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The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
GERMAN CRUISER
MAY ATTEMPT DASH
REPORTS SAY CAPTAIN HAS
ASKED FOR PROTECTION
FROM ALLIED SHIPS.
EXPECT TO BE ATTACKED
The Guns at Fort Monroe Can Only
Protect the Eitel as Far
as the Capes.

Newport &ews.--Whi1e there is abb
solutely no information forthcoming
from official sources. and up to this
time the expected move has not been
taken, general belief is that the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitei
Friedrich does not intend to intern
here.
1t is rumored that the delay of
Commander Thierichens in leaving
the harbor is not due to unprepared-
ness on the part of his vessel but to
the failure of the United States gov
eminent to proida warships to protect
the Eitel in territorial waters.
Reports from Washington say that
Captain Trieriehens has asked the gov
eminent for protection from the
allied ships within the three mile limit.
and that he has been assured that he
will not be molested within local or
While in three limit outside the capes
Other than two torpedo boats and
one submarine, the d., there are no
warships here that could protect the
Eitel against any hostile move by the
foreign vessels now lying in wait out
side Cape Henry. II is also believed
that the arrival of the battleship Ala
bama, which has been ordered to
Hampton Roads from Philadelphia.
may be followed by the long expected
dash of the German cruiser.
The guns at Fort Monroe can only
protect the Eitel as far as the Capes.
and the Alabama will be used. it is
said, in conveying the German ship
outside while she remains in the three
mile limit. Should the cruiser go to
New York to intern, as reported there
IS a question as to whether she caa
find enough water in the three mile
limit
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
MILLION AND KALI
PUBLIC WORK. LOST
MANY ARKANSAS CITIES WERE
CONTEMPLATING CONSTRuC-
TON WORK.
HAD PLEDGES OF SECURITY
Many Communities Which Considered
Extensive Construction Will Pro-
coed With the Work.
Little Rock.


Approximately s1,5OOO00 worth of
municipal improvements was contem-
plated by Arkansas cities and towns
under Amendment No. IA, commonly
known as the bond amendment, which
was thrown out by the Supreme Court,
and under the present improvement
district law, according to John o. Gun
ter, of the firm of Gunter & Sawyer,
bond merchants. Despite the adverse
ruling of the Supreme Cosrt on the
bend amendment, many of the pro-
pooed improvements, which were to
have been made under bonds issued
through provisions of the measure,
will be carried to completion, is the
belief of Mr. Gunter
Definite steps toward extensive mu-
nlcipal improvements had been taken
by many Arkansas towns and cities.
Several had held elections and had
contracted for the sale of their bonds,
the contracts being made on condition
that Il ~ were null if the Supreme
Court ruled adversely on the amend
ment. Others had set dates for their
elections, while others had made pre-
urinary surveys. Proposed improve
ments included waterworks, water
systems, sewers, street paving AMI
electric light plants. One. that pro
posed>in Little Rock, and which form
ed basis for the test case, was for the
purpose of erecting a city hospital.
Mr.. Gunter is enthusiastic over the
prospect of municipal improvements
in the state despite the defeat of the
bond amendment Under the improve
ment district law extensive improve
ments are either under way or are be-
ing contemplated in numerous towns
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

A suit to test the constitutionality
of the act giving state aid to high
schools will be filed in the Pulaski
County Chancery Court, according to
Senator William o. Edmondson of
Stone County. The suit will be an in
junction proceeding against the state
auditor and state treasurer to pro-
h1bit them from issuing warrants or
paying money out of the common
school fund until the constitutionality
of the act giving $4,000 each year
from the common school fund to aid
high schools, is established.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The adjournment of the Legislature
without making an appropriation for
the maintenance of the law respecting
the inspection of fertilizers leaves the
State Department of Agriculture Sc
rlously handicapped and promises to
make the enforcement of the law prac-
tically null. as it provides no means
for the expense or salary of the eight
inspectors heretofore supported by the
department.
Two attempts We're made during the
legislative session to secure an appro-
priation for the department, one by
special bill carrying 81, 900 and the
other by an amendment to the general
appropriation bill, carrying approx
mately $4,000. The former bill was
slaughtered in the Senate, and the lat
ter attempt to provide for the depart
ment also met its doom in the Senate,
the amendment by the House being re-
jected.
Commissioner Page, DESTROYS of en-
forcing the inspection, asked Attorney
General Moose for ruling on the
question of whether or not specific
appropriation is required. The en-
torcement of the law, SO far as eX-
penses are concerned, is provided for
by tax on the fertilizer sold in the
state. The proceeds of this tax are
paid into the state treasury, under the
act and credited to the fertilizer fund.
Since it is collected strictly for the
enforcement of the law, Mr.. Page is
Of the opinion that a specific appro-
priation by the Legislature is not nee
essary. and that he can carry out the
law and draw on the fund to meet ex-
penses of enforcement by simply GER
tifying the expenses to the state au-
ditor. He has asked a ruling from the
attorney general on this point.
During the last administration it
was necessary to declare such a def
cheney to the amount of $10,S00 for
the support of the department. and
this was accordingly paid by the re-
cent Legislature through appropria-
ton from the fertilizer fund 1t Is
presumed that similar proclamation
would be given similar treatment by
the next Legislature.
During the past two years a consid-
cradle fund was accumulated for the
enforcement of the law, the total fees
from this source being about $4,000.
When the Legislature convened, in al
dition to paying the S10,S00 deficit out
of the fund it borrowed 22,500 from
the fund for its own expenses, leav-
ing the fund close to rock bottom. 1t
has since accumulated about $4,000,
now on deposit in the state treasury.
Without the enforcement of the law
farmers throughout the state will be
unable TO secure proper protection
from irresponsible concerns selling
commercial fertilizer. thousands of
tons of which are sold annually
throughout the state
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Arkansas has taken wonderful
strides in various agricultural pur-
suits and progress in recent years, ae-
cording to stastics compiled in the Of
flee of John II. Page, commissioner of
agriculture, which will go into his
biennial report Farm property, ao-
cording to the commissioner, has an
aggregate value of S400,Q 1903, an
increase of more than 120 per cent
since 1900. OF this farm lands had
value of S246.021, 450, showing an in
crease of 1874 per cent and the re-
mainder of the aggregate increase was
in building, implements and stock
According to the last estimate.
which is Incorporated in Mr. Pages
report farm crops in Arkansas we're
valued at $119.419,025
While cotton is Arkansas chief rev
enue crop, few people know that there
are more acres of Arkansas soil plant
ed in corn than in cotton Statistics
prove it. While there are 2,153,222
acres of land planted in cotton there
are 2,277,116 planted in corn. The es-
innate shows that Arkansas produced
1859 bales of cotton, the year the
estimate was made, and 1869, 54f
bushels of corn, yet cotton was the
dominant crop.
The value of dairy products produc-
ed in Arkansas a year is $6,5S7,426, ex.
elusive of milk and butter consumed
ON the farms. The number of gallons
of milk produced was 83,08f,S75, and
the pounds of butter produced aggre-
gate 29,907,337. Honey, too, forms
no little part of the products of Ar.
kansas farms, for in one year 913,515
pounds were produced by the busy lit
tie bees and sold by farmers.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
70 Guard Against Another Bio War.

Petrograd.-It is the opinion of Ba-
ron Rosen that the war should lead
to an entirely new conception of in
ternational political relations. Armed
peace, he points out, has been fail
IRE, and it will be necessary to evolve
a new theory for the purpose of main.
tanning the political equilibrium OF
Europe.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
[. G Mote n. pro+ast

Observation-Disclosures Wilson and
Secretary Bryan practically completed
consideration of the note to be trans
mitted to Great Britain and France,
giving the view of the United States on
the recently proclaimed blockade of
commerce between Germany and neu-
trail countries
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

White, Clark and Washington are
the banner cattle counties of the state.
White led in 1914 with the largest
number of cattle of any county in the
state-19,250 Clark County had IS
go, and Washington County 1S.445
Crittenden County ranked lowest, with
only SOB cattle in the entire county.
In White County the 1920 head of
cattle had an assessed value eff $207.-
205, while Grittenden County's 500 cat
tie were assessed at $S,315. Arkansas
County ranked fourth with 16.493 head
valued, assessment value, at SIP, 425.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

An irregularity in the state hospital
deficiency bill was found after it was
approved. The bill originally carried
an appropriation of $4,000 This
was cut to $4,000 in the house. In
the bill the words lone hundred and
ten thousand dollars" appear and in
figures the amount of 100000 is stat
ed The error is considered inconse-
quential and it is not expected that
any complications will result.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Pest lnvades Washinnton

Walla, Walla.-The army worm has
appeared in Umatilla County. Oregon.
and is reported TO be spreading rapid
ly. Several sections have been deyas-
tated and the pests have almost en-
tirely destroyed the grain
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Deputy Commissioner Maxwell OF
the state banking department, In spe-
"blue sky law, was reappointed in
that capacity by Bank Commissioner
Davis, now that the new act has gone
into effect.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Arkansas is becoming a significant
factor in the live stock business of
this country, according to figures con-
piled by the State Tax Commission,
which show that 794.911 cattle. valued
at S15.477,384, were owned by Arkan-
sas farmers and grazed on Arkansas
lands in 1914. The assessed valua-
ton, representing 80 per cent of the
true valuation as given the assessors
by the owners. was S7,73S, co.. making
the average assessed valuation of
each animal 1897.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Corner Stone Laid.

hington.-President Wilson laid
structure to the women of the Civil
war, which will be the permanent
home of the Red Cross
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
President lakes Pest

hington.-President Wilson will
take a short vacation, going to An
napolis to attend luncheon in his
honor on board the new Argentine
battleship Moreno as the guest of DIR.
Romnoe S. Naon, the Argentine am
5assador
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
New Destroyer Is Speedy

Philadelphia torpedo destroy.
er Nicholson returned to CRAMPS
shipyard from a successful trial trip
in the Delaware eapes. On several
tests the Nicholson averaged 30l3
knots an hour.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Albany.-The second appeal of
Charles Becker, the former New YORK
City police lieutenant, convicted Of the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, will be
argued in the court of appeals.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Searcy county will remain wet" un-
I'll the new statewide prohibition law
goes into effect. and the saloon at Gil
bert, this county, will continue in ope-
ration as a result of the dismissal of
the prohibitionists' appeal by both
Chancellor Humphreys in Chancery
Court and Judge Worthington in Cir
cult Court
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
APPROPRIATION
BILLS ARE SIGNED
URES PASSED BY LAST GEN
ERAl ASSEMBLY.
ONE-HALF MILLION is CUT
II Is Said That the State Will Be Or
a Cash Basis at the End of the
Biennial Period.
Little Rock

Governor Hays gave his approval to
the appropriation bills of the last Leg
islature, after vetoing outright the Je-
ter bill, carrying $4,000 for the re-
mova1 of the boys reform school and
establishment of boys and girls indus
trial training schools, and after trim
ming down the other appropriation
bills until the total in yetoes and re-
auctions amounted to $3.50 This
leaves s2,490,032 standing out of the
S3.0S6.6S1 appropriated by the last
Legislature.
On this basis Governor Hays esti-
mates that the state will be on cash
basis at the end of this beiennial pc
riod, and that in the meantime no
state Institutions or departments will
sustain serious hardship. He issued
a lengthy statement in connection
with the vetoes explaining that he had
been forced to use the veto power
freely through the failure of the Legis-
lature to make provision to care for
its appropriations. He also believed
that he viii be subjected to biting
criticism for his vetoes in some sec
tions, the thinking people of the state
will stand behind him in his action as
the only thing left to do. He states
emphatically that he will discourage
any future deficiencies. such as his
administration had to meet in the
sum of nearly $4,000. and says his
successor will not inherit any such
nest of financial troubles.
His vetoes effect particularly the
state agricultural schools, $4,000
being stricken from each under the
item of salaries. Governor Hays says
the institutions can use part of the
item of $4,000 left to each for contin-
gent expenses in providing salaries
and that they need not suffer in this
regard.
The cuts also include $4,000 from
the State Hospital for Nervous DIS.
eases. s42,972 from the general appro-
priation bill. $4,000 from the state
branch normal at Pine Bluff. $4,000
from the state university and smaller
items from other institutions.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The House Enrolling Committee is
winding up its business. A special
clerk is engaged in enrolling the Alex
ander road bill, the most voluminous
passed by the Legislature, and it is
expected that the few remaining bills
will be enrolled by the time this is
finished.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The question of an extra session of
the Legislature to make an appropria-
ton for an exhibit at the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition, has been entirely
abandoned by Governor Hays. 1t is
very likely, however, that the governor
will be compelled to convene the Leg
islature in special session some time
during the coming summer to provide
funds to run the state government for
the next two years and take care of
the large deficit now existing The
governor says if he can possibly get
along without it he will issue no call
for any purpose whatever
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The action of the Arkansas Supreme
Court in declaring invalid the bond
amendment was a severe blow to the
residents of Heber Springs. who were
preparing to hold an election to vote
on issuing 100000 in bonds to con
struct a system of waterworks and
sewers
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The total number of bales of cotton
ginned In Arkansas during 1914 was
99S,22S, a decrease of 62,S00 in the to-
tai crop of the year previous, accord
ing to the preliminary report of Sam
l.. Rogers, director of the census de-
partment of commerce.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
May Send Thaw to New Hampshire.

New York.-It looks like Harry
Thaw will be sent back to New Hamp-
shire. where they do not consider him
insane
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
10 Continue canltaI punishment

Des Moines, lathe Senate de-
feated bill providing for the aboli-
ton of capital punishment. The vote
was Is for and % against
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Daily Jacksonian, published at
Heber Springs, was suspended after
being published since last November.
This was the first and only daily pa
per ever attempted in this city Mr..
Baker will continue the publication of
the weekly Jacksonian
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The wheat prospect for Randolph
county is better than for 10 years past.
The farmers drifted from wheat rails
ing several years ago. Last years
drouth showed the farmers that has,
they had a good wheat acreage they
would have been in good condition.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Einance Mar Until Ell

Berlin.-The Berlin Tageblatt de-
clares that the s2,250,O00 subscribed
for the second German war loan means
that money to finance the war until
late in the autumn has been secured.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

A. Carnahan, representing a syndi-
cate of st. Louis and Louisville finan-
ciers, submitted to State Banking Com
missioner and Chancellor John M. FL
lott an offer 70 assume the personal
assets of the defunct Bank of Pine
Bluff at figure that would pay credi-
tors in full.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The official program for the annual
convention of the Arkansas State Sun
day School Association to open at Har-
rison on April II, was announced. The
convention closes on April 49, 1t Is
expected that between 1000 and 1900
delegates and visitors, ministers and
laymen will attend
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Arkansas lumber men came to the
aid of the states exhibit at the Pana,
ma-Pacific exposition at San Francis
co by pledging $4,000, provided the
remaining $4,000 is raised and the ex-
hibit is maintained
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

With the signing of the new pension
levy act by Governor Hays, raising
the annual tax for Confederate pen
sion purposes from l Y to mills the
taxpayers of Arkansas slipped under
another tax load of $250,000 annually.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
142 Measures Acted On.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Gov Major an
nounced that he had signed or vetoed
all but six of the las bills passed by
the Forty Eighth General Assembly.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

G. G. North, an official of the Jud-
sonia Fruit and Truck Growers Asso-
citation, visited the Office of John H.
Page. commissioner of mines, manu-
features and agriculture. Mr. North is
in the market for 400 bushels of Span
ish peanuts which members of the as
ISOLATION will plant this year.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Nearly $1,000 has been received by
the State Bank Department from Ar
kansas banks for the Arkansas exhibit
at the Panama-Pacific exposition dur
ing the three days since letters ask
ing for contributions were sent out.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Two state departments are aiding
the Arkansas exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, by seeking sub
scriptions to the fund The State
Banking Department has sent letters
to all state and national banks in the
state and the Bureau of Labor and
Statistics has sent letters to all cor
porations asking them to contribute to
the fund.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Eighty-five farmers who attended a
meeting of the newly organized truck
growers association at Ward pledged
themselves to raise 13S acres of straw
berries this year and ordered enough
plants for the entire acreage.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

One of the largest cotton sales IN
Arkansas this season was made when
1851 bales from the state farm were
sold for s67,3S9. c. c. Farrell of the
McFadden Cotton Company of Phila-
delphia bid and 11-16 cents a pound
for the cotton, which ranged from
strict to low middling
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Through the ruling of the Supreme
Court that the bond amendment is I'm.
constitutional $4,000 sewer project
at McGehee was blocked. The sys-
tenn would have included six miles of
sewers.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Jenesboro Strawberry Associa.
ton announced that arrangements
have been completed with the Arkan-
sas Produce Company of this city to
begin shipping about May strawber-
rles in carload lots that are being
raised in this county
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The board of trustees of Hendrix Col
lege of Conway, in its annual spring
meeting authorized the construction of
new mems dormitory at a cost of
100000 and . gymnasium, and ordered
the executive committee to let con.
tracts for both at once. The two build
ings will be ready for occupancy at the
opening of the fall term in September.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The stable or shed in which the
ewes are kept at night should be we'll
ventilated and well lighted. 1t should
b. kept clean and dry.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The first hearing in the legislative
Investigation of the old state charities
board will be held next week, accord
ing to Senator J. o. A. Bush, chair
man of the joint investigating COM
mittee. The hearing will not be pub
lie, he said. 1t will be held at the
capitol
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Do not plant more apple trees I'M
less you are taking good care of what
you have.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Lamar Fruit Growers Assoeia.
tion has placed an order for 20 car
loads of fruit baskets, 100000 in all
with the Clarksville Basket Factory
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

No provision for salaries for inspec-
tors promises to make impossible the
enforcement of the state feed and fer
tilizer inspection law Eight men
have been employed in this capacity
by the Bureau of Mines, Manufactures
and Agriculture and the last appropri-
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Bentonville is to have one of the
largest vinegar manufacturing plants
in the Southwest
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

w. B. Owen, state highway commits
sioner, addressed a good roads meet
ing at Conway over long-distance tele-
phone from his office in the capitol.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

A total of 4.071 auto licenses had
been issued during 1915 at the close Of
business March %. The number in
1914 was $500.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

A 100000 sawmill will be located
at Piggott soon.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Arkansas Railroad Commission
approved plans for $4,000 Rock IS
land depot at Hazen, and plans also
for small passenger and freight de-
pot at Brassfield in Monroe County.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

c. c. Handy of Prescott, former
state senator, was the first person to
be granted a license under the new
game and fish law.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Business men of Mineral Springs
have bought 46 acres of land and
planted it to strawberries.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
FARM NOTES.

Use lots of straw in the winter sea
son. Bed it deeply under all your
stock.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Oats and peas are cut for hay when
the oats are in the dough stage and
peas are beginning to form in the
pods.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

At total expense of sos more than
$4,000 worth of zine was taken from
the Morning Star mine in Marion
County in one week.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Success in pork production is large
~ affected by the attention given to
the health and comfort of the brood
SOW.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Board of Control of the State
Charitable Institutions visited the Ar
kansas School for the Blind and the
State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
Friday.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

D. G. Beauehamp of Paragould was
elected chairman OF the new State
Game and Fish Commission at the first
meeting, IN the reception room of the
governors office. Lee Miles of Little
Rock, also a member of the commits
sion, was appointed temporary chair
man without pay. Horatio Wells of
Monticello was the only member of
the commission not present.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The zinc mining industry near
Yellville stu is expanding. Hardly a
day passes but what some new opera.
tor goes TO work
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The city of Harrison, which had
planned the putting in of waterworks
and sewer improvements under the
provisions of the bond amendment will
not abandon the project
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Running Lake drainage ditch
which has been under construction
since 1912, has been completed and
the water let into Fourche River a
few miles above Pocahontas.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Summonses have been issued for
Governor Hays, DR.. F. B. Young and
others connected with the State Hos
pital for Nervous Diseases, command
ing them to appear before joint COM
mittee appointed to investigate that
Institution.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The Cabot Light and Power Com
pany has filed articles of incorpora-
uop