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Marianna, Ark.
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(By Clio Harper)
Little Rock. Oct. 15.—'There nevei
was such an era of prosperity as
that which is prevalent at this time
and it is being reflected throughout
the state. A combination of good
crops and high prices, with the im
mense amount of government work
that is in progress, and the supplies
that are being required by the gov
eminent for its military operations
is responsible for this condition
There is work for everybody that
wants it. at wages such as have
never been known before. There is
no beggary or pauperism apparent
Negro labor has gone up in price so
that it is almost impossible to secure
cheap negroes to work about the
yard, or do the odd jobs for which
they were glad to get six bits or a
dollar “befo' de wah.”
Employers in all lines of commerce
and industry are finding it difficult
to get laborers, especially skilled
labor. There is scarcely a business
that is not feeling the effect of this
shortage of labor, and when the
thousands who have been employed
in the construction of Camp Pike
are turned loose, they will not wholly
solve the problem. As many as ten
thousand men have been employed at
the camp, but they have come from
all sections of the state, and thev
will be readily absorbed in the regu
lar channels of trade and industry.
Just now the rice growers in Ark
ansas and adjoining counties in the
rice belt are calling for at least two
hundred more harvest hands. The
Labor Bureau of the State has furn
1 ished about 800 in the last two weeks
but the demand for more men is
urgent. The saw mills also are call
ing for more men. and several hun
dred could be placed in this industry.
The mill operator^ say that they
! have suffered so great a shortage of
labor that it is difficult for them to
supply the demands of the govern
ment for timber. There is also a
call going up from the cotton plant
ers of many sections of the state for
cotton pickers. The Scott's commun
ity of Rnlaski county alone is asking
for at least three hundred pickers.
The crop in this county is opening
rapidly with the early October frosts,
and should the favorable weather
continue will practically all be out
of the field by Christmas. These are
the conditions that are making the
need of labor very great at this time.
More and more women are taking
the place of men in the industries
and trades. Many of them are be
■ ing employed in saw mills where
I men were formerly employed. In
Little Rock there are girls running
elevators and carrying messages, and
| more of them than ever before em
ployed as bookkeepers and in clerical
capacities.
The State Labor Bureau is advocat
ing the principle urged by the
Is your barn a
~ cotton warehouse?
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WHEN you store a ton of old style cottonseed hulls
you give space to almost 500 pounds of lint and
all the extra bulk that the lint causes.
When you store a ton of
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LINTLESS
you give space to 2000 pounds of real roughage, free
from lint, compact, concentrated, solid.
Buckeye Hulls save half your storage space or enable
you to carry twice as much roughage.
Other Advantages
2000 pounds of roughage value
to the ton—not 1500.
Priced much less per ton.
Every pound goes farther.
Better assimilation of other tooa.
No trash or dust.
Sacked—easy to handle.
Mix well with other forage.
Mr. John Wicker, Forest, Miss., says:
that his first experience in feeding Buckeye Hulls was
unsatisfactory as he fed them improperly. He now
soaks the hulls over night, then feeds them and has
very satisfactory results. Mr. Wicker states that these
hulls are more economical than the old style hulls and
thinks that they go almost twice as far as the old style
hulls at a considerably less cost to begin with.
To secure the best results and to develop the ensilage odor, wet the hulls
thoroughly twelve hours before feeding. It is easy to do this by
wetting them down night and morning lor the next feeding. If at any time
this cannot be done, wet down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to
feed the hulls dry, use only half as much by bulk as of old style hulls.
Book of Mixed Feeds Free
Gives the right formula for every combination of feeds used in the
South. Tells how much to feed for maintenance, for milk, for fat
tening, for work. Describes Buckeye Hulls and gives directions for
using them properly. Send for your copy to the nearest mill.
Dn>t. r The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. Dept, k
Atlanta Birmingham Greenwood Little Rock Memphis
Augusta Charlotte Jackson Macon Selma
National Association that women
who do men's work are entitled to
men's pay. and that is the policy
that generally prevails.
With 25.000 of the men of Arkan
sas in the military service, which
there will be by next spring, the
vacant places left by them will be
noticeable everywhere. And while
the laborers are decreased in number
the demand for the products of
labor are proportionately increased.
It means that those who remain at
home must do more and make more
sacrifices, and eliminate the drones.
And the people of Arkansas are
ready for the test. Their loyalty is
proven and demonstrable in the
things they are doing
The people of Arkansas have shirk
ed no duty in carrying out the cam
paigns for the Red Cross, the Liberty
Loans, the Food Conservation, the
Library Council, the War Work Y.
M. C. A Council, and the many other
activities brought upon the country
by the war. Afore demands are to be
made upon a people who have al
ready been liberal, but they will not
shirk
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There will be some members of
the Constitutional Convention who
will insist upon making a relatively
few changes in the constitution,
rather than completely re-writing it,
as the most desirable thing to be
done at this time. The newspapers
of the state are taking up the dis
cussion of the convention, and the
attendant politics in connection with
it, the public interest will be aroused
by the time the convention meets on
November 19 There are two big
questions to be determined:
Shall the convention be deferred
until next year, so that the finished
instrument may be submitted within
90 days of the November election,
and
Shall the old constitution be patch
ed up or shall the organic law be
wholly re-written.
There will be strong advocates on
both sides of each question.
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With the military units out of the
state, fighting in France or training
in camps, the attention of the people
of Arkansas who are interested in
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will be turned toward the organiza
tion of some other effective means
of defense at home. The need might
never arise, and again the emergency
might come upon us at any moment.
To meet this requirement, a plan
has been devised for an effective
organization of the Home Guard, in
which the men of the whole state
who are not eligible to military
duty may be enl'stecl.
Gov. Brough has authorized the
organization under the military laws
of »Tle state, and regulations have
been devised by Adjt.-Gen. Llovd
England which will place them upon
a recognized status of authority and
power.
Men are eligible for the home
guard who are citizens of good
moral character and physically fit.
between the ages of 16 and 34! who
may volunteer for such service.
There are to be two classes. Class
A will consist of citizens enrolled
between the ages of 18 and 45. and
class B between the ages of 16 and
18 and 45 and 64. The written con
sent df parents or guardians will be
required for the enrollment of minors.
A home guard company shall con
sist of one captain, one first leuten
ant, one second lieutenant, one first
sergeant, one mess sergeant, one
supply sergeant, four sergeants, six
corporals one mechanic, two cooks,
two buglers, and not less than 36
privates.
The members of the guard are
required to take the following oath,
which, it will be observed, does not
bind them to service outside the
state of Arkansas:
“1 do solemnly swear that I will
bear true faith and allegiance to the
Cnited States of America and the
State of Arkansas, that I will serve
them honestly and faithfully against
all their enemies whomsoever, and
*hat I will obey the orders of the
Governor of the State of Arkansas
and the officers appointed over me
and faithfully perform all duties
as a soldier in the home guard, ac
cording to the laws and regulations
governing such military forces of the
State of Arkansas.”
The^War Department has ordered
uwi uic numc nuciiu iiuim nut wear
a uniform that can be mistaken for
‘hat of any regulation uniform of
the regular branches of the service.
A person wearing a regular uniform
without authority is subject to prose
cution. The government cannot furn
ish arms to the home guard com
panies. but it is recommended that
they arm themselves with shotguns
and provide such uniforms as they
may desire. It is provided that the
uniforms shall be of field gray color
which is about *he color of slate.
The regulations provide in detail for
every feature of the uniform and
equipment, and will be furnished all
companies that have been or may be
organized.
Each member of the guard must
submit to a “cursory” examination
by a physician who should certify
that he is "physically fit to perform
his duties as a member of the home
guard.”
Blanks are also provided for a
complete service record of each
member, showing the hours of drill,
the number of days present, the
times absent with and without leave.
In fact, it is the purpose to put this
semi-military organization on as near.
Iv a military footing as conditions
will permit, so that they may be in
condition for actual service sliiuld
disorders at home call for more as
sistance than the civil authorities
are able to privide.
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If your child starts in its sleep,
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testines that child will be sicklv.
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the court room. He was, however,
arrested in his flight before he left
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should like to know what you mean
by such an action as this,” said the ■
judge, in a linent tone, however, as
he knew the man, an elderly German,
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Jones finished mit his talking my
mind was clear all through, but ven
Mr. Smith begins his talking 1 get ^
all mixed up again already, and I •
says to myself: ‘I better leave at
vonce and stay away until he is
done, because, your honor, to tell ;
the truth, I didn't like de vay de j
argument was going.' ”—Cleveland
Leader.
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Landlord—“Yes, sir. We've a cen- ]
tenarian in this village. As a matter
of fact, this is his grandson—or are
you his great-grandson, Joe?"
Joe—“great — great — great —
great — gr—’’
Visitor—"Oh. come, come! That’s
scarcely possible."
Landlord (confidently)—"He isn’t j
telling lies. He’s only stuttering.”—
Passing Show.
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| germs. The best thing to do is to
: get your liver in good condition and
purify the stomach and bowels.
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answers the purpose completely.
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From an account of an Oregon
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things in cut glass.’’—Oakland (Cal.)
! Tribune.
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: chafed skin, is BALLARD’S SNOW
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antiseptic. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00
per bottle. Sold by Harrington Bros.
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TOLD IN KENTUCKY
The lovely anti elegant home of
that crown prince of hospitality, the
big-hearted and noble-souled John
Wheeler, was a radiant scene of en
chanting liveliness, for t upid had
Drought one of his finest offerings to
the court of Hymen; for the love
able Miss Alice, the beautiful
daughter of Mr. Whe* ler and his re
fined and most excellent wife, who
is a lady of rarest charms and sweet
est graces, dedicated her life’s min
istry to I)r. W’iliiam H. Osgood, the
i brilliant and gifted and talented son
of that ripe scholar and renowned
' educator, the learned Professor Os
good, the very able and successful
president of the Female College.—
Charlotte (Ky.) Chronicle.
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