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The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Other boards and commissions creat- 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 and the state game and fish commis- sion.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

meeting of citizens was held at Ghe courthouse to protest against the building of the proposed new road rom Mountain View to Sylamore, au- thorized by special act creating the road district.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Democratic state central com mittee elected Vincent M. Miles of Little Rock national committeeman for Arkansas to succeed the late Judge ". M. Kavanaugh.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

A gradual increase in the per cent of assessed valuation of property in AT. kansas is shown in table recentsv compiled by the State Tax Commis sion.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Saline county sheriff paid into the state treasury $4,47o.75 in state warrants in payment of state taxes
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

One other appointment under tte acts of 1915 remains to be made This is one of the women to act with the commissioner of labor as a commission to enforce the new minimum wage law.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Desha County News, weekly. published at McGehee by the News Publishing Company for the past four years, will be leased by H. Babb of Fl Dorado, effective April r.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Only routine business came before the Penitentiary Commission at it's regular meeting. It is probable that some minor changes in employees may be made later. The commission will he in session for several days.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Governor Hays announced appoint ments to the Optometry Board and to the Board of Accountants, both crca&ed by the last Legislature.
 The members of the new Optometry Board are: F I. Tibbetts, Little Rock, C. E. Castleberry, Little Rock: John L. Green, Fl Dorado; E. B. Smith, Ark adelphia, and E. V. Stinson, Benton The Board of Accountants consists of II. w. Hennegin and & A. Buchanan of Hot Springs and Simon Bloom of Pine Bluff.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Southern Veneer Company Of Newport has filed articles Of incorpo- ration with the secretary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Nashville Public Library receiv- ed nearly 600 books as a result of a book shower conducted by the la- uies of Nashville.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Little Rock District United Daughters of the Confederacy are holding their first annual meeting in the banquet hall of the Hotel Marion.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Within 90 days every railroad in Ar mile on passenger fares, and higher freight rates, according to the state. ment made by man well versed In railroad rate matters, but not con nected with any railroad This will result, it is thought, from the decision of United States Judge Jacob Trieber in the St. Louis and San Francisco rate case, in which he upheld the rail- roads complaint against the enforce ment of the two-cent passenger fare law and that reducing the freight rates in Arkansas
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The House and Senate journal Com mittees have completed their work, and the records were turned over to the secretary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Receipts of license fees under the new fish and game law are on the in crease
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

According to reports prepared by w s. Newcomb of the Southwestern In. terstate Coal Mine O7sra cIs' Asscia. tions, Arkansas cog. production in 1914 wa '99,9S0 to $ less than in 1913. The entire production in 1914 wes 1,643,SS1, as compared with L. a43,S61 tons in 1913.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Hog cholera is raging in the vicinity of Wabbaseka, according to County Farm Demonstration Agent Joel Lan- hert. who has been vacinnating hogs there.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Reports from the chief strawberry shipping towns in Western Arkansas north of Fort Smith indicate the com. ing crop will be one of the largest on record.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The John M. Dav>s Lumber Com pany, Helena concern, filed notice of dissolution.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

W, H. Ernest a poultry grower who lives near Gentry. has 1,200 young chickens, some of them nearly ready for the market
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The new state capitol has not been entirely paid for At least that is the impression one would get in reading the inquiry from Cass Gilbert, the su- pervising architect of New York who has written the state auditor to krow why he can't collect warrant for .7,- 76s. being due as part of ais commis. sion as architect.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Arkansas prohibitionists Will wage a vigorous fight against the measure tiate next year to repeal the statewide prohibition bill passed by the 1915 Leg islature, according to Senator Thomas c. White of Pine Bluff, leader of the prohibition fight in the Senate. Sen ator White has completed his work on the Senate Journal Committee and will within few days enter the work of the Arkansas Anti-Saloon League in helping to organize the state in the interest of prohibition.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The Boy Scouts of Malvern have barred cigarette smoking amolg the scouts and have barred smoking of any kind while on hike. Waen not hiking the boys whose parerss allow them to smoke may smoke cigars or pipe.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

MoreThan 200 acres of sorghum will be planted in the vicinity of Ursula to oe used by the Fort Smith sorghum. Nctory.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Hugh Carter, state highway engi- neer, is engaged in directing the work and making preliminary surveys on 150 miles of road to be built under the new Alexander road law.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Statements regarding the extending of time for paying taxes in certlin counties were not forthcoming frnm Governor Hays. It was rumored that he soon would issue proclamations ex- tending the time in certain counties. where the taxpayers are in a poor financial condition. The governor said he had done nothing in regard to ex- tending taxes, but declined to make any statement as to what he would do.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

It was reliably stated at the state capitol that several changes in state employees will be made within short nanA
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Assessments in Bradley county sh,w a decrease of s133,66S this year o~er last year.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Local cotton receipts to date are 1z3,472 bales, against 14s.9ss last year. according to figures compiled by the Pine Bluff Cotton Exchange.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

J. J. Burdine has begun the publica. tion of newspaper, the Sparkman News, as Sparkman, Dallas county.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Numerous immigrants from the North and East are arriving fin the vi. cinfty of Stephens and purchasing farms and homes
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The l.. B. Price Mercantile Com. pany, incorporated under the laws of Missouri, filed certificate announc. ing the appointment of w. E. Bailey Of Little Rock as agent in Arkansas.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Two mountain howitZers and some solid shot have been received by tho city of Van Buren and will be used to ornament the courthouse lawn.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

H. R. Carter, state highway engi- neer, will leave for Mountain View. Stone county, to assist in perfectlne plans of a new road improvement dis trict recently organized in that county
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

More than 1,500 acres Of cotton and corn have been planted on the state tarm at Cummins and the planting is continuing at the rate of 200 acres d day, according to Capt John T. Bur. kett, a member of the Penitentiarv Commission.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Ben Wolf & Co, Fort Smith mer cantile firm, filed articles of incorpora. tion with the secretary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Beginning with the Issue for April F, publication of the Daily North Ar kansas Herald will be resumed at liar rison.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

A conference will be held between the members of the Arkansas Railroad Commission and w. F. Riddle, receiver and chief traffic officer of the Frisco Railroad. relative to the proposed in- creased freight rates the road pro- poses to establish as result of the recent decision of the United States District Court.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

That the European war will be endA ed before next December was the opinion expressed by William F. Mo Combs of New York, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. This opinion, MT. McCombs said is based on a widespread impression in New York, Washington and other Eastern cities.
 MT. McCombs is making his annual visit to Arkansas, his native state. He will remain in Little Rock for several days and then go to Ashley county, xhere he has a large plantation. From Ashley county MT McCombs will go by easy stages, he said. to the Pacific coast, stopping at the>larger cities to observe conditions MI EMcCumbs was very optimistic concerning business conditions and said that he can see nothing but prosperity ahead.
 The greatest problem which now faces the South is diversifcation of crops. The enormous sale of fooG- stuffs to European countries will nat urally be an incentive to the South ern farmer to reduce his cotton acre age. I am making stock farm of my plantation as rapidly as possible. Economy has been the watchword of our country since the declaration of war in Europe, but l think the people of the country can now safely begin using their money in the expansion of industries The standard securities on the New York Stock Exchange have advanced very materially recently and an advance in the securities on the market has always been followed by increased activity in realty and the ex tension of industries
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Proceedings were started before Chancellor James D. Shaver of Mena attacking the validity of $20.O00 worth of bridge warrants issued in 1914 by former County Judge w. N. Martin March 27.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

ed after the most successful meeting in it's history, The feature of the closing session was an address by State Superintendent T. H. Harris of Louisiana. His subject was The Need of More Efficient Supervision Tor the Twentieth Century School"
The Spectator., 1915-04-16
MANDAMUS WAS
 DENIED BY FULK
TAKEN TO SUPREME COURT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
NO OPINION WAS WRITTEN
Suit Was Instituted Following Disap- proval of the Bill By Gov
 ernor Hays.
Little Rock

Llttie ROck.-- Judge Guy Fulk of the Second Di. vision Pulaski Circuit Court denied the petition of the Arkansas State Fair Association for writ of man. Earle w. Hodges to include the Saw yer racing bill in the list of those cer tified as laws. The case will be ap- pealed to the State Supreme Court within few days.
 Judge Fulk said informally that he did not base his opinion on any one point and had written no opinion. He said he did not wish to delay the case longer as it was certain that the los. ing side would appeal to the Supreme Court
 The suit was instituted following the disapproval of the bill by Governor Hays, and after assertions were made that the governor had first signed the bill and then reconsidered. The man. ner of yetoing the bill was also con- tested, the petitioners claiming that when Governor Hays put his signature to the bill it was approved.
 The State Banking Department com pleted it's abstract of reports of the private banks, trust companies and state banks In Arkansas at the close of business March A.
 The report shows the combined re- sources of the banks are $61 ,9S8, ,09469. Among the items of interest is that relating to overdrafts, which amounted during the year, ending March 4, 1915, to $173,650.S3. For the year ending March 4, 1914, the overdrafts in Ar kansas banks amounted to $2,159,- G2S3S.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

w. B. Smith, of Fayetteville, ex- pert accountant and justice of the peace, has been appointed master to audit and report the condition of the account of the state against M r. Croxdale. former circuit clerk, who is alleged to have quit his office in 1912 about $4,000 in arrears.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Cotton is selling on the streets of Stephens at l-2 cents per pound.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

The J. c. Stephenson Lumber Com. papy is making preparations for the manufacture of silos at its plant at Nashville.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

State warrants amounting to 30, 342.11 were paid into the state treas ury for state taxes in Perry and Ouachita counties. The Perry county sheriff paid $3,03615 and the sheriff of Ouachita county $2.305.96.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

Clinton merchants are selling canned goods packed by Perkins & tsaacs. Messrs. Perkins and Isaacs are farmers who live near Clinton, and the canned goods were put up with a home canning outfit.
The Spectator., 1915-04-16

libition in the gynasium. Dr. J. R. Jewell will be ready to escort the dele gates through the training school, and Manual Training Department. Several faculty members will take part in the general session programs.
 ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.
 The closing of the Pine Bluff saloons have taken sum approximating $1S.- 900 per annum out of the city's income, the city council, formally organized with one new member, following the city election, has before it tke difficult .ob of making budget with an actual deficit of at least $3,0O0 staring 1t ir the face.
 The Red Fork Levee Board has de cided not to accept bids for the 4OO.. GOO yards of enlargement and new \ HoTk from Red Fork to the Lincoln County line, until a government engi- | neer has made complete survey and submitted a report
 A meeting Of citizens was held at Ghe courthouse to protest against the building of the proposed new road from Mountain View to Sylamore. au- thorized by special act creating the road district.
 The Desha County News, weekly, published at McGehee by the News Publishing Company for the past four years, will be leased by H. Babb of Fl Dorado, effective April r.
 Reports from the chief strawberry shipping towns in Western Arkansas north of Fort Smith indicate the com. ing crop will be one of the largest on record.
 The Nashville Public Library receiv- cd nearly 600 books as a result of n book shower conducted by the la-
 
 w. II. Ernest, poultry grower who lives near Gentry, has l,2O0 youns chickens, some of them nearly ready for the market
 MoreTha 200 acres of sorghum will be planted in the vicinity of Ursula to oe used by the Fort Smith sorghum. Nctory.
 Assessments in Bradley county sh.,w decrease of s133.66S this year ocer last year.
 The Boy Scouts of Malvern have barred cigarette smoking amolg the scouts and have barred smoking of any kind while on a hike. Waen not hiking the boys whose parerss allow them to smoke may smoke cigars or pipe.
 Local cotton receipts to date are
  according to figures compiled by the Pine Bluff Cotton Exchange.
 According to reports prepared by ". s. Newcomb of the Southwestern In. terstate Coal Mine Opera cIs' Asscia. tions, Arkansas cog. production in 1914 wa '99,9S0 to $ less than in 1915 The entire production in 1914 was 1.643,SS1. as compared with l. 2f3,S61 tons in 1913.
 Hog cholera is raging in the vicinity of Wabbaseka, according to County Farm Demonstration Agent Joel Larn- bert. who has been vacinnating hogs | there.
The evening world., 1915-07-10
The Bologna Balls Escape

All
impossible hit this swshsd
Of peculiar osarlke
tipping scandal tho
getting out
struck hard object would dent
middle Of his glove which could be
would hnd perfectly round The illusion
of like long sausage he attributed HoDDs' immense
Jerry Hopp. always used Bosn. and wn.
being tipped off
In very close game 1t
A. Hampstead on him
the
had warned expect fast At
he preparing to use ne
nash and by quick
Never before It,
h. would use the Bologna signal pp.r.
instructions slipped
the his glove.
spring
.H sSSn . Sns ns
ASA % @ S' %n from his sPs AND M Not
going
hi. the
o% its shape hi, en-. % be @
base
his ssses. ss.
bps; a and Looked d WAS .M
object
oo. S:'sI s.ss 's' tat BAH a: TN:
form OF the umpire the surface " whose head had pressed the
tn. o@s a the years
Jerry Hops
looking
other leaf book gave
And that" he asked in chorus ,m,,,. m
baseball . mss
The evening world., 1915-07-10

the ban couldn't be played. MoDon-
aid, taking his time, finally took a
difficult stance and gave tho ball n
quick slap with n mashie. A thou
sand pairs of eyes watched tho little
ball as u jumped across the ridges
on the green. winding up Its Jour
ney by curling down to within four
feet Of the cup.
"The greatest shot ever saw" ex-
claimed Alex. Smith, who has been In
tournaments for fifteen years. That's
what II was, the shot OF a lifetime,
and Mcdonald. happy that he pulled
through safely. received hearty re-
ception. Naturally after making this
sort of a recovery Mcdonald easily
ran down his Anal putt for ~ for q
2s2 total.
Gil Nichols. VINO participated in
tho play-off. like Mcdonald learned
his game in Scotland. that great
school Of golf. Oil has been In this
country probably about fifteen years.
He forms the old guard OF Scotch
pros that consists Of Alex. Smith.
Isaac Mackie, Jack Hobens. and many
others. Nichols competed In cham
pionships all over the country and
succeeded in winning the metropoli-
tan title once at Englewood.
Last year Oil was In an auto acci-
dent and nearly lost his life. He an
nounced his intention OF never play
ing golf again. but reconsidered this
spring. and his game probably was
] never any better.
The evening world., 1915-07-10
lsceSssses s S6o5: fig -77SS :T5:Ts:: sSs

do tho last three holes In, eleven
strokes to tie. Here came the test.
Any one OF those seventy-nve pros
who competed at Fox Hills could tell
you how to play each club correctly.
but few Of Thorn can do IL under the
strain OF q competition. Only those
having fighting ability and what In
known an "ciass'' can forge to tho
front under these conditions. Young
Bob Mcdonald proved he's one Of
them.
His work at the last three holes
was impressive. AZ tho short fifteenth
his tee shot made the green, and only
hard luck kept his first putt out. At
the 295-y yard seventeenth, with an i'm
mense gallery eagerly moving about
for vantage podnts, Mcdonald hooked
his drive down q depression into
rough, but he brilliantly recovered
straight to the green and narrowly
missed 3.
Facing the final green the Buffalo
pro again hooked his tee shot. the
bali sailing out onto tho FIRST fair
way. A mid-iron shot wont all the
way over the green and up q nasty
little embankment. tho worst possible
kind OF a lie. There was deep trap
right below tho ball and a tree be-
hind Il.
Mcdonald looked worried. He had
only two shots left with which 70 tie.
George Low. the veteran Baltusroi
professional. stood on the edge OF the
green and breathlessiy told friends
The evening world., 1915-07-10
ROBERT
MCDONALD

- II NICHOLAS, q veteran Will
" mington pro. had the Metropoli-
tan open golf championship at
Fox Hills yesterday sewed UP. appsr-
entity. when Bob Mcdonald. one Of the
last to finish, came from behind WITT
a great rush and tied tho surprised
leader with q total of 2s2 strokes.
which necessitated an eishtecn-hole
play-ofr to-day.
Even In q game so uncertain as golf
Il ds rather remarkable that two play
crs like Nichols and Mcdonald can
battle through a seventy-two hole
tournament and yet finish all even.
Throughout the four rounds both
played close to record golf. and each
one received an even share Of luck.
Nichols was q strong favorite from
tho start Mcdonald was practically
passed up by the gallery until the last
few minutes and then the young Buff
falo star revealed a brand Of golf That
Ii rarely seen and, at . crucial time
when the slightest mistake would
have been fatal. Mcdonald. however.
was equal to the occasion. and his
finish was the CLIMAX Of an exciting
tournament.
When 1t was known that a tie ex-
listed hundreds In the gallery asked
who Is this McDonald?" In the last
three national championships the
name Robert Mcdonald. Buffalo. had
lie ~x,A " hA IN NJ
list. At Baltusrol Mcdonald finished
third, two strokes behind Travers. but
even then no one paid him any atten-
ton. His low scores received but
little comment
In tournaments Mcdonald always
The evening world., 1915-07-10
Being q True Narrative Of How jerry
Hops. Famous Pitcher Of the Old
Timber Feet. Fooled the Band
Of Signal Tippers.
BIZ BOzenlan Bulger.

<< SIGNAL don't this going to break
W crossed the'-
"Yop tipping" snorted the Old
the pitcher the around the Motel
LOBBY.
y mean, amt signal tpptnor'
the Old Scout "you ought to ost and learn
tppersr IN tho Old
fellows distinct challenge Some pitcher that boy"
hts dayf" recruit asked The
frose him oth glare.
"Get You might learn something"
From inst pocket the book
the and
neper heard O. a
neither one being counted, did Jour
They read:
The evening world., 1915-07-10
Pro From Buffalo Gave Rare Exhibition at a
Crucial Time at Fox Hills-Alex Smith Said
Shot Before Final Putt Was Greatest He
Ever Saw in Competition.

~ot xatbic stritr,nD ALLIANCE - &bs
issd INT Ola Mar onnortunttv nsver
nern,tted hin, 20 90 cisar through IN
the front Tho p1Ssio nro sdmittsd
vas,ardsv that "a is.t ~ Ia Ms hi 81
iuck
McDonaid vas horn in DornooA.
the s,orv n, hi. lie K shst ~ Tho
links WHARF most q, ~ has hean
snant SiS yaars sro Mcoonsid caTns
10 the TIn,isd STATE. tha Mecca ~
M many Scotch ana En1ii.h Soisers
Wall buiIt ana q, o,iat manners.
tbs newcomer romn,iv nrocaeSad ~
gat wal, aco,,aintad wi,h our links
iI,s arat no,ahi. UNFORTUNATELY vas NJ
The evening world., 1915-07-10

Hartford, WiIIirsntIo. DanIsIson, to
Providence.
Automobile Editorl
Can 7 drive an auto in New Jersey
which has a Jersey license on my
New York State chauffeur's license,
or do I have to get New Jersey
drivers license, as will only have
TO drive the car q day or twof
Z. Z. TRAUTNER.
" you are operating Q oar which
hold Q driving license from that
State. The law states that . person
driving Q car licensed In that State
must necessarily b licensed undsr the
Same laws.
Automobile Editor:
Where can I obtain the best
training and knowledge on aviationf
What length Of time 10 required and
the approximate costf
L. w. INFLAMMATION.
Would adviss you 70 wrtts 70, the
Aero Club Of America. whsrs you
can receive all the necessary infor.
nation on this subject.
Automobile Editor:
What Is the best route from Attain
tic Highlands. N. J.. to Syracuse.
N. VT J. T.
Leave the Highlands for ksyport,
Perth Amboy, Elizabeth, Newark.
Jersey City, cross 70 New York City,
up Broadway to renksrs, Hastings,
Poushksspsis, Hudson, Albany,
Schenectady, Amsterdam. Fonda,
Utica to Syracuse.
Automobile Editor:
Could q person only having the
use of one leg successfully operate
an automobile7 Could he do so
safely? r. 8.
Il would bs rather hard for q per-
son with but one leg to drive . case.
line machine unless the car was sps-
cialIy arranged for operation by one
foot. This would require quite .
little work, depending, Of course,
upon the model collected.
Automobile Editns;
What Is the best route from this
city to Narrowsburg. Sullivan
County. N. Ut w. J. MURRAY.
Cross West Forty. second Street
ferry for Newark, Orange, Morris.
town, Haeksttstosn, Delaware Water
Gap, Bushkiil Falls, Dinoman's
Ferry, Mulford, Port Jsrvis, Pond
Eddy TO Narrowsburo.
| Aa,ouobil. Editnr:
d TOW can can, nrnnar,v sSsr u ha my
, mrouna thamY can Grind ths
s saIuas nj, tight Int DO not know
,ahan 81 a,on PAIN. M,cI'ArRE "
VIC" " "o''
The tit OF the valve head and the
valve seat 10 usually tested by coat
ing. tho latter. with prussian blue
and pressing u IN pace sgaInst tne
seat. The waive 10 tnen turned soou'
novsd. n tho valve and sest are Z
proper ri, the entire seat will show
blue. II they are not q proper fit
only the hiuh spots or ridges on the
vaIvs seat will show q oostina o,
hius' In the event Of the latter, thu
orjndjna process should be continues
until The valve head has an ever
h.arino ali over the seat.
Automobil, Editor,
who, % the tropble when NV ca,
~. IA ,nmns in ,rragnIar snurts
runs va s iooLaa nyar evervthin1
H"'' JOsEPH MARTIN
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