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Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
WHAT OF THESE OLD MEN?

Congress enacted a law in 1890 re-
Independent establishments in the
federal service to report each year to
the secretary of the treasury the num-
Der of employees under them who were
below fair standard of efficiency.
Every year this is done and the letters
to the secretary of the treasury from
the various departments and bureaus
are printed in the book of estimates of
appropriations compiled for use by
congress in making up the annual
supply bills. Congress never pays the
slightest heed to these reports. They
are made up year after year, but the
inefficient are never fired.
For example last year the chief
clerk of the treasury reported 10 en-
ployees of the Treasury department as
below fair standard of efficiency. But
nothing will be done about it. The
Interior department reported 139 in
efiicients, and will probably go on re-
porting them till they die of old age.
There are employees of the govern
ment in Washington who are totally
blind and who are led from their
homes to their offices each day and
back home again in the afternoon.
l knew in 1920 one gentleman of
ninety-two years who had been in the
government service for seventy-two
years. He was being paid at that time
$500 year. His maximum pay dur
ing his long service was $500 a year.
James K. Polk was President when
this old gentleman came into the serv-
Ice. He was born on January 10,
1923. His father was a captain of
the regular army in the war of 1872.
After that service he led an active life
in other occupations until 1S4S, when
ne died, leaving dependent family Of
nine persons, three of them boys. 1t
fell to the lot of one of them to be the
! chief support of the family.
1t came to pass, then, that at the age
of twenty he received through the
influence of navy friends of his father
small clerkship at the naval obsery-
atory, then under the superintendent
of that accomplished oft1cer, Matthew
Fontaine Maury, whom he served as
amanuensis for ten years, accounting
1t great privilege and pleasure to
have heard Maury's voice debating the
words of sense and wisdom which
make up the sailing directions, the
wind and current charts and other
publications issued from the obsery-
atory for the benefit of the world.
From copyist at first, November O.
184S, at So day, the young man was
advanced as follows:
July 1, 1853, clerk at $1,000 a
year: July 1, 1854. clerk at $500 a
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
SOLONS ARE NOT AS YET CON-
TENT WITH THEIR ECON
OMY DRIVE
ESTIMATES BEING SOUGHT
Hearings On Appropriation Bill viii
Be Concluded With Secretary
Weeks And General Perish
ing AS Last Witnesses.

hington.-Demand for a reduc.
ton in the size of the army to 1907
O00 enlisted men, or even to a maxi
mum of 10000 will be made in the
House when the annual army APP
preparation bull comes up for con-
sideration, members of the subcom.
mittee which is drafting the measure
predicted.
A formidable bloc of representa-
tiyes, the subcommittee members
said, is preparing to wage a determ-
ined fight to limit the armys size to
$4,000 men, while others who favor
reduction have indicated they will be
satisfied if the maximum is fixed at
100000 Other factions among the
House membership are said to favor
a 125 900 maximum or to oppose any
reduction in the present size, which
under a limitation of pay for enlisted
men approximates 1877 200.
War Department estimates trans
mitted through the Budget Bureau
call for an appropriation for the fiscal
year beginning July l, sufficient for
the pay of 100000 men and approx
mately $4,000 officers.
Chairman Anthony of the subcom-
mittee in charge Of the bill announced
that three new estimates have been
called for from the War Department.
to be computed on the basis of an
army of $4,000, of 10000 and 1880
enlisted men.
Members of the subcommittee are
of the opinion that the appropriation
bill when reported will provide for an
army of 100000 or 125, 600 men, Eff
forts to cut the number below 100000,
it was said, are expected to be made
by Democratic members of the House
and by some of the members who be-
lieye the armament conference re-
moyd the possibility TO war.
The budget estimates call for a
total appropriation of 1854, 266,512 for
pay of all persons connected with the
army, including field clerks and of
ficers on the retired list. The total
requested in estimates for the War
Department is approximately 1884,
100000.
Hearings on the appropriation bin
before the subcommittee probably
will be concluded with Secretary
Weeks and General Pershing as the
last witnesses. 1t probably will be
several weeks, members of the sub
committee said before the bill is re-
ported by the Appropriation Com
mittee.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
PROGRESS IS MADE
WITH FARM WORK
FARMERS ARE INSTRUCTED IN
BETTER SEED CORN, S. C.
BOUTON SAYS
SWEET POTATOES SHIPPED
Much New Ground In Jackson County
ls Going Into { tto7 This Year,
And Increased Acreage is
Predicted.

Little Rock.-Although farm work
in Arkansas was retarded consider
ably during the latter part of Janu-
airy by heavy rains excellent progress
is now being made. according to the
weekly crop letter Of the Z. S.
Bureau of Crop Estimates, issued by
c. S. Bouton, statistician for Arkan-
sas.
According to Mr.. Boutons report
decided interest is being manifested
by the farmers in the state toward a
better grade Of seed corn, and much
Of this commodity is being sold by the
seed breeders The color of wheat. in
the northwest section of Arkansas is
exceptionally good, MI. BoHton says,
and the plant is stooling nicely on good
soil. The weather has been favor
able for a good crop he said. Oats
are in good condition.
Many cars of sweet potatoes are
being shipped from different points
in the stale. and up to date possibly
as much as rs ar 50 per cent Of the
commercial crop has been placed On
tie market. The price is favorable,
Mr.. Bouton said Mr.. Bouton said
that there is a movement on foot for
the sale of the entire output of the
certified sweet potato in this state to
one organization. the consideration
being s. per bushel
Much new ground in going into
cotton in Jackson county this year,
the report says, and indications are
toward a decided increase in acreage
in the state To date the weather
has not been cold enough at any time
to cause any great damage toward de-
stroying the boil weeyil. and anxiety
increases among the cotton men as to
the depredations of this pest this year.
The recent freezes have not been
Unfayorable to the strawberry crop,
Mr.. Bouton said, and all indications
are for a good crop this year. Re-
ports of increased as we'll as new
acreages of strawberries continue to
come into Mr. Bouton's office There
is a movement on foot in White coun-
ty to centraHze the marketing of
berries.
Approximately $4,000 grape vines
will be set out at Bradford, White
county, this year, the report says.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

The commissioner of pensions sup
plies the following compact statement
of the age of the employees'in the pen
sion bureau:
Number in the classified civil serv-
ice, S74; age of the oldest employee,
lightweight; number over eighty years
of age, %; number between sixty-five
and eighty, 266; based on age of sixty
five, number eligible for retirement,
292; percentage of employees eligible
for retirement, 1874; average age of all
employees, July 1, 1919, fifty-eight.
These old men and women bear the
burden of the administration of the
complex, intricate and involved pro-
cedure under the pension laws having
to do with the disbursement of S222,-
159, 292 in 1920 to 100000 and some
odd benefciaries.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
SAYS CALOME|
SAL|vATES /
LOOSENS 1|
The Very Next Dose
Treacherous Druu
Start Trouble.
You know what calomel

You know what calomel il
curry; quicksilver. Calomel
Gus. 1t crashes into SON,
dynamite, cramping and slcI,
Calomel attacks the bones !,
never be put into your sysl
If you feel bilious, heada1
pated and all knocked out
your druggist and get a bon
sons Liver Tone for a few d
Is a harmless vegetable sinh
dangerous calomel. Take /
and if it doesn't start yow|
straighten you up better AL
than nasty calomel and with
you sick, you just go back sll
money.
Don't take calomel! It /
sick the next day; it loses \
work. Dodson's Liver Tone
you right up and you feel
salts necessary. Give it to H
because it is perfectly han
can not salivate.-AdvertsE
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
VIM AND VI
Follow, If You
This Advice

Galveston, Texas Ate.
some years ago, all my fam
rundown, due to exposure
the water, loss of sleep, etc
all feeling miserable and the
cine they took was DR.. Pier
Medical Discovery. BY The
medicine they were all rest0s
and strength. And l alwa5
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets ID
They are an excellent regul
stomach, liver and bowels, d
attacks. | can speak in thef
of all of DR.. Pierce's NEEDED
J. w. Moss, 1918 Ave. X.
What Golden Medical Ds
done for thousands it will dOi'
it today from your nearest d
lets or liquid. Write for free
vice to DR.. Pierce's, Buffalo,
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Chinese Girls Robbed.

San Francisco.-Even Chinese act
reses have things stolen and get their
names in the paper as result Some
daring thief stole the wigs, slippers,
lip sticks and pink silk things of the
Chinese chorus girls at a Chinatown
theater, according to the complaint
of Lee Quang, proprietor, to the police
recently. Without them the chorus
girls could not appear.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Candy Tasted Ain

Mother" little Charles
ously, after he had locke
his toys Christmas mornin.
sampled the candy that S.
had left in the little chess
hanging from the tree, .
that Santa Claus left me
like that candy dad brough.
other day !"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Five Children Parrish

Centrala, Wash.-Fiye children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rhodes of Claber,
Wash, near here, died within an hour
after their mother had given them
doses of what was purported to be Ep-
som salts, which she said she had
bought at a general store at Claber.
The coroner is investigating.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Oklahoma Bank Closed

Ada, OkSa.-The Merchants and
Planters National Bank here is in
charge of bank examiner following
the closing of the institution by the
Board of Directors and the national
bank examiner.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Estate Disposed Of.

Milwaukee.-A 100000 estate is
disposed of by the viii of the late Har-
riett L. Cramer, owner of the former
Evening Wisconsin. The viii has been
filed for probate. Two relatives, and
many friends and servants as well as
newspaper men employed on the edi-
torial staff of the newspaper are re-
membered
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

ogers.-Landlord Elliot of the Ho-
tel Main which was damaged by fire
Sunday entertained the local fire
brigade at dinner. All of the fire
boys, with their wives, were invited.
Batesville.-The BatesviIle Water
and Light Improvement District has
placed on the maket for sale $25 600
of six per cent bonds, bearing semi
annual interest. The bonds run from
one to 20 years.
aragould-George W. Haynes, en-
gineer at the city power house, lost
the forefnger of his right hand in an
accident recently.
Conway-Workers for the Wood
row Wilson foundation fund fell just
81 short Of reaching the halfway mark,
having $199 credited against a quota
of $500.
Judsonia.-The Owen-Houck Lum-
Der Company of Paragould has bought
the Starr Lumber Company here.
operative car of hogs shipped by
County Agent J. 3. Daniels were re-
ceived yesterday. The shipment net
ted S1,52005 for 109 hogs weighing
1880 pounds. This shipment was
made by IA farmers of this county.
Russellville.-Dr. c. w. Garrison,
state health officer, and Dr. McMullen
of Louisville, KY, chief surgeon of the
U. S. Public Health Service, spent to-
day here inspecting the building that
is to be used by the government as
a trachoma hospital.
Camden.-The Woman's Mission
airy Society of the First Methodist
church held a reception for the men,
bers of the church recently.
Paragould.-At the annual meeting
of the Y w G. A. reports showed
that much good work had been done
during the past year. The institute
being conducted at the ."Y" by Mis-
ses Corbett, jenkins, Coon and Eas-
ley, field workers of st. Louis, is at
tracing large crowds of Y members
and others. The school will close to-
morrow night
Paragould.- The High School Club
has elected officers, for the year as
follows: Bill Trice, President; Fred
Wright, vice President; Henry Kirch
off, secretary and treasurer
Rogers.-As an illustration Of how
the timber of the Ozarks is bein,
misused and wasted load of heatin,
delivered at the Rogers Communit,
Club cottage was more than two-third
back walnut. The load sold for 81
Made into dressing tables and chair
for "milady's" room its value shout
rup into hundreds of dollars.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
HE Beaten Road.

Sincerity is like travelling In plain
beaten road, which commonly hr,n ore
a man sooner to his journeys end than
Dy-ways, In which men often lose
Observation-Disclosures.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Bank Is $4,000 Short.

Edenton, N. C.-The Farmers Bank
and Trust Company of Hartford, N.
c., has been closed by State Bank Elk.
aminer Latham, according to word re-
ceived here, on account of alleged
shortage in funds reported to be be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

For your daughters SAX.
Cross Ball Blue in the lau
will then have that dainty,
ed appearance that girls ai
vertisement.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Mexico Is To Settle lin

Mexico City.-Mexico's financial af-
fairs will be settled at once, according
to information given the correspond
ent by high official of the Treasury
Department.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Walnut Ridge-Tbe drug store OF
DR.. w J. Robinson at Portia was
broken into and about 5000 to $500
worth of cigarettes and toilet articles,
and an overcoat owned by Bill Shaw,
clerk, were stolen. Entrance was
gained by boring through the front
door The goods were recovered to-
day by Bill Shaw, J. E. Mccall and
NJ. A. Justice. local officers, at the
home of Mabel Smith at Black Rock,
where officers think they were taken
by two men sought as suspects.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Baltimore.-Three men were killed
and another was injured when an au-
tomobile in which they were riding
struck an iron trolley pole here.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Personality in a man is NJ
you wonder "who that MI
you see so often"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Camden.-There was 1880 bales
of cotton ginned in Columbia county
up to January 16, according to an
official report by A. o. Andrews, cot
ton reporter
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Copyright, Western Newspaper Union

The exigencies of the war required
great expansion of the clerical
forces at Washington and elsewhere
and this was accomplished by labor
turnover several times above normal.
The percentage of destinations of ap-
pointments among eligibles on the CIV
IL service register increased in many
instances from 80 to more than 90 per
cent-that is, more than half the men
and women who successfully passed
civil service examinations and were
offered jobs under the government re-
fused to take them. 1t is estimated
that more than $4,000 of those who
met the test were appointed during
that time.
The civil service commission says
fatty:
"Those familiar with the federal
service at Washington know that the
service is now hampered by the re-
tention of incompetents whose re-
moval is rendered difficult by influences
which are incompatible with the eff
cheney of the service. Preferences
and exemptions increasingly clog the
departments with persons whO no
matter how inefficient, are difficult to
remove, and whose retention tends TO
destroy the discipline of the service"
Among these inefficients, of course,
are the superannuated and the phys
ically incapacitated. The bureau of
efficiency estimated, before the pass
age of the approximation retirement
law, the number of employees in the
civil service of the United States sew
enty years of age and over as follows:
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Searcy. State Senator Har-
ry L. Ponder of Walnut Ridge spoke
before the students of Searcy pul 2
schools yesterday on Good Citizen
ship" Supt. J. II. Burlington, who
came to Searey from Walnut Ridge,
invited Mr. Ponder to make the adj
dress. Mr. Ponder emphasized the
need cf every student making study
of the conditions and needs of his
own state IN order to become an in
telligent citizen.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16
Where Your Taxes Go
How Uncle Sam Spends Your Money
in Conducting Your Business
Bv EDWARD G.LOWRY

Washington Contrbu
Author the Nations Gove Methods
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Bentonville.-A new road is being
opened north of Bentonville between
the Valley View and Bella Vista
roads. leaving Bentonyille by the
Park Springs hotel.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1922-02-16

Mountain Home.-A big rabbit hunt
was held BY young men in the Colfax
community, between this place and
Cotter, Monday, and rs rabbits were
killed by the nimrods. The hunters
used shotguns and dogs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25

The sea of Galilee is composed of
fresh water and is really only a
wide place in the Jordan river.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
1.-THE RED PEACOCK

Admittedly one Of the biggest
emotional p~hotoplays seen here in
many months is 'The Red Peacock"
a new Paramount picture starring
Pola Negri, the famous European
screen star, which to the
Rialto Saturday. Miss Negri is said
to be the Sarah Bernhard Of the
screen, and that she Is versatile Is
amply proved by her superb work
in such picture successes as Pas
sion,' Gypsy Blood and "The Last
Payment" the latter a Paramount
picture, scoring heavily.
In the story, Pola Negri is seen as
violette, a flower girl, who is driven
from her squalid home by a drunken
step-father and forced to make her
own way through life. She meets a
young playwright in dramatic cir
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
FOUR PLAYERS IN
TWO BIG PICTURES

Four of the players in the new vii
liam Fox super.pieture. Shame
shown at the Sugg next Wednesday
and Friday, appear in another big
William Fox picture, "A Connecticut
Yankee in King Albert'sA Court
which was presented last spring and
hailed as a masterpiece Of humor
during It's long Broadway run.
Each does especially fine work in
both pictures. William V. Mong
gives "A sterling Characterization in
shame and in "A Connecticut
Yankee" gives a richly unctuous
figure to the screen as Merlin the
Magician. In SHAME" Rosemary
Thelby is .The Weaver of Dreams
In the Yankee" she is delightful as
Queen Morgan lie Fay. George Sieg-
mann added to motion picture art
by his work in both pictures, as did
Herbert Fortier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
REM FREE"

The mahl stick and palette are no
strangers to Wallace Reid and he
is quite at home In his hole of an
impecunious artist In Rent Free"
his new Paramount picture which
comes to the Rialto Theatre next
Monday and Tuesday. Mr.. Reid used
to do quite a bit OF this sort of
thing though his specially was car
toon work.
Mr.. Reed smiled somewhat remin-
~iscently as he dabbed at the colors
on his palette.
ITS a good thing" he observed,
that artists like attic rooms. for
in many cases they have to use them
because they are cheapest. 1t seems
funny that art is such a tough game
and yet pays such splendid dividends
when once the artist has arrived.
Yet the life Of the studios the
artists studios, l mean-is most fas-
c~inating." egafina stlss $50 ld
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
"eHAME" RANKS WITH
BEST SCREEN OFFERINGS

shame" the William Fox special
which runs at the Sugg Wednesday
and Friday, must be ranked with
the best in screen offerings. II Is
a fascinating and e~nthralling tale,
and scenically the picture is beauti-
full. IL is one of those impressive
p%hotodramas that stand out from the
general run and help establish new
standards of excellence in the fore.
most field Of entertainment.
The production adds to the fame
of Emmett j. Flynn, the young
director who made the Fox special,
"A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court and it has served
to lift to stardom John Gilbert, the
brilliant young actor who portrays
the character of David Fielding.
Fielding, the youthful head of a big
shipping concern, in Sar Francisco,
is told he is a h~alf-caste. refusing
at first to believe II, he broods eve
the charge until he grows frantic.
He takes his infant child ard leaves
his home, going to the wilds of
Alaska. His wife follows with a
faithful secretary. They are attacked
by wolves, and the secretary jumps
from the dog sled to fight the pack.
The dogs run on to Fields cabin
and stop. AS Fielding gets his wife
inside the cabin he is attacked by
one of the wolves, and fights 1t
barehanded.
The climax Of the story Is a strik-
ing surprise, clearing up the mystery
al Young Fielding's life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
"ouo vApis.. PICTURE
or CENTURY. COMING
TO RiALTo THEATRE

History. romance and tragedy ar,
blended into an awc.inapirIng ant
thrilling spectacle IN George kleine'i
gigantic photodramatie production
OF Honryk sienkiewicz's celebrated
novel. Quo vadis." which win be
At the Rialto theatre next Wednesday
for one day only.
Quo VadisY" n accredited by all
who have o Q II with being the
most marvellous motion picture spec.
taele OF the century.
II has created a sensation wher.
over II has been shown. For scope.
magnitude. extravagant splendor,
realism. thrills and sensations. Il Is
said the picture ha never been equal.
led.
The beautiful love story OF the
pagan vinitlus, for the Christian
girl, Lygia. is related with rcmarka.
BILE fidelity. and the companion love
story Of Petronius and Eunicc. his
slave, is also faithfully shown.
iht tffdfh VI tut cdffs NHflhtlilrs
tho vain and cruel temperament OF
the wicked tyrant. Nero. and his
courtiers. which were so graphically
drawn by the author, are Illustrated
on the screen with remarkable YER
acity.
The burning OF Rome. the marvel.
ous feasts OF the pleasure.loving
Nero, the combats of the ~gladiators,
the devouring OF the Christians by
a maddened horde OF lions. the stir
ring conquest OF an Infatuated bull
with a woman tied 10 It's back by
the barbarian ursus, the gathering
OF the Christians In tho cataeombs.
and the appearance Of the Saviour to
ST. Peter. are all shown with Won
derful truth of detail and form a
spectacle so %stupendous no one
should miss the opportunity to see 1t.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
EAT

cumstances. and the story Of their
love Is finely told IN a series Of re.
markablc scenes that hold ones at.
%tention to the final fade out. pola
NogrI. a dramatic actress OF great
force and brilllance. meets the re.
auirements OF her arduous role with
exquisite artistry.
Tho enc OF the picture are laid
In Europe. Tho director was Paul
Stein and the supporting company Is
one Of the best thus far scc In any
Pola Negri photoplay.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-25
STUDENTS MATINEE.

Manager Tunstill of the Rialto
Theatre announces a special matinee
for college and school students to
see Quo Vadis" next Wednesday
afternoon.
When George Kleine's epoch-mak-
ing production, Quo Vadis' was
shown several years ago, 1t created
a nationwide furore. Any great dra-
matte production becomes more valu-
able with the passing of time and
Quo Vadis," now showing to a vast,
new crowd of motion picture patrons
and another generation of high
school and grammar school scholars.
has met with a tremendous success,
wherever shown.