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The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
MISS STEVENS, OEAcoNEss.

Central Methodist church has had the benefit for the past six months ot the services of a deaconess in the per son of Miss Ida M. Stevens. Miss Stevens work has been of noble and sef-sacrificing character, and through it she has endeared herself to many in all walks of life. Her mis- sion has been especially to the sor' rowing and suffering 10 whom she has been a ray of sunshine and comfort And to the poor and humble she has gone with a blessing ill her presence. Her plain black gown and black bon net with white strings, identifies her as a messenger of kindness and love The Missionary Society has had in their minds and on their hearts for several years a deaconess for Central church, and in establishing Miss Stevens as pastors assistant feel that they have made a forward step in the progress of missions. Not only dc those who have needed her care ap preciate her, but the workers have ar invaluable aid in her experience and training in all social service and church affairs.
 Following is her report of few months work in Hot Springs:
 Report of work in Hot Springs, May n. 1914. to February T. 1915:
 Number of regular visits, 1,0S1, number of visits to sick, IFS; number of visits to bereaved, 15; number oi visits to institutions, 3 total number of visits, 1,277 Number of visitore received. &; number of meetings at tended, 174; number of meetings led or addressed, 36; number of letters and postals written, 37; number Of times teaching in Sunday school %: number of papers and magazines dis tributed, 8; number of garments given away, 70; value of garments, $2G.52: value of food and other sup plies given, $8.27; total value distrib. uted, $34.79. Opportunities for prayer while visiting in homes, 6S; oppor- tunities for Bible reading, 43.
 IDA NJ. STEVENS,
 Dedconess.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
4e,00o CARLOADS OF GRAIN
 AWAIT SHIPMENT TO GERMANY

Bucharest, Rumania. March G. Nearly 46,000 car oads of grain, most ly wheat and rye, are stored at the Rumanian railroad stations awaiting transfer to Germany and Austria. Hungary. About half of the quantity is consigned to German millers.
 A lack of rolling stock has operat ed against prompt transfers, but Ger many has now met this problem with an agreement to send into Rumania daily 300 box cars which are to be used in transporting the grain. The first of these have arrived Wit1 AustriaHungary no agreement has been reached as yet. but its share oI the grain is being shipped out as rap idly as the number of ears available permits.
 1t is said here that in lieu of cer tain concessions, Germany will in the future observe a more liberal com merciaI policy with Rumania What these concessions are, however, could not be ascertained.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07

Springs: Miss Emma Archer of Lit tie Rock, assistant state agent of the Girls Canning Clubs: Mrs. Sarah Trussell Garland county demonstra- tor of Girls Canning Clubs; and MT Walter Wheatley, a progressive school director of the Gardner school, were among those taking part on the pro gram with splendid practical ad- dresses and instructive suggestions
 The meeting was planned and con ducted by County Superintendent p. A. Crockett.
 That it proved a splendid success all were assured by State Supervisor Bond. who stated emphatcally that if was the very best meeting of th9 kind ne had ever attended Profes' sor Bond helps conduct work of the kind all over the state.
 He is the president this year of the Arkansas State Teachers Associa. tion and considered a power in Arkan' sas public school work.
 The averages made on the contest work in arithmetic and spelling were: Lawrence. 91 Shady Grove, 90 Card ner, &C.,
 The social features of the day were most enjoyable. Besides the bountiful picnic spread there were athletic games with contests in run, ming, jumping and baseball, for both boys and girls.
 MT. Bonds talk brought out the financial value of an education and MT Walter Wheatley's talk brought out the agricultural and political ad- vantages to be enjoyed in Arkansas.
 The teachers at the meeting were Mir and Mrs. w. A. Trussell of Gard ner school; Messrs Chas. Allison and Hodges of Lawrence, and Mir. Mike Pittman of Shady Grove.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
RATES REDUCED
 AS PUNISHMENT
RAILROADS SUFFER FROM AC- TON OF RETALIATION BY
 STATE COMM sSloNS.
Receiver of the Frisco Tells of His Road DefauIting on $t43,7o0,o0 Worth of Bonds.

Chicago, March G.--James W. Lusk, one of the receivers of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, testified ! today in the Interstate Commerce Commissions hearing of the applica- | tion of 4l western railroads for in- ] creased freight rates that one reason why railroads were not earning suf- ficiently was because various state commissions had reduced their rates as punishment"
 ''TAe railroads of the United States are under the weather" said MT. Lusk. "You may attribute it to the European war. the Mexican war, to politics or what you will. They say certain roads have been footed and the state commissions have reduced rates as punishment But whom does this hurt? You never heard of any looters being hurt, you never see any looters going to jail The innocent ones are hurt. the employees are laid off and the stockholders fail to get dividends.
 Government control of railroads has come 10 stay and the only way they can prosper or even live is for the railroad officials and government officials to deal frankly with one an- other. You should not attempt to strangle the roads"
 Isn't it a fact that the continued talk by railroad officials about de- presaion in business has tended to de prcciate railroad credit rather than lack of reyenue?" asked Luther Walker. representing t1e meat pack CTS who are opposing the proposed rates
 "That is not true" replied MT. Insk. My belief is that the railroads have not painted the situation bad enough. They have been afraid to hurt their credit. That's why l say let's get together and give the roads a fair deal"
 Mr. Lusl said his own road had de- faulted on 143,7O0,000 worth of its bonds but had obligations on $92 800 GOO worth of bonds. On February last he said, the total cash on hand was S27O00.
 The earnings of the road amounted 10 l7 per cent on a valuation of $50,000 a mile of the 5000 miles, he said. and with that income 1t was not possible for the road to make such Improvements as seemed necessary for the public welfare
 L. E. WettIing, statistician for the railroads, submitted tables purporting to show that while more money was steadily put into the roads in the last seven years their earning power at the present freight rates was steadily decreasing.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
AUSTRIAN LOSSES UP TO DEC.
 10. IS PLACED AT 100000

Petrograd, March 6--Austria has from the beginning of the war mobil- ized between 3,000,0O0 and 3,600 000 men. including all men liable to mili- tary service up to 42 years of age and also the drilled recruits of the class of 1915, says the Budapest pond ent of the Novoe Vremya. Semi-ofti- cial information places the losses up to December 10 at 90O,000 killed and ~wOunded, exclusive of missing and prisoners.
 The Austrian army is now suffering from a deficiency of rifles, according to the correspondent At the begin ming of the war, the landsturm were armed with riff es of the 1870 pattern a part receiving even shot guns Ger many sent a million modern pieces to the Austrians, but a deficiency has again arisen. It is said that the gem alarms have had to turn their rifles over to the soldiers, receiving pistols instead. Work of manufacturing new supply is proceeding night and day at Steyr and other arsenals with an output of 30,000 arms weekly. which will be increased to 50o00 by March 10.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07

\ pre- imiuary survey of the work has been made 10 ascertain the extent ot the damage with view 10 Immediate ly beeinuing reconstruction
 The storm is declared the most se- were that has visited Colon since 1906. Much damage was done. About loo feet of the shore end of the trosue work of the east breaswater was torn out A train Of 21 cars with q Iadger- wood nIoader was ewept away Two of he pile drivers at work on the outer end also were lost
 Nreckage was scattered along the entire waterfront of the city. Some of Uni, viii be salyaged but the ma jority probably wil be total loss A section of the new Crstobal mole which protects pier No 2. under so1- stIuct.on- also was swept away
 The Stoo5000 west breakwater. the longest in tae world. was not dam aged and furnished adequate protec- ton 10 the shipping in the harbor.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
FRENCH GOVERNMENT SELLS
 ABSENTEE AT AUCTION

Paris, March GA curious fact is that the same government which has prohibited the sale of absinthe, is t- self now engaged in the sale of it. The public warehouse at the wine mar ket is the only place known in Paris where this banded drink may be bought. The absinthe offered there at public auction is the product of the official seizures of the stocks in the hands of the dealers of wine mer- chants.
 The law as it exists requires that the product of every seizure of this kind be sold at auction, and the di- rector of the public warehouse at the wine market is only obeYng the law in selling what a government decree declares may not be sold under pen. alty of the law
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
cHAMOIX HOTELS CLOSED
 THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

ChamOix. March 6-The famous bob-sleigh track at Chamonix is snow ed under. The palatial hotels have all been closed throughout the season. Only few old timers have kept open house for the rare visitor Few me1 are seen and even the rugged Sayo. horses, employed in other years to keep the mountain roads open, are hauling artillery up the steeps of the VOSges
 The Savoyards furnished strong contingent of recruits for the Alpine chasseurs and it is a common thing to hear in this country of large fami- lies q have seven sons on the firing line" One savoyarde proved that there were no less than 72 men of r family in the army.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
MEXICO CITY IS
 IN DIRE DISTRESS
HALF THE POPULATION OUT OF WORK AND MANY ARE
 STARVING.

St I.ouis. March G.-"Half the pop. ulotion are out Of work. many persons are dying Of hunger and many others are committing suicide rather than face staryauon,' declared a letrer written in Mexico City February 2i and received Aere today. The letter was written by a woman who unta recently was secretary to the pres dent Of an American concern in Mex .co City. II continued:
 Everybody here is suffering The whole city is insanitary as We have been without water for q long tAna The streets have not been cleaned io. months No foodsturfs are beis brought into the city. It seems thas they are trying to starye Us out and they surely are succeeding.
 q have not eaten bread for thfe days and cannot get flour to make ! Even tortillas and cOrnmeal cannot had No one seems to know what do Most of the people here have stand whatever happens as they haTt no money
 The letter was received by Mrs J. Byrnes. who lived in Mexico cd for nine years. lMres. ByrBes refus3 to divulge tho name of the writer the letter for fear that doing SO mig cause trouble for her friend in Mexa City.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
ARLINGTON CONCERT.

Grand march, Scene de Process sion tG Barnard).
 Overture, Merry Wives of Wind' sor' (NicOlaD.
 Solo for piccolo 'Le Merle Blanc" (E. Demare) MT. H. w. Darby. Selection from the opera "Pagliacci' Qeoncayallo).
 Soprano solo, "Springtime' CF. J. Browne); One Fine Day PuccinD Miss Ella G. Readey.
 Selection, by request, The Only Girl (Victor Herbertl.
 Reverie, Cathedral Chimes,' by request GA. Brown).
 Descriptive, The Blacksmith in the Forest" by request (MicAaelis).
 "The Star Spangled Banner"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
WAR GRAIN COMPANY.'
Main Instrument of Germany in Dis
 tribution of Food Supply

Main Instrument of Germany in Dis
 trbution of Food Supply
 Berlin, March G.-The proceedings of the budget committee of the Prus- sian diet give some additional infor. nation as to the organization and the scope of the War Grain Company " which is the main instrument Of the government in jts scheme for the col- lection and distribution of the food supply of the country The company is expected 10 buy up about tour mi lion tons of wheat within a short pc riod This will neceasitate dealing with at least five milcion producers. according to estimates presented be- fore the budget committee. and will require small armp of officials. Tle company has arranged for the em- ployment of five hundred central bu- reau employees and three thousand commissioners.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
BRITISH SOLDIER KILLED
 BY LION IN SOUTH AFRICA

London, March GA British sol. dier was killed by q lion, according to the latest casualty list from Ger. man East Africa In q letter accom- panying the list an officer explained that for his regiment the wild beasts have proved a more serious foe than the Germans He writes:
 Soon after we began our advance into German Fact Africa we found we were going to have a lot Of trouble With beasts of prey. One night six lions were seen lowering around the camp, and they killed two mules be- fore We got going at them. We killed two and slightly wounded third. This wounded one next day attacked one Of our men who had gone down by
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
EASTMAN HOTEL MUSICAL
 PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT
Graham Orchestra, j. B. Graham, Manager; Franz Dierich, Director.

Graham Orchestra, j. B. Graham, Manager; Franz Dierich, Director
 March, The Charioteer" (G. w. Ashley).
 Waltz. Confidence" (E. Walden. fell.
 Overture, "Merry Wives of Wind. sor' co. Nicholai
 Cornet solo. The Holy City" (ste- phen Adamsl--G PanacmlH.
 Descriptive Fantasie. "A Vision Of Salome' CJ. B. Lampe).
 Selection. Pagliacci" Oeonca. vallo).
 An Evening Episode, "Twinkling Stars CH. N. Peabody.
 Vocal solo, selected Ehmann. Characteristic march. "Trombo- nium" CB N Withrow..
 Selection of southern airs.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07

a stream to shoot a wild fowl The poor fellow was taken by surprise, the wounded lion springing out of some tall grass right behind him. die planted one shot but unfortunately without fatal effect.
 The animal sprang upon him and tore him up terribly. He managed 10 regain his rifle, and although suffer ing intense pain. finished off the in. furiated brute with shot in the head, but the man was badly hurt and died three days later
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
LINKS USED FOR BATTLE GROUND

Mexico City, March G.-Golfers Of the Mexico City Country Club, who were recently barred from their game for two weeks because the Carranza and zapata forces were using the links for a battle ground, had an unusual eX- perience, when on the day after the retreat of the soldiers they resumed play.
 Notwithstanding that the links had been torn mp by shells, all went well with the game until the drye-off from the seventh tee. had been followed mp to the green It was then that the man who had the hest lie waved to his
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
IMPORTERS VISIT NORWAY

Christiania. March GA delegaia Of 25 prominent Russian imported most of them from the seaport Riga is visiting Norway in an eitG to increase the volume of Norwega export trade with Russia They hos 10 be able to replace from Norwega sources most of the articles whd they purcha cd from German souro1 before tAe war Norway has hefei5 fore contributed comparatively lIilI to the Russian market. but the visited believe that there is an eXcela
 opening for such articles as oils, @. paper, chemical manures. asricutma implements. paving materials and ha.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
STRINGENT MEASURES
 AGAINST IMPURE FOODS

Vienna, March 6.-Stringest meas ures are being taken hp Austrian au- thorities against all dealers in food stuffs who try 10 sell rotten or in ferior products or to obtain eXorbi- tant prices At Fuenfkirchen last week, a wealthy banker named Lazar W eiss was sentenced to years i'm prisonment, and fine Of $2oo for selling mouldy bread
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
SCHOOL CONTEST.
Gardner Wins Over Lawrence and
 Shady Grove.

6ardner wins over Lawrence ana
 Shady Grove.
 Housing interest, intense enthusi. asm and attendance of 300 people marked the occasion Friday at tle big educational rally just south of town when three schools contested for honors in school work and ath- letics. The schools represented wers Lawrence, Shady Grove and Gardner
 The meeting took place at the Gardner school beautifully located just outside of the corporation linn its, on the Gardner road
 Prof. J l.. Bond, of Little Rock, the state supervisor of rural schools: Hon. Hamp Williams, vice president Of the Citizens National Bank of Hot
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
6TORAE
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A safe and painless cure for Alec, hol and Drug Addlctions. Strict pri. va y and personal attention assured by a physician with years of expert. ence. Address Drawer No. 497.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07

companions excitedly to hurry on up. They thought that he had holed out with his midiron, but found that his discomposure was caused by the fact that he could not use his butter Be- tween his ball and the cup lay the body of a reyolutionist who had been killed in an exchange of shots the day before.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
REGENT NORTHER COSTS
 PANAMA CANAL HEAVILY
Completion Of This Work Win Be De.
 Iayed Six Months.

Panama, March 6. The recent norther that swept the Atlantic coast of the lsthmus near Colon. and
 wrecked a large section of the east breakwater, under construction. prob ably will cost the Panama canal more than $250,0oo and delay the compile ton Of this work about six months.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07

Ask your doctor about Bulgarian Buttermilk. l-30-tf
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Territorial Government
Abolished by Act of Congress.

The last paragraph OF this report
manifestly referred to the committee
OF which Senator Allison was chairman.
which committee, as above stated, made
its report on the 18th of June. 1874
fifteen days after the report OF the
Judiciary Committee OF the House was
submitted to the House. Pursuant TO
the report of the joint committee Con-
gress by an act approved June 90, 1874,
entitled An act for the government of
the District of Columbia. and for other
purposes lSth stats. ll6J, abolished
the territorial government created by
the act of February 2l 1871 and author
lied the President to appoint a com
mission consisting of three persons.
who should exercise with certain lim-
tations all the power and authority
heretofore lawfully vested In the
governor and board of public works.
This act further authorized the Prcs-
dent to detail an officer of the Engineer
Corps, who, subject to the general su-
pcrvision of the Board of Commission
ers, would have control and charge of
the work of repairing and the improve
ment of streets, avenues, alleys sew ers,
roads, and bridges Of the District.
Section : of the act provided 70" tho
appointment OF another joint * lrCt
Committee Of the two Houses, wnCsc
duty 1t should be Ito prepare suitG p!c
frame OF government for the District OF
Columbia and report til" sUnl. to tho
two Houses respectively oN the IIr day
Of ,hc next Scss on" 'rnig section also
directed that tho committee should
prepare and submit to Congress
statement OF the proper proportion OF
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

much more than one-half Of the whole
city. the streets and avenues alone. OF
which there are go miles, varying in
width from 90 to iso feet. amounting to
one half of the entire area OF the city.
The Federal city was to be a
temple erected to liberty, toward which
the wishes and expectations OF all true
friends Of every country would neces-
sarily be directed: and. considered un-
der such important points OF view as
evidently controlled the minds OF the
founders, II could not be calculated on
n small scale. Everything about II was
to correspond with the magnitude Of
the object for which It was Intended
II forsaw far distant future when II
was to be the center of continent un-
der one form OF government LOOKING 10
Il for its inws and for its protection.
II was to be city where all improve
mcnts made and expenses incurred were
to be for the benefit Of the whole peo-
pie.
tional as2ect We may well understand
the motives which governed us
founders in imposing upon all who were
to come after them such duties ana
responsibilities toward II as would be
| peculiar to the capital city alone. ana
which would fully Justify a liberal II
not munificent policy In expenditures.
AS to the mutual obligations Of the
Federal Government and the citizens to
| find little difficulty. 1t is clear. " this
! national capital was founded for the
| use of the United States. and was placed
under It's exclusive government and con-
| troll. and upon a scale OF magnifcence
J appropriate only for a national capital.
II never could have been contemplated
! that the burden Of expenditures should
, fall upon the citizens OF the United
States who might temporarily or per-
manently take up. residence at the
: capital. OriginallyD we know there was
no population here to which the Gov
I ernment could look for contributions
! toward these expenditures: and as the
! city was not to become one OF trade
and commerce and manufactures. the
! local population could not be looked
! to in the future as being sufficient
either In numbers or wealth TO carry
! out the magnificent intentions Of the
+ founders. Nor. indeed. would II have
| been Just to impose this burden upon
them. for. upon the theory upon which
! the capital was founded all these ex-
penditures would ultimately be for the
benefit OF the whole people: and Justice
would dictate that the burden should faIl
upon the whole people. -
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

snail be to prepare a suitable frame
oi government for the District or
Columbis and appropriate draughts
OF statutes to be epacted by Con-
gross Tor carrying the same into ef-
iect, and report the same to the two
uouses. respectively. on the first
uay or the next session thereon;
and they shall also prepare and sub
Init 10 Congress a statement of the
proper proportion OF the expenses
oI SAID government. or any branch
tnereof. including Interest on the
tunded debt. which should be borne
Sy SAID District and the United
the rcason. rsspes,iyey Sn0s toEether S. with
eiusiohs may lie bssed."
The House OF Representatives on the
zoth day of January. 1874, instructed its
committee on the judiciary TO inquire
ana report to this House the legal re-
lntions between the Federal Govern
mcnt and the local government OF the
district OF Columbia. ard the extent
ana character Of the mutual obligations
WITT regard TO municipal expenses; and
further to inquire and report whether
some accurately defined basis OF ex-
pendituro cannot be prescribed and
maintained by law"
On tho first Of June, 1874, Mr.. Poland.
from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the report called for by tho
1919 III. II. report NO, G2I
rSd 'ohsrnBS. lst session., in which II
wa said In part:
This brings us to the considerable
OF the question as to the extent and
character OF expenses contemplated in
building the Federal city. 1t is perfect
~ manifest from a moments examina-
ton OF this plan that city was laid
on Sere for the use OF the United States
upon scale hitherto unknown In this
or any other country; upon a plan to
carry out which would Inevitably lead
TO an expenditure entirely beyond the
requirements OF n city for business
purposes. 1t was a plan having refer.
ence peculiarly to the wants OF the
Governmcnt. and not to those OF its
inha bitants; It's streets and avenues, In
number, length. and width. are upon a
scale that was appropriate for a ma.
tional capital. but was entirely inap.
propriate to the demands of a sparse
population not engaged in manufacturinl
or commerce. and when manufacturers
and commerce were not encouraged tc
come. Not only are the streets un.
usually wide and numerous. bu,
throughout the city are large reserva.
tions. so that II may be estimated tina,
the whole area thus set apart embraces