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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-15
1916

Allies considering granting peace
to Austria United States sena.
tor Lodge binds republicans in con
gress to back huge navy bill; calls it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-15
1915

Riot in Bridgeport, Conn, at Rem
ington Arms plant as strikes spread
German crown princes army
force French back west of Verdun.
take 1900 prisoners Italians
capture two miles of trenches in Alps
from Austrians ut altitude OF $500
feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-15

Mr.. Basket, the new manager OF the
Ford Motor Company, was here the
latter part of the week visiting with the
Tom Cooper force.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-15

erty Six purchased from the Short No.
tor Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-15
1914

Break between villa and Carranza
reported French senate and
chamber of deputies vote s2S0, 900 900
for national defense.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
,o,,o, nrov;,lod that they shall |

proper. provided. that they snail h'
sold at not less than par ana shall Dc
offered for sale on sealed bldS 10 y
received at the regular meeting 'pIar'
Of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
after fifteen days advertisement 1ol
said bids. and that each bidder be re
uuircd to accompany his bid with Il
certified check for $4,000 same to be
returned promptly to all unsuccessful
bidders and to be returned 70 ne S''c'
ccssful bidder upon his taking all! ply
in. for said bonds. or to- stand Tor
fcitpd as full liQuidated damages III
fine event the successful blddtt shalt
fail TO carry ont his agreement to pllr
chase said bonds.
On roll call the members OF the
Board Of Aldermen voted as follows:
Ayes: J. s. McConathy. \. l.. Crow.
son. Leo Daniel. Clerk, +. IL. Fisher
Mayor Protein.
Meas: None.
Absent: +. W. PentecoSt.
f. II. FISHER. Mayor Protein.
LEO DANIEL Clerk.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEED
INGS OF THE MAYOR AND
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF ARCADIA.
Arcadia. La. Aug. ! 1910

AlNduid' Id, aug, ,lJlJ.
BE It remembered that at a regula
meeting of the Mayor and Board @
lldermen of the Town of Arcadia
3ienville parish, La held on the al,ov
late, from which meeting the Mayor
8. I. B'trnette was absent and sai,
meeting was presided over by T.. n
Fisher Mayor Protein. the 'followin
members were present, to,yit:
A, L. Grovson. J. s. McConathy
md Leo Daniel. SAT which meetin.
Alderman ]. i. Mcconathy offered
certain ORDINANCE and moved its adop
ION and thereupon Alderman A, |,
Crowson seconded the motion. which
was then and Nlere put to a vote O.
ayes and hayes. and the vote helm.
allied the vote stood as follows
fof the ordinance, J. s. Mctonathy
A. H. Crowson and Leo Daniel.
AGAINST the ordinace, None
Which ordinance is in words and
hgures as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the issuance Of boud.
N -, the sum Of Twenty Thousans
ls-ooool Dollars for the puffose ~
and constructing a wotor
works and electric light system II, and
,of the Town of Arcadia. state ..
louisiana, and funding, setting asid,
lhd dedicating for the payment Of soi,,
,ohdS IN principal and interest . mr.
ION Oh OF the avails Of the general fye
ull ,l TAX levied and TO be levied !,
n.a Tor the said town for the Year.
s,o 10 W.S. both inclusive: and nro
lq ,1lG, Ior the sale of said bonds.
: WHEREAS Z. the Mayor and Boar
Aldermen Of the Town Of Arcadir
as ny ordinance adopted at its cal Is
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07

DERMEN OF THE TOWN OF AR
CADIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA
that the Mayor be and he is hercp!
authorized and directed to nave pre-
pared and to execute and denver u
;br purchaser thereof bonds OF tn
Town of Arcadia, State of Louisiana
PAYABLE to Bearer. in the aggregate o,
Twenty Thousand ($2oOOo) Dollar
dated August 1. 1919. and numbere
from one u to Forty (4O). both II
elusive and maturing as follows: Nos
| to 3, inclusive Oh February l, l920
Nos. 1 to 6 both inclusive, On Februar
/, 1921 Nos. Z too, both inclusive
on February I. 1922; Nos. 10 to !"
both inclusive. on February l. 1923
Nos. II to II both inclusive. on Eel
ruary 1. 1921: Nos. IS to u. both IL
elusive, on February I. 1925; Nos. >:
to o. both inclusive, on February I
1926: Nos. 26 TO 80. both inclusive. OF
February /. 1927: Nos. 81 to 80, bot
inclusive, on February l, 1923; Nos
36 to 10. both inclusive, on Februar.
1. 1929: all of, said bonds bearing in
tereSt at the rate Of five per cent pc
annm. payable Spmi-annually on tho
first days of February and August 0
each year. as evidenced by interes.
coupons attached thereto. Both prin
cipal and interest Of said bonds shal
be due and payable at the office c
the Treasurer of the Town of Arcadi;
or at some bank elsewhere, as may h
agreed, upon by the Mayor and tn
the purchaser Of said bonds, at the
option of the holders of said bond.
md coupons; and said bonds shall be
signed. by the Mayor of the Town of
Arcadia. and shall be atteSted by the
Clerk Of the Board of Aldermen of
'aid Town. provided, that the intcres'
coupons may be authenticated by the
'acsimile signatures of said Mayor and
Jerk. Said bonds and coupons shall
'e in substantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of BicnviIle
Town Of Arcadia
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND WATER. |
WORKS BONDS
end SeriesI
,0............. $4,000 |
KNOW ALL MEN By THESE
That the Town of Arcad
l, in the Parish of Bicnville, State
Louisiana. is indebted. and. for val
e received, hereby promises to pay
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07

declared they have paid for in casl
and III accordance with law, on th.
day and date first above written.
Leo Daniel, Arcadia. La, 10 shares
$4,000; J. f. Reynolds. Arcadia, La.
20 shares. S1,0O0.0O; Miss Luda Reyn
olds. by J. f. Reynolds, Arcadia, La
10 shares $4,000; Y. NJ. Lyons, Al
cadia, La, 10 shares, $4,000; A. An
derSon, Arcadia, La, 10 shares, $500.
| 90: D. f. Brown. Arcadia, La, II
shares, $4,000 by l.. NJ. Toobe; l.. Nj
T0oke, Arcadia, La, 10 shares, $4,000
b. II, Felts by H. i. Ozley, Arcadia,
La, T. shares, 100000; i. e. Ozley.
Arcadia, 10 shares $4,000; r. D.
Sims, by a. Anderson, Arcadia. La.
s shares, 10000; Lawrence Daniel by
Leo Daniel, Arcadia, La, t shares.
10000; NJ. o. Collinsworth, Arcadia
La, 1 shares, $4,000: ]. w. Sherari
by Leo Daniel, Arcadia, La, 10 shares.
$4,000; William Sims, by a. Ander
son, Arcadia, La, 3 shares. $4,000
K, l.. Taylor. Arcadia, La, 10 shares
100000; Joseph Dawidoff, Arcadia
La, shares, 100000; J. l.. Mcclellan
Arcadia, La. . shares, $4,000; r. G.
Ferguson by i. f. Ozlcy Arcadia, La
) shares. $4,000.
Attest: Clarence Daniel, J. S. vii
liams.
BERTRAM +. BARNETTE,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Bien
vile.
|, ]. n. Smellcy. Deputy Clerk Dis
trlct Court and Ey-Oflicio Recorde.
within and for Bienville Parish. dc
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct CODY c
the original on file and of record !,
my Office, as shown in Book a. pac
%, Charter Records Bienville parish
La.
Given under my hand and seal O,
office this the Doth day Of July, 1919
]. n. SHELLEY,
Deputy Clerk of District Court ani
Recorder.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
TAYLOR HAPPENINGS

Mrs. }. Fl. Woodland is visiting rela
tives In Texas.
Mrs. Clarence Wal land children
were in Gibslanl Saturday shopping.
MIR. and Mrs. j. W. O'Neal and faith
er. were business visitors to Gibsland
Friday.
Mrs. VIII Beck and children. Of
Dubberly, visited her sister, Mrs. Nc.
Neal Sunday.
Mrs. W, d. McNeal who has beer
seriously sick, is improving to the de-
light of her friends.
Quite crowd went from here tc
Dauchite fishing one day this week.
nut did not report much success
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wall attend
vi church in Gibsland Sunday and dim
I'd with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Baker.
MIR. and Mrs. Lonnie Strube and chill.
lren, are visiting their parents, Mr..
md Mrs. Dudley Harris, Sr, Thu;
week.
Mr.. Dave Woodland of Dubberly, was
| visitor in the home of his grand
}arents the past week, Mr.. and Mrs
Asa Woodland.
Rev. j. c. Cox and son, Charley. of
Mt. Lebanon. were all day visitors in
.fhe home of W. c. Wall and family
The past week.
Mr.. I.ias Woodland returned from
overseas a few days ago, after serving
| year with the A. II. F. He looks
lne and says he is glad to get home
again
MIR. and t'rs johll,ie O.teal have
lust returned from a ten days visit
to relatives in Elmhouse and other
points In Texas. They report crop
IN good condition.
Miss Mary Protlro. one of our busi.
less girls has accepted d position with
The Gibslalld Hardware & Supply Co. |
They are to be complimented upon
heir wise selection. :
g.
(. Mrs. Mamie Mason and daughter
Miss lGlnie, who has been visiting
in Calhoun. Ga, for the pas
hree weeks, are expected home in
ew days.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
Commentator for All Evil.

No evil is without It's compensation.
Ihe less Money, the less trouble
The less favor, the less envy. Even
In tE24a cases which put us out Of
our wits, 1t Is not the loss itself, but
the estimate Of the loss that troubles
us.-Scncca. :.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
Hurt Nv lniudicious Friends.

If Il cause be good, the most "e
lent attack Of It's enemies will not "a.
lure It so much as IN injudicious -
tense of it by its riends.-COlton.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07
The Glad Kind.

Said The faeetious feicr: "Some
men are the funniest chaps. They have
good health and their nerves are all
right, but wheh they meet friend their
hand shakes"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07

Apply a cotton cloth wet with BAL
LARDS SNOW LININlENT to al
wounds. cuts, burns. sores or blisters
and note Its wonderful healing power
It is prompt and very effective. Sole
by Modern Pharmacy, Druggist.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07

ana according to said budget the ne
amount required for the payment O.
all statutory and ordinary charges O
said town for the year 1910 is tn,
sum of Thirty-fve Hundred and FIT,
t@'oW) Dollars. and upon considera
ton OF all other sources Of incom.
whatever. there will be required frop
the avails OF the five mill genera
tax OF said town the sum of Nine Hun
bred (S9OO) Dollars only. or tn,
equivalent Of the proceeds of one ani
one-eightll mills of said general five
mill tax; and the net residue or surplu,
u the avails of said general five mil
(ax amounts to Thirty-one Hundred
@'1oo) Dollars. or the equivalent Of
the avails Of Three and Seven.eigth
Of said general five mill tax levied fO,
the year 1919; and, y.
WHEREAS, after providing for the
payment Of all statutory and orliuas,
charges Tor each OF the years of 1926
TO l92S. both inclusive, 1t il conserya
lively estimated that there will bp.
residue !, g. or surplus from the avai]s a.
the . general five mill tax to be leyie,
BY said town for each of said wear
a amounting M to Thirty.one Hmdre
. !. 'lW) Dollars. Or the equivalent .
tue Ne, avails Of three and seven.eight,
mus al OF the general five mill tax O..
said town: and, ~
!, WHEREAS, it is the Intention of n,
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to pur
CT cnase and construct in and for fl,
l Town OF l. Arcadia a waterworks am,
|! electric light system and there arc 1 nnt
IL III the IerasIlry of said town sutficipn
lshds with which to pay the cost there
y anu 1t Is necessary and adyisahl
or the town to incur debt and Issue
'ol'as therefor in order to obtain suf
lelellt funds for such purposes; now
therefore,,
Sec. |. BE TT ORDAINED Ry
THE MAYOR AND BOARD or At,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-07

meeting held on July II, 1919, an(
duly published in the Bienville Demo
crat, the official journal Of the Tow
of Arcadia, i'll the issues Of July 18th
July 9th and July 3lst, 1919, given
notice of its intention at the presen.
meeting to issue bonds in the amount
and OF the character hereinafter pre-
vided for. for the purpose Of purchas-
Ing and constructing a waterworks
and electric light system in ana fo
the Town Of Arcadia. and of its in
tention to fund for the payment 'oj
such bonds in principal and interest a.
;hey severally mature the surplus OF
the avalis, up to Twenty-seven Hun
'lred (&,7OO) Dollars per annum, Of
the general constitutional tax of said
Town for each of the years 1919 t.
lo2S. both inclusive, all. In accordance
with the Constitution and statutes OF
of the State of Louisiana; and,
WHEREAS, the budget Of probabl,
receipts OF said Town CT Arcadia TO,
the year 1910 from all sources. ey
elusive of the light and waterwork
plant. and the probable budget of ex
penditurcs, except in connection witt
the light and waterworks plant, Of
said Town for the year 1919, hereto
fore adopted by the Mayor and Boar(
Of Aldermen Of said Town, is as fol
toivc.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
yANDERy00RT vERITIEs.

Mrs K H skinner and baby. of Cove visited relatives here one day last week.
 j. A. Watkins and W. T. Hammonds made business trip to Texarkana on Friday of last week
 A number Of bales of cotton were brought from Wickes Thursday and sold to our buyers here.
 Mrs Maud Mellen departed in re- sponse to message stating that her sister, Mrs. K r Westbrooks. was seriously i'll
 Miss Annie Laura Henderson who has been attending school at Pitts burg kans., came home Saturday to spend the holidays with her folks.
 Mrs A. J. Bailey and daughter. Miss Opal went 10 Poteau, Oklahoma one cay this week to spend Christmas all the home of Mrs Bailey's son, K. Fl. Bailey
 A special meeting of The Fruit and Truck Growers Association will be held at the Bank of Vandervoort on saturday, January, Srd. County Dem onstrator o. |. Henderson of Mena will be present.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
CENTER POINT CIRcLETs.

Merry Christmas.
 Frank Chamblin lost a valuable mule Sunday.
 Bryant Chamblin is recovering from an attack of fever
 Will and Jewell Maddox were trad ing in Mena Saturday.
 Joe Turner and family came Mon- day to their farm here.
 Our school is dismissed this week for the holiday vacation.
 Lee Harrison, who is employed at Potter, spent Sunday at home
 J M Day. Odes Turner and D. D Davis hauled ties to Potter Monday.
 Oscar Cummings and family moved Tuesday to the Sam Robinson place near Mountain Fork
 The following were trading in Mena Monday. J. E. Mckinney and family John Cummings. David and George Gordon J H. Maddox, Isaac Saur baugh and son Maurice.
 Warren Crawford has moved to the Borden place near Potter The place he vacated has recently been purchas. ed by Marion Shields. It is occupied by David Gordon and family.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Tried Communism In
 Virginia 300 Years Ago

And the Experiment of the First Eng
 fish Settlers Proved Failure, Just
 as l. Has in Other Places Since.
 In Mary Newton Standards Colo nial Virginia" there is to be found food for thought in the shrewd obser- vation of some of our earliest coloni- als It Is a bit of mental nourishment which deserves to be brought to the attention of those who are dabbling in communistic experiments. They may be surprised to hear that communism was first tried out in America more than three hundred years ago in the first settlement made by the English upon our shores.
 The author of Colonial Virginia" tells us that ~the colony had been managed from the beginning on the community plan all sharing the work and such provisions as were at com mand."
 Of course the colonists were united by the need of overcoming the dan gers of a strange land. They had every incentive in the world to stick together and labor for a common ad- vantage. Did they?
 We find that the situation when Sir. Thomas Dale became governor was SO critical that he lat once allotted all of the settlers private gardens in addi- tion to public ones, and in 1613 gave each man three acres of cleared land to farm for himself and his family" Governor Dale had good reason for doing this. In the language of the old records, we read that when the settlers fed out of the common store and laboured jointly together, glad was he that could slip from his labour or slumber over his taske, he cared not how, nay the most honest among them would hardly take so much pain es in a weeke as now themselves they doe in a day"
 There are many beautiful theories afloat in the world, and with most of them but one fault can be found They fail to take into consideration the unimportant fact that large per centage of the inhabitants of this earth are human beings.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
BIG FOR KBITs.

F. N Putnam made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 Jim Wheelis of Chant Scott Go. spent the week end here visiting re- latiyes.
 Mrs. j. B. Lilies and children of Mena are spending two weeks with friends and relatives at Big Fork.
 Mrs George Wyatt who died Thurs day after long illness, was buried in Concord cemetery Friday after noon.
 Mir and Mrs. Guy Cox and children of Shadey came over Sunday to spend Christmas with friends and relatives at the Caddo
 Miss Lodia Standridge and brother. Hurley spent Saturday night with their grandfather. MT. Jacob Stand ridge at Opal.
 Sam Jackson of Maud Oklahoma Is here to spend the holidays with his aunt Mrs. Ellen Embry and other re- latiyes and friends.
 Mir and Mrs Fred Sykes of Board Camp visited Saturday night with Mrs. Sykes parents, Mir and Mrs. T. J. Edwards of Big Fork
 MT and Mrs Earl Standridge of Big Fork visited with Mrs. Stand ridges parents, Mir and Mrs. Dea Davis al Opal Saturday night
 Frank Embry of Ransom was here on business Saturday afternoon.
 The singing at the home of H. E. Chambers Sunday night was we'll att tended
 The pie supper at Concord Monday night, given for the benefit of the church, was we'll attended and the sum of Sl6.50 was netted.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
AIR LIEUTENANT
 CONFtSSES PLOT
Says Carranza Was Willing to Pay S13O,O0O for Ten U. s. Airplanes and Was Caught Trying to
 Make Delivery.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 19--Hlgh fficials of the southern department the army believe they have uncov- red a plot possibly with wide ramili- cations, to steal airplanes from the ervice of the United States and sell hem to the Carranza government m Mexico.
 lieutenant George F. Sharkey is cid under bond at Kelly field and he is said to claim former Lieutenant as ccomplice A grand jury lately re- used to indict Robinson, believing he was being made a scape-goat.
 Technically the men are charged nly with stealing a motor and other arts of an airplane at Ellington field, Houston. where Lieutenant Sharkey yas in service. But Sharkey, it was said at southern department head uartels at Fort Sam Houston, had dmittad his part in the affair and has xpressed willingness to testify against Robinson whom he claims as the leader in the plot
 To Steal 13 Planes.
 The plot was to obtain and sell to he Carranza government 13 airplanes $1O.00O each, according to the story old military intelligence officers and gents of the department of justice by Lieutenant Sharkey, who is said to ave been represented that Robinson anne to him and told him Carranza yould pay $130,000 for 13 planes.
 Robinson he said. attempted to uild the first plane, but did not have
 motor and several other parts and ook up with Lieutenant Sharkey the matter of obtaining those parts at Ell ngton field according to the story lieutenant Sharkey is said to have old
 How Plot Was Discovered.
 A plane was crated and loaded on a yagon for transportation to the rail oad station at Houston, Lieutenant harkey hiding under the canvass wa on cover, according to the story. A ivilian who is said to have known the river, hailed him and bounced into the mysterious load for ride. He sat down on Lieutenant SEarkey an won dered what an air service Lieutenant was doing under the wagon canvas, and his curiosity led to the investiga- which brought the arrest, the offic CT stated
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
Why the Sugar Shortage

Washington, Dec 19-Just why there is a sugar shortage, who is to blame and what should be done about it are questions answered in a dozen different ways. Among the causes given for the present serious scarcity are the following:
 Greater consumption per individual than ever before.
 Excessive exports to Europe.
 Closing of sugar refineries for sev- eral weeks as a result of long shores mems strike, which tied up thousands of tons in Atlantic ports, and cut off steamship traffic.
 Hoarding of sugar by manufactur- ing and individuals as result of agi- tation over the situation.
 Representative Haugen of Iowa, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, estimates the world shortage at 100000 tons. He bases consumption of sugar per individual is much greater than ever before, the pre-war consumption in the United States being 83 pounds a year, that during the war abount 75 pounds and at present about 92 pounds.
 That the United States Is not get ting it's share of the sugar, but that too much is being exported, is the contention of Representative Dallin- ger of Massachusetts. who has a bill pending before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce placing an embargo on sugar
 Representative Martin of Louisiana. however, who is sugar grower. planes the shortage chiefly on the longshoremen's strike which, he says. tied up 100000 tons of sugar in the Atlantic ports, put out of commission many ships engaged in the trade, and caused the refineries to shut down for several weeks because of the lack of raw material He insists that. with the strike no longer on and the sugar refineries running day and night, and the domestic beet sugar now being placed on the market and the Cuban crop beginning to reach the United States about January 1, it will be only question of week or 10 days before the famine is relieved
 Another effort was made in the Senate today to bring about concur renee in the House amendments to the , McNary bill, but without success. ' Senator Randell of Louisiana showed disposition to fight any continuation of governmental control to the finish.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG. /"

When things go wrong in your toll. some day an the whole world seems askew, don't tear up the house in a reckless way the trouble may be with--YOU.
 We build our houses, stone by stone an finish em, bit by bit But we ortn't to swear at the buildin none. when one of the blocks don't fit.
 Fer you are a block in the mighty wall, that grows by the Masters hand Its probable you don't fit at all in the palace the Master planned.
 This old worlds apt to roll around in the way it was made to do.-~And when yer grist ain't properly ground the man at the wheel is-YOU. Uncle John in the Excelsio, Springs (Mo) Standard.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
ALDER LEAVES.

Ezra Bates is moving to Opal this week
 Joe Hooper and family moved to Waters this week.
 Born-To Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Fur geson Dec. l5, twin boys
 To MT. and Mrs Elisha Barber Dec 19, boy Kaiser Bill take notice.
 Lit Abernathy and George Edwards went to Mena on business Tuesday.
 w c Widener and family visited with relatives near Bigger Sunday and Monday
 Mrs. Jesse Harrison of Dallas was visiting D. w. Davis Saturday night and Sunday.
 I. R. Neal and children of Oklahoma visited his little granddaughter, AL yertie, al the Widener home last week.