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The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
ORPHAN ASYLUM IS BURNED
INSTITUTION AT NORMAN, OK,
GOES UP IN FLAMES.
Many Children Suffer Death and Cool
ness of Nurses Saves Hun
dreds of Lives

Norman, Ok-Between so and 81
boys. 10 to Is years old. all patients at
the state hospital for the insane here,
were burned to death in a fire of un-
known origin that destroyed three
Wards and the dining room of the in
stitution.
Panic prevailed among the children
and it Was With the greatest difficulty
that any were carried to safety.
Dr. u. W Griffin, superintendent of
the hospital, said that the death list
may be even greater than 81.
The flames were discovered within
a few moments after they started Al
though every effort was made to get
the children out of ward 10. panic
started among them and 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that any in this
ward We're saved
No lives were lost in wards 10 and
IA the other two destroyed
DR. Griffin expressed the opinion
that the flames started in the engine
room of the hospital
The teachers in the ward buildings
attempted 10 marshal the children 10.
gether and march them out. but most
of them became unmanagablc and
some rushed back into the flames In
The rush for safety children OF the va
rious wards became confused and
count of those Who had been taken
from the burning bmldins was lost.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Red-blooded men Of courage are on
the firing line-and there are reany
anemic, weak. discouraged men and
women left at home.
At this time of the year most people
suffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
out, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin.
Bloodless people. thin. anemic peo-
pie, those with pale cheeks and lips.
who have poor appetite and feel that
tired, worn or feverish condition In the
springtime of the year, should try the
refreshing tonic powers of good al
terative and blood purifier. Such one
is extracted from Blood root, Golden
Seal and Stone root. Queens root and
Oregon Grape root, made up with
chemically pure glycerine and without
the use of alcohol. This can be OBJ
tanned In ready-tA-use tablet form In
sixty-cent walls. as druggists hs.S sold
It for fifty years as Doctor Yierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t Is q
standard remedy that can be obtained
In tablet or liquid form.
y good purge should be taken once
II Ntth EVEN ~ ptISpus wiz HdNc .
movement daily, In order to eliminate
matter which may remain and cause .
condition OF administration. poison.
ing the whole system. To clean the
system at least once week Is to prac-
tice health measures. There is nothing
SO good for this purpose as tiny pills
made UP of the May-apple, leaves Of
aloe and jalap, and sold by almost
Iii. tN0
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. sugar-coated.
m TAXA
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
LABOR MEN REACH LONDON
Conference in England over Plans 10
Win War and improve Eco
nomo Conditions.

London.-Thr American labor dele
gates 10 the inter allied laborite con
ference have arrived in London.
American labor is ready to extend
us hand TO German labor as soon as
peace is signed-not before" James
Wilson. American laborite. declared
Up to that point America will
spend its last COLLAR and shed It's last
drop et blood
The purpose of the conference Is IL
frame program FOR labor in the vari.
Gus countries TO cooperate In prose
cution OF the war.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
LACK FAITH IN TEUTON ARMS
Neutral Nations UNWILLING TO Trust
Big Bully and Lose Chance
TO Make Money

Washington .-lf Germany really had
any chance to win the war-or IL her
closest neighhors and friends had the
slightest faith in her chances
would be the easiest thing in the
world 10 find out about IL.
In Switzerland or Sweden any bust
ness man who will take the German
end of II can double his money by buy
igg German bonds. For one mark )
worth OF Swiss or Swedish coin he can
se' Two marks worth OF German
loans.
Germany wins or gets a draw. this
will net 100 per cent profit.
But neither the Swiss nor Inc
Swedes can be Induced to invest.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED TO
PREVENT COLLECTION OF
TAXES REFUSED.
JUDGE TRlEBER so DECIDES
Judge Thompson and Sheriff Monroe
of Crittenden Appeared Before Court
at Little Rock to Contest Applica-
tion of Bridge Company,
Little Rock.

Little tt0Ck.-
Judge J. B Thompson and Sheriff
Ed Monroe of Crittenden county &C
companied by R. v Wheeler and Hugh
Haden, attorneys of Marion, was in
Little Rock contesting an application
MED in federal court by the Harahan
Bridge fer a restraining order 10 pre-
vent the collection Of taxes, the pay
znent of which expired throughout the
state last week. The bridge company
claimed that the assessment was un-
eQuftable and unfair After hearing
the arguments Judge Trieber denied
the application. Unless the taxes were
paid at Marion when due the bridge
company will be compelled to pay 81
500 in penalties in addition TO the
ye.axes assessed against the property.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
RELIABLE PRESCRIPTION
FOR THE KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. kilmer's SWAMP Root,
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is 4 physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is strengthening medi.
cine. IL helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of years.
II is sold by all druggists on its merit ssa
IT should help you. No other kidney medid
cine has SO many friends.
BE sure TO get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However. if YOU wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer 4 CO., Binghamton, n. Y, for 9
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

County Judge George Appleby of
Fayetteville has authorized the crea
ton of the north-south road improve
ment district, which contemplates the
building of a road from Fayetteville
to Goshen and from Fayetteville To
Winslow. The road, which will be a
link in the Jefferson Highway. will
be "A miles long and will cost Sl65,-
600.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Orchards around Sloan Springs
are in full bloom and heavy set With
sprayed and are in fine condition. II
no freeze occurs the apple crop Will
be the largest in the history OF TIE
county.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Fort Smith Typographical Union
No. 2I9 adopted a resolution asking
the Board of Education to suppress all
German studies in the public schools
at once in view OF the war with Ger
many and the cruelties she has i'm
posed upon her victims.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
ARTISTIC HonsS
Up for Inspection.

This is n story told by man homo
on furlough from Camp Custer:
The soldiers were lined up for In
spectien and every man was clean
>havea but one.
why have YOU such beard"
asked the sergeant. ;
Il couldn't snd any barber shop
any place" said the man.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
Auto Bandit Killed in Fioht

Toledo. O,-Kenneth f. Young, II.
an automobile bandit. is dead and Pa.
trolman Christopher c. Dersch, 2s
wounded three times. is believed to be
dying. as a result of trying to halt
the thief.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

During the Liberty loan parade Al
Hope the marchers killed two bird
with one stone by shouting, Pave the
streets" as they marched along dodS
ing mud holes. There is healthy
movement on at Hope NOV 20 GO
street paving.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
capitalization to Be Increased

Chicago President Louis F. Swift
announced that Swift q Co.'S capital
izauon will be increased from $780,
10000 to $4,000. 900. Half that in
crease is represented by stock to be
sold shareholders at par.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The lecent purchase of 200 addi-
tional head of registered Herefords by
E. w. Gates Of Crossett makes Mr..
Gates the largest cattle raiser in Ark
ansas, according to J. H Mcleod,
agent in animal husbandry of the Uni
versity of Arkansas Extension DiYi-
sion. He now has 400 head of reg
istered Herefords on his ranch near
Crossett.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
Poison Plot Goes Wronq.

Memphis. IeAu.-Peter A. Andrea
son, German, had plan whereby he
could poison thousands of loaves Of
bread, burn several buildings. escape
TO Mexico. but his plans went wrong
and he is now in jail.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Albany. y Y.-An anti-loafing bill
to permit the enforced employment OF
the hab.tually unemployed has been
adopted by the embly. and now
goes to the governor
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
Home Filled With Clocks

Winona Lake. Minn.-"The House
Of a Thousand Clocks" might be the
title appropriately given TO the home
of Billy Sunday here He has scores
Of gift clocka from all parts of the
United States.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The Springdale School Improve
ment Association in connection with
the schools gave an entertainment At
the auditorium and nettcd s9%. which
the schools.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
CASUALTY LIST Of TO-DAY
NEW NAMES BRING NUMBER up
TO 1900.
Disease Still Deadlest Foe Of Men in
Trenches-Sea Has the
Next Call

WashlnEt on.-The casualties among
the American expcditionary forces. as
announced by the war department,
reaches total of Bah, with the add
ton OF 234 new names contained in
Gen. PershinE'< list:
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
1000 Medical Men Wanted.

Washing ton. seven thousand medi-
cal men, 900 OF whom are To be
used in the entablis i'm, IL of reserve
for he army as fas as the $4,000 med
ical off ccss now in training are or
dered To France
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Attorney General John d Arbuckle
was served with a summons to appear
In the United States District Court vi
T4eavenworth Kan, where All injunc-
tton proceedings will be taken to pre-
vent TIE collection of back taxes from
the Iron Mountain railroad. as soughI
In suit fisd by the attorney general
I'm the Pulaski Chancery Court
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

a B. Quarterman river observer at
Camden. has been notified TO warn res,
Aents that big raise is in sight on
She Ouaehita river Cattle raisers are
durriesllv getting their cattle out Of
the bottoms The river has been un.
usually low all winter, MANY timber
men being unable to raft their logs
down The river.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18
Three Russian Ships Taken Over

A Pacific Port.-Three Russian YES.
sells, the Mimi Novgorod. Tula and
kishinev. have been taken over here
by the United States shipping board.
They nave a lightweight cargo capac.
ity OF $4,000 tons.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

ST. Paul, Neb.-Grover Cleveland
Alexander. star pitcher for the Chi.
cage National League baseball club.
has been selected by his draft board
here as one of l. men of the county's
quota to be sent 10 Camp Funston dur.
ing the five days BEGINNING April %
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The contract for the construction Of
81 miles of road in District No. ,. ST
Francis county was let by tho state
highway department 10 Llewellyn &
Price Williams for SeS921.50. The
bridge in the district were let 10
Mike Kelley of Little Rock for ST..
40.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The Johnson County Food Dealers
Association has rs 900 pounds If
flour which it offers to the govern
ment at simply the invoice price te
be used in this emergency
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

j l.. Bond. superintendent OF pah-
lie instruction. has sent out notices
TO the school authorities in the state
10 send in the dates for holding the
county teachers institutes
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The food and feed administrator for
Franklin county reports l,Slt. 900
pounds of flour returned to merchants
at Ozark Not more than half doz.
en- farmers in the county objected
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

one good way TO derive an income
from literature-sell books.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Man must take the world as he finds
ii and leave II In pretty much the same
condition.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Henry Moore convicted in the Jef
ferson county court for second degree
murder and sentenced to serve II
Years in the pententiarv. filed an apz
peal in the Supreme Court
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

During the Liberty loan parade ii
Hope the marchers killed two birds
with one stone by shouting, Pave the
streets" as they marched along dods
movement on at Hope NOV 20 get
street paving.
Orchards around Sloan SPRING
are in full bloom and heavy set With
fruit. Most of the orchards have been
sprayed and are in fine condition. II
no freeze occurs the apple crop viii
be the largest in the history of TIE
county.
Fort Smith Typographical Union
No. 2I9 adopted resolution asking
the Board of Education to suppress all
German studies in the public schools
at once in view OF the war with Ger
many and the cruelties she has i'm
posed upon her victims.
me SpTlngdaie SCh0ot improve
ment Association in connection with
the schools gave an entertainment n
the auditorium and Melted s9%. which
will be used in buying equipment for
the schools.
The food and feed administrator for
Franklin county reports 1,Slf.900
pounds of flour returned to merchants
at Ozark Not more than half do
en- farmers in the county objected.
j l.. Bond. superintendent OF pah-
lie instruction. has sent out notices
70 the school authorities in the state
10 send in the dates for holding The
county teachers institutes
The Johnson County Food Dealers
Association has rs. 900 pounds If
flour which it offers to the govern
ment at simply the invoice price te
be used in this emergency
Henry Moore convicted in the Jef
ferson county court for second degree
murder and sentenced to serve II
Years in the penitentiary flied an aps
peal IN tHe supreme curt
"raoH Jones proprietor FL sfe-
cefN store IN South amaeh mas 90.
tlsieu III the Ah4tlsaA ihtl ..'''"u ~
Tpcipaers and aided IN he recruiting
work in ouachlia county.
Afk8deiphla af.lH diSpia9 eel her
rafrio'lsm "heh Sl.ooN.i9 Na0 SUI.
aefih'd Ter tl' saiFat'ol MN. =.
was hNed At El'ooo.
Tho Game and flSh commission rs
sued m order r'>aeSlhg restrictions II
all species OF tSh III the state except
bass and trout.
TN" Perry Glade. published 40 Per
ansas newspaper to make hid for
lam" and fortune Inc pQhlE R'rs are
KYLE To.
DR.. Otto Wilmington vii conduct i
revival at the baptisl chufea 81 al.
tseE VT, MOTIFS viii cohduVl III
s'asIhs'
,,...,.,..,,,,e - - .
Tho narorot.e IT. Tnenr,,co COW,
,ap, ~ crrirgfiold III hos t,I.d ~,
n,icatiop With tho Insurance, nan,r,.
r,.nt for n ne,,pit ~ ontar tbe st,+a
rbroe harms have bccn hut.ned 4,,r.
Of AsadoWn. II is believed The fires
were of inccndiary origin
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Grady Jones, proprietor ef 20
ccry store in South Camden has TT
listed in the Arkansas Battalion Of
Engineers and aided in the recruiting
work in Ouachita county.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

claimed that the assessment was I'M
equftable and unfair. After hearing
the arguments Judge Trieber denied
che application Unless the taxes were
paid At Marion when due the bridge
company will be compelled to pay 81
sou in penalties in addition to the
,saxes assessed against the property,
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Attorney General John d, Arbuckle
was served with a summons to appear
fn the United States District Court At
Leavenworth. Kan, where All injunc-
zion proceedings will be taken to pre-
vent TIE collection of back taxes from
tAe Iron Mountain railroad. as soughr
In a suit fsd by the attorney general
I'm the Pulaski Chancery Court.
a B. Cuarterman. river observer at
Camden, has been notified TO warn res
dents that a big raise is in sight on
She Ouachita river. Cattle raisers are
durrieflv getting their cattle out Of
the bottoms. The river has been un,
usually low all winter, many timber
men being unable to raft their logs
down the river.
The contract for the construction Of
81 miles of road in District No. }. ST.
Francis county. was let by the state
highway department 10 Llowellyn &
Price Williams for SaS 92150 The
bridge in the district were let 10
Mike Kelley of Little Rock f5r $l2,
40.
The strawberry fields around SLOAN
Sprinss are doing fine and set full of
5erries- many as large as marbles
9ow Il is believed th7y VIII begin
20 ripen in tw0 weeks There will b.
about 20 carloads shipped from mere.
Growers are advertising tor piekers
Examination Of doc Killed AT Ben
touvilla few days age proved il was
suffering with hydrophobia. The dog
bit I've or three other dogs before he
WAS killed and these dogs have hrer
TIED UP ana VIII De klI'ed VI 'aey de-
%eiof sFmpteh1s=e hSefee"eait.
\ crowd raided the home Of f. Kap
Dler. German. Of Surir-uale, end
a,onflstated picture Of he German
Kaiser and the late Chancellor Bis
SNarek and 9QEnes Il. In me picture
STAGE #IAoY hunE portrait ot tT,S'-
Gent v ilsoh and American n@ss.
Ogden has had one OF the most sue
cossf# war savings meeting III Lit
te River county. =. g. Payne, / W.
aie. y =, tHlllipS ito" .Asaao"h
sD''he ana Tue q-'luo Was 'uosetIoed
-Nof WI S"' iiisa s''t"fs,
me 9la , .lIS ., : o' 'l..,
sent eal plans lor 'he construction OF
''"'''n : Guy anu in'',uso'', III L., eou'''
w me roaa WIN ne Oh gravel WIN
~ oit'ilaillopS SuIIdNe' ana Is eSeu'7'-
F1Na 90 cost FiNV'i'''
-.
80 -, g..
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- 49,.
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-,
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The preliminaries for Carroll coun-
TVS part in building the Jefft son
highway are about completed
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The State Highway Commission
sent eut plans for the construction Of
16.3 miles OF improved highway be
rsween Cody and Bledsoe. in Lee coun-
rT The road VIII be OF gravel with
n Unanimous surface, and is estimal-
ssS 40 cost S1S0.179.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Keo will oversubscribe her quota
OF the third Liberty loan. Many ne
groas are investing iD bonds.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

TIE Lee county shipment Of 905
sgarments to the Commission of Re.
lief for Belgium and French children.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Governor Brough reappointed Prof.
w. H -aney of Clarendon as men,
BIER OF he BOYS Industrial School
Board.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The Calico Rock Annual Fair Assoc
citation, which was organized some
months ago. has purchased nine acres
of land adjoining the town and are
preparing to lay II out into fair
ground
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

AN average of s2t has been pledg
ed by the Harrison High School stu
dents in the war savings stamp cam.
paiSn.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Arkadelphia again displayed her
patriotism when Sln6Nl5 was sub.
seribrd for the Salvation Army The
eity's quota for the Salvation Army
was fixed ut 81 00o
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

W. A Erdman of Springdale has
tseen elected superintendent OF the
Cl&rksy2le schools for next year
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Miss May Little of Texarkana IS
~coducting a class in surgical dress
nngs at the Red Cross rooms at Ash
e&nwn.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Camden Lodge No 10. w. O. w,
has decided 10 invest its excess funds
in Liberty Bonds.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Grand total ....S.i77 81 S.411
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The Arkansas Fruit Evaporating
Company of Rogers filed a certificate
with The secretary of state announc
eng that the capital stock of the com
pany had been increased from $4,000
80 $50, 900
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Tho Game and Fish Commission Is.
sued m order r,>1osinr restrictions H
70 fishing during the closed season or
all species of FISH in the state except
bass and trout.
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

Miss Ruby Guthrie is serving as
substitute mail carrier on Route No,
/ out of Stuttgart
The Dermott news., 1918-04-18

The Perry Glade. published a. Per-
~. in Perry county. IS the latest Ark
ansas newspaper t. make a bid for
fame and fortune The puhlis hers are
XVII & Go.
Americus times-recorder., 1918-04-08
FOOD CONDITIONS
IN GERMANY BAD
LETTERS TAKEN FROM PRISON
ERS SHOW THAT TERRIBLE
STATE OF AFFAIRS EXISTS
AMONG THE POOR PEOPLE.
BY HENRY WOOD,


United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, in
the Field, April S-This is story of
the economic and food situation in
Germany as told by the German peo-
pie themselves. Great numbers OF
letters were found on hundreds OF
German soldiers captured during the
French raids in February and March.
the people back home" writing to
their fathers, sons and brothers at
the front, told something of the innie
economic life of Germany at pres
ent
All of these letters before being
| forwarded to the soldiers, passed
through the hands Of German censors
ard phrase that painted the situation
little too dark were deleted. Scores
of letters dealt with each phase of
the difficulties which Prussian mill
tarism has imposed on the German
people. Excerpts have been taken
from two or three ON each subject and
are classified below.
Feed Restrictions.
Bierbergen, January 15.-We have
Just received a notice that tells US we
must deliver 100000 pounds of winter
, grain, and we have never even har-
vested that much Our dairy does not
work any more on account of the lack
of cabbages, anad the bakers are una
BILE to make any more bread.
Lanwege, January 10-We are oc-
cupied daily with threshing and we
still have two more days of work with
| the wheat. Everything was ordered
threshed before January Is, because
on February 1 everything must be de-
clared. All the pigs must be killed
before February 1 and only the sows
remain. Everything that weighs more
than rs pounds must be turned over
| to the slaughter house. Now that Rus
sia has made peace. if France and
| England would do the same, we
could probably get some Russian
horses cheap.
Garoda, January 20-After Febru-
ary 1 it is prohibited to slaughter any
| animals yourself. The pigs have all
been requisitioned and each pig mus
have mark on its ear.
Sudhein, February 10-The past
week has been a bad one for the vii
lage Of Elvese. All of the grain was
confiscated. Some only had pound
of beans to give over and theirs only
two pounds of oats. We were forced
to deliver up 1000 pounds. Let u:
hope there will be nothing more re
Questioned for we are not even per-
mitted to keep a little oats for oul
| cattle
February 10--I put little meat in
| the back room where they won't be
able to see it. I received today the
list of things to be delivered and for
eggs must turn over 400 during the
year at 16 pfennigs each.
Kirschbotzen, February 13.-As re-
CARDS grain, the declaration took place
today and as result the $50 pounds
of wheat we have We must give up
400 pounds and of the 1400 pounds OF
oats we must give up $50 pounds. In
any event we have been left little
for sowing.
Shoes and Leather Scarcity.
Zeppehon, December Sit is i'm
possible to find shoes ANYMORE and we
Americus times-recorder., 1918-04-08

Possibilities Of Renaissance.

The Arab is an Asiaac, a Semitic,
and Arabia is probably his original
home. Thence, migration into Baby
lonia was easy. states a writer, owing
to the absehce Of naturta> obstacles,
such as seas or high mountain
ranges.
AS it was custom of Arabic histo-
rians to begin with the creation, few
of theh ever reached the era In which
they lived and about which they might
have written with some accuracy.
Largely for that reason no distinct rec
ord has come down to US Of tne high
ly interesting conquest 81 northern
Africa as far as tie Straits Of Her
cules; 1t is only after tie Arabs ef-
fected lodgment in Spain and pushed
as far into France as Charles Martel
would permit them that anything ap.
preaching ''history" Of tffefm ~ % Be
had. .@s~