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The Springdale news., 1915-03-12
FAIR VIEW

We are having bad weather at this writing.
 Herman Phelan is very ill with typhoid fever.
 Miss RubyDaily of this place will enter High School at Rogers today
 Born, Sunday March 7th to Don Neil and wife, baby boy.
 Mrs. Miller, of Rogers visited Mrs. Geo. S. Reeder one day last week.
 Miss Bertha Phe.an of Rogers spent Saturday night and Sunday witl home folks.
 Rev. L. L. Johnson of Lowell, filled his regular appointment atthis place last Sunday.
 Frances Baldwin and family, of New Hope, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs E. A. Baldwin.
 There are quite number of sick folks in our community. Mrs. Lily Nc Daniel, who has been sick so long is not so well at present.
 Miss Lora Neil of Springdale spent Saturday night and Sunday with her mother, Mrs E. J. Neil of this place Miss Armiza McDaniel who has bee visiting relatives near Lamar, Mo. returned home recently.
 Mr Hamilton of this place died of tuberculosis, and was buried in the
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12
Sunshine

Although he never attended the University fo Aranksas day, Sena. tor B H. Greenhouse of the Fifth district is one Of the institution $ most active friends il the Senate of the present session. He has intro duced q bill to put the university on a mileage basis by placing a tax of F mill on the dollar on all assessed property in the state to provide a permanent income for the institution
 In addition he introduced the gener- al appropriation bill for the uniyer-
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

There was a contest in the house on the adoption of the first of these amendments some members claiming that the amendments were at the instance of Hal Norwood, former at torney general who it is now claimed has left the Democratic party The committee prevailed however, and the first amendment wsa adopted by a vote of 42 to Al, the others were adopted without division and the bill will be passed on by the house next Tuesday.
 A bill of local interest and to ap- ply 0 Washington county only is be- ing framed by MT Jones and will raise the limit of service on public roads from 45 to 5 years and abol- ish free labor and providing a tax of S400 in lieu of labor. More road con- missioners will be named and other minor changes.
 There is considerable speculation as to the fate of the State Highway Department owing to the fact that an investigating committee has made |. report charging this department with having misappropriated and dis sipated their funds. The printed re- port of the accountant will be print cd and distributed this week Other departments are being audited but no report is yet made of their affairs. The committee charged with investi- gating the Charity Board affair doubt their ability to get through the in- vestigation by the end of the session.
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

thing with the state senate is that at this session it has worked on more than one Saturday and an extraordin- ary thing is that it has caused each to give due consideration to the other's=bills and this will result in nearly all the bills getting consider ation.
 This week the house honored the birthday of Geo. Washington by standing in silence for one minute. The fact that the house really could keep silent for one minute might be called a revelation. On Wednesday afternoon the entire legislature at tended the funeral of the late Judge Kevanaugh.
 Probably the most important bill of the week was that for the con- solidation of state and national cleo tions, introduced by Senator Great house and only lacks the signature of the Governor to become law Several house members were known Co be opposcd to this, but when the bill came up for final passage not word was spoken against it and only 13 votes were recorded No gen eral game and fish law has passed both houses and no county was al- lowed to exempt, and some of it's provisions are as follows: The sea son for hunting deer. turkey and bear shall be Nov. 10 to Jan. 10 and hunters, who must have resided in the state 12 months to be entitled to hunt are charged a yearly license of sl. A game and fish commission are created who serve without pay and who are to have charge of the enforcement of the law. Each hunt CT is limited to deer. turkeys ard l bear in each year Quail may be killed from Dec. l to Feb. l, and hunters are prohibited from killing more than 15 in one day for each person No person shall hunt on the enclosed land of another without the written permission of the owner Of the land on his person. tThis will avoid the necessity of farmers post in their land Seining is prohib- tied An annual license of s1.00 is charged those who fish with artificial bait. Bird dogs are taxed $100 per year Trappers of fur-bearing ani- mals who use to exceed 10 traps are charged an annual license of $f0
 There is a question as to the effect of this law on those counties who have special laws in regard to gama. The appropriation bill for the Smith-Lever fund has passed both houses. The University appropria- ton bill has been considered by the senate in committee of the whole and favorably reported with only slight variation from the Budget committee recommendation. The house indefin- i+ely postponed the senate bill provid- l ing for the extension of the time for paying tax to Oct l. The bill of Speaker Sawyers allowing race track gambling passed the senate af- ter having been amended to exempt B counties. The Moore primary bill as drawn by committee appointed by the last Democratic State Con- vention having passed the senate was amended by the judiciary committee of the house in several particulars.
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

time they fought all the way through, The appropriation for the State Nor nal School, the Tuberculosis Sanitar- itfm, the Reform School, to pay Judge Hill s25,o0o, Judge Kirby s. 00o. and the estate Of J. II. Harrod 5000, these latter in the railway rate litigation have all passed both houses The Governor approved the approprfa- ton for the smith-Iever fund.
 The racing bill applying to 40 coun- ties passed this week and is now up to the governor. The Ruff bill to re- organize the State Board of Chari- ties and reduce their number to three members who are on salaries, became a law this week. The Alexander road bill, the most progressive road measure offered as general bill passed the house this week
 Measures Of much interest that have bean defeated hits week are the Moore primary bill, the 1-2 cent railroad fare bill, for a million dollar bond issue to overcome the present deficit, and a bill refusing to allow the question of Sunday base ball to be submitted to the voters of Little Rock, Argenta and Hot Springs.
 A bill by NIT. Jones fer new road law for Washingtoncounty. passed the house this week. This act will abol- ish free labor on the roads, raise Tho age limit from A. to D years, make an annua! road tax of S3, pro- vide for three commissioners for each township who shall meet six times q year and are allowed S2 for each meeting, the president of each town ship commission to meet with the County Judge in annual meeting and all road work to be done by con- tract. The County Judge to be ex- offieio road commissioner.
 There is yet pending bill by Mir. Armstrong, of Conway, to raise the state tax levy to mills instead of 1.2 mills Also there is pending a bill that practically provides for township assessors, changing the time of assessing to March, and the time of tax paying from January to Noyem Der. It is very problematic if these measures will ever come to a vote as there is now such short time before the time for adjournment. Tn is yet much to be done for the appro- priation bills, and there is real dan ger of so many members being welded to local measures that the appropriaS ton bills will fail to get by There does not seem to be any desire for called session, but if there is very much more delay a called session will be inevitable.
 On Saturday the senate was in ex- ecutive session all day on the appoint ments of the governor, charges hay i ing been preferred against MT. Cof- man, who was named as one Of the Board of Charities. The senators re- fused to give out any information and no one was allowed within hearing dis i tance of the chamber. Last week 1 the house met every night except Saturday night, and the senate had perhaps three night sessions. The house will probably meet every night during the remainder of the session. Littl, Rock Feb. 2s.-An unusual
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

Pleasant Grove cemetery week ago last Saturday He leaves wife ana two daughters. They have our heart felt sympathy.
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

sity.
 Senator Greenhouse was elected to the Senate in 1913 and the present session is his second in the assem- bly,. He is a merchant at Wheeler, and has never been active in politics until his election to the Senate.
 Senator Greenhouse is the author of the bill which has been introduce ed in the Senate to consolidate elections and to change the date from May to November. Another bill he has introduced would change the manner of paying sheriffs Ill the counties and would increase the rev. enue of school districts He is al- so the author of the concurrent res olution to have a committee appoint ed to work out plan for raising more revenue.-Gazette
 
 While riding on train up In Mls- sourf one day last week our seat companion was a man who evidently had little use for certain passen- ger on the train an, was disgusted at the fellows a-stics. He said to Us: Just look at that fellow sit ting up in front. with red tie and q sarcastic smile. Don't he think he fs the whole eheese2 Don't he think ha=is all what am? Don't he look like he thought he was the man who brought sense to this county? l tell you what k what. if you were t9 take tha. fellows brains and put them into the head Of a peekerweod the darn bird would fly backward. - Esy
The Springdale news., 1915-03-12

Littl, Rock Feb. 2s.-An unusual
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
SYRUP OF FIGS
 FOR CROSS, SICK,
 FEVERISH CHILD
If little somach is sour liver, Torpid or bowels
 cloggcd.

Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs" because in a few hours all the clogged-up waste, sour bile and ferm renting foo,l gently moves out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again Children simply will not take tho time from play to empty their bowels, and they become tightly packed, liver gets sluggish and stomach disordered
 When cross, feverish. restless, sec if tongue is coated, then give this deli cious fruit laxative.' Children love it, and it can not cause injury. No diff ference what ails your little one--if full of cold, or a sore throat, diar- rhoea, stoma oh ache, bad breath. re- member, a gentle inside cleansing should always be the first treatment given. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and grown ups are printed on each bottle.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups Ask your druggist for a 50 cent bottle of California Syrup of Figs" then look carefully and see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Com pany." We make no smaller size Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
PRETTY GIRLS FLEE
 FIRE IN N|CHT|ES
Blaze in Hotel Bronson Pool Room
 and Cafe Frighiens Patrons.

Clad in even less than they woro on the stage when they delighted the male patrons of kceney's last week, or to he oven more explicit. attirel only in their little pink and hluo rib boned 'nighties' or rcd pa ajamas, the cute little ballet girls who will be at the Hotel FrOnsoN were forced 10 make hurried exit from their rooms at o'clock yesterday morning when the hotel was threatened With fire which started in a closet of tne pool room in tho samc building. managed by "Jimnly' Hoar, a former ball player.
 Their little pink toes curled up in the cold, their teeth chatterine. they romped downstairs in fright, but when they saw that they were in no immc datc danger of being consumed by the hungry flames they rcgained their composure and also more of their wardrobe.
 Fire Starts in Closet.
 In the closet where the fire started were some oil soaked rags and these are supposed to have made the trou- ble. The flames quickly ate their way through the walls on either side and burned into Barney Mjler's store on one side and the Hotel Bronson cafe on the other side. Miller's loss from fire was light, but his stock was somewhat watcr-sOaked. In the cafe the ceiling was burned through and the room smoked up badly It is es- timated that the entire loss from yes terday's blaze will be about SoOOO or s3,OOO.
 This fire in it's origin and similarity, is not unlike the one that occurred in year Last years blaze started from the same point but did not reach the cafe, although the damage at that time was over $7.OOO. Chief Dame is conducting an investigation.
 Boarders Overcome By Smoke.
 Dense clouds of thick, black smoke belched forth from the lower floor where the fire was and filled the up- per floors very quickly. It was neces sary to take Frank Reagan and an other man named Mack from the fourth floor by the fire escape and a man named John kilroe was carried out unconscious by Officer Strolls and penter Kilroe soon revived, how ' ever.
 The alarm was turned in by Cap | tain T. w. Grace and some other po- 1 lice officers who were going off duty 1 and were alarmed at the shout of l fire.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
IRON WORKERS TO
 WAGE BOWLING WAR
Office and F'oremen at Vulcan Iron Works to Roll Thursday for
 Banquet.

Greatest rivalry exists amongst the office employees and the factory fore men at the Vulcan Iron Works and two forces will meet in deadly com bat at the Aetna alleys Thursday evening in a contest which will de- eide which faction is to pay for the supper to be enjoyed later. The los ing side is to pay the expenses of the banquet and for the past two weeks the men have been practicing faithfully, anxious lest they should not make a good showing and there by be on the losing team.
 As the majority of the V. l. w.. boW1ers are members of some local ledge it is expected that the fraternal league will discover some new satel- lites in their midst after this week.
 Those who have cast their lot with the factory team are Messrs. Stafford, Oldershaw, Sunburn, Calvert F. G. Hurlburt, Beecher and DcMorest Their opponents are Messrs Spencer, A. Hurlburt, Johnson Haugh Warner Danberg and Green. Well informed scouts state that the two teams are evenly matched. Stafford, it is said, has learned to roll the ball down the alley instead of the more con- venient alley gutter and Spencer can always be counted on to get at least one pin in three tries. Other mem bers of the two teams arc doing equally well.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
STRICT NEUTRALITY
 IN UNITED STATES
stand Taken by Executive Board of tho State German Catholic So-
 ricticS' Federation.

Mcriden. Jan. 25.-Demanding that the United States should observe strict neutrality and protesting against this country furnishing arms or ammuni- tion to the belligerent nations was the stand taken by the executive board of the state German Catholic Socie- ties Federation. which was held in St. Marys hall on Grove street Sun day afternoon in preparation for the state convention to be hclc here on July :. 1 and :.
 President Martin Lemke of this city called the meeting to order al 2:30 o'clock and imm cdiatcN the commit tee went 10 work on matters to be brought up at the convention.
 One important move was that of putting the state benefit society on a business basis. 1t was suggested that each society should elect a dt- rector to serve on the board to look after the mana cement of the benefit society. few other changes may be made in the bylaws regarding the organization.
 The formation Of ladies' auxiliary in connection with the State German Catholic Societies federation was also strongly advocated by the executive committee Sunday and without doubt such an organization will he brought about. A young mems society is an- other organization strongly favored
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25

This form of trade is not obpected to by the state department also be- cause no American money Is taken from domestic channels. War loans, requiring popular subscription, are under governmental disfavor also be- cause of the possibility that partisan feeling might be stirred upon among Americans who beca me financially in terested in the success of some of the belligcrcnts.
 Applied With Fairness.
 In general way, the letter sets forth that rules of neutrality have been promulgated by the American government without discrimination and have been applied with equal fairness to all concerned. It cites in- stances of violations by Germany and Great Britain and asserts that pro- tests have been unhesitatingly entered regardless of the country offending
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
UMBRELLA THIEVES
 GIVEN SENTENCES
Daniel O'ketfe, Attorney, Tries First
 Case in Police Court.

John Molumphy, John (Bite) Hig- gins and James (Midget) O'Brien were engaged in the traffic of um- brellas Saturday evening and told their story in court this morning. Moi umphy was given thirty days, Higgins sixty, and O'Brien was discharged
 Molumphy found his umbrellas in St. Mary's church. The assistant sex ton, MT. Ralph, found Molumphy in the church in an intoxicated condition and helped him out. The sexton mo- ticed two um brellas under his coat, but Molumphy insisted they were his, and as no losses had been reported to the sexton, he didn't claim tn em La ter the um brellas were claimed. When officers found Molumphy he said he had thrown away the umbrellas and the loaf of bread he had with him when in the church. In court this morning, Molumphy said he wanted to plead guilty. He said he couldn't remember anything about being in the church or making the theft, and said: "Tll plead guilty to anything MT. Ralph says. He was sober and I wasn't"
 In the search for the missing um- brellas, Officer Howley located O'Brien in Morris's saloon where he was trying to sell an umbrella for twenty five cents. O'Brien claimed to have gotten it from Higgins, who left by the back door when the officer entered. The umbrella was not one of those missing from the church.
 Higgins said this morning that a perfect stranger had given him the umbrella as a gift and he had asked O'Brien to get the price of a few drinks for it. He was released from jail a few days ago after serving a sentence for the theft of a blanket.
 Daniel O'keefe, admitted to the bar last week, presented his first case in police court this morning. He de- tended Frank Mccormick, who was charged with attempt to defraud on a warrant sworn out by I. Birnbaun1. The story of Officer Mcehan, who arrested Mccormick and Birnbaum. the proprietor of the restaurant con vinced the court that Mccormick was guilty and he was fined s5 and costs. Birnbaum said that Mccormick show- ed him a nickel for a sandwich. but when he got the sandwich he refused to pay and defiantly ate his sandwich Mccormick has been in court on sev- eral occasions for petty offenses MT. O'Keefe was admitted to the bar last Tuesday and opened up his office Sat urday.
 Frank Bostik was fined $5 for as saulting John Sudnock Saturday night. Vladislav Arkopski was fined s7 for assaulting Frank BurshafsIzv last Tuesday night on Glen street as Burshafsky was escorting a young lady home from a wedding held in Dudjack's g hall that night.
 John Johnson. who claimed when arrested for drunk enness Saturday night that he was the son of Prince Albert, was put on probation He still insisted this morning that Prince AL bert was his father.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
CLOSED BY SHERIFF
 AND RAIDED BY BOYS
Karl Biederhan's City Bakery Sued for S1,3OO-YOuthful Pastry
 Thieves ScOldcd

Fate is indeed unkind to Karl Biederman, proprietor of the City Bakery on Woodland street, for Satur- l day Deputy Sheriff NJ. D. Stocl1wcll sWooped down upon his place with l three attachments aggregating S1.2oo and not long afterwards seven young boys also swooped down upon the shop and essayed to devour all the cookies and pastry in sight What they were unable to devour they tried
 to take away with them
 The first suit against Diederman
 was preferred by Raymond Beer and is to recover damages of $100 Judge F. F. Gatfney is counsel for the plain tiff as he is for the Andrews, Swift company, which also sues for S100. The first suit is returnablc before Justice J. T. Meskiil on January 30 and the other is to come before Jus tice r. E. Hungerford on the same date. The third suit was preferred against the baker by R. F. Miller, who claims s1,O00. He is represented by Attorney Joseph c. Woods and the case is returnabe before the next term of the superior court.
 All of the boys connected with the raid on the bake shop were appre- hended and given a serious talking to at the police station today. Their names are: William Dobrock B years No. 20 Harvard street: Stanley Dobrock, aged F years, No. 29 Har- yard street; Eddie Hoffman, ] f years, No. % Harvard street; Gustav Sand berg. aged II, No. 70 Harvard street: Frank Sardberg, aged 14, No. 70 Harvard street: Hermann Hallen, aged 14, No. 605 East Main street Edward Miller aged II, No. 12 Wood land street.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
TAFT AND BRYAN
 MEET ON TRAIN
Cordial Greetings Extended Between Former President and Secretary of
 State in Parlor Car in New Haven.

New Haven, Jan. 25.-Secrctary of State William Jennings Bryan had got comfortably settled in his chair in a New Haven road parlor car at inc Grand Central station in New Yorl, yesterday and was staring va~antIy out the window--decp in thought. no doubt, on weighty affairs of state when he was startled by a hand being laid on his shoulder and a grun greet ing, Hello, Bill
 For a moment, before looking up, the famous Nebraskan was probably amazed that any one should dare to interrupt h:s secrctarial mediations by so familiar a greeting.
 He looked up to find a big, smiling man standing beside his chair. The frown on the secretary's face cleared away in a moment and he extended his hand with a laugh. How are YOU, Professor?' he greeted him.
 Those in the car who know the two looked on and smiled. for tho man who had interrupted the socrctarN's mediations was former President William IT. Taft
 The two old political opponents and presidential rivals of 1908. then dropped into conversation. which seemed to be amusing on both sides, and which continued until the train reached this city. where Prof. Taft ahghted. The two old rivals appar- ontly indulged in considerable good natured joshing at each others cx- pense, and seemed to be as pleased at the chance meeting as two school boys.
 It was the o'clock train out of New York. Prof Taft was on his way home to New Haven after trip to the west and Secretary Bryan was on the way to Springfield. where he delivered an address last night
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
PRISON IS CROWDED

At the present time the state prison at Wethersfield is crowded to over flowing and there is a long list of men held at the county jails awaiting their turn to be taken down the river as soon as other prisoners there have "done their bit" Among those who are to serve time when their turn comes are: "Matty" Dris- coll an,. the other local chicken thieves. They are still at the Hartford jail.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25

court here on a charge of conspiring With others in effocting his escape from tho MattcaWan asylum in Au- gust, 1913.
 Decision on the motion was re- served.
 No attempt was made to obtain ThaW's release on bail. He was mandcQ to Tombs prison, to re-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25
F. -iFp1 ONE - r. CRIMINAL COURTS BulLplh5.
 NEW YORK CITY 'sRsss s2sss g E sss

main there till Justice Davis should selected for ThaWs pleading to the indictment.
 Justice Davis announced later that Thaw would bo arraigned on Wednos- day next. The justice will. on that date, decide the motion to have Thaw sent to Bellevue.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-25

Songs You Love-" and songs in cos tune.
 A meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society will be held Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock at tho home of Mrs. F.. A. Wheeler 1O1 k en- slngton avenue.
 A meeting of the Queen Esther Circle will be held in the church Tuesday evening at 7:45.