davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
DUTCH AROUSEDOYFR
STEAMER SINKING
GERMANS ACCUSED OF VIoLAT.
ING RIGHTS OF NEuTRAls-AT
ANCHOR, COLORS FLYING.

London.-Although it Is not yet GER
tain that a German submarine boat
was responsible for the sending to the
bottom the Dutch steamer Katwyk, off
the North Hinder Lightship, the sink
ing of the vessel has aroused the in
dignation of the Dutch people, as evil
deneed by the editorials of newspapers
in Holland.
The Katwyk, loaded with grain from
Baltimore, consigned to the Dutch gov
ernment, is reported to have been 1y-
ing at anchor at the time of the ex.
plosion and to have been flying the
Dutch flag. The Dutch newspapers in
sist that no mistake could have been
made, and that if German submarine
actually torpedoed the steamer I'VE
must expect that the German govern
ment WILL without loss of time, be
made responsible for this severe viola
ton of the rights of neutral powers
Next In interest to the sinking of the
katwyk was the publication of a
white paper" showing that Great
Britain acknowledged that British
cruisers had sunk the German cruiser
Dresden in Chilean territorial waters
and had apologized for the action of
her squadron.
As far as fighting is concerned the
battles in the Carpathians and in the
Woevre are the only important ones.
The Russians are said to be continuing
their efforts TO force the Austro-Ger,
man armies completely out of the Car
pathians. Having successfully taken
the western passes they are bending
their energies on an attempt to capture
the Uzsok Pass and the heights north
east of that break in the mountains
Petrograd claims that the Russians
are making steady progress, despite
the efforts of the Austro- Germans te
outfiank them; but the Austrians in
sist that the recent fighting has been
in their favor and that they have cap.
tured another important height north.
west of Uzsok Pass.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
ALLIES FIGHTING
On GERMAN SOIL
FIERCE FIGHTING ALONG THE
MEUsE AND NEAR LoR-
RAINE BORDER.
DENY VICTORY BY FRANCE
Claim Is Made BY Berlin That Ali
Their Successes in West Are
Pure Inventions.

Lendon.-Aetivity prevails along the
western battle line, but seems to par
take of the nature OF isolated engage.
ments instead of a general offensive.
Artillery duels have taken the place of
the fierce hand=to-hand fighting which
has been the feature of the recent
struggle along the Mouse and near the
Lorraine border. but the latter type of
combat continues in the Vosges, where
the official statement of both sides
agree that sharp fighting is taking
place on German territory.
The confederation, however, ends
with this fact, the French claiming to
have occupied dominating positions
here, and the Germans declaring that
the attacks OF the French have failed.
From the British end OF the lines
comes the report, officially issued by
the War Office at London, that Hill go,
an important point, two miles south Of
Zillebeke, Belgium, captured from the
Germans on the night of April H.
The German communication tells of
driving the British out OF the German
positions which were occupied by them
to the southeast of Ypres. This is in
the neighborhood of Hill 60.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
SAYS FRANK HAD FAIR TRIAL
Last Chance For Atlanta Factory Su.
perintendent Apparently Is Cone

Washington.-The Supreme Court
OF the United States Monday decided
against Leo NJ Frank in his habeas
corpus case.
Justice Pitney delivered the opinion
of the court. He concluded by saying:
''In all the proceedings in the court
of Georgia the fullest right and oppor-
tunity to be heard. according to the
established modes of procedure, have
been accorded to him"
I'm the opinion of this conrt," said
Justice Pitney, The is not shown to
have been deprived of any right guar
anteed to him by the Fourteenth
Amendment or any other provisions Of
the Constitution or laws of the United
States; on the contrary, as has been
convicted and is now held in custody
under the Constitution"
1t is believed that only the State
pardon officials of Georgia now can
save Frank from the death penalty for
his conviction of the murder of Mary
Phagan, factory girl. The Supreme
Courts action seemingly exhausts
every possible resort to the courts.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
RESOLUTION CAN'T
CREATE COMMITTEE
CHANCELLOR MARTINEAU'S RUL
ING is STAlNED-NOT LE-
GALUY AUTHORIZED
SUPREME COURTS RULING
1t Is Probable Governor Hays Will Be
Asked to Issue Deficiency
Proclamation.
Little RocF

l<Illlt
Resulting from the Supreme Court 5
decision unfolding the Pulaski Chan
Gerry Court in the injunction issued to
prevent payment of salaries or eX
penses of members or employees of the
legislative committees auditing books
of state Offices and institutions and
investigating the State Hospital for
Nervous Diseases, Governor George w.
Hays will be asked to issue def
cheney proclamation. Governor Hays,
when the suit was filed in the Pulaski
Chancery Court by 10 Johnson, repre-
sentative from Sebastian county, gave
out statement that he would issue a
proclamation IL necessary to provide
tor continuation of the work.
The Supreme Court, in affirming the
judgment of the lower court, held that
the Legislature by a concurrent reso-
tuition could not provide for continue
ton of committee after the Legisla.
ture adjourned; that committees
created by resolutions died with the
adjournment of the Legislature. It
act such a committee could be con-
tinued While the wording of the
opinion sets out that the Legislature,
through the procedure taken, had no
power to continue the work of the
committees. it does not prohibit their
continuation. They could be continued.
it is said, and could look to the next
Legislature, through a deficiency pro-
clamation, issued by the governor, for
remuneration.
Under our constitution the Legisla-
tIre has no power, by concurrent
resolutions, to appoint committees or
to continue committees already APP
pointed for the purpose of making in
yestigations after the Legislature has
adjourned" said the opinion. Both
committees were continued through
concurrent resolutions adopted by the
affirmed by the Supreme Court pre-
vents the State auditor. M. F. Dick
inson, from issuing warrants for the
| committee members or their employees.
and the state treasurer r. G.. Daniel,
from paying them any money. Justice
Kirby Gissented from the opinion and
Justice Smith, while concurring in the
judgment, dissented from the opinion.
The opinion set forth that even had
the Legislature power to continue the
committees through concurrent resolu-
tons, provisions for paying their per
diem would have to be done through
an act
Tho two auditors employed by the
auditing committee. are continuing
their work T. E. Cress, one of the
auditors, said they would continue
their work until the committee which
had employed them ordered them to
stop.
ut is understood the governor will
issue a deficiency proclamation and
We will get our money from the next
Legislature" said Mr.. Cress. The aud
itors have completed their work in
the highway department, department
of mines and manufactures and the
department of public instruction. They
now are at work in the auditors de
| partment. N~-~-.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
ARRANGE To PAY
ALL LEVEE CLAIMS
BOARD AUTHORIZED TO ExPEND
$4,000 BY MAY Twill MOTT.
Fly CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.
INVESTIGATION Is TALKED
Work on st. Francis Levees Is Re,
sumed Under Old Contract-Gov
eminent Outfits Busy.
Wnne

W SHHt.
AT called meeting of the St. Fran
els Levee Board President o. n. Kill
Tough was authorized to pay off all
outstanding certificates held against
the board, amounting to $4,000, on
or before May l. The president also
was requested to notify all certificate
holders to present their claims to the
secretary on or before that date.
The remainder OF the money realized
by the recent sale of bonds authorized
by the Legislature will be used in com
plotting the contracts which the levee
row has, and upon which work was
stopped when the boards funds gave
out The amount realized from the
bond issue, however, together with
what will be collected through levee
taxes. will 60 far toward putting the
levee system in good shape.
The bond issue of 100000 will be
paid by the board at the rate of $40
600 per year for nine years, and $751;
600 at the end of the tenth year
There being little business to attend
to the members of the board spent the
greater part of the day talking crops,
and a majority of them were in favor
of diversifying Members from Mis-
sissippi, Cross and Crittendep coun-
ties were of the opinion that there will
be more corn and peas planted this
year in those counties than ever be-
Work on the St Francis leyees has
been resumed. The government engi-
neers have teams at work at Bridge
Junction. and the levee board has
eight or 10 outfits distributed over the
system at Pecan Point -Hollybush, st.
Clair. Graves Bayou and Seyppel
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
$500. 900 to Charity.

New York.-The will of the late Mrs.
John d. Rockefeller was filed in tho
Surrogate Court She leaves requests
In the neighborhood of 100000 and
valuable articles of jewelry to friends
and relatives. The rest of her estate,
which is estimated In all at about ST.
100000 is bequeathed to charitable in
stitutions
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

In Chancery Court Chancellor Shaw
er upheld the validity of the Josephs
act passed by the recent Arkansas
legislature, which provides for a road
and bridge district in this county for
the purpose of building 60 miles of
good road out of Texarkana and a
bridge across Red river, near Fulton.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Finds TYphus Vaccine

New York.-Dr. Harry Plotz, the
young baeteriologist of Mount Sinai
hospital, announced at meeting of
the New York Pathological Society
that he had discovered an anti-typhus
vaccine.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Ask Gum SupplY FIGURE.

Memphis-Agents of the British
government have asked the Gum Lum.
Der Manufacturers Association to esti-
mate the available supply of quarter
sawed red gum lumber suitable for gun
stocks. according to an announcement
made at the headquarters of the asso-
citation.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
HYDE Case Nav Be Tnown Out.

Kansas City.-After two trials, one
mistrial and nine continuances of the
last setting of the cause, the case of
DIR. b. Clark Hyde charged with the
murder of Col. Thomas II. Swope, is
likely to be thrown out of court un.
less the state Immediately takes action
TO place him on trial for the fourth
time
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
U. s. ships Crowd Harbor

Amsterdam-A telegram from CO.
thenburg, Sweden, to the Berlin Tage-
blatt, states that the harbor of Co
thenburg is overcrowded with cotton
steamers ON their way from America
to Germany.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Start Bank in Uruguay.

Washington.-The Federal Reserve
Board announced that it has granted
authority to the National City Bank
of New York to open branch at
MonteYideo. Uruguay This bank will
be branch of the one airesly- estab-
lished at Buenos Aires.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Fowls do not thrive during the win.
ter unless they have some green feed.
The natural food of domestic fowls is
that which they pick up on range, and
if suddenly deprived of 1t, both as 10
SreeS vegetable matter and meat in
the form of bugs and worms, the evil
effect is quickly seen.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Arkansas Railroad Commission
the new Frisco freight tariff issued
is result of the recent findings of
the United States District Court to
the effect that the rates put in effect by
the commission are confiscatory. The
new tariff is to go into effect on intro
state shipments April % and on inter
state shipments May 25 W. F. nc
knight, member of the commission,
said the reason for the refusal of the
tariff was that the commission would
not acknowledge or accept it. The
commission plans TO appeal the case
recently decided in the District Court
to the United States Supreme Court.
Mr.. Mcknight believes that the
new tariff may be more than 50 per
cent increase over the present rates,
as was announced by W. B. Biddle,
received of the Frisco, when he told
of the new schedule few days ago.
Il AM sure the new rates will cost
the shippers of the state hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually" he
said. wv. N. Adams, manager of the
Arkadelphia Milling Company, told me
he estimated the new tariff would cost
the shippers doing business with his
company at least sS4, 900 per year.
The commission intends to do all in
its power to keep the t>riff from be-
ing approved.
The tariff the Frisco proposes to
put into effect will raise the class
rates at least so per cent, and ! be.
lieye the average raise in rates may
be found to exceed 80 per cent when
the tariff is considered carefully. 1t
certainly is too high 1t proposes to
make all rates based on combinations
of locals from Frisco points. This
would make the rates on shipments
made from Frisco points almost pro-
hibitive."
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Guthrie Is Coming Home.

Pittsburg-George w. Guthrie,
American ambassador TO Japan. is on
his way home from Toxic, because he
has been at his post for almost two
years and in that time has had no
vacation.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Astor Threatened.

New York-Accused of threatening
to kill Vincent Astor if he should re-
fuse a demand for $500, John Meriella,
youth of 10, was arrested at tho
Grand Central Terminal on complaint
of Mr. Aastor's business agent, Will
liam A. Dobbyn
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
No Faith In Faith Cures.

Albany.-Party lines were cast asids
when the assembly defeated the Thorn
bill, intended to exempt Christian
Sciesce practitioners from the state
law requiring physicians to be ox-
amined and licensed. The bill now is
dead.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
War Credit Not Wanted.

GaIveston-Twenty-s cars are
standing on the tracks here ready to
carry shipment of 1.046 war horses"
back to Bliss, Okla, if the Greek
government fails to pay over TO George
l. Miller of Miller Bros ranch approx.
imately 100000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

needed for the Arkansas exhibit at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition was de-
cfded upon by the commission IN
charge of the exhibit. 1t will be 10
conduct a statewide campaign to sell
the 10000 aluminium medals purchased
some time ago to aid the project On
ly few of the medals were sold at
the time they were received.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
ENGLAND Grows Taei.urn,

London.-A deficit of s6,0O0.0 900 In
the telegraph and telephone service of
Great Britain is shown in the annual
report of the postofiice controller. The
gross amount received by the govern
ment for kilograms and telephone ser
vice was s52.00o,O00.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Purchase Cargo Steamer.

Londen,-The British government
definitely has agreed to purchase the
cargo of the American steamer VIII
helmina and to compensate the own-
ers for loss.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Dives 2aa Feet.

Honolulu. - Chief Gunner's Mate
Frank Crilley went 2Ss feet under wa
ter and walked along the top of the
submarine FL, which disappeared
March 25. The depth is said by naval
officers to be worlds diving record.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Governor Hays announced appoint
ments to the Optometry Board and to
the Board of Accountants. both created
by the last Legislature.
The members of the new Optometrg
Board are: F. I. Tibbetts, Little Rock,
c. E. Castleberry, Little Rock; John
L. Green, Ell Dorado; E. B. Smith, Ark
adelphia, and E. V. Stinson, Benton.
The Board of Accountants consists of
II. w. Hennegin and s. A Buchanan
of Hot Springs and Simon Bloom of
Pine Bluff.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Ed Diver Rescued.

Washington.-Will F. Lough-
man, the diver who became entangled
in the lines attached to the sunken
submarine F-4, while working under
200 feet of water in Honolulu Harbor,
has been rescued safely and is un-
harmed by his trying experiences.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
Wheat For the Beluians.

Galveston. The British steamer
Queen Adelaide, under charter to the
Belgian Relief Commission. arrived
from Liverpool to load a cargo of ap-
proximately 245,000 bushels of wheat.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

President j. C. Futrell of the Fay
etteyille university delivered an ad-
dress over the telephone from his of
fee at the university to an audience
of 600 high school students in an au-
ditorium at Fort Smith. He talked
on the value of education, his address
lasting for thirty minutes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22
To Blot Out Malaria.

Washington-The eradication of ma
laria, undertaken by the public health
service. has been extended to include
Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

TIE red mites or lice do not stay
on the fowls during the daytime, but
hide In cracks during the day. sally
ing forth after sark to seek their
prey.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Walker Hardware and Lumber
Company of Carroll county filed notice
of reduction of its capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 The disposal OF a
branch store at Green Forest is as
signed as the reason for the reduction
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Arkansas History Commissicn
has received copy of the book by
Miss Stella Pickett Hardy of Bates
vile, Ark, Colonial Families of the
Southern States" a gift from the All.
thor.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Monticello district agricultural
school will be operated next year re-
gardless of the cut in lis appropriation
by the governors vetoes, according to
a decision of the Board of Directors Ct
the school. The board decided that
unless an injunction Is secured in the
courts against the issuing of salary
warrants on the general maintenance
fund of the school. the only one left.
they would conduct the institution.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The official call and program" OF
the coming state convention of the
Arkansas Federation OF Women's
Clubs was mailed to presidents of the
several hundred clubs, and in numbers
sufficient for all prospective delegates.
Each delegate must bring TO the con-
1ention this call. as it bears her ere.
denial card, without which she is ne.
entitled 10 the courtesies of the con-
vention.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The hardness of shippers and pas.
senger claimants in the Iron Mountain
and Cotton Belt railroad rate cases, is
the only thing now delaying disburse-
ment of the scrip under the compro-
mise settlement, according to w. j. Fl
Perkins, special master The hardness
is In notifying the special master OF
a willingness to accept the settlement.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Citizens OF Urbanette have offered
a reward of 500 for the arrest and
conviction of the vandale who smash
ed the front of the Urbanette post
office and filled drilled we'll at Ur-
banette with stones and sticks.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Sets New Example.

PhoeniX-Water instead of the GUS
tomary champagne has been chosen by
Governor Hunt for christening the bat
tleship Arizona.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Tariff sheets are being completed
for the Golden Fleece" and Little
Rock will yet secure a rail-and-river
rate that will remove our handicap
and give us freight-rates on par with
Memphis. When that day comes, Lit
tie Rock will begin her real growth
The Fleece" leayes Memphis Tues
days at s p. m, and arrives in Little
Rock on Fridays, leaving here the
same day.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The proposed strawboard mill re-
ceived a boom at a recent mass meet
ing held at Stuttgart The promoters
asked local people to subscribe $780,
600 in stock. payable in whole or in
part in rice straw to be used in the
mill. Subscriptions totaling $4,000
have been made.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Liquor licenses totaling $500 was
received from Phillips county. War
rants We're quickly presented to draw
out the small balance.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Dell, prosperous town east of
Jonesboro was practically wiped off
the map by fire, every business house
in the city except the Dunklin Drug
Company and the Roselle Supply
Company being laid to ashes The
loss is fully $4,000 to 100000 and in
cludes 16 business houses.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Campbell Thorpe Grocer Co
pany of Mammoth Spring filed mott
of the increase of its capital stoc.
from $4,000 to 100000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

1t was reliably stated that the new
board of control of the state chart
table institutions Will shortly announce
the wholesale shakeup in employees at
the insane and deaf mute institutes.
The changes are expected to take
place early in May or the latter part of
April
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

Only routine business came before
the Penitentiary Commission at its
regular meeting. 1t is probable that
some minor changes in employees may
be made later. The commission Will
he in session for several days.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

The Ohio Handle Company, a Craig
head county concern. filed no4ce Of
the surrender of its charter in the Of
fee of the secretary Of state.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-22

i believe there will be reduction
OF at least 20 per cent in the cotton
acreage in Eastern Arkansas this
year said O. y Killough OF Wynne.
4 am certain there will be consider
able reduction in cotton acreage in the
counties of Mississippi, Cross and Crit
tenden," said Mr.. Kinough. over in
our end OF the state We already have
soWed considerable land in oats and
wheat and we are planting more corn.
We also are going to plant more peas
and kattir corn this year than ever be-
fore. More than 100 bushels OF SUI
dan grass seed has been purchased to
be sown around Earle and other towns
nearby and many farmers who have
soWn oats will resow the same land In
peas
4 have never favored the reduction
of cotton production as a means Of
bulling the price. but have always IA
vored the reduction of acreage and n
creasing the production BIZ intensive
cultivation. The Southern farmers
should make their cotton acres pro-
duee more and then plant their sur
plus acres in other crops and get
away from the one-crop idea =
Mr.. Killough operates more than .
Geo acres of land He never plants
cotton on his home place. which con-
tains about 200 acres. On this he has
one of the finest apple orchards on
Crowley's Ridge and as fine as can be
found in Eastern Arkansas
Il have arranged with my tenants.
who cultivate about 1000 acres of
land, to reduce their cotton acreage
and increase their corn acreage" he
said. ITO get them to plant more corn.
/ have contracted to pay them soc per
bushel for their corn. This arrange
ment, | hope. will induce them TO
plant more grain than heretofore