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The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Governor Pardons.

Julius Arnstein of Pulaski county convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses January zy and sen. SO pardoned Aaron Birch, a Fulton county youth. serving a two-year sen tence in the state reform school for forgery. Birch was convicted in Feb ruary.
 Will Simms, negro. convicted three years ago for assauiting feeble minded white girl l6 years old at Con way, and sentenced from the Fauik, ner Circuit Court to serve 2l years Tn the penitentiary. was pardoned by Governor Hays.
 Jim Pearson. negro. serving a 15- year sentence for second degree mnr. der. also was pardoned through a proclamation issued by Governor Hays. Pearson was sentenced in Crittonden county in 1910 He has been on parole for eight months.
 J. J Johnson of Pulaski county of paying a $50 fine for carrying con coaled weapons. and relieved Will Lindsey of Pope county of paying 9 s25 fine for Sabbath breaking John son had served 40 days on the Pulaski county farm as part payment of his fine, according ta petitions.
 John Tyra. Pulaski county man con yfcted of attempted assault last March and sentenced 10 three years The governor also pardoned John Hendrix of Clark county. sentenced in January to one year for grand larceny.
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A. N. {. WILL ADD
 THREE COMPANIES
MACHINE GUN COMPANY, SUPPLY AND SANITARY DETACHMENrS
 FOR MILITIA.
TOTAL STRENGTH l39 MEN
Company Will Be a Part of First in- fantry and Will Consist of One Captain and Quartermaster and
 Six Other Officers.

Little Rock
 Three new organizations ef the Ar kaasas National Guard. With total strength of 130 men and officers. are to be formed in Little Relk and Ar, genta
 The organizations to be formed Will include machine gun company, a sanitary detachment and supply company The machine gun company is being organized by A. s. Brown. who will be it's captain The company will be part of the First infantry and will consist of one captain and quartermaster; one battalion quarter master and commissionary eight ser geants. six corparals and 90 prtFates.
 Capt Fl F. Fredeman. acting In. speetor general of the guard, will or. ganize the supply company. to be a part of the Second infantry. The per sonnel of the company will he as fol- lows: One captain and guarteFmas- ter. two second lieutenants and bat talion quartermasters. one regimentat quarfermaster sergeant, one regiment al commissary sergeant, two corporals and e6 privates.
 Br. Martin Barlow. city physician of Argenta, has been commissioned ma sor and will organize the sanitary de- partmeut. to consists of one major. three first lieutenants and assistant surgeons, four sergeants and 12 pri- yates The detachment will be q part of the Second infantry The sanitary detachment has been practically re- cruited from the students of the Med ical Department of the University of Arkansas
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there are many generous ones among them-the editors were taken on an automobile ride over the Twin Cities, shown the wonderful improvements made since last the editors were there, told of the many wonderful i'm provements in the way of paving, in- creased water mains for better fire protection, more fire houses, substan- tial business houses, etc, that are about to be begun. and then were taken on tour of inspection to several of the forty-nine manufacturing instt tutions in the city.
 Texarkana is situated in proximity to four great states-Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, the dividing line of two of these states forms a geographical division of the city IT.
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self, entailing the necessity of sepa- rate municipal governments. each with its own mayor and city council, police department, etc, and each en- loving it's own peculiar individualities and growth, yet united in common cause.-the upbuilding of greater Texarkana. There is a commendable commercial and social cooperation be- tween the two cities that augurs well hGokthe future.
 exarkana is rapidly forging to the front. and there are five logical req sons. briefly summarized as follows: Texarkana is city of homes, city of factories, city of schools, city of churches and a city with ideais. FhNe are supplemental reasons with out number why Texarkana is. and why Texarkana will continue to be, the greatest city of it's size in the entire South As to the homes on both sides of the state line. wealth Is to be fo4pd in abundance.
 As to Nanking facilities, few cities are in class with Texarkana. There are six banks there, eack of them sound as the rock of Gibraltar, and the aggregate deposits amount to be. .ween five and six million dollars They have ample reserve bank connec- tions.
 The editorial party was taken on an
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Asks For Statements.

John NJ Davis, state bank commis- sioncr, sent notice to all state banks requesting them to send to his office by May 15 confidential state meats or their financial condition on May l. The request replaces the usual call for financial statements IS sued simultaneously with the call of the comptroller of the currency for statements from the national banks A comptroller's call was issued.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
VOL. XLVI. NO. I3
Many Geek speakesship.

Jo senaaaa Q Foft 7ulten, V ho was reuominated for repres sentatiye in the recent Democratic primaries. while in Little Rock stated that he has made up his mind to seek the speakership in the next Legislature Mir Johnson was one ef the leading members ot the last General Assembly and intro duced number Of measures seeking to increase the states revenue. II now looks as if NJ. B. Noraee5 ot For rest City and Burt Brooks Of Little Rock will also be candidates for the speakership, with 1o or r other repre- sentatives in q receptive mood.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
wane conference Meets.

The Minimum Wage Commission, R. H. Emory of Harrison, manager of the Boone County Telephone Com pany. and Troy Pace attorney for em ployes of the telephone company, con. fered on a schedule of wages for com pany employees at meeting at the of. fee of Labor Commissioner ]. C. Clary. The conference is one of sev. eral that have been held in the Wage Commissions campaign to fix just wages for independent telephone com pany employees
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with the marketing centers of the world
 Thus Texarkana, while actually the gateway to the great Southwest, also is virtually the gateway to the four states, and as a result there can be procured there combination of freight rates, interstate or intrastate, that makes for the shippers an easy basis on which to get their goods through this inland port of entry. It is conservatively estimated an aver age of 35,000 to 45,000 people daily pass through this city in their travels north or south or east or west.
 Texarkana is city of beautiful and costly homes. of well kept lawns, neatly cleaned streets, and of parks wherever there happens to be va. cant lot, most of which is due to the Civic League, the members of which are never idle. With the aid of the Boy Scouts, and from subscriptions liberally made each month. the Civic League ladies keep white wing" officer who attends to the task of keeping the streets clean and the parks in first-elass condition.
 Many improvements are about to be undertaken in Texarkana. The Texarkana Water Corporation is now engaged in laying larger and addition al water mains for better fire protec-
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Ten Arkansas suffragfsts have agreed to join the delegation of wo. men that will appear at the Democrat. ic National convention in St. Louis ln June and ask the party to include a suffrage plank i'll its platform. accord ing to Mrs. O. F. Ellington. president of the Arkansas Woman Suffrage As soeiation Many others are expected to go The suffragists al St. Louis will stage parade and other demon strations. according 10 plans announc, cd by the national headquarters of suffrage organizations.
 The women who have agreed to go from Arkansas are: Mrs. T. T Cot nam. Mrs Clarence Rose. Miss Ger. trade Watkins. Miss Josephine Miller. Mrs. C. B. Sloat, Mrs. J. r Weinmann. Miss Emma DeNener and Mrs. Filing. ton, all of Little Rock. Mrs NJ. c. BuFleigh of Dermott and Mrs Hattie West of Hope
 The state suffrage organization has asked each Of the 33 delegates from Arkansas to vote for the amendment and will ask the Democratic state con vention in Little Rock, May S1. to en. dorse the suffrage plank.
 We sent letters to each delegate from Arkansas Mrs Ellington said,
 and we have talked to many of them. am surprised to find that there is a sentiment favorable to a suffrage plank ap39pO fba \ krIyapcae dafa0otpG CpV- eral have promised to vote for il We hope to have the state convention en. dorse if.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
.Pardoned Man convieted.

l. \ Reed. one of the % eonyiets pardaHed hy Governor Hays last De- tober on recommendation of the com and report on conditions in the tate penal institutions. was returned to the peniteHtiary from Craighead county, from which he was originally sentene- ed He is charged with the same of fense for which he was first convict ed grand larceny His new convic. ton resulted from indictments re- turned in connection with his former crimes
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Aero Club to Aid.

ae Aero Club Of America will con tribute $l50 toward the expenses of Corporal C r Robbins of Little Rock at the curtiss School Of Aviation. ac- eording 10 Il letter received by Lloyd England. adiu;ant general of the Ar kansas National Guard Lieut.. For. rest Ward Of Beebe is attending the school at Newport News. Va. Corporal Robbins wiI be sent to the school within the next month
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Contracts For Prfntfno Let.

The state Priting Board awarded the contract for printing eight volumes of Supreme Court reports. from No. 120 10 No 127. to the Democrat Print ing and Lithographing Company Of Little Rock The bids were made on q rate per page and on the binding and the total amount of the contract was not given.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
linuor Selling a Felony.

The Supreme Court, with Justice Smith dissenting, handed down an opinion that there was but one punish ment for persons convicted of selhng or giving away liquor in violation oi the new statewide prohibition law That punishment, as set forth in the Newberry aat, is one years imprison nlent.
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of s250,000. The total value of the products from the Texarkana facto- ries in 1914 was $3.126,000, and the present year bids fair to show an in crease of almost 25 per cent over those figures.
 With it's geographical location at the corners of four states. Texarkana is blessed with railroad facilities such as no other city of like size in the United States enjoys Other cities may have more carriers entering them, but none with lines diverging to more resourceful territory. There are nine separate lines entering Tex arkana, affording ready shipping facil- ities in any direction and placing the output of Texarkana factories and farms in close and constant touch
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
.Aon. cholera. Prevalent.

pr ] w. Logan. veterinarian work Ing under direction of John T. Page. commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, returned from Craw. ford county. where he investigated hog cholera conditions last week. The disease is prevalent in the county. hs sad
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editors, and each one who attended this years meeting in Texarkana will look forward to next years joint ses- sion there with the Texas Press As sociation with vast deal of pleasant anticipation.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Names County Jndne.

Governor Hays appointed J. F Car son, Melville banker, county judge of Marion county to succeed J. P. Brady, deceased Judge Bradys term will expire January 1. 1917. Sam MatIoek is the Democratic nominee to succeed him.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
incorporation Matters.

The Libby H. Mining Company Of Zinc Boone county, capitalized at s25. .000 filed articles of incorporation I. c. Huggirs is president
 The Butler Planting Company or Little Rock filed notice of the surren- dsr of its charter.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The Arkansas end of the nationwide campaign to pleuge 5,000,o0O voters u national prohibition was launched at the various churches at Fort Smith and in Van Buren, and at a union mass meeting at the New theater. James H. Woertendyke. an attorney clergyman of Los Angeles, Cal. was the principal speaker He will spend three weeks in the state and will be in Little Rock on Sunday, May 21
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
License No. e70o Out.

State automobile license No. s7oo was issued Last year only s,031 were issued. Officials of the State High. way Department estimate more than 11.000 licenses will be issued this year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Eleven Officers ElioibIe.

Eleven officers of the Medical Corps, Arkansas National Guard. will be ell gibe to attend a special school of in struction for officers and noncommis- stoned officers at Sparta, Wis.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

News has just reached Newport that Middleton Bobo, formerly of Wynne. and the father of Mrs w R. Loftin of Grubbs were drowned in Cache River near the Blansett bridge east of Grubbs. while his daughter, Mrs w R. Loftin, and two small children were almost miraculously saved by D D. Camp, a merchant of Grubbs.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
Paws In sfo.o72. .ss.

George W Crews, sheriff and col. lector of Clay county. paid S10,072 8 into the state treasury in state war rants The payment was only a part of the Clay county settlement.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

The indications for a bumper apple crop in Benton county were never bet ter. Orchardists say they will be com pelled 10 pick at least one-third of the fruit in order to save the trees from breaking should wind or hailstorms come.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

J. B Goforth, county surveyor of Baxter county. has bought the North Arkansas Mutual Telephone Company. with headquarters at Norfolk, for $3S. The company's lines were sold under execution on a judgment against them in favor of Miss Ruth Wolf, formerly their operator here. who sued to col lect her wages. The company owns lines to Mountain Home. Lone Rock, Hand and Calico Rock. They total approximately 75 miles.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

That business is fourishing in tho White River valley in spite of the flood damage done in January is shown by the increased bank deposits over this time last year. All bankers sn the valley report increased depositi and profits.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Thomas H. Shaw. state coal mine Tn. spector. filed suit in Circuit Court to compel the Bolen-Oarnell Coal Com pany of Hartford to close it's mine or make repairs for the safety of the miners. The petition alleges that the company is not obeying the state law which eontemplates the safety of mines
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The fourth set of twins were born tn Mr and Mrs George Davis of An over. Mrs. Davis is only g years old and is the mother of 12 children. The first set of twins and one child of the second set are dead The other children are alive and healthy.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Pap Hudiburgh of Stephens former Iy of Cabot, will make a profit of S100 per acre from his strawberry crop this season.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Emmett Parker of Camden recently caught large horned owl wearing a steel trap on its leg.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

At Mount Tabor, northwest Of Batesville, the little child of Mir. and Mrs. P. Mobley was scalded to oeath when it fell into kettle containing boiling water
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

A few minutes after Mrs J. A Hin ton of arked Tree left sewing ma chine in her residence a bullet crashed through q window and buried itself in a wall near the machine Had the shot been fired a short time be- fore it would have gone through Mrs. Hinton's head The bullet was fired by a careless hunter
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Charles Boyd of Norfolk. who made one of the biggest strikes in the zine field. has mined approximately S1,000 of ore in the last week. at an expense of S1.30, which he paid for dynamite Up until last week he was farmer part of the time. or worked on the section for SIPS day, and did odd jobs. He has refused a big price for his claim.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The forty-fourth annua. meeting of the Arkansas Press Association con vened at Texarkana President Mann called tae meeting to order and intro. dueed the Rev Phillip Cone Fletcher, who made the invocation. The Rev. ]. A. Biggs for Arkansas, and Rev. ] NJ. Mizell, for Texas. welcomed the newspaper men to the twin cities, and Col J. L. Wadley of the Texarkanian voiced the welcome on behalf of the local press Col W. W Folsom ot the Hope Gazette responded for the yisI, tors
 The following new members were accepted: w NJ Jones, Magnolia; C. E Parker. Stephens; C. E. Gray, Greenwood; George ?. Smith, 6Iaren- don K. L. Brawner, Heber Springs; o. T Graves, Ashdown; Charles Cos lee Hot Springs; R. P. Bowen. BlythevilIe; L. R Smith, Fayetteville, and J. L. Brady, Fort Smith
 Walt B. Whitman of Dallas, presi- dent of the Texas Press Association. made an address in which he cordial. ly invited the Arkansas editors to at. tend the annual meeting of the Texas brethren at Fl Paso in June. J. c. Cub age, editor of the Arkansas Teacher, at Conway and chairman of the teach. CTS legislative committee. urged the editors 10 indorse and support Amend ment No 12, which proposes to raise the maximum limit of local school tax from seven to F mills
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The Lavender Mining and Milling Company at Shelbyville, 20 miles north of Batesville, has purchased two au- tomobile trucks which are being used in hauling zinc ore from the mines 10 Pfeiffer the shipping point. Later the concern will purchase five more motor truck according to a statement made by D C. Cornell of New York president of the company
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Birds eye view of one of Texar- kana's fifty industrial institutions. In addition to the manufacture of easkets and all kinds of undertakers supplies, II produces the finest line of ornate red cedar chests, which are in wide demand. It's shipments cover several states.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Farmers living along the proposed
 road from Camden to the Nevada county line near Rosston are inter ested in the protest of building the road under the Alexander road law, according to ]. w Livingston, plan ter of Red Hill township This will be the first experiment made under the Alexander law in Ouachita county.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The answer fled to the suit or the Scranton Trust Company of Scranton, Pa, against the Scranton Anthracite Coal Company of Johnson county. to foreclose on an alleged mortgage against the coal company, charges the action is a scheme on the part of former officers of the defendant com pany to freeze out the small stock holders and secure possession of the property without paying reasonable price.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Russell L. Ramsey, aged q years. was run down and perhaps fatally in jured by an automobile driven by W. E. Bell on Third and Spring streets. Little Rock Bell was placed on bond to await the result of the accident. Ramsey sustained serious internal in- juries and may die at any moment
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The first conviction in Greene coun, ty for violation of the prohibition law was obtained in Circuit Court at Para. gould. when jury gave Riley Yates a year in the penitentiary for selling a pint of liquor.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The arrest of a man who was cash ing forged strawberry tickets has call cd attention to the possibility or crooks working in the strawberry-rais. ing sections during the season. The tickets are issued to pickers and are often eashed by merchants.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Ore shipments during April set a new monthly record for the North Ar kansas zinc field. Shipments totaled so carloads or more. while 30 car loads of the April production still re. mains at the mines which were unable to get the ore from the mines to the railroad shipping points.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

A large panther was seen near Lodi, Pike county, recently.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

Monroe NJ Plemmons of Womble won his contest before the County Central Committee and was declared the Democratic nominee for represen- tative from Montgomery county over L R. Moore who haS received the majority on the face of the returns at the primary in March.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

A A. Webber, secretary of the Batesville Board of Trade. owns a book which has been in existence for 113 years and still is in an almost per feet state of preservation.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The Village Creek basin. which has been improved by several levee and drainage districts, is to be further im- proved by drainage district to em- brace 10000 acres of fertile land in Jackson and Lawrence Counties. The proposed district will extend along the village Creek from point about three miles above the Jackson-Law- renee county line for a distance of 2S miles in Jackson county to the Litch- field bridge. east of Newport.
The Monticellonian., 1916-05-18

The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Com. pany has erected s9,O00 worth of ma chinery to drill for oil near Prairie View. The company also will sink a well near Scranton.