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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
OLDEST PIECE OF WRITING
Sumerian Tablet in University of Pennsylvania Records Deeds of
 Babylonians.

A number of ancient Sumerian tab lets, recording the deeds of the Baby lonians thousands of years ago, have been deciphered by George A. Barton at the University of Pennsylvania mu- scum One of these tablets, which tells how a farmer rid his field of To- custs and caterpillars, is dated 4,O00 B. c. and is the oldest piece of writ ing extant, according to an announce ment made by officials of the museum. The farmer, Doctor Barton's transla- tion says, called in necromancer, who "broke jar, cut open sacrifice, a word of cursing he repeated, and the locusts and caterpillars fed For this service he received tall palm tree.
 That a canal was constructed in Babylonia nearly 5000 years ago is shown by another tablet dated The year the Divine NaramSin opened the mouth of the canal Erin at Nippur." Naram-Sin was a king in Babylonia and is supposed to have financed the construction of the waterway which gave Nippur transportation facilities with the rest of the world A third tablet, dated 3200 B. G., records the transfer of land and quantity of grain for bronze money. Gold and sill yer were known at that time, but were not used as currency.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
WAS NOT A FLORAL TRIBUTE
Mistake Made by Actress Natural One, Though Certainly Some
 what Embarrassing.

The curtain was rung up for the third time, and Margaret Blake stepped forward and responded to the prolonged exclamation of her admiring audience She spoke with graceful modesty that charmed, then gathered her floral tributes. Was it the intense excitement or the binding array Of footlights that dazzled and confused her?
 Quietly reposing on a lower box rail by the proscenium she saw mag nificent bunch of violets-her favorite f1ower-ostensibly placed there for her by a sweet-faced, dark-haired lady be- hind them. 7-e2- -
 With applause still ringing in her ears, Miss Blake leaned forward and took the lovely bouquet, acknowledg- ing the gift by a pretty bow
 The sweet-faced, dark-haired lady reached after her with a strange and sudden haste
 Give me back my hat she cried, hysterically.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
MEXICO FACTIONS
 MIST FIGHT II OUT
PRESIDENT WILSON INTENDS TO STUDY QUESTION CAREFULLY
 BEFORE RECOGNITION.
CARRANZA PUT OUT TELLER
Views of the First Chief Submitted Unofficially to the State
 Department.

Washington.-Recognition of any or the Mexican factions during the present uncertain state of affairs is not contemplated by the United States, according to expressions by high officials.
 Secretary Bryan told inquirers that the subject of recognition had not reached the point of formal considera- ton. Persons close to the White House said President Wilson intended to study the qeustion carefully before committing the American government to recognition and that he did not propose to take any action until the military situation in Mexico clarified itself
 Published reports that 8 statement to be issued by Gen. Carranza covering his intentions and program had been drafted on suggestions from the Wash ington administration and was now 1 before Secretary Bryan and President Wilson were met with the explanation that what purported to be the views of the first chief had been presented unofficially to the State Department, but had not been submitted for an expression of opinon or with any view toward recognition"
 We haven't been asked said MT Bryan, ito take the matter up, aud We have nothing before us that we would regard as sufficient to raise the subjct of recognition"
 The American government has un- officially indicated to the various fac tions in Mexico the general principles which would guide it in considering recognition. It has been said there would be no recognition until Mexico had been internally pacifed by con1- plete military domination by one fac tion or a peaceful agreement among the more important elements.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
U. s. COURSE IS DOUBTFUL
Officials Are Silent, but Admit Seri-
 ousness of Situation

Washington, May 2.-Press reports of the torpedoeing of the American steamer Gulfhght and the loss of her captain and some members of the crew, created q stir tonight in official circles here, where the seriousness of the oc- currence was everywhere admitted.
 In the absence of President Wilson, officials made no comment as to the government, beyond saying that thorough inquiry as to the manner of the torpedoing and the responsibility for 1t would be required before a deci- Sion could be reached as to the kind of representations to be made.
 First Loss by Torpedo.
 If first reports are borne out, the attack on the Gulflight constitutes the first case of an American ship struck by a torpedo, with consequent loss of lives. Two American vessels have been sunk by mines, the responsibility of which has never been fixed; and one American, Leon c. Thrasher, was drowned when the British ship Falaba was torpedoed.
 The United States government has just completed it's investigation of the Throsher case, but in view of the di- rect attack on an American vessel now reported, it is probable that both incl dents will be dealt with in whatever diplomatic action is taken.
 Strict Accountability.
 It generally was recalled tonight that, in the note sent by the United States to Germany in answer to Ger 1a a af S,f the Washington government stated that it would hold the German gov ernment "to a strict yaatabilityo for the loss of any American lives or vessels, the phraseology being so drawn as to cover attacks on bsllig- erent vessels on which American. were travelling Officials said at the time that the purpose of the document was to insist on the right of Americans to voyage on the high seas even on bel Ggerent merchantmen and upon the previous rules of international law which provide for the transfer to places of safety of non-combatants aboard unarmed merchantmen.
 Will Wait for Facts.
 The course of the United States in the case of the Gulflight is not likely to be determined for several days, as some time probably will be required to get the facts.
 The phrase "strict accountabihty" has never been interpreted by high officials here. The possibility of any acGion other than demand for dam ages in the present case is considered remote, however, because of the be- lief that the attack on the Gulflight will be found to have been accidental and not deliberate.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

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 I am selling millions of bottles of Dodson's Liver Tone to people who, have found that this pleasant, vege-, table. liver medicine takes the place. of dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle on my sound, reliable guarantee Ask your druggist or storekeeper about me.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Wants Young Diplomats.

ngton.-President Wilson took another step in rejuyenating the dip lolomatic service by signing an exc cutive order which will bar men more than 35 years old from the so-called civil service" portion of the corps which includes secretaries and clerks The age limit has been 50 Ambas. sadors and ministers will not be af fected.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
ATTACK MADE DIFF SCILLY
British Patrol Boat Saves Sea- men, Tanker Is lowed Into
 Port and Reached.
OFFICIALS SAY NOTHING

London, May 2.-Tbe American oil tank steamer Gulflight, which sailed from Port Arthur, Texas, April 10 for RoueD, France, was torpedoed at noon on Saturday off the Scilly islands, ac- cording to dispatch received today by the Central News Agency.
 The captain of the Gulfhght, aeeore4 Sng to the same advices, died of heart failure as result of the shock Two seamen jumped overheard and were drowned.
 The other members of the crew were taken off by a patrol boat and landed. The vessel was lowed into Crow Sound and beached,
 The Gulflight was steel vessel of 3,202 tons net and was built at Cam den, N. J., in 1914. She was owned by the Gulf Refining Company. The yes sel was 383 feet long, 51 feet beam and 80 feet deep. She was equipped with wireless telegraph apparatus
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
WANT FRANK RESENTENCED
Solicitor General Dorsey Will Make
 Request Before Judge Hill,

Atlanta, Ga, May 2.-Solicitor Gen eral Dorsey will appear tomorrow be- fore Superior Court Judge Hill to ask that Leo M. Frank be resentenced to death for the murder of Mary Phagan, according to an announcement tonight counsel for Frank was expected to op- pose resentencing until after the local court receives the mandate of the Su- preme Court of the United States de- nylng Frank s appeal on writ of ha- peas corpus The mandate, it has been announced, will not be issued by the Supreme Court until May 19.
 lONEY TO LEND
 m first -clsz improved river bottom farms write me. j, D. Arnold. 7l1-7l4 State Bank Bldg. Little Rock. tAdvertisement)
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Panama Needs Funds.

Panama.-Speaking at public af- fair, the secretary of public works, Ladislao Sosa, said the national treas ury was in serious situation, due to large decreases in revenues from i'm port duties and other taxes
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
For Retired Ministers.

Chicago-The 4,395,0OO children claimed by the Methodist Episcopal Church can be made source of con- tributions for the campaign to raise $10,000,000 for retired ministers and their widows and orphans the Rev Frederick T. Keeney of Syracuse, N. Y., told the convention of conference claimants
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Allies Land Near EncS.

London,-The operations in the Dardanelles apparently are still con- fined to the bombardment of the Turkish lines while preparations are being made for landing the allied force, part of which is already on Turkish territory at EIos and other points.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Modifying Embargo.

Washington.-AD arrangmen1 fur ther to facilitate shipment without in- terference by allied warships of goods bought in Germany by American i'm porters before March 1 was announc- ed by the British embassy.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Long Sprina Drouth,

Washington. = The longest early spring drouth in more than 40 years TOW exists over Eastern United States, the national weekly weather crop bulletin announced. Cotton and truck crops in the southeast are sui fering.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Shin of Mules Sail

New Orleans.-The British steam ship CornishmaE cleared here for Ko- rachi, India, via Capetown, with cargo consisting of 1,113 mules and 30 jacks for the British army in India.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
Pleads For RInid a,Ais

Memphis.-A plea for more rigid enforcement of child labor laws in the South was made by Miss Jean Gordon of New Orleans, president of the Southern Conference on Woman and Child Labor, in an address at their regular session.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
For immune Mexico.

Washington.-Vacc and other medical supplies to combat smallpox and prevent spread of the disease in Mexico City is to be forwarded from Vera Cruz by special train.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

It often turns out in after years that tho faint heart which failed to win the fair lady was something of blessing in disguise.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
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He-Is she a good dancer? She-Not scrupulously.-Cal Pelican
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The Arkansas Railroad Commission issued an order requiring the Iron Mountain Railroad to mak refund of 55 cents per ton on six cars of coal shipped from Helena to Clarendon for the Chicago Veneer Company The road made charge of s1 per ton on the coal on the ground that it was a part of an interstate shipment and should go at interstate rates. The company appealed to the commission and the commission decided that the shipment was intrastate and shouli go at rates specified in Standard Dis tance Tariff No 8.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

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Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

MT. Clary estimates that between 700 and 1000 women in Little Rock will be affected by the nine-hour pro vision of the new law This prohibits the employment of women clerks more than nine hours in any one day They have been working from 12 to 14 hours on Saturdays, the commits sioner says. The wage feature of the. new statute will also be strictly en- forced, according to MT. Clary. Un- der its provisions no woman employed where more than four are employed can receive less than $1 per day, and if she has had six months experience she must be paid SIPS per day. The commission will meet Monday to ar range for the enforcement of the law.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Because number of sheriffs have asked that they be allowed to extend tie time of paying taxes in their coun- ties for short time Governor Hays has written letters authorizing the extensions. The governor wrote that they may extend the time sufficiently to give time for the making of delin- quency lists and the publication of lands to be sold and that he will is- sue proclamations relieving them, should penalties be assessed by the clerk or the auditor of state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The man who has to go after his revolver seldom shoots anybody.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Capt. A. B. Sloan, U. s. A, inspec- tor instructor of organized militia in Arkansas, received an order from di- vision headquarters at Fort Logan T. Roots to organize the camps of in- struction for officers and non-comnlis- stoned officers, which will be con ducted from May 3-29, inclusive.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05
vagrant Thought.

How would it do to send all the bad books to prison libraries?
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The Nichols & Shepard Company Michigan concern, filed notice that it was entering the state. The com. pany is capitalized at s2.220,UO0
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

information in circular letters sent to Arkansas shippers advising that it is necessary for claimants in the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt rate cases to come to Little Rock to secure payment is erroneous according to W. J. H. Perkins, special master, who is disbursing the scrip under the compromise settlement The letters have been sent out, principally from Texarkana and it is thought that the senders desire to secure power of :. torney for the collection of the z and thus obtain a commission. of the letters states that thr will buy the scrip at a dis onSs. hs 7. is inconvenient for the .r.,~nn ~ " 1s n go to Little Rock ~
 "Only Little Rock .,.,., , Perkins said, "are N''''
 old sto+oboue1 .naster's office in the etroe+s 1,t ;, Markham and Center will racoi 4e out-of-town claimants co1 oao- .ee their scrip from their To- ~ dts We send out on an aver 1Fo 800 packages of scrip to Iron 4 >dntain or Cotton Belt agents over
 .ne state daily and it is probable that
 should g claimant call at the office
 in Little Rock, he wor find his l scrip already mailed out
 More than 94 per cent of the claim 1 ants have accepted the compromise settlement This is to pay in trans
 ferable scrip 50 per cent on all freight
 claims with the exception of rough
 material claims which will remain in
 litigation, and to pay in full in trans
 ferable mileage all passenger claims
 allowed by Special Master J. G. Wal
 lace, who audited the claims
 The special master was given until June s, by the United States District
 Court to finish the work of disburse-
 ment- MT. Perkins said that every
 effort will be made to prevent having
 to ask for an extension of time.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Attorney General w. L. Moose is enforcing the act passed by the last Legislature, placing a tax of cents per cubic yard for sand and gravel taken from streams and lakes. Deal CTS in Newport, Helena and Fort Smith have agreed to pay the tax, and others are filling out the blanks mail ed to them by the attorney general
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Governor Hays appointed four dele gates to the nineteenth annual confer ence for child welfare to be held at Portland, Ore, May 12 to 16. Those appointed were Mrs. John l. Moore Helena; Mrs. Will Hall, Little Rock. Mrs. Sid Henry, Hope; Mrs. John T Sifford, Camden.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Ben L. Griffin, who represented Pu- 1ash County in the last Legislature, has again connected himself with the Arkansas Farmers Union organiza- tion and will at once begin an educa- tional and reorganization campaign over the state.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The governor reappointed J. F. Rogers of Magnolia a member of the Board of Trustees of the Third Agri- cultural School, and appointed w. B. East of Okolona to succeed P. B. Jackson, who had moved from the district
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The appointment of Miss Frankie Hutchinson, a nurse at St. Vincent's infirmary, to the Board of Nurse Ex aminers, was announced
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

At a meeting of the State Board of Accountantcy, the following officers were elected: H. w. Hennigen, Lii tie Rock, president; S. A. Buchanan, Hot Springs, secretary; Simon Bloom, Pine Bluff, treasurer
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

A warm fight is being made for the appointment as member of the State Highway Commission to sue ceed c. w. Highfill of Paragould
 The Is miles of highway to be built in Jefferson County by Road I'm. provement District No will cost ap- proximately s100,000, according to es. inmates by Hugh Carter, state high. way engineer. The road will run from Pine Bluff to the Lincoln County line. where it will connect with another road leading across that county.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

The Acme Cooperage Company of Jacksonport filed articles of incorpo- ration with the secretary of state
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-05

Articles of incorporation Of the c. H. Denslow Company of Stuttgart were filed with the scretarv or state. The company is authorized to do q general insurance business and is capitalized at $5,000.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-04-22
SPRING WORK.
By. t. F. PECK.

farmers have had very little oppor.
tunity to plow from the middle Of De.
cember to April I, but it looks now
like winter has gone and spring Il
here, with much land to break, an6
farmers will do well to keep the pul.
verizing harrow close up with the
turning plow If they do not the
ground broken will dry ont cloddy and
lose much of the stored up moisture
that will be needed for the growing
crops
We must remember that the finer we
can get our soil pulverized the more
available will be the plant food The
soil will retain its moisture better.
Seed will germinate quicker
Another thing farmers should not
lose sight of if they use fertilizer of
any character. To get the best results
from fertilizer it should be spread ev-
euly over the ground and worked into
the soil before planting. find great
many who use fertilizer on corn put ii
into the drills where the corn is plant
ed. / never do so, and do not think
it should be done, because any soil 10
proper condition for seed bed will
have enough plant food available to
start the plant. When it needs more
food it sends out the little hairy feed
or roots that in time penetrate the en-
tire surface soil. seeking food
II the fertilizer is evenly distributed
the feeder roots going out in every di-
rection can feed on it. If it is concen-
trated in the drills only the feeder
roots in that portion of the soil can
feed on it.
Preparing the seed bed deep is one
Of the most important steps. 1t is
important to select good seed. Also to
be sure that the planter or seeder is
adjusted to plant the right quantity.
An imperfect stand reduces the yield,
and an excess of plants uses up avail
able plant food unnecessarily
It is absolutely essential that the
surface of the ground be worked thor
oughly and often. not deep but thor
oughly. By doing SO the moisture Is
conserved and weeds and filth prevent
ed from starting. Weeds also are a
tax on the available plant food.
If the simple suggestions offered are
followed, good crops can be expected
in proportion to the fertility of the
SOIL Every farmer will agree that
the suggestions are practical. but you
can not get every farmer to put them
in practice. 1t is not SO much the
want of knowledge of farm practice,
but our failure to do the things we
know are best. We do it the old way
because it is easier or we have just got
into the habit.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-04-22
Burroughs Chapel.

SPIRAL TO The Ne7Os
Farming and pretty weather seems
to be the order of the day.
Fred Campbell called on Elic West
Sunday evening.
Jessie Brown was in Jasper Monday
Will Price and son. of Foster Falls,
passed thru here cattle hunting one
day last week
Miss Della Campbell sure did look
sad Sunday. Guess it was because she
didn't get to see her best fellow.
Miss Hydenia Mccullough visited
Mrs. Mary Curtis one day last week.
Jim Watlsy visited N. F. Campbell
Monday night,
Sherman Campbell took in the box
supper at Foster Falls Saturday night
and reported q nice time.
e Miss Hydenia Mccullough sure did
seem to enjoy herself Sunday week
ago. If you want to see her smile,
just ask her how she likes Marvin
Tate.
Rev. W. T. Dugan filled his ap-
pointment last Sunday at Pineset - -
Miss Della Campbell and sister Wis
tied Mis- Elva West Sunday.
Marvin Tate called on his best girl
Sunday.
James Watley was in Sequachee
Tuesday.
Come on, all of you writer's, as /
sure enjoy reading your pieces. Wake
mp, "Cold Wave," and let us hear
from you. Also stranger, of Oak
Grove.
Tue little son of Mr.. and Mrs. w
NJ Campbell, is on the sick list this
week
Best wishes to the News.
Weeping Jessie.