ENORMOUS LOSS OF
PORK IN ARKANSAS
Greatest Single Iem of Loss to
Stae Annually is That Caus
ed by Hog Cholera.
Twenty million pounds of
pork have been lost in Arkan
sas since Sept. 1, 1915, by hog
cholera which could have been
prevented.
This is a loss which should
not only attract the attention
not only of the farmers but of
bankers and business men alike
since We are making such a
strenuous effort to feed our
selves, says G. L. Caldwell, As
sistant State Veterinarian with
the College of Agriculture,
at Fayetteville.
Twenty million pounds of
pork at the present time is
worth at least $2,000,000.
This could be saved by an in
vestment of $100,000 in serum
figured at actual cost of 50
cents per 100 pounds live
weight of the hog if furnished
by the state Serum Plant at
Little Rock. This hog insuran
ce can be had for 5 per cent of
market value of this pork
which we need for home con
sumption. Every business man
must admit that an investment
of 5 per cent against certain
loss is worth while and that
$100,000 spent to save 20,
000,000 pounds of pork or $2,
000,000, certainly would be
good business.
This loss docs not include
the decrease in production of
pork due to the lack of increa
se in teh number of hogs and it
does not include the great dis
count against pork production
in the state because it is un
profitable to bring in numbers
of pure bred hogs in the infest
ed districts and grade up the
animals we already have. With
the losses added, Arkansas’ an
nual loss from hog cholera
would greatly exceed $2,000,
000. The size of this loss is ap
paling; the figures read like
fiction; however a great many
of our farmers are beginning,
to realize the seriousness of
the condition and certainly it
will not be long before every
thinking business man and
farmer alike will take up the
fight. Every hog raiser must
be enlisted in order to drive
the cholera from the state.
Every farmer must learn to
recognize the disease and he
must not be content to call it
worms, thumps, or indigestion
and let his hogs die.
At the present time the loss
from hog cholera in theUnited
States is $75,000,000 or about
twice the loss from Texas fev
er and nearly equal the loss
from all other live stock dis
eases. Arkansas stands 22nd
in pork production; conse
quently , a $2,000,00 loss for
our state is an exceedingly
large proportion of the nation
al loss. It is hard to realize or
comphrend the magnitude of ,
the tremendous saving which
is possible, a saving of more
than $1.00 for every man, wo
man and child in the state. It
is time for teh farmers of Ark
ansas to stop this great drain 1
on their resources. Business
men must realiez that cholera
is a preventable loss and should
insist that those to whom they
extend credit should conserve
their livestock wealth. Chol
era is preventable and should
be eradcated by the use of
anti-hog cholera serum and
sanitary measures and by
these alone.
There is no reason in the
world why the hugs of Arkan
sas should weigh on an aver
age 75 pounds per animal
while those in Iowa approxi
mate 200 pounds. There is no
reason why Arkansas should be
22nd in hog production. We
have teh feed and the climate.
We must learn how to prevent
a preventable disease and then
we will have a most profitable
market for our grain, soy
beans and peanuts, as well as
our abundance of grass, in the
form of pork. Phis in turn
will help solve another great
problem for our farmer, that
of marketing at least part of
his product profitably and at
home.
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RANEY SAYS PROM'S
GIVEN SQUARE DEAL
Hon. T. J. Raney of this
place who was chosen by the
Arkansas Anti-Saloon League
to represent the prohibitionists
before the State Board of Elec
tion Commissioners in the mat
i ter of securing county election
! commissioners favorable to
; prohibition, states that he is
’well pleased with the appoint
ments made by the state board.
He says the state board was
very fair toward the prohibi
tionists in making appoint
ments of the county election
boards.
The Democratic organization
in most of the counties had re
commended ‘dry’ commission
ers, and where these were not
appointed the men selected
were required to promise to
give the prohibitionists at least
one judge and one clerk in all
voting precincts.
Mr. Raney said, “We were
well pleased with the commis
sioners appointed in general
and feel sure we will have a
fair election. Dr. C. H. Brough
and virtually all the nominees
of the party are for prohibition
and I feel sure the State will
vote ‘dry’ by a majority that
forever will settle the question
in Arkansas.”
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NEWPORT INDEPENDENT
HAS RAISED PRICE
New ort, Sept. 11.—The
Newport Daily Independent of
this city h is raised the daily
subscription to its citysubscrib
ers from 40 cents to 50 cents
per month, effective Sept. 1.
According to an announcement
made by the proprietor some
time ago, the change was made
imperative by the advance in
print or news paper, which is
still advancing, and the paper
announces that another rise In
subscription may be made nec
essary if present conditions
continue. Advertising and com
mercial printing rates have al
so been advanced.
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THESE LADS GOOD
COTTON PICKERS
Three Faulkner county lads
picked 906 pounds of cotton
one day last week.Willie Flem
ing. age 19,picked 402pounds;
his brother, James, age 14,
picked 300 pounds, and his
brother, Carroll, age 12, pick
ed 204 pounds.
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Motorists Patronize When
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Firestone Tires, Tubes and Accessories,
A. C. Spark Plugs, Klaxon and Stewart
Warning Signals, E. G. Specialties, etc
Expert Workmen and the
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BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
STAMP TAX ORDER
RESINDED BY U. S.
Stamps on Legal Papers,Bonds,
Telegrams, Cosmetics, etc.,
Are No Longer Necessary.
A Federal revenue bill pass
ed by Congress just before ad
journment eliminating internal
revenuet samp taxes on docu
ments of all kinds, telegrams,
long distance telephone calls,
perfumes and chewing gum,
which were assessed at the be
ginning of the European war is
now in effect, and these stamps
are now no longer necessary
on the following articles:
Ronds, debentures, certifi
cates of indebtedness of any
association or corporation, ori
ginal issue of stock certificates,
agreement to sell, memoranda
of sales, transfers of stock cer
tificates, promissory notes,bills
of lading, manifests, express
receipts, bonds (except those
required in legal proceedings),
certificates of profits or certifi
cates of memoranda showing
interests in property or accum
ulation of any association or
corporation, certificates of
damage, contracts, broker’s
notes, memoranda of sale of
goods, deeds, instruments or
writing conveying real estate,
insurance policies, steamship
tickets, power of attorney, pro
tests of checks or bills of ex
change .telegraph and long dis
tance telephone calls, seats in
palace or parlor cars, berths in
sleeping cars, perfumery and
cosmetics and other similar ar
ticles. chewing gum and sub
stitutes therefor.
THREE ESCAPE
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—Death
sentences over Henry Woods
and Joe T. McCown,white men
occupying death cells at the
state penitentiary, and Gilles
pie Glover, a Pulaski County
negro, were today commuted
to life imprisonment by Gov.
Hays.
Thre three commutations left
but one occupant of the death
cells at the penitentiary. He
was Jesse Williams, a Missis
sippi County negro, who was
sentenced to be electrocuted
next Saturday. Both the white
men and the negro were con
victed of first degree murder.
Woods killed his divorced
wife near Jonesboro, McCown.
killed his father-in-law, Joe
Gordon, at Dewitt, and Glover,
who is now insane, killed his
wife in this city.
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MAKING A BAD
MATTER WORSE
It is a dangerous thing,when
you have let slip an unfortun
ate remark, to try to cover up
the blunder.
Mrs. G. was talking with the
wife of Judge H. about her
son’s choice of a profession,
“I don’t want him to be a law
yer,” she* said.
“Why not?” said the judge’s
wife. “I think there is nothing
much finer than the legal pro
fession for a bright boy.”
“Well,” said Mrs. G., blunt
ly, “a lawyer has to tell so
many lies.” Then it dawned on
her that she was talking to the
wife of a lawyer; so she has
tily added, “That is—er—to
be a good lawyer!”—Youth’s
Com panion.
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ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
PROHI REPEAL BILL
Searcy, Sept. 11.—At a mass
meeting1 held at the Baptist
tabernacle Saturday night the
Searcy Anti-Saloon League was
organized with the election of
the Rev. T. T. Trimble as
chairman; the Rev. Wm. Cook
sey, treasurer, and W. K. Pat
ton, secretary. An Executive
Committee to arrange a county
wide campaign against Act
No. 2 is composed of Henry
Patterson, J. S. Booth. J.Stan
ford, W. K. Patton, Dr. L. E.
Moore and Dr. L. E. Jones.
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COUNTY ELECTION
BOARDS CHOSEN
C. D. Metcalf, Democrat, of
Batesville; T. H. Dearing,Dem
ocrat, of Newark; and Dr. J.
B. Roe, Republican, of New
ark, have been appointed as
election commissioners for In
dependence county.
Commissioners appointed
for other counties in this sec
tion of the state are as follows,
the first two in each instance
being Democrats and the third
a Republican.
Izard.—Dan Lackey, W. A.
Jackson and W. O. iChappel.
Jackson.—P. H. VanDyke,
L. L. Mack and Chas. G. Hen
| ry.
Lawrence.—Roland Roberts,
Marvin Henderson and J. T.
Watson.
Sharp.—Allen Gay, J. Ai.
Simpson and C. M. Griscom.
Stone.—G. W. Lackey, Win
field Copeland and L. P. Dow
I ney.
White.—H. P. Clevland, Ed
I Plant and B. F. Plackard.
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COTTON BEING GINNEO
FAST, REPORT SHOWS
The government report on
cotton ginned this season, is
sued a few days ago, shows a
total of 850,032 bales ginned
up to September 1, as compar
ed with a total of 463,883 bales
to the same date last year.
Ginnings by states are:
State 1916 1916
Alabama _22,373 38,925
Arkansas -14,761 270
California _ 443 99
Florida_ 2,881 4,701
Georgia _212,764 133,408
Louisiana __ 29,780 5,848
Mississippi __ 10,081 4,619
North Carolina 289 354
Oklahoma _ 7,777 8
SouthCarolina 26,769 4,305
Tennessee __ 120 2
Texas _522,008 271,328
ARKANSAS RICE TO
BRING $10,000,00
Arkansas’ rice crop will be
virtually 18 per cent of the
world’s production and will
bring the growers of the State
approximately $10,692,000 if
the price is the same as last
year, 4>4c a pound. These fig
ures are based on the govern
ment estimate of 5,280,000
bushels for this State, as given
out a few days ago by a gov
ernment report. The rice crop
last year was one of the larg
est ever known in the State
and wras virtually one sixth of
the world’s production but this
year’s crop is even greater. Ar
kansas ranks third in the Unit
ed States in the production of
rice.
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DUCK SEASON SHORT
BY FEDERAL DECREE
Open seasons for hunting
wild duck and geese were
shortened by regulations re
cently adopted under the Fed
eral migratory bird law, ac
cording to a report given out
by the State Game Commission
at Little Rock.
The season on ducks and
geese will open November 1 in
stead of October 1, as hereto
fore, and will close February
1, instead of January 16.
Under the same law, wood
ducks, which have begun to ar
rive at Arkansas watering
places, can not be killed until
September 1, 1918, or for two
years.
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CALOMEL WALES
AMD MAKES TOO SICK
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liver and you lose a
day’s work.
There’s no reason why a person should
take Bickening, salivating calomel when
60 cents buys a large bottle of Dodson’s
Liver Tone—a perfect substitute for cal
omel.
It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which
will start your liver just as surely «u»
calomel, but it doesn't make you sick and
can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson’s Liver Tone, because it is per
fectly harmless.
Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose of nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseated to
morrow. Don’t lose a day’s work. Take
a spoonful of Dodson’s Liver Tone In
stead and you will wake up feeling great.
No more biliousness, constipation, slug
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PROPOSED AMEX DM Elf T TO THi
CONSTITUTION OK THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.
Notice 1b hereby given that the fol
lowing Joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution
was passed by the General Assembly
at its regular session of 1915. *nd that
the same will be submitted to the elec
tors of the State at the next general
election, to be held Tuesday. November
7. 1916. for adoption or rejection
Proposed Amendment Ns. 14.
That the following is hereby pre
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, which,
when agreed to by a majority of all
members elected to each house ana
udopted by a majority of the electors
of the State voting at the next gen
eral election for senators and repre
sentatives. shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas:
"Section 1. The county courts in
tnelr respective counties, in addition to
the county tax now allowed to be lev
ied. shs.ll have power when authorised,
as hereinafter provided, to levy an an
nual tax not exceeding three mills on
the dollar on all taxable property,
which shall be collected and expended
in making and repairing public roads
and bridges in their respective coun
ties; and said court shall have power,
after authority given as hereinafter
provided, to levy a tax not exceeding
three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property for a period of time not te
exceed thirty years, to borrow money.
Issue bonds, and pledge the revenues
arising from the tax levied for a pe
riod of time, to pay the Interest gn|
principal of any sum or sums so bor
rowed. All bonds issued by authority
herein given shall bear a rate of Inter
est not to exceed 6 per cent per annum.
All sums so borrowed shall be used ex
clusively In making and repairing the
public roads and bridges In the county.
The annual tax and the tax for period
i!
of years shall not both be levied an
be in force at the same time Itf any
county—the levy of one shall excluds
the levy of the other.
Before any levy of taxes herein au
thorised shall bs made, the Question
of levying such tgx shall be submitted
to the qualified slectors of the county
at a general or special election called
for that purpose, at which a majority
of the qualified eleotors votfhg at such
an aleetlon shall have voted In favor of
such levy of tart*.
Approved February 1. 1*11.
The above resolution was fllsd l^tha
office of the Secretary of Stata on
ruary I, 1915.
Each elector may vote fer or agalaet
the above amendment.
Witness my ofllolal signature
llth da
tionn
T of April. 1111.
BAHLrf W. HODOJM,
| Secretary of Slat*
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