Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-12-15
DELuGE OF PROTEST PROVES TOO STRONG AND REAKLEY
 FARM IS PASSED UP.
WILL SEEK NEW LOCATION
1t Is Claimed When New Farm Is Pur- chased Its Use Will Be For White Convicts Only and the Present
 Farm For Negro Convicts.
Little Rock.

acres adjacent to England, LOnOke county, for white convict farm have been abandoned, it was announced, because of the strenuous opposition made against establishing of con- vict farm at the proposed site by residents of England.
 It also was announced that deci sion on several other farms under consideration would be made proba bly, this week. The new farm will be used exclusively for white convicts, and the present convict farm at Cum mins will be maintained for negro convicts.
 The farm at England is owned by the Clear Lake Farming Company, of which Dr. G. E. Beakley is one of the officers. The penitentiary commis- sion, consisting of J. A, Bradsher, J. V. Ferguson and John T. Burkett, re- gently held meeting at the State capitol and heard protests of resi- dents of England against purchase of the farm.
 If it had not been for tho deluge of protests we probably would have purchased the Beakley farm," said Captain Burkett, secretary of the commission. "The commission recos- nized the sentiment and feeling ex- isting among the residents of Eng land, however, and declined to buy the farm. The farm would have been an ideal place for the penitentiary to have purchased"
 Fire of unknown origin destroyed cotton seed, cottonseed hulls and a warehouse of total value of $50,00O at the Dixie cotton oil mill, two miles east of Argenta. The mill buildings and other buildings and stock in them. worth more than s250,00O, were sav- ed after hard work by Argenta tira men. It will be necessary to suSs pend operations for several days at least, officers said.
 The State Board of Embalmers ex- amined only three applicants for state licenses at it's semi-annual meeting at the New Capital hotel. The mem- bers, all of whom attended, are: H. I. Holderness of Pine Bluff, chairman; J. A. Pence of Conway, secretary; B. Cross of Hot Springs; Dr. s. A. Southall of Lonoke; Dr. c. W. Garr1- son of Little Rock.
 EIor 11o ton relieving Walter Williams of Put laski county of paying $10 fine and serving one day in jail for embezzle- ment Williams was convicted on four counts in the First Division, Lit tie Rock Municipal Court, October 1s.
 Senator E. J. Lundy of Mena, pres1- dent of the last Senate, has resigned because he will move to Tulsa, Okla, in a few days His resignation was received by Governor Hays. The gov ernor said he does not know whether he will appoint a successor.
 J. l.. Bond, state supervisor Of ru-
 
 ton to speak on "The Rural School and It's Problems" at the annual meet ing of the Conway County Teachers Association at Plummerville Decem- Der IS.
 Governor Hays pardoned Harry Blake of Crawford county, convicted last June of burglary and grand lar ceny and sentenced to one year.
 The Dermott Hotel Corporation filed notice of an increase in it's capital stock from $17,5O0 to $35,500. The company recently was incorporated
 Eleven thousand and forty-one H. censes had been issued by the State Game and Fish Commission. Re ceipts amount to more than $15,000.
 The New York Mining Company filed a resolution, adopted in June, 1907, calling for the surrender of its charter.
 The McGehee Ice Company of Me Gehee, capitalized at $50,000 filed ar ticles of iEcorporation
 While approximately 20 bonds ci county collectors had not been receiv- ed by State Auditor M. F. Dickinson at the close of business, it is not be lieved any of the collectors are de linquent. The law provides they shall file new bonds with the county clerk before the first Monday in December The county clerk is instructed to file a copy of the bond with the state au- ditor. Several bonds received at the auditors office had been filed with the county clerks Friday or Saturday or last week.