The courier-index., October 05, 1917, Image 6

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Published on Friday of each week
in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas,
by the Press Publishing Company, and
entered in the postoffice in Marianna
as second-class mail matter under per.
mit from the postoffice department.
Subscription price $1.50 per year.- H.
M. Jackson. Editor-Manager.
THE LABOR PROBLEM
At 12 o’clock on the night of Sep.
teinber 8. the manufacture of intoxi
cating beverages was ended in the
United States Distilleries all over
the land drew their fires and closed
their doors. Thousands of men were
put out of employment, and millions
of dollars worth of equipment must
be diverted to other uses. And in
connection with it all there is one
significant fact that must strike us
forcefully when we come to consider
it.
Just on# instance: Peoria. 111., a
large whiskey center, announces that
the 1.500 or 2.000 men thrown out
by the closing of the distilleries will
be taken care of at once in other
lines of work—that she has need
for the services of every one of
them Similar word comes from
many other whiskey producing cen
ters
When a great industry such as
this can cease all at once without
any appreciable disturbance of la
bor conditions, the fact should set
as to thinking and thinking deeply.
What of the supply of labor in the
year that is before ub? It is perfect
ly apparent that the great business
of the country MUST be kept going
if this country is to finance the al
lied countries, as she has undertaken
to do. With more than a million of
her best workmen drawn to the
colors, a re-dedication of labor is
imperative on the part of that class
that from one cause and another has
heretofore dropped out of the ranks
of the workers.
It is all right to say to the farmer
"You 'must produce greater crops,”
■but if he hasn't the force to manage
his teams and implements we are
asking of him an impossibility. And
so in all other lines.
There is but one answer: All who
ean must work, not because they
used the proceeds of their labor,
but because the country NEEDS
THEIR LABOR.
There is absolutely no room in
this country now for the man who
ean work, yet will not.
Down with the work slacker.
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DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
Custom and habit die hard. But
the exigencies of human affairs
sometimes demand that, however
painful the demise, die they must.
The present world war has been
' the cause of the painful or painlese
I f of many American customs, and
, ^.any more are slated for the limbc
i of things that were.
One peculiarly American custom,
that has been heretofore regarded as
almost a sacred right, is that of
being privileged to criticise those in
authority. Public men have hereto
fore regarded themselves as fair
targets for every man's verbal ar
tillery, and hence have paid very
little attention to it in the main.
Under present conditions, how
ever. the American people are call
ed upon to forego—at least for the
time being—this great American priv
ilege: not at all because of its ef
fects upon the subjects of their cen
sure. but because of its destructive
effects upon the cause that at this
time should be nearest the heart of
every true son of America—the win
ning of the war for the freedom of
the earth
During the six months that have
elapsed since this country entered
the lists against the central powers
of Europe, scarcely a public official
has escaped this criticism. In many
instances the effect has been little
short of disastrous to the plans of
the government Not because of any
direct effect upon the officials them
selves, but from the simple fact that
no man or set of men is proof
against opposition. Even the most
flagrantly unjust criticism of the
most worthy official will to a great
extent destroy his influence, under
mine his labors and render abortive
his best efforts.
If this country wishes an object
lesson of the deadly effects of di
vided councils she has but to look
at Russia. That the Russian people
were justified in deposing the autoc
racy. none will deny. But when the
Czar relinquished the reins of gov
ernment. it was to a divided and dis
organized people—a people with no
unity of thought or unanimity of
aims. All on earth that the Keren
sky government lacks is the moral
support of fhe people. But without
this it is impotent and chaos reigns.
Do Ihe American people want cha
os in this country? Unlicensed criti
cism and ill-considered attacks upon
those in authority are powerful in
struments to bring about just this
condition.
President Wilson has been en
trusted with the destinies of the
American people. Most of those un
der him in authority ore men of his
choosing and answerable to him
and to the people, as he is also an
swerable to the people. Attacks on
his lieutenants are so many sticks
of dynamite at the foundation of the
American cause. They give encour
agement to the enemy and create an
atmosphere at home that can have
but one effect—to tie his hands and
render futile his efforts.
The old horseman’s motto is a
good one in this instance: ‘‘Never
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
MARIANNA
NIGHTS 8:15
THURSDAY
MATINEE 2:15
TRICES: - WIGHTS, $1.50; MATINEE, $1.00
NO SEATS LAID ASIDE UNLESS PAID FOR
D. W- Griffith s Gigantic Military Spectacle
18,000 3,0 0 0
People Horses
Cost 5,000
*500,000 Scenes
Symphony Orchestra -f 20 ȣL
Exactly as Shown During Record Breaking
Runs in All the Large Cities
of the World
Decisive Battles of the Civil War—Sher
man’s March to the Sea — Grant ant:
Lee at Appomattox—The South Before
the War — The Death of Abraham
Lincoln—Rise of the Ku Klux Klan -
I History in the Making—Mighty Story
the Loves and Struggles of the Days when the Nation
was Finding Itself.
The Greatest Story Ever Revealed on Any Stage
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grab the reins when the other fel
low is driving.”
Remember Samson chose as his
, most deadly weapon "the jawbone
of an ass.”
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Fashion has decreed that woman’s
skirts are to be from two to six
inches longer. And just as we had
become accustomed to the sights
displayed by the short ones.
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It is refreshing to hear of at least
one honest excuse for raising prices.
The oyster men have put up the
price of their fruit “because other
articles of food are dearer.”
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President Wilson is said to be in
favor of an early adjournment of
Congress, but whether out if sym
pathy for Congress or the people
we are not informed.
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The food pirates have one conso
lation—‘he food control bill will
lessen their liability under the in
come tax law and the excess profits
measure.
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As a preliminary to more sanguin
ary engagements, our boys will first
be engaged in murdering French
; verbs and other parts of speech.
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The objection to employing women
bill collectors is their well known
aversion to making a second call be
fore the first has been returned.
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The venerable old axiom that all
that goes up is bound to come down
1 is in serious danger of being contra
j dieted in the case of food prices.
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er in ice «nd coal gets all mixed up
in an effort to determine which pro
duct to push the hardest.
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“What is a dependant?” asks a
correspondent. In many cases it is a
peg on which to hang an affidavit
in a plea r exemption
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The bachelor may contend for a
right to his own opinion, but the
married man knows it is a question
of courage with him.
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The country correspondent who
speaks of a “flying visit” will soon
have ample authority to use the
phrase.
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We’re perfectly willing to make it
a meatless day and a wheatless day
but draw the line at an eatless day.
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Not the least of the evil effects of
this war is the added burden it
places on the geography class.
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We don’t object to the man with a
hobby, if he won’t insist on all his
friends riding with him.
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Russia has one advantage in those
women soldiers—they can’t run as
fast as the men.
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The advance in price of pig iron
is not surprising, considering the
name.
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As a rea' work of art. how about
the engraving of a Liberty Bond.
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An obsolete ballad—“Old King
Coal Was a Merry Ofd Soul."
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And Sweden, also, protests she
“didn’t know it was loaded.”
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The latest best seller: The Lay
: of the Barnyard Hen.“
WARNING ORDER
In the Lee Chancery Court
Kate O. Pruitt, Plaintiff
vs.
R S. McClintock. administrator es.!
tate of Isham Jordan deceased, R. S. i
McClintock. administrator of the es-j
tate of Chloe Ann Jordan deceased, i
unknown heirs of Isham Jordan de
ceased. unknown heirs of Chloe Ann |
Jordan deceased, defendants.
The defendants, R S. McClintock j
of the estate of Isham Jordan de- j
ceased, R. S. McClintock of the es
tate of Chloe Ann Julian deceased. >
unknown heirs of Isham Jordan de !
ceased, and the unknown heirs of
Chloe Ann Jordan deceased, are;
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff filed herein.
Alai Idllim, ni n., orjn. - • , x*rxi.
W. F. Nelson, attorney.
75 R. G. APPLE, Clerk
By Ben. B. Bonner, D. C.
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CATTLE SALE
One week. October 14 to 20.
Seventy five head of cows, calves
and heifers.
Most of the cows have young
! calves at their sides and bred to
good bulls.
The two year old heifers mostly
red with a few white spots, a good
deal above the average of this part
of the country.
Prices will run from seven to ten
I cents per pound.
I am disposing of my herd in order
to start in next year with a small
herd of Registered Shorthorns.
Cattle can be seen during the week
of October 14 to 20 at my place one
I mile south of town on Alabama road.
Terms cash or bankable note,
i 29 JOHN W. MANN.
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MILLER LUMBER COMPANY
i will make or get for you what they
ha\en’L
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LEVEE TAXES DUE
All parties owning lands in Lee
! county subject to tax in the St. Fran
j cis Levee District, are hereby notified
that the tax becomes due in Octo
ber 1, and the peualty of twenty-five
per cent will attach after November
Jh., The tax books are in Robertson
! & Benham's office in the McClintock
building. Please call and make set
tlement as early as possible.
J. BENHAM,
Collector for Lee county. tf
MILLER LUMBER COMPANY
the place to buy building material.
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I LISTEN, MEN! Don’t pay exorbi
tant prices for your fall and winter
clothing. We will dress you up in the
season’s most approved toggery at rea
sonable prices. Give us a chance to
make good with you. We'll most cer
tainly give you satisfaction.
Our Cleaning, Pressing and Altering
department is nut surpassed by any ^
establishment here. We guarantee ev
ery piece of work turned out. Our |
I ambition is to build up a good business
strictly on the merits of our workman
ship. We call for and deliver all
orders.
CLIFFORD
Cleaning Pressing Repairing
Phone 212 Across From Daggett’s
WITH THE FRENCH ON THE WESTERN FRONT
General Couraud reviewing Fr • .eh troops as they march past in the Champagne district.
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0 RED CROSS REPORT o
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(By Mrs. J. I. Morris)
The following is the report begin
ning last Wednesday morning up to
and including this (Wednesday)
morning:
Wednesday morning team—Mrs. W.
S. McClintock, captain. Mrs. W. P.
Harris. Mrs. Ft. D. Smith. Mrs. F. L.
MacChesnev, Mrs. I). S Clark Com
pleted one batli robe, two suits pa
jamas, two shoulder wraps.
Thursday forenoon team—Mrs. W.
B. Mann. Jr„ captain. Mrs Davis
Plummer. Mrs. Carrie L. Apple. Mrs.
K. J. Beazlev, Mrs. J. F,. Isaacs.
Completed one bath robe, one bed
shirt, two suits pajamas. Mrs. W.
F. Harris gave instruction to several
of the ladies in the art of kritting.
Friday morning team Miss Francis
Derrick, captain. Miss Macon Derrick.
HEAVY MEAT EATERS
M SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel Backachy or
have bladder trouble—Taka
glass of Salta
Ko man or woman who eats meat regu
larly can make a mistake by flushing the
kidneys occasionally, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
excites the kidneys, they become over
worked from the strain, get sluggish and
fail to filter the wa*te and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
^ i be moment you feel a dull ache in the
.dneys or your back hurts or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi
ment, irregular of passage or attended by
a sensation of scalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take &
tablespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and in a few dayB your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
eombinod with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys. al*o to neutralize the acids
n urine so it no longer causes irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful effervescent
hthia-water drink which everyone
■l.ould take now and then to keep the
' idneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
Mrs. J. V. Hollenbaek. Completed
one bed shirt, two shoulder wraps
and worked button holes in bath
robes.
Monday morning team- Mrs. W. B.
Mann. Sr., captain. Mrs Julius Ben
ham. Mrs. J. W. Mitchell, Mrs. VV.
D. Howard. Completed one bath
robe and two bed shirts.
Tuesday morning team — Mrs.
Frank Govan, captain, Mrs. M. E.
Newbern, Mrs. O. C. Sutton. Mrs.
Kate O. i’rewitt. Completed five
hospital bed shirts. Mrs. W. F.
Harris, one pair of socks.
Wednesday morning team—Mrs.
W. S. MeClintock, captain, Mrs. W.
P. Harris, Mr3. F. N. Burke, Mrs.
Mattie Ford. Mrs. J. E. Clarkson,
Mrs. J L. Isaacs, Mrs. W. F. Ker
shaw, Mrs. A. Starrett. Completed
one suit of pajamas, five hospital
bed shirts. Mrs. Kershaw and Mrs.
Isaacs knitting muffler and sweater.
Mrs. J. i. Morris works every day
with each team.
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The following donations have been
received:
Mrs. Kate O. Prewitt. $1 cash for
wool; Mrs. W. S. MeClintock, one
muiiici <11111 nail UU4C1I «aan viuiuo,
Mrs. E. C. Hadley, one dozen towels.
The ladies of »t. Andrews Guild have
made and donated 19 beautiful white
comfort bags, to go forward with our
shipment. These comfort bags are
to be given to the sick and wounded
soldiers in our hospitals in France.
Each bag is filled with writing tablet,
envelopes, pencil, linen handkerchief,
prayer book, a nice story book,
shaving cream, talcum powder and
after dinner mints. NVhat joy and
comfort for each one who will be for
tunate enough to get one of these
comfort bags, and how sweet and
how thoughtful of the ladies of the
Guild to remember our soldier boys.
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The ladies of our local W. 0. T. lT. j
made 24 comfort bags and sent them i
to our boys on the battleship Ark
ansas. The bags were made of blue
denim and contained testament,
thread, darning cotton, buttons, need
les. pins, scissors, bandages, adhesive
plaster, medicated cotton, combs,
thimbles, tooth brush, tooth paste,
small mirror and toilet soap.
May God bless each one of our
noble women They have always J
done their part and always will.
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1 now have 2V pillows on hand
that have been sent in. and expect
th ’ve at least 60 pillows to ship by
the first of next week.
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Stones marking the Mason and
Dixon line bear the Penn and Balti- j
more family coat ofarms.
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A Texan is the patentee of a new I
harness to hold a rod for a fisher
man and leave his hands free for
other purposes. (
DR. A. H. COHEN. DENTIST.
MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT
In this issue of the Courier-Index
Dr. Alex H.Cohen, well known local
dentist, has a large display adver
tisement calling attention to his work
and the moderate prices charged.
Dr. Cohen came to Marianna in.
August last vear and opened a dental
office. His work proved so satis
factory and his prices were so
reasonable that he immediately be
gan to build up a big business. This
has steadily grown to such propor
tions that Dr. Cohen now ' has as
large a practice as any dentist in
this section of the state. He is
thoroughly progressive and wide
awake. keeps fully abreast of mod
ern developments In the science of
dentistry, has equipped his offices
with the very latest and most highly
improved instruments and machines
and is prepared to handle a still
larger number of patients in the
same efficient manner that has al
ways characterized his work. He Is
a fixture in Marianna, takes pride
in the development of the city ana
hopes to give the people here a
dental office that will not only meet
all the local demands but one that
will be pointed to with pride »»'
every loyal citizen of Marianna.’
Read his display announcement. R
contains much matter of interest to
all the people.
Tempting
Fruit Display
Keep your eye on our dis
play windows and see the
splendid line of fruits we ;j
are handling, liveryihing in
the line of native and trop
ical fruits apples, peaches, \
; pears, oranges, bananas, co
coanuts. We are always
striving to please you—^al
■vays adding lines that will
I make our stock more com
plete. Get in the habit of
depending upon us for good
things to eat. That's our \
I hobby. And remember, we
always shave the price. We ;
! operate on a cash basis, 1;
keep our expenses down to
<; the minimum, and you get
the benefit of the savings.
|| VERNON’S
Phone 93w
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