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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Commissioner of Labor J. c. Clary
announced he will appoint Miss Eva
Reichardt as a member of the Mini
mum Wage Commission. The gov
ernor will appoint the other member
to serve with the commissioner in en-
forcing the law.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The John NJ. DAVIS Lumber Com
pany. a Helena concern, filed notice
of dissolution.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Other boards and commissions Great
ed by the Legislature, appointments of
which have previously been made,
were the board of control of the state
charitable institutions, the board of
veterinarians, the chiropractor board
END the state game and fish commits
sion.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

dinner Burnsides. assistant secro-
tary to Governor Hays, is recovering
from an attack of malarial fever.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Senator ]. NJ Futrell of Paragould.
author of the new game and fish law,
has purchased a license to hunt and
fish.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Warrants tetaling s9.52250 have
been issued from the Office of the audi
tor to the 200 pensioners placed on
the rolls by the last Legislature. Many
receive pensions for 1914 by the acts
which placed their names on the rolls
and some of the warrants issued in.
clude back pensions for last year.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Eight $1,000 bonds issued by the
state in 1869 were presented to the Of
fee of the state treasurer for payment
and returned with the information that
the issue was nullified by the Fishback
amendment to the constitution in 1885.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Letters and telephone calls still are
being received by Secretary of State
Earle w. Hodges inquiring whether
the statewide prohibition bill was
stolen from his Office. An April fool
jokester, said to have been a state
senator, started the report April l..
Numerous calls were received for sew
eral days thereafter and the clerks III
the office were kept busy assuring the
anxious inquirers that the bill is in the
office and even If 1t had been stolen
the law would be valid still.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

improvements to the Hot Springs
army and navy hospital to cost s32.-
600 were authorized in contracts
awarded to Kelly & Bearl of Leaven-
worth, Kan, who will imme.
diately begin the erection of a new
diet kitchen, storehouse and new bar
racks.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Farmers Of the Sweet Home commu-
nifty recently have installed two large
dipping watts and have purchased ma
terfal for the third. The dairymen are
cooperating and viii continue until
each farm has vat
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Saline county sheriff paid into
the state treasury s4,47e.75 in state
warrants in payment of state taxes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

A gradual increase in the per cent ri
assessed valuation of property in Ar
kansas is shown in table recently
compiled by the State Tax Commits.
sion.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Little Rock District Unitet
Daughters of the Confederacy ant
holding their first annual meeting i.
the banquet hall of the Hotel Marion.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Judge Guy Fulk of the Second Di.
vision Pulaski Circuit Court denied
the petition of the Arkansas State
Fair Association for writ of man.
camus to compel Secretary of State
Earle w Hodges to include the Saw
Yer racing bill in the list of those GER
titled as laws. The case will be ap-
pealed to the State Supreme Court
within a few DAYS.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

A colony of Lithuanians has moved
to Perry county. in the vicinity of
Bigelow. They came from western
Russia and from Germany. They will
engage in stock raising and general
farming.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Hope Crate and Basket Com
pany has orders for CT cars of bushel
baskets which will be used by fruit
growers in the vicinity of Fort
Smith and Clarksville n the ship.
ment of the peach crop this year
Judge James Gould of Pine Bluff
returned from Sloan Springs. where
he purchased a $4,000 issue of bonds
for constructing sewer system at
Sloan Springs.
Crawford county expects to make
million dollars from its crop of
peaches. Strawberries. eantaloupes
and potatoes to be gathered this year.
Reports from fruit growers through
the Ozark region Of northwest Ar
kansas indicate the best prospects for
many years.
W. M. Daniels is erecting a Touring
mill on his farm, two miles west of
Lonoke. Mr.. Daniels is an expert
miller.
Efforts are being made to have
flour mill established in Poeahontas.
A train bearing q carloads of lead
billed to the allied nations in Europe
passed through McGehee.
The Nashville Public Library receiv-
ed nearly 900 books as a result of a
book shower conducted by the la.
uIes of Nashville.
W. IL. Ernest poultry grower who
lives near Gentry, has 1,200 Young
chickens, some of them nearly ready
Tor the market
The Red Fork Levee District. at the
meeting of the board at Watson. de-
clined to accept all bids submitted for
their 100000 levee bond issue.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Poyen Trading Company has
filed notice of the surrender of It's
charter.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Nashville Telephone Company
has filed notice of dissolution.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Adjutant General Lloyd England
appointed A. w Stahel to succeed q
D. Longstretb as captain of the Little
Rock company of the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard. Captain Stahei was for.
merly connected with the eommissary
department of the company.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The United States government has
taken a picture of large pecan tree
which stands in West Blytheville and
is gathering information about the
tree which is $50 feet high with
branches extending over IS feet.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
OPINION ASKED
ON LICENSE FEE
UNTIL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
RULES, LITTLE WORK WILL
BE DONE.
BELIEVE FUNDS CAN BE USED
Wardens Will Be Named, Who, With
Their Deputies, VIII Be Instruct
ed to Enforce Act.
Little Rock

Little ROCK
Members OF the State Game and
Fish Commission believe the new fish
and game law is specific enough and
that no question can arise as to the
validity of the use of funds derived
under the law. An opinion, however,
is being awaited from Attorney Gen
eral w. l. Moose, to whom the ques-
ton has been submitted. Pending the
settlement involving that all-impor-
tant detail the state commissioners
have been held from taking up much
important work in their conference.
1t was said that an investigation,
believed thorough, had convinced
members of the body that it will be
lawful for the commission TO use the
revenue fund in conducting the work
that is outlined the commission shall
take care of. While it was the inten-
ton of the law, members say, that
this specific proviso should be part
OF the measure, some question arose
as to whether the wording was spe-
cif1c enough to do so. fairly com
plete investigation by the commission
led to the statement being made that
they believe they can go ahead with
the work that the new law was in
tended to require them to start. They
expect to take up the matter of nam
ing wardens and deputies who will as
sist in enforcing the new measure.
Before they can do SO, however, they
will wait to find out if they can draw
on the fund that is being builded
through fees for licenses.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

A meeting of citizens was held at
the courthouse to protest against the
building of the proposed new road
from Mountain View to SYCAMORE, au-
thorized by a special act creating the
road district.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Red Fork Levee Board has de.
oided not to accept bids for the 400.
600 yards of enlargement and new
work from Red Fork to the Lincoln
County line, until government engi-
neer has made complete survey and
submitted a report
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Clinton merchants are selling
canned goods packed by Perkins &
tsaacs. Messrs. Perkins and Isaacs ar,
farmers who live near Clinton, and the
canned goods We're put up with homo
canning outfit.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Morning Star mine at Rush
is making the largest production since
the mine has been opened.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Judge James Gould of Pine Bluff
returned from Sloan Springs where
he purchased a $4,000 issue of bonds
for constructing sewer system ar
Sloan Springs
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The big hardwood mill of ]. p. Nc
lntyre d Sons Of Pine Bluff closed for
several months. will resume work.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Red Fork Levee District. at the
meeting of the board at Watson. de.
clined to accept all bids submitted for
their 100000 levee bond issue.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

]. J. Burdine has begun the publiea.
ton of a newspaper the Sparkmon
News, at Sparkman. Dallas county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

W. II. Ernest a poultry grower who
lives near Gentry. has 1,200 Young
chickens, some of them nearly ready
Tor the market
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Nashville Public Library receiv-
ed nearly 600 books as a result of a
book shower conducted by the la.
uIes of Nashville
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Gillett Reporter says large
catches Of fish have been brought to
that town by fishermen who work in
neighboring streams, and that hun
dreds of pounds have been shipped
TO the New York markets recently.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-14

things we need. Of course, all of you
won't be needed at this work. so some
of you will have to be contented. l
will draw a great salary myself, so
that 1 can have a nice home, get
nicely married and have luxuries. You
see that will be a great advertisement
for the colony and you boys, for
whom we will not have any use, will
have to be content and eat very
little"
The tendency nowadays is for
those in power to draw great sal
aries, he'mayor's not being the least,
while they give the people raw deal
N. E. L.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-14

streets Christ turned to them and
said: 'He of you who is innocent
let him be the first one to strike her"
They were all more guilty than the
woman. So is the church and its
members today more guilty than the
woman or her child.
Away with these mental grafterS
who live on the worst form of blood
money! Give us liberty. Give the
woman her child legally, and let her
have a husband if possible. If not,
the next best thing. Do we own the
earth? Listen to these professional
charity workers who slur the wom-
en- already down with feeble-minded-
ness. They try to make the public
believe they are doing wonders. 1t is
their graft.
They will keep on and classify all
humanity if we do not get together
and throw them out.-AIlen Stevens,
1888 N. California aV.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-14
GOVERNMENT WORK.

gest that government and other pub
lie work would if managed properly
be boon to the public. If such work
would open with good pay and proper
treatment of workers would rather
work at it than at any work 1 know.
1t would not mar my pride either.
Euch public work would build the
country. Why down it? With fair
days work, good pay, decent boss,
good food and clean place to sleep,
it would be the greatest. life a man
could lead.
l have had enough experience to
know what this work is and what it
should be. Men are not treated as
they should be, and for that reason
men cannot be blamed for refusing
such work.
do not like dirty, crowded place
in which to sleep. Neither do l cher
ish a rowdy boss or sickening place
to eat. l would rather eat dry bread
and sleep outdoors than to work
under conditions that demanded foul
living.
When 1 say the government could
supply all unemployed men with
work mean it could if it was honest
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-14

BUNK REFORMERS.-It makes
my blood boil when 1 hear profess
sional charity workers and reformers
talk about predetermined, abnormal
women of the streets, and their lille
Ultimate offsprings spoken of as
weak-minded. What an infamous
lie! What an outrage on defenseless
humanity!
The smartest and brainiest chill
dren ever born are illegitimate. Ac-
cording to Emerson's Law of Com
pensation, where man does nothing
but rob with artificial law, nature
comes to the rescue, shields, protects,
gives brains and a fine physique The
real idiots are born in wedlock, be-
cause the match is an artificial union,
bound by artificial, arbitrary, man
made laws of church and state.
They are not natures pure prod
uct. What do we know of our Ma
poleons and Caesars, the ones who
did things? l was in school with
Mormons and l never saw or heard
such smartness from the lips of man.
The church is worrying about the
hold it has had on civilization in mar
rage fees and christenings.
They lose all this in natures pure
product, the Legitimate. Hence they
knock, slur and virtually cruelty both
mother and child. Let these unfor-
Inmates remember they had a friend
in Jesus, but not in the church that
pretends to follow Jesus. When the
mob came to slur the woman Of the
The Tupelo journal., 1915-02-19
MARKS or VANISHING YOUTH
Face Is Always Sign of Ad-
vancing Age.

Once that winter / encountered my
double on the Shelburne car line, rec
ogniZed her at once and-disSpproved
of her at sight! Yes. she was very
like. The eyes, the chin. the shape OF
the face, were all as familiar as the
looking-glass. What was it that was
different and depressing?" The girl sat
in her corner while the car leisurely
logged downtown, studying the face OF
the woman across the aisle. How did
one know she was anywhere from sew
en- to twelve years ones senior. since,
at that, she was still young? What
betrayed it? Her skin was smooth,
her color fresh. Yet something, GER
tainly, was very different. Slowly it
dawned upon the girl. The elder face
showed no eagerness; 1t was no long
er avid of life as was the face that
met her own in the mirror. 1t was
done with expectation.
THAT" said the girl to herself, SIS
the real difference between is. That
is what makes one grow old. But has
it got to come? If there's nothing
more to expect on earth, surely there's
all of heaven left to hope fort Now,
If one could get that into ones face
-Cornelia A. P. Conner. in the Allan
tic.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-02-19
OILY 4 REPORTER
BY ALvAH JoaooN GARTH.


Ned Bartels was a reporter for the
Empire Commercial Agency. BY
chance or misohance he had fallen in
love with a most estimable young
lady.
This was Lille Wayne. Her father
was wealthy. That TACT did not make
her despise Ned, who was poor. Ha
had a chance FOR her company with
halt q dozen other social aduirera.
Ned was aware, heweyer that her fa-
Their was not so democratic in his
leanings as his sole child and heireas.
One morning the superintendent of
the Empire called Ned TO his private
Office. He held a telegram in his
hand.
"Bartels,' he said, here is a spe-
cial by wire. Robert Wayne-know of
him."
"oh. yes nodded Ned. somewhat
fustered at being thus brought in
close business contact with the father
of his inamorata-"quite Well"
'All right, look him up a little, get
an estimate on him and hand in the
report so We, can telegraph it this aft
ernoon."
Ned departed on his mission. He
was an expert in his line. He soon
gathered up the a~ntecedents of Mr..
Wayne, saw his bank, and according
to what he learned felt safe in quot
ing the subject on a quarter of a mil
lion dollar basis and in high credit
standing. Then fortified with the es-
sentials for his report he proceeded to
the office of Mr.. Wayne. 1t was mere
ly as a matter of form, but it was a
rule of the agency that in all cases
where possible the reporter should
personally interview the party under
inquiry.
The extent of Ned's acquaintance
with Mr.. Wayne was an informal in
PRODUCTION at a reception at his home
Ned naturally felt impressed at the
thought of interviewing the father of
his adored one. He dressed IN his
best, he figured out how he would ap-
preach Mr.. Wayne so as to convey
to him an idea of the Importance and
dignity of the Commercial Agency.
BE seated, please. Mr.. Wayne viii
be at leisure shortly" the stenogra-
The Tupelo journal., 1915-02-19
An Ordinance

To prohibit any person interfering with
or in any way tampering with Water
and Electric Light Meters where
same have been installed or attached
to any premises inside of the corpo-
rate limits of the City of Tupelo,
Mississippi. and to provide a penalty
for violation thereof
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
TupeIo, Mississippi: That from and
after this date it shall be q misde-
meanor for any person whatever within
the corporate limits of the City of Tu-
pelo tt in any way interfere with or
tamper with any Water or Electric
Light Meter which may have heretofore
or which may hereafter be installed or
attached to any premises within the
corporate limits of the City of Tupelo,
Mississippi. for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning and keeping a record of the
amount of water or electricity used by
the owner or occupant of such prem
ises.
Sec 2. That any person violating
this ordinance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and on conviction shall be
fined not more than One Hundred Dol
lars or imprisoned not more than thirty
days or both.
Sec. 3 That in order TO convict any
person under this ordinance it shall not
be necessary to prove that the reading
of any meter has been actually changed
or that the City of Tupelo has been ac
tually defrauded, but it shall be suffi-
cient to show that an act has been done
bv such person that would reasonably
be calculated to bring about such a re-
suit.
Sec a. That for good and satisfac
tory reasons the above ordinance shall
go into force and effect from and after
this the date of it's adoption.
The above ordinance was reduced TO
writing prior to being voted on, was
read over and considered by sections at
a regular public meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Alderman held at the
Mayors office on this the End day of
February, A. D. 1915. and the vote on
the final passage thereof was taken by
a yea and nay vote on each section
thereof. each Alderman present voting
yea on each section.
d. w. ROBINS, Mayor
C. E. GooDLETT. Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-02-19

the other matters above provided to be
pad out OF the general Improvement
fund. the cost and expense of laying
and constructing such curbs and curb
drains on said streets and parts OF
streets above set forth. will be duly as
sessed against the owners OF the lot or
lats abutting on such streets or parts
Of streets, as above named and as pro-
vided in said Senate Bill No. so. and
amendments thereto, and collected as
therein provided.
8. That wherever in the construes
ton of curbs and curb drains on the
streets and parts of streets above
framed, 1t shall be necessary for such
drains to extend across the street, or
whatever other thing may b. necessary
in order TO properly extend the same
across such streets, shall he done at
the expense Of The City Of Tupelo, and
shall be paid ont Of the general i'm
aforementioned it being intended by
this ordinance, only to require the
owners of property AUDITING on such
streets or parts Of streets. to construct
band lay such cnrbs and curb drains on
that part of the street immediately adj
Joining their said lots.
9. That where any property owner,
owning property abutting on any part
or parts of the above named streets, or
parts of streets, shall have already con
structed one or the other of above
things required to be done, that is, a
curb or curb drain. but has not con
structed all of them in connection there
with, in front of his property, and it
shall be necessary for such work 50
done by such owner, to be torn up and
reconstructed in order to make the
same conform with the plans and speci-
fcations and of this ordinance, the cost
and expense of reconstructing such
parts as shall haye heretofore been
done by the owner. and on account of
the requirements of this ordinance,
shall have to be reconstructed, shall be
paid tor out of the general improve
ment fund. and such owner shall pay
for the cost of constructing all that
part of such things as has not hereto
fore been built and constructed by him,
the same as other owners are required
to pay for the construction n i'm
provements in this ordinance and by
law.
The matters and subjects embraced
in this ordinance were duly and fully
considered and discussed at the regular
meeting of the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of the City of Tupelo, held
at the Mayors office on the End day of
February, 1915. there being present.
the Mayor and all FIVE of the Aldermen
of said city, but ON account of lack of
time to reduce the same to writing and
consider and vote upon the same. said
meeting was duly and legally adjourned
to 10 o'clock, A. M, on February the
4th. 1915, at which said time. said
Board reconvened at said. Mayors of
flee in said city, in a regular adjourned
public session pursuant to said adjourn
ment; there being present, at such ad-
iourned meeting. D. W. Robins, Nav
or, and S. P. Clayton. E. r. Wilson, c.
K. Strain, &c McGaughey, and K
B. Clark, Aldermen, whereupon said
ordinance was reduced to writing. and
was then read over and considered. and
was voted upon by sections by yea"
and nay vote. each Alderman pres
ent voting yea" on each section
thereof.
This, February 4th. 1915
D. W. ROBINS. Mayor.
c. E. GooDLETT, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-02-19
An Ordinance

To prohibit persons interfering with or
tampering with any of the water n.y.
drants, plugs or any other parts or
portions of the waterworks system
of the City of Tupelo, Mississi opi.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the CITY of Tu-
pelo, Mississippi. that from and after
this date it shall be unlawful for any
person to tamper with or in any way
interfere with any water hydrant. plug
or any part or portions of the water
works system of the City of Tupelo.
Mississippi. and that any person con
victed thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Hundred
Dollars or by imprisonment for not
longer than thirty or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
That for good and satisfactory rea-
sons the above ordinance shall go into
force and effect from and after this the
date of its adoption.
The above ordnance vas reduced to