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The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

All accounts in the office of Secre- tary of State Earle w. Hodges were found to be correct, according to the report of the accountants who audited the office under the direction of George Thornburgh of LittIe Rock. The re- port with statement telling of the work of the accountants, was made public by MT. Thornburgh. The report shows that fees amounting to S4S2 charged to the once has not been paid to the state treasurer, and that Mr. Hodges holds treasurer's receipts for S21.65 more than was credited to him on the treasurer'S books.
 MT Hodges explained the $4S2 fees not collected by saying they were on accounts where attorneys or other parties had telephoned the office for commissions, filing of records and other documents and then failed to remit If they are not paid in req sonable time he will personally pay them to the treasurer, he said. The report critieizes the system of book keeping in the office an in all other state offices audited.
 The audit was made by Pike, Crof- ton < Go. of Memphis, and the two accountants detailed to do the work, I. H. Beebe and c. A. Russell, were employed by the legislative commit tee which investigated other state offices.
 q think I am justified in saying that this report IS indeed creditable to MT Hodges" MT Thornburg's state ment said. Tt covers a period of four and one=half years and an amount of more than $200,000 collected, all of which is accounted for, and, according to Mr Hodges receipts, $21.65 over paid"
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Schenectady. N. Who're than g. 900 union workers, comprising about two-thirds Of the employees of the Gen eral Electric Company, struck for an eight-hour day. They have been work ing 10 hours.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

All but approximately $70000 of the s640,000 Confederat pension fund has been paid out The fund will not all be paid out for several weeks, State Treasurer k. G. Mcdaniel believes Each penslOner received 62 per cent of the face value of his warrant Last year 70 per cent was paid. There were approximately 10000 pensioners
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

l., c. Marshall of near Widener en- joys a peculiar distinction in his sec shipped a carload of corn out of St. Francis county, although thousands 0t carloads of corn have been shipped into the county.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
French<Tske slockho,se.

Paris-The French war office staec- ment recoInts the continuance of heavy bombardments, the capture bv the French of a German blockade and the bombardment of Luxemburg by French aeroplanes.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

c. c. Estes. farmer or near Lead Hill, has tomato vine that has reach ed height of II feet and 6 inches. It has borne more than two gallons of tomatoes and has many more on the vine. MT. Estes thinks it may attain height of 15 feet, if tn frost spares it a while longer
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The Desh County News. weekly newspaper published at McGehee. Oc- tober l7 will publish a 24-page boost CT edition. D The paper will contain the history of the county and the towns, especially Mcoehee.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

H. L. Rogers. a former Rogers bank CT and business man, ran down with an auto and killed sehoolboy in Kan sas City recently He was exonerated from blame at police headquarters by eyewitnesses of the accident.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
prenare For War Game

Norfolk, va.-Fourteen of the Unit ed States greatest fighting ships are at anchor in Hampton Roads. coaling and provisioning preparatory to parti- cipation in the most extensive war game ever attempted by the navy.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
May Lose Ill.Gotten Gains.

Milwaukee-After all his long years of swindling, John W. Barnhardt, alias George Adler, may be deprived of even the consolation of turning oyer to his wife the proceeds of his swind. ling operations.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Judge Jacob Trieber, at an informal hearing in chambers, practically sus- tained the contention of the Arkansas Railroad Commission that the Frisco railroad should include in the tarif lsed joint haul rates and switching charges. pending the hearing Of it's rate case in St Louis December 10.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
Call For Suffracfsts.

New Yorll.-The National American Woman Suffrage Association has is- sued call for the forty-seventh an nual convention in Washington, D. C., December 14-19.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
TI7- --11 : Not to Call Senate

Washington. = President Wilson practically has decided not to call q speci-l session of the Senate, although he desires to have the Senate's rules amended so as to give the majority power to limit debate, .....,.s.,tg
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
IL s. Kodak Man Held.

F Chicago.-Irving q. Reese, news paper photographer of Chicago who went to Europe to get war pictures, is a prisoner in London. charged wita being a German snv
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

An address by J. H. Miller, dean of the Department of University Exten- sion at the University of Arkansas, on Rural Problems and Their Solutons,' and a trip to Scott to inspect the con
 solidated school there featured the closing session ot the third annual county superintendentss- tss-institute.--e.4=
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

So great has been the activity and prosperity in the zinc mining districts Of Marion county since the war begun that Rush. village year ago. is noS- ? hustling little city of 1000 inhabi- tants and still is growing.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
McAdoo Is For Suffraoe.

Washington. Secretary McAdco left for New York to register for the election November announcing that he will vote for the woman suffrage amendment to the New York state constitution.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

large deposit of manganese has been found at Nelson mountain, three miles north of GlenW ood. The quality is said to be 62 per cent and it runs in large quantities. St Louis capitalists have visited the deposit
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

1i What is believed to be very large vein of bauxite has been discovered by s. M Speer, while digging a well on his place about one mile north of l9insman and six feet of the vein has been dug into.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The municipal waterworks plant at DeQueen was established February Is, 1910. at a cost Of s24.o00 A recent report shows the outstanding indebt. edness at present to be S16.000.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

A proclamation declaring October A Fathers Day in Arkansas was is sued by Governor Hays. on a petition signed by ministers and educators Messages were received from Arizona and Texas saying that the governors of those states proclaimed October 2i Fathers Day
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
Cartoonist Is killed

ago-Stewart w Carothers,, a cartoopist of the Chicago Herald, felI 10 his death from fifth story window of a downtown hotel
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Montgomery county again will vote on the question of removing the coun- " seat from Mt. Ida to Womble on November IS. County Judge J. B. Kel- lv at Mt. Ida having granted the peti- ton of the Womble constituents
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

In the case of the Frisco against the Arkansas Railroad Commission the court held that the order of the com mission requiring the road to build an i1terchange track with the Kansas City and Memphis at Fayetteville was not valid because the petition asking for the order did not contain the names of IS bona fide citizens.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

A discrepancy between an advertise ment describing what purported to be the boundaries of proposed drainage district in Crittenden County. and the boundaries as they existed after the district was established. caused the Supreme Court to hold that the error was fatal to the validity of the dis trict.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The largest pelican ever seen in this section was killed in southeast Para gould by Eddie Sims The bird meas ured 8 feet and inches from tip to tip of its wings, and feet and inches from tip of tail to beak.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Plans to organize 8 State Federation
 of Musical Clubs during the eonven- tion in Little Rock of the State Fede- ration of Women's Clubs this month, are being made by Mrs. H. H. Foster, Arkansas president for the National Federation of Musical Clubs. u Il
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

United States Senator Joe T. Rob inson of Lonoke said he does not be- lieve the president will call a special session of the Senate. "I see no oc- casion for a special session." he said
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

A religious argument between three ministers and their followers on tie depot platform al Mena grew so warm that the police interfered n order to avert an unpleasant termination.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Stockholders of the Boone County Fair Associationt have decided to place additional stock upon the market in order to raise sufficient money to clear up all indebtedness and continue the fair. lte g.if4a F .at4
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
 Fire Absint1e at Enemy

Paris-Stock of absinthe now are
 being converted into an ingredient for
 explosives at cooperative distillery at Pontoise.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Fort Smith has begun to talk about Q fitting celebration of the one hun dredth anniversary of the establish ment of the old fort in 1917
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Arkansas mills ar" finding a ready converted into potash A stave mill at Depanto expects to ship 20 cars of ashes this week
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Petition for a pardon for James Me. Namara, former alderman of Hartford, now confined in the United States pen itentiary at Fort Leavenworth. Kan soon will be made before President Wilson.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The receipt of three white prisoners at the penitentiary brought the num- Der received this week to mo..c than 20.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14
Sell at Hioht Prices.

a Dallas, Tex.-Vast holdings of cot ton in Texas are being dumped on all the spot markets.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

While opening m zinc prospect near Yeliville. a hole was blown into an immense underground cavity. thought to be a subterranean water. way.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

With the issuing of several thou. sand dollars in state warrents the out standing paper jumped to approxi- mately $1oo ,0O0,i the close of busi ness the outstanding warrants amount ed to s93, ,77661. eai5B
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

U The crop of, sweet acorns in tho Ozark section is said to be the largest
 in years. Many bog raisers will fatten
 their hogs on acorng and save theis soorn for other purposes.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

TWO negroes. wno attempted to ford Old river. near Forest City. in a bug gy drawn by a mule. encountered wa ter 10 feet deep and were drowned be- fore hep could reach them.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The feasibility of a municipal cleo tric light plant is being considered by the City Council of Mansfield.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The total enrolment at the Jones' horo schools has reached 1,700, tho largest number ever enrolled.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The City Council of Wombie grant. ed franchise to the Black Springs Lumber Company to supply Womple with electric lights.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Fifteen hundred and twenty-eight negro girls, members of Home-Makers' Clubs, in 16 counties of the state, can red S,S43 quarts of vegetables. 9,6S: quarts of fruits, raised 703 gardens and took 240 lessons in sewing and cooking between July Is and Septem- Der 15 last, according to a summary of weekly reports compiled by Leo NJ Favrot, agent for negro rural schools of the State Department of Public In struction.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Alfred Page, clerk in the State De partment of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture, has resigned to become stewardsof- the Oklahoma State Home at Pryor, Okla. He was su ceeded by James McPhetridge ftF#
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Nonsubscribers who talk over a neighbours telephone at Cetter must pay cents per conversation.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

W. B. Owen, chairman of the State Highways Commission, returned from Morrilton, where he spoke at the Con. way county fair. saz Ess7. V zk7
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The Board of Public Affairs wrote letters to the mayors of 20 cities, each having a population of about the same as Little Rock, asking copies of orai- nances providing for public weighers of coal.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The Arkansas Railroad Commission dismissed the petition of the Midland Valley railroad for permission to charge three-cent passenger rate. on the ground that the commission has no jurisdiction. The commission claimed that although the part of the road in Arkansas is no longer than other roads in the state permitted to charge three cents its total mileage exceeds the length for which threa cents may be charged.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The directors of the Wilmot special school district have approved of a bond issue. The bonds had already been sod to Gunter. X Sawyer of Lit tie Rock. a,I,..Nf94
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

An application from the Big Rock Stone eand Construction Company, re questing an amendment to order No B-97, prescribing fixed minimum weight, was granted. The weight was fixed at 60,O0O pounds.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Will I Medication, contractor, who was killed by fall from scaf. fold. al. Portland. Oregn. recently, was reared in Nashville.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

|0 The Marshall bank has received a charter as a national bank. It will be
 known as the First National bank of
 Marshall
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Gov. Hays pardoned 2S of the 32 prisoners in s the state penitentiary recommended for pardons by the conl- mittee appointed to investigate con- oitions in the state penal institutions.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

[ E After heafing' several farmers boast that they had better corn at ghome
 than was displayec among samples
 grown by boys corn clubs, the demon
 stration agent of Randolph county has oered s2b to any adult farmer of that county who will bring his 40 ears of
 corn 10 inches long and three inches in diameter. 4'
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

4 A petition to incorporate the Pine Bluff Cotton Exchange was granted by Circuit Judge A. D Grace
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

A large barn, worth $500, contain ing 25 tons of pea hay.--estimated worth S4O0 burned at the Arkansas Reform School, four. miles vest of Lit tle Rock. er9sksz7
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

i Frank Dnrtvage of Sulphur Rock is seeking wife through a display ad
 yertisement in the. Batesville Record
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

The White county quorum court is expected to appropriate sufficient money at it's next session to erect a near Pangburn. The last quorum court appropriated s5.00O for this purpose. but the scrip sells so far below par that the appropriation was insuffi- cient.
 A. Simmons, young farmer living rear Dug Hill, 10 miles north of He- Der Springs. shot and instantly killed Sterling Logan. justice of the peace.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-14

Outstanding state warrants at the close of business stood at SS2.6SO.50, more than s164,000 less than on Octo bel. 5. 1914. October 5, 1914, they amounted to S257,649S5 October 15 1913,. the. dat> of. the firstretord kept of outstandhs state warrants, thera was oitstandifig s253, ,O7991.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14

church, was absent from his resi-
dence on a sick call, the bandit broke
into his home and escaped with ar
ticles valued at about $500. The
stolen articles consisted chiefly or
sacred vessels used by the father in
his priestly offices. The bandit broke
off the chalice cups, which were al
most pure gold, leaving the stands.
which appeared TO be gold, but which
were only plated. The bandit must
have been an expert. He carried
away the gold oil stock, leaving be-
hind those of silver and plated ware.
Some old watches and jewelry evil
IDENTIFY had been inspected by the
robber, but must have been consid-
ereu too valueless to suit his fastid-
ious tatse, for they were left. The
bandit discarded his old shoes and
socks and departed with his feet clad
in the very best that the priests
wardrobe offered. Drawers had been
thoroughly gone through, valises
opened and every receptacle that
might contain articles of value had
been rified.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14

ulation applicable to cities under
commission having a board of three
commissioners and nine classified
lions for cities under commission
having five commissioners, is not y
violation of the clause of the consti-
tuition which provides: That no
such corporation shall have any
powers or be subject to any restric-
tions other than those of all corpora
lions of the same class" If not, is
it not a violation of classification
limitation?
A third suggestion is that a pro-
vision of the commission law violates
the constitution in that it makes
three classes within a class and es-
tablishes powers and restrictions
which are not applicable to all cor
porations of the same class.
Lastly, a number of provisions of
the commission act of 1913 are sug-
gested as possibly opposed to the
constitution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily:
Leader Files

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. DAILY took the
IL a. m. train for Cresco, la, on a
short visit to friends.
VIM. Rae, who has been suffering
for a whole week from poisoning of
the body. is improving somewhat at
this time, although he is sure
when the disease will break out in
some other part of the body. The
poisoning arose from wearing a new
suit of light gray wooden under
clothes. When he first put the gar
ments on he went skating and per-
spring freely the arsenic in the coll
.oring was absorved through the
pores of the skin causing intense
burning, swelling and fostering of
the arms and body accompanied by
"A loathing Of the stomach which
causes retching almost to the point
of strangulation.
After all strange things happen i'm
the world, as for instance: Twenty
eight years ago, when John M. Nun
son of this city was a resident OF
York state, he loaned a young asso-
ciate a sum of money to enable him
to visit his home in Chicago with
the understanding that the money
would be returned in Just two
weeks" Weeks, months and years
passed. and not a word was heard
from the young man by his friend,
Munson, until last Saturdays mail
brought a letter from a town i'm Mas
saehusetts calling attention to the
circumstance, and saying that by
prnnap IaAfsHuntFAA fhn nrtngfnn1
and interest would be paid. The mat
ter had entirely passed out Of Mr..
Munson's recollection, and it requir-
ed several hours hard thinking of
his boyhood days to call to mind the
particular circumstance. However.
the mystery was finally solved and
today Mr.. Munson replied to the let
ter detailing certain incidents con
nected with the transaction that will
prove his identity. The sum-, with
interest, amounts TO several hundred
dollars, and Mr.. Munson is to be
congratulated upon his good fortune.
Relating the particulars of the affair
to a Daily Leader reporter, Mr.. Mum
son said a circumstance with similar
outcome happened TO his father. Mr..
Munson. sr., was a ship captain and a
brotherly attachment existed be-
tween himself and his first mate. As
the years went by Mr.. Munson. sr.,
secured for his mate a position as
captain of a vessel and in this ca
pacity, with land investments, the
mate became wealthy. More years
passed and the mate was called to
his long home, but among his papers
was found a bequest of $4,000 TO
his former ship captain and friend,
Mr.. M%unson, sr.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
Commission CITIES
JUDGE GATES RAISES QUESTION
As TO THEIR CONSTITU-
TIONAL STATUS.

Pierre, Jan. 14.-That all South
Dakota towns now under the COM
mission form of government are OPP
Grating contrary to the constitution
and that all acts of such cities may
be illegal is the startling possibility
raised by Supreme Judge j. Howard
Gates in a paper read before the
State Bar association.
While Judge Gates does not state
this as an opinion, he plainly raises
the point and frankly says his pur-
pose is Ito call these matters to the
attention of the legislature while il
is in session so that remedial steps
might be taken III found necessary
The general situation suggested by
Judge Gates paper is that the con
stitution of the state limits the num-
Der of classes of municipal corpora
tons to four. There were before the
commission act was passed, four
classes of municipal corporations.
Quoting Judge Gates:
Immediately after statehood the
legislature, by section /, article 2.
chapter 81, laws of 1890, provided
that all cities then or thereafter or
ganized under such act, were divid-
ed into three classes, according to
population, viz: Those of 10000 or
over were in the first class; those
from 1000 to 10000 were in the
second class. and those under 1000
were in the third class.
las has been shown there was also
at that time a general law for the in
corporation OF towns. SO that when
this act of 1890 was passed, would
it not seem that there were then
four classes of municipal corpora
lions provided for by general law
aside from cities heretofore existing
under special charter?"
The first question raised by Judge
Gates is whether at the time the city
commission act was passed there
were already four classes of munich
pay corporations provided for by
general law within the meaning of
the constitution.
Next, whether the nine classified
.tions OF salaries dependent upon pop
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
DROPS DEAD
Massey of White Expires While
Talking to Sunday School Pupils.

White, Jan. 14.-"How good God
must be to the people," were the
words which had just fallen from the
lips Of Frank Vasey. a prominent res
ident of White, as he fell dead be-
fore the Mortified eyes of the mem
bers of his Sunday school class 1t was
at first believed he had tainted, but
it soon was discovered that he was
dead. A sudden attack Of heart
failure was the cause. He was near
ly 81 years of age. Thirteen years
ago he took up his residence in
White. At the age of IA he was 4
page in the lower house of congress
at Washington, receiving this APP
pointment during President Grants
administration. He is survived by
a widow, one daughter and three
sons. The daughter is Mrs. Nellie
Halsted of Fergus Falls, Mimi.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14

dents. The saloon commenced bust
ness about six months ago and now
is paying the town a profit of about
$1,000 per month above all operating
expenses. The saloon Is managed by
a committee OF business men. The
committee keeps books setting forth
the details in connection with the OPP
GRAFTON of the municipal saloon. and
these books are open at all times 10
the inspection of any citizen who
wishes TO examine them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14

Alert, keen. clear headed, healthy men
and women are in deman Modern bust
ness cannot use in office, factory or on
the road. persons who are dull, lifeless,
inert, half sick or tired. Keep in trim.
Be in a condition that wards of disease.
Foley Cathartic Tablets clean the sys-
tenn, keep the stomach sweet, liver act
i've and the bowels regular. For sale by
all dealers.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14

irrltated nerve and allays the infanana
non. Get a bottle of Sloan's Imminent
ior 70 cents of any druggist and ha~e
!, IA the house against colds. sore and
like ailment. Your money bacE 80 ana
relief.-Adv. ' instant
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
PRIEST ROBBED
Expert Jewelry Thief Gets Away with
Holy Utensils.

Edgemont, Jan. 14.-The author
tiles of the southwestern part Of the
state are conducting a search for an
unknown bandit, who committed an
unusually bold robbery. While Fa-
Their M. j. Straetton, in charge Of the
Edgemont parish OF the Catholic