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The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
(By J. F. Jones'
An Infant War Industry

How the Ordinance Bureau of the War Department broke all speed records in the building of a young city and ere ated probably the largest plant in the world to manufacture ammonium ni- trate from the air, has been proving most interesting to Congressmeen in Washington who have been holding a sort of post mortem on war efforts try ine to determine how big government
 undertakings created for defence, may
 be best turned into peace time industry. Al the world knew of EIopewell, Virgin ia as city of 25,oOo people, built by the DuPont's in 1914, to manufacture explosives; but the lid of secrecy was so carefully caiked that the building of another city equally as large at the instance of our own Government, at t-seted very little attention. Just how
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

To provide the electric current it was necessary to build steampower electric plant, for it would have taken three years or more to complete the dam and hydro-electric station now under way. This plant built by the J. c White Corporation, is one of the largest steam plants for developing electrical energy in the world.
 The output of the plant is POO tons of ammonium nitrate day, and this
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh ia a local disease. greatly in- f1uenced by constitutional conditions, and in order to cure it you must take an internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi- cine is taken internally and acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was in this country for years It is com posed of some of the best tonics known combined with some of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination of the ingredients in Halls Catarrh Medi- cine is what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal conditions. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Props. Toledo, O.
 All Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
Hello :!

home l! !
 Have You? It's the handiest thing aroaM our house. We can talk to, ]. most anybody in town--any time. It saves trips and time and offers the surest protec-. tion against burglars, fire and sickness.
 No, it's not expensive. It's the cheapest, best thing >u can get-See
 Do 1t today 1 CARLISLE TELEPHONE COMPANY
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

can be produced at Muscles Shoals at a cost less than one half the standard fix ed price paid by the Government for am monium nitrate produced by other meth ods and one-fourth to one fifth the cost of other high explosives of equal strength. Compared with the older pro cess of making ammonium nitrate, the savings made by this plant would have paid the $6O.0O0,OOO cost of the entire of operation.
 As a military weapon it is one of the wisest and most economical expenditures that the Ordnance Department has un- dertaken. As an agent in stopping the war and as a future protection to the country, it's value is incalcuable.
 The Public" Rights
 The wage earners and employers who have accepted the responsibility of say ing that the coal contained in the bo els of Mother Earth is theirs to barter and trade in. and to use and handle in ways resulting to their own best ad- vantages, are gradually learning that there is third party whose name t Public" who has very deep interest in the condition that .has brought about d decrease in production and threat c.. TI,a .sf 4 ha coal mines and their employees have iDeen notably careless in their attitude towards the Government and the public Neverthelesstheir quarrel has served a good purpose in the wage disputes are being discussed with a better under. standing than they were few weeks ago. The Public which ''holds the bag is interested in having the coal miners receive a decent wage. On the other hand if the operators profits are eNces- sive and if these men are guilty of the things charged against them there will be no popular indulgence voiced in theil behalf.
 
 In effect there is new light breaking on the industrial world, and it is plainer every day that the law oi force whether operated by the employ CTS or employees will not be supported by the public. The Public has made il plain that it is not going to b stam. peded by multiplying number ol strikes and lockouts The handwriting on the wall indicates that it is time fol everybody to lay off reciting the story of vistories which they put across an6 get back into harness and help the Uni | ted Statese to resume normal condition, in all it's affairs.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
Nitrogen From The Air

In the belief that the process Of 'eX- tracing nitrogen from the air should become more than a mere phrase Ill the minds of newspaper readers, 1t is ex- plained that cyanamid is produced by extracting nitrogen from the air and combining it with calcium obtained from limestone rock and carbon from coke. By additional processes cyanamid be- comes the basis for creating both ammo nia and nitric acid and combining them into the explosive, ammonium nitrate. Mir Washburn of the American Cyana- mid Company made the contract with the Government for building the ammo nium nitrate plant at Muscles Shoals, Alabama, in November, 1917.
 To have general supervision of plan ming and carrying out the work an orga- nzation known as the Air Nitrates Corporation was formed to act as agent of the Ordnance Department. This corporation provided the general designs supervised all the work and operaf
 the camp, the town and the plant. It also installed all equipment in the chem
 cal plant. 1he various other sections of the work were sllblet to organizations 1 that were specialists in the directions in w.lich they were asked to help.
 It was necessary to build q new town to house the laborers. For this job Westinghouse Church kerr Company MS called in as contractor This com pany also built the buildings of the chemical plant. Within four months, T., ,0oo workmen had bean assembled and city capableof accommodating 25,- GOO inhabitants had been completed with lodging, restaurants, stores, offices police headquarters, schools, fire depart ] ters, electric light and sewerage systems | ments, hospitals, motion picture thea- The construction of the plant proper was begun on February 16, 1918. and as stated above, was completed just eight months and eight days later, and began a steady output of ammoni i'm nitrate: The plant contains 113 permanent build 1 ings with roof area of oyer 26 acres.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

Germany "snooped" out so many things not intended for her to know about is ! hard to understand; but it is certain 1 that the enemy was astounded when it found it's own fine-spun plans for talk surpa ssed by he United States, which it knew to be novice at the game. The Germans stood paralyzed with fear as they confronted the Aladdin like meth ods of Uncle Sam in pouring soldiers in upon their frontier, while at Muscles Shoals, Alabama, a plant had suddenly sprung out of the earth capable of pro ducng thirteen per cent of all the high explosives needed by the Allied armies on all the fronts in the expected drive of the following Spring.
 Ground was broken for a permanent plant building Muscles Shoals on Feb ruaey 16, 1918, and on the twenty-sixth months and eight days later, the wheels | of manufacture started revolving in the production of ammonium nitrate. The great plant that was completed, and which stands today as monument to American enterprise and brains, is fitted l to become one of the great sources of fertilizers for the land of the United states. It is this feature of the prob
 lem as to what to do with the big plant
 that is appealing strongly to the Con- | eressmen: and in their belief that it
 should be put in operation along these
 lines they are supported by every inter-
 est in the Agricultural Department of
 the Government that has long been looking for a solution of the farming question ill the South where fertilizers and industry are needed to complete the idle acres into productive agricultural
 setting made by Nature and to turn vast areas.
 From explosives to fertilizers is, not a
 very high jump in industrial expansion
 and of course high explosives was the
 prompting reason for the Muscle Shoals 1 project When the United States en-
 tered the war it was providing the enc
 mics of Germany with explosives. and
 with fotr million of our men added to
 the fray it became necessary to get quick action for enormously increased production. The principal raw materials
 for explosives was nitrate of soda, and 1 this had to be brought from Chile. foul
 thousand miles away. Ship bottoms
 were so scarce hat the Allied countries and the United States decided to sweet en themselves without sugar from Java
 and that las only a thousand miles far:
 ther off than Chile But nitrate CT so.
 dd had to be brought at any cost and at any sacrifice And after it was brought
 here the necessary time had to elapse to permit treating it with sulphuriS i an essential of ammonium nitrate. The
 acid to produce nitric acid, which is
 slllphuric acid supply was reaching its
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
Estrayed
.EstraNpl

Estrayed from our place miles southeast of Lonoke Thursday, Novem Der 6, one horse mule two years old dark body, light belly; one mare mule one year old, blue or mouse color. A lib eral reward will be paid for informa- tion leading to the recovery of same.
 Notify Rowley Bros Rt. 3, Lonoke Ark. 27-2tp
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

Mr. J. c. Watkins of Walters Chapel has purchased a 4O-acre farm one half mile from Lonoke and will move there with his family. He stated that he wanted to come to Carlisle, but could not find the kind of place he wanted, except some that were too high in prics to suit him. Mir. Watkins is one of our valued subscribers and while here he made Us a ppleasant call and had his name advanced to 1921 on our subscrip- tio1 list. The Independent wishes for he and his estimable family much pros perity and pleasure in their new home.
 In damp chilly weather there is always large demand for BAIL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT be- cause many people who know by experience its great relieving power in rheumatic aches and pains, prepare to apply at the first twinge.
 For sale by all dealers.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
[ HAVE DELIVERED TO TT

Harry Hunt, Stuttgart, Ark. J. E. Shook, Almyra, Ark. Henry E. Weidner, Stuttgart Ar Wesley Scott, Stuttgart, Ark. A. E. Clayton, Hazen, Ark. c. A. Weaver, Stuttgart, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

F. B. Frontfelter, Almyra, Ark. H. H. Lubkman, Stuttgart, Ark George Knoll, Almyra, Ark. Alfred Cummings, Hagler, Ark. P. o. Peterson, Carlisle, Ark. J. NJ. Johnson, Carlisle, Ark. R. B. Todd, Carlisle, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

M. E. Waggoner, Hazen. Ark. w. $. Lee, Carlisle, Ark. John Lisko, Hagen, Ark. John P. Papan, Hazen, Ark. w. R. Welker, Hazen, Ark. Six
 Machines.
 Irving Strabala, Stuttgart, Arl, Claude Barnard, St. Charles, Ark Ralph Curtis, Stuttgart, Ark. J. l.. Rosencrantz, Stuttgart, Ark. Henry Wilks, Ulm, Ark. Hiram Cooper, Almyra, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

Lee W. Miller, Stuttgart, Ark. Sam Henderson, Stuttgart, Ark. Henry Friedman, Stuttgart, Ark. A. Kollar & J. NJ. Huggins, StEtt
 gart, Ark.
 II. B. Core, Stuttgart, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

Clarence Scrogins, Stuttgart, Ark C. J. Roy, St. Charles, Ark. Wm. Camm, Hagen, Ark.
 Michael Harder, Almyra, Ark. J. T. Epperson, Stuttgart, Ark. Hagen Brothers, Hagler, Ark. o. R. Newton, Stuttgart, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27

& Wilkins, Hazen, Ark. Paul Schlapeeka, Hazeh, Ark. P. M. Smith, Humphrey, Ark. Wm. Joerns. Stuttgart, Ark. Frank Hosto, Ulm, Ark.
 J. w. Taggart, Stuttgart, Ark. A. Griffith, Stuttgart, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-11-27
FOR OCTOBER WE F

c. P. Trice, Casscoe. Ark.
 I. NJ. Bennett, Almyra, Ark. Carl Goodwin, Olena, Ark. c. G. Stocks, Crocketts Bluff, A Louis Eif1ing, Stuttgart, Ark. ". c. Beverly. Almyra, Ark.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03

advissbiiity OF taking over AL the
bricknolds of tho country, and in tho
case OF those which have fallen into
disuSo during the war. tho same min
istry will undertake to set up a new
plant. etc. and finance tho owners SO
that work can begin with as little
delay as possible.
Many suggestions have been made
with regard TO plans for this new
that US 4 war memorial. CharlnE Cross
Station. tho great London terminus of
the s.uth-Ea stern Railway. should BIO
planned and a handsome building
erected thereon-a proposal induced
chiefly by The fact that IFS operation
slums which border the River Thames
nearby on the south side.
But II this at prcstn mt can hardly be
rcckoned as practical, other schemes
have been formed and due preparation
made Tor their NATURALIZATION. On
the one hand. the requirements OF the
gotten and they are every whit as
pressing as those OF that section of
the community more generally known
as the working class
PLAN 10000 NEW
HOUSES NEAR LONDON
With its usual complement OF rcccp-
ton rooms. bedrooms, ctc.. is urgent
and men with an assured financial
standing arc already preparing to open
up wide tract Of hand only n few
miles out of tho city of London as a
site for the building of 10000 new
houses.
'Thc rents will range from secs TO
$3.50 a year and the effort of the build
crs is 70 be towards the combination
of usefulness and convenience With
cue regard for the picturesque.
Another interesting scheme for
housing reform is in connection with
the personal property Of the Prince of
Wales. AS Duke OF Cornwall, the
young prince is the landlord OF
largo estate in the poorer part of
Lcaoon. and as early as the time when
his grandfather. the late King Edward
VII, was Prince OF Wales extensive
plans wore in progress under the
supervision CT the latter, whose ain,
was .;c make The people comfortable
and happy"
Just before the war certain OF The
leases OF these houses fell in and they
were, accordingly. closed while altcra-
tions and improvements wcre discussed
for the whole district. But the war put
a stop 10 this and the property for
the most Tart has been Obliged 10 re
main dila pidated and neglected For
four Years.
Now. however. the Princes Council.
s 10 be one OF tho first 20 start re.
CONSTITUTIONAL work and by the reno
walton OF old houses and in some eases
their conversion into fats the neigh
borhood shou Id finally be such as wilt
afford proper accomm odations for its
residents al a fair Tent3i.-- Copyright
1879
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03

to take care OF necessary expenses
growing OF: OF any treaty or league
OF nations that tho United States might
enter into. Tho Impression was gained
from Mr.. Felix's letter that this money
would be required for commissions and
other representatives of the govern
ment who Will have to remain In
Europe in connection with the carry
ing out OF the peace treaty.
Chairman Shcrlcy said the comInu-
nication reached him too lato to bring
- before the House. Senator Martin
may attach rider TO tho third dcl-
cheney bill to provide for the fund.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
ASKS CONGRESS FOR FUND
TO CONDUCT PEACE PLANS
Secretary OF State Writes senator Mar
tin $f,O00.OOO VIII he Needed
After juno.

WASHINGTON. March a.-Congrcss
was asked Saturday to provide n fund
OF 100000 to be placed at tbs dis
rosal of the President to defray OK
penses incurred in the governments
peace activities after July l. The
recommc ndation was submitted in Il
letter from Acting Secretary OF State
Poly to Senator Martin and Repre-
sentative Sherlcy, chairmcn. respec-
lively. OF tho Senate and House APP
propriations Committees.
Tho Presidents national defense
fund expires July I, and it was stated
that this new appropriation 10 needed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
ENTIRE BRITISH ARMY TO
BE CUT TO $4,000 MEN
Now Estimated mt ..5OO.O00 Troops
Not Including Forces Serving
In IndIn.

LONDON, March 1.-The British
Army of the Rhine including troops In
France and Belgium is TO consist of
a2,So0 officers and $4,000 men, it is
announced in an official statement to-
day. The entire British Army. now
estimated at maximum of 100000,
not including forces serving in India,
is 10 be reduced 10 $4,000.
British armies OF the middle east
will BIO as follows:
IN Italy 600 officers and 10000 mon:
in Bulgaria, Turkey and the Caucasus
1850 officers and $4,000 men with AN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03

1t pays any man to step up
TO the better grade Of clothing.
Why waste money Oh two
poor suits when one good one
will long outwear those two?
A little dearer in first cost,
but cheaper in the end.
The best Of everything men
wear.
The new Spring Suits are
arriving daily.
There's one that's surely de-
signed to suit your style and
fancy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03

Indian Army or 1850 officers ana i 500
men; in Egypt and Palestine $3.50
officers and $500 men with 1850 OH
GERS and 10000 men in tho Indian
Army in Mcsopotamia and North Per-
STA 1,505 officers and 1850 men with
1900 officers and $1,000 men in tho
Indian Army; home and colonial estab-
lishmcnts, including troops in Russia.
gcthcr 1,i50,0o0 British troops $4,000
Indian soldiers and $4,000 Dominion
troonS arc to be demobilizcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
rlyc Commis,Ion, Mcet

PARIS. March 2.--Tive peace con,
fernce commissions held sessions yes
terday. The commissions were those
OF Polish affairs, belgian affairs,
Greek affairs. reraration and tho in
ternatipnal regime Of ports, water
WAYS and railways.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03

: State. forty-four were in the East,
thirty-hye South, thirty-two West. and
twenty-five In the Pacific States. and
hfty-three reported liabilities OF Sc. 100
or more, against sixty-seven tho week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
ASKS KING TO DINNER
Rocky Mountain Club Cables Invita-
t'tton to Albert OF BclSfnm to
Come to America.
rBv Associated Pren.1

NEW YORK, March AN invitation
to King Albert. OF Belgium, TO attend
tan Club here on April 3. the ami
vcrsary of the Kings birthday, was
cabled last night to Herbert Hoover.
In Paris. with the request that Mir.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-03
Commercial Icnilurc. Ln.t WI.

Commercial failures last week in the
United States. as reported by r. q.
Dun & Co, were 13G against i52 the
preceding week. and 254 tho cores
ponding week last year.
OF failures last week i'm tho Unit cd
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10

He warned them that the cost of adj
for several years to come
would be as great as during the first
year of the war-just as happened
after the Civil war, when the ex-
penses in 1869 where only slightly be-
low those of 1862.
Mr.. President" he declared, eff
wanted to be mean, if / wanted to trs
to deduce something from the facts
that imputes motives, if I wanted to
be partisan, [ could say that you
wanted to stand in with wealth, that
you wanted to. curry favor with the
big business institutions of the coun-
try; that you wanted to let up the
taxes on the millionaires in order to
finance the future campaign; that you
wanted to take it out of the great
mass of the people who are not Or
gained, and who have not any wealth
nor any power to strike back with.
do not believe anything of the kind.
| just think you are going blindly a.
this business. [ will not ascribe any
such motive as that to you:'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
GAS FACTS

The total cost of manufacturing anu
delivering gas in Boston, Mass, is
81 II cents per thousand cubic feet. In
Philadelphia, it is 60 cents. These
facts and the whole subject of mum
cipal gas plants and the possibilities
in that line are discussed in a recent
122 pag bulletin of the Public Owner
ship League, 1439 Unity Building,
Chicago, Ill.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10

to be built and operated by a muni-
cipality." Cincinnati has owned a
steam railway 800 miles in length for
a great many years but does not op-
crate it.
The cost of the San Francisco r-a::l
road complete was approximately
100000 and it is estimated that
the city saved between 100000
and 100000 over what it would
have cost to haul the material by
truck. So the city built the railroad.
Who says municipality lacks enter
prise?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
Want Column

A little Want AID short and neat,
May point the way to easy street
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
LUTHERAN SERVICES

Sunday, Jan. II, IL a. m, Archer.
Sunday, Jan. II, 1880 p. m, P'wool,
Sunday, Jan. 10, II a. M, Outlook.
Sunday, Jan. &c, II a. m, Dooley.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid of Plen-
rwood meets this Friday afternoon
-ilh Mrs. J. A. Johnson.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10

uolding Hearings on Sims
|gsss ,ticipation of Finaneiers,
III cod Now Fully Proved
be p' own Wilson & Co. Direct
per Proof of Buying and Sell
AOl ~ Organized Consumers
|en'pul. st-La Toilette Fights for
Fgl ~ TaxatiOn-Flays Reac~
|'' ..sies Of Both Parties.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
SAN FRANCISCO OWNS AND
OPERATES STEAM RAILROAD

The city of San Francisco has built
and will operate steam railroad S.
miles in length in connection with its
famous Hetchy Hetchy water supply
project. The Railway Age says:
"This is believed to be the first steam
railway Of any considerable extent
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
Auctioneer Jensen
DATES

MATT FRAZER'S BIG SALE FEB.
20.
w. NELsEN'S BIG SALE IN FEB
RUARY.
LARGEST SALE IN THE HIS
TORY OF SHERIDAN COUNTY,
THE McMANN ESTATE.
Try to list your sale early as am
nearly always engaged two weeks
ahead, but have always some good
dates open.
Brother Farmers, If you are to have
an auction, are you afraid that you
will get too much out of your proper
ty. If SO, don't employ an expert
auctioneer, but do the job yourself.
The professional auctioneers are few
and far between. Does it pay to let
inexperienced auctioneers practice at
your expense? IL you are appointed
Administrator it is your duty to em-
ploy the man who can get the most
money for the babies that are left be-
hind. At any rate we don't get too
much.
Terms are 212 per cent. Satisfac-
ton or no pay.
AZ satisfied clients to my credit this
fall.
No matter where located, / get
there.
Phone or Write
AUCTIONEER JENSEN
Antelope, Mont.