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Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06
The Precise Meaning
of and Cause for Cut
Prices and Clear
ance Sales
s@s,ss
By J. R. HAMILTON
AdvsFslsias Manager q Wsasmahss sh'sss'ph'a

a suit Of clothes marked down from ~
$22b0 generally that the merchant ove
stocked But when cut price diamond or dining
chair other staple article less responsible for its sale to
STYLE you apt to question the legitimacy of that sale
Therefore the following facts which will be A. B, to every
merchant will probably be interesting to you
Aside the that merely lies about its prices and
the store that cuts the figures some trivial article AZ ba
there four contributing causes for a cut price
The which people already understand Of course,
much No buyer tell what pattern OF se
color fabric is going be most popular 30
when found that article not eagerly bought 1t -
quickly reduced this evident to
dwell upon.
The second cause the financial Every merchant
allows himself and each Of his buyers just much money for
every carried For example, shoe departments
which allowed $4,000 upon which to do business must do
capital The buyer be in the market
goods the If his capital u
up old stock he will not be able to buy new stock
have ready capital at the expense Of
profits !
The third cause mental effect on the people who have
goods you, the public do not buy GER
tain article Immediately loses value In the Of
the who is selling it. Again and again the buyer
obliged the price of perfectly good merchandise simply
you the public have made his sasfore lose faith
in The moment you won't buy it they can't sell it
fourth the interest the investment stores
money the number times is able to turn its stock
year. The greatest dread Of stock which does
merchants have figured that 1t them to-
every article their least year. And such
merchants staple of rising value
az diamonds themselves :.
These the laws clearance prices
and knowing them should watch the advertising eagerly
for the many advantages you sure to find
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
THE PYRAMIDS
- T.T.MAxEY.'
9, western Newspaper Union,

n GROUP Of mounds, about sew
"A enty In number, located In south
western Illinois. nG. great distance
from st. Louis. comprise what Is said
to be the largest remaining work Of
the ab0rigines north Of Old Mexico.
Whence came these Mound Builders.
how long they remained and whittier
they went. history seems not to record.
Scientists have failed to establish the
definite period of time which their
construction represents. That these
monuments Of prehistoric man direct
" connect us with vanished people
Of whose history we know little or
nothing there is. Of course. no question.
II Is thought by some that the so
called missions OF California. many Of
which are falling into decay. are as
infants compared with these ancient
piles Of earth which stnnd In mute
evidence Of the fact that. years be-
fore modern civilization. this section
was the seat of an empire 81 most
primitive race.
The greatest Of these mounds is
snOwn. locally. as Monks mound (lex-
end has 1t that colony Of Trappisr
monks once lived upon it). II 10
more thnn 100 feet high. covers SIX
teen acres and. II Is believed. must
have required 5000 men two years to
build
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06
RESPECTED RESIDENT OF
PlTKlN PASSES AWAY

Pitlein lost one Of its prominent and
longtime residents last week when
death claimed Mrs. Deliah C. Nee
wife Of Barney Nee Of that city.
Mrs. Nee was nearing 70 at the
time Of death, and had been i'll for
many months. Dropsy, from which she
suffered long time, was the cause
Of her death.
Mrs. Nee was born in Youngstown
Ohio, April Path, 18l9. With her
first husband, VIM. Reece, Of Lake City
she came to Colorado in the early sew
enties and to Pitkin in 1880. Mr..
Reece died in December 1893. Eight
teen years later his widow married
Barney Nee Of Pitkin, who with .
sister survives.
The deceased lady was we'll known
in our city md throughout the coup-
ty. All who knew her respected hei
and will regret to Learn Of her death.
Sincere sympathy is extended the be-
reaved husband. Funeral services
were held at Pitkin last Wednesday,
from the home Of Mrs. Chas. Wacker.
ly. Many beautiful floral tributes
testified to the love and esteem in
which deceased was held.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06

A check for renewal to the ''home-
town paper for another year." has
Just been received from Mrs. ]. z.
Forsyth Of Pacific Grove, California,
whom Gunni yon folks remember 50
well ss Miss Sarah Easterly. And,
adds Mrs. Forsythe: Life would miss
much without its weekly visit"
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-01-06

J. Roy Hicks was = business visitor
from tie Sargents country on Sat
urday.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Warship Sails Up Amazon.

The British warship Pelofus, a twin screw. protected, third class cruiser. drawing r feet pf water, recently made voyage of 1900 miles up the An,ozpn river from Para, E-uZil to IQuitos, Peru. 's
 In trayersing the upper reaches, which arc unchartcd. it was thought best fo anchor Tt night: but the ship met with no accilent, got back to Para in good time, and literally asionished the natives all the way.
 II is said that au American and au Italian warship, small river boats, went up the Amazon years before that; but DO vessel us large as the peorus, so far as can be ascertalned, ever before penet,nted so fsr--to with ln lO miles of the Pacific coast. md the achievement gave new impetus 10 the hope that ii will be easier to open to commerce. and civilization the rich but littleknowp interior of vast con tineOt.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Unusual Legal Case.

4 The Supreme Court Is called upon to decide 2 peculiar question. It appears that a corporation had of fered, q reward Of s35 for the arrest and conviction of persons guilty of cutting trees on theIr lands in White county. One c. l.. Boyce found three men cutting ono tree. He reported the case. the men were arrested and convicted, He then made his demand for his reward, claiming s1O5 or s35 for each of the three men. Tho corporation claimed that it was only one arrest or one offensc and that under the terms of their offer they should pay only $3a. The case was decided against MT. tBoyce in the lower court and now an appeal is taken to the
 Supreme Court.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Pulled His Guns
 And Preached Away

slcAlester, Okla. Oct. il.--Thc Rev. w. F.. Smith. itinerant evangel- ist,, opened his services In Latimcr county by removing a loaded re- volvor from his hip pocket and placing it beside the open Bible. After the prayer, a second revolver was placed on the left of the Scriptures.
 The meeting wNs carried to ! nor nal conclusion without incident, notwithstanding previous threats, an onymously communicated to the preacher that he would not be per mitted to speak.
 MT. Smith told bis audieuce that "a certain element" did not wish him to hold his meetings, and in tinlated that he might appear with sidcarns,
 Shortly after services were under way two automobiles loaded with men saltired in the regalia of tAS Au IlluA klal arrived.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
e' A Proven Success.

County supervision is proven success in Arkansas. It required many years to accomplish complete supervision and there are still in some quarters opponents of super vision through prejudice or misun- derstandipg. However, the improve ment in schools and the educational system generally is 80 great and self-evldept that opposition is speed fly passing. One of the sections of the annual meeting of the Arkansas Educational Association in Novem- Der will be devoted to the county boards of education. The principal topics discussed will be:
 Our Problems, Their Causes and How We Have Tried to Solve Them B, r. Condray, Philadelphia.
 How Our Present County Board Law Should Be Amended--Clio liar per, Little Rock,
 Legal Light on the Boards Power to Transfer Pupils and Other Dis puted Points Frank Weldin of riggott.
 Securing Cooperation of All Edu- cational Forccs--W. D. Mann, Ma rianna.
 In the Field---J. II. Grant, Little Rock.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Battle for Better National Health, Longer Life
 for the Average Man
By II. c. COX, Insurance, Toronto, Can.

As members o the of tho heart that result from family separations with felcw the loved u as life cp He'd 10 .o her and count other we'll In respects ike the Red Cros, workers behind the battle line We dead and scoor te wounded We are back of sector which attack We know each day how many and from what causes We record and tabuae our information months and almost ahaT the reports that given out from headquarters in Washington
 Does 1t moi seem that arrange for Communication and greater cooperation with tue lighting the battle 10! better health and longer c From of business and ifs wide spread hc country and iii all kind, of homes know better and than any organization ag the trend of public health and just what causing among pio from week to week,
 Why therefore should we moi resolve now 10 make M Aso- citation of Life Insurance Presidents statistical clearing ho, to which shall hmcefort deaths and every end that the asseaQn tn return tabao them aggregate to su government and departments as reed nforna- tou a will fighting the better national and longer life for Nr Average for him who composite of
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Fair Without Races.


 The promoters of the Arkansas State Fair propose to demonstrate this week beyond all question that a great state fair can be operated without a single horse race. The Idea became prevalent a few years 4go that 1t would be impossible to make success of g. faif unless the principal feature of it centered in the race track.
 ' The Second Annual State Fair held in Little Rock is in progress this Week r and is attracting great throngSs 6s visitors from all sections of theFNsate. 1t is not q local in stitutien but one in which every countg Piss directly interested. The as well as the aggre- gate amoupt of cash prizes is. more than double that of last year. The features arc also moro numerous and attractive than ever before. More than half of the couD- ties are represented by splendid ey- hibits in Horticultural. agricultural, home economics, live stock and other departmehts Every day is being featured by some special attraction. The pernaanency of the fair is DOW assured and each year will see great irnprovcm ents made. It IS hoped that in n short time the management will be able to secure desirable grounds upon which per manant buildings may be erected.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
LEGION MAY HAVE j..
 PROHIBITION FIGHT
Wine ana Beer Issue Ex- pected to Come Before
 the Convention.

New Orleans, Get t2- Light wpc aud beer will, in all probability. be made an isano before the fourth national convention Of the American Legion which opens here October N6 and continues until tho goth. This was inc sist of information given out last night from sources in close ouch with the convention plans.
 National officials of the legion. here in advance Of the convention. expressed doubt as to whether tho
 fight wine and beer issue will reach the floor of the convention, Nle- 'larinS it their opinion that Any resolution on tho subject would not go further than the Resolutions Committee. Delegates already here, however, are inclined to believe that the possibility of q resolution on tho subject being brought before Do convention IS moro favorable than at any previous convention.
 It is conceded that political issues will Do made sharnsr at this con- yeniion than at any previous session of tho veterans organization.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
: Sale at Ca1nn Pike.

. Thousands of dollars worth of nroperty of every conceivable char
 cter is. being offered for sale this
 NeeN at Camp Pike. This is the second sale that has been, made. As a result of the first sale the Honorary Commission which pur- chased the property from the gov ernnlent realized . sufficient amount 10 pay for the purchase price with considerable profit besides. The proceeds. of the present sale. after expenses are paid, will go to the Arkansas9 National Guard and will enable it to carry out plans for q permanent camp and Co make other necessary Improvements in Its equip ment' and service.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

aeri@l trailers-gliders which will be attached to aeroplapes and which can be uncoupled, landing under their own control.
 These two developments lead British air experts to hope that in the. future large numbers of troops may be trans ported by air and that lit will never again be necessary to :, London for. tho transportation of troops. a,..f Tho tests which have been made thus far demonstrate the feasibility of moving large numbers of troops by air in quick time. II is pointed out by the experts that the new machinc, which has been tested, indicates that only ten machines are necessary to carry B full war strength infantry company at n pace of loo miles an hour. 4 fleet of $50 machines of this type could move an entire division. Without taking into account limited avia- tion field facilities for starting. and landing. the experts figure that it B possible to move an entire tli- vision from London to Paris with in three hours and to Berlin within six hours. The experts admit that in the present stage Of aerial de velopment it would hardly be feasi- ola to attempt to move a division by @ir, but they refuse to concede shat troop movements by air will rot come within short time.
 The machine. which has been successfully built and tested to .arry twenty-four soldiers. was ',llilt by the Vickers Company foy the Royal Air Force The machinc
 similar to the Viskers "Vimy," ex- cept that it is much larger. Pol
 ned wooden seats are fitted along the inside of the fuselagc. anG -t5al.a soldiers Sit on either side.
 Orders have already been placed
 TT number or these machines tor F:se by the Royal Air Force in 34esopotamia.
 4 similar machines known as the Virginia" is now being con- .eructed, and it will be developed
 s a gi nt long-distancc bomber.
 is expected to be capable of carrying several tons distance equal to three-quarters5 of the way
 cross the Atlantic ocean and back. Without bombs it is believed this machine will be capable ot Il nou- stop return trip to America.
 All of these new planes have been designed by Rex Piersou. who h7s gained fame as the designer of |ong-distance aeroplanes.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Long Stretch of
 Highway Paving
(Bv The United Press)

Wichita, Kans., Oct. ll.--llard paving from Lyons. ill Rice county, to the Oklahoma line, a distance of more than l50 miles will be a reality within the next year.
 The letting of a contract by the commissioners of Summer county for 26 miles of concrete paving com- plctes the chain.
 With proposed paving projects in Grant county, Oklahoma, this new paving will virtually connect Kan sas and Oklahoma together by a paved highway. The Grant county project will complete the paved road to Tulsa and Oklahoma from the Kansas line.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
NEWS MATTERS OF INTEREST
 IN ARKANSAS
Apple Growing Industry in State Looms Up- Note About the
 State Fair.

Special Correspondence of The Daily
 Press and Tri-Weekly Soliphone)
 Little Rock, Oct. 12.--Northweat Arkansas is determined to prove to the world that it Is the great apple section of the United States. As evidence of this fact two full car loads of the choicest apples, one from Rogers and one from Bentonville, rived last week and are on exhfbi- tion this week at the State Fair.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
lapanese Honor chrlstians.

Japan in recent years has given more and more public recognition to Christianity. Al the coronation ot the were included in thc list of Japanese who received honors, some of them. like Rev. pr. Motoda, hcadniaster of St I'aul's college, Tokyo. and Miss Ume Tsuda, principal of school for girls, being So prominent AS Christian workers that their selection implied an approval of Their work. Never before had Christians been o.hopored by tue throne.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

The priority of Churchill boarp the date March 1sls. The llitch- eher claim is earlier October, 1914 ~-but his project was not realized. st the very outbreak of the war, iaS August, the principle of the tank Has put forward in Russia. and be fore the end of the year 1914 q model was made. On May IS, l9l5, a ltrial of a. completed tank waa ilade at Riga and was the subject Ot . military report tNo. 4,56S J bearing inc date. June 20, l9l5..
 ln the Izyestia office in Moscow are two. documentary proofs of this claim. One Is, a photograph of the tank and the other is a newspaper clipping from Novo vremya, No. lA.572, dated September. 2s, l9l6, dnotfng the military report which Describes tho tank and it's opera
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

llQu. f s.s x "a fs.
 Tho military report (madc June. la15) is signed by General kaulbars and reads ss follows:
 z Tt is proven that this machine, called 'Vezdehod' t'Going Every, whereD,. goes over deep sand at the rate of twenty-five versts an hour. At the average rate of speed it has crossed rayinc three metres wide, one and one-fourth metres deep and with sides sloping at an angle of 40 degrees. All considerable roughness Of territory it. took at full speed. Its turning about was highly aatisfacZ tory. In, geneal it could travel on roads where ordinary autos could not go.'' The report further states "1n view of our lack of technical means tho project was sent to England"
 Porohovshtchikoff was the owner of an experimental laboratory and had previously made some iIyen- tions in aviation. In his initial pro- posal to make a machine which could go without roads he offered two variante, one With one chain and one with two, It is stated that his trial tank contained all the parts now found in the best kind of tank.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
A TONIC
0rovc's Taste,ess cbill Tonic re,

Orovc'e Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy aud Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will thei appreciate its true tonic value. Groves 1asteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUlNlNE to Purify it and IRON to Ennch it, Destroys Molarjal germs and Grip gems by its Strengthening Invigor- atiug Efr,''. 50n
 The first scientific study of rub Der was carried on by F'renchnan in 173G.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Oklahoma Has An
 Automatic Hen
tnr Tho rnltcA r4esa.,

Okmulgec, Okla, Oct. l2.--Thrcc eggs laid in five minutes is believed to establish the worlds record for egg production.
 A hen. belonging to Mrs. N. T. Bohannon, here, laid the three eggs in the stated time, according to Mrs Bohannon.
 Two of the eggs were joined to- gether. The other was of normal size and aspects,
 2 The hen conducted herself in quite an orthodox manner until she began to 'set" few days ago, according to Mrs. Bohannon.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

Lloyd George because of oppo- siticn to his Near East policy, must face q general election oa. which will depend his tenure of office as Prime Minister of England,
 The Premier has already ac. certed his enemies challenge and vii defend his policies. he announced at a luncheon at his home ill Manchester today.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
LITTLE ROCK BOY
 TO MlSS0URi PEN
Charles Wheeler Convicted in Poplar Bluff on Auto
 Stealing Charge.

Poplar Bluff, Mo, Oct. 12.--- Bharles Wheeler Of Little Rock was ssnd guilty of stealing an automo-
 le belonging to NI. F. Angelo here
 rec months ago in Circuit Court nd sentenced to live years in
 e penitentiary. Arthur Loving. wao was with Wheeler at the time If the theft and who was charged sUintly, was acquitted.
 Loving, who is also of Little Rock was given money and told by the judge to return to his parents. Low ing told officers that Wheeler lived in Little Rock and was well known there, but Wheeler refused to talk. The Angelo car was found near Corning after Marshal Ballus of that city had captured the two men, who had abandoned the car,
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

takes the back seat for nobody when it comes to 'raisLn' hngs'- She exhibited n 450-pound Poland China tofket at the, Wilbarser County Fair. which carried oft first prize frGtb ten competitors. And, to make 1t mare Interesting, the other entries were al from old expert enced farmers
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
A conaeniaI Role.

What ike about this actor is his ability 10 sink his identity ir the part"
 Hes playing hard thinker"
 That's just the point He ought to be able 10 play that patt well. He's been rehearsing it for 70 years. Birmingham Age Herald.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Texas Girl Raises
 Prize-Winning Hog

Vernon. Tex, Oct, l2 Young Miss Lorell Dobbins. fifteen years old. daughter of a prominent farm CT 2 'tiyiag Ut Oklauuioa. near here
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

According to recent announcement from Belgium, the death sentence on Jacques Jeannes, the be- trayer of Edith Cavell, English nurse. has been commuted to life
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
AERIAL TROOP TRAINS IS THE iyE.N WAR PLAN British Air Ministry Builds and Tests Giant Plant as
 Experimentation
 Carry 24 Soldiers.

By DAVID A. CHURCH, international News Service Staff
 Correspondents London, Oct. 12.--Aerial troop train are now within tne realm of posSibilitV
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

Reindeer were first imported into Alaska in 1887 to replace the natilee caribou.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

The tail of the domesticated sheep is always longer than the tail of N.--, sheep.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

A giant aeroplane which will carry twenty-four soldiers has already been built. and success fully tested by the British Air Ministry.
 Further tests. are being made with
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
RUSSIAN DISPUTES ENGLISH CLAIM AND SAYS HE INVENTED WAR TANK
(By International News serv;ce)

T-- - W .,. - ..--- military tank proof a
  British claim
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13
Tte ouiuiue That Goes Not Ai..e. The Head

Because of i.s tonic and laxative effect LANA
 I'VE BRoMr QUiNINE CTahlets) car be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
 r tue heal E.W. GROVES signature on box. 3or
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

Miss Gertrude Bell, whose name is known to the chiefsairs of all nomadc tribes in the Orient, is the daughter Of . wealthy Engishman. and although sine bears what is seemingly an insig- nificant title Of oriental secretary on the staff of the British high comn,is- sion, yet she is accredited With being the brains of the British rule In Meso- rotamia. As the daughter Of Sir Hugh Bell, she was one of the bril-. liant lights of English society about 30 years ago. Firing Of this life, she joined an archaeological expedition which Travelled 10 the desert 10 study Che civilization of bygone centuries. T.;,s ilts fascinated her, and she has r.r,sg.sa .nere ever since. Miss Ssll ts no'M tgtg-tiye years cl5.
Paragould soliphone., 1922-10-13

Bryn Mawr has q summer school ]. industrial workers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-11
A Little Of the Lightning's Work

Little SCOTS creek was rushing
the waters over its banks and into.
1sBush'' valley Wednesday night
while the thunder roared and the
lightning faehed. The Lightning
knocked some lights and phones out
of cocmmission in spots throughout;
the city, few of which have been
reported to US. 1t knocked the stree
lamp down in front IF Mrs. Kate
Boozer's home and put out the resi-
dence lights in the ne:ghborhood, one
of the pranks played being in Mr..
Chesley Cannon's kitchen where
bolt struck the sink trap strainer,
Clipping it in two. The lamp in
front of Mr.. R. L. Tarrant's house
was struck, putting in darkness all
the residences in that neighborhood,
The house lights in Col. c. j. Por7
cells ne:2aborhood and also in Mr..
Frank schumpert's: neighborhood re-
ceived the same treatment, and the
lightning in addition got one circuit
in Mr.. ]. L. Keitt's horne.