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The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The bill introduced by MT. Joln. son in the interest of coal miners pro- vides among other things that sll mines employing ten or more men shall provide shower baths for them.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Senator Carter has introduced a bill recommended by Tax Commissions ner A. c. Martineau for the levying and collection of a franchise and excise tax on corporations The bill also provides for a different classification and assessing of such corporations The companies would be assessed OF basis of the amount of business and profits instead of on capital. This bill is aimed at corporations which do a large business on a small authorize capital, 1t is said. It is asserted that the bill would increase the revenues of the state sufficiently to wipe out the present deficit in two years, pro- viding the appropriations do not in- crease over the last biennial period
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

A bill by Senator Mccall to permit reads under 100 miles long to cbarge three cents per mile passed the Sen ate, while a bill similar except that It extended the three-cent limit to 125 miles, failed to carry, 13 to Is. It was itroduced by Senator Cabaniss. The Mccall bill affects the Jonesboro. Lake City and Eastern Railroad. The Cabaniss bill would affect the Mem phis, Dallas and Gulf Railroad.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

After debate of nearly two hours, the house passed a bill by MT. Newber- ry to remove the disabilities of mar ried women, by vote of 45 to 42. The bill provides that from and after the passage of this Act every married wo- man and every woman who may in the future become married, shall have all the rights to contract and be contract. ed with, to sue and be sued, and in law and equity shall enjoy all rights and be subjected to all the laws of this state as though she were femme sole" The opposition to the bill was led by MT Condray, who argued that the present law is sufficient for the protection of the property interests or married women. Speaker Sawyer, on the floor, made an argument for the bill as matter of common justice to women, who are being emancipated from the restrictions of the old Eng fish law
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Mrs. Amos Halter of Conway has a White Wyandotte hen which lays two eggs d day. The fowl is a pet ana has habit of laying in Mrs Halter's kitchen.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

That the United States must sooner or later intervene and prevent the guerrilla warfare in Mexico is the opinion of J. +. Dadswen, former newspaper correspondent in Mexico City, and later COW puncher on the plains of Sonora. who is visiting over winter in Sulphur Springs.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The Senate Budget Committee in- troduced appropriation bills as fol- lows; University of Arkansas, s291,- AS; School for the Blind, 0,2O5, and Medical Department of the University. s65,017.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Petitions are being circulated at Poughkeppsie and receiving many sig. natures asking the house to defeat the Senate bill, which would extend the time for paying taxes until October.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Representatives Belote, Dowdy, FL lis. Brockman, Gray, Collier, Wag- goner. Stafford and Love, opposing the Panama Exposition appropriation, ap- pealed to the attorney general for an cpfnion as to the passage of the bill. contending that tt requires two-thirds of the members of both houses to pass an appropriation bill of this character. to 6, and the nouse by a vote of g. to 33 The opEofents of the proposi- tion threaten to go into Chancery Court and enjoin it.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

State Superintendent Geo. B. Cook has just completed a series of tables which shows the relative standing and growth of all the special school dis tricts in the state
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The factory of the Jonesboro Peanut Company resumed operations with a force of 20 hands and is now in the market for peanuts. The plant is un- der the management Of Dr. w g Ellis.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Of the PIT bills introduced up to that time in the Senate over two thirds were general in their nature. This is accounted for by the fact that the senator representing several coun- ties, and leaving to the representative from each county the right to look af- ter it's local affairs. Out of this very condition will no doubt come an amendment to the Constitution, but it cannot be proposed before the next session, giving counties the right of To- cal option on all such matters so that the legislature of the future may de- Vote their time to things of greater i'm portance to the state as whole. than special school districts, the salaries of county officials, and road improve ment, levee and darinage districts.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The contest over the granting by Judge Ligon of the petition for saloon license at Gould, Lincoln county, was settled by a compromise. The probI. bitionists are to be reimbursed for ex- penditures incurred in taking the case to the Circuit Court. The saloon men agree to prevent gambling at their places and to join in an effort to rid Gould of all undesirable characters.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

MT. Taylor of Searcy has introduced bill to prohibit retail drug stores from operating, except upon permit from the State Board of Pharmacy. showing that g registered pharmacist is in control
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The school board of the Hampton High School has decided to issue bonds to build brick school building. The old frame building was destroyed by fire
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The house defeated a bill bv Mr brawner to extend the time for the payment of taxes in Clay county.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The bill requiring railroads to make more quickly the payment of just claims was recommended favorably by the Senate Committee on Public Service Corporations. This commit. tee also recommended favorably the bill regulating switching rates.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25
NJ SUNDAY BALL
 FUR LITTLE ROCK
FINAL VOTE ON THE BILL IN THE HOUSE ON GRIFFIN BILL
 WAS 56-26.
FOURTEEN VOTES CHANGED
Proposed Measure Would Have Sub mitted the Question to the Vote
 of the People.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 There will be no Sunday baseball in Little Rock and Argenta for at least another two years. This was decided at a night session of the house when the Griffin bill to submit the question to the vote of the people in the muni- elpalitieS concerned was defeated by a vote of 56 to 26. At first the vote stood ayes 42 to noes 50, but before changed from aye" to no" AS an nounced the vote stood:
 Ayes-Alexander, Armstrong, Bee son, Bennett of Arkansas, Bennett of Potnsett, Bland, Brockman, Dunlap, FIndley, Griffin, Hooker, Hudson, Jones of Pulaski, Little, Love, Nicks, Nixon, Reid, Reigler, Robertson, Rog- CTS of Desha, Rorex, Ruble, Swepston, Taylor, Wilson, Yerger and Speaker Sawyer-29.
 Against the Bill-Belote, Bell, Bish op, Brawner, Buchanan, Burrow, Car ruth, Cazort, Collier Condray, Cope land of Howard. Copeland of Izard, Creekmore, Creswell, Crump, Davis, Dipboye, Dowdy, Dunn, Ellis, Gentry, Gray, Halbert, Hatley, Hawkins, Helms, Holland, Hudspeth, Humph- reys, Johns, Joiner, Jeter, Josephs, King, Lefier, Lewis, Willard, Miller, Mosley, McGill, Newberry, Perkins, Pollard, Pope, Posey, Rogers of Lo- gan, Shaver, Shoffner, Smith, Stafford, Sulcer, Teague, Tedford, Thomasson, Waggoner, Walls, Williams of Cross. Woods and Young.-56.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Golden Lake is no more. Four thousand acres of water in Mississippi county, was converted into dry land when the final sluice gate was closed and project that was launched two years ago and required the expen- diture of s15O,000 was successfully consummated.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The house by a vote of 63 to 33 passed the Duty bill appropriating 10000 for the Arkansas exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The Senate Judiciary Comm,tte. made an unfavorable report on the bill to provide a salary of s2.soo a year for the assistant attorney gen -ral.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

senators Duty and Jones have intro dnced another bill for a bank guar. anty system
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Since September IA, 1914, John Thomas Shephard, who is working a lease on the Sure Pop mine on Water creek, between Maumee and Gilbert, has shipped 16 carloads of carbonate Of zinc to St. Louis markets. Men and teams are now hauling ore to Gilbert for the seventeenth carload. The aver age price received for this zinc in the rough is about $500 per car.
 Frank E. Clinton, candidate for sec retary of state in the last Democratic primary, mayor of Dardanelle for two terms, will be held at San Antonio, Tex, for trial on two charges of pass ing spurious checks there Clinton was arrested on eight charges of false pretenses in Little Rock, totaling $200. Clinton left Little Rock January 5.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The following appropriations are asked by the trustees and officers of the various state institutions for the next two years:
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The time has now arrived for con- sideration of material for the position of president pro tenn of the Senate. who will serve as lieutenant governor until the next session of the Assembly. John L. Carter of Eudora, and Dr. Horace F. Ruff of Heber Springs are the two the most often spoken of for the position, though Geo. F. Jones Of Pulaski and Iyison c. Burgess of Pope are mentioned as receptive candidates.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Former Sheriff s. w. Caudle paid to Washington county, through County Treasurer A. c. Watson, $1,142.02 on delinquent realty tax and $42S12 on delinquent personally tax money col lected by him during his tenure as sheriff. This makes total of approx imately $2,175 that has been collected by the county from former sheriffs since the recent decision of County Judge J. T. flight to force settlement of realty and personally tax money er- roneously recorded delinquent, and the receipts for which had not been cred 1ted to the county Whether former Sheriff Caudle will be held responsi- ble for s700 personally tax said to have been collected from the receiv- CTS of the Kansas City and Memphis Railroad Company has not been de- clded, according to Homer Pearson, special attorney for the company.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The house is advancing the bill bv senator Carter for the legalizing of lAter-lnsurance, and placing a tax of l12 per cent on the gross receipts.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

No solution of the financial prob lens confronting the state has been offered, and after the present week there will be left only g 1-2 days of the session. None of the approprfa- tion bills has been passed yet
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

II6 tOldl luHD6F or Sucn ScnOOlS ill all the states outside of Arkansas is 34. The total annual appropriation for all such schools outside of Arkan- sas is $514,900. The average annual appropriation for each such school out side of Arkansas is S15,144 The lar gest appropriation received by any such school outside of Arkansas Is S45,000 year. For all states except Arkansas and New York, the average for each school is s11.512 year.
 Arkansas gave to her four agricul- tural school for the present biennial period for maintenance S30O,000; S22O,- coo for new buildings and equipment; and S124,00O for deficiencies a total of S644OOO
 The following figures show approxi- mately the number of inmates and pu- pils. employees. biennial appropriatios asked and cost of maintenance of the institutions named:
 Reform School-Inmates 64, en- ployes $, appropriation $26,OOO cost per inmate S400
 Confederate Home-Inmates l25. employees 32, appropriation S1O4,OO0. cost $77O.
 Tuberculosis Sanatorium - Inmates 10S, employees 46 (some of whom are inmates), appropriation s9O,OOO, cost sS25.
 Hospital for Nervous Diseases-In- mates 1,60O, employees 116, appropria- tion sS20,000, cost S512. niyersity-Average attendance 7f5, employees outside of College of Agri. culture, experiments and investiga- tions, 50; appropriation, 28S,OO0; cost S4OO
 Normal School-Attendance 25O, en- ployes 25, appropriation s7O,OOO, cost $500.
 Deaf Mute Institute-Attendan 2S0, employees 73. appropriation $780, 900. cost $500.
 School for Blind-Attendance 11s. employees AS, appropriation s1O7,oOo, cost $500
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The Senate passed bill by Senator Greenhouse, providing that when inc circuit judge of district certifies to the governor that a county or probate Judge in his district is physically un- aoie to attend to his duties the gov ernor shall appoint judge until the next election.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

Fire of unknown origin destroyed three large stores at Tillar, 40 miles east of Pine Bluff, causing aggregate loss estimated at $25.00O.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25

The Senate Committee on Labor has reported adversely upon the Robertson bill to repeal eight sections of the Child Labor Act, on the ground that 1t virtually nullifes the whole act.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

plans and specifications and accepted
for the city.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE Ii, FENkELLs
Commissioner
Nv Aid. Rutter:
Resolved. That the Department. "a
Public Works be and is hereby din Az
ed TO d~aw a voucher on the tubiH
Sewer Fund In payment OF the sosi
OF the city arms, 10 any. on later
sewer No 1854. and he IL further
Resolved, That the City Controlle-
be and he Is hereby directed 10 pre-
pare special assessment lateral sewer
bonds for partl l. 2, and > OF as
sessment roll No 1874 in accordance
with the provisions of Sections " and
AZ ~ Chapter OF the Charter OF the
CITY OF Detroit. as amended BY an Act
OF the Legislature Of the state %
Michigan. approved June 8. 1901 Sae.
bonds 10 hear interest at the rate =
4 per cent per annutu
Adopted a $ follows.
Yeas AID Allan, Barnett Bell B'r-
ton case Craushaw Dill. Dingema 2,
Ellis Field. Freiwald Gilman Guthard.
Eindlo. Jakel Heating. kocher kronk,
cropke Lodge Move. Owen. Robinsops
Ror6 Ru,ter :, hemansky. Schultz, stei-
.aroWski THOMPSON. Vernon, w arteis
Ntsrzej Wilson Wing. link and tho
Prrsideut--36
NayS-- None.
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From thu Controller.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen--ln response 10 an adyer.
tisement from this Office authorized by
your Honorable Body. inviting pro
posals for the purchase OF the whole
Or eny part OF s1,77soC0 Detroit CITY
bonds. the following bids were re-
ceived and opened at II O'Clock on
Monday. January II, 1915.
BID ON PER CENT RATE.
Matthew Finn on 'l,77S,oOo; dis
William A. Reed & Co. on s1,77s.OoO.
discount Of s59.6s640.
BID ON Ar PER CENT RATE.
Matthew Finn. on S7ISO0O; prem
Harris Trust 4 Savings Bank, on
S1.77s.0O0; premium OF sl,96t00
william A. Reed " Co. on Sl.17S.O00
discount OF s2,ib0.0s.
! Detroit Trust Co, on 5000. 900. dis
count OF $4,000
Harris Trust & sayings Rsn,t. on
81 77S0oO; premium Of 6S,tJ5o0.
william i Red 100 90 CO. on 'l77soOe;
First a. Old Detroit National Bank.
on S1,77S.O00: premium OF So, 74l6l.
Estabrook & Co, on $L77S,ooo: prem
Bolger, Mosser & wnlaman. on 5000
900: premium of t4s00.00
II. Lee AnsteY on 100000; premium
Of Si7.l00.00
COMBINATION BIDS.
flrHt x Ola Detroit NAtlOnal BdHk.
on S15S.0O0 lO-year per cent. on
100000 30-year per cent: on s620. iec
cougar ~ per cent VIII nay l0007o
per cent on above.
Harris Trust a Savings Rank on
s550000 3O-year 4 per cent school. on
$40. 600 30-year I per cent Bu'ding.
on SEQ. 600 30-year So per cent sewer
on tlOS.0Oe i0-year ~ per cent Build
ing; on $4,000 1e-year ~ per cent
/ Lighting VIII paw premium OF 81 i6i
ON above.
Estahrook a Co. $4,000 1O-year
per cent Lighting. SI75.0Nn in-vear ~
per cent Lighting 100000 t0-year
! per cent Building t204 000 i0-year u
per cent building $4,000 3O-year
per cent school. $4,000 80 year az
/ Der cent school 100000 30 year
/ per cent sewer. 100000 S0-ycaC 4 y
per cont sewer N35.0on year I per
cent Rniiding $4,000 30 year 90 pet
cent building Will pay premium ~
| S497s40! bcinC ~ the rate OF lO0.2S
| per cent. on above,
| 7 recommend tho reference % this
| communication and the ACCOMPANY inr
| proposals. 20 the COMMITTEES ON WAYS
Y and Means
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13
street Openings.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-Your Committee on
Street Openings to whom was referred
the petition of William Wendt. ct al.
tS0sS. protesting against alleged ex-
cetsive assessment levied against their
properties for the opening ~ Lambert
street. respectfully report we have had
the same under consideration, have
given petitioners a hearing and after
reviewing the circumstances In con-
nection with said street opening pro-
oeedings, ind that the proceedings for
the opening OF Lambert street were
conducted as provided by law and
pursue than 10 deny the prayer OF pc
ttioners for a reduction in said as
sessments. Your Committee recon-
mends, however. that the time in which
said assessments may be paid with
out penalty and interest be extended
C. Oct, l6 1915, and therefore offer the
following resolution
Respectfully submitted
GODFREY FREIWALD,
JAMES VERNON,
GEO A. OWEN,
SHERMAN LITTLEF1ELD.
FRED w KNAPP
PATRICK O'BRIEN,
r. W. WENZEI.
Accepted and on leave, the follow
Ing resolution was offered:
BY Aid. Freiwald:
Resolved. That the City Treasurer
be and he Is hereby authorized and in
structed TO receive assessments due
upon assessment roll made and pre-
pared for the opening OF Lambert
street from FrontenRc Boulevard TO
Gratiot avenue. without penalty and
Interest, up to and including October
Laid on table
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Resolution.

By Aid vernon:
Resolved. That the City Clerk be and
he a. hereby directed to transmit ali
unfinished business now on the table to
{he Council OF 1918. for such DISPOSE
tion az that body may deem proper
md be II further
Resolved, That the various matters
now In the hands OF the several com
the same are hereby referred TO sim
iiar committees OF the Council OF 1915:
sIso that the committee reports pre-
sent~d tonight be referred to the Coun-
al Of 1918 for adoption.
ADOPTED.
Whereas, The President OF the Com
non Council for the year 1914, the
Hon Harry J. Dingeman, will tonight
reiiroulsh his gavel 70 his successor,
ths President for the year 1915, at
this time II Is deemed fitting that the
Cornell OF 1914 voice It's approval OF
the administration OF It's retiring off,
resolved, That the sincere thanks OF
Che members 81 this body be and are
hereby extended President Dingeman
Tor the able. careful and painstaking
manner an which he has fulfilled the
dfties imposed upon him as President
a this Council. md Tor MS Impartial
mlings white pesiding over the de-
urther desire TO extend our best
Wishes for his future success and
orosperitv. and t\tA
Resolved Further. That Rs slight
token OF our esteem we present on be-
hair of the city. = suitably engraved
ipslanlaA Of his office, the presiding
Officers zavel. which We trust viii. In
All the years TO come. recall pleasant
recollectlons Of an honor attained. the
Presidency OF the Common Council Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-13

Gentlemen herewith submit re-
port for thc week ending with Janu-
AIRY IL 1915. The gas furnished The
CITY by the Detroit city Gas COMPANY
during This period was found upon
test TO meet Wits the requirements OF
the ordinance The heat value OF tho
gas furnished the City Hal tesun.t
heat value of the gas furnished the
Eastern District avcraged SoS.o y ~
a. The candle power OF the GaS tuf-
al shed the Eastern District avcrafcd
ISL candles and the Western ptstrict
10s candles No Ammonia or Hydro
gen Suiphide was found to be nreSeut
upon test The total sulphur content
oC the gas IVES found upon test 90 he
fASa grains per iRo GU. ~ the pres
fCertisued On Next rane.t
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COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Mayor.

January IL, 1918.
To the Honorable. Gentlemen or the
Common Council
Detroit during the two years Just
terminated. passed through crisis In
its history Many problems OF major
Importance confronted ". some OF
these were disposed of: others remain.
II Is in the hope that We may be better
able to sense the responsibilities which
will he ours In the term just opening.
that | shall briefly REFER 70 some Oh
When the members OF the last com :
mon council were indicted into Of
fee. two years ago tonight Detroit
was without authority TO own ana
opsrate its street railway system. In
the early months OF the term. there
was adopted an amendment granting
this power. commission was ap.
pointed to carry out the mandates OF
the electors. and soon after this BODY
was organized the conflict between tho
city and the Detroit United Railway
came TO an issue. ending IN reanSea
fares, universal transfers, back taNes
and extensions.
Whilst the people OF this city have
been receiving the benefits of this tenn
porary adjustment of our difficulties.
the Board OF Street Railway Commits
sioners has been proceeding IN con
structive and efficient manner TO ful-
fill the trust imposed In IT, An APP
praisal OF the company,s property mas
been completed; n traffic survey with
improved re-routing systems IL being
prepared and will soon be delivered TO
the commission. Genuine progress has
been made towards that goal whlch
the people OF this city have been striv-
ing TO reach for many years
In addition civil service regulations
have been established In all city de.
partments. Plans have been prepared
for municipal court building ana
ground will be broken shortly Al
ditional facilities have been provided
for the care OF the tubercular, while
the construction OF a garbage disposal
plant will soon be under way
welfare bureau. rendering succor
TO hundreds Of the ctty's needy ana
unfortunate. has been created. IL WAS
nv good fortune recently to name the
first recreation compassion In this city.
We are proud OF the splendid tran ic
regulations inaugurated during the
last year: OF the Introduction OF mod
ern labor saving devices into the de-
partment OF public works for more
efficient handling OF the collection OF
garbage: OF the cleansing OF streets
and alleys: OF the Improvement OF our
care OF our finances by the city con-
troller: and OF the increased enicien-
cy In every branch OF the city service.
To the gentlemen In charge OF the va
rious departments and to the members
81 the commissions, 7 feel that 7 owe
debt OF gratitude for loyal and able
conduct OF their offices
our right TO amend the charter piece
meal was affirmed within the last -
months. and. taking advantage OF that
authority. we recently adopted nine
amendments. OF which the most inn
portant were those creating recrep-
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port that this fund Is depleted NJ tb-
present time. Wf-N $50
The required amount oouId ne taken
from tho available balance On the Cen
eral Fund. being the surplus left az
the O. A. n. sub-fund.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE ENGEL.
Controller.
BY Aid Vernon.
Resolved. That the resolution adopt
ed January 5th, 1914 q. &. G.. y. 207iI
relative 10 pay rolls of the Poor Con-
mission. be and the same h hereDt
reclnded, and be IL further
Resolved. That the City Controller o.
and he H. hereby authorized and III
rected(to honor pay rolls submitted BY
tile Board Of Poor Commissioners for
services OF two clerks and one IN
specaor FOR period OF three months
each at salary at the rate OF 81. O0e. 90
per annum. the aggregate OF said pay
rolls not 10 exceed the sum OF $4,000.
which sum the Controller Is hereby d.
rected 20 pay out OF the General Fund.
Means