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The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
LAND MARINES AT
PORT AU PRINCE
WASHINGTON GIVES FRANCE
PERMISSION TO GUARD LEGA.
TlON IN THAT CITY.
JOHN E. OSBORNE,

Washington France has been given
permission by the United States to
land marines at Port Au Prince, Haiti,
for the protection Of the French lega,
tion In that city where Admiral Ca.
perton is in control.
The Navy Department gave out the
following statement:
Last night Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels received a dispatch from Ad'
miral Caperton stating that the French
minister at Port An Prince had re.
Quested permission to land a small de-
tachment from the French cruiser
Descartes to guard the French lega.
ton, as he considered 1t fitting that
the legation should be guarded by
French troops,
Secretary Daniels, after confer
ence with Secretary Of State Lansing,
cabled Admiral Caperton TO afford all
facilities to the French minister for
the landing Of crews"
This attitude Of France shows that
she at least regards the United States
as In unQuestIoncd control Of the af.
fairs IN Haiti In the opinion OF off.
clals II shows also that, after the
landing OF marines by Admiral Caper.
ton, the United States must be re-
garded by foreign nations as fully re-
sponsible for eventualIties, The United
States will thus take care OF not only
English and French, but German and
Austrian and other interests
It was stated that the danger in
the city is regarded az increasing, Il
is expected by navy officials that as
Admiral Caperton has cObled that
more marines might be needed" the
department viii at moments notice
send a thousand marines as re.enrorce.
ments from Philadelphia, either by the
Hancock or by the North Dakota, or
by both,
Navy officers say that the situation
may be made critical for the 400 ma.
rines IN Port au Prince at any moment.
They estimate the population at about
10000, There are therefore, about
10000 men capable Of bearing arms m
the city and suburbs, Admiral Caper'
ton, officials say, foresaw the danger
Of attack from the citizen snipers and
persuaded the local authorities that II
was IN the interest OF all concerned
that firearms should be taken away
from every citizen,
II Ia said that about 5000 guns have
already been stacked up In the nation.
al palace, which is being guarded by
Admiral Caperton with strong guard,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Members Of the minimum wage
commission will continue the women
minimum wage law in spite OF the de-
cision last week Of Judge Paul Little
of Fort Smith that the law is uncon-
stitutional. The commission members
base their intention on the section OF
the law which provides that if any one
section shall be held unconstitutional
the remaining sections shall not be
rendered invalid by the decision. The
commission members announced the
Fort Smith case will be Immediately
appealed to the supreme court.
A Fort Smith laundry worker at.
tackled the constitutionality Of the law
on the ground that one provision
makes both employer and employed
liable for fines in case Of violation,
and on other grounds, including the
irregularity connected with the sign
ing Of the bill. The word "mercan-
tile" was left out Of the bill in one
place as signed and was inserted af-
ter the governor had signed 1t,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
ENGLAND'S NOTE
DENIES JUSTICE
BRITISH SAY THEY WILL CON.
TINUE PRESENT TACTICS
AGAINST TEUTONS.
BLAME is LAID TO GERMANY
Claims the Use of Modern War Ma.
chimes Calls For Drastic Action
Offers Arbitration.

Washington.-Grea Britain's re-
plies to the latest American represen-
tations against interferences with nou-
tral commerce reject entirely the con-
tention that the orders in council are
Illegal and justify the British course
as being wholly within international
law.
"Unsustainable either in point OF
law or upon principles Of international
equity" is the British reply to the
American protest against the blockade
OF neutral ports, with an invitation to
submit TO international arbitration any
class In which the United States Is
dissatisfied with the action Of British
prize courts,
Changed conditions of warfare, tho
British note contends, require a new
application Of the principles Of inter.
national law, The advent of the sub.
marine, the airship and the alleged
atrocities by German troops in Bel
GUM are cited as justification for the
exercise Of extreme measures. The
blockade is justified on the contention
that the universally recognized funda-
mental principle Of blockade is that
a belligerent is entitled to cut or
"by effective means the sea.borne
commerce Of his enemy"
The note reiterates that Great Brit.
ain will continue to apply the orders
complained Of although not without
every effort to avoid embarrassment
to neutrals and observes that the
American statistics show that any loss
in trade with Germany and Austria
has been more than oyerbalanced by
the increase OF other Industrial activ.
tes due TO the war,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

improvements at several OF the state
charitable institutions are being push
ed rapidly and at small expense to the
state, according to members of the
Board Of Control Of the State Chari'
table Institutions. The brick work
on the addition to the hospital at the
Confederate Home is completed and
the building will be ready for occupan-
cy within a month The new laundry
at the State Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases is under way and when com
pleted will take care Of the needs Of
the institution for 20 years at its pres
ent rate Of growth, according to board
members Machinery for the laundry
is already being shipped and will be
installed soon A new bakery at the
hospital also is being built, 1t will be
modern in every detail, BY the use
of patient labor a great saving is being
made, and one building, for which
$4,000 was appropriated by the legis'
lature, is being paid out Of other funds
in the appropriation, On the advice
of the board Governor Hays vetoed
the $4,000 item.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Calls Bankers to Conference.

Corpus Christi, TeX,-Joseph Hir.
isch, president Of the Texas Bankers
Association, and Batham Adams, chair.
man Of the Texas Bankers Warehouse
Committee, have called a conference
OF the presidents Of all Southern
States bankers associations and dele.
gates from the clearing house assocIa.
tions Of all Southern reserve cities
and cotton centers to be held in Gal.
weston August II, It is planned to or,
gNniSc concerted movement among
all Southern bankers for the gradual
marketing Of the coming cotton crop.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Texhs Canal Onnnnd.

Lake Charles, La,-Tho formal open.
ing Of the Lake Charles-to'Port Arthur
Texas, link IN the intercoNstal canal
project is being celebrated here with
n water carnival, athletic events and
speechmakIng The section Of the
canal Just completed connects the
Mormontou and Sabine Rivers and cost
approximately S2,OOOOOO, which wNs
appropriated by Congress
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
CveIe Carriers Barred,

Washington, =U Use Of bicycles or mo-
torcycles IN the rural delivery service
IA prohibited by an order issued by
Postmaster General Durloson, effect
I've January /, 1915 Mr. Burleson
holds that vehicles Of these types do
not have the carrying capacity needed
for the parcel post service and do not
afford necessary protection for the
mails In bad weather,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Rockefeller Ia Sued,

Cleyeland,=ChRFging that she had
been defrauded Of $4,000 In stock
deal and that he had beaten and W'
iured her and caused her arrest on n
false charge when she called on him
70 got her money back, Mrs, Bertha
NJ, Leland, a Montreal widow, former
~ n Cleveland RESTRAINT cashier hlod
euits aggregating 100000 against
Frank Rockefeller brother Of the oil
king,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
PRESIDENT FUTRELL OF UNlVER'
SITY OF ARKANSAS ESTIMATES
is PER CENT GROWTH.
EXPECTS 900 ENROLMENT
There Were 211 Teachers at the Sum-
mer STANDARDIZATION Took EN-
aminatlons For License to Teach.
Little Rock.


Despite the fact that business con-
ditions in Arkansas are supposedly be-
low normal there will be an increase
in the number OF students at the
University of Arkansas and the State
Normal School, according to President
]. C. Futrall and President j, j.
Doyne Of the normal school
Before the close Of the last term J
had thought there would be a decrease
In the number OF students this year,
President Futrall said. THE indica-
tions that are coming to my Office and
the office of the registrar, however,
give every indication that there will
be an increase next year, The In
crease for the last few years has been
about Is per cent annually ! believe
the per cent will be as great or greater
next year, predict an enrolment Of
900 this year in the regular course, as
compared with 1888 last year Stu
dents and members Of the faculty have
worked hard this summer talking to
prospective students and their efforts
have met with success"
President Doyne predicts the enroll
ment of the normal school viii climb
from 800 to 400 this year There were
2l1 teachers at the summer session,
Just ended. Thirty.four Of them took
examinations for licenses to teach.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Berlin MAY Not Answer.

Bcrlin Tho German government
rNs not yet decided whether the Amer
lean note regarding German submarine
warfare viii be answered The gov
ernment awaits the text Of the an.
nounced American note to Great Bri.
tain before deciding what further steps
viii be taken,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
nln Rliia ordnf naflIhnd.

Pasadena ", r. burrows, n wealthy
manufactures Of Portland, Me, who In
spending the summer here, announced
that he had refused telegraphie Of
for 10 supply t21O00,0O0 worth o,
rifles 90 the allies,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
prlunn From FINLAND,

bondon,s=T Rev Gertrude Won
petlold pastor Of II Unitarian church
IN Birmingham, who is known In tho
United states, was expelled from
England by order Of the British home
oree,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
-Four Die In Train Fire,

Grafton -Four men who we're sup
posed to be beating their way TO
Cleveland were burned TO death here
whom u nig -Four freight train Jumped
the track near the depot and caught
ire A hfth man escaped, Eighteen
ears we're consumed
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Former Congressman s. Brundidge
Of Searcy, who is taking the lead in the
movement to initiate new primar"
election law under the initiative ara
referendum to the state constitution,
has about completed the draft OF the
measure and win shorty send out pc
tions for signatures to secure its sub.
mission to the voters OF the state at
the election to be held in November
1916, Under the law 1t will require
about per cent Of the total vote OF
the state to secure its submission
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Representative j, j. Dipboye Of
Crawford County held n conference
with Governor Hays, in which he ure.
ed the granting Of p0rdons to Jefr and
Melvin COntrell II and 10 years OF
age, respectively sentenced To- the
penitentIary for the killing OF Boa2
Mullin at Hoptown, Crawford County,
about year ago
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Many LIves lost

Washington, The loss OF life In
Canton, CHINA by nre and floods N
estimated IN the tens Of thousands.
according to a report from Admiral
Winter halter commanding the Aeiatie
feet
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

More than 10 per cent Increase In
the number OF Confederate pensioners
in the state is shown in the reports
from so of the rs county pension
boards so far received at the Office OF
the state auditor The state pension
board win approve the applications
for pensions, and officials Of the auGt'
tors Office are endeavoring to secure
the reports from all counties before
that time
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Arrnnlad For rmherrlemtni.

Chattanooga Adolph lllau, allaa 4.
brand, alleged private banker Of
Scranton, Pa was arrested here on
a warrant charging him with embea
element Of 100000
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Testing the Going antillQuor law in
Fort Smith might have proved costly
for j, n, Hickey had not Governor
Hays relieved him Of paying the fine
IMPOSED upon him for the violation
Hickey In the spring Of 1914, sold IL
Quor Illegally In Fort Smith to test
the law lie was fined $50, and the
Supreme Court sustained the Iudg.
mCnt
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
ununlsnms nInnnr hnnst.

ponta.Mousson A German shell
fell into the mess room of the field
hospital OF the American ambulance
Of Paris while the stan was at din
ner
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
RsIIei shin Back Home

New York-The armored cruiser
Tennessee returned from nearly
years cruise In European waters IN
relieving American refugees IN tho
war zone,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Ailiea orderIno Ffeely,

New York France and Great Brit.
min placed several biz contracts for
shells, calling for approximately 1907
600 steel rounds
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Dr c, NJ, Morgan Of the Bureau OF
Animal llusbandry has returned from
II series Of farmers meetings held In
the northern part OF the state by the
Extension Department OF the Uniyeis
ATTY OF Arkansas and the Unite I
H'sles Department OF Agriculture
More than iiO0 farmers attended the
meetings.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Fourteen canning outfits have been
shipped TO the negro industrial schools
~ the state, according to Leo NJ Fo",
rot, state supervisor Of negro educn,
tioh and the schools win can fruit
and vegetables for consumption next
year II the plan proves a success
the canning may be tried on n CONF
morciol basis next year, Mr. Fayrot
said,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

The Rockwell Manufacturing Com
pany fled certificate with the sooro'
tary OF state, showing that the capital
stock Of the corporation had been in
creased from $4,000 to 100000.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
lnin trndn nnnmlnn.

Calcutta War hNa brought great
prosperity to the lute trade, mainly
ON account Of the great demand for
bags,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07
Mr., erysn Not Ambitious,

Portland a"l have no political Ogpl
rOtlona whatever looking TO the hold
Ing Of office IN the future" said VII
liam j. bryan
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Probably 100 Arkansas school teach
ers viii leave for the PanamNPacIAc
Exposition In special cars, The party
will be headed by George b. Cook,
state superintendent of public instruc.
ton
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Secretary Of state Earle w Hodges
has received letter from bank NJ
Mitchell, u u, asking for information
concerning Edward Mitchell, On, and
his son, George, "A believed 90 be lly.
ans An Arkansas.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Smallpox wOa prevalent In Clay
and Miller Counties last month Oo'
Cording to reports submitted TO Dr,
G, W Garrison, state health officer
During the month there wore twelve
cases developed In Clay County and
thirteen IN Miller County and sum.
mary of reports from thirtycight TO
GoyontyAye counties shows that thir.
tyhye cNsea were reported Roport1
from the other thrtysaeyen e0untoa
have not been reCeiyd by Dr CARR.
sou,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Tho Frisco rate case virtually was
returned TO the federal courts again
when John r Strcepey assistant nt
torncy general acting for the Arltan.
Haa Railroad Commission, requested
~ Judge Jacob Triober OF The United
ftates District Court an inteFpretu.
tion OF his modification ORDER ON the
Frisco case issued more than u month
ago,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

The state BANK Department mailed
to dcposItors Of the dcfunct Rank OF
Wynne checks covering the last dich
dcnd on deposits Previously the de-
parlmeht had made two payments as
gregalIng G5 per cent and the payment
Of 30 per cent completes the payment
oi dopoalta
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Governor Hays appointed Emanuel
Stern Justice OF the peace IN Pulaski
County to succeed David Meisner
leHsned
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Tho Arkol Products Company Of
Camden has increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Mayor Charles Il, Taylor received n
letter from John Curran, formerly a
salesman for W. r. Bell, l2l Main
street but now Of London England, In
the service Of the Red Cross Society,
requesting that he be sent copy Of
the Arkansas Gazette, ~ II would be
like getting u letter from home,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

County Judge Joe Asher paid TO sa'
line County $4,000 as the cohFidera,
tlon Of the transfer OF rerltina town,
shin from Saline 10 PULASKI County
The transfer and purchase price were
provided for in an act Of the 1915
legislature,
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Requests for two more road survey.
ors were received by the Department
Of state Lands, Highways aud I'm.
preyemonts, The work required of
ths department has been no heavy tha,
10 requests are nov awaiting tho
work OF the engingofN
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Louis Repetti was given judgment
for $1,000 in the Second Division Of
the Pulaski Circuit Court against
Ralph Rlcci and Mrs. Eliza Piluso,
The suit was filed to recover money
obtained from Repetti by fraud by the
two defendants and third Italian
who escaped the officers Ricci Is
serving fouryear sentence and Mrs,
Piluso is serving three-year term in
the penitentiary for their parts In the
swindle, both on pleas Of guilty.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

Citizens OF Cross County have Np'
pcaled to Governor George w Hays
to aid them IN checking severe out
breaks Of anthrax among the livestock
herds Of the county
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

John NJ Davis, state bank commits,
fioneF, notified Assistant Commia.
eioher ]. d coyey over long.diatahoe
telephone that u new bhnk chartered
under the namo " tho Farmers ana
MerehOnm bOsk had taken over the
hank Of Green Forest at Green
Forest
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

The National Refrigerator and FIX.
urc Company OF ToSOrkana capital
tied at $4,000, filed articles OF inCor
pOrAlIon.
The Harrison times., 1915-08-07

The =, G, Smart Auto Company OF
Pine BlUn filed articles Of lncorporo'
ton with II capital stock OF $4,000 OF
which $4,000 has been subscribed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
TEACHING CORPS
TO Be INCREASED
MoIine Board Anticipates Large En-
roiiment and Provides for Addi-
tiOnal Instructors.

l. F. Nuttiug, principal of the Mo
line high school, has asked the board
OF education for two additional teach
ers It is expected that 120 pupils
from the eighth grade viii be enrolled
in the high school al the beginning OF
next semester.
Report Of the teachers committee,
in which request for two more instruc-
tors is made, was adopted by the Mo-
line board of education in session last
evening. On recommendation Of L. E.
Mahoney. superintendent of schools,
it was voted to give Miss Maude Me-
dill, who is now a substitute teacher,
?. regular position.
Considerable time was given to dis
cussion Of a request from the Rock
Island board that the Moline board
send its apprentice carpenters to thar
city for instruction. Moline to pay for
their tuition Sense of the meeting
seemed to be that if any apprentice
carpenters Of Moline apply for a
course If instruction in that city, they
would be taken care Of either in the
manual arts building or in the contin-
uation school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
RETAIL TRADE IS
GROWING; BETTER
Moline Merchants Inform City tom-
mittee That November Was Prof.
liable Period.

According to replies TO letters in
quiring as to business conditions sent
out by the Greater Moline committee
in aiding the educational and research
committee of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs Of the World in its inyesti-
CATION of consumers demands, retail
trade in Moline during the month OF
November, ordinarily not profitable
period commercially, was on the boom.
In practically every important line
Of retail trade in Moline investigations
show healthy increase in volume OF
business for last month over a CORE
spending period of the year before.
Replies from merchants show that in
some instances sales for November
1915, ran leo per cent better than in
November, 1914
Collections for the month Of Novem-
Der were reported to be about normal,
though one grocer replied that he had
collected So per cent of accounts
which were on his books in October.
All merchants who furnished infor-
nation reported that prospects for an
increase in business next year were
good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
FERRY rs TO RESUME
ITS REGULAR TRIPS

Captain NJ L. Henderson has in
formed Mayor McConochie that he
will reestablish ferry service between
Rock Island and Davenport as soon
as repairs are made upon the boat,
now in winter quarters. Order that
the ferry be kept running until ice
made the stream impossible was voted
by the city commission.
Captain Henderson called upon the
mayor and explained the situation He
told the mayor that last year the boat
was caught in the ice and the expert
ence had taught him to be cautious, as
he was able to get into winter harbor
only with difficulty He said that he
had secured permission of Davenport
authorities to discontinue the opera
! ton OF the boat and that it needed re-
pairs. He promised the mayor, how
ever, that as soon as the repairs were
completed he would resume the serv-
ice between the two cities providing
that the river was in a condition that
he could do so with reasonable safety
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
STREET CAR MEN ARE
VOTING ON OFFICERS

The annual election Of Street Rail-
way Employees division No. 3lS, is
being held today The East Moline
barn polls were only open from
m. to a. m, while the polls of the
Rock Island barn opened at 8 a. m
and will close at S o'clock tonight
The Australian ballot system is being
used. Members Of the union are also
voting on officers for the Illinois State
Federation OF Labor at the same time
James c. Kinsley is candidate fol
member Of the hoard of directors o.
the state body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
RABBI WISE WILL
SPEAK IN MOLINE
Prominent Educator viii address,
Members of After Dinner Club at
December Meeting.

DR.. Stephen S. Wise OF New York
will be the speaker at the meeting Of
the Moline After-Dinner club to be
held Monday. Dec IS. in the banquet
room of the Moline Commercial club.
DR.. Wise will speak on Civic Relig-
ion 1t is expected that the attend
ance will be unusually large. j NJ
Dale, secretary, stated today that he
believes that the attendance will reach
300. A number of requests for reser~
vations have come from Davenport,
Rock Island and other surrounding
cities. Rabbi Wise is one of the most
prominent educators. lecturers and
charity workers in the country, and
his speech will no doubt be one of the
best on the schedule this year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
MONROEDOCTR|NE
AS DEBATE TOPIC
Abandonment OF Law as Part OF For
eign Policy Favored for Dis
cussion By Schools.

Abandonment of the Monroe doe
trine as a part Of the foreign policy Of
the United States, has been accepted
by Augustana, Illinois and Monmouth
colleges as the question of the trian-
guiar debate to be held in March The
subject in full. Resolved That the
Monroe doctrine as developed and APP
piled by the United States should be
abandoned as a potent factor Of our
foreign policy"
This is the topic originally submit
ted by the board Of debate Of the local
school, and the acquiescence Of lii
nois college clnched the question. al
though Monmouth, after considering
three resolutions submitted, selected
her own as most suitable. This was
the question of training the citizenry
in the art OF modern warfare as a pol
icy Of the United States Illinois sug-
gested the question of municipal own
ership of public utilities.
Work for the intercollegiate debates
will now begin at Augustana in ear
nest, J. Clinton Searle again to coacL
the teams. Rules for the preliminary
| contest to be held about two week!
after the Christmas holidays, were
posted this morning, and this even
| ing meeting OF those interested in III
coming forensic contests was sched
uled for O'Clock Prospects for thre
teams of more than mediocre calibr
are bright in that many of the seas
oned warriors Of words are again a
Augie this year Work for the Fresh
Soph debate with Bradley viii be mi
tiated soon.