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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re-
ported adversely upon the Yerger bill
fer constitutional convention. but
the author Will make fight for ii on
the floor The bill provides for call
ing state constitutional convention
to be held in Little Rock September
:. 1915 While the house committees
report was that the bill do not pas.
this IS not 10 be understood rs mean.
ing that All members OF the commit
tee ara opposed to the bill. At the
meeting when the bin was up fer cor
sideration there were II members Of
the committee present or these. five
We're for the bin and six were opposed
10 It, showing that the committees L,
self Was very evenly divided In sen
timent Nr Nerger believes hearth
in the bill. and when il comes mp fer
final consideration lie VIII make ono
Of The hardest fights of the session
for its passage.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Would Create New State.

Guced in the State Senate asking Con-
Erees To create out OF the eastern
Washington counties and the panhan-
die district OF Idaho the new state OF
Lincoln, was reported favorably by
unanimous vote by the Committee on
Memorials
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
slaLn Testing PatroIman.

Portland, ore After Sergt r II
Stahl recovered a stolen automobile
for which the entire police force had
slowly by Patroman Klingensmith 10
see II the latter would recognize It.
The sergeant did not stop promptly
when klingensmith called to him and
was shot through the head
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Vice President 70 Sneak.

Washington. Vice President Mar.
shall viii address the Mississippi So
ciety OF Washington, representative
Ben Humphreys. president OF the So
ciety. also will address resident Miss
issipians on this occasion.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Canal Nav Not Be Ready.

Washington Col Goethals. COVER
President Wilson that hard work on
the sides al Cold Hill and Cucaracha
gave no promise OF guarantee that
hattleships could pass through the
waterway for the opening ceremonies
in March The presidential party
may be taken around the slides by
train
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Representative CaZort introduced
bill providing for the extension OF Che
Northwest Arkansas Tick Eradication
District to include about twenty more
counties. Il has the endorsement Of
the government authorities in the
fight on the cattle tick and OF many
stock growers. who urge that its pas
sage Will Immediately enhance the
value of Arkansas cattle by giving
open markets where such are now
closed. How ever, many counties are
IN doubt as to whether they want il
and house members have numerous
petitions for and againt Some coun-
ties have been exempted in the com
mittee consideration of the bill. il is
understood, which viii precipitate
night to secure their being put back In.
II not by the house as whole. then
when the bill goes to the Senate Few
bills affecting the agricultural and live
stock interests OF the state have ever
aroused keener attention than this
measure.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Oldfeld Gets Place.

Washington. II. Congressman
William A. Oldheld OF the Second Ar
kansas district has been elected to
succeed Congressman J, G Floyd who
retires on March ( as the member OF
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee from Arkansas
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Fort Worth. Tex--F'ort Worth's
long list OF recent murders was in.
creased when Hubbard Clark was ar
rested charged with killing his Wife
The woman was found dead in the
bath tub of their home
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Schmidt Denied New Trial

New York City Hans Schmidt,
Who murdered Anna Aumneller and
cut up her body, vas denied new
trial by Supreme Court Justice Davis
In his application for rrhearing, the
convicted man asserted that new eyi.
dence would free him
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Talks Across Continent.

New York Alexander Graham Bell.
inventor OF the telephone, sat in tho
Office OF Theodore y Vail. president
OF the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company. and talked across tho
continent to san Francisco II was
the first time the human voice had
been carried by wire from ocean To
ocean.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
20 Coke Plants 70 Re.onen-

Conuellsville, Pa Orders were is
sued by the II G Frick Coke Co. to
fire at once / 900 coke ovens that have
been idle year or more About / 1000
men will be given employment five
days a week in 20 plants
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
City Official Convicted.

St Joseph, Mo-lIomer Osborn. for
mer deputy city treasurer OF st 10
seph. was convicted Of embezzlement
and sentenced TO two years In the
penitentiary Osborn was paroled i'm
mediately after the verdict
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Routs Robber with Nail File

Denver. Colo.-Although armed only
with a nail file, Mrs Rose A. Mann
fought so desperately when a robber
entered her home that she routed the
intruder and saved $4,000 in jewelry
and silver.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Bride Of Week Slain.

West Plains, Mo Mrs w ]. Hicks.
bride Of one week, was killed by
Charles Perkins at Willow Springs. %
miles north of here. Perkins then shot
himself II is believed Perkins was a
former sweetheart OF Mrs Hicks.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Cincinnati, O-Lnmber dealers OF
the United States must be prepared
for a great period of prosperity on
account OF the European war, declared
J. II Himmelberger OF Cape Giysr
deau Mo.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
Making Gun Cotton.

Warren. PA Warren chemical
manufacturing concern started work
on big order of gun cotton for Eng.
land Two shifts OF men are working
night and day,
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments made a favorable report
on House Joint Resolution No. by
Carruth, for constitutional amend
ment to provide for a state income
tax and for a graduated tax on unim-
proved lands. As only one more con,
stitutional amendment can be propos-
cd by this legislature. and since the
senate has already proposed one to
which the house has agreed, It is prob
able that the house will insist on pro
posing the final amendment
The Carruth proposed amendment
Is as follows:
Section ) All property subject to
taxation shall be taxed according to
its value, that value to be asCertained
in such manner as the General As
sembly shall direct. making the same
equal and uniform throughout the
state. No one species of property
from which tax may be collected
shall be taxed higher than another
species of property of equal value.
providing the General Assembly shall
have power from time to time 10 tax
hawkers. pedders. ferries. exhibitions
and privileges in such manner as may
be deemed proper.
Providing further. that the legisla-
ture may enact laws for graduated
TAX on incomes. and also for a grad
ated land tax upon nnimproved Land
n excess Of 800 acres owned by enc
Individual, corporation or partnership,
or by one or more individuals. Corpo
rations or partnerships Jointly or in
common.
Provided further, that the following
property shall be exempt from taxa
ton; Public property used exclusively
for public purposes; churches used as
such, cemeteries used exclusively as
such; school buildings and apparatus.
libraries and grounds used exclusively
for school purposes and buildings and
grounds and materials used exclusive
~ for public charities
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04
100000,

The House Committee on Ranks
and Banking has reported unfavorably
on the bill by Mr. Williams. relative
TO the creation OF state banking
board and the guaranty of deposits It
is a copy of a bill pending in tho
Senate
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

The House Judiciary Committee re.
ported adversely on the bishop bin
providing for a state Textbook Board,
uniformity of textbooks and the es-
adjustment Of state printing plant
for the publication OF free textbooks.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Or F. Il. Young. superintendent or
the State Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases recommended approximately
100000 for the next biennial period,
including improvements and new
buildings This amount the Budget
Committee of the legislature cut to
s690,31. The largest cut made by the
committee was on the general expense
fund. Or. Young recommended S576..
coo. This committee cut it to
100000
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Senator Toler has introduced a bill
providing that the money for the aid
OF high schools he taken from the gen
er1l revenue, instead of the common
scaCel fund It provides that $6Q.e4)
shan be appropriated for the aiding
of high schools and $4,000 for normal
training in the normal departments or
such schools The present law pro
vides 100000 for high schools and
$4,000 for the normal training work
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

MIR Williams of Benton viii make
fight on the floor OF the house for the
bank guaranty.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

Speaker Sawyer announced the ap-
pointment of Messrs. Dowdy Brawner
and Rogers OF Desha as the house
members of the joint committee pro.
posed under a Senate resolution for
an investigation Of the state revenue
situation and recommendations for
meeting the present deficit and main
taining the revenues for the next two
years.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

MIS- q : ETNnEt0n. presldont o.
the Arkansas Womans Suffrage y
sociation. said There are $4,000 rea.
sons why Arkansas women should
have the ballot These are the a.
0oo working women in the state Ar
kansas is beNt in line for women SUI
fraGe situated as II is, one Of the
fartEest west of the Southern states
the influence Of the suffrage states or
the Vest is felt to great extent Lit
tie Rock as a city Is strong for sur
trage
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-02-04

That the leayen OF good roads IS
working is manifest from the large
number Of bills appearing in both
houses for the better working Of the
public highways in various counties
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

At the 81. today his majesty
honored me by lously singing me
out t. spea' T. ,ee ~ ecrsoni Hh'
majesty - ,,a-i ne on he carnk and
said. Are ,.A here. too. voU. - ..4am-
skullf" lon csn magiue. AGelheid,
how euriogs al lie others wersl -Sim-
ekscissinlus AIunich).
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
Bruee's Mother.

The Inspector was examining
standard l, and all the class had
been specially told beforehand by
their master, Don't answer unless
you are almost certain your answer
Is correct"
History was the subject.
"Now, tell me-" said the inspect
or, "who was the mother OF our
great Scottish hero, Robert Bruce ?"
He pointed to the top boy, then
around the class. There was no
answer. Then at last the heart Of
the teacher of that class leaped with
10y. The boy who was standing at
the very foot had held up his hand.
"Well," my boy" said the in
spector encouragingly, "who was
she ?"
"Please, sir, Mrs. Bruce"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
THE COLORADO DESERT.
How Sound Carries and the Way MI.
RACES Come and Go.

Talk about wireless telephones
The Colorado desert goes science
one better in that line. According
to travellers in that neck OF sand
and sagebrush, you can dispense
with any kind of telephone, with OF
without wires, at least up to a Ger
tain distance.
Two men a mile apart can carry
on a conversation in an ordinary
tone of voice, particularly if there
happens to be a small hill behind
each, writes Harvey Hall Kessler in
the Travel Magazine. The prevail
ing silence is so intense that it
might be called deafening.
Perhaps, after all, the weirdest
among many strange features of the
desert is the mirage. We have
camped perhaps and gone to bed
early in the evening with the ther-
mometer registering not far below
IL hundred mark. We awake,
shs ering with cold beneath our
blankets, and look toward the east.
There Is the slightest suggestion
of light in the sky there, which as
We watch grows slowly in strength.
A grayish haze marks the horizons
edge. which stands out more sharply
at one point, from which broad,
pale rays creep UP and out high
above in the sky. These again
slowly fade as point of brilliant
light appears at their base: This
point grows to a half circle, then
breaks and rams along the sky line
in surginr, golden lake
5 Upon tie shores of this lake
eities spring up. towers, spires and
splid blocks. These fade into fields
and forests and fo~ming scenes
fields of goldoa gram, cattle stand
ing in green alfalfa, 81 tcts of wa
ter. The mauaia;ns near the edge
of the lalc sc.arate from their
bases and Ao.t onward, topple over
and stand on their heads, their un-
wisl.ly fecf.zi4a X
Soon or lake tcsinS to contract
and collect iuto big round ball of
dazzling brillance hung just above
the horizon Farms and forest dis
appear. i'ht mountains, as though
abashed at ie.ag caught in such an
unseemly at;itade by the broad
light of day, quickly resume their
normal - or, while al the stark
landscape -,.rcls INTO unstirring en-
durancc Of the garish light and
blazing Lea. - lie desert sun. The
mirage is ro.e like bubble. Only
the graz desert remains.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
WkTERMARKs.
They Are Stamped In the Paper b.
Patterns OF Wire.


The discovery of the waterman
was the result of an accident, prob
ably a thousand years ago. Parch
ment was then made of yegctqbl,
pulp, which was poured in a Equi.
state into a siege. The water drip
ped out from 4elow, AID the thir
layer of paIp that remained wa
pressed ard dried. When dry +
was found to bear upon il th
marks of the fiber thai composed
the bottom Of the sieve.
These fibers seem to have bee
twisted reeds, and the mark The.
left on the .psrchneRt stook I'll,
form of wide lines runnin2 aero
and across d.aoonany II .aa>
days the waterinark was cgarde,
as blemish since the h6cr va,
thick and coarse and the deep in
preston made on the paper proved
a drawback in writing.
The quill of the scribe found
many a yawning. zap to cross OF
the surface Of the manuscript
"switchback scripture" it has been
termed. But when wire was sub
stituted for fiber in the sieve, SAYS
a writer in the Denver Republican.
the lines of the watetwark grew
thinner and less conspicuous.
The possibilities of the useful.
ness of the waterman became ap-
parent by degrees. 1t was first
found to be Of service in preventing
the forgery of books and manu-.
scripts. Many a bogus copy of a
rare work has been detected be-
cause the counterfeiter failed to
take into account the watermarks
Of the original.
The watermark Of many a pre-
cious manuscript in the worlds mu-
seums is alike its glory and its
safeguard. And in the sphere of
bank notes and paper money every
where the watermark is most use
ful. in \. protecting the notes from
imitation.
The term "wptermark" is In re-
atty a misnomer since the mark
is actually produced by wire. Wire
is fashioned into the desired pat
tern, figure or lettering. This is
inserted beneath the sheet in the
last stages of its manufacture and
while the paper is still capable Of
receiving the impression, and the
wire device stamps itself into the
sheet.
Ordinary note paper held up to
the light reveals hundreds of par
allel lines running up and down,
betraying the fact that the paper
was made on a'.wirs foundation.
To this the paper owes its smooth
ness and its even texture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
The Wei sh Note.

Here is what the Rev. John
Evans tells us in reference to the
way in which English was taught
in Wales in the eighteenth century
"This school had several features
unknown in the Welsh school OF to
day. The Welsh note was one in
dispensable feature. This secured
English conversation. 1t was 6
smooth piece ci wood. lie a Gal
inch rule, with tie letters IT :
carved on it. NAen aar oas vas
caught speaking Velsa the We.s-
note was Immediately h,-6ed TO
him, but the hand .tch "a # a.
the end Of the le sob vas the :
made to tingle in COZ nee, 20
it was a common occurrence fer the
child who had it to move about
from pew to pew, craftily tempting
others to speak Welsh. This sign
of guilt therefore often changed
hands until at last it rested IN ~
which had to bear the burden OF Z
the transgressions of that lay"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
Nailed TO q coose's Egg.

A Observation-Disclosures recently
ent as present to the emperor CT
Austria horseshoe, pair of pinch
srs, a file and a knife all In
yeniously nailed to a goose's egg
rithout the egg being broken. The
nrreror sent in return his photo
raph. q gold medal and 80 danata.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
THE WAYS OF JAPAN.
vsu Are Never Sure ct Privacy, Eve,
While Taking a Bath.

As one steps before the vic
open doors of the reception roon
or into the court or the kitchen, as
the case may be, the host ap
breaches and greets with a low bow
followed by the hostess and usually
one or more of the maids, who
kneeling, bend to the floor. The
salutations are returned, word i,
exchanged perhaps about the room
or the meal that rs to be prepared
and the guest seats himself on the
low porch or platform that sur
rounds the entrances and removes
his shoes or sandals, leaving them
on the ground. If one wears the
japanese cloth shoe and straw san
dal, as | did some of the time, the
feet are always washed in a wooden
basin of water brought by a maid,
who comes Gathering around the
outside Of the house on wooden
clogs TO bring it and sets it down
before one on the ground. A little
towel is brought, too, unless one, as
usual, has this most useful Of arti
cles about his person.
Then the guest steps in, in stock
ing feet or barefoot, and, preceded
by servant, passes through IT,
open rooms, often between a doub
line of ali the people of the house
who are bowling to the floor. II
enters the room allotted to him anc
there seats himself cross legged o.
a cushion on the matted floor be
fore a tiny charcoal .frein a brazie'
nd sts-atsaeast pretends to res
kahs 10 .stHsigner-uitil disregar,
eR osssnseay ests The better af hin
undshet sds1 16sin sasisr position
2seasnl6 odpe1 . d1pnsSaor smii
S6natA td9nfe 1lhSnu, VII,
tAssls es&A ~ dkspsn III.
psYss '6o1S s1h1sal Il - ih.
closas - S&a6tsto 1Si tGfh.s
centSx of the 01ao ~ .8usSiIn !,
peuss outs 49, t1swa4e tSsts !
gust or. SacA Sl inSsf1 III.
done, She bends shsr forehead = t~
floor and patters out, opening al.
closing the door, as before. II Il
guest is an honored one some da
ty, such as bean jelly or cakes
6aw dough rolled in pink
green powder, is brought with t
tea Then the guest steps out
the porch to wash, and as he drie
his face be looks at the little cul
tured garden or off to the distant
valley or forest or mountain or sea.
Returning to his room, he il
most of the time alone until the
coming of the meal or, if it chances
to be afternoon or evening, until
the anpouncsxnent comes that "thc'
bath isfeady." One is never entire
ly alone. Access to the room is 8
ways free on several sides, and hos.
visitor or servant may come In
any time. One becohes used
this and learns to like il in mo
ways. There is nothing hidden.
makes life simple and informal an
more natural. We found it a dis
advantage sometimes when we hao
too many visitors, whose curiosity
got the better of them, out we al
ways took it in good part, finding il
amusing rather than annoying
Robert Van Week Anderson IL
Popular Sete0cs 4anthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29
1ns UnWittin1 Jest:

Here are some gen chs~ere to
questions put IL recent history
examination lar-e private
school:
Simon de MonrfoFt ior-": what
was known az the n i. parliament.
1t was something she same as it is
at the present day"
Cromwell raised a famous body
OF soldiers known to history as the
Ironciads.'
"Nertmain tried to stop dead
men from leaving their land te
churches London Taller.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

a man once colliaed with IN %.
poEtunity
why don't you look where vou
are going?" growled the man.
Don't you recognize me?" asked
the opportunity pleasantly.
NO, and ! DON'T care to. You
have trodden on my corns," replied
the man rs he limped awav.
Moral.-Don't believe the people
who say they have never had $
:hancs York Times.
The Slack shesS.
"What," asked the man who hsn
returned to lis native town after
an absence of many years, "became
Of Ed FergusenY
ed? Oh, he's doin' fine. Coz
lie best livery stable anywhere
4ro "a here and runs the depot
uaai."
cts see. He had a younger
.her. hadn't he?"
" ; es- Len He neveT amounte :
20 much Frate poetry and painte
pictures. scss tie faIril, hnc
u drsov ne1 hira. At least he went
ssay several years age, Gn9 l dunno
that ever bcramo g &m"-Chics.
- enA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

Auntie upon her return, to some whoi
peSSim!stic nephewl-Dld Tnm.n ny ..lai
with you while | was out q; III Ee
iidn't make you cry?
DIT
Tommy-Oh. Philis !: ilade you lauAb
aearly al the time mother WAS out!
Nephew Wei. laughed till I csted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

Uncle Ephraim Raylfense-Why
that's a perfect picture of my old
hoss! What'll you sell it fur, mis-
ter?
Artist (who has been sketching
in the neighborhood) Well, when
that painting is finished it will be
worth 500 anyhow.
Uncle Ephriam-Ain't there 60
in to be nothin' else in it?
Artist = No, nothing but the
horse.
Uncle Ephriam-Well, you can't
sell it anywhere's around here fur
no 800. Everybody knows I've Of
fered the hoss himself time an
ag'in fur SIS an take it out in
h huck-Chicao 90 Tribune
rke Progressive Rooster and the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

Nothing expresses better the i'm
portance OF person-in his own or
IN the worlds eyes-than to state it
in terms of his relations with the
physical world.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, it will be
recalled, remarked that the axis of
the earth sticks out in every mans
back yard. A bonmot Of not dis
similar kind is recorded of Wash
ington Irving.
The conversation was turned on
the psmposity of certain Ameri-
can diplomatist.
"Ah, he is great man." said
Irving, Gard in his own estimation
very grc.t mana man Of great
weight. ! Il he goes to the west
tho east &, .ip,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-01-29

In q villsse hs&Aslaaf man
vent running N1r sn "a. AZ :
O'Clock 1T uigh&r1lA erie, 1T ths
there was gh0f ~ HI b4c.; sasf
There were foanoe nen in /.
Inn, and not oRsssosAsm dared t,
90 home with tha7nQ zpd mvesti
6at6 There wUa AtlnapsA who
1As( (fnADwS~Ss, - ~ 4aa tlp
lsn0 GAauaAta2 ks16 % four
teen. 0ems sf ths pee.& u0Ned
her al a distance. and she eoa$ into
the yard and up to the ghost Zap
ping its arms about, and discovered
Z mans white shirt Tapping on the
clethesline in strong breeze.
That's about the way all ghosts turn
ut.--Exchange.