Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-08-18

the St Louis manufacturers will fire 150 shells daily for an indefinite pc riod to test the effectiveness of the shells. All the firing will be under the direction of former army officers.
 FOR HURRIED READERS.
 United States District Attorney W. H. Martin of Hot Springs spent few days in Little Rock, assisting Special Government Attorney J. L. Mills in the famous sunk land cases. These cases have been pending in the Unit ed States court for several years, sev- eral branches of which have already been decided by the United States Supreme Court.
 The Interstate Commerce. Commits sion approved the withdrawal ct through rates on lumber between points of origin in Arkansas and Louisville, Ky, Cincinnati Ohio, and Evansville. Ind, holding that they were abnormally low and brought complaints from lumber dealers in Southwestern Missouri.
 A sample of Sudan grass 10 1-2 feet high, grown in the back yard of Chas. E. Butler, 1101 Valmar street, was brought to the Department of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture. For ty-five shoots of the grass came from one seed MT. Butler said and the grass grew four feet in two weeks af- ter it was cut the first time
 The Cotton Belt Railway was made defendant in nine suits filed in the Pulaski Circuit Court by lumber and manufacturing companies who claim that the company overcharged them during the life of the injunction se- cured against the Arkansas railroad commissions tariff number 3, in Sep tember, 1903.
 Alexander, 13 miles southwest of Little Rock, was the scene of farm CTS picnic and canning demonstration Many families were present and in the afternoon County Judge Joe Asher visited the grounds to boost for the Pulaski County fair
 Several events closed the twenty fifth annual tournament of the Arkan- sas State Sportsmen's Association, successful from the standpoint of at tendance and scores, which have been higher this year than at any previous state tournament
 Agricultural Commissioner John H. Page received notice from Chicago investment firm that it will, within 10 days, send a representative to Arkan- sas to take up with owners of mineral land the loaning of money for devel- opment
 Within the next few days not less than 1000 laborers will be employed in Little Rock on public improve ment work. The large force of la borers will be employed in the three sewer districts provided by the City Council.
 Pardons were issued to Arthur Ris- ner, convicted of felony in connec- tion with the delinquency cases in Little Rock last April and sentenced to one year, and Kemp Arthur of Mil Ter County, sentenced last December to two years for grand larceny.
 Chief Justice and Mrs. F. A. Me Culloch left in their touring car for Marianaa, where they will spend week or 10 days with relatives
 The Argenta Railway Company filed notice of surrender of it's charter in the office of the secretary of state. The company has been consolidated with the Inter City Traction Company, of which c. c. Kavanaugh is presi- dent
 Governor Hays pardoned J. A. Roberts of Crawford County, sentenc- ed in June to two years for grand lar ceny, and Orus Leslie of Little River County, fined S25 last month for vio- lating the Sabbath law