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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
IBy Associated Pressl

vTTRIMONT, near Luneville, France.
American sympathy with the civilian
sufferers from the war has been given
more concrete expression In this little
village than In any other part Of the
devastated country Immediately be-
hiAd the French fighting lines.
When Mrs. William Croker of San
Francisco chose Vitrimont in which
TO carry out her idea of reconstruct
ing with her own means one Of the vii
lagos destroyed by the German troops
in their first rush into France she met
with much doubt and suspicion. The
people OF Lorraine are practical and
lard.headed and also object to partake
OF anything given In the form Of char
ity. IL was therefore necessary to
make the proposition a purely bust
ness-like one before laying it before
the villagers.
Cannot Believe Good Fortune
All the men OF fighting age are at
the front with their regiments. One
OF the villagers while in the trenches
enc day received from his wife a let
ter giving details Of the plan Of recon
struction. He Immediately replied:
Don't waste ink on telling me fairy
tales. You are ready to swallow any
yarn told You. Just make up, your
mind as have done that we have lost
everything and don't dream that good
fairies are going to restore all to us"
In order to convince this man and
many of his village neighbors serving
In the same corps that somebody was
really taking interest in them and that
they would not merely have to be con.
tent with the government indemnity
OF 60 per cent of their losses, Miss
Daisy Polk, also Californian and
now administrator of the plan, gave
printed plans and details of the
scheme to the wives left behind. These
were forwarded at once to the men at
the front, who could be assured only
by documentary evidence OF this kind
Of the good fortune to be conferred on
them and their dependents. i
Woman superyises All Work j..
Miss Polk who, since the beginning
Of the war, has been occupied in re-
lief work of various kinds was chosen
by Mrs. Croker to administer her
benevolent scheme, She decided at
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plies, the missionary agencies of 9TH
er lands took up the burden. In In
dia the American Luthefans came to
the aid of German missions. while tue
entire mission body in India assessed
itself for funds for the relief Of Ger
man missionaries who might be in
need To relieve the strain of misun-
derstanding between Japan and the
United States, and to maintain the
traditional relationship of common un-
Outstanding and friendship, a substan-
tial contribution was made in res
ponse to the call of the missionaries
by the sending Of DR.. Matthews, the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07

|. ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Important move
ments of church unification in Amer
lea have advanced during the last
four years and will have far-reach-
ing effect upon the mission field, ac-
cording to the commission on foreign
missions, which reported at the quad
renfia1 meeting of the federal council
OF the Churches of Christ In America.
The report is an exhaustive review
of mission work abroad, laying stress
upon the great advance that has been
made in cooperation. Discussing
church union, the commission says:
THE proposed union of the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian and Congregational
churches in Canada will not. only deep
~ influence the home mission. policy
and situation In canada, it win deep
~ affect foreign missions in many
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prejudiced tendencies of division.
They have not eollided with the enter.
prise of foreign missions. 1t has al
ways been a movement of cooperation
and unity. 1t has proclaimed the duty
of international sympathy and good
will. Even in the midst of the divis-
ions and Misunderstanding of war it
has preserved the Catholic mind and
the Christian spirit, and has held up
before all schisms the loyalty of its
unity.
In China, where the Continental
missions suffered great distress be-
cause of the cutting off of their sup.
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president of the Federal Council, and
DR.. Guliek as a commission Of good
will from the churches Of America.
s The Christian churches working
together In the missionary enterprises
confront today both the privilege and
the duty of unique service to human
ity which needs above all else that
principle of service and of unity and
of love, Of which the enterprise Of for
eign missions is the purest express
sion"
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
HARRIS and BURKE
BUY A BIG FARM
LOCAL FIRM PURCHASES 1,040
ACRES IN TEXAS TOWNSHIP,
FOR $6o,o0o-To WORK PLACE
NEXT YEAR.

w. p Harris and F. N. Burke, COM
prising he general mercantile firm
of Harris & Burke, who not only
operate a large store in Mariana
but who operate several large plan
tations, have Just closed deal with
Miss Virginia Gillham of Alton, ILL.,,
for the purchase of 1,040 acres of
land in Texas township, known as the
Chap Harris and Morris Jones places.
located about six miles northwest ri
Mariana, the consideration being
100000. With the exception of a
very small portion of the land. the
tracts are in a high state of cultiva-
tion. There are twenty-nine houses
on the plantation, which is regarded
as one of the best pieces of farm
land IN Lee county. Messrs. Harris
& Burke own the sixteenth section
between Aubrey and Oak Forrest and
recently purchased from r. ID. Jar
ratt a tract of 720 acres that joins
their sixteenth section farm. These
tracts with the 1,040 acres just pur-
chased from Miss Gillian give then
two exceptionally fine plantations
1t is their purpose to clear up all land
not now in cultivation and to highly
develop all their property. putting 1t
in cultivation just as fast as the
land is cleared.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
ST. FRANCIS OFFICE
SEEKERS GET BUSY
klNDlE FIRE UNDER POLITICAL
POT WITH EARLY ANNOUNCE
MENTS-LEE COUNTY cANDi-
DATES SEEMINGLY SHY.

The piliticians in st. Francis coun-
ty have kindled fire under the po-
litical pot and have started the cam
paign for nominations to be made in
the democratic primary election in
May. 1918. The Forrest City papers
contain the following political an
nouncements:
For county Judge. James l.. Scott; I;
for county clerk. John Calling; for
sheriff Geo. p. Taylor; for assessor.
L0l A. Ellis, +. A. Altman, John NJ
Nichols; for treasurer Jas. NJ. Gill
liam.
So far no one has announced for
office in Lee county. II in assumed
Judge j. A. Plummer. Circuit Clerk
Guy Apple. County Clerk y. w. King,
Sheriff Arthur Cotter, Treasurer w.
w Word and Assessor Bob Lindsey
will all be candidates for reelection.
Doddridge McCulloch and W. A.
Elliott, who represented Lee county
in the last general assembly. have
not indicated whether they would
be candidates for reelection. Senator
w. l.. Ward. who represents this
senatorial district in the state senate,
Is a hold over.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
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DUNCAN BROWN DEAD

Duncan Brown, one of the best
known citizens of Marianna. died on
Tuesday morning about two thirty
o'clock and was buried that afternoon
in Cedar Heights Cemetery. Funeral
services were conducted at the resi-
dence of. Mr.. and Mrs. George pix
ington by Rev. w. X. Johnston,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Brown was native of Colum
bia. Tenn. He came to Mariana
about twenty-nine years ago. He mad
served as deputy circuit clerk, as
Justice of the peace for Independence
township. and for several years had
been one of the office deputies In
the sheriff's office. He volunteered
his services to the government dur
ing the Spanish-American war. and
was encamped at Chickamauga with
the Arkansas troops. He was n
brother of the late Hon. Jas. p.
Brown. one of the ablest lawyers in
this section of Arkansas. He was an
uncle of Mesdames. ID. S. Plummer.
Geo. Pilkington and 10y !,ardaHay OF
this city Mr.. Brown had been III
for several months and during the
mast two weeks he was confined 10
his bed at the home of Mrs. Pilking-
ton.
He was a kind hearted generous
man and numbered his friends by
his acquaintarccs. His death re-
moves familiar character around
the court house
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM 7. B. FREEMAN
MARlANNA BOY AT CAMP PIKE
THINKS WAR WILL LAST SEW
eRAl YEARS AND THAT 5000 900
MEN WILL BE NEEDED.

Bennett Freeman, head of the Free.
man stores in Mariana and Blythe
vile, now serving in the army at
Camp Pike, has written the following
interesting letter to a friend in Ma.
rianna:
While | enjoy thinking of home
and the people there, | am not sorry
that ! am not there now. when our
country needs men so badly. In my
op mon the war will last for several
years and at least 100000 men will
be needed to defeat the Germans.
am trying to make arrangements
now so that every man in my en-
ploy can be ready to 60 when the
call comes. To do that it will be
necessary for me to employ older
men with families who cannot go.
Every single man should go before
married man with a family is
asked to serve
While the majority of the men
here are patriotic and willing to
serve their country, it is deplora bic
to notice that there are many who
do not hold spark of loyalty and
complain of the camp life and are
not ashamed to proclaim that they
want to get out and 60 home.
| DESTROYED, just yesterday, the
a1f1davlts OF man who married in
August and was trying to get out
on the grounds of dependent wife.
We had another man who said he
was a busines man and had no time
to be fOOling his time away in the
army. He finally got discharged on
the grounds of physical disability,
and 1t was a good radiance to the
government, but we gave him plenty
of kitchen duty while he was with
us.
The government is providing well
TOR its soldiers; the food is whole
some and plentiful, the barracks clean
and well heated and in time they
VIII have plenty of clothes. In my
opinion, none of the men in the can
tonments will leave for France be-
fore spring, but by then they will
be well trained.
Ever since ] have been here I
have been an acting non on-commission-
ed officer. First, corporal for a
few days. and then acting first SER
geant. None OF us have our war
rants yet. but our appointment car
ries with it the same authority as
If we had our warrants. | have also
been called upon to do quite a bit
of work at headquarters of our regi-
ment, which gives me a good inside
view as to the workings of the paper
work of our army.
My duties keep me busy all the
time. Sometimes | work nearly all
night, and frequently run right over
meal time. Whenever our major
says that a certain amount of work
must be out at a certain time. it
must be out regardless of what else
happens. However, | enjoy the work
as every new thing done gives one
that much more knowledge of things
military.
| hope to get a little time to
come home some time soon and see
all You folks. So far, the time has
not come when ! could turn loose
and leave. have plenty OF privi-
leges but no time to take advantage
of them.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
WOMEN MAY VOTE
in ANY PRIMARY
ONLY REQUIREMENT Is THAT
THEY PAY POLL TAX, SAYS
AReUckIE. POLL TAX MAY
BECOME DELINQUENT.

Little Rock, Nov 4.-Women may
vote in any primary election, accord
ing to Attorney General ]. ID. Ar
buckle. whether the primary is non
partisan or not Mr.. Arbnckle made
this plain yesterday in a letter to
Representative Carl Held of Fort
Smith. who asked for an official opin-
ion IN view of the divergency of
views in Fort Smith. where city
primary election will be held No
vember 13. Under the commission
form of government the city primary
in Fort Smith is non partisan.
In reply, Attorney General Ar
buckle quoted extracts from the suf-
frage act and said, in part:
.'You note that the act grants the
right of suffrage to women in any
primary election, under the laws of
this state. and hence women should
be allowed to vote in your coming
for city offices.
Il note that you say some people
say women can vote in primary
elections and some say they cannot.
There may be some question as to
whether or not the act is entirely
in accordance with the constitution
o. the state, but it is the policy of
this office when an act has been
passed which clearly expresses the
intention of the legislature, unless
such an act is absolutely void on its
face on account of incompatibility
with the provisions of the constitu-
tion. to hold such act constitutional
and thereby leave to the Supreme
Court the matter of passing on the
const 'tutionality of the act.
I'm the opinion of this office,
therefore. women holding poll tax
receipts which have been issued not
later than the Saturday before the
first Monday in July. 1917, should
be allowed to vote in your coming
primary election In regard to the
poll taxes OF women becoming delin-
quent, these taxes can now become
delinqueps the same as those of
men as the law has been in effect
a sufficient length of time for women
Ia know the time in which these
taxes must be paid and must be
assessed"
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
WOMEN SHOULD SIGN
FOOD PLEDGE CARDS
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR FOR ARK
ANSAS NOT SATISFIED WITH
RETURNS-ALL SHOULD JOIN
CONSERVATION MOVEMENT.

Hamp Williams, state food admin
istrator. IL disappointed at the poor
showing Lee county has made in the
matter of signing pledge cards to
conserve food. He does not believe
the people realize the seriousness OF
the situat'on-the necessity for co.
operation with the food administers
ton forces for the elimination OF
products. The pledge card does not
force one to do without the things
necessary 10 sustain life II does not
even demand that all luxuries be
dispensed with. but II does seek to
band all the people together In the
common cause OF food conservation
and the use OF desirable substitutes
for certain products that the govern
ment needs for the use OF the army.
In a letter addressed to Houston
Potts OF this city. Mr. Williams says:
while Il is true the camDaign
closed the 9TH. we are not going 20
Quit You understand there are Q
great many people who have not had
an opportunity OF signing pledge
cards that will be delighter to do so,
and we propose TO give the delin-
quents a chance to come In. We also
want to know those who refuse to
sign after having had the natter
properly explained TO them. Before
this war Is over we are going TO
know who il is that Is disloyal and
unpatriotic and among them we ex-
pect to find the traitors
Mrs c. +. Daggett. president OF the
County Federation OF Community
Clubs. Is deeply interested In inauc-
ing the women OF Lee county to sign
the pledge cards and II is PROBABLE
a campaign will be put on to secure
signatures
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
J. SHAUL PURCHASES
VACCARO BUILDING
PAYS $4,000 FOR BUSINESS STRUc-
TuRE TO BE OCCUPIED 6Y
MRS. L. SHAUL-GAMBRE 4
COMPANY TO MOVE.

Jacob Shaul yesterday closed
deal with Gazzola Vaccaro If Forrest
City, for the purchase of the brick
store building on East Main street
now occupied by L. Wilenzick, the
consideration being $4,000 AS SOON
as Mr. Wilenzick vacates the build
ing the structure will be remodeled
and will be occupied by Mrs. l.. Shaui
with her stock of general merchan.
disc. The brick building on the
southwest corner of Main and Pop
lar that has been occupied by ths
Shauls for 81 years. is owned by
w D. Newbern. He has leased it
to G. F. Gamorell & Co., who are
now in business on North Poplar
street. The Newbern building will
be improved with the installation Of
a modern front, with large display
windows in front and on the side.
Gambrel e. Co. expect to occupy the
building Immediately after the first
of January.
Mr. Wilenzick has not yet decided
where he will be located after he
leaves his present quarters.
**%*
Construction work on the largs two
story automobile sales building and
garage Of the Mariana Motor Co.
was started this week. Estes w.
Mann architect and supervisor, n
experimenting the work and Edward
Fulmer of Forrest City is foreman.
J. w. Fielder has the contract for the
concrete work. The building Is being
erected on the Shorten lot opposite
the RaDtfsf church
<t+*
Work has been started on Pugh
Govans modern bungalow on the Co
van lot Immediately east OF Judge
e. d. Robertson's home on East Main
street
The vaccaro building on East Main
street purchased yesterday by j.
Shaul, was erected more than thirty
years ago by Mr.. Shaul and julius
Lesser Mr.. Shaul will have the
building remodeled and new front
put in.
Estes w. Mann has drawn the
plans for the remodeling of the At
ksns building, recently vacated BY
Hugh Leary The building has been
leased by the Freeman store. A
setting and tiled entrance. will be
put in. A large balcony will be one
of the features of the interior i'm.
provements. When completed the
store will be one of the most modern
in Mariana and will be occupied by
the Freeman VARIETY stock.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

Fifteen members of the Sunday
school class taught by Mrs. James
b. Cray in the Methodist church in
England have enlisted in the army
and navy since the war began.
~~S~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the natter will be taken up with the
company and If public sentiment
sen'ne 70 favor municipal ownership
of the light and power plant move
mat win he launched 70 form an
nroyement district for the purpose
OF issuing bonds and acquiring the
property.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT

p carkson manager of he Marian Cot
Courierndex with the following
including
November OF each The last column gives
al for the
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

nr C. p Bridwell of Malvern has
declined the call of the PRESBYTERIAN
church of North Little Rock
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

N fho ."s"ten the two fr,., q
wastn w proportion Of two man .Ionts
ss'ern front toraa4 on the he az IN the
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

1ons placed inside 81
ne. .~ disappear inside Of ~ - oy
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

H. l.. Quick OF Seeley. Cal. was
i'm Yeliville last week when a rain
fell. He said it was the first rain
fall he had seen within eight years.
Mr. Quick lives in an arid country
where crop failures are unknown be-
cause all farm lands are irrigated.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

ITr~h r.ldshy OF Englari snfrered
''aliy Injured knee Ia yea when
a horse he was riding ~an a--av and
threw him aga nst a tree. Every eff
fort 10 relieve the injury failed and
a few days ago it was necessary to
amputate the injured leg between
the hip and the knee.
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

James Cannon saw flock OF
wild geese aIeht IN a rice f'old r"ar
Dewitt He slipped up on them snd
when they saw him thev attennted
10 rise. hut two became eatanpief In
the heavy rice and he caught them
with his hands
The courier-index., 1917-11-09

IN these f. srish knitting DAYS.
the editors OF Kansas a~e universal
in their envy % Gcmer nnvies OF
Concordia who has wooden Les
and can darn the h0'e IN one sock
with paint Em.o~'a Gazette
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-15
The Lure Of the Elnhtinn Man.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 15.-Ye feminine
is rapidly outstripping her masculine
rivals in military affairs, as a post
mistress like Joan of Arc, leads in
the lure Of the fighting man. In the
activities of the postmaster campaign
for recruits for the United States Ma
rine Corps, the first person to receive
the $500 reward for the securing of
a recruit for the Soldiers of the Sea-
was a woman, Miss Mary Rudisil, han
dler of the mails in Forsyth, Ga, who
enlisted Richard Lewis Ponder of that
place, according to First Sergeant Er
nest II. Galway, of the local marine
corps recruiting station.
There may be nothing in a name, s.
unused Galway "but he was the first,
and that makes one ponder"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-15
Mid West Pet Stock show.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan 10 Pet stock
of many varieties will be exhibited at
Convention Hall this week at the an.
nual show of the Mid West Pet stock
Association One section of the big
hall i, being given over this week to
the display, the remainder being de.
voted to the displays in connection
with the convention of the Western I'm.
plement, Vehicle and Hardware Asso.
citation.
The association officials this year
have sought to bring together large
exhibits of Belgian hares, rabbits,
pigeons, guinea pigs, quails and chick
ems. The fur bearing animals include
red and gray foxes, skunks, racoons,
minks and lynXes. II is expected a
pair Of silver foxes, valued at several
thousand dollars, will be shown.
This weeks exhibit is the official
exhibition of the National Pet Stock
Association, the Federation OF Flemish
Giant Hare Breeders, the Information
al Belgian Hare Association, the Kan
sas City Poultry Association, and the
Kansas City Pigeon Club, Forty.threC
cups, in addition to cash and other
prizes, will be awarded in the pet stock
division, while the prizes in the poul
try division will be large
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-15
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get at
the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar.
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver,
stimulating them to natural action,
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomcl does without any Of
the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening,
gripping cathartics are derived from DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets without grip
ing, pain or any disagreeable effects.
Dr. +. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years OF prac-
ticc among patients afflicted with bowel
and liver complaint with the attendant
bad breath.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
" a vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for a week and note the effect
l0c and 25c per box All druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-15
PROPOSITION
AGAINST
PROPOSITION

Those voting for the propositions
shall Indicate the same by placing an
IN in the square opposite "For Prop.
osition," and those voting against shall
50 Indicate by placing an TX" In the
square opposite Against Proposition" i"
Said election to be held and conduct.
ed in all respects according TO the
constitution and election laws of the
state of Oklahoma.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand as mayor of the said City
OF Ardmore, Carter county. state of
Oklahoma. and have caused the seal
OF said city to be hercunto affixed this
2ith day of December, 1916.
o. c. LASHER Mayor.
Attest: G.. II. BRUCE,
City Clerk.
tFirst published December q, 1916
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