The Spectator., 1915-04-09
AFTER A GREAT CONVENTION
State-Wide Campaign to Bring 1916 Southern Commercial Congress
 10 Little Rock.

Through the efforts of Chas S. Stifft, president of the Board of Trade, Chas. J. Griffith, president of the Cham Der of Commerce., Sheriff w. c. Hut ton of Little Rock, and Hon. c. R. Breckenridge of Pine Bluff, the latter two, directors for Arkansas of the Southern Commercial Congress, a statewide campaign has been inaugu- rated to bring the 1916 Congress to Little Rock. This year this great meet ing will be held at Muskogee, Okla. April 26-30.
 Many of the most prominent men of the United States, including President Woodrow Wilson and several members of his Cabinet, will attend the Mus kogee meeting, and participate in the program. It is expected that the at- tendance will not fall short of 10000 delegates and visitors
 The Arkansans are going to Musko- gee on special trains concentrating at Little Rock and Fort Smith, reaching Muskogee on the afternoon of April 25. Rooms for the Arkansas headquar- ters have already been reserved at the Sewers Hotel in Muskogee and the Arkansas Society of that city is CO., operating with the Arkansas State Committee at Little Rock. of which Geo. k. Brown is secretary.
 President Wilson's special train Is scheduled to pass through Little Rock April 25, leaving this city at 1850 p. m., and arriving at Muskogee at 4:12 the next morning. Copies of the pro- gram, list of speakers. schedule, etc, can be obtained by all interested par ties writing to the secretary at Little Rock
 Violators of the federal migratory bird laws will be liable to prosecution within the jurisdiction of the courts of Judge Jacob Trieber of Little Rock and Judge John c. Pollock of Topeka. Kan, the same as elsewhere. despite recent bulletin to the contrary. pub lished by the American Game Protec- tive and Propagation Association, &C., cording to E. V. Visart Both judges have held the law unconstitutional, but case has been appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
 Despite the decisions of the two judges, all officers are filing informa- tons in these jurisdictions" said MT. Vlsart. The cases that result will be taken up after the Supreme Court has handed down it's opinion.
 Already We have between 50 and l0O cases from this district The in formation is at hand and the cases can be taken up three years from now. if 1t is necessary to wait that long.
 At least one of the four district az. ricultural schools will not close as result of Governor Hays veto of the salary items for the institutions. J. F.. Rogers, member of the Board of Directors of the Magnolia school. says he is sure the school at that place will continue.
 T have talked with Auditor Dick 1nson,' Mir. Rogers said, and he has assured me that he will honor salary vouchers drawn against the general ey- pense fund of the school The gover- Tor also assured me that this meets with his approval and feel that there will be no question about our school opening again next year
 1T It can be done, the Democratic state central committee, when it meets Tn Little Rock, April 12, will set the oate of the general state primary for SIX weeks or two months after the third Wednesday of next March. When the date was set for the third Wednes- day of March. 1916, the general cleo ion was set for the second Monday in september The last Legislature con- solidated the state with the Lational election, which fixes the date TOT Mo- vember.
 Citizens of Augusta hope to raise enough money to build railroad from Augusta to the M. and N. A. and a further extension to a junction with the Rock Island at Gregory's Point. The line will be about 40 miles long.
 The Bank of Everton, having com. pleted its liquidation, paid all of its debts and relieved its stockholders. has gone out of business. Deposits amounting to S16,00O were turned over to the Peoples Bank of Harrison.
 Governor Hays appointed R. D. Hill of Effe, Franklin County. to succeed o. P. Nixon of Clinton, Van Buren County. as a member of the Board of