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The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
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SWEPT By FLOOD
SMALL CREEK OVERLOOKED ITS
BANKS AND INUNDATED BUsl.
NESS SECTION,
wcstcrn Ncw.pnpcr Union Ncws scrrlcr.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Jackson, ss.-Reyised estimates OF
the damage done by flood Saturday
when Town creek, q usually shallow
stream flowing through the center Of
the city oyerflowed It's banks and In
undated the entire business district,
Is placed at $l26,OOO,
More than 100 business houses suf.
fered, including two big department
stores; the Illinois Central freight de-
pot; a cotton compress In which hun
dreds OF bales Of cotton were stored |;
n dozen or more Wholesale houses; and
the electric light plant, necessitatlng
the stoppago Of the street car traffic,
An Ice cream factory stood six feet
deep In water and was almost com.
pletely wrecked, while hundreds OF
negro cabins along the creek were In
undated Withers garage n brick
structure built over the bed OF the
creek, was undermined and partially
cayed IN, A new concrete bridge on
Min street was broken TO pieces and
washed away Heavy damage was done
In the freight depot, where two feet
Of water soaked many carloads OF
freight.
Capital street the principal business
street Of the city, was under water for
four blocks, while on Farlsh and Mil
and GallatIn, interseetlng streets, the
water stood from six to eight feet
deep The Royal hotel was flooded 20
n depth OF rs inches Just across the
street 30 persons were mOrooned on
the second floor Of large brick build
ing, HeIdeberg's furniture store was
flooded to a depth Of three feet and
suffered damage Of more than 10000,
No deaths have been reported, nj
though one negro man said he had
seen two negro boys struggling IN the
waters, but was unable to render aS'
sistance
The waters rccodod nearly M fast
ns they rose and eyoopt for piles OF
debris and household effects that bor'
der the streets, there In no sign OF the
flood,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Col /, Z, Hamnten Heharsd.

Fordyee,=Col j, b. Hampton, has
been appointed adjulantgeneral and
chief OF star Of Gen, y, H. Holmes,
who IA commander Of the Second Brl,
gAde from Arkansas, for the Jackson,
Vile reunion, COL Hampton was In
many important battles during the
civil war, and since that time has
been honored with many Offices By
the people OF Arkansas llo Ia one OF
tho most highly honored and respected
citizens OF Fordyee and for years has
been promInen. In state politics,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Arkansas Farm Valuations.

According to statistics recently
compiled by the Department Of Com
merce and Labor, there was a notable
increase in the agricultural industry
Of Arkansas during the census decade
ending 1910. There was an increase
in the number Of farms Of 1894, or
2l per cent, as compared with an in.
crease Of POI per cent in the popula-
ton, During the decade the total
farm acreage as we'll as the improved
acreage increased, the former by AZ
per cent, and the latter by 161 per
cent There was a decrease in the
average size OF the farms from 931
acres TO ST. acres. The average value
Of farm increased during the period
1876 per cent the value, including
equipment, averaging S1.SGi, The
average value Of farm land almost
doubled during the decade, the 1910
average being 1871 per acre,
one Of the most notable Increases
is that of the value Of farm property,
1905 per cent, having been $lS1,4lGr
OOl in 1900, and S4OOOS9,3 1903 In 1910,
The acres OF improved lands increased
lG1 per cent, from 6,953,735 in 1900
to S,O76,254 in 1910 OF the total
values of farm property 773 per cent
is land and buildings, 1875 per cent is
live stock and AZ per cent Implements
and machinery.
The value Of farm property In 1850
was only $23,514,51O, 80 that the CO.
year increment Is $376,575OOO Dur.
ing the war decade Of 1SGO-7O, how.
ever, there was a net decrease Of
S7O330,OOO, almost threefiIths, not
fully recovered in the succeeding de-
cade.
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
SECOND PRIMARY
LEGAL AS FIRST
SALINE ONLY COUNTY IN STATE
WITH FOLLOW UP
PRIMARIES.
NO EXTRA PLEDGE REQUIRED
Whether Primary Shall Be Held or
Not Determined by Party
Organization.
Western Ncwspnpcr Union Now. Service.

Western Newspaper Union NCws Service,
Little Rock-Where any county pro.
vides for second primary for any
reason, 1t is hedged about by the same
restrictions as the first, with refer
ence to the qualifications Of voters
and the manner Of conducting the
election.
This is the opinion of Attorney-Gen.
eral Moose given in letter addressed
to j, s. Utley prosecuting attorney Of
the Seventh District Two years ago
the Saline County Democratic Central
Committee unanimously adopted a
resolution for the holding of second
primary in 1914 to decide between the
two highest candidates for any office
provided neither received a majority
Of oil the votes cast, Such a second
primary has been called for April s.,
for those places on the Democratic
ticket for which not one received a
majority,
at is my opinion that the second
primary Is just as legal as the first
says Judge Moose, and that no one
would be entitled to vote in the second
primary who would not be entitled to
vote In the first primary except those
who may have attained lawful age
since the first primary was held, II
candidates filed their pledges thirty
days before the first primary was
held no Other pledge, Of course, would
be necessary for the second,
amy unlawful conduct Of the second
primary or any violation Of the cor.
rupt practices act in the race before
the second primary, would be punish.
able to the same effect as If II had
been done In the first primary elec.
ton,
There is no law providing that a
primary election shall be held The
law simply provides that certain regu.
latlons shall be complied with in case
primary Is held. Whether one shall
be held or not must be determined by
the party organization II the party
sees III to have q second one, see
no reason why It should not be as 10.
gal as the first"
It is believed that Saline Is the only
county In the state that has provided
for u second primary in the event no
one candidate for any office receives a
majority
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Al Attempt 70 AssassInats keIaYa.

Madrid,-A dispatch from barcelona
says an attempt was made to assas,
slnate Joseph 2elaya former president
OF Nicaragua, at COsa, whore Holaya
resides A man who said his name was
Roaos and who declared he was n
Ncaraguan entered the residence OF
heluya ana fired NJ tho expresIdent,
but missed. llosas told the police that
zelOyO, when president OF Nicaragua,
was responsible for the death OF his
uncle, and that he had been pursuing
him ever since
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Distinguished Veteran Dead.

Col, A, V, ReIr, aged "a, a veteran
OF the Mexican and the Confederate
armies, died at his home In Little
Rock, March "a.
IIe ls survived by his wife and
seven children, o, s, Rieff, deputy
auditor Of state, DR., w, l., RIei'
Of Perryyllle, NJ, b. j, NJ and II, II,
Riorf Of Little Rock, Mrs, John D. Ar
buckle Of Fort Smith, and Miss Kate
Rlen Of Little Rock.
Colonel RIofr was born In Nashville,
Tenn, July I, 1880, his family having
emIgrOted TO the valley Of the Cum
berland from the Shenandoah valley
OF Virginia, His parents removed to
Fayetteville In 1896, and at the age OF
II years at the outbreak Of the Mexl.
can war, he enlisted In regiment OF
Arkansas calvary under Captain
EnyNrts and served 10 months IN
Mexico,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
CLAIMANTS WILL
HAVE A HEARING
ROCK ISLAND SETTLEMENT TO BE
SUBMITTED FOR THEIR
CONSIDERATION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little RoCk.-ln the Rock Island rate
case the Railroad Commission has OBJ
tanned from the railroad a proposition
to adjust it and has submitted the
same to the United States District
Court at Little Rock, where the case
Is pending and the matter Is set for
hearing on April 30, The Railroad
Commission prayed the court to give
notice to all interested shippers and
passengers to be heard for or against
said proposition, but the court declined
to give said notice on the ground that
the commission, the attorney general
and special counsel are authorized to
act for the shippers and passengers,
but the court will hear such interested
parties as may desire to be heard on
that date.
The substance Of the proposition is
this:
First; The injunction suit which
temporarily enjoined the state freight
and passenger rates to be dismissed
and the state freight and passenger
rates to remain in force on the Rock
Island lines, not waving its right in
the future to contest the same as con.
fiscatory
Second; To pay passenger over
charges which occurred during the
pendency Of the temporary injunction,
In assignable mileage in lieu Of cash,
Said payment not to exceed 100000 and
II said sum is not in full Of the proved
claims, to be pro.rated
Third To pay 100000 for freight
oyercharges during said time, said
sum to be prorated II not full pay
ment Of proved claims, II more than
proved claims, the surplus to go to the
state treasury.
Fourth: To pay $500 for expenses
Of auditing and dsbursing said sums,
The railroad commission desires that
all interested shippers and passengers
appear before It on April 20, at 10
a. m, when full hearing will be had
as to the adyisability Of accepting said
compromise and the commission will
present fully TO the court on the 30th
their views and those Of interested
parties and all interested parties will
be given opportunity 10 present their
views to the court on the Goth.
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
FIRED THROUGH A WINDOW
Greene County Sheriff on Trail Of
Woud.be Assassin With Dogs.

Paragould,-Sherlff Grooms with a
pack OF bloohounds Is searching for
an assassin who shot jim Butler, a
well.known farmer Of near Paragould
Friday night,
Butler, with a party Of friends, was
eating roast chicken at a festival In A
schoolhouse, about five miles from Par.
agoud, when the unknown assaIlant
approached and fired twice through n
window one Of the missiles struck
Butler In the back and penetrated his
body for about two inches, narrowly
missing his right lung, He Is danger
onsly injured.
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
v NJ, Q, A. RaIsIna fe.ooo Eund.

Tie LitIIo R0ck y NJ {, A. a on.
gagged In a campaign for the raising Of
FUND Of $4,000 to meet The deficit IN
the association budget for 1913. In
two days the eNnyaasIng committee
succeeded In securing subscriptions
amounting to t0,8S6, The ministers,
business men, and ladies Of the clly
have been active In their cooperation
with the committees IN raising tho
money Twelve teams were organised
and they have ben making a thorough
canvass OF tho city
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Col, A. s, Fowler Honored.

Col A. s, Fowler Of Little Rock re.
ceiyed notice that he had been elected
junior vice commander OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, He was elected
at meeting Of the National Council
Of Administration OF the G, A, II, held
IN Detroit Friday This Is the third
highest office in the gift OF tho @, A,
r. Of the United states, Colonel Fow'
ler was notified In telegram sent by
former Congressman washington
Gardner Of Michigan, eommander.n'
chief Of the q, A, Il,
Colonel Fowler Is one Of the young.
est Union veterans In the United
States, He enlisted In the Sixth Ohio
Light Artillery when he was but ~
years old, and had participated In two
battles when he was H.,
He served as commander OF the Ark.
ansas division Of the G, A, II, IN 1889
and 1890, and in 1913 was again elected
10 the position,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Jackson County for Highway system.

Jackson County for Highway system.
An advisory vote was taken in Jack,
son county last wednesday on the
question Of the proposed county high
way system, and the question carried
by majority Of two to one. BY this
vote the representative Of the county
W. NJ. Shaver was nomnted-Is In.
structed to introduce and work for
the passage Of q bill providing for the
construction Of the proposed system,
This Is the rst time such vote
has ever been taken IN the history Of
the state, and the Highway Commits.
sion feels that It is an endorsement
Of the policy adopted by the board,
The proposed plans, which have
been worked out by State Highway
Engineer H. II, Carter, call for the
construction OF 1913 miles Of improved
modern highway, estimated to cost
about $675,OO0, This will place every
piece Of land in the county with the
exception Of Glai2e and Barren town
ships, within three miles Of an Inn
proved road.
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
peoueen Bank LlquIdatod.

II Is reported at the State Banking
Department that the Farmers and
Merchants Bank and Trust co, Of De.
Queen voluntarily llQuldated last Wed,
nesday, Deputy Commissioner ], u,
Coyey was In DeQueen for the bur,
pose of assisting in closing up tha
negotiations,
Tho liabilities Of the institution
were taken over by the Bank Of De.
Queen and the First National Bank,
which pay all dcposItors and other
claims In full,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
ASSAYS SHOW no Trace Of cold.

John r, Fuller, state miheralogist,
to whom had been submitted samples
Of ore taken from the Bo.cnllod god
mInoP Of Bluffton, Yell county reports
that tho assayIsts have found nothing
more valuable than iron suphIde.
That there may be no doubt however.
other samples are TO be submitted,
White there have been traces Of gold
In that section, the state mlneraogIal
says the formations are opposed to ia
presence In paying quantities. A U, q,
geological expert will investigate
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
May Exceed ApproprIatIon.

II IN not necessary that n public I'm.
proyomont made by u county shall he
kept within the appropriation, This
IA the glst Of an opinion given by At
t0rney General Moose 20 County Judge
], W. Scott Of Independence who has
nm appropriation OF 81 500 to build a
bridge and who writes that II cannot
be- built for that amount Tho attor'
ney general aayaI
"it IA not necessary that an Appro'
priaton sufficient TO cover the entire
expense should bo made, II Ia only no.
oeRaary that the courts Fsoud have
determined that II waa desirable to
build the bridge and mako IN approi
priatl0n,
"The contract would not be limited
to the amount Of the appropriation, but
nm appropriation must have been made
and part Of II must be- unSoponded NJ
the time the contract In made"
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
A. N, q, csmp OF lns,ruotIon.

The following details wero made
for the National Guard Camp OF In,
struction at Little Rock, March 20 TO
April l0i
Commanding Onoer=Col Henry
Stroun, Second Regiment
Camp AdlutNnl-Mal W. g. Brad,
ford, assistant adjulOnt general
Camp Quartermsster= Maj Eugene
u, jelt assistant duaftermaster gen.
eral
Assistant to Camp Quorlcrmnalcr=
Capt A. N, clOunch Qunrtormaae or.
First Regiment
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Countrywide Search for HeIr.

Kane, PA fortune Of s3G60OO
awaits Keith Dalrymaple, aged 23 Of
Port Allegheny who disappeared from
home seven years ago Relatives have
started u countrywide search The
fortune was left him By his father, an
oil operator
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Mountain Is sIIdIna Down.

Briyo, Francc,-A large section OF n
mountain near here has become de-
taehed by soIsmlo disturbances ana Ia
sliding down into to valley sweeping
everything II its path Already mum.
Der of farms and cottages have been
blottod out
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04

Federal Game Warden ID, V, Visort
reports a most enthusiastic meeting
Of the TrLState Audubon Society at
Helena, lie and Game Warden w, d,
uouser OF Tennessee delivered ad.
dresses, Suggestions for changes In
the federal law were made The noXj
meeting Of the organization viii be
held In Little Rock
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Telephone Case to Highest Court,

Whether telephone companies may
cut Off service TO an individual be,
cause Of hia failure 70 pay bill for
past service may be passed upon by
the Z, s, Supreme Court
Mrs, Adelaide =. Danaher Of Little
Rock obtained n judgement for $4,000
damages against the g. w, Tel and
Tel, co, for cutting off her telephone
service for GO days,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04

Governor Hays went to Camden sun.
day to attend the funeral on Monday
Of Mrs, j. NJ, Hays, his brothers wife,
who died Saturday
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
Japanosc powaaer Empresa b yIna.

Toxic The 0owOgcr ompreaa, lla.
ruko, " In q serious condition from
angina peetorls,
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04

The last gnnerH' report for Pulaski
county shows total OF 2ia5l bales
Of the 1919 orop glnnod up 10 March
20, az compared with lS,OS7 bales to
the corresponding date OF lOl9
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04

ADVERTISE the best thinH y0u
have IA stock nj your store IN The
nest issue Of this papef Feature VI
rush II strong Then All IN your
store and harvest the peounlafy
fruit " your wlsl0mi u u u n
The Harrison times., 1914-04-04
LAUNDERING THAT
WINS
THAT 10 THE HARRISON sort

THAT 10 THE HARRISON SORT
Wa have built UP from almost no
business to tho largest Laundry hero
ahouts, and ono Of the most up'to'dAt'
| In this country
Brains, the know how" and keep
.tlysness are responsible for those
results which good dressers prefer,
You don't know just how good your
linen can ba made 10 appear untD
you've sent ue a bundlle
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31

of business proposition Alaska need of legislation and administrative action before be developed along the plans
 pated The passage of the railroad act and the coaand leasing law part the program Much be done before the people reap the benefits of these laws Only ne million dollars of the thirty five millions required complete the railroad has been propraed The balance will have be secured the work gresses by appropriations made each each tune the Yopraton bill comes up wachfu eye and alert mind will be needed that Alaska overlooked When the leasing law
 put into effect doubt supplementary legislation will be Mr. Wkersham knowledge and experience will then be valuable his constituents as was securing the of the original bills Looking from business stand pon commercial
 aon would replace capable and tried representative at time like this with whose ability and equipment unknown quantities.
 the desire reward competent and faithful servant do not war rant the reelection of Mr. Wckersham codbooded business do,
 But there e doubt that the people of the territory appreciate our delegates splendid accomplishments their behalf and that the returns from Tuesdays election will show that he has been turned by the largest ever recorded for hm.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
BRUTALITY IN WARFARE

From time to time the dispatches contain the complaints of one or the other of the bgeents that er opponents have been guilty some act of brutality or ba0aris The Germans made plant that he English unq bullets of nature prohibited by
 e age onventoa and the French accused the Germans of the same practice The Beeans. who have suffered most de-
 red that ine Germans used the cruelty ther treatment o no-corbatan end accused them of acts of terrible 'vantonass5 inc Germans in trn aoe ted that the inhabitants of Belgium re- sorting to npna and that of reaat necessary to
 impress upon the Bsans ae necessity ol osc0nfnn the Dac2a tor of ununfoaed and azed in the fighting, ard s was gwen as e reason for the destruction o the historic city oI Lo.an
 Undouy dy there is much justification for e plants o5 the violation of the rules szed warfare When the spirit rampant rules arc apt to be ionorcd Ice ao that Necessity knows no law particularly in waare. The first hostile acts n the present struggle were associated with Le violation of the e tory of neutral which neutrality guaranteed by ali the parties to the conflict vas made apparent at the outset that treaties were not be allowed interfere with e plans o the pnpa5 V then, should there be surprise expressed at e violation 0f other agreements?
 War is buta! TO matter under what circumstances it carried and it is not surprising that those engaged become bruazed asans of he various combaians should not allow themselves 10 become excited by the repetition of these stores They are to be cx7ected and must be accepted a part of the penalty which cy liked nations must pay for yeverUns 5o sayogey.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
THE sEWARD-lDlTAROD MAIL xROUTE

The inauguration of the SewardIdtarod mail service which goes into effect tomorrow for reorganization to the people of the enterng little we'll the residents of h. eror Alaska end those of the Idarod district particular That this service secured almost entirely by the united efforts of he citizens of Seward without material from darod makes 1t the more credtabe to them.
 The success of the new route is assured at the outset and the ct zers of this district look forward better mail service than was ever possible before The shortening of the distance between the coast and this city by several hundred miles should and ndouo ec, will result in he delivery of mail from the Outside at least ten days and possibly two weeks less tune than possible by the old route Anything that tends better ae mail service IS boost tor and both Seward and Idarod will benefit by the change
 The people of dtarod extend catons r. people of Seward and look forward with pleasure the closer re onhp be estab Ished.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31

to me when a region as great in area as the thirteen original states of the Union and of Vermont, Kentucky Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in addition, awaits development,' observed Judge Wick ersham.
 "The ignorance of the American rn@,! concerning their Alaska property Is B. H. ishing. It is a land, they think CT ?, locked in ice or buried in snow. Ief tho timber standing in Alaska is valued at &3OOG00,oG0, Alaska has more coal than Pennsylvania, Ohio and the two Nlrginias more copper than Michigan Montana ana Arizona; more gold than California and Colorado. and more agricultural lands than have Norway, Sweden and Finland
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
PFESEDENT WILSON TO AID
 Ey DEFEAT OF JOE CANNON

WASHINGTON, Oct 27,-The sympathy and moral supper, of President Wilson have been enlisted in behalf of the candidacy of Frank T. O'IIair, the Democratic candidate for congress in the Eighteenth Illinois dis trict. to succeed himself in opposition to es-Spcakcr Joseph C, Cannon
 Two years aGo Cannon won't down n t@" general Iant-HGe which swept such 'ar.e number of the ">taud-pat" Republicans from congress. and he ls now maNng a ua- tclnlined campaign to regain his old sea- Since 1872 when he was first elected to congress. he represented the Eighteenth III ncis district continuously until 1912, "ltA the exception of one term. during the Fifty second congress, when he W4s defeated by his Democratic opponent. lie was speaker of the house daring three terms, and "a5 known d, the most uncympromlohg oI the opponents of lrogressIyislu ln his party.
 Pre,iGen. Nll.on's we'll llH wH oara-'tian to the boss" in politics is largely re>ron soil. for he interest he l@ taking in he campaign against Cannon. O.l4r las made good rec:rG in c.l:rtss. .s-.. w4--, a".- maiIy fls district Is Republican, it l> be- ieved that he will a-un be successful.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

At the regular meeting of Iditarod Camp Mo- 27, A. B. held last Monday evening, the annual election of officers was held, re- sulting in the choice of the following to fill the various offices for the coming year: Past Arctic Chief Claude Baker.
 Arctic Chief Charles Derry.
 Vice Arctic Chief-Albert Vile.
 Arctic Chaplain Frank Gularte.
 Arctic Recorder William Ansley.
 Arctic Keeper of Nuggets Cyril ?. Wood
 Trustees Claude Baker, John Holme7, Ira Wood, II. Riley and Percy c. Charles, The installation will take place at next Mondays meeting, and it IS expected that there will be q large attendance.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
ANNUAL sssEssRszNT m;o7s BLanxs-

"A The Idirarod Pioneer has just nlshed and placed with dealers throughout the dIS- trIct a new blank form for the proper re curding of annual assessment work, on placer mining claims in Alaska. The blank form conforms strictly With the new nm ing law, and contains ample cautiunarN and eyplanatury notes, which will greatly aid in the nlItng cut of the same. For sale at AnSlcy's, IdItarod; the Postoflice, Flat lIly, and Harry DomelIev's. Dis. Otter