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The Little River news., 1918-08-07
Notice.

In the matter of Road Improvement District No. 6. in Little River County, Arkansas. Notice is hereby given. That the Board of Commissioners of Road Improvement District No. 6 of Little River County, Arkansas, has filed the assessment of benefits made against the several and particular tracts of land, railroads and other real property in said district, as made by the assessors for said Dist, and that the following lands, railroads and oth- CT real estate are affected, to-wit:
The Little River news., 1918-08-07
Warning Order.

Southern Realty & Trust Co., Pla tiffs vs. Mark F. Rhodes, ct al, fendants. The defendants, M F. Rhodes, Lucille I. Rhodes. Uni Film Service Co.,, and hereby warl to appear in this court within 'thi days and answer the complaint of plaintiff herein. Southern Realty, Trust Co. Witness my hand and seal of said court this 27th day of JJ 1918.-Chas. H. Park, Clerk. Jas.
 Williams, D. c. DuIaney & Stt Atty, for Pltff. ,P. Steel. Atty
 Item.
The Little River news., 1918-08-07
W.S.S-
Warnlng Order.

In the Little River Chancery sCol Little River County. Arkansas.
 May Wallace plaintiff, vs. Ed Wall defendant. The defendant, Ed Wall is hereby warned to appear in ( Court within thirty (30) days answer the complaint of the plei1 herein, Mrs. May Wallace. With my hand and the seal of said ca this 17th day of July, 1913 Chas, Park, Clerk. w. J. Denson, D. c. Laney & Steel Attys for Pltff. Al Steel, Atty ad litem.
The Little River news., 1918-08-07
Alninistratsrss Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned as administrator of the est ate of Wm. and Ann Gregory. deceased wili on the 18th day of July, 1918. ofIer for sale at the Court House door,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

their absolutely imperative needs.
They are restricting the consumption
of their own people to the minimum
necessary for health and strength.
They are controlling their food by
drastic government regulation. There
is even actual privation among their
women and children; there is star
walton in Belgium.
The allies need wheat and meat
and fats and sugar. They must have
more Of all of these than we have
been sending, more than we shall be
able to send unless we restrict our
own consumption. We can do II
without harm, for, as a nation, We
are today eating and wasting much
more food than we need.
The whole great problem of win
ming the war rests primarily on one
thing: the loyalty and sacrifice Of
the American people in the matter
of food. 1t is not a government re-
sponsibility, it is the responsibility
of each Individual. Each pound of
food saved by each American citizen
Is a pound given to the support of
our army, the allies, and the friendly
neutrals. Each pound wasted or eaten
unnecessarily is pound withheld
from them. 1t is direct personal
obligation on the part Of each of us
to someone in Europe whom we are
bound to help.
If we are selfish or even careless.
we are disloyal, we are the enemy at
home. Now is the hour Of our test
ing. Let us make 1t the hour of
our victory; victory over ourselves;
victory over the enemy of freedom.
HERBERT HOOVER,
United States Food Administrator.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Iolua Federation
of Women Clubs

| Mrs. Watzek, the president, is
planning a train schedule for the
Iowa women who will attend the
general federation convention to be
held in Hot Springs, Ark, April 90
May 8.
! From the eastern part of Iowa.
passengers may be accommodated
over the Burlington and Missouri
Pacific railroads via st. Louis. A
, special sleeper will be carried
through, provided there are twenty
or more passengers. This route will
+ have "the only woman passenger
agent" to conduct it.
Central Iowa delegates may meet
| in Des Moines, taking the Wabash to
! st. Louis, and there joining the east
ern Iowa group. Western Iowa dele
gates may meet in Council Bluffs,
taking a Burlington sleeper at 4:30
/ p. m, arriving in st. Louis the next
morning where they also join east
ern and central Iowans.
In view of possible time changes.
no train schedule will be published
| till later. Delegates should purchase
"all year tourist tickets" Round trip
rates, including war tax are: From
Davenport, $31.17 from Des Moines,
$1,000; from Council Bluffs. $3.50.
The Iowa Federation OF Women's
Clubs has had a compliment from
Washington. Miss Clara Sears Tay-
| lor, the director OF the division of
women's war work on the committee
on public information, asked If they
might have our bulletin, or an ac-
count of the war work done by the
Iowa clubs. No accurate account can
be given for the work is done con-
tiruously and without thought even
/ of taking account of 1t. But this is
what Miss Taylor says in reply to
! the last meagre reckoning: Your
items are of special interest. Any
material which has as great news
| value as those you are sending will
be most gratefully received" This
means that Iowa women through
their clubs are doing unusual things,
and doing them especially well. Miss
/ Taylor wants pictures, too. These
will be sent if they can be secured.
! The federation is actively promot-
ing the sale of the war saving
stamps through the committee ap-
pointed for this purpose by the presi
dent, and the thrift campaign is well
begun.
Mrs Watzek and Mrs. Whitley OF
Webster City, state chairman of the
council of defense, both spoke at a
patriotic meeting which was held in
Muscatine recently. It's object was
to promote the sale of thrift stamps
A similar meeting was held by the
men of the city at the same time.
The Oskaloosa Women's club. Mrs
/ w. A. Piersel, president. has had a
special meeting to promote plan for
the sale of the war saving stamps.
The Red Oak Monday club, Mrs
Dorothy Deemer Houghton, presi
dent, has made an investment in war
saving stamps.
Mrs. Homer Miller and Mrs Ralph
Plumb of Des Moines, and Mrs
Francis Whitley, Webster City, and
others have been making a tour OF
the state in the interests of the thrift
campaign.
A special work is being done by
1.-THE chairman of the home economics
department, Mrs. Ebert w. Rock
wood of Iowa City, through the
school children. Mrs. lockwood has
written little poem called "A Thrift
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Mrs. watzek has recently sent /.

Mrs. WatZek has recently sent a
special plea to all clubs which will
soon be preparing their programs for
next years work. THE inner life
should be quickened by some study"
she says. We need the upbuilding
and relaxation which comes from a
change Of subject. The chairman OF
literature, Mrs. A. J. Barley OF
Boone, calls attention to a new
photography Of Iowa folklore with
suggestions for dramatization of some
of the legends. The department OF
educational propaganda on the war
and allied subjects may be obtained
as are all other programs for study
from the Iowa library commission.
Des Moines. Mrs. E. w. Coleman o!
Davenport makes plea for the study
of little good poetry. ANY help for
the study Of drama may be secured
from her.
The whereabouts of some promi
nent club women: Mrs. Henry J.
Howe is spending the winter in Or
lando, Florida; Mrs George Darling
is at Biloxo, Miss, and Mrs. Eta
Agnew, all Of Marshalltown, is in
San Antonio, Texas.
| From California, we have account
Of Mrs. John A. Nash, former Iowa
federation president. She writes of
the talks of some Belgian refugees
to the Friday Morning club. and OF
others direct from the war zone.
She expresses what we all feel
nothing counts but the winning Of
the war
! Dr. Margaret Clark lives at Long
Beach, California, and is the same
magnetic speaker and woman that
Iowa people found her to be.
| Mrs. D. N. Hurd, press COMMITTEES
member sent a full account of the
war work of the Cedar Falls Wom-
ems club. This is not only favor
! to Iowa women, but it is in form to
! be sent direct to the committee on
public information at Washington
Other clubs can have their record
kept in this permanent form if it is
sent to the press chairman.
! The spring board and committees
meeting will be held March and Z
at the Chamberlain hotel, Des
Moines.
MRS. B. B. CLARK,
Chairman Press COMMITTEES
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

The following is the complete text
of the new home card that Will be
distributed to American homes by the
food administration:
HANG THIS IN YOUR KITCHEN.
United States Food Administration
Home Card, 1918.
WHAT you CAN DO TO HELP
WIN THIS WAR.
Our problem is to feed the allies
and our own soldiers abroad by send.
ing them as much food as we can of
the most concentrated nutritive value
in the least shipping space. These
foods are wheat, beef, pork, butter,
and sugar.
Our solution is to eat less of these
and as little of all foods as will sup
port health and strength. All saw
ing counts for victory.
The food administration asks every
loyal American to help win the war
by maintaining rigidly, as minimum
of saving, the following program:
Have two wheatless days (Monday
and Wednesday, in every week and
one wheatless meal in every day.
Explanation.-On "wheatless" days
and in "wheatless" meals Of other
days use no crackers, pastry, maca
roni, breakfast food, or other cereal
| food containing wheat, and use no,
wheat flour in any form except the
small amount that may be needed for
thickening soups or gravies, or for
a binder in corn bread and other
cereal breads. AS to bread, If you
bake at home, use other cereals than
wheat, and If you buy it, buy only
war bread. Our object Is that we
r. ,.I
less wheat products than we did last
year.
| Have one meatless day (Tuesday)
in every week and one meatless meal
in every day. Have two porkless
| every week.
Explanation "Meatless" means
without any cattle, hog, or sheep
products. On other days use mutton
and lamb in preference to beef or
pork. "Porkless" means without
pork, bacon, ham, lard or pork pro-
ducts, fresh or preserved. Use fish,
poultry. and eggs. AS nation We
eat and waste nearly twice as much
meat as we need.
| Make every day fat-saving day
(butter, lard, lard substitutes, etc.).
!
boil, or stew foods instead. Save
meat drippings; use these and vege-
table oils for cooking instead of but
ter.9 Butter has food values vital to
children, therefore give it to them.
Use it only on the table. Waste no
SOAP: it Is made from fat. Be care
full of all fats. We use and waste
two and a half times as much fat as
we need
Make every day sugar-saving day.
Explanation-Use less sugar. Less
sweet drinks and candy containing
! sugar should be used in war times.
AS a nation we have used twice as
much sugar as we need.
Use fruits, vegetables, and potatoes
abundantly.
Explanation.- These foods are
healthful and plentiful and, at the
same time, partly take the place of
other foods which we must save.
Raise all you can for home use.
| Use milk wisely.
| Explanation-Us all of the milk:
waste no part of it. The children
must have whole milk. Use sour and
skim milk in cooking and for cottage
cheese.
Hoarding food.-Anyone buying and
holding larger supply Of food now
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
'eople Who Receive Appeal to Help
Hospital Can Turn It Down
With Clear Con-
science.
no APPROVAL IS GIVEN
10Th Red Cross and French Consulate
Say That It is Being Sent
Without Their
Approval.

Many inquiries are being made
rom officials of the local Red Cross
hapter, regarding the authenticity of
chain letter scheme, which many
eople have been receiving here, ask
pg them to give twenty-five cents
pr the establishment of a hospital
? France. The money which it was
risinaily intended to raise. it is
nderstood has been raised. Both
ne French consulate and the Ameri-
an Red Cross ask that people pay
attention to the letters.
while convinced that the letter was
larted in good faith, and that the
'atements which have been made
ere done in good faith, the request
made that the letter be ignored by
Il VINO receive 1t. Chairman McEar-
shd OF the Red Cross has received
copy OF the letter written to Bruce
smith at Chicago, by the director
Tue division organization, asking
iat the chain letter be disregarded.
is given here, and other cities
nlch have had experience in the
ame transaction may find an answer
gre 70 all of their queries:
The AMERICAN RED CROSS
I,,AIiONAL HEADQUARTERS,
,ma1ASsHlNGTON. D. c., Oct. 25,
isl'. Mr.. Bruce d. Smith, Mana
s ef, Central Division, Chicago,
h.lihols.-My dear Mr.. Smith: We
haVe been considerably annoyed
y a chain letter which was
started some time ago by the
aiehcn consul, at Seattle, Wash
s,nston, appealing to the people
h ,oi neip In building an American
hospital in Paris for treating
Wounds of the face and jaw.
>, some of the letters say that
me American Red Cross has
sssl rec to give 100000 for every
" 'Vvo'oo raised by contributors
LINE ~ lne chain letter fund and other
".;, state that the Red Cross
raised. %Ao'oVV'oo
j me matter never was sane.
onea by the Red Cross and the
aooVe statements were made
uncut authority. We are con
,ncea, however, that the state
s4ents We're due to a misunder-
i ntang' and not made with the
at,oh TO deceive and that the
p pnpsai was started in perfectly
she me French consulate at
tale Is sending circular let
IN 10 all persons making inquiry
wh,a esard to these chain letters
"'oh states in parts as follows:
, ana do not like the idea
,at t would have stopped those
doinr rs II there was any way of
s IT, You will, therefore.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
oblrge me by paying no attention

obllge me by paying no attention
to them"
l would suggest that in the
event you receive any circulars
in reference to this matter that
YOU reply in accordance with the
above information.
Yours very truly,
G. E. SCOTT,
Director of Division Organization.
Local people who wanted to help
If the cause was legitimate, but who
didn't want to do anything out of the
way, will see that they can with
clear conscience turn the matter
down now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
Send Off Is Planned for Tonight at
EIks Club With Speeches and
Music for Men Who Go
Tomorrow.
PROGRAM Is COMPLETED
Wells M. irwin, Or. &. 3. Newcomb
Father Gillespie and Perhaps
Other Speakers Will
Make Talks.

A send off with speeches and music,
for the Lee county men who leave in
the morning for Camp Dodge has
beer planned by a committee OF local
people, who are planning the official
goodbye for the boys. On account OF
the cold weather there will be no pa
rade, but the speeches will be given at
the Elks club where the public is i'll
vited to attend and to join in the
goodbye.
Wells NJ. Irwin, the Rev. DR.. e. B,
Newcomb and the Rev. Father James
IW. Gillespie have been selected by
the committee for the speeches to,
night,
The music tonight will be furnished
by the Community band. This organ1-
cation will play a program of mum
bers during the program, and there
will be plenty of patriotic music in
the numbers selected.
To Go by Special Train.
The boys from Lee county will
leave in the morning on a special
train. which is scheduled to leave
Keokuk at 1880 o'clock. The parade
will leave the court house at Z
o'clock sharp, and the Elks and
other organizations will act as es-
corts. There will be band and the
drum corps will be on hand.
The train will leave over the Rock
Island. and will consist of three
coaches and an engine. At Keosau.
qua, Ottumwa and Oskaloosa add
tional soldiers will be picked up.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
An ArtfuI Dodger.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Form
erly the term "Kentucl<y corn dodser'
meant simply and solely an ambrosia
pone of cornbreHd. Nowadays 1t may
mean the disloyal cuss who evades
the obligations of wheatless day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22

Complimentary to Col. House.
ST. Louis Star: Colonel House mar
have been Texas lobbyist" as Sen.
ator Penrose says, but even that Ia
several grades above Pennsylvania
politician-boss,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
New Home Card, Issued by Hoover,
Tells Househo|ders How TO Observe
'Wheatless" and" MeafIess" Day

| than in peace time, except foods
canned, dried or preserved in the
home, is helping to defeat the food
| administration in it's attempt to Sc
cure a just distribution of food and
! the establishment of fair prices. The
food hoarder is working against the
common good and even against the
very safety Of the country. Hoard
ing food in households is both selfish
and unnecessary; the government is
protecting the food supply OF its
people. s,-az ~ W
| Loyalty in little things is the foun-
dation Of the national strength.
Disloyalty in little things gigns aid
to the enemy. Keep the pledge.
Do not limit the food of growing
children.
Eat sufficient food to maintain
health; the nation needs strong
people.
Cooperate with your local and fed
eral food administrators. Take their
advice.
Preach and practice the gospel Of
the clean plate" Housekeepers
should help the stores to cut down
deliveries.
! Use local supplies; this saves rail-
road transportation.
Report to the nearest food admins
| tration officer the name and address
of any person discouraging the pro-
duction or saving Of food.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
A Rare Complaint.

| Youths Companion: Few of us
ever get dizzy from doing too many
good turns.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-22
The reverse side is as follows:
UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION.

Why We Must Save Food.
(See other side showing how we can
do it)
To the members of the United
Food Administration:
The men of the allied nations are
fighting; they are not on the farms.
Even the men Of the European neu-
trail countries are under arms. The
fields of both allies and neutrals lack
man power, fertilizer, and machinery
Hence, the production Of food by
these countries has steadily lessened
ever since the beginning of the war,
while, at the same time, the shortage
of shipping has grown more and
more serious, with the consequent
steady increase of difficulties in bring
ing food from the faraway markets Of
India, Australia, and the Argentine.
The situation has become critical.
There is simply not enough food in
Europe, yet the soldiers of the allies
must be maintained in full strength;
their wives and children at home
must not face famine; the friendly
neutrals must not be starved; and,
finally, our own army in France must
never lack a needed ounce of food.
There is just one way in which all
these requirements can be met.
North America must furnish the food.
And we must furnish it from our
savings because we have already sent
our normal surplus.
We do not need to starve our own
people. We have plenty for our
selves. and it is the firm policy of
the food admini stration to retain for
our people, by it's control of exports,
a sufficient supply of every essential
foodstuff We want nobody in our
country to eat less than is neces-
sary for good health and full strength,
for America needs the full produc-
tive power of all its people. Much
of the needed saving can be effected
by substituting one kind of food for
another. But the time has come to
put aside all selfishness and disloy-
atty The time has come for sacri-
flee.
The allies ask us to meet only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
OPPOSED TO LICENSES
FOR INSTALLMENT STORES

The industrial interests committee of
the Board of Trade, at a smeeting in
The Star building last night, voiced its
disapproval Of the Cary bill licensing
stores in the District that conduct their
business on the installment plan.
Objection was centered on the clause
Of the bill which provides that the
profit on articles sold on the INSTALL
ment plan shall be limited to 80 per
cent of the actual cost price of the ar
ticle,
Isaac Cans. chairman of the COM
mittee. appointed subcommittee COM
posed of Daniel B. Casley, NJ. A. Leese
and Joseph Strasburger to confer with
installment house men and to draw up
brief stating the committees objec-
tons to the bill. This report will be
submitted to later meeting of the
full committee. and then forwarded to
the full organization for approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
WESTERN H|GHLEADS
IN BOOKS FOR FIGHTERS
Turns in 80 Volumes, More Than
ANY Other School-About
1890 Volumes Received.

Western Highg School. with $50 vol
umes, was the leader among high and
normal institutions in the friendly con-
test that developed in procuring and
contributing books for Washington's
share in the nationwide campaign Of
the American Library Association to
put q book into service for every SOL
der and sailor in uniform.
Mckinley finished a close second with
s7s; Central brought in sos: Miner
N0rmal. At; Business. 4a5; Wilson
Normal, EOS. and Armstrong. 81. East
ern High got on to poor start and has
not yet reported. but viii doubtless
The special week set aside for the
national drive" ended Saturday night.
but the work, it is announced, will go
on Indefinitely. At last reports the
Public Library here had received, since
the campaigns beginning. 3.200 vol
umes. Conspicuous recent individual
contributions have been 2z5 books from
Miss Myra T. Hi1iman, 227 Sd street
northwest. and 1o5, excellent volumes
from Mrs George a. King, 1911 2sth
The national campaign il already re-
ported most successful and the public
seems fully awake to the tremendous
need of good books in camps here and
stevedore regiment, for example, has
appealed for 1000 books to occupy his
men in their leisure hours. which are.
he says. worse than wasted. These
men. only few months from the cot
ton fields, in strange SURROUNDINGS and
with no knowledge Of the language.
are literally "thirsting for knowledge"
writes the officer. who has gradually
Accumulated for 5000 men q total Of
113 books. which are in use every hour
Of every day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
In Our Town

It's hard for US to realize that
war is daily roaring, that every
minute some one dies, that blood
in rills is pouring. Things go
along the same old way as they've
been going always; the lawyers
climb, day after day, their grimy
stairs and Railways. The little
boys are playing ball, as are the
larger fellows, and in the musty
music hall, the public speaker, bel
lows. The merchant prince is
after kale, as though there were
no battles, and now he springs a
bargain sale, of stoves and baby
rattles. The mayor cries, s'Take
the trash awayr' which scheme
the town indorses; Jim Billings
runs his yellow dray, and whales
his lazy horses. ,Tlie idle rich, the
upper crust, ride by in costly
motors, and throw their clouds OF
choking dust on tired and plod-
ding voters. The candidate pro-
ceeds to chew hisrag in old-time
manner, and tells how much he'd
gladly do to save our threatened
banner. The schoolmarm makes
the children hum, and plies her
trusty ruler; the peelers pinch the
passing bum, and file him in the
cooler. The tightwad's clutch
upon his dime pale death alone
can severe; oh, things go on, in
this stern, time, about the same
as ever. WALT MASON.