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than of the lives of their fellow
citizens.
Sincerely yours.


Sincerely yours.
(Signed) H. VAN MEIER.
Where are we at; what is the law
and what the conditions under which
some necessary liquor medicine can
be obtained to check the fearful cpl
demic? The consensus of opinion is
that liquor is the most effective
remedy and to a great extent the
prevailing sickness and deaths axe
due to the fact that liquor medicine
cannot be obtained. By drastic and
burdensome laws, covering seven
large pages of the statutes, the drug
gists have been driven from the sale
Of liquor for any purpose. Hence,
liquor cannot be had only as it is
carried into the state or imported
for personal use. But under the con-
stitution every person is guaranteed
the right to buy, sell and acquire
property, and the right. applies to
liquor to the same extent precisely as
to any other class of property, only
so far as it is modified by Sec. PIT
of the Constitution. To that modi-
fication the legislature cannot add
one jot Or little. It forbids any per-
SOu W ludIluldCtuES Luz safe VI SllC
any Intoxicating liquor, or to import
any of the same for sale or gift; or
to keep, sell or offer the same for
sale or gift as a beverage. No per-
son is forbidden to manufacture or
to import liquor for his own use. The
right to import liquor for personal
state or the Federal authorities, or
use was never denied by any
! statute. until July LIST, 1917. That
was the date for the fake dry
statute to become effective, but as
we have shown to a demonstration,
the statute was never passed by the
Senate, and so it never became law.
1t is pure fake and fraud; and
there is no state law or constitution
to lprevent the importation of liquor
for personal use just as freely as the
same was imported prior to July LIST,
1917.
Where are we at? We have the
/ U. s. dry statute rider on the last
section of the postal appropriation
tact-of March 8, 1917. 1t forbids
liquors TO be transported in inter.
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HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better L oking-Take
Olive Tablets

Myour skin is yellow complexion pallid
tongue coated-appetite poor-you have
had taste in your mouth-alazy, no-good
feeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
d.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
forcalomel-were prepared BY d.. Edwards
after II years Of study with bic patients.
} d. Edwards Olive Tablets are 4 purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You win know them BY their olive color.
TO have 4 clear; pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimpleS feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
d. Edwards Olive Tablets act On the
Hyef and bowels like calomel-yet have
% dangerous sitter e6ecta
They start the bile and ovescome coosti-
p1fjon. That's why millions Of boxes are
oold annually Il 10c and Csc per boz. Az
dfuUista. Take one O. two nightly md
go IL piessiag rssulta
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SATURDAY EVENING LETTER
BY Justice J. E. Robinson

November 9Th, 1918. Where are
we at? Read this from the pastor
of the Sacred Heart Church of Fried
North Dakota.
Judge Robinson.
With great interest have
read your articles on the famous
Bone Dry Law of N. Oak. I adj
mire your candid way and your
great endeavors to save the lives
of our people during this dread
full epidemic. l deplore five
very sad deaths in my little COM
munity already, and l fear that
if we can't get liquor very soon
many more may die. l ordered
some liquor for my poor sick
people and Just now l get the or
der back with the poor consola-
ton that they cannot ship alco-
hol in this State. l trust on
your cleverness and charity and
that you fight it out with some
stubborn lawyers who seem to
think more of their own ideas
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often as he may please with his |
wearing apparel. his dog. cat and any

often as he may please with his
wearing apparel, his dog, cat and any
other property not transported for
sale, trade or commerce. This is
as true of bottle Of liquor as of an
overcoat or a grip. Hence it is that
travelling men do commonly take in
their grips bottle of good preventa-
tive medicinefi and any person may
safely do the same. Any person may
safely take with him a bottle of IL
quor and cross the state line, back
and forth, one hundred times a day,
without mourning any penalty. But
it must not be taken for trade and
commerce. There you must draw the
line. You must always remember
that it is safe and proper to be good,
even on the Sabbath day. If you find
a person who has been bitten by al
rattle snake, and you can save his
life by giving him your bottle, you
have a perfect legal right to do it.
Such an act is legal and commenda-
BILE, but there must be no sale, trade
or barter. ). - r..
Where are we att When the Good
Samaritan rustled around town and
procured a bottle for our weeping At
IOTHcy UcIlcIol, ~ was Lie proper
thing to do. It was legal and com.
mendable. And of course our Attor-
ney General was dead wrong when
he assumed to act as Kaiser and to
prc,nulgate ordersldenying others the
right to save their lives by obtaining
liquor medicine. His excuse must be
that he needed the dry vote and did
not dare to offend TITLE was as the
steward who said:-Wh1ts shall l do;
l cannot work; to beg l am ashamed.
There is nothing more deplorable and
ruinous than the fear of work and
the mania for office holding and the
Hence it is that Truth is fallen in
the street and Justice standeth afar
off.
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OFFERED YANKS A TIP.
N e. A. Special to The Tribune.

Paris, France-This Frenchwoman
will never know what a Dlunder it
was, to offer a 20-franc tip to a squad
of Yanks. They had helped her move
a colony of French war orphans from
one part of town to another, car
rying sixty tons Of equipment in mo-
tor trucks. Not knowing how to
thank the Americans, she thought it
would be about right If she would give
them modest tip. Hence tho 20
francs bv mail.
The next day the tip came back
to her and polite note from Captain
George Young, whose marine corps
men had done the work.
The men say they are sorry, but
they cannot accept. You see. they did
not do the work because they were
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state commerce, excepting for medic
inal and some other purposes, into
any state whose lawss ifohibit the
manufacture and sale of liquors for
beverage purposes. The purpose Of
that act was to stop the importation
of liquor in interstate commerce, con-
trary to the laws of the state. But,
as you will note, it expressly permits
importation by any person for medic
inal purposes. It does not require
any person ordering liquor to make
an affidavit that he needs it for
medicinal purposes. The law pre-
sumes that men are honest and truth
full, and not liars; that they do not
contemplate the commission of crime
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and that their yea should be yea and
their nay, nay.
Read what is said by U. S. Attor.
ney Hildreth and by the U. S. Attor
ney General.
'+' Fargo, Nov. S, 1918.
Judge Robinson.
Answering yours Of recent
date, enclose you copy of
letter from the Attorney General.
There are no regulations about
making affidavits or anything
else. The letter of the Attorney
General says that the shipment
must be made in good faith. As
Stunning that it is for medicinal
purpoes l take it that mo. law
will be, violated. but if it should.
be shipped simply as booze to be
used as a beverage, then of course
such shipment is in bad faith and
cannot take place. - A..
Respectfully,
(Signed) MELVIN A. HILDRETH.
United States Attorney.
In regard to shipments of liquor
for medicinal purposes, the" u. S.. At
torney General writes Mr.. Hildreth
thus: 1.-THE Act contains no regula-
tions for such shipments, nor does it
authorize the Department of Justice
to make any such regulations" And
in letter to Judge Amidon, the U.
S. Attorney General holds that deal
err who ships, or a carrier who car
ries, liquor in reasonable q quantities
on statement that it is intended for
sacramento or other legal
purpose, will be regarded as having
acted in good faith But if the
statement should prove to be untrue,
the, person making it will be SUBJ
ject to prosecution. He writes:-"The
does not desire you to
make any statement or promulgate
any regulations as to how liquors
may be shipped for the excepted pur-
poses" @-,=,>,.
Where are we at? The u. S. dry
statute was enacted under the power
given to congress to regulate inter-
state commerce, and it relates only
to property passing over the state
lines for the purpose Of commerce,
trade or traffic. Congress has no
power to interfere with the right of
any person to cross the state line as
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-11
FOR THE PEACE COUNCIL-BRUSSELS

The editorials published in this newspaper, en-
titled "For the Peace Council Brussels" have
struck sympathetic chord in the hearts of the
American people and in the sentiments of repre-
sentatives of our allies in this country.
The idea of bringing the German criminals back
to Brussels is hailed as one of the most appro-
priately just and fitting punishments that could be
meted out by the allies It's moral effect on the
German people would be incaculable.
Brussels was the first large city to suffer from
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HN1TEDCT ATES
u unconditional y urrender
WILL YOU HOLD YOUR HEAD UP PROUD
LY WHEN THEY COME HOME?
By Bruce Barton

I lifted the receiver of the telephone, and almost
dropped it again in surprise. For the voice was
that of my good old friend and supposed him far
away in France.
"What, back so soon?" exclaimed. Detailed
for special duty?"
eyes, back" he answered and it struck me that
his voice was slow and older, as though the weeks
of his absence had been years. 'Back-but not
for special duty There-there is another rea-
son."
And then | knew that he must be wounded.
Wounded-while here at home still pursued
my ordinary course. Wounded-to protect my
home Wounded-to keep my children safe
It came over me of a sudden as it never had
before, that am debtor to him to an amount that
I never can repay.
They will all be coming back before long. Some
wounded; some grown strangely old. But most
of them we'll and normal enough, thank wonder
Will their eyes say to us, 1--WE were hungry for
bit of sweet, and you did not think to send it,
eve were cold and you let the hut fires die; we
We're lonesome, and the movies stopped because
there were no funds to carry on"
Will that be their message of thfirseyes to us?
Or shall we stand confidently IN faeir presence,
greeting them as men who have nothing to re-
pent. ~ "'
:. 1, las men who in their absence gave freely of
wealth and time, that there might be warmth and
cheer and comfort over there?
They are coming back some day-perhaps be-
fore we think. - 49,. q" ..~ ?
And what will be the message of their eyes to
you?
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ordered to, but because it was for the
orphans OF France! for children whose
fathers were some Of the heroes Of
the world
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II saw an advertisement for cuti-
eHa Soap and Ointment, and used .
sample. thought aboxof cuticuraO int-
msnt and cake Of Soap which healed
me sound and well.'' fSigned) Miss
Jennie Smith, Mclean, Ill, July is. II.
Not only are these super-creamy
emollients wonderfully effective in
eczema, rashes, pimples, dandruf and
baby skin troubles, but once the skin
b clear, the scalp elean, they keep them
soh used for every day toilet purposes.
Ss1ple Eaeh Ffse b. Mail. Address post.
everywhere. Soap sc. Sointment2 Is and soc.
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CUT|CURA HEALED
SKIN TROUBLE
o. Arms, Neck and BODY. Full Of
e!lsters and Little PimpIes.
An Awful Torment.
Used One Box Cuticura Ointment
and One Cake Soap.
u Cost IS Cents.
II had q very bad skin trouble and
II almost ran me crazy. First it came

on my arms, then on my
neck ana body. The skin
became red, and when I
scratched the itchy places
became full Of blisters, and
under the skin was all full
Of little pimples. They
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1918-07-05

100 Mems Stiff Straw Hats,
worth 50 90 to $500, in this sale
at 80 cents, each
100 Ladl3s' Corsets, worth
from 81 90 to 81 90, in this sale
at % cents to 70 cents, each.
Mems Collars, all sizes and
kinds, Att. 3 for 10 cents.
Job lot of Mems Shirts fall
good, but some soiled) going
at .......... ............... .....3 for $l.Oo.
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Child SWOllOWS Pin,

One day last week, Justine,
the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Justin Wood, of this city,
happened to what might have
been very serious accident,
when she swallowed pin, which
lodged IN her throat. Drs. Col
Inns and G,tes, who were quick
ly summoned, managed to eX-
tract the pin, before any serious
damage resulted rhe the little
lady suffered very little from
the operation aud the parents
and other relatives have the con
gratulations of friends that the
accident was n more serious
than it terminated
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Near Fire Monday.

The residence occupied by he
family of Mr. Geo. Roberts on
Bennett Street, came very near
being destroyed by fire on last
Monday afternoon, when the
shingles on the kitchen roof
caught from sparks from flue.
Local fire fighters, with buckets,
succeeded IN putting out the fire
before the city hose-ca arrived.
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Miss Kittie Wells left last
Saturday for New Orleans, from
which place she will 90 by water,
to New York city.
The rains, last week, were
very partial In some localities
they were heavy, while in many
places there was none at all.
Misses Oracle Crook, Velma and
Bessie Veazey, Martha McCloy,
Agnes Hawkins and Monte Todd
visited at Warren yesterday.
Mrs. ]. H. Canter AM grand
daughter, Miss Lucille leslie, of
McGehee, visited rela lives here
this week.
Mr.. W. 7. Gill Ind family
have returned from a visit to
relatives at Mende' lhall, Miss.
They made the trip in Mr.. Gill's
automobile.
Col. Jos. s. Harris, after a ten
days visit to his family in this
city, left the latts t of last week
for Camp Beau egard, where he
is now stationed
Mrs. Annie e. Strong and
children, after visit to the
family of Mrs w. J. Cox, near
this city, retr rned to their home
at Clarksvill :, Ark :, last Sunday.
Judge J.9t Williamson, dele
gate from this county to the
State Cons jitutional Convention,
met with that body at Little
Rock this week.
Mr.. W. w. Morgan and wife,
of Wick burgs, Miss, are visit
ing Mr. Morgan's mother, Mrs.
Dan S'look, and other relativ IS
in thi city.
Mr.. f. o. Robertson Informed
US " sterday that she had ust
rece we'd letter from herson
Ed lin Robertson, stating that
he had arrived safely in F,ance
Master John Hammock, Jr., OF
/ ermott, passed through this
! ity last Saturday en- route tc
Monroe, La. to visit his uncle
! Mr.. W. II. Hammock.
Mrs. O. A. Whiaker visited hel
husband, who is employed as
salesman by the Mop,oe Hard
ware- aAlnpany, at n onroe, La.
his week.
Mrs. Edgar Smith and littl,
daughter, Edgarine, of Fredic
town, Wis, visited the famil,
of Mr.. E. X. Partridge, in thi
city this week.
Mr.. Pope Haynes is at Win
chester, this week, working Oh
the new survey of that town
mention of which was made il
these columns, recently.
Mr.. S. NJ. Collins, of Monroe
La, was here this week. Mr.
Collins is representing ga
company which is contemplatin
running a pipe line from Monroe
to Little Rock, and it may b.
that the line will be RIM through
Monticello, if il is built.
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METHODIST CHURCH,
SUNDAY.

10 A. NJ, Church school, Geo. F.
Spencer, Superintendent. Glasses for
all ages.
ia. NJ, Preaching by the Pastor.
Sacrament of the Lords supper.
Presence of all members of the congre-
CATION desired.
SIP. NJ, Preaching by the Pastor.
Eyangelstlc Service. Good music.
A cordial welcome.
Midweek Service at s p. NJ, led by
the Pastor. Presence of all members
of the congregation requested.
5. r.. TWITTY, Pastor.
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Letter From Street Rash.

The following letter from Mr.
Street Rash, who is Somewhere
in France, = will be of interest
to his Drew county friends:
May II, 1918.
Dear Father
This leaves me we'll, and hope
it will find you the same
Well, papa, we are having a
good time over here in Europe.
We see a good many German
prisoners here.
This i, as beautiful a country as
ever saw; but | like the u. ).
A. the best.
Tell all my friends hello.
"Dick, )" | bet you had good
time at Mr.. Bowdcn s at the
dance. | sure would like to have
been there myself. When | get
home you can give one for me.
Papa, be sure and send ms
some tobacco, for you cannot buy
any in Europe.
As have written all | know ]
will close, hoping to hear from
you soon.
Write to this address,
Your son,
Street Rash.
Co. B Goth Inf.
A K. +.
| Vic Nav Nork
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Messrs. J. b. Posey and j. a.
Baxter left yesterday for the
mark cts, to buy goods.
Mr.. w. @. Cruce has purchased
the set Of abstract books of Judge
Robert G. Knox and will open
for business in the near future.
Mrs. |. d. Richardson and
daughter, Miss Oleva, are visit
ing relatives at Oakland City,
Ind.
Hon. ID A. Gates, of Washing
ton, D. G., visited his son, DR..
Stanley NJ. Gates, in this city
this week.
Miss Gussie Simpson and Mr..
Ned Benson, of Hamburg, visit
ed the family of Mr.. O. Finch in
this city last Tuesday.
Miss Alma Maneese, of War
rem, visited her mother, Mrs.
J. II. Giles, in this city this
week.
Miss Lula PEBBLES, of Pine
Bluff, visited the family of her
father, Judge @. 7. PEBBLES, at
Lacy this week.
Mrs. L. S. McFadden and baby,
of Dermott, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Har.
per, in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Mccoy and
Messrs. John Knox and Reginald
Trotter visited Memphis the lat
ter part of last week.
Mr.. Fred J. McClerkin left
last Tuesday morning for Pine
Bluff, to keep books for Swift &
Company.
Master Hubert Finn spent the
day with his uncle, Mr. r. w
Finn, at Dermott last Wednes.
day.
Mr.. Jno. Collins and family
of Little Rock, are visiting rela
tives in this city and county thi:
week.
'"Uncle Pete" Wilson, of War
rem, visited his brother, MIR. l.
B. Wilson, in this city last Tues
day.
Mrs. Jas. McClelland (nee Mis-
Mai Nunn) left yesterday morn.
ing for Camp Dix, N. j., to visi
her husband, Lieut.. McClelland
Mrs. Stuart Z Num- and little
son, Stuart, Jr., have returned
from two months visit to rela
tives at Dallas, Tex.
Miss Made Goodwin, of Edo
RADIO, visited her sister, Mis-
Leila Goodwin, in this city thi
week.
Messrs. Tillar and Bernar
Harper spent Sunday last wit
their sister, Mrs. l.. S. Mead
den, at Dermott.
Messrs. @. O. and Mode Rat
terree and L. +. Carter carried
lot of cattle to the st. Loui
markets last week.
Master Thomas Compere, G
Hamburg, visited his grand pal
ents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. E. Hoke
in this city this week.
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Y ia New York.

NOTICE To keep from
worrying and taking up our Gus
toner S time, we have omitted
soliciting Please telephone No.
15S. or send your orders in.
Price aud quality guaranteed.
Please phone by 8 a. m, to get
prompt delivery.
TODD'S GROCERY,
"The Home of Good Things to
Eat. >
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One Mission Oak Hall Tree,
something very nice, regular
price, $50 90, now -................. $1,000
Six nice Washstands, REGULAR
price, So 90 to Sc 90, now 81 IS
About 300 pairs of Ladies' and
Misses shoes, small sizes, going
at ....=....................75 cents per pair.
1000 yards of Laees and En-
broidery, going A t....==..=.....................
...................... DC to &c per yard
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The NIonticeiiOnian.
FRIDAY, JULY 9Th, 1918.
:LoCaEard Personal



relatives in Louisiana.
666 cures Chills and fever. adv
Miss Mittie Brooks is visiting
relatives at Arkansas City.
666 cures Malarial Fever. advt
Mr.. d. B. Leslie visited rela-
tives at Warren this week.
666 cures Headaches, Bilious.
Mr.. J. r. Potts made a bust
ness trip to Dumas this week.
Mrs. f. A. Cason visited rela-
tiyes at Portland this week.
3 666 cures by removing the
cause. advt
4 Miss Mary Pyfon has returned
from visit to relatives in Texas
See me about long time farm
loans.-A. T. Wells.
Miss Velma White visited
friends at Dermott this week.
Mr.. w. Ii. Finn has returned
from visit to Memphis.
Miss Bernice Thompson visited
relatives at Wilmar yesterday.
See a. 7. WELLS about long
time farm loans. advt
Mr.. w. II. Bailey and wife
were visitors to Little Rock this
week.
4. Miss Matte VanLandingham,
Sf Warren, spent Sunday last
with relatives in this city.
Mr.. Travis Wells has returned
from visit to Little Rock and
Hot Springs.
Miss Ruth Foley, of Pine
Bluff, visited relatives in this
city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Adcock, of
Warren, visited relatives here
this week.
Mr.. A. @. Green, of Pine
Bluff, was business visitor to
our city this week.
Mr.. W. j. Boyd made bust
ness trip to Little Rock this
week.
Mrs. w. NJ. Mears is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Riley.
at McGehee.
We pay cash for all kinds of
Country Produce.-Hale Robin
son d Co.
Mrs. frankie Lamb, and son,
Robt., and Miss Floy Barnett
are visiting relatives at Warren.
Mr.. Knox Craig left the first
of this week for Little Rock, to
enlist in the Navy.
Mrs. w. A. Cocker and little
son, William, are visiting Judge
Cocker at Tucker.
Miss Hattie May Carson, of
Arkansas City, visited relatives
here this week.
Miss Willie Harris left last Sat-
urday for the Southern part of this
county to teach summer school.
Miss Tommie Brown left last
Saturday for Ladelle, where she
will teach summer school.
Mr.. j f. Carr and wife visit
ed relatives at Warren this
week
Highest cash price paid for
Wool, Chickens, Eggs and But
ter.-Hale Robinson & Co.
Miss Charlotte Daniel is Wis
iting her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Dunn, at Warren.
Miss Laura Rial, of McGehee,
visited relatives in this county
this week.
Mr.. p. H. Lassiter, of Warren,
visited relatives here last Satur-
day.
Miss Mary Clair Reaves, of
Warren, visited relatives in this
county last week.
ness, Loss of Appetite, or that
tired aching feeling, due to Ma
laria or Colds. Fine Tonic. advt
666 contains no alcohol, arsen-
Il
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Advance I'm Water
andLigEnt Rates
Effective on and from This Date

IF YOUR INCOME REMAINS THE SAME WHILE THE
COST OF LIVING ADVANCES YOU MAY, n measure make
the difference by personal But with utilities
it is different If machine breaks down be repaired
New light and water pipe replace the old All these
things to be had only greatly advanced price Coal
and the essential of approximately $50
than last year.
Because the higher living have recently had
advance of plant employees 25 and the de-
and should have the advance
point while the individual may o
the increased of living, your Water Light Plant
pay higher prices every thing and
the rate meet increased
Accordingly your City Council deemed urgent that
be fixed follows
Residence Light Minimum $125 district
side district 3 additional.
Business Houses District s150 W. K
r.
Business $500 K. per
K W. all r.
Offices, Minimum district
dional outside district.
Power the heretofore
Large water gallons, all
gallons SOC per thousand gallons.
Water & Light Improve
ment District No. /.