Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-26

| murrer to the indictments against the l27 persons charged with illegal vot- ing in the recent city election and the nine judges who were charged with having permitted illegal votingJ The state appealed to the Supreme Court and the cases were continued until the next term of Circuit Court pending the decision of the Supreme Court.
 The test case was that in which r. 1. Mckinley, now deputy state labor | commissioner, who was indicted as one of the judges in the First ward, State Senator Futrell, representing MT. Mckinley, filed the demurrer. He said the indictments were returned under Section 1866 of the digest, which was law passed in 1875 making it fel- ony to vote illegally in general elec- tions held for state, county or town ship officers In 1895 the legislature passed an act providing for general elections for cities and towns of the first and second class, which pro- vided that all laws governing general elections should apply to cities and towns. Senator Futrell said the 1895 act could, by reference to the 1875 act, prescribe the method and proceed ure of holding municipal elections, but it could not by reference or implica- tion define a statutory offense; that if the legislature intended to make it q felony to vote illegally in a municipal al cI bax ovnrncglU vided such in it's enactment of 1895
 Judge Gautney, in sustaining the de- lnurrer, said municipal elections are on the same footing with school cleo tions in Arkansas; that no one is en- titled to vote in either without the proper polltax receipt, and it is the duty of the judges to see that none except those so qualified vote, but there is no law to punish either the voters or the judges for illegal vot- ing in municipal or school elections. In case of contest such illegal votes should be thrown out.
 Maj Gen. J. R. Gibbons, commander Of the Arkansas Division of the Unit ed Confederate Veterans, announced two additions to his staff which will attend the Confederate reunion to be held at Richmond, Va, on June 1 to- 3, inclusive The additions are Miss Norma Hutton of Little Rock, herald, and Miss Louisa Boone of Lonoke, maid of honor who replaces Miss BeS- sic Trimble, resigned
 The first official visitation and h. spection under the recently enacted ir spection law was made at Mena, when Sheriff H. w. Finger, accompanied hy County Health Officer c. P. Dunman, inspected St Joseph's Academy, fol- lowing the presentation of a petition asking that an inspection be made. No report of the inspection has as yet been filed.
 The Pine Bluff City Council adopted an ordinance imposing a street tax of S3 per year on all males between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five Alderman Well was the only member of the council to vote against the measure. The tax was made neces- sary by the loss of saloon license A street commissioner will be elected
 The executive committee of the State Farmers Union of Arkansas has just closed a two days meeting at At kins and audited the books of J. H. Fry. state secretary, and found theri to be in good shape Little Rock was selected as the next place of meeting, the first Tuesday in August.
 The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias elected James s. Mcconnell, grand chancellor; J. l.. Goodbar, grand vice ] chancellor; Charles A. Garland, grand prelate; George J. Gray, master-at- arms, and Frank Hartry, grand outer guard. Pine Bluff won the 1916 con- vention.
 i F. J. McChesney, a farmer residing about seven miles east of England, i started his engine to pump water off rice well. At commencement the pump failed to bring water, but later threw out 21 sticks of dynamite with 50 feet of fuse attached.
 County Judge w. E. Galloway of Cleveland County has appointed three young ladies for each township in the county for the purpose of raising $500 to buy a goblet to present to the
 battleship Arkansas in the name of | Cleveland County.
 1 Representative John F. Woods of Fort Smith sent his resignation to Governor Hays. The resignation is due to MT Woods appointment to the legal department of the Kansas City Southern Railway.
 Toe Neumeier of Paris has put
 something like 5000 black bass from
 the government fish hatchery at Ii Noy,n,otb Cpripo into CbDr+ NHz.A