THE HCTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 29
HUTT1G. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1917.
PRICE. Si PER YEAR
CATTLE TICK RELEASES.
Cattlp-Fever Quarantine lifted From Record
Amount of Territory by Depar tment
of Agriculture Order.
An order signed by D. F. Hous
ton. secretary of agriculture, lift?
on December 1 from 65 52C
square miles in Southern states
the Federal quarantine against the
movement of Southern cattle. It
is of great importance to cattle
raisers and dealers of the Northerr
states as well as those of the
South.
In regions infested by the cattle
fyck it has not been held safe to im
port better stock for the improve
ment of Southern herds becaus*
cattle freshly brought in from re
gions where '.he tick is not pre
valent are especially prone to sick
en and die from the fever germs
carried by the blood sucking para
site. The Federal quarantine
against the cattle tick, on the oth
er hand, has prevented the ship
ment of cattle from infested sec
tions for use as stockers and feed
ers in free ter-itory, and permits
their shipment into free territory
only under quarantine restrictions
and immediate slaughter.
The release order for December
1 frees the largest amount of terri
tory ever liberated at one time
since the Federal campaign against
the cattle tick was started in 1916.
and. added to 5.234 square miles
freed in March and September,
will make 1917 by far the greatest
year so fax. in -the annihilation of
the tick.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must
take an Internal remedy. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts thru the-blood on tin mucous sur
faces of the system. Hall's Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years It
is composed of some of the best tonics
known, combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect com
bination of the ir.yredii nls in Hall s
Catarrh Cure is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condi
tions. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O.
All nruRKists. 7.1c.
g.-ll's Family Pills for constipation.
Will It Pay to Keep Chickens?
It will not pay to keeD hens this
winter unless they are good layers,
because they are only machines
consuming feed and producirg
eggs. Weak, unhealthy hens will
likely literally "eat their heads
off,” They are not good machines
and cannot produce eggs econom
ically, while good strong, healthy
fowls will undoubtedly produce
enough eggs to pay well for their
care and for the grain they ccn
sume. Cull out the poor fowls and
send them to the butcher or to the
family table. Keep the good lay
ers. Eggs are high and will go
higher.
Plan Membership Drive.
A nation-wide Christmas drive
for membership has been planned
by the American Red Cross. The
campaign will have for its object
ive the addition of 10.000,000
names to the present Red Cross
muster roll, and it confidently is
expected that it will be attained.
The campaign will start on De
cember 17. and continue until
Christmas Eve. It seems certain
to arouse an interest of an unpre
cedented character.
At a conference at the national
headquarters in Washington, at
tended by representatives from all
of the thirteen Red Cross divis;ons
in the United States, details of the
c mpaign were agreed upon, sub
ject to such modifications or am
pli ications as may be deemed
necessary to meet conditions in
different cities or districts. There
are about three thousand Red
Cross chapters in the United
States, and each chapter, under
the direction of a lc al chairman,
will start its part of the drive at
dawn on December 17. Doubt
less there will be great zest in the
rivalry of the various chapters tc
make a showing at the finish.
"Make this a Red Cross Christ
mas" will be a slogan heard from
one end of the land to the other.
As this will be America's first
Christmas in the world war. it is
felt that the spirit of the season
needs only the Red Cress sugges
tion to add gloriously to the work
which is to be done with respect to
caring for our soldiers, and in re
lieving war distress in all its forms.
Arrested for Murder.
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Perritt cn
last Sunday night arrested Henry
Moore, alias Charl-y Wright, a
negro wanted at Tama. Jefferson
county, for the murder on October
1 0 of C. J. Hill, a negro Bapt:st
preacher. Mr. Perritt left Wed
nesday to take Moore to Pine
Bluff to await trial.
Vessels Cut in Two.
The novel expedient of cutting I
ships in two in order to move them |
from one place to another is being '
resorted to at the Cleveland. O..
shipbuilding yards. The vessels!
thus being operated upon were ;
formerly freighters on the Great
Lakes. So urgent is the need of
ships for transatlantic service that
it was decided to take over several
of the lake vessels for that pur
pose. The locks of the Welland
canal through which they had to
be moved on their way to the At
lantic ocean were too small to ad
mit their passage, however. . o they
were placed in dry dock and cut in
halves with acetylene torches. :
Each section is boarded up and |
caulked and then towed through1
the canal and the locks of the St.
Lawrence river as far as Montreal.
Here the ships are temporarily re- :
joined and taken to an Atlantic;
port where they will be overhauled !
and fitted for ocean service.
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Horse*, Mules, Cattle, Etc.
Good for your own A dies.
Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains,
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25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers.
Will Adopt Gold Basis.
The government of Mexico has
decided to modernize the currency
by denouncing silver and substitu
ting gold as the currency basis.
This change has been brought
about for the purpose of eliminat
ing the disadvantages heretofore
encountered in world trade on ac
count of the financial system. The
coinage of silver has alread
stopped, the mints being occupied
now in the production of gold coins.
A new gold coin valued at $10 in
U. S. money is being made.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to ail to attend these services.
Rev. A. Turrentine, Pastor.
Attempts to Break from Pen.
The following is from last Sun- |
day's Arkansas Gazette:
“Carl Lewis, under arrest for
the robbery of the First National
oank of Huttig. September 7, who
was brought here and placed in the
penitentiary for safe keeping after
ne had made several attemps tc
oreak jail at El Dorado, was found
;n the death cell Wednesday night
with Charles Kelly, the Newport
man who is under death sentence
! for the murder of Herman Har
man. This admission was made
1 by penitentiary authorities yester
i day. They had in their possession
i loaded .38 caliber revolver and a
; box of cartridges. They had
| planned to escape during the night,
land were prevented by the timely
discovery of the weapon by attach
es of the penitentiary, who were
given a tin. The affair was kept
quiet by the officials, who are in-1
vestigating in an effort to find who
smuggled the weapon to the men.
News of the affair only leaked out
yest°rday when Sheriff Finn Craig
of Union county came to Little
Rock to take Lewis to El Dorado
for trial at the term of court, which
begins Monday. Because of the
reticence of penitentiary officials
little information could be obtained.
It is known that the revolver was
in the possession of Lewis and that
Kelly had the cartridges. Kelly
will be electrocuted January 1 1,
unless the execution is stopped by
higher courts or by the governor.”
I Lewis was indicted last Monday
j oy the grand jury for the robbery.
^ plead guilty and was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary, just
a little over two months after com
mitting the crime.
Notice
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one. not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
oerson shall be convicted of depre
ciating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Gompany.
This 1st, day of February, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Se'”\ and Treas
for Sale at a Bargain.
One large sideboard, one square
dining table and six dining chairs.
Apply at the News office.
Need firemen for Navy.
The United States navy needs
7,000 men for service as firemen
aboard the war vessels, and Arkan
sas is being called upon to furnish
several hundred men for this
rating.
According to the recruiting of
fice at Little Rock, service in the
fireroom branch is one of the most
desirable in the service. Men who i
serve in that branch have an op-.
portunity to advance to other me
chanical branches of the navy at:
an exceptionally good rate of pay. |
Work in the fireroom aboard war;
vessels is not hard labor, because
all ships of the navy are being de
signed for the comfort of the
crews, and special attention has
been given to the working condi
tions in the firerooms. A man
works in the fireroom not usually
longer than four hours at one time,
and there is a sufficient number of
men to make each man’s work as
light as poss'ble.
The pay in this branch at the
present is $36.20 a momh, which
goes into effect immediately upon
enlisting, and the recruit is given a
two years supply of clothing. A
man s pay is all clear money as it
costs him nothing to live.
The ages for enlisting in this
branch are 18 to 35 and the re
cruit is sent to one of the naval
training stations. Upon complet
ing his course of training he is
usually given a higher rating as
I fireman second class, w.tfi a f'ir*h
I er increase in pay. Previous ex
perience is not necessary.
V. M. C. A. Rally.
| The big drive to raise $35,000.
, 000 for the war Y. M. C A. work
is on this week and Union county
: has been apportioned $3,500 of
this amount.
Lapile township has been appor
tioned $600. $350 from Lapile
west and $250 for the balance of
' the eastern portion.
W. H. Wheler, who is chairman
i for this end of the township, re
ports that our share in this noble j
work will be raised, and J. M.1
Wallace of Strong, who has charge j
of the western part of the town
ship. says they will raise theirs.
Judge N. C. Marsh of El Dorado, j
who was in the Spanish-American
war and knows what a great work
the Y. M. G. A. does, will speak at
the school auditorium at 3:30
o'clock Sunday night and the pub
lic is cordially invited out and hear
him. There will be no preaching
at either of the churches on that
night.
Liberty Motor Truck Completed.
The first liberty motor truck for I
army use. the forerunner of 35,000
other standardized machines that
! have been ordered, was completed
i a few days ago at a Lima. O.. man
I ufacturing plant. The machine is
(the result of the combined genius
of 1 2 motor truck plants and over ,
60 auto parts factories in different
parts of the country, each wlrking
independently on their o>vn specifi
cations without knowing who the
other companies employed were or
what parts they were making. Ex
tra precautions were taken at each
plant to guard against prying eyes.
The work was done in buildings
lignted only by skylights and close
ly guarded day and night. As fast
as each part was completed it was
sent to the Lima plant under guard.
To the causal observer the ma
chine assembled represents no
more than an ordinary army truck.
However, it is said to be the
strongest truck ever turned cut in
this country.
Growing Umbrella Handles.
The average person who has
ever thought at all about the mat
ter probably has supposed that the
artistically curved and bent han
dles of umbrellas, canes and riding
whips “just happened,” that they
grow way naturally. This is not
the case, however. They result
from careful training and cultiva
tion. In France there is a large
plantation devoted exclusively to
the production of such handles.
Trees are cut off near the ground;
level and the sprouts which come
up from the roots are trained and
bent in the forms desired. Two cr
three years are required for a crop
of this kind to mature.
After testrng out the palatable
ness of whale meat on the chef,
one of the leading New York hotels
bought several hundred pounds of
it to serve the guests. Those who
partook of it said it resembled
young pig in taste and texture.
Oil HOW TO OUT AIN
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pitcui law aittl otin-r valuable itiforiuiuioti.
D. SWIFT & CO.
PATENT LAWYERS,
303 Seventh St., Washington, D. C.
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