davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
Airdonle 70 Open Soon. !

F. E. Vining, the clever nanae
err of the Princess Motion Pic
ture Theater has made arrange
ments to erect an Airdome, on
the vacant lot just back Of the.
Kelly House, and will commence
work on same at once, so to-
have it ready as soon as the sea
son will permit the outdoor per
Torrance. -Brinkley Citizen.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
Car Bananas.

Mr.. j. B. Heard wishes to an
nounce that he has a car load Of
nice ripe bananas on the track
opposite Wolff Goldman's, which
he will dispose of to the public
ht a very cheap price.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
KIRBY VISITS
POINSETT COUNTY
Gone to Harrisburg to Examine
Returns From Recent Phi u
mary Contest Expected

mary Contest Expected
Closing his headquarters la
the New Capital hotelyesterday,
Judge VIM. f. Kirby, who will
contest the nomination of Sena-
! tor James P. Clarke for the I'm
tied States Senate, went to Poin-
sett county to confer with mem
bers of the Poinsett County Cen
/ trial Committee and others inter-
ested in the election there.
Judge Kirby contends that the
returns in Poinsett county were
"juggled' to increase Senator
Clarke's majority in that county.
The Poinsett vote will form the
cshterpiece for what is expected
to be one of the bitterest post
primary contests in Arkansas
political history.
With whom Judge Kirby will
confer in Poinsett county or how
long he expects to remain in the
county was not divulged at his
headquarters yesterday. That
he had gone to Harrisburg to
examine the returns of that
county was the only announce
ment made.
CONVENTIONS ACT FINAL.
The State Central Committee
assuredly is to be called upon to
examine the returns certified in
for Poinsett county. 1t is just
as certain that the state conven-
tion in June either will ratify or
investigate anew the claims of
the contestant. The action by
the convention will be final.
No notice of contest has yet
been filed by Judge Kirby. The
rules of the Democratic organi-
cation make it possible to file the
notice, however, at any time
within 80 days after the date of
the primary election.
The strength of Senator
Clarke and OF Judge Kirby in the F.!
State Central Committee is a
matter of conjecture, but of
chief interest in the expected
contest is the relative strength
of the two men in the state con-
vention.
Judge Kirby carried, according
to the official returns, a total of
80 counties, Senator Clarke be-
ing returned with a majority in
SO counties.
An Interpretation of Rule No.
Al of the party's regulations and
the seating by the convention of
delegates from counties carried
by one candidate, but instructed
for the other, promises some in
teresting skirmishing when the
state convention convenes in
Pine Bluff on June 8. In several
counties of the state the dele
gates have been instructed con-
trary to the vote of that county.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
] BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday School. 9:45.

Sunday School, 9::45.
Preaching at both hours BY the
pastor, morning subject, En-
tire Conservation evening sub
ject, Hell and It's Inhabitants
B. Y. P. u, 700.
Preaching at 7:45.
Come and worship with us.
A cordial welcome awaits YOU. I
S. d. Grumble, Pastor.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
Col. Armstrong iii.
Special to Independent.

bPCOIcI % 1IIUNJCi1SANIIVs
Little Rock, April 4.-Infor-
nation has been received here
that Hon. Carroll Armstrong,
the veteran legislator of Morril-
ton, is quite i'll at his home. Col.
Armstrong was renominated at
he recent primaries for anoth-
Grm. He is GO years old, and
king the late w. B. w.
tisill, "A was the oldest
einber % last Honse.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
For Sale Cheap.

1000 mulberry posts, good
sizes. -. N. Dunaway, at
Farant sank. 1d6w2.
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
Log Teams Wanted At Once.

Have a large amount of tim
Der cut in the woods and must
move, Will pay good price for
moving same. 1t will pay you
to come and investigate. For
particulars call Newport phoD
1608-5 Or (e Muirhead Il,
Der Com1 Weldon, Ar
sas. Qht7
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04

fatisf y Just sdd11 le y
H. at Commits " tl11
county of Tul loa taxes 4
| very nearlys twelve d 81
the total assessed valua fion u
/ the whole state of Arkansas
The total valuation FOR the state
lis $449, lis, 26O, and that Of Pu-
laski county is $44, O1l,326. The
total for the state in 1912 was
$425, $685., the increase there
fore being $23, 344,413.
There are some interesting
things revealed by an analysis
'of the assessment abstracts re-
turned by the county assessors.
One of these is the great diver
sity in valuations in the various
counties. For instance, the land
valuations are the lowest hi Van
Buren, county, where the All az
age is $2.22 per acre, while tire
highest is in the Fort Smith dis
trict of Sebastian county, where
the average is $62.57 per acre.
This, however, is abnormal, due
to local conditions, as the high
est aside from this is an average
of $3.50 in Mississippi county,
and $50 in Crittenden.I
The highest assessment of
horses is $50 a head in Cleburne,
and the lowest is $29 in Craig
head; the highest assessment
of mules is $73 in Chicot,. and
the lowest is $41 in Fulton; the
highest assessment of cattle is
$16.08 in Randolph, and the low
est 1888 in Garland.
There are only five watches in
Crittenden county, but they are
very valuable, being assessed at
$40; in the same county there
are seven pianos, assessed at
500.
In Pulaski county there are
1915 watches, assessed at S45,-
T20, and 1701 pianos assessed at
$94,333.
There were 374,011 polls as
sessed, as compared with 267,-
1919 for the preceding year.
The assessments for the whole
state are as follows:
Land, 30,5O6,926 acres, $148,-
721,31O.
Town lots, $92,267,937.
Railroad real estate, $7S,482,-
$40.
Telephone lines, $2,893,7
Telegraph and express COM
panies, $2,521,124.
Goods and merchandise, $18,-
Manufactureds articles, $s,-
701,575.
Moneys and credits, $780,
1863.
Bonds, etc. $2,780,477.
Property as banker etc, 49,
306,942.
Railroad personal property,
SO, 746,947.
Horses, 270,3OO, $11,65O,7S7.
Mules, 277,3O2, 13,908,9SO.
Cattle, 724,2O2, $7,167,933.
Sheep, 1868, $139,067.
Hogs, 1,024,983, S1,757,S38.
Wagons, ETC., 227,213, $685.
TIA.
Watches, 46,025, $512,275.
Pianos, 48,419, $1,638,296.
All other personal property,
500, 642, AL.
Total personal property, $780,
GAL 1884.
Total real estate, 1919, 472, O26.
Grand Total, $449, 1895
Newport daily independent., 1914-04-04
Moving Pictures
atthe Opera House
THE KINGS MAN

THE KINGS MAN
A story Of the Canadian
woods. Geo. Holt and Billy
West.
Drama (vITAGRAPH)
BOMBS AND WILLIE
A good comedy (SELIG)
THE LOVE OF Ga
A good drama lLUBIN)
5000 feet of good pictures and
Vaudeville.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
10 ToMMY ATKINS.

From the Vancouver, B. C., Provinee.)
OF course we're strictly neutral and
we shouldn't say word
About the mess that started when
the Kaiser drew his sword
1t isn't our durn ricnic or our b,lsi-
ness, that is trl'e,
But you're our own blood brothers
and, Tommy, we're with You
Our fathers fought beside you in wars
of long age.
And then We had to lick you uisee,
but that Is past, you know,
Twas nothing but a family row. we
fought as !rothers &c.
And now, old Tommy Atkins. you
bet that were with You
We may NOT lie beside you on the
soggy battle-ground,
We may not help you for'ard when
the charging bugles sound,
But we're bettin our last dollar that
you'll lick the German crew,
Go to it, Tommy Atkins, and you
bet that we're with you.
We may not shout iIt triumph when
you check the mad advance,
We can not dance with joy when
you've proved yourself in France
We're neutral Tommy Atkins, and
you understand, yeu do,
That, outside o. beiu neutral, /"
we're bettirl' high on you.
A YANKEE BROTHER.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
cRITIclsEs SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Editor Honolulu Bulletin. 49,.
Sir: How often of late have we
heard the following: well. the
books are bought and the kids are off
TO school, thank the Lord, and now it
is up to the teacher" What is up to
the teacher? The fact that the child
is attending school and will arrive
home at certain hour. is about as
far as school interest goes with soma
people, and they take what comes
after as matter of course, and as a
part of the days work.
The school of today should be, ae-
cording to the teachers of today, more
of a personal matter in the home 1t
was remarked above that sit was up
to the teacher" and it is again going
TO be asked, what is up to the teach.
err" AS far as the writer can ascer-
tain the asking of questions consti.
tutes the full and established line of a
teachers duty
My son came home from school the
other day with some eleven problems
in arithmetic. They were in advance
OF what had been previously learned
One of the scholars asked his teacher.
openly, in the schoolroom, on behalf
of himself and his fellow scholars, for
a tip" on the new examples that
would start them right. She refused
to give them any information on that
point and admonished them to get 1t
up the best way they could, or words
to that effect. My boy was totally in.
the dark regarding the new prob
lens and appealed to me. as usual,
when ! returned from work. l gave
him the desired information on one of
the examples and he had no difficulty
with the rest of them | can see no
reason why that teacher should not
have pointed out to my boy the very
same thing did in regard to those
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

problems. This has been going on
for couple or years. and what desire
10 find out is. who is teaching that
child. or the teacher? If the child
rem are to receive all their instruction.
and do their studying at home. / see
no reason why the par; that the teach
er acts in the matter, that of asking
the questions. should not be performs
ed at home also
This phase OF most yexing ques.
ton has come M times without mum
Der at gatherings of parents. and a
general dissatisfaction has been uni
versally expressed at the methods OF
the present day public school
While We realize that the entire
work of educating the child should not
be left to the school teacher, II would
seem that the place for study and the
place for teaching is in the school
room.
In the writer's opinion II is this
home teaching" that is the prime fac.
tor in influencing parents to keep as
far away from the schoolroom as pos
sible.
Right now is the psychological mo.
ment of the year when parents do give
to the school a thought, serious or 9TH
erwise, but that is as far as it gets,
and they accept the Job of doing the
work that the school teacher Is paid
to do and there is never murmur.
Dissatisfaction with the school prae-
tise as whole is expressed on every
side. The SYSTEM Itself. which was
once the pride - the American ma.
ton, has been pushed clear to one
side and there has been lot OF folde.
rol run in that does not have any
place in the after life of one child out
of a hundred; still, they must be stuff
fed with It. The tine so wasted
might be used to better advantage
in teaching the art of numbers or
some similar branch Cut out the frills
and do some teaching in the public
schools.
Charles William Eliot, one of the
greatest educators the world has ever
known, and who recently passed
through Honolulu. says: The public
school system of America, as at pre-
sent, is inadequate and wholly ineffi-
Gent" We do not need much strong
er statements than that, especially
from one who is qualified to judge.
A FATHER.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
EDITOR
HISTORY REPEATED IN BORDEAUX

Bordeaux, the French city now. used rs the
official seat of the republics government. has
had an experience of this kind before When
the Germans approached Paris in 1870 the
government of France was transferred to
Tours. The Germans threatened Tours and the
government was removed from that city to Bor-
deaux So that this is the second time in its
history that Bordeaux has been the refuge of
the French government in war.
Bordeaux, which lies on the west bank of the
Garonne, 60 miles from the sea, is the capital of
the Department of Gironde and is the fourth
largest city in France Its normal population
is close to 250000. 1t was fourishing city in
Roman times, being In the fourth century a
great educational center. For six centuries
after the fall of the Roman Empire Bordeaux
languished. 1t was captured by the English
in the twelfth century and for 300 years was
ruled by English kings. Richard Occur de Lion
was born in Bordeaux when Edward, the Black
Prince, held his court there.
Following the defeat of the English at Casti-
lon in 1853, Bordeaux was invested by French
troops and surrendered after siege of three
months to Charles VII. It's privileges were at
once curtailed. Louis X, who established in
Bordeaux the Parliament of Gulenne restored
them in part. In 1913 the city rose in rebellion
against the salt tax and was punished severely
by Anne de Montmorency, the Grand Constable
After the massacre of st. Bartholomew
nearly 800 protestants are alleged to have lost
their lives in Bordeaux. During the Fronde,
in the seventeenth century, Bordeaux was for
time its chief support, and on two occasions, in
1868 and 1875 troops were sent there to repress
instructions against royal measures. The
Marquis de Tourny, intendant of Guienne, i'm
proved the city in the middle of the eighteenth
century, widening the streets and laving out
public squares. During the revolution Bor-
deaux was the headquarters of the Girondists,
and in the Reign of Terror suffered severely.
In 1914 Bordeaux declared for the king and
Louis XVIII afterward gave the title of Due de
Bordeaux to his granddaughter, the Count de
Chambord
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
DorSMdl,


VASCo E. NJ. oSoRI0, who depart
ed for the coast in the Matsonia this
morning, will resume his medical stud
les at a Kentucky college.
GEORGE A. MARSHALL was pas
senger In the steamer Matsonia for
the coast, following a three months
business and pleasure tour of the
islands.
9THOS, j. McGRATH of the Hawai-
ian Electric Company is back from a
business trip to the mainland He
was a passenger In the Oceanic steam
er Sierra.
AL. G. PLUKHOFF, identified with
the management of one of the large
automobile companies on the main
land. is returning to the coast today
as passenger in the Matson liner
Matsonia.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
WHEN PARIS ATE CATS

The abandonment of the attack upon Paris
may not have destroyed interest in figures con-
corning the high cost of living in that city
forty four years ago. E. E. Washburne, United
States Minister to France in 1870, quoted the
following meat prices on November % of that
year, the sixty sixth day Of the SIEGE For
cats-A common cat, s francs; a thomas cat,
10 francs. For rats-A common rat, francs;
long tailed rat, "a francs For dogs Al cur of
low degree, 2 francs pound; for a fat dog, ~
francs, and for 49, fat dog, 3 francs per
pound.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Chicago's recent primary was marked by
charges of fraudulent voting, ballot-box stuff
ing and all the other familiar concomitants of a
corrupt election. In marked contrast was the
recent primary in Hawaii. Though feeling ran
high here, so far as is known not one attempt
was made at fraudulent ballot-easting. In few
places in the United States are elections as
clean as in Hawaii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
Leysgg NFE7 IQ pic

(The Star Bulletin invites free and
frank discussion in this column on all
legitimate subjects OF current interest
Communications are constantly re.
ceiyed TO which no signature Is at.
tached. This paper will treat as con.
fidential signatures to letters II the
writers so desire, but cannot give
space for anonymous communica.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Although no definite conclusion was
arrived at the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce committee on terri
torial affairs met in she office OF l.
Tenney Peck yesterday afternoon and
discussed at length the feasibility OF
urging the military authorities In
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Men enraged with days and nights of battling
for their lives are quite likely to commit out
RACES such as in their cooler moments they
would be the first to condemn. War inevitably
breeds cruelty and vandalism and there is little
doubt that there will be isolated instances of
both on the part of the Allies as well as Ger
mans. The world will wait for conclusive
proof before accepting the easily launched
charges that one side or the other is consistent
" violating all the rules of civilized warfare
incidentally, what is "civilized warfare"i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

JAMES STEINER: The proper
spirit towards the enlisted men is
shown by the management OF the tug.
of-war contests" in substantial re-
sdHction of the price of admission This
is a good example that many other
concerns should follow that are large
Iy Datronized bv men IN uniform
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

If one of the German 1913 siege guns ever
drops cannonball into the interior of real
doubledeck Russian name we hesitate to think
of the photographed consequences
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

These are the evenings when Paterfamilias
has to be able to tell his young hopeful all
about the fighting on the Russian border and
how to pronounce it.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22
EIIIIE1HIIIQIEWQ

GOVERNOR PINKHAM: Though
not in the best of condition. | am
still in the ring.
LESLIE C.. THOMPSON: Duck
hunting is not exactly in my line SO |
will stay with the transportation
game
ARTHUR CoLLINS.5 While the
Kapiolani park polo field has great
possibilities, it will take more than a
few days to put 1t in shape,
~ .--- 81
F. F. BALDWIN: The Maui polo
team is we'll mounted this year. II
we lose to Oahu we will have no ex-
cuses to offer as to horseflesh.
JUDGE A. s.. HUMPHREYS: Ru-
mofB that there is a breach Of friend
ship between Left McCarn and myself
are absolutely untrue. We are as con-
genial as ever.
JOHANNES f. EGKARDT: It
was perhaps fortunate for me that ]
am q naturalized citizen of the United
States, or I might now be fighting in
the German army.
CAPTAIN GREGORY: People on
Kauai have become so accustomed to
watching for the appearance OF the
steamer Kinau that they have no time
to waste in looking for phantom bat
tleships or cruisers.
CAPTAIN L B. REEVES: 1t will
be interesting to learn r. NJ. Fits
ideas on south sea life, should he
happen to return to Honolulu in the
British steamer Kestrel after six
months spent at Tanning Island.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM FOSTER:
The promotion interests might make
a ten-strike by securing photographs
of the harbor while our German
friends are making this port their
neutral rendezvous From long range
the whaFyes never looked buster.
-CLAUDIUS MCBRIDE: Hilo is a
good place to go for a visit, but
things aren't very pleasant there
when 1t rains. do not believe Il
have ever seen it rain as much in
Hilo as it has during the past three
weeks
JAMES STEINER: The proper
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

The Servian soldiers are described as brave,
gay and supplemented simple-minded
enough to tackle all Austria with light heart.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Our morning contemporary has added new
horror to European warfare by calling it
.demonic. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Escaping from the war zone will continue to
be favorite sport for the travelling Honolu-
lans during the winter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

From the standpoint of the small boy, all the
teachers seemed to get back from the war zone
in time to open school.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Those French aviators take a characteristic
ally airy view of the German situation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Like the rurnor of Mark Twain IS DEATH some
of these European demises must be considered
rs greatly exaggerated.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Russia has been investing Przemysl long
enough 70 get some dividends.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

CAPTAIN GREGORY: People on
Kauai have become so accustomed to
watching for the appearance of the
steamer Kinau that they have no time
to waste In looking for phantom bat
tleships or cruisers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Hasn't Russia captured all the Austrian
army yeti
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Nan proposes, bat God disposes. Thomas 4.
Kempis
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Knox-I wonder how the women
keep their hats from going askew.
Pfox-With q skewer.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

8 JOHANNES #. EcKARDT: It
was perhaps fortunate for me that
am naturalized citizen of the United
States, or / might now be fighting in
the German army.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

Washington. d. c., to allow soldiers
stationed on Oahu to wear civilian
clothes when on leave.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

JUDGE A. S. HUMPHREYS: Ru.
mofB that there is a breach Of friend
ship between Left McCarn and myself
are Absolutely untrue We are as con
genial as ever
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

ARTHUR CoLLINs.b While the
Kapiolani park polo field has great
possibilities, it viii take more than a
few days to put It in shape.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-22

IF. F. BALDWIN: The Maui pole
team is we'll mounted this year. Il
we lose to Oahu we will have no ex
cuses to offer as to horseflesh.