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The spectator., 1921-01-04
Germany is Disarming
NUMBER Al

Marshal Foch's report on Ger many's disarmament. according to the Temps, says that the Ger mans have surrendered l,e00 cannon. 5000 unmonnted can non barrels, 163, GOO machine guns and barrels. 2.S00,OO rifles. l6,- 900 airplanes and 25. 1000 airplane motors.
 The German delinquencies m executing the disarming clauses of the treaty and the Spa agree ment are said to be principally the maintenance of civic guards in Bavaria and eastern Prussia. the organization of security police and failure to destroy the requir- ed amount of artillery in the east ern and southern frontier for treSses.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Change in Business

w. C. Maxey has bought Out the stock of groceries anu feed ot the Ozark Feed and Grocery Go ', from L. N. Dodgln X sons. The deal was closed Friday night ano Mir. MaXey started in the New Year with a business which Is new to him. While he has beel successful in other business ven iuIe es, il is safe to say that h, win handle the grocery trade in a fair and square way and render good service to the people ol Ozarn and Franklin county who eat to live.
 MT. Dod.iti and son Fay are undecided as to what they Wil, do, but expect to remain in Ozark
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Many Miles of Trails
 To be Created

Between 5000 and 10. 900 miles oe the mar ked trails which now f~isscross the country from easl t. west and north to south are t. te be constructed by Federal aid. There are 955 projects. which form links m one or the other ot tae 24 trails which have been laio rat by private associations.
 Every automobilist IS familiar With the Dixie Highway. the Mo- hawk Trail, the Roosevelt High way, and d score of others, that gre so we'll built and maintained nat driving on them IS a joy aho c5Aiiofs. To sssis, ia building these highways a Federal lunu of $64, 533, 0l9 has been approved Dy the Bureau Of PuDiic Roads oi the Department of Agriculture.
 The Western States will uSe much more of this appropriation than the Eastern States. This l, due to the fact that the trails it. the Eastern States had already been improved to a great extent before the roads were selected Dy the patntinders. This was not the case Ill the West. where long stretches of the selected ruaus were still Tn an unimproveu condition when they were desig mated.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
A Few Hogs Might
 Be a Good Investment

From the Bureau of Markets U. s. Department of Agriculture, report comes that Southern
 will command as high yrlces {. tuose in the corn belt if properly fed and handled. Nearly 6.00I hogs from a single owner in Miss slssippl have been receive q at the National Stock Yards. Ilnnols, within the past few months, all being firm, finished porkers. All the animals showed intensive feeding and weighed 250 pounds or over when they arrived al the market.
 Twelve "a. loads of hogs were received rom q. single Tennessee owner at the same slocky arus. Tn. SC ai.imals were of a distinctly southern type. but they were well tlnlshed on cora, ana solo reaolly at the top of the market. Tue owner received check for S72.4 AT, the largest ever pald to d patron of that market for siu- gle shipment.
 1t would be especially advan- tageOus to the southern farmer to study the use of we'll Daianc cd grain rations and the complement Cary .adaptaIlon of peanuts and velvet beans which can be grown so abundantly to form it. News Letter, Dept of Agriculture.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Buys Out Partner

A deal was closed last week H. wmch ]. C. Wakefield buugh, F. r. Nicno's interest in tn, business. The business will con- tlnue in the name ot J. C. Wake- field X Company. Messrs. Nichols aud Waketield started the busl ness almost thirteen years agv and have built up a splendid trade. They nave maoe 1t th popular store of the town ano county.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Oath Administered to
 County Officials

The County Officials took the oath of office early on Saturday morning following their election. All the county officers arc serving their fir term except County oup't. w. l Agee. who is in hls second term. Attorney D. L. Ford sWore in Theron Agee, Uir- cult Clerk. Other officials, D r. King, County Ju0ge: Ralph Floyd, County Clerk; C. C. Harmon. Sheriff, LOOK the oath of office Tn the County Clerks office, John Bollinger swearing them Ill. A number of deputies also took the oath of office.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Mrs. Mollie Littleton
 Passes Away

Mrs. Littleton died at the home of her son, W. H Li.tleton, Sat uiday. at 7:l5 D. m., af the age of 63 years. She had been res- iuent of Ozark for many years and has 8 large circle of friends. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 800 o'clock, conducted by Rev. V. K. Aubrey, of the Presbyterian church, at the Highland cemetery, where in- terment was made. Rev. Aubrey used for hls text her favorite Scriptul Q, a part of the l4th chap ter of St. Johns gospel,
 The pail bearers were, Whit Martin. Mon Forrest, II. E, Bar tleson, J. C.. Wakefield, Bert Val entine. A. Shambiin.
 She is survived by three sons Sam, Will and Arthur, all of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. Wordna Black. of Canyon City. Colorado.
 The bereaved family have the sympathy of scores of friends in their bereavement.
The spectator., 1921-01-04

gay diners. In 1908 it was esti- mated that $1. 900. 900 was spent in the white-light district on New Years Eve. After that statisti- clans gave up trying to figure out the sum.
 The din and probably the cost of the celebration was greatly di- mlnished under wartime prohi- bition in the New Years demon stration of 1920. Od timers said all the ginger" had departed with John Barleycorn.
 The cupid of 1921 will be the first to make his bow under Con- stitutional prohibition. In New York he will find that times have changed. Benton County Daily.
The spectator., 1921-01-04

these contests. l am sure that hese competitive exercises may be made a very important fact r in securing and holding a bett r school spirit, These meets will widen the horizon of student ac- quaintance and will tend to unify ana cor, Hate scho I activities. Winners of county contests of last year will be barred from con- tests in subjects in which they won last year.
 w. l. AGEE,
 County Sup't.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Law Breakers Caught

Ten arrests have been made in in trying to find the parties guilty of breaking into the stores and stealing goods. which has been going on in Ozark for the past few months. Two of the boys have been released on bonds of $500 each. One of the gang" has been removed to Van Buren to answer charges i'll Crawford county. Other arrests will prob ably be made.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Permanent Bonds
 to be Ready Jan. 3

Holders of temporary bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan may now present them to their banks to be eXcnanged for permanent Fourth Liberty Loan coupon bonds or registered bonds. according to thelr wishes. As was done Tn the case of other Liberty bond issues, the banks will give the holders receipts for the bonus turned m. and wlll notify them when the new bonds are ready to deliver.
 Deliveries of the new bonds, with all interest coupons attached will begin here January 5. and will proceed as rapidly as sup plies are received from Washing ton. The banks and trust com panies turn over the temporary bonds to the Federal Reserve Bank, by when they are scan celied and forwarded to the Treas ury D, partment. The t'edera Reserve Bank, however, does not receive bonds for exchange from individuals. Globe Demociat.
The spectator., 1921-01-04

China has within her bOundar- ies one-Quarter of the total pop ulation of the world, and the mass of her people are fruit lovers. A certain amount of American fruit both fresh and dried, has already found it's way into Chinese fruit stores. but the opportunities for expansion are immense. Market specialists conclude that 1t will not be long before the mass of the Chinese people will Le ready to buy foreign fruit.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Why Not Finance Peace
 As We'll as War?

While legitimate business and the farm industry still are going on starvation rations as to credit in this country, it is interesting to learn that Europe has had $ billions of dollars of the various classes of credit extended to it by the United States since the armistice, on top of the 10 billions it got during the war.
 One day last week 55 million dollars worth of Standard Oil bonds were over-subscribed with in a few minutes after the books were opened. It appears money and credit can stlll be had in stantly by an industrial grant, if we except the greatest and most necessary giant of them all-the farm industry of the United States, winch is it's biggest busi- ness. the one which contributed more than 25 billion dollars to national prosperity last year.
 Ot the two Standard Oil Com panies borrowing these 55 mil lions, one last spring paid 200 per cent. stock dividend out of it's surplus: the other at this time last year had a surplus of 5S mil- Hon after paying a 13a per cent. cash ulviuend.
 Why should they be borrowing money and getting it at a time uAe this, when the most vital m. uustry Uf all is m far worse nee0 of funds to save it from collapse and virtually cannot even borrow a Cent?
 When Uncle Sam needed anoth- CT 5UO miliOn 8 few day ago, ms Issue of treasury certificates was oyer-sunscr,ped- 200 inilllun dol- la. alnosL immediately.
 There app -ars to be plenty Uf money In the country for any. thing and everyone except foi lne man and lnuustry that need 1t most and who. it national well fare De considered. have a para mount clam on credit
 Ii ,hi, Government would make 1t possible for hlm to get sthat credit. present market stagnation would give place to activity. for the W orld needs every bushel oi ms wheat. every pound of his Cotton and all the livestock he can spare. In a few more months ne could take up these notes, ana in the meantime there would be business. work and wages for eyerypody.
 If a government can finance a war emergency. why cant 1t do some thing to finance a peace emergency? Didn't the present administration do ju that when last spring It advanced the rail- load coo million dollarso-Cap- pers N NeekIy.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
Had the Advantage

Teacher: "How is It that Tom my knows his a phabet better than you do? He never forgels a sing le letter"
 Sam: Please. sir, his father 8 a postrnan. "--Bo, s Llfe.
The spectator., 1921-01-04

Mrs. Tom Williams was calleu here last week by the il ness of her sister, Mrs. Mollle Littleten, and returned to her home at Pine Bluff before his death,
The spectator., 1921-01-04
k I WILL *

will start anew this morning with hghet falrer creed will to sit repning ruthless ighbors greed will to sit repinng while my duty's cal is clear will waste whining and my heat shall know
 no fear sE
 will look sometimes about ne for the things hha merit
 praise;
 will search hidden beautfs that eude gru nbers
 gaze
 will try to find contentment m the paths that must will have resentment when another moves ahe ad will not be swayed by @hen my rivals strength ks
 shown \ 1 will not deny his merit but l strive to prove my own will the beauty spread before me- rain shine will preach duty and be concerned with
 mine.
 Weekly.
The spectator., 1921-01-04
School Contests

oS thC 'OifOWiuS pidSCS. O"Hi H' Dennir g. WataluIa, Lonelm, Cass, Charleston. Branch and Cecil.
 With the Ozark school will con- test White Oak, New Hope. Grenade's Chapel. Boston, Union Ridge, Stone Hill, Lone Oak. Oak Hill, Adams School. Webb City. Saleda Grove.
 With Denning will contest Al. tus. Alix, Mt. Bethel and Center Cross. t.
 With Wata,ula will contest West View, Jethro, Middle Ridge. and Low Gap.
 With Cass will contest Beech Grove, Frazier, North Liberty. and Eagle Gap.
 With Lonelm will contest Con- cord. Woodlawn, Center Point, Hickory Ridge. Jackson, Oak Grove (No. 4). White Rock. and Long Branch.
 With Charleston will contest Grand Prairie. Vesta, Paget, Zion. Bollinger, Potts. Pine Mountain.
 With Branch will contest Prai- rie View, Friendship, Elm Vale, Beulah. Union Academy. Maple Grove. and Cemetery Ridge.
 With Cecil will contest Corinth, Lowe's Creek, Sub Rosa, Oak Grove (No. 4u, and Harmony.
 Contests will be held in the subjects of spelling. composit on. writing, map drawing, rapid cal culation. and recitation (reading).
 In the subjects of spelling, map drawing. and composition writ ing there will be two classes ol contestants; st.dents of the 7,h and 8th grades constituting one class and those below the 7th tn, other class.
 In the other subjects all grades below the 9lh. Students m tn, High School grades will not b. eligible.
 For the spelling contest grades 2 and 8 will be given words from the 5th and 9th divisions of the adopted book grades below the 7th will De given words from the 3d and 4th divisions.
 In the map drawing contest the 7th and S,h grades Will draw a map of the United States. show ing all the states; the grades be- low the 7th will draw an outline map of South America, showing rivers, mountains. etc Contest ants in map drawing must state on their honor that they have not received assistance and have not traced maps.
 In composition, writing contest ants of the 7tn and Sth grades will write compositions of not less than 300 word, on some subject selected by themselve>: those o. grades beiow the 7th Wii Write compositions of not less than 25O Worus.
 Contest Tn recit ation, declama- tion or reading will be open to all grades below the 9.n.
 Contest in rapid calculation vii. be limited to the tunuamental processes of addition. suDtrac- tiOn, multipiicatiou. and division; speed and accuracy to uetermine the winner.
 In duultlOn tO tnS literafy SUD- jectS, contests will be helu iu the athletic features : Standing anu running broad jump and lo0-yds. dasn.
 The winners at these district meets will earn the privilege oi competing with each other al the county meet 10 be held some tune in Marcn. Nuplizes will be gwen winners of ulstlict meets, out prizes will be awarded yicto.s of county meet. e
 If there are schools inadveft- ently omitted rom the foregoing
The spectator., 1921-01-04
New Years 0bservances
Past and Present Manner of
 Celebration

way attributed to the addition tC the Constitution of some dry reading matter. In still greater part 1t is because the interna. tional obsession for celebrating whenever Father Time takes 8 fresh start in plotting the earth around the sun is thousands of years old. The manner of observ- ing the day has changed greatly through the centuries.
 The urge to give presents at kast once a year was felt even before Christmas and Santa Claus came into the scheme of things, and tiae ancient Greeks, Chinese, Egyptians and Romans rendered their gifts to one another on the drst day of the year Kings got into the habit of receiving extra its from tseir subjects on these days and liked 1t so well they be- gan extortlng larger and larger sums This praeGce got so bad m Rome under the Caesars that C,audius called a hait.
 It spread to other rNcountries, however. and the English had their New Years celebration sJoiled annually by rapacious sovereigns uutIl the good sense .ot Queen Elizabeth cut such gifts down to a minimum. Ia those
 lays the celebration of New Years Day had become world.
 ide. With variations 10 suit all natlonaiities 1t consisted of every tnlng of eating. drinking and a ..nasles sarr g merrlment.ssA.
 Christopher Columbus. so far IS Is known. was the first white
 uau io 1ublIate on New Years Jay in the Western Hemisphere. While his ships were un iergolng repars on January l, l493, he en- joy ed a sumpruous dinner with the savage monarchs on the island II Haiti. After this meal, his- tury says the discoYerer of Amer
 ca had his titst smoke of tobacco. Whether he enjoyed il is not re- corded, but he left it to a later generation (Sir Walter Raleigh Is generally credited with the functionl to introduce tobacco in Europe.
 The Pilgrim Fathers and the first families of the older states of the Uni0n enjoyed a quiet hol- Iday aS each year came around. They teasled. but not until they mad attended religious services. In the l9th century people with Dlg houses and flowing sldeboal ds aeid open house on New Year's Day and from all over friends came afoot. on bicycles and in ,urreyS and stanhopes to pay short visits and sample the con- tents of wine cellars. Then they Went on to call on other friends. Popular maldenS in those days witnessed traffic jams in front of their homes. 90 prevalenI was the pencnant tur short calls on young women during the a. ternoon of the years first day. This GUS. tom passed out quietly with the dawn of the 20th century and the coming of automoDlles and caba- cettes. This was Succe eded by nothing but W inc" naDlts amid che thousands who trequented cafes aud grill rooms Tn the cities on New Years Eve.
 For twenty-five years, up to the dawn of 1920 anu the era of .ar-time proGiolllon, the celeDra- ,ion in New York became noisler and more expenslve each year, Tnousands used 10 crowd into the places of amusement, and Broad. way was packed with surginp ,nrong of merry makers with squakers, clappers. bells, ticklers and confetti.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09
A Prohibitive Tariff or a
Protective Tariff

Two Objectionable elements already apparent in
tariff discussions One of them is the who wants
tariff that will shut foreign goods out of this country
manufacturer with the privilege of charging for his
product all that the will bear. The other is
the man that thinks that the American ought
to have the opportunity of buying goods wherever they
be made the cheapest without regard to the effect
upon American industries and American workmen
1t is not far from the truth to say that the first
class largely the product of the imagination of the
desire prohibtve tariff; but there great many
Americans who opposed protective tariff and it
suits their argument declam against the supporters
Of prohibitivc tariff.
The great majority of Americans belong to neither
of these two classes. They in favor of reason
able protection to American industry. They desire to
American wages kept at scale that will permit of
american standards of living for American wage
ers They do not want to the United States made
dumping ground for European Asiatc manufacturers
produced by cheap labor They do not want to see
American held up by American monopolistc
profeers. And they understand in general way that
tariff upon imports is\one of the very best methods
of raising revenue for the national government
Neither the class that is opposed to a protective
tariff nor the class that is favor of prohbitive
tariff will have much influence with the Republican
majority of the congress. That congress will haye
the opportunity to give the United States the best
tariff law had 1t will not be easy thing to
do, but if succeeds in doing this it will have
The approval of the great majority of American citizens,
and it afford to disregard the unfavorable com
ments of critics on both sides
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09

$5,513
twenty Suppose S. week at cent will have
AT
twenty years possible $40 will have
$6O1S
will five $7O25
and S19,717
No better fundamental plan life could than the setting
When the
duction orderly fixed Habits inausuratcd
stabilize the life.
which
OF personal affairs
of
efficiency developed
With the these habits of life there bound be
capable
porta to be 'front.' practices.
itself what saved
thrift.
to court
will
to the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09
Horoscope
"rhc Stnrs Incline.
hut DO Not Compel"

During this day many planetary in
flucnces contend. according to astrol-
ogy. While Jupiter and Saturn are in
NbcnefiC aspect, Venus. Mars. Uranus
and the sun are all mildly adverse.
The new Moon of this date falls
when the sign Sagittarius is rising
and tho luminaries are conjoincd with
Mercury on the cusp of the second
house in trine to Jupiter in the ninth.
The remarkable triple conjunction
OF Venus. Mars and Uranus, which
takes place on the cusp of the third
houss makes this month an exceeding
/ ly significant one that sets a mark for
"a year of great events.
! Trade in which Great Britain p in
tcrested is to increase so remarkably
that Canada and the other colonies Will
prosper greatly but the indca-
tions arc that the United States will
pay heavily for this great volume OF
commerce.
I The general condition of America
will be good during the year unem-
, ploymcnt ceasing TO be problem as
soon as recognized.
Immigration will come much to the
| fore in Congress where heated discus
sions will take place
/ Theatrical affairs at this time come
under an omen OF change that may
be beneficial to the public.
Again many cases of cruelty 70
children and even of murder are fore
cast.
Breach of promise will be revived
extensively as basis for suits that
concern prominent persons. woman
will be defendant in cause celebre.
This should be day favorable to
the clergy and to those interested in
reforms OF various sorts.
Tho aged should benefit from this
direction of the stars. but there will &c
many deaths before the spring.
| Persons whose birthdato IL is have
the augury OF n successful year. Those
who IRE employed probably will be
promoted.
Children born on this day probah bly,
will have great prosperity all thru life,
Girls may marry men whom they can
control.
Newspaper Syndicate)
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09
Colorado's Primary Law Needs
Amendment

Governor Shoup is quite right in saying that Colo
raAo's present primary law needs amendment. lie
bo right in saying that the primary, under Colorado 5
present law than the old convention system of
making nominations.
Tho people Of Colorado, however, do not want the
direct primary ahoshcd and the old convention system
restored On the contrary they do not believe that the
direct primary plan has had fair trial in this
state and they would like to test the workings of real
and genuine direct primary law before going back to
the older and still discretitcd convention plan
There is prevalent and widespread belief that tho
present primary Law Intentionally made it for
the purpose of disercdtnc this plan and forcing the
people back TO the convention system The repeal of the
primary law rather than its amendment will be inter-
pretcd by considerable number of the people the
successful end of conspiracy against progressive ideas
in state government, and any law rccstabish the
convention system will surely be held up by The refer
,ndum
The two particular points in which the Colorado
primary law is defective, and which it differs from
genuine direct primary laws that working in other
states the absurd provision for the assemblies, and
the lack of any provision for party registration. The
open primary in which any voter of any party vote
in tho primary of any party. is generally considered to
he thoroly Objectionable, and law without pro-
vision for party registration can be considered
unc test of the direct primary.
In its consideration of this subject the Colorado
assembly will have be guided by theory break
trails thru untroddcn political wilderness. In
states the direct primary has been failure and
in other states j. has beer success. Generally speak
ing it has succeeded in states where the people have
been given genuine direct primary it has failed in the
states where the machine politicians have imposed
counterfeit substitute.
A direct primary law that has worked well in
other states will probably work well in Colorado and
if the law has worked well in several states the
probability of its here is greatly increased.