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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
Movement M Legislature
 70 Make State "Kiln-drp z

But even that is not enough, all though it means that one year from today, the whole country goes dry, and all the breweries and distilleries must close up or go to manufacturing dyestuffs, fertilizers, bitters, or something equally harmless.
 Bills are introduced to make the "bone-dry" act of 1917 even drier than it is-in fact, to make it kiln-dry.
 A bill by Judge Doyle prohibits the shipment of liquors into or within the state; prohibits the storage or pos session of liquors; the solicitation or taking of orders for liquors, the stor- age of liquors in lockers or other places in any social club or fraternal organization for use therein, declar- ing a nuisance all places where liz quors or intoxicants are maintained for use or sale, and providing for the forfeiture of the charter of any incor- poration, club 5r association violating the law.
 The penalty provided for violation of any section of the act, which in cludes having in possession, is a fine of not less than $100 nor more than S1 ,000, and, at the discretion of the court, imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days.
 A bill by MT. Talkington of White prohibits the bringing into the state of any liquors for any purpose what
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22

river. 1 am appealing to your com mon sense annd your sense of justice now. It is conceded that when com- pleted these two levees will hold a lot of water off of Newport, also off the land leveed opposite Newport.
 Where will it go? On someone else of course It will render unfit alto- gether land that now has some small chance of making. These levees will back water up to Elmo in my opinion, thus, instead of benefiting Newport as a canal would do, still further rem dering precarious farming operations
 in Oil Trough. Eventually, (if not now), you are going to have to en- dorse and fight this canal through for your own benefit and preservation. There will be the constant menace of your levee giving way. Instead of having helped your trade territory you will have done it business and a financial wrong, which will work back on you as individuals. It is true, we have the same right as oth- CTS to build levees. If we do it will be the beginning of a levee building area that would prove inadequate in the end to hold the water off. Why not begin with the canal, then all other improvements needed can be economically, and without waste, added. The same argument may be made as to bridging White river at Newport. The river could be bridged for half the money necessary now, under pressure of such flood as are sure to come time and again.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
GLASS TOWNSHIP CITIZEN
 DISAPPEARS FROM HOME.

Mrs. Oscar Saffel of Swifton was here a few days ago looking for her husband, who left home one week ag5 to come to Newport, and from that day to this has not been seen or heard from. Mr. Saffel was for a number of years, farmer living a few miles out from Swifton, but for some time has been in the automobile business at Swifton, where he has a garage. He handles the Overland car and had a shipment of two cars, sent through local automobile com pany here, and it was to get these two cars that he came to Newport, leaving Swifton on the evening train, saying he would drive them through next day. The cars are still here and the required amount paid on them for their release. Mrs. Saffel said her husband bought ticket for this place, but it is not known whether he got off here or not He had an engagement to meet the state agent for the Over- land car here the next day. The agent came, but MT. Saffel failed to keep his engagement. The family are very much worried over his dis appearance and are unable to account for his seemingly uncalled for act, as his wife and neighbors say he had no < domestic or financial troubles that would cause him to disappear in this manner. He is known to have con- siderable money in the Swifton bank. Mrs. Saffel, who is almost crazed with grief, came to Newport to make an investigation of her husbands disap- pearance, and has appealed to the Chamber of Commerce to aid her in locating her husband.
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 MRS. s. A. DRIVER.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Jan. 22.- The unex- pected of few years ago has been realized. It is politically popular to be prohibitionist-a well as an equal suffragist, for the two go to- gether
 There is a rivalry in legislative bodies for the honor of fathering laws on both subjects, and it requires con- siderable nerve to oppose either. On- ly two members of the House had the courage-to say nothing of political judgment-to oppose the equal suf- frage resolution. Tney were Moore of Newton, one of the five republi- cans in the whole assembly, and Ste- vens of Columbia, who boldly voted mo" in the midst of flood of "ayes.'
 But as no opposition has developed in any quarter to anything that has for it's purpose the scotching of the old Demon Rum, who has just about as many friends left as old Bill Ho- henzollern.
 The first thing done by the House was to adopt resolution by Judge Doyle of Lawrence county to ratify the Federal amendment for prohibi- tion, and the senate adopted it Tues day, which enabled Arkansas to get in among the 32 necessary to make the amendment effective.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
JOIN THE c. OF C. LIEUTENANT SMITH ARRIVES.

Lieutenat Theodore Smith of Con- way arrived from France at Newport News last Saturday and was met there by his parents, MT. and Mrs. s. c. Smith of Conway, who went imme- diately to see their son. Lieutenant Smith is a nephew of Mrs Bradley Graham of this city and the family are indeed rejoiced to again know he is on American shores, for he was re- ported dead at one time, then serious ly wounded and later blind from. gas
 Lieutenant Smith was one of the first officers to go to France from Camp Pike's training camp, and was one of Pershing's ten thousand men who have been there since Septem- Der, 1917. He was in the battle of Cantigny, the fighting around Metz St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest His ol ganization, Battery A., Field Artillery, had the distinction of firing the first shots for America. In the fighting on the Marne, his right leg and right arm were broken, receiving other wounds on his body also. He will be confined in a hospital for sev- eral months.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
NJ VI GOVERNMENT
 IS NOW IN VIEW Results of Election Promises a Fairly Stable German Administration
 At An Early Date.

Paris, Jan. 21-Early returns from the German elections are interpreted here to signify a promising prospect for the establishment of fairly sta ble German administration at an ear ly date.
 The Majority Socialists and the German Democrats, who are the sue cessors of the old radical party, ap- parently will go into the constituent assembly with big lead over the In dependent Socialists. Freidrich von Payer, former vice chancellor and leader of the democrats, and the so- cialist leaders, Ebert and Scheide- mann, demonstrated their ability to work together in the old Reichtag. They also can count on Kronstantin Fehrenbach, the Centrist leader, as an ally in their efforts to institute a gov ernment with basis of popular sup port.
 This consummation is regarded in all allied circles here as an indispens- able preliminary to any peace nego- tiations. The coming into power of these groups will mean the continua- ton of the present armistice com mission and the probable appoint ment of Scheidemann, von Payer and Fehrenbach or Erzberger as the leading members of the German peace delegation.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
Flood Prevention Canal
 Would Cost S352, 900.

following article from w. D. Gray of Batesville, who is interested in pro- tecting our town and farming lands from flood waters It was written af- ter he had read the write-up in the Independent some days ago of the De- partee Creek drainage proposition in Oil Trough. Last July MT. Gray had an article in this paper on the same subject and quite few land owners affected have signified their belief that the canal would be of great ben eft to them. He believes if the gov ernment would sponsor the proposi- tion, it could not fail to be put over. Many believe that the opening of this canal would also be the beginning of an era of prosperity for Newport.
 The article from the pen of Mr.. Gray follows:
 In recent write-up of the Depar- tee Creek drainage proposition in Oil Trough published in the Independent, it is proposed to follow the Departee creek basin to point opposite Au- gusta, distance of 29 miles. It was also proposed to make the canal 200 feet wide, but it did not say how deep. After studying this matter over, would suggest that entirely too much work has been proposed to get, prob ably, no better results than the orig inal route from the head of Oil Trough bottom to Bradford, a dis tance of approximately IS miles. This would shorten the. new proposed route eleven miles and cut the cost one-third. Another thing: the quicker the water can be gotten from one side of the bottom to the other, so much the better. I favor deep rather than a wide ditch, say 20 feet deep-this would cause the flood wa ter to begin to divert earlier in flood conditions, and continue to relieve Newport of White river water longer and would also prove to be of partic-. ular benefit if you were at the same time experiencing unusual flood wa ter from Black river.
 During the great August flood of 1915 man was heard to exclaim, s'Newport is saved, White river is going across and down the Departee creek channel" His theory was cor rect, but evidently he had never seen Departee creek channel, which is as crooked as dogs hind legs, full of brush and drift, with no chance for the water to go in hurry as it has to do in order to relieve flood condi- tions about Newport You will bear in mind too, please, that the water had to go over the high bank at Oil Trough before it could get into the Departee creek channel. IN THE MEANTIME, so GREAT A VOL LIME OF WATER HAD PASSED OIL TROUGH, THAT COMBINED WITH BLACK RIVER FLOOD WA TIERS, NO POWER ON EARTH COULD SAVE NEWPORT FROM A DISASTROUS OVERFLOW. Had there been flood prevention canal at the head of the bottom at Oil Trough one-third of this water would have been diverted and Newport could have taken care of the flood from Black.
 Another reason I am opposed to following the meanderings of Depar- tee creek, besides the added length Gin itself unnecessary, is that the canal would be crooked. Drift would be liable to lodge and you would lose some of the swifter fall that the shorter canal would have. If the ca nal is dug straight across to Bradford, it will relieve the Departee creek ba- sin anyway, as it would take Depar-
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
PROCEEDINGS IN
 CHANCERY COURT
Cases Carried Over from December Docket Were Disposed of At This
 Adjourned Term of Court.

An adjourned term of Chancery court was held the latter part of last week, the new chancery judge, Lyman F. Reeder of Batesville, presiding. Several cases from the December docket had been carried over and dis posed of by his honor, most of them being divorce proceedings.
 James Taggart by his brother and next friend, Samuel w. Taggart, dis abilities of minority removed.
 Grace Toddy by her husband and next friend, Walker Toddy, disabili- ties removed.
 Arthur Lax vs. Leone Lax, divorce decree granted.
 Balma Davis vs. s. F. Davis, di- vorce.
 Addie Owens vs. Sherman Owens, divorce.
 Dee Hogan vs. Alice Hogan, di- vorce.
 Bertha Robinson vs. Elma Robin son, divorce.
 Archie Williams vs. Louella Will Hams, divorce
 J. D. Harris vs. Fannie Harris, di- vorce.
 Ernest Babb vs. Ivy Babbs, divorce.
 Kate Nuckolls vs. Homer Nuckolls, divorce.
 Richard Tidwell vs. Alice Tidwell, divorce.
 Ollie Broadwater vs. w. J. Broad water, divorce.
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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
JOIN THE c. OF C.. FUNERAL OF MACK FOUSHEE-

The funeral eff Mack Foushee, aged 39 was held at the home of his cousin, Mrs. Frank Rankin, this afternoon at 2:3O, the service being conducted by Rev. J. F. E. Bates of the Methodist church, burial following at Walnut Grove. The body was shipped from Little Rock this morning up on No. 30 and was accompanied by the wife, Mrs. Rankin of this city, George Foushee, MT. Carpenter and MT. Woodall of Little Rock, also Mrs, C.. B. Shoemaker and Mrs. s. c. Smith of that city.
 The pallbearers were John Purdy, Sprigg Foushee, Jeff Avera, Joe Arsn- strong, MT. Carpenter and MT. Woodall of Little Rock.
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
-JOIN THE e. 0,
MISSIONARY CIRCLE
 CHANGES NAME.

Members of Missionary Circle No. 2 of the Methodist church met in bus- mess session with their chairman, Mrs. o. E. Jones, Tuesday afternoon. Plans were made by which the socie- ty will greatly strengthen it's finan- cial condition. Much enthusiasm is being demonstrated by all the mem bers and it is expected that the new year will prove most successful.
 The most important business of the meeting was the changing of the name of the society from Circle No. 2 to "The Leila Head Johnston Socie ty." This was done in honor of the faithful work rendered the circle by Mrs. Johnston. She was an untiring worker and never failed to devote her best efforts to the cause of the circle, her efforts being crowned with much success, as the solid footing on which the society now stands, will show. Mrs. Johnson's untimely death is greatly mourned by all who knew her.. for to know her was to love her. Her good and noble work will never cease to be remembered and will be beau tiful example for those who follow her in the fields of service. Her life must have received Gods most blessed benediction, "She has done what she could"
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22

With the water out of the way to the extent of 8 or 10 feet, and definitely safe from a dangerous stage, low priced bridge could be built and maintained"
Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
MRS. S. A. DRIVER.

Mrs. s. A. Driver was born near Elgin, Jackson county, Arkansas, in 1861, and died at her home in Swifton, January 19, 1919. In 1878 she was married to s. A. Driver. She lived near Swifton from the time of her marriage up to the time of her death. In 1887 she joined the Methodist Epis- copal church, South, and remained a faithful, conscientious member. Few women in the community were bet ter and more favorably known than Mrs. Driver. A husband, and one daughter, Mrs. Nora Henson, survive her. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Swifton Methodist church by Rev. M. A. Fry, with interment at the Arnold ceme- tery.
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 The remains of Mrs E. J. Meade, who died at Moulton, Alabama, Mon day reached this city this morning on No IT and were carried to Batesville, where the funeral was held this after noon. Accompanying the remains were the husband, Dr. J. W. Case, Miss Maggie Case, Mrs. A. c. Will kerson, Miss Fannie Huddleston, Mrs. Jean Diaz and MT. and Mrs. Nathan Adler.
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Newport daily independent., 1919-01-22
MRS. SPITZER CALLED
 TO CALICO ROCK

Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health of ficer of Little Rock, telephoned Mrs. Spitzer yesterday to know if she would go to Calico Rock and assist in caring for the victims of influenza in that town. Mrs. Spitzer was given 9 leave of absence by the local board and has gone to the relief of the stricken ones of Calico Rock. A man from that town yesterday, stated that business houses were closed, schools suspended and whole families down. Newport and Jackson county feel honored that her nurse should be. called to help in such times, for we well remember that we had to ask Little Rock for help to go to Swifton several weeks ago, when the scourge struck this county so terribly.
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The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
DEMAND THAT IS SUPREME
World Must Have Food, for Famine
and Disorder Have Always
.... Been Synonymous.

About 1850 Benjamin Franklin OBJ
served in Poor Richards Almanac that
wherever there was famine there was
disorder, and wherever there was dis
order famine followed In its train.
This has been the keynote of the
presentsworld situation, Graham Lusk
writes in the American Museum Jour-
nal. Lack of hygiene and sanitation
does not cause disorder. Soldiers have
lived incrusted in the mud of Flanders,
but have maintained their morale
when we'll nourished. The Russian is
firmly convinced that the louise is nee
essary for health because this vermin
leaves his body only in the event of his
DEATH. II cleanliness were as much
desired by the people as food, then the
streets of our cities would be kept In
perfect order, and no dirt would be
allowed to accumulate upon them. In
deed, Tolstoy teaches that the desire
Tor cleanliness is a cultivated extrava-
eance and not an instructive impulse.
The call for food is, however, insistent
and instructive and must be satisfied
or social discomfort arises. n
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
GOOD IDEA TO AVOID SLANG
idioms, Soldiers Find, Have Not Al.
ways the Same Meaning and /
May Lead to Trouble.

"You're fine lot of grafters," said
the captain of company of Austral-
ians to his men.
Did they get sore? No. they just
beamed. ~
A Yank was listening. He had liked
the speech. H.-.& r.. .9%
"Great stuff your captain handed
out" he said to an Aussie. II shouldn't
have liked to be called q CRATER by
my captain, but suppose he was only
kidding. Some spieler, anyway" 80.
"Some what?' beloved the Aussie.
"Some spieler," repeated the Yank
in wonderment. 49, ..... ....... i. ~ !,
They had just cleared the ring aud
picked seconds when somebody butted
In and spoiled good fight by explain
ing. .... -
A CRATER, in the parlance of Aus
tralasian troops-that Is, Australians
or New Zealanders-is a worker, 4
hustler. A spieler is crook, Jail
bird. And now that Australians, New
Zealanders and Americans are likely to
see q good deal of each other as time
goes on, it's we'll to know their defni-
tons. -~- =
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
''Cold In the Head's

cons Who are subject to frequent "colda
In tho head" Will md that the use 81
HALLS CATXRRH MEDICINE vii!
build up tho System. cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDlClNE ie tax:
on internally and acts through the Blooe
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
All Druggists TIC. Testimonials free:
$4,000 for any. case Of catarrh tha,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII mo-
E J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
Wide sIsieh Bill Passed.

( 81. Paul.-Ths House settled thu
standard width sleigh question, whic1
has been sgitating the Legislature fer
two sessions, by passing the Hegnss
SeEate bill with . slight amendment
to which, It il expected, the Senate
will readily agree. II the Governor
signs the bill, It will be unlawful 70
use the present narrow width slefgks
after January 1, 1921 The bill, -
amended BY the House. provides that
after that date sleighs shall 10 not
less than - inches wide. -E--.z
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
Starving in the
Midst of Plenty
Acid-Stomach Steals Strength and
Good Feelings From Millions

acId-stomach 10 the real cause Of ~
trouble. 49,. q,
Naturally. the sensible thing to do
II to strike right at the very cause OF
this trouble and clean the excess acid
out of the stomach. There Is q quick,
easy way to do this. A wonderful new
Eemedy quickly removes the excess
acid without the slightest discomfort.
It. IL EATON1C. Made In the form
Of tablets-they are good to eat--just
like bit Of candy. They literally
absorb the injurious excess acid and
carry It away through the intestInes.
They also drive the bloat out Of the
body-In fact you can fairly feel 1t
work. Make q test Of EATOSIC In
your own cnse today. Get big box
Of EATON1C from your druggist. See
for yourself how surely II brings quick
relief In those painful attacks Of In
digestion. bitter heartburn. belching.
disgusting food repeating that awful
bIonted. Iuinpy feeling after eating ant
other stomach miseries. Danish all
your stomach troubles so completely
that yOn forget ynu have q stomach
Then you ran cat Whit you like and
digest your food in comfort without
fear Of distressing after effects.
IT EATONN' does not relieve yo,s.
u will not cost you one penny Y0u
can return IL 10 your druggist and get
yonr money back. SO II you have the
slightest question abnnt yOur healt.S
If you feel yoH are not ge:tin: ar
The strength out OF your fOOsl--if y0n
are not feeling tiptop. ready for your
work. full Of vim and vigor-d0 give
E.ATOElC fair trial this very .ia,
anil sec how mucl, better you will feel
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
,lndians Publish Newspaper.

Alaska Indians of Hydaburg, a ma.
tive village near Juneau, Alaska, are
issuing a paper, the New Native. In
it's first issue the paper says: 1.-THE
New Natives name was chosen for the
reason that the natives of Hydaburg
are no longer the natives of twenty
years ago. They have fOrsaken their
belief In totemism and other anti
quated customs and have embraced the
fruits Of civilization" ",-,
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
Girl Wor0hip,

1.-THE worship of girlish beauty In
this country Is unprecedented" said
David BelascO. Look, at the maya
sines-a pretty girl on every cover.
Look ut the ads-nothing but pretty
girls. Go to the theater-it's q girl
chow. 49,. .
Eyes, the pretty girl is worshlped.
but she remains unspoiled. heard
the other day about an elderly mil
lionaire banker who proposed to a
pretty girl In the surf at Palm Beach.
Think said the old rascal-'think
Of tho automobiles and pearls and
saddle. horses q rich husband could
give YOU
1.-THE girl looked at him critically.
"'Oh, q rich father could do Just as
WE'LL she said. Marry mamma"
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17

SJ0o Oh inc WOrSt IculOTSU VI OSAU
stomach is that very often It literally
starves Its victims In the midst OF
plenty. And the strange thing about
II Ia that the people with acid-stomachs
seldom know what their trouble
really IL.
No matter how good or wholesome
the food n,0y be. or how much they
eat, they do not gain in strength.
This IL clearly explained BY the fact
that an acid-stomach cannot properly
digest food. Instead Of healthy, nor
NAL digestion. the excess acid causes
the food to sour and ferment. Then
when this mass of sour. fermented
food. charged with excess acid, passes
into the intestines. It becomes the
breeding place for all kinds Of germs
and toxic poisons, which In turn are
III sDrbed into the blood and In this
way distributed throughout the entire
body. And that Is exactly why It Is
that 80 nnns thousands Of people eat
and ent and keep on eating and yet
are literally starving in the midst Of
plenty. Their acid-stomachs make II
absolutely impossible for them to get
the full measure Of nOurishment out
Of their food. And II doesn't take
long for this poor nouI!shinent to show
its III effects In Q weakened. enact
aied body. ..s.. .-....
You may say: "1iy stomach doesn't
hurt me-" That may be true because
many victims Of aciti.stonIacl, d, not
actually suffer stomach pains. Then
again. there are millions who dc suffer
all kinds Of aches and rains--heai-
aches. rheumatic tufnges. govt IiIn,-
ba-o, pains around the heart and In
the chesf-who never dream that an
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17

Drawing the Line.
$50 you IRE burglar!" said the
prison visitor. t1
"Yes'm. like other peoples prop
erty, hut I haven't the heart to be an
anarchist an get it by rough work."
Don't Forget cutleura Taioum
When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin. baby
and busting powder and perfume. rem
dcring other perfumes superduous.
You may rely on 1t because one Of the,
Cuticura Trio (Soap. Ointment and'
Talcum). 25c each everywhere.-Adv..
Not Always. "a.
"Tnlk IL cheap" -
1T is evident you have never Had,
a long -distance telephone" -'sE
The Tomahawk., 1919-04-17
A Popular Estimate.

An exchange downstate remarks
that whenever it is announced thatra
newly elected official has entered upon
his duties it really means that he has
begun to draw his salary. Such is the
estimate of public office.-YOungst0wn
indicator.