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ORDINANCE REVISING LIGHT
RATES UP FOR DISCUSSION

An adjourned session of the city
council was held last night for the
purpose of considering an ordinance
revising and reducing the schedule
Of rates charged consumers of light
and power by the Crystal Ice Com
pany The ordinance was read one
time, discussed and goes over until
next Monday night for further con-
sideration, a motion to suspend the
rules and read the ordinance a second
time last night having failed to pass,
The discussion last night became
rater heated at times and was fea-
tured by several sallies that brought
out fire. Before offering the ordi-
nance Mayor Jackson made a state
ment in which he reviewed at some
length the controversy between the
city and the Crystal lee Company, de-
failing the various stages of the in
vestigation and the numerous confer
ences that have been held in his eff
forts to arrive at just and fair con
cIusion of the issue. He said he tried
to get an adjustment of the differ
ences last December, but at the re
quest of officials of the company the
matter was held over until after the
first of the year in order that the
report of the auditors on the bust
ness for 1914 might be available for
consideration. Since January LIST,
the matter has been the subject of
almost daily conferences. The result
was that three weeks ago the mayor
had the city attorney draw up an or
dinance making reductions in the
rates, based upon most careful an
alysis of the statistics and other in
formation furnished by the experts,
as well as the reports of the auditors
of the company for the past five
wears. The total reduction in the
revenues of the company under the
proposed ordinance, based upon the
consumption of electricity during the
year 1914, will be $2.400, according
to figures submitted by the mayor.
Mayor Jackson further stated he
had tried to propose a scale of rates
that would not justify the company
in contesting it through the courts.
believing a reasonable reduction to
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Halliday school,

Vivian Webster, Willie Belts, re-
pOrters.
Not many of our people have any
business in circuit court this term.
Attendance is large in all grades
and with few exceptions good pro-
gress is being made.
Miss Ethel McClain, teacher at
Mooring, visited our school during
the forenoon last Friday.
The beginners class in Arkansas
history has completed the book and
is taking a general review.
Mrs. Shearer, whose serious illness
has been previously reported, is much
improved.
A spelling test made Friday after
noon showed that more attention
should be given to this important
branch.
Mrs. j. F. Dollins and daughter,
Mrs. Heck Bowen, are visiting rela-
tives and friends at Bard and other
points in the county.
The court of Esq Buchanan avs
in session Friday and Saturday to
inquire into a trouble between two
boys in a nearby school.
Messrs. Carmack, Shearer and 9TH
er patrons of the school kindly trans
ported many of the pupils from
school during the bad weather last
week, and they have our sincere
thanks.
"Uncle Buck" Buchanan gave his
friends a fright last Sunday when he
was taken with a sudden illness re
sembling a stroke of paralysis. We
are glad to report him now enjoying
his usual robust health.
The literary>society of our school
did not meet last Friday night be-
cause of the rain and mud, but will
render a good program on Thursday
night of this week. The question
whether men or prompted more by
hone of reward or fear of punish
ment will be debated. Affirmative,
Vivian Webster, Mary Shearer and
GLADYS Gibson; negative, Hazel ellis
son. Althea Agee and Pauline Nc
I Claim.
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Paragould, Ark, March s, 1913.
Gentlemen of the Council
In submitting for your favorable
consideration the accompanying or
dinance revising the rates to be here
after charged for electric lights and
power by the Crystal Ice Company,
| deem it advisable to briefly review
some of the salient points involved in
the controversy between the city of
Paragould and the Crystal Ice Com
pany so that your action may
be predicated upon a thor
ough understanding of the situation
and with the further end in view
that the public, whose interest is par
amount in this issue, may be assur-
ed that this body has conscientious
ly endeavored to deal fairly with its
rights, as we'll as with those of the
Crystal Ice Company. | may say by
way of additional preface that at no
time during the consideration of this
intricate matter has there been mani
tested upon the part of those reare-
senting the city any desire to arbi-
trarily reduce the rates that may be
charged by the Crystal Ice Compa-
ny, and common fairness prompts me
IN confess that the officers and man
ayers of the company, while contend
ing from the beginning of this inves-
tigation that the old schedule of
rates was not yielding a reasonable
return on the investment in the plant,
have shown a disposition to amicably
adjust the points of difference by
granting at least a portion of the
concessions asked for by those repre-
senting the city.
The history of rate adjustments in
public utilities in the municipalities
of Arkansas is written largely upon
the court records, and it is doubtful
if in the end the public has profit
ed much by the small reductions OBJ
tanned after conducting the eXpen-
siye litigation. in some Instances eX-
tending over period OF several
years The cities in Arkansas that
have secured the most substantial re
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Use Two Drops-and They Vanish

Use Two Drops-and They Vanish.
When cOrns make you almost die
with your boots on, when you try
to walk on the edge of your shoes
to try to get away from your corns,
you're way behind time if you have
not used "GETS-IT." It's the corn
cure of the century, the new way,
the sure, painless simple way. 1t
makes fellow really feel foolish
after he's used toe-eating salves,
corn-biting ointments, -bundling
bandages, bloodbringing razors,
knives, files, scissors, jabbers and
What-nots, when he uses just 2
drops of "GETS-IT'' and sees his
corn vanish, The difference is di-
vine. Just try it. You won't vince
when you put on your shoes in the
morning. "GETSzJT" is sure,
gets" any corn, callus, wart or
bunion.
"GETSIT'' is sold by druggists
everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent di-
rect by E. Lawrence e CO., Chica-
go. Sold in Paragould and is rec
| commended as the worlds only real
corn cure by r. C. GRIZZARD.
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go into effect Immediately would
prove more beneficial than radical
one that would invite endless huga-
ton With us attendant uncertain
consequences. He told of the expert
ence of rate adjustments in other
cities, mentioning Mariana, Pine
Bluff and TeXarkana, where the city
councils arbitrarily cut the rates and
brought about litigation that has al
ready been in the courts from one to
three years, entailing heavy expense
and yielding no relief to the CON
sumers.
While contending the present
rates do not yield a sufficient rev.
enue to pay a reasonable return up
on the investment in the plant and
that nothing is figured for deprecia-
ton, the officials of the Crystal Ice
Company have agreed to the reduc-
tions proposed in the ordinance sub
mtted last night.
After the ordinance was read w.
w. Bandy addressed the council in
opposition to the passage of the ord
nance, contending the council should
make more radical reductions and
if necessary defend the schedule of
rates in the courts. He said the
people of Paragould were not paupers
and that they would gladly pay court
costs TO fight the Crystal Ice Com
pany rather accept the reductions
proposed in the ordinance.
Alderman Shane objected to the
ordinance because the mayor had
not acted with a committee from the
council in his various discussions and
conferences over the rate question.
He further contended the matter
ought TO 90 over TO the incoming ad-
ministration for settlement. He also
criticised the payment Of the bills of
Prof. W. \. Gladson and F. F. Col
lier. the experts who represented the
city. because the auditing commit
tee of the council, through an over
sight. permitted the bills to go on
the payroll without their official 90
X" Alderman Edwards, chairman
of the finance committee and City
Clerk f. ]. Mckinley. WHO makes ont
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TIME TO SWAT THE FLY.

Uncle Sam is waging relentless
war on the deadly housefy and IN
a late bulletin prepared by the De-
partment of Agriculture, valuable
information is given on the best
means of combating this deadly
nest The most effective way of ex-
terminating the fly, according to the
bulletin. is to eradicate his breeding
places. The breeding season of the
ny begins early in March and con-
tinues throughout the spring and
summer months. All dirt should be
removed from the premises, stables
cleaned and decaying vegetables de-
stroyed The fly has rightly been
called the undertaker's travelling
salesman, and in addition to his
regular line of typhoid bugs" he
carries side line of tuberculosis,
Asiatic cholera and other disease
germs Now is the time to swat
the IT'S. Farmers Union News Ser
vice.
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The Judge did not seem 10 appre-
ciate the remarks Of the lawyer for
the defense. Several years before
they had had q fight over the ques-
tion of religion A. last the Judge
interrupted the lawyer aud said. DO
you not know that everything YOU
are saying is going in one ear and out
the other" The lawyer turned TO
him and replied. Your honor. what
Is 10 prevent Burr
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the payrons. explained that this was
purely an oversight. However. the
amounts paid these two experts.
1913, was agreed upon before they
accepted employment. and as In,
accounts were tented and have re-
NAMED on file with the city clerk.
no one disputed their correctness.
Alderman WEIGH stated he had
tried several times to ascertain just
what the investigation into the light
question had cost the city but ha
failed to obtain the information.
Replying to these criticisms May
or Jackson said the contracts with
Messrs. Galdson and Collier were
made in open council, that Prof.
Gladson had agreed to make the in
vestigation for 500 and his expenses.
and Mr.. Collier for 81 day and his
expenses, that their itemized ac-
counts were filed in open council
meeting, were handled by the finance
committee and were placed upon the
payroll; that there had never at any
time been the slightest suspicion of
secrecy, that the record book in the
custody of the clerk is public prop
erty, subject to the inspection of any
person and that If any alderman had
been ignorant of any detail of the
transaction he could have secured the
information by looking at the record
or asking the clerk to show it to
him,
Discussion then drifted back to the
ordinance under consideration. At
torney Gordon Beauchamp, repre-
senting the Crystal Ice Company. re-
piled to the statements made by Mr.
Bandy and said the company was not
asking for a compromise witt the
city, that it insisted the present rates
were none too high, and that it had
agreed not to resist the proposed
schedule because. in view of the agi-
tation and controversy over the
rates. it believed the reductions pro-
posed would probably result in an
increased consumption of current
and that within a few years the lost
revenues would be made up by ad-
ditional business.
The annual reports OF the certified
accountants who have audited the
books of the Crystal Ice Company
for five years past, show the follow
ing revenues and expenditures in the
electric light department for each of
these years:
191O-Revenues $19,795.O1; ex-
penditures $14,655.91; net profits
$5,139.1O.
1911-Revenues $23,071.45; ex-
penditures $1S,S5S.63; net profits
$4,21282.
1912-Revenues $25,942.1S; ex-
penditures 19,4S7.96; net profits
$6,454,22.
1913-Revenues $25,444.63; eX-
penditures $19,S45.5S; net profits
! $5,599.1O.
The report for 1914 shows a net
profit of $4,561.
In submitting the ordinance to the
council Mayor Jackson read the fol-
! lowing formal statement:
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cerely. trust viii meet with your ap-
proval and become a law. The re-
auctions in revenue accruing to the
company under the proposed sched-
ule of rates, based upon the CON
sumption of electricity during the
( year 1914, will be approximately ST.
/ 400 per year. The reduction of the
minimum rate from $50 to $1.35
means a decrease of $468 in the rev
enues of the company. This item is
included in the estimated total re
duction of $4,000 mentioned above
The new rate is patterned after
the schedule of rates in the larger
cities and is much more scientific
in it's application than the old sched-
ule. Under the old rate it was pos
sible by billing a consumer for
little more current to reduce his bill
below that charged for a lesser
amount of current, Rate men call
this getting your rate 'tn pock-
ct" Under the following schedule
this cannot occur:
For the ffsrt % x. w II. per
month lac per X. w. Fl.
For the next % K w. II. 13c per
| X. w. II.
For the next 50 X. W. H. 12c per
X. w. H.
For the next 100 X. W, H. lie
per X. w. H.
For the next 100 X. w. H. &c per
K. w. H.
For all over 300 X, W. H. SC per
X w. H.
The following comparison of
charges under the old and new sched-
ules show the reductions made to
consumers by the new rates:
% K. w. H, old rate $3.75; new
rate $3.50.
80 X. w. H., old rate $7.13; new
rate $6.75.
Is k. w. H., old rate $1O.4S; new
rate 1915.
100 X. W. H., old rate $3.50;
new rate $3.50.
200 X w. H., old rate $4,000;
! y -,+, 600
500 X. w. H., old rate $31.5O;
new rate $29.75.
Under the proposed new rate if a
customer uses SO X. w. H., his bill
would be made out as follows:
25 X. w. H. at 14c, So. 80; l3
X. w. H. at 13c, $1.69; total $519.
Under the old rate his bill would
be $50.
If a customer uses 1875 X. w a..
his bill under the new schedule
would be computed as follows:
25 X. w. II. at lac, SO so; % K.
w. II. at 13c, 1925; so X. w. H. at
12c, $500; 35 X. w. H. at lie,
sass; total $16.6O.
Under the old rate his bill would
be $18.22.
In addition to the reduction in
price per X. w. H., the discount of
five per cent on all bills if paid by
the fifth of each month remains in
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Little Rock, March Gov. Hays
yesterday appointed John T. Bur-
kett Of Camden state penitentiary
commissioner for six years, to sue
coed T r. Murrey. whose time ex-
pires in a few days
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An army rifle Is today effective
over a range Of 200 yards. whereas
IA 1879 the range was only 400
yards
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
IN AND OFT OF TOWN.

Mrs. A. l.. Mcclellan. of Monument
Avenue. has left for an extended stay
In the North.
Misses Elizabeth Owen and Caroline
Minor will spend the weekend with
friends at Taylorsville.
Mrs. Leslie S. Young and her chill
dren are leaving town to-day for Il
stay OF several weeks at BucKroe
Beach.
Mrs. William Kinclsle Allen. OF Am
herst, is visiting Miss Imogene War
wick, Of this city. who is spending
the summer at her cottage at Viz
ginia Beach
Messrs. Randolph owen and David
Payne, Of Buck HILL" will leave on
Saturday to spend the Fourth at Vir-
ginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. n. Wildbore and
child and Mrs. Ira b. Priddy are visit
ing their mother. Mrs. Sarah Wildbore,
of "Fairview Farm" Alton
Miss Hazel AIoseley. who has been
spending two months visiting friends
in Norfolk and Newport News, has re-
turned to Richmond.
Miss Irene Buchanan. of Fredericks.
burg. has as her guess Miss Emma
Southall. of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Meade, Rich
ard Meade, Jr.. and Misses Susie CABOT
and Margaret Byrd. Of Richmond, are
spending two weeks Greenlee Cot
tage. Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Joseph Herbert has returned to
the city. after spending some time with
her daughter, Mrs. I. Branch John
son. in Norfolk.
Miss Ethel Crane. of Richmond, is
Waiting Miss Sue Mitchell at her home
I'm Danville.
Spot Hall, Of this city, has been
burg this week.
Miss Virginia Leo Courtney IS at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
HOW TO HEAL
SKIN DISEASES

y Baltimore doctor suggests this
simple. but reliable and inexpensive,
home treatment for people suffering
with eczema, ringworm. rashcs and sim
liar itching, burning skin troubles.
At any reliable druggists get jar o
res!nol ointment and IA cake OF resiuol
soap. These Will not cost u bit more
than seventyhve cents. With the res
mol soap and warm water battle the af-
fccted parts thoroughly, until they are
free from crusts and the skin is soft
ened Dry very gently. spread on a Thin
layer of the resinol ointment. and cover
with light bandage-if necessary TO
protect the clothing. This should be
done twice a day. Usually the distress
ing itching and burning stop with the
first treatment and the skin soon be-
comes clear and healthy again.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
SAYS WAR MUST BE RIGHT,
AS IT WAS ORDAINED BY GOD
Prophet John Fctzcr. OF Kansas, Writes
Letter Of Warming TO Cover
Stuart.

John Fctzcr, Of Sycamore. Kan, who
/, described himself as one Of five prophets
chosen by God in the United States to
warn the people Of America against
pursuing their evil ways, has written
to Governor Stuart. praying the ex-
ecutire TO aid him in rescuing the
American people.
The people should know what con-
fronts them" Prophet Fetzcr writes,
so that they may put their worldly
| business in the best possible shape be-
fore ruinaUon and death come upon
! many il this country.
Many people ask, What is the cause
of the war in Europe? 1t seems that
the people cannot give good cause.
There are many people now living who
are dangerous to Gods people. Such
enemies, II left alive or unsubducd will
I bring great suffering or even death
upon nearest kindred,
The present war must be right for
II is ordained BY God"
The Kansas prophet then relates that
he had been issuing warnings to the
Governors OF all the States in the Union
for thirty years when the great war
broke upon Europe. He also warned
four Presidents.
Little attention was paid to my
teachings. he pursues. yet during all
that time believed that when thu an
pointed time came God would brin q
about The destruction Of the unworthy.
The time came in Europe last August.
In America it will begin very soon.
My teaching has been sent as I'm =
, East as ST Petersburg (now Petro-
grad. Moscow ana Rome; as far West
MS the Pacific. 1t was tremendous
task but its establishment is in the
near future.
Those men whom God ordained to
hve, the light men, will live. and those
Ordained To die, the dark men. must
Ole The destruction of men in the
EAST zone began last August, but in
the West zone, America, the great de-
struction is not yet begun. Such men
as are destroyed may die at home or
aoroad-means in their own homes or
IN foreign lands, America must furnish
Its quota of dead"
The epistle OF the Kansas prophet
was referred to Sicnographer w M
Martin, keeper OF the bug file"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
OLD FIREMEN'S RELIEF
ASSOCIATION DlSBANDED
judge Wells Appoints Special Commits
sioner 10 Distribute Assets to Menu
bcrs-Ncw Association Formed

Judge Ernest III. Wells entered final
order in the Hastings Court. Part H..
yesterday allowing tho disarmament
and distribution of the assets of the
Firemans Relief Association. a mutual
organization formed some years ago by
members, at that time. of the Richmond
Fire Department.
In later years the members left the
flfe department.. and Il ncw or;raniza-
ton was formed. which was confined
exclusively to tircmen. The old or
Ranization now has 12S members. and
IN" assets which amount to $l2T03 O3
VIII be distributed among them
Judge Wells appointed W. II; DuVal
clerk OF the court. as a special com
missioner. and directed that he check
on the funds Of the association now on
deposit in u local bank and make tn.
payments to the members. Several
members of the association fought tho
disbandmcnt Of the organization. but
Judge Wells ruled that the association
could be disbaudcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
May FLIRT ON STREETS
Evidence eff Policemen Not Sutlicin.t
to Convict. Rules Police Court.

Efforts on the part Of Major Wcr-
ncrs morality squad" 10 rid the
streets OF Richmond of women who
formerly lived in the segregated dis
trict and who have not secured ON
ployment. met another setback ycstcr-
day, when Justice Crutchheld held that
II was no violation OF the law for wo-
men TO "nirt' with men or boys on
the streets at 10 o'clock at night, and
refused To convict Margaret Lynn and
Gladys Reed on the evidence Of the
officers continuance of the cases
was granted at the request of the po-
lice. who say they will produce other
witnesses.
Til!ie Marshall aud Scott Fountain
colored. charged with being Migrants
pied that they were unable to work
and were placed under Sl0O security for
six months
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
DIES FROM INJURIES
:. a. Fortune, Prominent Suuthside
Mcnt Dealer, liz Runaway Victim.

Clarence \. Fortune. thirty-siX years
old. n well-known Southsidc meat deaf
cr. Of 1914 Hull Street. died on We'd
ncsday at midnight in the Memorial
Hospital rs the result Of injuries re-
ceivcd when he was thrown from n
buggy about two months ago. y colt
which was hitched to the vehicle start
cd off suddenly. causing him to fall to
the ground on his head. lie was taken
to the hospital on Saturday. and was
operated on Monday.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Fortune Is
survived by three small children, iour
brothers. Charley. Willie. Isadore and
John w. Fortune: and two sisters.
Mrs. g. Il. Blankenship and Mrs. j. NJ.
Winfrcv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02

guest OF relatives, having been the
guest OF Miss May Owens for the pas:
week.
Miss Katherine Gum is spending
some time with friends at Bay Head,
n. J.
Miss Virginia Christian has returned
10 inc city. after spending short time
at New Haven, Conn.
Miss Isabelle Williams. of West
Grace Street. has left for waynesboro,
where she Viii DC for the summer
months.
Mrs. W. p. de saussure, Jr. and her
children. of New York. will spend a
part Of the summer season with reIa-
tives in Houston.
Mrs. Robert Whitchurst will leave
town shortly for visit to Flat Rock,
y. c.
Airs. Everett Waddey and her daurh-
ter, Miss Carrie Lee Waddey, OF Monu-
ment Avenue. have left for an extended
trip through the West.
Mrs ". s. Copeland, of Newport
News. is visiting in Richmond as the
guest Of her cousin. Mrs. Fen,on Tay-
lor.
Miss Anne Boiling Ingram, after at
tehdinS the nnais at the Virginia Milf
tary Institute. has returned home. ac-
comlanied by her brother, Cadet Little
page Ingram.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
Outland- tluOY.
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatc

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
SNOW HILL, MD, July l.-Aiiss Ida
A. Maddox, Of Snow Hill. Md, became
the bride OF Grover c. Outland, of BoaZ.
Va, on Wednesday at Baltimore in the
presence of the immediate relatives and
few close friends.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev Leonard b, Smith, 4 former col
lege mate of the bride. The bride is
the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
I. Maddox. of Snow Hill. The groom
Is the son Of Sir. and Mrs. w e. Out
land, OF Isle OF Wight County, Va, and
is principal OF brakes Branch High
School, Drake's Branch. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
TO Estimate ON Improye,,,.,,,, ;,

CITY Engineer Boiling was directed
y! me Administrative Board yester-
day to furnish an estimate Of tba 90,
OF smooth paving Grove Avenue from,
the boulevard to the corporate limits
me boards action was taken In re-
spouse TO petition presented by a
delegation or Grove Avenue residents
asking that the street be improved
west of the Boulevard
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
Sent ON to Grand ~

the negro arrested by Detective Ser
geants Willy and Policeman Latham on
charge OF breaking into the residence
OF w. r. Henry, zoe East CLAY Street.
and stealing clothing valued at $2250
was sent on to the grand jury from
the Police Court yesterday.