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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
ARKANSAS GOOD ROAD PLUNGE
lSt. Louis Post Dispatch

In short talk to the legislature the other day Maj
Harry Hawes of st. Louis, just back from overseas
duty attributed Missouri's reputation as standstI
state to the fact that road work was at standst
The sneaker referred to the number of Missourians
that have gone to Oklahoma and other states IN the
last 10 wears and expressed the opinion that this exc
dus was due the serious embargo imposed on the IN
habitants of rural Missouri by our bad roads.
That Mai Hawes should be keenly disappointed
in the backward step which Missouri took at the last
regular session of the Assembly is readily understood
For number of years he has been good-road en-
husast has lade thorough study OF the SUBJECT and
at the 1917 session of the General Assembly introduc
ed bill which he himself had prepared that placed
Missouri in the front ranks OF progressive goodroad
states The constructive law was in effect repealed
bv the "mud-road' legislation of the past winter
But it is in comparison with nelgnporlng states
and particularly Arkansas, that Missouri now appears
to serious disadvantage from the standpoint OF road
building Charged with being backwoods state
and seemingly Indifferent to the opinion OF adjoining
or distant commonweaths Arkansas has discarded her
inertia and has set forth upon the most pretentous
program of road construction in the Mississippi valey
While wealthy Oklahoma debating and hnaly de-
clning to vote bond issue OF S5OOOOoOo, Arkansas
decided to spend $800O00O0 within period OF hve
wears on system of 5000 miles of good roads, which
will connect all the county seats and ntersect the IN
terstate roads such points OF vantage as 10 intrigue
the tourist into seeing Arkansas
# IS mpossible to calculate the results to Arkan-
sas from this great investment Like other states OF
the southwest Arkansas primary iluo9oiy 80 aeA
ture But she has great riches IN timber ana her MIN
era wealth. practically unscratched because marooheu
by her atrocious lack of transportation may Wen MAKE
her an Ell Dorado Pike county, despite the glowing
prophecies Of prospectors may never rival the oouh
African diamond fields, but when Arkansas has made
herself approachabe with good roads missouri ENC ENC
leadership will be threatened and Oklahoma IS llkely
to have another oil rival.
1t is not necessary, however to delve into hidden
treasure to gild the future of Arkansas Her farms
and forests are visible All that is needed 10 make
them Weld bounteousy is good roads
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
ROOSTER STANDS GUARD

Yellville, Ark, July 16.-F. E.
Haywood, general manager of the
North Star Mine, which is located a
few miles north of this place, takes
a great deal of pride in his flock of
poultry. This spring hawks and
other varmints began to make dep
relations on his flock For some
time he guarded them with shot
gun, but this got old and he cast
about for some other method of pro-
lection. r. M. Ruthven of Cotter
suggested that he get a game rooster
to father the flock. He acted on
this advice and he can recommend
this method as effective. When a
hawk comes about the rest of the
chickens beat their wings on the
ground and squawk and run to
cover. The game rooster comes out
in the open with a crow of defiance,
ready for battle A number of
hawks have used bad Judgment and
swooped down on him, only to be
sent flying away pleading and beat
en-. Haywood states that he will
tackle anything from hawk to a
wild cat, and that he has not lost
a chicken since he put him in the
front trenches
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
CROP CONDITIONS
FAST IMPROVING
COUNTY AGENT WHITAKER
CALLS ATTENTION TO Mr..
RussELL,s CORN AND HENRY
JAMES HERD OF FINE HOGS.

+. B. Whitaker, county agent,
reports that crops over the county
as rule are improving. In the west
ern part, especially around Moro,
they are still getting entirely too
much rain, close to four inches hav-
ing fallen in the last ten days.
On the farm of /. K. Russell
close to Oak Forrest, there are 80
acres of corn planted in six foot
rows, that is as good as any one
would want to ese. Mr.. Russell IS
building his soil up by planting peas
in the middle of the corn. He is
workin gthe corn and peas and ex-
poets a splendid yield OF both. He
has enough corn in his crib now TO
run him until Christmas. Mr.. Rus
sell plants only ten per cent OF his
farm to cotton; the rest he uses as
pasture and in raising clover, corn
and small grain. He also has good
supply of live stock on which he
always makes a profit.
Henry James, living six miles
north west of Mariana, sold, thru
the efforts of the county agent, a
ten months old Duroc-Jersey pig
this week for $10O Mr.. James has
herd of Duroc hogs that would be
credit to any community. In his
pasture can be found the most pop
ular blood lines Of the breed. His
foundation hogs came from DR..
Bruce's herd at Blackton, Ark, and
are mostly of the popular Orion
Cherry King family. Something of
the quality of his pigs can be gath
cred from the fact that the litter
out of which this pig was sold,
brought Mr.. James total Of $571 /,
in spite of the fact that he was un-
fortunate enough to lose three when
they were small pigs. Mr.. James
uses all of the up to date methods
available on his farns. His pigs
are innoculated against cholera and
are fed balanced ration. White
clover, Bermuda grass and Lespe-
deza are his principal pastures now,
but he expects to try some alfalfa
this fall.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
S., 900 Robbery in
Fort Smith Home

Fort Smith, July 16.--When D. G.
Green, vice president and general
manager of the Fort Smith Light
and Traction Company and Mrs.
Green returned today from trip
to Chicago, they discovered their
home had been ransacked by bur-
glars, and that valuables worth
$4,000 were missing. Most of the
loot consisted of table silverware, all
monogramed. The burglars gained
entrance by forcing rear window
and made close search of every
room in the house.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
Suggestions For
Late Hay Crops

Little Rock, July 17.-Some sug
gestions for hay crops that may be
planted even this late in the season
are made by H. M. Cottrell, agri-
culturist of the Arkansas Profit
able Farming Bureau of the Little
Rock Board of Commerce.
Mr.. Cottrell says that hay prob
ably will be high again next winter
because the crop in the far west
is short
* large number of Arkansas
farmers have not sown any hay crop
yet, says Mr.. Cottrell. Are they
going to again go through last
years experience, drain the country
of money and pile up debts to pay
for hay?
California blackened peas may
be planted any time in July. They
matlife in 65 to 70 days and make
as good hay as cowpeas. Plant in
rowss thirty inches apart, dropping
singla seeds four inches apart in
the now. At this distance 30 pounds
of seed are needed per acre. The
seed may be planted with grain
drill, using one bushel of seed pei
acre.
EARLY Amber sorghum can be
sowed and will make large yield
if raAps are favorable.
Tennessee millet will make hay
crop sown this late if planted or
rich ground. 1t will not yield enough
to pay for the seed when sown OF
thin land unless rains are frequent
"A good many of our best cottor
raisers have sown rye in the cottor
fields at the last cultivation ant
found it very satisfactory. The rye
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
CARNIVAL CLUB FORMED

Jonesboro, July 16.-At q meet
inp at hte court house this afternoon
there was organized a Caraway club
to aid the candidacy for the United
States senate of Congressman T. n.
Caraway, who is resident of this
city. Officers of the club are as fol-
lows: p. C. Barton, chairman; G..
w. Culberhouse, vice chairman, and
H. H. Peel, secretary. The executive
committee consists of j. F. Christy,
j. A. Blackford, A. J. Scott, H. H.
Peel and J. E. Parr. The executive
committe will appoint subcommit-
Gees for every ward of the city and
every township of the county. These
subcommittee will enroll members.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
Woman and Son On
Trial for Murder

Greenwood, July 16.-Mrs. Ada
Handy, and her son, Edwin, aged
Is, were placed on trial in the cir
cult court here today, charged with
the murder of her husband, the boys
father, at their home near Hackett
in August 1918. The defense con-
tended that the Handy boy killed
his father to defend his mother. 1t
required but little time to obtain
jury and it is expected that the
case will go to the jury late tonight.
Testimony at the morning session
was to the effect that Handy and
his wife had frequent quarrels and
that before his tragic death they
agreed to separate upon payment of
$500 cash to Mrs. Handy, in addi-
ton to other property. The separa-
ton took place, but later Mrs. Ham
by returned to her home. On the
morning Handy was killed, it was
charged that he slapped his wife in
the face. The boy was lying on a
bed reading a magazine. He took
down a rifle and shot his father as
the latter was about to strike his
mother with a chair, it was said.
After shooting him in the head, the
boy obtained pillow and quilt and
placed them under the wounded
man. The theory of the state is
that Handy was murdered in cold
blood.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
.MARIANNA GUN
CLUB ORGANIZED
MORE THAN FIFTY MEMBERS
JOIN ORGANIZATION. THAT
WILL PROMOTE EFFICIENCY
OVER THE TRAP. ~

Through the activities of ID. p.
Hilton, premier lover of the gun
and rod and all forms of healthful
sport, the Mariana Gun Club, with
an initial membership of more than
fifty men, has been organized. The
initiation fees have been placed at
SIS for the first year and SO year
thereafter. The club has leased
grounds from d. l.. Griffis on the
latter's property on the north ter
minus of Pearl street, and within
the next week the grounds will be
cleared of distractions and weeds
and placed in condition for the use
of the club.
On next Monday night the menu
bers of the club will meet at the
Elks Home for the purpose of per-
fecting the organization by the
election of officers and the adoption
of the rules and regulations that
will govern the club. 1t is under
stood shoots will be held on two
afternoons in each week. Follow
ing is the list of charter members:
ID. P. Hilton, ID. S. Plummer, NJ.
d. Daggett, j. B. Daggett,. c. Z.
DdSStLL, n. -. AlHiltTindn, n. H.
Lindsey, J. w. Harrington, v. M.
Harrington, Chas. Mckee, J. F.
Hunter, John Mann, r. E. Hicks,
j. NJ. Bush, w. H. James, Burk
Mann, w. w. Word, w. H. Toney,
r. d. Smith, Angus Mahan, J. 0.
Ewart, J. c. Spence, Eugene Hamp-
ton, J. p. Thomas, H. B. Derrick,
Jr., B. F. Latta, J. Fl. Payne, J. NJ.
Hewitt, J. B. Dickey. w. l.. Ward,
Claude Cotter, j. M. McClintock, J.
B. Grove, Potts & McCulloch, ]. o.
Payne, Henry Johnston, Dr. A. H.
Cohen, A. j. Claywell, Jr.. Eliza Cliff
ford, Arthur Cotter, r. G.. Apple,
r. D. Jarratt, H. M. Jackson, A. C.
Rauscher, Clyde Andrews, w. A.
Johnston, Jr., Sam Harrington, Mar
shall Britain, p B. Benham, Love
Banks, Henry Banks.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
HAYNES HAPPENINGS

Messrs Sam Harrington and Ed
Hinton of Mariana were business
visitors to Haynes Monday.
w. T. Casteel, one of our pros
porous and highly esteemed citizens,
left Monday morning in company
with John Diamond, for Russellville,
at which place Mr.. Casteel will be
married to Miss jamie Deaton of
that place. Miss Deaton was prin-
cipal of the Haynes school last year
and she numbers her friends at this
place only by those who are ac-
ouainted with her. We extend to
the newly weds our best wishes for
a life of happines and prosperity.
sssess
Elder Brown of the Baptist church
assisted by the Rev. Sherrell Of
Sheridan, Ark, closed a very sue
cessful revival meeting at this place
last night. Some twelve or fifteen
were baptised at the Willows by
these divines yesterday.
ss*sss
Messrs. Jno. j. Hughes, Jr., w.
A. Harp and j. J. Bryan, visited the
town of Hughes Wednesday, making
the trip overland in Mr. Bryan's new
Studebaker. They report some very
promising looking crops between this
place and Hughes.
This town has been full of life
insurance agents the past week. 1t
was exceedingly dangerous to dis
charge any kind of fire arms.
s&ssss
j. A. Jones, of Little Rock, who
has the contract to erect the new
school building, was business Wis
itor Tuesday.
The newly installed burglar alarm
at the Bank of Haynes began to
alarm Tuesday night about midnight,
due to the fact that the cashier had
failed to properly close his vault
door before leaving after the days
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
Awarded CrOir de
Guerre With Palm

Glenn Frazier, younger brother
of Brian Frazier, made the supreme
sacrifice for liberty and humanity
on the battlefelds of France, in the
face of certain death displayed un-
usual heroism, which is attested by
the following received this week by
Mr.. Brian Frazier, next of kin:
General Headquarters of the French
Armies of the East, June II:
Order No. 1920
With the appreciation of the COM
mander in chief Of the American ex-
peditionary forces in France, Com
mander of the Army of the East
cites in the Orders of the Army
Glenn Frazier, No. l,490,346, Co.
F. 142 Reg, Inf. Displayed great
bravery during the attack of Octo-
Der 8, 1918, near st. Etienne. Ad-
wanced without hesitation over ter
rain under artillery and machine gun
barrage. Died as result of his devo-
tion."
At general headquarters, April l,
1919.
The Marshall of France, Commander
in chief of the French Armies
or the East
PETAIN
War Department, Washington, d
c., June 81.
l There is forwarded herewith By
registered mail, Croix de Guerrt
with Palm, Citation Certificate, ant
translation of same, awarded to YOU
brother, Glenn Frazier, late corpora
Company F, 142nd Infantry, by the
French Government, and which arr
sent to you as the next of kin. Il
is requested that you furnish thi!
Office with receipt for same, usint
the enclosed receipt blank.
| Very truy yours,
P. C. HARRIS,
The Adjutant General
Shortly after the declaration o.
war Glenn Frazier enlisted from
Mariana and was sent to For
Sill, Okla, where he received train
ing in the school of fire." He wa
later Machine Gun Instructor fol
eight months at Fort Worth, Texas
He spent eleven months in Franc,
with the 36th division, composed o
Texas and Oklahoma troops, goin,
over in May, 1918. He was Il
years old at the time of enlistment
Forrest City Times-Herald.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

Haberdashers tsee dry goods.
Hardware dealers, wholesale or re-
tail, schedule A.
Harness or shoe shop, $40.
Hat and cap dealers, wholesale
and retail, schedule A.
Insurance agents, $40.
Jewellery dealers, manufacturers
or engravers, schedule A.
Kodak and photo. supply dealers,
schedule A.
Ladies' ready to wear garments,
(see dry goods).
Ladies' tailor, schedule A.
Livery or feed stables (see dro-
vers).
Lumber dealers, schedule A.
Machinery manufacturers, deal
ers or agents, schedule A.
Marble and monument dealers,
$40.
Merchant tailor where articles
are kept for sale or exchange, sched-
ule A.
Millinery, wholesale or retail, ex-
elusive, schedule A.
Music, each dealer in sheet music
or small musical instruments, $5.
News dealers, SIS.
Oils, lubricating, gasoline, fuel,
Illuminating, naptha and grease $50.
Paint and wall paper dealers,
schedule A.
Photographers, SIS.
Picture and picture frame deal
ers, or upholstery, schedule A.
Piano or organ dealers, schedule
A.
Plumbing shops and plumbing sup
plies, SIS.
Rubber samps, stencil cutter or
manufacturer or dealer in rubber
stamps or agents thereof, $5.
Sewing machine dealers, $40.
Shoe dealers, wholesale or retail,
schedule A.
Sporting goods, schedule A..
Tent and awning dealers or manu-
facturers, schedule A.
Tin sho IS, %l5.
Tobacco, clgar and snuff dealers,
wholesale or retail, schedule A.
Trunk and valise dealers, whole
sale or retail, schedule A.
Type writing, adding or cash reg
lister OF protectograph machines and
supply dealers, $zo.
Undertakers, $50.
Wholesale produce and fruit deal
ers, schedule A.
Electrical supply dealers, schedule
A.
Drovers, or dealers in horses or
other live stock, $100.
Ice cream factories, $40.
Restaurant or lunch stands, SIS.
Pool rooms or billiard halls, $40
for each table.
Jitney $40.
Vulcanizing, $40.
Moving picture shows, $25.
Junk dealers, $40.
Doctors, $40.
Sanitariums, $40.
Peddlers, from wagons or stands
$50.
Meat or fish peddlers, $50.
Umbrella members, SIS
Drays, 2-horse or automobile, $50.
One-horse dray, $40.
Lawyers, $40.
Blacksmiths, SIS.
Gins, $25.
Electrical workers, 500.
Banks, $40.
Cotton compress, $25.
Lumber manufacturers, $25.
Tailors or pressing shops, $40.
Surveyors, or civil engineers, $40.
Newspapers, or job printing Of
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
RAPID AMERICANS

"You American soldiers are sure
rapid" said the Frenchman. Il
know one who was only over here
six months and he married a French
girl" did he take her back home
with him?" asked the boy in khaki.
"No; he got divorce before he
left. ."@Yonkers Statesman.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

furnishes pasture all winter, it
makes a cover crop that keeps the
soil from washing and from leech-
ing and it can be plowed under in
the spring to add vegetable matter
ITO the soil
Where rye can be pastured it
will pay to sow the Abruzzi variety,
even at the much higher price for
seed, as Abruzzi rye furnishes twice
as much winter pasture as does COM
mon rye. Where the rye cannot be
pastured, the common rye will make
cover crop" .xs,~.~srd
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

There is nearly as much ire as
'land" in Ireland these days.-Salt
Lake Citizen.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

work. As result, some dozen or
more citizens were instantly on the
spot with shot guns and revolvers
ready to do battle to the supposed
robbers. If it had been bank rob-
bers they would not have gotten
away without trouble, and as Bryan
Britain says, there would have been
slow driving, low singing and soft
talking, for either the robbers or
some of the best citizens of Haynes.
seREae
We need first class weather
prophet, one who will predict rain
without fail. and not miss his pre-
diction either. II you have such
on your list ask him to apply to
Rube Pipkin or Walter Curtis for
employment.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

Germany now knows who won the
war.-Baltimore American
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18

j. A. Jones. of Little Rock, who
has the contract to erect the new
school building. was business Wis
itor Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Governments Ships Are
Defective, Hurley Told
Wooden Vessels Unfit for Over.
seas Service, Insurance
Man Declares

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. Marine in
surance brokers and underwriters have
agreed to work out plan for writing
insurance on government ships and
cargoes for submission to the Shipping
Board, Chairman Hurley was informed
to-day by committee Of insurance
men. Opposition to the establishment
of any government agency to write
marine insurance was voiced by mem
bers of the delegations, who said they
would cooperate with the board to any
extent necessary in making rates and
placing policies.
While the conference between Mr..
Hurley and the insurance men was in
progress Representative Moore. of
Pennsylvania, read a letter from Ben
jamin Rush, president of the Insurance
Company of North America. saving
that many of the wooden ships built
for the Shipping Board were insult
able for overseas service and that some
of the steel vessels had proved defec-
tive, especially in the matter Of rivet-
ing.
"If the Shipping Board viii give US
good ships" the letter said, they will
get good rates on them. There is ample
capacity in the American insurance
market to take care of American bust
ness" -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Taft Says League
Covenant Accepts
Monroe Doctrine
Former President Replies to
Borah and Criticises Reed,
Fess and Poindexter for
Wild Words i'm Congress

SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 21-Former
President William II. Taft, addressing
the closing session of the Pacific Coast
congress of the League to Enforce
Peace, last night replied to his critics
and opponents of the plan for the es-
Enlistment of league of nations, and
referred particularly to an open letter
addressed to him by United States Sen
ator William +. Borah, of Idaho. which
questioned the efficacy of the Monroe
Doctrine in the event the league of ma
lions plan YVES adopted.
Senator Borah wants to know in
what he calls an open letter." said Mr..
Taft, whether | would consent to a
league Of nations in which the Monroe
Doctrine is not recognized. l will
answer him by saying that I would
like to have the Monroe Doctrine ac-
knowledged specifically by such a
league, but if q recognition of its prin-
ciples is contained in the covenant
for such a league | would not object
to the form in which it is put.
ARTICLE X of the covenant drafted in
Paris extends the Monroe Doctrine to
the entire world, and gives it the back
ing of the entire world. Consequently,
1T recognizes the Monroe Doctrine, and
am IN entire support of that COW
enant.
What l would like to ask Senator
Borah is this: If he insists upon the
specific acknowledgment Of the Monroe
Doctrine in the covenant of the league
of nations and if such recognition is
given it in the covenant as finally
agreed upon in Paris, viii he vote for
q treaty based upon the covenant as
finally amended?
"The wild words of Representative
Tess and Senators Reed and Poindexter,
shot out into the afr on the theory
that the people of this country do not
read or that they will accept their bald
statements unquestioned would be
humorous if they were not the utter
ances of such eminent and learned
gentlemen"
Mr.. Tart left San Francisco to-day
TOT Salt Lake City to attend the noun
tain congress of the League to Enforce
Peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-22
Fall Refuses to
Accept Wilson Talk
On Peace as Secret

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The office
of Senator Fall of New Mexico, a Re
publican member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. who like Senator
Borah, of Idaho, declined Preside
Wilson's invitation to dine at the White
House and discuss the proposed league
of nations, made public to- day the Sen
ator's telegram to Secretary Tumulty,
sent from his home at Three Rivers,
N. M. The message follows:
"Your letter of the 18th contain
ing q paraphrase of the Presidents
cable message to you was received to-
day from my office. should be much
pleased to hear the President fully and
upon each article of the proposed league
of nations. | could not, however, agree
to treat as confidential any such ex-
PLANTATION or even q statement of fact
as q basis for such an argument, and
with utmost Difference must say as a
reason for declining the dinner invi-
tation for the Goth that the statement,
in my opinion should be made to joint
public session of Congress to the end,
that, while receiving the earnest and
respectful attention Of the proper com
mittee, the various articles and the
Presidents real reasons for advocating
the same might at the same time be
considered by all members of the Con-
gress and all the people and their true
public opinion, properly and fully in
formed, have an opportunity for making
itself felt"