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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

Io,strate the practicability OF good
rnods resulting in lateral nigh
WAYS to it and bringing about d
general good roads movement. ne
onnortunitv affords Paragould and
other sections in this region
chance to solve the problem OF get
getting away from the bad roaoS
idea that is holding in check the
nrocress of this section. more than
| all other deficiencies combined
| Miserable roads are costing PARA
gould hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars a wear in trade that is drift
ing to other towns. They are re
tarding the towns growth. They
are demoralizing land valuations,
| impeding progress in marketing
farm products and causing inestim-
able Inconvenience to the farmers
of this section. far greater than
| the tillers of the soil realize. The
building of the Lone Star Route
from Chicago to the Gulf through
this section will go far toward elm
Iinating our roads difficulties.
Paragould has a Chamber OF Com
merce through which to strive for
the coveted road. The citizens
should cooperate with that com
mcrcial body. give it renewed sup
port, get behind and stand behind
the officers of the organization and
make it a more influential body.
1t can aud should be done. 1t is
done at other places. Jonesboro
and Blytheville are good examples.
The commercial bodies at those
places are alive. Jonesboro will
join with us in an effort to get
the tranScontinental roadway. 1t
would be as important to that town
as it would be to Paragould. The
two towns, assisted by the smaller
communities betewen Poplar Bluff
and Jonesboro, could put up a live
~ fight and bring a strong influence
to bear upon the committee that
will definitely decide the route of
the highway. and land ii. The
chance OF getting the road may not
be so very flatteriuG but it is fla
Yorable enough TO cause us to wake
up and set in action.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

that the highway is located along
1850 miles Of good roads, and there
Is only about 400 miles to build
which, when this 400 miles Is fin
ished, It will complete the first hard
surfaced road in the Mississippi
valley extending from the lakes tc
the gulf. About so miles to be
constructed lies between Poplar
Bluff and Little Rock
A banquet held at the Y. NJ c. A.
last night marked the closing Of the
first annual meeting. Alexander M.
Graham, state highway inspector Of
Missouri, spoke at the banquet.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
Federal Court Business Increases.

Washington. oct 5.-Violations
of the Eolstead act has increased
the federal court business only eight
per cent. despite the widespread be-
lief that the increase would be
much greater Chief Justice Taft
appeared before senate commit
tee and urged the creation OF is
additional district iudgeships in or
der to relieve the congestion of federal
courts throughout the country.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
Rich Couple Separate.

Chicago Harold + Mccormick
and wife. the daughter Of John .
Rockefeller, have separated it il
announced at the miIliouaires home
Mccormick, who is head OF the In
tornational Harvester Company, in q
statement through his secretary
definitely confirmed the rumor>
which have been afloat ever since
Mrs. Mccormick eXiled herself In
Switzerland eight years ago.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

IL. 5. IrlcG, j. Harry McIHeFSoil
and L. U. Stedman returned last
night on the south bound Cotton
Belt from Poplar Bluff. where they
attended the two days session of the
first annual convention of the Lakes
& Gulf Highway Association conyen-
ed in that city on Monday and
Tuesday for the purpose of designat-
ing a route of the roadway from
Poplar Bluff to Newport and per-
forming other business relating tC
the transcontinental road. They
attended as delegates from Para
gould with Alvin Samuels and P.
c, Ritter. the latter returning home
yesterday morning, in an effort to
induce the building of the highway
through Greene county and Para
gould While they did not succeed
in exacting promise from the con-
yention to approve this route--east
of Crowley's Ridge-they We're as
sured that the route through this
section would be considered and
final decision in the matter would
be made later.
The convention appointed a com
mittee to inspect the proposed
course through Paragould and
Jonesboro, thence to Grubbs and
over to Newport. III is a settled
fact that Newport will get the road.
1t is also settled that Poplar Bluff
will be upon the artery, running to
that point from Dexter, and it was
apparent in the proceedings of the
session that Poplar Bluff was solely
responsible for the highway coming
through this section of the country,
Had it not been for the efforts of
Poplar Bluff, it is said. the road
would have been directed farther
west, through Springfield, Missouri,
and the eastern part of Oklahoma.
Poplar Bluff, it is said sent q
strong delegation of $50 citizens
to Chicago several weeks ago and
presented its proposal in such q
forccful manner, offered such en-
enlargement that the route through
there was chosen, resulting in con-
dUcting the first annual convention
OF the association at that place the
first of this week
paragould was the only town
n cir Of
ley's Ridge that was represented at
the two days gathering and the
delegation here had very little to
encourage it in their fight for
the road. But the members of the
party contended for it, resulting i'll
announced assurance that at least
this section. Just when the in
spcetion will be made was not an
nounced but, presumably. it Will
be at an early date. The expense
Of the inspection party will be
borne by the communities on the
eastern side OF the hills to JonesborO
whore, it is proposed, the road
would turn and connect up with
Grubbs. II miles southwest of the
the latter place. to which point
Newport has already built a hard
road. In event the highway should
be built this way it is not yet
known just what communities be-
tween Paragould and Poplar Bluff
would be touched by the artery; the
committee would decide that.
Perhaps Paragould yet stands a
good chance of landing the high
way, if the right sort OF efforts
and cooperation are advanced to
that end 1t will require both of
forts and cooperation TO get it.
1t would be worth the efforts. If
ever community needed an inn
portant highway this one does a
transcoutinental hard road like the
Lone Star Route" from Chicago
to the Gulf of Mexico would DEM
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
SIX MILLION
MEN IN ARMIES
OF THE WORLD
France and England Still
Maintain Huge Military
Forces u. s. and Ger
many Last.

Washington, Oct. 3.--Actiye arr
mics OF the II most important ma
lions Of the world today include APP
proximately 100000 men, accord
ing 20 Figures obtained here and re-
garded as reasonably correct, With
tie inclusion OF land ornaments in
the agcnda OF the forthcoming con-
ference on limitation OF ornaments,
these are the figures with which it
is expected the assembled commits
sioncrs Will have to deal.
While China stands first among
he nations i'm The Summary Of sol
dier8 actually under arms about
Septomber /, DejnG credited with
1,37o.ooo active troops, France is
far ahead among nations not dis
trcsscd by civil strife, in the NUM-
Der Of men with the colors
The French army strength is
|placcd at 1,o3AO00 men, the british
empire standing next with 10000
| and Germany last with 100000.
The United states stands thir-
teenth with $4,000 men in the
regular army exceeding only Ger
many. while Italy has 100000 and
Japan 10000 active troops.
Figures for other powers include
Russia, $4,000: Poland. 100000;
Greece. $4,000; Spain, 253,oOO;
Switzerland. 10000; Turkey, 1922
con Czccho-slovabia 10000.
In considering problems connected
with attempted reduction Of armed
forces ashore. it is to be assumed,
however that the Washington con-
fcrees will of necessity take into
consideration many other factors
than the forces actually under arms
in computing the army strength OF
| any nation for purposes of discus
sion. Reserve systems. the extent
ITO which reserves have been or
gained for quick mobilization. and
the degree of training they have
received all would be reviewed by
technical experts. In many coun,
tries some form Of universal milf
tary service obligations rests upon
the eutire male population, Japan
Italy. France, Greece, Czccho-Slo.
lyakia Poland, EwitzerIand and Spain
all have in force such laws. while
among the British colonies, South
Africa, New Zealand and Australia
have similar cnacfments.
BY these factors the relative lis.
urcs take ON an even widor discrep-
Icncy than when national army
strength is viewed from the stand
point Of active armies alone. France
for instance is estimated to have
beyond her milliop mon in arms A..
270,000 rescryists, the majority OF
them highly trained as result OF
war experiences, and the whole
body included in highly organic.
ed reserve system that will Keel
the nations trained personnel al
that point Italy's $4,000 fighting
troops are backed by 4,G27,000 re.
lscrycs i'm an equal state OF prepared
ness. and Japan's 100000 by another
Iarmy Of 1,S15,000 trained ana equip
jed to take the field on short no
Itice
The United States has nothing il
Itho way of organized reserves be
hind the regular army except the
National Guard.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07


vestigation which will determine the
cause for these worthless bonds be-
ing offered for sale at this par
ticular time. IF this circular has
been distributed as freely over other
states as it has in Arkansas" says
President Virgil c. Petite, lit is
going to do lis whole lot of harm.
Every holder Of an Arkansas bond
is going to become extremely anxious
and it is certain that lie will buy
no more Arkansas securities until
his mind has been disabused. The
Holford bonds were issued in carpet
bag days and Arkansas did not get
one cent of benefit from them, hence
their reputation by the Fishbaek
amendment
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
Parkin Becomes City.

Little Rock, Oct 5.--The Board
of Municipal Corporation met yes
terday and raised the town of Par
kin to the rank of a city of the
second class. census was taken
July Il, 1921, showing the popula-
ton to be 2.071.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
Explorers Steamer in Storm.

Lisbon. Oct. 5.---"Tho Quest" Sir
Ernest Shacklcton's little steamer
which the explorer intends to cruise
thirty thousand miles in his trip
to the South Polar regions. will be
fit and ready to sail Saturday. it is
announced. A terrific storm forced
the vessel to call for assistance and
dock here yesterday
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
NEW POWDER
INVENTED IN
UNlTEDSTATES
VIII Make 1t Possible to
Fire Guns at Night With
out Observation-Disclosures
stration Friday.

Washington, Oct 5.~--Flashlcss
gunpowdcr making possible night
firing without illumination, one Of
the recent developments of the army
Ordnance Corps, will be demon
strated Friday at the third annual
meeting of the Army Ordnance AS
Isociation at the Aberdeen proving
grounds.
Since the invention and use OF
smokeless powder. which eliminated
the locating OF guns in daylight,
ordnance experts have been working
| to prevent similar ''spotting' at
might This has now been accom-
lplished. Night firing with guns as
large as five inches in which the
muZzlc was barely visible to OBJ
servers so feet away. have recently
been conducted with no more than a
lmomentary dull red glow, and nc
illumination whatever
This has been accomplished by
introducing substances into the pow
der which, when the gun is fired,
are volatilized diluting and cooling
the hot inflammable gases. Ordin-
arily these gases burst into brill
| liant flames when they meet the air.
Salt and chloride of potash are
two substances used to eliminate
the flash.
IT also has been demonstrated
the report is appreciably lessened
with flasnless charges.
Other features Of the Friday s
program include the firing Of the
heaviest single unit of ordnance
in the world" the recently perfect
ed 16-inch so calibre gun mounted
Ion a disappearing carriage, The
gun measures 60 feet in length,
weighs 100000 pounds and requires
$50 pounds of smokeless powder
to propel its ,, 400-pound projectile
approximately % miles. Although
the gun and its mount weigh near
Ily 500 tons. it can be rotated
through $50 degrees by one man and
elevated or depressed 80 degrees by
another, while it is operative at the
rate of one shot per minute Spe-
cial equipment also permits the
manipulation of the piece by cleo
tricity.
Another rifle of the same kind
has been mounted on Il barbette car
Iriagc, permitting an elevation of A5
degrees, aud is expected TO have a
greater range than any gun now
carried by naval craft.
a new and enlarged Browning
rapid fire gun of so calibrc, intended
for defensive use against aircraft
land tanks. will be demonstrated.
The ammunition used by this weapon
lis twice as large as that used in
the World war and the rate of fire
has been greatly increased.
Self-propelled gun mounts carry
ling 75-mm guns and 105 and 1856
Immhowitzers will compete in races
from a given point to the firing
Ilinc, where they will open fire at a
ldistant target.
Night operations will inclHde the
firing Of tracer ammunition at a
free balloon permitting the ira
jectory of the proiectile to be
observed during the flight.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
Assistance GO to Shjpwrecked Men.

IStdHCt TO 20 nI!JpWItChFU ToII'
New York, Oct. 5,--The steamer
Hudson has reported to the naval
radio station here that five men
were sighted adrift in q boat five
milos from Ambrose Channel light
ship. The coast guard was notified
and started to their rescue.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
INSPECT SUGGESTED ROUTE
OF HIGHWAY THROUGH HERE

Remaining Delegates Return From Poplar Bluff
Decision of Projecting Great Road Along
Main Line of Iron Mountain Along East
ern Slope Of Ridge Be Announced Later
Road Through Here Would Touch Jonesboro,
Thence to Grubbs and Newport Meet
ing at Dermott.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

In refutiug an article published
some months ago attacking the
credit of Arkansas Improvement dis
tricts. the Arkansas Advancement
Association is gathering statistics
from the leading bond brokers' Of
the United States. Most Arkansas
improvement district bonds pass first
through the brokerage concerns Of
st, Louis and reports from these
concerns are now being made to the
Arkansas Advancement Association.
One broker states that in the past
three years, his concern has handled
$3,172,000 worth of bonds and that
every cent Of the principal and
interest has been paid by the proper
ty owner. Other brokers will give
similar reports and this information
will be spread over the entire Unit
ed States.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

Another evidence of how inSidious
propaganda has injured Arkansas
was brought to light last week. a
prominent banker of Pine Bluff in
formed President Virgil c. Petite
Of the Arkansas Advancement Asso-
|ciation of the incident. This banker
Ispent the summer in Colorado with
his family. He visited market to
make purchases and became en-
gagged in conversation with the green
grocer. After the merchant had
discovered the banker was from
Arkansas. he began to condole with
him concerning the prevalence Of
pcllagra and famine in Arkansas,
The banker did his best to convince
the Coloradian that there was 10
epidemic of pcIlagra in Arkansas and
asserted that he had never seen any
lone who WIS afflicted with the
disease. The banker painted d
very pretty picture of Arkansas
life and the prosperity and content
'ment OF the people who reside in
this state. The grocer declined to
be impressed and displayed a copy
of the local daily paper which shew-
led, under heavy black headlines,
that President Harding had re-
|quested assistance from the outside
for pellagra and famine stricken
Arkansas. In disgust the banker
asked for the amount of his bill
in order to leave the store. The
proprietor was apparently Mortified
that such question should be
asked and refused TO accept payment
for the merchandise. The Pine
Bluff banker, who is amply able
to purchase any block of ground
in Little Rock. was still mad over
the incident when he related the
story to Mr.. Petite,
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07

So favorable to Arkansas is the
story written by Sherman Rogers,
which appears in The Outlook next
week that 100000 copies have been
purchased for distribution over the
United States Every bank presi-
deut and cashier, rs well as every
editor OF the United States win re-
coive a marked copy. The cover
OF this issue will be unique. Upon
it appears the word ARKANSAS"
and underneath a large question
mark. The Arkansas Advancement
Association is now making prepare
ton to entertain other writer's OF
national Importance and the first
Of these is expected to visit north
west Arkansas, before the end Of
October.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-10-07
DIFFICULTIES
IN OVERCOMING
ARKANSAS REP

CONTINUED From Page One)
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-08
44-HOur Bulletin
NUMBER s


indianapolis, June "a
Why should any one be mlsleo
by the term open shop The OF.
ficcrs Of the |. T. u. have heIt
that there is no such thing as an
open shop-that an office is either
union on non-union. The so-calIeo
"open-shoppers" come out in the
open in the following statement
quoted from the bulletin issued by
the Employing Printers Of Amer
ica-Open shop under date oil
May 25, 1921:
Having declared your plant an
open shop, it is advisable to MAKE
this policy decisive and permanent
by adopting the American Plan OF
employment to preclude all posi-
bility of labor union interference
in the future.
"Under the American Plan the
emuIover exercises his fundamental
right of private contract, dealing
with employees as individuals and
declining 90 deal with them through
the medium of any organization. 70
forestall the Intervention OF pro
fessional meddlers and to safeguard
his undeniable right to run his own
business as he sees fit, every en-
ployer should take the wise precau-
ton to include in each individual
contract clause IN
which the person employed agrees
that during the term Of his en-
Dloyment he will not hold member
ship in any labor union
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-08
Young Workers Need
Health Protection

Children who go to work between
Ia and IL years of age need special
protection if they are to reach man
hood and womanhood with good
health and well-developod bodies.
The United States Department of
Labor through the Childrens Bur-
eau has just issued report called
physical Standards for Working
eleven physicians appointed by the
Children's Bureau explain how the
health of children at work may be
protected.
An effective means of protection
lies in the adoption of physical
standards which all children enter
ing industry are required by law
to meet. Eighteen States now have
a law requiring children to be eX-
amined before going to work. These
States are: Alabama, Arizona, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, HI
inois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
and West Virginia.
laws requires that child shall be
of normal development for his age,
in sound health and physically fit
for the occupation which he is about
to enter. But unless examinging
physicians have definite standards
by which to test development and
sound health, underdeveloped and
physically defective children are
likely to go to work early to their
own serious disadvantage, in spite
of excellent laws intended for their
protection. The Committee, there
fore, has undertaken to define what
constitutes normal development and
sound health for children applying
for working papers.
The report of the Committee con-
tains minimum standards of height
and weight for specified ages, based
on the most trustworthy experience
and present day practice. 1t also
lists defects for which children
should be refused certificates, rem
ediable defects for which they should
be refused certificates pending COR
rection, and conditions requiring
supervision under which provisional
certificates for periods Of three
months may be issued. The points
which examining physicians should
cover if adequate protection is to
be given the working child are given
in detail in the report, which also
contains record blank for the use
of physicians in making these eX-
aminations.
Periodical examinations for child
rem after they have gone to work
are recommended by the Committee
as still further means of pro-
lection. AS yet no State has taken
this step, though an exceptionally
good opportunity for putting into
effect an adequate program of
health supervision, says the report,
is furnished by the compulsory con-
tinuation-s laws now in force
in % States.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-08
Is SOMETHING
TO BE WATCHED
L. :. Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Education.
lFrom American Federation OF
TeaChersl

CFrom American Federation OF
Teachers
The Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States has established Blu
rpau of Education, the first OF -four
bureaus to be connected with the
/ Department of Civic Development
( The other bureaus will be Housing
and City Planning, Immigration
and National Civics.
William Mather Lewis, Of CHI
cago, formerly director of the saw
ings division of the federal treas
urv department, has been appointed
chief of the bureau As director OF
the savings division of the treasury,
Mr.. Lewis was in charge of the
governments campaign for thrift
savings and sound investment. Mr..
Lewis has been connected mainly
with educational work. He was
president of the North Central
Academic Association of Illinois;
instructor in English at Illinois
College; and spent a year and a
half in Europe studying education
and economic conditions.
The purpose of the new bureau,
according to a statement given out
by the Chamber of Commerce is:
To assist in securing for all
Americans common school educa-
ton, at least under competent teach
ers and in a wholesome environ
ment, to the end that pupils may
receive not only mental training
but guidance in character building
70 hn
duties and responsibilities of Amer
lean citizens. American business is
vitality interested in an education
system which will develop in every
citizen maximum individual eff
cheney and service to society.
A comprehensive survey will be
made of the history and present
of the American ele-
mentary school education; teacher
training for these grades; the sit
uation in regard to illiteracy, in
struction of foreign born, compare
tive educational opportunities in
the rural districts and cities the
relation of the school and the home,
the cost of American education and
the taxation system now in force
legislation in force and pending.
Broadly speaking, the work of
the Education Bureau will be, first
to make available for all business
men the essential facts in regard
to the present situation in American
common school education, and sec.
ond, under the guidance of a rep
resentative committe to evolve {
definite, constructive program o.
education.