Some Dangerous Facts.
Enough people to populate a
town the size of Ozark, Corning,
Pocahontas, Clarksville, Arkan
s City Ashdown or other com
munity of about 1,500 inhabitants
are needlessly killed each year
1 the U. S. by fire.
Fayetteville, aside from its
student inhabitants, or El Dorado
could be very nearly populated
by the number of persons maim
ed or injured through fire each
^ear in this country. Compared
with Europe’s record, this is a
terrible loss. In Europe the reg
ulation of fire hazard is very
strict and intelligent, supported
x>th by law and public sentiment.
The attitude toward fire which
has grown uo in this country is
strikingly illustrated by the ex
ample of our metropolis. In
;,few York ten million dollars a
year are spent to put out fires,
and $15,000. to prevent them. In
Arkansas the public spends
thousands of dollars a year in
maintaining our fire departments
to put out the fires and nothing
(practically) to prevent them.
If the buildings burned in the
United States in one year were
placed side by side on a through
fare it would be long enough to
reach around the borders of Ark
ansas. Every ten blocks along
this street, over a thousand miles
in length, would be one house:
from which a person had been
crrried out seriously injured and
every thousand feet would be
the ruins of a building in which
some one had burned to death.
The way to save the lives and
property of our citizens, conserve
the created resources of thes.tate
and reduce the invisible fire tax
of fifteen dollars a year that
comes out of the pocket of every
man in Arkansas at the head of
a tamily of five, is to have fewer
fires, and having fewer fires is
a matter of education and public
sentiment, which is very largely
-almost entirely, in the hands
of public spirited individuals gen
ially, and more especially those
of this class who preside over
the editorial sanctums.
The Farmers Union went on
record against the repeal of the
state-wide prohibition law. And
that despite the fact that the act
by which it is proposed to put
saloons back into Arkansas, and
undo all the good results accom
plished during the years of local
option, was initiated nnder the
direction of Ben L. Griffin, for
mer State Secretary of the Union.
e Bigelow Press voices the
sentiments of a large part of the
newspapers of Arkansas, when
1 says, His advocacy of the
anti-prohibition measure ought
0 be er>ough in itself to kill it.”
County Debt Decreases.
It is with pleasure that we
note from the financial state
ment recently published that the
indebtedness of Woodruff Coun
ty has decreased during the past
twelve months to the amount of
about $2,500.00.
This is an exceptionally good
showing our county officials have
made, and especially when we
note the big overflows of last
year and the damage they did to
our roads and bridges.
Several new bridges have been
constructed and other improve
ments made necessitating extra
expense for the county, and too
we have been e-iven frwn rrmntv
farm demonstration agents with
the assistance of some private
donations.
Besides the above the county has
had to pay the bills of a few cost
ly cases in circuit court during
the past year one of which was
the State vs Bratton. We con
gratulate all of our officials in
charge of the county’s affairs
and are glad to note that the in
debtedness has been so material
ly reduced under their adminis
trations.
If you are a consistent Demo
crat, your duty is to vote for
Amendment No. 12. If you are
interested in the welfare of your
children, prove it by voting for
this measure.
Little Rock, Aug 8. — Hon. R.
Minor Wallace, of Magnolia, a
former member of Congress, is
actively campaigning against the
repeal of the state-wide prohi
bition law. He has been called
the Grady of the State of Arkan
sas, and his eloquent pleas for
prohibition are everywhere ef
fective.
Suppose you individually do
not endorse Amendment No. 12,
as no other method of providing
school facilities' is at present
available, you should not join
hands with those who are work
ing night and day to elevate the
educational institutions of our
great state. Do not be an ob
structionist. Be a booster.
Little Rock, Aug. 7.—Arrange
ments are under way for a great
state wide prohibition rally to be
held in Little Rock Sept. 12, un
der the auspices of the Arkansas
Department of the Anti-Saloon
League of America. George
Thornburgh, one of the best
known men of Arkansas, is
President of the League, and is
active in the direction of the
campaign. Delegates from all
temperance organizations in the
state are invited to attend the
rally.
Good Roads Boosters
Following is a list of those who
have paid the amount opposite
their names for the Case tractor
and grader which now belongs
to the DeView Road District:
Town of McCrory.l_ $500.00
Riggs Brothers_ 250.00
W. E. Jelks_ 25.00
T. A. Jeffries_ 25.00
F. Lewis_ 25.00
Dr. J. W. Morris_ 25.00
A. S. Thompson_ 25.00
J. W. Mullens_ 25.00
M. D. Thompson_ 20.00
Thompson-Hailey Co.15.00
H. W. Jernigan____ 10.00
H. D. Swayze___ 10.00
W. B. Fakes_ 10.00
J. F. Morgan_ 10.00
W. J. Mitchell_ 10.00
L. W. Sturdivant_ 10.00
N. J. Hayes_ 5.00
Gray & Co*._ 5.00
W. B. Scott_ 5.00
E. E. Jeffries_ 5.00
Baxter Stave Co__ 5.00
H. D. Angus_ 5.00
J. T. Atkinson_1_ 5.00
Dr. W. T. McCain_ 5.00
W. H. Jimerson_ 5.00
H. T. Raney_ 5.00
R. O. Jeffries_ 5.00
Dr. H. P. Hargis_ 5.00
R. C. Thompson_ 5.00
Dr. B. Brewster_ 5.00
G. B. Fakes_ 5.00
J. H. Swanson__ 5.00
W. V. Angelo_ 2.50
R. J. Winters_ 2.50
Edgar Miller_ 2.50
A. J. Marsh_ 2.00
J. O. Raymond_ 2.00
H. Arnof_ 2.00
Frank Shue_ 2.00
J. A. Cullum__ 1.50
E. E. Blaylock_~ 1.00
H. E. Wood_ 1.00
Total_ 1,082.50
District to pay_1,417.50
Total cost_ 2,500.00
The woful lack of schools in
Arkansas is doing more than
anything else to retard immigra
tion to the state. The adoption
of Amendment No. 12 will insure
us of our fair share of the south
bound tide of homeseekers.
The Arkansas Gazette has de
clared against the repeal of the
State-wide prohibition act. It
says that “It is to be hoped that
the result of the election will
show unequivocally that Arkan
sas intends to remain in the Pro
hibition column/* It declares
that “Instead of the opponents
of the sale of liquor now having
to bring people over to their side,
the shoe is on the other foot; it
is the liquor advocates who wil
J now have to bring people over t<
| their side if they are to succeec
in their effort to open the saloon:
! again.” '
Studio!
Now open at Farmers
& Merchants Bank
building, McCrory, Ark.
Kodak Work
Finished and solicited.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Your business solicited.
Capshaw
& Jones.
ANY MAKE OF
PLOW STOCKS
delivered on short notice
and guaranteed perfect
T. E. DYE
Cullum’s Barber Shop
Everything to be found at
a First-class Tonsorial
Parlor
Bring us Your Laundry
L. B. WINFREE, J. P.
CONVEYANCES
Feed For Sale
PRICES RIGHT
W. O. Barrentine
McCRORY DRUG CO.
Everything in the drug line
PHONE NO. 42.
Meal For Sale
At All Times
W. B. DOUGHERTY
The Corn Grinder
The McCrory Bakery
Sanitary Bread, Pies and
Cakes.
Barbecued Meats and
Cold Drinks.
T. M. GRAHAM