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The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
ONE DAYS FINE WORK
Rural SChooIhouSe in Tennessee
Is Transformed.
Dirty, putable Building Repaired
Painted and Decorated In Eight
Hours by Normal School
Teacher and Pupils.

Rural School Letter No, TO-" OF Feb
ruary 10, 1914, issued by the bureau of
education, Washington, d, c., relates
this story OF "One Days Work on a
Country Schoolhouse,"
1t took just one working day OF eight
hours to transform a Tennessee rural
schoolhouse that was In very bad con-
dition into building Of which any
community would be proud What was
accomplished in this instance by com.
munity cooperation could be carried
out effectively by any county superin'
tendent, teacher or school improve
ment association,
This unique and practical demon
stration In public.school Improvement
was engineered by Prof D. Riley Ha
worth of the East Tennessee State
Norman school Professor Haworth
first secured the cooperation Of the
county board Of education Of McMinn
county In which the demonstration
was carried out, He also secured the
cooperation Of the public school teach
ers Of the county and Of the patrons
Of the Neil school, the plan being to
show what any neighborhood can do
In one day by united action In the I'M
proyemont of school buildings and
grounds.
A band OF teachers, school patrons
and normal Vchool students marched
out TO the Neil school early In the
morning to begin operations, An OH
oial photographer was taken along, He
made photographs Of the school
grounds, the building and interior at
8 Il, m., before work began, and again
ut 4 y. mo when the days work was
completed Tho "beforo" and after"
pictures made It look 10 II miracle
had taken place,
The building at 8 Il, m, was In ~ dis
reputable condition aB It could be
and stIll be used for school purposes,
Tho workers were armed with shoycls,
hoes, axes, carpenters tools, paint,
whItowOgh and soap They nailed on
new boards whore they were needed,
painted the building, built chimney
cleaned up the rubbish, scrubbed the
floor. renovated the entire Interior
constructed bookcase for the teach
or, tinted the walls a poNrlgrOy color
and hung pictures. The old desks were
removed and new desks, supplied by
the school district, were placed in the
building
The outlay aggregated in coBh S33
II included ~ gallons OF paint b gal
Iona Of lmsood oil, paint brushes,
one,hplt buBhol OF whitewaeh, 81 worth
of weather boarding and lathIhg, 2
pounds Of nails window shades, ma
terinl for sash curtains, pictures, a
number Of books to start school
library and ono American flOg When
the work was completed the building
presented aB attractive an appearance
aa the best onoroom country school
ono Of tho most delightful features
OF the day was the social enjoyment
that resulted from the gathering TO-.
gether OF such large group OF work
era, AZ noon n picnic dinner was
served by people In the neighbofhood
OF tho school, II In planned TO repeat
tho demonstration In many other parts
OF the state,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The supreme court handed down an
important opinion relating to road dis
tricts. The court held that creation
Of entire counties, or the greater part
Of counties, into road improvement
districts to make improvements in
one part of a county is at variance
with the constitution, even though the
district is created by special legisla-
tive act
The court held that creation Of an
improvement district in Crittenden
County, comprising about 95 per cent
OF the county, and created to erect
n viaduct leading to a bridge span
ming the Mississippi River, could not
be done; that such an act II legal,
would rob the county court Of its
power and would, virtually, bond the
county, contrary to the constitution.
The courts decision sets forth that
improvements could not be grouped
and made into one Improvement dis
trict
The court reversed the Crittenden
Chancery Court and ordered the case
sent back, with Instructions to grant
an injunction prevent the improve
ment district commissioners from
awarding contracts or issuing bonds.
The suit was filed by II. F., Avery
against W. w. Swepston,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
Wild American elums,

The wild North American plum has
given rise to more cultivated varie'
ties than any other Of the native fruits
except tho grape These varieties
have mainly originated In the Mlselo'
slppi valley, Iowa alone having fur
nIahed i7b, Minnesota "a, and South
Dakota a, In Texas O1 varieties have
originated In these western and
southern regions whore several Of the
epooea appear to have reached their
greatest perfection In the wild oondl'
tien the greatest development In the
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The Red river food may have a de-
trimental effect on the million dollar
road project in Miller county, believes
w. b. Owen, chairman OF the State
Highway Commission. Under an act
passed by the last legislature, the
largest road improvement district in
the state was authorized in Miller
county It was planned to issue bonds
amounting to $1,00O,OOO for the build
irg Of 60 miles of brick or concrete
r. ads One use Of the roads was to
have been to form a means Of quickly
transporting men and materials to
the Red river levees In times Of hig
water. The roads were to have rG
from TeXarkana to the leYee by sly
different routes.
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
WOULD MAKE LOTS GARDENS
Chicago Special Park Commission
Seeks TO Utilize Many Pieces
OF Vacant Property,

Chicago will be dotted with vacant
lots converted into truck gardens II
the efforts OF the Chicago special park
commission can accomplish that OBJ
ject,
A committee on gardens, with s. j.,
Rosenbatt as chairman, has been
named to bring together persons who
have vacant property and those who
wish to plant them The commission
announces It will cooperate with any
association or individual desiring to
maintain truck gardens, school chill
drens gardens and similar projects,
Direction and advice on oil details
will be furnished free,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
S271,000 For LeNeea.

Memphis President o, N, XII.
Tough will sign the levce bonds Of
the st Francis Leyee Board and one
Of the Memphis banks, either the Ma
tionOl City or the Bank OF Commerce
Und Trust Company viii pay off the
certificate Of indebtedness Of the
hoard The certificates aggregate
100000, leaving S27l,OOO Of tho bond
issue to be used In completing the
leyee contracts,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
No Move Made Yet.

Washington, Tho state Department
has not decided to take any action so
far as could be- learned over the Ger,
man embassy advertisement In nu,
merous newspapers warning travellers
Of the risk they ran In trayersing the
war zone in merchant vessels belong.
Ing 10 Gorm0nyB enemies,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
Plea for Shade Trees,

Shade trees are rapidly dying out In
many OF our streets; this Ia frankly
admitted by civic ofIloIals For years
past spOsmodIe efforts have been
made for better care Of the trees
generally, but little Of practical ma
turo has been achieved, one cause
for this ia the moagor amount an.
nuNlly voted for tree culture, care and
planting, This city spends less on such
work than any other Of itB elge on the
continent In many Of the big United
states cities the Importance OF maxi
ing streets attractive by the planting
Of shade trees, Ia demonstrated by
thoir appointing special commissions
who have sole charge OF this branch
Of the civic service, The rosuta thus
Obtained have been most satisfactory,
Montreal Star
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

future, under cultivation, may proba.
bly, also be expected 10 take place.
With few fruits has there been an
equal opportunity TO report step by
step the advance which has been
made since tho original OF tho firat
named variety was planted and cult,
waited In a garden, A bulletin issued
by the United States department OF
agriculture, places on record n dla.
tlnot achievement OF American hortl.
eulturlete who have developed fruit
the value OF which was long over,
looked,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

At the meeting Of the Board Of Con-
troll Of the State Charitable lnstitu-
tlons tho following officials were
elected for the institutions named:
John II, Hinemon superintendent Of
the Blind School, and W. r. Lane,
steward; G, p Newton, superintend-
ent of the Confederate Soldiers Home,
Walter Blagg was elected steward Of
the Deaf Mute Institute rs steward 70
succeed II. b. Landers, resigned, and
Mrs Pearl Blagg office assistant, to
succeed II, IT, McGill resigned,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
Lene anrino nreuth,

washington, = The longest early
spring drouth In more than 40 years
row exists over Eastern United
states, tho national weekly weather
crop bulletin announced, Cotton and
truck crops In the southeast arc suf.
feringi
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

State Superintendent George Il,
Cook, b. w. ToTeyson, professor Of
secondary education; j. l., Bond, state
supervisor OF rural school, Leo NJ,
Favrpt associate supervisor Of rural
schools; Miss Eva Reichardt, state or.
ganIaer Of school improvement assocla.
tlons and minimum wage commission.
or returned from Chattanooga, Tenn
where they attended the sessions OF
the Conference for Education and In.
dustTy In tho South,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
BIG SHAKE-UP IN
HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES
Or. L. C. DAVIS OF HARRISBURG
NAMED TO SUCCEED DR.
FLETCHER.
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN
Notice IN Form Of List of Appoint
ments Are Shown to Those
Affected.
Little Rock.

Little ROCK
Five employees Of the State Hospi-
tai for Nervous Diseases were given
informal notice that their successors
had been named by the Board of Con-
troll Of the State Charitable Institu-
tons and that the changes would be
effective May Is. Among the NUN.
her were: DR.. G.. b Fletcher, a mem.
ber Of the medical staff Of the institu.
tion Robt. T. Cook dentist, j. f.
Flaherty, supervisor; a negro plas,
terer and gardener. The notice waa
in the form Of list of appointments,
signed by the board and shown 10
those affected by Dr. Frank Young, su
perintendent Of the institution,
Dr. l., c, Davis Of Harrisburg was
named TO succeed Or, Fletcher on the
medical staff The position pays ST..
600 annually, with board room and
laundry.
Members Of the board were reticent
when asked why the change in tie
medical staff had been made T j.
Raney, member Of the board. at his
nome in Newark, said over long-dis
tance telephone that the matter had
been left to DR., Young. lie refused to
say more DR. Young refused to make
any statement
Dr. Fletcher said Dr. Young had
told members Of the star only a few
days ago that he had asked the board
not to break mp his staff and that nc
had been assured that there woul1
be no changes made unless there vas
complaint Mr. Raney, when asked Il
any complaint had been made against
DIR, Fletcher. would reply only that
the matter had been LETT TO Or
Young.
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
Had Typhus Aboard.

New York, Typhus fever has
reached American shores, Tho first
cnso came TO the port aboard the
Crook steamer Chrlatoforoa, which
left Morsolles April TO- IN victim
III the third engineer, q Greek,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
Paint Mnkea for PrIde.

The house that Ia painted IL the bot.
ter for it A neighborhood that has
cleaned up and painted up In better
one In which to live Paint makes for
sctrespoct and justIaOblc prido,-Bt
Louis Republic,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
AnstrInls Army nooiorn Few.

voulco. The shortage of doctors
and surgeons IN Austria IN no alarm,
Ing that tho newspapers are urging
medical men from nearby neutral
countries TO entor the Austrian ser.
ylco,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
War a Mattar Of haVa.

Washington Such adyices as have
como to the United states govern
mcnt within tho last few days indl'
cate that ltAly'B preparations clearly
tend to her early participation in tho
war,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Phoenix, Vice President Marshall,
n was announced, viii deliver alS
chaulauaua addresses IN MlaalasIppl
before he returns home TO Indiana.
lie will leave here May 3
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
MAAh Your Nouao,a EAon.

Many men who wouldn't 10 on
the street with nh unwa6hed face lot
their homes stand year after year with
unoloaned aud untidy tronta Tor every
man who paeaea In the street 10 900
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

George B, Cook, state superinteDd,
ent OF public instruction, announced
that the Board Of Trustees Of the
Medical Department Of the University
OF Arkansas had requested Governor
HAYS to issue proclamation author.
izing the expenditure OF $500 to re
pair the portion OF the old statehouse
occupied by the department and 10
purchase equipment to replace that
destroyed the building a month ago
Tho letter was signed by all members
Of The board except Harry L. Ponder
OF walnut Ridge.
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

THO treasury department received
by mail from the collector of Mont
pomcry county SS,395, or this amour,
$4,000 was credited TO the general
revenue fund S3l5.S6 boIng in state
warrants The balance was credited
to other funds The cash was paid
out IN lom than 30 minutes after II
vas received,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

No appointment has been made to
MI tho vacancy In the state Highway
Commission which was made by the
expiration ot the torn Of G, W. High,
nh Of pNrNgould on May /, II Ia said
Governor Hays win appoint Thomaa
BuffesB OF j0neBboro,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

AZ n meeting OF the state Board OF
Accountantcy the following officers
we're elected H. W llennlgen, Lit,
tle Rock, president y, A, buchanan,
Hot Springs, secretary Simon Bloom,
Pine BLUM, treasurer,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Tho State Bank Commission issued
an order assessing tho stockholders
Of the Bank Of Lcola 100 per cont on
their stock The assessment IN TO ray
creditors The commission announced
that the recent sale OF the property Of
the Bank Of Wynhe was sufficient 70
pay all deposltofs in full.
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The governor reNppointed j. T.,
Rogers Of Magnolia u member OF tho
Board OF Trustees Of the Third Agrl.
cultural School and appointed w, ~,
East Of Okolona 20 succeed r. ~.
jackson, who had moved from tho
district
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The appointment Of Miss Frankie
Hutchinson, nurse NJ Bt Vlnoenre
in1rmary TO the board Of Nurse lgS,
Aminefs, was announced,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08
U, Q, May Take oil Land Fer Navy

Y, 9, May Take OIL Land For Navy,
Washington To create n petro'
leum reserve for the navy Secretary
Lane recommended TO President VII
ron that ho net aside 10000 acres IN
Natrona County Wyoming,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Harry Harris Of Clarendon, state
senator has entered upon the dts
charge Of HIS duties as secretary OF
the Tax Commission succeeding u.
A. Stanley resigned Il, W. Brown al.
40 entered upon his worl, az stcnog,
rNphcr, succeeding Mlas Laura Jacob
son, Bruce Bullion, clerk Of the COM
mission for the last two years, con
tinuos In the same position
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Ben l.. dnmn, who represented pu
laski County in the LOST Legislature
has again connected himself with the
Arkansas Farmers Union organIza
ton and will at once begin an eduos.
tlonal and reorganization campaign
over the state
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Omclals Of the Arkansas Natural
Gas Company fear that with ono pipe
line across Red river already gone,
the second and only other line win be
washed out and thus cut Little Rock
of from lts gas supply for at least
three weeks,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

A suit to test the constltutionNllty
OF the Municipal Court has been filed
In Circuit Court The suit IL styled
Tho state OF Arkansas, on the rell.
tIon OF william i, Moose attorney
general against w, H. Woodruff and
Abnor McGehee, Judges Of The Flrst
and Second Division Municipal
Courts, respectively II IN charges
the net OF the Legislature crenting the
municipal courts is unconstitutional
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Tho Jefferson County Farmora' Club
~ Pine Hun filed articles Of iheorpo.
ration with capital stock OF sa6oOj,
Of which tisb has been subscribed
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Labor Commissioner J, @, Clary re.
oeived from the Chicago Mil and
Lumber Company in MI0sisalppi coun.
~, 1850 for the use Of the Arkanaaa
Panama exposition exhibit
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Tho meeting Of tho Arkansas Teach.
ora Association IN 1916 viii bo held
in Little Rock on April 9, 2 and s. ~
agreed upon by the Executive Com.
mIttoe,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The MeyerFuesa Investment Com
pany OF Stuttgart, eapilalised al sal.
900, has filed articles Of incorporation
with the secretary Of state
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

The State Department Of Education
mailed TO several county treasurers
vouchers calling for S03755 Oppor,
tionmonts OF the school fund whiel,
several districts failed to receive be,
cause Of their neglect TO send IN re.
ports at the proper tlme rho recent
Legislature passed four special acts
authorizing tho payment Of tho appor.
tionmente.
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

J. II nlnemon was reelected su
perintcndent OF the Arkansas School
Tor the Ind and & p, Newton was
reappointed superintendent of the
Confederate Home at meeting Of TIE
b0nrd Of control Of the state chart.
table iGsututions, The board made
no announcement. concerning change
In the control Of tho state Hospital
for Nervous Diseases and the Deaf
hute Institute It Ia said l., L. con.
man, former auditor Of state, is to be
appointed 20 he latter position,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Tho Central Auto Company Of Lit
10 Rooh filed articles OF ncorpow
tlon with n capital stock Of $4,000, OF
which $1,000 has been aub8eribed,
The Harrison times., 1915-05-08

Hugh Carter state highway engh
necr left for Camden, Nhcro hc IN
supervising engineering work on
roads,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-09
CAUSES
man AND WOMAN
TO LAND AT JAIL

Jealousy proved the undoing of
Green Parks, q, colored, and his
young wife, and today they were sent
to serve sentences for living as a
married couple, although license
was refused them.
Prosecutor Keller learned in police
and Mrs. Sanders, that the couple
never produced a marriage license
when they returned from Eaton in
May, 1913, as welded He could not
secure a statement from Parks and
summoned the girl, who admitted she
was not married.
Parks started going with the girl
when she was fourteen or fifteen years
of age 1t was through his jealousy
that her brother was killed by Sam
Whalen in the rear of Main street
saloon in October, 1912. Since that
time the police have made periodical
calls to the neighborhood where Parks
lived to stop his jealous quarrels.
Develops After Cutting.
The arrest of the two was the cul-
mination of trial of Carl Payne,
colored, who cut Parks last Friday
night, on North Twelfth and F streets,
inflicting a scalp wound, for which
Parks was sent to the hospital. Payne
was fined $40 and costs and sentenced
to Jail for thirty days.
"My wife left me four weeks ago,
and when I saw her Friday night with
this man, l wanted to speak to her
and find out why she left me- said
Parks as prosecuting witness against
Payne.
Prosecutor Keller then produced the
common law wife, 1S-year-old Clara
Sanders, who said she went to Eaton
with Parks to get a license, but was
refused because of the nonresident
law.
Mayor Robbins fined Parks $25 and
sentenced him to sixty days at the
penal farm, and fined Clara Sanders
$40 and costs and gave a sentence
of ten days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-09

The apartments of Mr. and Mrs.
j. H. Gilchrist in the Holland were
the scene of quiet wedding this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, when Mrs. AIDE
laide Belle Houck became the bride
of Mr.. James Griffith, Rev. Joseph J.
Rae of the First Presbyterian church
performing the ceremony before a few
intimate friends of Mrs. Houck and
Mr. Griffith, the marriage taking place
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist,
at the request of Mr.. Gilchrist, whose
health did not permit his attendance
in Indianapolis, where the wedding
was first arranged. The bride wore
beautiful gown of lavendar silk and
point lace, with a picture hat of flow
ers and a corsage bouquet of lavendar
sweet peas, her jewels being neck
lace of amethysts. Miss Fay Drake
played the entrance and during the
ceremony. and the attendants were
Mrs. Gilchrist and DR.. G.. E. Duffin
Coffee and sweets were served later
Mr.. Griffith, who has been a resident
of Richmond for about year. took his
bride to the mountains of West Vir-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-09
HOSPITAL REPORTS
SURPLUS OF $500

With an average daily attendance
of thirty-nine for the month of May,
and the private rooms filled at all
times, Reid Memorial hospital had its
best month this years. There was
also a surplus of $4OO over operating
expenses. There were fifty-nine op-
erations during the month.
This report was made last night by
the superintendent, Miss Pound, to the
trustees. She submitted a report of
the graduating class which is made
up of Nellie NJ. Stevens, Resta Davis,
Audra E. Fisher, Huldah j. Smith and
Edna l.. Thompson.
The date for graduating was post
poned from July % until the first week
in September.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-09
LOCAL EAGLES VISIT
STATE CONVENTION

DR.. NJ. S. Bulla, Henry Schroeder, A.
Elstro and William Bloom of this city
are attending the tenth annual con-
vention Of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles being held in Anderson, Ind
AL Morel another past president of the
local aerie was unable to attend
The convention opened at 10
o'clock this morning in the
F. y. E. hall in Anderson with
speech of welcome by Mayor Mellett.
Response was made by Otto P. Deluse,
past worthy president of Indianapolis.
One of the most important matters In
the session is the proposed uniform
rate of benefits-assessmen for sick
ness and deaths-in all aeries. A new
constitution was considered at this
afternoon session.
South Bend is expected to seek next
years convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-09
TROOPS
MAKE ADVANCE
near TOLMIN0
Report Says Germans Rush
Guns and Soldiers to Aid
Austrian Defenses About
Trent.
eY BRIxTON O'AlLAiRE,
Staff Correspondent for lnternationa
News Service,

Staff Correspondent for international
News Service.
, ROME, June 9.-Gains of from two
to six miles are reported for the
Italian forces which are at Grips with
the Austrians over a front stretching
from Caporetta to the gulf of Trieste
in the Austrian crown land of Gorilla.
The fighting has grown more violent
around Tolmino (Tolmein) on the
Isonzo river, where the Austrians are
strongly intrenched..
The fierce assaults of the Italians
are weakening the Austrian line be-
tween Montenero and Tolmino and the
capture of Tolmino is expected in the
immediate future.
Lies in isonzo Valley.
(Tolmino lies in the valley of the
Isonzo near it's junction with the Idria
and is surrounded by lofty mountains
which afford an excellent natural bar
rier. 1t is Is miles northeast of Civil
dale, about the same distance north
of Gorilla and about eight miless from
Caporetta. In semi-circle north of
Tolmino, lie Montenero, Monte Vag-
attn, Monte Vohn and Monte Hradica.
On the western side is Monte Cucco,
which the Austrians had strongly forti-
fled. The railway line leading toward
Trent from the southeast runs through
Tolmine which is another element in
the city's strategical value.)
German troops and German guns are
reported to. have been rushed into
Trent for the defense of the city of
Trent against the Italian armies of in
vasion which are fighting their way
slowly toward that city from the south
and southeast.