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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-07-01
Approved March 1, 1915.
ACT NO. TIA


Amends Section Q Of Act
No. 145 of the Acts Of 1913, amenda.
tory to Acts Of 1906 ANY person or
corporation organized under the Jaws
OF this state. for the purpose OF pro.
ducing power for any lawful purpose.
shall have the right to erect dam
across any navigable or non-navigabie
river IN this state at such point as
may be desired for the purpose Of de-
levoping electric power. Act In force
nom passage.
Approved March 8, 1915.
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Approved March II. 1915.
ACT NO. fss.
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ACT NO. 138.
Protecting the Beds and Bars OF II,
NavigAbie Streams ct the
State Of Arkansas.
Provides that hereafter II
shall be unlawful for any per.
son or firm to take sand or gravel, oil
or coal. from the beds or bars from
the navigahle rivers and lakes Of this
state without first procuring the con.
sent of the Attorney General, and the
payment Of a certain per cent for
each ton of sand or gravel and
gallon Of oil or ton OF coal
taken. The penalty for the violation
OF this act shall be fine OF no less
than 100000 and not more than 81.
10000 for each offense. All moneys
collected under the provisions Of this
act shall so into a fund TO be known
as Public Road Fund. Act Ii force
from passage.
Approved March II, 1915.
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ACT NO. 125.

Appropriations to Pay For Legal Ad.
vertising For the Year 1918.
Appropriates money to pay for
publishing proposed amendments
to the constitution; also appro-
PIRATES money for publishing the pro-
posed Acts and Amendments under
the Initiative and Referendum. Act
In force from passage.
Approved March IL, 1915.
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ACT NO. 157.
Appointment Of Assistant Supreme
Court Librarian.

Amends Section 2 Of Act
235 of the Acts of 1911 as follows:
said librarian is hereby authorized
and empowered to nominate and q
point an assistant at a salary not
exceed $500 per month, to be pa
IN the same manner as the librari1
Is paid Act in force from passage.
Approved March 10, 1915.
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deemed guilty Of a felony, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary for not less than two years, nor
more than ten years. Approved Feb
ruary II, 1915.
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hcI NO. 2o6

Appropriation for PenitentIary.
Appropriate the sum of S373..
10000 for the support and main.
tenance Of De state penitentiary for
the biennial period ending April 1,
1917. Appreciation to be known as
Penitentiary fund. Act in force from
passage.
Approved 1hrch 90, 1s45.
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Approved March 20, 1915.
ACT NO 1874.
Recovery al Proner+v - ~. 9.

Recovery Of Property to the State
Provides that titles to Land.
in Arkansas obtained by frauS
may be recovered for the state. Snit
may be brought by Attorney General
and his assistants. Act in force from
passage and approval.
Approved March 20, 1915.
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ACT NO. az.
AZ NO. ~.
Relative to the Weighing Of Coal

Relative to the Weighing Of Coal
Mined.
Amends Section 1 of an act
Of the General Assembly OF 1905
relative to the weighing OF coal
mined in the State of Arkansas
as 1t comes from the mine and
before it passes over a screen
Of any kind; that when coal IS
mined on a screen coal basis the kind
Of screen to be used is prescribed.
Approved February Is, 1915.
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ACT No. 60
Regulating Passenger Fares ON Short
Line Railroads.

Provides that railroads wholly
within this state more than IS
miles, and less than 100 miles in
length, may charge three cents e
mile fares for adults, and half fare
for children over five and under
twelve years of age. Railroad COM
mission to authorize railroads TO
charge the rates specified, If 1t finds
that such rates would be reasonable
charge under the conditions 0bta1n1n8I
IN the petitioners case Act IN forc0
IN passage
roved March 4. 1915 n
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Approved hrch %, 1916.
vt NO. 21o.
e.Iy n >,

Fixing SALARY i Supreme Court Libra.
ucH. asnSf,
Fixes thu salary of the Su.
preme Court librarian in the sum
of 100000 per annum. payable
monthly upot variant of the Auditor.
Act in force nm passage. -, i!sF.
Approved hrch %, 1915. .tIHi
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Approved March IL. 1915.
ACT NO. 1@,

Appropriation For Extension Work In
Agriculture and Home Economics.
Appropriates the sum Of Sat-
10000 out of the General Revenue
Fund for the support, maintenance
and necessary expense Of doing ex-
tension work in agriculture and home
economics in the State Of Arkansas
for the biennial period ending June
80, 1917, and that this appropriation
shall be expended by the College OF
Agriculture Of the University of Ar
kansas. which is the land grant col
lege OF this state. Act in force from
passage,
Approved March 5. 1915.
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ACT NO. 146.
Appropriation For First District Agri.
e,,l$urai. CrhOoI

Appropriates the sum Of $22.-
10000 for the erection of build
1ngs ana lnstal1at16h 81 equipment
necessary for the preservation of the
health and welfare of the students OF
the First District Agricultural School
of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Excess ap-
preparations to go into contingent
fund. Contracts to be let as are other
state contracts. Act in force from
passage.
Approved March IL, 1915.
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ACT Nc. fo9.
Defining Certain Public Nuisance.
and Prosiding For Abatemsht

and Prosidin1 For AbatemeFt
Thereof.
Specifies that the conducting.
maintaining, carrying on or en-
gaging in sale of intoxicating Ii
quors in any building within thia
state. and all means, appliances. fix.
lures, etc, used for the purpose OF
conducting such business. are hereby
declared to be public nuisance, and
may be abated under the provisions
Of this act. Jurisdiction is conferred
upon the Chancery and Circuit Courts
Of this state to abate such nuisances
Act in force from passage
Approved March 5. 1915.
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ACT NO. 1ao.
Assistant for Attorney cenev

Authorizes the Attorney Cen
eral to appoint an assistant, who
shall be a person learned in the law.
at salary Of $2.500.00 per annum, and
he is also authorized to employ 9
competent stenographer at q salary Of
100000 per annum. Act IN force
from passage.
Approved March 20. 1915.
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ACT NO. 1877.
Giving Jury Right to Substitute LIE

Sentence Ii Capital Cases.
Gives the jury the right In
felony cases to render q verdict Of
life imprisonment IN the state peni-
Tertiary IN all cases where the pun
ishment is now death BY law. Act in
force from passage.
Approved March 20, 1916.
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ACT NO. 1s4.

ACT NO. 154.
Appropriations to Cover Deficiencies
4 in State Departments.
Appropriates money to cover
deficiencies for supplies and serv-
ices furnished the various de-
partments of the state government
during the two fiscal years, commence
ing with the first day of April, 1913.
and ending the 31st dy of March, 1915.
Act in force from passage.
Approved March 18, 1915.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-07-01

Provides that every married
Woman and every woman VIII
n the future may Become married
shall have all the rights to contract
and be contracted with, to sue and b
sued. and in law and equity shall en-
JOY all rights and be subjected to al
the laws Of this state as though she
were single woman. Act In force
from passage.
Approved March 10. 1915.
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AT NO. 22o.
Repairing Railway Cars and Locomo.
tives Mithin the State.

Provides dht railway cars. loco.
motives anf rolling stock Of
all railroad ksmpanies be repaired
within the stste, except in case OF
foods. fires md other calamities OF
like nature. Penalty Of not less than
500 lll - re a. for s.o y,
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ACT NO. ITO.

State Treasurer Shall Receive Funds.
Act NO. 10 provides that hereafter
all money due the state shall be paid
direct to the State Treasurer. Viola.
tion felony. Act in force from pas
sage.
AnnroYeds March 1 1Q16
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ACT NO. 107.
Fixing the Time For Holding General
Elections In Arkansas.

Provides that general elections
IN the State Of Arkansas shall
be held on the next Tuesday at
ter the first Monday in November,
1916, and every two years thereafter,
for the election Of all elective state.
cotsnty and township offices. Act In
force from passage.
Approved March 3, 1915.
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4, 1875.
lo1.
IN Lave Of the

following de-
all be entitled
every per-
the service as q
9 army or navy
ties Of America
states thereOf,
or incapacitated
Of manual labor
atoms Of life, By
ceived In the dis
Is such soldier or
" so incapacitated
ccident or disease.
;ent widow of any
sailor who render
.rnny or navy of the
s of America, or
ties thereof, and has
shall not be exclud.
to receive such pen.
VI being married. sub
leath OF such soldier
led that she Is O wild.
Of making her applica.
very INDECENT mother
of any such soldier OF
lnbefore described. Ev.
plying for pension I'm.
must have been a bona
4 this state for a period
this next preceding the
Or her application. The
'vided for therein shall
n Of one hundred dollars
/ persons entitled to pen.
the provisions of this act
before the second Monday
each year, file an applica.
a with the county clerk OF
in which he or she resides,
County Board of Pensions.
ication shall be verified with
II the applicant. and shall be
by the statement Of two dis.
d witnesses. Act in force
ssage.
we'd March 8, 1915.
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ACT NO. 14f|

ACT NO. III.
Providing For Depository FOR s&at6
hrDvl4ee that irnGneifnteay u
'on the qualifications AZ fkrf
sfafe 5saaapFss 4 ahall isspe : ca
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ACT NO 90
ID Passenger RSses.

II NO 20
d Passenger Fsses.
I 6611 o. Kirbv's
osa .ltes OF Ar
Of the Acts OF
ger rates in this
fifteen miles or
per mile; over
and less than
cents per mile:
tn, 2 cents per
eof, for adults,
above named
er II and over
in force from
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TO &

Flatlsn / Pay Pensbns to 81
~ s9lors and 7heir W1d.A
upF1ata one millioa, ta,raeL )
- sl! IA. AZ twenty-five fhouaand :
I'LL n. 20 much theeeof aalI J
u wed from the tax hwy FOR =
49, q Confederate soldiers and y y
~ theit widows for the years 3
asnd Asl6. Approved jan I, I,
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
HOtchkiSS YOUNG
Man Meets Death

Frank Umstead. aged 20, was in
stantly killed while at work on the
Reynolds and Thomas reservoir on
Leroux Creek, Sunday. by being
struck on the head and crushed under
the weight of falling tree.
A wind storm had come up and one
OF the teams left standing had become
nervous. Frank stepped out to look
after the team and prevent its stam-
peding, and as he stepped around the
corner of a tent tree. which the gale
had uprooted. caught him in its fall,
crushing out his life.
Frank Umstead was the only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Umstead. and
had just graduated from the Hotchkiss
schools last year. He was a splendid
young man with a bright and promis-
ing future. At the time of the acci-
dent his father was in New Mexico
or Arizona. His tragic death has cast
gloom over his large circle OF friends.
The family have one child left, a
daughter.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
CunniSOn Man
Assists in Arrests

Judge George Heatherington was in
Delta two or three days the latter
part of last week, and most of those
who greeted him on our streets at
different times considered his visit
matter of simple pleasure. but this
was not the case. The Judge had
come into this part Of west slope with
his business eye focused on Somerset
where he thought the laws OF his
county were being carelessly con
sidered.
He decided to make an auto drive
over to the thrifty coal camp Sunday
morning and the trip was arranged
with Sheriff NJ. A. Davis of this city.
The two branches of law and order
secuted about over our highways for
a few hours and finally landed in
Somerset in the afternoon. They
then dropped into the Somerset re-
freshment parlor and there found a
whirl of business in beer and such
things quite sufficient. it is said, to
cause them to forget the day and its
customs. The Somerset place had
been ordered by Gunnison officials to
remain closed on Sunday but they
were in direct violation and the pros
ecutor promptly ordered arrest of the
owners and managers. Bonds were
given for future hearing in Gunni-
son court and. 1t is said. that several
young men from this city were in the
place at the time and will be asked
to appear and tell what they know at
this legal showing.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27

Miss Briggs, Second Grade, Adj
vision.
Miss Adams. First Grade, B-Di-
vision.
Miss stauffer, First Grade, ADJ
vision.
Mrs. Cummings, Athletics for Girls.
NORTH DELTA
w. n. Shelledy. Principal and Sixth
and Seventh Grades.
Miss Ault, Fourth and Fifth Grades.
Miss Chapman, Second and Third
Grades.
Miss Scheid. First Grade.
RURAL SCHOOLS
Mrs. Della Atkinson, Mountain
View.
Margaret Matthews, Gunnison' Val
ley.
Mary Burnette, Escalante.
Susan Moore Dominguez.
shall be in the office each day,
Central Building. and shall be glad to
meet those who wish to discuss school
matters prior to the opening of the
schools.
Yours Respectfully,
f. H. HOMBERGER,
Superintendent.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
ThaW Was to
Visit in Delta

Harry Thaw. the millionaire resident
OF Pittabure, Pennsylvania, who has
had nine years experience with laws,
courts. lawyers. prisons and asylums.
was slated to arrive in Delta last Sat
urday OF Sunday. according to routings
made in a Denver daily newspaper
about a week ago, and consequently
the arrival of fine Chalmers-Detroit
car last Saturday was quite sufficient
to attract more than average atten-
ton from residents of the city.
They thought 1t was Thaw's car and
party for certain and there were fire.
quent calls at the Delta House where
the big car had delivered its occupants
several times in order to get look at
the man who had murdered Stanford
White and then gone through so many
trying experiences in order to gain
his freedom. They were invariably
told that II was not Thaw but many
would not believe the statement. They
just knew that he would not travel
under his own name and that every
effort would be made to ward off at
tention of the public.
II has been learned definitely, how
ever. that Thaw did not make his drive
this way to the Pacific coast for some
reason or other since report of the
change in route appeared in recent
Denver newspaper. The Kansas City
men say they had considerable fun out
of the affair.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
UTILITIES COMMISSION
AND THE FRUIT RATES

8 "a 1T IS FURTHER ORDERED,
That the defendant, The Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company, be, and
it is hereby ordered to establish and
put in force a rate of 80 cents per
hundred pounds for the Transports
ton of apples, Gull. wind-faH, refuse
and waste, from Western Slope points
TO Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
Trinidad and points intermediate
Herewith
The case in which the above order
was made was that brought by the
Montrose and Delta County Freight
Rate Association-case No. 1S-which
was decided August 90, and in which
the Grand Valley Fruit Rate Associa-
tion also appeared. represented by
Griffith. Watson & Smith. The first
named. our local association, was rep
resented by attorneys Merle D. Vim
cent. C. ]. Moynahan and Mortimer
Stone
An item of orchard expense intro
duced by the expert witness was
that it costs the Western Slope grower
81 cents a box to grow and pack his
apples and that the existing freight
rate left him no profit
The reductions made by the Com
mission. where reductions were made,
amount to an average of about Is per
cent. which will make, in the aggre-
gate, quite a saving. One of the i'm
portant savings will be on the ship
ments of bulk apples. on which the
largest reduction was made between
the Slope and Denver. Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and intervening
points.
There is no criticism of the COM
mittees and attorneys. or the manage
ment in part or whole, of the fight
made for reduced rates by our asso-
citation The expense was contrib
uted by growers and business men of
the counties interested, and the work
of the Delta county committee at least.
was given. not only without pay, but
the committeeman paid their own trip
and other necessary expenses in their
executive capacity.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
Road from Delta
To CarbOndale

At a meeting of representative cit
izens of Pitkin, Garfield. Delta and
Gunnison counties, held this day in
Redstone. Colorado, it was the unani-
nous sentiment that the Highway
Commission of Colorado order pre-
lininary survey of a State highway
between Redstone and Somerset, and
that the road between Carbondale and
Hotchkiss be designated State high
way; and that the construction OF
the road between Redstone and Som
erset be completed at the earliest
possible date, for the use and benefit
of fifty thousand local population.
The above is the substance of
letter directed TO Hon. Thomas j.
Ehrhart. state highway commissioner,
at a popular road meeting held as
stated, of which T NJ. Gibbs was chair
man and Charles w. Taylor secretary
The opening of the road from Red
stone TO Somerset would prove of
great importance and advantage. SUP
plying a much needed cutoff to Car
bondale and Glenwood and opening to-
the people of this country the terri
tory of Aspen, which has heretofore
barely been accessible on horseback,
with the other alternative of going
around by Grand Junction and Glen
wood Springs, 100 miles out of tho
way.
Let us hope that the new road will
be a feature of state auto highways
in practice by next summer.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
Jurors for Sept.
Term of Court

Following is list of the petit jurors
suhpoenaed for service at the Septem-
ber term of district court which con-
venes on Monday, September 90:
Atterbury. Allen; Alpenfels. ]. A:
Ashmore. T. A: Bertram f. L.: Ben
ner. N. J.. Beezley. John; Burritt. F.
r. Baird, Leonard; Bradley, n. j.:
Dixon, w. H.; Dale, Herbert; Gould.
o. NJ; Goddard, V. H.; Greenwood.
James: Gelwick, l.. c.; Harshman. T.
j.: Hinman. F.: Hunt. l.. NJ: Hall, l.
c.; Moss, ]. A.; McGrew, Joe: Nutter,
c. p; Pelter. ]. c.; Phippeny, o. s.;
Polling. Theo.; Reynolds, G. p. Stat
ford, ]. c.: Thompson. Thomas; Theo-
bold. ]. j.; and White. ]. E.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
DR.. Dorsey Dies
In Los Angeles

Doctor C. NJ Dorsey, one among the
early settlers Of Delta. having come
to this place in 1888 and lived here
2s yeas until the fall of 1911. passed
away on the 18th day of August, 1915.
in Los Angeles. California.
DR.. Dorsey was born in Morgan
town. in West Virginia, May Is. 1927.
being SIS years and three months old.
His funeral in Hollywood. California,
was attended by number of his old
Delta friends.
While DIR. Dorsey reached a ripe
old age. he is so pleasantly remem-
bered by all the old timers of Delta
that the news of his death meets with
exclamations of regret from all. Mrs.
G. II. whitelaw. now of Los Angeles
but formerly Of Delta. is a daughter
of DIR. Dorsey.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27

the only thing for sure was that the,
had it in their possession. Myers
could not reach Moynihan again, so
he finally appealed to George Afford.
George got in his car and went
down to help solve the problem. He
soon found out from the men that
they were from Delta. The Delta of
ficials were accordingly called, and
from them it was learned that the
men had been operating there and that
the Delta officials were anxious to
get them.
1t was soon arranged that the Off
GERS of the two places would meet on
the county line and exchange greet
ings and go through other formalities.
Myers called upon Ed DeGuelle to help
him. and the two took the two men
to the Delta county line where they
were greeted by Delta officers"
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
Sixty Days in Jail
Is Penalty Given

Last Friday morning at 10 o'clock
County Judge William W. Dingman
who had delayed sentence on Merle
Hissong of Crawford, found guilty Of
selling intoxicants, rendered his do
cision in the matter by prescribing
two months term in the county jail,
Hissongs counsel viii argue motion
for appeal to the supreme court, and
in the meantime an appeal bond has
been given and the Crawford man has
returned to his home and business.
John holland, father-in-law of His
song who is employed in the latters
pool and billiard hall at Crawford
where the intoxicants were sold, en-
tered plea of guilty and was fined
500 and costs.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
Meets Death in
Auto Accident

A message was received in this city
Wednesday morning announcing the
accidental death of !. n. Robinson,
road overseer, at point about three
miles the other side of Ridgway. Rob
inson was driving his automobile at
high speed, according to reports, and
when a wheel struck heavy boulder
the machine turned turtle and Rob
inson's neck was broken His ten-year-
old son was in the machine at the time
and the lad sustained fractures Of an
arm.
Robinson was resident of this
county number of years ago and well
known to many Delta people. His
wife died about year and half ago,
and the four children of the family
are now orphans.
The Delta independent., 1915-08-27
DELTA MASONS TO HAVE
NEW SPACIOUS QUARTERS

. Delta Lodge No. 60. A F. and
. A. NJ. is soon to have lodge quar- =
. tiers to equal if not excel any on
. the Western Slope. \ long lease =
. has just been taken on entire =
. second floor of the handsome =
. Fairlamb building, formerly the =
. state armory, and the work of =
. remodeling is to commence at =
. once and be ready for occupancy .
. of the lodge by October l. .
. One member of the lodge COM =
. mittee having this matter in
. charge stated to Independent re- =
. porter that the remodeling means =
. arrangement of commodious .
. quarters for each of the Masonic =
. branches-Blue lodge, Chapter, =
. Eastern Star and knights Temp .
. lar-and that everything would be =
. planned for convenience of mem
. hers of these branches. =
. The equipment and furnish =
. ings are to be the very best OBJ
. tainable and all members of the
. local order of Masons are looking =
. forward to first reception in the =
. new home with much pleasure. =