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Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
CAPITAL DRY" TEN DAYS
Saloons to Close Temporarily, Regard.
 less Of License Fight.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock-Little Rock, regardless of the success or failure of the efforts to retain EceEsed saloons, will be with out saloons for the first 10 days oi the new year. if the advice of attorneys representing the liquor interests is fol- lowed. The provisions of the Going liquor law, which becomes effective at midnight December 31, make it necessary that the signatures to peti. tions to the county judge be published at least 10 days prior to the court $ action on the petition.
 : Since the law does not become effec- tive until New Years day, attorneys for the liquor interests deem it neces- sary to await publication until January 1, 1914.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
LOUISIANA MERCHANT SLAIN
Either Robbery or Revenge Motive for
 Crime, it Is Thought.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Shreveport, La Calvin Ballard planter and merchant, was found dead in his store near Blanchard, 12 miles from Shreveport shot through the brain. Two theories are advanced for the murder-robbery and revenge.
 Four years ago Ballard shot and killed his brother in row over. q negro tenant and was sent to the state penitentiary, where he was made a trusty. A number of negro convicts made break for liberty while he was working near them, and he seized a shotgun and fired into the crowd, kill ing two. This incident produced a par don for Ballard, who resumed busi- ness at his old home after being freed.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
RELIGIOUS DEBATE PLANNED
Discussion Affecting Catholic Priest, hood to Be Held at MorriIton.

Western Newspaper Union News Scrr're
 ton.-Arrangements have been completed for a religious debate to be held here the second week in January, which is already attracting national attention. The participants in the de- bate will be Father Boniface. a Gatho. lie priest, who has been giving a ser ies of lectures over the state, and Otis L. Sturgeon of Des Moines, a lecturer on anti-Roman Catholic doctrine. The subject of the debate will be: Re solved that the Roman Catholic Priest hood is Bunch of White Slavers."
 The charge against the Catholic priesthood was made by MT. Sturgeon h lecture delivered here recently and the priest, who was in the audi ence, accepted MT. Surgeons chal }enge to debate the subject The de 1ate will continue every night for at I9ast a week, and will be in the nature ofpa stEial.1lv Surgeon representing thS .--'oisss isoiiilS---
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
fNSPECTS STATE SCHOOLS
Representative of United States Bu- reau of Education Makes Tour.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

westerh Newspaper Union News Scrvtce
 Little Rock.--George B. Cook state superintendent of public instruction, accompanied by J. L. McBrain, Wash ington, D. C., of the Bureau of Educa- tion in the United States Department of the Interior, left Little Rock and has been making tour of inspection
 MT, McBrain is touring the South. making study of rural school condi- tions and securing data to be filed with the Bureau of Education at Wash 1ngton. Superintendent Cook and Nc Brain went to Conway to inspect the State Normal School.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
MEMORY OF JURlST H0NGRED
Tribute Paid to Judge U. M. Rose in
 Little Rock Courts.

Western Newxpa per I,ntan Nsvs ser1iee-
 ! Rock.-The Little Rock Bar AssS,>.--xio on s. resolution regretting tha -s }. sa life ef the 5lato> Judge .. M. Rose. was ordered sf.4ss = { upon the records of the three divisions of the. Circuit Court and that of the chancery court at the conclusion of memorial ceremonies held before the four tribunals en banc. The address of John N. Moore, relating the life and labors of the late jurist, was also en- tered on the court records.
 The memorial was held in the cham. Der of the First Division Circuit Court, where Judges R. J. Lea, Guy Fulk and G. w Hendricks of the circuit court, and Chancellor J. F. Martineau of the chancery court, convened court jointly.
 Other members of the bar associa- tion, who made short talks, were J. w. House Sr., and J. W. Blackweod.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
VILLA EXECUTES
 MANY CIVILIANS
REFUGEES FROM cHIHuAHuA TELL OF ATROCITIES BY
 REBEL CHIEF.
MAKES HIMSELF DICTATOR
seizes Property, Expels Spaniards and CompeIs Foreign Consuls to
 Obey His Orders
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Ill Paso, Tex.-tAmericans, Germans and Spaniards who have arrived from Chihuahua, Mexico, report that Fran. CISCO Villa, the rebel leader. virtually mas constituted himself dictator there ana that he refused to heed the re. quests of representatives of foreign governments.
 The refugees asserted that the rebel leader had seized s5,000,o00 worth of property belonging to foreigners, had put to death about 20 Mexican civil Hans, including Sergeic Canchez law yer and former state official and had commanded the American, German and British consuls to obey rebel or. ders.
 Villas expulsion of citizens of valued at $1,500,00o and owned by Ger man, French, English and Spanish tn- terests, but chiefly by Spanish. and paced Tn command of the store Gen eral Chao, a rebel leader. He also selzed a brewery, a clothing factory and all the grocery and other stores owned by Spaniards, valued at $3,5O0.- 900.
 Villas expulsion of citizens of Spain, all of whom were progressive merchants, was on pain of death. He at first notified them that they must be out of the country within five days. but later after an appeal by Harry Seobell, the British vice consul. he ex. tended the time to 10 days. None of the spaniards was allowed to take any thlng except personal effects and all were told never to return.
 It was reported to the foreign gov efnments a1at Villa had ignored the friendly inquiries of the consuls when they sought information as to the prob able fate of Louis Terrazas IT.. son of one Of the richest men in the republic. who is held for $250,0O0 ransom. and that Villa violated the rules of inter- national warfare in refusing protection to Spaniards. His holding of Terra. gas, a Mexican, for ransom was described as the act of a brisand.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
Smith Quits Railroad Board.

Little Rock.-Roy Smith, rate ex. pert for the Arkansas Railroad Com mission, will retire On January 1, and will be succeeded by H. N. Gregory now freight and passenger agent of the Jonesboro. Lake City S Eastern Railroad. Mr. Smith has been appoint ed to represent the Chicago, Rock Is land & Pacific railroad at Camden Mr. Gregory was connected with tile Hot Springs Western railroad for SOY, eral years and is well known through out railroad circles in Arkansas.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
FRUIT MEN HOLD MEETING
Big Apple Show Feature of Conven.
 ton Held at Rogers.
the defense.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Rogers. s.-Officers for the coming year were elected by the Northwest Arkansas Fruit Growers Society as follows: President, s. w Gipple, Ben. tonville; first vice president, o. J. Hal, liday Gravette; second vice president Rapond Peavy, Johnson; secretary. w J. Batter, Rogers; treasurer, J. c. Far ris, Certon; executive committee, D. O. Lane, Gentry; E. N. Hopkins, Fort Smith; C.. s. Bouton, Springdale, E. c. Doner, Rogers; A. G. Boyle, Benton. vile.
 About 50 delegates were present from all over Northwest Arkansas. The display of apples at the show which was a feature of the meeting is said to have been one of the finest ever shown in the state
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
SAYS MILLS ARE
 VIOLATING LAW ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES LAW LIMITS WORKING DAY
 TO TEN HOURS.
OVERTIME IS NOT ALLOWED
Partial Holiday Saturday Does Not Permit Employers 50 Extend
 Hours on Other Days.
western Newspaper unlon News seryiee.


 Little Rock.-The practice in saw and blaming mills in Arkansas, of working the millmen one-half hour overtime for five days, then granting them two and one-half hours of rest on Saturday has been declared illegal by Attorney General Moose. The GUS, tom of granting short afternoon on saturday recompensed by the extra haif hour through the week is com mon, as practically every saw mill in the state works the men under tue plan, according to State Labor Com. missioner J. c. Clary.
 Fhe opinion of the attorney general follows:
 You state that some of the saw mills of the state have adopted the custom of compelling their employees to work 10 and one-half hours five days in the week and seven and one half hours on Saturdays. which on he average makes 10 hours a day for the six working days You ask whether that is lawful under the provisions of the act aforesaid I do not think it IS. Section 1 of the act provides that 10 hours shall constitute a legal days work for all classes of working men and laborers engaged in the operating and construction of saw and blaming mills in this state If 10 hours is a legal days work, 10 and one-half hours is not legal.
 You will observe, too, that the act provides for days work, and not weeks work. If it is lawful to work 10 and one-half hours the first five days, it is lawful to work t5 hours the first four days of the week and then compel the men to do nothing the re- mainder of the week You will also notice that in Section of the act, it is provided that each days violation this act or any part thereof shall
 considered separate offense The
 provides that nothing there all
 vent the employer or empIoye from
 -mber Of ho;Irs
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
TO CURB COTTON FUTURES
Congressman Wingo's Bill Similar to That Affecting Louisiana Lottery.
estern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Washington, D. C.-Congressman Wingo of Arkansas introduced a bill to stop the gambling in cotton futures by prohibiting the use of the mails and telegraph for carrying on transactions in gambling in cotton futures.
 The Wingo bill contains practically the same provisions as the old Scott bill, which was introduced a year or two ago, and is virtually the same law as was passed by Congress in refer- ence to the Old Louisiana Lottery.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
HAUL COTTON SIXTY MILES
Van Buren County Farmers Take 31
 Wagon Loads to Conway.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Conway. Thirty-one wagons, carry Ing 9S bales of cotton, arrived in Con- way coming from Van Buren county, near Scotland, about 50 miles. The trip occupied two days the party camp ing about l2 miles from Conway at night. This is the largest single amount of cotton ever brought to Con way from so great distance. The wagon train was about three blocks long
 The cotton was purchased by s. G. Smith, after all the other merchants bad bid on it. He paved an average of II 1-2 cents a pound.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
General Strike Threatened.

Philadelphia.-Plans for a general strike of all union labor in this city in sympathy with he striking x. Iment workers were discussed at meeting of the Central Labor Union. The va rious locals will act on the subj set be- fcSe the next meeting of the central body December 28, and it was Jeclar, ed that 160 900 workers will be called on to strike cn December 2s if the gar ment, workers and manufacturers do not reach an agreement before thai time
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
Held for Killing Marshal.

Searcy.-The death at Reehe of Marshal Harry Brown, as result of wounds received when he was shot, it is alleged, en November 30, by George McDaniel of Faulkner county, caused the filing of charge of murder aaainst McBnniel, which he will have to face in. the circuit court of White county. Mcdaniel is now in jail at searcy, awaiting a preliminary hear ing. Brown was attempting to arres; McDafiel when the latter shot him. ii is alleged
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
License Case Appealed.

Little Rock-A suit to compel the granting of liquor licenses in Texark- ana has been filed on an appeal in the Arkansas Supreme Court. Recent ly the case, which is styled s. s. Pear son ct al. vs. F. F. Quinn ct al., was lost in the Miller Circuit Court and the appellant seeks a Tehearing and a de e.sien that will cause the licenses to he issued The case involves the "Fhree-miie petition law under which the city of Texarkana, Ark, was made dry.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
Would Develop Cities.

Fort Smith.-That the conference of Arkansas mayors at Little Rock re. gently was one of the best methods to be employed for the development of cities is the opinion of Mayor Henry Read of Fort Smith. He believes sini- lar meetings should 5e held frequently He says that conferences of this char acter will greatly aid the adoption Of the proposed constitutional amendment permitting cities to issue improve uent bonds.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
Abstract comnanx Chartered

Little Rock.-Articles of incorpora, tion for the Montgomery County Ab- stract Company of Mount Ida, were filed at the office of Earle w. Hodges, secretary of state. The company is capitalized at $2,00O c. H. Speer Jr.. is president, H. H. Thomas, vice presi- dent and Charles H. Herndon, secre. tary and treasurer.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
:: STATE NOTES

| r Dr. W. R. Snipes, founder and build CT of the town of Aubrey, near Moro, | was accidentally shot while hunting by a companion, Homer Gresham. The I wounds were not expected to prove 1 serious.
 E. Garrett, representative from La fayette county during two terms of the legislature and chaplain of the house during another session, will soon celebrate his golden wedding an3 niversary.
 Jacob Costello was accidentally kill ed while hunting near Compton, New ton county. No one witnessed the ac- cident, but it is believed that Cos tello fell and that his gun was dis charged when 1t struck rock on the ground.
 Police Judge Vernal s. Ledgerwood of Hot Springs was renominated in the Democratic city primary election, de- feating Justice of the Peace DuVall.
 6 6 6
 R. D. White, a Conway druggist who was convicted of keeping his drug store open on Sunday and fined $109' has appealed to the circuit court, claiming that the law, as construed by Attorney General Moose, permits the sale of soft drinks and cigars on Sun. day.
 Scudder Hinkle, aged 21, who is a candidate for the Democratic nomina- tion for assessor of Stone county, is believed to be the youngest candidate for office in the state.
 As result of hard work on the Baxter counties have been placed above the government quarantine line.
 Mason F. Mitchell of Conway has been appointed chief clerk in the dis bursting office of the United States naval station at Tutuilla, Samoa, and has left to report for duty.
 e e e
 A farmers institute was held at Newark by members of the faculty of the College of Agriculture of the Uni versity of Arkansas.
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 A leak in the rubber tube attached to gas stove nearly caused the death of S. c. McMath, business man at Hope McMath was unconscious when by his mother
 L. J. Hudson, a young business mau< of Dewitt, was accidentally killed while hunting by Earl Young, an inti- mate friend. Young's gun was acci- dentally discharged and the entire charge struck Hudson in the breast Hudson's father was sheriff of Arkan- | sas county for four years.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
-ss'sF ~.', '. SectiUN |. but it dnes nof

-OtlN7N IT -ocCIIOu T, DuC 1t OOeS nOt provideSthat they may contract for a greater number of hours So it is my opinion that when the company oper- ating the saymill requires it's em- ployes to work more than 10 hours in any one day, it violates not only the letter, but the spirit of the act"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17


 More than 2n,vvvsba1es of cotton been sold on the streets of Conway this season, with several weeks more in which considerable amount of cot ton will be marketed. N N A Brig Gen. John w. Killough of Vann- dale. commander of the First Brigade of the Arkansas Division of the United Confederate Veterans, has appointed w H. Cogbill of Wynne as his adju- tant and chief of staff William Arnold Arcott postmaster at Grassy Lake. Crittenden county, was held to the federal grand jury on charge of embedding postoffice funds amounting to about $400. M 6 e Charles I.itton, a night watchman, saved J. F. Britt of Prescott from death when the latter fell between moving train and the concrete station platform.
 John Riley. a workman at the Fort Smith mill at Plainview, died from in- turies received when he was struck on the head by a piece of timber. A (H N Dr. Preston Hunt-of Texarkana was elected president of the Tri-State Medical Society, in which Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas are represented, at the annual meeting in Texarkana. Dr. J. P. Runyan of Little Rock was h,.rro Abraham J. Golden, arrested at Mena on charge of passing coun- terfeit S5 gold piece. is also wanted by the authorities in the eastern district of Arkansas on charge of cutting timber on government land, it is said, end if he is not convicted on the charge of passing the counterfeit money he will be turned over to the authorities at Little Rock.
 A pamphlet of 400 pages. including digest of antitrust laws of the va- rious states and foreign countries has been prepared by Nathan B. Williams of Fayetteville for the use of the House Judiciary Committee in framing l antitrust legislation. e @ 6 Sheriff Treet of Searcy county seiz-
 ed 50 gallons of whiskey at Leslie and
 arrested five men chargea rr'th logging.
 l 6 6 a Miss Louise Hayward of Stuttgart,
 who has been in the government serv- 1 ice for four years, has been promoted
 to the position of librarian of the Agri- cultural Department of the Congress
 sional Library at Washington. To se-
 cure this position she mastered four
 languages German, French, Spanish
 and Italian.
 C, 6 d
 Will Belts, . negro, is held at Nal vern on charge Of stabbing and kill.
 ing Babe Porter, another negro, as the
 result Of q quarrel over 9 woman.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
Mercantlle comsanx oraanized.

Little Rock.-Articles of incorpora- tion for the Farmers Union Mercantile Company of Hoxie. have been filed
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17
GETS LARGE COTTON YIELD
Clark County Planter Raises 173 Bales on 180 Acres.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Arkadelphia.-0ne of the most no table teats in farming for the year 1915 in Clark county was the raising of l73 bales of cotton on 18O acres of land. This was done by Judge Dun can Flannigan on his plantation two miles south of Philadelphia, despite the dreuth of nearly two months dur. ing the fruiting season.
 Judge Flannigan's farm is mainly of the black land variety of soil and Will produce corn, cotton, alfalfa, peas pumpkins or most any other product with prolific results. His corn crop of l00 acres produced 5000 bushels, or an average of 30 bushels per acre. Had tia e1eason been even an average one J i1 Es would have made nearly double
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-12-17

' The cotton crop of this county is nearly 1000 bales greater than it was last year, although the acreage was perhaps not quite so large. Diversi- fled farming is gaining much promi- hence among the farmers and planters and stock raising has claimed atten- tion also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
DISCUSSED ARMOR PLATE MAT
TER WITH CONGRESSMEN.
PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED
WITH SECRETARY MADOO

President W. P. G. Harding of she
First National bank was back at his
desk yesterday after an absence Of sew
eral days, having spent three days in
Washington and day in New York He
looked optimistic, he talked optimism and
he admitted that he felt in an optimistic
mood.
As president of the Chamber of Com
merce, Mr.. Harding went to Washington
to discuss with congressional leaders the
question of government armor plate
plant and the Importance of locating the
plant in the Birmingham district in the
event that the government went into the
business of manufacturing plate
He conferred with Senators Bankhead
and Johnston, Representative Underwood
and other members of the Alabama dele
CATION 'rhey will, of course, do all in
their power said Mr.. Harding. to Sc
cure the location of the armor plate plant
in Alabama, which, as a matter of couse
would mean Birmingham Mr., Underwood
said he thought the matter would come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
LEE MAY RUN FOR
STATE SENATE

Alto v. Lee of Gadsden, one of the
stalwart Conner legislators, will very
probably announce for the state senate
on the Conner platform following the
speech of the former governor Thurs
day at Gaines Chapel. When the for
mer legislator from Etowah was in
troduced at the meeting by Mr.. Banks
of Alfalfa the speaker suggested that
inasmuch as Governor Conner wanted a
Conner senate and Legislature Mr. Lee
should run. Cheers greeted the sug-
gestion. Mr.. Lee introduced former
Governor Conner and in his introduc-
tion placed upon the brow of Mr.. Co.
mer a diadem If glittering compli-
Mr.. Lee would make the race and re :
ferred to that desire from time to time
during his speech.
Mr.. Lee explained to the people that
he was not candidate and that the
two friends spoke of him without the
slightest intimation from him. Later
Mr.. Lee explained to the newspaper cor
respondents that he was considering
the matter and would probably make
an announcement soon.
Mr. Lee is widely known through
out the counties composing that cir
cult He is a lawyer of ability and Is
admired to an unusual extent by the
citizens of that section,
He said that heretofore he had never
supported Mr.. Conner, but this time he
was for him strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
BIRMINGHAM WANTS
NO POLICE SHIELDS
Bodeker Says There Is No
Occasion for Adapting
English Suggestion

The city commission and the members
of the police force frown on the sugges-
ton of police authorities of the city of
London that the policemen of the world
equip themselves with large and impene-
trable shields to be used for protection in
the event of danger. Agitation to this
end, In imitation of the Englishmen, has
been begun in both New York and Phila-
delphia.
In the first place." stated Judge Lane,
"a local policeman with a large shield
strapped across his back would become
an object of ridicule. In the second place.
the chances are that he would resign be-
fore he would bear it more than one day
In the third place our policemen are not
in as grave danger as the policemen of
larger centers."
Chief Bodeker said: "Our suffragettes
are not dangerous, and I understand the
activities of the militants of London are
responsible for the adoption of shields |
hardly believe that New York or Philadel-
phia will follow the example of London
because the shield naturally would load
the policeman down to such an extent that
he woud be useless in the moment Of
emergency
The adoption of the shieldkis character
istically English and will soon be aban-
doned, wager. Americans are too brave
to require a shield. The policeman who
would enter a burning building in the
hope of rescuing a child, or plunge in the
center of melee where bullets are Shrek
ing is not of a type which requires an ar
tificial protection, or which would endure
that form of protection in case IL was Of
fered or made necessary"