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Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-25
Legislative
Proceedings


II. r. i@, sass-Makes road overseers
subject 20 removal by county commits
sionera unless they follow Instructions
ri. r. 81. Matteson and la bounty
Counties may bid In land offered at tax
sales n other bidders do not offer enough
10 cover the debt
II. Il, s5-Richmond OF Douglas-Pro-
V!des that county boards may make levy
OF not TO exceed Is mills for court house
or jaiI fund upon petition OF 80 per cent
OF the voters, in lieu of a special election,
III. r. S3f, Hoffmetster and Stearns-State
Instead OF counties to pay expenses and
compensation OF water district supertn-
n. r. 800 smith-Provides that polls
both at primaries and at general elections
be kept open from a. IN. TO p. m.
X. X. 17S. Peterson-Amends law re-
sarding settlement OF estates OF non
who die in this state
II. r. SO. NayiOr-Al school houses
two stories or over must have fire es-
II. r. sos. Hynek-Provides for six in
stead OF three deputy game wardens TO
be appointed by chief deputy. Raises
salaries from SO month 90 500.
II r. 276, stearns-Authorizes drainage
or irrigation diEtrict boards to contract
with federal government for purchase.
sals or use o. resepvoirsi canals ma Of water s
ports By drainage district boards
II, r. 5. Tiobets-Provides for the sub
mission TO voters OF question OF adopting
Recommended 40 Pass by senate
Committee of the whole
H. n. 90, Twenty Members-Torrens
system Of registration for land titles
optional with landowner, Amended 30
that no county need buy the necessary
records except upon a petition OF 10 per
cent OF the freehOlders OF the county.
II. r. 500. Scott OF Hamilton Empowers
city council IN all towns and villages OF
less than b.0oo population TO make a levy,
by three-fOurths vote, OF not to exceed
u,yo q year for the support OF mu-
board TO create new townships out Of
cities OF second class upon a petition OF
% per cent OF the voters
III r. l5i. Fuler-puts control OF the
read oveTBesF with township beard
H. r. Isl. seven MembeTs-Compne-
hensivs motor vehicle registration Law
Bills FaIIiag In Hsase.
Il. ID. $40. by the Lancaster pelcgatlon-
TO prevent attachment suite beins
the state against foreign corporations
failed 81 passege. the vote being a. 10 81
BiiIs Passed On House.
Al. X. co. M1tteson--E1xes tenure OF
banking ooerd SECRETARY and other en-
iseses =, Ioui years unless removed %
>, = - Daihey- Providing a si1-yeal
term for city commissioners In cities Of
me class of beairiee. one 20 Be choseF
y. 8-iegaiiSing chiropractic profes
E'on.
a. n ~. thC NutEmaB bili EivinE ths
stale hankinE beard discretionary poNel
% limit the number uf banks IN any com
muultf. Emergency claus.
w. II. a.. Barrctt-AufhoriEes publira
uon 81 deiinquent taN list in neHHpa PER-
printed Ia fCrclEu languages.
~ r. SIS Parkinaou-fruEldcs Cauntl
AID fQf aErirultural e1Cletles-
IA ~ tlf i.aniEan-ltequirca counties e
TaT alsfrlffH' travel fCrs
~ A. 81 MAYOR Provides that loca
assfs4ora most erroff agricultural stats
tira bFfofe dfl ulnn tEflf Pa.
~ ~ -. ~ Hunter Prov ldoa ufnsitlfI
fef Liail ~ Ifatfilr ton 20 ratfnad rrul'
eTlI. AMI arlfies iaN on manila a. htr
hers loss of Ifr orcura a. rFau
th1reuf
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-25

WAHHINUTUN. Narh III ca ,
Telrsraul l-t'rank "a. naY was appainteA
Nahftska, ttr a. ~ ataioV. rcsirnfd
John Pea Wns aupnintfd postmaster ~
cooper, headc uuuutY. Suutn nakuta
we -. ~ tmmans. resiEnud
Nebraska rrnHiuns granted. Ttoaa ~
uafnes. Meep'uE Water 81. ssilir n
hankins. iancoln. a..
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-25
Commlttee ID the Mhole


II. ID. $40. BY the Lancaster pelcgation-
To prevent attachment suite beine
brought IA Nebraska by nonresidents oi
the state against foreign corporations
failed Of pessege. the vote being a. 20 81.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
COMMISSIONERS PRAISED
rs FAIR BILL PASSES

Santa Fe, March l0.-Erilliant, yet
deserved, tribute was paid today in
the house to- Col Ralph Il. Twitchcll,
president and the members of the
New Mexico exposition board for their
.unselfish, successful work for New
Mexico and in achieving triumph
lat san Diego that is nothing short Of
marvellous considering the small
'amount placed at the disposal Of the
state. Modesto C. ortiz of Albuquer-
.Que was the only one to find fault
and he was completely squel.hed by
the reply of his colleague, Nostor
Montoya
The debate came up over house bill
less, appropriating $4,000 for the
maintenance of ti-- New Mexico
building at san Diego during 1915.
The bin is hy Messrs, Martinez and
Trujillo and passed with only five
votes against IT, Mossrs ortiz,
!Toombs, vigil of Union. Sandoyal and
Sena voting in the negative The
last named spoke i'm a general way
against the measure, saying that he
Istood for the taxpayer Palmer re-
piled and said that if II We're left TO-
the taxpayers they would vote for
the measure and that thc good that is
coming to New Mexico from the dis
play made by New Mexico will help
the taxpayer and that TO such am eN-
tent that ne would gladly vote $780,
600 if It were necessary. Martinez cN-
,1,fp.l tho hin iva detail and loUViUp-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
Berger Addresses Cub Women.

Santa l'e, March fool William
NJ. Berger, progressive leader at Belen
ana secretary of the New Mexico His
torical society who is in Santa Fe,
working for an appropriation for the
historical society, yesterday appeared
before the directors Of the Santa Fe
Womans club, presided over by Mrs.
r. J. Pal2n, meeting in the old palace,
and denounced the attempt to amend
the gambling statutes, incidentally
he scored the card playing women Of
Santa Fe for setting bad example
and leading their children To- gamble
He urged the women to get busy iu
the legislature and help defeat the
Fleming bill.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
Visitors to Museum.

Santa Fe, March 10.-Tourists from
Pennsylvania. Indiana, Massachusetts
ana Mexico registered at the museum
today Among these We're f. Tur-
ner, Mexico city; Mrs l.. f, Demmler
Misses Martha, Helen and Anne
Dcmmler Of Pittsburgh, Pa5 Mr. and
Mrs. Gust fson Of Hutchinson, Kast
Alice b. Meath ana G. w r.. Neath
of Boston. t. w. Creighton Indian
apolis; II. Il. Allen and Howard Mar
mon, Indianapolis; Daniel Cassidy,
Cleveland; c. L. Strong, Mora The
indianapolis party was brought by
Ashley Pond. and left for the cltf
dwellings today The Pennsylvania
party made the trip to the Indian
Pueblo Of Tesuque this afternoon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
Grin I1nidcmlc IN VAUGHN.

East Vaughn, a. NJ, March ia
severe epidemic Of la grippe has re-
Gently swept over the town of Vaughn
and East Vaughn The local physic-
ians have been worked overtime and
scarcely u family in the two towns
has escaped without being affected
There have been as many as five in
bed at once i'm some cases. The snow
and sush of the past two weeks has
added to the intensity Of the epidemic.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
LAND DRAWING
At ROSWELL To
Be BIG EVENT
Ftty-oight Townships to Be
Opened to Public and Much
Litigation Is Foreseen for
the Future,

tsfeciAt coFRraeoHuENcr 10 maetHHa JouRHAll
tesWcll, ~ NJ, March TO- Next
Saturday win be big day 40 the
local United states land office, mas
nuth as the first land drawing VIII
b. pulled Off here. when has taken
place for many "a year. ard IL might
( he said that the sur,. yin" and sub
iecting to homestead OF fift-pight
townships of public domain i'm the
eastern sections of Chuves ana EuGy
county, portends years Of litigation
IN the courts u is likely to disturb
the lands OF many old time watering
holes and ranchvs out in those Sec
lions. and prior rights are to be
fought hard and long by the ranch
men i'm the townships to he opened
for homestcads. Another thing the
state claims it's rights to make SEE
lection and has already made Il num-
her Of selections
So far there have been more than
600 applications to homosteads ON
the fifty-cight townships now being
Opened These are on file Al the lu-
cal United states land office.
Terms of Filing.
Twenty -four Of these townships
were opened for filing on the sab of
this month, ana thirty-four were OPP
cncd last Tuesday. The drawings ON
the filings of the 5th viii be held,
beginning at p. m Friday March
u. the drawings on the other thirty
four townships win be- held, beginning
Fat H. M, ON the 10th,
The fillng fee ia y22 and zach ap-
plcant is allowed to file ON $50 acres.
The filings SO far have BEEN by pco-
pie from New Mexico and FeSas. ace
cordIng TO the addresses of the var
ious applicants. Tho Law requires
that the land be homosteat'ed for
three years before a patent j. given,
that the homesteader spend at least
seven months in each year on the
land, that one-siXtcenth be aultiyat-
ed The second year and cte-siXth
each succeeding year The three
year residence requirement by the
government states that the home
stcadcr must have % h3bitablc house
in which TO live, and that IN date
Of the residence start from th time
of the establishments on his residence
on the land and not from tn time OF
making the entry on he land rs UNI
der the old five-ycar Homestead law.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
stancnn,s Hearing SATURDAY.

Artesia, n. NJ, March IL Martin
Stallcup, charged with the shooting
Of J. b. Cotton in front of the Bap-
list church a few weeks ago, Will have
preliminary hearing before Justice
OF the Peace Tom Stagner Friday
March u. as it is thought that Cotton
VIII be well enough to appear on that
Gate Stallcup is still out on bond
signed by about twenty prominent
Artesia men.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-23
Copenhagen.


cruisers have left base at laramie for
Tenedos Island to join Allies attack
ing Dardanelles.
Berlin, via Wireless to SayViIe.-
German Zeppelin raid on British
northeast coast on night of June Is
destroyed navy yard arsenal at South
Shields and caused enormous losses
by fire, according to officers of the
Swedish steamer Iotum, arrived at
Stavanger.
Many bombs dropped on Arm
strong Gun works, near Newcastle,
steamers officers reported. Seven
teen persons were killed and forty in
jured.
London.-British steamer BeIgraVe
torpedoed off Coast of Pembroke
shire. Believed crew lost.
Rome.-Austrian fortress of NAL
berget now practically surrounded.
Italian Alpinists captured nearly all
positions around town, which is I'M
dergoing terrific bombardment.
Rome.-Three columns of Monte
negrin troops are advancing on Sou
tart, principal city of Albania. Meet
ing with little resistance.
Paris.-Continuing advance into
AIsace, French troops occupied Sen
dernach, on east bank of River Fecht,
two miles southeast of Metzeral.
Berlin, Wit Wireless to SayVille, L. |.
10000 Russian troops and nine
cannons captured in Austro-German
drive on Lemberg.
Vienna.-Lemberg has fallen be-
fore combined Austro-German ar
mics. The Galician capital occupied
by the Russians since Sept. 8, 1914,
is now free of Russians and first Aus
trian troops have entered town. Slavs
are falling back in a northeasterly
direction toward Brody. ...
Rome. - Austrian regiments from
Galicia have been hurried to defense
of Austrian frontier
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-23
ZEPPELIN DAMAGE HEAVY IN ENGLISH RAID
LEMBERY FALLS-ITALIAN FLEET TO TURKEY

Monte Nero. Repulsed.
Copenhagen. - German warships,
operating in Baltic, have seized five
Swedish ships carrying lumber car
goes and bound for England.
Cairo.-1,300 Turks killed in fight
for Turkish position at Dardanelles
on June 10.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-23

Tor turkish poSltlon at DardanelleS
on June 10.
GERMAN REPLY PARTLY READY
WILSON TO SEE 1T JULY
Washington, June 23.-Germany's
reply has been partly completed. Am
bassador Gerard has so advised Pres
ident Wilson. He indicated answer
will not be forwarded before latter
part of next week, if present plans
are adhered to. Consequently, Pres
ident Wilson, who will leave here to-
night for Cornish, N. H, via Rosslyn,
Long Island, will not return until
July 6, and answer is not expected
to receive official consideration be-
fore July T. when president will hold
his first cabinet meeting after his
brief vacation.
simultaneously with report that
German reply can be expected to be
very conciiatory come disquieting
developments in connection with
the British-French interference with
American trade. Capt Prettyman's
announcement in house of commons
yesterday that the government plans
practically to take charge of Holland
commerce by prohibiting shipments
from entering that nation unless con-
signed to The Netherlands overseas
trust amazed officials here.
A Scotchman from the highland
country decided he was going to go
to the front. So he entered recruit
ing station near his home and asked
to be registered.
But, my friend,' said the SER
geant, 81 can't enlist you-you have
only one eye!"
THAT dinna matter" responded
Sandy. "ye hev ia shut one eye when
va shootin' onyweyp'i 1890.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10
Sharp County Fair

The Sharp county annual fair
will be held at Ash Flat September
s.9.Io IL. The program, in part,
is as follows:
Wednesday, September s-En
trance day.
Thursday Speaking by w. A,
Oldfeld and II. A. Northcutt.
Friday-Speaking byJ. G. Ash
lev, A. G. Gray, d. l.. King, J. B
Baker and John II. Page.
Saturday-Speaking by Harry
Ponder and Earle w. Hodges,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10
A WOmdn'S Back
The Advice OF This POCahOntas
Woman Is of Certain Value

Many a woman's back has many
aches and pains.
Ofttimes tits the kidneys fault.
That's why Doan's kidney pills
are so effective.
Many Pocahontas women know
this.
Read what one has to say about
it:
Mrs Sallie Jones, Pocahontas,
says: "I had a dull, steady ache
through the small of my back. 1t
was impossible for me to Stoop, as
| was stiff and lame and when | got
up in the morning. ] had dizzy
spells and headaches. Often my
joints ached. My kidneys acted
lrregularly and the kidney secretions
were unnatural. | used Doan's
kidney pills and in a short time
noticed a decided Improvement.
Ny back hasn't lothered me since
and my kidneys have been stronger.
Price soc, az all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a sidney remedy
get Doan's kidney pills-the same
that Mrs. Jones had. Foster Mil
burn Co., Props Buffalo, N. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10
HON C. G. JOHNSTON
ON THE BIG FLOOD
Success, Ark, Sept, s, 1918

Success, Ark, Sept. 8, 1918.
Well, MIR, Editor, | again appear
on the threshold Of your sanetum
sauctorum on an entirely different
topic from my former articles. 1t
has been said, THAT faith may be
lost IN sight. Hope often ends in
fruition, etc 4" We are now able
to realize the first, but not the last
sentence.
The great gulf storm that gather
ed over the Gulf OF Mexico and
swept over the great state of Texas,
laying waste cities, towns, farms,
crops, properties, and human lives,
entailing millions Of dollars worth
in property aud crop losses, did not
stop with Texas disaster, but swept
on over Oklahoma, Illinois, Ms.
sour, aud other states. Arkansas,
as we'll, did not escape the greatest
precipitation that has ever been
known by the Oldest citizens Of the
country, and the damage is inesti-
mable.
Thus il was at the time the rain
set in, We had the best crops that
we've known IN wears. So it was
that our faith was lost IN sight. As
we stood and watched the crops as
the waters came up higher and high.
er and LAID waste as the rolling
floods swept on, then 1t was that
faith was lost in sight. Our hope
did not or has not ended IN posses.
sion OF enjoyment Of the faith We
had before the Lreat floods. Hence,
the text.
Now as to the unprecedented rain
fall. 1t began at p. m. and until
about 7 a. IN. there had fallen about
I2 inches Of rain. Then Z inches
more fell in the next three days,
making 10 inches, at a conservative
estimate, something that has never
occurred before in this country.
Now, allow me TO digress from
the main subject and take up an.
other phase of the subject. It's a
well known fact that there has been
considerable opposition in the minds
OF some individuals to our drainage
system now IN force all overEastern
Arkansas. And the opposers with
out philosophizing or even apply
ing the principles Of logic declared
that the dredge bitches would cause
the country to overflow worse than
before. And nov they think they
have the evidence because the waters
were higher than ever known. Now
let's take logical view and not be
wholly absorbed IN the financial
side which is the sole cause of such
assertions. First, did you ever
think about the extent of the water
shed that our rivers have to contend
with; viz, Current, Little Black,
and Big Black. For more than a
100 miles north and northwest and
40 TO so miles wide these little
streams have 10 handle all the water
that falls on this vast territory, then
with 10 or 20 inch rainfall, and
there Is a report of more north OF
us, and as il collects TO these three
streams, the vastness of this great
volume of water is beyond our com
prehension. And as it rushed down
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10
Attention, Odd Fellows

All Odd Fellows are requested to
meet at tho Odd Fellow hall at 8
o'clock p. m. Thursday evening,
Sept. 9th. Important business de-
mands your attention.
U. II. Phipps, N. G.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10

IRON all this vast territory to the
basins Of these streams they were
entirely unable TO carry II out.
Hence, the channels were filled and
oyerhowed the banks and bottoms
TILL all the creeks, bitches and low
lands were covered TO depth Of 4
to 10 feet in water. Now kind
reader, what effect could these little
bitches, scattered promisouously
over She low lands, have on this
great yolumn or water coming down
from the Ozark mountains, or IN a
mad rush seeking ITS level as water
always does there, they were under
a great level of water o TO 8 feet
below the surface of the water.
They had no more influence or ef.
feet on the raising of this vast body
of water than a mule track would
IN the Great lakes, II it we're posi-.
BILE for a mule to make one. No,
not from any punolple Of logic,
bat can tell you what they do.
When these extreme heavy rams
come aud till the low lands and
bitches 10 overhoSing, these ditch
es will carry a vast amount OF wat
er off ahead of the headwater as
they come down, Just as they did in
this case. After the l2.Inch rain
fell all the bitches and low lands
were full aud running over, but long
before the head rises came, the
bitches had carried of multiplied
millions of barrels of water and
were falling, hence there was that
much to our advantage, whereas, II
the bitches bad not been here that
water would still have been here 10
add to the elevation of the great
body Of water which would have
been very little indeed. Again
when the head rises have passed,
the bitches drain the low lands
that have an inlet TO them, so the
surface water is soon drained of
so the farmers can proceed with
their work. Whereas, without
them 1t would have TO work Its way
out by evaporation and Absorption,
etc. But some will, say those
bitches taps some lakes and ponds
north of us aud turn them in on
us. Isn't that an argument though?
Suppose It does and drains every
drop Of water out of them, it's done
when we nave no rises and it could
not possibly effect the level of the
waters in high tide and if Black
river does come over from the north
east Of us the bitches do not change
that one way or the other but does
help to take care of the waters that
come over. As Current river being
shorter and swifter stream receeds
much quicker than Big Black,
Current was in it's banks before
Black reached its highest stage.
can tell you what is needed,
but we can never get il. II we had
five channels for each three rivers
that we do have and them straight
ened and deepened and as many
dltches for each one we now have,
we then could control the water,
but that we can never have at least
/ for centuries TO come. IL the lar.
ger rpvers could be deepeDed and
wldehed tenlold aud Strengthened,
all the waters could be carried of
without these great Jyerhows, but
/ that will be left for the unknown
generations. If we would take the
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10

time aud trouble to phylosophize
and reason from cause TO effect, we
would not drift into so many ridiou'
lously absurd ideas, but so many
will not do that, but go on as dad
and granddad did. Back to the
subject At issue. have made some
investigations, and bad as 1t is and
to look over these inundated fields
on Current, Little Black, Black and
Indian Creeks, II does indeed look
very hard. Some individuals have
practically lost all. Taking the
country as whole, the percent Is
small. All the corn that was il
silk aud tassel TO roasting ears is
practically lost, that Is, where the
water covered the ears and shoots.
| don't think there is more than ten
per cent IN that stage on the water
courses, where the water got over
the ears aud shoots. Then all be.
yond the roasting ear stage TO the
we'll matured stage Is not seriously
damaged, although the water was
all over il, except that that was
down IN the mud. ! don't think
that the damage will amount to
more than ten per cent Of that stage,
so we find that 90 or 25 per cent of
the nver and creek bottoms is
loss, and damage then compared as
a whole, l think 25 per cent for the
rivers and creeks will he a conserv.
auve estimate for this allowance.
So il tins is a conservative estimate
and | think it Is, you will discover
that after all the per cent will run
much lower than at first thought
possibly not more than l2 or Is
per cent, but in the aggregate the
sum will be vast. Those who have
lost all, it will seem 10 them the
estimate is wild Of the mark, but in
making these estimates We must not
take the streams alone TO reckon the
damage, but put the country TO.
gether as a whole, so / feel sure /
have made conservative estimate.
Now brothers, you that have lost
all or are badly damaged, it looks
to you that the whole country is
ruined. But remember your neigh.
bors have an abundance and to
spare, some have said that Its worse
than the drouth last year, but that
is far from the facts. Last year the
whole country was ruined, so TO
speak while in this only a few In
comparison. There is an abundance
in the country and to spare some to
the waring nations. Last yeat near
ly all the supplies had to be shipped
to us. So lets take an optomistic
view of the situation and double
our diligence and trade with each
other till all will have plenty and
renew our energy tor another year,
and you will be surprised to see
how easy it is to get through and
have plenty. There Is no comparl-
son with last year. This is single
farms that will make as much corn
as the whole country around IT
made last year. As to the cotton j
do not know how to estimate II as
no Que can tell what cotton is going
TO do till it is IN the gin but fear
that l. is damaged even worse than
the corn so lets all try to forget
our misfortunes for we may not
have another such flood in so years.
We haven't in the past fifty 70 my
own knowledge. Will tell you
later how myself and the good
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-09-10
Water Melons

have 40 acres of water mel ons
on the Brumley farm one mile south
of Biggers, will sell IN wagon or
carload lots.
Joe II. Johnson,
Biggers, Ark.