELL HAS 8 CARS
FANCY LUMP COAL COMING

will deliver during May and June
the best grade of semi.Anthracte
Arkansas Fancy Lump Coal, either
Huntington or Bonanza, and put II
into your coal bin at 1925 per ton, II
order is given me in time so that
can comply with my part of the con,
tract, Coal will be higher in July, as
we expect freight rates to be inCreas
ed July lst. II you want Commercial
Lump, mine run, or Railroad Lump, |
will quote prices on these grades OF
coal also
o. w. CAMPBELL.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
THE BASES OF A JUST AND
ENDURING PEACE.

We may look at it from any angle.
We may turn it inside Oh, and out
side in. The issue remains specific,
u@-lscr~ble. There can be no endur
ing peace on this earth until absolut-
ism is destroyed. A peace program
that does not squarely face this fact
is a pipe dream.
Ii we do face it squarely We shall
think straight about the possibilities
and practicalties of all proposed
leagues to enforce peace.
A universal league, including all the
sovereign nations, would be nothing
more or less than the existing state Of
affairs under another name. 1t would
be the most absurd perpetual-motion
machine ever yet experimental with.
The relations of the nations to one
another as defined and regulated by
the international law of the world as
it stood on July 81, 1914, constituted
a world league of peace, neither more
nor less, and it went to smash. A
league to keep the peace presumes
that its component nations will honor
ably keep faith with one another. A
league to enforce peace must be COM
posed of nations that will both keep
faith with one another and practically
act in cooperation with one another
against the law breakers.
Practically, therefore, there are now
only two possibilities open to the
would-be makers of the leagues to en-
force peace There can be no univer-
sal league. That would be nothing but
the adoption of sounding name and
a platform of pious resolutions. There
can be no coherent workable league
made up of both democratic and dy-
nastic nations. Fellowship of the
wolf with the lamb has not yet been
llfS Sutcu' CaSC VCthVVu thC ~ Oh'
and the dog does not endure, and wild,
or dOmesticated asses have not ceased
to be the prey of lions in the wilder
ness. But there can be league of
democratic nations to safeguard re-
publican civilization in the world, and
there can be a league of dynastic ma
tions to perpetuate authority and
power.
These two leagues exist nOw and
into one or the other of them every
nation in the world will inevitably be
drawn. One is league to enforce
peace, because peace will come and
will endure when the other one of
these leagues is crushed.
Happily the United States has drop
ped the fatuous belief that it could
stand aside and, from safe isolation,
watch the titanic struggle between lib
erty and despOtism In the moral or
der of the universe it is not permitted
to a nation, any more than it is per-
mitted to an individual to be neutral
upon the great fundamental issues of
conduct. He who does not care to
stand for what in his inmost soul he
believes to be right must surely die
that second death of those who be-
come the craven slaves to what they
once held to be wrong. The United
States will worthily play its part in
the league of the democratic people to
safeguard those political principles
which the league of the thirteen origi-
nal American states was the first to
proclaim. Pacifists, like the givers of
indiscriminate aims, whom they men
tally resemble, we may always have
with us, but the American nation will
not be a partner and accomplice of
dynasty.-Dr. Franklin H. Giddings,
in American Industries for May.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
(BY CLIO HARPER.l

LITTLE ROCK, June Sit is not
easy work to be governor of a great
state, especially if you have the gift OF
oratory, and the reputation OF being a
good mixer Proof of this may be
found in Governor Brough's engage.
ment book. Governor Brough is an
orator, and is prepared on all occa-
sions, makes good appearance, is
effective as well as persuaive, and al.
ways has message. In consequence,
he is called upon on every conceivable
occasion, for all sorts of public meet
ings all over the state. to boost all
kinds of public enterprises, and to join
all sorts of lodges, and societies, and
fraternities and organizations. He re-
ceives hundreds of invitations that he
is unable to accept because the week
is restricted to seven days of "a hours
each. If he accepted all the invita-
tiOns to speak, he would have no time
for anything else. 1t was for this rea-
son that he was forced to decline the
insistent invitation of two lyceum bu-
reaus to go on the Chautauqua circuit.
He is probably establishing record
of being the most popular speaker
that ever sat in the governors chair
and will go down in history as the
OratOrcal Governor.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

There is no reproach in being draft
ed for the army or navy under the pro-
posed plan, but If one wishes one may
volunteer and not wait for the draft
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

What appears to be annoying some
Of the gentle Russian moujiks is that
this much Landed freedom still calls
upon man to work
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

Old Chancellor Won Badmann.H Howl.
bug is beginning to find the office of
parasol to the Kaiser little unpleas.
ant.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

How long the war will last it is
humanity impossible to more than con-
lecture, and the guesses are varying
from six months to ten years.
Little Rock public officials who
have recently been in Washington re.
port that the people at the national
capital are taking it much more seri.
ously than are the people of Arkan-
sas. In Washington everything else Is
subsurvient to the war interest in its
various phases, and all energies are
being bent toward making all branches
of the service more efficient. In Wash.
ington the general belief is that the
war will last two or three years yet,
and that upon the United States must
depend in a large measure the out
come of the conflict. All are conf
dent that the allies must eventually
overcome Prussian miltarism, but
tnat III must De dOne at a terrific cost
in men, money and munitions, in per.
sonal sacrifices and national cooper.
alton.
The chief Of the militia bureau has
sent out a call for the National Guard
reserve of Arkansas, as well as the
other states They are being notified
to hold themselves in readiness for
service on August 5, at which time it
is expected that all of the National
Guard organizations Of the country
will be called to the colors. The rec.
ords show that there are forty.two
commissioned officers and ninety
seven enlisted men in the state whose
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

Many believe that present cOndi-
tiOns will bring about a period of uni
yersal military training of the men of
America, to last for many years. The
organization and training of a first
army Of half million men, then prob
ably second army as large will mean
the establishment of system in
America that is expected to become
a fixed institution.
Aside from the general service, the
physical benefit to the man himself is
admittedly very great. The natural
adherence of war is overcome by
patriotic devotion to country in this
hour of the nations peril, and never
before has the country been forced to
realize so strongly the need of we'll
equipped and disciplined reserve in
man-power back Of the nation.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
LAUNDERING THAT WINS.
THAT is THE HARRISON SORT.

We have built up from almost no
business to the largest Laundry here.
abouts and one of the most up.to.date
in this country.
Brains, the know how" and keep.
at-it,iyeness are responsible for those
results which good dressers prefer
You don't know just how good your
line can be made to appear until
you've sent us a bundle.
HARRISON STEAM LAUNDRY.
Telephone No 7,
Harrison, Arkansas
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
THE OLD RELIABLE
JOHN w. ESTES

Repairing Of fine watches, .clocks
and jewelry Forty.five years expert
ence. All work guaranteed or your
money back,
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

Say, boss Mississippi river
darkey is reported to have said to the
commissary, "whar's dat side-meat for
de instruction gang over on the river?'
"The what gang?" asked the mysti-
fled clerk
why, don you know, dat grudge
boat gang diggin' de big ditch" was
the Illuminating reply.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

The city administration of Little
Rock is still wrestling nightly with
the question of revenue Everybody
is demanding that the efficiency of the
public service must not be impaired,
but the majority of people seem TO be
opposed to paying taxes to maintain
it. First, the majority declared
against the proposed occupation tax,
by means of which the council had
sought to provide the necessary addi-
tional revenue by an equitable distri-
button of the taxation. 1t was defeat
ed by lawyers and doctors, aided by
those who would not have had to pay
one cent of the tax, but who advanced
the argument that it was only beginx
ming, and that they would be the ne&e
ones to be taxed Now the city is
seeking to invoke a state law that
was enacted in 1909, which authorizes
a city to call upon every male citizen
between the ages of IS and As to work
on the public streets ten days in the
year, or in lieu thereof pay dollar
a day. 1t has been agreed to compro-,
mise at six days in the year. as equit-
able and just, but even that is finding
opposition. Other methods of taxa
ton have been suggested, including
systems Of license and inspection
fees, but there is large element of
people who will oppose any tax what.
ever Let the mayor and the council
worry" is their policy.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

terms of three years service have ex-
pired and who are on the reserve
lists.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

Ben Spires, of the State Land Office,
is circulating a petition seeking the
appointment as Receiver of the U. S.
Land Office. A. NJ. Ward, an old
Clarksville newspaper man, has held
the office for several years, and ex
poets to continue
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

A strong campaign is being organ
lied to bring the 1918 meeting of the
National Editorial Association to Ar
kansas, to be held in the cities of Hot
Springs and Little Rock. There has
already been considerable cOrrespon-
dence on the subject, by Frank N.
Henderson of the England Courier,
and others, and the encouragement re-
ceived has been most gratifying. Off
GERS of the National Association have
expressed themselves as most favor
able to the proposition, and it is gen.
orally believed that the prospects for
success are very fine.
In addition to a strong delegatio' ~
newspaper men who will attend the
convention in Minneapolis, Mimi, the
second week in July, to extend the in
vitation on the part of Arkansas, Gov
ernor c. H. Brough, Mayor C. E. Tay-
lor and John R. Frazer, Grand Master
Workman of the A. o. U. W., will go
to add the weight of their influence
and eloQuence. Governor Brough has
already brought two national conven-
tions to Little Rock this year for 1918,
as he seems to have a persuaive way
about him that is difficult to resist.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09
CONTRACTORS.
MONUMENTS, TABLETS
AND TOMBSTONES.

| represent one of the largest and
best Marble yards of the country, and
can make anything you want at prices
that will suit,
w. II. PETIT
Harrison, Arkansas.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

When in doubt buy war bond.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

whats wrong with the world?" is
the subject of lecture that is to be
given here this week. The speaker
discusses the question ethically, So
cially and religiously.
The world-war and the social unrest
permeating every nation under the
canopy of heaven have convinced the
most incredulous that there must be
something radically wrong with the
world. When even the greatest peace
loving nation on earth is forced into
the conflict by a foreign foes brutal
disregard for all the principles and
teachings of humanity and Christian
ity, there is cause to believe, as many
do believe, that the last days are at
hand; that the Battle of Armageddon
is about to be fought, and that the old
earth is about to be devastated as by
fervent heat. There is not an indi-
yidual anywhere on earth that is not
in some manner, directly or remotely,
affected by the war. Economic and
industrial conditions the world round
are undergoing radical change, and
when peace does come there is sure
to be a radical readjustment.
The Harrison times., 1917-06-09

The election of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention will be held
on Tuesday, June 23 The refusal of
Governor Brough to call an extra ses-
sion of the legislature to repeal the
act calling the convention has Quilted
down the clamor that was heard so
strong for a time, and now there are
only a few sporadic demands from
those who believe the convention
should not be held. 1t cannot be de-
MED that there is an anti-convention
sentiment more or less pronounced,
but it is an open question whether it
represents anything approaching a ma
jority of the voters. Governor Brough
is convinced that it does not, and that
extraneOus conditions have not re-
duced the necessity for the writing of
a new organic law 1t has been sug-
gested, however, that should war con.
ditions not improve, the convention
might meet on November 10, and or.
ganize, and then take a recess for six
months or year until times might
be more propitious. But the adv0-
Gates of new constitution, who have
been working for it for years, are not
willing to surrender the advantage
they have gained in securing the pas,
sage Of the act calling the convention
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04

The evening entertainment was pr
yided by the J. Doug Morgan tente
show, a popular priced compan,
which played to crowded houses eac
evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDREN'S
WORK

Judge-W. T. Hickey of Ames.
Class Rural Schools, Grades l-S.
Number work, l page, l entry
Second, Lottie Winograske, Givin.
Language exhibit, l page, entries
First, Edgar Davies, Givin; second,
Vera Hughes, Givin. 80,
Paper cutting, mounted, 3 entries
First, Ivan Belgar, Givin; second
Agnes Hynick, Given. q,
Paper cutting, mounted, story illus
trated, 2 entries-First, Albert VINO
graske, Givin; second, Vera Steele,
Givin. .... Alb.
Construction work, single object, /
entry-First, Roy McMurray, Glvin.
Construction work, Indian objects,
l entry-First, Earl Hoy, Oskaloosa.
Poster, 2 entries-Flrst, Eleanor
HOY, Oskaloosa; second, Freddie Wal
Booklet, / entry-First, Eleanor
Hoy, Oskaloosa. ,
calendar. 5 entries-First, Wilma
Rodgers, Givin; second, Ivan Belger
/ Givin.
Ten tree leaves, mounted and
named, entry-First, Homer Lytie,
Oskaloosa.
| Weaving, entries II nsts
Walatka, Oskaloosa; second, Freddie
Walatka, Oskalopsa.
Other than named, entries-First
Eleanor Hoy, Oskaloosa; second
Freddie Walatka, Oskaloosa.
Class Rural Schools, Grades 40
Number work, page, 1 entry-Sec'
ond. Mary Linderman, Givin.
Language Exhibit, rage, 3 entries
First, Gwennie Brown, Givin; sec
ond, Willie Hughes, Givin.
Pencil or crayon drawing, entire:
First. 49, De Reus, Leighton; sec
Iond. Julia Braden, Barnes City.
Water color painting, 8 entries
First, Hazel Vail, What Cheer; sec
lond, Mildren Brewer, What Cheer.
Twenty leaves native trees
mounted and named, 2 cntries-Firstt
Louis Lockard, Oskaloosa; second
John Jacobs, Oskaloosa
Collection of native weeds, mounted
land named, 2 entries-Frst, Murie
Christophel, Oskaloosa: second, lsaa
Davis, Oskaloosa.
Paper cutting mount I'd, entries
First, Mabel Dusenbery, Oskaioosa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM.

Over ten thousand dollars will soon
be expended by Mahaska county in
improving the county road system un
der contracts awarded Friday after
noon by the board Of supervisors. j
Herbert & Sons of Marshalltown
who have the county and city con
tracts for grading North Market
street and the streets and avenues Of
the Penn Addition, were awarded the
contract for the bulk of the proposed
work. The road work on the county
highway, one and one-half miles
north of New Sharon, on the thor
oughfare in Pleasant Grove town
ship, about three miles south o.
Barnes City, and the stretch of coun
! ty road system in Adams township
was awarded TO J. Herbert & Sons
while the job OF raising the Curriel
Mill grade above the high water mari
was awarded 10 John Montgomery o
oskaloosa. Montgomery's figures
| for his work were over $500. and
Herbert & Sons figures amounted L
over $4,000.
The board of supervisors feel tina
when war conditions are taken int
consideration the prices obtained b.
the contracts are unusually low an
reasonable.