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The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

At regular meeting of the council contract was awarded a concern in Atlanta, Ga-, to make a preliminary survey of the Town of Heber Springs and estimate the cost of a complete Waterworks and sewerage system to oe installed during the spring of 1915. crew of expert engineers will begin the preliminary work at once. The people are more determined than ever to secure this public utility
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Mrs. O. F. Ellington, president of the Arkansas Woman's Suffrage As. sociation, said; There are 45,000 req sons why Arkansas women should have the ballot These are the 45,- GOO working women in the state. Ar kansas is next in line for women sui frage. Situated as it is, one of the farthest west of the Southern states, the influence of the suffrage states of the West is felt to a great extent. Lit tie Rock as city is strong for sui frage."
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Charles w. Highfiell of Para grand master of the IndependeI der of Odd Fellows, announced he would not visit Pine Bluff al plain to the local lodge his positi regard to turning back to the heirs the $2OO,OOO worth of pro acquired by the order under a ment of the Shirey will contest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

MT Williams of Benton will make a fight on the floor of the house for the bank guaranty.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The House Judiciary Committee re- ported adversely upon the Yerger bill for constitutional convention, but the author will make a fight for it on the floor. The bill provides for call ing state constitutional convention to be held in Little Rock September 7, 1915. While the house committees report was that the bill do not pass, this is not to be understood as mean ing that all members of the commit tee are opposed to the bill. At the meeting when the bill was up for con- sideration, there were II members Of the committee present. Of these, five were for the bill and six were opposed to it, showing that the committee it. self was very evenly divided in sen timent. MT. Yerger believes heartily in the bill, and when it comes up for final consideration he will make one of the hardest fights of the session for it's passage.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Drilling has begun for oil on t1 Sellers farm, near Maysville, aboI four miles northeast of Gravette. 0 men from Tulsa are behind the woh
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The Committee on Constitutional on House Joint Resolution No. nv Carruth, for constitutional amend ment to provide for state income tax and for a graduated tax on unim- proved lands. As only one more con- stitutional amendment can be propos- ed by this legislature, and since the Senate has already proposed one, to which the house has agreed, it is prob- able that the house will insist on pro- posing the final amendment.
 The Carruth proposed amendment is as follows:
 Section .. All property subject to taxation shall be taxed according to its value, that value to be ascertained in such manner as the General As sembly shall direct, making the same equal and uniform throughout the state. No one species of property from which tax may be collected shall be taxed higher than another species of property of equal value, PIONlullS le6 GeueTdt ASS6lnUly Sildll have power from time to time to tax haWkers, peddlers, ferries, exhibitions and privileges in such manner as may be deemed proper.
 Providing further, that the legisla- ture may enact laws for a graduated tax on incomes, and also for a grad uated land tax upon unimproved land in excess of 32O acres owned by one individual. corporation or partnership, or by one or more individuals, corpo- rations or partnerships jointly or in common.
 Provided further, that the, following property shall be exempt from taxa tion: Public property used exclusively for public purposes; churches used as suclt; cemeteries used exclusively as such; school buildings and apparatus, libraries and grounds used exclusively for school purposes, and buildings and grounds and materials used exclusive ly for public charities
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

At the board meeting the situation surrounding the probable action of R. W. Hart, secretary of the deposed board, was taken up. J. c. Love, a member of the old board who resigned a few weeks ago, thus giving new mem- bers a majority on the board, was asked to intercede. It is understood that he obtained tentative agreement from MT. Hart that he tender his res ignation at once.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The House Judiciary Committee re- ported adversely on the Bishop bill, providing for state Textbook Board, uniformity Of textbooks and the es. tablishment of state printing plant for the publication of free textbooks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

All individuals or corporations sub ject to the income tax must file the amount of their annual net income, based on the calendar year, by March l. or be subject to an additional tax of 5O per cent and a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $1,000, accord Ing to notice received at the office Of Internal Revenue Collector Jack Walker in Little Rock.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05
HEAVY GRIST FOR
 LEGISLATIVE MILL
TOTAL OF 3ao BILLS INTRODUCED IN FIRST THREE WEEKS
 OF SESSION.
HOUSE PASSED TOTAL OF 112
Great Majority of the Measures Are Local, and Comparatively Few
 of General Nature.
Little Rock.

LILLIO ItUOh.- ssss %&%~4 The house passed the Newberry bill for statewide statutory prohi- bition by a vote of "A to 22 The Senate passed the Garrett g resolution for equal suffrage by a vote of 23 to F. Each measure must now pass the other house to become effec- tive.
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The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Twelve cars of fat cattle were ped from Berryville. More than of the shipment is silage fed and ably will top the market. This il first shipment of silage-fed cattle Carroll county. Buyers in this co have shipped about 100 cars of { within the last year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

That the leaven of good roads is working is manifest from the large number of bills appearing in both houses for the better working of the public highways in various counties.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The House Committee on Banks and Banking has reported unfavorably on the bill by MT. Williams, relative to the creation of state banking board and the guaranty of deposits. It Is a copy of a bill pending in the Senate
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Leases of mineral rights on ten q dltlonal pieces of property were fle by A. J. Stockwell, representing t Jefferson Oil Company, which is drf ing about seven miles southwest Pine Bluff. The company has secure control of the mineral rights on abOt 5000 acres adjacent to the place drilling.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Speaker Sawyer announced the ap- peintment of Messrs. Dowdy, Brawner and Rogers of Desha as the house members of the joint committee pro- posed under Senate resolution for an investigation of the state revenue situation and recommendations for meeting the present deficit and main- taining the revenues for the next two years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

For the first time in several ys farmers of Centerton have raj enough feed and grain for their ( use and then have some to sell. carloads of wheat and one car of c has been shipped out recently. DuI recent years it has been necessar ship in grain and hay to feed st over winter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05
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The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The tide of immigration to Izard and adjoining counties is said to be stronger than ever before and families are arriving in this section continually. oelng attracted here by the cheap lands. Most of the settlers are coming from Kansas and Missouri
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Stockholders of the company which is drilling for oil six miles south of Ozark Informally discussed a proposf- ton to pipe natural gas to Ozark. Nat ural gas is pouring out of the oil well in large quantities.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

At the annual meeting of the Yell County Poultry Association. held ot Ola tentative plans were entered into to establish state poultry show. The secretary, w. c. Ball, was instructed to confer with the secretary of the Pulaski County Poultry Association
 With view to organizing state as. sociation composed of all the countv associations and to arrange a state show to be held at Little Rock aftar al! the county shows, so that the Win ners at them could compete for stato honors.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

MT. Griffin of Pulaski introduced a bill which would give the people of Little Rock and Argenta the right to vote on Sunday baseball. A similar bill was defeated in the Senate.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

C. A. Cunning, general manager the Pine Bluff Spoke Company, retu' ed from New York, bringing with | an order for 5O,0OO artillery spokest the British and French governments
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Robin Cruce has leased the Perry. Vile News from w. T. Gadd and has taken charge of the paper. The News IS an old and well-established paper
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The house by vote of 37 to 45 re- fused to postpone indefinitely a bill by Messrs. Perkins and Buchanan to reduce the legal rate of interest from 10 to per cent
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

A. Goldsmith of Ashdown bought the entire output of linters of the United Oil Company's mills in Ashdown and Hope, which will amount to more than 5000 bales. He will sell the linters +o Eastern factories.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

The House Judiciary Committee re. ported favorably on the Shouse bill for re-digesting the statutes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

A stock buyer. who says he is b. ing stock for the British governme has been in Bradley county for [ past week. He has purchased ma horses and mules.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

D. M. Goodlett of Ozark has kill a large number of fine hogs in past few days and will kill about more soon. He ships a great deal meat to Little Rock and St. Louis.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-05

Arkansas county is marketing the largest and best rice crop ever pro- duced In the county, and at the best prices ever received for the cereal in the county, said L. K. Buerkle. nost. master at Stuttgart.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
NO DIRECT WORD
 FROM GEN. VILLA.
Who Has Retired From Command of
 Troops Opposed to Carranza. |.

Fl Paso. Texas. Dec. 19-No direc, word was received here today from General Francisco Villa who an nounced yesterday, according to des- patches from Chihuaha City, that he had retired as commander of the troops opposing the Carranza govern ment in Mexico.
 One rumor current here had it that Villa was on the way to Paltomas, Chihuahua, and would cross the Unit ed States border at Columbus, N. M. It also was reported that he was crossing the desert toward Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, Texas.
 General Fidel Avila. Villa governor of Chihuahua, denied today at head quarters in Juarez that Villa had re- tired. Avila said Villa would lead the forces opposing General Trevino near Chihuahua City and that the battle would begin tomorrow.
 Miguel Diaz Lombardo, foreign min ister in the Villa cabinet now in Fl Paso. said his chief had retired from the supreme command but would not cross the border. He declined to give more definite information.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
HALF MILLION REFUGEES
 FLED FROM SERBIA
Likely That Many Thousands Have
 Perished in the Mountains.

London, Dec 20, 2.O4 a. m.-"Halt a million refugees fled from Serbia" says the Times Saloniki correspond ent, 'preferr1ng the horrible alterna- tive of a winter flight into snoW-cov- cred mountains to submit to the Ger mans. Little has been learned of their fate, but it is only too likely that many thousands perished of cold or starvation or were deVoured by wolves.
 When the conVerging Teutonic and Bulgarian armies swept over old Ser bia most of the Serbian males not of fighting age betook themselves to the roads, while the women and children remained in thei rhonIes. Some 750,- 900 refugees thus assembled on the plain of Kossovo on the way to Alba mia and Montenegro. Of these a quarter of a million are persuaded to accept the authority of the Austro- Germans; the others fled. Persons who saw the refugees entering the AL banian and Mortenegrin passes state that they were then subsisting chief ly upon the flesh of dead animals. The montain of Montenegro being devoid of trees, 1t was almost impossible for them to make fires. If ever their suf- fering is told the story will surpass in horror that of the Napoleonic re- treat from Moscow.
 Ten thousand refugees who reach ed the providence of SaIonih are being we'll cared for by the British relief and the American sanitary commits sion. Many of them are employed digging trenches for the allies around SalOniki'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
AMERICAN SHIPYARDS
 WERE NEVER so BUSY.
95 Merchant Vessels Of Over 5000 Tonnage Are Under Construction.

Washington. Dec. 19.-Americsn ship yards have under construction now more vessels than ever before were building in the United States to add tC an American merchant marine whose gross tonnage already is the largest in the coUntry's history. said a reDort issued today by the commits SionerS of naviga ton.
 Nlnety-eight merchant vessels of more than 5000 tonnage are being built or are under contract. These with many small vessels being con- Etructed have a total tonnage of 7I6,- II.
 The total tonnage of ships under the American flag. numbering 26,sss December ], was S44425S a net gain fmOre than fifty thousand tons Ince July 1st- There was a net gain of lS7 ships despite 272 vessels lost abandoned and sold to aliens. Twen- ty-three came under the American flag from S<reign registry and 436 were completed in ship yards.
 Altogether IT foreign vessels have taken American registry under the act of August 4, 1914. Ninety eight Amer icaQ vessels have been transferred to foreign registry since August Many big vessels are being built Thirteen mentioned in the report are of more than 10000 tons Twenty are of tonnage between 1000 and lO,- coo.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
OBITUARY,
Prof. Arthur William Wriqht.

New Haven. Conn, Dec 19.-Prof. Arthur William Wright, a noted scientist and professor of experiment tai physics at Yale, from 1872 to 1906, died at his home here today in his SOth year. He was graduated from Yale in 1859.
 Soon after his graduation, he col laborated important scientific arti- cles in Webster's Dictionary and again in 1890, he wrote more arti- cles for this work. In 1887 he was named by the American government as a member of the essay commission.
 Perhaps his most important scien- t1f1c work was in 1878, when the Unit ed States government sent him to Col orado to observe a total eclipse of the sun. At that time he made the first measurement Of the polarization of the solar corona He was said to have been the first American to ob- tain refnite results from x-ray ex- periments.
 Professor Wright contributed note- worthy articles in astronomy, psysics and chemistry publications. He was Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain and a mem Der of many American learned so- cieties.
 He leaves three children.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
GERMANY TO RESPECT
 CREEK NEUTRALITY.
Report That They Contemplated Its
 Violation Unfounded.

Paris, Dec. 19, 1920 p. m.-Tele- graphing from Athens under date of December IS. the Havas correspond ent says:
 "Premeier SkouIoudis declared to the representative of an Athens news paper today Saturday. the report tha the German minister had inform ed him the Central Powers intended to violate Greek neutrality was unfound- ed.
 The inaction for four days of the German and Bulgarian troops on the Greek frontier, however" the cores pondent adds, lis attributed as much to- diplomatic as to military reasons and it. is thought that the Germans are. not sufficiently strong to attack the allies alone and are trying to ov- ercome the objections to Bulgarian &C., tion on Greek soil.
 '1n political circles it is stated that no official negotiations have been be- bun."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
RELEASED AUSTRIANS
 ARE WITHOUT SHELTER.
inhabitants of Albania Are Suffering
 from Same Cause.

Saloniki, Dec IS, D. m., via Paris, Dec. 19, 1855 p. m.-"ReIeased Austrian prisoners of war to the number of 1000 are without shelter and food in Albania as are the inhabitants of the country" said Dr. Edward Stuart of Bostown to The Associated Press to- day. Dr. Stuart is a member of the American sanitary commission which left Salonik last month after com pleting a campaign against typhus and which has been recalled to this city to taken Serbian relief work. He added:
 Conditions among the refugees here are bad enough. but tens of thousands of non- -combatants remaining in war devastated Serbia must be infinitely worse. Their fate during the bitter winter already begun probably will exceed all the sufferings endured by the Belgians, because the Serbians are so inaccessible to relief.
 Americans are most willing to help and their success depends upon the promptness with which facilities are granted by the Austro- -Hungarians and Bulgarians for northeastern Serbia, by the Italians for Albania and by the Greeks for southern Serbia. This question of speed may save hundreds of lives"
 Dr.S tuart, after a fortnight's in quiry, finally hase received news of the safety of Dr. Charles E. Fox of Baltimore and pr. Stanley s. Osborne Of Peabody, Mass, who remained at Uskup after that town had been cap- tured by the BuIgarians.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20

London, Dec. 19, 10.45 D. m.-During the relaxation in all the offensive cam paigns, except the Italian pressure on the Austrians, which has followed the expulsion of the Serbian army from its own country. European interest is focused upon the probabilities of some new but as yet undeveloped up heaval.
 It appears to be taken for granted on all sides that the policy of the cen- tral powers will be to attempt to gain a decision somewhere while their op- ponents will prefer to devote the win ter to preparations for warfare m the spring.
 There is much discussion in Great Britain of a reported Turkish Ger man attempt upon the SUeZ canal Messages received from neutral Coun- tries protesting to have German sources of information describe the German Field Marshal Won der Goltz as equipping at Aleppo an army for an invasion of Egypt. The same cor respondents assert that the Germans are collecting extensive droves of cameIs and d0nkeys for their trans port.
 A jury of the English writers who know Egypt declare that such a pro- ject would be hopeless.
 The Observer today considers a German attempt to invade England as desperate gamble one of the foremost possibilities and that the ex- tensive movements of troops in Bel gium may mean preparations for em- barking at zeebrugge and in the Scheldt river
 Officers returning from the western front express the belief that the fight ing there on a big scale is impossible because the country is muddy and all together in worse condition than last year.
 The activity on the Gallipoli penin- suIa and small Italian gains are the only important military operations re- ported today.
 Germany has lost the small cruiser Bremen and a small torpedo boat in the Baltic sea through submarine attack. It Is presumedv that the sub marine was one Of the English under sea squadron which recently has shown enterprise in those waters.
 The Turks claim to have sunk a British monitor in the Tigris river near Kut-el-A mara.
 The Greek situation remains un- changed. The Greek government is reported to have formally protested against the entente allies fortifying outside SalOniki. This protest may be of the same character as the one lodged against the first landing of troops which was then described as merely a technical one to keep the rec ord clean.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
.LGapsd 40 Feet to
 Save His Child
HEROIC ACT OF FRANK EDeER-
 TON OF CENTRAL VILLAGE
CHILD FELL INTO RIVER
The River, Swollen by Recen Rains and Melted Snow, Was Unusually High and Swift, But 1t Was No De- terrent to Brave Father-Both Safe ly Landed.
Especial to The Ru1IetinN

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 Central Village. Dec 19.-Frank Ed Serton, boss weaver in the mill of the Central Worsted company here. proved himself & hero and a man of iron , nerve when he plunged 40 feet Sun day afternoon from the railroad bridge in Central Village into the icy and Swlft-nOying waters of the river to rescue his daughter Hazel, girl of Tour or five years, wSO had accidentally fallen from the bridge into the river while crossing the structure with her parents.
 Rescued with Difficulty.
 The pair were rescued with dif1- culty and apparently neither will De much the worse for the experience after q short time
 Since late last summer the high way bridge near Braggs mill has been closed that an old structure might be replaced by a new one Delays in | completing the work have forced many persons who did not wish to go far out l or their way to use the high railroad : bridge nearby as . means of getting ! across the river.
 Desperate Plunge of Father. Mir. and Mrs. E5serton and their ut- 1 tie daushter were among those who
 used the bridge during Sunday. The chld's fall off the bridge landed her | into swift current and she was be- | ing swept down stream when her father, a large and heavy man. took l the desperate plunge after her. He ! struggled -hrCuTh tho current ro | each the little one and finally sue ] ceeded in doins Eo ana Droba bly in the | Hick Of time. Witnesses of the acci- dent, hurriedly securing ladders, which
 were pushed out to the struggling Ed | serton, were rewarded with success | in their efforts at rescue | Mir. EdSerton and his daughter were | hurried to their home and L-iten cv- | cry necessary treatment urotect | them from the liability to illness from | their experience.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
NEW AMERICAN NOTE
 TO AUSTRIA BEING CALLED
A Veil of Secrecy Has Surrounded the
 Communication.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The new American note to Austria Hungary re- garding the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona is understood to have been cabled tonight to Ambas- sador Penfield for presentation to the Vienna foreign office.
 Secretary Lansing and other officials of the state department declined to di- Vulge any information concerning the note. From other reliable sources however, came a strong intimation that the original draft of the note had been completed by Secretary Lansing during the day and had been put in code and started on its way over the cables.
 A veil of secrecy has surrounded the communication ever since a White House messenger carried a preIim- mary draft from President Wilson to Secretary Lansing last night.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
cARRANZA NOTIFIED OF
 GEN. VILLAS RETIREMENT
Forecasts Speedy ReestabIishment
 of Peace in Mexico.

Laredo, Texas, Dec. 19-The report that General Francisco Villa wo111d abandon his campaign against the de facto government of Mexico was tel egraphed immediately to General Ven ustiano Carranza at his temporary headquarters at SaltilIo
 Carranza military authorities in Nuevo Laredo today said they re- garded Villas action as forecastfng a speedy reestablishment of peace in Mexico.
 Because of a strict censorship. no news reached here today on the Chi huahua campaign.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-20
AUSTRIAN POLITICAL
 CIRCLES OPTIMISTIC
About the Controversy Caused b,
 Sinking of Ancona.

Zurich, via London, Dec 19, 1915 D. m.-Despatches received here from Vienna indicate that Austrian politi cal circles are taking an optimistic view of the controversy between Aus lfla-FtunSary and the United States growing out of the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona. The poIiti- clans believe, the despatches say, that the Washington government is not likely to break off relations with Aus tfla, Hungary but will enter into further discussion of the points at is sue.