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The courier-index., 1918-04-05
|RIC PATRIOTIC RALLY IN MARIANA TOMORROW
A;rnlane From Park Field, Memphis, to Fly Over City, All Business Suspend From Noon Until Four O'clocl udge w. j. Driver of Osceola, to Deliver Patriotic Ad- a~esLiberty Loan Drive Will Be Launched

to raise at least $2OO ,OOO and perhaps $250, ,0OO.
 M. H. Ford is in charge of the sales division. He has appointed a Flying Squadron" composed of Lee Shaul, Jim Harrington, Max Daggett Julius Benham, Chas. Govan. Geo. Greenhaw, J. E. Allen, Paul Benham. c. c. Kitchener, Jesse Daggett. c. N Houck, Walter Reed, w. E. Green. haw, Bob McClintock, Keller Robert. son, w. J. Shorten, P. c. Moore. Brian Frazier, E. c. Wagner. o. c. Norment, Dick Hardin and W. w Word. This and other committees will start the big drive tomorrow and members of the general commit. tee are hopeful that Lee county's al- lotment will be subscribed in one day.
 Chas. Mckee, R. D. Smith, Arthur Cotter, H. M. Jackson, Judge J. A. Hummer, J. F. Isaacs, J. Shaul and Mrs. Arthur Cotter, chairman of the woman's division, and Mrs. H. M. Jackson, assistant to Mrs. Cotter, have spent the major portion of the week in other communities perfect ing township organization and work ing in the schools.
 At the committee conference at Haynes Wednesday night it was de. cided to close all places of business at noon in order that the people in that city might come to Marianna and participate in the big celebra- tion. On Wednesday night of next week rally will be held in the Baptist church at Haynes. The Mari. anna band will furnish the music and J. Walker Morrow of Forrest City will deliver the address. MT. Morrow has just returned from Washington City and is in possession of much valuable information that will prove interesting to the, people.
 Next week at the community farm meetings to be held in the county, Liberty Loan speakers will accom- pany the teams. The meetings are to be held at the following places: Colored school at LaGrange, Monday night; Mound City Tuesday night; Raggio Tuesday night; Long Cane Wednesday night; Springfield Thurs day night; Rondo colored school Fri day night.
 Beginning this week and continu. ing throughout the drive for the sale of the bonds page advertise ment will appear in the Courier-Index These ads are paid for and con- tributed to the cause by the banks and business institutions of Marianna.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
BANKER PLACES 600
 EGGS WITH FARMERS
GoLDsTEIN ENCOURAGING PRO- DUcTIoN OF BETTER POULTRY BY SUPPLYING SETTINGS FROM PURE-BREp STOCK.

When the Commercial Club launch, ed it's annual farm campaign more than a month ago, s. Goldstein, cash fer of the Lee County National Bank authorized the teams to announce to the farmers he had made arrange. rlents with a breeder of thorough. bred Barred Rock chickens in Penn sylvania to purchase eggs for hatch. ing and that the people of Lee county could purchase the eggs from him at actual cost. MT. Goidstein stated yesterday he had placed 600 eggs of forty sittings with as many different farmers in the county and if he were able to get more eggs he could place as many again with the farmers. As result of this move it is hoped Lee county will wake up to the importance of the poultry in- dustry. The Commercial Club and other agencies working for greater production on the farms is urging every farmer to have flock of pure bred chickens on his place. It is stated no single branch of the farming industry can be made more profitable than this. In the state of Missouri the proceeds from the sale of chickens and eggs amount to more than the returns from the corn or wheat crops, or from the sale of live stock or from the immense min eral deposits.
 Mr. Goldstein yesterday received the following letter from a dealer from whom he has been purchasing eggs:
 AS per the letter you now have. 100 eggs were packed and started on their way to you Saturday; will make shipment of balance of order just as rapidly as we can get 100 selected ones together. In reality we are actually turning down orders at 8 per IS straight, in order to get this order to you with the very best eggs. Somehow or another we are anxious to get these eggs into your hands and assist you in the work you are doing. We realize you are up against many obstacles in trying to push this work along, and if the 10 per cent discount on the $15 per 100 price will do you any good or be of any material assistance. we will gladly make the concession"
The courier-index., 1918-04-05

rouorrow Saturday., the anniver of Americas entrance into the ,,r war. will be another epochral event in the history of this nation rho campaign for the sale of the rbird Liberty Bond issue will be sormally launched in most spec .acular manner. In all the. important c,t;es and towns immense parades will he a feature of the big patriotic ceIebration that will usher in the J,iberty Loan drive.
 In Marianna the day will be fit tnely observed. All places of busi ness in the county will close at noon and remain closed until four o'clock in the afternoon. Beginning at one o'clock a big rally will be held in the City Park here. Betwen eleven o'clock in the morning and one o'clock in the afternoon an airplane from the government field near Mem nhis will come to Marianna and circle the city several times. It was stated at the Liberty Loan meeting in Memphis two weeks ago that the airplane would drop Liberty Loan bombs-a harmless explosive that would serve to notify the people that .he drive for the sale of the Third Iiberty Loan Bonds had been formal ly started.
 In the City Park, beginning at one o'clock, a splendid program will be rendered.. Music will be furnished by the Marianna band. Chas. Mckee chairman of the Liberty Loan cam paign in Lee county, will deliver a short address. He will be followed by Dr. o. L. Williamson who will speak few minutes about the SC lective draft An army lieutenant from Camp Pike will award prizes to Boy Scouts who excelled in selling Liberty Bonds in the last drive. The chief address will be delivered by Judge Wm. J. Driver of Osceola
 
 Judge Driver is one of the most eloquent and vigorous public speak CTS in the state and those who have heard him feel quite sure he will thrill the people with his oratory.
 Committees have been busily en gagged all the week organizing every community in the county. They have been greeted everywhere with a fine spirit of enthusiasm and patriotism and local committeeman in the vari ous communities have promised that their respective localities would raise their allotment. Lee county's mini mum allotment is $146.700. The com mittee in charge of the drive expects
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
 ORDERS A PRIMARY
ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 28-NEW LAW MAKES MANY CHANGES IN PARTY PROCEDURE.

The Democratic Central Committed of Lee county met at the court house on last Monday afternon and passed resolution fixing Tuesday, May 2S as the time for holding the primary election for the nomination of dem ocratic candidates for all the offices from United States senator to con stable.
 Those present at the meeting were M H. Ford, First Ward; D. s. Clark Second Ward, chairman; R. D. Smith Third Ward; w. A. Harp, Union township, secretary; J. R. Felton Independence; l.. E. Langston, Big Creek; J. N. Lyle, Bear Creek; John M. Johnston, Council; T. C.. Conner Liberty; w. H. James, Texas; H. B Piper, St. Francis.
 A committee consisting of M Fl Ford, w. A. Harp and D. s. Clark was appointed to ascertain the cost of holding the election, to make the proper assessment against the candi dates and to make arrangements for the ballots and election supplies. Fol lowing a custom ttat has prevailed here for many years, no assessment will be made against district candi dates
 Under the new primary election law the entire committee is called to meet again on May 21 for the pur' pose of selecting the judges and clerks and to determine the order in which the names of the candidates shall appear upon the official bal. lot. The law provides that the order shall be determined by lot. The law also provides that alternate judges and clerks shall be selected for each voting precinct.
 Pledges of candidates must be filed with the county clerk not later than April IS.
 Delegates to the county conven- tion which meets on Monday follow ing the primary election on Tuesday, and members of the county central committee must be voted upon in the primary. Names of candidates for delegates and members of the central committee must be printed upon the official ballots and be voted upon as are other candidates. The democrats in each township should file petition with the secretary or chairman of the county. central com mittee. to be signed by at least ten democratic voters, nominating some one for county central committeeman and also nominating delegate or dele gates to the county convention. No candidate or office holder can serve as a delegate to the convention or as member of the central commit tee. These nominations must be made by May 21.
 The place for holding the election in Texas township has been changed to John Moves store.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
Carry On!

Have you bought two bonds seven? Carry on! Go and buy another 'leven! Carry on! Don't remark T am beauty, have surely done my duty have jar red the foeman Teuty." Carry on! Doubtless you've been doing splendid carry on! For your dutys never ended; carry on Till the tyrant autocratc, who has blowfies in his ac finds his culture stalled and static carry on! What though you've been digging dollars? Carry on! No one but pker hollers. Carry on! Oh the soldiers wonder: they don't hesitate or ponder when they're told their blood to squander! Carry on Till the armies their shooting carry on; till the Teutons quit their footing carry on till the world is r-dsgusted and swords and spears rusted, till your bank is busted carry Till the kaiser has been craed carry on till our is vindcaed carry on; till our boys homeward stridng from the land where death is riding, having made peace abiding carry Dig. up all your hoarded reasurerl Carry on! Give, with stint measure! Carry on! What is gold when flags flying? What is coin, with mothers signing? What is wealth, when boys are dying? Carry on!
 WALT MASON.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
WILL MAKE WAR ON
 FILTH AND RUBBISH
SovERNoR 6Rou0H AND MAYOR ouPuY NAME NEXT WEEK AS TIME FOR ANNUAL SPRING CLEANUP.

following movement that is statewide in its scope, Mayor Dupuy yesterday requested the Courier-In- aex to announce that next week will " c'ean'up week in Marianna. Gov e'nor trough has issued proclama- ,"n calling upon all the people of sansas s.As to see that filth and rub D'sn are disposed of during the com as week and Mayor Dupuy says the 0oserVance of this proclamation will "ofk wonders in Marianna. The ansisntly, unhealthful, disease breed and fire-menacing conditions .l a' prevail in back yards and on @ rear premises of the business s,. s'''u.lons are disgrace to the ,s,s II the fire insurance agencies EM 'heir duty under the law many as" s,u'snce policies would be can 'uoo In Marianna because of the s.1. 1aius that menace the business a,s. ass.lict city that boasts of it's hs piiue and progress ought to cess,a e comparatively free from the ugly ,o.ns au''lons that surround the down "wn business section
 n,ss asorVation of resources is to,s s.aeo on every hand. We are v;m 'na, our food stuff and resources c,t,.o ui'imately win the war. Our tho ,ns a are loyal and are obeying all trv,n. .uies and regulations. We are ona hard to conserve, and every co,a. . giving the government hearty st,ia'ion. sta,p Yet. in the United stror needless fires annually de- ya,u,, more than $25O,OOO, ,OoO of our sra;a sa0le property, including much Faoa groceries and other food stuff. plassa destroyed by fire cannot be re- inmsa Money cannot buy 1t. This
 1'e Tire waste Is tax of s2.50
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
REAL WAR RELICS
 TO BE SHOWN HERE
SPECIAL TRAIN WITH WAR DIS. PLAY, ACCOMPANIED BY FOR. EIGN SOLDIERS, WILL BE IN MARiANNA NEXT WEDNESDAY,

The publicity division of the Third Liberty Loan campaign of the Eighth Federal Reserve District announces that war train will be in Marian, ma from 11:40 a. m. until 140 D. m, on next Wednesday, April 10.
 The special train, laden with war relics direct from the battle front in France and from the devastated land of Belgium, will be brought to the homes of the people of this dis. trict and they can actually be brought into close touch with the ter ribleness of the war.
 The war department at Washing. ton, and the French government, have supplied these war trophies. They will consist of guns captured from the Germans, of shells whose con tents have performed their works of destruction, of helmets that adorned the heads of the enemy, of unique and terrible implements of war. and shattered treasures that tell of the ruthless destructiveness of the Hun.
 There will be aeroplanes that have figured in raids over the enemy lines, and their planes that were brought to earth by allied gunners and so disabled that they were no longer useful.
 ] All manner of arms, both of the allies and the Germans, will be shown. There will he the gas bombs, slirapnel shells, mortars, and nina lures of the terrible U-boats and mbdels of the submarines used by the American navy and navies of the allies.
 These comprehensive relicsS of the greatest war the world has ever known will be loaded on two flat cars to each train. In addition there will be sleping car and baggage car in each train. The exhibits will be arranged on the flat cars, andtthe people may walk along on platform and see and even touch some of the relics.
 Speakers of national reputation wU accompany each train, and will delver addresses from the trains. There will also be in the party sol diers from the English, French and American armies, who have actually seen service at the front, and who will make short talks at each stop. The speakers and soldiers will live in the sleeping car during the tour.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
FORT DELIVERS 3 ADDRESSES

Franklin W. Fort of Washington City, representative of the national food administrator. delivered three addresses in Marianna last Friday and Saturday. He talked about war and war conditions. particularly with reference to the food situation. HIS addresses were very impressive and brought home to the people the serious side of the great world-crisis- On Friday evening he addressed dinner party at the Hotel Marianna given by Joe Solomon of Helena. district manager of the Liberty Loan. Immediately after this speech MT. Fort addressed large audience at the Elks Home. On Saturday alter noon he spoke to nearly two thous- and people in the City Park. The banks and stores closed at two o'clock In order that all the people in the downtown district might havs an opportunity to hear Mr. Fort.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
INTEREST IS KEEN
 IN FARM MEETINGS
MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN WERE PRES ENT AT APPOINTMENTS FILL ED DURING THE WEEK.

That the people of Lee county are fully alive to the demands of the changed conditions and that they are anxious to cooperate with the agen' cies that are seeking to help them, is fnlly evidenced by the keen inter est that is being manifested in the regular monthly community meetings that are being held in many sections of the county by members of the agricultural committee of the Com mercial Club. The purpose of these follow-up meetings is to keep in close touch with conditions on the farms, to encourage the men and women in their efforts to get out of the old ruts and try to make the farms more productive and necessar. fly more profitable, and to create a community spirit that will prove helpful not only to the individual but to the community and to tire county at large.
 During the week past meetings were held at Trinity, Second Paradise Peters Rock, St Paul, Fredonia and Hampshire. and the reports filed by the teams who conducted these meet. ings show more than fifteen hundred men and women were in attendance.
 The appointments for next week are as follows:
 Monday night. colored school at LaGrange; Tuesday night Mound City and Raggio; Wednesday night, Long Cane: Thursday night, Spring field; Friday night. Rondo colored school.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
MEETING COMMERCIAL
 CLUB MONDAY NIGHT

Members of the Marianna Commercial Club are request ed to meet in the club rooms at eight o'clock on Monday night, April 8, for the purpose of transacting important busi- ness. The members have been so busily engaged in the farm campaign that up to this time they have had no opportunity to meet and talk over strictly club matters since the recent election of officers. Let's have a full attendance Monday night.
 J. M. McCLINTOCK,
 President
 H. M. JACKSON,
 Secretary.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
NOTICE TO WOMEh

Those women who have not al ready registered and paid their poll tax are reminded to do so without further delay as there are only five days remaining in which taxes can be paid without a penalty-the books being closed on April 10. Matters of importance will have to be de cided at the early primaries and a vote cannot be cast unless the neces- sary tax of $1 has been paid.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05

If Secretary Baker had had any idea he would ever want to run for office he would not have permitted the report to get past the censor that he hid in a wine cellar in France during an aerial lombard ment At least he should have had creditable witnesses to smell his breath.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05

That war garden will be just as big and as good as your patriotism will let h.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05

on each man, woman and child in this country Needless fires can be decreased by the proper cleaning up of premises; by stopping the accumu- lation of waste paper and rubbish; by the careful inspection of chimneys and flues; by being careful with oil lamps; by being careful with lighted cigars and cigarettes; by inspection of electric wiring occasionally; by being careful with matches; by using precaution in the handling of gaso- line; by remedying fire hazards or all kinds.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05

Germany Is in terrible passion at our taking the Dutch ships. In the words of famous political boss, what the h-l are you goini do about it?"
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
RICHEST PRIVATE HAS IN
 COME OF $t7e.10 A DAY

Rockford, Ill.,. April 2.-One dollar and ten cents day, the pay of a bugler in the 35Oth Machine Gun Battalion at Camp Grant is barely cigarette money" for Sidney Kernel, a half breed Creek Indian from Mus kogee, Okla, who, at the end of each 24 hours. adds SIT to his bank account as income from oil land royalties. He is the richest man in his division.
The courier-index., 1918-04-05
MAY BE
 AT EDITORS MEET
McADoo AND HOOVER ALSO TEN TATuvELY ACCEPT INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM TO MAKE USUAL TOUR.

Little Rock, April 4.-President Wilson may be in Little Rock on June to speak at the opening ses. sion of the National Editorial Asso ciation's convention. according to word received by Frank N. Tender son, chairman of the entertainment committee. from H. c. Hotaling oi Mapleton. Minn, president of the association.
 w. c. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, and director general of railroads, and Herbert Hoover, fed eral food administrator, have tenta' lively consented to accept invitations to be on the program. If they can not attend personally representatives of their departments will be present
 MT. McAdoo's office has given as surance that train for the tour oi the state will be available, MT. Hotai ing said.
 MT. Hotaling also said that Frank Sisson, one of the biggest of the Wall street financiers, has accepted an invitation to participate in the program.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
.:::''NO ] LEGAL DISTINCTION
l As TO LINE AND STAFF
Depends Whether Organisations
X Are Designed Primarily for 40
IL tual Combat, Says Official.

" According to the judge advocate
general of the Army. there is no es-
etablished legal distinction between
what is called the line and what Is
. known as the staff OF the Army.
e "As a matter of common law" says
: ne in a recent opinion. "the distinc-
tion between line and star organiza-
tiops depends upon whether or not
they are designed primarily for
actual combat. and except where
bound by statute. the War Depart
"Inent is at liberty to determine
whether organizations should prop
erly be considered as belonging to
the line or the stan. being governed
by this distinction.
The Signal Corps was formerly a
,seaff department. Its duties were stan
:, duties, as distinguished from combat
,,duties but the recent development of
the air service as a combatant serv-
/. ice. with the placing of that service
the organic character Of that corps
by adding to its long-established
functions duties and functions which
did not exist in the old scheme or or
ganization.
"The Signal Corps act of July "A.
1871. contemplates organizations and
units in the Signal Corps which are
-ly, for fighting. Therefore, such or
= EXAMINATIONS of the Signal Corps as
Sare designed for actual combat are
I properly to be classified as organiza-
/, tions of the line of the Army as dis
tinguished from the staff"
Evening star., 1918-08-18
CHANGE IN HANDLING
j ALLOTMENT CHECKS
War Risk Insurance Bureau An
!. nounees New System Now
/; Effective.

There has been a change in the sys-
tenn OF the bureau of war risk insur-
ance of the Treasury in the matter
of allotment and allowance checks.
This, results in some of the checks
sent out by the bureau being for
smaller sums than heretofore, but the
amounts omitted from the checks sent
out by the bureau will be included in
checks sent out from other sources-
The new system will simplify the
work of the bureau and Is expected
to accelerate the payment of allot-
ments and allowances.
Prior to July last the war risk in
isurance bureau took the compulsory
allotment of SIS a month and what
aver additional sum the enlisted man
.shose to allot to his family, and the
whole amount, together with the gov
.ernment allowance for dependents.
was included in one check and sent
out by the bureau. Beginning with
and send out only the compulsory
allotment of SIS a month and the
government family allowance.
The excess allotments over the COM
pulsory $15 allotment and the al1ot-
.ments to persons not entitled by law
ito allowances will not be handled by
the bureau OF war risk insurance, but
by the War or Navy Department, the
Marine Corps or coast guard, ac-
cording to the branch of service to
which the enlisted man belongs.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
LOAN OF MILLION MADE
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
Money Comes From Presidents
Special Fund, Appropriation Bill
Not Yet Having Passed.

A loan OF s1,ooo,ooo has been made
to the forest service from the Presi-
dents special defense fund to combat
hres in the national forests Of the
northwestern and Pacific coast
states.
Forestry ofiieials regard the pres
ent fire season in the northwest a.
being in some ways the most serious
with which the government ever has
had to deal. Early drought, high
winds, electrical storms. labor short
age and depletion Of the regular pro-
tective force because of the war have
combined to intensity the fire danger.
Timber needed for airplanes, gun
stocks and other war equipment Is in
danger.
Resort to the Presidents special de-
fenee fund was necessary because
the 1s1s-Ie1s appropriation bill for
SAe Department of Agriculture has
Npt yet been passed by Congress.