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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely upon the Yerger bill
for constitutional convention, but
the author will make a fight for it on
the floor The bill provides for call
ing state constitutional convention
to be held in Little Rock September
Z, 1915. While the house committees
report was that the bill do not pass,
this is not to be understood as mean
ing that all members of the commit
tee are opposed to the bill At the
meeting when the bill was up for con-
sideration. there were IL members of
the committee present. OF these, five
we're for the bill and six were opposed
to it, showing that the committee it.
self was very evenly divided in SEN
timent Mr. Yerger believes heartily
in the bill. and when it comes up for
final consideration he will make one
of the hardest fights of the session
for its passage.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

AT the board meeting the situation
surrounding the probable action of r.
w Hart, secretary of the deposed
board, was taken up. J. c. Love, a
member of the old board who resigned
a few weeks ago, thus giving new mem
bers majority on the board, was
asked to intercede. 1t is understood
that he obtained a tentative agreement
from Mr.. Hart that he tender his res
ignation at once.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
Agricultural Bill Passes.

Washington.-Th agricultural ap.
preparation bill, carrying s22,600. 900
and in substantially the same form as
reported from the agricultural commit
tee by Chairman Lever was passed by
the house without a roll call.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
nestrnued 400 Mar Autos

Amsterdam.-Th British air raid on
Essen resulted in the destruction of
4oe war automobiles. according to
correspondent of the Handelsblad.
These cars were in repair shop
which was wrecked by the British
bombs.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
Date, Set For u. C.. ". Reunion

Mobile.--The first three days in
June were fixed for the reunion of
the United Confederat Veterans in
Richmond by an order of General Ben.
nett H. Young. commander in chief.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
NAV Shin Naval Stores

Washington.-Naval stores may be
shipped directly to Rotterdam without
fear of molestation on the part of
British war vessels. Representative
Harrison of Mississippi, was advised
today by the British Ambassador.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

All individuals or corporations sub
ject to the income tax must file the
amount of their annual net income,
based on the calendar year, by March
l. or be subject to an additional tax
of so per cent and fine Of not less
than $40 nor more than $1,000. accord
ing to a notice received at the office
OF Internal Revenue Collector Jack
Walker in Little Rock.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

At the annual meeting of the Yen
County Poultry Association. held at
Ola tentative plans were entered into
to establish state poultry show. The
secretary, w. c. Ball. was instructed
to confer with the secretary of the
Pulaski County Poultry Association
with a view to organizing a state as
ISOLATION composed of all the county
associations and to arrange a state
show to be held at Little Rock after
all the county shows, so that the win
ners at them could compete for state
honors.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
MAKING Gun Cotton.

Warren, PA Warren chemical
manufacturing concern started work
on big order of gun cotton for Eng
land Two shifts of men are working
night and day. -
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
Forbids Use of W;retess

Washington has forbid
den the use. of wireless apparatus in
German waters by merchant ships ex.
cept in case of distress. Ambassado,
Gerard, at Berlin, cabled
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

w S. Johnson, a farmer of the Rich
woods section, five miles south of
Mountain View, is wintering his stock
on the large amount of Kaffir corn
which he raised last summer He was
the first in this section to try this
feed, and has found it very profitable.
He will increase his acreage next sum-
mer and his neighbors will follow his
example.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
Senator Clarke Receivers.

Washington. - Senator Jas. p.
Clarke of Arkansas, who has been In
disposed for week, has resumed his
l.tscs
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Two bills introduced in the house.
one of which has already passed that
body, provide for material steps to-
ward the perfecting of Jefferson coun-
tvs plans for a high-grade road sys-
TEN. One of the bills is by Mr.
Hooker, and provides for an amend
ment to the act creating Road I'm.
provement District No. 7, in that coun-
ty. This bill has passed the house
1t seeks to complete the road leading
from Pine Bluff toward Star City, ana
will carry the road to the Lincoln
county line, a distance of about IS
No. 4, in order to complete that pike
to the Saline county line.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Speaker Sawyer announced the ap-
pointment of Messrs. Dowdy, Brawner
and Rogers of Desha as the house
members of the joint committee pro-
posed under Senate resolution for
an investigation of the state revenue
situation and recommendation for
meeting the present deficit and main
tanning the revenues for the next two
years.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Charles w Highfiell of Paragould,
grand master of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, announced that
he would not visit Pine Bluff and ex-
plain to the local lodge his position in
regard to turning back to the Shirley
heirs the 100000 worth of property
acquired by the order under a settle
ment of the Shirley will contest.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Representative CaZort introduced a
bill providing for the extension of the
Northwest Arkansas Tick Eradication
District to include about twenty more
counties 1t has the endorsement of
the government authorities in the
fight on the cattle tick and of many
stock growers, who urge that it's pas
sage will Immediately enhance the
value of Arkansas cattle by giving
open markets where such are now
closed. How ever, many counties are
in doubt as to whether they want it
and house members have numerous
petitions for and againt. Some coun-
ties have been exempted in the COM
mittee consideration of the bill, it is
understood, which will precipitate q
fight to secure their being put back in.
II not by the house as whole, then
when the bill goes to the Senate Few
bills affecting the agricultural and live
stock interests of the state have ever
aroused keener attention than this
measure.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
GRADUATED LAND
TAX PROPOSED
CARRUTH's PROPOSED coNsTITu
TIONAL AMENDMENT TO BE
PUSHED IN THE HOUSE.
PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX
1t Would Exempt Tracts of unmproV-
ed Land Owned BY One Person
in Excess of 800 Acres.
Little Rock.

IIIUIE NUM-
= 3 y = y II y !. i i
The house passed the Newberry
bill for statewide statutory prohi=
bition by d vote of "a to %.
The Senate passed the Garrett
resolution for equal suffrage by
vote of 23 to T.
Each measure must now pass
the other house to become effec-
tive.
4 Il + 4
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Twelve cars of fat cattle were ship
ped from Berryville. More than half
of the shipment is silage fed and prob.
ably will top the market. This is the
first shipment of silage,fed cattle from
Carroll county. Buyers in this county
have shipped about 100 cars OF stock
within the last year.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The tide of immigration to lizard and
adjoining counties is said to be
stronger than ever before and families
are arriving in this section continually,
being attracted here by the cheap
lands. Most of the settlers are coming
from Kansas and Missouri
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

For the first time in several years
farmers of Genterton have raised
enough feed and grain for their own
use and then have some to sell. Two
carloads of wheat and one car of corn
has been shipped out recently During
recent years 1t has been necessary to
ship in grain and hay to feed stock
over winter.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Senator Toler has introduced a bill
providing that the money for the aid
of high schools be taken from the gen
eral revenue, instead of the common
shall be appropriated for the aiding
of high schools and $4,000 for normal
training In the normal departments of
such schools. The present law pro
vides $4,000 for high schools and
$4,000 for the normal training work.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Stockholders of the company which
is drilling for oil six miles south of
Ozark Informally discussed a PROPOSE
tion to pipe natural gas to Ozark Nat
ural gas is pouring out of the oil well
in large quantities.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Mrs. o. F. Ellington, president OF
the Arkansas Woman's Suffrage As.
ISOLATION, said: There are $4,000 rea-
sons why Arkansas women should
have the ballot. These are the As
0G0 working women in the state. Ar
kansas is next in line for women suf-
frage. Situated AS it is, one of the
farthest west of the Southern states,
the influence of the suffrage states of
the West is felt to a great extent. Lit.
tie Rock as a city is strong for SUI
frage."
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported favorably on the Woods bill to
make the running of blind tigers a
nuisance.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The house by d vote of 81 to As re-
fused to postpone indefinitely a bill
by Messrs. Perkins and Buchanan to
reduce the legal rate of interest from
10 to per cent.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported fayorably on the Shouse bill
for re-digesting the statutes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Mr. Williams of Benton will make a
fight on the floor of the house for the
bank guaranty.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Mr.. Griffin of Pulaski introduced a
bill which would give the people of
Little Rock and Argenta the right TO
vote on Sunday baseball. A similar
bill was defeated in the Senate
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely on the Bishop bill
providing for state Textbook Board,
uniformity of textbooks and the es-
tablishment of state printing plant
for the publication Of free textbooks.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments made favorable report
on House Joint Resolution No. by
Carruth, for constitutional amend
ment to provide for a state income
tax and for a graduated tax on unim-
proved lands. AS only one more con-
stitutional amendment can be propos-
ed by this legislature, and since the
Senate has already proposed one, to
which the house has agreed, it is prob
able that the house will insist on pro-
posing the final amendment.
The Carruth proposed amendment
is as follows:
Section 5. All property subject to
taxation shall be taxed according to
It's value, that value to be ascertained
in such manner as the General AS
sembly shall direct, making the same
equal and uniform throughout the
state. No one species of property
from which a tax may be collected
shall be taxed higher than another
species of property of equal value,
providing the General Assembly shall
have power from time to time to tax
hawkers. peddlers, ferries. exhibitions
and privileges in such manner as may
be deemed proper.
Providing further, that the legisla-
ture may enact laws for a graduated
tax on incomes, and also for a grad
uated land tax upon unimproved land
In excess of 800 acres owned by one
Individual, corporation or partnership.
or by one or more individuals, corpo-
rations or partnerships jointly or in
common.
Provided further, that the following
property shall be exempt from taxa
ton: Public property used exclusively
for public purposes; churches used as
such; cemeteries used exclusively as
such; school buildings and apparatus,
libraries and grounds used exclusively
for school purposes, and buildings and
grounds and materials used exclusive
ly for public charities.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04
100000

The House Committee on Banks
and Ranking has reported unfavorably
on the bill by Mr. Williams, relative
to the creation of state banking
board and the guaranty OF deposits. 1t
is a copy of bill pending in the
Senate.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

New photograph of Henry Van
Dyke, American minister to the Meth
erlands and Luxembourg, who is like
ly to play an important role when
the times comes to plan for peace in
Europe. 1t is probable DR.. Van Dyke
Will represent the United States in the
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

The resolution for night sessions or
Tuesday and Thursday made its ap
pearance in the house the third week
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

DR.. F. b. Young, superintendent or
the State Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases recommended approximately
100000 for the next biennial period,
including improvements and new
buildings. This amount the Budget
Committee of the legislature cut to
S690,371. The largest cut made by the
fund. D.. Young recommended 1915.
GOO. This committee cut it to
100000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Drilling has begun for oil on the
Sellers farm, near Maysville, about
four miles northeast of Gravette. OH
men from Tulsa are behind the work.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Arkansas county is marketing the
largest and best rice crop ever pro-
duced in the county, and at the best
prices ever received for the cereal in
the county, said l.. K. Buerkle, post
master at Stuttgart
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

A. Goldsmith of Ashdown bought the
entire output of linters of the United
Oil Company's mills in Ashdown and
Hope, which will amount to more than
5000 bales. He will sell the linters to
Eastern factories.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Robin Cruce has leased the Perry
vile News from w. T. Gadd and has
taken charge of the paper The News
is an old and well-established paper
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

That the leaven of good roads is
working is manifest from the large
number of bills appearing in both
houses for the better working of the
public highways in various counties.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

Leases of mineral rights on ten ad-
ditional pieces of property were filed
by A. J. Stockwell, representing the
jefferson Oil Company, which is drill.
ing about seven miles southwest of
Pine Bluff. The company has secured
control of the mineral rights on about
5000 acres adjacent to the place of
drilling.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

c. A. Cunning. general manager of
the Pine Bluff Spoke Company, return.
ed from New York. bringing with him
an order for $4,000 artillery spokes for
the British and French governments.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

d. NJ Goodlett of Ozark has killed
a large number of fine hogs in the
past few days and will kill about 30
more soon. He ships a great deal of
meat to Little Rock and st Louis.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-04

stock buyer. who says he is buy
ing stock for the British government,
has been in Bradley county for the
past week. He has purchased many
horses and mules.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Foreign Trade Shows
Unprecedented Total of
Half Billion in November
By Associated Press

Washington. d. c., Dec. 22.-For-
eign trade of the United States in
November jumped to the unpreced-
ented total of half a billion dollars.
A Department of Commerce state
ment issued to-day shows that i'm
ports as well as exports broke rec
ords for the month. A record of five
billion dollars for the past IL months
exports and imports was set.
November imports were $164,S19,-
169, more by $l1,000,000 than the
previous November record, made IN
1912. November exports of 1891, ,144,-
527 were the greatest of any month
in the country's history. The best
previous month was last October,
when exports were 1928, ,030,2S1.
Twelve months import to Novem-
ber 80 aggregated $1,730,243,2 ,229
against $1,858,645,O27 for the pre-
ceding year. The years exports were
S3.437, ,292,533. one and a half billion
dollars more than the preceding year,
and nearly one billion more than two
years ago.
The great amount of gold pouring
into the United States is shown in the
statement that SCI 900 in gold ar
rived in November. Only $1,000, 900
reached this country in November,
1914.
The net inward gold movement for
the last IL months was $390,983, ,419
against a net outward movement the
year before of $174,705,790.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Two Begin Christmas
Journey of Years;
Three More on Friday

The Christmas holidays of smother,
and perhaps another and even three
more years may roll by before Robert
b. Green, confessed forger, returns
from the long journey he started upon
this morning. Green, twice a peniten-
tiary convict, was sentenced q few
days ago by the Dauphin county court
to serve another two to three years
in the States prison at Philadelphia
and he began the journey to-day, es-
Corted by Sheriff II. c. Wells.
In the sheriff's party was pretty lit
tie Lillian Strohm. She was sentenced
at the December special session OF
juvenile court to be confined at Darl-
ington reform school for girls and she
too, began her journey this morning.
Friday, the day before Christmas,
Sheriff Wells will probably start west
ward with the trio of small youngsters
who are destined by the decree of
the Dauphin county court to spend tho
Yuletide holidays in Huntingdon re-
formatory. The trio includes "Abie"
Cohen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
TO DISTRIBUTE
200 BASKETS TO
NEEDY FRIDAY
Families Who Will Receive
Aid Decided Upon by Asso-
ciated Aids

The zoo families to receive Christ
mas baskets through the generosity of
Jacob Tausig's Sons, jewellers. 42O
Market street. have been chosen by
the Associated Aid Societies after in
vestigations of the names sent in.
The baskets will be distributed Fri
day to the worthy people. so that they
will have them in time for the Christ
mas dinner. The coupon will no
longer appear in the Telegraph, since
the required number of names has
been received.
Herman L. Tausig, of the firm OF
Jacob Tausig's Sons, which made the
offer of 200 baskets, this morning said
that his firm greatly appreciates the
help of the people in the city who SO
kindly sent in names of needy friends
He thanked the Telegraph for aiding
in the offer and the Associated Aid So
cieties for investigating the cases as
they were received. Upon learning
that the 200 families had been chosen,
Mr.. Tausig, in behalf of the firm.
wished the many families a Merry
Christmas such as they have never
had before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
4 Freight Cars Topple
Over Steep Bank Near
BerryhiIl St. Bridge

Three box cars and one coal car,
all loaded, part of a freight train GO
ing east on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway tracks, left the rails
this morning near the bridge at Cam
eron and Berryhill streets two of the
cars going over the steep embank-
ment near Cameron street.
Railroad officials and yardmen are
at loss to know what caused the ac-
cident, as the tracks in this section
are in good condition. The train was
in motion at the time. The cars were
damaged slightly. one of them con-
tanned cord wood which was scat
tered over the hill, but the coal and
merchandise remained intact. Traffic
on the line was only interrupted q
short time. The cars were replaced
and run on q siding.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
5000 VILLA TROOPS
APPROACHING JUAREZ
Believed Arrangement to Sur
render Town Have Fallen
Through and Place Will
Not Be Turned Over to
Carranza; Rioters Shot in
Effort to QueIl Disturbance
Started by Unpaid Gueril-
las

Washington. u. C, Dec. 22.-Ameri-
can troops at I2l Paso, the War De-
partment announced to-day, had been
given orders to return vigorously any
further deliberate firing from the
Mexican side of the border.
General Pershing. in command a
l2l Paso. has reported that the firms
which resulted late yesterday in tn.
death Of an American car inspecto-
was the deliberate act of a squad o
NexlCaus who appeared half a miln
east OF the international bridge.
American troops, tho report added
were covering the whole river front
During the rioting in JuareZ, tn q
report said, there had been little firing,
and none toward the American side.
General Avila. who was in Charg
Of the troops in Juarez. ordered sex =
eral Of the rioters shot, according TO
military reports from the border.
Troops Nearing Juarez
IL Paso. Texas. Dec. 20. - The
I'll Paso police department early to
day received Il report that 1000 Villa
troops had arrived in Juarez from IL G
fCnntinnnH ,Nn pnua ffN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
US. RETTERATES
ANCONA DEMANDS
IN SECOND NOTE
Insists on Austrian Disavowal,
Reparation and Punishment
of Submarine Commander
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED
Also Declares Details Referred
to in First Communica-
ton Not Essential

Washington, d. c, Dec. 2s.-The
reply of the United States to Aus
tria's note on the destruction of the
Italian liner Ancona declares that the
official admission of the Austrian ad-
miralty that the liner was torpedoed
after she had stopped and while pas
sengers still were aboard alone is suf-
hcient for the American demand for
disavowal. reparation and punishment
OF the submarine commander
Secretary Lansing's second note, AL
ready probably in the hands of the
Austrian foreign minister, and made
public here to-day, renews the de-
the details which Austria referred to
in her reply 20 the first American COM
munication are in no way essential to
the discussion. II emphasizes that
continuance of good relations between
the two countries depend upon the
action of the Austrian government.
The full text of the note which is
addressed TO American Ambassador
Penfield follows:
The government of the United
States has received the note of your
eNcellency relative to the sinking OF
the Ancona, which was delivered at
Vienna on December 10, 1915, and
transmitted TO Washington, and has
given the note immediate and careful
consideration.
ION November Is. 1915, Baron
Zwiedinek. the charge d'affaires of the
imperial and royal government at
Washington, transmitted to the De-
partment of State a report of the
Austro- Hungarian admiralty with re-
gard to the sinking of the steamship
Ancona, in which it was admitted that
the vessel was torpedoed after her en-
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