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The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Dividend To Creditors.

Bank Commissioner ]. NJ. Davis
sent out a batch of checks to ]. G.
Pinnix to pay an Is per cent distribu-
and Merchants bank of Murfreesbo-
70, which closed its doors about so
days ago. The dividend was the first.
A shortage of between 100000 and
$4,000 was discovered when the bank
was examined, and w. w. Womack.
the cashier, pleaded guilty to en-
bezzlement. Two others are TO be
tried later in connection with the
banks insolvency.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Arson Case To Supreme Court.

Transcript was filed in the Su-
preme Court in the case of G. C. Han
ma and others, on appeal from the
Benton Circuit Court The transcript
shows that the Benton County Grand
Jury accused Lloyd Lewis and G. c.
Hanna of arson. 1t was alleged that
they burned a house belonging 10
Hanna valued at $1,000, which was
heavily insured. The court sustained
the defendants demurrer, alleging
that the facts stated were insufficient.
The states attorneys then asked for
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Corporations Heard.

RSi tNtS''o 'iNe'a ~
The Arkansas Tax Commission
held an open meeting to hear petit
tons and receive proof on petitions
asking for a reduction in taxes, pre-
partory to the meeting beginning on
the second Monday in November,
when the commission will resolve It.
SELF INTO a State Board of Equaiiza-
ton. The companies represented fol-
low: The Fourche River Valley and
Indian Territory Railroad Company
the Arkansas Light and Power Com
pany, the Russellville Telephone Com
pany, Warren Light and Water Com
pany and the Fordyce Light and
Power Company.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
LIBERTY LOAN AIM
ENTERS LAST WEEK
OVER 100000, 900 MUST BE SUB
SCRlBED IN SIX DAYS-TWo
OBSTACLES APPEAR.
MUST BEAT GERMAN LOAN
One of the Strongest Arguments To
Be Used in Closing Days of Cam
paign Will Be Figures For Sew
enth German War Loan.

Washington.-The Liberty loan
campaign swings into the home
stretch with subscriptions of only
1898, 100000, or slightly under 10 per
cent of the hoped-for maximum. In
the final squirt to the finish next Sat
leap, regarded as unnecessary, in the
form OF widespread reports that the
totals announced by the TREASURY De
partment are actually far below the
totals really subscribed
This handicap, it is said, is impos-
ed unwittingly by the loans best
friends, who have come to believe,
in many instances, that the Treasury
Department has deliberately made the
total subscriptions appear less by
several hundred million dollars, than
the real returns. No such practice it
was emphatically asserted, has pre-
vailed.
Ever since the latter part of the
first week of the drive" reads the
Treasury Departments statement,
almost three weeks ago, exaggerat-
ed reports of the total amount of sub
scriptions have been published daily
in connection with stories that Treas
ury Department figures were bearish
to the extent of several hundred mil
lion dollars.
The policy of the department
throughout the campaign has been to
publish the latest official figures at
hand exactly as returned by the diff
erent federal reserve banks and to
make public without change estimates
forwarded TO Washington by heads Of
the various district committees.
Committee chairmen throughout
the country have been asked to base
their estimates on what they know
to be the facts, and insofar as is
known at the department they have
done So
1.-THE situation therefore, according
to the best information that the de-
partment possesses is that the sale to
date are about $1,000, 100000 short of
the minimum and 100000, 900 short
of the maximum quotas set for the
country by Secretary McAdoo at the
outset of the campaign. He insisted
that 100000 in bonds be sold
and it was his expressed hope that
the s5,000,000.000 mark would be
reached.
Vigorous efforts viii be made in
every district to raise the $4,000, 000,-
600 total. The 100000, 900 mark is
being lost sight of in the fight for
the higher figure.
Zone of the strongest arguments to
be used in the closing days of the
campaign will be the figures for the
seventh German war loans, just made
public.
After more than three years of
war and with a casualty list estimat-
ed at 100000 persons, the German
people, exclusive of soldiers, have sub
scribed S3.107, 100000 to a loan. Moth
ing would give the kaiser and all other
enemies of this country more pleas
ure, 1t will be pointed out, than for
the people of the United States to
fail to subscribe a greater amount
than this to the second Liberty loan,
when they have had only one previous
loan and virtually no casualties.
"The general outlook for the sale
Is good. Only two disturbing ele-
ments appear.-the apathy of certain
rural communities of the middle west
and south and overconfdence, bred
by unfounded optimistic reports of
sales.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Chile Is in Sxmpathx.

Santiago, Chile. = Replying to a
note from the Uruguayan govern
ment, announcing the severance of
diplomatic relations between Ger
many and Uruguay, the Chilean for
eign minister wrote that Chile appre-
ciated highly the elevated motives
which prompted the decision of the
government of Uruguay. He also ex-
pressed the sincere cordiality of Chile
toward Uruguay.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Power For Brickhouse.

Labor Commissioner Ben D. Brick
house was notified by the United
States Department of Labor that he
has been authorized by the secretary
of labor to enter and inspect factories
or other places where children are
employed. This provision comes I'M
der the federal statutes regulating
child labor, and for his service Com
missioner Brickhouse may issue re-
QUESTION upon the government for 81
a year.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Limits Quorum Courts.


Attorney J. D. Arbuckie has been
kept busy the past few days explain
ing the changes made by the 1917
legislature in the law governing the
county Quorum Courts. The Quorum
Courts will meet on the fourth Wed
nesday of this month. One of the
principal features of the new law is
the sac1!o7 which makes it unlawful
for Giay tsaorum Court or any agent
of the county to make any contract
unless the appropriation for it has
been madeg This in intended to pre-
vent county officials from creating a
deficiency. No contract can be made
that is in excess of the amount APP
propriated. Another new feature is
the section providing that in cases of
emergency the County Court may call
the Quorum Court in session at any
time
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Girl Assessor Leads.

If there was medal for efficiency
in tax assessment, the Arkansas Tax
Commission probably would award it
took over the job of making the as
sessments for the county and whose
books are said to be almost perfect
Miss Lees father, ]. M. Lee, the coun-
ty assessor suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis just before assessing time.
When the tax commissioners went to
Lincoln county to explain the assess
ment law Miss Lee sat at table and
took notes. Then she took her faith
er's horse and buggy and made the
rounds of the county
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Corporation Matters.

Corporation Matters.
Acknowledgements Manufacturing
Company Of Fordyce, capital STOCK
$4,000, Joseph Ashcroft, G. NJ. Hamp-
ton and other incorporators.
Farmers Hardware Company of
Chidester, capital stock $4,000.
Vinsbn King Company. general
merchandise, capital $4,000, R. G.
Ashford president, c. A. Vinson sec
retary-treasurer.
Union Jack Mining Company OF
Marshall, capital 100000, c. f. Wal
lace president
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Road Contract Awarded.

The Healy Construction Company
of Meridian, Miss, was awarded the
contract for building an Is mile road
In st. Francis county for st. Francis
Road District No. 2 The bid was
s121,cs- The road is a part of the
Memphis-Little Rock highway and
will run from Forrest City northeast
to the Cross county line.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
URGE Russians To Fioht.

Jassy, Roumania.-Charles ]. vo-
picka, American minister to Rouma-
mia, has made several visits to the
front recently exhorting the Russian
soldiers to continue fighting.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
viii Renew Mortgages.

Washington.-Great Britain will re-
scind instructions issued last January
to British mortgage companies in
this country. not to renew mortgages
on American farms, but to place
money at the disposal of the British
authorities for war purposes.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

The members of the Church of Gcd
at Cleveland, Conway county. are
picking cotton they planted to pro-
duce money to repair their church and
to buy pews for it. Thus far they
have picked more than 500 pounds.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Most Convenient

.Sir, why did you hit me on the
bead just nowT'
"Very sorry. but was led into re-
marking on my good luck, and ] had
to ran on wood somewhere"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Not Taken As Volunteers.

According to a telegram received
by Gov. Brough men who have been
certified for service but who find the
quota of their country filled can not
be accepted as volunteers.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
Validity Of Draft Law.

Washington.-The Department Of
Justice asked the Supreme Court to
expedite and hear on December 10
cases testing constitutionality Of tho
army draft law.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

A carload of seed wheat was re-
among farmers all over the county. A
large acreage of wheat, oats and bar
ley is being planted in this county.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
EASIER TO ENFORCE
DIPPING LAW NOW
DECISION REVERSED AS TO THE
INTRODUCTION OF TESTIMONY
BY THE SUPREME COURT.
VALIDITY OF LAW INVOLVED
1t Is Said This Ruling Will Make II
:. Very Easy To Secure Convictions
of Farmers Who Fail or Re-
fuse To Dip Cattle.
Little Rock.


1t will be much easier to enforce
the statewide differentiation law in
the future as a result of decision of
the Arkansas Supreme Court, ac-
cordinE Dr. r. NJ. Cow, state veter-
marian.
In case involving the validity of
the law. the Supreme Court on Octo-
Der l sustained the law, but ruled
that the bulletin containing the regu-
1ations of the Board of Control of the
Agricultural Experiment Station in
regard to dipping must be proven like
other evidence in the case. This was
a severe handicap in prosecuting
farmers who failed to dip their cattle
and Attorney General John ID. Ar
buckle filed a petition for rehearing
on the ground that the court should
take judicial knowledge of the print
ed rules or orders of the board. The
court sustained the attorney generals
petition and the case was affirmed
The effect of this will be that the
printed rules requiring dipping may be
lit ONdN'd III NOull anu Will HIVE
practically the same status as copies
of the state laws. This ruling will
make it very easy to secure convic-
lions of farmers who fail or refuse to
dip their cattle, according to DR..
Cow.
The case in which the decision was
rendered was that of G. It. Cazort.
appealed from the Johnson Circuit
Court. Mr. Cazort is an uncle of Lee
Cazort, speaker of the last House of
Representatives. who largely was
responsible for the passage of the
state wide tick eradication law A
somewhat humorous feature was the
fact that Lee Cazort insisted that his
uncle should be prosecuted and tried
to induce him to plead guilt. and
that DIR. Cow, who was responsible
for Mr.. Cazort's prosecution, is re-
lated by marriage to the Cazort fam
lily. The violation was a technical
one only. as G. T. Cazort is an up-to-
date stockman and dips his cattle reg
ularly- But he purchased a bull in
Crawford county, which is tick-infest-
ed territory, loaded it into wagon
and conveyed it to his farm in John
son county. He dipped the bull as
soon as it reached his farm, but tech
nically he had violated the law. The
elder Cazort thought that this was
carrying the law little too far, and
refused to plead guilty and insisted
on carrying the case to the Supreme
Court. He took his defeat philosoph-
ically, however. and amicable rela-
lions have been restored between him
and his nephew and DR. Cow.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

Senator Joe T. Robinson has ac-
copied an invitation from the Bust
ness Mems Club to speak at Fayette-
vile October 81.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

A corn elevator will be erected at
Blytheville by the J. /. Russell Com
mission Company.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
MexIcans Are Exempt

Washington. Provost Marshal
General Crowder repeated that Next
can citizens are not liable to draft n
the United States National Army.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

The new light company will take
over the plant at Springdale the first
of the month.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

LESSON TEXT-Ezra S:15-s6
GOLDEN TEXT-The hand Of our God
s upon all them for good that seek him
Ezra 8:22
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

w. S. Brooks exhibited at the Ora
vette fair the last week six good ears
of corn grown from one grain Of
seed Four ears were on the main
stalk and two suckers each bore Z
GOOD ear.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

The Russellville Courier-D Democrat,
after occupying the Wilson building
on Main street for Is years, moved
into its new home on Terrence street.
recently purchased by the editor ].
A. Livingston. The Courier-Dem
was founded in 1876.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNLlNSON]OL
LESSON

(By REV. P. 3. ITZWATE}R, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspa per Jnion.)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
LOWER RATES WHEN
CITY owns PLANTS
Springfield, Ill.,, Gets Water and
Electricity Cheap Under
Public Ownership.

: SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, Aug. a.
springfield's water ind electricity
RI ties are lower than hundreds of
other cities In the country where
comparisons have teen made, the
Russell Sage foundation found dur
ing the recent survey OF this city.
The municipality owned water and
light plant was highly praised for the
brand Of service and the reasonable
ness Of the rates charged.
Electricity" the report says, lis
being furnished. the city, park board
and a number of private consumers
rs per cent less than the privately
owned utility company is furnishing
it,"
The report adds that a municipality
owned plant always can furnish cur
rent cheaper than the privately
owned plant.
"A we'll managed municipal plant"
the report says. has inherent eco
nomic advantages over those private
ly owned and the rates should al
ways be lower. It has no authorities
and the city organization reduces
overhead costs to some extent. The
municipality can also borrow money
at lower rates of interest. The fact
that no profits are made should also
be held toward lower rates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
SHORTER DAY AND
BETTER CONDITIONS
Demanded By Striking Timber
Workers and Single Viewers
In Washington.

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 2.-Tlmber
workers and single weavers through
out western Washington have sus-
pended work to secure shorter work.
day after making repeated efforts to
induce employers to meet them in
conference. The only answer OF the
employers was to vote 100000 to
fight
These workers demand eight hours
in the saw mill branch and nine
hours in the logging branch. Work
ing conditions in this industry is
shown by these additional demands:
Sanitary toilets in all mills; heated
lunch rooms; sen1i-monthly pay days:
freedom to board and trade at the
option Of the employee; abolishing of
brass checks and trading coupons and
the substitution therefor of legal
money; no loss Of time when break
down occurs ana the men are kept on
the Job; freedom Of speech shall not
be abridged no tampering with the
workers mail; sanitary bunkhouses
and sufficient light in same.
The strikers are members Of the In
ternational Single Weavers' union,
affiliated with the A. F. OF L.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
MINNEAPOLIS WILL
HAVE PEACE MEET
Peoples Council Selects City for
Organization Work
Sept. 1.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. o.
minneapolis. has been selected as the
meeting place,fof the peace and de-
mocracy delegates who are to gather
Sept. 1 to form the permanent Peo-
pies Council Of America. Approx
mately 100000 Americans will be
represented in this body, whose pur-
pose is to give expression to the pop
ular will in regard to war and prob
lens arising out of the war. Among
those represented will be the Work.
mems council, which represents in
New York alone 100000 working
people.
Others represented will be Socialist
bodies, single tax organizations,
church auxiliaries, peace societies,
-militarist leagues, farmers
unions, oranges and the like.
The first three days of the six-day
session will be devoted to forming the
council proper.
The rest of the session will be
spent in formulating plans for for
warding the platform of the council.
The tentative platform, as adopted
and affirmed by the various confer
ences already held, includes an early,
general and democratic peace along
the lines DENIAL ded by new Russia,
the protection of constitutional rights
the repeal Of conscription, and the
maintenance OF labor standards.
Another sectional conference of
the council movement will be held in
San Francisco, Aug: 9; in Newark, N.
j., Aug. 4; Buffalo, Aug. S, and
others in Seattle, Salt Lake City,
Kansas City, st. Louis and several
other cities.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
CONDITIONS IN u. s..
ENOUGH TO PROVOKE
REVOLT, PASTOR SAYS

NASHVILLE, Aug. e.-"The condi-
ton confronting the working people
of this country is grave enough to
provoke a revolution !: said Rev.
James I. Vance before the wealthiest
congregation in Nashville.
working people: find the cost OF
living doubled, while their wages re-
main practically what they were be-
fore grain sharks and food specu1at-
ing scoundrels got a strangle hold
upon the people Of the nation. I re-
gard these men as;; worse than trail
tors. They are disgrace TO the
commercial life of the country: Why
is it that congress sits there and hag-
giles before such a situation?
'The question can't wait. The de-
mand for action Is now and the peo-
pie should be aroused to the gravity
of the situation. The American peo-
pie are certainly long-suffering.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
DOUBLE P[ATO0VF0
CHISHOLM F|REMEN
Additions to. Force Are: Unneces.
sary Under Plan Effective
Aug. /.

CHISHOLM, MIMI, Aug. 2.-The
double: platoon system for the local
firemen has been authorized by the
village council, and became effective
Aug. 1. The plan is entirely in &C.
cordance with department rules gov
erning the syste as drafted by Fire
Chief McAlpine.
Although the double platoon will
give the men IL hours off out of
every "a, 1t has been 10 arranged
that no extra men will be added to
the department and men while off
duty must respond to all calls and
will not be allowed to leave the viii
lage without permission Of their
chief.
According to Chief McAlpine, the
platoon System az authorized by the
council is exactly in accordance with
the desires OF the men. and It ia
thought that just as efficient service
can be rendered under the new sys-
tenn as was given under the old. The
mon will be on duty days for one
month and then will change to
nights for a month and so ON.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
LiIST0F CIGARS
MADE IN DULUTH

Duluth Cissr c., 11s West
Michigan st., Grand 913, Bell 1905.
EIeera 1Oe.ahd ~. ID. G. Pauet, 10c,
zenifS Cigar Co., "A East First
St., Grand 1760-D. PuFadora, Ac-
tividad, 10, cents and up.
ShnFtel Cigar Co., p East 18th
Street, Grand l551-D. Don Duluth,
Ell Ergo, 10 cents and up.
: Sehre1nef Cigar Co., 6412 Ram
sey st., Cole 134-Y. Monogram, 10
cents. Rose Q1een 3 cents.
La Della Cigar Factory, eos East
Fourth St., Grand 1666-A. In Della,
Al Varo, 10 cents, Challenge
Head Of Lakes Cigar Co., 1880
West Third st., Lincoln 22z. Head
OF takess Jean Du Luth 10 cents.
Ponies 5 cents.
John Carbaugh, 316 West Fifth
Stu Grand 146O-Y. King Moose 10
cents, Black Swan s cents,
John Swanson Cigar Co., 251O
West F1EAt St., Lincoln 248-Y. Ha-
vana Seal; 10 cents, San Sucie,
Z MIX Stein. ia East Third st.
Melrose 140O. Ell Defendo, La Ra-
son, loo. BaFnsville Favorite, Sc.
Hummer Cigar Factory, 5O8%
East Fourth St. Grand 24O9-Y.
santa Yalla, 10 cents.
Duluth East End Cigar Co., OIL
East Third st. La FFanca, state
Seal Of Wis.,, 10 cents, Lake Supe-
f1oP Entry, s cents.
Wm: Pierine: 11o7 Seventh Ave-
1Oe, Cuban Club Sc.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
AMER1Ck HsDio1LAR NOW
DOWN TO LOWEST MARK

GENEVA, Aug. 2.-The Lausanne
Gazette says
MOT since the war of secession has
tho American dollar fallen SO low. It
was quoted here Tuesday at 4 francs
46 centimes, while before the war it
stood at 5.l2.~ One hundred rubles,
which were. worth 26e francs before
the war, are row quoted at 80 francs.
One hundred marks are worth less
than half their value, while 100 Aus
TRAN crowns were quoted at $3.50
francs.
"The steady decline in the value Of
money began a month ago and il
continuing"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
REFUSED INCREASE:
MUSICIANS STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-Fail-
ure to negotiate new wage scale re-
suited in strike Of 200 musicians
employed in theaters and motion pic
ture-houses. -
The musicians are affiliated with
the. American Federation Of Labor.
The last wage scale negotiated by
the men and the theater managers
expired last April, and since then the
men have been working on a: supple
mentary contract.
The demands include an increase
Of 50 a week for all musicians except
the leaders.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
SHALL DRY CITY DESTROY
LOCAL CIGAR INDUSTRY?
CONTINUED from Page ~
its name becomes familiar to smok-
ers, 1t gradually substitutes cheaper
grades, making little money 1t the

Its name becomes familiar to smok-
ers, it gradually substitutes cheaper
grades, making little money ct the
outset and depending upon big sales
from the cheaper tobacco for the
profit cleaning later on. It Is an old
trick OF the trade. The average
American il still the same mortal
with the same innate characteristic
discerned by the late P. T. Barnum
and so aptly expressed by him.
There are many cigars jobbed in
Duluth with names that have become
popular, and number Of people are
led to believe that they are made in
Duluth. We have reference to such
cigars as Ell Roi Tan, Osmondo,
Honor and Tiberius. These brands Of
cigars are not manufactured in Du-
luth, although they are widely sold
here.
No Better Cigars Made
1t can be depended upon that when
Duluth cigar is advertised az of
clear Havana make it is all that IL
represented. Verern smokers testify
to the fact that there are no better
homemade brands as Ell Cora, Pura-
dora, Ell Ergo and Don Duluth. They
are made from the very best grades
of tobacco, have rare fragrance and
leave no unpleasant taste. Smokers
can bank on it that when a cigr is
widely and extensively advertised on
biilboards, the money that should be
put into the quality Of the tobacco in
cigar is spent in advertising.
Now with this statement of facts
surely The Labor World can appeal
to every loyal Duluthian to come to
the aid of the local cigar industry. We
ask every man who smokes to insist
that he be served with Duluth-made
cigar. Lot each Of US do. our bit TO-
encourage and support a worthy in
dustry and a deserving set Of men.
Smoke Duluth-made cigars, and no
mistake will be made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-08-04
WORl<MEN's COUNCIL =:
HAS RAPID GROWTH

WARRINGTON, Aus. ,2.-Rapid
growth ef the WorkIaen's Couneil,
Peoples Council for Democracy
and Terms Of Pence, IL reported
from all along the Atlantic sea-
board. 1t follows the lines Of the
Russian Work. en's Councils, and
Of the Hritisl Peoples Council
Symllle, presi6ent' II the British
MineRs' Federation, IN the head.